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City finances better than expected, but still troubled Revenue dip from COVID-19 shutdowns still in ‘best-case’ territory

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

state funding. All told, the district anticipates a revenue loss of close to $7 million in the coming school year.

The cuts approved last fall led the district to eliminate 17 staff positions, through a combination of layoffs, unfilled vacancies and retiring staff who won’t be replaced.

Other measures included pay cuts for administrators, furlough days, and increasing student fees.

It’s still too soon to say how the new cuts will impact the district.

“My expectation is school will look different (this fall) than it’s ever looked,” board member Robert Reichardt said at a June 15 budget workshop.

Littleton’s city finances are looking better than expected earlier in the coronavirus pandemic, but the city isn’t out of the woods yet.

Littleton weathered April -- the most severe month for COVID-19 shutdowns -- with less damage to sales tax revenues than initially anticipated, according to data presented by city finance director Tiffany Hooten at a June 23 city council study session.

Retail sales taxes plunged 29% in April compared to a year earlier. General use taxes were down 24%. Sales and use taxes account for 78% of the city’s general fund.

Still, that decline was better than city staff feared, and Hooten said staff do not currently recommend any deeper cuts to city budgets and programs than have already been implemented.

“We’re in a good spot,” Hooten said.

Though originally scheduled to return June 24, 58 city staff members will remain furloughed for the time being.

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Littleton Public Schools board member Robert Reichardt in a 2019 file photo.

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Littleton schools face millions in budget cuts Too soon to say how shortfalls related to pandemic will impact district

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton Public Schools is facing deep budget cuts in coming years as the impact of COVID-19 comes to bear.

The district, which serves close to 15,000 students, is facing reduced funding from the state of $9.1 million in the 2020-2021 school year, according to the district’s 2020-2021 budget. The Colorado legislature approved $3.3

billion in statewide cuts in May as coronavirus wreaked havoc on state tax revenue collection.

The cuts will be offset by $6.6 million in one-time federal funds earmarked for coronavirus-related expenses like complying with state and local health orders, planning and implementing remote learning options and purchasing sanitation supplies.

The district’s total general fund budget, approved at the June 25 school board meeting, is $177.8 million.

The gap between the state cuts and the federal funds will be exacerbated by a further $4.2 million in cuts already approved by the board last fall, caused by rising costs and stagnant

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Sheriff talks use of force, body cameras ‘We understand the protests,’ Brown says at meeting

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown knows that in the weeks since the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, “there are many people in our community that are hurting,� Brown told the public.

As cities across the United States field calls to rethink how they police their citizens in the wake of Floyd’s death, the Centennial City Council asked the public to submit questions for Brown about the sheriff ’s office’s policies.

The sheriff gave answers during the council’s June 22 meeting — held via video conference — shedding light on how Arapahoe deputies are authorized to use force and how Colorado’s new police accountability law will affect policy at the sheriff ’s office. “I want you to know that law enforcement officers in our agency are with you,� said Brown, addressing residents who may be frustrated with police conduct. “We understand the protests.�

The sheriff ’s office sent between 40 and 50 deputies to Denver for several nights during protests fueled

by Floyd’s death, but they fired no shots or tear gas and made no arrests, Brown previously told Colorado Community Media. “We do have the use of tear gas, (but) that’s not something that we deployed when we were downtown,�

Brown said during the June 22 question-and-answer session. “We don’t have pepper balls in our use of force — we don’t deploy those as a munition.�

The weeks of protests in the Denver metro area — along with unrest nationwide — served as a backdrop to the state legislature’s decision to retool police accountability in Colorado.

Senate Bill 20-217, signed by Gov. Jared Polis on June 19, contains several reforms: mandated bodyworn camera usage and disclosure of footage by local departments and the Colorado State Patrol, a ban on chokeholds, and the ability to sue officers directly for their conduct. An amendment added in response to the protests places limits on departments’ use of chemical agents and projectiles when

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Arapahoe County Sheriff Tyler Brown in an Aug. 27, 2019, file photo.

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when watching “the images of George handling protesters.

Floyd and that 8 minutes ‌â€? in which “My plan is to implement as much the Minneapolis officer had his knee as possible of this bill as we can as on Floyd’s neck. quickly as we can. We’re going to hit Chokeholds and carotid restraints the deadlines, but some of those are have been banned at the sheriff ’s pushed out for years,â€? Brown said. office for years, “I don’t want unless deadly to wait years to force is justified, have these things Brown said. implemented.â€? “So they’re The sheriff not part of our takes pride in his apprehension office’s steps over techniques while last five years we’re conductto implement ing an arrest for, body-worn camsay, shoplifting,â€? eras for patrol Brown said. deputies, and his The sheriff ’s office will equip Tyler Brown, office’s policy, investigators and command staff Arapahoe County sheriff on as of June 17, allows the use with the camimplementing Senate Bill 20-217 of deadly force eras, as the new if the officer law requires, has “an objecaccording to tively reasonable Brown. belief that a lesser degree of force is Brown also touted his agency’s willinadequateâ€? and believes that they or ingness to hear input from the public another person is in imminent danger and said if residents have further of being killed or of receiving serious questions, “don’t hesitate to reach out bodily injury. to the sheriff ’s office directly.â€?

The state’s new law prohibits officers from using chokeholds, a method Chokeholds, ‘carotid’ holds in which a person applies pressure on Brown mentioned his disapproval

‘My plan is to implement as much as possible of this bill as we can as quickly as we can.’

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the neck or throat to hinder breathing, according to SB20-217’s text. It also bans “carotid holds� — pressure to a person’s neck on either side of the windpipe to stop blood flow to the brain via the carotid arteries.

The exception the sheriff ’s office makes — allowing chokeholds and carotid holds in deadly force situations — also is made in the new state law, according to Ginger Delgado, sheriff ’s office spokeswoman.

Addressing biases City Councilmember Candace Moon, who is Black, asked the sheriff about addressing the “issue of racial profiling.� “I will say from my own personal experience that at one time, it was a practice that we brought to the sheriff ’s office’s attention,� Moon said.

Since then, “I haven’t experienced it in my family.�

The sheriff ’s office’s personnel undergo annual anti-bias training, Brown said, adding that Moon’s idea of bringing outside perspectives into the sheriff ’s office for training would be helpful. “I can tell you that racial profiling as a practice at the sheriff ’s office is not accepted and will not be accepted,�

Brown said.

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Littleton painter played big role in area culture Local icon was part of 1960s Marathon wave

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Littleton’s arts community, as well as the town’s older structures, lost a champion with the death of painter rita derjue on June 15. Her husband, Carle Zimmerman, said she passed away peacefully in her sleep following a period with some health problems.

The couple moved to Littleton in 1963, when Carle Zimmerman accepted a position with the Marathon Oil Research Center and derjue immediately began painting her surroundings with strong brush strokes and often vibrant color.

Her home studio was in a distinctive stone house with a view to the west, and the artist/activist protected Littleton’s view of the Rockies fiercely — adamantly opposing billboards and things that would clutter the view we celebrate from Littleton’s old courthouse and Main Street. derjue was born in 1934 in Warwick, Rhode Island, and graduated from Rhode Island School of Design, followed by several years of art study in Munich and traveling/ painting elsewhere in Europe. She said she met Carle Zimmerman in the course of a trip to Spain. He had been accepted for graduate study at Cornell University, they married and she enrolled in a master’s degree program at Cornell and taught.

At Cornell, she was able to experiment with then-new acrylic paints, as well as meet well-known New York City artists who would visit the campus.

Art study in Mexico also enhanced derjue’s painterly skills and a stay in San Miguel raised appreciation for historic buildings.

Son Andrew and daughter Heidi joined the family in Colorado.

For many summers, derjue returned to New England to teach art students there and renew family ties.

The love of travel stayed with her and a selection of her work might include structures, water and mountains in Switzerland, in Mexico or in China ... As recently as January of this year, derjue exhibited artwork in “now and then: paintings from 1960 to 2020” at Bemis Public Library in Littleton.

The couple enjoyed a second home in Como, near the historic stone roundhouse of the former Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad and I enjoyed memories triggered by an article about her in the October 1980 American Artist magazine, headed with a lovely painting of South Park as seen from Como, where the interview took place ...

She said: “I love the openness and empty space. It makes me feel free.

The changes man has made to this place are not very important. The important things are the skies and the light on the mountains. Until we came to Colorado, I never paid much attention to skies. Everywhere else they were mostly grey. But here they change so quickly. And the light with cloud shadows moving over

Artist and activist rita derjue came to Littleton in 1963 with her husband Carle Zimmerman, part of the wave of young families that the Marathon Oil research facility and other science and engineering companies brought to the area. She left a major imprint on the area art scene and was still exhibiting paintings in the months before her death on June 15.

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the mountains! ... This is my getting away place.”

She was a teacher of artists, but also of schoolchildren in the area and adult students at Arapahoe Community College and elsewhere. derjue used her paintings in the political arena as well. She became interested in the Roxborough area, south of Littleton, and joined forces with Littleton Independent Editor Hous Waring and other environmentalists to get the spectacular area designated as a state park instead of being developed with homes ...

Historic buildings in the city of Littleton also caught her attention and were recorded with brushes and color — sometimes before they fell to a bulldozer and sometimes in time to generate interest in preservation.

Littleton City Council members became accustomed to hearing derjue’s opinion regarding what should be done about the now well-preserved Main Street and the downtown area generally, at a point when there were many empty windows and maintenance was often deferred. (Carle served as a council member for a period.)

The prolific painter established her reputation as an artist with “more than 100 exhibitions in galleries and museums along the Front Range,” said curator Sally Perisho in remarks in a catalog prefacing a 25year retrospective, “one artist’s passion,” held at the Littleton Museum in 2005. “derjue paints a sweeping canvas that stretches from Asia to America.” The exhibit, she observed, spans half a century, represents a celebration of one of Colorado’s most endearing and important artists.” derjue continued to produce large canvases, small watercolors and a range of works in sizes inbetween until very recently.

With a mural at Littleton’s Bemis Library and paintings placed in numerous area homes, her vision of mountains, buildings, town and countryside — and an occasional contented cow — her spirited view will remain.

Plans for a celebration of derjue’s life will be considered in the future.

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Hitting the waves

Nate Goodhard hangs ten.

Chelsea Adams wipes out on a surfboard.

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BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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hat does 150 cubic feet of water per second look like? Not much from above — enough to channel the South Platte River about eight feet wide at River Run Park beside Oxford Avenue.

But from a surfboard, it looks like a lot more.

Surfers, paddleboarders, canoeists and tubers by the score splashed through the park’s boat chutes on June 28, beating the 90-plus degree heat.

“It’s cool to actually put the river to use,” said Nate Goodhard of Denver after wiping out on his surfboard. “I haven’t taken advantage of it most of my life. I’m not very good at surfing yet, but this is how you get better. I’ll be ready the next time I go to the real beach.”

The river flow wasn’t much to write home about, but it was enough to entertain legions of floaters.

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In a 2019 file photo, Kathie OwensTucker, who maintains the Littleton Museum’s 1890s-era garden, picks pears that she’ll preserve in syrup or turn into sauce.

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Littleton Museum farms reopen; buildings stay shut STAFF REPORT

The Littleton Museum’s living-history farms are open again to the public, but the historic buildings will remain closed for now because of the coronavirus pandemic and no interpretive programming will be presented, officials said.

The museum, at 6028 S. Gallup St. in Littleton, reopened on June 30 with limited hours: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and closed holidays,

weekends and Mondays.

Food, drink and pets except service animals are not allowed. Visitors are strongly encouraged to wear face masks and observe social distancing.

Access will be through the gate beside the parking lot. The main museum building will remain closed for the time being.

For more information, call 303-795-3950 or visit LittletonGov.org and search for “Littleton Museum.”

Most of the positions are from the Littleton Museum and Bemis Public Library, which are offering only partial operations.

Other cuts include pay and hiring freezes and reductions in consulting and professional services.

The decline in revenue puts the city down about 8.3% yearto-date over last year, ahead of the 10% revenue reduction Hooten used as a best-case scenario in budget projections. Still, the future remains murky.

“Future revenues are unknown,” Hooten told council.

“Our projections are going to change until we have better information about where the economy is headed. Currently the expectation is that this will be a deep recession, but a short one.”

City Manager Mark Relph said he has instructed each department to identify how it would make cuts of 10% to 20% if the need arises.

“It appears we’ll have the pandemic with us for another year,” Relph said. “Our economy will bump along, have its ups and downs, and we may see a second wave (of the virus). At the moment we’re rebounding

quickly, but I don’t want us to take that for granted.”

The greater concern, Relph said, is the city’s five-year forecast, which is harder to predict. Also, the city’s capital projects fund, which pays for road repairs, building upgrades and the city vehicle fleet — including police cars — has long been in dire straits, and now faces even greater cuts, Relph said.

The time has come to start exploring new ways to increase city revenue, Relph said, including perhaps asking voters for a sales tax increase, or to institute a lodging tax.

“This is never an easy conversation,” Relph said. “Every city struggles with this topic, but now’s the time to take a step back and look at this.”

City staffers have long floated the lodging tax and sales tax increase, and previous citizen surveys tend to show strong support for both ideas.

Voters may also be asked to weigh in on allowing recreational marijuana sales in Littleton. Voters narrowly rejected a similar measure in 2016.

The pandemic has exposed the danger of Littleton’s hefty reliance on sales tax revenue, said Mayor Pro Tem Scott Melin.

“Financial planning 101 is to diversify your portfolio,” Melin said.

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School nurse who brings light to dark places ‘We did amazing things’ My faith is important to me and everything stems from that. I see God in the eyes of children.

I started my nursing career in medical surgery, then I went to intensive care, then the emergency room. Nursing was a little easier back then -- we were better staffed.

In intensive care, I learned about the terrible things people do to each other. Shootings, stabbings, people beaten within an inch of their life.

We took everyone from within a hundred miles. We did amazing things. One guy was harvesting a field with a combine, and it broke, and he got out to fix it, and it fired back up and caught him by the legs. He was trapped out there and couldn’t reach the radio. Of all things, an insurance agent came by to visit, and found him and called 911. He survived, and he walked out of our hospital.

I learned to steel myself against awful things. It’s your job. As soon as you’re done, you can go in the bathroom and cry.

‘You might be the one who intervenes’ Now I’m a school nurse. I looked at it as a semi-retirement move, but it’s so much more. You might have a kid complaining of stomach aches, and you’re the first person to discover they haven’t eaten in three days. You might be the one who intervenes when something is way wrong at home.

Those are the kids I worry about during COVID. I love working with the kids. I’ve learned how resilient kids are, until they’re not. Adults will slow down because they’re not feeling good, but kids will keep going like crazy until they sit down and say they feel bad, and they’ve got a fever of 104.

Learning resiliency For families that are struggling, we have a chance to educate them about the importance of coming to school, getting an education, making right choices. Those are patterns that develop early. I worry about the impact of prolonged shutdowns. It’s hard to learn social resiliency if you’re only learning online. It’s important to learn how to be out in the world away from mom and dad.

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Colorado officials warn COVID-19 could surge again Governor cautions against large crowds on Fourth of July

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Pointing to worrying COVID-19 trends in neighboring states and an outbreak of cases following Boulder college-area parties, Gov. Jared Polis implored Coloradans to take caution with a baseball metaphor.

“Our ability to open schools, our ability to keep our economy going, really relies on people making the right choices. So far you have! So far you have,” Polis said at a June 18 news conference. “As I said, we’re one run up, you know? We’re still in the fifth or sixth inning here — we’re one run up. But yes, the bases are loaded.”

In the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Colorado has “runners on base in Utah and Arizona,” where the virus’ spread has turned more dire, Polis said.

“It really depends on our behavior here in the next few weeks and months,” the governor added.

Polis’ uncharacteristically worried tone found more support in data later at a June 24 news conference, when he highlighted outbreaks around the state.

In roughly one week in June alone, Boulder County saw more than 100 new cases, largely linked to graduating college seniors — and Polis warned the situation could balloon if Coloradans don’t wear masks and take caution in public.

“We are starting to see new outbreaks in different parts of the state: San Luis Valley, El Paso County, Boulder County, San Miguel County. We’re also watching Eagle County very closely,” Polis said, adding that “all of our gains could be reversed very quickly if we’re not careful.”

The same day as Polis’ news conference, state officials said that 324 additional people had tested positive for coronavirus in Colorado, the biggest one-day total since May. A key test for the state will be how Coloradans handle the Fourth of July, and Polis emphasized the importance of treating it differently than many Americans approached Memorial Day weekend.

“We don’t want our Fourth of July holiday in Colorado to be what Memorial Day weekend was in Arizona and Florida and lead to a renewed round

A screen shot of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis at a June 24 news conference on COVID-19. An interpreter for the hearing impaired appears at upper right.

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More young people infected The governor brought in Rachel Herlihy, state epidemiologist, to explain the changing trends in the virus’ spread.

Since Colorado’s COVID-19 peak in mid-to-late April, officials have seen a steady decline in hospitalizations, deaths and cases, Herlihy said.

But after the week of June 7 — which saw the lowest number of cases in months — the week of June 14 showed an uptick, Herlihy said.

And the disease’s reproductive number — sometimes written “R0” and pronounced “R naught” — has risen dangerously close to where Colorado’s progress would reverse. The number represents the average infections generated by each COVID-19 case, meaning if the number sits below one, the number of new cases per day is declining.

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spread could soon ramp up again.

The lion’s share of COVID-19 deaths has occurred among older Coloradans, but since the peak, the average age of Colorado’s cases has declined — which means the disease is spreading in younger populations, Herlihy said.

“For people that are in their 70s, almost half will need to be hospitalized who contract this virus,” Polis said. “For people in their 20s, it’s still about 1 in 15 to 1 in 20 that need to be hospitalized.”

Moreover, Polis asked 20-somethings living with parents in their 60s: “Are you also willing to have that 1-in-3 chance that your parents will be hospitalized?”

Protests’ impact Polis supported the motivation behind recent Denver-area protests — a reaction to the killing of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer, which sparked nationwide unrest — but he worried about their effect on the virus’ spread. Demonstrations continued throughout the Denver metro area for weeks, bringing thousands in close contact.

“Health experts tell me (the protests) could result in hundreds of new cases,” Polis said in a June 2 news conference.

Polis didn’t characterize the protests as playing a large role in Colorado’s June outbreaks, saying “there’s some evidence that” some of the people involved in the Boulder outbreak attended marches.

“We don’t necessarily have that

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“It might be that 5-15% of kids won’t come back to school, and we’ll be instructing them remotely. That has implications for where our resources and even coaches go. ... I’m not sure we can make decisions until we understand new demands on our system.”

Many unknowns remain: the cost to restart school in the fall, how many students will return for inperson classes versus remote learning, whether Congress will approve further federal funding for school districts, whether schools will be closed again by a second wave of the virus, and the impact of various statewide ballot issues that could go before voters this fall.

Of particular interest to board members is Initiative 271, also called Fair Tax Colorado, whose backers are gathering signatures to put it on the November ballot. It would create a graduated income tax structure that proponents say could provide a big boost for state education funding.

Other impacts could come from a proposed statewide repeal of the Gallagher Amendment, which could prevent further cuts to residential property tax rates, and a possible increased tax on tobacco products.

Even if all the ballot measures passed in favor of public education funding, the district would still likely not be where it wants, said chief finance officer Diane Doney at the June 15 meeting.

“We don’t have a clear savior out there,” Doney said.

State education funding has fallen short since the Great Recession a decade ago, resulting in a shortfall for

BUSINESS RIGHT TO REFUSE MASK-LESS PATRONS CLARIFIED Gov. Jared Polis announced on June 4 an executive order that explicitly gives businesses the right to refuse service to anyone not wearing a mask.

“This protects our individual rights and our rights of businesses to deny service.

Because our businesses — the people who work there, the other patrons — they should have a right to be protected from those who refuse to take the commonsense step of wearing a mask,” Polis said at a news conference.

Measures such as mask-wearing are imperative “if we want to avoid a catastrophic same information from Denver,” Polis said June 24. “We believe it was associated with large get-togethers and parties.”

For some areas, a turning point The outbreaks come at a critical juncture for the state as it nears its third phase of social distancing policy, which officials dubbed “protect our neighbors.” The first two phases were the stay-at-home and current safer-athome orders.

Under the “protect our neighbors” phase, some parts of the state could allow “all activities to occur” at 50% capacity, with up to 500 people in one setting and at least 6 feet between non-household members, according to information the state has released about how the rules could shape up.

The phase could be implemented in some counties by around early July, Polis has said.

Over time, that 50% threshold could even be increased if COVID-19’s spread doesn’t worsen in a region, Polis has said.

To enter the phase, according to a

Littleton schools now pushing $160 million.

The school board is weighing asking voters for a mill levy increase this fall, but board members acknowledge the uncertainty of the district’s needs and the murky picture regarding state ballot measures could make such a measure a hard sell.

“The ballot’s going to be incredibly crowded in the fall, and there’ll be a lot of countervailing arguments and measures,” said school board president Jack Reutzel at the June 15 meeting. “We’re rolling off a lot of folks being furloughed.”

District voters approved a $298 million bond for school construction and upgrades in 2018.

District officials already began gauging public sentiment toward a mill levy increase early this year, before COVID-19 changed the picture.

Now, the measure faces an additional hurdle: How to sell it to voters, considering how the money will be used depends on how concurrent state measures shake out?

Further complicating things: district officials and school board members typically embark on speaking tours to build support for ballot measures, though this year such meetings are off the table.

The district still holds roughly $10 million in reserves, and board members discussed the possibility of drawing from that fund. The board pulled $1 million out of reserves last fall to offset the impact of other cuts.

Board member Lindley McCrary said it’s important the board stay cautious about drawing from reserves.

“You never know what’s going to happen,” McCrary said at the June 15 meeting. “We’re staying very conservative in how we’re spending our money.”

breach of our health care system” and fully open Colorado’s economy, Polis said.

The June 4 executive order allowed businesses to refuse to admit or serve — and require the removal of — anyone who doesn’t wear a face covering. It was to be applied in a manner consistent with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other relevant federal or state law, the order’s text says. Its language was reiterated in another executive order dated June 20.

“It’s fine for businesses across our state to say no shirt, no shoes, no mask, no service, if they choose,” Polis said. draft framework, communities must meet scientifically established thresholds of: • Low disease-transmission levels.

• Local public health agency capacity for testing, contact tracing and outbreak response.

• Hospital ability to meet needs of all patients and handle the surge in demand for intensive hospital care.

When questioned about whether the state should continue to relax its restrictions, Polis has emphasized that not all parts of Colorado will move to the new phase at once.

“If Boulder were to fail to contain the virus at the student level” and it spread, “that community would likely need to take additional steps before it expanded to additional communities,” Polis said June 18.

The “protect our neighbors” phase puts a large focus on local public health agencies’ preparedness to handle outbreaks.

“We are in regular contact with every county health department,” Polis said.

Earlier in June, Polis pointed to a

WHAT’S STILL CLOSED IN COLORADO? As of the state’s June 18 update to the safer-at-home order, only a handful of spaces are still required to be closed statewide.

They include establishments primarily based on smoking, such as cigar and hookah bars and cannabis social-use businesses; amusement parks and arcades; and bounce houses and ball pits in any public or commercial venue.

Sporting events, except for recreational sports leagues, also are not authorized.

However, counties may apply to open those any of those establishments with a “variance,” or waiver, from the safer-athome order.

Casinos recently were able to open after the state approved variances for Teller and Gilpin counties.

Horse races are treated as outdoor events and now can have participants and spectators based on outdoor event crowd limits. Off-track betting can operate under the recent indoor event guidance.

Under the safer-at-home order, gatherings of more than 10 people in public and private spaces in general are still prohibited, except for in certain settings such as day camps and recreational sports leagues.

Many types of events can include much larger crowds.

Houses of worship also may hold larger numbers of people with at least 6 feet between individuals or parties. A “party” includes members of a household who live together, the state’s guidance says. likely “second wave” of the virus’ spread in the fall, according to the state’s modeling. The flu season’s overlap with the pandemic is expected to impact hospital bed capacity, the governor has said.

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o your children and grandchildren know the story of how your parents met? How about your grandparents?

There are many stories in your family just waiting to be remembered and shared, stories LIVING & of happy times, triumph, adventure, AGING WELL war stories, and love Tiffany Curtin stories.

This is a great time to share life stories with your loved ones, either during your phone calls or at home.

Sharing stories can help you connect in stressful times.

One of the biggest challenges to connecting through story sharing may be getting started. For some, it may come naturally to just say, “Let’s all share a story about our lives and everyone participates,” but for many, this may

present a challenge with not knowing what to talk about. Here are some ideas to help get you started.

Bring out the photo album. If you are staying with family members, invite them to come look through the albums with you. Pick out photos that bring up memories for you. Are there funny stories that you have about any of the individuals in the photos? Did you have a friend or sibling who was a bit of a troublemaker? Younger generations are more likely to have their photos on their phones. Invite them to share pictures of them having fun with their friends.

Is there something from your life that few people know about? Maybe engage the family in a round of two truths and a lie. If you are staying apart, this game can be adapted to be done over text messages. Each person

Oh, fireworks, it’s so bad to hear from you

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hoosing a cliché carefully, this essay will probably fall on deaf ears.

After all, what would the Fourth of July be without fireworks?

For one thing: enjoyable.

Maybe this year it will be quieter than usual because of the coronavirus. QUIET Perhaps it will be DESPERATION louder for the same reason.

At the age of 8 or 9 I was taken to a community fireworks show in Birmingham, Michigan.

It made my head hurt. I couldn’t understand — and Craig Marshall I still don’t — why Smith loud noises entertain so many people.

Loud noises bother me, my dog, other dogs and pets, and many who suffer with post- traumatic stress disorder.

But if there’s one thing the coronavirus has reminded me, considering others is not always a top priority.

We are a ruder society than I ever imagined, and I was already starting out each day with a bowl of blueberries and pessimism before the pandemic.

Author Lynne Truss (“Eats, Shoots & Leaves”) calls this an “age of lazy moral relativism combined

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Everyone saw the large gatherings without social distancing when gatherings were illegal, and large gatherings without social distancing when they became legal.

If fireworks were just a visual display, as is often the case in films when the floating materials are used metaphorically, I might be able to appreciate them.

But, truth is, they disturb the peace.

Lucky me: The curmudgeon lives near ground zero of the community’s obligatory fireworks display.

It used to be across town; now it’s out the back door.

Name another country that has the word “bombs” in its national anthem.

Take your time.

George Will wrote, “With everyone chatting on cell phones when not floating in iPod-land, this is a time of social autism in which people just can’t see the value of imagining their impact on others. We are entertaining ourselves into inanition.”

Whenever I read Will (he’s gone from The Denver Post), I kept a dictionary handy.

“Inanition” means “a lack of mental and spiritual vigor and enthusiasm.”

Fireworks often exceed 150 decibels.

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thinks of two things that are true of them and one that is completely made up. This should be challenging for people to guess and can lead to some great story sharing and usually a lot of laughs and an opportunity to share details of the story of some surprising truths!

Whether you are connecting on the phone or at home, start by inviting family members to think of questions they want to know about you that they never asked. For example, what is your favorite book and what do you have in common with one of the character’s and why? What character do you most relate to? Return the favor of showing interest by asking questions in return.

Is there a story behind a favorite family recipe? What are some treasured recipes in your family? Perhaps

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What are we talking about?

here is a quote that some of us may have heard before, and it is a quote that is often attributed to Eleanor Roosevelt. This is another of those timeless quotes that never seems to lose its relevance or significance. “Small minds discuss people. Average minds discuss events. Great minds discuss ideas.”

Let’s hit the WINNING pause button for a moment and WORDS allow that to sink in a little deeper, maybe even read that quote again.

And as we think about it, can we reflect on our recent conversations and identify what we may find ourselves Michael Norton discussing most often?

Small minds discuss people. This is not saying that we shouldn’t discuss people. The context here is more about how we talk about people. We can have incredible conversations when we are talking about people because there are so many awesome people in this world who are doing fantastic and amazing things.

The problems begin to manifest when we talk poorly about people, especially behind their back. This can happen out of habit, a bad habit. It’s one of those habits that as Tom Ziglar says when reflect-

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you have a special holiday dish or dessert?

Whenever you are sharing stories with loved ones, try to remember to be open and honest, though a little embellishment on some details that may be blurry can also make it fun. Also invite the grandkids to participate with their stories and listen without judgment. What are you waiting for?

Call your loved ones and start a new family tradition!

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ing on habits says, “The fastest way to success is to replace a bad habit with a good habit.” And since the people in our lives are so important, why find ways or look for opportunities to speak poorly about them?

Average minds discuss events.

There is certainly no shortage of events happening in the world today. It is almost impossible to have a conversation with anyone these days without discussing the meaningful events taking place, especially events that are happening in our communities. Opinions about any event can bring praise from some or possibly draw the ire of others. Again, healthy discussions about an event are not what is considered average, healthy conversations about events would probably fall into the “great minds” category.

Sometimes what separates the average mind from the great mind is found in our ability to move the discussion beyond an event to a conversation around the impact of that event.

Great minds discuss ideas.

When we can start having positive conversations about people, and healthy dialogue about the impact of the events happening around us, we enter a new realm of thinking and discussion. We now begin to discuss possibilities and solutions. Not every idea is a good

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Salute to strong teen Patrick Boland, your story left me in awe and quite humbled by your strength in coping with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, CRPS (the story: “Highlands Ranch teen’s a `Ferocious Fighter’”). I imagine the depth from which you draw courage and perseverance to just take a step forward each day is greater than most people could muster under lesser circumstances. Your youth simply magnifies the bravery you exhibit as you carry a burden much too heavy for someone so young.

Your compassion for others afflicted with CRPS and its variations that prompted you to establish the nonprofit Ferocious Fighters is further evidence of the magnitude of your personal power. Bravo to you and your family for serving as a role model for others while you stand tall and strong every day to live your life to the fullest.

Thank you for teaching me a little about this disease and for sharing your story. I’m a better person just having learned about you and about the struggles people like you must endure each day.

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idea, however great minds discuss possibilities and solutions with others to help distill what is good and can be acted upon to solve a problem. Discussing ideas also helps us to avoid the blame game. It’s easy to get caught up in the blame game when we are only talking poorly about people or negatively about events, whereas healthy discussions around ideas keep us far away from the temptation to blame anything or anyone.

So, what are we talking about?

More specifically what are you finding yourself discussing most often these days? A discussion could be in person, over the phone, or through the active posts and replies we are sharing through social media, email, or while we are texting.

If we do recognize that we could up our game when it comes to the discussions we are having, there

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Chain saw, leaf blower, snowmobile: 106-115.

Sports crowd, rock concert, loud symphony: 120-129.

The Who’s Pete Townshend said his doctor once told him, “Learn to lip read.” Townshend and AC/DC’s Brian Johnson have encountered some hearing damage because of their proximity to loud sounds.

Add: Ted Nugent, who said, “I’ve played over 5,000 concerts and have subjected myself via my mass cravings to massive sonic punishment.”

Johnny Carson would say, “You pay for your thrills.”

After I attended a concert at the Paramount years ago, I couldn’t hear for the next 24 hours. I said “What?” a lot.

Wear mask to demonstrate care In response to the letter by Smith Young, you claim that your opposition to wearing a mask is “obstructing choice.” Is wearing a seat belt “obstructing choice” or is it mandatory to help save lives? Is not smoking in public “obstructing choice” or helping save lives?

COVID-19 is spread via droplets from someone who is coughing, sneezing and talking within a few feet, or from fomites. There are studies now that show coronavirus may be airborne also. A new study in “Nature” published April 27 measures the virus’s RNA. This study found higher levels of COVID-19 RNA in inpatient areas such as rooms and toilets.

So in order not to spread COVID-19, wearing a mask is for the safety of all people. (Most recent CDC guidelines). Approximately 40-50% of infected people are asymptomatic. Another study by “Nature” (April 2020) showed 44% of people who spread COVID-19 are asymptomatic. Wearing a mask says: Not only do I value my life, but I also value yours.

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is a trap that we should all try and avoid. That trap is convincing ourselves that it is OK to talk about someone or some event in a negative way with our closest friends. That is a slippery slope and it usually doesn’t end there. The encouragement here is to shift our thinking so that no matter what we are discussing; people, events, or ideas, they are all positive and constructive conversations and exchanges.

Now, how about you? What are you talking about these days? More importantly, how are you talking about people, events, and ideas? I would love to discuss all of your great insights, thoughts, possibilities and solutions at mnorton@tramazing. com. And when we can make the shift to discussing ideas that bring resolution and solve problems, it really will be a better than good week.

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

I have brought up my dislike of fireworks in the past. I know they will never go away because of anything I say about them.

Fireworks during a concert or after a game appeal to the “mass majority,” as I was once told by a disgruntled reader.

And they are synonym of the Fourth of July, annually my least favorite day of the year. And Harry’s.

One of my favorite quotes, attributed to German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer (who looked like Charles Dickens’ model for Ebenezer Scrooge) said, “The amount of noise which anyone can bear undisturbed stands in inverse proportion to his mental capacity.”

Humbug.

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‘Almost like pre-COVID days,’ doctor says Lessons learned help preparations for a possible second wave

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The inside of Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree feels more like “normal” these days to the staff, nurses and doctors who work there.

“In June, we’ve returned to a more normal state,” said Dr. Adam Barkin, an emergency physician and Sky Ridge’s medical director.

“We’re still screening patients and using more (personal protective equipment) and masks than we used to, but if you walk into the emergency department, it’s almost like it was in the pre-COVID days,” he said.

“It feels better for everyone because as much as anything you know what to expect. There’s less uncertainty and less unknown and less disease burdening the community, and that gives people reassurance also.”

Sky Ridge officials declined to say how many COVID-19 patients it is treating or its current bed capacity.

Barkin said the hospital’s COVID-19 “war room” is ready, but not currently operational due to the low number of COVID-19 patients.

Patients could receive elective surgeries again in May. Sky Ridge put a hold on performing elective surgeries beginning mid-March.

The hospital has maintained its current system separating COVID-19

An emergency-department patient at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree was screened for indications of coronavirus infection before entering the hospital June 26 and was asked to wear a mask while being treated.

COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA Sky Ridge’s emergency department has 27 beds and can quickly expand up to the mid-30s if needed, Barkin said. Six additional rooms in the hospital reserved to keep COVID-19 patients if needed.

“If we look to our neighbors in Arizona or Utah, we see some pretty profound surges in COVID patients in those states with similar populations and climate,” Barkin said.

“The fact Coloradans have taken this

patients with the rest of the patients, and the workers within the walls of Sky Ridge feel generally more at ease, Barkin said.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn a second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic could hit as soon as the end of summer and could coincide with flu season. Barkin said Sky Ridge has the capability to revert to its original COVID-19 protocol at a moment’s notice.

seriously, staying at home and taking care of each other and themselves, has helped us and I hope we continue in that direction and be the shining light of the management of COVID in our country.”

To lessen the impact of the second wave, Barkin reminded people to avoid large gatherings and socially distance themselves, especially indoors, and to wear a mask in public.

“Masks have been shown to dramatically reduce the transmission of COVID,” Barkin said. “The data is fairly striking.”

When looking back at the first two months of the pandemic, Barkin said it was “a surreal experience,” preparing for the initial surge.

“At the same time, the sort of surreal part of the whole thing was everyone hunkered home who weren’t sick,” Barkin said. “The people of Colorado took quarantine seriously.

They took the stay-at-home order seriously.”

However, the pandemic spurred fears of visiting hospitals, causing many people requiring more immediate medical attention to avoid the hospital entirely from late March through April.

Having that space “gave us a chance to take great care of the COVID patients, but one of the downsides was we had a lot of patients in our community who didn’t seek medical care when they probably should have … and there were repercussions for that,” Barkin said.

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Englewood Police seek assistance in hit-and-run case

A guardian angel candle and flowers mark the intersection of Bannock Street and Radcliff Avenue in Englewood, where 54-year-old bicyclist Carl Edwin Howard was killed by a hit-and-run driver on June 23.

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Englewood Police are seeking assistance in identifying a vehicle that struck and killed a bicyclist June 23.

The bicyclist, identified as 54-year-old Carl Edwin Howard, of Englewood, was killed when the vehicle struck him near the intersection of South Bannock Street and West Radcliff Avenue at around 9:05 p.m, police said.

They said the vehicle left the scene after the incident.

Police say a full-size pickup truck may be a vehicle of interest in the case. Residents in the vacinity of the incident site are being asked to check security cameras and doorbell cameras for any video of a full-size pickup truck that was in the area.

If you have any information about this case, call Metro Denver Crime Stoppers at 720-9137867.

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that Sky Ridge and its emergency department are a “very safe place to be right now.”

“There’s no place that is 100% safe, but we have done a lot at Sky Ridge in keeping patients screened and keeping patients protected. The whole medical community in Colorado has done a really good job of doing that, and if you think you have an emergency — if you are injured, have a heart attack, have a stroke—you should not delay care and you should come in to be evaluated.

We will do everything in our power to make sure you get the best care and you are safe, from a COVID perspective.”

The hospital has two 24-hour access points and a third opened during the day. Everyone who enters the hospital has their temperature taken.

“For the time being and foreseeable future, the face of medicine is going to look somewhat different,” Barkin said.

After visitors have their temperature taken, staff ask them questions to make sure they are in the correct location and are a visitor of a patient at the hospital. One visitor is allowed per patient. Anyone visiting the hospital who is not seeking treatment is asked to leave if they have a fever or are believed to be a risk of spreading the disease.

“All we’re trying to do is minimize risk for everyone,” Barkin said.

Another noticeable difference now from two months ago is the hospital’s ability to test patients, Barkin said.

Most patients coming out of surgery are tested within five days of his or her operation, Barkin said. COVID-19

testing is available to anybody, and results can be available in as little as 24 hours.

“Having increased testing capacities has made our ability to test patients and give diagnoses a whole lot easier,” Barkin said.

At the start of the pandemic, the hospital could only test patients requiring hospitalization. Even then, patients would receive their results within 7 to 10 days, making treating presumed COVID-19 patients difficult.

“The vast majority of patients with COVID don’t feel well but don’t meet hospital requirements. We need to be able to test those people also,” Barkin said. “We don’t necessarily have the capacity to run rapid tests on everyone… but we do have the capacity to test everyone with a longer (24-hour) test.”

Doctors, nurses and staff are feeling more comfortable working amid the changes and treating COVID-19 patients, Barkin said.

“People were having a really hard time,” Barkin said of Sky Ridge employees. “People weren’t sleeping and worried about what’s going on. Morale is so much better at this point. People have a better sense of what to do, how to do it and to keep people safe.”

The outpouring of support from local restaurants and community members—whether it be a dozen full meals or a plate of cookies—has made a difference to staff.

“It was so uplifting for all the folks working in the hospital during a hard time, to be able to have a really good meal at the beginning of their shift or end of their shift,” Barkin said. “COVID has been, and it still is, the most challenging string of events that I’ve ever had to face in my professional life, and having support from our community has been unbelievable.”

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ature and wildlife writer Mary Taylor Young of Castle Rock was honored by the Colorado Authors League as the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner in a virtual June ceremony held by the 89-year-old society for professional writers. The award is based on a significant body of published work and a career as a professional writer. Young said: “As a nature and wildlife writer, this honor is SONYA’S also a recognition SAMPLER that the stories of the natural world are vibrant and worthy of telling.”

Her most recent book is “I Found You in the Mountains: 100 Years of Cheley Colorado Camps.”

Young writes that she is now working on a “Colorado State Sonya Ellingboe Parks Story” as a companion to the very old “Colorado Wildlife Story.” (1990). It will be an anthology, she says, and she is serving as managing editor for a team of about 15 volunteer writers. No pub date yet ...

Naturalist/ author Mary Taylor Young of Castle Rock was honored by the Colorado Authors League with the 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Arapahoe Philharmonic Arapahoe Philharmonic Orchestra presents a free “Concert in the Park(ing Lot)” today, July 2, at Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Ave., Cherry Hills Village, at 7 p.m. Attendees will remain in their vehicles for the program, a selection of Americana, light classical and

Bemis Library One-on-one tech help is offered, virtually, by Bemis Library in Littleton.

Call 303-795-3961 to make appointment.

Monday-Tuesday 10-11 a.m.; Wed. 10-11 a.m. and 2-3 p.m. Registration required. No word yet on opening as we go to press ... numerous online programs for children — such as “Dial a Story.”

Colorado Free University Colorado Free University offers online and in-person classes. See cfu@ compuskills.com, call 303-399-0093, ext.

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Open at last Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, Denver Botanic Gardens (not Mordecai Childrens Garden) and Hudson Gardens all are open now or expected to open by the time this paper is delivered.

Staying apart is certainly possible and desirable at all. See websites for programming.

‘The Bird Way’ Jennifer Ackerman’s new book, “The Bird Way,” will be featured in a July 8 program through Denver Museum of Nature & Science in a 7 p.m. program presented by Bird Conservancy of the Rockies. See dmns.org.

Colorado’s Historic and Scenic Byways While we’re still in restrictions tied

to the pandemic, it doesn’t hurt to dream a bit, and the state’s tourism office was awarded a grant to develop more information about the state’s 26 designated Scenic and Historical Byways. I do hope our readers who are recent arrivals know about these for future planning-- they are spectacular.

A new microsite developed by the Colorado Travel Office features each.

“Colorado is in the Safer at Home and in the Vast Great Outdoors Phase,” the news release advises ... One can maintain physical distancing and recreate — carefully. Check with local resources — some of our mountain towns are not welcoming visitors at present ... many require masks. See Highway of the Ancients or Highway of Legends, for example... See colorado.com.

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Two weeks after a suspect was killed by officer gunfire in Centennial, the Arapahoe County Sheriff ’s Office had not yet confirmed whether the suspect was armed with a weapon or whether he fired a gun at deputies, only saying in a news release that he refused to obey deputies’ orders and “presented a deadly threat to the deputy and was subsequently shot.�

Steven Edward Ferguson, 31, pointed a CO2 pistol, or “air� gun, toward Deputy James Stiltner before

Stiltner shot him at a Days Inn on May 28 when deputies surrounded a stolen vehicle Ferguson was driving, according to a review of the incident dated June 12.

Ferguson’s gun was capable of firing BBs and .177 caliber pellets, and the gun was loaded with .177 caliber pellets, according to the review by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office. It concluded that the use of deadly force was justified.

Authorities choosing not to specify the deadly threat in the days after the shooting differed from how the sheriff ’s office had handled information on officer-involved shootings in recent years. For example, after a June 2018 shooting in the 6300 block of South Olive Street in west Centennial, and after a November 2018 shooting at East Arapahoe Road and South Dayton Street, the office confirmed within

days that the suspect fired a gun or that a gun was near the suspect at the time.

When a deputy shot a car-theft suspect near South Parker Road and East Fremont Avenue in the east Centennial area Jan. 22 this year, the office released that the suspect — driving a vehicle — rammed nearby cars as deputies approached and that a deputy became pinned between the vehicle and another car. That information also came out within days.

George Brauchler, district attorney of the 18th Judicial District, “has asked (Arapahoe County) Sheriff (Tyler) Brown and his team not to release additional information while the investigation into the legality of the shooting is underway by an independent agency as outlined� in the protocol for such investigations, said Vikki Migoya, spokeswoman for the

DA’s office.

In an interview with Colorado Community Media, Brauchler said his office’s instructions likely weren’t in regard to the nature of the deadly threat specifically. “I can’t imagine we would drill down into a specific fact, like don’t release this fact or this fact,� he said.

The only aspect of the May 28 incident that might make it different from other officer-involved shooting cases is that the suspect was armed but with an “air� gun, Brauchler said. The gun appeared designed to be unmistakable from a functioning firearm, according to the review.

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hen six-year-old Noah Alpert decided to express his feelings about his life during the COVID-19 pandemic in a song, he never could have imagined that song would someday end up in the collection of a major historical museum.

Yet that’s just where it is now, thanks to a new effort underway at History Colorado to document the pandemic’s impact on Colorado that is finding material worth saving in the most unexpected places.

The Denver historical society, which operates the History Colorado Center downtown, launched its COVID-19 collecting project in late March, when it posted a message on its website asking Colorado residents to share stories about the experiences with COVID-19 with it. The post explained that the museum was giving residents a variety of means to do so ranging from answering a series of survey questions online to creating a journal and then submitting it to the museum.

Although the collection process (like the crisis itself) is still ongoing, senior curator Alisa DiGiacomo said several themes and commonalities have already begun to emerge from the impressive amount of material that has already been collected.

“It’s clear the commonalities as far as the people that have responded,” she said. “That feeling of isolation, which for the people who haven’t necessarily been directly affected is also mixed with gratitude as far as tragedy, but still who are in isolation and getting used to the new normal. We’ve also had interesting submissions from children, which it’s fascinating to see that perspective and to, for example, know that students miss school and that they now have a different perspective of missing what they took for granted and being in the classroom.”

That said, there are still some perspectives that DiGiacomo feels still need to be brought into the growing collection.

“Part of what we know is missing is what I would call the more tragic stories whether it’s somebody that’s been directly affected by COVID or lost a family member or had financial hardship,” said DiGiacomo. “Those are some of the stories that we know will be coming but we know that it takes a little time.”

Closed signs collected History Colorado, however, will be just one of several institutions where future generations will be able to find documents and other artifacts from this current crisis.

At the Jefferson County Archives, archivist Ronda Frasier said her efforts have focused on county government communications related to the crisis.

“I have just been basically gathering and saving all of the communications that have been put out by the county

This image of graffiti-style lettering and cartoon figures that have been painted on the windows of the Irish Rover bar on South Broadway has been added to the library’s collection of images documenting COVID-19’s impact on the Denver area, which can be viewed online.

COURTESY OF KELI SCHMID VIA DENVER PUBLIC LIBRARY to document the historic Black Lives Matter protests that recently took place around the Colorado State Capitol just blocks away from the museum.

This image of empty grocery stores shelves in Arvada is part of History Colorado’s online database of COVID-19-related photographs.

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DENVER AREA COVID-19 DOCUMENTATION EFFORTS History Colorado History Colorado is collecting journals, voicemails and other artifacts, with a focus on first-person narratives. Visit www. historycolorado.org/covid-19 for more information. Some documents have already been added to History Colorado’s online collection. They can be viewed at: 5008.sydcommissioners and Jeffco Public Health,” said Frasier. “That includes both everything that has gone to the public as well as everything that has gone to employees.”

Just across the street from the History Colorado Center on North Broadway, the Denver Public Library has also been working to document the local impact of COVID-19, albeit by taking a slightly different approach.

After learning that History Colorado planned to focus on collecting journals and other oral histories, the library’s Western Histories and Genealogy Department decided it would work to document the impact on businesses by having staff go out in their own neighborhoods to take pictures of closed signs at local businesses from throughout the city. They also collected several take-out menus from restaurants that provide a different look at the impact on the restaurant industry.

“It was pretty ephemeral because most of those signs are now gone and those businesses are now open,” said Jamie Seemiller, the department’s Acquisitions Archivist. “So, it was just trying to document how that short time period affected neighborhoods and businesses in those neighborhoods.”

neyplus.com/HistoryColorado_ArgusNet_Final/Portal.aspx?lang=en-US. Denver Public Library The Denver Public Library has collected photos, menus and other materials. Many of those materials have been published to its Digital Collections site at https://digital. denverlibrary.org/digital/.

At the Golden History Museum and Park in Golden, curator Mark Dodge put out a call to the Golden community asking them to consider and submit suggestions for how that museum should document the pandemic. Some of the suggestions have included N-95 masks, a copy of Jefferson County’s Public Health Orders and even hand sanitizer and toilet paper.

Dodge said in a post on the museum’s website that it has already added a homemade face mask, along with dozens of photos of downtown Golden taken on March 18, to its collection.

Colorado State University’s libraries, meanwhile, are focusing their collection efforts on documenting the impact of the pandemic on the school’s Fort Collins campus.

“We are interested in your stories about the shift to remote instruction and learning, studying and working from home, working at off-campus jobs, the impact of closing residence halls and other campus services, and the ways you and your friends and family are staying in touch during the pandemic,” reads a post on the library’s website.

In addition to collecting photos and signs to document COVID-19, Seemiller said the library has also aimed

Protests also being documented One morning, a photographer visited the area around the Capitol before protesting had resumed to document the pro-Black-Lives-Matter graffiti that now covered the capitol and several surrounding buildings. Another staff member, who lives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood, later collected around 30 protest signs that will be digitized and made available online.

The library also has some videos of the protesting, although Seemiller said staff will blur out the faces of those captured on the video to protect their privacy.

Documenting the protests has presented particular challenges, Seemiller said.

“When we documented the Women’s Marches over the last few years, we had a table set up down there and we would tell people to donate their stuff and have them fill out our forms,” said Seemiller. “But this one moved so quickly that he kind of just found abandoned signs so we don’t always know the complete story behind each sign like we did with the Women’s March.”

The library’s archiving activities have also been further complicated by COVID-19 itself, which has kept staff away from their office’s since March.

Someday, researchers might examine the various COVID-19 collections being amassed across the state alongside institutions collections of material from the 1918 Spanish Flu pandemic, which tend to be more limited.

Seemiller said the library’s collection includes records of who died as well as obituaries.

History Colorado’s material, mostly consists of newspapers from the pandemic that are contained in its extensive newspaper archive. However, the museum also recently had the opportunity to acquire the trunk of a woman who died in that pandemic.

DiGiacomo, however, expects the museum’s COVID-19 collection to be much richer than its Spanish Flu collection for one key reason.

“The biggest difference is that we do not have material as rich as far as the first-hand experience as we have the opportunity to collect right now,” she said.

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“Whatever the good version of a perfect storm is, it happened to happen here due to COVID,” Brauchler said, adding that some FROM PAGE 13 staff are more accessible due to the slowdown or halt of certain proinformation, Brauchler said. But he ceedings such as jury trials. Invesadded that he’s never been specific tigators assigned to the incident enough in his guidance to say not likely also had more time to devote to release the nature of the deadly to putting out the review — in other threat, he said. The DA’s office circumstances, they might be tied doesn’t directly control what inforup with more work on other cases, mation the sheriff ’s office releases, Brauchler said.

Brauchler said.

Other factors that can lengthen The sheriff ’s office’s policy says the time a certain inforreview takes: If mation can the person who be withheld was shot is alive from the news and needs to be media “in order interviewed, to protect the the wait time constitutional for forensic rights of the acevidence, and cused, to avoid the availability interfering with of witnesses, an investigation Brauchler said. or because it is Toxicology and legally priviballistics didn’t leged.” play as big a role “In this case, we were protectGeorge Brauchler, in this case, and bodying the integrity 18th Judicial District attorney having camera footage of the investigaon quick report release was “a differtion, which is ence maker,” he why we didn’t said. release the exact “If this were information February, I don’t think we could about the weapon,” said Ginger Delhave gotten it done this quickly,” gado, sheriff ’s office spokeswoman.

Brauchler said.

Brauchler pointed out that the Usually takes months DA’s office was posting the reviews The release of reviews into its website before state law began officer-involved shootings in recent requiring it in recent years. years usually has taken several “If I had my druthers, I want months in the 18th Judicial District, them all to be this straightforward which includes Arapahoe, Douglas, and this efficient, but there are just Elbert and Lincoln counties. It has been known to take a month or more realities, especially when we’re firing on all cylinders, that there are in nearby judicial districts as well. delays,” Brauchler said.

In the past two years, the release of most of the reviews in the 18th Investigation process Judicial District has taken roughly The 18th Judicial District Critibetween four and seven months. cal Incident Response Team — a In this case, it took just a few group of law enforcement officials weeks. The quick release followed from nearby agencies other than the questions from Colorado Commusheriff ’s office, such as from Parker nity Media to the sheriff ’s and DA’s and Greenwood Village — were offices about why the deadly threat at the scene May 28 investigating was not yet public knowledge. the incident, as is usual policy for Brauchler chalked up the fast officer-involved shootings in the release to different factors specific judicial district. to the incident, including that it The role of the Critical Incident occurred during policies fueled by Response Team is to investigate the the COVID-19 pandemic, which have use of force by deputies and present changed work flows in the judicial its findings to the district attorney. district.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals City and County Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AMENDMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE ENTITLED “AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTER 12 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE (LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE) CONCERNING FLOODPLAIN MANAGEMENT AND FLOOD DAMAGE PREVENTION REGULATIONS AND ADOPTING BY REFERENCE THE FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP (FIRM) AND THE FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY (FIS) DATED SEPTEMBER 4, 2020” The purpose of the FIS and the FIRM is to identify special flood hazard areas within the City based on flood risk data. The City uses the FIS and the FIRM to regulate development of property within those special flood hazard areas. The FIS and the FIRM are produced by the Federal Emergency Management Agency located at 500 C Street S.W., Washington, D.C., 20472. Copies of the FIS and the FIRM and the full text of the Ordinance are open to public inspection and may be obtained by contacting the City Clerk at 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial. The full text of the Ordinance is available on the City’s website www. centennialco.gov.

The public hearing will be held virtually, via the City’s website at: www.centennialco.gov on July 20, 2020 at 6pm. Interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: www. cityclerks@centennialco.gov or via mail at: 13133 E. Arapahoe Road, Centennial, Colorado 80112, received by 1pm on July 20, 2020. Any written comments received will be given to Council Members and put into the record during the Public Hearing. Citizens wishing to speak during the Public Hearing, may access the virtual meeting via instructions published on the July 20, 2020 Agenda at: https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/MayorCouncil/City-Council-Meetings/Agendas-Minutes.

Further information concerning the proposed amendments may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development Department at 303-754-3308.

Legal Notice No. 523933 - 60095 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Independent Public Notice CITY OF CENTENNIAL NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS REZONING TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT AND SITE PLAN

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE CITY OF CENTENNIAL WILL CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE TO REZONE FROM BUSINESS PARK 100 (BP100) AND INDUSTRIAL (I) TO A PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT (PUD-2000001) AND A RESOLUTION FOR “ENCOMPASS BUSINESS PARK – ENCOMPASS 171 SITE PLAN, ENCOMPASS BUSINESS PARK – ENCOMPASS 106 SITE PLAN AMENDMENT (SITE-20-00044).”

A public hearing before the Planning and Zoning Commission will be held virtually, via the City’s website at: www.centennialco.gov on July 22, 2020 at 6:00 pm. For this hearing, interested parties may file written comments with the Commission’s Recording Secretary at: planningcomments@ centennialco.gov or via mail at: Attn: Planning and Zoning Commission, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd., Centennial, CO 80112, received by 1:00 p.m. on July 22, 2020. Any written comments received will be given to Commissioners and put into the record during the Public Hearing. Citizens wishing to speak during the Public Hearing may access the virtual meeting via instructions published on the July 22, 2020 Agenda at: https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/ Mayor-Council/City-Council-Meetings/AgendasMinutes.

A public hearing before the City Council will be held virtually, via the City’s website at: www. centennialco.gov on August 17, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.

For this hearing, interested parties may file written comments with the City Clerk, at: cityclerks@ centennialco.gov or via mail at: Attn: City Clerk, 13133 E. Arapahoe Rd., Centennial, CO 80112, received by 1:00 p.m. on August 17, 2020. Any written comments received will be given to Council Members and put into the record during the Public Hearing. Citizens wishing to speak during the Public Hearing may access the virtual meeting via instructions published on the August 3, 2020 Agenda at: https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/ Mayor-Council/City-Council-Meetings/AgendasMinutes.

Further information concerning the proposed rezoning and site plan may be obtained by calling the City of Centennial Community Development

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Legal Notice No. 523937 60096 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Centennial Citizen Independent

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT – BID PACKAGE- 04 Highland Repurpose Phase I Notice is hereby given that Littleton Public Schools in the county of Arapahoe will July 7, 2020 pay partial retainage and make partial final settlement with Hausmann Construction for BID PACKAGE-4 Highland Repurpose Phase I. Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, material, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by Hausmann Construction any other contractors or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim has not been paid, may at any time up to and including the time of final settlement, file a Verified Statement of Claim with the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education to Littleton Public Schools at the school district’s Property Management Department, 5776 S. Crocker Street, Littleton, CO. 80120 ten-days before scheduled release of payment. Final Settlement will be made and verified claims must be filed timely with Littleton Public Schools. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to or on the established date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim, Dated: June 25, 2020.

Legal Notice No. 523918 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2019CV030619 Division/Ctrm.: 402 Plaintiff(s): HAMPDEN HILLS AT AURORA HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendant(s): LAKISHA RANKIN; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; LOAN SIMPLE, INC.; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY; UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, SECRETARY OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT; SUE SANDSTROM, as the Arapahoe County Treasurer; and SU RYDEN as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated January 30, 2020, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Hampden Hills at Aurora Homeowners Association, the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on August 15, 2017, at Reception No. D7092903.

The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions for Cinnamon Village II recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on November 10, 1980, in Reception No. R2017694 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Hampden Hills at Aurora Homeowners Association - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: LOT 24, BLOCK 1, HAMPDEN HILLS AT AURORA SUBDIVISION, FILING NO. 9, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as 3834 South Genoa Circle, Unit A, Aurora, CO 80013.

You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur at 10:00 a.m. on August 13, 2020, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, at 13101 East Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112, telephone (720) 874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet

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385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE**.

Date: May 5, 2020

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: David A. Parker, #35253, Moeller Graf, P.C., 385 Inverness Parkway, Englewood, CO 80112, telephone (720) 279-2568.

Date: May 12, 2020 Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff County of Arapahoe By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 523843 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Published In: Littleton Independent, 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225, Englewood, Colorado 80110

Tyler S. Brown Arapahoe County Sheriff County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 523829 First Publication: June 11, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Published in: Littleton Independent 750 W Hampden Ave, Suite 225 Englewood, CO 80110 Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112 Case Number: 2019CV030514

Public Notice

Plaintiff: THE HEATHER GARDENS ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation,

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO Case No.: 2018CV030593 Division/Ctrm.: 202

Defendants: PAMELA TREUL ATKINSON; SUE SANDSTROM AS TREASURER FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.

Plaintiff(s): APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v.

Defendant(s): OCTAVIO AMBRIZVEGA; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC., acting solely as nominee for W.J. BRADLEY MORTGAGE CAPITAL, LLC; AMERICU MORTGAGE a/k/a TOWNE MORTGAGE COMPANY; WINDCREEK CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.; CYNTHIA D. MARES as the Arapahoe County Public Trustee; and SUE SANDSTROM as the Arapahoe County Treasurer

Plaintiff’s Attorney: Wendy E. Weigler, #28419 Gina C. Botti #42005 WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 Telephone: (303) 863-1870 Facsimile: (303) 863-1872

COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to an Order for Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure dated March 3, 2020, and C.R.S. §§ 38-38-101 to 401, by the Apple Valley East Condominium Association, Inc., the current holder of a lien recorded with the County of Arapahoe Clerk and Recorder on July 20, 2015, at Reception No. D5079418. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Condominium Declaration for Apple Valley East Condominiums recorded with the Arapahoe County Clerk and Recorder on Condominium Declaration for Apple Valley East Condominiums, in Reception No. 1415965 at Book 2226 Page 205 (“Declaration”). The Declaration and notices as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of the Apple Valley East Condominium Association, Inc. - THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS – against the property legally described as follows: Condominium Unit C, Building 41, APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS, according to the map recorded April 8, 1974 in Map Book 26 at Pages 30 to 33, inclusive and Supplements thereof, and the Condominium Declaration for APPLE VALLEY EAST CONDOMINIUMS recorded April 8, 1974 in Book 2226 at Page 205, and the Supplement thereto recorded October 7, 1974 in Book 2280 at Page 603 and Second Supplement recorded October 31, 1974 in Book 2286 at Page 494 and Third Supplement recorded November 21, 1975 in Book 2394 at Page 650, and Fourth Supplement recorded April 21, 1976 in Book 2439 at Page 454, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado Also known by street and number as 41 Newark Street, Unit C, Aurora, Colorado 80012.

You may have an interest in the real property being foreclosed, or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure.

You may have the right to redeem the real property or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. The lien being foreclosed may not be a first lien. In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney.

The Sheriff’s sale has been scheduled to occur 10 o’clock a.m. on the 6th day of August, 2020, at the 13101 East Broncos Parkway, telephone (720) 874-3845. At the sale, the Sheriff will sell the real property described above, and the improvements thereon, to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.

BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at (720) 874-3845. The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing the legal owner of the above described lien is: David A. Parker, #35253, Moeller Graf, P.C.,

SHERIFF’S NOTICE OF SALE Under an Order Re: Settlement Stipulation with confession of Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on May 10, 2019, in the above titled action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows: Original Lienee: Pamela Treul Atkinson Original Lienor: The Heather Gardens Association.

Current Holder of the evidence of debt: The Heather Gardens Association Date of Lien being foreclosed: September 27, 2018 Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed: October 1, 2018 County of Recording: Arapahoe Recording Information: D8097493 Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness: $5,017.83 Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof: $11,372.12 Amount of Judgment entered May 10, 2019: $12,587.83 Description of property to be foreclosed: THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PROPERTY SITUATE IN LOT 1, BLOCK 1, HEATHER GARDENS, FILING NO. 5, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, TO-WIT: PARCEL 1: AN UNDIVIDED 1/140TH INTEREST IN AND TO SAID LOT, SUBJECT TO EASEMENTS OF RECORD, INCLUDING SUCH EASEMENTS AS MAY BE SET OUT IN THE DECLARATION OF CONDOMINIUM OF HEATHER GARDENS AS FILED OF RECORD, EXCLUDING ANY INTEREST IN THE BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT SITUATE ON SAID LOT AND BLOCK ABOVE DESCRIBED IN WHICH APARTMENT AND TOWNHOUSE UNITS ARE SITUATE EXCEPT THE INTEREST IN THE APARTMENT BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT HEREIN CONVEYED. PARCEL 2: ALL OF THAT SPACE OR AREA WHICH LIES BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE FLOOR AND THE WALLS OF THE APARTMENT AT 13500 EAST CORNELL AVE., APT. 207 (FOR CONVENIENT REFERENCE NUMBERED AS UNIT 25281 IN BUILDING NO. 206), NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED ON SAID LOT, SAID BUILDING BEING LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE AREA PLAT PLAN FILED OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF THE COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO, RECORDED NOVEMBER 14, 1973 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 1392187.

PARCEL 3: AN UNDIVIDED 1/48TH INTEREST IN AND TO THE BUILDING AND EQUIPMENT THEREIN INSTALLED AND APPURTENANT THERETO WITHIN WHICH THE ABOVE DESCRIBED SPACE OR AREA IS LOCATED. TOGETHER WITH: (1) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE PATIOS AND BALCONIES, AIR CONDITIONERS OR OTHER APPLIANCES WHICH PROJECT BEYOND THE SPACE OR AREA ABOVE DESCRIBED AND CONTIGUOUS THERETO. (2) A RIGHT OF WAY, IN COMMON WITH OTHERS, FOR INGRESS AND EGRESS TO AND FROM THE PROPERTY ABOVE DESCRIBED. (3) THE RIGHT TO USE STAIRS, HALLS, PASSAGE WAYS AND OTHER COMMON AREAS IN THE BUILDING DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SUCH BUILDING, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES.

(4) THE RIGHT TO USE COMMON AREAS IN SAID LOT IN COMMON WITH OTHER OWNERS OF SPACE OR AREAS IN BUILDINGS NOW OR HEREAFTER CONSTRUCTED IN SAID LOT, EXCEPT THE USE OF COMMON AREAS LOCATED IN BUILDINGS OTHER THAN THAT DESCRIBED IN PARCEL 2 ABOVE, INCLUDING THEIR AGENTS, SERVANTS, EMPLOYEES AND INVITEES. (5) THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE AND OCCUPY PARKING STALL NO. 115 IN PARKING LOT NO. 2, LOCATED SUBSTANTIALLY AS SHOWN ON THE PROPOSED AREA PLAT PLAN FILED OF RECORD IN THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER OF ARAPAHOE COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO, SHOWING THE LOCATION OF THE ABOVE NUMBERED STALL, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Commonly known as 13500 E. Cornell Avenue, #207, Aurora, CO 80014.

THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AS DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.

THE LIEN BEING CLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Sheriff will, at 10 o’clock A.M., on August 13, 2020, at the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Civil Unit, located at 13101 E. Broncos Pkwy, Centennial, CO 80112, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. **BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE.** Inquiries regarding this Sheriff’s Sale must be directed to the Civil Unit of the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, telephone 720-874-3845.

DATED at Centennial, Colorado this 19th day of May, 2020.

Tyler S. Brown, Sheriff Arapahoe County, Colorado By: Sgt. Trent Steffa, Deputy Sheriff Legal Notice No.: 523854 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Published In: Littleton Independent 750 W. Hampden Ave., Suite 225 Englewood, Colorado, 80110

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice COUNTY COURT, ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1790 West Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, CO 80120 303/645-6600 Case No.:2009C304232 Sunport Financial, LLC, Plaintiff vs. Clarence C. Edwards, Defendant REVIVER BY PUBLICATION NOTICE TO DEFENDANT/ JUDGMENT DEBTOR

THIS MATTER coming on before the Court upon the motion of the Plaintiff styled “Motion for Revivor of Judgment,” and the Court having read said motion and now being duly apprised in the premises, NOW THEREFORE

IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Clerk of this Court shall, and is ordered and directed to, issue to Defendant, Clarence C. Edwards, the “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)” requiring said Defendant to show cause within 14 (fourteen) days from the service of such Notice, pursuant to CRCP 354(h), if any he/she has, why the Judgment heretofore entered in this matter on April 23, 2009, revived December 29, 2014 shall not be revived with like force and effect.

WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to CRCP 354(h) to revive the Judgment entered in the instant matter on, April 23, 2009, revived December 29, 2014. NOW THEREFORE

IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that Plaintiff, Sunport Financial, LLC, shall have and take of defendant, Clarence C. Edwards, Judgment in the instant matter on this date with like force and effect as on the date the Judgment was entered heretofore on April 23, 2009 revived December 29, 2014.

Defendant shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)”, if any the Defendant has, why the Judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect.

Attorney for Plaintiff Legal Notice No. 523929 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 30, 2020

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Public Notices Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the Town of Columbine Valley and the City of Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, Case No. 20-08-0155P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call tFEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. 523926 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice Homestead Park Orthodontics will be shredding patient charts last seen before 6/30/2013 on 8/31/2020. Please send a written and dated request to Homestead Park Orthodontics, 6881 S Holly Circle #109, Centennial CO 80112, before 10/26/20, if you would like your chart.

Legal Notice No. 523930 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 23, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anthony W. Fulton, a/k/a Anthony William Fulton, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30509 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before October 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl Ann Rose, Personal Representative 1661 S. Emporia Ct. Aurora, CO 80247 Legal Notice No. 523886 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBIN D. MCKINLEY, a/k/a ROBIN DARELD MCKINLEY, a/k/a ROBIN MCKINLEY, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30605 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before NOVEMBER 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

ROBERT LEE MCCAULEY Personal Representative 130 N. PEARL ST., #1401 DENVER, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 523931 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mustafa Hussain, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30562 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tomikoyoshi Wilson Personal Representative 20826 E. Berry Place Centennial, Colorado 80015 Legal Notice No. 523914 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ian Andrew Dickson Alexander, Deceased Case Number: 20PR148 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before

August 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Frank William Alexander Personal Representative 6798 South Elizabeth Street Centennial, CO, 80122 Legal Notice No. 523890 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of C. EDWARD McVANEY, aka CHARLES EDWARD McVANEY, Deceased Case Number 2020PR030587 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 25, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carole L. McVaney Personal Representative Address: c/o Russell J. Sprague Cline Williams Wright Johnson & Oldfather, L.L.P. 215 Mathews St., Suite 300 Fort Collins, CO 80524 Legal Notice No. 523917 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joyce Louise Bradshaw, a/k/a Joyce L. Bradshaw, a/k/a Joyce Bradshaw, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR347 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before September 12, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sharon Leah Zimmerman c/o Smith & Mitchell, LLC Attorneys for Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 523902 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert L. Pritchard, a/k/a Robert Lewis Pritchard, a/k/a Robert Pritchard, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30462 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 18, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Lee Pritchard and Robert M. Pritchard Co-Personal Representatives c/o Smith & Mitchell, LLC Attorneys for Co-Personal Representatives 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 523899 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KATHLEEN LORRAINE HARRIS a/k/a KATHLEEN L. HARRIS, a/k/a KATHLEEN HARRIS and KATHY HARRIS, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30404 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to: The District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Bartley, Personal Representative 6201 Mitchell Avenue SE Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108 Legal Notice No. 523891 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Judith Ann Pederson, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30476 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 25, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

M. Carl Glatstein, Atty. Reg. #13738 Glatstein & O’Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Suite 350 Denver, CO 80222 Attorneys for Clara Faye Schanilec Personal Representative Legal Notice No. 523909 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Geraldine Miller, a/k/a Gerry Miller, Deceased

Case Number: 20PR30588 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Eric “Rick” M. Miller, Personal Representative c/o KATZ, LOOK & ONORATO, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 523932 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Norma Sheehan, AKA Mary N. Sheehan, AKA Mary Sheehan, AKA Norma Sheehan Champlin, AKA Norma S. Champlin, AKA Norma Champlin, AKA Mary Norma Champlin, AKA Mary N. Champlin, AKA Mary Champlin, AKA Norma Sheehan Blohm, AKA Norma S. Blohm, AKA Norma Blohm, AKA Mary Norma Blohm, AKA Mary N. Blohm and Mary Blohm, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30147 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Laura Rubino Personal Representative 1600 Greystone Summit Dr. #1613 Cumming, GA 30040 Legal Notice No. 523938 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lisa Marie Heyer, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 165 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara Eggar Personal Representative 1965 Newcombe Drive Lakewood, Colorado 80215 Legal Notice No. 523893 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Beverly Allen, aka Beverly C. Allen, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR145

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Oliver Wilson Dennehy, a/k/a Oliver W. Dennehy, a/k/a Wilson Dennehy, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30486

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOHN MICHAEL MARTINEZ, aka JOHN M. MARTINEZ, aka JOHN MARTINEZ Case Number: 2020PR30298

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before October 18, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Elizabeth Dennehy 1055 S. Fillmore Way Denver, CO 80209

Nicole M. Salas, Personal Representative 5480 S. Youngfield St. Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. 523894 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruth Macias Cuaron, a/ka Ruth M. Cuaron, a/k/a Ruth Cuaron, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30492 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before October 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ovidio (Jake) J. Cuaron, Personal Representative c/o KATZ, LOOK & ONORATO, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 523889 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MIRIAM WEINBERGER, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30490 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Hal Weinberger 17197 Balboa Point Way Boca Raton, Florida 33487 Legal Notice No. 523912 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Jean Kidneigh, aka Barbara J. Kidneigh, aka Barbara Kidneigh, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30326 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 523905 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Johanne M. Laschanzky, Aka Joahanne Marie Laschanzky, Aka Johanne Laschansky, Aka Johanne Marie Spady, Aka Johanne M. Spady, Aka Johanne Spady, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30525

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Darrell D. Laschanzky Personal Representative 5937 S. Eudora Way Centennial, Colorado 80212 Legal Notice No. 300616 / 523922 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: The Englewood Herald and the Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of FRANCIS PHILIP GUILMETTE, a/k/a FRANCIS P. GUILMETTE, a/k/a FRANCIS GUILMETTE, a/k/a FRANK GUILMETTE, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30596

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court, State of Colorado on or before October 26, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Larry S. Jacobs Evans Case, LLP Attorney for Personal Representative 1660 S. Albion St., Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80222 (303) 757-8300 Legal Notice No. 523921 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JAMES F. BAKER, Deceased Case Number: 19PR30991

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representatives or to the Arapahoe County District Court, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Karen K. Haggerty c/o Miller & Law, P.C. Attorney to the Personal Representative 1900 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado on or before October 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Douglas Allen Personal Representative 2921 W Long Drive, Unit E, Littleton, CO 80120

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/s/ Carolyn M. Baker Personal Representative c/o Miller & Law, P.C., 1900 W. Littleton Blvd.

Littleton, Colorado 80120

Legal Notice No. 523920 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kathryn E. Howell, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR030534 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before October 18, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jean E. Howell, Personal Representative 56 Harvest Circle Lincoln, MA 01773 Legal Notice No. 523888 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard Devaine Brandt, aka Richard D. Brandt aka Richard Brandt, Deceased Case Number: 20PR30548 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shawnee A. Boyd Personal Representative 3801 E. Florida Avenue, Suite 906 Denver, Colorado 80210

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Elizabeth Eaton, a/k/a Elizabeth Eaton and Liz Eaton, Deceased Case Number 2020PR30607 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 9, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Michael Rigg, Personal Representative c/o Groves Law, LLC 281 S. Pearl Street Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. 523939 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Beverly M. Chiclowe, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30494 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred.

Carolyn Moller Duncan, Atty. No. 33766 Attorney for Personal Representative Duncan Legal, PC 6436 S. Racine Circle, Suite 113 Centennial, Colorado 80111 Phone No: 303-394-2358

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Legal Notice No. 523896 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gerald Wayne Hedges, Deceased Case Number: 20PR184 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda Hedges Personal Representative 2637 E. Fremont Place Centennial, Colorado 80122 Legal Notice No. 523927 First Publication: July 2 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JULIA ANN SANDROCK, a/k/a JULIA A. SANDROCK, and a/k/a JULIA SANDROCK, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30532

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before November 2, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Shannon Forsberg 1484 S. Washington St Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No. 523936 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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SPORTS ‘We will take what we can get’

Retired Denver Broncos spokesman talks significance of sports in city

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Denver is the smallest of the 13 U.S. cities with four professional sports teams in the National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Hockey League and National Basketball Association.

But is Denver really a sports city?

Let’s ask somebody who should know.

Jim Saccomano was born and raised in Denver. He went to Mount Carmel High School, has two degrees from Metropolitan State University of Denver and earned a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Colorado.

Saccomano worked as the public relations chief for the Denver Bears and was the highly respected Denver Broncos vice president of public relations for 36 years before retiring in 2013.

“It’s a knee-jerk answer, but sports are very important in Denver,” Saccomano said. “Sometimes we just get used to things and take them for granted. Like on those cool summer nights, I step outside on my deck and I say, ‘Oh, what a beautiful night this would be at Coors Field.’”

He added that people work hard, and that’s one reason sports talk shows are so big.

“People are driving home from work and they listen to those shows,” Saccomano said. “Then you come home, have dinner and sports are all on TV. It’s a diversion. Everybody works hard enough and it’s a wonderful thing for them to say, ‘Now, I’m watching my team.’ Sports are very important and I’ll be glad to have it back.”

Saccomano believes sports — on hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic

enticing quarterback Peyton Manning to play for the Broncos before the 2012 season.

“Kaiser deserves a lot of credit for what he did to get Elway,” said Saccomano. “Everybody was thinking he would be traded, but they were thinking Raiders and Al Davis, or the Chargers. That statue at the airport of Wally Schirra, no offense what so ever, but that could easily be John Elway. If you say Denver internationally, they say, ‘Oh Elway, Broncos.’”

Elway, as Broncos president of football operations, signed Manning as a free agent.

“I remember sitting in the press conference room,” Saccomano said, “waiting for the Manning press conference and Les Shapiro said to me, ‘You know, I’ve sat in this room for so many press conferences and I just can’t believe in a few minutes, Peyton Manning will walk in these doors.’”

— will be back in the near future.

“I just hope we play this fall and have fans when we can,” said Saccomano. “Right now, we will take what we can get. Everybody is going to have to adjust — the fans, the press, the teams, the players — and then we’ll see. It’s an adjustment for all of us and just shows us that nothing ever stays the same.”

Reminiscing on Denver’s sports history Saccomano — with a little encouragement — remembered way too much of Denver’s sports history to reminiscence in this column. But here are a few of his thoughts about baseball, onetime Broncos owner Gerald Phipps, erstwhile Broncos owner Edgar Kaiser and Broncos quarterbacks John Elway and Peyton Manning.

“Denver was always a baseball town,” Saccomano pointed out. “Denver had a professional team in 1895.

You think about it, and how the heck are you going someplace in 1895? By wagon? Five guys in a wagon? Three miles seems like a pretty good trek on a wagon.”

Saccomano remembered being shown the newspaper when Denver became a Triple A franchise from the Western League.

“The headline type was so big, almost as big as ‘War in Europe Over,’” Saccomano said. He added that “baseball was big, and the dog races.

Sounds crazy now, but in the ‘50s, that was a really big thing. There wasn’t that much in Denver — the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, and the Denver Bears, which were an affiliate of the Yankees and Tigers, and had great success.”

And what about the Broncos? Saccomano was once quoted as saying, “the Broncos are the state religion in Colorado and are the soul of the city.”

“When the Broncos came, I always felt historically that they were terrible,” admitted Saccomano. “Then in about 1964, they almost moved to At-

Jim Saccomano served as the vice president of public relations for the Denver Broncos for 36 years before retiring in 2013.

PHOTO BY ERIC LARS BAKKE lanta. The ownership group was going to sell to Atlanta, and then Gerry Phipps excuses himself from a meeting, goes across the street to a bank, borrows a million dollars and comes back and buys out his partners. Then Phipps owned the Broncos.”

Saccomano added that season tickets sales were in the 5,000-to-7,000 range.

“And then after a terrible year, when they didn’t move and were saved, there were 22,000 season tickets in (the) 35,000-seat Bears Stadium,” Saccomano said. “The Broncos just became enormous and set the stage for the Nuggets — which were originally the Rockets — and the other sports.”

Two other significant moves include owner Edgar Kaiser arranging the trade to get quarterback John Elway to Denver in 1983, and Elway

Looking at sports down the road Saccomano says it will take some time for the Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche and other sports to rebound from the problems caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It will be a big change, even more so because we will get used to watching games on TV,” said Saccomano.

“It just makes it harder for everybody to get all those people back. It will take them a while to rebound.

The Broncos are more like, to me, a big-time college program in terms of how the fans are to them. The Steelers and Packers are like us. They transcend everything and so do the Broncos. Good or bad.”

Saccomano added that discussions on tickets prices are “kind of like a two-edged sword.”

“Teams would like to raise them but it’s a terrible time to do that,” Saccomano said. “You probably have to say, ‘Welcome to 2021 and the ticket office is open.’ And for every ticket you sell, you say, ‘Thank you sir, thank you ma’am.’”

Public Notices Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Walter Craig Merrell, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR31104 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or before October 16, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer M. Hanson, Personal Representative c/o Smith & Mitchell, LLC Attorneys for Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 523900 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DANIEL ROSEL OAKES, aka DANIEL R. OAKES, aka DANIEL OAKES, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR30557 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado on or before November 15, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mulvihill & Fruhwirth, P. C. Cheryl Mulvihill Attorney to the Personal Representative 19751 East Mainstreet #330

Parker, CO 80138 Phone Number: 303-841-2752 Legal Notice No. 523898 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Margaret Fambrough Jahnke, aka Margaret Irene Fambrough Jahnke, aka Margaret F. Jahnke, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030554 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before October 26, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stuart Melvin Personal Representative 730 W. 100th Place Northglenn, Colorado 80260 John F. Cook, LLC Attorney to the Personal Representative 12101 E. 2nd Avenue, Suite102 Aurora, Colorado 80011 Legal Notice No. 523913 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 22, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Lydia Channing Kimball be changed to Channing Kimball Hurst Case No.: 2020 C 100253 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 523936 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on June 5, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Janneth Dayana Castaneda be changed to Dayana Janneth Castañeda-Leal Miller Case No.: 20 C 100241 By: Kathleen Jaushi Legal Notice No. 523908 First Publication: June 25, 2020 Last Publication: July 9, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

Public notice is given on June 2, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Alan Emmanuel Chavez Castillo be changed to Daniel Chávez Castillo Case No.: 20 C 100218 By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No: 523895 First Publication: June 18, 2020 Last Publication: July 2, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

tion for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Ronda Brown Andersen be changed to Ronda Joan Andersen Case No.: 2020 C 100243 By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 523925 First Publication: July 2, 2020 Last Publication: July 16, 2020 Publisher: Littleton Independent

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Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on June 22, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

Public notice is given on June 16, 2020, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Arapahoe County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Octavio Rodriguez be changed to David Octavio Rodriguez Case No.: 2020 C 100255

The petition requests that the name of Melissa Nicole Mahan be changed to Mimi Nicole Mahan Case No.: 20 C 100240

By: Kim Boswell Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

By: Clerk of Court / Deputy Clerk

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