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Remote learning moving forward Gov. Jared Polis stressed need for in-person education for state’s youngest learners

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Audra Lynn, 25, lifts weights in the Highlands Ranch Eastridge Recreation Center. Lynn, a Highlands Ranch resident, feels safe using the gym because of how clean the staff keeps it, she said.

PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER

Working out a new system Tighter COVID-19 restrictions mean users of rec centers must make reservations Jim Nelms, 77, gets his temperature checked at the front desk of the Highlands Ranch Eastridge Recreation Center. Nelms was admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 in October and is happy to be back in the gym following his recovery, he said.

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Visitors checking into the Eastridge Recreation Center on Nov. 19 had a flurry of questions for the front desk staff.

Can I still enter without a reservation? How many people are allowed

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in the pool? What do these new restrictions mean?

The community recreation centers in Highlands Ranch added a new reservation system Nov. 14 after the state moved Douglas County into level orange — limiting gyms to 25% capacity — on the dial of COVID-19 restrictions.

Since then, the state has again moved the county on the dial, this time to level red, which is one step away from purple, or a stay-at-home order similar to what the state used in the spring. Now, gyms and fitness centers are required to limit their

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After Gov. Jared Polis stressed the need for Colorado’s youngest learners to return to in-person learning, including those in areas transitioning to new and tighter COVID-19 restrictions, the Douglas County School District remained on track to move all its students in the opposite direction this semester.

As of Nov. 17, the district had thousands of students and staff in quarantine and expected those numbers SEE REMOTE, P4

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‘MOVING FORWARD’

Even amid a pandemic, for some, there’s no time like the present to open a business P12

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New rules prohibit indoor dining, personal gatherings Denver metro counties move to level red on COVID-19 dial

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Denver metro counties continue to inch closer to local stayat-home orders under Colorado’s system of coronavirus-related restrictions, the state announced a new level of rules that prohibits indoor dining and personal gatherings — a change that applies to the majority of the Denver metro area and many counties in other regions.

The state’s COVID-19 dial, which has been in effect since September, is the set of different levels of restrictions that each county is required to follow based on the severity of a county’s local virus spread.

The dial grew out of the state’s safer-at-home order, the policy that came after the statewide stay-athome order this spring and allowed numerous types of businesses to reopen.

The state recently switched to color identifiers — levels blue, yellow and orange rather than numbered levels — to avoid confusion. Until Nov. 17, level red meant a stay-at-home order. Now, level red — “severe risk” — is the second most restrictive level. The purple level, deemed “extreme risk,” amounts to a stay-at-home order.

The new level red, announced by the Colorado Department of Public

FROM ORANGE TO RED: WHAT IT MEANS

The following are some of the differences between Level Orange and the more-restrictive Level Red on the state’s COVID-19 dial. For a complete list, go to https://covid19.colorado.gov/covid-19-dial Personal gatherings: Moves from up to 10 people from no more than two households to no gatherings allowed.

Restaurants: Moves from 25% capacity, up to 50 people, to no inside dining allowed — only take-out, curbside, delivery or outdoor dining with those from same household permitted.

Last call for alcohol: Moves from 10 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Bars (without food service): Remain closed for on-premises consumption but can offer alcohol with food service through delivery, takeout, drive-thru or curbside service. Bars that function with a full-service kitchen or provide food from a licensed retail food establishment, such as a neighboring restaurant or food truck, may stay open for on-premises dining.

“Noncritical” offices: Moves from 25% capacity to 10% capacity, with remote work strongly encouraged under both levels. For a list of which businesses are considered “critical,” see page 37 at tinyurl. com/ColoradoUpdatedDial.

Gyms/fitness centers: Moves from 25% capacity, up to 25 people, to 10% capacity, up to 10 people.

Indoor events: Moves from 25% capacity, up to 50 people, to no events allowed.

Health and Environment on Nov. 17, encompasses the vast majority of the metro area. The new level took effect in counties with severe enough virus spread on Nov. 20,

Dear Douglas County Elections Staff and Workers: As we wrap up the 2020 General Election, I’d like to take a moment to express my thanks and to recognize you for working side by side to ensure the integrity of the election process.

Together you provided citizens with the opportunity to exercise their most fundamental privilege, the right to vote, as evidenced by the record turnout in Douglas County and the State of Colorado. From the conduct of the election itself, to processing more than 230,000 ballots and tabulating the results, it was your hard work and dedication that ultimately made the election process a success.

During the 2020 General Election, our Douglas County Elections workforce grew from less than 20 staff members to a team of 450, including temporary staff and election judges, who all assisted in processing the most ballots ever returned in County history. Your dedication to preserving the integrity of the democratic process is appreciated and applauded.

As Douglas County’s chief elections officer, please accept my most sincere thanks.

Respectfully yours, Merlin Klotz Douglas County Clerk and Recorder

Health chief ‘cautiously optimistic’ about level red

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according to the department. Most area counties had been at level orange.

The counties that moved to the new level are Adams, Arapahoe, Boulder, Broomfield, Denver, Douglas and Jefferson in the metro area.

Other Other counties across the state that transitioned that day are Clear Creek, La Plata, Logan, Mesa, Morgan, Routt, Summit and Washington counties.

“If we are not careful now, we risk plunging into the deep end of the dial, where hospitals are not able to serve everyone who needs care, whether they are COVID-19 patients or other types of patients,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, executive director of the CDPHE, said in a news release.

“It’s up to all Coloradans to help our essential health care workers save lives.”

Some of the key changes that come with counties moving from orange to red: • Personal gatherings of two or more people — whether in public or

private — are prohibited. Nothing in the updated public health order prohibits gatherings of people who live in the same residence.

• Restaurants are closed for indoor dining. Takeout, curbside and delivery are allowed. Dining in outdoor spaces with members of a person’s own household is allowed.

• Indoor events, both seated and unseated, are closed.

• Outdoor events, both seated and unseated, are now allowed to be attended only by groups that consist of people from the same households.

A spokesperson for the State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state publichealth department, provided the new thresholds of virus spread that would trigger a county to move to the new level red. Similar to a threshold for the old level red, the line a county would have to cross is 350 new cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period — a metric known as a county’s “incidence rate.”

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Q&A with Michael Agostinho, Legend High School teacher

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Michael Agostinho is a history teacher at Legend High School in Parker and an executive board member of the Douglas County Federation, the local teachers’ union in the Douglas County School District. Here are Agostinho’s thoughts on the district’s switch back to remote learning, which will begin Nov. 30.

How have preparations for remote learning been going?

Honestly, switching back to remote teaching has been OK due to the systems we already had in place at Legend High School. We were already using the online platform Canvas, creating class homepages and weekly

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to continue rising in the coming days, a spokeswoman said.

Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a new dial system on Nov. 17 aimed at giving communities more steps to improve the status of COVID-19 locally before entering a full shutdown. The colorcoded dial system has multiple levels, each assigned a color.

Most area counties, including Douglas County, have been moved from the orange level to the red level, the second highest, effective Nov. 20.

That comes with new restrictions, including a ban on indoor dining at restaurants. If a county should enter

Google docs for the students to follow. Even back in August, I was planning for the worst because I expected to be fully remote at some point this semester. It’s the nature of pandemics, and it’s Agostinho unfortunate how bad this wave has been. Unfortunately, the systems in place could not sustain the rising number of cases in the state and also in Douglas County.

What issues are most top of mind for educators during this transition?

The issue myself, my colleagues and DCF feel is the same: We miss the kids.

I feel for them all, but especially the freshmen and the seniors. Everyone has dealt with a great deal of uncerthe purple phase, the highest level, it would essentially be given a stay-athome order.

The governor said one of the top three goals of the new dial was to get children back to in-person learning, adding time was of the essence for elementary-age students, including those in red-level counties.

“We encourage preschool through fifth-grade students to continue learning in-person or restart if the districts have taken a hiatus,” Polis said.

Middle school students attending school in red zones could attend inperson, hybrid or remote, while high schools in areas of high risk should conduct hybrid or remote learning, Polis said.

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tainty this year with daily changes becoming the norm.

As remote teachers, the learning continues as we head into the holiday season. We have a plan in place for finals, and hopefully cases will reach a peak, trend down, and then we can get back to at least a Hybrid model in January 2021. The bright side is that eventually things WILL get back to normal!

with having each student put their favorite food/Thanksgiving activity in the chat. A little normalcy will feel pretty good right about now.

How are you helping students during this time?

Myself and my colleagues have also been working hard to connect with our students. Sometimes, just asking them how their day is going is a great way to start class. It is nice to see their faces without masks as well. On Nov. 18 and 19, I am going to end each class

What supports are available to educators during this time?

The union has been there to support staff dealing with mental stress and strain. They have also supplied resources to improve all of our media literacy in order to separate fact from fiction.

Lastly, teachers are grieving the loss of this semester as we wanted it to be. It’s not what any of us wanted, but as interim Superintendent Corey Wise explained very well in the Nov. 10 board meeting, this is necessary as the system just can’t continue to function under these circumstances.

education, Polis said.

The Douglas County School District on Nov. 12 announced all students will transition back to remote learning after Thanksgiving Break amid a spike in COVID-19 cases that placed unprecedented strains on its system.

That remained the plan following Polis’ update, including for pre-K and elementary students.

Paula Hans, a spokeswoman for the district, provided a statement in response to an interview request with interim Superintendent Corey Wise.

“Making the decision to transition to remote learning was difficult. We know it is better for our students to be in school, with peers and our amazing educators,” the statement said. “However, the high number of cases and quarantines in Douglas County is creating an environment where many of our students and teachers no longer have a predictable school routine.”

The district had more than 6,300 students and staff quarantined as of Nov. 17, and “it appears those numbers will continue to rise in the coming days,” Hans said.

The scope of quarantines has created a “tremendous staffing shortage”

and consequently a significant barrier to conducting in-person learning, Hans said.

The district has been forced to transition several schools to remote learning temporarily during the first semester as quarantines kept more teachers out of the classroom than there were available substitutes.

Polis said the state education and health departments were working to provide school districts with additional federal funding in the coming days and weeks to help students return to in-person learning “sooner rather than later.”

Those resources could include personal protective gear, funding for outdoor classrooms and other supplies.

Polis said it is especially important preschool and elementary age students return to in-person learning so that “our children’s future is not yet another casualty of this pandemic.”

“We want to make sure we emphasize the need for K-5 especially to return to in-person instruction,” Polis said. “We feel that based on the data, for many families and for many kids, that is the safest place they can be with the safety parameters that we have at school.”

New program assists with housing resources STAFF REPORT

The Douglas County Housing Partnership is participating in a new program helping Coloradans gain access to local housing resources, including financial assistance and legal services.

The Housing Counseling Assistance Program, organized by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, the Colorado Division of Housing and Brothers Redevelopment, a Denver nonprofit providing housing and housing-related services to low-income, elderly and disabled residents, launched in October.

Residents can call the state’s centralized housing helpline, Colorado Housing Connects, at 1-844-926-6632, to be connected to local housing resources like legal services, financial assistance and long-term solutions for sustainable housing solutions.

The program aims to prevent foreclosures.

Residents can also access housing

counseling services through Brothers Redevelopment.

The program is funded by the Colorado Department of Local Affairs.

The service is free to residents and operated through Colorado Housing Connects, a free, centralized helpline run by Brothers Redevelopment that helps residents navigate through nonemergency housing services and resources.

Other partners include Boulder County, the Douglas County Housing Partnership, NEWSED, Denver’s Southwest Improvement council and others.

“Renters and homeowners in crisis often don’t know where the first place to start might be. As the state’s sole centralized housing resource, Colorado Housing Connects is a great first place to start to connect you with the resources to help with eviction and foreclosure prevention in the spirit of keeping people housed,” Colorado Housing Connects Manager Patrick Noonan said.

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County’s COVID-19 restrictions could tighten or lessen in coming weeks

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Douglas County was included on a list of counties that, based on skyrocketing COVID-19 cases, have been moved to the state’s new level 0red. The second-highest level of erestrictions bans indoor dining at restaurants and limits capacity at gyms, among other things.

The state plans to re-evaluate Douglas County’s level in mid- to late December, according to a Nov. 17 letter from the state to the county.

“Should transmission levels continue to escalate, we may revisit additional restrictions sooner, conversely if the trend is reversed, we can discuss moving the county back down the dial,” according to the letter.

Douglas County’s move to the red level was effective Nov. 20. The county had been moved to level orange on the state’s dial just a week earlier.

“Given the increase in incidence rates in Douglas County and across the state, the implementation of

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Based on that standard, in roughly 50 of Colorado’s 64 counties, the rates of new cases cross the line for the new level red based on the state’s data as of Nov. 18, but many appear likely not to move to that level for at least a few weeks, if at all.

More than a dozen of those counties sat in levels lower than orange as of Nov. 18.

For example, Costilla, Custer, Lake, Montezuma, Pitkin and San Juan counties are moving to level orange on Nov. 20. Those counties’

COVID-19 Dial Level Red restrictions is more suitable at this time,” according to the Nov. 17 letter from the state.

As of Nov. 18, the latest, highest single-day case counts in the county were almost seven times higher than the highest single-day counts in the spring. The county’s 14-day incidence rate, as of that same day, was 800 cases per 100,000 people.

That’s more than seven times higher than it was at the start of October.

Also as of Nov. 18, 11 Douglas County residents had died of COVID-19 this month. Seven residents died in all of October and one person in September.

In a Nov. 18 work session, county commissioners Lora Thomas and Roger Partridge directed county staff to look into the state’s reasoning for moving Douglas County to level red while not doing so for some other counties that also meet the threshold.

Commissioners also discussed accelerating a round of funding for county restaurants.

incidence rates exceed the limit of 350 aside from San Juan, whose data appears to be evaulated differently due to its small population.

As COVID-19 cases continue on a steep spike across Colorado, several public-health agency directors signed a Nov. 5 letter to the state public-health department, urging the state to speed up the process of moving counties to tighter restrictions on the dial.

The letter included signatures from health agency leaders from Denver, Jefferson, Broomfield, Boulder, Lincoln, Prowers and Kiowa counties, along with Tri-County Health, which serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

ON THE WAY UP

Workers install one of the exterior signs of the In-N-Out Burger being built near County Line Road in Lone Tree on Nov. 19. Officials from California-based In-N-Out say the Lone Tree location, 9171 E. Westview Road, is expected to open by the end of the year.

The Lone Tree eatery will be the third to open in Colorado — In-N-Outs in Aurora and Colorado Springs opened Nov. 20.

PHOTO BY NICK PUCKETT

Keep It Up, Douglas County!

Keep washing your hands, staying apart and wearing your mask. Douglas County communities are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Your COVID safety measures make a difference. Learn more at douglas.co.us/douglascovid19/keep-itup-douglas-county

Give convalescent plasma to help fight COVID-19 If you’ve had COVID-19 and recovered, you could play a vital role in helping those currently fighting the virus.

Douglas County is hosting a Convalescent Plasma Blood Drive at Castle Rock Adventist Hospital on Dec. 4 from 10:30 am - 3 pm. To review the eligibility requirements and schedule an appointment visit vitalant.org or call 303.363.2300 - use blood drive code A531.

Mental health resources Everyone face challenges in life that can impact their mental health. The Douglas County Mental Health Initiative has resources to help you navigate these challenging times. For more information visit douglas.co.us/mental-health-initiative

COVID-19 Grants and General Assistance available Applications are being accepted for General/Emergency Assistance Grants, Nonprofit Grant Program, and Small Business Grant Program. To learn more and review eligibility details and deadlines for each program visit douglas.co.us/cares-act

Community COVID-19 testing locations through Dec. 30 COVID-19 swabbing and antibody testing are available with or without health insurance for the remainder of the year. To preregister and to learn more visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testing/events.

For information about other testing providers visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testing-locations

Need help with home heating costs?

Eligible low-income households in Douglas County may apply for energy assistance through the Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP) beginning Nov. 1.

For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for LEAP or email LEAPHELP@discovermygoodwill.org

County Offices closed Nov. 26 and 27 Douglas County offices will be closed on Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Many county services are available online at DoItOnlineDouglas.com

Visit douglas.co.us

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Legislature eyes small-business, housing relief Lawmakers also plan support for child-care providers, broadband access for remote school

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Gov. Jared Polis announced a new round of coronavirus-related restrictions that harken back to the kinds of orders Coloradans saw near the start of the pandemic, the governor announced he would call state lawmakers back to the Capitol in hopes of providing economic relief for Colorado residents and small businesses.

Lawmakers were to come to the Capitol “in the near future” as part of a “special session” of the Legislature called by Polis, according to a Nov. 17 news release. The Legislature’s regular session — the roughly four-month period in which bills are passed — typically begins in January.

The final specifics of what the state Legislature will work on were still in the works, according to the news release, but the bills are expected to include the following items: • Small-business assistance, including “direct aid and tax relief.”

• Housing and rental assistance.

• Support for child-care providers.

• Expanding broadband access for students and school staff.

Colorado’s new level red of coronavirus-related restrictions is sure to put a strain on the state’s economy: Among the new changes are a shutdown of indoor dining at restaurants, a ban on indoor events, and a tightening of capacity limits at some office-based businesses and gyms.

The new round of restrictions comes on the heels of Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations hitting the highest levels ever recorded during the pandemic. Colorado’s previous record, or “peak,” of COVID-19 patients was 888 in April. As of Nov. 9, more than 1,000 people were in the hospital statewide for COVID-19.

In the absence of new federal action to bring businesses and workers relief, state lawmakers must fill a gap, state House Speaker K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, said in the news release.

“With COVID-19 cases reaching daily new records and winter just around the corner, Coloradans can’t wait any longer for Congress to provide relief — they need us to act now to help small businesses, families and students get through the challenging months ahead,” Becker said.

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With COVID-19 continuing to spread throughout the area, many local holiday events have been moved to virtual platforms.

The Highlands Ranch Community Association, which hosts holiday events every year, has followed that online trend in hopes of bringing the holiday spirirt to the community in spite of all the pandemic-related shutdowns, said spokesperson Jamie Noebel.

“We know how difficult these uncertain times are with things in our COVID world changing so frequently, so we are continuing to bring a bit of the holiday spirit to our community,” she said in an emailed statement.

“While we can’t do all the wonderful live events as in prior years, we do

have some options to bring joy to the community in a safe way.”

A virtual “Nutcracker” show will be available to stream on the HRCA website, at HRCAonline.org/Nutcracker, beginning Nov. 27. The free show will be one hour long and available until Jan. 1.

A Classical Christmas Concert, with members of the Colorado Symphony, will also be livestreamed on the HRCA Facebook page Dec. 9 at 6:30 p.m.

While a drive-thru Santa event put on by HRCA is sold out, the organization is asking residents to drop off their letters to Santa at the Eastridge Recreation Center, located at 9568 University Boulevard.

“While it may be hard to visit Santa in-person this year, kids can still make sure Santa gets their Christmas wish list,” according to a news release from HRCA. “Letters received by Dec. 17 will get a letter back from the North Pole.”

“Santa’s mailbox” will be at Eastridge from Nov. 30 until Dec. 17 and those who wish to receive a letter back must provide their return address.

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Jim Nelms, 77, uses an elliptical in the Highlands Ranch Eastridge Recreation Center, while wearing a mask. Nelms has been frustrated by the recent orders by the state, which restrict how many people can be in the facility, he said.

Visitors at the Highlands Ranch Eastridge Recreation Center wear masks while they use treadmills in the facility’s gym.

capacities to 10%, or 10 people per room.

On the first Monday with the reservation system, guests were extremely frustrated and confused, said Dana Sigman, who checks morning guests in on weekdays.

“They didn’t understand the change,” she said. “A lot of people think it’s us (making the decision) but once I explain to them that it’s not … they’re more receptive to it.”

Sigman has heard lots of complaints and rude comments from guests who are angry about the restrictions, but most are extremely understanding about the changes, she said.

“There’s nothing anyone can do about this,” she said “We have to get it under control, and if we don’t, we’re going to be shut down.”

Many guests at the gym said they appreciate the precautions.

“I prefer coming here, everything is so much cleaner,” said Audra Lynn, 25. “Gyms are so high risk, but they make it not.”

Connor O’Shields, 18, said he prefers the new system.

“It’s very different than what it was prior, which is a good thing,” he said.

“We need to keep everyone safe and healthy.”

Rich Daniel, 40, said the biggest impact for him is that he has to plan ahead a bit more.

“It’s understandable and necessary at this time, as much as it’s inconvenient,” he said.

Not everyone is happy with the changes. Jim Nelms, 77, said he

Connor O’Shields, 18, uses weights in the Highlands Ranch Eastridge Recreation Center. Guests at the facility are asked to clean all equipment that they use.

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doesn’t think the plan passed down by the state is very well thought out.

“Somebody needs to come down here and look at this (facility) firsthand,” he said. “They’re dictating from downtown.”

Nelms, who said he recently recovered from COVID-19 after fighting the disease in the hospital in October, believes the recreation facility is being underutilized unnecessarily.

“I appreciate what these guys are doing,” he said, referring to the gym staff. “The decision makers are the

ones at fault.”

The reservation system applies to the cardio area, weight room, gym, tennis area and indoor pool, according to the HRCA website. Everyone visiting the facility is required to wear a mask at all times. They’re also asked to maintain 6 feet of distance from others and frequently wash their hands.

Reservations, which will be available every Wednesday at 10 a.m. for the following week, can be made at hrcaonline.org/reservations.

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Longtime Highlands Ranch Community Association employee Colorado native I’m 61 and a fourth-generation native to Colorado. I lived in southeast Denver and decided I liked the schools here in Douglas County.

We moved here 24 years ago and we live just around the corner from the Eastridge Recreation Center.

‘Incredible stories’ I raised my kids as a stay-athome mom, and then 20 years ago, I decided I wanted a job. So I came to the HRCA and worked as a day camp facilitator for 10 years. When that program shut down, my old boss, Meredith Parker, told our CEO at that time that they needed to keep me. So I’ve been working in guest services for the past 10 years.

My favorite part of the job is meeting new members and hearing members’ life stories. You just get to know their families and their stories. There are incredible stories. I know a lot about my regulars.

Fun facts My husband and I ride a Harley.

We like to go everywhere, including to other states. The most important thing now is our grandkids, who are 4 years old, 2 years old and 3 months old.

I’m a pretty open book. The guests

Dana Sigman, 61, has worked for the Highlands Ranch Community Association for 20 years. Sigman checks in morning guests during the weekdays at the Eastridge Recreation Center.

PHOTO BY ELLIOTT WENZLER know how much my family means to me.

community that way. I just think that it’s even more important now.

Since the pandemic began I’ve been seeing this in a humanitarian state of mind. Our community has to pull together and do the best we can. I’ve always viewed the

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Rep. Alec Garnett, D-Denver, the incoming state House Speaker who will take the helm in January, echoed Becker in the news release.

“We need an economic recovery where every Coloradan has a fair shot, but this can’t happen if restaurants and bars close, families lose their homes, students can’t get online and day care centers shutter,” Garnett said in the release. “We need to act now to bridge the gap where Washington has failed, or our economy will falter.”

Because government is considered an “essential service,” it is exempt from most public health orders, according to a Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment news release. The state House and Senate can adopt their own rules to govern procedures and enforce compliance by members, according to the release.

CDPHE recommended that the Legislature abide by the following guidance: • Conduct legislative business remotely as much as possible.

• Everyone who will be physically present for business at the Capitol, including legislators, security and press, should undergo a health screening and symptom check daily upon arrival.

• Lawmakers and staff should undergo COVID-19 tests before and during the session.

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VOICES Going forward and looking back

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t won’t be long before we’ll start to see trees strapped to cars and colored lights outlining houses; maybe a few front lawn inflatables; countless advertisements; QUIET and familiar holiday DESPERATION songs.

But it won’t be the same or even close.

The projections — if you believe in science — are grim: as bad as the Spanish flu numbers, by the fall of 2021.

The fall of 2021?

Have you, like me, Craig Marshall looked back? At first Smith the virus seemed disconcerting; then it became pernicious and deadly.

One thing after another was canceled or rescheduled.

We were ordered to stay at home, asked to wear masks.

Some adamantly refused and still do.

Large gatherings were discouraged

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Give up one gathering out of respect After over 30 years of hosting Thanksgiving dinner, this year I canceled. As a retired medical technologist, and parent of an emergency room nurse, I have too much respect for front-line healthcare workers. They are exhausted professionals who continue to care for patients while too frequently given inadequate PPE, compensation, or support.

I have too much respect for all the educators who have been valiantly teaching in person, remotely or hybrid, with too little pay, inadequate public concern for their safety, and little public understanding of the their untenable workload.

I have too much respect for firefighters and law enforcement. I have too much respect for workers that keep our food supply chain functioning and deliveries on time. I have too much respect for small business owners forced to adapt to everchanging mandates and guidelines while fully comprehending their businesses cannot fully recover or maybe even survive until the pandemic is controlled.

I have too much respect for the elderly, who have endured months of isolation and been forced to forgo visiting with children, grandchildren and greatgrandchildren. The exhaustion, health and safety of essential

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workers, small business owners and the elderly are being ignored by a public that is too willing to put their own wants before the needs of fellow citizens.

All of us need to examine the consequences of our actions. It’s time we give those who give their all the respect they deserve. We can do that by giving up a large Thanksgiving dinner for one year.

Patricia Crowley Lone Tree Biden brings hope for immigrants The past four years have been trying for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients, also known as Dreamers, and many other immigrants.

Since 2017, President Trump has sought to deport the nearly 700,000 DACA recipients in the U.S., including the 15,000 here in Colorado. These young immigrants have called this country home since they were children, and they contribute immensely to our communities and economy.

Thankfully, these attempts were rejected by the Supreme Court that ruled in favor of the program and against the administration in June. DACA recipients contribute $527 million in annual spending to our economy SEE LETTERS, P11

The German smoked Lucky Strike.

The Norwegian lived next to the blue house.

The Camel smoker had a neighbor who drank water.

Now: Which of the men kept fish?

Perhaps that will keep you or your children or grandchildren busy for a while. But it comes with a warning: 98% are incapable of solving it.

If that one is too daunting, try this: What is more useful when it is broken?

How many times can you subtract 5 from 25?

What, if anything, is wrong with this famous Groucho Marx comment?

“One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas.”

Finally, rearrange “saving knight” and put the word “happy” in front of it; from Harry and me.

Ready?

My father and mother lived across the street from five houses of different colors, each occupied by man of a different nationality.

Every man had his favorite drink, his favorite brand of cigarettes and kept a particular kind of pet.

An Englishman lived in the red house.

The Swede kept dogs.

The Dane drank tea.

The green house was just to the left of the white one.

The owner of the green house drank coffee.

The Pall Mall smoker kept birds.

The owner of the yellow house smoked Dunhill.

The man in the center house drank milk.

The Norwegian lived in the first house.

The Camel smoker had a neighbor who kept cats.

The man who smoked Marlboro drank beer.

The man who kept horses lived next to the Dunhill smoker.

and then prohibited.

But “What, me worry?”

Thousands of Notre Dame students filled the field after the football team upset Clemson.

Weddings have gone on. Parties.

Religious services.

Some businesses have suffered irreparable losses.

Care to go on a cruise?

Amid all of this, traditionalists will nevertheless observe and celebrate as always in the weeks ahead.

Undoubtedly, there will be some adjustments and compromises.

My own plans are next to none.

But for years, I made travel agent (remember?) arrangements to fly into Traverse City, Michigan, and spend a week under cloudy skies.

That part is not missed, but the irreplaceable opportunities to be around our little family is missed.

Home-cooked meals, bowl games and the constant drone of judgment.

“Don’t you own a comb, Craig?”

And along with all of the festivities, I’ll miss their unusual neighborhood.

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

Behavior clears path and motivation follows

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ne question that I seem to be getting more of these days is around motivation. Not only are people asking how to get mo- WINNING tivated, but they are WORDS also asking how they can stay motivated.

“People often say that motivation doesn’t really last.

Well neither does bathing, that’s why we recommend it daily.” - Zig Ziglar Mr. Ziglar certainly knew a lot about how Michael Norton to motivate us and more importantly how to keep us motivated. And he would also be the first one to remind us that motivation is temporary unless it is coupled with action. It is one thing to be motivated about setting a goal or getting inspired by the thought of a new project, and it is something completely different in taking the actions necessary to achieve our goals or complete our projects.

Sometimes we can use a motivated mindset as the spark that leads us

to take the actions necessary for our productivity or success. For some of us, this how we are wired. When we are feeling good and life is better than good, finding sources of motivation is easy, our creativity is inspired, we are filled with hope, and we end up crushing our tasks and to-do lists. When we are feeling motivated, we may exercise a little longer and push a little harder.

When we are feeling motivated, we may make better choices in what we do, what we eat, and how we treat our bodies.

But what happens when we aren’t feeling so good, or when life isn’t going quite the way we want it to be going? What happens when we really don’t feel like exercising, going to work, or staying on our eating plan?

And let’s face it, we all have those days from time to time, don’t we?

Again, for some of us, we can adjust our thinking, fill our minds with powerful and positive thoughts, and motivate ourselves to get after whatever it is that needs getting after. We can turn on a song that gets us fired up. We can listen to a motivational

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Looking hard for good things as a hard year ends

s people like to say, time flies — especially for some of us.

The past eight months have obviously dragged along with the COVID-19 pandemic, but Thanksgiving is here and it’s time for all of us to think about why we are thankful.

I am thankful 2020 OVERTIME is about to end. It has been a bad year, but hopefully 2021 will bring us back to some sense of those normal days when we didn’t have to worry about going out, meeting with people and going to Jim Benton games with more than a handful of people in attendance.

I am thankful for family and

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talk or read an inspiring book or quote. For many others, it’s just not that simple.

Motivated behavior happens when we are first motivated by behavior.

David Sandler, and many other experts have written and spoken about doing the behaviors even when we don’t feel like doing them. David Sandler said it this way, “It’s not how you feel that determines how you act. It’s how you act that determines how you feel.”

How many of us have had the experience of not feeling like getting our workout in, but after the first few minutes on the treadmill, we were fired up to keep going. For those of us in the profession of selling, we have all had those moments or days when we knew that we needed to prospect but we just didn’t feel

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friends, who are always there to offer comfort, support and to be a person who will listen. And also I am grateful for the little things that are often taken for granted. I could enumerate a lot of them, but high on the list are hugs.

And there is a huge reason now to acknowledge those little things during the current pandemic.

The last eight months have been frustrating, and I am wishing for the return of normalcy and would be thankful to see that back even in an abbreviated form.

In sports, I’m happy and thankful for the return of some sports with the shortened seasons and different formats. It took a lot of courage to play in the unusual seasons.

I am also grateful for concussion protocols, which were long overdue.

There is no more shaking it off and returning to action after an athlete

identifies the number of fingers shown to him or her.

That’s the way it used to be and the long-term repercussions were overlooked. However, I would also look forward for officials and those in charge of rules to keep in mind the intent of the rules. Sometimes it seems like football and other sports are not the same because of the safety rules.

Comebacks are great and another thing to be grateful for — especially when the team you are rooting for is the one making the comeback. And game-ending baskets, touchdowns, field goals, home runs, goals and saves to win a game will always remembered.

Instant replays are neat. I confess there have been many times when I have been wrong about the outcome of a play until I watch it on replay.

And a good, close overtime game is another item in sports that I applaud. And once again, it depends on if the team you favor is the one that wins. College football overtime games should be the blueprint, but if the NFL used the same format, I admit there would probably be fourovertime contests.

Upsets are yet another thing that gets sports fans excited.

It’s good some high school sports were played, and are being played, this fall. I will be thankful if the winter sports season gets started, with COVID-19 cases showing a major decline.

like it. And when we don’t feel like prospecting, we can easily become demotivated, talking ourselves right out of picking up the phone. But knowing our career and income depend on prospecting, we start doing the behavior, and once we begin it’s almost impossible to stop us.

Even the act of picking up a motivational book and choosing to read it is doing a behavior. Spending a few minutes to think about what motivates us is a behavior. Selecting our most energizing song and pushing play is a behavior. This underscores that motivated behavior happens when we are first motivated by behavior. And once we become committed to doing the behaviors that will motivate us the most, layering in some form of daily motivation as Zig Ziglar mentions in his quote above, it will help us along our journey of becoming motivated and staying motivated.

How about you? Are you in search of how to get or stay motivated? Are

you doing the behaviors whether you feel like it or not? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com and when we combine our behaviors with our motivation, it really will be a better than

good week.

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

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migrants and Colorado receive the support they have earned.

Elena Dodd Parker

and pay $59.1 million in state and local taxes. DACA recipients have been essential pieces of our communities and our response to the COVID-19 pandemic, serving as essential workers in crucial industries like agriculture, nursing and manufacturing and more.

Thankfully, President Trump’s four years of anti-immigrant efforts are coming to an end. Election night polling found that American voters overwhelmingly opposed President Trump’s positions on immigration.

With the election of former Vice President Joe Biden, DACA recipients can breathe a sigh of relief. But there is immense reform to be done.

The Biden administration must commit to protecting immigrants, saving DACA, and passing comprehensive immigration reform that includes a pathway to citizenship for the undocumented population in this country. By taking these steps, we can finally begin to undo the last four years and ensure that im-

Food bank is grateful for help Saturday, Nov. 14, 2020 was a special day at the Parker Task Force food bank. During our drive-up food drive the community donated 317 cases of food, enough to feed 150 families. We have not been able to have our usual community food drives at the grocery stores because of the pandemic, so the drive-up food drive was essential to restock the shelves of the food bank. We are assisting a record number of clients and project that to continue.

We appreciate our donors more than ever in these unprecedented times. Thank you to everyone who came out to support us: donors, volunteers, and the Rotary Club of Parker. For over 33 years the community has been there to support its neighbors in need through the Parker Task Force. For that I am grateful.

Steve Budnack Volunteer Chairman Parker Task Force

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‘Not for the lighthearted’

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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efore the pandemic hit, Kim Mangle’s nonprofit consultancy business was booming. Then, COVID-19 arrived and her income dried up almost overnight.

“I had this 48-hour period where I went from super busy to having no clients whatsoever,” said Mangle, a Golden resident. “I started to panic.”

When a friend working as a nurse asked her if she could help out by sewing some masks, Mangle used her newfound free time to start making the sought-after product.

Before long, Mangle realized she enjoyed the work and began getting compliments on the masks, which she also made for friends and family. In August, she decided to launch her own business: 5280Masks, LLC. With the help of her grandmother’s vintage sewing machine, Mangle has now made and sold more than 800 masks.

“It’s been a lot of work, but for me it’s been a really positive outlet,” Mangle said.

Across the metro area, businesses have shuttered left and right since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. But not all doors are closing. Some businesses, like Mangles, have actually been sprouting up during this financially tumultuous time.

Grocery opens doors While Mangle is capitalizing on demand of a new product, other businesses opening up are seeking customers looking for more traditional goods.

The Gold Line Grab and Go, for example, is a new convenience and grocery store that opened in Olde Town Arvada.

When the owners of the shop bought their storefront in February, not a single confirmed case of COVID-19 had entered the state yet.

A month later, owners had to make an impossible choice: to open their doors in the middle of a pandemic or give up on their vision of bringing this type of store to Olde Town, said Josh Schwartz, co-owner and manager.

“We had to have a big decision to see if we even wanted to open it,” Schwartz said.

“Then we recognized that there was a need for basic essentials that you couldn’t get from stores at that time.”

The store is also owned by Sheena and Drew Gordon, who also own and operate the two Bluegrass Lounge locations in Arvada. Because of the Bluegrass Lounge, the owners were able to secure

Intrepid entrepreneurs open up shop during the pandemic

products like toilet paper, hand sanitizer, rice and other high-demand items through distribution chains separate from other grocery and convenience stores.

Still, the pandemic has dragged on and business has been hard to come by.

“Things have been tough, to be honest,” Schwartz said.

“The amount of people working in the area has diminished quite significantly.”

Eatery sees up and downs Alfred Wilson, manager at the new Cuca’s Eatery in Highlands Ranch, has felt hard-core ups and downs while opening a business during this time, he said. The American restaurant, with a bit of Latin influence, serves breakfast and dinner.

“If you’re not a seasoned person … I could see how it would really bring you down and make you want to close your shop up,” he said. “This unique scenario is not made for the lighthearted.”

Wilson said while it’s difficult to see negative numbers coming in, he and the owners of the store have had a bullish attitude about their venture since they first decided to take the plunge. Originally, they were set to begin serving customers a month before the pandemic began, but the opening got pushed back and then the pandemic set them even further back. They finally opened in late September.

“It would have been dumb not to open,” Wilson said.

“We’d be giving up and all three of us aren’t the kind to give up, so we took it as a challenge, and our mentality was if we can survive through this, we can survive through anything.”

Pair stayed positive RPO Framing in Denver is another example of a business that opened in the midst of the pandemic. Owners Bob Platz and his wife Julie Lizak had their eye on the Platt Park location for about 25 years before they were able to move in.

The couple started talking to the previous owner — who also had a frame shop and gallery — about a year ago about buying the shop. The deal was moving forward until the pandemic hit.

“And then the city shut down and we had to put it on the backburner for a couple months,” Platz said.

By Sept. 1, the couple had finalized the deal and opened their store, focusing on handmade, custom framing made from scratch. The store also serves as a gallery space for Platz’ paintings and Lizak’s photographs.

Kim Mangle, a Golden resident, partners with several local businesses that sell her masks. The masks are also available at etsy.com/shop/5280masks.

COURTESY OF KIM MANGLE “It’s been amazing,” Platz said.

Both Platz and Lizak were somewhat hesitant about getting started on this project in the middle of a pandemic, he said.

“When the opportunity presented itself, we just stayed positive and kept moving forward believing that this is our time to make this happen and opportunities like this don’t come along very often,” he said. “We were hesitant … but this may not happen again, this opportunity. So we had to take it. And we’re really excited that we did.”

Platz, who is thrilled to be working in a field where he can be creative all day, feels optimistic about the future of his business, he said.

“I know these are tough times,” he said. “Take the chances when they’re given to you. We feel really positive and excited about the future and are excited to be here finally.”

Inside RPO Framing, a new frame shop and gallery that opened during the COVID-19 pandemic in Denver.

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Miniature arts show is kind of a big deal Arts guild members offer small works in assorted media

IF YOU GO Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main Street in downtown Littleton, is open 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Monday to Friday. It was not known at press time whether the gallery would be open as the COVID-19 restrictions are tightened, but the miniature artworks can be seen online at www.depotartgallery.org/its-asmall-world.

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Town Hall Arts Center’s Stanton Gallery in downtown Littleton is an inviting and quiet spot to do some holiday shopping and you can take any art purchased with you on the day you visit.

Members of the Littleton Fine Arts Guild, who will offer a revolving series of exhibits at Town Hall throughout the year, now offer “It’s a Small World” through Jan. 3 — miniatures in assorted media: paintings, photographs, drawings, collages ...

It was not known at press time whether the gallery would be open as the COVID-19 restrictions are tightened, but the artworks can be seen online at www.depotartgallery.org/its-a-small-world.

None is larger than 12”x12” and many are smaller than

“Egalite” photograph by Loren Gilbert is included in the “It’s a Small World” exhibit at Town Hall Arts Center. It’s a clock set in a historic stone building.

COURTESY PHOTO that — easy to wrap and mail, if that’s what you need, or to tuck under a tree — or perhaps just a treat for yourself, such as the drawing of a bright chickadee by Jacqueline Shuler that I couldn’t resist. (With a move to an apartment, I no longer have those little guys chirping outside my kitchen window!)

Prices are reasonable, everything is nicely framed and ready to hang. Some examples: Just inside the west door on the right is Loren Gilbert’s poetic photo of a single stalk of slightly drooping grass, titled “Never Surrender.” It falls in the category with simple, elegant botanic drawings,

which I especially enjoy.

Proceed around the corner to Bobbi Shupe’s four small, colorful abstract paintings — one could hang a single one or the group of four.

Next along the wall are Mary Clark’s smiling, colorful cats. “Listen to the Music” includes a pair of blue whiskered creatures with a singing robin perched between them. It would make me happy in the morning.

On another subject, Dorothy Jalluch’s “Casa Taos” (10”x12”) would bring happy memories to someone who loves to travel there — or an invitation to someone who hasn’t.

“Turkish Trolley,” a watercolor by Robert Eilert, shows one of the many that criss-cross lovely Istanbul.

Wish I could join the folks waiting to board! Even on a rainy day the colorful city is appealing. (I didn’t see any of the hundreds of cats that roam the streets — or the shopkeepers who keep food out for them.)

Pat Dall’s soft, quiet “Fall at Hudson Gardens” shows bright yellow leaves, ready to fall from a grove of trees.

Photographer Peggy Dietz loves to photograph scenes in Ireland when she visits there.

Her three cottage windows with lacy curtains look wonderful together, but would stand happily alone, as well.

Another interesting architectural photograph is “Egalite — It’s Time is Past Due,” which focuses on carving on an older stone edifice — also by Loren Gilbert.

Sally Van De Camp has created several small hangings from stained glass and Harvey Whitcomb’s small metallic pieces could also hang singly or as a grouping.

Honeybee program available online

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Books — reminder Colorado Humanities invites entries to the 2021 Colorado Book Awards, by Jan. 8. See coloradohumanities.org.

who may visit at any one time are limited. 303-795-3950.

udson Gardens has rescheduled “The Amazing Honeybee” from Nov. 11 to 6 p.m. on Dec. 17, and it might provide SONYA’S some readers with a SAMPLER new interest — you can pursue a list of classes at the Gardens and become a beekeeper. Online via Zoom. Register at www.hudsongardens.org/event/theamazing-honeybeepollination-beyond.

Sonya Ellingboe Own an Original Littleton’s annual Own an Original exhibit, with the theme, “Liberating Humor,” is open at the Littleton Museum, 6028 S. Gallup St., through Jan. 3. Dr. Sarah Mangatta is juror this year. Admission is free, but by appointment, since numbers

Reminder of ‘Nutcracker’ Colorado Ballet’s performance of “The Nutcracker” will be presented on Rocky Mountain PBS (Channel 6 in Denver) Thanksgiving night at 7 p.m.; 3 p.m. on Nov. 27; 9 p.m. on Dec. 18; 1 a.m. on Dec. 19; 7 p.m. on Dec. 24; and 12 a.m. on Dec. 25 (the time that many people would call midnight on Dec. 24). For more information, go to rmpbs.org or coloradoballet.org. (This announcement echoes what we hear from all our nonprofits: “Remember us in your holiday giving ...”)

PACE Center The PACE Center in Parker is offering “Christmas with the Clauses” in an online livestream at 4 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 12. The Parker Chorale Holiday will also be streamed online at 2 and 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 5. Tickets:

303-805-6800, parkerartsorg.

Denver Art Museum The new exhibition: “Senga Nengudi: Topologies” has been exhibited in Munich, Germany and Sao Paulo, Brazil and now the work by this Denver artist opens at the Denver Art Museum Dec. 13 to April 11 in the Gallagher Gallery on the first floor. 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver, 720-8655000, denverartmuseum.org.

‘This is Colorado’ One can locate “This is Colorado,” usually exhibited in Arapahoe Community College’s Colorado Gallery of the Arts, at www.arapahoe.edu/ campus-community/art-galleries.

Through Jan. 30. Also find ACC Instructor’s Virtual Exhibition.

Newman Center Virtual Season Boston Brass — “Art Across America: Community Together” will be available for a week starting Dec. 9 through a Newman Center Virtual Ticket ($10, $15, $20). Call: Newman Center Presents: 303-871-7720, or newmancenterpresents.com.

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How Break Bread broke out to send love Community meal program adapts to COVID era with takeout and delivery

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Three years ago, Break Bread started bringing together neighbors for weekly meals, with the idea of feeding people hungry not just for a good meal but for companionship.

The nonprofit served a no-charge chef-prepared dinner at Littleton United Methodist Church every Saturday, drawing dozens of lonely seniors, people struggling with homelessness and addiction, and young families just scraping by. Neighbors became friends over taco nights and lasagna dinners.

But last spring, as the COVID-19 pandemic uprooted life, it also uprooted Break Bread. With the dining room shut down, the group switched to togo meals served from a folding table outside.

Now, as Break Bread celebrates its third birthday, that little folding table has become a hub of a network that spans Littleton and the south metro area, spreading the warmth once felt in the dining room into hundreds of homes and motel rooms. People can travel to the church for outdoor pickup, or request delivery of meals.

“We’re doing pretty well,” said Paul Parish, the chairman of Break Bread’s board. “Before the pandemic, we might have fed 100 people, once a week. Now it’s 400 or higher. We’re

MEAL TICKET Break Bread provides to-go dinners for no charge at Littleton United Methodist Church at 5894 S. Datura St., from the church’s south entrance, which faces Sheppard Avenue.

Meals are distributed every Wednesday from 4 p.m to 6 p.m, and every Saturday from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m.

Meals can be delivered within a threemile radius of the church every Wednesday from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Break Bread is also seeking donations and more volunteers to deliver meals.

For more information, visit break-bread. org, email jengquist@break-bread.org or call 303-794-6379 and leave a message. reaching a lot of people, but we’d still like to reach more.”

The group now prepares meals on Wednesdays and Saturdays, but has also branched out into providing diapers, childrens’ toys and games, coats and clothing, and bags of nonperishable groceries for families and people without homes.

A coterie of volunteers drives meals and goods to places where people can’t make it to the church: public housing complexes, senior facilities, weekly motels home to destitute families on vouchers, and the homes of low-income families in COVID quarantine.

“I’ve been really blessed, and so many people have so many needs right now,” said volunteer driver Barb Lee as she loaded her minivan with diapers and meals on Nov. 11. “We’re the richest country in the world, but we have people going hungry. It’s rewarding to see the power of giving just a

Break Bread volunteer Barb Lee hauls a load of dinners to her car before driving them to local senior homes on Nov. 11. Break Bread has evolved in the COVID era to feed many times more people than before.

PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT

little time and a little money.”

Though most of the group’s meals are now delivered elsewhere, those who come to the pickup site at the church find camaraderie that means more than ever now.

“Just this interaction raises my spirits,” said Elaine, who asked that her last name be withheld, as she picked up a meal from volunteers.

“For months I didn’t have visitors. For a while I could only see my grandkids through a screen door. People don’t want to be near you. What better place than a church to give and receive some loving energy?”

Sue Snyder, who is raising her four grandchildren, said the communal meals before the pandemic were a wonderful break. The kids could go play safely while someone else cooked her a meal for a change.

Now, though, Break Bread nights still mean a night without the hassle or dishes of cooking for her whole brood.

“Most nights I’m just swamped,” Snyder said. “It means so much to get an

evening where I can relax a little bit.”

It’s good to see people get a bit of face-to-face interaction, said Kathryn Kramer, who runs operations alongside founder Jen Engquist.

“It’s not ideal, but people get to hang out and talk — some folks have told us we’re the only people they see all week,” Kramer said.

Littleton United Methodist Church has happily donated the time of their in-house chef to Break Bread, said John Ostermiller, who sits on the church’s board.

“We’ve always been involved in the community, and we have a long history of providing meals,” Ostermiller said. “We work well together.”

Parish said it’s not clear when or if Break Bread will get to host meals indoors again, but he doesn’t see the takeout and delivery service going away.

“It’s hard to believe, but we’re hoping to grow by another 50% this year,” Parish said. “We want to keep this going. People are depending on us.”

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The RueterHess Incline Challenge is an outdoor staircase of 132 steps, about the same as a nine-story building.

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The Rueter-Hess Reservoir hiking incline opens to the public Nov. 26, another milestone for the north Douglas County recreation area. The reservoir is located south of Hess Road/Castle Pines Parkway and east of I-25.

Before the pandemic, the recreation site allowed visitors by reservation only and has offered limited access on weekends in the summer. The compound lacks the necessary staffing and infrastructure to accommodate regular public use.

The Rueter-Hess Incline Challenge is an outdoor staircase of 132 steps — roughly equivalent in height to a nine-story building.

The incline is located north of the reservoir and accessible off Heirloom Parkway near the Rueter-Hess Water Purification Facility. A parking lot west of the water purification facility has been designated for visitors at the bottom of the Incline Challenge. A one-mile trail, the Rosie Rueter Trail loop, leads to and from the parking lot and incline.

The incline has one-way access, up the steps and down the service trail.

Dogs are allowed on trails only and must be leashed. Dogs are not allowed on the incline.

The incline will be open from sun-

rise to sunset, seven days a week.

The opening of the incline marks the finish of the first phase of the fivephase Rueter-Hess Recreation Master Plan.

“We know that residents have been anxiously waiting for regular recreation activities to open at Rueter-Hess.

We are very happy to have Phase I complete and the Incline ready for public use,” RHRA President Darcy Beard said in a Nov. 17 news release.

The Incline Challenge will be the county’s second. The Miller Park incline in Castle Rock, at 200 steps tall, opened in 2013.

Rueter-Hess Reservior will eventually be home to outdoor activities from archery to canoeing. The 1,600 acres of land surrounding the reservoir is owned by the Parker Water and Sanitation District.

Parker Water is an agency separate from the Town of Parker and operates in areas throughout northern and eastern Douglas County.

There is no timeline for when the rest of the area will open.

Rueter-Hess Recreation Authority is made up of six government agencies: the Parker Water and Sanitation District, Town of Castle Rock, Town of Parker, City of Castle Pines, City of Lone Tree and Douglas County.

The RHRA will hold a grand opening event in the spring, according to the release, once the East-West Regional Trail, which will connect Parker to Highlands Ranch, is complete. To view the Rueter-Hess Reservoir Recreation Plan, visit rhrecreation.org.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Bids and Settlements PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on December 19, 2020 final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Silva Construction, Inc. for the Belford Avenue Phase 2 Project; CI 2020-011 in Douglas County; and that any person, co-partnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Silva Construction, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said December 19, 2020, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No. 938328 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Second Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF CONTRACTORS SETTLEMENT COUNTY OF DOUGLAS STATE OF COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 38-26-107, C.R.S., as amended, that on December 26, 2020, final settlement will be made by the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, for and on account of a contract between Douglas County and Concrete Express, Inc. for the Peoria Street Widening Project; DV 2018-178 in Douglas County; and that any person, copartnership, association or corporation that has an unpaid claim against said Concrete Express, Inc. for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any of his subcontractors in or about the performance of said work, or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on said December 26, 2020, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of County Commissioners, c/o Director of Public Works Engineering, with a copy to the Project Engineer Daniel Roberts, P.E., Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104.

Failure on the part of claimant to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve said County of Douglas from all and any liability for such claimant’s claim.

The Board of Douglas County Commissioners of the County of Douglas, Colorado, By: Janet Herman, P.E., Director of Public Works Engineering.

Legal Notice No. 938330 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Second Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Public Notice PUBLIC INVITATION TO BID Separate sealed bids for the PAVEMENT MARKINGS MAINTENANCE PROJECT; TF 2020-032 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 Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the placement approximately 11,868 square feet of preformed thermoplastic pavement markings, 529 square feet of preformed contrast thermoplastic lane extension lines and installation of 1,028 square feet of preformed thermoplastic shields, cardinal and ONLY at thirteen separate intersection locations within Highlands Ranch in Douglas County.

The Contract Documents will be available after 10:00 a.m. on Monday, November 16, 2020, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com)

or they may be obtained at the above address.

Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

All questions are due to Greg Green, Project Engineer by 12:00p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2020. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at the same address.

The Project includes the following major items and approximate quantities: • 11,868 SF of preformed thermoplastic pavement markings • 529 SF of preformed contrast thermoplastic lane extension lines • 1,028 SF of preformed thermoplastic shields Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Greg Green, Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

Plan holder information, can be found on the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website.

Legal Notice No.: 938359 First Publication: November 26, 2020 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Summons and Sheriff Sale 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: JUSTYCE NEUNG PERSON, D.O.B.: 04/11/2020; BEYONTON JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 06/29/2007; Children, And concerning: UNIQUECA STARR PERSON, D.O.B.: 10/07/1983, Mother; STEVEN JIM CHAHAN, D.O.B.: 03/25/1984, Father of Justyce Person; JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 12/9/1979, Father of Beyonton Sainte; Respondents; And JENNIFER HAMILTON, Family Friend, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Kathryn Cherry, #42682 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5325 lreigrut@douglas.co.us kcherry@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV150 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. 2019.

TO: JOEL SAINTE, D.O.B.: 12/9/1979 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named children are 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.

A Return of Service for Respondent Father Beyonton Sainte, and a Permanency Planning Hearing have been set for December 21, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. by calling 720-437-6180 followed by access code 75590 #. All parties are ordered to appear unless otherwise directed 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 CHILDREN AS DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILDREN. 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

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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. 2019, 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: 11.16.20 /s/ Kathryn Cherry R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Kathryn Cherry, #42682 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 938362 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: CASTLE PINES LAND CO C/O CPV INC - BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS - HAPPY INVESTMENTS LTD A COLORADO LIMITED PARTNERSHIP C/O JACK A VICKERS AKA JACK ALDRID VICKERS AKA JACK A VICKERS III GENERAL PARTNER AKA JACK VICKERS CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE JACK A VICKERS III REGISTERED AGENT - CASTLE PINES LAND CO C/O CPV INC JACK A VICKERS III REGISTERED AGENT - CHARLES W DWIGHT AS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION KEITH SCHNEIDER REGISTERED AGENT - JACK A VICKERS AS PRESIDENT THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - EDWARD B CLOSE JR AS SECRETARY THE CASTLE PINES GOLF CLUB INC A COLORADO CORPORATION - CENTRAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF DENVER D/B/A CENTRAL BANK OF DENVER AS TRUSTEE A BANKING CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO C/O US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - JOANNE M MOE CORPORATE TRUST OFFICER OF CENTRAL BANK & TRUST COMPANY OF DENVER D/B/A CENTRAL BANK OF DENVER AS TRUSTEE A BANKING CORPORATION ORGANIZED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF COLORADO C/O US BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION - UNITED BANK OF DENVER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION C/O WELLS FARGO BANK LTD - GREGORY L GLISSMANN AS COMMERCIAL BANKING OFFICER FOR UNITED BANK OF DENVER NATIONAL ASSOCIATION A NATIONAL BANKING ASSOCIATION C/O WELLS FARGO BANK LTD - CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT A COLORADO QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - GARY S HOWARD AS SECRETARY FOR CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT A COLORADO QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - VICTOR M GEISLER AS VICE PRESIDENT CASTLE PINES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT A COLORADO QUASI-MUNICIPAL CORPORATION - CASTLE PINES HOMES ASSOCIATION INC - OCCUPANT - CASTLE PINES LAND COMPANY JACK A VICKERS III REGISTERED AGENT You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2005 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: OPEN SPACE 7 BLK 5 CASTLE PINES 1B 0.606 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2004. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of CASTLE PINES LAND CO for said year 2004 That said BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J

BOUNDS on the 24th day of August 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 25th day of February 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 12th day of November 2020 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County

may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 12th day of November 2020 /s/ David Gill Douglas County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 938299 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press _____________________________________

Legal Notice No. 938298 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot orPremises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORP C/O DOUG KIDDER - OCCUPANT - BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS - ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION C T CORPORATION SYSTEM REGISTERED AGENT - KEVIN F AMES PRESIDENT DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION -JANICE C DECKER SECRETARY ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - RALPH ANTHONY TREASURER ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - FRANK BONETTO DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - STEPHEN C GLENN DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE TRACY J GARGARO VICE PRESIDENT OF E.S.L CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION THE MANAGING JOINT VENTURER C/O ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - TRACY J GARGARO AS VICE PRESIDENT E.S.L CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION THE MANAGING JOINT VENTURER - J CHARLES WHITFIELD PRESIDENT ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - ATTN BOB GERLOFS ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK A FEDERALLY CHARTERED CORPORATION - J CHARLES WHITFIELD VICE PRESIDENT COMMERCIAL FEDERAL BANK A FEDERALLY CHARTERED CORPORATION - ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE SECOND HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC C/O ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE FIRST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION INC - TRACY J GARGARO PRESIDENT ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - DAVID E GUNTER JR SECRETARY TREASURER DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - JOHN J MALONEY DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - GARY L MATTER DIRECTOR ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORPORATION A NEBRASKA CORPORATION - DAVID H FRIEDMAN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WILLOW CREEK RANCH JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE C/O ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - ATTN PAUL S BARRU WILLOW CREEK RANCH JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - DAVID H FRIEDMAN ATTORNEY-IN-FACT WILLOW CREEK RANCH JOINT VENTURE A COLORADO JOINT VENTURE - DAVID H FRIEDMAN ATTORNEYIN-FACT E.S.L CORPORATION A COLORADO CORPORATION

PURSUANT TO THE LIQUOR LAW OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, TARGET CORPORATION d/b/a TARGET T2716 has requested the Licensing Officials of Douglas County to grant a Liquor Licensed Drug Store (LLDS) at the location of 1265 Sgt. Jon Stiles Dr. in Highlands Ranch, CO 80129.

The Public Hearing on this application is to be held by the Douglas County Local Liquor Licensing Authority at 100 Third Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80104 on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 1:30 p.m.

Date of Application: September 16, 2020 Officers: Corey L. Haaland: Senior Vice President Rachael B. Vegas: Vice President Patricia A. Johnson: Vice President Timothy R. Baer: Executive Vice President Charles G. Memmer: DAPTL Aaron E. Alt: Senior Vice President Nikhil Nayar: Vice President Janine L. Brown-Wiese: Assistant Treasurer Legal Notice No. 938386 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Pres

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2005 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to BRITTON B BOUNDS the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit: TRACT A ROXBOROUGH VILLAGE 14A 0.059 AM/L and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to BRITTON B BOUNDS. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2004. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ROXBOROUGH ACQUISITION CORP for said year 2004 That on the 3rd day of July 2017 said BRITTON B BOUNDS assigned said certificate of purchase to BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS. That said BARRY B BOUNDS & LORNA J BOUNDS on the 24th day of August 2020 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 25th day of February 2021 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property

Highlands Ranch Legals 11.26.20 * 1

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KEEP THE HOLIDAY SPIRIT IN YOUR BUBBLE.

DOUGLAS COUNTY IS EXPERIENCING A SURGE IN CASES. K E E P F I N D I N G W A Y S T O C O N N E C T F R O M A D I S TA N C E .

YOUR COVID SAFE T Y ME ASURES MAKE A DIFFERENCE .

L E A R N M O R E AT D O U G L A S . C O . U S

November 26, 2020