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NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW WRAPS UP ANOTHER YEAR 2022 Miss Rodeo Colorado, Ashley Baller of Parker, Colorado, the first Latina woman to hold the title, riding with Cinch banner during the Cigna Health Pink Rodeo event. INSET: Closeup of Ashley Baller Photo courtesy of Facebook/ Miss Rodeo Colorado
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Cherry Hills Village is looking for a new Chief of Police BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
With the announcement of the retirement of highly respected and universally-liked current Police Chief Michelle Tovrea, after nine years in the position and 39 years in law enforcement, the Cherry Hills Village City Council decided to launch a nationwide search to find her replacement. On January 21, an open call for applicants was officially announced. The job description included, “The next Chief will value the high level of service the city departments provide to the residents of Cherry Hills Village. The next Chief will be visible within the ranks of the department, out in the community, responsive and sensitive to the community’s needs. The ideal Chief leads by example, is transparent, and is an engaging team-builder who can lead a professional law enforcement agency engaged in proactive
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The pathway to mental health
I was in Florida helping my brother with a medical issue. A member of my office team called to inform me that one of our colleagues, a 44-year-old amazing husband, father and community leader had died from complications of Covid. I was shocked and speechless; how could this happen? It seems so unfair and so random. I was crushed. This news sent me into a grieving process that I could not control. I cried so hard that my body ached. There were no words, just a raw moaning that emanated from the tips of my toes. Since I was out of town, I was unable to be with others A
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This is exactly why we so desperately need to live in positive relationships and supportive communities. It is the antidote to grief and suffering. It is what heals and soothes our weary souls. Since this is the essence of mental health, I am concerned that we are continuing to isolate ourselves from others due to the pandemic. Schools are going virtual again and students continue to be isolated from their friends and supportive communities. The relational pathway to mental health is being stifled
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and embrace workforce diversity in recruiting and hiring. The successful Chief will provide consistent, honest, and proactive communication up and down the chain of command. The successful Chief will be a champion of outreach into the community and able to cultivate successful relationships with community groups and civic leaders as well as neighborhood groups and associations. The ideal candidate should be apolitical, yet politically savvy.” More details about the position can be found at https:// koffassociates.com/wp-content/ uploads/2021/12/Cherry-HillsVillage-CO-Police-ChiefBrochure-Final.pdf. Those who are interested in applying for this job that pays from $119,839 to $175,013 annually, should contact the city’s recruiting consultant, Gary Palmer, at (510) 345-3954 or gpalmer@koffassociates.com. Applications will be accepted until February 18, 2022 at 5:00 p.m. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
our hopes and dreams. We need to be grateful for every day and acknowledge how precious and fragile life is. For me, it is moving toward my hope in God and in my faith, knowing that nothing happens without God’s permission. Grief and suffering are purposeful because they are signals to slow down, think about our lives more introspectively, recalibrate living in a different reality without our friend, partner, or colleague. This is what allows us to bounce back from loss and create a new normal for our lives. Healthy relationships and supportive connections are the shock absorbers when nothing else will do. I know in the coming days and weeks the grief that I feel today will lessen. I will never forget my colleague, his smile, his dedication to his calling, his love for his wife, children and family, his laugh as his head went back into a full sense of exuberance and joy, and his purposeful existence to honor God in whatever he did. I do not know why he was taken at such a young age when he had so much to live for. I just know that the community he built through love, healthy relationship development and friendship will help his wife, children and family adjust to this new reality. All who know him will honor him through stories and memories. God has another angel in heaven, and we have a lot of work to do to be supportive and connected to one another during this time of grief and loss. joneen@myrelationship center.org
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Regis Jesuit High School should reverse & rehire Forgiveness is the heart of Catholic doctrine. It can also be the virtue least likely practiced. When I heard of the controversy regarding Regis Jesuit High School’s decision to fire two staff members over publication of a proabortion-rights editorial in the student newspaper, my first inclination was to support the action taken by the school administration. Regis is a private Catholic institution whose position on abortion is very clear. If students and teachers don’t agree with, support, and adhere to the guidelines and expectations, then they are free to attend and work elsewhere. However, upon closer examination of the story and their clearly stated guidelines regarding student media, it became obvious the administration of Regis is clearly wrong in this case. In a recent piece of commentary for the Denver Post, two former Regis students criticized and challenged the school’s action as both inappropriate and inconsistent with stated policies and precedent in the school’s student media program. Harvard University student Madeline Proctor and Seattle University student Sophia Marcinek were editors-in-chief of Regis Jesuit’s Elevate magazine when they attended the school. As has been widely reported, the students explained how Regis High School’s clearly stated policy establishes that “school officials… shall not practice prior review or to censor any student media.” Yet, following the publication of an opinion piece supporting the “right of choice,” school officials violated their own policy, recalling the entire magazine and firing the two faculty sponsors. Such action is not only hypocritical but an egregious overreach of power and a betrayal of trust between the school, its students, and the staff. As a former altar boy and a graduate of Catholic education, I understand and believe deeply in the institution of faith-based school. For a brief time in my adolescence I considered pursuing the Jesuit path. A key to that interest was an advisor who explained to me how the Jesuits are scholars. First and foremost, the Jesuit order is pious and devout in the Catholic faith, but it is also an order committed to academic and intellectual rigor. The Jesuits are not afraid of debate. The Jesuits do not hide from intellectual challenge. The Jesuits embrace the pursuit of scholarship and inquiry. Clearly, the Jesuit history of practicing and deepening their faith through education in the arts, sciences, and philosophy would seem to indicate an openness to debate and discussion. Nothing could be more important and relevant to cultivating young minds to be astute thinkers. Thus, the Regis administration’s reactionary response is all the more problematic for its abdication of the spirit of educa-
teach our students what to think; we teach them how to think.” That’s a dubious promise at best. The school also establishes as its mission the responsibility of being “called to create environments in which our students may encounter and engage multiple points of view that are presented thoughtfully and respectfully.” Clearly, nothing could be tion and the tradition of the Jesuit more blatantly inaccurate in this Order. An equally troubling con- case. In the 1990s a popular fad dition of the current censorship among Catholic and Christian is the school’s hypocritical young people was the wearing rejection of not just its policy regarding student media but also of bracelets which asked “What would Jesus do?” It was a rethe contradiction of the values and practices the school publicly minder that the Christian faith WITH COMMISSIONERS is not simply a label – it is an preaches and promotes. In the expectation. Especially in the case Denver Post, Proctor and Marof Catholic dogma, the Church cinek point out how the school’s expects the faithful to follow the own website claims “We do not
path of Christ in their actions, choices, and daily living. Faith is more than just claiming belief and attending weekly services. It’s a way of life. We should, to the best of our ability despite our inevitable and inherent flaws, try to live as He lived. So, in the case of a ninth grade student who writes an opinion piece for her school newspaper advocating for the right of choice, what would Jesus do? In response to that column which was cleared for publication by two staff members who simply followed established school policies, what would Jesus do? I’m fairly certain Jesus would never stifle the thoughts, ideas, and questions of students. And, other than the money lenders in the Temple, I’m positive Jesus wouldn’t fire anyone. Michael P. Mazenko is a writer, educator, & school administrator in Greenwood Village. He blogs at A Teacher’s View and can be found on Twitter @mmazenko. You can email him at mmazenko @gmail.com
...in the case of a ninth grade student who writes an opinion piece for her school newspaper advocating for the right of choice, what would Jesus do? In response to that column which was cleared for publication by two staff members who simply followed established school policies, what would Jesus do? I’m fairly certain Jesus would never stifle the thoughts, ideas, and questions of students. And, other than the money lenders in the Temple, I’m positive Jesus wouldn’t fire anyone.
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Looking Ahead 2022 Join us for a series of virtual town hall meetings in February. Each Commissioner will highlight projects and initiatives, as well as provide updates on the formation of the new Arapahoe County health department. Learn what’s on tap for the County, and each district, during 2022. All meetings start at 6:30 p.m. Visit arapahoegov.com/townhall for details. Upcoming dates: • • • • •
Wednesday, Feb. 2: Nancy N. Sharpe, District 2 Thursday, Feb. 3: Nancy Jackson, District 4 Wednesday, Feb. 9: Jeff Baker, District 3 Wednesday, Feb. 23: Carrie Warren-Gully, District 1 Thursday, Feb. 24: Bill Holen, District 5
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May the force be with the Bronco brain trust in hiring the right coach and selecting a winning quarterback. It looks to me like the Super Bowl teams may be the Rams and the Chiefs. What a wonderful weekend of amazing football with the games so competitive and close. American spirit prevailed and we can still win many victories on and off the playing fields. Like the Chiefs, never give up!
Weekend football playoff miracles It’s a Sunday night as I write this column. I have just witnessed the most amazing football game in my entire life with the victory of the Kansas City Chiefs over the Buffalo Bills. Victory, and defeat, changing in the last 13 seconds of the game. Impossible, but Mahone managed a touchdown to move his team closer to the Super Bowl, losing last year to Brady’s Tampa Bay. What a heartbreak for the Bills and
astonishing win for the Kansas City team. Sadly, when I witness the caliber of play by all of the weekend football teams, I think our beloved Broncos have a very long road ahead. It was good to see former Denver star player Von Miller showing his talents once again leading the Rams to victory. It takes a great quarterback and a solid defense to win these playoff games. Lastly, I enjoyed seeing the
exhilarating joy exhibited by the thousands of football fans rooting in the stadiums for their beloved teams. I didn’t see any Omicron masks but a lot of costumes, hats, signs, and screaming Americans finally enjoying something besides Washington politics and the ongoing pandemic. It just felt good to see so many Americans outdoors really enjoying themselves and not worrying for a few hours about the rising cost of a pound of hamburger.
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I was a guest at the grand opening of a new casino in Central City Saturday night, January 22. The main event was a fabulous program provided by the Colorado Asian Cultural Heritage Center comprised of about 30 Asian youths. The re-opened casino was purchased from prior owners by a new Maverick group who have swept up four properties in Central City and Black Hawk. The grand opening featured the Asian players portraying dragons and lions. The new casino is named Dragon/Tiger and the event was timed to feature the beginning of the Chinese New Year commencing February 1, 2022 as the “Year of The Tiger.” The costumes were magnificent. The dancing lions and tigers marched around the room with a gigantic dragon bobbing and weaving around the large room. The drumbeats had the costumed mystical animals dancing with the music and dancing as the actors inside the costumes did amazing move-
ments. Any organization wishing to have a spectacular program should contact the Cultural Center for this special program that was just breathtaking to behold. *** The football season is winding up with AFC and NFC title games and then we will witness “Superbowl 56” from the new stadium in Las Vegas. Four teams are still in the hunt, The Chiefs, 49ers, Rams and Bengals. It takes great talent and luck to reach the final games and the talent being displayed has reached new heights of play. Looking back in history we have had some great football coaches in college and professional teams. One of the most famous of all was Alabama’s coach Paul Bear Bryant. He passed away in 1982. This message was found in his billfold, making rounds on the internet. While one never knows truth or fiction on internet materials the message that Bear saved and supposedly carried with him. The
author is unknown, but the message is clear and worth saving in all of our purses and billfolds.
THE MAGIC BANK ACCOUNT
Imagine that you had won the following “PRIZE” in a contest: Each morning your bank would deposit $86,400 in your private account for you to use. However, this prize has rules:
THE SET OF RULES:
Everything that you didn’t spend during each day would be taken away from you. You may not simply transfer money into some other account. You may only spend it. Each morning your account receives another $86,400 for that day. The bank can end the game without warning; at any time, it can say, “Game Over!” If you close the account you will not receive a new one. What would you personally do? You would buy anything and everything you wanted
right? Not only for yourself, but for all the people you love and care for. Even for people you don’t know, because you couldn’t possibly spend it all on yourself, right? You would try to spend every penny, and use it all, because you knew it would be replenished in the morning, right? Actually, the game is real. SHOCKED??? YES! Each of us are already a winner of this “PRIZE” The “PRIZE” is “TIME” 1.Each morning we awaken to receive 86,400 seconds as a gift of life. 2. And when we go to sleep at night, any remaining time is not credited to us. 3.What we haven’t used up that day is forever lost. 4.SO, what will you do with your 86,400 seconds? Those seconds are worth so much more than the same amount in dollars. Enjoy every second of your life because time races by so much quicker than you think. *** Good advice for everyone and a message to remember.
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QUOTE of the WEEK You have enemies? QUOTE of the WEEK Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life. – Winston Churchill
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OPINION
About Centennial
The city of Centennial is a connected community, where neighborhoods matter, education is embraced, businesses are valued, and innovation absolute. Connection, neighborhoods, education, businesses and innovation are the ‘buzz” words here. This is our mantra! This is our vision! Collaboration, Intentional, Service oriented and Innovation are our core values. A month hasn’t even passed and I still miss my role as a contributing council member. So, I decided this morning to devote this column to my “second-in-a- lifetime” career as a city councilwoman. At last week’s council meeting the Community Development Department presented on Centennial’s Housing Update. Six months ago the city began the arduous task
of exploring the myriad of housing opportunities that existed. The city heard the cry from the community. There is not enough affordable and attainable housing in Centennial. This is a monumental undertaking that the City Council and city staff is passionately pledged to. I will keep you abreast as they continue down this path. Now is the time for you to get involved. The city is currently accepting applications to serve on various boards, commissions and committees. New appointments for eight of the 10 groups will be made at the end of March 2022, and selected applicants will begin serving their terms in April. Applications are being accepted for the Audit Committee, Budget Committee, Board of Review,
Election Committee, Investment Committee, Open Space Advisory Board, Planning and Zoning Commission and Senior Commission. Applications for these eight are due no later than 5 p.m. on February 25, 2022.The Youth Commission is also accepting applications from Centennial residents between ages 13 and 18. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. on March 31, 2022. Serving on a board or commission is a great way to be involved with the Centennial community. It provides the input to City Council on very important issues. I can’t emphasize enough how important your feedback is to the City Council. Community outreach and public comment is extremely valued and the foundation of every city initiative. Learn more about each of these Boards and Commissions by visiting centennialco.gov/boards andcommissions.
Colorado bidders step up big for Youth in Agriculture at the National Western Stock Show Junior Livestock Auction Auction-goers were chomping at the bit to open their wallets and support young men and women in agriculture. The generosity was evident at the 2022 Auction of Junior Livestock Champions, where the Grand Champion Steer sold for a record-high $160,000. The top eight champion animals tallied sales of $519,000. The Reserve Grand Champion Hog sold for an impressive $50,000, breaking the previous record by $14,000. The Grand Champion Goat set a record sale of $44,000. The money invested supports the junior exhibitors that raised the animal as they plan for their agricultural future and college educations. In addition, a portion of the proceeds supports the National Western Scholarship Trust. The Scholarship Trust funds agriculture studies and rural medicine scholarships at colleges throughout Colorado and Wyoming. This year, 110 students received funds to aid their education. For more information regarding the NW Scholarship Trust, please visit nationalwestern.com. The top six Junior Livestock animals were auctioned off live on 9NEWS at 6:30 p.m., and the exciting results are as follows:
The Grand Champion Steer, fondly known as Yellers, weighs 1,358 pounds and sold for a record-high $160,000 to Ames Construction Company. Shown by 12-year-old Rhylee Rodgers from Searsboro, IA, Rhylee hopes to attend college to study embryology one day. Junior exhibitor, Aven Horn, showcased her 1,330-pound Reserve Grand Champion Steer, named Bicardi. Aven is 16-years-old
and wants to attend college at Texas Tech to study agriculture and play volleyball. The generous buyer, Transwest Trucks, Inc., purchased the steer for $100,000. Junior exhibitor Cole Phillips’ Grand Champion Hog, weighing 272 pounds, sold for $60,000 to Occidental Petroleum. Cole is from Bullard, TX, and is no stranger to the Jr. Auction ring. He was the exhibitor for the Reserve Grand Champion Hog in 2016. Cole has set his sights on starting his own construction business. The 271-pound Reserve Champion Hog, “CJ,” was bought by the Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce for $50,000. 19-year-old Alia
Rodgers from Napa, CA, was emotional as she thanked her buyers. This was her first time exhibiting at the National Western Stock Show and was a dream come true for her. The Grand Champion Lamb, shown by 19-year-old Colt Randall of Canute, OK, sold for $42,000 to Wagner Equipment Co. Colt plans to attend Seminole State to play baseball and study ag business or ag science. Bruce and Bev Wagner purchased the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb for $40,000, tying the record set in 2020. 12-year-old junior exhibitor Sayde Allen showed the lamb. Sayde has two champion animals in the show, as she also won Grand Champion Goat. Her Grand Champion Goat sold for a record-high $44,000 to Babson Farms. What an accomplishment, as this was her first time showing at the National Western Stock Show. The Reserve Grand Champion Goat named Frank after Frank Sinatra for being the G.O.A.T. (Greatest of AllTime) sold for $23,000 to the TKM Foundation, Kevin McNicholas. “Frank” was shown by Jack Hoyle, who celebrated the crowning of his Reserve Grand Champion Goat on his 18th birthday.
Goodbye 2021 and all its challenges!! THE COVID EPIDEMIC HAD STRANGE AND UNIQUE CHALLENGES FOR ALL OF US AND FOR THE REAL ESTATE INDUSTRY IN PARTICULAR. ON THE POSITIVE SIDE: The values of our homes appreciated at an unheard-of pace, especially those that had updated floors, kitchens, and bathrooms. But demand outstripped supply, even for those homes that had not kept up with design standards. ON THE NEGATIVE SIDE: The ability to make a smooth, easy transition to a larger or smaller home within our highly desirable community was severely diminished by a historic lack of inventory, something I have not experienced in the 45 years that I have been at the top of the real estate profession in Colorado. WHAT DO I EXPECT IN 2022: t influx of out-ofI expect a continued state buyers to escape escalating taxes and social upheaval in other states (although taxes and fees passed in the last session of the legislature make us far less competitive than states like Florida, Texas, and Arizona.) As long as inventory stays low, prices and the costs to live in our homes will continue to rise including taxes, energy costs and the costs of services. WHAT DO I SUGGEST: MAKE THE DECISIONS THAT WORK FOR YOU TO SELL, MOVE, RELOCATE, OR STAY. BUT IF YOU OR YOUR FRIENDS OR FAMILY DO NEED A TOP PROFESSIONAL REALTOR, ONE WHO WILL GIVE YOU THE UPPER HAND IN ANY TRANSACTION. PLEASE CALL ME! SINCERELY,
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Governor candidate Heidi Ganahl kicks off 2022 campaign
Heidi Ganahl has travelled the state extensively. She and her team chose Wide Open Saloon (a fun, packed and patriotic place) in Sedalia to further her campaign in the new year. Followers from outside Douglas County traveled to hear her message at the meet and greet. One knew when the destination had been reached as the Heidi bus was prominently parked in front. The saloon, a rockin’ vast space, where Heidi’s supporters took up a full room - many standing as all the seats were claimed early on. And, The National Anthem is always sung before the entertainment begins at this place. “Let’s make the Republican Party fun again!” she began. The only statewide elected Republican in office now (CU Regent) is a proud mom, wife, entrepreneur and a fighter for getting back freedom. Her focus is on kids, cost of living and fighting crime.”I’m for law and order,” she said.”My dad was a cop.”
LEFT: Three of Heidi’s four children surround her on stage – Tori and twins Jack and Jenna BELOW: Doug and Marilyn Ray came down to Sedalia from Saddle Rock
Heidi Ganahl greets a throng of supporters
Pat Martire (seated) with Joyce Paloma and her hubby John Kinsey
Deanna Henderson has been Heidi’s best friend since childhood including high school and college and is her son’s godmother Photos by Scottie Iverson
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Women’s Reception for GOP Senate Majority Fund held at Heritage Greens he reception audience began as a women’s event to learn about the 2022 legislative session, new senate districts, known
candidates and the path to victory. Gentlemen expressed interest and were quickly welcomed as well. Speakers included Colorado Senate Republican Lead-
er Chris Holbert, Senate Majority Fund Chair and Caucus Whip Paul Lundeen, Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer and Sen. Jim Smallwood. The senators emphasized
the importance of grass roots partners - giving for a better Colorado – safer, more affordable and getting rid of government intrusion in schools. In addition, big
partners are needed as the Colorado Senate will be the #2 targeted election after #1 Minnesota. The “tailwind” and the new 2022 maps will help.
LEFT: Host committee members pictured: Louise Bowen, Boo Dixon, Lynne Cottrell and Jill Cullis. Others were: Christine Burtt, Jennifer Churchfield, Lori Frasier, Kimberly Garneau, Hon. Polly Lawrence, Stephanie Muth, Pam Seago and Kathy Turley FAR lEFT: Satya and John Pritzlaff visit with Lee Bowen and Holly Kluth Photos by Scottie Iverson
Sen. Jim Smallwood, Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer, Sen. Paul Lundeen and Sen. Chris Holbert
Amy Leake and Monica Owens Beauprez of WestBrooke Group, Monica’s daughter Sofia, her mom/ host committee member Frances Owens (former First Lady of Colorado) and her mother-in-law/host committee member Claudia Beauprez
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harles Trautman, Enrolled Agent, and owner/founder of The Tax Shop in Lone Tree, proudly announces the firm’s 10-year anniversary, providing income tax preparation and related services for individuals and small businesses. Charles’ mother, Chloe Trautman, established The Tax Shop in Champaign, Illinois, in 1969 and Charles brought the business to Colorado in 2011. After graduating from Bradley University, Trautman moved to Colorado to work in real estate. “I’ve been a RE/MAX broker associate for 40 years, and it’s been an honor to have helped so many clients with their real estate needs.” I constantly tap my real estate experience while preparing tax returns. Trautman prepared income taxes as a teenager and often traveled back to Champaign during his real estate career to help during the peak tax season. “We are a locally owned tax practice, not a national brand with an expensive advertising budget, so we have less administration, advertising, and overhead
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Child Tax Credit Earned Income Credit Child Care Tax Credit tax clients before the IRS, handling collection and/or audit matters. I work occasionally with tax attorneys on more perilous tax situations. And we prepare lots of “catch-up” tax returns for customers who have unfiled tax returns. Trautman has fond memories of his mother, Chloe Trautman, 1970 Chloe, insisting that the best advertising was sat- Charles (Teenager at Tax isfied customers referring Shop in Champaign, IL) expanded: Child Tax Credit, Child Care their friends and family. Tax Credit, and Earned Income Credit. “She was right. Do good work and the There are also major changes to tax forms, business will follow, and it has. We’ve and altogether new forms. There are lots thrived through the COVID pandemic,” says Trautman. My mother passed away of reasons, ie tax credits, for young families and low income to come see us soon in 2017 but I know she is still
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as they have their tax documents. The Tax Shop’s address is 9233 Park Meadows Dr., Suite 202, Lone Tree, CO 80124. Office hours: 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Walk-in customers are welcome. For more information, call 303-734-1040, or go to www.taxshop.tax.
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U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert says questionable remark was a joke BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
When Republican State Sen. Don Coram, who is challenging Rep. Lauren Boebert in the June 28, 2022 primary for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, publicly criticized Boebert for asking a group of Jewish visitors to the Capitol if they were there “to conduct reconnaissance,” on January 20, Boebert did not deny having said it, explaining that it was meant to be a joke. The incident, first reported by BuzzFeed News, happened when Boebert encountered a group of people dressed in
On September 1, 2021, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert spoke to the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club.
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the members of the group, a rabbi, told a reporter, “When I heard that, I actually turned to the person standing next to me and asked, ‘Did you hear that?’” He added, “People are very sensitive,” following the incident last week in Colleyville, Texas, where four Jewish people were taken and held hostage for hours while they were attending Sabbath services. In response to questions, Boebert said, “I saw a large group and made a joke. Sadly when Democrats see the same they demonize my family for a year straight.” Regarding the fact that the group appeared to be Jewish, she said, “I’m too short to see anyone’s yarmulkes.” According to reports, Boebert said that when she asked if the group was doing reconnaissance, “she was referencing the many comments that have been directed at her from Democrats about Capital tours prior to the January 6, 2021 attack.” Coram issued a statement via text message, saying, “If Lauren Boebert would spend more time in Colorado with the people of the 3rd Congressional District instead of jetting around the country like an out-of-touch celebrity, maybe she would understand why this is not only disgusting but unacceptable. Especially after the recent events in Texas.” The group of people who drew Boebert’s attention were at the Capitol to call on U.S. Rep. Thomas Suozzi of New York. Suozzi said, regarding the incident, “The bottom line is that everyone, especially members of Congress, have to be very, very thoughtful in the language they use. Because when you’re a Member of Congress, you have an important role to play in society. You can’t be cavalier in the comments you make, especially if they could be perceived as being antisemitic, or discriminatory.” Earlier that day, the House Freedom Caucus named Boebert its communication chair. She issued a statement afterward, saying that the Freedom Caucus is, “the most influential group on Capitol Hill. These members fight every day to preserve the rights and liberties of hard-working Americans. I am honored to be selected as the communications chair for the caucus, and I’ll work diligently to make sure the caucus’s message, and the powerful messages of each member, are delivered to the American people.” In addition to Coram, Archuleta County Republican Marina Zimmerman has announced that she plans to challenge Boebert in the June 28th primary. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
Shannon Dionese named executive director for Ascent Living Communities’ Carillon at Belleview Station
Ascent Living Communities has named Shannon Arwood Dionese, ALA, as executive director for its Carillon at Belleview Station senior living community just west of I-25 and Belleview at 4855 Niagara Street. Dionese joins Carillon after spending the previous three years serving as executive director of Brookdale senior communities in the Denver metro area. A native of Seattle, WA, and graduate of the University of Montana with a degree in Psychology, Dionese also brings more than two decades of hospitality industry experience – from guest relations to operations, finance and management – to her role with Carillon. “I could not be more excited to join an outstanding group of local professionals who have proven their expertise and remain fully committed to raising the bar in senior living for aging Colorado residents,” said Dionese. “I’m eager to bring my energy, passion and experience to our staff, residents and the families who look to us to help elevate the senior living experience for their loved ones.” She will oversee a staff of 82 professionals dedicated to serving the 135 residents of Carillon at Belleview Station living in 46 independent residences, 73 assisted living and 16 memory care suites. “Tapping into her solid foundation in hospitality, Shannon has quickly earned a sound reputation in our local senior living community as well with her proven accountability, trust and integrity,” said ALC Founder and Principal Susie Finley. “We know that she brings a collaborative approach to Carillon as she strives to find a way to say yes to our residents and help them
continue to thrive in the appropriate lifestyle and living environment they deserve. We’re incredibly fortunate to be able to welcome Shannon to our family.” Carillon at Belleview Station is one of three Denver-area senior-living communities developed and/ or operated by Colorado owners Tom and Susie Finley including Village at Belmar, located at the intersection of Alameda and Wadsworth in Lakewood, and Hilltop Reserve, a 320,000- square-foot community with more than 200 independent and assisted living residences and memory care suites. It is scheduled to open in late January at the intersection of Leetsdale Drive and Holly St in Denver. In a to the strength of its on-site management, ALC communities are comprised of a comprehensive team of experienced and highly respected healthcare and life enrichment professionals, as well as a culinary staff and business professionals. About Ascent Living Communities Ascent Living Communities (ALC) is a Colorado-based senior living owner and operator with a focus on the comfort, wellbeing, and desire for independent living and a full life for its residents. ALC’s senior living communities transform high hospitality into warm, inviting places to call home. Its founders’ 40-plus years of combined professional backgrounds serve as a strong foundation from which to build on and improve the lives of seniors and their families by combining their expertise in senior living and personal experience as family members to cultivate senior living communities that instill trust, confidence, and comfort.
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State Reps. Froelich and Sirota preview legislative priorities
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BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
n January 11, HD3 State Rep. Meg Froelich and HD9 State Rep. Emily Sirota hosted a town hall in which they previewed the 2022 legislative session that began on January 12 and is scheduled to last 120 days. Sirota wanted people to know that, “Remote participation has been extended for this legislative session. Allowing citizens to testify remotely is extremely helpful. The more people who watch us, the better job we do.” Froelich, who is majority caucus co-chair, began with, “Two focuses of the Democratic caucus are housing and mental and behavioral health.” Also, in the area of energy and the environment, one of her committee assignments, she said, “We will be doing major work on air quality and on monitoring and modeling, so we can get a handle on our air pollution.” Froelich also plans to introduce a bill to plan one million trees across the state as a way to help the environment. Both legislators said that they will be sponsors of a reproductive health equity bill in response to “the raft of draconian measures to curtail women’s access to reproductive health care.” Sirota sits on the health & insurance committee and
Emily Sirota has represented House District 9 in the state legislature since 2019.
the energy & environment committee, in addition to being vice-chair of the public & behavioral health & human services committee. She expects that there will be more bills dedicated to saving people money on health care, and, “We will also work on air quality, behavioral health, and affordable housing. We want to set limits for contributions to candidates for the school board at $2,500/individual per candidate per election cycle. We also want to find a way to raise the wages of early child care providers and we want to further support Pre-K and child care and help get the new state Department of Early Childhood Education running.” Other bills that Froelich and Serota expect to see introduced during the session
are one that would require that schools provide water filters and hydration stations to make sure that children don’t ingest lead at drinking fountains in schools, and another that for election workers “to protect those who work to run our free and fair elections by keeping their personal information private.” Froelich noted that, “Climate change is the biggest challenge we face as a nation and as a state,” adding, “Several legislators on the energy and environment committee are anxious to speak to the Colorado Oil and Gas Commission (COGC) about some of their policies. Sirota added, “The COGC has not denied any requests for permits.” She also addressed the larger issue, saying, “The climate crisis requires global action. We will continue to do the work here in Colorado but we all need to continue to apply pressure at the federal level.” Moving on to health care, Sirota said, “In 2019, a bill passed to create a Health Care Cost Savings Analysis. The Colorado School of Public Health produced a report that said that a single-payer system in Colorado would cover more people and cost less than the current system. That report was finished and released a few months ago. There is still more work and study to do to see how it would be
Meg Froelich has represented House District 3 in the state legislature since 2019.
funded and what it would include.” Froelich is a member of the transportation & local government committee. She shared, “We have been able to deploy some stimulus money toward the electrification of RTD vehicles. What we’re really trying to do is to move toward universal electrification from renewable resources. Our Office of Just Transitions is there to support coal workers in transitioning to jobs outside the fossil fuel industry. I would like to see oil and gas workers included. These are our brothers and sisters and they deserve to have a livelihood outside the oil and gas industry, just as do the coal workers.” Sirota agreed, adding, “Governor Polis has proposed funding electric school buses. He is
Symptoms Are The Messenger, Not The Disease! (Part 1 of 4) (Symptom Free May NOT Mean You’re Healthy!)
As annoying, disrupting, painful and/or disabling as symptoms can be, they are not the disease, but the “Messengers” of a biological system of communication sent from your suffering cells to your Brain. And if you are currently Symptom Free or your Messengers (Symptoms) went away, that does not necessarily mean you are Healthy. A truly biochemically-healthy body is symptom free; however, you can be symptom free and still not be healthy; in the latter case, it means that the cause has not “yet” become so severe that your body must communicate to your brain, through symptoms, that it needs your help! This is Part 1 of a 4-part article to answer the questions below, in four-upcoming issues of The Villager. 1. What are my Symptoms (The Messengers) communicating to me? 2. What help do my cells need?
3. What interferes with my body’s ability to heal? 4. How can killing the Messengers, by suppressing or manipulating my symptoms, make me worse? 5. When do Symptoms leave during the healing process? 6. Why do Symptoms leave before I am truly healed? 7. When can I count on Symptoms not returning? 8. Why Symptoms leaving may not be a sign that I am healed? 9. When is being in regression not the same as being healed? 10. Why are Symptoms NOT a reliable source for buying nutritional supplements? WHAT ARE MY SYMPTOMS (MY MESSENGER) COMMUNICATING? When your cells and tissue begin suffering with 1) nutritional deficiencies or excesses, 2) toxicity, 3) biochemical imbalances and/ or 4) dysfunctions of one or more organ, gland or body system, they produce Symptoms (The Messengers) to get your brain’s attention and to motivate you to take the following actions to help your body heal itself: A. Identify and correct the cause of your symptoms (#1 to #4 above).
B. Stop what is interfering with its ability to heal itself. The human body is divinely and innately designed to heal itself and is constantly at work doing this every moment of every day, unless hindered. In fact, the human body was designed to live for hundreds of years, if not forever. However, due to the cumulative and adverse effects of our lifestyle, diet, activities, drugs, and environment that cause #1 to #4 above, the body is challenged to do so, not to mention hereditary factors and injuries through accidents, abuse, or violence. IN OTHER WORDS…. When you cut your hand with a piece of glass, you do not stand back, point to your injury and say, “Hand Heal!” Instead, when your body has the “nutrients” to heal your hand itself, it automatically and innately sets about doing so at the moment of injury. However, if you are not careful to remove every piece of glass from the wound, the glass “interferes” with its ability to heal itself and then a new “interference” occurs, called “infection.” A-Z SUCCESS STORIES AND CASE HISTORIES (continued)
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also proposing a reduction in some fees.” The other area the legislators said would get a lot of attention this session is housing. Froelich noted that, “There is a chronic shortage of workforce housing, including for mental and behavioral health workers. We have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to make transformational change (due to available federal COVID relief funds) and our task force is getting advice from true experts.” She also pointed to the “need for supportive housing for behavioral and mental health patients.” Turning to politics, Froelich pointed to changes coming to our area as a result of the work of the independent legislative redistricting commission of 2021. She noted that Greenwood Village is moving from HD3 to HD37, which will also include part of Centennial and Foxfield. That seat will have no incumbent in the November election because its current representative, Tom Sullivan, now lives in the new HD61. The new HD3 will include some or all of Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Sheridan and southeast Denver. Froelich also noted that changes are coming because, “Six or eight people in the House are running for Senate, three are running for Congress and several are term-limited.” fmiklin.villager@gmail. com For more information about this A-Z section of my articles, refer to “What Clients Say,” The Villager, Part 1 (01/06/22, Page 18) and Part 2 (01/13/22 Page 12) or email me at “Villager @AdvancedClinicalNutrition. com. Subject: What Clients Say 1 and 2. In Part 2 of this 4-Part article, on Symptoms, I will continue to answer the above 10 questions and more! Please call me – I am here to help you, no matter what your current health concerns. My services and fees are tailored to your individual needs. First consultation is FREE!
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How to write a loved ones obituary SAVVYSENIOR
Dear Savvy Senior, newspaper you want it to run Can you provide any tips in. Some newspapers have on how to write an specific style guideobituary? My dad, lines or restrictions who has terminal on length, some only cancer, has asked me accept obituaries dito write his obituary, rectly from funeral which will be pubhomes, and some only lished in the funeral publish obituaries program and run in written by newspaper our local newspaper. staff members. BY JIM MILLER Not a Writer If your newspaper accepts family-written Dear Not, obits, find out if they have I’m very sorry to hear a template to guide you, or about your dad’s prognosis. check with your dad’s chosen Writing your dad’s obituary funeral provider. Most funeral would be a nice way for you homes provide forms for basic to honor him and sum up his information and will write the life, not to mention avoiding full obituary for you as part of any possible mistakes that the services they provide. sometimes occur when obituYou also need to be aware aries are hurriedly written at that most newspapers charge the time of death. Here’s what by the word, line or column you should know, along with inch to publish an obituary, so some tips and tools to help your cost will vary depending you write it. on your newspaper’s rate and the length of your obit – most range between 200 and 600 Contact the Newspaper words. Before you start writing Also note that many newsyour dad’s obituary, your papers offer free public serfirst step is to check with the
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BY DONALD PETERSON What is an Estate?
As estate is a person’s net worth in the eyes of the law. It typically refers to what is left in your name and in your possession after you die. That can mean your home, autos, boats, trailers, RV’s, livestock, farms, ranches, equipment, bank accounts, personal property, artwork, collections, land, other real estate, and any smaller assets you have in your name. It could also include any receivable accounts, rights, patent revenue and licenses you might have on file, loan balances, if someone owes you, or even your social media accounts. If you have provided loans to adult children, their repayment obligation is part of your estate. Any outstanding work or business revenue, like stock options, future bonuses, and profit distributions, are also part of your estate. But an estate is more than everything you own, it’s also everything you owe to others, including your mortgage, car loans, unpaid rent, utilities, student loans, hospital bills, taxes, credit card bills, and other debts you might have outstanding. Creditors have a right to estate assets before distributions to heirs are allowed, so these debts must be considered. With proper, strategic estate planning, including the prepara-
tion of a Will and/or a Trust, together with funding of such Trust, you can control the handling of your estate after your death. This includes nominating one or more trusted persons to be your Personal Representative under your Will and to act as successor Trustees under your Trust. It is always best to confer with an experienced estate planning attorney, to help you prepare the necessary documents to accomplish your goals, including the handling of your estate after your death.
What are the four key medical/ estate plan documents you need now?
Many of my clients have asked what are the critical documents needed, particularly in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Simply being married does not give you the legal right to gain access to your spouse’s medical records or make medical decisions on your spouse’s behalf, even in an emergency. To avoid this problem and to help others care for you and to achieve your overall estate planning goals, the following documents create an effective medical/estate plan package: 1. Healthcare Power of Attorney; 2. General Financial Power of Attorney; 3. Advanced Directive for Med-
vice death listings too, which only include the name of the person who died along with the date and location of death and brief details about the funeral or memorial service.
Obituary Contents
Depending on how detailed you want to be, the most basic information in an obituary usually would include your dad’s full name (and nickname if relevant), age, date of birth, date of death, where he was living when he died, significant other (alive or dead), and details of the funeral service (public or private). If public, include the date, time, and location of service. Other relevant information you may also want to include: cause of death (optional); place of birth and his parents’ names; his other survivors including his children, other relatives, friends and pets and where they live; family members who preceded his death; high school and colleges he attended and degrees earned;
ical/Surgical Treatment (“Living Will”); and 4. Will (or a Will with a Trust). Careful medical/estate planning should include preparation and signing of these documents, to accomplish your goals and protect you, both during your lifetime, and at the time of passing. The Power of Attorney documents allow you to designate those agents whom you authorize to help you on your behalf during your lifetime, and the Will/Trust documents allow you to nominate others to help with your estate after your passing, as well as to identify the beneficiaries and the distributions to them, to accomplish your estate planning goals. As a courtesy, there is no charge for my initial consultation with clients. I have served seniors and their families for over 45 years regarding their medical and estate planning needs. Selected information in this column has been taken with permission by Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., from the Colorado Senior Law Handbook, 2020 Edition (Chapter 34: Simplify Your Life: How to Manage Your Estate and Life--and Benefit You and Your Heirs, Marianne Blackwell, J.D.), which is a copyrighted publication and may be accessed and downloaded for free at: www.cobar.org/For-thePublic/Senior-Law-Handbook.
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his work history and military service; his hobbies, accomplishments and any awards he received; his church or religious affiliations; any clubs, civic and fraternal organizations he was members of; and any charities he feels strongly about that he would like people to donate to either in addition to or in lieu of flowers or other gifts. You’ll also need to include a photo of your dad.
Need Help?
If you need some help writing your dad’s obituary there are free online resources you can turn to like Legacy. com, which provides tips and articles at Legacy.com/advice/ guide-to-writing-an-obituary. Or consider the 25-page e-book “Writing an Obituary
in Four Easy Steps” available at DearPersonObits.com for $5. This guide will help you gather the details of your dad’s life so you can write an obituary that will reflect his personality and story.
Online Memorials
Many families today also choose to post their loved one’s obituaries online and create digital memorials. Some good sites that offer this are MyKeeper.com, GatheringUs.com and EverLoved. com, which provide a central location where family and friends can visit to share stories, memories and photos to celebrate your dad’s life. Or, if your dad used Facebook, you could also turn his profile into a memorial (you’ll need to show proof of death) where family and friends can visit and share anytime.
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Odell Barry left his mark in many ways
Odell Barry, a Broncos kick returner and wide receiver during their infancy, died earlier this month at the age of 80. He wasn’t a John Elway around Denver, but his identity as an ex-Bronco, deservedly, stayed with him his whole life. He was the first sports figure of any prominence that I met after coming to the Rocky Mountain News as executive sports editor in 1982, and I’ll never forget him. Odell was a rookie in the upstart American Football League the year I graduated from high school. He led the league that season with 47 kickoff returns for 1,245 yards. He also ran back punts—one a 48-yard touchdown run against the Jets that sparked the Broncos to one of their two
wins that year. Those 47 kickoff returns stood as Denver’s single-season team record for 35 years, until Chris Watson topped it by one in 1999. Fifty-eight years later, those 1,245 yards are second-most in team history, a mere 24 behind Glyn Milburn’s total in 1995. Odell’s Broncos weren’t very good back then—2-11-1 and 4-10, in the fifth and sixth of 13 straight losing seasons that began their now, 62-year run. Maybe a porous defense explains, in part, how Barry was able to lead the league and reach team highs: Opponents scored 438 points in ‘64 (exceeded in more than six decades only by their 473 the season prior), which meant plenty of opportunities for the guy
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returning kickoffs in Orange and Blue. But he still had to do something productive each time he caught the ball, and he averaged 24.5 yards per return. Being a sprinter who was considered Olympics material no doubt helped. (In 1962 he tied the world record in the 220-yard dash, but it was not recognized because it was wind-aided.) Largely because of that speed, 5-foot-10, 180-pound Odell Barry was picked 145th in the ’64 AFL draft—in the 19th round out of Findlay College, a small school in northwest Ohio about 45 miles south of Toledo, where he grew up in a housing project. Findlay College became the University of Findlay 25 years later. (Since the pro football draft has had only seven rounds since 1994, he would have been signed as an undrafted free agent in any of the last 27 years, if signed at all.) His career ended prematurely when post-season surgery resulted in the loss of a kidney. The end of his Broncos career, however, was the beginning of something better: more than five decades of impactful life, as he engaged in a variety of political, business, civic and charitable endeavors. He was elected mayor of Northglenn in 1980—becoming the first African American mayor elected in any Colorado city, and
was influential in the local Democratic Party for decades. Before that, he opened the first full-service Dairy Queen in the state; later, he founded Barry and Associates, a real estate and consulting company. He served on the Denver Baseball Commission, which paved the way for the expansion Rockies. And when it came time to replace Mile High Stadium, he chaired the Site Selection Committee that decided on the location of what is now Empower Field at Mile High. Working in the Northglenn Recreation Department right after his pro football career ended, he championed Northglenn’s youth football program. “His biggest legacy is what he did for the youth,” his son Damon was quoted after Odell’s death. It was as the organizer of the MS Dinner of Champions that he made an indelible impression on me. My first day at the Rocky was April 13, 1982. A very short time later, I received a phone call from Odell, inviting me and my wife to be his guests at that year’s dinner, which was a matter of days away. The MS Dinner of Champions was, in most ways, like every other fund-raising gala: dinner, a program after dinner, etc. But Odell made it unlike any other benefit event I’ve ever attended. (And I’ve
attended many.) After dinner, to the accompaniment of musicians whom he persuaded to donate their time and talents, Odell went table to table, visiting EVERY one. He seemed to know someone (usually several attendees) at each stop, making something that’s very difficult to do look easy and natural, as if he were catching up with old friends every time. Smiling and gregarious, he thanked everyone seated at each round for coming, and for supporting the MS cause, and told them how important they all were. Often, he had a joke or engaging exchange with one or more folks. I attended Odell’s banquets until I left the Sports Department for other responsibilities at the Rocky, and tried to help him any way I could. I admired his style and passion. I never counted how many tables he visited in any given year, but my guess is at least 25, probably more. As chairman of several benefit dinners myself in succeeding years, I always recalled Odell’s special personal touch. And a couple times I tried to replicate it. But I was no Odell Barry I don’t know anyone who is. Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 13 books, seven of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@ comcast.net.
Building a Better Colorado wants to find a fix for K-12 education in Colorado BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Building a Better Colorado (BBCO) is a 501(C)(3) organization that takes on statewide issues in an intentionally nonpartisan, diverse and politically-balanced manner. It is funded mostly by large foundations and comprised of thought leaders from both the business and nonprofit world across the state. BBCO’s 17-member executive committee is purposefully comprised of 37% Republicans, 37% Democrats and 26% unaffiliated members who are established leaders in business, government and the nonprofit sector. BBCO’s goal is to encourage collaboration despite the fact that, as they state plainly, “Our two-party system encourages division.” This group does not advocate for solutions. It simply gathers data and opinions from leaders in every corner of Colorado, reports what it finds, and strategizes on how to impact statewide policy when it discovers a consensus to do so. When BBCO identifies an issue it believes should be explored, it conducts up to 70 multi-hour community meetings in every corner of the state with as many as 100 invited thought and policy leaders at each session. During those meetings, the issues, accompanied by ideas and multiple options to address them (including doing nothing) are provided to participants, along with salient facts.
“Of the six recommendations that resulted from Building a Better Colorado’s work in 2015 and 2019, five have been implemented as state policy.” – Reeves Brown, project coordinator for Building a Better Colorado Then the participants, intentionally grouped at tables with people that they don’t know well to guard against group-think, discuss the ideas and options and then express their preferences for various solutions electronically. That data is recorded and accumulated. At the same time, BBCO gathers additional opinions and ideas about the issues through other sources, including social media. In 2015, BBCO looked at three different and unrelated questions: 1) how the ballot initiative process was working; 2) how political primaries were conducted; and 3) whether the state hospital provider fee was really a fee or actually a tax. In 2019, BBCO took on: 1) the long-term fiscal impacts of the Gallagher Amendment and the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR); and 2) Amendment 23 to the state constitution, passed by the voters
in 2000, that requires the state to fund K-12 education at a calculated minimum amount, based on population and enrollment, regardless of whether funds are available. The total amount, by school district, required by that formula, which could not be funded every year beginning in FY2010 (because there hasn’t been enough money to do so) has been accumulating. It is usually referred to as, “the negative factor,” and presently stands at $9.3 billion statewide. In 2021, BBCO began engaging civic leaders in 67 communities around the state about education. On January 10, BBCO held its Greenwood Village community meeting (in Centennial) to get area leaders’ opinions on how to: 1) improve teacher effectiveness; 2) improve student outcomes; and 3) improve school funding equity. It was hosted by executive committee member and independent public policy consultant, Reeves Brown, who serves as BBCO’s project coordinator. Brown also hosted BBCO’s public meetings in 2015 and 2019. “Of the six recommendations that resulted from BBCO’s work in 2015 and 2019, five have been implemented as state policy,” Brown reported. Ideas Brown presented to the group for improving teacher effectiveness included enhancing the quantity and quality of teachers by: 1) developing “master teach-
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DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, In the Interest of: MALEEYA MINTER, BRIELLE MINTER, AND AMINA MINTER Children, And concerning: Respondents. ERICA MINTER, FABIAN LAST NAME UNKNOWN, DERRICK A. EVANS, AND JEFFREY TERRELL PAYNE Heather L. Tomka, Esq. #50963 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: 303.636.1895 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT Case No: 21JV162 Division: 22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing and Default Judgement regarding Respondent
Father, FABIAN LAST NAME UNKNOWN, and Respondent Father, JEFFREY PAYNE is set for February 14, 2022 at 3:30 P.M. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. Date: January 13, 2022 Heather L. Tomka, Esq. #50963 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: 303.636.1895 Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10578 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: ISABELLA TOWNSEND,
SPECIAL DISTRICTS 00 11 16 INVITATION TO BID CHERRY CREEK AT 12-MILE PARK PHASE III Date: January 14, 2022 Electronic bids for the above-referenced PROJECT will be received by Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority by 10:00 AM on February 4, 2022 and will be opened and recorded (BID OPENING). Any BID(s) received after the above-specified time and date will not be considered. Bids will be submitted through the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing website (https://www. bidnetdirect.com/colorado; “BidNet”) as more specifically defined below. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, complete with construction DRAWINGS and SPECIFICATIONS, will be available on https://www.bidnetdirect.com/ colorado/cherrycreekwat. Bidders that have registered with BidNet for this PROJECT (the “plan holder list”) will receive project addenda and other communication via BidNet. Acknowledgement of all addenda is required to submit a responsive bid.
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Child, and concerning BONNIE TOWNSEND AKA BONNIE OBERTIN and ADAM OBERTIN, Respondents. Kristi Erickson, Reg. #50739 Assistant County Attorney 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: 303-752-8989 Fax: (303) 636-1889 NOTICE OF CONTINUED INITIAL HEARING SET FOR FEBRUARY 7, 2022 AT 10:30 AM IN DIV. 22 Case No. 21JV592 Division 22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for a CONTINUED INITIAL HEARING on February 7, 2022, at the hour of 10:30 A.M., in Division 22, at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. The Court requests that you to be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin, in order for you to discuss the case with an attorney and/or caseworker, if you wish to do so. Due to COVID 19, the Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/ or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a cam-
• https://judicial.webex.com/meet/ don.toussaint • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below. If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664. When prompted enter Access code: 927 831 127 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed). YOU ARE FURTHER COMMANDED to appear before the Court at said time and place, either in person or by phone. Failure to appear may result in the issuance of a bench warrant by the Court. If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing Date: 01/12/2022 Kristi Erickson, Reg. #50739 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the Petitioner Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10579 ___________________________
A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 4 directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Kathy McKune (Designated Election Official) 3333 S Bannock St., Suite 360 Englewood, CO 80110 303-762-8222 Email: CHVSanDist@aol.com The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
BID(s) will be rejected if the CONTRACTOR’s name is not on BidNet’s plan holders list, which verifies the purchase of CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 25, 2022.
No BIDDER prequalification is required for this PROJECT. However, upon evaluation of BID(s), the apparent low BIDDER must be prepared to demonstrate BIDDER’s qualifications by submitting evidence to OWNER such as financial data, previous experience, authority to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the PROJECT is located, and other requirements as may be specified in the CONTRACT DOCUMENTS.
Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022.
The required security, 5% of the bid, must be submitted electronically on BidNet. E-bond and electronic funds transfer (EFT) submissions are accepted by CCBWQA through BidNet. The Bid Bond must be executed by a surety acceptable to CCBWQA. BIDDER(s) are invited to attend a pre-bid conference virtually at https:// teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmEwNTZiYWMtNjRm Zi00NDAzLTg3MzctY2Y4Nzk1M2VkOTk3%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%2 2Tid%22%3a%2237247798-f42c-42fd-8a37-d49c7128d36b%22%2c%22O id%22%3a%22535b85c4-5228-498c-bb37-13c66e26af4a%22%7d or 469214-8538, Conference Code 522071386# on January 28, 2022 at 10:00 AM. As its best interests may appear, OWNER reserves the right to reject any or all BID(s) and to waive informalities in the BID(s). For public notice purposes documents are also on CCBWQA’s website https://www.cherrycreekbasin.org. A general statement of WORK is as follows: Description of WORK: The primary work to be performed under this contract includes construction of improvements to Cherry Creek to stabilize and restore function to Cherry Creek. Construction includes, but is not limited to: mobilization, clearing and grubbing, surveying, traffic control, water control, erosion and sediment control items, removing and replacing existing fence and boulder edging, earthwork and haul off-site, topsoil excavation and replacement, soil riprap and riprap placement, repair of the crusher fines trail as needed, installation of steel sheet pile and steel sheet pile cap, and site stabilization including seeding, erosion control blanket, mulch, and willow stakes.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. Kathy L. McKune Designated Election Official Signature Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10576 ___________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 1-year term. Eligible electors of the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700
Additional steel sheet pile, steel sheet pile cap, and a concrete pad are included as add alternate bid items.
The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Location: Cherry Creek State Park 12-Mile Park Dog Off-Leash Area
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election).
Estimated Construction Cost Range: $300,000 to $400,000 for the base bid and $450,000 to $550,000 for the total bid. OWNER: Cherry Creek Basin Water Quality Authority By: (Signature) Name: Title: Published in The Villager First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10575 ___________________________
The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an Absentee Ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. /s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10581
MISCELLANOUS PUBLIC NOTICE The 2021 annual financial report for the Cibrowski Family Foundation is available for Public Inspection during regular business hours from today’s date through July 31, 2022 at the Office of Deon E Fitch, Chairman, Cibrowski Family Foundation, 6059 S Quebec Street, Suite 202, Englewood, CO 80111. 303-740-9497, 1-720-8153426 (Fax). Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10594 ___________________________
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of VIRGINIA ELAINE RATHBUN, Deceased Case Number: 2022PR15 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of ARAPAHOE, County, Colorado or Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before MAY 14, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. DEANNA RATHBUN 2954 S ZURICH CT DENVER, CO 80236 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 13, 2022 Last Publication: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10571 ___________________________
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Edward Romby, aka Donald E. Romby, aka Donald Romby, aka, Don Edward Romby, aka Don E. Romby, aka Don Romby, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30838 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before May 18, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred. Tina McGee, Personal Representative 952 S. Paris Court Aurora, Colorado 80012 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 20, 2022 Last Publication: February 3, 2022 Legal # 10573 ___________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Calvin Lester Phillips, Jr., Deceased Case Number 2022PR30059 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, on or before May 27, 2022 or the claims may be forever barred. Karen Ann Phillips 16262 E. Princeton Circle Address Aurora, CO 80013 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 27, 2022 Last Publication: February 10, 2022 Legal # 10580 ___________________________
___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR BENNETT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Bennett Fire Protection District 7 of Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a three-year term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Peggy Rupp, the Designated Election Official for the District, at c/o Collins Cole Flynn Winn & Ulmer, PLLC, 165 S. Union Blvd., Suite 785, Lakewood, Colorado, or email (prupp@cogovlaw.com). Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 25, 2022). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. BENNETT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT 7 By: /s/ Peggy Rupp Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10582 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. CENTENNIAL 360 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of Centennial 360 Metropolitan District (the “District”) of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct an election that will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a one-year term. Eligible electors of the Centennial 360 Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the District’s Designated Election Official (“DEO”): Stacie L. Pacheco, Designated Election Official c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C. 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360 Denver, Colorado 80237 spacheco@isp-law.com or (303) 867-3000 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays), from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 25, 2022. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form, at any time, prior to 3:00 P.M. on Friday, February 25, 2022. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, February 28, 2022. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237, (303) 867-3000. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is April 26, 2022. CENTENNIAL 360 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By /s/ Stacie L. Pacheco, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager
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PAGE 14 | THE VILLAGER •January 27, 20221 —Continued from previous page— Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10583 ___________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Sections 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002 and 32-1-902(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT, of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. At that time, three (2) directors will be elected to serve three (3)-year terms. Eligible electors of the CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from Sarah E. E. Shepherd, the District Designated Election Official (DEO), at info@ccrider.us, or by calling 303-482-1002. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of Intent to be a write-in-candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT By: /S/ SARAH E. E. SHEPHERD Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10584 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Cherry Creek Village Water District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a three-year. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Crystal Schott, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 165 Union Boulevard, Suite 785, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, or email: cschott@cogovlaw.com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 25, 2022). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT By: /s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10585 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR COUNTRY HOMES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Country Homes Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a three-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a one-year term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Crystal Schott, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 165 S. Union Boulevard, Suite 785, Lakewood, Colorado 80228; email: cschott@cogovlaw.com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 25, 2022). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. COUNTRY HOMES METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Crystal Schott Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10586 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District of Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert Counties, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a three-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a one-year term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from the Designated Election Official at c/o Collins Cole Flynn Winn & Ulmer, PLLC, 165 S. Union Blvd., Suite 785, Lakewood, Colorado, 80228; email: prupp@cogovlaw.com. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above email address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 25, 2022). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address during normal business hours, until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 26, 2022). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
LEGALS By: /s/ Peggy Rupp Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10587 ___________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) EAST VALLEY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the East Valley Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the East Valley Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official: Michele Barrasso c/o Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 mbarrasso@svwpc.com 303-770-2700
Arapahoe County, Colorado. 2. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 32-1-401(1)(b), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that the Board of Directors of the District shall hold a public meeting to hear the Petition on February 2, 2022, at 10:00 a.m., at a meeting to be held via video/teleconference. 3. Any persons interested in attending are encouraged to access the video/telephone conference in the following way: To attend via videoconference, email cwill@specialdistrictlaw.com to obtain a link to the videoconference. To attend via telephone, dial 1-253-215-8782 and enter Meeting ID 936 9956 4988 and Passcode 008731. 4. All interested persons shall appear at such meeting and show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted. All protests and objections shall be deemed to be waived unless submitted in writing to the District at or prior to the hearing or any continuance or postponement thereof in order to be considered. RIVERWALK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Paula J. Williams Attorney for the District
The Office of the Designated Election Official is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10592 ___________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS Sections 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002 and 32-1-902(2), C.R.S.
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election).
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT, of ARAPAHOE County, Colorado.
The Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a. m. and 7:00 p. m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve three (3)-year terms. Eligible electors of the SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from Sarah E. E. Shepherd, the District Designated Election Official (DEO), at info@ccrider.us, or by calling 303-482-1002.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an Absentee Ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. /s/Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10588 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District, of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May 2022, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time three (3) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 1-year term. Eligible electors of the Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Megan Liesmaki, the Designated Election Official of the Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 292-9100. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The deadline to submit Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 25, 2022. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may submit an amended Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form to the Designated Election Official before the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 25, 2022. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate Forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, February 28, 2022. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 292-9100. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is Tuesday, April 26, 2022. GOLDSMITH GULCH SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Megan Liesmaki, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10589 ___________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) HILLS AT CHERRY CREEK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Hills at Cherry Creek Metropolitan District County of Arapahoe, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 1-year term. Eligible electors of the Hills at Cherry Creek Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Catherine T. Bright 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 cbright@svwpc.com 303-770-2700
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on Friday, February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). If the DEO determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of Intent to be a write-in-candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 26, 2022, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /S/ SARAH E. E. SHEPHERD Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10593 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5-305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District, of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May 2022, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time three (3) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 1-year term. Eligible electors of the Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Megan Liesmaki, the Designated Election Official of the Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 292-9100. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The deadline to submit Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 25, 2022. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may submit an amended Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form to the Designated Election Official before the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 25, 2022. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate Forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, February 28, 2022. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 S. Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 292-9100. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is Tuesday, April 26, 2022. GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Megan Liesmaki, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10595 ___________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) GREENWOOD NORTH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Greenwood North Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado.
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 3rd day of May, 2022, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and one (1) director will be elected serve a one-year term. Eligible electors of the Greenwood North Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):
Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. Designated Election Official Signature Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10591 ___________________________ NOTICE OF HEARING CONCERNING INCLUSION OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Riverwalk Metropolitan District No. 2 (“District”), located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, on or about January 25, 2022, a petition requesting the Board adopt a resolution approving the inclusion of certain property into the boundaries of such District (“Petition”). 1. The name and address of the Petitioner and a general description of the property that is the subject of such Petition is as follows: Petitioner: Glendale Development Partners LLC Address of Petitioner: c/o Central Street Capital, Inc. 2500 17th Street, Unit 201 Denver, Colorado 80211 Description: Approximately 0.955 acres of land generally located: On E. Virginia Avenue between S. Cherry Street and S. Colorado Boulevard,
Catherine T. Bright 7400 East Orchard Road, Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111 cbright@svwpc.com 303-770-2700 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 25, 2022 (not less than 67 days before the election). Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, February 28, 2022 (the sixty-fourth day before the election). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday preceding the election, April 26, 2022. Designated Election Official Signature Published in The Villager Published: January 27, 2022 Legal # 10596 ___________________________
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Currently, according to BBCO, “Student academic performance Continued from page 12 outs were: 1) current expenditures in Colorado is widely disparate don’t accurately reflect the unique across ethnic populations, with ers” to mentor new teachers; 2) Asian and white students consisincreasing the level of preparation needs of individual students or school districts; and 2) the total tently scoring more than twice for new teachers to increase the value of taxable property relative as high on CMAS test scores as number who stay in the profesto the number of students varies other ethnicities. Student persion; 3) developing an alternative widely between school districts, formance is even teacher licensure program for people more disparate capable of teachacross income leving even though els, with students they don’t have a from low-income teaching degree; households who 4) increase comare eligible for free pensation, improve and reduced lunch working conditions scoring twice to and out-of-classfour times lower room support for across all four acnew teachers; and ademic categories 5) reduce the cost of of literacy, math, becoming a teacher science and social through educational loan forgiveness, studies.” BBCO – Building a Better Colorado subsidized housing continues, “One and local collaborative partnerof the common characteristics of as does the willingness of taxpayships. the best-performing education ers to approve mill-levy overrides; Ideas for improving student systems in the world is that they 3) the impact of TABOR is that outcomes included: 1) increased provide more resources for at-risk some wealthy districts contribute emphasis on career and technical students than for others in order less than poorer ones; and 4) the education; 2) increased focus to educate all students to accepted overriding problem that school on “soft skills” like creativity, funding, which was supposed to academic standards. Colorado innovation, problem-solving and be chiefly local, has increasingly currently invests approximately collaboration; 3) modernizing shifted to the state. Going back 1/10th to 1/3 the extra amount the School Finance Act to be stuonly to 1989, before TABOR, deemed necessary to educate spedent-centered, providing higher public schools in Colorado were funding where it is most needed cial needs students.” funded 57% locally and 43% by by the student population; 4) inOnce they have gathered and the state. In 2015, only 34% of creasing parent involvement by analyzed all the data from dozens paying for home visits by teachers public- school funding came from of community meetings like the and support staff; and 5) changing local sources and 66% was paid one held on January 10 in Centenby the state. the framework by which students nial, BBCO’s executive board will The overarching goal of fixing and schools are measured to instrategize how to take the consencentivize schools to be innovative the funding formula is that all Colorado schoolchildren, “regard- sus of the opinions and ideas they in developing the skills that emhave gotten from all the particiless of demographic differences ployers want, which will lead to such as ZIP Code, family income, pants and translate them into state more individual student success. policy. If past is prologue, they and ethnicity should have equal The issues around funding access to an education that allows stand an 83% chance of doing so. equity that Brown described and fmiklin.villager@gmail.com were explained in detail in handthem to succeed.”
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“Student academic performance in Colorado is widely disparate across ethnic populations, with Asian and white students consistently scoring more than twice as high on CMAS test scores as other ethnicities.”
Walter Koelbel, Sr., right, founder of Koelbel & Company in 1952 receives 1994 University of Colorado Real Estate Council’s “Person of the Year” award from Bill Moore, president of Moore & Company. Commercial & residential projects at that time included Pinehurst Country Club, Cherry Hills III, The Breakers, the mile-square luxury home community, The Preserve at Greenwood Village, and Orchard Valley Center. Moving forward, land held by Koelbel is now Centennial Promenade - north of Park Meadows Mall.
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