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School district defends equity policy Douglas County education officials respond to community backlash

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Curtis began his career in esports, a form of competition with video games, by running similar events on his own time.

In January 2020, South Suburban reached out to him to build the esports lounge, which he created out of an old classroom.

Despite intense criticism about a new equity policy and some parents threatening to withdraw students, the Douglas County School District isn’t wavering on the equity policy or ancillary initiatives.

At a June 1 DCSD Board of Education meeting, administrators and board directors responded to public outrage, but not in the way the outraged desired. Staff presented plans for equity policy implementation in future years and directors commended them.

“I want to thank our leaders in this area for listening to our students who have not felt a sense of belonging in our schools and in our community. I am sad to say that over the past couple of meetings, it has become even more clear to me why some students feel that way,” said Director Krista Holtzmann at the June 1 meeting.

Holtzmann was alluding to board meetings in May when parents talked for hours during public comments about the perceived dangers of new diversity, equity

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Students enjoy the open and friendly setting for esports at the Lone Tree Hub.

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Lone Tree Hub provides professional gaming environment for students

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Esports at the Lone Tree Hub brings in players from around the state to share in one of their biggest passions — competitive gaming.

Chris Curtis, South Suburban’s esports coordinator, hosts two tournaments a week for

anyone who wants to compete, every Wednesday and Saturday.

Wednesday tournaments usually attract about 50 people, whereas Saturday yields between 70 and 75 people.

“A lot of the players you see out here are either professionals or semi-professionals, and so they go to these events quite literally like they are their job,” Curtis

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Encore sells out ahead of opening

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The “lock-and-leave lifestyle” is emerging in the suburbs as the Encore development sold all 124 condominiums in under a year in downtown Castle Rock.

With construction still under way, the 180,953-square-foot project will not be ready for move-in until later this fall. Encore’s for-sale condominiums ranged in size from the top penthouses to one- to three-bedroom units. Prices for the units ranged from the high $300,000s to over $1 million for the penthouse suites.

Kevin Tilson, director of the Castle Rock Downtown Development Authority, said that having all retail and commercial space leased and units sold before tours can even take place says a lot about the need for the $72 million project.

“Every historic downtown in America knows that a key component to a thriving downtown economy is people,” he said. “It is people working downtown during the work week. Living in downtown helping to fill the evenings and weekends.

That allows that cool place to shop or dine to survive.”

After the units officially sold out in early June, Lisa Manzo, Encore sales manager, said there was no doubt the units would sell, but there was some surprise with how quickly it happened given the restrictions and obstacles brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic.

From the start, Manzo said interest was high. When sales started, Manzo said Encore had an interest list of more than 600. Now, Manzo said they have a growing waitlist in case any deals fall through.

“The lock-and-leave lifestyle provides residents with everything they need right here,” she said. “The biggest draw for Encore is the walkability factor. Castle Rock has a lot of community engagement. There are nearby trails and activities. Local restaurants and retail stores are within walking distance. It is a little big town with a small-town feel.”

Residents will not have to walk far for some businesses. Besides all the residential units selling out, the project’s 17,881 square feet of commercial space is spoken for. Manzo said Encore will have a high-end Mexican restaurant, coffee house,

clothing boutique, a high-end Italian restaurant and a hair salon and barber.

The lock-and-leave lifestyle, which provides residents with the ability to own a home while having the freedom to live free of maintenance responsibilities, has been become popular for baby boomers, millennials, and the generations in between, Manzo said.

While the lifestyle is usually said to be for millennials and seniors, at Encore, Manzo said the demographics are a mixture of ages and families. Some residents work in Castle Rock, some like the quick accessibility to Interstate 25. Others just want to live in a place where there is quick access to eating, shopping and entertainment, Manzo said.

Castle Rock Mayor Jason Gray said to have all of Encore under lease or sold in under year during a pandemic proves there is a demand for the lock and leave lifestyle in the Denver suburb.

“The town was ripe for this project,” said Gray. “The fact that it sold out like this is proof there is a market for this kind of housing. The other important point is who bought the condos as well. Residents really want to be here.”

Manzo said more than 80% of the buyers either live in Castle Rock or Douglas County.

“We had a lot of people who wanted to stay here in Castle Rock,” Manzo said. “They did not want to leave but wanted to buy into the lifestyle Encore offers.”

Frank Gray, president of Castle Rock Economic Development Colorado, said the success in both residential and commercial sales at Encore is proof there is a need for more residential options and more commercial business space in the town.

“Douglas County residents do not want to leave the county,” he said, “they want to have different options like this. What Encore offers is a lifestyle people are wanting and it is not just millennials. Projects like this can thrive in a town like Castle Rock.”

In a hot housing market like the region is seeing now, Gray said Encore is providing more supply to meet a growing demand.

The market for townhomes and condos is just as hot as the housing

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With Encore residential and commercial units sold out, the pressure is on to meet the fall opening deadline. Encore sales manager Lisa Manzo said they are hoping to allow residents and businesses to move in

by September or October this year.

Encore is being developed by Confluence Communities, which has headquarters in Golden.

Both Castle Rock and Confluence have several obligations to meet before the official opening can take place, including a major roadway project that continues in front of the seven-story building located near City Hall on Wilcox Street.

Parts of Wilcox Street are currently closed as the Castle Rock Public Works Department builds a $2.2 million roundabout to accommodate the increased traffic Encore residents will bring to the town’s main street.

Mayor Jason Gray said he understands change can be hard, especially as construction continues, but he is confident Encore is going to have a positive impact on the town.

Gray said Confluence is also responsible for building the successful Riverwalk project in Castle Rock. Gray estimated Riverwalk is responsible for the town getting 58 new businesses downtown.

With more than 28,000 square feet of the total 180,953-square-foot project dedicated to retail and office market, according to the Denver Metro Association of Realtors.

Recent data shows the market for homes that accommodate the lockand-leave lifestyle are up more than 40% from the same time in 2020.

Through the first quarter of 2021, 127 townhomes and condos have sold in Castle Rock. The median sale price is $406,000, while the average sale price is just over $425,000.

Single-family homes in Castle Rock are selling for an average of $712,000.

Gray said as residents express concern with how fast Castle Rock is growing, Encore is somewhat of an answer to the problem. Instead of

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space, Gray said Encore is already in position to bring new business to downtown.

The seven-story parking garage is nearing completion. Of the 601 spaces, the town has paid just over $9 million for 308 spaces to be designated as public parking. The garage is accessible from South Street, which can currently be accessed via Perry Street.

In working to bring Encore to downtown, Kevin Tilson, director of the Downtown Development Authority, said the lack of public parking was a major issue.

Through public/private partnerships, Tilson said besides parking from the Encore project, The View, a similar development set to be under construction this summer, will provide the town with an additional 400 public parking spaces.

“We know that Castle Rock is a growing community and people want to be in downtown,” Tilson said. “We are being strategic to add public parking infrastructure at every opportunity. No growing community ever looks back on time and wishes they built less public parking.”

The town has also invested in building a new civic plaza between Town Hall and the mixed-use building.

As a bonus for the public, Manzo, who said Encore is pet-friendly, will build the town’s only dog park nearby. a large housing development taking up a lot of open space, Encore essentially has 124 houses on limited acreage downtown, he said.

Encore is just the start of the new lock-and-leave trend growing in Castle Rock. Castle Rock Development LLC is currently working to build The View at the northeast corner of Sixth and Jerry streets. The View will be a mixed-use, six-story building with 218 for-rent residential units, 14,500 square feet of office space and 5,000 square feet of retail space.

Construction on the $65 million project is slated to begin this summer.

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Facing a utility shut-off due to COVID-19 impacts?

Funds are available to assist Douglas County residents who rent an apartment or house and are impacted by COVID-19 and struggling to pay their utility bills or rent.

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Gov. Jared Polis sits at his desk June 7 in the state Capitol building to sign a bill aimed PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD at addressing bullying policy among school districts in the state.

Anti-bullying law signed, two years after boy’s suicide State law to change school bullying policy is enacted in name of two teens

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After Jack Padilla, a freshman at Cherry Creek High School, took his own life in February 2019, his father, Rick Padilla, made it his mission to make a difference in the lives of youths who face mental health challenges.

Along with experiencing depression, Jack Padilla had dealt with bullying at school and on social media.

In western Colorado, a Montrose teenager named Caitlyn Haynes died by suicide in 2015. She, too, experienced bullying.

Both teens’ families pushed for a bill in the state Legislature called “Jack and Cait’s Law,” a proposal that hopes to change how schools address bullying. On June 7, Gov. Jared Polis signed the bill in a ceremony with the Padilla and Haynes families standing alongside him.

The families were “trying to make meaning of tragedy and difficulty,” and they turned their loss into an effort that can help others, Polis said at the ceremony.

The Colorado Department of Education had already written a “model bullying prevention and education policy” in recent years to provide guidance to school districts developing their own bullying prevention policies. But the state’s model policy was not required to be adopted by any local education agency — rather, school districts are only encouraged to follow the state’s policy, Rick Padilla said.

“That has resulted, in my opinion, in a patchwork of policies across the state,” Padilla said.

Now, the new law named after Jack Padilla and Caitlyn Haynes — officially called state House Bill 211221 — requires that school districts

IF YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW NEEDS HELP Suicide is complex and almost always has multiple causes, according to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. That can include mental illnesses, which are treatable, the foundation says.

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Suicidal thoughts can be reduced with proper mental health support and treatment, according to the foundation.

If you are in need of mental health help, call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-4938255 — or text TALK to 38255 — to talk to a professional.

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adopt certain aspects of the state’s policy, Padilla said.

Making changes Colorado’s bullying prevention model policy was first published on the Colorado Department of Education’s website in July 2019 and is required to be updated every three years.

Jack and Cait’s Law requires that the model policy “clearly differentiate between a conflict and bullying and between harassment and bullying,” according to the law’s text. That’s important because some school districts classify what would otherwise be bullying as “student conflict,” Rick Padilla said.

The new law also requires the state’s model policy to “clarify the role of cyberbullying during online instruction, which may occur on or off school property.”

Another change pays more mind to the emotional damage students can cause. Public schools are required to submit annually a written report to their district’s board SEE BULLYING, P5

CSU Extension is helping Douglas County residents learn to grow vegetable gardens while planting extra to share with local food banks and community members in need.

Longtime gardeners or first-time planters can get info at GrowandGiveColorado.org

Clean up and reduce wildfire risk Now is the time to clean up tree limbs, shrubs and brush from your property and reduce your wildfire risk. Dispose of them at the County’s slash-mulch site, 1400 Caprice Drive in Castle Rock. Open Saturdays-only from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. through October. For more information visit douglas.co.us and search for Slash.

Skip the trip - motor vehicle services just a Renew your driver license or motor vehicle registration and more from the convenience of your smartphone, tablet, desktop or laptop. You can also renew vehicle registrations at MVExpress kiosks. Find information at DouglasDrives.com

Need a COVID-19 vaccine or test?

Vaccinations are being offered throughout Douglas County by various providers. Visit douglas.co.us/ covid-vaccination-information to find a location near you. Douglas County also has three FREE drive-thru testing locations. Visit douglas.co.us/covid19-testing for locations.

For more information or to register for CodeRed please visit www.DouglasCountyCodeRed.com

Need flood zone information?

If you live in unincorporated Douglas County, Flood Insurance Rate Maps and zone information are available by request. Visit douglas.co.us and search for Flood Plain Information. A form may also be requested by calling 303-660-7490 or visiting Public Works Engineering, 100 Third St. in Castle Rock.

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Building a history of architecture in Denver

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ne of my favorite things about a city is the symphony of architectural and design styles that go into making it a vibrant and dynamic place to spend time. And History Colorado’s latest exhibit, “Building COMING Denver: Visions ATTRACTIONS of the Capital City,” takes people behind the scenes of the histories and meaning behind the Mile High City’s built environment.

“We’ve been working on this Clarke Reader exhibit for two years, and we want it to share the vision and stories of the architecture,” said Anna Mascorella, exhibit curator with History Colorado. “We’re looking for key moments that transform the city, including the many works of fantastic local architects and nationally-known architects.”

Building Denver is on display at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, through Aug. 31, 2022. Numerous events are being held during the next year-and-a-half as well as connected exhibits like Black in Denver, Five Points Plus: Neighborhood Memory Project and Brick and Soul. There will also be guided tours and treks for people who want a more boots-on-the-ground

look at the city’s styles through Saturday, June 26.

According to provided information, the exhibit uses its 3,000 square feet to examine the city from 1860 to modern times and centers on how the capital has changed during those last more than 150 years. Divvied up into five sections (a new city, a beautiful city, a contested city, a great city and a resilient city), it makes use of 2-D artifacts like maps and photos, as well as items like architectural models and drafting tools and historic pieces like an original light post from I.M. Pei’s 16th Street Mall.

Building Denver isn’t only a look back — incorporated into the exhibit is a thoughtful consideration of what the future of the city looks like, especially with challenges like climate change, the push and pull between development and preservation and cutting down on social disparities.

“It was important that we featured a look at how architectural and design choices impact our daily lives,” Mascorella explained.

“We want people to see themselves as active participants in the development of Denver. We know it’s not just architects and designers who build a city — residents and communities make an impact through advocacy and historic preservation.”

The fact that Denver is always changing might be something

some people complain about, but the exhibit highlights that it’s really worthy of celebration.

“We really hope people see Denver in a new light and learn about the decisions that have defined the city,” Mascorella said. “It never has been a static city, and with things changing so fast in this current decade, now is a great opportunity to understand and see the city in a new way.”

To schedule a visit and more information about the exhibit and many related activities, visit www.historycolorado.org/building-denver.

DMNS’ latest showcases the Numbers in Nature There are so many beautiful patterns in nature that it’s easy to take them for granted. But the Denver Museum of Nature & Science’s latest exhibition, “Numbers in Nature: A Mirror Maze,” provides visitors with an interactive way to explore these naturally occurring patterns and numbers.

According to provided information, the centerpiece of the exhibit is a mirror maze where one can fully immerse themselves in these ideas. The exhibit will also teach about fractal branching, spirals, the Golden ratio and more.

The exhibit will be on display at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver, through Sept. 19. For information and tickets, call 303370-6000 or visit www.dmns.org.

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Some of the upcoming events hosted at the park include YogaRita on Tuesday, June 29, and “UnWine Wednesday,” a membership preview event sponsored by Simply Pizza featuring interactive art activities and live music by the String Bean Duo on Wednesday, June 23.

For more information, visit https://moaonline.org/marjoriepark/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Eddie Turner at the Buffalo Rose Guitarist Eddie Turner’s music certainly draws from the blues, but you’ll also find jazz, psychedelia and more incorporated into the sound. He just released his fourth studio album, “Change In Me,” part of which was recorded at Mad House Recorders in Leadville.

To celebrate the album’s release, Turner will be throwing a release party/concert at the Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave. in Golden, at 5 p.m. on Sunday, June 20.

For tickets and information, visit www.buffalorosegolden.com/ shows.

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Despite the emotional harm that bullying can cause through social media, if a parent were to raise the issue with a school, officials would probably say they can’t control it, Padilla said.

“Well, if you look on Snapchat, if you look on Instagram, if you follow this stuff, you can intervene,” Padilla added.

‘The bully and the bullied’ After Jack Padilla’s death, Rick Padilla was unsatisfied with an investigation by local authorities.

Currently, families have no recourse or ability to appeal the handling of a bullying incident to higher powers without taking legal action, Padilla said.

If a principal classifies an incident as school conflict, and a family wants to appeal the situation up to superintendent level or to the school board or, if desired, to the state level, that’s an option Padilla wants them to have.

He’s pushing for that ability to be added in the 2022 revision to the state’s model policy.

Jack and Cait’s Law requires that the state use a “stakeholder

Gov. Jared Polis, right, speaks to Jeanine Padilla, mother of Jack Padilla, a Cherry Creek High School student who took his own life in February 2019. The Padilla family came to a ceremony where Polis signed a bill intended to change how schools address bullying.

In back, from left: John Padilla, Jack’s older brother; Rick Padilla, Jack’s father; state Rep. Mary Young, a Democrat of Greeley; and PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD state Sen. Don Coram, a Republican of Montrose.

process” when updating the model policy — and that the process include participation by the parents of students who have been bullied.

“Between now and 2022, we’re going to spend time and go through the state’s model bullying prevention policy line by line to come up with really substantive changes,” Padilla said. He added that he feels that revision effort will reduce sui-

cide rates.

Last year, Padilla pushed for a similar proposal to the recently passed law, but the bill didn’t see success as the coronavirus pandemic interrupted last spring’s legislative work.

“What’s really important to us with this bill is this is really a mental health issue,” Padilla said.

Padilla wants more resources to

help “the bully and the bullied,” he said. Students who bully need counseling instead of being suspended for two weeks and then coming back to continue the problem, he added.

Bolstering mental health resources is a goal he and other stakeholders plan on addressing partly via the state model bullying policy.

“We have to take a different approach to this,” Padilla said.

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Emily Sanders crowned Miss Colorado For America Strong Highlands Ranch resident will move on to national competition in November

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Emily Sanders was crowned Miss Colorado for America Strong 2021 on June 5.

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Sanders, who grew up in Thornton, said she was excited to win the competition, in which she said she was working to find herself. Sanders said that in her 20s, she left Colorado to be a showgirl in Las Vegas. She returned 10 years later, got married, had children and got divorced.

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Monday, June 21st, 6:30-8pm – Celebrating the Summer Solstice (Willow Creek Trail) Wednesday, June 23rd, 7-8:30pm – A Walk Under the Full “Strawberry Moon” (Bluffs Regional Park) Saturday, July 10th, 9-11am – Small Animals of the Prairie - Snakes, Turtles and More (Bluffs Regional Park) Sunday, July 18th, 10-11:30am – A Geocaching Treasure Hunt (Bluffs Regional Park) Friday, July 23rd, 7:30-9pm – A Walk Under the Full “Buck Moon” (Bluffs Regional Park)

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Thursday, June 18th, 5-8pm – Soul Sacrifice - A Tribute to Santana (Prairie Sky Park) Thursday, July 15th, 5-8pm – Float like a Buffalo (Prairie Sky Park)

Tunes on the Terrace at the Lone Tree Arts Center RidgeGate is proud to be the presenting sponsor of the Lone Tree Arts Center’s ‘Tunes on the Terrace’—an outdoor evening concert series that will bring your summer nights to life. Check out the full schedule and buy tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

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Experience Historic Schweiger Ranch The restoration of the 38-acre historic Schweiger Ranch, led by the Schweiger Ranch Foundation, gives us a glimpse into settlers’ lives. Today, the ranch is open to the public for self-guided visits and a variety of events throughout the year. Register for or learn more at SchweigerRanch.org.

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All events are held within the RidgeGate community, just south of Lincoln Avenue, on both sides of I-25.

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age,” Sanders said. “In doing this pageant, I have really learned more about myself. I was confident. I put everything into it. I knew if I did not win, I had put everything out there.”

Sanders said the pageant was a good fit to help her move forward.

According to the pageant website, many women who join want to make a difference with an issue or cause, or want to celebrate a milestone or reach a goal to be stronger.

Sanders said she learned about the Colorado pageant by working with a friend before entering. She said it is important to her that the cliché that beauty pageants are about being a “Barbie Doll” and not about personality and talent is wrong. Sanders said she was honored to compete alongside many accomplished women in the Colorado competition, where most of the contestant scores came from the interview phase.

Sanders said while she had stage experience after performing in Las Vegas, learning the choreography and the pageantry of the Colorado event came with a learning curve.

Part of what drew Sanders to doing the Miss Colorado for America Strong pageant is the emphasis the program places on community engagement. Sanders said she is particularly interested in working with the nonprofit organization Blue Bench, which works to eliminate sexual assault and the impact it has on victim’s lives.

As a rape survivor, Sanders said she is passionate to help victims understand it is not their fault, and wants to participate in the educational aspect of the programs.

Sanders said she was assaulted as a junior in high school but did not deal with the impact the incident had on her life until she was well into her 40s.

“I realized there were a lot of things I missed out on in my adulthood because I never addressed all of that,” Sanders said. “I can pinpoint events in my life that may have been different had I just dealt with a little bit of that. Then again, maybe I just was not ready.”

Sanders said while she is open to working with any local nonprofit organization, she is also interested in causes supporting breast cancer and in helping contractors get their own businesses off the ground.

When she is not preparing for a pageant, Sanders is business owner in Centennial. Sanders owns the Ilaria Salon and Medical Spa. To work with Sanders or to request her to make an appearance at community events or programs, send an email to the pageant office at hello@mrscoloradoamerica.com.

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STEM verdicts spark strong emotions in court Survivors, families react to guilty verdicts that will send shooter to prison for life

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After two years of anger and sorrow, John and Maria Castillo cried tears of joy June 15 as a jury found the person who fatally shot their son guilty of first-degree murder.

Devon Erickson, 20, now faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison with no chance of parole for his role in the May 7, 2019 STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting. The attack left eight students injured and one, John and Maria’s son Kendrick, dead.

Erickson was also found guilty of an additional 44 charges, including 31 counts of attempted first-degree murder.

In the moments before the verdicts were announced, survivors and their families filled the courtroom, quietly whispering to one another as they awaited the news. After only a fivehour jury deliberation, many had to hurry to the courthouse. The Castillos, along with Erickson’s family, were some of the last to enter the room.

As the judge read the guilty verdicts for the two first-degree murder charges, emotions rippled across the courtroom. Victims and their families nodded with approval,

Devon Erickson, left, stands and hears Douglas County Judge Theresa Slade announce guilty verdicts for 46 charges the defendant COURTESY OF 18TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT ONLINE COURTROOM faced, including first-degree murder.

patted one another on the back and grabbed nearby tissues.

Each count of attempted firstdegree murder was associated with a person in classroom 107 that day, many of whom testified in the trial and were in the courtroom June 15.

As Judge Theresa Slade read out each person’s name and associated charge, affirming that the jury found Erickson guilty of attempting to murder them, those who were present nodded their heads or closed their eyes as those around them reached out with supportive pats.

Mitchell Kraus, who gave an emo-

tional testimony about being shot in the stomach during the attack, sat in the courtroom with his family and other survivors. As the guilty verdict associated with him was read aloud, his parents reached out and rubbed his back.

Sitting behind Kraus was Brendan Bialy, another survivor and one of the students who — along with Kendrick — stormed Erickson to disarm him that day. Bialy leaned forward and whispered something to Kraus as he grabbed his friend’s shoulder.

When the guilty verdict for Erickson’s attempted murder of Bialy

was announced, his mother sat next to him, squeezing his hand.

“We’re all part of a family we never wanted to be a part of,” Kraus said to reporters following the hearing.

A few of the STEM survivors and family members peered over at the right side of the courtroom — where Erickson’s family sat — as the verdicts were announced. In that corner, a young woman shook with sobs. Erickson’s father appeared to be taking notes.

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Failing to be facile was tassel-related hassle

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ou might think being chosen to speak at a high school graduation ceremony would be a welcome opportunity, espeQUIET cially for someone who is filled with DESPERATION opinions and loves the English language.

No, I was mortified and begged them to reconsider.

The one I gave might have been the worst high school graduation Craig Marshall speech in history.

Smith It was humorless, for one thing, and veined with seriosity.

That night, inside a ninetydegree gymnasium with humidity outside close to it, flashed before my eyes when I read, “Ousted California principal escorted off campus after graduation speech.”

Ben Nakamura, former principal at Stagg High School in Stockton, Calif., “focused more on his grievances with the school district than

the students he was meant to send off in the world,” the article read.

I made the same mistake by focusing on myself instead of the group in green gowns sitting behind me, or the parents in front of me who had made sacrifices on behalf of their children, and demonstrated inordinate patience with the menu of problems many teenagers face.

The word “ceremony” gives me a pain.

Defined as a “ritualistic event with a purpose,” a graduation ceremony is usually a dull affair with too much pomp for me.

The ritualistic event with a purpose I am in favor of is called “lunch.”

Not the ones with robes and mortarboards.

If you’re wondering where a mortarboard gets its name, it comes from the board brickmasons use to hold mortar.

They slip, slide, look silly, and come with tassels you’re supposed to move from the right to the left once you’ve graduated.

Then what? For some reason,

you’re expected to throw the mortarboard in the air.

“Student loses sight in one eye from mortarboard incident.”

I should have opened with a joke.

“Why did the teacher marry the janitor?”

“Because he swept her off her feet.”

But I didn’t.

Believe it or not, I’d like to do it all over — a Mulligan — and try my best not to be so profound (i.e., pretentious) and avoid clichés like the plague.

I’d say something about the teachers too. I don’t know how they do it. Or why. The pay is low, the disrespect high.

“Bueller? Bueller? Bueller?”

The story goes that the script of “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” took six days to write.

It has its moments. The scene in the Art Institute is the best.

The film’s overall theme seems to be that high school is the enemy.

Likewise, the overall theme of “The Breakfast Club.”

Both movies were written and directed by John Hughes.

High school isn’t the enemy.

Neither are the principals nor the teachers. The bullies are.

If I were given the opportunity to give my speech over, I’d name the names of the bullies and the ones they bullied.

That would be something, wouldn’t it?

But there’s a hitch and it’s a big one.

The gymnasium is gone, the school is gone, and a third of my classmates are gone. A few died in the war.

The speech I gave was years and years ago in an Ohio high school that has since been closed because of low enrollment.

I’d close with a joke. Maybe what Charles Schulz said.

“Don’t worry about the world coming to an end today. It’s already tomorrow in Australia.”

Class of 2021, good luck. You’ll need it.

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

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ou can fool some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time, but you can’t fool all of the WINNING people all of the WORDS time.” — Falsely attributed to Abraham Lincoln When I researched this famous quote, I found some interesting facts, great insights about its origin, and who may have uttered Michael Norton some version of this for the very first time. Up until this week, I had always attributed this quote to our 16th president, Abraham Lincoln.

With increased frequency, it seems that many of us these days are finding out that we may have been fooled or misinformed about lots of things over the years. Maybe even in very recent history. Perhaps even today. If we see it, it must be true. If we read it, it must be fact. If we hear it from a reliable source, it must be

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indisputable. If it appears on social media, there must be no doubt about its authenticity.

“Never let the truth get in the way of a good story” — Falsely attributed to Mark Twain Sadly, many of us now filter everything we see, hear, read, or experience through the lens of potentially being duped. Our trusted sources are no longer trustworthy. Opinions have become facts. And no longer is it just the deemed famously important politicians, celebrities, athletes, and others who previously held the title of influencer, it is anyone and everyone propagating misinformation or disinformation to further an agenda or action whether that agenda or action is good or evil.

It used to be that we could easily discern the difference between the good guys and the bad guys. Books, TV shows, comic books, movies, and plays all clearly depicted good versus evil, right versus wrong, up versus down, and nighttime versus daytime. Today we count on posts, memes, ads, apps, and ads on apps to provide that same guidance. The legitimacy of what is being said and

received has everything to do with priority and agenda propagation and nothing to do with reality. The validity of what we see, hear, read, or experience is determined by our threshold of hope or fear in that very moment.

Somewhere along the way I heard this one, “The problem with quotes on the internet is that it is hard to validate their authenticity.” — Abraham Lincoln (Anonymous). Think about that one for a minute. As a society, how funny have we become?

And it’s not only ha-ha funny, as there are some tremendously amazing comedians among us, but it is also strange funny with stories so outrageous that we just might be led to believe that Abraham Lincoln really did make a quote about the internet.

The thing is this, the horse has left the barn, the train has left the station, and there is a good chance that neither horse nor train is ever coming back to the barn or the station. For those of you familiar with my column you may be asking yourself, “What pessimist wrote this trash and what did you do with my

forever optimist?” Well, stay with me because here it comes.

You already know everything you need to know about right and wrong, good and evil, up and down, and night and day. No one must tell you the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. You don’t have to “log in” to “be in” the know, you already know. The only two things you really need are already within you, and they are approximately 18 inches apart. That is the distance between your heart and your head. All you need to do is connect the dots.

Are you letting other’s truths get in the way of your real-world story?

Is your desire to live in hope greater than your tolerance for fear? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@ tramazing.com. And when we can learn to discern the truth, connecting the last few inches between our heart and our head, it really will be a better than good year.

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

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In honor of Father’s Day

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ong ago I lived out of a suitcase and performed in a soul band for six years. The band was the Satisfactions, a mix of Midwestern and BACK Washington, D.C. musicians that CHANNEL played one-to-fourweek bookings in nightclubs.

We played a half-dozen major cities and many smaller ones — International Falls, Minnesota to the far north; Joplin, Mikkel Kelly Missouri to the south; Camp Springs, Maryland to the east; and Casper, Wyoming to the west.

It was a simpler time. I had a suitcase, three suit bags, a tough Jean-Paul Germain gray raincoat and my guitar gear. My one monthly bill was $90 for Blue Cross health insurance.

My father was a hospital ad-

ministrator and my mother was a registered nurse and community leader. One promise I knew to keep for them was to never go without health insurance. I made an appointment and secured my own policy before finishing my music degree. Soon thereafter, I jumped at the chance to travel and perform.

Night life on the road was loud and jazzy, but I do remember my quietest Christmas ever at the Midway Motor Lodge in Elkhart, Indiana. I remember the eerie lapse of life in the hallways of the deserted motel and the half-present expression of the front desk clerk who drew the short straw to cover Christmas Eve graveyard shift.

I chose not to squeeze in a trip home to Albuquerque. So there I sat with a parcel from my parents on the small circular side table in my motel room. I explored the gifts inside. I found something small in folded red holiday wrap-

ping paper at the bottom of the box.

Inside the paper was my father’s Naval Aviator Badge from his days flying Douglas A2D planes from an aircraft carrier. I knew how much the Navy meant to him.

I was in awe of his service, photos and great stories, but I wasn’t quite sure what to make of this gift.

I said my thanks in a holiday phone call back home, where everything was festive and fortissimo. The moments flew by with scant talk of the badge. I put it with my other jewelry, and it has been with me ever since.

A few years later, my father — at age 56 — made a fast exit from this world when he fell into a coma because of an undiagnosed brain aneurysm.

Weeks after his service, I mentioned the badge in the red wrapping paper at a small gathering. A friend who had heard about this gift softly looked into my eyes and

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Why I will walk My Wind Crest senior living community will hold its second Pride Parade June 24. When a few residents and employees met to plan the upcoming parade, it started me thinking. Why is our parade important to me?

I researched the history of pride parades and the police attack on patrons of the Greenwich Village Stonewall Inn early on Saturday, June 28, 1969 that incited not just gay people, but people of many sexual orientations who lived nearby.

The reaction led to marches by gay people and supporters nationwide.

So I asked myself a question. Why am I walking in our parade? Why does this old, white, straight man feel he must participate, plant gay pride flags outside his apartment, encourage others to take part?

My answer: I will walk proudly with my neighbors and friends to express my love for others, who may look and act a lot like me or may be so different and unique that I admire and love them for who they are. For the Wind Crest Pride Parade, I will not judge, I will celebrate our diversity and proclaim our humanity.

I will be in the Wind Crest parade to show that I am human, that I accept who I am and am proud to accept others for who they are.

Everyone is worthy of my love and respect, and human rights matter.

Our parade isn’t a protest, it’s our chance to say everyone is valued and loved.

Jack Lane Highlands Ranch Thanks to health-care sector The Douglas County Business Alliance represents more than 5,500 businesses and over 155,000 employ-

ees, allowing us to see firsthand the many challenges COVID-19 threw at our economy. It wasn’t easy as doors were forced to close for months at a time and workers stayed at home, doing their best to stay safe and healthy.

Fortunately, throughout the COVID-19 crisis, Douglas County residents have had a quality healthcare system in place. Health-care providers, local hospitals, medical professionals and vaccine distribution experts have been working nonstop to keep our community healthy. Some Douglas County residents battled the worst of the virus, and thanks to our local hospitals, many of them are healthy, with some already back at work and others anxiously awaiting the day office doors open.

As our state and county look forward to a full economic recovery, we want to take a moment here to say thank you to all hospital staff who worked around the clock providing the best of care during a scary year.

With the vaccine rollout picking up steam and restrictions waning, we are looking forward to all businesses reopening, new companies launching, and working-class families once again feeling at ease. We know all of this was made possible due to our accessibility to a strong health-care system. We should all celebrate our local hospitals here in Douglas County, and recognize the value of having a public health system equipped to handle anything thrown its way.

Frank Gray Chairman, Douglas County Business Alliance Castle Rock Chamber of Commerce, Castle Rock EDC, Northwest Douglas County Chamber & EDC, Parker Chamber of Commerce

COMPLETE COVERAGE To view our ongoing stories about the STEM shooting trial this month, please visit our website at coloradocommunitymedia.com. Click on “News” in the upper left-hand corner, then click on “STEM shooting.”

told me it was his way of telling me I had “earned my wings.” She said he was proud I had finished my degree and was very proud I was on an adventure. Suddenly I felt my heart swell. My thoughts spun in all directions.

Every so often, I remove the badge from the paper. I think back and feel his affirmation. I love the confident folds in the paper that reflect how he did most things, especially driving — fast. This paper I cherish has no words on it. And his aviator badge is true treasure.

I am amazed how quiet gestures have such lasting power.

Here’s to dads everywhere and the many, many ways they show love and support.

Happy Father’s Day. Mikkel Kelly is an interim editor at the Englewood office for Colorado Community Media. He is former editor of the Westminster Window and Golden Transcript. Father’s Day will be Sunday, June 20.

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EMILIO E. (LEE) FIORINO 1/18/1925 - 5/22/2021

Lee lived a long, healthful, prolific and vibrant life until his passing on May 22, 2021 at age 96. Born of Italian immigrants Emilio Fiorino and Ernestina Tessitore Fiorino in Little Italy, New York City on January 18, 1925, he served with the 204th Combat Engineers in Europe during WWII. After the war, he met the Love of his life, M. Madeleine Turgeon, and married her on September 24, 1949. As a young draftsman, he was selected to draw up safety upgrades for the Empire State Building’s observation deck. Recruited by renowned Denver architect Temple Buell, he moved in 1955 from NYC to Colorado to realize his ambition of becoming a prominent architect himself, and to raise a family in the wide open spaces of the West. In 1965 he designed and built a custom home for his fast growing family near Parker, CO. His several architectural design creations include Denver’s Tiffany Plaza. He retired to Tucson AZ, fulfilling a lifelong dream of living in the desert. There he continued his passion for photography and watercolor painting,

receiving several local and national awards for his work. His deep, abiding love and appreciation of music was a hallmark of his life and inspired the same within each of his children. A man of impeccable integrity, he was dearly loved by many and will be sorely missed. He is survived by his wife of 71 years, Madeleine, their 5 children, Robert, Paul, Michelle, John, and Ted, 11 grandchildren, and 5 great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers donations can be made in his name to the Rocky Mountain Down Syndrome Association at www.rmdsa.org/ donate, which happens to be located in the Majestic Building that he designed.

Celebrations of Life will be held on Saturday July 10th at 2:00 pm in Tucson AZ at the SaddleBrooke Mountain View Ballroom and Sunday July 18th at 4:00 pm in Denver at the Eisenhower Chapel 293 Roslyn St. For more information about Lee or the Celebration of Life go to bit.ly/ EEFiorino.

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Gardening always yields something to be proud of Plum Creek Garden Markets offer flowers, vegetables and herbs for the home-grower

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ardening is a challenge, yet it is such a satisfying pastime.

“Gardening is one giant experiment. But that’s part of the fun of it,” said Keri Luster, manager of Plum Creek Garden Market’s Denver location. “There will be failures and OK, because you’ll learn from those. The key is just to have fun.”

During Plum Creek’s off-season, Luster serves as a gardening consultant.

“I really like helping people make the world a beautiful place,” Luster said. But not only that, Luster added, “gardening can help you grow as a person. It’s the pride of creating something.”

Luster grew up in the gardening industry. Her father owned Groundcovers, which operated for about 40 years in the north University Hills neighborhood. Luster started going to work with her father when she was 12. In 2019, the city of Denver purchased the Groundcovers property and will eventually turn it into a public neighborhood park, Luster said.

Gardening can provide you with something to be proud of, Luster said.

“It’s hard work, but at the end of the day, you will be satisfied with what you did,” she added.

All five of Plum Creek Garden Market’s seasonal pop-up markets opened on late April and are open seven days a week through June.

Plum Creek Denver is located at 2150 S. Monaco Pkwy., which is in north Goldsmith.

The markets boast more than 700 varieties of plants including perennials, annuals, vegetables, some fruits, herbs and some shrubs; as well as plants in hanging baskets; some accessories such as pots; and bagged goods such as soils, compost and fertilizers.

“There were a lot of new gardeners starting to get into it last year because everyone was stuck at home,” said Matt Niemann, who oversees the operations of all five Plum Creek Garden Markets.

“People wanted to make their home as beautiful as possible.”

An industry goal this year, Niemann added, is to keep all those new gardeners interested in their new-found passion.

“And one way to do that is to them be successful,” Niemann said.

There’s always something new to learn — whether beginner or expert — and the more time a person spends around plants, the more knowledge that person will absorb,

Matt Niemann discusses the uniqueness of the flowers that bloom on the fuchsia plant. Niemann oversees the operations of all five Plum Creek Garden Markets and the pictured fuchsia is just one of many plants available at this year’s seasonal pop up marPHOTO BY CHRISTY STEADMAN kets.

ABOUT PLUM CREEK GARDENING MARKET Plum Creek Garden Market got its start in Castle Rock in 2013. Today, the garden market’s pop up locations serve five Front Range communities: Castle Rock, Littleton, Erie, Golden and south Denver.

Plum Creek Denver is located at 2150 S. Monaco Pkwy.

To learn more about Plum Creek Garden Markets, visit https://plumcreekgardenmarket.com Niemann said.

“The enjoyment of gardening is in our human nature,” Niemann said. “There is enjoyment in planting something, caring for it and watching it grow.”

People love color, so flowers tend to be popular for gardeners, and others enjoy plants that yield something they can eat, such as herbs or vegetables, Niemann said.

Every situation is different, he added, but there is always a solution to any problem someone might be having in their gardening endeavor. It’s helpful for many people to visit a gardening center and talk with the experts who can provide all sorts of advice and knowledge, Niemann said.

Coupar Lester of Denver’s CoryMerrill neighborhood has been gardening as a homeowner for about 20 years but starting helping his grandmother with her garden when he was a teenager.

Lester finds gardening therapeutic and relaxing, and enjoys flowers

Keri Luster, right, manager of Plum Creek Garden Market’s Denver location, and fellow COURTESY PHOTO manager Mary Jane Romero get plants ready for customers to purchase.

because of the color they add to his yard. But he and his wife enjoy cooking, and especially so with fresh ingredients, so Lester’s garden includes a variety of vegetables ranging from tomatoes and cucumbers to squash and peppers, as well as an assortment of herbs such as rosemary, basil, thyme and cilantro.

The Lesters even have a peach tree they can harvest.

“Gardening will give you a creative outlet to do something outdoors,” Lester said. After all, he added, “Colorado has a lot of wonderful days to be spent outside.”

GROUNDCOVERS GARDENING CONSULTING Keri Luster’s Groundcovers Gardening Consulting can help people with their gardening in a variety of ways, including providing any type of plant advice, lessons on fertilizer, have discussions on different types of soils and can even repair garden features such as a concrete fountain.

Groundcovers Gardening Consulting serves the metro-area and can be reached at groundcovers@outlook.com or 720-550-1272.

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John Denver tribute shows set for Lone Tree

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inger Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon will perform at 8 p.m. on June 18 and 19 at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., Lone SONYA’S Tree. Recognized SAMPLER nationally and internationally as a top John Denver tribute band, they will play Denver’s famous hits such as “Rocky Mountain High,” “Country Roads” and “Sunshine.” Tickets: in-person, $40, $45; Sonya Ellingboe streaming on June 19, $25 individual, $40 household.

Face coverings no longer required, nor is social distancing, although masks are encouraged if you are not vaccinated. Lonetreeartscenter.org, 720-509-1000.

Bees June 21-27 is National Pollinators Week and Arapahoe County Agent Lisa Mason reminds us to recognize the value of bees, bats, wasps, flies, beetles, ants, butterflies, moths and some small reptiles and mammals, as they move pollen from plant to plant. Bees are especially efficient. She write that 75% of more than 240,000 plant species rely on pollinators for reproduction. Now that we can enjoy our gardens, keep this in mind, please, as you make yet another trip to the garden shop!

Denver Art Museum “Oracles of the Pink Universe” is the fanciful title for a new exhibit at the Denver Art Museum of works by South African artist Simphwe Ndzube, which will run through Sept. 12. Go to denverartmuseum.org.

Note to artists “Art on the Green,” which started last year at Curtis Park in Greenwood Village, next to the Curtis Art Center at 2349 E. Orchard Road, will take place Sept. 11 and 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day. Artists’ booths will be spaced far apart and there will be about 80-90 booths, according to Curtis Art Center Director Chris Stevens.

The juried fair will include only Colorado artists and there will be food trucks and local musicians.

The fair has partnered with the Women of Steel Studio Tour and buses will take attendees to visit six studios with more than 10 visual artists. Information: Contact Chris Stevens at 303-708-6110 or

Singer Chris Collins and Boulder Canyon will perform John Denver tribute shows at Lone Tree Arts Center on June 18 and 19.

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Family art show “It’s All Relative,” an art show by members of Michelle Lamb’s family, will run June 18 to July 4 in the Annex at CORE New Art Space, 6851 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, featuring a variety of styles and disciplines. Readers will recall that Michelle is the artist for the popular mural on the old depot at the Downtown Littleton Light Rail stop. Opening is from 5-10 p.m. on June 18. Open First Friday, July 2, from 5-10 p.m. Parking at rear of gallery.

And Toto Too Theatre A world premiere of “Fractured Moonlight” by Denver playwright Carrie Printz will kick off a delayed 15th season for And Toto Too Theatre Company on July 8-24, on the lawn at the Colorado Free University Theatre, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. Performances will be at 7 p.m. Go to andtototoo.org for tickets.

Lifetime Achievement Award The Colorado Book Awards presents a Lifetime Achievement Award in History on June 26 to Charles Wilkinson, professor emeritus, for his contributions to Colorado and national literary, history, and legal communities. His name is especially celebrated in the area of American Indian law and natural resources law. To attend, call 303-894-7951 or visit coloradohumanities.org. This will be an online program where Colorado Book Award winners will read briefly from their works and Charles Wilkinson will speak and read briefly from his work.

Front Porch Concerts The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, will present a series of Front Porch Concerts on its front plaza, on Wednesday evenings with solo and duet musical jazz acts, in cooperation with Dazzle Jazz. Reserve a table for five ($125, or four ($100) or two ($50). Arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200, info@ arvadacenter.org. See the website for other Arvada Center programming this summer, including the well-done “Million Dollar Quartet.”

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‘Capturing the Beauty of Open Land’ exhibit coming Douglas Land Conservancy allows artists access for plein air painting

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During the week of June 21-25, about two dozen skilled plein air artists will be able to access private properties in Douglas County, capturing images of pristine conserved land in the county which is not open to the public. Jagged rock formations, distant mountain views, closeup meadows, rich colors and more will fill a gallery afterwards ...

On Saturday and Sunday, a large number of paintings will be exhibited and on sale at the White Pavilion, 414 Perry St., Castle Rock (June 26, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; and June 27, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free.)

Sales will benefit the Douglas Land Conservancy, formed in 1987 through a citizen initiative, to protect large tracts of land from development for perpetuity. DLC has preserved more than 26,708 acres of open space in Douglas, Elbert and Jefferson counties and is accredited nationally accredited by the Land Trust Accreditation Commission and is a certified Land Trust in the State of Colorado.

Buffalo Kaplinski, who will take part in the upcoming “Capturing the Beauty of Open COURTESY PHOTO Land” exhibit, holds one of his paintings.

Patti Hostetler is executive director of the Douglas Land Conservancy and is excited to present the

eighth annual exhibit of “Capturing the Beauty of Open Land.” She says they are bringing in “new

artists as well as favorites from the past.”

Individual artists will each bring their own world view and refined technique for capturing color, weather, rock formations, mood and time of day as they look for the perfect spot to set up an easel and art lovers will be able to take home oneof-a-kind treasures that will become family heirlooms. (Or consider a perfect gift for newlyweds or perhaps a recent graduate, just starting out with a new home.)

Some painters will work in watercolor and others in acrylics or oil paints. Some will focus on a close-up image, while others will present a vast expanse ... all have been recognized for their particular skills, so a visit to this exhibit will offer many images and a real treat for any viewer lucky enough to include a visit to the exhibit on the weekend of June 26-27.

The 2021 participating artists include: Cliff Austin, Susan Bell, Marilynn Brandenburger, Harold Deist, Joni Emily, Orville Giquiento, Richard Hahn, Carol Hein, Celeste Hodges, Shelley Howard, Buffalo Kaplinski, Julie Kirkland, Janeice Linden, Sheila Marie, Laurel McGuire, Kristen Muench, Rodgers Naylor, Terri Sanchez, Colleen Smith, Karen Storm, Billy Tackett, Pam Valcante and Marilyn Wightman.

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The 2021 July Fourth fireworks show will be at Santa Fe Quarry Mesa, the butte above Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course.

Starting at sundown, about 9:30 p.m., fireworks will shoot off from the top of the Santa Fe Quarry Mesa. Because of the elevation of the butte,

estimated at about 6,700 feet, fireworks can be seen throughout the town.

Just prior to the show, there will be a three-shot salute to start the show.

Town officials ask those attending the show in person to be courteous in parking in nearby neighborhoods.

Residents are asked to avoid blocking driveways and follow all posted parking restrictions. Parking along major streets and roadways will be limited.

In the event of rain or severe weather, the fireworks show will be postponed to

Monday, July 5. If the town is under Stage 2 fire restrictions, the show will be canceled.

Watch the town website, CRgov.com/Fireworks, for updates as the date nears.

Golf course information and park information Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course will be open normal hours, 6 a.m. to dark. The course is hosting a small parking lot party and the 6202 Band will play from 6 to 9 p.m.

The Clubhouse Grill will be grilling in the parking lot

with food for purchase, and beverage stations will be available.

The public is invited to hang out in the parking lot, the Clubhouse lawn and the driving range to watch the fireworks show. The golf course asks visitors to please stay in the parking lot or driving range area and off the greens for safety and maintenance reasons.

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Sheriff’s deputy cleared in shooting DA investigation rules deputies were justified in April 3 shooting

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Douglas County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Lippolis has been cleared of any wrongdoing in the April 3 shooting that resulted in the death of suspect Samuel Yaeger.

Lippolis was cleared by the

District Attorney’s Office. In the report, released on June 14, investigators said Lippolis was justified in the shooting that occurred on the off-ramp to Interstate 25 near the Happy Canyon northbound exit near Castle Pines.

According to the investigation, Yaeger had been hiking with a college classmate and brought a rifle along. While on the hike, the two used the indica strain of marijuana. At that point, the classmate, who is not named in the report, said Yaeger began acting paranoid and strange.

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Sherriff’s deputy Brent Butler was the first to arrive on the scene.

According to the report, Butler repeatedly told Yaeger to drop the weapon, to which he did not comply.

As Yaeger reportedly moved to the northbound on-ramp of I-25, Lippolis arrived on scene.

According to deputy statements, Yaeger, 24, kneeled down with the rifle and took aim at the deputies, shooting three times. Lippolis returned fire, firing three shots. One shot hit Yaeger in the hip, the other

two struck him in the head, killing him instantly.

The report states, “Based upon my review of all materials, I find that Deputy Lippolis legally and justifiably shot Samuel Yaeger based on his reasonable fear that Samuel Yaeger was about to fire on Deputy Butler, that Yaeger did in fact fire at the deputies, and that Yaeger’s conduct constituted an imminent threat of death or serious bodily injury to himself, (Butler), and citizens traveling on, or near the I-25 and Happy Canyon junction.”

muscle contraction and that he was impaired because of long-term cocaine use and a lack of sleep.

The prosecution repeatedly questioned these ideas by asking witnesses if Erickson was coherent earlier in that day and in the moments before the shooting. They also drew attention to the fact that there are no academic studies available that cite involuntary muscle contractions for multiple gunshots.

Presented by Alec McKinney, who pleaded guilty in 2020 to charges similar to Erickson’s for his role in the attack and was sentenced to prison with parole eligibility, also testified for the prosecution. McKinney told the jury that the two of them had an elaborate plan for the attack that included killing everyone in Room 107 and then Erickson killing McKinney so he could “come off as the hero.”

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Physical evidence discussed during the trial showed that Erickson’s gun had been fired four times, hitting three students. McKinney shot nine bullets, injuring four students.

The defense claimed in closing arguments that Erickson had some responsibility for what happened but that it wasn’t his intent to kill anyone. Defense attorney David Kaplan reminded the jury before their deliberations that they could find Erickson guilty of lesser charges, including second-degree murder, reckless manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide.

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Rock Canyon ceremony highlights graduates Rock Canyon High School celebrated 2021 graduates at EchoPark on May 21. Jacob Aragon was among speakers and stressed the importance of “failing forward,” which he described realizing that when you are at you lowest point and it seems like you might want to give up, you simply “move forward.” He gave numerous examples of moving forward in the face of setbacks and encouraged his classmates to continue perseverance in the future. Science teacher Jeremy Newman told the audience he was so pleased to see full faces in recent days. He complimented his students saying, “You have learned to smile with your eyes this past year.” Attendees made the best of the windy day and enjoyed the fact that physical distancing and masks were no longer required.

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Cherry Creek girls take state in tennis COVID concerns altered tournament structure

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Cherry Creek won yet another girls state tennis championship on June 12 at the Gates Tennis Center but this one was a little different.

Creek, two points ahead of Fairview heading in the final day of the two-day tournament, played strong in the semifinals and finals on the final day and won the championship by 27 points (66-39) over the Knights.

It was the fourth straight state girls tennis title for the Bruins and marked their 22nd state crown in the past 23 seasons.

Creek has now won 37 girls state tennis championships.

Still, this year’s title felt different since the season started later and was shortened among the several changes dictated by COVID concerns. And the state tournament was modified from three days to two days with a new scoring system to tally team points with no playback matches.

Cherry Creek, spurred by the disappointment after the 2020

Cherry Creek’s No. 2 singles player Lorena Cedeno won the state championship on June 12 with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 win over Fairview’s Natalie Stone.

season was canceled, advanced players into six of the seven singles and doubles finals and faced opposition from Fairview in five of the title matches. Creek won all five of those title matches against the Knights and added a sixth title in a No. 4 doubles match against Fossil Ridge.

Junior Lorena Cedeno, who grew up in Venezuela, captured the No. 2 singles title with a 6-2, 4-6, 6-0 win over Fairview’s Natalie Stone on a hot day at the Gates Tennis Center. Freshman Anika Sharma took the No. 3 singles crown with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory SEE TENNIS, P25

Anika Sharma of Cherry Creek captured the No. 3 singles championship on June 12 PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON with a 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 victory over Fairview’s Alexis Bernthal.

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In the ring at Liberty Bell STAFF REPORT

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astle View senior William Merrick won the 400 meter run in 48.80 and was second in the 800 meters at the Liberty Bell Invitational on June 11-12 at Littleton Public Schools Stadium.

The Sabercats finished second to Fountain Fort Carson in the boys team standings while Arapahoe was second behind Denver East in the girls standings.

Castle View’s senior MiKayla Dalton won the girls pole vault at 10-6 while Douglas County senior Hailee O’Neill was first in the girls high jump at 5-4.

Kaiya Wilks of Castle View lands in the sand pit after her long jump attempt in preliminary rounds.

Brek Kramer of Castle View easily clears her hurdles in preliminary rounds.

Keaton Cazer of Castle View knocks the bar loose in one of his attempts.

Nathaniel Santiago of Castle View leaps over hurdles in preliminary rounds.

Cannon Davis of Douglas County clears his hurdles in preliminary rounds.

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Rock Canyon, Cherry Creek eye state titles after regionals Arapahoe, Legend, Mountain Vista and Chaparral qualify four-player teams

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Regional qualifying tournaments provide an early look at what to expect at the girls state golf championships.

And, Rock Canyon, Cherry Creek, Valor Christian and Loveland appear to be title contenders after winning regional titles.

Each of the four Class 5A regional tournaments had two full teams qualify for the state tournaments and 13 individuals not on the two top regional teams also advanced to the state tournament which will be held June 21-22 the City Park Golf Course.

Arapahoe, Legend, Mountain Vista and Chaparral will take full, four-player teams to state after being regional runners-ups.

Rock Canyon captured the Central regional title in the tourney which was contested June 7 at City Park. The Jaguars finished with a 231 team total while Arapahoe was second at 241.

Sloane Post of Arapahoe was the Central medalist with a par 72. She sank three birdies on the final seven

Rock Canyon’s girls golf team won the Class 5A Central Regional on June 7 at City Park golf course with a score of 231. Members of the Rock Canyon team are, from left, Olivia Salvatore, Amira Badruddin, Grace Dunkleberger and Gisella Lagrimas.

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Three Jaguar players, Gisella Lagrimas, Amira Badruddin and Grace Dunkleberger, all came in with scores of 77 while Olivia Salvatore, the fourth Rock Canyon player, had a season-best 90.

“The girls are improving in every meet,” said Rock Canyon coach Dave Vahling. “We are catching up a little bit after we had a lot of snowouts and rainouts. I think we’ve a top five team in the state.”

Dunkleberger is looking forward to returning to City Park.

“For our team a state, we can shoot a lot better,” she said.

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Cherry Creek senior Rachel Penzenstadler was the medalist at the Class 5A Southern regional golf tournament held June 8 at Broken Tee golf course. Penzenstadler fired a 73, which helped the Bruins win the tournament with a 236 team total. Arapahoe was PHOTO BY JIM BENTON second at 251 and Castle View third at 277.

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over Alexis Bernthal of Fairview.

Creek won all four doubles titles.

Seniors Eliza and Nicole Hill were the No. 1 double champions. Eliza was the No. 2 singles state titlist in 2019 and Nicole took the 2019 No. 3 singles title.

Halley Mackierman and Anna Fusaris gave Creek the No. 2 doubles title as they secured their third straight state doubles titles.

Both players are seniors.

Creek senior Victoria Moldovan teamed with freshman Jiselle Boker to win at No. 3 doubles and senior Ella Barclay and junior Vivienne Bersin won at No. 4 doubles.

Boulder’s Lily Chitambar, who beat Creek’s Jaque Pearsall in the semifinals, won the No. 1 singles championship with a 6-7, 6-0, 6-4 triumph over Smoky Hill’s Valerie Negin who was trying to win her second state title.

“I’m excited, proud, satisfied and everything,” said Creek coach Chris Jacob. “I’m just so happy for them. These girls have worked so hard and the seniors are such good players. To do that in six weeks is amazing.

“Every match was tough. The seedings were real deep and to be able to push through two matches

in this weather and stay focused shows what these girls do off the court and how they get ready.”

Jacob pointed out the No. 2 and No. 3 singles wins as important to winning the state title.

“The finals with the new system for points they were using, those singles spots were key for us,” she commented. “Lorena winning at two singles for us and Anika’s win at three single and by finishing second at one of those two spots would have had a tremendous lean point wise.”

Creek picked up 13 points by taking the No. 2 and 3 singles titles.

The Bruins also gained 10 points with victories in the doubles matches.

“I played good super good with confidence,” said Cedeno. “It feels really good to be a state champion, and I’m so happy to be playing for Cherry Creek. I was so focused in the third set.”

For Jacob the 2021 title will always have a special place for a program that has garnered many state titles.

“For me this title means a little more,” said Jacob. “These seniors were really important to me and just the year we’ve had and to see so much joy and play they brought every day to practice was beautiful.”

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regional played June 8 at Broken Tee Golf Course and the Bruins’ Rachel Penzenstadler was the medalist with a 1-over-par 73.

All four Creek players finished in the Top 10 as the Bruins won their fourth straight regional title with a team score of 236.

Other members of the team were second place finisher Marielle Gojo (79), Alyssa Chin (84) and Aerin Pak (87).

Legend was second (251) in the Southern regional while Castle View was third (277).

There were only two player to break 80 on an warm afternoon with 20 mile per hour winds.

“We prepared extremely well for this tournament and we really understood where to put the ball off the tee,” said Creek coach Randy Smith. “Our prep really paid off as the conditions were as difficult as summer conditions could be as the heat and wind really took a toll on all

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“Rachel played extremely solid and as we like to say on the team, she played very boring. She put the ball in good positions and constantly hit a lot of greens and made putts when it counted. As tough as the conditions were, she made it look easy.”

Valor Christian senior Grace Young had five birdies and an eagle in her round of 4-under-par 70 to grab medalist honors at the Western Regional which was held June 10 at Indian Tree Golf Course.

The Eagles, with Jessie Scholte (77), Carmen Carpinelli (87) and Juliana Carpinelli (110) joining Young, had a 234 team score while Mountain Vista was second at 241.

Loveland won the Northern Regional tourney which was held June 7 at Coyote Creek Golf Course. Mountain Vista was second in the team standings but 32 strokes behind Loveland.

Katelyn Lehigh, a junior at Loveland, came in with three birdies and an eagle on the back nine to take medalist honors with a 5-under-par 66.

Castle View sophomore Sydney McCord shot an 89 on June 8 at the Class 5A Southern regional state qualifying golf tournament. McCord helped the Sabercats finish third in the team standPHOTO BY JIM BENTON ings.

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“It’s honestly really awesome. I mean there’s a lot of really interesting people to meet,” said Christian Townen, an esports player. “It’s a good time to experience the game that I like to play against people who are genuinely challenging.”

The Hub, at 8827 Lone Tree Pkwy in Lone Tree, also offers drop-in times where anyone can purchase hours of playtime and gain access to the quality computers in the lounge. The drop-in rates start at $5 an hour for residents and $6 for nonresidents.

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and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The board passed a new equity policy in March; the Gemini Group LLC., a firm, facilitated staff DEI training in April; and the district allowed No Place for Hate in schools, a voluntary club focused on anti-bias and anti-bullying.

To many parents, all three items are seen as were examples of critical race theory (CRT), a form of analysis that some parents oppose in school settings. CRT is an academic framework that examines social, cultural and legal issues as they relate to race.

At the June 1 meeting, DCSD Superintendent Corey Wise kicked off a presentation by reiterating that

home,” said Curtis.

Curtis said that they ran summer camps last year, but the pandemic made it difficult to find participants. This year, they had to increase their class sizes from six to 10 people and have an average of four to five people on a wait list.

“We treat it very similarly to an art camp or a basketball camp where it’s a two to three hour section, using whatever game they’re attending for as a vehicle to teach life skills, communication skills, camaraderie, more on the social aspect of playing games, and then using something that those students are already interested in to get them out of their typical comfort zone,” said Curtis.

Rhiannon Ham, an esports player, comes to the hub to play every week. She loves the community aspects of it, but wishes the male players didn’t treat her differently

for being female.

“I’ve been here for about three years. At first it was very challenging,” Ham said. “I have had a lot of situations where I’ve been uncomfortable, but a lot of folks are understanding once you educate them about what you need to feel comfortable in spaces like this, so it’s definitely a work in progress. Everyone is trying their best.”

If the program sees the same suc-

cess it has in 2021 in the next few years, Curtis expects esports will expand into other South Suburban recreation centers.

“To provide a space for players like this and for students that come in on drop in nights where they really feel at home and feel safe and in a community they’re comfortable expressing themselves in quite literally means the world to me,” Curtis said. “I’m glad to be doing this over anything else.”

the equity policy “is not critical race theory.” He was immediately met by audience uproars and disappointed facial expressions. Board President David Ray responded, “So, that is the behavior that we can’t have tonight because it will slow us down and it is judgmental, and it is condemnation.”

The commotion was followed by a presentation from Remy Rummel, DCSD director of language, culture, and equity, who spoke slowly and sternly about the facts and falsehoods circling district DEI efforts.

“We must clarify misinformation and rumors,” Rummel said.

First, she said that DEI initiatives are not back doors for CRT. She explained that CRT is a broad approach to thinking about society.

Other frameworks for critical thinking share traits with CRT, but they are not one and the same.

“We foster critical thinking. We foster ways of thinking, how to think, but absolutely not what to think,” Rummel said.

Rummel also said that the DCSD paid for the Gemini Group with grant money, not the general fund, and that No Place for Hate isn’t teaching students to become more feminine or trans-feminine, two rumors that have been in the community, she said.

Rummel was followed by Matt Reynolds, chief assessment and data officer, who talked about plans for the equity policy in the future.

By the end of 2021-22 school year, the district will finish defining educational equity gaps using data (or identifying performance gaps across demographic groups and the resources needed to respond) and finalize the district’s equity advisory committee’s selection process and

bylaws. The district will then draft a plan during the 2022-23 year to address achievement gaps and will formally implement the plan during the 2023-24 year.

“By joining together and by talking and making sure that correct information is out there, I believe we can be stronger as a community … So I just want to thank you all for your work,” Director Susan Meek said.

Director Kevin Leung emphasized that the process to draft the equity policy was lengthy, comprehensive and sought community input. People shouldn’t be surprised or be spreading misinformation, said Leung and other directors and staff.

Following staff’s presentation and the board’s discussion, members of the public spoke passionately — both for and against the equity policy — for another two and half hours.

‘We treat it very similarly to an art camp or a basketball camp ...’

Chris Curtis, South Suburban’s esports coordinator

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) #023-21 DOUGLAS COUNTY BROADBAND SERVICE STUDY

Douglas County Government, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests information from responsible, qualified individuals/firms to provide a Broadband Service Study.

The RFI document may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com. While the RFI document is available electronically, Douglas County cannot accept electronic RFI responses.

Two (2) hard-copies and one (1) flash-drive copy of your RFI response shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “RFI #023-21, Douglas County Broadband Service Study” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed responses will not be accepted. RFI responses will be received until 3:00pm on Wednesday, July 7, 2021 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Responses

will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any responses so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all responses, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said response and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so.

Please direct any questions concerning this RFI to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.rockymountainbidsystem.com) or they may be obtained at the above address. Electronic versions of the Plans obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Bidder’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the Project Plans and Specifications. Douglas County will not be held responsible for misinformation received from private plan rooms.

A PRE-BID CONFERENCE will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, JUNE 30, 2021, at the Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104. All questions are due to Zachary Humbles, P.E., Project Engineer by 12:00p.m. on Tuesday, JULY 6, 2021. The Bid Opening will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, JULY 13, 2021, at the same address.

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Separate sealed bids for FP-B1 BALDWIN DAM CONVERSION PROJECT; SP 2021-002 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until Tuesday, JULY 13, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. This project consists of the reshaping of a flood attenuation pool area and constructing a lower earthen emergency spillway.

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Prior to submitting a Bid Proposal, Bidders shall have received prequalification status (active status) with the Colorado Department of Transportation to bid on individual projects of the size and kind of work as set forth herein.

Any questions on the bidding process shall be directed to Zachary Humbles, P.E., Project Engineer at 303.660.7490.

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Legal Notice No. 939297 First Publication: JUNE 17, 2021 Last Publication: JUNE 17, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734 Public Notice INVITATION FOR BID (IFB) #021-21 CAR WASH SERVICES for SHERIFF’S OFFICE VEHICLES The Department of Facilities, Fleet and Emergency Support Services, in conjunction with the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office of Douglas County, Colorado, hereinafter referred to as the County, respectfully requests bids from responsible and qualified companies for the provision of car wash services, on an as-needed basis, for the marked patrol cars and some unmarked detective’s cars. The car wash must be located in the Highlands Ranch/Lone Tree area of the County for those assigned to that area.

The IFB documents may be reviewed and/or printed from the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System website at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com.

IFB documents are not available for purchase from Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website.

While the IFB documents are available electroni-

cally, Douglas County cannot accept electronic bid responses.

Bid responses shall be submitted in a sealed envelope plainly marked “IFB No. 021-21, Car Wash Services for Sheriff’s Office Vehicles” and mailed or hand-carried to the address shown below prior to the due date and time. Electronic and/or faxed bid responses will not be accepted.

Bids will be received until 3:00pm, on Thursday, July 1, 2021 by the Douglas County Finance Department, Purchasing Division, 100 Third Street, Suite 130, Castle Rock, Colorado 80104. Bids will not be considered which are received after the time stated, and any bids so received will be returned unopened.

Douglas County Government reserves the right to reject any and all bids, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a said bid and furthermore, to award a contract for items herein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of the County to do so.

Additionally, we reserve the right to negotiate optional items/services with the successful bidder.

Please direct any questions concerning this IFB to Carolyn Riggs, Purchasing Supervisor, 303-6607434, criggs@douglas.co.us, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.

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