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Parker mayor tries to put focus on future Jeff Toborg stays mum on some issues after rocky start in new position

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jeff Toborg has only been mayor of Parker for about two months, but already, his tenure has been marked by controversy.

Toborg’s personal views came under scrutiny from some members of the community just weeks after his Dec. 14 swearing-in, following revelations of his activity on the social-media app Parler.

One of his posts included a photo of an American flag and the caption “WWG1WGA,” a popular slogan among supporters of the far-right conspiracy theory QAnon that means “Where We Go One, We Go All.” Toborg also “echoed” — a feature on Parler that’s similar to a retweet — a post that implied that the majority of those who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 were not supporters of former President Donald Trump, a baseless theory voiced by many supporters of the former president following the insurrection. Another post of Toborg’s expressed skepticism in the COVID-19 vaccine.

Toborg was largely quiet in response to the criticisms aimed at him — many of which came on a popular community Facebook page that shared screenshots of his Parler activity — but eventually said in an interview with Colorado Politics that he made a mistake with his social-media activity and apologized for doing so.

In a 9News interview, he said he doesn’t support any violence and that he accidentally posted the item using QAnon language, add-

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my position on organizations or individuals whose goals I support or oppose,” and said “it is my responsibility to provide clear and concise answers” when journalists ask “tough questions.”

But just three days later, he declined to answer several questions about his controversial posts and his positions on those topics in an interview with Colorado Community Media.

A group seeking to oust four members of the Douglas County School Board has formally initiated the recall process and now awaits the green light from Douglas County’s clerk and recorder to begin collecting signatures on petitions.

Castle Rock resident Nate Ormond, who is spearheading the effort, submitted proposed petitions to the county on Feb. 2, seeking approval to start the signature-gathering process in hopes of recalling directors Christina Ciancio-Schor, Susan Meek, Elizabeth Hanson and board President David Ray. “We’re ready to rock and roll,” Ormond said.

The proposed petitions allege directors have shown a “lack of leadership” by frequently shifting plans during COVID-19, and claims they mismanaged tax dollars by purchasing an e-learning program that weathered a rocky launch to the school year.

The petitions also say board directors have shown a “lack of trust and transparency” by not being responsive enough to emails and by disregarding survey results, and claims they “misled the public on the departure of their superintendent.”

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Jeff Toborg has served as mayor of Parker since mid-December.

ing that he would “never believe in stuff like that.”

QAnon is a false theory that claims Trump was on a quest to squash a cabal of Satan-worshiping, cannibalistic pedophiles.

After coming under fire for his social-media activity, which sparked responses that included a possible recall effort on Facebook, Toborg released a Feb. 2 statement on his official mayoral Facebook page. In that post, he said he would “be more careful to clarify

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In that Feb. 5 interview with CCM, he would not answer questions about his social-media post on QAnon or his echoing of another baseless theory that widespread election fraud caused Joe Biden to be elected president. In response to many questions about the controversial posts, he said he had already explained himself to other media outlets and that he would rather talk about the good things happening in Parker.

Here are some of the questions he responded to in the Feb. 5 interview conducted via video chat, with answers edited for clarity, length and grammar: How would you characterize your term so far?

My first month in office has been a big learning curve, a lot of lessons learned. There has been some activity going on, above and beyond planning for our new council to be onboarded, to plan for the retreat that we’re going to do, to start the path of motion for the grocery tax that we want to try and repeal this year. Obviously (we are) bringing on the new economic development director.

There’s been a ton of positives.

There’s been a couple of opportunities to learn. I’m learning from them. I’ve gone on record with that.

What has been the most difficult part so far?

I think for me the most difficult part of my transition is there’s no book, there’s no orientation to become mayor ... David Casiano — he was the mayor, he left office I think eight years ago — he has come alongside me to act as a trusted adviser because again, there’s no playbook for what you do.

What’s been the most rewarding?

Everything is rewarding about this job. You get to work with fantastic people in communications, like Elise (Penington, spokeswoman for the town) and with the police. I think getting the chance to be a part of the Metro Mayors Caucus has been really, really outstanding. Not only mayors from my local (area) Castle Rock and Lone Tree, but from Aurora, from

February 12, 2021F Denver, interacting with those folks on a metro scale has been really rewarding.

Earlier this year, you “echoed” posts on Parler, some of those causing controversy. You’ve said you felt like there were lessons learned from that. What were those lessons?

Really, it’s to be mindful of what I post, it’s mindful of that and how it affects people.

One of those posts was indicating support for a belief that the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection was carried out by leftwing operatives. Is that something you believe now?

So, no, is the answer. But ... I’ve gone on with Colorado Politics, with Kyle Clark, with the letter (the wording that was posted on the mayoral Facebook page). I’m really ready to move on from that conversation and really talk about the great things that we’re doing in Parker. We’re going to expand on our economic development, we’ve got $20 million in capital improvement projects that we’re doing all over town. Those are the things I’m passionate (about) and those are the things I think the people of Parker want me focused on.

Can you clarify if you support some of the ideas you shared, such as doubt in the COVID-19 vaccine and the idea that the presidential election was fraudulent?

I would like to note that I spent two and a half hours with a pharmacist last week … a resident of Parker, who really talked me through and walked through the vaccination process, the history and stuff, and I really appreciated it. That’s the one thing I love about Parker, is people are willing to have those conversations with you (and) explain their point of view.

What I would encourage everyone to do in any issues is do their own research. Come to their own conclusion.

Do you have any specific goals in mind for this year?

Bo Martinez (the new deputy town administrator and economic development director) has a lofty goal … he’s got a (plan) of 100 meetings in 100 days to form economic development around him.

For me, I really want to make some good progress on the grocery tax, on the repeal of that.

That is the most regressive tax we have on things that people can’t

A MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY FROM THE MAYOR Editor’s note: The following statement from Parker Mayor Jeff Toborg first appeared on the Parker mayor Facebook page.

It is an honor and privilege to be your mayor. I know as an elected official I will be subject to scrutiny and criticism. I promise to be more thoughtful about the information I post on social media and will be more careful to clarify my position on organizations or individuals whose goals I support or oppose.

Lesson learned.

I support the First Amendment and the important role the media plays in our community. Journalists have a right to ask tough questions and I recognize it is my responsibility to provide clear and concise answers.

I ran for mayor of Parker because I offer a common-sense approach to government. I pledge to work tirelessly, along with our full town council, to make some of the real changes we need to improve the lives of everyone in our community.

Working together with the town council, I am committed to fulfilling and living up to the town’s core values: Integrity, Commitment to Quality Service, Innovation and do without. These are necessities, this is bread, milk, eggs, and I really want to make good headway on that. Obviously one of my major goals is to make sure we get a new full council brought on board after the April 20 election … And that we get about the town’s business. Right now we need, with four members, to pass any ordinance, we need all four rowing in line.

Is there a set agenda item to talk about the grocery tax sometime soon or will you have to wait for that full council?

We’re going to talk about that on our retreat on Feb. 26. Our finance department is going to bring some data, a couple of other departments are going to bring data for us to start the initial look ... The grocery tax is going to be something that we’re going to have to have community involvement with. This is taking away a revenue source … We also need to find out what the community thinks about this and what their recommendations are and then

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Teamwork. Together, with my fellow elected officials and the town’s professional staff, we are committed to our shared vision of having Parker be the pre-eminent destination community of the Denver Metro area for innovative services with a hometown feel. We will be an area leader in economic and community development, and strive to be at the forefront for services, civic engagement, and quality of life.

I am proud to report that the town has hired a new deputy town administrator/economic development director. Parker must have a meaningful economic development program partnering government with the private sector and community organizations to build a stronger base for both small and large business — while always supporting our locally-owned proprietors.

Parker is home to me and my family. We appreciate the community’s friendship and support over the years and the honor of being elected mayor. You have my promise to work tirelessly to make the positive changes to make Parker an even better place to live and raise our families.

Sincerely, Jeff Toborg, Parker mayor ultimately get it to a vote … I don’t know if we’ll get it to a vote this November, but certainly planning for November of ’22.

Tell us about the new deputy town administrator and economic development director.

Our charge to him is to really get into the chamber, which is an organization here in town, the Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Business Alliance and also the private development companies and working obviously with one of our biggest employers, the (Parker Adventist Hospital), and trying to figure out what it is that we offer here to businesses, how do we entice them to come. We need all these organizations together to entice good, strong, productive business here to Parker ... You can’t ask government to be the engine for new business, you need the business community as the engine for new business.

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Douglas County School District launches hybrid learning Middle and high schools transition to hybrid from remote

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Douglas County School District made the decision to launch hybrid learning Feb. 8 for middle and high school students who have been learning remotely so far this semester.

During the Feb. 2 school board meeting, Interim Superintendent Corey Wise recommended starting middle and high schools with a “Hybrid 2.0” model beginning Feb. 8.

“It’s not going to be perfect. We are going to be growing. We are going to be improving,” Wise said.

But the superintendent said some in-person learning is better than none as the district grapples with how to administer education amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. , The new hybrid plan will offer rcompletely “synchronous” or live learning, where students are either in the classroom or remotely patching in from home. That differs from the previous hybrid model, where students alternated between in-person learning days and independent learning days.

Wise repeated his stance that schools are safe for students during the COVID-19 pandemic and said district leaders are encouraging students to take up hybrid learning as the district transitions models.

Still, students uncomfortable with returning to hybrid can contact schools to arrange attending class remotely while other classmates in their cohorts are physically in the classroom for in-person learning days.

Jacob Hall, a member of the

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One affiliation of yours that has been brought up is with FEC United. Are you still on the group’s board? Where do you stand with the organization? (FEC United is a conservative political group.

According to its website: “FEC United is a movement of bold men and women who will restore and secure the blessings of liberty guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.”)

No, I left that board to run for mayor. There’s a video of me out at the candidates night as I was running for mayor, but I left it to run for mayor. (Toborg added that he is not affiliated with FEC United anymore.)

Any clarity you can provide the town with about your relationship with Joe Oltmann, a controversial character in the community? (Oltmann is a Douglas County resident and the founder of FEC United.)

No, I think it stands. Joe obviously is a businessman here in Parker. He’s invested in several

student advisory group and Castle View High School senior, said students drafted a survey sent to the student body earlier that afternoon, asking for their preference between full remote and hybrid learning.

The survey already Wise generated 4,000 responses, he said. Of those early returns, 54% of students preferred staying remote, he said.

Public comment during the meeting lasted hours. Roughly two dozen speakers voiced support for some form of in-person learning — if not 100% in-person, then hybrid instruction.

Speakers said students’ mental health and opportunities for socialization are suffering greatly during remote education. While some students and educators may prefer remote, other students’ grades are falling drastically, speakers said.

Student Caitlyn Clancy said students’ engagement with remote education has fallen off, with some peers leaving cameras off or sleeping through classes. She asked for an option allowing 100% in-person learning.

“At what point did we lose the right to go to school?” she asked.

Not everyone agreed. Several students and teachers echoed calls made during the last school board meeting — that the district should keep secondary students in remote learning because hybrid is difficult for educators to conduct and could be less consistent.

Abygail Mayberry, a freshman at Castle View High School, said she struggled to pass classes during hybrid learning first semester.

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businesses. Back 12 years ago I think he was really actively involved in the chamber. I’ll let Joe’s actions speak for Joe … I haven’t talked to him in a while so I don’t know that I would categorize (our relationship).

A lot of controversy has come from your social media posts. How do you plan to use social media going forward?

For the first time, the town actually has the official Town of Parker’s Mayor page, which is run by the communications department.

I really want to utilize that as the information-gathering place on things that are initiatives that we’re working on, important facts, but also those really good stories that are happening in Parker.

Is there any other message you want to give to the town?

I am honored to be the mayor.

I’m working hard every day for the Town of Parker to be the absolute best mayor. That’s the message that I’m getting from the folks that are reaching out to me ... is go be the best mayor for our town.

Looking for the latest COVID-19 vaccine information?

The Tri-County Health Department is your up-to-date source to determine when you may be eligible to receive the vaccine, how and where to get it. Visit tchd.org/ COVIDVaccine or call 303-220-9200.

Philip S. Miller Grant applications due Feb. 26 Applications are accepted through 5 p.m., Feb. 26 for the 2021 Philip S. Miller funds. For applicant requirements and details visit douglas.co.us and search for Miller Grants or contact Kim Smith at 303.660.7490.

Volunteer to serve on the CSU Extension Advisory Council Do you have time to give and an interest in 4-H and youth development, agriculture/gardening, community engagement, and family wellness? Apply by March 5 to join the CSU Extension Advisory Council. It’s your opportunity to help shape the Extension’s education and programming efforts in your community. Visit douglas. co.us and search CSU Extension Advisory Council.

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Trader Joe’s looking at Parker location Public hearing for liquor license will be Feb. 18

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Trader Joe’s may be coming to Parker after the popular grocery store chain submitted a licensing application to the town in December.

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this semester improved her mental health and her academic performance.

“Last semester I can’t tell you how many times I couldn’t sleep,” she said.

Hybrid learning could also pose a health risk before teachers can be widely vaccinated as new mutations of the virus spread in the

The fermented malt beverage, or liquor license application, was made for a lot near the town’s Costco at 18374 Cottonwood Drive, Suite 150.

“At this time, we are in the very early stages and are taking the necessary steps to bring a store to the area,” said Kenya Friend-Daniel, a spokesperson with Trader Joe’s.

“I do not have a timeline to share at this time. I look forward to sharing more information as I get it.”

The public hearing for the liquor license will be Feb. 18 during a Special Licensing Authority meeting. Residents can join this meeting by visiting parkeronline.org/2118 and selecting the “Special Licensing Authority” meeting listed for that date.

Transmark, a local developer, has also submitted a site plan for the lot listed on Trader Joe’s application.

Trader Joe’s, which is a national

chain, has seven other locations in Colorado with two stores in Denver and one each in Greenwood Village, south Jefferson County, Boulder, Colorado Springs and Fort Collins.

The store offers many unique products under its own brand.

“We can’t confirm anything yet but we do have an application for a liquor license on file,” Parker Mayor Jeff Toborg said. “We’re very excited.”

state, proponents of remote learning said.

Student Ethan Reed submitted a letter to the board in January urging schools to stay in remote education, which was signed by students, educators and parents.

The letter gathered more than 300 signatures as of Feb. 2, he said.

Community member Christa Gilstrap sent a letter to Wise and board directors on Feb. 2 urging a 100% in-person learning option, or hybrid learning as a backup, which she said garnered more

than 1,000 signatures as of the time it was submitted.

School board directors voiced unanimous support for proceeding with hybrid learning during Feb. 2 discussions. Board President David Ray said comments from TriCounty Health Department Executive Director John Douglas, who spoke positively of the district’s planned return to hybrid learning, helped drive his decision.

“Even though I think we’ve heard that hybrid is probably one of the hardest models to imple-

ment,” Ray said.

Director Elizabeth Hanson said district administration had addressed everything she wanted to see in a hybrid learning plan — synchronous learning, accommodating students who prefer remote, and addressing teachers concerns.

She also asked for community support as the district makes the transition.

“We need your tolerance and your grace for our teachers to make this succeed,” she said.

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‘I’ll take anything with more capacity’ Some area restaurants got a jump on less-restrictive COVID-19 rules

BY ELLIOTT WENZLER EWENZLER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Some Douglas County businesses were able to operate under more lenient restrictions after the state gave permission Feb. 2.

Instead of 25% capacity or 50 people, restaurants and gyms certified by the county were given approval to operate at 50% capacity or 50 people, whichever is fewer.

“I’ll take anything with more capacity,” said Brandi Fehringer, owner of Rory’s Diner in Parker.

“I’ll take what I can get at this point.

I’d much rather have people dining in than trying to convince them to eat outside in the snow.”

That decision from the state comes after the county’s number of cases of COVID-19 per 100,000 people, or incidence rate, was below 350 for seven days, meeting the state’s level orange requirements on the dial.

This meant certified businesses could operate under the looser level yellow restrictions.

The move came just days before Gov. Jared Polis announced that the state’s new COVID-19 Dial 2.0 would go into effect as of Feb. 6. The move placed Douglas County and many other metro-area counties in level yellow. It’s possible that under this

new dial, the county’s certified businesses could soon move to operating at level blue restrictions.

The state’s dial program has been used throughout the COVID-19 pandemic to set countywide restrictions based on the severity of local virus spread.

“We congratulate Douglas County’s residents and businesses for their role in reducing COVID-19 transmission here,” according to a statement from the county commissioners, released through a spokesperson. “Their dedication to a healthier community led to the public health metrics we have today, creating the opportunity for our 5 Star Businesses to open with greater capacity while adhering to the COVID safety measures required of this program.”

The county’s COVID Best Practices Business Certification Program is the local version of the state’s 5 Star program. Both programs are designed to allow approved businesses, which have been certified by the county after taking extra measures to reduce the spread of the virus, to operate a level lower than other local businesses.

The local program was first approved for the county Dec. 23. At the time, the county was in level red on the state’s dial, which disallowed any indoor dining and greatly restricted businesses such as gyms.

Once the program was approved, certified businesses were able to operate in level orange, which allows limited indoor dining.

Heidi Rees, right, and her daughter Kyleigh Rees eat a mother-daughter breakfast at PHOTOS BY ELLIOTT WENZLER Rory’s Diner Feb. 5.

However, when on Dec. 30 Polis announced he was moving all level red counties to level orange — even when they didn’t meet the appropriate data — all county businesses, including those certified, were allowed to operate at that level.

CDPHE clarified that for 5 Star businesses to be allowed to operate under level yellow, their counties would have to actually meet the required level orange data for seven days. As of Feb. 2, that stipulation

has been met by Douglas County, according to an email from CDPHE to the county.

“It’s changed so many times ... it makes people a little unsure,” Fehringer said. “We all try to do whatever to keep things safe.”

Fehringer said the Parker community has been incredibly supportive of her business during this difficult period.

“Things are good,” Fehringer said.

“I wish they were better.”

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Denver metro counties move to looser rules in level yellow Colorado finalizes color-coded ‘dial 2.0’ of COVID-19 restrictions

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In the latest ratcheting down of Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions, the state public-health department confirmed it would drastically ease the limits that allow counties to remain in certain color-coded levels of coronavirus restrictions.

The “dial 2.0” changes put Denver metro counties in level yellow, promising loosened businesscapacity restrictions, according to information from the state publichealth department as of Feb. 5.

Some would even sit close to entering the notably low blue level.

The changes were to take effect 9 a.m. Feb. 6, according to a Feb. 5 news release from the department.

In the Denver metro area, Adams, Arapahoe, Douglas, Denver, Jefferson, Elbert and Broomfield counties — all in level orange under the previous rules — moved to yellow under the new framework on Feb. 6.

Counties now enter level yellow starting at about 100 new COVID019 cases per 100,000 people within one week, a measure known as a county’s incidence rate.

The state’s new framework

starts measuring the rate in oneweek periods rather than 14-day chunks.

The line a county needs to cross to enter level red was set to change drastically in the new rules. Rather than 350 new cases per 100,000 people over a two-week period, the threshold essentially changes to 1,000. The line for level orange, the level nearly all counties were operating in as of early February, was 175. Now, it’s 600.

Level yellow’s threshold changes from 75 to 200.

Technically, the new thresholds are about 500 for red, 300 for orange and 100 for yellow over one-week windows.

Elbert County’s two-week rate sat at 236 — or, roughly, just over 100 for a one-week rate — as of Feb. 5, placing it close to entering level blue, one level below yellow, if the virus’s spread drops. Jefferson County sat close behind at 256.

The move comes as the number of vaccinated Coloradans continues to grow, Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the department’s executive director, said in an earlier news release.

“Since the dial’s last major change in November, Colorado has begun distributing COVID-19 vaccines throughout the state,” Hunsaker Ryan said in the Feb. 5 announcement. “More people now have immunity to COVID-19, including people over 70 and frontline health care workers. This relieves the strain on our hospital system.”

Compared to the draft of the new rules announced on Jan. 30, the final version of the update changes capacity limits for restaurants in level yellow. Other than that, capacity limits remain the same for all other businesses and other settings across the dial’s levels.

Businesses certified as part of the state’s 5-Star program are still allowed to operate one level lower on the dial than they otherwise would be able to without certification, except they may not operate in level green, or “Protect Our Neighbors,” unless the county is formally in that level.

“Because caution is still a priority, (businesses in) counties in yellow with a 5-Star Business Program may only operate in blue once 70% of 70-year-olds in the state are vaccinated with at least one dose, expected to happen by the end of the month,” the Feb. 5 news release said.

The following are some of the capacity changes that businesses and other settings in level orange could see with a move to the lessrestrictive level yellow, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

For a complete list of differences between all the levels, go to the state’s COVID-19 website at covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid19-dial-dashboard and click “level restrictions” below the map.

When capacity limits are expressed as both a percentage and

a total number of people, business owners and other organizers must use whichever number is fewer, according to the state’s website.

• Restaurants: Changes from 25% capacity or 50 people, whichever is less, to 50% or 50 people (or up to 150 using Colorado’s social distancing space calculator) — whichever is less. View the calculator at covid19.colorado.gov/ social-distancing-calculator.

• Offices: Changes from a 25% limit to a 50% limit. Remote work is “strongly encouraged” under both the orange and yellow levels.

• Gyms/fitness centers: Changes from 25% or 50 people indoors, whichever is less, to 50% or 50 people, whichever is less.

• Indoor unseated events and entertainment: Under level orange, limits are 25% or 50 people (with the calculator), whichever is less.

Under level yellow, limits are 50% capacity or 50 people while not using the calculator (or up to 100 with the calculator), whichever is less.

The new change for restaurants in level yellow — that they may now operate at 50% or up to 50 people (or up to 150 with the calculator). — is up from the previous level yellow limit of 100 people with the calculator, according to the Feb. 5 news release.

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With new vaccine schedule, 70 and older still prioritized Eligiblity started Feb. 8 for Coloradans 65 to 69, school workers

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previous phases remain eligible.”

Here’s a look at some questions and answers from Tri-County’s town hall and recent information from the state public-health department on who can get the vaccine and when.

More seniors, school workers up next

More updates to Colorado’s coronavirus vaccine schedule have pushed some groups closer to the front of the line, but public health officials emphasize that Coloradans 70 and older who haven’t yet been vaccinated still have priority.

“With this additional group that’s being added, doesn’t that basically push anyone in the 70-or-older category further down the list by adding to the pool?” asked a caller from Douglas County during a live virtual town hall Feb. 4 that discussed vaccine distribution.

Meredith Brown, a school nurse liaison for Tri-County Health Department, responded that vaccine providers are still prioritizing people 70 and older — and said that’s the directive from the state.

“The state announces eligibility ahead of time to prevent lag time,” said Brown, whose health department serves Adams, Arapahoe and Douglas counties. She added: “We wouldn’t want to get done with the 70-plus group and have any time” wasted in getting to others.

Colorado’s updated vaccine schedule, as of Feb. 4, notes: “As we move through phases, people in

Coloradans ages 65 to 69 reached eligibility for the vaccine on Feb. 8, according to a governor’s office news release.

Colorado’s school workers for grades pre-K through 12 also reached eligibility Feb. 8 and should reach out to their employers to sign up for the vaccine, the news release said.

Seniors won’t get displaced in line by teachers, according to a frequently-asked-questions page from the state public-health department in late January.

“Pre-K-12 teachers and child-care workers are in Phase 1B.2 of the phased distribution plan, and they will get their vaccines through their employer and will not utilize the same vaccine sign up system as people 65 and older,” the page says.

About halfway to goal for 70-plus

Roughly 191,000 Coloradans 70 or older had received a first vaccine dose, according to a frequently asked questions page from the state public-health department in late January.

The state aims to vaccinate 70% of Coloradans ages 70 and older by Feb. 28. That totals about 394,000

people, according to the page.

“We’re about 47% of the way to our goal,” the page says.

able documents now to be ready when eligibility for the high-risk group comes, Brown added.

High-risk conditions, frontline workers

Focus on equity

Gov. Jared Polis also announced that close to March 5, “frontline” workers and Coloradans ages 16 to 64 with two or more conditions that put them at high risk for severe illness from COVID-19 will also likely be eligible, according to the release.

Frontline workers include those in food and agriculture, manufacturing, the U.S. Postal Service, public transit, grocery, public health, human service workers, faith leaders, direct care providers for Coloradans experiencing homelessness and journalists.

That list includes restaurant workers, according to Denver-area news reports.

High-risk conditions include cancer, diabetes, coronary heart disease and many others. See a full list in the vaccine schedule chart at covid19.colorado.gov/forcoloradans/vaccine/vaccine-forcoloradans.

A caller in the Tri-County town hall from Adams County asked if she needs documentation from her doctor regarding her multiple high-risk conditions.

“We don’t know exactly what the documentation will look like for folks with those chronic conditions,” Brown said. But it’s a good idea for Coloradans to talk with their doctors and gather any avail-

A caller during the Tri-County town hall from Littleton said she’s heard that some demographics, such as Hispanic and Black Americans, have higher rates of hospitalization due to COVID-19, asking why they aren’t prioritized for vaccination.

Brown responded that Tri-County Health and state officials are focusing on “vaccine equity” despite the fact that certain races aren’t prioritized in the vaccine schedule.

“The state is working on multiple equity initiatives, including supporting community-based clinics in rural and low-income areas, supporting transportation initiatives to ensure access to vaccine clinics, (and) promoting vaccine education and engagement with communitybased organizations and businesses,” the state public-health department’s FAQ page says.

Multiple vaccine appointments?

The question of whether it’s OK to sign up for vaccine appointments from multiple sites to bolster hopes of securing one appointment also came up.

Brown replied that it isn’t a bad idea but said Coloradans who do so should notify health care providers if they no longer need a spot so that others aren’t unnecessarily blocked.

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Governor’s powers, health care reform to take center stage State Legislature to return Feb. 16 after month delay due to COVID-19

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Issues hanging over the 2021 session of the Colorado General Assembly include: Republicans’ objections to the governor’s far-reaching powers during the pandemic; an expected attempt by Democrats to advance a type of health care reform known as the “public option”; a slate of gun control bills; and a push to treat cannabisbased medicine the same as any other medication in K-12 schools.

As if the state Legislature didn’t have enough on its plate during the ongoing economic downturn wrought by COVID-19, other highprofile proposals are sure to draw heated debates at Holbert the Capitol.

State lawmakers convened for a threeday session in January, approving a handful of bills that — among other measures — renewed certain pandemic-related tax credits and retooled a relief program for Garnett minority-owned businesses in light of a court challenge that called its race-based criteria discriminatory.

Now, after a delay meant to protect against COVID-19, the Legislature is expected to return on Feb. 16 to continue this year’s legislative session, the roughly four-month period in which bills are passed.

Asked what his biggest targets are for the session, Republican Chris Holbert, state Senate minority leader, said with a laugh that his goal is “to not be asked that question.”

“It’s mathematically impossible to have goals unless the Democrats” agree, Holbert said, noting that Democrats still control both the state Senate and House and the governor’s office.

In Colorado’s third year of total statehouse control by Democrats after the 2018 election, here’s a look at the proposals likely to grab attention.

‘Not about the man named Polis’

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After an 11-month stream of nearconstant executive orders related to the coronavirus, Republicans such as Holbert, the state senator from Parker, are questioning whether a governor should have such a longstanding expansion of authority.

But Holbert draws a careful line: A Republican proposal may focus on how long a disaster emergency declaration — which can give a governor broader powers — can last before the governor has to depend on the state Legislature to extend it. But the proposal isn’t so much about changing the authority itself that exists under such a declaration, Holbert said.

However, Holbert did call into question the type of rulemaking that has

come via state order during the pandemic.

He says he’s heard from constituents in Douglas County who assume Holbert decided that hair salons could only open at a certain percentage of their capacity or 10 people, or less, citing the type of public health rules Colorado has seen throughout the pandemic.

“I had nothing to do with that, and people want to know why,” Holbert said, arguing state lawmakers should have more say. A proposal might include giving the Legislature an opportunity to review rules made by executive order, he added.

“Right now, I think we understand that we don’t have that authority,” Holbert said.

Senate Republicans intend to float either a state-law or constitutional proposal — if it’s a constitutional change, it would come as a referred measure to state voters — to ask about the timeline for future statewide disaster emergencies, Holbert said.

“Should the Legislature have to (weigh in) in 30 days? Sixty days?

Ninety? Six months? A year?” Holbert asked.

The senator framed the issue as centered on future potential emergencies — no matter who the governor is. “This isn’t about the man named Jared Polis,” Holbert said.

If Republicans were to target Polis’ current authority “relative to where we are right now, Democrats would kill that in (legislative) committee. So that would be a short conversation,” Holbert said.

But he took issue with Colorado’s classification of certain businesses as “nonessential” or noncritical, a move that placed them under restrictions other “critical” businesses were spared. He heard of a tobacco store in the Parker area that attempted to stay open against pandemic-related orders, while nearby, big-box stores were able to sell tobacco.

“So it wasn’t the product, and it wasn’t the size of the store because you could see small liquor stores, and for some reason those were essential.

A person could visit a small cannabis dispensary (in Arapahoe County),” Holbert said.

A potential proposal could arise on that matter, Holbert said. He added: “Again, not to interfere with what Polis has done now or to criticize him, but in the future, why can’t small (businesses stay open)?”

State House Speaker Alec Garnett thanked the governor for his approach in responding to the pandemic.

“If we want to have a more robust discussion about the Legislature’s role and how this is all supposed to work in the next pandemic, I don’t think it’s an appropriate time (for that) when we’re toward the end of this crisis,” said Garnett, a Democrat of Denver.

“I don’t want to cast any disparaging light on what this governor has accomplished,” the House leader added.

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The issue of medical cannabis has persisted as a sticking point for years in Douglas County, where the school district received pushback from a Highlands Ranch family over a student’s need for medication at school.

Ben Wann has epilepsy and uses hemp oil to treat his condition. In the event of a breakthrough seizure, or a seizure that occurs despite his epilepsy treatment, Wann relies on a nasal spray containing low levels of

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Health care focus amid virus

Democrats heard during election season that health-care costs remain a “No. 1 priority” for Coloradans, Garnett said.

“There is no doubt that the pandemic has underscored the gap in health (care) for Coloradans,” with costs standing as a hurdle for families trying to make ends meet, Garnett said.

Last year, Democratic lawmakers envisioned a type of “public option,” which would have added a government-overseen program alongside current private health insurance.

Supporters of a public option say it would drive costs down by creating more competition for private compa-

THC, the main psychoactive component in marijuana, which he was not allowed to store at school.

Republican Chris Holbert, of Parker, plans to push a bill that addresses the use of medical cannabis in K-12 schools. He referenced Wann.

“He’s not the only kid. There are lots of kids and parents out there” facing the issue, said Holbert, the state Senate minority leader.

The senator’s proposal would require that in a K-12 environment, a doctor’s recommendation for cannabis-based medicine would be

treated the same as a prescription for any other kind of medication. It refers to cannabis in non-smokable form, Holbert said.

State House Speaker Alec Garnett, a Denver Democrat, hadn’t heard about the proposal yet but called it promising. “The most important thing is that kids have the medication they need to overcome those challenges and be as successful as possible,” Garnett said. He added: “It sounds encouraging, and I look forward to talking to the minority leader about that.”

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The state government would have overseen the program, but private insurance carriers would have administered it and held the financial risk, according to a fact sheet by the state, which referred to the plan as a publicprivate partnership.

The pandemic upended last year’s legislative session, but Democrats are back this year with a modified proposal that tweaks the possible Colorado public option — and tries a less government-driven approach first.

Dubbed the Colorado Health Insurance Option, it’s what’s known as a total-cost-of-care proposal that would set cost-reduction goals for health insurance premiums that Coloradans pay.

Under the plan, insurance companies would negotiate reimbursement rates — the amounts that insurance

companies pay out — with hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and other health-care industry entities to enable the lower premium costs that consumers would pay, according to Jarrett Freedman, spokesman for state House Democrats.

The proposal would put the totalcost-of-care model in effect for years 2023 and 2024, and if the proposal’s insurance premium-reduction goals aren’t met, then in 2025, a plan for a Colorado public option would take effect.

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VOICES Five-dollar words may not make cents

his column is overdue, so I am going to overdo it.

Are you stationary or stationery?

Recently when I erred, a reader corrected me: “You wrote ‘cue’ when QUIET you meant ‘queue.’”

DESPERATION My tale was between my legs.

Let’s go to Homophone City first. It’s write on the way.

Their, they’re, there.

So, sew. Sue, Sioux. Red, read.

Stationary, statioCraig Marshall nery. To, too, two.

Smith Homophones are two or more words that have the same pronunciation but different meanings and spellings.

There’s more.

Homographs are two or more words that have the same spelling but are not necessarily pronounced the same and have different meanings.

Homonyms are two or more words that have the same spelling or pro-

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

School board not effective

As our community continues to contend with the ineptness of Douglas County School Board members as well as hear the rumblings of a potential recall, one group caught in the middle is voiceless, yet requires representation.

Our more than 3,600 teachers and hard working DCSD staff are sadly caught in the middle of a poor and toxic leadership situation and I honestly feel for them.

Much anecdotal evidence strongly suggests that more than half of teachers desire to be immediately reunited with their students for inperson teaching. And with hybrid learning finally approved, it’s clear decision making is being done out of political fear and not true leadership. This pressure coming from both colleagues and the roving eye of teacher union sycophants clamps down on dissent, leaving our wonderful educators both powerless and voiceless in this ongoing, abject failure of public school administration.

Through the dishonesty surrounding Dr. Tucker’s questionable departure, COVID mismanagement and tone-deafness toward the SEE LETTERS, P13

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nunciation but different meanings.

Am this putting a spell on you?

Examples of homophones: pray and prey.

Examples of homographs: lean and lean.

Examples of homonyms: bark and bark.

A twenty carat ring might be worth fifteen thousand dollars.

A twenty carrot ring might be worth considerably less.

“Less is more,” someone said.

If your name is Les, then what?

My dog’s name, Harry, is a homophone and a homograph. To “harry” means “to persistently carry out attacks on.”

If it’s scary enough, a roller coaster ride can be “harry” too.

Speaking of “it’s.” “It’s” and “its” are written wrong awl the thyme.

There’s “a lot” and there’s “allot,” but there’s no “alot.”

Gertrude Stein said, “There is no there there.”

“I saw the saw with my own eyes,” the sea captain said.

I have the toughest time distinguishing between complimentary and complementary.

“That’s a beautiful hat you’re

wearing, Sonja,” is complimentary.

Red and green are complementary colors.

Learning how to read is one of the great adventures in life. And so is learning how to listen and understand that a “great adventure” is different than a “grate adventure.”

Some humorists rely on word confusion.

A conversation between Groucho and Chico (pronounced “Chick-o”) Marx was often a non-stop contest of mangled language at a dizzying speed.

There are so many wordplays in a Marc Brothers film, one after the other, I can’t assimilate them.

Therefore, every time I watch “Duck Soup” it seems new to me.

“What about the taxes?”

“I’ve got an uncle who lives in Texas.”

“Gentlemen, Cicolini here may talk like an idiot and look like an idiot. But don’t let that fool you: He really is an idiot.”

If you know someone who appreciates homophones, homographs, and homonyms it can be tiring to be around them.

I know: I have to live with myself.

Just about everything is ripe for the word playground.

“Jose, can you see?”

Yes, some song lyrics are misunderstood.

“I can see clearly now, Lorraine is gone.”

“This is the dawning of the Age of Aquariums.”

A friend said her wedding “went off without a hitch.”

“Then you’re not married?” She didn’t get it.

My own marriage did go off without a hitch. When the justice of the peace asked, “Greg, do you take this woman to be your awfully wedding wife?” I said “Adieu,” and left.

Groucho quipped, “Love goes out the door when money comes innuendo.”

Dorothy Parker said, “And I’ll stay off Verlaine too; he was always chasing Rimbauds.”

But seriously.

As Alexander Woollcott remarked, “Nothing risqué, nothing gained.”

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Accountability by any other name is still accountability

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here I was, alone in the kitchen, 30 days into the New Year and my personal goal of shedding 25 pounds by the summer.

Working from home has been a gift and a struggle.

Like most, the WINNING ease of slipping WORDS into comfortable routines and working on my own schedule is a gift, especially managing work and a family. My hours, my time. However, the other thing that became too easy was finding a Michael Norton little snack between meals, or even an extra treat at night. Hence the 25 pounds I now need to lose. When I read your article this week about ‘The Power of Accountability,’ and the idea of having accountability partners for different aspects of your life, I thought what a great idea. And then it hit me like a box of hidden Girl Scout cookies falling on my head. Before I go in search of any accountability partner, I need to

start by looking in the mirror. I need to hold myself accountable before I ask anyone else to hold me accountable, because Mr. Norton, accountability by any other name is still accountability. Thank you, and I will email you again as I shed these pandemic pounds.” - Rebecca Each week as I read and respond to the emails from our community, I find myself feeling that all of you wind up motivating and inspiring me with your stories of personal achievement. And thank you Rebecca for the inspiration for this column.

A few of the other emails I received contained this question, “What should I do if I do not have any accountability partners?” This was not the first time I heard this type of question about accountability and the potential lack of an accountability partner, let alone partners.

Another reader shared that, “Accountability is a very personal thing, and I am accountable and responsible for myself and my actions. Thank you!” Yes, exclamation point included and heard.

Although the context of that email was a bit negative, I found

myself agreeing with the message.

Accountability is very personal.

And just like Rebecca figured out, it starts with each one of us.

We are the ones who will walk through the kitchen alone with temptation everywhere, walk past the treadmill in the bedroom and hang our clothes on it instead of getting in a walk or run, or possibly turn on the television instead of sitting down to write the book we have been putting off. As a salesperson sitting at our desk, do we find ourselves looking at our lead list instead of making the calls that we know we need to make?

When we choose to do anything else instead of what we need to do or get after what we desire most in life, we are the only ones who will see our reflection in the mirror when we brush our teeth, comb our hair, or shave. And we will know in those moments of personal accountability, what it is that we can and will do better the next time.

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public, this board is no longer effective to serve Douglas County as a whole. It had more than 10 months to properly plan out our children’s and teachers’ education strategy vis-a-vis COVID, and they failed to produce such a plan.

I guess I’m old enough to remember when this board ran on buzzwords like “unity” and “accountability” — and when leadership was needed most, those two

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have all heard it as well: Inspect what we expect. Many times, we take this as a great leadership or management prompt. Or we use it

School board recall not needed

Who exactly is Nate Ormond?

What qualifies him to single-handedly select the next school board?

Why are 60 potential candidates willing to give him the authority to decide which of them is most capable of overseeing a district of 68,000 students? While he says he’s put-

ting his own money into the recall effort, this is something we’ll never be able to verify because he chose a “dark money” 501(c)(4) organization to fund the effort. This type of organization has no donor disclosure requirements. It also cannot legally spend more than 50% of its funds on political efforts. How will it be spending the other 50%?

In a Jan. 22 report by Denver7, Mr. Ormond was quoted as saying, “Six months ago, I couldn’t even tell you the name of the superintendent,” “I couldn’t tell you the names of any of the folks on the board.”

He doesn’t appear to have any

experience in education and hasn’t been involved in our school district until now. He only seems to have a difference of opinion on remote vs. in-person vs. hybrid learning.

As a parent who actually has been involved in the district since 2003, I require much more of our leaders.

We already have dedicated, caring, educated and experienced school board directors with relevant backgrounds, who carefully consider their decisions with the best interests of students in mind. There is no need to replace them.

Connie Davison Highlands Ranch

in our own family as we raise our children inspecting their homework, practicing of a sport, music, or other activity they are passionate about. Yet sometimes we just forget about ourselves. When was the last time that we set an expectation and then inspected what we expected from ourselves? That is

what we are talking about here, isn’t it, accountability?

How about you? Are you setting expectations for yourself and then inspecting what you expect? Is it a part of your personal accountability plan? I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we realize that account-

ability by any other name is still accountability, it really will be a better than good week.

themes were the first to go. Perhaps our final recourse as taxpayers and parents may be to recall those who have consistently failed the leadership test.

Steve Collier Highlands Ranch

Michael Norton is the grateful CEO of Tramazing.com, a personal and professional coach, and a consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator to businesses of all sizes.

Sterling Ranch welcomes Pulte Homes back to Colorado STAFF REPORT

Pulte Homes, the nation’s thirdlargest homebuilder, is returning to the Colorado market as a builder with Sterling Ranch, according to a news release from the community.

“The addition of Pulte Homes to our impressive list of homebuilders will provide our buyers with even more options to choose from within our master planned community,” said Brock Smethills, president of the Sterling Ranch Development Co., according to the release.

Pulte Homes will purchase 197 homesites in Sterling Ranch over the course of two phases. Seventyeight were purchased in December 2020, and the remaining 119 homesites are anticipated to close by June 202.

The Pulte Homes offering will feature one and two-story singlefamily home designs with flexible, open living spaces situated on large

homesites, as well as unique alleyloaded three-story townhomes.

“With its unmatched location, variety of amenities and spectacular surrounding views, Sterling Ranch is a one-of-a kind community and a perfect fit for Pulte Homes,” said Les Anderson, PulteGroup’s division president for New Mexico and Colorado, according to the release.

“We are thrilled to offer our innovative home designs that give buyers the ability to create personalized spaces to fit their everyday living and entertainment needs.”

Sales of these homes are anticipated to begin in late 2021 or early 2022. Details regarding floor plans, home sizes and prices will be made available at a later date, according to the release.

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n Oct. 21, Chuck Coughlin was visiting his wife’s grave in a Boulder cemetery when he noticed a woman visiting her husband’s grave.

He saw her name — Marj O’Reilly — on the tombstone next to her husband’s and made a comment about how her first name was similar to his mother’s.

Not the best pick-up line, O’Reilly later joked.

The two struck up a conversation and found out they had a lot in common, and decided to meet again soon.

Before long, the two were in a relationship, and on New Year’s Day, Coughlin proposed. They recently set a date — June 11 — for their wedding.

All because they bumped into each other at the cemetery last October, O’Reilly said.

Just like their meeting, Coughlin and O’Reilly’s relationship during the pandemic has been unique.

And they’re not alone.

COVID-19 has forced couples across the Denver area to confront serious topics, such as health and politics, early in a relationship while eliminating many activities they might do on dates.

“Pandemic dating kind of expedites dating 10 times over,” said Blair Nelson of Denver, who met her boyfriend virtually last spring. “… We often joke that we’ve been together almost nine months, and it feels like we’ve been together for three years.”

Meanwhile, how to meet each other’s friends and family has varied from couple to couple, with many saying they’re taking precautions while others said they haven’t taken any.

Coughlin and O’Reilly, who live in Lakewood and Broomfield, respectively, have taken precautions by meeting loved ones virtually or outside with social distancing.

“Our families live so far apart,” Coughlin said, “I’m not sure it would’ve been any different (without the pandemic).”

O’Reilly felt that, by now, they at least would have connected more with their family members who live in Colorado, particularly over the holidays.

Nelson and her boyfriend, Patrick Marlin of Idaho Springs, have taken similar measures. Marlin met most of Nelson’s friends and coworkers virtually while Nelson met Marlin’s family outdoors at hikes and bonfires.

However, Nelson described how Marlin met her parents much earlier when her parents were in town while driving from Texas to Seattle for the summer.

Nelson and Marlin have also driven to Texas twice, and quarantined both times.

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Chuck Coughlin and Marj O’Reilly spend time at Davidson Mesa Open Space on Jan. 23. After meeting O’Reilly in October, Coughlin PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN proposed on New Year’s Day. The two will be married June 11.

Chuck Coughlin and Marj O’Reilly sit together at Louisville’s Davidson Mesa Open Space. After meeting O’Reilly in October, Coughlin proposed on New Year’s Day. The two will be married June 11.

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we’re in public or traveling,” Marlin said, adding that they wear masks and clean their hands frequently.

“We haven’t gotten COVID yet, but some of that is probably luck.”

Finding things to do

Nelson said the pandemic prompted her to take a more serious look at her love life and have a greater interest in a relationship.

However, while other couples said they met through dating apps and websites during the pandemic, Nelson knew that wasn’t for her.

Instead, she took the premise behind online dating, and applied it to her professional network. She described how, in May, she sent out a very honest and vulnerable newsletter-like email about herself and what she was looking for in a partner to 110 people, asking if they knew anyone who would be a good fit.

Marlin’s cousin was one of the recipients and set them up virtually, as Marlin was actually in North Carolina.

As a someone in business-to-business sales with a part-time bartending gig, Marlin recalled spending a lot of time alone in his apartment, and getting an email one day about Nelson.

The two described how they texted for a few weeks before their

Denver’s Blair Nelson and Idaho Springs’ Patrick Marlin met virtually in May and had their first in-person date in July after Marlin moved back from North Carolina. The COURTESY PHOTO two enjoy hiking and skiing together.

first phone call.

In July, Marlin packed everything he could in his car and headed back to Colorado. The two had planned their first in-person date on July 17.

It didn’t go well.

Marlin recalled how the restaurant they went to had terrible food and drinks, so they left, got groceries and cooked at home.

“I think it was too much pressure after months of talking,” he continued.

However, things went much better after that, and because of the pandemic, Marlin described how they would spend a few days together rather than a few hours on a date.

Hiking, biking, skiing and camping have been very popular activities for Marlin and Nelson, as well as others. As for indoor activities, couples said they’ve also spent time cooking; doing puzzles and coloring books; and playing card, board and video games together.

“It’s hard to get reservations and capacities are limited,” Nelson said. “We didn’t have ballgames or

concerts or the ease of spontaneity.

We really had to plan and be intentional about things.”

In each other’s bubble

While they hadn’t contracted COVID-19 as of late January, Marlin and Nelson said they’d dealt with a few potential exposure scares and subsequent quarantines. They’ve discussed the likelihood of both of them getting it if one of them contracts it, and decided they’re going to support each other if that happens.

Arguably, the bigger concern has been keeping their loved ones safe, explaining that they were going to quarantine for a week before visiting family in late January.

Other individuals in relationships, especially those who live alone, consider them and their significant other as in the same bubble, so if one of them gets COVID, they’ll probably both get it.

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Delays to school and problems with both the e-learning and hybrid models also caused “lost learning opportunities,” the petitions allege.

Ray and Ciancio-Schor were not immediately available for comment.

Meek called the recall effort “an expression of the division” within the community.

“The reality is, we are in the middle of the most complex school year in U.S. history, and our community, just like the rest of the nation, is pretty divided,” she said.

She criticized recall proponents who have spoken at recent board meetings for pushing the reopening of middle and high schools to full, in-person learning. The district can’t maintain that learning model while also socially distancing its students, she said.

Meek said she was not able to see the petition statements until after midnight, once the Feb. 2 board meeting concluded, but she refuted allegations the district is mishandling the pandemic.

She emphasized the district started its school year with hybrid learning and said “the in-person hybrid learning option stayed open longer than other metro districts.” This semester, elementary students began with 100% in-person learning while secondary students worked with their teachers each day amid remote learning, she said.

That illustrates the district is working to balance public health risks with education needs, she said. Meek said that the cost of a recall election if proponents are successful would further burden the district, which this summer cut nearly $31 million from its budget amid the pandemic.

“It’s irresponsible to move forward with the the recall months before a scheduled election where the majority of seats will be up,” she said. “It’s wasteful and a distraction.”

Hanson called the challenges board directors faced in the past year “truly inconceivable.” The governor shuttered schools. The district made more than $30 million in budget cuts. Guidance for schools from “multiple agencies”

constantly shifted, she said.

“I had two months on the board before we began navigating the unprecedented global pandemic,” she said. “Then COVID turned the world upside down.”

Directors spent weeks during the summer laboring over how to make cuts to the district’s budget amid a massive shortfall, she said, saying some departments were almost cut entirely. Directors aimed to keep cuts away from the classroom and focused on central offices, she said.

Pushing back

Hanson rebutted the allegation that she has not shown sufficient leadership during the pandemic.

She works 40 to 60 hours a week in her volunteer position as a director, she said, and in school board meetings asked for the public’s patience while she responds to hundreds of emails a week as board secretary.

“I am proud of that and I will continue to put in those hours,” she said.

Hanson said the choice to purchase the district’s e-learning curriculum was a decision made by former Superintendent Thomas Tucker and former Chief Academic Officer Marlena Gross-Taylor under broadened authority that the directors gave the superintendent in March.

The purchase concerned her as well because it was large and staff informed the board of its purchase after the fact, she said.

She also said the district is balancing the need to get students back to any in-person learning with taking COVID-19 precautions required by state guidelines. She called hybrid learning the best compromise.

“I absolutely want kids to be inperson. We all agree that in-person learning is the best learning environment. I want to make sure we can do it safely,” she said. “I also think that when we have a lack of consistency, we see significant learning gaps.”

Douglas County Clerk and Recorder Merlin Klotz has seven days to approve or reject the proposed petitions from the time they are received. If the petitions get his approval, recall proponents have 60 days to gather signatures.

Klotz has informed the group its paperwork was not submitted correctly, a county spokeswoman

said. The group can submit its petitions for review again once they are properly formatted.

Ormond said the group has 400 volunteers enlisted to circulate petitions. Ormond estimated the effort will require gathering 80,000 signatures, or 20,000 for each board member.

The county spokeswoman said no more than 15,000 valid signatures are required under state statute.

Drive would be pricey

The recall drive is also likely to be an expensive undertaking.

Ormond has publicly pledged $100,000 of his personal funds to the cause, although he estimates the group would need to raise roughly $1 million in total.

Ormond said he registered a 501(c)4 called Road2Recall to collect donations and fund the recall effort.

On Jan. 25 the four directors targeted for recall issued a statement through Ray saying they understood “emotions are running high” regarding the best delivery of education for students during COVID-19.

They pledged to focus on what was best for students as the district navigates the remainder of this semester.

“We will continue to listen and consider all diverse perspectives (students, staff and parents) while adhering to public health guidance,” the statement said.

In the days leading up to filing recall petitions, Ormond told Colorado Community Media that the pandemic is not the group’s only concern but became the catalyst for pursuing a recall.

Directors had months during the summer to plan for conducting education amid COVID-19, he said, and should have been able to return students to in-person learning sooner this semester.

“This board’s failure to implement a clear policy to keep the teachers safe and to allow the children to come back to in-person learning has just drastically failed,” he said.

Ormond said the virus poses a legitimate health risk and danger for high-risk populations, but that the state has laid out clear guidelines for conducting in-person learning safely.

“We know that masks are important, and they can be worn, and we

know that we need to limit contact and quickly jump on contact tracing,” he said.

He faults directors for not having “figured out a way to implement those guidelines” and pointed to lowering COVID-19 incidence rates in the county as another supporting reason to reopen schools.

He grew frustrated watching the district pivot learning models multiple times during the 202021 school year, and he decided in early January to organize a recall effort.

While district schools mostly conducted hybrid learning during the first semester, the district switched back to full-remote learning amid mass quarantines and substitute teacher shortages before the semester’s end.

Elementary age students began the second semester in full in-person learning while middle and high schools are conducting full remote learning. On Feb. 2, directors signed off on a plan to return secondary students to some in-person learning with a “Hybrid 2.0” model starting Feb. 8.

Superintendent’s plan overruled

The district plan had been to return secondary students to hybrid learning by Jan. 25, but board directors broke with that recommendation from interim Superintendent Corey Wise on Jan. 19, delaying the switch as the district received pushback from teachers and some students who preferred remote learning to hybrid.

Ormond said the search for a new superintendent is also a top concern for the Road2Recall group and he wants a new board to oversee the selection process.

The group hopes to recall and replace the four members of the board to gain a majority and then fill the remaining seats with candidates it supports during the November 2021 elections, he said.

Terms for directors CiancioSchor, Anthony Graziano, Krista Holtzmann and Kevin Leung all expire in November. The remaining board directors’ terms expire in 2023.

Roughly 60 people had expressed interest in serving as a candidate to replace the four directors, Ormond said.

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gather enough valid signatures and the incumbent does not resign, a special election would be scheduled to both recall the elected official and elect their successor at the same time.

An elected official is recalled if a majority of voters support removing them from office.

Ormond said he has already selected three people and is close to selecting a fourth candidate whom he would endorse to replace the current directors. He declined to name those individuals before candidates can formally register with the state.

Ormond said people from a variety of backgrounds have shown interest.

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goals, any creation of a state-backed public option would be delayed until the targets are no longer met, according to a fact sheet on the plan.

Individuals and small employers would be able to purchase insurance through the plan, the sheet says.

Holbert argued that if lawmakers want to make health care more affordable or accessible, they should “get government out of it.”

“They like to call it the public option, but it’s government interfer-

“Political party isn’t even a consideration. I haven’t even looked at that,” he said.

Several public speakers during the Feb. 2 board meeting voiced support for the recall effort as they urged directors to reopen secondary schools, if not to 100% in-person learning, than to hybrid learning.

Students’ mental health, socialization and academic performance is all suffering without inperson instruction, said parents, students and at least one educator.

Other community members have voiced support for board directors at recent board meetings and cautioned against reopening schools.

Student activist and Legend High School senior Ethan Reed was one of several students to speak at the latest board meeting, urging directors against launching hybrid learning.

Reed has told Colorado Community Media that among his concerns are the emergence of new mutations in the virus that are more transmissible. He proposed keeping secondary schools in remote education until teachers can be widely vaccinated.

On Jan. 22, Reed submitted a letter to board directors undersigned by more than 120 other students, parents and educators in the district urging directors against a return to hybrid or in-person learning.

Kallie Leyba, president of the Douglas County Federation, the teachers’ union, has also expressed concern about a premature return to in-person learning, along with her opposition to a recall effort of board directors.

As talk of recalls brewed in January, Leyba stressed the district is facing myriad opinions

about how to conduct school during COVID. Wise “clearly communicated” in January board meetings that the district switched to full remote learning last semester because of operational pressures on the system, she said, and not because district leadership felt it was better than in-person learning.

“It’s unfortunate that there is a vocal minority that continues to speak at board meetings about opening our schools with 100% attendance without regard to the realities that we were facing operationally,” she said.

Leyba said she is empathetic toward board directors and hopes the community will be as well.

“I would just really urge our community to consider the facts behind why the decisions that are being made are being made,” she said. “I feel for (directors).”

ence and it’s price controls, and it means that some or most will pay more while fewer will pay less,” Holbert said.

Stakeholders in the health care industry have said they share the goal of cost reduction and want flexibility to meet them rather than having the state “force anything on top of us,” Garnett said.

“What we’re trying to do is set goals for price reduction that are going to help Coloradans. Give insurers the option to work with hospitals and pharma and different players in the industry to set premiums … to achieve a goal,” Garnett said.

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support the Second Amendment.”

“I really don’t understand why these proposals seem to be as partisan as they are,” Garnett said.

“The goal is to improve responsible gun ownership.”

The House speaker called the proposals “narrowly focused” and ones that have been beneficial in other states. He argues they’ll be tailored to address the outlined goal, as with 2019’s Extreme Risk Protection Order bill, Garnett argued. That’s known as Colorado’s “red flag” law.

“The number of talking points around the ERPO have not come true,” Garnett said.

Three gun-control bills face good odds in the Democrat-led Legislature: This year could see proposals regarding requirements for storing firearms safely, a waiting period for purchasing firearms, and a duty to report lost or stolen firearms.

Holbert characterized the proposals as “citizen control” bills.

“They don’t really seem to do anything about criminals but seem to (affect) law-abiding citizens,” Holbert added.

For Garnett, the focus is partly on Colorado’s suicide rates and preventing suicides that involve a firearm, he said, adding: “We all

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confront that reality in mid-November, when O’Reilly tested positive for COVID-19. Coughlin never had symptoms but later tested positive for antibodies.

While they’ve certainly been concerned that they gave it to each other, Coughlin explained that, at that point, they’d never spent time in close quarters together. All their meetings had been outside or socially distanced. Thus, they’re not sure where O’Reilly contracted it.

All throughout their relationship, the two have been emailing and video-chatting almost every day.

They also went hiking and walking together a lot.

“I think (COVID-19) made us more cautious with each other,” O’Reilly said of their initial interactions.

Now the two, who are both in their 70s, have received their second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, and are looking forward to getting married in June.

Both of them came from very

happy marriages, and their widowhood was something helped them bond so quickly and deeply. Coughlin and O’Reilly also both lost their spouses to cancer-related complications in March 2020 and December 2018, respectively.

Finding someone who understood that loss and who was able to support them through it was providential, they described.

“I was so blessed to find this woman,” Coughlin said. “The chances of finding each other are so low.”

Likewise, Marlin and Nelson described how, after spending months alone in their apartments, they were thankful to have someone in their lives to support them, especially through job loss, stress and anxiety, and other pandemic-caused issues.

“I think we are so much stronger,” Nelson said of being in a relationship during the pandemic. “… It’s hard but it’s definitely been worth it.”

Contact reporter Corinne Westeman at 303-567-4491 or cwesteman@ coloradocommunitymedia.com, and follow her on Twitter @cwesteman.

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Position requires data entry, working with clients to renew ads, collect payments and will make outbound calls to new customers.

Candidate must be proficient with all Microsoft products and have excellent customer service skills. Must be detail oriented and organized.

Previous experience working with deadlines is highly desirable but not required. Must be able to work with multiple projects at one time, ensuring there are no errors.

This position is full time with hourly pay working in our Englewood office.

To apply please put Classified Advertising Sales Associate in subject line and email resume to eaddenbrooke@coloradocommunitymedia. com. No phone calls please.

Teacher of the Visually Impaired East Central BOCES is seeking a Part-Time (3.5 days/wk) Teacher of the Visually Impaired for the 2021-22 school year. This position requires working with multiple administrative units including East Central BOCES, Ft. Morgan, Santa Fe Trails BOCES, South East BOCES , North East BOCES and Sterling. Option to work 1 day a week for East Central BOCES only if preferred. Requires Colorado Teaching License with an endorsement in Visual Impairment.

Provides collaborative consultation services, including assessment direct & indirect special education services & attends IEP meetings as needed. Salary Competitive. Excellent Benefits including mileage reimbursement or use of a car. To apply please complete a Certified Application, downloadable on our website at ecboces.org under “Employment Opportunities” at the bottom of the page. Questions contact Tracy at (719) 775-2342, ext. 101. Equal Opportunity Employer.

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MULTI-MEDIA ADVERTISING ACCOUNT EXECUTIVE Colorado Community Media, publishers of 24 weekly and 3 monthly publications is currently seeking to hire an Multi-Media Advertising Account Executive. If you aren’t familiar with us, maybe you know one of our publications such as the Arvada Press, Golden Transcript, Westminster Window, Littleton Independent, the Parker Chronicle, the Castle Rock NewsPress or the Washington Park Profile. But we are a lot more than local newspapers. We also can help businesses through our full suite of digital marketing tools. Such as programmatic online advertising, email marketing and our own newspaper websites. If you have a desire to help businesses succeed by being a marketing advisor with many solutions at your disposal, this is your opportunity. Plus, as the local newspaper, we are trusted and well known.

Candidate must be a multi-tasker, be outgoing and a fast learner. Like any sales position, candidate must like the challenge of calling on prospects as well as established customers and earning commission on every sale. Newspaper sales experience a plus but not required.

Position is full time and offers a base salary plus commission and full benefits available. We offer a nice working environment.

What we do as an organization matters. Sales revenues supports our newsroom. Our reporters are out there everyday holding the powerful accountable, telling good stories about good people, keeping readers informed about things to do and yes, the occasional breaking news story that is not always positive. If you are mission driven, we have a strong mission and a 150+ year history in Colorado doing what we do.

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Come join CCM to be a part of helping local businesses be successful and our community newspapers thrive.

Sales sits in tall cubicles, properly socially distanced from others. Everyone wears a mask when not at their desks. Currently, it is rare that sales meets with anyone in person. Almost all work is being done via zoom, phone or email at this time.

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Total 61,163.00 998.12 2,940.00 71,198.80 34,626.54 50,499.34 6,240.00 33,714.00

Description Community Outreach Community Support Due to 18th Judicial District-VALE Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Road-Street Drainage-Construction Community Outreach

300.00 1,645.00 4,889.67 25,000.00 52,052.65 387.75 6,776.92 6,397.77 59,725.90 73,411.77 8,159.00 26,880.68 117.90 3,605.28 3,375.00 57,465.34 50,638.65 78,283.23 505.00 20,937.30 200,000.00 245.00 1,023.00 5,362.00 3,763.91 79.24 47.95 21,666.67 778.75 116.64 8,972.63

Professional Membership & Licenses Community Outreach Clothing & Uniforms Community Outreach Fleet Tanks Fuel Other Professional Services Repair & Maintenance Service Employee Assistance Plan Aggregate Products Community Support Senior Services Grant Aggregate Products Travel Expense Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Other Purchased Services Community Support Medical, Dental & Vet Services Security Services Repair & Maintenance Supplies Traffic Signal Parts Newspaper Notices/Advertising Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Membership & Licenses Building/Land Lease/Rent Community Outreach Postage & Delivery Service Travel Expense Accrued Consulting Fees Translation Services Professional Membership & Licenses Inmate Meals

26,353.11 4,046.02 1,710.50 37,073.44 21,463.93 6,250.00 2,031.00 14,412.50 174.00 25,472.00 25,000.00 8,740.50 1,820.00 65,608.73 1,093.67 210.00 102.52 135,868.90 567.20 2,309.87 250.00 25,000.00 52,515.94 333.73 110,984.24 70,947.46 568.75 106.67 353,597.70 105.00 772.50 169.28 12,751.00 68,955.19 25,000.00 7,224.00 43,177.07 2,782.14 95,932.87 154.73 715.41 36,943.36 57,564.72 35.00 52,512.00 1,305.00 43,237.88 16,568.98 590.76 44,124.00 20,767.13 158.70 277,733.93 28,024.20 360.00 5,684.00 12,277.16 62.00 29,226.00 32,938.94 3,868.30 10,157.60 5,078.20 100,762.42 16,923.89 120,281.24 207,812.65 59,543.19 500.00 25,000.00 7,420.94 101,020.35 56,398.46 65,657.60 5,006.00 45,888.28 456.43 131,061.47 22,322.53 7,695.34 191.59

Case Management Medical Supplies Armored Car Services Insurance Claims-Property Road-Street Drainage-Construction Lobbying Services Transportation Services Grant Machinery & Equipment Computer Supplies Escrow Payable Community Outreach Community Outreach Recruitment Costs Software/Hardware Support Community Outreach Other Purchased Services Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Community Outreach Computer Supplies Window Tinting Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Accounting & Financial Services Utilities/Gas Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Outreach Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Community Outreach Wellness Program Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Travel Expense Brain Mapping Therapy Salt & Other Ice Removal Community Outreach Contract Work/Temporary Agency Community Outreach Repair & Maintenance Supplies Community Outreach Travel Expense Recovery Support Software/Hardware Support Community Outreach Other Professional Services Community Outreach Tuition Reimbursement Community Outreach Software/Hardware Support Travel Expense Mental Health Services Community Outreach Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Support Professional Membership & Licenses Senior Services Grant Senior Services Grant Water & Sewer Community Outreach Workers Compensation Claims Medical Supplies Computer Equipment Printing/Copying/Reports Salt & Other Ice Removal Telephone/Communications Sidewalk Repair Projects Community Outreach Due to State-Cherry Creek Basin Community Support Community Outreach Community Support Community Support Community Outreach Community Outreach Service Contracts Due to Aurora-MV License Fee Intergovernmental-Aurora Due to Castle Pines-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Pines Due to Littleton-MV License Intergovernmental-Littleton

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CARES Act Reimbursement Due to Lone Tree-MV License Intergovernmental-Lone Tree Therapy Due to CBI-Concealed Handgun Service Contracts Elevator Witness Test Newspaper Notices/Advertising Community Outreach Professional Membership & Licenses Annual Dues Professional Membership & Licenses Guides for Released Inmates Due to State-Marriage License Due to State-CO TBI Trust Due to State-Marriage License Due to State -Drivers License Due to State-Handicap Parking Due to State-MV Due to State-eRecording Contracted Snow Removal Fire/Hazmat Participation Operating Supplies Community Outreach Due to State-Family Friendly Court Road-Street Drainage-Construction Due to State-Voter Confidentiality Master Gardening Services 3rd/4th Quarter 2020 Salaries Janitorial Supplies Insurance Claims-Property Other Professional Services Telephone/Communications Software/Hardware Support Peoria Lane Widening Developmental Disabilities Grant Transportation Services Grant Software/Hardware Support Construction Maintenance Materials Medical, Dental & Vet Services Other Professional Services Community Outreach Training Services Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Support Reimbursement for Community Services Temporary Assistance to Needy Families Community Outreach Paint & Road Striping Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Medical, Dental & Vet Services Community Outreach Service Contracts Historical Homestead Stabilization Community Outreach Community Outreach Forensic Testing Mill Levy Distribution November 2020 Fiber Improvements Community Outreach Parks & Recreation Improvement Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach

13,514.00 Community Outreach 2,828.00 Recognition Programs 7,746.00 20,812.00 51,412.40 2,146.25 35.00 25,509.36 3,200.19 18,202.00 69,824.00 275.00 19,573.55 282,497.27 10,000.00 5,053.00 31.06 10,813.54 392.00 52,489.56 214.36 220.00 6,000.00 14,466.40 43,815.90 40,170.00 5,738.00 10.00 10.00 1,146.83 16,282.50 4,265.53 139.72 49.92 5,105.00 47,373.72 49,856.74 9,241.00 38,069.67 25,000.00 348,956.68 613.85 410.81 463.05 399.22 36,354.00 64,796.60 98,121.42 2,500.00 75,674.86

Security Services Community Support Community Support Professional Services/Booking Fees Process Service Fees Community Outreach Repair & Maintenance Supplies Other Purchased Services Community Outreach Professional Membership & Licenses Community Outreach Community Outreach Developmental Disabilities Grant Community Outreach Travel Expense Insurance Claims-Property Traffic Signal Parts Community Outreach Travel Expense Security Deposit Refund-Fairground Professional Membership & Licenses Reclamation & Seeding Community Outreach Postage & Delivery Service Software/Hardware Support Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Software/Hardware Support Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Community Support Sign Parts & Supplies Postage & Delivery Service Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Community Outreach Community Outreach Service Contracts Justice Center Flooring Community Outreach Community Outreach Other Professional Services Medical, Dental & Vet Services Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Travel Expense Community Outreach Machinery & Equipment Community Outreach Escrow Payable Community Outreach

GADES SALES COMPANY INC GADZIALA, CAMILLE GALLS LLC GMCO CORPORATION GOLDEN SPIRIT BRANDS LLC GOSNEY, JARED DANIEL GOUDY, MALISA GOVCONNECTION INC GRAND SLAM SNACKS GREAT BEGINNINGS CAFE GREY, TIFFANY GRIST BREWING COMPANY LLC GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS INC GW HOSPITALITY GROUP LLC H.R. RESTAURANT FOUR LLC HACIENDA II PARTNERS LLLP HARRIS GOVERN HBS-HOME BUILDERS SERVICES HDR ENGINEERING INC HEADS OR TAILS LLC HELP & HOPE CENTER HELP & HOPE CENTER

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22 Parker Chronicle

February 12, 2021F

Public Notices Legals

Offerors must submit one (1) unbound paper copy and one (1) electronic copy (in pdf format) of their Proposal no later than WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 at 2:00pm. Douglas County will not accept or consider Proposals which are time stamped at the place of receipt after the specified due date and time. Douglas County will not accept or consider e-mailed or faxed Proposals. Proposals should be hand-delivered or mailed to the location below:

Bids and Settlements Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Proposals for 2021 DOUGLAS COUNTY ONCALL UTILITY LOCATING SERVICES; CI 2021-028 will be received by the Owner, Douglas County Government, Department of Public Works Engineering, Philip S. Miller Building, 100 Third Street, Suite 220, Castle Rock, CO 80104, until WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3, 2021 AT 2:00PM This project consists of standard utility locating services in the instance of after-hours emergency locating and/or if County staff are unavailable/in need of additional support.

The Request for Proposals (RFP) Documents will be available after 10:00 AM on MONDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2021, through Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System Website (www.bidnetdirect.com) RFP Documents are not available for purchase through Douglas County Government and can only be accessed from the above-mentioned website. Electronic versions of the RFP Documents obtained by any other means than as described above may not be complete or accurate, and it is the Offeror’s responsibility to obtain a complete set of the RFP Documents.

Douglas County Government Department of Public Works Engineering 100 Third Street, Suite 220 Castle Rock, CO 80104 Attn: JUNE AMICUCCI Douglas County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, to waive formalities, informalities, or irregularities contained in a Proposal and furthermore, to award a Contract for items therein, either in whole or in part, if it is deemed to be in the best interest of Douglas County to do so.

Additionally, Douglas County reserves the right to negotiate optional items and/or services with the successful Offeror. Any questions on the RFP Documents shall be directed to JUNE AMICUCCI, at 303.660.7490.

Legal Notice No. 938665 First Publication: FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Last Publication: FEBRUARY 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News Press Account Number: 2734

Adoption / Guardianship

lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV202 DIVISION 8

Public Notice

DEPENDENCY SUMMONS

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

This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2020.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: NOLAN HANSON, D.O.B.: 06/26/2008; Child, And concerning: JENNIFER HANSON, D.O.B.: 04/09/1986, Mother; KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown, Possible Father; Respondents, And James Deroover, Stepfather, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259

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

An Adjudication Hearing for Respondent Fathers, has been set for March 12, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Division C, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. You are ordered to appear by calling 720-437-6180, extension 75553# unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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

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

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2020, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

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

Dated: February 3, 2021 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney

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Community Outreach Software/Hardware Support Travel Expense Lobbying Services Community Outreach Travel Expense Community Outreach Waste Disposal Services Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Communication Equipment Utilities/Electric Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Outreach Recognition Programs Construction Design Services Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Support Professional Membership & Licenses Professional Membership & Licenses Annual Membership Community Support Annual Hotline Subscription Fee Refunds Community Justice System Transcription Services Community Outreach Construction Maintenance Materials Community Outreach Community Outreach Construction Maintenance Equipment Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach 2019 BPPT Rebate Community Outreach Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Software/Hardware Support Travel Expense Community Outreach Copier Charges Workers Compensation Claims Training Services Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Support Water & Sewer Travel Expense Community Outreach Community Outreach Computer Equipment Community Outreach Community Outreach Furniture/Office Systems Community Outreach Community Support Bulk Water Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Travel Expense Community Outreach Prisoner Maintenance Supplies Community Outreach Water & Sewer Other Professional Services Software/Hardware Support Schools Community Outreach Alarm Administration Expenses Community Outreach COVID Testing Site Community Outreach Travel Expense Escrow Payable Community Support Community Support Community Support Community Outreach Recruitment Costs Community Outreach Tuition Reimbursement Community Outreach Network License & Equipment Office Supplies Travel Expense Community Outreach Arborist Services Community Outreach Community Outreach

RCL PRODUCTS LP 3,941.15 RED SKIES SERVICES 1,400.00 REEDS SOUTHSIDE TAVERN 70,093.12 RENAISSANCE SECONDARY SCHOOL 66,275.00 RESPEC CONSULTING & SERVICES 1,320.00 RICHMOND AMERICAN HOMES 15,000.00 RIDGELINE ENTERPRISES 36,933.80 RIGHT ON LEARNING 16,000.00 RIO GRANDE MEXICAN RESTAURANT INC 199,687.90 RIVERWALK MARKET LLC 400,000.00 RLJ LODGING II REIT SUB LLC 200,000.00 RMR COLORADO LLC DBA BLACK-EYED PEA 236,240.01 RMS RECOVERY MONITORING SOLUTIONS 1,252.00 ROCKSOL CONSULTING GROUP INC 9,876.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN AIR SOLUTIONS 36.40 ROCKY MOUNTAIN ASSOCIATION OF FAIRS 100.00 ROCKY MOUNTAIN CATERING 387,247.68 ROCKY MOUNTAIN PIZZERIA INC 11,702.13 ROCKY MOUNTAIN RESTAURANT GROUP INC 158,297.20 ROCKY TOP RESOURCES INC 11,675.00 ROCKYARD BREWING COMPANY LLC 200,000.00 ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR 1,550.00 ROSA MEXICAN KITCHEN 30,874.88 ROXBOROUGH WATER & SANITATION DISTRICT 1,105.10 RSD REFRIGERATION SUPPLIES DISTRIBUTOR 8,847.47 RYDERS PUBLIC SAFETY LLC 154.95 SAINT KATHARINE DREXEL 10,559.50 SAINT LUKES METHODIST CHURCH 6,147.44 SALAM INTERNATIONAL INC 194.09 SALT LAKE WHOLESALE SPORTS 13,689.00 SANDERSON, JACKIE 1,143.13 SANDRA VOLF HOLDINGS INC DBA DICKEYS BBQ 25,000.00 SAVORY SANDWICH ENTERPRISES 4 LLC 25,000.00 SCHWAB, GREG 12,106.19 SECOR CARES 37,752.97 SEDALIA LANDFILL 7,386.21 SERENITY THERAPEUTIC MASSAGE LLC 5,395.20 SGR LLC 2,217.50 SHADY TREE SERVICE LLC 3,629.00 SHANNON & WILSON INC 37,923.65 SHEA PROPERTIES LLC 2,500.00 SIERRA RESTAURANT LLC 316,630.95 SILVA CONSTRUCTION INC 95,896.43 SIMPLY PIZZA TRUCK 25,570.00 SIRIUS COMPUTER SOLUTIONS INC 299,833.00 SKAGGS COMPANIES INC 3,018.00 SKILL SURVEY INC 6,128.00 SKY CLIFF CENTER 1,602.00 SKYLINE STEEL 36,303.98 SKYVIEW ACADEMY 1,984.73 SMART COW 5280 LLC 29,809.18 SNAP NORTH LLC 86,040.00 SNOOZE TOWN LLC 162,734.90 SOCIETY OF ST VINCENT DE PAUL 6,000.00 SOLANGE AT CLAIRTON LLC 1,094.00 SOLANGE AT EVENINGSONG LLC 1,094.00 SOLANGE AT GROUSEBERRY WAY LLC 1,094.00 SOLANGE AT KEENAN LLC 1,094.00 SOLANGE AT SOUTH FORREST LLC 1,094.00 SOURCE OFFICE PRODUCTS 48.90 SOUTH METRO FIRE RESCUE AUTHORITY 601.52 SOUTH METRO SAFETY FOUNDATION 288.00 SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS AND REC 11,000.00 SOUTHLAND MEDICAL LLC 2,796.22 SPECIAL OLYMPICS COLORADO 6,916.99 SPORTS LOUNGE OFF BROADWAY, THE 60,587.32 SPRADLEY BARR FORD LINCOLN OF GREELEY 37,796.00 SPRADLEY BARR FORD LINCOLN OF GREELEY 40,686.00 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN EVENTS 82,403.52 SPRUCE MOUNTAIN MANAGEMENT LLC 73,721.82 SRI INC 5,584.00 STAGGS, NICHOLE 15.30 STATE OF COLORADO 7,697.65 STELLA NAILS & SPA INC 3,115.00 STERLING RANCH COMMUNITY AUTHORITY BOARD 910,510.35 STONEGATE CAFÉ 72,798.12 STONEGATE VILLAGE METRO 1,027.07 STRACK INC 16,816.00 STUDIO@MAINSTREET 69,000.00 SUMMIT PATHOLOGY 105.00 SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO LLC 211.20 SUPPLY CHAIN SHERPAS LLC 1,000.00 SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED 30.00 SWIRLS FROZEN YOGURT 7,988.56 SYSTEM ID BARCODE SOLUTIONS 15,369.37 T4S PARTNERS INC 32,000.00 TACT KIDS INC 10,000.00 TAPCO 20,880.00 TASTE OF THE ROCKIES 38,402.15 TEK SYSTEMS INC 4,753.00 TELLIGEN 7,577.57 TERRACARE ASSOCIATES LLC 487.00 TETRA TECH 44,419.20 TEZAK HEAVY EQUIPMENT CO INC 160,472.69 THE DONUT HOUSE INC 18,162.91 THIN LINE THREADS LLC 903.00 THIRD WAY CENTER INC 1,612.00 THOMAS, LORA L 504.95 THOMPSON-VOLK, JULIE 258.55

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THOMSEN, MICHAEL W 650.00 THOMSON REUTERS WEST 1,062.51 TIERRA GROUP INTERNATIONAL LTD 2,626.43 TIGER CORRECTIONAL SERVICES 34,614.30 TLH OF COLORADO INC DBA THE OLD BLINKING 131,820.26 TO THE RESCUE 200.00 TOKYO INC 100,000.00 TONTIS PIZZA LLC 25,000.00 TORRES FAMILY RESTAURANT INC 73,422.58 TOTOTLAN 2 INC 100,768.96 TOUCH PHRASE DEVELOPMENT LLC 5,750.00 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 1,899,906.50 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 930,313.68 TOWN OF CASTLE ROCK 266,343.91 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 59.99 TOWN OF LARKSPUR 901.82 TOWN OF PARKER 517,234.64 TOWN OF PARKER 264,399.33 TPM STAFFING SERVICES 809.48 TRACKER SOFTWARE CORP 4,505.00 TRAFFIC SIGNAL CONTROLS INC 53,231.72 TRANSWEST TRUCK TRAILER RV 127,989.00 TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 341,445.66 TRI-COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT 9,899.15 TROSTLE TAVERNS LLC 90,039.38 TRU FOOD AND BEVERAGE CO 44,521.47 TRY’N ESCAPE LLC 631.87 TSN LLC 25,396.72 TUM & LENG LLC 61,751.16 TYLER TECHNOLOGIES INC 5,928.63 UBBEN, TYLER 49.52 ULINE 998.96 UNCC-UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF COLORADO 1,008.73 UNCLE JIMMY LLC 41,300.92 UNIFORMS WEST 2,271.00 UNION AN AMERICAN BISTRO 40,884.76 UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY 630.00 UNITED VENTURES INC 32,592.68 URBAN VILLAGE RESTAURANT 63,491.93 VAN WINKLE, CHERI A 184.00 VEHICLE VAULT LLC 25,000.00 VERLINDE, RAY 2,500.00 VIBE FOODS 25,882.00 VIET PHO LLC 9,103.80 VIGILANT SOLUTIONS LLC 32,435.00 VIKSAR LLC 29,008.20 VILLA PARKER INC 74,158.44 VILLAGE INN RESTAURANT 73,136.80 VINNYP LLC 149,959.69 VISITING ANGELS OF DENVER 4,216.00 VOYAGES COUNSELING 825.00 WAGGONER, DANIECE 14.24 WAGNER, JEREMY 156.40 WALTER, GARY 150.92 WARNER, CAITLIN 98.21 WASTE CONNECTIONS OF COLORADO INC 320.00 WASTEZERO INC 321.00 WATER & EARTH TECHNOLOGIES INC 1,434.75 WEBB, SUSAN (PETTY CASH) 207.39 WEBOLUTIONS INC 4,720.00 WELCOME HOME BREWERY LLC 2,340.88 WELLSPRING COMMUNITY 31,160.00 WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INC 2,864.23 WESTERN SHORES LLC 10,000.00 WHISKEY LODGE LLC, THE 28,010.19 WHITE CHOCOLATE GRILL LTD 200,000.00 WHITE, KIMBERLY 76.75 WIDE OPEN SALOON LLC 35,000.00 WILLIAM STUART COMPANY INC, THE 73,966.10 WILLIAMS WORLD LLC 51,375.00 WILLIAMS, DEVON 200.00 WILSON & COMPANY INC 36,073.91 WINE BARREL, THE 31,020.42 WS DARLEY & COMPANY 13,564.86 WSH HIGHLANDS RANCH LLC 1,179.49 WU’S BROTHER COMPANY 25,000.00 XCEL ENERGY 34,459.33 XIN KUI CHEN INC 42,199.06 YNJ ENTERPRISES INC 107.79 YOKE ENTERPRISES DBA THE EGG & U 101,591.28 YOR WEI INC DBA SUBWAY 31,546.00 YOU CAN DANCE INC DBA FRED ASTAIRE DANCE 50,304.34 YOUNG WILLIAMS PC 36,180.42 ZIVARO INC 143,225.65 ZUMA’S RESCUE RANCH 562.89 TOTAL AMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2021

$

Veteran Affairs Stipend Software/Hardware Subscription Stormwater Support Inmate Meals Community Outreach Transportation Services Grant Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Software/Hardware Support CARES Act Reimbursement Due to Castle Rock-MV License Intergovernmental-Castle Rock Due to Larkspur-MV License Intergovernmental-Larkspur Due to Parker-MV License Intergovernmental-Parker Contract Work/Temporary Agency Software/Hardware Support Traffic Signal Parts Cars, Vans, Pickups CARES Act Reimbursement Nurse Support Program Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Conference, Seminar, Training Fees Travel Expense Operating Supplies Utility Notification Services Community Outreach Clothing & Uniforms Community Outreach State-CDOT Community Outreach Community Outreach Travel Expense Community Outreach Escrow Payable Community Outreach Community Outreach Software Annual Fee Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Senior Services Grant Other Professional Services Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Travel Expense Community Outreach Janitorial Supplies Hayman Gauge Maintenance Operating Supplies Software/Hardware Support Community Outreach Developmental Disabilities Grant Janitorial Supplies Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Fee Refunds-Clerk & Recorder Community Outreach Community Outreach Developmental Disabilities Grant Facilities Use Fees Roads, Street, Drainage-Engineering Community Outreach Emergency Response Supplies Community Outreach Community Outreach Utilities/Electric & Gas Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Community Outreach Contract Work/Temporary Agency Software/Hardware Support Community Support

30,750,902.42

THE ABOVE AND FOREGOING IS A CONDENSED STATEMENT OF THE BILLS APPROVED FOR PAYMENT DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY 2021 BY THE DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS UNDER WHOSE DIRECTION THIS NOTICE IS PUBLISHED. N. ANDREW COPLAND, CPA, DIRECTOR OF FINANCE Legal Notice No.: 938679 First Publication: February 11, 2021

Last Publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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Hockey team ready to fight for every inch Chaparral squad has players from three Parker schools

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Chaparral hockey coach Ryan Finnefrock knows the value of having a good team captain.

He was a captain when he played for Ralston Valley over 10 years ago and now he has three captains on his Chap team, which is a squad composed of players from Chaparral, Legend and Ponderosa high schools.

“Leadership is the engine for the culture of our program,” said Finnefrock. “It makes us go. Good leaders will help control the engine at the right times and make it go at the right times. We cannot reach our goals without great leadership.”

This season, seniors Jackson Mundell, John Connolly and Landen Shay are the three Wolverine captains on a team ranked fourth in the CHSAANow.com 5A hockey rankings.

“They have been huge,” Finnefrock said about the captains. “They have had different roles for sure. This year it is going to be a bigger role for them in a leadership position. All three were key contributors for us last year.

This year it is definitely a different role in terms of taking on the leadership.

“It is always a pleasure as a coach when your best players are also your best human beings. That is definitely these guys. These are three quality individuals who just happen to play hockey.”

Mundell attends Chaparral and stepped right in to his role as a captain.

“I was actually named captain in September for the fall season so I’ve had a couple months to get used to it,” he

Landen Shay attends Chaparral High School.

John Connolly attends Legend High School.

said. “I wasn’t worried about it at all. I’ve played with most of the players for years now.

I know what they are about and they know what I am about. I know their strengths and weaknesses and I know about their personalities, so I am able to be comfortable around them.”

Connolly is a Legend student who was Chap’s leading scorer last season as a center but he has been moved to defense this year.

“I don’t think it was dif-

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Jackson Mundell attends Chaparral High School.

ficult for me to take the leadership role,” explained Connolly. “Even before that I had the letter (C) on my chest, I was pretty vocal with the guys. I was a little bit of a leader before and this bigger role is nice but it hasn’t been a challenge for me.

“I think there are two kinds of captains you can have. The one that just goes out and plays and you just watch him and he leads by example. I think I am more vocal and I can lead by example but defi-

nitely you need the personality to be a leader.”

Shay, who goes to Chaparral, is the team’s first four-year letterman and he is also currently playing for the Littleton Hockey Association’s U18 AA team.

“I am proud to be a captain and being here for four years it is something I feel I’ve grown into and I’ve learned a lot from past captains,” said Shay. “I feel like I am prepared for it.”

Chaparral has made it to

D.O.B.: 11/06/1977

CHILD AS A DEPENDENT OR NEGLECTED CHILD.

the Frozen Four the past three years and hopes to go further in this season that has been shortened by the COVID pandemic.

“If we all work together and work towards a common goal, which is getting into the Frozen Four and winning the state championship, I think that will do it,” said Mundell.

Connolly pointed out the small things that could help the Wolverines this season.

“It’s going to be a lot of the little things, winning those little puck battles and each play by an inch because once you get down to the Final Four teams, they are all good,” he explained. “You have to do the little things better than the other team to win.”

Shay feels the team will need to battle.

“We have a really good group of guys and we all kind of mix well together even being from three different schools,” said Shay. “I definitely feel unity is going to play a big part with our team.

“We have the talent and skill to go all the way but we have to trust we are going to build from each other. We have to battle through good days and bad days. I expect Chaparral to return to the Frozen Four this year.”

This year might be tougher to reach the Final Four since there will only be a four-team state tournament bracket.

Each of the three 5A leagues will have one automatic qualifier and the fourth team will be an at-large pick.

Chaparral is in the South League with defending state champion Valor Christian along with Castle View, Doherty, Lewis Palmer, Mountain Vista and Pine Creek.

“We want to make a step forward,” said Finnefrock.

“We’re tired of just making the Frozen Four. We want to have a chance to compete for the state title.”

Public Notices Legal Notice No. 938676 First Publication: February 11, 2021 Last Publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press Public Notice DOUGLAS COUNTY DISTRICT COURT, STATE OF COLORADO 4000 Justice Way Castle Rock, CO Douglas County, CO 80109 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: NOLAN HANSON, D.O.B.: 06/26/2008; Child, And concerning: JENNIFER HANSON, D.O.B.: 04/09/1986, Mother; KIRK TOBY MONTANO, D.O.B.: 11/06/1977, Possible Father; JOHN DOE, D.O.B.: Unknown, Possible Father;

Respondents, And James Deroover, Stepfather, Special Respondent.

Attorney for Department: R. LeeAnn Reigrut, #28833 Lori Kennedy, #53479 4400 Castleton Ct. Castle Rock, CO 80109 (303) 814-5326 Fax: (303) 479-9259 lreigrut@douglas.co.us lkennedy@douglas.co.us CASE NUMBER: 20JV202 DIVISION 8 DEPENDENCY SUMMONS This Summons is initiated pursuant to Rule 2.2 of the Colorado Rules of Juvenile Procedure, Rule 4 of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure, and Section 19-3-503, C.R.S. 2020.

TO: KIRK TOBY MONTANO,

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

An Adjudication Hearing for Respondent Father, Kirk Montano has been set for March 12, 2021 at 8:30 a.m. in Division C, Douglas County District Court, 4000 Justice Way, Castle Rock, Colorado, 80109. You are ordered to appear by calling 720437-6180, extension 75553# unless otherwise ordered by the Court.

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

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

If you are a minor, you have the right to the appointment of a Guardian ad litem to represent your best interests.

You have the right to have this matter heard by a district court judge rather than by the magistrate.

You may waive that right, and in doing so, you will be bound by the findings and recommendations

of the magistrate, subject to review as provided by sec. 19-1-108(5.5), C.R.S. 2020, and subsequently, to the right of appeal as provided by Colorado Appellate Rule 3.4.

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

Dated: February 3, 2021 /s/ Lori Kennedy Lori Kennedy, #53479 Assistant Douglas County Attorney Legal Notice No. 938677 First Publication: February 11, 2021 Last Publication: February 11, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

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