Cyclists get early start as Brighton hosts Bike Work station
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e City of Brighton hosted Bike to Work Day at Carmichael Park, serving breakfast and snacks to riders as they arrived on Wednesday, June 26, from 7:00 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Bike to Work Day is an annual event launched by Way to Go, a Denver Regional Council of Governments program, in collaboration with seven regional transportation management associations.
June 26 is a designated day for the community to park their cars and ride their bikes to work. According to o cials, it helps with mental health and exercise, saves money, improves air quality and reduces tra c congestion.
Joey Harp with the Bike Brighton subcommittee said the city has installed six bike stations installed around the city, called the Fixits. ey have all the tools attached, such as Allen wrenches. It’s also equipped with a bike pump and a hook to hang the bike on to do quick repairs while you are on the road. e six stations are located Ken Mitchell Park, Carmichael Park splash pad, Benedict Park, Brighton Recreation Center, Pheasant Ridge Park and Brighton City Hall, the newest addition, Harp said.
ipates in donating breakfast for the riders. Patricia Martinez, an o ce manager at Martin Marietta, said it was her rst year volunteering and bringing the breakfast for the riders.
Martinez said at her o ce, they were asking for volunteers to par-
“So, I signed up right away to help, I think it’s great that we participate with the community. It’s wonderful that we are very in touch with the city,” she said.
Opportunity to ride
Carleen Watts rolled in with her son Wyatt for breakfast participating in Bike to Work Day.
“It good to encourage our kids to show them healthy activities ways to communte to here and from work,” she said.
“It’s nice to take advantage of event such as Bike to Work Day especially when you have the opportunity and space to ride your bike whenever you can. With pollution, its good for the environment,” he said.
“ e Brighton City Hall is one of our new bike station installs. It was nice that the city put one here so you can work on your bike,” Harp said.
Ryan Smith, Brighton sta representative to the Bike Brighton
subcommittee, said, “It’s great to encourage the community to enjoy bike rides, the full moon rides and bike to work day.”
David McWilliams, chairman of the Bike Brighton subcommittee for the City of Brighton, was handing out breakfast to the riders at the event.
“We support biking in the City of Brighton. Bike to Work Day, is a
statewide event and supporting bicyclists is very important to us,” McWilliams said.
“Today we have Martin Marietta, that has been very supportive of this event, supplying the burritos for the people that come in, with some snacks and goodies,” McWilliams siad. “We appreciate all the help we get.”
Every year, Martin Marietta partic-
Josh Horner works from home but still gets out to exercise every day and came to support Bike to Work Day.
“I try to bike every morning,” Horner said.
“ e Bike to Work event is important to let the people know we are a friendly city with lots of trails around Brighton,” Harp said.
e Bike Brighton subcommittee also hosts moonlight bike rides once a month.
Carleen Watts and her son Wyatt pedal in to Brighton’s Bike to Work Day at Carmichael Park.
PHOTO BY BELEN WARD
New England’s MLS Goes Its Own Way, Challenging DOJ Regarding NAR Settlement
On June 20, MLS Property Information Network (MLS PIN) informed its 44,600 New England subscribers that, effective immediately, they could submit listings with no offer of buyer agent compensation. That MLS field isn’t being removed, but will now designate the seller’s offer of compensation, not the broker’s.
The article about this development in Inman news service got me thinking about the rationale behind the litigation against co-op commissions and the 1st Amendment implications of prohibiting the display of a seller’s offer of an incentive for other agents to bring a buyer for their listing.
buyer’s agent to compensate. This is our policy at Golden Real Estate — a win/ win policy, under which we earn more for handling both sides of the transaction, and the seller pays less overall.
for them.
But let’s rethink that concept. Now, the listing commission in the above scenario would be 2.8%, not 5.6%, and the listing agreement would specify that the seller offers 2.8% to the buyer’s agent who represents the buyer for his home. The MLS would then have a field for displaying the seller’s offer of compensation, not the listing broker’s offer. This is where freedom of speech comes into play.
Let’s remember who has the resources to pay agents representing buyers. Unless buyers are paying cash, they’re already hard pressed to come up with the down payment and the fees charged by their loan officers. Those fees, except for the appraisal, are simply added to the principal amount of the mortgage loan, so they’re not out of pocket for buyers, but you better believe that a 4- or 5-figure agent compensation amount will be hard felt by buyers.
The many class action lawsuits regarding co-op commissions have echoed the same assertion, alleging that the sharing of commissions between listing and buyer brokers inflates seller costs and is a conspiracy in restraint of trade, a violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act. The change suggested in this column would, I believe, invalidate that claim.
MLS PIN made the following points in its June 20th email to subscribers:
The practice has, until now, been for the seller to agree to a listing commission which was high enough for the listing broker to share it with the agent who produced the buyer. For example, a listing commission might be 5.6%, specifying that 2.8% would be offered to a cooperating buyer’s agent.
Many, but not all, listing agents would insert in the contract a provision that the listing commission would be reduced by, say, 1%, if there was no
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It would be stated in the listing agreement that sellers are free to offer zero compensation to brokers who produce the buyer for their home. Because offers of compensation by sellers would be published for buyers and their agents to see when searching for listings, sellers would be incentivized to offer such compensation. It’s okay for the seller to offer zero compensation, but if that results in few showings and no offers, the seller might change his mind later on. Listings suffer when the “days on market” number grows. I suspect most sellers will agree to offer something in order to increase showings and offers. It has always made sense to me that agents for buyers be compensated by the sellers. The builders of new homes will continue to offer compensation to buyer agents, with or without that offer being displayed on the MLS, knowing that failure to do so would only drive buyers to their competitors. The failure of any home seller to do the same would have the same effect.
Builders must already be excited by the conventional wisdom that buyers will have to pay the brokers who represent them, knowing the great advantage that such a belief will increase business
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On the other hand, any compensation paid to a buyer’s agent by the seller is not paid upfront, but is taken from the seller’s proceeds, which makes it much less painful. But it needs to be a conscious decision of the seller to make that offer, just like any other incentive — for example, providing money to buy down the buyer’s interest rate. The shock of seeing the buyer’s agent’s commission on the seller’s settlement statement instead of the single commission payment to the listing agent is no doubt what triggered that class action lawsuits from sellers complaining, “Why am I paying my buyer’s broker?” With the decision to incentivize buyer agents being more conscious for sellers, that shock will not be as great.
“Offers of compensation, if any, will be made by the seller. Listing brokers and cooperating brokers will no longer split commissions.
“Listing agreements must disclose that the seller is neither required to offer compensation nor required to accede to any cooperating broker’s request for compensation. The listing broker must disclose this to the seller before the seller signs the listing agreement.
“If a seller elects to offer compensation, the listing agreement must also say that the cooperating broker will be an intended thirdparty beneficiary of the agreement with the right to enforce the same.
“Before posting a listing, the listing broker must certify, in a checkbox designated for this purpose in Pinergy [the MLS app], that the listing broker has notified the seller of the seller’s rights not to offer compensation and not to accede to a cooperating broker’s request for compensation.”
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This 1967 brick ranch at 10840 W. 71st Pl. has a fully finished walk-out basement. Both the front and back yards are fenced and sprinklered. There are two bedrooms and one full bathroom and one 3/4 bathroom on the main floor and two more bedrooms sharing a 3/4 bath in the basement. With its own entrance and kitchenette, the basement could serve as a mother-in-law apartment. Both levels have wood-burning fireplaces. There’s a large covered deck on the main level and a sunroom which the seller uses as her dining room. With its ramped entrance, the main floor of this home is handicapped accessible. The kitchen was recently renovated. The location is a quiet subdivision that is nevertheless convenient to Old Towne Arvada, parks and bike paths, and the Apex Rec Center on 72nd Avenue. You can view a narrated video walk-through at www.GRElistings.com, then call Jim Smith at 303525-1851 to request a private showing.
Sitting at the end of a cul-de-sac in the small and quiet Canyon Point Villas subdivision, this home at 533 High Point Drive has a commanding view of the City of Golden, the table mountains and the foothills, including the famous "M" on Mt. Zion from its recently refinished full-width wood deck. You'll appreciate the interior too, including the recently refinished hardwood floors and new carpeting, and the updated kitchen with slab granite countertops. Even the two-car garage has been painted and includes wall cabinets and other storage. You will be able to view a narrated video tour next week at www.NorthGoldenHome.com, then come to our open house on Saturday, July 13th, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Or call Jim Smith at 303-525-1851 for a private showing.
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Boebert claims her path is clear to CD4 seat
Primaries set stage for race against Calvarese in November
BY MCKENNA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e results of the primaries in late June sets up a race between Republican Lauren Boebert and Democrat Trisha Calvarese for Colorado’s 4th Congressional District this November. Boebert, who currently holds a congressional seat in Colorado’s 3rd
District on the Western Slope, beat ve conservative challengers with 43% of votes. Calvarese secured her primary win by beating two Democratic candidates with 45% of votes.
Boebert, who has the endorsement of Donald Trump, seems con dent that she will win in November, saying in a statement that she and her Republican colleagues will “stand strong with President Trump when he retakes the White House.”
Boebert promised to continue to be a “conservative ghter.”
“I will continue to travel the miles, make the phone calls, and show up in communities of every size and
background to earn your votes this November,” she said. “I cannot thank 4th District voters enough for trusting me to e ectively represent their interests.”
In December, Boebert posted a video posted to social media announcing plans to leave her 3rd District seat.
“It’s the right move for me personally, and it’s the right decision for those who support our conservative movement,” she said.
She also alleged that “Hollywood elites” were attempting to “buy the 3rd District” for Democrats.
Since then, she has moved to Wind-
sor, in Northern Colorado, a part of the 4th Congressional District, which includes Douglas County and much of the Eastern Plains.
e district is known as a conservative stronghold, meaning Calvarese faces strong headwinds in a campaign against Boebert. Calvarese also ran in the special election to represent the 4th District, but lost to Republican Greg Lopez with only 34% of the vote.
e special election was necessitated by the surprise resignation of Ken Buck, a Republican, earlier this year.
Mullica, Henson, Baca claim Democratic County Commissioner primary wins
Candidates vying for three open seats set stage for November
With three seats on the line for the Adams County Commission, the stage is set for November’s election that could change the face of the ve-member board.
Adams County Democrats selected Julie Duran Mullica as their candidate to replace the outgoing Eva Henry in District 1. She defeated Valerie Vigil with 17,073 votes to Vigil’s 11,037, according to the uno cial voting tally June 26.
Commissioner District 1 includes the eastern part of Brighton and ornton.
Mullica served as a Northglenn City Councilor until she moved out
of the city and into ornton in April 2022. She is married to State Senator Kyle Mullica, who represents ornton and Northglenn through Federal Heights in Senate District 24.
Vigil is a school counselor in District Adams 12 Five Star and the daughter of Val Vigil, who served in the State House from 1999 through 2007.
Mullica faces Republican Shelly McClure, who claimed 16,039 votes and did not have a challenger
in the primary.
In Commissioner District 2, which runs from ornton east through much of Commerce City, ornton City Councilor Kathy Henson had no challengers and collected 25,929 votes. She’ll face Commerce City’s Bernadette Tedesco, who is registered as a member of the Colorado Center Party.
In District 5, which includes the eastern portion of Brighton, south to
Interstate 70 and east about 65 miles to Washington County line, Incumbent Democrat Lynn Baca collected 25,997 votes. She was unopposed for the party’s nomination.
Republican Jim Wood is also unopposed. Wood picked up 18,878 votes in Tuesday’s GOP primary. Winners in November will join Commissioners Emma Pinter in District 3 and Steve O’Dorisio in District 4. Both are Democrats.
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Evans takes Congressional District 8 nomination
Republican winner to face Caraveo in November
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Gabe Evans claimed 77.6% of the Republican primary vote in early and uno cial returns, on the way to defeating Dr. Janak Joshi to claim the nomination for the Congressional District 8.
Evans told his supporters Tuesday night he was ready to take on Democratic incumbent Yadira Caraveo in the general election in November. Evans said Caraveo and the Democratic party is responsible for a bad economy and a weak border with Mexico.
“We know my Democratic opponent...voted for those failed policies,” Evans said. “We know we have problems but now we can take all those on.”
Caraveo defeated Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer 48.4% to 47.7% in the rst-ever general election for the newly created 8th Congressional District in 2022.
She was unopposed in the Democratic primary, collecting 28,356 votes and her party’s nomination, according to uno cial returns. Caraveo, a ornton pediatrician
and former state lawmaker, represents a district that covers parts of Adams, Weld, and Larimer counties north of the Denver metro area. e seat is rated a toss-up by national election forecasters and could determine which party controls the House after this year’s election, according to Colorado Politics.
Caraveo was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Evans was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2022 and has been endorsed by House Speaker Mike Johnson and former President Donald Trump.
Before being elected to the Colorado House, Evans worked as a police lieutenant and served in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard from 2007 to 2019.
Besides his endorsements, Evans also points to his performance at the Congressional District 8 Republican assembly in March as proof he is the best candidate to be the GOP pick to take on Caraveo.
“Grassroots Republicans spoke loud and clear when they gave me a 62% victory at the CD 8 assembly. at’s the endorsement that matters to me, not a handful of Colorado Republican Party bosses who live outside my district,” Evans said in an emailed message.
“I’m proud to have the endorsement of dozens of Colorado and na-
tional leaders – including President Trump – as I work to unite the party against Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress, such as Yadira Caraveo, so we can secure the border, restore respect for the rule of law, and bring down prices and the cost of living,” Evans said.
e Colorado GOP endorsed Joshi who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013-2017.
e state party said they decided to endorse Joshi due to “his higher likelihood of defeating the incumbent Democrat in the general election,” according to the political website Ballotpedia. e Republican GOP said Evans’ refusal to complete their questionnaire for eligible candidates also led to their endorsement of Joshi.
Joshi has not returned requests for a comment on the election.
Lopez, who received 58% of the vote, will be the 4th Disrict representative until January, when the winner of the November election is sworn in. In an email claiming victory in
the Democratic primary, Calvarese thanked her supporters and acknowledged the “long way to go,” but said her success scares conservatives.
“We are in this long game together,” she said.
Calvarese’s top priorities include health care, including defending seniors and restoring reproductive
Joshi, besides serving in the State House, lists his professional experience as owning a medical clinic and dialysis centers, according to Ballotpedia.
“I am the only candidate in this race with a proven conservative record to show that actions speak louder than words,” Yoshi said in his Ballotpedia excerpt.
Joshi, who immigrated to the United States from India more than 50 years ago, is a former physician who voluntarily surrendered his
rights, expanding access to education, job training programs, and infrastructure like broadband internet in rural communities.
Boebert’s primary campaign focused on issues of immigration, the economy and energy production. She touted her conservative track record and experience in Congress to stand out in the crowded eld of
and will face Democrat District 8 incumbent Yadira Caraveo. MONTE WHALEY
medical license in 2008, a year after the state suspended his license following an admission to “unprofessional conduct” in the care of a 76-year-old patient, according to Colorado Politics.
Republicans who agreed on a majority of issues.
Douglas County played a decisive role in the primary. Local voters submitted more than 86,000 votes in the Republican and Democrat primaries. In all, about 168,000 ballots were submitted in the 4th District primaries, according to the Colorado Secretary of State O ce.
Republican Congressional Candidate Gabe Evans chats with supporters June 25 while waiting for primary voting results. Evans won the GOP nomination
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Brighton announces Eye for Art artist call
e City of Brighton Eye for Art program announces a call for artists for the 2024 Summer Showcase. is exhibit is a three-month show from July 21 until Oct. 15 at Brighton City Hall, located at 500 S. 4th Avenue.
e Summer Showcase is an open theme show and artwork may include, but is not limited to oil, acrylic, watercolors, graphite drawings, photography, fused glass, pottery, computer painting, mixed media, jewelry, glass and sculptures.
e deadline to submit artwork for consideration is July 12. Art from the Spring Showcase can be picked up and art for the Summer Showcase can be dropped o on July 18. All art approved for the Summer Showcase will be hung July 20.
For more information, please visit the Eye for Art web page, or contact David Gallegos, Arts and Culture Coordinator, at dgallegos@brightonco. gov, or 303-655-2176.
Adams County kicks o Summer pool testing season s the temperatures ramp up, so do the e orts of the Adams County Health Department Environmental Health Team to keep Adams County residents safe all summer long.
band, who will perform at 6 p.m. Residents are highly encouraged to bring picnic blankets, lawn chairs, sunscreen, bug repellent and drinking water.
City of Brighton introduces Youth IMPACT program for students grades 6-9
Brighton Youth Services is refreshing one of its most well-known programs, as Brighton Youth IMPACT replaces the Brighton Youth Corps.
Brighton Youth IMPACT is a group of young people in grades 6-9 who are dedicated to serving their community and making a positive impact on others. Youth IMPACT is one of many programs designed by the Youth Services O ce to empower young people on a path of leadership and civic engagement. e group will meet on the rst Wednesday of each month at 5 p.m at City Hall. Dinner will be provided. In addition to monthly meetings, members will also volunteer as a group each month. Applications are now open online at https://www.brightonco.gov/1382/ Brighton-Youth-IMPACT and the deadline to apply is June 17. Interviews will be from 1-3 p.m. June 24 at City Hall.
With so many people expected to hit the water this season, the team is again conducting pool inspections at recreational facilities. Public pools and other water recreation have long been recognized as hotbeds for spreading diseases. Our crews will be out conducting inspections to make sure pools and other facilities are safe for community members to use.
Interested in scheduling a tagalong to see an inspection, how it works, and what people can do to stay safe? Reach out to Josh Behringer, JBehringer@adcogov.org or 720.717.5361.
Annual City Barbecue July 18 at Carmichael Park
Brighton City Council will host their annual City Barbecue from 5:30-8 p.m. July 18 at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. At this community event, residents will have the opportunity to meet City Council members and learn about upcoming projects happening in Brighton.
Mosquito Prevention
e Adams County Health Department wants people to be proactive in protecting themselves from mosquitoes and illness during these warm summer months.
City departments, local organizations and nonpro ts will also be in attendance to provide information. is event will also mark Brighton’s 137th birthday.
Kicking o the night will be Titonic, a Funk/Rock/Dance
and selling their artwork at the city of Brighton’s annual can apply or simply get more information at www.brightonartinthepark.com by August 16. e festival is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 7, at Carmichael Park. is oneday festival will allow attendees to visit the artist market, meet and talk with artists and enjoy musical performances, artist demonstrations and children’s interactive art activities.
For more information, contact Arts and Culture Coordinator David Gallegos at 303 655-2176 or dgallegos@ brightonco.gov.
Internships available with Adams County
While the county Environmental Health Team monitors for mosquitoborne illnesses, there are steps you can take right now to keep you and your loved ones safe. ose include ensuring pet dishes are removed from patios that can hold water, making sure roof gutters are cleaned and inspected yearly, removing debris piles from outdoor areas— including buckets, barrels, children’s toys, and tire swings— and removing or changing water in birdbaths frequently. Homeowners should also maintain swimming pools and spas with proper ltration and chlorination levels, limit watering lawn and plants to avoid water pooling and limit your time outdoors during dusk and dawn to avoid mosquitoes. If you stay outdoors during this time, wear long-sleeved shirts and pants and use mosquito repellents that contain a high percentage of DEET.
Are you interested in learning more about working for local government? Adams County currently has paid internships available.
Opportunities include a cook ($16.48/hour) and classroom aide ($15.62/hour) for Head Start, an IT intern ($17/hour) for the Sheri ’s Ofce, and a Healthy Farmers Market intern ($17/hour).
ese opportunities are available through the Workforce & Business Center. ose interested should work with their Business Center case manager or call 720.523.6898 to get established with a case manager.
Guerra promoted at Northeast Elementary
Fawn Guerra, the assistant principal at Northeast Elementary in Brighton for the past two years, is the school’s new principal. She replaces current principal, Toby Karr, who will move to West Ridge Elementary in ornton beginning in the 2024-2025 school year.
Guerra began her career in Je erson County Public Schools as a thirdgrade teacher. She came to 27J’s Pennock Elementary in 2015 where she spent four years as a fth-grade teacher. She moved to Northeast in 2019 to serve as an instructional coach and was then named assistant principal in 2022. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a master’s degree in Educational Leadership from Regis University in 2020.
Guerra moves into her new role at Northeast July 1, 2024.
Art in the Park announces call for artists Artists interested in showcasing
Museum volunteers
e Brighton City Museum needs volunteers to help with visitors, research, and collection project-based duties. Call Bill Armstrong, museum specialist, at 303-655-2288.
Celebrating Independence Day
Local events, festivals and fireworks displays
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July 4
Northglenn July 4th Festival and Fireworks, noon to 9:30 p.m.
E.B.Rains Jr. Memorial Park, 11800 Community Center Dr. Activities include a car show, inatable bounce houses and an obstacle course, community booths, food vendors and a beer garden. Rotary Duck Derby races are at 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. and concerts throughout the day, featuring Brass Attack at 2:30 p.m., Conjunto Colores at 4:45 p.m. and Hot Lunch at 7:30 p.m. Fireworks are scheduled between 9-9:30 p.m. depending on the weather.
4th of July in ornton, noon to 10 p.m.
Carpenter Park Fields, 11000 Colorado Blvd.
e event o ers food, a beer garden and two stages for live music. e City Stage on the east end of the elds features Delta Sonics from noon to 1:30 p;m., Phat Daddy from 3-4 p.m. and HomeSlice from 5:307 p.m. e Main Stage on the west end of the elds features the ornton Community Band from 1:30-3 p.m., Paizley Park Band from 4-5:30 p.m. and Kory Brunson form 7:309:30 p.m.
e event culminates in parachut-
ists at 9:30 p.m., followed by the Red, White and BOOM reworks show.
Uncle Sam Splash Bash, 1-3 p.m. Countryside Outdoor Pool, 10470 Oak St.
Food and activities, including a $200 quarter drop. General admission of $6 for residents and $8 for non-residents applies. Fees for 17-years-old and younger and 60 and older are $5 for residents, $7 for non residents. Ages seven and younger must be accompanied by an adult.
Westminster 4th of July Celebration, 4-10 p.m.
Westminster City Park, 10455 Sheridan Blvd.
Activities, food, beer, vendors and live music featuring Kentucky Straight begins at 4 p.m. followed by at Eighties Band at 7 p.m. culminating with a reworks display.
Commerce City 4th Fest, 5-10 p.m.
Dicks Sporting Good Park, 6000 Victory Way
Commerce City’s annual Independence Day celebration is a partnership with the Colorado Rapids. It includes a free festival outside Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, a Colorado Rapids match, and one of the largest public reworks show.
e Rapids are scheduled to play Sporting Kansas City at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the game are on sale, but the festival and other events are free of charge.
e Rapids are hosting a block party along the southside of the sta-
dium with a live DJ, food trucks and an LED wall streaming coverage of the game inside.
Brighton Fourth of July Celebration, Carmichael Park, 650 S. Southern St. e event will include a live DJ and a concert featuring Soul School at 7 p.m. e city’s bubble tower will be on hand and there will free face painting for the kids, food trucks the city’s reworks display.
July 6
Fort Lupton Independence Day Festival: America’s Birthday Bash, 3-7 p.m.
Community Park at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 201 S. Rollie Ave.
Enjoy an afternoon of fun for all ages featuring a Live concert from Soul Food Band, Dance Performances a Vendor Marketplace and Amusement Rides. Activities include a bungee trampoline, water walker balls, phantom’s revenge ride, trackless train and bounce houses. Food trucks, novelty ice cream and shaved ice will be on hand and charity beer garden is hosted by Miracle House in Fort Lupton.
Fireworks, from Coyote Creek Golf Course, are scheduled to begin at dusk.
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Feds budget money for 104th Avenue bottleneck
Road widening, Vasquez
interchange get federal grants
Improvement along 104th Ave. and Interstate 270 at Vasquez Boulevard are two of six Colorado projects that will share $62.9 million in federal money, U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced June 26.
e grants are part of the $7.2 billion Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity discretionary grant program funding 550 projects nationwide. e program supports a diverse slate of communities with projects of local and regional signi cance. Funding is split equally between urban and rural areas, and a large percentage of grants support regions de ned as historically disadvantaged or areas of persistent poverty. It’s meant to help state and local governments to pursue multimodal and multi-jurisdictional
projects that are more di cult to fund through other grant programs.
“After decades of underinvestment, the condition of America’s infrastructure is now nally getting better instead of worse – and today we proudly announce our support for 148 more projects in communities of every size across the country,”
Buttigieg said in a press statement. e program earmarks $25 million to pay for nal design, right-ofway, and construction of Complete Street enhancements on 104th Avenue between Colorado Blvd to the South Platte River Bridge. ornton, Commerce City and Adams County have been working on widening that stretch of the road, which is also State Highway 44. e road is mostly two lanes between Colorado Boulevard in ornton and the intersection with Highway 85 in Commerce City. Plans call for widening the road to ve lanes — two lanes in either direction with a center turn lane or median.
Engineers have drawn basic maps of the entire project and they presented those at an open house
Thornton has received funding to pay for complete design plans to expand the next to last portion of 104th Avenue, between Colorado Boulevard and the South Platte River. The next step is finding money to pay for the road
meeting Nov. 29 at ornton’s Carpenter Park Recreation Center.
ose designs show the basic layout of the road expansion, complete with new intersections, bike lanes and sidewalks, but lack the minute details such as rights of way, utilities, road grades and more. Engineers then said that with full funding, the project could get underway in 2025.
e new grants would also set aside $4.8 million to pay for design work for the reconstruction of the I-270 and Vasquez Boulevard clo-
verleaf interchange, implementing a new pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in the area and enhancing the infrastructure through the interchange.
e plan would include two grade-separated pedestrian tunnels, ADA sidewalks and ramps, implementation of two water quality ponds on the western side of the interchange and new guardrails.
According to the press release the Department received almost $13 billion in requests for the money available this year.
widening. SCOTT TAYLOR
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Overcoming mistakes and embracing our true potential
Last week I shared thoughts about living and telling our story. Building upon that this week, let’s make sure we understand the role our failures and mistakes play in our success. Remembering what Zig Ziglar taught us is important here: “Failure is an event, not a person. Yesterday really did end last
Because in our own grand story of life, each of us plays the protagonist in our unique story. Our journey is lled with highs and lows, victories and setbacks, successes and mistakes. And it is essential that we do not let these mistakes de ne us. Living our story means rising above past failures, refusing to be hamstrung by them, and boldly pursuing our dreams and purpose.
Our mistakes are not the end of our story; they are merely chapters within it. ey are opportunities for growth and learning, not nal judgments on our worth or capabilities. Too often, we allow the fear of being labeled by others to hold us back. We become prisoners of our past, weighed down by shame and regret. Yet, to live our story fully, we must shed these burdens and embrace the lessons that our mistakes o er.
One of the most powerful steps we can take in living our story is to change the narrative we tell ourselves about our past. Instead of
viewing mistakes as failures, we can see them as valuable learning experiences. Every error we make teaches us something new, whether about our abilities, our resilience, or our values. By reframing our perspective, we can transform past setbacks into steppingstones that propel us forward.
Living our story without fear of others’ labels means embracing our authenticity. We cannot control how others perceive us, but we can control how we perceive ourselves. When we live authentically, we free ourselves from the need for external validation. We become true to our values and passions, pursuing our goals with unwavering commitment. is authenticity not only enriches our own lives but also inspires others to live their truth.
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Living our story means taking action, even when the path is uncertain. It means stepping out of our comfort zones and embracing the unknown. It means being proactive in the face of adversity and taking responsibility for our growth. By doing so, we turn our dreams into reality, shaping our story with intention and purpose.
Ultimately, living our story without letting our mistakes de ne us is an act of courage and self-compassion. It requires us to forgive ourselves, to let go of the past, and to believe in our capacity for change and growth. It is about recognizing that our worth is not determined by our failures, but by our ability to learn from them and continue moving forward.
In living our story, we become the authors of our destiny. We write each
chapter with intention, embracing the lessons of the past, the possibilities of the present and the promise of the future. By doing so, we create a narrative that is rich, meaningful and uniquely our own. I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com, and in living our story with authenticity and resilience, inspiring others to do the same, fostering a world where mistakes are not a source of shame, becoming a catalyst for growth and transformation, it really will become a better than good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
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Weld celebrates a month for family reunification
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Weld County Commissions Board of Commissioners declared June as Reuni cation Month in Weld County, according to a new release on June 3.
Reuni cation Month recognizes
families that work to stay together with their children after they have been in the foster care system. e theme for Renunciation Month is “We Believe in the Resiliency and Strength of Families.”
According to o cials, the goal of the Weld County Department of Human Services is to keep children and youth together with their families.
During the June 3 board meeting, Commissioner Perry Buck said she saw the Human Services team’s
work rsthand.
“When I had the chance to spend time with the Human Services department, I was just in awe, and humbled, to work alongside you,” said Buck. “I just want to thank you so much for all that you do for the citizens of Weld County.”
So far in 2024, 68% of child welfare cases the department has handled have been closed when the families were reuni ed, according to ocials.
DHS Director Jamie Ulrich said
the DHS sta members who work speci cally with reuni cation efforts work hard every day to keep families together.
“I want to highlight our amazing sta who are here today, who are not just doing this work for one month out of year but are working very hard every single day of the year to keep children at home and reunifying those children that do have to leave home for a period of time,” said Ulrich.
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BY MCKENA HARFORD MHARFORD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With one simple swish of his bug net, University of Colorado entomologist Adrian Carper deftly caught three di erent species of bees that had been buzzing around the Denver Botanic Gardens.
Carper identi ed them to his tour group as an American bumblebee, a sweat bee and a leafcutter bee — just a few of the more than 1,000 species of bees native to the state. “ ere are so many things that sometimes we don’t see at rst glance but are there,” he said.
As part of the Denver Botanic Gardens’ Big Day of Bugs, Carper and others shared their expertise on pollinators with hundreds of
visitors, celebrating the important role the bugs and birds play.
Colorado’s colorful biodiversity is in large part thanks to the thousands of species of pollinators, including bees, butter ies, hummingbirds, beetles and moths, that call it home. Worldwide, more than 80% of owering plants rely on pollinators and pollination is crucial for producing fruit and other foods.
Pollinators play such a crucial role in the environment that Colorado named June as pollinator month in an e ort to educate about them and raise awareness of the issues leading to population decline, including habitat loss, climate change and pesticides.
June also kicked o the prime time for pollinators, according to John Murgel, a horticulture and natural resources specialist for the Douglas County Colorado State University Extension O ce.
“If you were going to pick one time to look for pollinators and see a diversity, this is it,” Murgel said.
For those interested in helping build up pollinator populations, there are a number of ways to help.
Murgel said anyone with an outdoor space can help combat habitat loss by planting owers, shrubs or trees that have pollen or nectar, particularly native wild owers like the aptly named beebalm.
“One thing folks can consider do-
ing is build habitat back into their landscapes,” he said. “It’s an ‘if you build it, they will come’ model for pollinators. If you have oral resources, you’re going to see pollinators.”
Murgel said it’s ideal to try and plant a variety of owers and shrubs that ower throughout the year. He added that local CSU extension o ces can recommend speci c plants depending on the area and resources available.
Another local resource is the People and Pollinators Action Network, which also o ers grants to support building new habitats.
Colorado is home to more than 1,000 species of bees, as well as thousands of other pollinators, like butterflies, beetles, moths and hummingbirds.
PHOTO BY MCKENNA HARFORD
POLLINATORS
In addition to owers, Murgel said an ideal pollinator habitat has access to soil, nesting sites, like rocks, mulch or sticks, and a water source. He also encouraged people to avoid weed fabric.
“ e more diverse habitat you can build, the more pollinators you stand to see and to help,” Murgel said.
Another big way to combat pollinator declines is to stop using pesticides, Murgel said.
In order to keep track of pollina-
tor populations, there are also volunteer networks that survey areas for di erent species. CSU extension o ces have the native bee watch program, which trains volunteers to identify species and then submit reports.
“You can do it in your yard or your local park, any place there are owers,” Murgel said. “ en you submit your observations so we can track how many native bees we’re seeing in habitat fragments.”
Similarly, the Butter y Pavillion, an invertebrate museum in Westminster, o ers the Colorado Butter-
y Monitoring Network to train volunteers to track butter y species.
A number of educational events also focus on pollinators, including the Big Day of Bugs and the Butter y Pavillion’s Pollinator Palooza. ornton residents Hailey, Shannon and Melissa Castillo, who took one of Carper’s bug tours, said they would be implementing several things they learned about at the Big Day of Bug in their new garden to support bees and hummingbirds.
“Now we know it’s not just about the owers, but also the environment,” Hailey Castillo said.
Hannah Craft, associate director of learning engagement and inter-
pretation with the Denver Botanic Gardens, said awareness and education is a key rst step to helping pollinators. She said surveys found that some visitors reduced their water consumption, planted di erent species or talked to a friend about conservation after learning about plants and pollinators.
“I think it’s exciting to move the needle on that and get people thinking,” Craft said. “ ings like climate change can seem really overwhelming but facilitating these conversations is a great place to start.”
Murgel agreed.
“For tiny creatures, tiny actions can be a really big deal,” he said.
Butterflies and moths fly freely inside the Butterfly Pavilion in Westminster. PHOTO BY KRISTEN FIORE
BOTTOM LEFT: Thornton residents Melissa Castillo, Shannon Castillo and Hailey Castillo examine a bumblebee caught in a tube. The Castillos are
Prairie View alum picked to play for Lakers
NBA team drafts Dalton
Knecht
BY STEVE SMITH
SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Like an old Beatles’ tune, Dalton Knecht’s road to the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association has been a long and winding road.
e Lakers used the 17th pick to choose the former Prairie View standout during the opening night of the NBA draft on June 26. As a senior, he averaged 21 points per game for the underHawks. Even with those numbers, Knecht did not receive an o er to play NCAA Division I basketball.
He made stops at Northeastern Junior College in Sterling and the University of Northern Colorado in Greeley. He nished his college career at the University of Tennessee, where he averaged almost 22 points per game and almost ve rebounds per contest.
Knecht led the University of Ten-
nessee into the Midwest Regional nal of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament and earned Player of the Year accolades in the Southeastern Conference.
Even before that
In an online interview with TU’s basketball program, his mom, Carrie Knecht, remembered one day in particular … April 19, 2001.
“I remember that day really well. I was way past my due date,” she said.
“I wanted him to be born. I think he was, like, 11 days late. And he was just very energetic, screaming. So, the name that he wanted (Patrick Swayze’s character from the movie “Roadhouse”) kind of t. It just suited
She said her son was the sort who “always played outside, rain or snow or shine.”
“I think his kindergarten teachers sent him on a lap around the school,” she said. “He was just so energetic.”
Dalton Knecht always found himself playing against kids older than he was, according to his father, Corey.
Guard Dalton Knecht of the Tennessee Volunteers dunks during the game between the South Carolina Gamecocks and the Tennessee Volunteers at Colonial Life Arena in Columbia, South Carolina.
LAKERS
“I could see that he could hold his own,” Corey Knecht said. “Granted, he was a lot smaller than everybody else. But he was still holding his own, just so determined to get better.”
Dalton Knecht was ineligible one year in high school, and his mother knew what to do .. trips to the library three or four times a week. It came with the understanding that the school work had to be nished before he could step on the court and play basketball. However, there were doubts about whether he could play basketball in college because of his grades. e search for a college started with junior college prospects.
“A few coaches reached out. We went on some visits,” Carrie Knecht
said. ‘ e Northeastern visit (Northeastern JC in Sterling) was the rst one. It just clicked immediately.”
“When he rst started playing, he was a little nervous,” Corey Knecht said. “But you could see the con dence growing about halfway through the season. His coach started to start him, and I was just so proud of him to do that.”
Next stop: NCAA portal
After stints at Northeastern and the University of Northern Colorado, Knecht entered the NCAA draft portal. It’s an instrument designed to make switching schools easier for athletes.
“He had a conversation with one of his good friends. His friend told him, ‘You should bet on yourself,’” Carrie Knecht said. “He’s held that really close to his heart, and it really helped guide him in that decision.” e coaching sta showed up –
late in the day when his ight landed – to meet him when Knecht arrived at the University of Tennessee.
“ ey went through some lm of Dalton’s. ey critiqued him, and he loved that. He wants to get better,” Carrie Knecht said. “ at was a key part of his decision.”
After a game against Michigan State, it was time to get some groceries. But there was an interruption.
“A lady walked up to him and asked, ‘Are you Dalton Knecht, and can I get a picture with you?’” Carrie Knecht said. “I was really nervous. I was like, ‘Oh, I’ll take your picture.’ It was very heartwarming to see because giving back to the community, signing autographs after games is super important to him.
“He remembers what it was like to be that little kid.”
In summary
“It was truly amazing to see how
Tennessee Vols and Knoxville have accepted us,” Corey Knecht said.
“And us,” Carrie Knecht added. “ ey’ll see us at a game, and they’ll ask if we are his parents. ey’ll let us know how much fun they are having watching him. But also, they are like, ‘When are you coming back? I’ll take you out to lunch.’ at part has just been really heartwarming.”
Carrie Knecht singled out her son’s e orts in the classroom and the gym.
“It was always something he wanted to do,” she said. “It was never like, ‘You’d better get to the gym today.’ It was like, ‘When can we go to the gym today?’ It’s a reminder to encourage your kids to do hard work, that good things can come of it.”
“I couldn’t be more proud of him,” Corey Knecht said. “Putting in the hard work is one thing, but staying humble as well.”
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City of Brighton
Public Notice
BRIGHTON URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET AND APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Brighton Urban Renewal Authority will hold a public hearing at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601 on July 17, 2024, at 4:30 p.m. to consider adoption of a budget amendment for fiscal year 2024 and related appropriations. Copies of such 2024 budget amendment and appropriations have been filed in the office of the Executive Director of the Brighton Urban Renewal Authority located at Brighton City Hall, 500 South 4th Avenue, Brighton, Colorado 80601, where the same are open for public inspection. Any interested person may file any objections at any time prior to the final adoption by the Board of Commissioners.
By Order of the Board of Commissioners
Brighton Urban Renewal Authority
Legal Notice No. BSB3221
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
ORDINANCE NO. 2449
INTRODUCED BY: Green
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, AMENDING SECTION 13-4-05 AND SECTION 13-4-10(a) OF THE BRIGHTON MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING FEE-IN-LIEU OF WATER DEDICATION FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS
INTRODUCED, PASSED ON FINAL READING AND ORDERED PUBLISHED BY TITLE ONLY THIS 25th DAY OF JUNE 2024.
CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO
/s/GREGORY MILLS, Mayor ATTEST:
/s/NATALIE HOEL, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ALICIA CALDERÓN, 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. BSB3223
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of:
R. H. Vanderbush, a/k/a Raymond H. Vanderbush, a/k/a Raymond Herman Vanderbush, Deceased; Herman Henry Vanderbush, Jr., Deceased; Clifford Eugene Vanderbush, Deceased; Kim Marie Roache, Deceased; Victor Herbert Vanderbush, Deceased; Gregory Spencer Vanderbush, Deceased; Alfred Joseph Vanderbush, Deceased; and Marilyn Rose Griffin, Deceased;
Attorney for the Petitioner: Marcus Behm 32375 County Road 13.5 Manzanola, Colorado 81058
Phone Number: (719) 543-4357
Attorney Registration Number: 39396 Case Number: 2024PR030448
NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION TO INTERESTED PERSONS AND OWNERS BY DESCENT OR SUCCESSION PURSUANT TO § 15-12-1303, C.R.S.
To all interested persons and owners by descent or succession (List all names of interested persons and owners by descent or succession):
1.Vanderbush Family Trust - Patricia Ann Vanderbush, Trustee
2.Gloria Ann Jenkins
3.Linda Carol Tabbert
4.Sherri Lee Wilson
5.James Clifford Roache
6.Holly Vanessa Vanderbush
7.Neil Spencer Vanderbush
8.Lawrence Wayne Lastinger
9.Victoria Lee Connell
10.Vanderbush Family 2007 Trust - Les Michael Vanderbush and Jason Marc Vanderbush, Trustees
11.Jack E. Griffin and Marilyn R. Griffin 2000Family Trust - Jack Ellford Griffin, Trustee
12.Curtis Joseph Vanderbush
13.Janice Marie Minotti
14.Les Michael Vanderbush
15.Brett Randall Vanderbush
16.Monica Laine Vanderbush
17.Ryan Daniel Vanderbush
18.Brad Joshua Vanderbush
19.Jason Marc Vanderbush
20.Christine Leah Lynch
21.James Howard Grifin
22.David K. Griffin
23.Rose Ellen Lynch
A petition has been filed alleging that the above decedent(s) died leaving a mineral interest in the following property (including legal description if real property):
Township 1 South, Range 66 West, of the 6th P.M. Section 34: S2 Adams County, Colorado
The hearing on the petition will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:
Date: August 23, 2024 Time: 8:00 A.M.
Address: Adams County Courthouse, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado 80601
The hearing will take approximately one day.
Note: • You must answer the petition on or before the hearing date and time specified above.
•Within the time required for answering the petition, all objections to the petition must be in writing, filed with the court and served on the petitioner and any required filing fee must be paid.
• The hearing shall be limited to the petition, the objections timely filed and the parties answering the petition in a timely manner. If the petition is not answered and no objections are filed, the court may enter a decree without a hearing.
Legal Notice No. BSB 3201
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Bids and Settlements
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 4 of Weld County, Colorado, will make final payment at 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, Colorado, on July 18th, 2024, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to the following Contractors:
Claystone Construction Company, Inc. for all work done by said contractors in construction or work on the Wyndham Hill 30” Irrigation Line Project located in the County of Weld, State of Colorado.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 4 at the above address on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 4, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
WYNDHAM HILL METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4
By: Jon R. Lee
President of the Board
Legal Notice No. BSB3218
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Summons and Sheriff Sale
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Parkway Golden, CO 80401
In re the Parental Responsibilities of: Lillian Rosalee Duke
Petitioner: TREVOR COLLINS SCHWAAB and Respondent: KATHLEEN MARIE SCHWAAB n/k/a KATHLEEN MARIE DUKE
Respondent: IAN COCHRAN
Attorneys For Petitioner: Mark D. Chapleau, Atty. Reg. 27167 Bloch & Chapleau, Cates, Ongert, LLC 1725 Gaylord Street Denver, CO 80206
Phone Number: (303) 331-1700
Fax Number: (303) 355-0252
Email: mchaoleau@blochchaoleau.com
SUMMONS FOR ALLOCATION OF PARENT AL RESPONSIBILITIES
To the Respondents named above, this Summons serves as a notice to appear in this case.
If you were served in the State of Colorado, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 21 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.
If you were served outside of the State of Colorado or you were served by publication, you must file your Response with the clerk of this Court within 35 days after this Summons is served on you to participate in this action.
Your response must be accompanied with the current appropriate filing fee.
After 91 days from the date of service or publication, the Court may enter a Decree affecting issues involving children such as child support, allocation of parental responsibilities ( decisionmaking and parenting time), attorney fees, and costs to the extent the Court has jurisdiction.
If you fail to file a Response in this case, any or all of the matters above, or any related matters which come before this Court, may be decided without further notice to you.
This is an action to obtain a Decree of: Allocation of Parental Responsibilities.
Notice: §14-10-107, C.R.S. provides that upon the filing of a Petition for Allocation of Parental Responsibilities by the Petitioner and Co-Petitioner, or upon personal service of the Petition and Summons on· the Respondent, or upon waiver and acceptance of service by the Respondent, an automatic temporary injunction shall be in effect against all parties until the Final Decree is entered, or the Petition is dismissed, or until further Order of the Court. Either party may apply to the Court for Further temporary orders, an expanded temporary injunction, or modification or revocation under § 14-10-108, C.R.S.
A request for genetic tests shall not prejudice the requesting party in matters concerning allocation of parental responsibilities pursuant to § 14-10124(1.5), C.R.S. If genetic tests are not obtained prior to a legal establishment of paternity and submitted into evidence prior to the entry of the final decree of dissolution or legal separation, the genetic tests may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.
Automatic Temporary Injunction -By Order of Colorado Law, All Parties are:
1. Restrained from transferring, encumbering, concealing or in any way disposing of, without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, any property, except in the usual course of business or for the necessities of life. Each party is required to notify the other party of any proposed extraordinary expenditures and to account to the Court for all extraordinary expenditures made after the injunction is in effect;
2. Enjoined from molesting or disturbing the peace of the other party;
3. Restrained from removing the minor children of the parties, if any, from the State without the consent of the other party or an Order of the Court; and
4. Restrained without at least 14 days advance notification and the written consent of the other party or an Order of the Court, from canceling, modifying, terminating, or allowing to lapse for
nonpayment of premiums, any policy of health insurance, homeowner’s or renter’s insurance, or automobile insurance that provides coverage to either of the parties or the minor children or any policy of life insurance that names either of the parties or the minor children as a beneficiary.
Respectfully submitted on March 21, 2024.
BLOCH & CHAPLEAU, CATES, ONGERT, LLC Mark D. Chapleau #27167 Attorney for Petitioner
JEFFERSON County, Colorado Court Address: 100 JEFFERSON COUNTY PARKWAY GOLDEN, CO. 80401
Plaintiff/Petitioner: TREVOR COLLINS SCHWAAB v. Defendant/Respondent: KATHLEEN MARIE DUKE Case Number: 24DR30312 Division Y
CLERK’S CERTIFICATE FOR CHANGE OF VENUE
To: County/District Court, ADAMS County On 4/29/2024 (date) in the above titled action, an order granting change of venue was entered. I certify that reviewed and closed the above titled action and that the party screens are updated with the most current information.
* An active protection/restraining order exists and was entered on N/A.
* An unsatisfied judgment exists and was entered on N/A.
* An active support order exists and was entered on NIA.
* Filing Fee Paid/Waived by Plaintiff/Petitioner. Amt(s) paid N/A or MIFP granted on N/A.
* Filing Fee Paid/Waived by Defendant/Respondent. Amt(s) paid NIA or MIFP granted on NIA.
* Filing Fee Paid/Waived by Other case parties, N/A (list all other parties). Amt(s) paid N/A or MIFP granted on NIA.
* A bond was entered on N/A and in the amount of NIA . The N/A (party) has paid ·NIA towards fines and costs.
Date:4/29/24
Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk
Adams County, Colorado Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
Plaintiff/Petitioner: TREVOR COLLINS SCHWAAB V.
Defendant/Respondent:
KATHLEEN MARIE DUKE AND IAN COCHRAN
Current Case Number: 2024DR632
Original Case Number: 2024DR30312 Division K Courtroom 502
CLERK’S RECEIPT FOR CHANGE OF VENUE To: County/District Court, Jefferson County
I received the electronic records on change of venue on April 29, 2024. The case was created/ docketed on May 2, 2024.
Our case number is 2024DR632, and all future documents filed must be identified by our assigned Court case number.
Date:May 2, 2024
Clerk of Court/Deputy Clerk
Copies mailed/E-served to Clerk of Court Jef-
Public Notices
ferson County
Legal Notice No. BSB3177
First Publication: June 6, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, 80601
Plaintiff: STAR POINT CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado non-profit corporation;
Defendants: JASON JOZEFKOWICZ; CHERRY CREEK MORTGAGE LLC; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; COLORADO HOUSING AND FINANCE AUTHORITY LLC; ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION.
Case Number: 2023CV031376
Div.: Ctrm.: W
Attorneys for Plaintiff: THE DUPONT LAW FIRM, LLC
Stephane R. Dupont, #39425
Address: PO Box 1073, Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone Number: (720) 644-6115
AMENDED SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM
Under a April 29, 2024 Order on Motion for Default Judgment of Foreclosure and Order and Decree of Foreclosure in the above- captioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:
Original Lienee(s)
Jason Jozefkowicz
Original Lienor
Star Point Condominium Association, Inc.
Current Holder of the evidence of debt
Star Point Condominium Association, Inc.
Date of Lien being foreclosed
May 5, 2022
Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed
May 11, 2022
County of Recording
Adams
Recording Information
2022000042041
Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness
$2,613.88
Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof
$16,651.95
Amount of Foreclosure Judgment entered April 29, 2024
$14,290.29
Description of property to be foreclosed:
Condominium Unit 213 in Condominium Building 2 Star Point Condominiums, according to the Condominium Map thereof recorded August 29, 1983 in PUD File 536 at Reception No. 8457334 and Supplement recorded October 19, 1983 at Reception No. 8467144 in the Records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, Colorado, and as defined and described in the Condominium Declaration for Star Point Condominiums recorded August 29, 1983 in Book 2784 at Page 174, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
Also known as:
8701 Huron Street, Apt. 2-213, Thornton, CO 80260
THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.
NOTICE OF SALE
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on August 29, 2024, at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, 1100 Judicial Center Drive. Brighton, CO 80601 located at sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judg-
ment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication:June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 25, 2024
Name of Publication: Brighton Standard Blade
NOTICE OF RIGHTS
YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:
Stephane R. Dupont
The Dupont Law Firm, LLC PO Box 1073
Castle Rock, CO 80104
Phone: 720-644-6115
E-mail: sdupont@dupontlawco.com
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Date: June 13, 2024
By: Gene R. Clapps
Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 3838-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3200
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 25, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, Adams COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2023CV030366DIVISION NO. W
INITIAL COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM
Plaintiff, Riverdale Farm Homeowners’ Association
v. Defendants, JIMMY D. BELVIN et al
Regarding: Lot 14, Block l, Riverdale Farm Residential Subdivision 2nd Filing, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
Also known as: 3380 E 84th Dr, Thornton, CO 80229
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, please take notice:
You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Adams County, Colorado at 9:00 A.M., on the 29th day of August 2024, at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601: phone number 303-655-3272. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. **
Further, for the purpose of paying off, curing default or redemption, as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the above address of the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Department of Adams County, Colorado.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Published In: Brighton Standard Blade NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Order and Decree of Foreclosure and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq.
This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Court Order and Decree dated April 20, 2024, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by Riverdale Farm Homeowners’ Association, the current holder of a lien recorded on February 1, 2022 at Rec. No. 2022000009428, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Riverdale Farms Subdivision recorded on August 12, 2010, at Reception No. B592466 in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Riverdale Farm Homeowners’ Association, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS.
You may have an interest in the real property being affected or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property, or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. Any Notice of Intent to Cure must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 shall be filed with the officer at least fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the first scheduled sale date or any date to which the sale is continued.
If the sale date is continued to a later date, the deadline to file a notice of intent to cure by those parties entitled to cure may also be extended.
A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight (8) business days after the sale.
In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney.
IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSUE PROCESS.
Colorado Attorney General Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor P.O. Box 4503 Denver, Colorado 80203 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (800) 222-4444 (855) 411-2372
www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov www. consumerfinance.gov
Further, you are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto.
In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable
portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine the requisite procedures and provisions which control your rights in the subject property.
DATED in Colorado this 3rd day of June 2024.
Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado By: Kathy Grosshans Deputy Sheriff
ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC
1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202
Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 3838-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3203
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Misc. Private Legals
Public Notice
Class 2 Permit Modification –Add Waste Codes
Clean Harbors Deer Trail, LLC 108555 East US Highway 36 Deer Trail, CO 80105
On June 21, 2024, Clean Harbors Deer Trail, LLC. submitted to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment a Class 2 Permit Modification request to modify Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) Part B Hazardous Waste Permit (Permit) No. CO-19-09-24-01 that requests to add three (3) hazardous waste codes to the Permit, pursuant to Colorado Hazardous Waste Regulations 6 CCR 1007-3 §100.63(b) and Appendix I to §100.63.
The modification request addresses the addition of the following hazardous waste codes:
• K174: wastewater treatment sludge from the production of ethylene dichloride (EDC) or vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). One of two hazardous waste streams from chlorinated aliphatics production (the other being K175);
• K175: wastewater treatment sludge from the production of vinyl chloride monomer (VCM). This process uses mercuric chloride as a catalyst in an acetylene-based process; and
• K181: nonwastewater streams produced from the manufacturing of specific dyes, pigments, food, drug, and cosmetic colorants.
The Deer Trail facility is requesting to add these codes to the Permit to match codes that may be included with waste treated at Clean Harbors’ Kimball Nebraska incinerator, from which the Deer Trail facility receives waste treatment residues for disposal. The Deer Trail facility currently manages waste residues from the Kimball facility; however, new codes have been added to this waste stream. These codes were incorporated into the Deer Trail facility’s Part A permit as part of the Permit renewal issued on September 24, 2019. The new codes do not require any changes to processes with respect to waste managed at the Deer Trail facility. A Temporary Authorization was also requested with respect to this modification.
A public meeting regarding the modification request will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday July 24, 2024, at:
Clean Harbors Deer Trail 108555 E Hwy 36 Deer Trail, CO 80105
A copy of the modification and Temporary Authorization requests are available for review at the same address.
A 60-day public comment period will begin on July 5, 2024, and end on September 3, 2024. Any comments regarding this request should be submitted to:
Ms. Julianna Mahr, P.E. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment 4300 Cherry Creek Drive South Denver, Colorado 80246-1530 Metro Denver: (303) 692-3451, Toll Free: 1 (888) 569-1831, ext. 3451
Email: julianna.mahr@state.co.us
The Deer Trail facility’s compliance history during the life of the permit being modified is available from the Department’s contact person.
The Clean Harbors Deer Trail facility contact is Mr. Frazier Lewis, General Manager. His telephone number is (970) 386-2293.
Legal Notice No. BSB3222
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Notice to Creditors
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KATHLEEN SHOCKLEY, Deceased Case Number: 2023 PR 3199
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 September 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael P. Sasin
Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC
9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112 Main: 720-473-8000
Legal Notice No. BSB3199
First Publication: June 20, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LANDON FIELDER, aka LANDON B. FIELDER AKA LANDON BRADLEY FIELDER, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 030017
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 October 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael P. Sasin
Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112 Main: 720-473-8000
Legal Notice No. BSB3198
First Publication: June 20, 2024 Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Shirley Kay Rizzo, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 131
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 November 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Theresa Anne Goebel
Personal Representative 32186 Castle Court, Ste. 301 Evergreen, CO, 80439
Legal Notice No. BSB3217
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 18, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Gladys M. Hayes, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 0183
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 October 27, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
George Hayes
Personal Representative 6811 Magnolia St. Commerce City, CO 80022
Legal Notice No. BSB3215
Public Notices
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MARY ELEANOR WERTH
a.k.a. MARY WERTH, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30374
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 October 27, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Nicodemus Werth
Personal Representative
c/o Werth Law LLC, P.O. Box 808 Brighton, Colorado 80601
Legal Notice No. BSB3216
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of RONALD L. DELVENTHAL, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 0202
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 October 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jackie Banks
Personal Representative
7165 Harold Street Ft. Lupton, CO 80621
Legal Notice No. BSB3196
First Publication: June 20, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of James Parks Bliss, aka James P. Bliss, aka Jim Bliss, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 190
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 Monday, October 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jason Bliss, Personal Representative 14788 Madison Street Brighton, Colorado 80602
Legal Notice No. BSB3192
First Publication: June 20, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Dixie G. Dillie
a/k/a Dixie Genieve Dillie
a/k/a Dixie Jen Dillie, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30418
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 November 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jennie L. Montoya
Personal Representative
c/o Kimberly A. Barr, Attorney for Personal Representative
Lyons Gaddis, P.C.
P.O. Box 978 Longmont, Colorado 80502
Legal Notice No. BSB3220
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 18, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of LLOYD JASPER JARAMILLO,
a.k.a. LLOYD J. JARAMILLO, Deceased
Case Number: 2024 PR 30296
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 October 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Audrey Camacho
Personal Representative c/o Werth Law LLC P.O. Box 808 Brighton, Colorado 80601
Legal Notice No. BSB3206
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Children Services
(Adoption/Guardian/Other)
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D1 No. 24JV30077
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Maverick Gonzales A Child(ren), and Concerning
Ashley Gonzales, John Doe Respondents:
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Ashley Gonzales
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 9th day of July, 2024 at the hour of 9:50 a.m.. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 24th day of June, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3219
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D1 Case Number 24JV30071
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Fiona Locke Child(ren), and Concerning
Nichelle Rose Locke, Justin Maler
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Nichelle Rose Locke
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 16th day of July, 2024, at the hour of 9:10 a.m.. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 26th day of June, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3224
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###
Fort Lupton Press
Legals
City of Ft. Lupton
Public Notice
CITY OF FORT LUPTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application for a Special Use Permit referred to as the Hargett Family Special Use Permit, located at 1662 Virginia Drive and 1692 Virginia Drive in Fort Lupton, Colorado, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, July 25, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held at the Fort Lupton City Hall, 130 S. McKinley Avenue in Fort Lupton, Colorado. In the event that the City Hall is closed at the time of the hearings, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda as posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov.
Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (720) 928-4003.
ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND.
LEGAL DESCRIPTION
LOTS 117 AND 118 APPEL FARMS ESTATES, FILING 2, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO.
Legal Notice No. FLP1062
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Metropolitan Districts
Public Notice
NOTICE OF INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there have been filed with the Boards of Directors of the Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District, Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District No. 2, and Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District No. 3 (collectively, the “Districts”) of the City of Dacono, Weld County, Colorado, multiple petitions praying for the inclusion and exclusion of certain lands into and from said Districts, as more detailed in the petitions.
1. The name and address of the petitioner and a
general description of the properties mentioned in such petitions are as follows:
Petitioner:JST Holdings 02 Business LLC
Address: 530-B Harkle Road, Suite 100 anta Fe, New Mexico 87505
General Description: Various parcels located southeast of the intersection of Interstate 25 and Highway 52, in the City of Dacono, Weld County, CO. Complete legal descriptions are included with each petition, and can be provided upon request.
2.The prayer of the petitions is that the above properties, more specifically described in the respective petitions for inclusion and/or exclusion, be included into and/or excluded from the Districts as detailed in the petitions, which are on file with the Districts and can be provided upon request.
3.The areas sought to be included into and excluded from Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District and Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District Nos. 2 & 3 are located entirely within the City of Dacono, Weld County, and do not include property within any other county or within any other incorporated city, town, or city and county, and such districts currently encompass property in the City of Dacono, Weld County, and therefore no notice of the proposed inclusions or exclusions 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 July 8, 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.zoomgov.com/j/1618108766?pwd =eVVlTHJzei9WTFZqV2l1aEIyMXRUQT09. Or call in (audio only): 833-568-8864, Meeting ID: 161 810 8766, Passcode: 806076. 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.
PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 2 & 3
By: /s/ David S. O’Leary Counsel for the District
Legal Notice No. FLP1058
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Bids and Settlements
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 4 of Weld County, Colorado, will make final payment at 2500 Arapahoe Avenue, Suite 220, Boulder, Colorado, on July 18th, 2024, at the hour of 12:00 p.m. to the following Contractors:
Claystone Construction Company, Inc. for all work done by said contractors in construction or work on the Wyndham Hill 30” Irrigation Line Project located in the County of Weld, State of Colorado.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 4 at the above address on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Wyndham Hill Metropolitan District No. 4, its directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim. BY
METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 4
By: Jon R. Lee
President of the Board
Legal Notice No. FLP1061
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press Public Notice
Notice of Final Settlement Construction of New Storage Building –A Public Works Project
In accordance with Section 38-26-107(1) of the Colorado Revised Statutes, public notice is hereby given of Final Settlement in connection with the following public works construction project:
Project: Construction of New Storage Building 2470 South Rollie Avenue Fort Lupton, CO 80621
Owner: Fort Lupton Fire Protection District 1121 Denver Avenue Fort Lupton, CO 80621
Contractor: Golden Triangle Construction, Inc 700 Weaver Park Road Longmont, CO 80501
Final Settlement of this construction project is scheduled for July 17, 2024, at 12:00 PM at the District’s administrative offices located at 1121 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton, Colorado 80621.
Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by the above-referenced contractor or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, whose claim therefor has not been paid by the abovereferenced contractor or its subcontractors may, at any time up to and including the date and time of Final Settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of the claim with Fire Chief Phil Tiffany. The verified statement of claim may be either mailed or hand delivered to:
Phil Tiffany, Fire Chief Fort Lupton Fire Protection District 1121 Denver Avenue Fort Lupton, CO 80621
The verified statement of claim must be received by the District at or before the date and time of Final Settlement set forth above. Failure to timely file a verified statement of claim shall relieve the District and its directors, officers, and representatives from any liability for making the final settlement payment to the above-referenced contractor.
By Phil Tiffany, Fire Chief
Legal Notice No. FLP1064
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILBERT WERNER LUTZ a/k/a WILBERT W. LUTZ, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30315
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before October 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Jeanine Louise Bolt
Personal Representative 991 W. Stallion Dr. Pueblo West, CO 81007-1931
Legal Notice No. FLP1055
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Highway 7 getting new tra c signal
Thornton and Weld and Adams Counties will share federal grant to pay for work
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Adams and Weld counties will partner with the City of ornton to install a new tra c signal along the growing 168th Avenue at Colorado Boulevard.
Since each entity is connected to the intersection’s jurisdiction, they
CELEBRATING
“ ey’re so passionate about the work they do, and I’m so proud of this Weld County team.”
Weld County will celebrate Renunciation Month on Friday, June 14. e event honors families that stay together.
e BOCC said they ask Weld County residents to recognize the
will share the cost of installing, operating and maintaining the stoplight, according to a Weld County press release.
e three local governments signed an intergovernmental Agreement in June, according to the statement. ornton has been awarded a $614,700 Highway Safety Improvement Program Grant from the Colo-
amazing work that DHS and other community partners do throughout the year to strengthen and support families and to celebrate those families that have successfully reuni ed.
According to o cials, Weld County’s social media pages will spotlight DHS workers throughout June that focus on reuni cation.
For more information on the foster care program, visit: https://www. weld.gov/Government/Departments/Human-Services/FosterCare
Public Notices
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of MAYNARD W. NICHOLS, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30310
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before Monday, October 28, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Ronald F. Nichols, Personal Representative
Patrick A. Schilken, P.C.
7936 E. Arapahoe Court #2800 Centennial, CO 80112
Legal Notice No. FLP1057
First Publication: June 27, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
District Court, Weld County, Colorado Weld County Centennial Center 915 10th Street
P.O. Box 2038 Greeley, CO 80632
In the Matter of the Determination of Heirs or Devisees or Both and of Interests in Property of: Ike W. Taylor, also known as Ike William Taylor, Isaac W. Taylor, and as Isaac William Taylor, Deceased
Attorney: M. Lisa Clore, Atty. Reg. #:40302 lisa@lisaclore.com
Lisa Clore, LLC 5500 Greenwood Plaza Blvd, Suite 130 Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Phone Number: 720.457.4451 Case Number: 2024PR30083 Division 1
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE PURSUANT TO C.R.P.P. 24
****** Attendance at this hearing is not required or expected. *******
To: Heirs of Ike W. Taylor, also known as Ike William Taylor, Isaac W. Taylor and as Isaac William Taylor and Heirs of Stephanie S. Davis, also known as Stephanie Stanich Davis, Stephanie Davis, Stephanie Stanich Taylor, Stephanie S. Taylor and as Stephanie Taylor
Last Known Address, if any: Ike W. Taylor, Upper Spring Creek, Lewistown, Montana 59457; Stephanie S. Davis, 5372 Punta Alta, Unit 1B, Laguna Hills, California 92637
A hearing without appearance on AMENDED PETITION FOR THE DETERMINATION OF HEIRS OR DEVISEES OR BOTH, AND OF INTERESTS IN PROPERTY (title of pleading) for (brief description of relief requested) determination of ownership of real property legally described as A one-sixteenth (1/16) interest in and to all the oil, gas, and other minerals in and under and that may be produced from the following described lands situated in Weld County, State of Colorado: South One-Half (S/2) Section 2, Township 7 North, Range 59 West of the 6th P.M. (the “Property”) will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the
rado Department of Transportation and will serve as the lead agency on the project.
As the lead agency, ornton will contribute $34,150 in matching money and Adams and Weld counties will each contribute $17,075. Maintenance and operating costs will be split each year, with ornton paying half of those costs and Weld and Adams counties each paying 25%. Weld County Public Works assessed that the counties’ shares would each be about $1,600 annually, according to the release.
Adams County and ornton share jurisdiction over the intersection south of 168th Avenue while Weld County has jurisdiction to the north.
e goal of the stoplight is to improve safety at a heavily used and growing intersection, particularly during evening peak hours. According to the Weld County Public Works Department, a study of the intersection’s annual daily tra c rate of 10,010 vehicles.
Work on the project is estimated to start in 2026.
hearing may be continued:
Weld County Board of Commissioners with the Weld County Department of Human Services.
Date: August 22, 2024 Time: 8:00 AM Courtroom or Division: 1 Address: 915 10th Street Greeley, CO 80632
*****IMPORTANT NOTICE*****
Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the petition must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www.courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.
Legal Notice No. FLP1063
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 18, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of GORDON FRANK STADNYCK aka GORDON STADNYCK, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30084
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before Monday, October 21, 2024, or the claims may
be forever barred.
Axsona Stadnyck, Personal Representative 2901 W. 20th Ave. Denver, CO 8021
Legal Notice No. FLP1052
First Publication: June 20, 2024
Last Publication: July 4, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Vincent Brian Botsko, a.k.a. Vincent B. Botsko, a.k.a. Vincent Botsko, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30319
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before November 4, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Christine T. Skudlarek
Personal Representative c/o Charlotte R. Landvik, Esq. Berg Hill Greenleaf Ruscitti LLP 1712 Pearl St Boulder, CO 80302
Legal Notice No. FLP1059
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: July 18, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of KYLE J. STROUD, aka KYLE JAMES STROUD, KYLE STROUD, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30087
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before October 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael P. Sasin
Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112
Main: 720-473-8000
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