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“The way we really turn this disruption to our advantage as a community is to take some of this down time and really put it toward one another with human connection.”

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‘There’s no playbook’ for pandemic, business owners say Lone Tree bars, eateries face challenges of changed reality

RESTAURANTS OFFERING TAKEOUT/DELIVERY IN LONE TREE

The City of Lone Tree has a list of the local restaurants offering take-out and delivery options during the ban on dine-in services on its website, cityoflonetree.com.

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

To John Winter, the first week of the COVID-19 pandemic felt all too familiar. The co-owner of Lone Tree Brewing Co. said the flow of decisionmaking and the constantly changing situation reminded him of the response to the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

“There’s no playbook, and you’re kind of making decisions on the fly,” Winter said.

Lone Tree bars, breweries and restaurants are getting creative to attract new customers, but many owners believe that direct support from the community will be the difference-maker in helping local businesses stay afloat.

The spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region and country led Gov. Jared Polis to institute a 30-day ban on dine-in services, beginning March 17. Polis also urged against gatherings of 10 or more people for eight weeks, on the advice of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Local businesses may be reprieved somewhat after the Small Business Administration granted Colorado’s request for a disaster declara-

International Edo Higan, Exotikka, Fogo de Chao, Jasmine Asian Cafe, John Holly’s, P.F. Chang’s, Pho by Night, Sushi Rama, Urban Village.

Coffee, donuts, beer and kombucha Krispy Kreme, Lone Tree Brewing Co., Monk and Mongoose, Mr. Donuts, Starbucks, Trubucha.

Jerry Siote, left, and John Winter are determined to come out on the other end of the pandemic, which could last months, as strong as ever.

NICK PUCKETT tion March 19, allowing businesses to apply for up to $2 million loans.

That still may not be enough to keep some businesses going if closures last much longer than a month. Throughout the state, restaurant owners are reducing employee hours or laying off workers altogether.

Urban Village owner Ramesh Madakasira said they are creating take-out options, but said it will be difficult to strike a balance between the restaurant’s mission, to only serve the freshly made meals, and reality. The restaurant opened in October and had

just started to gain traction before the pandemic broke out.

Though the restaurant has had to reduce hours of some staff, it has not made any layoffs. If the ban is extended to, say, 45 days, more difficult decisions will need to be made in order to survive.

“For a business like ours, relatively new … we are barely stabilized,” Madakasira said. He said he felt happy to see the staff work through its early challenges.

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Economists: ‘We’re in uncharted waters’ but no reason to panic

Have you completed your 2020 Census yet?

It has never been easier to respond on your own, whether online, over the phone or by mail. The Census is more than a population count. It’s an opportunity to shape the future of your community.

Learn more at douglas.co.us/2020census Dan Wisecup, a regular at Indochine Cuisine in downtown Parker, talks with owner Yume Tran. March 17 marked the first day of a 30-day ban on dine-in service at bars and restaurants, so, mindfully social distancing and wearing rubber gloves, Wisecup picks up a take-out dinner at the restaurant instead.

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BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

March 17 was the first day of Yume Tran’s new normal.

The owner of Indochine Cuisine in downtown Parker, a Thai and Vietnamese staple of 17 years, sat at one of the dozens of empty tables in the dining room of what would normally be the Tuesday evening dinner rush.

It was the first day of a 30-day ban on dine-in services as ordered by Gov. Jared Polis to slow the spread of COVID-19. Except for the kitchen staff and a host, the entire restaurant was empty, serving only the occasional customers trickling in to pick up takeout orders.

Energetic and light-spirited, Tran said she is taking it one day at a time.

“We’re still not used to not seeing certain regulars that come in certain days,” Tran said. “Now, it’s sort of strange.”

Economists say it is too soon to tell what the long-term effects of the COVID-19 outbreak will have on Colorado’s economy. The short-run effects have been evident. The order to stop sit-down service has severely hurt bars and breweries, forcing some to close, at least for now.

The spread of the novel coronavirus prompted the state to order the temporary closure of other businesses, including ski resorts, gyms, casinos and movie theaters.

Employers have been forced to reduce employee hours and sometimes make pay cuts or lay off staff.

“The local business community, particularly small businesses, are at

the forefront of the crisis, as their revenues decrease significantly,” Leigh Seeger, vice president of the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation, wrote in an email March 18.

Other at-risk industries with significant impacts include mining, oil and gas, transportation, travel/tourism and leisure/hospitality, Seeger wrote.

On March 17, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment reported unemployment claims increased from 400 on March 7 to more than 6,800 March 17. The CDLE stated in a March 17 news release it had experienced unprecedented traffic to the unemployment call center and filea-claim website, leading to application processing delays. The department stated it is implementing system maintenance to keep up with the demand.

“We’re in uncharted waters.” said Patrick Holwell, workforce economist for Arapahoe/Douglas Works! Workforce Center. “Nothing like this has happened in most of our lifetimes.”

Holwell delivered a message of optimism, however, saying Colorado’s approach to stopping the spread of the virus, and the strong leadership from the governor’s office down to local levels, will help the entire state pull through the pandemic.

“We’re going to make it through this because Colorado is not only a great place to live, but it’s filled with a lot of great, bright people who are proactive in the face of all this,” Holwell said.

Gov. Jared Polis and members of Colorado’s congressional delegation urged the Small Business Administration to designate small businesses in counties across the state eligible to qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans.

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ECONOMISTS FROM PAGE 3

The Small Business Administration approved the disaster declaration March 19.

Still going strong Not all industries have been been hurt by the virus. Delivery, logistics, transportation, health care and some retail industries, like grocery stores and warehouses, have seen an increase in demand for goods and services, according to the CDLE. The CDLE plans to work with those industries to help workers who have had permanent cuts to their wages or hours find part-time work.

King Soopers and Safeway list hundreds of job openings across the Front Range, as some stores are spread thin due to the sudden panic shopping that has emptied store shelves.

Uber, a ride-sharing company, announced on its website March 16 it will be working to encourage orders from independent restaurants on its subsidiary app, Uber Eats, “to help make up for the significant slowdown of inrestaurant dining.”

Local chambers of commerce and economic development partnerships are stepping up to provide resources for how businesses can respond to the virus.

country followed suit, providing work-from-home options for office employees.

“The face of American work will possibly change,” Holwell said. “I think there’s going to be a lot more reliance on things like GoToMeeting” and other virtual meeting applications.

A bright side Holwell has seen is the amount of support from community members to help one another.

“We all know how vital it is to keep all these businesses going through the worst part of this so they can hit the ground running,” Holwell said. “People are starting to pull together. Nobody I know is giving up hope.”

Brook agreed it, saying he does not believe there is reason to panic.

“We’ve been through challenges before. Let’s see how each day unfolds,” Brook said. “It’s going to be a challenge. It’s incumbent on us to say together, work together and have faith.”

Tran seconds that.

“We’ve been very positive,” Tran said. “When you’re a business owner, you have a responsibility to your team. Not just to give them a paycheck. They look at you as their future. They want to know: ‘Am I going to be OK?’ “You want to tell them: ‘We have a plan. We don’t know if it’s going to work or not, but we darn well have a plan every single day.’”

Tom Brook, CEO of the Denver South Economic Development Partnership, said communication will be critical to help local businesses stay informed on federal, state, local and private-sector business support initiatives and resources.

“We are best served by falling back on what has served us well historically and making sure we stay in communication and collaborate with each other,” Brook said.

After the pandemic Economists hesitate to make any long-run prediction about the lasting impacts COVID-19 will continue to have on Colorado’s economy once the pandemic ends, since it’s unclear how long this will last. Brook noted the economy was in a good position — high wages, near-record-low unemployment rate —at the start of the pandemic as opposed to just before the 2008 financial crisis, the most recent recession in American history.

“To the extent we are able to effectively contain this from a medical standpoint quickly, we should be able to rebound quickly,” Brook said.

The mass closures and cancellations have forced businesses to adapt their workflow. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has recommended people stay home to work, if they can. Many employers across the

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“We are too young in here, and I think it’s a really big jolt for us.”

However, Madakasira said, they’re not panicking. Madakasira said they are considering a meal plan for customers to take lunch and dinner in one pick-up.

“From a customer standpoint, it’s right, but we want to stick to the point where we sell fresh,” he said.

Polis’ ban forced Lone Tree Brewing to close its tasting room. The brewery sells six-packs in local grocery and liquor stores and customers can call to pick-up six-packs and growlers as well. Winter and co-owner Jerry Siote decided to give priority to workers who needed to work and raised their wages to offset an expected drop in gratuities.

Siote said it’s crucial to support local now, including local liquor stores, which faced an arduous year last year as a new state law permitted grocery chains to sell full-strength beer in their stores.

Siote said the best thing to do at the moment is take it one day at a time.

“There’s only so many things in your control at any given moment. You can’t ruminate too much on what’s going to happen in 30 days, 45 days, two months or three months,” Siote said. “We’re hourby-hour right now. You have to be in that moment.

There’s going to be a solution. It’s not going to be easy, but what can we solve right now?”

Winter agreed.

“Humans are very resourceful,” Winter said.

“We will get through this. We are going to get through this. Our No. 1 goal is to be here the day this is over, open our doors, welcome our customers back in and be the Lone Tree we’ve always wanted to be, and that’s very important to us.”

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March 26, 2020

Practice kindness, connect with others, journal How to manage feelings of stress and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

With a global pandemic closing schools, businesses, entire communities and threatening people’s livelihoods in addition to their health, it can be difficult to stifle the anxiety, stress and fear coming with the crisis.

“I think the public is very scared and I think that there’s a lot of fear and anxiety because there’s so much uncertainty,” said Cynthia Grant, chief clinical officer for AllHealth Network, a behavioral health nonprofit offering services throughout the Denver metro area.

Vincent Atchity, president and CEO of the statewide nonprofit Mental Health Colorado, believes a tipping point came when organizations started canceling events and closing offices in mid-March as COVID-19 concerns mounted.

“Once the school districts started going, that creates this dramatic ripple effect,” he said.

Still, there are ways to cope, manage the mental health challenges, and yes, find joy in the days and

weeks ahead.

Abigail Tucker, chief clinical officer at the Westminster-based Community Reach Center, said it’s important that people focus on their mental well-being in adAtchity dition to their physical health while responding to the pandemic.

“People are sometimes still forgetting that health includes your mental health,” Tucker said.

What’s normal, what’s not?

Additional stress and anxiety at a time like this is a common and collective experience, Atchity, Grant and Tucker said. Just how much is normal will vary for each person, but clear signs emerge when someone is struggling with his or her mental health.

“Everybody reacts differently to stressful situations so normal is definitely a very wide range,” Grant said.

Being isolated and quarantined can add to the challenge.

“It can make people feel really helpless, that there’s really nothing they can do,” Grant said, “and I think that all of that is normal.”

For people with existing mental health conditions, times of crises can be exceptionally tough. Grant said some of their clients with mental ill-

COPING AMID CRISIS There are many ways to make the best of social distancing, self-isolation or selfquarantine during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Not only can these tips fend off boredom and restlessness, but they can also help manage stress, anxiety and other mental health challenges, local experts say.

Mental Health Colorado President and CEO Vincent Atchity suggests staying busy to keep the mind off stressors and limiting the flow of information on social media and the news. Stay informed and educated, but don’t obsess over updates.

He also encouraged people to get outside and appreciate the natural beauty around them.

Cynthia Grant, chief clinical officer for AllHealth Network, and Abigail Tucker, chief clinical officer for the Community Reach Center, offered several other suggestions.

Take up a home-improvement project.

Bake cookies. Clean the house. Play with the kids. Take the dog for a walk. Go on your favorite hike. Most importantly, keep connected with loved ones using technology like Facetime, phone calls and social media. ness were stable before the pandemic but not any longer. People with trauma histories can experience more flashbacks, nightmares and anxiety in the stressful environment.

Tucker’s center had more calls on March 16 than it had all year, she said, although the number of calls

was not immediately available. Callers had a mix of needs. Some were new clients in search of service, others were rescheduling appointments and more wanted information about Telehealth appointments. Both AllHealth and Community Reach Center are seeing increased demand for services along with Telehealth, which allows people to access treatment remotely.

The pandemic “can also have a peculiar effect if somebody is used to living with bipolar disorder or depression,” Atchity said. “In collective unsettlement, they can suddenly find they are the calm ones and are more unflappable, like, ‘OK, now you understand my world.’ ” When in doubt, the three said, reach out to a local provider with questions about mental health.

Tucker said a good way to gauge whether your reaction is healthy is to reach out to a trusted loved one and ask how he or she has perceived your response. Are they worried about you?

How to cope, offer support Atchity urged the community to find ways to quell panic even in the midst of crisis “so that we’re not defeated by our anxiety.”

There are many ways to keep spirits up and fears at bay during the pandemic, Tucker, Grant and Atchity said.

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Park Meadows open, but most stores closed

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Park Meadows, the state’s largest indoor mall, remained open as of March 23 amid the COVID-19 outbreak, though most stores and the dining hall were closed. Plans called for the mall in Lone Tree to remain open from noon to 7 p.m.

Monday through Saturday and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Dillard’s was the only major department store still open. Most of the restaurants in the dining hall closed, except for a café. All dining seating has been removed and signs were placed on tables stating the dining hall would remain shut down through the ban on dine-in services for bars and restaurants, which will last at least through April.

On its website, parkmeadows.com, officials state Park Meadows is monitoring the outbreak and heeding guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the World Health Organization.

Officials state Park Meadows has increased frequency of cleaning in highly touchable areas, increased the frequency of regular housekeeping and provided hand sanitizer throughout the mall.

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STRESS FROM PAGE 5

Stay busy. Cross that home improvement project off the to-do list. Bake cookies. Go outside.

Appreciate the world’s natural beauty. Play with the kids.

Clean the house. Walk the dog.

Journal. Eat a healthy diet and exercise — both can affect one’s mood and stress level.

Stay up to date and keep informed, and change practices as recommended, but don’t obsess over checking the news or information floating around online.

“Control your flow of information,” Atchity said.

And go ahead, watch those popular plague movies or find one of the COVID-19 playlists trending on Spotify.

“That’s great. That’s funny,” Atchity said. “That’s the beautiful, funny thing about humans.”

Socializing while social distancing Atchity, Grant and Tucker stressed the need for people to stay connected with one another, ground themselves in their humanity and practice kindness throughout the pandemic.

“The idea of connecting with other people is something that we are very much advocating,” Grant said. “Social distancing doesn’t mean you can’t connect

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES If you or someone you know needs additional mental health support during the COVID-19 crisis, here are some resources based in the Denver metro area.

AllHealth Network A mental health nonprofit with crisis services, a walk-in center, acute treatment, counseling and substanceuse services. Locations in Castle Rock, Highlands Ranch, Littleton, Parker, the Denver Tech Center and more.

For information or to schedule an appointment, call 303-730-8858 or go to allhealthnetwork.org.

Community Reach Center A mental health community center also offering substance-use disorder assistance. The center is based in Westminster and has locations in with people.”

Use all the technology available to stay in touch with loved ones. Text, phone calls, social media, Facetime, and so on. If someone isn’t familiar with the high-tech tools, use the extra time at home to learn.

“Social distancing does not need to be emotional distancing,” Tucker said.

Most people depend on social interaction, which contributes to someone’s sense of being supported, feeling safe and staying mentally and emotionally healthy, Atchity said.

Thornton, Northglenn, Broomfield, Brighton and Commerce City.

For more information, go to communityreachcenter.org.

Colorado Crisis Services Colorado Crisis Services provides free, confidential and immediate support for people experiencing a mental health, substance use or emotional crisis 24/7, year-round. Call 1-844-493TALK (8255) or text TALK to 38255 to speak with a professional.

Visit coloradocrisisservices.org for more information.

Mental Health Colorado A statewide mental health advocacy organization based in Denver. Go to mentalhealthcolorado.org to find mental health resources and more information about the nonprofit.

“There are so few of us who are true hermits and thrive in total isolation,” Atchity said.

Don’t be afraid to check on people if there’s reason to worry about them, he said. Tucker also cautioned friends and family looking to support someone struggling with their mental health should be prepared to help them find resources.

“The way we really turn this disruption to our advantage as a community is to take some of this down time and really put it toward one another with human connection,” Atchity said.

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March 26, 2020

Hospitals prepare for surge of COVID-19 patients Well-being of staff members is key component, health leaders say

BY PAUL ALBANI-BURGIO PALBANIBURGIO@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Since early March, managers and administrators at Littleton Adventist Hospital have been meeting as many as six times a day.

Those meetings, part of the hospital’s emergency preparedness activation, originally took place in-person but have since shifted to video chat as the hospital aims to reduce in-person contact between its employees.

However, the purpose of the meetings has remained the same: to evaluate and discuss where the hospital’s capacity and stock of supplies are at as the facility anticipates a possible influx of seriously ill COVID-19 patients.

It’s a worrying possibility, but Dr. Mark Elliott, an emergency room physician who serves as the president of Littleton Adventist’s medical staff, says he feels “very good” about Littleton Adventist’s ability to respond to the challenge.

“We have been training for this kind of thing for years, and Littleton Adventist has experience with mass casualties in the past,” Elliott said.

“This is not a mass casualty situation,

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If you have symptoms of COVID-19, first call a health care provider, clinic or hospital. The provider will give instructions on where to go to for care and testing.

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Certain people are at higher risk of getting very sick from COVID-19, including older adults, especially those over 80; and those with chronic medical conditions such as heart, lung or kidney disease. Older adults who have chronic medical conditions are at the highest risk.

Illness can be severe and require hospitalization, but most individuals recover by resting, drinking plenty of liquids, and taking pain- and fever-reducing medications, according to the state.

Other advice from public health officials: • Stay home if you are sick.

• Wash your hands thoroughly and frequently for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use hand sanitizer with at least 60% alcohol.

• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces such as desks, phones, doorknobs and rails.

• Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth with unwashed hands. but the same preparation that gets us ready for that gets us ready for this.”

That pre-existing preparedness has

also been bolstered more recently, Elliott said, by efforts to convert underutilized space into negative airflow rooms where COVID-19 patients could be treated and to make more nurses available to treat those patients by postponing elective procedures.

Littleton Adventist Hospital is part of Centura Health, a Centennial-based network of 17 hospitals that also includes Parker Adventist Hospital, Castle Rock Adventist Hospital, St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood and the St. Anthony North Medical Campus in Westminster. Elliott said the other Centura hospitals are similarly prepared for the outbreak. A Centura webpage with information about COVID-19 and the hospital’s response can be accessed at centura.org/COVID-19.

Incident command system A chief medical officer at HealthOne, the largest hospital operator in the Denver metro area, said the hospitals in that system, which include Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, Swedish Medical Center in Englewood and North Suburban Medical Center in Thornton, are similarly ready to deal with a surge in COVID-19 cases.

That’s in part because HealthOne is owned by HCA Healthcare and is therefore able to benefit from the sophisticated incident command that HCA employs for the 184 hospitals it owns across the United States and the United Kingdom.

“We’ve done a fairly sophisticated analysis of what we expect in terms of patients and the supplies we are going to need to care for those patients, and we feel pretty good that we are in this for the long haul and we are able to take care of these patients,” said Dr. Jason Kelly, the chief medical officer.

Still, the COVID crisis has presented some unique and perhaps unintuitive challenges — even if its treatment is mostly similar to treating other existing respiratory diseases. Among the recent concerns has been the closure of all schools for several weeks, a decision that could slow the spread of the disease but also have an impact on hospital staffing levels.

“One of the things that we worry about,” Kelly said, “is child care in terms of — if we have moms and dads that work here but they don’t have any child care, are they going to be able to come to work?”

Kaiser closes 21 clinics The COVID-19 crisis is also having an impact on Kaiser Permanente, a managed care consortium that serves more than 600,000 members in Colorado, with many locations in the metro area. On March 18, Kaiser announced it was closing 21 of its 31 Colorado clinics and canceling all elective procedures in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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March 26, 2020M

Douglas County schools closed through April 17 by Polis order District moves to remote learning, still providing meals

the Douglas County School District is doing in response to the governor’s announcement.

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Amid heightened efforts to slow the spread of COVID-19, Gov. Jared Polis on March 18 announced an executive order prohibiting all in-person learning in Colorado’s public and private schools through April 17.

The order directed the commissioner of education to provide guidance and support for P-12 schools as many transition to remote learning and continue providing students with free and reduced meals. Here’s what

Extended closure, remote learning The Douglas County School District will be following the order, according to a district announcement, leaving all DCSD buildings closed through April 17. This includes the Before and After Care (BASE) program and preschools.

Before the governor’s executive order, DCSD was slated to reopen to on-site learning on March 30.

The district had already prepared to transition to remote learning for the week of March 23, after its regularly scheduled spring break wrapped up, amid growing concerns about the spread of novel coronavirus. Schools and facilities will be deep cleaned while students learn from home.

March 23 will be a teacher planning day and students will not receive assignments until the following day. The district said it does not expect students will be online for a full school day.

“The Douglas County School District’s intent is to ensure that students continue with learning during this closure,” the announcement said.

“Students will be able to complete their assignments each day at a time that is convenient for his or her family.”

Families without access to devices like laptops, Chromebook, iPads and similar resources or without highspeed internet can take an online survey for help with those needs. A link to the survey is available in an email from Superintendent Thomas Tucker to the district community. More resources can be found at https://bit. ly/2xeTaRq.

Lone Tree holds first virtual meeting of city council

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Lone Tree City Council held its first virtual city council meeting March 17.

With city staff, council and members of the public tuned into the same Microsoft Teams meeting, Lone Tree Mayor Jackie Millet led the meeting along with City Manager Seth Hoffman facilitating the conference and maintaining parliamentary procedure.

“This is the new normal,” Councilmember Jay Carpenter said.

Council will hold virtual meetings as long as the COVID-19 outbreak lasts and until health experts lift bans on group meetings. The city closed all its facilities.

The first order of business was to pass a policy providing for virtual meetings in the event of an emergency. Council then approved a declaration of public health emergency related to COVID-19, which frees up emergency funds mandated by the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights and gives the mayor full authority to manage most administrative matters at the city. The city manager controls the emergency reserve fund and activates the city’s

emergency operations plan.

Council continued a public hearing for a second reading of an ordinance approving a metro districts chapter in the municipal code, as well as the public hearing for a brew pub license for Grist Brewing Co. Council approved an award of contract for the Crooked Stick Traffic Signal and Widening Project, a $690,000 contract upgrading the intersection at RidgeGate Parkway.

Millet closed with a message for residents to be safe and mindful of each other’s health.

“I would ask that as we go about the daily course of our business, we show kindness and compassion and some patience with each other,” Millet said.

Millet thanked council, staff and the leadership team at the city for responding during a time of crisis. “I have the utmost confidence in the people we have assembled to deal with this.

“I would like to make one further plea to be supportive of our first responders as we see them out there, our public safety officers, the folks working in public works are all juggling their personal and professional lives to keep us all safe.”

Meals for children The district’s Nutrition Services department will provide free grab-andgo lunches to any children 18 years old and younger beginning on March 23. The pick-up sites will run Monday through Friday, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Families can get meals provided by DCSD at the following locations: • The Pines at Castle Rock Apartments Clubhouse, 6221 Castlegate Drive West, Castle Rock • South Ridge Elementary School, main entrance, 1100 South St., Castle Rock • ARIUM Apartments, outside rental office, 3380 E. County Line Road, Highlands Ranch • Challenger Park, recreation drive, near baseball fields, 17301 E. Lincoln Ave., Parker

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The separate Children’s Hospital Colorado also recently announced that it is closing several of its clinics for the same reason.

But even with a reduced number of open clinics, Kaiser still has an important role to play in helping address and prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Dr. Wendoyln Gozansky, a geriatrician and vice president and chief quality officer at Kaiser, said the company is trying to take what she called “a virtual-first approach” to caring for potential COVID-19 patients. That approach asks those exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms to use virtual options ranging from emailing a doctor to “e-visits” to seek initial treatment, although Gozansky emphasized those patients whose treatments cannot be managed virtually can still seek treatment at Kaiser offices.

“We really are trying to meet our members where they are during this time of unprecedented change during this pandemic,” Gozansky said.

Medical staffers under stress Such approaches make sense not only to prevent the spread of the virus at medical facilities but also because hospitals must try to save as much space as possible for the most critical patients, given the likelihood they will receive an influx of them.

That possibility, as well as the general anxiety that comes with the unpredictability of a pandemic and treating patients who may have COVID, also takes a toll on those who do the work of treating patients.

“I think it has tremendous impact on the staff,” said Elliott.

“We have staff that are coming every day knowing they may have potential exposure and taking that home, and I think that certainly adds an added stress. But we certainly have resources to help staff that feel uncomfortable.”

That impact is likely to increase as facilities have so far seen few if any COVID-19 patients. Kelly said Sky Ridge has only had a couple of confirmed patients.

“Right now you feel a little bit like the soldier on the castle wall,” Kelly said. “You’re ready, your sword is sharpened, the castle has been battened down and now you’re kind of waiting for the invading army to show up.”

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March 26, 2020

Amid shutdown, seniors battle loneliness Coronavirus crisis robbing elderly of socialization

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rich Foerster doesn’t know when he’ll see his friends again.

Foerster, 72, is on the board at the Parker Senior Center, which most days is filled with folks chatting over card games and coffee. But amid the COVID-19 crisis, the center is shuttered, and Foerster worries about what that means for lonely seniors.

“I feel helpless,” Foerster said.

“I’m worried they’ll get lonely, then depressed, then stop eating, then get sick. Loneliness can be deadly, and that’s what we try to address.”

The Parker Senior Center is doing what it can, Foerster said. Volunteers are calling as many members as possible, and the center is still selling to-go meals.

But the center’s food bank is closed, and nobody knows when old friends will be able to gather together again.

Beyond the center, Foerster said, churches, rec centers and libraries are closed, leaving few options for the elderly to maintain their routines.

“I hope people pull together,” Foerster said. “I hope people are looking out for the seniors in their lives.

They’re going to need it.”

Across the metro area, seniors are facing the prospect of prolonged shutdowns and quarantines that could cost them socialization that’s vital to keep health and morale up. Older adults and people of any age with serious underlying medical conditions are at higher risk for the most severe complications of COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

“I can see the fear of isolation cropping up already,” said Jen Engquist, the director of Break Bread, a free weekly community meal program in Littleton that largely serves local seniors.

“Our mission isn’t food,” Engquist said. “It’s building meaningful relationships through food. This is a game changer.”

Break Bread will still be handing out to-go meals every Saturday, but Engquist said she’s afraid physical

IN NEED OF HELP? Seniors in need of companionship or assistance can reach out to local agencies for help, including the following: • The Senior Assistance Center, based in Denver, can help with food, utilities, medical equipment and more. Call 303-4559642 or visit seniorassistancecenter.org.

• Love Inc. of Littleton provides a wide range of personalized services for seniors and people in need. Call 303-794-5683 or visit loveinclittleton.org • The Denver Public Library maintains a database of local resources for seniors and others. Visit denverlibrary.org/content/ community-resources • The Seniors’ Resource Center, based in Wheat Ridge, can help with food, transportation and more. Call 303-238-8151 or visit srcaging.org solitude will turn into despair.

“People need to know they mean something to others, that somebody still cares,” Engquist said. “We’re getting through this together, apart.”

Even those elderly people who live in senior homes are adjusting to a more limited lifestyle as state health orders force strict quarantines.

Bill Hemingway, who lives at the MorningStar senior living home in Arvada with his wife Kim, said the crisis has taken the social life that prompted them to move to the center in the first place.

“Everything’s shut down,” said Hemingway, 85. “We just stay in our rooms. We’re taking it day by day.

People our age are the ones this virus kills, so there’s a lot of worry.”

Hemingway praised the center’s staff, saying they are trying to keep morale up, and are diligent about watching for fevers among residents.

“We’re well taken care of,” Hemingway said. “We’re just wondering how long this will last.”

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“We had a cruise planned, and that got canceled, and we figured we’d just spend Spring Break with the grandkids,” Frommelt said. “Then my kids told me they want me to just stay home, and they won’t come over. It hurts. I understand it, but I don’t like it.”

Many older folks in Highlands Ranch are transplants, Frommelt said, and without senior clubs and other community groups, life can drag.

“I saw a post on Facebook that said ‘In case you need to know, today is Thursday,’ ” Frommelt said. “I have a husband, but for those living alone, this could be a very scary time.”

Some seniors are doing their best to make use of new technology.

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For Love Inc, a Littleton-based nonprofit, many of their volunteers and the people they serve are elderly.

One of Love Inc’s programs is driving elderly people to errands or doctor’s appointments. The pool of drivers has plummeted, said Kathryn Roy, the group’s director.

“Our volunteers are mostly vulnerable retirees,” Roy said. “We’re understanding if they don’t want to serve as they have been.”

Thankfully for now, the number of needed rides has also dropped, but Roy said she anticipates it will rise again in coming weeks.

“People are putting off doctor’s appointments, but they can’t do that forever,” Roy said. “People will need to get to food banks and drugstores.”

The best thing the community can do, Roy said, is stay as connected as possible and look for ways to help vulnerable seniors.

“Look out for your neighbors,” Roy said. “Call people. We have to renew our commitment to community, even as we’re feeling isolated.”

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Polis announces statewide donation-based COVID-19 relief fund Efforts target workers who lost jobs, child care for hospital staff, first responders

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Relief for laid-off workers. Keeping medical supplies at the ready. Support for homeless shelter staff.

These are among the targets of a new COVID-19 relief fund announced

by Gov. Jared Polis on March 18, a donation-based system under an effort called Help Colorado Now. “We’re doing the right thing together, and we will be back together.

Coloradans are good-hearted people,” and the state needs to harness that energy, Polis said at a news conference.

Mile High United Way, a metro Denver nonprofit, is the system’s “fiscal sponsor,” Polis said, and in just the last two days, the effort raised more than $2.8 million.

The fund aims to address numerous affected areas of life amid the spread of COVID-19, including helping small businesses and affected workers, supporting technology that helps Coloradans connect to each other — for working from home but also for socializing — and for support

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districts to partner with the Colorado Department of Human Services to arrange emergency child care for those workers.

Those who qualify include doctors and nurses; hospital maintenance workers, including janitorial staff; police, firefighters and emergency medical technicians; correctional officers; and workers in long-term care and mental health facilities. The state hopes to continue this benefit based on its ability to fundraise and acquire federal funds, Polis said.

The website for that program is covidchildcarecolorado.com.

for mental health and substance use disorders, Polis said.

The governor asked for donations as small as $1 or as large as hundreds — whatever people can afford — or for Coloradans to volunteer their time for causes such as health care assistance, food delivery or mental health support.

“By working together, we can build a cohesive network that makes sure no one falls through Holding onto the cracks in housing, jobs this difficult As thousands time,” Polis said. of workers The system’s across the state website is www. face the fallout helpcoloradonow. from the state’s org. shutdown of People on the dine-in service at front lines of restaurants and the coronavirus bars and closure public health of theaters, gyms crisis face a and casinos — compounded lasting until challenge with at least midtheir kids home April — Polis is after widespread Gov. Jared Polis, looking at “every school district closures, and talking about Help Colorado Now option” to ensure people don’t lose Polis called housing. together a group “We’re looking of child care providers, advocacy groups and school at ways to do that and (to ensure) eviction orders aren’t processed the way they normally are,” Polis said.

The governor said he “strongly supports” federal cash payments of $1,000 or more dollars per month to citizens, an idea that has been floated

‘By working together, we can build a cohesive network that makes sure no one falls through the cracks in this difficult time.’

at the federal level.

Polis sent a request on March 17 to the U.S. Small Business Administration, a federal agency, asking that small businesses across Colorado can qualify for economic relief loans.

The assistance would also apply to the Southern Ute Tribal Nation and Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Nation if the federal agency approves Polis’ request, C which is expected to sail through. n Colorado’s state government t also offers a “work share,” a layoffs prevention program that allows l employers to split the cost with unemployment insurance to retain d employees.

The program can pay employees up l to 26 weeks of work-share benefits as s long as their hours are reduced by at r o least 10% but by no more than 40%, t according to the state Department c of Labor and Employment. See www.colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/ layoffassistance for more information. U Employees who see a reduction in f n hours, or layoffs, are encouraged to q apply for unemployment benefits, a which can provide partial wage t replacement, at www.colorado.gov/ cdle/unemployment. a The state’s jobs database, e ConnectingColorado.com, will continue to post listings for statewide t p jobs available.

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March 26, 2020

Colorado receives disaster relief for small business amid COVID-19 State also offers ‘work share’ program to prevent layoffs

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

, The federal government declared Colorado a disaster area as the economic damage of COVID-19 continued to ripple throughout the state, and small businesses may be eligible for loans that can ease the pain.

Colorado applied for the disaster designation March 17, as thousands of livelihoods were being upended by the state’s shutdown of sit-down service at restaurants and bars and the closing of theaters, gyms and casinos amid the spread of COVID-19, the disease caused by a widespread coronavirus.

Gov. Jared Polis sent a request to the U.S. Small Business Administration, a federal agency, asking that small businesses in all 64 Colorado counties can qualify for economic relief loans. The agency announced that it approved the request March 19.

“Businesses across the state have already experienced significant economic losses and are anticipated to continue to lose revenue due to this pandemic,” Polis wrote in a letter to the SBA. Fears spurred by the spread of COVID-19 have caused major event cancellations, business closures, loss

of walk-in customers, depletion of stock from suppliers and client cancellations, Polis noted. He signed the letter March 17.

More than 10 states had already received the disaster declaration approval amid the spread of COVID-19, Stephen Collier, spokesman for the SBA Colorado District Office, said March 17.

State officials worked with county representatives to identify the examples of “immediate harm” necessary for the request, according to Jill McGranahan, spokeswoman for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

Who may qualify Small businesses, private nonprofit organizations of any size, small agricultural cooperatives and small aquaculture enterprises that have been financially impacted as a direct result of COVID-19 may qualify for Economic Injury Disaster Loans of up to $2 million through the SBA. The loans may be used to pay fixed debts, payroll, accounts payable and other bills that can’t be paid because of the disaster’s impact, the SBA said in a news release.

Businesses may apply online and see more disaster assistance information at www.disasterloan.sba.gov/ela. Individuals who are deaf or hard-of-hearing may call (800) 877-8339.

Or contact the Colorado SBA office at 303-844-2607 for more information.

UNEMPLOYMENT CLAIMS SOAR The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment saw a surge in unemployment claims from 400 on March 7 to more than 6,800 on March 17.

The high traffic to the unemployment call center and file-a-claim website caused slow processing times for applications, the department said in a news release. The department is conducting maintenance to increase the system’s capacity and stability.

The department also encourages workers who are experiencing a reduction in hours or wages to consider part-time employment in other industries that are seeing an increase in demand, such as delivery, logistics, transportation, health care — or retail, such as grocery stores and warehouses. The department plans to work with those industries over the coming days to match unemployed workers with hiring employers.

More information for workers is available at coloradoui.gov. Employers can contact 303-318-9100 or cdle_employer_services@ state.co.us, or see www.colorado.gov/ pacific/cdle/layoffassistance, for more information.

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, an Aurora Democrat, and Colorado’s other members of Congress had urged the Trump administration to quickly grant relief.

“The coronavirus is taking a toll on Colorado’s vibrant small businesses,” Crow said in a March 17 news release.

Layoff-prevention program Colorado’s state government also offers a layoff-prevention program that could help businesses impacted by the state’s 30-day ordered closure of dinein service at bars and restaurants — or businesses economically hit by the pandemic in general. Colorado’s Work Share program allows employers to split the cost with unemployment insurance to retain employees.

The program can pay employees up to 26 weeks of work-share benefits as long as their hours are reduced by at least 10% but by no more than 40%, according to the state Department of Labor and Employment.

Any Colorado employer may request a work share plan — not just those affected by the recent public health orders — but see www.colorado.gov/ pacific/cdle/layoffassistance for more information and requirements.

Employers of any size may request a work share plan as long as the plan covers a minimum of two workers.

Employees who see a cut in hours, or layoffs, are encouraged to apply for unemployment benefits at www.colorado.gov/cdle/unemployment.

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It may not be anyone’s idea of an ideal spring, but it’s the only one QUIET we’re going to have DESPERATION this year.

A year that’s only three months old is already historymaking. Your children will reminisce about 2020 in 2050.

I won’t be around.

I do hope to be around in 2021, Craig Marshall however.

I am already look- Smith ing forward to the day when the adage about humor being “tragedy plus time” allows us to kid about what the world went

through. That day will come, but when?

People are swiping rolls of toilet paper from public restrooms.

You can still find some toilet paper online, but it won’t arrive for weeks.

The so-called Spanish flu (1918) was traced to Haskell County, Kansas. (Some add northern China and a British army base in France as points of origin.)

I have seen images of long lines at stores for stay-at-home provisions, but I have not encountered it myself.

Yet. The stories that will come from this time period will be never-ending. Some disturbing, some heartbreaking, some comical.

Parents unexpectedly have their children at home, and it’s not summer vacation yet.

One mother said her children were “bored.”

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out of darkness. What am I?” 3. “Harry, a 2-year-old dachshund, was on one side of a river, and Craig, his owner, was on the other side. Craig whistled, and Harry crossed the river without getting wet and without using a boat or a bridge. How was this possible?”

4. “Sundials have the smallest number of moving parts. What timepiece has the most moving parts?”

5. “A family has two parents and six sons. Each of the sons has one sister. How many people are in the family?”

6. “You’re in a cabin with no electricity. Come nightfall, you have a candle, a wood stove, and a gas lamp, but only one match. What SEE SMITH, P13

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H LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Careful, but normal My friend, Anna, and I have lived a total of 162 years, which makes us a tad older than most people in Douglas County. I am not going ro reveal our (her) age, but I’m the older of the two of us. We have seen it all and have done most of it. If we missed anything there is nothing we can do about it now. We have been hiking and fishing buddies for three years. We met on Vista trail in Highlands Ranch. Her meter showed that we walked and hiked 918 miles that first year. I plan on

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teaching her how to shoot this summer.

We decided to isolate at my house and she showed up last week with a U-Haul load of clothes. I burned some serious calories lugging her stuff up the 16 steps to the second floor. My house is on the open space and both our rooms have fantastic views. We have a ton of wildlife around the yard, including Fred, our pet squirrel, and Slithers the garter snake.

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ave you ever put together a jigsaw puzzle? If you have, you know exactly what it feels like to be working through it and then finally finding that one piece of the puzzle that had haunted you for the past couple of hours or maybe even days.

And most times, at least for me, when WINNING I did finally find WORDS the elusive piece, it had been right in front of me the whole time. It’s frustrating and rewarding all in the same moment.

During this time of staying home in self-quarantine mode, we are pass- Michael Norton ing the time in several ways, and one of those ways is assembling jigsaw puzzles. So, I am currently and acutely aware of the scenario above. One of the first things that happens when putting together a jigsaw puzzle is that we typically find all the edges and begin building the perimeter, don’t we? Then, we start to fill in the middle. And with each added

piece the image takes shape and we build momentum as we know that completion is getting closer. But somehow, the temporary sense of accomplishment and joy we feel as we look at our completed puzzle is replaced by a certain sadness, the puzzle is finished.

The world seems like a bit of a jigsaw puzzle right now doesn’t it?

Maybe our lives feel like a little bit of a jigsaw puzzle too. The health crisis has brought with it all kinds of uncertainty, missing pieces, and missing information. Disruption in employment, empty shelves in the grocery store, shortage of healthcare resources and hospital beds, travel restrictions and bans, work and school closures, and worship services and gatherings being canceled. Throw in the various levels of compliance and non-compliance with social distancing and the puzzle gets even harder.

Here’s the thing. Just imagine if we were given all the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle but not a picture of what the finished product was supposed to look like. It wouldn’t be impossible to finish, but it just

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might take a little longer and be a bit harder. It’s kind of where we all are right now. We are looking at this giant pile of puzzle pieces and we don’t know what it is supposed to look like in the end.

Right now, what is happening is that country by country, state by state, city by city, and home by home, we are all building our perimeters. We are finding, defining, and connecting all the edges so that we can start to fill in the interior of the puzzle. Some of the pieces seem obvious to us, and others are still elusive and that’s okay. You see, with each new piece we find and connect, and with each new piece that we understand where it goes, we get that much closer to solving the puzzle.

For us, it’s just my wife and me working on our jigsaw puzzles together at home. However, this worldwide jigsaw puzzle has many more people trying to put it together. There are a lot of really smart

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Anna is a great cook and I am a lot healthier, albeit, heavier, than when we met. Our families are happy with our isolation choices and feel we are much safer together. We are from the “obey rules” generation and intend to do our part in trying to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus, but we feel it is much healthier for older people to try to live a normal life. Our normal life is acting like two fools (one of us is) who should be acting their age.

Roy Legg and Anna Funk Highlands Ranch Hold colleges accountable I won’t be voting for any candidate who supports college loan forgiveness through a new law, bankruptcy or any other means. I and my children worked to pay for college

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should you light first?”

7. “In your pocket are two newly minted U.S. coins with a sum of 30 cents. One isn’t a nickel. What two coins are in your pocket?”

8. This one is my favorite. “A cowboy gallops into town on Monday, stays for two days, and leaves on

people and organizations working towards solving the puzzle. There is a lot of money and focus being applied to getting everything reassembled. This is a puzzle that is going to take longer than we had thought, will be harder than we anticipated, and will cost more than we had planned for. But in the end, it will be solved as all puzzles eventually are.

And unlike the personal jigsaw puzzles we work on in our homes and for fun, this is a puzzle that when we do solve it, there will not be any sadness or remorse when it is over.

How about you? Are you finding ways to shelter safely? Are you finding ways to occupy your time productively? I would love to hear all about your puzzle-solving techniques at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we can work through this puzzle with patience and diligence, 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.

costs and to pay off loans that they and I took. It wasn’t easy or free, we worked for it. The Obama administration prosecuted for-profit colleges that loaned money to institutions that extended loans to students for degrees that proved to be worthless.

It is only fair that all other institutions should be held to that same standard. If they accepted monies from students who were then unable to obtain gainful employment because of their de facto worthless degrees then colleges should be held responsible for the loans, not taxpayers.

Many of these institutions have endowments worth many billions of dollars, which they should be required to use to pay for the worthless degrees they conferred and have profited from. They need to be held accountable for their failures, and not be allowed to foist it off on blameless taxpayers.

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Monday. How can this be?”

Answers: 1. Sammy was playing baseball. The masked men who met him were the umpire and the opposing team’s catcher. 2. The letter “s.”

3. The river was frozen. 4. An hourglass. 5. Nine. 6. The match. 7. A quarter and a nickel. 8. The horse’s name was Monday.

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aven’t left the house in several days? Looking to get out, hopefully, sans crowds?

As communities throughout the nation ban gatherings of 10 or more and urge people to practice social distancing because of COVID-19, Colorado’s great outdoors await.

The following are just some of the many options that don’t require you to leave the metro area.

North Table Mountain Looming over downtown Golden, this mesa — it isn’t technically a mountain, despite the name — offers great views of both central Golden below and the downtown Denver skyline to the east. To take in the views, park at the Golden Cliffs parking lot and take the 1.8-mile round-trip trail up the mesa. This relatively short trail is rated intermediate but it has some steep and rocky sections that can be challenging.

Once at the top, continue your exploration of the mesa by taking the longer North Table Mountain loop or just take in the rewarding views before heading back down.

Roxborough State Park The nearly 4,000-acre park southwest of Littleton is home to stunning red rock formations and abounds with natural beauty. The park’s eight trails total 14 miles and range in difficulty. Take a walk, run, cross-country ski or go on a snowshoe adventure.

The park does not allow pets, drones, camping, mountain bikes, horses, rock climbing, fires or

marijuana, to preserve the natural features.

Note, amid coronavirus concerns, all planned programs and events are canceled for the month of March, although the park and visitor center will remain open for normal hours, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife website.

All trails start at the visitor center. Parking is limited. Hours vary but are generally 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. during winter.

Castlewood Canyon State Park Just a jaunt from Franktown, Castlewood Canyon State Park is home to a piece of Colorado history and mild to moderate trails. From half a mile to 4-mile stretches, trails take users along Cherry Creek, to a natural amphitheater and the skeleton of the legendary Castlewood Dam, which burst and caused the great flood of 1933.

Park hours are from sunrise to sunset. Gates close one hour before park closure. Leashed pets are allowed on most trails, except for the East Canyon Preservation Area trail.

Farmers’ High Line Canal Who knew that the very lifelines Colorado’s farmers and ranchers depended upon would provide so much recreation and car-free commuting? It’s true for large parts of Front Range communities but nowhere as much as along the Farmers’ High Line Canal, which offers athletic paths from Golden SEE OUTDOORS, P23

Roxborough State Park boasts distinctive geological formations.

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‘An empty church, but still saying Mass’ Area pastors encourage congregants to find lessons in this strange time

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Two priests at St. Thomas More Catholic Church walked down the aisle of an empty church March 20 to begin their daily Friday Mass.

Normally, daily services like these garner crowds of about 200 congregants. These days, only about a dozen or so staff, including the priests themselves, dot the gathering space of the Centennial church. Instead of 17 weekly services, the 12,000-person parish is now down to seven masses per week, or one every day.

Now that Gov. Jared Polis has ordered all in-person services of more than 10 people to be canceled as a measure to combat the spread of COVID-19, most people participating in the Mass will be watching the livestreamed celebration from their homes. Across the state, as places of worship experience mandated cancellations for the first time in their history, they are finding creative ways to build the sense of community that coming together as a congregation engenders each week.

“This is one of the saddest things I’ve ever seen,” St. Thomas More IT manager Bob Lehto said while waiting for the service to begin. “An empty church, but still saying Mass.”

About 150 people tuned into the Friday livestream service. By the following Monday, the taping had about 1,400 views.

Many other places of worship throughout the Denver metro area have also begun streaming their services.

Some, like Cherry Hills Community Church, an Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Highlands Ranch, have found other solutions in addition to livestreaming. The 4,500-person church is offering three “Drive Up Church” gatherings on weekends, similar to a drive-in movie. Cars entering from Grace Boulevard will be guided to staggered parking spaces, and people can view the service from inside their vehicles.

At St. Andrew United Methodist Church, also in Highlands Ranch, Bible studies and support groups have been moved to video chats for the more than 3,000-person church. Soon, Rev. Mark Feldmeir plans to begin daily live video chats on Facebook, where he can respond to people’s comments and provide a brief devotion.

“Despite the challenges that the current coronavirus is creating, it’s also creating new opportunities to think creatively about how we reach people,” Feldmeir said.

By far the most common remedy for churches is to stream their worship service online. But this, of course, isn’t a perfect fix and doesn’t replace the opportunity to attend in person.

“It’s different when you’re leading worship in front of an empty house,”

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For St. Thomas More and other Catholic churches, this solution takes away the opportunity to receive Communion, an important sacrament within the faith, said Monsignor Tom Fryar. In this sacrament, which is practiced in every service, churchgoers line up to eat and drink, symbolically, the body and blood of Christ.

“It takes away the central element of our spiritual celebrations,” he said.

“The Eucharist is the source and the summit of our spiritual life.”

While it’s undoubtedly a challenging time for places of worship, many pastors are encouraging their congregants to find the opportunities in this solitary time.

“The main lesson is that this is really challenging for people who think they’re in charge of their lives,” Fryar said. “We like to think so, but there is so much in our lives that we can’t control.”

To glean these lessons, Feldmeir is encouraging people to limit their intake of news and entertainment.

“In a strange way, this crisis becomes an opportunity for us to focus on what matters most to us,” he said.

“Binge-watching ‘Mad Men,’ while it

WHAT THEY ARE DOING The following are some ways churches are keeping a sense of community without services.

• Livestreaming services, allowing comments during video to encourage discussion among viewers.

• Putting a microphone on one person attending the live service so he or she can speak the appropriate responses for all watching. For example, when a Catholic priest says, “The Lord be with you,” the congregant responds: “And with your spirit.”

• Pastors posting videos discussing latest developments on COVID-19, leading devotionals.

• Drive-up church.

• Support groups and Bible studies being transferred to video chat formats.

• Organizing ways to donate food and funds for local charities.

• Encouraging congregants to take time to pray, read scripture.

Those interested can contact their local church to find out how they are continuing to provide services during the ban on public gatherings of more than 10 people. may be fun, it also may fill in the gaps that this opportunity creates for us to do some spiritual searching.”

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Keeping children healthy can lower risk for others STAFF REPORT

Closing schools is one of the most powerful ways to slow down the spread of COVID-19 and protect people at higher risk from getting very sick or dying, according to a news release from the Tri-County Health Department.

The health department encourages parents and guardians to understand the situation and do their part to protect these people, too. Though kids are thought to be at lower risk for severe disease from COVID-19, they can easily spread it to others.

When school is closed, kids and adults should practice social distancing by staying 6 feet away from others as much as possible. Parents should not take sick children into any social setting, instead keeping them home and separate from others, the release said.

Parents of children and teens with chronic health issues and immunecompromising conditions should check with health care providers before participating in shared childcare arrangements or gatherings.

Residents older than 60 and those with a chronic medical condition, should avoid gatherings and caring for other people’s children. Small groups and big spaces lower the risk of disease spread.

Tri-County Health offers recommendations for indoor gatherings and sharing child care: • Consider the size of the space vs. the size of the group. Aim to have the fewest number of children possible in the largest space available.

• Consider asking participating families to take their children’s temperature before gathering.

• Frequently clean high-touch surfaces like doorknobs, toys, and keyboards. Everyday cleaning products are effective against COVID-19.

• Practice social distancing measures.

To increase distance between children, keep groups small, play games that involve fewer opportunities for touching, and remind them to cover coughs and sneezes and to wash their hands frequently and thoroughly. Parents and guardians also should practice social distancing and not participate if they are sick. For outdoor gatherings, group size should not exceed 50, and faceto-face contact must be limited. Any activities that involve direct or close contact must be avoided, and children should try to avoid sharing equipment. Parents and guardians should repeatedly clean and disinfect any shared sporting equipment, especially objects touched with hands, such as balls, bats, and playground equipment.

Adults who join should practice social distancing and not participate if they are sick. For teenagers, aim for groups of 10 or less, and avoid spending time in larger groups and in crowded places such as parties, retail spaces and movie theaters. Low-contact, outdoor activities such as hiking and bike riding are great ways for small groups of teens to socialize.

During the time off from school, parents and caregivers are encouraged to teach their children to: • Cover their mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing, then throw the tissue in the trash and wash their hands. Teach kids to use their inner elbow if a tissue is not available.

• Wash hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. Use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains at least 60 percent alcohol if soap and water are not available.

• Avoid touching eyes, nose, or mouth with unwashed hands.

• Not share food, water bottles, utensils or cups.

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through Arvada, Westminster, Northglenn, Thornton and beyond.

The original irrigation ditch system dates to the late 1800s and connected Arvada’s Van Bibber Creek to Clear Creek, with more segments added later on.

Cities began adding athletic paths for walking, running and bicycling later on.

In Westminster, a trailhead can be found at the southeast portion of Standley Lake — about 90th and Independence.

From there, the trail runs through Westminster for 10 miles, connecting to the Northglenn’s Northwest Open Space and on to E.B. Raines Park before continuing on to the northeast through Thornton and on to Erie.

But the best part of the trail is the dizzying number of connections you can make using the Farmers’ High Line Canal as the spine.

Near 86th and Kipling, it connects to the Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail that winds up at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal Refuge in Commerce City if you go east and the Rocky Flats Refuge if you go west. It also connects to the U.S. 36 Bikeway and trips to Denver or Boulder as well as numerous neighborhood side trails, parks and open space areas.

Running, cycling in east suburbs Something the east side of the To

As more people look to get outside, the number of visitors to area parks and trails has been on the rise. The following are some tips from Jefferson County Open Space to help keep yourself and others safe: • If you are sick, do not visit parks and public areas. Stay home, except to seek medical care.

not gather in groups larger than 10 until further notice.

• Bring your own hand sanitizer and/or • Practice social distancing, even in hand-washing supplies; many parks and parks, trailheads, trails and climbing PUBLIC NOTICE restrooms lack running water. crags.

Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE

Public High-risk visitors should use discretion • All park visitors are expected to Trustee Sale No.• 2020-0011 adhere to public health guidelines for park visits and public restroom use.

To Whom and It May Concern: On 1/13/2020

9:50:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be And Parker Road in itself offers a Denver suburbs have going forinthem recorded Douglas County . view of the Cherry Creek is their endless walkability . Look upBALJIT a S.wonderful Original Grantor: NANDA Original Beneficiary: MOUNTAIN LOAN Park, south of Belleview Avmap of the metro area, and you’ll no- TWOState ACQUISITIONS, LLC tice something: There are nearly Current Holderno of Evidenceenue. of Debt: NATIONAL LOAN ACQUISITIONS COMPANY Here’s something you might not state highways crisscrossing Aurora Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/21/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 6/18/2008 know: On the Cherry Creek Trail, you and east Centennial.

Reception No. of DOT: 2008043142 go straight from downtown DenThe whole region is a refreshing DOT Recorded in Douglascan County.

Original Principal Amountver of Evidence of Debt: Creek State Park and to Cherry place to go for a walk, run or bike $1,197,356.85 all the down to the Castle Rock ride, or find a park you didn’t know Outstanding Principal Amount as ofway the date hereof: $716,317.94

area, parallel to Parker Road. That’s about with your children.

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), are of biking, for anyone nearly 40you miles For the dedicated cyclist, a trip hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of to try it. down the West Toll Gate trust Creek have Trail been violated determined as follows: failure enough to pay installments of principal and interest, togethAnd as confusing as central and and the Cherry Creek Trail — includer with other payments provided for in the evidof debt secured by the DeedCentennial of Trust and west can be to navigate, ing some nearby trails —ence can take other violations of the terms thereof.** Deed of two southeast-to-northwest paths you the full north-south length of to add Beneficiary Trust re-recorded Said Deed rerecorded on Creek and Little Dry — the Big Dry Arapahoe County, from Colfax Av-of Trust was 7/29/2008, under Reception No. 2008053204.

Creek trails — offer a peaceful way to enue to the south county line. Lots of THEeast, LIEN and FORECLOSED NOT BE the A cutMAY through suburban sprawl. trails can take you farther FIRST LIEN. all the way down to the Southlands PUBLIC NOTICE The property described herein is all of the Line Canal mall area. property encumbered byHigh the lien of the deed Lone Tree of trust.

Winding 71 miles from the mouth Arapahoe Road, a source of perenNOTICE OF SALE Waterton Canyon to the prairie of in traffic,Legal canDescription be a of Realof Property: Public nial Trusteefrustration Sale No. 2020-0011 LOT 10, LONE TREE #2, COUNTY OF ride of Parker Road.STATE OFnortheast DOUGLAS, COLORADODenver, the High Line CaWhom Itpeaceful May Concern: Oneast 1/13/2020

9:50:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County .

Original Grantor: BALJIT S. NANDA Original Beneficiary: TWO MOUNTAIN LOAN ACQUISITIONS, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONAL LOAN ACQUISITIONS COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/21/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 6/18/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008043142 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,197,356.85 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $716,317.94

nal Trail is among the Denver area’s finest outdoor offerings.

The trail passes through numerous distinct segments, meandering through cottonwood groves, past wetlands and verdant meadows, many hidden from the surrounding city.

Numerous trailheads dot the length of the journey, making for easy access to short segments. The portion through Cherry Hills Village is often regarded as the crown jewel.

The High Line Canal Conservancy recently published a trail guide and map, loaded with information about every mile of the trip, available by mail order at highlinecanal.org.

Mountain biking at Apex Park Mountain cycling can be challenging, but once you get going in full gear, there is no better feeling than cycling through the woods.

Apex Park is a beautiful place to get out into open space while practicing social distancing. If you have a mountain bike, try the Enchanted Forest trail. The trail is about 3 1/2 miles long, but it can be used for things other than mountain cycling.

Notice Take your dog on aPublic walk there or even spend the afternoon using the NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION trail for aAThike.

FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED Apex Park is at 121 County HighTo Every Person in Actual Possession or way 93, near Golden.

Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose

Name the Same was Taxed or Specially As— Compiled bytoreporters Paul Alba-or sessed, and all Persons having an Interest TitleEllis of Record in or to theJessica said Premises and To ni-Burgio, Arnold, Gibbs, Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: Casey Van Divier, David Gilbert, Scott OCCUPANT - ROBERT HYBERT AKA Taylor and Joseph RiosAKA ROBERT DAVID ROBERT D HYBERT

Which has the address of: 9951 Stoneglen Trail, Lone Tree, CO 80124

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PUBLIC NOTICES Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.** Deed of Trust re-recorded to add Beneficiary Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 7/29/2008, under Reception No. 2008053204.

The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Public Trustees PUBLIC NOTICE Lone Tree NOTICE OF SALE Public Trustee Sale No. 2020-0011

To Whom It May Concern: On 1/13/2020 9:50:00 AM the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in Douglas County .

Original Grantor: BALJIT S. NANDA Original Beneficiary: TWO MOUNTAIN LOAN ACQUISITIONS, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt: NATIONAL LOAN ACQUISITIONS COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust (DOT): 5/21/2008 Recording Date of DOT: 6/18/2008 Reception No. of DOT: 2008043142 DOT Recorded in Douglas County.

Original Principal Amount of Evidence of Debt: $1,197,356.85 Outstanding Principal Amount as of the date hereof: $716,317.94

Pursuant to C.R.S. §38-38-101 (4) (i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay installments of principal and interest, together with other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the Deed of Trust and other violations of the terms thereof.** Deed of Trust re-recorded to add Beneficiary Said Deed of Trust was rerecorded on 7/29/2008, under Reception No. 2008053204.

legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com Public Notice

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

First Publication: 3/12/2020 Last Publication: 4/9/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Dated: 1/15/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Legal Description of Real Property: LOT 10, LONE TREE #2, COUNTY OF DOUGLAS, STATE OF COLORADO

The name, address and telephone numbers of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Which has the address of: 9951 Stoneglen Trail, Lone Tree, CO 80124

DOUGLAS W. BROWN Colorado Registration #: 10429 2000 SOUTH COLORADO BOULEVARD TOWER TWO, SUITE 700, DENVER, COLORADO 80222 Phone #: (303) 329-3363 Fax #: Attorney File #: 3675-010

Public Trustees

NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust described herein, has filed written election and demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that on the first possible sale date (unless the sale is continued*) at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at the Public Trustee’s office, 402 Wilcox Street, Castle Rock, Colorado, I will sell at public auction to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

First Publication: 3/12/2020 Last Publication: 4/9/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

The property described herein is all of the property encumbered by the lien of the deed of trust.

Dated: 1/15/2020 CHRISTINE DUFFY DOUGLAS COUNTY Public Trustee

Public Trustees

*YOU MAY TRACK FORECLOSURE SALE DATES on the Public Trustee website : http://www.douglas.co.us/publictrustee/ Legal Notice No.: 2020-0011 First Publication: 3/12/2020 Last Publication: 4/9/2020 Publisher: Douglas County News Press

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to:

NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

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To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the Same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to: OCCUPANT - ROBERT HYBERT AKA ROBERT D HYBERT AKA ROBERT DAVID HYBERT - CRAIG NELSON - CHRIS PATRINAS - FIG CAPITAL INVESTMENTS CO13, LLC - KATHRYN C ADERMAN AKA KATHRYN CROKER ADERMAN - UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION - PUBLIC TRUSTEE OF DOUGLAS COUNTY - MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AKA "MERS" - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE C/O JASON M WALLACE REVENUE OFFICER - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE C/O TROY B PARKER REVENUE OFFICER - DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE C/O G.J. CARTER-LOUIS ACS SBSE - MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS - CARLA M NAUGHTON ASSISTANT SECRETARY MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS INC AS NOMINEE FOR UNIVERSAL LENDING CORPORATION ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS - ASSIGNMENT TEAM WELLS FARGO BANK NA - CONTINENTAL COLLECTION AGENCY LTD - STATE OF COLORADO, DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE - WELLS FARGO BANK NA - WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. ATTN: ASSIGNMENT TEAM - KRISTIN MILIHRAM, VICE PRESIDENT LOAN DOCUMENTATION OF WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. - M & T BANK You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2016 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to

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You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November 2016 the then County Treasurer of the County of Douglas, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to CRAIG NELSON the following described real estate situate in the County of Douglas, State of Colorado, to wit:

E1/2 OF VACATED SPOKE RD LIVENGOOD HILLS UNIT 4 0.241 AM/L RP 0092275

and said County Treasurer issued a certificate of purchase therefore to CRAIG NELSON. That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent* taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2015. That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ROBERT HYBERT for said year 2015

That said CRAIG NELSON on the 12th day of November 2019 the present holder of said certificate, has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said at 1:00 o’clock P.M., on the 9th day of July 2020 unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 26th day of March 2020 /s/ David Gill County Treasurer of Douglas County Legal Notice No.: 936981 First Publication: March 26, 2020 Last Publication: April 9, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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