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Virus surge may be ‘more severe than prior waves’ Health officials urge getting vaccine, booster; hospital data spiking

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Local public health officials and analysts implored the public not to let its guard down as the omicron variant drives a dramatic coronavirus surge in Colorado.

“We believe it is important for Coloradans to know that there is a high probability of coming into contact with someone with (coronavirus) in the days ahead,” a statement from the COVID-19 tracking team led by the Colorado School of Public Health said.

The new virus variant is driving record-shattering numbers of recorded new daily cases, and the number of patients currently hospitalized for COVID-19 in Colorado has spiked back up since late December. That number was 1,374 confirmed COVID-19 patients as of Jan. 7, according to state data.

“Even though infection from the Omicron variant appears to result in lower risk of hospitalization than the Delta variant, hospital demand could exceed prior peaks based on high number of cases caused by Omicron and its ability to cause infection among previously vaccinated or infected individuals,” said the Jan. 3 statement from the Colorado COVID-19 Modeling Group, a team that analyzes data to provide projections on how the SEE OMICRON, P31

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Westminster, Thornton’s King Soopers’ workers join protest

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Workers at the four King Soopers stores in Westminster and Thornton joined 77 other locations protesting the labor practices of the grocery chain.

“I started working (at King Soopers) in 1987 and it was a good working-class job,” said Kip Keith, a 34-year employee protesting outside the 10351 N. Federal King Soopers.

“Now Kroger doesn’t care about its workforce.”

King Soopers’ employees across the Denver metropolitan area are protesting unfair labor practices and seeking better wages and work conditions. Workers began striking on Wednesday at 5 a.m.

From a flier, a few of the proposals the workers are protesting are the ability to reduce wages and other benefits at any time, insufficient contributions to their health fund and proposals designed to silence the voice of workers by crippling the Union.

Brandon Golston, an assistant deli manager and five-year employee, said that the store does not honor senior members by hiring gig workers and not giving senior staff substantial raises.

“It just doesn’t seem fair, you know, especially considering that they have hit record profits and we’re in the midst of a pandemic right now. They canceled our hazard pay when a lot of other companies kept that hazard pay,” said Golston.

Golston makes $20.56 per hour and said the company only offered him a $1 wage increase. He points to working through the pandemic and his five years of service as reasons he deserves a higher wage.

For others, it’s not just wages but

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Lori Thomson, a 26 year King Soopers employee and resident of Thornton, protests PHOTO BY LUKE ZARZECKI outside the 10351 N. Federal King Soopers.

security. Victoria Hodge a 21-year deli clerk at the Thornton King Soopers, said the store has been robbed by gunpoint twice and the security has not been updated.

“We have a worker that’s traumatized, gun to her head,” she said.

“It’s not a safe working environment.”

Stores remain open, but shoppers must cross the picket lines. To those customers, Lori Thomson, a 26-year employee and resident of Thornton,

asks for empathy.

“Some of them do not understand the cause and to find out what the cause is, if it matters to them, because no one knows when they could be in this circumstance at any point in their life with any job they choose to have in the future,” she said. “We are fighting for a cause.

We’re not out here just because we want to get out of work.”

“I love my job, we just need better working conditions,” said Hodge.

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January 20, 2022

Westminster fire chief Doug Hall to retire

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Westminster Fire Chief Doug Hall remembers that the first engine he served on was a 1976 Ward LaFrance, with just two years of service when he started in 1978.

Fast forward 43 years, the beloved chief notified city council on Jan 10 of his planned retirement for July 3.

“The opportunity to lead the finest fire department in the nation was a job of a lifetime, but it is not meant to be a job for a lifetime. I am honored and proud to serve the community that I have called home for over four decades,” said Hall.

Hall became a firefighter because he flunked out of college. He was on the pre-med track because for his whole life, he wanted to become

a doctor. In his teenage years, he decided to be a pediatrician.

The motivation came from his grandfather and his brother, who both were doctors. He grew up in the small town Campbellsville, Kentucky and spent his summers with his grandfather, who would take him on rounds.

As well, the drive came from how his family valued serving the community. In addition to his grandfather as a doctor, his father was a teacher, his son works for the Broomfield police and his daughter in law works for the City of Westminster.

“I guess, inherited from my grandfather and my father, just service to others,” he said, describing his favorite part of being a firefighter.

He took a job as a dispatcher and heard the stories from firefighters.

From this, he grew his interest and started training to become a firefighter. Some jobs here and there, he ended up in Westminster and has lived in the same house ever since he moved. In June, he and his wife will be married for 39 years.

According to a press release from the City of Westminster, under Halls Hall’s leadership, WFD was given an ISO Class 1 rating, the Center for Public Safety Excellence’s (CPSE) highest accreditation. Less than 300 agencies have received an ISO Class 1 accreditation nationally.

Hall oversaw modernizing technology of the department and upgrading public safety telecommunication systems. Hall also developed new career pathways for future firefighters through a multi-agency firefighter academy and officer development program.

“Chief Hall’s legacy is a department of dedicated, talented professionals who serve Westminster to the highest standards in the nation,” said Interim City Manager Jody Andrews.

The press release also details how much Westminster has grown throughout his career. He started when Westminster was approximately 50,000 people, and now it stands at about 116,000. The fire department grew in parallel, from 19 employees to 143.

Hall mentioned how the city has changed.

“It’s become a mature city. I mean, we’re a suburb but we still have a lot of big city problems because we’re part of a larger metropolitan area,” he said.

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January 20, 2022

Northglenn votes for gender-neutral municipal code

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Northglenn City Council unanimously voted on Jan. 10 to amend their municipal code to include gender-neutral pronouns and eliminate gender specific language.

“It has to do with questions of feeling included and seeing yourself in the roles, either the job title or a council member or whatever, that the possibility exists for anyone,” said Northglenn city councilor Katherine Goff.

The move comes in parallel with jurisdictions across the country making municipal codes inclusive of all genders, according to the city clerk’s office memorandum.

The memorandum outlines how the municipal code was written with masculine pronouns and provides examples of what the changes would look like. Chairman replaced with Chairperson, Councilmen changed to Council Members, his switched to their, and others.

Before coming onto council, Councilor Goff read through the literature describing the position and only saw he and him pronouns.

“It was kind of off-putting for me,” she said.

Not only will it be more inclusive for women, but it will support the legal status of transgender and non-binary people, says the memorandum.

According to the Sylvia Rivera Law Project’s website, an organization that “works to guarantee that all

people are free to self-determine gender identity and expression, regardless of income or race, and without facing harassment, discrimination or violence,” everyone expresses their gender identity in a different way.

The website details how gender and sex are different — sex is biological and gender is how one sees themselves.

Deja Moore, an at-Large member of Northglenn’s Diversity, Inclusivity and Social Equity Board (DISE) identifies as a trans-woman of color, and said the action will make the code more gender affirming.

“Oftentimes, everything is in a CISgender lens and it’s not encompassing of my community, folks that are transgender and also folks that might be gender non-conforming or nonbinary and I think it’s so important that we are represented in legislation and in codes to show that we do matter too, and it’s not just our cis-gender peers that matter,” she said.

Moore thinks this is a step in the right direction, however more work needs to be done. One action could be to add more inclusive bathrooms.

“I think right now we just have binary, male or female, and I would love to see more gender neutral, more family restrooms, that are more affirming for all folks to be able to use,” she said.

City Charters Goff said she would consider expanding this policy — adding genderneutral language to the municipal code — to the city charter as well.

NEUTRAL DEFINITIONS Definitions from the Anti-Defamation League Cisgender - A term for when someone’s gender identity/expression matches the gender they were assigned at birth.

Gender Binary - The idea that sex and gender are two distinct, opposite and disconnected categories—male and female.

Gender Expression - Refers to the Westminster posed to voters the question of amending the City Charter to replace exclusively masculine pronouns with gender neutral pronouns in the November election. The referendum failed 12,606 to 11,765.

However, Westminster had seven referendums on the ballot. Westminster City Councilor Rich Seymour said prior to the election, it could have been too many measures to consider.

“I think we need to stick to the high-profile ones with the higher propensity of passing,” he said.

Westminster City Councilor Bruce Baker said he would be in favor of changing the language but does not see the issue.

“I think there are far more important things to be worrying about,” he said. “I don’t think the language has a negative impact right now.”

Westminster City Councilor Obi Ezeadi said he is in full support of making Westminster’s municipal code and the city charter gender neutral.

“I think the referendum was voted

ways in which people externally communicate their gender identity to others through behavior, clothing, haircut, voice and emphasizing, de-emphasizing or changing their bodies’ characteristics.

Gender expression is not an indicator of sexual orientation.

Gender Non-Conforming - A person who doesn’t adhere to societal pressures to conform to gender norms and roles.

down for the same reason wards/ districts were voted down: the ballot language was confusing to most residents, and not enough information about the questions were communicated to residents prior to the ballots,” he said. “The ballot language should have provided some simple examples to illustrate the effect of the change, and the city should have supplied an accompanying ‘blue book’ with more details similar to the State initiatives.”

As well, Ezeadi thinks the literature should be written in a way everyone can understand.

“I would actually love to collaborate with my colleagues to develop a project, driven by residents, to translate the municipal code and city charter into layman’s terms - removing the legalese to simplify how the city works for our residents,” he said.

According to Todd Barnes, a spokesperson for the City of Thornton, there has been zero talk from council or the city of changing the city charter or the municipal code to gender neutral language.

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January 20, 2022

Save the Farm cites confusion for Uplands public comment deadline

BY LUKE ZARZECKI LZARZECKI@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Foes of the Uplands development proposal said a city decision not to accept 14 emails before the final Dec. 15 Westminster City Council meeting silenced their group.

“To what benefit of the public good is trying to limit the public input into such a weighty decision by the council?” said Karen Ray, a leader of the Save the Farm group.

The Westminster’s City Council hosted three public meeting with testimony leading up to their Dec. 15 decision to approve rezoning of the land.

“The City accepted written and recorded testimony up to the posted agenda deadline of noon on December 13, 2021. Written and recorded testimony submitted after the noon December 13, 2021 deadline was not included in the record,” said Andy Le, a spokesperson for the city.

Only in-person testimony beyond that date was heard, Le said. After the public comment was closed, the City received 14 emails, according to Le. Councilors heard from 65 total

speakers and 96 voicemails before issuing their decision. Additionally, the city received 68 emails of testimony prior to the Dec. 13.

Ray said she and others submitted testimony after the Dec. 13 that was not included in the public record. Although the city posted the deadline as Dec. 13, she points to a comment made by Mayor Pro Tem David DeMott signaling the testimony would be heard.

“The motion was to extend the meeting to finish the public hearing once the voicemails are all listened to and we would close the public hearing,” DeMott said in his motion. “...to explain, when the public hearing closes that means emails or any communications after that they are not considered because the public hearing is closed,” DeMott said. “Once it is closed, it’s closed so we won’t consider anything sent to us about this topic.”

Ray said she and others interpreted this to mean that testimony such as emails would be accepted until the public hearing was closed, which was on Dec. 15.

Ray said not including their

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emails and comments made it impossible to counter comments made

by Eric Kornacki, the executive director of the Uplands Community Collective.

Kornacki quoted a column by Andy Bosselman in the Denver Post about Denver’s housing history in his comments.

“Today, wealthy white homeowners have a disproportionate say in the city’s future, these neighborhood defenders use their influence to zealously preserve one of the KKK’s original tools of segregation, zoning bans all types of housing except single-family homes,” he said.

Save the Farm members wrote emails in response to this comment.

“Tonight we watched the Uplands developer slander local residents calling them racists and supporters of the KKK,” Save the Farm member Karl Merida wrote. “Additionally the developer claimed that a member of save the farm harassed someone in the parking lot. This is totally outrageous. Uplands will literally say ANYTHING to close the deal. It is inconceivable that the city would do business with such an unethical developer.”

Ray said Merida intended that letter be included in the public record.

There were other topics, as well, she said.

“Other letters were sent by members of the public that addressed other areas of concern, non-conformance with city standards, and harm that would be done by approving the motions on the Uplands proposal for rezoning, Preliminary Development Plan, and Master Official Development Plan,” Ray said in an email to the the City and city councilors, sent before the second reading of the Uplands project on Jan. 10.

But Le said the second reading just gives the council a second chance to review items they already voted on.

“With regard to the why we have a second reading, it’s part of the city’s charter,” Le said. “In this instance, for a land-use hearing, testimony and other evidence is introduced during the hearing. These comprise the record. After the close of public testimony, no additional verbal or written public testimony may be

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— and the city — need to make sure they are listening to the residents and respond to their needs. “(we need to) make sure we’re doing the right things for the right reasons for our community, you know, be responsive to understanding what the needs of the residents are,” he said. “You can’t keep delivering services tomorrow based upon what you assume is happening today.”

His least favorite part of serving on the fire department is seeing people burned out of their homes or their businesses. He said that people never mean for a fire to burn them out of their home, and businesses usually can’t come back after a fire.

“It’s heart wrenching, it’s gut wrenching.”

As to advice for future and current firefighters, he says to learn and to share.

“Always be a learner. Always look to share your time, your experiences,” he said. “Help each other to take care of each other.”

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With the conundrum as a suburb with big city problems, he sees opportunity for attacking those issues with creative solutions. Since bigger cities can devote specilized units to problems, smaller cities like Westminster have more of an opportunity for collaboration.

“It gives us an opportunity to grow and develop our skill set differently than what they see in the big city,” he said. “Westminster as a government, as a city has never been afraid to move forward into the future.”

To connect the fire department to the community, he keeps the fire station overhead doors open to make residents feel they are open for them and there for them.

“Pople’s at the heart of our business from a fire and EMS standpoint,” he said.

He thinks that the fire department

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January 20, 2022

Webster trial due to start this week STAFF REPORT

BRIGHTON – Jeremy Webster, the man accused of murdering 13-yearold Vaughn Bigelow, Jr. during an alleged road-rage 2018 incident, was due to stand trial this week in Adams County Court.

Originally, the trial began in July but a judge declared a mistrial because a prosecution witness was not available. It was reset for Oct. 25. But DA spokesman Chris Hopper said defense co-counsel was on family medical leave. The court docket said the trial could last through at least Feb. 4.

The June 2018 incident at a Westminster dentist’s office also injured the boy’s mother, Meghan Bigelow, his younger brother Asa Bigelow, 8, and a bystander John Gale, who was sitting in a truck nearby.

Webster is charged with a total of 22 counts, including murder with extreme indifference and assault with extreme indifference.

According to police testimony at hearings in October 2018, 41-year-old Meghan Bigelow was driving her Webster three sons to a June 14 dentist appointment in suburban Denver. As they neared the office in Westminster, Bigelow heard emergency sirens behind her and tried to pull into the right lane.

She veered back to the left when she saw a black Toyota Corolla already in that lane.

She and Webster, the driver of the black Corolla, traded insults shouted through open windows.

Police said Bigelow and her middle

son, Cooper, later told detectives that Webster sped up when Bigelow tried to get in front of his car. They said Webster followed and pulled up behind them in the dental office’s lot.

Meghan Bigelow told police that she and Webster briefly argued, and as he began to drive away she took a video of his license plate and said she would contact police. At that point, she said, he backed up then got out of the car holding a handgun.

As she walked away, Webster shot her in the back, police said.

Witnesses said Webster walked away from the area at least once, then returned and began firing again, at one point pressing the muzzle of the gun to 13-year-old Vaughn’s head before firing.

Vaughn Bigelow was pronounced

WeldCo, South Dakota authorities seeking fugitive STAFF REPORT

Weld County sheriff’s deputies are searching for a South Dakota who left a traffic stop in Longmonton Jan. 5.

The suspect is Dustin Daniel Staeffler, 40, of Rapid City. He has arrest warrants for first-degree burglary, assault, obstruction, intentional damage to property and traffic offenses.

The U.S. Marshals Service issued a separate warrant for selling amphetamines.

Sheriff’s office spokesman Joe Moylan said deputies stopped a minivan near state Highway 119 and Turner Boulevard Jan. 5. The driver was Staeffler’s wife, Brook Dawn Staeffler, 36, also of Rapid City. Authorities arrested her on a separate federal warrant. She’s in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service.

“During the initial contact, a man (later identified as Dustin Staeffler) exited the vehicle and refused to identify himself as he left the scene,”

Moylan said. “Deputies and local law enforcement agencies searched the area but were unable to locate the wanted fugitive.”

Dustin Staeffler is described as a male white with blond hair and blue eyes. He’s 6 feet tall and weighs 180 pounds and was last seen wearing a black baseball hat with red lettering, blue jeans and a black Carhartt jacket.

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dead at a hospital. An autopsy found he had been shot in the head and the right arm.

Asa Bigelow was shot at least three times, including one bullet that entered his left cheek and exited on the right side of his face.

Meghan Bigelow was shot multiple times in her abdomen and once on the right side of her head.

Police found a handgun in Webster’s trunk and say he admitted to shooting the family. According to an arrest affidavit released in June 2018, Webster also told detectives he had “mental health issues’’ and began taking a new medication that day.

The psychiatrist told police Webster had been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and was prescribed antipsychotics and antidepressant medication.

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included in the record. City Council then deliberates and votes.”

“Where an item is approved via ordinance, votes occur on first and second reading. Ahead of the second reading, a public notice is put in a newspaper to ensure the public is aware,” Le said.

The second reading vote on Jan. 10 was the same as the Dec. 15 vote – 5-2 in favor of the zoning change.

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January 20, 2022

Perlmutter says he won’t seek reelection

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Rep. Ed Perlmutter (CO-07) is retiring from Congress at the end of his current term.

In an announcement, Perlmutter said it was time to pass the torch to the next generation of leaders.

“After much thought and consideration, I have decided not to run for reelection. I have loved representing my friends, neighbors and fellow Coloradans in the Congress of the United States of America.

I will miss meeting voters of the new 7th District — it is truly the most beautiful district in America.

It’s got the best of Colorado in it,” Perlmutter said.

The statement also highlighted some of the work he’s most proud of, including helping to expand renewable energy research at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, working to grow Colorado’s aerospace community, including securing funding for the Orion

project and pushing forward with human space exploration, and increasing awareness of the public safety risk a cash-only cannabis industry creates in Colorado and across the country.

In a separate interview, Perlmutter said predictions of a “red wave” in the coming mid-terms didn’t have an impact on his decision. He acknowledged that in mid-terms, it’s difficult for the party holding the presidency to maintain control of the House, but said voters of the district are smart and will give their support to a thoughtful, well-informed candidate. He also believes voters will be able to see positive change happening all around the district when several infrastructure projects slated for the area are underway.

“I think it’ll show that money is being put to good use for projects that will benefit them (district residents) in the future,” he said.

Climate change and wildfire mitigation are at the top of the list

of challenges Perlmutter says the district will continue to face.

“If the wind had turned just a bit south (in the recent Boulder, Louisville fires) a lot of District 7 wold have been in peril. And then you take the new district with all of the forests and mountain areas — wildfire mitigation and prevention will be a big issue,” he said.

Education and post-COVID economic development are issues the district will continue to grapple with in the future, but in general, he thinks the state and country are in pretty good shape economically, all things considered.

“Colorado’s unemployment is pretty good. The country gained 6.4 million jobs last year under Joe Biden. The stock market is up 10,000 points, which means $14 trillion — it’s $1.4 billion per point, and wages are up,” he said.

A more intangible worry he has is for the state of democracy itself, cautioning that the country must

stay vigilant in protecting the constitution and rule of law.

As for his own future, Perlmutter says he’s still not sure. He said he’s kidded around with the idea of practicing law again when his days in Congress are over — he’s still licensed to do so in Colorado. He said he’ll help others campaign as elections draw near. But for now, he still has three big things he wants to see through.

“One — I want to get that Safe Banking bill passed,” he said. “So that there’s not so much cash in dispensaries — we’ve had robberies and murders. Two — I’ve been working on a bill I’m co-sponsoring with Zoe Lofgren, from California, on wildfire prevention and mitigation.”

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Colorado’s 2022 legislative session under way

BY SANDRA FISH COLORADO SUN

Colorado’s legislature passes bills with the potential to affect every Coloradan, often in ways deeper and more immediate than changes approved by Congress.

School funding, health insurance, transportation, criminal justice, tax policy and a range of other issues and programs come under the scope of the Colorado General Assembly, which officially started the 2022 session on Jan. 12.

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Democrats are in control with a 4124 margin in the House and a 20-15 advantage in the Senate in addition to holding the governor’s office.

As part of The Colorado Sun’s Capitol Sunlight project, which aims to explain state government to Coloradans, we put together this brief guide on how the legislature works and what you can do to influence and stay up-to-date with the process: There is a lot of legislation Lawmakers are supposed to introduce only five bills each, but there are often exceptions. In the past 10 years, the number of measures introduced ranged from 545 in 2012 to 721 in 2018, indicating that plenty of representatives and senators don’t follow the limit.

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But before a bill becomes a law and impacts your life, it goes through a lengthy and often complex process, with several opportunities for the public to follow along, offer their input and contact their lawmakers.

How bills move through the legislature A bill becomes public once its title is read on the House or Senate floor, at which point it’s assigned to a committee. The legislature lists bills as they’re introduced, along with information on where they’re at in the process and votes cast for or against them, on its website, leg. colorado.gov.

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If you’re interested in a particular issue area, such as education or health care, you might want to follow specific committees and their work. Committees in the House and the Senate typically meet at set times and days of the week in specific committee rooms, with the agendas published in advance.

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to the moon and subsequent trip to Mars are near and dear.

“It’s going to end up being something that I hope is international in scope — a public/private partnership led by NASA,” he said. “Similar to what we just did with the

Once a measure reaches the full Senate or House, it must clear two votes to advance. The “second reading” of a bill is where the first vote is taken and it’s also where most debate occurs. Any lawmaker may offer floor amendments and speak for or against the policy. Typically, a voice vote is held on this initial passage.

If a bill clears second reading, it heads to a third and final reading where the second vote is taken. The second vote must happen at least a day after second reading, though it may be delayed for strategic or logistical reasons. Typically, only amendments offering technical corrections are allowed at this point.

Once the House or Senate approves a bill, it moves to the opposite chamber, where the same procedure — starting with a committee hearing or hearings — takes place.

How you can get involved There are plenty of ways for citizens to get involved in the legislative process: Participate in committee hearings. You may testify at committee hearings on specific bills either in James Webb Telescope where it was the Canadian Space Agency, European Space Agency and NASA (working together).”

Asked what he will miss the most about being in Congress, Perlmutter said, his staff.

“I have the best staff in America,” he said. “And that’s made our office one of the best offices in America for the people we represent.”

person or via Zoom by signing up in advance. Note that speaking time may be limited if a large number of people are signed up to testify, so prepare to make your point in 3 minutes or so.

Email or call your lawmaker.

Lawmakers welcome input from constituents, though not when it’s threatening or laced with profanity.

Consider contacting all the lawmakers on a committee considering the bill you’re interested in, said Senate Minority Leader Chris Holbert, a Douglas County Republican.

Tips on how to communicate with your representative and senator Don’t know who your state representative or senator is? Look it up here by plugging in your address.

Then find their contact info on this list. Visit the website at https://leg. colorado.gov/legislators.

You might have a lobbyist. Are you a member of AARP, the League of Women Voters, Americans for Prosperity or another civic group?

Does your business belong to a statelevel association? If so, you likely have someone lobbying lawmakers on your behalf. Such organizations

typically establish positions on issues likely to come before the legislature, and may adjust their stances through the session as legislation changes.

You don’t need to need to leave home to get involved Members of the public can always visit the Capitol and sit in committee rooms or the House and Senate gallery. But if you want to stay at home, you can also watch the action online through Colorado Channel on YouTube. Here is the link.

Committee hearings are not broadcast or recorded on video, but you can listen to them live through an audio feed or find them archived after the fact. Here’s the link. (For committee hearings, the entire audio often isn’t posted until hours later, or even the next day.)

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GOP contenders defend gas industry Five candidates running for governor meet in Fort Lupton

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Colorado’s oil and gas industry was well represented Jan. 6 as five Republicans seeking their party’s nomination for Colorado governor met in Fort Lupton. “(Gov. Jared) Polis killed the oil and gas industry. It’s one of the biggest industries in the state of Colorado,” candidate Greg Lopez said at the forum hosted by the Republican Women of Weld County. “Not only does it create over 80,000 jobs, both upstream and downstream, it pays well for families. You should remember that in his first legislative session after we voted to tell him to leave oil and gas alone, he decided to go ahead and pass legislation to put in setbacks.”

Nine Republican Colorado gubernatorial candidates were invited to the candidate forum at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, but only five candidates attended. They were Greg Lopez, the former mayor of Parker; Morrison’s Jason Lopez; Elbert County Realtor Danielle Neuschwanger; Jeffrey Fry of Hayden and Frisco’s Jon GrayGinsberg.

Veteran political strategist and former Colorado state Republican

chair Dick Wadhams moderated the forum, asking questions focusing on oil and gas, protecting rural areas, crime, transportation, the pandemic, and the 2020 election.

The primary will occur June 28.

The general election is Nov. 8.

Greg Lopez, who lives in Elizabeth currently, said Polis does not care about Weld County or Colorado families.

“His goal is to make sure that when and solar replace fossil fuels, he doesn’t care about Weld County, he doesn’t care about the families that work hard,” he said. “We are going to make him a one-term governor so he doesn’t make Coloradans suffer.”

Morrison’s Jason Lopez, CEO at NANO Rx, a pharmaceutical ingredient maker, said he has seen firsthand how oil and gas benefits the country.

“I come from an oil and gas background and protect the oil and gas sites all over the world being in the military. Seeing the prosperity does bring in economic value,” he said.

He argued against over-regulation.

“One of the things that I do not agree with is over-regulation of industries,” he said. “We need to put new policies in place that can thrive industries, air quality control, ERP systems, quality management, along with the environment that needs to be protected. We have the technology to do it. We just need to implement it in the right situations — right places and in the right times — Gov. Polis is not doing that.”

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Neuschwanger said it should not come as a surprise to oil and gas workers and their families.

“Gov. Polis told you exactly what he’s going to do when he ran for office back in 2017 when he said that in the next 40 years Colorado would be a 100 percent green efficient state,” Neuschwanger said. “Just recently in Senate Bill 260, the transportation initiative, he said that there’d be a push for 940,000 electric vehicles on the road by 2030. “ She promised to focus on preserving that rural industry.

“For Weld County, I will stand up for every single rancher and farmer across our state, I will make sure to reduce stagflation,” she said. “We bring back our oil and gas industry in Colorado and focus on natural resources such as the advanced nuclear power plants and Platteville.”

Fort St. Vrain, the former nuclear plant that generates electricity by burning coal, is a quarter-mile northeast of the Weld County town.

Fry, the general manager at Littleton’s DC Power Industrial, said the current push towards green energy policies actually hurts lower-income Coloradans.

“Current energy policy right now is all green energy by 2040. So think about it, if you have a gas stove and you have to pay,” Fry said. “So from a gas stove to electric, you have to run the right line which is 220.

Then you’ve got to upgrade your gas furnace to electric. How many people do you think in the low-income bracket can do that with fixed incomes?”

Pandemic response The Republican candidates also had criticism for Polis’ handling of the COVID-19 response. Fry said it actually allowed the most vulnerable to die.

“The elderly are more susceptible to death than younger kids,” Fry

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said. “The elderly are the ones we take care of first and, second, take care of the children and the mothers. The damage has been done to our society. It’s enormous right now.”

He said he would do things differently, but was not specific.

“We heard enough of masks, social distancing, face shields, and double masks,” Fry said. “We are going to do the right thing and take care of it.”

Frisco’s Gray-Ginsberg said he favors masks, but had a darker theory about the disease, which he tied into the New Year’s Eve fires in Lousiville.

“It is by a bio war against us Americans, especially us as a demographic and it’s in the newspaper,” he said. “The Christian sect is being accused of starting the fires. I’m Christian, but I’m not part of the sect. I think it’s a bio war and we’re the targets. If I was governor, there would be a massive mask mandate.”

Elizabeth’s Greg Lopez called the state’s COVID response incompetent.

“The governor has misguided policies has hurt Colorado beyond comparison,” he said. “I don’t think Gov. Polis is a bad person. But he has shown us his incompetence. He has no idea what emotional intelligence is all about, with the mental health damage that he’s done to our kids.”

He noted that Colorado’s pandemic shutdown forced people to be alone when they died.

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Petitions, politics in Westminster: Here we go again

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estminster’s politics remain in turmoil these days.

First, it was the recall election effort CROSS which dragged on and on - followed CURRENTS by the contentious mayoral and city council election.

Now the Save the Farm group, which has opposed the Uplands Development on Pillar of Fire land since the start, Bill Christopher has filed an affidavit aimed at overturning the approved development. In other words, they want to overturn the zoning granted by city council.

Once the wording is approved, the petitioning group has 30 days to secure a hefty 8,049 valid signatures to force a special election.

Certainly, under the city charter and state constitution, they have the right to seek the election and I am not surprised that the group has decided to take this course of action. There is considerable overlap between those who were the leadership in the ill-fated recall effort of Mayor Atchison and City Council-

S

ors Seitz, Skulley and Voelz and the group opposing the Uplands development. Leadership of the group is mainly based in unincorporated Adams County aka Shaw Heights.

So, those spearheading the referendum should know what the process encompasses including potential litigation depending on the outcome of the petition drive.

Uplands development process was thorough It is unfortunate that the Save the Farm group decided to take this action. I cannot recall a development proposal that received more scrutiny and conditions imposed on the developer than the Uplands.

The Westminster City Council met on three nights to hear all of the testimony both in-person and electronically from Westminster residents, those who live in unincorporated Shaw Heights and other interested parties.

The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the development saying that the plans met all of the city’s requirements.

The city staff recommended approval as well while stating the city had sufficient water resources to

service the planned development.

The city council approved the plans and zoning on a 5-2 vote with Bruce Baker and Obi Ezeadi opposed.

On the issue of more parkland and open space, the problem tracks back to when Shaw Heights was approved and developed in Adams County back in the 1960’s. The county erred on the lack of parkland; not Westminster.

Weathering the storm. Again The community and the city government will weather this “storm” regardless if there is an election.

However, it will divide the community which is already divided on other issues. I hate to see our community in such turmoil.

Over the past 50 years, there have been very few major issues which have divided Westminster. The four exceptions to the community’s steady political stability were the water wars over Denver water service in the 1960’s, the attempted exclusion from Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation District, the Walmart store approval at 72nd Avenue and Sheridan Boulevard and the high water rates/new water treatment plant.

As the city has grown, I believe

it shows how the community has become more diversified and splintered than in the past. Plus, more awareness of land development and water resources issues have come more to the forefront due to a combination of factors which I would lay at the feet of former Mayor Herb Atchison and former City Manager Don Tripp.

Sydney and her lambs I usually do not write about my personal experiences. However, I am going to make an exception for two reasons.

First, I cannot help but brag about our granddaughter Sydney Austin.

Second, I want to share a moving experience that happened while my wife Ann and I attended the annual Kendall County, Texas Junior Livestock Show.

First, here is the bragging part.

Sydney is a senior at Kendall County, Texas’ Boerne High School. She is Vice President of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) chapter there where it’s a big deal to raise and show livestock. For the fourth year in a row, she has shown two different lambs.

This year she has shown Bronco, a SEE CHRISTOPHER, P11

Persistence is more than just pushing through

o, we stopped doing what we needed to stop doing. And we started new and better activities and positively rewarding habits with an understanding of how WINNING important it is to WORDS build and maintain momentum in order to achieve success, exceeding our goals and dreams.

And then we hit the wall. What happens when we hit the wall? A domiand driven Michael Norton nant attitude would have us think that we can just push through the obstacle, get it out of the way, just break through that wall when we hit it. Speaking from personal experience, I have tried this approach, and far too often I found myself bouncing off the wall and staring up at the ceiling.

The variable in this is the wall.

What kind of wall are we talking about? Is it a very tall wall that cannot be scaled? Is it a steel reinforced

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wall, the kind that hospitals build around radiology departments? Is it a cinderblock wall, the kind of wall we see in schools or military bases?

Is it a sheetrock wall? And if we want to run through it, we just have to choose our spot carefully, so we miss running into the beams. Or is it an imaginary wall, a wall we have created in our mind, a self-imposed barrier to success.

Persistence is absolutely a key factor when we think about achieving success. Those things we want most are those that usually take time or are achieved over time. Quick wins are great and fuel the fire and passion to continue, but those medium size goals and big dreams take time.

And over time we will run into obstacles or at least speed bumps along the way. And staying with it in the face of adversity makes all the difference.

Persistence also is more than just pushing through. As noted above, there are walls that we just can’t push or break through, no matter how persistent we are, and regardless of how physically strong we

become. Persistence also means tapping into our emotional and mental strengths. These are extremely helpful to push through and work through those self-imposed walls and barriers. And leaning into and onto our emotional and mental strengths are vital to working our way through those tall, steel, cinderblock walls of life too.

A few years ago, I was skiing the trees in Beaver Creek, Colorado. It was a beautiful blue sky day and we had found a great little aspen glade with fresh snow. It wasn’t a very tight patch of trees, there was plenty of room to pick our way through and bounce through the snow. That was the idea until I missed a turn and instead of bouncing through the snow, I found myself hip-checking an aspen tree and bouncing backwards.

I found out the hard way that mature aspen trees do not yield to 200-pound skiers.

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What’s standing in your way? Is it a problem, a challenge, a very real and reinforced wall? Or is it a limiting belief, imaginary wall, or selfimposed barrier to success? I would love to hear your story of being more than just persistent at mnorton@tramazing.com. When we can use more than just our muscle and strength to push through, it really will be a better than good year.

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Southdown lamb, and Gunnar which is a Medium Wool Cross.

She finished third in the countywide competition with Gunnar, while finishing fifth with Bronco.

This is significant in that there is so much work, dedication, time, breeding and love which goes into raising and showing livestock. Plus, it is stiff competition.

To top it all off, she received a scholarship from the county organization to help with college expenses.

Clearly, she has learned some of life’s lessons while raising lambs and with her officer’s role in FFA. We are extremely proud of her and look forward to her next adventure at Texas A&M University in the arena of animal studies.

A heart-warming experience The other item I wish to share in-

volved the annual livestock auction.

For most of the youth, the auction raises between $2,000 and $10,000 for each of them.

However, one of the teenage girls announced that she intended to have all of her auction proceeds go to St. Jude’s Hospital.

You see, she had fought cancer as a child and with the medical expertise at St. Jude’s, she beat the cancer. She wanted to show her appreciation to the hospital for saving her life.

The crowd of probably responded accordingly. The bidding crossed $10,000 then $20,000 and finally $30,000! What an act of love and support.

It brought tears to my eyes as the audience embraced this young lady who was “paying it forward.” The crowd roared and stood as the total amount raised was announced. It is a moment that I will never forget.

God bless this young lady who showed us all how it should work.

Finally, I would add that the Kendall

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County folks know what community is all about. Each year they raise between $1.2 and $1.4 million which support the youth of the area in their livestock endeavors.

Thornton’s appeal could have statewide impact On a 5-4 vote, the Thornton City Council is appealing a matter that could have a statewide impact on elected officials who serve separate terms as councilmember and mayor.

The case at hand involves current Mayor Jan Kulmann’s elected terms of office.

Thornton citizen and political activist Cherish Salazar brought a lawsuit against the city charter and state constitution challenging the long-standing practice of counting councilmembers’ length of service separate from time served as the elected mayor. In other words, it is a term limit argument.

In the case of Mayor Kulmann, she was first elected as a councilmember for Thornton’s Ward 4 in 2013. In 2017, she was re-elected and then ran for mayor in 2019, which she won.

Under how some city charters -including Thornton’s - are written, she could run again for mayor in 2023. Terms of office between councilmember and mayor are construed

to be different and separate.

The litigation brought by Salazar argues the terms should be combined and Kulmann would not be eligible to run again for mayor in 2023. The city lost the term limit part in the trial court, but Mayor Kulmann gets to complete her term of office to November, 2023. The plaintiff was seeking immediate removal from office.

Motive to bring this lawsuit looks and smells fishy If the plaintiff Salazar prevails on appeal, numerous Colorado elected municipal officials could be thwarted the opportunity to run for mayor or be eligible to only serve a single four year term. This has certainly not been the interpretation, intent or practice under city charters in cities small and large.

The Colorado Municipal League needs to enter an appeal to represent the interests of towns and cities across the state. The motive of bringing this lawsuit and who is paying for it looks and smells fishy.

Bill Christopher is a former Westminster city manager and RTD board member. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media. You can contact him at bcjayhawk68@gmail.com.

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Don William Tompkins of Westminster, CO died in his home on January 3rd 2022 at the age of 83. He was a Father, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather and friend.

Don was born 3-12-1938 to Bruce and Phoebe (Weaver) Tompkins.

He graduated from Scottsbluff High School in 1956. While living in Scottsbluff, he was employed by KSTF Channel 10, Midwec Corporation, Magnolia Mobile Homes, Commonwealth Theatres and Grampy’s Pancake House. Don moved to Denver in 1974 and was a member of Local 68-IBEW International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and Local 230 Motion Picture Machine Operators.

including multiple cruises and bus trips. To those who knew and loved him, Don will be remembered for his sense of humor, feisty and independent spirit, and pursuit of hobbies. He was a meticulous collector of beer steins and glasses, movie posters, anything casino related, gift cards and business cards. Don is respected for living life on his terms and pursuing his passions and talents.

He is survived by his son Danny (Mary) Tompkins, daughter Shelley Tetley, sister Judy (Al) Banghart, sister-in-law, Sherri Tompkins, four grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Don is preceded in death by his parents, grandson Zach Tompkins, Don retired in 2000 and enjoyed time ex-wife Sharon Gunther, brother Richard traveling with his good friend Glenda Boerner Tompkins, and three great-grandchildren.

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LIFE

Dean is excited to get on the plane to take his flight with pilot Mark Smith.

Joshua Mughelli smiles just after landing. He has wanted to become an astronaut since he was a little boy. He also took the PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD Young Eagles ground school course to learn about aviation.

Marcus Jacobson Garcia wants to be a pilot when he grows up and is receiving his Young Eagles certificate from pilot Anthony Werner after his flight.

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Scarlett Pfeiffer is getting buckled in by pilot Jack Cronin to learn about aviation.

Pairing experienced pilots with students the goal for Young Eagles

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f pilots enjoy what they do, it’s a double win when they can share their enthusiasm with young kids.

“This is just one way of giving back after spending all the money to learn to fly,” said Commercial Pilot Charlie Philips.

Philips is one of several local pilots who donate their time, expertise and their equipment to introduce kids to life in the cockpit. Philips said he’s flown more than 500 kids through the Young Eagles program.

More than 22 young girls and boys from ages 8 to 17-years old took flight in the EAA Young Eagles Aviation Program on Dec. 18 at Centennial Airport, one of several rally events the group hosts in Colorado each year.

For 20 of them, it was a brand-new experience. They’d have never flown in a plane before.

“It’s the most fun I’ve ever done with an airplane,” Philips said.

“When you get out of the plane, these kids smiling like crazy, it makes it all worthwhile no matter what it costs.”

The Young Eagles program is offered nationwide by the Experimental Aircraft Association. The free program has introduced nearly

2 million Young Eagles to aviation since it started 30 years ago.

Volunteer pilots and ground crews participate in the program to teach the kids the mechanics of an aircraft, taking off and landing, understanding the flight plan, communicating with air traffic controllers, classroom lessons and operating simulators.

The final step is climbing into an aircraft and flying. They allow one child per plane and each one gets an opportunity to take over the yoke and fly the plane - with the pilot sitting right alongside. Most of those come at rally events hosted out of regional airports.

National effort, regional impact The EAA Chapter 301, based out of Parker, has two locations that support the Young Eagles - The Wings Museum Exploration of Flight facility at Centennial Airport and Colorado Air and Spaceport.

Colorado Air and Spaceport has supported the program for more than 15 years with more than 2,000 Young Eagles flown. The Wings Museum Flight Facility location provides the classroom and space on the ramp outside the building for the flights.

“We have eight pilots and aircrafts flying about between 22 and about 26 kids at each rally,” said Tom Letts, Young Eagles Field Representa-

tive who manages the program at Centennial.

The Young Eagles also have chapters based out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield, the airports in Boulder, Erie, Longmont, and Englewood’s Colorado Skies Academy.

Each child gets a 20-to-30-minute flight depending on air traffic and the weather during the flight. When they land, they get a Young Eagles certificate that identifies the plane, pilot, and date of flight. They also receive a briefing and a logbook.

That’s something they can take with them to get further pilot training.

“We flew over 200 kids when we started in May, but we didn’t fly the kids January, February, March or April, due to COVID. We started light May and June we flew 45 kids, but we pared back,” said Letts.

It’s fun for the pilots, too.

“It’s wonderful to take these kids out, I have been doing this for quite a while. I’ve been flying for 44 years, actively flying, and about 40 years as a flight instructor. I’ll keep doing this as long as they let me,” said pilot and flight instructor Mark Smith.

It’s a nice use of a busy airport, which brings in $30-40 million in revenue to the area, Lett said.

“A lot of people don’t know this, but Centennial is the number one

busiest general aviation airport in the United States,” Letts said. “And it’s the 26th busiest, controlled towered airport in the United States-its busier than Honolulu, Hawaii-its busier than JFK- and busier than Salt Lake City. And on any given day, it’s busier than Denver International Airport.”

Next generation But the program has a serious side, too, creating the next generation of aviators, commercial pilots, and airplane mechanics, Lett said.

“It’s a lot of fun and this program was designed to get kids interested in aviation,” said Letts. “We’re really in need of pilots and had a couple of airlines go out of business because there were no pilots to be able to fly. Also, we need mechanics as well.”

There are plenty of aviation-related jobs, he said.

“Even if the kid did not enjoy the flight, I always like to explain aviation is way more than just the airplane, it’s all the surrounding businesses such as air traffic controllers and ground crews,” Letts said.

EAA Chapter 301 has flown more than 7,000 young eagles in Denver and has also given out scholarships for those students who are SEE PILOTS, P13

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Finding acceptance in ‘Sordid Lives’

here’s unlucky timing, and then there’s starting a theater company not long before a global pandemic. Such is the case with COMING the Wheat Ridge ATTRACTIONS Theatre Company.

But the company and its founder Maru Garcia have embraced alternative spaces as storytelling sites during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the company perClarke Reader formed in restaurants and breweries and even did drive thru theater.

Now they’re giving something else a try — theater in a theater.

“We need to start having a sense of returning back to normal — for the theater community and the audience,” Garcia said. “I believe in supporting creative people. It was just so discouraging when things stopped, and we need an outlet to express what we have to say.”

The Wheat Ridge Theatre Company is bringing Del Shores’ comedy “Sordid Lives” to the John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place in the Colorado Free University Campus at Lowry, from Jan. 21 through Feb. 13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. on Sundays. All audience members will be required to wear mask during the performance and at-

tendees are required to show proof of COVID vaccine or the result of a negative test taken with less than 24 hours before the performance.

The show follows a family gathering to mourn the death of their matriarch and follows her three children as they journey to acceptance. The cast includes Selena A. Naumoff, Christine Murphy Davidson, Mike Kienker and Bob Pearlman. While the show zeroes in on LGBTQIA+ issues, its message of tolerance and welcome applies to anyone who feels like an outsider.

“I like plays that have a little shock value, in a good way. Plays that even make you a little uncomfortable. Plays that you can’t forget,” Garcia said. “This show is a bit of a farce, but in reality, there’s a lot of layers for audiences to explore.”

That exploration is one of the main goals for all the work the company embarks on, Garcia added.

Audiences so often think of theater as a place to explore their own feelings and topics that intrigue them, but it’s equally important for those on the stage and behind the scenes.

“This is my form of expression.

My only voice is theater — it’s my way of saying something is not right, this is something people should pay attention to,” she said.

“I’m very grateful to the audiences who are taking the step of returning to theater and participating with us. Because there’s nothing like live theater.”

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fies for part of the Boy Scout merit badge. The ground school alone is part of the Girl Scout badge since the Girl Scout program does not allow members to fly. The Naval Sea Cadets, Denver Public Schools, and various non-profit organizations such as Fly Girls also participate in the program.

cational and historical standpoint,” said Palmer. “But there’s still that missing component of putting it into reality. So that’s what we are doing here. We’re bringing that reality to touch, feel and look, we’re inspiring the next generation.”

Wings at Centennial also have a program for STEM teachers called “Teacher Flight.” It is similar to the Young Eagle’s program and it’s also free where they take a teacher out flying in a plane so they can take the experience back to the classroom.

“The teachers are going to be able to share in a way so we can look for the next engineers-the next pilotsthe next ground crew- the next mechanics or whatever we need for the aerospace industry,” said Keith Palmer Executive Director Explora-

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interested in aviation. In addition, the future pilots can attend the EAA Air Academy in the summer and take flying lessons for future aviation education.

“Since inception, the scholarship program has awarded $33,112 scholarships to 24 recipients,” said Blanche Cohen Young Eagles Coordinator for the chapter. “Several scholarship recipients received private and commercial pilot certificates. Many attended aviation universities and the EAA air academy.”

Cohen said the program quali-

Campus programs There is a second Wings Over the Rockies Museum in Denver at Lowry, and that’s the main campus.

But the Centennial Airport campus has some distinct benefits.

“They built this facility to be able to have an opportunity to get up close and personal, to see the flightto touch- and to feel. The Lowry Museum is wonderful from an edu-

“The Wizard of Oz” lands at PACE It is difficult to imagine a more traditionally American fable than L. Frank Baum’s “The Wizard of Oz.” In its various iterations (most famously the film), the story always manages to capture something honest about the quest for the self. All of this makes it the perfect tale to tell to begin a new year - which is just what the Parker Arts, Culture & Events Center is doing.

PACE’s, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., production of “The Wizard of Oz” is running from Jan. 21 through Feb. 13. Performances are at 7:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Saturdays and Sundays. This production features the iconic musical score from the MGM film, so get tickets for this classic at parkerarts. org/event/the-wizard-of-oz/.

Explore the world of Charles Parson Charles Parson is one of the most talented and well-known artists in the Denver metro area and his work has been showcased all over town.

His latest exhibit is the Charles Parson Solo Exhibit, which runs through Saturday, Feb. 26 at the Curtis Center for the Arts, 2349 East Orchard Road in Greenwood Village.

According to provided information, the exhibit features Parson’s intimate to large-scale drawings and smaller interior sculptures. “These

recent works will include steel, Plexiglas, and stone abstract sculptures, along with the dimensional drawings from the `Landscape’s Scores’ series, developed during his recent role as a Resource Artist at Redline Art Center.” It also focuses on his current “Near/Far” series.

For more information, visit greenwoodvillage.com/1247/CurtisCenter-for-the-Arts.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Rakim at the Roxy Theatre If you’re a rap fan, you’re a fan of Rakim. Even if it’s not a direct fan thing, the rappers you love can almost all be traced back to the music made by Rakim and his partner Eric B. The duo made four albums from the mid-80s to late 90s and Rakim went on making music after they split. Nowadays Rakim is considered one of the best to ever do it. “The Source” magazine ranked him as No. 1 on their list of top 50 lyricists of all time in 2012 and the album “Paid in Full” is recognized as one of the greatest achievements in the genre.

So, when an absolute legend like Rakim comes to town, attention (and respect) must be paid. He’ll be performing at the Roxy Theatre, 2549 Welton St. in Denver, at 7 p.m. on Jan. 21. Get tickets at theroxydenver.com/event/385088.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail.com. tion of Flight Campus Wings Over the Rockies Museum at Centennial Airport.

Also, at the Wings Museum, there is a simulator all kids can operate and experience flying a plane.

Palmer said “There’s a young lady upstairs right now that flew this morning on the simulator, and as she’s bopping around, you can see her expression and to see her desire.

It gave her the bug,” Palmer said.

“We need the young men and women to be excited about where their direction is and to see you’ve added a little piece of being able to help them. It’s an inspiration watching it start to come together. I tell you what- it goes a long way. It does make your day it’s not a job anymore- it’s just absolutely fun.”

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One second can result in irreversible tragedy Children’s Hospital Colorado encourages bath safety

BY RACHEL LORENZ SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Britney Lombard reminds caregivers not to leave little ones in the bathtub — not to grab a towel, not to answer the door, not for a moment.

“That one minute is when those tragedies are happening,” said Lombard, the injury prevention manager for Children’s Hospital Colorado.

In addition to her work with the hospital and Safe Kids Colorado, Lombard sits on the child fatality prevention review teams for Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties.

In the past year, there have been at least a few bath-related deaths, she said.

For children under the age of 1, two-thirds of all drownings occur in bathtubs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Drowning in general is one of the top causes of accidental injury or death for children ages 1 through 4, according to Lombard. As such, it’s an issue she thinks everyone needs to be aware of.

“Here in Colorado, we’ve actually seen in the hospital system over 40 kids in the past year that have come in for drowning-related injuries,” Lombard said.

While some of those incidents occured in places like swimming pools or lakes, some did occur inside homes, Lombard said.

January is National Bath Safety month and, when it comes to tub time, Lombard said the top three dangers are drowning, falling and scalding.

To prevent drowning, Lombard said kids under the age of 5 should never be left alone, or even in the care of an older child, while there is water in a bathtub. Caregivers should always be within arm’s reach.

Lombard does not recommend bath chairs or flotation rings, which can give adults a false sense of security.

For young infants, only a couple of inches of water is needed for a bath.

For toddlers, water up to their belly button is recommended, Lombard said. At that level, if a child slipped down, their mouth would still be above the water. And, of course, the caregiver would be there to immediately get the child upright again.

Lastly, Lombard said that once a bath is over, all standing water — in the tub and in any nearby buckets or bins — should be immediately eliminated.

“Drowning is very quick and silent,” and can happen in 30 seconds in an inch or two of water, Lombard said.

Injuries from falls can be avoided by using no-slip mats and faucet covers in the bathroom, Lombard said.

Scalds, or burns caused by water,

January is National Bath Safety Month. Experts warn that turning away for just a SHUTTERSTOCK second could result in tragedy.

can be prevented with two steps.

First, the thermostat of a home’s water heater should be set so that the temperature of water from any hot water tap is 120 degrees or less.

Second, bathwater for children should be around 100 degrees, which adults can check with a bath thermometer or with the inside of their wrist, Lombard said.

Lombard also recommends all

caregivers learn CPR for infants and children.

Caregivers often hate hearing about tragedies and like to believe such events only happen to other people, Lombard said.

“The message we want to get across is that every caregiver should take the preventative steps so that they don’t become part of the statistics.”

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Prospect Ridge beats Stargate School

BY JONATHAN MANESS SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

THORNTON – The young Stargate School girls basketball team struggled against Prospect Ridge’s suffocating defense Jan. 14.

The Eagles only made five baskets as they fell 65-18 to the Miners.

PRHS’ consistent pressure on the Stargate ballhandlers helped the Miners get on the fast break for quick and easy baskets.

Prospect Ridge started the contest on an eight-point run before a basket by Cali Cottrell ended the drought for the Eagles. Stargate added a pair of free throws by Savannah Cooper and a jumper by Alondra Enriquez, but the Eagles faced an 18-6 deficit after the first quarter.

Prospect Ridge put more

Stargate’s Allie Lewis pulls up for a basket during the second half of a Jan. 14 game against ProsPHOTOS BY STEVE SMITH pect Ridge.

pressure on the Eagles in the second quarter and opened the period on a 10-point run – scoring eight of those points off turnovers. Cooper added a free throw, and Cottrell scored two more points from the charity stripe as the Eagles’ deficit swelled to 40-9 at the half.

Allie Lewis scored on backto-back baskets in the second half, and Cottrell hit a pull-up jumper in the fourth, but the Eagles couldn’t cut into the deficit. Cottrell led Stargate with eight points, while Prospect Ridge’s Elizabeth Rooks had a game-high 23 points.

Stargate dropped to 1-7 on the season and 0-2 in the Class 3A Metro League, while Prospect Ridge improved to 8-2 overall and 2-0 in 3A Metro League.

The Eagles will try it again when they host Kent Denver at 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 20.

Stargate School athletic director Dave Logan salutes first responders and members of the armed services between games of a basketball doubleheader Jan. 14. Police officers and veterans joined members of both Eagles’ teams in the ceremony.

Holliday soaks in football all-star game appearance

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A myriad things went through RJ Holliday’s mind as he recapped his experiences at the Blue-Grey All-American high-school football game in Dallas, just before Christmas.

They ranged from the treatment to potential football contacts to a social aspect to an offer.

“Things went great. I had a great time, and it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience I will never forget,” Holliday said.

The Riverdale Ridge High School two-sport athlete played basketball the Friday before the game, then flew to Dallas.

“We had organized practices on Saturday and Sunday afternoons before the big game on Monday,” he said. “We used those prac-

tices to do our team installs for offense and defense.”

His head coach was Ken Stills, who played safety for the Minnesota Vikings and the Green Bay Packers.

His defensive back position coach was another former NFL player, Nakia Codie, who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers.

“It was fun absorbing their coaching knowledge on the field and getting to know them personally,” Holliday said. “I had some great teammates, made some new friends that I will stay in touch with through social media.”

He wasn’t sure if college scouts attended the game.

“I know that all the coaches that were a part of it have a lot of college and pro football connections, though,” Holliday said.

“That’s just part of playing and coaching at the higher

levels. I was contacted a couple days after the game by Coach (Chris) Jewell from the College of Idaho, with whom I had already been in contact through my RRHS football coaches. He told me they watched my play in the Blue-Grey All American game and liked what they saw, so they offered me.”

New techniques Holliday said experiences such as this help athletes improve their game.

“You learn from your coaches as well as your teammates,” Holliday said.

“There are always new techniques or form or details that help you become a better player at your position if you are open to listening and learning. I am never satisfied with where I am. I know I can always improve and get better at my game.

It’s why I work so hard at my

RJ Holliday

craft.”

Holliday called it “an experience of a lifetime” but said one lesson from his time in Dallas was paramount.

“I think the most important thing I took away from this experience is that moments like these are special and create lifetime memories. Never take them for

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granted,” he said. “They are all blessings. My journey is just beginning, and I am thankful for all the supportive, encouraging people I have in my life who have helped me along the way, especially my family and the many football coaches I have had.

“I appreciate all of you.”

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Sports calendar Week of Jan. 20 Jan. 20 Boys basketball: Kent Denver @ Stargate, 6 p.m.; Hinkley @ Northglenn, 7 p.m.; Weld Central @ Skyview, 7 p.m.; Englewood @ Thornton, 7 p.m.; Westminster @ TBA, 7 p.m.

Girls basketball: Stargate @ Kent Denver, 7 p.m.; Northglenn @ Hinkley 6 p.m.; Skyview @ Weld Central, 7 p.m.; Thornton @ Englewood, 6:30 p.m.; TBA @ Westminster, 6 p.m.

Boys wrestling: Horizon @ Mountain Range, 7 p.m.; Riverdale Ridge @ Jefferson, 6 p.m.; Skyview @ Fort Lupton, 6 p.m.; Westminster @ John F. Kennedy, 6 p.m.

Girls wrestling: Loveland @ Legacy, 6 p.m.; Riverdale Ridge @ Fort Lupton, 6 p.m.; Westminster/Adams City @ Rangeview, 4 p.m.

Jan. 21-22 Wrestling: Legacy @ Top of the Rockies tournament, Centaurus High School (4 p.m. Friday, TBA Saturday) Jan. 21 Boys basketball: Horizon @ Legacy, 6:30 p.m.; Fairview @ Mountain Range, 7 p.m.; Denver South @ Westminster, 7:30 p.m.

Girls basketball: Legacy @ Horizon, 7 p.m.; Mountain Range @ Fairview, 6:30 p.m.; Westminster vs. Denver South (location TBA), 7:30 p.m.

Girls swimming: Mountain Range vs. Northglenn, Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, Thornton, 4 p.m.

Boys wrestling: Canon City @ Northglenn, 6 p.m.

Jan. 22 Basketball: Colorado Academy @ Stargate (2), 4 p.m.; Riverdale Ridge @ Niwot (2), 2:30 p.m.; Thornton @ Standley Lake (2), 11 a.m.

Boys wrestling: Horizon, Skyview, Westminster @ Arvada Invita-

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tional, all day; Mountain Range @ Fairview tournament, all day; Riverdale Ridge, Thornton @ Chatfield Invitational, all day Girls wrestling: Legacy, Riverdale Ridge, Skyview @ Douglas County, all day Girls swimming: Legacy vs. Fairview, Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, Thornton, 10 a.m.

Boys wrestling: Northglenn Invitational, 8 a.m.

Jan. 24 Girls basketball: Gateway @ Northglenn, 6 p.m.; Standley Lake @ Skyview, 7 p.m.; Westminster @ Vista Peak, 7 p.m.

Boys basketball: Northglenn@ Gateway, 7 p.m.; Skyview @ Academy of Charter Schools, 7:15 p.m.; Vista Peak @ Westminster, 7 p.m.

Wrestling: Skyview @ James Irwin, 6 p.m.

Jan. 25 Girls basketball: Lutheran @ Stargate, 7 p.m.; Fort Collins @ Horizon, 6:30 p.m.; Legacy @ Fairview, 6:30 p.m.; Poudre @ Mountain Range, 6:30 p.m.; Englewood @ Skyview, 6:30 p.m.; Thornton @ Eagle Ridge, 6:30 p.m.

Boys basketball: Stargate @ Lutheran, 7 p.m.; Horizon @ Fort Collins, 6:30 p.m.; Fairview @ Legacy, 7 p.m.; Mountain Range @ Poudre, 6:30 p.m.; Skyview @ Englewood, 6:30 p.m.; Eagle Ridge @ Thornton, 6:30 p.m.

Basketball: Severance @ Riverdale Ridge (2), 4:30 p.m./7:30 p.m.

Girls swimming: Northglenn vs. Rangeview, Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, Thornton, 4 p.m.

Jan. 26 Girls swimming: Legacy vs. Mountain Range, Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center, Thornton, 4 p.m.; Aurora Central @ Westminster, 4 p.m.

Wrestling: Legacy @ Horizon, 6 p.m.; Northglenn/Westminster @ Brighton, 6 p.m.; Skyview @ Thornton, 6 p.m.

S P O R T S SCORECARD Horizon High School Girls basketball Denver South slipped past Horizon 54-52 in Thornton Jan. 10. Audra Vine led the Hawks with 15 points. Natalie Thornton added 10. The Ravens’ Addison Wolden scored 19 points. Neveah Millard tossed in 14.

Monarch downed Horizon 62-53 in Front Range League play Jan. 14. Natalie Guanella scored 25 points for the Coyotes. Arezo Safi added 11.

Britta Cardenas topped the Hawks’ scoresheet with 13 points. Audra Vine added a dozen.

Boys basketball Horizon beat Monarch 6951 in Louisville Jan. 14. No stats were available for either team.

Wrestling FREDERICK -- Horizon’s Julian Marquez took third at 138 pounds at the Frederick Warrior Invitational Jan. 15.

Jackson Scott was third at 160 pounds, and Jordan Harris took third at 220 pounds. The Hawks were 11th in the team standings.

Legacy High School Wrestling Legacy’s Jan. 14 matches (boys and girls) at Poudre High School were canceled.

Legacy lost its two matches at a triangular meet at Holy Family High School Jan. 14.

Erie beat the Lightning 51-27.

On-mat winners for LHS were Brayden Albrecht (106 pounds), Stanley Boothe (152), Mason Upton (182) and Gavin Funk (195).

Holy Family downed Legacy 42-39. Legacy’s contested match winners were Bowen Brethers (145), Boothe, Quinn Funk (160), Ryan Bynarowicz (170), Upton, Gavin Funk and Albrecht.

The Lightning took fifth at the 47th annual Alameda Invitational Jan. 15.

Bynarowicz took first place at 170 pounds. Gavin Funk won the 195-pound title.

Quinn Funk was second among 160-pounders. Upton was fourth at 182 pounds.

Girls swimming Legacy stayed undefeated through four meets this season with a 220-80 win over Fairview in Thornton Jan. 12.

The Lightning won all of the individual races and all of the relays. Isabella Forsman won two, the 50-yard freestyle

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in a time of 25.17 seconds, and the 100- backstroke, where her time was 1:02.43. Sabrina Rachjaibun also captured two wins. Her time in the 200- freestyle was 1:59.57, and her time in the 100- butterfly was 1:00.82.

Boys basketball Legacy downed Loveland 63-47 in Loveland Jan. 14. No stats were available for either team.

Girls wrestling Dylan Smith of the Lightning was third at 127 pounds, and Brianna Rodriguez took fourth at 147 pounds at the Vista Ridge Alpha Female Tournament Jan. 15. Joslyn Maharkm-Gallegos also placed third at 147 pounds.

LHS was 16th in the team standings.

Westminster High School Girls basketball Westminster stopped JFK High School 47-38 in Westminster Jan. 11. No stats were available for either team.

Lakewood beat the Wolves 49-32 in Lakewood Jan. 14.

Zoe Zartman led the Tigers with 17 points. Anna Salmore chipped in with 10.

No stats were available for Westminster.

Wrestling Mountain Range’s wrestling match against Westminster, scheduled for Jan. 26, was canceled, according to rschooltoday.com.

The Wolves competed at the Armando Rodriguez Memorial Tournament at Eaglecrest High School Jan. 15 but didn’t score a team point.

Boys basketball Westminster downed Lakewood 83-52 in Westminster Jan. 13. Armando Gomez and Thomas Kennedy III paced the Wolves with 14 points. Dre Gayton chipped in with 12, and Levi Holberg scored 11.

Girls wrestling Westminster’s Jayden Lange was second at 147 pounds at the Poudre Girls Tournament Jan. 15.

Riverdale Ridge High School Girls basketball Riverdale Ridge downed Mountain View 63-40 in Thornton Jan. 11. No stats were available for either team.

Boys basketball Riverdale Ridge’s 10th win in 12 starts came at the expense of Mountain View Jan.

11. The final was 73-61, and the game was in Thornton.

Corbyn Williams led Mountain View with 253 points.

Javi Carillo added 11. No stats were available for the Ravens.

Fort Morgan slipped past the Ravens 69-66 on the Mustangs’ floor Jan. 14. No stats were available for either team.

Wrestling LAKEWOOD -- Riverdale Ridge’s AJ Hague (113 pounds) took first place in his weight class at the 47th annual Alameda Invitational Jan. 15.

Mikey Medina (106 pounds) took second place. Wes Harden (152) was third.

Braden Damron (126) wound up fourth. Connor Murphy, the Ravens’ 285-pounder, also took fourth.

RRHS was sixth in the team standings.

Girls wrestling FORT COLLINS -- Riverdale Ridge’s girls wrestling team took fourth place at the Poudre Girls Tournament.

Emmy Kiefer took first place among 100-pounders.

She beat teammate Anastasia Martinez for the title.

Isabella Smouse was second at 105 pounds. Natasha Kuberski was second at 185 pounds.

Stargate School Girls basketball Jefferson Academy beat Stargate School 66-15 in Broomfield Jan. 11. Jordan Neely led the Jaguars with 24 points. Helen Stegner tossed in 12.

No stats were available for the Eagles.

Boys basketball Stargate School beat Jefferson Academy 41-33 in Broomfield Jan. 11. Nathaniel Roling scored 12 for the victors. Bo LaPenna added 10. Andrew Smith led the Jaguars with nine points.

The Eagles rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to beat Prospect Ridge Academy 65-60 in double overtime Jan. 14 in Thornton. Nathaniel Roling scored five points in the second overtime to help the Eagles win.

No game stats were available for either team.

The Pinnacle downed Stargate School 56-48 in Thonrton Jan. 15. No stats were available for either team.

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Mountain Range High School Girls basketball Lakewood beat Mountain Range 53-14 in Lakewood Jan. 11.

No stats were available for the Mustangs. Logan Watson and Zoe Zartman scored 11 points for the Tigers.

Boys basketball Mountain Range topped Lakewood 64-52 in Westminster Jan. 12. Jack Colwell led the Mustangs with 17 points. Daniel Wilson added 11, and Eric Dellett and Cameron Hernandez chipped in with 10. No stats were available for the Tigers.

Fossil Ridge beat the Mustangs 83-38 in Westminster Jan. 14. Dellett scored 10 points to pace MRHS. Colwell added seven. Nick Randall poured in 24 points for Fossil Ridge.

Brock Mishak added 21, and Colin Hayes scored 11, as did Will Hemme.

Wrestling Mountain Range’s wrestling match against Westminster, scheduled for Jan. 26, was canceled, according to rschooltoday.com.

The Mustangs finished 19th at the Armando Rodriguez Memorial Tournament at Eaglecrest High School Jan. 15.

Kyle Lewis won the 132-pound title.

Skyview High School Boys basketball Northglenn just did get past Skyview 40-39 Jan. 11 in Northglenn.

Brian Dykstra had 16 points for the Norse. Andres Gonzales was next with seven.

No stats were available for the Wolverines.

The Wolverines topped Northridge 43-33 Jan. 12 in Thornton. No stats were available for the Wolverines.

Nicholas Debey led the Grizzlies with seven points. Lincoln Lyons was next with six.

Denver West shaded Skyview 41-38 in Denver Jan. 14. No stats were available for either team.

Wrestling Aurora Central slipped past Skyview 42-38 in Aurora Jan. 12. The Wolverines’ on-mat winners were Gabriel Archuleta (106 pounds), Isaac Ibarra (138), Vincent Perez (145), Bryan Serna (182) and Benny Grossetete (170).

The Wolverines tied for 10th at the

Armando Rodriguez Memorial Tourney at Eaglecrest High School Jan. 15. Ezra Herrera was first among 120-pounders. Ibarra was second at 138 pounds. Archuleta was sixth at 106 pounds. Michael Mangrum finished eighth at 113 pounds.

Girls basketball Roosevelt topped Skyview 74-68 in overtime Jan. 13 in Thornton. No stats were available for either team.

Northglenn High School Boys basketball Northglenn just did get past Skyview 40-39 Jan. 11 in Northglenn.

Brian Dykstra had 16 points for the Norse. Andres Gonzales was next with seven.

No stats were available for the Wolverines.

The win streak reached two with a 47-35 home-floor win over Abraham Lincoln High School. No stats were available for either team.

Girls basketball Heritage beat the Norse 71-9 in Littleton Jan. 11. Ella Burke and Caelan Debolt led the Eagles with 12 points.

Alison Staab added 10. No stats were available for Northglenn.

Boulder beat the Norse 59-8 in Boulder Jan. 15. No stats were available.

Wrestling Fairview stopped the Norse 39-36 in Boulder Jan. 12. On-mat winners for Northglenn were Anthony Rodriguez (106), Johnny Escalera (120), Estevan Longoria (126) and Evan Knutson (132).

The Norse took third at the Rock Canyon Dual Tournament Jan. 15.

Cherry Creek downed Northglenn 4834. Anthony Rodriguez (106 pounds) recorded NHS’ only contested win.

NHS downed Thornton 54-24.

James Escalera Jr. won his 113-pound match. Johnny Escalera won at 120 pounds.

The hbost Jaguars beat Northglenn 52-23. Rodriguez, Escalera Jr. Escalera and Jacob Juarez (152 pounds) picked up contested match wins for the Norse.

NHS romped past Wheat Ridge 5912. Miles Brugger won at 170 pounds.

Rodrigez, the Escaleras and Marcus Aragon (138 pounds) also won their matches.

NHS also beat Heritage 42-36. Brugger picked up NHS’ only contested match victory. The rest of Northglenn’s team points came by way of forfeit wins.

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he is going to do to the rest of our state, our economy, and our kids.

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Morrison’s Jason Lopez said the reaction was overblown.

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Neuschwanger said leaders should have begun preparing for COVID-19 even before 2019 was over.

“I used to run a lot of mass casualty incidents, and here’s how I would run COVID differently,” she said. “Back in December of 2019 when we first knew that the China virus escaped the Wuhan lab, I would have started looking at PPE right then. And also talked to my local hospitals about the possibility of it hitting the United States.”

Transportation Moderator Wadhams asked what priorities they had for improving the state’s transportation infrastructure. Gray-Ginsberg, the Frisco software developer, said he is for trains.

“I would implement a train system immediately probably zooming through South Park,” he said. “And a train system and all through Colorado like a Metroplex train, and bring in Siemens technologies, who I’ve worked for before.”

Elizabeth’s Greg Lopez said he sat

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on the board of directors of E-470 and understands transportation.

His focus would be alternate routes.

“What we must do is think about how are we going to create alternative routes, he said. “I sat on the board for E-470. Think about this for a minute; What if the state of Colorado bought E-470 and took off all the tolls because it is owned by five jurisdictions in three counties?”

Doing that could alleviate pressure on Interstate 25, he said.

“It’s not privately owned. It is owned by municipalities,” he said.

“We could take all kinds of traffic off the I-25 by making E-470 a public road. These are the types of ideas that you need from a governor to think outside the box because it’s important.”

Morrison’s Jason Lopez called for distributing the state’s transporta-

tion budget more fairly around the state.

“I feel that our budgeting, and doing a restructuring of how things are allocated, could be managed where the infrastructure is built for a futuristic-looking viewpoint,” he said. “People have moved here from all over the country, from California. When we legalized cannabis our population grew quite a bit.

“But now we do not tackle these infrastructure needs with roads and bridges. I understand about bikes and certain other types of transportation within Denver metropolitan areas, but we need to be able to connect to our rural communities as well so people have infrastructure even further out, to come in or travel out.”

Neuschwanger noted that the state has already increased spend-

ing on transportation. It just needs to be spent wisely.

“Where does this money go?

Because it’s not going to infrastructure. It’s not going to transportation,” Neuschwanger said.

“Senate Bill 260 was just proposed in May and passed, which is a $5.85 billion spending bill to increase transportation by making 940,000 electric cars available by 2030 (with) charging stations across the United States.”

Fry said he would aim to eliminate government commissions, especially the state’s transportation commission.

“I know this mess at the state level. It’s the biggest slush fund waste of money you can imagine in transportation. This is a simple way to save money when you get a job with the state.”

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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.

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THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

DATE: 10/21/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, Treasurer and Public Trustee

LOT 11, BLOCK 45, BLOCKS 44 AND 45 OF THORNTON, COLORADO, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO.

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

Also known by street and number as: 9161 Fir Dr, Thornton, CO 80229-3703.

David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 21-026025

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202178919 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 21, 2021, 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) Lydia E Schleining and Karan K Haber Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR LIBERTY HOME EQUITY SOLUTIONS, INC., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PHH MORTGAGE CORPORATION Date of Deed of Trust June 26, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 03, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000051946 Original Principal Amount $427,500.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $114,370.10 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

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

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.

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.

COMBINED NOTICE - RESTART - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-109(2)(b)(II) FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202178871

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/23/2022, 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.

Republished to restart foreclosure stayed by bankruptcy and reset sale date.

First Publication: 12/30/2021 Last Publication: 1/27/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2021, 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 RAMIREZ Original Beneficiary(ies) ATHAS CAPITAL GROUP, INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, not its individual capacity but solely as Trustee for IRP Fund II Trust 2A Date of Deed of Trust

February 28, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 05, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000016110 Original Principal Amount $483,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $483,000.00 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. LEGAL DESCRIPTION THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. EXCEPT A 1 ACRE TRACT IN NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID TRACT, 275 FEET EAST AND WEST AND 158.40 FEET NORTH AND SOUTH, SAID EXCEPTED PORTION BEING FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER; THENCE EAST 275 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 158.40 FEET; THENCE WEST 275 FEET; THENCE NORTH 158.40 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO PURSUANT TO CORRECTIVE AFFIDAVIT RE: SCRIVENER’S ERROR PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-35-109(5)

RECORDED ON 05/15/2020 AT REC. NO. 2020000044565 Also known by street and number as: 8740 DAHLIA STREET, HENDERSON, CO 80640.

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, 03/09/2022, 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: 1/13/2022 Last Publication: 2/10/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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: 11/04/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, Treasurer and Public Trustee

Water Court Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3235 (1991CW125 AND 2010CW133); CITY OF CENTRAL, COLORADO, c/o Daniel Miera, City Manager, 141 Nevada Street, Central City, CO 80427, (303) 582-5251. Please direct all pleadings to Andrea L. Benson, Esq. and Gilbert Y. Marchand, Jr., Esq., Alperstein & Covell, P.C., 1391 Speer Blvd., Suite 730, Denver, CO 80204, Phone: (303) 894-8191, Fax: (303) 861-0420, emails: alb@alpersteincovell.com and gym@alpersteincovell.com. APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND TO MAKE WATER RIGHT ABSOLUTE IN GILPIN, CLEAR CREEK, JEFFERSON, ADAMS, AND WELD COUNTIES. Names of Structures: Central City Pipeline, North Clear Creek Pumping Pipeline and Chase Gulch Reservoir and Enlargement. Previous Decrees: Case No. 91CW125, Water Division 1, by decree dated May 20, 2004: Description of Water Rights: Central City Pipeline (Existing) Legal description of points of diversion: The Central City Pipeline begins in Section 30, Township 2 South, Range 73 West, and traverses generally in a Southeasterly direction to the applicant’s water treatment facility. Water is diverted into the pipeline at the following points of diversion: Miner’s Gulch diversion facility located in the SE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 30, Township 2 South, Range 72 West of the 6th P.M., Gilpin County, Colorado, at a point approximately 1,700 feet from the West section line and 400 feet from the South section line of said Section 30. Broomfield Gulch diversion facility located in the NE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., Gilpin County, Colorado, at a point approximately 200 feet from the East section line and 60 feet from the North section line of said Section 31. Peck’s Gulch diversion facility located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 5, Township 3 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., Gilpin County, Colorado at a point approximately 2,100 feet from the West section line and 100 feet from the North section line of said Section 5. Source: The diversion facilities are located on Miner’s Gulch, Broomfield Gulch and Peck’s Gulch, respectively each of which is a tributary of North Clear Creek. Date of appropriation: December 31, 1991. Amounts decreed:

North Clear Creek Pumping Pipeline (Proposed). Legal description: North Clear Creek Pumping Pipeline is to be located on the North bank of North Clear Creek at a point in the NW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 34, Township 2 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., Gilpin County, Colorado at a point approximately 1,650 feet from the East section line and 1,630 feet from the South section line of said Section 34. Source: North Clear Creek a tributary to Clear Creek. Date of appropriation: December 31, 1991.

Amount decreed: 10 cubic feet per second, CONDITIONAL. Chase Gulch Reservoir, Enlargement and Refills. Legal description of reservoir: Chase Gulch Reservoir is an existing reservoir located in the S ½ of the NW 1/4 and the N ½ of the SW 1/4 of Section 2 and the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Section 3, Township 3 South, Range 73 West of the 6th P.M., Gilpin County, Colorado with the dam axis intersecting Chase Gulch at a point approximately 2,200 feet from the West section line and 2,590 feet from the South section line of said Section 2. Source of water: The reservoir is an on-stream facility that intercepts the water tributary to Chase Gulch, a tributary of North Clear Creek. Water has also been stored in the reservoir through the Central City Pipeline from the sources and through the facilities described in paragraph 12 (A), above. In the future, applicant also plans to store water in the reservoir from North Clear Creek through the North Clear Creek Pumping Pipeline described in paragraph 12(B), above. Dates of appropriation: December 31, 1991 and December 31, 1992, as set out in Table 2, below. Amounts decreed:

Administration: The applicant is limited to storage in Chase Gulch Reservoir under the decree in Case No. 91CW125 and the decree in Case No. 96CW1032 to one fill and one refill from all North Clear Creek basin sources. Any amounts stored under the priorities awarded in Case No. 91CW125, as summarized in Table 2 above, shall be offset against the amounts stored in the same water year pursuant to the fill and refill priority for Chase Gulch Reservoir from the sources decreed in Case No. 96CW1032. Capacity: 1,117 acre-feet, no dead storage. Surface area of high water line: Approximately 34.9 acres. Maximum height of dam in feet: 103.5 feet. Length of dam in feet: 669 feet. Use of the water: The water rights decreed to all of the foregoing structures will be used for all municipal purposes, including domestic, industrial, commercial, fire protection, irrigation, stock watering, recreation, piscatorial and wildlife conservation within the present and future service area of the applicant. The water will also be used for exchange purposes, for replacement of diversions and/or depletions resulting from the use of water from other sources and other priorities from the same source and for augmentation purposes. The Water Court has decreed that applicant has the right to use and reuse to extinction, including use by augmentation and exchange in its plan for augmentation and exchange in Case No. 92CW168, all water lawfully diverted or impounded under the priorities adjudicated in Case No. 91CW125. Provide a detailed outline of what has been done toward completion or for completion of the appropriation as conditionally decreed, including expenditures, during the previous diligence period. Pursuant to Paragraph 37 of the Decree entered in 91CW125 and paragraph of the Decree entered in 10CW133, the Subject Water Rights are part of the City’s integrated water supply system being planned and developed by the City. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4)(b), when an integrated system is composed of several features, as is the case here, work on one feature of the system is considered in finding that reasonable diligence has been shown in the development of water rights for all features of the entire system. During this diligence period, the City has continued to improve, operate and maintain its water distribution system, of which the Subject Water rights are or will be a part. The City has spent $3,678,000.00 in ongoing maintenance, operations, and capital repairs during the last diligence period in order to enable it to more efficiently and effectively provide water service to its existing and future customers. Those improvements include the design and construction of new diversion structures located at Peck’s Gulch and Miners Gulch, and new measurement structures (meters) on Peck’s Gulch, Miners Gulch, and Broomfield Gulch, described above. The City has also recently purchased new and improved meters that will be installed on these same structures in 2022. The City has also engaged an engineer for work on design, cost estimating, and grant sourcing for replacement of the Central City Pipeline structure in 2022, also described above. During the last diligence period, the City has defended its water rights against applications filed by others in cases where the City has determined that injury to its water rights could occur in the absence of appropriate terms and conditions. The City has also filed its own water court applications to maintain diligence or perfect conditional water rights and for administration of its existing water rights, all of which are part of the City’s integrated water system, including the water rights awarded diligence in Case Nos. 2016CW3114 (decreed May 4, 2017), 2019CW3102 (decreed November 25, 2019), and 2020CW3108 (decreed June 21, 2021). The City has expended approximately $37,390.00 in attorney fees and costs as Applicant and/or Opposer in these water court applications. The City has spent $424,738.00 in engineering fees related to the water court cases described above, and water rights accounting and other water resources related issues, including but not limited to responding to comments from the Division Engineer on its current accounting for water rights owned by the City that are part of its integrated water supply system. Claim to Make Absolute: During the last diligence period, the City has diverted the Peck’s Gulch water right in priority and placed it to beneficial use as follows: Peck’s Gulch (described above in paragraph 4(a) above).

Date: Various dates, including specifically May 30, 2021. Amount: 3.1 cfs. The actual diversion rate on May 30, 2021 was 2290.4 GPM (5.1 cfs), but Peck’s Gulch is decreed for a maximum of 3.1 cfs. On May 30, 2021, there was no call on Clear Creek or the South Platte and therefore the diversions were made in-priority under free river conditions. The City’s Peck’s Gulch data log reflecting the diversions on May 30, 2021, is attached as Exhibit A and a photo of the meter on that day is attached as Exhibit B. A copy of the Division of Water Resources’ call data for that time period is attached as Exhibit C. Name and address of owner or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: Applicant. WHEREFORE, Applicant City of Central, having demonstrated that it has diverted the Peck’s Gulch water right in priority and placed it to beneficial use seeks an absolute decree in the amount of 3.1 cfs for said water right; and the City having demonstrated that it has steadily applied effort to complete the appropriation of the remaining conditional water rights in a reasonably expedient and efficient manner under all the facts and circumstances, respectfully requests this Court to find that it has exercised reasonable diligence in putting to beneficial use the conditional water rights, and to continue the conditional decree for another six years, or such period as may otherwise be permitted by law.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of FEBRUARY 28, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

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Public Notices The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Ste 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 327-8779 Attorney File # 00000008608317 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. A202178917 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 21, 2021, 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) Matthew G Barnhart Original Beneficiary(ies) Navy Federal Credit Union Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Navy Federal Credit Union Date of Deed of Trust February 04, 2017 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 30, 2017 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2017000027719 Original Principal Amount $55,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $54,821.15

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.

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.

Halliday, Watkins & Mann, P.C. 355 Union Blvd., Suite 250, Lakewood, CO 80228 (303) 274-0155 Attorney File # 81439-SPS

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 02/23/2022, 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.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.

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.

First Publication: 12/30/2021 Last Publication: 1/27/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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: 10/21/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, 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, Suite 330, Denver, CO 80237 (303) 353-2965 Attorney File # CO190186 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.

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 106, BLOCK 1, PARKVIEW, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Being all of that certain property conveyed to MATTHEW BARNHART from LISA BARNHART, by deed dated JULY 26, 2013 and recorded AUGUST 26, 2013 IN INSTRUMENT NO. 2013000074616 of official records. Being all of that certain property conveyed to MATTHEW G. BARNHART AND LISA M. BARNHART, AS JOINT TENANTS from MITCHELL W. STEVENS, by deed dated AUGUST 20, 2012 and recorded AUGUST 28 2012, AS INSTRUMENT NO. 2012000063583 of official records.

Corrected by Affidavit of Scrivener’s Error, recorded in the official records of Adams County on 2/24/2020, at Reception Number 2020000016929, to reflect the trustee as the Adams County Public Trustee.

Also known by street and number as: 11654 Community Center Dr #106, 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

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202178924 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2021, 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 L. Ramirez Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for MILA, Inc., its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt U.S. Bank, N.A., successor trustee to LaSalle Bank National Association, on behalf of the holders of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities I Trust 2005-HE7, Asset-Backed Certificates Series 2005-HE7 Date of Deed of Trust March 02, 2005 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 10, 2005 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 20050310000250500*** Original Principal Amount $440,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $535,782.66 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

EXHIBIT A A parcel of land in the N ½ of the SE ¼ of Section 6, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado, to wit: Beginning at the Southwest corner of the said N ½ of SE ¼; thence Easterly along the South line of said N ½ of SE ¼ a distance of 108.3 feet, which point is the point of true beginning; thence Easterly along said South line of said N ½ of SE ¼ 109.5 feet to a point which is the Southwest corner of Lot 30, Block 2, Lakeshore Subdivision; thence Northerly along the West line of said Block 2, 152.13 feet; thence westerly and parallel to the South line of said N ½ of SE ¼ 109.5 feet; thence Southerly 152.13 feet more or less to point of beginning; except therefrom any portion lying within Stuart Court as described in instrument recorded September 10, 1964 in Book 1177 at Page 312, County of Adams, State or Colorado. **The legal description was corrected by an Affidavit of Scrivener’s Error recorded 12/19/2007 at Reception No. 2007000115706 in Adams County, State of Colorado. ***This loan has been modified through a Loan Modification Agreement effective March 1, 2013.

Also known by street and number as: 6600 Stuart Court, ARVADA, CO 80003.

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, 03/09/2022, 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: 1/13/2022 Last Publication: 2/10/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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: 11/04/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, 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

BY AUTHORITY

ORDINANCE NO. 4108

COUNCILLOR'S BILL NO.

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PublicINTRODUCED Notice

BY COUNCILLORS

SERIES OF 2021

Seymour, Baker

BY AUTHORITY A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 8-7-7(B) OF THE WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL RATE SCHEDULE. ORDINANCE NO. 4108CODE CONCERNING THE WATER COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 51 SERIES OF 2021 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS Seymour, Baker

WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Westminster has determined a temporary reduction A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SUBSECTION 8-7-7(B) OF THE that WESTMINSTER MUNICIPAL CODE in the water rate charged to customers who use over gallons perSCHEDULE. month is appropriate at this time; CONCERNING THE21,000 WATER RATE and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Westminster has determined that a temporary reduction in the water rate charged to WHEREAS, these rates can furtherisadjusted by the at a later date as necessary. customers who use over 21,000 gallons perbe month appropriate at City this Council time; and THEREFORE OF WESTMINSTER WHEREAS, these ratesTHE can CITY be further adjusted by the ORDAINS: City Council at a later date as necessary.

THEREFORE THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS: Section 1. Section 8-7-7, W.M.C. subsection (B) is hereby AMENDED as follows: Section 1. Section 8-7-7, W.M.C. subsection (B) is hereby AMENDED as follows: 8-7-7.

Water Rate Schedule.

8-7-7. Water Rate Schedule. […] […]

(B) Residential: Three dwelling units or less, served by one meter, primarily used for residential occupancy shall, in 2021, be Three utility dwelling units or less, served byshall, one meter, primarily used afor residential charged a(B) $13.05Residential: per month water infrastructure charge, and in 2022, be charged $13.05 per month water utility occupancy infrastructure chargeshall, plus:in 2021, be charged a $13.05 per month water utility infrastructure charge, and shall, in 2022, be charged a $13.05 per month water utility infrastructure charge plus:

Monthly Volume of Water Used 1,000—6,000 gallons: defined as the first 6,000 gallons of water use in one month.

7,000—20,000 gallons: defined as the monthly water use above the first 6,000 gallons of water use in one month.

Over 21,000 gallons: defined as all water use above the first 20,000 gallons of water use in one month.

2021 Charge per 1,000 gallons (kgal) $3.96

2022 Charge per 1,000 gallons (kgal) $3.96

$8.15

$8.15

$12.88 $8.15

$12.88 $8.15

Section 2. shall This take ordinance effect upon itssecond passagereading. after second The title of andthis ordinance shall Section 2. This ordinance effect shall upontake its passage after The reading. title and purpose purpose shallon be second published prior toThe its consideration onordinance second reading.

The full text of be published prioroftothis its ordinance consideration reading. full text of this shall be published within ten (10) days this ordinance shall be published within ten (10) days after its enactment after second reading. after its enactment after second reading.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 21st day of PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED December, 2021.INTRODUCED, PUBLISHED this 21st day of December, 2021.

Legal Notice No. NTS505 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202178912 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 14, 2021, 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) David W. Leslie Original Beneficiary(ies) Union Federal Bank of Indianapolis Current Holder of Evidence of Debt The Huntington National Bank Date of Deed of Trust June 25, 2003 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust July 11, 2003 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) C1173896 Original Principal Amount $188,988.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $118,806.95 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 76, HUNTER’S CHASE SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 10037 Wyandott Circle South, 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, 02/16/2022, 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: 12/23/2021 Last Publication: 1/20/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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: 10/14/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, 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-21-894513-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. A202178914 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 14, 2021, 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) CAROLINE JONES AND JAMES P JONES Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt NATIONSTAR MORTGAGE LLC D/B/A CHAMPION MORTGAGE COMPANY Date of Deed of Trust March 27, 2009 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust April 02, 2009 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2009000023261 Original Principal Amount $432,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

$185,799.25 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. LOTS 21, 22, AND 23, BLOCK 14, WALNUT GROVE ADDITION TO BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO Also known by street and number as: 175 S 3RD AVE, 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, 02/16/2022, 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: 12/23/2021 Last Publication: 1/20/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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: 10/14/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, 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: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Ste 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 327-8779 Attorney File # 00000009301789 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. A202178923 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On November 4, 2021, 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) Adam M. Rouse Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for Finance of America Mortgage LLC, its successors and assigns Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Lakeview Loan Servicing, LLC Date of Deed of Trust November 30, 2016 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust December 06, 2016 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2016000105811 Original Principal Amount $274,928.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $258,850.96 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 1, BLOCK 9, NORTHAVEN, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 4441 E 121st Way, Thornton, CO 80241.

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, 03/09/2022, 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

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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: 1/13/2022 Last Publication: 2/10/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North

City and County Legal Notice No.: NTS496 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

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;

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 4106 COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 49

DATE: 11/04/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: County of Adams, 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 # CO11165 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. A202178922 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On October 28, 2021, 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 L IBARRA Original Beneficiary(ies) WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, AS TRUSTEE OF JUNIPER MORTGAGE LOAN TRUST A Date of Deed of Trust May 30, 2008 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 12, 2008 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2008000047307 Original Principal Amount $124,939.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $135,349.41 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 12, BLOCK 3, VALLEY HI, FIRST FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO 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, 03/02/2022, 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: 1/6/2022 Last Publication: 2/3/2022 Name of Publication: Metro North 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: 10/28/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, Treasurer and Public Trustee

SERIES OF 2021 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS DeMott, Smith A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING MAP OF THE AREA KNOWN AS THE UPLANDS, CONTAINING 230.96 ACRES LOCATED IN THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER, TO PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS: Section 1. The City Council finds: a. That a zone designation of Planned Unit Development for the properties described as Parcels A, B, C, D, and E, consisting of 230.96 acres located in Westminster, described and depicted on Exhibits A through K, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is desirable because: 1. The properties were a mix of zone districts that are not consistent with the proposed Preliminary Development Plan land uses for residential, commercial, office, and park uses outlined in the proposed Preliminary Development Plan.

2. The zoning designation of Planned Unit Development is consistent with the goals and objectives of the City’s Comprehensive Plan. b. Such application has been referred to the Planning Commission, which held a public hearing thereon on November 9, 2021 and November 10, 2021 after notice complying with Section 11-5-13, W.M.C., and has recommended approval of the requested amendment, with conditions. c. City Council, having considered the recommendation of the Planning Commission, has completed a public hearing and has accepted and considered oral and written testimony on the requested amendment. d. The amendment will further the public good and will be in compliance with the overall purpose and intent of the Westminster Comprehensive Plan, particularly the goals that: ensure that higher density residential development is located in activity centers and environments that promote walkability and provide access to key services and transit; establish and support vibrant new mixed-use centers with a range of uses, multi-story buildings, and walkable street grids with an engaging public realm; ensure that new development is consistent with minimum and maximum densities for development; ensure that adequate infrastructure and public services are available for new development; focus the majority of higher density residential development in mixed-use neighborhoods; focus new higher density residential development in areas within walking distance of neighborhood services and shopping, employment, and transit; establish and support community and neighborhood activity centers that provide access to everyday commercial services and needs, unique dining and shopping, and an identifiable center; promote the development of park facilities that encourage pedestrian and bicycle access, and provide a range of services to meet the needs of a variety of ages and abilities.

Section 2. City Council approves the requested amendment and authorizes City staff to make the necessary changes to the map and text of the Westminster Zoning Map to show the designation of the property described and depicted on Exhibits A through K to Planned Unit Development, subject to the Additional Conditions set forth in Exhibit L, attached hereto and incorporated herein.

Section 3. If any section, paragraph, clause, word, or any other part of this ordinance shall be held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part deemed unenforceable shall not affect any of the remaining provisions.

Section 4. This ordinance will become effective upon the recording of a deed in the real property records of Adams County from Pillar of Fire to Westminster OC or its assignee, such recorded deed to be provided by Westminster OC to the City. If a deed from Pillar of Fire to Westminster OC or its assignee is not recorded on or before two years from the date of approval of this ordinance, this ordinance shall not become effective. For the purposes of Section 8.10 of the Westminster Charter only, January 10, 2022 shall be considered the effective date of this ordinance.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 13th day of December, 2021.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 10th day of January, 2022.

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

ATTEST:

Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Ste 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 327-8779 Attorney File # 00000009327040

Mayor

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.

Legal Notice No. NTS507 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window

City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: City Attorney’s Office

Public Notice City of Westminster Summary of Proceedings

Summary of proceedings of the Westminster City Council meeting of Monday, January 10, 2022.

Mayor McNally, Mayor Pro Tem DeMott and Councillors Baker, Ezeadi, Nurmela, Seymour, and Smith were present at roll call.

The minutes of the meetings of December 13, 15, 20, and 21, 2021 and January 3, 2022 were approved as presented.

Council presented a Proclamation to the Briggs family recognizing Bob Briggs’ contributions to Westminster and the Greater Community.

Council approved the following: Financial Report November 2021; Second Reading of Councillor’s Bill No. 50 Re: Supplemental Appropriation of State Grant Funds for the 2022 Co-Responder Services Program; Intergovernmental Agreement with the Office of the Alternate Defense Counsel to Provide Public Defender Services for the Municipal Court; 2022 Computer Replacement and Peripheral Purchases; Authorization of Contracts for Big Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility Aeration Basins Improvements Project with Glacier Construction Company Inc. and HDR Engineering; Designation of Official Place to Post Public Notices; Councillor’s Bill No. 49 Re: Rezoning of Uplands Parcels A, B, C, D, and E; and Councillor’s Bill No. 51 Amending 2022 Tier 3 Water Rates.

Council adopted the following: Resolution No. 1 Reappointing Members and Appointing New and Alternate Members to Boards and Commissions removing sections 1, 2, and 3 to discuss at a later date; Resolution No. 2 Re: Authorization of an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Department of Transportation for the Intersection Crossing Safety Improvements Project; Resolution No. 3 Authorizing a Small Business Assistance Program to Provide Grants for Undetected Water Leaks; and Resolution No. 4 Re: Proposed Amendments to City Council Rules and Regulations.

Council authorized the following: Purchase Authorization of Traffic Signal System Switches from Altitude Signal, LLC for Citywide Transportation Improvements; Preliminary Development Plan and Official Development Plan for Flatirons Academy Expansion and Subdivision; and City of Westminster Contribution to the Boulder Community Foundation Wildfire Fund.

Council held a public hearing on the Preliminary Development Plan and Official Development Plan for Flatirons Academy Expansion and Subdivision.

There was no further business to come before the City Council, and the meeting adjourned at 10:12 p.m.

By Order of the Westminster City Council Abby Fitch, City Clerk Published in the Westminster Window January 20, 2022 *Attachment Councillor’s Bill No. 49, 50, 51 Legal Notice No.NTS508 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT WHEREAS, Metro Water Recovery, has contracted with Moltz Construction, Inc. hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor”, for the construction of PAR - 1259 Digester Complex Rehabilitation Project, hereinafter referred to as the “Project”; and

budgets as follows: General Fund

$318,000

Section 3 – Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered as severable.

If any section, paragraph, clause, word, or any other part of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part shall be deemed as severed from this ordinance. The invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect the construction or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions, unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that a contrary result is necessary in order for this Ordinance to have any meaning whatsoever.

Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect upon its passage after the second reading.

Section 5. This ordinance shall be published in full within ten days after its enactment.

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 21st day of December, 2021.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 10th day of January, 2022.

ATTEST: Mayor Interim City Clerk Legal Notice No. First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window

Metro Districts Budget Hearings Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2022 BUDGET NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the HOME PLACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a meeting, via teleconference, on Monday, January 31, 2022 at 1:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2022 amended budget (the “Amended Budget”) This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82369216459?pwd= MFBSRWI0TVhZNGFZZTNqRlc1K1hrZz09 Meeting ID: 823 6921 6459 Passcode: 004907 Call In: 1(720)707-2699 or 1(346)248-7799 NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Amended Budget have been submitted to the District. A copy of the Amended Budget is on file in the office of Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection.

WHEREAS, the Contractor has completed the construction of the Project; and

Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda for any meeting may be obtained by calling (303) 858-1800.

WHEREAS, the Contractor is entitled to final payment;

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: HOME PLACE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Metro Water Recovery does hereby give notice that on February 24th, 2022, Metro Water Recovery will pay the full balance due the Contractor, and that all persons having claims for labor, services, equipment rental, or materials furnished to the Contractor should present their claims to the Contractor and the Surety prior to said date for payment. Pursuant to Colorado Revised Statute 38-26-107, claimants may also file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on such claims with Metro Water Recovery prior to the date specified herein for final payment.

/s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law

METRO WATER RECOVERY By: William J. Conway Chief Executive Officer Legal Notice No. NTS488 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 4107 COUNCILLOR’S BILL NO. 50 SERIES OF 2021 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS Seymour, DeMott A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2022 BUDGET OF THE GENERAL FUND AND AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE 2022 ESTIMATED REVENUES IN THE FUND THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS: Section 1. The 2022 appropriation for the General Fund initially appropriated by Ordinance No. 4098 is hereby increased by $318,000. This appropriation is for the 2022 allocation of a grant approved by the State of Colorado’s Department of Human Services’ Office of Behavioral Health Co-Responder Services Program.

Section 2. The $318,000 increase shall be allocated to City Revenue and Expense accounts as described in the City Council Agenda, dated December 20, 2021 (a copy of which may be obtained from the City Clerk) increasing City fund

Legal Notice No. NTS518 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

12500 Huron St., Westminster, CO 802034 Silver Hills Middle School 12400 Huron St., Westminster, CO 80234 Westlake Middle School 2800 West 135th Ave., Broomfield, CO 80020 Westview Elementary School 1300 Roseanna Drive, Northglenn, CO 80234 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 Adolfson & Peterson Construction 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 February 4th 2022. Final payment is to be made to Adolfson & Peterson Construction on February 5th 2022.

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: 01/11/2022 Adams 12 Five Star Schools By: Gordon Rowley Job Title: Construction Project Manager Legal Notice No. NTS500 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH CONTRACTOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or about February 4, 2022 the Finance Director for the City of Northglenn, Colorado shall make final settlement with Brannan Sand & Gravel Company LLC., Denver, CO on account of their performance on 2021 Residential Street Program bid, IFB 2021001. Up to the time of making final settlement, the Finance Director shall receive at their office, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn, Colorado, verified statement of claims with respect to such work and as provided in Section 38-26-107, Colorado revised statutes, 1973.

City of Northglenn /s/ Jason Loveland Finance Director Legal Notice No. NTS483 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on or after the 7th day of February, 2022, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with: Sturgeon Electric Company, Inc. 12150 E. 112th Avenue Henderson, CO 80640 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of the 2021 Traffic Signal Repairs, Project No. 21-189.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said Project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor, or any of his subcontractors, in or about the performance of said Work, may at any time up to and including said date of such Final Settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claims.

Bids and Settlements

2. All such claims shall be filed with the City Clerk at 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229.

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3. Failure on the part of the creditor to file such a statement prior to such Final Settlement will relieve the City of Thornton from any and all liability for such claim.

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT WITH CONTRACTOR NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on or about February 11, 2022 the Finance Director for the City of Northglenn, Colorado shall make final settlement with Colorado Civil Infrastructure, Inc., Englewood, CO on account of their performance on the 112th Avenue Drainage Improvements bid, IFB 2021-011. Up to the time of making final settlement, the Finance Director shall receive at their office, 11701 Community Center Drive, Northglenn, Colorado, verified statement of claims with respect to such work and as provided in Section 38-26-107, Colorado revised statutes, 1973.

City of Northglenn /s/ Jason Loveland Finance Director Legal Notice No. NTS499 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT NOTICE is hereby given that Adams 12 Five Star Schools will make final settlement on February 4th 2022, with Adolfson & Peterson Construction 797 Ventura Street, Aurora, Colorado 80011 for work performed on a project known as: Adams 12 RFP#20-058 Package “C”: Pathways Futures Center School 550 E. 124th Ave. Thornton, CO 80241 Glacier Peak Elementary School 12060 Jasmine St., Brighton, CO 80602 Mountain Range High School

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO /s/Jim Jensen

1/6/22

Contracts Manager Legal Notice No. NTS504 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: The Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Summons and Sheriff Sale Public Notice District Court, Adams County, Colorado 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 Div. W Ctrm: Plaintiff: SANDS PARTNERS, LLC, a Colorado limited liability company v.

Defendant: INVESTMENT ADMINISTRATORS, INC., a dissolved Colorado corporation Attorneys for Plaintiff: David A. Laird (#31067) Jenny Knight Lang (#50034) MOYE WHITE LLP 16 Market Square 1400 16th St., 6th Floor Denver, CO 80202-1027 Phone: 303-292-2900 Fax: 303-292-4510 david.laird@moyewhite.com

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Public Notices jennifer.lang@moyewhite.com Case Number: 2021CV031417 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response with thirty-five (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice.

This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the mineral interests associated with the following real property situated on Adams County, Colorado: Parcel A: A parcel of land located in the North One-Half of the Southeast One-Quarter of Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, and being all of Lot 33, part of Lot 34, part of Lot 47, and all of Lot 48, Wilcox Subdivision, all in County of Adams, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Southeast ¼ of said Section 10; Thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West on an assumed bearing along the North line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 48.00 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West along said North line, a distance of 1141.13 feet; Thence departing said North line South 00 Degrees 31 Minutes 36 Seconds East, a distance of 1321.40 feet to a point on the South line of the North ½ of said Southeast ¼; Thence South 89 Degrees 59 Minutes 29 Seconds East along said South line, a distance of 1139.78 feet to a point 48.00 feet West of the Southeast corner of said North ½ Southeast ¼; Thence North 00 Degrees 28 Minutes 03 Seconds West, parallel with the East line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 1321.56 feet, more or less, to the True Point of Beginning; EXCEPT that portion conveyed to City of Thornton, a municipal corporation, in Warranty Deed recorded January 11, 2001 under Reception No. C0750657, now known as United Power Substation – Filing No. 1, recorded August 2, 2001 under Reception No. C0836535, Adams County Records; And EXCEPT that portion conveyed to E-470 Public Highway Authority in Special Warranty Deed recorded June 15, 2001 under Reception No. C0815263, Adams County Records; And EXCEPT any portion lying within the East 50 feet of the North ½ of the Southeast ¼ of said Section 10; And EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the City of Thornton, a Colorado home rule municipal corporation, in Special Warranty Deed recorded June 30, 2021 at Reception No. 2021000079045.

Parcel B: A parcel of land located in the North One-Half of the Southeast One-Quarter of Section 10, Township 1 South, Range 68 West of the 6th Principal Meridian, and being a part of Lot 34, all of Lots 35, 36, 45, 46, and part of Lot 47, Wilcox Subdivision, all in County of Adams, State of Colorado, being more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Northeast corner of the Southeast ¼ of said Section 10; Thence North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West on an assumed bearing along the North line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 1189.13 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence continuing North 90 Degrees 00 Minutes 00 Seconds West along said North line, a distance of 1454.71 feet to a point 99.00 feet East of the Northwest corner of said South ¼; Thence South 00 Degrees 36 Minutes 05 Seconds East, parallel with the West line of said Southeast ¼, a distance of 1321.20 feet to a point on the South line of the North ½ of said Southeast ¼; Thence South 89 Degrees 59 Minutes 29 Seconds East along said South line, a distance of 1452.99 feet; Thence departing said South line North 00 Degrees 31 Minutes 36 Seconds West, a distance of 1321.40 feet, more or less, to the True Point of Beginning; EXCEPT that portion conveyed to the E-470 Public Highway Authority in Special Warranty Deed recorded June 15, 2001 under Reception No. C0815264, Adams County Records.

Dated January 4, 2022 MOYE WHITE LLP A duly signed copy is on file at the law firm of Moye White LLP s/ David A. Laird David A. Laird (#31067) ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFF THIS SUMMONS IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO RULE 4(g), COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THIS FORM SHOULD NOT BE USED WHERE PERSONAL SERVICE IS DESIRED. Legal Notice No. NTS482 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: February 10, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021

WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3234 ARAPAHOE COUNTY WATER AND WASTEWATER AUTHORITY (“ACWWA”); c/o Steven Witter, General Manager; 13031 East Caley Avenue Centennial, Colorado 80111; Telephone: (303) 790-4830. UNITED WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT (“UNITED”); c/o Robert A. Lembke, President; 8301 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 100; Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111; Telephone: (303) 773-1005.

The above-listed parties shall be collectively referred to as the “Applicants.” APPLICATION TO ADD RECHARGE POND TO ACWWA BEEBE DRAW RECHARGE PROJECT in ADAMS, ARAPAHOE, DENVER, LARIMER, MORGAN, AND WELD COUNTIES. Please send all pleadings and correspondence to: Brian M. Nazarenus, Esq., Sheela S. Stack, Esq., William D. Wombacher, Esq., Stacy L. Brownhill, Esq., NAZARENUS STACK & WOMBACHER, LLC, 5299 DTC Blvd, Suite 610, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111, (Attorneys for ACWWA). Tod J. Smith, Esq., LAW OFFICE OF TOD J. SMITH, LLC 5777 Central Avenue, Suite 228, Boulder, CO 80301 (Attorney for United). 2. Introduction. ACWWA operates a recharge project in the Beebe Draw decreed in Case No. 10CW306 (“306 Decree”) to recharge water into the Beebe Draw groundwater alluvium through various canals and recharge ponds. By this Application, ACWWA seeks approval to add one new recharge facility, the A2 Pond, to the ACWWA Beebe Draw Recharge Project under the 306 Decree (“ACWWA Beebe Draw Recharge Project”). 3. Claim to Add New Recharge Pond to the ACWWA Beebe Draw Recharge Project. 3.1.

The location of the new recharge pond: The A2 Pond is located northeast of the intersection of State Highway 7 and US Highway 76, in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 1, Township 1 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. 3.2. The total capacity of the A2 Pond: 10.57 acre-feet. 3.3. A copy of a diagram depicting the location and design of the A2 Pond: See Exhibit A. 3.4. The maximum number of surface acres associated with delivery of water into the A2 Pond: 1.75 acres. 3.5. The relationship between the depth of the water in the A2 Pond, the water surface area, and the volume of water in the A2 Pond (stage-area-capacity curve): See Figure 1 and Table 1. 3.6. The A2 Recharge Pond does not intercept groundwater: The clay layer will be removed from the A2 Pond and will be replaced with gravel, as described above, so that the recharged water will permeate into the aquifer.

However, groundwater will not be “intercepted” by the Pond. Groundwater will remain below the bottom of the Pond and does not enter or fill the Pond, thereby exposing it to the atmosphere.

As a result, the operation of the Pond does not induce any measurable depletion from the natural groundwater, and there will not be any increase in consumptive use of groundwater due to evaporation from the water table. 3.7. The URF values which Applicants proposes to use to determine the amount and timing of increased or new accretions to the South Platte River or a tributary or drain to river: The timing of the recharge accretions from the A2 Pond to the Beebe Draw and the South Platte River shall be calculated using the URFs for the A2 Pond in Exhibit B. 3.8. Sources: ACWWA will deliver the sources of water identified in Exhibit C for recharge in the A2 Pond. 4. Name and Address of the Fee Owner of the Land on which the A2 Pond is Located. Co-Applicant United is the fee owner of the land on which the A2 Pond is located. (5 pages, 3 exhibits, 1 table, 1 figure).

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of FEBRUARY 28, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. NTS493 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3217 (93CW176, 03CW386 and 14CW3020) APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO. 1. Name and address of Applicant: City of Westminster, 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado 80030; (303) 658-2400. All correspondence and pleadings should be sent to the undersigned counsel for the Applicant. 2. Name of Structures: The Kershaw Ditch Exchange, The Manhart Ditch

Exchange, The Jim Baker Reservoir Exchange, and The West Gravel Lakes Exchange as described in the decree in Case No. 93CW176 and involving the following structures: A. The Kershaw Ditch, located on the north bank of Clear Creek at the center of the SE1/4 of Section 7, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, Adams County, Colorado. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (496254 E, 4405228 N). B. The Manhart Ditch, located on the North Bank of Ralston Creek in the SW1/4, Section 12, Township 3 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M, in Jefferson County, Colorado. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (494178 E, 4405876 N).

C. The Church Ditch, (a.k.a. the Golden City and Ralston Creek Ditch) located: i. On the north bank of Clear Creek at a point in the NE1/4 of Section 32, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, Jefferson County, Colorado 1450 feet S69° 30’W from the northeast corner of said section. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (478991 E, 4400296 N); and ii. On the north bank of Ralston Creek in Section 2, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, Jefferson County, Colorado at a point 445 feet South, 69° West from the center of said Section. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the relevant approximate location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (483268 E, 4407878 N).

D. The Farmers’ High Line Canal located: i. On Clear Creek at a point described as follows: On the north bank of Clear Creek in the SW1/4 of Section 27, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, a short distance below the Ford Street Bridge across Clear Creek in the City of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the relevant location of the Farmers’ High Line Canal headgate on Clear Creek utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (481286 E, 4400999 N); and, ii. On the north bank of Ralston Creek at a point about 175 feet west of the point where said canal crosses Ralston Creek and near the center of the NW1/4 of Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, Jefferson County, Colorado; and, iii. At a point of the West or Upper Bank of the Farmers’ High Line Canal where said ditch crosses Leyden Creek below the embankment of Leyden Reservoir in the NE1/4 of Section 36, Township 2 South, Range 70 West. E. The Croke Canal located at points described as follows: i. On the north bank of Clear Creek in the NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 26, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (483408 E, 4402089 N); ii. At a point on Ralston Creek where the Croke Canal crosses Ralston Creek in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado, at a point near the center of said Section 1. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location on Ralston Creek utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (485135 E, 4407840 N); and, iii. On Leyden Creek at a point where the Croke Canal crosses Leyden Creek in the NW1/4 of Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 69 West, 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado. F. Jim Baker Reservoir, (f.k.a. Happe Ponds), located in the S½ of the NE1/4 and the N½ of the SE1/4 of Section 7, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M., in Adams County, Colorado. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate location of the Jim Baker Reservoir outlet works utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (496995 E, 4406098 N). G. West Gravel Lakes located just west of the South Platte River about one-half mile east of the intersection of East 80th Avenue and North York Street in Sections 25 and 36, Township 2 South, Range 68 West, 6th P.M., Adams County, Colorado. In addition, Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate location of the West Gravel Lakes outlet works utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (505031 E, 4411328 N).

3. Description of conditional water rights: A. Kershaw Ditch Exchange The Kershaw Ditch Exchange was made fully absolute in Case No. 14CW3020. No further diligence requirements apply to this exchange. B. Manhart Ditch Exchange The Manhart Ditch Exchange was made fully absolute in Case No. 14CW3020. No further diligence requirements apply to this exchange. C. Jim Baker Reservoir Exchange i. Date of Original Decree: Case No. 93CW176, Water Court Division 1, State of Colorado, decreed on November 25, 1997. ii. Diligence Decree: Case No. 03CW386, Water Court Division 1, State of Colorado, decreed on February 5, 2008. Case No. 14CW3020, Water Court Division 1, State of Colorado, decreed on December 1, 2015. iii. Legal Description: In Case No. 93CW176, Westminster obtained a decree for a conditional appropriative rights of exchange involving the exchange of water stored in Jim Baker Reservoir located as described in paragraph 2.F., above, to the Church Ditch, located as described in paragraph 2.C., above, the Farmers’ High Line Canal, located as described in paragraph 2.D., above, and the Croke Canal, located as described in paragraph 2.E., above. iv. Source: Clear Creek, Ralston Creek and Leyden Creek, all tributary to the South Platte River. v. Appropriation Date: December 22, 1993, Case No. 93CW176. vi. Amount: In Case No. 93CW176, Westminster obtained an exchange decree for 25 c.f.s., conditional for the Jim Baker Reservoir Exchange. In Case No. 03CW386, the Court ruled that 11.98 c.f.s. of the conditional Jim Baker Reservoir exchange was made absolute, and entered a finding of diligence as to the remaining

conditional amounts. vii. Use: In accordance with the decree entered in Case No. 93CW176, the water exchanged pursuant to the conditional appropriative right of exchange may be used directly, stored at any location to which it may be diverted pursuant to the decree in 93CW176, including without limitation Standley Lake and Jim Baker Reservoir, and used for all beneficial uses including, but not limited to, municipal, domestic, irrigation, commercial, industrial, recreation, fish and wildlife, augmentation, replacement, and exchange, within the municipal water supply system and service area of the City of Westminster as it presently exists and as it may hereafter be expanded or modified. To the extent authorized by the decree entered in Case No. 93CW176, the exchanged water will be fully consumable by Westminster, and may be used, reused, and successively used to extinction for any and all beneficial purposes, including, but not limited to, augmentation, replacement, and exchange. D. West Gravel Lakes Exchange i. Date of Original Decree: Case No. 93CW176, Water Court Division 1, State of Colorado, decreed on November 25, 1997. ii. Diligence Decrees: Case No. 03CW386, Water Court Division 1, State of Colorado, decreed on February 5, 2008. Case No. 14CW3020, Water Court Division 1, State of Colorado, decreed on December 1, 2015. iii. Legal Description: In Case No. 93CW176, Westminster obtained a decree for a conditional appropriative rights of exchange involving the exchange of water stored in the West Gravel Lakes, located as described in paragraph 2.G., above, to Kershaw Ditch headgate, located as described in Paragraph 2.A., the Manhart Ditch headgate, located as described in paragraph 2.B., above, the Church Ditch, located as described in paragraph 2.C., above, the Farmers’ High Line Canal, located as described in paragraph 2.D., above, and the Croke Canal, located as described in paragraph 2.E., above. This conditional exchange may be accomplished via delivery from the West Gravel Lakes to the South Platte River, via a bookover exchange in the various West Gravel Lakes storage accounts, or via an intraditch exchange involving the Lower Clear Creek Ditch, all as described in the decree in Case No. 93CW176. iv. Source: Clear Creek, Ralston Creek and Leyden Creek, all tributary to the South Platte River. v. Appropriation Date: December 30, 1993, Case No. 93CW176. vi. Amount: 100 c.f.s., conditional. vii. Use: In accordance with the decree entered in Case No. 93CW176, the water exchanged pursuant to the conditional appropriative right of exchange may be used directly, stored at any location to which it may be diverted pursuant to the decree in 93CW176, including without limitation Standley Lake and Jim Baker Reservoir, and used for all beneficial uses including, but not limited to, municipal, domestic, irrigation, commercial, industrial, recreation, fish and wildlife, augmentation, replacement, and exchange, within the municipal water supply system and service area of the City of Westminster as it presently exists and as it may hereafter be expanded or modified. To the extent authorized by the decree entered in Case No. 93CW176, the exchanged water will be fully consumable by Westminster, and may be used, reused, and successively used to extinction for any and all beneficial purposes, including, but not limited to, augmentation, replacement, and exchange. The exchanged water exchanged under the West Gravel Lakes Exchange to Jim Baker Reservoir through the Kershaw or Manhart ditches may also be used for irrigation of Willis Case Golf Course (located in the W½ Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M.), Inspiration Point Park (located in the SE1/4 Section 13, Township 3 South, Range 69 West of the 6th P.M.), and Berkeley Park (located in the NW1/4 Section 19 and the SW1/4 Section 18, Township 3 South, Range 68 West of the 6th P.M.) or for release of the Subject Shares into Clear Creek to provide flows for use by the City and County of Denver acting by and through its Board of Water Commissioners of the consumptive use portion of the Subject Water Rights for augmentation and exchange. 4. Detailed outline of what has been done toward completion of the appropriation and application to a beneficial use: A. During the diligence period, Westminster operated the Kershaw Ditch Exchange and the Manhart Ditch Exchange in accordance with the requirements of the decree in Case No. 93CW176. B. During the diligence period, Westminster operated the Jim Baker Reservoir Exchange pursuant to the decree in Case No. 93CW176. The flow rates diverted by exchange during the diligence period, however, did not exceed the absolute amounts adjudicated in prior diligence decrees. C. During the current diligence period, Westminster has operated and maintained Jim Baker Reservoir. Activities include, but are not limited to, monitoring lake levels, operating, maintaining and repairing inlet and outlet works, accounting and record keeping activities, wetlands monitoring and general reservoir maintenance activities. Operation and maintenance of the reservoir is an integral component of the Jim Baker Reservoir Exchange. Operation and maintenance expenses have been incurred during the diligence period, including, but not limited to City staff time, expenses and outside consultant expenses. D. During the diligence period, Westminster has also paid funds in the form of ditch assessments to the Church Ditch Authority, the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company, FRICO, the Manhart Ditch Company and the Kershaw Ditch Company. Said funds have been used, in part, to maintain the ditches necessary for operation of the conditional exchanges.

E. Westminster is the owner of a storage account at the West Gravel Lakes, that is used, in part, for storage of water pursuant to the decree in Case No. 93CW176. Westminster has incurred expenses during the diligence period associated with its storage account at the West Gravel Lakes, including but not limited to expenses associated with the operation and maintenance of its storage account and the Lower Clear Creek/Colorado Agricultural ditches as well as pumping costs associated with the operation of the storage account. F. In accordance with prior diligence decrees, the conditional exchanges decreed in Case No. 93CW176 are part of Westminster’s Clear Creek Water Supply System, an integrated system under § 37-92-301(4)(b), C.R.S. During the diligence period, Westminster has continued the development of its Clear Creek Water Supply System. Activities have included, among other things: acquisition of additional interests in water on Clear Creek and its tributaries and the South Platte River; prosecuting Water Court applications to incorporate said interests into the City’s Water Supply System; exercising conditional exchanges and making portions absolute or obtaining diligence decrees on the remaining conditional

portions; operation of an aeration system related to Jim Baker Reservoir; negotiation of bypass agreement for Lower Clear Creek/Colorado Agricultural Ditch; and, participation in numerous Water Court cases for purposes of protecting, maintaining and developing Westminster’s Water Supply System. Expenses associated with these activities were incurred during the diligence period. 5. Water applied to beneficial use: N/A. 6.

Name(s) and address(es) of owner(s) or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: Jim Baker Reservoir, West Gravel Lakes, the Colorado Agricultural Ditch/Lower Clear Creek Ditch headgate, the Kershaw Ditch headgate, the Manhart Ditch headgate and the Church Ditch, Farmers’ High Line Canal and Croke Canal headgates on Clear Creek are all existing, not new structures. There is no need to modify said structures in order to accomplish the conditional exchanges. In prior diligence decrees, Westminster no longer sought diligence as to the conditionally decreed “exchange to” points on Leyden Creek and those points were abandoned solely for purposes of the 93CW176 decree.

Westminster fully intends to maintain diligence as to all other structures and diversion points associated with these exchanges on Clear Creek and Ralston Creek. On information and belief, new or modified diversion structures from Ralston Creek may be located on lands owned by: Church Ditch Water Authority, 2350 West 112th Avenue, Northglenn, Colorado 80234; Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company, 725 Malley Drive, Northglenn, Colorado 80233; Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601; City of Arvada, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002. Additional notice by certified or register mail, as set forth in § 37-92-302(2)(b), C.R.S., will be provided to these entities. The remaining structures involved with the conditional exchanges are all existing, not new, diversion or storage structures.

WHEREFORE, Westminster requests the Court to enter its decree and ruling as follows: 1. To make a finding of reasonable diligence with respect to the remaining conditional portions of the Jim Baker Reservoir Exchange, and the West Gravel Lakes Exchange and providing that a subsequent showing of diligence be made six years from the date of entry of a decree of diligence in this matter.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of FEBRUARY 28, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. NTS490 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3219 (90CW211, 00CW103, 07CW144 and 15CW3017) APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN ADAMS AND JEFFERSON COUNTIES, COLORADO. 1. Name and address of Applicant: City of Westminster (“Westminster”), 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado 80030, (303) 658-2400.

All correspondence and pleadings should be sent to the undersigned counsel for the Applicant. 2.

Name of Structures: Westminster’s Big Dry Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant, Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Plant, the Church Ditch, the Farmers’ High Line Canal, and the Croke Canal.

3. Description of conditional water rights: A. Date of Original Decree: June 14, 1994, Case No. 90CW211, District Court, Water Division 1, State of Colorado. B. List of Subsequent Diligence Decrees: June 28, 2001, Case No. 00CW103, February 18, 2009, Case No. 07CW144, and December 2, 2015, Case No. 15CW3017, District Court, Water Division No. 1, State of Colorado. C. Location: In Case No. 90CW211, Westminster obtained a decree for two appropriative rights of exchange. The first right of exchange operates between the outfall of Westminster’s Big Dry Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant (“Big Dry Creek Plant”) and the Church Ditch headgate, the Farmers’ High Line Canal headgate, and the Croke Canal headgate (“Big Dry Creek Exchange”). The second right of exchange operates between the outfall of the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Plant, also known as the Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility (“Metro Plant”) and the Church Ditch headgate, the Farmers’ High Line Canal headgate, and the Croke Canal headgate (“Metro Exchange”). Collectively, these two exchanges are referred to herein as the “Subject Water Rights.” The locations of the relevant structures are as follows: i. Westminster’s Big Dry Creek Waste Water Treatment Plant: The outfall from the Big Dry Creek Plant is located at a point

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Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (500574 E, 4420578 N). ii. Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Plant: The outfall from the Metro Plant is located at a point on the East bank of the South Platte River in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, which lies 1,400 feet East of the SW corner of said Section 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (503898 E, 4406978 N). iii. Church Ditch: The headgate of the Church Ditch, also known as the Golden City and Ralston Creek Ditch, is located on the north bank of Clear Creek at a point in the NE1/4 of Section 32, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, Jefferson County, Colorado, 1450 feet S 69̊ 30’ W from the northeast corner of said section. Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (478991 E, 4400296 N). iv. Farmers’ High Line Canal: The headgate of the Farmers’ High Line Canal is located on the North bank of Clear Creek in the SW1/4 of Section 27, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, a short distance below the Ford Street Bridge across Clear Creek in the City of Golden, Jefferson County, Colorado. This point is approximately 1.5 miles upstream of the headgate of the Croke Canal. Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location of the Farmers’ High Line Canal headgate on Clear Creek utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (481286 E, 4400999 N). v. Croke Canal: The headgate of the Croke Canal is located on the north bank of Clear Creek in the NW1/4NE1/4 of Section 26, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado. Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (483408 E, 4402089 N). Decreed points of diversion also include the following: At a point on Ralston Creek where the Croke Canal crosses Ralston Creek in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 70 West, 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado, at a point near the center of said Section 1. Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location on Ralston Creek utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (485135 E, 4407840 N). On Leyden Creek at a point where the Croke Canal crosses Leyden Creek in the NW1/4 of Section 31, Township 2 South, Range 69 West, 6th P.M., Jefferson County, Colorado. C. Source: In Case No. 90CW211, Westminster obtained a decree for appropriate rights of exchange using effluent generated at the Big Dry Creek Plant and/or effluent generated at the Metro Plant as the substitute water supply. The source of water diverted by exchange is native to Clear Creek, Ralston Creek, and Leyden Creek. The source of the effluent that is used as a substitute supply is: (a) municipal return flows derived from exercise of the water rights changed in Case No. 90CW211, upon which any required returns have been paid, or upon which municipal return flows exceed required returns; and/or (b) municipal return flows derived from the exercise of the water rights changed in Case No. 90CW211, which accrue at times when no required returns are owed to the stream because there are no unsatisfied senior demands or the call is junior to the priority date of the exchange. D. Appropriation Dates: December 31, 1990. E. Amounts: 3 c.f.s. CONDITIONAL. F. Use: Pursuant to the decree entered in Case No. 90CW211, the water diverted by exchange will be used in Westminster’s Municipal Water Utility System for municipal, irrigation, domestic, commercial, industrial, recreational, exchange, replacement, and augmentation purposes. Water diverted into Westminster’s system by exchange shall carry rights of use, reuse, successive use, and disposition, and may be fully consumed by Westminster, since such water will be fully replaced with effluent that is derived from water that may be fully consumed. 4. Detailed outline of what has been done toward completion of the appropriation and application to a beneficial use as conditionally decreed. A. The Subject Water Rights decreed in Case No. 90CW211, and continued in effect Case Nos. 00CW103, 07CW144 and 15CW3017, are part of Westminster’s Clear Creek Water Supply System, an integrated system under § 37-92-301(4)(b), C.R.S. During the diligence period, Westminster has continued the development of its Clear Creek Water Supply System. Activities have included, among other things: acquisition of additional interests in water on Clear Creek and its tributaries and the South Platte River; prosecuting Water Court applications to incorporate said interests into the City’s Water Supply System; exercising conditional exchanges and making portions absolute or obtaining diligence decrees on the remaining conditional portions; operation of an aeration system related to Jim Baker Reservoir; negotiation of bypass agreement for Lower Clear Creek/Colorado Agricultural Ditch; and, participation in numerous Water Court cases for purposes of protecting, maintaining and developing Westminster’s Water Supply System. Expenses associated with these activities were incurred during the diligence period. B. One of the sources of water to be exchanged via the conditional exchanges in Case No. 90CW211 is Westminster fully consumable effluent generated at the Big Dry Creek Plant.

During the prior diligence period, Westminster finalized a $44.5 million dollar upgrade to the BDCWWTP completed, in part, to meet discharge limitations and to increase treatment capacity at the Plant. During the diligence period, Westminster incurred operation and maintenance expenses associated with the Big Dry Creek Plant.

Another source of water to be exchanged is Westminster’s fully consumable effluent generated at the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District Plant. During the diligence period, Westminster

paid certain fees to the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District related to treatment and discharge of Westminster’s effluent at the Metro Plant. C. During the diligence period, Westminster continued to operate under the carriage agreement with the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company for the use of excess capacity in the Farmers’ High Line Canal. This agreement allows Westminster to carry additional water through the Farmers’ High Line Canal, including water exchanged to the Farmers’ High Line Canal in accordance with the decree in Case No. 90CW211.

Westminster is contractually obligated to pay an annual fee for use of the Farmers’ High Line Canal.

Westminster has continually made these payments during the diligence period. D. During the diligence period, Westminster paid funds in the form of ditch assessments to the Church Ditch Water Authority, the Farmers’ High Line Canal and Reservoir Company, and the Farmers’ Reservoir and Irrigation Company. Said assessments have been used in part to fund annual operations and maintenance activities associated with the Farmers’ High Line Canal, the Church Ditch and the Croke Canal. Through ownership interests and/ or agreements, Westminster claims the right to carry excess water in these ditches and the exchanges decreed in Case No. 90CW211 directly involve these ditches. E. During the diligence period, Westminster has participated in a number of water court proceedings in an effort, in part, to protect and maintain return flows to Big Dry Creek and the Clear Creek and South Platte River basins. Costs associated with these efforts were incurred during the diligence period. 5. Water applied to beneficial use: N/A. 6. Name(s) and address(es) of owner(s) or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: Consistent with findings in prior diligence decrees for the Subject Water Rights, the Leyden Creek diversion point is no longer a decreed “exchange to” point under the decree in Case No. 90CW211.

This applies solely to the diversion point adjudicated for exchange purposes in Case No. 90CW211, and no other decree or water right. The Big Dry Creek Plant, and the related outfall, is owned by Westminster and located on City lands.

On information and belief, the Metro Plant, and the related outfall, is owned by Metro Wastewater Reclamation District. There is no need to modify either of these outfalls in order to accomplish the conditional exchanges. Moreover, all structures associated with the conditional exchanges diverting from Clear Creek are existing, not new structures. There is no need to modify these structures in order to accomplish the conditional exchanges.

On information and belief, a new or modified diversion structure diverting from Ralston Creek into the Croke Canal may be located on lands owned by: Farmers Reservoir and Irrigation Company, 80 South 27th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601; City of Arvada, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002. Additional notice by certified or register mail, as set forth in § 37-92-302(2)(b), C.R.S., will be provided to the entities identified above. The remaining structures involved with the conditional exchanges are all existing, not new, diversion or storage structures and no additional notice beyond the notice provided by the publication and resume is required. WHEREFORE, Westminster requests the Court to enter its decree and ruling as follows: 1. To make a finding of reasonable diligence with respect to Westminster’s Big Dry Creek Exchange and Metro Exchange that were conditionally decreed in Case No. 90CW211, and continued in effect in Case Nos. 00CW103, 07CW144 and 15CW3017, and providing that a subsequent showing of diligence on these exchanges be made six years from the date of entry of a decree of diligence; 2. Any other ruling the Court deems appropriate in the above-captioned matter.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of FEBRUARY 28, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. NTS491 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3216 NOTICE OF FILING OF FINAL DECENNIAL ABANDONMENT LIST FOR WATER DIVISION NO. 1: The State Engineer and the Division Engineer for Water Division 1, by and through the Attorney General hereby provide notice of the filing with the Water Clerk of the decennial abandonment list for Water Division 1 under section 37-92-401(4)(c), C.R.S. (2021).

Notice is hereby given that, pursuant to section 37-92-401(4) C.R.S. (2021), the Division Engineer, in consultation with the State Engineer, has revised and finalized the decennial abandonment

list, which contains those water rights that the Division Engineer has determined to have been abandoned in whole or in part. The decennial abandonment list, when concluded by judgment and decree, shall be conclusive as to the water rights determined to have been abandoned. The initial abandonment list (published in July 2020) and the final revised abandonment list are available online at: https://dwr.colorado.gov/services/water-administration/water-rights. The initial and final revised decennial abandonment lists may also be inspected after December 31, 2021, at the offices of the State Engineer, Division Engineer, and Clerk of the Water Court. Contact the respective offices for information on hours and/or appointments. This decennial abandonment proceeding, including any protest proceedings, are subject to Rule 12 of the Uniform Local Rules for All State Water Court Divisions (Water Court Rules), effective as amended on December 13, 2018 and available on the Water Court’s website at: https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/Water. Any person who wishes to protest the inclusion of any water right on the final decennial abandonment list shall file a written protest with the Water Clerk and the Division Engineer in accordance with the procedures set forth in section 37-92-401(5), C.R.S (2021) not later than June 30, 2022. The fee for filing such a protest with the Water Clerk is forty-five dollars ($45.00). The protest shall set forth in detail the factual and legal basis therefor.

A form for such a protest (JDF 304W) is available on the Water Court website.

Legal Notice No. NTS498 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice DISTRICT COURT WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3221 (81CW447, 95CW087, 02CW28, 08CW274 and 15CW3041) APPLICATION FOR FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO. 1. Name and address of Applicant: City of Westminster (“Westminster”), 4800 West 92nd Avenue, Westminster, Colorado 80030, (303) 658-2400.

All correspondence and pleadings should be sent to the undersigned counsel for the Applicant. 2.

Name of Structures: Exchange from Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1 Plant (now known as Robert W. Hite Treatment Facility) (“Metro”) to Little Dry Intake No. 1. 3. Description of conditional right: A. Date of Original Decree: April 26, 1988, Case No. 81CW447, Water Court, Division 1, State of Colorado. Subsequent findings of diligence were issued on February 28, 1996, in Case No. 95CW087, on December 11, 2002, in Case No. 02CW28, on April 22, 2009, in Case No. 08CW247, and on December 2, 2015, in Case No. 15CW3041, all in Water Court, Division 1, State of Colorado. B. Location: In Case No. 81CW447, Westminster obtained a decree for an exchange of water between Metro and Little Dry Intake No. 1. The locations of the structures are as follows: Metropolitan Denver Sewage Disposal District No. 1 Plant: At a point of the east bank of the South Platte River in Section 1, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, which lies 1,400 feet east of the southwest corner of said Section 1, County of Adams, State of Colorado. Westminster provides the following coordinates to help further identify the approximate relevant location of the Metro outfall utilizing the Universal Transverse Mercator (UTM) grid system projection based on the North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83), Zone 13 North: (503898 E, 4406978 N).

Little Dry Intake No. 1: A point of diversion located in the North East 1/4 of Section 6, Township 3 South, Range 68 West, City of Westminster, County of Adams, State of Colorado more particularly described as follows: Beginning at a point in the North East corner of Section 6, thence West along North Boundary of Section 6 to a point of intersection with Little Dry Creek; thence along the south boundary of Little Dry Creek a distance of 500 feet to the point of diversion. C. Source: In Case No. 81CW447, Westminster obtained a decree for an exchange of water using effluent generated at the Metro Plant as a substitute supply. The source of water diverted by exchange is Little Dry Creek. The source of effluent used as a substitute supply is from certain water rights diverted by Westminster through its municipal utility system pursuant to the decree entered in Case No. W-8743, Water Court, Water Division No. 1, State of Colorado and from certain nontributary ground water rights diverted by Westminster through its municipal utility system pursuant to the decree in Cases No. W-4017 and W-8741-77, Water Court, Water Division No. 1, State of Colorado. D. Appropriation Date: September 14, 1981, Case No. 81CW447 in the amount of 10 c.f.s. E. Use: Pursuant to the decree entered in Case No. 81CW447, the water diverted will be used in the City of Westminster’s municipal utility system for municipal, irrigation, domestic, commercial, industrial, recreational, exchange, replacement, and augmentation purposes. Westminster may make direct use, storage, reuse, successive use, further exchange and thereby fully consume the waters diverted and accounted for under operation of the decree in Case No. 81CW447. 4. Detailed outline of what has been done toward completion of the appropriation and application to a beneficial use.

A. The water rights adjudicated in Case No. 81CW447 are part of Westminster’s Clear Creek raw water supply system, an integrated system as defined by § 37-92-301(4) C.R.S. During the diligence period, Westminster has continued the development of its Clear Creek Water Supply System. Activities have included, among other things: acquisition of additional interests in water on Clear Creek and its tributaries and the South Platte River; prosecuting Water Court applications to incorporate said interests into the City’s Water Supply System; exercising conditional exchanges and making portions absolute or obtaining dili-

gence decrees on the remaining conditional portions; completion of construction and subsequent operation of Little Dry Creek Pond; operation of an aeration system related to Jim Baker Reservoir; negotiation of bypass agreement for Lower Clear Creek/Colorado Agricultural Ditch; and, participation in numerous Water Court cases for purposes of protecting, maintaining and developing Westminster’s Water Supply System. Expenses associated with these activities were incurred during the diligence period. B. During the diligence period, Westminster has, pursuant to the decree in Case No. W-8743, diverted water into the municipal utility system and put such water to beneficial use in Westminster’s water service area. Beneficial use of a portion of said water has then generated effluent at the Metro Plant. Costs associated with these efforts, including payments made to the Metro Wastewater Reclamation District, have been incurred during the diligence period. C. The Little Dry Creek Pond is a component of Westminster’s park improvement project in the Little Dry Creek basin. The Pond is located on Little Dry Creek within the reach of the exchange adjudicated in Case No. 81CW447. During the diligence period, Westminster obtained a decree in Case No. 13CW3145 that, among other items, adjudicated a plan for augmentation for Little Dry Creek Pond. One decreed augmentation source for the Little Dry Creek Pond is the water right originally adjudicated in Case No. 81CW447. The exchange right that is the subject of the present application may serve as a source of water for filling of Little Dry Creek Pond and to augment evaporation, all subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the decree in Case No. 13CW3145. The Little Dry Creek Pond project was completed and became operational during the diligence period. Pond design, permitting and construction expenses were incurred during the diligence period. A map associated with the application in Case No. 13CW3145, setting forth the general locations of the relevant structures, including the points of exchange in Case No. 81CW447, is attached as Exhibit A. D. During the diligence period, Westminster has participated in a number of water court proceedings in order to protect and maintain return flows to Little Dry Creek, Clear Creek and the South Platte River. In addition, Westminster has participated in a number of water court proceedings in the Clear Creek basin in an effort to protect and maintain the full entitlement of water available to the water rights decreed in Case No. W-8743, Water Court, Water Division No. 1, State of Colorado. Under the terms of Case No. 81CW447, effluent generated by the use of said water rights in Westminster’s municipal utility system may be used for exchange purposes. E. Previously, Westminster participated in a joint effort to move the Derby Gauge on Clear Creek and thereby monitor the flow on Clear Creek at a point between the Metro outfall and the Little Dry Intake No. 1 within the reach of the exchange decreed in Case No. 81CW447. Westminster staff continues to monitor the flow data and the resulting exchange potential generated by this gauge during the diligence period. 5. Water applied to beneficial use: N/A. To the extent water is diverted in priority and applied to beneficial use pursuant to the terms of the decree in Case No. 81CW447 during the pendency of this application, however, Westminster reserves the right to make any such amounts absolute. 6. Name(s) and address(es) of owner(s) or reputed owners of the land upon which any new diversion or storage structure, or modification to any existing diversion or storage structure is or will be constructed or upon which water is or will be stored, including any modification to the existing storage pool: The diversion structure involved in this exchange will be located on property owned by the applicant, the City of Westminster. WHEREFORE, Westminster requests the Court to enter its decree and ruling as follows: A. To make a finding of reasonable diligence with respect to the entire conditional water rights decreed in Case No. 81CW447, and providing that a subsequent showing of diligence be made six years from the date of entry of a decree of diligence. B. A n y other ruling the Court deems appropriate in the above-captioned matter.

THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of FEBRUARY 28, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

Legal Notice No. NTS492 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window

Unit #6057: Ryan Johnston: Unit size: 5x5 Suit, Car Seat, Boxes, Tote Unit #4095: Jenny Cole: Unit size 5x10 Totes, Dresser, Lamp, Shelves, Chair Pads Unit #4118: James Wuokko: Unit size: 5x10 Speakers, Mattress, Boxes, TV Stand Legal Notice No. NTS489 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice Big Toe Towing LLC 2531 W. 62nd #k Denver CO 80221 720-582-6335 Is seeking to title the following: 1) 2008 Ford 15V #A56804 2) 2006 Ford F350 #D16146 3) 1956 Ford Mainline #158840 4) 2001 Ford Explorer #C68491 Legal Notice No. NTS519 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice APT Service, Inc. is seeking title and selling the following abandoned vehicles.

1) 2008 Dodge Nitro vin# 252530 2) 2009 Genuine Buddy 50 scooter vin# 006924 Contact them at: APT Service, Inc 4400 Delaware St., Denver, CO. 80216 303-455-1264 Legal Notice No. NTS503 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Notice to Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gary Donnell Cook, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2022 PR 30008 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 May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Johanna B. Cook Personal Representative 2400 Eppinger Blvd.

Thornton, CO 80229 Legal Notice No. NTS517 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Adam Joseph Kaiser Jr., aka Adam Joseph Kaiser, aka Adam J. Kaiser, aka Adam Kaiser, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 359 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 May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Mary Keller Personal Representative P.O. Box 1166 Meade, KS 67864 Legal Notice No. NTS513 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JOSEPH A. ANDERSON, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31218 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 6, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred.

Daniel Medina-Aviles, Personal Representative 16697 East 102nd Avenue Commerce City, CO 80022 Legal Notice No. NTS464 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Warren Kelley, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 312

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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 May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC SALE Stor-N-Lock Self Storage #15 Auction to be held online with StorageTreasures.com. Unit contents of the following storage unit(s) will be sold at 10:00am on 02-05-2022. Sale is being Conducted to satisfy landlord’s lien in accordance with Article 21.5, Title 38m Colorado Revised Statutes 1973, as amended.

Unit # 8018: Angelo Respects Nothing: Unit size: 5x15 Baby Seat, Baby Gates, Shovel, Tote, Chair Unit # 6033: Anessa Villagrana, Care Foundation Services: Unit size: 5x15 Table, Couch, Dresser, Chair

Jennifer A. Stebritz, Personal Representative 1174 Regina Lane Northglenn, CO 80233 Legal Notice No. NTS515 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DARLENE H. HALL, aka

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Public Notices Darlene Helen Hall, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31222 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 May 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Anne Billings White, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033

Paul Nuanez, Personal Representative 8700 McElwain Boulevard Thornton, CO 80229

Estate of Esther Grace Bolzinger, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 323

Legal Notice No. NTS510 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

Legal Notice No. NTS474 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ann Marie Burdick, also known as Ann M. Burdick, also known as Ann Burdick, Deceased Case Number: 22 PR 030001 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 May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Janis Lynn Albios, Personal Representative 204 Arundell Cr. Fillmore, CA 93015

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of R Josephine Dubravac, a/k/a/ Rose Josephine Dubravac, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31189 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nancy Altman a/k/a Nan Altman, Personal Representative 911 7th St. Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. NTS476 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gloria Jean Nuanez, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31245 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 May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. NTS516 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen Randall Harwood, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31247 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Adams, County, Colorado on or before May 6 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Paul Nuanez, Personal Representative 8700 McElwain Boulevard Thornton, CO 80229 Legal Notice No. NTS511 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael Robert Nichols, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 351

Donald Kanenwisher Jr. Personal Representative 26009 Clark Ave. Conifer, CO 80433 Legal Notice No. NTS469 First publication: January 06, 2022 Last publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ronnie H. Nuanez, a/k/a Henry Ronald Nuanez, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31243 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 May 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 13 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Charles Forsyth, Personal Representative 11680 Ouray St. Commerce City, Colorado 80022 Legal Notice No. NTS487 First publication: January 13, 2022 Last publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS

1801 California Street, Suite 2400 Denver, CO 80202

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 May 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Case Number: 2021PR031151

Legal Notice No. NTS494 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Constance Straub, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 357

Fabrice Schmitt, Personal Representative 6722 Clay St. Denver, CO 80221

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 May 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. NTS473 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothy W. Schilling, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 381 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 May 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jennifer Wheaton Personal Representative 1544 S. Pennsylvania St. Denver, CO 80210

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carlos F. Medina, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031229

Legal Notice No. NTS478 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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 May 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of JO ANNE SMOLEN a/k/a ALICE JO ANNE SMOLEN, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 296 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 February 15, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

James E. Medina, Personal Representative 3111 S. Bahama St. Aurora, CO 80013 Legal Notice No. NTS470 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DORIS JEAN MURPHY, aka DORIS J. MURPHY, aka DORIS MURPHY, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR31228

DeDe Jones Personal Representative 14105 Crabapple Rd Golden, CO 80401 Legal Notice No. BSB1181 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jerrilyn Jo Emison, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 31255 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (JORGE KENNEDYANTILLON) or to Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, on or before MAY 20, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Nick Steven Bailey Personal Representative c/o Howard O. Bernstein, P.C. 1111 Pearl Street, Suite 203 Boulder, CO 80302 Legal Notice No. NTS460 First publication: January 06, 2022 Last publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Legal Notice No. NTS472 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Lorrie Schilling Ruff 11951 Gaylord Way Northglenn, CO 80233

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 06 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Estate of Michael William McBride aka Michael McBride, aka Michael W. McBride, aka Mike McBride aka Mike W. McBride, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR031219 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 13, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patrick James McBride, Personal Representative c/o The Law Office of Clark Daniel Dray 6343 W 120th Ave Suite 211 Broomfield, CO 80020 Legal Notice No. NTS479 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 10, 2022 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court Adams County, Colorado on or before May 6, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

The petition requests that the name of Michael Francis Dina be changed to Michael Fox August Case No.: 21 C 1944

Personal Representative Jerry C. Murphy 1395 Claire Ln Northglenn, CO 80234

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. NTS463 First Publication: January 6, 2022 Last Publication: January 20, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

/s/ Kimberly Ruddell KIMBERLY RUDDELL, Esq. Attorney for Personal Representatives

Legal Notice No. NTS501 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ava Marie Bailey, A/K/A Ava Marie Smith, A/K/A Ava Marie Prather, deceased

Public notice is given on January 3rd, 2022 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

Adams County Public Notice Adams County Warrants: January 3 - January 7, 2022 GENERAL FUND Supplier Name ALLIED UNIVERSAL SECURITY SERV BRYAN LAURA CHRISTINE CINA & CINA FORENSIC CONSULTIN LUCERO REBECCA M JP MORGAN CHASE BANK NA BRANTNER DITCH CO ADAMS COUNTY SHERIFF AGFINITY INC ALTA LANGUAGE SERVICES INC ARAMARK REFRESHMENT SERVICES ARAPAHOE COUNTY COMMUNITY RESO ARBORFORCE LLC ARMORED KNIGHTS INC BEETHOVENS RESCUE INC BLAZER STRUCTURES BROOKS NICOLE BROTHERS REDEVELOPMENT INC CENTURY LINK CHRISTENSEN MELANIE COLO DIST ATTORNEY COUNCIL COLO DIST ATTORNEY COUNCIL COLO DIST ATTORNEY COUNCIL COLORADO CIVIL INFRASTRUCTURE CRESTVIEW WATER & SANITATION D DGEB MANAGEMENT LLC DYNAMIC RESTORATION GABLEHOUSE GRANBERG LLC GARCIA, PALOMA M HANKS STEPHEN KEITH HILLYARD - DENVER JAZOWSKI KAREN KACZOR KRISTINE KING SOOPERS LOOMIS ARMORED LOWER CLEAR CREEK DITCH METRO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MILE HIGH FLEA MARKET NORTHGLENN CITY OF NORTHGLENN CITY OF OCHS CRYSTAL ORTEGA SOFIA OTAK INC A COLORADO CORPORATIO PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACADE PURCHASE POWER SHRED-IT SOUTHWESTERN PAINTING

Warrant Date 01/06/22 01/06/22 01/06/22 01/06/22 12/31/21 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22

Amount 334.99 500.00 35,250.00 4,641.00 911,722.84 6,907.50 2,959.98 50.00 330.00 119.70 7,400.94 29,629.46 1,781.95 500.00 25,895.00 2,237.71 6,163.05 201.40 2,220.15 690.30 2,894.10 1,800.00 56,182.64 13.96 149.00 200,500.00 4,882.94 1,159.57 5,975.00 931.79 1,875.00 277.50 150.00 415.00 6,075.00 4,336.05 25.00 80.00 56.00 795.00 1,500.00 918.00 110,782.67 1,495.00 9.99 30.00 7,024.00

STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STERICYCLE INC SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE LLC T CASTELLANO MD TOSHIBA FINANCIAL SERVICES TRI COUNTY HEALTH DEPT TRI COUNTY HEALTH DEPT TRI COUNTY HEALTH DEPT TRI COUNTY HEALTH DEPT VERIZON WIRELESS VERIZON WIRELESS Fund Total

01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22

778.92 104.71 818.80 4,778.41 39.22 284.02 2.07 14.50 177.62 1,696.63 490.00 23,185.95 1,800.00 5,989.69 36,817.07 7,695.28 7,104.84 6,900.66 410.09 3,239.61 1,552,197.27

EQUIPMENT SERVICE FUND BEARCOM WIRELESS WORLDWIDE 01/07/22 BRUCKNER TRUCK SALES INC 01/07/22 COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE 01/07/22 INSIGHT AUTO GLASS LLC 01/07/22 KEN GARFF FORD GREELEY 01/07/22 PRECISE MRM LLC 01/07/22 SAM HILL OIL INC 01/07/22 THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER C 01/07/22 Fund Total STORMWATER UTILITY FUND UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF UTILO LLC Fund Total

01/07/22 01/07/22

22,728.20 541,903.91 70.20 2,152.95 54,904.00 5,934.00 41,760.22 4,574.48 674,027.96

1,172.16 990.00 2,162.16

ROAD & BRIDGE FUND ALFRED BENESCH & CO BRANNAN SAND & GRAVEL COMPANY COMPASS MINERALS AMERICA INC EP&A ENVIROTAC INC EST INC GEOCAL INC JK TRANSPORTS INC KUMAR & ASSOCIATES INC LUMIN8 TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLO MARTIN MARTIN CONSULTING ENGIN

01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22

15,747.50 3,271.76 9,076.16 78,324.36 8,932.00 505.60 30,380.00 342.50

01/07/22

10,545.95

01/07/22

19,681.25

ROCKSOL CONSULTING GROUP INC WAYNE A MITCHELL LLC Fund Total

01/07/22 01/07/22

48,451.20 4,900.50 230,158.78

INSURANCE FUND UNITED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE C ADAMS COUNTY RETIREMENT PLAN BUCHER, PATRICIA A CA SHORT COMPANY CARLSON RON DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO DELTA DENTAL OF COLORADO FERGUSON DONNA J FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS GALLEGOS PETE R LOCKTON COMPANIES MILLER CHARLENE MYERS DEBRA NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS INC QUINT, TERRY L ROSE JAMES F VALDEZ DEBRA VERIZON WILLIAMS SHIRLEY Fund Total

01/06/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22

312,736.67 470.62 43.32 5,608.00 1,511.00 16,184.66 16,025.26 15,786.16 41.80 61.28 1,233.69 550.00 10,250.00 322.22 100.00 900.00 197.76 236.94 513.91 52.54 42.84 382,868.67

WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND B & B ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INC Fund Total

01/06/22

4,728.67 4,728.67

OPEN SPACE PROJECTS FUND COLO AGRICULTURAL DITCH CO LOWER CLEAR CREEK DITCH Fund Total

01/07/22 01/07/22

3,120.00 3,150.00 6,270.00

OPEN SPACE SALES TAX FUND BENNETT TOWN OF Fund Total

01/06/22

125,000.00 125,000.00

COMMUNITY DEV BLOCK GRANT FUND PHO 81 TIERRA ROJO CORPORATION ZOES COFFEE Fund Total

01/06/22 01/06/22 01/06/22

5,200.00 14,740.00 3,580.00 23,520.00

HEAD START FUND CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURYLINK CINTAS CORPORATION NO 2 DFA DAIRY BRANDS CORPORATE LLC GENESIS FLOOR CARE OF COLORADO SYSCO DENVER US FOODSERVICE US FOODSERVICE Fund Total

01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22

121.53 178.57 45.93 283.57 267.86 68.89 11.62 168.92 922.35 6,020.00 873.17 1,275.43 134.38 10,372.22

COLORADO AIR & SPACE PORT CITY SERVICEVALCON LLC FUZION FIELD SERVICES LLC ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER ARAMARK REFRESHMENT SERVICES AURORA WATER CENTURYLINK DBT TRANSPORTATION SERVICES LL DISH NETWORK JVIATION, A WOOLPERT COMPANY MEI TOTAL ELEVATOR SOLUTIONS SWIMS DISPOSAL TWS AVIATION FUEL SYSTEMS XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY Fund Total

01/06/22 01/06/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22 01/07/22

73,081.43 486.20 3,300.00 64.74 16,535.79 381.14 76,757.66 158.07 10,374.83 511.03 307.50 3,931.41 312.15 591.00 8,056.53 890.57 1,004.49 196,744.54

FLATROCK FACILITY FUND APEX PAVEMENT SOLUTIONS LLC PBC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEM Fund Total

01/07/22 01/07/22

10,093.75 1,671.14 11,764.89

SHERIFF PAYABLES COLO BUREAU INVESTIGATION-IDEN Fund Total

01/07/22

Grand Total Legal Notice No.: NTS496 First Publication: January 20, 2021 Last Publication: January 20, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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14,616.00 14,616.00 3,234,431.16

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Public Notices

Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, WATER DIVISION 1, COLORADO DECEMBER 2021 WATER RESUME PUBLICATION TO: ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN WATER APPLICATIONS IN WATER DIV. 1 Pursuant to C.R.S. 37-92-302, you are notified that the following is a resume of all water right applications and certain amendments filed in the Office of the Water Clerk during the month of DECEMBER 2021 for each County affected.

21CW3222 (06CW257 & 14CW3116) THE CITY OF AURORA, COLORADO, acting by and through its Utility Enterprise, 15151 E. Alameda Parkway, Suite 3600, Aurora, CO 80012, 303-739-7370. Please direct all pleadings to: John M. Dingess, Teri L. Petitt, Hamre, Rodriguez, Ostrander & Dingess, P.C., 3600 South Yosemite Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80237, 303-779-0200. APPLICATION FOR A FINDING OF REASONABLE DILIGENCE AND TO CONTINUE CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS IN ADAMS AND ARAPAHOE COUNTIES. 2. DESCRIPTION OF CONDITIONAL WATER RIGHTS. In Case No. 06CW257, Water Division 1, the Court approved an augmentation plan enabling Aurora to replace out-of-priority depletions caused by a) irrigation of municipal parks, golf courses, and greenbelts throughout the City, and b) evaporation from certain ponds. As part of Case No. 06CW257, Aurora was awarded conditional water rights for these structures. In Case No. 14CW3116 the Court found Aurora had exercised reasonable diligence in the development of the conditional water rights decreed in 06CW257, awarded absolute water rights, and continued the remaining conditional water rights in full force as decreed.

Aurora now seeks a finding of reasonable diligence regarding those structures that remain conditional as further described below.

2.1. Original Decree. Water Division 1, Case No. 06CW257, decreed on September 25, 2008 (“Original Decree” or “06CW257 Decree”). 2.1.1. In addition to approving the subject conditional water rights, the 06CW257 Decree also approved a plan for augmentation. The plan for augmentation approved in the 06CW257 Decree is not within the jurisdiction of this Court in this diligence proceeding. 2.2. Subsequent Decree. Water Division 1, Case No. 14CW3116, decreed on December 8, 2015 (14CW3116 Decree”). 2.3. Location of Structures (shown on Exhibit A, attached hereto). 2.3.1. Westerly Creek. 2.3.1.1. Expo Park Pond #1 and Pump Station: Irrigation Pond with pump located on Westerly Creek in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 4 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 250 feet from the North Section line and 1,590 feet from the West Section line. 2.3.1.2. Expo Park Pond #2: Pond located on Westerly Creek in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 4 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 1,615 feet from the North Section line and 1,520 feet from the West Section line. 2.3.1.3. Expo Park Pond #3: Pond located on Westerly Creek in the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 14, Township 4 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 2,125 feet from the North Section line and 1,700 feet from the West Section line. 2.3.1.4. Utah Park Pond & Pump Station: Irrigation pond with pump located on Westerly Creek in the SW 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 24, Township 4 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 900 feet from the South Section line and 715 feet from the West Section line. 2.3.1.5. Jewell Wetlands Pond: Pond located in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 24, Township 4 South, Range 67 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 340 feet from the South Section line and 2,420 feet from the East Section line. 2.3.2. Tollgate Creek. 2.3.2.1. City Center Park Pond: Pond located in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 7, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 760 feet from the South Section line and 2,065 feet from the East Section line. 2.3.2.2. Hutchison Greenway Pond & Pump Station: Irrigation Pond with pump located on West Tollgate Creek in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 28, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 275 feet from the South Section line and 1,920 feet from the East Section line. 2.3.2.3. Centre Hills Golf Course Pond #1 & Pump Station: Irrigation Pond with pump located on East Tollgate Creek in the NE 1/4 of the SW 1/4 of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 1,475 feet from the South Section line and 2,630 feet from the West Section line. 2.3.2.4. Centre Hills Golf Course Pond #2: Pond located on East Tollgate Creek in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 920 feet from the South Section line and 2,245 feet from the East Section line. 2.3.2.5. Centre Hills Golf Course Pond #3: Pond located on East Tollgate Creek in the SW 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 650 feet from the South Section line and 1,310 feet from the East Section line.

2.3.2.6. Centre Hills Golf Course Pond #4: Pond located on East Tollgate Creek in the SE 1/4 of the SE 1/4 of Section 8, Township 4 South, Range 66 West of 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 360 feet from the South Section line and 645 feet from the East Section line. 2.3.3. Piney Creek. 2.3.3.1. Saddle Rock Golf Course (Well Permit No. 61038-F): A tributary well in Piney Creek located in the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4, Section 25, Township 5 South, Range 66 West of the 6th P.M., Arapahoe County, at a point 850 feet from the North Section line and 2525 feet from the West Section line. 2.4. Sources. Surface and ground water tributary to Westerly Creek, West Tollgate Creek, East Tollgate Creek, and Piney Creek. Westerly Creek, West Tollgate Creek, and East Tollgate Creek are tributaries of Sand Creek. Piney Creek is a tributary of Cherry Creek. Sand Creek and Cherry Creek are tributaries of the South Platte River. 2.5. Date of Appropriation. December 14, 2006. 2.6. Uses. Municipal, irrigation, recreation, fish and wildlife propagation, and replacement and augmentation of such uses. 2.7. Place of Use. The parks, golf courses, and greenbelts identified in the 06CW257 Decree, including Expo Park, Utah Park, Jewell Wetlands, City Center Park, Hutchinson Greenway, Centre Hills Golf Course, and Saddle Rock Golf Course. 2.8. Table of Names, Sources, and Amounts.

3. DETAILED OUTLINE OF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TOWARD COMPLETION OR FOR COMPLETION OF THE APPRO-

PRIATIONS AND APPLICATION OF WATER TO BENEFICIAL USE AS CONDITIONALLY DECREED. The water rights that are the subject of this application are part of Aurora’s trans-basin municipal water supply system that is an integrated system of water rights and structures under C.R.S. § 37-92-301(4)(b). During the diligence period, Aurora performed the following work and made the following expenditures toward completion of the appropriations and application of the water rights decreed in the Original Decree to beneficial use (expenditure numbers are rounded to the nearest $1,000). 3.1. Project Specific Efforts. During the diligence period, Aurora has done at least the following project specific work toward completion of the appropriations and application of the conditional water rights decreed in Case No. 06CW257 to beneficial use: 3.1.1. Aurora has actively improved and maintained the ponds and surrounding structures at Expo Park, Utah Park, Jewell Wetlands, City Center Park, Hutchinson Greenway, and Centre Hills Golf Course. Daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance occurs at all locations. Aurora has spent at least $400,000 during the diligence period. 3.1.2. Pumping and evaporative depletions from the subject structures has been calculated and recorded, and such monthly accounting has been maintained and submitted to the Division 1 State Engineer’s office. 3.1.3. The subject ponds and diversion structures are fully constructed, therefore little physical construction activity is required to perfect the subject conditional water rights. However, Aurora constantly monitors streamflow conditions and administrative conditions (i.e. river calls) to identify opportunities during which Aurora can divert and place to beneficial use additional amounts of water pursuant to the subject conditional water rights. 3.1.4. During the diligence period, Aurora spent approximately $2,800 on legal activities directly related to the conditional water rights herein. 3.2. System-wide Efforts. During the diligence period, Aurora has accomplished at least the following systemwide efforts that will be used to operate or benefit the conditional rights. 3.2.1. South Platte River Basin. 3.2.1.1. Spinney Mountain Reservoir. Aurora expended substantial sums for facility upgrades during the diligence period, including internal outlet works inspections, applications of protective coatings on outlet pipes, assessment, design and extension of the storm drainage systems below the dam, installation of filter trench drains, measurement devices, and installation of heater jackets over valve operators. 3.2.1.2. Metro Water Recovery Charges (f/k/a Metro Wastewater Reclamation District). Aurora expended approximately $157,092,000 during this diligence period for fees for wastewater treatment of its water at the Metro Water Recovery facility. 3.2.1.3. Sand Creek Water Reuse Plant Improvements.

Aurora operates the Sand Creek Water Reuse Plant, a 5-million-gallon per day facility, which provides treated water used for irrigation throughout the City and for discharge into Sand Creek. Aurora expended approximately $7,552,000 for improvements to and operating costs for the Sand Creek plant during the diligence period. 3.2.1.4. Griswold Water Treatment Plant Renovations. This facility treats a portion of the raw water before it is delivered to Aurora’s customers. Approximately $29,530,000 was spent by Aurora for improvements to this facility. This includes expenditures directly by Aurora for renovation of the facility.

3.2.1.5. Wemlinger Water Treatment Plant Expansion. Aurora spent approximately $55,094,000 for expansion of the Wemlinger Water Treatment Plant. 3.2.1.6. Improvements to Extend and Improve Water Service in and to Aurora. Approximately $155,210,000 was spent by Aurora for extension and upgrade of its water transmission system. 3.2.1.7. Automated Meter Reading System. Aurora spent approximately $6,052,000 for updates to its automated utility reading system. This is needed for efficient operation of Aurora’s water supply and delivery system. 3.2.1.8. Improvements to Sanitary Sewer System. Approximately $61,155,000 was spent by Aurora for extension and upgrade of its sanitary sewer system necessary for wastewater treatment and reuse within the South Platte River Basin. 3.2.1.9. Prairie Waters Project. The Prairie Waters Project is a large comprehensive water supply, storage and treatment project in which return flows to the South Platte River from Aurora’s water sources may be rediverted for subsequent reuse. To facilitate this project Aurora obtained various decrees in Case Nos. 06CW104, 03CW414, and 03CW415, Water Division 1. This project allows further reuse of much of the water decreed to Aurora. During the diligence period, Aurora obtained a decree in Case No. 15CW3064, finding reasonable diligence for the water rights originally decreed in Case No. 06CW104 (decreed December 1, 2017). On November 23, 2021 in Case No. 21CW3006, Aurora obtained a decree finding reasonable diligence for the Aurora-Everist No. 2 water rights originally decreed in Case No. 03CW414. On November 4, 2020, Aurora was granted a decree in Case No. 20CW3058 finding reasonable diligence for condi-

tional storage rights for the Aquifer Recharge and Recovery Facility B (ARR-B) and the Tucson South Reservoir, originally decreed in Case No. 03CW414. On March 27, 2021, Aurora filed an application in Case No. 21CW3028 seeking diligence on the conditional rights originally decreed in 03CW415. On May 28, 2021 in Case No. 21CW3077, Aurora filed an application for a finding of reasonable diligence for the Prairie Water Project InFill Wells originally decreed in 13CW3042, Water Division 1. Aurora has expended at least $2,301,000 on several elements of the Prairie Waters Project during this diligence period. 3.2.1.10.

Lawn Irrigation Return Flows (LIRFs) Credits. Aurora obtained a decree in Case No. 02CW341, Water Division 1, on September 25, 2008, quantifying LIRFs from its municipal system (and subsequent requantifications as required by the Decree in 02CW341), generated as a result of use of transmountain water rights, fully consumable in-basin water rights, decreed and permitted nontributary sources and any other fully consumable water available to Aurora. Aurora also installed seventeen new monitoring wells and expends manpower to monitor these wells every three months. Water that is transported and used in Aurora’s service area can be reused under the decree in Case No. 02CW341. During this diligence period, Aurora has expended significant sums for engineering and legal costs required to requantify the LIRFs adjudicated in Case No. 02CW341 available for reuse. 3.2.1.11.

Rampart Reservoir and Delivery System. Approximately $12,516,000 was spent by Aurora during this diligence period for improvements to the Rampart Reservoir delivery system. This reservoir is used to store water before it is transported through parallel 54” and 40” pipelines to Aurora. Rampart Reservoir is important for regulation of the flow through these parallel pipelines.

3.2.1.12. Binney Water Purification Facility. This state-of-the-art water purification and recycling plant owned and operated by Aurora treats water for use throughout the City. Approximately $17,260,000 was spent by Aurora during the diligence period for improvements to this facility. 3.2.1.13. Aurora Know Your Flow Program. During the diligence period, Aurora Water Conservation developed its voluntary Know Your Flow Program designed to help customers understand how efficiently they are using water. Through the program, Aurora Water Conservation estimates what a customer’s water use could be for a given billing cycle if the customer were using water efficiently. The customer receives a monthly e-mail from Aurora Water Conservation showing the property’s actual water use versus the customized recommended indoor and outdoor water use. Customers also receive weekly watering recommendations and tips during the irrigation season. The Know Your Flow Program was designed by Aurora to encourage more efficient use of water. 3.2.1.14. Participation in Water Division 1 cases: During the diligence period, Aurora participated in a number of Water Division 1 cases to protect the rights and interests of Aurora with regard to its water supply system. 3.2.2. Arkansas River Basin. 3.2.2.1. Payment for Rocky Ford Ditch shares. Aurora spent approximately $395,000 during this diligence period for repayment of bonds and payments to note sellers, including principal and interest that were issued or refunded for purchase of Applicant’s share of the Subject Rocky Ford Ditch Company shares. 3.2.2.2. Otero IGA. Aurora and Otero County entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement on February 22, 1994, and amended that Agreement on October 29, 2001 under which Amendment Aurora agreed to make annual payments to Otero County concerning the Rocky Ford Ditch shares that are the source for the subject conditional water right. During this diligence period, Aurora made payments of approximately $267,000. 3.2.2.3. Pueblo Reservoir Storage. During this diligence period, Aurora paid the Bureau of Reclamation approximately $5,234,000 for storage use of Pueblo Reservoir, for long-term storage as well as for consultants and legal fees for the long-term storage contract. 3.2.2.4. Assessments Paid for Use of Twin Lakes, Lake Henry/Lake Meredith, Rocky Ford Ditch.

During this diligence period, Aurora paid the following in annual assessments: approximately $374,000 for Twin Lakes Company (necessary for storage); at least $928,000 for the Colorado Canal/Lake Henry/Lake Meredith (necessary for storage); and approximately $1,449,000 for the Rocky Ford Ditch for the shares attributable to the Subject Rocky Ford Ditch Water Right. 3.2.2.5.

Intergovernmental Agreement with SECWCD. On October 3, 2003, Aurora entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District (“SECWCD”), replacing an agreement between the parties dated December 7, 2001. Under this new IGA, Aurora and SECWCD agree to support proposed federal legislation relating to the Fryingpan-Arkansas Project to include, among other things, re-operations of the existing water storage facilities, studies for enlargements to Pueblo and Turquoise Reservoirs, and confirming the authority of the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into contracts with Aurora for use of the facilities including long-term contracts. Aurora’s ability to use Fryingpan-Arkansas facilities is expanded under this IGA and Aurora is obligated to make certain payments to SECWCD in consideration for the expanded use. Under this IGA, SECWCD also agrees not to oppose Aurora’s attempts to contract with the Bureau of Reclamation for use of the FryingpanArkansas Project facilities, to facilitate delivery of Aurora’s water, and to settle opposition to each other’s water court applications, including this case. During this diligence period, Aurora made payments of approximately $913,000 to SECWCD under this IGA. 3.2.2.6. Intergovernmental Agreement with LAVWCD. Pursuant to an Intergovernmental Agreement with the Lower Arkansas Valley Water Conservation District (“LAVWCD”), Aurora paid approximately $1,000,000 to LAVWCD for the identification and implementation of infrastructure improvements, research, and investigations designed to assist in the permitting or implementation of water leasing programs in the Lower Arkansas Valley, as well as remediation and restoration efforts in the Fountain Creek Corridor. 3.2.2.7. Agreements for Use of the Holbrook System Facilities. On March 1, 2005, Aurora entered into two agreements pertaining to the use of the diversion, conveyance and storage facilities of the Holbrook Mutual Irrigating Company (“Holbrook”). Aurora and Holbrook extended this agreement on February 2, 2010. These agreements implement a program to recapture and store yield from foregone diversions of senior water rights. Aurora completed structural modifications to the Holbrook system facilities and filed a Substitute Water Supply Plan necessary to implement the program. An Amended Agreement was entered into on April 21, 2016. Further, Aurora initiated a study to examine enlargement of the Holbrook Reservoir to further facilitate operations. During this diligence period, Aurora made payments of approximately $401,000 to Holbrook under this agreement. 3.2.2.8. Recovery of Yield (“ROY”). On August 17, 2016, Aurora, along with Colorado Springs, the Pueblo Board of Water Works, the City of Fountain, and the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, obtained a decree in WD-2, Case No. 06CW120 adjudicating exchanges necessary as a result of the 2004 Regional Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) between the various water providers and the City of Pueblo, whereby the water providers agreed to allow certain of their senior flows to pass through Pueblo’s RICD reaches on the condition those flows could be removed downstream and exchanged back upstream. In addition, the ROY participants, including Aurora, have made significant efforts to secure the Arkansas Gravel Pit Reservoir (“AGPR”) or a comparable facility. Aurora entered into a purchase Option Agreement with LaFarge West, Inc. in 2003 for development of the LaFarge Rich Pit for use by Aurora as the AGPR storage facility upon completion of gravel mining/mineral extraction by LaFarge. This Agreement has been extended several times. The ROY participants have also made efforts to investigate and negotiate alternative storage facilities for the AGPR. Recent negotiations include with Stonewall Springs Ranch, Southwest Sod Farms, and the Pueblo Board of Waterworks. Aurora has expended approximately $22,000 on these efforts during the diligence period. 3.2.2.9. Revegetation. Aurora has expended approximately $1,955,000 during this diligence period for revegetation, including expenditures for expert revegetation classifications and reports, actual revegetation and weed control costs, as well as farm equipment purchases, office overhead and personnel costs, under Case No. 83CW18. Aurora also expended these sums for revegetation and continued farming of historically irrigated lands pursuant to the decree in Case No. 99CW169(A). On June 3, 2014, Aurora entered into an Intergovernmental Agreement with Otero County to clarify between the parties certain terms contained in the 99CW169(A) decree regarding revegetation. 3.2.2.10. Participation in Water Division 2 cases: During the diligence period, Aurora participated in a number of Water Division 2 cases to protect the rights and interests of Aurora with regard to its water supply system. 3.2.3. Colorado River Basin. 3.2.3.1. Homestake Project. Once water is transported over the Continental Divide through the Otero Pump Station and Homestake Pipeline, it is then transported to Spinney Mountain Reservoir in the South Platte Basin. During this diligence period, Aurora has spent approximately $19,285,000 toward further development of the Homestake Project’s conditional water rights. 3.2.3.2. During this diligence period, Aurora entered into an Agreement and Intergovernmental Agreement with Colorado River Water Conservation District, Basalt Water Conservancy District, Board of County Commissioners of Eagle County, Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Grand Valley Water Users Association, Orchard Mesa Irrigation District, and the Ute Water Conservancy District, effective date August 1, 2018 (the “Settlement Agreement”). Inter alia, the Settlement Agreement addressed resolution of 09CW142, Water Division 2, amongst certain parties thereto, and is filed in the Court’s file for Case No. 09CW142. As contemplated and limited by the terms of the Settlement Agreement, Aurora filed an application in Case No. 19CW3159, Water Division 5, seeking judicial determination of appropriative rights of exchange by which 900 acre feet of water of the Twin Lakes Reservoir and Canal Company (“Twin Lakes”), available to Aurora via its share ownership and over which Aurora has maintained dominion and control in any one year will be moved as follows. Water from Grizzly Reservoir will be placed into Lincoln Gulch, a tributary of Lincoln Creek, or bypassed from the Twin Lakes system’s Roaring Fork River basin facilities into other tributaries of the Roaring Fork River, and then exchanged from the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Fryingpan Rivers upstream on the Fryingpan River to Ruedi Reservoir and an additional exchange, as a component subset of the 900 acre feet, up to 450 acre feet in any one year from Ruedi Reservoir upstream to Ivanhoe Reservoir located upon Ivanhoe Creek for subsequent movement into Water Division 2. 3.2.3.3. Participation in Water Division 5 cases: During the diligence period, Aurora participated in a number of Water Division 5 cases to protect the rights and interests of Aurora with regard to its water supply system. 3.2.4. Non-Basin Specific Efforts. 3.2.4.1. Legal Protection Efforts. Aurora spent approximately $500,000 for legal services for participation in Water Division 1 cases to protect the rights and interests of Aurora with regard to its water supply system, including the subject water rights herein. 3.2.4.2. Study of Aurora’s Water Needs. Aurora spent approximately $1,077,000 toward engineering and planning studies to assist in determining the City’s future water needs and a plan to meet those needs, including treatment and distribution studies, various conservation studies and developing its Non-Potable System Master Plan. This study will increase the overall efficiency of Aurora’s operations. 3.2.4.3. Aurora Raw Water System Model. Aurora spent additional sums for consultant fees to develop and support a computer model of Aurora’s raw water system. These costs are in addition to the modeling efforts included in the engineering and planning studies identified in paragraph 3.2.4.2, above. 3.3. Other. Aurora reserves the right to identify additional relevant efforts that may be later discovered or to make upward adjustments to amounts expended on certain projects. Aurora has an extensive water rights portfolio, an extensive and complex water supply, collection, treatment and reuse system, and an extensive number of agreements, contracts, leases, etc. related to its facilities and the use, reuse and storage of its water rights. It is involved in many legal actions related to the collection, treatment, reuse and protection of its water rights. Further, the management, protection, and operation of the water rights and the facilities system involves numerous City of Aurora departments and staff members throughout the state. Aurora made diligent efforts with regard to this application to determine and quantify all efforts made by the City toward completion of the appropriations and application of the water rights decreed in Case No. 06CW257 to beneficial use. However, it is reasonably possible that relevant efforts or expenditures may have been overlooked or need further upward adjustment. 4. NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF OWNERS OR REPUTED OWNERS OF THE LAND UPON WHICH ANY NEW DIVERSION OR STORAGE STRUCTURE OR MODIFICATION TO ANY EXISTING DIVERSION OR STORAGE STRUCTURE OR EXISTING STORAGE POOL IS OR WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OR UPON WHICH WATER IS OR WILL BE STORED. 4.1. All of the subject structures are existing structures owned by Aurora. (Application and Exhibit: 15 pages) THE WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED BY THESE APPLICATIONS MAY AFFECT IN PRIORITY ANY WATER RIGHTS CLAIMED OR HERETOFORE ADJUDICATED WITHIN THIS DIVISION AND OWNERS OF AFFECTED RIGHTS MUST APPEAR TO OBJECT WITHIN THE TIME PROVIDED BY STATUTE OR BE FOREVER BARRED. YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that any party who wishes to oppose an application, or an amended application, may file with the Water Clerk, P. O. Box 2038, Greeley, CO 80632, a verified Statement of Opposition, setting forth facts as to why the application should not be granted, or why it should be granted only in part or on certain conditions. Such Statement of Opposition must be filed by the last day of FEBRUARY 28, 2022 (forms available on www.courts.state.co.us or in the Clerk’s office), and must be filed as an Original and include $192.00 filing fee. A copy of each Statement of Opposition must also be served upon the Applicant or Applicant’s Attorney and an affidavit or certificate of such service of mailing shall be filed with the Water Clerk.

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Blood supplies running low Donations are needed now in all regions

DONATE BLOOD TODAY To find blood donation centers and drives near you, visit the any of the following websites Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge: www.bonfils.org.

Platte Valley Medical Center in Brighton: www.bonfils.org.

Saint Joseph Hospital in Denver: www.bonfils.org.

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The American Red Cross has been sending up the red flag, stressing that there is a nationwide blood shortage and Colorado is no different. In fact, along the Front Range, hospitals are managing but are one major tragedy away from danger.

Dr. Kyle Annen, director of tansfusion services and patient blood management for Children’s Hospital Colorado, said their blood supplies are not as low as those being reported by the American Red Cross and Vitalant, a national independent, nonprofit blood services provider.

“We definitely have lower supplies than normal,” Annen said. “But we are one bad emergency away from getting into some real trouble.”

Annen said CHC, which has hospitals along the Front Range and throughout the state, has been lucky to keep a flow of regular donors, but she is getting more concerned as the omicron variant of COVID continues to spread.

“It is not today or tomorrow that I worry about,” Annen said. “I worry about our supplies in the next few weeks. As omicron continues to hit us, we are going to start getting in trouble. It really is not just about today, we have to keep blood supplies stable for the future.”

Caitlin Ballenger, the American Red Cross regional communications manager for Colorado and Wyoming, said while the national organization does not directly collect

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pandemic will continue to unfold.

The virus is spreading at record rates in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, for example, according to Tri-County Health Department.

“These next few weeks are likely to be among the most challenging we have faced over the past year,” John Douglas, executive director of Tri-County Health, in a news release.

According to Tri-County Health data, 3,193 new cases were reported on Dec. 31 across the three counties, the most on any single day since the start of the pandemic up to that point, the agency said in the release.

All three counties have exceeded

Children’s Hospital Colorado: • Blood Donor Center: https://bit. ly/3GBLfwE • Bloodmobiles: https://bit.ly/3txaqwq Vitalant (clinics located in Denver, Golden, Littleton, Highlands Ranch, Parker and Westminster): www.vitalant. org/Donate/

blood in the state, they do provide blood to 11 hospitals in Colorado, including Denver Health, Swedish Medical Center and the University of Colorado Hospital.

In total, the American Red Cross supplies 40% of the nation’s blood, Ballenger said.

Because of the continued shortage, Ballenger said the American Red Cross has had to limit blood product distributions to hospitals.

At times, as much as one-quarter of hospital blood needs are not being met, she said.

“Seasonal blood shortages are not uncommon in the U.S., however, what makes this situation unique is the many compounding factors (COVID-19, severe winter weather, supply chain and staffing challenges, and holidays) at play,” Ballenger said. “These challenges have resulted in the lowest national blood inventories in more than a decade.

What is even more challenging at this time is that the blood supply

levels have remained at historically low levels for now nearly four months.”

Vitalant, with nine Colorado blood donation centers, is also seeing a continued decrease in blood supplies. The national program also hosts blood drives throughout the region, including through partnerships with organizations such as the Highlands Ranch Community Association.

Brooke Way, communications manager for Vitalant, said there are several contributing factors that have led to the nationwide shortage of blood.

In 2020 and 2021, Way said Vitalant was forced to canceled 500 bloods drives due to COVID and, like other industries, staff shortages.

“We are not trying to make up for all those lost units we could have collected,” Way said.

In Colorado, Vitalant blood supplies matter because they provide units to more than 75 hospitals statewide, including Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree.

Linda Watson, the hospital’s VP of marketing and public affairs, said they work directly with Vitalant to host quarterly blood drives, including an upcoming event on Feb. 16.

Watson said they are getting plenty of participation in the drives, noting that they had a full slate of donors for the Jan. 10 drive they recently held.

However, while blood drives do help replenish supplies, Annen said they do not always result in the type of blood hospitals need most. Type O blood is needed the most, she said.

In recent weeks, Ballenger said the Red Cross has had less than a one-day supply of type O blood and platelets — critical blood products for those in need. The general standard, Ballenger explained, is to have a five-day supply of all blood types on hand at all times.

“The Red Cross works with hospitals around the-clock to help meet the needs of patients, but blood product distributions to hospitals are currently outpacing the number of blood donations coming in,” Ballenger said. “More donations are needed now, especially platelet and type O, which is the most needed blood group by hospitals.”

To donate blood, Annen said residents do not have to wait for a special blood drive. Hospitals and donation centers throughout the Denver metro area can collect blood regularly throughout the year.

their all-time high seven-day incidence rates — which were previously set in November 2020 — with rates exceeding 1,000 cases per 100,000 people in each, according to the release. (“Incidence rate” means the rate of new cases.)

“Over the past two weeks, Adams County rates increased by 403%, Arapahoe County by 437%, and Douglas County by 480%,” Tri-County said in the Jan. 5 release.

In addition, COVID test-positivity rates are also at record levels, greater than 25% in each county, according to the release, referring to the percentage of tests that come back positive.

“Although hospitalization rates have not risen as much thus far, hospital capacity in our counties and region remains critically tight,” the release added.

Omicron has rapidly become the

dominant variant, now making up virtually 100% of Colorado COVID-19 cases, the release said, citing state data.

“The highly infectious nature of this variant means that this wave could be shorter but also more severe than prior waves,” the school of public health’s statement said.

“We are most concerned about unvaccinated and immunocompromised individuals, who face the greatest risk of severe COVID-19 due to Omicron infection.”

Tri-County Health urged getting a COVID-19 vaccine, or a booster for those who have had the initial shots, as soon as possible.

“It is increasingly clear that boosters are critical to optimize protection against the Omicron variant, with estimates by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that protection may (now) be

no better than 35% after two doses in contrast to 75% after a booster,” Tri-County said in the release. New variants have affected the effectiveness of the initial vaccine shots.

The longer the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the higher the likelihood of new variants emerging.

“Most importantly, fully up-to-date vaccines remain the most critical public health measure to protect people from COVID-19, (to) slow transmission, reduce the likelihood of new variants emerging and prevent serious illness, hospitalizations and death,” the agency continued.

As of Jan. 1, over 75% of individuals 12 and older have received initial doses of vaccines in Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties, although only 40% to 50% of those who are currently eligible for boosters have received them, according to TriCounty.

Blood donor squeezes the rubber bulb in SHUTTERSTOCK the form of heart in his hand

Public Notices The petition requests that the name of Hannah Lily Williams be changed to Hannah Sarah Williams Case No.: 21 C 1890 By: Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. NTS481 First Publication: January 13 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 10, 2022 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 Jason John Coughlin

be changed to Jason Coughlin August Case No.: 21 C 1947 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. NTS512 First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on January 3, 2022 that a Petition for a Change of Name of a minor child has been filed with the Adams County Court.

By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. NTS484 First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

The petition requests that the name of Vida Sophia Algiene be changed to Vida Sophia Algiene-Harrington Case No.: 21 CV 149

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