Commerce City Sentinel Express June 20, 2024

‘Beto’ Mojardin’s art and fashion shows his deep love for his culture

Norberto “Beto” Mojardin is a multifaceted artist and community leader who has lived in Commerce City for six years. Beto’s extensive work includes founding Latin Fashion Week Colorado, Viva Colorado and Beto’s Hair Studio.

His creative endeavors span ne arts, including painting, sculpture and fashion design, always elevating traditional Mexican art.

His commitment to the Latino community is unwavering; he often donates his talents to support various causes. During the pandemic, Mojardin created a mask-making business, donated masks to rst responders, and delivered homecooked meals to those in need.

Mojardin shared his insights on environmental issues, community engagement, and his vision for the future of Commerce City. is interview has been edited for length and clarity.

Colorado Community Media: How long have you been living in Commerce City, and how do you feel about this community as an artist?

Norberto Mojardin: I have been living here for six years since I moved from Denver to Commerce City. I think it is an area where you don’t see many events, apart from the rodeos they sometimes have. But for me, being in Commerce City now makes me feel very proud to be a good representation of the Hispanic community, especially as a Mexican, because of all the

culture, traditions and stories that come from my country.

I believe that by living here, together with Adams County, we will be able to create spaces and more events where artists like me are invited to get involved to not only educate the community but inspire it, too.

CCM: Last year, you had the opportunity to organize and lead the Latino festival. Can you tell us about it, how it came about, and what surprising outcomes you saw?

Mojardin: I was thrilled to be invited as an artist. ey didn’t know I lived in Commerce City, which was great because when they found out, it was even better.

Evans not worried he did not get GOP endorsement

GOP picked Janak Joshi as their favorite to take on Caraveo in CD8

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gabe Evans says he is not concerned that the Colorado Republican Party declined to endorse him in his GOP primary ght for the 8th Congressional District. Evans, who was elected to the Colorado House of Representatives in 2022, points to key endorsements and his performance at the Congressional District 8 Republican assembly in March as proof he is the onthe-ground GOP pick to win the primary.

“Grassroots Republicans spoke loud and clear when they gave me a 62% victory at the CD 8 assembly. at’s the endorsement that matters to me, not a handful of Colorado Republican Party bosses who live outside my district,” Evans said in an emailed message.

“I’m proud to have the endorsement of dozens of Colorado and national leaders – including President Trump – as I work to unite the party against Joe Biden and his far-left allies in Congress, such as Yadira Caraveo, so we can secure the border, restore respect for the rule of law, and bring down prices and the cost of living,” Evans said.

e Colorado GOP endorsed Evans’ opponent, Janak Joshi who served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2013-2017.

Norberto “Beto” Mojardin was recognized in New York for his “Aztec Princess” design in papier-mâché.

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Consumer Groups, Patients, & Providers Applaud Colorado Legislators for Holding Big PhRMA Accountable, Protecting State’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board

AARP Colorado, along with a broad coalition of consumer groups, patients, and medical providers celebrated the end of the 2024 legislative session after fending off coordinated efforts by drug manufacturers to undermine the Colorado Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB), the state’s only tool to reign in out-ofcontrol drug costs. As a rare cancer patient currently in remission, I’m deeply grateful for the broad coalition that fought to ensure that the voices of patients were heard.

The Colorado State Senate stood alongside advocates to defeat SB24-060, which sought to prevent the PDAB from reviewing the costs of, and setting limits on, hundreds of the most high-cost and commonly-prescribed prescription medications. In fact, it would have exempted 67% (more than 400 medications) of the approximately 600 drugs eligible for review by Colorado’s PDAB because they have some form of orphan drug designation – including many of the most expensive and most commonly prescribed medications in the state. The bill was part of a national strategy being pushed by pharmaceutical companies

to make it impossible for PDABs across the country to bring down the cost of prescription medications. Lawmakers laid the bill over indefinitely on April 15th, sending a strong message: Colorado refuses to let the pharmaceutical industry continue to put profits over patients, especially as the PDAB is just beginning its critical work. In addition, 115 medical professionals across Colorado released a letter opposing Senate Bill 60.

Big PhRMA continues to use the defeat of SB24-060 and the ongoing work of the PDAB to stoke fear in patients of rare diseases. Unfortunately, these very patients are among the most harmed by out-of-control drug costs and deserve access to affordable, lifesaving drugs through Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board. To ensure these critical voices are front and center, SB24203 “Prescription Drug Board Consider Rare Disease Council’’ legislation was introduced on April 8th by Senators Ginal and Kirkmeyer, and Representatives Harstook and Ortiz. The legislation passed with strong bipartisan support and will ensure greater

stakeholder engagement from the rare disease community in the work of Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board without exempting any medications.

We thank the lawmakers who championed these efforts and refused to let Big PhRMA play games with Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board. This work is more important than ever, with 1-in-3 Coloradans struggling to afford the medications they need to stay healthy. AARP has a vested interest in ensuring drug prices are affordable for all. Over 80% of adults over 50 take at least one prescription medication regularly, with many older adults skipping or stretching their life-saving medication because of the high cost. Older Coloradans are the highest utilizers of prescription drugs in the state and many of our own members have expressed their frustration and concerns with rising health care costs. Adults 65 and older tend to spend the most on health care; and skyrocketing drug prices are driving up health care costs for all. This economic pressure piles on top of the emotional, physical, and psychological toll that patients

face on an almost daily basis. The Colorado Legislature created the PDAB with the passage of SB 21-175. Since 2023, the PDAB has reviewed three medications, and determined one of those medications, Enbrel, to be unaffordable for Coloradans. The PDAB is slated to complete affordability reviews on two additional medications in June.

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Wouldn’t It Be Great if You Could Assume the Seller’s Low-Interest Loan? Maybe,

Most mortgage loans are not assumable, but VA loans are assumable when certain conditions are met. Here’s what I have learned about that.

There are many sellers who are veterans and obtained a VA loan on the home they are now selling. If they don’t need to regain their certificate of eligibility for a VA loan on their replacement home, they can sell their home to anyone — not just a veteran — and let that person assume their VA loan. For the seller to regain their eligibility for a VA loan on their replacement home, the buyer would have to be able to qualify for a VA loan as a veteran.

Wendy Renee, our in-house lender at Golden Real Estate, helped me learn the rules for assuming a VA loan.

Rocket Mortgage has an excellent website explaining those rules and is the source for the following. I’ll post a link to their webpage on our company blog, http://RealEstateToday.substack.com

The good news is that a buyer can assume a VA loan, even if they would not qualify for a VA loan for themselves. If the seller has a VA mortgage at, say, 2.75%, a buyer would get to take over that loan and make the same payments. Not bad, given today’s loan rates over 6 percent!

Conventional loans guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are not

assumable. Sellers with a VA loan will want to take advantage of this crucial selling point over competing listings on the MLS. Every seller who has an existing VA loan should have his listing agent emphasize that fact in the MLS, pointing out its interest rate and that it’s assumable. However, if it’s important to the seller that he regain his entitlement to a VA loan for his replacement home, then it should be noted in the MLS that the seller will only allow an eligible veteran to assume the loan. Hooray for that veteran, because a new VA loan would probably have an interest rate over 6%.

Although the buyer will not need to meet the military eligibility, he or she will need to meet the financial eligibility requirements of the lender. The lender, not the VA, must approve the assumption. If the lender approves your financial qualifications, you can proceed with the assumption. Note: Lenders are not required by the VA to allow assumption.

Most lenders have a minimum FICO score to qualify for a loan. With Rocket Mortgage, that score is 580. Other lenders require a minimum score of 620.

VA loans don’t require a down payment, but in assuming a VA loan, you may be asked for a down payment. Considering that most homes for sale have plenty of equity due to the rise in home

Megan’s Insights on the June Real Estate Market

By MEGAN ALLER

First American Title

As we navigate the real estate market for the week of June 5th-12th, 2024, it is clear that the market continues to retract. Increased inventory and hesitant buyers have led to significant shifts in market dynamics. Now the key points:

Retraction persists as more inventory enters the market and pending transactions decline, leading to a higher months’ supply of inventory than usual for the second week of June.

The growing inventory and shrinking buyer pool have caused prices to fall slightly as we transition into summer.

Our average daily active listings have increased week over week, with inventory significantly higher compared to the same period last year.

New listings have shown an upward trend, and this activity is expected to continue growing until September. However, pending transactions have declined compared to the previous weekend.

The odds of selling have decreased

compared to last week, trending historically below the average for June in previous years.

To balance the market with a 6-month supply of inventory, we would need a significantly higher number of total listings, indicating we are currently far from market equilibrium.

Showings last week were down slightly, with the average number of showings per property and the number of showings required to go under contract showing some fluctuations.

Price reductions were more prevalent this week, with a notable portion of units going under contract after reducing their price. The size of these reductions has remained consistent.

If you are wondering when to list your property this summer, it is advisable to list as soon as possible. Growing inventory and a diminishing buyer pool could lead to longer days on market and potential price reductions. Listing earlier in the summer may help achieve the best possible price for your home.

values, that’s not very likely.

VA loans require the payment of a funding fee, and that is true for the buyer who assumes a VA loan. That funding fee is 0.5% of the loan amount. As with the original borrower, that fee can be waived if the buyer is a disabled veteran or the spouse of a deceased veteran with a service-related disability.

Compensating for that 0.5% funding fee is the fact that you won’t have other fees, including paying for an appraisal.

A processing fee of $250 to $300 will be charged to the buyer in addition to the funding fee.

Note that the VA is not the lender The loan is merely guaranteed by the VA. The underwriting requirements may differ from lender to lender.

So, how do you find a home on which the seller has a VA loan? Unfortunately, that is a not a searchable field on the

MLS, even for us MLS members. However, if you find a home you want to buy, we can find that property on Realist, an app within the MLS, which tells what kind of loan, if any, was taken out by the seller. And, of course, we can ask the listing agent if that VA loan is still in place and what the current balance and interest rate is. Depending on the buyer’s cash reserves, it may be necessary to apply for a second mortgage. When the loan is assumed, the seller needs to request a release of liability from the lender. Without that, the seller could be responsible for late payment fees or even default by the new borrower. Ask your lender in advance of agreeing to the assumption whether you will receive a release. If they won’t, that could or should be a deal breaker. If you’d like help finding a home with a VA loan in place, call us (below).

Coming: A 5-BR Home in Scenic Heights

The sellers designed this 4,603-sq.-ft. home at 6714 Field St. in Arvada for entertaining and were the general contractor when building it in 1985. Spaces for entertaining abound both indoors and on the large wraparound deck, which was rebuilt with Trex two years ago. There's an indoor hot tub in its own room that is well ventilated to avoid moisture-related issues. Oak hardwood floors are on the main level, while the upstairs and the mostly finished basement have wall-to-wall carpeting. All bathrooms and the kitchen are tiled. There is not only a separate den on the main floor, but also a reading room and sewing room upstairs. This home is an early example of passive solar design for exploiting solar gain through thermal mass in the winter but staying cool in the summer. In addition to the solar thermal panels on the roof which provide hot water for the home, there are solar thermal panels built into the south wall of the living room to capture solar gain in the winter for dispersal inside the house after dark. The backyard includes a large garden area and a shed with electricity which has two compartments — a storage area with a concrete floor and a south-facing area with gravel floor and windows to capture solar gain for starting plants in the late winter. There is no HOA and there’s a gate on the north side of the house for parking an RV next to the garage. Take a narrated video tour at www.GRElistings.com, then come to my open house on June 22, 11am to 1pm.

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

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ENDORSEMENT

e state party said they decided to endorse Joshi due to “his higher likelihood of defeating the incumbent

Democrat in the general election,” according to the political website Ballotpedia. e Republican GOP said Evans’ refusal to complete their questionnaire for eligible candidates also led to their endorsement of Joshi.

Rose Marie (Krantz) Wagner

March 25, 1941 - June 4, 2024

Rose Marie (Krantz) Wagner, 83, of Brighton, passed away at her home on June 4, 2024, where she had resided for 59 years. She was born on March 25, 1941, in Brighton, to John and Clara (Weaver) Krantz. She was the oldest of six children, survived by siblings John Krantz of Brighton, Colorado, Pat Tillotson of Owasso, Oklahoma, and Marge Fitch of Northglenn, Colorado. She was preceded in death by her two younger brothers, Donny and Tommy Krantz, in November 1964.

Rose spent her younger years playing with and taking care of her siblings. One of her favorite pastimes was going to Dutch hops, and she could really dance! Most weekends, you would nd her and her family at the local Dutch hop alongside many of the aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was always a good time for all. If there wasn’t a dance to be found, it was not uncommon for the furniture to be cleared out of the kitchen and turned into a dance hall, with more merrier attendees, and usually several cousins pounding on the piano or bringing their own instruments for a grand time.

Rose had a calling to become a nun. She attended the Dominican Sisters of Peace Convent in Great Bend, Kansas, for one year in ninth grade. However, before she received her nal orders, she stepped down, knowing that having a family and children was her heart’s desire. Rose was a Brighton Bulldog alumna, attending and graduating from Brighton High School in 1958. She was the rst of three generations to graduate as a Bulldog and was very proud of that.

After graduation, she worked for Radio Products in downtown Denver and later at the 1st Bank and Trust of Brighton as a bookkeeper. In 1972, she went to work as a teacher’s aide and spent 21 years at Northeast Elementary in Brighton. It was a job that was a perfect match for her; she loved helping and working with children of all ages, and they loved her. In 1991, she retired to be a full-time gramma, a role in which she truly excelled. She helped raise and babysit each of her grandchildren, so they never had to go to daycare. ey went to Gramma

Rose’s Daycare, which she opened a few years after retirement.

In 1961, she met the love of her life, Daniel Wagner, while he was home on leave from the United States Navy. ey married the following year on February 24 and were married just shy of 55 years. ey were married in the old Saint Augustine Church, where she was baptized, made her First Communion, and Con rmation. After the wedding, they moved to San Diego, California, until Daniel nished his time in the Navy. Ironically, they lived in a small house on Rosecrans Avenue. ey returned to Brighton, CO, where they would spend the rest of their lives. In August 1962, they welcomed their son, Danny, and in November 1963, their daughter, Debbie. As a family, they enjoyed going to the Grand Mesa for shing, hiking, and relaxing almost every summer. She enjoyed shing, nding wild owers, camping, and spending time around a camp re. It was also not uncommon to nd her and the family at a local racetrack. She was an avid fan of the local racers and enjoyed watching NASCAR on TV even up to the Sunday before she passed away, always seeming to pick her favorite driver as the one her husband did not like, and vice versa.

Rose’s greatest joys in life were her children, who she said were “her world” until she became a gramma, which then became her greatest joy. She was blessed with six grandchildren: Jennifer Meyer-Conley, Jaimee Meyer, Enea Lovelady, Garron Wagner, Cassidy MacDonald, and Logan Wagner; and four great-grandchildren: Elias, Kinslee, Dani, and Kanan, with one more on the way. She also had many daycare kids who referred to her as Gramma Rose. She is also survived by Danny (Leah) Wagner and Debbie (Randy) Meyer of Brighton; numerous nieces and nephews, cousins, and many wonderful caregivers who became family. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Wagner Jr., her parents John and Clara Krantz, her infant grandson Tyler Meyer, and three infant great-grandchildren.

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Gabe Evans COURTESY PHOTO Janak Joshi COURTESY PHOTO

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ENDORSEMENT

Joshi has not returned requests for a comment on the election. e winner of the June 25 GOP primary will

take on Democratic incumbent Rep. Yadira Caraveo in the general election. Caraveo defeated Republican Barbara Kirkmeyer 48.4% to 47.7% in the rst-ever general election for the newly created 8th Congressional District in 2022. Before being elected to the Colorado House, Evans worked as a police lieutenant and served in the U.S. Army and Colorado Army National Guard from 2007 to 2019.

Yoshi, besides serving in the State House, lists his professional experience as owning a medical clinic and dialysis centers, according to Ballotpedia.

“I am the only candidate in this race with a proven conservative record to show that actions speak louder than words,” Yoshi said in his Ballotpedia excerpt.

BY JACKIE RAMIREZ

Businesses seek to bypass language barriers

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On May 16, U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo, along with her colleague Rep. David G. Valadao from California, announced her latest bipartisan action to support small business owners with limited English pro ciency. e bill instructs the Small Business Administration to determine whether Small Business Development Centers must provide translation resources in communities where it’s needed, to ensure linguistic needs are met. is action comes after Caraveo’s roundtable discussion on Jan. 26 with small business

owners in Commerce City, where she heard that the main obstacle for small businesses in reaching their full potential was language barriers.

“To have a bill like this, providing resources in the language and not discriminating, will surely boost the community that wants to work so much,” said Miriam J. Nunez, the chief executive o cer of the accounting rm MJ Better Books Inc., which works with both big and small businesses. Nunez was one of the participants at Caraveo’s January roundtable.

MJ Better Books has o ces in 20 states across the U.S., and its clients are about 90% Hispanic. Nunez often hears about the challenges that

small businesses with limited English pro ciency face.

“ ere are many people who cannot pass their licensing exams because the exam is only available in English,” Nunez said. “ ey are people who are skillful in their work, but the reason that they don’t pass the exams is because of language, not because they aren’t able to develop that profession.”

Nunez added that people often are able to register a business, but they are not aware of the licenses they should have because the information is not available in their language, or they are not able to locate the resources. e lack of resources

available in Spanish can often lead to work being performed “under the table” to avoid legal oversight.

“With resources existing in the language and better communication, it will de nitely help the community and the economy, because now businesses won’t have the excuse to not do things right,” Nunez said.

Liliana Soto from Las Dos Americas, a family-run tortilleria of 24 years, voiced the concerns she has heard from other small business owners who face the language barriers. Las Dos Americas was also present at Caraveo’s roundtable.

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“We sometimes don’t know where to go or who to talk to,” Soto said. “We don’t know because there is no information, or maybe there is information, but it’s in English and not in Spanish so that we can acquire it.” If the bill is passed, Small Business Development Centers will have more responsibility to ensure resources and opportunities are available in the languages spoken by the communities that they serve. It’s as simple as having a properly translated loan document that can make a di erence for many small business

owners.

“ ere will be much better understanding, and I believe that many will be able to function better within the community and become more responsible for our businesses and our contributions to the community,” Soto said.

As to why support for small businesses with limited English prociency is important, the congresswoman emphasized that “keeping it local” is what helps diverse businesses thrive.

“When you look at this (proposal) in terms of what it will do across the country, the language support that would be provided by it would benet about 773,000 entrepreneurs, and one-third of Hispanic entrepreneurs

in the U.S. would be included,” Caraveo said. “ ese businesses are really the backbone of our local economy. ey make sure that there’s diverse representation in a business in our community, not just in terms of ethnicity but in terms of the di erent services provided and the ability to do that all in a local way.”

Soto said that by lling the gaps of resources available in di erent languages, it creates more successful businesses and reinforces a local connection between small businesses and their community.

“We have to support each other. It saddens me when I go buy from a Hispanic business that had just started about six months ago and it’s closing,” she said.

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Nunez also pointed out that by supporting small businesses, it also supports the immigrant community who come from di erent countries, where there are di erent laws and regulations for the business industry.

“Unfortunately, arriving in a country that isn’t yours, not knowing the laws… and what has to do with business are some of the barriers that people have,” she said. “If a bill like this is approved, it will open the doors for more people to boost the economy and achieve their dreams and have their own business,” e bill is not yet assigned to a committee. If it’s rejected, Caraveo vows that she will continue to ght for it, as she understands its impact on the community.

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ey treated me very well with the project, being the rst Latino festival in Adams County. ey didn’t expect the result. I normally have a lot of people attending events that I organize. It had a lot to do with us artists being there to invite the community. My public relations are very extensive. I have been working with Univision and Telemundo for 17 years, and I use those relationships a lot to invite the community.

CCM: e federal government of Mexico has recognized your contribution, especially for one of the largest Day of the Dead al-

tars in Colorado. Why is it important to highlight our Latin identity and our diversity, and why is it something that should be done with pride?

Mojardin: Keep our orgullo (pride) at the forefront. All the time, (we need to) feel proud of who we are. We also have to show it, not just feel it, but demonstrate it and be involved with our public social media, in both religious and political events, and in helping our community, being involved with our society. I believe that, as Latinos, we have to do it this way because it beautifully represents that we are included. We don’t just come to a country to take advantage of what the country and the opportunities it o ers, but rather, the country should feel

proud of who we are and what we come to give and educate non-Latinos about our culture, about our traditions.

CCM:Beto, tell us about your journey to becoming this multifaceted artist.

Mojardin: Well, I think everything is about survival. I’m from Sonora, Mexico; it’s close to Arizona. I was around the age of 11 when I moved to the United States, and I lived in Arizona until the age of 18. Sometimes life teaches you how to survive. Sadly I went into one period of my life where I was being abused sexually, mentally and physically.

I moved to Colorado. I was between 19 and 20, barely graduated from high school. I started living here in Denver. I was homeless for three months. It took me only three months. Nobody knew that I was homeless and then, I went to the Emily Gri th school, and they gave me a scholarship to be a hairstylist. Because I just didn’t want to do anything that I used to do in Arizona, nothing that would remind me what I wanted to do. So that’s how I came here, and that’s how I started, it through hair.

CCM:How have you been able to de ne these di erent mediums of expression and make them your own? How do you express yourself?

Mojardin: It is funny, sometimes, for me. People say: “Now you are a hairstylist, and then you’re a designer, and then you are a dancer.” But people don’t know me because before, at the age of 18, I was already a professional dancer and a fashion designer.

I’ve been an artist all my life. e di erence is that for you to survive — to pay your rent — you have to have a career where you make money, where you make your living, and then when you are on your feet you can start doing what you like and do what your passion is. And that’s what happened to me. You know, I was patient enough to come to a new state. Start from the bottom, go to school rst, prepare myself. And then it took me, like, maybe 10 years or more to be able to be where I wanted to be.

CCM: If you can talk about the materials, you know, what’s behind the use of these kinds of materials? What do you want to represent with them?

Mojardin: e reason why I started designing with organic materials was because most of my guests that I was bringing from other countries and our local designers were working with textiles. So for me, as an artist, I want to put the art into the fashion. So what I start doing every year, is that most of my designs are organic. In a lot of the cases, I use corn. I use corn seeds or corn husk. Of course, I do tiedye to be able to create any color I want.

Let’s remember that when you work with corn husk, it’s like hair. You use a curling iron to make curls. If you use color, just like when you color hair, that same texture adapts and gets the color you want. So the reason why I started working with that one was because I wanted it to have the arts involved with fashion.

Norberto “Beto” Mojardin came to Colorado from Arizona, after being brought to the U.S. from Sonora, Mexico, when he was 11. COURTESY PHOTO

CCM: What trends do you see emerging in fashion right now, especially around fashion designers of color or diverse people? ere’s so much going on.

Mojardin: You know, at the time when I started Latin Fashion Week, I didn’t see any inclusivity. Now that I see so much inclusivity, I’m not saying that it is thanks to me. I’m just proud of seeing Africa Fashion Week, Asia Fashion Week. So now everybody’s jumping on. Now everybody understands that they own those words in their own life.

Latin Fashion Week is too short

for me now, because we have grown so much internationally. We’re changing the name because we’re locking ourselves in to being more inclusive to other countries. Every year Latina models call me and they’re like, this is for Latinos only. I always tell them, of course not.

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This question and answer session has been edited to fit the space. To read the full discussions between Rossana Longo Better and Norberto “Beto” Mojardin, visit our website at https://coloradocommunitymedia.com/2024/06/13/betomojardins-art-and-fashion-showshis-deep-love-for-his-culture/

Sun Jr., a ‘psych mountain rock’ experience at the Mile High Hoedown

BY JO ANN M. COLTON

If you yearn to fly back to the sounds of yesteryear, you will love soaring to new heights with Boulder’s own Sun Jr, appearing at the MILE HIGH HOEDOWN later this month! The band’s sound is a blend of psychedelia, cosmic cowboy and Americana with indie-folk influences.

Friends Nod Norkus (drums), Jim Heekin (guitar/singer), Matt Kubis (banjo/singer), Jon Schimek (pedal steel guitar), and Jeremiah Streets (keys/ bass/organ) launched the band in 2013. They practiced in the evenings in Jim’s basement (“The Bottoms”), where they have become a “band of brothers.”

Sun Jr. hit the stage with a style all their own and immediately made an impression. From a spot on the “Gentleman of the Road” tour in Salida with Mumford & Sons, Dawes and the Flaming Lips in 2015, they’ve grinded their way into a stellar act that you cannot miss.

During the 2020 COVID pandemic, the band leaned heavily into long basement jams, taking notes from the likes of Pink Floyd and late ’60s bands that played for art’s sake. They branched into livestreaming to reach out to more folks and have continued to do so.

“In February 2024, (Heekin) posted a TikTok video of our song ‘Buttercorn’ from a live performance at Dharma Farm

— and it went viral,” Norkus said. “The post garnered 2.3 million views and about 40,000 new fans.”

The post was the mega break that has opened more doors to some of Colorado’s best venues and a “second media wave” of the post expanded their reach even farther, he said.

“We started receiving invitations to play in California, Texas, and points beyond the U.S.,” Norkus said.

The band’s current goal is

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Londis Ramirez knew her plan was working when a preschooler making a self-portrait asked her, “Can you help me draw my panza?”

Panza means belly in Spanish, which is not the child’s rst language. But a Head Start program tested last year and expanding this fall in Jefferson County is o ering preschool in Spanish and English, one of many e orts in the works across Colorado as the state tries to get more Spanishspeaking students into preschool and assimilate new migrants from South America.

It also comes as Gov. Jared Polis signed a new law last week to create a bilingual licensing unit within the state Department of Early Childhood, targeting $360,000 in state funds next year to help Spanish-speaking child care providers get licensed and to expand bilingual preschool options.

Next fall, Je erson County Head Start will have three bilingual classrooms in Arvada — for kids who speak Spanish at home and whose parents speak only Spanish, and for English-speaking children whose parents want them to learn Spanish.

Ramirez, who supervises the county’s bilingual Head Start program, spent the past year building a plan

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e nonpro t Head Start provides free preschool to low-income families. In Je erson County, 200 children, from infants to 5 years old, are enrolled in 16 classrooms in Arvada and Wheat Ridge. Until this year, all of the classes were taught in English, which was leaving out a large segment of the community, including parents who speak only Spanish and were unsure how to access the program, Ramirez said.

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Ramirez developed a pilot program, which recently let out for summer vacation, and word has been spreading. Je erson County Head Start now has eight bilingual teachers, plus two bilingual mental health specialists and two bilingual support specialists who help families access food assistance and other human services programs.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PLANNING COMMISSION COMMERCE CITY, COLORADO

Notice is hereby given that this public hearing will be conducted on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 East 60th Avenue. The Planning Commission will consider:

V24-0001: Mid-Rail Real Estate, LLC is requesting to vacate a portion of inactive Right-of-Way, known as 7th Avenue, which is approximately 587 feet in length extending north of East 84th Avenue generally between Rosemary Street and Ulster Street.

Z23-0001: Real Estate Construction Group, on behalf of Galatians Enterprises is requesting approval of a Zone Change from C-2 (General Commercial District) to R-3 (Multi-Family Residential District). The subject property is approximately 0.84 acres and is located at 6540 Highway 2.

Z24-0001: Ed Jennings, on behalf of JFW Trucking is requesting approval of a Zone Change for six parcels from a mix of I-1 (Light-Intensity Industrial) and I-3 (Heavy-Intensity Industrial) to I-2 (Medium-Intensity Industrial). The subject properties total approximately 11.02 acres and are located at 5400 Forest Street.

Z-973-21-24: Anderson-CRP Trust is requesting approval of an Annexation Zone Change for three parcels from ADCO A-3 (Adams County Agricutural-3) to Commerce City PUD (Planned Unit Development). The subject property is approximately 120.94 acres and is located at 9901 Chambers Road.

Parks, Recreation and Golf Master Plan:

An update of the Parks, Recreation, and Golf Master Plan

Advance registration for virtual testimony/ public input is required. Additional information and instructions to register for testimony can be found in the published agenda at https://commerce.legistar. com and at https://www.c3gov.com/PC or by contacting staff at 303-289-8137 or nberry@c3gov.com. Notificatcion de un Proyecto de Desarrollo potencial cerca de su propiedad. Para servicios de traduccion en espanol, llame a Kimberly Adame 303-227-8818.

The application is on file with the Department of Community Development.

Planning Commission Chairman

Legal Notice No. CCX1360

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

AVISO DE ELECCIONES

Elección del 25 de junio de 2024 por Voto por Correo

Condado de Adams, Colorado martes, 25 de junio de 2024

POR EL PRESENTE SE NOTIFICA que se llevarán a cabo elecciones en el condado de Adams, Colorado, el martes, 25 de junio de 2024, como elección con boleta de voto por correo.

A partir del 3 de junio de 2024, las boletas en sobres oficiales de retorno firmados se podrán dejar en cualquiera de los siguientes lugares de entrega designados.

Ubicaciones de buzones de entrega disponibles las 24 horas

Centro de Gobierno del Condado de Adams – 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Brighton

Centro de Servicios Humanos del Condado de Adams – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster

Centro de Justicia del Condado Adams -

1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton

Centro de Servicios Occidentales del Condado de Adams12200 N. Pecos St., Westminster

Biblioteca Anythink Wright Farms –5877 E. 120th Ave., Thornton

Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Aurora – 3449 N. Chambers Rd., Aurora

Centro Municipal de Aurora* –15151 E. Alameda Pkwy., Aurora

Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Bennett* – 355 S. First St., Bennett

Ayuntamiento de Brighton –500 S. 4th Ave., Brighton Carpenter Skate Park

(Centro recreativo Margaret Carpenter)

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3558 E. 112th Ave., Thornton Red Comunitaria Colfax1585 Kingston St., Aurora

Centro Cívico de Commerce City7887 E. 60th Ave., Commerce City

Departamentos de Vehículos Motorizados de Commerce City7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City

Centro Educativo Familiar Daniel C.

Vallez (también conocido como Centro Comunitario Perl Mack) - 7125 Mariposa St., Denver

Ayuntamiento de Federal Heights2380 W. 90th Ave., Federal Heights Front Range Community College (Biblioteca College Hill)3705 W. 112th Ave., Westminster Centro Comercial Hilltop Village13762 Colorado Blvd., Thornton Biblioteca Pública Kelver*585 S. Main St., Byers Biblioteca Martin Luther King, Jr.9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora

Ayuntamiento de Northglenn11701 Community Center Dr., Northglenn Refugio de animales Riverdale12155 Park Blvd., Brighton Parque Rotella1824 Coronado Pkwy. S., Denver Comisaría del Sheriff de Strasburg2550 Strasburg Rd., Strasburg Centro Cívico de Thornton9500 Civic Center Dr., Thornton Centro recreativo Trail Winds13495 Holly St., Thornton

Campus Anschutz de la Universidad de Colorado (Centro de Salud y Bienestar)12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora

Ayuntamiento de Westminster4800 W. 92nd Ave., Westminster Departamento de Vehículos motorizados de Westminster - 8452 Federal Blvd.,

Las boletas deben recibirse en la Oficina Electoral del Condado de Adams, en una urna designada o en un Centro de Votación y Servicios al Votante (VSPC, por sus siglas en inglés) antes de las 7:00 p.m. del día de las elecciones, el martes, 25 de junio de 2024, para que su(s) voto(s) sea(n) contado(s). Las boletas recibidas después de las 7:00 p.m. del día de las elecciones no se contarán Los matasellos no cuentan como fecha de recepción.

SERVICIO AL VOTANTE Y CENTROS DE VOTACIÓN

Los servicios ofrecidos incluyen votación, reemplazo de boletas, buzones para entregar boletas, dispositivos para marcar boletas accesibles según la ADA (Ley para Estadounidenses con Discapacidades), registro de nuevos votantes y actualizaciones del registro de votantes disponibles en todas las ubicaciones.

VSPC Fase 1

Del 10 al 25 de junio de 2024

Horario:

De lunes a viernes, de 8:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

Sábado, 22 de junio: de 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m. Martes, 25 de junio, Día de las Elecciones -

De 7:00 a. m. a 7:00 p.m

Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Bennett* – 355 S. First St., Bennett

VSCP Fase 2

Del 17 al 25 de junio de 2024

Horario: De lunes a viernes, de 8:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

Sábado, 22 de junio: de 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m. Martes, 25 de junio, Día de las EleccionesDe 7:00 a. m. a 7:00 p.m.

Centro de Gobierno del Condado de Adams (Entrada del Centro de Conferencias en el lado Oeste)4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton Centro de Servicios Humanos del Condado de Adams – 11860 Pecos St., Westminster Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Bennett – 355 S. First St., Bennett

Departamentos de Vehículos Motorizados de Commerce City7190 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City

Biblioteca Martin Luther King, Jr.9898 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora Moorhead Rec Center2390 Havana St., Aurora

Departamento de Vehículos motorizados de Westminster8452 Federal Blvd., Westminster

VSCP Fase 3

Del 24 al 25 de junio de 2024

Horario:

Lunes, 24 de junio, de 8:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

Martes, 25 de junio, Día de las EleccionesDe 7:00 a. m. a 7:00 p.m.

Campus Médico Anschutz (Centro de Salud y Bienestar) - 12348 E. Montview Blvd., Aurora Front Range Community College3645 W. 112th Ave., Westminster

*Denomina Buzones y VSPCs compartidos con los Condados de Arapahoe y/o Denver.

Elección Especial en el Distrito del Congreso 4 (CD4)

Para los votantes del CD4, habrá una elección especial para cubrir el puesto vacante dejado por el congresista Ken Buck. Se proporcionará un VSPC adicional en Bennett para apoyar esta elección.

Elección Especial VSPC

Del 10 al 25 de junio de 2024

Horario:

De lunes a viernes, de 8:00 a. m. a 5:00 p. m.

Sábado, 22 de junio: de 10:00 a. m. a 2:00 p. m.

Martes, 25 de junio, Día de las EleccionesDe 7:00 a. m. a 7:00 p.m.

Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de Bennett* – 355 S. First St.,

Public Notices

Bennett

Las boletas de muestra estarán disponibles en línea en GoVoteColorado. gov al acceder a su registro de registro de votantes. Aquí los votantes también pueden saber a qué distritos pertenecen.

Para obtener más información sobre las elecciones y preguntas frecuentes, visite el sitio web de Elecciones del Condado de Adams en AdamsVotes.com o llame a la oficina de Elecciones del Condado de Adams al 720.523.6500.

SECRETARIO Y ENCARGADO DE REGISTRO DEL CONDADO DE ADAMS

Josh Zygielbaum,

Secretario y Encargado de Registro 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy., Suite E3102 Brighton, CO 80601

Legal Notice No. CCX1354

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

AVISO PÚBLICO

FECHAS DE LAS ELECCIONES DEL 25 DE JUNIO DE 2024

Se NOTIFICA que, de conformidad con los Estatutos Revisados de Colorado, el Departamento de Elecciones de la Secretaría y Registro está convocando a las siguientes juntas en coordinación con la Elección del 25 de junio de 2024:

31 de mayo de 2024 Prueba Pública de Lógica y Precisión (comenzará a las 9:00 a.m.)

9 de julio de 2024 Auditoría de Limitación de Riesgos (comenzará a las 9:00 a.m.)

16 de julio de 2024 Junta de escrutinio (comenzará a las 9:00 a.m.)

La Prueba Pública de Lógica y Precisión, la Auditoría de Limitación de Riesgo y la Junta de Escrutinio se llevarán a cabo en el Departamento Electoral del Condado de Adams, 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Ste. E3102, Brighton, CO 80601. Dichas reuniones podrán continuar periódicamente según sea necesario hasta su finalización. Este aviso podrá revisarse si cambian las fechas. Las partes interesadas pueden recibir información sobre estas actividades llamando al 720.523.6500.

Fechado el 29 de mayo de 2024.

Josh Zygielbaum

Secretario y Encargado de Registro del Condado de Adams

Legal Notice No. CCX1355

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Bids and Settlements Public Notice

WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

WINDLER –Neighborhood E

Sealed Bids will be received by Windler Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 11:00 AM local time on July 9, 2024, for:

WINDLER - Neighborhood E

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Furnish and install 8-inch water line with appurtenances; 8-inch sanitary sewer line with appurtenances; and water and sanitary services in over 1 mile of residential streets and alleys. Also, furnish and install 18-inch and 24-inch storm sewer pipe with appurtenances and install over 1 mile of street improvements and concrete alleys. Bidders may bid on Part A (Erosion Control), Part B (utilities), and/or Part C (roadway). Neighborhood E is located southeast of N. Fultondale Street and 55th Avenue.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Windler Public Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney.fix@ merrick.com, beginning June 6, 2024. NO PAYMENT REQUIRED.

Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.

Bids will be received providing unit price for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.

The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of Contract.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for three-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.

The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.

For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.

Legal Notice No. CCX1347

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Conseuctive Publications

Public Notice FINAL SETTLEMENT

Project Title: Painted Prairie Dog Park Phase 1

Project Owners: Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority

Project Location: City of Aurora, Adams County

The Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement to Hall Contracting, LLC. after July 10, 2024. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to Hall Contracting, LLC., as necessary, to protect the Painted Prairie Public Improvement Authority from loss on account of claims filed and failure of Hall Contracting, LLC. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of Hall Contracting, LLC. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to:

Contact Person: Barney Fix, P.E.

Address:5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Greenwood Village, CO 80111 as soon as possible, but no later than July 8, 2024.

Legal Notice No. CCX1346

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY

Connector Roads #1 Streetlights

Sealed Bids will be received by Windler Public Improvement Authority, hereinafter referred to as OWNER, at the office of the Authority Engineer, Merrick & Company, 5970 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, until 10:00 AM local time on July 09, 2024 for:

Connector Roads #1 Streetlights

This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Furnish and install Streetlights for the Connector Roads #1 at Windler. The Project is located south of E. 56th Avenue and north of 52nd Avenue between E-470 and Harvest Road and is comprised of approximately 26,000 LF of conduit, 158 streetlights, 21 Pedestrian Lights and 16 Transformers & Control Centers.

Copies of the Bidding Documents may be requested from the Windler Public

Improvement Authority, at the email of the Authority Engineer, barney.fix@ merrick.com, beginning June 6, 2024. NO PAYMENT REQUIRED.

Bidders must be licensed Contractors in the State of Colorado.

Bids will be received providing unit price for items; however, the price given will be on a maximum not-to-exceed amount, as described in the Bidding Documents.

The Work is expected to be commenced within thirty (30) days after the Date of Contract.

Bid Security in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total Bid Price must accompany each Bid in the form specified in the Instructions to Bidders.

The Successful Bidder will be required to furnish a Performance Bond, Labor and Material Payment Bond guaranteeing faithful performance and warranty bond for three-years after Substantial Completion, and the payment of all bills and obligations arising from the performance of the Contract.

The OWNER reserves the right to award the contract by sections, to reject any or all Bids, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.

For further information, please contact Barney Fix at Merrick & Company at 303-751-0741.

Legal Notice No. CCX1345

First Publication: June 6, 2024 Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Non-Consecutive Publications

Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT

NOTICE is hereby given that the South Adams County Water and Sanitation District (“District”) of Adams County, Colorado, will make final payment at its offices at 6595 E. 70th Avenue, Commerce City, Colorado 80022, on July 8th, 2024, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. to Moltz Construction Inc., of 975 Merchant Court, Windsor, Colorado 80550 for work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed for the District.

Project Contractor: Moltz Construction, Inc.

Project Name: SACWSD 2023 Irrigation System Pump Upgrades Project

Project Location: This project is generally located at the District’s Horizontal Collector Well No. 119 Station at 9798 McKay Road and the District’s Landmark Station at 10270 Landmark Drive.

The Phase 2 portion of work for the District’s 2023 Irrigation Pump Upgrades Project, consisting of installation of two new variable frequency drives at the Horizontal Collector Well No. 119 and two new horizontal split-case pumps at the Landmark Pump Station, has been completed. The District is hereby issuing this

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Notice of Final Payment for all aspects of the Project which fall under this Phase 2 portion. The Phase 1 portion of the work was previously closed out.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by any contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the contractors or their subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to the District at the above address, Attn: Dawn Fredette, District Clerk, on or before the date and time hereinabove shown. A verified statement shall not be deemed filed until in the actual possession of Ms. Fredette or in Ms. Fredette’s email Inbox (not spam folder) and viewable on her computer workstation. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release the District, its Board of Directors, officers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.

All of the above is pursuant to §38-26107, C.R.S.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT acting through its SOUTH ADAMS COUNTY WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE

By:Vicki Ennis, Secretary

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Legal Notice No. CCX1359

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: June 27, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH, Deceased

Case Number: 2024 PR 30336

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 13, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Sanjay Singh

Personal Representative

Law Office of Shelley Thompson, LLC

Attorney for Personal Representative 6400 S. Fiddler’s Green Circle, Ste. 300 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

Legal Notice No. CCX1351

First Publication: June 13, 2024

Last Publication: June 27, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Orval Arthur Lewis, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 167

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 21, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert A. Lewis

Personal Representative 2591 W 110th Ave Westminster, CO 80234

Legal Notice No. CCX1356

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: July 4, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

Public Notice

District Court, Adams County, State of Colorado Adams County Justice Center 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601 303-654-3227 or 303-654-3562

In the Matter of the Estate of: Ronald Charles Boggs, a/k/a Ronald C. Boggs and Ronald Boggs, Deceased Case Number:2024PR30434

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

To: All interested persons and unknown heirs who may have an interest in the Estate of Ronald Charles Boggs a/k/a Ronald C. Boggs and Ronald Boggs, Deceased.

A NOTICE OF HEARING WITHOUT APPEARANCE PURSUANT TO C.R.P.P. 24 on the PETITION FOR ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE and the (PROPOSED) ORDER OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRS AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued:

Date: July 25, 2024

Time: 8:00 am

Address: District Court, Adams County, State of Colorado Adams County Justice Center 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601

The hearing will take approximately 30 minutes

Howard Boggs c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 4500 Cherry Creek Drive South, Suite 960 Denver, CO 80246

Legal Notice No. CCX1358

First Publication: June 20, 2024 Last Publication: July 4, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Marcella Mae Schwartz, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 211

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patty Jo Lamb

Personal Representative 6970 Jasmine St Commcerce City, CO 80022

Legal Notice No. CCX1357

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: July 4, 2024

Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express ###

SURGE

Bilingual teachers use curriculum kits, or daily lesson plans, that come in Spanish and English. Books in the bilingual classrooms are in Spanish or English, and sometimes both at once. On some days, the teachers will speak mainly in English, and on others, mostly in Spanish.

One bilingual class for the fall is already full with 20 students and a second class is nearly full with just a handful of spots left, Ramirez said.  Colorado has 77 licensed child care providers who identi ed Span-

ish as their primary language, with 25 additional pending applications, according to the state early childhood department. e state did not provide a count of how many of the 297 Head Start providers statewide o er bilingual options.

About 16% of the population in Colorado speaks a language other than English, including 11% who speak Spanish, according to the latest census. Colorado lawmakers who passed House Bill 1009, recently signed into law by Polis, said they were concerned that the language barrier is keeping kids in Spanishspeaking families from enrolling in preschool programs and keeping Spanish-speaking child care providers from getting licensed.

e state’s early childhood department had used federal pandemic relief funds to hire three bilingual employees and provide 35 licensing training sessions in Spanish, but those temporary funds will run out in September. e new funding will allow the department to o er child care licensing applications in Spanish and provide translation services throughout the process.

In Je erson County, 17 students were in the Head Start program’s rst bilingual classroom last school year, including about a dozen who spoke Spanish and ve who spoke only English — at least when the class began.  Ramirez marveled at how easily

all of the kids in the class began to incorporate vocabulary in a new language. When the teacher asked who wanted milk, it didn’t matter if she said it in English or Spanish — everyone understood. Many of them were speaking some form of Spanglish, or “code-switching” with a mix of the two languages, by the end of the year.

“You could de nitely see a difference,” Ramirez said. “Children code-switch a lot, which I do, too. Even the kids who were monolingual, they were understanding, too. is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.