Canyon Courier May 9, 2024

Cristi Galan, a 27-year Bergen Meadow Elementary teacher, and her husband Carl Browne took pictures of their children’s handprints on the wall at the school. PHOTO BY JANE REUTER

Former sta , students say goodbye to Bergen Meadow Elementary

After 53 years, the school will close and merge with Bergen Valley Elementary

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In its 53-year history, Bergen Meadow Elementary educated more than 15,000 students with the help of 1,500-plus teachers. Many of those teachers and students returned to the school May 1 to bid it farewell. Bergen Meadow will close at the end of the school year, a victim of declining enrollment. It will combine with its sister school, Bergen Valley Elementary, in fall 2024, which will be renamed Bergen Elementary. To celebrate the mark it made on the Evergreen community, the school hosted a closing ceremony May 1 that drew a packed house. Five former principals whose tenure spanned from 1983 to today spoke at the event. Attendees also got to view the contents of ve time

capsules buried at the school from the 1980s to 2011, and scrapbooks highlighting the school’s and students’ successes. It was an evening of tears, laughter and many, many hugs.

Speakers returned to a common theme: that the spirit of community established at Bergen Meadow will exist far beyond its closure.

“A school is not a building,” said former principal Judy Herm, who served from 1997 to 2001. “It’s a meeting of hearts and minds devoted to the best education of the students. at legacy will continue.”

“Don’t see this as an ending,” said former principal Barb Boillot. “See it as a way to pay it forward, to celebrate that we can and are making a di erence in children’s lives.”

Principals shared not only their love for the school and gratitude to the community but tales of bears, mountain lions and a dead elk on the playground — which parent volunteers heroically removed before recess.

Current principal Kristen Hyde, who joined the sta in 2019, dealt

e school’s longest-term teacher Meg Eckert said she originally hoped to teach in an inner-city school and reluctantly accepted the job at Bergen Meadow. She stayed for 29 years.

“I never once looked at another

Eckert noted the school’s population split into two age groups when Bergen Valley opened and is now coming back together as one.

“I get to see it come full circle,” she said. “We are not tearing down a building. We are building a community.”

School leaders honored Bergen parent and volunteer Pam Lush Lindquist, who organized the May 1 celebration and many other events. e school community also paid tribute to deceased teachers Walt Goltl and Terri Lee Hessner.

with the challenge of leading a school through the pandemic.

“I was full of hope and optimism and then March 2020 hit,” she said. “My hopes turned into frantic planning, and how to literally keep my students and sta alive. We received new guidelines daily to the point where ‘pivot’ became a bad word.

After the ceremony, attendees walked the hallways, peeking in classrooms and recalling days past.

“ ere are so many memories; they all rush in,” said Steve Farley, who taught at the school for 23 years.

“As a new teacher, I had nothing to compare it with. But as I talked to people, I realized the grass was not

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Bergen Valley third grade teacher Kim Mott (in pink) hugs Irene Grundin, who taught at the school for 35 years.

PHOTOS BY JANE REUTER

Former Bergen Meadow Elementary students Kit (standing) and Caroline Winfrey find their handprints on the school’s handprint wall following the May 1 closing ceremony.

Zillow Rolls Out a Home ‘Touring Agreement’ That Doesn’t Comply With Colorado Law

Ever since the March 15th announcement by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) that it had reached a settlement on the massive litigation against it regarding buyer agent commissions, brokers and brokerages have been trying to figure out how they can get buyers to sign an agreement of the type required by that settlement.

Such an agreement would have to provide for payment by buyers of the broker working on their behalf, and that agreement would have to be signed before an agent could show the buyer any homes for sale.

with whom I shared Zillow’s agreement last week.

First, since it has not been approved by the Colorado Real Estate Commission (CREC), Zillow’s form can only be used by brokers if it has been prepared by that broker’s own lawyer. Second, it does not contain the required definitions of working relationships.

I asked Waters what new or changed contracts the Division is working on to comply with the provisions of the NAR settlement, and she replied as follows:

Zillow, which is now a brokerage, not merely a real estate listing site, thinks it has produced an agreement which satisfies that requirement and that buyers would be happy to sign. The essence of it is that it is non-exclusive, lasts only seven days, and does not commit the buyer to paying anything.

Although the “Touring Agreement” is copyrighted, the April 30th blog post by Zillow’s Chief Industry Development Officer, Errol Samuelson, states that “we’re making it available for use to the entire residential real estate industry.”

Above right I have reproduced the one-page agreement, omitting only the non-discrimination clause and the signature lines.

In the blog post, Samuelson acknowledged that “the form of this agreement will vary by state, [but] we’re calling on the industry to adopt a non-exclusive, limited-duration agreement for the initial tours conducted by an agent with a prospective buyer.”

Indeed the form does not comply with Colorado state law in two respects, according to Marcia Waters, who heads the Division of Real Estate at the Colorado Department of Regulatory Affairs,

“It is our position that the NAR settlement doesn't require any changes to our forms. With that said, the Forms Committee is working on some possible revisions to the listing contracts, the contract to buy and sell and the brokerage disclosure to buyer to provide further clarification about compensation. Those revisions will be considered by the Real Estate Commission at their nonrulemaking hearing for the forms in June.” That meeting is at 9 a.m. on June 4th. The requirements established by the NAR settlement are now set to take effect on August 17th.

I like the concept of Zillow’s proposed touring agreement, since the NAR settlement only specifies “an agreement.” Having sent it to the Division of Real Estate and also to Frascona, Joiner, Goodman & Greenstein, PC, the law firm which serves Golden Real Estate and hundreds of other brokerages with legal forms not among those mandated by the CREC, I’m hopeful that one or the other of them will produce a “showing agreement” that we can use.

Without such an document agreeable to buyers, we can expect that buyers will only call listing agents to see listed homes. That scenario would serve neither the industry nor the public.

NAR Releases Additional Rules Pursuant to Settlement

Heretofore, the only guidance brokers had regarding the NAR settlement was that the MLS could no longer display an offer of co-op compensation for listings and that brokers could not show listings to a buyer with first executing a written agreement with that buyer. Last week we were advised of some additional rules that the MLSs need to follow. Here are the key takeaways.

MLSs may not “create, facilitate, or support any non-MLS mechanism (including by providing listing information to an internet aggregator’s website for such purpose)” that includes “offers of compensation to buyer brokers or other buyer representatives.”

MLS data may not be used “directly or indirectly” to create a platform containing offer of compensation, and, if that is done, the MLS must terminate the access to the MLS and MLS data by the offending broker or brokerage.

Virtually every brokerage has its own website on which MLS listings are displayed. These websites must not, with or without MLS support, filter the display of listings to exclude individual listings based on the level of compensation offered or to exclude listings by specific brokerages or specific listing agents within a brokerage.

New Homes Can Have Inspection Issues, Too

This will be a good year, I believe, for the developers and builders of new homes. There’s a decent supply, you can choose between spec homes that are already built, or design a home to your specifications if you are not in a rush.

You won’t have to deal with bidding wars, but you also won’t be able to negotiate a price reduction. It’s “list price only” with builders.

Also, you can hire a buyer’s agent, such as my broker associates or me, who will be paid by the builder, so you don’t have to pay for professional representation. Too many buyers of new homes end up regretting that they bought from a builder’s salesperson and didn’t have a professional on their side. The builder’s agent is working for the builder and not in your best interest.

Another mistake buyers make is to think that because a home is new, it doesn’t need to be inspected. You abso-

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lutely must invest in the cost of a professional home inspector. We have an inspector on our team, Jim Camp, who has decades of experience inspecting new homes for buyers. We recommend him exclusively. New construction is permitted and must pass county or city inspection, but, based on the kinds of defects that Jim has found in new homes, we worry that these inspections can be too cursory.

Jim likes to do a 2-phase inspection. The first inspection would be at the rough-in or pre-drywall stage, and the second or final inspection would be prior to the buyer’s final walk-through with the builder.

As when buying an existing home, money spent on inspections is money well spent, because you might uncover hidden defects, from sewer to attic, that could cost you much more later on.

Call me with your questions.

The Cow restaurant coming to Evergreen

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Morrison’s e Cow restaurant has long been a favorite of locals and visitors alike, garnering thousands of ve-star Google ratings for its food, sta and atmosphere. Owners Sherri and Dave Lind hope to duplicate that winning formula in Evergreen, where they plan to open a second Cow this fall.

e Evergreen restaurant will debut in the downtown site formerly occupied by Maya’s Cantina at 28215 Highway 74.

“I love making people happy and creating di erent menu items,” Sherri Lind said. “And we absolutely love the Evergreen area.”

While the Evergreen Cow will feel

familiar to patrons of the original Morrison restaurant, o ering the same menu, prices and hours, the new site will have some notable differences. e Evergreen space has more seating capacity, and because Maya’s had a replace and bar, the new Cow will as well. e Evergreen Cow is designed with garage doors that can open to the outside, plans show.

Root Architecture’s Zeke Freeman, who designed the new site, said it will also have a di erent feel than its Morrison counterpart.

“Maya’s was kind of a high-end place, and we’re trying to keep some of that while also bringing in the character of e Cow,” he said. “It’s an opportunity to do something different.”

In addition to owning the Cow, Sherri Lind has a lifetime of restaurant experience. e Arizona native grew up in the restaurant industry. Her family ran a large sports bar franchise in her home state. Sherri Lind moved to the Denver metro area to open another sports bar franchise, but the couple found an unexpectedly better t in Morrison. In 2014, the Linds dined at what was then called the Blue Cow and fell in love with the quirky little diner on the banks of Bear Creek.

“We bought this as a hobby, and it just turned into way more than a hobby,” she said.

e Linds repainted the hot pink and blue building in earthy tones and expanded it from a breakfast/ lunch menu to include dinner, keeping the soft-serve ice cream and walk-up serving window for which the Blue Cow was known.

e Cow describes itself as a “cozy mountain diner,” and serves everything from omelets and breakfast burritos to burgers and beef strogano . Customers ock to e Cow for weekend breakfasts, cheerfully wait-

ing an hour or more to dine amidst the cow-themed décor.

“We’ve had great support over the years from a lot of people,” Dave Lind said. “We have a lot of repeat business locally and even from Red Rocks. We get people who come here for three nights of concerts, and we’ll see them six times in those three days.”

e Linds hope to duplicate that experience and customer enthusiasm in Evergreen. e one item that won’t be found in Evergreen is softserve ice cream, though Sherri Lind said they expect to o er desserts with ice cream.

e bovine décor will be duplicated in Evergreen.

“Our customers made a lot of the artwork in the bathrooms and dining room (of the Morrison restaurant) or I’ve made them myself,” Sherri Lind said. “Just recently, a woman from Texas and her daughter were here. When they got home, she just sent us two paintings of cows they had done and asked us to add them to the collection. We’re hoping that continues in Evergreen.”

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greener. I couldn’t have worked at a better place.”

Many searched for student handprints in a hallway marked with hundreds of colorful painted hands. Departing second-graders paint their handprints there to memorialize their time at the school and signify their passage to Bergen Valley.

“I’ve cried so many tears,” said 27-year Bergen Meadow teacher

Cristi Galan, as she and her husband photographed their two sons’ prints. “It’s always the hands that make me cry.”

e Je co school board voted in

November 2022 to close Bergen Meadow and 15 other schools with declining enrollment.

Bergen Meadow and Bergen Valley — located less than two miles apart and known together as e Bergens — share a principal; buses; a PTA; a digital teacher librarian; art, music and physical education teachers; mental health professionals and more.

Bergen Meadow served pre-kindergarten through second-grade students and Bergen Valley third through fth graders.

Je co Public Schools is building a 15,000-square-foot, 10-classroom addition to Bergen Valley Elementary School to prepare for its new students and transformation to Bergen Elementary.

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gen Meadow Elementary speech and language specialist Lynn Moyle, in yellow, standing with her daughterin-law Alison Moyle, was among the many former sta members who received roses during the school’s May 1 closing ceremony.

After 30 years, Morrison Carworks closes

Morrison native moves his business to Golden, historic building will be razed after

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

On a cold, dreary day that matched Clint Raymond’s mood, he and his wife Lynette lowered the iconic “Morrison Carworks” sign from atop 319 Bear Creek Ave. e task signaled the end of an era for both Raymond — who ran the shop for 30 years — and Morrison.

Property owner Je Bradley plans to raze the historic building, which is structurally unsound, and said he does not yet know what the future of the site will be.

Water to the shop stopped working in December 2023, and a section of the roof caved in about several months ago. Raymond installed a metal support to keep it from caving further in his nal months of business.

“ e building is saying it’s time to go,” Raymond said. “But it served us well for 30 years.”

Raymond will continue running Morrison Carworks, but at a new site near the Je erson County Fairgrounds in unincorporated Golden. ere, he will re-erect the sign and put up the dozens of license plates that previously decorated the outside wall of his Morrison shop. But it

will not be the same.

“It’s very bittersweet,” he said. “It’s been tough on me mentally. e place I’m moving into is fantastic. It will be much more e cient to work out of. But this has been a huge part of my life.”

e Morrison native said he always knew his future would be in the automotive industry.

“I’ve been a car guy ever since I was a kid,” he said.

While a student at Bear Creek High School, he won a drag race at Bandimere Speedway and with it, a $5,000 scholarship. at helped pay for his education at the now-closed Denver Automotive & Diesel College.

Raymond started his career working for Loren Oswalt at the former Conoco station on Morrison’s main drag. At 22, he moved across the street, opening Morrison Carworks in the distinctive white brick Bear Creek Avenue building. Originally built in 1928 as the Mt. Morrison Garage, the wooden structure was destroyed by re in 1931 and rebuilt with brick as the Baker & Smith Garage.

When Raymond took over, it had been used as an art gallery. Returning it to its original use, he opened his shop on Jan. 2, 1994. e day, he remembers, was unnervingly quiet.

“ e place had been shut down for six months,” he said. “We did a lot of oor sweeping that rst day.”

at quickly changed, and Raymond’s business thrived. As a longtime local with a highly visible loca-

tion on the town’s main street, he drew a mix of business from locals and visitors. e license plate wall an employee nailed together years ago became a photography favorite, with high school seniors posing there for photos each year. Every day through most of those 30 years, one of Raymond’s friends drove by and honked his horn. Raymond rarely saw him, but he knew the sound of his horn. He will miss all of it.

“Here I was more of a service station,” he said. “Now I’m in an industrial area. ere will be no drive-by business.”

But three decades have changed not just the building, but the town. ere is no going back, Raymond acknowledges.

“I like that Morrison tries to be a small town, but I miss a lot of what it

used to be before it became so touristy,” he said. “Whatever they do with this site, I hope they’ll try to keep an older-looking theme.”

Bradley said he’s considered a hotel and an architect with which he’d consulted had suggested a restaurant. But neither of those uses is set.

“It’s a di cult site,” he said. “And we can’t move forward with anything now because of the moratorium on site plans. We don’t know what the rules are going forward.”

In March, the Morrison Town Board approved a three-month moratorium on new land use applications while it rewrites part of the town code to eliminate con icts.

Regardless of the site’s future, Bradley said one thing is certain.

“Clint’s been a xture there; he will be missed,” he said.

The early days of the Baker & Smith Garge, the building that most recently housed Morrison Carworks.

PHOTO COURTESY OF CLINT RAYMOND

Founder of Arvada nonprofit speaking in metro area to raise awareness about orphans in South Sudan

Seeds of South Sudan helps refugee children gain education with goal of rebuilding their native country

BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

An Arvada-based nonpro t with board members from throughout the metro area aims to help rebuild the world’s newest — and one of its poorest — countries. Seeds of South Sudan helps relocate and educate orphans who face an otherwise bleak future, with the intention that the children return to help rebuild their home country.

“Without help from an organization like ours, these children are stuck in a refugee camp,” said Arvada resident Jill Flateland, a Seeds volunteer who sponsors children with her husband Byron. “Education is key for allowing them to actually have a life. We o er them an opportunity to become educated, with the goal of giving back to their home country — to be the seeds of South Sudan.”

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Group founder Arok Garang, who was one of the Lost Boys of Sudan, will be speaking about his life’s work at several metro area churches in June. As a young man, the United Nations helped Garang move to Colorado from a refugee camp, where he earned an economics degree from the University of Colorado at Denver. He now lives primarily in Kenya, where he oversees a boarding house in which Seeds’ students live.

Each year, Seeds sponsors several South Sudanese orphans from among thousands at the refugee camp. ey then live in the boarding house and attend school.

Seeds’ sponsors pay $150 a month, which covers the cost for a student’s education, lodging, food, clothing and medical expenses. In exchange, they can track their student’s progress, and communicate via letters and Zoom.

Conifer resident and Seeds board member Eileen Steeg learned about the organization in 2023 and spon-

With support from the Arvada-based Seeds of South Sudan, these eight former refugees are currently enrolled at Arnersen’s Boys High School in Kenya.

sored two children who were living in Kenya’s Kakuma Refugee Camp with 150,000 other refugees.

“I realized this was the most meaningful opportunity that had crossed my path since I had retired from teaching in 2018,” she said. “Americans spend so much money per month on fast food and co ee and for a relatively small amount of $150 a month, I could impact and basically save a life. It was an amazing feeling.

“Some of our kids have gone on to university and are in the process of becoming doctors and lawyers,” she added. “We have one young man who is graduating this December with his medical degree. Just imagine if he had stayed in the camp!”

Seeds of South Sudan is closely a liated with Arvada Covenant Church, where volunteers helped Garang form the nonpro t in 2011. Its board includes volunteers from Conifer, Denver, Littleton, ornton, Westminster and Arvada.

South Sudan, which has been independent from Sudan since 2011, is recovering from decades of civil war. Complicating its recovery, it faces ongoing issues with Sudan over oil revenues and land borders, and ghting

between government forces and rebel groups.

e con icts and disease have separated families and fed a constant wave of misplaced children, many of whom arrive at refugee camps malnourished, traumatized and alone. eir trials don’t end there; malnutrition and disease are ongoing issues in the Kakuma Refugee Camp, according to Seeds website, and educational and economic opportunities are limited.

“Inside this small city at the edge of the desert, children age into adulthood and hope fades to resignation,” the site says.

“ e bottom line is, they don’t get out of the refugee camp unless they get sponsored,” said Seeds’ board member and Arvada resident Jeri Lou Maus, who also sponsors a child.    rough Seeds, 159 children have received an education or are now attending school in Kenya. Sixty- ve have graduated high school and more than 20 are attending college in Kenya.

ousands more remain in the refugee camp.

“No matter how many you sponsor, it’s never enough,” board vice president Byron Flateland said.

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Why is recycling becoming more and more challenging? When the occurrence of contaminants in a load of co-mingled or single-stream recycling becomes too great, the items will be sent to the land ll even though some of them are viable for recycling. is typically happens because recycling is a business: When extra costs add up simply to separate out the contamination it becomes anancial determinant, rather than an environmental choice, and recyclables, along with the aberrant materials, end up in the land ll.

Next to exible plastic lm, glass poses one of the most signi cant contamination threats to singlestream recycling and should not be added to your co-mingled recycling stream. Because glass breaks during the collection process (the contents within the trucks are compacted at a rate of approximately 2,750 psi, or pounds per square inch), these glass shards and pieces impregnate certain materials such as paper and cardboard, rendering these materials unable to be recycled, and turning your collection into nothing more than trash.

When disposed of properly, glass is one of the most highly valuable materials to recycle. Why is this? Due to its in nite recyclability, glass

When most people think of estate planning, usually writing out their will comes to mind. A will can help you accomplish a number of important estate planning goals; however it is certainly not a complete plan to protect your future. A will allows you to control how your assets are distributed after you pass away. If you don’t have a will (intestate), your assets will be distributed in accordance with Colorado’s intestacy succession laws that determine who will inherit your estate. is is known as intestate succession in which Colorado acts in an objective and procedural manner to ensure your assets are distrib-

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Full transparency: Glass

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can be recycled inde nitely without losing its quality or purity. It can be melted down and reshaped into new glass products quickly (within 30 days) without degradation, making it a highly sustainable material.

ere are environmental advantages as well. Recycling glass conserves natural resources and reduces the need for raw materials like sand, soda ash and limestone, all used in the manufacturing of new glass. Beyond the conservation of natural resources, the melting point of recycled glass is lower than that of raw materials which results in energy savings during the manufacturing process, conserving energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions associated with glass manufacturing.  en, of course, there’s the simple fact of reduced land ll space. When glass is recycled, therefore diverted from the land lls where it would otherwise take up space, (it never biodegrades or breaks down) this further contributes to a decrease in environmental pollution. How is glass recycled in Ever-

green? e short answer is, as you read above, NOT in your curbside recycling bins. I’ve told you about EDS Waste Solutions, Evergreen’s exclusive drop-o recycling center located behind King Soopers in Bergen Park, where your glass can be dropped o and will later be transported to a glass manufacturing facility.

ere will soon be another opportunity for Evergreen neighborhoods to recycle glass. In collaboration with Colorado’s local glass processing plant, Glass-to-Glass, along with Anheuser-Busch, and O-I (local glass manufacturer), large collection bins will be donated by Anheuser-Busch and distributed throughout Evergreen, a ording us free, convenient, proper disposal of glass. ese substantial collections will be taken to Broom eld, home of Glass-to-Glass, to be processed and imported into our local closedloop system.

Closed-loop recycling refers to a recycling system in which a material is recycled and reused to repeatedly create the same type of product. In a closed-loop recycling system, the recycled material is collected, processed and reintroduced into the production process where new products of the same type are manufactured without loss in quality or purity.

Along with Celene Peck-Andreano, Business Manager and Chief Visionary at Glass-to-Glass, I will be o ering a free glass workshop/ information event from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 15, at Evergreen Fire Rescue in the large auditorium. e address is 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. We will present an engaging and educational slideshow and will also share beautiful samples of glass, representing the various stages of the recycling process.

In the meantime, please never hesitate to reach out with any questions this article may have generated about glass recycling and/or inquiries about Evergreen’s revised recycling protocol. Your questions can be emailed to me at recycling@ sspwaste.com. Additionally, you are invited to visit the SSP Waste, Inc. website at sspwaste.com where you will nd up-to-date recycling information.

Deb Sandler wrote a recurring recycling/sustainability column in San Diego which ran in the Solana Beach Sun, Del Mar Times, Rancho Santa Fe Review, and Carmel Valley News. She has spent the past 16 years helping to educate people on how to responsibly divert from landlls, waterways and roadsides. Visit bagladyoftherockies.com for more information and resources.

A will is a key component of any estate plan, but it’s not enough

uted. e process of intestate succession completely ignores your wishes because what you “would have wanted” is simply irrelevant to the state without a formal will in place.

A will is also critical when you have minor children. Under a will, you dictate the guardian who will raise your minor children, you dictate the conservator who will control the money on behalf of your children, and you dictate the terms and conditions

as to how and when your children gain  control of the money. However, without a will, a court decides who will raise your children and who will tend to the money on their behalf until the child turns 21, and the court may appoint people that you yourself never would have selected.

A will is an important document to create so you can rest assured your wishes will be respected after you’ve passed away. Yet, it’s important to consider the limitations of a will as well. For instance, your will does not determine who will manage your affairs should you become incapacitated.

Estate planning involves more than just a will that only comes into

play at death, you also need to establish documents that will come into play in in life should you become incapacitated. Creating a durable power of attorney for nancial purposes and advanced medical directives will ensure that you retain some control over what is done on your behalf if you become incapacitated. Each of these documents empowers one or more individuals to make decisions about your assets or medical care when you are unable. If you do not have either document in place, a court will decide who to appoint to ll these roles for you. e court appointed agent would have the power

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Full Monty’

earing the name “ e Full Monty” probably conjures up a very speci c set of images for most people. Namely, six men whom you wouldn’t think of as strippers doing just that. And to be honest, it’s not like the story isn’t about that.

But as Nick Sugar, director of the musical version at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, explains it, stripping is by no means the only thing the show is about.

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“ ere are several journeys going on in this show — not just the men, but the women who have been there alongside them the whole time,” he said. “People are going to show up expecting one thing and they’re going to leave saying, ‘I didn’t see that coming.’”

“It really does touch on a lot of social issues in a sneaky way,” added David Nehls, music director. “It deals with the way see ourselves as men, homophobia, misogyny and body image.”

“ e Full Monty” runs at Miners Alley, 1100 Miners Alley in Golden, through Sunday, June 2. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on

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to take actions they believe are in your best interest regardless of your personal preferences.

Further, certain nancial accounts allow for a bene ciary designation form, instead of a will, for guidance on how the asset is to be distributed after the owner’s passing. is types of assets include life insurance, annuities, retirement accounts like IRAs and 401(k)s.  When there is a completed designated bene ciary form, many court cases have concluded that the owner’s statements and intent in his or her will do not matter if they contradict what was written on the bene ciary designation form. is is why it’s important to also review your bene ciary designations periodically to ensure they re ect your wishes now, and not what you wanted when, for example, you opened the IRA 20 years ago.

Sunday. e show is rated R and recommended for audiences 18-yearsold and older.

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Based on the 1997 British lm, this musical version has been Americanized and takes place in Bu alo, New York. It follows six unemployed steelworkers who need to make some money fast, so they decide to put on a one-night-only strip show. e cast includes Rory Pierce, Annie Dwyer, Alejandro Roldan and Kelly Alayne Dwyer.

e show is the rst musical in Miners Alley’s new location and it’s the perfect place for this show, which features live musicians playing all the music written by David Yazbek.

“ ere are live, professional musicians playing what audiences are hearing and these guys work so hard,” Sugar said. “It takes a village to put a production like this on and

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How Cinderella City shaped the modern mall

BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

escribed as a “city under a roof” by devoted amateur historian Josh Goldstein, Cinderella City in Englewood was once one of the largest and most innovative shopping malls in the country.

Created by developer Gerri Von Frellick, Cinderella City opened for business in 1968 and was mostly demolished in 1998. Its history, though short and controversial, helped shape the foundation of the modern mall.

“I think it was well known in the

mall and shopping center industry that Cinderella City was more than a mall, and that was seen by a lot of different people, and who knows how that was taken by generations of urban planners and architects and developers,” said Goldstein, who works as an architectural software engineer.

“ ere were a lot of good and bad things from this mall that we should take as lessons.”

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Jack Bu ngton, program director for supply chain management at the University of Denver, said the evolution of American shopping malls began after World War II.

“A highway system was built in the United States and people started moving out in the suburbs and then the rst generation of malls came about, which were strip malls,” Buington said.

In the 1970s and 1980s, a timespan during which Cinderella City was operating, the more traditional style of malls came into the picture.

“Instead of being a strip, it was a single facility, typically cornerstoned by a big department store like JCPenney or something like that,” Bu ngton said.

Goldstein said it took eight years to actually open Cinderella City, as it replaced Englewood’s “beloved city park” and many residents didn’t see a need for a massive shopping center.

Once opened, however, in the rst half of its life, Cinderella City, or “New Englewood,” was a bustling enclosed metropolis.

Divided by color into ve sub-malls so it would be easy to navigate, the space was essentially a rainbow of activity and amenities, some unique to the times, including a large event space, grand fountain, hundreds of

retail shops, o ce space, a massive parking deck and more.

“Cinderella City encapsulated the idea that a mall could be more than a shopping center,” Goldstein said. “It was the biggest mall Von Frellick had built and I think for just a little bit it was the biggest mall in the country, possibly the world.”

Goldstein said the project was also very community-focused as it had outposts of the Englewood Police Department, re department and high school and it featured permanent handprints and busts of locals who helped make the project a reality.

“So it did really well and it did make the splash and impact that was intended,” Goldstein said. “It really made it feel like it was for the community by the community.”

Goldstein said by 1974, the mall accounted for 52% of Englewood’s revenue.

“ ere’s a funnel of stores and activity from Broadway into the shopping center and I think this is when it became evident that they may have created a monster,” Goldstein said.

By the 1980s, despite an attempt at saving the structure that had some minor success, Cinderella City would fall into decay and disrepair due to years of maintenance neglect, competitors and changing times.

Goldstein said the event space was changed, the fountain was removed, retailers began to leave, o ce space was left vacant, the massive parking deck crumbled and crime at the mall increased.

“ ey made a monster,” Goldstein said. “ ey made this thing that was so big and it’s great when you rst build it, but then 10 years down the line, where’s the money going to come from to maintain the repair and replace?”

Bu ngton said in the late 1990s and early 2000s, large stores like Walmart started replacing the traditional mall because it was one store that could o er almost everything at lower prices in a singular location.

In 1998, after discussion and redevelopment plans, Cinderella City was mostly demolished, except for the part that became Englewood’s city hall, and eventually transformed into a transit-oriented development.

Goldstein was driving by with his parents and became interested in the history of the project.

“ ey spoke of it so fondly and I couldn’t quite rationalize the discrepancies between what I was seeing outside the window, which was just absolute destruction and sadness and a big empty hulk where you could see into its innards, and then what they were telling me how amazing, and colorful and fun and enjoyable the mall was in the 1970s,” Goldstein said.

It was Cinderella City that actually inspired Goldstein to go into the architectural software industry.

In 2024, nearly 26 years after its demise, the only structure left standing from Cinderella City is the three-story Englewood Civic Center.

Goldstein said this building was a department store attached to the once massive mall.

‘Paradoxically behind the times’

“(Cinderella City) was ahead of its time and it did do good things for the community, but it also in other ways was paradoxically behind the times and did bad things for the community,” Goldstein said.

It cost millions of dollars for the city to demolish the mall and over the years, the area has seen redevelopment but not at the scale of Cinderella City during its heyday, Goldstein said.

“At the time local governments didn’t really know how to handle this, but I think the City of Englewood was faced with a pretty unprecedented situation,” Goldstein said.

Cinderella City was one of the rst

“I think it was a precursor to a lot of other malls that have since fallen,” Goldstein said.

He said Cinderella City wasn’t a sustainable project. It was shaped like an M and had many levels so it could properly t on its property. However, Goldstein said this was an issue for long-term evolution.

“To some degree, Cinderella City wasn’t going to redesign itself out of its own problems because it was inherently a problematic layout and design,” he said.

However, Goldstein said, some aspects of the mall were positive and innovative measures that are seen in modern trends.

e biggest feature was Cinderella City’s Cinder Alley, which was a connection of pathways to various small shops where up-and-coming artists or crafters could sell their goods.

“I think the mixed-use part of it and the community-oriented part of it and the hyper-local part of it are good lessons to take away,” he said. “I am unsurprised that that is a trend and probably always will be a trend, and Cinderella City just happened to get there rst.”

ese days, Bu ngton said malls are all about experience and how to engage consumers.

“If we talk about today, malls are becoming these multipurpose experiential models where there is more of a community,” Bu ngton said.

He explained a big factor into the future of what a mall-type facility looks like now is commercial real estate.  ere are di erent types of real estate including o ce, retail and

industrial, said Bu ngton, who explained that numbers are down for these separately.

“So what a lot of these commercial real estate developers are trying to do is to try to manage these vacancies to make things multipurpose,” Bu ngton said.

Continued impact

Goldstein spent years researching the Cinderella City project and for the last few years has worked to create an immersive digital exhibit featuring the project, which will be in the Englewood Historic Preservation Society’s new museum.  e exhibit will feature a simulation Goldstein has created to pay homage to the project that inspired his career and passion.

“ e simulation is Cinderella City in two di erent eras,” he said. “So, Cinderella City as it appeared in 1968 and the other time period is 1988… You can time travel and you can see what that very same spot looks like 20 years in the future.”

Goldstein said he really wanted to feature the two lives of Cinderella City in both the simulation and the museum exhibit.

As of press deadlines, the museum was slated for a soft opening on May 4.

“(It’s) the life it lived after it was built and the life it lived shortly before it died,” Goldstein said of his simulation.

Bu ngton said technology will inuence how future versions of malls will look for customers.

“ e new model has to be experiential,” Bu ngton said. “It really comes down to innovation.”

PHOTO ON PREVIOUS PAGE: People walking around the Gold Mall in Cinderella City in the early 1970s. The Gold Mall was one of five sub malls that made up the vast structure of Cinderella City. COURTESY OF ENGLEWOOD

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A simulated representation of Gold Mall created by architectural software engineer Josh Goldstein. This image is similar to what viewers see when they participate in his simulation of Cinderella City.

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Stop and go

DEER CREEK CANYON – Resplendent in neon jersey and black Spandex pants, on the afternoon of March 23 the cyclist happened upon a peaceful stretch of river bank and decided it was time to “take a break,” which pause took him some small distance into the brush and willows beside the road. Emerging refreshed, Cyclist’s relief turned to concern when the man living across the street appeared in his driveway next to a sign declaring that “Trespassers Will Be Shot.” Clearly cheesed, the man “yelled at

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everyone has come through to gure out how to best do this on the new stage. We just couldn’t do the show with the integrity the script calls for in the old space.”

e musical numbers might be the show-stoppers, but the book, written by Terrence McNally, gives every character a true personality of their own and allows them to grow as the show unfolds.

“It’s great seeing people come together in adverse situations, which is something we can all relate to now,” Nehls said. “I think the stage show has more heart than the lm.”

Get tickets for the musical at https:// minersalley.com/shows/the-fullmonty/.

me to leave” and “called me a (dastard).” Riding away at his briskest pace, Cyclist found another quiet roadside harbor and stopped to call the cops. Cyclist wasn’t looking to press charges, simply wishing to apprise JCSO of potential future con icts. “ e weather is getting nicer and more bikers will be on the road,” lectured Cyclist. “Anyone who would yell at strangers and have a sign like that is a ‘red ag’.” O cers thanked Cyclist for the heads-up.

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CANYON – In a bit of a spot, Shiftless needed a cheap place to hang his hat. A soft touch,

Arvada director hosts Colorado Film Premiere

Arvada resident Christopher Fitzpatrick, the director, editor and producer of the independent music documentary “Oklahoma Breakdown,” is hosting the Colorado premiere of the documentary at the Landmark Mayan eatre, 110 N. Broadway in Denver. e event will begin at 6:30 p.m. on ursday, May 16, followed by a concert by Mike Hosty, the lm’s subject, at the Skylark Lounge, 140 S. Broadway. Fitzpatrick will also participate in a Q&A session after the movie.

According to provided information, Hosty “is a one-man band freak of nature who also tells jokes.” e lm delves into who the musician is and why he’s content out of the spotlight. It has won numerous lm festival awards since its premiere in 2022. is should be a fascinating evening, so buy tickets at www.eventbrite.com.

Hapless proposed a handshake agreement whereby Shiftless could stay in his house “a couple months” in exchange for a modest monthly consideration. Not long after moving in, Shiftless informed Hapless that, because “the government owns part of your house,” Hapless cannot legally charge rent and so Shiftless would not be providing any. When Hapless attempted to interest Shiftless in documents proving his sole and legal ownership of the estate, Shiftless “picked up his crossbow,” e ectively ending the conversation. Although he hadn’t felt particularly threatened, it was clear to Hapless that the verbal contract needed drastic

Moms get the last laugh at Schoolhouse Theater

We’re all in pretty dire need of laughs these days, but moms especially could use a break and some hilarity in their lives. To that end, the Schoolhouse eater, 19650 Mainstreet in Parker, is hosting the Moms Unhinged Standup Comedy Show at 7 p.m. on ursday, May 16. e show will feature sets on a variety of topics, including motherhood, midlife crises, marriage, divorce and online dating. e performers will be Lisa Lane, Ashley N-g, Stacy Pederson and headliner Janae Burris. is will be a hilarious night for all (yes, men are welcome to attend) as each performer brings their own perspective and humor to the stage. Buy tickets at https://parkerarts.org/.

and immediate amendation, and he called JCSO. Deputies stood by while Hapless and Shiftless concluded a new handshake agreement whereby Shiftless could move out at his rst convenience.

BFF FUBAR KITTREDGE – On March 21 the noonday sun shone down on two strapping lads beating each other into semi-consciousness in the middle of South End Road. Responding deputies found Gunnar sitting in his driveway nursing a nasty scalp wound and remarked on his rather grisly appearance.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Gary Clark Jr. at Red Rocks

When Texas’ Gary Clark Jr.  rst arrived on the music scene in the early 2010s, he was heralded as the savior of the blues guitar, a modern-day scion of Jimi Hendrix. And while it’s clear that Clark Jr. will always have an a ection for the blues, his latest album, “JPEG Raw,” shows how wide-ranging his interests are. ere’s funk, hip-hop, R&B and classic rock all blended together in a heady brew only he could produce. In support of the album, Clark Jr. will be performing at Red Rocks, 18300 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, May 13. He’ll be joined by the absolute powerhouse legend that is Mavis Staples. is promises to be a great night of live music, so 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.

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Gunnar assured them that most of his injuries were given to him by his “best friend” Axel during a ght they’d had the previous evening. His cranial contusion, on the other hand, was given to him by his “best friend” Axel during the ght they’d in front of Axel’s house just a few minutes. Deputies counseled Gunnar against brawling and told him he’d be charged with trespassing if

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he returned to Axel’s house. Gunnar felt strongly that the o cers lacked perspective on the situation. “What would you do if somebody punched you in the face?” he demanded. Feeling strongly that Gunnar was missing the message, deputies retold him to steer clear of Axel and closed the case.

Knock, knock…

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faucet sprung a “large leak.” Tenant complained about the leak to Case Worker, who immediately contacted Property Manager, who promptly

dispatched Handyman to stem the ood. After failing to raise Tenant by “knocking four separate times,” Handyman simply let himself into the apartment and set about xing the faucet. Belatedly wandering into the kitchen to nd Handyman hard at work, Tenant “screamed” and gave him the bum’s rush. Tenant then wrote a nasty e-mail berating Property Manager for sending Handyman without advance notice, and berating Handyman for entering without leave. Handyman told deputies summoned to the scene that, given the reported size of the

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THURSDAY

Evergreen Fire/Rescue Spring wild re presentation “Firewise landscaping:” 6-7:30 p.m. May 9, EFR Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. Learn how to strategically place re-resistant plants to resist the spread of re to your home. evergreen rerescue.com.

Buchanan Park Improvements: Walk the Park, On Your Own Time: May 9-17. Pick up a map at EPRD Admin Bldg, 1521 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen, and walk the park on your own time.

SATURDAY

Center Stage 3rd annual trunk sale: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 11, 27608 Fireweed Drive in Evergreen. Vintage clothing, handmade princess dresses and skirts, tote bags, jewelry, fabric and patterns.

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cost. Register at evergreenrecreation.com

Bivouac Co ee Colorado Authors book signing: 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., May 18, 1552 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen. Featuring Ron Belak, Diane Lane Chambers, Je Danelek, Lynn Donovan, Karuna Eberl, Sydney Popovich, Martin J. Smith, James Schwartz and Linda Volin. Contact Diane at ellexapress@gmail.com, or Bivouac Co ee 720-588-8761.

Seniors4Wellness Bingo & Games: 12:30-2:30 p.m., May 22, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen.

Recycling Strategies glass recycling community information workshop: 6-8 p.m. May 15, Evergreen Fire/Rescue, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. Learn how to properly dispose of glass so that it can be e ectively recycled. Information: Deb Sandler at recyclingstrategies@gmail.com”

Seniors4Wellness Friday Cafe: 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. May 17, Christ the King Church, 4291 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen

Art Gone Wild fundraiser for Wild Aware: 5-8 p.m. May 17, Mountain Home, 27965 Meadow Drive, Evergreen. Free event featuring wildlife art created by area artists and sculptors for sale to the public, wine and appetizers. Wild Aware volunteers will provide information about the nonpro t’s programs.

EPRD Kids 2K and 5K: 9 a.m. May 18 Participants choose 2K or 5K run in Elk Meadows. Parents can run with kids at no additional

“ e Conversation,” virtual presentation from Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice: 7 p.m. May 22. Helping people share end-of-life wishes for care. Email FoothillsConversations@MtEvans. org for the link or more information.

Evergreen Fire/Rescue Wild re Forum: 6-8 p.m. May 22, Evergreen High School, 29300 Bu alo Park Road, Evergreen. evergreen rerescue.com.

Medlen School Days historical camp: June 6-8 and June 13-15. For elementary age children. Sponsored by the Evergreen Mountain Area Historical Society. Camp is located on South Turkey Creek Road. $40. Email MedlenSchoolDays@ gmail.com for registration form. For information, call JoAnn Dunn at 303-503-5978.

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e American Legion Evergreen Post 2001: Meets every fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m., Evergreen Church of the Trans guration, 27640 Highway 74, Evergreen. Serving all military veterans in the foothills communities. Email evergreenpost2001@gmail.com

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 at 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month January through April at the United Methodist Church of Evergreen, 3757 Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen. For more information, email MountainAreaDems@gmail. com.

Evergreen Elks Lodge 2024 charity golf tournament:  June 19, Hiwan Golf Club, 30671 Clubhouse Ln. Registration 6:30 am, tee time 8:00 am.

Evergreen Sustainability Alliance spring recycling: 10 a.m.-2 p.m. June 22, Evergreen Lutheran Church, 5980 Highway 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. For more information, info@sustainevergreen.org.

Evergreen Sustainability Alliance is looking for volunteers: Evergreen Sustainability Alliance’s “Let’s Embrace Zero Food Waste” program in local schools and food

banks needs volunteers. Volunteers are needed for a couple hours. Call 720-536-0069 or email info@ sustainevergreen.org for more information.

Evergreen Nature Center: e 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. Contact volunteer@ bluesprucehabitat.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 SEE HAPPENINGS, P16

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and programs and services provided by EChO. ere are many volunteer options from which to choose. For more information, call Mary at 720-673-4369 or email mary@evergreenchristianoutreach.org.

LGBTQ+ teen book club: Resilience1220 is o ering an 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, 1232 Bergen Parkway.

Support After Suicide Loss: A safe place to share and learn after losing a loved one to suicide. is group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. For ages 14 and up. Suggested donation for this group is $15. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Sensitive Collection: Resilience1220 strives to inform and support highly sensitive people to

live healthy and empowered lives. It meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. via Zoom. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Caregiver support group: Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice o ers a monthly group to provide emotional support services for caregivers helping ill, disabled or elderly loved ones. An in-person support group meets every third Monday from 4-6 p.m. at 3081 Bergen Peak Road, Evergreen. For more information, visit mtevans.org/services/ emotional-support/.

Parkinson’s disease support group: A Parkinson’s disease support group meets the rst Friday of the month from 1-3 p.m. at Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Drive, Evergreen. For more information, email esears@parkinsonrockies.org.

Mountain Foothills Rotary meetings: Mountain Foothills Rotary meets at 6 p.m. Wednesdays both in person at Mount Vernon Canyon Club, 24933 Club House Circle, Genesee, and via Zoom. Join the Zoom meeting at https://us02web.zoom. us/j/81389224272, meeting ID 813 8922 4272, phone 346-248-7799.

Beyond the Rainbow: Resilience1220 o ers Beyond the Rainbow, which is two support groups that meet the second Tuesday of the month. One is a safe group for those 12-20 and the other is a group for parents and caregivers wanting support for raising an LGBTQ+ child. For group location and to RSVP, email heather@resilience1220.org.

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FEATURE OF THE MONTH

By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles

e annual Evergreen Pro Rodeo Cowboy Association (PRCA) event, a Father’s Day tradition for 58 years in Evergreen, Colorado, returns to El Pinal Rodeo Grounds on Saturday, June 15 and Sunday, June 16. Honoring its western heritage with its theme, “A Return to the Old West,” this much-loved community event celebrates the world of professional rodeo as an exciting sport that features many events that over time have developed and evolved from cattle ranching. anks to the local couple who bought e Little Bear, Alexandra and Patrick Robson, the annual tradition continues with the Rodeo Weekend Kick O Party at the historic Little Bear Saloon in downtown Evergreen on Friday, June 14 from 5:0010:00pm.

e rodeo family lost two of its favorite folks over the past year, Jim Denbow (October 2023) and Alice Denbow (January 2024) whose 70th anniversary would have been this month. eir family continues to be active (third generation) members and sponsors. Consequently, Evergreen Rodeo has chosen these lifelong rodeo supporters posthumously as its Grand Marshals for 2024. Jim was a bareback rider in the original Evergreen Rodeo where Safeway is today. He also worked on the excavation of the new arena at the current grounds in 1969. Alice was the President of the Evergreen Little Britches Rodeo for eight years in the 1970s. Evergreen Rodeo looks forward to honoring their memory and legacy during its parade and throughout rodeo weekend.

On Saturday, June 15, the annual rodeo parade commences at 10:00am. Managed again by Committee Chair Kit Childers, this outstanding parade marches through downtown Evergreen as a forerunner to the Saturday evening and Sunday a ernoon

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e 2024 Evergreen Rodeo features quality-bred livestock from the Cervi Ranch in Eastern Colorado and introduces and showcases national top rodeo professionals who will demonstrate their skills at riding broncos, barrel racing, roping calves, wrestling steers, and more! A Break Away Roping event on Saturday and Sunday will spotlight steer roping.

“In 2023, we exceeded our 2022 rodeo attendance record of over 6,000 people and this year we again expect to increase these numbers,” said Bryan McFarland, Chairman of the Evergreen Rodeo Association Board.

Because of Covid Pandemic restraints in 2020 and people therea er wanting to get back to enjoying the outdoors, Evergreen Rodeo experienced exponential attendance growth over the last two years; 2023 was its most successful year to-date based on both ticket sales and sponsorships (its primary sources of revenue). Evergreen Rodeo sponsorships exceeded $100,000 in 2022 and $140,000 in 2023. At the same time rodeo production costs have increased signicantly. In 2019 the total cost was $135,000 and it has doubled to $270,000 since 2022 and 2023. Even with these cost increases the rodeo is su ciently pro table continuing to address deferred maintenance items on the grounds with ongoing capital projects, while also focusing on improving the overall rodeo experience and capacity for all its guests.

In turn, the Evergreen Rodeo also gives back to the community o ering monetary support to Evergreen’s Annual Holiday Walk, the Kiwanis Club, the Audubon Nature Center, e Colorado Cattlewomen’s Association, and to many others, including local families in need of assistance.

On Saturday, June 15, gates open at 2:00pm and the PRCA Pro Rodeo performance starts at 5:00pm. On Sunday, June 16, gates open at 11:00am and the PRCA Pro Rodeo performance starts at 2:00pm. It is suggested that attendees arrive well in advance of the rodeo to allow ample time to nd parking, enjoy mechanical bull rides, pony rides for the kids, and the rodeo pre-show.

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Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge:

By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles

Summer sights and sounds will soon ll every nook and cranny of our foothills community and there is no better way to spend those lazy summer days than gathering with family and friends at Evergreen Bread and Cocktail Lounge. e easy-to- nd Bergen Village Shopping Center restaurant located at 1260 Bergen Parkway is closed on Monday, but its friendly sta greets its customers Tuesday-throughSaturday from 8:00am-6:00pm and Sunday from 8:00am-3:00pm.

Saturday from 2:00-6:00pm and all day Sunday from 8:00-3:00pm. Our Happy Hour menu features charcuterie boards, small plate items, scratch-made pastas/ house-made sauces, and Detroit-style Pizza with a thicker crust and several topping options,” said Kris Porter, who co-owns the restaurant with her husband John and her sister-in-law Lisa Perl.

“All of our menu selections, including meals, breakfast and European breads, pastries, and desserts are made with the freshest produce and nest ingredients” stated Kris Porter with pride.

e eatery boasts ample parking, indoor community room seating where people can come together at two large banquet-style tables with friends and others, and a patio area that is perfectly suited for your breakfast, lunch, or mid-day meal enjoyment throughout the day.

‘All of our menu selections, including meals, breakfast and European breads, pastries, and desserts are made with the freshest produce and finest ingredients’

Kris Porter Owner

Using some of the oldest varieties of wheat (spelt, Kamut™, millet, quinoa, amaranth, and te ) bread from fermented sour dough starter is made daily in its open-view bakery. e restaurant’s menu features breakfast/lunch/happy hour selections, including: hot and cold sandwiches, soups, salads, breads, pastries, specialty co ees, teas, beer, wine, and cocktails. Visit the Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge website (https:// evergreenbreadlounge.com/) to view its full menu—and more.

“Happy Hour at Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge is Tuesday-through-

Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge is also celebrating the upcoming summer season with a selection of new decadent desserts that include a CoconutCitrus Pana Cotta layered with key lime, coconut, and a toasted marshmallow topping; Strawberry Cheesecake, and Seasonal Tarts that contain Bavarian Cream and either strawberry or berry llings.

Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge (303-862-7993) creates delicious and healthy meals in summer, and every season, that your whole family will love! It also o ers take-out and online service. In addition, a private events space (for up to 30 people) or the entire restaurant (75 people maximum) can be rented for parties and/or corporate meetings. Gi cards can be easily purchased in-store or online for birthdays, holidays, and all gi -giving occasions with options to deliver the gi in person or via email.

Ahh, Springtime!

e snow is melting, the trees are budding, the owers are blooming, and your chimney is leaking. If you notice any suspicious water stains, or hear dripping and can’t nd the source, protect your home and your investment, call us! Our technicians are certi ed by the Chimney Safety Institute of America and the National Fireplace Institute. ey have the experience and expertise to take on your leaky chimney problems and any other replace or chimney needs you have. We will perform a thorough Leaky Chimney Inspection to determine where the water is coming in, and how to stop it.

Take a look at your chimney. Do you see a chimney cap? at’s your rst line of defense against a leaky chimney, and if you don’t see one, call us right away! e structure around your ue may be watertight but if you’re missing your cap or you have a damaged or

improperly sized cap, it allows water straight into the home. Water intrusion from a missing cap can lead to problems that a ect not just your replace and chimney system but other parts of your home as well.

You should also see a galvanized steel chase cover, or concrete chimney crown at the top of your chimney system; depending on how your chimney is constructed. ese are also common weak points for water intrusion. Regardless of material, your chimney will degrade with time, UV rays from sunlight, hail damage, and the repeated freezing and thawing of a Colorado spring.

If you have a framed wooden box, called a “chase”, enclosing your venting system, you should have a proper chase cover, chimney cap, and storm collar. Over time, dents form and the chase cover sags on top, collecting water and rusting through. A new chase cover is

sloped from the center with drip edges designed to shed water away from the sides of the chase. If water runs down the sides of your chase, it can enter through gaps in the sides and where its ashed to the roo ine.

When you look up at your chimney and see intricate stonework, that sight may be accompanied by the thought that it will last forever, but that is simply not true. Masonry chimneys are susceptible to degradation just like any other material. is degradation happens faster than most people expect with the unpredictable winter and spring weather in Colorado. e freeze/thaw cycle is most destructive, that is why it’s so important to keep water owing o and away from your chimney.

Do you see a concrete slap at the top of your stone chimney? Is it 4-5” thick with a 2” overhang to direct water away? If not, you likely have water getting into

your home. We can pour a new crown for your chimney or apply Crown Coat to seal any cracks you may have in your chimney crown. We also have industry speci c materials and techniques, such as special ashing for sealing the uneven edge where rock chimneys meet the roo ine. Put our 25 years of chimney experience in the foothills to work for you!

If the one thing about spring that you are not enjoying is a mysterious water leak in your ceiling, we can help! We can also take on your other replace and chimney needs from sales and installation to annual service and repairs. Give Mountain Man Fireplace & Chimney a call today at (303) 679-1601. You can also reach us at O ce@MtnHP.com, or visit our website: www.MtnManChimney. com. You’re invited to visit our showroom at 7001 Highway 73 in Evergreen.

Rich Barbell Fitness Trains Athletes Using Scienti cally Proven Techniques

Maximizing strength for athletes from junior high through college to achieve peak off-season conditioning.

Individualized and goal-based regiments designed to reach peak levels in strength, power and endurance customized to each athlete and sport.

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By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles

For more than 29 years, Rich Bell of Rich Barbell Fitness & Sports Conditioning located at 30746 Bryant Drive/Unit 403, Evergreen has trained over 400 multi-level athletes in various sports backgrounds. His strength/conditioning training programs for athletes of all skill levels continually incorporate new scienti cally proven techniques and training methods.

“During the rst consultation with young boys/girls and their parents, I learn of their previous athletic experience; novice (zero-to-one year) or intermediate (over one year),” said Rich Bell.

“I use Strength Ratio Testing (the Barbell Bench Press and Barbell Back Squat) to test their upper/lower body strength, power, performance, and speed,” he explained.

Based upon results, he customizes his clients’ programs including training, supplements, nutrition options, and a workout schedule (i.e., a minimum of two days a week with Bell, one day in the gym on your own) to ensure his clients’

fast results, better performance, increased stamina, and improved physical appearance.

Rich Bell nds that intermediate athletes or weekend warriors in the general population tend to have a greater work capacity through their experience in the weight room. Consequently, he can work them much harder and provides them with more training volume per week. Likewise, Bell can design their programs using body parts splits as opposed to using total body sessions with novice athletes. He also evaluates intermediate athletes during two separate days of testing, Day 1: Upper Body Strength Ratio Testing; Day 2: Lower Body Strength Ratio and Power/ Speed Testing.

Bell’s regime (jumping/hopping/skipping/li ing weights), which encompasses a minimum of 12 weeks, require drive and perseverance. Because Rich Bell will tell you what it is, not what you want to hear, the rst 6-8 weeks are de nitely the hardest!

For training information, fees, more about Rich Bell, testimonials, and/or to set up your consultation, contact Rich Barbell Fitness (http://richbarbell tness.com.

5 Things to Know About Asthma and Summer Heat

(StatePoint) Nearly 25 million people of all ages in the United States are living with asthma, a lifelong chronic disease that makes it harder to move air in and out of the lungs.

Here’s what the American Lung Association wants everyone to know during summer, when extreme heat can make asthma harder to manage.

1. New challenges are emerging. Beyond traditional asthma triggers like respiratory infections, secondhand smoke and pets, new challenges are emerging. e e ects of climate change include extreme heat, poor air quality, increased allergens, extreme weather events, and more frequent and intense wild res, all of which are making asthma more di cult to manage.

Excessive heat and humidity increase the risk of asthma exacerbations, asthma-related hospitalization and asthma-related death, especially for children and women. Patients should limit time outdoors during heat waves, seek access to air conditioning and take steps to improve indoor air quality, as humidity allows dust mites and mold to thrive.

2. City dwellers are particularly vulnerable.

Two-thirds of the average U.S. city is made up of roads, parking spaces, sidewalks and roofs. Since these surfaces are typically dark and non-porous, they contribute to ooding, increased air pollution, poor health and what is known as “urban heat,” a phenomenon in which cities experience warmer temperatures

than surrounding areas. Urban heat, combined with pollutants from power plants, motor vehicles and other pollution sources, creates ozone pollution, also known as smog. ose with asthma can experience symptoms like shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing from both ground-level ozone and particle pollution, as well as from the impacts of extreme weather and airborne allergens. Sadly, these issues disproportionally impact certain communities. Due to a history of discriminatory practices like systematic denial of mortgages, insurance loans, and other nancial services on the basis of race and ethnicity, Black and Indigenous people, and other people of color, are more likely to be living in areas impacted by urban heat and poor air quality.

3. Flooding can harm lung health. Increased severe storms due to climate change results in more ooding, which can harm lung health. Chemicals, sewage, oil, gas and other dangerous substances found in oodwaters can pose health risks, and mold, associated with asthma attacks, can grow anywhere there is water or dampness.

4. Advocacy e orts are underway. e Smart Surfaces Coalition is made up of 40 national and international organizations committed to making Smart Surfaces the global urban design standard. Smart Surfaces encompass

Richard Bell, BS, CSCS, is the former Director of Strength

Conditioning for Mullen High School and is currently working as a High School Strength and Conditioning Coach in the Evergreen area. Richard is a highly sought after coach for athletes ages 13 and older from Junior High School to the College ranks.

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constitutes approximately 200 parking spaces, will be reserved for event sponsors only, there will be more shuttles than ever before to move visitors to-and-from the free o site parking areas located at the U.S. Bank Center at 2922 Evergreen Parkway; Evergreen’s Big R Store at 30931 Stagecoach Boulevard; the Medical Center at 30960 Stagecoach Boulevard just west/south of the Big R Store; and the NAPA/Fountain BBQ parking lot across from Big R. Rodeo fans are strongly encouraged to minimize parking concerns by using the free o site parking/free shuttle service and thereby maximize their rodeo experience. Visit the rodeo website (https:// evergreenrodeo.com) for up-to-the-minute parking/shuttle information.

Evergreen Rodeo Association’s approximately 200 volunteer members work diligently year-round to ensure the rodeo (a nonpro t event) puts on the best possible show for our incredible community.

“We could not produce the Rodeo and Parade without our dedicated members, volunteers, and sponsors,” said Bryan McFarland. “We are extremely thankful to each and every one of our volunteers, contributors, returning sponsors who have supported us over the years and new sponsors (including Broce Ranch and Evans Ranch) all of whom enable us to make this rodeo such an enduring community event.”

For a comprehensive list of Evergreen Rodeo Sponsors and more details about the event, visit the website (https://evergreenrodeo.com). Also, it is not too late to become a sponsor for the 2024 Evergreen Rodeo, if you

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a suite of cutting-edge technologies, including re ective (cool) roofs and pavements, green roofs, trees, solar panels and rain gardens. Designed to mitigate urban heat, enhance air quality and improve health, these transformative urban features can cool cities by 5 degrees F, reduce ooding, provide economic bene ts and potentially advance environmental justice.

Photo by Michael Pintar Photography, www.pintargraphy.com

or your business has an interest to do so.

No matter what aspect of the 2024 Evergreen Rodeo you might enjoy: horses and riders, bucking bulls, rodeo clowns, barrel racing, and/or anything and everything else in-between; the 2024 Evergreen Rodeo o ers something for just about everyone.

e Evergreen Rodeo is held in

e American Lung Association, an active member of the Smart Surfaces Coalition, encourages cities to take these actions:

• Install light-colored roads, parking lots and driveways to re ect sunlight and reduce heat.

• Install solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity and provide shade for roofs.

• Plant trees to increase shade.

• Select porous surfaces to collect polluted stormwater, soak it into the ground, and lter out pollution.

Evergreen, Colorado at El Pinal Rodeo Grounds, 9830 Stagecoach Boulevard. Ticket prices (via the Evergreen Rodeo website) are: $18 for adults and $10 for kids ages 6-12; kids 5 and under are free. Buy your tickets online to avoid lines on the grounds! Tickets can also be purchased at various locations throughout Evergreen. On the days of the

Other strategies to reduce urban heat, air pollution and ozone levels include using public transportation carpooling, increasing green spaces and installing cooling centers in extreme conditions.

5. Resources are available.

Educational programming can help people better manage the disease in summer and year-round. Patients can check out the self-management education programs, information and tools available at Lung.org/asthma or call the American Lung Association’s Lung Helpline at 1-800-LUNGUSA. Living

event tickets can be purchased at the El Pinal Rodeo Grounds at a cost of $20.00 for adults and $12.00 for kids.

e Evergreen Rodeo is a rain-or-shine event; so be prepared for our ever-changing Colorado weather. All rodeo seating is General Admission (no refunds!). Many people bring blankets and sit on the hill above the bleachers. Food is available for purchase onsite and the former VIP area within the rodeo grounds is now a saloon—and it is open to the public. Smoking is not allowed anywhere on the rodeo grounds. PETS and COOLERS are not permitted at this event.

Once again, the Evergreen Rodeo proudly spotlights Evergreen resident Michael Pintar of Michael Pintar Photography (https:// www.pintargraphy.com), as its PRCAaccredited rodeo photographer. In addition, the organization has announced that Katy Seelho , in charge of merchandise, will return to showcase lots of exciting o erings, including clothing, sundries, and other rodeo-related items

From East: travel I-70 West from Denver to Exit 252, Evergreen Parkway (Hwy 74). Evergreen Parkway is about 5.7 miles to Stagecoach Boulevard. Turn Le on Stagecoach Boulevard to the Rodeo Grounds.

From West: travel I-70 East towards Denver to Exit 252, Evergreen Parkway (Hwy 74). Evergreen Parkway is about 5.7 miles to Stagecoach Boulevard. Turn le on Stagecoach Boulevard to the Rodeo Grounds.

Mark your calendars for Evergreen rodeo days on June 15-16 (and the kick-o party on June 14) and be prepared to hoot, holler, and kick up your heels! Re-live the thrilling days of yesterday and join in the fun at the 2024 Evergreen Rodeo where you will experience “a nostalgic return to the old west.”

with an illness, or being the caretaker to someone who is, can take a physical and emotional toll. Patients can get support and knowledge, and connect with others by joining the Lung Association’s Patient & Caregiver Network.

For the 24.8 million Americans living with asthma, extreme summer temperatures and emerging environmental threats can make life more di cult. Fortunately, new educational resources and expanded programming can help patients navigate new and old challenges alike.

Man who worked in Je erson County schools arrested for child sexual assault

Je co Schools say suspect’s employment is being terminated; he most recently worked at Red Rocks Elementary

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A man who worked as a before and after-school care provider and occasional substitute teacher in Jefferson County Schools was arrested by Arvada Police and

charged with sexual assault and child abuse.

Justin Joshua Martinez, 31, has been charged with felony sexual assault on a child, two counts of misdemeanor child abuse and felony sexual assault against a victim under the age of 15.

Martinez was arrested by Arvada Police on May 1 and is now await-

ing formal charges at the Jefferson County Jail. APD spokesperson Dave Snelling said the department received the initial complaint in the case on April 22.

Since 2011, Martinez was employed at Lawrence Elementary, Swanson Elementary, Secrest Elementary and West Woods Elementary in Arvada; Vivian Elementary in Lakewood and Stevens Elementary in Wheat Ridge. He most recently worked in the before and after school program at Red Rocks Elementary in Morrison.

A spokesperson for Jefferson County Public Schools said Martinez was hired by Red Rocks Elementary on Feb. 12 and was placed

on administrative leave “immediately after the district was notified regarding a criminal investigation.

“The process to terminate his employment with Jeffco Public Schools is in progress,” the spokesperson said.

The before and after-school programs Martinez previously worked for were operated by Kids Adventures and STARS Kid Care.

A Colorado Bureau of Investigation background check showed no prior offenses committed by Martinez before his May 1 arrest. Arvada Police said the investigation is ongoing and declined to give further comment or details about the case.

Martinez COURTESY ARVADA POLICE

New trial set for August in Christian Glass murder case

A jury foreperson told the Courant only one person among the 12 jurors steadfastly rejected the second-degree murder conviction

BY CHRIS KOEBERL

A new trial is set for Aug. 12 in the murder case against former Clear Creek sheri ’s deputy Andrew Buen in the shooting death of Christian Glass. Prosecutors asked for a new trial at an April 29 hearing following a hung jury last week.

Prosecution and defense attorneys in the Buen trial will have an opportunity to present motions before the court on July 8, according to the court’s calendar.

After eight days of testimony and two-and-a-half days of deliberation, a Clear Creek County jury found Buen guilty of reckless endangerment, a misdemeanor, in the shooting death of 22-year-old Christian Glass. However, jurors were unable to reach a decision on the second-

“It was frustrating, really, really frustrating,” she added.

Overnight on June 10-11, 2022, Christian Glass called 911 for help, saying he was trapped in his car. When o cers arrived, they asked him to leave his vehicle. He refused in what turned into a long stando . It ended when o cers broke his car window and used a Taser on him. Buen then shot Glass ve times, killing him, according to an indictment.

Clear Creek County Sheri Matthew Harris was hired by county commissioners in October of last year following the resignation of former Sheri Rick Albers.  Harris promised change in the sheri ’s department.

degree murder and o cial misconduct charges at proceedings on April 26.

e jury’s foreperson Kristi Englekirk told the Courant there was one person among the 12 jurors who steadfastly rejected the second-degree murder conviction.

“(She was) really digging her heels in the whole time, saying cops can do no wrong, cops make mistakes, and thought that everything he (Buen) did was reasonable throughout the whole entire encounter,” Englekirk said.

Englekirk is a criminal defense attorney with Meza & Associates based in Westminster.

“It just seems so clear to me that he (Buen) was guilty. I don’t think any of his actions were reasonable and certainly not objectively reasonable given the circumstances. … I didn’t nd anything the defense was saying very compelling at all,” Englekirk said.

Englekirk said she informed the Glass family attorney and the district attorney about the holdout juror in the hopes they would investigate any wrongdoing.

“ e tenor of law enforcement in Clear Creek County has been tainted with this case, and I don’t know how long it’s going to take for that taint to be lifted,” District Attorney Heidi McCollum said outside the Clear Creek County Courthouse after the verdict April 26. “It could be a year, could be a decade. … I feel for my community. I wish this never happened in my community.”

Responding to the district attorney’s plan to re-try the Buen case Harris said, “ e sheri ’s o ce will continue our e orts to improve to ensure that the events of June 2022 never happen again.”

“I’ve made a commitment to the public, our commissioners, and most importantly to the Glass family to change our operations here,” Harris continued. “I remain steadfast in fostering a culture of accountability, transparency, and professionalism to earn the public’s trust. Anything less is unacceptable.”

e Board of Clear Creek County commissioners shares the dissatisfaction of many in the community and beyond for the lack of closure from the recent trial, commissioners said in a May 1 statement.

“Christian Glass and his family deserved better… and we promise to always do everything in our power regardless of a verdict, to ensure that something like this horri c incident never happens again in our county,” the commissioners’ statement concluded.

A new trial is set for Aug. 12 in the murder case against former Clear Creek sheri ’s deputy Andrew Buen in the shooting death of Christian Glass. PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Evergreen girls soccer closes regular season out strong

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Evergreen’s girls soccer team took care of its own business ursday night at the North Area Athletic Complex.

e Cougars cruised to a 5-1 victory over Dakota Ridge in Evergreen’s regular-season and league nale to stay atop the tight race for the Class 4A Je co League title.

“We came in knowing we really had a chance to win conference this year,” Evergreen sophomore Nadia Leunig said. “It was maybe out of the picture last year.”

e Cougars nished fourth in the conference last year.

To start the night, Evergreen, Golden, Green Mountain and D’Evelyn all had one conference loss with only three days remaining in the regular season. Wins by Evergreen (9-5-1 record) against Dakota Ridge and D’Evelyn (9-4-1) over Green Mountain on ursday allowed the Cougars and Jaguars to nish with identical 7-1 league marks.

While Green Mountain (9-2-1, 5-2) was eliminated from league title contention, Golden can force a 3-way tie

if the Demons defeat Green Mountain in the league nale scheduled for 7 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, May 3) at the NAAC.

“I’m sure the other teams feel the same way. is (4A Je co) is the best conference from top to bottom in 4A,” Evergreen coach Peter Jeans said. “Obviously, we have four really good teams in the conference. en

Dakota Ridge is the defending 4A state champion. To win this conference would be a huge accomplishment. We’ve done what we can do.”

If Green Mountain defeats or ties Golden, Evergreen will win the league title because they have the head-to-head tiebreaker over D’Evelyn.

“Let’s go Green Mountain,” Leuing said with a smile went asked who she would be rooting for Friday night.

However, if Golden wins over Green Mountain there would be a 3-way tie atop the league. e league champion would be decided by the goal di erential between D’Evelyn, Golden and Evergreen in those league games between the three teams.

In short, Evergreen or D’Evelyn

could win the league title tomorrow despite not playing. It will all come down to the result of the showdown between Golden and Green Mountain.

No matter what happens with it comes to the league title, Evergreen is playing its best soccer of the season going 4-0-1 in its last ve games after the loss to Golden.

“I do think we’ve gotten better every game,” Jeans said. “ e teams are really high quality. ey really test you.”

Evergreen got the scoring going against Dakota Ridge (8-6-1, 4-4) with goals two minutes apart from sophomore Gianna Weiner (8th minute) and junior Nuala Hart (10th minute).

Dakota Ridge freshman Sydney Jussel made it a 1-goal game in the 24th minute with a hard shot that found the back of the net.

However, Leunig scored with less than 2 minutes remaining in the rst half to extend the lead to 3-1. Leuning scored her second goal of the game — ninth of the season — in the 43rd minute.

“We wanted to attack and be aggressive,” Leunig said of the Cou-

gars’ mindset in their regular-season nale.

Senior Mallory Ellington pretty much sealed the victory with a tipin goal in the 51st minute to give the Cougars a commanding 5-1 lead. e Cougars were No. 16 in the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index before ursday’s victory. Evergreen will likely host a rst-round 4A playo game Wednesday, May 8. e tournament brackets are scheduled to be released by CHSAA on Sunday, May 5. ere is a good chance 4A Je co will have ve teams — Green Mountain, Golden, Evergreen, D’Evelyn and Dakota Ridge — make the 32-team bracket.

“I really don’t look at it. I wait until the bracket comes out on Sunday,” Jeans said of the CHSAA Selection and Seeding Index. “You just take it one game at a time and (playo s) you are always playing good teams. We’ll take what they give us and we’ll prepare really well.”

Dennis Pleuss is the Sports Information Director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to ColoradoPreps.com and CHSAANow.com.

Evergreen sophomore Nadia Leunig (15) had a pair of goals in the Cougars’ 5-1 victory over Dakota Ridge on Thursday, May 2, at the North Area Athletic Complex. Evergreen finished its Class 4A Je co League schedule with a 7-1 conference record.

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Evergreen senior Brooke Gimbel (4) kicks the ball during the first half Thursday, May 2, at the North Area Athletic Complex. The Cougars defeated Dakota Ridge 5-1 in Evergreen’s final game before the Class 4A state tournament that begins Wednesday, May 8.

Volunteers needed to drive cancer treatment patients

Road to Recovery program gets cancer patients to their treatments without delay

BY MONTE WHALEY

Jared Phillips thinks one of the hardest parts about fighting cancer is fretting over whether someone will show up to give him a ride to his treatment. Phillips, who is battling bladder cancer, knows he cannot miss one day of his chemotherapy because it would dramatically cut his chances of surviving the disease.

“I would peer out from behind my

window shades and hope that the cab or Uber will show up on time,” Phillips said. “If they didn’t…. well…I would be in big trouble. That just added to my anxiety.”’

Then, earlier this year, along came the genial Carol Rose, a veteran of the American Cancer Society’s Road to Recovery program. Rose and other volunteers provide free rides to treatment for cancer patients who can’t otherwise get to treatment.

“It is something I’ve done for a while and I just feel it’s my way of helping out,” Rose said. “I just wanted to lend a hand. And I like driving the patients and their families, getting to know them. And lots like to tell me their stories.”

General Cancer Nurse Navigator Tammy White Uecker (left), Jennifer Barnes, cancer patient Jared Phillips and Carol Rose are members of the Road to Recovery program.

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Phillips and his wife Jennifer Barnes got connected with Rose through Tammy White Uecker, an RN, and General Cancer Nurse Navigator with SCL Health Lutheran Medical Center in Wheat Ridge. It’s there that Phillips gets his chemo treatments but not before he relaxes a bit in the back seat of Rose’s SUV while enroute to the hospital.

“We don’t have that stress that I might miss a session,” Phillips said. Rose, Barnes added, has become a friend they can rely on for emotional support as well.

“We have never been late, which is such a relief,” Barnes said. “She (Rose) has been a God send.”

Phillips said he is disabled due to

mental health issues that prevents him from getting out of his apartment. The couple’s car was also destroyed in a fire making them dependent on Rose and her vehicle.

The Road to Recovery program is designed for patients just like Phillips, said Uecker. “We have patients who don’t have access to transportation or are homeless, but they can’t miss their treatments,” Uecker said. “The number one obstacle to getting cancer treatment is access to transportation. Even the best treatment can’t work if a patient can’t get there.”

This program helps alleviate their anxiety and calms them down so they can concentrate on their recovery, she said. “My rule is to empower the patients. This program helps them do that.”

Ride scheduling is coordinated online, and volunteers can share

their schedule availability based on what works for them, according to the American Cancer Society. Once a volunteer’s schedule is set, drivers can accept ride requests from people in their community who need help getting to appointments.

Nationwide, in 2023, the program provided more than 47,000 rides to treatment, according to the American Cancer Society. In Colorado, 1,400 rides were given last year. Currently, there are 137 active drivers in the state, according to the cancer society.

But there is a shortage of drivers in Colorado, especially in the north metro area and in the state’s rural areas, said Sara Walla, regional director of regional integrated marketing at the American Cancer Society.

“We need more volunteers so we can help more cancer patients,”

Walla said. “Unfortunately, we can’t provide rides to everyone who asks for them. We need more volunteers to change that.”

Rose, 71, said she has learned a lot from quietly talking to patients while she drives them to their appointments. “They handle what’s going on with them differently and I appreciate that. I don’t press them, and if they want to talk, I am happy to have a conversation.”

One patient especially shook Rose. “She was young and well made up and she asked me out of the blue ‘Does it look like I am dying?’ “

“I didn’t really know what to say, so I didn’t say much,” Rose said. “That’s all you can do sometimes. Is just listen.”

For more information go to: https://www.cancer.org/supportprograms-and-services/road-torecovery.html

Our newsroom wants to know what matters to you this election year

BY MEGAN VERLEE AND CCM STAFF

One month ago, newsrooms across the state, including ours, launched an ambitious project: invite the people of Colorado to tell us what they want politicians to talk about in this election, and use their answers to help guide the stories we tell.

So far, more than 3,100 people from around the state have responded to that call and lled out the Voter Voices survey. About 100 of the respondents are readers of Colorado Community Media’s two dozen metro area newspapers.

What should candidates for public o ce focus on this year?

“ eir integrity, work ethic, and vision for our country or the entity they will be representing,” said Mindy Mohr, a reader from Arvada. Mohr listed “democracy and good government” as a top concern, with abortion and the economy/cost of living as important is-

sues as well.

e Coloradans who lled out our survey so far make it clear they want politicians to discuss issues like the environment, housing a ordability, immigration, health care and education.

In Walsh, on the southeastern plains, a shortage of health care workers is a driving concern for Rita Hetrick. She runs the long-term care facility in the town of roughly 540 people. Instead of drawing on a local workforce, she relies on pricey sta ng agencies. “We don’t have a stream of cash that’s just available when you’re a small, rural facility.” Hetrick told Voter Voices that state and federal regulations exacerbate the problem and it’s something she wants to see politicians tackle.

Many have also written about their concerns for our democracy itself.

“I want candidates to discuss wholesale reform of our country’s and Colorado’s constitution,” wrote Juan Manuel Ramirez Anzures of Denver. “We need

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to overhaul them to incorporate reforms like more seats, instant-runo elections, robust publicly nanced elections, and proportional representation.”

We’re also asking how much condence people have in elections, both how they are conducted in Colorado, and around the country. e people responding so far are telling us they have great faith in our state’s election system, but a lot more doubt about whether the election will be conducted fairly nationwide.

e Voter Voices survey is being conducted by 60 newsrooms statewide from Fort Collins to Pueblo, Salida and Alamosa and from Sterling and Kiowa to Grand Junction, Durango and Nucla.

As Regan Tuttle, owner and editor of the San Miguel Basin Forum, put it:

“My community is very remote and rural. ey tend to feel that nobody listens. I felt the survey would give them a chance to speak and feel heard …”

e project is led by the nonpro t Colorado News Collaborative (COLab) and CPR.

e survey will remain open through this year’s election campaigning, as newsrooms continue to record their communities’ priorities and present what we learn to our readers and listeners.

e goal is not only to respond to what Coloradans statewide and locally say matters to them in our election reporting, but also to challenge candidates to respond directly to voter priorities and concerns.

We invite you not just to ll out the Voter Voices survey, but also to pass it on; share the link with others you know whose opinions we should hear. Colorado Community Media and its two dozen newspapers across the Denver are participating.

You can take the survey at: https:// modules.wearehearken.com/cpr/ embed/11600/share

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

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

WORSHIP DIRECTORY

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)

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!

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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!

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

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Public Notices

information for attendees:

Legals

City and County

LEGAL NOTICE

According to the Liquor Laws of Colorado Sauce on the Rocks, LLC dba Sauce on the Rocks. Has requested the licensing officials of Jefferson county to grant a Hotel and Restaurant License at 5869 S Alkire St., Unit B, Littleton, CO 80127.

Date of application: April 8, 2024. Public hearing on the application will be held by the Liquor Licensing Authority Board on June 6, 2024 at the hour of 9:00 A.M. Hybrid at 100 Jefferson County Parkway Hearing Room one and through a WebEx virtual meeting platform, the event

Citizens may receive a call back by providing a phone number when joining the event online; or calling into the public hearing by dialing 1-408418-9388 and entering meeting Access Code 2497 862 5202.

Event address for Attendees is:

https://jeffco.webex.com/jeffco/j.php?MTID=mec1ef4282d7016c0248410018fc46c4a

Event Password: Knch4YuNC42 (56244986 from phones and video systems)

Additional details for accessing the public hearing will be posted at the following, https://www.jeffco. us/events. Please note that citizens who would like to comment during the liquor hearing must be in person or access the hearing through the WebEx computer platform and use the chat feature to let the host know you would like to make

a public comment. The name(s) and address(es) of the Officers:

NAME: ADDRESS

Shervin Rashidi 33 Hideaway Ct, Dillon, CO 80435

By Order of Liquor Licensing Authority of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado

Legal Notice No. CAN 1560

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: May 9, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Bids and Settlements

JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO

Pursuant to C.R.S. Section 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on the 4th day of June 2024 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to:

INLINER SOLUTIONS INC. PO BOX 931303

ATLANTA GA. 31193

hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the Spread Eagle Mountain / Crestone Mountain Storm Sewer Lining project in Jefferson County, CO.

1. Any person, co-partnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or

Jefferson County Warrants

consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims shall be filed with Heather Frizzell, Director of Finance for Jefferson County Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80419-4560.

3.Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, from any and all liability for such claim. County of Jefferson, State of Colorado Andy Kerr, Chairman Board of County Commissioners Legal Notice No. CAN 1557

Two Denver publications join Colorado Community Media

Colorado Community Media –made up of 23 publications serving cities and towns in the Denver metro area – is expanding.

e Denver North Star and the G.E.S. Gazette, established in 2019 and 2021 as free monthly publications and digital products, are joining the portfolio. e National Trust for Local News, Colorado Community Media’s parent company, completed the acquisition of those titles on May 1.

e monthly North Star is Denver’s largest neighborhood publication, and the G.E.S. Gazette, which transitioned to digital-only earlier this year, is a bilingual community publication serving the Globeville and Elyria-Swansea neighborhoods. ey are in close geographic proximity to other publications operated by CCM, including the Washington Park Pro le and Life on Capitol Hill.  e publications were owned and operated by David Sabados and his wife, Emma Donahue, and were founded in response to a lack of

community media in North Denver, Sabados said. He told the Colorado Community Media sta during a meeting that when they began looking for a buyer for the publications about a year ago, CCM immediately seemed like the right t.

“We took a long look at Denver’s and the state’s media landscape of hyperlocal publications and ended up where we started: when we thought about who we trusted to keep the papers’ community feel and

Public Notices

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: May 16, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR BIDS

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO FLOYD HILL PARKING AREA

General Notice

Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Floyd Hill Parking Area CP 24-01

All bids must be received in one of the following ways no later than Wednesday, June 5, 2024 at 2:00 PM local time:

• Upload an electronic copy to the Prospective Bidder’s online submittal folder assigned by the County; Prospective Bidders will receive a link to their submittal folder upon registering via email to sstreepey@clearcreekcounty.us, subject line: RFB CP 24-01

• Courier service, delivered to the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at: 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436

• U.S.P.S. at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436

At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: Floyd Hill Parking Area improvements to include site grading, drainage improvements and parking area/road surfacing.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: CP 24-01 Contract for Construction of a Small Project

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by: Sean Wood, Chair Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CAN 1553

First Publication: May 2, 2024

Last Publication: May 9, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Public Notice

ensure their long-term viability, we knew they would be in good hands at CCM,” he said.

Sabados and Donahue will serve as advisers to aid in the transition. Editor Kathryn White and others involved with the North Star and Gazette also will continue working with the CCM operation.

“I’ve long been a fan of the Denver North Star and the G.E.S. Gazette, and what David and his team have done for that community,” Colorado

CLEAR CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO STANLEY ROAD FORCE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS

General Notice

Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Stanley Road Force Main Improvements CP 24-02

All bids must be received in one of the following ways no later than Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM local time:

• Upload an electronic copy to the Prospective Bidder’s online submittal folder assigned by the County; Prospective Bidders will receive a link to their submittal folder upon registering via email to sstreepey@clearcreekcounty.us, subject line: RFB CP 24-02

• Courier service, delivered to the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at: 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436

•U.S.P.S. at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436

At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: The Stanley Road Force Main Improvements include the installation of approximately 2,800 feet of 4” HDPE SDR 11.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: CP 24-02 Contract for Construction of a Small Project

Obtaining the Bidding Documents

Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

Community Media Publisher Linda Shapley said. “I’m thrilled to take the baton and do what I can to make those publications even stronger.”

e plan is to soon merge the websites for the North Star and Gazette into Colorado Community Media’s site, which serves as the home for all of CCM’s two dozen titles – including the Arvada Press, Golden Transcript, Parker Chronicle and Littleton Independent, among others.

e acquisition of the G.E.S. Gazette is Colorado Community Media’s second publication serving Spanishspeaking audiences. CCM launched its rst bilingual news product in January – La Ciudad, a newsletter in Spanish and English that primarily serves Commerce City. According to the Pew Research Center, 21% of the nation’s 65 million Hispanic adults get their news in Spanish.  e National Trust for Local News, a nonpro t dedicated to acquiring, transforming and conserving local newspapers, bought Colorado Community Media in 2021. In fact, May 1 also was the three-year anniversary of that acquisition.

https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by: Sean Wood, Chair Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CAN 1554

First Publication: May 2, 2024

Last Publication: May 9, 2024

Publisher: Canyon Courier

Notice to Creditors

TO CREDITORS Estate of Rodney Schmoyer

The Denver North Star’s print edition publishes mid-month. The G.E.S. Gazette can toggle between English and Spanish. SHUTTERSTOCK IMAGE