



On June 17, the Cherry Hills Village City Council heard from representatives of the Homelessness Awareness/Action Task Force South Metro (HAAT Force), who were invited to tell the council about what is being done to help unhoused people in the south metro area.
HAAT Force, whose website is haatforce.org, is a 501(c)(3) that does not have its own office. It operates out of a Methodist Church in Englewood.
Paul Workman, CHV community development director, brought up Brad Arnold, treasurer on the board of directors at HAAT Force, and Tammy Slipher, interim program director
Workman said, “Knowing council is interested in housing and homelessness as a regional issue, (they are here to) introduce themselves and make a presentation.”
Arnold told the council he had been the controller at the Cherry Creek School District for 20+ years (“verified” with a positive response from Council Member Fisher, former CCSD school board president) and sought useful volunteer work after he retired. As a resident of south metro Denver who had previously volunteered at a women’s homeless shelter in downtown Denver, he looked around to find out where people go who are experiencing homelessness in the south metro area. He discovered that, historically, “They go to Denver,” eventually hearing about HAAT Force, which, he shared, “is only able to take care of people when the weather is awful, so, most of the time, they’re (the homeless) on their own.”
Slipher added, “Brad is correct. We don’t have any shelters in south Denver. HAAT Force has been around for 15 years. We began with helping people that were the most vulnerable in our community—the elderly, families, the disabled and their caregivers, pregnant women, people with pets—these often don’t qualify for shelters in Denver.”
After explaining that HAAT Force has been providing hotel vouchers on cold winter nights to these vulnerable populations for the past 15 years, she said, “Just recently, we received notice from Severe Weather Shelter Network that handled individuals experiencing homelessness in a local church in Englewood, that they had closed their doors due to unforeseen circumstances, and now there was a (service) gap in the community (for individuals).”
She went on, “Our board decided they would expand our realm of services to all individuals experiencing homelessness. We want to say thank you to local cities, Arapahoe County, the (state) Department of Local Affairs, churches, foundations, and private citizens for helping to fund that expansion last season. Now, we are the only sheltering organization in south Denver
(and nearby) Arapahoe County that provides hotel vouchers during severe weather events. This…grew our organization exponentially… to about 300 clients this (past) season. We had 561 vouchers issued and 38 nights of sheltering. Through our referrals with our local partners, we were able to have nine people permanently housed.”
HAAT Force expects to have a similarly busy season—they operate and provide vouchers from October 1 to April 30—this coming year.
Slipher told the council, “We understand that addressing homelessness is polarizing. We are here to be a resource for you. We partner with…cities, police departments, first responders, co-responders, and mental health resources in the Tri-cities (Englewood, Littleton, and Sheridan) area and with Arap-
ahoe County churches and businesses. Many organizations support us by efforts such as local clothing and food collection, referring volunteers, and funding.”
In response to a question about their budget, Arnold shared that HAAT Force only needs an annual budget of around $600,000 to fund their services at a minimum level, up from the $400,000 they raised last year. With only one full-time employee and two part-time seasonal employees, they rely on donations from individuals, churches, and some state grants.
Mayor Brown asked the presenters about their sources of public funds. Slipher explained, “We receive some money from Arapahoe County Community Development Block Grant funds. We are also in communication with Centennial about…funding. We
receive a small grant from the City of Lone Tree because the Light Rail drops people off in Lone Tree and if it gets late, there is no public transportation to send them to Douglas County Social Services in Castle Rock, so they send us clients from there.” When Mayor Brown asked, Slipher told her there is no shelter in Douglas County and the only shelter in Arapahoe County, which is in Aurora, just changed to families only.
Council Member Robinson asked about the location of the motels for which vouchers are issued. Slipher told him there were two on Broadway, one in Aurora, and one in Lakewood, next to a bus stop. HAAT Force, she said, is presently trying to add one in Centennial and one in Littleton “to keep our funds in our county.”
Other HAAT Force partners Slipher named were “Movement 5280, Bemis Library, Arapahoe County Libraries, Giving Heart, City of Sheridan, Doctors Care, and other agencies that regularly have clients that are unhoused,” explaining, “Most of our clients don’t have phones. Partner agencies, like libraries where people go
to warm up, communicate to them that, ‘Today is a severe weather day,’ and they let them use their phones to call our hotline. We have a mass communication that goes out to a large distribution of partner agencies and city agencies to tell them daily, whether we are open (to distribute hotel vouchers during severe weather). That’s how clients hear about us.”
Council Member Fisher asked CHV Police Chief Lyons how he interacts with HAAT Force. The chief said, “Just like anything involving law enforcement response, the situation dictates the tactic… For a family in need of that service, having that network of resources is key for us. We have used and will continue to use their services.” He thanked Arnold and Slipher for the work they do.
Council Member Maguire asked if HAAT Force helps the homeless year-round. Slipher said, “Unfortunately, we do not. We only operate vouchering during severe weather season. That’s all our budget has been able to support…
Cowboys, Indians, Troops & Hostages Part 2: I read The Meeker Herald Times as part of my early day ranching heritage growing up 30 miles from the infamous Milk Creek Indian War took place. Indian Agent Meeker’s letters are fascinating, with this history almost forgotten. The letters from the White River Museum, reprinted in The Meeker Herald-Times, describes the desperate efforts by Meeker to make the White River Agency Indians into farmers. The end result was his death and the longest U.S. Indian war in history. The battle lasted for five days, 18 miles Northeast of the present town of Meeker. Indian Agent Nathan Meeker was killed the same day at the Agency on Sept. 29, 1879, along with ten of his workers. His wife Arvilla, and daughter Josephine, were part of five women and young children taken hostage. Then the White River Utes ambushed Major Thomas T. Thornburgh and 153 of his soldiers and 25 militiamen, coming to the aid of Agent Meeker at Ft. Steele in the Wyoming Territory. Meeker had been severely injured before at the Agency and summoned military help. The Milk Creek War lasted until October 5, and Major Thornburgh was killed, along with 24 troops and 44 wounded from Company E, 3rd Calvary. A rider was dispatched from the pinned-down troops to ride
for help. The unit was dug in behind wagons with dead horses and mules.
The first troops to the rescue were a small unit of Black Buffalo soldiers from a southern territory outpost. The battle with reinforcements raged on for additional days with more deaths occurring to troops and Indians. History relates that there were 15 Medals of Honor awarded to heroic surviving troop members. Indian Chief Colorow was the leader of the insurgent Indians, along with Captain Jack who had passed through Black Hawk and Central City noted by The Weekly Register-Call newspaper. (Circa:1862.) Jack was killed after leaving the Uinta Indian reservation where the tribes were relocated to Utah.
BY BOB SWEENEY PUBLISHER
The hostages who were taken were released unharmed 22 days later through the efforts of Indian Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta near present day Delta.
Chief Ouray, a peacemaker, was the leader of the Uncompahgre Utes, and his tribe was not involved in the Milk Creek War.
The number of deaths and injured are conflicting but this was a major Indian uprising with many casualties. A conflict was almost inevitable with the influx of settlers and miners from the 1859 discovery of gold in Gregory Gulch at present day Black
Hawk and Central City. Thousands of miners and settlers poured into the territory, and many invaded the vast Indian lands stretching across most of today’s Western Colorado. This was ordained to them by a U.S. Treaty that gave the Indians “absolute and undisturbed use and occupation” of these area and also authorized U.S. troops to prevent persons from trespassing on Ute lands. Regardless, after the uprising, both tribes were rounded up and relocated
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During the summer months, we partner closely with our cities, especially Englewood. They’re open to having cooling centers at their rec center during the day.”
Maguire also asked about Volunteers of America (VOA), to which Slipher explained that HAAT Force clients in south metro Denver would have to go to Denver to use VOA services
and they are often “not open to that, because this is where they live. This is where their community is. Their kids go to school here. They have supporting agencies and resource providers. VOA does not have services here, though they do provide lunches for seniors at a rec center in Englewood, so we refer our elderly clients to that rec center to see if they can get the City of Englewood to comp them a
membership there so they’re able to obtain lunch on days in the summer when it is available.”
She added, “We also partner with the liaisons at each of our school districts that identify homeless students and their families to help with vouchering. Oftentimes, they refer those families to us for services.”
to Utah. The Uncompahgre Utes were able to regain and return to parcels of their lands along the present Utah and Colorado border with present day towns in Southwest Colorado at Ignacio and in the Durango/Cortez areas where they operate several successful casinos, as well as with farming.
Chief Ouray and his wife Chipeta traveled to Washington D.C. before his death in 1881. The town of Ouray is named in his honor.
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After describing the additional funding and resources HAAT Force was able to obtain and utilize during the COVID-19 pandemic, Slipher concluded with, “We know what works if we do housing first. If we’re able to do direct referrals for housing, we’re able to get them out of homelessness. With motels, we have very little face time with clients. Our desire is to have a more sustainable model for (housing in) this area. We know the need is going to be great.”
She continued, “We have to do something. People, especially families and the disabled, they need a place to live, not in their vehicle. We are open to expanding our services to support a permanent supportive housing model that would have a low barrier to people coming in. Then we would establish what they need through triage of their case management…We’d love a highrise building in Sheridan. At this point, we are just trying to be visionary to know what we really need in this area. After doing this for 15 years, we recognize that the funding could be better utilized than motel vouchers. We would prefer to invest back
To a question from Council Member Fisher, Slipher talked about a partner agency, Bridge House Ready to Work in Englewood, which also operates in Aurora and Boulder. She shared, “They have been successful with individuals experiencing homelessness, getting them into a 12 to 18-month program. They work right away and it’s a residential program. It just opened in Englewood this month and is now a direct referral for us for individuals we see. The individuals are temporarily housed there while they build their resumé to be able to work. In that program, when they work, one-third of their income goes to their room and board, one-third goes to a savings account for them to use after they graduate from the program, and one-third is left for them to spend. We’re really excited to have this organization as a new partner in the area.”
At the end of the presentation, Mayor Brown said that she had received excellent reviews of HAAT Force from the Cities of Littleton, Englewood, and Sheridan, adding, “It is worth further consideration, I believe, of this council, of what we feel is a role we could play.” She asked city staff to add that topic to a future CHV city council agenda.
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It was a perfect Colorado day in Cherry Hills Village (CHV) when Cherry Hills Land Preserve (CHLP) hosted a myriad of family-friendly festivities at the village’s beloved Quincy Farm. Art exhibits from local professionals as well as remarkable creations from students at Cherry Hills Elementary and Greenwood Village Elementary made the celebration truly GRAND.
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Accompanying that evolution is what has been called the “flight to quality,” meaning that those companies that lease office space now are seeking new, shiny buildings with a host of amenities, including dining, retail, and access to transit and recreation, to retain current employees and attract new ones. To appeal to those companies seeking the “flight to quality,” outdated infrastructure, including aging office buildings, must be modernized.
The City has retained two consultants to assist them with this project. Civitas, which describes itself as, “an urban design and landscape architecture firm that shapes cities for the better,” by “transforming urban places into living, breathing ecosystems, seamlessly blending nature with city life,” while engaging and listening to residents, has been hired to help design the public portion of the project, “focusing on parks, open spaces, and pedestrian infrastructure.” Economic & Planning Systems, Inc. (EPS), “a land economics firm experienced in the full spectrum of services related to real estate development, the financing of public infrastructure and government services,
using an interactive mapping tool found of the project page for Midtown Centennial on the City’s website, https://www.centennialco.gov/Government/ City-Projects-and-Initiatives/ Midtown-Centennial.
BY FREDA MIKLIN
BY FREDA MIKLIN
Last Thursday’s news from 20th and Blake can be taken more than one way.
The obvious reaction is that Walker Monfort’s promotion to executive vice president of the Colorado Rockies is just the latest example of his dad sustaining the status quo by promoting from within (and in this case, perpetuating family control of Denver’s Major League Baseball club).
But the younger Mr. Monfort has a response to that line of thinking, and there are numerous examples of successful baseball executives who made the most of similar opportunity.
“You mention the family tie and nepotism and everything that comes along with that,” he said when the announcement was made. “I think since Day One here at the Rockies, I’ve tried to use that as something to motivate me to actually prove people wrong. I put my work in, just like everyone else here, and I do think I’ve done a good job leading by example.”
Walker Monfort has held fulltime positions with the Rockies for 16 years, most recently as director of corporate partnerships and orchestrator of ROCKIES.TV in partnership with MLB.
Before that he worked as a
part-timer in the visitor’s clubhouse, as a member of the grounds crew, and in ticketing and promotions.
Walker Monfort is succeeding chief operating officer Greg Feasel, who is retiring at the end of this year, even though he’s not assuming Feasel’s title.
first world title in 86 years. (He also was Red Sox GM in 2007, when Boston swept the Rockies in their only WS appearance.)
An offensive tackle for the Denver Gold in 198385, Feasel joined the Rockies in 1995. His role was more business management than baseball.
It remains to be seen if Walker Monfort will involve himself in the baseball side to a greater extent than the man he’s succeeding.
Some major decisions await.
Is Warren Schaeffer the answer in the dugout?
Is Bill Schmidt the answer in the front office?
At 38, Walker Monfort is within the age range of several “young guns” who preceded him and were successful when given their first shot at positions of authority in professional baseball.
Theo Epstein was 31 years old and in his third year as Boston’s general manager when the Red Sox ended the Curse of The Bambino by beating the St. Louis Cardinals in the 2004 World Series for their
Ben Cherington was 37 when he succeeded Epstein as Red Sox GM in 2011. In his first season, Boston posted its worst record since 1965. But after a flurry of free agent signings and a few shrewd trades, two years later the Sox won 97 games and the 2013 World Series.
Jed Hoyer was Walker Monfort’s age when the Cubs named him general manager in 2011. Five years later they ended the 71-year Curse of the Billy Goat by beating Cleveland in the 2016 World Series.
Jim Bowden was 31—the youngest GM in history—when he was hired by Cincinnati in 1992. Seven years later the Reds won 96 games and he was named Major League Executive of the Year by The Sporting News
Andrew Friedman was not yet 29 when he was put in charge of the Tampa Bay Rays, who had had a losing record in each of their first eight seasons. Within three years, Tampa Bay played in its first World Series, and the Rays appeared in the postseason three more times before he was hired by the Los Angeles Dodgers as President of Baseball Operations, the title he currently still holds.
Chaim Bloom, a Friedman protégé, was 22 when he started his career with Tampa Bay. Now 41, he is set to succeed John Mozeliak as president of baseball operations for the St. Louis Cardinals when Mozeliak retires at the end of the year.
What’s interesting about all of those previous unknowns is that they all came up through the ranks, much as Walker Monfort has done to this point.
Maybe he can follow in their footsteps.
“I do have a plan in place,” he said after the announcement. “It’s something my dad and I have talked about in the past—that I think it could benefit us if we look at things a little bit differently.”
The key, of course, is getting father to allow son the freedom to change the approach.
Denny Dressman’s 17th book, a collaboration with Kansas City artist Anthony High titled Black Baseball’s Heyday – Capturing An Era in Art and Words, will be published in late summer. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@comcast.net.
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Assistant County Attorney 14980 E. Alameda Drive, Ste 38
Aurora, CO 80012
Telephone: (303) 752-8900
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NOTICE OF ACTION AND HEARING TO: ALEJANDRO MAZO
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: You are hereby notified that a Petition has been filed to establish paternity and support for the above-named children. You are an interested party. You are further notified that the Petition is set for hearing at 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, CO 80112 in Division 21 on JULY 21, 2025 at 10:45 a.m. You are further notified that if you fail to appear, the court may still enter an order.
Published in The Villager Published: July 3, 2025 Legal # 11901
Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on/or after the 17th day of June 2025 final settlement with Vance Brothers will be made by the City of Cherry Hills Village, for the 2025 Sewer CIPP Project, and that any person, co-partnership, association, company, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against any of the contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors, or any of their subcontractors, in or about the performance of said work may file at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on/or after, July 16th, 2025, a verified statement of the amount
due and unpaid on account of such claim with the City Council of the City of Cherry Hills Village, at the office of:
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CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE STATE
LITTLETON FINE ARTS GUILD
ART EXHIBIT
JUNE 24-JULY 24. 64th year of creating affordable fine art exhibits. The Depot Summer Show is at the Colorado Gallery of the Arts, Arapahoe Community College.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR
CRAFT BEER EVENT
JULY 25, 6:30-9:30 p.m. in the Exhibition Hall. 15 Breweries, Live Music & Entertainment, Golf Simulator Game and much more.
ART IN THE PARK
JUNE 3-JULY 31. Tuesday-Thursday at Westlands Park for ages 6-12. Eight weeks of creative summer fun! New themes and projects each week. Register: greenwoodvillage.com/art
ARAPAHOE LIBRARIES
SUMMER READING 2025
JUNE-JULY 31. “Spark Your Imagination.” Ages 0-18. Visit the library and choose a free book while supplies last. Info: arapahoelibraries.org/summer-reading
CENTRAL CITY OPERA FESTIVAL
JUNE 28-AUG. 3 Seville, The Knock, Once Upon a Mattress, CCO in Concert: Opera’s Greatest hits. Call 303-292-6700 for dates and ticket sales.
MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS
Rock The Block - Happy Hour - Free Live Music
JULY 10, Luke Henry; JULY 31 & AUGUST. 14, Julie Savannah; AUGUST 6, DJ Duke
CHERRY CREEK NORTH EVENTS
JULY 10, AUG. 14, & SEPT. 11 Summer Concert Series.
7 AUG. 9-10 Smash Fine Arts Festival
JULY 4-JULY 6 Cherry Creek Arts Festival
JULY 11-13 BASTILLE DAY! A French Fest
JULY 17-JULY 20 Sidewalk Sale
ARAPAHOE COUNTY THRIVING
COMMUNITY FAIR
JULY 12, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. Town Center of Aurora, 14200 E. Alameda Ave., Aurora.
CITY OF AURORA SUMMER
serving as Press. of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce and on the board of directors of Visit Aurora.
“What’s Happening with Aurora Business?”
$5 coffee & donuts. Heather GHardens
Clubhouse, 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way Aurora Aspen Room.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR
- ENTER YOUR BET WORK
PUBLIC COMPETITIONS
In Person Exhibit Entry JULY 20-21 Entries displayed July 24-27. Info: arapahoecountyfair.com/public competitions
BLUE GRASS ON THE GREEN JULY 23, High Lonesome. MOAONLINE. ORG for tickets. Live at Marjorie Park: Located at Fiddler’s Green, 6331 S.Fiddlers Green Cir., Greenwood Village
GREENWOOD VILLAGE DAY
SAT., JULY 26 at Village Green Park.
Celebrate 75 years of GV with carnival games, rides, food truck, live music and a fireworks show. For GV residents. Get tickets at the City of Greenwood Village.
119TH ARAPAHOE COUNTY FAIR
JULY 24-27. Details arapahoecountyfair. com
CHERRY CREEK REPUBLIVC WOMEN GENERAL MEETING/ LUNCHEON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12. Speaker: State GOP Chairman, Brita Horn. Topic: We Are Tired of Being “Blue.”We Want to see (and BE) “RED.”
HOPS, GRAPES & GOURMET BITES SUMMERFEST
AUGUST 23, 5-8 p.m. Curtis Park in Greenwood Village. Enjoy a gourmet entree from award-winning chef Jimmy Lambatos of Jimmy’s Jersey Street Cafe. Live music, local food & drinks, games for kids. Annual All Colorado Art Show at the Curtis Center for the Arts & free outdoor movie hosted by the City of Greenwood Village. A Fundraiser for Rotary Denver Southeast.
LITTLETON’S DEPOT ART GALLERY FIBER ARTISTS COMPETITION
Show dates: SEPT 9 TO OCT 11. Littleton’s Depot Art Gallery is posting a competition
303-7s5s9-9232 for a free breakfast. Have fun meeting new friends and an opportunity to give back to the community.
EXPAND YOUR LOVE OF BRIDGE
New games specifically for Novice and Intermediate players. Tech Center Bridge is located at 6161 S. Wabash Way, Greenwood Village. Call 303-915-1229. 1st & 3rd Thursdays 12:30-3:45 p.m. Cost is $8. Need a partner? Check the online list bredgewebs. com/techcenterbridge Also ask about Denver Metro Bridge at 5250 Leetsdale Dr., Denver. 303-757-4774.
DENVER LIONS CLUB MEETINGS
Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 12 noon at the American Legion Hall, I-25 & Yale. Interested in joining? Call Bob, 720-313-9741.
“WHAT’S NEW?”
CENTRAL CITY OPERA IS THE RECIPIENT OF THE PRESTIGIOUS 2025-2026
EQUITY IN ARTS LEARNING FOR COLO YOUTH GRANT
Administrated by “Think 360 Arts for Learning.” Innovative mental health awareness and suicide prevention initiative.
WHAT’S NEW?
FIDDLER’S GREEN NOISE COMPLAINT LINE
Greenwood Village Police Dept. maintains a dedicated phone to respond to noise complaints related to Fiddler’s Green. To file a complaint, call 303-486-8275.
WHAT’S NEW?
EMILY GRIFFITH TECHNICAL COLLEGE NEWS
Randy Johnson - Executive Director - has announced that an Apprenticeship Degree is being offered. Info: anna.smith@emilygriffith. edu or call 720-423-4852.
ANNOUNCEMENT: WESTERN CONSERVATIVE SUMMIT TO RETURN
Returns July 2026 as they celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the 150th Anniversary of Colorado’s Statehood.
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