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This column written by an actual human I got my feelings hurt… by an internet robot. It’s my own fault. I’ve heard so much about ChatGPT, the language processing bot, and I had a deadline coming up.

So I decided to let artificial intelligence write my column for me. You might think that’s cheating, but I thought it would be fun. I thought it would be easy. I thought I could get away with it.

Maybe it was a busy day at OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT, or maybe it was user error. But I could have written my own column and painted my house in the time it took me to set up my account and figure out how to use it. I didn’t, but I could have.

First I got something called a gateway error. I’m pretty tech

savvy so I immediately thought what the heck is a gateway error.

Then I got a message saying all systems were busy at the moment and would I mind taking a break and trying later. I never mind taking a break, so I went away for the weekend.

When I came back, I sat down at my computer, logged into ChatGPT and ta-da, my robot writing assistant was ready to work. That was lucky because I wasn’t.

There were two disclaimers, but neither of them worried me.

ChatGPT confessed that it may occasionally generate incorrect information. I didn’t see that as a problem because I do too.

It also admitted it has limited knowledge of the world and

events after 2021. My limited knowledge goes further back than 2021 and I’ve never let that stop me.

So I typed in my request: Write a column about ChatGPT in the style of Dorothy Rosby.

I was hoping it would sound like I wrote it—only better. I was hoping it would make me sound clever and witty. I was hoping it wouldn’t ask, “Who’s Dorothy Rosby?”

It didn’t. It just started writing and poof! It was done faster than you can say, “What does GPT stand for?”

I thought ChatGPT was going to be the best thing that’s happened to my writing career since the invention of spellcheck—until I read what it wrote. There were two problems with it. One, it was too short. You might not see that as a problem.

Two, it stunk. And that’s when it hit me. In order to

write a column in my style, ChatGPT scoured the internet for other things I’ve written.

And based on what it found there it wrote insipid drivel.

What does that say about my style? Don’t answer that.

I noticed right off that the column included the word “quirky” eight times. I don’t use quirky that often. I don’t use any word that often. I have an extensive vocabulary—and a thesaurus.

And ChatGPT is not only inaccurate, it’s a liar. Writing as me, it started out by saying, “I want to introduce you to my friend ChatGPT.” It said we met while I was drinking coffee and lazing around one afternoon. I don’t drink coffee and if it were really my friend, it would know that. It was right about the lazing part though.

It said I was “impressed by its vast knowledge.” Was not!

Okay, maybe a little. But it

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also said I was “charmed by its humor and witticism.” What witticism? It said we “engaged in delightful banter and a lively exchange of ideas.” Did not! I made one request and it did all the talking—or writing. And delightful and lively are not the words that came to mind when I read what it wrote—in my style.

In the end the whole effort was a waste of time. Not only that, it made me mistrust AI even more than I did already.

Plus now I’m questioning everything I’ve ever published online. And after all that, I still had to write my own darn column.

Dorothy Rosby is the author of I Didn’t Know You Could Make Birthday Cake from Scratch: Parenting Blunders from Cradle to Empty Nest and other books. Contact her at www.dorothyrosby.com/ contact.

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National Western Stock Show Announces 2024 Citizen of the West The National Western Stock Show, presented by Centura Health proudly announces distinguished military and business leader General Ralph E. “Ed” Eberhart as the 2024 Citizen of the West. This prestigious award recognizes those who embody the spirit and determination of the Western pioneer - a true representative of Western lifestyle, ideals, agricultural heritage, and traditions. A committee of community leaders selects recipients.

General Eberhart has a long-standing military and business career and has made significant contributions to the United States and the defense of our Nation. Eberhart is a proud graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he served as a Cadet Wing Commander. General Eberhart’s active duty military career spanned 36 years.

General Eberhart’s most significant contributions came during his tenure as Commander of U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) and Commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD). He held these positions during a critical period in American history.

After the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush asked General Eberhart to stand up USNORTHCOM. Under his guidance, NORAD and USNORTHCOM implemented numerous measures to enhance homeland defense and protect against future threats.

General Eberhart’s experience also includes a Command Pilot rating with more than 5,000 flight hours, which includes more than 300 combat missions. General Eberhart has served as the Commander of U.S. Forces, Japan; Commander of the 5th Air Force, Japan; Vice Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force; Commander of Air Combat Command; Commander of Air Force Space Command; and Commander in Chief, U.S. Space Command.

General Eberhart has received numerous accolades, including the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with 11 oak leaf clusters, the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure Japan, the United States Air Force Academy Distinguished Graduate Award, El Pomar Foundation Award for Excellence, and the American College Soldier-Citizen Award among numerous others.

In addition, General Eberhart has been a member of the Armed Forces Benefit Association (AFBA) since 1987 and has served on the Board of Directors since 1997. He served as the AFBA Chairman from October 2002 – November 2004. In December 2004, General Eberhart was appointed by

the AFBA Board as President of AFBA. In 2009, he was appointed Chairman and President of AFBA. He retired as President in March 2020 but remained active as the AFBA Chairman until December 2022.

Post active duty retirement, General Eberhart has served on the boards of several companies and nonprofits, including TERMA, Jacobs Engineering, Rockwell Collins, Triumph Group, VSE, and Segs4Vets. He was a U.S. Air Force Academy Association of Graduates Board director.

He currently serves as a Trustee for the Falcon Foundation and a director on the board of

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General Eberhart and his wife Karen reside in Colorado Springs. They are the proud parents of their two daughters, Erika and Jessica.

General Eberhart exhibits exceptional service to our country, armed forces, and community. He exemplifies our Western way of life and all the qualities befitting a great Citizen of the West.

Please join us in honoring General Ralph E. “Ed” Eberhart as the 2024 Citizen of the West.

General Eberhart will be honored as the 45th Citizen of the West during the annual award dinner on January 8, 2024. Proceeds from the event support the National Western Scholarship Trust, awarding 100 scholarships to students attending colleges and universities in Colorado and Wyoming for agricultural science, rural medicine, or veterinary

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The record breakings summer or national position, but Democrats have a very firm grasp rains have given rise to wonon Colorado political positions derful foliage for the beautiful exhibited in the last election, metro trees. Years from now trouncing of the GOP candidates the inner circles that detect tree by large margins. growth will have record My goal is good rings on growth. What government by effecconcerns me now is if tive political leadership we have an early snowby members of either fall, and with the sumparty or unaffiliated mer moisture, the heavy leaders. I would give leaf growth and soft credit to Governor Polis summer branches are in great jeopardy. I guess BY BOB SWEENEY for his success in bringing early education to all that is Mother Nature’s children so they can be enrolled way of trimming trees but way in preschool that previously only too brutal on trees and shrubs. wealthier children could afford Pray for late snow. to attend. The wrinkles will be *** worked out with funding the My trail was a busy one this program and all children will be week. I attended the monthly able to attend pre-school and start meeting of the Arapahoe Relearning at an early age. My tip publican Club with the featured to parents with younger children, speaker, Centennial Mayor mute the TV and make them Stephanie Piko. She is an exread the closed captions. This is cellent mayor and leads her city a great way to enhance reading very well. It is commendable that many of her councilmembers skills.

I also hand it to Gov. Polis, show up at events. Sometimes, our two Senators, Bennet, and all of them, and that shows leadHickenlooper, and all the Colership and harmony, leading to orado Representatives, GOP, sound government. Remember, and Dems, on returning the new in public service that we can disagree, without being disagree- Space Force to Colorado Springs where it belongs. That was a able. major victory for Colorado and a The mayor, wearing a gormajor defeat for Alabama. (Wait geous pair of high heels, walked until our CU Buffaloes lick the the talk.

Alabama Crimson Tide on the Her message was a warning gridiron later this year.) about the governor and LegislaOur award-winning senior ture coming after local control on reporter Freda Miklin is writing a zoning and land usage. This is a fight over local zoning control by bi-partisan analysis of the ballot cities or statewide land use being issue on Tabor. Miklin is a former Greenwood Council member and governed by the state. Most of worked as a certified public acthe challenge is about affordable housing and allowing multiple or countant in Chicago and Denver cheap housing in present city and city administrations; Miklin understands accounting and finance county neighborhoods. along with being a former elected I asked the mayor to write a city official. This taxation issue guest column on the challenges and she said she would. Piko is complicated, and the result is has a possible bright future in whether the state will keep tax the Republican party when she windfalls from rising property tax finishes her term as mayor. The revenues or continue to refund challenge is there are so few the excess money to Colorado opportunities to extend effective taxpayers. My guess is that HH leadership that the mayor exhibwill go down in flames, but it is its. Maybe as county commisearly, and anything can happen. I sioner following Nancy Sharpe’s believe in the old saying “Voters great leadership. Maybe a state vote their pocketbooks.”

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*** I spent last Saturday morning at the Denver Lions Savio complex, attending the annual meeting of the Denver Lions Club officers, conducted by new President Sally Hooks. The annual session sets the stage for the upcoming year. The major project for the Denver Lions is gathering and recycling used eyeglasses.

Denver Lions have purchased from the Sterling Lions Club their eyeglass recycling equipment and can now clean and measure eye glass frames and lenses in house for exporting to foreign countries.

A team of Den Lion members have traveled, at their own expense, to many remote areas in Mongolia, Ethiopia, Mexico and Latin America, taking glasses to bring vision to sight-impaired impoverished people. I’m told that people walk miles to receive these glasses. The Lions team members are volunteers, and the glasses are given by these trained teams free of charge. Thousands of recycled glasses are being put to excellent use and the Lions need assistance in the gathering and recycling process. If you have some old glasses, donate them to the Lions. Even better, join the club and experience the adventure of taking them to a foreign country with a Lion team. Volunteers express that this is a life-changing experience.

More information: Denver Lions Club: 1375 Grant St., Denver, Co. 80203/ Ph: 303-504-6293.

Email: WeServe@DenverLions. org //Website: www.Denver Lions.org. *** Following the morning meeting with the Lions I raced to the American Legion Post No.1, to watch the second half of the CU Buffalo game where the Buffs tromped the Nebraska Cornhuskers. What a victory for CU students, alumni, and all football fans. I’m a CSU graduate and I fear the Rams are in for a tough challenge this coming Saturday at Folsom Field in Boulder with another 10 a.m. kickoff.

*** The day ended at the 18th Annual TAPS Colorado Celebrity Classic.

TAPS was founded in 1994 to create a loving and supportive family for those grieving a military death.

450 attendees enjoyed an Epicurean catered menu with silk napkins and barbecued beef brisket. Larry DiPasquale, owner, was walking the floor making sure that his awesome staff were serving hot food and pouring complimentary beverages. They were, and the event went off very well. Superstar Gary Morris brought tears to my eyes with his two songs to start the evening, especially “Wind Beneath my Wings.”

Highlight of the evening was the honoring of Bo and Lynne Cottrell, who have dedicated 18 years of unwavering service to the organization. They are retiring from the leadership role they have performed so well.

As the program relates from TAPS Founder Bonnie Carroll, … “Bo and Lynne, you are beacons of hope, guiding the way for those who are lost in the darkness of grief. Your legacy is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the boundless capacity of compassion. As you step back, your light continues to shine, inspiring us all to serve, support and uplift one another.

The world is forever changed through your loving care, and the military survivors of Colorado will forever hold you in their hearts.”

Kudos to the program committee that kept the evening lively and a special tribute to auctioneer Eric Goodman who coached every dollar out of the very generous audience with the silent auction and paddle contributions, breaking all previous records in donations. Well done by the TAP attendees.

We don’t say this anymore, “But a good time was had by all.”

Warning order: Global shift from the Dollar

As I read about the demise of the US Dollar’s status in world trade, I’m struck with the misdirection and irrational “thinking” employed by our politicians and bureaucrats. In the following article, legislators think another law, rule or regulation will solve the underlying problem.

Going back on the gold standard is not a bad solution. Had we been on the gold standard in 2008, the Fed Reserve could not have printed $8 Trillion US Dollars and driven us into such extreme debt, resulting in dollar devaluation and inflation. In fact, the gold standard is a good way to limit the Federal Reserve’s ability to print dollars, but this is not the long term solution.

Today’s dollar problems are avoidable, with or without the Gold Standard. The long lasting solution is a mindset, a way of

thinking, a principle.

First, we need to understand why the US Dollar is the reserve or safe harbor currency on which the vast majority of nations and businesses rely for safe, steady transactions. They must be certain of two things. First, that the value of the currency will not fluctuate rapidly and second, that the currency remains strong for the duration. Will the trading currency remain stable so they don’t loose

value in the transaction?

The question is: How do nations and businesses evaluate the safety of a particular currency? Contrary to federal thinking, it is not only government action, or inaction, that sustains the value of currency. In fact, federal action can more easily devalue the dollar than sustain its worth.

We have seen the Federal Reserve’s Monetary Policy, specifically printing US$’s under Quantitative Easing, devalue the dollar significantly and thereby cause the inflation we see today. This is truly a tax on earnings due to inflation which is simply devaluation of the dollar’s purchasing power. In other words the consumer must spend more dollars for the same product; that is a direct cost to all, a tax brought on us by Fed Reserve action and government spending.

The most powerful force to increase the value of the dollar is the private sector, or private business and citizens, building a strong economy through capitalistic markets: Free trade between a willing buyer and willing seller that establishes a fair price. The private economy is a function of transactions between individuals. Not a federal construct. Its foundation is the freedom of the individual to decide for himself.

Unfortunately, government’s nature is to expand and control through taxation and regulation. These actions are antithetical to free enterprise. That is the reason for our Constitution. It established the Rule of Law and restricts the government to very limited powers in order to protect the rights and freedom of the indi-

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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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Things do not QUOTE of the WEEK happen. Things are made to happen.

– John F. Kennedy

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Skiing in summer? Why not?

Although Colorado ski mountains may stay open into late spring or early summer, depending on snowpack, summer is definitely not ski season. But on the other side of the equator in the Southern Hemisphere, it’s winter and very much ski season.

What if you wanted to take a few runs during the dog days of summer? Head south to Chile where our summer is their winter.

A few weeks ago, my son and I did just that. Santiago is a long way south, 12 hours of flying

Banker’s Note Continued from page 4

-vidual. Too bad our current government has forgotten that lesson.

We want to protect the value of the US dollar, and that is very important, we need to restrict government incursion in the private sector, especially the individual. We do so, first, by reducing government spending and borrowing. These actions take from the individual. Next we need to reduce the regulatory burden on citizens and businesses and stop the unholy alliance (subsidies) between government and large corporations. The strength of the dollar relies on individual freedom, not in control by the government.

Even if individuals don’t engage in foreign transactions, all are affected by the dollar’s status in two ways. First, since our government spends more than it takes in, government debt is a precursor to federal spending. That debt is in the form of Treasury Bonds. Citizens pay back that debt through income tax and inflation tax (we pay more dollars due to inflation.)

Second, debt requires a larger amount of money supply or liquidity. That increased liquidity causes dollar devaluation and inflation. Inflation means that we can’t buy as much with the same income, hence the inflation tax. We are hit from two sides: massive debt which we pay and lower value on the dollar as we pay debt back.

Just about all Democrats and many Republicans think we need to raise the debt ceiling to fund government spending. That is wrong. They ignore the other half of the equation, namely reduce government spending. Spending reduction benefits the private citizen and our economy. Think about this when a politician talks about expanding another government program. Nobody and no nation can borrow forever.

Our nation can work its way out of this dead end. It requires all citizens demand a cessation to debt and spending and thereby allow the private economy to thrive and save the day as it have done in the past.

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

time from Denver. We flew Delta through Atlanta, but one could fly United through Houston or American via Miami.

BY BRIAN C. Santiago is a JOONDEPH beautiful city with big mountains in view, closer than in Denver.

While we could have rented a car to drive up to the mountain, we went with a tour company that picked us up at our hotel and brought us to their central office. There you can rent ski clothes for the day, but we brought our own.

Everyone then loads into a van for about a 90 min drive to Valle Nevado, the Vail of Chile.

The winding road and hairpin turns could lead to car sickness.

From light rain in Santiago, we transitioned to snow along the way, enough that all vehicles had to stop and put chains on their tires.

The resort is well above the tree line, a giant snow-covered

rock. There were several hotels and condo complexes, meaning one could stay there for several days. For us it was just a day trip.

We rented ski equipment, a fast and efficient process. In hindsight, I wish we brought our own ski boots and rented ski clothes instead as rental boots don’t fit nearly as well as your own boots. High quality skis were available for rent.

A gondola took us to mid mountain, but the line was long as the gondola moved slowly, and this was the only way to get onto the mountain from the base lodge. Most of the upper mountain was closed as it was windy and snowy. We had access to a few poma lifts and chairlifts.

The mountain looks huge on the trail map but could probably easily fit into the footprint of Loveland. As there are no trees, trails are ill defined, usually by mountain rock and colored poles placed along the trails.

The chairlifts were all fixed grip and slow moving, not what we are used to in Colorado where few of these chairlifts remain. The scenery was breathtaking however and the slow chairlifts gave us time to admire the beauty of the mountains.

The snow was great as it had been snowing for days before our visit. But the flat light made skiing challenging as I for one become much more tentative when I can’t clearly see what’s ahead.

Lunch on the mountain surprisingly cost as much as lunch

at Vail, but the burgers were delicious. At three o’clock we returned our equipment and hopped on the van for our ride back to Santiago. We had dinner then headed to the airport for a red-eye flight back to Atlanta and then Denver.

Chile is a long way to go to take a few ski runs, but there is something special about skiing in summer! And it’s a bit closer than New Zealand, another option for summer skiing. If you are missing the slopes, consider a quick long weekend trip to Chile!

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18th Annual Colorado Celebrity Classic benefits TAPS Lynne and Bo Cottrell honored plus dinner, layers of entertainment, silent and live auctions TAPS mascot Klinger with Bonnie Carroll who founded TAPS in 1994 following the death of her husband BG Tom Carroll in an Army C-12 plane crash when there was no national support network for families of America’s fallen heroes.

Honorees Lynne and Bo Cottrell who have helped raise millions for TAPS

The child of Country Music Royalty, awardwinning superstar and headliner Pam Tillis had performed at TAPS previously

“You are patriots!

You have taken our hand. This is a military state.

Denver is a military town. TAPS is going 24/7, not 9-5 Monday through Friday. This is a country that honors service and sacrifice!”

Internationally re co who said he lear gnized Gary Morris ned the enterta inment business from B o home for the au Cottrell, brought it dience with Brin g Home from his role as Jean Valje Him an in New York

Loyal TAPS songwriter performers from Nashville - Frank Myers and Jimmy Nichols

Loyal supporter Edie Marks flanked by daughter Lori Marks Connors and granddaughter Samantha Gruitch

Young star Franki Moscato sang the National Anthem

Event Chairs George Dempsey and Laura Benton who met and married because of TAPS, presented Lynne and Bo with a commemorative TAPS blanket of past event photos

Executive Committee members Pat Robinson, Vic Evans, Rene and Jeff Tomczak

– Bonnie Carroll who retired as a Major in the Air Force Reserve following 31 years of service and received The Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015

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TAPS Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors with 1,000 events across America

Presenting Sponsors Miles and Jan Cortez have supported TAPS from the beginning

Your support helps the loved ones of those who served and died – our fallen heroes

Silver Sponsor Jake Jabs and René Greene

Antonette Smith surrounded by friend Pam Seago, husband Jeff Smith, Christine and Doug Burtt LEFT: Myron Spanier, Lori Gimelshteyn, Rich and Rochelle Sokol RIGHT: Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman, Jay Davidson

Emcee Michael Spencer from CBS4

Rochelle (Sokol) and Michelle (Gruber)

TAPS Founder Bonnie Carroll with some of the Gold Star families - 3,000 served in Colorado

Auctioneer Eric Goodman helped set record fundraising “It’s a lot of impact for these families,” he said.

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Meet Dr. Dusty -The Villager’s Voice of Hearing Care

Hearing loss is the third most common chronic health condition in the US (second only to arthritis and heart disease), and it is twice as prevalent as diabetes or cancer. Untreated (or poorly treated) hearing loss has been linked to many other health conditions such as depression, anxiety, social isolation, dementia, and an increased risk of falling. This is an important topic that must be discussed so we are thrilled to introduce our new column, “Ask Dr. Dusty - The Villager’s Voice of Hearing Care.”

Dusty Jessen is a Doctor of Audiology and the owner of Columbine Hearing Care, located in Old Town Littleton. Let’s get to know her a little bit.

Q: Dr. Dusty, why did you decide to become an audiologist?

A: Well, the seed was planted way back in middle school. My grandfather, who had been widowed for several years, met and married a beautiful woman named Katharine. My family welcomed “Granny” Katharine into our lives and she became an important role model for me. She was sweet, confident, successful, and she had a severe hearing loss. She wore a hearing aid in one ear and had a cochlear implant on the other side. I was fascinated by this technology that kept her connected to the world around her. But I was also very aware of how much she still struggled to hear during large family gatherings. I remember her taking each of us grandkids into a quiet room so that she could ask us about school, friends, sports, etc. and actually hear our responses. We all treasured our quiet talks with Granny Katharine, and I fell in love with the idea of helping people overcome challenges such as hearing loss.

Q: Can you tell us a little bit about your education and work experience?

A: I grew up in Loveland (fun fact - I was the 1995 Miss Loveland Valentine!) and did my undergraduate studies at the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley where I majored in Communication Disorders and minored in Special Education.

I went on to get my Master’s degree in Audiology at Arizona State University, and 5 years later, when audiology became a doctoral profession, I went back to school for my Doctorate in Audiology (Au.D.) at the Arizona School of Health Sciences. My first job was at Presbyterian St. Luke’s Hospital where I did a little bit of everything and worked with all ages. I then took a job at a small Ear, Nose, and Throat clinic where I worked for a wonderful

physician, Dr. Janice Birney, for 15 years. When Dr. Birney retired in 2017, I purchased the audiology side of her practice and have been the proud owner of Columbine Hearing Care ever since.

Q: Do you have any other family members with hearing loss?

A: I sure do! Back in graduate school, we were required to do “practice” hearing tests on as many people as possible.

So when my parents came to visit me in Arizona, of course, I popped them into the sound booth and tested their hearing!

My dad’s hearing test went fine, but when I started testing my mom, I thought for sure I was doing something wrong. She knew she was supposed to push the little button when she heard the beeps, but she was just sitting there staring at me. I kept making the beeps louder and louder until finally, they were so loud that my dad and I could hear them outside of the sound booth! I opened the door and said, “Mom, you are supposed to push the button when you hear the beeps!” She gave me a funny look and said, “I KNOW! I’m waiting for you to play them!”

And so it happened that my own mom was my first official diagnosis of severe hearing loss.

Her hearing loss, at the time, was only in one ear and it was isolated to the high pitch sounds.

So she had just coped with it and thought people were mumbling.

Of course, I sent her straight to an ENT physician where she had lots of testing to rule out tumors and other “bad” causes of hearing loss and they found that she has a condition called vascular loops. Basically, she doesn’t have sufficient blood supply to the tiny organs of her inner ears. Her hearing loss has progressed over the years and she wears hearing aids in both ears.

Q: I bet this experience with your mom has given you a greater appreciation for what it’s like to live with hearing loss. Can you tell us about that?

A: It definitely has! I’ve always known that hearing aids aren’t the magic answer when it comes to treating hearing loss. Yes, they are a very important part of it, but there are other strategies that are just as important. A major function of hearing is for the purpose of communication with other people. And so hearing loss doesn’t just affect the person with hearing loss… it affects everyone that person communicates with. My mom and I are very close and we spend as much time together as possible. Despite the fact that she has excellent, professionally fit hearing aids, she still struggles

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to hear in certain situations. And this is where those other strategies come into play. For example, it is my responsibility to get her attention before I start talking and to make sure we are in the same room when we talk. And it is both of our responsibilities to choose quieter restaurants or request a quiet booth when we go out to eat. There are so many simple accommodations that make a world of difference to someone with hearing difficulties, and being with my mom shows me over and over again that the communication partner (me in this case) is just as responsible for ensuring successful communication exchanges. So this is part of what I educate and counsel my patients and their family members about every day.

Q: I wonder if this is also what prompted you to write and publish a book about communication.

A: Yes, it is definitely part of it! My experiences with my mom, and the countless hours I’ve spent counseling my patients about proper communication techniques and strategies were the motivation for my book, “Frustrated by Hearing Loss? 5 Keys to Communication Success.”

It’s just a small handbook, but it is packed with important information and it’s become a widely used educational tool for hearing care providers across the US, Canada, and Australia. I also have an email program and a mobile app that reinforce the concepts in the book and I use all of these tools to make sure my patients and their communication partners are set up for success!

Q: Fabulous! So what can our readers expect to learn in this new column?

A: I just want to be a resource for your readers to get real answers to the most common questions about hearing loss, tinnitus, hearing aids, earwax, dizziness, communication strategies, and any other topic that pertains to the ear and hearing. The internet is filled with good information but also contains a lot of BAD information that may be biased or just plain false. I’ll always “tell it like it is” and hope to be a voice of neutral clarity on these very important topics.

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Junior Achievement - Rocky Mountain is ready to bring the magic

Junior Achievement is “dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices.

JA’s programs are in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.”

Founded in 1919, JA reaches over three million students each year in 127,817 classrooms and after-school locations. It has over 100 area locations in all 50 states.

During the last school year alone, JA reached 71,803 students from 418 schools in 3,049 classes.

The organization’s goals are primarily accomplished through two core programs, with preparation and follow-up by regular teachers. Both core programs are offered at JA’s magnificent new building located at 6500 Greenwood Plaza in Greenwood Village.

The JA Dream Accelerator allows students to use technology to virtually create the life they imagine, identifying the career they want, the type of place in which they plan to live, the type of family they will have, even the way they’ll get around—by car, pickup truck, or transit. Then they factor in what they plan to earn and

Junior Achievement – Rocky Mountain is ready to go in its new building at 6500 Greenwood Plaza in Greenwood Village.

Robin Wise has led JA Rocky Mountain for the past 32 years, taking the number of students it reaches in the Rocky Mountain area each year from 8,000 in 1991 to over 120,000 in 2022.

how they plan to spend and save their money. A computer blends all those ideas and tells the student how their plan will work out financially. That dose of reality shows young people what they will have to do to attain the life and lifestyle they want to achieve.

The JA Finance Park is a collection of spaces staffed by real volunteer employees of banks, car dealers, investment brokerages, furniture stores, homebuilders, insurance companies, and other types of businesses that are part of adult life. Students visit each of these and learn how to buy or rent a place to live, what’s involved in getting a mortgage and buying furniture and appliances, the importance of investing for the

future, how insurance works, how car loans work, etc.

JA volunteers are there to bring the “financial facts of life” to young people about to embark on adulthood. A single day at JA, along with follow-up from regular teachers, has been shown to make a lifelong difference in shaping a young person’s future.

In addition to the Dream Accelerator and the Finance Park, JA’s new building even has a beautiful indoor and outdoor space with a mountain view that can be rented out for community and private events.

As she welcomed the 300+ people who came to JA Rocky Mountain’s grand opening on August 29, Robin Wise, Presi-

dent and CEO since 1991, said, “Take a bow, capitalism. Without those entrepreneurs and without those business leaders who are able to flourish in a free society and provide their resources to us, this building could not have happened.”

To add JA to your list of non-profits that deserve support, contact Kristi Shaffer, Chief Development Officer at 303-6287365 or kshaffer@jacolorado.org.

To volunteer, reach out to one of the two Volunteer Engagement Managers, Kate Beaver at 303260-6288 or kbeaver@jacolorado. org and Seon Comeau, 303-6287378 or scomeau@jacolorado.org. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

NexGen’s Charlie McNeil stood beside the wall that bears his words, “Persistence is a stick-to-it attitude. Integrity is not conditional.

Excellence is being the best one can be.”

This wheel of questions in the Dream Accelerator helps students understand the financial impacts of their decisions and goals.

Supporting a great cause like JA comes naturally to philanthropists Judy and Charlie McNeil.

This full-size mural depicts future possibilities for JA students.

Photos by Freda Miklin

Greenwood Village Mayor George and his wife Debbie Lantz, were there to welcome

ABOVE & BELOW: Denver Metro Chamber President & CEO J.J. Ament and Looking ever-youthful, Sherri and Buz South Metro Denver Koelbel have long included JA on their long Chamber President & list of charitable community endeavors.

CEO Jeff Keener are admirers of JA’s work.

Perennial community supporters Barry and Arlene Hirschfeld came out to show they cared about our youth.

When JA’s Bob Hottman talked about what JA means to the young people it serves, Student Ambassador Maxwell Skidmore got emotional as Andrew Kim, the other Student Ambassador who came out to share what the program has meant to him, looked on.

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The Grand Dedication Ribbon-Tying “Dedicated to giving young people the knowledge and skills they need to own their economic success, plan for their futures, and make smart academic and economic choices. JA’s programs are in the core content areas of work readiness, entrepreneurship, and financial literacy.”

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“Thank you to all who attended the Dedication Celebration of the JA Free Enterprise Center and the support provided to inspire Colorado students to have a passion for success in a global economy. Together, our community is helping to make certain that the next generation is armed with the selfdetermination, confidence, and understanding to take control of their financial futures and careers.” – Robin Wise

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For volunteering opportunities and more information contact Kate Beaver at KBeaver@JAColorado.org or call 303-260-6288

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BE AN INFORMED VOTER four candidates have been cerTwo of three Englewood council members might and tified to run for it, Brenda Hubka, Kim Wright, Michael Chisholm, only miss one month if they are recalled and Peter Eckel. None are incumBY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Two of the three city council members who are the subject of a recall on which Englewood residents will vote October 3 might only be off the council for one month, even if they are recalled.

District One Council Member Othoniel Sierra, who is currently mayor (the council chooses the mayor in Englewood) and District Three Council Member Joe Anderson, are certified candidates for re-election on November 7 and will be on the ballot whether or not they are recalled the month before.

A third sitting council member, District Two Representative Chelsea Nunnenkamp, is also a subject of the October 3 recall. She is halfway through the four-year term to which she was elected in 2021.

Sufficient signatures were also certified to recall Cheryl Wink, who was an at-large member of

Mayor Othoniel Sierra

the Englewood Council elected to a four-year term in 2021, but she resigned in July 2023, making the question moot.

The recall effort began when the city council discussed potential changes to its zoning code that could have allowed multifamily residences to be built in single-family neighborhoods in Englewood. The council rejected that plan in April 2023, but that didn’t stop the recall effort. Some residents’ believe that, since they discussed the idea, the city council will inevitably adopt it even

though they have not taken any action to do so since dropping it in April.

On September 7, Englewood’s representatives in the general assembly, State Sen. Jeff Bridges and State Rep. Meg Froelich, said, on X (formerly Twitter), “We’re proud to advocate for the success of this great community. Unfortunately, over the last few years we’ve seen recalls across our state against elected officials just for doing the job they were elected to do. Short of egregious misconduct, regularly scheduled elections serve as our opportunity to change representation when we disagree with their votes or their values. We urge a *no* vote on the October recall.”

Englewood City Clerk Stephanie Carlile has pegged the cost of the recall election at $137,000.

In the regular November 7 election, Sierra is being challenged by Matt Crabtree. Anderson is being challenged by Laurett Barrentine, who beat back a recall in September 2018 when she was on the city council, only to be defeated in her

City Council Member Joe Anderson

bid for re-election by Anderson in November 2019.

Also on the regular November 7 ballot in Englewood, where city council members serve fouryear staggered terms, are 2-term incumbent Rita Russell and new candidates Tena Prange and Rick Emmelhainz. The two candidates out of the three who get the most votes will be elected to fill two four-year at-large terms on the 2023 ballot.

There is also one two-year atlarge term up for election this year

bents.

Englewood has 17 separate boards and commissions on which citizens can serve to have a voice in their government.

Brenda Hudka is on the city’s Planning and Zoning commission (P & Z). Tena Prange is also a member of P & Z and also serves on the Unified Development Code Steering Committee. Peter Eckel is a member of the Budget Advisory Committee. Rick Emmelhainz and Michael Chisholm both serve on the Code Enforcement Advisory Committee and the Sustainability Commission. Michael Crabtree is a member of the Historic Preservation Commission.

Ballots asking citizens of Englewood Districts one, two, and three whether they wish to recall their current city council representative are being mailed to those voters on September 11.

Regular election ballots will be sent out to all Englewood voters beginning October 16. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

Only District 2 in GV will have competition in this year’s election

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

There are three new names on the list of 10 candidates for eight seats on the Greenwood Village City Council that will be filled on November 7. They are Ann Nelson in District One, along with Michael Lopez and Michail Sidorov in District Two. Nelson and incumbent Paul Wiesner are the only candidates for the two seats in District One. Lopez and Sidorov are challenging incumbents Anne Ingebretsen and Dave Kerber in district two.

Ingebretsen and Kerber are running for an eighth and final term, although they could technically

Michael Lopez

Michail Sidorov

Ann Nelson

run again if they sit out at least two years after serving eight in a row, as they had when they ran in 2017.

City council representatives in most Colorado cities serve fouryear staggered terms, a practice that forces candidates to run on

their own. In Greenwood Village, all eight seats—two from each of GV’s four districts---are up for election every two years. Since there are two representatives for each of the city’s four districts, it is not unusual for two candidates to run as a team, which is an advantage to a new candidate if that person is recruited and supported by a known incumbent. That system also makes it mathematically difficult for a third person in the race to be successful, since each citizen has two votes and if they like one person on a “team,” they are likely to give their second vote to the other. Cities with four-year staggered terms include Centennial, Littleton, Englewood, Denver, Lone Tree, and Cherry Hills Village.

Lopez and Sidorov are both residents of The Landmark Towers, which has been trying, without success, to get included in the city’s trash and recycling program, for some time, since other condos in GV receive that service.

Landmark homeowners pay city property taxes based on the value of their condos, no different than those who own single family homes. The average price of the four Landmark condos currently on the market is $1,438,000 and two of those are one-bedroom units.

In 2021, over 150 Landmark residents signed petitions to the

city council requesting that they be included in the program.

When the question was raised for discussion in a city council study session in January 2022 by District Two Representative Anne Ingebretsen, who said that excluding Landmark from the program “creates a feeling of inequity,” five members of the council---the other District Two Representative Dave Kerber, Paul Wiesner, Libby Barnacle, Donna Johnston, and Judith Hilton---voted to simply table the discussion, eliminating any possibility of formal consideration of the residents’ request.

Council Member Dave Bullock, who represents GV District One and is not running for re-election due to being term-limited, disagreed with his five fellow council members, asking, “Why have these units been excluded?...It’s not a tax issue. It’s a fairness and equity issue.”

Barnacle and Johnston, both of whom are running unopposed for re-election to a third term this year, questioned whether GV could afford to provide the trash and recycling service to Landmark residents. Staff pegged the cost at $30,000 per year. According to its most recent Annual Financial Report, GV had an unassigned fund balance in its General Fund of $45,700,436 as of December 31, 2022.

Another concern of some res-

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idents of GV District 2 has been the poor condition and lack of redevelopment in the area just south of the Landmark Towers, near the Orchard Light Rail station.

Although the campaign for city council has barely begun in earnest, The Villager Googled the three non-incumbent candidates to find out more about them.

Sidorov, according to LinkedIn, has been a regional director for Datasite, “a premier online Virtual Data Room (VDR) solution that efficiently houses critical business information for mergers and acquisitions, fundraising, IPO’s, technology transfer and IP licensing, contract management, and much more.” He is also an attorney and member of the Colorado Bar Association.

LinkedIn also told us that Lopez is a partner at Plante Moran, Denver’s second-largest CPA firm that provides audit, tax, consulting, and wealth management services, and that he leads the managed information technology section and its project groups in the Rocky Mountain region.

Nelson, who lives in The Preserve, has no presence on any social media or professional website that we could locate. She is running unopposed and supported

by Wiesner, thus will fill the seat currently held by Bullock.

Neither Sidorov, Lopez, nor Nelson have previously served on any GV board or commission.

Rounding out the candidates running in GV on November 7 unopposed are Mayor George Lantz, who will be elected to a second and final four-year term, District Four Council Member Tom Stahl, who will be elected to a second two-year term, and District Four Council Member Judith Hilton, who will be elected to a fourth and final two-year term. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Lindley McCrary is running for re-election to the LPS School Board In addition to being an incumbent member of the Littleton Public Schools (LPS) Board of Education, Lindley McCrary is President-Elect of the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB), scheduled to begin her term as president in December.

She also serves on the Advisory Board for the Colorado School Safety Resource Center, which provides free training and support to schools across the state.

Lindley told The Villager that, “LPS has a long tradition of being involved in CASB. We’ve had representation on

Lindley McCrary

Photo by Freda Miklin

the 23-member board of directors for years. I was elected to that board in 2021. Through my advocacy and my commitment to improve public education in Colorado, in January 2023, I was selected by the other 22 directors to serve as president for 2024.”

The only incumbent in the

four-person race for two open seats on the LPS Board of Education on November 7, Lindley was first elected to the board four years ago.

She grew up in Littleton, where she attended LPS, then earned a B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Colorado School of Mines and used that degree in her work in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical and natural gas processing industries.

Lindley and her husband Brandon live in Centennial, where their two children have been in LPS since kindergarten and currently attend Heritage High School.

Her volunteer work in her children’s schools includes having served on the Franklin Elementary School Accountability Committee, the District

Accountability Committee, the Franklin Elementary Principal Search Committee, the Financial Advisory Committee, and the Euclid Middle School PTO. In 2018, Lindley co-chaired the committee for the LPS school bond election in which voters approved $298 million for replacement of aging school buildings, the creation of the just-opened EPIC Campus for innovative learning, and additional resources for safety, security, and instructional space in LPS schools.

The accomplishments Lindley told The Villager she is most proud of, since her election to the LPS board in 2019, include her work to elevate student voices on the Board of Education. After asking students for input, the board held student voice workshops at all

three comprehensive LPS high schools as well as its alternative high school programs.

“Listening to students was the most powerful work that I’ve done because we learned about their real experiences in our schools, including what we can do to improve their experience in our schools. Mental health and the social-emotional component are challenging for our students and COVID exacerbated the issue.”

She continued, “They want help but they also want a seat at the table for decisions that impact their daily life, like the switch from traditional to the block schedule. They also want a say in what classes are offered as electives.” Lindley also talked about the EPIC Campus, with which she was involved from its inception, saying, “It’s all we had hope for and more, so fulfilling for our students.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

in 2019 and Scott in 2021. representation to this ward after City of Aurora election features Mayes New city council candidates completing two four-year terms Stephanie Hancock and Jonathan as an at-large member of the city Gray are competing to represent council. Her opponent is Chris competition in all six races Ward IV, which is an open seat Rhodes, a union organizer. This

As is the practice in most cities, Aurora City Council members are elected to four-year staggered terms, thus half the council’s ten members are on the ballot every two years. This year, representatives of Wards IV, V, and VI, along with two of the four at-large members will be elected.

The mayor’s term is also four years and it is up for election this year. At the top of the ticket, incumbent Mayor Mike Coffman is running for a second term. He is being challenged by one-term Ward IV City Council Member Juan Marcano. Also on the ballot is Jeffrey Sanford, a program analyst at Defense Health Agency, according to his social media. We could find no record of him running for a city office previously.

The mayor serves on a non-partisan basis but Marcano’s

campaign website announces he is a Democrat and Coffman has held multiple elective offices at the state level before being elected to Congress, where he served for ten years. In all those positions, he was a declared member of the GOP. Elected officials in Aurora are limited to three consecutive four-year terms, but that 12 years can be extended if a city council member changes from representing a district to being an at-large

representative, or vice-versa, during vtheir tenure, as two incumbent members of city council are seeking to do this year.

Alison Coombs, Curtis Gardner, Jono Scott, and Thomas Mayes are competing for the two at-large positions on the ballot.

Gardner is an at-large incumbent and Coombs is currently finishing her first term as the Ward V representative. Both Scott and Mayes are pastors and ran for the Aurora City Council previously,

because the incumbent, Juan Marcano, is challenging Mayor Coffman. Although city council is a non-partisan position, Gray’s website announces he is a Democrat and Hancock ran as a Republican against incumbent Democratic State Rep. Iman Jodeh for the general assembly in 2022, so their party affiliations are out front.

Seeking to represent Aurora Ward V are Angela Lawson, who would like to switch her

Mayor Mike Coffman

Juan Marcano

Jeff Sanford

is an open seat because the current occupant, one-term Council Member Alison Coombs, is running for the at-large position being vacated by Lawson.

Francoise Bergan is hoping to be elected to a third and final term representing Aurora’s Ward VI. She is being challenged by Brian Matise, a retired attorney with expertise in commercial litigation and metro districts.

On Thursday, September 28, the League of Women Voters, Aurora Chamber of Commerce, Aurora Business and Professional Women, and Aurora Sentinel are co-sponsoring a candidate forum that will feature all the competitors for Aurora mayor and city council. It will be held in the city council chambers in the Aurora Municipal Center at 15151 E. Alameda Parkway from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 pm.

The forum will be streamed and video-recorded by Aurora TV, so anyone can watch it anytime via the internet. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

is not seeking Littleton City Council race is low key in 2023 Milliman re-election.

Littleton’s six city council members serve four-year staggered terms, thus three out of six council seats are up for election every two years. The mayor also serves a four-year term.

In 2023, Littleton City Council members representing District II and District IV will be elected, along with one of the two at-large

Robert Reichardt

Pam Grove

Andrea Vukovich Peters

positions. Incumbent District II City Council Member Jer-

ry Valdes has held his seat for 12 years and is term-lim-

ited. One-term District IV City Council Member Kelly

Only incumbent at-large one-term Council Member Pam Grove is seeking re-election. She is being challenged by Chris Campbell, owner of The Olde Towne Tavern on Main Street, but we couldn’t find his photo.

Former Littleton Public Schools board director Robert Reichardt is the sole candidate for District II and realtor Andrea Vukovich Peters is the sole candidate for District IV. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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Centennial City Council has races in three districts out of four

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Since it is a city with four-year staggered terms, the stint of one of Centennial’s two city council members in each of its four districts ends every two years.

If that person has served one term, he or she can be re-elected. Two terms is the limit.

In 2023, incumbent Centennial City Council members who have served one term and are standing for re-election are Christine Sweetland in District 2, Richard Holt in District 3, and Donald Sheehan in District 4. There is no incumbent in District 1 because the current occupant of the seat, Candace Moon, is term-limited.

There are two candidates for the open seat in District 1, Amy Tharp, a recently retired teacher and instructional coach at Littleton Public Schools, and Andrew Spaulding. We were unable to locate any information or a campaign website for Mr. Spaulding.

In District 2, incumbent Christine Sweetland has two opponents, Kevin Biehl, a global community strategist

and community organizer, and Rick Rome, a civil engineer.

District 3 incumbent Richard Holt is being challenged

by Valdan Vandemark, a sales manager.

Only one incumbent, District 4 Council Member Don Sheehan is unopposed in his bid for re-election.

Additional information on the election can be found on the city website, www. centennialco.gov.

Anne Egan

Angela Garland

Amy Tharp

District 2 incumbent Christine Sweetland

Andrew Spaulding

Kevin Biehl

Rick Rome

District 3 incumbent Richard Holt

Valdan Vandemark

District 4 incumbent Donald Sheehan

On Monday, September 25, Centennial Council of Neighborhoods (CenCON) will hold a candidate forum for all candidates running for Centennial City Council, including those who did not obtain the required signatures from registered voters and hope to be elected as writeins, at the Arapahoe Library District Administration Building located at 12855

E. Adam Aircraft Circle from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.

CenCON plans to include a Zoom option.

Questions about the forum should be directed to Andrea Suhaka at 303-770-0058 or standy@ecentral.com. She will also send a copy of the Zoom recording upon request.

CenCON’s meeting notice acknowledged that the forum is being held on the Jewish High Holiday of Yom Kippur,

but says they were not aware of that when they scheduled it and it is not feasible to change it “because the fourth Monday of the month is our regular meeting time.”

C.J. Whelan is the president of CenCON. His contact information is listed on the flyer as cjw@cjwhelan.org or 303-694-4065. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

Steve McKenna

Scott Graves

Ruthie Knowles

Cherry Creek District will elect three school board members in November

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

School Board representatives for Cherry Creek Schools’ (CCSD) Director Districts A, B and C will be chosen on November 7. Members of the CCSD school board run at large, so all candidates will appear on ballots across the district.

Incumbent Anne Egan is being challenged in her bid for re-election to a second four-year term representing Director District A, by Steve McKenna, a Navy veteran and retired SEC lawyer.

Incumbent Angela Garland is being challenged in her bid for re-election to a second four-year term representing Director District C, by Scott Graves, a financial planner and former music teacher.

Ruthie Knowles is running unopposed for Director District B, an open seat currently held by Janice McDonald, who is term-limited.

Anne Egan “passed a successful bond and budget campaign in 2020 with more than 70% voter approval, providing much-needed resources for significant safety and security upgrades in every CCDS building.” She prioritizes “continuing diverse and innovative educational pathways for all

students in our buildings, and at the Cherry Creek Innovative Campus.”

Steve McKenna is running “to elevate the math and reading proficiencies, prioritize school safety, and inspire excellence.” He believes that “partnerships, transparency, and strong academic focus are the keys to success.”

Scott Graves “knows the challenges that teachers face in preparing the next generation for success and leadership as adults and recognizes the importance and value of the parent/teacher partnership.”

Angela Garland is “committed to creating excellence for all students, ensuring our board listens to families

and puts students first.” Her priorities are, “High quality, professional educators, inspiring every student to think and learn, valuing each and every student, responding to families, and continuously evolving and improving.”

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Kicking game, not QB, ruins Payton’s opener Sean Payton’s first game as head coach of the Denver Broncos this year ended with the exact same outcome as Nathaniel Hackett’s last year: a 17-16 defeat.

But that’s about the only similarity to the Broncos of 2022.

Most notable among the contrasts was the play of quarterback Russell Wilson.

Last Sunday against the Raiders, Wilson completed 27 of 34 passes (79.4%), spreading the receptions among 10 players, for 177 yards. All last season, he completed 60.5 percent (292 of 483).

A third of his completions Sunday were throws on the run, either designed rollouts or scrambles; he was sacked only twice, for a total loss of 11 yards. That should tell you the slimmed-down 2023 version is more mobile.

His quarterback rating against the Raiders was 108.

That’s 23.6 higher than his rating for the 2022 season.

Payton got more out of Wilson in their first game together than he got from Brees in their first game as coach and quarterback. While Payton won that one in New Orleans in 2006 (19-14 over the Browns), Brees passed for 170 yards, on only 16 of 30 (53.3.

And Wilson threw two touchdown passes in his first game under Payton, Brees one.

The moral of the Wilson/ Payton-Brees/Payton comparison, dear Broncos fans, is to not overreact to Week One’s loss.

Some would say the critical difference Sunday was a surprise onside kick to start the game that just missed succeeding. It set up the Raiders for a 44-yard touchdown drive on their first possession of what proved to be a tight game. But had it succeeded, it would have been hailed as a stroke of Prime-like daring.

More decisive, in the end, was a missed extra point attempt by new Broncos kicker Wil Lutz. It was his first missed PAT since January 3, 2021—2 years and 252 days.

He was kicking for Sean Payton then, too.

Lutz joined the team after Payton cut Brett Maher following the last preseason game—that 41-0 rout of the Rams in which Maher went 5-for-5 on extra points and kicked two field goals.

Those Rams apparently were more impressed with that performance than Payton.

They signed Maher to be their placekicker, and on Sunday he made good on all three PATs plus kicked three field goals in the Rams’ 30-13 victory over Seattle.

One of Maher’s field goals was a 54-yarder. That’s worth noting because, in addition to missing his first extra point as a member of the Broncos, Lutz also missed his first field goal attempt, a 55-yarder on the first drive of the second half.

If that kick hadn’t sailed outside the right upright, Denver would have had 19 points and might have won.

It should also be noted that Denver’s long-time placekicker, Brandon McManus, whom Payton cut earlier this summer, helped Jacksonville beat the Colts in Indianapolis by making all four of his extra point attempts AND a 45-yard field goal, on his only attempt.

So, if Coach Payton is to be second-guessed about anything related to the kicking game, it might be his choice of kickers rather than the way he chose to open his first game in Denver.

The bigger question involves that team up the turnpike. Have Coach Prime’s Buffaloes usurped the hearts of at least some Broncos fans with their scintillating start?

Empower Field at Mile High was a sea of orange Sunday. But the day before, a sea of fans covered the Folsom Field gridiron after Colorado handled Nebraska 36-14.

A second straight exciting performance has catapulted Colorado to national prominence. In the coaches poll, the Buffs are up four, from No. 25 to 21. And in the writers poll, they moved from 22 to 18.

And both ESPN Game Day and Fox Sports’ Big Noon Saturday pre-game shows will originate from Boulder this Saturday, when the Buffs play Colorado State.

The line of the weekend belonged TV analyst Joel Klatt—himself a former Buff quarterback—who amended Coach Prime’s “We coming” declaration as he surveyed the throng that engulfed their new heroes after the referee declared the game over.

“They’re no longer coming,” Klatt said. “They’re here.”

That onside kick to start Sunday’s game is about as brash as reserved Sean Payton will get. So, we’ll have to give him a little more time to show that he and his Broncos are coming, too.

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Dear Tina, The high cost of prescription drugs is an ongoing problem that stings everyone, but it usually affects seniors more because they have a greater need for medications and because Medicare doesn’t cover all their drug costs.

While the Inflation Reduction Act, that was signed into law last year, will help seniors save on their medications by negotiating lower drug prices and caping out-of-pocket spending at $2,000, it will

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After a comprehensive Alzheimer’s Association career, Schafer has turned her personal spotlight on a return to the passion in her heart. Looking to take her next professional step, Schafer prioritized finding a mission-based organization committed to helping not only the individual, but the spouses, family and community as a whole.

“I’m now at a point in my career to fully return to the education, training and program development and implementation that literally changes people’s lives for the better,” said Schafer.

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They have the foundation of programming and the physical environment to succeed and now we’re committed to taking the next step in the delivery of this specialized care model together.

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With three Alzheimer’s drug treatments that help slow the progression of the disease recently approved by

the FDA, many in the industry now anticipate the need to further expand upon the resources and programs being offered to people who will likely be living longer, higher quality lives that may include various stages of cognitive impairment and memory loss for longer periods of time.

Evaluating that scenario and its longterm goals, Susie Finley and her leadership team, which includes Co-Founder and Principal Tom Finley, created the memory care director position to help stay ahead of the game.

“We need to always be looking forward at the care models, the resources we have and how those align with the values we have as a company,” said Tom Finley. “We know that Amelia’s knowledge, experience and vision will allow us to fully develop and implement scientifically-based, creative programs and resources unlike anything currently offered in our state to help residents with cognitive challenges, whether that’s in our assisted living or our memory care, to be happy and successful in our communities,” added Finley. “Amelia is a leader who will help us all define what’s next in cognitive and memory care and deliver that environment and those sought after resources.”

For Schafer, she is eager and excited to take everything she has learned throughout her career and fully focus on improving people’s lives, just like she did for her neighbor back in college.

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or cooling changes. Surpris2023 Lexus IS 500 F Sport heat, ingly, and maybe I just didn’t find it, but no boasts 472 hp UBS charging

I was driving a Lexus 5.0 V8 IS 500 sedan with 472 horsepower on the Central City parkway leading to that historic city.

I spotted a fast-moving red sedan trailing me. The driver pulled up adjacent, and apparently wanted to drag race.

He took off and I moved the drive mode to Super S, and immediately took after him, but just for a moment. Thinking better of smoking that car and driver, I quickly abandoned the pleasure of leaving that car in my rearview mirror.

That’s what you encounter when you’re behind the wheel of a “”Infrared” bright red sports car on an open mountain road. I have no doubt that this V8 could have easily surpassed the dual exhaust sports mystery car with the driver waving “goodbye out his window.

Meanwhile, I just purred along the scenic highway listening to the hum of the V8 engine and the 17-speeaker Mark Levinson audio system. It is rare these days to get a V8 engine, with rear wheel drive, and an eight-speed transmission with paddle shifter. This F-Sport model would have made the Tahara, Aichi, Japan crew happy if I would have smoked that red upstart car, but I don’t break the rules or laws, driving factory test

vehicles.

The “Infrared” paint is immaculate on the sleek F-Sport frame.

By H. Throttle

However, on 90-degree days that bright red paint really attracts the warm fall sunshine, but the air conditioning and ventilated cooling and heating seat option was a blessing.

3 modes; Eco, Sport S/and Sport S+. I used the middle range for freeway and hill climbs, and the eco for cruising on flat highway and in city traffic. Driving frugally, most of the time, I achieved 25 mpg. highway mileage that is tops for a V8 engine.

The eight-speed transmission is efficient and driving in the “eco mode” I had more than enough power and acceleration on the E-470 racetrack where most driver are exceeding the 75 mph. speed limit. With years of driving, I’ve never observed so much traffic day, and night, and most of it surpassing the speed limits.

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Safety on the highway is very important and the F -500 has a perfect all-around five-star safety rating. New electric cars don’t have higher safety ratings, lacking an engine in the front of the car, giving further protection in forward crashes. The F-500 has

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Sports cars are expensive, and the F-500 basic price is $65,475. with an additional $2,450 for 19” matte black forged wheels and $595 for that bright shiny red premium paint. If you want a flashy and fast hot car that attracts attention, this is a model for your consideration and driving pleasure.

I kind of wish I had smoked that other car.

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Botanic Gardens Fête des Fleurs Rains & Shines

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his year’s Fête des Fleurs gala at the Denver Botanic Gardens on Friday, August 23rd, 2024 began with rain and luckily changed to clear skies in time for patrons to move across the gardens to various dining areas outdoors. The 700plus attendees enjoyed a vivacious cocktail period inside including live music played at a volume that did not challenge conversations.

Event co-chair Lindsay Morton Gaiser confirmed with a smile that fellow co-chair Mareill Kiernan came aboard of her own free will as opposed to being drafted via social persuasion. Morton has served on committees since 2018 and is an owner of one of the lead sponsors, the long-established Andrisen Morton clothing store in Cherry Creek North.

Black-tie attire by the men was very high and almost to the level of the local debutante balls. Scott Sepic and his wife Page Sepic were socializing with their friend Liza Coughlin.

Madeline Couzens, Melinda Couzens, and Kara Couzens cheerily confirmed being regular attendees. Brighty Bradley and Chris Davis were among the last to leave the reception hall and join one of the lines for the seated dinner.

Among the many sponsors were GH Phipps Construction Companies (partnering since 1964), and electric car vendor Polestar Denver with a show room in Cherry Creek North. More information on the event is available at https://www.botanicgardens.org/events/special-events/fete-des-fleurs

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NAME CHANGE District Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 1700 West Littleton Blvd Littleton, CO 80120 In the Matter of the Petition of: Parent Petitioner: JESSICA MUÑOZ For minor child: GENAVIEVE MARY PEREZ For a Change of Name to: GENA KELLER PUBLIC NOTICE OF PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME Case Number: 23CV100516 The last known address of the non-custodial parent was: 1154 Kalamath St, Denver, CO 80204 The Petition requests that the name of GENAVIEVE MARY PEREZ be changed to GENA KELLER CLERK OF THE COUNTY COURT /s/ CTR Dated: August 4, 2023 Published in The Villager First Publication: August 24, 2023 Last Publication: September 7, 2023 Legal # 11072 ___________________________

GLENDALE CITY OF GLENDALE PUBLIC NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE The following ordinance was passed before the City Council of the City of Glendale, Colorado, on the 5th day of September 2023, and was ordered published by said Council: CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ORDINANCE NO. 5 SERIES OF 2023 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF GLENDALE, COLORADO ESTABLISHING AND SEPARATING CITY OWNED TENNIS AND PICKLEBALL COURTS AND PROHIBITING CERTAIN ACTIVITIES ON THE COURTS TO SAFEGUARD DIVERSE RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES AND PROTECT THE PLAYING SURFACE OF THE COURTS Copies of this ordinance are on file at the office of the City Clerk and

COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 645-6600 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: CA CARLA GONZALEZ MACIAS, JORDAN SANCHEZ, LILLIANA SANCHEZ, AND AMELIA SANCHEZ, Child, And Concerning: SELENA HERRERA-MACIAS AKA SELENA HERRERA, RODRIGO GONZALEZ, MARK WHATLEY, AND FERNANDO SANCHEZ JR., Respondents.

Jordan Lewis, Esq. #50198 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1883 Case No: 22JV30147 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding RESPONDENT FATHER, RODRIGO GONZALEZ is set for October 9, 2023 at 4:00 PM in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child(ren) dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

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).

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Jordan Lewis, Reg. #50198 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1883 303-636-1889 FAX Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11277 ___________________________ 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 In the Interest of: XAVIER MARTINEZ-KHOM and NEVAEH MARTINEZ-KHOM, Children, and concerning KATHERINE MARTINEZ and YUVORN KHOM, Respondents.

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Dated the 6th day of September, 2023 City of Glendale, Colorado Veronica Marvin, City Clerk Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11284

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anthony Eugene Ray, Deceased Case Number—2023PR30940 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 December 7, 2023, or the claims may be forever barred.

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing and Default Judgement regarding Respondent Mother, Katherine Martinez is set for October 23, 2023 at 11:30 a.m. in Division 22 by WEBEX at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the children dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

The Arapahoe County District Court is holding some 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).

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Date: September 5, 2023 Shannon Nichols, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11278 ___________________________

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SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Goldsmith Metropolitan District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 9:00 a.m. on November 14, 2023 at 8351 Belleview Ave., Denver, CO in the Buffalo Conference Room.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2024 budget and the amended 2023 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Shea Properties 8351 E. Belleview Avenue, Denver, CO 80237 or contact Hannah Boldt at Hannah.Boldt@ sheaproperties.com. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2024 budget and the amended 2023 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.

GOLDSMITH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Peter Culshaw, President Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11279 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDED 2022 BUDGET OF THE CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an amended 2022 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District for the year 2022; 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 same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at its Regular Meeting on Thursday, September 21, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the Orchard Park Pool Community Room, located at 11350 E Orchard Road, Englewood, CO 80111.

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2022 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 CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT /s/ Circuit Rider of Colorado, Manager Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11280 ___________________________ REVISED REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (DEADLINE EXTENDED) East Valley Metropolitan District (Centennial, Colorado) Solid Waste and Recyclables Collection and Transportation East Valley Metropolitan District (the “District”) is issuing a Request for Proposals (“RFP”) for the provision of solid waste and recyclable material collection and transportation services for the District. Proposals for the collection and transportation of solid waste and recyclable material for East Valley Metropolitan District shall be submitted via email at erblawllc@erblawllc.com up to and including September 29, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (note this deadline has been extended from September 11, 2023 to September 29, 2023).

Any Proposals received after the above-specified date and time will not be considered.

The Request for Proposal documents outlining the criteria and specifications for the collection and transportation of solid waste and recyclable materials are available upon request, for no charge, from

Natalie Fleming at erblawllc@ erblawllc.com or (303) 626-7125.

Documents will be provided electronically via a Dropbox link or email attachment. Questions about the project can be sent to Natalie Fleming at erblawllc@erblawllc. com up to and including September 22, 2023 at 5:00 p.m. (note this deadline has been extended from September 4, 2023 to September 22, 2023).

All Proposal prices must be held firm for 90 days following the Proposal due date and, if awarded, Proof of Insurance must be provided within 10 days of the Notice of Award.

As its best interests may appear, the District reserves the right to disregard all non-conforming, nonresponsive, conditional or alternate Proposal(s), to reject any or all Proposal(s); to waive informalities, technicality or irregularity in any Proposal(s); to require statements or evidence of Proposer’s qualifications such as financial data, previous experience, and authority to conduct business in the jurisdiction where the District is located; and to accept the Proposal that is in the District’s best interests, subject to the discretion of the District’s Board of Directors. The District reserves the right to extend the Proposal period by Addendum. Basis of award will be the lowest responsive and responsible Proposal as determined by the District’s Board of Directors.

The District is a governmental entity and is exempt from Colorado sales and use tax.

A general statement of the services requested is as follows: Solid waste and recyclable material collection and transportation for approximately 75 single-family properties within the District’s boundaries, including, but not limited to, trash collection once per week, recycling collection every other week, and the option for each property to have up to three (3) trash carts.

Location: Centennial, Colorado.

By: Board of Directors of the East Valley Metropolitan District Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11281 ___________________________ NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND NOTICE CONCERNING BUDGET 2023 AMENDMENT HILLCREST WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Hillcrest Water and Sanitation District that such proposed budget will be considered for adoption at a public hearing during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via zoom/ audio at 7:30 a.m., on September 19, 2023.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that amendment to the 2023 budgets of the District, if necessary, may also be considered at a public hearing held during the above-referenced regular meeting of the Board of Directors. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/815202 51682?pwd=SkpYT01CdWJNaVZk VkQxcDYxZmQ4QT09 Meeting ID: 815 2025 1682 Passcode: 180246 Telephone: 1-719-359-4580 A Copy of the proposed 2024 budget and, if necessary, the proposed amendments of the 2023 budget are on file in the office of the District located at Community Resource Services of Colorado, LLC, 7995 East Prentice Avenue, Suite 103E, Greenwood Village, Colorado and are available for public inspection.

Any interested elector of the District may file or register any objections to the proposed 2024 budget and the proposed amendments of the 2023 budget at any time prior to the final adoption of said budget and proposed budget amendment by the governing body of the District.

Dated: September 7, 2023

BY ORDER OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE HILLCREST WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT /s/ COMMUNITY RESOURCE SERVICES OF COLORADO, L.L.C. Published in The Villager Published: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11282 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PROPOSED AMENDED 2022 BUDGET OF THE SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an amended 2022 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Sundance Hills Metropolitan District for the year 2022; 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 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, September 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. at the Sailfish Room, 5626 S Galena Street, Greenwood Village, CO 80111.

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the amended 2022 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: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11283 ___________________________

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE Public Notice of Contractor’s Final Settlement Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on/or after the 24th day of September 2023 final settlement with Vance Brothers, Inc. will be made by the City of Cherry Hills Village, for the 2023 Street Improvement Chip Seal Project, and that any person, co-partnership, association, company, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against any of the contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors, or any of their subcontractors, in or about the performance of said work may file at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on/or after, September 24th, 2023, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the City Council of the City of Cherry Hills Village, at the office of: City Manager City of Cherry Hills Village 2450 E. Quincy Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statements prior to such final settlement will relieve said City from all and any liability for such claimant’s claims.

CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE STATE OF COLORADO Published in The Villager First Publication: September 7, 2023 Last Publication: September 14, 2023 Legal # 11276 ___________________________

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Screenings in partnership with Arapahoe Libraries Tickets are $5 online/ $7 at the door. 2 & under free. Tickets at arapahoecountyeventcenter.com/ picturesontheplains LITTLETON FIRST RESTAURANT WEEK SEPT. 8-17. Sponsored by Littleton Business Chamber. Restaurants will offer special menus, discounts or fun extras over 10 days. Visit www. littletonbusinesschamber.org Look for their advertisement on page 8 of the 8/31 Villager.

CANCER LEAGUE OF COLORADO DRINK FOR PINK CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT SEPT. 9-16. 11 a.m.-3 p.m. 16 teams double elimination. First Place wins a Custom Colorado Joe’s Cornhole Set! 2 players per team. $80 per team. Luchador food truck. All entry fees supports Drink for Pink, a 501(c)3 organization in partnership with local researchers from Anschutz and the Cancer League of Colorado. Participants must be 21 or older. Sign up at HTTPS:// DFPCORNHole. Eventbrite.com Event at Lone Tree Brewing Company, Park Meadows Dr., Lone Tree.

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ART ON THE GREEN ALLCOLORADO ART FAIR SEPT. 16-17, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sponsored by the Curtis Center for the Arts and the City of Greenwood Village. Featuring dozens of artist booths, food trucks, live music and more at Greenwood Village’s Curtis Park.

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CITY OF AURORA WARD VI TOWN HALL MEETING SEPT. 20, Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club.

Hosted by Council Member Franchise Bergan. Info: Call 303-739-7015 or visit AuroraGov.org/TownMeetings DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HEROES GALA THURS., SEPT. 21 Denver Botanic Gardens Chatfield Farms. Sponsored

by Sterling Ranch. Like music, demonstrations, artisan cocktails on the patio of the red barn, special Hero honors. “Light Up the Night Heroes Celebration.” To raise awareness & support to D.C. first responders, Armed Forces members, veterans & nonprofit organizations. Info: https://www.dccdf. org/events/2023heroes-gala.html DOUGLAS COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION HEROES GALA SEPT. 21. Event to raise awareness and support to Douglas County first responders, Armed Forces members, veterans and the nonprofit partner organizations that support them. Sterling Ranch Development Company is the presenting sponsor. Event at the historic Denver Botanic gardens Chatfield Farms (8500 W. Deer Creek Canyon Rd., Littleton. Info: https://www. dccf.org/events/2023-heroes- gala.html.

Tickets 720-733-2656 CENTRAL CITY OPERA FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH SEPT. 24, 2:30 p.m. at Boettcher Concert Hall Young Artists Orchestra in

collaboration with Central City Opera & Performing Arts Academy. Tickets: colorado symphony.org or call 303-623-7876.

PUBLIC HEARING FOR SOUTH SUBURBAN 2024 BUDGET SEPT. 27, OCT. 4 Provide input on projects and priorities. Meetings to be held in the Board Room at the Sports Complex (4810 E. County Line Rd., Littleton. Info: Call 303-7985131. Mon.-Fri from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

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5280 TOP DOCTOR Dermatologist Dr. Annelise Dawson, MD is named Top Doctor by 5280 Magazine

Acclaimed dermatologist Dr. Annelise Dawson of Cherry Hills Dermatology has been named Top Doctor by 5280 magazine. Dr. Dawson, a Harvard- and UCSFtrained board-certified dermatologist, is the founder of Cherry Hills Dermatology, the leader in medical and cosmetic dermatology in the Denver area.

Doctors awarded the title of Top Doctor are selected by their physician peers for this honor. 5280’s Top Doctor rankings are determined by a survey sent to over 12,000 licensed physicians in the Denver metro area who are asked to nominate physicians whom they would trust to treat themselves and their family members.

“I am honored to be selected by my physician peers as a 5280 Top Doctor,“ said Dr. Dawson. “There is nothing more humbling and rewarding than being recognized by my colleagues for providing excellence in patient care and service to the community. It is my goal to provide the best possible care to every patient I encounter and to communicate effectively with their other physicians to achieve the best possible clinical outcomes.”

Dr. Dawson is an expert in both medical and cosmetic dermatology and recognizes that the intersection between these realms is often blurred. Dr. Dawson excels in her ability to unify these elements and works collaboratively with her patients to aid them in achieving optimal skin health and beautiful, natural cosmetic results.

To learn more, visit http://www.cherryhillsderm.com.

About Dr. Annelise Dawson: Dr. Annelise Dawson grew up in Littleton, Colorado. She completed her undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences at Harvard University. She attended medi-

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“I am honored to be selected by my physician peers as a 5280 Top Doctor.

There is nothing more humbling and rewarding than being recognized by my colleagues for providing excellence in patient care and service to the community."

- Dr. Annelise Dawson premier dermatology practice, serving the patients of the Denver metro area, incal school at the University of Colorado cluding Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, School of Medicine, where she graduated Greenwood Village, Littleton, and more. with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. She then Dr. Dawson is joined by Harvard-trained returned to Harvard to complete her Intern- dermatologists Dr. Elizabeth Wallace and ship in Internal Medicine at Brigham and Dr. Gil Weintraub. Together they provide Women’s Hospital. Finally, she completed the highest level of expertise in dermatolher Residency in Dermatology at the top- ogy and excellence in patient care. The ranked University of California San Fran- practice provides care to patients of all cisco (UCSF), where she was named Chief ages and offers a range of medical serResident. Dr. Dawson practiced dermatol- vices, including skin cancer screening and ogy in San Francisco for several years be- treatment, mole evaluation, removal of fore returning to her hometown of Denver, benign lesions, and management of condiwhere she founded Cherry Hills Dermations like acne vulgaris, eczema, psoriasis, tology and has since grown the practice to rashes, and other skin diseases. Cherry be the leader in medical and cosmetic der- Hills Dermatology also provides a full matology in the Denver metro area. She is spectrum of physician-performed cosmetic the author of numerous publications and is services, including Botox©, fillers, laser often featured on local media as an author- treatments, microneedling, skin peels, and ity on skin health. treatment with platelet-rich plasma. Cherry Hills Dermatology is accepting new patients. To learn more, visit http://www.

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