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Primary election results tell an interesting story

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

By now, most Coloradans who follow politics know that the incumbent Democrats in all the top statewide elected offices will face Republicans who generally sound like traditional GOP candidates. There were three more extreme candidates who often repeated conspiracy theories in

the GOP primary, but Republican voters, with likely help from a significant number of the state’s unaffiliated voters, cleared the way for the more traditional Republicans.

Although we don’t know the exact voter turnout by party for the whole state yet, total voter turnout was 32% of active voters.

We know that in Arapahoe County, 40% of registered Republicans turned out. If that statistic is ap-

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plicable statewide, it would mean that 39% of the votes cast in the Republican primary for U.S. senate statewide were supplied by unaffiliated voters.

In the race for governor, incumbent Jared Polis (D) will be challenged by CU Regent and founder of Camp Bow Wow Heidi Ganahl (R), along with former GOP candidate who is running under the banner of the American Constitutional Party (AC), Danielle Neuschwanger, and five other lesser-known challengers. Another former GOP gubernatorial candidate, Darryl Gibbs, is also running under the AC label for lieutenant governor. Major party candidates for Colorado governor choose their running mates. Polis is expected to stick with current Lt. Governor Dianne Primavera.

Ganahl has not yet announced a running mate.

Incumbent Attorney General Elliot Weiser (D) will face 18th Judicial District Attorney John Kellner (R) and William Robinson (L) in the November general election. Incumbent Treasurer Dave Young (D) will be up against former State Rep. Lang Sias (R) and Anthony Delgado (L). Incumbent Secretary of State Jena Griswold (D) will be running against former Jefferson County Clerk Pam Anderson(R), Bennett Rutledge (L), Amanda Campbell (AC), and two other lesser-known candidates.

In the race for U.S. Senate, Michael Bennet (D) is running for a third six-year term against heavy construction contractor Joe O’Dea (R), in his first bid for elective office. Also on the ballot is Brian Peotter (L), along with three others.

In the race for the State Board of Education, there are four candidates for the at-large seat being vacated by Ganahl, including Kathy Plomer (D) and Dan Maloit (R).

In CD6, incumbent State Board of Education member Rebecca McClellan (D), who has served since 2017 and was formerly a member of the Centennial City Council, is being challenged by political newcomer Molly Lamar (R).

Kellner, a Republican, is in the middle of his first four-year term as DA. If he is elected Attorney General, it will be up to the governor to name his replacement.

If Kellner is elected and Polis is re-elected, it is likely that the second half of Kellner term as 18th Judicial DA will be completed by a Democrat.

Arapahoe County

In Arapahoe County, there were multiple primary races in the GOP for the top elective offices in the state and almost none on the Democratic side for statewide offices. So, it is no surprise that one-third (approximately 18,000) of the just over 54,000 votes cast in Arapahoe County in each of the two biggest GOP primary races, for governor and U.S. Senator, came from unaffiliated voters. Although we can’t know for whom those unaffiliated voters cast their ballots, we know that in the race for governor in Arapahoe County, Heidi Ganahl, who won the primary, bested Greg Lopez by 9,773 votes, and in the race for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate in Arapahoe County, Joe O’Dea bested Ron Hanks by 11,480 votes.

There were primaries that included Arapahoe County partially or totally on the Democratic side in HD42, where Mandy Lindsay

prevailed over Gail Pough. In County Commissioner district four, Democrats choose Leslie Summey to be their candidate over Regina Edmondson.

There were primaries that included Arapahoe County partially or totally on the Republican side in CD4, where incumbent Ken Buck beat back challenger Robert Lewis decisively. In SD27, Tom Kim bested JulieMarie Shepherd Macklin. Mark Gotto got more votes than Jason Presley for the GOP nomination for County Commissioner district two.

Voter turnout in Arapahoe County was pretty much as expected during an off-year primary election with the candidates on the ballot; 40% of Republicans participated in the primary, compared to 31% of Democrats and 21% of unaffiliated voters. Of the total number of citizens casting ballots, 52% were female and 48% were male. As is common, more than half the votes cast were by voters over the age of 60.

Douglas County

By far, the most interesting race was for Douglas County Sheriff, because it drew four Republican candidates and zero Democrats. Current Douglas County Commissioner Lora Thomas came in last, drawing only 14% of the 58,733 votes cast. Former Douglas County Undersheriff Holly Kluth came in third with 18% of the votes.

Darren Weekly, who had the support of outgoing Sheriff Tony Spurlock, who was term-limited, won the race with 34.5% of the total votes cast, besting John Anderson, a retired command officer, who took second place, by only 646 votes. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Paul Archer hopes to capture open seat in HD37 Hosts for the fundraiser Doug Robinson (left) and NextGen’s Charlie McNeil (right) were happy to see former U.S. Senate candidate Deborah Flora.

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Paul Archer, president of Automated Business Products, is the GOP candidate for state House District 37. He will face Democrat Ruby Dickson, an Oxford-trained economist, in the November 8 election. After last year’s redistricting, HD37 includes Greenwood Village, western Centennial, and Foxfield. It is an open seat because the previous occupant, Tom Sullivan (D), is running for state Senate District 27. After the 2021 redistricting, 45% of HD37’s 60,269 active voters are unaffiliated and 44% are split evenly between the Democrats and the Republicans.

On June 23, NextGen’s Charlie McNeil and Judy McNeil, together with 2018 gubernatorial candidate

Paul Archer is the GOP candidate for HD37.

“We’ve seen a teacher’s union that doesn’t care about kids.”

The candidate told his supporters that he is running because, “Every one of those things are happening because of the administration that’s been in power,” adding that, “Everything that’s happening is because the legislature went soft on crime and then they made it hard for police officers…They took away the prestige of being a police officer and we’ve lost tons of really good police officers in Colorado.”

Congressional candidate Steve Monahan, who was in the U.S. Navy band, displayed his sublime vocal skills on two songs, including “Sweet Caroline,” at Archer’s insistence.

More than 50 people turned out to show their support for HD37 candidate Paul Archer.

Photos by Freda Miklin

On energy, Archer said, “We went from energy independent to energy dependence in 18 months.”

He promised, “We can do

something about that and we can do something about education.

We can get more money into the classroom. We can get more trans-

parency to parents…We can even get school choice. That would be awesome.”

Focusing on his values, Archer said, “What matters to me a lot is the America that our kids are growing up into, the America where too many kids are being taught that this is a bad place, that this is an evil place, that this place is full of hate, and so on… I think that the legislature can make a difference in respecting the greatness of the country.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

ARAPAHOE COUNTY C NVERSATIONS Mark Gotto, candidate for Arapahoe County Commissioner district two, said he looked forward to campaigning with Archer after the June 28 primary.

Doug Robinson and Diane Robinson, hosted a fundraiser for Archer in the McNeils’ Cherry Hills Village home. Among the over 50 people attending were Steve Monahan (R), who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (D) in CD6, and Mark Gotto (R), hoping to be the next Arapahoe County Commissioner for District Two, a seat currently held by Nancy Sharpe, who is term-limited. Also in the enthusiastic crowd was local favorite Deborah Flora, who came thisclose to challenging for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate this year. Keeping everyone on track at the event was Greenwood Village personal trainer Carol Gibbs.

In his address to the crowd, Archer quoted a newspaper article as saying that the cost of housing has gone up 54% in one year. Archer shared that it recently cost him $100 to fill up his Toyota Sequoia, adding that, “This 8.6% inflation thing is grossly understated.”

Archer told his supporters that, “Every single day, on Next Door (social media site), someone is reporting a crime.” He also said that Colorado is number one in the country for auto theft and second for property theft. Data from the National Insurance Crime Bureau lists only two metropolitan statistical areas in California as having higher car theft rates than the Denver-Aurora-Lakewood metropolitan statistical area and the FBI ranks Colorado as trailing only Louisiana and New Mexico in property crime. By any measure, our state ranks in the top three nationally for per capita theft.

On education, Archer said, “Our public schools are failing too many kids today; 60% of Colorado kids today cannot read at grade level and 70% cannot do math at grade level.” Archer concluded,

Public Health Telephone Town Hall Join us on Thursday, July 7 at 6:30 p.m. for a telephone town hall covering the latest info about Arapahoe County’s new public health department.

Learn more at arapahoegov.com/townhall

PUBLIC HEALTH 17 Mile House Open House Drop by 17 Mile House Farm Park and experience outdoors at the farm with CSU Extension 4-H program specialists. They will introduce youth to urban wildlife, trees, and nature around the property, and you can also see and feel animal skins and skulls from the “Critter Crate!”

Saturday, July 9, 2022, 9 a.m.–12 p.m., 8181 S. Parker Rd, Centennial This is a FREE event, but registration is required: arapahoegov.com/17milehouse

Pictures on the Plains Pack a picnic and come celebrate winter in the summer at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds! Special outdoor screening of Frozen on July 7. Take a photo with princess Elsa, play with bubbles, toss “snowballs” and enjoy other pre-movie activities starting at 5:30 p.m. Movie rolls at 7:30 p.m.

Get details: arapahoecountyfair.com/picturesontheplains

Colorado Craft Brew Fest* at the Arapahoe County Fair A perfect addition to a night of fireworks, funnel cakes, unlimited carnival rides and more!

Friday, July 29, 2022, 6:30-9:30 p.m.

Arapahoe County Fairgrounds and Event Center, 25690 E. Quincy Ave., Aurora Tickets: $25, will sell out fast! www.arapahoecountyfair.com *Fair entry is a separate ticket

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The Fourth of July and designated “Independence Day” is very meaningful to me for many reasons.

First, it signifies the celebration of the creation of the United States and the great gift that God bestowed upon our founding fathers.

The Constitution and Bill of Rights and our belief in a nation of law and order and citizens vested in property rights, has propelled this nation to be the envy of the world for our precious guiding documents.

Sadly, history relates that great nations begin to decay as they drift away from what made them great. Alas, the fall of the great Roman Empire; the slow decline of the once vast British colonies; ancient Egypt’s disappearance, leaving only the pyramids behind, and most recently, the collapse of the USSR with Putin’s brutal attempt at restoring the once mighty regime.

History has not been kind to once mighty nations. As we watch the news, one can’t help but see the decay ongoing in the United States. The signs are emerging that our best days as a great Re-

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public may be numbered.

We are witnessing sexual transformations, collapse of border security, massive national debt, a social civil war ongoing with cities burning and murdering of school children, the U.S. Capitol building assaulted, and our leadership harshly divided with rank partisanship, fueled by partisan media reporting.

It doesn’t look good for you and me, the average American citizen, as we now may be entering a recession because of government intervention in our daily lives.

We need strong leadership and for the silent majority to emerge and fight for the soul and future of America. The best way to begin is to elect dedicated citizens to office and support law and order with our police and law enforcement officers. We need our military veterans to fight again for the honor of our nation.

We need to honor and respect our schoolteachers and make sure that we teach the truth about America history, the good and the bad, and the truth as it happened at the time well-reported and recorded by honest

reporters, newspapers and respected news anchors.

History should not be modernized and changed to satisfy the woke propaganda to change the names of our historic Colorado mountains and to paint Americans, past and present as evil people.

We have honored Indians with naming mountains and sporting teams after their bravery and courage as their lands were taken from them and the vast herds of buffalo slaughtered for hides and meat to feed the army of railroad workers. It was history on the march across an unspoiled native wilderness that would become the farms, ranches and cities of America. Yes, there were winners and losers, slavery abolished by Abraham Lincoln and a bloody civil war between northern and southern states. Politics can lead to bloodshed and violence that is increasing on our streets and cities.

We can have bitterness and division over a woman’s right to choose to have an abortion. Have we fallen so far that we need to condemn the U.S. Supreme Court for their adherence to the Constitution. This select body is the third branch of government and has helped guide us to uphold justice and law and order and protect all citizens. Upholding

Patients, researchers, and advocates build community through ribbons Key stakeholders in the lung cancer community will be gathering for a White Ribbon build on July 9, 2022 at 9572 E. Lake Circle, Greenwood Village from 10:00am-3:00pm to raise awareness about research treatment breakthroughs,

early detection, and tangible hope for those impacted by the number one cancer killer.

Event participants include Dr. Debra Dyer, Chair, Department of Radiology, National Jewish Health and Dr. Michael Gieske, Director of the Lung Can-

cer Screening Program, St. Elizabeth Healthcare Kentucky. The group will work together to build more than 400 wooden white ribbons that will be given to people all over the world who are affected by lung cancer.

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the documents as written by our Founding Fathers is the real subject of July 4, then and now, and what we must preserve, honor, and fight to preserve. It has never been easy to stand up to tyranny abroad, or internally. It is a time for patriotism.

The Roman hierarchy gave bread to the citizens of Rome and provided weeks of coliseum entertainment, made so popular in our movies.. The citizens reveled in the violent entertainment as the barbarians closed in upon their gates. Sound familiar?

We can be proud of our Stanley Cup hockey team, as we should be over the courage, talent and stamina of these young men. It is a sporting triumph to bring this revered 34.5 lb. silver trophy back again to Denver and Colorado, the best hockey locale in America.

While we play, and celebrate, there are many evil forces who would like to destroy America, both from within, and without.

Let’s all wake up and do more to save America before it’s too late.

The barbarians are coming for us right now.

Coalition Lung Cancer Task Force, the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and The White Ribbon Project are hosting the awareness event, supported by lung cancer clinicians and researchers from the University of Colorado, Kaiser Permanente Colorado, National Jewish Health, St. Elizabeth Health, and lung cancer survivors and caregivers.

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Jennifer Ludwig will lead the new Arapahoe County Health Department

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

On June 29, the new Arapahoe County Foundational Board of Health (BOH), chaired by Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) member Nancy Sharpe, unanimously appointed Jennifer Ludwig as the first executive director of the new Arapahoe County Public Health Department. She had been announced as the sole finalist for the position after the BOH interviewed her on June 15.

In a statement announcing her appointment, the county said, “In Ludwig, the BOH intentionally chose a public health director who is a skilled public manager with a depth of knowledge in overseeing large, complex operations and a history of transparency and fiscal responsibility.”

Ludwig has been in public health for 25 years, including 16 years in leadership positions. She most recently served as the deputy director of Tri-County Health Department (TCHD), overseeing day-to-day operations and directing a $60 million budget that included more than 60

Jennifer Ludwig will serve as the Arapahoe County Health Department’s first executive director.

programs and 400 employees in 11 facilities. She previously served as executive director of the Eagle County Public Health Department.

Upon her appointment, Ludwig said to the new BOH, “Hearing all of the amazing things that are happening in Arapahoe County, what is being planned, and the excitement and the support around public health…I’m excited to be coming on BOH. I look forward to engaging with all of you and working with all of you and your direction as we build this health department.

Thank you for entrusting me

to lead this new agency and to be a part of the team.”

Michele Halstead, director of the commissioners’ office, told the BOH that staff had begun exploring organizational and governance structure options, including assessing funding, staffing and infrastructure needs of the new health department. She reported that Penny Grande, currently TCHD nursing director, had been hired to serve as the Public Health Transition Administrator. She will function as the full-time public health subject matter expert, beginning this month.

Halstead provided the BOH with an initial list of necessary public health services that included public health nursing, immunizations, maternal child health, nutrition program for women, infants, and children, family planning, environmental health, and emergency preparedness.

When BOH member Bebe Kleinman asked about dental services for seniors, she was told that the BOCC has already committed to providing that service through Stride Health, which is currently seeking a location in Englewood to do so.

Ludwig presented an ini-

Asking the right question

If asked, “What do you want out of life?” most people would say health, happiness, a great job, family, friends, a nice house in a vibrant community, and success.

These answers are common. A more interesting thought-provoking question is, “For what are you willing to struggle?”

Of course, everyone wants an amazing job, and financial independence, but not everyone is willing to struggle through 60-hour work weeks, weekend obligations in the office, long commutes, piles of paperwork, or working with people who are mediocre at best. Individuals want financial security and the rewards that come with hard, work, preparation, education, training, sacrifice and delayed gratification necessary to accumulate wealth.

The next level of wealth accumulation could be the desire to start a business. One does not become a successful entrepreneur without tremendous risk, sacrifice, uncertainty, insane hours, and repeated failures with no guarantee of success.

Most want an awesome relationship, but not everyone is willing to go the tough conversations, the awkward silences, the hurt feelings, the swallowing of their pride, the give and take, the forgiveness and grace and the emotional dramas that vibrant and healthy relationships require.

Most want to be fit, strong and healthy, but no one becomes fit, strong, and healthy without the

discipline of hitting the gym, tolerating the sweat and soreness and early morning workouts.

Not many are willing to intentionally calibrate the food they eat and deny themselves the pleasures of sugar laden-high caloric foods.

Some might want to be a famous musician or sports superstar. This does not happen without years of

lessons, coaching and practice.

Thinking of screaming fans is great, but all this is a fantasy if one is not willing to put up with the drudgery of practicing, the logistics of finding a gig and rehearsals, hauling speakers and equipment, not getting paid, and… and… and.

At the core of our common humanity, our needs are more alike than different. Positive experiences are easy to handle. It is our negative experiences and ob-

tial draft of an organizational chart for the new public health department that broke down services into two divisions, Consumer Protection and Community Health. The Consumer Protection division will include environmental health, emergency preparedness and communicable disease. The Community Health division will include a deputy director who oversees community health promotion, nursing and nutrition. It is expected that the department, including administration, will initially require 181 employees, about half of whom will be in the nursing area.

Ludwig told the BOH that letters of interest were sent to 121 employees of TCHD who had expressed interest in joining the new county health department. So as to encourage even more interest, all TCHD employees were sent a complimentary ticket to the Arapahoe County Fair being held July 28-31.

Todd Weaver, Arapahoe County director of finance, told the BOH that the county’s consultants had estimated it would cost $18 million annually to administer the new health department. Revenues will come from state and fed-

eral funds, fees and charges, grants and Medicaid. For the current fiscal year, Arapahoe County allocated $5.3 million for its share of TCHD employees. To support the new health department the BOCC has set aside an additional $1.5 million this year and $3 million in fiscal year 2023.

The balance of the budget is expected to come from the other named revenue sources.

Resulting from the controversy around COVID-19 public health orders issued

by TCHD during 2020 and 2021, Ludwig told the BOH that the staff had already conducted community engagement on the question of, “How important is it for a health department to engage the community before issuing an evidence-based public health order that has been recommended by experts and/ or a medical officer?” The result, she reported, was that only 29% of respondents said it was important, 45% said it was not important, and 26% were neutral on the question.

Future meetings of the BOH, all of which are open to the public, will be held at 3:00 p.m. on the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month in the West Hearing Room of the Arapahoe County Administration Building at 5334 S. Prince Street in Littleton. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

stacles that require struggle, grit, resolve, and tenacity. What we experience out of life is not determined by the good we desire, but by what we are willing to sustain and work toward to get over the difficulties and intense feelings to overcome the negative. This is the process required to get to the reward of what we desperately want.

What determines success isn’t, “What do you want to enjoy?” but rather, “What pain or struggle are you willing to endure?”

Many are in love with the re-

sults of the great job, financial security, a robust relationship, fitness, and health, being a musical rockstar or sports super star, but are not dedicated to the process of what it takes to get there.

The question remains, “For what are you willing to struggle?”

Answering this question reveals the cry of our heart. Once we know what we really want and go after it with reckless abandon, knowing that this will require blood, sweat and tears, there will be a sweet reward for a struggle worth pursuing. joneen@myrelationshipcenter.org

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Avs kept on believing and found a way…

Hockey town has magic a mile high and inspires young players

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arlier our Littleton Pee Wee Hockey Team (Junior Avs) won the International Cup in Quebec. Denver East High School won the High School National Championship and DU Pioneers won their 9th National NCAA Title and then…Colorado Avalanche, with talent and depth, won the most coveted trophy in sports for the third time – the Stanley Cup. Hundreds of thousands of adoring fans came out to celebrate the

downtown parade and festivities at Civic Center Park. The Avs expressed their appreciation of the greatest fans. Former Avs Forward and Captain Milan Hejduk, who is still in Colorado, was on hand. Avs Forward Logan O’Connor was part of DU’s 2017 championship team. The sport is exploding. More young kids are inspired by their role models to play - especially girls.

Of great importance - the infusion to Colorado’s economy including the playoff games!

LEFT: Avs Captain Gabe Landeskog wore the flag of Sweden while hoisting “The Cup” BELOW: With the Stanley Cup by his side, emotional Coach Jared Bednar thanked everyone including the owners (Kroenke family) for believing in him

Avalanche Screen shots

by Scottie Iverson

Cherry Hills Village resident Joe Sakic has won the Stanley Cup as the current GM and as the team captain in 2001 (Avs also won “The Cup” in 1996)

Steven Monahan for Congressional District 6 campaign in full swing Mission: Take back CD 6 “The country is running off the rails,” began Steven Monahan at the home of Jeff and Antonette Smith in Centennial. “We have to get this country back to normal!” He continued to contrast himself with his incumbent opponent Democrat Jason Crow. “His party is failing America. Some people don’t think America is great – to be cherished.” He continued to talk about globalization not being the solution and that Crow’s weakness is the company he keeps and votes with. Monahan, who is extremely positive, complimented his great team.

The modest former naval aviator joined the U.S. Navy after 9/11 and is still an active

member of the Naval Reserve – serving his country for 20 years. The GI Bill paid for his finance degree when the U.S. was in a financial crisis. “I’m just a guy down the street,” he said at the home of Edie Marks. He mentioned that the past 18 months has felt like 18 years with Biden and an internal poll shows Jason Crow is ranked below Biden’s popularity. “Why is he not addressing the issues? He is focused on his own political, personal and party agenda.”

About why he (Monahan) is running – for his three children and their future! “There is a better alternative. Give America a fighting way again.

You’ll see ordinary people doing extraordinary things!”

Maddison Meeks, Alexandra Gruitch and Elise Marks Gruitch

Republican CD 6 candidate Steve Monahan, host Antonette DeLauro Smith and Paul Archer, who is running for State Keri Cotterman, media chair and Steve Representative District 37 at the “Meet and Greet” Monahan

“You have to lead by example!”

-Steven Monahan, candidate for CD 6 LEFT: Edie Marks hosted a fundraiser for Steve Monahan at her Greenwood Village home RIGHT: Jay and Kristina Davidson were among the co-hosts

Photos by Scottie Iverson

July 7, 2022 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 7

Professional Entertainment for Any Occasion

Left to right) Arapahoe County Assessor P.K. Kaiser, Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, and Arapahoe County Clerk Joan Lopez were on hand.

Where’s Terri?

Arapahoe County is moving full-speed toward the future

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

On June 29, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) of Arapahoe County held a State of the County breakfast event at the Arapahoe County Fairgrounds located at 25690 E. Quincy Avenue in Aurora.

BOCC Chair Nancy Jackson opened the gathering by sharing that Arapahoe County is presently the third largest county in the state of Colorado and is expected to be the largest within the next decade.

She said the current budget is $451 million, half of which is funded by property taxes.

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velopment campaign to showcase the county’s strengths and our most important ambassadors, our business owners and leaders.”

Commissioner Carrie Warren-Gully, appearing virtually, told the crowd that the county provided emergency rental and mortgage relief during the pandemic three times faster than the national average. Arapahoe County also provided $7.3 million in American Rescue Plan funds to 1,071 households to assist with food, day care, medical and other critical needs.

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She pointed to the challenge of funding county programs, in part because of TABOR (Taxpayer Bill of Rights of Rights passed in 1992), which requires voter approval for any new or increased taxes.

Commissioner Nancy Sharpe told the 250 people in attendance that the county helped 112 small businesses “faced with crippling financial losses” in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic with $4.5 million in relief grant funding, in addition to $2.5 million in general business support. She added, “We also distributed monies from the American Rescue Plan to fund these grants and help our economy recover.” Looking toward the future, Sharpe announced, “So as to ensure that we are on a stable path to managed growth….we are kicking off an economic de-

from 2020 to 2021.” To address that growing need, she reported that, “We are working with more than 40 local agencies and municipalities to take a regional approach to homelessness…that will manage resources, leverage partnerships, and collaborate to provide enhanced access to services. No one organization, city, county or town can do this alone.”

Warren-Gully touched on the scientific cultural facilities district tax, “a tiny tax that does big things.” Last year, she reported, 80 local arts and cultural organizations in Arapahoe County received a total of $2.3 million in funding, representing a 35% increase over 2020.

Finally, Warren-Gully shared that the Arapahoe Continued on page 10

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County Clerk’s office processed 190,000 transactions in its DMV in the past year, with an average wait time of 15 minutes.

Commissioner Jeff Baker talked about infrastructure, sharing that in 2021, the county’s public works department placed 430,000 tons of asphalt on 60 center-lane miles of county roads and more than 1,200 traffic signs.

He also announced that the Arapahoe County Fair, which drew nearly 37,000 people last year (10,000 more than ever before), will be held on July 28-31 this year. It “celebrates

our agricultural history as well as our agricultural present,” said Baker. Tickets will be $20, and will include free parking, unlimited carnival rides and all concerts.

Lastly, Baker talked about the 0.25% Arapahoe County Open Spaces sales tax, noting that voters made it permanent in the last election. He also pointed out that park and trail usage in Arapahoe County tripled during the pandemic.

Commissioner Bill Holen, a disabled Vietnam veteran, shared that there are over 40,000 military veterans in Arapahoe County and over 11,000 of those were served in the past year by phone, in

addition to 1,381 who were served by live appointments.

Veterans in the county filed 500 new claims in 2021 resulting in $2.7 million in benefits.

In the final portion of the program, BOCC Chair Nancy Jackson awarded plaques to express the gratitude of the people of Arapahoe County to the three county appointees to the TCHD board of directors, Jan Brainard, RN, Kaia Gallagher, PhD, and Thomas Fawell, M.D., as well as its executive director, Dr. John Douglas. After a 75-year successful partnership, Arapahoe County will end its affiliation with TCHD on December 31, 2022. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

Over 250 people attended the Arapahoe County State of the County event.

South Metro Denver Chamber’s Jeff Keener and (seated) Centennial City Council Member Rick Holt.

Outgoing BOCC members Nancy Jackson and Nancy Sharpe. They are both serving on the Arapahoe County Foundational Board of Health. Sharpe is its chair.

County TCHD board members (left to right) Jan Brainard, RN, Kaia Gallagher, PhD, and Dr. Thomas Fawell were acknowledged for their excellent service to the residents of Arapahoe County.

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Should student-athletes be paid to play for the university they choose to attend?

Some people think so, but most say, no.

Should they be compensated for the use of their name, image or likeness (NIL) in promoting their team, the conference in which their school is a member, or any commercial entity that wants to have them identified with its products or services?

Now that’s another story.

I read recently that the quarterback at the University of Kentucky—a football player, not one of John Calipari’s one-and-done basketball stars—will make something like $800,000 from NIL endorsements in his final season in Lexington! (And then he might be a first-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft.)

There are dozens and dozens of other examples, and wealthy alumni in many places have formed “cooperatives” to arrange big paydays for the best recruits.

You may have noticed the hard feelings generated by Alabama’s Nick Saban on “national signing day” a couple months ago when intercollegiate football programs across the nation announced their recruiting classes.

Saban accused Texas A&M and coach Jimbo Fisher—a former Saban assistant, no less—of “buying” the best recruiting class in the country.

Fisher, of course, was livid at such an accusation.

Quickly, Saban tried to clarify his remarks, emphasizing that intercollegiate athletics—primarily football—

needs to rein-in NIL compensation with sensible rules that prevent the chaotic environment that prevails today.

“What I’m saying is that it’s not good for the game and is only going to get worse unless there’s some federal legislation, Saban explained.”

The larger point is that universities, including Alabama, now can (and do) include the prospect (and in many cases, the certainty) of NIL income as soon as a given athlete decides to attend that given school. And this will continue, and grow, until more structure is in place.

I’ve heard all the arguments in favor of college student-athletes profiting from their participation before they turn pro. And on their face, they make some sense, at least in a vacuum.

Yes, many universities reap big money from the attraction that elite players represent— mostly from television rights but also from ticket sales and other ancillary sources. So, why shouldn’t they share in the riches?

Yes, that revenue would be considerably less without those stars.

And yes, the success of those athletes and their teams helps universities attract new students.

And yes, there’s a measurable equation between athletic success and alumni support.

But the flip side is all those sports that can’t pay for themselves, and all those athletes—women as well as men—whose performances don’t generate revenue.

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money derived from those sports with the future pros to pay for all of those athletes who, as the television commercial says, “will turn pro in something other than (their college sport).”

So, what’s the answer?

Here’s a thought: Do not allow any university to award a scholarship to any student-athlete who is paid for the use of his name, image or likeness.

If a player is NIL-less at the outset, he receives and keeps his scholarship until such time that’s no longer the case.

The logic here is that any student-athlete raking in thousands (or hundreds of thousands) can afford to pay tuition, room and board. (Hardly any graduate before they turn pro, anyway.)

This only works, of course, if ALL college programs are required to abide by the rule.

(If they all live by this standard, the recruitment playing field would be as level as it can get. And programs would reduce their operating costs, a little.)

Sure, the biggest, baddest programs—Alabama, Ohio State, Michigan etc. in football, and Kentucky, Kansas, Duke etc in basketball—will likely, almost certainly, be able to dangle more attractive NIL deals than programs who are trying to compete. But those wannabes have always been at some kind of disadvantage.

Where does this leave football and basketball players who have little or no hope of cashing in?

Well, they still can get their college education paid for.

And if they’re surprisingly good, they might still wind up playing at the next level after college. Otherwise, “they turn pro” in something else.

Meanwhile, the “havenots” can field football and basketball teams that resemble intercollegiate athletics as it existed for most of the last century: true amateurs, competing for the love of the game and to bring honor to their school.

And the non-revenue sports remain viable.

Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 14 books, eight of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@ comcast.net.

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Arapahoe County signs agreement with Northern Arapaho Tribe On June 28, representatives from the Northern Arapaho Tribe in Wyoming and the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners (BOCC) signed a historic memorandum of agreement (MOA) formalizing the relationship between the Tribe and the County. The signing ceremony was followed by a flag-raising prayer and ceremony outside the County Administration Building in Littleton.

The County has been working with the Northern Arapaho for more than a year on formalizing

the relationship between the two entities. While reviewing and enhancing the County’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies in 2020, the BOCC instructed staff to determine if the County had a partnership with the Tribe, and when it had been established.

The directive was in keeping with the County’s Strategic Plan values of promoting inclusivity and nurturing cultural connectedness.

Staff determined that the relationship with the Tribe was limited in scope and hadn’t been reaffirmed

for about 20 years. The BOCC approved the process of reaching out to the Tribe and, over time, created a new memorandum of agreement that will guide future collaboration.

“We’ve been wanting to establish better ties with descendants of our area’s original inhabitants for some time, and this agreement increases communication and offers more opportunities for all of us to work together on any number of issues,” said Arapahoe County Board Chair Nancy

Jackson.

The approved MOA establishes a partnership that will, among other things, make it easier to: • Conduct cultural exchanges • Provide and share comprehensive educational opportunities around the Tribe’s and Arapahoe County’s history • Honor Tribal contributions and sacrifices • Consult with the Arapaho about visual representations of the County and its history • Provide County advocacy

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around legislative issues that affect Native American peoples • Collaborate to establish Tribal representation at County events, where appropriate At the signing ceremony, Tribal elder Ben Ridgley spoke of the Arapaho’s long history in the region and the importance of honoring the land where Arapahoe County sits. “It’s an honor to be here to do this historical signing,” he said. “We know from our oral histories that this is our ancestral land, and also our homeland, so it’s very meaningful to be here at this moment.”

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

for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on or about the 26th day of October, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

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

Witness my hand this 17th day of June, 2022, A.D.

RUDOLPH CAFFEY, INA GROUP LLC, BRYANT DANIEL SMITH

Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit:

Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10812 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

1/4 M/R ONLY UNDER HI/WAY AS DESC IN B1531 P343 IN NW 1/4 34-4-60 5.914A (MINERAL RIGHTS ONLY)

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to

and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of RUDOLPH CAFFEY for said year 2017; That said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on the 28th day of December, 2021, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County

COURTS DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY 7325 S. POTOMAC ST #100 CENTENNIAL, CO 80121 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: Rachel K. Marosy FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD Case Number: 2022 JA 000007 Division: Courtroom: ORDER FOR PUBLICATION AND MAILING The Court, having considered the Motion and Affidavit of the Petitioner(s), is satisfied that the Petitioner(s) has/have used due diligence to obtain personal service on the Respondent(s) at any address available; and that such efforts have failed or efforts to obtain same would have been to no avail, that the Respondent(s) cannot be found for personal service, and that the address of the Respondent(s) remain(s) unknown.

Therefore, the Motion is granted.

JACK WELLS CLARKE, CHUCK FARISH You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit:

3/3072ND INT IN M/R ONLY IN SE 1/4 & SE 1/4 NE 1/4 IN SEC 20-5-60 aka mineral rights as described in schedule 2061-00-0-99-808 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JACK WELLS CLARKE for said year 2017; That said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on the 23rd day of December, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on or about the 12th day of October, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

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

Witness my hand this 24th day of June, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County

TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to JACK WELLS CLARKE, CHUCK FARISH, JOSEPH HUSS

To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to

and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JACK WELLS CLARKE for said year 2017;

Colorado for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction of the Binney Connection Pipeline, Early Works Package, performed within South Metro WISE Authority, Arapahoe County and Douglas County, State of Colorado.

officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

Date: May 17, 2022

Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to South Metro WISE Authority, c/o Kate Bandel on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release South Metro WISE Authority, its directors,

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT NOTICE is hereby given that South Metro WISE Authority of Arapahoe County and Douglas County, Colorado, will make final payment at Greenwood Village, Colorado, on Friday, July 22nd, 2022, at the hour of 10:00 a.m. to John Miller of Garney Construction, of Colorado Springs,

Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County

3/3072THS INT IN M/R ONLY IN SEC 32-5-60 aka Mineral Rights as described in schedule 2061-00-0-00-881

The Court orders that the Petitioner(s) shall complete service by publication in a newspaper published in this county or as other-wise specified by the Court.

Such publication shall be made as follows:

SPECIAL DISTRICTS

Witness my hand this 24th day of June, 2022, A.D.

Published in The Villager First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Legal # 10819 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on the 11th day of March, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;

Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 21, 2022 Legal # 10813 ___________________________

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

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit:

Published in The Villager First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Legal # 10818 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF

Dan Toussaint Magistrate

MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on or about the 19th day of OCTOBER, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SOUTH METRO WISE AUTHORITY By: Secretary – Board of Directors Published in The Villager First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10820 ___________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scot Alan Brown, aka Scot A. Brown and Scot Brown, Deceased Case Number 22PR30694 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before October 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever

RICHARD D WILKINSON, ESTATE OF RICHARD D WILKINSON, JACOB S ROSE, INA GROUP LLC, JOLYNNE C PIERCE, CHRISTOPHER S LENTZ, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC., CITIMORTGAGE, CITIFINANCIAL, CITI HOLDINGS NORTH AMERICA, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: LOT 47 BUYERS OWN SUB NO 1 aka 281 BAKER AVE and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of RICHARD D WILKINSON for said year 2017; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on the 10th day of March, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on or about the 9th day of November, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

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

Witness my hand this 1st day of July, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County

You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then

Published in The Villager First Publication: July 7, 2022 Last Publication: July 21, 2022 Legal # 10822 ___________________________

barred.

Linda Diann McCormick 605 Winterfield Drive, #803 Hutto, Texas 78634 Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10814 ___________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances Smith Keleher, a/k/a Frances S. Keleher and Frances Keleher, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 30695 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before October 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patrick A. Keleher, Personal Representative 7185 S. Poplar Way Centennial, CO 80112 Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10815

___________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MATILDA JEAN BEAVERS also known as MATILDA J. BEAVERS and MATILDA BEAVERS, Deceased Case Number 2022PR30378 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Arapahoe County District Court of the City of Centennial, Colorado on or October 30, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

The original of this document is on file at the law office of Donald Glenn Peterson /s/. Donald Glenn Peterson Donald Glenn Peterson Attorney for Personal Representative 4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 410 Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (303) 758-0999 Published in The Villager First Publication: June 30, 2022 Last Publication: July 14, 2022 Legal # 10797

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Jaylen Mosqueira (R) kicks off his campaign for HD38

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BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

n June 29, Greenwood Village residents Joy and James Hoffman hosted a dessert reception fundraiser for Jaylen Mosqueira, the GOP candidate for House District 38.

HD38 includes part of west Centennial, Littleton, the Columbine Valley, and Bow Mar. Although it is primarily located in Arapahoe County, 14% of HD38’s 65,735 active voters live in Jefferson County. As of June 1, active voters in HD38 are 28% Republican, 27% Democratic, and 44% unaffiliated. To win the seat, Mosqueira will have to overcome first-term incumbent David Ortiz (D) and Brandon McDowell (L) on November 8.

Mosqueira is an Arapahoe County native “shaped by a strong family, strong values, and a strong community of educators, coaches and neighbors.” He holds a B.S. in political science with a minor in public affairs from Metropolitan State University. He has always been interested in politics as “the greatest way to help people,” and has worked at the state capitol as an aide to several members of the general assembly “addressing policies on education, business, workforce, fire mitigation and agriculture.”

Mosqueira told the over 50 people who came to lend their support that, “I grew up here…in a community that fostered prosperity, opportunity, economic growth, and safety. We’ve gotten so far away from that. With the leadership down at the state capitol, we’ve seen an increase in crime, we’ve seen economic policies that are hurting our businesses, and we’ve seen an education system that has failed to educate our children. We must have leadership down there that brings people together to get Colorado back on the right path. We need leadership that represents all of House District 38 because we don’t have that right now. Most importantly, we need to come together as a community and bring policies that get us back to where we were when I grew up here. I will be a representative that brings Colorado together to pass common sense policies that bring Colorado back to where we’re going to prosper again.”

He pointed to other Colorado candidates who were

HD38 candidate Jaylen Mosqueira caught up with Steve Monahan, the GOP candidate for CD6.

(Left to right) Stephanie Hancock (R), running for HD41, is pictured with Kathy Turley, former Centennial city council member, and Republican party data expert Bob Miles.

GV resident Jim Kennedy and Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe stopped by to lend their support.

Photos by Freda Miklin

there and are also running in November, including Stephanie Hancock for HD41and Steve Monahan for Congressional District Six. Other current and former elected officials on

hand were current Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe, GV City Council Member Paul Wiesner, former HD 38 Rep. Susan Beckman, former Littleton Mayor Bruce Beckman, for-

mer Centennial City Council Member Kathy Turley, former HD38 Rep. Richard Champion, and former Arapahoe County Commissioner Kathleen Conti. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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