Platteville parents pleased with daughter’s recovery from abdominal surgery
BY BELEN WARD
Expectant parents anticipate the 20-week ultrasound scan to get better look at their baby, and tha was the case for Amanda Sulliv and Roy Mendez of Platteville. e 20-week pregnancy sc about halfway through the pregnancy, can allow parents to see their baby’s face, hands and legs. ey might catch a glimpse of the baby sucking their thumb or their beating heart. But doctors use the scans to check on the baby’s health and pre-natal development, looking for things such as the growth of the brain, the bones or the kidneys.
In Sullivan’s case, the scan of her unborn daughter Emilia showed a mismatch in her small intestine, one that would need to be corrected with surgery right after she was born.
“I didn’t induce labor; we wanted to keep Emilia in my belly as long as we could and had more frequent doctor visits to ensure Emilia wasn’t under any stress,” Sullivan said.
Emilia, now seven months old, was born just before New Year 2024 with a congenital condition called Jejunal Atresia. is rare but serious condition has meant several surgeries over the child’s young life and more can be expected.
Children’s Hospital Fetal Care Center surgeon Dr. Jonathan HillsDunlap said there were two underlying issues with Emilia’s gastrointestinal system.
“One was that the intestine wasn’t connected correctly, and the other was that her downstream intestine had formed an abnormal con guration that puts her at risk for lifethreatening problems in the future as a result of that con guration,” he said.
Colorado’s Caraveo opens up about her struggle with depression
Congresswoman said it’s
her
BY MONTE WHALEY
Yadira Caraveo said her public admission this week of her struggle with chronic depression is like helping passengers trying to survive an airliner in distress.
“When an airplane is in trouble and the oxygen masks come down, you make sure your mask is on safely, then you want to help the passenger next to you get their mask on as well. is so everyone can survive,” the 43-yearold Caraveo said this week. “I just think it’s my responsibility as a public gure to come forward and talk about mental health.”
Caraveo is nishing up her rst term as Colorado’s representative in the newly minted 8th Congressional District. A Democrat, Caraveo is also a pediatrician and is the rst Latina congressperson in Colorado history.
But while she climbed to the heights of the medical profession and achieved national prominence in politics, Caraveo has been followed by a dark shadow of depression.
“It is something I’ve dealt with since I was a teenager,” Caraveo said while in her Northglenn ofce. “I thought at rst it was just being in the throes of puberty and adolescence. It wasn’t until
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Emilia was born premature at 33 weeks on Dec. 28, weighing four pounds and 15 ounces.
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e Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. on the rst Tuesday of every month. e program is for those without legal representation and needing help navigating through legal issues. Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss family law, civil litigation, property, and probate law. Call 303405-3298 and ask for the Legal SelfHelp Clinic at least 24 hours before.
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e cost to attend is $25. Registration is now available at brightonimagesummit.org and early registration is recommended.
‘I Voted’ design competition opens to high school students
e Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce is inviting high school students to participate in its “I Voted” digital sticker competition. e winning design will be sent to voters via BallotTrax after they vote in the upcoming General Election. It will also be featured on the Secretary of State’s website, media channels, press releases and in media coverage. Sta from the Colorado Secretary of State’s O ce will also present the award during an assembly at the artist’s school. e entry deadline is Sept. 2. More information can be found at https://www.sos.state. co.us/pubs//elections/votedSticker/contest.html.
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Water World goes to the dogs Sept. 7
Water World, Colorado’s rst and largest waterpark, is hosting its 7th Annual Bow Wow Beach Doggie Day Sept. 7.
Brighton Youth Services will host the Image Summit Youth Leadership Conference on Nov. 5 & 6 at Riverdale Regional Park, 755 Henderson Road. e Summit is open to Colorado youth in grades 5 - 12. is two-day summit will feature keynote speakers, engaging workshops ranging from art to diversity, an opportunity to interact with elected o cials from across the state, an American Ninja Warrior obstacle course, a food truck alley (all food included with registration fee), networking and more. e goal of the youth conference is to empower youth, build condence, teach leadership, and inspire young leaders to use their voices to positively impact their communities.
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A fur ban, property taxes, school choice, the fate of mountain lions and more are topics before Colorado voters in November. e nonpartisan Common Sense Institute will highlight these issues in its 2024 ballot guide, a resource for voters that includes data, analysis and a description of the issues. A discussion
Dogs of all sizes are invited to splash, swim, fetch, and play in four of the park’s signature attractions before Water World drains and cleans the pools for winter. is annual event is organized in partnership with Adams County’s Riverdale Animal Shelter, with a portion of the proceeds supporting the shelter.
is year, the shelter is also collecting gently used blankets, towels, and washcloths at the entrance to the event. Each family who brings a donation will receive a free dog treat. While the dogs play, their human family members can enjoy food and beverages for purchase and visit community booths from Riverdale Animal Shelter, the City of Federal Heights Police and Animal Control Department, Hike Doggie, Fi Smart Collars, and Oat Paws Ice Cream. $1 from every Oat Paws purchase will be donated to Riverdale Animal Shelter.
Tickets are $9.99 per pup (plus taxes and fees) and can be purchased online at WaterWorldColorado.com.
Dogs can choose from one of three play sessions: 8:15am9:45am, 10:00am-11:30am, and 11:45am-1:15pm.
All pups must be 1+ years of age, have a signed vaccination waiver, and be accompanied by a responsible adult owner. Humans are not permitted in the water. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit www.WaterWorldColorado.com.
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What Knowledge and Skills Should You Expect Your Real Estate Agent to Have?
Some people would say that real estate agents are overpaid, but that varies greatly with the agent. If your agent doesn’t know what he’s doing, he could cost you money, and he should pay you!
It’s all about experience, commitment, fidelity to the client, and a multitude of trainings and skills.
Some skills are “hard” skills, such as how to set up searches on the MLS or write a contract, but even those hard-skill tasks typically require “soft skills” which can come from experience but just as importantly from an intention to be of service to client over self.
ence of Zillow, but we consult other software and nearby sales of comparable homes when doing our “Comparative Market Analysis.” Myself, I consult Realist (an MLS app), Realtor Property Resource (available only to Realtors), and ATTOM, a commercially available property valuation tool.
Knowing the value of a home is only the starting point. We need to assess the real estate market in that neighborhood, paying close attention to existing listings. It’s important that the pricing of other listings helps to sell your home, rather than the pricing of your home helps to sell theirs.
with matching search criteria. Not all listing agents know how to find and use that list of agents whose clients have received an alert about their listing.
have in real estate. Needless to say, they are not taught in real estate school or measured in the licensing exams!
Of course, representing sellers and representing buyers calls for different skills and knowledge, although there are some overlapping skills and knowledge.
When representing sellers, the most important skill is that of coming to agreement on the most effective listing price. To the seller, who has probably been watching neighborhood sales, there may be a price point which is appropriate based on relative condition and location, but it may not be the most effective price for going to market.
I’m not just talking about whether the market is rising or falling. And I’m not talking about what the home would appraise for. The most effective price is the one that will draw immediate interest from multiple buyers. Buyers invariably look at Zillow’s “Zestimate” and will decide whether your home is overpriced or underpriced based on what Zillow says — sad but true! Nevertheless, it’s important to know.
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However, the market is unpredictable. If the seller and his or her agent agree on a price but the home attracts few or no showings and no offers within a week, then the market is telling you that it’s overpriced, assuming the home was put on the MLS and had other reasonable promotion, such as the kind we provide with this ad. The price should be reduced within a week or 10 days. Don’t wait until the listing gets “stale.”
Most agents and buyers are familiar with the concept of MLS alerts. A buyer’s search criteria are entered into the appropriate search fields on the MLS, and when a new listing matches that buyer’s search criteria, he or she receives a computer-generated email alert from the MLS about it.
For example, the listing below, which is deep in the mountains, 120 miles from Denver, had 97 buyers who received an email alert about it when it went on the MLS. Last week’s featured listing in Lone Tree triggered 230 alerts to buyers
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(MLS alerts, by the way, are a big reason why no seller should consider trying to sell his or her home off-MLS.)
What agents need to know (and exploit) is that every time there’s a price reduction, it triggers a new alert with the tag “Price Reduced.” That’s a powerful marketing tool, another reason to lower the price quickly and regularly, reminding buyers that this home is still available and matches their search criteria.
Because it’s important for sellers and their listing agent to keep current on the MLS activity near their listing, I have made a practice of setting up an MLS alert around each of my listings and sending it to both my sellers and myself.
Now, look at the picture for the listing below. Before changing the price on the MLS, I changed the primary MLS picture to one that included the day and time of the open house so those buyers receiving the “price reduced” alert know about the open house, which is not mentioned in the alert itself. After the open house, I’ll remove the photo with that information. That’s an example of another skill (in this case, a practice) that a good agent might have.
Some sellers dismiss open houses as a tool for agents to generate leads, not sell that house, which is admittedly rare. It does happen, however. Indeed, all three of my most recent closed listings sold to buyers who came to the open house. Note: It’s important to enter open house dates and times on the MLS. They are populated to Zillow and hundreds of other websites, and doing so draws far more visitors nowadays than the “open house” signs we put in the ground.
According to Georgetown University’s School of Continuing Studies, “Soft skills are as almost as important as hard skills, In fact, they often define success more than expertise does.” Communication, active listening, social cues, negotiation, patience and tactfulness are cited as the most crucial soft skills to
When representing buyers, many of those same skills, practices and knowledge come into play for the good real estate agent. Once a buyer decides to make an offer on a listing, I use the same tools to determine its value and what my buyer should offer, paying attention to the sale of comparable homes.
I also look at the listing history of the property — days on market, price reductions, previous contracts that fell, and prior MLS listings by this or another agent. I have an app that can tell me about the seller, including what other homes they have purchased or sold. I can also evaluate the level of experience and therefore skill of the listing agent.
On ShowingTime, I can see whether there are other showings scheduled or whether the listing is sitting on the market. I also call the listing agent to see if they have other contracts expected or in hand. If a previous contract has fallen, I can ask the circumstances.
I ask whether the seller has a preferred closing date or other things that would make them happy. (Furniture to sell? Post-closing occupancy needed?)
I also ask where the seller is moving to. If they’re moving locally, I can mention that our moving truck is available free to them, along with free moving boxes and packing materials. If I learn that a bidding war is possible and they are moving locally, I might include free labor and gas along with the free truck in my buyer’s contract. I may also insert an escalation clause under additional provisions, indicating that the buyer will beat any competing offer.
Lastly, there’s a new question I need to ask: Is the seller willing to pay my commission? They probably are, and I need to enter that percentage in Sec. 29 of the contract and discuss with my client adjusting the commission in our own agreement to reduce or eliminate what that client pays out of pocket for my professional representation.
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Golden Real Estate lists and sells residential properties across the Denver metro area.
Breaking barriers: Bernice Chao on redefining diversity in advertising
BY ROSSANA LONGO BETTER ROSSANA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Bernice Chao was one of the keynote speakers at the Colorado Press Association conference on Aug. 2324.
Chao, a prominent gure in the advertising industry, is widely recognized for her commitment to advancing diversity and inclusion. As co-founder of the “Asians in Advertising” initiative and author of “ e Visibility Mindset,” she has spent
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her career advocating for the representation of underrepresented voices in media.
We caught up with Chao after her presentation to explore her perspectives on the current state of diversity in advertising and discuss the challenges and opportunities facing the industry. is interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Colorado Community Media Tell us more about your keynote presentation this afternoon.
Bernice Chao: I was invited here as the afternoon keynote speaker to talk about authentic inclusion in the workplace, but especially from my career path as a creative in the industry of advertising.
I spent the last 20 years working in general population advertising, and you’d be kind of interested just to see that in the work that we do in advertising, the team behind it isn’t as diverse as the makeup of the United States. You would think that you want an accurate representation of the stories in the work that you see, especially when advertising is a large and behemoth medium.
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CCM: You talked about tokenism toward the end of your presentation. Can you please explain what
tokenism really is in advertising and when we talk about news stories?
Chao: For me, tokenism is using someone just because they are of
that group that you want to be familiar with.
e story I told on stage was in 2021. I was very popular. I was invited to rooms where I had no business being in just because of the way I looked, just because of my gender, but I wasn’t given any real authentic role or real power.
So I worked for an agency where they had a woman CEO who was like, “Oh, we’re so for women.” But when you actually looked at who was in these executive walls, they were not women, and there were not diverse women. When I asked for, (time) to go pick up kids, I got a lot of guilt from that.
So anytime where I think a group or a class of people or intersectionality is being used for a device like that to make someone else seem better than they are but don’t truly follow through, that’s what I believe tokenism is.
CCM: During the panel discussion, you also talked about authenticity. How authentic was the conversation for you and the people who participated? Were they authentic as much as we wanted them to be?
Chao: I want to go back to where this conversation started. I spoke for the Ad Club of Colorado a couple of months ago.
ey asked me to talk about DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion) because it’s such a contentious topic right now. However, that isn’t my skill set. I’m a creative in advertising. And I got so uncomfortable while I was writing it. I was like, this doesn’t feel authentic to my voice.
I’m not in HR. I did not study this. ere are people who have this role and, you know, take it from a very di erent angle than I did. And so, even giving this talk, I was like, how is this meaningful in the work I want to see and the work that I do?
Bernice Chao, co-founder of the “Asians in Advertising” initiative and author of “The Visibility Mindset,” spoke at the Colorado Press Association convention on the need for diverse representation.
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The City of Brighton will split funding from the Regional Transportation District with three other pilot projects aimed at improving mobility throughout the Denver area. Services related to the four projects will begin next year. In this latest round of project funding, RTD will allocate $1.3 million in 2025 to the recipients, $1.9 million in 2026 and
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And so it isn’t something that I’m saying I know about and that I don’t have expertise in.
But really, coming in from the angle of why (authenticity) means a lot to me.
CCM: You presented three fantastic advertisements. Please name them so that our readers can check them out and understand the work that you do.
Chao: So first one is a YouTube NBA spot. It featured an Asian American grandmother watching the NBA, which is not what you would expect as where the NBA would want to market to, which was fantastic. The second spot was “Cra-
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$1.65 million in 2017, according to an RTD news release.
Local jurisdictions and transportation management organizations were eligible to apply for RTD’s Partnership Program funding.
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zier” by Nike. I love this spot because even though the spot was 12 years old, it still talks about how women have to fight to be represented in a sport because they’re not seen as athletes and how much boundaries they had to go through to make that dream come true.
The last I showed was “The Greatest,” by Apple for an iPhone commercial that talked about accessibility and they showed, I believe, eight different people with different types of accessibility needs. They showed how the phone was functional, but they did it in such a poetic way that made you really champion the people on screen. It was so authentic that they showed it not just on screen visually, but in the audio and the sound composition, they had people really work with the script as well as the
The news release said that the three other metro area projects that got funding were:
Northeast Transportation Connections Transportation Management Association - The association provides a micro-transit shuttle service to connect commuters between RTD’s 40th and Airport Boulevard Gateway Park Station, which serves the A line, and the Majestic Commer Center employment center.
City of Aurora - The city’s on-de-
post production of this being released.
CCM: How would you advise people who are working with journalists to bring those stories (forward), to make it so people would like to advertise on those media platforms?
Chao: I feel like journalists don’t have to just accept the ads that they’re given. I think there’s this idea of, “Oh, there’s a media space, there’s a buyer,” and then they just kind of put it together. But there’s not as much of, “Oh, these are the kind of advertisers we want.”
These are the brands that we really align ourselves with versus it’s a product. If you’re like, “We are a Patagonia company.”? Like what, that’s what our news station or publishing, you know, the house stands for. Maybe we should have the same values in the advertising we are asking for.
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Denver South Transportation Management Association – extends on-demand microtransit service Link-on-Demand operated by Via Transportation through 2027. The Link is a partnership between the City of Lone Tree, Douglas County and Denver South.
And maybe it is like, we want to have more diverse stories. Let’s filter through the advertising.
CCM: Do you have any advice on how to present a good ad so that they can start advertising with us?
Chao: I think a lot of times there’s hesitancy to try something new, right? We saw this when “Crazy Rich Asians” came out. It was the first time there was a blockbuster Asian American movie, and I think there were so many things where they thought it was going to fail.
But what did they see? We saw blockbuster charting, and I say to these advertisers, try it. Don’t just assume you know how well it’s going to do. Don’t just assume that it’s not going to do well, but actually test and learn.
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CCM: During the panel discussion, the question was asked, why do we need to call it “ethnic media”? What are your thoughts about that?
CARAVEO
medical school that I realized I needed help and got treatment for depression.”
By then, society was starting to shift its perception of clinical depression, she said.
“It’s not just being a part of your mood, it’s something deeper,” Caraveo said.
Someone may need help if a gloomy period lasts more than two or three weeks, Caraveo said.
“It’s when you are down and hopeless and you are not sure exactly why,” she said. “It usually has nothing to do with life’s circumstances and you should be on top of the world. But you are not.”
Friends and family have helped Caraveo deal with her depression through the years. She also found a new ally in U.S. Senator John Fetterman, whose battle with depression and anxiety led to his seeking treatment at Walter Reed National Medical Center in Washington D.C. in 2023.
“He went through a di cult campaign, and he said even though he won, he felt he lost,” said Caraveo,
What does that imply? Who’s leaving, who’s not included when we say ethnic media?
Chao: To be honest, that was the rst time I actually heard that term, ethnic media.
For me, I think it’s good to be speci c. I think sometimes when you say ethnic, it’s like, what is ethnic?
who has sought his advice in her ght with depression.
She said this spring she went through a period of “darkness” and her depression became more severe. is was as she was ful lling her job as a U.S. Representative and not missing votes.
“I was still functioning, I was still doing my job,” Caraveo said. “If you are going through the same thing, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have hopes and dreams. You can have a disability…and still lead a normal life.”
Still, Caraveo said, “I just got to a point of hopelessness.” She decided to get treatment from a team at Walter Reed.
“I am grateful for the time and attention their team provided me withthe type of care every American deserves,” she said in her statement this week.
Evans thanks Caraveo
But when you say it’s Asian media. It’s Asian-American media. When you get into speci cities, then I think it actually stands for something.
On stage, I talked about (being) ethnically ambiguous. What is racially ambiguous? Are we therefore saying these people don’t have
identities? Are we saying these people don’t have speci c stories that we’re not weaving in, that they’re interchangeable?
CCM: How can people follow you?
Chao: I’m on LinkedIn. I’m on Instagram at HelloBernice. My name is pretty Googleable. But I’m also at BerniceChao.com.
Major depression is one of the most common mental illnesses, affecting more than 8% (21 million) of American adults each year. Meanwhile, 15% of youth (3.7 million) ages 12-17 are a ected by major depression, according to Mental Health America.
Caraveo’s Republican opponent
in the 8th District race - Gabe Evans – said he is aware of the problems presented by depression and anxiety. Evans also thanked Caraveo for going public with her struggle.
“My heart goes out to her, and I wish her only the best,” Evans said in an emailed statement. “I’m glad to hear she is getting the treatment she needs.”
“As someone who has witnessed and consoled several friends and colleagues who have faced depression privately,” Evan said, “I’m glad to see her discuss her challenges publicly.”
Caraveo said she has introduced legislation that focuses on Americans getting help with depression
and anxiety. at includes a youth mental health package that ensures that National Suicide Foundation (NSF) funding for suicide prevention considers childhood stressors, helps states increase the supply and accessibility of pediatric mental health care under Medicaid and CHIP and establishes a national campaign to improve mental health among Latino youth, according to her website.
“I think I have been able to represent the people of the 8th well because I have a deeper understanding of what many people are going through right now, I think it’s made me a better representative,” she said.
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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held by the City Council of Commerce City on September 16, 2024 at 6:00 p.m in a hybrid format, or as soon thereafter. Persons wishing to testify in person will need to appear at the Council Chambers, Commerce City Civic Center, 7887 E 60th Avenue. Persons wishing to testify virtually must register in advance. Registration information can be found at https://www.c3gov.com/government/ city-council/virtual-meetings or by phone or email requests submitted to the City Clerk at 303-227-8791 or dgibson@ c3gov.com. The hearing will also be broadcast on Channel 8 in Commerce City and livestreamed at https://www. c3gov.com/video.
CU-131-24 – Crown Associates LLC is requesting approval of a Conditional Use Permit for the stacking of shipping containers higher than 20 feet. The subject property is currently zoned I-3 (Heavy-Intensity Industrial), consisting of approximately 28.24 acres, and is located at 10051 Dallas Street.
Ordinance 2616 – Comprehensive Plan: An update of the Commerce City Comprehensive Plan
PUDA23-0003 – Southwestern Property Corporation is requesting approval of the Commons at 104th 2nd Amendment PUD Zone Document, to allow additional land uses, for the 16.57 acre property generally located at the southeast corner of Potomac Street and East 104th Avenue.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED 2025 BUDGET AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE AMENDED 2024 BUDGET
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the REUNION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (the “District”), will hold a meeting via teleconference on September 18, 2023 at 6:00 P.M., for the purpose of conducting such business as may come before the Board including a public hearing on the 2025 Proposed Budget (the “Proposed Budget”), and, if necessary, adoption of an amendment to the 2024 budget (the “Amended Budget”). This meeting can be joined using the following teleconference information: https://us02web.zoom. us/j/89644297981
Or join by phone: (719 359 4580) Webinar ID: 896 4429 7981
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget
have been submitted to the District. A copy of the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget are on file in the office of the District Accountant, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 300, Greenwood Village, Colorado where the same is open for public inspection.
Any interested elector of the District may file any objections to the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget at any time prior to final adoption of the Proposed Budget and Amended Budget by the Board. This meeting is open to the public and the agenda and notice for any meeting may be obtained by visiting the District’s website https://www.reunionco.com.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: REUNION METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
/s/ CLIFTONLARSONALLEN LLP
District Manager
Legal Notice No. CCX 4101
First Publication: September 5, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Bids and Settlements
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 September 16, 2024, at the hour of 3:00 p.m. to Brannan Construction Company, of Denver, CO for all work done by said Contractor(s) in construction work performed for the District.
Project Contractor: Brannan Construction Company
Project Name: 2024 SACWSD 12-INCH IRRIGATION DISTRIBUTION LINE –CHAMBERS ROAD (103RD PL TO 96TH AVE)
Project Location: Primarily located along Chambers Road between E. 103rd Place and E. 96th Avenue. Other work areas were in various locations in the Harvest Meadows and Fronterra Village developments adjacent to Chambers Road.
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. 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 §38-26-107, 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: /s/ Vicki Ennis Secretary
Legal Notice No. CCX1404 First Publication: August 29, 2024 Last Publication: September 5, 2024 Published in: Commerce City Sentinel Express
Public Notice
WINDLER PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
45th Place Landscaping
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 September 20, 2024 for:
45th Place Landscaping
This Contract provides for the construction of the following: Approximately 1/3 mile of landscaping along E. 45th Place from Tibet Rd to Wenatchee St. The project includes plantings, ground covers, and irrigation.
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 August 22, 2024.
THE CITY OF COMMERCE CITY COLORADO
SURGERY
Connecting a highway to a one lane road
Sullivan went in for one of the more frequent scans just before Christmas and it showed Emilia’s belly was swollen, with uid unable to pass through her intestine. By Dec. 26, Sullivan began having contractions and Emilia was born two day later, premature at 33 weeks and weighing just four pounds and 15 ounces.
Doctors didn’t waste any time, scheduling her rst surgery just three days later. Dr. Hills-Dunlap said there was a signi cant size mismatch between the ends of the intestine that he needed to sew together.
“My job as a surgeon is to connect the two blind ends of the intestine back together, but sometimes the upstream blind pouch is much bigger than the downstream blind end; we call it a mismatch,” Hills-Dunlap said. “You can think about it as though I’m connecting a 10-lane highway to a one-lane highway and hoping that there won’t be too bad of a tra c jam. at’s exactly what Emilia has, a 10-to-1 size mismatch. at’s how much bigger her upstream intestine was compared to her downstream intestine.”
It’s a di cult, delicate procedure, the surgeon said. e surgery took seven hours.
“(Operating on) a baby with intestines that small is like reattaching two pieces of angel hair pasta,” Hills-Dunlap said of the surgery. “I used a surgical telescope to magnify the operation done through an incision over the belly, and she
recovered beautifully from that operation.”
Procedures ongoing
At seven months old, Emilia is on a speci c protein-sensitive formula and breastfed diet and is doing well but having some trouble vomiting. at led to another procedure in August.
Hills-Dunlap worked with gastroenterologist Dr. Robert Kramer to put an endoscope – a special camera – down into Emilia’s stomach and then into the rst part of her small intestine to the site of her rst surgery, Hills-Dunlap said.
“He then puts a special expanding balloon across this connection and in ates it,” he said. “What we’re trying to accomplish here with Emilia is to expand the connection in order to make the passage wider. erefore, we hope she can continue eating and growing and avoid any more major surgeries for as long as possible.”
She may need to have the procedure again as she grows, he said. Hills-Dunlap said Emilia takes her nutrition orally. She’s growing appropriately and Emilia is a happy and healthy baby. eir only challenge is that her intestinal connection narrows back down to that onelane road every few months.
“When the anastomosis (the surgical connection) narrows down, we need to open it back up again, but we hope her body will continue to accommodate to this slight abnormality over time,” he said. “She may need more dilation procedures, and potentially another major operation in the future to surgically revise the connection.”
But he’s pleased with how she’s doing.
“ e fact that she’s now over sev-
Public Notices
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 sixty (60) 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 two-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. CCX1400
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express Non-Consecutive Publications Notice to Creditors
NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of John S. Burrus, a/k/a John Stephen Burrus, a/k/a Steve Burrus,, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30556
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 December 27, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
David M. Haynes
Haynes & Haynes, LLC
900 Arapahoe Avenue Boulder, Colorado 80302
we have with tremendous – advanced endoscopy. Many others worldwide are not able to do using highly specialized techniques. We do it safely and successfully here at Children’s Hospital Colorado—it’s tremendous. ,” he said.
Hills-Dunlap said this family and patients like Emilia are why people
“It’s gratifying to help patients and the most vulnerable. is is a small baby that can’t eat; she can’t survive it,” he said. “(It’s) extremely rewarding to help patients, to give Emilia the ability to eat and grow and be
Hills-Dunlap, who has a slightly older child than Emilia, a ectionately calls Emilia “his girl,” Sullivan said.
“Amanda knows we have a way to go with Emilia, but she will tackle every challenge, and we are thrilled with how well she is doing,” HillsDunlap said. “She holds a special place in my heart.”
Legal Notice No. CCX1397
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of William Philip Benning, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 235
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 December 22, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Natalie Benning Walker
Personal Representative
3770 S Genoa Cir Unit B Aurora CO 80013
Legal Notice No. CCX1399
First Publication: August 22, 2024
Last Publication: September 5, 2024
Publisher: Commerce City Sentinel Express ###
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As her first birthday approaches, baby Emilia has a long way to go. But despite her challenges, Children’s Hospital Colorado said the doctors and sta will help her grow into a healthy girl.
