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JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

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VOLUME 37 | ISSUE 20

COVID-19 restrictions tightening in Jeffco Indoor dining, social gatherings banned as county moved to ‘Level Red’ Plaques paying tribute to Columbine students line the memorial wall.

PHOTO BY BOB WOOLEY

However, the Golden campus will remain open with research permitted to continue under rules designed to limit COVID-19 transmission risks that were implemented early in the semester.

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Code Red, Jefferson County.

The county will be one of more than a dozen that are moving into the newly-defined “Level Red” designation on the state’s COVID-19 public health dial, as Colorado struggles to control the increasingly-rapid spread of COVID-19.

The tighter public health restrictions associated with Level Red take effect at 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 20.

Those restrictions include a prohibition on all indoor restaurant dining, limiting many businesses to just 10% indoor capacity and a call to avoid all personal gatherings outside of one’s own household.

Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) confirmed in a county commission board meeting on Nov. 17, that the county would be moved to a redefined Level Red Earlier in the day, Gov Jared Polis announced that he had revised the state’s COVID-19 dial so that Level Red, which had previously been the most restrictive level on the dial and come with a mandated move to a Stayat-Home order, is now the second most restrictive level and deemed “severe risk.” The most restricted level is now

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Columbine Memorial donation box stolen A memorial honoring victims of notorious mass shooting is the scene of the theft

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lora Knowlton, a member of Columbine Memorial Foundation Board of Directors, first discovered the crime.

“Its truly mind-boggling and disheartening,” she said. “It’s hard to believe.”

What she knows is that one or more people went into Clement Park sometime between the afternoon of Friday, Nov. 13 and Sunday,

Nov. 15, and stole the memorial’s donation box. Knowlton said in the 11 years it has been there, this is the first time there’s been any issues.

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School of Mines taking all classes, exams virtual after Thanksgiving break Move deemed best way to allow learning to continue STAFF REPORT

There will be no need for Colorado School of Mines students who

headed home before Thanksgiving to return to campus until after the school’s winter break.

In a letter sent to students and staff on Oct. 16, Mines leaders announced that all classes and exams for the remainder of the semester would be transitioned to remote learning.

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MY NAME IS

CHARLES GOODWIN

Young father went to war as a sailor ‘Guys became soldiers’ I grew up in Illinois. Before Pearl Harbor, me and my friends, we were all just guys. Things changed overnight. Guys became soldiers.

When I got out of school, there were three of us from my hometown who signed up. President Roosevelt had actually started drafting men in 1940, trying to build up the Army, because we knew the war was coming. It had to be a draft, because who wanted to march across Europe? So I joined the Navy.

Wedding in wartime I was sent to the Naval Air Station in Washington, D.C. They needed stenographers too, and the girl who became my dear wife had just graduated high school two weeks before.

She signed up and came out to Washington and joined me. She arrived on June 26, and we were married on July 18, 1942.

I was assigned to the USS England,

a destroyer. I’ll never forget. It was February 14, 1944 — Valentine’s Day. We steamed out of San Francisco Bay, and my wife was standing on the Golden Gate Bridge, holding our boy, watching us sail beneath them and out into the Pacific.

I was praying. First, praying she didn’t drop him! Second, I was praying for their safety. We had no idea what would happen. But we were all doing what we had to do.

Battle stations Out at sea, we would see the submarines come up from time to time.

Then in May of ‘44, it was a beautiful day. About 2 in the afternoon, we felt something rumble under the ship.

The captain came over the speaker and said “Gentlemen, we just sank our first sub.” Then he called us to battle stations, and we stayed there for 12 days. We sank six submarines in those 12 days — nothing like that had been done before.

In that time, I would think about what my wife was going through, sitting there in the dark in the air raid drills. They had blackout drills on the West Coast. Everything would be locked down. You had to keep the lights off. It must have been scary, sitting there alone with that baby.

Charles Goodwin is 97, but his memories of his World War II service are still crystal clear.

PHOTO BY DAVID GILBERT The baby on the bridge After the war, I went back to my hometown of Aurora, Illinois and served on the fire department. I moved to Colorado in 1992, after I retired.

My son is 77 now, and I’m 97, but in

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Level Purple, which is deemed “extreme risk” and would trigger a move to a Stay-at-Home order.

JCPH Deputy Director Jody Erwin told the board that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had first reached out last week about the possibility of introducing a new level to the state COVID dial and moving counties into it late last week.

That conversation came after days of discussion between Denver metro county health departments and the state about the need for a metro area wide response to the increase in cases to be balanced with concern for the impact more intense mitigation efforts could have on businesses.

“We feel like from a public health perspective this balances a lot of the things we have been talking about with not just shutting down some businesses and not other businesses,” said Erwin. “They are leaving some flexibility in some of the economic sectors and hopefully we can have some impact on those cases, on the hospital staff, on our county coroners and all of

those people we are trying to take into account as we move in this direction.”

Hospital and coroner staff are two populations that JCPH has become increasingly concerned about in recent days as they risk being unable to keep up with the demand for their services as case counts continue to rise, Erwin said.

“Not every hospital is being overwhelmed but a lot of them are,” he said. “I think the data that I saw two days ago is that 14 hospitals are

reporting potential staff shortages in the next week — so we have beds, ventilators but staffing is going to become the critical shortage in the very near future.”

Those staff shortages, which are the result of staff either becoming infected with COVID-19, mean some hospitals on the verge of applying crisis standards of care, which Erwin said could mean hospitals could need to treat patients differently than they

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Some morgues in the metro area are also reaching capacity, Erwin said, and have reached the point where “refrigerated trucks are literally being used to store bodies.”

Under the move to Level Red, high risk populations are now being told to “stay home” while remote learning is now being suggested, although not required, with “very limited in-person learning” suggested only when necessary.

Offices will now be limited to 10% capacity and “strongly encouraged to implement remote work.” Gyms, meanwhile, will be limited to 10% capacity and need to require reservations. A chart outlining rules for all stages on the updated COVID-19 dial can be found at covid19.colorado.gov.

Erwin also noted that JCPH was also receiving an “incredible amount of negative feedback” over the order.

However, he said the department is supportive of the state’s move.

“At the end of the day, this is this is a terrible situation for everybody to be in,” he said. “It’s not an easy decision for anybody to have to make. But we feel like this is going to save lives at the end of the day and it really gets us closer to a balance than what a Stay-atHome order would have done.”

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Call for applicants to Jeffco school board Candidates needed to fill District 5 seat for rest of Mitchell term

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jeffco School Board members will soon be given the task of appointing a replacement to fill the seat of former member Ron Mitchell.

Mitchell stepped down from his elected position, effective Nov. 12. His term was to end at the end of 2021.

Certain qualifications must be met for candidates to be considered for the appointment. All applicants must

have been registered to vote at general elections, a resident of the school district for 12 consecutive months prior to being appointed and a resident of director district 5 for the past 30 days. District 5 encompasses most of the schools in South Jeffco including the school areas around Columbine, Chatfield and Dakota Ridge High Schools. District 5 also covers a portion of the district to the west of C-470 in the Morrison area surrounding Red Rocks Park.

The notice calls for eligible candidates to submit a letter of interest, resume and full name and date of birth via email to Helen Neal, chief of staff for the Board and Superintendent at Helen.Neal@

jeffco.k12.co.us on or before 8 a.m., Nov. 30.

In the letter of interest, applicants are asked to answer the following questions: • Why are you interested in this position on the Board of Education?

• What experience and knowledge will you bring to the table to contribute to the Jeffco school board’s work?

Applicants are asked to ensure the letter submitted includes an original signature.

A background check will be conducted for candidates. For further information, and map of the official boundaries of District 5, please check the Board of Education Vacancy webpage: www.jeffcopublicschools.org/about/board

Outgoing Jeffco School Board member Ron Mitchell.

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Happy Thanksgiving! Let Me Share With You What We at Golden Real Estate Are Grateful for

Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I’ve long known the value of practicing gratitude, and Thanksgiving reminds us to reflect on our blessings, both individually and as a member of our larger communities.

And since these columns are published on Thursdays, it has become a tradition for me to pause on the fourth Thursday of November to write about my gratitude as an individual, as a husband and step-father, as a Realtor, and as an American.

So, first of all, I’m grateful for having this platform to write about whatever is on my mind! Yes, I pay for it, but I have been rewarded greatly for the effort, both in terms of financial gain from the real estate business it generates for me and my broker associates, and for the satisfaction it gives me from exercising my first and favorite profession: journalism.

To be political for just a moment — and it’s sad to think this is political — I’m grateful for the mainstream media which has weathered four years of assault without forsaking journalistic standards.

A free press is essential to our democracy, speaking truth to power unflinchingly.

I am especially grateful for the New York Times, the Washington Post, the broadcast networks and CNN for their service.

Naturally, all of us at Golden Real Estate are grateful for those buyers and sellers who have entrusted us with their real estate needs. We know that the sale or purchase of a home is often our clients’ biggest single financial transaction, and we don’t take the responsibility of serving them lightly.

Real estate is an interesting profession.

For most of us, it was not our first profession. In my case, I didn’t even think of becoming a real estate agent until my 50s. When I got my license, I learned several interesting things about the profession, including that the median age of licensees was my age at the time — 54.

I also learned that it takes several years to become successful in real estate and that the average real estate agent — not just newbies — have only one or two closings a year, not enough to make a living. Without a nest egg to sustain them, the great majority of new agents give up in their first or second year, having nothing to show for it except money wasted on software, signs, licensing & association fees, errors and omissions insurance and more.

I’m grateful when I have the opportunity to educate prospective agents about the difficulty of breaking into this profession and can save them the heartbreak of a lost year or two. But I’m also grateful when I am able to help our own broker associates succeed through the leads this column, our website, and our social media attract for us. As broker/owner, I can also serve as a mentor and advisor to them, which I find most satisfying.

I’m grateful for our MLS (Multiple Listing Service), REcolorado, which has made terrific strides toward being one of the best MLSs in the nation. I’m privileged to represent our Realtor association, the Denver Metro Association of Realtors (DMAR), on REcolorado’s Rules & Regulations Committee, which keeps me more informed than most members about

NAR President Apologizes for Past Policies That Contributed to Racial Inequality

On day one as president of the National Association of Realtors, Charlie Oppler, said NAR will continue to advocate for equality and inclusion in real estate, issuing an apology for NAR policies during the 20th century that contributed to discrimination and racial inequality.

Oppler spoke during the Diversity and Inclusion Summit, issuing a sobering message that sets the tone for his priorities as president of the 1.4million member association.

“What Realtors did was an outrage to our morals and our ideals.” said Oppler.

“It was a betrayal of our commitment to

fairness and equality. I’m here today, as the president of the National Association of Realtors, to say we were wrong.”

“We can’t go back to fix the mistakes of the past,” Oppler continued. “But we can look at this problem squarely in the eye. And we can finally say, on behalf of our industry, that what Realtors did was shameful, and we are sorry.”

Oppler recognized the fact that “words aren’t enough,” emphasizing that the association and all Realtors should take “positive action to remedy decades’ worth of inequality.”

We applaud this strong statement.

how our MLS can help us succeed in serving buyers and sellers with the highest level of expertise and integrity.

DMAR has also made great strides under its long-time executive director, Ann Turner. I’m grateful to her and all the directors (with whom I served for three years) as well as the many Realtors who run the various committees whose work contributes to the high ethics and professionalism of our industry.

Not all real estate agents are members of the Realtor association, but they all benefit from the work that these associations do. We can all be grateful for the work of the National Association of Realtors, to which all the local Realtor associations belong. From its Washington, DC, office, it lobbies Congress to protect property rights and to fend off legislation that is harmful to our profession and in turn to all property owners.

NAR Agrees to More Transparency re: Co-op Commissions

Last week, the Department of Justice simultaneously sued and settled with the National Association of Realtors regarding how brokers representing buyers are compensated and the public disclosure of that information.

As you may know — because I have written about it many times — the seller typically pays the commission of both the listing agent and the agent representing the buyer. The standard listing agreement includes the total commission and specifies how much of that commission will be shared with a buyer’s agent.

In that listing agreement, the total commission typically ranges from 5 to 6 percent, but the amount of that commission that is offered to buyers’ agents is traditionally 2.8% in our market. Our office policy at Golden Real Estate, like that of many brokerages, requires our agents to offer no less than 2.8%, be-

cause it has been demonstrated that offering less than 2.8% can result in fewer showings by other agents.

Currently, that “co-op” commission is not displayed on consumer-facing MLS websites, but the settlement requires that it be displayed starting in January. Also, agents will be forbidden to tell buyers that their services are “free” or at “no cost to the buyer,” on the premise that the cost of that commission is reflected in the purchase price paid by the buyer.

Under the settlement, brokers who display MLS listings on their websites may not filter out listings which offer less than a specified co-op commission.

We have never done that on our website, www.GoldenRealEstate.com.

Lastly, the settlement requires that lockbox access be provided to licensed agents who are not members of the same MLS, an issue I have never encountered.

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Decline in available rescue dogs is sign of the times Why shelter dogs are in short supply, and tips for success if you’re able to adopt your perfect pooch

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If you’ve been thinking of adding a canine friend to your family lately you’ve no doubt noticed the downward trend in available shelter and rescue animals available. If you think COVID-19 and all of the extra time people are spending at home, in many cases alone, is to blame, Georgia Cameron, Executive Director and Co-founder of Life is Better Rescue wants you to know you’re absolutely right.

Cameron, who’s been in her current position for the last 10 years said there’s a vacuum right now creating a situation where there’s barely enough animals available to foster or adopt. She says she understands the reason so many people have turned to pet adoption during these trying times.

“I think in the beginning (of COVID-19), one of the few things that people felt they had control over was reaching out to animal rescue organizations,” she said. “The coronavirus is different in so many ways because if prevents us from being together. People can’t do a lot of SEE DOGS, P5

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things they would normally do, and people have big hearts.”

Jenny Homan is Marketing and Community Engagement Manager for Foothills Animal Shelter. Like Cameron, she’s seen the noticeable uptick in demand for pets. In her opinion Colorado’s shortage of shelter dogs can be partially attributed to the success the state has had with programs to spay and neuter animals in the past few years.

“Coloradans love dogs,” she said.

Luckily, Foothills has been able to transfer animals in from states like New Mexico and Arkansas where for whatever reason, a lot of animals still need new homes.

Those animals too, are adopted out practically as soon as they arrive.

Both Cameron and Homan agree it’s a good problem to have, and both said even with continuing financial difficulties many have faced during the pandemic, the rate of people returning dogs has remained as low as ever. Cameron does have a bit concern about what might happen when the pandemic ends and people can’t spend as much time at home.

“Eventually people will have to return to work and dogs will go through difficult transition,” she said. And she wonders if her rescue might see more returns when that happens, because of behavioral issues that may arise when dogs that are used to having their person around all day have to start coping with more alone-time. She suggests putting your dog in its kennel peri-

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And she recommends leaving your dog alone once in a while, to ease them into the transition, if you might be going back to work outside of the home.

Homan and Cameron agree that a couple of simple things can go a long way towards ensuring a successful pet adoption. The first is being honest with yourself about your habits and how much work you’re willing to put in to a new pet because even though a puppy might be on your wish list, they can be a lot more work and more demanding than an older dog that needs a home. The second tip for success is to educate yourself about breeds and the specific personality and behavioral traits of the animal you’re interested in adopting.

As for dealing with the shortage of adoptable pets, Cameron has one last tip.

“The best thing to do right now is get on fostering lists,” she said.

“If you sign up to foster, you can see lists of animals coming into the system before they hit the websites.

And it’s a great chance to try before you buy. Especially if you haven’t had a pet for a long time.” Both Foothills and Life is Better Rescue always accept donations from animal lovers who would like to help support the deserving animals they care for.

“Aspen” was adopted in April from the Foothills Animal Shelter in Jefferson County by one of the newspaper’s employees.

He’s taken to his new home by showing a fondness for face licking and shoe chewing.

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Wildfire task force report ID’s Evergreen/Conifer threat Recommendations include coordinated mitigation and more funding

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Jefferson County’s mountain communities are literally a spark away from calamity, and it will take some serious money and coordination to avoid the worst of it.

That is the takeaway from the Jefferson County’s Wildfire Risk Reduction Task Force’s report, which was presented to the Board of County Commissioners Nov. 11.

As noted by the task force report, the Evergreen and Conifer areas actually rank as the worst spots in the state in terms of wildfire risk, according to insurance firm Verisk. In fact, the areas made the top 10 of Verisk’s nationwide assessment.

“The risk is huge,” said County Commissioner Leslie Dahlkemper, who spearheaded the taskforce.

The task force — comprised of elected officials, fire fighters, planning experts and community representatives — was formed in October of last year to look closer at the problem and find some solutions. The task force divided into working groups, focusing on three goals: Mitigation, community education and revenue stream.

Mitigation Much of Jeffco, particularly on its western half, falls within the Wildland-

and maintained and that regular and timely mitigation and risk prevention information be shared regularly.

CONFLAGRATION COST According to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, a 100,000-acre wildfire in western Jeffco could result in the evacuation of 60,000 people; the destruction of 10,000 homes and 100 businesses; and an estimated minimum of $5 billion in property loss.

Urban Interface (WUI) — places where uninhabited and possibly heavily vegetated land comes up against developed land. The task force report notes that the county’s dense forest, dry, high wind, and a lot of lightning make it a question of “not if, but when Jeffco will see its next major wildland fire.”

“This isn’t about preventing wildfire,” but preparing for it, and mitigating its impact,” Mitigation Working Group Chair Garrett Stevens said.

Unfortunately, Stevens reported that the pace of mitigation efforts (clearing deadfall and thinning dangerously dense forest land) is “not where it should be.”

The reasons behind this are many.

The per-acre cost of mitigation work is high. The number of contractors to do the work are low. Also, the market demand for all that wood is low.

Stevens said there also needs to be more public and political support behind prescribed burns.

The mitigation group’s number one recommendation is to fix a glaring issue: There is no comprehensive tracking or coordination of current mitigation efforts.

Community education Citizen appointee to the task force

West Metro firefighters on the scene of the Cameron Peak fire. West Metro’s crew worked at night and employed a strategy of lighting a “control line” fire along a barrier ahead of the fire to consume the fuel for the forest fire before it could reach it to help gain control of the fire.

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Susan Eagle helped present the Community Education working group’s finding. Among them was also a note about a lack of one cohesive location for information. Eagle noted that county property owners lacked an easy-to-find place to find wildfire mitigation information, and some of the information that was out there sometimes was contradictory.

The group recommended that the county house a definitive wildfire prevention and mitigation information page, that a comprehensive distribution list of organizations, HOA’s and business groups be created

Revenue Stream The revenue group echoed many of the things the mitigation group had, noting how the lack of a comprehensive list of where mitigation had or hadn’t taken place, and a lack of better coordination between multiple mitigation agencies, made it harder to efficiently use funding.

The group’s four recommendations were: Better define and map WUI areas in the county; do a much-needed update to the county’s 2011 Community Wildfire Protection Plan; hire a grant writer dedicated to seek out additional money for mitigation; and explore a tax option.

The report made note of the wildfire mitigation property tax measure passed by Summit County last year with 78% voter approval.

Next steps The task force has requested to stay active into 2021, at which time the task force would transition into a standing commission, to continue to study and make recommendations regarding Jeffco’s wildfire mitigation efforts. Board members Casey Tighe and Libby Szabo both concurred with Dahlkemper about supporting those next steps.

The task force will reconvene in Jan. 2021,” Dahlkemper said by email when asked about next steps. “We’ll flesh out some of the recommendations, and other recommendations will require us to explore funding or enhanced collaboration.”

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New outbreak in Jeffco COLUMBINE jail as 57 inmates, 13 staff positive STAFF REPORT

On Nov. 19, the Jefferson County jail announced that 57 inmates and 13 staff members had recently tested positive for COVID-19.

A press release from the Jeffco Sheriff ’s Office states that a few inmates who were housed in general population modules began displaying symptoms on Nov. 2 and were immediately isolated.

All inmates in the two affected modules have since been tested.

According to the release, most of the inmates who tested positive are asymptomatic. Michael Taplin with the Sheriff ’s Department reports that there have been no hospitalizations among either the staff or inmates. Inmates who tested negative have been moved

to unaffected areas of the facility.

Currently, the jail reports that 5-50 inmates are tested each day and results are received in 7-9 days. The release states that the Jefferson County jail “continues to follow all national, state and county guidelines for preventing the spread of COVID-19 in a congregate living facility.

“The health and safety of inmates and staff is our top priority, and we are disappointed to be experiencing a second outbreak of COVID-19 in our jail,” Jeffco Sheriff Jeff Shrader said in a statement. “We have taken numerous measures to stop this disease from affecting individuals in our custody, and we will continue to seek ways to prevent its spread.”

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students that being able to stay, work and study together was a high priority — even higher than having in-class instruction for the last few class meetings,” the leaders wrote in the Oct. 16

letter. “We also heard concerns from our community over the potential for increased COVID-19 occurrence, and know that because of that concern, some prefer a remote option for teaching and learning after the Thanksgiving holiday.”

The letter also noted that “there are fewer on-campus than we would like for students to work together in teams

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“It’s a big steel box that has double security features in it,” she said “It was secured to a concrete base and they plucked it right out of the ground.”

The description of the memorial on the foundation’s website reads as follows: “The Columbine Memorial is designed to be a place of peace, comfort and reflection remembering all those who were touched by the events of April 20, 1999 at Columbine High School, those who were injured and those whose lives were taken that day.”

Frank DeAngelis was principal of Columbine on the day the shootings took place. He retired in 2014 and now serves with Knowlton on the Memorial Foundation Board. He said his first reaction when told of the theft was disbelief.

“I know times are tough, but I just can’t believe someone would stoop so low to do something like this,” he said.

The Memorial was dedicated and opened to the public on September 21, 2007.

Jeffco Sheriff ’s Department Public Information Officer Mike Taplin said there are no known suspects right now,

in safely-spaced settings.”

According to the letter, the move to remote learning will allow Mines to repurpose classrooms as safe study and work spaces for the remainder of the semester. That will allow the school to expand its capacity to support student’s priority to be able stay work and study together.

In addition to allowing students to remain home for the remainder of the semester if they choose, the move will allow faculty to focus on one mode of instruction (virtual) as they prepare students for their final exams.

Per the Mines website, student services, residence halls and dining establishments will also remain open and operational, although some adjustments may occur based on demand. All students remaining on campus will continue required COVID-19 testing. Those living off-campus can also be tested for free on-campus.

The letter also stated that Mines was planning to hold a hybrid fall commencement ceremony on Dec. 17 and 18 that would include both virtual and in-person components.

However, the letter also stated the school is working with local health departments on this and no further announcements have been made, leaving

and no leads.

“Someone out there knows what happened and knows who did this, Taplin said. “We need those people to call us and let us know.”

Knowlton said as a volunteer organization, the foundation relies on donations to help maintain the the memorial. “People come from all over to see the memorial and pay their respects,” she said.

DeAngelis agrees and said people from around the world donated to make the memorial a reality, and the impact of this crime is being felt far beyond the borders of the Columbine community.

For now, it’s unclear whether the foundation will install a new donation box. Knowlton said it’s always been a convenient way for people who visit to donate, but she’s not sure what the board will decide moving forward. The foundation has received an enormous amount of support from the community since the crime occurred, and for now, donations can be made through their website at www.columbinememorial.org.

If you have any information or witnessed any suspicious activity around the time of the incident, please contact the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office non-emergency number at 303271-0211.

A COVID-19 testing center was set up months ago, in a parking lot, across the street from the School of Mines campus.

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According to the Mines website, the school is currently planning to begin the spring 2021 semester as normal on Jan. 12 and working to increase the percentage of classes with in-person experiences (about 70% during the fall semester), with a focus on upper division courses.

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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; and QUIET 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 Craig Marshall me, looked back?

Smith At first 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 discour-

aged 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.

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Firewall down Trump stood as the firewall against the multinational corporations that do not care for the country, much less employees.

Trump stood as the firewall against illegal immigration which big corporations embraced, which kept wages down for everyone.

During the Trump presidency wages went up for the worker. Trump tried to stop illegality immigration. Consequently we had the lowest unemployment since 1969.

Trump reduced regulations that had accumulated for decades which unleashed growth of businesses, jobs and the economy.

Under Trump the US economy was good. I want a return to the prosperity before COVID-19 hit.

Trump’s tax cut put more money in all our pockets, not just the rich. He redid harmful trade deals. He made the notion of bringing manufacturing jobs back from China into the mainstream.

The threat of a nuclear Iran was reduced by Trump, and a peace coalition with Israel is forming.

Trump has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for this.

At Trump rallies everyone smiling and having good time.

They were there because we had someone who believed in us and thought like us. Trump was attacked continually by the biased media.

Trump was our firewall for our

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rights. He believes in the Bill of Rights and opposed socialism.

Even under constant attacks, Trump endured. He never let up in his belief for the betterment of the country and his fight for us.

When his opponent calls for us to heal, what he really means is the dog whistle “heel.” Well I can sincerely say “never.”

Elise Brougham, Wheat Ridge Trump as Nero We have our own Nero, the Roman emperor who infamously played the fiddle as his city burned. Trump plays golf and whines about the election results as the coronavirus rages through his country, leaving at least 250,000 dead. He’s always been a disgrace; now he’s a deliberate menace to public health, not to mention democracy. It’s truly astounding and depressing that over 70 million voters thought this man, who cares first and foremost about himself, was fit to govern our country for another four years. These votes, Republican efforts to invalidate Biden’s victory, and the Trump administration’s abject surrender on the virus front is the truest sign yet we are a nation in decline.

Peter F Munger, Arvada SEE LETTERS, P11

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.

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.

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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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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

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Development as a cancer Last week, the Denver Post reported: “Thornton warns of looming water shortages that could hamper long-term growth in the northern suburb” by John Aguilar.

I responded with: To continue to grow population beyond the “carrying capacity” of our water, energy and resources illustrates the height of intellectual arrogance in Colorado, as well as the rest of the United States.

Exponential growth in Denver

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 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.

imitates the growth of a cancer cell.

It, too, continues to grow aberrantly until it kills its host. At Colorado’s current 2 percent growth rate, it will house 30 to 40 million people within 80 years. Such numbers will crush our wilderness, destroy our mountains, stomp on our quality of life and eradicate our standard of living. Such growth will ensure breathing toxic air 24/7 by all residents, endless gridlocked traffic and total ruination of weekend camping or ski trips into the mountains.

Exactly why does Golden’s mayor, or any mayor, governor or city council want to bring that future upon the citizens of this state? Can you

give one good reason to bequeath such a miserable future upon future generations? And, where do you think it will all end when that last drop of water is squeezed out of the mountains?

Frosty Wooldridge, Golden

free country!

They must be made to pay the way for my/our grandchildren so my/ our little darlings can avoid responsibility and hard work! That is only for conservatives not us staunch liberal elites!

Thank you again Bernie! Please make sure Joe follows California and New York lead on all procedures so we can be as successful as they are! ( I know you will be leading our country) I’m pretty sure that Pelosi and Newsome can be replaced with Polis and Hickenbooper so we should thrive there? All else is great!!

Steve Pickenbrock, Arvada

Go Bernie Thank God you are here now to guide my grandchildren to an era where they don’t have to work like I did!! Where were you when I worked my ass off to pay for my own college and feed and educate my own four children? I propose we jail all of the working fools so they don’t escape our great country and go to some

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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 soughtafter 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.

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

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

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Arvada Center brings nostalgia, humor to holiday offerings COMING ATTRACTIONS

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here’s no doubt the holidays this year are going to be both familiar and totally different as the country struggles with the COVID-19 pandemic. The Arvada Center is embracing that dichotomy with its holiday theater options, which are emblematic of the new approach arts organizations are taking to connect with audiences and get innovative at the same time - “The Family Tree” and “A Child’s Christmas in Wales.”

“A Child’s Christmas” is a radio play that premieres on Monday, Nov. 30 and is available through Sunday, Dec. 27; after you purchase a ticket you can access a Vimeo link of the play, and it can be streamed as many times as you want through the 27th.

The show is an adaptation of a piece from Welsh author Dylan Thomas by Philip

Charles Sneed and The Foothill Theatre Company. That stage adaptation has been adapted for the radio format by Emily Van Fleet and movingly brings audiences into the mind of a young child during Christmas, along with all the idyllic wonder that makes the season the best time of year.

Those in search of the beauty of Christmases gone-by won’t want to miss the show.

Playwright, actor and improviser Jessica Austgen does something wholly different with “The Family Tree,” which is a live, virtual play that airs at 7 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday, from Dec. 2 through 20.

The show makes uses of the technological and social developments we’ve all become familiar with during the pandemic to paint a picture of a modern Christmas. It follows one Colorado family as they try to have a

happy holiday during these unusual times.

“My husband and I were participating in - and seeing our friends doing - staged readings and other livestreams during the lockdown, and it got us thinking about what makes these performances still theater,” Austgen explained. “The audience is what makes all this matter and we wanted to honor the fact that they’re there, even if they’re on the other side of a screen.”

Directed by Lynne Collins, the show features family members virtually interacting with each other from their different locations. Viewers can follow along with their favorite characters into breakout rooms, which helps bring the characters’ relationships and stories to life. Austgen said the SEE READER, P13

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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 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

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aim was to create that feeling when there’s a big group of people, and you’re talking with one group while something entirely different is going on with another that you’re not part of.

“With the breakout rooms, we basically packed three miniature acts into one act. So, while everyone gets the overall plot of the play, you’ll follow who interests you and get their story,” she said. “Audiences will be able to have unique experiences based on who they follow and can come back another night to get a different story.”

This unique set-up required actors to work with Collins and the creative team to create stages in their homes, which helps make the story and characters feel entirely real and what they’re going through extremely relatable.

“Audiences might be closer to theater actors than they’ve ever

Bob Platz and his wife, Julie Lizak, have taken over Old South Frame in Platt Park and renamed it RPO Framing. The couple had their eye on the store for about 25 years before they were able to move in this year.

COURTESY OF BOB PLATZ 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 been,” Austgen said. “The show is a family comedy about missing loved ones and the family squabbles we all have. All of that will be on the screen, and we think it will be a strangely intimate and connecting experience.”

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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.

“It’s been amazing,” Platz said.

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what 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.”

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Signing day for Jeffco student athletes Wednesday, Nov. 11 was an official signing day for high school athletes to formalize their letters of intent to play sports at the college level. The following is a district-provided list of the school district’s signers.

Green Mountain High School Connor Brauch, diving, University of Cincinnati Isaias Estrada, wrestling, University of North Carolina KC Ossello, lacrosse, Missouri Western State University Ralston Valley High School Makena Geist, softball, University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Jaiden Geist, softball, Metro State University Madison Hauffman, lacrosse, Notre Dame College (Ohio) Jordan West, softball, Colorado State University Brooklyn Seymour, basketball, Western Colorado University Isabel Gregersen, diving, Florida State University Megan Jackson, lacrosse, Palm Beach Atlantic University Sydney Bevington, basketball, Santa Clara University Sydney Metzler, swimming, University of Wyoming Golden High School Ben Kirschner, lacrosse, University of MassachusettsLowell Marla Goodspeed, softball, Oregon Tech Sydney Benson, volleyball, Mercer Maci Jones, soccer, Bentley University Hank Ohlen, lacrosse, Belmont Abbey Jadyn Goodrich, soccer, University of Denver Conifer High School Zack Gacnik, cross country, University of Colorado Addie Hollander, lacrosse, Franklin & Marshall Columbine High School Korbe Otis, softball, University of Louisville

Columbine High School senior Korbe Otis, who helped the Rebels to a state softball title in 2019, signed her National Letter of Intent to the University of Louisville on Nov. 11.

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Evergreen High School Margo Miller, lacrosse, Cornell University Lauren Spence, lacrosse, Loyola University-Maryland Madeline Mancini, lacrosse, Notre Dame College Jared Stiller, lacrosse, Williams College Thomas Schreffler, baseball, Mesa Community College (AZ) George Hogan, baseball, Dordt University Lakewood High School Lila Maddux, swimming, Niagara University (NY) Chatfield High School Izzy DiNapoli, softball, University of Northern Colorado Wheat Ridge High School Wes Miller, baseball, Regis University

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Lakewood High School senior Lila Maddux signed her National Letter of Intent on Nov. 11 to swim for Niagara University in New York.

COURTESY OF MADDUX FAMILY

Green Mountain High School held a virtual signing celebration Nov. 11 for its National Letter of Intent signers — Isaias Estrada, Connor Brauch and KC Ossello.

COURTESY OF GREEN MOUNTAIN ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT

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

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.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia. com or at 303-566-4083.

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Kahlo, Rivera, Mexican C R O S S W O R D Modernists at DAM P U Z Z L E Timed tickets are required to tour exhibit of 150 works

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Diego Rivera’s “Calla Lilly Vendor,” painted in 1943, is part of an exhibit at the Denver Art Museum that requires timed tickets.

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IF YOU GO “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism” is exhibited at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway, Denver through Jan. 24, 2021. Adult member tickets start at $20, youth tickets cost $5.

Tickets sold in two blocks; through Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 to Jan. 24. The latter group goes on sale Nov. 20 to members; Nov. 23 to the public: denverartmuseum.org, 720-9130130. Tickets are timed entry and should be purchased in advance. lio when she was a child, then was badly injured as a teen in a bus accident that left her back permanently painful. She said: “I paint myself because I am so often alone and I am the subject I know best.”

She was still a student when she met the much older Rivera. They fell in love, married, divorced and remarried. Kahlo’s family home, the blue house that is now a museum, was their home.

Seven of her distinctive self-portraits are included plus a number of other drawings and paintings.

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Now open at the Denver Art Museum: “Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and Mexican Modernism from the Jacques and Natasha Gelman Collection.” It runs through Jan. 24 and is sure to be a draw for area art lovers. Timed tickets are required so one will want to plan ahead, since we are dealing with limits on how many can attend at any one time ...

When the Mexican Revolution ended in 1920, change was afoot in every aspect of that country’s life, including in its arts. Rivera’s huge murals were soon famous and in demand in the U.S. and Europe — examples are tied into this large (150 works) exhibit on walls as well as with a few paintings, such as the well-recognized “Calla Lily Vendor.”

Mexico City was the center of activity and was home to Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera and a circle of creatives who combined Mexican folk art with techniques adapted from European arts — also in flux at that time. Rivera, 30 years older than Kahlo, was established as an influential painter.

Also there: Jacques and Natasha Gelman, who collected works by the local artists, who were their friends.

Gelman was a partner at Posa films and connected with the local art community, where he and his wife began to collect works by their friends. This exhibit includes 150 works by internationally recognized artists, most from the Gelman collection, with additional works from the collection of Denver-based John and Sandy Fox and from the museum’s collection.

Mexican Modernism combined social realism and fantastic visions that were unique to Mexican history and literature. Both Kahlo and Rivera painted portraits of Natasha Gelman, their patron and good friend.

Frida Kahlo had suffered from po-

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000150 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 27, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Stephanie Mora and Joey P. Mora Jr. Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Home Loan Center, Inc., dba LendingTree Loans, Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Citibank, N.A., not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee for New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust 2020-NPL1 Date of Deed of Trust June 19, 2007 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 10, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007079782 Original Principal Amount $188,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $167,123.70 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 13, BLOCK 20, KIPLING VILLAS AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 5932 South Garland Way, Littleton, CO 80123.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 12/17/2020, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/29/2020 Last Publication: 11/26/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 08/27/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Jenniffer L Johnson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly R.Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-20-886084-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. J2000150 First Publication: 10/29/2020 Last Publication: 11/26/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103

FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000151 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On September 24, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) Janice Pickard Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc as nominee for Windom Capital, Inc., Its Successors and Assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt US BANK TRUST, N.A., NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR VRMTG ASSET TRUST Date of Deed of Trust April 27, 2004 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 30, 2004 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) F2016167 Original Principal Amount $286,400.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $265,010.13 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 60, PINE VALLEY ACRES, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 27855 Meadow View Dr, Evergreen, CO 80439.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 01/14/2021, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 11/26/2020 Last Publication: 12/24/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 09/24/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Christine Thompson, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Holly R.Shilliday #24423 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122 Attorney File # CO-20-886236-LL The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose. ©Public Trustees’ Association of Colorado Revised 1/2015 Legal Notice NO. J2000151 First Publication: 11/26/2020 Last Publication: 12/24/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. J2000149 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On August 27, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Jefferson records.

Original Grantor(s) SUSAN L TODD Original Beneficiary(ies) WASHINGTON MUTUAL BANK, FA

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Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF UPLAND MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Date of Deed of Trust May 03, 2005 County of Recording Jefferson Recording Date of Deed of Trust May 10, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2005016511 Original Principal Amount $1,100,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $750,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 2, SOUTHRIDGE OVERLOOK SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 5405 ELDRIDGE ST, ARVADA, CO 80002.

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 2 p.m. on Thursday, 12/17/2020, at the Jury Assembly Room court side in the Jefferson County Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80419, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 10/29/2020 Last Publication: 11/26/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 08/27/2020 Holly Ryan, Public Trustee in and for the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado By: Barbara Lyons, Deputy, for Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711 Attorney File # 00000008939571

The December 10, 2020 Board of Adjustment meeting will be conducted as a virtual meeting.

NO MEMBER OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT OR STAFF WILL BE AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, AND THE BUILDING WILL BE CLOSED TO THE PUBLIC. Any person wishing to submit written documents for the Board’s consideration at the hearing must file them with Community Development staff. Written documents or comments must be received no later noon on the day of the hearing by emailing zoning@ci.wheatridge.co.us or mailing to City of Wheat Ridge, Attn: Planning Division, 7500 W. 29th Avenue, Wheat Ridge CO 80033.

All interested citizens are invited to participate in the virtual meeting in any one of the following ways: • Join the live meeting through the Zoom web link provided on the calendar on the City’s website at www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/calendar.

• Join the live meeting by calling (669) 900-6833 with code 932 9265 8300 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 Tammy Odean, Assistant to the Community Development Department, at 303-235-2846 by noon on December 10. Arrangements will be made for those individuals to access City Hall during the meeting to view the meeting and provide public comment if desired.

These comments will be heard and seen in real time by members of the Commission and City staff.

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

Legal Description: Lot 3, Willow Lane Subdivision, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Legal Notice No. 409655 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises 6543 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada, CO 80003.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a virtual meeting to be held at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 10, 2020. The application was submitted on October 9, 2020.

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

Dated this 26th day of November, 2020

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Legal Notice No. 409654 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Legal Notice NO. J2000149 First Publication: 10/29/2020 Last Publication: 11/26/2020 Name of Publication: Golden Transcript

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Wheat Ridge Board of Adjustment will conduct a Public Hearing on Thursday, December 10, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. to consider Case No.: • WA-20-05 - An application filed by Carl Maes for approval of two variances: A) a 20-foot (80%) variance from the 25-foot rear yard setback requirement for a rear yard which abuts a public street, and B) an 11-foot (45.8%) variance from the maximum allowed curb cut width of 24 feet for a detached garage to be constructed on property zoned Residential-Two (R-2) and located at 3655 Holland Court.

The full text of this publication is available in electronic form on the City’s official website, http://www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/872/legal-notices.

Specific plans for the proposed changes are available for inspection at the Wheat Ridge City Hall or via email. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, upon appointment, request and notification, copies are also available in printed form; contact zoning@ ci.wheatridge.co.us or 302-235-2845 to learn more about the request and to request electronic or hard copy information.

2. The prayer of the petition is that the above property be included into the Bear Creek Water and Sanitation District.

3. The area sought to be included into the District is located entirely within Jefferson County, and does not include property within any other county or within any other incorporated city, town, or city and county, and the District currently encompasses property in J County, and therefore no notice of the proposed inclusion under Section 32-1-207(2), C.R.S., as amended, is required.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons to appear at the public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, December 14, 2020, at 2517 South Flower Street, Lakewood, Colorado and show cause in writing, if any they have, why such petition should not be granted. The failure of any person in the existing District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his part to the inclusion of the area described in this notice.

By: /s/ Russell W. Dykstra, Esq. District Counsel

Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing authority for a Tavern liquor license from Social Capitol LLC, d/b/a Social Capitol, located at 6543 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO, whose controlling officers are: April Lambatos and Anthony Lambatos, Owners, 6543 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, CO, United States.

/s/ Sarah Walters Deputy City Clerk CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO

P e t i t i o n e r : R o n a l d L . a n d Yv o n n e G .

Small Address: 9815 W. Wesley Court, Lakewood, CO 80227 Legal Description: That part of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 27, Township 4 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M., described particular as follows: Commencing at a point which is 660 feet East and 390 feet North of the Southwest corner of the North one-half of the Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of said Section 27, which is the point of beginning, thence continuing North a distance of 330 feet to the North line of said Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 27; thence East 132 feet along said North line of said Northwest one-quarter of the Southwest one-quarter of Section 27 to a point; thence South at right angles a distance of 330 feet to a point; thence West a distance of 132 feet, more or less, to the point of beginning, County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

BEAR CREEK WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT

NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A NEW TAVERN LIQUOR LICENSE OF SOCIAL CAPITOL, LLC D/B/A: SOCIAL CAPITOL 6543 WADSWORTH BLVD. ARVADA, CO 80003

The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

petition are as follows:

Public Notice Notice is hereby given that a Public Hearing will be held by the Edgewater Board of Adjustment and Appeals to consider an application for a Conditional Use Permit to build a garage in a floodplain zone at 2055 Otis St. on December 9, 2020, at 6:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard. This meeting will be held virtually through the GoToMeeting app. when and where all interested parties may appear and be heard. https://global.gotomeeting.com/join/598481245 United States: +1 (571) 317-3122 Access Code: 598-481-245 Legal Notice No. 409650 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 409642 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2020 BUDGET SILVER LEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Silver Leaf Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2021. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2020 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2021 budget and 2020 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, CO 80112, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2021 budget and 2020 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held December 7, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget and 2020 amended budget, inspect the 2021 budget and 2020 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.

DUE TO CONCERNS REGARDING THE SPREAD OF THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) AND THE BENEFITS TO THE CONTROL OF THE SPREAD OF THE VIRUS BY LIMITING INPERSON CONTACT, THIS MEETING WILL BE HELD BY VIDEO/TELEPHONIC MEANS WITHOUT ANY INDIVIDUALS (NEITHER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES NOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC) ATTENDING IN PERSON. You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways: 1. To attend via Videoconference, e-mail jhenry@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference.

2. To attend via telephone, dial 1-346-248-7799 and enter the following additional information: (a) Meeting ID: 964 9539 1028 (b) Passcode: 220141 SILVER LEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ MaryAnn M. McGeady Legal Notice No. 409622 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

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Public Notice

NOTICE OF INCLUSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Bear Creek Water and Sanitation District, in the County of Jefferson State of Colorado, a petition praying for the inclusion of certain lands from such District.

1. The name and address of the petitioner and a legal description of the property mentioned in such

NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF SILVER LEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Silver Leaf Metropolitan District of Jefferson County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sec-

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Public Notices tion 32-1-808, C.R.S., that vacancies currently exist on the board of directors of the Silver Leaf Metropolitan District (“District”). Any qualified, eligible elector of the District interested in filling such vacancy and serving on the board of directors should file a Letter of Interest with the board of directors of the District on or before December 6, 2020, at the District’s office.

Forms of Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from the Silver Leaf Metropolitan District, c/o Jennifer S. Henry at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, (303) 592 4380.

SILVER LEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ MaryAnn M. McGeady Attorney for the District Legal Notice No. 409648 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING AS TO AMENDED 2020 BUDGET AND PROPOSED 2021 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2021 budget has been submitted to the LONGS PEAK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT for the fiscal year 2021. A copy of such proposed budget and, if necessary, an amended 2018 budget has been filed in the office of the accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, 80112 where same is open for public inspection. Such proposed budget and, if necessary, amended budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Longs Peak Metropolitan District to be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 8, 2020. Any interested elector of the Longs Peak Metropolitan District may file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2020 budget and proposed 2021 budget.

To help protect our community, and contribute to the country’s efforts to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the Board of Directors encourages reduced physical attendance and increased social distancing, as may be practicable to allow for the conducting of business and inclusion of public comment in accordance with the District’s meeting agenda. Therefore, all Public and others will be invited to join the meeting via Zoom.

To access meeting, visit www.zoom.us, click the Join the Meeting link, and type in the following Meeting ID and Passcode: Meeting ID: 865 6365 2231 Passcode: 094403

in the answer and pay a jury fee in addition to the filing fee.

8. If you want to file an answer or request for a jury trial and you are indigent, you must appear at the above date and time, fill out a financial affidavit, and ask the Court to waive the fee.

Dated this 28th day of October, 2020.

Signature of Attorney for Plaintiff(s) David O. Hansen, Reg. #29363 Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Ste. 100 Englewood, CO 80112 Telephone: (720) 473-8000 This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 303, Rules of County Court Civil Procedure, as amended. A copy of the Complaint together with a blank answer form must be served with this Summons. This form should not be used where service by publication is desired.

To the clerk: If this Summons is issued by the Clerk of the Court, the signature block for the clerk, deputy and the seal of the Court should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney’s name.

WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID. Legal Notice No. 408520 First Publication: November 5, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice District Court, Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 In re the Parental Responsibilities concerning: Petitioner: Caitlin Christine Wheeler and Respondent: Benjamin David Griffiths Attorney: Sue A. Kokinos, PC 6590 S. Vine St., Suite 109, Centennial, CO 80121 Phone Number: 720-283-8343 E-mail: skokinos@gmail.com FAX Number: 303-730-3483 Atty. Reg. #: 37242 Case Number: 20DR30266 SUMMONS FOR ALLOCATION OF PARENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: LONGS PEAK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

To the Respondent named above this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.

By: /s/ SETER & VANDER WALL, P.C. Attorneys for the District

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

Legal Notice No. 409593 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice County Court Jefferson County, Colorado Jefferson Combined Courts 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 (720) 772-2500 Plaintiff(s): Colorado Disaster Restoration, LLC v.

Defendant(s): Kathlene N. Mosier and Jeffrey C. Mosier Attorney for Plaintiff David O. Hansen, Reg. #29363 Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Ste. 100 Englewood, CO 80112 Telephone: (720) 473-8000 Fax: 1-866-557-1561 (Toll-Free) dhansen@kch-law.com Case Number: 2020C033695 Division H Courtroom 3-H ALIAS SUMMONS To the above-named Defendant(s): Kathlene Nicole Marquess (Mosier) 7297 S. Chase Way Littleton, CO 80128 Take notice that: 1. On Thursday, December 17, 2020, 8:00 a.m., in the Jefferson County, County Court, Golden, Colorado, if an answer is not filed the Court may be asked to enter judgment against you as set forth in the Complaint.

2. A copy of the Complaint against you, and an Answer form which you must use if you file an answer are attached.

3. If you do not agree with the complaint, then you must either: a. Go to the Court, located at 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado, and immediately file the answer stating any legal reason you have why judgment should not be entered against you,

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

You may be required to pay a filing fee with your Response. The Response form (JDF 1420) can be found at www.courts.state.co.us by clicking on the “Self Help/Forms” tab.

The Petition requests that the Court enter a Order addressing issues involving the children such as, child support, allocation of parental responsibilities, (decision-making and parenting time), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.

Notice: Colorado Revised Statutes §14-10-123, provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against both parties until the Final Order is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for further temporary orders, an expanded automatic temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under §14-10-125, C.R.S. A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to §14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final order, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Automatic Temporary Injunction – By Order of Colorado law, you and the other parties: 1. Are enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party; and 2. Are restrained from removing the minor child(ren) from the state without the consent of all parties or an Order of the Court modifying the injunction; and 3. Are restrained, without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of all other parties or an Order of the Court, from cancelling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance or life insurance that provides coverage to the minor child(ren) as a beneficiary of a policy.

OR b. File the answer with the Court before that date and time.

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

4. When you file your answer, you must pay a filing fee to the Clerk of the Court.

Date: 5/1/2020

5. If you file an answer, you must give or mail a copy to the Plaintiff(s) or the attorney who signed the complaint.

6. If you do not file an answer, then the Court may enter a default judgment against you for the relief requested in the complaint.

7. If you want a jury trial, you must ask for one

Signature of the Clerk of Court/Deputy /s/ Sue Kokinos Signature of the Attorney for the Petitioner Legal Notice No. 408552 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Case # 2020-050 Cert # 2008-01598 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially EDNA M. HASELBUSH C/O WILLIAM R. HASELBUSH 8197 ST VRAIN RD LONGMONT, CO 80503 JAMES CALVIN HARROD REVOCABLE TRUST JAMES C. HARROD, TRUSTEE (HOLDER OF CERT 2005-02263) 2220 W. 56TH AVE DENVER, CO 80221 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 22ND day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2009, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to AMANTRAN VENTURES INC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; ½ INTEREST MINERAL RIGHTS IN AND TO THE FOLLOWING PROPERTY; THE SOUTHWEST ¼ OF THE SOUTHWEST ¼, ALSO DESCRIBED AS THE SOUTH ½ OF LOT 2, OF SECTION 18; THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼, ALSO DESCRIBED AS THE NORTH ½ OF LOT 1 OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 19; ALL IN TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 71 WEST; THE EAST ½ OF THE SOUTHEAST 1/4 OF SECTION 13, AND THE NORTHEAST ¼ AND THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF THE SOUTHEAST ¼ AND THE EAST ½ OF THE NORTHWEST ¼ OF SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 3 SOUTH, RANGE 72 WEST. EXCEPT 25 FOOT COUNTY ROAD CONVEYED

BY DEED RECORDED IN BOOK 90, PAGE 251, EXCEPT ANY PORTION LYING WITHIN GILPIN COUNTY, ALSO KNOWN AS KEY 4, SECTION 24, TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 72, KEY 5, SECTION 18, TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 71, KEY 7, SECTION 19, TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 71, KEY 5, SECTION 13, TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 72 That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2008 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2008 that said real estate was taxed in the name of EDNA M. HASELBUSH that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 22, A.D. 2012; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, AMANTRAN VENTURES INC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 15TH day of MARCH at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 17TH Day of NOVEMBER, A.D. 2020.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No. 409645 First Publication: NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Final Publication: DECEMBER 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Case # 2020-049 Cert # 161037 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially THE ESTATE OF OSMER E. SMITH 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PKWY 2520 GOLDEN, CO 80419 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 18TH day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2017, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to JEFFERSON COUNTY, Assignor of, ROSS DAVIS AND ELIZABETH MAJOR, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; ½ INTEREST IN AND TO; A TRIANGULAR TRACT OF LAND LYING SOUTHEASTERLY OF LOT 15 ALLENS 2ND ADDITION TO GOLDEN AND LYING NORTHWESTERLY OF THE NORTHWESTERLY RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF 19TH STREET AND LYING NORTHEASTERLY OF DEED RECORDED AUGUST 20, 2012 AT RECEPTION NO. 2012087924, ALSO KNOWN AS KEY 34, SECTION 33, TOWNSHIP 3, RANGE 70, AKA: VACANT LAND That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2016 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2016 that said real estate was taxed in the name of OSMER E. SMITH that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 18, A.D. 2020; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, ROSS DAVIS AND ELIZABETH MAJOR, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 8TH day of MARCH at 5:00 P.M., A.D.2021, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 9TH Day of NOVEMBER, A.D. 2020.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer Legal Notice No.: 409610 First Publication NOVEMBER 19, 2020 Final Publication DECEMBER 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice Skyway Towers is requesting comment concerning a 12.2-meter (overall height) monopole type telecommunications tower. The tower location is 27924 State Highway 72, Golden, CO 80403 (near 39 52 19.5N, 105 19 02.7W, NAD 83).

The tower is not lighted. The FCC Form 854 File Number is A1176721. Interested persons may

review the application by going to www.fcc.gov/ asr/applications and entering the Form 854 File Number. Interested parties may raise environmental concerns about the proposed action by filing a Request for Environmental Review (RER) with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file RER online; instructions can be found at www.fcc.gov/asr/environmentalrequest. However, if an online request is not possible, interested parties may mail their request to: FCC Requests for Environmental Review, Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.

Comments may be sent to David McGlothlin of NewFields, LLC. Written comments can be sent to dmcglothlin@newfields.com or 3265 N. Fort Apache Road, Suite 110, Las Vegas, NV 89129.

Mr. McGlothlin can be reached at 828-450-0055.

[Coal Creek & Brumm Trail - CO-04001].

Legal Notice No. 409640 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 409590 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Randall L. Greenwood a/k/a Randall Greenwood a/k/a Randall Lynn Greenwood a/k/a Randy Greenwood a/k/a Randy L. Greenwood, Randy Lynn Greenwood, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31104 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 March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Luann D. Levine, Personal Representative 16868 W. 67th Place Arvada, CO 80007

Public Notice Case # 2020-038 Cert # 150826 NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession of Occupancy of the hereinafter Described land, Lot or Premises and to the Person in whose name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed and to all Person having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and, To Whom it May Concern, and more especially KENNETH SHETTLER ELISABETH SHETTLER 12168 W BRITTANY AVE LITTLETON CO 80127-2378 THE LAW OFFICE OF JAMES C SCHUMACHER 6601 S UNIVERSITY BLVD CENTENNIAL CO 80121 You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 19th day of OCTOBER, A.D. 2016, the then county Treasurer of the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado sold at public sale to INA GROUP LLC, Applicant, who has made demand for a Treasurer’s Deed for the following described real estate situated in the County of Jefferson and State of Colorado to wit; LOT 26, BLOCK 6, WEST MEADOWS FILING NO. 1, AKA: 12168 W BRITTANY AVE That said tax sale was made to satisfy the delinquent 2015 taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2015 that said real estate was taxed in the name of KENNETH SHETTLER AND ELISABETH SHETTLER that the statutory period of redemption expired OCTOBER 19, A.D. 2019; that the same has not been redeemed; that said property may be redeemed at any time before the Tax Deed is issued; that a Tax Deed will be issued to the said, INA GROUP LLC, lawful holder of said certificate, on the 15th day of MARCH at 5:00 P.M., A.D. 2021, unless the same has been redeemed on or before 5:00 P.M. of said date.

WITNESS my hand and seal this 16th Day of NOVEMBER, A.D. 2020.

Jerry DiTullio Jefferson County Treasurer

Legal Notice No. 409647 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice No. 409643 First Publication NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Final Publication DECEMBER 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 408559 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice Storage Auction at Dodo’s Storage 6325 West 56th Ave Arvada. 10 x 40 container full of craftsman tools and chests, scooter, kids bikes, tires, lawnmowers much more. Auction will be online at storageauctions.com beginning December 18, 2020 Legal Notice No. 409641 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

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 March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Merissa Joy Freudig Personal Representative 1040 South Newland Street Lakewood Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No. 409638 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN DANIEL HAUN, a/k/a JOHN D. HAUN, a/k/a JOHN HAUN, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 30973

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 March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Good Shepherd Fund Personal Representative c/o Liezl Ravelo, Care Manager, 1660 S. Albion St., Ste. 1140 Denver, CO 80222

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of BECKIE JEAN WILLIAMSON, also known as BECKIE J. WILLIAMSON, also known as JEAN WILLIAMSON, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 31171

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 March 27, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Calvin Douglas Williamson, Personal Representative 8448 Zephyr Street Arvada, CO 80005

Notice to Creditors

Legal Notice No. 409656 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of EDITH ORINE JOHNSON, aka EDITH O. JOHNSON, aka EDITH JOHNSON, aka EDIE JOHNSON, fka EDITH ORINE PETERSON, fka EDITH O. PETERSON, fka EDITH PETERSON, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31108

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia C. Paul, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31149

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 March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Craig D. Johnson & Associates, P.C. Craig D. Johnson, Attorney for Personal Representative 8 Garden Center, Unit2 Broomfield, CO 80020

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Krista V. Nash Personal Representative c/o Keith L. Davis, JD Davis Schilken, PC 7887 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 820 Denver, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 409605 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No. 409609 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathleen Mae St. Croix, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 268

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Danny Graul, aka Daniel J. Graul, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31157 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 March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Roger Loecher, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard Wayne Pratt, Deceased Case Number: 20PR431

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kesheya Keller Personal Representative 5704 Simms Street, Apt. 202 Arvada, Colorado 80002 Legal Notice No. 408564 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020

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Public Notices Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES D. NOBLE, also known as JAMES NOBLE, also known as JIM NOBLE, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31156 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 March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

John H. Noble C/O ROBINSON BAILEY PC 7100 E. Belleview Ave., Suite 101 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Legal Notice No. 409657 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lillian L. Heston, aka Lillian Louise Heston, aka Lillian Heston, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 000417 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before March 15, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Heston Personal Representative 8477 S. Reed Street, No. 202 Littleton, Colorado 80128 Legal Notice No. 409581 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alexander Wentskowski, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31113 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 March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

William G. Cuddy, Personal Representative 43 Mapleridge Drive Waterbury, CT 06705 Legal Notice No. 409595 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Torri Rae Heimer, also known as Torri R. Heimer, Deceased Case Number: 20PR31213 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 March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tessa Kay Drinnan, Personal Representative c/o Paul R. Durr, Attorney 1777 S. Harrison St. Suite 1500 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 409651 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Jeffco Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Glenn Frederick Tiedt, a/k/a Glenn F. Tiedt, a/k/a Glenn Tiedt, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31129 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 March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Leslie N. Crispelle, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Phone Number: 303-420-1234 Attorney for Leslie N. Crispelle Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 408572 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Janice Marie Rudnicki, a/k/a Janice M. Rudnicki, a/k/a Janice Rudnicki, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31203 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 April 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel L. Rudnicki, Personal Representative

Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kaye Doreen Hives, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31107 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 March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. /s Rebecca Wallace Beattie Rebecca Wallace Beattie, #28875 Attorney for Kenneth Blair Hives and Glenn Eldon Hives, Co-Personal Representatives 6390 Gardenia Street, Suite 150 Arvada, CO 80004 303-384-0046 rebecca@wallacebeattie.com Legal Notice No. 408562 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lyle James Summers, a/k/a Lyle J. Summers, aka Lyle Summers, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31056 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 April 13, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dana M. Summers, Personal Representative Robert G. Frie (1796) Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 408567 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of STEPHAN KIRK WISIAN, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR031094 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado or on or before March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephan Kyle Wisian Personal Representative 11311 N. Xavier Drive, No. 202 Westminster, CO 80031 Legal Notice No. 409582 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louise Ann Turtle Kielsmeier, aka Louise Ann Kielsmeier, aka Louise A. Kielsmeier, aka Louise Kielsmeier, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31185 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 March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

George H. Turtle, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 409644 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy Marie Molloy, aka Dorothy M. Molloy, aka Dorothy Molloy, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30982 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wayne S. Molloy, Personal Representative 6059 Vivian Street Arvada, Colorado 80004 Legal Notice No. 408549 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hazel Irene Sanborn, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31080

Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) FRIE, ARNDT, DANBORN & THIESSEN P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd, Ste. 201 Arvada, CO 80003 Phone Number: 303-420-1234 Attorney for Daniel L. Rudnicki Personal Representative

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the co-personal representatives or to the Clerk of the Probate Court, District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado, 80419, 720 772 2500 on or before March 11, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 409649 First Publication: November 26, 2020

Mark Edward Sanborn and Ricky Joseph Sanborn ,

Co-Personal Representatives By: Guy M. Heyl Attorney for the Co-Personal Representatives Guy M. Heyl, P.C. P.O. Box 270303, Littleton, CO 80127 (303) 933-0350 | guymheyl@msn.com Legal Notice No. 409464 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Pamela S. Quinn, a/k/a Pamela Shield Quinn, a/k/a Pamela Dagmar Shield Quinn, a/k/a Pamela Quinn, Deceased.

Case Number: 2020 PR 31127 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 March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julie Peter, Personal Representative P.O. Box 1345 Arvada, CO 80001 Legal Notice No. 409627 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Conrad Mangold, a/k/a Conrad W. Mangold, a/k/a Conrad Warren Mangold, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30923 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 March 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathrine Mangold, Personal Representation 10090 Flower Street Westminster, Colorado 80021 Legal Notice No. 409583 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.

Legal Notice No. 408553 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

To: Jose Artuto Nunez Lozano Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gary David Struwe, aka Gary D. Struwe, aka Gary Struwe, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31059 All persons having claims against the abovenamed Estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Jefferson County District Court on or before March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 409594 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Legal Notice No.: 408556 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Public Notice

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KERRY ANN BOYCE, also known as KERRY A. BOYCE, and KERRY BOYCE, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31146

Summons Re: Domestic Relations In the District Court Jefferson County, Golden, Colorado

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 March 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah K. Egan, Personal Representative 21575 Bonanza Blvd.

Elkhorn, NE 68022 Legal Notice No. 409616 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

Jefferson County, Colorado 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 In the Matter of the Estate of: Keith Earl Netteburg, a/k/a Keith E. Netteburg, a/k/a Keith Netteburg, Deceased Attorney: Virginia A. Frazer-Abel, Public Administrator 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212 Phone: 720-638-1465 Fax: 720-279-0415 Email: virginia@vfalegal.com Case Number: 19PR31144 Division 11 NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession (List all names of interested persons and owners by descent or succession): Estate of Rosemary Merkely, Susan Simons Orth, Michael Simmons.

A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving the following property (including legal description if real property):

Property Property 1

Description Location of of Property Cash FirstBank,

Lakewood, Colorado

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Petition requests that the name of Walker Marshall Chipman be changed to Walker Chipman Wilder Case No.: 20 C 1489

Legal Notice No. 409652 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on November 2, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an Adult has been filed with the Jefferson County Court.

The Petition requests that the name of Alexa Marie Arends be changed to Alexa Marie Lansing Case No.: 20 C 1440 By: J. Harlan Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 409653 First Publication: November 26, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

Adoption / Guardianship Public Notice District Court, Jefferson County, CO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401 NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner: Joseph Cody Stockwell Case Number 20JA35 To: Jose Artuto Nunez Lozano Pursuant to §19-5-208, C.R.S., you are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner(s) has/ have filed in this Court a verified Petition seeking to adopt a child.

If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set for Jan 11, 2021 & Jan 15, 2021, at 9am. in the court location identified above.

Date: December 11, 2020 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Courtroom or Division: 11 Address: Jefferson County District Court, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, Colorado 80401

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

Legal Notice No.: 408557 First Publication: November 12, 2020 Last Publication: December 10, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript Public Notice District Court, Jefferson County, CO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401

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

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

Nature of Action: Seeking Custody of Minor Child Combined Court By: Magistrate Alabiso Filed: August 12, 2020 Legal Notice No.: 408465 First Publication: October 29, 2020 Last Publication: November 26, 2020 Publisher: The Golden Transcript

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By: Mary Lawrence Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

The hearing on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Note: • You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.

• Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.

• The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is

To the Respondents named below:

Name of Parties: Evangelina Saldivar, Petitioner and Luis Alberto Mares Reyes, Respondent

Name Changes

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

Public Notice

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

Action Number: 20 DR 163

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta K. Law, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030696

Legal Notice No. 409624 First Publication: November 19, 2020 Last Publication: December 3, 2020 Publisher: Golden Transcript

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set for Jan 11, 2021 & Jan 15, 2021, at 9am. in the court location identified above.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear for said hearing, the Court may terminate your parental rights and grant the adoption as sought by the Petitioner(s).

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Linnea Stenberg Hord Personal Representative 133 Kimball Avenue Golden, CO 80401

If applicable, an Affidavit of Abandonment has been filed alleging that you have abandoned the child for a period of one year or more and/or have failed without cause to provide reasonable support for the child for one year or more.

Nick Couzin, Personal Representative 2323 South Bellaire Street Denver, CO 80222

Public Notice

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 March 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner: Joseph Cody Stockwell Case Number 20JA34

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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

The state Capitol in Denver. 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 officebased 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 re-

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cord, 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, DBoulder, 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.

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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ow that you are retired, are you finding yourself struggling to make ends meet on a fixed-income? Did you know a reverse mortgage might be the solution you need to get your financial stress lifted and allow yourself the breathing room you deserve?

With a government-insured reverse mortgage, you can eliminate your monthly mortgage payment.* Like so many seniors right here in Colorado have discovered, the money you receive is tax-free cash to use for any purpose you choose.

Even if you don’t have a mortgage, you may be “house rich and cash poor.” You have paid into your home for many years and have accumulated housing wealth that can only be accessed if you sell. With a reverse mortgage, you can access a portion of the equity in your home while you continue to own and live in your home so you can get cash and make life a little easier.

To qualify for a reverse mortgage at least one borrower must be 62 or older, the home must be your primary residence, and you should have 30–60% equity.

Just to clarify, with a reverse mortgage, you are the only one who owns your home and its equity. The bank does not.

We all want to live a long, healthy, independent life. With a reverse mortgage, aging-in-place is possible!

Call me today at 720-458-4034 to see if a reverse mortgage is right for you.

Silver Leaf Mortgage, Colorado’s #1 Reverse Mortgage Broker.

Sam Stroup, NMLS #1697823, Senior Loan Officer at Silver Leaf Mortgage in Centennial.

Contact me at: 720-458-4034, or you can email me at: SamS@SilverLeafMortgage.com

* The homeowner is still responsible for applicable property taxes and homeowner’s insurance,as well as maintaining the property.

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