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Reports of aircraft noise rise in Highlands Ranch Centennial Airport offers several reasons for increase in complaints

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Longtime Highlands Ranch resident Jim McCarthy spends as much

time as possible outdoors.

With a house on the edge of open space, he takes walks, gardens and just hangs out in the backyard. But recently, his peaceful time outside has been disturbed, he said.

“I’ve noticed over the last year or year and a half unbelievably loud, low-flying planes,” McCarthy said.

“I hear planes all the time.”

McCarthy, 68, has been researching the possible causes and reach-

ing out to Centennial Airport, local leaders and others to see if there’s anything that can be done about the issue.

He’s not the only Highlands Ranch resident complaining about the noise, though. In 2019, Centennial Airport received 38 noise complaints from Highlands Ranch. In 2020, the number climbed to 245 complaints, according to data provided by the airport.

While many of these complaints come from just a handful of households, Centennial Airport acknowledges that some of the added noise impact in Highlands Ranch could be because of recent increases in pilot training sessions following a nationwide shortage of pilots. Many of the flight schools that take off from Centennial Airport head to SEE NOISE, P6

Recall process initiated Effort targets four DCSD school board directors amid COVID-19 controversy

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, was wearing a special headset created to augment his vision and allow him to view the inner workings of his patient’s body.

The 68-year-old man’s spine was

A group seeking to oust four members of the Douglas County School Board has formally initiated the recall process and now awaits the green light from Douglas County’s clerk and recorder to begin collecting signatures on petitions.

Castle Rock resident Nate Ormond, who is spearheading the effort, submitted proposed petitions to the county on Feb. 2, seeking approval to start the signature-gathering process in hopes of recalling directors Christina Ciancio-Schor, Susan

SEE SURGERIES, P8

SEE RECALL, P16

Dr. Brent Kimball wears the xvision headset that allows him to see an image of his patient’s spine before making any cuts.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

Sky Ridge offers augmented reality-assisted surgeries Headset is essentially a way to see inside patient’s body

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‘I’ll take anything with more capacity’ Some area restaurants got a jump on less-restrictive COVID-19 rules

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Some Douglas County businesses were able to operate under more lenient restrictions after the state gave permission Feb. 2.

Instead of 25% capacity or 50 people, restaurants and gyms certified by the county were given approval to operate at 50% capacity or 50 people, whichever is fewer.

“I’ll take anything with more capacity,” said Brandi Fehringer, owner of Rory’s Diner in Parker.

“I’ll take what I can get at this point.

I’d much rather have people dining in than trying to convince them to eat outside in the snow.”

That decision from the state comes after the county’s number of cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, or incidence rate, was below 350 for seven days, meeting the state’s level orange requirements on the dial.

This meant certified businesses could operate under the looser level yellow restrictions.

The move came just days before Gov. Jared Polis announced that the state’s new COVID-19 Dial 2.0 would go into effect as of Feb. 6. The move placed Douglas County and many other metro-area counties in level yellow. It’s possible that under this new dial, the county’s certified businesses could soon move to operating at level blue restrictions.

Rory’s Diner is now able to be open at 50% capacity because it is designated by the county as a Certified COVID Best Practices Business. The diner is located at 11020 South Pikes Peak Drive.

Heidi Rees, right, and her daughter Kyleigh Rees eat a mother-daughter breakfast at PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER Rory’s Diner Feb. 5.

The state’s dial program has been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to set countywide restrictions based on the severity of local virus spread.

“We congratulate Douglas County’s residents and businesses for their role in reducing COVID-19 transmission here,” according to a statement from the county commissioners, released through a spokesperson. “Their dedication to a healthier community led to the public health metrics we have today, creating the opportunity for our 5 Star Businesses to open with greater capacity while adhering to the COVID safety measures required of this program.”

The county’s COVID Best Practices Business Certification Program is the local version of the state’s 5 Star program. Both programs are designed to allow approved businesses, which have been certified by the county after taking extra measures to reduce the spread of the virus, to operate a level lower than other local businesses.

The local program was first approved for the county Dec. 23. At the time, the county was in level red on the state’s dial, which disallowed any indoor dining and greatly restricted businesses such as gyms.

Once the program was approved, certified businesses were able to operate in level orange, which allows

limited indoor dining.

However, when on Dec. 30 Polis announced he was moving all level red counties to level orange — even when they didn’t meet the appropriate data — all county businesses, including those certified, were allowed to operate at that level.

CDPHE clarified that for 5 Star businesses to be allowed to operate under level yellow, their counties would have to actually meet the required level orange data for seven days. As of Feb. 2, that stipulation has been met by Douglas County, according to an email from CDPHE to the county.

“It’s changed so many times ... it makes people a little unsure,” Fehringer said. “We all try to do whatever to keep things safe.”

Fehringer said the Parker community has been incredibly supportive of her business during this difficult period.

“Things are good,” Fehringer said.

“I wish they were better.”

Denver metro counties move to looser rules in level yellow Colorado finalizes color-coded ‘dial 2.0’ of COVID-19 restrictions

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the latest ratcheting down of Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions,

the state public-health department confirmed it would drastically ease the limits that allow counties to remain in certain color-coded levels of coronavirus restrictions.

The “dial 2.0” changes put Denver metro counties in level yellow, promising loosened businesscapacity restrictions, according to information from the state publichealth department as of Feb. 5.

Some would even sit close to enter-

ing the notably low blue level.

The changes were to take effect 9 a.m. Feb. 6, according to a Feb. 5 news release from the department.

In the Denver metro area, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Denver, Jefferson, Elbert and Broomfield counties — all in level orange under the previous rules — moved to yellow under the new framework on Feb. 6.

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low starting at about 100 new COVID019 cases per 100,000 people within one week, a measure known as a county’s incidence rate.

The state’s new framework starts measuring the rate in one-week periods rather than 14-day chunks.

The line a county needs to cross to enter level red was set to change drastically in the new rules.

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Douglas County School District launches hybrid learning Middle and high schools transition to hybrid from remote

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District made the decision to launch hybrid learning Feb. 8 for middle and high school students who have been learning remotely so far this semester.

During the Feb. 2 school board meeting, Interim Superintendent Corey Wise recommended starting middle and high schools with a “Hybrid 2.0” model beginning Feb. 8.

“It’s not going to be perfect. We are going to be growing. We are Wise going to be improving,” Wise said.

But the superintendent said some in-person learning is better than none as the district grapples with how to administer education amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The new hybrid plan will offer completely “synchronous” or live

learning, where students are either in the classroom or remotely patching in from home. That differs from the previous hybrid model, where students alternated between in-person learning days and independent learning days.

Wise repeated his stance that schools are safe for students during the COVID-19 pandemic and said district leaders are encouraging students to take up hybrid learning as the district transitions models.

Still, students uncomfortable with returning to hybrid can contact schools to arrange attending class remotely while other classmates in their cohorts are physically in the classroom for in-person learning days.

Jacob Hall, a member of the student advisory group and Castle View High School senior, said students drafted a survey sent to the student body earlier that afternoon, asking for their preference between full remote and hybrid learning.

The survey already generated 4,000 responses, he said. Of those early returns, 54% of students preferred staying remote, he said.

Public comment during the meeting lasted hours. Roughly two dozen speakers voiced support for some SEE HYBRID, P5

Looking for the latest COVID-19 vaccine information?

The Tri-County Health Department is your up-to-date source to determine when you may be eligible to receive the vaccine, how and where to get it. Visit tchd.org/ COVIDVaccine or call 303-220-9200.

Philip S. Miller Grant applications due Feb. 26 Applications are accepted through 5 p.m., Feb. 26 for the 2021 Philip S. Miller funds. For applicant requirements and details visit douglas.co.us and search for Miller Grants or contact Kim Smith at 303.660.7490.

Volunteer to serve on the CSU Extension Advisory Council Do you have time to give and an interest in 4-H and youth development, agriculture/gardening, community engagement, and family wellness? Apply by March 5 to join the CSU Extension Advisory Council. It’s your opportunity to help shape the Extension’s education and programming efforts in your community. Visit douglas. co.us and search CSU Extension Advisory Council.

Decode Douglas County Outdoors Visit eight Douglas County Open Space or Park locations, and look for clues to crack the code. Pick up your 2021 booklet today, discover new places, and decode the secret of Douglas County Outdoors! Visit dcoutdoors. org/decode to start your outdoor adventure.

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Business Personal Property Tax Declarations due by April 15 2021 Business Personal Property Tax Declarations may be filed online at DouglasFilesOnline.org. Business owners who own or lease business personal property with a total market value greater than $7,900 must report the property to the County Assessor. For more information visit douglas.co.us/assessor

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With new vaccine schedule, 70 and older still prioritized Eligiblity started Feb. 8 for Coloradans 65 to 69, school workers

the vaccine, the news release said.

Seniors won’t get displaced in line by teachers, according to a frequently-asked-questions page from the state public-health department in late January.

“Pre-K-12 teachers and child-care workers are in Phase 1B.2 of the phased distribution plan, and they will get their vaccines through their employer and will not utilize the same vaccine sign up system as people 65 and older,” the page says.

Colorado’s updated vaccine schedule

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM More updates to Colorado’s coronavirus vaccine schedule have pushed some groups closer to the front of the line, but public health officials emphasize that Coloradans 70 and older who haven’t yet been vaccinated still have priority.

“With this additional group that’s being added, doesn’t that basically push anyone in the 70-orolder category further down the list by adding to the pool?” asked a caller from Douglas County during a live virtual town hall Feb. 4 that discussed vaccine distribution.

Meredith Brown, a school nurse liaison for Tri-County Health Department, responded that vaccine providers are still prioritizing people 70 and older — and said that’s the directive from the state.

“The state announces eligibility ahead of time to prevent lag time,” said Brown, whose health department serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. She added: “We wouldn’t want to get done with the 70-plus group and have any time” wasted in getting to others.

Colorado’s updated vaccine sched-

About halfway to goal for 70-plus Roughly 191,000 Coloradans 70 or older had received a first vaccine dose, according to a frequently asked questions page from the state publichealth department in late January.

The state aims to vaccinate 70% of Coloradans ages 70 and older by Feb. 28. That totals about 394,000 people, according to the page.

ule, as of Feb. 4, notes: “As we move through phases, people in previous phases remain eligible.”

Here’s a look at some questions and answers from Tri-County’s town hall and recent information from the state public-health department on who can get the vaccine and when.

More seniors, school workers up next Coloradans ages 65 to 69 reached eligibility for the vaccine on Feb. 8, according to a governor’s office news release.

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form of in-person learning — if not 100% in-person, then hybrid instruction.

Speakers said students’ mental health and opportunities for socialization are suffering greatly during remote education. While some students and educators may prefer remote, other students’ grades are falling drastically, speakers said.

Student Caitlyn Clancy said students’ engagement with remote education has fallen off, with some peers leaving cameras off or sleeping through classes. She asked for an option allowing 100% in-person learning.

“At what point did we lose the right to go to school?” she asked.

Not everyone agreed. Several students and teachers echoed calls made during the last school board meeting — that the district should keep secondary students in remote learning because hybrid is difficult for educators to conduct and could be less consistent.

Abygail Mayberry, a freshman at Castle View High School, said she struggled to pass classes during hybrid learning first semester.

She suffered anxiety attacks as her grades fell but said remote learning this semester improved her mental health and her academic performance.

“Last semester I can’t tell you how many times I couldn’t sleep,” she said.

Hybrid learning could also pose a

health risk before teachers can be widely vaccinated as new mutations of the virus spread in the state, proponents of remote learning said.

Student Ethan Reed submitted a letter to the board in January urging schools to stay in remote education, which was signed by students, educators and parents. The letter gathered more than 300 signatures as of Feb. 2, he said.

Community member Christa Gilstrap sent a letter to Wise and board directors on Feb. 2 urging a 100% in-person learning option, or hybrid learning as a backup, which she said garnered more than 1,000 signatures as of the time it was submitted.

School board directors voiced unanimous support for proceeding with hybrid learning during Feb. 2 discussions. Board President David Ray said comments from Tri-County Health Department Executive Director John Douglas, who spoke positively of the district’s planned return to hybrid learning, helped drive his decision.

“Even though I think we’ve heard that hybrid is probably one of the hardest models to implement,” Ray said.

Director Elizabeth Hanson said district administration had addressed everything she wanted to see in a hybrid learning plan — synchronous learning, accommodating students who prefer remote, and addressing teachers concerns.

She also asked for community support as the district makes the transition.

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“We don’t know exactly what the documentation will look like for folks with those chronic conditions,” Brown said. But it’s a good idea for Coloradans to talk with their doctors and gather any available documents now to be ready when eligibility for the high-risk group comes, Brown added.

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Brown responded that Tri-County Health and state officials are focusing on “vaccine equity” despite the fact that certain races aren’t prioritized in the vaccine schedule.

“The state is working on multiple equity initiatives, including supporting community-based clinics in rural and low-income areas, supporting transportation initiatives to ensure access to vaccine clinics, (and) promoting vaccine education and engagement with communitybased organizations and businesses,” the state public-health department’s FAQ page says.

Multiple vaccine appointments?

The question of whether it’s OK to sign up for vaccine appointments from multiple sites to bolster hopes of securing one appointment also came up.

Brown said it isn’t a bad idea but said Coloradans who do so should notify health care providers if they no longer need a spot.

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Chatfield Reservoir to practice and in doing so, pass over Highlands Ranch, said Rachel Keller, a noise and planning specialist with the airport.

The Highlands Ranch Metro District is also on the case, according to a written statement from Andy Jones, a member of the metro district’s board of directors.

“I will be working with director Renee Anderson and the other members of the district board as well as with the district general manager to further investigate,” Jones said in the statement.

Jones encouraged any residents with concerns about the aircraft noise to participate in the Centennial Airport Community Noise Roundtable, a monthly meeting made up of local elected officials, airport staff, the Federal Aviation Administration and others.

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In his statement, Jones said recent changes in flight paths in the metro area have added “additional noise impacts” to Douglas County residents and added that flight school operations could also be a reason for the increase.

Centennial Airport, one of the busiest general aviation airports in the country with more than 900 take-offs and landings per day, has been open since 1968. The airport,

located south of Arapahoe Road and east of I-25, has slowly become surrounded by homes and apartments over the years, making it impossible for planes to take off without going over someone’s residence.

“It becomes a balancing act,” said Michael Fronapfel, the director of planning and development for the airport. “As more and more residential has been built around Centennial, the locations (flight schools) can go has considerably shrunk.”

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overall operations were reduced in 2020, the increase in complaints could be due to the increased pilot training and the fact that many residents in Highlands Ranch worked from home for much of the year, Keller said.

The airport, which does not determine flight patterns for aircraft using its runways, is also limited in airspace by Denver International Airport, said Deborah Smith, public information officer with the airport.

“We have a very strong relationship with our tenants

and flight schools,” Smith said. “One thing we focus on is raising pilot awareness.”

The airport has a FlyQuiet program, a voluntary noise reduction program designed to help minimize aircraft noise through pilot education and awareness, Smith said. The program distributes information to pilots, flight schools and air traffic controllers about preferred flight paths over the least populated areas.

Airport staff meets with flight schools at least twice a year to tell them about community concerns and to make suggestions for improvements, Keller said.

Keller asks that any residents experiencing excessive noise to submit complaints online by visiting centennialairport.com and selecting “noise” then “track and report noise” in the menu.

For McCarthy, he’s just hoping something can be done to restore his peaceful time outside.

“I’m outside all the time and I love being outside,” he said.

He says part of him hesitates to bring up the issue, with everything else going on in the world.

“There’s more important things to be worrying about,” he said. “It’s just something I wish we could minimize.”

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there, in 3D in front of Kimball’s eyes. And he hadn’t yet made a single cut.

“We can actually see where the spine is underneath the skin, the fat, the muscle tissue, the ligaments, we can see where the nerves are, we can see where everything is without even making an incision,” Kimball said. “It allows the approach, the planning, to be very, very precise.”

Over the next three hours, Kimball worked to relieve the man’s lower back and leg pain, which was being caused by a slipped vertebrae.

For the first time, Kimball was aided in the spinal surgery by this cuttingedge tool, which allowed him to be even more precise.

“Accuracy is really important,” he said. “There’s a lot of nerves nearby and they’re very, very sensitive to even the smallest inaccuracies.”

The near-eye display headset, made by Augmedics, is custom fit for each user. Sky Ridge is the first hospital in the Denver metro area to have access to this tool, according to a news release from the hospital.

The technology being used, known as augmented reality, layers 3D, computer-generated images over the user’s real-world surroundings.

In the case of spinal surgeries, the augmented reality headset superimposes an image made by a CT scan of the patient’s body onto the patient, allowing the surgeon to see exactly where he needs to make an incision or place hardware. This is important because each patient’s spine and body are going to be slightly different. Knowing the exact layout of each patient’s anatomy provides a significant advantage.

“I feel like this technology allows me to take what I’ve mastered and amplify it in a way that the surgery is more precise, safer, faster, and there’s more confidence in it,” Kimball said.

Before this technology was available, spinal surgeons had several other options including the use of robotics, looking at a two-dimensional map of the body on a nearby screen during the surgery or taking continuous X-rays to reference throughout the procedure. So far for Kimball, he prefers the “xvision” headset over all these options.

The xvision headset is custom-made for each surgeon.

“We’ve only done two surgeries, but this has already given me things that I haven’t been able to fully appreciate or benefit from using the other technologies out there,” he said.

Instead of having to constantly look up at another screen throughout the surgery, he can keep his eyes on his patient the whole time.

“They’ve figured out a way to present (a lot of) information in a very intuitive way for the surgeon to just use it,” he said.

At the beginning of each surgery, the surgical team attaches a reference frame to one of the patient’s bones. Throughout the surgery, that reference frame is constantly calculating and communicating with the headset, keeping the image that the surgeon is seeing up-to-date, similar to how a satellite works. He can also see his tools and equipment through the software. When he places a screw, he can see exactly where it lies in the spine.

“There’s no lag,” he said.

As of Feb. 3, Kimball had used the headset in only one other surgery, for a scoliosis patient. He hopes to see other doctors in the hospital trained to use the technology as well in the future.

“The learning curve was very, very short,” he said.

The headset can be used for fusion surgeries, or procedures where the surgeon is placing hardware in the body to alleviate pain caused by injury or disease.

Kimball will decide when to use this tool in the future based on each patient’s specific situation.

“The most exciting thing for me is I think it will lead to more reliable and ultimately more efficient and faster surgery,” Kimball said.

“It’s going to allow us to have more confidence during surgery that everything is exactly where we want it to be and that means a lot.”

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Rather than 350 new cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period, the threshold essentially changes to 1,000. The line for level orange, the level nearly all counties were operating in as of early February, was 175. Now, it’s 600.

Level yellow’s threshold changes from 75 to 200.

Technically, the new thresholds are about 500 for red, 300 for orange and 100 for yellow over one-week windows.

Elbert County’s two-week rate sat at 236 — or, roughly, just over 100 for a one-week rate — as of Feb. 5, placing it close to entering level blue, one level below yellow, if the virus’s spread drops. Jefferson County sat close behind at 256.

The move comes as the number of vaccinated Coloradans continues to grow, Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the department’s executive director, said in an earlier news release.

“Since the dial’s last major change in November, Colorado has begun distributing COVID-19 vaccines throughout the state,” Hunsaker Ryan said in the Feb. 5 announcement. “More people now have immunity to COVID-19, including people over 70 and frontline health care workers. This relieves the strain on our hospital system.”

Compared to the draft of the new rules announced on Jan. 30, the final version of the update changes capacity limits for restaurants in level yellow. Other than that, capacity limits remain the same for all other businesses and other settings across the dial’s levels.

Businesses certified as part of the state’s 5-Star program are still allowed to operate one level lower on the dial than they otherwise would be able to without certification, except they may not operate in level green, or “Protect Our Neighbors,” unless the county is formally in that level.

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Program may only operate in blue once 70% of 70-year-olds in the state are vaccinated with at least one dose, expected to happen by the end of the month,” the Feb. 5 news release said.

The following are some of the capacity changes that businesses and other settings in level orange could see with a move to the lessrestrictive level yellow, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

For a complete list of differences between all the levels, go to the state’s COVID-19 website at covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid19-dial-dashboard and click “level restrictions” below the map.

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

• Restaurants: Changes from 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is less, to 50% or 50 people (or up to 150 using Colorado’s social distancing space calculator) — whichever is less. View the calculator at covid19.colorado.gov/ social-distancing-calculator.

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

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

• Indoor unseated events and entertainment: Under level orange, limits are 25% or 50 people (with the calculator), whichever is less.

Under level yellow, limits are 50% capacity or 50 people while not using the calculator (or up to 100 with the calculator), whichever is less.

The new change for restaurants in level yellow — that they may now operate at 50% or up to 50 people (or up to 150 with the calculator). — is up from the previous level yellow limit of 100 people with the calculator, according to the Feb. 5 news release.

For a breakdown of what newcase rates and rates of positive COVID-19 tests qualify counties for each dial level, see page 2 at tinyurl.com/NewColoradoDial.

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Five-dollar words may not make cents

his column is overdue, so I am going to overdo it.

Are you stationary or stationery?

Recently when I erred, a reader corrected me: “You wrote ‘cue’ when QUIET you meant ‘queue.’”

DESPERATION My tale was between my legs.

Let’s go to Homophone City first. It’s write on the way.

Their, they’re, there.

So, sew. Sue, Sioux. Red, read.

Stationary, statioCraig Marshall nery. To, too, two.

Smith Homophones are two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings.

There’s more.

Homographs are two or more words that have the same spelling but are not necessarily pronounced the same and have different meanings.

Homonyms are two or more words that have the same spelling or pro-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

School board not effective

As our community continues to contend with the ineptness of Douglas County School Board members as well as hear the rumblings of a potential recall, one group caught in the middle is voiceless, yet requires representation.

Our more than 3,600 teachers and hard working DCSD staff are sadly caught in the middle of a poor and toxic leadership situation and I honestly feel for them.

Much anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that more than half of teachers desire to be immediately reunited with their students for inperson teaching. And with hybrid learning finally approved, it’s clear decision making is being done out of political fear and not true leadership. This pressure coming from both colleagues and the roving eye of teacher union sycophants clamps down on dissent, leaving our wonderful educators both powerless and voiceless in this ongoing, abject failure of public school administration.

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nunciation but different meanings.

Am this putting a spell on you?

Examples of homophones: pray and prey.

Examples of homographs: lean and lean.

Examples of homonyms: bark and bark.

A twenty carat ring might be worth fifteen thousand dollars.

A twenty carrot ring might be worth considerably less.

“Less is more,” someone said.

If your name is Les, then what?

My dog’s name, Harry, is a homophone and a homograph. To “harry” means “to persistently carry out attacks on.”

If it’s scary enough, a roller coaster ride can be “harry” too.

Speaking of “it’s.” “It’s” and “its” are written wrong awl the thyme.

There’s “a lot” and there’s “allot,” but there’s no “alot.”

Gertrude Stein said, “There is no there there.”

“I saw the saw with my own eyes,” the sea captain said.

I have the toughest time distinguishing between complimentary and complementary.

“That’s a beautiful hat you’re

wearing, Sonja,” is complimentary.

Red and green are complementary colors.

Learning how to read is one of the great adventures in life. And so is learning how to listen and understand that a “great adventure” is different than a “grate adventure.”

Some humorists rely on word confusion.

A conversation between Groucho and Chico (pronounced “Chick-o”) Marx was often a non-stop contest of mangled language at a dizzying speed.

There are so many wordplays in a Marc Brothers film, one after the other, I can’t assimilate them.

Therefore, every time I watch “Duck Soup” it seems new to me.

“What about the taxes?”

“I’ve got an uncle who lives in Texas.”

“Gentlemen, Cicolini here may talk like an idiot and look like an idiot. But don’t let that fool you: He really is an idiot.”

If you know someone who appreciates homophones, homographs, and homonyms it can be tiring to be around them.

I know: I have to live with myself.

Just about everything is ripe for the word playground.

“Jose, can you see?”

Yes, some song lyrics are misunderstood.

“I can see clearly now, Lorraine is gone.”

“This is the dawning of the Age of Aquariums.”

A friend said her wedding “went off without a hitch.”

“Then you’re not married?” She didn’t get it.

My own marriage did go off without a hitch. When the justice of the peace asked, “Greg, do you take this woman to be your awfully wedding wife?” I said “Adieu,” and left.

Groucho quipped, “Love goes out the door when money comes innuendo.”

Dorothy Parker said, “And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.”

But seriously.

As Alexander Woollcott remarked, “Nothing risqué, nothing gained.”

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

Accountability by any other name is still accountability

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here I was, alone in the kitchen, 30 days into the New Year and my personal goal of shedding 25 pounds by the summer. Working from home has been a gift and a struggle. Like WINNING most, the ease of slipping into com- WORDS fortable routines and working on my own schedule is a gift, especially managing work and a family. My hours, my time.

However, the other thing that Michael Norton became too easy was finding a little snack between meals, or even an extra treat at night. Hence the 25 pounds I now need to lose. When I read your article this week about ‘The Power of Accountability,’ and the idea of having accountability partners for different aspects of your life, I thought what a great idea. And then it hit me like a box of hidden Girl Scout cookies falling on my head. Before I go in search of any account-

ability partner, I need to start by looking in the mirror. I need to hold myself accountable before I ask anyone else to hold me accountable, because Mr. Norton, accountability by any other name is still accountability. Thank you, and I will email you again as I shed these pandemic pounds.” Rebecca Each week as I read and respond to the emails from our community, I find myself feeling that all of you wind up motivating and inspiring me with your stories of personal achievement. And thank you Rebecca for the inspiration for this column.

A few of the other emails I received contained this question, “What should I do if I do not have any accountability partners?”

This was not the first time I heard this type of question about accountability and the potential lack of an accountability partner, let alone partners.

Another reader shared that, “Accountability is a very personal thing, and I am accountable and responsible for myself and my actions. Thank you!” Yes, exclamation point included and heard.

Although the context of that email was a bit negative, I found myself agreeing with the message. Accountability is very personal. And just like Rebecca figured out, it starts with each one of us. We are the ones who will walk through the kitchen alone with temptation everywhere, walk past the treadmill in the bedroom and hang our clothes on it instead of getting in a walk or run, or possibly turn on the television instead of sitting down to write the book we have been putting off. As a salesperson sitting at our desk, do we find ourselves looking at our lead list instead of making the calls that we know we need to make?

When we choose to do anything else instead of what we need to do or get after what we desire most in life, we are the only ones who will see our reflection in the mirror when we brush our teeth, comb our hair, or shave. And we will know in those moments of personal accountability, what it is that we can and will do better the next time.

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public, this board is no longer effective to serve Douglas County as a whole. It had more than 10 months to properly plan out our children’s and teachers’ education strategy vis-a-vis COVID, and they failed to produce such a plan.

I guess I’m old enough to remember when this board ran on buzzwords like “unity” and “accountability” — and when leadership was needed most, those two

NORTON FROM PAGE 10

Here is a tip that I received many years ago, and I am sure you have all heard it as well: Inspect what we expect. Many times, we take this as a great leadership or management prompt. Or we use it

themes were the first to go. Perhaps our final recourse as taxpayers and parents may be to recall those who have consistently failed the leadership test.

Steve Collier Highlands Ranch School board recall not needed

Who exactly is Nate Ormond?

What qualifies him to single-handedly select the next school board?

Why are 60 potential candidates willing to give him the authority to decide which of them is most capable of overseeing a district of 68,000 students? While he says he’s putin our own family as we raise our children inspecting their homework, practicing of a sport, music, or other activity they are passionate about. Yet sometimes we just forget about ourselves. When was the last time that we set an expectation and then inspected what we expected from ourselves? That is what we are talking about here, isn’t it, accountability?

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Trader Joe’s looking at Parker location Public hearing for liquor license will be Feb. 18

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Trader Joe’s may be coming to Parker after the popular grocery store chain submitted a licensing application to the town in December.

The fermented malt beverage, or liquor license application, was made for a lot near the town’s Costco at 18374 Cottonwood Drive, Suite 150.

“At this time, we are in the very early stages and are taking the necessary steps to bring a store to the area,” said Kenya Friend-Daniel, a spokesperson with Trader Joe’s.

“I do not have a timeline to share at this time. I look forward to shar-

ing more information as I get it.”

The public hearing for the liquor license will be Feb. 18 during a Special Licensing Authority meeting.

Residents can join this meeting by visiting parkeronline.org/2118 and selecting the “Special Licensing Authority” meeting listed for that date.

Transmark, a local developer, has also submitted a site plan for the lot listed on Trader Joe’s application.

Trader Joe’s, which is a national chain, has seven other locations in Colorado with two stores in Denver and one each in Greenwood Village, south Jefferson County, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

The store offers many unique products under its own brand.

“We can’t confirm anything yet but we do have an application for a liquor license on file,” Parker Mayor Jeff Toborg said. “We’re very excited.”

ting his own money into the recall effort, this is something we’ll never be able to verify because he chose a “dark money” 501(c)(4) organization to fund the effort. This type of organization has no donor disclosure requirements. It also cannot legally spend more than 50% of its funds on political efforts. How will it be spending the other 50%?

In a Jan. 22 report by Denver7, Mr. Ormond was quoted as saying, “Six months ago, I couldn’t even tell you the name of the superintendent,” “I couldn’t tell you the names of any of the folks on the board.”

He doesn’t appear to have any

experience in education and hasn’t been involved in our school district until now. He only seems to have a difference of opinion on remote vs. in-person vs. hybrid learning.

As a parent who actually has been involved in the district since 2003, I require much more of our leaders.

We already have dedicated, caring, educated and experienced school board directors with relevant backgrounds, who carefully consider their decisions with the best interests of students in mind. There is no need to replace them.

Connie Davison Highlands Ranch

How about you? Are you setting expectations for yourself and then inspecting what you expect? Is it a part of your personal accountability plan? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we realize that accountability by any other name is still

accountability, it really will be a better than good week.

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Emily JoAnne Nebel

Emily JoAnne Nebel (née Schneider), 40, died peacefully at her home in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, on Saturday, January 2, 2021, surrounded by her family. Born to parents David and Sheila Schneider, she grew up with her older brother, Ben, in Denver and later Lafayette, CO. Emily was a graduate of Centaurus High School in Lafayette and earned dual degrees in civil and environmental engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2003. After graduation, she worked until her retirement in 2020 for an engineering firm, AECOM (formerly ENSR and RETEC), on various projects to help clients address and mitigate environmental impacts and ensure compliance with laws and regulations.

She was a diligent worker who especially valued her relationships with colleagues and clients.

Emily’s passions were her family, the outdoors, and travel.

She married her college sweetheart and love of her life, Scott Nebel, in 2008.

Together they created a wonderfully happy home for first, their beloved dog, Mauka, and then two children, Makayla, 10, and Caden, 4.

Emily developed her enthusiasm for travel very early, pouring over maps she collected as a child from the centerfold of National Geographic magazines. She cherished her memories of participating in a Rotary exchange program to South Africa after her sophomore year of high school, then, as a sophomore in college, visiting multiple countries around the world with Semester at Sea, and later participating in a service trip to Africa with Engineers Without Borders.

She was an avid outdoors person who loved rowing with her college crew team and running marathon team relays, as well as hiking, camping, paddle boarding and rafting, including helping to row her family’s raft on a trip through the Grand Canyon. With her husband, she climbed nearly half of Colorado’s “14ers.” She loved family camping trips and introducing her kids to the joys of nature, roasting marshmallows over the campfire, and building the perfect s’more.

After her initial cancer diagnosis at age

30, while pregnant with Makayla, she continued to enthusiastically embrace life. Thanks to the generosity of First Descents, she learned surfing in North Carolina, enjoyed trekking in Iceland, and most importantly formed meaningful and lasting relationships with members of the survivor community. Following her re-diagnosis in 2018, she continued to maintain as active a lifestyle as her health would allow, including (but not limited to) an anniversary adventure to Costa Rica and a family trip to Universal Studios in Orlando along with a cruise (thank you to The Dear Jack Foundation).

Emily managed her condition with courage, dignity, and grace. She left a letter for her family in which she said: “The good thing is that I had an amazing 40 years, had SO many adventures, and I achieved everything I wanted to: I explored the world, fell in love, had a great job, and had the two sweetest, loving, kind, smart, beautiful children in the world. I couldn’t have asked for anything else.”

Our grief is tempered by memories of Emily’s amazing strength and spirit. She will continue to serve as our example of how to live a committed, engaged life.

Emily is survived by her husband, Scott, children Makayla and Caden, parents David and Sheila, brother Ben (Elizabeth) Schneider, Aunts Cheryl Taylor and Sharon Single, in-laws Bill and Lynne Nebel, brother-in-law Ryan (Claudia Dubón) Nebel, and nephews Miles and Grant Schneider and Lucas Nebel.

Emily loved the following quote from Natalie Babbitt and wrote in a letter before her death that she thought she had achieved it: “Do not fear death, but rather the unlived life. You don’t have to live forever. You just have to live.”

A celebration of Emily’s life will be held this spring or summer, if in-person participation is possible. Please email dschneider299@gmail.com to be notified.

Donations in Emily’s memory may be made to any of the following: Metavivor https://www.metavivor.org/ The Dear Jack Foundation https://www.dearjackfoundation.org First Descents https://firstdescents.org

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Couples

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n Oct. 21, Chuck Coughlin was visiting his wife’s grave in a Boulder cemetery when he noticed a woman visiting her husband’s grave.

He saw her name — Marj O’Reilly — on the tombstone next to her husband’s and made a comment about how her first name was similar to his mother’s.

Not the best pick-up line, O’Reilly later joked.

The two struck up a conversation and found out they had a lot in common, and decided to meet again soon.

Before long, the two were in a relationship, and on New Year’s Day, Coughlin proposed. They recently set a date — June 11 — for their wedding.

All because they bumped into each other at the cemetery last October, O’Reilly said.

Just like their meeting, Coughlin and O’Reilly’s relationship during the pandemic has been unique.

And they’re not alone.

COVID-19 has forced couples across the Denver area to confront serious topics, such as health and politics, early in a relationship while eliminating many activities they might do on dates.

“Pandemic dating kind of expedites dating 10 times over,” said Blair Nelson of Denver, who met her boyfriend virtually last spring. “… We often joke that we’ve been together almost nine months, and it feels like we’ve been together for three years.”

Meanwhile, how to meet each other’s friends and family has varied from couple to couple, with many saying they’re taking precautions while others said they haven’t taken any.

Coughlin and O’Reilly, who live in Lakewood and Broomfield, respectively, have taken precautions by meeting loved ones virtually or outside with social distancing.

“Our families live so far apart,” Coughlin said, “I’m not sure it would’ve been any different (without the pandemic).”

O’Reilly felt that, by now, they at least would have connected more with their family members who live in Colorado, particularly over the holidays.

Nelson and her boyfriend, Patrick Marlin of Idaho Springs, have taken similar measures. Marlin met most of Nelson’s friends and coworkers virtually while Nelson met Marlin’s family outdoors at hikes and bonfires.

However, Nelson described how Marlin met her parents much earlier when her parents were in town while driving from Texas to Seattle for the summer.

Nelson and Marlin have also driven to Texas twice, and quarantined both times.

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Chuck Coughlin and Marj O’Reilly spend time at Davidson Mesa Open Space on Jan. 23. After meeting O’Reilly in October, Coughlin PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN proposed on New Year’s Day. The two will be married June 11.

Chuck Coughlin and Marj O’Reilly sit together at Louisville’s Davidson Mesa Open Space. After meeting O’Reilly in October, Coughlin proposed on New Year’s Day. The two will be married June 11.

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we’re in public or traveling,” Marlin said, adding that they wear masks and clean their hands frequently.

“We haven’t gotten COVID yet, but some of that is probably luck.”

Finding things to do

Nelson said the pandemic prompted her to take a more serious look at her love life and have a greater interest in a relationship.

However, while other couples said they met through dating apps and websites during the pandemic, Nelson knew that wasn’t for her.

Instead, she took the premise behind online dating, and applied it to her professional network. She described how, in May, she sent out a very honest and vulnerable newsletter-like email about herself and what she was looking for in a partner to 110 people, asking if they knew anyone who would be a good fit.

Marlin’s cousin was one of the recipients and set them up virtually, as Marlin was actually in North Carolina.

As a someone in business-to-business sales with a part-time bartending gig, Marlin recalled spending a lot of time alone in his apartment, and getting an email one day about Nelson.

The two described how they texted for a few weeks before their

Denver’s Blair Nelson and Idaho Springs’ Patrick Marlin met virtually in May and had their first in-person date in July after Marlin moved back from North Carolina. The COURTESY PHOTO two enjoy hiking and skiing together.

first phone call.

In July, Marlin packed everything he could in his car and headed back to Colorado. The two had planned their first in-person date on July 17.

It didn’t go well.

Marlin recalled how the restaurant they went to had terrible food and drinks, so they left, got groceries and cooked at home.

“I think it was too much pressure after months of talking,” he continued.

However, things went much better after that, and because of the pandemic, Marlin described how they would spend a few days together rather than a few hours on a date.

Hiking, biking, skiing and camping have been very popular activities for Marlin and Nelson, as well as others. As for indoor activities, couples said they’ve also spent time cooking; doing puzzles and coloring books; and playing card, board and video games together.

“It’s hard to get reservations and capacities are limited,” Nelson said. “We didn’t have ballgames or

concerts or the ease of spontaneity.

We really had to plan and be intentional about things.”

In each other’s bubble

While they hadn’t contracted COVID-19 as of late January, Marlin and Nelson said they’d dealt with a few potential exposure scares and subsequent quarantines. They’ve discussed the likelihood of both of them getting it if one of them contracts it, and decided they’re going to support each other if that happens.

Arguably, the bigger concern has been keeping their loved ones safe, explaining that they were going to quarantine for a week before visiting family in late January.

Other individuals in relationships, especially those who live alone, consider them and their significant other as in the same bubble, so if one of them gets COVID, they’ll probably both get it.

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Flags of Hope will be displayed around area

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ulie Vincelette, of the SoSu Artist Collective gallery at the Streets at SouthGlenn, has a flag in the Flags of Hope collection displayed on Santa Fe Drive in Denver’s Art District. Vincelette’s colorful flag included poet SONYA’S Barry Lopez’s line: SAMPLER “Make your life a worthy expression of leaning into the light.” These flags will be displayed in February at other spots as well: Lighthouse Writers Workshop, Boulder Museum of Contemporary Art and Sonya Ellingboe more. Included in the effort: The People’s Projector on the Daniels and Fisher Tower in downtown Denver at 5 p.m. nightly.

Look for these happy notes. (Vincelette is an art teacher at Littleton’s Sandburg Elementary School.)

Museo de las Americas helped distribute initial flag-making kits.

Colorado Abstracted

New at the Littleton Museum: “Colorado Abstracted: Five Artists Capture the Transcendental Experiences of Nature.” Artists included: Patricia Finley, Annamarie Mead, Lydia Riegle, Janet Rundquist and Cynthia Winter. The group celebrates the Colorado lifestyle: “a lyrical mix of sight, sound, air and spirit, as female artists use different materials and techniques to paint.

They refer to poet Mary Oliver: “Instructions for living a life: Pay

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confront that reality in mid-November, when O’Reilly tested positive for COVID-19. Coughlin never had symptoms but later tested positive for antibodies.

While they’ve certainly been concerned that they gave it to each other, Coughlin explained that, at that point, they’d never spent time in close quarters together. All their meetings had been outside or so-

attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” Museum hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Call for reservation to visit: 303-795-3950. Masks required and a reserved visit time.

screened for audiences who aren’t yet comfortable with live events.

Contact townhallartscenter.org or call 303-794-2787. Good news — auditions for adult actors have been collected for performances of “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown,” to be directed by Nick Sugar, to be produced in mid-March. Streaming performances will be produced.

A schedule of planned in-person performances was included with the audition notice — we will hope to stay in tune ...

Tony Ortega

More happy notes for the art lover: Denver artist Tony Ortega’s paintings are in an exhibit called “Raices y ramas’’ (Roots and Branches), which is at Denver Botanic Gardens’ new $40 million Freyer-Newman Center on the Gardens’ York Street campus. Included are prints, paintings and pastels depicting Latino life in today’s city.

Heritage Fine Arts Guild

Aurora Fox

The Aurora Fox Arts Center, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora, announced the rest of its 36th season: hopefully with a masked, but in-person audience, but virtual if necessary: “The Pavilion” Feb. 26 to March 21; “Queen’s Girl in the World,” April 16 to May 9; and “Wonderland: Alice’s Rock and Roll Adventure,” June 11 to July 3. Also happening: “The Voices Project:” a limited serial video podcast, hosted by Geree Hinshaw and Helen R. Murray, featuring artists and theatre makers from diverse backgrounds; Cultural Concerts on Colfax — a monthly series of music and storytelling that celebrates Colorado’s diversity — through June — check at: aurorafoxartscenter.org.

This piece by Julie Vincelette, who teaches art at Sandburg Elementary in Littleton, is part of the Flags of Hope exhibit in Denver’s Santa Fe Art District. COURTESY PHOTO

We enjoyed Town Hall’s virtual performance of “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder” last

weekend in Littleton and will look forward to the next show: “Almost Maine.” A plastic bubble that separates actors from audience may allow for limited in-person (masked, of course) seating later in the season, but in the meantime, theatre companies are learning new ways to present their work — stay tuned! Performances will also be

cially distanced. Thus, they’re not sure where O’Reilly contracted it.

All throughout their relationship, the two have been emailing and video-chatting almost every day.

They also went hiking and walking together a lot.

“I think (COVID-19) made us more cautious with each other,” O’Reilly said of their initial interactions.

Now the two, who are both in their 70s, have received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and are looking forward to getting married in June.

Both of them came from very

happy marriages, and their widowhood was something helped them bond so quickly and deeply. Coughlin and O’Reilly also both lost their spouses to cancer-related complications in March 2020 and December 2018, respectively.

Finding someone who understood that loss and who was able to support them through it was providential, they described.

“I was so blessed to find this woman,” Coughlin said. “The chances of finding each other are so low.”

Likewise, Marlin and Nelson described how, after spending months

Town Hall Arts Center

The longtime Heritage Fine Arts Guild will present a Mixed Media Workshop with artist Amelia Furman via Zoom from 9 a.m. to noon on Feb. 13. Furman will talk about her distinctive collage process, helping artists to focus on their word for the year. Gather papers, materials, glue — and a favorite word — and join in. Details and registration: $25 HFAG members; $30 for nonmembers. Membership is $40. Visit heritage-guild.com/membership for sign-up forms and information.

Highlands Ranch history

Highlands Ranch Historical Society will host a Zoom meeting at 7 p.m. Feb. 15 on “Modern Day Highlands Ranch 1976-1997 Mission Viejo”: a focused review of Mission Viejo’s construction of the masterplanned community of Highlands Ranch from 1976 to 1997, when Shea Homes purchased Mission Viejo.

(Mute your microphone.) Meeting ID: 896 7761 2940. Passcode: 127204.

Audio-only: 1-346-248-7799.

alone in their apartments, they were thankful to have someone in their lives to support them, especially through job loss, stress and anxiety, and other pandemic-caused issues.

“I think we are so much stronger,” Nelson said of being in a relationship during the pandemic. “… It’s hard but it’s definitely been worth it.”

Contact reporter Corinne Westeman at 303-567-4491 or cwesteman@ coloradocommunitymedia.com, and follow her on Twitter @cwesteman.

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Season B sports got the green light to start on Jan. 25 and the beginning of their abbreviated schedules were highlighted with a few matchups between highly ranked teams.

The following is a roundup of some of the top games and meets between Jan. 25 and Feb. 6.

Boys basketball

ThunderRidge 66, Fairview 42 The Grizzlies, ranked second in the CHSAANow.com 5A poll, shot 60% from the field in a victory over the Knights in a game played on Jan. 29.

Senior Nolan Marold had 13 points, nine rebounds and three steals to lead the way for ThunderRidge, which held a 31-15 edge in rebounds. Garrett Arnold finished with 11 assists in the game.

Cherry Creek 79, Smoky Hill 70 - The top-ranked Bruins had four players in double figures, led by senior Myles Purchase with 23 points, in a Feb. 4 victory over No. 7 Smoky Hill that improved

Creek’s record to 4-0.

Lutheran 59, Faith Christian 50 The Lions, ranked first in the Class 3A poll, outscored third-ranked Faith Christian 12-3 in overtime to post a victory on Feb. 3.

Lutheran lost an 83-46 non-conference game on Feb. 4 to Regis Jesuit, which was ranked fourth in Class 5A. The Lions got 15 points from Tommy Apodaca in the Faith Christian contest.

Valor Christian 89, Lakewood 58 Amondo Miller scored 22 points and was one of five players to score in double figures as the ninth-ranked Eagles shot 62% from the field in a Feb. 5 win over the Tigers.

Mountain Vista 69, Douglas County 51 - Vista senior Ty Strawbridge and the Huskies’ Jaeton Hackey tied for scoring honors with 17 points each in the win for the No. 5 Golden Eagles on Feb. 4.

Chaparral 55, Highland Ranch 40 - The No. 8 Wolverines stayed unbeaten on Feb. 4 with a win over the Falcons as junior Luke Williams led the way with 17 points.

Rock Canyon 85, Heritage 51 - The hot-shooting Jaguars connected on 67% of their field goal attempts and handed the Eagles their first loss of the season on Feb. 4.

Girls basketball

Valor Christian 67, Lakewood 35

- The Eagles, second in the CHSAANow.com 5A poll and coming off a 65-52 win over third-ranked Highlands Ranch on Jan. 30, routed Lakewood on Feb. 5 as Macey Huard scored 16 points while Kindyll Wetta had 13 assists, five steals and eight rebounds.

Highlands Ranch 72, Legend 25 - The Falcons, who downed No.6 Chaparral 59-35 on Feb. 4, rolled to an easy win over Legend on Feb. 6.

Lutheran 70, St. Mary’s Academy 7 - Second-ranked Lutheran, led by sophomore Raelyn Kelly and senior Stephanie Schultz who each scored 17 points, crushed the Wildcats in a Feb. 5 contest.

Arapahoe 61,Cherokee Trail 48 - Fifth-ranked Arapahoe used 19 points from Katy Edwards and 17 from Sam Crispe to notch a Centennial League win on Feb. 4.

Hockey

Valor Christian 7, Doherty 2 Second-ranked Valor held a 46-7 advantage in shots in a win over No. 10 Doherty on Feb. 3 but the Eagles lost a 3-0 showdown against No. 3 Regis Jesuit on Feb. 5. Ryder Price had two goals and four points in the win over Doherty. Valor came back on Feb. 6 as Evan Pahos scored three goals in a 3-0 triumph over Mountain Vista.

Cherry Creek 8, Chatfield 1 - Riley

Hunter-Bahn scored five goals as the Bruins, ranked fourth, cruised to a Feb. 5 victory. Hunter-Bahn scored once in a 6-3 loss to Regis Jesuit on Feb. 6.

Chaparral 8, Lewis-Palmer 2 - Jackson Mundell and Dillon Leonard each collected two goals in the Feb. 5 triumph for the seventhranked Wolverines.

Mountain Vista 4, Castle View 3 Easton Burg scored all four goals for No. 9 Vista in a Feb. 5 victory over the Sabercats.

Heritage 4, Columbine 0 - Asher Goerdt had two goals in the Eagles win on Feb. 6.

Girls Swimming

Heritage 360, ThunderRidge 146 - Anna Shaw and Kate Baker were double winners in the Eagles’ dual meet conquest of ThunderRidge on Jan. 30. Shaw won the 50 freestyle (:24.48) and the 100 freestyle event (:52.78) while Baker was first in the 200 IM (2:09.32) and the 100 butterfly (:57.62).

Cherry Creek 233, Grandview 123 - Elizabeth Brock was first in the 100 backstroke (:57.96) and the 200 freestyle (1:52.60)in a Centennial League dual meet on Feb. 4.

Arapahoe 262, Cherokee Trail 83 Mirelle Griffin captured the 200 freestyle (1:57.51) and the 500 freestyle (5:15.69) in a Feb. 4 dual meet.

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Meek, Elizabeth Hanson and board President David Ray. “We’re ready to rock and roll,” Ormond said.

The proposed petitions allege directors have shown a “lack of leadership” by frequently shifting plans during COVID-19, and claims they mismanaged tax dollars by purchasing an e-learning program that weathered a rocky launch to the school year.

The petitions also say board directors have shown a “lack of trust and transparency” by not being responsive enough to emails and by disregarding survey results, and claims they “misled the public on the departure of their superintendent.”

Delays to school and problems with both the e-learning and hybrid models also caused “lost learning opportunities,” the petitions allege.

Ray and Ciancio-Schor were not immediately available for comment.

Meek called the recall effort “an expression of the division” within the community.

“The reality is, we are in the middle of the most complex school year in U.S. history, and our community, just like the rest of the nation, is pretty divided,” she said.

She criticized recall proponents who have spoken at recent board meetings for pushing the reopening of middle and high schools to full, in-person learning. The district can’t maintain that learning model while also socially distancing its students, she said.

Meek said she was not able to see the petition statements until after midnight, once the Feb. 2 board meeting concluded, but she refuted allegations the district is mishandling the pandemic.

She emphasized the district started its school year with hybrid learning and said “the in-person hybrid learning option stayed open longer than other metro districts.”

This semester, elementary students began with 100% in-person learning while secondary students worked with their teachers each

day amid remote learning, she said.

That illustrates the district is working to balance public health risks with education needs, she said. Meek said that the cost of a recall election if proponents are successful would further burden the district, which this summer cut nearly $31 million from its budget amid the pandemic.

“It’s irresponsible to move forward with the the recall months before a scheduled election where the majority of seats will be up,” she said. “It’s wasteful and a distraction.”

Hanson called the challenges board directors faced in the past year “truly inconceivable.” The governor shuttered schools. The district made more than $30 million in budget cuts. Guidance for schools from “multiple agencies” constantly shifted, she said.

“I had two months on the board before we began navigating the unprecedented global pandemic,” she said. “Then COVID turned the world upside down.”

Directors spent weeks during the summer laboring over how to make cuts to the district’s budget amid a massive shortfall, she said, saying some departments were almost cut entirely. Directors aimed to keep cuts away from the classroom and focused on central offices, she said.

Pushing back Hanson rebutted the allegation that she has not shown sufficient leadership during the pandemic.

She works 40 to 60 hours a week in her volunteer position as a director, she said, and in school board meetings asked for the public’s patience while she responds to hundreds of emails a week as board secretary.

“I am proud of that and I will continue to put in those hours,” she said.

Hanson said the choice to purchase the district’s e-learning curriculum was a decision made by former Superintendent Thomas Tucker and former Chief Academic Officer Marlena Gross-Taylor under broadened authority that the directors gave the superintendent in March.

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Public Notice Commissioner’s Proceedings January 2021 Vendor Name 1831 INC DBA IHOP 1831 $ 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT JUVENILE 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT VALE FUND 47 SUSHI & SPIRITS HIGHLANDS RANCH 5 TO 1 ENTERPRISES LLC 50 TAPS LLC 53 CORPORATION LLC A & B RESTAURANT INC DBA ZAIKA INDIAN ABMDI-AMERICAN BOARD OF MEDICOLEGAL DEATH INVESTIGATORS ABS AUTO GLASS INC ABSOLUTE GRAPHICS INC ABUELA’S BY ADRIANA INC ACORN PETROLEUM INC ADDICTION RESEARCH & TREATMENT SERVICE ADVANCED PROPERTY MAINTENANCE INC AETNA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGGREGATE INDUSTRIES AGING RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY AGING RESOURCES OF DOUGLAS COUNTY ALBERT FREI & SONS ALDRIDGE, ADIANA ALFRED BENESCH COMPANY ALL ANIMAL RECOVERY ALLHEALTH NETWORK ALLHEALTH NETWORK ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERVICES ALTITUDE SIGNAL LLC AM SIGNAL INC AMELIE COMPANY AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION AMERICAN TOWER CORPORATION ANCHOR LEARNING ADVANTAGE INC ANDERSON, LAURIE ANDREWS, SHANITA AON CONSULTING INC APDC COLORADO LANGUAGE CONNECTION APWA-AMERICAN PUBLIC WORKS ARAMARK SERVICES INC ARAPAHOE/DOUGLAS WORKS WORKFORCE CENTER ARMOR CORRECTIONAL HEALTH SERVICES ARMORED KNIGHTS INC ARROW J LANDSCAPE & DESIGN INC ATKINS NORTH AMERICA ATTWOOD PUBLIC AFFAIRS AUBURN VENTURES LP AUTOMATED BUILDING SOLUTIONS AXIOM HUMAN RESOURCE SOLUTIONS B3 SEDALIA LLC BADGERSIOUX LLC BARNETT & SON BREWING CO BASELINE ASSOCIATES INC BEACON COMMUNICATIONS LLC BEAUZEN NAILS LLC BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GROUP BELL, MATT & HEATHER BERG HAUS LLC, THE BEYOND TECHNOLOGY INC BIG DOG MOBILE MARKETING & GRAPHICS BILLIOT, TAMMY BKD LLP BLACK HILLS ENERGY BLASIOTTI, ROBERT BLU NOTE BAR & GRILL LLC BNBACH1 LLC BOB BARKER COMPANY BODHANE, JOHN ROBERT BOONDOCKS FOOD & FUN PARKER LLC BOURDEON, JENNIFER BOWMAN CONSULTING GROUP LTD BOYDEN, KAREN BRAINCODE CENTERS BRANNAN AGGREGATES BRICCY’S COFFEE INC BRIDGEVIEW IT INC BRIERE HOSPITALITY LLC BRODY CHEMICAL BROTHERS BAR & GRILL BUCK, SAMANTHA BUCKEYE CLEANING CENTER OF DENVER BUDDHA LOGIC INC BUD’S BAR LLC BURBACH & ASSOCIATES INC BURLY BREWING COMPANY BUTTERFIELD, MICHAEL CAMPANIA D ITALIA LLC CARAHSOFT TECHNOLOGY CORP CARAVEO, EMILY CARING COMMUNITIES OF COLORADO CASA CALIENTE LLC CASTILLO LEWIS, VICTORIA CASTLE CAFE INC CASTLE COUNTRY ASSISTED LIVING CASTLE ROCK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE CASTLE ROCK HOME CARE INC CASTLE ROCK SENIOR CENTER CASTLETON CENTER WATER & SANITATION CBCATERING CCMSI CCOM CDW GOVERNMENT LLC CENTER COPY PRINTING CENTRAL SALT LLC CENTURY LINK CHATO’S CONCRETE LLC CHEROKEE RANCH AND CASTLE FOUNDATION CHERRY CREEK BASIN WATER AUTHORITY CHERRY HILLS COMMUNITY CHURCH CHERRY VILLAGE ASIAN GRILL INC CHRIST LUTHERAN CHURCH CHURCH OF THE ROCK CICI’S CUISINE INC CIELO AT CASTLE PINES CINTAS CORPORATION CITY OF AURORA CITY OF AURORA CITY OF CASTLE PINES CITY OF CASTLE PINES CITY OF LITTLETON CITY OF LITTLETON

Total 61,163.00 998.12 2,940.00 71,198.80 34,626.54 50,499.34 6,240.00 33,714.00

Description Community Outreach Community Support Due to 18th Judicial District-VALE Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Road-Street Drainage-Construction Community Outreach

300.00 1,645.00 4,889.67 25,000.00 52,052.65 387.75 6,776.92 6,397.77 59,725.90 73,411.77 8,159.00 26,880.68 117.90 3,605.28 3,375.00 57,465.34 50,638.65 78,283.23 505.00 20,937.30 200,000.00 245.00 1,023.00 5,362.00 3,763.91 79.24 47.95 21,666.67 778.75 116.64 8,972.63

Professional Membership & Licenses Community Outreach Clothing & Uniforms Community Outreach Fleet Tanks Fuel Other Professional Services Repair & Maintenance Service Employee Assistance Plan Aggregate Products Community Support Senior Services Grant Aggregate Products Travel Expense Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Other Purchased Services Community Support Medical, Dental & Vet Services Security Services Repair & Maintenance Supplies Traffic Signal Parts Newspaper Notices/Advertising Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Membership & Licenses Building/Land Lease/Rent Community Outreach Postage & Delivery Service Travel Expense Accrued Consulting Fees Translation Services Professional Membership & Licenses Inmate Meals

26,353.11 4,046.02 1,710.50 37,073.44 21,463.93 6,250.00 2,031.00 14,412.50 174.00 25,472.00 25,000.00 8,740.50 1,820.00 65,608.73 1,093.67 210.00 102.52 135,868.90 567.20 2,309.87 250.00 25,000.00 52,515.94 333.73 110,984.24 70,947.46 568.75 106.67 353,597.70 105.00 772.50 169.28 12,751.00 68,955.19 25,000.00 7,224.00 43,177.07 2,782.14 95,932.87 154.73 715.41 36,943.36 57,564.72 35.00 52,512.00 1,305.00 43,237.88 16,568.98 590.76 44,124.00 20,767.13 158.70 277,733.93 28,024.20 360.00 5,684.00 12,277.16 62.00 29,226.00 32,938.94 3,868.30 10,157.60 5,078.20 100,762.42 16,923.89 120,281.24 207,812.65 59,543.19 500.00 25,000.00 7,420.94 101,020.35 56,398.46 65,657.60 5,006.00 45,888.28 456.43 131,061.47 22,322.53 7,695.34 191.59

Case Management Medical Supplies Armored Car Services Insurance Claims-Property Road-Street Drainage-Construction Lobbying Services Transportation Services Grant Machinery & Equipment Computer Supplies Escrow Payable Community Outreach Community Outreach Recruitment Costs Software/Hardware Support Community Outreach Other Purchased Services Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Community Outreach Computer Supplies Window Tinting Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Accounting & Financial Services Utilities/Gas Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Outreach Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Community Outreach Wellness Program Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Brain Mapping Therapy Salt & Other Ice Removal Community Outreach Contract Work/Temporary Agency Community Outreach Repair & Maintenance Supplies Community Outreach Travel Expense Recovery Support Software/Hardware Support Community Outreach Other Professional Services Community Outreach Tuition Reimbursement Community Outreach Software/Hardware Support Travel Expense Mental Health Services Community Outreach Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Support Professional Membership & Licenses Senior Services Grant Senior Services Grant Water & Sewer Community Outreach Workers Compensation Claims Medical Supplies Computer Equipment Printing/Copying/Reports Salt & Other Ice Removal Telephone/Communications Sidewalk Repair Projects Community Outreach Due to State-Cherry Creek Basin Community Support Community Outreach Community Support Community Support Community Outreach Community Outreach Service Contracts Due to Aurora-MV License Fee Intergovernmental-Aurora Due to Castle Pines-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Pines Due to Littleton-MV License Intergovernmental-Littleton

CITY OF LONE TREE 189,802.85 CITY OF LONE TREE 3,569.35 CITY OF LONE TREE 153,837.71 CODE-4 COUNSELING 3,870.00 COLORADO BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 51,239.00 COLORADO CHILLER SERVICES 6,395.00 COLORADO CODE CONSULTING LLC 1,300.00 COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA 12,650.07 COLORADO CORK AND KEG 17,479.00 COLORADO CORONERS ASSOCIATION 2,145.00 COLORADO COUNTIES INC 55,000.00 COLORADO COUNTY CLERKS 2,529.45 COLORADO CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM 1,025.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & ENVIRONMENT 333.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 4,175.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES 2,220.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 9,880.45 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 175.00 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 3,004,881.94 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF STATE 28,322.00 COLORADO DESIGNSCAPES INC 10,001.10 COLORADO DIVISION OF FIRE PREVENTION & CONTROL 95,002.65 COLORADO DOORWAYS INC 2,936.45 COLORADO FITNESS SOLUTIONS INC 527.74 COLORADO JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT 290.00 COLORADO PIPELINE REHABILITATION LLC 4,732.00 COLORADO SECRETARY OF STATE 7.50 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY DC EXTENSION 5,000.00 COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY EXTENSION 101,205.48 COLUMBINE PAPER & MAINTENANCE 341.35 COMMERCIAL FENCE & IRON WORKS 7,091.00 COMMUNITY SAFETY 1ST 340.00 COMPASSCOM SOFTWARE CORP 1,425.47 COMPUTRONIX INC 20,900.00 CONCRETE EXPRESS INC 48,187.98 CONTINUUM OF COLORADO 4,150.00 CONTINUUM OF COLORADO 19,950.00 CONVERGEONE INC 1,164.57 COPELAND PRECAST INC 6,855.00 CORDANT HEALTH SOLUTIONS 32.60 COUNTERTOP GUY, THE 775.00 CP COFFEE LLC 32,603.24 CPRCOLORADO.COM 45.00 CR OF DENVER INC 25,000.00 CRAVINGS TRUCK, THE 27,560.30 CREAM CASTLE ENTERPRISE INC 25,000.00 CRISIS CENTER 14,062.00 CRISIS CENTER 8,011.50 CROSSPURPOSE CROWFOOT VALLEY COFFEE COMPANY CROWN TECHNOLOGY LLC CUBA CUBA SANDWICHERIA LLC CULINARY CREATIONS INC CUTTER HIGHLANDS RANCH LLC DAWN B HOLMES INC DC FOOD SERVICE INC DC GROUP INC DEEP ROOTS TIMBERWORKS LLC DEEP SPACE EVENT CENTER DELIGHTFUL CREATIONS LLC DENVER HEALTH & HOSPITAL AUTHORITY DEVELOPMENTAL PATHWAYS INC DILLIE AND KUHN INC DIO’S PARKER RIB HOUSE INC DLH ARCHITECTURE LLC DOHOS INC DBA OPA GRILL DOOLITTLE ENTERPRISES LLC DOUGH DREAMERY DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION DOUGLAS COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF’S ASSOCIATION DOUGLAS COUNTY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION DOUGLAS COUNTY HOUSING PARTNERSHIP DOUGLAS COUNTY INMATE WELFARE ACCOUNT DOUGLAS COUNTY SHERIFF DOWNHILL BREWING COMPANY LLC DUBOIS CHEMICALS INC DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE DUO DUO JIAN INC DBA POKE ONE DYKMAN, NOAH E&E DANCE COMPANY LLC EARL’S RESTAURANT INC EASTER SEALS COLORADO ECG BAGELS LLC ECKHARDT, MARK E ECONOLITE CONTROL PRODUCTS INC ECONOLITE CONTROL PRODUCTS INC EGG LLC, THE EICHER, ABBEY EMPIRE OF MEDIEVAL PURSUITS EMPLOYERS COUNCIL SERVICES INC EMR ENTERPRISES LLC ENCHANTED GROUNDS INC ENDPOINT DIRECT ENVISION IT PARTNERS ER-CSC GLOBAL ER-SIMPLIFILE ESKER SOFTWARE INC EST INC FAITH LUTHERAN CHURCH AND PRESCHOOL FASTENAL COMPANY FEDEX FELSBURG, HOLT AND ULLEVIG FESTIVE CUP COFFEE AND BOUTIQUE FIKA COFFEE HOUSE FIRE ALARM SERVICES INC FLOORZ LLLP FLYING HORSE RANCH FOGO DE CHAO CHURRASCARIA LLC FRANCE PHD D-ABFA, DIANE L FRANKTOWN ANIMAL CLINIC FREIE, DAVID FRENCH, JA’DAE FRONT RANGE FAST CASUAL LONE TREE LLC FRONTIER MECHANICAL INC FUJIYAMA SUSHI & HIBACHI FUNK DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION FUNUGYZ PUB & GRILL

2,085.00 4,374.92 817.65 49,194.60 25,000.00 64,836.00 25,816.50 14,190.00 12,238.00 4,950.00 22,167.26 19,742.00 626.21 25,074.85 24,722.82 136,386.20 894.90 47,379.16 22,221.50 1,972.88

CARES Act Reimbursement Due to Lone Tree-MV License Intergovernmental-Lone Tree Therapy Due to CBI-Concealed Handgun Service Contracts Elevator Witness Test Newspaper Notices/Advertising Community Outreach Professional Membership & Licenses Annual Dues Professional Membership & Licenses Guides for Released Inmates Due to State-Marriage License Due to State-CO TBI Trust Due to State-Marriage License Due to State -Drivers License Due to State-Handicap Parking Due to State-MV Due to State-eRecording Contracted Snow Removal Fire/Hazmat Participation Operating Supplies Community Outreach Due to State-Family Friendly Court Road-Street Drainage-Construction Due to State-Voter Confidentiality Master Gardening Services 3rd/4th Quarter 2020 Salaries Janitorial Supplies Insurance Claims-Property Other Professional Services Telephone/Communications Software/Hardware Support Peoria Lane Widening Developmental Disabilities Grant Transportation Services Grant Software/Hardware Support Construction Maintenance Materials Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Professional Services Community Outreach Training Services Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Support Reimbursement for Community Services Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Community Outreach Paint & Road Striping Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Medical, Dental & Vet Services Community Outreach Service Contracts Historical Homestead Stabilization Community Outreach Community Outreach Forensic Testing Mill Levy Distribution November 2020 Fiber Improvements Community Outreach Parks & Recreation Improvement Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach

13,514.00 Community Outreach 2,828.00 Recognition Programs 7,746.00 20,812.00 51,412.40 2,146.25 35.00 25,509.36 3,200.19 18,202.00 69,824.00 275.00 19,573.55 282,497.27 10,000.00 5,053.00 31.06 10,813.54 392.00 52,489.56 214.36 220.00 6,000.00 14,466.40 43,815.90 40,170.00 5,738.00 10.00 10.00 1,146.83 16,282.50 4,265.53 139.72 49.92 5,105.00 47,373.72 49,856.74 9,241.00 38,069.67 25,000.00 348,956.68 613.85 410.81 463.05 399.22 36,354.00 64,796.60 98,121.42 2,500.00 75,674.86

Security Services Community Support Community Support Professional Services/Booking Fees Process Service Fees Community Outreach Repair & Maintenance Supplies Other Purchased Services Community Outreach Professional Membership & Licenses Community Outreach Community Outreach Developmental Disabilities Grant Community Outreach Travel Expense Insurance Claims-Property Traffic Signal Parts Community Outreach Travel Expense Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Professional Membership & Licenses Reclamation & Seeding Community Outreach Postage & Delivery Service Software/Hardware Support Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Software/Hardware Support Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Community Support Sign Parts & Supplies Postage & Delivery Service Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Community Outreach Community Outreach Service Contracts Justice Center Flooring Community Outreach Community Outreach Other Professional Services Medical, Dental & Vet Services Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Community Outreach Machinery & Equipment Community Outreach Escrow Payable Community Outreach

GADES SALES COMPANY INC GADZIALA, CAMILLE GALLS LLC GMCO CORPORATION GOLDEN SPIRIT BRANDS LLC GOSNEY, JARED DANIEL GOUDY, MALISA GOVCONNECTION INC GRAND SLAM SNACKS GREAT BEGINNINGS CAFE GREY, TIFFANY GRIST BREWING COMPANY LLC GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC GW HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC H.R. RESTAURANT FOUR LLC HACIENDA II PARTNERS LLLP HARRIS GOVERN HBS-HOME BUILDERS SERVICES HDR ENGINEERING INC HEADS OR TAILS LLC HELP & HOPE CENTER HELP & HOPE CENTER

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February 11, 2021F

Public Notices Legals

Offerors must submit one (1) unbound paper copy and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format) of their Proposal no later than WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 at 2:00pm. Douglas County will not accept or consider Proposals which are time stamped at the place of receipt after the specified due date and time. Douglas County will not accept or consider e-mailed or faxed Proposals. Proposals should be hand-delivered or mailed to the location below:

Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Proposals for 2021 DOUGLAS COUNTY ONCALL UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES; CI 2021-028 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 AT 2:00PM This project consists of standard utility locating services in the instance of after-hours emergency locating and/or if County staff are unavailable/in need of additional support.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents will be available after 10:00 AM on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.bidnetdirect.com) RFP Documents are not available for purchase through Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Electronic versions of the RFP Documents obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the RFP Documents.

Douglas County Government Department of Public Works Engineering 100 Third Street, Suite 220 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Attn: JUNE AMICUCCI Douglas County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Proposal and furthermore, to award a Contract for items therein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Douglas County to do so.

Additionally, Douglas County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful Offeror. Any questions on the RFP Documents shall be directed to JUNE AMICUCCI, at 303.660.7490.

Legal Notice No. 938665 First Publication: FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Last Publication: FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Adoption / Guardianship

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: NOLAN HANSON, D.O.B.: 06/26/2008; Child, And concerning: JENNIFER HANSON, D.O.B.: 04/09/1986, Mother; KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown, Possible Father; Respondents, And James Deroover, Stepfather, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us

lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV202 DIVISION 8

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2020.

TO: KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

An Adjudication Hearing for Respondent Father, Kirk Montano has been set for March 12, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Division C, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. You are ordered to appear by calling 720437-6180, extension 75553# unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2020, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: February 3, 2021 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

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THOMSEN, MICHAEL W 650.00 THOMSON REUTERS WEST 1,062.51 TIERRA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD 2,626.43 TIGER CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 34,614.30 TLH OF COLORADO INC DBA THE OLD BLINKING 131,820.26 TO THE RESCUE 200.00 TOKYO INC 100,000.00 TONTIS PIZZA LLC 25,000.00 TORRES FAMILY RESTAURANT INC 73,422.58 TOTOTLAN 2 INC 100,768.96 TOUCH PHRASE DEVELOPMENT LLC 5,750.00 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 1,899,906.50 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 930,313.68 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 266,343.91 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 59.99 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 901.82 TOWN OF PARKER 517,234.64 TOWN OF PARKER 264,399.33 TPM STAFFING SERVICES 809.48 TRACKER SOFTWARE CORP 4,505.00 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS INC 53,231.72 TRANSWEST TRUCK TRAILER RV 127,989.00 TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 341,445.66 TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 9,899.15 TROSTLE TAVERNS LLC 90,039.38 TRU FOOD AND BEVERAGE CO 44,521.47 TRY’N ESCAPE LLC 631.87 TSN LLC 25,396.72 TUM & LENG LLC 61,751.16 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC 5,928.63 UBBEN, TYLER 49.52 ULINE 998.96 UNCC-UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF COLORADO 1,008.73 UNCLE JIMMY LLC 41,300.92 UNIFORMS WEST 2,271.00 UNION AN AMERICAN BISTRO 40,884.76 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 630.00 UNITED VENTURES INC 32,592.68 URBAN VILLAGE RESTAURANT 63,491.93 VAN WINKLE, CHERI A 184.00 VEHICLE VAULT LLC 25,000.00 VERLINDE, RAY 2,500.00 VIBE FOODS 25,882.00 VIET PHO LLC 9,103.80 VIGILANT SOLUTIONS LLC 32,435.00 VIKSAR LLC 29,008.20 VILLA PARKER INC 74,158.44 VILLAGE INN RESTAURANT 73,136.80 VINNYP LLC 149,959.69 VISITING ANGELS OF DENVER 4,216.00 VOYAGES COUNSELING 825.00 WAGGONER, DANIECE 14.24 WAGNER, JEREMY 156.40 WALTER, GARY 150.92 WARNER, CAITLIN 98.21 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLORADO INC 320.00 WASTEZERO INC 321.00 WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC 1,434.75 WEBB, SUSAN (PETTY CASH) 207.39 WEBOLUTIONS INC 4,720.00 WELCOME HOME BREWERY LLC 2,340.88 WELLSPRING COMMUNITY 31,160.00 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC 2,864.23 WESTERN SHORES LLC 10,000.00 WHISKEY LODGE LLC, THE 28,010.19 WHITE CHOCOLATE GRILL LTD 200,000.00 WHITE, KIMBERLY 76.75 WIDE OPEN SALOON LLC 35,000.00 WILLIAM STUART COMPANY INC, THE 73,966.10 WILLIAMS WORLD LLC 51,375.00 WILLIAMS, DEVON 200.00 WILSON & COMPANY INC 36,073.91 WINE BARREL, THE 31,020.42 WS DARLEY & COMPANY 13,564.86 WSH HIGHLANDS RANCH LLC 1,179.49 WU’S BROTHER COMPANY 25,000.00 XCEL ENERGY 34,459.33 XIN KUI CHEN INC 42,199.06 YNJ ENTERPRISES INC 107.79 YOKE ENTERPRISES DBA THE EGG & U 101,591.28 YOR WEI INC DBA SUBWAY 31,546.00 YOU CAN DANCE INC DBA FRED ASTAIRE DANCE 50,304.34 YOUNG WILLIAMS PC 36,180.42 ZIVARO INC 143,225.65 ZUMA’S RESCUE RANCH 562.89 TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2021

$

Veteran Affairs Stipend Software/Hardware Subscription Stormwater Support Inmate Meals Community Outreach Transportation Services Grant Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Software/Hardware Support CARES Act Reimbursement Due to Castle Rock-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Due to Larkspur-MV License Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker-MV License Intergovernmental-Parker Contract Work/Temporary Agency Software/Hardware Support Traffic Signal Parts Cars, Vans, Pickups CARES Act Reimbursement Nurse Support Program Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Travel Expense Operating Supplies Utility Notification Services Community Outreach Clothing & Uniforms Community Outreach State-CDOT Community Outreach Community Outreach Travel Expense Community Outreach Escrow Payable Community Outreach Community Outreach Software Annual Fee Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Senior Services Grant Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Community Outreach Janitorial Supplies Hayman Gauge Maintenance Operating Supplies Software/Hardware Support Community Outreach Developmental Disabilities Grant Janitorial Supplies Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Community Outreach Community Outreach Developmental Disabilities Grant Facilities Use Fees Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Community Outreach Emergency Response Supplies Community Outreach Community Outreach Utilities/Electric & Gas Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Contract Work/Temporary Agency Software/Hardware Support Community Support

30,750,902.42

THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2021 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: 938679 First Publication: February 11, 2021

Last Publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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The purchase concerned her as well because it was large and staff informed the board of its purchase after the fact, she said.

She also said the district is balancing the need to get students back to any in-person learning with taking COVID-19 precautions required by state guidelines. She called hybrid learning the best compromise.

“I absolutely want kids to be inperson. We all agree that in-person learning is the best learning environment. I want to make sure we can do it safely,” she said. “I also think that when we have a lack of consistency, we see significant learning gaps.”

Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz has seven days to approve or reject the proposed petitions from the time they are received. If the petitions get his approval, recall proponents have 60 days to gather signatures.

Klotz has informed the group its paperwork was not submitted correctly, a county spokeswoman said.

The group can submit its petitions for review again once they are properly formatted.

Ormond said the group has 400 volunteers enlisted to circulate petitions. Ormond estimated the effort will require gathering 80,000 signatures, or 20,000 for each board member.

The county spokeswoman said no more than 15,000 valid signatures are required under state statute.

Drive would be pricey The recall drive is also likely to be an expensive undertaking. Ormond has publicly pledged $100,000 of his personal funds to the cause, although he estimates the group would need to raise roughly $1 million in total.

Ormond said he registered a 501(c)4 called Road2Recall to collect donations and fund the recall effort.

On Jan. 25 the four directors targeted for recall issued a statement through Ray saying they understood “emotions are running high” regarding the best delivery of education for students during COVID-19.

They pledged to focus on what was best for students as the district navigates the remainder of this semester.

“We will continue to listen and consider all diverse perspectives (students, staff and parents) while

adhering to public health guidance,” model starting Feb. 8. the statement said.

Superintendent’s plan overruled In the days leading up to filThe district plan had been to ing recall petitions, Ormond told return secondary students to hybrid Colorado Community Media that the pandemic is not the group’s only learning by Jan. 25, but board directors broke with that recommendaconcern but became the catalyst for tion from interim Superintendent pursuing a recall.

Corey Wise on Jan. 19, delaying Directors had months during the the switch as the district received summer to plan for conducting edupushback from teachers and some cation amid COVID-19, he said, and students who preferred remote should have been able to return stulearning to hybrid. dents to in-person learning sooner Ormond said the search for a new this semester.

“This board’s failure to implement superintendent is also a top concern for the Road2Recall group and he a clear policy to keep the teachers wants a new board to oversee the safe and to allow the children to come back to in-person learning has selection process.

The group hopes to recall and rejust drastically failed,” he said. place the four members of the board Ormond said the virus poses a to gain a majority and then fill the legitimate health risk and danger remaining for high-risk seats with canpopulations, didates it supbut that the ports during state has the November laid out clear 2021 elections, guidelines for he said. conducting inTerms for person learndirectors ing safely.

Ciancio-Schor, “We know Anthony Grathat masks ziano, Krista are important, Holtzmann and they can and Kevin be worn, and Leung all we know that expire in we need to November. limit contact The remaining and quickly board direcjump on conElizabeth Hanson, tors’ terms tact tracing,” Douglas County School Board director expire in 2023. he said.

Roughly 60 He faults people had directors for expressed not having interest in serving as a candidate to “figured out a way to implement replace the four directors, Ormond those guidelines” and pointed to said. lowering COVID-19 incidence rates If recall proponents successfully in the county as another supporting gather enough valid signatures and reason to reopen schools. the incumbent does not resign, a He grew frustrated watching the special election would be scheduled district pivot learning models multo both recall the elected official and tiple times during the 2020-21 school elect their successor at the same year, and he decided in early Janutime. ary to organize a recall effort.

An elected official is recalled if a While district schools mostly conmajority of voters support removducted hybrid learning during the ing them from office. first semester, the district switched Ormond said he has already back to full-remote learning amid selected three people and is close to mass quarantines and substitute selecting a fourth candidate whom teacher shortages before the semeshe would endorse to replace the curter’s end. rent directors. He declined to name Elementary age students began those individuals before candidates the second semester in full incan formally register with the state. person learning while middle and Ormond said people from a vahigh schools are conducting full riety of backgrounds have shown remote learning. On Feb. 2, direcinterest. tors signed off on a plan to return “Political party isn’t even a consecondary students to some inperson learning with a “Hybrid 2.0” sideration. I haven’t even looked at

‘I absolutely want kids to be in-person. We all agree that in-person learning is the best learning environment. I want to make sure we can do it safely.’

that,” he said.

Several public speakers during the Feb. 2 board meeting voiced support for the recall effort as they urged directors to reopen secondary schools, if not to 100% in-person learning, than to hybrid learning.

Students’ mental health, socialization and academic performance is all suffering without in-person instruction, said parents, students and at least one educator.

Other community members have voiced support for board directors at recent board meetings and cautioned against reopening schools.

Student activist and Legend High School senior Ethan Reed was one of several students to speak at the latest board meeting, urging directors against launching hybrid learning.

Reed has told Colorado Community Media that among his concerns are the emergence of new mutations in the virus that are more transmissible. He proposed keeping secondary schools in remote education until teachers can be widely vaccinated.

On Jan. 22, Reed submitted a letter to board directors undersigned by more than 120 other students, parents and educators in the district urging directors against a return to hybrid or in-person learning.

Kallie Leyba, president of the Douglas County Federation, the teachers’ union, has also expressed concern about a premature return to in-person learning, along with her opposition to a recall effort of board directors.

As talk of recalls brewed in January, Leyba stressed the district is facing myriad opinions about how to conduct school during COVID. Wise “clearly communicated” in January board meetings that the district switched to full remote learning last semester because of operational pressures on the system, she said, and not because district leadership felt it was better than in-person learning.

“It’s unfortunate that there is a vocal minority that continues to speak at board meetings about opening our schools with 100% attendance without regard to the realities that we were facing operationally,” she said.

Leyba said she is empathetic toward board directors and hopes the community will be as well.

“I would just really urge our community to consider the facts behind why the decisions that are being made are being made,” she said. “I feel for (directors).”

Public Notices Legal Notice No. 938677 First Publication: February 11, 2021 Last Publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: NOLAN HANSON, D.O.B.: 06/26/2008; Child, And concerning: JENNIFER HANSON, D.O.B.: 04/09/1986, Mother; KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown,

Possible Father; Respondents, And James Deroover, Stepfather, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV202 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2020.

TO: JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

An Adjudication Hearing for Respondent Fathers, has been set for March 12, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Division C, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. You are ordered to appear by calling 720-437-6180, extension 75553# unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY

HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD. You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship.

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a

district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2020, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: February 3, 2021 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 938676 First Publication: February 11, 2021 Last Publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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