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Defiant eatery’s crowd brews a furor After packed house on Mother’s Day, officials order shutdown

‘Tri-County can’t shut them all down’

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C&C patrons return after officials order closure

A Castle Rock cafe that threw open its doors to dine-in customers on Mother’s Day amid the COVID-19 crisis, kicking up a social-media firestorm, has been slapped with shutdown orders by state and local authorities.

The Tri-County Health Department, which oversees public health in Douglas County, on May 11 ordered C&C Coffee & Kitchen to close. The same day, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis said state health officials were suspending the license of the business “indefinitely, probably for at least 30 days.”

C&C continued to operate in the hours after the May 11 order to close was issued by Tri-County. But by the morning of May 12, would-be customers found the doors to the restaurant closed. Some of them taped cash to the front of the building, near the entrance, in an apparent show of support.

On May 10, C&C, located at 4284 Trail Boss Drive, opened for dine-in service, allowing in dozens of customers, mostly without face masks, despite public health orders put in place in March because of the corona-

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A phone video of the crowded cafe tweeted by Colorado Community Media reporter Nick Puckett that day went viral, with 5.6 million views as of May 12.

Colorado state House Minority Leader Patrick Neville, R-Castle Rock, posted a photo of himself on Facebook with C&C owner April Arellano inside what he referred to as a “packed restaurant.”

“I expected it to be busy. I never expected this,” Arellano told CCM. “I’m so happy so many people came out to support the Constitution and stand up for what is right. We did our time.

We did our two weeks (of no dine-in service). We did more than two weeks … and we were failing. We had to do something.”

She said she was not concerned by the fact that almost no customers wore masks or chose to social-distance themselves inside her restaurant.

Arellano said she did not believe the crowd of people was a public health hazard.

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Some patrons in the Mother’s Day crowd at C&C said they came out to support Arellano specifically, believing she is taking a stand. “(My husband) had asked what I wanted to do for Mother’s Day. Since everything is closed down, I said, ‘Well, I really don’t know,’” said Hannah Nunn. “Then when (Arellano) posted she was opening for dine-in, I said, ‘That’s what I want to do.’ We’re ready to get back to normal and not being forced to stay home. And takeout does not taste as good.”

Linda Schattilly said she visited C&C May 10 because she felt she needed to support a business defiantly opening.

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to the 2019-20 Eighth Grade Graduates!

Many of these students formed our inaugural Kindergarten class, and during their time at BFA they explored new interests, began life-long friendships and grew into responsible, intelligent young adults. All of these wonderful kids have demonstrated adaptability, tenacity and are ready to excel in high school. We are so proud of you and wish you all the best!

Introducing the Ben Franklin Academy Class of 2020 Alakappan, Dannush Altonen, Olivia M Anderson, Ella A Baker, Rowan C Bay, Chandler S Billups, Grace K Brawley, Jack E Brock, Aidan J Brown, Cora E Carroll, Christopher J Carroll, Elli R Castor, Nicholas W Chesy, Zoe R Corson, Brecken T Dana, Jackson H Day, Camille E Duffy, Ethan B Dunkleberger, Hannah M Edwards, Jack A Emig, Charlotte Feifarek, Alexander J Ferguson, Kyle S Fierro, Zaylie B Fischer, Nicholas T Ford, Jordan E Gautier, Micah P Gould, Ella Z Graves, Lucia K

Grissom, Ashley D Grissom, Lillie N Gruszczynski, Ian D Hackerott, Noah P Harrington, Kirsten R Haynes, Grace E Henbest, Sawyer D Hodge, London C Hoff, Katelyn E Homan, Brianna D Humphries, Joseph L Inman, Virginia E Ivey, Phoenix A Jenkins, Sarvani S Jones, Alexandra M Jones, Elaina K Jovanovich, Piper M Kannojoo, Ajitha Kazazean, Armen E Kearney, Emma J Kim, Elijah S (Eli) Kolbo, Abigail M Kolodziej, Nicholas K Kotzker, Raleigh A Kraft, Rachel A Krendl, Landon Leverson, Blake R Lewicki, Jeremy M

Lobis, Kate A Maikkula, Samuel T McDermott, Evan G McMullen, Hannah J Midavaine, Carra E Molen, Kaitlyn R Morris, Cooper J Mullenix, Nathaniel J Mumford, Tayla P Murri, Austin J Nagel, Braden S Neal, Peytin T Niven, Madilyn R Otero, Natalie Partlow, Olivia C Paul, Ryan E Plumb, Marcus J Poleschook, Mina M Porterfield, Abigail F Powell, Isabella R Prusse, Andrew W Reader, Grace O Richardson, Reed M Schmit, Elyse V Schroeder, Alexandria M Schuldt, Corban L Shuler, Katherine E Smith, Hayden M

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South Metro Fire now overseen by elected board New district boundaries reflect full scope of massive agency

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For the first time in several years, South Metro Fire Rescue will be overseen by a board of directors directly elected by citizens.

The sprawling fire protection district stretches from south Jefferson County to the prairie east of Parker, providing emergency services to more than 380,000 people.

The district absorbed two large fire districts since 2017: Cunningham, which included parts of Centennial and unincorporated Arapahoe County, and Littleton Fire Rescue, which included Littleton, Highlands Ranch and a swath of unincorporated Jefferson County.

During the lengthy process of absorbing the two districts, South Metro was overseen by a fire authority — like a board of directors, but with 12 members mostly appointed by local governments.

With the merger of the districts complete, South Metro will now be overseen by an elected sevenmember board, with each member representing a district of between 50,000 and 60,000 people.

Voters chose four members for the board on May 5: Sue Roche will represent District 1, situated between Parker Road and C-470. Jim Albee will represent District 3, covering much of west Centennial. Cindy

Hathaway, who ran unopposed, will represent District 4, covering Littleton and a chunk of south Jefferson County. Renee Anderson, who also ran unopposed, will represent District 5, covering western Highlands Ranch and the Chatfield area.

The newly elected board members will serve three-year terms because of a change in state law that alters when special district elections are held.

The remaining three districts will be overseen by Laura Simon, Bill Shriver and Hank Eng. Their seats will be up for elections in 2022. Roche Sue Roche, a CPR/first aid instructor and volunteer firefighter with the Franktown Fire Protection District, said she hopes to ensure that South Metro’s equipment and apparatus meet the needs of the Hathaway diverse district.

“You need a balance,” Roche said. “We have a vast district, with everything from rural areas to high rises, so we need to make sure we’re being strategic so we can balance equipment needs with other programs.”

Roche said she’s proud to serve with a well-trusted and nonpartisan government entity.

“Emergencies don’t care which party you’re registered with,” she said. “That needs to come across in every decision we make.”

Jim Albee, who works in finance, has sat on the South Metro fire

authority since 2019, and previously sat on the board of Littleton Fire Protection District.

Albee said he hopes to remain focused on South Metro’s core functions: maintaining good response times, training specialized teams to handle different situations, conducting inspections of businesses and workplaces, and ensuring financial sustainability.

Another focus: firefighter safety.

“First responders face cancer, heart disease, depression and suicide,” Albee said. “We Albee need to stay focused on their health and wellbeing.”

Renee Anderson, who on May 5 also won reelection to the Highlands Ranch Metro District Board of Directors, said it’s important South Metro Fire be Anderson vigilant for how the COVID-19 pandemic could impact the district’s finances.

South Metro is funded through a mill levy on property, and Anderson said if many businesses fail in coming years, the district could end up facing a budget shortfall.

“There are still a lot of unknowns,” Anderson said. “We need to be cautious with our budget while we wait for this to shake out.”

Anderson said she also wants to explore ways to boost turnout in special district elections.

“People don’t always have the best or the most information on these

‘Emergencies don’t care which party you’re registered with. That needs to come across in every decision we make.’

Sue Roche, District 1 South Metro Fire board member

sorts of elections, but they have a lot of impact on your life and your community,” Anderson said. “We see such small numbers vote on these boards. I want to see more people weigh in.”

Cindy Hathaway, also the executive director of Littleton’s Western Welcome Week festival, said she hopes to work on boosting services at the far western edge of South Metro Fire’s district.

“The Columbine area just has Station 13,” Hathaway said. “It’s kind of an island. I hope to see what the district plans to do to keep services high out there.”

Hathaway previously sat on the board of Littleton Fire Protection District, and said she’s excited to work with the fire service again.

“I’m really excited to get in there and see what South Metro is all about,” she said.

South Suburban election winners face tough decisions Parks and rec district facing deep cuts after pandemic shutdowns

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The winners of the South Suburban Parks and Recreation District board election will face very different issues than they campaigned on.

Two seats were up for grabs May 5 on the five-member board.

Incumbent Jim Taylor won his reelection bid Taylor with 846 votes, and former Centennial city councilmember Ken Lucas won the other open seat with 1,079 votes. Army veteran Michelle Cuellar came in third with 707 votes.

Taylor and Lucas Lucas join current board

been indefinitely furloughed. members Pete Barrett, Dave Lawful Lucas, a Vietnam veteran retired and Susan Pye. Because of a change after a career in business managein state law regarding the timing ment and corporate finance, said of special district elections, the the first order of business for the upcoming term will be three years new board is to “stop the bleeding.” instead of four.

“Revenues are way short of exBut while Taylor and Lucas both penses, and the district is burning campaigned on building on South through its reserves,” Lucas said.

Suburban’s ambitious master plan “The three-year and capital imbudget will have provement plan, to be thrown out the COVID-19 the window.” shutdown means Lucas said the sprawling he’s had lots of parks and recprofessional exreation district perience turning that operates around strugrec centers and gling financial parks across the and south metro area Ken Lucas, situations, stands ready is facing hard new SSPRD board member to make hard times. decisions about The shutdown South Suburhas cost the ban’s budget. district millions “Things won’t be the same as they in revenue, executive director Rob were,” Lucas said. “Be prepared for Hanna said in April. Though the some cuts. We’ll see what’s necesdistrict reopened its golf courses, sary at a minimum service level, the vast majority of its facilities reand what capital expenditures we main shuttered with no set date for can kick down the road.” reopening. Hundreds of staff have

‘Things won’t be the same as they were. Be prepared for some cuts.’

Lucas said he’s lived in the district since 1983 and is an avid user of its rec centers and trails.

“This hurts, but we’ll do the best we can,” he said.

Taylor, a former Littleton city councilmember and mayor who has served on the South Suburban board on and off since the 1980s, echoed Lucas that the district’s prepandemic plans are largely out the window.

“Much of our work plan for improvements around the district will likely go by the wayside for this year, and maybe a couple more,” Taylor said. “In the meantime, we need to develop a plan to slowly and safely reopen our facilities. It’s going to be tricky.”

Taylor said he will work to make sure the district can maintain as much of its pre-pandemic offerings and facilities as possible, but said there are tough decisions ahead.

“We’ll do the best we can to build on the goodwill we’ve curated with the public,” Taylor said. “They’ve supported us all these years. This won’t be easy. It’ll be a different world we’re living in for a long time.”

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Paperwork drop boxes are now available at the County’s Lone Tree, Highlands Ranch, and Castle Rock motor vehicle offices. The drop boxes will serve Motor Vehicle and Recording Division customers, the Veteran’s Affairs Office and the Assessor’s Office (including remote appeals).

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STEM court cases delayed amid pandemic Uncertainty surrounds future proceedings, DA says

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Both criminal cases in the STEM School Highlands Ranch shooting have now experienced delays because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The trial for 19-year-old Devon Erickson, who pleaded not guilty in January, was rescheduled from June to September. He is scheduled to appear in court for a motions hearing on Aug. 17.

Alec McKinney, 16, pleaded guilty in February and was set for sentencing this month. That hearing was pushed back because of the pandemic but a new date is not yet available. All dates could change again.

The pandemic closed Douglas County courtrooms with the exception of emergency hearings through May 8. Other matters were handled remotely. Jury trials are suspended through July 6, according to a May 5 order from Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Nathan B. Coats.

Eighteenth Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler said there remain many unanswered questions

moving forward. A courtroom for hearings like a sentencing or trial in a high-profile case would typically be packed with supporters of victims, the suspect and news media, Brauchler said.

“It would be transparent and scrutinized by the public,” he said.

Colorado and Douglas County have now transitioned to a safer-at-home phase of reopening, but gatherings larger than 10 people remain banned.

The prosecution alone brings a team of about four people to court. Then there is the suspect, defense attorneys, the judge, deputies providing security, and other attendees, which all quickly adds up to 10 or more people, Brauchler said.

Brauchler is not sure what the court proceedings will look like once they resume. Will they be broadcast? Will they limit and spread people out in the courtroom? Will people be able to view them remotely?

Brauchler, who is term-limited, had hoped to finish both cases before leaving office early next year, but he is no longer sure he can deliver that under the pandemic.

“I wanted this thing to be in the rear-view mirror by the time I left office and I didn’t want to hand it off to someone else to resolve,” Brauchler said.

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Centennial restaurant reopens after stopping dine-in service Waters Edge Winery and Bistro received several complaints, warnings

BY NICK PUCKETT NPUCKETT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A Centennial business that serves wine and food briefly closed last week after its decision to offer dine-in service sparked warnings from the TriCounty Health Department. Waters Edge Winery and Bistro reopened a day later after agreeing to follow public health orders issued in March after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Colorado.

Waters Edge is among businesses being championed by a group of people who believe restaurants should be allowed to offer dine-in service.

They believe it is unfair that retail stores can welcome in customers but restaurants are confined to curbside pick-up, take-out and delivery for at least a couple more weeks.

On May 7, Waters Edge shut its doors after the health department issued an order to close.

“We have chosen to temporarily close our doors as we work to determine what our next steps are, as they have threatened us with imprisonment for exercising our Freedom,” stated a post on the bistro’s Facebook page. “We are humbled by all of the outpouring of support and love we have received for

Waters Edge Winery and Bistro in Centennial temporarily closed last week following an order from the Tri-County Health Department. so many of our favorite people during these trying times. We will reopen.

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In a May 8 news release announcing the reopening of Waters Edge, Tri-County said it had been assured the restaurant would comply with the

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Some laid-off workers refusing employers’ back-to-work calls Unemployment assistance exceeds wages for many Colorado workers

WHAT ABOUT YOU? Are you an employer trying to re-hire laid-off workers? Are you a worker receiving unemployment benefits who’s been offered your job back? We’d like to hear about your experiences. Email newsdesk@ coloradocommunitymedia.com, write UNEMPLOYMENT in the subject line, and give us your name, the city or town where you live or where your business is located, and the best way to reach you.

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As limits on business operations triggered by the coronavirus pandemic are slowly being relaxed across Colorado, some employers are asking their laid-off workers to come back to work — but not all of those idled workers are agreeing to return.

And in some cases, state officials are allowing workers who refuse to go back to their jobs to continue to collect unemployment benefits.

In Colorado, employers have reported 250 job refusals in the first couple weeks since late April, around the time the statewide stayat-home order ended, according to the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.

Two of those were refusals of work from somewhere other than the person’s most recent work situation, but the rest were offers to return to the most recent employer.

Ninety-eight of those refusals had been processed as of May 7, with 93 of those state decisions determining the workers are still eligible for benefits, according to the department.

The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment is asking employers who make a returnto-work offer, or any job offer, that is not accepted to report it on the coloradoui.gov website.

COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT

Workers can’t choose to stay on unemployment simply because they’re taking in more money that way, said Cher Roybal Haavind, the labor department’s deputy executive director. That’s important because, in light of the new federal program

that gives an extra $600 per week on top of a state’s regular unemployment assistance, the possibility of people making more on unemployment than they would while working has become a hot topic.

On average, Colorado workers eli-

gible for unemployment benefits are receiving nearly as much in benefits now — with the $600 boost included — as they were paid on the job as of late 2019, the New York Times has reported. That means that a large percentage of Colorado laid-off workers are paid more in benefits than they were in wages.

Under state rules, those workers who receive benefits are required to make biweekly reports to the labor department, and those updates must say if a person refused a job offer.

From there, the department evaluates whether that person is still eligible for benefits.

Failing to report job refusals when requesting benefit payment can be considered a fraudulent act under Colorado law, said Philip Spesshardt, a manager at the state labor department. That rule applies for any job offer, not just an offer to SEE UNEMPLOYED, P9

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return to a previous position.

Some reasons a person could turn down a job offer and still collect unemployment benefits, according to Haavind, include: • The work environment is not complying with social distancing or the guidelines of Colorado’s recent safer-at-home order.

• The person is part of a group that is more vulnerable to COVID-19 than others.

• The person has COVID-19 or is caring for someone with the disease.

• Work offered involves an “unreasonable” reduction in the rate of pay.

• Work offered is substantially different and less favorable to the employee than their prior experience with the employer.

The department is asking employers who make a return-to-work offer, or any job offer, that is not accepted to report it on the coloradoui.gov website.

After either an unemployed Coloradan or an employer reports that a job offer has been turned down, the department suspends the Coloradan’s benefits while it contacts both parties about the job offered and the reason for the refusal before issuing a decision.

The process typically takes between two and five business days, depending upon the responsiveness of both parties, Spesshardt said. Any

ASSISTANCE FOR THOSE WITHOUT WORK To apply for unemployment benefits, visit colorado.gov/pacific/cdle/file-claim.

For questions about eligibility, see the different sections of that site, or call 303-318-9000.

A state partnership called OnwardCO also offers help for those who have lost a job.

Coloradans can use onwardco.org to: • Connect to emergency resources such as decision can be appealed by either party, according to Haavind.

Gig, self-employed, contract workers For gig workers — such as Lyft drivers — and self-employed and contract workers, their unemployment benefits come through the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance program, a new stream of money from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In April, the state announced that people who have lost gig work and similar previously ineligible positions would be able to apply for benefits.

Federal guidelines for returning to work for those groups are not explicit, Haavind said.

The state doesn’t judge when workers should return to work based on market demand in their field.

Such labor market information does not determine whether individuals on regular state unemployment should continue to be eligible for benefits, so any labor market information related to gig workers and the self-employed also would

food, shelter, child care and money.

• Find training programs for a new career.

• Find job opportunities.

The online resource was launched by Bitwise Industries in coordination with Gov. Jared Polis, the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, and the Kapor Center, according to a news release. not determine eligibility on pandemic unemployment assistance, Spesshardt said.

“The information would more commonly be used to determine whether an individual is performing an active and reasonable search for work when required,” Spesshardt added.

Record-breaking numbers During the fallout from the Great Recession, the week with the highest number of claims for unemployment assistance filed in Colorado was the week ending Jan. 9, 2010, with 7,749 claims.

This year, the week ending March 21 — when Colorado closed dine-in restaurant and bar service, and hair and nail salons, spas, and tattoo and massage parlors — shattered that record with 19,745 new unemployment claims filed.

Then, the next three weeks saw the numbers increase fivefold. And although the numbers have dropped off from that high point, Colorado continues to see historic numbers of claims each week.

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As limits on business operations triggered by the coronavirus pandemic are slowly being relaxed across Colorado, some employers are asking their laid-off workers to come back to work.

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There were 67,334 initial unemployment claims filed the week ending April 18, more than 79,000 initial claims filed the week ending April 25 and more than 41,000 filed the week ending May 2, according to state Labor Department news releases.

For those last two weeks, the total includes both regular unemployment and pandemic unemployment assistance for those such as gig workers and the self-employed.

The week ending April 25, there were 40,906 pandemic unemployment assistance claims. There were 13,149 of those claims filed the week ending May 2.

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COVID-19 testing expands across Colorado Locations have been set up in Wheat Ridge, Aurora, Kiowa

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Nearly two months after COVID-19 testing got off to a rocky start in Colorado, the state announced expanded locations that appear to approach its goal of mass testing for Coloradans.

And at some of those sites, Coloradans don’t need to be in a prioritized group — such as health care workers or first responders — to get tested.

Gov. Jared Polis unveiled a map that showed about 30 community testing sites as of May 7. Eventually, the state hopes to have a testing site in each of Colorado’s 64 counties.

The map is online at tinyurl.com/ COVIDtestingsites.

“We are working every day with public and private partners to expand testing across Colorado,” Scott Bookman, incident commander for the Colorado Department of Health and Environment, said in a news release.

“But obtaining sufficient testing supplies continues to be the limiting factor in our ability to reach that goal.”

The state sent testing supplies to

support 42 testing sites that will be operated by local public health agencies or community health providers, the state announced in late April. In an optimistic turn, Polis announced an order of more than 100,000 tests from South Korea in late April.

Here’s a look at where and how people can get tested in the Denver metro area.

Testing starts to catch up Colorado may have had one of the first drive-thru testing locations in the country in early March in Denver, Polis said at the time. The state had to close it early a couple times due to high demand, and it soon began sending testing resources to locations throughout the state.

Although state officials in following weeks noted the importance of increased testing as Colorado geared up to relax social distancing restrictions, it appeared Colorado did not achieve widespread statewide testing before the stay-at-home order ended in late April.

Now, one community health center in Wheat Ridge, two in Aurora and one in Kiowa — along with about two dozen others statewide, according to the state’s map — are more readily allowing the public to get tested.

Most tests to detect COVID-19 are nasal swab tests. A test that uses saliva instead had limited availability as of late

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April, the Associated Press reported.

Not just priority groups The state health department has advised testing providers to prioritize people in the following order: • Hospital patients and health care workers.

• Patients in long-term care facilities or those in other residential settings, such as homeless shelters or prisons.

• Patients over age 65 and patients with underlying health conditions.

• First responders and critical in-

frastructure workers, such as those in the energy, water or agriculture sectors.

• People who work with vulnerable populations or in group residential settings.

• Other individuals (general public).

Although the specific groups should still be prioritized for testing, as capacity for testing increases, the state is encouraging health care providers to expand testing to all SEE TESTING, P11

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symptomatic people when feasible.

There’s no special methodology to that, said Ian Dickson, a health department spokesman.

“If and when they are able to expand testing, we encourage them to do that,” Dickson added.

Drive-thru testing at the Aurora and Wheat Ridge locations is open to the general public, according to STRIDE Community Health Center, which operates those sites.

Coloradans should check with the testing locations to see if they are testing the general public. View the map at tinyurl.com/y9d8yscp.

Does it cost?

In March, there was confusion over the actual cost of a COVID-19 test. “Testing is free,” a March 10 state news release said.

The cost of medical visits related to getting tested was a different story.

Now, because of federal legislation, people with any kind of private health insurance should have free access to the COVID-19 test — along with any doctor visits associated with getting the test — with no co-pays, deductibles or co-insurance charged, according to the Colorado Division of Insurance.

Coloradans should check with their health care provider to be sure, though.

For Coloradans with Medicare, all

of the costs are covered if a doctor orders a COVID-19 test, according to the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Under Colorado’s Medicaid program — Health First Colorado — and the Child Health Plan Plus (CHP+), all the costs of testing and the doctors’ visits associated with getting tested are covered, according to the state Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.

Uninsured Coloradans should contact that office at 303-866-2993 to ask about options. To apply for Medicaid and Child Health Plan Plus, visit colorado.gov/peak.

Other testing Local testing sites are one element of the state’s mass testing plan, according to the state Unified Command Center, the multi-agency group of state officials working on Colorado’s COVID-19 response.

Other testing includes: • Hospitals and health care facilities testing staff, inpatients and some outpatients.

• The state coordinates testing in partnership with local health agencies and the private sector to prevent, identify or mitigate outbreaks at places such as nursing homes and care facilities.

• The state collaborates with private partners on other testing options. For example, King Soopers announced a partnership with the state for drive-thru testing. The first testing occurred at the Auraria Campus in Denver in late April.

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Disease that’s spreading isn’t entirely about virus

our dead in Ohio,” the song says. It was recorded by countertenor Neil Young and the other members of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young QUIET on May 21, 1970, just DESPERATION weeks after a tragic incident on the Kent State University campus.

“Kent State” for many has a similar recall effect that “Columbine” does.

I heard the song on the 50th anniverCraig Marshall sary of Kent State and saw the familiar Smith media images of the massacre, notably Mary Ann Vecchio screaming over the body of a student

lying face down.

At the time, college students were protesting the war in Vietnam. Many of us carried homemade signs, had long hair, and stood in defiance of government-imposed rules and regulations.

Sound familiar?

It’s unlikely, however, that a song will rise from the current coronavirus protests that will change the nation like “Ohio” did. But who knows?

There are other similarities between then and now: The nightly news then had a body count; likewise, the nightly news now.

Protesters then were called every name in the book. Protesters now are called every name in the book.

The line of separation, it seems, is represented by nothing more than a face mask.

Many refuse, can’t be bothered. One woman said masks were “uncomfortable.” I wondered what she would think about a ventilator?

Photojournalism student John Filo’s photo of Vecchio, who was 14 at the time, won a Pulitzer Prize. Vecchio was kneeling over the body of Jeffrey Miller, who had been shot by the Ohio National Guard.

Vecchio was a runaway from Florida. She exchanged her colorful story to a reporter for a ticket to California but was returned to her home.

Currently she is working as a respiratory therapist, a field that generally requires her to wear: A mask.

The B-side of “Ohio” was “Find the Cost of Freedom,” a song that did not chart.

The band recorded “Ohio” in just

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Look into details We are all well aware of the COVID-19 crisis, and we urgently need your help. Of utmost importance to most of us is getting back to some sense of normalcy, so our economy can resume, so people can go back to work and we have no more deaths. What has been sorely lacking in the disseminated public information is critical data on how we, in Colorado, are making progress.

I’ve already had two friends die from this virus — I want to be assured that, as we lift various restrictions, we are making sound decisions.

I would like for you to report to your readers on the numbers needed and numbers received of oxygen ventilators, N95 face masks, testing kits and PPE. If you provide us with that data, your readers will feel more informed on things that are key to handling the sick and dying as well as give us confidence that our medical staffs are protected and well prepared.

As recommended by the American Enterprise Institute, we also need you to report regularly on the four key recovery goals for Colorado: 1. Are Colorado hospitals able to safely treat all patents requiring hospitalization, without resorting to crisis standards of care?

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Even though the virus is not over, providing your readers with correct and pertinent information will greatly alleviate our anxiety, settle the markets and hopefully give us confidence that we can soon start to recover and that our plans to reopen Colorado businesses are based on scientific facts and data — not on political pressure.

Sara Jo Light Highlands Ranch Grateful for essential workers At the April 21 board of county commissioners meeting, as the commissioners weighed how much to open up the county, something was missing. Much concern was expressed for citizens stuck at home, and businesses hurting from the economic downturn.

Valid concerns, to be sure. But what I didn’t hear was any acknowledgment of the 28 citizens of Douglas County who have died from coronavirus. Or over 400 families who have been sickened by it. I did not hear a single “thank you” to community members risking their health by working in medicine, nursing homes or grocery stores.

On behalf of the DougCo residents who do not collect hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars to represent us, I would like to extend our most heartfelt thanks and deepest gratitude to essential workers in Douglas County.

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a few takes. Young later said David Crosby cried after one of them. His voice can be heard during the fade.

“Four, why? Why did they die?”

Sadly and ironically, on the leadup to the Kent State anniversary, a security guard at a Family Dollar store in Flint, Michigan, was shot and killed.

News articles and legal filings give this account: The guard told a woman her daughter would not be allowed in the store without a mask. The woman left after spitting on the guard, and returned with her husband and son, one of whom allegedly shot the guard. All face charges of first-degree murder.

Inevitably, some of the current protesters, or their mothers, fathers and children, will be impacted by the virus SEE SMITH, P13

Achieving excellence by thinking ahead

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lanning and preparing for our future may seem a little challenging right now, right?

Aristotle said, “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.”

You may be wondering how these two are connected or related. Keep reading as I connect the dots for us. WINNING As I speak with WORDS clients and partners each day, I find myself in conversations around the importance of planning and thinking ahead. We are playing a most formidable opponent right now, the COVID-19 virus.

Michael Norton And not only are we fighting against the virus, we are fighting against our differences of opinion as to whether or not we open up the state or country, how we open it up, and what the new normal will look like.

With each passing day and new news, our opinions may shift, and our thinking may be different. And as we do, we must remember that the way we see our past is not as important as the way we see our future. So many times, we get caught

up living in the past, or trying to just live in the moment. And as we balance what we know and what we see in the news, living each day and living in the moment, being present in the moment, is a good strategy.

Making the most out of the time we have right now is an awesome way to look at life. And so is thinking ahead and having a plan.

Wait, what? Live in the moment and still think and plan ahead? Yes, that is exactly right. You may be asking how we do that when we do not know what tomorrow will bring.

And that is why it is so very important to do it and do it now. Sure, what we plan today may have us pivot tomorrow, but it’s better than having no plan, so when we are forced into a pivot situation, it’s better to have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D, and as many plans as possible so that we do not get caught off guard.

Here is where Aristotle’s quote comes in. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” There is so much to be said about learning from our past and learning from brilliant philosophers and subject matter experts.

We are what we repeatedly do. So, if excellence is something we aspired to before, we should not change that

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Threat against health department SMITH leads to increased police patrols

BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An apparent threat against the Tri-County Board of Health has led to increased police patrols at the organization’s Greenwood Village office.

According to a report filed with Greenwood Village Police, TriCounty Executive Assistant Ronnae Brockman received an email at 4:08 p.m. May 5 that called for the end of “the lockdown.”

“I know you’re the receptionist and not responsible for these edicts... but tell the 9 petty tyrants who want to keep locking most of Colorado down to (expletive) off,” the email read. “‘We the people’ are DONE with this (expletive), and you are about to start a hot-shooting, no (expletive) civil war. END THE LOCKDOWN. NOW. Or face severe consequences.”

A report obtained from the police department included a name and email address for the suspected sender of the email, but Colorado Community Media is declining to publish that information because no charges are being pursued.

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now. It may mean that we look for the things we did in the past that made us t successful, and repeat those behaviors, attitudes, and skills.

And then, during this time, evaluate what works and what does not work so that we can do more of something else, strive to do things better, and look at different ways to tackle the challenges or opportunities in front of us. More, better, different. And do more, better, different until we meet with excellence again. Not perfection, but excellence.

And one of those ways is to plan and prepare for success. To plan and prepare for excellence. Okay, so we think ahead and the world changes, awesome, as now we go to Plan B. And now we are fully onboard with Plan B and another law or change comes our way, that is fantastic, now we get to move into Plan C. Are you kidding me? This is excellent. Why is it

The police report was filed by Sheldon Irons, Tri-County Health’s security assistant, per the group’s policy, and police said they have created extra patrols in the area.

The Tri-County Board of Health met via a Zoom internet conference May 6 to discuss ending the stayat-home order. Executive Director John Douglas said Tri-County Health will end the order at the end of May 8.

A statewide COVID-19 stay-athome order was lifted April 27, and shortly after, many businesses that had been deemed nonessential were allowed to reopen, with certain restrictions.

The state had been under stay-athome orders since late March, with public gatherings and nonessential businesses closed.

Tri-County Health and officials from Adams and Arapahoe counties opted to extend that order through May 8, allowing the next phase — called safer-at-home — to begin May 9.

Members of the board of health mentioned the threats during their May 6 Zoom conference but did not provide details.

excellent, especially during this crisis we are living through? It is awesome, excellent, and fantastic because we have a series of plans and strategies already prepared. We took the time to think ahead.

And when we think ahead, plan for change, and ready ourselves mentally, physically, and spiritually, when new information hits or new laws, restrictions, and policies come our way, we stay completely calm because we expected this to happen. We expected the worst and planned for the best.

So how about you? Are you thinking ahead? Do you have Plan A, Plan B, Plan C, Plan D and even more plans? I really would love to hear your “thinking ahead” story and strategy at mnorton@tramazing.com. And when we plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win, 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.

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and require attention from doctors and nurses.

And they will get it, won’t they?

Fifty years ago, the nation was divided because of a war. Same thing now. Only the conflict isn’t in Southeast Asia. It’s in Flint, and it’s on

Florida and California beaches. And it’s during press conferences where fingers are being pointed.

For the record, I wear a mask.

Maybe it won’t make any difference; maybe it will.

Maybe it will.

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Urban homesteaders get back to the land

BY DAVID GILBERT DGILBERT@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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undari Kraft grew up reading Laura Ingalls Wilder. But while she fantasized about a self-sufficient life in a little house on the prairie, she lived in a bungalow in Northglenn.

“As I got older, I realized moving to the country wasn’t in the cards, but I’m not one to say that’s that,” Kraft said. “The question became: What’s possible?”

When Kraft and her husband bought a place in northwest Denver, she had big ideas: gardens, a greenhouse, goats and chickens. The only catch? Bureaucracy.

With a can-do pioneer spirit, Kraft was the organizer and driving force behind code changes that eased up on urban livestock, greenhouses and front-yard gardens in Denver and beyond.

As time went by and her urban mini-farm flourished, Kraft found herself at the forefront of a movement to rethink how we live in cities.

“It used to be you either live in the city or the country,” said Kraft, the author of “The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Urban Homesteading.” “People aren’t buying into that anymore.”

Outside of her busy life as a public affairs consultant and a mom of two young kids, Kraft milks goats, collects eggs from her chickens, preserves her garden harvests and makes her own soap and bread.

“You can be an urban homesteader, even if you don’t have a yard,” Kraft said. “It’s about a mindset and practices to live more sustainably and self-sufficiently. I didn’t grow up on a farm. There’s not some number of boxes you have to check. If I can do it, you can do it.”

Grow what you like For beginners looking to start growing their own food, the first question is: What do you like?

“Think about what you actually want to eat,” said Michele Hanley, who runs Mile High Urban Farming, which helps design, plan and even maintain gardens around the metro area. “I see a lot of people plant kale because it grows well and it’s good for you, but people don’t like to eat it.”

The cost to start a brand-new garden can add up, Hanley said, but it can pay off.

“Tomatoes are a good return on investment,” she said. “Good tomatoes are, what, $5 to $6 a pound? Well, one good tomato plant can generate 40 pounds. You can even get away with that in a patio pot.”

The biggest misconception Hanley sees is people who think they have a “black thumb.”

“Find groups on social media, ask

“Urban homesteaders” make the most of small plots of city soil to grow food. Michele Hanley, the owner of Mile High Urban Farming, said her tomato plants are a good return on investment.

COURTESY OF MICHELE HANLEY a friend, and don’t give up,” Hanley said. “It’s not the end of the world if it’s not a success. It’s like Jake said in ‘Adventure Time’: ‘Sucking at something is the first step in being sort of good at something.’”

The scientific method For those looking to step up their homesteading game, there are few better resources than Colorado State University’s county extension offices. Focused on bringing sciencebased education and information to the community, the offices employ experts in fruit and vegetable gardening, keeping livestock, and safe canning and preserving — all just a phone call away.

“Colorado can be a challenging place to garden,” said Lisa Mason, the horticulture agent for Arapahoe County’s extension office. “We have a short growing season, a variable climate, and tough soil. But we’re here for the community.”

It’s tough to say how much of a family’s diet can be supplemented with garden produce, Mason said, depending on how much time and energy they want to put into it and how much space they have. Even people in apartments can grow herbs, lettuce, tomatoes and peppers on a balcony.

The extension office’s website is loaded with fact sheets on all sorts of gardening topics, all developed to maximize efficiency in the Denver area’s climate and soil.

“There’s an art to gardening, but

there’s also a lot of science you can employ,” Mason said.

In the old days Colorado’s early homesteaders didn’t have the luxury of county extension agents, but they developed wisdom of their own, said Suellen Winstead, the curator of the Littleton Museum, which features an authentic, functioning 1860s-style homestead.

“Back then, your garden was your life,” Winstead said. “Pioneers had to grow enough during a short growing season to preserve food for winter.

This was not a hobby.”

Pioneer families had access to a wide variety of heirloom seeds that were well-suited to local climates, and had keen senses for the intricacies of gardening, developed over lifetimes and generations.

But among their most important resources was community.

“There’s a perception that the Old West was families alone in a cabin miles from the nearest person,” Winstead said. “But what we had here was people settling in communities and relying on each other for support.”

When times got tough, neighbors could rely on each other, Winstead said.

“If my wheat crop failed or my tomatoes died, people pitched in. I think we could learn from that. Gardening and homesteading can bring people together. If you grow more than you can use, find someone in need.”

The frugal mindset of homesteaders

carried on into the Great Depression and World War II, Winstead said.

“It was a habitual thing,” she said.

“They went through a time of great scarcity. You don’t waste. You eat everything on your plate. You find a use for things.”

‘Success isn’t always easy’ Some urban homesteaders still rely on their skills and hard work to provide for their families.

Operating from the yard of a rental duplex in Adams County, Tess and Jeff Curry make a good chunk of their living from the fruits of their labor. Known as “The Honey People” at north Denver farmers markets, the Currys sell honey from their beehive, eggs from their chickens and more.

Tess said she started producing her own food during the Great Recession, when Jeff, a construction worker, was hurting for work and laid up with an injury.

“It’s hard work. Success isn’t always easy, but one benefit is the food just tastes so much better,” Tess said. “I know what’s in my food. I know where it comes from. My grandkids know a potato comes out of the ground.”

Tess said her work has introduced her to the larger community of local growers, and she enjoys trading plants and produce. And if things take a turn for the worse, she knows she can rely on herself and her friends to stay fed.

“We might have to eat a lot of eggs and beans for a while, but hey, at least we’d be eating.”

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Arellano posted on Facebook stating the Castle Rock Police Department notified the Tri-County Health Department of the violation of Colorado Order 20-28, stating all restaurants must cease dine-in service until at least May 31.

Shortly after noon May 11, TriCounty Health Department issued a statement saying it had ordered the Castle Rock business to close. The health department said it had warned the restaurant on May 8 not to open.

“It is disheartening that this restaurant has chosen to move ahead of the public orders and not even consider implementing best practices to prevent the spread of COVID-19,” John Douglas, Tri-County’s executive director, said in the agency’s statement. “It is not fair to the rest of the community and other business owners that are following Safer at Home and doing their part. We sincerely hope that C&C will choose to cooperate with the rules under which they are allowed to operate so we can lift this closure order.”

Even after the shutdown orders were issued May 11, C&C continued to operate later that day. At least 20 customers could be seen in the restaurant as of early afternoon.

Arellano did not respond to a CCM

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reporter’s request on May 11 for comment regarding the order to close. The next morning, it was evident the restaurant was not welcoming customers inside.

Polis, at his daily COVID-19 news conference May 11, said the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment had determined that C&C was causing “an immediate health hazard.”

“As such, CDPHE and the state are using their authority under the Colorado Food Protection Act to take action and suspend the license of the business indefinitely, probably for at least 30 days, until it can be established that there’s no longer a threat to the public heath,” Polis said, adding that he supported “enforcement actions” by Tri-County Health.

As governor and “as a big believer in the free market,” Polis said he is disappointed when businesses break the law and draw legal penalties.

“If the state didn’t act, and more businesses followed suit, it’s a near guarantee that people would lose their lives and it woud fulther the delay opening of our legitimate businesses that want to follow the laws of our state to keep their customers and staff safe,” Polis said.

He said the state will make an announcement on May 25 about next steps for restaurants.

“I am still cautiously optimistic that we will be able to open some (dine-in) services and especially patio services during the month of May,” Polis said.

CCM reporter Elliott Wenzler contributed.

April Arellano, owner of C&C Coffee and Kitchen, decided to reopen her doors May 10 against public health orders because her business was struggling under the no dine-in order.

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Clara Hosman has been seeing a lot more of her family this spring.

Hosman, who was heading into her senior season on the girls golf team at Legend this spring, will be playing golf in the fall at Division II Post University in Waterbury, Connecticut. She was forced to sit back this season as the Colorado High School Activities Association canceled spring sports because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

“My parents usually have

time for work, so it’s been really nice hanging out with them,” said Hosman. “We’ve been getting a lot of quality time together. But if not, we’ve been going on hikes, taking my dog out, and my dad and I go play golf when it’s available.

“Unfortunately we can’t go hit balls, which is a little frustrating because I’m trying to get ready for my college season, but we just go out and play usually at Spring Valley or Plum Creek.

It’s been busy but good. The courses are in good condition.”

COACH’S TAKE: ‘Clara has been one of those players coaches will always remember: the ultimate teammate, leader and person. Clara would give herself to help others if needed. Her best golf awaits her as she was just beginning to top into her potential. She will be truly missed at Legend but not forgotten.’

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Q&A with Hosman What is the hardest thing about missing your senior season?

Probably not getting the closure. I look forward to golf season all year, being out there with all my friends and being out there competing against the rivals, and my senior year I was looking forward to competing in the state championship and really just getting a closure to the high school season and having a true goodbye to all the teammates and coaches What would have been your goals if you had played this season?

Last year I finished 14th in the state championship so I was hoping to get top 10. The whole team was doing good this year, so hopefully we would have finished top five in the state championships.

How does missing the season affect your college plans, if at all?

It hasn’t yet affected me but I guess some schools are

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delaying their processes to follow up, but so far my college has not. So I think we are still good for the fall season.

What is your favorite book?

“The Hate U Give.” There’s a lot of perseverance in it and it is written well.

What is your favorite sports team?

Denver Broncos, because it’s more of a family-cultured thing and my dad is really into it. It’s fun to watch games with him.

What is your favorite TV show?

“Friends.” It’s a comedy and an entertaining show.

What is your favorite food?

My mom’s sloppy joes. They are very good.

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Tri-County decides not to make face masks mandatory

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Tri-County Health Department won’t be joining the Colorado cities requiring that people wear masks when they go out in public, the board of health agreed May 6.

Members of the board of health for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties discussed the pending end to their stay-at-home order as well as the transition to the less-strict, safer-at-home designation during a video meeting via Zoom May 6.

Tri-County decided to allow its extended stay-at-home order for Adams and Arapahoe counties expire at the end of May 8. Douglas County was exempt from the extension, and made the move to safer-athome rules in late April.

Tri-County Executive Director John Douglas said people are encouraged to wear cloth face coverings to help cut down on COVID-19’s spread. It’s accepted, plausible science that masks work, Douglas said, but it has not been proven.

However, he noted that public health orders have become politicized.

“It could lead some people who might be inclined to use them not to do so because of, if you will, just frustration and defiance about another public health order,” he said.

He said local governments do not have a clear way to enforce a requirement to wear masks in public.

“Our first line of defense would almost certainly be the store man-

ager,” he said. “It would be sort of a ‘no shoes, no shirt, no mask, no service idea.’ But we would need some support from other levels of government.”

Douglas said the goal of a mask order would be to get 75% compliance, on average.

However, each county in the Tri-County area is already above that, based on a Tri-County survey of 48 stores in recent weeks. That survey — Tri-County employees simply counting people in different stores and noting who either wore or did not wear a mask — counted 3,000 people and found that 77% wore a mask. The rate was higher in Adams County, which found people wearing masks 84% of the time. The rate was 75% in Douglas County and 74% in Arapahoe County.

“I must say that given these findings, and the uncertainty as to how much better than 75% we could get with an arguably hard to enforce public order, we were left with the conclusion that it would make sense to proceed by enhancing public education and social marketing efforts,” Douglas said.

Tri-County Health Strategic Communications Manager Becky O’Guin said they would target areas with social media and internet marketing to help encourage people to wear masks, and Douglas noted they’d do more testing to make sure the rate of people wearing the masks does not slip.

“If we get more complaints, and more observation data suggests that Boulder is having much better success than we are, that could show the voluntary approach is not working,” Douglas said.

Denver, Boulder and Wheat Ridge have made masks mandatory for anyone out in public.

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These locations are available a day beginning Monday, until 7:00 p.m. 3 p.m. May 6, most cusShortly after Gov. Jared Polis lifted Colorado’s stay-June 8, 2020, Election Day, Tuesday, June 30, 2020. tomers sat on the restaurant’s outdoor at-home order on April 27, but some Castle Pines Library porch and some chatted with workers counties, including Arapahoe, where FROM PAGE 7 360 Village Square Lane Castle Pinesunder at the bar.

Waters Edge is located, remained Polis said dine-in service at restaulocal health departments’ Douglas stay-at-home of us following the guidelines and County Elections Office 125 Stephanie Place rants will not be allowed by state ororders through May 8. While many all of the prevention measures to Castle Rock der at least until the end of the month. types of businesses were allowed to fight COVID-19 and safely reopen our Douglas County Events Center Eager to get customers back, some reopen as of May 9, with certain restriceconomy.”

500 Fairgrounds Road Castle Rock restaurateurs have contacted local tions, under Polis’ new safer-at-home Waters Edge, 2101 E. Arapahoe Road, political leaders and the health departguidelines, dine-in serviceDouglas at restauwas forced to close its dine-in service, County Office Building 100 Third Street ment, pleading to let them reopen. rants and bars is still not permitted. along with all Colorado restaurants, Castle Rock Pam Briere, owner of West Main Reopen Colorado, a Facebook group beginning March 19. rallying people statewideThe to Grange defy The restaurant owner decided to 3692 Meadows Boulevard Taproom and Grill in Parker, opened PUBLIC NOTICE Rockon its her business for a few weeks in Februpublic health orders, hadCastle a post reopen for dine-in service May 1. TriNOTICE OF ELECTION page encouraging peopleThe to Ridge show up to ary before being shut down in March.

County officials reported receiving House TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 4501 DOUGLAS Edge COUNTYat 3 p.m. May Waters 6. E. Enderud BoulevardBriere said she purposefully leased a 17 complaints about the restaurantMERLIN KLOTZ, Castle Rock CLERK AND RECORDER space with extra floor room for a rea“We need to be there with cameras between May 1 and May 5.

Crystal Valley Ranch In compliance with the provisions of Colorado son: she wanted to give her customers rolling and a crowd of support,” the Tri-County inspectors stated that Recreation Center Revised Statute 1-5-205(1) notice is hereby giv2160 Fox Haven Drive en that a Primary Election will be held on Tuesan experience. Briere said her original post reads. noncompliance on the bistro’s part Castle Rock day, June 30, 2020, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. business plan heavily relied on dine-in Waters Edge opened May 6 at its could have led to forced closure, civil County be mailed to all eligible electors standard time.will Douglas or criminal penalties and actionsBallots or will the Parks and Trails Division service, to the tune of 80%. It’s the beginning week of June 38,p.m.

2020. Voters 9651 S. Quebec Street be mailed a ballot contains onlyCommunity those races reason she installed a communal table Athat Colorado Media revocation of Waters Edge’s business Highlands Ranch and/or measures on which the voter is eligible to reporter attempted to interview owner and many beer options. Briere owns a license and food-handling licensing vote. Voters who do not receive a ballot by June Highlands Ranch Motor Vehicle 15, 2020 mayJennifer request a ballot from theat Douglas restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska, too, Hulan the restaurant May permits. Information regarding its 2223 W. Wildcat Reserve Parkway County Elections Office, located at 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock, CO 80109, or byandHighlands 6, but Hulan declined askedRanch the re- where the governor allows restaurants noncompliance, the warning states, calling 303-660-7444. to operate at 50% capacity with 9-foot porter to leave the property . A followmay be used against the owner during Highlands Ranch Sheriff Substation Completed ballots may be returned

by U.S. Mail up phone request for an interview also social distancing guidelines and a rerenewal process of any special license or hand delivered to a Douglas County BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATION or VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTER. If you choose to return a completed ballot by mail, you must affix adequate postage to the OFFICIAL BALLOT RETURN ENVELOPE before mailing. Ballots must be received by the Douglas County Elections Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on June 30, 2020. Postmarks do not count as a received date.

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quirement for servers to wear masks.

Within minutes of watching Polis’ news conference May 4, she wrote him a letter.

“I was upset because you will let Walmart be open. Home Depot, Lowe’s and those big box stores are packed with people, yet you won’t let us small business restaurateurs open at 50% capacity, taking all the precautions?”

Briere said May 6.

Briere said the federal Paycheck Protection Program and emergency small business loans may not be Public Notice enough to keep her business afloat.

DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT, “What’s frustrating right now is not STATE OF COLORADO 4000the Justice Way knowing. Why can’t counties open Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 up and let us open up?”

Briere said.

Briere said she has received a lot THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE COLORADO of negativity fromOF people on social media when her letter was posted to a In the Interest of: AHDONIAS KAIKALA, D.O.B.: 06/07/2019; community Child,Facebook page, Living in Parker, CO. However, Briere said her And concerning: employees were begging to12/04/1997, come back ABIGAIL KAIKALA, D.O.B.: to work. Mother; JAMES STRICKLAND, D.O.B.: 09/14/1996, Father; Respondents, “Of course,” she said, when she does reopen, “I’m going to have safety And Jennifer (Maternal Grandmother); precautions inKaikala, place.”

Alexis Kaikala, (Maternal Aunt); Special Respondents.

Redstone Park 3280 Redstone Park Circle Highlands Ranch

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV65 DIVISION 8

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PUBLIC NOTICES These locations are available 24-hours a day beginning Monday, June 8, 2020, until 7:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Castle Pines Library 360 Village Square Lane Castle Pines

Douglas County Elections Office 125 Stephanie Place Castle Rock

Larkspur Town Hall 8720 Spruce Mountain Road Larkspur

Lone Tree Municipal Building 9220 Kimmer Drive Lone Tree

EchoPark Stadium Public Notices callDouglas Sheree 303.566.4088 11901 Newlin Gulch Boulevard County Events Center 500 Fairgrounds Road Castle Rock

City and County PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE OF ELECTION TUESDAY, JUNE 30, 2020 DOUGLAS COUNTY MERLIN KLOTZ, CLERK AND RECORDER

Douglas County Office Building 100 Third Street Castle Rock

City and County

The Grange 3692 Meadows Boulevard Castle Rock The Ridge House 4501 E. Enderud Boulevard Castle Rock

In compliance with the provisions of Colorado Revised Statute 1-5-205(1) notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, June 30, 2020, from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Crystal Valley Ranch Recreation Center 2160 Fox Haven Drive Castle Rock

Ballots will be mailed to all eligible electors beginning the week of June 8, 2020. Voters will be mailed a ballot that contains only those races and/or measures on which the voter is eligible to vote. Voters who do not receive a ballot by June 15, 2020 may request a ballot from the Douglas County Elections Office, located at 125 Stephanie Place, Castle Rock, CO 80109, or by calling 303-660-7444.

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Completed ballots may be returned by U.S. Mail or hand delivered to a Douglas County BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATION or VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTER. If you choose to return a completed ballot by mail, you must affix adequate postage to the OFFICIAL BALLOT RETURN ENVELOPE before mailing. Ballots must be received by the Douglas County Elections Office no later than 7:00 p.m. on June 30, 2020. Postmarks do not count as a received date.

24-HOUR BALLOT DROP BOX LOCATIONS:

These locations are available 24-hours a day beginning Monday, June 8, 2020, until 7:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, June 30, 2020.

Castle Pines Library 360 Village Square Lane Castle Pines Douglas County Elections Office 125 Stephanie Place Castle Rock Douglas County Events Center 500 Fairgrounds Road Castle Rock Douglas County Office Building 100 Third Street Castle Rock The Grange 3692 Meadows Boulevard Castle Rock The Ridge House 4501 E. Enderud Boulevard

Highlands Ranch Motor Vehicle 2223 W. Wildcat Reserve Parkway Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch Sheriff Substation 9250 Zotos Drive Highlands Ranch

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Parker

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019.

TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You legals@coloradocommunitymedia.com are hereby notified that a petition has been filed

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City and County

Parker Town Hall 20120 E. Mainstreet Parker Douglas County Facilities Building 9040 Tammy Lane Parker

VOTER SERVICE AND POLLING CENTER LOCATIONS AND HOURS: Voter Service and Polling Centers offer the following voter services: register to vote, update voter registration, replace a ballot, vote in person, drop off a voted ballot, use an ADA accessible voting machine.

These locations are available Monday - Friday, June 22 – June 30, 2020, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Saturday, June 27, 2020, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., Election Day, Tuesday, June 30, 2020, 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Larkspur Town Hall 8720 Spruce Mountain Road Larkspur

ATTENTION: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 public health emergency, in-person voting may be limited or unavailable at certain locations. The Douglas County Clerk & Recorder’s Office strongly encourages all voters to return their ballots to a county-controlled 24-hour ballot drop box or by mail. If you must vote in-person, please check DouglasVotes.com or call 303-660-7444 before going to vote in-person to confirm availability.

Sterling Ranch Civic Center 8155 Piney River Avenue Littleton

Douglas County Kirk Hall 500 Fairgrounds Drive Castle Rock

Lone Tree Motor Vehicle, Park Meadows Center 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree

Highlands Ranch Sheriff Substation 9250 Zotos Drive Highlands Ranch

Lone Tree Municipal Building 9220 Kimmer Drive Lone Tree

Lone Tree Motor Vehicle Park Meadows Center 9350 Heritage Hills Circle Lone Tree

Redstone Park 3280 Redstone Park Circle Highlands Ranch

EchoPark Stadium 11901 Newlin Gulch Boulevard Parker Parker Police Department 18600 Lincoln Meadows Parkway Parker Parker Town Hall 20120 E. Mainstreet Parker Douglas County Facilities Building 9040 Tammy Lane

Please contact the Douglas County Elections Office at 303-660-7444 or visit DouglasVotes.com if you have any questions.

Legal Notice No.: 937434 First Publication: May 14, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

TO: JAMES STRICKLAND, D.O.B.: 09/14/1996

which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

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A Summons Return, Pre-Trial Conference and Disposition Hearing has been set for May 18, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Division 8, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY, DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109

Your presence before this court is required to defend against the claims in this petition. IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR, THE COURT WILL PROCEED IN YOUR ABSENCE, WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE, TO CONDUCT AN ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND MAY ENTER A JUDGMENT BY DEFAULT THEREBY ADJUDICATING YOUR CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: AHDONIAS KAIKALA, D.O.B.: 06/07/2019; Child,

You have the right to request a trial by jury at the adjudicatory stage of this petition. You also have the right to legal representation at every stage of the proceedings by counsel of your own choosing, or if you are without sufficient financial means, appointment of counsel by the Court. Termination of your parent-child legal relationship to free your children for adoption is a possible remedy in this proceeding. If that remedy is pursued, you are entitled to a hearing before a Judge. You also have the right, if you are indigent, to have the Court appoint, at no expense to you, one expert witness of your own choosing at any hearing on the termination of your parent-child relationship. If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

And concerning: ABIGAIL KAIKALA, D.O.B.: 12/04/1997, Mother; JAMES STRICKLAND, D.O.B.: 09/14/1996, Father; Respondents, And Jennifer Kaikala, (Maternal Grandmother); Alexis Kaikala, (Maternal Aunt); Special Respondents.

Attorney for Department: John Thirkell, #13865 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 jthirkel@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV65 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2019.

TO: JAMES STRICKLAND, D.O.B.: 09/14/1996 TO THE RESPONDENT NAMED ABOVE: You are hereby notified that a petition has been filed which alleges that the above-named child is dependent or neglected as per the facts set forth in the Dependency and Neglect Petition, a copy of which may be obtained at the office of the Douglas County Attorney’s Office.

A Summons Return, Pre-Trial Conference and Disposition Hearing has been set for May 18, 2020 at 8:30 a.m. in Division 8, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate. You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2017, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

This summons is being initiated by the Douglas County Department of Human Services through its counsel.

Dated: April 30, 2020 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No.: 937423 First Publication: May 14, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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