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Sixteen members of Westminster PD respond to Boulder shooting Westminster officers remain on scene to assit with investigation for as long as necessary

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Within 18 minutes of a “mutual aid” call going out, 16 members of the Westminster Police Department were in Boulder on Monday to assist local law enforcement to respond to an active shooter inside a King Soopers.

There were 11 officers, a sergeant, a K-9 sergeant, a patrol commander, another sergeant operating an armored vehicle and two members of the public information office. The team helped the Boulder Police Department with whatever it needed to end the mass shooting that resulted

in 10 deaths.

When the shooting started after 2:30 p.m., Boulder PD put out a call on a regional channel for assistance, drawing agents from Westminster, Jefferson County, Longmont, Lafayette, Golden and Denver, among others, said Trevor Materasso, a spokesperson for Westminster PD. At the time, for Westminster PD, it was almost time for the evening swing shift to start for a team of officers who typically replaces the day shift team and who precedes the graveyard shift team. So, Westminster PD leadership asked day shift officers to stay late and called in graveyard shift officers early, so they could send the swing shift team to Boulder.

“You go into a very quick crisis mode. You can’t send everybody, so we can’t leave our city unprotected.

But we can send several resources,” Materasso said.

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The Westminster Police Department deployed an armored vehicle to Boulder on March 22 to respond to an active shooter situation. The sergeant operating the vehicle was among 16 members of the Westminster PD who went to Boulder to assist local law MATTHEW JONAS/COURTESY OF BOULDER DAILY CAMERA enforcement.

Boulder mass shooting suspect will face additional charges

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ahmad Alissa, the suspect in the March 22 mass shooting at a King Soopers in Boulder, appeared in court on March 25 for an Appearance on Arrest Warrant for the first time since the incident. He will continue to be held without bond until a mental health status check has been completed and will face further charges in addition to the 11 counts that have filed against him at this time.

Alissa has been charged with 10 counts of murder in the first degree and one count of attempted murder in the first degree. Alissa

waived his right to a preliminary trial within 35 days, with defense attorney Kathryn Herold requesting three months for a mental status check to be completed.

“We would be requesting at this time that we actually set a status prior to setting the proof evident and presumption great hearing,” said Herold. “Our position is that we cannot do anything until we are able to fully assess Mr. Alissa’s mental illness.

“We cannot begin to assess the nature and depth of Mr. Alissa’s mental illness until we have the discovery from the government,” Herold continued. “It is my understanding that the government is continuing to inves-

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tigate this case, the discovery is going to be voluminous, and so at this juncture it doesn’t make sense to set the proof evident and presumption Alissa great hearing.”

Boulder County District Attorney Michael Dougherty contested Herold’s request, arguing that three months was a longer timeframe than he had anticipated. Presiding Judge Thomas Mulvahill granted Herold’s request, stating that a status conference will be set in 60-90 days.

“I understand the concerns that you have Mr. Dougherty, but at the same time I want to make sure the defense has ample opportunity to prepare to move forward once we do set that hearing,” Judge Mulvahill said.

Dougherty said that the crime scene is still being processed and that additional charges will be filed in the coming days.

Alissa spoke only once during the hearing, quietly answering “Yes” when asked to acknowledge his rights to

be informed of the nature of the charges, a jury trial, and a reasonable timeframe in determining probable cause.

“It is anticipated that today’s court appearance will be the first court appearance in what will likely be a lengthy court process,” said a press release issued by Dougherty’s office after the hearing.

The gun and the trial At a March 26 press conference, Dougherty said that the next court hearing would be announced the week of March 29.

Dougherty also stated his desire for the trial to be held in Boulder.

“I want to make sure that the people of Boulder have the opportunity for justice to be served and this trial to be held in Boulder County,” said Dougherty.

Dougherty and Boulder Police Chief Maris Herold confirmed on March 26 that the gun Alissa used to carry out the shooting was a Ruger AR 556 purchased legally at Eagles Nest Armory on 64th Avenue in Arvada.

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of Eagles Nest Armory, said that Alissa passed a background check before purchasing the gun, and that Eagles Nest was cooperating with authorities.

Herold said that authorities are still working to determine Alissa’s motive, as well as why he chose to carry out the attack at a King Soopers in Boulder, roughly 20 miles from Arvada.

Dougherty reiterated his comments from the March 25 court appearance stating that Alissa will face further charges. Dougherty specified that Alissa will face additional attempted murder charges for exchanging fire with responding police officers and will face further unspecified charges pending the conclusion of the investigation.

Herold said that 157 representatives from 26 law enforcement agencies, including the FBI and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation have worked a combined 3,000 hours on the case as of March 26. Dougherty said that although the investigation has not yet been completed, it is “progressing rapidly.”

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Colorado makes big step toward reopening

BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In what may amount to Colorado’s largest step toward reopening since the statewide stay-at-home order ended, the state saw nearly half of its counties move to the lowest level on the state’s “dial” system of restrictions.

The state’s color-coded COVID-19 dial is the set of restrictions counties must follow based on the local spread of the virus. The system affects capacity at restaurants, other businesses, indoor and outdoor events, and other settings. Colorado originally implemented the dial on Sept. 15.

Among the dial’s six levels, green is the least restrictive. Purple, the most restrictive level, is a stay-athome order.

Only a few counties had qualified for level green — also known as the “protect our neighbors” stage — in the past.

But when the latest changes to Colorado’s system of restrictions — dubbed “dial 3.0” — took effect on March 24, counties scattered across the state moved to level green.

Twenty-eight of the state’s 64 counties were in that level as of March 26. At that point, Gilpin was the only Denver-area county operating in green.

What’s more, dial 3.0 also removed most restrictions in level green altogether. Bars and indoor events must still adhere to a 50% capacity limit or a 500-person cap, whichever

is fewer. The update also made it easier for counties to move into level green.

The update also relaxed restrictions for certain businesses in other counties.

The move to dial 3.0 could be Colorado’s largest step in reopening since the statewide stay-at-home order ended last April. It’s likely that no other state public-health order or dial update since then has resulted in so many counties seeing such a large increase in capacity levels, according to the state public-health department.

State officials expect that dial 3.0 will remain in effect until midApril, at which point the state plans to retire the dial and implement a new public health order that gives local public health agencies greater control over what restrictions to enforce, according to a March 23 news release.

On March 19, the state released a draft of the dial 3.0 policies, and Coloradans were able to submit feedback by March 22.

Here’s a breakdown of the final dial 3.0 policies.

Bars open after long haul Among the most notable changes is that bars that do not have fullservice kitchens can now open in level-blue counties. The opening of those bars comes after roughly a year of remaining closed for inperson service.

Bars that function with a fullservice kitchen or provide food from

a licensed retail food establishment, such as a neighboring restaurant or food truck, were able to open along with restaurants as of May 27, according to a state fact sheet. But others remained closed to the public.

On June 18, the state announced bars could open at 25% occupancy or 50 patrons, whichever is less.

That change also included other drinking establishments, such as breweries, distillery pubs and clubs.

What followed was a quick reversal: Just 12 days after allowing bars and nightclubs to open in-person service, a concerning uptick in COVID-19 cases fueled by young Coloradans prompted state officials to close the establishments again.

“There were several factors that went into the decision to close bars again regretfully,” said a statement from the Colorado State Joint Information Center, which takes questions for the state public-health department. “Top among them was evidence that the environments resulted in higher-risk behavior that could lead to increased disease spread.”

Now, bars can open in level blue at 25% capacity or 75 people, whichever is fewer.

That would include other drinking establishments, such as breweries, distillery pubs and nightclubs, according to the state information center.

Many counties are in blue, including some in the Denver metro area.

See a map that shows each county’s dial level and what restrictions apply to each level at covid19.colorado. gov/data/covid-19-dial-dashboard.

The level a county qualifies for on the dial generally depends on the county’s rate of new cases, its percentage of COVID-19 tests that come back positive, and whether hospitalizations are increasing, stable or declining.

Bars without full-service kitchens that don’t provide food from a licensed retail food establishment have been able to open in counties that are in level green, but only a few counties had qualified for level green in the past.

Personal gatherings A less-talked-about aspect of Colorado’s COVID-19 restrictions lately is the limit on personal gatherings.

The restriction was the same across blue, yellow and orange — the dial’s middle levels. The state allowed up to 10 people from no more than two households, although it’s the type of regulation where officials generally must rely on voluntary compliance.

The dial 3.0 changes would do away with that limit in most cases.

“There is no longer a state limit on personal gathering sizes. The state will follow (federal) CDC’s guidance on personal gatherings,” the state public-health department said in a news release. “The CDC still strongly recommends avoiding larger gatherings and crowds to prevent the spread of COVID-19.”

For level orange, the limit is still listed as up to 10 people from no more than two households. The state lists “none” as the personal gathering size for levels red and purple.

Changes to level blue

Retail, offices, and noncritical manufacturing in level blue may now open to 75% capacity, up from 50% previously.

Outdoor events in levels green and blue no longer have state-level capacity restrictions under the dial.

Counties may choose to implement capacity restrictions on outdoor events at the local level, the news release said.

All restaurants in level blue may technically operate at 100% capacity with 6 feet between parties, but it’s not a complete lifting. Similarly, all gyms in level blue may operate at 100% capacity with 6 feet between parties.

“The state expects that maintaining a 6-foot distancing requirement will be a limiting factor for most indoor spaces,” the news release said.

Under the “dial 2.0” changes to Colorado’s restrictions on Feb. 6, the state public-health department drastically eased the limits on incidence rates — rates of new cases — that allow counties to remain in certain levels of the dial. The arrival of the “dial 2.0” system had moved Denver metro counties down to level yellow from level orange.

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.

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

The state announced even further changes on March 8 that included adding a new “disease incidence metric buffer.” The “buffer” change allowed counties to exceed their 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.

5-Star business, blue and yellow update Under the dial 3.0 changes, 5-Starcertified restaurants and gyms in levels blue and yellow may technically operate at 100% capacity with 6 feet between parties.

Additionally, 5-Star-certified seated and unseated indoor events may operate at 50% capacity or 500 people, whichever is fewer, in level blue.

All other 5-Star-certified businesses not mentioned above in level blue may operate with an additional 50 people above the normal capacity cap.

Five-Star-certified seated indoor events in level yellow may operate at 50% capacity or 225 people, whichever is fewer. Five-Star-certified unseated indoor events in Level Yellow may operate at 50% capacity or 175 people, whichever is fewer.

Notably, 5-Star-certified outdoor events in levels blue and yellow now have no capacity limits and are subject to local restrictions only.

Colorado’s 5-Star State Certification Program allows businesses to operate with expanded capacity if they follow stepped-up COVID-19 safety protocols, generally letting businesses follow restrictions that are one level lower on the dial than they otherwise would be able to without certification.

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Adams 12 board has preliminary discussion on 2021-22 budget Questions about enrollment and state funding make for extra-complicated budgetary process

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Adams 12 Five Star Schools Board of Education began a likely lengthy and complicated budget approval process for the 2021-22 school year at its March 17 meeting.

Technically, the board will be responsible for offering additional input and ultimately voting on a budget that district administrators will work diligently on soon. Though the process is usually complicated,

there are unique elements this time because of potential major shifts in state and federal funding, much of it related to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chief Financial Officer Suzi De Young’s first update to the board was about this year’s budget, and how it will finish better than district leadership thought. Halfway through the school year, school districts in Colorado amend budgets to better reflect state funding based on changes in enrollment. Due to COVID-19, enrollment numbers have been down, including in Adams 12.

“Adams 12 has been a declining enrollment district. We did have a significant decline in funded pupils and in enrollment this fiscal year,” De Young said at a March 17 board meeting.

However, Gov. Jared Polis signed a law on March 15 preventing the

state from withdrawing funding for districts that saw a decrease in enrollment. As a result, Adams 12 expects to have $6 million more in its general fund balance at the end of the year than what the district projected in the amended 2020-21 budget.

There’s a lot of uncertainty surrounding the 2021-22 budget, though. The district’s enrollment base the state would use to calculate how much money it gives to Adams 12 next year would be 1,200 fewer students, according to district estimations. However, the district can average that number out, so that its per-pupil funding from the state doesn’t drop as much.

The potential decrease in per-pupil funding might be offset by a decrease in the state’s budget stabilization factor (also called “negative fac-

tor”), a calculation the state makes every year to withhold money from school districts to pay for other priorities. This past year, it was over $1 billion, the highest it has ever been.

De Young informed the Adams 12 board that Polis has requested from the state legislature a significant decrease in the negative factor next year, meaning more money would go to the school districts. The legislature won’t make a final decision until it passes the School Finance Act near the end of the legislative session.

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School district rolls out 2021 remote learning plan

BY BOB WOOLEY BWOOLEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Students enrolling in Jeffco Public Schools’ remote learning program for the 2021-22 school year can expect an equitable learning experience on par with in-person school, district officials told parents at a Facebook live event on March 18.

The program will have a strong focus on synchronous learning and allowing students to be part of their

home school with the ability to attend events, participate in athletics and extra-curricular activities such as performing in school plays.

In addition, seniors will receive their diplomas from and graduate with their current home high school. All students will have the option to return to their school in the 2022-23 school year without reapplying to attend that school.

Jeffco Schools’ Interim Superintendent Kristopher Schuh said the

district expected strong participation in next year’s remote offering, noting roughly 20% of the district’s 80,000 students chose the remotelearning option this year.

According to Interim Deputy Superintendent Marcia Anker, the district conducted a survey in February to gauge interest in a remote program. She said the overall response rate was about 33%, and out of those, more than 1,300 families said they would be interested in a re-

mote option next year, affirming the district’s decision to move forward with the remote option.

COVID-19 is still playing a role in choosing the learning environment some families are comfortable with, while others simply think remote works better for their child, Anker said.

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the state budget stabilization factor decreases, then Adams 12 could see its revenue increase next year by $18.9 million.

In many ways, the district needs the state and federal situations to work out. Otherwise, explained De Young and Superintendent Chris Gdowski, the district could face difficult decisions around staffing due

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program. No stranger to non-tradietional learning approaches, Walsh has overseen the district’s option, alternative and dual-enrollment schools for the past eight years. He’s also been an important cog in the remote machine for this school year.

“I worked closely with high school principals on the overall restart program and delivering the in-person and remote options in our high schools,” he said. “Since then, I’ve been working closely with Jeffco Virtual Academy, better understanding what they offer to our students.”

Walsh said he was approached and had a great interest in being the lead on the new program, not just for the year ahead and dealing with the pandemic, but also for future opportunities remote learning pairs with in education.

He said the main difference between next year’s remote program

to enrollment declines. The district decided to maintain current staffing levels this year, even though it didn’t technically match the per-pupil count.

“At this point, we just have to have a better handle on enrollment,” Gdowski said at the board meeting.

These sorts of issues have propelled Gdowski into advocating for statewide efforts that would change the way Colorado funds schools.

Though Gdowski said he’s more on one end of the extreme — he’s a proponent of eliminating the

negative factor — he’s more about finding consensus with other school district superintendents for a viable solution.

“What I fear is that if we don’t have consensus to deal with these dollars, is that we’ll have districts and communities fighting against one another,” Gdowski said.

and the current virtual academy program is the new program will be primarily synchronous.

“Students will have the opportunity to have face-to-face conversations in instruction with their teachers on a daily basis,” he said. “Families are excited about it because it provides structure and organization for students.”

Schuh reiterated the district’s commitment to creating a remote program that equals in-person learning in every way. He said the goal is to provide a consistent, equitable, high-quality, comprehensive experience for all students across all schools including options and charters.

Part of reaching that goal will hinge on the district’s ability to keep remote learners engaged and connected to their home school.

Anker said the expectation is that the school will reach out to remote learners on a regular basis — at least weekly in a variety of ways.

Although many teachers are currently teaching in-person and

remote students at the same time, Walsh said that won’t be the case next year. The district will hire teachers solely to teach remote students to ensure an equitable experience.

Families who are or may be interested in the new program can already see class offerings on the district’s Remote Learning website.

Walsh said the district will offer Advanced Placement classes, honors and a wide range of unique electives. He thinks families will be pleasantly surprised when they see the comprehensive and competitive course list.

Prom, Graduation update At the March 17 board meeting, Gdowski provided updates about graduation and prom. The district is committed to providing a prom

How can you enroll your child?

Mackenzie Nickum, Jeffco’s director of enrollment services, said through December and January, the district asked families to go online and choose their school at Enroll Jeffco. The site is considered the best way for families to choose their learning environment (remote or in-person) as well.

To begin, log-in to Enroll Jeffco

experience later in the spring. It may be later than it usually is or not have as many students, but “we look forward to exploring further with our students and developing those concrete plans,” he said.

Likely, the district would hold graduations at North Stadium in Westminster because it can be used outdoors and has enough space for graduates to invite two members of their family. However, the district hasn’t made any final decisions because North Stadium is undergoing extensive renovations. with a Jeffco Connect username and password. Once inside, click “Let’s get started” and follow the prompts.

On the second page there will be a question asking which learning environment you want to pursue.

Users will have the options of “remote,” “in-person” or “not sure.”

Each school has a remote version. For example, there’s a Wilmot Elementary and a remote Wilmot Elementary option.

Apply to the schools you’re interested in, click next and submit. Keep in mind that you’re guaranteed a spot at the school you’re currently enrolled in.

There’s no lottery system for remote school — applications are processed as they’re submitted. The district is taking anyone who wants to enroll in remote learning until April 7. After that, district officials will start looking at capacity, and there may be a waitlist depending on available space for either remote or in-person, so if a family wants to switch after that point, it will depend on availability of spots.

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Thornton and Westminster take steps to address water supply concerns Two cities and two time frames, but water conservation is key for both

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Thornton City Council recently adopted measures to help the city’s water supply in the short-term, while Westminster City Council discussed a new water supply plan for the long-term.

Both cities, like many others in Colorado, are trying to be proactive about water usage given the current and future drought conditions as climate change intensifies. The measures Thornton City Council recently passed clamp down on water waste, while Westminster’s water supply plan prioritizes waterefficient utilities and mindful land use.

At a March 23 meeting, the Thornton council unanimously approved amendments to city codes about water usage and a new drought mitigation plan. The first major amendment limits turf irrigation to three days a week and only between 6 p.m. to 10 a.m. There are exceptions for homeowners associations and sports fields field if those organizations are meeting the city’s watersaving goals.

There are also harsher penalties for water leaks. If there is a water leak, the city will issue a home or

business owner a warning and if they don’t fix it, the city will issue a violation. If someone receives a violation, they have 10 days to pay a fee. For a residential customers’ first violation, the fee could range from $100 to $400 depending on the drought stage the city has declared.

The fee amounts are higher for commercial users or if a customer has previous violations. If the customer doesn’t fix the leak in 10 days, the city can shut off that person’s water.

The new drought mitigation plan contains minor, yet significant, changes from the last drought mitigation plan that the council approved in 2019. The 2019 plan outlined four drought stages, while the new plan has three stages, meaning the transition between stages is slightly less gradual. For example, the new drought stage #2 prohibits outdoor irrigation, a rule in drought stage #3 in the 2019 plan.

The new measures are immediately necessary, even though the city’s water supply is better than it was two weeks ago, explained Emily Hunt, Thornton’s deputy infrastructure director. The snowstorm on March 13 and 14 brought more than 20 inches to the Front Range, adding to the snowpack in water reservoirs.

Yet, the United States Drought Monitor says Adams County is still within moderate to severe drought conditions.

Thornton’s current water supply is 68 percent of the average for this time of year. The city projects its

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water supply by July to be between 60 and 75 percent of the average.

Westminster plan Next door, Westminster is drafting a new water supply plan that is part of the overall 2040 comprehensive plan that the council will vote to adopt later this year. The current water supply plan is from 2014.

To draft the new plan, the city used computer software to produce models accounting for major variables and changes to those variables. They include variability in water supply during wet or dry weather, land-use decisions and conservation trends. Among the two variables the city has more control over, land-use decisions and conservation trends, conservation will be the most determinant, said Sarah Borgers, water resources and quality manager. Staff presented the plan to the city council at a March 15 study session.

“If we can continue on that (conservation) trend, then we can build what is shown in the current comprehensive plan land use,” Borgers said. If more people use water-efficient appliances in their homes, such as toilets and washing machines, the city will save a lot of

water and as a result, won’t need to worry as much about land development Councilor Kathryn Skulley commented on Borgers’ analysis, “There is often a lot of statements about, `If you stop developing, you save water.’

I think you made it pretty clear tonight that that’s not necessarily the correct answer.”

Max Kirschbaum, public works and utilities director, agreed but said council should “consider carefully” major deviations from the current land use plan, like approving a data processing center, for example.

If the city and its residents are mindful about water usage in the future, Westminster will be in a stable situation, Borgers explained.

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Eastcreek Farm zoning amendment tests Thornton’s newer goal to diversify housing Thornton City Council and the public discusses zoning amendment allowing for townhomes and apartments past midnight

BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

After a three hour long public hearing at a March 23 meeting, Thornton City Council passed a controversial zoning amendment for the Eastcreek Farm subdivision in north Thornton with a 5-3 vote.

Mayor Jan Kulmann, Mayor Pro Tem Jessica Sandgren, and Councilors Julia Marvin, Angie Bedolla and Jacque Phillips voted for the amendment. Councilors Adam Matkowsky, David Acunto and Sam Nizam dissented. e The amendment allows the homebuilders to develop townhomes and ’apartment complexes, instead of just single-family detached homes, as was originally planned. Concerns about traffic, water demand and crime in the prospective 83acre development drew opposition from 150-plus neighbors through

email submissions and public comments expressed at the public hearing.

The amendment was for an official development plan (ODP) that council approved in 2016 for 233 single-family detached homes.

Then, last year, the city adopted a new comprehensive plan calling for greater diversity in housing, prompting the main developer, Carlson Land, to draft the new amendment to add townhomes and apartments.

Located directly south of E-470 and east of York Street, Eastcreek Farm will now consist of 96 single-family detached homes, 128 townhomes and duplexes and 284 apartment units. Altogether, the additions are expected to house 1,400 new residents. There is an additional area nearby that still requires council’s approval of a separate zoning amendment for 43 single-family detached homes.

All the residential units will be market rate. One-bedroom studio apartments would be about $1,150 per month and three-bedroom apartments will cost up to $2,200 a month, according to Eric Gumm, a representative of the sub-contractor building the apartments. The duplexes and townhomes could be between $400,000 to $500,000 and the single-family detached could

cost about $600,000, said Jonathan Beckwitt, a representative of the Lennar Corporation, who Carlson Land has contracted to build the homes. Though, Beckwitt added, “Lennar hasn’t finalized pricing for public disclosure.”

The housing types, and their cost, was a point of lengthy debate at the March 23 meeting. There were opponents of the apartments, such as Matkowsky, who said, “after the initial lease agreement signed, there’s a lot of sub-leasing going on and that’s where the problems come in.” Others argued a step further, saying that because multi-family units provide housing for various income levels, there could be more crime. Phillips, who represents Ward 1 where there is a lot of multi-family housing, pushed back hard, saying, “I don’t think it’s appropriate to make these comments about crime because of the people that are living in multi-family housing.” The police department doesn’t anticipate an increase in crime, according to the department’s impact study.

There were others, though, who said Eastcreek Farm won’t provide housing opportunities for people of various income levels because the costs are too high. “Simply diversifying the housing type does not create human diversity,” said

resident Brian McWilliams at the public hearing. Still, some councilors cited the potential diversity of residents as a reason for approving the amendment. Representatives of the homebuilders said they plan to market the properties to young couples and retirees.

Several residents also expressed concern about traffic. The developers will modify roads immediately surrounding the subdivision, but neighbors worry about the impact additional residents and their cars will have throughout the region, specifically at York Street and 144th Avenue.

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Kulmann, who lives near the prospective development and who was originally skeptical, agreed. “I was torn on this as well,” she said.

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A quiet peer becomes an accused murderer

BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Ahmad Alissa, charged with 10 counts of murder in the March 22 mass shooting at a Boulder King Soopers, left conflicting memories of a quiet teen prone to outbursts of anger at Arvada West High School.

Ten victims tragically perished in the massacre; Denny Stong, 20; Nevin Stanisic, 23; Rikki Olds, 25; Tralona Bartkowiak, 49; Teri Leiker, 51; Officer Eric Talley, 51; Kevin Mahoney, 61; Lynn Murray, 62; and Jody Waters, 65.

Charged with their murders is Ahmad Alissa - a name that has become known in households across the country over the last week. For Arvadans, the shooter bears an unseemly connection; Alissa, 21, has been an Arvada resident for the last seven years.

Before Alissa walked into the Table Mesa Drive King Soopers at 2:30 p.m. on March 22 with an AR-556, he was a student at Arvada West High School, which he attended School from March 2015 until his graduation in May 2018.

At Arvada West, Alissa competed on the wrestling team for each of the three full school years he completed.

Prior to moving to Arvada in 2014, he attended Denver South High School for part of his freshman year.

Alissa was born in Syria in 1999.

He moved to the United States in

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The 11 officers and sergeant went to the King Soopers and helped with securing two sides of the building to check for a second shooter. At the time, there was confusion if there was more than one shooter. Law enforcement has arrested a suspect, Ahmad Al Aliwi Aliisa, who they believe is solely responsible for the attack.

The K-9 unit sergeant was also on-site, ready to deploy his dog to check for explosives, although the dog wasn’t ultimately needed. The sergeant driving the armored vehicle picked up a tactical team from

2002 and later became a citizen. His family owns the Sultan Grill on 64th Avenue - which has been closed since the shootings.

Alissa’s troubles began during time at Arvada West. Six days before his 18th birthday, he was ticketed for a driver’s license restriction violation.

Alissa pleaded guilty to the charge, which was later dismissed by the district attorney.

Seven months later, things escalated. Alissa was charged with assaulting Alex Kimose, a fellow Arvada West student. At the time, Alissa claimed Kimose had bullied him and called him racial slurs, allegations that Kimose denied.

A statement issued by Kimose family attorney Elizabeth Krupa on March 24 called the attack “unprovoked.” Alissa pleaded guilty to class one misdemeanor assault and was sentenced to a year of probation and 48 hours of community service on April 11, 2018. Alissa’s probation was later extended by two months.

It wasn’t Alissa’s first outburst at Arvada West. A year earlier, he engaged in a wrestle-off; an occurrence where a junior varsity wrestler challenges a varsity wrestler in their weight class to a match, with a promotion to varsity offered to the junior varsity wrestler if they defeat their varsity counterpart.

A two-year junior varsity wrestler with a middling 5-18 record, Alissa

would have moved up to varsity had he won the wrestle-off. When he lost the tryout, he did not take it well.

Wrestling team manager Kayli Porterfield, who graduated from Arvada West in 2017, recalls Alissa threatening the team and storming out of the room.

“He lost his wrestle-off and he got very, very angry,” said Porterfield, “and he stormed out of the wrestling room but before he did, he shouted at all of us. And he shouted that he was going to kill us all, but no one took that part seriously. But we understood that he was angry, and we all knew that he would get angry like that.

“He was a pretty quiet kid,” Porterfield continued, “but he was always pretty nice as long as he wasn’t upset.

But I’ve seen him get upset to the point after a wrestling match if he loses that he would throw his headgear and storm off the match and wouldn’t acknowledge anyone. I’ve seen him get into fights after wrestling matches.”

Porterfield said that it became known among the wrestling team that after Alissa lost his wrestle-off, he got into a fistfight with his opponent, who was allegedly taunting him after the match.

Alissa quit the wrestling team for the rest of his junior year after this incident but rejoined during his senior year and made varsity. His

senior wrestling season ended in Dec. 2017 - four months before the assault incident with Kimose.

News of the assault incident traveled like wildfire around Arvada West. Other classmates noticed that Alissa was becoming increasingly more aggressive.

A classmate of Alissa’s who graduated with him in 2018 and wished to remain anonymous said although they had previously asked Alissa for help in math class, they began to keep their distance from him around this time.

“That’s when I did notice to kind of keep my distance from him because he was getting a little more aggressive and people noticed,” said the classmate. “I asked not to sit next to him in class anymore and I just tried to avoid him as much as possible during passing periods. I stopped asking him for help in class.”

The classmate added that they remembered Alissa saying that a lot of people at Arvada West were not friendly to him.

“I remember him saying that a lot of people didn’t really accept him,” said the classmate. “I think it was because he didn’t speak a lot of English, he said, or his accent from where he was from was really heavy so a lot of people couldn’t understand him, and he would get frustrated having to

other law enforcement agencies and brought them to the King Soopers entrance, where they deployed. The armored vehicle also transported another team operating drones. The patrol commander was at the command post to facilitate communication between Boulder PD officials and Westminster PD agents on the ground, Materasso described.

Some of the personnel Westminster PD sent were primarily there for communication. “When you have that many officers on scene and a chaotic event of that magnitude, the radio gets overwhelmed really, really quickly. So, you end up having to coordinate on multiple levels,” Materasso said.

The sergeant accompanying the 11 officers determined which informa-

tion needed conveyance to superiors and how to do that, either through local radio, mutual aid channel radio, phone or text message. Many times, he was providing information to the Westminster PD patrol commander in the command post.

The K-9 unit sergeant and armored car sergeant also used radio, but also received instructions face-to-face from other commanders on the ground.

Meanwhile, the two public information officers assisted with acquiring and vetting information about the number of suspects and victims. On Monday evening, there was a period of time when law enforcement wasn’t sharing many details. Materasso said that was because public information officers were still trying to confirm information.

“You try your best to make sure that that information is accurate,” Materasso added.

Both public information officers remain on the scene to help put information out to the public. One, Cheri Spottke, will remain on scene until the investigation is complete, likely several days from now. Boulder PD might even ask Spottke to assist the media liaison team for victims’ families, Materasso said.

Eleven officers remained on the scene from Monday night into Tuesday morning to protect the crime scene. Westminster PD continues to send officers to Boulder and will do so until Boulder no longer needs additional assistance. Those who are responding are volunteering in their time off.

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Mass casualty training takes on different forms

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Preparing for incidents such as the mass-casualty one in Boulder March 22 is a part of the routine for law enforcement agencies.

Ten people died when a gunman walked into a King Soopers store near the University of Colorado campus and opened fire. One of the victims was a police officer who’d been on the Boulder force for 10 years.

Weld County Weld County Sheriff ’s Office spokesman Joe Moylan said deputies do several things for active shooter incidents and critical incidents with mass casualties. One is an annual exercise that involves other county law enforcement agencies as well as fire and ambulance crews.

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repeat himself.”

Porterfield added that he had few friends at the school and experienced bullying because of his receding hairline.

“I did know about people bullying him because he was balding at a younger age,” said Porterfield, “and I’ve heard about people bulling him for being Muslim, but I’ve

“Most of our instructors in the training division are certified in one or several disciplines offered through ALERRT, which stands for Advanced Law Enforcement Rapid Response Training,” Moylan said.

“ALERRT is a national organization that essentially provides trainings to instructors. They have active shooter trainings geared toward law enforcement, fire, EMS and for the public, to name a few.”

Instructors have certification for the law enforcement course.

Moylan said that means they can teach active shooter response principles to other peace officers.

“We have another deputy who is certified in the civilian course,” Moylan said. “For the last five to six years, he’s been providing active shooter training to employees of all of our other county departments. He also has worked with some of the local schools and

churches.”

Moylan added that schools and churches ask for the training. The department sets up a one- or twoday seminar.

“Everyone, before they hit the streets, is run through some type of active shooter or critical incident training at our in-house (Peace Officer Standards and Training) Academy. It’s a topic that also comes up regularly during our advanced officer trainings,” Moylan said.

“Deputies go through AOT every two weeks. We also have active shooter scenarios we can run deputies through on our simulator.”

Adams County Adams County sheriff ’s deputies train for mass-casualty incidents “as best we can,” according to spokesman Sgt. Adam Sherman.

“In the past and when various

schedules allow, we have done multi-jurisdictional training to incorporate various law enforcement agencies, Fire, EMS (at times we have had Flight For Life join the training scenario), etc., to hopefully make communication and completion of tasks/needs more fluid,” he said. “Unfortunately, it takes a lot of work to schedule these types of training.”

Sherman brought such training to a narrower level.

“I know here at the sheriff ’s office we train for active shooters in our training academy, in-service training with deputies and collaborate when we can with our local fire/EMS crews,” he said.

“But there is no ‘textbook’ training for these mass incidents, unfortunately, because as a law enforcement community we are always learning, assessing, and applying lessons from previous incidents.”

never really seen any of that. There was one point where he said that if someone said anything about him being a Muslim, he would file it as a hate crime. So, he was very sensitive about that even though no one ever said anything about that in the wrestling room.”

The bullying Alissa faced because of his early balding was not physical in nature, Porterfield said, but verbal.

“It would just be people giving him crap,” said Porterfield. “Like they wouldn’t put their hands on him or anything, they would just talk some

crap to him that he would take really personally.”

Representatives from Arvada West and Jefferson County Public Schools were unable to comment on the school’s response to Alissa’s transgressions because they are covered by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The Arvada West alumni consulted for this piece were still reeling from the development that they knew the shooter when contacted by the Arvada Press.

“I’ve given him rides home before

and he’d be really nice but still really quiet - I just figured he was a quiet kid,” said Porterfield. “I figured he had some anger management problems because in high school, some kids are like that.”

“Honestly, I’m really still trying to soak it in,” said the classmate who wished to remain anonymous, “but it was very... It was scary, it was sad because I feel like mental illness can play a part in this, and one of those things that is overlooked these days, but it’s just... I don’t know, it’s been a lot of emotions process.”

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COVID strikes clergy as they provide comfort Pandemic poses risk to those helping others who are sick and dying

BY BRUCE ALPERT KAISER HEALTH NEWS

The Rev. Jose Luis Garayoa survived typhoid fever, malaria, a kidnapping and the Ebola crisis as a missionary in Sierra Leone, only to die of COVID-19 after tending to the people of his Texas church who were sick from the virus and the grieving family members of those who died.

Garayoa, 68, who served at El Paso’s Little Flower Catholic Church, was one of three priests living in the local home of the Roman Catholic Order of the Augustinian Recollects who contracted the disease. Garayoa died last year, two days before Thanksgiving.

Garayoa was aware of the dangers of COVID, but he could not refuse a congregant who sought comfort and prayers when that person or a loved one fought the disease, according to retired hairstylist Maria Luisa Placencia, one of the priest’s parishioners.

“He could not see someone suffering or worried about a child or a parent and not want to pray with them and show compassion,” Placencia said.

Garayoa’s death underscores the personal risks taken by spiritual

leaders who comfort the sick and their families, give last rites or conduct funerals for people who have died of COVID. Many also face challenges in leading congregations that are divided over the seriousness of the pandemic.

Ministering to the ill or dying is a major role of spiritual leaders in all religions. Susan Dunlap, a divinity professor at Duke University, said COVID creates an even greater feeling of obligation for clergy, because many patients are isolated from family members, she said.

People near death often want to interact with God or make things right, Dunlap said, and a clergy member “can help facilitate that.”

Such spiritual work is key to the work of hospital chaplains, but it can expose them to virus being spread in the air or sometimes through touch.

Trying to avoid touch Jayne Barnes, a chaplain at the Billings Clinic in Montana, said she tries to avoid physical contact with COVID patients, but it can be difficult to resist a brief touch, which is often the best way to convey compassion.

“It’s almost an awkward moment when you see a patient in distress, but you know you shouldn’t hold their hand or give them a hug,” Barnes said. “But that doesn’t mean that we can’t be there for them.

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gry with God, and they let me know about that. I’m there to listen.”

Still, there are times, Barnes said, that the despair is so profound she cannot help but “put on a glove and hold a patient’s hand.”

Barnes was diagnosed with COVID near Thanksgiving. She has recovered and has a “better understanding” of what patients are enduring.

Dealing with so much suffering affects even the most hardened doctors and nurses, she said. Billings Clinic staffers were devastated when a beloved physician died of COVID, and rallied behind a popular nurse who was seriously ill but recovered.

“We’re not only taking care of the patients; we are also there for the staff, and I think we have been an important asset,’’ she said of the hospital’s chaplains.

Setting an example In Abington, Pennsylvania, Pastor Marshall Mitchell of Salem Baptist Church said he believes part of his spiritual duty is to persuade his congregation and the broader African American community to take precautions to avoid COVID. That is why Mitchell allowed photographers to capture the moment in December when he received his first dose of a vaccine.

“As pastor of one of the largest churches in the Philadelphia region, it is incumbent on me to demonstrate the powers of both science and faith,” he said.

Mitchell said he might have credibility in convincing other African Americans, who have been disproportionately affected by COVID, that a vaccine can save lives. Many are skeptical.

The politicization of COVID precautions such as masks and social distancing has put many pastors in a difficult position.

Mitchell said he has no patience for people who refuse to wear masks.

“I keep them the hell away from me,” he said.

Jeff Wheeler, lead pastor of Central Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, said that his church encourages mask-wearing and that

most congregants comply. However, the underlying tension is reflected in his message to members on the church’s website: “As we move forward, we simply ask you to avoid shaming, judging or making critical comments to those wearing or not wearing masks,” it reads.

Sheikh Tarik Ata, who leads the Orange County Islamic Foundation in California, said that the Quran calls for Muslims to take actions to ensure their health and that congregants largely comply with COVID guidelines “So, our members don’t have a problem with mask mandates,” he said.

COVID has hit the Orange County Muslim population hard, Ata said.

Religion has become an important source of comfort for members who have lost their jobs and struggled with illness or finding child care.

“Our faith says that no matter how difficult the situation, we always have access to God and the future will be better,” Ata said.

Connecting via video Adam Morris, the rabbi at Temple Micah in Denver, said he has turned to online video to meet with congregants sick with the coronavirus. When meeting with his congregation members in person, such as during graveside services, he worries that with his mask on people might miss seeing the concern and compassion he feels for their plight.

He conducts in-person graveside funerals for a small number of mourners but requires all participants to wear masks.

Observant Muslims and Jews believe it is important to bury the dead quickly after death, Morris said.

“Some traditions and rituals must go forward,” Morris said, “COVID or not.”

This story is from Kaiser Health News, a nonprofit news service covering health issues. It is an editorially independent program of Kaiser Family Foundation, which is not affiliated with Kaiser Permanente. Used by permission. For more, khn.org.

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CSU scientists work on new coronavirus vaccines ‘We can’t take our foot off the accelerator’ as rollout lags in many countries

BY JOHN INGOLD COLORADO SUN

At his lab in the shadow of the hogbacks west of Fort Collins, Ray Goodrich has never been busier.

“Lots of progress has been made across the board!” he beamed.

A little over a year ago, Goodrich and several other scientists at Colorado State University dropped what they were doing and devoted their full attention to developing coronavirus vaccines, hoping to end what was then a very young pandemic.

At the time, nobody knew exactly whether a vaccine for the virus that causes COVID-19 was possible or how long it would take to create one. And, while the CSU researchers always knew they were behind other teams around the globe, the work still carried the exciting whiff of possibility: Could we be the people who figure this out?

Today, coronavirus vaccines developed in multiple countries are being put into arms across the globe. But Goodrich, the director of CSU’s Infectious Disease Research Center, and others at CSU are still hard at work trying to develop as many as four new vaccines for the virus.

So why continue devoting so much energy to create products that other people have already created? Because the urgency of the pandemic persists, the scientists explain.

“We can’t take our foot off the accelerator on this,” said Gregg Dean, a professor of microbiology at CSU who is working on one of the university’s vaccine candidates.

Here are four other ways to answer to that question: • Because we need more vaccines • In the United States, where currently close to a quarter of the population has received at least one dose of vaccine, it’s easy to lose sight of the fact that vaccination

efforts across the world are rolling out slowly.

• More than 130 countries haven’t received a single dose of vaccine. It could take until next year for vaccines to reach the world’s poorest, least-resourced nations.

• And getting vaccines to disadvantaged populations in those nations could be a challenge.

The current vaccines are costly — all of those approved in the United States so far came with a price tag to the U.S. government of at least $10 per dose. Those prices might even be considered discounts compared to what the vaccine makers could charge in the months and years to come.

On top of this, the cold storage required for the current vaccines and the need for them to be professionally administered — they all come as a shot — will strain resources in parts of the world without well-developed infrastructure or medical systems.

So, the world needs more vaccines.

It needs cheaper vaccines. And it needs easier-to-administer vaccines.

Which is why Dean thinks his vaccine could be really useful.

Dean’s candidate uses a version of the bacterialactobacillus acidophilus (yes, the stuff found in yogurt).

He and his team genetically modify it so that it is essentially wearing a coronavirus costume, which gives the body’s immune system practice for the real thing. Then, they put it into a pill that can be stored at room temperature, has a long shelf life and doesn’t require a pro to administer.

The likely cost of his vaccine per dose? “Pennies,” Dean said.

“We feel it will have broader application in low- and middle-income countries where the current vaccines will be much more difficult to distribute and administer,” Dean said.

Not happening fast It’s a long way off, though. The vaccine is still undergoing preclinical tests, so it is not yet ready for SEE VACCINES, P20

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Grains of salt: Considering ways to seat a City Council

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n a surprise move, the Westminster City Council unanimously voted to implement a revised CROSS approach on how CURRENTS a portion of the council seats would be determined in the future.

The issue of changing the approach goes back to 1958 when Westminster voters approved the Bill Christopher Westminster City Charter. The original approach, which has been in effect for 62-plus years, calls for all city council members to be elected at-large.

The new approach calls for some geographical representation while balancing out council seats with the continuation of some at-large representation. The plan that came about via a compromise among the council calls for three geographically represented district seats, three seats which would continue to be elected at-large and the mayor’s position still being elected at-large.

Wouldn’t that be something, if it were true?

If you were puzzled about the above statements, I would merely say, “April Fool.”

While this has been discussed several times by the Westminster City Council, they have not pursued it.

Last fall, they did discuss the idea of an advisory question about pursuing the general concept of geographic representation. However, Atchison, Seitz, Skulley and Voelz killed the effort to find out what the public thought of the idea.

Proponents of this approach believe it is overdue to reflect an increased need in better communications and connectivity between the council and their constituents.

Also, they point to the fact that there are differences within the community’s 31 square mile area including different school districts and different public needs.

Opponents have said that the 62-year-old system works just fine, since the city really has not changed over the six decades and everything was homogeneous.

If we were to change how we elect three of Westminster’s city coun-

cilors, city staff would be charged with establishing recommended boundaries with equal population for each of the three geographic districts. Basically, it likely would consist of dividing the Adams County portion of the city into two districts of “north” and “south” in addition to some residents from the Jefferson County side being included. The third district would be the remainder of the city in Jefferson County.

Ballot advisory question on the November election It should be noted that the full council did agree to place this matter on the November, 2021 election ballot. So, while it did get delayed unnecessarily for a year, it will come to Westminster voters for their opinion. The Council voted to do this as part of the mayoral and city council election. I say that with the hope and assumption that those same four do not go back on their word.

By the way, to change the process of how city council candidates are decided would require a City Charter amendment through a success-

ful vote of the people.

One of 15 important issues to be addressed Speaking of City Charter amendments, one of the 15 issues that I have identified for council and mayoral candidates has to do with filling city council vacancies.

You may recall the situation where three members of the council resigned their seats for separate reasons in a relative short period of time. The remaining members of city council appointed citizens to fill the vacancies from a list of applicants. There was protest from citizens saying that the voters should have the opportunity to select the best qualified candidates.

The city attorney gave an opinion that the council’s action was within the existing city charter language.

So, for candidates running this fall, do you support a City Charter amendment which would mandate a special election when two or more city council seat vacancies occur within a specified period of time (to be spelled out)?

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Something isn’t right — well, actually, a lot isn’t right

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hat bothers you?

When someone cracks their gum? Cracks their knuckles? Sniffles? Picks their teeth?

QUIET Slurps their DESPERATION soup? Talks with their hands?

Taps their feet when there’s no music?

Rap, classical, country?

Clicks their pen?

Wears cologne?

Hasn’t bathed?

Craig Marshall Leaves dirty dishes?

Smith Uses clichés?

Tailgates? Fails to signal? Rolls through stop signs?

Cynicism, pessimism, optimism, Up With People?

Preachers, politicians, motivational speakers, clowns, proselytizers, solicitors?

Broncomania, the airport horse, rodeos?

Unleashed dogs?

Here’s one: people.

Customer “service”?

One of my colleagues brought a

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tall glass of ice cubes to our faculty meetings and munched.

Everyone has some kind of behavior or mannerism that might and probably does bother others and over time it can lead to arguments, breakups or divorces.

Most of these are manageable concerns. There are much bigger ones that often end up in violence and death.

Prejudice, racism, misogyny, white supremacy, guns, abortion. Political fanaticism, religious fanaticism.

Masks and vaccines.

Others that rankle: marijuana, free-market capitalism, capital punishment.

China, Russia. The Middle East.

Myanmar.

If anyone is informed and reasonably objective, life is a bombardment of aggravations. If someone is illinformed and, nevertheless, opinionated, they are probably the cause of numerous aggravations.

Unfortunately, this isn’t the entire list.

There’s something to grouse about in line at airport security, on an airplane, in a New York cab from the airport to the hotel (if you haven’t

tried it: hold on).

Newton’s third law states: for every action there’s an equal and opposite reaction. I don’t think he had munching ice cubes in mind when he wrote this.

But even so, we try our best to offset the bombardment. How? Meditation? Faith in humanity?

Buddhism or some other kind of “ism”?

Patience, tolerance, acceptance?

(Do those still exist?)

Therapy?

Dachshunds? Art, music, literature, old movies?

Or with drugs and alcohol, isolation, anti-social behavior?

“Ill-informed” is different than “uninformed.” There are people who don’t know who Ted Cruz is.

Wouldn’t that be something?

Or that “the wall” has cost billions of U.S dollars, is physically worthless and an environmental catastrophe.

Or that some in Georgia are politically motivated to impose voting restrictions.

As if there aren’t plenty of things to be bothered by, there is the pandemic.

How each of us makes it (safely

and sanely) through a day, a week, a year is practically a miracle.

Some, unfortunately, choose not to.

Others are incautious and might even climb El Capitan without a rope, like Alex Honnold. The awardwinning documentary “Free Solo” is recommended.

The bookstores and theaters will be full of narratives about 2016-24 for years to come. Will they be the “best years of our lives”?

A friend sent a New Yorker article written by Kathryn Schulz (February 2017) that might help explain how we cope, if we do. She refers to Walk Whitman’s great poem “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry.”

“As Whitman knew, our brief crossing is best spent attending to all that we see: honoring what we find noble, renouncing what we cannot abide, recognizing that we are inseparably connected to all of it, including what is not yet upon us, including what is already gone. We are here to keep watch, not to keep.”

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

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When we find the zone, we find success

lay ball!” As Major League Baseball celebrates another opening day this week, there will be 15 ceremonial WINNING first pitches, and WORDS 15 official first pitches. Whether we are baseball fans or not, we all understand what the first pitch is and how we typically see a celebrity or local hero invited Michael Norton to throw that first ceremonial baseball before the game gets underway.

The pitcher of the home team will have the responsibility of throwing the first pitch to officially start the game. They have worked hard in the offseason and spring training. And they have studied their opponent’s lineup, coming up with a game plan with their coaches and catcher to determine which pitch to throw to each batter and in each situation.

However, the first thing they must

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How should council vacant seats be filled?

While it has been a clear exception to the rule to have two or three council members resign their office within a short period of time, it could happen again. With a growing trend of council members throughout America being politically motivated to seek higher office, it could happen again in Westminster.

Certainly women, who are Democrats and members of the organization known as Emerge, have a tendency to seek higher office. So, council and mayoral candidates, where do you stand on supporting a City Charter amendment to let the people select their city council representatives rather than a tightknit group on city council doing it? I will be asking each of you for your response.

Drilling down on crime in Colorado Last week, I raised concerns about a piece of legislation working its way through the Democratcontrolled state legislature about vehicle thefts and other minor felony criminal acts. If enacted, the bill would let car thieves and other criminal acts go without punishment.

Officers would be required to issue a “citation”, not an arrest warrant. It comes under the banner of “Jail Depopulation Management Tools” which Representative Benavidez (D-Commerce City) is sponsoring in the House.

I did some further digging and want to share additional criminal statistics which demonstrate the current criminal environment we are living with in Colorado.

do is get that first pitch in play as adrenaline and anxiousness compete for the athlete’s mindset and physicality.

Odds are strongly in the pitcher’s favor that the first pitch of the season will not be a home run. Their primary goal is to toss a strike or put the ball in play for an easy out. Early confidence builders are always helpful in any sport, and in anything we are doing in life.

Now let’s think about the other side of this. There is a Major League Baseball player standing in the batter’s box 60 feet, 6 inches away. And depending on the reach of the pitcher and velocity at which he throws, that distance could seem so much shorter. The batters have also worked hard in the offseason and spring training. They too have studied the tendencies of their opponent. Do they throw fastballs, or breaking balls? How does the ball move as it leaves their hand? So much to think about as their adrenaline and anxiousness compete for their mindset and physicality as they step up to the plate.

Keeping deterrents to crime are fundamental It was shocking to me to learn that 353,528 victims in Colorado were impacted by crime in 2020.

Violent crime such as murder was up 6.5% with 26,477 victims from the year before. Crimes against property showed 258,132 victims or a 10.4% increase. Motor vehicle thefts were up 38.6% with approximately 31,000 victims.

The more than 353,000 Colorado victims included cases involving murder, assault, robbery, violent crime with firearm, violent crime with dangerous weapon, theft, auto theft, burglary or fraud.

Needless to say, all of these are serious criminal acts and impact innocent people. Furthermore, these crimes are happening all over the state of Colorado, not just here in the Denver metro area.

If there is to be a deterrent at all in criminals committing such crimes, they need to know that if caught, there will be incarceration and/or financial penalty.

The Colorado Association of Police Chiefs point out that the ACLU claims the bill increases officer discretion. That is simply not true. When the words “shall” are used that is the exact opposite of discretion. This bill removes officer discretion in many instances.

At a time when crime is on the increase, maintaining incarceration becomes all the more important in servicing the best interests of the public. Where are we the public going to “draw the line” with such liberal actions?

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.

For both, it’s about getting into the zone. And that is exactly what we should be doing, as we get into our zone. With so much talk about breaking out of our comfort zone, we should never compromise that comfort zone if it gives us the confidence that we need to achieve success in whatever it is we are pursuing. If we identify that our comfort zone is holding us back, then the encouragement is to break through and break out to advance toward the achievement of our goals.

When we think about preparing for success, do we allow the right amount of adrenaline and anxiousness to keep us in shape, motivated, and ready to go? Are we ready for the first pitch wherever it may be coming from? Are we tapping into some of our positive nervous energy to face any opposition who is standing in the batter’s box of life? Are there opportunities we are pursuing where we know just how important our first pitch or swing will be?

A typical baseball season is 162 games long, plus the postseason.

It is referred to as a marathon

and not a sprint. No matter what the records show at the end of April, whether their team is off to a great start or they are at the bottom of their division, fans will say, “There is still a lot of baseball to be played.” And this is very true, for baseball teams, and each one of us. No matter how our year has begun, there is still a lot of life to be played. And right now, here at the beginning of April, we can get ready mentally and physically to toss that first pitch or stand in the batter’s box and be prepared to take our first swing.

Is it time for you to get back into the zone? Time to deliver your first pitch or take your first swing? I would love to hear your story and plans for success for the balance of 2021 at mnorton@ tramazing.com. And when we can get ourselves back into the zone, 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.

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IN COLD WEATHER, LET WILDLIFE CHILL

A mule deer stand in snow in Roxborough State Park.

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A weasel, in its white winter coat, stands on its hind legs in Douglas County. The animal’s coat will turn brown during warmer seasons.

Experts say undomesticated animals don’t need our help when temps drop and snow flies

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ost Denver metro area residents are curled up inside during snowstorms and the coldest days of winter, but outside, there’s a whole other battle occurring.

The birds, deer, elk, prairie dogs, bears and the hundreds of other species in the area are sheltering, using instincts — honed over generations — to survive.

“One thing people need to understand is that wildlife is very sensitive,” said Andy Hough, environmental resource coordinator for Douglas County. “They can sense the storm coming.”

Many nearby animals will begin increasing their feeding in preparation to endure the storm without much access to food, Hough said. They will also move to a better location, such as an area with lower elevation, or a place with trees or shrubs, to shelter from the storm.

“Every species is different and

all react somewhat differently,” Hough said. “They have the instincts to do what they need to do.”

Bears, which sometimes make their way into the metro area, may end up remaining in their winter dens longer when there are significant spring storms like the one Denver saw in mid-March, said Jason Clay, spokesperson for Colorado Parks and Wildlife.

“Winter is one of the seasons where it can be a little bit harder on wildlife. They have to search a little harder for food,” Clay said.

“But the moisture overall is a very good thing in the long run.”

This precipitation helps prevent future wildfires and fosters natural food growth in the spring.

“Big game animals are looking for green that comes with spring.

The green grasses help with nutrition,” Clay said. “Big storms may have short-term impacts on the wintering animals, but great longterm benefits.”

These animals have adapted to SEE SPRING, P15

A group of mule deer walk through the snow in Roxborough State Park.

Women+Film Festival celebrates talents behind and in front of the camera COMING ATTRACTIONS

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nyone who has participated in the last 11 years of Denver Film’s Women+Film Festival knows that stories told by and about women have a breadth and depth more than equal to their male peers.

“It’s so important to support women behind the camera,” said Barbara Bridges, the founder of the festival. “In the last 50 years, women have only accounted for 30 percent of speaking roles, so it’s important to see women on the screen as well. Any kind of work women are doing is important.”

The 12th Annual Women+Film Festival will take place from Tuesday, April 13

through Sunday, the 18th. The films will be streaming on Denver Film’s virtual platform. The platform allows for viewers to stream their selected films on Roku, AppleTV or their computer or mobile device.

“Selecting films for the festival is an extensive process Barb and I collaborate on,” said Matt Campbell, Denver Film’s artistic director. “We have a great balance of types of films, as well as a lot of international films, and stories from different cultures and minority representation.”

This year’s line-up — which includes narrative and documentary, feature-length and short films — highlights a variety of subjects and stories that audiences might

be familiar with and those to learn about.

The opening night selection is Mariem Pérez Riera’s documentary, “Rita Moreno: Just a Girl Who Decided to Go For It,” and festival-closer is Nicole Riegel’s “Holler,” featuring Pamela Adlon and Jessica Barden. Those two films will only be available on the 13th and 18th respectively, but all other films shown as part of the festival are available to stream for the duration of the festival.

“The way we approach the festival remains the same, no matter what platform or medium we’re using,” Bridges said.

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situations like the historic snowfall seen in the Denver area in March, Hough said.

“While that storm seemed intense for us, it is not abnormal for this area,” he said. “These types of storms have been happening since the beginning of time.”

It’s not unusual for residents to see birds and deer using their home’s trees to hide away from these storms.

“They are using that landscape anyway,” he said. “It’s not unnatural for them to curl up under someone’s spruce tree.”

The Denver area sees everything from mountain lions and bears to foxes, owls and sometimes even moose.

One of the most important things for residents who notice local wildlife during the cold months to know is that they shouldn’t attempt to help animals by feeding them.

“You can put feeders out for birds, but most other cases are illegal,” Hough said. “Much of what we feed wildlife is not the best thing for them, and it can cause health problems.”

Feeding can also lead animals to change their habits, which can cause nuisances and dangerous situations.

A group of deer descend a snowy hill in Douglas County.

“These animals are very rugged.” Clay said. “They can survive these tough winters on their own … they don’t need our help.”

CPW has had many problems with residents feeding animals, which can result in death for the animal, disrupted migrations and other issues, Clay said.

Another way residents can help these wild animals is by respecting local trail closures. In the Highlands Ranch Backcountry, an 8200-acre conservation area, wildlife managers close one trail system to help local golden eagles

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“I still hear from people who are excited to take part in the festival — they’re planning watch parties.

These are films that can be enjoyed by anyone.”

As is often the case, there will be several conversations with filmmakers and local connections, providing the viewer with both a more personal and larger-scale connection to the works. Which adds another layer to the aim of the festival in the first place — to celebrate the power of women both behind and in front of the camera.

“The most interesting films being made are directed by women, and the most interesting stories are coming from women,” Campbell said.

“We want to follow what’s current and interesting in the film industry, and we think women-centered stories and female filmmakers are where it’s at.”

For information and tickets, visit womenplusfilm.eventive.org/welcome.

‘Cinderella’ slips on her ballet slipper Denver’s Ballet Ariel is slowly gearing up to return to live performance with it’s shortened, one-act version of the classic fairytale, “Cinderella.”

Performances will be spread out over the metro area this spring.

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and elk populations get through winter.

“Elk survival strategy in the winter is to conserve as many calories as possible,” said Mark Giebel, director of the wilderness area. “If they have to move and burn calories to avoid humans, their winter survival rate is in jeopardy.”

Over the winter, elk are slowly starving due to the lack of food available in the season, Giebel said.

That’s why the Wildcat Mountain trails, which serve as a historic elk wintering area and sometimes a golden eagle habitat, are

First off will be at 2 and 7 p.m. on Friday, April 2 at the PACE Center, 20000 E. Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker; then 1 and 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 24 and Sunday, April 25, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway in Lakewood. The third option is at 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 25 at the DL Parsons Theatre at the Northglenn Recreation Center, 11801 Community Center Dr. in Northglenn. Ballet Ariel will be complying with all state and local Covid-19 regulations.

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Todd and Chris Spring Tour The live music scene is slowly rumbling back to life and Todd Sheaffer, songwriter and Railroad Earth front man, and Chris Thompson, songwriter and guitarist of CORAL CREEK, are playing a series of socially-distant, outdoor concerts all over the western US, with several stops in Colorado.

The first stop will be at 6 p.m. on Monday, April 5 at Station 26 Brewing, 7045 E. 38th Ave. in Denver, followed by a performance at Coda Brewing, 12965 South Golden Road in Golden, at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 6. At 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 8, the duo will stop by the Lazy R, 4730 Forest Hills Road in Evergreen. The tour will wrap up at 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 8 at the McAwesome Ranch, 3039 Haystack Road in Castle Rock.

closed during the winter.

“The winter closure over the past few years has not been effective, likely due to people violating the closure,” Giebel said.

“After most snowstorms we would see tracks of people who violated (it).”

This year, Giebel’s team has put up trail cameras to deter people from entering the area.

Hough’s team, like many in the front range, also works to preserve local wildlife by studying their movements and habits and coordinating that with upcoming development in

Tickets and details can be found at www.liveoutfront.com/todd-chrisspring-tour.

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the region. That includes adding wildlife corridors through projects like I-25.

“Mobility is an important factor for their life’s regimen but especially during critical times during harsh weather,” he said.

As more and more of the front range is developed and built upon, this task becomes increasingly difficult for wildlife managers.

“We can all have a part in conservation by trying to maintain natural habitats, improve degraded habitats and minimize disturbances,” Hough said.

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Brighton Animal Sanctuary Needs Rescuing The Sanctuary is in need for food and supplies

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A Brighton-based animal sanctuary that’s been rescuing animals finds it could use a little saving itself.

“We can use cash, hay, we need about 200 bags of Timothy Standee Grass Pellets, chicken food, sweet grains, rabbit food, towels, paper towels, garbage bags said,” Maxine Mager owner of the non-profit Creative Acres sanctuary.

The sanctuary has rescued animals for more than 35 years, providing a no-kill shelter with a free-roaming home. But since the pandemic began, it was unable to have fundraisers to help with the cost and need help.

Not only has the sanctuary been hit financially, but it’s still reeling from the damage from extensive damage caused by a fire that broke out and spread into the sanctuary in 2018. The fire allegedly was started by off-duty deputies at a shooting range next door during windy and dry conditions. Mager filed

Two horse rescues. Shokhar, left, is a cancer survivor and Deray was PHOTO BY BELEN WARD going to be auctioned and sold for meat.

a lawsuit against the Adams County Sheriff ’s department in 2019.

“The lawsuit was dropped, so I have to file an appeal.

I need to hire an attorney, but I do not have the money right now,” said Mager.

The sanctuary houses up to 300 animals such as cats, dogs, horses, miniature horses, chinchillas alpacas, emus, duck, chickens, goats, swans, iguanas, macaw, and sheep. Mager is originally from New York when she came to Colorado she was inspired to open an animal sanctuary.

“I was already taking care of animals for people, I found out there was not a

lot of no-skill free-roaming shelters. I just wanted to help animals,” said Mager.

Pacemaker Creative Acres Sanctuary was also the first animal shelter to put a pacemaker in a dog in February 2010.

Guiedo, a 12-year hound mix, was diagnosed with a heart block. It causes the organ to contract to disrupt the blood flow which would cause sudden death.

Mager drove Guiedo for over an hour to a veterinary cardiologist in Denver. He was one of 230 veterinarians in the United States and Canada to do the risky surgery.

“Guiedo was going to die and after the surgery, he was pumped up with life.

It felt vindicated and I was happy. I paid $5,000, but it was worth it. He passed away a year later but he lived a good quality of life.

He had the spirit to live,” said Mager.

Mager runs the sanctuary by herself and once in a while she hired volunteers but due to COVID, she has not. She is also involved with education, animal rights, and legislation.

“We have helped up millions of people with education and teaching about animals through our website,” said Mager.

Also, with the help from Dr. Rice who is a retired veterinarian from Brighton he taught Mager some medical procedures and treatments to help her animals if they become sick. They also do training and physical therapy.

“He told me if I was gonna do this, we’re gonna learn how to do it. So he taught me how to do almost a lot of different things medically” said Mager. And I do lots of research too.”

Most of the animals come from people who are sick have died or are in the military.

Jax’s Farm & Ranch store in Lafayette helps with delivery of supplies.

“We have a big customer base. We love helping the farms, pets, and animals in the community. We step in to fill the void,” said Morgan Dowdall, Store Manager.

Brighton Lowes also has helped with donating towels, shovels, and fencing.

Mike Hall Store Manager at Lowes in Brighton said “I have known Maxine since 2014. To do what she does on her own, I’m amazed and admire her energy.”

“One time she came into the store and had a sheep that broke its leg, she and I brainstorm ideas to build an apparatus for the sheep to keep it upright so it can heal,” he added.

“Her dedication, mentally and physically, and does not abandon ship, she’s an amazing person. We always help out when we can with trash cans, hoses, and towels. “ To donate go through the website at www. creativeacres.org. Or go through coloradogives.org.

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Late winter and early spring in Colorado, from mid-February through March, tends to be the best time to prune trees because they are still in their dormant phase, according to Brighton City Forester.

When the trees are dormant, the leaves have not grown yet and you can see where to prune without causing stress to the tree,” said City of Brighton Forester Adam Rhodebeck.

Rhodebeck offered tips on when to start pruning those trees and how in the wake of March’s wet, heavy snowstorm.

The health of the tree is a huge factor in how the tree should be pruned.

“The major difference between pruning healthy versus unhealthy would be that unhealthy, I would prune as little as possible simply because if the tree is already having a hard time, you don’t want to stress it further,” said Rhodebeck.

The rule of thumb of pruning is to only remove about 20% to 30% of the trees canopy, he said. And the timing of your trimming matters, depending on the species.

“Try to avoid pruning trees such

The following diagram shows a good example of the types of things to look for when determining what branches you want to prune. COURTESY OF BRIGHTON FORESTRY DEPARTMENT

as crabapples in the early spring because they bloom on “old” wood which means if you prune in early spring, you will be removing that year’s flowers- prune once when done flowering,” Rhodebeck said.

For blue spruces, which are conifer trees, the branches grow near the ground. You should only prune the dead branches, he said.

“Species such as blue spruce, when pruned up from the ground,

Timing planting for new trees Kyle Sylvester, Open Space Manager and former the City Forester, said the ideal planting time is early spring.

He recommended gardeners use mulch with wood chips. It reduces the need for frequent watering, and also after planting watering is important.

“The number cause of death of newly planted trees is lack of winter watering so remember to water in winter as well as the summer,” said Sylvester.

Sylvester also recommends keeping newly purchased plants moist and in the shade until planting. Dig a 2-4 inch hole that is shallower than the root ball. Before backfilling the hole, remove the plant from all its containers, wires, ropes and also pull back the burlap without disturbing its root ball.

Also for newly planted trees and shrubs, only prune the dead or diseased branches and be careful not to overwater.

Reducing water demand According to Sylvester, six waterconserving principles of xeriscaping apply to a new landscape in Colorado.

“If you follow these rules you will conserve water and maintain a successful home landscape,’” said

Sylvester.

Those principles are; to develop a well-designed plan for your xeriscaping; reduce the turf and high water areas; use a reasonable approach to soil improvements through soil amendments and aeration; select and use appropriate plant materials for the climate, site, and soil; use mulch around trees and plants to improve moisture, retention, reduce weak competition and improve aesthetics; and to use sound water practices by ensuring irrigation efficiency, modifying water methods for slopes and low spots, watering at night or in the early morning, avoid water of sidewalks and driveways.

Picking the right tree Sylvester, said trees are categorized by species ratings. An “A” is highly recommended for growing in the Northern area of Colorado because it has minimal insect problems as well as adapting to the soil and climate.

The toughest trees recommended for growing with an “A” rating are listed by tree type, according to Sylvester are: The evergreens are the Upright Juniper species, One-seed Juniper, Rocky Mountain Juniper species, Bosnian Pine, Pinyon Pine, and Austrian Pine. The shade trees are Catalpa, Western Hackberry, Kentucky Coffee, and Bur Oak. The ornamental trees are Tatarian Maple, Russian Hawthorn, Thornless Cockspur Hawthorn, and Gambel Oak.

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Because we will probably need different vaccines The vaccines either currently approved or closest to being approved were developed at a time when all the versions of the COVID-19 virus circulating around the globe looked pretty similar. But, as is now clear, the virus doesn’t intend to sit still while we aim at it.

Already there is concern about how well the current vaccines protect against variants of the virus. The U.S. government has indicated it will grant fast-track approval to updated versions of previously approved vaccines.

But, as much as everyone hopes that vaccines will end the pandemic, it’s less likely they will be able to eradicate the virus from the planet.

It’s going to stick around, and it’s going to keep mutating, Goodrich said.

“We want to have tools and we want to have methods at hand for us to be able to respond if and when those kinds of situations arise,” Goodrich said. “That’s really the investment we’re making.”

This is where Goodrich’s vaccine comes in. It’s dubbed the SolaVAX vaccine candidate, and it’s made using a tabletop-sized machine that Goodrich invented years ago to purify blood by using UV light and riboflavin.

In contrast to production methods that try to create replicas of the coronavirus, Goodrich’s candidate

starts with the real-deal virus and then runs it through the machine to inactivate it, meaning it can’t replicate and spread inside the body. The result is a production method that can pivot quickly as new forms of the virus emerge.

“You can think about using this approach to be more efficient in creating better versions of vaccines we have today,” he said.

SolaVAX is the furthest along of the CSU vaccine candidates. It has received millions of dollars in support from the National Institutes of Health, and Goodrich has begun initial conversations with federal authorities about moving into human clinical trials. Tests in animals showed the vaccine produced a strong immune response.

Because we need all the vaccine platforms we can get for the next pandemic.

The first coronavirus vaccines to be approved were developed in recordsmashing time. But the scientists who built them didn’t start from scratch. Instead, they had spent years or decades working on developing the biomedical technology that makes the vaccines possible.

This technology is commonly called the vaccine’s “platform” — it’s the basic building block that, with a little adornment, can be quickly made into a vaccine for one virus or another.

“What the pandemic really revealed,” Dean said, “is that we need a palette of vaccine platforms that we understand how they work, we can engineer them quickly, and we can manufacture and distribute them quickly.”

So, even if the work at CSU never

produces an approved coronavirus vaccine, it could still produce vaccine platforms that will come in really handy when we need to rapidly build a new weapon for the next pandemic.

Ugh, yes, the next pandemic.

“Next time,” Dean said, “we want to be able to say, ‘OK, we have half a dozen to 10 possibilities. Let’s look at them as quickly as possible.’”

And the faster these platforms can scale up, the sooner we can end the next pandemic that we may face.

“Or, hopefully,” Goodrich said, “the next one we may prevent.”

Because we might figure out how to do something really cool.

The COVID-19 virus is now the third world-threatening coronavirus to emerge in the world in the past 20 years.

The virus, SARS-CoV-2, takes its name from its similarity to the original SARS virus, now called SARSCoV-1, which killed hundreds of people. Another coronavirus, MERS, has also killed hundreds.

COVID-19 has killed more than 6,000 people in Colorado, more than 540,000 people in the United States and more than 2.7 million people worldwide. But those earlier coronaviruses, while killing fewer people overall, had higher fatality rates. And the whole coronavirus family has long been at the top of virologists’ watchlists for its potential to produce pandemic threats. That’s in addition to the annoying common-cold coronaviruses that often circulate.

So, what if this research on vaccines against the COVID-19 coronavirus could lead to something of a holy grail in vaccinology — a pancoronavirus vaccine that provides at

least some protection against all of those viruses?

Dean and others at CSU have begun to work on just such an idea. And it’s a daunting one.

Coronaviruses don’t mutate as fast as flu viruses, so, in theory it’s possible, Dean said. But it requires researchers to identify something that all the viruses have in common.

The vaccine would need to highlight that common feature so the immune system can recognize it no matter which coronavirus walks through the door.

All of the COVID-19 vaccines focus on the virus’s spike protein, the prominent surface spines that make models of the virus look like bloated cacti. But Dean said the spike protein is also the thing that mutates most readily. So researchers will likely need to look beyond that most prominent feature to find something else.

It’s all fairly conceptual right now.

There’s no candidate developed.

There’s just an enthusiasm for working together to see if it’s possible and a commitment not to lose sight of the need to move science rapidly forward even once the pandemic has subsided.

“We really cannot afford to forget what has happened here and to not do a better job of being prepared,” Dean said. “We can’t fool ourselves that this can’t happen again. It certainly can.”

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Brighton beat Legacy 16-25, 25-18, 25-18, 25-14 on the Bulldogs’ court March 25. BHS was undefeated through two matches, while the Lightning fell to 0-3.

Deni (14 kills and a hitting percentage of .452) and Andi Jackson (nine kills and a hitting percentage of .529) were two of the main reasons for the Bulldogs’ victory. Andi Jackson contributed six blocks,

while Evelyn Udezue added four.

Deni Jackson finished with six aces.

Laura Weller led Legacy’s offense with 10 kills. Kayla Dayhoff added eight. Alynna Haggadone finished with five kills. Haggadone and Cailea Caiozzi had two aces. Taylor Shephard led the effort at net with two blocks. Caiozzi and Gabriella Diedrich added one.

The Lightning rode the offense of Jostyn Hillsheim, Haggadone, Dayhuff and Weller to the first-set vic-

tory. Each had three skills. Caiozzi and Haggadone also served up aces.

The rest of the match belonged to the Bulldogs, though. Deni Jackson’s two aces helped start BHS on a 9-1 run to start the set. Andi Jackson had five kills and a block.

Dayhuff had half of her eight kills in the third set. Weller had three of her 10 total kills in that set.

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Ryleigh Ward added one, and Deni Jackson served the last of her aces.

BHS visits Rocky Mountain at noon Saturday, March 27. Legacy hosts Holy Family at 7 p.m. Monday, March 29.

Wolves come from behind to beat Northglenn

Westminster’s Victor Lopez breaks away from a group of Northglenn defenders on the first of two long touchdown runs at District 12 North Stadium March 26. Lopez scored on PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY runs of 59 and 76 yards in both halves, as the Wolves came back from a 13-7 halftime deficit to edge the Norsemen 20-19.

Former Gateway football boss takes reins at Horizon

BY BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

To hear Robert Wetta tell it, his decision to apply for and get the football coaching job at Horizon High School was simple.

“I have always had great respect for Horizon because they take such pride in their school and community,” Wetta said. “It is a great school where families and generations of kids continually go through the school.

The amount of people who work at Horizon that graduated from there is really a testament to how great a school it is.”

That wasn’t all.

“All of the sports teams through the years have represented Horizon with class and hard work, and I wanted to be a part of that culture,” he said. “Horizon is like its own small town and gets support from so many, and I can’t wait to be a part of

it. “The Horizon kids seem to always represent the positives of what athletics is all about.”

Wetta was an assistant coach at Mitchell High School in Colorado Springs, the head coach at Coronado High School in the Springs and the head coach at Gateway High School in Aurora.

“Our offense and defense will be determined by what type of kids we have and what we can do to put them in the best possible positions to be successful,” Wetta said. “I have always enjoyed working with kids and feel like I can give back the same way my high school and college coaches did for me. It is our responsibility to make Horizon football a great experience for these kids. High-school football will be the best time of their lives.”

Wetta played quarterback at both Idaho State and Fresno State universities.

“I was very fortunate to play with and for some of the best coaching minds in the country,” he said. “At Fresno State, our quarterback coach was Jeff Tedford (now the head coach at Fresno State, and at the University of California-Berkeley) and offensive coordinator and other Pac-12 schools) and really incorporate so much of what I do based off of what I learned from him.”

The roster of quarterbacks at the time Wetta was in Fresno included Lane Kiffin, the head coach at Ole Miss and former head coach at the University of Southern California; Billy Volek, who played quarterback for the Tennessee Titans and the San Diego Chargers in the NFL; and David Carr, an incoming freshman.

“I learned a lot from all of these guys, and I feel like I have a lot to offer our kids at Horizon from everything I have learned during my playing years,” Wetta said. “My

high-school coach was Tom Sandoval at Mitchell High School, and he was one of the most successful highschool coaches to coach in Colorado.

I incorporate so much of my life and coaching from him as well. He got the best out of kids and did it in a positive manner. I hope one day these kids will look at me the same way I look at Tom Sandoval, my highschool coach.”

Wetta replaces Frank Ybarra, who stepped down after the 2020 season.

“The good thing is the kids at Horizon can look at me and say, `If my coach is asking me to do something, he did it himself and did it at the Division 1 level in college football,’” Wetta said. “I always looked at the coaches I played for a little different who played at a high level. I knew what they were asking me to do, they had done themselves. That’s what I feel like I can bring different to Horizon football.”

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Former Broncos player, high school coach John Green dies

BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

John Stephen Green, whose wife, Rhonda Blanford-Green is the commissioner of the Colorado High School Activities Assonciation, died March 21 of colon cancer.

He was born on his mid-wife’s kitchen table June 7, 1951, in Sargent, Nebraska. According to a press release from CHSAA, Green was a high school standout in football, basketball and track and field at Sargent High School and went on to compete in both football and track at Doane College in Crete, Nebraska.

Green was a professional football player as well. He was a free agent wide receiver for the Green Bay Packers and then for the Denver Broncos. He ended his professional football career as a Winnipeg Bomber in the Canadian Footballv League.

Brown led Aurora Central (1986) and Eaglecrest high schools (2002) to state track and field and cross country titles.

“He touched thousands of lives from the youth, high school, collegiate, national and international levels,” CHSAA’s statement read.

“Many of his protegees went on to compete at the national and international track and field stage, including Pat Manson, state and national high school record-holder in the pole vault.”

Green was a teacher, coach, athletic director at Aurora Central and Eaglecrest before retiring as the district athletic director for Cherry Creek Schools. CHSAA said his proudest moment was the completion of the district’s Legacy Stadium at Cherokee Trail High School.

Green also was USA Track and Field’s Director of Development for the men’s and women’s decathlon and heptathlon. He traveled the world to China, Brazil, Japan, Germany, coaching and mentoring world class track-and-field athletes as a coach and manager for the T&F World Championships and Pan-American Games including the esteemed Thorpe Cup. In addition to his wife, survivors include his children, John Austin and Aspen Mary; granddaughter, Mya Matticks-Green; his sister, Deborah Burroughs; and numerous cousins, brothersin-law, nieces, nephews, teammates, athletes, coaches, colleagues and friends.

C R O S SWO R D P U Z Z L E

SPORTS BRIEFS this season.

Girls basketball Horizon’s Audra Vine and Britta Cardenas first-team, all-conference recognition in the Front Range League for their play this season.

Honorable-mention all-conference awrds went to Alyssa Temple and Peyton Noles.

College basketball Skyview’s Thadia Guardiola announced her commitment to continue playing basketball at Lamar Community College. The announcement came by way of Twitter.

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All-conference Northglenn High School put two members of the girls basketball team on the all-conference rosters for the Eastern Metro Athletic Conference this season.

Nicole Coffman, a senior, and Miracle Alarid, a freshman, were second-team, all-EMAC choices.

Mountain Range all-conference basketball also placed two on the all Front Range League roster.

Senior Hannah Chavez (first team), Hailey Alvarez and Aailyah Chavez (honorable mention) were the Mustangs’ all-Front Range League recipients in girls basketball

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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. 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: 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.

COMBINED NOTICE - PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. A202178842 To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust: On January 14, 2021, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Adams records.

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Dung Dinh Van AND NOAN LINH MACH Original Beneficiary(ies) MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR COUNTRYWIDE BANK, N.A., ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS Current Holder of Evidence of Debt WILMINGTON SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB, NOT IN ITS INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY BUT SOLELY AS TRUSTEE OF BCMB1 TRUST Date of Deed of Trust February 23, 2007 County of Recording Adams Recording Date of Deed of Trust March 07, 2007 Recording Information (Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.) 2007000023941 Original Principal Amount $150,000.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $112,000.00 Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.

THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN. LOT 13, KOKAI SUBDIVISION, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO PURSUANT TO AFFIDAVIT OF SCRIVENER'S ERROR RECORDED ON 1/12/2021 AT RECEPTION NO. 2021000002750 TO CORRECT LEGAL DESCRIPTION. Also known by street and number as: 1500 Kokai Circle, 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, 05/19/2021, 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: 3/25/2021 Last Publication: 4/22/2021 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: 01/14/2021 Lisa L. Culpepper, Public Trustee in and for the County of Adams, State of Colorado By: Lisa L. Culpepper Treasurer and Public Trustee The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is: Alison L. Berry #34531 Janeway Law Firm PC 9800 S. Meridian Blvd., #400, Englewood, CO 80112 (303) 706-9990 Attorney File # 20-025262 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

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$486,138.00 Outstanding Principal Balance $481,658.77 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 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;

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.

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

ATTEST: Kristen N. Rosenbaum, City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: William A. Tuthill III, Interim City Attorney

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

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).

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.

City and County Public Notice City of Westminster Summary of Proceedings Summary of proceedings of the online Westminster City Council meeting of Monday, March 22, 2021. Mayor Atchison, Mayor Pro Tem Seitz, and Councillors DeMott, Seymour, Skulley, Smith, and Voelz were present online at roll call.

RESOLUTION

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

The minutes of the March 8, 2021 meeting were approved as presented.

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

Council approved the following: Financial Report February 2021; and Resolution No. 4 Re-designation of Parkland to Open Space at Standley Lake Regional Park and Wildlife Refuge.

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

Council passed on first reading:

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.

COUNCILLOR'S BILL NO. 7 RE: 4TH QUARTER 2020 SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION Purpose: An ordinance for amending the appropriations for the 2020 Budget of the General; Utility Enterprise (Water, Wastewater and Storm Drainage); Golf Course Enterprise (Legacy Ridge Golf Course and Walnut Creek Golf Preserve); Fleet Maintenance; General Capital Outlay Replacement; Sales and Use Tax; Parks, Open Space and Trails; General Capital Improvement and Community Development Block Grant Funds.

There was no further business to come before the City Council, and the meeting adjourned 8:20 p.m.

By Order of the Westminster City Council Abby Fitch, Senior Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No. 707498 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING CITY CREEK ANNEXATION (Fourth Notice)

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.

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

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Public Notices 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; 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; 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. 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 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. 707442 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Fourth Publication of Four

Metropolitan Districts Public Notice NOTICE OF INTENT TO UNDERTAKE CERTAIN ACTIONS CUNDALL FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cundall Farms Metropolitan District, a special district in the City of Thornton, Adams County, Colorado (the “District”), intends to undertake certain actions pertaining to the issuance of debt. This notice is being given pursuant to Section 32-1-207(3)(b), Colorado Revised Statutes.

In general, the District intends to issue debt in one or more series for the purpose of: (i) refunding or refinancing its currently outstanding debt obligations (consisting of the Series 2017 Bonds described below) at a lower net effective interest rate; and (ii) paying or reimbursing the costs of public improvements benefitting the District (the “Proposed 2021 Loan”), notwithstanding any limitations in the District’s Service Plan approved by the City of Thornton on May 12, 2009 (the “Service Plan”).

The District’s current outstanding debt consists of its Series 2017A General Obligation (Limited Tax Convertible to Unlimited Tax) Bonds, its Series 2017B Subordinate Limited Tax General Obligation Bonds, and its Series 2017C Limited Tax Junior Lien Subordinate General Obligation Bonds, originally issued in the aggregate par amount of $12,012,000 (collectively, the “Series 2017 Bonds”).

Section V.A.15 of the Service Plan provides, “Total Debt Issuance Limitation. The District shall not issue Debt in excess of twenty million dollars ($20,000,000).” It is not clear from this language if refunding outstanding debt counts against the Total Debt Issuance Limitation of $20,000,000, and therefore, the issuance of the Proposed 2021 Loan may or may not constitute a departure from the Service Plan.

In order to address any questions under the Service Plan, the District has determined to provide this notice pursuant to Section 32-1-207(3)(b), Colorado Revised Statues, prior to the issuance of the Proposed 2021 Loan.

Pursuant to Colorado law, any action to enjoin the above-described activities as a material departure from the Service Plan must be brought within forty-five (45) days from publication of this notice, which date is May 16, 2021.

This notice is dated April 1, 2021.

Legal Notice No. 707500 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE VILLAGE AT DRY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of The Village at Dry Creek Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4, (the “Districts”), City of Thornton, Adams County, Colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that one or more vacancies currently exist or will exist on the Boards of Directors of the Districts. Any qualified, eligible elector of the Districts interested in serving on one or more of the Board of Directors for the Districts should file a Letter of Interest with such Boards by 5:00 p.m., on Saturday, April 10, 2021.

Letters of Interest should be sent to The Village at Dry Creek Metropolitan District Nos. 1-4, c/o WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 2000, Centennial, CO 80122.

THE VILLAGE AT DRY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4 By: /s/ WHITE BEAR ANKELE TANAKA & WALDRON Attorneys at Law Legal Notice No. 707491 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Douglas County News-Press

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on or after the 19th day of April, 2021, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with: A. Glacier Construction Co., Inc.

5460 South Quebec Street, Suite 200 Greenwood, CO 80111 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of 2019 Wes Brown Water Treatment Plant Improvements, Project No. 19-228/19-229.

B. American West Construction, LLC 275 East 64th Avenue Denver, CO 80221 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of Big Dry Creek – State Highway 7 Force Main Realignment, Project No. 10-410.

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

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

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

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO Date: 3-24-21 /s/ Jim Jensen, Contracts Manager Legal Notice No.707501 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS City of Thornton 9500 Civic Center Drive Thornton, CO 80229-4326 The City of Thornton is soliciting the following: 1. Grange Hall Creek Park Rehabilitation, Project No. 20-46E Request for Proposals for Design.

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.

Legal Notice No. 707488 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE OF CONTRACTOR’S FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that on or after the 18th day of April 2020, Final Settlement will be made by the City of Thornton, CO, with: Left Hand Excavating, LLC 3756 Eureka Way Fredrick, CO 80516 hereinafter called “Contractor”, for and on account of the Contract for construction of Groundwater Recharge Ponds Pilot Project, Project No. 141-18.

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

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

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

CITY OF THORNTON, COLORADO Date: 3-23-21 /s/ Jim Jensen, Contracts Manager Legal Notice No. 707497 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice Crown Castle is proposing to install two (2) monopoles at the following sites: 9001 Grant St, Thornton, Adams County, CO 80229, Lat: 39-5135.355 Long: -104-58-58.5042, and 10350 Grant St, Thornton, Adams County, CO 80229, Lat: 3953-4.7142 Long: -104-58-55.239. Crown Castle invites comments from any interested party on the impact of the proposed action on any districts, sites, buildings, structures or objects significant in American history, archaeology, engineering or culture that are listed or determined eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places and/or specific reason the proposed action may have a significant impact on the quality of the human environment. Specific information regarding the project is available by calling Monica Gambino, 2000 Corporate Drive, Canonsburg, PA 15317, Monica.Gambino@CrownCastle.com, 724-4162516 within 30 days of the date of this publication.

Legal Notice No. 707492 First Publication: April 1, 2021

Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher:Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel To: ZACHARY ZAVALA, a/k/a ZACHARY J. ZAVALA, a/k/a ZACHARY JOSEPH ZAVALA: You are notified that you have 10 days after publication for this notice of levy to file your claim of exemption with the County Court of ADAMS County, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601in Case 2019CV031710 entitled: AMICA MUTUAL INSURANCE CO .vs. ZACHARY ZAVALA, a/k/a ZACHARY J. ZAVALA, a/k/a ZACHARY JOSEPH ZAVALA , $241.01 garnished at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Denver, CO 80202.

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 18, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kenneth Thomas Eichel, aka Kenneth T. Eichel, and as Kenneth Eichel Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30302 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before July 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC by designated Personal Representative Stephanie Lambert 7200 E. Dry Creek Road, Suite B-201 Centennial, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No. 707484 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 707447 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard G. Sloneker, a/k/a Richard Gene Sloneker, a/k/a Richard Sloneker, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30303

Gwendolyn Roberts, Personal Representative 22929 T Road Cedaredge, CO 81413

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. 707496 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DOROTHEA H. MILLER, aka DOROTHEA MILLER, aka DOROTHEA HELEN MILLER, aka DOROTHEA STEMPEL MILLER, aka DOROTHEA S. MILLER; aka DOROTHEA STEMPEL; aka DOROTHEA H. STEMPEL, aka DOROTHEA HELEN STEMPEL, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30312

Legal Notice No. 707469 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald G. Miller, aka Donald Miller, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 352 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 30, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patricia Anderson, Personal Representative 5245 W. Ohio Avenue Lakewood, Colorado 80226

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 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jocelyn R. Kanoff, Attorney for the Personal Representative 2975 Valmont Rd. Ste 240 Boulder, CO 80301 Legal Notice No. 707483 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Legal Notice No. 707481 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Virginia Catherine Crawford, aka Virginia C. Crawford, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30287 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 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Barbara C. Klaver, Personal Representative 6915 W. 68th Avenue Arvada, Colorado 80003

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.

Michael G. MacDonald Personal Representative 8013 W. 78th Circle Arvada, CO 80005 Legal Notice No. 707455 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Legal Notice No. 707503 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

PUBLIC NOTICE

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rodney Kemmerer, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30269

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Roy Whittemore, Personal Representative 10093 Grove Court #B Westminster, CO 80031

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 12, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ROBERT DANIEL HURDLE, aka ROBERT D. HURDLE, aka ROBERT HURDLE, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 030996

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Verlyn Charles Gardner, aka Verlyn C. Gardner, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30200

Legal Notice No. 707465 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mable Louise Postal, a/k/a Mable L. Postal, a/k/a Mable Postal, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30204

Notice to Creditors

Legal Notice No. 707447 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Westminster Window

William H. Gardner, Personal Representative 514 Americas Way No. 8176 Box Elder, SD 57719

Public Notice

Legal Notice No. 707482 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 22, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Donalita Kay Keck, Personal Representative 6611 Gifford Drive Commerce City, Colorado 80020

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.

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 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lis Engstrom, Personal Representative 12245 W. Layton Drive Littleton, Colorado 80127 Legal Notice No. 707506 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Joseph Joe Aranda, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 333 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 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

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Laura Border, Personal Representative 11462 Iola Street Henderson, Colorado 80604 Legal Notice No. 707495 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 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 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 August 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Hugo I. Barillas, Personal Representative 2003 Truda Drive Northglenn, Colorado 80233 Legal Notice No. 707493 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

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

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

Legal Notice No. 707458 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Walter R. Wright, Aka: Walter Russell Wright, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 30845 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Adams County, Colorado, 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601 on or before April 22, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Shon L. Floyd, Personal Representative c/o ERGO Law, LLC 6870 W. 52nd Avenue #203, Arvada, CO 80002 Legal Notice No. 707489 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Arvada, Colorado 80007

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Hugo Antulio Barillas, aka Hugo Barillas, and Hugo A. Barillas, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 31171

Kindie I. Torres, Personal Representative 55 S. 10th Avenue Brighton, Colorado 80601-2207 Legal Notice No. 707460 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Caren L. Verdone, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30142 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 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Brittaney Jo Verdone-Engle, Personal Representative 17985 W. 84th Lane

Case Number: 21PR30228

Legal Notice No. 707504 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Karen Darlene Eriksen, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 293

Erin Stockmyer, Personal Representative 8300 Sheridan Blvd., #22F Westminster, CO 80003

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PATRICIA SUE PETERS, aka PATRICIA S. PETERS, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30279 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 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 707444 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Anthony Buttshaw, Personal Representative 25521 E. Orchard Drive Aurora, Colorado 80016

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Richard E. Domenico, a/kla Richard Eugene Domenico, a/kla Richard Domenico , Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR30252

Douglas S. Holden Attorney for the Personal Representative 3751 W 136th Avenue, Unit B-4 Broomfield, CO 80023 Legal Notice No. 707480 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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

Legal Notice No. 707494 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice

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.

PUBLIC NOTICE

Carolyn Domenico, Personal Representative 10744 Alcott Way Westminster, CO 80234

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruth L. Wielang, aka Ruth Loraine Wielang, Deceased Case Number: 2020 PR 331 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 26, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cheryl Wielang Shaw Personal Representative 81 Mistletoe Road Golden, Colorado 80401

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ardith Pauline Siegrist, a/k/a Ardith P. Siegrist, a/k/a Artie Siegrist, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030319 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of the County of Adams, Colorado on or before August 1, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No. 707449 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

Kaye Lynn Fote, Personal Representative 3 Bridle Path Lane Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Delores Whatley, Deceased Case No.: 2021-PR-30274

Legal Notice No. 707499 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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.

Legal Notice No. 707446 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Devin Andrew O’Donnell, aka Devin A. O’Donnell, aka Devin O’Donnell, Deceased

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Stephen Lynn Paiz, ala Stephen L. Paiz, aka Steve Paiz, Deceased Case Number: 20 PR 272

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

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

Legal Notice No. 707459 First Publication: March 18, 2021

Adams County Warrants Public Notice Adams County Warrants: March 22, 2021 through March 26, 2021 GENERAL FUND Supplier Name B&R INDUSTRIES CARUSO JAMES LOUIS CINA & CINA FORENSIC CONSULTIN TRANSFORMATION POINT INC IN SITU INC SENIOR HUB THE SENIOR HUB THE SENIOR HUB THE SENIOR HUB THE WOLD ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS G4S SECURE SOLUTIONS USA INC “MIETTE ET CHOCOLAT, LLC” ANNETTE INC BUENO KIRK INC CHASERZ BAR N GRILL CHEF IN A BOX CATERING CHILE CON QUESADILLA COLORADO MUSLIMS COMMUNITY CEN CROSSFIT SALVO LLC ELITA CULINARY CRAFT LLC JACKIE CHAN CHINESE KITCHEN PHO PEORIA INC SONGS ELITE MARTIAL ARTS LLC STATE HOUSE TAMIRSA LLC TINY TOTS AND TUMBLERES LLC TOP DAWG WHEELS ON FIRE LLC ZOES COFFEE AAA PEST PROS ADAMSON POLICE PRODUCTS ADT COMMERCIAL LLC ALMOST HOME INC ALMOST HOME INC ALSCO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL BENNETT TOWN OF BRIGHTON CITY OF (WATER) BUSH MELVIN E COLO DIST ATTORNEY COUNCIL COLO DIST ATTORNEY COUNCIL COLORADO MOISTURE CONTROL INC COMMERCIAL CLEANING SYSTEMS CORECIVIC INC CUMMINS ROCKY MOUNTAIN DELL MARKETING LP DHM DESIGNS DUPRIEST JOHN FIELDEN DYNALECTRIC COMPANY EASTERN DISPOSE ALL EMERGENCY POWER SERVICES CO IN FLEXENTIAL PROFESSIONAL SERVIC GABLEHOUSE GRANBERG LLC GALLS LLC GAM ENTERPRISES INC GARNER, ROSIE GAYLORD ROCKIES RSRT & CONVENT GREEN THOMAS D GRONQUIST, CHRISTOPHER L HARMON STEPHANIE J HAWKINS COMMERCIAL APPLIANCE HERRERA, AARON HOFFER MICHELLE L IC CHAMBERS LP INDUSTRIAL PIPE SOLUTIONS INSIGHT PUBLIC SECTOR INTERVENTION COMMUNITY CORRECT INTERVET INC J. BROWER PSYCHOLOGICAL SERVIC KAISER PERMANENTE

Warrant Date Amount 03/24/21 2,400.00 03/24/21 5,125.00 03/24/21 6,850.00 03/24/21 125.00 03/25/21 8,850.00 03/25/21 2,500.00 03/25/21 2,500.00 03/25/21 2,500.00 03/25/21 2,500.00 03/25/21 276.13 03/26/21 15,294.13 03/25/21 5,000.00 03/25/21 7,000.00 03/25/21 5,000.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 5,000.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 5,000.00 03/25/21 5,000.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 7,000.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 3,500.00 03/25/21 2,090.00 03/25/21 9,108.07 03/25/21 26,055.00 03/25/21 1,139.81 03/25/21 31,262.44 03/25/21 223.97 03/25/21 79.85 03/25/21 462.70 03/25/21 65.00 03/25/21 2,272.10 03/25/21 888.20 03/25/21 13,248.00 03/25/21 90,591.82 03/25/21 7,314.64 03/25/21 1,448.00 03/25/21 17,917.20 03/25/21 12,158.25 03/25/21 65.00 03/25/21 3,072.00 03/25/21 326.00 03/25/21 1,475.00 03/25/21 1,850.01 03/25/21 10,745.33 03/25/21 11,364.85 03/25/21 3,574.35 03/25/21 65.00 03/25/21 18,871.81 03/25/21 65.00 03/25/21 65.00 03/25/21 153.00 03/25/21 212.98 03/25/21 65.00 03/25/21 200.00 03/25/21 6,992.00 03/25/21 7,355.00 03/25/21 189,847.00 03/25/21 5,765.00 03/25/21 5,850.00 03/25/21 1,650.00 03/25/21 10,344.75

LADWIG MICHAEL V MD PC LIFE RECOVERY CENTER LINK LISTENUP LUNA LILLIAN MADDUX THOMAS SCOTT MARKET STREET MANAGEMENT LLC METRO TRANSPORTATION PLANNING MORGAN COUNTY REA MWI VETERINARY SUPPLY CO NEW MEXICO DEPT OF PUBLIC SAFE NICOLETTI-FLATER ASSOCIATES NYHOLM STEWART E OFFICESCAPES OF DENVER LLLP ONENECK IT SOLUTIONS LLC ORACLE AMERICA INC PARK 12 HUNDRED OWNERS ASSOCIA PIPER COMMUNICATION SERVICES I POINT SPORTS/ERGOMED PRO TECH COMPUTER SYSTEMS INC PRUDENTIAL OVERALL SUPPLY RED ROCKS LIGHTNING PROTECTION RICHARDSON SHARON ROCKY MOUNTAIN GLAZLERS LLC ROCKY MOUNTAIN PARTNERSHIP ROCKY MOUNTAIN SIGNING CO INC ROSE DAVID E SCHLISNER FLOORING SCL HEALTH SOUTHWESTERN PAINTING STANFIELD THOMSON STANLEY CONVERGENT SECURITY S STARCHASE LLC STATE OF COLORADO STATE OF COLORADO STRASBURG SANITATION SUNSTATE EQUIPMENT CO LLC SWEEP STAKES UNLIMITED TERRI TUPPS SIGN LANGUAGE INTE THOMPSON GREGORY PAUL TYGRETT DEBRA R UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UTILITY NOTIFICATION CENTER OF VERIZON WIRELESS WAGNER GEORGIA C WINDSTREAM COMMUNICATIONS XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY XCEL ENERGY ROCKY MOUNTAIN SIGNING CO INC Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/26/21

1,084.00 2,090.00 104,756.00 6,200.00 600.00 65.00 38,998.00 1,106.25 379.93 1,714.24 15.00 495.00 65.00 1,315.00 1,121.97 43,968.14 16,149.88 2,382.00 4,680.00 27,954.00 95.79 3,050.00 65.00 1,470.00 10,000.00 1,500.00 65.00 135.00 10.00 20,916.00 65.00 6,695.00 7,653.50 1,324.47 195.17 88.80 11,855.20 30.00 300.00 65.00 175.00 15,950.00 17,967.09 20.62 20,028.00 2,755.00 838.02 1,136.70 106.19 195.50 5,883.57 27.70 3,023.35 5,371.01 10,244.80 69.62 15,834.56 7,180.18 1,352.27 57.25 93.72 1,937.07 24.00 1,324.24 1,608.07 8,766.96 4,544.14 6,327.25 7,105.70 793.58 769.86 1,056.91 1,288.71 4,810.00 1,092,104.37

CAPITAL FACILITIES FUND SAUNDERS CONSTRUCTION INC COMMERCE CITY FCI CONSTRUCTORS INC GROUND ENGINEERING CONSULTANTS MW GOLDEN CONSTRUCTORS ORION ENVIRONMENTAL INC RLH ENGINEERING INC ROTH SHEPPARD ARCHITECTS SOME GIRLS AND A MURAL STANTEC ARCHITECTURE INC XCEL ENERGY Fund Total

03/24/21 03/11/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

78,100.56 500,864.89 222,258.86 532.50 357,602.80 2,250.00 1,081.28 72,435.17 250.00 36,861.31 432.10 1,272,669.47

GOLF COURSE ENTERPRISE FUND PROFESSIONAL RECREATION MGMT I AAA PEST PROS ADT COMMERCIAL LLC ALSCO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL FALCONE REFRIGERATION INC HARRELLS LLC KIMBALL MIDWEST L L JOHNSON DIST TARGET SPECIALTY PRODUCTS TORO NSN Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

39,901.98 45.00 600.00 58.28 1,250.00 1,940.40 93.51 70,957.77 1,811.63 233.00 116,891.57

EQUIPMENT SERVICE FUND BEARCOM WIRELESS WORLDWIDE SAM HILL OIL INC THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER C Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

10,973.35 1,729.71 515.30 13,218.36

STORMWATER UTILITY FUND QP SERVICES LLC Fund Total

03/25/21

2,198.75 2,198.75

ROAD & BRIDGE FUND ARVADA CITY OF AURORA CITY OF BENNETT TOWN OF BRIGHTON CITY OF COMMERCE CITY CITY OF FEDERAL HEIGHTS CITY OF FELSBURG HOLT & ULLEVIG NORTHGLENN CITY OF THORNTON CITY OF WESTMINSTER CITY OF ALDERMAN BERNSTEIN LLC AM SIGNAL INC CENTRAL SALT LLC DESIGN WORKSHOP ENNIS-FLINT INC INGERSOLL RAND COMPANY JK TRANSPORTS INC W L CONTRACTORS INC WORK WEAR SAFETY SHOES Fund Total

03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/26/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

18,601.73 238,611.06 11,074.26 143,061.21 168,203.81 26,280.65 3,324.02 81,764.64 334,240.98 161,635.10 187.50 12,584.00 18,882.42 9,783.24 36,629.80 8,228.82 56,590.00 14,621.30 1,115.69 1,345,420.23

INSURANCE FUND TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT UNITED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE C UNITED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE C TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT TRISTAR RISK MANAGEMENT UNITED HEALTH CARE INSURANCE C ARTHUR J GALLAGHER CAREHERE LLC

03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/26/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

9,879.99 842,427.36 116,007.54 4,640.00 48,261.90 77,500.00 332,946.77 17,252.50 62,145.80

DONALDSON KATHERINE JOE’S TOWING & RECOVERY JUDICIAL ARBITER GROUP INC KAISER PERMANENTE MADISON CONSULTING GROUP PIKE REPORTING COMPANY UNITED HEALTHCARE UNITED HEALTHCARE VERITEXT LLC Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

440.27 192.00 2,027.00 84,391.38 4,999.00 566.50 35,420.20 79,649.00 190.55 1,718,937.76

WASTE MANAGEMENT FUND B & B ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY INC Fund Total

03/24/21

4,553.45 4,553.45

OPEN SPACE SALES TAX FUND BRIGHTON CITY OF LUBIRDS LIGHT FOUNDATION Fund Total

03/24/21 03/24/21

5,000.00 58,024.23 63,024.23

COMMUNITY DEV BLOCK GRANT FUND FAIFO LTD FUN SERVICES INC WINGS UNLIMITED LLC NORTHGLENN CITY OF Fund Total

03/24/21 03/24/21 03/24/21 03/25/21

7,300.00 17,426.50 4,508.00 2,886.25 32,120.75

HEAD START FUND CESCO LINGUISTIC SERVICE INC CINTAS CORPORATION NO 2 COLO DEPT OF HUMAN SERVICES DFA DAIRY BRANDS CORPORATE LLC LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES SYSCO DENVER Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

1,077.06 160.89 35.00 831.60 15.58 1,973.99 4,094.12

COMM SERVICES BLK GRANT FUND ACCESS HOUSING GROWING HOME INC Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21

30,227.94 443.05 30,670.99

COLORADO AIR & SPACE PORT CITY SERVICEVALCON LLC ALBERTS WATER & WASTEWATER SER JVIATION, A WOOLPERT COMPANY LOTTMAN OIL COMPANY ROGGEN FARMERS ELEVATOR ASSN TWS AVIATION FUEL SYSTEMS VAN DIEST SUPPLY CO VERIZON WIRELESS Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

36,958.00 3,451.20 4,256.50 171.00 42.00 1,139.92 3,082.80 587.35 49,688.77

FLATROCK FACILITY FUND AAA PEST PROS ADT COMMERCIAL LLC STATE OF COLORADO UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) UNITED POWER (UNION REA) Fund Total

03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21 03/25/21

GRAND TOTAL

60.00 285.00 3.63 137.56 329.75 47.27 1,760.34 2,623.55 5,748,216.37

Legal Notice No.: 707507 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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S P O R T S SCORECARD HOLY FAMILY Soccer Holy Family opened the spring soccer season with a 3-1 road win against Longmnot March 24. Chris Barron scored Longmont’s goal. No stats were available for the Tigers.

The Tigers made it 2-for-2 after shutting out Mead 2-0 March 26 in Longmont. No stats were available.

Volleyball Holy Family got past Greeley Central 25-5, 22-25, 25-14, 25-17 in Greeley March 25. Anna Hodell led the Tigers’ offense with nine kills. Toni Schafer and Makenna Bertsch were close behind with eight. Hodell and Allie Ward served two aces. No stats were available for the Wildcats.

HORIZON Volleyball Horizon just got past Legacy 20-25, 25-20, 25-19, 18-25, 15-6 in the season opener for both schools March 22.

Horizon beat Arvada West 20-25, 25-17, 25-19, 25-20 in Thornton March 25. No stats were available.

No stats were available for either team.

Horizon stayed undefeated through three matches with a 25-11, 25-21, 25-16 win at Rangeview March 27. No stats were available for either team.

Soccer Rocky Mountain blanked Horizon 3-0 in Fort Collins March 25. No stats

were available for either team.

Horizon bounced back March 27 and beat Monarch 2-nil in Westminster. No stats were available for either team.

LEGACY Volleyball Arvada West turned back Legacy 25-19, 25-14, 25-23 in Arvada March 23. Lexi Bergard and Elyce Ludlow paced the Wildcats with six kills a piece. Ella Perez had half her team’s six aces.

No stats were available for the Lightning.

Soccer Legacy’s Max Reder and Kevin Aguirre scored in the second half as the Lightning beat Poudre 2-1 in Fort Collins March 25. Abraham Lugo scored the goal for the Impalas.

Ben Hempelmann (six saves) and Ryan Nun (three saves) split time in goal for the Lightning. Poudre’s Gus Conant registered five saves.

The Lightning blanked Mountain Range 8-0 March 27 in Westminster.

No stats were available.

NORTHGLENN Volleyball Mountain Range beat Northglenn 25-15, 25-13, 25-15 in Northglenn on March 23. No stats were available for either team.

Football

Northglenn rallied in the second half to beat Westminster 20-19 at District 12 Stadium on March 26.

WHS quarterback Conley Moscot was 3-for-12 for 77 yards and a touchdown. Victor Lopez scored both of the Wolves’ rushing touchdowns and finished with 182 yards on 13 carries.

No stats were available for the Norse.

RIVERDALE RIDGE Postponements Riverdale Ridge’s volleyball match at Berthoud was postponed March 23.

Soccer Niwot beat the Ravens 10-1 in Niwot March 25.

Aiden Martin and Ashton Campie scored three goals for the victors. No stats were available for the Ravens.

Volleyball Niwot beat Riverdale Ridge 25-9, 25-8, 25-16 in Thornton March 25.

Camber Rohlfs led the Ravens with four kills. Tiana Fisher, Emilie Russell, Cheyenne Rame, Jadynn Black and Sydnee Fishbeck had two.

Zoe Gibbs had 11 kills for the Rebels. Morgan Daugherty added eight and four aces.

THORNTON Postponement Thornton’s March 23 soccer match at Arvada was canceled.

The March 19 soccer match between Northglenn and Thornton high schools was postponed and rescheduled for April 5.

Soccer Skyview scored six goals in the second half and beat Thornton 10-0 on the Trojans’ pitch March 25.

Jorge Moreno and Nicholas Marmolejo scored twice for SHS. Jared Olave, Salvador Garcia, Diego De la Fuente, Andres Paniagua, Brayan Aguirre and Jaime Berrera also scored for Skyview. Goalkeeper Obed Hinojos recorded the shutout and had two saves.

No stats were available for the Trojans.

Adams City blanked Thornton 10-0 in Thornton March 27. andy Galvan scored three of the goals. Diego Flores added two. Adrian Arriaga got credit for the shutout. He made just one save. Jose Vera played the last 10 minutes of the 70-minute contest (the game was stopped because of the state’s mercy rule), and he had one save.

WESTMINSTER Volleyball Westminster opened the prep volleyball season with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-7 win over Pomona March 23.

Emily Leyva led the Wolves with five kills. Alexei Trujillo and Ashley Allen were next with three. Aurora Padilla served up four aces.

No stats were available for Pomona.

Public Notices 4, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Carolyn Paiz, Personal Representative 126 N. 8th Avenue Brighton, Colorado 80601 Legal Notice No. 707490 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lloyd C. Wade, also known as Lloyd Carl Wade, and Lloyd Wade, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30134 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 2, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.

Dorothy J. Wade, Personal Representative 11317 Quivas Way Westminster, CO 80234 Legal Notice No. 707468 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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

The petition requests that the name of Elizabeth Gail Beach be changed to Elizabeth Gail Beachland Case No.: 2021C32787 By: Judge Byron L. Howell Legal Notice No. 707442 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel PUBLIC NOTICE

The petition requests that the name of Hossna Yasini be changed to Hussna Yasini Case No.: 2021 C 223

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Amy Mailander Clerk of Court - Interim By: Deputy Clerk

Public notice is given on March 15, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

Legal Notice No. 707456 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

The petition requests that the name of Catherine Ann Noland be changed to Catherine Ann Beachland Case No.: 2021C32786

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name Public notice is given on March 15, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

By: Judge Byron L. Howell Legal Notice No. 707443 First Publication: March 25, 2021 Last Publication: April 8, 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.

PUBLIC NOTICE Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

The petition requests that the name of Franchet Zaporta Mboko be changed to Zaporta Jamesmboking Franchet Case No.: 21 C 0289

Public notice is given on March 24, 2021, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

By: Judge Byron L. Howell

The petition requests that the name of Eleanor Ruth Moorhouse be changed to Eleanor Jane Wyatt Case No.: 21 C 33251

Legal Notice No. 707463 First Publication: March 18, 2021 Last Publication: April 1, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

By: Deputy Clerk

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.

The petition requests that the name of Queensa Victoria Fischer be changed to Victoria Queensa Mueller Case No.: 21 C 0262

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

Legal Notice No. 707505 First Publication: April 1, 2021 Last Publication: April 15, 2021 Publisher: Northglenn-Thornton Sentinel

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