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First-ever Arvada Powwow draws of attendees
Arvada’s rst-ever Powwow was such a success that the Arvada Center is already looking to make the celebration of Indigenous culture an
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Clear Creek closed to swimming, tubing amid rising water levels
Restrictions go into e ect June 9 in Golden, unincorporated Je co
BY CORRINE WESTEMAN CORRINE@COTLN.ORG
petty-o ense summons, punishable by a $100 ne.
ousands of people ocked to the Arvada Center Sculpture Garden on June 7 for the free event, which was hosted in partnership with the Rocky Mountain Indian Chamber of e event was highlighted by the Grand Entry, which saw dancers from all of the nations present enter the arena in procession, accompanied by sponsors and other esteemed guests, including Arvada Mayor Lauren Simpson.
“ e Grand Entry dancers were accompanied by all nine drums present, meaning drum circles, including the drummers and singers,” Arvada Center Communications and Public Relations Specialist Leslie Simon said. “Another highlight was the traditional Gourd Dance, and the honoring of the Head Gourd Dancer, who in turn honored others with gifts of blankets and other traditional items.”
Rising river levels promoted the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce and the Golden Police Department to implement red ag restrictions as of noon June 9, closing Clear Creek to swimming and tubing. ese restrictions extend from Je co’s western edge through Golden city limits, including Vanover Park, according to a June 9 Sheri ’s O ce press release.
Under red ag restrictions, only kayaks, whitewater canoes, multi-chambered professionally guided raft and riverboards may operate in the creek. ese users should wear life jackets and helmets at all times, and proceed with extreme caution as water levels grow higher and faster in the coming days.
e restrictions will be strictly enforced to minimize the risk to those using the creek, the Sheri ’s O ce said. Violators may be issued a
As local rescuers have previously explained, water in Clear Creek can reach about 15 mph at peak ows. While that doesn’t seem fast compared to a car, rescuers have stressed that it’s much faster than people can swim. Plus, water temperatures are so low, people without proper gear can become hypothermic very quickly.
“ e river is powerful,” Lt. Joe Bechina of the Golden Fire Department said last June. “It’ll win every time.”
Authorities will lift restrictions when water levels and speeds decrease. Based on recent years’ run-o trends, that may be in late June or early July.
In the interim, Clear Creek visitors may see re ghters and other rescuers conducting swiftwater training along the creek this month. It remains a popular training spot for rescuers from all over the country, including several local agencies.
Before recreating at the creek, visitors should check the ag warning status either online at VisitGolden.com or via the physical ags posted on the bridges over Clear Creek.
“I was truly honored to be part of Arvada’s very rst Powwow,” Simpson said. “ e energy, turnout, and sense of community were incredible. It was a beautiful celebration of Native American culture and tradition — and a meaningful reminder of how much we grow and learn when we come together, embrace one another, and make space for everyone’s story.”
Simon added that thanks to the support the event garnered in its inaugural year, the Arvada Powwow will continue on an annual basis. Simon said she looks forward to seeing the event grow in the coming years as it becomes more established.
Dive Rescue International trainees practice contact rescues June 4, 2024 in Clear Creek near Golden City Hall. The creek is closed to tubing and swimming now. FILE PHOTO
Renaissance Festival returns for 48th season
BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Step beyond the castle gates and into a world of kings and queens, knights and jousts, jesters, witches and wandering minstrels as the Colorado Renaissance Festival returns to Larkspur for its 48th season.
e festival opened on June 14 and will remain open until Aug. 3.
Nestled within towering castle walls, this beloved summer tradition transforms a forested hillside into a bustling village, where the clang of swords, the scent of roasted turkey legs and the melodies of lute music ll the air.
is year’s event promises both beloved traditions and exciting new additions. Kristy Ekiss, operations manager and performer, said among the headliners is Adam Crack, a Guinness World Record-holding whip artist, who will perform during
the festival’s rst three weekends.
New artists will also join the bustling artisan marketplace, including a stained glass creator, a permanent jewelry booth and talented graphic artists.
“I think people enjoy getting away from digital entertainment and stepping into a 360 theatrical experience,” Ekiss said.
Additionally, she said the Colorado Renaissance Festival is known for its fully immersive environment, where every visitor becomes part of the show. e cast is a highlight for many, renowned for being one of the most interactive festivals around.
“We are known for having one of the friendliest and most interactive casts in the country. Look for them throughout the day in the lanes and enjoy the small one-on-one interactions just as much as the big, impressive stage shows,” Ekiss said.
Tens of thousands of attendees are expected to visit the festival throughout the summer, drawn by the mix of entertainment, shopping, food and fantasy.
“I also play the Queen on the weekends, and my favorite part is meeting the children and making them smile — especially at Royal Teatime,” Ekiss said. “I think the little moments can be just as magical as the big ones.”
As the Colorado Renaissance Festival celebrates nearly ve decades as part of the state’s summer traditions, organizers are excited to welcome back returning guests and rst-timers alike.
“We are honored to be celebrating 48 seasons as a part of the Colorado community and can’t wait to see everyone,” Ekiss said.
For details on tickets, themed weekends and special performances, visit coloradorenaissance.com/.
Carjacking suspect arrested after vehicle belonging to Arvada mom stolen
Man
arrested after stealing a car while 3-year-old was present
BY RYLEE DUNN
A man has been arrested on suspicion of carjacking after a mom was pulled out of her 2020 black Subaru while her child was in it. While the mom was able to get her 3-year-old out of the car, the man absconded with the vehicle, which was eventually tracked down by authorities.
At 10:42 a.m. on June 10, Arvada Police Ofcers were dispatched to 5101 Kipling St. on a report of aggravated robbery. e investigation revealed that a male — described as a white man of average height with a slim build, in his 50s, wearing shorts and a T-shirt — approached the female victim, claiming that she was in danger.
“Somebody is chasing me; they are going to kill me,” the man allegedly said.
e victim began screaming for help and tried to get her 3-year-old child out of the car before the man could get away with the car, which she was able to do successfully, though both the victim and her child sustained minor injuries.
A witness said the victim was “trying to ght a guy o , and the guy was telling her, they are going to kill me.”
e stolen vehicle was tracked to the area of 2nd Street and Ford Street in Golden.
O cers from APD, Golden Police Department, the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce and the auto theft task force responded to the area, and a suspect, later identi ed as Clifton William White, was arrested as he was reportedly agging down cars on Highway 58 and Highway 6.
White, 55, is being held in the Je erson County Jail on $50,000 bond for the charge of aggravated robbery.
Sheri closes Weiss investigation
No
victims found in child pornography investigation
BY SUZIE GLASSMAN SUZIE@COTLN.ORG
e Je erson County Sheri ’s Ofce has closed its investigation into former Je co Public Schools Chief of Schools David Weiss, nding no evidence that he had direct contact with minors, either in person or online, according to a June 11 press release.
e case began in late 2024 after a cyber tip from a nancial brokerage indicated Weiss used bitcoin to purchase child pornography. Investigators executed a search warrant at his Morrison home on Dec. 19 and seized multiple electronic devices.
Weiss was red the same day. Less than two weeks later, the sheri ’s of-
David Weiss
ce was noti ed that he had died by suicide in Maryland. Despite his death, the investigation continued.
Forensic experts at the Rocky Mountain Regional Computer Forensic Lab conrmed Weiss had purchased child pornography but found no indication of contact with juveniles or locally produced material, the sheri ’s o ce said.
Weiss joined the district as an administrator in 2012 and became Chief of Schools in 2022. Following his death, Superintendent Tracy Dorland and school board president Mary Parker emphasized the district’s commitment to student safety and said internal systems were not believed to have been involved. e case is now closed.
Two soldiers joust on the field at the Colorado Renaissance Festival, which runs until Aug. 3 this year. COURTESY OF DUSTIN LIANG
Sellers Are Putting Homes on the MLS, But Buyers Are Playing Hard to Get
In this article, I’m going to provide a market analysis that you won’t find anywhere else. Using my access to the Denver MLS, I will show you what is happening among listings within a 25-mile radius of downtown Denver that are active, pending and sold between $550,000 and $650,000.
I chose the price range because $600,000 is the median sold price in our market, unchanged from a year ago. I chose the 25-mile radius because that defines the metro area in my opinion. Every other statistical report you’ll read analyzes listings in 7 to 10 metro area counties, some of which extend many miles into the mountains (Park county) or out onto the plains (Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert counties). If you live in the Denver metro area as most people define it, my statistics are going to more accurately reflect the reality of our metro market.
Currently, as I write this on Tuesday, there are 1,543 active single family homes listed in that price range and in that 25-mile radius on REcolorado. Only 180 of them have been on the market 7 days or less, so 88.3% of them have been on the MLS over a week without selling
dian listing sold for its listing price, but 20 sold for between 5 and 14 percent below the listing price.
Median days on the MLS is 38
738 listings are “pending,” and 219 of them went under contract within 7 days, so 70.3% of them lingered on the market over a week before selling. Median days on market for the pending listings is 11
Now let’s look at the 561 listings which closed in the last 30 days, not the month of May. Ten of them sold before they were entered on the MLS, and another 224 went under contract in 7 days or less. So, 57.9% of those closed listings lingered on the MLS over a week. Median days on the MLS before going under contract was 11. The me-
Denver Leads the Nation in Increase of Unsold Listings
Compare those percentages, which I have put in bold for easy spotting. There’s over a 30% difference between the percentage of sold and active listings that have lingered unsold on the MLS for over a week.
Also compare the days on MLS. The median pending and closed listings went under contract in 11 days, but the active listings have a median days on MLS of 38. Any real estate professional will tell you it’s pricing. Many active listings may now be at a price that would have sold quickly, but they were overpriced in the beginning and now fail to get buyers’ attention.
979 days on the MLS — 95 have reduced their prices, but not enough to go under contract yet. Some of those price reductions are pretty dramatic, too. Nine of them have reduced their prices by $100,000 or more, and one by $250,000 — and they still haven’t gone under contract! As mentioned above, I would wager that if those listings had started out at their current price as new listings, they would have sold quickly and possibly above their current listing price, but they remain active today as stale listings, which are harder to sell at any price.
The bottom line of this analysis should be clear by now. If a home is not priced right in the beginning, it runs the risk of lingering on the market. Price reductions should be considered within a week if there are few showings and no offers. Don’t wait a month or longer to reduce the price.
The above article first appeared on the real estate page of last Saturday’s Denver Post.
Decline in First-Time Homebuyers
The chart from realtor.com displayed below shows the wide disparity in the increase of active listings compared to before the pandemic. The darker the red, the greater the increase over pre-pandemic levels, and Denver is the darkest at a 100% increase, or double the number of pre-pandemic listings. Coming in second was Austin with 69% increase, then Seattle with 60.9% increase.
Of course, many of those active listings which haven’t sold will either be withdrawn from the MLS or will expire without selling. Indeed, there are already 87 listings in that price range in that area that were “withdrawn” from the MLS in the last 30 days. That means they are still subject to a listing agreement but have been withdrawn from the MLS for one reason or another. The median days on the MLS before being withdrawn was 41.
The cities in blue still don’t have as many active listings as they did prior to the pandemic. Worst cases are Hartford at minus 77.7%, Chicago at minus 59.3%, and Virginia Beach at minus 56.7%.
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There are 760 listings in that price range and area which “expired” without selling in the last 30 days, with a median days on the MLS of 70. Of them, 51 expired despite price reductions of up to $125,000.
Of the 100 oldest sold listings (between 68 and 339 days on the MLS) that went under contract in that price range and in that area, all but 9 of them only sold after reducing their listing price at least once. The average price reduction was $39,000, with the highest being $251,000.
Among the 100 oldest listings that are still active on REcolorado — ranging from 152 to
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports only 24% of housing sales last year were by first-time homebuyers, down from 50% in 2010. The typical purchaser is also older than in the past, with an average age of 38, or about 10 years above historical norms.
Roughly 20% of listed homes in March were affordable for households with $75,000 in annual income, according to a NAR analysis of property listings. Today, a household with annual income of $50,000 can only afford 8.7% of listings, down from 9.4% a year ago, according to the data.
These are national figures, however. The NAR report (for which you’ll find a hyperlink at http;// RealEstateToday.substack.com) does not provide separate figures for our market, which is probably even more severe in this regard.
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City discusses playground spot, improvements at both ends of 10th Street
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CORINNE@COTLN.ORG
Whatever the Lions Park playground might look like in a year or two, Goldenites de nitely want the area to have plenty of shade.
e City of Golden plans to update the playground next year and has been collecting feedback from both children and parents this summer.
So far, the biggest priority for both groups was shade, city o cials conrmed at a June 9 Heart of Golden community meeting. Water features were a close second.
Of the themes suggested for the updated playground, a nature-based scenario received the most votes from adults and children, but outer space was a popular second choice among children.
Locals have been providing feedback both online and at pop-up events throughout May and June. City o cials said those e orts will continue throughout June and July, as the city narrows in on design options for the new playground.
Golden is planning to hire a consultant for the project this summer or early fall, and then start construction drawings before the end of the year. Construction for the new playground is slated for late 2026.
Debating locations
Overall, Goldenites are debating the pros and cons of the playground’s current location — whether it should stay there or be moved to the park’s center.
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e feedback results at the June 9 meeting didn’t specify whether respondents preferred the playground’s current location or moving it. e results only listed shade as respondents’ biggest priority, although that seemingly aligns more with the “stay” option.
Jesse Badder, deputy director of recreation & golf, has explained that keeping the playground in its current spot would be more e cient and have more shade. However, over the years, users have raised concerns about how close the playground is to the road.
Moving it to the park’s center would be safer and closer to the restrooms in the community center and at the ball elds, Badder said. It would also allow the current playground to remain open during the construction project.
However, the park’s center isn’t as shaded and has signi cant drainage issues that would need to be addressed, he continued.
To provide feedback, an online survey is open through June 24. ere will also be more pop-up events in July. For more information, or to complete the survey, visit guidinggolden.com/east-end-amenities.
Improving connectivity at both ends of 10th Street
e June 9 community meeting also provided information and feedback opportunities on two other projects. e rst would improve the pedestrian connections between Eighth and 10th Streets. is involves building a staircase on the east side of the Golden Community Center and an ADA-accessible ramp on the west side of the Canyon Gates Apartments building.
Both areas already have social trails, showing the need for pedestrian connections between Eighth and 10th streets, project manager Sara Elyse Aupperle said.
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Additionally, there is no easy ADA access between the two streets right now, she said. ose with mobility issues must use the elevator inside the Golden Community Center, which isn’t always open. is project would provide a better option, she said.
Because both the staircase and the ramp will be on city property, Golden employees will be responsible for yearround maintenance, she clari ed. City o cials plan to nalize the designs this summer and start construction in late fall. Aupperle said the staircase on the community center’s east side should take about three months to build, but the ramp west of the apartment building would take longer.
Overall, she hoped the entire project would be done by fall 2026. e nal project on display at the June 9 community meeting was the East End Amenities Zone. Golden employees and consultants were gathering feedback on programming for Parfet Park, Vanover Park, Tucker Gulch and other city properties on the east end of 10th Street. Attendees were asked whether they wanted any of these city properties to be more naturalized, more active and programmed or a mix of both.
An online survey for the East End Amenities Zone is open through June 24. For more information or to complete the survey, visit guidinggolden.com/ east-end-amenities.
Golden is planning to update the Lions Park playground, seen here on April 21. Thus far, adults and children have said they want to prioritize shade and water features the most at the updated playground, but there will be additional feedback opportunities throughout June and July.
PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
The City of Golden is trying to improve the connectivity and determine the best uses for what it’s calling the East End Amenities Zone. This area includes Parfet Park, Vanover Park, the Tucker Gulch Trail and the forthcoming municipal center and police headquarters at 311 10th Street. CITY OF GOLDEN
Six athletes named Hall of Fame honors Class of 2025
Je erson County Athletic Hall of Fame honorees came from five schools
BY JOHN RENFROW JOHN@CTLN.ORG
e 39th Je erson County Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony featured a star-studded roster for the Class of 2025. It’s a rich end-of-school-year tradition each summer as past and present Je co athletes are honored for their impact on and o the eld.
Six athletes representing ve schools were honored. Read about this year’s class below.
Jenn Bradley - Arvada West
Bradley was a multi-sport athlete for Arcada West, earning 13 varsity letters in basketball (four), softball (three), soccer (three) and golf (three).
Her dominant sport was basketball, where she averaged 17.2 points and 3.8 assists per game during her senior season. Bradley was a four-year All-Je erson County league selection and made All-State as a junior and senior.
Heather Martin - Standley Lake
Martin enjoyed a decorated spring in 2025. She was named the Class 4A Assistant Coach of the Year just days before learning she was inducted into the Je co Athletic Hall of Fame.
Martin is currently an assistant track coach in the high jump category at Standley Lake.
Tommy Dowd - Wheat Ridge
spent nearly three decades coaching at Wheat Ridge. He split his time coaching four sports. Dowd was an assistant coach for the Farmers’ football team when they won the Class 4A state championship in 2006 and 2008, according to ColoradoPreps.com.
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Brooke Sauer Durham - Golden Sauer, now Durham, made history in wrestling in 2006 when she was the rst female wrestler to qualify for the boys state tournament.
Wheat Ridge named its basketball court ‘Tommy Dowd Court’ last year, a few seasons after his son, Vince Dowd, dent athletes as a dedicated athletic trainer.
A legend for Golden baseball, Melancon led Golden High School to its rst baseball state championship in 2003. He went on to enjoy a 14-season career in Major League Baseball and was a four-time All-Star. Fittingly, Golden baseball won its second state championship this season.
The Je co Athletics Class of 2025 poses for a photo. From left to right: Jenn Bradley (Arvada West), Heather Martin (Standley Lake), Tommy Dowd (Wheat Ridge), Catherine West (Columbine), Brooke Sauer Durham (Golden) and Mark Melancon (Golden).
New Image Brewing moving into former Mangiami’s space in Olde Town
Popular partnership with Arty’s Express prompts longtime Arvada brewery to move into new digs
BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It’s been a busy year for New Image Brewing.
Months after shuttering its farmto-table concept Table in favor of a more casual burger-focused menu courtesy of Arty’s Express, the Arvada-based beer maker has outgrown its Yukon Street digs and will be moving across the Olde Town pedestrian walkway into the old Mangiami’s location at 5614 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard.
To kick o the transition, New Image and Arty’s held a pop-up in their new space on June 14 and 15 — about a month later, on July 12, the brewery and restaurant will host a grand opening and be completely moved out of their 5622 Yukon St. location, which will remain open in the interim.
New Image’s General Manager Butch Gregg said that the demand ushered in by Arty’s — a spino of Little Arthur’s Hoagies which was the subject of a viral internet meme that helped draw folks — made staying on Yukon Street unrealistic. e new location will have table service, whereas the old spot had folks order at the counter.
“We’re really excited to get in there, have our grand opening and expand the menu a little bit,” Gregg said. “We’re going to bring some salads and some fun stu on the food side, and all the same New Image stu . So, still doing really good cocktails with fresh-squeezed juice and all local Colorado spirits.
“We’re just excited to bring more. I think the big thing for me is just the service aspect. We’re going to more table service. e demand has just been astronomical, and I think the service, in the way that we had set it up, was kind of lacking a little bit. When you have 12-person lines on
a Friday night, it doesn’t really feel great. So, we’re excited to get people what they want much more quickly and at a better pace.”
Gregg said the move will also preempt New Image and Arty’s to formalize their partnership. Both brands are on the door, and Gregg said one side of the restaurant will be more food-focused while the other half will be more beer-oriented.
“Now that we feel con dent in the future of this partnership, the rst thing we wanted was a bigger kitchen,” Gregg said. “ e second thing we want is to be able to be in a better spot. When (New Image Founder) Brandon (Capps) was rst starting the business 10 years ago, he wanted to be on Olde Wadsworth.
“When Mangiami’s opened up, we had a meeting with the landlord, and it was just super seamless and easy,” Gregg continued. “It’s never easy to move a restaurant, but it’s way easier when it’s only a block away. We’re just able to do so much more there, and there’s just so much more walkthrough tra c. So, we’re really excited to have a little bit of a tailwind behind us, rather than a headwind.”
Mangiami’s closed after being seized twice by the city of Arvada for unpaid taxes. e restaurant was the brainchild of the team behind the former Olde Town vegan eatery Urban Beets.
Olde Town Business Improvement District Executive Director Joe Hengstler said he is looking forward to New Image moving into its new digs.
“New Image has become synonymous with great, quality beer,” Hengstler said. “Not only were they one of the rst in the state to dive into hazy IPAs, they have also really expanded their o erings over the years with di erent styles and collaborations with some of the state’s most respected breweries.
“It has been awesome to watch them expand over the years,” Hengstler continued. “ e addition of Arty’s and a new food menu has made them a destination not only for beer, but also amazing food. We are so glad that they have made the decision to stay in Olde Town and continue to grow.”
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Simon said the Powwow o ered an opportunity to celebrate the cultures of those who lived on the lands of Colorado and Arvada long before they held those names.
“It’s so important to celebrate the many diverse cultures and communities in Colorado and the American West — now more than ever,” Simon said. e culture and traditions we all saw and enjoyed at
the Powwow are among the oldest in the Americas — we were privileged to be able to witness and participate in a culture that goes back thousands of years on this very land. We who trace our ancestry to Northern Europe have so much to learn from these original caretakers of this land.
“Secondarily, there’s a huge economic bene t to an event that draws thousands of people from throughout the West to Arvada — this bene ts the business community, which in turn creates and maintains jobs and generates a tax base that is so necessary for maintaining our infrastructure,” Simon continued.
Thousands of people attended the first Arvada Powwow.
The Arvada Center is already looking ahead to hosting a Powwow again next year. FROM PAGE 1
Support for Medicaid cuts is low in Colorado
Just 21% favor decreased Medicaid spending
BY DELILAH BRUMER NEWSLINE
Just 21% of Colorado voters want Congress to decrease Medicaid spending, according to a recently-released poll.
Concerns about gutted health care access come as U.S. Senate Republican leaders work to push through a tax and spending bill that would cut Medicaid by an estimated $625 billion over the next decade.
e poll zeroed in on the 8th Congressional District, which includes the north-
ern Denver metro area and parts of Weld County. In the district, where 1 in 4 residents receive Medicaid bene ts, 63% of voters said they would be less likely to vote for a candidate who voted to cut Medicaid.
e 8th District is represented by Republican Gabe Evans, who voted in favor of the plan that would reduce federal Medicaid spending when it was brought to the U.S. House of Representatives in May.
A spokesperson for Evans defended the vote, saying a proposed provision to institute part-time work requirements for some people to retain Medicaid eligibility would make “the program more e cient by cutting out fraud, waste, and abuse.”
“Congressman Gabe Evans has been
steadfast in his support of protecting Medicaid for the vulnerable populations it was created to serve — pregnant women, kids, and disabled people,” said spokesperson Delanie Bomar in a statement.
Evans, who was elected to the House last year, represents one of the country’s few congressional swing districts. According to the poll, 42% of voters in the district want to see increased federal Medicaid spending, 20% want it to stay about the same and 28% want it to decrease.
Medicaid, the state-federal health care program for lower-income people and some with disabilities, serves more than 70 million U.S. residents.
e poll of 675 registered Colorado vot-
ers was conducted by Broom eld-based rm Magellan Strategies on behalf of the nonpro t Healthier Colorado. It has a margin of error of 3.7%.
“Politicians are saying that they want to cut Medicaid to make it better, but the poll shows clearly that voters aren’t buying what they’re selling,” said Jake Williams, CEO of Healthier Colorado. “It shows that there’s real political peril for any candidate who votes to cut Medicaid.”
Bomar pointed to the poll’s ndings that many respondents, especially those who are Republicans or una liated, said Medicaid “should only be for U.S. citizens or legal residents, with some calling for stricter eligibility enforcement.”
When we, as Americans, see the word “freedom,” our minds move quickly to the political nuances of the idea.
We celebrate our constitutional freedoms of speech, press, assembly and a host of other things. We are so steeped in appreciation of these precious political freedoms that sometimes we forget about the myriads of freedoms we experience in other ways in our lives. For school-age youth, summer brings a celebration of freedom from the perceived grind of school. At 16 years old, I distinctly remember the freedom I felt holding my driver’s license in one hand and keys to a car in the other. at feeling grew when my father sent me to the local grocery store to get things for dinner, and I chose a di erent route to the business than he would have taken. Young adults living on their own for the rst time experience the freedom of deciding when to go to bed or clean their space and what to eat for dinner. As a parent, I still smile thinking about the freedom that came with the end of diapers and car seats over 25 years ago. At some point in our lives, we encounter freedom-stealers, things that rob us of spontaneity and impact us physically. For me, my MS diagnosis in 2009 initiated a progression of freedom-stealers. It started slowly. I did not have the freedom to run up and down the basketball court as I had. e heat of summer days began to drain my energy.
Eventually holding my wife’s hand on walks was stolen because my gate was too unsteady, and I was forced to navigate my foot drop. In the last 18 months, walking downstairs without a railing has not been possible. For my mother-in-
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law who lives with us, walking with a walker and sometimes needing a wheelchair has been her freedomstealer.
Losing those subtle freedoms means adjusting my perspectives and nding ways to be resilient. It Is why I write this column; it is why I started Voices We Miss which captures the stories of our elders. As my physical freedom has declined, I have dedicated more of my time to demonstrating the expanse of freedom that we give ourselves by being resilient. While I work diligently to remain resilient, the fact is that freedom stealers are exhausting. For example, at our home, I had been reduced to one way in and one way out. Our rail-less front and back doorsteps made it impossible for me to use those doors. Going to the front yard or our beautiful backyard meant going through the garage, the only way I could safely navigate in and out. ese cumbersome actions were frustrating, and the height of the garage steps made the journey somewhat precarious. For my mother-in-law, navigating the single step to the front porch before being wheeled down a steeply inclined temporary ramp required heroic courage.
Holidays like Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day remind us of the service work so many did to secure our political freedoms. Last ursday, the Home Builders Foundation and a volunteer team from Berkeley Homes gifted us with freedoms of a much di erent kind.
In six hours, this team sel essly, joyously, built a ramp that allows us to open our front door and walk into our front yard. ey added a railing to the steps to the back yard to make it more accessible and redid the steps into the garage to facilitate safer access. ese changes are transformational.
To those who have the freedom of moving up and downstairs without issue, this
will seem minor, as it always did to me before. Now it feels like they have opened the world. ey have given us the freedom to walk out our front door. ey have given me the opportunity to age in this house in a way that would have been impossible without their support. ey have restored an element of freedom to our lives.
A collection of summer artistic activities
ummer is o cially here, which means Colorado truly shows itself as a place with cultural options for every interest and activity. e days are lovely and long, so you’ll want to take advantage of all there is on o er.
I’ve gathered a range of activities to celebrate the start of the season — nd something you like and head outside.
Take an Artistic Rest at SeeSaw Art Gallery ere are few things summer is better for than getting some relaxation time, something that SeeSaw Art Gallery, 5 W. Radcli Ave. in Englewood, is celebrating with its new exhibition, Rest Awhile. It’s on display until Aug. 3.
e rst solo show from artist Amanda K. Snyder, Rest Awhile “re ects on how oftentimes it’s the carefree moments in life that are relished most; the instances when there’s permission to relax, let go and re ect,” according to provided information. ey become cherished memories and moments we aspire to return to.
e exhibit features “rediscovered” midcentury paintings that capture familiar places of leisure.
Find more information at www.seesawgallery.com.
Thornton Pride Throws a Retro Beach Party
e City of ornton is celebrating Pride Month in the perfect summer way — with
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ter Music Festival.
e free event is held from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 at ornton Arts and Culture Center and Lu Murray Park, 9209 Dorothy Blvd. Attendees are encouraged to dress for the beach and have fun putting together an out t.
At the Culture Center, visitors will enjoy live entertainment and more, while at Lu Marray Park, visitors can dance to music from a DJ and other live performers. ey can also dine at food trucks and participate in a range of activities, including arts and crafts, cornhole, limbo, face-painting, beach ball volleyball and more. is is a great way to blend all the fun of summer with the important recognition of the rights of the LGBTQIA+ community. All the details are available at www. thorntonco.gov/community-culture/festivals-events/2025-thornton-pride.
Plenty of Music and Tasty Food at Edgewater Music Festival
Delicious barbeque and killer blues music just seem to go together, which is one of the reasons that people ock to Edgewater every year for the annual Edgewa-
e 28th iteration is from 2 to 10 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 at Citizen’s Park, 5401 W. 22nd Ave. All the proceeds from the event bene t Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver and other a ordable housing programs.
Some new features this year include a Harley-Davidson ra e and two stages of live music, including performers like Hand Turkey, Wild Love Tigress and Chris Daniels and the Kings.
Attendees will get to peruse the wares of a fun and eclectic range of vendors, like Puppet Me is, e Metaphysical Shop and Skultin Wire Works. And don’t forget the food—it’s a critical and ngerlicking component to the proceedings.
For more information and tickets, visit www.edgewatercomusicfestival.com.
Work Up a Sweat at Lakewood’s Family Fun Day Summer is the time when you want to be outside and getting really active, so the City of Lakewood is throwing an event to let families do just that.
Lakewood’s Family Fun Day is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, June 21 atCarmody Park, 2200 S. Kipling St. e aim of the free event is to celebrate tness for all ages and features a variety of ways to get going.
Some of the events people can partici-
pate in are a color run, scooter obstacle course and sports and tness demos, including Zumba, hip-hop and pickleball. ere also will be water games, parachute play and a gymnastics course. Fun prizes will be available for some of the winners. Attendees can bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the park and then get a cold treat from Kona Ice to cap things o . More information is available a twww. Lakewood.org/FamilyFunDay.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Tash Sultana at Red Rocks
Australia’s Tash Sultana is one of those musicians that once you catch wind of, you wonder where they’ve been your whole life. e singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist writes tunes that can get under your skin, with immaculate grooves and a sly wit. ere’s elements of pop, blues, R&B and even hip-hop in their music. Plus, Sultana is a top-tier guitarist but can play just about anything — and often does.
Sultana is coming to Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 20. It’ll be a great evening of music under the stars, so get tickets at www.axs.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com.
Jim Roome
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I don’t have the words to describe how incredibly thankful I am to those who have given of their time to expand our freedom. ose special people include:
• Luis Carrero, the By the Brush contractor, who saw how I struggled to enter the house, suggested that I reach out to someone he knew could help.
• Michael Solano, a disabled American veteran, the person Luis knew who provided me a temporary ramp for entering the house and put me in contact with the service organization Home Builders Foundation (HBF).
• HBF the service organization who has helped so many by providing experts, supplies, and volunteers to create home modi cations for people with disabilities.
• Berkley Homes and their incredible team who volunteered their time and expertise to transform our home.
I am over owing in appreciation for what they have given us.
Beyond the freedom we gained, there was for me a lesson about my perspectives of service. I have dedicated my life to serving others. I spent 34 years in public school education, a job steeped in service to others.
I cherish my years of service and the joy I was able to bring to those around me. But there was an arrogance in my attitude about service that spoke to the idea that I serve, I do not receive the gift of service. I only saw service as what I did for others thinking I did not need help from anyone.
Today, I wake up and see receiving service in brand new ways. I understand now
that to accept the service of others requires being vulnerable, open to sharing the way your freedoms have been stolen and having a willingness to accept gifts.
I have seen the impacts of service from both sides now. What I learned was thar one does not exist without the other. I also learned that both take courage, both take openness, and both are beautiful. I hope my words encourage you and that you will share them with those who need support. ank you to everyone who has shared their stories with me so far; I truly appreciate hearing about the valuable ideas you nd in these columns and how you use them to uplift those around you.
Jim Roome lives in Arvada with his wife, Beth. He spent 34 years in public education. Lessons learned from the one-two punch of being diagnosed with MS shortly before his best friend was diagnosed with terminal cancer led him into a new pursuit as a freelance writer and speaker. He uses his life experiences and love of stories to inspire, educate and encourage local, national and international audiences. Contact him at jim.roome@gmail.com.
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Polls show that fewer than a quarter of Colorado voters support plans to decrease spending on Medicaid. SHUTTERSTOCK
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Immigrants who are in the U.S. unlawfully are not eligible for federal Medicaid bene ts, but Colorado and 13 other states provide some state-funded coverage to immigrants lacking permanent legal status. Under the proposed federal cuts, an estimated 7.8 million people, most of them citizens or lawful residents, would lose access to Medicaid, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget O ce.
Some of the main reasons cited in the poll by respondents who said they have favorable opinions of Medicaid are the bene ts it provides to low-income Coloradans, seniors, children, people with disabilities and single parents.
“ e poll shows that Medicaid cuts would have devastating e ects for both our health and economy here in Colorado,” Williams said. “I also think it shows that Colorado voters aren’t dummies.”
is story is from Colorado Newsline. Used by permission. For more, and to support the news organization, visit coloradonewsline.com.
BY RYLEE DUNN
For many, the feeling is all too familiar: hands awkwardly gripping the fretboard, the sharp bite of the strings digging into ngertips, an out-of-pitch buzz emitting from the soundhole — the early days of learning to play guitar can dissuade even the most persistent student from the pursuit.
Yet those who persist often discover the hard-earned spoils of guitar playing. Camp res become enlivened with sound, impromptu jam sessions serendipitously come together and in some cases, bands and long-standing musical careers are formed.
While many guitarists learn the instrument when they’re children, others come by it later in life – and the instrument has plenty to o er folks no matter when they pick it up. David Gilbert, a father of two from Englewood, began playing recently because he wanted to expose his young children to the magic of live music.
“I’m pushing 40,” Gilbert said. “At this point, the likelihood that I’m going to end up some guitar virtuoso is pretty slim, but what I recognize is that I can get to a point where I can subject my family to some camp re songs.
“And I think that kind of speaks to the essence of guitar — kind of as this common man’s instrument that doesn’t take too much to get to a point where you can play
some simple sing-along songs with kids, or get to a point where you can just make a fun sound or a little tune,” he continued. “So at this point, that’s my goal; to learn enough chords that I can play some music.”
Gilbert, like many other later–life guitar learners, has turned to a common source of information in the modern age for instruction: YouTube.
e widely utilized social media site is sought out by both novices and seasoned professionals alike.
Warren Rubin is a lifelong guitarist who began playing at an early age and now plays bass guitar in the Arvada-based band, Dive Bar Diva. Rubin works as a soundman for artists such as Hazel Miller and operates an ampli er repair shop out of his garage. He is sometimes known as the “Amp Whisperer.”
Rubin says that there are more resources out there for aspiring guitarists now than there have ever been.
“You don’t have to take classes every week or every month; as much as you need to just pursue interesting ideas,” Rubin said. “Watch other people who have other approaches to the instrument. We live in a golden age for this sort of thing, because you can turn to YouTube and there are people who are just absolutely brilliant guitarists showing you what they do and how they do it.”
Guitarist Kevin Pounds has played in a number of Colorado bands, including We Are Not A Glum Lot (pictured).
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Some of the YouTube channels Rubin and Gilbert recommend are Rick Beato, Justin Guitar, Paul Davids, Andy Guitar, and Wings of Pegasus.
While Rubin acknowledges the utility of something like YouTube, he also continues to take in-person lessons at the Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor in Arvada, despite having played the instrument for over six decades.
“All of the best guitar players I know — including my teacher, who has a master’s degree in jazz — continue to take classes,” Rubin said. “If you can a ord it, take lessons, not because it’s the only way to learn the instrument, but it gives you a strong set of fundamentals.”
e Denver metro area is awash with music schools that o er guitar lessons. Arvada’s Pickin’ Parlor, Denver’s Swallow Hill Music, Englewood’s Denver Music Institute and the Littleton School of Music all o er lessons for a variety of di erent styles and skill levels.
While many continue to take lessons long after rst picking up the instrument, other players eschew them altogether. Kevin Pounds — a Colorado Springsbased musician who records under the name Kevin Lbs. and has played in bands including We Are Not A Glum Lot and e Short-TERM — is completely self-taught and learned the instrument by ear.
“I spent my rst year playing, probably hours a day, sounding out Nirvana songs by ear,” Pounds said. “Just dragging my ngers up the strings until I heard some semblance of what was coming out of the speaker across from me. I became a bit more literate with time. I started to realize that certain chords that I was learning matched individual notes on my fretboard.”
Pounds echoed Rubin’s sentiment about trying to learn from others.
“Try not to compare yourself to others,” Pounds said. “It can be very discouraging. But on that note, don’t be afraid to steal their tricks or techniques. You’re always going to put your own scent on it anyway.” Gilbert said the main hurdles he’s dealt with as a newer player are developing the muscle memory to be able to quickly change chords and nding time to practice.
“It reminds me, actually, somewhat of where I started to feel a little stumped with learning a foreign language,” Gilbert said. “Doing rapid chord changes is still something I’m training my ngers to do. “ e other big challenge for me right now is just time,” Gilbert continued. “You know, I’ve got a full-time job and I’ve got kids, so, if I’m lucky, I’ve got half an hour in the evening to sit down with a YouTube tutorial and mess around with guitar. But that’s sort of the bene t of the YouTube thing. I don’t have to build lessons into my schedule. I can t them in where it works.”
Rubin said that instead of seeking out mastery, one should play simply for the enjoyment of the instrument.
“If it brings you joy, you already play well enough,” Rubin said. “And you know, what brings you joy? Is it just playing three chords and being able to sing some of your favorite songs? Is it being able to sit in your chair and noodle a little bit while you watch television? Do it. It’s never too late to start.
“You don’t need to become a virtuoso,” Rubin continued. “I’m not going to live long enough to be a virtuoso, but you don’t need to be a virtuoso for playing to bring you joy.”
Guitarist Kevin Pounds learned the instrument by figuring out songs by ear, demonstrating one of the many paths one can take on their way to learning to play.
PHOTO BY MACHKNE RUDNICKI
Folks of any age can learn to play guitar, and there are lots of methods available by which to do so.
PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT
Though Warren Rubin has been playing most of his life, he advocates for players to continue with lessons and keep sharpening their skills. COURTESY PHOTO
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Legal Notice No. Jeff 6095
Publication: June 19, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
CITY OF WHEAT RIDGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wheat Ridge City Council will conduct Public Hearings on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. to consider Council Bills:
11-2025: AN ORDINANCE AMEND -
ING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WHEAT
RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING
MULTI-UNIT RESIDENTIAL PARKING REQUIREMENTS AND MAKING CONFORMING AMENDMENTS THEREWITH AND 12-2025 - AN ORDINANCE AMEND -
ING SECTION 26-502 OF THE WHEAT
RIDGE CODE OF LAWS CONCERNING PROCEDURAL UPDATES TO LANDSCAPING REQUIREMENTS
The proposed ordinances are available in electronic form on the City’s official website, www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/legal-notices. Upon appointment, request and notification, copies are also available in printed form.
The June 23, 2025, Council meeting will be conducted both as a virtual meeting and in Council Chambers. Thepublic may also participate in these ways: Provide comments in advance on Wheat Ridge Speaks atwheatridgespeaks. org • Join the live meeting through the Zoom web link provided on the calendar on the City’s website at You will need to pre-register before 6:00pm the night of the meeting to provide public comment.
• Watch the meeting live on Comcast Channel 8
• Watch the meeting live on YouTube at ci.wheatridge.co.us/view
Individuals who, due to technology limitations, are unable to participate in the meeting virtually (via the Zoom platform) or by calling in on the telephone may contact Rhiannon Curry, Executive Assistant, at 303-235-2819 by noon on June 23, 2025. Arrangements will be made for those individuals to access City Hall during the meeting to view the meeting and provide public comment if desired. These comments will be heard and seen in real time by members of Council and City staff.
Legal Notice NO. Jeff 6099
Publication: June 19, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET FOR THE KEN-CARYL RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT FISCAL YEAR 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed supplemental budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District, of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, for the 2024 fiscal year.
A copy of such proposed supplemental budget has been filed in the office of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District, at the Ranch House, 7676 South Continental Divide Road in Littleton, Colorado 80127, where the same is open for public inspection between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Thursday and between 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. on Friday.
Adoption of such proposed supplemental budget will be considered at public hearing at a meeting of the Board of Directors of the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District, to be held at the Ranch House, 7676 South Continental Divide Road in Littleton, Colorado 80127, on Tuesday, June 24, 2025, at 6:00 p.m.
Any interested elector within the Ken-Caryl Ranch Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed supplemental budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the supplemental budget. The public hearing may be continued to a subsequent meeting(s).
KEN-CARYL RANCH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
Dated: June 11, 2025
By: John Ostrom, Secretary
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6092
Publication: June 19, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE OF FINAL ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wheat Ridge City Council held a Public Hearing during a Regular City Council Meeting on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. and adopted ORDINANCE NO. 1821, AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 26 OF THE WHEAT RIDGE CODE OF LAWS REGARDING FREESTANDING EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS
This ordinance was effective 15 days after final publication.
The ordinance is available in electronic form on the City’s official website, http:// www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/915/Public-Meetings-andRecords and at www.wheatridgespeaks.org.
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6098 Publication: June 19, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the Arvada City Council to be held on TUESDAY, July 1, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinance and thereafter will consider it for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legal-notices, and click on Current and recent Legal Notices to access legal notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.
CB25-012, An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Property Along Pierce Street, Generally from West 60th Avenue to West 64th Avenue for the Construction of Street, Sidewalk, Utility, Drainage, and Other Related Improvements as part of the Pierce Street Sidewalk, Project No. 19-ST-20
Legal Notice No. 6096
Publication: June 19, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
The following ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on June 17, 2025: Ordinance #4898 An Ordinance Authorizing the Acquisition of Certain Property Along Pierce Street, Generally from West 60th Avenue to West 64th Avenue for the Construction of Street, Sidewalk, Utility, Drainage, and Other Related Improvements as part of the Pierce Street Sidewalk, Project No. 19-ST-20
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6097
Publication: June 19, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
JEFFERSON COUNTY BOARD OF EQUALIZATION LEGAL
P UBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that beginning on August 1, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County, Colorado will sit as the Jefferson County Board of Equalization (the “JCBOE”) to review the assessment roll of all taxable real and personal property located in Jefferson County, Colorado, as prepared by the Jefferson County Assessor (the “Assessor”), and to hear appeals from the Assessor’s determination of value of real and personal property for tax year 2025.
Property owners who timely filed a protest with the Assessor and received a denial in whole or in part, may appeal to the JCBOE by filing the petition on the Notice of Determination form provided by the Assessor.
• For real property, a protest was considered timely if it was postmarked or filed online by June 9, 2025, or hand delivered to the Assessor by that date.
• For personal property, a protest is considered timely if it is postmarked or filed online by July 1, 2025, or hand delivered to the Assessor by that date.
FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that all appeals to the JCBOE concerning the 2025 property valuations must be either postmarked or dropped off to the Board of Equalization Office of the County Commissioners of Jefferson County, 100Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80419 on or before September 15, 2025. The JCBOE will schedule hearings for all timely protests of real and personal property valuations that were denied in whole or in part by the Assessor. All such appeals will be heard and decided by November 1, 2025.
A DROP BOX IS LOCATED IN THE ATRIUM AT THE JEFFERSON COUNTY COURTS AND ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING, 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKWAY, GOLDEN, CO 80419.
Filing Dates: If the date for filing your Notice of Determination falls upon a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, it shall be deemed to have been timely filed if filed on the next business day, 39-1-120(3), C.R.S.
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6089
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: June 26, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No.1 of Jefferson County, Colorado, shall make retainage release payment at 141 Union Boulevard, Suite 150, Lakewood, CO 80228 on or after July 03, 2025, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. to the following:
American Demolition Inc. 401 N. Kuner Road Brighton, CO 80601
For all work done by said Contractors in construction or work on the Candelas Parkway Sanitary Interceptor Crossing and performed within and/or for the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No.1 in the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. This includes the Contract for JCMD Sanitary Interceptor Crossing Candelas Parkway.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time for final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim to: Independent District Engineering Services, LLC, 1626 Cole Blvd, Suite 125, Lakewood, CO 80401, on or before the date and time herein above shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No.1, its directors, officers, agents, consultants and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS JEFFERSON CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO.1
By: Independent District Engineering Services, LLC, Brandon Collins, PE District Engineer by and for the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District No.1
Legal Notice No. JEFF-6078
First Publication: June 12, 2025
Last Publication: June 19, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Cimarron Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado, shall make final payment at 2001 16 th Street, Denver, CO 80202 on or after July 4, 2025, at the hour of 9:00, a.m. to the following: Coggins & Son, Inc. 9512 Titan Park Circle Littleton, CO 80125
For all work done by said Contractors in construction or work on the Candelas Community and performed within and/ or for the Cimarron Metropolitan District in the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. This includes the Contract for Cimarron Metropolitan District Filing One (1) Tract A4 and A6 Soil Retention Walls.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time for final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim to: Independent District Engineering Services, LLC, 1626 Cole Blvd, Suite 125, Lakewood, CO 80401, on or before the date and time herein above shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Cimarron Metropolitan District, its directors, officers, agents, consultants and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS CIMARRON METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By: Independent District Engineering Services, LLC, Brandon Collins, P.E. District Engineer by and for the Cimarron Metropolitan District
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6087
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: June 26, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Carolyn K. Magill, a/k/a Karolyn Magill Williams, a/k/a Shiloh Magill, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30594
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Rebecca Hall Nicholson Personal Representative 2813 Ranch Road 2831 Horseshoe Bay, Texas 78657
Legal Notice No. 6090
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: July 3, 2025
Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Mary Lou White, a/k/a Mary White, a/k/a Mary Lou Scheske, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR30680
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before Monday, October 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Gail Ann Constancio
Personal Representative c/o Arlene S Barringer, Esq. Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP
2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 350 Denver, Colorado 80222
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6088
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: July 3, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hugo Alvarez, aka Hugo Norberto Alvarez, aka Hugo N. Alvarez, Deceased Case Number: 25PR30612
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October 20, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Sue A. Kokinos
Attorney to the Personal Representative 6834 S. University, #510 Centennial, CO 80122
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6091
First Publication: June 19, 2025
Last Publication: July 3, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Deborah Ann Greenfield, Deceased Case No.: 2025PR030578
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October 20, 2025, or said claims may be forever barred.
John Nichols, Personal Representative 8775 W. Cornell Ave., #8, Lakewood CO 80227 Lakewood, Colorado 80227
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6061
First Publication: June 19, 2025 Last Publication: July 3, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript 06/19/25, 06/26/25, 07/03/25
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of CAROL LYNN HOUP, AKA CAROL L. HOUP, AKA CAROL HOUP, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030674
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before October13th, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
/s/Chelle LeBlanc Chelle LeBlanc Zalessky Law Group, LLC
Attorneys for Personal Representative 9725 E. Hampden Ave. #103 Denver, CO 80231
Legal Notice NO. Jeff 6083
First Publication: June 12, 2025 Last Publication: June 26, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kellen Ann Leister, a/k/a Kellen A. Leister, a/k/a Kellen Leister, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR030611
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Jefferson, County, Colorado on or before October 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
Andrew T. Leister, Personal Representative c/o Brian E. Onorato, Esq., Reg. No. 24021
KATZ, LOOK & ONORATO, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., Suite 1100. Denver, CO 80203
Attorney for Person Giving Notice
Legal Notice No. Jeff 6084
First Publication: June 12, 2025
Last Publication: June 26, 2025 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Norman Reece Hutton, Deceased Case Number: 2025PR258
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before Monday, October 13, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred. Daniel R. Hutton Personal Representative 1624 S. Balsam
