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THE BUZZ OVER POLLINATORS

Unleaded fuels slated to come to Superior airport

Unleaded fuel to be an option but timeline not settled

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An unleaded fuel option for planes is coming to Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, but the timeline isn’t known yet.

According to Airport Director Paul Anslow, the xed-based operators who provide the gas for planes are working to provide 94UL, which is unleaded fuel. But cost, the supply chain and infrastructure are the obstacles in the way — for now.

“We’re working with the FBOs, with fuel producers, with the distributors to try to make it go as fast as we can,” he said.

Anslow said the airport is working with the Federal Aviation Administration to receive grants for the infrastructure.

at includes things like a fuel tank and a fuel truck since it would be an entirely di erent fuel than what is currently provided at the airport. Putting the wrong fuel into an airplane is similar to putting diesel into a gas-powered car, Anslow con rmed.

“...around 10, 11 p.m., a truck comes by and tops o every one of (a ight school’s) planes, if that (person) does not know which planes require which fuels and mixes it, then

A bumblebee rests on a flower in Butterfly Pavilion’s largest ever pollinator exhibit, Pollinator Place. See the story on page 5.

PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI

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Rodeo Market restaurant tenant sought

Westminster renews search for way to fill historic space

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LAZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster is trying to turn the Rodeo Market into a new restaurant, after the city council gave direction at the May 1 study session, and they’re looking for a tenant.

Economic Development Director Lindsey Kimball said that 84% of respondents from a survey of residents of Harris Park and Historic Westminster wanted a restaurant to come into the space, and 74% of all who were surveyed said they want a restaurant.

“Seeing 84% wanted this, we had to give it our best e ort,” she said.

City Councilor Bruce Baker doesn’t like the idea.

“We are in the business of running a city, not a restaurant,” he said.

Baker asked about the vacancy rates for restaurants in Westminster. Stephanie Troller, Economic Resiliency Manager, said it’s under 5%.

“ is is a really di cult business,” Baker said.

He said it would need to be a destination location due to the lack of access to main roadway arteries. He asked how much parking it would

need.

Troller said it will be di cult to construct parking spots due to the built environment, but said that there is enough street parking and walkability from the neighborhood to support the restaurant.

Baker asked what amount of parking would be required under city code if the building wasn’t already constructed, and it would be 40-50 spaces. Kimball said that the requirement would be absorbed by the availability of street parking.

Baker said he wants to reduce the building and pave a parking lot, with a scale model of the building to

Mayor Pro Tem David DeMott said there are other options for parking that can be in place to help make it a thriving historic area. He said there is a lot of potential in that area.

City Councilor Sarah Nurmela asked if the city would be landlords if a restaurant moved in, Troller said yes. Since the city wouldn’t have to pay property taxes, the rent would be lower than a typical lease.

City Councilor Lindsey Emmons asked if there are any potential restaurateurs interested yet, and Troller said not yet, but there are occasional people interested in the building with many being restaura-

Although Emmons said that she is in favor of moving forward to make it a restaurant, she said it was di cult because she does not agree with the city being a landlord. She said if a restaurant doesn’t work, she’d like to see a space for the community to be there.

e building dates back to the 1940s was became the Rodeo Market in 1971. It was home to the South Westminster Arts Group from 2007 to 2018, when the city evicted the group and discussed renting the space to a brew pub.

Voters select Grosh, Hald to lead Hyland Hills

Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District voters selected candidates Danielle Grosh and Mike Hald for the Board of Directors in a District-wide election May 2, according to the unofficial results.

The final count is expected after May 8, when the final mail-in and military ballots were due, possibly changing the results.

Those elected will be sworn in on May 16 at the next public Board Meeting and will be seated in the two open seats being vacated by Board members Jennifer Flaum and Christopher Dittman.

Grosh and Hald will serve fouryear terms on the five-person Board of Directors, which includes Board Members Warren Blair, Margaret Gutierrez, and Donald Ciancio, II.

Danielle Grosh is a longtime district resident who has operated a local business since 2005. She has a son who enjoyed Hyland Hills facilities growing up and now has a granddaughter who is also doing the same. Having experienced the benefits of being a resident herself, she says she ran for the board

to ensure that the quality of those amenities and services continues for her and all district residents.

Grosh also serves as Board Secretary for the Ranch Filing #1 Neighborhood Homeowners Association.

Mike Hald has lived in Westminster for 18 years and has been part of corporate finance teams leading financial reporting, accounting, business insurance and internal controls departments for several large public companies. He says his goal as a board member will be to work with the district’s staff leadership team to ensure that families can enjoy the facilities offered by Hyland Hills, and that they are well maintained. Hald currently serves as the president of his neighborhood’s special tax district, where he led the refinancing of the district’s debt to save over $1 million in interest costs.

The election was a mail-ballot election with 72,000 ballots mailed to eligible electors. The District’s 24-square mile boundary includes the City of Federal Heights and parts of Westminster, Thornton, Northglenn, Arvada and unincorporated Adams County.

STAFF REPORT

City Councilors are hoping to find a new use for the historic Rodeo Market building, shown here when it was the home for a local Westminster arts group. FILE PHOTO

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Attracting investment to Westminster Station

City Council hears update on e orts to create vital area near train station

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster city sta gave the city council an update regarding the transitoriented development at Westminster Station at the May 1 study session.

“It’s sort of a renaissance for Federal and this area,” said City Councilor Sarah Nurmela. “ is has been a long time coming to see this vision evolve.”

Nurmela said when she worked at the city, this was one of the projects she worked on. A concern from developers was the investment from the city, and she said the work has been put in.

Economic Development Director Lindsey Kimball said that they’re waiting on developers and businesses.

“ e spark we are trying to light is with the private sector,” she said.  e fragmented ownership of properties surrounding the Westminster Station makes it a challenge since there are multiple groups to deal with, rather one owner, like the new downtown. As well, she said some of the obsolete and industrial buildings are structurally di cult. Business owners have also voiced concerns about camps of

people experiencing homelessness.

Mayor Nancy McNally said those concerns are real and need to be dealt with.

Stephanie Ashmann, Senior Planner, said the plan for housing and commercial development in the station calls for building heights that will gradually increase as it transitions from singlefamily homes to commercial development.

Some arts and culture businesses

to the Legacy High School Graduating Class of

have landed, including Bachata Dance Studio, Medusa Collective, Colorado Sound Studio, Babe Walls and Duke’s Auto.

Right now, there are 341 existing residential units including multifamily and single-family homes. e new units still to come are 1,340 making the grand total 1,681.

e residences still to come will be townhomes, live/work option, multifamily apartments and condominiums.

ey will be a mix of ownership and rental, as well as a mix of market-rate, attainable and workforce housing.  e Ivy, which will be 147 units, is about to break around. e Westminster Station apartments, which will be 75 units, and the Sherman TOD project, which will be 270 units, are still in di erent stages of the approval process, she said.

“We have to be real, we have a train once an hour,” McNally said.

North Suburban Medical Center gets air support

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A new ambulance and helicopter will join North Suburban Medical Center eet, responding to medical emergencies in the northern metro communities out of its 9191 Grant St., ornton, address.

“Providing good quality care to our community is essential, so time matters when you have a heart attack or stroke,” said RN Hollie Seeley, President, and CEO of North Suburban Medical Center. Seeley is a former ight nurse herself and said she’s glad to see her hospital get a helicopter.

“ is allows us to bring up our level of care at North Suburban,” Seeley said. “It provides for all of the tertiary care in Denver for our community and the service. So we are thrilled.”

e hospital celebrated a ribboncutting ceremony with AirLife Denver HealthOne medical transport service’s new base on May 3.  According to hospital o cials, the ongoing growth along the Northern 1-25 corridor will require quality emergency and critical care service for the North Metro Communities.

Brian Leonard, the Director of Business Operations for Airlife Denver, said his company is now Health One’s

critical care transport team and is part of the North Suburban Health One system. It’s a more signi cant partnership between the hospital AirLife service critical care transport facility in ornton.

“Ideally, what this does bring access for rapid transport in this community, but also the surrounding communities. e patients can come to North Suburban and know that they have an immediate access point to get to maybe a level one trauma center or a comprehensive stroke center, like Swedish Medical Center, Health, One’s level one trauma center,” Leonard said.

“It’s wonderful care here at Northside and then extending us into that northern presence to serve the communities around ornton and beyond,” he added.

Chad Christianson, CEO HealthOne also excited to have a helicopter at the new base.

“HealthOne has always been a part of North Suburban. We are incredibly excited about the Airlife base here at North Suburban with trauma access to this level of care in this community,” Christianson said. “I think it’s needed and this helicopter service will be a great addition to the Northern Denver Metro area community.”

Westminster Station, the location of a stop along the Regional Transportation District’s (RTD) B-Line and where developers will build a large mixed-use development.

Showcasing beetles, ants and bees at Butterfly Pavilion

Pollinator Palooza opens with largest-ever pollinator exhibit

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Butter y Pavilion kicked o Pollinator Palooza with the opening of a new exhibit on May 2, with help from Congresswoman Brittany Petersen and Marlon Reis, Colorado’s rst gentlemen.

“When I think about the challenges that we’re facing, having a three-year-old son and what his future looks like, it can be incredibly overwhelming. But it’s people like all of you who inspire me to believe that we’re going to rise to the occasion and meet this moment,” said Petersen.

For the next two months, the Pavilion will be celebrating pollinators. eir new exhibit, Pollinator Place, will be their largest pollinatorfocused exhibit ever, showcasing beetles, ants and bumblebees.

It comes at a time when pollinators and insects are facing continually increasing threats from climate change. Dr. Richard Reading, the Butter y Pavilion’s vice president of science and conservation, sounded

the alarm.

“We are in the midst of the sixth mass extinction on planet Earth, and this one is di erent than the rest in that it’s caused by one of nature’s own: people. And unfortunately, insects and invertebrates are not spared by this loss,” he said.

Reading said some are also calling this period time the insect apocalypse, pointing to some professionals that believe the planet lost 45% of pollinators in the last few centuries.

He emphasized the importance of pollinators to the environment and to humans. Creating soil, purifying water and pollinating food are among some of their ecosystem ser-

vices, and said they create one out of every three bites of food people take.

He paraphrased a quote from a biologist.

“If people disappeared, the planet would quickly return to a state of normalcy, but if the invertebrates disappeared, if insects were to disappear, life, as we know it on this planet, would disappear altogether,” he said.

Increasing pollinators

But he also said he’s hopeful, as e orts by communities and the Butter y Pavilion are aiming to help, such as creating pollinator districts within cities and collecting data on

butter y monitoring.

Amy Yarger, Director of Horticulture, said pollinator districts have seen increases in pollinators, and even small actions can make a difference. Pollinator Palooza hopes to get more people involved.

“Some of the things that all of us can do, whether it’s planting a garden(or) putting out ower pots, can make an impact,” she said.

In an interview, Reis, Gov. Jared Polis’ husband, urged residents to talk to their city council members and county commissioners about planting native plants in their jurisdiction.

“ ere’s a tendency to plant nonnative like Kentucky Bluegrass, which is beautiful, it’s soft and looks pretty, but it’s not great for native wildlife,” he said.

Reis touted a bill he’s working on that’s moving its way through the legislature, which will limit the use of a group of pesticides called neonicotinoids. He said they’re toxic to pollinators.

Reis also said the legislature passed a bill for a pollinator license plate that generates funds toward pollinator conservation.

How community members can make their own impact and learn more about pollinators can be learned throughout the celebration at the Butter y Pavilion.

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First Gentleman Marlon Reis and Congresswoman Brittany Petersen, along with her son, cut the ribbon to the new exhibit Pollinator Place at the Butterfly Pavilion. PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI

Learning leadership, life skills, part of 4H

BY EMMA CRUICKSHANK SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

On the last weekend in April, Adams County 4-H hosted an alumni dinner and silent auction for past members of 4-H. For the silent auction, there were paintings, cups, jewelry, and many other things. On display at the event were 4-H projects: poster boards, clothing, leathercraft, and photographs. ere was a video with pictures from di erent events. At the dinner and silent auction, I interviewed 4-H alumni and asked them why they think 4-H is important and how it helped them. e alumni told me what they projects did in 4-H and memories they have from their 4-H experiences. e rst person I interviewed was Kelsea Cruickshank: Kelsea said “4-H made me have the ability to speak in front of large groups of people. 4-H teaches hard work and how to stick with a project.” Kelsea has been in Adams County 4-H since she was a cloverbud (5-7 years olds) and participated in rabbit projects. I then interviewed Betty Dawson and her daughter Cammie Janssen. Cammie said “4-H taught me so many things that I became a leader myself. 4-H teaches kids life skills.” Cammie Janssen has been in 4-H for 55 years. Her mother joined in the

Members of the Adams County 4H serve food to the group’s alumni April 29 at Adams County’s Waymire Dome for the annual alumni dinner and silent auction.

Alumni recount how group helped them growing up

4H Youth Reporter Emma Cruickshank.

Special ed gets long-awaited funding boost

BY ERICA MELTZER CHALKBEAT

Tammy Johnson oversees special education services in ve rural school districts in southwest Colorado as the executive director of the Uncompahgre Board of Cooperative Educational Services.

And she also puts in time as a preschool special education teacher — doing assessments, writing student education plans, supervising classroom aides — because there’s no one else to do the job.

Administrators in the districts she serves “know that I’m not available in my o ce to put out res now that I have to leave my o ce to work in Norwood with preschool kids,” she said.

A long overdue boost to Colorado special education funding is buying Johnson some relief soon. By pooling their share of new state funding, the UnBOCES and the ve school districts plan to hire an experienced preschool special education teacher at $56,000 a year.

“And oh my gosh, we might be able to pay our folks a little salary increase, enough for them to stay,” Johnson said.

e additional funding comes from the 2023-24 state budget and a related special education funding bill and enables Colorado to meet funding commitments it made in 2006 but never honored.

e formula developed back then proposed that school districts get $1,250 for every student with an individualized education plan and another $6,000 for students whose needs cost more to meet, such as students with autism or speci c learning disabilities, students who are deaf or blind, those with traumatic brain injuries or who have signi cant emotional disabilities.

But instead of meeting that obligation, Colorado lawmakers essentially funded special education out of budgetary leftovers. As recently as 2018, Colorado was paying school districts less than a third of what lawmakers had promised for special education students.

State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger has pushed to steadily increase special education funding each of the last ve years. In 2019, she argued that increasing special education funding was even more important than paying for full-day kindergarten. Kindergarten, a top priority for Gov. Jared Polis, won out.

Last year, Zenzinger and state Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, a Weld County Republican, secured the rst in ationary increase since 2006 for all special education students, for whom districts were reimbursed $1,750 this budget year, a 40% increase.

is year’s budget pledges $6,000 for each higher-needs student, the amount set in 2006 but never met. All told, special education funding is in-

creasing about 13.4% to $340 million. Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat and the chair of the Joint Budget Committee, said securing funding was a matter of political will.

“Once we exposed this problem, it was really hard to not x it,” she said. “Our children are entitled to this, and in order to be successful, we need to provide them resources.”

Colorado also has a lot more money to work with thanks to a strong economy, one-time federal dollars, and rising local property values that have taken pressure o the state education budget.

e special education funding bill passed the House and Senate with broad bipartisan support and awaits Polis’ signature. It’s sponsored by Zenzinger, Kirkmeyer, state Rep. Cathy Kipp, a Fort Collins Democrat, and state Rep. Lisa Frizell, a Castle Rock Republican.

e extra funding still leaves school districts on the hook for about twothirds of more than $1 billion in total costs to educate students with disabilities. e federal government promised back in the 1970s to pick up 40% of the cost but only reimburses school districts about 14% of their real costs, with the state picking up about 20%.

Lucinda Hundley, who heads the Consortium of Directors of Special Education, said school districts are grateful for the additional money, but they also need lawmakers to understand it’s a fraction of the cost. School districts are legally required to provide special education services, so unreimbursed costs come out of the general education budget.

A study group last year decided against making major changes to how Colorado funds special education, but Hundley said she hopes the state takes another look at how much it invests in special education and considers what a fair share would be between the state and districts.

Rob Gould, a Denver special education teacher and president of the Denver Classroom Teachers Association, said low funding has exacerbated a shortage of special education teachers and special service providers such as speech language pathologists, occupational therapists, and school psychologists.

“We do not have enough teachers or support sta to serve our students

the way they deserve. At every turn, special education educators rise to the occasion, but the state’s lack of investment has exacerbated the educator shortage,” he told lawmakers this month.

Gould described one teacher who quit after her caseload rose to 40 students because she was the only special education teacher in her building.

“She left the profession entirely so she could spend time with her kids on the weekend,” he said.

Sta ng shortages and high workloads sometimes mean students don’t get the services they’re owed. In just one recent example, the Colorado Department of Education found that Denver violated federal requirements by failing to provide speech therapy to more than 1,000 young students.

Colorado’s educator shortage survey found that 17% of open special service provider positions went un lled last school year, compared to just 8% of classroom teacher openings. Year after year, special education teachers are among the hardest to hire.

Johnson, the BOCES director, cobbles together services uses independent contractors and virtual appointments. If money were no object and she could o er competitive salaries to go with sweeping views of the San

Juan Mountains, services would look a little di erent.

“I would have a psychologist in every building,” she said. “I would have a social worker in every building. I would have a speech pathologist in person. I would have release time for my teams to plan. If we could meet some of our students’ needs proactively rather than reactively, it would make a di erence.”

In voting to move the bill out of the House Education Committee, state Rep. Mary Young, a Greeley Democrat, said she started working as a special education teacher before there was even a federal law requiring that schools serve students with disabilities. In all those decades, special education had never been adequately funded, she said.

“ e people who do special ed do it because their heart is in it,” Johnson said. “Growing up, my brother couldn’t come to school with us because they didn’t have a program for him. at’s why I’m doing this.

“But I’m in my 27th year and funding hasn’t come close to catching up, and it’s a travesty that we have to do it on the backs of general education students who are also struggling.”

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Free preschool spots could fall short

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Since Colorado leaders began planning a major expansion of state-funded preschool more than two years ago, parents and advocates have wondered: Will there be enough seats for everybody who wants one?

e answer: It depends.

On paper, there are plenty of seats. State o cials expect only about half of Colorado’s 4-yearolds —around 31,000 children —to participate in the rst year. Meanwhile, a Chalkbeat analysis found more than 56,000 preschool seats available for next fall.

“Right now, it’s looking really good,” said Dawn Odean, the state’s universal preschool director.

But things get stickier at the county level. Some parts of the state are awash in preschool seats and others don’t have nearly enough. Some families may also struggle to nd preschools with the schedules and programming they want.

“ e physical number of slots versus what parents actually need doesn’t necessarily align,” said Kelly Esch, who’s both the parent of a preschooler and executive director of an organization that provides early childhood coaching and resources in western Colorado’s Gar eld County.

While Chalkbeat’s county-bycounty analysis provides a snapshot of preschool availability across Colorado, there are plenty of factors it doesn’t account for — families who cross county lines for preschool or the uneven distribution of seats within counties. Plus, it’s possible more providers will join soon, adding new seats to the tally.

Odean said state o cials plan to dig deeper into the data for trouble spots once parents select preschools for the coming year. Families of about 26,000 4-year-olds who applied for seats by the end of February will nd out Wednesday what preschools they matched with and will have two weeks to accept or decline the o ers. (Families can continue to apply through the summer and fall.)

e new preschool program will o er 10 to 15 hours a week of tuition-free preschool to 4-yearolds statewide, 30 hours a week to 4-year-olds who come from lower-

income families or meet other criteria, and 10 hours a week to some 3-year-olds. e program is funded in part with a voter-approved nicotine tax and will be o ered in school district classrooms, private child care centers, church-based preschools, and homes licensed by the state.

Esch, who lives in the small town of Newcastle, is pretty sure her son Oliver will land a universal preschool seat in the home of the beloved child care provider he’s been with since he was 10 weeks old. Not only does she o er hard-to- nd all-day and summertime care, the provider runs a top-notch program, Esch said, and for a while even adjusted Oliver’s nap schedule so she could work with him one-on-one to overcome a speech delay.

Although Oliver should get priority for one of the provider’s two universal preschool spots, Esch still feels uncertain about how things will play out under the state’s new system.

“Are we in? Did it work?” she wondered as she awaited the ofcial noti cation email.

While around 1,700 preschools have signed up to o er universal preschool classes next fall, the exact number of seats is still in ux at many programs. In some cases, that’s because of unfolding expansion projects or di culty nding teachers to sta classrooms. In others, preschool providers are still considering whether to o er full-time or part-time slots or are uncertain about whether they can release un lled seats reserved for students with disabilities or children of employees to the general public.

At Spring eld Preschool, a highly rated school district program in southern Colorado, leaders haven’t yet decided how many hours a week to o er 4-year-olds next year.

Director Debbie Sharpe said the preschool will probably have enough spots for all interested families if it continues with halfday classes. But she knows Baca County is a child care desert and that full-day preschool would be a godsend to many locals. District o cials will decide which schedule to o er in the next few weeks.

If the preschool moves to full-day, there won’t be enough seats for every child, Sharpe said. “Space is going to be a problem.”

Stacy Petty, who heads the group coordinating universal preschool in Gar eld, Pitkin, and Lake counties, and part of Eagle County, expects shortages too.

“We didn’t have enough seats to support everyone in our region before [universal preschool].” she said. “We do have some expansion going on, which is going to help, but we still know we don’t have enough seats for everybody.”

Petty said based on preliminary

interest, she expects 80% of eligible families in the area to seek a universal preschool seat — well above the 50% uptake Colorado leaders anticipate statewide.

In the Gar eld RE-2 school district, based in Ri e, preschool expansion projects are underway at two elementary schools. Together, they’ll add around 80 new preschool seats, some by August and the rest by January.

Emily Kielmeyer, the district’s early childhood coach and coordinator, said she’s hopeful the expansion, which will bring the total number of preschool seats to 300, will be enough to accommodate every family that wants a spot.

“We knew the time was right with universal preschool coming,” she said of the expansion.

District o cials say there’s been lots of residential growth in the area — people who left cities in search of smaller communities and outdoor space during the pandemic or who’ve gradually been priced out of “up-valley” housing in cities like Aspen.

“We have housing starts through the roof out here,” said district spokesperson eresa Hamilton.

It’s likely most families who want a universal preschool spot next year have already applied, but providers and advocates say they’re still elding questions from families who are confused about the process.

Kelli Gabehart, the preschool director for the Elbert County school district southeast of Denver, discovered some parents haven’t applied because they erroneously believed universal preschool provides only 15 tuition-free hours a month. (It’s actually 15 hours a week.)

ey’d say, “Oh, it’s not even worth applying for,” she said.

Some providers say they’ve provided computers and on-the-spot help for parents lling out the universal preschool application after nding that some longtime clients hadn’t signed up.

at’s the case at Family Star Montessori, which will o er a total of 36 universal preschool slots at its two Denver locations next year. Most are reserved for children from low-income families, but private pay families can enroll too.

Julia McConnaughey, the program’s senior director of community partnerships, said Family Star still has a few open spots for next year, and had even more earlier in the application process.

“I don’t think there was enough outreach to the public without schools doing the heavy lifting,” she said. “We had to personally ask every parent, ‘Hey did you apply? Did you choose Family Star as your rst choice?’”

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Depressed? Anxious? Air pollution may be a factor

BY JIM ROBBINS KFF HEALTH NEWS

In the 1990s, residents of Mexico City noticed their dogs acting strangely — some didn’t recognize their owners, and the animals’ sleep patterns had changed.

At the time, the sprawling, mountain-ringed city of more than 15 million people was known as the most polluted in the world, with a thick, constant haze of fossil fuel pollution trapped by thermal inversions.

In 2002, toxicologist and neuropathologist Lilian Calderón-Garcidueñas, who is a liated with both Universidad del Valle de México in Mexico City and the University of Montana, examined brain tissue from 40 dogs that had lived in the city and 40 others from a nearby rural area with cleaner air. She discovered the brains of the city dogs showed signs of neurodegeneration while the rural dogs had far healthier brains.

Calderón-Garcidueñas went on to study the brains of 203 human residents of Mexico City, only one of which did not show signs of neurodegeneration. at led to the conclusion that chronic exposure to air pollution can negatively a ect people’s olfactory systems at a young age and may make them more susceptible to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

e pollutant that plays the “big role” is particulate matter, said Calderón-Garcidueñas. “Not the big ones, but the tiny ones that can cross barriers. We can detect nanoparticles inside neurons, inside glial cells, inside epithelial cells. We also see things that shouldn’t be there at all — titanium, iron, and copper.”

e work the Mexican scientist is doing is feeding a burgeoning body of evidence that shows breathing polluted air not only causes heart and lung damage but also neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

It’s well established that air pollution takes a serious toll on the human body, a ecting almost every organ. Asthma, cardiovascular disease, cancer, premature death, and stroke are among a long list of problems that can be caused by exposure to air pollution, which, according to the World Health Organization, sits atop the list of health threats glob-

ally, causing 7 million deaths a year. Children and infants are especially susceptible.

Sussing out the impact of air pollution on the brain has been more di cult than for other organs because of its inaccessibility, so it has not been researched as thoroughly, according to researchers. Whether air pollution may cause or contribute to Alzheimer’s or Parkinson’s is not settled science. But CalderónGarcidueñas’ work is at the leading edge of showing that air pollution goes directly into the brain through the air we breathe, and has serious impacts.

Some psychotherapists report seeing patients with symptoms stemming from air pollution. Not only does the pollution appear to cause symptoms or make them worse; it also takes away forms of relief.

“If we exercise and spend time in nature we become extra resilient,” said Kristen Greenwald, an environmental social worker and adjunct professor at the University of Denver. “A lot of folks do that outside. at’s their coping mechanism; it’s soothing to the nervous system.”

On polluted days a lot of her clients “can’t go outside without feeling they are making themselves more sick or distressed.”

Megan Herting, who researches air pollution’s impact on the brain at the University of Southern California, said environmental factors should be incorporated in doctors’ assessments these days, especially in places like Southern California and Colorado’s Front Range, where high levels of air pollution are a chronic problem.

“When I go into a medical clinic, they rarely ask me where I live and what is my home environment like,” she said. “Where are we living, what we are exposed to, is important in thinking about prevention and treatment.”

In the last two decades, with new technologies, research on air pollution and its impact on the human nervous system has grown by leaps and bounds.

Research shows tiny particles bypass the body’s ltering systems as they are breathed in through the nose and mouth and travel directly into the brain. Fine and ultra ne particles, which come from diesel exhaust, soot, dust, and wild re

smoke, among other sources, often contain metals that hitchhike a ride, worsening their impact.

A changing climate is likely to exacerbate the e ects of air pollution on the brain and mental health. Warmer temperatures react with tailpipe emissions from cars to create more ozone than is generated when it’s cooler. And more and larger forest res are expected to mean more days of smoky skies.

Ozone has been linked to neurodegeneration, decline in cerebral plasticity, the death of neurons, and learning and memory impairment. Ozone levels are extremely high in Los Angeles and the mountain valleys of the West, including the Front Range of Colorado, Phoenix, and Salt Lake City.

Air pollution also causes damage from chronic in ammation. As air pollution particles enter the brain, they are mistaken for germs and attacked by microglia, a component of the brain’s immune system, and they stay activated.

“Your body doesn’t like to be exposed to air pollution and it produces an in ammatory response,” said Patrick Ryan, a researcher at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, in an email. “Your brain doesn’t like it either. ere’s more than 10 years of toxicological science and epidemiologic studies that show air pollution causes neuro-in ammation.”

Much of the current research focuses on how pollution causes mental health problems.

Damage to the brain is especially pernicious because it is the master control panel for the body, and pollution damage can cause a range of neuropsychiatric disorders. A primary focus of research these days is how pollution-caused damage affects areas of the brain that regulate emotions — such as the amygdala, prefrontal cortex, and hippocampus. e amygdala, for example, governs the processing of fearful experiences, and its impairment can cause anxiety and depression. In one recent review, 95% of studies looking at both physical and functional changes to areas of the brain that

regulate emotion showed an impact from air pollution.

A very large study published in February in JAMA Psychiatry, by researchers from the universities of Oxford and Peking and Imperial College London, tracked the incidence of anxiety and depression in nearly 400,000 adults in the United Kingdom over a median length of 11 years and found that long-term exposure even to low levels of a combination of air pollutants — particulate matter, nitrogen dioxide, and nitric oxide — increased the occurrence of depression and anxiety.

Another recent study, by Erika Manczak at the University of Denver, found adolescents exposed to ozone predicted “for steeper increases in depressive symptoms across adolescent development.”

But the epidemiological research has shortcomings because of confounding factors that are difcult to account for. Some people may be genetically predisposed to susceptibility and others not. Some may experience chronic stress or be very young or very old, which can increase their susceptibility. People who reside near a lot of green space, which reduces anxiety, may be less susceptible.

“Folks living in areas where there is greater exposure to pollutants tend to be areas under-resourced in many ways and grappling with a lot of systemic problems. ere are bigger reports of stress and depression and anxiety,” said Manczak. “Given that those areas have been marginalized for a lot of reasons, it’s a little hard to say this is due to air pollution exposure.”

e best way to tell for sure would be to conduct clinical trials, but that comes with ethical problems. “We can’t randomly expose kids to air pollution,” Ryan said.

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Evidence is pointing to polluted air as a cause of neurodegeneration and mental health problems.

DRCOG aims to clear skies and reduce pollution

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The Denver Regional Council of Governments will receive $1 million from the Inflation Reduction Act to cut pollution and build clean energy economies across the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan statistical area.

The Environmental Protection Agency announced the news on May 3.

“This program, funded through the Inflation Reduction Act, provides flexible planning resources to local governments, states, tribes and territories for climate solutions that protect communities from pollution and advance envi-

At Centennial Airport, a news release reads that 94UL fuel will be available by the summer of 2023, and the airport is incentivizing the transition to unleaded fuel.

ronmental justice,” a news release reads.

According to the news release, DRCOG will collaborate with municipalities and communities to create a climate action plan while focusing on low-income and disadvantaged communities.

The grants will be awarded and administered later this summer.

“This is the first step in a strategic effort to help our cities build common-sense solutions to reduce climate pollution,”reads EPA Regional Administrator KC Becker’s statement in the news release. “EPA looks forward to supporting locally-grown projects that will make Denver-area communities healthier and stronger.”

you’re going to either, at a minimum damage the engine, or worse, cause a mishap with the engine failing in air,” he said.

Anslow said he’s con dent they will receive grants for a fuel tank, but the fuel truck is a di erent story. e FBOs would need to purchase them, but the airport is working on incentives to “legally o set those costs” if those costs are passed down to the consumer.

Robert Olislagers, the senior coordinator with the EAGLE Project, said that about 150,000 piston engine airplanes in the United States can use the 94UL fuel, which is about 68-70% of the aircraft.

At RMMA, there are 341 single-engine propeller planes, 70 multi-engine propeller planes, 43 jets and 21 helicopters according to Ben Miller, senior planner of RMMA. How many of those planes would be able to use UL 94, Airport Director Paul Anslow said he didn’t know.

Olislagers, who is the former airport director at Centennial Airport, said about half of the eet at Centennial eet can use unleaded fuel and that number is probably similar at RMMA.

“I don’t know if (RMMA) has already gone down that path (transitioning to 94UL) but I would assume that they are because that’s frankly the easiest way to begin the process of reducing (leaded) fuel and taking it out of the inventory,” Olislagers said.

He said that a potential reason why airports haven’t used the fuel in the past despite its availability is due to ease and cost. Anslow also pointed out it was recently approved, and it takes time to roll the fuel out.

“(Having one fuel at the airport) you only need one tank, one truck. If you’re going to have two tanks and two trucks with two di erent fuels, there are two issues with that: it increases cost and there’s always the possibility of miss fueling where you might put low-octane fuel in an airplane that needs high-octane fuel,” Olislagers said.

He also said a tank can cost as much as $250,000 if design, engineering, construction and buying are required, and a fueling truck can cost $100,000. He said the fuel is produced at a higher cost because the demand for it is lower.

“ e cost di erential is about $4 a gallon if we have the fuel delivered in … 350-gallon totes. And so the airport will be stepping up and paying that di erential to bring it in line with the cost of the low-lead fuel,” Mike Fronapfel, Centennial Airport’s CEO and executive director said. ose funds, however, come from a $4 million grant from the FAA that was set for a new air tra c control tower that the airport already budgeted for. With the new grant, Centennial will use its already budgeted funds to go towards the subsidies.  RMMA doesn’t have that kind of cash on hand.

“We don’t have that $4 million, so we’re doing what we can,” he said.

Letters from Superior

e news comes as the Town of Superior sent a letter addressed to the Federal Aviation Administration and the Je erson County Commissioners to make unleaded fuel available at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.

Contrary to the Town of Superior, Westminster will not be asking the Je erson County Commissioners and the Federal Aviation Administration to make unleaded fuel available at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport.

According to City Spokesperson

Andy Le, the city is not planning to write a letter but pointed to a letter sent to the Environmental Protection Agency supporting their e orts in the endangerment nding regarding leaded fuel use at airports.

In the letter from Superior, the council asked for a timeline to phase out leaded aviation gasoline by May 18, 2023.

“ e Superior Town Board is concerned about the continuing and irreversible damage that lead air pollution from avgas in icts on our community – particularly to the health and development of exposed children,” the letter reads.

e letter said that nine Superior residents tested their homes for lead — two samples per household— and each came back positive.

It also pointed to unleaded options that are already available and options that will be available in the future.

“Additionally, there is already a

94-octane unleaded fuel by Swift Fuels that has been approved for use by two-thirds of covered aircraft. Other fully unleaded fuel options are likely to be available for use by the entire piston-engine eet within the next several years,” the letter reads.

A more thorough analysis

Olislagers, who is working on the FAA’s EAGLE initiative, an e ort to eliminate leaded fuel from aviation use, said that although their timeline is to be lead-free by 2030, they are working to stay ahead of that timeline.

“We’re working on trying to stay ahead of the regulatory process,” he said.

He noted that it’s a long process and one of the steps is for the Environmental Protection Agency to nd an endangerment nding, which he said “will become a positive nding.”  at will then trigger regulations

from both the EPA and the FAA on leaded fuel.

According to Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment spokesperson Gabi Johnson, lead levels in counties with regional airports are low.

“...based on a review of currently available county-wide data, we are not seeing an increase in blood lead levels among children who live in counties with regional airports,” she wrote in an email.

However, the department is conducting a more thorough analysis, similar to a study done in Santa Clara County, California with the Reid-Hillview Airport that found the levels of lead in children increased signi cantly the closer they were to the Reid-Hillview Airport. e study also found that children living downwind of the airport were even more likely to have signi cantly higher levels of lead in their blood.

Is a new Westminster Municipal Court on the docket?

We stminster City Councilors have expressed their support to pursue a new municipal court facility and instructed the staff to identify various funding options.

Now city staff have presented capital financing alternatives with the recommended choice to be certificates of partici-

The city has used those certificates of participation for city building construction and large equipment purchases like fire trucks over the past 30 years. The concept is to build the new facility immediately north of the existing facility which currently is being used for parking. Staff has estimated the cost to be $30 million. The new facility’s debt service would be paid annually without a need to seek raising taxes. The certificates only require city council authorization while sales tax bonds or General Obligation bonds would require a vote of the people. A new municipal court facility with improved security would be a welcomed addition to this part of the city.

Property taxes to soar in 2024

Recently, nine county assessors representing Front Range counties held a press conference to share the bad news. They alerted the state legislature and the public that property values have soared from July 1, 2020-June 30, 2022 which is the next cycle for adjusting values

for property tax purposes. Their statements seemed almost fictional with increased property values ranging from 33% to 47%. For those homeowners who sold their houses during this time span, consider yourselves fortunate. For those of us who owned our homes then and still own the same property today, consider us the losers. Property taxes are going to reach an all-time high unless something is done before next year. However, I should point out that the increase in property value does not necessarily totally track the same percentage increase in actual taxes to be paid.

Unfortunately, it may be the straw that forces some owners to sell their homes and perhaps move to a less expensive state.

We need help

The state legislature and the governor had a pretty clear idea that this tax tsunami would hit, with the new property values taking effect on January 1, 2024. That is no surprise, but why did they hold back until the end of the session to address the problem?

They did earlier earmark approximately $221 million to be set aside in the state’s 2023-2024 fiscal year for tax relief. On “May Day” or May 1st, the governor announced that voters will be asked to approve a measure at the November election this fall to address the spike in property taxes starting in 2024. He said the measure will do three things - provide immediate property tax relief, address the problems with voter deletion of the Gallagher Amendment and provide a mechanism to prevent property tax rates

growing faster than income. The latter would be tied to the DenverBoulder Consumer Price Index.

Too many families and taxpayers will be impacted too severely if this package does not happen.

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO CIVILITY?

Well, if you haven’t noticed that civility went out the window some time ago in America, you must have your head in the sand! I despise what our society has evolved into including losing patience, courtesy and politeness.

Our behavior has shifted to an “it’s all about me” mentality. People have become more opinionated, outspoken and brash, I especially see this last group whenever it involves “politics” and communicating their opinions to elected officials. I have especially seen this at Westminster City Council meetings with citizens speaking on issues (especially about the new water treatment plant) and social media messages which are heard during city council meetings.

Name calling and accusations have especially been demeaning lately. In part, I blame this growing trend on Trumpism as well as social media. Former President Trump is a role model for people to blast opponents with hurtful words, false accusations and name calling with whatever tone of voice you choose to use.

The way individual citizens and organized groups talk to elected officials is downright disgusting and shameful. Furthermore, it spills over not only on social media, but face to face as well.

Social media is an easy way to chastise and call out people. It has

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a wide a range and anyone can be a target if your view or political thinking is different than the other person. It has gotten so bad that I dropped off Next Door and Facebook. Representative Scott Bottoms (R-Colorado Springs) summed it up by saying “Online discourse is awful.” That’s brief and to the point.

Protecting their social media

A proposed law before the state legislature is indicative of what I am describing.

House Bill 23-1306 would allow elected officials to block their personal social media from the general public. It would not pertain to the government e-mail or Twitter accounts which elected officials have.

So, the public could still communicate with the elected official, but not be able to access their personal accounts. The ACLU believes such provisions are unconstitutional while House members on both sides of the aisle in the State, Civic, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee believe it is the appropriate thing to do.

State Representative Leslie Herod (D-Denver) said it best “It wasn’t contemplated by the Founding Fathers. If someone comes into the House gallery and yells obscenities, we can ask them to leave. If they come to our town halls, we can do the same thing. So social media — we have to figure out how to manage that.”

I fully support this bill. Elected officials at all levels of government take a lot of crap. While they

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We have our new valuation in hand for our south ornton home. e increase from last valuation is an astounding 30.9%! is is just laughable.

But a question comes to mind…Do we ever see valuations go down? Has this ever occurred?

It has not happened to us...EVER!

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signed up for the job, it does not mean they have to be exposed to it on their personal equipment with their personal accounts. At least keep the name calling, belittling and threats away from personal social media accounts for elected officials. I hope it becomes law.

Westy town hall announced

Here is an opportunity to share your opinions with the Westminster City Council. They will be holding a Town Hall gathering on Thursday, May 18th from 6:30-8:00 PM at Orchard Peak Academy at

the School Café at 7395 Zuni Street. Us old timers would remember this location for the former Skyline Vista Elementary School.

Come share your thoughts and opinions.

State legislature sine die Regardless of your politics, we should admit the session of the state legislature which just finished was a “Whopper” and I am not talking hamburgers!

As political-types who follow the legislature know that the “off year” (the legislators are not up for reelection in November) can be wild.

Certainly, the Democrats lived up to the billing with a variety of high-profile bills including some bills that their own party

rejected. Just to summarize, there were four-to-five gun control bills except for assault weapons which died in committee. There was the highly controversial “A Home for Every Colorado Budget” legislation spearheaded by our governor.

Fortunately, enough Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to strip the original bill down to authorizing an assessment of needed affordable housing throughout the state.

However, the House subsequently has put the onerous land use provisions back in as I write this column. It will go down to the wire as to the outcome.

Governor Polis’ idea was to usurp local decision-making and allow apartment developments in certain

defined locations regardless of what city councils wanted and what land use plans called for. There was a bill that would have allowed cities to control rents as well as one designating locations for drug addicts to get their injections at supervised locations. Both were killed in committee. There were plenty more, but you get the picture.

Now, everyone take a deep breath and exhale. Maybe life will get back to some degree of normalcy.

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Biden pledged a veto if it did. Still, some of the detrimental ideas within the package could influence future policy. Speaking as an elected official who must make decisions related to the advancing climate crisis, that is unacceptable.

Methane is a potent greenhouse gas responsible for 25% of today’s global warming. These emissions also rob mineral owners and local, state and federal governments of valuable royalties and revenues that are needlessly wasted when they could be funding schools and public services. Methane that doesn’t leak from oil and gas facilities and pipelines is money in the bank. The Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act (HR 1141) puts polluters before public welfare, and would be a giant step backward in addressing our nation’s climate crisis.

So, what does MERP do? It imposes a fee on excessive methane emissions from oil and gas facilities, incentivizing operators to use available technology to detect and repair leaks and prevent needless waste. This fee only applies to operators with large facilities that release over 25,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent greenhouse gas emissions each year.

MERP is a critical enforcement mechanism for the Environmental Protection Agency’s methane emissions reduction rule. MERP requires the EPA to measure emissions from oil and gas facilities directly. This helps us understand exactly how much pollution is coming from oil and gas facilities, so we can hold operators directly accountable for the pollution they cause.

Importantly, MERP also provides $1.55 billion in funding for its implementation, which would be directed to state agencies, communities, and industry operators - all of which would go away if the misguided HR 1141 were to become law.

This year’s Earth Day theme“Invest in Our Planet” - could not be more relevant. It was a struggle, to say the least, to get the Inflation Reduction Act over the finish line last year. The IRA represents a historic investment in addressing the climate crisis. It includes precedent-setting programs like MERP that help create good-paying jobs and achieve climate resilience and environmental justice.

Those pushing for repeal say that MERP is a tax burden for the oil and gas industry. With climate change wreaking havoc on our natural resources, an effective mechanism must be in place to guard against unchecked methane emissions. Oil and gas pollution contributes to high ozone days on Colorado’s Front Range, resulting in such poor air quality that it’s a health hazard for our children, the elderly and vulnerable populations.

As an elected official, I took an oath to protect my constituents’ health, safety and welfare. MERP does just that. MERP helps protect the health, safety and welfare of Colorado’s people. Reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas industry is crucial to helping us reach national climate targets and protect frontline communities from pollution.

I’m proud of Colorado’s recent progress in passing nation-leading rules reducing methane and other pollutants. But much more must be done. Addressing the toxic brown cloud must be a priority for our state and federal delegation members. When it was created, MERP had buy-in from stakeholders across the board, including industry operators who grasp the importance of lowering emissions. This is not the time to backpedal on such an important program, and I thank U.S. Representative Yadira Caraveo, who represents my congressional district, for voting against HR 1.

The time for bold decision-making on climate is now. We hold in our hands the power to leave our children a safe and healthy climate future.

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Pools around the metro area are gearing up to open for the summer. at is, if there are enough lifeguards.

e years-long trend where pools have cut hours or closed altogether appears to be waning, though it’s still a possibility in some places, according to aquatics managers across the Denver area, who are more optimistic than in past years, but still concerned as summer nears.

For instance, South Suburban Parks and Recreation needs 250 lifeguards for its peak summer season but has only 183 ready to go.

Karl Brehm, the recreation dis-

trict’s aquatics manager, hopes to get closer to the goal as summer approaches but wonders why applications are so slow to roll in.

“I have seen, more and more, less interest in the position,” Brehm said.

He’s been in the business for a long time. Brehm worked at Elitch Gardens for ve seasons and the Highlands Ranch Community Association for 16 years. He said he’s seen a general lack of interest, generationally, from young people who want to do the job. Fewer people are becoming CPR certi ed as well, he added.

“I’ve often wondered why we were having those issues,” Brehm said. “Back in the day, I remember if you didn’t have

your job by spring break, you weren’t getting a summer job.”  e problem could a ect South Suburban pools across the district, which serves more than 150,000 residents in Bow Mar, Columbine Valley, Littleton, Sheridan, Lone Tree and parts of Centennial and Douglas, Je erson and Arapahoe counties.

If he can’t hire enough lifeguards, hours at pools could be cut, Brehm said. It’s not for a lack of trying, though. e district has introduced incentives, bonuses, pay bumps and more in hopes of luring in more lifeguards.

South Suburban isn’t alone.  ere’s a national lifeguard shortage, which was exacerbated by the pandemic. Lifeguard shortages a ected roughly a third of public pools throughout

the country.

In response last year, Gov. Jared Polis announced a “Pools Special Initiative 2022,” in which Colorado introduced incentives. Chief among them was a $1,000 payment to those who completed lifeguard training to ght pool postponements and decreasing operating hours.

Now, out of necessity, hiring lifeguards is ongoing throughout the entire summer season, Brehm said. Lifeguards for South Suburban make between $15 and $19.14 per hour, per South Suburban’s website. A head lifeguard makes $15.75 - $19.93 per hour.

But there are additional costs to South Suburban. ough life-

LIFEGUARDS

guards are generally seen as rst-time, fun summer jobs, they must possess crucial knowledge regarding saving human lives. A full-course lifeguard training at South Suburban through Red Cross costs $175. Community First Aid, CPR and AED training/ blended learning costs $80. After 75 hours of work, South Suburban reimburses course fees, excluding the $40 certi cation fee.

Despite such incentives, lifeguards still make less than sports o cials at South Suburban. A youth sports o cial starts at $20.00 per hour.

North of Denver, in Federal Heights, the Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, a youth baseball/softball umpire makes $65 per 90 minutes. A Pilates instructor for Brighton makes $1 more than a lifeguard per hour. e discrepancy is notable, especially considering most lifeguards work on a part-time basis.

Yet, the lifeguard numbers are booming for Hyland Hills. Generally, the district employs roughly 300 lifeguards per season. is season, it’s closer to 375, according to Director of Communications Joann Cortez.

e main focus in hiring and retaining their lifeguards at Hyland Hills pools and the massive Water World water park is legacy, Cortez said. Water World is in its 43rd operating season.

“We’ve been in the water park business for over 40 years, and we’re very aware of the nationwide shortage of lifeguards,” she said. “I think what has helped us is we have a legacy pool of candidates. Kids often know Water World just from coming for the experience, and if one of their older siblings takes a job with us, eventually the ones that are following can’t wait for their turn. We’re just very, very fortunate in that way.”

Cortez said Hyland Hills is committed to creating a memorable rst-job experience. It should be fun, but also taken seriously. It’s a constant balance of managing a “fun job” and literally monitoring people’s lives daily. Recruiting is big, and so are the incentives. e employees get free soft drinks, free membership, and even fun events like “prom night” during the season.

Hyland Hills has an end-of-season bonus as well, with the ability to earn an additional dollar per hour’s pay. e lifeguards’ pay ranges depending on the position, such as a guard lifeguard, a shallow-water lifeguard and a deep-water lifeguard.

On the Water World website, lifeguards are hired at $16.15 per hour. A “lifeguard attendant” makes $16.00 per hour. Returning lifeguards make slightly more depending on experience. Cortez said the main factor in keeping employees is how they treat them.

“We’re in a very favorable position, but we’re sad there aren’t enough lifeguards to go around,” Cortez said.

Meanwhile, local pools and recreation centers around the Denver area have conducted pointed campaigns to ensure their numbers are sustainable and their pools are ready for the masses.

While it remains to be seen if that strategy will work for South Suruban, it seems to be working elsewhere. Recreation centers in the City of Brighton, for example, are fully sta ed ahead of the summer. ey were last year, too.

“It’s been tough at di erent agencies, municipalities, and neighborhood pools. ere was de nitely a lifeguard shortage the last several years, especially

last year,” said Je rey Hulett, assistant director of recreation services for Brighton. “But we were fully sta ed last year.”

ere have been a number of initiatives and incentives they’ve introduced to get ahead of the lifeguard shortage crisis, he said. It was a top-tobottom e ort in Brighton to make sure the crisis was minimized. Pay was a main focus. It wasn’t too long ago they were paying lifeguards just $13 per hour, he said. Now, it’s up to $17. And it goes up each season for returnees. Head lifeguards make roughly $1.50 more per hour.

Recreation bene ts were expanded to the sta and their families, even part-time employees. at includes complimentary membership to the recreation center and discounts on youth programs.

ere’s also an end-of-season bonus for those that work the entire summer.

e grants from the governor’s o ce gave Brighton exibility to expand e orts in hiring and retaining employees. According to Aquatics Supervisor Nicole Chapman, it can be di cult to retain lifeguards for pools and centers too big or too small. Brighton, fortunately, was right in a “sweet spot.”

“Some of the much larger municipalities are running into an issue where, physically, the sta we hire are local kids who want to work at their local pool,” Chapman explained. “And if they get hired on by a larger municipality, the expectation is to expect your sta to be willing to work at any of your city rec facilities, and that’s just not feasible for a lot of

Brighton only has two locations — the Brighton Recreation Center and Brighton Oasis Family Aquatic Park — and Chapman said, and there are options for those living on either side of the city. But it’s still a small enough area that employees can work at both locations.

Perhaps back in the day, they could wait for the applications, and they’d have more than they knew what to do with come pool season. Now, that’s simply not the case. Recruiting is essential, both in the high schools and at job fairs, as well as providing a ordable training opportunities and classes in-house — something Hulett said they’d never do before.

Brighton had 88 lifeguards in 2022, which is considered fully sta ed. ey currently have 70 lifeguards for the upcoming summer, but Chapman said she expects those numbers to ll out to 88 again considering guards in training are set to graduate from classes by the end of the month.

Meanwhile, back in South Suburban, Brehm is looking for dozens more lifeguards to fully sta pools this summer.

High school students and student athletes are encouraged to apply. ey can learn valuable skills and essential life-saving procedures they’ll carry with them forever, Brehm said. Plus, it’s an ideal time for student athletes to make money, considering many sports are inactive over the summer.

As the pandemic continues to dwindle, the lifeguard participation numbers are expected to make a leap. But the job itself, and those working it, must be valued consistently to hire and retain those numbers season after season.

younger kids that don’t have their own transportation. ey’re really there looking for a summer job around the corner.”

“We really look for not just kids, but really anyone who is going to take the job seriously and understand just how much of a vital role they play every summer in keeping the community safe,” Chapman said. “We really try to emphasize that with our sta , and there are always sta members that really take that to heart, and those are the ones we want to see come back.”

Finding a balance between making sure lifeguards understand the seriousness of the role and not taking all the fun out of the job is a ne line to walk, she said. But they have to walk it every season.

The lifeguard shortage has become a crisis nationwide. Local pools and recreation centers have worked overtime to ensure its e ects on them are minimal this season. COURTESY CITY OF BRIGHTON

A summer of musical adventure at the Arvada Center

July 21 — George orogood and the Destroyers: Bad All Over the World – 50 Years of Rock Tour

July 28 — Mozart Under the Moonlight with the Colorado Symphony

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Over the years, the Arvada Center’s Summer Concert series has consistently proven itself to be a true gem of the summer. It’s like your favorite neighborhood spot has thrown open its doors for a few hundred friends to get together and hear some great music.  As it gears up for its 2023 season, that feeling is even stronger and more appreciated by audiences, as Philip C. Sneed, president and CEO of the Center, can attest.

“Concerts are back in full force after the pandemic,” he said. “We’re so pleased with the acts we have this year, which includes some returning favorites and some that have never been here before.”

e initial wave of concerts at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., is:

June 3 — Denver Gay Men’s Chorus: Divas – Icons and Justice Warriors

June 24 —  e Denver Brass: In Pursuit of Leisure

June 30 — A Night at the Movies with the Colorado Symphony

July 3 — Toad the Wet Sprocket with special guest, Cracker

July 7 — Indigo Girls with full band and Garrison Starr

July 15 — Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra

July 29 — Face Vocal Band

Aug. 12 — Boz Scaggs

Aug. 13 — Ben Folds

Sept. 8 — Keb’ Mo’ ere will also be some special performances that haven’t been announced yet.

Longtime attendees may notice the Center is pulling more well-known national acts in the last years and Sneed attributes this to steady growth in the venue’s reputation.

“Even a few years ago, I don’t think we’ve have been able to get some of these acts,” he said. “A big part of it is the venue, which feels intimate but still has a lot of seats. Word is getting around about how great a place the Center is.”

e variety of performers allows music fans to indulge in any style they like and local favorites like the Colorado Symphony and Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra are always exploring new ways to draw listeners in, like performing selections from popular lm scores.

e Center itself is also a key factor in what makes seeing a performance so special — there are art shows at the indoor galleries and students all over the place taking a variety of arts classes.

“I love the energy here and the concerts allow people to experience that

energy,” Sneed said. “I love sitting outside and listening to the music and seeing people lighting up for their favorite artists. It’s just a great place to be.”

For information and tickets, visit https://arvadacenter.org/music-anddance/summer-concerts.

Find the best food of the year at City Park Farmers Market

ere are many signs that summer is o cially back, but one of the most exciting for those looking for delicious foods is the return of City Park Farmers Market, 2551 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, which opens for the season on Saturday, May 13.

Now in its third season, the event features more than 100 local producers, demos from Colorado chefs and much more. Check out the market from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. through Saturday, Oct. 13. According to provide information, the owners prioritize “vendors who source from and collaborate with other local businesses.”

Find all the necessary information at www.cityparkfarmersmarket.com/.

Go on a magical adventure with El Espiritu Natural e plot of Su Teatro’s “El Espiritu Natural; the Spirit of Nature,” sounds straight out of classic Disney — sisters NitaLuna and NeldaRio face o against “ e Absence,” which, according to provided information, is “an overpowering memory-reducing force that threatens their history, traditions, and

very existence.” e story also features appearances by La Llorona, Ehecatl and Barack Obama.  is transporting show will appear at Northglenn’s Parsons eatre, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, at 7 p.m. on Friday, May 12 and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 13. Information and tickets can be found at https://northglennarts.org/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Caroline Polachek at Mission Ballroom

It is always fun to trace a performer’s arc, especially when you get to see them really grow into themselves. at’s the case with Caroline Polachek, who formed her rst band, Charlift, while a student at the University of Colorado Boulder. When I rst wrote about her all the way back (kidding) in 2021, she was playing the Bluebird and then she opened for Dua Lipa at Ball Arena last year. And now in support of her fantastic sophomore album, “Desire, I Want to Turn Into You,” she’s headlining Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St. in Denver.

Polachek will be performing at 8 p.m. on Sunday, May 14, and she has a killer lineup joining her — openers are indie rock legend Alex G and up-and-coming talent Indigo De Souza. is has the potential to be one of the season’s best shows, so get tickets at www.axs.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

Cool Jazz for a Hot Summer Night in Northglenn

e CJRO Sextet will feature the music of Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and other iconic West Coast Jazz musicians of the time. e concert will be performed at Parsons eatre 1 E. Memorial Parkway Northglenn at 7:30 p.m. June 9.

Tickets are $22 - $25 and are available at the Colorado Jazz website or by calling the Parsons eatre Box O ce at 303 450-8888.

In the period following the end of WWII, jazz as an independent genre of music went through intense transformations. West Coast Jazz refers to styles of jazz that developed in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. e West Coast Jazz cool school was more relaxed, melodic, and generally appealing to a broader audience than its East Coast counterpart. It was easily accessible to the public and received immense airplay on California radio stations and in clubs as the sound spread across the country.

e Sextet is led by CJRO Artistic Director Drew Zaremba (Saxophone). He is joined by Remy LeB-

oeuf (Saxophone), Shawn Williams (Trumpet), Eric Gunnison (Keyboards), Gonzalo Teppa (Bass), Dru Heller (Drums) and Marion Powers on vocals.

Founded by bandleader Art Bouton in 2012 with a mission to perform the best music with the best musicians, the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra features exciting world-renowned guest artists and many of the nest regional musicians. e ensemble has performed everything from rollicking big band classics to contemporary large and small ensemble jazz across Colorado.

Audiences at the Arvada Center, PACE Center in Parker, Lakewood Cultural Center, Lone Tree Arts Center, Parsons eatre in Northglenn and beyond have heard the CJRO perform music from Count Basie, Billie Holiday, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Stevie Wonder, and Buddy Rich as well as original arrangements by CJRO composers and other artists.

For more information including upcoming concerts, go to Coloradojazz.org

Clarke Reader

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Family Fun Friday- Model Building

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Birding by Canoe! Day 1 @ 9am / Free

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Lynn's Tea Shop & Lunch (5/12) @ 4:15pm Offsite, 6060 E Parkway Drive, Commerce City. 303-289-3760

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Coors Field, 2001 Blake St., Denver

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Armory Performing Arts Center, 300 Strong St, Brighton

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Western Slope wolf plan gets state OK

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

e Colorado Parks and Wildlife board of commissioners have approved a nal plan to restore wolves in Colorado.

Concluding two years of work — and hundreds of hours of meetings across the state — the commissioners unanimously approved a 301page plan to begin restoring wolves, as mandated by voters in November 2020.

Commissioner Dallas May said it was “morally imperative” for the commissioners to approve the plan and hand it o to CPW wildlife managers on schedule. e agency is on track to begin introducing wolves on the Western Slope by year’s end –per the voter mandate in November 2020 – even though there are many challenges ahead that threaten to derail that schedule.

“We now have the opportunity to place this in the hands of people who are absolutely the best team that can be assembled to enact it,” May said. “Is it a perfect plan? Probably not. It is an assemblage of giveand-take, of trying to nd the middle of the road. ere will be many things that we did not anticipate.

“ is is where the CPW team of dedicated professionals will begin their di cult and arduous task to ful ll their mission,” May said. “It is not our job to micromanage their work. Our job is to give them this plan and let them do what they do best.”

Gov. Jared Polis called the commission on May 3 to thank the agency’s sta and volunteer commissioners for what he called “a big lift.”

Outgoing commissioner Carrie Besnette Hauser, the commission chair, said the nal approval “was a bit emotional” after months of healthy debate.

“I’m really proud of Colorado and I’m proud of all of you,” she said.  e restoration plan was developed over two years of meetings with both a Technical Working Group and a Stakeholder Advisory Group. Colorado Parks and Wildlife also held 47 meetings that engaged with 3,400 residents. e plan calls for phased management that can be adjusted as wolf populations grow in the state.

e restoration will begin with introducing 30 to 50 gray wolves in the next three to ve years. e state proposes wintertime releases of captured wolves in two areas on the Western Slope: along the Interstate 70 corridor between Glenwood Springs and Vail, and along the U.S. 50 corridor between Monarch Pass and Montrose. e rst releases are planned for state or private land around the I-70 corridor.

As the state has planned restoration, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is reviewing an exemption under the Endangered Species Act that would establish wolves in Colo-

rado as an experimental population. e so-called 10(j) rule allows exible management strategies, like allowing ranchers to kill wolves that are threatening livestock or people.

e plan will allow ranchers who lose livestock to wolves to be compensated as much as $15,000 per animal. e plan outlines many nonlethal interventions to discourage wolves from killing livestock and it does allow the killing of wolves caught in the act of attacking livestock, saying both the stakeholder and technical groups viewed lethal management “as being critically important to a successful wolf management program.”

e federal wildlife service has expedited its review and expects to issue a nal Environmental Impact Statement by December. Legislation introduced in the Colorado Senate in March — Senate Bill 256 — prohibits introduction of gray wolves in Colorado until that 10(j) analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act is complete.

Mike Samson, a four-term Gar-

eld County commissioner, spoke during public comment before the agency’s commissioners began reviewing the nal plan, saying the wolf restoration was “Colorado voters attempting to be Mother Nature” and “ballot-box biology.”

He urged the commissioners to allow lethal taking of wolves, pointing to Idaho, where lawmakers have approved legislation allowing for killing up to 90% of the state’s estimated 1,500 wolves. ( e Colorado plan does not allow hunting, but the adaptive management strategy leaves open most management options in future years as wolf populations grow.)

“Wolves need to be legally hunted and trapped to keep their numbers in check,” Samson said.

Representatives for cattlemen groups urged the commissioners to approve compensation for ranchers who spend money on wolf mitigation, not just those who lose livestock to the predators.

Many public speakers asked the commissioners where they plan to get wolves to relocate into Colorado. e state’s plan calls for capturing wild gray wolves in Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. e draft plan says Colorado has “begun to explore an agreement” with the three states. A recent report by 9News quoted ofcials in each state saying there were no discussions with Colorado about donating wolves. e draft plan also says Colorado “has also begun to explore an agreement” with Washington and Oregon. e 9News report also quoted o cials in Oregon and Washington saying they were not working with Colorado on sourcing wolves for restoration in the state.

is story from e Colorado Sun, www.ColoradoSun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, which owns Colorado Community Media.

Spring avalanche danger looms as record-high deaths in Colorado approach

BY PAOLO ZIALCITA COLORADO PUBLIC RADIO

Conditions across the state are warming, and in the mountains, that means more avalanche hazards.  e chance of “wet avalanches”

increases when snowpack melts in the springtime. ose types of avalanches occur when layers of snow beneath the surface become unstable due to increased moisture.

Colorado’s snowpack is 38 percentage points higher than the median

for this time of year, according to the National Water and Climate Center. at means there’s even more potential runo than normal.

Brian Lazar, deputy director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center, said the high amount of snow that’s fallen this winter has contributed to the high risk of wet avalanches. e state’s high-elevation areas have received snowfall as recently as the nal week of April.

“As that cold snow warms up and sees sun after the storm leaves, it will tend to sheet o the underlying crust and produce kind of long-running wet avalanche activity, which is also what we saw over the last couple days,” Lazar said.

Lazar said wet avalanche activity will likely drop o once higher tem-

peratures become more consistent and snowpack melts, but there will still be plenty of risk for backcountry skiers and other outdoor recreators in the coming weeks. He said anyone going out into the snow should be extra careful.

“Outside of checking your forecast, you want to make sure you’re still carrying your minimum required rescue gear, which includes an avalanche transceiver, a shovel, and a probe,” Lazar said.

A man died near Breckinridge over the weekend after he was caught in a slide, becoming Colorado’s 11th avalanche fatality this snow season. One more recreational fatality will tie the state’s all-time record, set in 1993. is story via Colorado Public Radio, a Colorado Community Media content partner.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife placed GPS collars on two wolves in North Park on Feb. 2, 2023. Male wolf 2101 has a gray coat and is in the foreground on the right. Male wolf 2301, believed to be the o spring of the gray colored wolf, has a black coat and is in the background on the left.

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‘Rate payer revolt’ demands end to dependence on gas-fired energy

BY ERIC GALATAS PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE

Consumer advocates held a “Rate Payer Revolt” at the Colorado State Capitol to urge lawmakers to address what they see as the root cause of the recent extreme spikes in utility bills: the state’s reliance on natural gas.

Danny Katz, executive director of the Colorado Public Interest Research Group, said at the April protest lawmakers and utilities should take steps to protect ratepayers by tapping new federal funds to speed up the transition to sources such as wind and solar, which are produced locally and are not commodities traded on a global market.

“And if we want to make sure that we are not getting ripped o as consumers into the future,” said Katz, “we need to do more to reduce our reliance on gas to heat and power our homes and businesses.”

Xcel Energy has blamed spikes in heating bills on rising wholesale gas prices and market forces beyond its control. It has launched a cost-

adjustment plan to give consumers some relief.

CoPIRG and other groups are urging the Legislature to take steps to lower the state’s dependence on gas - including maximizing e ciency and ending ratepayer subsidies for new gas infrastructure, lobbying and legal expenses.

Xcel and other utilities have added clean-energy capacity, but continue to see natural gas as an important source for meeting peak energy demand and keeping the grid working at night and when the wind isn’t blowing.

Katz said we now have roadmaps and technologies - including increased storage capacity, and regulating peak demand via smart appliances - to wean ourselves o of natural gas.

“Twenty years ago, maybe we didn’t have the technology, and maybe we needed to have a much more diverse portfolio,” said Katz.

“But I think we’ve seen the price of renewables have come down, the capacity that we have to put more energy from renewables has gone

up.”

Methane, the primary component of natural gas, is more than 85 times more potent at trapping heat in the atmosphere than CO2 and is a major source of climate pollution.

Katz said he believes now is the time for utilities across the state to move away from a fuel source subject to global supply chains and disruptive geo-political events.

“ ere’s a lot of federal infrastructure money coming in as well,” said Katz. “So there’s never been a better time for utilities to step up and say, ‘OK, we can start to reduce this reliance and move away from gas.’”

is Public News Service via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.

Conservative dark-money group wins in court

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

An in uential, conservative dark-money political group doesn’t have to reveal its donors and pay a $40,000 campaign nance ne levied by state elections o cials stemming from the $4 million it spent on 2020 ballot initiatives, a Denver District Court judge ruled in late April.

Judge David H. Goldberg found that Unite for Colorado, which has since disbanded, didn’t violate a state law requiring political nonprofits to register as issue committees and reveal their funders when their spending on a ballot initiative is their “major purpose.”

e Colorado Sun refers to political nonpro ts as dark-money groups because they don’t have to disclose their donors.

Goldberg’s ruling resolves a lawsuit led by Unite for Colorado against the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce, which issued the campaign nance sanctions.

Unite for Colorado spent more than $17 million on policy matters in 2020. at means the $4 million it dedicated to supporting the passage of two ballot initiatives and opposing a third accounted for only about 24% of Unite’s overall spending that year.

Additionally, the group’s individual spending on none of the three initiatives surpassed 10.5%, far below the 30% and 50% “major purpose” thresholds used by judges deciding previous similar cases.

Unite’s spending on three success-

ful 2020 ballot measures, according to the lawsuit, broke down like this:

- $1.5 million in support of Proposition 117, which requires voter approval for some new fee-funded enterprises

- $965,000 in support of Proposition 116, which lowered Colorado’s income tax rate

- $1.5 million in opposition to Proposition 113, which signed Colorado onto the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Goldberg said it was clear that none of the spending on the initiatives individually constituted a “major purpose” and that the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce erred in ruling otherwise.

Jason Dunn, a former U.S. attorney in Colorado who represented Unite in the case, called the decision by the Secretary of State’s O ce to pursue campaign nance sanctions against Unite for Colorado an “attempt to create a new administrative standard.” Goldberg agreed.

“ e secretary of state decided to waste time and money going after a conservative organization,” said Michael Fields, who led Unite for Colorado. He called the entire case “frivolous.”

e Secretary of State’s O ce said that it was weighing whether to appeal the decision.

“ e Secretary of State’s O ce is reviewing Judge Goldberg’s ruling and discussing the matter with the department’s legal counsel at the (Colorado Attorney General’s O ce),” said Annie Orlo , a spokeswoman for Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold, a Democrat.

Unite for Colorado, which was formed in 2019 and bankrolled almost every major Republican effort in Colorado in 2020, has since dissolved and transformed into Advance Colorado, another dark-money conservative political nonpro t that is also led by Fields.

In 2022, the legislature passed Senate Bill 237, which changed the campaign nance rules for darkmoney groups by requiring them to disclose their donors only when their spending on a single ballot measure exceeds 20% of their total

spending in a calendar year and as long as their spending on multiple measures doesn’t exceed 30%.

e law change wasn’t retroactive, however, so it didn’t a ect the 2020 Unite for Colorado case.

is story is from e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned news outlet based in Denver and covering the state. For more, and to support e Colorado Sun, visit coloradosun.com.

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Environmental and other groups are urging the Legislature to intervene to lower the Colorado’s dependence on gas. PHOTO COURTESY OF PUBLIC NEWS SERVICE

Grant to expand colleges’ oral health programs

Four Colorado schools will get aid from Delta Dental Foundation

BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN

Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation, one of the largest funders of oral health initiatives in the state, said it’s granting a total of nearly $5 million to four colleges to help them expand existing dental hygiene programs or start new ones from scratch — all with the goal of addressing workforce shortages and diversifying the profession.

e grants, split among Front Range Community College, Community College of Denver, Colorado Mountain College and Pikes Peak State College, will be distributed in installments over the next four years. e colleges were selected in part because of their diverse student populations, said Adeeb Khan, executive director of Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation.

e grants will help establish dental hygiene programs at Front Range Community College, Colorado Mountain College and Pikes Peak State College by 2025 and will expand the number of seats available to students in an existing dental hygiene program at Community College of Denver starting this fall.

e three public colleges that currently o er dental hygiene programs in the state have a total of 75 seats for students who want to become dental hygienists. e new grants aim to double the state’s capacity to train dental hygienists in programs that usually last two to three years.

“Two years ago, we made a fundamental decision to deepen our commitment to oral health equity by investing with an expectation of long-term outcomes,” Khan said. “ e investments we’re celebrating today will ensure that Colorado has the ability to address oral health care workforce shortages by expanding our capacity to train dental hygienists and also providing more pathways for diverse populations.”

Delta Dental of Colorado Foundation leaders announced the grants at a time when the number of dental hygienists continues to dwindle and

the industry struggles to meet the needs of Colorado’s growing population. Coloradans won’t see a drastic change in the number of dental hygienists for a few years, but Delta Dental leaders said the grants are essential to eventually closing the gap.

e grants are o ered to schools that already have a commitment to diversifying their student population. Attracting, educating and retaining dental hygienists who are people of color, and those who speak multiple languages, for example, can help achieve racial balance between dental providers and their patients, increase access to care and create oral health equity.

Higher education o cials recently gathered with Gov. Jared Polis, at a Denver coworking space for health care professionals to announce the distribution of the grants.

At the event, Polis said, the dental industry is not the only profession navigating a workforce shortage in Colorado. Last year, the state created e Care Forward Colorado Program to address shortages in health care jobs. e program provides a free education to students interested in becoming certi ed nursing assistants, emergency medical technicians, pharmacy technicians, phlebotomy technicians, medical assistants or dental assistants, he said.

Since the program was implemented, more than 1,400 Coloradans have gone through the program, and there has been a 20% to 30% increase in the number of people seeking certi cation to work in those professions, Polis said.

Now, with the new grants from Delta Dental of Colorado Founda-

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tion, many more students will have the opportunity to train for careers in dental hygiene to help ll the gaps the state has, said Polis, who has made addressing workforce shortages part of his gubernatorial agenda.

e number of dental hygiene positions needed will grow by 35% by the end of this year with about 650 openings remaining every year, said Joe Garcia, chancellor of the Colorado community college system, who spoke at the event.

About 95% of students who attend community colleges in Colorado remain in the state after they graduate, he said. And nearly half of all students of color involved in higher education are also educated in Colorado’s community colleges, he said.

“ ese are often the students who have been overlooked or who haven’t been able to access higher education opportunities in Colorado, and yet, they are the fastest growing demographic in our state,” he said. “We’ve got to start to serve them and we’ve got to rely on them because they’re going to serve us. We cannot meet our workforce needs or gaps without doing a better job of educating underrepresented populations.”

Since September 2020, employment of dental hygienists has steadily declined and may continue to dwindle without swift and immediate interventions, according to the American Dental Hygienists’ Association and the American Dental Association’s Health Policy Institute.

A March 2022 poll by the Health Policy Institute found almost 34% of dental practices were actively recruiting dental hygienists. More than 80% of dental practices that responded to the poll said it was “extremely challenging” or “very challenging” to recruit dental hygienists.

Delta Dental Foundation leaders o ered funding to schools that are able to continue fundraising to handle any remaining costs associated with expanding or starting new dental hygiene programs.

Projections show that by 2045, people of color will make up the majority of the U.S. population for the rst time. And as demographics of the U.S. population continue to shift, a diverse and culturally competent

workforce will become more crucial than ever.

Research shows patients are more trusting of health care providers who share their race or ethnicity. But the demographics of the dental workforce don’t match the makeup of the U.S. population. A 2020 Health Policy Institute poll showed less than 10% of dentists were Black, Hispanic or Latino in 2020, while those groups made up more than 30% of the U.S. population, according to the Health Policy Institute.

In Colorado in 2019, 81% of Black people had insurance, meaning they collectively had more coverage than any other racial group in the state. However, only 56% of Black Coloradans visited a dental professional that year, meaning they were the least likely to visit a dentist when compared with all other racial groups, according to the 2019 Colorado Health Access Survey.  e data highlights a disconnect that needs to be resolved, and a lack of diversity in the workforce is a signi cant part of the problem that should be swiftly addressed, Delta Dental leaders said.

For example, Black dentists are about twice as likely to accept Medicaid compared with white dentists, according to the Health Policy Institute poll. If the profession remains overwhelmingly white, patients with Medicaid will continue struggling to access oral health care, as they have for decades.

Creating more dental hygiene programs in Colorado that include a more diverse student population will increase access to oral health care and could reduce oral health inequities that have persisted for many Coloradans of color and for people living in rural and urban parts of the state, Delta Dental leaders said.  e expansion of the programs is especially vital, more than two years after the COVID-19 pandemic shut down the oral health care system for 10 or 11 weeks in Colorado, which was followed by apprehension and fear about visiting dental o ces among patients and providers, a trend that caused some hygienists to leave the profession altogether or retire early, Khan said.

Now, with the new grants, the dental profession has another chance at reviving the dental hygiene industry. e Colorado schools selected to receive grants got their rst payments in November, Khan said, and will receive another installment sometime this week.

Lance Bolton, president of Pikes Peak State College, said the funding will help school leaders develop a new dental hygiene program that will open in fall of 2025. e number of students accepted will depend on formulas determined during the upcoming accreditation process and the number of faculty available to

Marti Summers, dental hygiene student at the Community College of Denver, works on a dental cleaning for a patient. THE COLORADO SUN

teach. e new program will most likely be able to accommodate 30 students, he said.

“We don’t have a dental hygiene program,” he said. “Starting one is incredibly expensive. It requires us to hire a faculty member for approximately two years before we even enroll our rst student to build the curriculum, get the program accredited and get ready to start. It also requires a very signi cant investment in dental equipment. So the Delta Dental gift absolutely catalyzed the initiation of this program. We wouldn’t be here without that.”

Pikes Peak State College leaders plan to develop curriculum based on existing dental hygiene programs at other Colorado colleges, Bolton said. irty percent of the seats in the dental hygiene program will be reserved for students graduating from the school’s dental assistant program, where about 75% of students are minorities, he said. at strategy will help train students who are underrepresented in the dental industry and hopefully encourage them to work in Colorado, he said.

ere is no dental hygiene program o ered in the Pikes Peak region, he said, meaning local dentists are having a di cult time lling those positions.

Paola Hernandez, a second-year

student at Pikes Peak State College, from a young age had dreams of becoming a dental hygienist. But she’s currently studying to become a dental assistant because there aren’t any dental hygiene programs near her home in Colorado Springs.

e closest schools o ering dental hygiene programs are in Pueblo or Denver, too far away for Hernandez to consider.

e new grant will make it possible for her to come back to Pikes Peak State College to study dental hygiene after she graduates in May 2024 and spends at least a year working as a dental assistant. “ at has always been my number one plan and the rst thing that I wanted to do.”

Dental care is not routine in Durango, Mexico, where Hernandez was born. Her parents, who speak mostly Spanish, often struggle in Colorado to communicate with dentists and hygienists about where they’re feeling pain in their mouth. Sometimes her parents have to return to the dentist because the pain wasn’t resolved. Hernandez said she sometimes attends those appointments to help interpret.

“Being able to communicate with your patients is what I want to be able to give,” she said.

e most important part about becoming a dental hygienist is gaining the skills needed to help people feel con dent and digni ed when they smile, she said at the event.

When visiting a dental clinic, most people expect to have their teeth

examined by a dentist. However, patients often spend the most time at a clinic under the care of a dental assistant or a dental hygienist. Dental hygienists provide regular cleanings, o er uoride and sealants, perform screenings and give patients tips for e ective oral health care at home while dental assistants help dentists during treatments, ask about the patient’s medical history, take client’s blood pressure and pulse, sterilize equipment and help people feel comfortable before, during and after treatment, according to the American Dental Association.

Licensed dental hygienists have the opportunity to earn a good wage.

eir median annual wage was $81,400, according to May 2022 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, and those earnings increase as these professionals advance in their careers. Some dental hygienists who work on a contract basis have more exibility in their work, and in Colorado, a dental hygienist can open their own practice, Khan said.

One of the challenges many colleges face is nding people quali ed to teach dental hygiene classes and train hygienists.

Now, Delta Dental is raising awareness about the new and expanding dental hygiene programs in communities across the state where the organization is already working to advance oral health equity through other initiatives.

It’s too hard to say if more funds will be needed to help colleges add

or expand dental hygiene programs, by the time the grants run out, or if workforce shortages will be addressed, Khan said.

Colorado does not contribute as much funding to higher education when compared to other states and there may be other opportunities for the state to make monetary contributions to the dental hygiene e ort in the future, he said. For example, in Oregon, a proposed bill would provide $20 million for recruiting and retaining dental workers, and to support and create training programs.

“ is funding in and of itself is not enough for what the schools are going to need to be able to really execute on these programs, so they still have additional fundraising requirements to be able to fully execute on some of their plans,” Khan said of the foundation’s grants.

As the program progresses, schools will report to Delta Dental on progress made about how well it’s attracting and retaining hygienists from underrepresented groups and other data to show enough students are graduating to help close the workforce shortage.

“It’s a long runway, but at the end of the day, this is the solution we need,” Khan said.

is story from e Colorado Sun, www.ColoradoSun.com. e Colorado Sun is a partner in the Colorado News Conservancy, which owns Colorado Community Media.

Lightning and Thunderhawks in heated battle

Legacy ekes out win after controversial 7th inning call

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

BROOMFIELD - e Legacy high school baseball team came up with a big victory in the Front Range League Saturday, but not without controversy.

e No. 6 Lightning rallied from a 4-run de cit to beat Prairie View 5-4 in a heated contest between the two league rivals.

e controversy occurred in the bottom of the seventh with the underhawks nursing a 4-3 advantage with two outs and Legacy had the bases the bases. A Legacy runner was tagged out after running into Prairie View’s second-baseman Romani Perez, who had the ball, and what looked like a underhawk victory with the nal out. However, the call was reversed, and Perez was called for obstruction of the runner and Legacy’s tying run crossed the plate to force extra innings.

e call caused chaos in a highly contentious game, with shouting matches ensuing from both teams before the coaches were able to calm the situation down.

e Lightning didn’t let the opportunity go to waste and Ethan Sanchez hit a home run in the eighth to seal the victory for

“I’m proud of how they battled, and proud of how they came back.” Legacy coach Ty Giordano said. “Obviously it was heated. ere are a lot of things I don’t like to see on the baseball eld. A lot of anger, a lot of language and ghting. ere is no place for that. But I like to see the competitiveness.” Prairie View started strong with three runs in the rst inning and then adding another run in the third.

Pitcher Favi Gaeta was dominating the game on the mound and at the plate for the underhawks. e sophomore went 2-for4 at the plate, with 2 runs and 2 RBIs. Gaeta was just as solid pitching. He pitched 5.1 innings - allowed one run and struck out ve batters.

However, Legacy found timely hits throughout the game. Brandon Sanchez hit an RBI single in the fourth for Legacy’s rst run and senior Derek Olsen had a 2-RBI double in the seventh.

“Coming away with the win in an ugly game like that is big,” Giordano said. “(Prairie View) is a very good baseball team and are well coached. Hope our team can understand that every pitch matters. We made some unforced errors and (Prairie View) was able to take advantage and get runs o of it.”

Legacy improved to 10-2 in FRL and 14-4 overall and has a full schedule of games this week. Tuesday at Loveland, Wednesday against defending state-champion Broomeld and then at Poudre ursday.

Prairie View (12-7 overall, 7-6 FRL) nishes the regular season with two home contests against Monarch Tuesday and Fairview ursday.

Legacy’s Brandon Sanchez tags out Prairie View’s Wyatt Waterhouse at second base during Saturday’s baseball game. The Lightning won 5-4.

Legacy’s Brandon Sanchez fires a ball to first base during Saturday’s baseball game.

Prairie View’s Anthony Rivera connects with the ball during Saturday’s baseball game.

Can you change gates at DIA’s Terminal B in 19 seconds or less?

BY REBECCA TAUBER DENVERITE

Even if you’ve never had to sprint through Denver International Airport (DIA) desperately trying to make a flight, you’ve likely seen a poor fellow traveler panting and sweating to make it to their gate before boarding closed.

But recently running enthusiasts have turned the airport hustle into something that’s for more than just the late traveler. Runners using an app called Strava that tracks workouts and ranks users running the same routes have been trying their luck with a route called “Gate change gnar” that runs through DIA’s Terminal B.

More than 130 people have competed in the informal airport race. The current record is 19 seconds. One runner commented in the app that his family set up finish line tape made out of toilet paper. The current leader wrote that he completed the run to make it to McDonalds before it closed.

Daniel Belk recently ran the segment before a flight to promote his Denver-based running club, cooldown.

He recorded himself sprinting through Terminal B, in a video that quickly went viral on Instagram and TikTok.

“I think people honestly thought that I was going to miss my flight,” Belk said of the looks he got at the airport.

After running Division 1 in college, Belk started cooldown with a friend to grow community among young people in Denver. They started with a casual jog fol -

lowed by drinks with around 15 people last September, meeting on Tuesdays at 6 pm.. The group grew through word of mouth and Instagram, and now has around 300 people coming out for runs. A cooldown group has started in New York, and Belk plans to host pop-ups across the country.

“I think there’s a decent amount of demand for community, especially post-college,” Belk said. “It’s just kind of a fun passion project for us because we like galvanizing people, bringing people together, starting community. We both loved running and walking and seeing people come that feel comfortable at all paces, all ability levels, come out and just have a good time is really fun.”

While most segments on Strava cover popular routes through parks and along trails, Belk plans to continue promoting cooldown through stranger segments that make Denver unique. He’s run through Red Rocks Amphitheater and around both Union Station and Empower Field.

Belk cautions people attempting to break records at the airport to only go when the terminal is less crowded to avoid the risk of running into people. And while he is trying to top Strava’s leaderboard for unique routes across the city, Belk welcomes a challenge.

“I don’t care if people beat me or not,” he said. “It’s just a fun thing. If there’s people that go out and beat me, that’s great.”

This story is via Denverite, a Colorado Community Media content partner.

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TIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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you are hereby

that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

PARCEL ID NUMBER: 1569-03-1-38-002

Also known by street and number as: 4639 Spinning Wheel Dr, Brighton, CO 80601.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of

Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/11/2023

Last Publication6/8/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/02/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024532

Adams County Warrants

Public Notice

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379705

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Michael Martinez and Patricia Martinez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Platinum Lending Group, LLC

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Platinum Lending Group, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

February 01, 2022

County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 03, 2022

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Also known by street and number as: 451 E 78TH PLACE, DENVER, CO 80229.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/11/2023

Last Publication 6/8/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/07/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Randall M. Chin #31149

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009747254

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379729

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Kurt A. Langston

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

March 14, 2018

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

March 15, 2018

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2018000021348**

Original Principal Amount

$325,395.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$338,648.75

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 3, BLOCK 7, NORTH GLENN - SIXTH FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement recorded 02/20/2020 at Reception No. 2020000016274 in the records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, Colorado.

Also known by street and number as: 10990 Larry Drive, Northglenn, CO 80233. THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of

Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/4/2023

Last Publication6/1/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893 Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO21370

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379721

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 16, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Leonard W. Boso and Judith E. Boso

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Seattle Mortgage Company

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Mortgage Assets Management, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

February 20, 2007

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 27, 2007

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007000020337 Original Principal Amount

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 13, BLOCK 2, SHERATON PARK AMENDED PLAT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 60 South 17th Avenue Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/14/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication4/27/2023

Last Publication5/25/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/16/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755

McCarthy & Holthus, LLP

and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379701

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Phillip Rodriguez

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc. acting solely as nominee for American Financing Corporation

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association

Date of Deed of Trust

September 24, 2015

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

October 05, 2015

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2015000083229

Original Principal Amount

$183,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$159,263.57

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 14, BLOCK 2 NORTH STAR HILLS - SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 8741 Northstar Dr., Thornton, CO 80260.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/07/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication4/13/2023

Last Publication5/11/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER

DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/07/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Marcello G. Rojas #46396

The Sayer Law Group, P.C. 3600 South Beeler Street, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO220156

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379742

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Ilea Miller AND Steven Ulibarri

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR KBHS HOME LOANS, LLC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AU -

THORITY

Date of Deed of Trust

December 26, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2019000113655

Original Principal Amount

$481,124.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $456,334.43

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT 16, BLOCK 10, SAGE CREEK FILING NO.

1, AMENDMENT NO. 2, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 12470 Kearney Circle, Thornton, CO 80602.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/4/2023

Last Publication6/1/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

N. April Winecki #34861

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 23-029372

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379734

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) Judy K. Johnson

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems Inc. as nominee for Advisors Mortgage Group LLC, Its Successors and Assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

PHH Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

April 12, 2021

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

April 20, 2021

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or

Book/Page No.)

2021000047743

Original Principal Amount

$454,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$171,646.43

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: for reasons including, but not limited to, the failure to occupy the property as mortgagor’s primary residence as required under said Deed of Trust and the Evidence of Debt secured thereby.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

TION NO. 20040614000483570, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

TOGETHER WITH THE EXCLUSIVE RIGHT TO USE THE FOLLOWING LIMITED ELEMENTS: GARAGE SPACE NO. 2 AND STORAGE SPACE NO. S3, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. APN: 0171913101324

*Pursuant to that certain Affidavit Re: Scrivener’s Error Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-35-109(5) recorded in the records of Adams County, Colorado, on 11/15/2022 at Reception No. 2022000090851 to correct the legal description. Also known by street and number as: 3501 E 103rd Cir Unit A22, Thornton, CO 80229-3567.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/4/2023

Last Publication6/1/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 02/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755 McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-948517-LL

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202379757

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

MARTIN KYLE LANDERS

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. ACTING SOLELY AS NOMINEE FOR USAA FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt LAKEVIEW LOAN SERVICING, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 31, 2019

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 05, 2019

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2019000062576

Original Principal Amount $190,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $186,970.32

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

CONDOMINIUM UNIT NO. 1-D, THE RAFT CLUB CONDOMINIUMS, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION RECORDED ON JANUARY 16, 1978 IN BOOK 2206 AT PAGE 299 AND CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED ON JANUARY 16, 1978 IN BOOK 2206 AT PAGE 318 OF THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORDS, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

7700

E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122

Attorney File # CO-22-947950-LL

The Attorney above is

December 18, 2019

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

UNIT A-22, COLONY RIDGE, AS DEFINED AND DESCRIBED IN THE DECLARATION RECORDED APRIL 11, 2003, UNDER RECEPTION NO. C1124847, AS AMENDED, AND ACCORDING TO THE CONDOMINIUM MAP RECORDED

JANUARY 5, 2004, UNDER RECEPTION NO.

C1261275, AND AS AMENDED IN INSTRUMENT RECORDED JUNE 14, 2004, UNDER RECEP-

Also known by street and number as: 1655 HAVANA ST, UNIT 1D, AURORA, CO 80010. THE

BERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication 5/11/2023

Last Publication 6/8/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 03/07/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Randall M. Chin #31149

Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP

1391 Speer Boulevard, Suite 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 350-3711

Attorney File # 00000009701087

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379740

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 28, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Jose T. Manibusan Jr and Francine T.R. Manibusan

Original Beneficiary(ies)

Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as beneficiary, as nominee for Envoy Mortgage, Ltd., its successors and assigns

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

Freedom Mortgage Corporation

Date of Deed of Trust

July 27, 2015

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 03, 2015

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2015000063089**

Original Principal Amount

$228,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$229,728.69

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

LOT9, BLOCK 4, MILLS SUBDIVISON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

**This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement effective 04/01/2019.

Also known by street and number as:

1903 Biscay St, Aurora, CO 80011.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/4/2023

Last Publication6/1/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/28/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Amanda Ferguson #44893

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C.

355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155

Attorney File # CO11780

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379755

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On March 7, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Sally J La Velle

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR UNITED SOUTHWEST MORTGAGE CORPORATION, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

FINANCE OF AMERICA REVERSE LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

November 25, 2015

County of Recording Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

December 10, 2015

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2015000102973

Original Principal Amount $277,500.00

Outstanding Principal Balance $144,269.99

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: This is a Home Equity Conversion Deed of Trust or other Reverse Mortgage. Borrower has died and the property is not the principal residence of any surviving Borrower, resulting in the loan being due and payable.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

The land described herein is situated in the State of Colorado, County of Adams, described as follows:

Lot Twenty-four (24), Block Thirteen (13), Morris Heights Filing No. 2, Amended Map.

APN: 0182325306014

Also known by street and number as:

3149 Salem Street, Aurora, CO 80011.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/11/2023

Last Publication6/8/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO

resenting the legal holder of the indebtedness is:

Alison L. Berry #34531

Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990

Attorney File # 22-027888

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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION

CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE

SALE NO. A202379723

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On February 23, 2023, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s)

Gary Allen Lynds

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR People’s Bank, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

CARRINGTON MORTGAGE SERVICES, LLC

Date of Deed of Trust

July 21, 2015

County of Recording

Adams

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

August 21, 2015

Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

2015000069417

Original Principal Amount

$300,000.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$92,437.51

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Borrower’s failure to occupy and use the property as Borrower(s)’ principal residence as required under the Deed of Trust.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

THE EAST 61.05 FEET OF PLOT 71, FIRST ADDITION TO WESTMINSTER, ACCORDING TO THE RECORDED PLAT THEREOF.

Also known by street and number as: 3300 W 73rd Avenue, Westminster, CO 80030.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.

NOTICE OF SALE

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

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 06/28/2023, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication5/4/2023

Last Publication6/1/2023

Name of Publication Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;

DATE: 02/23/2023

Alexander L. Villagran, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado

By: Treasurer and Public Trustee

The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: N. April Winecki #34861 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 23-029316

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

Case Manager: David DeBoskey

Request: A Right-of-way vacation of lot 7-A and the utility and drainage easement for disuse.

Parcel Numbers: 0157122001004, 0157122001012

Legal Description:

MARQUART TRACT Lots 7 & 8

Applicant: Adams County Public Works, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 Public Hearings Location: 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton, CO 80601 Please visit http:// www.adcogov.org/bocc for up to date information. The full text of the proposed request and additional colored maps can be obtained by accessing the Adams County Community and Economic Development Department website at www.adcogov.org/planning/currentcases.

Legal Notice No. NTS2557

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

CITY OF NORTHGLENN

ORDINANCE ADOPTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CB-2000, Ordinance No. 1848, Series of 2023, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Northglenn on Monday, April 24, 2023, “A bill for an ordinance amending Chapter 11 of the Northglenn Municipal Code amending various sections of the Unified Development Ordinance.”

Copies of the ordinance may be obtained from the office of the City Clerk, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn. This ordinance will be effective five days after the date of this publication.

Johanna Small, CMC City Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2570

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

PUBLIC HEARING

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING –PLANNING COMMISSION

Notice is hereby given to all interested persons that a public hearing will be held by the Planning Commission of the City of Westminster on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at Westminster City Hall, 4800 W. 92nd Ave, Westminster, CO 80031. The public has the option to attend in person or send in testimony in advance. See below for additional information.

The property owner of Lot 1, Block 2 of the Greenlawn Subdivision, located on the southwest corner of West 92nd Avenue and Pierce Street, has filed applications to amend the Preliminary Development Plan and Official Development Plan in order to construct a 40-unit townhome development on 2.5 acres of property.

Planning Commission Action: The Planning Commission will make a recommendation to City Council of approval or denial of the Preliminary Development Plan Amendment and the Official Development Plan Amendment for the property.

The City values public input on development applications. Testimony for the public hearing will be accepted:

•By submitting written comments in advance;

•By leaving verbal comments in advance;

• By participating in person during the Planning Commission Meeting;

If you want to learn more about these options, please visit: https://www.cityofwestminster.us/pc

If you want to view the Planning Commission meeting agenda, agenda memo, and other materials for this meeting, they will be posted prior to the hearing at https://www.cityofwestminster.us/pc

If you want to view the live meeting, it will be streamed live via the City’s traditional webcast at www.youtube.com/user/WestminsterCO/live.

If you have any questions regarding this application, please contact Nathan Lawrence, Senior Planner, with the City of Westminster Community Development Department at nlawrence@cityofwestminster.us or 303-658-2099.

John McConnell, AICP Interim Planning Manager City of Westminster

Legal Notice No. NTS2555

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 23-07

INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Pro Tem Peterson Council Member Jensen AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS, COLORADO, AMENDING CHAPTER 6, ANIMALS, OF THE FEDERAL HEIGHTS MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE TRAP, NEUTER AND RETURN OF COMMUNITY CATS

INTRODUCED, READ AND PASSED AS AN OR-

DINANCE, ON FIRST READING, AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS, COLORADO, THE 2nd DAY OF May 2023.

The Ordinance is available for review in the City Clerk’s office.

Legal Notice No. NTS2564

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice

CITY OF NORTHGLENN ORDINANCE ADOPTION

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CB-2005, Ordinance No. 1849, Series of 2023, was adopted by the City Council of the City of Northglenn on Monday, April 24, 2023, “A bill for a special ordinance amending the 2023 Budget recognizing revenues and appropriating expenditures by supplemental appropriation, for the payment of the costs and expenses of the municipal government, agencies and offices of the City of Northglenn, Colorado, for the fiscal year beginning January 1, 2023.” Copies of the ordinance may be obtained from the office of the City Clerk, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn. This ordinance will be effective five days after the date of this publication.

Johanna Small, CMC City Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2571

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Bids and Settlements

Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that Adams 12 Five Star Schools will on May 22, 2023 make final settlement with GE Johnson Special Projects, LLC, 25 North Cascade Avenue, Suite 400, Colorado Springs, CO 80903 for work performed on a project known as: Adams 12 Five Star Schools Five Star Stadium Renovation (P16017) located at 9351 Washington Street, Thornton, CO 80229.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, equipment, materials, equipment rentals, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by GE Johnson Special Projects, LLC or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work on said project is hereby notified to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the Board of Education of said School District at the Educational Support Center, Facilities Department, 1500 East 128th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80241, on or before May 19, 2023.

Settlement will be made at the Educational Support Center, Facilities Department, 1500 East 128th Avenue, Thornton, Colorado 80241. Failure on the part of the claimant to file such statement prior to the final settlement date will relieve the School District from any and all liability for such claim.

Dated: April 26, 2023 Adams 12 Five Star Schools

By: Eddie Coronado Senior Construction Project Manager Legal Notice No. NTS2543

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel & Westminster Window

Public Notice

INVITATION TO BID

HERITAGE TODD CREEK

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT 2023 ASPHALT AND CONCRETE REPAIRS

Project Description: The Heritage Todd Creek Metropolitan District (District) is seeking Contractors or Joint Ventures (JV) capable of Pavement and concrete repairs; crack sealing; pavement removal and replacement; concrete curb and sidewalk removal and replacement, striping, and any other elements related to paving and concrete repairs. The work shall commence on or about June 15th, 2023.

Complete digital project bidding documents will be available for download online after 10:00 am. on May 11, 2023, at www.questcdn.com. You may download the digital documents for $22.00 by inputting Quest project number 8446948 on the website’s projects search page.

A mandatory pre-bid meeting will be held remotely via Microsoft Teams at 2:00PM on May 15, 2023.

Bids will be submitted via electronic submission until May 25, 2023 at 10:00 am Mountain Standard Time.

All Bidders must submit a Pre-Qualification statement at or before the time of Bid.

Contractor Pre-Qualifications Statements: Interested Contractors may be considered for Pre-

by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on April 2, 2018 at Reception No. 2018000026482 in the records of the Adams County Clerk and Recorder, notice is hereby given that on May 25, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

ALL THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED LOT OR PARCEL OF LAND, SITUATE, LYING AND BEING IN THE SAID COUNTY OF ADAMS AND STATE OF COLORADO, TO WIT:

LOT 1, BLOCK 16, YORK HIGHLANDS FILING NUMBER TWO, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

BEING THE SAME PREMISES THAT WAS CONVEYED UNTO LOUIE ORTEGA, JR. (NOW DECEASED, CERTIFICATE ID 004430724, DATED JANUARY 11TH, 2011 IN THE STATE OF COLORADO) AND LUCILLE P. ORTEGA BY QUITCLAIM DEED FROM JEFFERY B. GREGORY AND CAROL A. GREGORY, DATED AUGUST 22nd, 1983, AND RECORDED AUGUST 24TH, 1983 AT DEED BOOK 2782 AND DEED PAGE 569 IN THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY RECORDER’S OFFICE, STATE OF COLORADO.

Commonly known as: 2390 East 98th Avenue, Thornton, CO 80229.

The sale will be held in front of the Adams County Combined Court located at 1100 Judicial Center Dr, Brighton, CO 80601.

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid the lesser amount of the loan balance, or the appraised value obtained by the Secretary prior to sale.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorated share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale. When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling 10% of the Secretary’s bid in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of 10% of the Secretary’s bid must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extension will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit, or at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein, HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner no less than three (3) days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before the public auction of the property is completed.

The amount that must be paid if the mortgage is to be reinstated prior to the scheduled sale is $203,867.58 as of March 7, 2023, plus all other amounts that would be due under the mortgage agreement if payments under the deed of trust had not been accelerated, advertising costs and postage expenses incurred in giving notice, mileage by the most reasonable road distance for posting notices and for the Foreclosure Commissioner’s attendance at the sale, reasonable and customary

costs incurred for title and lien record searches, the necessary out of pocket costs incurred by the Foreclosure Commissioner, and all other costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure prior to reinstatement.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below.

Dated: April 12, 2023

Foreclosure Commissioner Deanne R. Stodden 1550 Wewatta Street, Suite 710 Denver, CO 80202

Telephone: (303) 623-4806

Email: foreclosure@messner.com

Legal Notice No. NTS2489

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the Cities of Thornton and Northglenn, Adams County, Colorado, Case No. 22-08-0686P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at https://www.floodmaps.fema.gov/fhm/BFE_Status/bfe_main.asp, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877-336-2627).

Legal Notice No. NTS2540

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice

APT Service, Inc. is seeking title and selling the following abandoned vehicles.

2014 Ram 3500 vin# 128202

2002 Dodge Ram vin# 125261

2007 Harley Davidson FLH vin# 722707

2019 Kia Soul vin# 011862

Contact them at: APT Service, Inc 4400 Delaware St., Denver, CO. 80216 303-455-1264

Legal Notice No. NTS2549

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Robert L. Lambert a/k/a Robert Lee Lambert, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30268

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Julie Belitt

Personal Representative 188 Gunnison Ridge Court Grand Junction, CO 81503

Legal Notice No. NTS2548

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

T. Shaun Sullivan

Personal Representative 1612 Jasmine St. Denver, CO 80220

Legal Notice No. NTS2556

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Donald Dean Ellis, aka Don Ellis,aka Donald Ellis, aka Donald D Ellis, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 110

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

MICHAEL A ELLIS

Personal Representative 1780 W 50TH AVE Denver, CO 80221

Legal Notice No. NTS2554

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of H. Dolores McCall aka Haydee Dolores McCall aka Haydee D. McCall aka Haydee Dolores Ruiz aka H. Dolores Ruiz aka Haydee D. Ruiz, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30302

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark F.X. McCall

Personal Representative 2308 Ranch Dr. Westminster, CO 80234

Legal Notice No. NTS2495

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Rodney Roose, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30250

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jacob E. Roose

Personal Representative 8280 Downing Drive Denver, CO 80229

Legal Notice No. NTS2541

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jean D. Lea, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 132

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Staci Stallings

Personal Representative 13010 Niagara St Thornton, CO 80602

Legal Notice No. NTS2551

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of BRIDGET DE ANN CALIP, aka BRIDGET DEANN CALIP, aka BRIDGET D. CALIP, aka BRIDGET CALIP, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30281

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jennifer Buell, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30284

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Deborah Dickerson

Personal Representative 6251 Sun Ridge Road Rapid City, SD 57702

Legal Notice No. NTS2542

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Grace Catherine Worthington

A/K/A Grace C. Worthington

A/K/A Grace Katherine Worthington

A/K/A Kate Worthington, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 133

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kathy L. Mendt

Personal Representative 12618 Ulster Street Thornton, CO 80602

Legal Notice No. NTS2546

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Ewell Davis Jr., Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 451

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jed Davis Personal Representative

2165 Primrose Lane Erie, CO 80516

Legal Notice No. NTS2512

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Roswitha Tierney, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 148

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Krista Cuney Personal Representative 13220 Watkins Rd. Hudson, CO 80642

Legal Notice No. NTS2559

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jacob Hatfield, Deceased Case Number: 2023PR112

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 28, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lori Walker, Personal Representative 3511 W. 95th Avenue Westminster, Colorado 80031

Legal Notice No. NTS2499

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marna M. Donner aka Marna Mae Donner, Marna Donner, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30286

Mark Donner Skipton Law LLC

2 Inverness Drive E. Suite 102 Englewood, CO 80112

Legal Notice No. NTS2517

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Carroll Jay Harms, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 454

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kenda Enney Personal Representative 1880 County Road 19 Fort Lupton, CO 80621

Legal Notice No. NTS2516

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Hector Manuel Delgado Solis, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 17

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Martha G. Delgado

Personal Representative 11477 Larson Lane Northglenn CO 80233

Legal Notice No. NTS2565

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Faye Reflow, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 129

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

David Reflow and Suzan Mathews Personal Representative 4433 E 129th Ave Thornton, CO 80241

Legal Notice No. NTS2518

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Jason T. Converse, also known as Jason Thomas Converse and Jason Converse, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30348

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tabitha A. Converse

Personal Representative 22363 E. Nassau Place Aurora, Colorado 80018

Legal Notice No. NTS2566

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Syd Oliver Staggs also known as Susan Cecilia Staggs and/or Susan C. Staggs, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 30299

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mark Lloyd Staggs

Personal Representative c/o Branaugh Law Offices, P.C. 8700 Ralston Road Arvada, CO 80002

Legal Notice No. NTS2509

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of

Kathryn L. Calip

Personal Representative

c/o Nicole Andrzejewski 3801 E. Florida Ave, Ste 906 Denver, CO 80210

Legal Notice No. NTS2501

First Publication: April 27, 2023

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Susan Mickus Attorney for Personal Representative

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Alan Joseph Sullivan,

Woman faces terminal illness with resolve

BY DANA KNOWLES AND JEREMY MOORE ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS

How do you show up for life and all it can potentially o er when you’re only 21 years old, knowing you may only have a few years left?

at’s a question Ellie White asks herself almost every day.

She was born with a rare neurodegenerative disease called Wolfram syndrome, which causes diabetes, blindness, hearing loss, and eventually it a ects the brain stem, resulting in respiratory failure at an early age. With no current cure, the life expectancy of someone with Wolfram syndrome is typically between 25 and 40 years.

“Eventually my body will forget how to breathe, and I won’t be able to breathe, which makes this disorder a terminal disorder,” White said, adding that dying at a young age is di cult to contemplate, even for her. “I want to get stu done. I want to live life.”

In fact, she is — getting stu done and living life — as best she can.

White nds joy by surrounding herself with family, friends and pets at her home in Centennial. She is also studying music therapy at Metro-

politan State University of Denver. Over the last several years, she has performed with her dance group, e Silhouettes, on the television show “America’s Got Talent” and she traveled to Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Barack Obama. ese are things that are paramount for her, as much of her time is also spent traveling out of state to meet with various specialists for what can feel like constant medical testing.

“I just went to St. Louis and was there for ve days. I had doctors appointments from seven in the morning until three in the afternoon. I did cognitive exams like memory and speech, taste tests, smell tests and blood work,” she added.

Wolfram syndrome is considered an orphan disorder, which means it is extremely rare and there is not a lot of research for funding to help nd a cure, and there is no treatment for it yet.

Ellie’s mother, Beth White, a molecular biologist at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus and the school of medicine’s infectious disease department, is trying to change that. And she feels her background in research can help.

Public Notices

also known as Alan J. Sullivan, also known as Alan Sullivan, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30345

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 11, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Terri L. Sullivan

Personal Representative

106098 E. Geddes Ln. Aurora CO 80016

Legal Notice No. NTS2553

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JOSEPH P. JOHNSON, aka, JOSEPH PATRICK JOHNSON, aka, JOSEPH JOHNSON, aka, JOE P. JOHNSON, aka JOE PATRICK JOHNSON, aka JOE JOHNSON, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 30340

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before September 5, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer O’Conner

Personal Representative

403 Pike Ave Cañon City, CO 81212

Legal Notice No. NTS2510

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 25, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jessica Elizabeth Shea be changed to

Jessica Elizabeth Frank

Case No.: 23 C 556

By: Deputy Clerk

“I feel like I see her dying in front of me,” she said. “We started the Ellie White Foundation for Rare Genetic Disorders because we realized we needed to raise money for research because Wolfram syndrome is so rare that when Ellie was diagnosed with it, not only was she the only person alive in Colorado at the time who had it, but there was no research being done to nd a cure.”

Wolfram syndrome typically starts with a diagnosis of childhood diabetes, then vision problems, which is what happened with Ellie. When she was three, doctors diagnosed her with diabetes. Four years later, during a routine eye exam, Ellie was found to be colorblind. After more tests, Ellie was diagnosed with Wolfram syndrome.

“Unfortunately, it’s a terminal disorder. So, we’re working as quickly as we can to help nd a cure and save her life,” explained Beth White, adding that her goals are raising awareness and money. “Ultimately nding a cure for Wolfram syndrome is the most important thing in my life right now.”

at’s when Beth started reaching out to as many researchers as possi-

Legal Notice No. NTS2558

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 28, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Quianna Sydrina Lorenza de la Rosa be changed to Xenia Quianna Sydrina Lorenza de la Rosa Case No.: 23 C 0462

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2491

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 25, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Nicole Marie Galer be changed to Niki Marie Galer

Case No.: 23 C 571

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2560

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on March 21, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Jared Michael Brewick be changed to Morgan Jace Brewick

Case No.: 23 C 0386

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2519

First Publication: May 4, 2023

Last Publication: May 18, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

ble, sending pictures of her daughter with pleas to do something.

“I wanted to reach out to these doctors and scientists and say, ‘ is cute little girl has this horrible terminal disorder that’s going to steal her entire life.’ I wanted to see if I could nd someone to work with her. And I discovered that Dr. Urano was doing similar research,” Beth recalled.

“People like Ellie keep me going and keep my enthusiasm high. Partnership and friendship is very important while working to nd a cure and treatments for this disease,” said Urano.

Beth White describes her daughter as someone who is so brave that other people don’t realize that she’s su ering. “She has such a beautiful tendency to always look for the best in every moment of life, and the best in every person.”

Ellie describes herself as feeling empowered. “I’m hoping to make a di erence. I’m not doing this to save my life. I’m doing this to help save other people’s lives.”

is story via Rocky Mountain PBS, a Colorado Community Media content partner.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Amber Whitney Skaff be changed to Amber Whitney Kelly Case No.: 23 C 337

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2504

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 3, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Devin James Knapp be changed to Devin James Kelly Case No.: 23 C 338

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2505

First Publication: April 27, 2023

Last Publication: May 11, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 25, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Coco Chional Young be changed to Shailene Jade Marcouxe Case No.: 23 C 0566

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2569

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on April 24, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has

been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Diana Teresa Miller-Adkisson be changed to Kat Miller Case No.: 23 C 524

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS2550

First Publication: May 11, 2023

Last Publication: May 25, 2023

Publisher: Westminster Window

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Adams County Justice Center 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, Colorado 80601

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: ERIC JAMES WILSON FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD

Case Number: 2023JA30017

Division: T1 NOTICE OF HEARING

To: ALBERT NICK VALLEJOS

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

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

You are further notified that an Adoption hearing is set on June 30, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. in Division T1 at the court location identified above.

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