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BY DENNY DRESSMAN

The annual Bowerman Award is collegiate track and field’s equivalent of college football’s Heisman Trophy. There’s no bigger honor in the sport.

And Anna Hall, a former Colorado high school state champion from Greenwood Village, is one of the three finalists for the 2022 women’s Bowerman.

Hall represents the University of Florida.

The others are Abby Steiner, a record-setting sprinter from the University of Kentucky, and Camryn Rogers, Cal Berkeley’s first-ever Bowerman finalist, who owns eight of the top 10 distances in NCAA history in the hammer throw.

Named for renowned University of Oregon coach and Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman, who died in 1999, the award will be presented for the 13th time on December 15 to the women’s and men’s athlete, respectively, voted most outstanding in the nation for the year 2022 by a large panel referred to as The Bowerman Voters.

The gala will take place at the Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center near Denver International Airport.

As the reigning NCAA champion in the heptathlon and key contributor to Florida’s Southeastern Conference and NCAA national team championships, Hall is a strong contender to win the Bowerman Award.

The heptathlon is comprised of seven events contested over two days: 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter sprint, long jump, javelin and 800 meters. It is considered the women’s version of the men’s decathlon, the ultimate all-around test.

“I’ve always looked up to the people who were nominated for it and the people who won it,” Hall said, “so to be included in that group is super, super exciting.”

If she takes home the Bowerman, Hall will be Colorado’s second winner, though first native. CU Boulder distance runner Jenny Barringer (now Simpson), twice the NCAA champion in another grueling event, the 3,000-meter steeplechase, was the inaugural honoree in 2009.

See related story on page 5

Photo courtesy of Ronette Hall

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The gratitude journal Each year in November, I introduce my classes to the practice of keeping a gratitude journal. Research suggests that people, who take a few minutes each day to reflect and write down good things in their lives, and who do so consistently for at least twenty-one straight days, will feel and exhibit improved mental health and well-being. Thinking good thoughts and being grateful for positive aspects of our lives, no matter how small, actually makes us feel better. It improves our attitudes toward ourselves, our communities, and the world at large.

A few years ago, Cherry Creek High School implemented a student-led program called Sources of Strength, which focuses on building and sustaining positive school culture. In the first year, students were encouraged to identify positive influences in their life, from mentors and friends to healthy activities and mental health. Through advisory classes, each student was given the opportunity to keep a gratitude journal. It’s a mindfulness practice, and for three weeks each November, my students get settled and prepared for class by reflecting quietly and writing down three positives in their lives – as a class we take a few moments to voluntarily share out loud.

I am grateful for so many things in my life, and first and foremost are the many people who mean so much to me. My wife of thirty years and my wonderful children who are wise beyond their years are sources of joy and strength in my life. I also value my colleagues at Cherry Creek High School. The daily sense of collegiality and professionalism that I encounter is truly a source of good fortune. From engaging professional conversations to thoughtful and supportive discussions to silly chats about the most random of things, the people of Creek fill my day with positivity.

I’m also honestly thankful for my students, all of them over a thirty-year career.

The young people I have the pleasure of working with continually improve me. When I think about the greatest accomplishment in my life, it’s undoubtedly my teaching career and the kids who make it a fulfilling vocation. As much as I try to educate them, these hardworking, fun-loving citizens of Generation Z teach me a great deal as well. And at a place like Creek, I regularly encounter ordinary kids doing extraordinary things.

From top-ranked academic achievements to inspiring athletics to stunning fine arts performances to dedicated participation in a vast collection of clubs and activities, the kids

these days amaze me. One particularly gratifying aspect of Cherry Creek High School is the Unified programs, which pair special needs students and their mainstream peers in theater productions,

sports leagues, activities, and adaptive classes. I am truly grateful to work in such an inclusive environment.

I am also grateful for the simple unsung conveniences of contemporary life. I appreciate all the technologies that make life so much more effi-

cient. From digital music platforms like Pandora, Spotify, and YouTube to simple web applications and software like GoogleDocs and even wireless projectors in the classroom, tech just makes life nicer. I also value my home, my short walk to school each day, and the community of Greenwood Village. From the city workers who maintain our parks and guarantee well-plowed streets to the Parks & Rec department that offers regular enrichment activities, my village is a wonderful place to live.

Finally, I am thankful for the arts in all their beautiful forms.

Music is an indispensable form of joy in my daily life.

From the cool jazz I listen to each morning to the pop, rock, and country I hear throughout the day to the lo-fi chill hop in the background as I write to the punk rock that energizes my workouts, music brings a

rhythm to my life. I also appreciate simple culinary pleasures like pumpkin pancakes, St. Louis specialties like toasted ravioli and thin crust pizza, and of course, coffee because, well, … coffee.

The practice of journaling is a positive act and practice which has thousands of years of evidence to validate its benefits. From the meditations of Marcus Aurelius to the reflections of Michel Montaigne and St. Thomas Aquinas to the journals of Henry Thoreau, taking time to write and reflect everyday, or at least regularly, is a valuable contributor to overall mental health and well being. And a good place to start is writing a gratitude journal for the next twenty-one days.

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. Ytou can email him at mmazenko@gmail.com

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It was in the early 1970s that I had a visitor in the front office of my hometown newspaper The Craig Daily Press. He was a tall darkhaired man wearing a western bolo tie with a black braid.

His name was Amos Hopkins Duke, an American Indian, who had just been released from the Canon City penitentiary and had come to live with his sister in Craig.

Amos had a plan for an Indian newspaper that he shared with me over coffee.

Middle-aged, he had spent some years in prison, I think related back to some violence that occurred in his youth. He had spent his sentence in the prison library studying law, history and journalism. Making a long story short, he and I developed a lasting friendship and we started an Indian newspaper together call “Tribal News,” a national publication.

He did the writing and I did some editing and printed the monthly publication. While we didn’t make much money, it was a welcome publication to Indian tribes across the West. I was honored by the Nez Perce Indians and named an “Honorary Chief” of the tribe in Montana, receiving a beautiful framed inscribed certificate.

After several years Amos departed from Craig and took his publication to Chicago.

I lost touch with him and that is the end of my Indian tale. However, then and now, I strongly believe that Indians got a raw deal from the United States government along with early day settlers rushing to find wealth, land, and gold.

Indians fought back, destroying railroads, ranches, attempting to save their lands. Their vast herds of buffalo were slaughtered to feed the railroad crews and hides sold. Eventually Indians were relocated to reservations where many still remain today. In my opinion we cannot do enough for tribes and descendants.

That brings me to the recent name change underway to “Mount Blue Sky” for Mount Evans located in Clear Creek County. Apparently the county commissions voted for the name change. I don’t know how much public notice was given, but the commissioners voted for the name change.

The name change may have emanated from a study done by some Denver University students who disliked Territorial Governor David Evans, who was in charge of the militia in 1864, when the Sand Creek Massacre occurred, killing over 200 Indians,

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primarily elderly, women, and children in Southeastern Colorado. Evans resigned his position following outcries over the brutal event.

The name change advanced to The Colorado Geographic Naming Advisory Board that voted unanimously for the name change. It now goes to Governor Polis, and upon his approval, onward to a final decision by the U.S. Board on Geographical Names in Washington D.C. It’s a nice name and apparently supported by the Southern Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians. A recent AP story quotes Fred Mosqueda, a member of the Southern Arapahoe tribe, and a Sand Creek descendant saying, “…it hit me like a bolt of lightning. It was the perfect name. ”His quote continues, “I was asked once, “Why are you so mean to the name Evans?” he recalled. “And I told them, ‘Give me one reason to be nice or to say something good. Show me one thing that Evans has done that I as an Arapahoe can celebrate. And they could not.”

Let me shed some light on Governor Evans that was called to my attention by a newspaper subscriber recently. He writes, “Governor Evans was the second territorial governor appointed by president Abraham Lincoln.

Governor Evans donated his

personal property to establish the Denver Tramway Company with the building still standing on 14th St.: He continues “…we had better cancel Evans Street.”

Doing a little historical research, Gov. Evans founded The University of Denver, the divinity school, and also Northwestern University in Chicago. He was honored by the Colorado Legislature in 1894 by having Mt. Evans named in his honor. That’s 20 years after the dastardly deed at Sand Creek. I don’t know that this answers Fred Mosqueda’s question, but for thousands of the University graduates he must have assisted some Indian students. If not, why not, would be my question.

While the name change is an honor for our namesake Indians, it would seem that scholarships and reservation housing might be more meaningful for the original owners of America’s lands.

The University of Denver is an awesome organization to be the founding father. Apparently Evans had been forgiven by some for his trespasses by 1894.

Let’s give blame where deserved, and credit for good deeds earned.

We should not rewrite history but learn from past mistakes.

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‘Two scoops of versatility’ best describes Anna Hall

The way Anna Hall sees it, choosing either her, the NCAA heptathlon champion, or one of the other two finalists, one a hammer-thrower and the other a sprinter, for the 2022 women’s Bowerman Award is akin to deciding between two flavors of ice cream that you know are both delicious.

“It’s comparing being more versatile than most,” she says, “to just being better than most, as these girls are in their events. It’s a tough choice.”

I favor two scoops of versatility.

Whether she’s voted the best female track athlete in the whole nation for 2022, or not, the third daughter of former Rose Bowl quarterback Dave Hall and his wife Ronette clearly is an elite competitor whose exploits merit recognition locally and across Colorado.

In her proud mother’s view, it was obvious that Anna had inherited unusual physical gifts almost as soon as she could walk.

She was skiing at age three, and riding her first bike without training wheels before kindergarten.

By middle school at Kent Denver, Anna was playing field hockey and lacrosse, and swimming for her neighborhood pool team in the summer.

But she was best at track, especially once she learned what it takes.

“When I first started track, I won a lot,” she says, “because nobody does track when you’re, like, seven. I got to 11 or 12, and there were a lot more kids, and I started to lose. And I started to get mad about it.

“That’s when I realized,” she continues, “that, ‘Oh, you have to practice to win. You don’t just show up and win’—like I’d always done.

“That’s when the switch flipped for me and I started training hard. Well, hard for a 12-year-old. A few years after that, I started winning, a lot, again. That’s when I realized, ‘Okay, track works this way: the work you put in is the results you get out.’”

Anna started high school at Arapahoe but switched to Valor Christian for her sophomore year. She won state championships for both, along with being a National Honor Society student.

“I did high jump and the 1,500,” she says, “so I was a jumper and a middle-distance runner, which isn’t normal. I said, ‘I’m going to be the first to win both,’ and everyone said, ‘It doesn’t work like that.’ I never really stopped doing either, and then I found the multi and I could keep doing everything I wanted to do.

“It’s really challenging . . .

but rewarding at the same time.

Most track athletes, on a typical day, I would say, practice outside for two or three hours then lift for one or two hours. But multis will practice two or three hours in the morning and two or three hours in the afternoon, then lift, as well.

“It just takes a lot more time because you’re trying to build up technical mastery in seven different things. You have to be fit for the running, explosive for the jumps . . .”

David Hall, managing director at Alvarez and Marsal, a business management consulting firm in Denver, was a three-sport letterman at the University of Michigan in the early 1980s, passing for two touchdowns against UCLA in the January 1 (1983) football classic in Pasadena.

Besides playing football for legendary Bo Schembechler, he competed in the 10-event decathlon—track’s most demanding multi-event specialty—and, when injuries and other attrition so depleted Bill Frieder’s basketball roster that reinforcements were called for, he played some off guard and small forward.

“In track, the most important thing is what you do in fall training,” Anna says. “So, I can’t believe he did the decathlon, and played football, all fall. That, to me, is just the craziest thing.”

That versatility helps explain the prowess of his daughter in the seven-event heptathlon, which includes the 100-meter hurdles, high jump, shot put, 200-meter dash, long jump, javelin throw and 800-meter run.

“My dad and I are very much alike, very close,” she says, explaining, also, her choice of a college major. “Both of us are really good at math. I think that’s what kind of drew me toward finance—‘Okay, that’s something I can apply (math) to and talk about with him.’”

Anna’s older sisters, Julia and Kara, both attended Michigan and competed in the Big Ten, Julia running track and Kara playing tennis. (Her younger sister, Lauryn, is still in high school.)

But Anna resisted all that family tradition, choosing Georgia instead—pointing out that, “I’ve always been a little independent”—then transferring to Florida after two eventful years.

She chose Georgia, from numerous college offers, because of coach Petros Kyprianou.

“I told myself, ‘That’s the guy who can take me from college to the Olympics. But my sophomore year, he decided he was leaving to start a pro training group in Jacksonville.”

She could have stayed in Athens (Georgia, not Greece), but opted for Florida rather than risk a total unknown in Kyprianou’s successor.

“In the recruiting process, people at Florida, you could tell, were just genuine, good people, first, and they loved track and field. So, in my mind, I’m in a place where people love the sport, and the coaches are willing to put in extra time.

“It felt like the safest decision, which probably isn’t a very good reason. But when I got there, it surpassed all my hopes.

It’s been amazing.”

It was more than a geographic change, she quickly learned.

“It was two very different training styles,” she explains.

“At Georgia, I had one coach for all events; at Florida, a different coach for each event. It turned out to be a positive.”

It was at the 2021 Olympic Trials at the University of Oregon—as she was preparing to move to the University of Florida—that Hall suffered a career-threatening injury when she clipped a hurdle in heptathlon qualifying and broke her left foot.

She had surgery in July, doctors inserting a screw that she still has today, and wasn’t cleared even to walk until October. Swimming, her athletic mother’s sport in high school, became a part of her recovery.

It was so beneficial that it’s now a part of the training routine at Florida, not only for her but for all members of the track team.

In her first indoor season at Florida, Anna compiled the fourth-highest pentathlon total in NCAA history in the Southeastern Conference championships.

At the Texas Relays, which opened the outdoor season, she broke legendary Jackie Joyner-Kersee’s 39-year-old record in the heptathlon by 22 points, then won her first NCAA national title.

Competing at the 2022 World Track and Field Championships at the University Oregon in July—at the site of her horrific injury a year earlier—she overcame her understandable apprehension about her repaired foot to win the bronze medal, finishing behind only Yulimar Rojas of Venezuela and Shanieka Ricketts of Jamaica.

Having won more championships than she can remember as an amateur, Anna Hall will compete professionally next year. Under contract with Addidas, her first pro meet will be in Austria next May. She’ll return stateside after a few weeks and will compete in the USA Championships in July. Then she’ll go back to Europe for the Worlds in Budapest in August.

Her immediate goal is to exceed 7,000 points in the heptathlon. (Her personal best currently is 6,755.) After that, she has her sights set on the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics.

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 14 books, eight of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at denny dressman@comcast.net.

Anna Hall at the 2022 World Track Championships

Anna Hall and Jackie Joyner-Kersee

Anna Hall with her Bronze medal in the heptathlon at the 2022 World Track Championships Photos courtesy of Ronette Hall

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MIDTERM ELECTION November 8 election—it’s a wrap

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

The overall results of the November 8 election in Colorado were much better for Democratic candidates overall than for their Republican counterparts. All the members of the U.S. Congress from Colorado who were running for re-election were successful. The three returning Democratic and three returning Republican Members of Congress will be joined by new U.S. Rep.elect Yadira Caraveo (D), a pediatrician, who will represent Colorado’s new 8th congressional district, after edging out State Sen. Barbara Kirkmeyer (R) by less than one percentage point.

Also new to the delegation with be U.S. Rep.-elect Brittany Pettersen (D), who

he will lean into the commitments he made during the campaign and lead this nation forward…out of partisanship and gridlock.”

When the votes were all counted, Bennet had beaten O’Dea by 14.5 points, or 363,000 votes out of 2.5 million ballots cast, statewide.

State Executive Offices

Incumbent Colorado Governor Jared Polis (D) won re-election to a second term by 19 percentage points over his GOP rival, former University of Colorado Regent Heidi Ganahl (R).

Democrats retained the other three major statewide offices, as well.

Incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) defeated former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson

U.S. Rep.-elect Yadira Caraveo

is midway through his first four-year term.

Like the other statewide candidates, former State Rep. Lang Sias (R) did not come nearly as close as he had hoped in his attempt to unseat incumbent State Treasurer Dave Young, who was re-elected by a margin of more than 11 percentage points.

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served as a state senator for ten years. Petterson bested newcomer Erik Aadland (R) by 15 percentage points in CD7 to replace U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, who retired this year after serving eight terms in the Congress.

The Villager was at GOP headquarters as results came in. State party chair Kristi Burton Brown consoled supporters with, “Hope is something that is never lost.

There is always a path forward and we will find it.”

GOP candidate for the U.S. Senate Joe O’Dea, who many thought presented a serious challenge to incumbent U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, thanked supporters, noting that he had a very different speech planned and was “very disappointed,” but, he said, “We stayed true to our core and our beliefs and our values.” O’Dea graciously congratulated Sen. Bennett, adding, “I hope

(R) by nearly 13 percentage points. After calling Griswold to concede the race, Anderson said, “While we came up short tonight, I believe we sent a strong message that we should be operating in a nonpartisan way to build voter confidence for all voters in Colorado and across this nation.”

Incumbent Attorney General Phil Weiser (D) overcame a strong challenge from 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner (R) by nearly 12 percentage points. As he thanked supporters, Kellner pointed out that, due to his campaign’s focus on public safety, “We changed a lot of hearts and minds…We convinced Gov. Polis to get behind a bill to increase penalties for car thieves... We raised the importance of the fentanyl epidemic.” Kellner will continue to serve as 18th Judicial District Attorney, where he

Prior to this election, the CU Board of Regents consisted of nine members, one from each of Colorado’s seven congressional districts, plus two elected atlarge. One of those positions was held until this election by gubernatorial candidate Heidi Ganahl, who was the only statewide-elected Republican in Colorado by virtue of having been elected at-large. With the addition of an eighth congressional district, the Board eliminated one of the two atlarge positions because it only needed one in order to have nine (an odd number of) seats.

Based on the results of the November 8 election, the Board of Regents will be comprised of five Democrats, representing congressional districts one, two, six, and seven, plus the at-large seat, and four Republicans, representing congressional districts three, four, five and eight. New additions to the Board of Regents as a result of this election are Wanda L. James (D) from CD1, former Colorado Speaker of the House Frank McNulty (R) from CD4, and Mark VanDriel (R) from CD8.

Regents serve a term of six years.

U.S. Rep.-elect Brittany Petterson

State Board of Education

The State Board of Education is responsible for setting academic standards, including implementing education requirements imposed by the general assembly, as well as overseeing the school accountability and teacher licensure systems. Until this year, it was comprised of seven members, each representing one of Colorado’s seven congressional districts. They are elected on a staggered basis.

Since adding a seat to represent the new eighth congressional district of Colorado would have created an even number of seats, the board also added a new at-large seat, resulting in nine total positions. The two new seats, along with those representing the fifth and

sixth congressional districts, were on the ballot for this election.

In CD 5, incumbent Steve Durham (R) was re-elected, besting challenger Joseph Shelton (D). In CD6, incumbent Rebecca McClellan (D) was also re-elected, defeating current school parent Molly Lamar (R). Both incumbents won by nearly 17 percentage points over their challengers.

In the new position representing CD8, Rhonda Solis

New CU Regent Wanda L. James

(D) barely overcame Peggy Propst (R). Solis got 1,955 votes more than Propst out of 238,307 cast.

The race for the at-large position was more decisive, with Kathy Plomer (D) tallying 250,000 more votes than Dan Maloit (R).

With the results of this election, Democrats will hold six of the eight seats on the State Board of Education. Terms are six years long.

Ballot Issues

Coloradans voted to allow Governor Polis to appoint judges currently serving in the 18th Judicial District to the new 23rd Judicial District, comprised of Douglas, Elbert, and Lincoln Counties, if they are willing to live in the new district.

The state’s voters also agreed to extend the senior citizens and disabled veterans property tax exemption that covers half of the first $200,000 in actual property value, to gold-star families.

Voters said no to changing the Constitution to allow managers and operators of charitable gaming activities to be paid and to obtain a charitable gaming license before the organization has been in existence for at least five years.

By a margin of 13 percentage points, Coloradans voted to increase state income taxes by $101 million on the state’s highest earners to pay for free school meals for all public-school students in the state. Administrative details of the program are still being worked out. Individual school districts will only need to opt in to participate in the program.

By a margin of 65% to 35%, voters opted to lower the state’s flat income tax rate by .15% from 4.55% to 4.40%, which will provide the highest benefit to the

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RESULTS 2022 state’s highest earners.

Voters decided to allow natural medicine defined as “certain plants or fungi that affect a person’s mental health” to be used as legal medicine in a highly regulated environment by a seven-point margin.

They also agreed to a new law that will require specific existing state revenues to be used to support affordable housing programs.

Coloradans said no to increasing the number of retail liquor store locations an individual owner can have beyond what is allowed presently and no to delivery of alcoholic drinks by third-party delivery services (Uber Eats, Door Dash, etc.), but they approved the sale of fermented malt beverages and wine by grocery and convenience stores.

Arapahoe County – Countywide Races

Three of the four countywide executive offices were won by incumbents. Clerk and Recorder Joan Lopez (D), Assessor P.K. Kaiser (D), and Sheriff Tyler Brown (D) were re-elected to a second and final four-year term.

Newly elected to succeed term-limited County Treasurer Sue Sandstrom (R) was tax attorney Michael Westerberg(D). The margins of victory in the four races ranged from 14 to 22 percentage points. Only Westerberg will be eligible to run again in the next election in November 2026.

Board of County Commissioners

Jessica-Campbell Swanson (D), representing BOCC district two, and Leslie Summey (D), representing BOCC district four, will join incumbent BOCC members Carrie Warren-Gully (D), Jeff Baker (R), and Bill Holen (D) on the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners. Campbell-Swanson (D) beat Mark Gotto (R), former Centennial City Council member, and Summey overcame Bob Roth (R), former Aurora City Council member, to earn their new positions.

General Assembly

As we reported last week, Colorado Democrats increased their majorities in both houses of the general assembly with this election, the first one held since the Nonpartisan Legislative Redistricting Commission completed its work last year.

In the state Senate, Dem-

ocrats flipped two seats with wins by new Senators-elect Dylan Roberts (D) in SD8, who defeated Matt Solomon(R), and Janice Marchman(D) in SD15, who bested incumbent Sen. Rob Woodward (R). Those additions brought the Democratic majority’s new total to 22 out of the 35 seats (63%) in the state Senate.

In the state House, Democrats flipped five seats with wins by Stephanie Vigil (D) over Dave Donelson (R) in HD16, Jennifer Lea Parenti (D) over Dan Woog (R) in HD19, Bob Marshall (D) over Kurt Huffman (R) in HD43, Judy Amabile (D) over Kathryn Lehr (R) in HD49, and Elizabeth Velasco (D) over incumbent Perry Will (R) in HD57. Those additions brought the Democratic majority’s new total to 46 out of the 65 seats (71%) in the state House.

state House, the only member of the GOP who will represent Arapahoe County in the 2023 and 2024 sessions of the general assembly is Rod Bockenfeld in HD56, whose district also includes parts of Adams, Cheyenne, Elbert, El Paso, Kit Carson and Lincoln Counties.

Local Races New CU Regent Frank McNulty

New CU Regent Mark VanDriel

Analyzing unaffiliated votes in Arapahoe County

Arapahoe County in the State Legislature

In state Senate District 27, where 97% of the votes came from Arapahoe County, Tom Sullivan (D), who served two terms representing HD 37 before running for the state Senate, defeated financial consultant Tom Kim (R) by ten percentage points.

In state House District 3, where 60% of the votes came from Arapahoe County and 40% came from Denver, incumbent Meg Froelich (D), who was a leader in passing the Colorado Reproductive Health Equity Act earlier this year and has held this seat since 2019, beat back challenger Marla Fernandez (R) by a whopping 30 percentage points.

In HD 36, where the votes were split 59% from Arapahoe County and 41% from Adams County, incumbent Mike Weissman (D) defeated challenger William Waters (R) 64% to 36%.

HD37 is wholly in Arapahoe County and consists of all of Greenwood Village, west Centennial and Foxfield. This was an open seat won by newcomer Ruby Dickson (D), an economist, who defeated business owner Paul Archer (R) by 4,983 votes out of 41,631 cast.

In HD38, where 98% of the votes came from Arapahoe County and the remainder came from Jefferson County, incumbent David Ortiz (D) was re-elected with 55% of the v ote over newcomer Jaylen Mosqueira (R).

HD40, 41, and 42, all wholly in Arapahoe County,

In Cherry Hills Village, 10-year city council member and current Mayor Pro Tem Katy Brown was elected mayor, defeating incumbent CHV Mayor Russell Stewart by 132 votes out of 3,623 cast. Mayor Brown will be joined on the CHV City Council by new members Earl Hoellen, Susan Maguire and Robert Eber.

New State Board of Education Member Kathy Plomer

New State Board of Education Member Rhonda Solis

New Arapahoe County Treasurer Michael Westerberg

New Arapahoe County BOCC Member Jessica Campbell-Swanson

New Arapahoe County BOCC Member Leslie Summey

New HD37 State Rep. Ruby Dickson

offered no consolation for the GOP. In HD40, incumbent Naquetta Ricks (D) defeated challenger Le Sellers (R) by 21 percentage points.

In HD41, incumbent Iman Jodeh defeated dynamic newcomer Stephanie Hancock (R) by 28 percentage points. In HD42, stand-up comedian Cory Parella (R) did not provide much of a challenge to incumbent Mandy Lindsay (D), who

trounced him by 45 percentage points.

HD61, which contains a sliver of Douglas County, but is mostly comprised of southeastern Arapahoe County, was also an open seat. It was won by Eliza Hamrick (D), who received three percentage points more of the total vote than did Dave Woolever (R).

As has been the case for the past two terms of the

For this election, 63% of all eligible Arapahoe County voters turned out.

Countywide, 46% of active voters are registered as unaffiliated, 31% are registered Democrats, and 21% identify as Republicans. The enthusiasm for participating in this election was different than voter registration, with 74% of active Republicans, 68% of Democrats, and 54% of unaffiliated voters casting ballots.

The significant share of registered voters who are unaffiliated mathematically skews the actual turnout results, as shown by the fact that of the 260,210 voters who cast ballots in this election in Arapahoe County, 40% were unaffiliated, 34% were Democrats, and only 25% were Republicans, even though 74% of active Republicans voted.

The Villager looked at the total number of votes cast in Arapahoe County in the races for U.S. Senate and Congressional District Six to analyze the unaffiliated vote.

For both races, we assumed that Democrats voted for Democrats and Republicans voted for Republicans. That math tells us that, in the U.S. Senate race, about twothirds of unaffiliated voters chose Sen. Michael Bennet over challenger Joe O’Dea. Similarly, in Colorado CD6, re-elected U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D) won about twice as many of the unaffiliated votes in Arapahoe County as did his challenger, U.S. Navy veteran Steve Monahan (R). fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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As with so many other guests, we were looking forward to ICE! returning this year for the first time since its Colorado debut in 2019. The excitement and anticipation of ICE! had caused a buzz among Denver locals looking to introduce this amazing exhibit to loved ones. This year, ICE! featuring A Charlie Brown Christmas takes you back to the 1965 TV special as all the characters you know and love are brought to life with ice-carved spectacles. ICE! is a ticketed event featuring over 2 million pounds of ice, carved by skilled artisans, all to the theme of a

Charlie Brown Christmas.

The life size ice carvings of Snoopy, Charlie Brown and friends really made the TV special come to life as scenes were intricately carved and the story was laid out before you. A few highlights were the slides made of ice, ice tunnels, and Snoopy’s dog house for a personal photo opportunity. After ICE! was a stop in Mistletoe Village to take photos with Santa, enjoy The Sweet Shop, and listen to carolers. In Mistletoe Village, children could be part of the elf workshop at the Elf Training Academy and decorate crafts while enjoy tips and treats from the elves. The village structures take you back to a time long ago, reminiscent of Charles Dickens. Our next stop was the Cirque performance “Spirit of Christmas,” the show captured the magic, wonder and warmth of the holiday season. The performers dazzled with acrobatics, juggling, roller skating,

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The next morning we decked out in our Snoopy themed clothing and headed down to Breakfast with Charlie Brown & Friends where we enjoyed a delicious brunch. Brunch items like Charlie Browns BBQ Brisket Hash and Linus Van Pelt’s French Toast Bread Pudding made it hard to not over-eat. During the brunch guests were greeted by Charlie Brown and had the opportunity to take photos with Charlie Brown and Snoopy. After brunch we made our way outside to Glacier Point and participated in all the outdoor activities including ice bumper cars, snow tubing, ice skating and snowball build & blast. New this year is

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Ice bumper cars is a hit with the young and old as you maneuver your bumper car on a sheet of ice and spin and bump your family and friends. A nice addition to the outdoor space adjacent to Glacier Point this year are chalets allowing guests to warm up, take a break, and make s’mores. Reservations at the chalets include many of the winter activities, other special perks and an opportunity to enjoy family time together. After a busy day we went to Arapahoe Springs to relax in one of the many hot tubs and reflect on all of the weekend fun. A visit to Gaylord Rockies is the perfect weekend escape this holiday season to enjoy time with family and make lasting memories.

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The magic continues… Sugarplum Ball

Colorado Ballet and Colorado Ballet Auxiliary’s 32nd anniversary is festive and elegant honoring 68 “Plums” and “Alums”!

Nothing could be merrier or sweeter than the annual Sugarplum Ball at the exquisite Brown Palace Hotel in Denver.

Sugarplums (secChristopher and Tammy Marsico, ond grade girls) Elizabeth Marsico Ross (2022 Sugarplum and Sugarplum Susan Stiff with Howard Janzen, Sugarplum Anna Claire Ewert, Suzanne Program Chair), hubby Cory Ross with Alums were polEwert, Jacob Ewert, Mike Ewert, Emily Krebs, Blakely Krebs, Brian Krebs, their daughter Charlotte (Alum 2021) at the Mary Ewert, Gary Ewert, ished, poised and lighted snowflake arch created by Dave Michael Janzen posed in their party Barnes/Scenographics dresses – red for the current sugarplums and green for the two classes of alums (2021 and 2020). Trustee of Colorado Ballet – Denise Sanderson was again, mistress of ceremonies extraordinaire. A fresh new staging backdrop of snowflakes was created by Scenographics.

The exciting evening culminated with music and dancing after dinner.

Sugarplum Program Chair ElizSugarplum Margaret McGrath, Eliza Perkins and abeth Ross thanked dozens of ded(Alum 2021) Matilda Asarch icated volunteers for contributions to the Colorado Ballet Auxiliary’s signature fundraiser and oneof-kind beloved program that has contributed over $1 million to the Colorado Ballet through the years.

Sugarplum Fairy - Heather Ludlow, Sugarplum Opportunity conLochryn Van Valin and dad Luke. tinues - as alums, Photos by Scottie Iverson the girls perform on stage with the RIGHT: Diane Newcom (past chair Le Bal de Ballet, Sugar Plum Program cast of Colorado past president Junior League – to name a few) with Chair Elizabeth Ross and daughter Natalie Newcom Ralston (presented in Ballet in The NutSugarplum Ball Chair the first Sugarplum class of 1991) and Sugarplum cracker throughDr. Nancy Gill granddaughter Harriet Gail Ralston out December.

Laney Corrigan (Alum 2021) and dad Peter

Sloane White (Alum 2021) and dad Quentin

Elizabeth Skinner (Alum 2020) and dad Stephen

Sugarplum Claire Percival and dad Shane

Sugarplum Piper Wickliff and dad John

Sugarplum Harper Koelbel and dad Carl

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Support nonprofits that make a difference!

The Centennial Arts and Cultural Foundation was formed in 2021 by three Centennial Council women whose mission is to celebrate, inspire and connect art and culture in the City of Centennial. https://centennial-art.org/donate

COLORADO GIVES DAY

Colorado Gives Day is a statewide movement powered by Community First Foundation. For over 40 years, The Villager - locally owned and operated - has been loyally promoting and supporting nonprofits through calendar listings, advertising and coverage of their remarkable events highlighting their missions and accomplishments of invaluable

volunteers, sponsors and staff.

In 2021, the Colorado Gives Day campaign raised over $54.4 million for 3,063 participating nonprofits.

The Villager offers this important opportunity to conveniently participate with gifts from the heart during the giving season.

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So far, in 2022, A Precious Child has helped over 50,000 children challenged by poverty, abuse, neglect or crises. Help them continue their mission by donating today! coloradogives.org/ organization/APreciousChild

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year, many nonprofits are still just emerging from the pandemic with in-person fundraising. They all still need generous donations to survive and thrive - to continue their life-changing work in our communities.

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The Alzheimer’s Association leads the way to end Alzheimer’s and all other dementia — by accelerating research, driving risk reduction and early detection, and maximizing quality care and support. https://www.coloradogives.org/ organization/Alz

Thirty years, providing education and training to volunteers, preschool age to adults, and facilitating intergenerational visits to cultivate mutually rewarding relationships for care facility elders. https://www.coloradogives. org/donate/BessiesHope

Catch a glimpse of wonder! Cobbled Streets provides enriching experiences, hope and joy for children in foster care.

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BRRC is dedicated to providing the resources, education and advocacy needed to stop bullying and stem the long-term effects bullying has on its targets. https://bullyingrecoveryresource center.org/donate/

CLC is a unique all-volunteer nonprofit.

100% of your donation funds groundbreaking cancer research and cancerrelated services in Colorado. www.coloradogives.org/ cancerleague

Behind every spectacular experience at the DCPA are donors like you. Your support helps us engage and inspire through the transformative power of live theatre.

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Serving our neighbors experiencing homelessness and poverty for more than 130 years. We help provide meals, shelter and life-saving programs to thousands of men, women and children. Community support from donors helps us offer lifechanging opportunities to guide people on a path out of homelessness. https://www.coloradogives.org/ donate/denverrescuemission

Cherry Hills Village Police Foundation Investing in public safety. Providing vital tools, education, training, state-of-the-art technology and enhancing officer wellness.

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The Courageous Faces Foundation, embraces the mission of improving the quality of life for people with rare medical conditions so they thrive, not just survive. https://www.coloradogives. org/organization/ Courageousfacesfoundation

The Denver Hospice provides an unsurpassed level of expertise and experience, in medicine, nursing, pain management, integrative therapies, spiritual support, counseling and more. http://www. coloradogives. org/organization/ Denverhospice

Friends of Nursing awards scholarships to high achieving nursing students through nine Colorado Schools of Nursing. All donations go directly to scholarships benefiting the next generation of nurses!

To Give: www.coloradogives.org/donate/ fon or www.friendsofnursing.org/donate

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Freedom Service Dogs transforms lives by partnering people with custom-trained assistance dogs, free of charge. Your gift on Colorado Gives Day helps fuel our mission. freedomservicedogs.org/cgd

History Colorado creates a better future by inspiring wonder in Colorado’s past— sharing the stories of the people, places, and things that make our state special. https://www.coloradogives.org/ organization/historycolorado.

Since 1948, Laradon has been embracing differences and empowering possibilities for kids and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Colorado.

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Every acre, every river mile, and every species protected begins with you. Support The Nature Conservancy’s work in Colorado to create real change for our planet, together. https://www.coloradogives.org/ organization/Nature-Co

Our mission is to break the cycle of homelessness and poverty through education and also raise awareness to all these young adults struggling in our communities that we are don’t know about, the students hiding in plain sight. https://www.coloradogives.org/donate/ Hideinplainsight

JA-Rocky Mountain provides volunteerled, interactive programs to K-12th grade students that are proven to increase employability, earnings, and job satisfaction.

The new JA Free Enterprise Center, opening spring 2023, will give even more students the tools and motivation to succeed. https://www.coloradogives.org/ donate/jacolorado

MindSpark offers complete professional support to teachers and administrators everywhere.

Our students’ futures depend on educators—help us impact those who impact our students! https://www.coloradogives. org/story/coloradoteachers

Annually we deliver 190,000 hot, nutritious meals to seniors and homebound adults. All while bringing comfort and joy year-long by providing friendship, well-being, and independence. https://www.coloradogives.org/ donate/Nourishmealsonwheels

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One Good Turn believes that everyone has inherent worth. We come together to find ways to meet needs through: Cafe 180, GoodTurn Cycles, Housing 180 and Shyft. https://www.coloradogives.org/ organization/Onegoodturnco

DSCS will serve 15,000+ children across the Denver Metro area. You can help make an impact. Please go to our website for ways to give. https://www. denversantaclausshop.org/

The Gathering Place is a community focused on supporting women, transgender individuals, nonbinary folx, and their children who are experiencing poverty and oftentimes homelessness. https://www.coloradogives.org/ donate/Thegatheringplace

Women’s Global Empowerment Fund is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit creating innovative economic, social, and political opportunities for women and girls. Women’s Global Empowerment Fund elevates women’s voices in spaces that have long suppressed them…. https://www.coloradogives.org/ donate/wgefund

Colorado Pet Pantry is a statewide pet food bank helping to feed beloved dogs and cats whose families are struggling to make ends meet. http://www.coloradogives.org/pet

Providing opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities a place to live, work and thrive in their community. https://www.coloradogives.org/ donate/talltalesranch-co

Your gift to Volunteers of America Colorado will provide warm shelter, nutritious meals, and supportive services for Coloradans that need us most. https://www.coloradogives.org/ voacolorado

Zuma’s mission is to provide life-saving rehabilitation and sanctuary to homeless animals and pair them with troubled humans in an animal-assisted therapy setting. http://coloradogives.org/ ZumasRescueRanch

We are bringing Quincy Farm to life for the benefit of our community.

Your support is critical. 100% of your donation goes to Quincy Farm.

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The Crisis Center provides free and confidential services to adults and children impacted by domestic violence right here in our community. Make an impact today and help us reach our Colorado Gives Day goal of $50,000! https://www.coloradogives.org/ CrisisCenter-CO

Voluntad provides services to empower human trafficking survivors, from safe housing to mental health support. We envision a world where all people can choose the direction of their own lives, free from exploitation.

You can help by donating at: coloradogives.org/donate/Voluntad

Common Sense Institute is a non-partisan research organization dedicated to the protection and promotion of Colorado’s economy. CSI’s mission is to examine the fiscal impacts of proposed laws so that Coloradans are informed on issues impacting their lives.

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L’ Esprit de Noel diverse Holiday Home Tour in-person this year

46th annual event held in Glenmoor Country Club neighborhood in Cherry Hills Village Central City Opera (CCO) Guild welcomed guests to tour FLEURISH five luxurious homes in Glenmoor decorated by some of the area’s finest floral and table designers. Even a blast of cold weather didn’t deter attendees on the Friday and Saturday tour dates. ‘Twas the Night Before, a reception to honor patrons and sponsors was held the Thursday evening prior at Shaver Ramsey. A vast committee and volunteers made the multi-faceted event possible with Justin Joseph and Bryan Haarer of Joseph-Haarer Group of LIV Sotheby’s International Realty as presenting sponsor. Central City Opera Guild President Louise Atkinson and the prestigious Belle Award Recipient Katie Grassby were co-chairs.

It was a fun and festive celebration to launch the holiday season. Chandeliers were embellished, informal and formal dining tables were set, halls and banisters were decked, mantels and trees were trimmed - all enhanced by a flurry of energy by greeters. Saturday culminated with an optional luncheon and shopping tour of vendor boutiques taking over Glenmoor Country Club’s main level.

Funds raised from L ’Esprit de Noel directly support Central City Opera’s internationally acclaimed Summer Festival, preservation and maintenance of 27 Victorian-era properties including the historic opera house, the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Artists Training Program and educational/community programs. The Villager Newspaper was proud to be a media partner of this unique fundraiser.

Home One’s Floral Designer was Plum Sage flowers, Table Designer was T is for Table

Home Three’s Floral Designer was Fresh Flower Market, Table Designer was White Peacock

Home Two’s Floral Designer was Birdsall & Co, Table Designer was Lulu’s Furniture & Décor

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Home Five’s Floral Designer was KaraKara Flowers.

Table Designer was Enjoué Studio

Home Four’s Floral Designer was Flower Power, Table Designer was Home with Holliday Photos by Scottie Iverson

CCO VP Development Scott Finlay, L ‘Esprit committee member Karen Ritz, Event Presenting Sponsor Ryan Haarer of Joseph-Haarer Group/LIV Sotheby’s International Realty, CCO President and CEO Pamela Pantos, L ‘Esprit Co-Chair and Belle Award Recipient Katie Grassby

Photo by Scottie Iverson

LEFT: Paul Ramsey, Alexandra Sheremet at Shaver-Ramsey at ‘Twas the Night Before party

Photo by Kathy Wells

FAR LEFT: Catherine, Bill and Louise Atkinson (Central City Opera Guild President and Cochair of L ‘Esprit de Noel)

Photo by Kathy Wells

THANK YOU! To our incredible florists, table designers, homeowners, sponsors, donors, volunteers, vendors, and attendees... the 2022 L'Esprit Home Tour was hugely successful because of each and every one of you!

To join the Guild and be a part of next year's tour, go to https://centralcityopera.org/join-the-guild/

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CSI celebrates Free Enterprise Award Honorees Common Sense Institute (CSI) announced the 2022 Free Enterprise Award Honorees

“Congratulations to all of the honorees. These outstanding leaders are trailblazers, champions our state, and ensures and visionaries for the free enterprise sys- Visionaries for the free enterprise. tem flourishes in Col- Future This award recogTheir contributions orado. The 2022 hon- nizes the innovation, oree is Earl Wright. to Colorado are exbridge building, and common sense it traordinary and we Champion for takes to solve some welcome the oppor- Prosperity of Colorado’s greatest The Champion for public policy chaltunity to celebrate Prosperity award goes lenges. Drawing on them,” said Kristin to an organization that experience, creativity, Strohm, President consistently enters the and an ability to conpublic policy debate vene diverse opinions and CEO, Common and leads policymak- across the state, the Sense Institute. ers towards solutions

Award winners include:

Free Enterprise Trailblazer

This is the highest honor CSI awards.

The Free Enterprise Trailblazer has achieved a legacy that promises opportunity for all Coloradans, safeguards the fiscal health of

that advance for opportunity, prosperity, and the free enterprise system. The 2022 honoree is Rocky Mountain Mechanical Contractors Association.

honoree clearly identifies the problem and drives towards solutions rooted in data and fact. The 2022 honorees are State Representative Shannon Bird and State Senator Rob Woodward All of the award winners will be recognized at CSI’s 2nd Annual Free Enterprise Summit on December 13th. The

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event will also feature keynote speaker Arthur Brooks.

Common Sense Institute is a non-partisan research organization dedicated to the protection and

State Representative Shannon Bird

promotion of Colorado’s economy. CSI is at the forefront of important discussions concerning the future of free enterprise in Colorado and aims to have an impact on the issues that matter most to Coloradans. CSI’s mission is to examine the fiscal impacts of policies, initiatives, and proposed laws so that Coloradans are educated and informed on issues impacting their lives.

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How to buy over-the-counter hearing aids

Dear Savvy Senior, I’m interested in getting some of the new over-the-counter hearing aids that just became available a few month ago. Can you offer any tips to help me with this?

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BY JIM MILLER in and buy hearing especially in noisier enviaids at a pharmacy, big box chain, ronments, over the phone, or if consumer electronics store or you can’t see who’s talking. Or, if online, without a prescription and you need a higher volume of TV, without consulting an audiologist. radio or music than other people, The U.S. Food and Drug Ador have to ask others to speak ministration approved this new more slowly, louder or repeat class of hearing aids to lower what they said. prices and improve their availIf, however, your hearing ability. problem is more severe than that, About a third of people ages for example, if you also have 65 to 74 and half of those over trouble hearing loud sounds such age 75 have hearing loss severe as power tools or motor vehicles, enough to affect their daily life. or if you struggle to hear converYet about 80 percent of people sations in quiet settings, then your who would benefit from hearing hearing loss is considered more aids don’t wear them, accordsignificant than over-the-counter ing to the National Institutes of aids are intended to address.

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23 children born abroad become U.S. citizens

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

On November 15, 23 children and young adults, from age six to 18, received citizenship certificates at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Denver Field Office.

The Oath of Allegiance was administered by Sarah Kendall, USCIS Central Region director, who came from Washington, D.C. for the occasion.

The children, who were born in the countries of Burma/ Myanmar, Congo, Ethiopia, Germany, Iraq, Malaysia, Mexico, Pakistan, Syria, Tanzania, and Vietnam, derived their cit-

izenship through their parents.

Most of the parents were immigrants who had previously become naturalized citizens, though some were adopted by parents who were already U.S. citizens or born abroad to U.S. citizen parents.

Congratulatory remarks were delivered by Gerald Cross, who was born in Germany in 1950 and orphaned at the age of one. One year later, he was adopted by a captain in the U.S. Air Force and his wife. Cross was naturalized in 1959 by a judge in a federal courthouse but never had a ceremony or took the Oath of Allegiance, something he always wanted to do, so he did

New U.S. citizen Zeenia Nasir, 11, is a sixth-grader at Stargate Charter School in Thornton. Her parents, Nasir Kahn (left) and Aqsa Qeyyum (right) were born in Pakistan and have been in the U.S. since 2012. Zeenia told us she was very happy to be a U.S. citizen because she “wants to be famous.”

All the new U.S. citizens stood up and recited the Oath of Allegiance, in which they committed themselves to protecting and defending the laws and the Constitution of the United States.

Photos by Freda Miklin

New U.S. citizen Sofenias Ashebir, 12, (second from left), a 7th grader at Aurora Frontier K-8, was born in Ethiopia, as were his parents, naturalized citizens Solomon (left) and Hadas (right).

Sister Beilul, 7, (second from right) was born in the U.S.

so on this day, along with the other new, younger citizens in the room.

Cross told the new citizens, “You continue to follow the long line of immigrants to the United States, for over 200 years, LEFT: New U.S. citizen Isaac Tang (right), 11, was born in Malaysia. His father, Chan Tang (left) is from Burma/ Myanmar.

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from all over the world. People come here to improve their lives, seek religious freedom, and flee oppression and war.

You are part of the melting pot that makes America diverse and great.” He said that his favorite line from the play, “Hamilton,” is, “We’re immigrants. We get the job done.”

Continuing, Cross added, “One of your main duties in the oath you just took is to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States from all enemies, foreign and domestic. Do not take this responsibility lightly.

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Please donate new toys (ages 0-16) to First American State Bank at 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy, Suite 100, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 or Cash Donations directly to Volunteers of America at www.voacolorado.org/toydrive Deadline for donations is December 16, 2022.

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Jerry Cross was naturalized in 1959 but never had the opportunity to take the Oath of Allegiance until he did so at this ceremony

Your right to vote is the most sacred right that you have as an American citizen. Please use it wisely when you grow up. Vote in every election and learn about the issues…The results of elections…have impact on your way of life…and your civil rights…An educated electorate is what we need to keep our country strong.”

USCIS.gov provides information and resources for those considering U.S. citizenship.

Specifically, they can be found at uscis.gov/tools and uscis. gov/citizenship. Other resources can be found at the USCIS YouTube page, including the “Applying for Citizenship Online” video that helps someone fill out the online application to become a U.S. citizen.

Those preparing for the civics test can practice by downloading the USCIS Civics Test Study tools app. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Brown elected Cherry Hills Village mayor

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Katy Brown, who served on the Cherry Hills Village City Council for 10 years, including four years as Mayor Pro Tem, was elected to be its new mayor on Nov. 8. Brown received 46 percent of the vote, besting two-term incumbent Mayor Russell Stewart, who got 42 percent, and newcomer Jenn Diffendal, who received 12 percent of the 3,465 votes cast.

CHV has a total population of 6,353, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, of which 4,593 are old enough to vote. That translates to a 75 percent voter turnout in the mayoral race.

The term for mayor in CHV, unlike most cities in Colorado, is only two years long, and those elected are limited to three (consecutive) terms.

Also on the ballot in CHV were candidates for city council to represent CHV districts two, four and six.

In district two, Earl Hoellen defeated newcomer-to-politics, environmentalist and musical composer Tory Leviton by a decisive 41 points. Hoellen is an attorney who also holds a master’s degree and an undergraduate degree in nuclear engineering. He served on the city council representing district two from 2015 to 2019.

After losing his re-election bid four years ago, he remained a constant fixture and contributor at city council meetings.

He went on to serve on the planning and zoning committee and the Quincy Farm committee, beginning in 2019.

Susan Maguire, former executive director of the Cherry Hills Land Preserve, also an attorney who has worked in real estate and finance, was elected to represent CHV district four. She will replace Mike Gallagher, who was term-limited and endorsed Maguire for the position. Maguire defeated former federal prosecutor Mark Williams by 35 points. Although new to CHV

government, Williams holds degrees in international affairs, political science and Russian, in addition to a law degree.

CHV district six City Council member-elect is Robert Eber, who grew up in CHV and is a longtime member of the city’s parks, trails and recreation commission. He also serves on the master plan revision citizen task group and has been a vocal advocate for open spaces.

Eber is also a lawyer representing state government and corporate clients in environmental and natural resource matters.

He overcame insurance executive, CPA and MBA holder Tom Conroy by a 17-point margin on Nov. 8. Eber will take the seat formerly held by Mayor elect-Katy Brown.

There were also two ballot issues solely for CHV voters on election day.

The first question was whether to change the language of the city’s sales tax ordinance to expand the definition of “engaged in business in the city,” to include making deliveries to city residents by remote sellers. The change would allow CHV to participate in the State of Colorado’s Sales and Use Tax System to ease the burden of collecting sales taxes for home rule cities by out-of-area sellers. Residents of cities that are not a part of that system have found retailers unwilling to sell to them because of the difficulty in collecting and remitting tax.

The ballot measure passed 59 percent to 42 percent.

CHV voters also voted overwhelmingly to amend their Home Rule Charter to require voter approval “for the sale, vacation, or conveyance of any City property interest in any trail or open space” in CHV, with minor named exceptions. That vote was 82 percent to 18 percent.

The new members of the CHV City Council, including the mayor, will be sworn into office on Jan. 17, 2023. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Dr. Michael Dee Iseman, 83

Dr. Michael Dee Iseman, 83, of Denver, Colorado, passed away on November 20, 2022 after a brief battle with cancer.

Mike was born on March 3, 1939 to Manny & Eileen Iseman in St. Paul, Minnesota. He spent his formative years in Fremont, Nebraska, where he met his wife to be, Joan, when they were in junior high (he was the only boy taller than her). He earned a history degree from Princeton University followed by a medical degree from Columbia Physicians and Surgeons. Mike served two years in the US Navy in Hawaii, after which he settled down in Denver, Colorado to raise his family and practice medicine.

Mike was an accomplished athlete and took lifelong joy from sports. He excelled in high school, earning all-state honors in four sports and being named Nebraska high School Athlete of the Year, and later being inducted into the Nebraska High School Sports Hall of Fame. As an All-American football player, Mike was heavily recruited, including

a visit from Army football legend Doc Blanchard and a call from the Governor of Nebraska, telling him it was his “patriotic duty” to play for Nebraska. In the end, he chose Princeton University because the coach’s wife promised to bake him chocolate chip cookies every week (and she did). He starred on the Tiger football team, lettered in track, and won a restaurant’s competitive eating contest by downing nine hamburgers in 10 minutes (after eating full lunches at

two dining halls on campus earlier that day). At Columbia he took up rugby, being named to the All-Decade Rugby team and the legendary Old Blue Hall of Fame. In his 40s, he was persuaded to try crew and went on to win a masters world championship with the esteemed Team YOFRA. Even in his 70s, Mike was often spotted pumping iron at the Greenwood Athletic Club.

When he wasn’t playing, he was coaching or cheering, helming his sons’ Little League teams and taking them to Chili’s after the game, win or lose.

He was a lifelong Denver baseball fan, supporting the Bears and Zephyrs before being a 25-yr season ticket holder of the Rockies. His passion for sport led him to exchange emails with the Rockies’ owner for over 10-years, proposing trades, scouting the farm system and discussing the merits of bunting at Coors Field.

But he was more than a jock. Mike served on the faculty for the University of Colorado Medical School and headed up the Tuberculosis program at National Jewish Hospital. Over his career, he traveled to thirty-eight countries, 47 states and wrote the definitive textbook

on the subject. His career accolades include being named one of America’s Top Doctors for over a decade, being inducted into the Halls of Fame for the American Thoracic Society and his hospital, National Jewish.

But, more important than the accolades, were the patients. He often dealt with the most challenging cases from around the country, people who had exhausted treatment options elsewhere.

He prided himself on making patients feel more human and treating them with dignity and empathy. The holidays were marked with cards from countless people thanking Mike for giving them another chance at life.

He was also a great husband and father. He married Joan Christensen in 1963 and they went on to have two children, Thomas and Matthew.

Whenever he got home from work, he’d play catch with his boys till the sun went down. Mike learned to keep score while attending his sons’ games so he wouldn’t question the ocular ability of the officials. Mike always made clear that his greatest blessing was, without question, Joan. She made their home,

raised the boys and nurtured him, and managed their finances. As he said, “I had my medical career, and she did everything else.” 59 years of marriage and she remained his best friend and breakfast buddy (they had a regular table at Perkins!).

Mike was blessed by fortunate affiliations and friendships throughout all phases of his life: in Nebraska, where he learned values, foundation, and family; at Princeton, where he made lasting friendships and he was a trustee for the University; in the Navy, where he served out of Pearl Harbor and later in the National Guard in Colorado (where he took great pride in his marksmanship); and at National Jewish, where he cared for patients and helped to build a nationally recognized program in pulmonary medicine.

Mike is survived by wife Joan, sister Toni, sons Matt and Tom, daughter-inlaw Alexandra and grand-daughter Claire. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Village Club in December, details to follow. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to National Jewish Hospital.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Village Club on Thursday, December 15th from 1-5pm with words of remembrance at 3pm.

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Jordan Lewis, Esq., Reg. #50198 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: 303-636-1883 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No:22JV78 Division:14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE REVIEW HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for an APPEARANCE REVIEW HEARING in this action on December 14, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. in Division 14 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.

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SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2023 BUDGET AND 2022 BUDGET AMENDMENT

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budgets for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Southgate Water District and Southgate Sanitation District (collectively, the Districts).Such proposed budgets will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts to be held at 4 p.m. on December 13, 2022 at the offices of the Districts, located at 3722 East Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado 80121.Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing online at by contacting Katie Stahl, by email at kstahl@ spencerfane.com.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2023 has been submitted to the Heritage Greens Metropolitan District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111 at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.

To attend and participate by telephone, dial 650-479-3208 and enter passcode 79646209.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendments to the 2022 budgets of the Districts may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Boards of Directors of the Districts.A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of the Districts, located at 3722 East Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado 80121. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budgets and the amended 2022 budgets, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

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NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2022 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Pkwy., Ste. 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111. Please contact Nancy Bach by email at Nancy.Bach@claconnect.com or by telephone at 303-779-5710 to make arrangements to inspect the budget(s) prior to visiting the foregoing office. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2023 budget and the amended 2022 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

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SOUTH SUBURBAN PARKS & RECREATION HOLIDAY EVENTS DEC. 3, 35th Annual Craft Fair 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. Goodson Rec. Center.

A variety of handmade items from Colo. artisans. Admission & parking are free.

DEC. 3, Cocoa & Doughnuts with Santa Various times at Buck Rec. Center.

Doughnuts, cocoa & photos with Santa.

DEC. 9, Polar Party. 5-7 p.m.

Lone Tree Rec. Center. Crafts & photos with Santa.

Beverages & snacks.

DEC. 9, Jan. 13 & Feb. 10 5-8 p.m.

Goodson Rec. Center. For ages 3-12 for movie nights. Bring your blanket. Popcorn & pizza served. Info: 303-483-7014 ANNUAL TABLES EXTRAORDINAIRE Saint Catherine Philoptochos Charity Event to benefit their ministries. Tea Party & Decorated Table Viewing Thurs., Dec. 1, 10 a.m. -12 p.m. $45/person. Dec. 1, 2-5 p.m. decorate table viewing & pastry favor for groups only, by appointment - email info@ tablesextraordinaire.org to schedule, $15/ person. Dec. 2, 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. presale or at door $15/person. The church is located at 5555 S Yosemite St., Greenwood Village.

ARAPAHOE LIBRARIES USED BOOK SALE DEC. 3, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. DEC. 4, 12-4 p.m.

Collectable & Specialty books at Koelbel Library, 5955 S. Holly St., Centennial.

FRIENDS OF NURSING CHRISTMAS LUNCHEON DEC. 3. with FON President, Greta Pollard.

Check-in & Social, 11:00 a.m. with Valor Christian High School students serenading with song. Luncheon, 12:00 noon. Festive sounds of the season with pianist Dr. Sandra Varley and readings of Light & Hope for Christmas & Hannukkah by Radio Personality, Rick Crandall. Silent Auction and The Christmas Shoppe to raise money for nurses scholarships as they have done for 41 years. RSVP: Melanie - 720-891-3412.

Event at Eddie V’s Prime Seafood Restaurant, 5111 DTC Parkway, Greenwood Village.

9TH ANNUAL THE VILLAGE TOY DRIVE DEC. 8, 5-8 p.m. All toy & cash donations go 100% to VOA Colorado Branch. Suggested NEW toy donation value of $25 (ages 0-16). Cash donations directly to: www. voacoloado.org/toydrive. Every toy/cash donation receives one drawing ticket.

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CHERRY CREEK CHORALE PRESENTS “RING IN THE SEASON” DEC. 9 & 10. at Bethany Lutheran Church.

Pre-Concert talk at 7:10 p.m.; Concert at 7:30 p.m. Selections ranging from “The Christmas Can-Can” to “He Come From the Glory,” plus new arrangements of familiar carols. Joined by The Rocky Mountain Ringers, Denver’s premier handbell ensemble. Tickets Cherrycreekchoral.org ARAPAHOE COUNTY HOLIDAY SHOPPING DEC. 10, 11 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds & Event Center, 25690 E. Quincy Ave., Aurora. Holiday shopping with local vendors, craft activities, Santa, petting farm, horse-drawnrides, games and more. Tickets: $10 (kids 2 and under FREE).

Donate a new, unwrapped gift and receive free admission. arapahoegov.com 2ND ANNUAL FREE ENTERPRISE SUMMIT DEC. 13 At Empower Field at Mile High, 1701 Bryant St., Denver. 11:15, Doors Open, 11:30 VIP Reception; 12 Noon, Summit Begins; 1:30 p.m.Summit Concludes.

Register: https://commonsenseinstituteco. org/free-enterprise-summit-registration Keynote Speaker; Arthur Brooks. See honorees listed on page 18 of Nov. 24 Villager.

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NATIONAL WESTERN STOCK SHOW JAN. 7-22, 2023. The 117th NWSS will host 29 rodeo performances and a full schedule of horse shows. Info: nationalwestern.com OPTIMIST CLUB OF MONACO SOUTH SELLS CHRISTMAS TREES- KIDS VISIT WITH SANTA Sales at the northwest corner of Monaco & Iliff (2285 S. Monaco) at the Villa Monaco Shopping Center. Funds used to serve youth and the community. Santa Claus in the Tree Lot’s heated Santa Haus on the weekends.

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GREATER ENGLEWOOD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE FORUM DEC. 8, NOON- 1:00 p.m. Homelessness Forum II: New Safety Measures In depth look at the available resources. Speakers: Representaties from All Health & Path, Mike Sandgren, Arapahoe County and Sergeant McGrath, Englewood Police Dept. Location: Englewood Civic Center, Community Room, 1000 Englewood Pkwy., Englewood. Lunch from Cafe 180 will be provided by Englewood Downtown Development Authority. Tickets: Member: Free; Non-Member: $10. info@ myenglewoodchamber.com

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