Canyon Courier March 28, 2024

Evergreen Players to present romantic comedy ‘Fireflies’

Four-person cast depicts a love story between a small-town teacher and drifter

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An unlikely love story will play out on the Evergreen Players Black Box eatre stage as the group presents “Fire ies” on weekends starting April 12.

Longtime Players member Kathleen Davis directs the show, a romantic comedy in which a retired schoolteacher who is also a Texas town’s most respected woman becomes romantically involved with a drifter.

Marilyn Herrs, who is also the group’s volunteer manager, plays the female lead. Sean Maslow, a regular on the Players’ stage, has the male lead. Supporting roles are played by Denver newcomer Julie Williamson,

and Evergreen High School graduate David Speechley.

“ ere are only four people in the cast, and we’ve spent a lot of time exploring the characters, their motivations and their reluctance to be close to other people,” Davis said. “I said to the cast at the beginning, ‘I hear the sound of fences falling.’ It’s the idea that people don’t want to let each other in, and then they do.

“ e characters are very appealing,” Davis continued. “And there’s a lot of depth in the piece, yet it’s also humorous.”

Davis is excited to direct the show, particularly in the Black Box eatre.

“It’s a 34-seat theater, so it’s a very intimate theater experience,” she said. “You get to see what’s going on between the characters.”

Davis and her husband joined the Players after they moved to Evergreen in 1966, 16 years after the nonpro t group was established.

“It was something we could do together that also became our community outlet, a way to get acquainted with people,” she said. “I’ve acted, directed, stage managed and

mopped the oors. It’s been a creative outlet, and it feels like a family.” units in an Evergreen retail center several years ago and uses one as a theater space and the other for classes and rehearsals.

in this small theater space has been surprisingly positive,” Davis said. “People really like being so close to the action.”

sion of the local support for cultural events.

nity that’s very interested in the arts,” she said. “We have a lot of collaboration between us, Conifer StageDoor, Ovation West and the Evergreen Children’s Chorale. We support each

“Fire ies” will run at 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Tickets are $30 for adults, seniors and students, and may be purchased online at www.evergreenplayers.org or by calling 720-515-1528. e tick-

e Evergreen Players Black Box eatre is at 27886 Meadow Drive,

Sean Maslow and Marilyn Herrs have the lead roles in the Evergreen Players’ upcoming production of “Fireflies.” PHOTO COURTESY OF EVERGREEN PLAYERS

Morrison cuts last tie with town manager

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Morrison Town Board snipped its last tie with long-time Town Manager Kara Winters. It has approved the terms of a severance agreement that gives Winters $81,728, nine months of her salary.

e town will soon post a job listing for the vacant position.

Winters walked out of a Feb. 6 town board meeting after a contentious discussion about proposed employee compensation increases, and did not return to work.

“She will be missed,” said Mayor Chris Wolfe. “It’s unfortunate; we did not want her to leave on these terms.

We hope she nds a good new workplace.”

Town Clerk Ariana Neverdahl has assumed Winters’ duties for the interim.

Winters left the meeting room after the compensation discussion had ended Feb. 6, saying she could no longer maintain her composure.

“It’s about how you’re treating the employees that work in this town every day,” she said as she left the town hall.

e board tabled the discussion, ultimately approving raises for all town employees March 5. It approved Winters’ severance at a March 19 meeting.

Winters joined the town in 2005 as a court clerk, becoming town manager in 2012.

Kara Winters FILE PHOTO

Here Are My Thoughts About the Media Coverage of the Recent NAR Settlement

It has been interesting to observe how the mainstream media has covered the recent $418-million settlement involving the National Association of Realtors (NAR). In addition to the monetary settlement (which can be paid out over a four-year period), NAR agreed to end its rule requiring the inclusion in the MLS of compensation for brokers representing buyers.

It should be obvious by now that there is little understanding of why that rule existed and how it benefitted sellers to incentivize brokers outside the listing agent’s office to show and sell their homes.

ing or showing agents on clients who never sell or never buy.

It’s not a unique concept. Cruise lines and resorts, among others, offer a commission to travel agents to get them to promote their cruises and resorts, etc. Car dealers pay auto brokers who produce a buyer who otherwise wouldn’t visit their showrooms. (That’s how I bought my 2012 Chevy Volt back when I needed help finding that brand new model. I couldn't have found the one dealer who had one in transit to Aurora without my broker’s help.)

Similarly, offering a commission to other members of the MLS is how listing agents maximize the exposure of their sellers’ homes to the buying public. That exposure is compounded by the fact that every brokerage and consumer-facing website gets its listings from the MLS.

The public and the media have long quoted 6% as the “standard” real estate commission — as have some brokerages offering 1% listing commissions, with small print saying “plus co-op commission to buyer’s agent.”

That error continues and is compounded now with the media stating that 3% is the “standard” co-op commission paid by sellers to the agents representing buyers.

Worse, some media have been reporting that NAR mandates the infamous 6% commission, which is not at all true. Neither was a 3% co-op commission ever mandated, merely that some offer (as low as zero) had to be included in every MLS listing.

A reader sent me an analysis ordered by one of the Federal Reserve branches, which really got me laughing. A page from that analysis is reproduced at right. The purpose of the study was to calculate the reduction in agent earnings and the gain in social benefit if the “standard” 6%/3% system were modified. Not factored in at all was the time spent by list-

Archive of Past Columns Is Online

Over the past two decades this column has appeared in the Denver Post, and during that time I’ve written about every conceivable topic related to real estate, You can search that archive, listed by headline and downloadable with a single click at www.JimSmithColumns.com

My July 20, 2023, “Real Estate Today” column carried the headline, “Unlike Most Professionals, Real Estate Agents Work for Free Most of the Time.” In it I made the following observation: “As it is, the average member of the National Association of Realtors earns less than $50,000 in gross commission income per year — before accounting for car, phone, MLS fees, Realtor dues, computer hardware & software, E&O insurance, and more.”

Business doesn’t come to most agents sitting in their office. They have to make themselves known, publish community newsletters in their “geographic farm,” hold open houses that may generate no sale or new clients. Myself, instead of prospecting, I spend an equivalent percentage of my time writing this column, which I then pay to have published in 23 weekly newspapers and the Denver Post.

As my favorite quote at the bottom of each ad says, I “concentrate on giving and let the getting take care of itself.”

Successful real estate agents find other ways to give to their communities and thereby earn their patronage.

Yes, on occasion I will get an easy payday — a buyer who comes to me with a specific home to buy, we make an offer and close the transaction. Bingo! But that only compensates for the great amount of work done serving other buyers and other sellers plus those members of the public who ask for advice or a home valuation and never give me the opportunity to earn a pay check. I don’t resent that at all — it’s part of my giving, knowing I will be compensated in other ways. It actually makes me happy. (Call me anytime!)

Too many people enter our profession under the same misconception that I have described above, that real estate is an easy career to earn lots of money. They watch TV shows about million-dollar

listings or they see me driving my Tesla and other agents driving their BMWs and Mercedes. But we are the exception.

The public’s general impression is that real estate is a high-paying career. Keep in mind that NAR membership is optional, so agents who are willing to pay roughly $500 every year to be a NAR member are most likely the ones who take the business seriously, although many members work part-time in real estate because they can’t make ends meet solely from their commission income.

The most recent survey of NAR members included the following facts regarding median gross compensation and expenses (emphasis in original:

Realtors with 16 years or more experience had a median gross income of $80,700 — down from $85,000 in 2021 — compared to Realtors with 2 years or less experience that had a median gross income of $9,600 — an increase from $8,800 in 2021.

The largest expense category for most Realtors was vehicle expenses, which [averaged] $1,710.

I have estimated that the 80/20 rule applies as much to real estate agents as it does to other professions, although I think it’s closer to 90/10. Namely, 10% of us earn 90% of the money.

(Golden Real Estate’s broker associates and I are in the 10% because we work hard and smart.)

Too often, new agents spend a year

spinning their wheels, making cold calls and spending $10,000 or more on tools of the trade only to end the year with one or no transaction, so they give up, having lost that investment and wasted a year of their professional life. It’s really sad to watch.

It takes time to get established in the real estate profession. My broker associates and I have passed that tipping point and will renew our licenses when they expire, unlike the majority of new agents.

Some real estate agents are quite upset about the part of the settlement which removes buyer agent compensation from MLS listings beginning in mid-July, assuming the court approves the settlement.

A Wall Street Journal article posted on March 20th describes how buyers are getting off the fence before the new rules take effect in July requiring them to pay their own agent. That makes sense to me; it also means that now is a good time for potential sellers to get off the fence and list their homes for sale.

How Will ThisAffect Buyers & Sellers?

Not having co-op commissions on the MLS will require agents to talk to each other before submitting offers, to clarify whether the seller is offering compensation to the buyer’s agent. I discuss that and the other effects of the NRA settlement in the posting of this article at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com, where you can also ask me questions.

Boulder Home Backing to Pond Is Back on Market

$1,250,000

This fantastic 3-bedroom, 2-bath, 2,350sq.-ft. home at 820 Racquet Lane is at the end of a quiet cul-de-sac in east Boulder’s Meadow Glen neighborhood, backing to a community pond and Boulder’s outstanding biking trail network. Foothills Parkway, Baseline Road and Hwy 36 are nearby. Inside are hardwood floors throughout, a beautiful staircase with custom wrought iron railing, and lots of sunlight thanks to the open floor plan. There are two bedrooms with walk-in closets on the main level while the primary bedroom is located on the 2nd floor with a huge walk-in closet and ensuite bathroom. The kitchen features custom cherry cabinets, granite counters and a topnotch Viking refrigerator and range. There are two living rooms (main floor and upper floor) and a dedicated home office. Outside is a large and private fenced patio. The 2car garage also has a spacious attic for extra storage. Get more details and take a narrated video tour at www.GRElistings.com, then call listing agent Chuck Brown at 303885-7855 to request a private showing.

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“Concentrate on giving and the getting will take care of itself.” —Anonymous

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e March 14 snowstorm closed businesses and roads, stranded travelers and strained backs, but it also drew people together in community and to help one another.

Totals in the Evergreen and Conifer area ranged from three to ve feet of moisture-packed spring snow.

Five days after the storm, some homeowners were still posting requests for help clearing driveways on mountain-area social media sites.

While Colorado weather statistics show it was not a record-breaking event, several mountain residents said it was the worst they could recall.

Conifer resident Lee Pulliam estimates he cleared 11,250 cubic feet of

snow from his driveway, using only a shovel.

“We’ve never seen anything like this,” said Pulliam, who’s lived in Conifer four years. “ e thing that was weird about this one is that it just wouldn’t stop.”

Mountain-area re ghters echo that sentiment.

“A lot of our re ghters were running what seemed like endless calls over the weekend,” said Einar Jensen, risk reduction coordinator for Evergreen Fire/Rescue. “We had our

rst snow-related crash Wednesday afternoon, and for the next 56 hours, our re ghters and paramedics responded to 36 incidents.”

ankfully, Jensen said, none of the calls involved major injury or a fatality.

“ ese were incidents you’d expect in a big snowstorm — falls, motor vehicle crashes, illnesses, some utility issues,” he said. “In some cases, people weren’t hurt but they were stuck on the roadways. And in a snowstorm like we just endured, simply being stuck can evolve quickly into a medical emergency.”

While emergency response times are typically longer during a storm, Einar said rescue teams were ready for the weather, and county plows did their part as well.

“We only had one address we could not get to deep in Brook Forest, which is pretty amazing given the nature of our re district,” he said. “Clear Creek County plow drivers were able to hit our part of the county far more quickly than anyone anticipated. Je erson County plow drivers were doing great too.”

In Brook Forest, a homeowner had reported a gas leak, and after talking with re department personnel, stayed with neighbors until help could arrive the next day.

In the thick of the storm the night of March 14, Elk Creek re ghters hiked a mile through three feet of snow to reach a home in which a person had called for medical assistance.

“ e roads weren’t yet plowed, so we hiked up,” said Bethany Urban, spokesperson for both Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon re agencies. “We called road and bridge, and while we were attending to the patient, they plowed the road so we could get the ambulance to the house.”

Urban said advance warning about the storm helped tamp down call volume.

“I think people hunkered down in their homes and stayed there,” she said. “And people were driving slow enough, they were just getting stuck, so we fortunately had no bad motor vehicle accidents. I’ve been up here

9 years and have seen a couple pretty big storms. I have not seen one yet that had this much snow accumulation this fast.”

Foothills Fire spokesperson Erik Alpine said they had several calls but agreed with Urban that most people stayed safe at home.

“Truly one of our biggest struggles was getting out from our houses to get to the station, where we had vehicles chained up and ready to go,” he said, adding he measured four feet at his Lookout Mountain home. “I have lived here almost all my life, and this was a pretty good-sized storm.”

Justin Nau, owner of Hilltop Mountain Services, logged a string of 20-hour workdays as he plowed driveways in the area.

“ e amount of snow and how fast it came made it a totally di erent storm than we’ve experienced in the past 10 years,” he said. “Once you’re talking 40 inches plus, it’s a lot more di cult to handle. We put in a ton of hours, but we were able to help a ton of people. My hat is o to CDOT (Colorado Department of Transportation). ey did an amazing job so we were able to get around on the highways.”

While most people did not need to

Laurie Baumer, who owns the Ebony & Vine restaurant in Conifer, felt that, too. Like most business owners, she closed ursday. While the weather was far from ideal Friday, she opened her doors.

“You just can’t keep staying closed (as a small business owner),” she said. “I thought it would be dead, but felt I at least needed to have the lights on.

“Instead, the whole bar lled up with our regulars. ey said they wanted to support us. It was super fun; everybody had their snow story and they just wanted to be together. I actually got tears. It was the rst time I could see we the community we’ve built.”

Every mountain resident who spoke about the storm spoke of the strong sense of community, and how it shines in times of crisis.

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leave their homes during the storm, Nau said he cleared a driveway for a woman so she could attend a friend’s funeral.

“It’s awesome to see that when something big like this happens, everyone comes together and helps each other out,” he said. “I’m extremely glad to live up here and be a part of this community.”

“A storm like this tends to bring out the best in people — where neighbors plow driveways for neighbors and shovel out re hydrants for the re department,” EFR’s Jensen said. “ is is exactly the sort of time where we need to remember our neighborly American roots, where we look in on and out for each other.”

Pulliam agreed. Despite a few body aches from shoveling 300 feet of driveway, he said he wouldn’t live anywhere else but Conifer.

“It’s the best weather on earth; four seasons and it never gets that hot,” he said. “And great people, too.”

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Conifer resident Lee Pulliam takes a break from shoveling 300 feet of driveway after the March 14 storm. COURTESY PHOTO

Just when you thought trust in government couldn’t get any lower

Irony is the juxtaposition of one conceptual proposition with a directly contrary reality, like a “vegetarian butcher” or something that’s “seriously funny.” Or the swift enactment — during Sunshine Week — of a new state law that lets members of the Colorado General Assembly discuss and formulate public policy outside of public view.

You heard that right. Legislators and Gov. Jared Polis chose the very week in which journalists and transparency advocates annually celebrate federal and state open-government laws to essentially exempt the state legislature from much of the Colorado Open Meetings Law, rst initiated by the voters in 1972.

e open meetings law declares it is “the policy of this state that the formation of public policy is public business and may not be conducted in secret.”

Our state’s appellate court judges have recognized the underlying intent of the statute is to ensure that the public is not “deprived of the discussions, the motivations, the policy arguments and other considerations which led to the discretion exercised by [a public body].” e law is meant to provide “the public access

GUEST COLUMN

Steve Zansberg

Each spring, I get the itch to give my home a serious deep cleaning, declutter the unnecessary items accumulated throughout the school year, and organize everything. Turns out, decluttering your brain is just as important as organizing your home.  Here are some of our favorite tips for a healthier headspace this spring.

1. Start journaling

Keep a journal of your thoughts, worries, fears and upsets. Research shows this is highly e ective in allowing them to release from your mind.

2. Drop a bad habit

Pick an area in your life that has an impact on your mental health. For many of us, this might be diet or

Je Roberts

to a broad range of meetings at which public business is considered; to give citizens an expanded opportunity to become fully informed on issues of public importance, and to allow citizens to participate in the legislative decision-making process that a ects their personal interests.”

We acknowledge that some provisions in the 52-year-old law required updates as they pertained to the business of the state legislature. It’s not easy to comply with a mandate that meetings concerning public business between two members of a legislative chamber must be open to the public, with minutes “taken and promptly recorded.” But Senate Bill 24-157 was rushed, and some organizations including the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition were excluded from the sponsors’ stakeholder process. Our suggested amendments after the bill’s introduction were ignored.

e bill, signed into law by the governor just a day after nal passage, goes too far and will undermine public con dence in the legislature’s actions.

e new law encourages and legalizes legislators engaging in an endless series of sub-quorum discussions of pending bills and amendments, via emails, text messages, phone calls or in-person meetings, without providing notice to the public or the keeping of any minutes of such policy-making conversations. In other words, the public will be left in the dark about “the motivations, policy arguments and other considerations” around legislation that a ects them directly.

Don’t worry, elected o cials tell us, because the emails, text messages, etc. exchanged between lawmakers are accessible, after the fact, “pursuant to the Colorado Open Records Act.” at’s what the newly passed law says. But here’s the catch: CORA declares that all communications by, or “assembled for” any state legislator that “relates to” the drafting of bills or amendments are not public records at all. So, there’s no need for legislators to hold onto, much less to make public, those electronic written communications, because they are not public records.

It is safe to assume that more than 90% of all future discussions of potential bills, amendments, appoint-

ments, resolutions, rules, etc. in both chambers of our state legislature will occur outside of public view. Not only will such policies be far more likely to be the product of backroom wheeling and dealing, but even ordinary non-tainted policies will rightfully be subject to suspicion and skepticism by the general public.

Forty-one years ago, Colorado’s Supreme Court held that legislative caucus meetings must abide by the open meetings law, stating that the act was “designed precisely to prevent the abuse of secret or star chamber sessions of public bodies.”

By exempting the General Assembly from a transparency law applicable to every other public body in the state, legislators have greatly reduced the level of public trust in that institution and cast a veil of secrecy over whatever legislation is  produced.

Ironic for sure that this happened during Sunshine Week. And a sad day, of any week, for the people of this state.

Steve Zansberg is president of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition. Je Roberts is executive director of the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.

Spring into a healthy headspace

exercise. Make an e ort to drop the habit and replace it with a healthier option. Instead of lazy Sundays (which are totally great in our book), maybe switch to lazy Sunday afternoons after a Sunday run. Or instead of hopping on your phone to scroll rst thing in the morning, open your journal or meditate.

Megan Trask and Cody Galloway

3. Tackle projects you’ve been putting o We all have a mental (and physical) list of projects we need to tackle.

Kick o your “mental health spring cleaning” by writing down all of the things that you’ve been putting o –like scheduling the gutter cleaning and window washer you have had on your list for two seasons, or nally going to the dermatologist. A shameless plug: send that list to TULA and let us take care of those projects for you. We promise it feels just as satisfying to cross them o your list when someone else does them for you.

4. Focus on positive relationships

We all have people in our lives that we love, but with whom we don’t have the healthiest or most enjoyable relationships. Instead of spending time prioritizing those people, consider dedicating your time to positive friendships and relationships.

5. Digital detox

I have heard this a few times and in a few di erent ways, but the way it really stuck for me was when I heard someone say, “hey, think of it this way – what do you do or what does 99% of tech troubleshooters tell you to do when a computer or electronic device isn’t working correctly?” e answer is power cycle of course (which is just a fancy way of saying turn it o and turn it back on). Once in a while, we need to do the same. Get o your phone, your computer, social media, etc. and truly recharge. It can be a few hours, a day, a weekend, or even longer if you can do it. It is magical and you may even forget why you were so attached to your devices in the rst place.

Spring arrives with fun for all interests

Spring is an interesting season here in Colorado — you’re never entirely sure what you’re going to get. It could be the biggest blizzard of the year, days and days of rain, or nothing but blue skies smiling at me, as the song goes.

With that in mind, my recommendations for welcoming spring tend to lean towards the indoors, just to be safe, but it comes with a caveat — any time you have the opportunity to enjoy a beautiful spring day in Colorado, I suggest you take it.

Mike Birbiglia Stops the Ride in Denver ere are a lot of comedians out there capable of making an audience laugh, but it takes someone special to have an audience leave the show deep in thought. ose are the kind of performances Mike Birbiglia specializes in. His shows, like “My Girlfriend’s Boyfriend” and 2022’s “ e Old Man and the Pool,” are among my favorite comedic achievements, because he connects with our common humanity in a way that is extremely rare.

Birbiglia is coming to the Paramount eatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, for three performances of his latest show, “Please Stop the

6. Get outside

Open the shades rst thing in the morning. Take your work meetings on a walk. I don’t know about you, but I feel very strongly that all meetings don’t have to be video anymore just because we got accustomed to that after the last few years of backto-back virtual meetings. Walk and talk and spend your lunch break outside. Enjoy those extra hours of sunlight in the evening to do something outside – or simply eat your dinner outside. We started going on TULA walk meetings, and I believe we cover more than we do when in front of our computers. Regardless, one thing is for sure, a little dose of Vitamin D and fresh air, no matter when you can t it in, will do wonders.

7. Shift perspective

Accept that you’re not perfect, and neither is the world around you. Look closer at the moments of prog-

COMING ATTRACTIONS

Ride.” He’ll take to the stage at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 29, and 6:30 and 9 p.m. on Saturday, March 30. It’s always exciting to see a comic doing new material, so you don’t want to miss this one.

Visit www.paramountdenver.com/ event-calendar for all the pertinents and tickets.

A pair of ‘Wonderers’ visit DMNS April is Earth Month, so what better way to celebrate that than by learning more about the planet and what makes it such a wonderfully beautiful place? You’ll learn all about the planet at “Connecting Worlds: A Conversation with Beatie Wolfe & Aaron Rose,” held from 7 to 8:30 p.m. on ursday, April 4, at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd. in Denver.

Wolfe and Rose are professional “wonderers,” and each has made a mark in the artistic and environmental world. According to the provided

ress and joy instead of the ones that bring you anger and frustration.

8. Get back to gratitude

One great way to ignite a bit of a release and promote a healthy mind is to take some time to focus on everything you have to be grateful for. You can do this in a number of ways. I personally use a gratitude journal because I like being prompted to think about things that don’t always immediately come to mind. But you can simply dedicate time to make a daily list or incorporate it into your family rituals. is is a common dinner question for us (though admittedly, we de nitely could be more consistent). However you practice gratitude, there is no doubt that if you spend more time thinking about all you have to be thankful for, there is less space to stress over things you don’t have or don’t have control over.

Megan Trask and Cody Galloway are Denver residents and co-founders of TULA Life Balanced. Learn more about their business at tulabalanced. com.

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SPRING CLEANING YOUR HOME, HEALTH AND HEART

Local experts explain physical, mental and emotional benefits of cleaning as springtime arrives

BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

to eliminate any remnants of leavened bread, or chametz, to prepare for Passover. Ancient Catholic tradition dedicates the three days after Palm Sunday to a comprehensive home cleaning in preparation for Easter.

Deep cleaning the house is a tradition leading up to the Lunar New Year, sometimes known as the Spring Festival in China, to sweep out disease and bad luck before the new year.

And, in the weeks leading up to the Persian or Iranian New Year, Nowruz — which falls on the spring equinox — families practice a deep-cleaning tradition called kh ne-tak n . Translated to English, the practice is called “shaking the house” and involves more than just physical bene ts.

“Just as one cleans one’s place of residence from dirt and debris, one should also clean the inner self from all impurities to prepare for a better life in the New Year,” journalist Leila Imeni wrote in Iran Daily.

In the eyes of health and cleaning experts, spring can be a great time to cleanse and declutter your spaces — both physical and mental — and set yourself up for a great season ahead.

Clean space, happy mind

Local cleaning service provider Lindsay Buck said her team sees an increase in demand in the springtime. She owns Bucket & Shine, which provides one-time and recurring cleaning services to homes in the northwest Denver metro area.

“We de nitely see an uptick in the one-time deep cleanings” in the spring, she said.

Buck said she thinks people want their houses clean after they’ve been “cooped up” inside them all winter. She said having a clean home can also improve mental health, which people might desire as the new season begins.

“A clean space equals a happy mind,” she said. “When you walk into a room that’s all cluttered … it makes you feel a little bit overwhelmed, closedin, anxious.”

A writer from the 19th century, Susan Fenimore Cooper, agreed about this freshening bene t of “the great spring house cleaning.”

In her 1850 novel “Rural Hours,” she described the spring cleaning process, which some researchers say was common in those days to rid homes of dust and grime from a long winter. Wood and coal-burning stoves were common, which left layers of lth to be cleaned come spring.

“Topsy-turvy is the order of the day,” Cooper wrote, describing curtains and carpets hanging out of doors, beds in the hallway, chairs upside down and the ceiling “in possession of the whitewash brush.”

But despite calling house cleaning one of “the necessary evils of life,” Cooper highlighted its mental reward.

With ties to several cultural and religious traditions, spring cleaning provides an opportunity for people to cleanse and declutter.

In Jewish custom, families clean their homes

As the sun comes out and plants begin to bloom, springtime brings symbols of rebirth and a fresh start. For many, this means opening the windows and getting to work dusting, scrubbing, wiping and vacuuming their homes.

“It must be confessed, however, that after the great turmoil is over — when the week, or fortnight, or three weeks of scrubbing, scouring, drenching are passed, there is a moment of delightful repose in a family,” she wrote. “ ere is a refreshing consciousness that all is sweet and clean from garret to cellar; there is a purity in the neighborhood.”

Several cleaning products sold at Refillary.

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SPRING CLEANING

Cooper’s experience is backed by experts, like Dr. Jaya Kumar, the chief medical o cer at Swedish Medical Center, who says cleaning can have a positive impact on one’s mental health.

Kumar said some studies have shown that having a clean space can help reduce anxiety and stress, improve concentration and make people sleep better.

“For some people, the act of cleaning helps them destress,” she added. “It’s like a focused work — when doing something, it helps them destress and let go of other thoughts.”

Health and cleanliness

Kumar said cleaning also provides physical health bene ts, especially in the spring.

“Our take on cleaning is that it shouldn’t be bad for you, or for your house or for the planet,” she said. “All of our household cleansers and our laundry detergents, dish soaps and everything else you need to keep a tidy home fall into that.

ey don’t have nasty ingredients, they’re not going to cause you cancer, they’re not going to kill the sh.”

Grolbert sells many cleaners, including singleingredient cleaners like vinegar, baking soda and citric acid, in customizable quantities so people can re ll containers to reduce the use of plastic. She also sells reusable cleaning tools to replace single-use sponges and paper towels.

Cleaning the mind and heart

Beyond physical cleaning, some say springtime o ers an opportunity for re ection and self-care.

“You’ve accumulated dust, mold, mildew and dander all over your house because you haven’t ventilated much — everything is closed during winter,” she said. “All of that kind of piles up and causes allergies, asthma and respiratory problems, and that process of cleaning would help

Having a lot of clutter in the house can also create opportunities for accidents, Kumar said, so picking up and organizing one’s home can keep

“We, at the hospital, really see a lot of elderly falls,” she said. “I can’t tell you enough how important it is to have your house decluttered when you have elderly (individuals) around.”

Kumar said the trauma center at Swedish Medical Center receives many older patients su ering hip fractures from trip-induced falls. Reducing clutter also reduces opportunities for kids to ingest or choke on objects, she said.

Beyond eliminating dust and clutter, Kumar said cleaning is important to maintain a germfree environment.

JaLisa Williams, a social worker, clinician and Metro State University of Denver professor, said a lot of people notice that their homes get messier when there is a lot on their minds. is shows how our internal experience can be replicated in our external environments, she said.

e spring re ects the start of the new year in many cultures, Williams said, including communities that follow the astrological calendar. As the new year begins, it’s a good time to re ect on and cleanse mental and emotional spaces, she said.

“We’re going into this new year, but you still have a lot of old mental and emotional baggage,” she said. “So, how do you actually create a full balance, so you can come in actually clean and ready to enter the new year and to be lled with other things?”

Williams recommends rest as one way to “clean” the internal space.

“If our brains are always going, our bodies are always trying to go, we are unable to actually tap into what is happening in our internal space,” she said.

Mindfulness practices like yoga, meditation tai chi and walking are also great ways to empty the mind and cultivate inner peace to approach change and hardship, she said.

“Just having those high-touch surface areas clean by wiping away (germs) will be helpful,” she said, especially with the u, RSV and COVID going around.

e cleaning process also requires movement, which can be good exercise and boost endorphins, Kumar said.

“If you are doing rigorous cleaning, like mopping, vacuuming — even if you do it for 30 minutes, you’ve burnt around 100 calories,” she said.

When cleaning, Kumar said it is important to be careful about what products a person uses. Some cleaning agents can cause nose and throat irritation or respiratory problems, she said.

People can check the safety of products on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s “Safer Choice” website, she said. Also, it’s important to ventilate while cleaning.

Some shops, like Re llary in Parker, center their business around providing clean products that are non-carcinogenic and not bad for the planet. Adrienne Grolbert started the low-waste, re ll company in 2022, where she sells household and cosmetic cleaners.

“I think self-care has been a hot topic concept for the last few years, and I think (we’ve) wrapped it up into facials and vacation,” she said. “But in reality, that self-care is very deep work. When we are thinking about how can we integrate mindfulness, it’s because we’re trying to create this sense of peace or empowerment, so then we can actually navigate the things that are pressuring us.”

Cultivating a community you care about — and leaning on it — is another way to clean your inner self, Williams said.

“Are these people bringing out the best in me?

Am I bringing out the best in them?” she said.

In some cases, cultivating a “clean” community for a person could mean having hard conversations, letting relationships go or showing appreciation, Williams added.

For those who choose to clean their homes this spring, Williams said to take it space by space, room by room, be gentle with yourself and lean on community members for support if needed.

A bathtub in a home, before (left) and after (right) being cleaned by sta from Bucket & Shine.

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Spirit coach and volunteer Virginia Lorbeer dies

Coaches, o cials remember beloved local legend

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

A well-known gure in the Colorado high school coaching and volunteer ranks has passed away after an illness. Virginia Lorbeer, who helped spirit become a sanctioned sport in the 1990s, was 82.

Lorbeer coached the rst 5A state championship squad at Montbello High School when the meet was for cheerleading only. e Colorado High School Activities Association said through her e orts, spirit became sanctioned in 1991, the same year that Standley Lake High School won the state poms title. She was the

coach for the Gators at the time.

Peers took to social media with words of praise and thanks as news of Lorbeer’s passing on March 15 spread.

One said, “She was a coach who epitomized what it means to be a coach. Not just of her own team, but of everyone she met. She was so thoughtful, encouraging, and steadfast. She met everyone with kindness and that beaming smile.”

She was born May 31, 1941, in Denver, to Earl C. and Alice L. (Schlemeyer) Lorbeer. She earned a bachelor of science degree in education and English from Fort Hays State in Kansas in 1963 and a master of arts in secondary school administration from the University of Colorado in 1973. Lorbeer did post-grad work at the University of Northern Colorado from 1977 to 1979.

Teaching, coaching in her DNA

Lorbeer was a teacher of business education and a sponsor of the school pep club and cheerleaders at Manual High School from 1964 to 1981. She moved over to Montbello High School, where she taught business education and was the director of student activities for the school. She also spent time as a passenger relations agent for Trans World Airways at the old Stapleton Airport.

According to the Canon City Record, Lorbeer’s name adorns a coaching scholarship handed out at the state spirit tournament each year. e scholarship honors a spirit coach “whose dedication to their program and support of school and community sets them apart from others in the sport,” the Record reported in 2022. She was on the board of the Colorado High School Coaches Association, which inducted her into its hall of fame shortly before Lorbeer died. She received the organization’s Don

DesCombes Award for distinguished service in 2022. e Colorado High School Activities Association inducted her into its hall of fame in 2000.

Helping where help was needed

Volunteering was part of Lorbeer’s history with CHSAA as well. She volunteered at the state basketball tournament from 1973 until last year. She was in charge of the volunteers who ran the statistics program.

“She rotated games among the (stat) teams,” said veteran basketball and football o cial Mike Contreraz. “If you worked the semi nals one year, you worked the title game the next year. I enjoyed working for and working with her.”

Rick Hergenreder, a retired veteran basketball o cial in Colorado, worked with Lorbeer at the state high-school basketball tournament –

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“close to 30 years,” he said.

“She was always very organized and ready to go and one of the last to leave,” Hergenreder said. “I also worked with her at the state track meet. She worked the gate checking in athletics and always had a smile for all those who came through.”

For her volunteer e orts, CHSAA presented Lorbeer with its Distinguished Service Award in 1995.

“She was very concerned that the individual did the job right,” Contreraz said. He and Lorbeer worked the state tournament for close to 30 years. “She didn’t come down hard. She pointed out the concern and encouraged you not to make the same mistake.”

Not just a figure, but a friend

Outside the world of poms, volunteer work and cheerleading, she was a friend.

“From the rst day I met you, I felt like I had been in your life as long as I can remember,” said Skyview High School girls basketball coach Chris Kemm. “Your support, your genuine

being, and genuine love and support. I will miss all the cards and notes you leave behind every event, and your constant support that only a coach knows how to give.”

“She was a very kind, very caring person,” Contreraz said. “She was an easy person to talk to, and it was easy to get to like her. She had a soft voice. You had to strain your ears to hear her.”

Funeral services are pending through Keithley Funeral Homes and Crematory-Brock’s Chapel in Hays.

“You fought so valiantly to be there for everyone, and there is no telling how far your reach went,” Kemm said. “Heaven needed a new coach to coach the coaches. And boy, heaven got the best one.”

“She volunteered at CHSAA for many state championships,” Hergenreder said. “She seemed to have endless energy with everything she did. I will miss seeing her this year at track.”

“She was more concerned that you did everything right for your bene t,” Contreraz said. “If you did it right and worked hard, it was for you. It was the only way you were going to be successful. She had a big heart, and she cared about you. at’s what she wanted.”

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is the focus of the Evergreen Chamber’s Women in Business Luncheon on Thursday, May 2 at Mount Vernon Canyon Club. Join us for networking, lunch, and public speaker Jenn DeWall speaking on the challenges we all face in balancing our work life and our personal life. Technology has made so many facets of our life easier, but it has certainly made “unplugging” more challenging. We will also be inducting a few women into the Mountain Area Women in Business Hall of Fame. You don’t want to miss this afternoon of friendship. Visit evergreenchamber.org for all the details and for tickets.

Morrison puts a moratorium on new development

Temporary halt is meant to give town time to rewrite conflicting zoning regulations

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ere’s been no new commercial development in historic Morrison for six decades. Add at least three more months to that tally as the town’s board approved an emergency ordinance that temporarily halts any new land use applications.

e move comes amid controversy over a proposal for a threestory, 21-room hotel on Bear Creek Avenue that would require razing the buildings now home to Rock ‘n

Roses boutique and Blend smoothie café.

e plan for the Red Hotel has drawn ire from many who worry the charm of Morrison could be lost in the deal.

But the three-month moratorium won’t stall the town’s consideration of the hotel’s plans, submitted by Evergreen’s Root Architecture.

e hotel proposal met the town’s code and included a recommendation for approval from town sta , though many residents and elected leaders said the building is too big, and out of step with the small, historic community.

Recent public hearings on the hotel revealed potential con icts between Title 10 of the town code — written in 1978 — and the historic overlay district, an amendment to those regulations adopted in 2019.

e code allows a building up to 40 feet in height. Many buildings on Morrison’s historic main street are one story.

“One of the things we want to do is lower the height requirement in Title 10,” Town Trustee Katie Gill said. “Our plan is to meld the historic overlay and Title 10 together, to take the important pieces in the historic overlay district and write them into the code so they will no longer be separate.”

e 1978 code includes “archaic rules” that don’t “re ect the goals and objectives of the town,” and that’s led “to zoning and subdivision approvals that do not promote the health, safety and welfare of the town,” according to the moratorium ordinance adopted March 19.

Language in the more recently adopted historic overlay follows

the town’s motto of “Keep Morrison Morrison.” at aims to maintain the small-town feel and history, keeping it “isolated yet accessible from the Denver metro area,” while blending in new development.

During the moratorium, implemented in mid-March, board members will work with the town attorney to rewrite zoning regulations it said will re ect the residents’ vision. And, the moratorium could be extended beyond three months if town o cials think it is necessary to do so.

e moratorium doesn’t stop the Red Hotel from continuing through the town’s approval process. It was already in the pipeline when the ordinance passed. Struck down by the planning commission in Febru-

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THURSDAY

Mountain Area Young Writers Conference: K-5 students and their families are invited to the Mountain Area Young Writers Conference from 6:30-8:30 p.m. March 28 at Marshdale Elementary, 26663 N. Turkey Creek Rd., Evergreen. e evening includes featured author Jennifer Goebel, sharing of children’s writing, learning workshops for parents, and a book fair. More info at 2024 Young Writers Conference.

FRIDAY

Evergreen Easter Egg Hunt: 4 to 5:30 p.m. March 29, Buchanan Park Recreation Center, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Meet the Easter Bunny, decorate cookies, collect eggs. ree time slots with one every half hour, max of 100 people. $11 for district residents, $13 for non-district. evergreenrecreation.com

Ovation West eatre Company presents “ e Wizard of Oz”: Weekends through April 7 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 2:30 p.m. Sundays. No show Easter Sunday. Tickets are $32 for adults, $28 for seniors and $16 for students.ovationwest.org.

SATURDAY

Hill Bible Church, 4-H Hamburger Helpers and Friends of the Bailey Library are sponsoring an outdoor Easter Egg hunt from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 30 at the Bailey Library, 350 Bulldogger Road.  ere will be three hunts divided by age. Children ages 6 months to 4 years are at 11 a.m.; 5 to 8 years at 11:30 a.m. and 9 to 12 years at noon. For more information, call 303-838-5539.

TUESDAY

Clear Creek girls soccer fundraiser: 5:30 p.m. April 2, Tommyknockers Brewery, 1401 Miner St, Idaho Springs. More than $3500 in silent auction items. Tommyknockers will donate 20% of all sales associated with the event to the team.

WEDNESDAY

Bailey Easter Egg Hunt: Crow

MORATORIUM

ary and heavily critiqued during a March 5 town board meeting, the project is now undergoing a redesign.

It’s set to come back for another town board review on April 2.

Planning commissioners cited language in the historic overlay amendment in their February denial of the hotel proposal.

Hotel developer Chad Wallace said the commission’s decision showed “complete disregard for the zoning code and design guidelines they themselves developed and approved.”

While Trustee Adam Way said 90% of Morrison residents oppose the Red Hotel, the proposal also has many supporters. Among them is Dave Killingsworth, owner of the Morrison Holiday Bar, who says the town should consider its business owners as well as residents.

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e Evergreen Area Republi-

can Club: Meets at 5:30 p.m. April 3 at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue administration building, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. Featuring speaker Kevin Lundberg. Details at evergreenarearepublicanclub.org

UPCOMING

‘Wild re & You: Reducing the Risk Together’ town hall: 9 to 10:30 a.m. April 6, Evergreen Fire/ Rescue auditorium, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. Panel discussion led by Je co Commissioner and chair of Je co Wild re Commission Lesley Dahlkemper, with speakers from Evergreen Fire/Rescue, Je co Development & Transportation, and Je co Open Space.

Family Snowshoe Hike: 1-3 p.m. April 6, Georgetown Gateway Visitor Center, 1491 Argentine St.,

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building built in Morrison,” said Dave Killingsworth, who owns the Morrison Holiday Bar. “You guys have done great keeping Morrison Morrison. It hasn’t changed a bit.

“I know people are trying to get new things done. It’d be nice to have a little progression.”

Wallace hopes the hotel will be one of those new things. Hotel developers have already had one meeting with town leaders to talk about ways to redesign the project.

“We de ned some give-and-take and we felt positive after the meet-

ing,” he said. “We believe there may be a path forward.”

“I think we had a productive discussion,” Gill agreed. “We’re hopeful that they will be bringing back a resubmittal that addresses some of the community’s concerns.”

e town board will hold a worksession about the changes to its town code at 5 p.m. April 5 at the Morrison Town Hall.

Morrison has less than 400 residents, with 180 of them living in Prestige Care Center, a nursing home.

Georgetown. Guided family snowshoe hike in Georgetown with Kimberly Knox of Georgetown Outdoor Discovery, in cooperation with Evergreen Audubon. is event is geared toward families with children 6 and over. For more information, see evergreenaudobon.org.

Evergreen Audubon Chapter Meeting presentation: 6 p.m. April 9, Church of the Trans guration, 27640 CO-74, Evergreen. “ e Floral Resources of Migratory Hummingbirds,” presented by David Inouye of Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory (virtual presentation). Social time is at 6 p.m., talk at 6:30 p.m. For more information and the Zoom link to the virtual presentation, see evergreenaudobon.org.

Seniors4Wellness wellness class:

12:30 to 2:30 p.m. April 10, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen. Ann Marie de Jong speaking on Spring Tea Time. Explore the history and health bene ts of tea. Light snacks and drinks provided.

Seniors4Wellness Friday Cafe:

11:30 to 1:30 p.m. April 12, Christ the King Church, 4291 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen.

Foothills Home, Garden & Lifestyle Show: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 13 and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. 14, Conifer High School, 10441 Highway 73, Conifer. More than 75 vendors, local artisan crafts and non-pro ts. Food truck on site.Free admission and parking. www.foothillshomeshow. com

e Cody Sisters bluegrass concert at the Lake House: 7 p.m. April 12, Evergreen Lake House, 29612

Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen. Tickets $20 per person online, $25 at the door. Children under 2 free. Doors open at 6:30 PM. e concert starts at 7:00 PM and will end at 9:00 PM. Light refreshments will be available and alcoholic beverages will be for sale on site! evergreenreaction. com

“Fire ies,” play by the Evergreen Players: Weekends April 12-28. 7 p.m. Friday & Saturday shows, 2 p.m. Sunday matinees. Evergreen Players Black Box eater, 27886 Meadow Drive, Unit B, Evergreen. Tickets $30. 720-515-1528 or online at www. evergreenplayers.org

Evergreen Soup Fanatics SOUP OFF: 2-4:30 p.m. April 13, Evergreen Elks Lodge, 27972 Iris Dr, Evergreen. Limits of 20 teams, $50 entrance fee. Admission, $15, limit of 100 attendees. Proceeds bene t the Evergreen Downtown Business Association. For information, email soupergirl-

co@gmail.com

Seniors4Wellness class on Prescription Hugs: 12:30 p.m. April 13, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen. Karis Meskimen from Senior Snuggles will talk about the health bene ts of positive touch and activities to boost the cuddle hormone oxytocin.

Evergreen’s Got Talent: Audition to be an opening act at the Evergreen Lake/Buchanan Concerts Summer 2024. Auditions from 6-9 p.m. April 13 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive in Evergreen. Deadline March 15. For more information, email evergreensgottalent@gmail.com

Evergreen Wedding & Event Showcase: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., April 14, Evergreen Lakehouse, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen. To pre-register contact kemrich@eprd-

Apprentice of Peace opens new youth center in Denver

BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization Center recently opened the doors of a brand-new youth center and headquarters at 2245 Curtis St., Suite 200, in Denver. e youth leadership and wellness organization has been serving the Denver Metro area for the last 10 years.

About 100 people attended the recent grand opening of the center in Denver. e celebration included wellness demonstrations, Tai Chi, Zumba, nunchuck demonstrations, live music from Los Mocochetes and several food trucks to feed the crowd.

“We are excited to open the doors of our new youth center, which represents the culmination of 10 years of dedication and support from our community,” said D.L. Pos Ryant, the

executive director of AOPYO. “ is space will provide a safe and welcoming environment for young people to learn, grow and thrive, and will also serve as a behavioral health hub for families in Denver and surrounding areas.”

Ryant was joined by co-founder Ronnie Qi and community organizer Andre Carbonell in cutting the ribbon on the new center. According to Ryant, the partnership with the City of Denver will allow the center to extend space and services to the youth in Aurora, Denver, Je co and surrounding areas.

“As AOPYO celebrates its 10th year of empowering youth and families, the opening of this center marks a signicant milestone in the organization’s mission to engage the community through a holistic approach, centering mental health and youth leadership

development,” Ryant said.

According to the announcement, the new headquarters and youth center will include:

• e “home” base of AOPYO’S youth programs, community classes and events;

• Multipurpose rooms for workshops, classes, career resources, arts and cultural events; and

• A dedicated wellness area.

According to the announcement, the center will o er youth and families in the Denver metro area, “access to behavioral and mental health counseling and therapeutic services through a partnership with Center for Trauma Resilience and Paragon Behavioral Health. AOPYO plans to o er enrichment programs, language immersion classes and somatic healing workshops.”

According to the Apprentice of Peace

Youth Organization, the goal of the programming is to take a holistic approach to helping the area youth. e leadership classes and mental health services come together with the wellness, career and arts to help the teens today. is includes arming them with the tools and skills needed to engage their peers and their communities.

“We will be looking to further engage with the community in a broader sense through movement classes and language learning, community market exhibitions and educational opportunities to create a vibrant environment where creativity, learning and connection can happen,” Ryant said. e organization will continue its 10th anniversary celebration at an evening gala event on Friday, May 10 at the Museum of Nature and Science. For more information, visit AOPYO. org.

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Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice community program: 4 to 5:30 p.m. April 16, 3081 Bergen Peak Drive, Evergreen. How to talk about your end-of-life wishes and advanced directives with loved ones. RSVP & questions: foothillsconversations@mtevans.org

Conifer’s Got Talent: Audition to be an opening act at the Evergreen Lake/Buchanan Concerts Summer 2024. Auditions from 6-9 p.m. April 19 at Conifer High School, 10441 County Hwy 73 in Conifer. Deadline March 15. For more information, email conifersgottalent@gmail.com

Picture is: Evergreen in Photos: 1-3 p.m. April 21, Timbervale Barn, 28473 Meadow Dr, Evergreen. e Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society invites the community to a free local history photo presentation. Details at EMAHS.org

Evergreen Sustainability Alli-

ASCENT CHURCH

“Real people pursuing a real God”

All are Welcome Sundays at 10am In-person or Online www.ascentchurch.co

29823 Troutdale Scenic Drive, Evergreen

BERGEN PARK CHURCH

Bergen Park Church is a group of regular people who strive to improve ourselves and our community by studying the Bible and sharing our lives with each other. On Sunday mornings you can expect contemporary live music, Children’s Ministry that seeks to love and care for your kids, teaching from the Bible, and a community of real people who are imperfect, but seek to honor God in their lives. We hope to welcome you soon to either our 9:00AM or 10:30AM Sunday service.

Search Bergen Park Church on YouTube for Livestream service at 9:00am

31919 Rocky Village Dr. 303-674-5484 info@bergenparkchurch.org / www.BergenParkChurch.org

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH SERVICES

28244 Harebell Lane

Sunday Service & Sunday School 10am

Wednesday Evening 7:00pm, Zoom options available

Contact: clerk@christianscienceevergreen.com for ZOOM link Reading Room 4602 Pletner Lane, Unit 2E, Evergreen OPEN TUE-SAT 12PM - 3PM

ance spring recycling: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., June 22, Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 County Hwy 73, Evergreen. Bring your hard-to-recycle items like electronics, old paint, block styrofoam, appliances, glass, toothbrushes/toothpaste tubes, old markers/pens and car batteries to the Evergreen Sustainability Alliance’s Spring Clean recycling event. TVs an additional $25 g. For more information, info@sustainevergreen.org.

ONGOING

e American Legion Evergreen Post 2001: Meets every fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m., Evergreen Church of the Trans guration, 27640 CO-74, Evergreen. Serving all military veterans in the Foothills communities.

Evergreen Area Republican Club: e Evergreen Area Republican Club meets at 6 p.m. the rst Wednesday of the month at the Evergreen Fire/Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway.

Mountain Area Democrats: Mountain Area Democrats meet the fourth Saturday of the month at 9 a.m. January thru April at the United Methodist Church of Evergreen,

3757 Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen. No meetings in November and December 2023. For more information, e-mail MountainAreaDems@gmail. com.

Evergreen Sustainability Alliance is looking for volunteers: Evergreen Sustainability Alliance’s “Let’s Embrace Zero Food Waste” program in local schools and food banks need volunteers. Volunteers are needed for a couple hours. Call 720-536-0069 or email info@sustainevergreen.org for more information.

Evergreen Nature Center: e new Evergreen Nature Center is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays next to Church of the Trans guration. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon.org.

Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contactvolunteer@bluesprucehabi-

WORSHIP DIRECTORY

CHURCH OF THE HILLS PRESBYTERIAN (USA)

Serving the mountain community from the heart of Evergreen Worship 10:00 a.m.

Reverend Richard Aylor

O ce Hours: Tu-Thur 9:00 - 4:00; Fri 9:00 - noon Bu alo Park Road and Hwy 73 www.churchofthehills.com

CHURCH OF THE TRANSFIGURATION EPISCOPAL

In-Church: Sunday Communion Quiet Service 8:00 am & with Music 10:15 am 10:15 am only Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86017266569

In-Meadow: 2nd Sunday of the month at 9:30 a.m. --June through September— 27640 Highway 74 – ¼ mile east of downtown Evergreen at the Historic Bell Tower www.transfigurationevergreen.org

CONGREGATION BETH EVERGREEN (SYNAGOGUE)

Reconstructionist Synagogue Rabbi Jamie Arnold

www.BethEvergreen.org / (303) 670-4294

2981 Bergen Peak Drive (behind Life Care)

To place your listing in the Worship

DEER PARK UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

Pastor Joyce Snapp, Sunday Worship 10 AM

Located one mile west of Pine Junction just o Rt. 285 966 Rim Rock Road, Bailey (303) 838-6759

All are welcome to our open/inclusive congregation!

EVERGREEN LUTHERAN CHURCH

5980 Highway 73 + 303-674-4654

Rev. Terry Schjang

Join us for worship in person or on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/EvergreenLutheranChurch Sunday Worship held at 9am. www.evergreenlutheran.org + All Are Welcome!

FELLOWSHIP AT MORRISON CHAPEL

Historic Morrison Church 111 Market Street, Morrison

Non-Denominational- Bible Based Community Church

Featuring Old Time Hymn Singing Live Monthly Bluegrass-Gospel And Cowboy Church 2 Times A Year

Pastors: Kevin Turner And Charles Cummings Sunday Church Services 9:30-11 Am

LOOKOUT MOUNTAIN COMMUNITY CHURCH – EPC

1036 El Rancho Rd, Evergreen – (303) 526-9287 www.lomcc.org – o ce@lomcc.org

Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m., with communion every Sunday “Real Church In An UnReal World”

A community empowered by the Holy Spirit which seeks authentic relationships with God and others to share the good news of Jesus with Evergreen, the Front Range and the world. Come as you are, all are welcome!

tat.org for information.

EChO needs volunteers: e Evergreen Christian Outreach ReSale Store and food pantry need volunteers. Proceeds from the EChO ReSale Store support the food pantry and programs and services provided by EChO. ere are many volunteer options from which to choose. For more information, call Mary at 720673-4369 or email mary@evergreenchristianoutreach.org.

LGBTQ+ teen book club: Resilience1220 is o ering a LGBTQ+ teen book club that meets from 4-6 p.m. the fourth Monday at the Resilience1220 o ce next to the Buchanan Park Recreation Center. For more information and to register, visit R1220.org.

ESA EverGREEN Re ll Station: EverGREEN Re ll Station (re ll your laundry detergent, lotions, soaps and more. We have many sustainable products available). e Re ll Station is open Wednesdays and Fridays from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. and the second Saturday of each month from 1-4 p.m. in the Habitat Restore in Bergen Park, 1232 Bergen Parkway.

PLATTE CANYON COMMUNITY CHURCH

Located: 4954 County Road 64 in Bailey. O ce hours MWF 8am-1pm 303-838-4409, Worship & Children’s Church at 10am Small group studies for all ages at 9am

Transitional Pastor: Mark Chadwick Youth Pastor: Jay Vonesh

Other activities: Youth groups, Men’s/Women’s ministries, Bible studies, VBS, MOPS, Cub/Boy Scouts.

ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH

“Connecting all generations to Jesus”

Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, for updated service times ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 17 S Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd., Golden, CO 80401 303-526-0668

SHEPHERD OF THE ROCKIES LUTHERAN CHURCH

Missouri Synod. 106 Rosalie Road, Bailey, CO

303-838-2161 Pastor Pete Scheele

Sunday Worship Service; 9 a.m., Fellowship Time; 10:15 a.m., Sunday School & Bible Class; 10:45 a.m. www.shepherdoftherockies.org

UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN

Rev. Sarah Clark • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org

3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen Join us in person every Sunday at 10:00am for worship “Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds”

Palm Sunday March 24 | 9:00 am

Maundy Thursday March 28 | 7:00 pm

Good Friday March 29 | 7:00 pm

Easter Sunday March 31

Sunrise Service | 6:30 am

Easter Breakfast | 8:00 am

Easter 2nd Service | 10:00 am

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City and County

Public Notice

Clear Creek County

Open Space Commission Vacancy

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Clear Creek County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is voluntary and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.

Letters of Application for vacancy on the board listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 OR Email: bluther@ clearcreekcounty.us. Position open until filled.

OPEN SPACE COMMISSION: 9 members and 2 associate members, 3-year terms, and meets once a month. The most important criteria for selection will be an interest in and dedication to preserving open space and protecting the environment. The Commissioners are looking for 2 Full and 2 associate members who must be a resident of Clear Creek County and have the ability and commitment to become an active board member for three years. The commission requests that interested applicants attend one meeting to familiarize themselves with the organization. The commission meets the second Wednesday of each month at the Idaho Springs City Hall in Idaho Springs.

Legal Notice No. CAN826

First Publication: March 21, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

Clear Creek County Juvenile Community Review Board Vacancy

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Clear Creek County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is voluntary and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.

Letters of Application for vacancy on the board listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 OR Email: bluther@ clearcreekcounty.us. Position open until filled.

Juvenile Community Review Board

• The Juvenile Community Review Board screens requests for the community placement of youth entering Clear Creek County from the State Department of Human Services Division of Youth Corrections. Based on good behavior, the Rite of Passage/Qualifying House just outside of Idaho Springs offers attendees a graduating step to adulthood, college, military service, and/or career. The Juvenile Community Review Board meets as needed as youth graduates from the Rite of Passage program facility outside of Idaho Springs.

•Review Process:

o The review board must review the juvenile's case file, provided by the Department of Human Services, within fourteen days of referral.

oThe board considers factors such as the

juvenile's history, risk assessment results, criteria established by the board, and guidance from the Department of Human Services.

o Criteria for placement must be based on researched factors correlated with community risk.

• Confidentiality: All information regarding a juvenile case reviewed by the board is confidential and can only be disclosed to specific parties with written permission from the juvenile and legal custodian.

•Meetings are held in Executive Session per Colorado Revised Statute 24-6-402(4)(c). Meeting agendas and minutes are not posted due to confidentiality requirements. (www.larimer.org)

• Membership of the Juvenile Community Review Board represents specific members of the County, e.g., judicial, school district, mental health, etc.

The current vacancies on the Clear Creek County Juvenile Community Review Board include the following:

• Alternate Member: Private Citizen from the Idaho Springs area

• Alternate Member: Citizen from within Clear Creek County

• Juvenile Community Review Board contact: ttroia@clearcreekcounty.us or 303-679-2365.

Legal Notice No. CAN827

First Publication: March 21, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

TOWN OF MORRISON, COLORADO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

ORDINANCE NO. 543

AN EMERGENCY ORDINANACE IMPOSING A THREE (3) MONTH MORATORIUM ON THE ACCEPTANCE

OF LAND USE APPLICATIONS

UNDER TITLE 10

OF THE MORRISON MUNICIPAL CODE

The foregoing Ordinance was, on the 19th day of March, 2024, ordered to be published by title only and penalty provision, if any, and to be posted in full within the Town and on the Town’s website by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately.

The full text of this of this Ordinance is available in electronic form on the Town’s website, www. town.morrison.co.us; copies of this Ordinance are also available in printed form from the Office of the Town Clerk at 321 Colorado Highway 8, Morrison, Colorado 80465.

Posting Date: March 20, 2024 at the Post Office and on the Town Website.

Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk

Legal Notice No. CAN 1525

First Publication: March 28, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

Clear Creek County Board of Adjustment Vacancy

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Clear Creek County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is voluntary and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.

Letters of Application for vacancies on the board

listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 OR Email: bluther@ clearcreekcounty.us.

Position open until filled.

BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT: Five members, two associate members, three year terms. Hears appeals and grants variances by statutory authority to the Clear Creek County Zoning Regulations. Meets once a month with additional meetings and site visits as necessary. There is a vacancy for two Associate Members on the Board of Adjustment for 2024.

Legal Notice No. CAN825

First Publication: March 21, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

Clear Creek County Tourism Bureau Board of Directors Vacancy

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Clear Creek County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is voluntary and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.

Letters of Application for vacancies on the board listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444, OR Email: bluther@ clearcreekcounty.us. Also, please fill out the attached form when submitting your letter of interest. Now accepting applications until positions are filled.

CLEAR CREEK TOURISM BUREAU BOARD

READER

information, Wolfe (who has been named by WIRED Magazine as one of “22 people changing the world”) has beamed her music into space and is a UN role model for innovation. Rose is an American lm director, artist, exhibition curator and writer who delights in exploring the breadth of the human experience. Together, they’ve created physical media, lm and immersive installations.

Head over to https://secure1. dmns.org/adult-programs for tickets.

Learn about the writing process with Jacqueline Woodson

Few contemporary authors are as lauded and beloved as Columbus, Ohio’s, Jacqueline Woodson

An author for all ages, who specializes in books for children and young people, she’s won numerous awards, including the National Book Award, the Newbery Honor and MacArthur Fellowship. Some of her most well-known titles include “Brown Girl Dreaming,” “After Tupac and D Foster” and “Red at the Bone.” In her works, she explores everything from race and gender to class and American history.

Je erson County Public Library is hosting an evening with Woodson from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Friday, April 5 at Je erson Jr./Sr. High School, 2305 Pierce St. in Edgewater. In addition to an author talk, it will also feature a Q&A session and a book signing.

Details and registration are available at https://je colibrary.org/ jacqueline-woodson/.

Escape the Titanic with Molly Brown

Every April the Molly Brown

Public Notices

OF DIRECTORS:

• The purpose of the Board of Directors is to increase the number and frequency of visits to Clear Creek County, and to provide information and direction to visitors in the County.

• The Board of Directors shall also serve as the panel of electors with respect to the County’s Lodging Tax Panel to the extent approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

• The Board shall have not fewer than three (3) and not more than nine (9) members of the Board of Directors for the Corporation.

• All members shall be appointed from the tourism industry in Clear Creek County. This includes tourism business owners or operators or their employees and representatives, local government representatives assigned to engage in tourism marketing activities, or persons experienced in advertising and marketing to encourage tourism.

• Specifically, the Board is seeking members representing the Lodging, Restaurant, or Adventure backgrounds.

• All members shall be citizens of or employed in Clear Creek County.

The term shall be two calendar years and appointment for more than two consecutive terms is discouraged.

• There is currently a vacancy for TWO Full Members on the Clear Creek Tourism Bureau Board of Directors for 2024.

Legal Notice No. CAN829

First Publication: March 21, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS

Clear Creek County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is voluntary and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.

Letters of Application for vacancies on the boards listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444 OR Email: bluther@ clearcreekcounty.us. Position open until filled.

PLANNING COMMISSION: Seven members, three-year terms. Advises the Board of County Commissioners on zoning, subdivision and other land use planning issues. Studies and prepares master plan documents. Members must be Clear Creek County residents. Meets once per month with additional meetings and site visits as necessary. There is a vacancy for 2 Full Members on the Planning Commission for 2024.

Legal Notice No. CAN830

First Publication: March 21, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier

House Museum, 1340 Pennsylvania St. in Denver, goes all out to mark the tragic sinking of the Titanic and Brown’s survival of the ordeal. is year’s events include a discussion of the ship in pop culture and a Titanic Tea, but the most fun will be the Titanic Escape room event, which will be held at 6:30 p.m. on ursday, April 4 and ursday, April 18.

Participants will put themselves in the middle of the disaster — it’s 1:20 a.m. on April 15, 1912 and they’re stuck in the bowels of the ship as it begins sinking. ey must solve puzzles and travel from deck to deck as they attempt to nd a spot on a lifeboat before the ship sinks.

For more information on all the events, visit https://mollybrown. org/.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Indigo De Souza at

the Gothic Theatre

North Carolina’s Indigo De Souza makes the kind of indie rock that is di cult to pin down. It can be anthemic and almost poppy at certain moments, but it has a habit of squirming away and twisting into something you didn’t quite expect. It almost always really and truly rips, and will get under your skin and stay there. Her latest album, last year’s “All of is Will End,” explores a more optimistic worldview, one that celebrates community and focusing on the present.

She’s touring behind the record and is coming to the Gothic eatre, 3263 S. Broadway in Englewood, at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, April 2. Opener HUMBIRD will kick o the evening. Get tickets at www.ticketmaster.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@ hotmail.com.

Metropolitan Districts

Public Notice

NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING FOR HEARING ON PETITION FOR INCLUSION OF ADDITIONAL REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested persons that a Petition for Inclusion of additional real property has been filed with the Board of Directors of the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District. The Board of Directors has fixed Wednesday, the 10th day of April, 2024,at the hour of 6:00 p.m., at Station 3, 8445 S. Highway 285, Morrison, Colorado 80465, as the date, time and place of an open meeting at which such Petition shall be heard.

The name and address of the Petitioner is: Daniel E. Gerlach and Lisa Mary Gerlach 7481 S. Homesteader Drive Morrison, CO 80465

The property to be included into the District is generally described as follows:

Parcel 3, The Homestead Filing No. 4, Amendment No. 3

County of Jefferson, State of Colorado.

Also known as 7481 S. Homesteader Drive, Morrison, CO 80465

All interested parties may appear at such hearing to show cause in writing why such Petition should not be granted.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT.

INTER-CANYON FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT

By:/s/ Jackie White, Secretary

Legal Notice No. CAN 1524

First Publication: March 28, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier Public Notice

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, pursuant to Section 32-1-1001(2)(a), C.R.S. the Board of Directors of KITTREDGE SANITATION AND WATER DISTRICT will consider taking action to adjust its rates and fees at public hearing held during the regular meeting of the Board of Directors on Tuesday, April 23, 2024, at 6:30 p.m. to be held at the Kittredge Civic Association Community Center Dave Hahn Building, located

at 26499 Mowbray Court, Kittredge, CO 80457. Any interested elector within the Kittredge Sanitation and Water District may file or register comments via e-mail (nickie@nmholderbiz.com), postal service to Kittredge Sanitation and Water District, PO Box 7, Kittredge, Colorado, 80457, or by calling Evergreen Metro District at (303) 674-4112 at any time prior to the meeting

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any customer or other interested person may appear at said time and place for the purpose of providing input, comments or objections regarding any proposed rate or charge increase. Published in the Canyon Courier on March 28, 2024. Posted on the District website (www.kittredgeswd.org) and transmitted to the Special District Association for posting on its website (www.sdaco.org) on March 18, 2024.

Dated this 18th day of March, 2024.

KITTREDGE SANITATION AND WATER DISTRICT

By: S/Kyle Brytowski

Kyle Brytowski, Secretary

Legal Notice No. CAN 1523

First Publication: March 28, 2024

Last Publication: March 28, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier