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Parker updates prairie dog ordinance Town council approves two amendments

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Emilia Gonzalez, 6, rides one of the 182-foot slides at H2O’Brien Pool in Parker on June 22.

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A ‘mad dash’ for Parker’s H2O’Brien Pool Renovation of facility was completed last year

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a slow start on a rainy Memorial Day weekend, H2O’Brien Pool in Parker has picked up in popularity as families and swimmers show their excitement for a summer without COVID-19 restrictions.

“It’s been packed pretty much nonstop,” said Bryan Gentilini, the town’s recreation supervisor for SEE H2O’BRIEN POOL, P30

Jayden, Sheridan and Brody Wright get splashed by a giant bucket water fountain in H2O’Brien Pool in Parker on June 22.

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In a June 21 meeting, the Parker Town Council unanimously approved an update to their ordinance related to prairie dog management.

The two amendments to the ordinance don’t drastically change the way the town deals with the animals, but they provide clarity for when humane extermination can occur and a deadline extension for those developers who wish to relocate prairie dogs.

During the meeting, several residents spoke to the council during public comment, thanking the council for the updates but asking them to go one step further.

“Tonight’s recommendation to amend certain areas of the prairie dog ordinance is a good step forward for developers, the town and wildlife activists,” Parker resident Linda Wilson said.

“However, in my opinion, to bring the ordinance full circle and to save prairie dog lives, you need to open up more land in Parker and Douglas County.”

The first of the two amendments gives a 180-day extension for an applicant who wishes to attempt relocation and has found a relocation site “as a way of providing an incentive for relocation,” said SEE PRAIRIE DOGS, P5

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Mental health crisis lingers from pandemic Pot is boiling over as lawmakers, health officials react to growing number of cases

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Before the 2020 pandemic, Kelly Blike described the behavioral health situation for both adolescents and adults in Colorado as a boiling pot of water, filled to the rim. Now, that pot is spilling over

with no containment in site.

“There has always been a mental health crisis in Colorado, COVID just echoed it,” said Blike, a social worker at the UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. “The isolation and lack of physical contact has exaggerated a problem that was already in place. We cannot ignore the problem. We have a long way to go.”

As businesses and life appear to be returning to normal from the pandemic, Blike said hospitals are still dealing with the residual effects.

Dr. Ben Usatch, director of emergency medicine at the Highlands Ranch hospital, said the 21-bed

emergency room has a handful of patients needing mental health care on any given day. The numbers are not decreasing, and he does not think they will any time soon.

“There is a post-COVID syndrome that we are going to be cleaning up for a long time,” he said.

In June, Children’s Hospital Colorado (CHC) declared a crisis. The statewide organization reported an increase in young patients attempting suicide and presenting to local emergency rooms with issues related to substance abuse and eating disorders.

CHC has facilities around the Denver metro area in Highlands Ranch,

Broomfield, Centennial, Parker, Wheat Ridge, Denver and Aurora.

Dr. Jenna Glover, director of psychology training at CHC, said in past years, there was a decrease in suicide attempts and emergency room visits for behavioral health in the summer months. That is not the case this year.

“We’re anticipating a spike in these visits as kids return to a ‘normal’ school year where they may be confronting challenges with setbacks in their education and inperson interactions,” she said.

Usatch said he has never seen so SEE HEALTH, P13

Forward Together a state tool for parents, youths Website aims to empower, connect struggling young people with tools, resources

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Long before the current behavioral health crisis reached the public spotlight, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment saw a need for more public out-

reach to help parents and teens.

In collaboration with the Colorado Department of Human Services, the state health department unveiled the Forward Together program in 2020.

As state health-care providers are reporting drastic increases in mental health emergencies among the state’s adolescents, Forward Together works to empower adults to support mental health for teens and youth.

Lena Heilmann, the youth suicide prevention coordinator for the Colorado Department of Health, said Forward Together aims to

help parents and their children become more connected.

The website, forwardtogetherco. com, is separated into two sections, one for parents and the other for youth. The site encourages discussion, providing coping tools and ideas.

Heilmann said for those who feel suicidal, there is help and a way to get past the current crisis.

“When we are talking about suicide, it is a complex issue,” Heilmann said. “There is no one reason. We know that connectiveness is the most powerful, empowering tool. We want to empower young

people to identify a situation and make sure they seek support from a trusted adult.”

Forward Together is not about having a one-size-fits-all approach.

There are links for teens feeling alone, having problems with parents, struggling to fit in, in need of encouragement, or feeling depressed.

After clicking on the area that more closely ties with how a person is feeling, Forward Together provides a variety of tools to help the struggling adolescent cope, SEE WEBSITE, P13

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DCSD board adopts 2021-22 budget Adopted budget includes more money for compensation and special education

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District was able to fold additional dollars into the 2021-22 final budget from the proposed budget that district staff presented in May. The district’s board unanimously approved the budget for the upcoming school year at a June 22 meeting. Board directors had nothing but praise to offer district finance staff, who were drafting the budget for four months and working to accommodate the many requests from board directors and community members about next year’s financial priorities.

“This work is the clearest I have ever been able to understand the school district budget,” said Board Director Christina Ciancio-Schor at the June 22 meeting.

The budget-drafting process for the 2021-22 school year dealt with several unprecedented factors, such as restoring budget cuts made in response to COVID-19 and distributing federal relief money. Also, the district started a multi-year process to increase employees’ salaries.

“While the order of magnitude of the swing of revenues is just about equal to what we were facing last year, we are in a vastly different position of talking about reinvestment and restoration,” said Chief Financial Officer Kate Kataska at the June 22 meeting.

To address the compensation question, the district set aside a pool of funding to increase employees’ pay to meet a new base salary.

If an employee’s salary isn’t at SEE SCHOOLS, P31

4 school board candidates announced Candidates running for November election STAFF REPORT

An organization called “Kids First DCSD” has announced several school board candidates running as a slate for the November election, according to a news release from the group.

The slate consists of Becky Myers, Mike Peterson, Christy Williams and Kaylee Winegar. All four either have children in the school district or have in the past, according to the news release.

The purpose of the committee listed on the registration form says “parents, teachers and community members dedicated to supporting candidates for Douglas County School Board elections who prioritize kids first in all decision making,” according to the form.

“Kids First DCSD” is listed on the Secretary of State’s TRACER website as a political committee based in Castle Rock.

Myers is a retired DCSD teacher with more than 25 years’ experience. In 1993, she and her husband moved to Castle Rock, where her two children attended kindergarten through 12th grade. She is running for school board from District D. Peterson is a former Navy Topgun instructor. He moved to Colorado in 2004 while serving in the military and retired from the Navy in 2011. He and his wife have three daughters. He is running for school board in District B. Williams is a small business owner, wife and mother to three children who attend Douglas County Schools. She is entering

her second year on the DAC (District Accountability Committee).

She served on the PTO at American Academy in Castle Pines and the School Accountability Committee. She is runMyers ning in District E. Winegar is an associate director of corporate accounting for a financial services company. She moved to Parker as a child and grew up attending school in Douglas County. She and her Peterson husband have a soonto-be kindergartner who will be attending school. Winegar is running in District G. The candidates “common goals” listed in the news release were: “Restore Douglas County as the premier Williams destination district for students, educators and the community; Reestablish focus on excellence — academic achievement, growth and post-secondary pathways; Optimize use of resources to benefit students; Address Winegar competitive pay and plan for future growth; Cultivate a positive, supportive, safe, culture built on trust — starting with the board of education; and promote psychological and physical well-being of students and staff that allows each student to reach individual potential.”

The candidates were planned to be announced at Butterfield Park in Castle Rock on June 27.

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Douglas County Veterans Office closed July 19-21 The Douglas County Office of Veterans Affairs will be closed July 19-21 while staff attends mandatory training.

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Colorado’s new, eighth congressional district would include the cities of Arvada, Westminster, Broomfield, Thornton, Brighton and Platteville, a preliminary map drawn by nonpartisan redistricting staff and presented to the state’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission on June 23 shows.

Staff placed the new district in the north Denver metro area for two reasons, said Jeremiah Barry, a legislative attorney advising the redistricting commissions.

“The first reason was we recognize this was the fastest-growing area of the state,” said Barry. “The second was a recognition that although nearly 30% of the population of the state are Hispanics, none of the current seven districts are represented by a Hispanic.”

The map is a major first step in the state’s once-a-decade redistricting process. It will evolve as the commission gets input from the public and interest groups over the next few months.

The preliminary map is based on 2019 U.S. Census Bureau estimates because of a months-long delay in the release of the final population data collected during the 2020 Census. Once the U.S. Census Bureau releases that data in August, redistricting staff will have to adjust the map.

“It’s the starting line, but nowhere near the finish line,” Curtis Hubbard, a Democratic political consultant who is registered to lobby the redistricting commissions, said of the preliminary map.

The initial map, the public’s first glimpse at how the 8th District may affect the state’s political landscape, also makes changes to the state’s existing seven congressional districts.

The 3rd District, represented by Garfield County Republican Lauren Boebert, would gain Eagle, Summit, Grand, Park, Teller and Fremont counties, as well as some of western Boulder County. The San Luis Valley and Pueblo County would be dropped and added to the 4th District, which includes northeast and southeast Colorado and is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Republican from Windsor.

The 5th District, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, would contract to include only parts of El Paso County. Southeastern El Paso County and counties in the western part of the district would be drawn into other districts.

The 7th District, centered in Jefferson County and currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, would shift south to include Castle Rock, dropping some of Denver’s northwest suburbs, including the bulk of Arvada.

Perlmutter, however, would remain in the 7th District under the preliminary map, though only narrowly — by about 50 yards.

The new 7th District looks to be the most competitive of the new map. In 2018, the Republican candidate won the attorney general’s contest in the new proposed district by 3 percentage points, though a Democrat won the statewide vote.

The 1st District, represented now

by U.S. Rep. Diana Degette, a Denver Democrat, would encompass only Denver, dropping portions of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties.

The 6th District, represented by U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat, would lose some of its northern half while continuing to include Aurora, Centennial and Littleton. Both of those districts went heavily Democratic in the 2018 attorney general contest, and, along with the 2nd District in Boulder and Larimer counties, are considered safe seats for that party.

Nonpartisan staff used the results of the 2018 attorney general contest, the closest statewide race in a recent, nonpresidential election year, as well as voter registration figures SEE MAP, P6

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Lebsack reaches ‘American Ninja Warrior’ semifinals Castle Rock teen will be on the national stage again July 19

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

No matter what the outcome, Castle Rock teen Kaden Lebsack has performed well on the NBC hit competition show “American Ninja Warrior.”

The show, now in its 13th season, is allowing teenagers to compete with adults for the first time.

Lebsack, 15, is scheduled to appear on the show’s semifinal round on July 19.

Lebsack’s mom, Brandi Lebsack, said her son continues to do a great job as he moves through the competition. The show had qualifiers in Taco-

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John Fussa, the town’s director of community development, in the meeting. The second of the two amendments requires that if relocation is not feasible, humane extermination of the prairie dogs can only occur after a 30-day period following the town’s approval of a development application.

When asked by Councilmember Laura Hefta how effective these

ma, Washington, where he clocked the show’s fastest course time, she said.

In a June 7 airing, announcers were amazed with how easily Lebsack glided through the course. Announcers said Lebsack is the primary reason the series dropped age restrictions this year. Lebsack has consistently performed well against adult contestants.

Brandi said if he does well in the July 19 competition, he will move on to the finals round in Las Vegas.

Lebsack started training for the national stage when he was 10. Last year, Lebsack advanced to the semifinals of the “American Ninja Warrior” junior competition.

This year, in preparing for the national competition, Lebsack just competing is a dream come true.

Will Lebsack be the Season 13 Ninja Warrior champion? Only time will tell. amendments will be in encouraging relocation and humane treatment, Fussa said that they won’t really change the ordinance much.

“The ordinance already gives much promotion to relocation and where that’s infeasible requires humane extermination. These limited, focused amendments ... will not change or alter that,” Fussa said. “I think we’ve gone about as far as we can in this ordinance on both ends, on both relocation and humane extermination, given the limits inherent

Kaden Lebsack continues to turn heads on the hit NBC show “American Ninja Warrior” after finishing a course in record time on June 7. The 15-year-old Castle Rock competitor will aim to make the finals in Las Vegas in the semifinal round on July 19.

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to the ordinance and the lack of property owners willing to accept prairie dogs and relocation on the private sector side,” Fewer than half of the development applications that come before the town council are from areas with prairie dogs on them, Fussa said.

Councilmember Cheryl Poage asked about how the town could engage in active enforcement of their ordinance, instead of just waiting for a complaint. Fussa said that while these amendments won’t address enforcement, it’s an

issue the town council could take up in the future.

Poage made the motion to approve the updated ordinance and Councilmember Anne Barrington seconded it. The vote was unanimous with Councilmembers Joshua Rivero and Todd Hendreks absent.

During the same meeting, the council approved construction of a 10-foot-wide multi-use trail along the west side of Parker Road between Twenty Mile Road and Hess Road. The item was included in the meeting’s consent agenda.

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to measure political competitiveness of the redrawn districts.

Based on results of the attorney general race, Districts 1 and 2 would be solidly Democratic while Districts 4 and 5 would be solidly Republican.

Republicans would have an advantage of nearly 10 percentage points in the 3rd District and 3 percentage points in the 7th District, while Democrats would hold a 12.7 percentage point advantage in the 6th District and 7.3 percentage point advantage in the 8th District.

Colorado Democratic Party Chairwoman Morgan Carroll said she was disappointed by the map, arguing the proposed districts advantage the GOP. “While this preliminary plan seems to put a thumb on the scale for Republicans, it is too soon to know how the commissioners will change them,” she said in a statement.

Multimillionaire weighs in Former DaVita CEO and multimillionaire Kent Thiry, who backed the constitutional amendments that created the independent commissions, also weighed in after the release of the preliminary map.

“These congressional seats belong to the people, not to a political party or interest,” said Thiry. “It’s still early in the process, but it appears the commission is responding to the mandate that it draw competitive districts whenever and wherever possible.”

Redistricting staff also isn’t convinced voter registration and outcomes from the 2018 attorney general race are the best metrics, Barry said.

“Given the population distribution in Colorado, it is difficult to draw more competitive districts,” Barry said. “When the final data comes out from the Census Bureau, it likely will change, and maybe districts will become more competitive.”

Maximizing political competitiveness also wasn’t a high priority for this draft map, Barry said, as staff is required to meet all the other constitutional requirements first.

Those constitutional requirements include equal population and adherence to the federal Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters from gerrymandering.

The map creates three districts with Hispanic populations of more than 28%: District 1 with 28.6%, District 4 with 31% and District 8 with 29.9%, according to the preliminary data.

Staff also sought to keep rural areas together as much as possible, keep the San Luis Valley in one district and keep Boulder and Fort Collins together “due to the large research institutions in those towns,” Barry said.

“We should also point out, many times we received conflicting requests under public comments, concerning where some counties should be placed,” he added.

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used to describe communities with shared needs and interests. Barry said staff had difficulty identifying the geography of some communities named by members of the public.

“In this plan, of the 64 counties in the state, 55 are wholly contained within one congressional district,” Barry said.

Staff also acknowledged that comments from certain interest groups influenced their proposal, including the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which pushed for a district capturing concentrated Hispanic populations in north metro Denver, and Club 20, which called for keeping the entire Western Slope in the same district.

Colorado’s population grew 14.5% from 2010 to 2020, making it one of six states that will get one or more new congressional seats in 2022 due to population gains.

Colorado’s seven existing congressional districts are currently represented by four Democrats and three Republicans.

The map is nonpartisan legislative staff’s initial effort at redrawing the congressional districts, under a 2018 constitutional amendment — Amendment Y — approved by voters.

This year marks the first time independent commissions created

by Amendment Y and a companion ballot question, Amendment Z, are overseeing the once-a-decade redistricting process in Colorado.

In the past, state lawmakers drew the congressional lines, though they often deadlocked and courts decided on the final districts.

State Sen. Faith Winter, a Westminster Democrat, released a statement after the preliminary map was unveiled appearing to express interest in running for the new seat.

“It’s no surprise to see the initial redistricting map center on Adams County for the new CD8,” Winter wrote. “Not only does this help keep cities and school districts whole, it captures diverse communities of interest and creates a district focused on working-class families. This district deserves solutions and federal legislation that could provide action on water, climate change, transportation, economic opportunities and growth.

These are the issues that have been top of mind for my constituents in

(state Senate District 24).”

Colorado’s Independent Legislative Redistricting Commission was to release initial state Senate and state House district maps on June 29.

Both commissions will hold 32 public hearings around the state between July 9 and late August to get feedback on the preliminary maps.

Official census results coming Once nonpartisan legislative staff gets the official 2020 Census data on Aug. 16, they will use feedback from the public hearings, as well as comments submitted to the commissions online, to draw a new set of maps. Another set of hearings will be held in each of the state’s seven congressional districts on the updated district maps.

It’s not clear how different the final population data will be from the estimates used for this preliminary map.

This year, the Census Bureau is also using a new statistical method for ensuring privacy that would have the largest impact on redistricting at the hyperlocal level.

Differential privacy injects random errors into the data to make it harder to identify individuals in small communities. Several states are against its use because it also makes data on small geographic levels, like a single census block, less accurate.

Because it’s the first time the agency has used the privacy method, staff say they don’t know what impact it will have until they have the data in hand.

Members of the commissions may recommend changes to the maps as well. The commissioners also aren’t required to adopt the staff’s maps.

“They can choose a map that was drawn by someone completely away from staff or by a commissioner themselves,” Barry said.

The Colorado Supreme Court must ultimately approve the maps submitted by the two commissions before the end of the year, setting the stage for the 2022 election.

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Commissioners agree to new leadership structure Chair position will rotate monthly

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a “very painful” process following a bout of public infighting, the Douglas County board of commissioners has unanimously agreed to a new leadership structure.

In the past, the board’s chair position rotated on an annual basis based on district, but now Commissioners Abe Laydon and Lora Thomas will alternate serving in the position every month. The decision comes after the board had four meetings with Bill Cadman, a former state legislator who served as president of the Colorado Senate. Cadman volunteered to help mediate the tense situation among commissioners.

“The last 10 weeks have been very painful,” Thomas said.

Beginning with Laydon as chair in July, the two will swap between that position and vice chair every month, beginning on the first Thursday, until January 2023, according to a county spokesperson.

The board’s chair serves as the public representative and leader of the board, according to the county’s policy for commissioners. The chair presides over meetings and decide agendas.

“We worked through a lot of

nous crime or anything that rose to the level of a censure,” she said in a June 23 interview.

The controversy originated with a request from The New York Times for an interview with a county commissioner. While Teal and Laydon agreed that they wanted Laydon to speak with the reporter, Thomas disagreed and said the two were violating their internal media policy, which would have made it her turn to speak with the reporter.

Thomas took this complaint public and emailed at least one member of the business community about the issue.

In a resolution they planned to approve the following week, Teal and Laydon wrote that Thomas had deliberately lied to members of the public and businesses about the media policy, claiming it was an attempt to influence the board.

“Some of those emails were received by businesses with active land-use applications before the board and were interpreted to be intimidation to compel those applicants to influence the board,” according to the resolution.

Thomas later said she didn’t lie but was mistaken in her discussions about the internal media policy.

The resolution would have formally removed Thomas from the board chair position and publicly censured her.

However, the day of the board meeting, April 27, commissioners met in an earlier work session and

things, some personal, most professional,” said Commissioner George Teal, the third member of the board, about the mediation meetings.

This agreement will expire in January 2023, after the 2022 election for Laydon’s seat. Regardless of whether there is a new board member or if Laydon is reelected, the board will revisit this agreement then.

“We recognize the importance of governing productively with excellence. This leadership structure reflects our agreement to work together in the public interest for those we serve. There is much to do, and we believe this is the best solution to help us move forward,” according to a statement from the board.

Background of situation In April, Thomas, who had been serving as board chair since January, was stripped of that title after Laydon and Teal said she lied and abused her position following a disagreement with the two of them.

At the time, Thomas responded to her removal as chair with a post on her personal website, saying the other two commissioners were “attempting to silence” her. Months after the allegations were made, Thomas says she never saw any evidence to support them.

“For myself and the public, I wanted them to know that there’s been no evidence that I did any hei-

decided not to approve that resolution. Instead, the commissioners said they would try to work out their disagreements.

The board had several meetings previous to the mediation meetings where they attempted to do so.

In those, commissioners repeated accusations against each other related to this incident and earlier disagreements.

Mediation meetings In their meetings with Cadman, commissioners talked about their personal, professional and ideological issues with each other, Teal said.

“What I think really happened is we put our heads together and came up with a plan that allows us to get back to work for the people of Douglas County,” he said. “I think we really came together as a team.”

While the meetings began contentiously, they became less so over time, he said.

“There was some understanding,” Thomas said. “I’m not sure we completely agreed on all issues.”

The public meetings were listed as “Administrative Discussion” on the board’s weekly schedule.

That schedule, which lists meetings among commissioners — all of which are public — is available at douglas.co.us/commissionersweekly-schedule.

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Legacy admissions ban is meant as message Few of Colorado’s public universities considered family ties before new law

BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT

Colorado made news in May as the first state in the nation to ban legacy admissions at its public colleges.

But few colleges in the state even consider an applicant’s family ties to a school, so what does the law really change?

The answer, advocates say: perception.

They hope the law especially helps people of color, as well as low-income and first-generation students see these institutions as open to them.

Supporters believe the ban on legacy admissions makes a statement about who Colorado values in being admitted into college and clarifies the role of family ties to a school.

Sarah Staron, a University of Colorado-Denver graduate student, helped push for the bill because of the weight she believes perception plays in college applications. She recalls classmates wondering in lunchroom conversations whether having a family member who went to a university meant better odds in being admitted. That speculation can keep certain students from applying, she said, and the perception that legacy admissions ensured you

Students walk the campus at the Colorado School of Mines. That school, along with Colorado State University, Colorado Mesa PHOTO BY KATHRYN SCOTT/THE DENVER POST VIA GETTY IMAGES University, and Western Colorado University, considered legacy admissions previously.

were a shoo-in to a school.

The new law sends a clear message, Staron said. “We are saying that we will not stand for inherited privilege in Colorado.”

In reality, family ties are rarely a factor in admissions at the state’s public colleges. Eight of the 12 institutions officially do not consider family ties. The other four — Colorado State University, the Colorado School of Mines, Colorado Mesa

University and Western Colorado University — report they consider those ties. They also admit most of the students who apply.

In fact, Colorado State, Western Colorado, and Colorado Mesa accept roughly 4 out 5 applicants. Mines accepts about half of all students who apply.

Nationally, legacy admissions play a role at wealthy private universities, where fewer than 1 in 5 applicants get in.

Richard Kahlenberg, an expert on admissions, said legacy admissions have huge consequences. He pointed to research that found that about half of leaders in U.S. business and government come from just 12 wealthy higher education institutions.

That’s why, he said, “an unfair admissions policy like legacy preference matters.”

Even if few Colorado schools use legacy admissions, Kahlenberg said the law sends a powerful message about which students should go to college.

School leaders across the state supported the bill. Several had

changed their policies. The University of Colorado Boulder and the University of Northern Colorado, for instance, ended the practice in the past two years.

Clark Brigger, executive director of admissions at CU Boulder, said in a written statement that the school removed legacy admissions at the same time it made national standardized testing scores optional.

The state legislature also approved a bill this year that makes the ACT and SAT optional in college admissions.

Since the changes, Brigger said applications have risen 24% among students of color and 11% among first generation students.

Even schools that do ask about an applicant’s family connection claim that they do not consider that information in admissions.

Heather Daniels, director of admissions at Colorado State University, said the school asks applicants about alumni in their family simply to collect the data.

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VOICES Boys don’t cry, unless they do

“I

’ll do my crying in the rain,” the Everly Brothers said.

Not me. I can cry on a cloudless day. How QUIET about you?

“It must be rain- DESPERATION drops,” Dee Clark said, “it can’t be teardrops, for a man ain’t supposed to cry.”

Ah, but Roy Orbison was closer to the truth: “It’s hard to understand, but the Craig Marshall touch of your hand, can start me Smith crying.”

Raise your hand if you cry.

I cry, and Harry wonders why, when I watch old movies.

Take my challenge: watch “City Lights” and be sure to stick around for the ending, one of the most famous in cinema history.

It’s one of Charlie Chaplin’s best films. The flower girl was played

by Virginia Cherrill, whom Chaplin fired after filming began, then rehired when he realized she was the one.

I’ll cry if I watch one of those manipulative videos on YouTube that shows a dog being reunited with its family.

The video and call of Secretariat’s Belmont Stakes win in 1973 gets to me.

Jason McElwain.

The first time I watched highlights of his basketball game ending heroics in 2006 it was Niagara Falls.

The headline read, “Autistic basketball player Jason McElwain has game of his life.”

He came in off the bench, and, well, what happened looked staged. See for yourself.

Homemade movies, especially of my father, do it to me too. I don’t have very many of them but they work.

My father and mother died at about the time I bought my first digital camera, so the majority of

existing photographs of the Smith family are the printed kind.

There’s one of my father sitting in the stands at a University of Michigan football game with people all around him. But his light-colored hat and coat, and steady gaze and smile at his son who is taking the picture make it look like a competent cinematographer knew how to key on the star.

C.S. Lewis said, “Crying is all right in its way while it lasts. But you have to stop sooner or later, and then you still have to decide what to do.”

My mother cried; my father rarely. They balanced each other in a crisis.

She showed genuine human emotion, but was incapable of solving the problem.

Dad remained calm and solved the problem.

My mother could cry a river. My father teared up a few times, that was it.

“He’s already home,’ Meryl

Streep says to Dustin Hoffman at the end of “Kramer vs. Kramer.”

That did it.

I’m mindful that some directors and writers aim for sentimentality. It rarely works on me if I think that’s what’s going on.

A song that comes on unexpectedly is more likely to do it if I can relate it to someone or something.

My father was a Michigan man.

The school’s fight song gets to me.

Sad news, bad news affects me, and there’s usually a lot to choose from.

“Family IDs 6-year-old boy shot to death in apparent road rage incident on 55 Freeway in Orange.”

The first time I heard details about Sandy Hook.

The Cure: “I try to laugh about it, cover it all up with lies, I try to laugh about it, hiding the tears in my eyes, ‘cause boys don’t cry.”

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

Four keys to achieving maximum results

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What about when Michael Norton we lose, or don’t experience the results we are looking for? Is it possible or realistic to have the same level of passion?

Does “Losing beget losing?” The answer to both questions is yes.

No one likes to lose, but everyone can learn from losing. And this is where the passion comes in, making it possible for us to see what we could have done better or differently. And when we can tap into our enthusiasm for learning from failing, it becomes much easier to find the passion for losing. Even becoming so passionate about

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losing that we will try new and different things so that we do not fail again in the same way.

Unfortunately, sometimes losing does beget losing. However, this only happens when we fail to take something away from the loss. If we simply accept defeat and keep doing the same behaviors repeatedly, we will continue to lose.

Now when it comes to maximizing results, there are four qualities that I have seen top performers focus on in their pursuit and achievement of success. These qualities include passion, hope, motivation and action.

Living and working with passion is invaluable. Passion excites us.

Passion involves us. Passion connects us mentally, physically, and spiritually. Passion is the secret super-ingredient of success and the realization of desired results.

No matter what we do, regardless of where we are in life, whether we are just starting out, in the middle of our life or career, or winding down and enjoying our sunset years, if we maintain our passion for what we have done and what we are currently doing, it will make the difference in our outcomes.

Hope is the great activator. Sometimes hope is born out of anger or frustration. We are tired of losing or not seeing the results we have been seeking, or we are not seeing progress fast enough. We get so angry or frustrated that we become hopeful. And when we have hope we begin to see the world through a different lens. We see our personal and professional goals and objectives as something we can not only achieve but exceed. With passion-driven hope, our possibilities are endless.

When we find that spark of passion and infuse it with hope, our motivation begins to kick in. We are motivated to make changes that may be needed, attempt things that we used to fear, and look at the obstacles ahead of us as nothing more than the smallest of hills to climb. There are three kinds of motivation; fear; incentive; and growth. And it’s OK to derive our motivation from any one of these.

However, fear-based and incentivebased motivation is only temporary, whereas growth-based motivation is longer lasting.

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place. Passion, hope, and motiw vation may sound fluffy to you, i maybe even too soft. Perhaps they s are, and that’s OK because they work, or at least they work when N we couple them with action. It h doesn’t matter how passionate, a hopeful, or motivated that we are, s if we do not turn those into action, it is really just fluff. Acting means T that we move from thinking about doing something, to doing it. Act- h ing means that we are willing to c take the first step toward our goals m b and dreams, knowing that steps two, three and four will follow.

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many adolescent patients being admitted to the hospital because substance abuse with drugs and alcohol has become debilitating.

Blike said during the pandemic parents were struggling to cope with restrictions, changes and finances. It is no surprise that children and teens were just as heavily impacted, she said.

In June, CHC called on the state Legislature to step up and start helping them deal with the growing crisis. Since the call for help, Sarah Davis, a media relations coordinator for CHC, said lawmakers did take a step forward in the 2021 legislative session.

Heidi Baskfield, CHC vice president of population health and

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wouldn’t agree to Thomas returning as sole chair, Teal and Thomas said.

Then, Teal, who was elected in November 2020, offered to remove himself from the chair rotation, according to the county spokesperson.

“It’s not a title I need right now,” Teal said.

Teal said that while there could have “easily” been a two-to-one decision, Laydon insisted on a unanimous decision and that’s how the board came to this agreement.

“We engaged in direct discussions about challenges and shared our perspectives about those challenges,” Laydon said. “We have different points of view about those challenges but agreed that direct,

advocacy, said passing Senate Bill 137, the Behavioral Health Recovery Act, is a step in the right direction.

The new law provides short-term investment in critical priority areas like community-based youth crisis services, additional residential beds, and more resources for schoolbased health centers.

Another step in the right direction, Baskfield said is House Bill 1258. The bill, Rapid Mental Health Response for Colorado Youth, establishes a temporary program to facilitate youth mental health services in response to identified needs.

On June 18, Gov. Jared Polis signed HB 1258 into law during a special ceremony that included bipartisan support from Reps. Dafna Michaelson Jenet, D-Commerce City, and Kevin Van Winkle, RHighlands Ranch, and Sens. Janet Buckner, D-Aurora, and Rob Woodresources on topics ranging from hobbies and conflict to substance abuse and mental health.

As with the youth page, parents can find help to deal with specific issues they are seeing in their children. From working to build better relationships to identifying risky behavior, the site provides tools and tips for parents to connect with their children. timely communications with one another is productive.”

Thomas said that during the meetings she brought up her desire to see herself vindicated following the accusations that were made about her in the other commissioners’ earlier resolution.

“The most frightening thing through all of this is that the public would think that my integrity is tarnished,” Thomas said. “I have never spoken a false statement, I have never lied … I speak the truth unvarnished and I am not corrupt.”

When asked about Thomas’ comments on vindication and evidence for earlier allegations, Laydon repeated that “we have very different perspectives about those challenges.”

“However, I am pleased that we have made strides to address them as the public expects,” he said.

“Professionally and internally as a board.”

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As the bill was signed by Polis, Van Winkle said HB 1258 is one of the most important pieces of legislation passed in the 2021 session.

Michaelson Jenet sponsored both HB 1258 and SB 137. The Adams County representative said when she ran for office her primary platform was youth mental health.

After the 2021 session, Michaelson Jenet said she is happy the two bills passed because they are not just Band-Aids on a growing problem.

They are real steps forward to help a lot of people, she said.

“For years I have been banging the drum that we are in a suicide pandemic,” Michaelson Jenet said. “(HB 1258) opens up access for kids who are not getting the support they need right now. This will help all demographics and ages.”

Baskfield said the rapid response program will provide youths easy access to screening and treatment through an app-based screening tool. The $9 million bill will create the Temporary Youth Mental Health Services Program, reimbursing providers for three mental health sessions for young patients.

To put in perspective what HB 1258 can do for Colorado’s youths, Michaelson Jenet noted that text in the bill says it will help 26,000 young people. However, she believes it will help reach thousands more, as the tools are available for free.

Michaelson Jenet said the bills passed in 2021 are just a steppingstone — the state has a long road to recovery in addressing mental health issues for both adults and adolescents.

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May 6, 1951 - June 18,2021 Lynn was the middle daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Charles Spoor.

She is survived by her loving and dedicated husband Dave; children Juliet Sweet of Parker, Devon Padgett of Las Vegas and Piper Low of Westminster & 4 grandchildren. She is also survived by sisters Patricia Horning and Sharon Gille. Growing up in Wichita, Ks. Lynn had many passions and interests. She loved to ride with her father to the oil fields where he would check on his producing wells and wildcat drilling activity. She also had a special gift for music, especially drums and followed this passion and became the beautiful and talented drummer for The Bird and the Worm, a Wichita band which acquired local fame. In these formative years she attended local Catholic schools: Blessed Sacrament; St. Thomas Aquinas; and Mt. Carmel Academy, graduating in 1969. In 1970 Lynn met future husband Dave on a Valentine’s Day blind-date at Kansas University. Little did either of them know that the silly small talk they shared that evening, would result in a 46-year love story many would dream of, but few could ultimately match. They were married in Wichita at Eastminister Presbyterian Church on June 7, 1975. After two years in Wichita they decided a change of scenery would be good for their young family, so they packed up and headed west to Colorado to pursue new, but undefined opportunities. Lynn went to work for Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline in the Property Administration Department, the beginning of a multi-decade roller coaster career in and out of the energy industry that she loved. At the same time Dave transitioned from engineering to the oil and gas industry with a small exploration and production company. A multi-tasker before the term was popular, Lynn attended Regis College on a part-time basis, ultimately earning her BA Degree in Business, while balancing the responsibilities with Dave of raising and providing for their children.

Filling the gaps during industry downturns, Lynn always found or created meaningful avocations to help others; from launching Pathfinders, a group for displaced professionals, to board positions with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and the Yellow Ribbon Project for emotionally disturbed teenagers. These philanthropic endeavors get to the core of who Lynn was as a person; someone with a big heart for others.

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Lynn never passed up an opportunity to help people in their trials and support them in their dreams.

Countless lives were changed through her kindness, enthusiasm, support, and generosity. During her 35year career Lynn worked for a number of oil and gas companies, finally retiring as a Senior Land Advisor from Anadarko Petroleum Corporation in 2014. At that point Dave and Lynn decided to trade their snow shovels for beach chairs and moved from Colorado to Sanibel, Florida. Unfortunately, in 2016 Lynn had her life turned upside down when she was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer, which she beat back over the following two years, when she was deemed to be 98% cancer-free. Next, she experienced a loss of balance and some infrequent stumbling incidents that she initially thought were related to neuropathy from the chemotherapy treatments. Initially misdiagnosed as a treatable condition called CIDP, Lynn’s condition continued to deteriorate, and she and Dave sought out a second opinion. The Covid pandemic made that very difficult but eventually, UCH in Denver bent the rules and in May 2020, the doctors told Lynn that she had Lou Gehrig’s Disease, or ALS, a cruel and fatal condition with no treatment and no cure.

Lynn spent the final months and weeks of her life fighting ALS with her clear mind, even as she lost all her physical capabilities. Her courageous battle is a testament to how much she loved and valued her family, and life itself. Everything Lynn did, she did with all her heart and might. Even as her body failed her, her spirit kept her fighting to live so that she could be with her loving family and experience the small graces of each day. With Dave by her side in the comfort of her home, her big heart finally gave out on the evening of June 18th and our precious angel gained her wings on the aptly named Angel Drive on her beloved Sanibel Island. She will be missed greatly.

In lieu of flowers, Lynn’s family requests donations be made in her name to: Sean M. Healy and AMG Center for ALS at Mass General, Boston, Mass.as Lynn was a fierce advocate for ALS Treatment & Cures as none currently exist.

Religious Services will be held Friday July 9th at Ave Maria Catholic Church in Parker, CO. with a rosary at 10:30 followed by Mass. A Celebration of Life will commence at 1:00 at Casa Vallarta Mexican Restaurant, Aurora, CO

Stevia Williams

9/24/1931 - 6/24/2021 It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the passing of Stevia Williams, of Parker Colorado on June 24, 2021 at the age of 89.

Stevia was born Geraldine Stevia Mildred Grimm in Poughkeepsie, New York. To her East Coast friends and family she was known as Gerri. She said that once she moved west of the Mississippi River, that she chose to use her middle name Stevia from then on in!

She will lovingly be remembered by her son Jeffrey D. Williams (Chelle) of Eagle, CO; son Kevin P. Williams (Anne) of Aurora, CO, four grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren.

After growing up and raising a family in Poughkeepsie she enjoyed living and experiencing the lifestyles of California, Washington, and the past 20 years here in colorful Colorado.

Stevia is most proud of her time working for IBM for 16 years, 1974-1990, holding positions as technical writer, project manager and senior system analyst in both Poughkeepsie, New York and San Jose, California.

Many of her friends at the Parker Senior Center, Parker MS Pals, Mountain Pine Craft group and the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) will clearly miss her smiling face, enthusiasm and avid participation in their group activities. Stevia especially enjoyed playing bridge, creating knitting and needlework masterpieces as well as reading assorted magazines.

A family service will take place in Poughkeepsie, New York at a later date, where she will be laid to rest in her family plot. Stevia and her family wish to thank Parker Senior Living at Morningstar staff for taking such good care of her these past four years and to all the residents who filled her days with happiness.

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The audience watches fireworks above Jeffco Stadium during the 2019 Big Boom Bash in Lakewood.

Metro area sky will be lit up with variety of celebrations

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ith COVID-19 restrictions lifting throughout most of the state, communities throughout Colorado are planning triumphant returns to Independence Day festivities. Here are some events scheduled for the Fourth of July weekend throughout the Denver metro area: Adams County’s Stars and Stripes returns from its pandemic hiatus for Saturday, July 3 at Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton. There will be a 5K race, a cornhole tournament, live entertainment and musical fireworks. See more at http://adamscountyfair.com/starsandstripes.

Arvada The Arvada Festivals Commission will put on a fireworks show on July 4 at Stenger Soccer

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Complex located at 11200 West 58th Ave., Arvada from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

The event dates back to 1979. Personal fireworks are not allowed. More information can be found at https:// arvadafestivals.com/independenceday.

Brighton Fourth festival will start at 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 4 at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. Bands will perform for a few hours and food trucks will be parked nearby. There will be fireworks sometime after 7 p.m. The city encourages attendees to bring blankets, lawn chairs, sunscreen, bug repellent and drinking water.

Castle Rock Run to Change Lives plans to host the Free Rock-It Run on July 4 in Castle Rock. The event will include live entertainment, a 5K, half marathon and races for kids. The July 4 event will be 7 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock. Races begin with a 5K at 9 a.m. Registration and more information can be found on the event page: https://runtochangelives.org/rock-it-run/.

The Town of Castle Rock will

provide a fireworks show around sundown (9:30 p.m.) at The Meadows, above Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course. The firework show will last about 15 minutes. The golf course will be hosting a party featuring a performance by the 6202 Band from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Fireworks may be purchased legally in the town of Castle Rock from stands only on July 4. More information can be found at http://crgov.com/2658/ Fireworks-in-Castle-Rock.

Commerce City The Colorado Rapids, in conjunction with Commerce City, will host its 24th annual 4thFest Celebration with a postgame fireworks display at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 4.

The Rapids will take on the Seattle Sounders at 7 p.m. followed by the state’s largest public fireworks display after the match. This will mark the first time the Rapids host a match at full capacity since March 7, 2020. More information can be found at https://www.coloradorapids. com/4thfest/.

Denver Elitch Gardens will be putting on a firework show that will begin around the park’s closing

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time. The park typically closes at 6 p.m. on Sundays. More information can be found here: https://www. elitchgardens.com/entertainment/ fireworks/.

Englewood is hosting a Fourth of July event on July 3 at Belleview Park and Cornerstone Park starting at 5 p.m. Local business vendors and food trucks will be in attendance and a firework show will start at 9:15 p.m. More information can be found here: https://bit.ly/3gHQhvx.

Evergreen: The Freedom Run 5k starts at 8 a.m. July 4 at Evergreen Middle School, ending at Nick’s Pro Fitness. The event benefits Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice.

For more information and to register, visit freedomrunrace.org.

Evergreen Music Festival on July 4 will be from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Buchanan fields. Tickets are $25, and proceeds are donated to the Evergreen High School performing arts program. For more information, to see the lineup of bands and to purchase tickets, visit evergreenmusicfestival.org.

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Fort Lupton On the Fourth of July, residents will find a ninja warrior course, face painting and fireworks. Events begin at 1 p.m. at Community Park, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Georgetown will host its annual Fourth of July parade and barbecue.

The parade starts at 11 a.m. near City Park and will travel through downtown Georgetown. The barbecue starts at noon in City Park with a band starting at 12:30 p.m. Additional music and entertainment will be in the downtown area throughout the afternoon.

Golden will host a festival featuring live music, games, food and drinks on July 4 at Lions Park Ballfields at 1300 10th St., Golden. A firework display will follow at 9:30 p.m. More information can be found here: https://bit.ly/3vyBjxz.

Highlands Ranch will host the HCRA Independence Day 5k, which will start at 9 a.m. at 9352 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. A youth run will also be included in the event.

Registration can be completed the morning of the run or online. Look for the event link on hrcaonline.org/.

The community will also have a Fourth of July parade 9-10:30 a.m. on July 4. The parade route will follow a course beginning at the Kaiser Permanente Building located at 9285 Hepburn St., Highlands Ranch. A firework display will occur at 9:30 p.m. at Highland Heritage Park at Quebec and University, which will be closed to the public during the launch. Information on the parade can be found here https://bit. ly/3xvftfv, while information on the firework show can be found https:// bit.ly/3qg8vZG. Indian Hills July 4 celebration on Parmalee Gulch Rod near Fire Station 1 begins with a pancake breakfast from 7-11 a.m., a 5K fun run from 8-10:30 a.m. with the parade beginning at 11 a.m. For more information, visit ihfr.org.

Lakewood will host a firework display — dubbed the Big Boom Bash — on July 3 that will be choreographed to music by MIX 100 (FM 100.3). The display will begin at about 9:15 p.m. and be visible within a 1.5-mile radius of the launch site; Jeffco Stadium (500 Kipling St., Lakewood). More information can

Fireworks light the sky above Englewood’s Belleview Park on Independence Day in 2017. The annual show was canceled in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions, but Englewood City Council voted 4-3 on March 22 to go forward with the usual display this July 3.

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be found at www.lakewood.org/.

Lone Tree revamped its Fourth of July festivities to feature a Family Fun Ride and Stroll, Party in the Park at Prairie Sky and a firework display. The Family Fun Ride and Stroll invites children and their families to decorate bikes, scooters, strollers, etc. in festive adornments and walk the mile-long route from Lone Tree Elementary to Prairie Sky Park along Willow Creek Trail.

That portion of the festivities will run from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The Party in the Park at Prairie Sky will go from 7 p.m. to 9:45 p.m. and include a DJ, roving entertainment and live music from Jakarta — a dance party band from Denver.

The night will be capped off by a firework display at 9:30 p.m. that aims to be the “bigger and better than ever.” More information can be found on the event website:

cityoflonetree.com/annual-cityevents/july4/.

Northglenn/Westminster teamed up for a day full of fun events on Sunday, July 4. Throughout the day of July 4, Northglenn will host a car show, family fun lunch and community dinners at different parks. The last Northglenn event is set to end at 7 p.m. At 9:15 p.m., Westminster’s firework show will start at Westminster City Park, 10455 N. Sheridan Boulevard.

The city will offer shuttles to the park for the fireworks show and attendees are encouraged to use them. For Northglenn information, visit https://bit.ly/3xwDTWe and for Westminster, https://www.cityofwestminster.us/specialevents.

Thornton Fourth of July event will also take place Sunday, July 4 at Carpenter Park Fields, located at 108th Avenue and Colorado Boule-

vard, starting at 4 p.m. There will be live entertainment, parachutists, food vendors and as the city marketed it, “‘Red, White & BOOM!’ Fantabulous Fireworks.” For more information, https://bit.ly/3iVfvcC. Parker will host a Fourth of July 5K with start times split for early birds (7:30 a.m.) and Brunch Runners (8:45 a.m.). The course is an out-and-back that starts at Rory’s Diner at 11020 South Pikes Peak Drive, Parker. Registration can be completed at https://rnkrunning. com/parker-july-4th-5k/.

The town will also host a Fireworks on the Fourth event from 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Salisbury Park located at 11920 North Motsenbocker Road, Parker. The firework show will begin at 9:30 p.m. Attendees much purchase tickets in advance at www.parkeronline.org/1102/ParkerFireworks-on-the-Fourth.

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Celebrations to mark renovation of park

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nWine Wednesdays will celebrate the renovation of Marjorie Park, located on the north side of Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Greenwood Village, on July 7 and 21 from 5 to 7 p.m. Pizza will be available and two free drink tickets come with SONYA’S ticket purchase.

July 7 will feature SAMPLER flamenco pop guitar

by Alexios and July 21 features Dulcette, a violin and piano duo. Admission: $20. moaonline.org/ events. Also: MOA Concerts in the Park: July 15 and 29 from 7 to 9 p.m.

Sonya Ellingboe Food trucks, beer and wine. Specialty picnic baskets available to purchase or bring your own picnic. Tickets available at $20, include one drink

ticket. Children under 12 free with purchase of adult ticket. Charcuterie boards and wine are available to order. July 15 concert features Spinphony (electric violin) and July 29, Walker Williams Band (country.) moaonline.org/events.

Bird photos on display PACE Center Art Gallery announces a photography exhibit — “Birds in Art: Learning From Their Perspectives” — focused on our feathered friends, which runs through July 11 at 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker.

July 3 fireworks Independence Day fireworks will be on July 3 instead at Belleview Park and Cornerstone Park, starting at 5:00 p.m. Food trucks and local vendors will have food and beverages to purchase — or bring a picnic. Fireworks will be presented

by Englewood, Littleton, Sheridan, Arapahoe County and South Subur-

ban Parks and Recreation. Admission is free. The parks are located on both sides of Belleview Avenue just west of Windermere Street in Englewood.

Fearsome flora “Little Shop of Horrors,” by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, runs weekends through July 18 at the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave., Parker. Box Office open noon to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Friday and 90 minutes before performances through intermission. 303-805-6800, parkerarts.org.

Evergreen Arts Center for the Arts Evergreen, 31880 Rocky Village Drive in Evergreen, opens a new exhibit, “Love Is...” on July 9 with an Argentine tango performance and works from Colorado artists inspired by the title. The opening reception, free to the public, will run from 4 to 7 p.m.,

featuring a live tango performance

by Denver’s Parasol Arts. Awards will be announced live and on Zoom. Guest juror is Teresa Anne Volgenau, who selected 50 works.

Her own work reflects her experience in dance. The Center for Arts Evergreen (CAE) is open free 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Old Bergen Church, a historic landmark.

Vintage season announced Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora, announced its 2021-2022 season: July 23-Aug. 22: “Five Guys Named Moe”; Sept 17- Oct 31: “Young Frankenstein”; Oct. 1-Nov. 7: “Cross Words” by Scott Gibson, a world premiere; Nov. 26-Jan. 9: “Cinderella” in the Nickelsen Auditorium and “The Twelve Dates of Christmas” in the Bond-Trimble Theatre. (More later — they have planned through until next summer! Yea!) See vintagetheatre.com.

Western Welcome Week taking shape for 2021

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In 1928, the late Houstoun Waring, nationally recognized editor of the Littleton Independent, wanted to bring attention to the then-40year-old paper by celebrating the 100th birthday of Richard Little, the surveyor who founded Littleton. The community, then as now, was ready to celebrate, and the first event was called “Homecoming.” Everyone who had visited or lived in Littleton was invited to come home!

The original May date was changed to August when Waring was reminded that train fares went down in August, according to the online history available — with the hope that folks would want to travel then.

The 93rd Western Welcome Week — with a theme of “Together Again!”

— begins in Littleton on Aug. 12, with an assist from Mother Nature! The Perseids Meteor Shower Star Party will be held at Carson Nature Center in South Platte Park from 8 p.m. to 11:59 p.m. Bring a chair or blanket, perhaps a snack ... That should get the week off to a spectacular start!

Arts were a part from the first, when a play called “Adam and Eva” was performed by the Littleton Dramatic Club, to benefit the Littleton Hose Company’s Christmas Tree Fund. (The hose company was then something of a social service agency, as well as a fire department, it would seem.)

Local people were invited to decorate their trucks and participate in a parade, with Grand Marshal Mayor Charles Louthan riding on the town water wagon dressed in a Prince Albert costume. (Louthan’s family home is now Littleton’s popular Cafe Terra Cotta restaurant.) We don’t yet know who will be this year’s Grand Marshal, but watch for announcements ...

In 1962, the event was renamed Western Welcome Week and the event grew from one parade day to a weeklong celebration ...

In 2021, the Grand Parade will be held on Aug. 21 and the week will end with a new event on Aug. 22: a Littleton Symphony concert at Hudson Gardens. (Note: This requires a ticket from Eventbrite, which can be acquired free, but the Symphony, hit

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Friday, Aug. 13 is when the locally planned events begin with The All-Colorado Art Show open at the Depot Art Gallery from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., continuing through the week and after; concert at Sterne Park by Kyle Allgood and the NoGoods plays from 8 to 9 p.m. Perhaps some readers will want to bring a picnic and stake out a spot on the lawn earlier.

The concert is followed by bright fireworks when it gets dark: 9 to 9:30 p.m.

Bega Park will be the site for the 31st Outdoor Art Market, presented

by Littleton Fine Art Guild from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Aug. 14. This combines well with a visit to that nearby Depot Art Gallery if you haven’t yet seen the All Colorado Art Show! Open hours will run through the week from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily during WWW. Architecture and stories about past residents will fill the Historic Littleton Inc. walking tour on Aug. 19 along Main Street. Meet at the Courthouse before 5 p.m.

Littleton First Presbyterian Church will host the 34th Annual Quilt Show and Used Book Sale on Aug. 20 and 21, with family treasures and recently stitched quilts draped over sanctuary benches — dazzling! A used book sale will also be at the church an Aug. 20 and 21.

Which brings us to Saturday, Aug. 21 when the 61st Craft and Home Improvement Fair will fill Downtown Littleton. This used to be called an art show and there will be fine crafts (textiles, pottery, wood crafts) and perhaps some paintings, photographs and prints, but the Depot’s ongoing All Colorado Show will be the place to seek fine arts.

Town Hall Arts Center will also have an exhibit of works by Littleton Fine Art Guild members in its Stanton Gallery soon, which will run through Western Welcome Week ...

And then, there’s the fine art of food to contemplate happily!

Outdoor booths for the Craft Fair are still available, according to Western Welcome Week director Cindy Hathaway. Interested parties can contact the Western Welcome Week office at 303-794-4870.

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Q&A: Backcountry Outdoor Movies Series Outdoor movies became popular during the pandemic, continue in 2021

BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Highlands Ranch Community Association has created a unique way to see movies and spend quality time with the family. The Backcountry Outdoor Movie Series is now under way, with weekly showings. Colorado Community Media caught up with Lindsey McKissick, coordinator of Backcountry Wilderness Area Outreach, to get the details of the summer program.

When do you start doing Backcountry Outdoor Movie Series?

The Backcountry Outdoor Movie Series was born out of a community need for a safe way to get outside during the summer of 2020.

We started with six films in 2020.

It was such a hit last summer that we are hosting 28 movie nights through Sept. 4. All films are open

to the public. No pets allowed.

Why did you start providing movie options to residents?

There is nothing better than enjoying a summer evening outdoors, except a night under the stars watching your favorite movies on a big screen. We want the community to come out and enjoy Backcountry Base Camp, an outdoor gem just minutes south of Highlands Ranch Parkway.

What makes this experience unique?

All the proceeds of the Backcountry Outdoor Movie Series benefit the Backcountry Conservation & Education Fund. Our mission of local wildlife habitat conservation and environmental education directly benefits when people join us for the Backcountry Outdoor Movie Series. We also have a lot of community sponsors that by donating make every dollar in ticket sales go directly toward our conservation and education missions.

And if you love seeing movies out at Base Camp, you can host your own Private Movie Night for birthday parties, block parties, work retreats, or family get-togethers.

Over the summer, residents can enjoy the outdoors and classic movie favorites with COURTESY PHOTO the Backcountry Outdoor Movie Nights.

What can participants expect? What are the fees?

Most of the films are general admission at $25 a car. Guests can park their cars and walk a short distance to the movie area to enjoy the evening on camp chairs and blankets. Gates open one hour before the movie starts so that families can enjoy a bringyour-own dinner and the sunset before settling in. There are two, adults-only evenings left this summer, ‘Bridesmaids’ on July 31 and ‘Deadpool’ on Aug. 21. It is a perfect date night for $20 a person, which

includes the movie ticket and two beers from Living the Dream Brewing Co. included.

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Just peachy: The fruits of summer are on their way Western Slope peaches due at your local farmers market soon

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Dig out those cobbler recipes.

The first crop of Colorado peaches is due to arrive on the Front Range in early July, said Joe Stoll of Forte Farms, one of the biggest purveyors of the Western Slope’s tastiest export.

“We’ve got a drought over there, but the peaches are looking really good,” Stoll said from his booth at the Aspen Grove farmers market on June 23.

In the meantime, Western Slope cherries and apricots are coming in well, Stoll said.

Still, it’s been a bit of an odd year

for produce, said Jeremy Becker and Diego Hernandez of Ant D’s Fine Foods, a popular produce booth at the market.

“On the Front Range, lots of coldweather crops came in really good,” Becker said. “Peas, greens and cauliflower are looking awesome.

But we’re seeing shortages of other things — there’s hardly any Colorado asparagus, and even zucchini can be hard to come across some days.

It’s a bit of a roller coaster ride.”

Alas, Rocky Ford melons and Olathe sweet corn aren’t in yet either.

This year has been busy, although it’s yet to be seen whether it can match 2020, Hernandez said.

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Creek takes state swimming championship

Cherry Creek, with coach Chris Loftis, takes the traditional winners dip in the pool after capturing the Class 5A state boys swimming title on June 24 at the VMAC in Thornton.

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Medley relay team sets state record

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It was the first event of the finals on June 24 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton but it inspired Cherry Creek to capture the Class 5A boys state swimming championship.

Creek’s 200-yard medley relay team set a Colorado state record with a time of 1:28.61 to break the previous best of 1:30.58 by Regis Jesuit in 2018 and that set the tone for Creek to win the state title with depth and plenty of swimmers scoring points.

Cherry Creek had 530 points with Regis Jesuit coming in second in the team standings with 400.5 points.

Heritage was third with 276 points in the finals that saw five state record eclipsed.

It was the second straight state title win for the Bruins who were the 2019 state champions and it was the 12thstate boys swimming trophy that the team has carried home to Greenwood Village.

“That was our goal in the first event because we wanted that and it was just a pop and we hoped it would translate to the rest of the meet and it did,” said Cherry Creek coach Chris Loftis.

“I feel fantastic,” he continued.

“It was a most difficult year and we weren’t sure how to approach. We thought 2019 was a pretty dominating team but this year was more

Cherry Creek’s Bryce Orantes was on two record-setting relay teams and was also second in the 50-yard freestyle at the Class 5A boys state swimming meet on June 24. He is ready to start the 50 freestyle with an official standing behind him.

dominating not to mention 2020 that didn’t even take place (season was canceled because of COVID). I’m proud of these kids because they worked so hard.”

Senior Bryce Ortanes was on both record setting relay teams. He teamed with Martin Cade, Henry Batson and Will Dravenstoff on the record-setting medley relay foursome.

Ortanes, Batson, Blake Jorgens and Nickolas Silolahti composed Creek’s 200 yard freestyle relay team that was timed in a state record time of 1:22.05 to break the old record of 1:22.74 set by Regis in 2013.

“It was unreal to set the records,”

Sebastian Wolff of Heritage won the 200 IM and 100 breaststroke on June 24 at the Class 5A boys state swimming and diving championships.

said Ortenes who was the runner-up in the 50 freestyle. “For our team it is never about the individuals, it’s always swimming for the guys next to you and touching the wall first “We were not cocky coming into the state meet that we could do it but confident in the fact we could get this because we knew we were swimming for the guys who didn’t get the experience of another time last year. There was a lot of motivation behind us and it carried through the entire meet.”

Alex McMahon of Heritage established a record in the 50 yard freestyle of 19.82 and the senior also was the winner of the 100 butterfly

in 47.68.

McMahon’s teammate Sebastian Wolff was also a double winner, taking the 200 IM in 1:47.42 and the 100 breaststroke in 54.91.

Arapahoe’s Fletcher Hayes won two events. He was first in 500 yard freestyle 4:32.62 and won the 200 freestyle in 1:38.36.

The other two state records came in when diver Quinn Henninger of Regis Jesuit racked up 642.80 points to surpass the old record by over 30 points. Columbine’s 400 yard freestyle relay team of Hunter Foehner, Eric Hart, Henry Mueller and Chase Mueller won with a record time of 3:00.37.

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Loveland captures state girls golf title Rock Canyon, Cherry Creek come in distant runners-up

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Girls golf teams from south metro schools did well at the Class 5A state tournament held June 21-22 at City Park Golf Course but none did well enough to catch Loveland.

Loveland, led by medalist Katelyn Lehigh, captured the state title by a whopping 25 strokes with 450 points.

Rock Canyon was the runner-up at 475 while Cherry Creek came in third at 492. Valor Christian was fourth. Legend and Arapahoe tied for fifth place. Mountain Vista was seventh and Chaparral eighth.

Lehigh tied a course record with a 4-under-par 66 on June 22, the final day of the tournament. She joined her sister Lauren, who now plays at the University of New Mexico, as a state champion. Lauren won Colorado state high school titles in 2017 and 2018.

Katelyn, a junior, had six birdies and two bogeys on her finalday scorecard to go along with an opening-round 72 on the 5,732-yard course.

“I’m really happy we got the win as a team,” said Katelyn. “I’m happy.

I played well today.”

Rock Canyon was led by senior Grace Dunkleberger who finished 10th with a 156 total after a final-

Loveland’s Katelyn Lehigh shot a 4-under par 66 on June 22 on the final day of the girls state high school golf championships at City Park Golf Course.

Valor Christian senior Grace Young carded a 73 on June 22 at the girls CHSAA State Golf Championship at City Park and finished fifth on the individual leaderboard PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON with a 149 total.

Castle View’s Morgan Frieling chips onto the 18th green at City Park Golf Course with the Denver skyline in the background on June 22 during the final day of the CHSAA girls state golf championships.

round 81. Other Jaguar golfers were junior Amira Badruddin, sophomore Gisella Lagrimas and senior Olivia Salvatore.

“They girls worked extremely hard throughout the season to reach their golf potential, and it paid off with a second-place finish,” said Rock Canyon coach Ron Saul. “Loveland was clearly the best team this

year and it showed with a fabulous performance the last two days. We tip our cap to them, they deserved the win.

“Grace Dunkleberger finished in the top 10 for the second time and will be missed tremendously.

Badruddin was steady as a rock and will be back next year as our captain. Lagrimas is just a sopho-

more and should be near the top of the leaderboard the next two years.

Salvatore worked really hard to improve her game and achieved her goal of playing in the championship.

The future of Rock Canyon girls golf is very bright.”

Valor Christian senior Grace Young was the best individual finisher among the south metro golfers. Young carded a 73 on June 22 and wound up fifth on the individual leader board with a 149 two-day total. She had three birdies and six bogeys in her final round to go along with a 76 on the first day.

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Valor wins state in girls 5A track Grandview and Cherry Creek take runners-up spots

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Valor Christian track coach Brian Kula had a good feeling about this season, and the girls track team turned the hopes of their coach into a state championship.

The Eagles won the Class 5A girls state championship on June 26 which was the final day of the 3-day state track meet at Jefferson County Stadium.

“We knew we had a strong team but they still has to execute and they did a phenomenal job of that,” said Kula. “We had a couple little hiccups we had to deal with but we really had a good day final day.

“This group of girls have been working hard for two years now and it just didn’t happen over night. We just got off to a good start in the hurdles. Our little freshman Madi Procter placed fifth and then Camille (Peisner) won the 100 and we just started gaining momentum and things kept falling into place. I’m really proud. They have not lost a state track meet since 2017.”

Valor won the 2018 4A state girls championship, won the 5A title in 2019 and then the 2020 state track meet was canceled because of CO-

Mountain Vista’s Harrison Witt runs behind Parker Wolfe of Cherry Creek in the 1,600 race on June 26 at the state championship track meet at Jeffco Stadium.

Witt ran past Wolfe on the final lap and set a state record of 4:04.36.

VID concerns.

Peisner won both the 100 meters (11.88) and the 200 meters (23.92) and was second in the 400 meters to help the Eagles gain points on the final day which ended in rain.

Junior Kylie Bahr was first in the 300 hurdles with a time of 42.93.

“I felt like I ran pretty good,” said Bahr. “It was a PR which was nice.

Going in I just tired to stay super calm. It (winning state) shows how good our coaching staff is and how much effort we put in at practice and stuff.”

The Eagles put more distance

Cherry Creek junior Riley Stewart was a four-time winner at the June 24-26 state track meet at Jeffco Stadium. She ran on Creek’s winning 3,200 relay team, won the 800 meters, 3,200 meters and 1,600 meters with a state meet record time. PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON

between them and the field with a victory in the 4x400 relay in 3:52.92.

Valor had 130.5 points with Grandview coming in second with 83.5 points. Cherry Creek was third with 61.5 markers.

In the boys 5A meet, Grandview won the state title with 78.5 points and Cherry Creek was second (57)

and Valor Christian third (44).

Cherry Creek came up short with points in the team standings but Riley Stewart, Parker Wolfe and Ky Oday captured individual events.

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Valor Christian’s Kylie Bahr won the 300-meter hurdles on June 26 at the state track PHOTO BY JIM BENTON meet held at Jeffco Stadium.

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3,200 relay team, won the 800 meters (2:09.60) on June 24, the 3,200 run (10.31.45) on June 25 and set a state meet record of 4:45.96 on June 26 in the 1,600 meters.

“I knew my legs were tired from this week but I just had to push through,” said the junior who had previously set a Colorado record of 4:44.13 in the 1,600. “It’s amazing to set a state record. Like two weeks ago I had the record like individually for Colorado and now to have the state one too it is just so awesome and just to be able to come back here next year and try to push that, I’m just so happy.”

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run at North Carolina next year, took the boys 3,200 in 9:07.87 but finished second to Mountain Vista senior Harrison Witt in the 1,600 meters.

Witt, who will be heading to Princeton, ran past Wolfe on the final lap and posted a state record of 4:04.36.

He also won the 800 meters in meet record time of 1:48.75.

“It was incredible to race against him (Wolfe),” said Witt. He’s one of the best athletes of our generation.

“I just wanted him not to get away before the last lap. I’m very confident in my kick and speed so I had to keep him in range to make a move. When he opened the inside up for me I just figured it was time to go and leave it all on the track.”

Other winners included Fabiola Belihi of Regis Jesuit in the 5A girls long jump with a leap of 18 feet and Noah Kelly of Lutheran who won 3A pole vault by clearing 14 feet.

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aquatics. “As soon as it hit the 80s, it’s been packed every day.”

A $2.8 million renovation of the pool was completed in June of last year, when only 250 people could attend during two three-hour reservation time blocks per day. This year, pool-goers can come and go as they please, spending as much time as they wish splashing on the new play structure or riding down the two 182-foot slides.

Now, maximum capacity is back to normal at about 500 people.

“Folks have been in such great spirits, everyone has just been thrilled,” Gentilini said. “This year when they found out we were at full capacity, it was a mad dash.”

The renovation project included the addition of seating, shade areas, an entirely new indoor area including concessions and restrooms and a new play structure, among other updates.

The pool, built in 2002, is free for kids under 2 and adults 62 and older. For ages 3 to 14, it costs $5 for residents and $5.50 for non-residents. For ages 15 to 61, it costs $6 for residents and $6.50 for nonresidents.

H2O’Brien will be open every day this summer, weather permitting, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Aug. 8, after which it will only be open on weekends.

The pool is also looking to hire lifeguards as it experiences staffing shortages, Gentilini said.

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The new play structure at H2O’Brien Pool was created as a part of the Parker public pool’s renovation, which was completed in 2020. This is the first summer the pool is fully open since it was updated.

Oscar Guasta, 7, climbs the stairs of a new play structure at H2O’Brien pool in Parker June 22.

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Lifeguard Aubrey Pierce, 18, poses for a portrait while on duty at the top of the slides at H2O’Brien Pool in Parker.

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spokesman Chris Rourke said the school doesn’t use alumni connections as a top consideration in admissions.

Advocates said that even admissions staff themselves are confused about the role of alumni connections in admissions.

In surveying schools earlier this year, Staron found that some administrators could not clearly state how alumni relations weighed into admission offers, even at schools that claimed to have ended legacy admissions. Staron was working with Young Invincibles, a national nonprofit organization that helps young adults advocate on higher education, health care, and workforce issues.

“We don’t want to imply that our colleges or admissions officers are in any way bad actors,” Staron said. “But unless you actually run a bill to say we’re prohibiting this practice, those policies can sometimes just exist in perpetuity.”

Prateek Dutta, the policy

director for Democrats for Education Reform, also found inconsistencies in how schools reported using family data.

“That illustrates a thumb on the scale for those who have family connections,” Dutta said.

With the law in place, advocates see opportunities to increase college-going rates for students of color and those that are low income and the first in their family to go to college.

Kahlenberg said real change would involve: giving more weight to the background of students who have disadvantages.

Staron said she hopes the state now tackles affordability and unconscious exclusion.

Staron believes that the law could change how students view their chances of getting into college.

“I really believe this is going to get more students in the door,” she said. “This is more than symbolic.”

Diego Hernandez, left, and Jeremy Becker of Ant D’s Fine Foods said cold-weather crops like greens and cauliflower look great this spring.

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the new minimum, they now are, Kataska said. If an employee is already within range of the base, their salaries increase by 4%. If an employee is above the maximum, they receive a one-time payment that’s 4% of their total salary.

The new, minimum base salary for general employees is $43,6000 and the maximum is $91,000. For “hard to hire” employees, the range is between $48,100 and $96,300. In the proposed 2021-22 budget that

people reconnect with good food.”

But with volatility in the weather and the economy, Hernandez said this is still a great time to support small

staff presented to the board May 11, the compensation pool was $7.2 million. However, that increased to $15.7 million in the adopted budget.

Ciancio-Schor commended district staff for their specific work around compensation. “I just want to thank you so much for paying attention to the compensation for teachers and staff and looking at how that’s going to continue to build,” she said.

The adopted budget had other additions from the proposed budget.

The district will restore a ninth behavior specialist position eliminated with the COVID-19 budget cuts, add two autism coaches, and

set aside a $2 million reserve for special education programming.

The adopted budget had more spending than the proposed budget because of unanticipated state funding the district learned it would receive after the Colorado Legislature passed the School Finance Act. State per-pupil funding for DSCD will be $8,607, totaling a $47.4 million increase in state funding from last year.

Another difference between the proposed and adopted budgets is that the district had a more detailed sense of how to spend certain dollars. Back in May, the district knew it would restore $3.5

business and small farmers.

“It’s a great summer to learn to can and preserve, too,” he said. “That way you can have this yummy stuff all year long.”

The Aspen Grove Farmers Market is held every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., just north of Mineral Avenue on the west side of Santa Fe Drive.

million worth of COVID-19 budget cuts made to school-building level spending. By June 22, school principals outlined to the district that they intend to spend that money on substitutes, increasing specials teacher hours and classified staff hours, and instructional technology.

There were many layers to the 2021-22 budget, but it ultimately came together, said Board President David Ray. He said, “Thank goodness we started this discussion back in March because when you present the whole picture, it is exhausting to say the least with all the complexities.”

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The Court is satisfied that the Petitioner-Plaintiff has shown probable cause that the seized property in this action, as described in the caption above, is contraband property subject to seizure, confiscation, and forfeiture pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S. The Court finds that the named Respondent-Defendant in the caption is the only person known to have, an interest in, or to have asserted and interest in, the subject matter of the action.

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You are advised that, pursuant to §16-13505(5) C.R.S.: “Continuance of the hearing on the merits shall be granted upon stipulation of the parties or upon good cause shown.”

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