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State adjusts COVID dial of restrictions

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Change comes as Jefferson appeared set to possibly slide back to yellow

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As two Denver metro counties watched their rates of new coronavirus cases hover at a level that could roll back reopening success, the state public-health department announced changes to Colorado’s color-coded system of restrictions that make it easier for counties to remain in their respective dial levels.

The state’s COVID-19 dial is the set of restrictions counties must follow based on local virus spread. The restrictions apply to capacity at restaurants, other businesses, indoor and outdoor events, and other settings.

Among the dial’s six levels, blue is the second-least restrictive. The state moved Broomfield to level blue effective Feb. 22, according to Broomfield’s website. Jefferson, Park and Clear Creek counties entered level blue on Feb. 26, according to the state’s COVID-19 website.

Despite Broomfield and Jefferson moving to blue, their one-week rates of new cases as of March 1 appeared to have ticked up to levels that threatened to move the counties back up one level to yellow.

As of March 7, the counties still appeared poised to backslide: Jefferson sat at 105 new cases per 100,000 people, and Broomfield at 150.

As of the Feb. 6 changes, counties qualify for level blue, in part, when they maintain enough days below 100 new cases per 100,000 people.

Shortly after the state’s announcement on March 8, Broomfield posted on Twitter that it would move to level yellow at 6 a.m. March 10 as directed by the state publichealth department.

That afternoon, the state public-health department had announced changes to the dial public health order — the document that outlines how the dial system works — that include adding a new “disease incidence metric buffer.”

A county’s number of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people within one week is known as the county’s incidence rate.

The “buffer” change allows counties to exceed their SEE COVID, P11

INSIDE: VOICES: PAGE 12 | LIFE: PAGE 14 | CALENDAR: PAGE 17 | SPORTS: PAGE 21

Crews load road salt into a Northglenn Public Works snow plow truck on Friday, March 12, at the city’s Maintenance and Operations Center, 12301 Claude Ct. in advance of last weekend’s snowstorm. For more PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY photos of the storm, turn to page 10.

Grad rates improve, but officials unsure of future Despite pandemic disruption in spring 2020, data moves in positive direction for Adams County districts

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Administrators and school board directors in Adams County’s largest school districts are celebrating graduation rates for the 201920 school years.

Westminster Public Schools’ four-year graduation rate was 72.5 percent, 27J Schools’ was 86 percent, Adams 12 Five Star Schools’ was 84 percent and Mapleton Public Schools was 78 percent, according to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) data. Leaders applauded students’ ability to graduate on track after the COVID-19 pandemic forced everyone into remote learning last March.

“I could not be more proud of these ac-

complishments and want to share my congratulations with our 2020 graduates, their parents and families, high school teachers, counselors and staff, and our entire 27J team for consistently striving for success,” said 27J Superintendent Chris Fiedler in a February press release. CDE released comprehensive graduation data in January.

A particular focus for 27J has been consistent, long-term growth. “The goal is to increase 2 percent each year until 95 percent and we will not go lower,” said Will Pierce, 27J’s chief academic officer, at a Feb. 23 board meeting. Between the 2016-17 and 2019-20 school years, the four-year graduation rate increased by 11 percent for the Brighton-based district. Throughout those same four years, Westminster’s rate has gone up by 25 percent and Adams 12’s by .5 percent.

All three school districts saw improvement in graduation rates among Latino and white students, the two major racial and ethnic subgroups, from the previous year, although gaps remain. The four-year graduation SEE GRADUATION, P2

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Options explored for N Line fares in anticipation of pilot program expiring After March 27, Northglenn and Thornton N Line riders will pay regional fare

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Regional Transportation District won’t extend a pilot program for discounted fares on the N Line commuter rail after the program expires in a couple of weeks, RTD representatives confirmed.

The pilot program is federally regulated, and RTD can’t extend it even if it wanted to, explained RTD Director Vince Buzek at a North Area Transit Alliance (NATA) meeting on Feb. 25. Instead, RTD and partnering cities will have to explore alternatives if officials want to continue offering lower fares for everyone on the N Line.

Currently, a one-way trip between Denver Union Station and any of the N Line stops is $3.00, the cost of a “local” fare. However, the last two stops, Northglenn/112th Ave. and Eastlake/124th Ave., are considered regional stops. When a six-month pilot program ends on March 27, commuters at those stops will have to pay $5.25.

Northglenn City Councilor Julie Duran Mullica, who also sits on NATA, asked why those two stops are singled out along the seven-stop line. “Before any of these current directors were on the board, someone drew some circles on the map and said, `if you’re within the circle, you’re local. And if you’re outside, you’re regional,’” responded Buzek, whose district includes Westminster, Thornton and North-

A light rail train carrying RTD officials and local dignitaries arrives at Thornton’s Eastlake Station for the grand opening of the N FILE PHOTO Line on Sept. 21. Now, RTD is looking to end discounted fares on the line on March 27.

glenn.

Mullica expressed her frustration at the pilot program’s forthcoming expiration. “When you’re looking at my particular community, there’s no reason why the citizens of Northglenn should have a regional fare and have to pay more,” she said.

In addition to equitability, Thornton Mayor Pro Tem and NATA Chairperson Jessica Sandgren said it’s going to affect ridership.

“I see less people taking the train, knowing that it’s going to go up an additional $2.25 for one way.”

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Westminster Mayor Pro Tem Anita Seitz, who sits on NATA. However, RTD wasn’t able to obtain clear data because ridership dropped due to COVID-19.

An idea that NATA members discussed was the cities of Northglenn and Thornton buying up the difference for riders at those two stops.

Meanwhile, RTD Director Troy Whitmore, whose district includes Thornton and Brighton, said he will push for future RTD Board discussions about overall fare affordability. “Our (RTD) fares are on the top end in the country and that’s a bit problematic,” he said.

Fares are only part of the problem, as far as some NATA members

were concerned. At a moment’s notice, RTD will cancel N-Line trips because of a dearth of operators or software issues, they said. RTD is solely responsible for operating the N Line, as opposed to the other commuter rails that a different company manages.

Though RTD will communicate to riders why it canceled a trip, Sandgren said there shouldn’t be cancellations at this point. “I think people are just tired of the reasons why it’s not working, and they just want it to work,” she said. “Six months of unreliable service is not going to get us to the ridership we want.” The N Line made its public debut on Sept.

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while others take more time. What is important is that when they walk off the graduation stage they are ready for the next chapter in their lives.”

Although the pandemic didn’t negatively affect last year’s graduation rates, there is less certainty about this year, the entirety of which has flip-flopped between hybrid and fully remote learning.

Andy Tucker, CDE’s director of postsecondary workforce readiness told Chalkbeat that COVID-19 will affect graduation rates in the longterm.

Several factors make it difficult to predict 2020-21 graduation rates, but local districts are already receiving hints. “As of today, we know that the percentage is less than it was in 2020,” Pierce said in an email about 27J. “We are worried about a number of students who have faded from regular participation in school. Many have chosen full-time work over attending school, many others struggled with the lack of structure, and there are more that have a range of competing commitments brought upon them from a global pandemic.” Pierce said 27J is actively chasing certain students to help them graduate this spring. A Westminster Public Schools statement echoed Pierce’s assessment.

Adams 12 didn’t indicate what this district is seeing in preliminary data.

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rate at 27J for Hispanic or Latino students was 82 percent and 88 percent for white students. Adams 12 Five Star’s rates were 77 percent of Hispanic or Latino students and 89 percent of white students. Adams 12 Superintendent Chris Gdowski celebrated improvements from the previous year in a press statement, saying “This continued progress highlights the critical work Five Star educators are doing to increase student achievement for all students, regardless of their race, ethnicity or socioeconomic status.”

Yet, an Adams 12 spokesperson said that the district will continue focusing on closing the gap between white and Latino students.

Westminster, whose graduation base had far more Latino students than it did white students, saw a 73 percent graduation rate for Hispanic or Latino students and 63 percent for white students.

A data point Westminster highlighted was its five-year graduation rate, an improvement from the previous year. Westminster Superintendent Pam Swanson said in a press release, “There is nothing magical about getting a diploma in a fixed amount of time. Some of our students graduate in three years,

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Westminster city staff to recommend 3% increase in water rates for 2022 City elevates efforts to mitigate increases in rate recommendations, saying it responded to community concerns

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a year of political turmoil in the community and five dense city council study sessions to review water and sewer rates, the city of Westminster is confident in its recommendation for 2022 rates.

“We have left no stone unturned throughout this process,” said Larry Dorr, Westminster’s chief financial officer.

Though staff will still recommend to the city council for approval an increase in rates, it’s not as high as it could have been, said Dorr and Max Kirschbaum, public works director. To them, a 3 percent increase in water rates and the same for sewer rates is the perfect balance between meeting community needs and meeting utility needs. Staff was scheduled to present the recommendation to the council at a study session on March 15.

If the council approves the rate increases, the average customer can expect about a $4 increase in their bill every month. According to calculations from the city, the cur-

rent average monthly water charge is $41, the average monthly sewer charge is $47 and the fixed fee is $13.

Last year, city staff recommended four different options for rate increases in 2021, with the fourth being as high as 10 to 12 percent. Ultimately, the council rejected all four options and didn’t raise rates in 2021 because of the pandemic. Returning to council this year, Kirschbaum said that in an ideal situation, he would like to recommend to the council similar to what he did last year. “If it was an unconstrained world, we would be reinvesting at a higher rate.”

However, the utilities director added, “As it is, we did the best we can to manage the realities of our customers and their budgets, balanced against what are the needs of the community.”

The city was able to settle on the 3 percent recommendations after a series of maneuvers. First, it decided to withdraw $11 million from a water rate stabilization reserve, about two-thirds of the reserve’s existing balance. The city also refinanced its debt — which comes from bonds the city issued to help pay for projects — to extend payback periods, meaning regular payments are smaller. Last, the city deferred projects on its capital improvement plan (CIP) in the long-term. Although, a comparison of CIP costs presented to the council last year versus this year shows an overall increase in short-term CIP expenses.

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The first two financial adjustments, using rate stabilization reserves and refinancing debt, “have proven quite powerful,” Dorr said. The city rarely uses its utility reserves and it doesn’t anticipate making additional withdrawals in future years after this one.

The city isn’t shy about its reasoning for the unprecedented actions.

“The decisions that were made, in terms of the level of service and obligations to the customers, are acknowledging that we as a city have heard those concerns from the customers about the water rates,” said Ryan Hegreness, innovation and communication manager.

The past year, community members have expressed frustrations about water rates, to the point of forming a community group, the Westminster Water Warriors, that launched a recall campaign against Mayor Herb Atchison, Mayor Pro Tem Anita Seitz, and Councilors Kathryn Skulley and Jon Voelz. The city rejected the group’s petitions to trigger an election due to an insufficient number of signatures, but the group is currently trying to overturn the city’s decision in district court.

Meanwhile, other members of the city council, including Councilors David DeMott and Lindsey Smith,

have been ardent skeptics of rates.

After the March 15 study session, councilors will have until May to make a final vote. In the event council rejects the 3 percent increases, Kirschbaum and Dorr said the city would have to make additional changes to the CIP, potentially to Water2025.

“There are no other opportunities, there are no other rate stabilization reserves, etc.,” Dorr said. “We have a 51-year-old water treatment facility. That’s just a fact of the matter.

So, I think there will be a greater degree of risk in safety and reliability, it’s as simple as that.”

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Jeffco schools looking at $54 million in cuts for 2021-22 What might be on the chopping block and how cuts could affect your kids’ school

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At a recent Jeffco School Board meeting, Interim Chief Financial Officer, Nicole Stewart, gave a presentation asking board members for input on where to make needed cuts in the 2021-22 budget.

The District, Stewart said, is looking at the need to make $54 million in reductions in order to balance the budget. She said district staff has identified most of the reductions but needed the board’s input on finding approximately $12 million in additional cuts.

COVID is the culprit.

“The $54 million reduction primarily is from the increase in the Budget Stabilization factor from the State. An increase in the BS factor, decreases school districts funding.

This was a direct result of COVID,” Stewart said. “Earlier in the session, it was proposed that we would be seeing an increase in funding, then when the pandemic hit, it dramatically shifted to a significant decrease. Instead of making reductions in the 2020-21 school year as a result of the increase in the BS factor, we used CARES funding to keep from having to make reductions.

However, that is not a sustainable plan, and now are having to right size our ongoing expenditures with the ongoing decrease of funding we received.”

Stewart said the District recognizes that using reserves is needed.

“With a $30 million use of reserves and identified central reductions of

$11.33 million, we still have a shortfall of $12.67 million,” she said.

Recommendations by the District Accountability Committee (DAC) advocated for those reductions to avoid three areas — cuts that would affect classroom teachers, cuts impacting the classroom learning experience and cuts to mental/behavioral health supports.

The DAC also received a revised recommendation from the Community Budget Workgroup that called for a spend down of reserves in the amount of $34 million, centralized reductions , furlough days, studentbased budgeting and compensation reductions, in that order.

Stewart stressed that there was community engagement over the last several months in the form of an online budget survey, and members of the community dialoging with board members, that contributed to the DAC recommendations.

She said results of that community engagement helped define and prioritize the types of cuts people would be most willing to accept. It also showed which cuts they could tolerate if necessary and which cuts they were unlikely to support.

For example, community feedback showed an overwhelming resistance to reductions to school-based expenditures or student mental health supports.

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Colorado’s child abuse and neglect hotline: 5 things to know

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado saw a decline in calls to its child abuse and neglect hotline in 2020 amid changing lifestyles in the pandemic, a trend that state officials say is concerning for children safety.

“Usually, we see a drop in calls when school ends for summer, but

the decrease started much sooner — in March when remote learning began — and continued throughout the summer,” Michelle Barnes, executive director of the Colorado Department of Human Services, said in a news release.

As schools reopened with some inperson learning, calls to the hotline increased but haven’t returned to pre-pandemic levels, according to

the human services department.

The hotline saw a 13% drop in calls in 2020, receiving 193,000 calls compared to 219,000 in 2019.

“We are hoping to demystify how the child welfare system works and overcome any hesitation people might have to calling the hotline if they are concerned about the health and safety of a child,” said Joe Homlar, director of the state Division of

Child Welfare.

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COVID-19 can lead to parenting disputes

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As opinions abound on COVID-19, disagreements about how to handle the pandemic have made their way into the world of family law.

Leslie Hansen of Griffiths Law, PC has worked in family law for 20 years. Her background includes time as a prosecutor in both the Denver District Attorney’s Office and the 18th Judicial District, plus several years in the private practice.

Hansen now exclusively focuses on family law at her Lone Tree firm.

She spoke to Colorado Community Media about the COVID-19 pandemic’s effect on family disputes and what advice she has for parents who find themselves at odds of pandemic response.

Not uncommon Hansen said parental disputes about a child’s medical care are not terribly common, but they do come up.

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were viable options to find some of that $12.67 million in cuts include ongoing transportation, custodial services and school improvement funds. Areas considered off-limits due to previous board feedback include educational research &

Parents have typically established how to approach issues like vaccinations before separating or divorcing, she said. That doesn’t mean one person never has a change of heart, and with joint custody being the most common arrangement among co-parents, that can lead to a legal battle.

“The only impact COVID might have is that the court may advance a case like that on their docket, just because the risk of getting COVID when we are in a worldwide pandemic,” Hansen said, “is a question that needs to be decided right now.”

Settling the issue The COVID-19 pandemic did not change how these legal disputes are settled, Hansen said. It’s the responsibility of the parent seeking to change who controls a child’s medical care to prove their child’s mental or physical health is endangered.

Ultimately a judge decides whether to grant one parent sole power.

The judge may pay close attention to a family’s history and how medical decisions were made previously, whether a parent’s stance is rooted in a concern like religious rights, or they might focus more on medical evidence presented in court, Hansen said.

Pandemic disagreements Legal standards remain the same, but the pandemic did create new challenges for parents navigating their children’s medical care, Hansen said.

“We’ve seen an uptick in disputes regarding COVID generally,” she said.

Some parents did not agree about court-determined schedules as shutdowns and social-distancing became the norm. Others did not agree about traveling with children during the crisis. One parent may have supported wearing masks while the other did not. Or another said children should attend school remotely while the other preferred an in-person model.

design, and career tech education (CTE).

Other areas still on the table for one-time cuts include operations, technology, staff furlough days and student-based budgeting.

It’s possible that the District could get federal funding for next school year through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER), but Jeffco has not yet completed the application process

for that federal money. Stewart said part of the ESSER funds, if received, would go toward addressing learning losses due to the pandemic.

In the end, board members reached consensus in proposed areas for budget cuts: one-time tech expenses, ongoing transportation and custodial funds, at least one furlough day, an undetermined amount of capital transfer and some professional development funds.

The recent availability of COVID-19 vaccinations presented one more pandemic-related issue for parents, Hansen said.

“With regard to vaccination, I think my No. 1 piece of advice to a parent on either side of this issue is what does the child’s pediatrician say,” Hansen said. “In either case, you better have some medical testimony.”

Looking ahead COVID-19 will likely have lasting effects on family law, Hansen said.

The pandemic came as a shock for many people, but moving forward she expects parents will take into account more unexpected or unthinkable circumstances in their settlement agreements.

“I think you’re going to see parents who want to lock these kinds of things down,” she said. “It’s going to get people thinking about when this happens again, how did we handle it.”

Suggestions from the board on where to make cuts will not be final until May, allowing members to make changes to their list of cuts before final adoption of the budget.

Stewart said the next step for the district is to take the board’s collective cuts list and use it to build out the proposed budget which will come back before the board for further review in May.

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Sunshine laws keep government transparent STAFF REPORT

Government can be complex.

Amid a tangled web of laws, agendas, agreements, policies and political rhetoric it is rarely easy for the general public to know the inner workings of even their most local level of government.

Even small town governance can be complex, but that doesn’t mean it should not be as clear as possible for the people who live there. Transparency builds trust and understanding. It is our first and best defense against corruption and negligence.

Each and every day local reporters rely on the state’s sunshine laws to help keep tabs on those in power and to keep the public better informed. For example, county commissioners do a lot more than just sit down for their usual once-a-week meeting. Commissioners typically have a full range of meetings and events they participate in throughout the week — mostly open to the public. These include interactions like work sessions with county staff departments, and sit-down’s with various regional boards and groups.

The list of all those gatherings is

available to the public.

In Douglas County, those work sessions often included discussions about upcoming resolutions and other upcoming issues. Topics like COVID-19 recovery and the county’s stance on statewide or national issues were often discussed. After a request last year from Colorado Community Media, the county has now made those meetings available to the public virtually.

Here are some other examples about access to public information resulting in better transparency.

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The Clear Creek SherWesteman iff ’s Office took the case from the ISPD to avoid conflicts of interest. The Sheriff ’s Office released a press release with a mugshot the same day. Thus, despite being a person with political power in the community, the mayor was held accountable and his arrest

records made available publicly, just like everyone else.

— Clear Creek Courant Reporter Corinne Westeman After the Town of Parker hired a new deputy town administrator focusing on economic development, the Parker Chronicle was able to submit a CORA request for his employment contract and then report his salary, Wenzler his signing bonus and other details of his employment with the town. This provides more transparency in how the town’s government is spending taxpayer dollars.

— Douglas County Reporter Elliott Wenzler A homeowner who is a director on the Willow Bend Metropolitan District board said his fellow directors, who are all employees of the developer, kicked him out of a Zoom meeting after he challenged them with difficult questions. We wanted the meeting minutes. However, the records custodian said I couldn’t have the minutes because they have yet to be approved by the board. So,

I asked the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition’s Jeff Roberts, and he told me to ask for the draft minutes and have the custodian cite the statute that allows them to withhold the records (because no such statue exists). Adams Lo and behold, I got a copy of the draft minutes.

— Adams County Reporter Liam Adams During the COVID-19 pandemic the state health agency has provided a wealth of data about case numbers and the locations of confirmed outbreaks.

Thanks to this transparency, we were able to see that the county jail was struggling with a significant Wallace outbreak. We were able to report on the situation and kept an eye on the county’s outbreak situation and identify other places that had been struck hard.

— West Metro Editor Glenn Wallace

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Definitions CORA: A Colorado Open Records Act request would be fitting for asking information from a municipality, school district or any other non-law enforcement local or state agency Colorado Criminal Justice Records Act: This law sets out

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FOIA: The Freedom of Information Act dictates the way in which someone can request public records from a federal agency.

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Serving lawfully? Questions about corporate authority in Thornton subdivision Dispute between homeowner and metro district board touches on larger issues around control of miniature governments

BY MICHAEL KARLIK AND LIAM ADAMS COLORADO POLITICS AND COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

It might not be obvious that the sprawling residential construction site near Holly Street and East 144th Avenue in Thornton is also a local government: the Willow Bend Metropolitan District, organized in 2013 to finance and maintain the infrastructure for the subdivision.

Like any other local government, the metro district has elected officials, in the form of a five-member board of directors. Four of them, as is common, happen to be employees of the neighborhood’s homebuilder, the Lennar Corporation.

The fifth member is homeowner Dwayne Bergeron, who was elected in May 2020. Bergeron moved into Willow Bend in 2019. He is a chef from New Orleans.

And he believes the other board members are serving illegally. Instead of verifying their eligibility to govern a district which will someday have 1,300 residents and with a debt limit of $22 million, however, the Lennar employees have refused to respond to Bergeron or the media.

New houses under construction in the Willow Bend subdivision in Thornton. The Willow Bend Metropolitan District board controls homeowners’ property tax assessments to pay off subdivision debt. Employees of developer, the Lennar Corporation, occupy the majority of the seats on the board. The board composition has made circumstances PHOTO BY LIAM ADAMS difficult for the only homeowner on the board, Dwayne Bergeron.

Given the design of metro districts — where boards control homeowners’ property tax assessments with an eye toward paying off subdivision debt — the nature of developers’ involvement is key. A Denver Post series starting in 2019 revealed that homebuilders hold onto certain bonds with high interest rates, creating a windfall for themselves.

Occasionally, large property tax increases catch homeowners by surprise.

“I want to get answers about their qualifications and I want to be able to possibly have an emergency elec-

tion,” Bergeron said.

He pointed to several circumstances that support his hunch: At a virtual board meeting on Nov. 3, Bergeron said someone removed him from the meeting room when he asked the Lennar representatives to prove their eligibility to serve.

“I told them that `I’m not voting for anything. So whenever it comes to me, it’s a nay for me. I need to see your guys’ qualifications,” Bergeron recalled. (The draft meeting minutes make no mention of this exchange.)

“And that’s when one of them zapped me out of the meeting….

They cut me out of the Zoom. My screen just went away.”

In a letter dated three days later, he asked to see certain documents from his fellow directors, including any land purchase agreements, proof of property taxes paid and evidence that the land contracts were filed with Adams County. Bergeron said he received no response.

“I followed all requirements through the county and through the process, so I’m sticking to no comment,” Willow Bend director Jonathan “Jack” Beckwitt told Colorado Community Media and Colorado Politics during a brief phone conversation.

In response to a list of questions, a spokesperson for Florida-based Lennar declined to provide a statement.

Questions of propriety in metro district governance reach beyond Willow Bend. In other districts, the representatives of developers resigned when their qualifications were challenged. A case out of Colorado and appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court featured condo owners who were included in a metro district without their knowledge or consent — with the district assessing property taxes on them.

And on Feb. 27, 2020, before the board election, Debra Hessler, a Lennar employee and Willow Bend director, emailed a letter to homeowners signed by Lennar Division President Frank Walker. If the district’s mill levy exceeded a certain SEE SUBDIVISION, P8

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threshold, Walker wrote, “Lennar will pay the amounts in excess of the foregoing. Additionally, Lennar will continue to fund the District’s annual operating deficit.”

The only condition?

If the board of directors is “is fully comprised of Lennar associates or affiliates” — in other words, no homeowners.

To Charles Wolfersberger, president of Wolfersberger LLC, a property management firm that handles finances for homeowner-controlled metro districts, said the letter alone was incriminating for Lennar. “It could be considered a veiled threat to everyone to not run against Lennar’s employees on the board or else Lennar pulls its funding from the district,” Wolfersberger said.

Bergeron brought his concerns to Thornton City Council this February. Deputy City Manager Jeff Coder told councilors that Lennar disputed Bergeron’s complaints and added that the city did not have codes or ordinances to address Bergeron’s specific allegations.

“Metro districts are so complicated and I definitely don’t understand the intricacies of metro districts,” said Council Member Jacque Phillips, “but we hear you.”

“What’s with you guys harassing me?”

On Feb. 12, 2020, homeowners in the Willow Bend, Lewis Pointe, North Holly and Trailside subdivisions gathered at a fire station in northern Thornton. According to

March 18, 2021M a flyer left in neighborhoods from Wolfersberger LLC, the purpose was to “discuss the dangers of continuing to allow your neighborhood property tax (aka `metro’) district board to be controlled by the land developer rather than by homeowners.”

In those four districts, developers controlled the boards. Wolfersberger LLC wanted to empower homeowners to run for their boards in the May 5 election. The deadline to submit a self-nomination form was the end of February.

“As long as the developer owns the land … the district is basically like a corporate subsidiary,” Wolfersberger told Colorado Community Media and Colorado Politics. For example, a developer-controlled board might approve debt to pay for overpriced construction costs charged by the development company.

Wolfersberger also tries to help homeowners take control of boards because his company manages finances for homeowner-controlled metro districts. He did not deny that he would benefit financially from gaining new business with metro districts that hired him.

“Those who criticize our firm for profiting from helping homeowners gain control of their district boards are usually individuals who have significant conflicts of interest serving on a district board,” Wolfersberger said. “We continue to build trust with homeowners as we successfully flatten and reduce property tax rates across the neighborhoods we serve.”

The Feb. 12 meeting inspired enough homeowners in Lewis Pointe, North Holly and Trailside

(whose metro district is Cundall Farms) to run for their boards and eventually take majority control.

Afterward, the North Holly and Lewis Pointe boards fired the existing management firm and hired Wolfersberger LLC. In Willow Bend, by contrast, homeowners started hearing from Lennar employees because the corporation sent people to the meeting to see which homeowners were in attendance. Wolfersberger said he spoke with two individuals in Willow Bend who originally planned to run for the board but decided against it after hearing from Lennar.

Then along came Bergeron, who did not attend the Feb. 12 meeting, but called Wolfersberger after seeing a flyer. After the two talked, Bergeron decided to run. He submitted a self-nomination form on Feb. 28. He reportedly received a call from a Lennar employee with a message of, according to Bergeron: “What can we do to make you go away?”

After the phone call, Bergeron also received an email from Hessler on March 3 containing Walker’s letter.

Bergeron replied, “I will be running for one of those seats. What’s with you guys harassing me today? Scare tactics or threats don’t scare me.

Good day.”

Asking for qualifications When Bergeron gained his seat on the board after the May 5 election, he was not content being the only non-developer there. So he and Wolfersberger discussed a tactic that homeowners in other districts had used: challenge developer-employed directors about their qualifications to serve on the board. If they were unqualified, then homeowners could try to remove and replace them.

Bergeron’s opportunity came at the Nov. 3 meeting. He said he showed up late because he received an email notifying him about the meeting just hours before. Upon his appearance, the board was voting on resolutions, according to draft minutes. When it was his turn to vote, he demanded his fellow directors’ qualifications. Suddenly, he was no longer in the meeting.

His wife, Dyonne, witnessed it happen and said she watched him unsuccessfully try to re-enter the meeting room.

Draft meeting minutes do not

show if Bergeron left the meeting, and a recording of the meeting, if one exists, was not available for inspection in response to an open records request. Clint Waldron, a representative of the district’s legal counsel, White Bear Ankele Tanaka & Waldron, who attended the meeting, responded to Bergeron’s claim, “I am not aware of any board member ever being ejected from a board meeting. All board members are encouraged to attend any and all meetings of the Board.” Other individuals present at the meeting did not respond to requests for comment.

After the meeting, Bergeron told Wolfersberger what happened. From there, the two drafted the letter Bergeron sent to Lennar and the district’s attorney on Nov. 6 asking for proof that they qualify. “Please provide this information to me by no later than Friday November 20th” it concluded. He still awaits a response.

Under Colorado law, a registered voter must own taxable property in a metro district or have a contract to purchase property in order to qualify for a board seat. The legislature, seemingly envisioning an attempt to circumvent the spirit of the law, also prohibited anyone from knowingly transacting business in this fashion for the purpose of making them a voting member of the district.

However, there is an exception: if not enough people live in the district or express interest in being a board member.

“As soon as five people move into the neighborhood, they can serve on the board,” said John Henderson, an attorney and expert on special districts. If board members have no contract, “as soon as that becomes known, either through litigation or otherwise...there is a vacancy.

They have to leave the meeting in the middle of the meeting if that’s when it became known. They could not vote, they can no longer act. So it’s very important that they answer that question.”

According to conflict-of-interest paperwork filed with the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, Beckwitt, Hessler, and the two other Lennar directors in Willow Bend — Jason Steinberg and John Cheney — have collectively sat on the boards of 18 SEE SUBDIVISION, P20

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Retro Colorado plates likely coming back Tags with green mountains would be available for an extra fee

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

The green mountains are (really) poised for a comeback next year.

Colorado lawmakers are quickly advancing legislation that would make the state’s retro license plates — green mountains instead of white ones — available for an upcharge as soon as 2022. That’s thanks to Senate Bill 69, which also would require Coloradans to get new plates when they purchase a new or used car.

The retro plates would cost up to $75 extra, with $25 of that going to a disability support fund.

State Sen. Kevin Priola, a Henderson Republican and champion of the legislation, tried last year to bring back the green license plates, but the 2020 bill was vetoed by Gov. Jared Polis because of a problem with the legislation. It allowed the state Division of Motor Vehicles to collect new fees but not spend them.

“We encourage the sponsors and the General Assembly to bring this bill again next session,” Polis, a Democrat, wrote in his veto letter.

Priola listened — and made some changes. Last year’s bill would have switched all new Colorado plates to the retro style. But under the 2021 bill, the white mountains stay put as the default plate and the old school option is a specialty plate like one you might buy if you’re a University of Colorado alumnus or a fan of Nolan Arenado’s former baseball team.

The one hitch: If not enough

people want the retro plates, they may not become available. That seems unlikely, though.

Access to the retro-style plates is just a perk of the legislation. Priola says the real reason for the bill has to do with public safety.

Right now, motorists can keep their license plates forever. That’s problematic because over time the numbers fade, making it difficult for law enforcement to read them and impossible for toll-road cameras to scan them.

Priola was recently driving to the Capitol and saw a Toyota Corolla with a rear license plate so faded it looked like the numbers were covered in Wite-Out. Also, people have been known to skirt registration fees by paying rates for older vehicles attached to their old plates even when they purchase a new car. Older cars have cheaper annual registration fees.

Priola said the goal is to protect state coffers from being drained by people abusing the system that way.

“It forces folks to actually be upholding the law,” he said.

If you like your license plate’s numbers and letters and don’t want to change them when you buy a new car, you would be able to keep them for a fee under Senate Bill 69.

(In case you are wondering, there are currently 180 license plate types in Colorado.)

Senate Bill 69 cleared its first committee hearing with unanimous support on March 8.

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parent or caretaker that results in death, physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation — or actions that present an imminent risk of serious harm, according to Homlar, whose division is a part of the human services department.

Neglect is the failure to meet a child’s basic needs: leaving a child alone without care or supervision, a child becoming undernourished or repeatedly hungry for long periods, unattended medical or dental problems, or not having warm clothes or shoes in winter are some examples, Homlar said.

Concerned adults shouldn’t get too caught up in the details, according to the state.

“If someone has concerns about a child, they should trust their instincts and call the hotline,” which is 844-CO-4-Kids, Homlar said. “They do not need to know all the details to make a call. All calls are screened by professionals and, if warranted, a caseworker will as-

sess the safety of the child.”

But if a situation is life-threatening, Coloradans should call law enforcement immediately.

“For example, if you see a toddler walking alone on the street, or you witness a crime that involves a child, you should call 911,” Homlar said.

What happens next?

Calls to the hotline are routed to the appropriate county. Each call is screened to determine whether a situation may meet legal guidelines of abuse or neglect, Homlar said.

If the report meets certain guidelines, a caseworker will contact the child and family to gather information and determine whether abuse or neglect occurred.

“It’s important to note that decisions about removing a child are made by judges,” Homlar said.

If the assessment rules out abuse or neglect, families also can be referred to other services depending on the needs. If officials determine that abuse or neglect occurred, the caseworker works with the family and develops plans and a timeline to meet goals, Homlar said.

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dial level’s incidence rate limit and still remain in the same level as long as counties do not exceed the minimum of the next dial level’s incidence rate by more than 15% for five consecutive days, according to a news release.

The change “creates more predictability with dial moves and prevents counties moving back and forth unnecessarily by ensuring a consistent trend is present first,” the news release said.

That change appears to run counter to policy goals the state public-health department outlined in a Feb. 5 news release that announced the recent major overhaul of the dial system, dubbed “dial 2.0.” In that round of changes, the state public-health department drastically eased the limits that allow counties to remain in certain color-coded levels of coronavirus restrictions.

“Dial 2.0 is designed so that counties can swiftly move into more restrictive levels when their numbers go up, and more quickly into recovery when their numbers go down,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the department’s executive director, said in the Feb. 5 news release.

“Additionally, instead of looking at the numbers over a 14-day period, Dial 2.0 will consider metrics within a seven-day period — making the dial more responsive and flexible,” the Feb. 5 release continued.

A state fact sheet on the dial 2.0 changes put it bluntly: “Dial 2.0 is designed so that counties can move more swiftly into more restrictive levels when their numbers go up.”

The Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state public-health department, said in a March 10 statement: “We are pleased to see a plateau in case transmission, and as long as that trend generally continues, we want to give counties as much freedom as possible to respond to their community’s unique needs.”

The level a county qualifies for generally depends on its incidence rate, the county’s percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive and whether hospitalizations are increasing, stable or declining. To move to a lower level, a county must meet the criteria for all three metrics.

Asked how much Jefferson and Broomfield counties’ incidence rates influenced the state’s new changes to the dial system, the Joint Information Center’s statement said: “Our dial system is designed to be flexible and to allow counties to use as few restrictions as possible while still protecting public health. Dial metrics are not adjusted for individual counties.”

Because Broomfield’s incidence rate had hovered so high above 100, the state’s new changes announced March 8 wouldn’t have prevented the county from sliding back up to level yellow.

The new changes are effective as of March 7, according to the release.

Restaurants see new capacity changes

In level blue, restaurants indoors were previously allowed up to 50% capacity or 175 people (or up to 225 using the state’s social distancing space calculator), whichever is fewer.

That’s up from 50% capacity or 50 people (or up to 150 using the calculator), whichever is fewer, in level yellow. See the calculator at covid19.colorado.gov/distancingcalculator.

Now, as of the March 7 changes, restaurants and seated indoor events in level blue may expand capacity to 225 people without using the distancing space calculator. Restaurants and seated indoor events in level yellow may expand capacity to 150 people without using the distancing space calculator.

The last call to order alcohol at restaurants has been expanded as follows: • Level blue: 2 a.m.

• Level yellow: 1 a.m.

• Level orange: 12 a.m. (midnight) • Level red: 10 p.m.

See a full list of which restrictions apply to which levels on the dial by clicking “level restrictions” about halfway down the page at covid19.colorado.gov/data/covid19-dial-dashboard.

More change for 5-Star businesses The March 7 update also makes a change for businesses certified as part of Colorado’s 5-Star State Certification Program. The program allows businesses to operate with expanded capacity if they follow stepped-up COVID-19 safety protocols, letting businesses follow restrictions that are one level lower on the dial than they otherwise would be able to without certification.

The March 7 change means 5-Star-certified businesses in level blue counties may expand capacity limits by 50 people above the level blue capacity caps, according to

the news release.

For example, 5-Star-certified restaurants in a blue level county can now have up to 275 people — 225 plus the new 50-person boost — or 50%, whichever is fewer, according to the Joint Information Center.

Businesses with 5-Star certification may not operate in the nextlowest level below blue — level green, or “Protect Our Neighbors” — unless the county is formally in that level. Level green is the leastrestrictive level on the dial.

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COVID budget year wasn’t so bad after all

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fter all the dire city revenue projections during the 2020 COVID virus budget year, last year’s financial picture at the City of Westminster CROSS turned out pretty darn sweet, all CURRENTS things considered.

You will recall Mayor Atchison and Chief Financial Officer Larry Doerr telling the public that the city could suffer a loss of revenues of up to 30% Bill Christopher of budget. Certainly, they were working in uncharted territory with the start of the COVID virus spread.

However, the 2020 financial year had a strong finish the last three months of the year and left the city sitting secure.

Major funds comes in at 102.5% of forecast So, let’s set aside all of the previous foreboding statements and predictions and look at the facts. As Joe Friday on Dragnet would say, “Just the facts, ma’am.”

Using the city staff ’s December 2020 financial report to city council, let’s extract some key observations.

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figures are subject to adjustments per accruals and any changes the independent auditors find during the annual audit review.

Let’s start with the Sales and Use Tax Fund, the single largest nonutility revenue source for the city - which is the case for most Colorado municipalities. When adding the general sales and use tax revenues with the Public Safety Fund sales and use tax revenues, the year ended on a positive note. These Fund revenues were forecast at $94.3 million with actual income being $96.7 million, about 102.5% of budget. That is significant given the numerous months when retail stores were either closed or restricted in being open. Certainly, Internet retail sales were a boost as many of us used on-line shopping to a much higher degree than normal.

General fund did well, too Next is the General Fund, which pays for the vast majority of non-utility city services except for the Parks, Open Space and Trails Fund and the Golf Fund. Overall, the General Fund got along pretty well.

Total revenue - which mainly is the transfer of sales and use tax from the above mentioned funds - was $148.4 million compared to a budgeted amount of $155.2 million, a drop off $6.77 million.

The main shortages of revenue came from recreation services which was down $4.54 million due to building closures and canceled programming - and property tax revenues, which were down $1.14 million from the projected budget amount.

To help offset the reduced income, the city staff decreased expenditures by $17.8 million.

Water fund comes out healthier than staff projected Normally, I would not include the Water or Wastewater Funds for this article. However, given the high level of citizen interest in water rates and the recall election effort, I am including just the Water Fund highlights.

Plus, the dollar amounts are eyeopening.

The actual Operating Revenue for the water fund was $53 million in 2020, which was $1.5 million less than the budgeted amount. However, after all the other revenues were compiled – including $9 milion in water tap fee revenues –– and all expenditures had been subtracted, the Water Fund enjoyed a surplus of $23.4 million.

Staff had projected $15.7 million in surplus, so this fund came out healthier than expected.

It is noted that any excess funds are to be used for capital projects and reserves.

Financially speaking, it was a pretty solid year So, to pull a lot of figures together and summarize, the city came out of the first year of the COVID virus quite well. There are no huge deficits or shortfalls. Yes, some departmental budgets got cut and some capital projects were slowed or delayed to be safe, but nothing of the magnitude that was predicted by city officials.

Furthermore, you will recall that City Manager Don Tripp did not lay off or terminate any employees.

Hours of operation were cut back in Recreation and Libraries, but no one was let go. I have wondered all these months what these people did all these months while drawing their paycheck.

So, 2021 is off to a good start - especially pertaining to sales and use tax revenues which is the “golden goose” for Westminster.

Legislature is usurping local decisions on mascots Here we go again. The State Legislature has introduced a bill that would require local Colorado school districts and colleges to change their American Indian-related mascot name or face a monthly fine of SEE CHRISTOPHER, P13

If at first you don’t succeed, face the facts

y roommate has had five seizures in the past eighteen months. They lasted from four minutes to centuries, it seems.

Fortunately, I have QUIET DESPERATION been nearby each time to do whatever I can to assure his safety. I also try to talk him through.

Once they end, it takes a while — fifteen minutes — for him to fully recover, and then it’s as if nothing happened.

Craig Marshall Dogs.

Smith (There is nothing funny about pet seizures or human seizures. However, because of Harry architecture, there has been some adjacent humor.)

I have documented the most recent ones: time of day, what Harry had done the day before and what he was doing when the seizure occurred.

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Dr. Nina Clow, at Quebec Highlands Animal Clinic in Highlands Ranch, outlined possibilities based on what I was able to tell her.

All of the seizures happened when Harry was sleeping. This led Dr. Clow to one preliminary conclusion, but she wanted to test blood samples and something else before making an assertion and recommending treatment.

The something else was a urine sample.

The likelihood of that? About the same as if she had asked me to obtain a urine sample from a butterfly.

The best time, she said, was first thing in the morning, “As long as you don’t get up at 3 a.m.”

I get up at 3 a.m. That’s when the paper is delivered.

It’s usually dark at 3 a.m. It’s not a good time to be in the back yard with a small, plastic tray and following a young animal of any kind in hopes of correctly positioning the tray under it.

What is a good time?

Never.

Andrea Kuhns, at Veterinary Centers of America (VCA) in Highlands Ranch, said, “What we do here is walk the patient on a leash, so we are close, and quickly place the tray under when they urinate.”

Tried it. Harry jumped as I would have if someone had placed a tray under me.

There are additional challenges.

Harry is extremely low to the ground. This is what makes a dachshund a dachshund.

Harry is much younger than I am.

Harry is much quicker than I am.

Harry doesn’t want me or anyone else doing this.

I thought about tickling him. I know that works on some people.

Or telling him cat jokes until he laughed so hard he “participated.”

“What’s a cat’s favorite magazine?” I asked.

There was no reply. “`Good Mousekeeping.’”

Nothing, not even a smile.

I said, “Sorry, bad joke.”

Then I had another idea.

Would Dr. Clow be able to tell the

difference between a dog sample and a human sample?

I asked. She said something about “specific gravity” which I did not understand. Nevertheless, I felt guilty for bringing it up.

I also asked about a training pad and wringing it out into the tray.

No, because the absorption material would contaminate the sample.

Finally, I conceded. Can’t do it.

Longtime readers might remember Smitty. He preceded Harry.

Near the end of his life, Smitty was incontinent. This would have been a snap.

To give you an idea: during a seizure, Harry looks like he’s being electrocuted. It’s very difficult to watch. It’s impossible to watch.

But as I said, fifteen minutes later he’s ready for anything.

Anything except cooperating in a small plastic tray.

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

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The greatest hits, best-of moments and bloopers of life

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hat do we tend to enjoy more, remembering our greatest hits, our “best of ” moments, or our bloopers? It seems WINNING like most of the people I asked preWORDS ferred to reflect on their greatest hits and most significant accomplishments. However, there were also many people who shared that they love to laugh, even Michael Norton when it means laughing at themselves. They completely enjoy their flashbacks of mistakes, gaffes and harmless miscues of life.

We all have a replay button for our lives. It’s what we choose to rewind and replay, and what we want to repeat, or perhaps, avoid repeating in the future.

I think it is a fantastic idea to look back on past successes, especially as a way of reminding ourselves of the good things we have accomplished and what we are still capable of achieving. I also am

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$25,000. The institution would have until June 2022 to change the mascot’s name.

Currently, it is reported that 25 local school districts have such “derogatory” mascot names.

This is not a new issue in Colorado. Previously, the issue has failed to obtain the necessary votes to be implemented. The monthly fine is a new twist to force school districts to abide by the legislation if passed.

I continue to believe this issue should be a local decision. Local school boards are certainly equipped to reflect the opinions of their constituents and decide if such a mascot name change is appropriate. Don’t you think the State Legislature has more important issues to address such as funding for highways, roads and bridges? Our state continues to lose ground on road conditions and the ensuing safety of the motoring public.

Tackling conservation voting measures at the state level U.S. House Democrats recently passed a sweeping expansion of federal voting rights. This “protective measure” comes in the face of numerous frustrated Republican state legislatures and governors who saw their states “go Blue” in last fall’s Presidential election.

If passed in the Senate, the legislation would impose new national requirements weakening restrictive state voter ID laws, mandate automatic voter registration, expand early and mail-in voting, make it harder to purge voter rolls and restore voting rights to former felons.

Obviously, some of these provisions are targeted to increase voter participation, especially racial minorities.

All Americans who are eligible to register and vote should be afforded

a big believer of looking back in laughter. Those times where we innocently tried to say something and used the wrong words, made a silly analogy, or know that we uttered something outrageously wrong.

Others laughed with us, and we still laugh at ourselves today.

If you are like me, the bigger the gaffe, the more your family and friends remind you of what you said, or did, that had them laughing hysterically and keep them smiling today with each retelling of the story.

Even though the encouragement is to look ahead more than we look backward in life, drawing inspiration from our successes, remembering how healthy it is to laugh and finding the balance in both sets us on a course for what we will accomplish next and what we will continue to find amusing in the future.

To underscore the above, I wanted to share a quote that I love by Jennifer Lopez, “I seriously feel like the best days are ahead, and I like the idea of getting to do everything I did before but with more knowledge, experience, and street smarts.

There’s a certain love, apprecia-

tion, and gratitude that you have at 40 that you don’t have when you’re younger, and it makes every accomplishment feel so much better.”

There are so many quotes, stories and jokes that motivate and inspire us, aren’t there? And they are all easily accessed through a simple online search. Personally, I try and find a few each day to bring me insight, inspire change, or to give myself a laugh. And depending on the content I choose, I am reminded of this thought; that as challenging and difficult as some of the seasons of life may have been for each of us, there is still more ahead for us to do. There is more ahead to share and give.

And there will definitely be more opportunities to laugh at ourselves and with each other.

So, let’s look ahead with hope, look back without regret, remember the good, and laugh without hesitation.

Here’s the last thing I will leave you with, by revisiting what we have accomplished, our greatest hits or our “best of ” moments, we can alleviate some of the pressure about what is coming next.

We can take the pressure off as we remember just how awesome we are and that no matter what happens, regardless of the changes happening around us, we crushed it before, and we will crush it again.

And the same goes for our bloopers.

We have made mistakes before, and there is no doubt we will screw up again. And when we do, let’s also remember to take a breath, smile, and maybe even laugh a little.

Heck, we might even find it appropriate to laugh a lot.

So how about you? Do you find motivation and inspiration when you draw upon your prior successes? Are you confident and comfortable enough to laugh with others and even at yourself ? Either way, I would love to hear your story at mnorton@tramazing.com, and when we include replays of our own greatest hits, best of moments, as well as our bloopers, it really will be a better than good year.

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.

such opportunities. It is their constitutional right!

We are “one nation under God.” Republicans know that widening the doorway to make it easier to vote generally does not bode well for their candidates.

That’s tough. We are all Americans and discouraging someone’s voting right by restrictive measures is simply not acceptable. I hope the U.S. Senate passes this much needed legislation to overcome zealous conservative state officials.

Are we getting priced out for basic utility services?

In Westminster and other Colorado municipalities and water districts, we know all too well that the price of potable water keeps getting more pricey every year. With the drought and water infrastructure repair and replacement costs soaring, more and more people have to pay a more disproportionate amount of their family budgets for water and sewer services.

Well, now we see that electrical service is soon to join in tugging at people’s wallets. Xcel Energy has announced plans to double its renewable energy generation and storage by 2030. Xcel states that they will spend $8 billion (yes, that is a B) to not only expand its renewable energy capacity, but also add new transmission lines. They plan to close all of their coal-fired power plants in Colorado by 2040.

While I salute their plan from an environmental perspective, I question if many Coloradoans can afford the price tag. The customers are the ones who shoulder the costs. When do basic utility services exceed our ability to pay? And then what?

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

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Art centers planning summer programs

Area youth host a production of Sweeney Todd during the COVID-19 pandemic through the Arvada Center.

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First year during pandemic proved ‘catastrophic’

BY JESSICA GIBBS JGIBBS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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s the summer season approaches, community art centers are preparing to use their “pent up creative energy” to make the launch of summer programming as engaging as it can be, directors say. And they hope summer will mark a brighter chapter after closing a

trying year for the arts world amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I don’t want to be melodramatic or anything, but I’m an arts person so why not. The pandemic has been catastrophic,” Marcus Turner said, spokesman for the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. “The arts industries have been hit incredibly hard by this time in our lives.”

The powers of the arts are gath-

ering people together for shared experiences, he said. The pandemic “stripped that away from us.”

Michelle Nierling, the heritage, culture and arts manager for the City of Lakewood, said venues in particular suffered as COVID-19 cancelled or restricted events.

“It’s been tough. It’s been really tough,” she said.

Limited gatherings weren’t the only setback for arts centers,

Carrie Glassburn said, the acting cultural director for Parker Arts, which saw budget cuts and furloughs. Parker Arts furloughed 55 part-time employees at the pandemic’s onset, and that remains those employees’ status one year later, she said.

Some help recently came in the form of grants from the Colorado SEE ARTS, P15

ELLSWORTH forges her own path on debut album COMING ATTRACTIONS

Clarke Reader

Singer and songwriter Megan Rose Ellsworth experienced something familiar when she came out to Colorado from Oregon to attend the University of Colorado at Denver’s Music Entertainment Industry Studies program - she fell in love with the state.

Now as she releases “ELLSWORTH,” her debut album, it becomes clear that when she loves something, she puts her all into it. The album pulls stylistic elements from artists like Joni Mitchell and Phoebe Bridgers to create an intimate work that brings listeners in as close as a whisper for her searching stories about anxiety, growth and love.

We spoke with the musician about making the record, Denver’s music scene and more: Interview edited for brevity and clarity.

Tell me about the approach you took to your debut album?

I started singing straight out of the womb. My dad taught me how to play guitar when I was 8 and I haven’t stopped since.

I wanted this record to be the culmination of my songwriting from college, high school, breakups, love, and dark places.

This album is a look into my life as I grew up and through the often painful, awkward, and humbling transition into adulthood.

What was the recording process like?

The recording process was unlike any recording process I had before this. It was just me and my co-producer, Matt Hoffman, in his basement geeking out. With each song, we got better and better and he was a real support throughout it all. I feel so thankful for having such a great friend and mentor that believes in my music and wants to help me share it with others.

You write about fear and anxiety in several songs. What moved you to cover these topics?

I have panic disorder, anxiety, and depression and I am very open about that SEE READER, P15

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Arts Relief Grant program, which awarded $7.5 million to more than 700 individuals, businesses and organizations in February. Recipients included the Lakewood Cultural Center and the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities.

As they plan for the summer season, some art centers are confident they’ll be able to bring back as much normalcy as possible, while others are still weighing which programs to offer.

Alisa Zimmerman, the arts and culture manager for the City of Thornton, said the arts and culture center is ready to roll out its summer concert series beginning in June “rain or shine.”

The city will run its “creative camps” outdoors and hopes to attract people to the city’s public art installments, which are “probably our most COVID-proof asset,” she said.

She hopes by June when outdoor concerts get going, people have been able to vaccinate and feel comfortable grabbing a picnic basket and coming to a show.

Nierling said she’s proud of how creative her team was in adapting to the pandemic, and that will carry over into this summer.

“We are planning to offer

Dancers attend a socially-distanced dance class in Lakewood during the COVID-19 pandemic.

some iteration of all our popular and kind of traditional programming,” she said. “But they are going to look different.”

Some events will be held outside at Lakewood’s amphitheater instead of inside like usual, she said.

Gatherings will still be smaller.

Turner said the Arvada Center is typically a bustling place in the summers.

Parents drop children off for summer camp. The outdoor amphitheater hosts touring acts from across

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because, let’s be honest, a lot of people struggle with mental health.

Songwriting has always been an outlet for me to express and grapple with these dark emotions that can make us feel so isolated and hopeless. Songs like, “Anxiety” and “Fight or Flight,” come from a raw and genuine place of fear and loneliness… and if just one person feels less alone when they hear my music, then I will have achieved what I set out for.

-Are you planning any performances to support the album?

I am a featured artist for Indie 102.3’s Local 303 for March, Women’s History Month, and I am honored to be among such incredible women. I am playing at the Lyric Cinema on March 21 in Fort Collins, and I am tplaying my album release show at Lost Lake on April 1.

-What do you wish more people knew about the Denver music scene?

The thing I love most about this community is the people. We are one big family, everyone knows everyone somehow and we are all here to support one another and collaborate.

The human kindness amongst the Denver music scene is unlike anything else, it’s just beautiful.

“ELLSWORTH” can be found on numerous streaming services, and

the country.

This summer, camps will reopen using cohorts to keep children in the same groups. The center will offer other scaled down activities, like “front porch” concerts, where a smaller space at the center is dedicated to live music, and tables are set up similar to a bistro environment, allowing patrons to enjoy performances from local musicians.

Other activities will be announced soon, Turner said.

visit www.ellsworththefolksinger.com for merch and more information.

Arvada Center’s Amplify series expands in 2021 The Arvada Center’s, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Amplify Event series began in June 2020 following the murder of George Floyd. The series did such great work with marginalized communities through the arts that it was extended to feature arts leaders curating experiences that encourage dialogue through artistic expression, according to provided information.

Actor, director, and President of the Colorado Theatre Guild, Betty Hart will curate a new event at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 22. The event will feature everything from spoken word and song to instrumental music and dance.

There will be limited in-person tickets available, and the event will also be live-streamed. For tickets and information, visit www.arvadacenter.org/events/amplify-curatedby-betty-hart.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week - OATES SONG FEST 7908 John and Aimee Oates (of Hall and Oates) are producing the OATES SONG FEST 7908 livestreamed from Aspen to raise money for Feeding America. The show will broadcast at 6 p.m. on Saturday, March 20, for free with a donation option for viewers. Performers will include Dave Grohl,

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“We’re planning to have some larger events this summer depending on how health restrictions shake out for us,” he said.

Parker can hold sociallydistanced performances at a lesser capacity in its indoor theater, and they hope to bring back the summer concert series.

In July the department will hold a singalong to “The Greatest Showman” and will put on a production of “Little Shop of Horrors” in June and July.

The play will be held on

Jim James, Shawn Colvin, Michael Franti, Sara Bareilles and more.

The show will be streamed free and will include a donation component for viewers to support Feeding America, whose mission is to support food banks across the country.

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a smaller scale than the usual musical production hosted each summer.

Glassburn said the pandemic both forced and allowed art centers to explore virtual services this past year, but they are ready to engage more people in-person this summer.

“I think it is crucial at this time. It has been a hard year for many reasons, on many, many levels, and arts and culture, it’s good for the soul,” Glassburn said.

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Going to bat for misunderstood creatures Conifer based BatCREW helps bats, educates public

BY DEB HURLEY BROBST DBROBST@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

You could say members of Colorado BatCREW are batty — in a good way — about the winged creatures.

The group of licensed wildlife rehabilitators and educators across Colorado are on a mission to help bats when they are injured, sick or lost and need a helping human hand. In fact, CREW stands for conservation, rescue/rehabilitation, education and welfare.

Colorado BatCREW is headquartered in the home of Conifer’s Kathy Estes.

She started the nonprofit organization in 2010, and figures the dozen volunteers get four to six calls a day about bats in the summer and about one a week in winter.

“The majority of people in BatCREW are doing transportation and taking calls and giving advice and giving education programs,” Estes said. “There are a lot of different aspects of these animals that people don’t

A pipistrelle bat.

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understand. We are trying to change that.”

Colorado BatCREW just received a $2,000 grant from Colorado Parks & Wildlife for flight cages and equipment to keep bats during the winter.

Jim Guthrie, who oversees the grant program, says he is happy CPW can help

groups like BatCREW because rehabilitating animals is a labor of love.

“To have rehabilitators in the area to do the work to save animals is so valuable,” he said.

Tina Jackson, a wildlife biologist with Colorado Parks & Wildlife, added: “Wildlife rehabbers provide so many

Sachiko Boland of Highlands Ranch, a member of BatCREW, holds a big brown bat that she rehabilitated.

amazing services for us.

Bats are impacted by lots of things — that goes for a lot of wildlife species — and rehabbers help with all of those situations.”

Sometimes young bats fall as they learn to fly, sometimes they are injured by cats or wild animals, and other times, as they try

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Becoming bat crazy BatCREW members came to the organization by different routes.

Estes has been a wildlife rehabilitator for decades, and she burned out on helping other animals, so she decided to specialize in bats.

“Clearly, we don’t have enough people to (rehab) bats,” she said.

Sachiko Boland of Highlands Ranch worked at the Renaissance Festival in Larkspur, and one day she found a bat on her big fluffy skirt.

“He crawled into my hand, and we look into each other’s eyes. I thought, `You are the cutest thing in the world.’ And I was in love head over heels.”

Years later, Boland was interested in joining BatCREW, and she says Estes took her under her wing “and she never let me go.” Boland spent several years as a licensed rehabilitator but is now doing more education work for the organization.

Becca Greer of Larkspur first got into bats when she was studying abroad in Australia, which is known for its large bats. Years later, she decided to get involved with BatCREW. While she is not a licensed rehabilitator, she helps with the organization’s administration and works on education programs.

Conservation The rehabilitators say bats are an important part of the ecosystem, helping to tame the insect population. The more people understand their role, the more the bats will be

A little brown bat.

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left alone.

Some bats do carry rabies, which is why licensed rehabilitators have taken pre-rabies shots, and no one should ever touch a bat with bare hands.

“We’re doing a lot of work with helping with the conservation of the animals,” Estes said, including studying which species migrate and which hibernate and more.

Rescue/rehabilitation Boland talks about rescuing a bat from a glue insect trap. She used mineral oil to get the bat unstuck from the trap and Dawn dish soap to clean it off. The bat needed antibiotics and physical therapy so it could fly again.

Estes says she has rescued bat pups from the inside of houses, bats that have fallen into swimming pools and bats that have fallen to the ground.

This little brown bat got caught in a sticky fly trap and had to be cleaned before it was set free.

“We spend a lot of time working with the finders to talk through the situation and how they might facilitate helping the bat,” Estes said.

Sometimes people who find the bat can take care of the situation on their own, while other times, the bat must be picked up and transported to a rehabber’s facility for more extensive help.

Education Educating the public about bats is a major goal for BatCREW. Boland has seen families want to keep bats as pets, and she educated them on why that is not a good idea.

“It was a good learning experience for the family,” Boland said. “They can pass the information along to friends and family.”

BatCREW members give presentations to school groups, explaining the benefits of bats and how people shouldn’t be afraid of them.

“There are a lot of happy stories with bats when kids find them,” Estes said. “I have handouts, brochures and fun packets for the kids to draw pictures. Often times, I trade a plush bat toy for the (real) bat the child has found.”

Welfare Bats are so vital to the environment that it’s important to educate the public to take care of them, the rehabbers said.

“The majority of the calls we get are happy endings,” Estes said.

“Some people want to know more about the bats, and they know it’s better that (the bat) flew away and led a happy life.”

Boland said more people are volunteering to help bats.

“People who love bats are unique,” she said. “It’s important for people to understand why we need them here.”

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She added: “It’s a homeowners responsibility and due diligence to be informed of all they are getting into when purchasing a home.”

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metro districts in seven counties.

Colorado is not the only state with special districts. But conversely, not all states with special districts have Colorado’s metro district framework for private development.

“When a district is formed in Oregon it has to be formed for one specific service, such as water, fire or sanitary,” said Frank Stratton, executive director of the Special Districts Association of Oregon.

California similarly allows Community Facilities Districts for public infrastructure improvements.

Fred Crawford, executive director Florida Association of Special Districts, described a system that closely resembles Colorado’s community development districts.

“The developer creates the district through the legislature, develops the community and once 51% of the development is sold, the board is turned over to the citizens of the community and they are in charge from there on out,” he said.

In the nearby metro district of North Holly, the transition from a homebuilder board to a homeowner board happened in May 2020, but it was not amiable.

Minutes from the Nov. 30 meeting showed the board was scheduled to consider the qualifications of the two homebuilder representatives, but five days earlier the employees submitted a resignation letter. According to them, Wolfersberger, who was by now the district manager, “treats Board members who are af-

New houses under construction in the Willow Bend subdivision in Thornton. The Willow Bend Metropolitan District board controls homeowners’ property tax assessments to pay off subdivision debt. Employees of developer, the Lennar Corporation, occupy the majority of the seats on the board. The board composition has made circumstances PHOTO BY LIAM ADAMS difficult for the only homeowner on the board, Dwayne Bergeron.

filiated with the land developer and homebuilder in a hostile manner.”

They also accused Wolfersberger of a “shell game” and “cooking the books.”

In response, Wolfersberger told the remaining homeowner board members that the homebuilder had provided “free legal services” to its board members by responding on their behalf to inquiries about their qualifications. The company reportedly asserted the two employees were qualified to serve as directors and “the District’s requests to provide property ownership documentation proving their eligibility is frivolous and a waste of taxpayer money.”

The same scenario played out in the nearby Amber Creek subdivision, which is also a Lennar Cor-

poration project, in the summer of 2019. After the homeowner-majority board authorized an inquiry into the two homebuilder directors’ qualifications, the Lennar representatives declined and one of them, Adam Coates, resigned two weeks later.

Skepticism of developers’ involvement in Colorado’s metro districts, however, is not a universal sentiment.

“I have no problem with Lennar taking over the board. They have been transparent with us and have offered in writing not to increase the mill levies and/or prices for homeowners as long as they stay in control,” said Julissa Martinez, a resident of Willow Bend, referring to Lennar’s email promising to cover some costs as long as home-

Little recourse At this juncture, if Bergeron or other homeowners in the district want to still challenge the qualifications of his fellow directors, there are options, but not many. According to Denver attorney Brian Matise, the next authority to intervene is the district attorney’s office.

But they tried that already. After Bergeron received no response to his Nov. 6 letter, Wolfersberger called the office of now-17th Judicial District Attorney Brian Mason.

They declined to respond. The next step, Matise said, is for homeowners to petition Gov. Jared Polis to force Mason’s office to respond. And if the governor’s office declines, then homeowners could file a “quo warranto” lawsuit against the directors in district court.

Bergeron is not sure he is the person to lead that charge, though.

He and his wife are considering moving to another state for multiple reasons, including career-related ones, but feeling unwelcome in the community is a contributor. His struggles with the board have not helped.

“I’m not welcomed by them. They don’t acknowledge anything that I say or anything that I have an inquiry about,” he said.

Bergeron is not even sure he will finish out his four-year term. But until then, he said, “I’m going to keep on fighting until I put the for sale sign out in front of the house.”

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B-Season wraps with wrestling, basketball champs crowned

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

‘Twas a busy week as the so-called Season B winter sports season came to an end with various state tournaments.

Here’s a recap of what happened with area schools.

Girls state basketball BROOMFIELD -- Holy Family relied on its pressure defense on March 11 to record a 58-31 home-floor win over Roosevelt in the Sweet 16 of the state 4A girls basketball tournament.

The win put the Tigers into the Elite-8 on March 15, after press time, against Central Grand Junction High School.

The Colorado High School Activities Association pushed the Elite 8 back to March 15 because of an impending major snowstorm. A win sends Holy Family to the final four, set for Wednesday, March 17.

HFHS forced 11 Roughrider turnovers in the first quarter and built a 14-5 lead by quarter’s end.

The lead was 30-11 at the intermission. The Tigers forced nine more RHS miscues.

The Tigers had a balanced scoring attack, too. No one reached double figures, and 13 players scored at least one point. The top scorers were Daniella Hren and Alyssa Wells. Each scored nine. Essynce Contreraz and Maggie Dooley contributed six.

Mackenzie Sailors led the Roughriders with 15 points.

Ayanna Hollier and Jennessa Archuleta were next with four.

Holy Family opened defense of its state 4A girls basketball title March 9 with a 64-41 win over visiting Frederick in the first round.

The Tigers never trailed. The Warriors closed to within 9-6 halfway through the first quarter, but the Tigers had an answer. They scored 14 straight points from the first quarter to halfway through the second quarter to begin to pull

away. Three Tigers hit double figures. Senior Tyler Whitlock scored 13 points. Essynce Contreras had 12 points, and Alyssa Wells had 10. Frederick’s top scorer was Megan Majeres, who tossed in 13 points. Kenna Tarnowsky had 12, and Delaney Frank added 10.

Westminster girls drop match to Valor HIGHLANDS RANCH – Valor Christian beat Westminster 75-14 in the opening round of the state girls 5A basketball tournament.

Haley Huard led VCHS with 16 points. Kindyll White added 14, while Macey Huard tossed in 12. Skyler Boylan and Karissa Lukasiewcz contributed 10.

Ashley Alvarez scored six of the Wolves’ points. Mia Sanchez was next with four.

Fountain heads off Horizon FOUNTAIN – FountainFort Carson held off Horizon 50-45 in the opening round of the state 5A girls basketball tournament March 9.

Audra Vine and Kassidy Wickham led the Hawks with eight points. Morgan Ives and Natalie Thornton had seven.

Britta Cardenas and Savione Young contributed six.

The Trojans’ top scorer was Aylonna Robinson with 13 points. Torie Bass added 11.

Thornton wraps season GREELEY – Northridge upended Thornton 54-36 in the opening round of the state 4A girls basketball playoffs in Greeley March 9. The Trojans finished the season with a record of 8-3.

Marina Boltz led THS with 14 points. Emma Long was close behind with 13. The top scorer for the Grizzlies was Lilyanna Ramos, who poured in 16 points. Karly Beck added 13.

Boys state basketball AURORA – Smoky Hill topped Horizon 89-79 in the first round of the state 5A boys basketball playoffs

March 9.

The game was on the Buffaloes’ floor.

Esmond Griffin led the Hawks with 20 points. Xavier Harris had 18, Colby Jimenez added 16 and Tabor Robinson chipped in with 10.

Brayden Maldonado led Smoky Hill with 20 points.

Jonathan Potts had 17, and Jordan Whitaker was close behind with 16.

State girls swimming THORNTON – Legacy High School took home some hardware after the state 5A girls swimming and diving championships at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center March 11.

Sydney Bales won a state title in the 100-yard backstroke (54.07 seconds) and finished fifth in the 100- butterfly in a time of 55 seconds. flat She also helped the Lightning 200- medley relay team (Abbie Kehmeier, Sabrina Rachjabuin and Indigo Armon) to a fifth-place finish in a time of 1:4.7.

Rachjabuin also took third in the 200-yard individual medley with a time of 2:06.61 and third in the 500- freestyle, posting a time of 5:02.04.

Armon finished sixth in the 50- freestyle, where her time was 23.56.

The Lightning’s 200freestyle team (Makenna Lindeman, Isabella Forsman, Kehmeier and Abigail Zadorozny) finished seventh in a time of 1:38.02.

State girls wrestling PUEBLO – Three of four Legacy wrestlers placed at the inaugural state girls wrestling tournament on March 11 at the Southwest Motors Events Center.

At 215 pounds, Daysia Deherrera took second. Her only loss was to Calhan’s Ciara Monger by pinfall.

Her wins were against Vista Ridge’s McKenna Reynolds, a pinfall win in the quarterfinals, and another pinfall win at the expense of Stefania Jaramillo of the Far

Northeast Warriors.

Cordey Mallo took fourth at 118 pounds. She won her quarterfinal match against Mesa Ridge’s Alexys Jacquez by a score of 9-8, and she won a consolation semifinal round match against Lewis-Palmer’s Shenin Steele by a major, 10-2 decision. Her losses were by pinfall to Olathe’s Nicole Koch and to Jacquez in the third-place match by a score of 10-5.

Lola Valdez was sixth at 105 pounds. She beat Kiona Conner of Denver East in overtime in the quarterfinals. Her other matches were a pinfall loss to Persaeus Gomez of Pomona, a 5-0 loss to Loveland’s Kelly Clingan in the consolation semifinals and a major decision, 8-0 loss to Eaglecrest’s Katelyn Czerpak.

Brianna Rodriguez lost both of her matches at 147 pounds and did not place.

Riverdale Ridge High School sent three wrestlers to state this year, and all three placed.

Emmy Kiefer took fifth at 100 pounds. Her wins were in the first round of consolation matches, a pinfall win over Denver East’s Kiana Suro, and the fifth-place match victory by pinfall over Candice Brickell of Doherty. In between, she lost to Mountain Vista’s Rosalind Ramos-Cruz 7-1 and to Fort Lupton’s Rylee Balcazar by pinfall in the consolation semifinals.

At 147 pounds, Scheccid Aguirre took fifth. She won her quarterfinal round match by pinning Douglas County’s Molli Pinello. Her other victory was in the fifth-place match where she beat Pinello a second time, this time by pinfall as well.

Daisy Gonzalez was sixth at 127 pounds. She picked up a win in the first consolation round, a 4-2 decision over Eva Todd of Denver East. She lost by pinfall to Chatfield’s Savannah Cosme in the quarterfinals. Jayden Lange of Pomona pinned Gonzales in the consolation semifinals, and Vista Ridge’s Dakotah

Livermore pinned Gonzales in the fifth-place match.

Aspen Barber of Palmer Ridge pinned Aguirre in the semifinal round, and Alison Evans of Mesa Ridge pinned Aguirre in the consolation semifinal round.

State 3A boys wrestling PUEBLO -- Holy Family’s wrestling season came to an end in the state 3A tournament on March 12.

Brayden Bach (106 pounds), finished sixth in his weight class. He beat Devante Sisneros of Severance in the first round of consolation matches before losing to Sterling’s Aiden Young and Kaeden Buffington of Montezuma Cortez in the fifth-place match by pinfall.

Logan Erickson (120 pounds) lost both his matches at state and did not place.

Benito Hernandez didn’t win either of his matches at 195 pounds and did not place.

State 4A wrestling PUEBLO -- Both of Riverdale Ridge’s wrestlers placed at the state 4A wrestling tournament March 13 at Southwest Motors Events Center.

AJ Alexander Hague took fourth at 106 pounds. He lost a tough, 2-1 decision to Pueblo East’s LJ Herburger in the consolation finals.

Earlier in the tournament, Hague moved into the semifinals at 106 pounds with a 6-4 win over Mesa Ridge’s Mickail Skeldurm. Hague scored the winning takedown as time ran out in the quarterfinal round match.

In the semifinal round, Thompson Valley’s Jackzen Rairdon scored two points in the first period, added two more in the second and went on to a 4-0 win. Hague beat Calvin Mendez of Skyline 9-2 in the quarterfinals.

Hague finished 14-3.

Drake Kiefer placed sixth at 132 pounds. Cheyenne Mountain’s Chase Johnson nipped Kiefer 3-2 in the fifth-place SEE BASKETBALL, P22

BHS grad deals with COVID clamps Hard adjustments for distant sports

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Professional and high-school sports plow through their responses to the ongoing pandemic with some success.

The NFL finished a season without losing a game. The NBA put teams in a bubble, which allowed the league to crown a champion in the fall. Major League Baseball and the NHL moved their postseasons to designated locations and

crowned winners in both cases.

But for sports that aren’t naturally socially distant, the COVID-19 outbreak causes problems.

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BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

FISHERS, INDIANA — Adjusting to the idea of staying away from people is difficult at best.

Now imagine playing a sport not known for a lot of social distancing, even in non-pandemic times.

In the case of Brighton High School student Tyler Samson, his hockey career was able to move forward in spite of coronavirus.

“My efforts to play hockey with

COVID haven’t really changed too much. My freedom is limited to the rink and where I am staying and being able to go to Mass on the weekends,” Samson said. “With home games, they feel normal, except for wearing a Samson mask and having to wash my hands everywhere I go.”

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match. Kiefer finished the season with a mark of 13-3.

Earlier in the tourney. Kiefer beat JT Gardner of Frederick 4-2 in the first round of consolation matches.

Chase Johnson beat Kiefer 4-2 in the second round of consolations. Roman Smith of Lewis-Palmer picked up a 12-2, major decision over Kiefer in the semifinal consolation round.

State 5A wrestling PUEBLO -- Legacy High School’s Gavin Funk did not place among the 170-pounders at the state 5A wrestling tournament in Pueblo March 13.

Traevin Osborn, the No. 2 seed in the weight class, pinned Funk in 1:29 of the quarterfinals. Monarch’s Cole Carlucci eliminated Funk in the consolation round with a 3-1 win.

Funk finished with a record of 4-3.

Two Thornton wrestlers placed at the state 5A wrestling tournament after losing in the quarterfinal round. The one-day tournament was at the Southwest Motors Events Center March 18.

At 138 pounds, Isaac Ibarra fought through the consolation round and finished third. He won the third-place match over Douglas County’s Justin Kelchen by injury default.

Ibarra picked up a forfeit win over Dante Hutchings of Pomona in the first round of consolation matches.

He beat Horizon’s Travis Guzman 3-0 in the consolation semifinals. In the quarterfinals, Aidan Lenz beat Ibarra 10-4.

At 152 pounds, Zack Zuniga of the Trojans fought through the consolation bracket and placed fourth. He gave Regis Jesuit’s Antonio Segura all he could handle before Segura won 6-5 in the quarterfinals at 152 pounds.

Segura was the top seed in the weight class.

Zuniga then won two straight consolation bracket matches -- a 5-2 decision over Fort Collins’ Maximus Brobson and a 10-4 decision over Brighton’s DJ Rock. The third-place match went to Ponderosa’s Randy Myers by pinfall.

DeShon Gallegos, the Trojans’ 160-pounder, did not place. He lost in the quarterfinals to Cody Ginther of Fossil Ridge by a technical fall score of 15-0. Overland’s Ryan Hensley

pinned Gallegos in 3:44 of the first round of consolations.

Brandon Gutierrez, THS’ 195-pound state qualifier, did not place. Cherry Creek’s Matthew Sorderborg pinned Gutierrez in 3:23 of their quarterfinal match at 195 pounds. Pomona’s Justin Cullen earned a major, 18-6 decision over Gutierrez in the first round of the consolation draw.

Ponderosa’s Jacob Bostelman beat Thornton’s Nadim Kargar 6-1 in the opening round at 126 pounds.

Kegan Swain of Chaparral eliminated Kargar in the first round of consolations. Swain rallied in the last minute to earn a pinfall win with just 12 seconds left in the match.

Horizon High School PUEBLO -- Both of Horizon’s wrestlers who qualified for this year’s state 5A wrestling tournament placed.

The one-day event was at the Southwest Motors Events Center March 13., Grayston Diblasi placed second at 152 pounds. His only loss was to top-seeded Antonio Segura of Regis Jesuit by a score of 7-4.

His earlier efforts in the tournament were a 3-2 quarterfinal round win over Ponderosa’s Randy Myers and a pinfall win over Brighton’s DJ Rock in 1:36 of the semifinal round.

At 138 pounds, Travis Guzman wound up fifth. His wins were against Deklyn Miller in the quarterfinals (an 8-0 major decision) and a 1-0 win over Miller in the fifth-place match.

In between, Monarch’s Vince Cornella, who won his fourth straight title, pinned Guzman in 1:30 of the semifinal round. Isaac Ibarra of Thornton picked up a 3-0 win in the consolation semifinal round.

Northglenn High School PUEBLO -- After losing in the quarterfinal round, Northglenn’s Nico Gonzalez fought his way through the consolation round at 106 pounds to place fourth at the state 5A meet on March 13.

Gonzales’ wins were in the consolation semifinals, a 7-1 win over Lakewood’s Isaiah Sisneros, and an 11-4 decision over Israel Pulicio of Pine Creek to start his trip through the consolation draw.

Gonzales also lost in the quarterfinals to Ponderosa’s Otto Black by a score of 12-3.

Grandview’s Frankie Sanchez Jr. beat Gonzalez by pinfall in the thirdplace match.

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Public Notices call Sheree 303.566.4088 Legals Public Trustees COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202078837 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 17, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) DONNA RAE MCCUEN-ROSALES Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR TJC MORTGAGE INC. Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS OWNER TRUSTEE FOR DEEPHAVEN RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE TRUST 2019-2 Date of Deed of Trust June 17, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust June 20, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000047609 Original Principal Amount $210,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $208,843.80 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOTS 46 AND 47, BLOCK 9, CENTRAL ADDITION TO BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 289 N 6TH AVENUE, BRIGHTON, CO 80601.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 04/21/2021, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 2/25/2021 Last Publication: 3/25/2021 Name of Publication: Metro North IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/17/2020 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, Treasurer and Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Anna Johnston #51978 Barrett, Frappier & Weisserman, LLP 1391 Speer Boulevard, Ste 700, Denver, CO 80204 (303) 327-8779 Attorney File # 00000009096306 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202078836 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 10, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams

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Original Grantor(s) Menucha Enterprise, LLC Original Beneficiary(ies) Cost Fund 1, LLC Current Holder of Evidence of Debt Cost Fund 1, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 22, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 28, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000022464 Original Principal Amount $283,950.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $304,950.00

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

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

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 26, BLOCK 1, FLORADO, SECOND FILING, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. ***Pursuant to a First Loan Modification Agreement dated as of April 10, 2019, recorded April 11, 2019 at Reception No. 2019000026287 Also known by street and number as: 7698 Umatilla St, Denver, CO 80221.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 04/14/2021, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 2/18/2021 Last Publication: 3/18/2021 Name of Publication: Metro North IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/10/2020 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper, Treasurer and Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Robert T. Cosgrove #12217 Burns, Wall and Mueller P.C. 303 E. 17TH AVENUE, #920, DENVER, CO 80203 (303) 830-7000 Attorney File # 78836 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202078838 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 31, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) James Bradley Original Beneficiary(ies) Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as nominee for Colten Mortgage Current Holder of Evidence of Debt PennyMac Loan Services, LLC Date of Deed of Trust March 15, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 22, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000021249 Original Principal Amount $486,138.00 Outstanding Principal Balance

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 7, BLOCK 6, VILLAGES AT BUFFALO RUN EAST FILING NO. 7, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO. Also known by street and number as: 15973 East 112th Place, Commerce City, CO 80022.

THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST. NOTICE OF SALE The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 05/05/2021, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 3/11/2021 Last Publication: 4/8/2021 Name of Publication: Metro North IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/31/2020 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper.

Treasurer and Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Scott D. Toebben #19011 Randall S. Miller & Associates, P.C. 216 16th Street, Ste 1210, DENVER, CO 80202 (720) 259-6710 Attorney File # 20CO00059-1 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202078839 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On December 31, 2020, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

Original Grantor(s) ARTURO M GUERRERO AND YOLANDA A GUERRERO Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR DSW MORTGAGE INC, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt MIDFIRST BANK Date of Deed of Trust September 06, 2019 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust September 10, 2019 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2019000075332 Original Principal Amount $373,117.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $371,377.78 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 84, THE VISTAS AT CHERRYWOOD PARK, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO A.P.N.: 0157324435084 Also known by street and number as: 13634 GARFIELD STREET, UNIT F, THORNTON, CO 80602.

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

First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

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Public Notice

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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY CREEK ANNEXATION (Second Notice)

THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, 05/05/2021, at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Suite W1000, Brighton CO 80601-8219, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)' heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys' fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.

First Publication: 3/11/2021 Last Publication: 4/8/2021 Name of Publication: Metro North IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED; DATE: 12/31/2020 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Treasurer and Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-024992 The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.

City and County Public Notice NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING AND BUDGET HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that a proposed budget amendment to the 2020 budget has been submitted to the Westminster City Council, in its capacity as the ex-officio Board of Directors of the WESTMINSTER ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY in Adams County and Jefferson County, Colorado. A copy of such proposed amendment has been filed in the office of the City of Westminster Finance Department, where the same is open for public inspection; such proposed amendment will be considered for adoption at a special meeting to be held virtually on March 22, 2021 immediately following the Westminster City Council meeting scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m.

Any interested person may inspect the proposed supplemental appropriation and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the supplemental appropriation.

Due to the President’s Declaration of a National Emergency, the Governor’s Declaration of a State Emergency, and Westminster's Declaration of a State of Emergency, Westminster City Hall is closed to the public until further notice.

This hearing will be conducted remotely. See below for additional information.

Public Testimony for this item will be accepted in one of the following three (3) ways: 1. Submit your written testimony to PublicHearing_WEDA_Item3A@cityofwestminster.us, by no later than Noon (12 p.m.) on Monday, March 22, 2021.

2. Call (303) 706-3111 and leave a voice message to be played during the live Public Hearing, by no later than Noon (12 p.m.) on Monday, March 22, 2021.

3. Sign up to give testimony during the live virtual meeting: email cityclerk@cityofwestminster.us to sign up with your full name, address, and contact number

by Noon (12 p.m.) on Monday, March 22, 2021.

Please note the deadline to participate in the Public Hearing in any of the three ways described above is Noon (12 p.m.) Monday, March 22, 2021.

Information related to providing public testimony via means other than electronically as described above, will be posted on: www.CityofWestminster. us. The public hearing will be streamed live via the City’s traditional webcast (www.youtube.com/user/WestminsterCO/live) or by calling 631-992-3221 and typing in access code: 234-663-063. The Board meeting agenda, agenda memo, and other materials will be posted on this website no later than four days prior to the hearing.

Westminster Economic Development Authority By: /s/ David Frankel, City Attorney City of Westminster Attorney for the Authority Legal Notice No. 707454

Notice is hereby given that the Thornton City Council will hold a public hearing concerning the City Creek Annexation for approximately 357 acres of land located on the east side of Washington Street between East 146th Avenue and E-470. A copy of the Resolution initiating annexation proceedings and the legal description of the property proposed for annexation are attached.

This hearing will be held on April 13, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. at the City of Thornton. To provide testimony during the public hearing, register in advance at: https://thorntonco.zoom.us/webinar/register/ WN_Ii2stG8QQSaafeIeI_p27g.

You may also participate by calling 669-900-6833 and enter meeting ID 945 0096 5445 at the time of the meeting. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting and the process for providing testimony.

All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearing or present their views to Thornton City Council by providing written comments in advance of the public hearing. Written comments sent via email must be received at CityDevelopment@ ThorntonCO.gov prior to 4:00pm MDT/MST on the day of the public hearing. You may email your comments to CityDevelopment@ThorntonCO. gov. Written comments sent via mail to Thornton City Hall, City Development Department, 9500 Civic Center Drive, Thornton, CO 80229 must be received at City Hall prior to 5:00pm MDT/MST on the Friday preceding the public hearing. If you have any questions concerning this matter, please contact the City Development Department at CityDevelopment@ThorntonCO.gov or leave a voicemail at 303-538-7295.

If you have any questions regarding attending the Zoom Meeting, please email CityDevelopment@ThorntonCO.gov prior to 4 p.m. on April 9, 2021.

Qualified individuals with a disability may contact Thornton’s ADA Coordinator to request and arrange for accommodations. Requests for accommodation should be made as far in advance as possible, but preferably no less than five business days prior to the date needed. Please contact Thornton’s ADA Coordinator via telephone 303-538-7306 or email Bill.Rush@ThorntonCO. gov. TDD access is available through Colorado Relay at 711.

ATTEST: Kristen N. Rosenbaum, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: William A. Tuthill III, Interim City Attorney RESOLUTION A RESOLUTION ACKNOWLEDGING RECEIPT OF THE CITY CREEK ANNEXATION PETITION AND ESTABLISHING APRIL 13, 2021 AS THE DATE FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF PROPERTY GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE EAST SIDE OF WASHINGTON STREET BETWEEN EAST 146TH AVENUE AND E-470 TO THE CITY. (CITY CREEK ANNEXATION).

WHEREAS, 152nd and Washington LLC; Checker Glenwood LLC; Jamaica Court LLC; Clarke D. Carlson; Fire Tree Investments, LLC; Nathan R. Carlson; and 136th & Yosemite LLC, are the owners of unincorporated property described herein, comprising 100% of an area proposed for annexation pursuant to Title 31, Article 12, Section 107, Colorado Revised Statutes, and have submitted a petition for annexation of certain unincorporated property to the City and the Petition for Annexation is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference as Attachment A; and WHEREAS, Title 31, Article 12, Section 108, Colorado Revised Statutes, requires that the City to acknowledge receipt of the Petition for Annexation and establish a date, time, and place that the City will consider the annexation and various requirements of Title 31, Article 12, Colorado Revised Statutes; and WHEREAS, the City Council at its regular meeting on February 23, 2021, reviewed the Petition for Annexation and various documents submitted in support of the Petition for Annexation; and WHEREAS, the City Council has examined the record in this case; examined the various exhibits; considered the request and the recommendations of the City staff; considered the applicable requirements of the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, as amended; and based upon the record which has been made concerning the request, has arrived at its decision.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Petition for Annexation is in substantial compliance with the requirements of Title 31, Article 12, Colorado Revised Statutes, and in particular Section 107 thereof. The City Manager is directed to follow the procedures outlined in Sections 31-12-108 to 110, Colorado Revised Statutes.

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Public Notices 2. Consideration of the Annexation is scheduled for the City Council meeting on Tuesday, April 13, 2021, at 7:00 p.m.

PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Thornton, Colorado, on February 23, 2021.

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO /s/ Jan Kulmann, Mayor ATTEST: /s/ Kristen N. Rosenbaum, City Clerk LEGAL DESCRIPTION CITY CREEK ANNEXATION PARCEL 1 OWNERS: CLARKE D. CARLSON; NATHAN R. CARLSON; 152ND & WASHINGTON LLC; 136TH & YOSEMITE, LLC; FIRE TREE INVESTMENTS, LLC; JAMAICA COURT LLC; CHECKER GLENWOOD LLC A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, AND THE NORTH 1/2 OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6th PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTH HALF OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14 FROM WHICH THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14 BEARS NORTH 00°17’00” WEST WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE SOUTH 89°57'57" WEST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, ALSO BEING THE CITY OF THORNTON BOUNDARY AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE 1994 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER B956014 IN THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, A DISTANCE OF 2600.44 FEET TO A POINT ON SAID CITY OF THORNTON BOUNDARY AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE 1881 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER B894570 IN SAID RECORDS, SAID POINT BEING 50.00 FEET EASTERLY OF THE WEST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER; THENCE NORTH 00°18'54" WEST, ALONG SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 1321.71 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 00°18'15" WEST, CONTINUING ALONG SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 1087.72 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF EAST 152ND PARKWAY AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENTS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBERS C0867593, C1024427, C1202816 AND 2007000094012 IN SAID RECORDS, BEING THE SOUTHERLY LINE OF SAID CITY OF THORNTON BOUNDARY AS DESIGNATED

BY ORDINANCE 3038 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017600, ORDINANCE 3039 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017602, ORDINANCE 3040 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017625, ORDINANCE 3041 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017640, ORDINANCE 3042 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017691, ORDINANCE 3043 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017723, AND ORDINANCE 3044 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017731 IN SAID RECORDS, AND BEING THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE EASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 1889.86 FEET, THE RADIUS POINT OF SAID CURVE BEARS SOUTH 82°34'37" EAST; THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES; 1. NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 30°52'59", AN ARC LENGTH OF 1018.66 FEET; 2. NORTH 38°18'24" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 246.65 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 1910.00 FEET; 3. NORTHEASTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 55°21'47", AN ARC LENGTH OF 1845.57 FEET; 4. SOUTH 86°19'49" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 413.94 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11; THENCE SOUTH 00°07’32" EAST, ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 249.26 FEET TO THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 11, BEING A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14; THENCE NORTH 89°45’47” EAST, ALONG SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 14.01 FEET TO THE NORTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14, BEING A POINT ON SAID CITY OF THORNTON BOUNDARY AS DESIGNATED

BY ORDINANCE 3290 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2014000029549 IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE SOUTH 00°18'35" EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14 AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 2654.30 FEET TO THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 14; THENCE SOUTH 00°17’00" EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID NORTH HALF OF THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14 AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 1320.88 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING AN AREA OF 231.815 ACRES, (10,097,881 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. CITY CREEK ANNEXATION PARCEL 2 OWNER: 152ND & WASHINGTON LLC A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11 AND THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 14, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6th PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE CENTER QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 11, FROM WHICH THE SOUTH QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 11 BEARS SOUTH 00°07’32” EAST A

DISTANCE OF 2646.88 FEET WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE SOUTH 00°07’32” EAST, ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, A DISTANCE OF 705.18 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF E-470 AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER C0840284 IN THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, ALSO BEING A POINT ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF THORNTON AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE NUMBER 2927 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 20051123001295180 IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE SOUTH 00°07’32” EAST, CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST LINE AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 78.42 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 00°07’32” EAST, CONTINUING ALONG SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1538.85 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF EAST 152ND PARKWAY AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENTS RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBERS C0867593, C1024427, C1202816 AND 2007000094012 IN SAID RECORDS, BEING A PORTION OF SAID CITY OF THORNTON BOUNDARY AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE 3038 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017600, ORDINANCE 3039 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017602, ORDINANCE 3040 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017625, ORDINANCE 3041 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017640, ORDINANCE 3042 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017691, ORDINANCE 3043 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017723, AND ORDINANCE 3044 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER 2008000017731 IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE, ALONG SAID NORTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES; 1. NORTH 86°19'49" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 408.97 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 1985.00 FEET; 2. SOUTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 55°21'47", AN ARC LENGTH OF 1918.04 FEET; 3. SOUTH 74°29’44" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 54.27 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY BOUNDARY OF BULL CANAL AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 73 AT PAGE 86 IN SAID RECORDS, BEING THE BEGINNING OF A NON-TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE WESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 199.50’ FEET, THE RADIUS POINT OF SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 68°54’55" WEST; THENCE, ALONG SAID EASTERLY BOUNDARY, THE FOLLOWING FOUR (4) COURSES; 1 . N O RT H E R LY A L O N G S A I D C U RV E THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 56°19’01”, AN ARC LENGTH OF 196.09 FEET; 2. NORTH 35°13'56" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 18.01 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A TANGENT CURVE CONCAVE SOUTHEASTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 882.09 FEET; 3. NORTHWESTERLY ALONG SAID CURVE THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 16°25’55", AN ARC LENGTH OF 252.98 FEET 4. NORTH 51°36’51" WEST, A DISTANCE OF 300.01 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WASHINGTON STREET AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 228 AT PAGE 468 IN SAID RECORDS, BEING A POINT ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF THORNTON AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE 1881 DESCRIBED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER B894570 IN SAID RECORDS;

PAGE 86 IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE SOUTH 51°36'51" EAST, ALONG SAID WESTERLY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 72.67 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11; THENCE SOUTH 89°45'47" WEST, ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 56.66 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING AN AREA OF 0.030 ACRES, (1,285 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS. Legal Notice No. 707440 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Second Publication of Four; Runs through April 1, 2021 Public Notice City of Westminster Summary of Proceedings Summary of proceedings of the online Westminster City Council meeting of Monday, March 8, 2021. Mayor Atchison, Mayor Pro Tem Seitz, and Councillors DeMott, Seymour, Skulley, Smith, and Voelz were present online at roll call.

The minutes of the February 22, 2021 meeting were approved as presented.

Council approved the following: 2021 Award of Contract to Silva Construction, Inc. for the Concrete Replacement Project with Options for Two One-Year Renewals for 2022 and 2023; Authorization for Custodial Service Contracts for City Facilities with KG Clean, Inc. and Carnation Building Services, Inc.; Contract to Replace Mechanical Equipment at City Park Recreation Center and Authorize Cumulative Purchases with Energy Services of Colorado; Award of Construction Contract to Goodland Construction, Inc. for the Hooker Street Solar Pedestrian Lighting and Sidewalk Improvement Project at Westminster Station; Authorization for Sole Source Contract with Brownstein Hyatt Farber and Schreck, LLP and Councillor's Bill No 6 Re: Supplemental Appropriation to Unify Parks, Open Space and Trails Project Budgets There was no further business to come before the City Council, and the meeting adjourned 8:15 p.m.

By Order of the Westminster City Council Abby Fitch, Senior Deputy City Clerk *Attached: Councillors Bill No. 6 Legal Notice No. 707451 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice

BY AUTHORITY ORDINANCE NO. 4063 COUNCILLOR'S BILL NO. 6 SERIES OF 2021 INTRODUCED BY COUNCILLORS Seitz, Skulley A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE 2021 BUDGET OF THE PARKS, OPEN SPACE AND TRAILS FUND AND AUTHORIZING A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FROM THE 2021 ESTIMATED REVENUES IN THE FUND THE CITY OF WESTMINSTER ORDAINS:

THENCE NORTH 00°22'36" WEST, ALONG EASTERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 1528.58 FEET TO A POINT ON THE SOUTHERLY RIGHT-OF-WAY OF E-470 AS DESCRIBED IN THE DOCUMENT RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER C0840284 IN SAID RECORDS, BEING A POINT ON SAID BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF THORNTON AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE 2927; THENCE, ALONG SAID SOUTHERLY RIGHTOF-WAY AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) COURSES;

Section 1. The 2021 appropriation for the Parks, Open Space and Trails Fund initially appropriated

by Ordinance No. 4048 is hereby increased by $11,673,568. This appropriation is for the GCIF POST CIP migration.

1. NORTH 89°37'34" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 10.00 FEET; 2. NORTH 09°48'43" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 396.17 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A NONTANGENT CURVE CONCAVE WESTERLY HAVING A RADIUS OF 15654.45 FEET, THE RADIUS POINT OF SAID CURVE BEARS NORTH 83°10’52" WEST; 3 . N O RT H E R LY A L O N G S A I D C U RV E THROUGH A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 01°20'54", AN ARC LENGTH OF 368.43 FEET; 4. NORTH 51°53’03" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 92.54 FEET; 5. SOUTH 78°28’51" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 1761.12 FEET; 6. SOUTH 73°08'36" EAST, A DISTANCE OF 708.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. CONTAINING AN AREA OF 125.265 ACRES, (5,456,526 SQUARE FEET), MORE OR LESS.

Parks, Open Space and Trails Fund $11,673,568

CITY CREEK ANNEXATION PARCEL 3 OWNER: 152ND & WASHINGTON LLC A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 68 WEST OF THE 6th PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN; COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO; BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 11, FROM WHICH THE WEST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 11 BEARS NORTH 00°22’36” WEST A DISTANCE OF 2642.94 FEET WITH ALL BEARINGS HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE NORTH 89°45’47” EAST, ALONG THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 11, A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, BEING A POINT ON THE EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY OF WASHINGTON STREET AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 228 AT PAGE 468 IN THE RECORDS OF THE ADAMS COUNTY CLERK AND RECORDER, AND BEING A POINT ON THE BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF THORNTON AS DESIGNATED BY ORDINANCE 1881 RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBER B894570 IN SAID RECORDS; THENCE NORTH 00°22'36" WEST, ALONG SAID EAST RIGHT-OF-WAY AND SAID CITY BOUNDARY, A DISTANCE OF 45.36 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY BOUNDARY OF BULL CANAL AS DESCRIBED IN BOOK 73 AT

Section 2. The $11,673,568 increase shall be allocated to City Revenue and Expense accounts as described in the City Council Agenda, dated February 22nd, 2021 (a copy of which may be obtained from the City Clerk) increasing City fund budgets as follows:

Section 3 – Severability. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be considered as severable. If any section, paragraph, clause, word, or any other part of this Ordinance shall for any reason be held to be invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction, such part shall be deemed as severed from this ordinance. The invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause, or provision shall not affect the construction or enforceability of any of the remaining provisions, unless it is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction that a contrary result is necessary in order for this Ordinance to have any meaning whatsoever.

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

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

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FIRST READING, AND TITLE AND PURPOSE ORDERED PUBLISHED this 22nd day of February, 2021.

PASSED, ENACTED ON SECOND READING, AND FULL TEXT ORDERED PUBLISHED this 8th day of March, 2021.

ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk Legal Notice No. 707452 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

Northglenn, Colorado.

This hearing is for property located on the north side of Malley Drive and the east side of Washington Street. The site is legally described as the following: The Northglenn Twenty-First filing, Block ThirtyTwo, Lot Fifty-Six. Due to the closure of city facilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Planning Commission will participate in this meeting electronically.

Public access option information will be available on the meeting agenda to be posted on the city website, www.northglenn.org, at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado and the ordinances of the City of Westminster, a renewal hearing for the tavern liquor license to sell malt, vinous, and spirituous liquors for on-premise consumption at 6801 Lowell Boulevard.

Sportswatch Bar & Grill, LLC. Susan M Fernan, 4319 S Dillon St, Aurora, CO NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Special Permit & License Board will conduct a VIRTUAL renewal hearing on Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at 7:00 p.m., when and where all parties in interest will be heard. The neighborhood of interest has been established as North: 72nd Avenue extended 7200 block; South - 64th Avenue extended 6400 block; West - Tennyson Street, 4400 block and; East - Federal Boulevard.

For additional information contact the City Clerk's Office 303-658-2162.

Mary Joy Barajas, Deputy City Clerk

Public Notice NOTICE OF BUDGET HEARING FOR THE NORTH METRO TASK FORCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that at the Board of Governors of the North Metro Task Force, Adams County, Colorado, meeting the budget amendments for the year 2020 will be presented.

If you would like to request a copy of the proposed budget amendment, please call 720-523-6239 during business hours which are Tuesday through Friday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Such proposed budget amendment for 2020 will be considered for adoption by the Board of Governors at a public hearing to be held virtually at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, March 25th, 2021. To call into this virtual meeting dial 720-523-6000 and then use the code 3215# to join. If you have any issues connecting to the virtual meeting please call 720-523-6239 for assistance. Any interested elector may inspect the proposed budget and file or register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption thereof.

North Metro Task Force By: /s/ Kasandra Carleton Assistant Adams County Attorney Legal Notice No. 707461 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Name: Alcock Law Group, PC Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. Address: 19751 E. Mainstreet, Suite 225 Parker, CO 80138 Phone No.: (303) 993-5400 Atty. Reg. #: 39816 Tammy@Alcocklawgroup.com Case No.: 2021CV30100 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint [petition] in writing within 35* days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the complaint [petition] without further notice.

This is an action: for Judicial Foreclosure and Damages.

Dated: February 18, 2020 Tammy M. Alcock, Esq. (TO THE CLERK: When this summons is issued by the clerk of the court, the signature block for the clerk or deputy should be provided by stamp, or typewriter, in the space to the left of the attorney's name.) *Rule 12(a), C.R.C.P., allows 35 days for answer or response where service of process is by publication. However, under various statutes, a different response time is set forth; e.g., §38-6-104, C.R.S. (eminent domain); §38-36-121, C.R.S. (Torrens registration).

Public Notice District Court Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

Public Notice

In re Parental Responsibilities concerning: Emily Walker

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT HYLAND HILLS PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT Notice is hereby given that Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District, on or after March 26th. 2021 will make final payment to Native Sun Construction., on account of that certain Water World Alpine Springs Structural Concrete Project contract, 8801 N. Pecos St, Federal Heights, Colorado. All persons having claims for labor, services, equipment rental or materials furnished to the contractor should present their claims to the contractor and the surety prior to said date for payment. Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-26-107, claimants may also file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on claims with Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District, 8801 N. Pecos St., Federal Heights, Co., 80260, attention, Steve Heger, prior to the date for final payment.

Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District Yvonne Fischbach, Executive Director

Petitioner: James Garcia and Respondents: Bessie Walker and James Trujillo Attorney for Petitioner: Danielsen Westhoff, PC Christian Rojas, #52640 10901 W. 120th Avenue, Suite 120 Broomfield, CO 80021 720-739-1770 christian@danielsenwesthoff.com Case Number: 2020DR30718 Division K SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENT: James Trujillo You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the petition filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the petition may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

Legal Notice No. 707448 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Bids and Settlements

City of Thornton 9500 Civic Center Drive Thornton, CO 80229-4326

Defendants: RTW MANAGEMENT LLC; FIRSTBANK; FULL CIRCLE PROPERTIES, LLC fka K&S PROPERTIES LLC; LISA L. CULPEPPER, TREASURER, named as the Public Trustee of Adams County

Legal Notice No. 707392 First Publication: February 25, 2021 Last Publication: March 11, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Metropolitan Districts

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Plaintiff: LADY NELSON TOWNHOMES ASSOCIATION, LTD., a Colorado non-profit corporation

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response.

You are required to file your answer or other response within 35* days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

Legal Notice No. 707462 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

CASE NUMBER 21-01

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANT: RTW MANAGEMENT LLC

SPECIAL PERMIT AND LICENSE BOARD CITY OF WESTMINSTER

To Whom It May Concern: You are hereby notified that on Tuesday, April 6, 2021, at 6:00 P.M. a public hearing will be held with the Northglenn Planning Commission on a request by Mom’s House Child Care for consideration of a Special Use Permit for a daycare to be located on the property of 725 Malley Drive in

Legal Notice No. 707431 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Second Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

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Go to Thornton’s website at www.ThorntonCO.gov, click on “Business” and then “Contracts & Purchasing” for information on how to obtain the solicitation documents. Bidders/Proposers are required to acknowledge all addenda in their Bid/Proposal submittal, failure to do so may be considered non-responsive.

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Legal Notice No. 707453 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

LEGAL NOTICE

tem, Project No. 20-488B Request for Proposal for Professional Services.

If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, in writing within 35* days after the date of the last publication, may be decided without further notice to you.

This is an action: Allocation of Parental Responsibilities concerning Emily Walker

The City of Thornton is soliciting the following:

Dated: February 9, 2021

1. Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Sys-

/s/ Christian Rojas

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Public Notices Attorney for Petitioner Legal Notice No. 707360 First Publication: February 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021.

Published in the Northglenn Thornton Sentinel

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Adams 12 Five Star Schools Department of Special Education Adams 12 Five Star Schools, Department of Student Support Services, is in the process of destroying all special education records of former students whose birthday falls January 1, 1997 through and including December 31, 1997. These records are not academic records.

The records that we have may contain any or all of the following: IEPs, psychological reports, achievement test scores, social work summaries and health summaries.

You are entitled to the available records we have on file. If you wish a copy, please make your request in writing. Upon receipt of your request, we will search our files and have your requested file ready for you within 48 hours. You need to request the information within 30 days of the date of this publication. Records will be destroyed after that time. Please present your request to the Student Support Services Department, 1500 E. 128th Ave., Thornton, CO 80241-2601. Monday-Friday, 7:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Please include date of birth and current phone number with your request. You will be required to show proper identification before obtaining your file.

Heather Greicius Director Student Support Services Legal Notice No. 707403 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot, Mining Claim, Severed Mineral, or Premises (hereafter referred to as “property’), and to the person in Whose Name the same was taxed specially assessed, and to all Persons having an interest or Title of Record in or to the said property, and to Whom It May Concern, and more especially MILLICAN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST; You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, A.D. 2019, the then County Treasurer of the County of Adams, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to TLC CLUB the following described property situate in the County of ADAMS, State of Colorado, to wit: SECT,TWN,RNG:12-2-68 DESC: BEG AT NW COR E2 SE4 SEC 12 TH E 1258/63 FT TO PT ON WLY ROW LN COLO BLVD TH S 2540/56 FT TO PT ON NLY ROW LN E 104TH AVE TH W 1527/52 FT TH N 43D 30M E 171/08 FT TH N 44 FT TH N 41D 40M W 288 FT TH N 67D 11M E 206 FT TH N 65D 14M E 72/50 FT TH E 83 FT TO PT ON W LN E2 SE4 TH N 2041/58 FT TO POB EXC PT PLATTED AND EXC PARCS 0/165A Also known as: 0 THORNTON; Parcel No. 0171912400006; And said County Treasurer issued a Tax Lien Certificate of Purchase number 2014-02657 therefore to TLC CLUB; That said property was taxed or specially assessed in the name of MILLICAN REVOCABLE LIVING TRUST for tax year 2014; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent REAL ESTATE taxes assessed against said property for the year 2013; That Present Holder of said Certificate of Purchase has made request to the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said property; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for the said property to the said TLC CLUB At 2:00 o’clock P.M. on the 26th day of MARCH 2021 unless the same has been redeemed; Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 24th day of February, A.D. 2021 Lisa L. Culpepper County Treasurer of ADAMS County State of Colorado Legal Notice No. 707412 1st PUBL: March 11, 2021 2nd PUBL: March 18, 2021 3rd PUBL: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn Thornton Sentinel

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles Public Notice APT Service, Inc. is seeking title and selling the following abandoned vehicle.

1) 2007 Audi Q7 vin# 086668 2) 1999 BMW 5 vin# M63885 3) 2005 Ford Focus vin# 196660 4) 2012 Ford E250 vin# A22747 5) 2006 Infiniti G35 vin# 607694 6) 2016 Kia Forte vin# 529568 7) 2002 Mercury Mountaineer vin# J28012 Contact them at: APT Service, Inc 4400 Delaware St., Denver, CO. 80216 303-455-1264

Legal Notice No. 707457 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel ______________________________________ Public Notice Bear Enterprise Towing has these vehicles for sale for money owed.

1) 08 Saturn Cue 711443 2) 08 Wabash 53' Van 116934 3) 84 Harley Soft Tail 062815 4) 00 Ford F150 PU B60431 Contact BJ Rodgers: 720-621-0233 Legal Notice No.: 707466 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael James Flynn, aka Michael J. Flynn, aka Michael Flynn Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30072 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams, County, Colorado on or before July 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl Ann Westkamp Wurm Personal Representative 7810 Yates Street Westminster CO 80030 Legal Notice No. 707429 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nancy Guzman, aka Nancy A. Guzman, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 42 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 3, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda Guzman, Personal Representative 7557 Quivas Street Denver, Colorado 80221 Legal Notice No. 707421 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Irene Winters, aka Pat Winters, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030930 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 5, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ronnie Fischer Attorney to the Personal Representative 1777 South Harrison Street, Suite 1500 Denver, Colorado 80210 Legal Notice No. 707422 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Alfred W. Martinez, aka Alfred Wayne Martinez, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 53 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Pearl Martinez, Personal Representative 8086 Florado Street Denver, Colorado 80221 Legal Notice No. 707404 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard E. Domenico, a/kla Richard Eugene Domenico, a/kla Richard Domenico , Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR30252 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carolyn Domenico, Personal Representative 10744 Alcott Way Westminster, CO 80234 Legal Notice No. 707449 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT DANIEL HURDLE,

aka ROBERT D. HURDLE, aka ROBERT HURDLE, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030996 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams, County, Colorado on or before April 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Katrina S. Jones Attorney to the Personal Representative 1160 Huron Street, Ste #33 Northglenn, CO 80234 Legal Notice No. 707469 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Valeria M. Jacobs, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 290 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before May 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sheldon Jacobs, Personal Representative 10231 Melody Drive Northglenn, Colorado 80260 Legal Notice No. 707438 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Carolyn Sue Farrell, AKA: Carolyn S. Farrell, AKA: Carolyn Farrell, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR305 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of ADAMS County, Colorado on or before 7/06/2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Regina L. Delk, Personal Representative 31579 E 164th Ave Hudson, CO, 80642 Legal Notice No. 707415 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dennis Francisco Sanchez Guevara, Case No.: 2020 PR 30944 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Elma Payan, Personal Representative 7296 Krameria Street Commerce City, Colorado 80022 Legal Notice No. 707419 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Verlyn Charles Gardner, aka Verlyn C. Gardner, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30200 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 1, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

William H. Gardner, Personal Representative 514 Americas Way No. 8176 Box Elder, SD 57719 Legal Notice No. 707465 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Phillip T. Keck, aka Phillip Theodore Keck, aka Phillip Keck, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30232 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Donalita Kay Keck, Personal Representative 6611 Gifford Drive Commerce City, Colorado 80020 Legal Notice No. 707447 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Irene E. Ayers, a/k/a Irene Ethel Ayers, a/k/a Irene Ayers, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30125 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado or on or before July 22, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dawn M. Cade, Co-Personal Representative

817 South 12th Avenue

To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession:

Brighton, Colorado 80601

A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving the following property (including legal description if real property):

OR Keith L. Ayers, Co-Personal Representative 1715 Park Drive Loveland, Colorado 80538

Description of Property: (ONLY IF KNOWN, petitioner may include fractional or percentage ownership)

Legal Notice No. 707418 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

A 1/10 interest in all oil, gas, hydrocarbons and gaseous substances lying in and under each of Parcel Nos. 1 through 6, as described in “Schedule A” of the Quitclaim Deed, dated September 11, 1997, recorded September 15, 1997 at Reception No. 1997030317326.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Sue Montemayor, also known as Barbara S. Montemayor, also known as Barbara Montemayor, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30209 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kim S Eifler Personal Representative 1869 E 117th Court Address Northglenn, CO 80233

Location of Property: Township 1 South, Range 67 West: Section 26: SW/4 Section 27: SE/4SE/4 Section 34: SW/4NW/4, NE/4NW/4, SE/4NW/4, NE/4, NW/4SW/4, SE/4SW/4, W/2SE/4, NE/4SE/4 Township 2 South Range 67 West: Section 2: SW/4NW/4, NW/4SW/4 Section 3: SE/4NW/4, NE/4, E/2SW/4, SE/4 Adams County, Colorado The hearing without appearance on the petition will be held at the following time and location:

Legal Notice No. 707406 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Date: May 3, 2021 Time: 8:00am Division: T Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

PUBLIC NOTICE

The hearing will take approximately 20 minutes. ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE*****

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daniel J Adriaens, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 231 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 04, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara Adriaens, Personal Representative 1025 W 96th Avenue Thornton, Colorado 80260 Legal Notice No.707399 First publication: March 04, 2021 Last publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/ petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/petition without further notice or hearing.

If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.

Legal Notice No. 707417 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

District Court, Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Public Notice

In the Matter of the Estate of: Nina Richardson a/k/a Nina S Richardson, Deceased

District Court, Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, CO 80601

Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2021PR030127

In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Alvia Dean Garrison, Deceased

NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION A hearing on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Proof of publication will be filed upon completion.

Date: April 12, 2021 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

Attorney: Elisabeth W. Sherman Caldwell Sherman PC 4440 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 110 Boulder, CO 80303 Phone Number: (303) 945-2750 E-mail: lisa@caldwellsherman.com FAX Number: (303) 957-2605 Atty. Reg. #: 28369 Case Number: 2021PR030211 Division T NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING

BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS

BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. and C.R.P.P. 24 To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession:

Legal Notice No. 707433 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving the following property (including legal description if real property):

Public Notice

Description of Property (ONLY IF KNOWN, petitioner may include fractional or percentage ownership)

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of NATALIA SILVA, a/k/a Natalia Colon Silva, a/k/a Natalia C. Silva, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR31186 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Angela L. Mateus, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No. 707405 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

A 1/10 interest in all oil, gas, hydrocarbons and gaseous substances lying in and under each of Parcel Nos. 1 through 6, as described in “Schedule A” of the Quitclaim Deed, dated September 11, 1997, recorded September 15, 1997 at Reception No. 1997030317326.

Location of Property: Township 1 South, Range 67 West: Section 26: SW/4 Section 27: SE/4SE/4 Section 34: SW/4NW/4, NE/4NW/4, SE/4NW/4, NE/4, NW/4SW/4, SE/4SW/4, W/2SE/4, NE/4SE/4 Township 2 South Range 67 West: Section 2: SW/4NW/4, NW/4SW/4 Section 3: SE/4NW/4, NE/4, E/2SW/4, SE/4 Adams County, Colorado

Public Notice

The hearing without appearance on the petition will be held at the following time and location:

District Court, Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, CO 80601 In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Eileen M. Hause, Deceased Attorney: Elisabeth W. Sherman Caldwell Sherman PC 4440 Arapahoe Ave., Suite 110 Boulder, CO 80303 Phone Number: (303) 945-2750 E-mail: lisa@caldwellsherman.com FAX Number: (303) 957-2605 Atty. Reg. #: 28369 Case Number: 2021PR030212 Division T NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S. and C.R.P.P. 24

Date: May 3, 2021 Time: 8:00am Division: T Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601 The hearing will take approximately 20 minutes. ***** IMPORTANT NOTICE***** Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/ petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/petition without further notice or hearing.

If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.

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Public Notices First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Legal Notice No. 707416 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Betty Annette Pedersen, a/k/a Betty Annette Beyerlein, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30154

Barbara A. Goldblum, Barbara Cartwright, aka Barbara Kinney Cartwright, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 55

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lauren Cartwright, Personal Representative 1481 S. Ammons Street Lakewood, Colorado 80232

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Deuard C. McNeff, Deceased Case Number: 2020PR031012

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Patricia Mae Heitman, aka Patricia M. Heitman, aka Patricia Heitman, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30161

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 04, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Ryan B. Scott, Atty. Reg. #36741 The Law Office of Ryan B. Scott, LLC 8089 S. Lincoln Street, Suite 201 Littleton, CO 80122 Attorney for William G. Beyerlein, Personal Representative

Kathryn McNeff, Personal Representative c/o Staggs Morris, P.C 1800 Glenarm Pl., Suite 1203 Denver, Colorado 80202

Leslie Coy Thimsen Personal Representative 11758 Delaware Court Northglenn, CO 80234

Legal Notice No. 707458 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Legal Notice No.707400 First publication: March 04, 2021 Last publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

Legal Notice No. 707420 First Publication: March 4, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KI-SHING KWOK, a/k/a KI SHING KWOK, Deceased Case Number: 20 DR 30928

District Court, Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams, County, Colorado on or before July 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sandra Larco, Personal Representative c/o Whole Family Legal, LLC 10465 Melody Dr., Suite 318 Northglenn, CO 80234 Legal Notice No. 707435 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Delores Whatley, Deceased Case No.: 2021-PR-30274 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative named below, or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado, on or before July 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Richard Trujillo, Personal Representative 744 W. Orchard Way Gilbert, Arizona 85233

In the Matter of the Estate of: Hilton Sease, Deceased

Rhonda Martin, Personal Representative c/o Werth Law LLC, P.O. Box 808 Brighton, CO 80601

Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2021PR030163

A hearing on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Proof of publication will be filed upon completion.

Date: April 12, 2021 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. 707434 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Name Changes PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Phillip Torres, Deceased Case Number: 21 PR 73

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GORDON H. MACDONALD, aka GORDON HENRY MACDONALD, aka GORDON MACDONALD, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30205

Public notice is given on March 3, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name has been filed with the Adams County Court.

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 19, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Kindie I. Torres, Personal Representative 55 S. 10th Avenue Brighton, Colorado 80601-2207

Michael G. MacDonald Personal Representative 8013 W. 78th Circle Arvada, CO 80005

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barbara Ann Goldblum,

The petition requests that the name of Hossna Yasini be changed to Hussna Yasini Case No.: 2021 C 223 Amy Mailander Clerk of Court - Interim By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 707456 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Legal Notice No. 707455 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice

LaDonna Martinez, Personal Representative 2776 West 104th Lane Westminster, Colorado 80234

Date: April 12, 2021 Time: 8:00 a.m.

Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 707460 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Legal Notice No. 707432 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Proof of publication will be filed upon completion.

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 707428 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

Legal Notice No. 707427 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION

Legal Notice No. 707459

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Esther L. Mai a/k/a Esther Mai, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30157

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 11, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2021PR030090

A hearing on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Raymond Ayers, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30217

In the Matter of the Estate of: Sylvia Briggs, a/k/a Sylvia C. Briggs, a/k/a Sylvia Catherine Briggs, Deceased

NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION

Legal Notice No. 707426 First Publication: March 11, 2021 Last Publication: March 25, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Public Notice

Public Notice

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

District Court, Adams County, Colorado

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 8, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

Adams County Warrants Public Notice Adams County Warrants: March 8, 2021 through March 12, 2021 GENERAL FUND Supplier Name

Warrant Date Amount

BKD LLP CARUSO JAMES LOUIS CINA & CINA FORENSIC CONSULTIN G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS USA INC MCGUINN CONOR MATTHEW TEHAN JENNIFER ADVANCED URGENT CARE AND OCC M BAWDEN JANAE A G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS USA INC COMMERCE CITY HOUSING AUTHORIT OLDER ADULTS TECHNOLOGY SERVIC STEHLE KRYSTI ADT COMMERCIAL LLC AGFINITY INC ALICIA AVILA STENOGRAPHER SERV ALMOST HOME INC ALMOST HOME INC ALMOST HOME INC ALSCO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL ARMORED KNIGHTS INC AVI-SPL LLC BC SURF & SPORT BI INCORPORATED BLACK JARRED BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) CA SHORT COMPANY CALERO SOFTWARE LLC CDW GOVERNMENT INC CENTURA HEALTH CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CHARM TEX CLEARWAY ENERGY GROUP LLC CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP CML SECURITY LLC COHEN MILSTEIN SELLERS & TOLL COLO DEPT OF PUBLIC HEALTH & E COLO NATURAL GAS INC COLORADO HOSPITALITY SERVICES COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEMS COMPLETE EQUITY MARKETS CONTRERAS JOSE CORECIVIC INC CRAWFORD LACEE CUMMINS ROCKY MOUNTAIN DEEP ROCK WATER DELL MARKETING LP DENVER HEALTH & HOSPITAL AUTHO DISCOUNT TIRE DOUGLASS COLONY GROUP INC EASTERN ADAMS COUNTY METROPOLI ELECTION CENTER INC THE

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9,466.75 5,125.00 12,100.00 18,639.06 625.00 30.00 4,282.50 593.75 21,934.16 801,055.00 93,000.00 2,094.00 12,247.46 50.00 397.50 15,167.97 197,626.53 38,318.00 402.28 3,061.00 560.00 25.00 19,953.32 312.50 2,237.57 794.13 79.48 18,681.97 12,236.86 106.69 354.60 3,310.82 4,700.00 3,900.00 85.00 415.80 6,490.00 601.36 25,056.15 48,398.47 897.75 631.42 1,027.23 50.00 16,192.60 400.00 19.00 1,718.74 19.00 2,569.86 120.86 66,873.48 680.00 821.74 345,329.73 805.30 500.00

ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS FERRELLGAS L P FLETCHER FAMILY ADVOCACY CENTE FLEXENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SERVIC FM K9 FOX CAR RENTAL / FOX DRU FRANCY LAW FIRM GABLEHOUSE GRANBERG LLC GAM ENTERPRISES INC GOODBEE MICHELLE GRANICUS LLC GRONQUIST, CHRISTOPHER L HAGGERTY BRIAN HELP/SYSTEMS LLC HILL & ROBBINS HILLYARD - DENVER HUPFER DETOR LEVON IDEXX DISTRIBUTION INC INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INTERMOUNTAIN REA INTERMOUNTAIN REA INTERVENTION COMMUNITY CORRECT JACKSON PATRICK JAZOWSKI KAREN LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES LARES SANDRA LEDEZMA FATIMA LEXIPOL LLC MCALLISTER JEAN G MILE HIGH FLEA MARKET MOBILE STORAGE SOLUTIONS MOORE IACOFANO GOLTSMAN INC MURPHY RICK MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO NEAL ROBERT NELSON AND KENNARD OCHS CRYSTAL PAMELA SALAPICH NELSON LLC PITNEY BOWES GLOBAL FINANCIAL PRAETORIAN DIGITAL, POLICEONE PROVEST LLC REAP RIVERDALE RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL ROCKY MOUNTAIN RADIOGRAPHICS I SANTIAGOS MEXICAN RESTURANT SCHULTZ PUBLIC AFFAIRS LLC SHUMS CODA ASSOCIATES SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION SOUTH ADAMS WATER & SANITATION STATE OF ILLINOIS ATTORNEY GEN SUMMIT FOOD SERVICE LLC SUMMIT LABORATORIES INC SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED SWIMS DISPOSAL T MOBILE THE TURNING POINT THERMAL & MOISTURE PROTECTION

3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

14,210.00 711.87 19.00 63,572.00 13,800.00 100.00 76.00 14,376.76 7,503.72 150.00 15,518.69 65.00 65.00 4,075.98 1,120.00 205.60 840.00 431.31 26,525.00 1,763.20 156.90 84,909.75 120.00 3,900.00 719.14 100.00 1,400.00 10,560.00 120.00 100.00 8,106.67 2,958.75 4,283.33 1,965.56 75.00 19.00 850.00 19.00 1,308.09 7,000.00 38.00 30,000.00 800.00 1,120.00 25.00 5,416.67 1,500.00 396.44 526.67 48.18 48.18 1,611.29 19.00 13,753.58 480.00 15.00 30.00 15.00 15.00 30.00 15.00 95.00 30.56 60.83 2,700.00

TONSAGER DENNIS TOP HAT FILE AND SERVE TOSHIBA FINANCIAL SERVICES TRELOAR TARA A TYGRETT DEBRA R UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE VARGO AND JANSON PC VERIZON WIRELESS WOLFE SANDRA KAY WRIGHTWAY INDUSTRIES INC XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY Fund Total

3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

65.00 19.00 5,941.66 65.00 255.00 298.86 47.76 245.00 19.00 3,136.53 65.00 540.32 1,227.99 593.23 2,188,281.46

GOLF COURSE ENTERPRISE FUND PROFESSIONAL RECREATION MGMT I Fund Total

3/10/2021

31,085.34 31,085.34

EQUIPMENT SERVICE FUND ACS MANAGEMENT LLC ALTEC INDUSTRIES INC BUCKEYE WELDING SUPPLY CO INC FACTORY MOTOR PARTS INSIGHT AUTO GLASS LLC PRECISE MRM LLC SAM HILL OIL INC Fund Total

3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

4,268.00 195,014.00 60.50 8,344.21 813.50 7,534.72 16,154.37 232,189.30

STORMWATER UTILITY FUND QUANTUM WATER & ENVIRONMENT SOUTH PLATTE COALITION FOR URB UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF UTILO LLC Fund Total

3/10/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

5,587.67 1,210.00 3,410.75 7,342.00 17,550.42

ROAD & BRIDGE FUND HDR ENGINEERING INC Fund Total

3/11/2021

7,250.00 7,250.00

INSURANCE FUND NAVIA BENEFIT SOLUTIONS INC TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT DELTA DENTAL OF COLO ADAMS COUNTY DETENTION FACILIT CA SHORT COMPANY CAREHERE LLC COLO FRAME & SUSPENSION COLO OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PHY FIRST AMERICAN ADMINISTRATORS JOE’S TOWING & RECOVERY NATHAN DUMM & MAYER PC NATHAN DUMM & MAYER PC PARENTE LISA Fund Total

3/9/2021 3/9/2021 3/10/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

900.00 60,128.46 145,513.75 100.00 10,216.75 80,185.00 15,552.67 264.00 48,910.10 148.00 73.00 5,899.10 300.00 368,190.83

OPEN SPACE SALES TAX FUND AURORA CITY OF

3/12/2021

15,000.00

Fund Total

15,000.00 COMMUNITY DEV BLOCK GRANT FUND

3W RACES LLC COLORADO SPORTS RENTAL LLC FAIFO LTD JIMMY JOHNS PINNACLE PEDIATRICS AND INTERN WORLD JUICE BAR LLC FUN SERVICES INC SAIGON PHO & GRILL RESTURANT I BRUZ BEERS MY LITTLE WORLD PRESCHOOL & CH NOAHS ARK PRESCHOOL & CHILD CA Fund Total

3/9/2021 3/9/2021 3/9/2021 3/9/2021 3/9/2021 3/9/2021 3/12/2021 3/12/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

2,654.00 11,500.00 7,300.00 8,148.50 10,164.00 2,530.00 17,426.50 1,638.75 7,240.00 7,223.50 10,278.50 86,103.75

HEAD START FUND CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURY LINK CENTURYLINK CHILDRENS HOSPITAL CINTAS CORPORATION NO 2 COLO DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES COLO OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE PHY DENVER CHILDREN’S ADVOCACY CTR GENESIS FLOOR CARE OF COLORADO MIGHTY LITTLE VOICES SPEECH TH SYSCO DENVER Fund Total

3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

422.32 149.60 120.76 463.65 11.86 1,575.00 160.89 70.00 80.00 3,907.58 2,322.00 2,080.00 3,485.95 14,849.61

WORKFORCE & BUSINESS CENTER COMPUTER SYSTEMS DESIGN SEGURA GALVAN BRAYAN A VERIZON WIRELESS XCEL ENERGY Fund Total

3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

4,800.00 80.00 918.69 108.05 5,906.74

COLORADO AIR & SPACE PORT ADT COMMERCIAL LLC ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER ARAMARK REFRESHMENT SERVICES CLEARWAY ENERGY GROUP LLC DOUGLASS AVIATION LLC ERKER FARMS INC KIMLEY-HORN AND ASSOCIATES INC ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR ASSN UNITED SITE SERVICES Fund Total

3/10/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021 3/11/2021

195.00 6,600.00 189.43 1,801.16 3,565.17 633.13 565.00 3,515.00 647.86 17,711.75

FLATROCK FACILITY FUND COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEMS Fund Total

3/11/2021

GRAND TOTAL Legal Notice No.: 707470 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: March 18, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

1,606.87 1,606.87 2,985,726.07

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“COVID has been a constant struggle for my everyday norm,” he said. “Training for competition has come to a halt. I haven’t competed since Nov. 2, 2019, and training has completely stopped since March of 2020.”

The decision for suspending competition came from the International Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Federation. The halt to training came from Sainz’s gym, Essential BJJ. Before training stopped, it was a full-service training regimen – submissions and techniques – just as long as everyone involved agreed and that every-

SAMSON FROM PAGE 21

The routine for road games changed.

“Unlike last year, where I was able to go in and out of rinks freely at any time, this year I am able to go into rinks 15 minutes before games, I occasionally have to get dressed outside for games and my pregame warm-up has to be outside too,” Samson said.

Bus trips are 10 hours or more between games. In one instance, Samson’s team finished a six-hour bus ride to a game in St. Louis. Just before the game started, the team returned to Indiana because of a potential contact with a team representative who tested positive.

In November, Samson’s team played just one game in a showcase tournament because a teammate wasn’t feeling well. That forced the squad to return home. Soon after, the team instituted strict rules so that the season could continue.

Samson steers clear of his teammates, except for practices, workouts and games.

“I try to limit as much time with

one involved stayed safe.

“Jiu-Jitsu is as contact of a sport you can be in. You sweat, you bleed, you transfer all the bacteria on you to one another,” Sainz said. “So, I took a step back and put myself into isolation for months.”

The break was OK at first.

“Jiu-Jitsu was my life,” Sainz said. “At first the break was nice, felt like a vacation. In 2019 I was in camp all year, and I was run down.

I want to compete more than ever. I have that itch, and now I’m sick and tired of waiting, to say the least.“ He and his girlfriend train at home, He called her “a phenomenal training partner.”

“I teach classes virtually and, as you can imagine, teaching a fullcontact sport virtually has been my latest challenge,” Sainz said.

“For the solo drills, I’ve had to think way outside the box, had to think of what it would be like to do techniques all alone and make it to where my students can visualize it and apply it once we can train again.

“Teaching is always very difficult.

With partners, it makes it easier in some ways to be able to demonstrate the move but you can also get very complex with techniques and concepts,” he continued.

“Now with solo drills, you become very limited to what you can teach without having a partner’s reaction.”

Sainz called the last year “a huge test more so on my mind.”

“It’s a big aspect in being an athlete, but I’ve used this time to grow in areas I didn’t have the opportuni-

ty to,” he said. “As an athlete, I still work out constantly and maintain a great diet to stay ready. But it’s far from the same outcome I would normally have.”

Most athletes deal with the potential of life after their careers a little later than Sainz.

“The last thing I could think to add is that I never would have imagined what life without BJJ would be like. And in ways it’s very nice to accomplish new goals and look out for my future,” he said. “If more pandemics happen, it could kill my dream of being a gym owner completely. So, I need to be positive but also need to have new backup options.

“Life won’t wait for you and if you don’t make something happen for yourself, that falls back onto you.”

them as I can so I can stay as safe as possible. In the locker room and on road trips, I sit by the same teammates and they are my roommates every time I am on the road, too,” Samson said. “There haven’t really been any news rules added because of COVID. But the time that my team and I are allowed to go into the rink has been reduced to 15 to 30 minutes before the game, rather than going in and out of the rink freely.”

can Prospects Hockey League. Its website says it sent more than 120 players on to the North American Hockey League for the 2020-2021 season. Fifty-five of them had contracts.

Samson’s squad played in Cleveland in February and was planning to head to Dallas for the North American Prospects Hockey League tournament.

“I got through that phase by just slowing down time and just getting through one day at a time. If I just worry about the next day, I can worry about how I can be a better student and a better hockey player that day and not look too much into the future,” Samson said.

Samson said the ongoing pandemic made him a better player and a better person, too.

“It gives me new ways and new opportunities to become a better player. It has thrown some obstacles in my way by not having every rink

open or gyms, so I have to find my own ways to get better and work harder when I do get that limited amount of ice and gym time,” he said. ”This has made me a better person by just allowing me to do the right thing by staying home and only going out when needed.”

Samson wants to play college hockey next year, though he’s not sure where. There’s even been another side benefit to playing hockey through a pandemic, and it deals with education.

“Before Brighton High School came out with the idea that there was going to be online school for this school year, I already committed to playing out here in Indiana,” Samson said. “But one of my goals for the coming year was to graduate with my classmates at BHS. Because of the online school option, I was able to fulfill that and go to school in Brighton while being able to play hockey out here in Indiana.”

Positive outlook Samson hasn’t reached a point where he got mad at the situation.

“Although it has been tough numerous times,” he said. “I try to keep a positive outlook on everything, and I try to tell myself that I am not the only hockey player right now doing this. In order to keep playing the sport I love, I have to make some sacrifices to do that, especially during this time.”

His season continues. James Mullins, the coach of Samson’s team, Indy Jr. Fuel 18U AAA, played with current Colorado Avalanche star Nathan McKinnon at Shattuck St. Mary’s School in Minnesota.

The team is in the prep division of the 12-year-old North Ameri-

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Public Notices The petition requests that the name of Queensa Victoria Fischer be changed to Victoria Queensa Mueller Case No.: 21 C 0262 By: Deputy Clerk Legal Notice No. 707450 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 8, 2021 that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

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