Three Conifer-area fire districts are moving toward unification after a failed November 2023 consolidation e ort. Above are the three chiefs including, from top left, Inter-Canyon Fire Chief Skip Shirlaw, North Fork Fire Chief Curt Rogers and Elk Creek Fire Chief
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Idaho Springs community lled the gymnasium of the former Carlson Elementary School building to discuss and debate the ultimate fate of the iconic brick-and-mortar building.
e elementary school has been moved to Building 103 in Idaho Springs. However, school board members made one thing clear at the outset: the original school building and property will be sold.
e Clear Creek County School Board called a public meeting Sept.16 at the former location of Carlson Elementary at 1300 Miner St. to hear concerns, fears and hopes for what will become the fate of a building some city leaders describe as the gateway to Idaho Springs.
At least 80 people lled the ve tables set up by the school board in the center of the gym and over owed onto the bleachers on the side.
An overflow crowd
filled the Evergreen Lake House as participants sampled local cuisine
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Shuttle buses were required to ferry attendees to the annual Taste of Evergreen as parking quickly lled the Evergreen Lake House property where people sampled food and beverages from more than 20 local vendors.
Small samples of cuisine from local restaurants and brewpubs were available to those who purchased tickets to the event.
is year was Evergreen residents Scott Arnold and Jenny Chabez’s fourth year attending the savory Evergreen event.
“It gets better every year,” Arnold said.
“We try to go to a lot of local events and this is one we did right after CO-
VID and we just loved it, so we go every year now,” Chabez said.
Even the vendors made the event a family a air. Nick Sca di, with the Lazy Butcher of Evergreen, provided
food to participants with help from his 3-year-old son Dominic.
Despite the large turnout, lines moved quickly for attendees looking to sample something new, like beef
tar-tar or an Old Fashioned drink made on the spot.
As the sun set on the event, most locals said they were already looking forward to next year’s event.
Seniors don’t want to be a burden to their children while they’re alive, and there are ways to reduce their burden after they die.
If you’ve ever served as a “personal representative” (aka, “executor”) for a person who has passed, you know that it can be a long and burdensome process. There are actions that you can take now so that handling your estate is less burdensome.
First, of course, you need to write a will, and make sure that it can be found upon your death. You can find law firms that specialize in estate planning which can help you with composing a will plus other tools such as a medical power of attorney, living will, living trust, and, for real estate, a beneficiary deed.
gave unused bicycles to the Optimist Club’s Bicycle Recycle Program, and took several car loads of clothes, dishes, silverware, small appliances and you-name-it to Goodwill. Since I was our own Realtor in the transaction, I cleverly inserted in the contract of sale that “the seller can leave anything he doesn’t want,” which included countless tools and other stuff in our garage. That was in addition to selling most of our furniture to the buyer for $10,000 paid by check outside of closing.
An unbelievable sense of lightness and peace of mind filled Rita and me from the experience of disposing of so much stuff that would have only been a burden to our heirs if we had died while living in that home.
More and more builders and homeowners are looking at the possibility of switching from gas forced air to heat pumps for heating homes and domestic hot water, especially with the huge tax credits offered under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The following is adapted from an article I saw on CustomBuilderOnline.com
A heat pump moves heat, it doesn’t generate heat.
A furnace combusts fuel — oil, gas, or propane — and that fuel heats a metal component called a heat exchanger. A fan blows air over it, and that’s how a home heats up, explains Matt Rusteika of the Building Decarbonization Coalition.
pump,” says Rusteika.
How much does switching to a heat pump cost?
With rebate incentives from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), switching to a heat pump could be more attainable.
Thanks to the IRA, heat pumps are now affordable for low-income households and we’re seeing a lot of heat pumps in those homes now, says Unger. Rebates under the IRA are as high as $8,000 for the heat pumps and $6,500 for the wiring to support them, he says.
Searching for “estate planning” on the internet produces an abundance of easy-to-understand advice from multiple trust-worthy websites ranging from wikipedia.com to fidelity.com to the American Bar Association, nerdwallet.com and the National Council on Aging. One website I clicked that had excellent and thorough advice was investopedia.com. A good piece of advice I read was to add the person you designate as your personal representative to your bank accounts, the title of your vehicles, and to your credit card accounts, so those are not frozen and unavailable to him or her after your death. And you might want to dispose of excess property that is otherwise cluttering up your basement and garage.
When Rita and I downsized from our 4,000-sq.-ft. home to an 1,100-sq.-ft. apartment, we did our heirs a great favor, because doing so required us to dispose of an immense amount of stuff that was cluttering up our basement. We
Notice that I did not advise you to add your heirs to the title of your house. If you do, your heirs will not only inherit the house, they will also inherit your capital gain when they go so sell it. The better strategy is to create a beneficiary deed naming your heir(s) as the beneficiary. A beneficiary deed, also known as a transfer-on-death (TOD) deed, is a legal document that allows a property owner to transfer ownership of their real estate to a designated beneficiary after they die. The deed is effective upon the owner's death and bypasses the probate process. This approach, like leaving the property to your heirs in your will, allows your heirs to avoid the capital gain on your home, because its value is “stepped up” to the value of the home at the time of your death. If they sell the home soon, they will probably owe zero in capital gains tax.
For more estate planning advice, contact a lawyer specializing in that field. I can recommend one if you’d like.
It has long been my practice — and that of some of my broker associates — that if you hire me to list your current home and to purchase your replacement home, I will not only reduce my commission for selling your current home but provide totally free local moving using our company moving truck (similar to a large U-Haul) and our own moving personnel. We also provide free moving boxes and packing paper/bubble wrap. Just pack and unpack. We will even pick up your flattened boxes and packing materials after you unpack! If you have ever priced moving costs
using traditional moving companies, you know that our totally free moving can save you thousands of dollars, even for a move within the metro area.
I bought our first moving truck in 2004. We replaced it with a newer truck (above) in 2016. I calculate that we’ve saved clients hundreds of thousands of dollars in moving costs over the years.
In heat pumps, there is a compressor which moves a liquid/gas through copper pipe coils located outside and inside the home, operating on two laws of physics: gases get hotter under pressure, and heat moves from hot to cold. Compared to combustion, the heat pump doesn’t burn fuel, rather, it uses energy from the pump and compressor to harvest heat and move it.
“Heat goes into the coil, gets pumped through the compressor, the compressor puts it under pressure so it’s very hot. It goes inside, air blows over the inside coil, deposits the heat in the house, comes back outside, and starts the cycle again,” explains Rusteika. During cooling operation, the cycle is merely reversed, pumping heat out of the house.
What are
negatives
Heat pump efficiency drops as temperatures get colder, explains Russell Unger, principal at Rocky Mountain Institute. Early heat pumps were not efficient at very cold outdoor temperatures, and some contractors are unaware of the improvement in efficiency that is now common. Nowadays there are cold-weather heat pumps which can draw heat out of the air even at subfreezing outdoor temperatures, says Unger. He points to the state of Maine, which has very cold winters but has the highest percentage of homes heated with heat pumps.
In 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills announced a goal to install 100,000 heat pumps in the state by 2025. That goal was achieved in July 2023, and now Gov. Mills has a new goal of 175,000 more by 2027.
“When you look for a heat pump, you need to look for a climate-appropriate heat
When a homeowner needs to replace an existing heating system, the wisest move may be to install a heat pump. The Department of Energy estimates that efficient electric heat pumps can save families approximately $500 to $1,000 annually.
Heat pumps are being installed in great numbers in Maine because the marginal cost of switching to a heat pump is pretty small, explains Unger. Where there is a need for both heating and cooling, a heat pump provides a complete solution. The heat pump replaces two separate components — a furnace and A/C compressor — with a single component using the same ducts. And if a homeowner installs solar, earning additional IRA tax credits, there’s great synergy, since the heat pump uses only electricity and uses it very efficiently.
How popular are heat pumps?
Revised building codes have increased the adoption of heat pumps within the last few years. Still, a lot of HVAC contractors remain skeptical. Many of them tried older heat pumps and it didn’t work as well in cold climates, so getting them to revisit the option has proven difficult, but needs to be encouraged, says Unger.
Heat pumps have outpaced furnace sales every month for the past two years, in addition to solar generation increasing about 40% in the last 20 years, and battery sales up 70% in the last 10 years,
“There’s a big shift happening right now. To remain competitive, to get ahead of what customers want, this is something for contractors to start paying attention to,” says Unger.
In the posting of this article online at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com, I have added hyperlinks to Maine’s experience and the rebates available under the Inflation Reduction Act.
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Actions help pave way for three Conifer districts to operate as one
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The North Fork Fire board voted at its Sept. 18 meeting to modify an existing intergovernmental agreement with the Elk Creek and InterCanyon fire districts, moving all three agencies one step closer toward unification.
The Inter-Canyon board gave a unanimous thumbs-up to the IGA amendment at its Sept. 11 meeting. Elk Creek’s board will consider it on Sept. 26.
If unification is approved, the three would be known as the Conifer Fire Protection District.
The three Conifer-area fire districts, which narrowly lost a November 2023 effort at consolidation, are now seeking unification as a way to maximize their resources and staff, and better serve all their residents. Combined, the three districts cover 400 square miles.
Unification doesn’t require a public vote or a mill levy increase — which was proposed with consolidation. Instead, mill levies would decrease slightly in both the Elk Creek and Inter-Canyon fire districts under the unification proposal.
According to state statute, all three agencies would adopt the lowest mill levy among them — North Fork’s 12.431 mills. Elk
Creek’s mill levy currently stands at 12.5, and Inter-Canyon’s at about 13.6.
To do that, the boards need to modify the IGA. Inter-Canyon and Elk Creek must also vote to exclude their property from their current districts, and the North Fork board is expected to vote at its October meeting to include the other districts’ property into North Fork. Those votes follow state regulations about special district exclusions.
State statute also requires special districts that unify to operate at the lowest mill levy.
“You can exclude out of one district as long as another is willing to take you in,” said North Fork Fire Chief Curt Rogers.
The unified district would also have one fire chief and one board, which would include representatives from Elk Creek, Inter-Canyon and North Fork.
“In our IGA, we (North Fork) agreed four of our five board members will step down and we will appoint two from Inter-Canyon and two from Elk Creek’s current board,” Rogers said. “Our board members believe this is the way to provide the best possible service we can for the community.”
The current North Fork board’s final decision will be to name a new chief. Because Elk Creek and InterCanyon are including into North Fork, that will likely be Rogers, the chiefs say. Inter-Canyon Chief Skip Shirlaw and Elk Creek Chief Jacob Ware will remain in leadership positions within the new Conifer Fire Protection District.
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Morrison Ciderfest: 10 a.m. to dark, Sept. 28,150 Summer St., Morrison. Live music, beer, hard cider, kids events, silent auction. morrisonciderfest.org.
Walk For Alopecia: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28, Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road, Evergreen. Register ahead online and/or donate at https://support. naaf.org/team/586016.
Evergreen Fire/Rescue Health & Safety Day: 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sept. 28, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen.Free pancake breakfast, educational booths, touch-a-truck, re ghter skills demonstrations, and lessons in both hands-only CPR and Stop-the-Bleed.
Monthly Evergreen Chamber breakfast: 7:30 a.m. Oct. 2, Fountain Barbecue, 30790 Stagecoach Blvd., Evergreen. $20 members, $25 non-members. evergreenchamber.org
Center Stage October presentations: Sounds of Silents - e Kid, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 3. Mountain lm on Tour, Oct. 4. Singing for Wellness workshop, 10 a.m. Oct. 5. All at 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Tickets and reservations at ovationwest.org
Spero Recovery outpatient behavioral center ribbon cutting: 11 a.m. Oct.4, 29997 S Bu alo Park Road, Evergreen.
Free paint recycling: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 5, Waterstone Church, 5890 S Alkire St., Littleton. Fundraiser for Red Rocks Elementary. Donations accepted.
Evergreen Newcomers and Neighbors annual open house: 10 a.m. Oct. 5, Buchanan Park Rec Center, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. evergreennewcomers. com
Evergreen Chamber Orchestra season opener concert: 3 p.m. Oct. 5, Rockland Community Church. 17 S Mt Vernon Country Club Road, Golden. evergreenchamberorch.org
Vibe @ 5 with Evergreen & Golden Chambers: 5 p.m. Oct 8, Morris and Mae Collective 18475 W Colfax Ave., Golden. Free to Evergreen and Golden chamber members. evergreenchamber.org.
Monthly Evergreen Chamber mixer: 5 p.m. Oct 10, Meadow Creek Design Studio 32156 Castle Court, Evergreen. $5 members, $10 non-members. evergreenchamber.org.
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Je erson County Library Foundation’s fall 2024 Whale of a Used Book Sale: Oct. 17 – 20, at the Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. 6 p.m. Oct. 17 Friends only preview night. 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 18 & 19, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 20.
Buchanan Park Family Movie Nights ~ Haunted Mansion: 6 p.m. Oct. 19, Buchanan Park eld, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Free. evergreenrecreation.com
Save Je co Parks (Public Forum): 6:30 p.m. Oct.10 at Evergreen Library, 5000 County Highway 73 in Evergreen. Public forum for Je erson County residents and visitors concerned with impacts of forest “thinning” in Open Space Parks. Visit coloradosmokescreen. org for more information.
Evergreen EverCLEAN - Marshdale Park: 1 p.m. Oct. 17, 6979 S
Haunted Halloween Trail, 6 p.m. Oct. 19, Buchanan Park Field, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Candy trail, haunted house, bounce house, in atable axe throwing, more. evergreenrecreation.com
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A school board member was seated at each of the ve center tables surrounded by locals with questions and concerns. Clear Creek County Superintendent Tom Meyer and Idaho Springs Mayor Chuck Harmon divided the over ow crowd on the surrounding bleachers into two groups to hear from local residents about fears or hopes in what is to become the future use of the building and surrounding land.
For more than a year, the school board had been preparing to close the existing Carlson Elementary School building in the downtown area of Idaho Springs ahead of the school’s relocation to Building 103 in Idaho Springs. e new school opened in August.
However, now school board members are faced with the decision of what to do with the former elementary school structure and property that has existed in its Miner Street location for nearly 100 years.
A recent 177 page appraisal ordered by the district and conducted by Titan Valuation of Golden estimated the existing building and property have a commercial value of $7.8 million.
It will be sold, is the consensus of school board members, as stated during the Sept. 16 meeting. e only questions now are to whom and to what end it will be utilized.
Suggestions to board members from residents focused on several key areas, with a ordable housing, assisted senior housing and childcare at the top of the list.
Other ideas oated by residents suggested mixed use functions including a bowling alley, hotel space or additional retail space, not to compete with existing downtown store owners.
Many attendees of the Sept. 16 meeting told the Courant they were skeptical about what school board members were saying and what they expect will be the eventual outcome of the sale of Carlson.
“I think the school district has trust issues with the community. ey did the high school without really consulting or against community wishes, they sold the football eld, same thing,” Idaho Springs resident Dave Hodge said.
Hodge was referring to the construction of the high school and middle school in Evergreen a decade ago and the fairly recent sale of the former Golddigger football eld and bus barn
in Idaho Springs to Four Points where construction of the Fieldhouse apartment complex is underway.
“I’ve lived here my entire life and there’s a little bit of angst against the school district because they seem not to listen too much to voters sometimes,” Hodge said.
His sentiments about real transparency from the board of education were shared by other locals attending the meeting.
“ ere’s not a lot of transparency about how this decision is being made, they just keep saying, ‘Oh, we’re going to keep talking, keep having discussions and listen to you guys.’ at’s not transparency,” Idaho Springs resident Meredith Roberts said during the meeting. “We asked about the timeline and they had no answer.”
Kelia Zigich of Georgetown said she’s fed up with the “grow or die” attitude of small Colorado towns with what she called “big ideas.”
“I grew up in Golden and I’ve just seen the overdevelopment of Colorado in the last three decades and it’s terrifying,” Zigich said.
Clear Creek County Board of Education President Jessica North said no other public meetings are scheduled before any sale takes place, however, she said board members would discuss the idea in upcoming board meetings.
“We make the hard decisions with everyone’s feedback in mind,” North said.
School board member Kelly Flenniken echoed North’s position on transparency.
“ e very fact that there are this many people coming and participating tells me we are transparent and so I think that’s a little bit of a dog whistle,” she said. “ at is not who we are as the Clear Creek Board of Education. We’re
very transparent and we encourage public engagement and participation in every step.”
Reality: No control of property after sale, sans city regulations
Once a contract is signed and payment is made for the former Carlson Elementary building and property, the purpose and structure of the property will be up to new owners or developers, according to the Director of JLL Capital Markets Chris Musselman, the broker hired by the board to facilitate the sale.
“My goal here is to be listening to what the people need, what the school board needs and I was asked to identify who would be a good partner to work with as a purchaser of this site,” Musselman said during the meeting.
School board members agreed that nding the right buyer with the imperative vision of Idaho Springs as a whole is important and that suggestions and requirements should be in place in any signed contract.
“I think that by the time we are at a place where we’re looking at executing and signing a contract there is a vision attached to that,” Flenniken said.
However, Flenniken followed that statement with a caveat.
“If they choose to (drop) out after we cash the check, that’s unfortunate and there’s not a lot we can do about that contractually,” Flenniken said. “I would just ask that we have a little faith in this process.”
ere is one entity standing watch over what happens to the former elementary school: the city of Idaho Springs controls city building codes and zoning. Any variances to those
codes will have to be approved by council members, according to Harmon.
“Once it’s sold, OK, now they own it. But the problem is, ‘How do you get to your goal?’ You’re going to have to come to the city,” Harmon said.
Although the building is nearly 100 years old, it is not designated as a Historical Site, according to members of the Historical Society of Idaho Springs. is limits protections that would otherwise be in place, according to the Historical Society.
However, current city regulations must still be approved by council members and planning commissioners. Harmon said the city can act as a “Gatekeeper” by managing those approvals and any requested changes to current codes.
“I can’t see a scenario where whoever the buyer is, isn’t coming to the city to at least play ball to some extent, because I would suggest to you they’re not even going to settle up with even one variance, they’re probably going to need several,”
Harmon said.
If developers plan to “scrape” the building, meaning tear down and rebuild all or part of the structure, city code prohibits any new structure from being over 35 feet tall, according to city planners.
Harmon said the codes will be vigorously applied with one idea in mind.
“We are beholden to our citizens and we know what they want,” Har-
mon said. “So, in the spirit of negotiations, we might not get everything we want but you better believe there are some leavers we can pull on to get some key things that t downtown, that t the desires of the citizens and yet still put the developer in a situation where they can be successful.”
Nonetheless, according to school board members, city leaders and business owners, change is once
again coming to the landscape and persona of Downtown Idaho Springs, remaining questions, negotiations and approvals will shape its eventuality and everyone will have an opinion.
“Our group is de nitely against the box stores or the franchises… we want this for the community. If there is money made o it, (we want it) to come back into the community,” Roberts said.
“What’s good for this community is good for our school district and what’s good for our school district is good for the community,” Flenniken said.
“We have one chance to get it right,” Harmon concluded.
El Rancho Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, El Rancho, 29260 US 40, Evergreen.
Growing Out West Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ursdays through Labor Day. Cactus Jack’s, 4651 County Hwy 73, Evergreen.
Evergreen Cars & Co ee: 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Aug.
31, 3639 Evergreen Parkway, Evergreen.
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 child aged 2-5 years 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.
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Starting late September/early October, motorists should anticipate several hundred traffic holds for rock scaling and blasting through 2026.
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ly 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. Information at evergreenarearepublicanclub.org
Rock Scaling Impacts:
• Begins late September/early October and lasts two months.
• Westbound I-70 traffic held east of Hidden Valley (Exit 243), eastbound I-70 traffic held west of Veterans Memorial Tunnels.
• Expect up to six traffic holds per day, Mondays - Thursdays, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., every 60 to 75 minutes.
• Plan for up to 45-minute delays.
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Rock Blasting Impacts:
• Begins late-2024 and lasts through 2026.
• Westbound I-70 traffic held at Homestead Road (Exit 247), eastbound I-70 traffic will be held west of Veterans Memorial Tunnels.
• Traffic held on Central City Parkway, County Road 314 and the US 6 on-ramp to westbound I-70.
• Expect traffic holds Mondays - Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., and Fridays, 9 a.m. to noon, once per day and up to three times per week.
• Plan for up to 45-minute delays.
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43-year president of Evergreen Animal Protective League remembered for her compassion, dedication and humor
BY JANE REUTER
Longtime Evergreen Animal Protective League President Jackie Bell, who died Sept. 8, loved animals and caring for them. But she also realized that caring for animals required extending that compassion to their owners.
“I always thought of her as Robin Hood,” said current EAPL president Kelly Burns. “She was always big on helping families keep their animals. If that meant taking them food or supplies, she would do it. ere were times she would help furnish people’s homes so they had a place to take care of their pet.
“She went above and beyond that way,” Burns continued. “It wasn’t that anyone asked her to do it. She just said, ‘Let’s help the people, too,’ and did it herself.”
Bell’s approach — a novelty at the time — became integrated into EAPL’s philosophy. e nonpro t o ers nancial assistance for neutering and helps educate pet owners about caring for their pets.
“ at’s de nitely become a big
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There isn’t just a single layer to history. Events and stories are built on top of each other, in uencing the future in ways both expected and surprising.
De la Tierra: Re ections of Place in the Upper Río Grande, a new exhibit at the Colorado History Center, uses a blend of art, culture and artifacts to explore the historical and societal region of southern Colorado and northern New Mexico.
“ is exhibit provides the opportunity to re ect on past and contemporary works and see how they interpret traditions from the region,” said Lucha Martinez de Luna, associate curator of Hispano, Chicano, Latino History and Culture with Colorado History. “When visitors walk into the exhibit space, they will be transported to this region and its cultures.”
De La Tierra is on display at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, through April 6, 2025. e center is open daily from
El Rancho from the developer’s side
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10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
According to Martinez de Luna, the area is the northernmost frontier of the Spanish empire and later Mexico and includes the San Luis Valley. To put together the exhibit, she and Jeremy Morton, exhibition developer and historian for History Colorado, worked with contemporary artists who are either from or have family ties to the Upper Río Grande region.
“ is is a multi-generational artistic exhibit, which highlights the continuation of the region’s cultural traditions in contemporary art,” Martinez de Luna explained. “We’ve broken it into three themes: land and water, cultural expressions and lifeways.”
Like current events in politics there is a lot of fake information about the El Rancho development and the developer. Much of it defamatory.
• ere is not a truck stop being planned.
• If Jack and Sherry Buchanan didn’t buy it out of bankruptcy it would have been demolished already.
• When CDOT changed the exit from El Rancho to Evergreen Parkway it lost visibility.
• It will not qualify for historic designation.
• It sat empty on the market twice in the last 10 years. No one stepped up but the Buchanans and their partners (who are locals).
• Moving it will preserve and revitalize it for generations to come. Visit Www.mammothmovers.com for more information.
• Foothills Fire Protection District was negligent in its decision not to exchange for a new state of the art re station that is NFPA compliant at zero expense to tax payers. is was a $2.5 to 3 million donation by Jack and Sherry.
• ere is nothing that can be done to block the new hotel and other builds in the planned development across the street. Everything planned is in the zoning. Evergreen Fire has more than enough capability and the water district says it can support an additional 2,500 taps.
Nate Marshall, Evergreen
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Visitors will get to learn about the daily tasks of the people who lived in the region by checking out historical artifacts, like tools for shearing sheep, textile work and cooking. When paired with a range of artistic works, the exhibit is more clearly able to provide a glimpse into life and the e ects of colonization in the Upper Río Grande.
For Martinez de Luna, who herself has ties to the region and artistic community, working on De La Tierra was an opportunity to work on one of her true passions — presenting voices from the community that usually aren’t featured in museums.
“Many people in the community were co-curators on the exhibit, donating photos, images and more. It’s an important reminder that museums are for the people,” she said. “When I started working at museums, I dreamed of opportunities like this.”
I have been a Colorado resident and outdoor enthusiast for decades and I am asking you to vote YES on the Cats Aren’t Trophies Initiative this November.
e CATS Initiative will ban the cruel trophy hunting of lions for their heads and pelts, and the barbaric trapping of bobcats for their fur. As a volunteer, I have joined scientists, veterinarians, biologists, ecolo-
e hope is that when people leave the exhibit, they’ll have learned something new about Colorado history and gained a greater appreciation for the state’s diversity.
“ ere’s been a continuation of cultural erasure for a long time, so I’d love it if people walk away understanding how complex and diverse Colorado is,” Martinez de Luna said. “We’re still striving for many of the same things now that people were back then. We’re really not as di erent as some would like us to believe we are.”
More information is available at www.historycolorado.org/exhibit/ de-la-tierra.
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gists and concerned citizens throughout Colorado to get this onto the ballot. In speaking to people across the State, we found that the majority of Coloradans care deeply about wildlife. In fact, the question I am asked most frequently is, “I didn’t know Colorado allowed these atrocities.”
Currently in Colorado, fur trappers pay $30 for a small fur bearer license to trap and kill an unlimited numbers of bobcats. e trapper uses a choke stick or bludgeons the bobcat to death.
Trophy hunters pay an out tter $8,000 -$10,00 to release hounds to chase mountain lions, often until they tree them. e dog’s telemetry goes o and the trophy hunter just shoots the lion point blank. is is not fair chase; it is an execution. Research shows that 48% of the lions killed are females who are either pregnant or have kittens waiting in the den for their moms to return. is orphans the kittens who then die of starvation.
Lions as a keystone species help cull sick deer and elk of disease, including chronic wasting disease.
e 500 or more lions killed for fun last year were not problem lions they were majestic animals that died from sport killing, by trophy hunters for their pelts and heads.
CPW will continue to have the authority to remove problem lions.
Experts in the eld state that ballot initiatives to ban the fur trade of bobcats and the cruel hunting practices of lions are scienti cally sound and forward thinking. is ballot initiative is the logical step forward if we care about creating a safe, humane and sustainable future, for us and our wildlife.
Ending the trapping of bobcats for their fur and the trophy hunting of lions for their pelts and heads is the right thing to do which will put public safety, pets, wildlife and our economy rst.
Vote Yes on the CATS initiative!
Rhonda Dern, Evergreen
Wilma Joanne Lederhos
October 1, 1937 - September 6, 2024
Eric (Kathy), Amy Huntsman; daughters-in-law, Merry Lee and Christine; grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
W. “Joanne” Lederhos, age 86, passed away peacefully in her home in Bailey, CO, on Friday, September 6th, 2024. Joanne, was an honored school teacher, with a master’s degree in education. She taught for 32 years, many in Je erson County schools, and retired from Marshdale Elementary. Joanne was an avid gardener, a talented artist, and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norbert Joseph Lederhos; and stepchildren, Fred, Rebecca and Glen. She is survived by her children, Eric (Patty) Myers, Sonya (Bob) Downes, Signe (Knut) Myers-Hovem; and stepchildren, Debra Meinen, Pam (Jon) Anderson, Keith (Kathy), John (Roula), Lisa (Steve) Moran, Wayne (Cherie), Clyde, Jane (Ahmad) Dahdouli, Bonnie LaRiviere,
JOY International is a local, non pro t organization that has been advocating for vulnerable, exploited and tra cked children and teens around the world since 1981. e community gathered on Aug. 24 at Marshdale Park for JOY international’s 6th fundraising walk in the mountain community, formerly e Barefoot Mile and renamed e JOY International Freedom Walk to better re ect JOY’s life saving work. Je Brodsky, the founder of JOY International and Emma Hodge,
founder and director of the Mukti Safe Home in Nepal where JOY has a big part in supporting the care and healing of 30 formerly trafcked girls, were speakers at the event.
e one mile walk gave supporters an opportunity to honor those who still wait for rescue and the restoration of their lives. ere were booths to help people of all ages learn more about JOY’s work as well as a silent auction and a free taco bar donated by Marshdale General store. Find much more about JOY International at www.joy.org.
Funeral Services will take place at St. Mary Catholic Church, 6853 S Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120. Viewing and Rosary: ursday, September 26th, at 5:00 p.m. Funeral Mass, Friday, September 27th, at 11:00 a.m. Reception following in the reception hall. Graveside Service: Monday, September 30th, at 11:00 a.m. at Fort Logan National Cemetery, staging area “A”. In lieu of owers, please consider a gift to the Disciples of the Hearts of Jesus and Mary, at the following website: dcjm.org or by mailing checks to 6843 S. Prince Street, Littleton, CO 80120.
Kimberly Ann (Martig) Martig-Pappas October 17, 1957 - September 8, 2024
Kimberly Ann Martig-Pappas October 17, 1957 - September 8, 2024
Evergreen, Colorado - Kimberly Ann Martig-Pappas passed away peacefully on September 8, 2024, at home in Evergreen, Colorado, at the age of 66. Kimberly died of adrenal cancer.
Born on October 17, 1957, in Columbus, Ohio.
Kimberly grew up in Columbus (Ohio), Storrs (Connecticut), University Park (Pennsylvania), Soa Paulo (Brazil), and Boulder, Colorado. She went to college at Western Colorado University (Western State College) and graduated in 1980 with degrees in Physical Education and in Recreation. While at WSC, she lettered in volleyball, basketball, tennis, and swimming. WSC was also where Kimberly met her future husband Dan A. Pappas. ey were married for 43 years.
Kimberly was preceded in death by her older sister Cathy Martig-Bishop, her father Robert C. Martig, and her mother Barbara J. Martig.
Kimberly is survived by her husband, her three children, Miles N. Pappas,
Winston (Chelsea) Pappas and Whitney (Furman) South, her three grandchildren, Owen F. South, Waylon W. Pappas, and Quinn C. South, and her younger sister Lynne (Je ) Andrews.
Kimberly and her family have lived in Evergreen since 1990. Kimberly worked at the Evergreen Recreation Center running various programs for both kids and adults like volleyball, basketball, and tennis. Kimberly was also an accomplished USTA O cial for years until she became disabled in May 2010.
Kimberly spent her time since her disability with her family and coaching her friends playing tennis in Evergreen. She is loved by many and will be greatly missed.
Please no owers. Donations can be made to the following on Kim’s behalf: Water.org
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Phew! Did it seem like the summer was crazy busy, or is it just me? Does it also seem like summer went by in a ash? There is still so much on the calendar as we slide into fall.
EPRD kicks o the Halloween season with a Haunted Halloween Trail and the outdoor showing of “Haunted Mansion” on October 19. This new trail will o er the option of a “haunted zone” but there will be candy for all.
If you want to get in some exercise before sneaking some treats, EAPL hosts the Zombie Run on October 27. Two and four legged participants are welcome and do not forget the costume contest! Hops Drops takes place on October26 at the Lake House. I have heard that they have something special planned this year that they are calling “An Immersive Lake House Experience.”
Enjoy your fall, Evergreen!
perience these unique and groundbreaking lms: on a big screen with live musical accompaniment. is year’s event runs from Friday, Sept. 27 through the 29th at the Sie FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. e festival includes nine silentera feature lms and a shorts program, and features live music from local musicians like the Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra, e Dollhouse ieves and more.
Schedule and tickets are available
at https://www.denver lm.org/ denver-silent- lm-festival/.
‘James & The Giant Peach’ sails into Northglenn
Author Roald Dahl is responsible for some of the most popular stories for children and young adults (let’s be honest, adults, too). Everyone has their favorites, and I’ve always been partial to “James & e Giant Peach.” So, I was really excited to see “James & e Giant Peach Jr.” is coming to Northglenn’s Parsons eatre, 1 E. Memorial Parkway, from Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, the 29th.
Staged as part of the city’s North-
glenn Youth eatre Jr. program, the musical takes audiences on a magical journey across the ocean on a colossal peach. Get information and tickets at https://northglennarts.org/upcoming-events/.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — The Zen Diagram Tour at Fiddler’s Green e National and e War on Drugs are two of indie rock’s biggest bands. Each has its own approach — e National has been around for more than 20 years and are experts at music that can go from moody and introspective to sweeping and magisterial, while e War on Drugs makes heartland rock that can feel
as vast as the landscape itself. It’s a truly inspired idea to pair the groups for e Zen Diagram tour, which stops at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, 6350 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. in Englewood, at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28. For an opener, audiences will be treated to a performance by Lucius, an indie pop band that has been a constant presence in the scene for years. Get tickets for a guaranteed great night at www.axs.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.
BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Since the 1950s, pop culture has had a profound in uence on the idea of extraterrestrials and mysterious ying objects. Whether exemplifying the public’s fears or hopes of the existence of another life form, TV shows, movies and comics have helped form a fascination with the unknown.
As we develop into a more digital world, some confusion has accompanied the fascination, building a culture of conspiracy, assumptions and growing questions, according to an Enigma Labs consultant Alejandro Rojas.
“ e public really wants to be part of the club that has seen something extraordinary,” said Seth Feinstein, president and state director of the Colorado Mutual UFO Network.
COMUFON is a chapter of an international nonprofit organization, MUFON, which has been around since 1969 to investigate sightings, collect data and establish a worldwide database in hopes of educating the public. e idea of “ ying saucers” became a national interest in the late 1940s when a rancher in Roswell, New Mexico found remnants of a ying object.
By 1952, the U.S. Air Force coined the term UFO — unidenti ed ying object — as part of Project Blue Book, a program that investigated and analyzed UFO reports. e project was closed in 1969 and since then, the records have been with the National Archives.
Just like “ ying saucers,” the term “UFO” became synonymous with alien spacecraft. In an e ort to avoid speculation, investigators have now been referring to them as UAPs – unidentied anomalous phenomena – as they do not know the nature of the objects.
As documentaries and novels studying the phenomena continue, there has been more transparency from the national level.
ere have been multiple Congressional hearings surrounding the topic, the Director of National Intelligence writes annual reports on UAP sightings by the military and NASA as a UAPindependent study.
Earlier this year, the Department of Defense’s Alldomain Anomaly Resolution O ce put out a statement that the department doesn’t believe sights of UAPs are of “extraterrestrial activity.”
Whatever it may be, people are interested in the unknown. As researchers continue to gather information, many residents across the metro area are attending talks and studying the subject themselves.
“It’s part of the mystery,” Rojas said.
Did you see that?
e mystery is what attracts people.
e Highlands Ranch Historical Society sponsors over ten programs on various topics throughout the year, one that focuses on UFOs and the supernatural. Each year, it’s the most attended program, said McKeag.
Over the summer, the so-
ciety invited researcher, investigator and author Katie Paige to speak about strange occurrences that have happened along the front range.
Paul McKeag, a former board member of the historical society, had known of Paige and has had an interest in the phenomena from an early age.
“I have never seen one, but I’ve had close family members that have experienced them,” McKeag said.
He grew up in a sparsely populated area of Nebraska on a farm. When he was about ve years old, his parents had friends from out of state visit. One night, he had gone to bed when his parents heard the cattle making strange noises.
McKeag said when his parents went to look, the cattle were circling around the young and there was a sulfur smell in the air. at’s when they noticed a disc shaped object not making any noise, but slowly rotating. He remembers them telling him the next morning that they watched it for some time before it shot straight up in the air.
Sara Lebofsky, a current Highlands Ranch Historical Society board member, was a skeptic up until a little over a decade ago.
“I have become more and more convinced that we’re not alone,” Lebofsky said.
Lebofsky rst became interested when she saw a ballot measure in Denver calling for the city to accept reports of UFO sightings. Although the measure failed in 2010, it was enough for Lebofsky to start reading about the phenomenon.
One day, Lebofsky’s husband was looking out the front door and suddenly called her over. After she rushed to the door, she said they both saw a large object with lights on the bottom. She recalls the object moving straight up and down, then to the east and back before suddenly disappearing.
“We just stood there trying to come up with what
it could be,” said Lebofsky. “But everything that we tried to think that it might be was not possible.”
In 2020, numerous reports were coming in across the metro area.
Micki Trost, strategic communications director of the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management said the division worked with local law enforcement and most reported sightings were identi ed as Starlink Satellites, aircraft landing at Denver International Airport and drones used by utility companies.
When asked how the division handles reports of sightings, Trost said in an email that the division recommends if someone has a safety concern to contact local law enforcement through the non-emergency phone number if it isn’t an immediate life safety issue or 911 it is a life safety issue.
“(People) should always report any concerns to local law enforcement,” Trost said. “Our role is to support local law enforcement and government.”
When Kevin Benham witnessed a solid black sphere with no lights or sound moving at an incredible speed in 2014 near southeast Aurora, he wanted to learn more.
Benham, now retired, became a eld investigator with Colorado Mutual UFO Network in 2016.
“Everybody who’s involved in MUFON is passionate about the truth behind UFOs,” said Seth Feinstein, state director.
All eld investigators are trained in the most up-todate programs.
Using the scienti c method, the investigators use the Jacques Valet classi ca-
tions as a guide and a photo analysis team analyzes photos to authenticate the image or video to help identify the object.
Feinstein, who is also the Case Management System coordinator and leader of the Photo Analysis Team, became interested when he was a teenager with friends in a suburban Long Island, New York park when he said a silent craft with “lights swirling all around” ew silently over them.
Now, he has been studying the subject for about 35 years, adding that the use of cell phone cameras has created a shift in the amount of sightings being reported.
Cell phone cameras are essential to what is being done at Enigma Labs. e company, based out of New York, describes itself as a “community-driven product” that aims to provide tools for analyzing and discussing sightings with an overall goal of being the rst unidenti ed anomalous phenomena sightings alert network.
“We would like to have a real time alert system so people can be noti ed when
something’s being seen near them,” Rojas said. With hundreds of reports being uploaded to their app per week, Rojas said Enigma has built a community where researchers can crowdsource the data as scienti c investigation and data collection is critical.
For nearly two decades, Rojas has been working with di erent nonpro t organizations, writing and researching the topic. But before that, he was a Colorado journalism student, with a focus on science, and he was skeptical about the subject.
“I started hearing about a lot of stories that I didn’t see in the news where there were credible people claiming incredible things,” Rojas said. “It took o from there.” ere is a perception that UFOs or UAPs mean alien spacecraft. While Rojas doesn’t believe there is strong enough evidence to determine that, there is the ability to collect and analyze more data, just as the Department of Defense and NASA are doing.
As characteristics are beyond any known commercial or military technology, Enigma Labs suggests UAPs can manifest in various forms. Some hypotheses include: natural weather phenomena, human time traveling from the future, interdimensional entities, ancient probes from prior civilizations or arti cial intelligence that is further ahead than society realized.
However, there are people who are convinced that it’s aliens visiting.
“If they have a strong belief that they know what it is, they should be encouraging science to do more data collection and analysis,” Rojas said. “Because if they’re right, science will prove them right.”
part of our organization, making sure we’re helping people take care of their animals,” Burns said.
Bell, 85, led EAPL for 43 years. e league launched in 1981 to aid lost, abandoned, and su ering animals.
She became its president in 1983.
EAPL director Elizabeth Pruitt said she was immediately impressed with Bell when she began volunteering at Evergreen’s Chow Down pet supply store several years ago.
“She got me involved with EAPL and I admired her,” she said. “She de nitely showed us what it really means to love animals and put them rst. I hope to be half the person she was at EAPL.”
Longtime Evergreen resident Betsy Hays, who’s currently president of the Evergreen Park & Recreation District, echoed those sentiments.
“Jackie Bell was an icon in our community,” she said. “ e legacy she has left to remind us about the importance of caring for animals is one we all should embrace.”
Bell also fostered many cats and dogs over the years, and had a particular fondness for “hard luck cases,” Burns said — senior animals and those su ering fatal illnesses.
“She’d give them a place to be until they passed,” Burns said, adding that in addition to her deep compassion, Bell had a consistently light-hearted side. “She was funny. Sometimes doing rescue can be depressing and hard, but she always kept her sense of humor. I miss that about her.”
e Evergreen Chamber of Commerce honored Bell during its May 2024 Women in Business luncheon. According to the chamber, in the 40plus years Bell served as president, she and her volunteers saved nearly 20,000 animals.
“Jackie has gone out to classrooms, scout troops, summer Bible camps and other events, year after year, tirelessly spreading the word about rescuing animals and good health pet care,” the chamber’s tribute to her reads. “In her 40+ years, Jackie has lugged countless heavy bags of dog/cat food, kennels, pens, dogs, cats, toys, blankets, dog beds, in and out of vans to hundreds of pet adoption events, fund raising events and educational talks.”
Bell’s husband Bill, who was a
strong supporter of her work at EAPL, passed away in 2022. e couple moved to Evergreen in 1971.
While they had no children, Burns said the animals Bell cared for were her children.
“Everything revolved around EAPL for her,” she said. “She was always so very humble about it, too. It was just something she did because in her mind it was the right thing to do. e recognition was insubstantial to her.”
A celebration of Bell’s life and legacy is set for 3-7 p.m. Oct. 8 at e Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park, 26624 N Turkey Creek Rd, Evergreen. In lieu of owers, people are urged to consider donating in Bell’s name to EAPL.
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Jacqueline “Jackie” (Staub) Bell September 8, 2024
Bell Jacqueline (Jackie) nee Staub, suddenly at residence, September 8, 2024. Beloved wife of the late William Bell; dear sister of David Staub. Born in Cincinnati, Ohio and moved to Colorado in 1970. Jackie’s passion was helping animals. She volunteered with the Evergreen Animal Protective League for 43 years. She received many community awards, most recently induction
into the Evergreen Area Chamber of Commerce Hall of Fame. A Celebration of Life Open House will be held October 8 from 3:00-7:00PM at e Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park, 26624 N. Turkey Creek Road, Evergreen, CO 80439. Remembrances may be sent to EAPL, P.O. Box 2517, Evergreen, CO 80437.
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JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS
ARVADA —
e only question facing Tyler Long on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at West Woods Golf Club … Could the Evergreen senior nish o his historic regular golf season o in style?
He sure could.
Long birdied his nal hole to re a 3-under-par, 69 in the nal Je co League tournament of the Fall 2024
season. e senior became Je co’s rst ever 4-time boys golf league medalist, and he did it by shooting rounds in the 60s in all six conference tournaments.
“It means a lot to me,” Long said of winning three straight 4A Je co individual medalist titles and wrapping up his rst 3A Je co individual medalist title Tuesday. “I could have went to a tournament in Florida (during the league season), but I decided not to because this award. I’m
excited I got it.”
Each of the three — 5A, 4A and 3A Je co League medalists — are decided by the stroke average of all six league tournaments, with the highest 18-hole score thrown out. Long’s 69 was actually his worst round of the six tournaments this season.
“I played alright. I really couldn’t make a putt,” Long said. “I wouldn’t say it was my best mental focused day, but I got away with it.”
Long dropped to even-par with
back-to-back bogeys on beginning of his back-nine, but he eagled the par-5 14th and birdied the par-5 18th to escape with another round in the 60s.
e senior, who nished tied for second at the 4A state tournament with senior teammate Liam Houihan last year, has been dominating par 5s all league season. Long nished a remarkable 23-under-par
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Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program allows eligible Colorado workers to get up to 12 weeks of paid time off each year.
By Tracy Marshall
(DENVER) – Coloradans no longer have to choose between caring for themselves and paying the bills.
The new Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program gives Colorado workers pay replacement when they need to step away from their jobs to care for themselves or a family member.
It’s a benefit available to almost everyone who earned at least $2,500 in Colorado in roughly the last year – including self-employed and gig workers. Workers in Colorado can now get up to 12 weeks of partial pay replacement per year after certain life events, such as the birth of a child or a serious medical condition.
But many Coloradans don’t know about this new benefit and how to get it. Here’s a quick overview, so you know that when life happens, FAMLI has you covered.
Where did FAMLI come from?
Colorado voters approved FAMLI in 2020. We’re actually the first state in the country to enact paid family and medical leave through a ballot initiative.
How does it work?
Employers and employees in Colorado
have been paying into the FAMLI program since January of 2023. Premiums are set to 0.9% of the employee’s wage, with 0.45% paid by the employer and 0.45% paid by the employee.
Nearly every Colorado employer is required to comply with the FAMLI Act’s requirements – by either participating in the state program or providing a private plan of equal or greater benefit.
Only local governments have the option to vote to opt out of participating in the program. (Employees of opted-out local governments can still participate if they wish; they simply agree to pay the employee portion of the premium for three years.) Federal employers and some railroad employers are fully exempt from the program.
Family and medical leave isn’t new – the national Family and Medical Leave Act, which took effect in 1993, grants 12 weeks of job-protected leave for many. But it’s unpaid leave and excludes many part-time workers, workers at small-sized businesses and those who have worked less than 12 months.
What life events make someone eligible for paid leave?
Colorado’s FAMLI program covers workers who need to temporarily step away from work for the following reasons:
• Bonding with a new child (including adoptions and foster care/kinship care placements)
•Managing a serious health condition
• Caring for a family member with a serious health condition
• Making arrangements because of a military deployment
• Dealing with the immediate needs and impacts from domestic partner violence, sexual assault or stalking.
Employees can receive up to 90% of their wages, based on a sliding scale. So if you make $500 a week, your FAMLI benefit would be $450 a week. Benefits are capped at $1,100 per week.
This cap is proportional to the average weekly wage for Colorado and may increase over time. We have a calculator on our website (famli.colorado.gov) to help families get a rough estimate of both their paycheck deductions and potential benefit payments.
What if
Colorado voters made sure that employers can’t fire people just because they need to
take FAMLI leave. The law prohibits employers from interfering with your right to take paid medical leave, and it says they have to keep your information confidential.
Even better, the law includes important job protections that kick in after you’ve worked somewhere for 180 days, or roughly six months. After that, employers are required to reinstate workers on FAMLI leave to the jobs they had before (with some exceptions, such as seasonal work that was scheduled to wind down anyway.)
We’ve got lots of resources on our website to explain exactly how FAMLI job protection works.
Supporting Colorado workers who need FAMLI leave is our passion. You can file your claim online, with lots of how-to guides and videos to help you through the process.
For personalized assistance, you can call us any weekday between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. at 1-866-CO-FAMLI (1-866-263-2654).
Tracy Marshall is the Director of the new paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Division at the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE). Tracy has been a Registered Nurse for over 30 years and holds her Bachelors in Nursing from the University of Wales.
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on par 5 during the six Je co League tournaments.
“I like the par 5s a lot. ey are pretty short in these high school tournaments. You have to take advantage of those,” Long said. “If I make a bogey, but have a par 5 coming up I’m not really worried.”
Fittingly, Long reached the green in two shots on his nal par 5 with an impressive approach that gave him a chance for eagle.
“It was about 240 (yards) and into the wind,” Long said of is nal ap-
proach shot over the water on the par 5 No. 9 hole on Cottonwood.
“I hit 4-iron. I hit it pretty thin, but it was the straightest shot I’d hit all day. It was good.”
Long missed the eagle putt, but tapped in for birdie to o cially nish one of the best regular seasons by a Je co golfer in history. Not even Wyndham Clark — Valor graduate and 2023 US Open champion — captured four straight Je co League medalist title when he was gol ng at Valor from 2008 to 2011.
Evergreen easily clinched its fth straight league title with a total of 1,705 strokes, nearly 200 strokes
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our president, Jackie Bell who left us on September 8, 2024. As a cherished leader of EAPL for 43 years, Jackie was instrumental in animal rescue in Colorado and was known for her unwavering dedication to improving the lives of animals. The goodness of her character was evident in her compassion for animals and we will dearly miss her kindness. Please join us on Oct 8 from 3-7pm at The Barn at Evergreen Memorial Park in Marshdale: located at 26624 N Turkey Creek Rd, Evergreen, CO 80439. We invite all who knew Jackie to join us in
her life and legacy. In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to EAPL in Jackie’s name.
Evergreen’s boys golf team won its fifth straight Je co League team title Tuesday, Sept. 17, at West Woods Golf Club in Arvada. Senior Tyler Long, middle, won his fourth consecutive individual medalist title, a feat that had never been achieved before in Je co.
Lobos start 9-3 with eyes on first title since 2003
BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
It took seven games into the 2024 season to nally slow down the Conifer Lobos on the diamond. Until running into the Pomona Panthers in Week 7 — the 4A Je co League opener for Conifer — the Lobos had racked up a whopping 70 runs in a dominant six-game winning streak.
But league play spoiled the Lobos’ party. A three-game losing streak, dropping to Pomona, D’Evelyn and Golden, marked the rst bit of adversity for the Lobos, bringing their record to 6-3. But they shook it o quickly with two huge wins against Silver Creek and Wheat Ridge, scoring another 35 runs and earning the team’s rst league win over the Farmers.
Conifer then snagged a huge 12-2 win over Green Mountain on Sept. 18 to go to 2-3 in league play and 9-3 overall.
“I think it’s because we have eight seniors starting. at helps out a lot,” said Conifer Head Coach Carrie Oletski on the Lobos’ hot start. “We haven’t had any injuries. Last year we had some injuries that nobody knew about.”
e seniors — Sydney Aikin, Bella Alley, Avrie Bunchman, Kiki Pell, Ruby Haver, Eleanor Sikora, Jesse Nichols and Finley Johnson — started 2024 determined to make the most of their nal high school season, Oletski said.
Both Haver and junior Sienna Shields came over from Evergreen High School to play for the Lobos this year, and Oletski credited much of the team’s early success to their additions.
So far this season looks similar to Conifer’s 2023 start. Last year through 12 games, the Lobos were 8-4. e Lobos nished 4-3 in league play last season, but Conifer already has three league losses in 2024. Conifer nished 15-11 overall in 2023, falling o after a strong start.
At 9-3, the Lobos are eying their rst title appearance in over 20 years, but league play remains a hurdle. Oletski knows Je co teams are always the toughest, so some game factors need polishing to make a run
down the stretch this season.
“We need to play like we want to win,” Oletski said. “At Pomona (the Lobos lost 7-6), we kind of thought we were going to win. We can’t do that. We’ve got to come in with the mindset that we’ve got to play.”
But hitting has been a bright spot early, Oletski said. Conifer has recorded double-digit runs in six games so far.
“It’s just the depth,” Oletski said.
“It’s getting in and hitting solid balls and not trying to hit home runs. It’s trying to hit the center of the ball, driving line drives and the rest of it will come.”
Oletski has seen enough from her team to set title-like expectations for 2024, though the culture at Conifer always aims high year in and year out.
“We should go to state,” Oletski
said. “I mean, we should. We’re hoping to win league, but that’s always hard because we’ve got 14 games and we’re down one already. But we should go to state.”
e Lobos’ lone softball state title from 2003 over Pueblo East is now over two decades old.
Conifer is looking at Pomona, D’Evelyn, Green Mountain and Golden in the 4A Je co League standings, and will need to collect
some wins against their league rivals to climb the board.
Still, the Lobos have shown ashes of a state-worthy team, and Oletski will hold the Lobos to the grindstone as they push through the season.
Editor’s note: is story was sent to press before the Lobos’ games on Sept. 23 and Sept. 25.
Visit MaxPreps.com for updated league standings, schedules, stats and more.
better than Conifer in the 3A Je co team standings. Long, Houlihan and fellow senior Lincoln MacKay nished 1-2-3 in the nal 3A individual standings. Conifer’s Casey Rummell broke up the Cougar party taking fourth, but Evergreen senior Luke Sabina nished fth.
e remarkable depth for Evergreen was evident with senior Jackson Garrett’s 76 stroke average placing his just outside the top-5 in sixth place.
Next up for Evergreen will be the 3A Region 2 state qualifying tournament Monday, Sept. 30, at Fox Hollow Golf Course in Lakewood.
“We did struggle last year,” Long said of Evergreen nearly not qualifying to state as a team last year after a rough regional tournament. “Fox Hollow will be much better for us.
We won’t have to drive an hour and a half. We are pretty comfortable with Fox Hollow.”
e Cougars also have a possible second straight team title after winning the 4A state championship a
year ago with the same line-up that is now all seniors.
“We don’t want to think about that too much,” Long said of him and his teammates going after another state team title. “We are just trying to play
good golf. We need to focus up at regionals.”
e 3A state tournament will be held Oct. 7 and 8 at Walking Stick in Pueblo.
Chat eld (5A) and Dakota Ridge (4A) won the other two Je co League team titles handed out Tuesday. e Chargers captured their rst team title in boys golf since 2015. Chat eld senior Jesse Hand led the way nishing third in the 5A individual medalist standings. Valor Christian’s Campbell McFadden edged Columbine’s Alex Lest to win the 5A individual medalist.
Dakota Ridge pulled o the double with winning the 4A team title and Nick Sullivan clinching the 4A individual medalist title. It is the rst boys golf league title for the Eagles since 2009.
Dennis Pleuss is the sports information director for Je co Public Schools. For more Je co coverage, go to ColoradoPreps.com and CHSAANow. com.
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PURSUANT to Section 32-1-808(2)(a)(I), C.R.S., notice is hereby given that a vacancy exists on the Board of Directors of RRC Metropolitan District No. 3. Any eligible elector of the District who is interested in appointment to the Board may contact the District’s Legal Counsel, David O’Leary via e-mail: doleary@spencerfance.com. The Board of the Districts may fill said vacancy 10 days after the date hereof.
By: David S. O’Leary, Legal Counsel
Legal Notice No. CAN 1659
First Publication: September 26, 2024
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier
Public Notice
NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND 2024 BUDGET AMENDMENT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2025 has been submitted to the RRC Metropolitan District No. 3 ("District"). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on October 28, 2024, at 1:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter, via telephone and videoconference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 833 435 1820 and enter meeting id 161 905 1693 and passcode 558724. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing online at www.rrcmetrodistrict3.com/
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2024 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2025 budget and the amended 2024 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Simmons and Wheeler PC. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2025 budget and the amended 2024 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto.
RRC METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 3
By: /s/ David S. O’Leary, District Counsel
Legal Notice No. CAN 1660
First Publication: September 26, 2024
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
JEFFERSON COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
Pursuant to C.R.S. Section 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on the 8th day of October 2024 final settlement will be made by the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado to:
CONCRETE EXPRESS INC.
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hereinafter called the “Contractor”, for and on account of the contract for the “Mouth of Canyon” Segment of P2P Trail project in Jefferson County, CO.
1. Any person, co-partnership, association, or corporation who has an unpaid claim against the said project, for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such Contractor or any of said work, may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.
2. All such claims shall be filed with Heather Frizzell, Director of Finance for Jefferson County Colorado, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden CO 80419-4560.
3.Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve the County of Jefferson, State of Colorado, from any and all liability for such claim.
County of Jefferson, State of Colorado
Andy Kerr, Chairman Board of County Commissioners
Legal Notice No. CAN 1655
First Publication: September 19, 2024
Last Publication: September 26, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO 100 Jefferson County Pkwy, Golden, CO 80401
Plaintiff: Cindy Rogers v. Defendants: Ryan Siavelis, U.S. Bank National Association, Evergreen National Bank, and all unknown persons who claim any
interest in the subject matter of this action.
Case Number: 2024CV31030 Div.: 2
Attorney for Plaintiff: James R. Silvestro, #43982
IRELAND STAPLETON PRYOR & PASCOE, PC
1660 Lincoln Street, Suite 3000 Denver, Colorado 80264
Telephone: (303) 623-2700
Fax No.: (303) 623-2062
E-mail: jsilvestro@irelandstapleton.com
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:
You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court.
If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice.
This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff in and to the real property situated in Jefferson County, Colorado (the “Property”) as more particularly described on Exhibit A, attached to and made a part of this Summons by this reference.
Dated: August 22, 2024. Respectfully submitted, IRELAND STAPLETON PRYOR & PASCOE, PC /s/James R. Silvestro
James R. Silvestro
Attorney for Plaintiff Cindy Rogers
THIS SUMMONS IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO RULE 4(g), COLORADO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE. THIS FORM SHOULD NOT BE USED WHERE PERSONAL SERVICE IS DESIRED.
Exhibit A As set forth in the Complaint, this action relates to specific real property located within Jefferson County, Colorado, and more particularly described as the “existing roadway fifteen (15) feet to each side of the center line of said roadway” (as more particularly described in the Personal Representative’s Deed recorded on May 2, 1977 at Reception No. 873909 in the real property records for the Clerk and Recorder of Jefferson County, Colorado) along and across the following real property, and the improvements thereto, situated in Jefferson County, Colorado: 3973 Creek Ridge Trail, Evergreen, Colorado 80439 a/k/a 30863 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen,
CO 80439, as more particularly described by the following legal description:
THE LAND REFERRED TO HEREIN BELOW IS SITUATED IN THE CITY OF EVERGREEN, IN THE COUNTY OF JEFFERSON, STATE OF COLORADO, AND IS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:
A portion of property previously described in Book 2105 at Page 54 of Jefferson County, Colorado records and located in the Northeast¼ of the Southeast¼ of Section 5, Township 5 South, Range 71 West of the 6th P.M. and particularly described as follows:
Commencing at the Northwest comer of the Northeast ¼ of the Southeast¼ of said Section 5; Thence South 5 Degrees 23 ½ Minutes West along the Westerly boundary thereof, 409.68 feet to a point on the Northerly boundary of a currently dedicated Jefferson County 60 foot wide road right of way; Thence South 59 Degrees 05 Minutes East, 45.0 feet to the True Point of Beginning; Thence North 5 Degrees 23 ½ Minutes East, 185.35 feet; Thence South 89 Degrees 21 Minutes East, 414.61 feet; Thence South 60 Degrees 11 Minutes East, 92.7 feet;
Thence due South, 254.19 feet to the most Northerly comer of previously described Parcel A; Thence South 43 Degrees 65 Minutes West along the boundary thereof, 72.8 feet; Thence South 10 Degrees 25 Minutes East, 197.24 feet to the aforementioned County Road Northerly boundary;
Thence South 76 Degrees 16 Minutes West, 6.83 feet to a point of curvature to the right, whence the radius point thereof bears North 13 Degrees 44 Minutes West, 670.69 feet; Thence along the arc of said curve, 134.22 feet; Thence South 87 Degrees 44 Minutes West, 12.29 feet to a point of curvature to the right, whence the radius point thereof bears North 2 Degrees 16 Minutes West, 153.74 feet;
Thence along the arc of said curve, 174.13 feet; Thence North 27 Degrees 22 Minutes West, 240.48 feet to a point of curvature to the left, whence the radius point thereof bears South 62 Degrees 38 Minutes West, 200.04 feet; Thence along the arc of said curve, 107.23 feet; Thence North 58 Degrees 05 Minutes West, 24.67 feet to the Point of Beginning. County of Jefferson, State of Colorado. (the “Property”).
Legal Notice No. CAN 1642
First Publication: September 5, 2024
Last Publication: October 3, 2024
Publisher: Canyon Courier
Public Notice
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Legal Notice No. CAN 1658
First Publication: September 26, 2024 Last Publication: September 26, 2024 Publisher: Canyon Courier
Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of
All representative persons or having to claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 21, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred.
John M. Prentiss, Jr. Attorney to the Personal Representative P.O. Box 621731 Littleton, CO 80162
Legal Notice No. CAN 1654 First Publication: September 19, 2024 Last Publication: October 3, 2024 Publisher: Canyon Courier
NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nalini Lebzelter, Nalini D. Lebzelter, Nalini Dahyabhai Lebzelter, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR434
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Jefferson County, Colorado on or before January 19, 2025, or the claims may be forever barred. Sasha N. Vargas Personal Representative 4641 Anthony Wayne Avenue Fairfield, Ohio 45014
Legal Notice No. CAN 1653 First Publication: September 19, 2024 Last Publication: October 3, 2024 Publisher: Canyon Courier
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