Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based artist Kevin Miles works on a painting
during the Evergreen Mountain Art Celebration.
PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
Morrison approves new land use regulations, halting moratorium
Adopted document is first of two planned to update and simplify town’s development guidelines, zoning and processes
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Morrison Town Board has adopted what its members say are a leaner, clearer set of land use regulations. e adoption also ends a three-month moratorium on new
land use applications, set after public hearings on the Red Hotel revealed con icts between town zoning documents.
“It’s now much more succinct and internally consistent,” Town Trustee Katie Gill said. “A lot of it was just cleaning it up. ere were some redundancies and internal inconsistencies.”
e changes dropped about 200 pages from Title 10 of the town’s code, which was originally written in 1978 and amended repeatedly over the years.
“We reorganized this from the ground up,” said town attorney Austin Flanagan. “We’re looking at it from the developers’ perspective.”
e new regulations split the town into di erent zoning districts and de ne allowed uses in those areas. It also includes development standards and outlines development review procedures.
Among the highlights: e new regulations establish a speci c zoning district for Morrison’s historic core, drop four feet from the maximum allowed building height there
and require developers in that area to get more creative in their building design. ose changes are aimed at allowing new development while maintaining some visual consistency with existing buildings. It also changes the previous agricultural zoning to rural residential, eliminating restrictions on private property within those areas.
“Overall, we needed to re-evaluate some things,” said Mayor Chris Wolfe. “ is is more clear and concise, and it was long overdue. Times change, and we want to make sure we’re staying up to date.”
e newly adopted revisions are not the last word on Morrison’s land use. Board members agreed three months didn’t allow them enough time to fully address issues within the outdated documents, and said during their June 18 meeting there will be a second phase of changes. ose revisions will look more closely at subdivision standards, stormwater and drainage, and building design in residential districts.
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How Does Denver’s Real Estate Market in the First Half of 2023 and 2024 Compare?
I had the same question, so I did some research on our MLS, REcolorado. At right are some charts I created. As always, I don’t define metro Denver by counties but rather as an 18-mile radius of downtown Denver. The charts and the statistics below are for that area.
The January-to-June rise in sold prices are remarkably similar, going from the low 500s to the high 500s with little overall gain compared to prior years.
As a result, the months of inventory (not shown) was similar both years, dropping from above 3 months in January to 2 months in March, but diverged in April, staying at just above 2 months from April through June 2023, but rising to almost 3 months from March to June of this year.
The most dramatic change is the number of homes available to purchase despite falling number of closings. That resulted in an increase in the days-in-MLS statistic, which was similar to last year but only through April, whereupon the days-inMLS number rose to 11 instead of staying in the 5-6 day range of last year.
In January 2023, the ratio of closed price to original listing price was 96.2% but rose to 100% for March through July.
January 2024 was better than 2023 at 97.3%, but it rose to 100% for only three months and dropped to 99.4% in June.
The chart below was shrunk ver cally so that the number scales would match.
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The metric which I find more useful than closed price is the price per finished square foot, which rose in 2023 from $298 in January to $320 in June, but it stabilized at that level in 2024, rising from $316 per finished square foot in January to $322 in June.
Price Reduced on Arvada Home Built for Entertaining
Another tell-tale metric of market health is how many listings expire without selling. In 2023, that number for the Denver metro area fell from 651 in January to 581 in June, but the opposite happened this year, rising from 654 in January to 873 in June.
The sellers designed this 4,603-sq.-ft. home at 6714 Field St. in Arvada for entertaining. The price was just reduced from $845,000 to $825,000, which computes to under $180 per square foot. Spaces for entertaining abound both indoors and on the large wraparound deck, which was rebuilt 2 years ago. There is an indoor hot tub in its own room that is well ventilated to avoid moisture-related issues. There is a guest bedroom on the main floor. This home is an early example of passive solar design. In addition to the solar thermal panels on the roof, there are solar thermal panels built into the south wall of the living room to capture solar gain in the winter. There is no HOA. Find more info and pictures at www.ArvadaHome.info.
Development Opportunity in Wheat Ridge
Broker associate Austin Pottorff has just listed 8 acres of agricultural land in Wheat Ridge for $6,000,000, with options on ditch water rights. One parcel at 11221 W. I-70 Frontage Road totals 1.9 acres and comes with the option to purchase six shares of the Brown & Baugh Ditch Company. The larger parcel, with an address of 4745 Parfet Street, is 6.1 acres and has eight ditch water certificates that could be purchased along with the property. Water is deeded separately from this land and can be used for agricultural or other non-residential purposes. In addition, there are several unregistered wells on the properties. Both parcels are within the Fruitdale water district where there are currently no restrictions on the number of taps that can be purchased for new residential development. Currently zoned AG-2, there are numerous allowed usages including boarding four horses per acre and growing feed. More info is available on request. Water & sewer mains border the property and the B&B Ditch runs along the west side. There is a high voltage utility easement that traverses the property north to south. Rarely does an opportunity arise in Jefferson County, offering eight contiguous acres of agricultural land with an optional 14 shares of priority water, all within one mile the new Lutheran Medical Center in Applewood. For more information call Austin at 970-281-9071.
The number of homes under contract
at the end of each month was almost identical in 2023 and 2024. Last year it rose from 2,673 in January to 3,452 in June. This year it rose from 2,538 in January to 3,455 in June.
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Mountain Art Celebration draws artists and art lovers to Evergreen
7th annual event featured artists from Colorado and beyond
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Color-drenched watercolors of wildlife, cowboys on horseback and larger-than-life insects, were among the rst works visitors to Evergreen’s 7th annual Mountain Art Celebration saw. ose pieces, displayed along with the works of 59 other artists, are the creation of Golden artist Peter Freischlag.
Now one of North America’s topselling watercolorists, Freischlag started his working life as a special ed teacher. at changed in 1986 after he and his wife attended a Chicago art show and admired a $300 painting they could not a ord. Freischlag decided he could create something similar.
“Two years later, I was showing at that same Chicago art show,” said Freischlag, who now owns two Big Moose Studios in Golden and Gilbert, Arizona. “I’m totally selftaught, and I’m constantly pushing the boundaries of what you can do with watercolor.”
Freischlag was among 60 professional artists who participated in the juried art and craft show June 29 and 30. Held under mostly sunny skies and during a welcome break in the area’s recent heat wave, the two-day
event drew visitors from throughout the foothills and the Denver metro area.
Broom eld resident Kellie Mannen brought her dog Jax with her to peruse the artwork.
“It’s a good day for a drive,” she said. “I came just to be up in beautiful Evergreen, and be with my pup.”
She stopped by to watch Wisconsin artist Kevin Miles add some nishing touches to one of his pieces.
Miles and his wife Wendy Schaefer are a husband-and-wife team who paint brilliant oil landscapes. Many depict the two places they love most: Colorado and Wisconsin.
e two started painting during art
shows in the ‘90s, work that adds interest for both them and passers-by.
“It’s boring if you don’t,” Miles said with a laugh. “Plus, we have 12 commissions we’ve got to get done.”
Miles said he’s never sure when a piece is complete.
“It’s done when you pull out your credit card,” he joked as he added bright yellow spots of paint to depict leaves on a tree.
Littleton residents Jim and Janet Buntrock, who stopped to admire Arizona artist Ans Carnes’ oil paintings, come to the Evergreen festival every year. e show is unique among others they’ve seen.
“You see art here you won’t see
anywhere else; it’s high quality,” Janet Buntrock said.
Around the corner, Lovelandbased artist Mike Dwyer talked with Evergreen resident John Mitchell about his bronze doorknockers, cast in the shape of birds, dogs and other animals. With master’s degrees in wildlife biology and ornithology, Dwyer began sculpting in 1998. In 2015, he left behind his wildlife biologist career to become a full-time artist.
“My work embodies the nature I love,” said Dwyer, who customizes the door knockers in the likeness of clients’ pets. “I love the opportunity to express my creativity through sculpture. My joy is to pass that on to my clients.”
At another corner, longtime local Jen Pearson chatted with friends who’d stopped by to visit her booth of handmade ceramics. Pearson is both a therapist and an artist who said her ceramics provide the perfect counter to her counseling work.
“It was my mental health when I started ceramics 26 years ago, and it still is,” she said. “You can only do my job (as a therapist) so many hours a week. is gives me a nice balance.”
Hotchkiss resident Kris Finholm, a friend of Pearson’s and a former Evergreen resident, said she was delighted by the artwork she saw at the Mountain Art Celebration.
“I’m blown away; it’s so beautiful,” she said. “Everything here speaks to the people in this community. It’s why we live here.”
Evergreen artist Jen Pearson shows Kris Finholm one of her co ee mugs during the June 29 Mountain Art Celebration.
PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
Foothills fire agencies prepare for hot summer
Local departments
o er multiple programs to help residents be wildfire-ready
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Evergreen Fire/Rescue’s Jess Moore said she lives her life in a state of “heightened concern.” Recent hot temperatures, dry days and wild res erupting in other parts of Colorado have only exacerbated that feeling.
While Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control o cials said earlier this year the state should see “normal” re potential through July, Moore sees reason to be concerned. Recent heat is drying out trees and other vegetation that she says experienced “hypergrowth” during above-normal precipitation in 2023, and good rainfall in 2022.
“ ings are heating up, and we live in the wildland/urban interface — an area designed to burn,” said Moore, who is EFR’s wildland project coordinator. “We’ve had a couple rainy years. It’s great in the moment but unfortunately, that rainy cycle creates heavier fuel loading. e temperatures we’ve had recently are going to start to dry out that understory fuel fast.”
“We’ve been fortunate the past couple years, but we’re starting to see res happen,” agreed Bethany Urban, spokesperson for Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon re districts. She pointed speci cally to June’s Interlaken Fire near Twin Lakes and the Oak Ridge Fire in Pueblo County. “We’re asking people to be wild re aware. Be prepared, and keep working with your neighbors to keep our entire community safe.”
Moore and personnel at other foot-
hills re agencies work constantly to prepare and protect not only the department, but the area’s residents, against the ongoing threat of wildre. ere is plenty to do.
“Colorado is 30 years behind the eightball when it comes to wild re,” said Moore, who worked in similar roles in California and Utah before coming to Evergreen. “I work feverishly in the hope we can move the needle faster.”
She’s had a busy couple of years. When Moore arrived at EFR in October 2021, the agency did not have a wildland division. Today, EFR has seven full-time wildland division employees, plus a contract ambassador coordinator and 10 seasonal wildland re ghters who are employed from May through October. Recently, EFR hired former Genesee Fire Chief Jason Pu ett to lead the
department as its wildland division chief.
“We have grown signi cantly in the past two-and-a-half years,” she said. “We’re still looking to grow further, to build on the work.”
Elk Creek, Inter-Canyon Fire and other foothills re agencies also have well-established wildland divisions.
For EFR, that work includes inhouse planning and roadside mitigation — on its own and in partnership with Denver Mountain Parks, Mile High Youth Corps, Je erson County and the Colorado State Forest Service — as well as public education.
EFR, along with Elk Creek, InterCanyon and other foothills re agencies, work constantly to educate the public and keep area homeowners on their toes about re danger.
EFR hosted a series of wild re-
WILDFIRE READINESS TIPS FOR FOOTHILLS-AREA RESIDENTS
• Sign up for Lookout Alert. Fire agencies and the Je co Sheri ’s O ce use Lookout Alert to send emergency notifications such as flash flood, active shooter/shelter in place or fire evacuation messages.
• Sign up for a home assessment. Fire personnel inspect your property and provide a customized report of recommendations to help reduce wildfire risk. Assessments are provided free through EFR and Genesee Fire, and for $100 through Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon fire districts. Sign up on each agency’s website. Foothills Fire plans to implement a home assessment program soon.
• After creating a defensible space around your home, you’ll likely have slash — tree limbs, prunings, pinecones and other natural debris. Sign up for a chipping/slash removal program through Je erson County, EFR, Elk Creek or Inter-Canyon Fire. Some agencies o er a curbside service, while others provide slash collection sites.
• Know your community’s fire ambassador. Check your agency’s website for ambassador maps and contact information.
• Have a go-bag packed and ready. At minimum, a go-bag should include nonperishable food and water, a map with at least two neighborhood evacuation routes, prescriptions and medications, pet supplies, a change of clothes & extra eyeglasses/contact lenses. For more information,check Rotary Wildfire Ready.
related public meetings earlier this year on topics ranging from re-wise landscaping to evacuation planning. EFR o ers free home assessments to help homeowners mitigate risk on their property; it’s conducted nearly
Firefighters from agencies throughout the west metro area practice digging a fire line during a May 11 wildfire training at Genesee Park.
PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
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Dr. Je Young plans changes at his Planned Pethood Conifer Clinic and Intermountain Humane Society
June 28 fundraiser focuses on continuing mission of keeping pet care a ordable, controlling pet overpopulation
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Dr. Je Young’s passion for a ordable pet care and controlling pet overpopulation remains unwavering, which he made clear in a speech given during a June 28 Evergreen fundraiser for Planned Pethood International and Intermountain Humane Society.
e Tails of Triumph Gala, with Young as its featured speaker, included a dinner, silent auction and heartfelt speeches from local volunteers and veterinarians who’ve worked with Young globally on his mission to reduce pet overpopulation. Proceeds from the $75 per-person evening, held at the Barn in Evergreen Memorial Park, supported Planned Pethood International and IMHS, which operate as a single nonpro t.
“ e No. 1 cause of companion animal death is euthanasia,” said Young, known for the Animal Planet television show “Rocky Mountain Vet.” “I call it economic euthanasia. A lot of animals are put to sleep simply because the owners cannot a ord care.
“ e mantra has been, ‘If they can’t a ord it, they shouldn’t have it.’ Hell, I could say that about kids. ere are tremendous bene ts to having a pet. It’s a privilege that should be a ordable,” he said.
Young, who moved his practice from Wheat Ridge to Conifer in 2023, said special attention needs to be paid to the needs of single mothers, veterans, the homes and elderly pet owners.
“We as a society must not lose sight of our humanity in the face of greed,” he said. “In the end, we have choices. As a society, I think we can make the right choice. It’s about having respect for the animals in our lives and the lives of others.”
He also outlined a long list of goals he has for PPI and IMHS, including moving the humane society to the clinic site, continuing his spay-neuter clinics
and related work in underserved areas of Colorado as well as globally, and helping with the creation of an injectable sterilant.
it’ll ourish long after I’m gone,” he said.
warm praise from veterinarians and others who’ve worked with him around the world.
honor long-time IMHS sta ers Roxy Buzas, its shelter operations manager, and events coordinator Susan Rieger. Both were ill and could not attend.
IMHS is a no-kill shelter, and volunteer Nancy Parks said Planned Pethood stepped in during the pandemic when the shelter was struggling.
“Our mission has not changed,” she said. “We are the community’s leading resource for animal welfare.”
Ruth Steinberger, founder of Spay FIRST which focuses on at-risk animals in chronic poverty, said Young has been “a beacon to so many of us in under-served areas.”
e average life of a stray dog is three years, she said.
“Without large-scale change through spay/neuter — the signature of Dr. Je ’s program — we will not have the change
that’s needed,” she said. “Dr. Je moves the needle wildly to the side of compassion. Goodness and compassion are contagious. He’s making a much kinder
Two veterinarians from Mexico spoke of the impact large-scale spay/neuter
Lidia Saleh Angulo, who runs the AFAD animal shelter in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, said Young covered the cost for the rst 3-4 years of spayneuter clinics there, changing local residents’ perceptions of the practice.
“People were initially resistant, then they came for the surgeries,” she said. “Beautiful, great things are happening in the Yucatan because of Je . ere was the Yucatan before Dr. Je , and a better Yucatan after.”
e evening was particularly thrilling for Ohio residents Janet and Bob Jaeger, who’ve watched the show for years. Janet’s 70th birthday was June 26.
“I told Bob I would like to meet Dr. Je and Bob made it happen,” Janet Jaeger said. “We got to go behind the scenes at the clinic and spend time with Dr. Je . “I admire his mission, the way he wants to make veterinary care a ordable, so people don’t have to put down their pets. is trip and meeting him has been a dream come true.”
Dr. Je Young, founder of Planned Pethood Plus, speaks at a June 28 fundraiser for the Conifer-based business at The Barn in Evergreen.
PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
LAND USE
at phase will also consider a limitation on the number of hotels allowed in Morrison’s core. Board members suggested a maximum of two hotels during their June 18 meetings, but held o on making that part of the new regulations after hearing concerns from local property owners.
Gill said she’d like to see no more than two hotels in the town’s core in large part because hotels don’t bene t local residents.
“One thing we see every year in our resident survey is we want a greater variety of restaurants,” she said. “I feel two hotels is a good balance so there will be other opportunities for restaurants and shops that will bene t the people who live here.”
Hotel guests also need parking spaces, which are in limited supply in downtown Morrison, and a lot of water taps, she said.
Developer Ross Bradley, whose family owns several Morrison lots through its Ross Lewis Trust, objected to that idea. e trust owns a 4.5acre parcel just outside downtown
Morrison near the town’s post o ce, a lot that would have adequate parking for a future hotel.
Krista Nash, who owns the downtown Morrison Mercantile building, also objected to the proposed limitation.
“I would ask you consider doing this on a case-by-case basis, not making a carte blanche decision that two hotels or 10 hotels is the way to go,” said Nash, who recently said she’d likely redevelop her site if the Red Hotel was approved.
Trustees agreed and said they’d hold o on a decision about hotel limitations until the second phase of land use regulation changes. No timeline has yet been set for when that will happen, though Gill said it will be “a longer, more detailed process” than the rst phase.
“ is time around, we really wanted to address the broad issues that were raised with the Red Hotel,” she said. at includes requiring downtown developers to design buildings that t in with buildings in downtown Morrison.
“You can’t just build a cube,” Gill said. “You have to have step backs, vertical articulation to reduce the bulk of a building. at works to
protect the historic character of the downtown area, and works to keep new development from being incompatible with surrounding development in a way the old code did not.” e regulations largely do away with the town’s historic overlay district, which was not enforceable. Instead, it incorporates many of those recommendations into the new standards.
e newly adopted regulations also give less authority to the planning commission on site plans. e commission will now be able to recommend the town board approve or deny of a site plan but does not allow the commission to approve or deny it themselves.
Je Bradley, the patriarch of Ross
Lewis Trust, said he doesn’t think the new regulations solve the town’s development issues.
“ e two things were important were parking — which they clearly didn’t solve — and height,” he said. “ ey went from (a max height of) 40 feet to 36. Of those two main concerns, they changed one by four feet and didn’t change the other at all.”
e Red Hotel, approved by the town board in April, underwent 15 months of scrutiny and contentious public debate. While the project met the town’s code, but residents, the planning commission and the town board critiqued the building’s size and compatibility. e developer revised its plans to reduce the building’s size, ultimately winning the
VOICES
Arvada Center celebrates sculptors for the summer
When public art really connects, it can be a real placemaker for its chosen home.
e Arvada Center has certainly proven that with its Sculpture Field, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.
But as every artist who goes after public art commissions can attest, getting selected to build a piece is a rare occurrence.
For its summer art exhibitions, the center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., is hosting a pair of shows in conversation with each other: “I Regret to Inform You…Rejected Public Art” and “inFORMed Space: Perspectives in Sculpture.” Both shows are on display through Sunday, Aug. 25.
“We’re celebrating sculpture both inside and outside this summer,” said Collin Parson, director of Galleries and curator for the Arvada Center. “Both shows are very unique, especially the rejection show, because it highlights how much public art is a business of perseverance.”
“I Regret to Inform You…” is on display in the Upper and eatre Galleries, and posed a particularly challenging problem for the curatorial team - how to display sculptural work that was never actually created.
“We’ve used everything from Photoshopped images and digital renderings to models and videos that artists have created,” Parson explained. “ e exhibit has a lot reading, but it’s a great opportunity learn more about the public art process and how di cult it is.”
One of the most powerful aspects of the exhibit is the emphasis it puts on how frequent rejection is for art-
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“ e participating artists deserve a lot of acknowledgements for speaking about rejection and letting people delve deeper into a more personal aspect of being a creative,” Parson said. “I hope people realize that for every public sculpture they see, there’s two-to-four artists who were nalists and weren’t selected.”
is creates a neat segue into the center’s other exhibit, “inFORMed Space,” which is on display in the Main Gallery. e idea to do an all-sculpture exhibit was inspired by the Sculpture Field’s anniversary, but participating sculptors were given one challenging parameter — their work had to t in a four-foot by four-foot square area.
“What we have on display is a variety of concepts, media used and techniques explored. I think of it as a forest oor of sculptures, because all the works ended up being very vertical,” Parson said. “ ere’s nothing on the walls, so the exhibit is very freestanding.”
e way the two exhibits highlight the challenges of the creative process, especially in the sculpting medium, makes them the perfect duo for the summer.
“I think we have the perfect combination,” Parson said. “If you want to spend a lot of time reading and learning about rejection and the public art process, we have the show for you.
Find all the details about the shows at https://arvadacenter.org/galleries/ current-exhibitions.
Union Station celebrates new renovations and last 10 years
To celebrate a decade in its latest incarnation, you don’t want to miss Denver’s Union Station’s, 1701 Wynkoop, 10th Anniversary Weekend. e weekend kicks o with Neighborhood Night, from 5 to 9 p.m. on Friday, July 12. is portion will feature drinks, live music by Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, exclusive tours of the newly renovated Crawford Hotel rooms and views of the revamped Great Hall. Next comes the Making History…Again Gala, from 6 to 11 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. e evening aims to raise money for Colorado nonpro ts and includes performances by the Colorado Symphony Quartet, ice sculptors, food and more.
Finally, there’s Community Day, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, July 14. During this event, the station’s renovations will be unveiled and there will be activities like face painting, balloon artists and mini train rides, plus live music from Tunisia and Youth on Record.
All the details for this special weekend can be found at www.denverunionstation.com/experience/eventcalendar/.
Candlelight sets the mood for Bach and The Beatles
Over the years the candlelight concert series has become an immensely
e latest concert is “From Bach to e Beatles” and is held at the Museum of Outdoor Arts’ Marjorie Park, 6331 S. Fiddlers Green Circle in Greenwood Village, at 8:15 p.m. on Saturday, July 13. e show will feature some of Bach’s most well-known works and a collection of e Beatles’ most beloved hits.
Get tickets at https://feverup. com/m/178826.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week: Out of This World — The Experience at Ball Arena
Virginia’s Missy Elliott is one of rap’s best and most important voices, full stop.
e work she did in the 1990s and 2000s is some of the genre’s most mind-blowing and innovative, and her collaborations with producer Timbaland are still inspiring musicians today. She’s so highly regarded that in 2023 Elliott became the rst female hip-hop artist to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Elliott is celebrating all her accomplishments with the Out of is World — e Experience Tour, which will be stopping by Ball Arena, 1000 Chopper Circle, at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 16. She’ll be joined by the legendary Busta Rhymes, R&B superstar (and former Denver resident) Ciara and Timbaland himself.
is will truly be an evening of greats, 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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THURSDAY
CAE Summer Concert Series
“Mark Morris with Friends from Rapidgrass”: 7 p.m. July 11, Center for the Arts Evergreen, 31880 Rocky Village Drive, Evergreen. $25. evergreenarts.org
Evergreen July Chamber mixer: 5 to 7 p.m. July 11, Mountain Home, 27965 Meadow Drive, Evergreen.
SATURDAY
Coniferfest: 11 a.m. July 13, eld adjacent to Our Lady of the Pines, Eagle Cli Road, Conifer.Full day of music, food trucks, beer, wine, margaritas, and fun craft vendors. Music starts at 1pm. Tickets on Eventbrite or at gate.
Downtown Evergreen Second Saturdays: 4 to 7 p.m. July 13. Galleries and shops serving sips and bites.
MONDAY
Seniors4Wellness Friday Cafe, 11:30 a.m., July 19, Christ the King Church, 4291 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen.
Evergreen Garden Tour: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 20, Evergreen Fire/ Rescue Training Center, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. Including silent auction and plant sale. Tickets at EvergreenGardenClub.org.
CAE’s 44th annual Summerfest: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 20 & 21, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Live music, artists booths, food trucks and spirits vendors, children’s activities. $5 at the door, 10 and under free. Hosted by the Center for the Arts Evergreen. evergreenarts.org.
Andy Smith Senior (formerly Special Needs) Golf Tournament: 7:30 a.m. July 15, Hiwan Golf Club, 30671 Clubhouse Ln, Evergreen. Fundraiser for Evergreen Park & Recreation District’s INSPIRE program.
WEDNESDAY
Seniors4Wellness Wellness Class: 12:30 p.m. July 17, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen. EFR presenting wild re safety information.
UPCOMING
Evergreen Chamber Co ee & Connections: 8 a.m. July 18, Parkside Cafe, 1338 Co Rd 65, Evergreen.
Raining Cats & Dogs Fundraiser: 4 p.m. July 18, Cactus Jack’s Saloon, 4651 County Road 73, Evergreen. Bu ett, silent auction. Tickets $25. Bene tting Evergreen Animal Protective League. eapl. com
Seniors4Wellness Bingo & Games: 12:30 p.m. July 24, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen.
EPRD summer concert series: 4:45 to 8 p.m. July 24, Evergreen Lake, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen.
Evergreen Jazz Festival: July 26, 27 & 28. Five venues with free shuttle between them. Tickets and information at evergreenjazz.org
Elevation Celebration: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., July 27 & 28, 25997 Conifer Rd., Conifer. Live music, craft fair, food and drink, kids activities. elevationcelebration.goconifer. com
12th Annual Conifer Elevation Run/ Walk: 7 a.m. July 27. Featuring a 10K, USATF 5K, and 2 Mile Fun Run. 10K at 7:30 a.m., West Je erson Elementary, 26501 Barkley Rd, Conifer.
Pickleball tournament fundraiser for Resilience 1220: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. July 27, Marshdale Park, 6979 S Ocelot Trail, Evergreen. To sponsor or play, go to resilience1220.org.
Evergreen Chamber Co ee & Connections: 8 a.m. July 30, Java Groove, 28186 CO-74, Evergreen.
Evergreen Lutheran Church Grove Sale: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, 5980 County Hwy 73, Evergreen.
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HOFFMAN
Evelyn Osborn Coffin “Eve” (Coffin) Hoffman December 24, 1933 - April 13, 2024
Evelyn Osborne Co n Ho man, born to Catharine and Roy R Co n on December 24,1933, passed into our Lord’s arms on April 13, 2024. Her husband Dale Ho man preceded her in death in 2023. She is survived by her daughter Bambi (Ho man) Moss (married to Ira Moss) of Conifer, CO and her grandchildren Catharine Marie Moss of Saco, ME and David Benjamin Moss of Littleton, CO.
their property in Conifer, teaching the 4-H kids of Hillbilly Hounds Dog Club how to obedience training with their dogs, riding her Missouri fox trotter Bingo and showing her Husky dog Tia.
Eve’s favorite things in life were walking on
She was an active “friend of Church of the Hills” in Evergreen, CO for almost 50 years.
To send owers or plant a tree in memory of Evelyn Osborne Co n Ho man, please
Farmers and a fair show o the culture of this summer favorite fruit
BY NINA JOSS NJOSS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Every year, on one day in the summer, a group of people line up at the edge of a long, yellow tarp in southeastern Colorado. e tarp is stationed next to a building to prevent the wind from impacting a competition, for which some people practice seriously. Others decide to give it a try on a whim.
“ ey pick out their own seed, and I guess they could suck on it for a little while, get it dry, how ever they feel is the best way to treat their seed,” said Sally Cope, who helps organize the event. “And then practice, and then spit.”
As the black seeds land one by one on the bright tarp, people wait anxiously to see whose will make it the farthest.
e seed-spitting competition is part of a day-long event entirely dedicated to a sweet, red, juicy fruit grown in Colorado. A star at any summer picnic, watermelons are more than just a refreshing snack to the people of the Arkansas Valley. In this region, especially in the town of Rocky Ford, farmers dedicate their entire summer to raising the classic crop — which has become a staple of the area’s culture.
“It’s a way of life,” said Gail Knapp, owner of Knapp Farms, which grows watermelons and other produce. “We don’t take time o normally in the summertime to do what normal people do in the summertime.
our crops — and those kinds of things take a lot of care.”
From its mascot — a muscular melon called a “meloneer” — to its annual Watermelon Day celebration, Rocky Ford embraces the crop, which has deep ties to the city’s history.
In 1878, Rocky Ford’s rst mayor and one of its founders, G.W. Swink, had a bountiful harvest of watermelons.
“He brought them here to the railroad station … and he gave slices of melons to those who were passengers that stopped on the train,” Cope said. “After a couple of years, he moved his table of watermelon slices and gave away melons — a large melon to all of those who came in attendance.”
What started out as a gift from the mayor to his people turned into Watermelon Day, now celebrated as part of the week-long Arkansas Valley Fair. Cope, the manager of the fair, said the fruit-focused day includes a watermelon carving competition and a melon giveaway.
“We … usually give away around 20,000 pounds of melon on Watermelon Day,” she said.
is year, Watermelon Day will take place on Aug. 17 at the Arkansas Valley Fairgrounds, on the secondto-last day of the fair which includes rodeos, a carnival, 4-H contests and much more.
A person drags a full wagon after the watermelon giveaway on Watermelon Day at the Arkansas Valley Fair. COURTESY OF THE ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR
WATERMELON
e Watermelon Day tradition gives the fair its title as the “oldest continuous fair” in Colorado. Cope said the fair team even gave away watermelons in 2020.
Why is the valley good for melons?
Each year, the Rocky Ford Rotary Club helps raise funds to buy watermelons from local growers, such as Knapp Farms.
At the fth-generation farm, owners Gail and Brian Knapp — along with their children and grandchildren — grow watermelon, cantaloupe, tomatoes, chilies, eggplant, squash, cucumbers and more.
Knapp said the conditions in the Arkansas Valley are great for growing watermelons.
“It seems to be our soil, our hot days, cooler nights,” she said. “ ere’s a combination there that seems to grow really sweet melons.”
Once the melons are harvested, Knapp Farms sells them at their local farm market and also sends them to the metro Denver area to be sold at grocery stores including Kroger, Safeway and Whole Foods.
As of late June, the largest watermelons were about the size of a baseball, Knapp said. As they continue to grow, they should be ready to start harvesting by late July.
Despite the ripe conditions for watermelons, Knapp said there are some risks to the melon business. Weather, such as the copious amount of hail last spring, can devastate a crop. Knapp said last season was a challenge for most farmers in the region for this reason.
With water from the Arkansas River being sold to cities, labor shortages and
unpredictable demand, there are many risks to farming watermelons, Knapp said, and it’s not getting easier. But if everything works out in a given season, the business can be very pro table, she said.
Growing your own melons
For gardeners who want to try a hand at growing their own watermelons, veteran gardener Deborah King said it’s a bit too late in the season to start from seeds — but folks can start planning now for next year.
King is a supervisor at Tagawa Gardens, a garden center in Centennial, where she says she learns a lot from customers.
“It is a big plant, it spreads out really big,” she said. “But the key is that you need to have consistent water supply throughout its growing season.”
She also said it’s helpful to plant watermelons on hills or mounds, which gives the plant space and helps ensure drainage and retain heat. It can also be helpful to use grass clippings, wood chips or straw to maintain moisture in the soil, King said.
For her, gardening is a satisfying endeavor.
“When you get your harvest and you’re able to share with … your neighbors, co-workers — I mean, there’s no more satisfaction than eating right from your own garden,” she said. “You realize that avor … and it just sets you up for the next season to do more, or try di erent things.”
But for those who consider themselves a bit impatient, or simply want to leave the farming to the experts, there’s good news: the Rocky Ford watermelons will be available in stores near the end of the summer.
A truck full of watermelons for the giveaway on Watermelon Day. PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR
A girl competes in the annual seed-spitting competition on Watermelon Day at the Arkansas Valley Fair.
National Guard Armory trucks carry the watermelons in a parade down Main Street and bring them to the fairgrounds for the annual watermelon giveaway.
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Donate gently used items & shop for inexpensive household goods, clothing, books, furniture, crafts, & more. Donations can be dropped o 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 29 through July 31 at Evergreen Lutheran Church. No large appliances, tube televisions, computers, tires, mattresses or entertainment centers .For more information or to volunteer call 303674-4654.
Dam Ducky Derby: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, downtown Evergreen. downtownevergreen.com
Mountain Music Fest: Noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 3, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Tickets at mountainmusicfest.org
Evergreen Chamber August breakfast: 7:30 a.m.Aug. 7, Fountain Barbecue, 30790 Stagecoach Blvd., Evergreen.
EPRD summer concert series: 4-8 p.m. Aug. 7, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen.
Downtown Evergreen mural dedication: 5 p.m. August 14, Century Link building, east end of Evergreen’s main street (Hwy 74).
58th annual Evergreen Fine Arts Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24 & 25. Buchanan Fields 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. evergreenneartsfestival.com
Buchanan Park Family Movie Night “Barbie”: 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 30, Buchanan Park Field, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen.
ONGOING
Evergreen Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Hiwan Heritage Park, 28473 Meadow Dr, Evergreen
Wild Aware volunteer watch program at Evergreen Lake:Fridays 4 pm, to dusk, Saturdays & Sundays 9 am to dusk. Volunteers guide visitors during elk calving season to give protective cows space to avoid negative interactions. wildaware.org.
Evergreen Audubon Weekly Preschool Adventures Program: 9 to 10 a.m. every ursday starting May 16, 27640 Hwy 74, Evergreen. Free & no registration required. Bring your 2-5 year-old to the Nature Center each week for nature exploration. All children must have an adult in attendance. Dress to explore the outdoors. More info at evergreenaudubon.org.
Evergreen Nature Center Monthly Family Program: 11 a.m. to noon, every last Saturday, 27640 Hwy 74, Evergreen. Monthly topics could include native wild owers and seed bombs, dissecting owl pellets, live animal encounters, and more. evergreenaudubon.org
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 Camera Club: Meets every second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Fire/Rescue auditorium, 1802 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen. Club is for people who share a passion for all photography, from beginners to professionals. Attend in person or via ZOOM.
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, e-mail MountainAreaDems@gmail.com.
Evergreen Sustainability Alliance is looking for volunteers: Evergreen Sustainability Alliance’s “Let’s Embrace Zero Food Waste” program in local schools and food banks 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
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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 and programs and services provided by EChO. ere are many volunteer options from which to choose. For more information, call Mary at 720673-4369 or email mary@evergreenchristianoutreach.org.
LGBTQ+ teen book club: Resilience1220 is o ering 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.
The origins of The Fort Restaurant in Morrison is a modern settler’s tale
BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Holly Arnold Kinney owns e Fort Restaurant and is the executive director of the Tesoro Cultural Center’s board. Today, the restaurant and cultural center are known as a hub for Western history and for preserving the art of Native American artisans through its annual Powwow and Indian Market.
According to Kinney, e Fort is a replica of the original Bent’s Fort, which was was an adobe castle on the plains in 1833. It was operational from 1833 to 1849, she said.
However, 62 years ago, the property was a spot of dirt with a marker and a story that intrigued Elizabeth “Bay” Arnold, Holly’s mother.
Pictured here is Sam Arnold, founder of The Fort Restaurant and father of current owner Holly Arnold Kinney. Arnold ran a successful advertising and marketing business before creating The Fort. He used those skills to grow the restaurant’s reputation over the years. COURTESY THE
Kinney said her father, Sam, was an advertising executive and a Yale
graduate who had a successful early career. Bay, Kinney’s mom, was a young graphic designer from Georgia. e couple eloped and moved West.
“It’s serendipitous because my parents eloped, and they were married in Santa Fe in 1948,” Kinney said. “ ey fell in love with the culture, the Indian culture. My mother actually started dressing like a Navajo and put us children on her back in cradle boards.”
Kinney said the couple owned a toy store in Santa Fe.
“My mother, who had grown up on a farm, wanted to raise me and my
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1,800 such inspections in the last two years. It also o ers a slash chipping program and a volunteer community ambassador program.
e Elk Creek, Inter-Canyon and Genesee re districts also have ambassador programs. ese community volunteers serve as liaisons between the re districts and residents, sharing information with their neighbors about wild re risk, forest health and other relevant issues.
EFR’s 120-square-mile district is divided into 26 areas, each with an ambassador.
“ ese are neighborhood volunteers who help spread the word on what we’re doing, and how to help,” Moore said. “ ey’re also our eyes and ears to help us identify potential projects.”
Elk Creek, Inter-Canyon’s and Genesee’s are similarly divided.
“We de nitely encourage people to reach out and work with our ambassadors to start talking about mitigation for their homes,” Urban said. “ ey really are your rst step, and the number one person to reach out to for guidance.”
EFR is also updating its Community Wild re Protection Plan. A CWPP helps EFR and other re agencies identify wild re risks and develop a plan for re. Je erson County,
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e community will get a chance to weigh in on the EFR’s plan. Public meetings will likely be held late this summer or early fall, Moore said. While that’s a lot of work and change within the last few years, it’s still not enough. Moore said re agencies everywhere are dealing with “climate chaos” and struggling to keep up with erratic shifts in weather and precipitation patterns, coupled with overgrown, unhealthy forests.
“On a national level, I would say we are all struggling,” Moore said. “ e scale and scope of the wildland re issues is far outpacing the
healthy growth of any department in any organization — municipal, state or federal.”
As urgent as the need is, Moore said EFR’s wildland division evolution must be thoughtful and not rushed.
“I came from Tahoe, where there was a desire to rush through and put all (these changes) in,” she said. “But it really needs to be baby steps. You have to walk before you run.
“My goal when I started was to step back, assess where we’re at and start to chip away at those small, logical steps to get our feet underneath us,” she continued. “ e intention has been to grow in a healthy way that not only the district, but the community could support.”
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brother in the country, away from the city, where there’s clean air and it’s healthier,” Kinney said. “ ey found this beautiful property and decided to build an adobe home on it.”
Kinney said her parents were history bu s. Her mother researched the property and learned about Bent’s Fort and its importance to the Indian, Spanish and settler communities.
According to Kinney, Bent’s Fort was only a marker in the dirt when her mother started researching it. Fortunately, the Daughters of the American Revolution had located the fort on the Santa Fe Trail. e DAR’s research aided the young Arnolds in discovering Bent’s Fort’s history.
“ en, my mother was doing research in the Denver Public Library and saw a drawing of a castle made of adobe called Bent’s Fort,” Kinney said. “She said to my dad, ‘Well, build me a castle, not just a home.’”
Kinney said Sam slept on the idea and then decided to do it.
According to Kinney, the couple intended to build a living history museum. eir goal was to teach Coloradans and other visitors about the space’s history.
e couple used their own money for the project. Kinney said it took 10 months to build e Fort. at was due to the young couple’s insistence on using handmade adobe bricks made from the red rocks on
the property.
Kinney said the architect was William Lumpkin.
“ ey hired a contractor from New Mexico to bring 27 workers up to make handmade adobe bricks right on the soil of our property,” Kinney said. “It was our red rock there, and just as they had done, sold for it in the 1830s down on the Arkansas River.”
According to Kinney, the “adobe castle” quickly became a money pit.
“It was very expensive because they had a lot of issues with the contractor and other things,” Kinney said. ey nished building but ran out of money. “ ey went to the Small Business Administration, and
ate bu alo, elk, quail and American Indian foods. So that became the basis of our cuisine.”
at’s how e Fort Restaurant was born.
e story does take a few more turns before the Tesoro Cultural Center is conceived. Kinney said Sam and Bay divorced in 1967.
“ ey had no restaurant experience,” Kinney said. “And, of course, it was hard because we were way outside of Denver at that time. It was an hour’s drive. e pressures of the restaurant business eventually caused them to get divorced.”
Bay moved away, but Sam stayed to run the place. He eventually remarried in 1972. Sam later tried to retire, Kinney said. He sold e Fort Restaurant to new management just in time for the economic downturn in the mid-1980s. Kinney said e Fort went into foreclosure.
the SBA said, ‘Well, why don’t you put a viable business in the building like a restaurant, not just this extravagant home and museum you want to build.’”
Kinney said her parents took a minute to consider it. “My dad turned to my mother and said, ‘You can cook.’ She said, ‘No, you can cook.’ And so we moved upstairs to the second level and nished the building and recon gured the main level as a restaurant.”
ey searched the Denver Library and DAR les for information on the cuisine. ere was more than enough information to get things started.
“And what do you serve in a replica of an 1830s fort?” Kinney asked. “ ey researched the diaries and asked, ‘What do they eat?’ Well, they
“My father took e Fort back under foreclosure in 1986,” Kinney said. “ en, meanwhile, I started my own international public relations rm in 1981.”
Holly Kinney went on to follow in her father’s footsteps in marketing. Kinney said she opened her own rm and was successful. According to Kinney, Sam hired her to help promote e Fort, which led to international acclaim.
“ e big, amazing thing that happened in e Fort’s history 1997 was the summit of eight held in Denver with President Clinton and the world’s leaders,” Kinney said. “Boris Yeltsin from Russia, Ryutaro Hashimoto from Japan, Romano Prodi from Italy, Jacques Chirac from France and Tony Blair from England.” e other leaders were Cana-
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EChO’s new mission statement, one seemingly small sentence, paints a masterpiece much larger than its capacity. “EChO champions people on their unique path from survival to success.” Ten words, following the acronym for Evergreen Christian Outreach, open the door to a world illuminated only by the light of hope amid tragedy, trauma, and loss. If you were to ask me, “How does EChO serve its people?” I would tell you with wrap-around services through our food pantry, shelter, resale store, case managers, and more. But if you asked me to tell you a story, I’d run to grab the most vibrant colors in my toolbox, an old canvas with tattered edges and a paintbrush with peeled wood. I’d paint
wrinkles in time, a glimmer of light, and faces worn with character.
My brush strokes would create a father, washed in pride as he works hard against the economy, always just a step or two behind. I’d paint the furrowed brow of a single mother who chose to do it all, “the right way,” and was le to sew the pieces of her life into a quilt to keep her children warm. Brush strokes of a grandmother who built a legacy in the mountains only to nd herself in a home she couldn’t keep. I’d paint the daggers of re above their heads raining down relentlessly. I’d touch your hand and say, “ is work of art is called survival.”
As I washed my brush, I’d tell you our food pantry
distributed over 450,000 meals in 2023. We served over 886 distinct households, 369 of those being brand new to EChO. 440 of those households were provided nancial assistance. A few tears would saturate the canvas and I’d say, “Wait, there’s hope.” My paintbrush fervently dancing over the darkness leaving streaks of bright yellows, pinks, oranges, and white.
“79 people registered for our overnight emergency shelter and 16 of those were permanently housed by the end of the shelter season.” I’d add bright circles of light as shields over each soul. “In the painting. In 2024, ReSale donated $6,042 of clothing and household items via our case managers for clientele. An additional $8,512 was donated in the form of furniture, dishes, and home decor to fully furnish new homes and apartments.”
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We’d step back to admire our progress, covered in paint, sweat, and tears. Maybe you’d recognize yourself in the colors because, just like life, art doesn’t always start beautifully. As each layer is added, you can marvel at the process and nd beauty in the journey it took to get there.
We’d stand together as I painted small re ies in the darkest part of the canvas. I’d ask if you could relate to this comment, “ ey need to know I’m trying; I am trying to just get through the day, doing the best I can in that moment.” I imagine you’d recall a moment or a
season of life in which you felt the words a Client Advisory Committee member shared with us. “What happened to me could happen to anyone,” shared another. You’d admire the colors and I’d watch as you started to become part of the painting.
As I shared that over 32,000 hours of volunteer service were provided by over 500 volunteers, I’d encourage you to dip your hands in the white paint and press your ngertips into the center of the canvas, leaving behind two silhouettes. “Just like that, you’ve become part of the masterpiece. Do you see how your existence has changed the narrative?” At this very moment, I’d witness it. A light
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Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge has the Perfect Summertime Patio Area for Your Enjoyment and Catering Options for Every Season
By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles
Upon entering the door of Evergreen Bread and Cocktail Lounge, the smell of freshly made bread will tickle your senses with thoughts of “delicious.” Bread from fermented sour dough starter is made daily in-house in the restaurant’s open-view bakery using some of the oldest varieties of wheat (spelt, Kamut™, millet, quinoa, amaranth, and te ).
Located in Bergen Village Shopping Center at 1260 Bergen Parkway (second oor), “foodies” and ardent food lovers can delight in a scrumptious eating experience as they titillate their taste buds with the many delicious food and dessert selections from the NEW Summer Menu at Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge.
features charcuterie boards, small plate items, scratch-made pastas/house-made sauces, and Detroit-style Pizza with a thicker crust and several topping options. Be sure to visit the Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge website (https://evergreenbreadlounge.com/) to view its full menu—and more.
Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge can also cater your next breakfast/brunch/ lunch/dinner family celebration or small business gathering at the restaurant, or your home, o ce, or other o site location. A private events space (for up to 30 people) is available for rental or the entire restaurant (120 people maximum) can be rented for parties and/or corporate meetings.
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 summertime breakfast, lunch, or mid-day meal enjoyment.
Evergreen Bread and Cocktail Lounge is closed on Monday, but its friendly sta serves customers from 8:00am-6:00pm Tuesday-through-Saturday (Sunday 8:00am-3:00pm) o ering breakfast favorites and lunch selections, including: hot and cold sandwiches, soups, salads, breads, pastries, specialty co ees, teas, beer, wine, and cocktails. Happy Hour at Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge is celebrated Tuesday-through-Saturday from 2:00-6:00pm and all day Sunday from 8:00am-3:00pm.
“All of our menu selections, including meals, European breads, pastries, and desserts are made from scratch using the freshest micro-greens and locally sourced produce and only the nest ingredients,” said General Manager Tyler Butler with pride. He likewise stated that the restaurant uses many local companies like Daddy’s Homemade Syrups (natural, gut friendly syrups) for its co ees, cocktails, and more. “Also, our menu changes seasonally, about three times per year so there is always something new, exciting, and tasty!” e restaurant’s Happy Hour menu
“We have breakfast, lunch, and curated banquet menus available to ful ll the wants of our customers,” said Tyler Butler. “With only a 48-hour notice, Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge can cater everything from breakfast favorites and/or sandwich platters to large banquet orders of our homemade pasta dishes (Chicken Marsala, pasta with Bolognese sauce), and more. We can even customize a special menu that is just right for your speci c event and your guests’ dietary needs.”
Evergreen Bread & Cocktail Lounge’s summer celebration also features live music, twice per month (since June 7) on either Friday/Saturday, as well as a selection of new decadent desserts. Try them all… Pavlova Meringue Cookie with white chocolate and whipped cream, Coconut-Citrus Pana Cotta layered with key lime, coconut, and a toasted marshmallow topping, Strawberry Cheesecake, and seasonal Tarts with Bavarian Cream and strawberry or berry llings.
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insert. Our National Fireplace Institute Certi ed design and sales team can help you envision a replace project that improves your entire living space. You can see dozens of examples on our website’s portfolio page at www.mtnhp.com.
You can even have a replace where there isn’t one already- we can put a replace or stove on any existing wall!
e newest trends feature replaces where you may not expect, such as your kitchen or bedroom; in addition to a replace in more traditional spaces such as a living room. Imagine getting ready for the day on a cool autumn morning, but you’re perfectly comfortable because you have a beautiful and e cient seethrough replace burning between your bedroom and bathroom.
Gas fueled hearth appliances are the most popular choice because of their wide range of customization and convenience of use. ey can be set on a thermostat and controlled remotely. ere are a huge variety of sizes and
shapes available, so you will not be limited in your choices of design or heat output.
New woodburning appliances are gaining in popularity quickly too! Like gas appliances, there are so many styles to choose from with a variety of heat outputs for any size space. Additionally, many customers want the energy independence of burning wood in a new high e ciency EPA-Certi ed replace, stove, or insert. is certi cation means the woodburning appliance meets stringent e ciency standards, so today’s woodburning appliances are better for air quality and heating your home. Better yet- there is a current Biomass tax credit for the most e cient woodburning appliances, nearly all our displays qualify!
If you already have a replace in your home, we can improve it. It’s not as complicated as it may seem to remove an old, ine cient factory-built replace and replace it with a new, beautiful and
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high quality products and experienced installers
powerful heater. If you wish to update your old masonry replace, there are many options for putting a wood or gas insert into the old rebox that will make your replace e cient and elegant. We also can custom-size doors in a nearly in nite combination of metal nishes, shapes, door styles, glass tint, and more. Even just a new set of doors can improve a replace’s e ciency!
Is your replace dull, ine cient, or doesn’t burn the fuel you wish it did? Call us, your local hearth appliance experts to get you the upgrade your home needs! Act now to get a new replace, stove, or insert and be ready for the cooler weather. Visit us at 7001 Highway 73 in Marshdale. We’re open from 9am-5pm Monday through Friday, and Saturdays 8-4. You can see our products and portfolio of work on our website at www.MtnHP.com or reach us by phone at 303-679-1601, and email at O ce@ MtnHP.com.
Rich Bell of Rich Barbell Fitness Believes That Athletes’ Feet Tell the Story Relating to Human Performance
“It is impossible to produce superior performance unless you do something different from the majority”
- Sir John Templeton
Strengh conditioning for achiving peak performance in athletics. Off-Season training for Middle, High School and College level athletes.
By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles
Rich Bell of Rich Barbell Fitness & Sports Conditioning (30746 Bryant Drive/Unit 403, Evergreen) understands the importance of year-round strength training and conditioning programs for athletes, which not only helps them achieve a greater level of physical performance but also helps reduce the incidence and/or severity of injury.
Rich, noting the results of each individual’s testing is incorporated into their training.
Rich Bell explained that the foot serves several key functions during athletic movement. roughout ground contact an athlete’s feet must simultaneously act as a brake and a spring, which ful lls a highly important role in force transfer. Consequently, he assesses each athlete’s toes and arches for stability. e lack of sturdiness within the foot can create a cascading e ect on the lower limb. However, dysfunctional foot behavior, which can adversely a ect athletic performance, can be corrected with exercises.
www.Richbarbellfitness.com richbarbellfitness@gmail.com
Cell: (303) 809-6436
30746 Bryant Dr Unit 403 (Not visible from street. Up Bryant Drive)
For more than 29 years, Rich Bell, a much sought-a er Certi ed High School Strength and Conditioning Coach, has trained over 400 multi-level athletes in various sports backgrounds. His customized strength/conditioning training programs for middle grades/high school/ college, and/or weekend warrior athletes of all skill levels incorporates scientifically proven techniques and training methods.
“Not only do I use Strength Ratio Testing (the Barbell Bench Press and Barbell Back Squat) to initially test athletes’ upper/lower body strength/ power, performance, and speed, I also focus on athletes’ feet, which can be the most important part of the body when considering human performance,” stated
If you are an athlete motivated to increase your strength/power and speed, call Rich Barbell Fitness today. Rich Bell is now excepting applicants for his Summer O -Season Strength and Conditioning Training Program. is will entail a full assessment and programming tailored to each athlete’s needs.
For fees, more about Rich Bell, testimonials, and/or to set up your consultation, contact Rich Barbell Fitness (http://richbarbell tness.com).
Don’t Toss Those Old Sneakers. Do This Instead
(StatePoint) What if there was a way to reduce waste, create economic opportunities and improve global health?
anks to social enterprise Sneaker Impact, and its partners like Rack Room Shoes, now there is. Here’s how it works: Anyone can recycle their gently used sneakers at any Rack Room Shoes location by simply dropping them into the collection boxes found in each store. e sneakers are then shipped to Sneaker Impact’s headquarters in Miami, Florida, where they are sorted for distribution.
• International Distribution: Usable
sneakers are shipped to small businesses in developing countries. Local merchants revive and resell the sneakers, providing a ordable footwear to children and adults in those communities. is initiative empowers local businesses and promotes sustainability by keeping sneakers out of land lls.
• Shoe Recycling: Sneakers that are not suitable for international distribution are delivered to a recycling facility in Florida. ere, they are converted into energy that bene ts Broward County and surrounding areas. Moreover, Sneaker Impact has been
working on nding an alternative, circular economy solution for all footwear deemed end of life.
Since its inception, Rack Room Shoes has collected an average of nearly 600 pairs of usable sneakers each month. e retailer aims to raise awareness about the program and increase sneaker collections to create a lasting social and environmental impact.
In addition to the partnership with Rack Room Shoes, Sneaker Impact donates $1,000 per month to Shoes at Fit, a national nonpro t organization that provides shoes to students in need in an e ort to
help them focus on their studies. Visit your local Rack Room Shoes store to nd a recycling co-branded box and aid in reducing waste and supporting communities. To learn more about Rack Room Shoes Gives sustainability e orts visit https://www.rackroomshoes.com/ responsibility/gives.
Whether you have kids with rapidly growing feet, or you walk and run o en, you likely go through lots of pairs of sneakers. ankfully, now there’s a great alternative to tossing them that bene ts both people and the planet.
in your eyes would icker on as you were washed in truth, humility, and grace. You see, when hope enters the room, it may trickle at rst but when the gates of burden are let free by way of compassion and grace, hope rushes to wash away all that preceded it.
Your thoughts would soon manifest their own paintbrush and you’d add your family history to the far-le corner of the painting. I’d watch in awe as you told your story. We’d laugh and cry as our experiences overlapped. We’d lose track of time and the canvas would double in size as we were made new in the waves of hope and despair. We’d step back and look at the colorful design before us and honor how it now over ows into the oor. I’d tell you that 169 pounds of clothing was donated to our shelter to clothe individuals on foot for warmth and job interviews. 1,352 pounds of books donated to the Je erson County Prison system. 878 pounds of shoes donated to Soles for Souls. We’d nd peace in the tides of hope that lapped around us. I’d say, “Together, we have shone a light on things most people keep in the darkness, and in that, we have overcome it. Mine and yours and theirs.” You’d rise and carefully change the title of the painting from, “Survival” to “Success.” You’d say, “I see it now. It takes all of us to get there. It gets messy and di cult to process before it ever gets beautiful. I’d like to be a champion for people on their unique path from survival to success.”
Ten words and an acronym opened the door to a world that we can all understand. We can be the champions we’ve all needed at di erent times in our lives. So, if you were to ask me how we serve people at EChO, I would tell you with wrap-around services through our food pantry, shelter, resale store, case managers, and more. But if you asked me to tell you a story, I would invite you to become part of the story one brush stroke at a time.
Meaghan
Moore is the Marketing and Events Manager for EChO
Volunteer Luncheon 2024, Christ the King
Be Wild re Ready! The EmGoKit Helps Residents Prepare for Evacuation
By Jo Ann M. Colton Special to Lifestyles
Colorado’s wildfire season is officially upon us. Does your family have a plan?
“We’ve all watched wildfires devastate communities across our state and beyond, yet FEMA tells us 60% of residents living in high-risk fire areas remain unprepared,” said EmGoKits Co-founder Kevin Mindenhall. “We created the EmGoKit to help families successfully plan for natural disasters as well as recover from them.”
The EmGoKit is a simple and easy-to-use emergency planning tool. The kit features an expandable, 24-tab folder to store critical documents like home and property insurance, legal and financial statements, medical records, and more. The kit includes FEMA and Red Cross guides, an emergency supplies checklist, and a USB drive for offsite storage.
The EmGoKit is available for $40 at www.EmGoKits.com . Use the coupon from their ad and save an additional $10. Experience the peace of mind that comes with being prepared and purchase your family’s kit today!
Who is Evergreen Park and Rec
Evergreen Park and Recreation District is not only proud to maintain and enhance the area’s mountain character; but also, to provide a wide range of excellent, nancially responsible park and recreation amenities and programs where everyone is encouraged to “Elevate Your Life!” is July, join us in celebrating your Evergreen Park & Rec District (EPRD) during National Park & Recreation Month. Grab your families and friends to spend time throughout the parks, along the well-maintained trails and elds, engaging in a diverse array of activities. Children delight in playgrounds designed for safety and fun. Meanwhile, their neighbors test out new skills at the Wulf Skatepark or take a swing on Buchanan Park Ball Field. Nearby, shaded picnic areas provide perfect spots for shared meals and leisurely conversations, where friends and families can connect.
For those seeking indoor recreation to escape the heat (or the snow in the winter), the district boasts facilities equipped with
amenities for all ages and interests. Indoor recreation centers o er a wide range of activities to cater to diverse community needs. From tness classes that promote health and wellness to swimming pools where families can splash and play together, these centers serve as vital hubs for year-round activity. Gymnasiums provide open gym time for sports enthusiasts to engage in basketball, volleyball, and other indoor games, fostering a sense of camaraderie and friendly competition among members. Speaking of competition, this summer’s EPRD Trail Race series is in full swing, building up to the Bergen Meadow Half Marathon in September!
In addition to land-based activities, Evergreen Park and Recreation District o ers opportunities for water enthusiasts. Evergreen Lake at Dedisse Park (managed by EPRD) and Buchanan Park ponds invite visitors to observe wildlife from a safe distance or try their hand at shing! Paddle enthusiasts can also be seen gliding across Evergreen Lake, enjoying the tranquility
and beauty of the park from a di erent perspective. Whether you prefer to stick to classic paddling in a kayak or are interested in trying something new, like Sunrise SUP Yoga, there’s sure to be an activity for every member of the community. roughout the year, EPRD hosts a vibrant calendar of events designed to bring people together and celebrate our community. Seasonal Summer Concerts showcase local culture through music and food, drawing residents and visitors alike to enjoy festive atmospheres and create lasting memories. Movie nights under the stars are another cherished tradition, where families play on bounce houses before spreading out blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy classic lms and new releases in a relaxed outdoor setting.
As Evergreen continues to grow, so does the need for EPRD to build opportunities to elevate the lives of our community. With capital projects, such as the Buchanan Park Improvements, more events and programming than ever,
and increased support from constituents, EPRD is excited to continue the impressive 55-year impact of serving the diverse, multigenerational people of this beloved district.
In essence, being a member of Evergreen Park and Recreation District is about more than just access to a pool or park - it’s about connecting with your community, promoting well-being, and creating cherished experiences in a space that belongs to everyone. Whether you seek adventure or relaxation, Evergreen Park and Recreation District o ers opportunities where mountain living is embraced and celebrated. It’s a place where memories are made, friendships are forged, and the spirit of community thrives year-round. Share how you enjoy these opportunities with the hashtag #MyEPRD all year long. To support, get involved, or become a member, visit Buchanan Recreation Center, Wulf Recreation Center, or visit us online at EvergreenRecreation.com.
BY STAVROS KORONEOS
SOUTH JEFFCO – Volkswagen was waiting for deputies beside the highway, eager to tell a harrowing tale of felony menacing. Volkswagen said he’d been putzing along westbound C-470 all peaceful-like when he glanced right to see a white Ford pickup truck pulling even with him in the slow lane. To his shock, Volkswagen realized Ford wasn’t even touching his steering wheel, apparently needing both hands to keep a wicked looking handgun pointed out his driver’s side window and directly at Volkswagen’s head. Believing himself a target for murder, Volkswagen “ducked down, dropped a gear and got out of there as fast as I could.” Ford pursued, reaching speeds “over 100 mph,” but Volkswagen was able to shake
his tail and now wanted the brigand brought to justice. He described his would-be assassin as 30-ish, scru y and “possibly Italian.” O cers were just digging into the dramatic business when one of them noticed that another report had just been led regarding the very same incident. In that second report, a motorist reported seeing Volkswagen scaring the fenders o of everybody on C-470 by “tail-gating,” making “radical lane changes” and traveling “at a very high speed.” Motorist further described Volkswagen as “sticking his right hand out of the sun roof” and “simulating the shape of a gun” as he weaved through tra c. After weighing both accounts against the objective facts and long experience, deputies were inclined to cite Volkswagen for disorderly conduct, but Motorist declined to serve as a witness against him. Deputies released Volkswagen with a warning about
the legal limits of fahrvergnugen.
Ex games
KITTREDGE – Ex-girlfriend gets along with Ex-boyfriend so badly that she called the cops on him ve times in two weeks. Each time deputies advised that she swear o Ex-boyfriend for good, yet she invited him over again on May 15 with predictable results. By way of catching up, they’d “exchanged cell phones to see if either of us is cheating on the other.” Ex-boyfriend was dismayed to nd numerous texts on Ex-girlfriend’s phone featuring photos of male privates, each accompanied by an admiring comment by Ex-girlfriend. When Exboyfriend voiced his disapproval, Ex-girlfriend “locked herself in her room” and, according to Ex-boyfriend, “smashed my phone with a hammer” and “threw it out the window,” occasioning another visit
from JCSO. e way Ex-boyfriend remembers it, Ex-girlfriend agreed to pay him for the demolished device and transferred a substantial sum to him via Venmo. e way Exgirlfriend told it, she had no idea how Ex-boyfriend’s phone wound up in tiny pieces beneath her bedroom window, but she was sure that Ex-boyfriend had fraudulently transferred the aforementioned funds using her phone. In the end, deputies didn’t have the goods to charge either Ex, and, once again, advised them to break away clean.
Re-reviewed
EVERGREEN – Tackling a multifaceted remodel, Contractor engaged Subcontractor for some of the specialized work, a “small” job in the greater decorative scheme of things. Jumping on it with adSEE SHERIFF’S CALLS, P18
Colorado Community Media to Hold its First 5K Run
BY JO ANN M. COLTON
from walking and/or running along our state’s many wonderful paths and scenic nature trails.
There is no better way to appreciate the beauty of Colorado than by witnessing all the sights and sounds of the great outdoors.
Join Colorado Community Media as we host our first-ever 5K run on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Clement Park, 7306 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton.
And, before the run, we want you to submit your own “Trail Tales,” including photos, to your local newspaper (events@coloradocommunitymedia. com). Tell us where you most enjoy going for a walk or a run in your commuor elsewhere in Colorado.
There are no prizes associated with the event and participants will not receive a “standard” T-shirt. Instead, registered participants will receive a pair of custom running socks. The Share Your Trail Tales 5k Run is open to people of all ages. Participants have the option of making it a fun-filled day for the entire family. Registration fees are $35 for adults (ages 17 & up), $15 (ages 5 to 16), and free for children (ages 4 and under ). Parking for run participants and event attendees is available in the west parking lot, which can be reached as you enter Clement Park through the Library entrance on W. Bowles Avenue.
Park is currently being firmed up to feature other activities throughout the day including food and beverage purchase options offered by local food trucks, vendor booths, and live music entertainment.
“Your support of this event as a race participant and/or as an attendee is paramount to the success of our first Share Your Trail Tales 5k Run and it will help us sustain our ability to support local news,” Scott said. “We encourage the engagement of our readers and future readers to be part of this and future events at Colorado Community Media.”
In turn, we will share many of those adventurous tales with the readers of our two dozen community newspapers in the weeks ahead of the run.
About the 5k: It is scheduled to loop around Johnston Reservoir from 9:30 a.m. to noon. It will start and end on the bike path near Shelter P. The event is different from most 5k runs in many ways. For starters, the sole purpose of this event is to simply provide an opportunity for people across Colorado to come together, interact, and share their personal experiences gained
Colorado Community Media publications span eight counties along Colorado’s majestic Front Range — Weld, Adams, Jeffco, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Arapahoe and Denver. As a nonprofit organization, community is important to us and we are eager to reach out and meet members of the communities our news organization serves.
Colorado Community Media could not put on events like this 5k run without the help of its dedicated supporters and sponsors. Sponsorship provides an ideal marketing prospect for your business and positive brand recognition. The organization offers many levels of sponsorship and opportunities for involvement. As a sponsor, you can be part of a fun community event that promotes health and wellness.
Carlie Scott, Colorado Community Media’s events director, stated that the program for the Aug. 24 run in Clement
To register for the Share Your Trail Tales 5k please visit our website www.coloradocommunitymedia.com and click on EVENTS/CONTEST tab.
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mirable industry, Subcontractor managed to complete “most of the work” before texting Contractor with news that someone else would need to nish the commission. Annoyed, but even-tempered, Contractor as-
sured Subcontractor he’d pay him for his time, but said he’d “have to update the review I already left” on Subcontractor’s website. at didn’t sit well with Subcontractor. “I swear to God (Contractor) I’m going to come up there and you’re going to have a big (fulsome) problem dude” Subcontractor red back. “Is that a threat?” Contractor wanted to know. “Yes that was a (furuncular) threat,”
Subcontractor clari ed. “I will (fuzz) you up for this (shtick).” at didn’t sit well with Contractor, who told JCSO deputies that Subcontractor is a “druggy” and possibly capable of mischief. Contractor didn’t want to press charges, but he did want ofcers to get Subcontractor o of his back. Deputies advised Subcontractor to leave Contractor be.
Sheri ’s Calls is intended as a humorous take on some of the incident call records of the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce for the mountain communities. Names and identifying details have been changed, including the writer’s name, which is a pseudonym. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty.
BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
SPORTS LOCAL RECREATION AND
into Golden’s annual competition
In fair Golden where we lay our scene, where the cowpokes of old once rode bulls for the thrill, so now do today’s playboaters do the same with the racing river.
Kayakers from near and far displayed their dedication to their sport during the annual Kayak Rodeo June 26 at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park. e Colorado Whitewater Association and Golden River Sports cohosted the 24th annual event, which had 17 competitors across the juniors, beginner, intermediate and advanced divisions.
During the event, the competitors took turns moving in and out of what’s called a playhole, which is a water feature on Clear Creek, to perform technical maneuvers and other tricks.
Some moves have obvious names: side-sur ng, spinning, and a front loop, which is a front ip with the kayak.
Others sound very unusual: Space Godzilla, Phonics Monkey, roundhouse, splitwheel and McNasty. Coorganizers Tessa Prince and Dave Holzman said the event is geared toward amateurs, to give them a chance to compete in a fun, lowstress environment.
CWA is also hosting a downriver race at 5:30 p.m. July 10 at the whitewater park. e course will include various obstacles, and kayakers of all experience levels are welcome to enter, Prince and Holzman said.
Downriver kayaking is one thing, but playboating — which is what the Kayak Rodeo falls into — is a different animal, the competitors described.
“It’s like a water park but with no rules,” Paul Kubala said of playboating. e Morrison native, who now lives in California, has participated
Emery Slothower, 17, does a maneuver during the Kayak Rodeo at Clear Creek Whitewater Park. Slothower was one of four competitors in the juniors division.
PHOTOS BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
Blake Booth, 15, competes in the juniors division at the June 26 Kayak Rodeo at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park. The Colorado Whitewater Association and Golden River Sports hosted 17 participants across four divisions during the 24th annual event.
KAYAKS
in the Kayak Rodeo since 2011. is year, he competed in the advanced division alongside four others. He’s enjoyed kayaking in both Colorado and California, saying it’s a “fun and freeing” sport with a phenomenal community.
Kubala and Lakewood’s Hunter Cottrell, who was in the intermediate division, said playboating helps make one a better kayaker. It helps one work through the progressional of skills, like paddling and how to be comfortable with going upside down.
Cottrell said he got into kayaking in 2020, when he moved to Denver and found it “hotter than expected.”
So, he gured he’d take up a water sport. Unlike snowboarding, where one learns to lean away from obstacles, Cottrell said kayaking is the
sidering signing up for the July 10 downriver race as well. Like Kubala, he said he loves the playboating community and “speaking time in the eddies together.” He added that kayaking is also a great way to get outside and see other parts of the state.
Littleton’s Emery Slothower, 17, rst got into water sports with rafting and has been kayaking for three seasons now. e second-year competitor was one of four teens who competed in the Kayak Rodeo’s juniors division.
opposite. He learned to lean into things, which he said felt unnatural to him at rst and made for “a big
learning curve.”
Cottrell had fun at his second Kayak Rodeo and said he was con-
In addition to being more progression-based than downriver kayaking, Slothower said playboating events like the Kayak Rodeo are unique. e kayakers must remain stationary relative to the water, and the water’s speed and volume means every run is a little di erent. “Everything’s always uid,” Slothower continued, adding that playboating is like sur ng in that respect. “ … It’s a blast.”
Max Whittaker smiles while competing in the advanced division during the 24th annual Kayak Rodeo June 26 at Clear Creek Whitewater Park. The event had 17 total participants across the junior, beginner, intermediate and advanced divisions.
PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN
THE FORT
da Prime Minister Jean Chrétien and Germany Prime Minister Helmut Kohl.
Not long after the summit of the eight, Kinney had to join her father to keep e Fort from falling into the hands of developers. Kinney said her husband, Jeremy, pushed for the partnership after Sam’s second wife, Carrie, got sick. At that time, Sam needed to sell to take care of Carrie.
“So I became his business partner and put money into it, and we and I started running it in and then I said, let’s get back to the original vision of the fort and bring our American Indian communities back because in the 60s, we had a lot of merit,” Kinney said. She took over in 1999.
Tesoro Cultural Center also opened in 1999. Kinney reconnected with the descendants of the original Bent’s Fort owners, William Bent and Owl Woman.
A year later, the Powwow and Indian Market were born.
“And I said, let’s create Tesoro Cultural Center,” Kinney explained. “We got a lawyer, and we created a non-
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
pro t foundation. Indian friends of mine said, ‘You should create a high-end art show.’ And then another Indian friend said, ‘We should have a powwow.’ We had our rst Indian Market and Powwow in 2000. at became kind of our signature event.”
Sam Arnold came up with the name Tesoro.
“My father had that name because Tesoro is Spanish, meaning treasures,” Kinney said. “ ese are the treasures of our community that we want to promote and tell the public about. To have them come to our art market and meet these tesoros, these treasures.”
Sam Kinney said he was referring to the artists and artisans, powwow dancers and Indian history keepers who are now part of the Tesoro community.
Today, Sam Kinney and his rst love, Bay, are both buried on e Fort Restaurant property. Holly Kinney has been running the place for 25 years and counting. Her husband, Jeremy, is chairman of the Tesoro Cultural Center board.
For more information and to make your reservation at e Fort and the Tesoro Cultural Center, visit eFort.com.
Holly Arnold Kinney maintains a replica of Bent’s Fort throughout the restaurant’s interior. This is one of the current bars inside The Fort Restaurant. TRUBLU IMAGES
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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!
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.
The Fort Restaurant has fed many celebrity guests, including presidents, prime ministers and world-renowned chefs like Julia Child (right), who is here with Sam Arnold (center).
COURTESY OF THE FORT RESTAURANT
ROCKLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH
“Connecting all generations to Jesus” Please check our website, www.Rockland.church, for updated service times ¼ mile north of I-70 at exit 254 17 S Mt. Vernon Country Club Rd., Golden, CO 80401 303-526-0668
SHEPHERD OF THE ROCKIES LUTHERAN CHURCH Missouri Synod. 106 Rosalie Road, Bailey, CO 303-838-2161 Pastor Pete Scheele Sunday Worship Service; 9 a.m., Fellowship Time; 10:15 a.m., Sunday School & Bible Class; 10:45 a.m. www.shepherdoftherockies.org
UNITED METHODIST CHURCH OF EVERGREEN Rev. Sarah Clark • 303.674.4810 • www.evergreenumc.org
3757 Ponderosa Dr. across Hwy 74 from Safeway in Evergreen
Join us in person every Sunday at 10:00am for worship
“Open Hearts, Open Doors, Open Minds”
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POLICE OFFICER I for Town of Georgetown
Full-time, year-round position. Required quali cations: Colorado P.O.S.T. certi cation, valid driver’s license, ability to pass extensive background check, psychological assessment, and interview. Patrol experience is preferred. The successful candidate must reside within 50 miles of Georgetown. The salary range is $55,000 - $75,000 depending on quali cations. Excellent bene ts including fully paid medical insurance, vision, dental, disability and retirement for employee. Full job description and application form are available at Town Hall, 404 6th Street, Georgetown and online at www.town.georgetown.co.us/employment.htm.
For more information call 303-569-2555 x3. Email Cover Letter, Resume, and completed Application to townadmin@ townofgeorgetown.us. Application deadline is 5:00 p.m. July 19, 2024. Serious applicants are encouraged to apply immediately, and interviews may begin when quali ed applicants are reviewed.
CITY OF CENTRAL Accounting & HR Clerk/ Administrative Assistant.
City of Central FTE Salary range from $43,798 - $51,463
DOQ/E
is position is responsible for providing support and assistance to the Finance/HR Department. Performs a variety of working level, para-professional duties as needed to expedite various day-to-day functions of the Finance/HR Department, including customer service, handling correspondence, cash receipting, accounts payable, utility billing, and xed asset tracking. Maintains the Finance/HR Department’s records in accordance with the City’s records retention policy. Requirements: Any combination of experience and training equivalent to graduation from High School and two years of progressively responsible work experience in accounting, human resources or le management is desirable. A bachelor’s degree in accounting, business administration, nance, or related eld is preferred. e City provides a comprehensive bene t package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance coverage. 100% of the employee’s premiums are paid by the City and approximately 98% of dependent premiums are paid by the City. Paid vacation and sick leave, 401(a) and 457b employer retirement contributions; een paid holidays annually. City paid Long Term Disability and Life Insurance.
Apply now: A detailed job description can be found on the City’s website centralcity.colorado.gov
Quali ed applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to the Finance/Human Resources Director at arobbins@cityofcentral.co or mail to P.O. Box 249 Central City, CO 80427. e position is open until 7/17/2024. EOE.
REAL ESTATE & RENTAL
CITY OF CENTRAL Senior Fleet Mechanic
City of Central FTE Salary range from $53,364 - $72,041 DOQ/E
Requirements: Any combination of experience and training equivalent to graduation from High School, and four years of experience in automotive or related eld. Must possess a valid Colorado driver’s license with safe driving record, a Commercial B Driver’s License or the ability to obtain one within three months of hire, and a CDL medical card. Automotive Service Excellence (ASE) Certi cation is preferred. Under general supervision, the position performs a wide variety of complex semi-skilled and skilled mechanic work. Diagnoses, repairs, and performs preventive maintenance on all City vehicles and equipment. Works cooperatively with teammates to ensure City goals and objectives are ful lled. e City provides a comprehensive bene t package that includes medical, dental and vision insurance coverage. 100% of the employee’s premiums are paid by the City and approximately 98% of dependent premiums are paid by the City. Paid vacation and sick leave, 401(a) and 457b employer retirement contributions; een paid holidays annually. City paid Long Term Disability and Life Insurance.
Apply now: A detailed job description can be found on the City’s website centralcity.colorado.gov
Quali ed applicants should submit a resume and cover letter to the Finance/Human Resources Director at arobbins@ cityofcentral.co or mail to P.O. Box 249 Central City, CO 80427. e position is open until 7/21/2024. EOE.
MARKETPLACE
DISTRIBUTORS INCJanitorial Supplies 5,739.72
WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INCHygiene Supplies 1,321.68
WESTERN PAPER DISTRIBUTORS INCMedical Supplies/Drugs 2,022.30
WESTOVER CORP
WHEAT RIDGE POULTRY Services & Charges AND MEATS INC (Other) 0.10
XCEL ENERGY Heat & Power 74,003.96
Fund Total 677,768.19
AVOCET COMMUNICATIONS COMPANYProfessional & Technical Services (Other) 7,347.30
CORRECTIONAL PSYCHOLOGY ASSOC Miscellaneous Contract Services 18,333.00
General Fund TABOR Revenue Grants Total 25,680.30
KILMER LANE, LLP COLTAF ACCOUNT: $500,000.00 Insurance Claims Paid 500,000.00
MLS PARENT HOLDINGS LLCConsultant Services 2,492.75
Insurance Fund Total 502,492.75
TRISTAR INSURANCE GROUPWorkers Compensation Self-Insured Claims 55,412.63
Worker’s Compensation Fund Total 55,412.63
BERRY COMPANIES INC DBA BOBCAT OF THE ROCKIESEquipment Rental 2,407.00
BOULDER CLIMBING COMMUNITYTrails Maintenance 31,017.43
COLORADO BARRICADE COMPANYSign Maintenance Supplies 350.00
COLUMBIA SANITARY SERVICE INCMiscellaneous Contract Services 2,679.00
CONCRETE EXPRESS INC Trail Improvements 23,186.02
D & K PRINTING INC Printing Services 900.00
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LEGAL NOTICE
According to the Liquor Laws of Colorado JR
Clark Venues Inc dba Crystal Rose has requested the licensing officials of Jefferson County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant License at 636 Lookout Mountain Rd Golden CO 80401.
Date of application: June 24, 2024. Public hearing on the application will be held by the Liquor Licensing Authority Board on August 1, 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 information for attendees:
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 2495 430 5063
Event address for Attendees is: https://jeffco.webex.com/jeffco/j.php?MTID=mf2dfe420a5e45231046472a48afe0212
Event Password: Rm3445U7J32 (76344587 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
Justin Clark 5865 Bellflower Dr. Littleton, CO 80123
By Order of Liquor Licensing Authority of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
Legal Notice No. CAN 1606
First Publication: July 11, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier LEGAL NOTICE
According to the Liquor Laws of Colorado JR Clark Venues Inc dba Robin’s Nest has requested the licensing officials of Jefferson County to grant a Hotel and Restaurant License at 946 Lookout Mountain Rd, Golden, CO 80401.
Date of application: June 25, 2024. Public hearing on the application will be held by the Liquor Licensing Authority Board on August 1, 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 information for attendees:
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 2495 430 5063
Event address for Attendees is: https://jeffco.webex.com/jeffco/j.php?MTID=mf2dfe420a5e45231046472a48afe0212
Event Password: Rm3445U7J32 (76344587 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
Justin Clark 5865 Bellflower Dr. Littleton, CO 80123
By Order of Liquor Licensing Authority of the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
Legal Notice No. CAN 1607
First Publication: July 11, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier
Public Notice
TOWN OF MORRISON
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING CONCERNING THE ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FOR ANNEXATION OF FIVE PARCELS OF LAND LOCATED IN UNINCORPORATED JEFFERSON COUNTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-12-108(2), that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. to determine whether property located at 3051 S. Rooney Road, Morrison, Colorado (the “Subject Property”) and described in Resolution No. 202406 meets the applicable requirements of Section 30 of Article II of the Colorado Constitution and C.R.S. § 31-12-104 and C.R.S. §31-12-105, and is eligible for annexation to the Town of Morrison. A copy of the Petition for Annexation concerning the Subject Property and the Annexation Maps
are on file at the Town Clerk’s office, 321 Highway 8, Morrison, CO 80465. All interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard at the Public Hearing. The Public Hearing will be held at the Morrison Town Hall, 110 Stone Street, at the above date and time.
By:Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk
Published: Canyon Courier
June 13, 2024 June 20, 2024 June 27, 2024 July 4, 2024 July 11, 2024
RESOLUTION FINDING SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE OF AN ANNEXATION PETITION AND SETTING A PUBLIC HEARING TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPOSED ANNEXATION COMPLIES WITH STATUTE REQUIREMENTS FOR SUCH ANNEXATION
RESOLUTION NO. 2024-06
WHEREAS, pursuant to the laws of the State of Colorado, there was presented to and filed with the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado, a written petition for annexation to and by the town of Morrison, Colorado, of the hereinafter described contiguous unincorporated territory situated, lying and being the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado, has reviewed the petition for annexation to the Town of Morrison of the contiguous, unincorporated territory hereinafter described as Exhibit A (the “Petition”), which land is more particularly described in the Petition;
COPART ANNEXATION 1:
BEING A PORTION OF PARCEL A, EXEMPTION SURVEY SECTIONS 26 AND 35, TOWNSHIP 4
Jefferson County Warrants
SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST, E-1-1-89, RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 89042648, LOCATED IN THE EAST HALF OF SECTION 35 AND THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, ALL IN, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TO THE TOWN OF MORRISON, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
EXCEPTING THEREFROM THOSE PORTIONS OF SAID PARCEL A CONVEYED TO THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON BY DEED RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 94004343. AND ANY PORTIONS OF SAID PARCEL A LYING WITHIN ROONEY ROAD.
BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS:
BASIS OF BEARINGS: BEING THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35, AS MONUMENTED BY A 3-1/4 INCH ALUMINUM CAP FLUSH IN CONCRETE STAMPED PLS 22109 AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 35 AND A 2-7/8 INCH PIPE WITH A 3-1/4 INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED PLS 10586 AT THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 35 IS ASSUMED TO BEAR SOUTH 01°03'06" EAST, BEING A GRID BEARING OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, CENTRAL ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983/2007, A DISTANCE OF 2642.45 FEET WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO.
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 35:
THENCE NORTH 89°52'39" WEST ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35 A DISTANCE OF 765.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 14°42'16"
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EAST A DISTANCE OF 583.22 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 17°06'23"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 319.52 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 13°36'21"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 237.03 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 11°24'03"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 79.74 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 11°35'28"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 20.59 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 14°45'56"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 84.32 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 17°18'41"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 283.42 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 13°41'17"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 92.75 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 11°10'22"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 110.63 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 16°57'12"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 65.07 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 29°03'19"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 87.59 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 28°19'57"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 165.23 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 28°04'32"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 19.14 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 67°00'45"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 68.90 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 31°01'20"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 96.13
FEET TO A POINT OF CURVATURE;
THENCE ON THE ARC OF A NON-TANGENT
CURVE TO THE LEFT 138.64 FEET, SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 190.99 FEET, A DELTA OF 41°35'27" AND BEING SUBTENDED BY A CHORD BEARING SOUTH 07°22'02"
WEST A DISTANCE OF 135.62 FEET TO A POINT OF TANGENCY;
THENCE SOUTH 10°35'26" EAST A DISTANCE OF 13.85 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 10°02'06" EAST A DISTANCE OF 331.92 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 05°14'15"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 68.62 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 10°58'00" EAST A DISTANCE OF 210.51 FEET TO A POINT ON THE EAST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35 AND THE EXISTING BOUNDARY OF THE TOWN OF MORRISON;
THENCE ON THE EXISTING BOUNDARY OF THE TOWN OF MORRISON THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES:
1. SOUTH 01°02'11" EAST A DISTANCE OF 1108.11 FEET;
2. SOUTH 89°19'33" WEST A DISTANCE OF 1049.37 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 07°10'43" WEST A DISTANCE OF 400.22 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 15°22'26" WEST A DISTANCE OF 333.43 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 10°40'17" WEST A DISTANCE OF 504.96 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 08°25'41" WEST A DISTANCE OF 100.45 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 08°13'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 295.78 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 02°23'08" WEST A DISTANCE OF 411.41 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 25°42'30" WEST A DISTANCE OF 96.64 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 03°41'21" WEST A DISTANCE OF 1008.70 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 15°07'47" WEST A DISTANCE OF 497.80 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 13°28'56" WEST A DISTANCE OF 195.74 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 27°00'34" WEST A DISTANCE OF 219.01 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35;
THENCE ON SAID NORTH LINE THE FOLLOWING TWO (2) COURSES:
1. SOUTH 89°53'19" EAST A DISTANCE OF 369.31 FEET;
2. SOUTH 89°52'39" EAST A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 00°22'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 1300.43 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL A;
THENCE SOUTH 13°08'53" EAST A DISTANCE OF 1336.06 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35, SAID POINT ALSO BEING THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARCEL C OF SAID EXEMPTION SURVEY;
THENCE ON PARCEL C THE FOLLOWING THREE (3) COURSES:
1. SOUTH 01°03'18" EAST A DISTANCE OF 125.00 FEET;
2. SOUTH 89°52'39" EAST A DISTANCE OF 100.00 FEET;
3.NORTH 01°03'18" WEST A DISTANCE OF 125.00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35;
THENCE SOUTH 89°52'39" EAST ON SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 84.32 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO
SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 4,350,302 SQUARE FEET OR 99.87 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
COPART ANNEXATION 2:
BEING UNPLATTED PARCELS, RECORDED UNDER RECEPTION NUMBERS 2008112143, 2019016813, 2008112144 AND 2008097130, AND A PORTION OF PARCEL A, EXEMPTION SURVEY SECTIONS 26 AND 35, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST, E-1-1-89, RECORDED AT RECEPTION NO. 89042648 LOCATED IN THE SOUTH HALF OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 26, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST OF THE 6TH PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, TO THE TOWN OF MORRISON, COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO.
BEING MORE SPECIFICALLY DESCRIBED AS:
BASIS OF BEARINGS: BEING THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35, AS MONUMENTED BY A 3-1/4 INCH ALUMINUM CAP FLUSH IN CONCRETE STAMPED PLS 22109 AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 35 AND A 2-7/8 INCH PIPE WITH A 3-1/4 INCH ALUMINUM CAP STAMPED PLS 10586 AT THE EAST QUARTER CORNER OF SAID SECTION 35 IS ASSUMED TO BEAR SOUTH 01°03'06" EAST, BEING A GRID BEARING OF THE COLORADO STATE PLANE COORDINATE SYSTEM, CENTRAL ZONE, NORTH AMERICAN DATUM 1983/2007, A DISTANCE OF 2642.45 FEET WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO.
COMMENCING AT THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 35:
THENCE NORTH 89°52'39" WEST ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35 A DISTANCE OF 765.78 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
THENCE NORTH 89°52'39" WEST ON SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 184.33' TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF PARCEL C, EXEMPTION SURVEY SECTIONS 26 AND 35, TOWNSHIP 4 SOUTH, RANGE 70 WEST, E-1-1-89;
THENCE NORTH 13°08'53" WEST A DISTANCE OF 1336.06 FEET TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF SAID PARCEL A;
THENCE SOUTH 00°22'23" EAST A DISTANCE OF 1300.43 TO A POINT ON THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 35;
THENCE NORTH 89°52'39" WEST ON SAID NORTH LINE A DISTANCE OF 50.00 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 00°22'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 1300.00 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 00°22'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 19.13 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89°58'17" WEST A DISTANCE OF 370.80 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 02°16'23" WEST A DISTANCE OF 245.93 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 01°19'09" WEST A DISTANCE OF 244.88 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 02°25'31"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 241.26 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 01°04'11" WEST A DISTANCE OF 245.10 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 02°29'20" WEST A DISTANCE OF 341.77 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89°59'14" EAST A DISTANCE OF 387.14 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 18°13'10" EAST A DISTANCE OF 497.69 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 11°11'04"
EAST A DISTANCE OF 1548.15 FEET;
THENCE NORTH 89°53'43" WEST A DISTANCE OF 22.82 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 08°31'14" EAST A DISTANCE OF 73.10 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 01°00'19" WEST A DISTANCE OF 266.05 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 16°05'48" EAST A DISTANCE OF 164.37 FEET;
THENCE SOUTH 22°16'18" EAST A DISTANCE OF 163.07 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING;
COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO
SAID PARCEL CONTAINING 1,084,460 SQUARE FEET OR 24.90 ACRES MORE OR LESS.
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees, at its regular meeting on May 21, 2024, reviewed the Petition and various documents submitted in support of the Petition.
NO W, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison, Colorado, that:
1. The Petition is hereby accepted and found to be in substantial compliance with the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, C.R.S. § 31-12-101, et seq.
2. A public hearing is scheduled for August 6, 2024, at 6:00 pm, at Morrison Town Hall, 110 Stone St, Morrison, CO 80465 to determine if the proposed annexation complies with the Municipal Annexation Act of 1965, C.R.S. § 31-12-101, et seq., and Article II, § 30 of the Colorado Constitution, as amended.
3. Any person living within the area proposed to be annexed, any landowner of lands thereof, any resident of the Town, any municipality located within one mile of the proposed annexation, or the Board of County Commissioners of Jefferson County may appear at such hearing and present evidence upon any matter to be determined by the Board of Trustees.
4. Upon completion of the hearing, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Morrison shall set forth, by resolution, its findings of fact, and its conclusion based thereon with reference to the eligibility of the proposed annexation, whether the statutory requirements of the proposed annexation have been met, and whether an election for the annexation is required.
5. If the Board of Trustees concludes, by resolution, that all statutory requirements have been met and that the proposed annexation is eligible and legal under the laws of the State of Colorado, the Board of Trustees shall consider passage of an ordinance making the proposed annexation effective.
RESOLVED AND PASSED THIS 21ST DAY OF May 2024.
TOWN OF MORRISON: Chris Wolfe, Mayor
ATTEST: Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk
Legal Notice No. CAN 1577
First Publication: June 13, 2024
Last Publication: July 11, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier
Bids and Settlements
OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Roxborough Water and Sanitation District of Douglas and Jefferson County, Colorado, will make final payment at the offices of Roxborough Water and Sanitation District, 6222 N. Roxborough Road, Littleton, CO 80125, on or after 12:00 p.m., Wednesday, July 17, 2024, to Studio 7 North, Inc. for all work done by said Contractor on the Valley View Christian Church Waterline contract, all of said construction located near the address of 11004 Wildfield Lane and Tract B of Chatfield East in the community of Chatfield East in Douglas County, State of Colorado.
Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the Contractor or his Subcontractor, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the Roxborough Water and Sanitation District, 6222 N. Roxborough Road, Littleton, CO 80125, at or before the time and date herein above shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement will release said Roxborough Water and Sanitation District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
ROXBOROUGH WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT
By: Mike Marcum, General Manager
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