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Applications for Interim CHV City Manager are due February 24

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

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n February 17, at 2:30 p.m., the designated search committee for Cherry Hills Village voted to officially begin the process of hiring an interim city manager to serve for one year beginning July 1, 2023.

The search committee that approved the job description, job posting, and time frame for hiring for the position was comprised of CHV Mayor Katy Brown and City Council Member Earl Hoe-

llen.

Current CHV City Manager Chris Cramer was appointed to the position on August 1, 2020 after being hired as the city’s community development director one year earlier. The city council agreed to give Cramer a one-year leave of absence from July 2023 to June 2024 so that he and his family could accompany their son to Spain to take advantage

of a unique educational opportunity.

The Interim City Manager Time Frame that was approved by the search committee says the position will be posted on February 21 and applications will be accepted until February 24. The search committee told us the job will be posted on the city’s

website, www.cherryhillsvillage.com, and on that of the Colorado Municipal League, www.cml.org. The process is expected to be completed and the successful candidate announced on March 21.

In response to a question from The Villager about why the application process was only three days long, Mayor Brown and Council Member Hoellen assured us that if CHV did not identify a satisfactory candidate in the prescribed time frame, the process would be reopened and extended.

The job description, including education and expe-

rience requirements, is consistent with prior job postings for the position of city manager, except that CHV is “looking solely at Colorado residents, preferably someone who understands the south metro region,” according to Mayor Brown, since the job is only planned to last for one year.

“The Interim City Manager is responsible for the efficient and effective administration of all departments within the city,” and the salary range is $170,000 $190,000. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

Committee of State legislators will investigate high cost of utilities

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Xcel Energy has announced that residential bills for energy in March will go down by 11.50% compared to February because natural gas prices have fallen, but that is only a minor reprieve from the significantly higher-than-usual bills consumers have been facing from the public utility monopoly for the past several months.

On February 16, Colorado Senate President Steve Fenberg and House Speaker Julie McKluskie announced that they are forming a special committee of state legislators “to investigate the causes

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Julie McCluskie, Colorado Speaker of the House

A sacred honor and duty

She always comes to Colorado for Christmas. This year she was more excited than ever to come. She had a hard year. In April, she experienced a flood in her first-floor condo due to hurricane- force winds and rain. She moved out as the condo was restored. She stayed with a neighbor and supervised the 6-month project of rebuilding her beautiful home of 30 years.

Her first night back, she fell moving some items and hit her legs. My brother took her to the hospital to get x-rays

of her sore limbs. According to the doctors, she had no broken bones, but rather a soft tissue injury with a bone bruise. Pain medications were prescribed and off she went to continue her active life at 91 years old. She continued to drive, go to the arcade to gamble, play cards, and be with her friends. She continued to cook for herself, entertain her grandkids, invest in the stock market, go to the store, Christmas shop and pack for her trip to Colorado for the holidays.

Once here, she enjoyed the Christmas festivities baking, cooking, and loving on each of her grandchildren, their spouses and her seven great grandkids. On December 27, I went into her room. She was embarrassed because the bed was wet. Due to the pain in her legs, she could not get up. When I tried to get her out of bed, she screamed in pain, started to hyperventilate and complained of chest pain. I called 911 and the heroic first responders arrived quickly. She was taken to the ER and a cardiac work-up ensued including a chest CT scan to rule out a pulmonary

of Coloradans’ rising utility rates and explore potential actions to prevent future price hikes.”

Named The Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates, the bipartisan group will hear from industry and policy experts, as well as consumer advocates to expand their knowledge about the price volatility of natural gas, how rate increases get formulated and approved, and other data and analyses to determine how to avoid the rate upsurges that Coloradans have been experiencing in recent months.

Said Fenberg, “The recent spikes in energy prices have sent Coloradans’ utility bills through the roof, and it’s costing too many working

Colorado families an arm and a leg just to heat their homes.”

Through the work of the Committee, he hopes to, “Uncover the root cause behind high prices and hopefully find solutions that will better protect consumers, improve stability, and save people money on their energy bills.”

With membership expected to be comprised of two Democrats and one Republicans from each of the two chambers of the General Assembly, it is hoped that the Committee, which will have at least three meetings, will develop proposed legislation to address the problem of unexpected rate surges on utility bills in the future. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

embolism. After she was treated for chest pain, I insisted she get an MRI of her legs. It turns out she had two microfractures in both legs.

So, from December 3 when she fell, to December 27 she was ambulating with a walker putting weight on broken legs making the pain unbearable. After several days in the hospital and another couple of weeks in a rehabilitation facility with the goal of getting her strong enough to get her back to Florida, her leg pain escalated. We learned later that the chest CT scan that was done in the ER showed bone cancer in her spine. This information was a game changer. She is now in

hospice care in my home per her wishes.

Caring for my mother, I am finding a deeper understanding of what it means to love someone completely.

I am experiencing the Divine, moment by moment.

When she is awake, we have breathtaking end-of-life conversations, that are holy and sacred. Thank God she is heaven-minded and at peace.

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Former GOP Speaker Newt Gingrich shares his views

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Newt Gingrich was the Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999, after the Republicans gained the majority in the House during the midterm election of President Bill Clinton’s first four-year term. He remains active in politics and often cites his close relationship with former President Trump.

On January 26, Gingrich sat down for an interview with Michael Duffy, Opinions Editor at Large at the Washington Post.

Asked what can be done about the increasing number of mass shootings in our country, Gingrich named mental health and drug addiction, including “the strength of the new marijuana” and “the rise of fentanyl” as leading to high levels of hostility and anger that “manifest themselves in ways that are horrifying.” He tied gun violence to “the degree to which we have tolerated destructive, deviant behavior.”

Asked if the problem of gun violence had anything to do with gun laws, Gingrich said no. “In fact,” he added, “A lot of the states that have concealed-carry or open-carry have a lot less violence.”

Pointing to Gingrich’s earlier role as a history professor, Duffy asked, “If you were in front of a class today, how would you explain January 6th to your students?”

The former Speaker responded, “I would say that the Speaker of the House (U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi), who had an obligation to protect the Congress and the Capital, refused to follow the intelligence leads, refused to call in the National Guard, and refused to beef up the police force. I would say a riot occurred and everybody who was involved in the riot should be punished, but to go from there to some absurd overclaim, such as the January 6th Committee did, is an absurdity.”

The former Speaker criticized “the way the Americans and the western Europeans have allowed Ukrainians to die while we mess around, dribbling out weapons to them.” He said the U.S. and Europe should “do whatever it takes to allow the Ukrainians to win.”

Gingrich expects the 2024 presidential election to be a rematch of the 2020 presidential election—President Joe Biden versus former President Donald Trump. According to Gingrich, “When President Trump is disciplined and focused, he’s one of the most formidable politicians in American history…Had the establishment not gone all

term, Gingrich offered, “I don’t think Biden is nearly as senile as he pretends…I wrote a piece, saying, ‘Don’t underestimate him’…He had a very effective two years.”

When Duffy asked Gingrich how he thought “the (U.S. Rep.) George Santos saga will end,” Gingrich’s response was, “I think we should hold George Santos to the same level of honesty as Joe Biden…Give me a list of the 700 or 800 times that Joe Biden Newt Gingrich was Speaker of the House from 1995 to 1999. has lied. Let’s look at the number of times out to destroy him in 2020, he Santos has lied. If Biden probably would have won in agrees to resign because he’s 2020.” a liar, then we’ll talk to SanRegarding whether Presitos.” dent Biden, at the age of 80, Gingrich was a key player is too old to run for a second in two shutdowns of the fed-

On how Gingrich was able eral government totaling 26 to work with President Clindays that occurred between ton to get a balanced budget, November 1995 and January Gingrich told Duffy that he 1996 when then-President met with Clinton for 35 days Clinton and the Republican “It was Congress Regarding whether and, pleasant…Bill were unable President Biden, Clinton was to agree on a budget. He at the age of 80, is actually a very guy told Duffy too old to run for pleasant to deal with… that the threat a second term, We would have of a government shutGingrich offered, good converWe down was an “I don’t think Biden sations. worked our effective way is nearly as senile way through to force budget cuts and as he pretends…I issues. We got a lot done togeththat his efforts wrote a piece, er.” led to the passaying, ‘Don’t Asked “how sage of a balthe Repubanced budget. underestimate Asked what him’…He had a very lican party has changed he would receffective two years.” since you were ommend be Speaker,” Gingrich replied, cut from the current budget, Gingrich named $150 billion “It’s more populist. It’s more nationalist. It’s angrier at in unobligated COVID-19 Washington…” emergency funds as a good fmiklin.villager@gmail.com example.

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PART 2: The Newspaper Industry

The arrival of a union printer, Bill Alcock, from Pennsylvania, to my challenging Craig newspaper was another Divine Providence blessing bestowed upon my life and newspaper career.

As he spent time repairing some of my ancient printing equipment he told me about photo offset, a new system of printing from a flat surface from aluminum plates through a photo/film process.

He went a step further.

Bill and his family spent a weekend in Grand Junction where he discovered a small used Davidson offset printing press for $400 along with an antique wooden camera that used 11x14 sheet film and a homemade box where the film could be placed over a sensitized aluminum printing plate under glass on a flat surface and exposed to light. The printed images would be transferred onto the metal plate and with chemical polishing the type would surface on the plate.

Here’s where chemistry really comes into play… ink and water won’t mix.

This is true about today’s controversy about fracking, oil and water don’t mix, we can save the underground water. The small Davidson press had ink rollers and water rollers. The flexible aluminum plate would wrap around the press cylinder and, cloth dampener covered rollers would flood the plate with water, then the ink would flow only to the exposed type developed with an ink substance. The result was a perfect rolled-on

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printed surface, superior in quality for halftone photos, artwork, and printed forms.

We had to order film and plates from a New York printing catalog and within a few weeks we had the photo offset press printing jobs. Letterpress forms that took hours to do by hand using slugs from a linotype could be reproduced in minutes, not hours.

It was a message from heaven, and I rushed to the A.E. Heinsohn printing supply company in Denver to shop for larger offset newspaper equipment finding an older Chief “24” offset printing press about the size of a Volkswagen.

I purchased and financed the press along with a new 12”x 18” Kenro vertical film camera, vacuum plate

burner with welding rods for light, and boxes of 12x18 inch Kodak film. The film could photograph 10x16 inch tabloid newspaper pages and the press would print two pages at a time on 24x36” sheets of newsprint.

While we could print faster, we needed a new way to set type, rather than the slow cranky old Model L linotype, invented by Ottmar Mergenthaler in the 1850s.

His machine revolutionized newspaper type with brass

mats triggered from a keyboard that would cast slugs of type from hot melted lead from a heated lead pot on the machine. A good operator could set a “16” “galley of type in about an hour, pay was $1.00 an hour. The inventor died in a mental institution, but his linotype lived on into the 1960s.

The Rocky Mountain News had one on display in their newspaper lobby until their untimely death. There are two models in the Weekly Register-Call newspaper in Central City, one linotype, and a later Intertype model that was developed in later years when patents expired on the earlier invention.

Having taken two-years of typing in high school I picked up two IBM electric typewriters with news type face using disposable black carbon ribbons. These al-

lowed us to set type rapidly, but we still had to handset headlines from type cases, print them on a Chandler and Price handfed press and then cut the headlines apart and paste them on the 10” x 16” waxed newspaper camera-ready pages. The pages photographed in a dark room, the film developed and dried, then transferred to 17x24 inch aluminum plates that would wrap around the auto-feed Chief press that would print at speeds of 50

sheets per minute. We could print two-pages at a time in minutes, flip the sheets and have a 16-page newspaper printed in an hour. A 16page newspaper would take eight runs and had to be folded and collated by hand.

Divine providence comes knocking once again when a salesman walked in the door carrying a “Headliner” machine with a plastic dial of typefaces on a circular wheel. The machine would do a variety of fonts in any size by just turning the dial, pushing a button to transfer the image on to a roll of photo paper that would be cut and pasted onto the newspaper dummy page ads or headlines. Another fast resolution as the newspaper industry was learning how to adapt to this new form of printing. We were among the first newspapers in the state to move to offset printing.

Another miracle was occurring across the world and it was called IBM. Because I had purchased several model IBM typewriters I was invited to the only hotel in tiny Vail, east of Eagle for the unveiling of a new invention. Driving through the Vail Valley was primarily summer sheep grazing meadows with one lone hotel.

The seminar was about unveiling an invention that would impact the printing business and the world.

IBM unveiled a computer showing how they were able to slice tiny particles of sand and make a computer chip.

They had enabled them to make the first computers.

This revolutionized the entire planet and we rode the wave of science with new faster newspaper equipment.

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February 23, 2023 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 5

PORTICO PENTHOUSE

This nondescript two-story office building at 6886 S. Yosemite Street in Centennial is the location of The Office.

Photo by Freda Miklin

City of Centennial sues to close down adult swingers’ club

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

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he City of Centennial is asking a court to “permanently enjoin (The Office-A Private Social Club) from operating…a sexual encounter center” in its city because it is a sexually oriented business located in the city’s Urban Center (UC) zone district.

The UC zone district is a commercial and mixed-use zone district in Centennial and sexually oriented businesses are not a permitted use in that zone district.

In February 2022, Jean E. Smith Gonnell, an attorney representing, “The Office”, contacted the City of Centennial about the business, hoping to get the city to agree that the proposed use of the property fit within its definition of a Private Club, as it is defined in the City of Centennial Land Development Code (zoning code). Private Club is a permitted use in the UC zone district. Based on the description the attorney provided, which included the fact that The Office “will not be offering any sexually oriented business services,” but that it “will allow consenting adults to engage with one another, as they wish,” Centennial advised Ms. Smith Gonnell to “request an administrative interpretation of the proposed use” under the city’s Land Development Code.

In March 2022, the attorney requested an administrative interpretation, as advised. After reviewing that request, along with additional information the attorney provided, the city determined that the

business did not meet its definition of a Private Club and advised the attorney accordingly, including the reasons for its ruling. One of those reasons was that

“The Office promotes itself as an adult swingers’ club.” As evidence of the type of activity Centennial believes occurs at The Office, it offered a description of,“items generally used only for the purpose of engaging in specified sexual activities.” the business was for-profit and Centennial’s rules require that a Private Club be not-for-profit.

Five months later, the city determined that The Office was operating as a “sexual encounter center,” and, in its court filing, has alleged that, “The Office promotes itself as an adult swingers’ club.” As evidence of the type of activity Centennial believes occurs at The Office, it offered a description of, “items generally used only for the purpose of engaging in specified sexual activities.”

On August 5, 2022, the city delivered a Cease-andDesist Order to the attorney for The Office. Six months later, no response had been received by the city. Believing the business was operating in violation of the city’s zoning code, attorneys Jennifer C. Madsen and Robert C. Widner filed suit on behalf of the City of Centennial asking the Arapahoe County District Court to declare The Office to be operating illegally and order that it cease doing so.

All the information for this report was obtained from publicly-available documents. A website we were able to access lists events for The Office scheduled up to March 31, 2023, but we have no information as to whether it is still operating or the website has just not been taken down. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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Cherry Creek Republican Women celebrate the occasion with high-energy luncheon fundraiser - a packed program featuring contests, prizes, auctions and entertainment!

Masque winners: Stephanie Doss (1st Place), Bo Cottrell (3rd Place), Denise Rose (2nd Place)

ABOVE: Event team members: Jewell Hargave, Emcee Deborah Flora, CCRW President Evie Ashmore, Edie Marks and Lynne Cottrell who were auctioneers FAR LEFT: Loretta Perry, Lisa Fertman, Carol Waller, Dianne Bartlett LEFT: Singer and audience favorite Stephanie Hancock was introduced by Evie Ashmore

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Recently engaged Carla McElroy found two babies in her “King Cake” signifying luck and prosperity and making her Queen for the Day!

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Goldy daughter takes Sweetheart Couple of the Year on the road

BY SCOTTIE TAYLOR IVERSON

Last week’s edition of The Villager featured Barbara and Bill Goldy – Sweetheart Couple of the Year. One of their daughters, Jacqueline Goldy Wachendorfer, knew she’d be in New York for an annual business meeting this year over Valentine’s Day. The talented Jacque (she got those genes, after all) began scheming to draw some big attention to the fact her parents would be celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary on February 16. New York was important since Barbara grew up in Floral Park and Bill played basketball at Madison Square Garden and proposed on a bench in the promenade. Not only that, but Barbara’s early career began at the National BroadTODAY host Craig Melvin, Jacque’s casting Comnephew William Goldy, , Jacque pany (NBC). and hubby Chris holding “Foldy “It was divine Goldy” at the TODAY show intervention,” said Jacque. Barbara’s best on NBC). An interview on friend is a neighbor of Hoda that show didn’t pan out, but ( of the Hoda & Jenna show Craig Melvin (TODAY) is

Jacque and Chris at Barbara and Bill’s “Engagement Bench”

right away. Foldy Goldy made several rounds including “The Engagement Bench,” Long Island and even St. Patrick’s Cathedral.

It became a national celebration of love! Thank you, Jacque, for sharing!

Photos courtesy of Jacque Goldy Wachendorfer

friends with a cousin of Jacque. Jacque and her husband Chris took a cutout of Jac-

que’s parents’ wedding photo (calling it Foldy Goldy) on the road. Although there wasn’t an interview – these Goldys were on camera and Craig Melvin (of TODAY) came over to greet them

ACSO Captain Laurie Halaba’s family attended her swearing-in at Bureau Chief on January 24. From left to right, daughter ACSO Deputy Elizabeth Pevler, son Tyler Riedmuller, husband Denver Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Losciale, and Bureau Chief Laurie Halaba.

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services. She will also It’s not easy being in the law oversee the law enforcement enforcement field just because Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office gation contract for the City of Cenit’s such a male-dominated tennial.” appoints first female Bureau Chief Law enforcement is a fami- field.”

ACSO Sheriff Brown

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

On January 24, 2023, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office (ASCO) Patrol Operations Captain Laurie Halaba was sworn in as the department’s Bureau Chief of Public Safety. Captain Halaba is the first female to be named a Bureau Chief in the history of ACSO.

ACSO Sheriff Tyler Brown said in a press release, “Captain Halaba started with the Sheriff’s Office in 1999 as a Deputy Sheriff working in the Arapahoe County Jail. She has worked as a detention deputy, patrol deputy, and school resource officer. In 2002 Captain Halaba was promoted to sergeant, where she worked in the detention bureau, patrol division, and the office of profes-

sional standards. In 2007 she was promoted to lieutenant, working in the patrol division.

In 2014 she was the first female promoted to captain in ACSO, where she was one of two captains in the detention facility, then in 2020, the captain of Patrol Operations. As the new Bureau Chief, Laurie will command the Public Safety Bureau, which encompasses patrol operations and investi-

ly business for Captain Halaba.

Her husband Robert Losciale is a Denver Sheriff’s Deputy.

Her daughter Elizabeth Pevler is a ACSO Deputy and her son Tyler Riedmuller is a member of the Arapahoe County Explorers program.

After assuming her new role, Captain Halaba was quoted as saying, “Hopefully, I can give some inspiration to other females in this line of work.

agreed, telling a reporter, “She’s not only an inspiration for women in our agency.

She’s an inspiration for generations to come of young women who want to get into the law enforcement profession. Being the dad of two little girls, I think this provides a viewpoint of law enforcement that you can reach the top echelons of this profession.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Gary Reece, Barbara Reece and Queen Joanie Ryan.

SPARKLE ON!

Queen Joanie Ryan, Derek Evilsizor, Rene’ Green

Katie Mohler, Cynthia Johnson

Jeff Lederman, Jeff Reece, Julie Reece, Heidi Lederman

2023 Hope Ball Kick-Off Party On Friday, February 10th, leadership and supporters of Cancer League of Colorado gathered at the home of Arlene Mohler Johnson for Cancer League’s 2023 Hope Ball “Kick-Off” event, “Sparkle On.” President Gary Reece welcomed the crowd and shared some of the organization’s successes of the previous year, which included raising over $1 million at the 2022 Hope Ball and a record total of $1.7 million for the entire year.

Cancer League used these dollars to fund 28 separate cancer research projects for $1.2 million and service grants totaling $215,000 to 36 different organizations that provide services to Colorado cancer patients and their families, with the balance to be applied to clini-

cal trials.

VP of Fundraising Barbara Reece provided details of the upcoming Hope Ball, which will be held on Saturday, May 13th at the Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center. Barbara introduced the Honorary Co-

Natalie Serkova, Annie Mohler

Vicki Yates, Nicolette Richardson, Galen Burson, Kelly Muggenthaler, Alex Muggenthaler

Arlene Mohler Johnson, Deborah Dies

Susan Skojec, Queen Joanie Ryan, and Cindy Burgess

Chairs of the event, Rene’ Green and the reigning Ms. Colorado Senior America 2023 Joanie Ryan, who shared the story of her survival of stage 4 lung and neck cancer that inspired the 2023 Hope Ball theme of “Love, Faith and Believe.” Barbara outlined volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, anticipated silent and live auction items, Wash Park Funk Band as the evening’s entertainment, radio personality Murphy Huston as the MC, and Eric Goodman returning

as the event auctioneer. She also announced the return of Cancer League’s annual Hope Ball raffle, for which Doug Moreland’s Family and Family of Dealerships has donated a 2022 Jeep Cherokee X 4x4 valued at $37,000.

Finally, the group was introduced to the Champions of Hope that will will be honored at the 2023 Hope Ball, the 31 organizations receiving Cancer League service grants in 2023 for their support of cancer patients and their families in the state of Colorado.

Rene’ Green, Queen Joanie Ryan

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CSI releases analysis of HB23-1118 The bill would create the most restrictive scheduling law in the Country

Common Sense Institute (CSI) released an analysis of one of the most controversial bills of the legislative session, HB 231118, known as the “fair scheduling” bill.

According to the study, Understanding the Impacts of Mandating Scheduling Predictability in an Unpredictable Business, the bill would be the most restrictive in the country and increase the cost for a covered business with 200 shift workers between $510,000 and $1,030,000 per year.

Co-authored by Chris Brown, CSI Vice President of Policy & Research, and Tamra Ryan, CSI Economic Mobility Fellow, the report provides a comparison of HB23-1118 to similar laws

Key Points

• HB23-1118, as introduced, would create the most restrictive scheduling laws in the entire country.

• The estimated direct cost for a covered business with 200 shift workers is between $2,200 and $5,800 per shift employee per year, for a total cost of $510,000 to $1,030,000 per year.

• Evidence from similar laws demonstrate consequences for employees, including less freedom and autonomy to make desired schedule changes, fewer available shifts, fewer available jobs and increased likelihood of parttime work.

• Moving forward it will be imperative to better understand how these costs offset the desired benefits, and if alternatives exist to incentivize more predictive schedules without incurring heavy unintended consequences of a statewide mandate.

Overview

Introduced in the Colorado State House of Representatives on January 24th, HB23- 1118, titled “Fair Workweek Employment Standards,” proposes to establish multiple new requirements for how the scheduling of shift employees must work across the state of Colorado.i Though there are similar laws in several cities across the country, only Oregon has passed one at the state level. To achieve the desired goal of reducing volatility and uncertainty of an employee’s schedule inherent to certain

around the country and finds that, as introduced, it would create the most restrictive scheduling laws in the entire country.

“While HB23-1118 would mandate greater scheduling certainty for employees, it does not change the uncertain and volatile financial reality that most of the businesses covered by the bill face,” said Brown.

Among the key findings: Most restrictive law in the country: HB23-1118, as introduced, would create the most professions, HB23-1118 would impose several requirements:ii • Require shift workers to receive their schedule 14 days prior to start of shift.

• Require employees to submit their desired work hours.

• Require penalty pay to employees under certain conditions: • Predictability pay when an employee’s shift is changed within 14 days of start time, • Rest shortfall pay when an employee is required to work within a minimum period of rest,” • Retention pay when an employer gives work hours to a new employee without first offering those work hours to existing employees, and • Minimum weekly pay in an amount that corresponds to 15% of the average weekly hours indicated on the employee’s anticipated work plan.

• Multiple other new legal requirements Though the details of the bill as introduced are unclear and have been interpreted in different ways, it seems it would directly apply to food or beverage establishments, food or beverage manufacturing establishments, or retail establishments in Colorado that employ 250 or more employees worldwide.

HB23-1118 Proposes the Most Restrictive Scheduling Requirements in the Country Every major scheduling requirement and pay penalty in HB23-1118 are either as restrictive, or more restrictive than existing laws. Only Oregon has

restrictive scheduling laws in the entire country.

Increased costs for employers: The estimated direct cost for a covered business with 200 shift workers is between $2,200 and $5,800 per shift employee per year, for a total cost of $510,000 to $1,030,000 per year.

Negative consequences for employees: less flexibility, fewer available shifts, fewer available jobs The way forward: Lawmakers should consider incentives versus mandates and gain an understanding of costs versus benefits.

HB 23-1118 was heard in the House Business Affairs & Labor Committee last week.

Brown testifed and presented the

findings of the analysis to lawmakers.

Read the full report at www. commonsenseinstituteco.org Common Sense Institute is a non-partisan research organization dedicated to the protection and 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.

passed a predictive scheduling law at the state level, which includes several significant differences from HB23-1118, yet still presents challenges to employers and employees.

• Oregon law includes a provision that allows employees to join a voluntary standby list to accept hours within the 14-day window, without pay

penalties.

• Oregon law includes an “Actof-God” provision.

• Oregon law applies to employers with 500 or more employees.

• Oregon law has no requirement for employers to offer work to existing employees before hiring new workers.

• Oregon law started with a

7-day scheduling window before phasing to 14 days.

• Oregon does not require employes to update an “Anticipated Work Plan” for each employee.

The following table briefly describes the major components of HB23-1118 and compares them to several existing laws.

Comparison of "Fair workweek" and "Predictive Scheduling" Laws

Industries Covered

Colorado (HB231118 as introduced) Food and beverage, and retail industry AND contractors who provide labor to them

Oregoniii

Philadelphiaiv

Seattlev

Retail, hospitality, and food service industry

Retail, hospitality, and food services industry

Retail, and food service industry Retail - 500+ employees Food service - 500+ employees AND 40+ locations

Size of firms covered

250+ employees

500+ employees

250+ employees AND 30 or more locations worldwide

Number of days in advance of work must employers provide a work schedule

14 days in advance

Initially 7 days, now 14 days

Initially 10 days, now 14 days

14 days

Pay penalty for changing schedule with certain window of time

Yes, pay penalties for adding time, subtracting time or changing location of shift

Yes, pay penalties for adding time, subtracting time

Yes, pay penalties for adding time, subtracting time or changing location of shift

Yes, pay penalties for adding time, subtracting time

Yes

No

No

No

No

Yes

No

No

Yes

No

Yes

Yes

Yes

No

No

No

Will employers be penalized for changing employee shifts due to weather or other "Acts of God." Allow for creation of standby list?

Do you have to give hours to existing employees first Minimum pay for employees who don't work 15% of their scheduled hours

Common Sense Institute

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Common Sense Institute CSI’s mission is to examine the fiscal impacts of policies, initiatives, and proposed laws www.commonsenseinstituteco.org

so that Coloradans are educated and informed on issues impacting their lives. CSI employs rigorous research techniques and dynamic modeling to evaluate the potential impact of these measures on the Colorado economy and individual opportunity. To learn more, become involved or to make a donation visit

commonsenseinstituteco.org

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Next year—as in “Wait ‘til next year”— finally has arrived; the Rockies are hard at work in Scottsdale.

Granted, only one team can win the World Series, and the postseason is limited to five clubs from each league. But ...

“Hope springs eternal” applies to all 30 when they gather in Arizona and Florida each February— even the Rockies.

And sometimes, “hope” is justified. In 1991, for example, the Twins and Braves met in a “worst-tofirst” Series, after both finished last in their divisions the year before.

It was a relatively quiet offseason at 20th and Blake, which understandably has left Rockies fans with little reason to hope for big things in 2023. (Even owner Dick Monfort has set a relatively low bar—a .500 season.)

But as venerable Lee Corso, once a head coach, is wont to say on ESPN Gameday during college football season, not so fast!

Remember, we’re talking hope.

It’s reasonable to hope that last off-season’s big free agent signing will live up to expectations a year later and be the superstar addition everyone thought he’d be in 2022.

At least Kris Bryant him-

self, who played in only 42 games because of back and foot injuries after signing a seven-year, $182-million contract, says he’s now healthy and ready to contribute. He’s also exuding positivity and uplifting his teammates in the process.

If he lives up to last year’s expectations, he could transform this team.

It’s also possible that Ezequiel Tovar, following in the footsteps of Troy Tulowitzki and Trevor Story, will be as good at shortstop as touted. He did get hits in his first two Major League at-bats last summer—on back-to-back pitches, no less!

And who’s to say German Marquez and Kyle Freeland won’t bounce back after disappointing performances?

Same for Ryan McMahon.

The optimists say these three are free of last spring’s distractions, caused by the lockout and contract-extension negotiations.

Who’s to say the bullpen won’t be stronger with homeboy Pierce Johnson, who has pitched well for San Diego in the past, instead of inconsistent Carlos Estevez; another ex-Padre, Dinelson Lamet, for a full season; and Brent Suter, a gift from the Brewers, as a second lefty to complement Lucas Gilbreath?

Is rejuvenated Riley Pint a sleeper?

And is the mid-season return of Tyler Kinley—undi-

minished following Tommy John surgery for the second time in his career—too much to ask?

What if last season’s firsthalf version of C.J. Cron returns and avoids his second-half swoon? Manager Bud Black and staff may be onto something with a new approach to days off for Cron and others.

It won’t take much for Brendan Rodgers to get off to a better start than he did a year ago. Maybe this will be his breakout season.

If these things come to pass, Rockies fans could be thrilled that Black was extended for another season at the outset of Spring Training.

Regardless, real baseball fans are in for a treat.

No more second basemen in short right field, or three fielders between first and second.

Games will be played in less than three hours—considerably less, thanks to the pitch clock that will force hitters and pitchers to stop wasting time preening after every pitch.

AND, the distance between bases has been reduced by FOUR INCHES by changing to larger bases, which, combined with an effective limit of two pickoff attempts per batter, surely will lead to more stolen bases than we’ve seen in recent decades.

Also, the Rockies will play every team in both leagues, thus reducing the number of times they will have to play the Dodgers, Padres, Giants and Diamondbacks, and giving them a chance to get well against all of the also-rans in the American League.

The first spring game is Saturday, when the occupants who share the Salt River Fields complex play each other (as they always do to start the preseason.)

It will be the 14th spring opener in purple pinstripes for homegrown Chuck Nazty, who’s entering the final year of the six-year, $108 million extension he signed in 2018 and nearing the end of a fine career.

Wouldn’t it be special if he made it to the Series with the only team he’s played for—before it’s too late?

You know, another worst-tofirst storybook season.

It’s not too much to hope for.

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 15 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@ comcast.net.

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is not possible to predict all future events.

Thus, trust distribution provisions may need to be changed for a beneficiary who has developed a substance abuse problem, or for the protection of a spendthrift beneficiary, so that trust funds are not wasted or used for purposes the Settlor did not intend.

It may also be helpful to limit distributions to a beneficiary who has creditor problems.

In Colorado, there is greater flexibility to modify irrevocable trusts through decanting under the Colorado Uniform Trust Decanting Act, as well as through the Colorado Uniform Trust Code. “Decanting” generally refers to the distribution of trust property from one trust to another trust pursuant to a trustee’s discretionary power to make distributions to beneficiaries.

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• Authorization granted in the trust instrument; • Decanting under the Colorado Uniform Trust Decanting Act; • Judicial modification; • Modification under the Colorado Uniform Trust Code; • Modification or termination by consent, pursuant to a non-judicial settle-

ment agreement; and • Colorado Statutes which allow modification or termination of an uneconomic trust, or to correct mistakes, to achieve Settlor’s tax objectives, or to allow the combination and division of trusts; Under the provisions of the Colorado Uniform Trust Code, a trust will terminate to the extent that (1) it is revoked or expires by its terms, (2) no purpose remains to be achieved, or (3) it purposes have become unlawful, contrary to public policy, or impossible to achieve.

It is always best to consult with an experienced estate planning attorney regarding the best method to legally modify or terminate an irrevocable trust and to help prepare other estate plan doc-

Housing: Buying a home in a foreign country can be complicated, so it’s almost always better to rent first until you’re sure you want to per-

What are the four key medical/estate plan documents you need now?

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manently reside there.

Money matters: Opening or maintaining a bank account abroad can also be difficult.

You may have to establish a checking account with an institution that has international reach like Citibank or maintain a U.S. bank account that you can access online. Claiming your Social Security benefits, however, should not be a problem as they offer direct deposit to almost every country in the world. See SSA.gov/international/payments.html.

Taxes: You also need to research tax rules in your prospective countries and be aware that even if you’re living in another country, as a U.S. citizen you’ll still most likely need to file an annual U.S. tax return – see IRS.gov/ pub/irs-pdf/p54.pdf.

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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.

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Thomas T Grimshaw - Oct. 31, 1932 ~ Feb. 7, 2023

Thomas T. Grimshaw, age 90, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, February 7, 2023, after a lengthy challenge with Alzheimer’s.

Tom is survived by his beloved wife Colette, Sons, Scott, Steve (Wendy) Shane (Kimberly) and daughters Lynn Shaw, Lisa, (Tony) Fox, as well as eight grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Born in Minneapolis, Tom received his law degree from Northwestern University in 1956.

Following law school, he moved his family to Colorado, because,

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like many others, he wanted to experience the new adventures and opportunities in the West. He began his legal career with Calkins, Kramer, Grimshaw and Harring which later became Grimshaw & Harring. The firm developed legal expertise in local government with an emphasis on the development, funding, and construction of infrastructure, as well zoning and special districts. He was one of a few business leaders who shared their collective visions over 40 years to tackle Denver’s challenges with water, transportation, land use, planning, zoning, and other needs contributing to Denver’s expansive future. He helped guide

Highlands Ranch, Denver Tech Center, and the T-Rex project just to name a few.

Tom was committed to a lifetime of service to his community. His contributions were many, the following are a few: He served two terms in the Colorado General Assembly as a State Representative and sponsored the Colorado Housing Act. He also conceived the idea of forming the Special District Association of Colorado. He chaired the Denver Partnership, the Colorado Housing Finance Authority, Brothers Redevelopment, Exempla, Colorado Community College,

and a Life Member of the Uniform Law Commission.

Tom was an active member of the Denver Athletic Club for 62 years where he could be found doing his workout routines almost daily.

Tom loved the classic country way.

From reading Max Brand and Louis L’Amour to listening to Hank Williams, Ray Price, Marty Robbins, and Tom Paul Glaser.

There was a song for every occasion, and he was always happy to sing a few bars. However, what mattered the most were his relationships. He loved being with his wife Colette, and his children

remembering the many trips taken around the world. He enjoyed frequent visits with his friends often setting up a breakfast, lunch, or dinner at local dives just to get their reaction. Tom was a kind and humble man who succeeded at being a good husband, father, and friend. He will be missed and remembered fondly by many.

Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, February 23, 2023, 11:30 AM at the Denver Athletic Club, 1325 Glenarm Place, Denver, CO 303-534-1211.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to the Thomas T. Grimshaw Endowed Scholarship Fund, c/o Foundation for Colorado Community Colleges, 9101 East Lowry Boulevard, Denver, CO 80230

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COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF NOMAN ARAB Child, And concerning MINA ZAMAN ARAB and SHA ZAMAN ARAB Respondents.

Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764 Office of the Arapahoe County Attorney Attorney for the People Arapahoe County Department of Human Services 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 larnold@arapahoegov.com Tel: 303-636-1882 Fax: 303-636-1889 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING MINA ZAMAN ARAB and SHA ZAMAN ARAB Case No:22JV380 Division:23 To The Respondents: PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Court Trial and Default Judgment regarding MINA ZAMAN ARAB and SHA ZAMAN ARAB is set for March 24, 2023 at the hour of 10:30 a.m. (MST), in Division 23, of the Arapahoe County District Court.

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 camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link:

7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF

•www. judicial.webex.com/meet/ D18-ARAP-Div23 •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 and enter access code 2598 320 5548 (followed by #, #).

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 will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child(ren), dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

JOSIAH ATENCIO and VALENTINA ATENCIO, Children,

Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764 Senior Assistant County Attorney 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO80012 (303) 636-1883

To The Respondents:

Published in The Villager Published: February 23, 2023 Legal # 11051 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO

And concerning BRANDY MARTINEZ and BENNY ATENCIO, JR. Respondents.

Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764 Office of the Arapahoe County Attorney Attorney for the People Arapahoe County Department of Human Services 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 larnold@arapahoegov.com Tel: 303-636-1882 Fax: 303-636-1889 Case No:22JV30201 Division:23 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING BRANDY MARTINEZ AND BENNY ATENCIO JR. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Court Trial and Default Judgment regarding BRANDY MARTINEZ and BENNY ATENCIO, JR. is set for March 17, 2023 at the hour of 11 a.m. (MST), in Division 23, of the Arapahoe County District Court. 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 camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: •www. judicial.webex.com/meet/ D18-ARAP-Div23 •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 and enter access code 2598 320 5548 (followed by #, #).

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 will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child(ren), dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. /s/ Linda Arnold Linda Arnold, Reg. No. 16764 Senior Assistant County Attorney 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 (303) 636-1883 Published in The Villager Published: February 23, 2023 Legal # 11052 ___________________________

ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to KATHERINE R WISNER, MEADOW HILLS I CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC.

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 7th day of November, 2019, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to ANDREA ELLERBROCK, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: UNIT 13762D BLDG 12 AS PER CONDO DECLARATION RECORDED IN B 3865 P 136 MEADOW HILLS I CONDOS aka 13762 E LEHIGH AVE Ste D and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to ANDREA ELLERBROCK;

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2018; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of KATHERINE R WISNER for said year 2018; That said ANDREA ELLERBROCK, on the 7th day of November, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said ANDREA ELLERBROCK, on or about the 27th day of June,

2023, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 17th day of February, 2023, A.D. Michael Westerberg Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: February 23, 2023 Last Publication: March 9, 2023 Legal # 11038 ___________________________

All bidders are advised that the right is reserved by the Sponsor to waive any informality in, or to reject any or all bids.

Any questions must be submitted to Molly McGuire, JACOBS, via email to molly.mcguire@jacobs.com. Questions are due by 10:00 a.m., February 22, 2023. Questions received after this time will not be accepted.

Published in The Villager First Publication: February 16, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Legal # 11045 ___________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to § 38-26-107, C.R.S., that on March 20, 2023 final settlement with Insituform Technologies, LLC, will be made by Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District for the “2022 Capital Improvement Program Project” subject to satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said facilities by the District. Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or its subcontractor, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that has supplied laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim with Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District, c/o, Lisa Johnson, CliftonLarsonAllen, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, on or before the date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, employees and agents of and from any and all liability for such claim. s/s Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District Published in The Villager First Publication: February 16, 2023 Last Publication: February 23, 2023 Legal # 11050

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE ON TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 2023, AT 5:00 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING A FLOODPLAIN VARIANCE AT 1975 E. CHENANGO COURT FOR A SPLIT RAIL FENCE. THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE FOR REVIEW AT THE CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 2450 E. QUINCY AVENUE, CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO 80113 MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY FROM 8:00 A.M. TO 4:30 P.M. OR YOU MAY CALL 303-7832729 FOR MORE INFORMATION. PROTESTS OR COMMENTS MAY BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING TO THE CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, 2450 EAST QUINCY AVENUE, CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, CO 80113 OR PWORKMAN@ CHERRYHILLSVILLAGE.COM ON OR BEFORE THE DATE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING, OR BY PERSONAL APPEARANCE AT THE PUBLIC HEARING. Published in The Villager Published: February 23, 2023 Legal # 11054 ___________________________

NAME CHANGE

District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S Potomac Street Centennial, CO 80112 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent Petitioner: LISSETTE ACEVEDO For minor child: EFRAIN TONY

ACEVEDO For a Change of Name to: TONY ACEVEDO PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: 23CV28 Division 14 Courtroom 14 Public Notice is given on January 27, 2023, that a Petition for a Change of Name of a Minor has been filed with the District Court.

The Petition requests that the name of: EFRAIN TONY ACEVEDO be changed to TONY ACEVEDO CLERK OF THE DISTRICT COURT /s/ CTR By: Division 21 Clerk Dated: February 1, 2023 Published in The Villager First Publication: February 23, 2023 Last Publication: March 9, 2023 Legal # 11053 ___________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LINDA LOUISE PHILPOTT, also known as LINDA L. PHILPOTT and formerly known as LINDA HORNUNG, Deceased Case Number 2023PR30040 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Arapahoe County District Court of the City of Centennial, Colorado on or before June 23, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

The original of this document is on file at the law office of Donald Glenn Peterson /s/. Donald Glenn Peterson Donald Glenn Peterson Attorney for Personal Representative 4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 410 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (303) 758-0999 Published in The Villager First Publication: February 23, 2023 Last Publication: March 9, 2023 Legal # 11055 ___________________________

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HAPPENING? The Villager & The BASKETBALL SOCIAL house INVITE YOU TO NETWORK at the chamber business after-hours

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To become a chamber member or to learn about sponsorship opportunities please call President & CEO Jeff Keener @ 303-249-8407 to get involved!