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The Creek Mystique

My college-age kids have thrived not just from their natural abilities and parental love and support but because of a special place called Cherry Creek High School. My wife and I moved to Colorado twenty-one years ago specifically so I could teach at Creek, a school filled with opportunities for every way that kids manifest their individual gifts. I’ve served numerous roles at Cherry Creek, including administrator and GT Coordinator, and I can’t imagine a better place to work and send our kids.

For years, my office was the contact point for prospective Creek families. In meetings I always told parents and future students, “Every kid can find their niche at Cherry Creek, because we have every niche.”

For example, when my son was a freshman, a group of his friends went into the Activities Office and asked “when does the Dungeon & Dragons Club meet?” We didn’t even know D&D had become popular again, and that first year just seven kids met weekly in the Activities workroom. The club has grown to 120-plus kids, and on Friday afternoons, the IC Lounge is packed with raucous game playing Sometimes Creek is a place where kids discover who they are, and it might not be who they thought they were. Last year at graduation, Ben Parris spoke passionately, humorously, and self-deprecatingly about how he came to Creek ready to become a championship golfer. During freshman year he realized, with some blunt advice from his coach, that he wouldn’t make the cut. From that setback Ben found his home among our Emmy-winning sports broadcasting program. Ben is now thriving on the air at ASU, and while Ben will never play in the Masters or US Open, I won’t be surprised to someday hear him broadcasting the events for ESPN. Years ago a young man named Frank Swann came into our fine arts program as a freshman and started working in the sound booth. After studying technical theater at NYU, he went on to become Production Manager for a new Broadway show called Hamilton. Another gifted Creek grad from the music program, Austin Wintory, won a Grammy award for his musical score of the video game Journey.

Jesse Aaronson, a 2014 grad, just finished his first Broadway role in Tom Stoppard’s Tony-Award-winning play Leopoldstadt. You see, Cherry Creek is where ideas are hatched, passions are discovered, talents are cultivated, and dreams come true.

Of course, not everyone will or should become an award-winning this or that.

Everyone should, however, become the best version of them-

selves.

That happens everyday at Cherry Creek.

Students go on to become successful engineers, accountants, dentists, community organizers, and teachers.

Rebekah Lee was a gifted language student who was awarded our Future Teacher Scholarship. She then came back to student-teach at Creek, and we hired her because we don’t let go of talent when it wants to come home.

And many Bruins do.

Dozens of alums work there, like Matt Weiss, a Teacher of the Year and founder of our award-winning broadcasting crew. Assistant Principal Dr. Keogh was a Meistersinger during her years at Creek. This

year at the winter concert, I had the joy of seeing her go on stage and sing with her daughter Maddie who is now a Meistersinger and talented dancer with our state championship Poms team.

The basic description of Creek is a comprehensive public high school, a neighborhood school. And you might think, they’re not a performing arts school. Then you go to plays, musicals, and choir, band, or orchestra concerts and you realize, we kinda are.

You might think, they’re not an elite sports academy. Then you walk down trophy hall, and realize, we kinda are. You could say, they’re not a STEM magnet. Then you see our ro-

botics program, math team, cybersecurity club, independent science research, and national science fair achievers, and you realize, we kinda are.

It has been an honor, a privilege, and a joy to work at and send our kids to Cherry Creek. After thirty-one years in education and two decades under the Creek Mystique, it’s now time for me to move on.

This will be my final year at Creek, and this will also be my last regular column for The Villager. I moved to Greenwood Village for Cherry Creek, and it has been everything I hoped for and more. It’s always bittersweet to walk away, but I will forever look back with fond memories, and like we say, “Once a Bruin, Always a Bruin.”

Michael P. Mazenko is a writer, educator, & school administrator in Greenwood Village. He blogs at A Teacher’s View and can be found on Twitter @mmazenko. You can email him at mmazenko@gmail.com

Cherry Creek High School is a place where ideas are hatched, passions are discovered, talents are cultivated, and dreams come true.

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Opinion

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be publisher of The I’ve been intrigued recently Denver Post for a with the wonderful cast of The few months and Villager newspaper columnists. bring on some new Of course loyal subscribers to this local columnists. newspaper remember the dean of The best Post writers columnists, Mort Marks. I first today are on the met Mort at an Arapahoe Republican Men’s breakfast. I was BY BOB SWEENEY sports pages. Denny Dressman, one of the new in Denver, moving here from best sports writers of all time, has Craig. Mort was his usual self and was agitating the small group of men his sport pages in The Villager. He is especially fond of baseball and spent with his vast experience in war and decades in the newspaper wars. peace. Readers will recall that Mort Present readers realize the quality was awarded a Silver Star medal of our columnists and I must applaud for his military service in the Battle Joneen MacKenzie who writes about of The Bulge. He always rememlife’s personal relationships and chalbered and wrote about honoring our lenges. She recently sold her firm to service members and special obserher daughter. While traveling with vances honoring veterans and miliher successful book author husband, tary holidays. We lost Mort several years ago; he never missed a weekly she still turns in her perfectly written column, always on deadline, from deadline and in over 30 years we sometimes far-away destinations, or never had to censor a column that cruise ships. We cherish her work brought high praise, or sometimes and friendship. criticism from some circles.

I applaud Cherry Creek schools, If you have been reading this all-time best English teacher, Minewspaper for 43 years, we do have chael Mazenko, who tells me that he some loyal subscribers who have is going to retire after this year. His been with us that long. Many of writing is brilliant, it is like beautiful you have enjoyed the journalism sounding music as it flows across journey for years. You know by his column page. Freda Miklin once now that I grew up on a ranch near told me that her sons related that Craig that I can’t stop writing about.

Mazenko was the best teacher they I’ve learned the hard way that it is ever had. We need to talk… I want safer to write about history, rather him to keep writing his column no than humor, or politics. matter where, or what, he is doing.

I would love to hear from some Just so you readers know, profesof you early-day readers. Loyalty counts, and I hear from some readers sional writing is an addiction. If you who still subscribe to the newspaper have the will, ability, and desire, it just flows out of the brain. Writing from assisted living facilities. We can be a gift, like singing, painting, have seen many publications come, athletic abilities, photography, (John and mainly go, during these past four decades. The loss of The Rocky Fielder) et al. At an early age, if you Mountain News is one of the saddest discover some talent, follow your dream, and develop whatever gift chapters of Colorado history. Dean God and your parents have bestowed Singleton, the greatest newspaper upon you. If you don’t feel gifted, publisher in Colorado history, won develop something that you really the newspaper war and The Denver like to do. With effort, determinaPost survived a long running battle.

Scripts/Howard leadership explained tion, patience, and good luck, you can succeed. Never give up… try… to me that Singleton, living in Denand try again. Remember the slover, and officing at The Post, could gan, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.” My make instant decisions, while Rocky mother told me to never give up!

Mountain leadership had to contact Jay Davidson, banker extraorheadquarters in Cincinnati to purdinaire, and financial scholar, has chase paper clips. “We just got out been a contributing columnist, of maneuvered,” a departing publisher late, advising our readers on finantold me on leaving. Singleton was cial matters from someone in the very gracious; he didn’t want to be blamed for the demise of The Rocky business at his locally owned First American State Bank in Greenwood Mountain News. I would like to

Village. He tells it the way he experiences it, operating his own bank for decades.

I’ve named a few of our great columnists. We have a wonderful staff of reporters spearheaded by Freda Miklin, a genius, a doting mother, expert cook, and CPA by trade. By an act of God, or “Divine Providence,” Freda arrived at The Villager. She diligently covers political and government intrigue of both political parties and city councils across the county. She certainly has the gift of writing.

I must brag about Scottie Iverson. This beauty queen and society guru is everywhere, always with camera and dressed like a fashion model. We are so proud of her and the wonderful job she performs as the only full-time society reporter left on the metro social scene.

Those beautiful society pages, full of photos and excellent graphic designs, are the work of our long-time designer and production manager, Tom McTighe. A beloved Celtic Scotchman, he has been putting up with the Irish Sweeney clan for several decades. His newspaper layouts and designs result in many of the newspaper’s many awards.

The bottom-line, our writers reside in our local cities. Most have lived here for years and know the people, and territory. With daughter Susan’s arrival back at The Villager; a Cherry Creek high school alumnus and CSU journalism major, she is assuming many of her parent’s duties, doing a suburb job. Susan honed her marketing skills working for a New York advertising firm in Dallas, Texas. She is a marketing creative genius and loves the newspaper business to her parent’s delight. The Villager will live on if you all keep supporting the newspaper and recognizing that good print is still alive and necessary. Excellent reporting and skillful writing are needed now, more than ever. We’re one of the last family independent newspapers left in the metro area, along with Hillel Goldberg’s family-owned Jewish News, with his daughter at the helm.

Thank you… God… for daughters that are a gift from heaven. My wife Gerri is the inspiration and leader of the entire operation. When the going gets tough Gerri is always there to do

the heavy lifting. What a great life partner. She was a business major at CSU when I spotted this gorgeous girl. Newspapers have been her life’s career. She remains at the helm of the publication.

Saundra, Sharon, Susan, and Patrick Sweeney, all had youthful paper routes and have grown up in the newspaper business, making major contributions to The Villager success story. Part of our legacy newspaper has been legendary society editor Glory Weisberg, who with her beloved husband Dave, covered the non-profit social scene for over 30 years. Thank you, Glory!

Shirley Klutz has been a volunteer at The Villager for over 30 years, now 96, and still coming to work. We love you, Shirley!

And newspaper veteran, author, editor, former owner of the Hugo Plainsman newspaper for 18 years is Becky Osterwald, our go-to gal for help in many areas of our newspaper world.

Attorney Don Peterson is the Consul General for Colorado diplomats and shares his wisdom on important legal matters with readers in his weekly “About the Law” column. Don comes from a historic Swedish newspaper family that published an early-day Denver newspaper. He relates that the newspaper presses are buried under the Convention Center.

Dr. Brian Joondeph is traveling the world with his son, and he shares their exotic trips with readers, along with a sprinkle of politics. His politic writings appear often in The American Thinker.

We still like to put ink on newsprint, along with a large readership on the Internet We love to hear from our readers. We are tremendously thankful for our advertisers that see the value of reaching our growing local audience in print and online with many links and thousands of weekly page hits. We are a free-enterprise newspaper that depends upon subscriptions and advertising for our 43 years of publishing this newspaper.

We love what we do and enjoy our business relationships.

The dream lives on with this wonderful team.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

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fo l l ow F R E DA

BY FREDA MIKLIN I am passionate about government and giving our readers straightforward information that will help them make informed choices when they vote. I am also a licensed C.P.A. and former

Greenwood Village City Council member. Dr. Jerry Miklin and I are the parents of five young adults, including two sets of twins, all of whom graduated from Cherry Creek High School and college.

I am a 7-time Colo. Press Assn. award winner. If you have any questions about local or state politics or government, or something you want to share, email me at fmiklin.villager@gmail.com.

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Property owner needs voters’ approval to de-annex from Greenwood Village—Police say it takes too long to get there

Active voters in Greenwood City planning staff Village recently received a post card from the city telling them there will explained that be a special municipal election on vehicular access from April 16. The sole purpose of the election is to get the legally-required Greenwood Village to approval of voters to remove a 5.78the property requires acre undeveloped parcel of land from the boundaries of GV. traveling through The idea to disconnect the propDenver and Aurora, erty from GV was first raised at a city council meeting last August at adding that the only which a proposal to rezone the propdirect access between erty to build a condominium development there was voted down, 6-1. the property and The unimproved parcel of land, Greenwood Village outlined in yellow on the map to the right, is one of four adjacent is via a pedestrian properties located at the far north bridge over I-225 that edge of the city, across I-225 from the rest of the city. One of the other ends at Village Greens three parcels is an RTD-owned and Park at S. Dayton managed parking structure for the Dayton Light Rail Station and the Street and E. Union remaining two properties are regionAvenue. al drainage facilities that can’t be developed. rail.”

The land in question was anThe 5.78-acre parcel of land that is the subject of the April 16 As the city council explored the nexed into GV in 1976 but never election in Greenwood Village is the northwest quadrant of the redproposal, the discussion quickly developed, though it is zoned Mixed focused on the significant challenge colored area outlined in yellow.

Commercial.

GV has in providing emergency Last August, Peter Kudla of years ending in 2023 in response to services to the location. City plan“It takes Greenwood Metropolitan Residential Advisors calls for reported offenses. ning staff explained that vehicular (MRA) presented a plan to GV City As the council deliberated the Village police officers access from Greenwood Village Council to build 80 condos on the rezoning request required to build to the property requires traveling only four minutes to land. It included rezoning it to a resthrough Denver and Aurora, adding the condo development, Ingebretsen idential category that would permit told her colleagues, “This is an ideal get to priority one that the only direct access between the 14 housing units per acre in the location for this type of developthe property calls throughout design. ment, with proximity to the light rail and Greenwood Kudla and his the city except that “If we’re not going to Village is via a and I could probably get past the team’s professional increased density in this area...

What pedestrian bridge area due to how it is and highly detailed rezone it and develop I can’t get past is the response time over I-225 that plan included ren- it… we should work on of the police department…knowing situated. To get there, connects it to derings, a traffic what a responsibility that would be.

Village Greens it takes officers twice study, and architec- getting rid of this piece To me, this property should be in Park at S. Daytural and landscapthat amount of time of ground… ton Street and E. Aurora. It shouldn’t be in Greening details, includwood Village.”

Union Avenue. on average for priority ing, “more than the What would it take to Similarly, Council Member GV Police required 40% open get the property out of Donna Johnston complimented the one calls.”

Chief Dustin space.” design of the project, also pointing Varney told - GV Chief of Police the city?”

GV planning to its proximity to light rail, but The Villager, department staff Dustin Varney – GV City Council “It takes Green- said she could not get around, “The agreed that the profeeling that we won’t be able to get wood Village owner can do something with the posed development Member Paul Wiesner to the people in time with our popolice officers property…If we’re not going to rewas compatible lice…Our response time is just way only four minutes to get to priority zone it and develop it… we should with surrounding land use and too long to get to people that might one calls throughout the city, except work on getting rid of this piece of would, “have no impact to Greenneed us, so I’ll be a “no” vote.” that area, due to how it is situated. ground…What would it take to get wood Village infrastructure from a Council Member Paul Wiesner To get there, it the property out of the city?” traffic perspective,” but it did not pointed out that takes officers That question led to an explameet GV’s current applicable denthe problem of “Our response time twice that amount nation by GV City Attorney Tonya sity standard of no more than three the police reof time on averis just way too long sponse time, “is Haas Davidson of the exact process to five housing units per acre conage for priority which the property owner, David tained in the city’s comprehensive to get to people that a problem that one calls.”

Chaknova, pursued, leading to the plan, despite its proximity to the we (GV) creatIn response to might need us.”

April 16 election to disconnect the Dayton Light Rail Station. ed by annexing a question from property from Greenwood Village.

The MRA team also pointed this property,” – GV City Council Council Member On January 5, after receiving out that this development would but, he added, Anne IngeMember Donna Chaknova’s request to disconnect benefit GV by providing a for-sale “There’s no way bretsen, Chief his parcel, City Council voted unanhousing option priced at $495,000 that commercial Johnston Varney explained, imously to send the ballot question to $695,000 (the average home in (development) “The types of to the voters.

GV is around $1 million), provide makes sense for this area, (so) we’re calls we get from there are for robBallots will be mailed to GV an “attainable housing supply for all essentially telling the landowner bery, a lot of drug use, homeless active voters the week of March 25. ages and demographics,” including that they’re not going to be able to encampments, first degree assaults, empty nesters and first-time home develop their property, period…We Questions should be directed to GV and other high-level felony calls.” buyers, adding that it would, “actishould either get rid of it and give it City Clerk Susan Ortiz, who can be Records show that GV police visvate residential living to encourage to Aurora because it is an island…or reached at cityclerk@greenwood ited the area 48 times in the three walkability, connectivity, and light we should change the zoning so the village.com or 303-804-4113.

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What should Former Aurora Police Chief Colorado do about sues for wrongful termination including back pay, as well its housing shortage? as compensatory damages

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

It is no wonder that one of the more controversial bills currently before the state legislature is HB24-1313 Housing in Transit-Oriented Communities.

According to the bill’s Democratic sponsors and dozens of business leaders and government officials, along with leading public policy officials from national research organizations, the shortage of attainable, affordable housing across the state is responsible for: • High housing costs; • Employers having a difficult time recruiting and retaining talent; • Negative environmental impacts to air, water, and energy.

The proposed law maintains that the, “state demographer estimated that between approximately 65,000 and 95,000 housing units are needed to keep pace with Colorado’s current population growth.”

In its current form, it strongly encourages, many would say requires, local governments to tailor their zoning codes to potentially allow significantly more housing to be built near transit centers, which would address all three of the concerns outlined above. It also provides a set of financial incentives to do so.

HB24-1313 passed the House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee on March 6 and the Finance Committee on March 25, picking up amendments along the way. The vote in Finance was 6-5 with one Democrat, Douglas County Rep. Bob Marshall voting no. The bill now moves to the House Appropriations Committee, which has not yet scheduled it for hearing.

The Colorado Municipal League (CML), which represents the cities and towns across the state, Colorado Counties, and several individual cities have voiced robust opposition to the bill based on their fervent belief that land use policy, including the level of allowed density, “is not a state power.” Rather, “It is a matter of local concern.” Kevin Bommer, CML’s executive director, openly predicted legal action, saying, “If the state tries to force the issue, the courts will concur with us, as they have before.”

In our area, while Greenwood Village’s land use code permits residential development near its transit centers, its comprehensive plan, which spells out the city council’s

development policy, states that new higher density development, defined as more than four housing units per acre, is discouraged in the area bound

by Belleview Avenue on the north, Arapahoe Road on the south, Quebec Street on the west, and Yosemite Street on the east, which includes both the Orchard and Arapahoe Light Rail Stations. Leaders on the GV City Council have maintained for the past six plus years that additional multifamily housing would create unmanageable traffic.

Not everyone believes the state’s action to force more housing to be built is necessary. GV’s city attorney recently pointed out in testimony at the House Transportation, Housing & Local Government Committee that 92,500 housing units have been approved and are awaiting construction across Arapahoe County alone, which would mathematically cover the entire state deficit, based on the numbers in HR241313.

The question of how much new housing should be built also ties into the question of how much population growth is expected and how much Colorado wants to encourage.

A February 1 research report by the nonpartisan Common Sense Institute said, “In 2013, Colorado captured one in 12 people who moved to a new state that experienced net population growth. In 2023, that dropped to only one in 120 people… Between 2020 and 2023, Colorado had an average net gain of only 6,645 people from other states each year. That is compared to an average of 41,540 every year between 2013 and 2020… More people left Colorado for other states than arrived from other states in 2022.” That seems to paint Colorado as a place where population growth has slowed due to our state having become a less desirable location to people who are relocating from other parts of the country.

That is very different from the data included in HB241313, which indicates that the state demography office, “estimates that Colorado will add 1,700,200 people by 2050, bringing Colorado’s population to nearly 7,500,000.”

The editorial section of the Sunday Denver Post on March 24 contained an article that went much further in the same direction. It said, “According to a 2023 survey of 1,000 Americans, discussed in a recent Forbes story, Denver took first place as the most desired place to live,” with 17% of respondents

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

On March 15, Vanessa Wilson, who served 25 years as a police officer in the City of Aurora, and as its chief of police from August 2020 until April 2022, filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado, alleging she was terminated “without cause.” In September 2022, Wilson formally notified the city that she planned to take this action.

In her lawsuit, Wilson noted that she was hired as the city’s top cop, “at a time when the department was careening through a series of high-profile controversies under the former administration, many race-related, including the tragic murder of Elijah McClain at the hands of the Aurora police and fire departments.”

She also pointed to a report issued by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser a year after she became police chief, which found that, “Aurora Police Department (APD) officers had a long-standing pattern and practice of violating state and federal law through racially biased policing and the use of excessive force which disproportionately injured people of color.”

Wilson continued, “The City of Aurora subsequently entered into a five-year Consent Decree with the Office of the Attorney General which obligated the City to finally implement necessary reforms, many of which Chief Wilson had already begun.”

According to former Chief Wilson, after being elected in November 2021, new Aurora City Council Members Danielle Jurinsky, Steve Sundberg, and Dustin putting Denver as their first choice, a number that, “represents 58,000,000 people nationwide.” The article does some math for us, explaining that if one out of five people who would like to relocate to Denver does so, it would triple the state’s population.

Is anyone old enough to remember the bumper stickers that said, “Don’t Calfornicate Colorado?” If memory serves (it was pre-Google), those were part of the anti-growth movement of the late 1970s that included a vote of the citizens rejecting the Winter Olympics after they had been awarded to Denver, a lasting black eye or badge of honor for our state, depending on one’s point of view.

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Zvonek, “publicly and privately sought to halt or even reverse Wilson’s race reform efforts,” and that, “Angered by her advocacy on behalf of people of color and commitment to eradicate racism in the police department, Jurinsky repeatedly publicly called Chief Wilson ‘trash’ and falsely accused her reforms of making the City, its businesses, and its residents ‘unsafe,’” adding, “Repeatedly, Jurinsky, Sundberg, and Zvonek publicly demanded that (then) City Manager Jim Twombly fire Wilson.”

When Twombly terminated Wilson, he said she had “prioritized community involvement,” but failed to “effectively create a positive culture of stability, employee satisfaction, and engagement in the agency,” and “strategically review, assess, manage, and provide efficient oversight to the overall police department operations,” which led him to conclude that, “To provide the level of public safety that our community deserves, a change in leadership must occur.”

Former Chief Wilson’s complaint alleges she was wrongfully discharged based on discrimination and retaliation. She is asking for a jury trial that she hopes will award her economic losses,

for non-economic losses, including emotional distress and attorneys’ fees. Wilson is represented by Paula Greisen and Scott Medlock.

Two other legal situations involving the former police chief have also been reported during the past two years.

In January 2023, Wilson, along with the City of Aurora and Adams County, was named in a 67-page lawsuit that accused her of using her position when she was police chief to have Kristen Nichols, her former partner Robin Niceta’s ex-girlfriend, arrested. The charges against Nichols were later dismissed.

In May 2022, Robin Niceta was arrested for having invented the story when she reported on an anonymous tip line four months earlier that she had seen Aurora City Council Member Danielle Jurinsky sexually abuse her two-year old son.

Jurinsky was completely exonerated after an investigation that was required due to the “anonymous” tip from Niceta, who was an employee of the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services and Wilson’s partner in January 2022, when she committed the crime. In November 2023, Niceta was found guilty of attempting to influence a public servant and filing a false child abuse report. She is awaiting sentencing. There was no evidence that Wilson was personally involved in Niceta’s criminal activities.

Jurinsky filed a civil suit against Niceta for “extreme and outrageous conduct.”

Niceta did not respond to the lawsuit. On December 23, 2023, Judge Elizabeth Volz awarded Jurinsky the $3 million she had sought in actual and exemplary damages.

that, according to Senate Bill 24-106 Right to Remedy Construction Defects, which has passed the Senate Committee on Local Government & Housing and was debated on the Senate Floor on March 25, “Condominium construction in the front range…is now 76% lower than it was between 2002 and 2008, and the number of entities developing condominiums decreased by 84% between 2007 and 2022.”

Most people believe that the huge drop in available for-sale multifamily homes, an important step of the ladder of building equity for first-time homebuyers, is directly related to the Construction Defect Action Reform Act (CDARA), signed into law in 2003. SB24-106 aims

to fix that law to revive the condominium industry while still offering consumers needed protections. The lack of available condominiums and townhomes is a significant factor in Colorado’s housing shortage.

The questions around housing are complicated.

The editors of the Denver Post on Sunday, March 24, offered qualified support for HR24-1313, saying, “The bill in theory gives local governments the ability to gently up-zone (some) communities, however, the bill should be amended so it does not penalize communities that want to put strict setback requirements for dense housing in neighborhoods facing big changes.”

Former Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson

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Ting Internet is lighting up Greenwood Village with fiber

Cherry Creek Food Hall and Brewery, formerly The Grange, at 6575 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, was the sight of a March 13 lighting up kick-off event celebrating the arrival of Ting Internet’s fiber-to-the-premises in the City of Greenwood Village.

The service will cost GV residents who sign up $89/month, guaranteed for five years. To help facilitate the construction, the city has pledged a financial contribution of up to $5 million to Ting, tied to the company meeting promised construction deadlines.

More than a dozen Ting staffmembers were there to answer questions and celebrate. They were led by Jason Smith, chief network officer and executive vice-president of operations, along with C. J. Enrenreich, Senior Director, Construction Operations, who travelled from North Carolina for the event. The Ting team joined members of the GV City Council, along with current and future Ting customers for the party that included swag bags that held a plastic

water bottle, compact blanket, and even a little chocolate candy with Ting imprinted on it. Jeff Carter, Cherry Creek Food Hall general manager, oversaw the ample and delicious spread of choices from the food hall, including French desserts, by Alyce In Flourland.

Deb Walker, Ting’s regional community engagement and public affairs manager, told us, “We are here tonight celebrating the launch of Ting Internet in Greenwood Village. The community is really excited for us to be here.”

We asked Deb what options were available for new Ting customers who currently have cable internet and television service but want to upgrade to fiber for their internet. Deb explained, “We can help people…continue to get their TV through streaming, which comes through the internet. We are singularly focused on providing reliable, exceptionally fast internet and all the rest of that can follow.”

She reminded us that Ting is currently promising 2Gbps of symmetrical service (upload and download) to its customers.

Among the current and future Ting customers who joined the festivities were

Ann Nelson, Tom Stahl, Ting Chief Network Officer and EVP Jason Smith, Dave Kerber and Anne Ingebretsen, Greenwood Village City Council members in attendance to celebrate the Ting Lighting.

Joan and Barry Blasberg.

Their Ting service is up and running at their home near Belleview Avenue and Yosemite Street. Barry is an electrical engineer who understands the technology well and is very satisfied with Ting’s service. He told us that Ting has delivered upload and download speeds of over 2Gbps, as promised, but he pointed out that many current computers can’t yet process

that much speed. One might say that’s why Ting calls its service, “future-proof,” we pointed out. The other aspect of Ting service that Barry and Joan appreciate is that the company offers prompt, knowledgeable 24/7 customer service representatives and the ones they have reached have all been U.S.-based.

Other GV residents, including Brian and Diane Curd, and Renée Zelkind, were also

there for the party and to find out more about Ting’s service, which they expect to use when it’s available to them.

Ting’s citywide installation began last fall and will be ongoing until its expected completion in the summer of 2027. The project is being done in three phases. A full schedule and details, including a map, can be found on the city’s website. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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RIGHT: Event Co-Chairs Jewell Hargrave and Lynne Cottrell RIGHT, CENTER: Cherry Creek Republican Women (CCRW) President Dorothy Gotlieb, Douglas County Republican Women President Deborah Mulvey, Arapahoe County GOP Chair Anne Rowland

Immediate Past President of CCRW Evie Ashmore with candidate for US Congress Colorado’s 6th District John Fabbricatore

Colorado’s own Frank Sinatra wowed the crowd!

Auctioneer Edie Marks, Trisha Hood, Dianne Bartlett and Boo Dixon surround Master of Ceremonies Quinn Washington Carol Waller and Lisa Fertman sold chances for door prizes

Standing: CCRW 1st VP Susan Struna, Ann Altbrandt. Seated: Karen Crossman, Lexi Tehven Kristina Davidson stands with daughter Michelle Gruber and Kay Burke

Committee members Marcia Saas and Caroline Cornell Candidate for US Congress Colorado’s 4th District Deborah Flora, Douglas County Republican Women Immediate Past President Barbara Piper and Diane Smethills

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In the house – Former First Lady of Colorado Frances Owens, former First Daughter of Colorado Monica Owens Beauprez with daughter Audrey and mother-inlaw Claudia Beauprez, wife of former US Congressman Bob Beauprez

Candidate for DA of new Judicial District 23 George Brauchler, Janet Gilliland

Photos by Scottie Iverson

Auction Co-Chair Antonette Smith and Maddison Meeks representing State Rep. Gabe Evans who is a candidate for US Congress Colorado’s 8th District

ABOVE: Cate Jenkins donated the premier wines and chaired the successful Wine Pull and also won the bidding for a London Blue Topaz ring donated by Andrews Jewelry Store The themed cake was a creation of Masterpiece Cakeshop Sara Duke Matthews and Michelle McElroy Moriarity, whose weddings included Colorado’s own Frank Sinatra (Derek Evilsizor) and Arlene Johnson, who has featured him at her parties surround the star of the event Stellar Emcee - the dashing Quinn Washington

Cherry Creek Republican Women (CCRW)

Celebrates 70 Remarkable Years of Service to the Republican Party and to our Community

The CCRW motto is: Engage. Enlighten. Empower.

Make a Difference. Be Informed. Get involved. Join Us in Making History!

We Welcome Your Membership! Gents Too! To join, please visit our website: www.cherrycreekrepublicanwomen.org

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The only Republicans who have announced officially for the position as of this writing are State GOP Chair Dave Williams and Cory Parella, an unsuccessful candidate for the State House in 2022. Other recognizable party members who are considering running in CD5 include former Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams, State Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, and State Sen. Bob Gardner.

Radio host Jeff Crank has also showed interest, as has former El Paso County chair Eli Bremer, a candidate for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in 2022. Potential candidates include Assistant House Minority Leader Rose Pugliese and former State Reps. Tim Geitner and Dan Nordberg, along with Cassandra Sebastian, former • Trent Leisy – Weld County Lamborn communications director.

CD3 former president of the University Council member, Trump supCurrent announced Democratic Boebert described her decision of Colorado, John Suthers, forporter, Navy veteran Continued from page 7 candidates are: to switch congressional districts mer Colorado Attorney General • Michael Lynch – state House • River Gassen – Holds M.A. in (the U.S. Constitution says that a and former mayor of Colorado Minority leader, focused on waphysics, researcher, scientist, Member of Congress need only Springs, along with multiple ter and the border teacher reside in the state they represent) county commissioners and mem• Justin Schrieber – Army veteran • Adam Gillard – Air Force vetwill provide her “a fresh start fol- bers of the general assembly.

BY FREDA MIKLIN with current stalking and haeran, supports transitnomination, and conOn December 29, former State Chad Clifford is a member lowing a pretty difficult year for rassment charges pending pointing to servation me and my family.”

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After the surprise an47.3%. For that been an outspoken leader to Local Froelich D-Englewood government should have been against CPVF II Solarium LLC “owed more than $20 million” nouncement by U.S. Rep. election, Wilexpose crooked Democrats to be more involved and they will housing needs in their area…in allowed to chime in. My inbox the Doug Lamborn that he will asked liams asked to who are engaging in election has and (Solarium), owner of the buildformer state Sen. Daniel Kagan, be,” adding, “I do think there are a way that works for their comby Solarium was more vitriolic and there was retire from Congress at the have hiswas name interference against Presiwho resigned.

Bridges elected matters of statewide concern remunities,” continuing, “If they ding inclu ents, more volume than on abortion for ovem ing and impr court to appoint a receiver to a full term representing SD26 end of this year, Colorado lated to land use and the state can choose not to…there’s maybe a listed on the in dent Trump increasing the andor gun rights combined.”

Bridgerty, at 7400 E. November and will be up9for play an important part in setting role for the state to say,January ‘Hous- 18, 2024 nal prop GOP Chair Dave Williams has amount ofesillegal perso PAGE 8 | THE VILLAGER • January 18, 2024 • THE2020 VILLAGER | ballot PAGE primary agreed,aliens noting,who “Google shut the property. It also informed the re-election to a final this policy to address both our ing is something we need more announced he hopes to take down email account because assecond Daveand “Let’s pour across an my unprotected Orchard Road in Greenwood four-year term in November 2024. climate crisis and our housing of.

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Congress in the 5th CongresGreenwood Village City Council member. Dr.of Jerry Miklin and Trust I are the parents of five young adults, including two sets of twins, all of whom graduated from Cherry Creek High School and college. decision. mess our greater country.” deed a that the group of four Democrats She noted that it is important, in a “multi-income, multi-use” uted exec and there are many things that or state politics or government, or something you want to share, email me at fmiklin.villager@gmail.com.

7, 2020 I am a 7-time Colo. Press Assn. award winner. If you have any questions about local City of Denver, driven by Dave a major sional District. Our district The candidate closedgood with, and two Republicans on Wilthe JBC “To make sure that teachers can project in Denver before giving William R. Meyer of Polsinelcome from that for the economy reduction in auto theft at DIA.” deserves a new Congressman repre“Authentic Christian leadtrust, assignment of leases and “is incredibly liams bipartisan,” and, live in their districts,” pointing up because it was too difficult to and the environment.” tal.

Gov. Polis pointed to Colorado’s Capi y Read sents repre PC li with a proven conservative “nearly every vote is unanimous.” out, “In a place like Cherry Hills get anything approved.

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Jason Crow will run for a fourth term in Congress record of always fighting for regular workers and families

BY FREDA MIKLIN

On January 9, three-term U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D-CD6) announced he will be a candidate for re-election to a fourth term representing Colorado’s sixth congressional district this November. His statement on X (formerly Twitter) said, “Democracy, civility, and women’s rights are on the ballot in 2024 — the stakes could not be higher. My time in combat taught me to never back down from a fight, and I don’t intend to stop now.”

Congressman Crow is a member of the House Perma-

State Rep. Meg Froelich’s or Greenwood Village, you’re about another developer in Fort in state the generaldiscould be built in an area zoned and its newer program for

BY FREDA MIKLIN trict includes Cherry Hills Village, not going to build multiplexes at Collins “who went back and forth assembly for single Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment, paid pre-school that Colorado Governor Jaredfamily homes. Bridges the end of your cul-de-sac, but with the city’s planning and zoning Englewood, Sheridan, and south“I think it’s really never cor- sixth State ofresponded, in which he servedwhile two tours in selling out to Polis’ from January 40,000 children benefited the State adeast Denver. Froelich chairs the 20 ADUs in Cherry Hills (could committee 30 times (over things important that everybody knows Afghanistan as partrupt of the from it in its first year, DCJoint establishment power 2017 toand Jandress, delivered on January 11 House Transportation Local be home to) 20 teachers teaching like) the color of garage doors or that the bill last year that would Special Operationsbrokers Task Force noting that Proposition who always find ways uary 2023. in just under an hour, made it Government Committee and also in Cherry Creek Schools (who the slope of the roof.”

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After power and taxII, passed by voters in get more clear that he views increasing On March 11, serves on the Energy and Environmight) ride theirColorado’s bike to work.… ed, “I think it’s theDistrict role of every 5th Congressional There will be a lot of work on completing his military November, allowing the the availability of housing that payerservice, money for themselves elected official in the state to make ment Committee.

2023, he was housing done this year…We need We’re trying to get folks out of stateAto keep higher-thanCrow earned a law degree from people can buy where theyabout wantthe entire state.” graduate of Brynterm Mawras single occupancy vehicles. Weand pay suredown Colorado remains an afford- elected at the expense of hardworking to a two-year our skyrockDemto think expected revenuesalso from the University of Denver and to live is his top priorityHe forcontinued, the College, Froelich a are trying to get ocrats people onto mulplace.”debt because I citizens.”

“Accesstate GOP party chair,inholds besting eting able national amaster’s nicotine tax passed was later recognized as a dedilegislative session.

He tied degree in history from transportation. Cherry district 26 includes sory dwelling units (ADUs)…

He continued, “It’s not 2024 other candidates.

In his She work Sheridan, forBridges’ the hardworking tax- six2020, like Joetimodal Biden, andhave evenany transit but serving others will add of $23.7 milcated advocate for veterans. housing ership directlymeans toare public transthe University Michigan.

Hills doesn’t Englewood, Cherry probably really helpful in difficult to know what kind lion expanded he pledged payersHills, of this community.” sellout Republicans like Mitt self and not letting On the Republican side, John portationabove that serves people’s wastoappointed to state the state House we do have bike lanes.”

Greenwood Village, un- announcement, bringing down the cost of rent,” pre-school.

As achair of ImmigraCongressman I will be needs. Afailed, Fabbricatore, former remain stateBridges’ party previously Romney, to fight secure our insuffi-Williams say-anything politicommon complaint for to complete term repreShe, too,to took note that incorporated ArapahoechalCounty to paid in some locations but in others, result of that program, tion and Customs Enforcement because during my servicemany in years through the June 25 primary lenged Lamborn for the GOP border, defend the unborn and cians Washington D.C. get hasinbeen that the senting HD3 in January 2019 after cient housing is a statewide issue, between Aurora and Denver, and like Breckenridge, “They would he said, “Free preschool field office director,the announced he wasWilliams appointed to the Senate.to State House and, now,RTD as as presently “Weand hearpush from peosmall portions of southeast is known nomination in 2022, comingDen- election. the 2ndexplaining, Amendment, away withconstituted for rental betaking put on citizens the short-term helped propel Colorado his candidacy for the sixth conFroelich was elected to the posiple, ‘We need places for nurses to ver and southwest Denver.

He does not meet that definition, the Chairman of the Colorado ride. As the be from staunchly and a in second out of four Repubreturn power back to the next not Congressmarket, rented to peopleto who 26th toright-wing 8th in the and gressional district of Colorado U.S. Rep. Jason Crow tion in November again live’…doing in Grand Junction inillustration described it as “very something theingovernor seemed Thisand is an of an ADU. Republican Party, I’ve been a and work in count that communisupporter ofpreschool former2020 President licans in that race with economically 33.5% people while everything man thelive 5th, you can country in ac-for re-elecin November. in 2022.

She will be up every corner of the state.” diverse,” noting it’s where he grew to concede when he said we need, ty.” Bridges said ADUs can possible beJared Polis wartime fighter for the workDonald Trump. of the primary vote compared to balance the budget on me to stand up to corrupt cess in just one year.”

Governor was elected in That exemption Bridges shared that in heNovember. beup, having attended Littleton Pub- tion for a fourth and final two-year “transit that worksused better.” to provide “gentle 2018density” and re-elected to a second and reduces the actual value of nearly important all Prior to term in Novemberto2024. lieves housing should be aplic Schools before moving onOn to a subject Gov. Polis’ speech included, because they are built infour-year a com- term final in 2022.

Coloradans, Brauchler asked him what made all ahomes by senior herGov. time Polis in the said, general assembly, proached regionally with three- owned Kenyon Collegecitiand then Harvard “Everywhere in our state over the top munity time, not all at once. him decide to enter this race, “Taxes areFroelich too highwas as twice-elected demonzens by $100,000 for property tax to the step process beginning with a University Divinity School. issue is housing costs…Together Froelich wondered aloud, “Are he said, “Congress is dysfuncstrated by the healthy Village surpluses have driven the needs typical mortgage He feels purposes. the property Greenwood assessment. that, Currently, Sen. Bridges was first elected City Council, we can create moreincentives housing afor usurping of local tional. The Republican Party payment up by over 70%.” must have been owned and occu“Sheridan, Englewood, Cherry to the state House in 2016 and where she served from 2003Coloradans of all income levels control? There are municipalities is dysfunctional in Colorado. governorHills, named acces- Village, Greenwood re-elected in least 2018.10 In January 2008. She is also a filmmaker. piedLitby the senior for at and increase accesswith to convetransit assets and The a willful We’ve got to get some adults sory those dwelling units (ADUs) and tleton, and Centennial should all years 2019 he appointed consecutive to was qualify for to the state people who are willing to work Crank, regional vice-presinient and low-costlack transit opof planning around back into the room. We have increased housing near public be working together tothe solve the Senate complete the term of exemption thus to it is not availSection continues on page 10 with their colleagues and across dent of Americans for Prosperportunities, improve our quality assets.

Local governments need crushing national debt. It’s the transportation as two key tools to able when people downsize. the aisle.” Having served in the ity Colorado (APC), a 501(c) of life, make the future of our highest it’s ever been at $34 trilaccomplish his housing goal. An U.S. Air Force, he noted that he 4 community organization The governor also named state brighter and more livable. lion. We’ve got to get the counis the only military veteran in started by the Koch Brothers, ADU is a separate, smaller resi“tackling liability costs for multry saved…We’ve got to have the race. explained he decided to run be- people who are going to go to dential building that occupies the tifamily condos,” also known as Gardner was first elected to cause, “Moving forward, we’ve same lot as a primary residence. construction defects legislation, Washington…and actually talk the state House in 2006, where got to make sure that we have He explained, “ADUs for as something he supports. One of about eliminating whole federal he served the legally allowed good, solid, conservative leadan aging parent or a long-term the bills introduced on the first departments…returning power consecutive four two-year ership in Colorado in the 5th renter” (not short-term Airbnbday of the new legislative sesto the states…getting this govterms. In 2016, he was elected Congressional District,” adding, type renters) would be, “inhersion, HB24-1083 Construction ernment right-sized, so we can to the state Senate, where he “And we’ve got to rebuild a ently affordable” and will “fill Professional Insurance Coverage survive as a country.” will complete his allowed two Republican Party so that we are critical gaps in our communities Transparency, is related to that Crank said his first priority, if near job centers,” citing a recent issue. elected, would be to pass a law survey that said, “More than 80% requiring Congress to, “Get the In addition to local transit, budget done by the end of the of Coloradans are supportive of Governor Polis pointed to the fiscal year, and if they do not, allowing ADUs in their communeed for train service across their paychecks stop.” He also nities.” the state, saying, “The problem named the U.S. Department of He also pointed to his proof unfinished public transit in Education, the Internal Revenue posed state budget that he said our state has gone on for far Service, the U.S. Department includes a way to, “help local too long,” and that, “Passenger of Energy, and the U.S. Departgovernments build housing inrail service that works is within ment of Commerce as some of frastructure in transit-oriented reach,” noting that the federal 1 Page the federal agencies he would PM 4:21 /23 10/11 neighborhoods by addressing 1 t government has committed over Layou eliminate entirely.

FASB Gruber ad Villager 10-23.qxp_ construction hurdles like access $66 billion nationwide for that Asked about Republican to water, aging sewage and storm purpose.

State Chair Dave Williams, who water systems, and by increasing He also envisioned an exis also running to represent the opportunities for walking, biking, panded statewide bus system, GOP on the November ballot busing, and all forms of transpor“like Bustang, Snowstang, and State Sen. Bob Gardner Americans for Prosperity Regional for CD5, Crank said, “People tation.” His budget also includes Pegasus, which connect nearly like Dave Williams get in the V.P Jeff Crank $30 million in tax credits for 300,000 Coloradans across our Photo courtesy of 740KVOR game… not to help the party, four-year terms later this year. affordable multifamily housing state.” not to help liberty and freedom, we have experienced.” How In an interview with Coloranear transit.

Another goal of the governor’s those surpluses are used—to redo Politics, Gardner pointed to out there helping win and defeat but to help themselves and the Another method the goverthat he has talked about in previnent Select Committee on Intelligence and House Foreign Affairs Committee, where he serves as the Ranking Member (senior representative from the minority party) of the Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee. He is also a member of the Democratic Caucus’ National Security Task Force and is Vice-Chair of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force.

Prior to running for Congress, Crow served in the 82nd Airborne Division, where he earned the Bronze Star for his combat role during the invasion of Iraq. Later, he joined the

GOP candidates for Congressional District Five are lining up

BY FREDA MIKLIN

As we reported last week, on January 8, Republican Party State Chair Dave Williams, who unsuccessfully challenged for the GOP nomination for CD5 two years ago, was the first candidate out of the gate to announce he will run for the nomination again with current U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn bowing out. Since then, multiple longtime GOP leaders around

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the state, and the editorial board of the Colorado Springs Gazette, have expressed concern

“83% of Colorado parents worry that their children won’t be able to afford to live here,” and, “Older Coloradans fear they won’t be able to downsize to live in the communities that they call home.” He also pointed out, “Since the start of 2022, higher interest rates and home values have driven the typical mortgage R SUCCES SFU L PAR TNE RSH IP THE payment up ANO by over

“ADUs (accessory dwelling units) for an aging parent or a long-term renter” (not shortterm Airbnb-type renters) would be, “inherently affordable” and will “fill critical gaps in our communities near job centers,” citing a recent survey that said, “More than 80% of Coloradans are supportive of allowing ADUs in their communities.”

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In a nod to Kellner, he said, “You know you’re a good leader if, when you leave an office, the team you’ve put together can move forward and do better

is overwhelmed and it’s broken.

Court cases for asylum seekers are now scheduled out to 2029.

So, folks have the right to stay, legally, but they can’t really work.

They don’t really have status. It takes four to five years for their case to adjudicate. That’s a broken system.” Crow would like to see people apply for asylum from their home country and have cases adjudicated more quickly.

A constituent raised the topic of gun violence. Crow said that, “Almost 40,000 Americans die every year at the hands of guns. It’s the single largest cause of death of our youth.” As someone who grew up hunting and was an Army Ranger, Crow owns guns now but favors “common-sense gun violence prevention measures,” including universal background checks, a ban of assault weapons, a limit on magazine capacities, and a way to deal with ghost guns, which have no serial numbers and are untraceable.

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Sweeney and ly appointed en Boebert, panding the nt of money on legislators involved in for the GOP nomi Congressional Distr new to our vid Ortiz, Senris new rent U.S. Rep. Laur re-election istration from re money ex page 8 rd amou down with like Rep. Da for . Ch h administration and Weld Counties, In CD8, which was Continued from Chad Cliffo who is not running and a master of healt provider of more and mo spending nearly that election in 2022, Evans R-Adams o is at a breakd back into Jeff Bridges, and Sen that Hurd’s rke HD37 Rep. Village to get and wo sed seat, nt le state and had its first Democratic vott curre to her degree. He is a licen says that, “Colorad g peop the 5 lker.” enger is ttin active h ict d we’re no and of D-Greenwoodand find out Ko chall er ge wit Distr le vejo an l ns and products d d numb Cara nizab iona y.” ate the an use ress er recog Cong most ful wa vism health insurance optio itment to learning point beca ges associ s, with the numb idi ing Griffin of llen laws, ined a Hank lud an rec the to know him to accomplish cha Ron comb Joshu , inc ged 5, me Rep. the ing 26% ary chan es, a s comm ers, state Janu On hom On es former reduc ity in with a “lifelong radical Democrat n voters, 23%, n and a longinable starter s, Clifford what he hop ition. college football ce to his country, y see himself at risk, and let of active Republica an Joshua Griffi the commun finding atta Fountain, former considered far right er President pos ing, unwavering servi tion to impact U.S. Army veter candidate for ld potentiall y Sheriff put police officers veteran, who are unaffilitownhome at er cou ose,” race comb m and numb form he in his new y the purp of the to fro on us Arm ls dos nt can a ls orter equa unt told hai a new entra player, U.S. time supp ing con people has declared as why the district the criminals go free… als do.” His and resolute determina he is committed Arapahoe Co Clifford, 45, he grew ber Peter Yu is owner announced e only way is through ntennial and nation for CD4. He ated, 49%, explaining in election as the next Sheriff Tyler Brown has Education mem Rep. and small business CD5. He wants Trump. told us, “Th where CD5 ” His website says alth for the GOP nomi the Republican use, “It’s what liber dson of nearby in Ce 40 enup, lives. we State Board of beca y l t idate ear tossnearl a d ona it r-y cand ren for the Mississippi, in which “all HD37 state rd to siti idere new for fou cur nts, ensuring the is a is cons the gran In addition nally how he is a candidate build tran was a candidate ily t, a after ted his allowed three Stephen Varela Denver. to empowering stude our agriculture website says he is amassed from which, “60% of us te in 2022.

That’s traditio taken that up in a fam local elected Chad Cliffo The Distric he said, “A parlance. of ts. comple to fix a system in dorsements he has nod for U.S. Sena real estate. has re for CD3. is home to by the results vitality and success Mexican immigran 0. “Though,” , “I r how hard we the e elected offient under the market and the men we luding district Centennial That was borne out in Novemterms in 203 in six years,” adding y independence, and believe that no mattebe able to escape current and former picked up two nis done and ple. We need to balanc it endorsed by current energ use developm ek Light is inc s cou try, edion n Evan ls,” indus elect mix eve this pen cia r e tly CD8 at peo and hap offi acr Cre riff in of the first ern border. als including state cials, Hurd recen work, we will neve away from now and focus on wh ge, sheriff, ed to 3600 lot canpretty much every she is one of Yadira Caraveo n near the Dry security of our south former elected offici Colorado CD3 paycheck to paya attorney, jud though they belong constructio It includes plans for 1,8 ber 2022. U.S. Rep. n and former wn ook, former state know le housing t equation more from former the grasp of living Rep. Janak Joshi is Bro Harts -sa tha er state or, de ony er for ess Tyl ma and .

Anth re Form k nis ass tricia ich Rep. mo McIn Station get , wh ty tax D-CD8, a pedia McNulty, the race for the GOP state and I thin U.S. Reps. Scott check.” h- Rail will take to itical parties units. ,a late addition to the candidates for the state House representative, was House Speaker Frank different pol versation at family gatin here best.” residential ral Heights, t Tipton. ory.” tive priorideclaring his caniew Station Other announced win , nent, Fede Scot the y ent isla CD8 llev ton, oppo n onl inv for leg Rep. n Be con e Brigh red blica ree of his natio U.S. rs has decla nomi mayo , current ed, “Th interesting rd, who holds a deg Denver pment of elected over her Repumeyer, by 1,632 Focusing on , “Though it may not To the list of other nominaseat, from which with U.S. Senator VILLAGER | PAGE 9 on January 26. Joshi He continu ing dense housing ivered-use develo February 8, 2024 • THE said didacy for the job GOP retiring, are GOP and Gilchrest, along 4n erings. Cliffo ineering from the Un State Sen. Barb Kirk cast for both 50-acre mix ce, retail, and a soon- ht gs you’ll see is that we start see candidates for the Doug Lamborn is and U.S. Reps. ties, Clifford , represented HD1 constructio s g 22 offi radio personalone of the thin a retired physician wrote about earTom Cotton (R-Ark) bly It’s not just electrical eng eans and is a lifelon votes out of 227,1 residential, near the Belleview Lig tion for CD3 we Chair Dave Williams, onal staffer x), Mario Diazbe this year, ed in is criminal justice in the general assem being built. rm. It might be that plu of 0.7%.

Orl Karpas, Tony Gonzales (R-Te man (R-Mich), El Paso County trictAndrews, David idates, a difference pen hotel involv sity of New in Atlanta for much of of re and former congressi refo redis Russ cand city n get and to-o mo s after lier, ity siatio ng me and, plu Berg oppo t Gard ndi re2013 litig Jack ary d n, also .

Sen. Bob ht be tha from 2011 to e are spe inBalart (R-Fla), learner, live He has been a resident Caraveo has no prim ection in Rail Station has said in multiple pub and Curtis McCracki running are: Jeff Crank, and state ary veteran.

August Pfluger reform…W expanding the prison rly insurance. It mig“I’m not interested in County from 2013 . re-el y 8, 2024 as milit • Februar ing, HD16-El Paso John James (R-Mich), . (R-Fla). state’s ing, s’ his adultRlife Gov. Polis tion in her race for PAGE 8 | THE VILLAGE cently announced ner, a lawyer and more money we’re not spending nea legislature after lossing is our sit is Mast issues,” add thing about our defect since 2013. entative’s first tant House Republicans – English to 2017. He left the November 2016 (R-Tex), and Brian ums that hou tran Centennial November, but four Austin O’Connell Highly regarded Assis iese took dustry…and money on reducing d for their missioner Scott use repres & lic for d and locating it near changing any thin y got put in thelist a primary battle in ironwood Springs High ed up to compete er Rose Pugl Weld County Com ing t of The new Ho the Business Affairs Glen env rke on kthe stepp Lead at I nfirst oun nee er be wo rity the s. to have perso due am eager teach top Mino ers t ple tion her, those radio For Liston. it off protec ion inweanrearea, rd is on tingthepeo vice. anvery needed some followed sales executive nation to challenge tead ion oftha the nomination for s of LaSalle, former n is running to former Rep. Larry er service, for and getby nomi le because ng tranfor ins Jame form ’s run installat y ol, sit assignment ittee. Next year, Cliffo ry for to installat irab ism party me calls jo, the a Scho steps des Ting e idiv district primary rec mostly business es. nity inthat s, Joe Andu Johnstow becaus ately deof usi Member of struction in how r their UTED BY NEIL MOTHEW Evans R-Adams ncyserving efitTing commu Judicia CONTRIB The congressional conserbenthe Evans, Scott Jame ality and mayor of the open 25. d parties can pre-orde occupaarea but| reportedly ultim Labor Comm es to be on the porting ntalon Stephen Varela – his intereste State Rep. Gabe is a candidate CD510 e shoddy PAGE back into event in in her Gabe in singlecentral at the In oodvilla to som/greenw THE rkInternt houseme ition to sup open will be held on June The issue is hop just a guy who puts Anelle Board of Eduty VILLA .ge will rema woproject ties . rado addhouse “I’m GER Coun ting.com and ses to A Ting representative wa State Joshi Coun se, it the Colo exc • st in Weld Febru using rado hou ing becau Weld Janak y.” vice ers again ary Colo ntry blican told us, he ily and and driv 15, off would (FTTP) the ion cessful re-e cided me…

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CD mayor. I consider both Wynne Shaw Marissa without hesitation. Her chiltrict Four, announced that he more portable than trunks, granted a patent years. The zip codes for both Cherry Hills in 197 2, to iren pos Lau . and Marissa Harmon to be friends of his Rep dren will then be older, she may then from n but they were still bulky by various department stores bewill step dow Village and Greenwood Village “belong mine. They are both delightful ladies, have more time to devote to leading bert, who today’s standards. Leather, fore it was pickBoe to” Englewood and Littleton. Centention as a Member of Congress ed up and soldd and Lone Tree is blessed that they wish Lone Tree, and she will have had the PoliceFoundation.org. cate relo has BY FREDA MIKLIN wicker, or thick rubbery cloth at Macy’s stores starting in nial, despite being 30 square miles on March 22.

At the city’s March 5 reguto serve our city. opportunity to acquire the depth of GOVERNMENTAL the state’s and havin from 1970. It took seve was stretched over a rigid g a popu That will leave the seat varal year lation appr s to lar council meeting, Foundaoaching REPORTER Wyn know ne ledge that will earn her the rehas serve d for is tern eigh eas tion t years beco itsnant form me the 115,tion e toomi 000,President sloppred borrows itsand Vice-Preswestern six diffe cant until a special elec rent zip on the Lone Tree City Council and is spect of others throughout the region. former members, to ed talk til Un code it. s ident Mark L. Griffin and Jan fill from to of Engl suit 25 ewood, Littleton, and case, and slope. held on June currently mayor pro tem. She owned Last but not least, if Marissa is electit’s the worst years in 40, 50 CHV Police Jason ts AuroHarrison parion ra. No wonGriffin ludsesChief ow’ der youwere inc r Sad vers had sopresent Fou much CD the winner of that contest is deand operated a micrographics business ed mayor in May, three of the four city just has ce pla Lyons is pleased to announce when Chief Lyons announced s Thi rs… troub yea le findi P was oe ng GO soon the pah UPS the suAra and of the Cherry ties using of Adam before beginning an extensive career in council seats will then be held by officially sworn in, thes creation the gift, valued at facili $22,000 for new zip code volved into this bickering and pers in their eded full the the addressestrainbyerthe oth ! s 19 s, plu Hills Village Police Departdogsand specialized financial services with Charles Schwab ntie members with no council experience, Cou will have a 218 to 213 majorng doi lly rea not and Here se ’s Rol some sen labo thing non ard, st to think na mo e abou ment K9 Unit.

Its first team ing, and the city council unanrese t. t compris and TIAA. Throughout her time on all led by a very inexperienced mayor. counties thatype ity in the House of Rep a fact that,passed “Everyon of whe will be comprised ofins Police a resolution the job for the American peo e reports to eled of It is imously l pla council, she has consistently shown rura Surely that is not what any of us want tern of the eas tatives. some Mar one.”14, ch Officer Darion Ives,was selected accepting it. suit Why case 2024 can’t •aTHE U.S. Sena VILLtor ple.”

AGER | PAG front gratefully that she h the as our city deals with challenges and E 21 witthat has the time, experience, and ng our statine,a alo In an interview on cable competitive Ives CHber of Cong upri ght rathprocess rently 10 ressjoined cur take actio er s offor or MemOfficer are re n to The dedication to serve Lone Tree excepopportunities in the coming years! the tion is sdic juri the al role of flat handler, and the get the VPD indJanuary 2024 with loc ge ran news, Buck said, “It Unite than States Postal Service to like Tuco. tionally well. Her hard work on the candidates vying for the I heartily support Wynne Shaw first K9 officer, of experience as a k, Love- chanten Roc tleow’ , CasSad ge itsyears Parkercity’s polic worst year of the nine years y andincluding s model give our sout run for to h tion ina 58-m Tuco is a 14-month-old police officer, in nom ember Denver Regional Council of for Mayor of Lone Tree in our May 7th P GO ch.

Ran nds hla metr Hig o cities and and d, their lan inve own nted and three months that I’ve zip code in s? and Belgian Malinois whose the towns of Castle Rock Governments (DRCOG) has earned her Election. I hope you will, as well.

Buck’s seat in what is viewed Your governmental reporter, muc 1987traces

by Am bloodline directly eri- back Monument. been in Congress and having h respect from municipal leaders in Sharon Van Ramshorst to thecan country Belgium.

With the launchFred of its K9 in pilot of Rob ert a Mikl the Denver Metro area. In fact, she has Former Lone Tree City Council wood or steel frame.

Officer Tuco will Unit, Cherry Hills Village PlatIves h. Inand 2004, member/Mayor Pro Tem Wednesday April 3, 2024 oneselli week getting to joins other local law enforceSamsonitespend Samsonite was founded in started ng the Pol know one another, then atment agencies, including icy for lett ers to the edit first “spinner-style” suitcase, om llro Denver, Colorado, on March Ba s or rti Cu e Th a 10-week police canineThe Villa Arapahoe County, Greenwood which hadtend ger enco 10, 1910, by Black Hawk, four wheTuco’s es lette els and rs to the editor. Lett lage academy. training will Village, and urag Littleton, who derVil shou ee ld nw be nooo , Gr long than 350 words and are subject to rk Placeers cou ma ld editing be mov ndlibe Colorado-born luggage ed and leng th,45 spun into track and 53 clariLa include the ability alsoforhave four-legged officer ty and l.

Prio rity will be March 21, 20 give n to any directio n. salesman Jesse Shwayder apprehend suspects as well as Most they are or issupartners. es of com msubmissions about the newspaper’s cont 0a munoften, 8:3 ent and/ 24 • THE VIL ity conc 07:3 ern.

A pho ne num ber, not CHVPD Chief Jason Lyons and Cherry Hills Police Foundation board members Jan Harriso for The detect narcotics.

Belgian Malinois, like Tuco, pub add licat ition of wheels to ion, (1882–1970) as the Shwayfour shou ld -s be purposes. Lett to inclu ry ded , 12 for ers must be4,ema verification 000president and Mark L. Griffin, president.

Photo by Fred iled squa to Griffin, gerr Tucosinc was acquired through or German re the suitcase has - i@vvice illag erpu foot Shepherds, br ing. der Trunk Manufacturing eaks office buildthough e been Plea froblish se include city of residence. m sta ing in the te com and.lo aof generous donation by the many other breeds can be ca l call D ed en go one ve ve the r rn mos signif-FoundaTech Center to Company. A religious man, ment, which th CHV City Council Members Cherry Hillst Police trainedinfor the trade. ey arour e , from left to righ com icant innovati rrentto e-restricted ap 143 itecu ly w t, Earl par ang in trav Shw be orki el.site is CHV llen,ed one of his aydHoe Robert Eber, Al Blum, May er nam you tion,ons whose web fmiklin.villager@gmail.com ar to tgeof inv tto d t into ite or Katy Brown, Susan Mag exc m are en pl ace.

We ts, ranging in siz Lov ing to uire, trav Dan Sheldon cut the ribbon and el, I agre initi e with al cases Samson, after the from for the city’s new elec Kitten Shower! studios to four The eFix and Shea Prop ast Th tric is pr stations. ging this statement. Mod oject would ends of-bedroom Breakf Fri up-erties is a naBiblical strochar ngman, and betionwidern un co its m Me th e t pl bu at ou em Ab ild w en ou er date t ld rent “f s like 360m of comShea’s other -deg rom gan using the trademark Samevent! erciree 30It’s developments FR % toa70 alve , spin mwho ixner % EE edthor -useoug of area mediwhe in the area, , anhly nati els, expand rado d a Colo I am zipp VOcl reable LUud ers, sid MEin an sonite in 1941 for its tapered in 42 en in • co tia NU m l MB pr e.” g the fo ERrm oper The building, 17er • MA ty ranging nager and 21,a2024 nchedMa ing MRCarHin rior Sinceinte Braaniz grow orga e's niza fro 198 stat tion lo the 2 m s al ca Sq and sin te erst ua vulc d gl und re at this e-family homes shopsea 4340 S. Monac fiber suitcase, pingson ten plaz,aand kit of poc to kets ing at o inn hav m e beg mad ul St d tif e re 81 fiel the With pack is am et her ket.

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CHV’s efforts to address the nen ma iklin m into perfm .villat,ger@gmai the pt team ado our , time, providing the needed inthis With ts. clien l.com Front view of our sustainability and resiliency for all Tang t Apar VILLAGER frastructure for the city to be E43 4tm•enTH areas outlined in its recently dge wle ts at kno March 21,en202 nal ptio 00 S. Monac exce an gs brin able to add elec tric vehicles to updated Villager Master Plan , its municipal fleet and stry indu e tgag mor the of . which says that renewable Visitors can use the electric energy technology, water practical hands-on experience to each char ging stati ons Monday conservation, and resiliency investigation af ter the female full, sit-down breakfast and coffee through Sunday between 6:00 transaction. strategies should be encourstudent repoYo will enjoy a current incident occurre u rte d am and 9:00 pm by downre with d in aged, including in all city LIV assault, and fa the 2022 Eera wil Janunar ART m felothe DEM teaONS ing, py' ny an y 20 lend e TRAl be Th tgag TIO 22 d the perpetrato ile mor NS: to w load d es he to issour ing the Blink Charging When it com ue a 'Kitte operations. bar, and r isformerto CCSD no-contact or ball player alle n the foot- ne! at le . and as C.P.A t o 16 licen de Wh aye also App r Chief Comm I ge am to prevent arssed Wa I . The cost is $2/hour for ryo ion, dl tch vote. eve old sact y they h us tran to wit when cre at the one ok es re An $18,000.00 grant from ate do choic to sha th t ! med to e he wan s infor ’t gi r ten make don I fro rl’ tim kit them tiocolle s of m help e te will n Of nty th en le ge.ficer Abbe Sm that ple e ph co on be and mati on un ol the ha infor Scho first two hours, $4/hour e te vi ward High to rin or htfor Creek ge g ry straig oc th rs t Cher the Charge Ahead Colorado he cu ? e reade from d our r rre ten g uate and kit d.

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daughter and volunteer for three weeks.

He returned in December with his wife and 13-year-old daughter. The entire family volunteered helping soldiers and visiting displaced Israeli families.

He began his visual presentation to Cherry Creek Republican women (CCRW) with the history of the region,

Sokol is a political activist, businessman, husband and father and a former chair of the Arapahoe County GOP. He is also an elected representative on the South Metro Fire Rescue Board, where he is treasurer. The Golden Rule. The Right Stuff.

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René Green given title of Honorary Ms. Senior America Founders of the Nathan Yip Foundation (NYF) in honor of their late son, Jimmy and Linda Yip greeted guests

Surprise honor for the passionate an inspiration to me. I love my position as pageant administrator because I have Colorado State Pageant Chinaman and lionstate led the procession thedancers privilege to reach out to women who to theolder ballroom Administrator bestowed at are 60 years and encourage them Photo and

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Presenting Sponsor and NYF Board VP - Melly Kinnard said: “I was teary during the auction.

I was so touched by the generosity of our guests.”

René Green has been with Ms. Colorado Senior America for over eight years.

She held a board position and moved quickly to the executive board as the Colorado Senior America Pageant Administrator. Just a year and a half ago, she accepted an additional position on the board of National Senior America Alumni Association.

“Being recognized as an Honorary Ms. Senior America was truly a surprise and I felt so honored,” René said. “The women who have received this award have been

even to just get involved again. “Senior America is not a beauty pageant,” she said.

“We are an organization to uplift senior women, our communities, give back with talents and, the added bonus…we have good girlfriends in Colorado and across the United States.”

“We come in all shapes, sizes, ethnicities, backgrounds, and have gone through many of life’s struggles. I talk to many women who are beautiful inside and out!”

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We appreciate your support of rural At the 2019 Ms. Colorado Senior Pageant with two Colorado queens who Colorado schools,reigned nationally - Michelle Rahn who represented Colorado in 2004 winning the Ms. Senior America title and the late Gayle Novak representing students and teachers!

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women build self confidence and become authors, singers, dancers, and feel good about themselves. This is a passion for me and a privilege and now to receive one of the highest honors for doing what I love… well, I am deeply appreciative and feeling truly blessed!”

René wanted to remind those senior women out there who are at least 60 years Lone Tree Mayor Pro Tem and candidate for of age – the age of elegance – that she’s Geo mayor Wynne Shaw, rge Bra candid getting ready for the 2024 pageant to beuchler, Holly Kluth held April 27. It re-defines and gives honor to the senior woman in her glory. It champions the dignity, maturity and inner beauty of all senior women. For more information and deadlines for contestants, call René: 720.384.6249 or visit: www.ColorSr America.com.

René Green is surprised when her honorary queen title is announced by Ms. Senior America President Denise Russo-Calazzo at the masquerade party Photo by Sherri McGhie

Wearing the official Honorary Sash for Ms. Senior America René Green Photo courtesy of René Green

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A solution to reviving the condominium market is finally at hand

When SB24-106 Right to Remedy Construction Defects was introduced in the general assembly on February 5, the legislative heavyweights who were its prime sponsors, Senators Rachel Zenzinger and James Coleman, along with Representative Shannon Bird, were a hint that this was an important piece of legislation.

The proposed bill is a response to issues that have arisen since the Construction Defect Action Reform Act (CDARA), as amended, became law in 2003. CDARA established procedures for bringing a lawsuit for a construction defect.

SB24-106 passed the Senate Committee on Local Government

& Housing on March 21, 4-3.

Three of the four Democrats on the committee voted no, while the fourth joined the Republicans to pass the bill on the full Senate.

The proposal has wide bipartisan support with its 12 Senate and 11 House co-sponsors coming from both sides of the aisle, including, from south metro Denver, Reps.

Lisa Frizell (R) and Chad Clifford (D).

On March 25, SB24-106 was heard by the full Senate, which laid it over for second reading on April 1 without amending it.

An important new rule set out in SB24-106 is that a claimant (a person who alleges a construction defect) cannot seek damages from a construction professional for failing to comply with building codes or industry standards unless the failure to do so results in: • Actual damage to real or personal property;

“The number one economic issue that cities are facing is how to change the underlying housing supply. Condos can play an important role in getting us out of the housing deficit.”

– Chris Brown, Vice President of Policy & Research, Common Sense Institute • Actual loss of the use of real or personal property; • Bodily injury or wrongful death; or • A risk of bodily injury or death to, or a threat to the life, health, or safety of, the occupants.

The proposed new law also

“creates a right for a construction professional to remedy a claim made against the construction professional by doing remedial work or hiring another construction professional to perform the work.” If the work is done by a third party, the original construction professional is to make sure that the work is performed correctly. Once it’s done, the claim is considered settled, unless the work is not properly completed.

The bill also adds methods for binding alternative dispute resolution that would end a claim once a settlement is agreed to and executed.

Under SB24-106, a homeowners’ association would be required to get the written consent of at least two-thirds of the actual owners of homes in the common interest community before it could bring a claim or related action.

The Economic Development Council of Colorado (EDCC) held a program on the topic, “The Unintended Consequences of Construction Defects: An Economic Development Perspective,” on March 20, featuring experts in economics, law, and homebuilding. Their goal was to explain the fallout of CDARA on the homebuilding industry and the Colorado economy.

Moderator Charlie Smith, a shareholder at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck (BHFS) and EDCC 2024 Special Appointment to the Board of Directors for Commercial Real Estate and State Government Relations, opened the panel discussion with, “Before CDARA, Colorado had a thriving condo market. Between 2018 and 2022, it was 72% lower than between 2002 and 2008,” adding that housing is a major economic development issue that “has an impact on employee attraction and retention.”

Chris Brown, VP of policy and research at the Common Sense Institute, added, “The last few years, the number one economic issue that cities are facing is how to change the underlying housing supply. Affordability of housing in Colorado is at an alltime low in communities across our state. Condos can play an important role in getting us out of that deficit…Prior to 2008, we were developing over one condo per apartment. Since then, it’s 14 apartments per condo...The market for condos has essentially evaporated in new housing construction, even though the demand for condos remains strong.”

Asked to describe how the lack of condos impacts housing costs overall, Brown said, “Studies show that an increased supply

“SB24-106 as a bill that encourages construction professionals and homeowners to fix problems without litigation.”

Ted Leighty CEO, Colorado Association of Home Builders/ Home Builders Association of Metro Denver of housing, including condos, drives down the cost… Land is somewhat scarce but it is always possible to build upwards.”

Smith explained that CDARA had driven insurance costs for building condos to a prohibitive level, resulting in them falling out of the progression of new homeowners from apartments to condos to single-family homes.

He said there were only 866 condos built in all of 2023 and the number of condo builders across Colorado has declined from 145 to 23.

Insurance for condo construction, is “almost nonexistent,” he said, but, “When the frequency and magnitude of claims goes down, more underwriters will come back to the market. The belief now is that if you build a condo, you will be sued and litigations costs are prohibitive…

The deficit of condos has contributed to the deficit of housing.”

Ted Leighty, CEO, Colorado Association of Home Builders/ Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, pointed to SB24106 as a bill that “encourages construction professionals and homeowners to fix problems without litigation.”

One problem with CDARA he noted is, “Everyone involved in the construction gets named in claims.” The proposed new law “would provide real pathways for homeowners to settle the claim through the proper party remedying the problem.”

Kevin Walsh, shareholder at BHFS, pointed to the incentive for each party in the litigation process to maximize damages under current law (CDARA). He said that some plaintiffs’ lawyers “actually solicit HOAs or homeowners to try to find construction defects because they get paid a percentage of the amount of money they recover, so, as the cost goes up to settle the lawsuit, so do the attorneys’ fees.”

Walsh noted he has represented parties on both sides of construction defects cases but always works on an hourly rate, never a percentage of money won or saved.

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INTERESTINGPEOPLE EDIE MARKS

I am delighted to kick off my interview series with longtime friend Edie Marks. You’ll see Edie’s name on many “home for sale” signs as she is a veteran realtor for Kentwood Real Estate. Edie sold us IN THE EYES OF BRIAN our current home almost Bio Retinal specialist, writer, 20 years ago. Edie is acGreenwood Village resident email: joonbug@mac.com tively involved in politics and multiple charitable organizations, some of which my late wife Shirley was also involved. She and her late husband Mort hosted the best Christmas parties at their home, featuring a who’s who of Colorado shakers and movers. She is a bundle of energy and a local treasure!

Let’s learn about your roots. Share a bit about where you grew up and your journey to Denver?

I grew up in Brooklyn, New York and graduated from a very competitive Brooklyn College Cum Laude, with a degree in Psychology. While attending Graduate School I taught in a Bedford Stuyvesant Special Service School where I would take my students to Sammy Davis rehearsals on the weekends to expose them to role models. I got to help a drunk Judy Garland off the ladies’ room floor. This is where my “Bee” story began. I would let my students know that the bee, because of its size and shape should not be able to fly, but it does...and so could they!!

Denver is known for its unique charm and diverse offerings. What specific elements of life here do you find most enchanting and why?

Colorado is so accepting of volunteers and people who care and want to be involved, it has led me and my family to deep involvements in those organizations that are near to our hearts: the Cherry Creek School District, Cancer League of Colorado of which I am a past President, Global Down Syndrome, Volunteers of America, Juvenile Diabetes, TAPS, which supports the families of fallen military, Denver Center for the Performing Arts and so many more.

As a resident deeply connected to Colorado, what do you perceive as the most significant challenge currently facing our state?

I believe that our quality of life is being diminished at this time and it is incumbent on every one of us to become aware and involved in our schools, in our government and in issues of safety and security. I served on the Castlewood Fire Board for 17 years, we brought it from a volunteer department to what it is today as South Metro Fire Department, serving Centennial, Greenwood Village, Cherry Hills and Castle Pines.

Reflecting on your journey, both personally and professionally, could you share a pivotal moment that left a lasting impression on you?

We moved to Colorado in 1972 where I instantly became involved in the Cherry Creek School District, I was a founding member of the Cherry Creek Schools Foundation Board. This led me to become a presenting sponsor of the Poundstone Amendment which protected the district from Denver’s attempts to annex its tax base. We had a resounding win and changed the annexation policies for the whole State of Colorado. I found Colorado to be open and accepting of new talent, especially the charities that I cared most about.

Family bonds often bring us immense pride. Would you be willing to share a cherished moment or achievement involving your family that holds a special place in your heart?

Edie Marks being featured on the front page of the Rocky Mountain News insert, Sunday Magazine

went on to be number one in Denver Real Estate for 12 years in a row, rated 27 and 44 in the US by the Wall Street Journal and to this day I am in the top 25 agents at the prestigious, Kentwood Company.

The Rocky Mountain News put me on the front cover of their magazine section as THE QUEEN BEE OF DENVER REAL ESTATE. The late,Bill Daniels laminated the cover for me.

Beyond the demands of daily life, what activities or hobbies bring you the greatest joy and fulfillment in your free time?

The spirit of giving and helping is the gift I have shared with my amazing family, my children, and grandchildren. They all a lead of life of “Giving Back”.

At a private dinner with Peyton Manning for Global Down Syndrome. He signed the sweater and I donated it to TAPS

My husband Mort and I became deeply involved in politics, first local, then national. Governor Bill Owens and Mayor Mike Coffman along with Congressman -Elect Jack Swigert started their careers practicing their presentations in our basement. Mort ran the Reagan campaign with the magnificent Holly Coors as her Colorado Field Director. A turn in our financial fortunes was the impetus for Mort suggesting that I get a Real Estate License in 1977, so I could pay the $385 mortgage, per month. In my first year with Dawson and Company, a Littleton based firm, I sold almost $3million in residential real estate. After being turned down by Van Schaack Real Estate because I was a woman, and they were not hiring women. I

At a TAPS event with Granddaughter Samantha, daughter Lori and her husband Jim

I often say, it is the most selfish thing we do, it makes us feel so good. Like the Bee, no challenge is too big!

Denver is a culinary melting pot. Could you recommend one or two local restaurants that hold a special place in your heart?

Shanahans , Venice and Ocean Prime are my favorite hang outs...they support me and I support them !

Jeff, Elise, Jim, Lori, Jean, Marlowe, Samantha, Edie, Bronson

As we conclude, could you share with us a favorite quote or mantra that serves as a guiding light in your life or encapsulates your outlook on the world?

My wonderful, loving family is my most important accomplishment. Each and every one of them have followed in my footsteps in caring, becoming a part of the charitable community, participating in sports and always giving 100% at whatever they do. If I have a mantra, a guide for my life, it is always give 100% no matter what you do. It will give you joy, satisfaction and like the BEE, you will overcome all obstacles and you will be able to fly.

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to enjoy local artist exhibits & receptions.

Admission is free, Mon–Fri 8:30–4:30 and Sat 10–4

Month of Print – Women of Print March 30 – April 27 Reception: Saturday, March 30th, 6-8pm

Colorado Watercolor Society May 11 – June 29 Reception: Saturday, May 11th, 6-8pm

41st Annual All Colorado Art Show July 8 – August 31 Reception: Saturday, July 13th, 6-8pm

Peter Durst and Stan Meyer September 7 – November 2 Reception: Saturday, Sept 7th, 6-8pm

Tap your toes at our summer concert series and fall art fair at Greenwood Village parks.

Mobile Concert Series — Thursdays at 6pm in June Grab your blanket, bring a picnic, and enjoy live music with your neighbors. Free admision and ice cream!

June 6th | Silo Park — Nearly There One of Denver’s premier folk/rock bands June 13th | Village Greens Park — The Thread Barons Classic rock with a country twist June 20th | Westlands Park — Groove in Motion

Art on the Green — September 14 & 15 in Curtis Park This free art fair features more than 100 Colorado artists.

Enjoy live music, food trucks, and a cold drink in hand,

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Russell and Ciara Wilson sell CHV home for a loss

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usiness Den reported on March 21 that Duchess Investments LLC (Duchess) has sold the home of Russell and Ciara Wilson in the exclusive Cherry Hills Park neighborhood in Cherry Hills Village, where John Elway lives and Mike Shanahan formerly lived, for $21.5 million, to Cherry Park LLC, which appears to be connected to Greenwood Village-based residential builder Century Communities.

They also report that a nearby home on Cherry Hills Park Drive, like the Wilsons,’ is owned by Century Co-CEO Dale Francescon, and two

other neighboring properties appear to be owned by Century-related entities.

GV residents will recognize Century Communities as the owner of the 10-acre vacant property just south of the Landmark Towers which remains undeveloped and is in the Marin Metropolitan District, whose bond debt is in litigation.

Duchess, whose legal address is in Washington state, where Wilson played before joining the Broncos two years ago, purchased the house on April 1, 2022 for $25,000,000.00 from Mango

Cherry Hills LLC, whose principal is business executive and film producer Gary Magness. Mango bought the property for $7,500,000 on July 17, 2012.

floors, 8,438 square feet of living space in the basement, and a 2,992-square foot second residence. The property contains four bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, and six fireplaces.

This photos of the front the home are from the internet.

County Assessor records say the home was built in 1999 on 5.34 acres and has 9,147 square feet of living space on the first and second

Property taxes for the home, due April 30, are $49,768.93, and can be expected to be paid at the closing.

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Dr. Dusty - Hearing Aids: Why They Matter and How to Choose the Best Options for YOU

Q: Dr. Dusty, there seems to be a lot more chatter about hearing aids since the government approved the new class of over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. Have you noticed this?

A: Absolutely. While I’m not crazy about people buying OTC hearing aids, I’m very grateful that they have opened up the conversation and maybe destigmatized hearing aids a little bit. The fact is that nearly 30 million people in the U.S. could benefit from hearing aids but fewer than 30% of those people actually get them.

Q: Wow, so you’re saying that more than 70% of people with significant hearing loss are choosing not to do anything about it? Why do you think that is?

A: That’s the million-dollar question and lots of research has been conducted to answer it. Some surveys show that cost is the biggest factor, and this is understandable considering hearing loss treatment can cost anywhere from 3- to 8-thousand dollars.

However, countries with socialized medicine that provide hearing aids at no charge to their citizens report a similar rate of non-use.

In addition, studies show that people are willing to pay the same amount of money or more for other expenses (such as vehicles, electronics around their home, or travel) so it is more often a matter of choice.

Q: That’s pretty incredible that even in countries where hearing aids are free, 70% of people with hearing loss are still choosing not to do anything about it. What is another reason for this?

A: Another commonly reported reason for the low treatment rate is that it can be difficult to get hearing aids. Some people say that it is difficult to find an audiologist, get a referral from their primary care provider, and attend all of the visits that are required for a professional hearing loss treatment program. This concern, along with the high costs mentioned above, played a big role in the passing of the OTC Hearing Aid Act. Supporters of OTC hearing aids wanted less expensive options that didn’t require the help of a hearing healthcare provider.

Q: That makes sense. So are OTC hearing aids increasing the treatment rate?

A: Interestingly, they are not making a big dent in it! OTC hearing aids have been available for about a year and a half and so far, statistics show that they account for less than 1% of all hearing aids sold in the U.S. This comes as a big surprise to the OTC hearing aid manufacturers who had projected much larger sales; however, it doesn’t surprise hearing healthcare providers one bit. Those of us who have been providing hearing loss treatment for years know that the device is just a small part of the overall treatment plan. Yes, some people will do fine with OTC hearing aids; however, the majority of people need the guidance of an in-person hearing healthcare provider. Some OTC hearing aids offer remote support over the phone or via Zoom calls, but this can never replicate the hands-on care received in a professional hearing care clinic.

Q: What kinds of services would I receive in a traditional hearing clinic that I wouldn’t receive if I purchased my hearing aids over the counter?

A: The entire experience will be completely different.

If you purchase OTC hearing aids online or at a retail store like Best Buy, you are responsi-

ble for figuring it all out on your own. I would hope that, at the very least, you’d have started with a hearing evaluation by an audiologist. If you bypass that part, then you wouldn’t know if your difficulties were due to hearing loss, earwax, or a serious medical issue.

The next important service you receive in a professional clinic is the selection of devices that are most appropriate for you.

With OTC hearing aids, they are basically a one-size-fits-all product. They may have a couple of different sizing options, but it is very limited. In a professional clinic, we have many different hearing aids to choose from so we can recommend the best devices for your hearing loss, communication needs, social settings, and budget. Once the devices have been selected, we have a wide selection of sizes and styles to fit every ear.

Once the correct devices have been selected, a professional fitting occurs. This includes programming the hearing aids to your specific hearing loss, and verifying that the settings are correct via real-ear measurements. We then fine-tune the settings to your preferences and teach you how to insert, remove, and care for the devices. We help you pair them to your smartphone and show you how to use the mobile app and stream media and phone calls. Finally, we counsel you and your family about your hearing loss, successful communication strategies, what you can expect from the hearing aids, and how to get the most out of the technology.

Follow-up care with OTC devices is hit or miss. The more expensive devices (think $1000 or more per device) may have some virtual support. So if you are having trouble, you might be able to receive some limited support over the phone. I will share that patients have told me they had to wait on hold for over an hour at times, so you just need to be prepared for that. On the other hand, if you go the professional route, you will be scheduled for regular follow-up visits so that your provider can answer any questions, make adjustments to the physical fit of the devices, and fine-tune the settings according to your preferences. If you get a new phone or have difficulties with your Bluetooth streaming, we help you get connected again.

We clean your devices and replace parts on a regular maintenance schedule. We also check your hearing every year to make sure there haven’t been significant changes. If the hearing has changed, we adjust the hearing aid programming accordingly.

Q: Holy cow, I had no idea there was so much service that went into getting hearing aids. Now I see why it is more expensive to get them through a professional provider, and I see why it is well worth that extra cost! OK, you’ve convinced me that it is better to seek hearing loss treatment from a professional. But, I’m still curious why less than 30% of people are treating their hearing loss even now that we have cheaper and easier-to-access options.

A: I believe it comes down to two issues.

First, hearing loss is an invisible condition that typically comes on slowly and is easy to ignore or blame on other things (“People just don’t enunciate like they used to!” or “Restaurants are just so loud these days!”).

Second, most primary care providers don’t take hearing loss as seriously as they do other

health conditions. People should be referred for regular hearing evaluations just like they are referred for other preventative tests such as mammograms and colonoscopies. Fortunately, this is improving as more research comes out about the potentially disastrous consequences of untreated hearing loss, such as increased risk of falls, social isolation, and dementia. So, it is up to each one of us to be proactive about our own hearing health. Here are a few suggestions: Protect your ears from loud noises. Wear earplugs or earmuffs when using power tools, shooting guns, or attending loud concerts.

Get a baseline hearing test. If you are over the age of 40, it is worth it to have a full audiological evaluation, even if you aren’t experiencing any hearing difficulties. This way, we have a baseline test to compare future results to.

Get a hearing test if you are experiencing tinnitus (ringing in the ears) or any difficulties hearing. This includes trouble hearing the TV, your spouse or children, hearing in noisy restaurants, or on the phone.

If you know that you have hearing loss and are ready to do something about it, consult with a hearing care professional.

If you already have hearing aids but are unhappy with their performance, share your frustrations with your hearing care professional - there might be improvements that they can make. Alternatively, don’t be afraid to consult with a different professional. It never hurts to get a second opinion!

Q: Great advice! Finally, I have to ask your opinion about getting hearing aids at Costco.

A: That’s a really good question, and I definitely have an opinion on the matter! First, I think that getting hearing aids from Costco is better than buying OTC devices. The hearing aids that you get at Costco are actually prescription devices, and you do have help from an in-person provider. Unfortunately, in my opinion, the benefits stop there. First, there is a reason that Costco hearing aids are cheaper. They are older models that lack the sophisticated features of the newer, higher-end hearing aids sold in private clinics. In addition, Costco hearing aids have something called “locked programming” which means that the settings in Costco hearing aids can only be adjusted at Costco hearing aid centers. So if a patient comes to my office with hearing aids purchased at Costco, I cannot make any programming adjustments for them. And finally, the service received at Costco can be spotty. You might get lucky and see an audiologist with some experience, but more often than not you will be seen by a technician who may have been working the checkout stands just 2 months earlier. It is common to be seen by a different provider each time you go in and it is also common to have to wait up to a month to get an appointment. So I would just say that, in the world of hearing aids, you get what you pay for in terms of products and services.

I’ve had many patients come to me after being frustrated with their Costco hearing aids and they all tell me that their experience in my clinic is like night and day compared to their experience at Costco. All that being said, I also know people who are relatively satisfied with their Costco hearing aids, so experiences can certainly differ and I’d much rather see someone get Costco hearing aids than not do anything at all!

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I love finding treasures at Estate Sales. One of my latest finds is a beautiful set of mid modern pottery dishes. When I turned them over to see the pottery marks it said “Red Wing”. I have heard of Red Wing crocks (I have several myself and for sale), but I didn’t know they had ever made pottery.

Red Wing pottery refers to American stoneware, pottery, or dinnerware items made by a company initially set up in Red Wing, Minnesota in 1861 by German immigrant John Paul. The dinnerware was made from 1935 to 1967. More than 100 hand decorated patterns were produced.

Many different ink stamped, impressed, and hand painted marks were used. All new products have a circular ink stamp on the base with the full company name and wing trademark. No ink stamp on any original pre-1930

Red Wing pottery includes a wing.

The company had several names - Red Wing Terra Cotta Works, Minnesota Stoneware Company, North Star Stoneware, Red Wing Stoneware, Union Stoneware, Rumrill, and Red Wing Potteries. This historic artisan company is now closed.

The pricing pressures on hand made products of this quality were hard to compete with low-cost options.

I enjoy rescuing and sharing these keepsakes.

I hope this entire Red Wing Pottery dinnerware set can find a new home where it is appreciated, used, and hopefully passed on to the next generation.

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decal/sticker is a visible deterrent that alerts potential thieves that the vehicle has GPS and will be tracked if stolen. The DenverTrack program works with the vehicles’ GPS system to track stolen vehicles in real time. The program requires vehicle owners to preauthorize Denver Police access to the manufacture’s GPS service (e.g., OnStar, etc.) in the unfortunate event that their vehicle is stolen.

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There are three ways to see if you qualify and apply for Extra Help: online at SSA.gov/ medicare/part-d-extra-help; by calling Social Security at 800772-1213; or by visiting your local Social Security office.

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It’s a little early to say for sure, but the 2024 edition of the Colorado Rockies is beginning to resemble the 2006 version.

In 2006, Colorado—still training in Tucson—was coming off a 2005 season in which it had the worst record in the National League: 67-95.

But with the farm system starting to produce a cadre of future stars—Matt Holliday, Garrett Atkins and Brad Hawpe the first among them—Clint Hurdle coaxed the Rockies to a ninewin improvement, a more respectable 76-86 record.

A year away were Troy Tulowitzki, Ubaldo Jimenez and others.

We all know what happened in 2007.

Could history be repeating itself? Let’s hope so.

That 2006 Rockies squad finished the spring exhibition season with a 17-12 record that was seventh-best overall (Arizona and Florida combined), fourth in the Cactus League standings.

This year, with two spring games remaining before today’s season opener in Arizona, Colorado’s 16-11 record ranked second among Arizona-based teams (behind the Dodgers) and fourth overall.

Nolan Jones, who broke Dante Bichette’s club record for outfield assists with 18; Ezequiel Tovar, whose .988 fielding percentage last sea-

son broke Tulowitzki’s MLB record for highest fielding percentage by a rookie shortstop, and whom the Rockies just signed to a seven-year, $63.5 million contract; and Brenton Doyle, who won the Gold Glove in his rookie season as Colorado’s center fielder, are this time’s approximations of Holliday, Atkins and Hawpe. And homegrown Kyle Freeland fills the lefthanded ace role that was Jeff Francis’ then.

The coming wave includes catcher Drew Romo, infielder Adael Amador, slugger Hunter Goodman, versatile Sterlin Thompson and (take your pick of) outfielders Yanquiel Fernandez, Jordan Beck, Zac Veen and Benny Montgomery.

Pitching prospects include Chase Dollander, Carson Palmquist, Jaden Hill and a few recovering from Tommy John surgeries.

The Rockies’ future was on display last week in Colorado’s Spring Breakout game.

Afterward, manager Bud Black commented afterward, “They’re closer than they think.”

Outfielder Veen, Colorado’s top draft choice in 2020, said: There are a lot of great guys to be playing with.”

That’s the common thread that ties 2006 to 2024, and by extension, hopefully, 2007 to 2025. The first time they all wear Rockies purple in the

Majors won’t be the first time they’re teammates. They will have come through the system together, as the ’07 group had “Probably four years out, three years out, we had 2008 as the year when it would all come together,” Bill Geivett, former Director of Minor League Operations for the Rockies, told me when I interviewed him for my book Game 163. “Those guys, with their talent, and just that mentality of playing together, they certainly sped up the timetable.”

The key was the approach the late Keli McGregor, then Rockies president, imbued in the organization: grow from within.

“I remember talking to Billy Schmidt,” Geivett said, “and going, ‘Okay, here we go . . . we’re going to have to scout them better than anybody . . . pick ‘em better than anybody, and . . . develop them better than anybody.’”

That “Billy Schmidt” is current Senior Vice President and General Manager Bill Schmidt, who was then Farm Director. One of his assistants today was that 2006 field manager, Hurdle. So, they know how this can work.

The plethora of promising prospects is at Schmidt’s direction. He saw first-hand how “grow your own” can be a winning philosophy.

It breaks down into four parts: sign top international talent (such as Tovar, Fernandez and Amador); draft well (such as Romo, Beck and Dollander); emphasize scouting (the basis for acquiring Nolan Jones last off-season and pitcher Cal Quantrill before this one, both in trades, and snatching pitcher Anthony Molina from Tampa Bay in the Rule 5 Draft); and develop all those young players as teammates at various minor league levels as much as possible.

“I think foundationally— when I say that, I mean the minor leagues—we’re a lot better than we were,” Schmidt said in a Q-and-A near the end of last season.

The 2006 Rockies went through 26 position players and 24 pitchers, including late-season call-ups Tulo and Ubaldo.

In 2024 it will be interesting to see not only the team’s final won-lost record but also the total number of players who appear on the roster.

Whatever, ask yourself how it might translate to 2025.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 16 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at denny dressman@comcast.net.

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The Ethics of Capitalism as an Economic System

The deepest principles of capitalism are found in the definition of free trade: “A willing buyer and a willing seller deciding on a transaction without outside coercion.” Two individuals arrive at an agreement.

This point is critical. Capitalism only exists in individual freedom to choose. True capitalism doesn’t spring from any law or any government. The economic system called capitalism arose naturally from the individual freedom on which our nation was founded.

For eons mankind has bartered, the first seeds of capitalism; but all nations were subject to their more powerful neighbor taking through force. Free markets didn’t reach their full power until our nation was founded on the concept of the sanctity of the individual. No other nation codified the concept of inalienable rights, from our creator, not man: Until our Declaration of Independence and Constitution were forge.

The entire concept of capitalism is that free trade and individual rights inexorably united our nation and the sanctity of the individual into one concept.

Therefore, the single role of government is to protect the individual freedoms that accrue from our creator.

Capitalism has been maligned for decades. The main arguments against are greed and avarice. No doubt some capitalists are guilty, however, the vast majority of business owners, inventors, and founders created a better way that other people want. In a capitalist economy, individuals decide, not governments.

Cronyism: Is not capitalism. Cronyism uses the power of government to subvert free enterprise. It creates unfair advantage through manipulation of a market. While it is legal for Musk

or Buffet to use government contracts to keep a market to themselves, it is not ethical to do so.

For instance, the subsidy EV’s get from the government distorts the market; it takes money in the form of taxes from one person to pay off another.

The subsidy that EV buyers get is actually taken from other people, through taxation, to benefit one small group, thus costing the majority. If the EV is desirable in a free, capitalist market, then it would not need a federal subsidy.

Taxation: All federal revenue comes from taking from the indiviual. The government is not capable of generating profit, so it must tax its citizens.

Government is antithetical to individual freedom and therefore, to capitalism. It’s a zero-sum game: what government has, it must take and the individual must give up. There must be a limit, a balance.

Citizens realize that some portion of their income should go to supporting our government. But when a certain group pays the vast majority of taxes, and when another group pays no taxes, the burden is not equally partitioned. The high wage earners are disproportionately impaired, while low wage earners pay almost nothing, the system will not long sustain itself.

There is a point at which the tax burden becomes untenable. At that point, businesses and the wealthy will seek tax shelters or even move their product lines off shore. This is self limiting since tax revenues are dependent on profits and business profits will decline as tax rates increase.

Our nation’s founders recognized

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the need for limited government. Therefore the compromise, so brilliantly executed in our Constitution, is to limit government activity to highly restricted avenues. They gave taxing authority only to a body that regularly must stand for re-election by the very people they tax.

“Big-Government” politicians found a way around the Constitution by “robbing Peter to pay Paul.” So they could always get Paul’s vote.

But this is a highly limited endeavor, since Peter, the producer of wages and taxes will eventually rebel. Ayn Rand wrote volumes on this topic.

As did Milton Freedman and the entire Austrian Schools of Economics.

The Golden Thread: That unites freedom, capitalsm and our nation is the sanctity of the individual. Whose rights are noted in the Declaration of Independence and bestowed by our Creator. Our Constituitional Republics allows, and even demands, that we exercise our rights as individuals to limit and balance our government. We have a golden opportunity to right the wrongs and bring order to the chaos.

Jay Davidson is founder and CEO of a commercial bank. He is a student of the Austrian School of Economics and a dedicated capitalist. He believes there is a direct connection between individual right and responsibility, our Constitution, capitalism, and the intent of our Creator.

provide a product or service that satisfies the buyer, the seller won’t sell.

And the business will fold. The key point is freedom to choose, free of government influence, perpetuates capitalism.

Because capitalism is available for everyone, it has propelled the majority of citizens out of subsistence living to relative wealth. Even the poorest among us benefits greatly from free markets. It’s too bad that the government wants to pay people to remain in poverty, using welfare and entitlements. Instead we should encourage people to engage in the uplifting process of fending for themselves. Entitlement breeds dependency. Free enterprise, capitalism, bredds independence.

Federal Debt: Is really your debt, since every wage-earner must pay it back.

When the government, especially the Administrative State and Congress spend more that they take in through taxes, the government places every citizen in our nation into debt, just so the politicians can continue to spend other peoples money.

The solution is to force government, through elected politicians, to stop and reduce spending. How many more welfare programs do we need? How effect are the programs in place? Would not private enterprise better serve the needs of the needy?

Profit: Allows a business to self-perpetuate. Profit requires that the business owner balance employee satisfaction with other costs, sells his product or service for a price above his total cost and thereby create profit. Remember that capitalism requires a willing buyer. If the seller doesn’t

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This is truly an attractive car with conservative sport’s sedan appearance.

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When we are Coping with Uncertainty cumstances. happy or more importantWhat we are witnessing in the country is an upside-down world.

Common sense is not so common.

Many of us are fearful, stressed, frustrated, and worried about our families, friends, finances, futures, colleagues, and communities given the crime, corruption, violence, uncertainty, inhumanity, and the rising costs of everything.

Everyone wants to be happy, but happiness is not an emotion that is in plentiful supply right now.

Attempting to turn a frown upside down, rather than questioning if you are happy, the question can be reframed asking, “Am I pursuing happiness?”

What does it mean to pursue

happiness? Many social scientists opine that the word we use for happiness should be replaced with the word, joy. What is the difference between happiness and joy? Joy and happiness are both emotions that convey feelings of contentment or satisfaction. J.D. Salinger, the author of Catcher in the Rye, once wrote, “The fact is always obvious much too late, but the most singular difference between happiness and joy is that happiness is a solid and joy a liquid.”

A joyful spirit is characterized by hope, gratitude, a positive attitude, a smile, an appreciation for our humanity, serving others, and positive social connections regardless of cir-

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we are connected to tend to be happier. The Happy Students Happy Classmates Study found that happiness is a contagion indicating that the well-being of a student partly depends on the well-being of their classmates. This is because our brains are attuned to the emotions of others. This is the reason we sometimes comment that someone’s laugh is contagious, and we laugh too.

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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 JESSICA GARCIA-PENA and FRANCISCO GARCIA- PENA, Children, And concerning BERNARD FOOTE, EDLITA LITTLE, FRANCISCO GARCIA 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 Tel: 303-636-1882 Fax: 303-636-1889 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENT EDLITA LITTLE Case No: 23JV316 Division: 23 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for an ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENT EDLITA LITTLE, on April 5, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. (MST) in Division 23 of the Arapahoe 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: • https://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 #, #).

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 dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Linda Arnold, Esq., 16764 Assistant County Attorney Published in The Villager Published: March 28, 2024 Legal # 11491 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 Case Number: D0032023CV31411 Div./Ctrm.: 204 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner - Plaintiff, v.

JOSE LIZANDRO CARDONATORRES, and any unknown persons who may claim any interest in the subject matter of this action, to wit: $3,872.00, in United States Currency, Respondent – Defendant(s) ALIAS CITATION TO SHOW CAUSE WHY CONTRABAND PROPERTY SHOULD NOT BE FORFEITED THIS MATTER comes before the court pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S., as a Petition in Forfeiture seeking an Alias Citation to Show Cause Why Contraband Property Should Not Be Forfeited, brought by the District Attorney for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of Colorado.

The Court has examined the Petition and the supporting affidavit and has considered the PetitionerPlaintiff’s request for the issuance of an Alias Citation to Show Cause.

The Court is satisfied that the Petitioner-Plaintiff has shown probable cause that the seized property in this action, as described in the caption above, is contraband property subject to seizure, confiscation, and forfeiture pursuant to §16-13-501, et seq., C.R.S. The Court finds that each named Respondent-Defendant in the caption is the only person or persons known to have, an interest in, or to have asserted and interest in, the subject matter of the action.

The Court, therefore, issues this alias citation: THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF

COLORADO TO THE ABOVE RESPONDENTDEFENDANT: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED AND ORDERED TO APPEAR for a first appearance on this case in the District Court in and for the Eighteenth Judicial District, State of Colorado, at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 S. Potomac St., Centennial, Colorado 80112 in Division/Courtroom 204, on May 20, 2024 at 2:30 p.m., and to show cause, if any there be, why the court should not grant the relief requested in the Petition in Forfeiture served herewith, which seeks the forfeiture of the subject matter property described in the caption above, which was seized on the date of October 22, 2022, at or near the location 10700 E. Dartmouth Ave, #T107, Denver, Colorado, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is the agency holding the seized subject matter property.

The Court orders that this citation may be served by certified mail, in accordance with §16-13505(7), C.R.S. WARNING: If you wish to have the subject property returned to you, you must respond to this Citation to Show Cause. You are warned that, pursuant to §16-13-505(1.7) (b) and (8), C.R.S., if you fail to file a response to the Petition in Forfeiture in accordance with §16-13-505(2)(d), or if you fail to appear personally, by counsel, or as otherwise directed by the Court at the first appearance, pursuant to §16-13-505(8), C.R.S., judgment by default shall be entered against you by the Court forthwith for the relief demand in the Petition in Forfeiture, without further notice and any interest you may have in the subject property will be lost forever.

Pursuant to §16-13-505(2)(d), C.R.S., the responsive pleading shall be designated a response to petition and citation to show cause and shall be filed with the court at or before the first appearance on the petition and shall include: (I) A statement admitting or denying the averments of the petition; (II) A statement setting forth with particularity why the seized property should not be forfeited. The statement shall include specific factual and legal ground’s supporting it and any affirmative defense to forfeiture as provided in this part 5.

(III) A list of witnesses whom the respondent intends to call at the hearing on the merits, including the addresses and telephone numbers thereof; and

(IV) A verified statement, supported by documentation, that the claimant is the true owner of the property or an interest therein.

You are advised that, pursuant to §16-13-505(5) C.R.S.: “Continuance of the hearing on the merits shall be granted upon stipulation of the parties or upon good cause shown.”

DONE this 19th day of March, 2024

BY THE COURT: Thomas W. Henderson DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Published in The Villager Published: March 28, 2024 Legal # 11492 ___________________________ 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: EVA MAESTAS Child, and concerning, LEXUS VIGIL-MAESTAS and JOHN DOE Respondents.

Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Assistant County Attorney 14980 East Alameda Drive

MISC. Notice CellCo Partnership and its Controlled Affiliates Doing Business as Verizon Wireless (Verizon Wireless) proposes to increase the height of an existing monopole communications tower to an overall height of 55 feet, at the approx. vicinity of 5910 South University, Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, CO 80121, Lat: [39-36-28.4], Long: [-10457-27.3]. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to: Kelly Carr, k.carr@ trileaf.com, 66 South Logan Street, Denver, CO 80209, (314) 997-6111.

Published in The Villager Published: March 28, 2024 Legal # 11496 ___________________________

Aurora, CO 80012 PH: 303.636.1308 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT CONCERNING JOHN DOE SET FOR APRIL 22, 2024 AT 10:00 AM IN DIV. 22 Case No: 23JV362 Division: 22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing and Default Judgement regarding Respondent, JOHN DOE, is set for APRIL 22, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112.

You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected and enter into a treatment plan by default in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

The Arapahoe County District Court is holding this hearing via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 2, SERIES 2024 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE AMENDING SECTION 16-5-120 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE TO ADOPT THE FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY’S REVISED FLOOD INSURANCE STUDY AND FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP FOR ARAPAHOE COUNTY AND ITS INCORPORATED AREAS Copies of the Ordinances are on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.

Published in The Villager Published: March 28, 2024 Legal # 11494 ___________________________

phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom.

• Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below.

• If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664. When prompted enter Access code: 2594 887 9073 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed).

YOU ARE FURTHER COMMANDED to appear before the Court at said time and place, either in person or by Cisco WebEx Meetings.

If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin.

Dated this 21st day of March, 2024.

Erinn Walz, Reg. #43200 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner Published in The Villager Published: March 28, 2024 Legal # 11493 ___________________________

FOXFIELD NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Board of Trustees of the Town of Foxfield hereby gives notice that a public hearing shall be held at the South Metro Fire Protection District Station #42, 7320 South Parker Road, Foxfield, Colorado, at 6:30 p.m. on April 5, 2024, concerning adoption of the amended 2024 Town of Foxfield Master Plan.

The Town of Foxfield Master Plan is posted on the Town website at https://townoffoxfield.colorado.gov/.

Copies are available for public inspection by contacting the Town Clerk at 303-680-1544 or Clerk@ TownofFoxfield.com.

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND Published in The Villager Published: March 28, 2024 Legal # 11495 ___________________________

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