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Smart ways to transfer the family business These tips from Bank of America can help you create a meaningful legacy while generating a healthy retirement income.

For most business owners, retirement is either a subject they welcome or the last thing they want to think about. If you are looking forward to that day, you have probably already started preparing to move on from your business. Indeed, selling your business — or gifting it to the next generation — may be central to your retirement plan.

Assuming your company has the systems in place to operate without your direct participation, your first step is to get an accurate assessment of its worth.

A professional valuation and tax expert can help you look past your emotional attachment to the company and gauge its true value.

Prior to making any move, consider your income needs in retirement, keeping in mind that merely matching your current salary may not be enough if the business has also been paying for things like health insurance, car leases, club memberships and tax preparation — expenses you may have to start covering. Having a conversation with your financial advisor is key to making the right decision.

With all that information in hand, consider these three options for transferring or selling the business to family members, friends, long-time employees or another interested buyer.

Transfer the business as a gift.

Say you want to pass the business down to a child or grandchild. The

lifetime federal gift tax exemption gives business owners considerable latitude to transfer part or all of the company as a gift. The exemption can change annually.

You may owe federal gift taxes on amounts exceeding the exemption, but once the business is out of your hands, it is no longer part of your estate, and future growth of the company will not subject your estate to additional transfer taxes. You may also be able to supplement your retirement income by continuing to work for the new owners.

Assist the buyer with financing.

What if you want to sell the business to a family member or an employee who does not have enough assets to complete the transaction? To get around that, you could lend the buyer the money for the sale in exchange for a promissory note, which allows the buyer to pay you back directly.

You and the buyer determine what terms work for all parties involved. The buyer benefits from the opportunity to own a business, and you receive a steady stream of income from the principal and interest that the buyer pays for an agreed-upon period.

Execute a partial sale. If you do not want to cut ties with your business entirely, another option is to sell part of the company while retaining a portion of business assets and income. You will want to spell out the arrangement with the new majority owners in the formal transfer or sale agreement. That also should be the case if you are turning the business over or selling it to other family members. You may pay capital gains tax on any profit from the sale, but you may also get a steady income from rent or lease of office space or other assets.

Whatever choice you make, a smooth transition can be the crowning legacy of the years of care and effort you have poured into your business. And you can have the satisfaction of knowing that your vision has the potential to live on for generations to come.

For more information, contact Merrill Financial Advisor Andrew Neal in the Greenwood Village, CO, office at 303.689.8043 or andrew.neal@ml.com.

Even after a sale, many former business owners can stay involved and earn income by serving on the board of directors or consulting. You might even continue helping with day-to-day operations in a reduced but vital role, such as serving long-time clients who are used to working with you.

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John “Jack” F. Rotole 7/9/1943 - 4/30/2024 John F. “Jack” Rotole passed away peacefully at home on April 30, 2024 with his true love, best friend, and spouse of 40 years, Jackie, at his side while being serenaded by Elvis.

Jack was charismatic, dynamic and a true force of nature. He filled a room when he entered it. He was an eternal optimist, a loving spouse, grandfather, sibling, uncle, cousin, and a loyal friend. In return, he was well loved by his family and lifelong friends with whom he spent many happy times. His family greatly admired him, loved being with him and sought his ad-

vice. When you were with Jack, life just felt good. He had a sharp wit, keen intellect and a wonderful sense of humor.

Jack was a proud Denver native, born on July

9, 1943, to an Italian Irish family. He was one of nine siblings. He loved Denver, his many red Corvettes, his “rock and roll emporium” Coors Light, Denver professional sports, and traveling to Sanibel Island, Hawaii and Italy. He was a huge Elvis fan. He liked to discuss and argue politics, philosophy, the law, current events and sports. He was never at a loss of words.

Jack loved being a lawyer. He practiced law in Colorado for 52 years. He began his legal career as an assistant District Attorney in the Denver District Court. In 1974, he and some of his law school classmates started their own private practice where Jack practiced law until his

death. He was a highly successful, gifted and skilled trial lawyer and possessed considerable legal acumen for which he received many accolades. He was greatly admired by his peers, judges and clients. Jack was a champion of the underdog, a fierce advocate and man of compassion. His law partners, associates and employees appreciated his generosity, leadership, kindness and wit.

Jack is survived by his spouse, Jackie, his stepsons, John (Christine) and Christian (Michelle) McConnell and his grandchildren Isabella and Johnny McConnell. He was preceded in death by his parents and his brothers Phil, Joe and Jimmy Rotole. He is also

survived by his siblings Trudy (Jerry) O’Connor, Bob Rotole, Dick (Sheri) Rotole, Mary Yeager, Beverly Rotole (spouse of the late Phil Rotole), and numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.

Some people’s lives shine so brightly that when they pass the light remains.

Jack’s light shines on in all of his family. There will be a celebration of Jack’s life at the Denver Botanic Gardens on August 13, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Memorials in Jack’s name may be directed to the International Myeloma Foundation and the Denver Dumb Friends League.

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Jeanne Anne (Losasso) McLaughlin Jeanne Anne (Losasso) McLaughlin died peacefully at home on July 19, 2024, after suffering a stroke some months earlier. She was born August 30,1941 in Denver, CO. Her parents were George and Stella Losasso. Jeanne graduated from Wheat Ridge High School in 1959, and Colorado State University in 1963 with a major in Nutrition Science.

She is survived by Larry, her husband of 61 years, her sons Scott and Shawn, her daughter Stacy, plus three grandchildren and a great-grandson as well as her brothers Tom and Chuck. With Larry and family, she lived in many places including Greece, Alaska, California and New York before returning to Colorado. Jeanne loved to read and was active in her church.

She was a charter member of the Paul Harris Society of Rotary International and traveled globally while attending nineteen annual conventions.

Her funeral will be held on Friday, August 9 at 2pm at St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 S. University Blvd, Highlands Ranch, CO. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Jeanne’s name to St. Andrew UMC endowment fund, or endpolionow.org or a charity of your choice.

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Opinion

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The guest column reprinted from The Denver Gazette (see below) does hit the ball out of the park. Roy Robinson, who sent me the guest column this week, is a lifelong friend. He worked at The Lamar Daily News in 1962 when my wife Gerri, and I started our newspaper careers in Craig with the Northwest Colorado Press.

That year, we visited Denver for our first Colorado Press Association convention at the Brown Palace Hotel. Newspapers were flying high in those days. We were excited to meet our future newspaper family of career friends with ink in our veins that we have now known for decades. No more conventions at the Brown Palace, but smaller boutique hotels with this year’s event in a new Northglenn hotel Aug. 24-25.

Entering the Brown Palace Hotel ballroom for the first time, a cowboy dude was leaning against the entrance wall, enjoying his last cigarette, one boot and his back leaning against the wall as if he was lighting up. I said, “Hello,” and he responded. It was Roy Robinson who recently concluded a lengthy career in the newspaper business, leaving The Lamar Daily News and running his father’s newspaper in Cripple Creek for a decade before gaming. Moving on, he worked for Denver Post mag-

nate Dean Singleton, their newspaper printing running his Graham, plants. Gannett closed Texas newspaper, where Bob Rawling’s Pueblo Dean started his career Chieftain printing facilas a paperboy and built ity with 70 community a newspaper empire newspapers in Pueblo. with Roy’s Texas help.

And now Alden, owner Roy rose to the top in

BY BOB SWEENEY of the Denver Post, is Colorado as a past pres- PUBLISHER closing the 90-plus newsident of Colorado Press paper Berthoud printing and went on to Texas to lead the plant, once owned by the Leh600-member Texas Press Associa- man family Longmont/Loveland tion as president. Our paths contin- newspaper group for decades. Ed ued to cross over decades serving and Ruth are both DU law school on Colorado Press committees graduates. The Post will move together and later both active in the their 18 newspapers to the Denver National Newspaper Association. plant where they print the ColoToday, Roy is back in Colorado Springs Gazette-Telegraph rado, having lost Carol Lee, his and The Pueblo Chieftain, et al. bride of many years, but close to They would continue to print the his family. Retired, but not quite, newspaper as long as it was in a he volunteers for the Colorado broadsheet format. That would be Rockies baseball team during the the page size of the current Denver baseball season. We enjoy monthly Post.

The good news is we have luncheons together with some othanother printer that can print our er newspaper friends. newspapers in tabloid size before During Colorado Press memyou but will also address the labels bership, I became friends with and make deliveries. The bad news our staff member, award-winning editor, friend and colleague, Becky is that it is going to cost more money. We’ve been with The Denver Osterwald, who once published Post Berthoud printing plant for her own Hugo Eastern Colorado many years. They’ve done a great Plainsman along the Colorado/ job, a few hiccups, but always on Kansas border for 18 years before selling, now one of the newspapers time, rain or shine, color on every that has closed along with a raft of page, and they get the computer mail list right —most of the time. other newspapers across the state It will be a new experience as that have lost their will, along with

we adjust to a new printer, and we’re working out test runs of the complex computer files this week.

We are not on the list of closing newspapers. We forge on with many loyal subscribers and advertisers supporting us. It is in our blood, and we love what we do.

We recently learned that the 162-year-old The Weekly Register-Call, oldest weekly newspaper in Colorado, has won 10 awards for the mountain newspaper in Gilpin County. While its sister newspaper, The Villager in Arapahoe County, has won 15 awards.

Don’t Cry for Me Argentina flows through my mind as I write this saga about newspapers. It isn’t just the newspapers that have closed in these communities but the grocery stores, car dealerships, drug stores, banks and hardware stores. The automobile is partially to blame, along with the rise of the chain stores. Rural America has especially changed, so don’t just shed tears for newspapers but for those local merchants and soda fountain memories from family firms that served us so well for so long.

THANKS, ROY, for all those years of friendship. I’m glad know that you quit smoking. See you soon for lunch, when we can commiserate with our old newspaper pals.

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plate press in the backroom. Before my dad threw them away and made me start over, my posters said this: Brush Turkey Shoot 9 shots standing 9 shots sitting 9 shits lying down.

My grandfather regularly put an ad in the paper after Christmas telling people they could bring their old Christmas Trees to a particular address and dump them on the lawn. He’d pick a different friend’s address every year without telling them. My dad once went on an editorial page crusade to get Brush wired for cable TV and won. I believe he was motivated partly by a desire to watch his hometown Chicago Cubs games, but, hey, the whole town benefited from his passion for the Cubs.

We, kids, used to all gather around when Shriner occasionally fired up the old linotype machine in the back office for a printing job.

He’d sit there before that hulking, 100-year-old behemoth like he was conducting an orchestra of levers, chains, rollers and springs.

A young kid could get hooked on the newspaper biz by watching that hot-type monster print a page.

Dick always told me the machine had 36,000 moving parts, and the inventor went insane. My mom worked the front office for the longest time, greeting the whole community as it flowed in and out of our doors, listening to their gripes, collecting their kids’ sports scores, and handling their obits. She’s the one who hired the painter who dressed up our windows every year with bunting and cowgirls for the World’s Largest Amateur Rodeo during the Fourth of July.

The nuts and bolts of what happens when a community loses its newspaper have been well-documented. The cost of government goes up because no one is the watchdog of the spending by pol-

iticians. People participate less in municipal elections because they don’t know what’s going on, so a smaller handful of people, often with their interests in mind rather than the town’s, end up running the town. Folks start getting all their information from social media, which is notoriously unreliable when it comes to things like facts and the truth.

But what about the intangibles lost when a newspaper goes away? The stories that came across my mom’s desk were more about the weekly weaving of the ties that bind a community together. Stories about the pros and cons of the new high school redesign, the column seeking volunteers for the pancake breakfast at Library Park, and news of the comings and goings of folks in the neighboring communities of Hillrose and Antelope Springs.

Such stories provide the connective tissue that makes a city into a community; such stories let readers walk in other people’s shoes, creating invisible bonds and cultural empathy. The better community members know each other, the more they listen to each other.

It’s not a coincidence that the public square has become a polarized and dysfunctional while many newspapers have been shrinking or disappearing. Newspapers moderate the public debate in a better and more productive way than social media does, bringing people together rather than pushing them apart. Newspapers were the hearth the whole city gathered around.

When the social ties that newspapers foster disintegrate, something vital rots away. We become islands unto ourselves, less tolerant of our neighbors. Our connection to each other collapses. Alden Media, the hedge-fund owner that shut the Brush paper down, isn’t tied to the community in any way like my parents and grandparents were.

Alden could give a crap about the community. Alden has already gutted the Denver Post and most other newspapers it owns, only interested in sucking what profit it can out of their dying news carcasses while they cut them back to next to nothing. Vulture Capitalism is the epithet they’ve earned.

And yet, it doesn’t have to go Alden’s way. Gary Shapiro over at our news partners, 9News, just did an excellent documentary on all the unique and creative ways newspapers are making a comeback. Shapiro looked at some recent success stories in small towns in rural Colorado, including the comeback of the Pikes Peak Bulletin in Manitou Springs, the Florence Reporter run out of a bakery in southern Colorado, and the linotype-printed Saguache Crescent. They are finding grants, benefactors, collaboratives and even public money to help them keep their papers afloat. But Alden wasn’t looking for creative solutions that might serve the community in Brush. It was looking to cut some pretty meager costs.

They also just shuttered the Lamar Ledger, which reaches more than 3,000 homes in Prowers County, and the Burlington Record in Kit Carson County, about two hours north.

My parents and grandparents were the exact opposite of Alden, deeply involved in their community, bringing people together, giving the voiceless a megaphone to shout their hometown pride.

They made people’s lives better.

They changed laws. They shined a light on problems and got them fixed. They convened and curated a 50-year-long conversation of Brush’s citizens with themselves.

And now, after 14 voluble decades, Brush, Colorado - the high, wide, lonesome Land of the Beetdiggers — is as quiet as a tomb.

By Vince Bzdek Reprinted from The Denver Gazette There’s an old saying that a newspaper is a town talking to itself.

So, what happens to a town, I wonder, that stops talking to itself?

What happens when a town loses its soul? “A good town helps make a good newspaper, and a good newspaper helps make a good town.” My dad once wrote about the Brush News-Tribune, which printed its very last edition last week after a grand 139-year run. My dad, mom, granddad and grandma owned and operated that paper for 50 of those 139 years.

Its loss is like a death in the family combined with a rip in the universe, one I’m not sure we’ll ever really recover from. I worry that the town may not either. All five of my brothers and sisters worked on that paper at one time or another, doing a little bit of everything.

If we wanted dinner, we had to sweep the floors, develop pictures, run the job presses, write stories, review movies, deliver papers, and sell ads. My brothers and sisters and I once stuffed about 1,000 papers into chicken wire to create a Brush News-Tribune float for the annual Fourth of July parade, and instead of candy, we all threw papers out to people lining the streets.

We also had some serious fun putting out those 7,748 editions of the Brush News-Tribune. My brother Jay and his band, Purple Haze, used to practice in the backroom of that newspaper. When my friends and I hung around for a listen, we’d stash our beers in the darkroom refrigerator used to store film. Don’t tell dad.

Printer foreman Dick Shriner and I got in trouble once when I was printing a poster on the old

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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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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 9-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.

Arapahoe County quarter-percent open spaces sales tax brought in $40 million last year

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BY FREDA MIKLIN

The only sales tax levied by Arapahoe County is a one-quarter of one percent general sales tax. That equates to 25 cents on every $100 spent. While it doesn’t sound like much and barely impacts the price County residents pay for most of their purchases of tangible personal property and some services, this tax generated $40.5 million last year.

The HighLine Canal Trail is a premier example of open space in Arapahoe County.

The tax is called the Arapahoe County Open collections for the past five years and projects. Another 12% is awarded via grants for individSpace Sales and Use Tax bewere: ual projects submitted by cities cause it funds, “open space sites, • 2019: $30,334,481 • 2020: $31,526,629 and towns and approved by the improvements, programs, and • 2021: $36,677,742 Open Spaces and Trails Advisoservices throughout the county.”

• 2022: $39,976,934 ry Board (OSTAB). Only four Initiated in 2003 when the • 2023: $40,530,715* percent of the money generated voters of Arapahoe County ap*approximate tax collections by the tax is used for administraproved a resolution imposing the through Dec. 2023 tion.

0.25% tax for 10 years, it was Half the money collected OSTAB is a group of sevre-approved in 2011 and again from this tax is shared back en local citizens appointed by in 2021. The vote in 2021 was a directly with cities and towns the Arapahoe County Board of permanent reauthorization and County Commissioners. Five are passed by a margin of 76%-24%. in the County to use for Open Spaces acquisition, maintenance, from each of the commissioner According to the County, the

districts and two are appointed at-large. Members, who meet monthly to consider and approve proposals for individual projects, can serve up to three 3-year terms and are not compensated.

Their names can be found on the county website.

Some highlights of this program through the years: • 68% of total funds are distributed directly back through shareback, grants, and special projects.

• More than $333 million dollars has been awarded in the lifetime of the program (since 2003) to municipalities and special district partners.

• 78 miles of trails have been built or improved.

• 190 park and trailhead projects have been supported.

• 32,000 acres of open space has been conserved.

• 15 parks and open spaces, 4 trailheads, and 20+ miles of trails are owned and maintained by Arapahoe County.

• Hundreds of additional local parks, trails, and open spaces are funded by the Open Spaces program.

Some residents want city charter amendment to specify how CHV manages Quincy Farm

Quincy Farm

Five Cherry Hills Village residents have submitted a statement of intent to the city to place a citizen-sponsored charter amendment on the November 5 ballot that would dictate specific actions the city must take and avoid in its management of Quincy Farm, a 17.5-acre property at 4400 E. Quincy Avenue that was bequeathed to the city by Catherine “Cat” Anderson on her passing in 2016.

The property has a highly restrictive conservation easement on it that was designed with input from the city several years earlier, in anticipation of Cat Anderson’s bequest.

Photo by Freda Miklin

After several years of committee work and citizen input, CHV selected the Cherry Hills Land Preserve (CHLP) to manage the property, including programming consistent with the goals and requirements of the conservation easement, beginning in 2022. To that end, CHLP has presented regular reports to the city council on activities at the property.

The goals of the proposed ballot issue, which its sponsors hope will be approved by CHV voters in November, are, according to the website, protectquincyfarm.org: • “Require the City of Cherry Hills to uphold the conservation easement set by Cat Anderson

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when she donated the farm to the city.

Reaffirm the West side of Quincy Farm as a nature and wildlife preserve with limited access.

Guarantee unlimited public access to the East side of Quincy Farm.

Require the city to refurbish and maintain the historic farm buildings, which are around the National Registry of Historic Places.

Allow citizens to hold Cherry Hills accountable for following the conservation easement and maintaining the buildings and property.

Ensure that Quincy Farm re-

mains dedicated to public use and can never be developed.

• Follow the previous ballot issue approved by Cherry Hills voters.”

CHLP has urged residents not to sign the petition, stating their strong opposition, because: • “The petition would eliminate existing community access to the scenic west side of Quincy Farm, and close the pedestrian only nature trail that is open from sunrise to sunset. The west side (14 of the 17.5 acres) represents 1/5 of the total open space and parks in Cherry Hills Village. The low-impact nature trail is designed to provide community access while at the same time protecting nature and wildlife.

• The petition would create significant and open-ended financial obligations for the city and its taxpayers because it requires the City of Cherry Hills Village to “repair, maintain, and preserve” all of the structures and landscape features of Quincy Farm without specifying a definition or standard of repair and maintenance. In addition, if only “City-supervised activities” are allowed on the west side, this would require more staffing at taxpayer expense, and few people would be able to enjoy it.

• The statement in the ballot proposal, “Residents of the City may enforce the provisions in this Section and the terms of the Continued on page 7

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creating additional costs for taxpayers and diverging valuable financial resources from other priorities.”

The statement of intent for the ballot initiative to amend the City Charter, which requires the names of five CHV residents, was filed with the

City Clerk by Rebecca Benes, Gordon Rockafellow, Howard Schirmer, former CHV Mayor Russell Stewart, and Mary Catherine Stinson.

Ballot issue proponents must submit at least 268 valid signatures of CHV residents on petitions to amend the

City Charter to City Clerk Laura Gillespie by 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, August 7 to get their measure on the November ballot.

Once the petitions have been received, Clerk Gillespie has 15 days to determine whether the petitions contain

the required number of valid signatures. If those conditions are successfully met, the CHV City Council will set a ballot title for the charter amendment to appear on the November 5 ballot at its September

Yet another GV office building is sold at a deep discount

June 20 had also been picked up by Knightsbridge and Westside at a deep discount.

The two-company investment team paid $14 million

The Villager, the building last sold for $34,975,622 on October 26, 2017 to RREF III-P PRENTICE LLC c/o Rialto Capital Management LLC in Aliso Viejo, California. That equates to a 60% drop in value in just under seven years.

Public records show that this is the seventh time this property has been bought and sold since January 14, 1994. All six sales of the building during the past 30 years have brought higher prices than the $14 million just paid. The highest price paid for it was $38,600,000 on December 31, 2007.

The Villager has reported during the past year on six other office buildings in Greenwood Village alone that have been lost to foreclosure and five others, including the two on Crescent Parkway, that have been sold for a fraction of their previous value.

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conservation easement” would allow any resident who disagrees with the City’s maintenance and preservation efforts at Quincy Farm to bring legal action against the City,

It was just reported that Prentice Point, a 14-story building in Greenwood Village, has been acquired by the team of Westside Partners and Knightsbridge Capital, both based in Denver, for a fraction of what its prior owner paid seven years ago.

Located at 5299 DTC Boulevard, Prentice Point is “less than 100 steps from Village Plaza” and contains “a state-of-the-art fitness center, locker room equipped with multiple showers, conferencing room, revitalized courtyard with numerous outdoor amenities, and updated common areas throughout.”

It is a Class A office building that received an Energy Star label for operating efficiency in nine of the 11

Prentice Point at 5299 DTC Blvd in Greenwood Village

years through 2018 and has “100% structure parking, a lobby attendant, and Compass Bank onsite.”

The building is next door to 8350 E. Crescent Parkway and 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, which we reported on

Photo courtesy Colliers.com

for Prentice Point on July 31, 2024. According to public records reviewed by

3 regular meeting.

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The Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale announce new dates and participating artists for the annual Young Guns Reception and Art Show. The 12th annual event for this ever-growing exhibition, opens December 12th, 2024 and serves as a kickoff for the 20242025 Stock Show Season.

“Young Guns of the National Western began in 2013 as a way to facilitate young professionals gaining a better understanding of Western art and insight into how to invest in art, support the National Western Stock Show’s growth and to host events throughout the year,” says Kate Hlavin, curator of the show.

“Proceeds from the Young Guns events support the National Western Scholarship Trust.”

The 2024-2025 Young Guns Featured Artist is G.L. Richardson. Richardson is a self-taught artist who currently lives and works in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

He specializes in the Modern West and began his career after spending a transformative year working on a cattle ranch in Central New Mexico. His personal experiences with the ranching world come through his expressionist paintings.

“When I found out that I would be participating in Young Guns, I was over the moon,” says Richardson. “When I found out I had been selected as the featured artist, I about wrecked the truck.

I am so grateful to be in the mix, push myself and see what this show is all about. I know I will be sharing the walls with some incredible artists and I’m honored to be a part of it.”

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‘Wait-and-see’ bumps ‘Can’t wait’ in Boulder This time a year ago, Boulder and environs— some would say all of college football, as measured by the television networks—was buzzing over Coach Prime’s approaching debut as the University of Colorado’s head football coach.

This year, not so much.

In fact, that sense of high-flying anticipation has been replaced with doubt, or at least question.

How good of a college football coach is Deion Sanders? Really.

He’s colorful. He talks a great game. But are the players he puts on the field able to hold their own against top teams?

Big 12 coaches don’t think so. CU finished 11th of 16 teams in their preseason poll.

One local writer predicted 7th.

Last season started with a flourish: an upset of 2022 national championship runner-up Texas Christian, followed by hard-fought home wins over Nebraska and Colorado State, the latter in comefrom-behind fashion.

Even after a crushing loss to national title contender Oregon and a home defeat

by Southern California, the Buff bounced Arizona State in Tempe to stand 4-2 at the halfway point.

But six straight losses, four of them by a total of

19 points, including a second-half collapse against Stanford that resulted in an overtime loss, turned 4-2 into 4-8 in a painful 49 days.

Coach Prime may be riding a six-game losing streak into 2024, but he sounds much the same as he did entering his first season in Boulder.

“This is gonna be a great year,” he said just before the Buffs opened practice for the coming season last week. “I know it. I’ve seen it. God whispered it to me.

“Now, all we gotta do is manifest it and make it happen. I believe.”

It won’t be easy, even with God’s help.

North Dakota State is the opening foe, on August 29, in Boulder.

Before you chalk up Win No. 1, though, realize that NDSU is, to the second tier of college football, what Alabama is to the top level.

The Bison have won 17 national championships, including nine between 2011 and 2021. Since 2004 their record is 202-39. They lost in the FCS national semifinals last season to eventual runner-up Montana, 31-29 in double overtime.

The trip to Lincoln the following week won’t be a picnic, either, for a couple of reasons, in particular.

First, league coaches rate Nebraska 8th among 18 teams

in the expanded Big Ten, which is considered tougher than the Big 12. Second, the Cornhuskers and their fans will be looking to get even with Colorado for last season’s 36-14 thumping in Boulder.

Likewise, Colorado State will have home cooking on its side when the Rams and Buffs meet in Fort Collins on September 14. CSU also will be out to avenge defeat—a 43-35 double-overtime loss in Boulder, a game the Rams led 28-20 in the final minute of regulation.

Then come nine straight Big 12 opponents. And only two of them are rated lower than CU by conference coaches.

A year ago, the biggest buzz in Boulder was Prime’s remaking of the roster with only nine scholarship players returning from 2022.

This time is no different, though the hype machine’s volume is lower.

For the record, “formers” from at least these 17 schools are expected to contribute significantly: Texas, Florida State, LSU, Clemson, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Liberty, UNC-Charlotte, Vanderbilt, Florida Atlantic, UConn, Houston, UTEP, Florida International and Villanova.

Almost half of them are offensive linemen, which quarterback Shedeur Sanders no doubt appreciates after he led the nation in a dubious category in the 2023 season— being sacked 52 times!

If his dad can keep him upright and not fleeing for his life, Shedeur could live up to the opinion of Big 12 coaches, who made him their first-team all-Big 12 quarterback in preseason voting.

He could even wind up in the Heisman Trophy conversation.

It’s not likely that Coach Prime will match, or even approach, his second-year record at Jackson State, when his Tigers finished 11-2 and won the Southwest Athletic Conference without a loss.

But don’t try to tell him that.

Sanders insists the Buffs could be surprise contenders for a berth in the expanded, 12-team national championship tournament.

At the least, he expects his team to play in a bowl game.

You must admit, that would be progress if it happens.

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Paying for nursing home care with Medicaid Dear Savvy Senior, If my mother needs to move into a nursing home, what are the eligibility requirements to get Medicaid coverage?

Caretaking Son Dear Caretaking, The rules and requirements for Medicaid eligibility for nursing home care are complicated and will vary according to the state your mother lives in.

With that said, here’s a general, simplified rundown of what it takes to qualify.

Medicaid Eligibility

Medicaid, the joint federal and state program that covers health care for the poor, is also the largest single payer of America’s nursing home bills for seniors who don’t have the resources to pay for their own care. (Note that some states have different names for their Medicaid program.)

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Assets that aren’t counted for eligibility include your mother’s home if it’s valued under $713,000 (this limit is higher – up to $1,071,000 – in some states), her personal possessions and household goods, one vehicle, prepaid funeral plans and a small amount of life insurance.

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After qualifying, all sources of your mother’s income such as Social Security and pension checks must be turned over to Medicaid to pay for her care, except for a small personal needs allowance – usually between $30 and $160.

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Mouthiness and other gifts of aging I think aging has gotten a bad rap especially considering the fact that if we’re doing it, we’ve thus far escaped a much worse fate.

And if you believe an article I read in Buzzfeed, I’m not alone. The article’s mile-long headline was “When You Hit Your 60s, You’re Free: Older Adults Are Sharing the Things Younger Folks Can Look Forward To, and TBH, Aging Sounds Pretty Sweet.”

In case you’re wondering, TBH means “to be honest.” At least, I think that’s what it means.

People my age aren’t always up on internet shorthand. But you can see why its author, Dannica Ramirez, wanted to abbreviate it when she got the chance.

Anyway, TBH, I’ve found getting older to be “pretty sweet” so far myself. Sure it has some drawbacks. For one, I’m sick to death of all the mailers I receive about hearing aids and prepaid funeral plans.

And yes, I realize that was a poor choice of words.

But all of life’s stages have drawbacks. I’ve never fully recovered from college algebra. But there were good things about that stage of my life too and according to the older adults quoted in the article, aging also comes with plenty of gifts.

Several people mentioned saving money thanks to Medicare and senior citizen discounts. I don’t qualify for Medicare yet, but I like discounts as much as the next person. I admit I’m a little insulted when someone takes one look at

me and automatically assumes I qualify for one—even though I do.

They could at least humor me and ask to see my ID. Several people mentioned having more free time. They didn’t say this, but I’m assuming they could all afford retirement and hadn’t had their children move back home.

Some mentioned the freedom to do or say whatever they wanted. TBH, I was skeptical about that one. One person said, “You can get away with a lot of things, because who wants to argue with an old lady?” Her children, that’s who.

Another said, “There’s a certain, almost dangerous, level of personal liberation.” They said for them that liberation had manifested itself in “almost extreme levels of mouthiness.” I try not to indulge in extreme levels of mouthiness myself mainly because that sort of

behavior has a way of going viral on TikTok. Several people mentioned a positive change in the way they saw material items. One said possessions had started to feel like an “albatross” and the money they saved by not buying so many things was going toward travel and other experiences. I suspect that as we age we finally take to heart what we’ve been hearing our entire life: We really can’t take it with us. And even if we could, having to haul it around for all eternity would be hell.

One person said they’d become better at managing anxiety in their later years and another said they didn’t worry as much as they did when they were younger. They said they’d actually reached a point where their children worried more about them than they worried about their children. On one hand that sounds great since

I worry much more than I’d like.

On the other hand, I’m not sure I’d want to wish all that worrying on anyone, especially someone I love enough to worry so much about.

Someone talked about the freedom to dress however they wanted because no one cares how we look when we’re older. But I’m not sure it’s entirely true that no one cares how we dress. Try wearing the wrong T-shirt to a political rally.

And finally, one person said they felt like they had their life figured out at last. “I no longer had the feeling that I’d missed the ‘Life Manual’ everyone else seemed to have.” Good for that person. TBH, I’m still waiting for the manual.

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COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO Petitioner, In the Interest of: LESLIHT JASMIN SALVADOR LOPEZ AND DILAN SALVADOR LOPEZ, Children, and concerning, REINA LOPEZ NEPUCENO, ALSO KNOWN AS, REINA LOPEZ NEPONUCENO, AND DELFINO SALVADOR MANUEL Respondents.

Sarah Simchowitz, Reg. #44890 Attorney for the Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (720) 800-5788 Case No: 24JV56 Division: 22 NOTICE OF DISPOSITIONAL HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT CONCERNING DELFINO SALVADOR MANUEL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Dispositional Hearing and Default Judgment Hearing regarding DELFINO SALVADOR MANUEL is set on September 12, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. MST 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 adopt the prepared treatment plan for you in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code, or to determine that there is no appropriate treatment plan.

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-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).

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

Date: August 5, 2024 Sarah Simchowitz, Esq. #44890 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr., Aurora, CO 80012 Phone: (720) 800-5788 Email: SSimchowitz@arapahoegov.com Published in The Villager Published: August 8, 2024 Legal # 11549 ___________________________ 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 GABRIELLA MARIE SPEED, Child, and concerning, ANGELINA MARIE MARTINEZ AND JOHN DOE, 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 Case No: 24JV181 Division: 23

NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENT JOHN DOE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for an ADJUDICATORY COURT TRIAL AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT REGARDING RESPONDENT JOHN DOE, on August 23, 2024, at 9:45 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.

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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.

Published in The Villager Published: August 8, 2024 Legal # 11550 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Arapahoe County Justice Center 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner - Plaintiff, v.

EDWIN RONALDO GALEA-GONZALEZ AKA JOSEPH GONZALEZ, LITZY CELESTE SANCHEZ, NORLAN EVELIO GALEA-GONZALEZ, ARNOL JONATHON GALEA-GON-

ZALEZ, and any unknown persons who may claim any interest in the subject matter of this action, to wit: $47,672.00, in United States Currency, Respondent – Defendant(s) Case Number: 2023CV031293 Div./Ctrm.: 204 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 a 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 a 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 known to have, an interest in, or to have asserted and interest in, the subject matter of the action.

The Court, therefore, issues this 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 October 2, 2024 at 10:30 a.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 April 14, 2023, at or near the location 950 Cimarron Way, #K 201, Aurora, CO 80012, Arapahoe County, State of Colorado. Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office is the agency holding the seized subject matter property.

ing the averments of the petition;

The Court orders that this citation may be served by certified mail, in accordance with §16-13-505(7), C.R.S.

(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

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 §16-13505(1.7)(b) and (8), C.R.S., if you fail to file a response to the Petition in Forfeiture and 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.

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:

(II) A statement setting forth with particularity why the seized property should not be forfeited. The statement shall include specific factual and legal ground7s supporting it and any affirmative defense to forfeiture as provided in this part 5.

(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 29th day of July, 2024

BY THE COURT: Thomas W. Henderson DISTRICT COURT JUDGE Published in The Villager First Publication: August 8, 2024 Last Publication: August 15, 2024 Legal # 11551 ___________________________

(I) A statement admitting or deny-

SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDED 2023 BUDGET OF SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an Amended 2023 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Sundance Hills Metropolitan District for the year 2023; that a copy of such proposed Budget has been filed in the office of the District located at Circuit Rider of Colorado, 1100 W. Littleton Blvd., #101, Littleton, Colorado, where the same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed Budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sailfish Room, 5626 S Galena St, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Amended 2023 Budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto. This meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Circuit Rider of Colorado, Manager Published in The Villager Published: August 8, 2024 Legal # 11552 ___________________________

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WESTERN WELCOME WEEK CELEBRATION AUGUST 9-18. AUGUST 17 Grand Parade & Craft Fair. Info- 303-794-4870 or info@ westernwelcomeweek.org FAMILY BIRDING AUG. 10, 8:30 am at Quincy Farm. Bring your binoculars. $10 per family.

CENTENNIAL UNDER THE STARS AUGUST 10, 5-9 pm at Centennial Center Park. Live music, food trucks, community vendors and more. Dance to free live music headlining “Nothing But Nineties” cover band.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR SOUTH SUBURBAN 2025 BUDGET AUG. 14, SEPT. 25 & OCT. 23 Info. 303-798-5131.

17 MILE-HOUSE OPEN HOUSE AUG. 17, 9 am-12 pm. Free event but registration encouraged.

PROJECT CURE ‘S HEALTH & HOPE GALA AUG. 18, 6-9 pm. at the Denver Art Museum newly opened Sturm Grand Pavilion in the Martin Bldg. Proceeds used to deliver supplies and equipment to countries facing severe healthcare shortages. RSVP: 303-881-7263 or Dianna Fetter@projectcure.org CANCER LEAGUE 28TH ANNUAL RACE 4 RESEARCH AUGUST 18, 9 -11 a.m. 5K Run & Walk.

Washington Park - Denver. Regular registration ends Aug. 16 at 1:00 p.m.

RSVP: 303-281-9864.

GRAND OPENING CELEBRATION FOR REDSTONE BANK IN PARKER AUG. 24, 3-7 pm. 6736 Pinery Peak Place.

Kona Ice, Bounce House, Food Truck, Live birds & reptiles with Nature’s Educators.

CINEMATIC SYMPHONY AUGUST 24, 5:30-7:30. Join Symphony of the Rockies at the Centennial Center Park Amphitheater. Iconic movie scores come to life in an open-air concert. Hosted by the City of Centennial. Organizer: Arapahoe Philharmonic. Info: 303-781-1892.

your spot at this black-tie optional affair.

For more info and reservations: Events@ APreciousChild.org or 720.850.5516. Visit: APreciousChild.org or bit.ly/Sweet16APC AN EVENING TO BENEFIT QUINCY FARM BARN PARTY AT THE VILLAGE CLUB SEPT. 13, 6-9:30 pm. Dress up in your best country-chic attire. Bluegrass, cocktails, barbecue, silent auction.

MS. COLORADO SENIOR AMERICA - QUEEN’S TEA SUN., SEPT. 22, 2-5 p.m. at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Course, Antero Ballroom.

It will be a fun afternoon of sipping tea & tasting the delights of an assortment finger sandwiches, canapés, appetizers, and desserts. You will be entertained by the Ms. Colorado Senior America Pageant Queen 2024 Andrea Kehmeier and club members including the dance group, The Bella Donna’s! Bring your girlfriends and have an afternoon of fun. Silent auction and Live auction? This is an annual fundraiser.

Tickets: contact Cindy Oberdier at 720-2173560.

BUTTERFLY BALL COLORADO IS COLORADO’S BIGGEST NIGHT FOR CONSERVATION SAT., SEPT. 28. 6 p.m. Omni Interlocken Hotel, 500 Interlocken Blvd., Broomfield.

Butterfly inspired formal attire. Enjoy a magical stroll through the Monarch Menagerie filled with 400 live monarch butterflies, a champagne welcome, cocktail reception, sit-down dinner, live entertainment and fashion show, and silent and live auctions. See how Butterfly Pavilion embraces the principles of People.

Planet. Promise. Will showcase how we conduct global conservation projects with an equity lens in Tanzania, Mongolia, Sumatra and many other locations around the globe. For info: Alex Peterson, 720-5319362. or peterson@butterflies.org or www. butterflies.org RODEO ALL-STAR MUTTON BUSTIN COMPETITION OCT. 4 & 5 National Western Complex. For children 5-7 and under 55 pounds. Open to 900 kids. Visit rodeoallstar.com

ENGLEWOOD BLOCK PARTY AUG. 24, 4-10 pm. At the Greater SOBO Lounge, 3400 S. Broadway. Open to the public. Hosted by the Englewood Chamber.

RSVP: lindsey@myenglewoodchamber. com

MENTAL HEALTH COLORADO 41ST TRIBUTE FUNDRAISING GALA SAT., OCT. 12, Grand Hyatt-Denver 6 p.m.

Tickets aperales@menetalhealthcoloado. org

MORGAN ADAMS CONCOURS D’ELEGANCE AUG. 23-25 AUGUST 24, Signature Aviation North at Centennial Airport 6-10 p.m. Fundraiser with collectible, rare, vintage, and exotic automobiles, aircraft and motorcycles.

Live and silent auction, cocktails & fare from Colorado restaurants. 501(c)(3) organization to support kids and young adults with cancer. Tickets at Morgan Adams Foundation.

SOUTH SUBURBAN GOLF COURSE 50TH ANNIVERSARY 7900 S Colo. Blvd., Centennial. Five leagues have joined together to raise funds for “Nourish Meals on Wheels” this month. Nourish delivered more than 200,000 meals and groceries in 2023 to those in need. Concerts and karaoke nights throughout the year. Info: 303-70-5500.

13TH ANNUAL AFFORDABLE ARTS FESTIVAL AUG. 25, 9-3 p.m. at Arapahoe Community College, 5900 S. Santa Fe Dr., Littleton. A Fundraiser for scholarships.

165 Renowned artists from across the nation. Tickets $12. Kids 12 & under, free.

WINGS OF HOPE FOR PANCREATIC CANCER RESEARCH PRESENTS EVENING OF HOPE SEPT. 6, Presenting Miss AmericaMadison Marsh at Exploration of Flight Centennial Airport. Benefiting CU Cancer Center. Tickets: www.wingsofhopecr.org A PRECIOUS CHILD Celebrate 16 years of transformative impact at their upcoming Sweet 16 Gala on SEPT. 7. Hosted at Sheraton Denver Downtown.

9News Anchor, Kyle Clark will emcee.

Register before August 24th to secure

CLUBS: DENVER LIONS CLUB MEETINGS Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays at 12 noon at the American Legion Hall, I-25 & Yale.

Interested in joining? Call Bob, 720-3139741.

ENGLEWOOD LIONS CLUB MEETINGS Meets 1st & 3rd Thursdays at 7:00 p/m. At Mango Tree Coffee, 3498 S. Broadway,Englewood. Info: Gail 720-3777682.

GLOBAL DOWN SYNDROME FOUNDATION “BE BEAUTIFUL BE YOURSELF FASHION SHOW NOV. 16, 5 p.m. Zaya Biel honored as Global Ambassador and Quincy Jones Exceptional Advocacy Awardee, Sofia Sanchez. Questions: 303-321-6277.

Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.

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