Brighton Standard Blade February 29, 2024

SEEKING CUTE CANINES

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Former Japanese internment camp joins national park system

BY EMMA VANDENEINDE KUNC

Amache, a former Japanese internment camp in far southeastern Colorado, is now o cially part of the national park system. e site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and later named a National Historic Landmark in 2006. President Joe Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act in 2022, pushing the site even further to national park status.

But the land still had to be transferred by the town of Granada before it could be ocial. Without that piece, no federal funding could be put into the site.

“As a nation, we must face the wrongs of our past in order to build a more just and equitable future,” said Deb Haaland, the Secretary of the Interior, in a press release. “Today’s establishment of the Amache National Historic Site will help preserve and honor this important and painful chapter in our nation’s story for future generations.”

Adams County unveils trash hauler licensing program

INSURANCE CLAIM DEADLINE

Were you aware that there’s a one-year deadline to submit a property damage claim to your insurance provider for the hailstorms that occurred in May and June of 2023? Although the repair work can be carried out after this one-year submission window, it’s crucial to le your claim within this timeframe.

New requirements meant to boost curbside recycling

A new county licensing program aims to get trash haulers in the unincorporated parts of Adams County to improve their recycling collection options and keep their trucks from leaking and dropping debris.

e new program o cially began Feb. 17. Residents and businesses in the unincorporated Adams County can sign up for recycling services through their trash collection service provider.

Solid waste hauling businesses must now obtain a license and follow new rules. is includes offering curbside recycling service to trash collection customers and properly disposing of recyclable materials. e ordinance further protects the community by ensuring trucks hauling waste do not leak or leave debris.

“Our residents want a convenient way to divert trash from the land ll,” said Adams County Commission Chair Emma Pinter. “ ey spoke and we listened. Basic safety requirements are now in place to protect the public and the environment, in the process.”

County surveys found that twothirds of Adams County residents living unincorporated areas think

recycling collections are inconvenient.

“We took the time to ask residents about their recycling habits, met with waste haulers to understand their businesses, and looked at similar requirements in neighboring communities,” said Katie Keefe, Environmental Programs Manager with Adams County.

e development of the Waste Hauler Licensing Ordinance is part of Adams County’s e orts to increase recycling and waste diversion rates across unincorporated Adams County from approximately 16% in 2022 to 40% by 2034.

Waste haulers will have several months to comply with the requirements to license their business with the county, notify customers of the availability of recycling services, and provide them with a list of materials that can be recycled. Recycling services are an additional cost to regular trash collection and pricing will vary by hauling company.

Adams County received a grant from the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment’s Front Range Waste Diversion program to pursue this project and the development of the Solid Waste Hauler Licensing Ordinance.

Residents of unincorporated Adams County can contact their waste hauler to nd out more about the availability and costs for curbside recycling service. More information about the ordinance, can be found at adcogov.org/waste-hauler-licensing.

When a Realtor Violates the Code of Ethics, Clients Often Suffer. Here Are Examples.

More than once have I reminded readers that only members of the National Association of Realtors can call themselves “Realtors,” and only Realtors are bound by the Realtor Code of Ethics. Violation of the Code can subject a Realtor to discipline up to and including termination of their Realtor membership.

There are several ways that we Realtors might violate the Code without even realizing it, and since ethics complaints can be filed by clients, not just fellow Realtors, let me share with you some of the practices that constitute violations. If your agent is not a Realtor — and only half of all licensed agents are Realtors — he or she isn’t subject to the Code, but they might still be violating state or federal housing laws. See whether one or more of the following scenarios sounds like something you experienced.

ly loved my listing and needed to close because they’d be homeless once their current home closes next month/whenever. That’s a violation which I’m free to exploit by telling my seller to play hardball because of what I know.

As a listing agent, it’s a violation for me to say my seller will take less than the asking price — unless I was specifically authorized to do so. The typical authorization is that I can say my seller is “motivated.” Buyers’ agents know what that means.

Not explaining fully any document presented to a client is a big no-no and a violation of Article 9. It’s so easy with today’s electronic documents to send them by email and say, “call if you have any questions,” but we are expected to be more pro-active than that.

person who calls us or visits our open house if they are working with an agent before offering to work with them. Failing to do so could lead to “sign crossing.”

Misleading a seller on the true value of their home in order to get a listing is a violation of Article 1. The Colorado Real Estate Commission can also discipline you for this. The agent is obligated to advise the seller of the home’s value based on his or her professional expertise, and to advise the pitfalls of overpricing it.

Not presenting all offers received prior to closing is another Article 1 violation. A truly low-ball offer from a house flipper can be demoralizing, but you still have to present it unless you get in writing (as I’ve done once) from the seller that you’re relieved from presenting any offers below a certain price.

Divulging confidential information, especially if it could disadvantage your client, also violates Article 1. I once had a buyer’s agent tell me that their buyer real-

Not disclosing that I have an unrepresented buyer for my listing, if asked, is a violation. If I have a variable commission (meaning that the commission paid by the seller is lower if I don’t have to pay a buyer’s agent), I must disclose that differential. I do not have to disclose the price of each offer in hand, but I get permission from my sellers to do that when there are multiple buyers.

Not following showing instructions or showing up at a time other than what was set with the showing service is a violation.

Showing your listing on a day that your MLS listing says showings are not allowed is a violation of Article 3.

Not disclosing the status of a listing, for example if the home is under contract, is also a violation of Article 3. I’ve had listing agents tell me they weren’t going to change their listing to “Pending” on the MLS until the earnest money was received or inspection objection passed. The MLS will also discipline an agent for that.

Not getting verbal agreements in writing is a violation of Article 9. I always request at least an email instruction from my client, and I create amend/extend documents when appropriate.

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Article 12 of the Code is about “truth in marketing.” Misrepresenting one’s level of success is a violation of this article. There’s a bus shelter ad I have seen for years by an agent saying he’s the top agent in our county, but I did the research, and it’s not true. That’s a violation not only of Article 12 but of real estate commission rules (as are most Code violations).

I once complained to the commission about bus benches on which an agent claimed he sells a home every 4 days. It wasn’t true, and he had to change them.

Knowingly giving inaccurate information about one’s listing is another violation of Article 12.

Inducing a client to terminate if you change brokerages is a violation of Article 16, as is soliciting a listing that is currently subject to an exclusive agreement with another broker. Another broker’s unhappy client can call you, but you can’t call them. Also, we must always ask a

When a listing expires without selling, the homeowner can expect to be deluged by phone calls, texts, letters, postcards and even door knocking by agents whose business model involves soliciting expired listings. When one of my listings expires, I tell the seller to be prepared for that deluge. A common error by such agents is to fail to check whether that listing is already active on the MLS with another agent or brokerage. Another error is to mistake the “withdrawn” status for the “expired” status. “Withdrawn” indicates that while the listing may be withdrawn from active status, it is still subject to a valid listing agreement. When you get such a solicitation, get the name of the agent and share it with your listing agent so he or she can at least contact that agent and tell him/her of the violation.

As I mentioned above, non-Realtors don’t have to abide by the Realtor Code of Ethics, but, as I also said, many violations of the Code are also violations of law and/ or real estate commission rules. They depend on you and me to report violations.

This & That: Other Topics Worth Taking Note of...

Propane Is Proposed for Home Backup

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High-end improvements and Hyatt Lake membership make this home special. At the end of a cul-de-sac, a gate on the back fence draws you to Hyatt Lake for swimming and non-gas-power boating, paddleboarding, and fishing. The seller-owned rooftop solar panels, not visible from the street, meet most or all of this home's electric needs. Although it’s a 2-story home, the primary suite is on the main floor with its own access to the 16’x16’ covered deck. Two guest bedrooms with a shared bathroom are on the top floor, and a 4th bedroom is in the walkout basement. The seller is a woodworker, and his work and attention to detailed improvements is visible throughout, such as the hanging shelves in the great room. His workshop (not included) takes up one space of the 3car garage which is heated and cooled by a mini-split unit. A Tesla charging station in the garage is included. The kitchen has special touches, too, like the quartz countertops, undercabinet lighting, Schuler brand ultra-high-end cabinets, Bosch superquiet dishwasher, LG refrigerator with a cold-saver door. The upgrades are so extensive that I urge you to look at the room-by-room details spelled out on the MLS and at JeffcoSolarHomes.com. There are also two narrated video tours for the same reason — one for the interior and one taking you on a roundtrip walk to Hyatt Lake through open space to which this home backs. Call Kathy Jonke, 303-990-7428, to see it.

An article on CustomBuilderOnline.com argues that propane is the ultimate uninterruptible energy source, and it actually makes some sense and will appeal to people worried about natural disasters disrupting the power grid. The article makes the point that having a tank of propane on your property plus a propane powered electric generator can keep you warm or cool and able to cook even if you have an all-electric home. Because propane does not degrade and can last forever in a tank (and can supply gas at even the lowest temperature), it’s the best way to make sure life goes on for you, no matter what happens with other energy sources.

Passive-Certified Homes Built in Boston

An article on ProBuilder.com reports on three certified passive-house homes built in Boston MA by Brucewood Homes. Architect Mike DelleFave says they achieve PHI-certified status by adhering to three passive house principles: air-tight construction, highperformance windows, super insulation of the building envelope, thermal bridge-free

framing, and heat recovery ventilation. All three 2500-SF homes were sold for about $1.4 million each before they were completed, proving the demand for such homes.

Seniors Get Roommates vs. Downsizing

A Denver Post article last week told of a non-profit which helps seniors living alone in a big house to find roommates, not just for companionship, shared expenses and mutual caregiving, but as a way to “age in place” instead of selling and finding a smaller resident or apartment.

This reminds me of how I, a bachelor at the time, justified my first Denver home purchase in 1997. I asked a male friend, Dave Garton, if he would be interested in sharing a home if I bought it. He said yes, and I bought a home with a walk-out basement. We shared the kitchen, but we each had our privacy. When I met Rita, Dave bought his own home and Rita and I bought a new house.

Links to all three of the above articles are at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com. I welcome your topic suggestions!

KATHY JONKE, 303-990-7428

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Raising funds for Soul Dog Rescue

A Weld County photographer is having an Ulti-Mutt Cutie Dog Photo contest to raise funds for Fort Lupton’s Soul Dog Rescue.

“We are super grateful. Wendy was working another rescue at one time, and I think they closed their doors, so she was looking for a new rescue and wanted to help out a smaller rescue,” said Sara Baillies, Soul Dog Rescue adoption coordinator.

Professional photographer Wendy Fleming is a native of Colorado and grew up outside of Keenesburg and Prospect Valley.

“I lived there o and on because I traveled for my job. My husband

Lance and I currently live in Wiggins and are currently property hunting to move back to Keenesburg,” Fleming said.

Fleming has been a professional photographer since 2018, trained by her husband Lance, who attended photography school in 2003. She photographs weddings, family photography, newborns, pets, and livestock.

Fleming said they came up with the idea for a photo contest after talking with several colleagues in her Mastermind Group – a kind of professional mentorship and coaching group where members advise and help each other develop their individual photography business.

“We have been wanting to do something with pets, speci cally dogs, because there’s a stray epidemic. Every time a shelter takes them, there is a lot of cost to get them into shape and healthy to forever home,” Fleming said.

“It’s a passion project for my husband and I. We have two rescues who are the love of our lives,” Fleming said.

Fleming said the Mastermind Group suggested having the contest mimic college basketball’s March Madness, letting voters select the cutest dogs in contests timed to coincide with the Sweet 16.

“It snowballed from there and putting everything together, looking for sponsors to help sponsors the actual like competition, which includes overhead costs. e goal is to raise as much money as we possibly can for Soul Dog Rescue,” Fleming said.

Wendy Fleming’s photography is hosting a March Madness-themed dog photo contest that benefits Soul Dog in Fort Lupton. WENDY FLEMING

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Fleming said members of her Mastermind Group will all take photos of the dogs to be entered in the contest starting March 16. Voters will select their favorites in head-to-head contests until they have the nal winner.

“ e dogs in the contest photographed are placed into a 16-dog bracket competition voted by the public on social media to nd the Ulti-Mutt cutie in Northern Colorado,” Fleming said.

Entry fee proceeds will be donated to Soul Dog Rescue to help cover veterinary and food costs that they incur when rescuing homeless pets.

Winning photographs will move on to a national contest set to begin in the rst week of April.

Fleming said the photographers have all agreed to submit original photos with similar standards to give each dog a shot at winning. Photos can be judged on the cuteness of the dog rather than the photographer’s skill.

“It is fair for everyone’s submission and receive a fair chance with the cutest dog contest.

Fleming said she has been with the Mastermind Group since October 2023.

“I love it so much they help us do a lot of charity for the communities to make an impact. Instead of being the run-of-the-mill shooting bird photographer, we focus

on artwork serving our clients on a much higher level, so charity is involved with our community, which is essential to us and our wonderful clients,” Fleming said.

Fleming said Soul Dog Rescue is excited about the contest. We are still looking for dogs for the competition. She is photographing them between now and March 1.

“All the proceeds from those photography sessions go to Soul Dog Rescue. I’ve been driving around to local businesses to get sponsors for donations for the rescue. We will do Facebook reels for sponsorship recognition,” Fleming said.

More campaigns planned

Fleming said they plan to do a women’s empowerment campaign with a hair and makeup pampering day in July.

“It’s helping women to feel beautiful about themselves,” she said.

en, in October, Fleming said they are doing another campaign for breast cancer awareness and domestic violence victims month for October.

“We will be donating money to women’s shelters and to help domestic violence victims,” Fleming said.

Watch for the photo dog contest on Facebook, and to vote, go to @ emingportraits or vote on their website at www. emingportraits. com/pooch-24.

“You can also apply to enter a pup into the competition on the website,” Fleming said.

For more call information, call 303-324-3169.

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Brighton invites artists to transform traffic boxes

e City of Brighton invites artists to embark on an exciting endeavor— transforming tra c signal boxes into captivating public art installations across the community. ese creatively wrapped boxes aim to enhance neighborhood identity, turn ordinary spaces into creative landmarks, and encourage engaging conversations within our community.

Six tra c signal boxes have been strategically selected for this project, ensuring a widespread and accessible showcase for the selected artworks. Artwork will be on display for at least two years.

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with a designated lead artist. Professional and non-professional artists, including emerging artists and students, may apply.  Submissions will be divided into two categories for selection: 18 and older (adult) and 17 and under (youth). At least one tra c box will be exclusive to the youth category, however, more may be selected by the judging committee.

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County seeks Healthy Farmers Markets input

Adams County is looking for feedback and opinions regarding the series of farmers markets they helped o er in 2023. Information from an online survey, located at https://bit. ly/4879uzr, will help determine how the markets will operate in 2024.

In 2023, the Adams County Health Department and Human Services partnered to provide Healthy Farmers Markets for residents. e departments are planning to provide those again in 2024, and they’d like to hear from you.

Police capture Brighton bank robber

Brighton Police and the FBI said Feb. 22 that they have arrested a person suspected of robbing two banks in Brighton in February.

FBI Denver Public A airs o cer Vikki Migoya said a suspect in both the Feb. 6 and Feb. 19 robberies at Brighton banks four miles apart on Bridge Street was identi ed by police and taken into custody. She did not name the suspect In her written statement, but said the suspect’s name and other details would be made available by the courts.

On Feb. 6, police responded to TBK Bank at 4th Avenue and Bridge Street at 3:03 p.m. after receiving an alarm noti cation from the bank. O cers learned that the male suspect demanded cash from the bank employee and ed westbound on foot.

Police reported a robbery at 2:41 p.m. on Feb. 19 at the Bank of Colorado, 13 N. 50th Ave. e suspect, a male, demanded cash from a bank employee and then ed on foot. No weapons were used or displayed, according to a written statement from the police, and the suspect remains at large with an undisclosed amount of cash.

It was the second Brighton bank robbery in February. e two banks are about four miles apart on Bridge Street.

Police labeled the robber the Afternoon Delight Bandit since his crime.

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PARK SYSTEM

Before becoming part of the National Park system, a local history teacher—John Hopper—recruited some of his high school students to create a museum for the site and collect heirlooms from survivors to display.

“I think without them, there would not be Amache as a national park,” Carlene Tinker, an Amache survivor, said. “I really feel that way.”

Many survivors like Tinker have fought for greater recognition of the site for their whole lives. She was three years old when she was forced to live at the camp.

“My rst reaction was nally, okay, nally,” she said. “It’s a very proud moment. I’m thinking about all the people who endured the incarceration experience, and that nally their story is being told.

At its peak, Amache — also known as the Granada Relocation Center — housed more than 7,000 JapaneseAmericans during the 1940s. ey were forced to live behind barbed wire in poorly-insulated rooms. is was one of ten other Japanese internment camps that existed during World War II, with some being located in the Mountain West.

Mitch Homma’s grandparents and their kids were also imprisoned at the camp. He wishes more of his relatives were alive to see this historical moment.

“My dad’s older sister just passed away,” he said. “She was hoping she was gonna be around and see it come to fruition and stu . But, you know, we got it done.”

e camp served meals that were di erent than what they were used to — eggs, potatoes and hot dogs, to name a few. Homma’s dad died at the camp after not eating the food. He reected on what his dad would have said about the news.

“I think he would have been totally surprised,” he said. “ e one statement he said back then was, ‘ ey didn’t care about us in 1942, and I don’t think enough people care about us now,” he said, getting emotional. “And now it’s happening and, you know, it’s pretty special.”

Some survivors, like Gary Ono, are happy that younger people are taking an interest in the park before he and many others pass away.

“I just turned 84 last week, so I know that I feel my mortality,” he said. “As we all pass on, we just hope that our history will continue. So just having Amache as a National Park Service site will help to preserve and keep telling the story.”

Amache is open to the public now, and will start to undergo some improvements of transforming the signage and working on the roads. ere will be an o cial ribbon cutting ceremony on May 17th.

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Joseph “Joe” Coleman, born on June 19, 1949, grew up in Mount Caramel, PA, passed away on Super Bowl Sunday, February 11, 2024. He was the beloved husband of Marcia Coleman for 49 years. Joe was the loving father of Kristina “Kristi” Evans and cherished Gramps of Sawyer and Adele. He is also survived by his sister, Patricia “Pat” Coleman.

ful llment as a truck driver, primarily as an owner-operator. His commitment to his profession was ambitious, and he earned the respect and admiration of colleagues and peers alike.

Joe graduated Mount Carmel Area High School before embarking on a journey marked by dedication and service. He spent 3 years with a full-ride scholarship to Villanova University studying mechanical engineering and later served his country in the Army as a Military Police O cer during the Vietnam War. Following his military service, he graduated with an associate degree from Denver Automotive and Diesel College.

Beyond his professional life, Joe had a wide range of interests and hobbies. He had a passion for world travel, camping, boating, bowling, and cribbage. At home Joe loved watching football, especially the Denver Broncos. Joe also had a deep appreciation for food and cooking, specially enjoying his Mother’s Lithuanian recipes. He was a friend to all, known for his warmth, kindness, and generosity.

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Why tax breaks for data centers?They’re coming anyway

Data centers have been proliferating across the United States and world. With our Facebook accounts, Google searches, and perhaps dabbling in cryptocurrency, we’re all consumers. But should Colorado dangle tax breaks to attract them?

Allen Best

On Feb. 29 a state legislative committee is scheduled to hear a proposal to do just that: SB24085 would waive state sales and use taxes for up to three data centers a year between 2026 and 2034. ey would have to create a minimum of $100 million in assessed valuation and generate at least 25 full-time jobs to be eligible. ey would also have to create at least three megawatts of new demand for electricity.

Citing experiences of other states, critics see many downsides to data centers even without subsidies. ey could cause rates of Xcel Energy or other electrical utilities to in ate even more rapidly. Water demands of data centers for cooling pose other questions.

Could this bill actually make it more di cult for Colorado to meet its economy-wide decarbonization goals? In New York and Montana, coal plants scheduled for retirement have been brought back to deliver electricity needed by data centers.

e bill proposes to make the state’s O ce of Economic Development the judge of who gets tax breaks. Water use and energy e ciency would be criteria for evaluating candidates but the bill o ers no speci cs. It also suggests rural communities could bene t, but o ers no mechanism to achieve that.

“Colorado is falling below the curve in terms of attracting more digital infrastructure assets,” the bill says. “ e state must incentivize the development of these projects.”

Mark Gabriel, chief executive of United Power, an electrical cooperative serving 110,000 meters along the fast industrializing I-76 corridor, disputes that contention.

“ e state is NOT having problems attracting data centers,” he said in an e-mail. “In the case of United Power we are working with several who are attracted due to our rates, location and willingness to meet their deadlines. It could be valuable for rural and remote locations, but even then the attractiveness of Colorado is a determining factor.”

In other words, why the free ride?

Colorado has abundant wind and solar to satisfy increased demand. But, as the Economist noted in January in a deeply reported story, “renewable energy and data centres are far from a perfect match.”

Data centers operated by Amazon, Microsoft, and other giant operators mostly need electricity on a 24/7 basis. Utilities with decarbonization goals more ambitious than the state-mandated levels already are working overtime to try to gure out new strategies such as through demandside management programs.

Long-term storage remains the holy grail in decarbonization. Solutions may be innovated here in Colorado. Nothing is a sure bet.

Others argue for nuclear energy, but they have been awfully shy about acknowledging the consistent cost overruns in trial projects involving new nuclear technology. Plus, we still haven’t gured out what to do with the waste. It’s a can we just kick down the road.

Geothermal, the “heat beneath our feet” that Gov. Jared Polis promoted when chair of the Western Governors Association, has potential to produce around-the-clock electricity. A company has reported head-turning numbers from its deep drilling in Nevada. In Colorado, the heat is deeper beneath our feet.

Burning methane, also called natural gas, is what we do now. Xcel and other utilities plan more such plants to meet peak demands. We also have a handful of gas plants designed for baseload generation. But to build more gas plants will

cause us to step back from our decarbonization goals. Carbon capture and sequestration? Maybe, but this provokes still other questions.

Virginia has the nation’s largest concentration of data centers, a place just west of Washington D.C. called “Data Center Alley.” Dominion, the utility serving much of this demand, has said it wants to back away from the state’s decarbonization goal because it can’t meet the growing demand for electricity if it doesn’t.

John Gavan spent 25 years in the software industry, working in both Colorado Springs and Washington D.C. and earning seven patents along the way. He got to know data centers very well. In recent years, he helped formulate energy policies, rst as a director of Delta-Montrose Electric Association, then during a four-year term on the Public Utilities Commission.

“ is is absolutely the worst thing for Colorado,” says Gavan. “It could cause us to not only miss our 2030 grid decarbonization goals but also to negatively impact our already over-stressed ratepayers.”

At his o ce along I-76, United’s Gabriel says that instead of incentives, legislators could perhaps help by requiring data centers to work with utilities on load control and management.

Colorado needs to think about data centers, because they will come. is proposal to dangle subsidies should go into the trash can.

Allen Best publishes Big Pivots, an e-journal that uses data centers in tracking the energy and water transitions in Colorado. See bigpivots.com.

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Fort Lupton’s Garza-Alarcon caps four-peat at state tournament

BY STEVE SMITH

SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

DENVER - It could have been different.

Oh, so di erent.

Fort Lupton’s D’mitri Garza-Alarcon has a family history that is less than tranquil. Yet there Garza-Alarcon was on the winner’s platform after a fourth straight state wrestling championship Feb. 17 at Ball Arena.

e Bluedevils’ senior turned back Mullen’s Gilbert Antillon 6-1 decision in the title match at 138 pounds. Garza-Alarcon became the rst Fort Lupton wrestler to win four state titles, and he is one of 34 prep wrestlers to have won four state crowns. e Feb. 17 nals inducted three other members into the four-

timers club.

“I wanted to make history, and I did that,” Garza-Alarcon said to CHSAAnow.com. “It’s an honor to be here and join so many great wrestlers.”

Garza-Alarcon nished the season with a mark of 40-4. He said his rst inkling of a state title came early in the tournament.

“I felt di erent. e lights were not the same. Everything was calm in my head,” he said. “And when that happens, I know I’m going to do well.”

Garza-Alarcon competes yearround. Even with the regimen, he found a way to calm down the nerves.

“I usually wrestle freestyle and Greco (Greco-Roman), so I wrestled

all year round,” he said. “I just told myself, `I’m the best and to have fun,’ because when you have fun, that’s when you win big.”

His mother, Angelina, was the only income source in the family. She also was able to raise money through several fund-raising e orts so her son could enroll in tournament after tournament, including an experience in Vietnam in the spring of 2022.

“Yes, she did put her life on hold so she could get me to the level I am on now,” Garza-Alarcon said.

Garza-Alarcon sailed through the rst three rounds of the tournament. He needed a combined 2:08 to pin those three opponents. His immediate plans are to head for a junior college. He hasn’t decided which one.

“I want to be able to learn how college is before just hopping into an NCAA Division I program,” he said. “I want to get away for a little bit, so it’ll be good for me.”

Garza-Alarcon beat another Mullen wrestler, Isaak Chavez, in last year’s 138-pound nal.

“What I’ve learned from my highschool career is that you have to let people talk,” he said. “Everyone has something to say. You got to be the one to shut words down as I did. It was amazing, wrestling the last four years, but I’m super excited for the next level.

“I just want to say, `thank you to everyone who has helped me,’ he added. “And I want to thank God, I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

Worrying

Conifer nonprofit helps veterans, service people and civilians

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Former Lakewood police ocer Erick Perez’s life changed forever in December 2021 when a mass shooter killed ve people, injured his partner and shot at him. But with the help of Conifer nonpro t Faithfully K9 and his dog Chispa, the change marked an unexpected evolution in his life of service — not the end of it.

Chispa, originally adopted as a family pet, is now a service dog. And Perez is a trainer with Faithfully K9 who’s also pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.

“It’s been amazing,” Perez said. “Because I went through that therapeutic healing myself, I fell in love with it.

“We’ve been conditioned to be hard and suck it up,” he continued. “But much like we go see a doctor when something hurts in our body,

I think it’s also important to look at our mental health. And a service dog, with its unconditional love and the bond you have, makes a di erence. It’s amazing what a dog can do in your life.”

Conifer resident Cathy Kowalski founded Faithfully K9 in 2018 to help those with disabilities or su ering the e ects of trauma. Unlike service dog organizations that match people with a puppy — requiring years of training — Faithfully K9 works with an individual to train their own dog or puppy as a service dog. Training typically takes 7 to 12 months.

“I saw a void,” said Kowalski, formerly a trainer with Englewoodbased Freedom Service Dogs. “Many times, people had a great dog at home they already had a relationship with, but had to add an already trained dog to their household.

“We also feel these dogs save lives because their owners don’t have to wait 3 to 5 years to get a dog,” she continued. “We work with a lot of veterans who have PTSD. If you have PTSD, you don’t have years to wait.”

Regardless of breed, she said, the canine’s character traits make it uniquely quali ed to be a service animal.

“Dogs don’t judge you,” Kowalski

said. “ ey love you no matter what. ey just want to please you and be there for you — and they bring a smile to your face.”

In 2023, with the help of three trainers, Faithfully K9 graduated 30 dogs from its program. At least 50% of the dogs it trains were adopted as rescues, and training is provided at no cost to veterans or active duty military. Civilians pay a signi cantly discounted rate.

Not every dog makes it through the program, or quali es to participate. Kowalski and her fellow trainers pull on ears, pick up paws and do a variety of other physical tests on each candidate dog. While many service dog programs use speci c breeds, Kowalski said any dog has the capacity to serve.

“A dog must be comfortable with a stranger handling it, not afraid of loud noises, or a tug on the tail,” she said. “If a dog’s growling at me, we’re done. e few dogs that don’t make it usually fail because of problems with people.”

Faithfully K9 trainers work for about a year with each owner/dog pair, typically training in the client’s home and community. eir clients’ range extends from Broomeld south to Castle Rock, and Aurora west to Conifer. Clients from

outside those areas also travel to train with the team.

Saved by a dog

Fort Lupton resident Gabriel Griego is among those clients who felt he had run out of time. e former Marine was medically discharged from the service after suffering an injury. He said he was diagnosed with PTSD stemming in part from childhood and sexual trauma, and struggled with substance abuse. Griego tried multiple medications, but could not shake his dark thoughts and feelings.

“I always joked I took every pill imaginable,” he said. “Half of them made me more suicidal. A lot of it just didn’t work for me and continued to make me feel worse. After my last suicide attempt in 2022, my wife said, ‘We need to gure something out.’”

Griego learned about Faithfully K9 through WarriorNOW, a nonpro t aimed at helping veterans with mental health and other challenges. Kowalski helped him nd Nala, a lab/masti mix who is now a year-and-a-half old. e two began training together when Nala was a puppy.

SERVICE DOGS

e change in Griego’s quality of life has been dramatic. With Nala at his side, his previous struggles with loud noise, crowds and people approaching him from behind have eased. Depression still haunts him, but when it descends, Nala is a warm and soothing presence.

“A year and a month into the training, there are days where it’s still difcult,” he said. “Nala is the one who pulls me out of those days. And the di erent training we do connects me back to myself and to Nala, and calms me down.

“She also helps my wife because Nala realizes when I’m going through a funk,” he said. “She’ll lay on me and just stare at my wife, like she’s saying ‘It’s OK, I got him.’ I’ve put my wife through so much with all the mental health stu ; I’m so grateful that now she can take that breather.”

Griego has also been substance free for two years, which he credits in large part to the help Faithfully K9 has provided.

“I was shocked by everything they do for veterans and rst responders — something so truly life saving at absolutely no cost to us,” he said. “Every veteran I know, we don’t stop ghting. e reason so many of us succumb to suicide is we just want the pain to end.

“ ere are so many people like me that have gone down these dark paths who I hope can stop trying to end their pain in a di erent way,” he continued. “Instead, hang out with a four-legged best friend all day. ings will be a little bit more ok.”

Griego is now working with Suicide Prevention Coaliton of Colorado, where he is focused on helping veterans. And in imitation of her owner, Nala is also extending her reach to help others.

“I take Nala into some of my meetings,” he said. “She’s awesome at picking up on the needs of other people. You see her tail wagging because she’s so excited to help anyone she can.”

Training for success

Kowalski and her team train dogs

in the owner’s homes, and in public. e dogs must learn to ignore distractions — like food, crowds, other dogs and enthusiastic children — and keep the focus on their owner. at makes shopping centers like the Castle Rock Factory Outlets ideal.

Kowalski recently met there with Colorado Springs client Levi Francis, and his six-month goldendoodle Finn. Francis su ered both mental and physical trauma while serving in the military and in childhood. Due to an injury, he also has screws in his feet that make it tough for him to balance.

Francis had been searching for a support dog since 2021 with no success. Other agencies turned down his request for a variety of reasons. Because Francis and his wife foster a variety of animals with disabilities, one said the environment would be too chaotic for training a service dog.

Faithfully K9 saw it di erently. Kowalski said “yes” to Francis’ request, and a nonpro t for which Francis volunteers led him to Finn.

At six months, Finn is tall and broad, and uncharacteristically calm for his age. His copper curls and teddy-bear features draw the attention of children and adults alike, but Finn is nearly unwavering in his focus — which is Francis.

“He’s a giant, dopey, lovable dude,” Francis said. “Our ferrets sleep next to him. He ts in perfectly with our family. We’re training really fast. Overall, he’s pretty amazing. O leash, he acts like a puppy. In training, he’s always listening.”

Like Nala, Finn has learned to sit or stand between Francis’ legs on command, a posture that allows Francis to physically connect with the dog, diverting his focus from any fears or anxiety-inducing distractions. Because of his size, Finn also helps his owner with balance issues resulting from the screws in his feet.

work with.”

He’s an ideal helpmate for Francis, whose hypervigilance and triggers are slowly easing.

“I’ve been able to go out a lot more,” he said. “I’m being less watchful just because he distracts me. My wife was surprised the other day because I o ered to go to the movies. He’s a fantastic partner to

Faithfully K9 has a thick book of similar success stories. It also has far more demand for services than resources to meet it.

“We have over 60 clients we’re working with, and I have more people calling me every day,” Kowalski said. “We have dogs working with therapists and psychiatrists in schools. We do skilled companions for rst responders. We work with a

lot of re ghters and police o cers. We are always struggling to nd donations.”

Despite those ongoing struggles, Kowalski is tireless in her mission. For her, it is a calling.

“I do this to help people,” she said. “I believe that’s why we’re here on this planet. Just making a di erence in one person’s life is worth it.”

For more information or to donate, visit faithfullyk9.com.

Colorado Springs resident and veteran Levi Francis trains with his dog, Finn, at the Castle Rock Factory Stores.

PHOTO BY JANE REUTER

Fifth-grader Arbor Day contest taking entries

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e City of Brighton is looking for submissions for its 2024 Arbor Day Fifth Grade Poster Contest, according to a news release on February 12. It’s an opportunity for public, private, and home-schooled fth-grader students across Colorado to participate in an artistic competition. e city of Brighton will also hold its contest at the city level.

e Trees for Wildlife Habitat is this year’s theme for students to raise awareness in the form of art of how vital trees are for our environment and the quality of life for humans and species.

According to o cials, the winner of each Brighton school would advance to the state contest with it displayed at the Denver Botanic Gardens.

e rst-place winner student will be recognized by the City Council on April 16, at City Hall. e student will receive passes for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science and passes to the Brighton Oasis Family Aquatic Park.

e winning student’s teacher also receives a free tree, and all students in the winning class will receive free tree seedlings.

e trees are in containers and are about 5-8 feet tall.

e seedlings would be available on the day of the Arbor Day celebra-

tion unless the weather or other situations could delay delivery.

In addition, the school with the winning entry and the winning class will celebrate Arbor planting a tree at their school on Monday, April 22.

According to o cials, one entry will be accepted per fth grader and entries should be created on standard 12-inch by 18-inch paper.  e poster must relate to the contest theme, “Trees for Wildlife Habitat,” must be on the poster, and all words must be legible and spelled correctly.

e students can use markers, crayons, paint pens, watercolor, ink, acrylic, colored pencils, and tempera paint.

e entries must be designed on paper that can be duplicated and framed

for display. Students should write their rst and last name, grade, school, teacher’s name, and contact phone number in pencil in the lower righthand corner of the back of their poster. e contest will not accept collages, computer-generated art, matted or similarly mounted or laminated pieces, works created by more than one artist or images containing commercial products or organizations.

All entries become the property of the Colorado Tree Coalition and may not be returned. e deadline to submit an entry is March 26.

For more information or to submit an entry, contact Patrick Laphilliph, City of Brighton Forester, at plaphilliph@brightonco.gov or 303-655-2048.

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Pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-107(4)(a), one publication of the following shall be published once during the month of February 2024. A copy of the Petition and Summons may be obtained from the Clerk of the Combined Court. Default judgment may be entered against you if you fail to appear or file a response within 35 days of this publication.

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE, COLORADO REPEALING AND READOPTING ARTICLE III OF CHAPTER 4 OF THE LOCHBUIE MUNICIPAL CODE GOVERNING MUNICIPAL PURCHASING AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING TITLE 13 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE PERTAINING TO WATER AND WASTEWATER RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES ASSESSED BY THE CITY OF BRIGHTON; SETTING FORTH EFFECTIVE DATES FOR SAID RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON SECOND READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY this 20th day of February 2024.

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE 141 SOUTH 3RD AVENUE HISTORIC LANDMARK DESIGNATION FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 0.17 ACRE PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE WEST SIDE OF SOUTH 3RD AVENUE, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BLOCK BETWEEN BUSH STREET AND EGBERT STREET, LOTS 29 AND 30 OF BLOCK 14 OF THE WALNUT GROVE ADDITION, IN A PORTION OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 7, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST, OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE SABLE FARMS ZONING MAP AMENDMENT FROM THE SABLE FARMS PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT TO THE ZONING DESIGNATIONS MU-R/EC, R-2, R-3, AND OS FOR AN APPROXIMATELY 131.52 ACRES OF PROPERTY, GENERALLY LOCATED ON THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF E-470 AND SABLE BOULEVARD AND MORE SPECIFICALLY LOCATED IN THE NORTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 31, TOWNSHIP 1 SOUTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE SIXTH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY

THIS 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2444

INTRODUCED BY: Green

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, APPROVING THE VACATION OF A PORTION OF AN EXISTING 10 FOOT UTILITY AND DRAINAGE EASEMENT GENERALLY LOCATED TO THE NORTH

OF THE GATEWAY STREET ALIGNMENT, SOUTH OF EAST 120TH AVENUE, EAST OF SOUTHGATE BOULEVARD AND WEST OF SOUTH PLATTE VALLEY AVENUE, MORE PARTICULARLY LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST QUARTER OF SECTION 1, TOWNSHIP 2 SOUTH, RANGE 67 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, CITY OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY

THIS 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024.

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ORDINANCE NO. 2443 INTRODUCED BY: Fiedler

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING ARTICLE 2-66 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION

PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY, THIS 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024.

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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING CERTAIN SECTIONS OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE IN CHAPTER 17, LAND USE & DEVELOPMENT CODE, RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION

PASSED ON SECOND AND FINAL READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY, THIS 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024.

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Public Notice

ORDINANCE NO. 2440

INTRODUCED BY: Pawlowski

AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 12-16-50 OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING OVERHEAD CLEARANCE OF LANDSCAPING OVER ROADWAYS

INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY THIS 20th DAY OF FEBRUARY 2024.

CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO /s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor

ATTEST:

/s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk

APPROVED AS TO FORM:

/s/YASMINA GIBBONS, Deputy City Attorney

A COMPLETE COPY OF THE ORDINANCE IS AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION IN THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS AND ON THE CITY OF BRIGHTON WEBSITE.

Legal Notice No. BSB3027

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notices

Bids and Settlements Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that final payment will be made on or after March 11, 2024, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc. (“Contractor”), 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to AIA Document A141, Design-Build Amendment #04 – Task Order #08 dated November 15, 2022 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC (“Owner”), for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Rail Land Company, LLC, its members, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

RAIL LAND COMPANY, LLC

By: /s/ Brian Fallin, CEO

Legal Notice No. BSB3013

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment at the offices of the District’s Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 111 S. Tejon Street, Suite 705, Colorado Springs, CO, 80903, on or after March 11, 2024, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc., 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to Task Order #02-Construction Services (Southern Parcels-149 Acres) dated December 20, 2021 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC, for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Said verified statement must be filed with the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District c/o Carrie Bartow, District Accountant, at the above address and at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Rocky Mountain Rail Park Metropolitan District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

ROCKY MOUNTAIN RAIL PARK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Russell Dykstra

Legal Counsel to the District

Legal Notice No. BSB3011

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Child(ren): Devany RaeLynn Magnetti

Respondents: Brittany Francisco, Devon Magnetti

Case Number: 22JV30109

Div.: D

ORDER OF ADVISEMENT

NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS,: Brittany Francisco and Devon Magnetti

YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Petitioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child(ren);

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 9th day of April, 2024, at 9:30 a.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) That the child(ren) was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 2) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 3) That the parents are unfit; 4) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; no less drastic alternative to termination exists, and 6) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.

OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child(ren), the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child(ren); and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.

OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and has been unknown for three months or more and that reasonable efforts to identify and locate the parent in accordance with section 19-3-603 have failed; and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.

If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child is requesting guardianship or legal custody of the child such request must be filed within twenty days of the filing of this motion.

YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship. If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.

If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.

Done and signed on: February 15, 2024

BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate Legal Notice No. BSB3018

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that final payment will be made on or after March 11, 2024, to JHL Enterprises, Inc d/b/a JHL Constructors, Inc. (“Contractor”), 9100 E. Panorama Dr., Suite 300, Englewood, CO 80112, in connection with payment for all services rendered, materials furnished, and for all labor performed pursuant to AIA Document A141, Design-Build Amendment

#03 – Task Order #07 dated October 13, 2022 entered into between JHL Constructors, Inc. and Rail Land Company LLC (“Owner”), for the Rocky Mountain Rail Park Project, all being within or adjacent to the boundaries of the District and in Adams County, Colorado.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or his subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor, may file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release said Rail Land Company, LLC, its members, officers, agents and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

RAIL LAND COMPANY, LLC

By: /s/ Brian Fallin, CEO

Legal Notice No. BSB3012

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Summons and Sheriff Sale

Public Notice

COUNTY COURT, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

Phone Number: 303-659-1161x143

Plaintiff: CREEKSIDE SOUTH ESTATES

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

v.

Defendant(s): BOBBY G SISNEROS JR.

Case Number: 2023C038592

Div.: 1 Ctrm.:

Attorney: Jeremy Brett Daz Fletcher, Esq, Jeffrey B. Smith, Esq.

Firm Name: Altitude Community Law P.C.

Address: 555 Zang Street, Suite 100 Lakewood, Colorado 80228-1011

Phone Number: 303.432.9999

email: jfletcher@altitude.law and jsmith@altitude.law

Atty. Reg. #: 50592 and 40490

SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO: BOBBY G. SISNEROS JR.

You are hereby summoned and required to file with the Clerk of the Court an answer or other response to the complaint filed against you in this case. You are required to file your answer or other response on or before:

March 19 at 8:30 A.M., in the Adams County Court, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

The relief sought by the Plaintiff(s) is an Injunction which will affect the following property:

15980 Havana Court, Brighton, CO, also known as SUB:CREEKSIDE ESTATES SECOND FILING BLK:1 LOT:3 (the “Property”).

If you fail to file your answer or other response on or before the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.

Dated at , Colorado, this day of , 2024.

CLERK OF THE COURT

By: Deputy Clerk

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(e), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired.

WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE. IN SOME CASES, A REQUEST FOR A JURY TRIAL MAY BE DENIED PURSUANT TO LAW EVEN THOUGH A JURY FEE HAS BEEN PAID.

Legal Notice No. BSB2966

First Publication: February 1, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles

Public Notice

Notice is hereby given that the personal property described below will be sold to the highest bidder on March 12, 2024 at or after 10:00AM, at Southwest Mobile Storage, 9595 Brighton Rd. Henderson, CO 80640 Phn: 866.503.0668

Property of: PURE ZERO CONSTRUCTION

Last known address: PO BOX 9645 PUEBLO,CO 81008

Property in Unit: 393200-8

Misc. GE boxes, 2-3 breaker boxes and Scaffolding

Legal Notice No. BSB3020

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: March 7, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of LUCILLE D. RIVERA, aka LUCILLE DOLORES RIVERA, aka LUCILLE RIVERA, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30081

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

True Apodaca

Personal Representative 4190 Perry Street Denver, CO 80212

Legal Notice No. BSB3004

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: March 7, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of CYNTHIA ANN TUCKER, aka CYNTHIA A. TUCKER, aka CYNTHIA TUCKER, Deceased

Case Number: 2024 PR 30043

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 24, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Wade A. Rockhold

Personal Representative 2540 South Brentwood Street Lakewood, CO 80227

Legal Notice No. BSB3006

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: March 7, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Mary M Jaramillo a/k/a Mary Jaramillo, Deceased Case No. 2024PR30027

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Adams County District Court on or before June 29, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.

Timothy Jaramillo

Personal Representative

c/o CHAYET & DANZO, LLC

650 S. Cherry St., #710 Denver, CO 80246 (303) 355-8500

Legal Notice No. BSB3023

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: March 14, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Cordova

Aka Jim Cordova, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 413

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 29, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Lisa Quezada

Personal Representative

4777 W.37th Ave #C207

Denver, Colorado 80212

Legal Notice No. BSB3026

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: March 14, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FILING

To: All interested persons. A Petition for the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both, and of Interests in Property of Peggy Ann Swedlund, also known as Peggy A. Swedlund, Deceased, has been filed with the Clerk of the Adams County District Court, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado 80601, Case No. 2024PR30122, Division T1, regarding the following described property:

An undivided one-third (1/3rd) interest in and to: Lot Six (6), Block Nine (9), Shaw Heights Subdivision, Blocks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and portions of 20, Adams County, Colorado, sometimes described as SUB: SHAW HEIGHTS BLKS 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, AND A PORT OF 20: DESC: BLK 9 LOT 6, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO, also known by street and number as 8551 Cedar Lane, Westminster, Colorado.

And declaring Kent Swedlund the owner by inheritance of the above-referenced property. All interested persons appear and object to the Petition on or before April 19, 2024, at 8:00 a.m. All objections must be filed in writing with the Court and be served on the Petitioner, with filing fee paid on or before the hearing date and time. The hearing will be limited to objections timely filed and served. If no objections are timely filed and served the Court may enter a decree without a hearing.

Mark Earnhart, P.C., Attorney at Law Registration #12252 316 Poplar St., Sterling, Colorado 80751 (970) 522-4135

Legal Notice No. BSB3019

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: March 14, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DIANE KAY WAGNER, a.k.a. DIANE K. WAGNER, a.k.a. DIANE WAGNER, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30021

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 17, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Jack Bell

Personal Representative c/o Werth Law LLC P.O. Box 808

Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. BSB2990

First Publication: February 15, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of WAQI ELIJAH MOHAMMAD SHAFI a/k/a WAQI E. M. SHAFI, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30092

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Salim E.M. Shafi

Public Notices

Personal Representative

c/o Larry M. Snyder, Esq.

650 South Cherry Street, Suite 1000 Denver, CO 80246-1812

Legal Notice No. BSB3009

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: March 7, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of DENNIS MEADOWS, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 0396

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Stephanie Meadows

Personal Representative

c/o Tanis McGonegal Family Law, P.C. 11001 W.120 1h Ave., Suite400 Broomfield, CO 80021

Legal Notice No. BSB3007

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: March 7, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Harlo Leaman Bailey, Deceased

Case Number: 2023 PR 315

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before June 15, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sandra Kay Smith

Personal Representative

6482 S Queen Ct Littleton, CO 80127

Legal Notice No. BSB2988

First Publication: February 15, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Name Changes

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on January 30, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Samuel Kremer-Martinez be changed to Samuel Kremer

Case No.: 23 C 169

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB2993

First Publication: February 15, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

PUBLIC NOTICE

Public Notice of Petition for Change of Name

Public notice is given on February 7, 2024, that a Petition for a Change of Name of an adult has been filed with the Adams County Court.

The petition requests that the name of Vaneza Raquel Robles be changed to Vaneza Raquel Cruz

Case No.: 24 C 0211

By: Deputy Clerk

Legal Notice No. BSB3014

First Publication: February 22, 2024

Last Publication: March 7, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT

ADAMS COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO

Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr. Brighton, CO 80601

Case Number: 23JA30041

Division T1

IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: KEVIN BECHTEL

FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD: JAMES TIBERIUS UTTER

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION

To: Daryl James Utter, Respondent/parent:

You are hereby notified that the above-named Petitioner has filed in this Court, a verified Petition seeking to adopt the child named above.

The Petition alleges you have abandoned said Child for a period of one year or more and/or have Failed, without cause, to provide reasonable support For said child for one year or more.

You are further notified that said Petition is set for Hearing on April 3, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. in Division T1, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.

You are further notified that if you fail to appear For said hearing, the Court may terminate your Parental rights and grant the adoption as sought

By the Petitioner.

Dated: February 1, 2024.

Legal Notice No. BSB3021

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade

one (1) connection and the same connection. All properties that require separate water service billings shall have their own connection and service line with shut-off cocks and meter pit located at the public street right-of-way.

INTRODUCED, READ, AND PASSED ON

FIRST READING, AND ORDERED PUBLISHED this 20th day of February 2024.

PUBLISHED in the Fort Lupton Press the 29TH day of February 2024.

FINALLY READ BY TITLE ONLY, PASSED AND ORDERED FINALLY PUBLISHED by title only this day of 2024.

EFFECTIVE (after publication) the day of 2024.

CITY OF FORT LUPTON, COLORADO

Zo Hubbard, Mayor

ATTEST:

Maricela Peña, City Clerk

Approved as to form:

Andy Ausmus, City Attorney

Legal Notice No. FLP1015

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Metropolitan Districts

of Weld, State of Colorado, a petition praying for the exclusion of certain land

from such District.

1.The name and address of the petitioner and a general description of the property mentioned in such petition are as follows:

Petitioner:JST Holdings 02 Business LLC

Address: 530-B Harkle Road, Suite 100 Santa Fe, NM 87505

General Description: Southeast of the intersection of Interstate 25 and Highway 52, in the City of Dacono, Weld County, CO. A full legal description can be obtained from Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, CO 80203.

2.The prayer of the petition is that the above property be excluded from Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District.

3. The area sought to be excluded from the District is located entirely within the City of Dacono, Weld County and does not include property within any other county or within any other incorporated city, town, or city and county, and the District currently encompasses property in the City of Dacono, Weld County, and therefore no notice of the proposed exclusion under Section 32-1-207(2), C.R.S., as amended, is required.

Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons to appear at the public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District on March 11, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. via video and teleconference, and show cause in writing, if any they have, why such petition should not be granted. The video conference can be joined at: https:// spencerfane.webex.com/spencerfane/j.php?M TID=m962cbf64bceeb1fd64aa2d5f9a8c4709.

Or call in (audio only): 1 650-479-3208, Meeting ID: 2598 557 4864, Passcode: 25985574864. The failure of any person in the existing District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his part to the exclusion of the area described in this notice.

Public Notice

STATE OF COLORADO

IN THE DISTRICT COURT

COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D1 No. 23JV30210

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:

Precious Nevaeh Maestas Reinhardt, Danaya Arielle Moe, Deuciano Daniel Moe, Davonni Esekiel Moe, Davianna Lenae Moe

A Child(ren), and Concerning

Tonya Lynn Maestas, Edward Reinhardt, Daniel Charles Moe Respondents:

S U M M O N S

To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Tonya Lynn Maestas

You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above named Court in which it is represented to the Court that said child are alleged to be dependent and neglected; for the reasons set forth more fully in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty.

You are further notified that the parent-child legal relationship may be terminated by this action, if prayed for in the petition.

You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 6th day of March, 2024 at the hour of 9:50 a.m. You are hereby notified to be and appear,

PINNACLE FARMS

METROPOLITAN DISTRICT

By:/s/ Nicole Peykov, District Counsel

Legal Notice No. FLP1012

First Publication: February 29, 2024

Last Publication: February 29, 2024

Publisher: Fort Lupton Press

Public Notice

NOTICE OF VACANCY

PURSUANT to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that vacancies exist on the Boards of Directors of the Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District and Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District Nos. 2 and 3. Any eligible elector of the Districts who is interested in appointment to the Boards may contact the District’s Attorney, Nicole Peykov, via e-mail: npeykov@spencerfane.com.

The Boards of the Districts may fill said vacancies 10 days after the date hereof.

By:Nicole Peykov

Legal Counsel

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