Prosecutors in the case wanted to show video of former Clear Creek sheri deputy Buen working in the jail
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COMIn court documents, prosecutors and defense attorneys in the Christian Glass murder trial refer to a May 15, 2019 incident involving defendant Andrew Buen as “The Jail Incident.”
A Clear Creek County jail video shows Buen involved with federal inmate Manuel Camacho, according to court documents filed by Clear Creek County Prosecutor Stephen Potts.
In the video, according to court documents, Buen was assisting
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another deputy with an uncooperative Camacho. During the altercation, Buen takes Camacho to the ground with force.
Prosecutors said Buen “slammed Camacho on the ground with no obvious reason for doing so.”
However, in a Feb. 7 ruling, Fifth Circuit Judge Catherine Cheroutes wrote, “The court finds that the prior act is not material, and not logically relevant.”
Therefore Cheroutes denied the request to show the (eventual) jury the video.
Some 1,500 summonses will start going out to Clear Creek county residents March 1 in an effort to find 12 impartial people to sit as jurors (additional jurors will
be selected as alternates). Cheroutes said she anticipates the jury selection process to take at least a
Glass died on the night of June 10-11, 2022 when he was stranded in his car near Silver Plume. He had called 911 for help, saying he was trapped, and when officers arrived, they asked Glass to leave his car. He refused in what turned into a long standoff that ended when officers broke Glass’ car window and used a Taser on him. Buen shot Glass five times, killing him, according to an indictment.
The criminal trial for Buen is scheduled for three weeks starting in early April, according to the court’s schedule.
A 16-question survey will direct limited resources from the fire authority to areas of most concern for residents
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COMThe Clear Creek Community Wildfire Protection Plan will be updated this year for the first time in 16 years.
“We want to focus our efforts in the area of highest need and highest rate of return. We want the greatest amount of risk reduction per dollar,” Assistant Fire Chief Jeremy Jones said during a meeting of
the fire authority Feb. 21.
Questions in the survey address concerns about fire mitigation, damage potential and where in the county residents or businesses are located.
The fire authority will use the up-to-date information and fire modeling to assess local hazards and identify strategic investments to mitigate risk and promote preparedness, according to the survey.
MissionCIT, a national consulting firm hired by the county in 2023 to look at fire protection in Clear Creek County, returned a gloomy report about the services, full-time staff members, equipment and current capability, according to the numbers collected.
According to the report, Clear Creek currently has 10 career fire personnel and 55 volunteer fire personnel.
According to MissionCIT, on a national level, these numbers are often not sufficient with average response personnel and the volunteer response often varies.
“We do have a finite amount of money within the community in general for this program and limit-
ed grant opportunities,” Jones said.
Therefore the limited resources need to be directed to areas where it will do the most for the community, Jones said.
The survey is on the fire authority’s website. It can also be picked up at 681 CR 308 in Dumont.
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Board of Clear Creek County Commissioners Meeting: Tuesday, March 5, 8:30 a.m. Biweekly meeting of the Board of County Commissioners 405 Argentine St., BoCC Conference Room Georgetown.
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Devil Moon Concert series 2024: Georgetown Cultural Arts and the Old School at 809 Taos St. inGeorgetown. e concert series supports the Georgetown Heritage Center.
Opera Colorado, 24 Arias & Ensembles: 7 p.m. March 9 at e Old School at 809 Taos St. inGeorgetown
Hazel Miller & e Collective: 7 p.m. April 20 at e Old School at 809 Taos St. inGeorgetown
Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District Egg-Stravaganza: Join CCMRD for its yearly EggStravaganza on Saturday, March 30th. is egg-citing event is completely free, and activities include an Egg Hunt in the Pool (Ages 5 & Under: 1-2 p.m. - MUST BE AC-
COMPANIED BY A PARENT) and (Ages 6 & up: 2-3 p.m.) Bounce House Fun! 98 12th Ave. Idaho Springs.
Test sirens scheduled: In an effort to notify people in the town of Georgetown of potential ooding due to the unlikely event of a dam failure at Xcel Energy’s Cabin Creek or Georgetown hydroelectric plants, Clear Creek County would like to provide notice to the residents of Georgetown ahead of the test sirens expected to take place March 6 and on the rst Wednesday of every month after that.
Free senior foot care clinic: Clear Creek County Metropolitan Recreation will hold the event in Idaho Springs March 27 from 1-3 p.m. Call Heather at CCMRD 303567-2020.
with this guided tour. All instruction and equipment—wetsuits, paddles, life vests, and personal drybags—are provided for you. is tour is suitable for those who have no experience and is also perfect for families with children.Use of all equipment, including personal drybags. Instruction provided, perfect for beginners. 409 Park Ave. in Empire.
Earth Day Clean-up at Lucky Ranch: April 21 Come out to Lucky Ranch for Earth Day and help get us ready for the foraging season. We will be cleaning up slash for re mitigation on April 21st and 22nd from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You do not have to be strong to help us! We need help cleaning up trash and cutting up the branches we remove.
Wander Women Project: Beginner whitewater rafting instruction on Clear Creek. May 15 8:00 a.m. Even beginners can enjoy a whitewater rafting trip on Clear Creek
Clear Creek EMS/Evergreen Fire Rescue Launch Mugs for Rugs Campaign: Bring an old throw rug and you’ll leave with an awesome bright green mug! You can bring them to Station 1A in Dumont (3400 Stanley Road), or you can email captains@clearcreekems.com and CCEMS will come to you to make the trade! Have elderly neighbors? Bring them and their throw rugs with you. Clear Creek EMS also o ers Fall-Risk Assessments. EMS will also bring someone from the re department to make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly. To request a visit, ll out the form located here: https://www.clearcreekcounty. us/1388/Community-Outreach
Clear Creek Democrats: e Clear Creek Democrats meet from 5-7 p.m. the third ursday of the month at the Vintage Moose in Idaho Springs. Join them for conversation and social time.
Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contact volunteer@ bluesprucehabitat.org for information.
Walk-in vaccine clinics: Walk-in vaccine clinics for adults and children needing u and other vaccines are available from 10 a.m.4 p.m. Wednesdays at the Clear Creek Health and Wellness Center, 1969 Miner St., Idaho Springs. No appointments required for the vaccines, though you can pre-register by calling 303-670-7528.
Resilience1220 counseling: Young people 12 to 20 can get free counseling through an Evergreenbased organization called Resilience1220. Composed of licensed therapists, Resilience1220 serves individuals and groups in the foothills including Clear Creek County. ey also facilitate school and community groups to build life skills in wellness and resilience among youth. For more information or to schedule a counseling session, visit R1220.org, email Resilience1220@ gmail.com or call 720-282-1164.
Dental clinics: Cleanings, X-
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More than once have I reminded readers that only members of the National Association of Realtors can call themselves “Realtors,” and only Realtors are bound by the Realtor Code of Ethics. Violation of the Code can subject a Realtor to discipline up to and including termination of their Realtor membership.
There are several ways that we Realtors might violate the Code without even realizing it, and since ethics complaints can be filed by clients, not just fellow Realtors, let me share with you some of the practices that constitute violations. If your agent is not a Realtor — and only half of all licensed agents are Realtors — he or she isn’t subject to the Code, but they might still be violating state or federal housing laws. See whether one or more of the following scenarios sounds like something you experienced.
ly loved my listing and needed to close because they’d be homeless once their current home closes next month/whenever. That’s a violation which I’m free to exploit by telling my seller to play hardball because of what I know.
person who calls us or visits our open house if they are working with an agent before offering to work with them. Failing to do so could lead to “sign crossing.”
As a listing agent, it’s a violation for me to say my seller will take less than the asking price — unless I was specifically authorized to do so. The typical authorization is that I can say my seller is “motivated.” Buyers’ agents know what that means.
Not explaining fully any document presented to a client is a big no-no and a violation of Article 9. It’s so easy with today’s electronic documents to send them by email and say, “call if you have any questions,” but we are expected to be more pro-active than that.
Misleading a seller on the true value of their home in order to get a listing is a violation of Article 1. The Colorado Real Estate Commission can also discipline you for this. The agent is obligated to advise the seller of the home’s value based on his or her professional expertise, and to advise the pitfalls of overpricing it.
Not presenting all offers received prior to closing is another Article 1 violation. A truly low-ball offer from a house flipper can be demoralizing, but you still have to present it unless you get in writing (as I’ve done once) from the seller that you’re relieved from presenting any offers below a certain price.
Divulging confidential information, especially if it could disadvantage your client, also violates Article 1. I once had a buyer’s agent tell me that their buyer real-
Not disclosing that I have an unrepresented buyer for my listing, if asked, is a violation. If I have a variable commission (meaning that the commission paid by the seller is lower if I don’t have to pay a buyer’s agent), I must disclose that differential. I do not have to disclose the price of each offer in hand, but I get permission from my sellers to do that when there are multiple buyers.
Not following showing instructions or showing up at a time other than what was set with the showing service is a violation.
Showing your listing on a day that your MLS listing says showings are not allowed is a violation of Article 3.
Not disclosing the status of a listing, for example if the home is under contract, is also a violation of Article 3. I’ve had listing agents tell me they weren’t going to change their listing to “Pending” on the MLS until the earnest money was received or inspection objection passed. The MLS will also discipline an agent for that.
Not getting verbal agreements in writing is a violation of Article 9. I always request at least an email instruction from my client, and I create amend/extend documents when appropriate.
Article 12 of the Code is about “truth in marketing.” Misrepresenting one’s level of success is a violation of this article. There’s a bus shelter ad I have seen for years by an agent saying he’s the top agent in our county, but I did the research, and it’s not true. That’s a violation not only of Article 12 but of real estate commission rules (as are most Code violations).
I once complained to the commission about bus benches on which an agent claimed he sells a home every 4 days. It wasn’t true, and he had to change them.
Knowingly giving inaccurate information about one’s listing is another violation of Article 12.
Inducing a client to terminate if you change brokerages is a violation of Article 16, as is soliciting a listing that is currently subject to an exclusive agreement with another broker. Another broker’s unhappy client can call you, but you can’t call them. Also, we must always ask a
When a listing expires without selling, the homeowner can expect to be deluged by phone calls, texts, letters, postcards and even door knocking by agents whose business model involves soliciting expired listings. When one of my listings expires, I tell the seller to be prepared for that deluge. A common error by such agents is to fail to check whether that listing is already active on the MLS with another agent or brokerage. Another error is to mistake the “withdrawn” status for the “expired” status. “Withdrawn” indicates that while the listing may be withdrawn from active status, it is still subject to a valid listing agreement. When you get such a solicitation, get the name of the agent and share it with your listing agent so he or she can at least contact that agent and tell him/her of the violation.
As I mentioned above, non-Realtors don’t have to abide by the Realtor Code of Ethics, but, as I also said, many violations of the Code are also violations of law and/ or real estate commission rules. They depend on you and me to report violations.
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High-end improvements and Hyatt Lake membership make this home special. At the end of a cul-de-sac, a gate on the back fence draws you to Hyatt Lake for swimming and non-gas-power boating, paddleboarding, and fishing. The seller-owned rooftop solar panels, not visible from the street, meet most or all of this home's electric needs. Although it’s a 2-story home, the primary suite is on the main floor with its own access to the 16’x16’ covered deck. Two guest bedrooms with a shared bathroom are on the top floor, and a 4th bedroom is in the walkout basement. The seller is a woodworker, and his work and attention to detailed improvements is visible throughout, such as the hanging shelves in the great room. His workshop (not included) takes up one space of the 3car garage which is heated and cooled by a mini-split unit. A Tesla charging station in the garage is included. The kitchen has special touches, too, like the quartz countertops, undercabinet lighting, Schuler brand ultra-high-end cabinets, Bosch superquiet dishwasher, LG refrigerator with a cold-saver door. The upgrades are so extensive that I urge you to look at the room-by-room details spelled out on the MLS and at JeffcoSolarHomes.com. There are also two narrated video tours for the same reason — one for the interior and one taking you on a roundtrip walk to Hyatt Lake through open space to which this home backs. Call Kathy Jonke, 303-990-7428, to see it.
An article on CustomBuilderOnline.com argues that propane is the ultimate uninterruptible energy source, and it actually makes some sense and will appeal to people worried about natural disasters disrupting the power grid. The article makes the point that having a tank of propane on your property plus a propane powered electric generator can keep you warm or cool and able to cook even if you have an all-electric home. Because propane does not degrade and can last forever in a tank (and can supply gas at even the lowest temperature), it’s the best way to make sure life goes on for you, no matter what happens with other energy sources.
An article on ProBuilder.com reports on three certified passive-house homes built in Boston MA by Brucewood Homes. Architect Mike DelleFave says they achieve PHI-certified status by adhering to three passive house principles: air-tight construction, highperformance windows, super insulation of the building envelope, thermal bridge-free
framing, and heat recovery ventilation. All three 2500-SF homes were sold for about $1.4 million each before they were completed, proving the demand for such homes.
A Denver Post article last week told of a non-profit which helps seniors living alone in a big house to find roommates, not just for companionship, shared expenses and mutual caregiving, but as a way to “age in place” instead of selling and finding a smaller resident or apartment.
This reminds me of how I, a bachelor at the time, justified my first Denver home purchase in 1997. I asked a male friend, Dave Garton, if he would be interested in sharing a home if I bought it. He said yes, and I bought a home with a walk-out basement. We shared the kitchen, but we each had our privacy. When I met Rita, Dave bought his own home and Rita and I bought a new house.
Links to all three of the above articles are at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com. I welcome your topic suggestions!
KATHY JONKE, 303-990-7428
e site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994, and later named a National Historic Landmark in 2006. President Joe Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act in 2022, pushing the site even further to National Park status.
But the land still had to be transferred by the town of Granada before it could be o cial. Without that piece, no federal funding could be put into the site.
“As a nation, we must face the wrongs of our past in order to build a more just and equitable future,”
said Deb Haaland, the Secretary of the Interior, in a press release. “Today’s establishment of the Amache National Historic Site will help preserve and honor this important and painful chapter in our nation’s story for future generations.”
Before becoming part of the National Park system, a local history teacher—John Hopper—recruited some of his high school students to create a museum for the site and collect heirlooms from survivors to display.
“I think without them, there would not be Amache as a national park,” Carlene Tinker, an Amache survivor, said. “I really feel that way.”
Many survivors like Tinker have
fought for greater recognition of the site for their whole lives. She was three years old when she was forced to live at the camp.
“My rst reaction was nally, okay, nally,” she said. “It’s a very proud moment. I’m thinking about all the people who endured the incarceration experience, and that nally their story is being told.
At its peak, Amache — also known as the Granada Relocation Center — housed more than 7,000 JapaneseAmericans during the 1940s. ey were forced to live behind barbed wire in poorly-insulated rooms. is was one of ten other Japanese internment camps that existed during World War II, with some being located in the Mountain West.
Mitch Homma’s grandparents and their kids were also imprisoned at the camp. He wishes more of his rel-
atives were alive to see this historical moment.
“My dad’s older sister just passed away,” he said. “She was hoping she was gonna be around and see it come to fruition and stu . But, you know, we got it done.”
e camp served meals that were di erent than what they were used to — eggs, potatoes and hot dogs, to name a few. Homma’s dad died at the camp after not eating the food. He re ected on what his dad would have said about the news.
“I think he would have been totally surprised,” he said. “ e one statement he said back then was, ‘ ey didn’t care about us in 1942, and I don’t think enough people care about us now,” he said, getting emotional. “And now it’s happening and,
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Chamber to host second annual celebration of winter
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COMEvergreen hosts an all-day celebration of winter during its second annual Chill Out Winterfest on March 2.
The event, created by the Evergreen Chamber of Commerce, includes an ice fishing contest, sledding races, “Amazing Race” style foot and mobile scavenger hunts, ice skating and a family game evening. While the races will take people into various parts of the area, other events are on Evergreen Lake. Chamber president Nancy Judge said Chill Out is designed to help people shake the winter blues and revel in the season.
“We have so much going on in this community in the summertime, but there isn’t a lot going on in winter,” she said. “We thought we’d try to bring a little fun and goofiness to Evergreen.”
The chamber drew inspiration from Durango, which recently hosted its 45 th annual Snowdown winter festival. Snowdown is now a 10-day, 200-event celebration de -
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rays, dentures, tooth extractions and more. Most insurances are accepted including Medicaid. Sliding scale/low-cost options are also available. No appointment necessary. This is a mobile dentist that comes once a month. Call program manager Lauralee at 720-205-4449 for questions.
Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meetings: Clear Creek Rotary 2000 meets at 7:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Marion’s of the Rockies. 2805 Colorado Blvd., Idaho Springs. For more information, email loeffler806@ comcast.net.
signed to fight cabin fever.
Evergreen hosted its first Chill Out in 2023 to great success.
“We had so much fun,” Judge said. “It was a beautiful day and there was so much laughter for those that participated. That’s why we’re bringing it back and expanding it.”
All Chill Out events require registration. While it’s hosted in Evergreen, participation is open to all.
“You do not need to be a local to participate,” Judge said. “One of our teams last year was a mom and her three boys visiting from Indiana.”
The day kicks off with an ice fishing tournament and ice fishing clinic.
The popular Mushies Cup will run from 10 a.m. to noon. This family-friendly competition involves teams of 2 or 4 pulling their teammates around an obstacle course on a chamber-provided inflatable.
Outbound Mountain Gear will host a touring ski race at noon. Participants can bring their own split or AT ski’s or rent them Outbound Mountain Gear.
While last year’s event included one “Amazing Race,” this year, there will be three — two on foot and one designed as a driving event. In each race, teams will get clues that lead them to the next destination and clue. Pre-registration is required for all three races.
Judge said races were added to
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Storytime with Miss Honeybun: Storytime with Miss Honeybun is at 11:15 a.m. Tuesdays at the Idaho Springs Public Library and at 11:15 a.m. Thursdays at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.
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meet demand.
“We had 16 teams last year, and had a 17 th team walk up as we were starting to kick it off,” she said. “We had to turn them away.”
The Teen Skate, sponsored by Evergreen Park and Recreation District and open to all, is set from 4 to 8 p.m. and includes games on the ice, fire pits, refreshments and music.
Family game night in the Lake House rounds out the day’s events.
Ice conditions will determine if the skating event goes forward, said EPRD outdoor specialist Claire Funderburgh, but all other events will happen “no matter what.”
Warm, sunny days can deteriorate ice conditions such that skating may not be safe, she said. But the other events don’t hinge on those conditions.
“We really try to hold a high level of quality for ice skating,” she said. “If the sun makes it too mushy on top, we can’t get our grooming equipment out there to maintain it at that level.”
The ice on Evergreen Lake is currently about 22 inches deep, Funderburgh said. Colorado Parks and Wildlife says four inches of ice is generally considered safe for ice fishing, skating or walking.
For more information and to register, visit evergreenrecreation.com or evergreenchamber.org.
each month from 6-7 p.m. and is offered via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 office. Register at resilience1220.org/groups .
Public Health offering sexual health and family planning: Clear Creek County Public Health is now offering Sexual Health and Planning Services at the Health and Wellness Center in Idaho Springs. Public Health offers counseling, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, STI and HIV screenings, basic infertility services and birth control options and referrals. These services are confidential. Public Health can also now bill Medicaid and most private insurance. However, if you do not have insurance, fees are based on a sliding scale — and no one will be turned away if they are unable to pay.
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If you set a play in a senior facility, most people probably would expect something either really sad or overly saccharine. But that’s not what audiences will get at Paul Stroili’s “A Jukebox for the Algonquin.”
“I wrote about the experiences I’d had working at a nursing home — you do see some very sad things, but you also see incredible joy and community,” Stroili said. “It’s not a play about ailments and stu like that. It’s a serious comedy about sex, drugs and rocking chairs.”
“A Jukebox for the Algonquin,” makes its regional premiere at Miners Alley Performing Arts Center, 1100 Miners Alley in Golden, from Friday, March 1 through Sunday, April 7. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. ursday through Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
e show takes place in Placid Pines Senior Care Center, where former Brooklyn and Bronx residents decide that instead of staring at a sh tank all day, they’d rather have a jukebox. But since they don’t have the money to buy one, they have to gure out the best way to scrounge the funds up.
“It’s a beautifully constructed show that reminds me of a great Neil Simon play,” said Len Matheo, Miners Alley’s producing artistic director and director of the production. “It has these great jokes that come organically out of a situation and it tells a deep and
50 years of Courant headlines not to be confused with newsBY TEDDY JACOBSEN SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Planning Commission turns down zip-line – Feb. 27, 2013
e Clear Creek Planning Commission voted against rezoning 77 acres of land by Highway 103 for a proposed campground and zip-line tour. “ is property is smack dab in
moving story at the same time. It’s very exciting to direct a play like this.”
e cast features Abby Apple Boes, Edith Weiss, Dwayne Carrington, Chris Kendall, Arlene Hicks, John Hauser and Stroili. is is only the third time the play has been produced — it premiered in August 2023 at e Purple Rose eatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan, which is founded by award-winning actor Je Daniels. Its second production was also in Michigan and when Matheo read it, he knew it’d be a perfect t for Miners Alley.
“Something we’re trying to now is a lot more new work from around the country, not just Colorado,” he said. “We want to host regional premieres of great work happening all around the country.”
For Stroili, getting a chance to perform in his own show and help bring it to life at the same time is a special treat. He just hopes people enjoy getting to know the Placid Pines residents as much as he did.
“I hope audiences come away surprised,” he said. “ ese characters are not just warm and fuzzy — they’re real
people. I hope they fall in love with the characters because they’ve spent quality time with people who have become their friends.”
Information and tickets can be found at https://minersalley.com/ shows/a-jukebox-for-the-algonquin/.
ornton’s OZ Gallery, 9209 Dorothy Blvd., is hosting e Varied Works of Julie Kitzes through Friday, March 22. As part of that exhibit, Kitzes will be taking part in a free community art workshop from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 9. Attendees will be able to learn how to create artwork inspired by her style that they can take home.
For those who are unfamiliar, Kitzes grew up in a remote wooded area of Western Canada, which is where she developed a love for animals and nature. She’s lived in Colorado for a decade and her work is inspired by Art Nouveau and Pop Surrealism, and an appreciation for bright colors.
Find details at www.thorntonco. gov/arts/Pages/exhibits.aspx.
Artist Danielle SeeWalker Has Something to Say at History Center
e art created by Danielle SeeWalker, a Húŋkpapȟa Lakȟóta citizen from the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe, is a beautiful example of the continued power of work made by Native Ameri-
can creatives. In her latest exhibit, “But We Have Something to Say,” SeeWalker’s contemporary work gets paired with historic objects. According to provided information, the pairing helps to “explore issues important to Native American peoples and communities while also making visitors reconsider their preconceptions of Indigenous art.”
e exhibition goes on display at the History Colorado Center, 1200 Broadway in Denver, on ursday, Feb. 29. More information can be found at www.historycolorado.org/ exhibit/danielle-seewalker-we-havesomething-to-say.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Cat Power at the Paramount Theatre
Fans of rock history know that Bob Dylan’s 1965-1966 tour is one of the most consequential in music history. It was during this tour he made the switch from folk troubadour to seminal rock gure — a change that many of his fans had di culty embracing. One of the most famous tour stops was at London’s Royal Albert Hall and last year singer/songwriter Cat Power covered the show in full, bringing her own haunting take to the classic performance.
In a lovely example of closing a loop, Cat Power is now touring be-
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the middle of pristine forest,” Planning Commission member Kate Collier said. “Not everything should be for dollars.”
School district to rewrite discipline policy – March 2, 1994
e Clear Creek School District had been working to enact the “Safe School Legislation” that passed by the State Legislature in 1993, according to Clear Creek High School Principal Walt Calinger. He said it will have been almost a complete rewrite of the school’s discipline policies.
County assessor leaves post – March 1,
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Harald Scheid, Clear Creek County assessor since 1983, submitted his resignation last ursday to the Clear Creek County commissioners. Scheid said he was moving to Massachusetts to become an assessor in Lexington. Scheid said his most notable accomplishment during his tenure was the full automation of the assessor’s o ce.
Council fires police o cer –March 2, 1979
Idaho Springs city police o cer Steve Kenner was terminated from duty following a hearing by the city
council. e charges against Kenner revolved around his misconduct in an incident at the Spaghetti Ranch. He was alleged of making false statements regarding a liquor license hearing.
e Clear Creek Courant was created in August of 1973. ese items come from Courant’s historic archives. As it turns out, previous Courant writers had the same idea for the paper’s 25th anniversary. eir section was dubbed, “Olds: Not to be confused with news.” It lives on for an entire year to celebrate the paper’s 50th birthday.
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is list is by no means everyone’s Top 10, but we would guess it might feel pretty relatable to many.
1. ere just isn’t enough time in the day to do it all. We’re starting with the obvious here. But beyond that, what if we reframed it to realize we don’t actually have to do it all, and that asking for help is OK.
2. TO-DO lists are long for everyone, but especially for families and working parents. Don’t compare what’s on your list, or how much you get done, to others. Instead, focus on crossing things o that serve you the most, look for opportunities to outsource others and eliminate or cross o the things that don’t serve you.
3. Dividing up TO-DOs can be stressful and overwhelming in a partnership. If you haven’t already checked out Eve Rodsky’s “Fair Play,” we highly recommend you do so. She has created tools and systems to foster communication, active partnering and mental load management.
4. Doing it all with no partner levels up the stress and can be overwhelming. We’re looking at you, single parents and primary caregivers. Give yourself grace, take inventory of what you can actually accomplish, prioritize what matters most, and focus there rst.
5. Sometimes we just do not want to spend time doing the things on our TO-DO list that are a real drag, and that is OK. Laundry, meal planning, scheduling appointments, nding a handyman, etc. Do these things ever really get checked o ? Outsource whatever you can and move on.
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with a signi cant risk of burnout, resentment and mental overload that is simply not sustainable. Pay attention to those feelings creeping in and take note.
7. Allowing our lists to drive our priorities means we will often miss out on doing the things we love, need and want to do. Kiddo activities, family time, and the one we often sacri ce the most: self-care. Exercise, meditation, creative outlets, passion projects, rest – all these things support us as we support others. It is so important to keep those things on the list.
8. Your time is worth the most, and that’s simple math, really. If what you’d pay to outsource something on your list outweighs the value of your time – in both dollars and relief – you should outsource.
9. Because you can! And you shouldn’t feel guilty. It doesn’t mean you have to pay for help either. Ask a friend, swap time – swap doing the things you like better and vice versa.
10. Shifting your mindset to realize that doing less actually means doing more – more of what matters, more of what lights you up, more of what serves the life you aim to have. Realizing this is an absolute game changer and that realization is both empowering and freeing.
Asking for help is the ultimate life hack – a ex of your con dence to know what you can and can’t do, self-care while you care for so many others. So, start shifting your mindset away from that feeling of having to do it all, say goodbye to the guilt and lean into what matters most.
Megan Trask and Cody Galloway are Denver residents and co-founders of TULA Life Balanced. Learn more about their business at tulabalanced. com.
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Former Lakewood police ocer Erick Perez’s life changed forever in December 2021 when a mass shooter killed ve people, injured his partner and shot at him. But with the help of Conifer nonpro t Faithfully K9 and his dog Chispa, the change marked an unexpected evolution in his life of service — not the end of it.
Chispa, originally adopted as a family pet, is now a service dog. And Perez is a trainer with Faithfully K9 who’s also pursuing a master’s degree in clinical mental health counseling.
“It’s been amazing,” Perez said. “Because I went through that therapeutic healing myself, I fell in love with it.
“We’ve been conditioned to be hard and suck it up,” he continued. “But much like we go see a doctor when something hurts in our body,
I think it’s also important to look at our mental health. And a service dog, with its unconditional love and the bond you have, makes a di erence. It’s amazing what a dog can do in your life.”
Conifer resident Cathy Kowalski founded Faithfully K9 in 2018 to help those with disabilities or su ering the e ects of trauma. Unlike service dog organizations that match people with a puppy — requiring years of training — Faithfully K9 works with an individual to train their own dog or puppy as a service dog. Training typically takes 7 to 12 months.
“I saw a void,” said Kowalski, formerly a trainer with Englewoodbased Freedom Service Dogs. “Many times, people had a great dog at home they already had a relationship with, but had to add an already trained dog to their household.
“We also feel these dogs save lives because their owners don’t have to wait 3 to 5 years to get a dog,” she continued. “We work with a lot of veterans who have PTSD. If you have PTSD, you don’t have years to wait.”
Regardless of breed, she said, the canine’s character traits make it uniquely quali ed to be a service animal.
“Dogs don’t judge you,” Kowalski
said. “ ey love you no matter what. ey just want to please you and be there for you — and they bring a smile to your face.”
In 2023, with the help of three trainers, Faithfully K9 graduated 30 dogs from its program. At least 50% of the dogs it trains were adopted as rescues, and training is provided at no cost to veterans or active duty military. Civilians pay a signi cantly discounted rate.
Not every dog makes it through the program, or quali es to participate. Kowalski and her fellow trainers pull on ears, pick up paws and do a variety of other physical tests on each candidate dog. While many service dog programs use speci c breeds, Kowalski said any dog has the capacity to serve.
“A dog must be comfortable with a stranger handling it, not afraid of loud noises, or a tug on the tail,” she said. “If a dog’s growling at me, we’re done. e few dogs that don’t make it usually fail because of problems with people.”
Faithfully K9 trainers work for about a year with each owner/dog pair, typically training in the client’s home and community. eir clients’ range extends from Broomeld south to Castle Rock, and Aurora west to Conifer. Clients from
outside those areas also travel to train with the team.
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Fort Lupton resident Gabriel Griego is among those clients who felt he had run out of time. e former Marine was medically discharged from the service after suffering an injury. He said he was diagnosed with PTSD stemming in part from childhood and sexual trauma, and struggled with substance abuse. Griego tried multiple medications, but could not shake his dark thoughts and feelings.
“I always joked I took every pill imaginable,” he said. “Half of them made me more suicidal. A lot of it just didn’t work for me and continued to make me feel worse. After my last suicide attempt in 2022, my wife said, ‘We need to gure something out.’”
Griego learned about Faithfully K9 through WarriorNOW, a nonpro t aimed at helping veterans with mental health and other challenges. Kowalski helped him nd Nala, a lab/masti mix who is now a year-and-a-half old. e two began training together when Nala was a puppy.
e change in Griego’s quality of life has been dramatic. With Nala at his side, his previous struggles with loud noise, crowds and people approaching him from behind have eased. Depression still haunts him, but when it descends, Nala is a warm and soothing presence.
“A year and a month into the training, there are days where it’s still difcult,” he said. “Nala is the one who pulls me out of those days. And the di erent training we do connects me back to myself and to Nala, and calms me down.
“She also helps my wife because Nala realizes when I’m going through a funk,” he said. “She’ll lay on me and just stare at my wife, like she’s saying ‘It’s OK, I got him.’ I’ve put my wife through so much with all the mental health stu ; I’m so grateful that now she can take that breather.”
Griego has also been substance free for two years, which he credits in large part to the help Faithfully K9 has provided.
“I was shocked by everything they do for veterans and rst responders — something so truly life saving at absolutely no cost to us,” he said. “Every veteran I know, we don’t stop ghting. e reason so many of us succumb to suicide is we just want the pain to end.
“ ere are so many people like me that have gone down these dark paths who I hope can stop trying to end their pain in a di erent way,” he continued. “Instead, hang out with a four-legged best friend all day. ings will be a little bit more ok.”
Griego is now working with Suicide Prevention Coaliton of Colorado, where he is focused on helping veterans. And in imitation of her owner, Nala is also extending her reach to help others.
“I take Nala into some of my meetings,” he said. “She’s awesome at picking up on the needs of other people. You see her tail wagging because she’s so excited to help anyone she can.”
Kowalski and her team train dogs
in the owner’s homes, and in public. e dogs must learn to ignore distractions — like food, crowds, other dogs and enthusiastic children — and keep the focus on their owner. at makes shopping centers like the Castle Rock Factory Outlets ideal.
Kowalski recently met there with Colorado Springs client Levi Francis, and his six-month goldendoodle Finn. Francis su ered both mental and physical trauma while serving in the military and in childhood. Due to an injury, he also has screws in his feet that make it tough for him to balance.
Francis had been searching for a support dog since 2021 with no success. Other agencies turned down his request for a variety of reasons. Because Francis and his wife foster a variety of animals with disabilities, one said the environment would be too chaotic for training a service dog.
Faithfully K9 saw it di erently. Kowalski said “yes” to Francis’ request, and a nonpro t for which Francis volunteers led him to Finn.
At six months, Finn is tall and broad, and uncharacteristically calm for his age. His copper curls and teddy-bear features draw the attention of children and adults alike, but Finn is nearly unwavering in his focus — which is Francis.
“He’s a giant, dopey, lovable dude,” Francis said. “Our ferrets sleep next to him. He ts in perfectly with our family. We’re training really fast. Overall, he’s pretty amazing. O leash, he acts like a puppy. In training, he’s always listening.”
Like Nala, Finn has learned to sit or stand between Francis’ legs on command, a posture that allows Francis to physically connect with the dog, diverting his focus from any fears or anxiety-inducing distractions. Because of his size, Finn also helps his owner with balance issues resulting from the screws in his feet.
work with.”
He’s an ideal helpmate for Francis, whose hypervigilance and triggers are slowly easing.
“I’ve been able to go out a lot more,” he said. “I’m being less watchful just because he distracts me. My wife was surprised the other day because I o ered to go to the movies. He’s a fantastic partner to
Faithfully K9 has a thick book of similar success stories. It also has far more demand for services than resources to meet it.
“We have over 60 clients we’re working with, and I have more people calling me every day,” Kowalski said. “We have dogs working with therapists and psychiatrists in schools. We do skilled companions for rst responders. We work with a
lot of re ghters and police o cers. We are always struggling to nd donations.”
Despite those ongoing struggles, Kowalski is tireless in her mission. For her, it is a calling.
“I do this to help people,” she said. “I believe that’s why we’re here on this planet. Just making a di erence in one person’s life is worth it.”
For more information or to donate, visit faithfullyk9.com.
you know, it’s pretty special.”
Some survivors, like Gary Ono, are happy that younger people are taking an interest in the park before he and many others pass away.
“I just turned 84 last week, so I know that I feel my mortality,” he said. “As we all pass on, we just hope that our history will continue. So just having Amache as a National Park Service site will help to preserve and keep telling the story.”
Amache is open to the public now, and will start to undergo some improvements of transforming the signage and working on the roads. ere will be an o cial ribbon cutting ceremony on May 17th.
is story runs via e Associated Press’ Storyshare, of which Colorado Community Media is a member.
AJ Williams from San Antonio, Texas holds his son two-year-old, Leon, at the tournament. This is the eighth year Williams has played in the Colorado Ice Hockey tournament.
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ers say heavy equipment started falling through the thin ice and into the reservoir.
“Dillon’s ice is way too thin; they unfortunately lost two skid steers in the water,” event coordinator and Georgetown public information ofcer Jess Jones said.
BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COMe annual Colorado Pond Hockey Tournament was held on the ice of Georgetown Lake for the rst time, but it wasn’t supposed to be there. It was scheduled to take place on Dillon Reservoir.
However, two weeks before the tournament started, Feb. 16 organiz-
Georgetown residents and town employees worked together feverishly to set up the two dozen individual hockey rinks and found parking and vendors to welcome the more than 1,800 players, their families and spectators, according to Jones.
Jones said it took “a lot of group e ort.”
“It’s a community event,” Jones said. “Everybody wants to help out one way or another.”
ey pulled it o and teams took to the ice over three days to compete for the championship on Sunday, Feb. 18.
e players came from across the country, and for some of them, the annual tournament is a family tradition.
Ben Anderson and his 22-year-old son traveled to Georgetown from Austin, Texas to compete together with the Anonymous Hockey Club.
“It’s a parent’s dream to be able to participate in any kind of event or project with your kiddos and see them enjoy it,” Anderson said. “ at’s worth everything right there.”
e 30-minute games included a 10-minute break at halftime and every rink was lled with players com-
peting.
ere were a few ghts and minor brawls, according to tournament volunteer Jen Lofton, but overall she said it was a friendly and family atmosphere.
During breaks between games, even the kids got some time on the ice, preparing to one day compete in the tournament themselves. at included ve-year-old Jake Murphy from Colorado Springs. His dad Jez was competing as his mom Alexa watched while caring for the family’s three year old, Summer.
“Well, we were making him skate on the path and he was mad because it wasn’t the real skating rink, he was
also looking for sh under there,” Alexa Murphy said, smiling.
e last minute change gave Georgetown time to shine in the sunny weekend of hockey, Jones said. It also lled hotel rooms and home rentals across the region.
For competitors and their families, a trip to the mountains was a welcome change.
“It’s beautiful,” Anderson said. “We don’t get a lot of snow in Tex-
as, so this is phenomenal.”
Georgetown, Anderson added, was a surprise, but it’s a town he’ll bring his family to again.
“It’s an incredible experience and it’s a beautiful, beautiful city here in Georgetown and you couldn’t ask for better conditions,” he said.
Organizers said it was a challenge putting it all together in two weeks, but it was a great chance to showcase the town and welcome guests.
“You’re a part of it. You don’t have to put yourself out there or try too hard — everyone just welcomes you as you are,” Jones said.
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As corporate pro ts remain at alltime highs, a new report shows that more than half of rising consumer prices in 2023 were caused by corporate greed, or “greed ation.”
Elizabeth Pancotti - strategic advisor with the DC-based think tank Groundwork Collaborative - said before the pandemic, corporate pro ts drove just 11% of price growth.
But even after supply chain snarls were resolved, companies chose not to pass savings along to customers.
“Keeping sticker prices much higher than they probably need to be,” said Pancotti. “And as a result, they have really padded their bottom lines on the backs of American consumers, to the tune of about 53% of in ation being driven by corporate pro ts for the most recent quarters.” e report echoes analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City which identi ed price gouging as the driving factor for in ation during the height of the pandemic.
Some economists have argued
Colorado is nearing the end of the Budget Stabilization Factor era.
Since 2009, Colorado lawmakers have channeled over $10 billion from schools to other priorities, a policy called the “BS Factor.” Gov. Jared Polis and lawmakers want to stop diverting money from schools to “fully fund” the state’s obligation
these price hikes were due to companies bracing for future production costs, while others note corporate CEOs have a legal obligation to maximize pro ts for shareholders.
in the proposed 2024-25 budget.
But, some Democratic lawmakers argue Colorado won’t be spending at 2024-25 levels. Instead, they point to 1989. And no, not the Taylor Swift album.
“Just because we’ve paid o the budget stabilization factor and we are nally fully funding our schools, we are actually fully funding them at 1989 levels,” said state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, an Arvada Democrat and
Pancotti said while production costs did rise by 1% in 2023, consumer prices still rose by 3.4%.
She added that for the past three years, CEOs have bragged on shareholder earnings calls about high pro ts linked to raising prices.
“Even though their wage costs or their input prices have gone up, they are able to completely o set those
vice chair of the powerful Joint Budget Committee, at Chalkbeat’s Legislative Preview event last month. “So we still have some more work to do.”
Here’s why, they say: When you adjust for in ation, Colorado’s spending next year would be about the same as 34 years ago.
In 1989, Colorado spent $4,629 per student. Next year, the state projects to spend $11,319 per student.
Schools need to stretch the money
by charging consumers more,” said Pancotti. “So you don’t have to listen to us, they’ve said it themselves.”
An economist at a leading global investment bank has warned that greed ation could lead to widespread social unrest.
Pancotti noted that the Trump administration’s 2017 tax cuts gave corporations a tax break for pro -
further than in 1989, according to Tracie Rainey, Colorado School Finance Project executive director, a school funding advocate. Because how much we spend on education doesn’t account for the changes that the nation, the state, and their communities now hold districts accountable for, such as more testing and higher standards,
teering, and those incentives are set to expire in 2025.
Economists at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have also called for temporary price controls to prevent spiraling in ation in future crises.
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Rainey said.
For nearly 30 years, Colorado has ranked below most of the country in school funding, Rainey said.
Coloradans have created tax policies that lowered their property tax bills, and decreased what was spent for statewide services — including education, she said.
Voters adopted the Gallagher Amendment in 1982 to reduce housing assessment rates. en in 1992, voters approved the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights, otherwise known as TABOR. e constitutional amendment limits government spending and requires voter approval for certain taxes. Any excess dollars collected above the TABOR cap must be returned to taxpayers.
With less money going toward schools, voters in 2000 approved
Amendment 23 to return education spending to 1989 levels. e provision required per-student spending to increase by in ation plus 1% each year until 2011. After that, per-student spending would increase each year by at least the rate of in ation.
As Colorado neared its goal, the Great Recession hit. A year later in 2009, Colorado lawmakers began to funnel money away from K-12 education through the Budget Stabilization Factor, known at the time as the “negative factor,” to fund other crucial obligations.
at’s why, with the factor’s end, Colorado is now back to 1989.
It’s almost over now. But what’s next?
Last week, the state received recommendations from a School Finance Task Force on a new formula to fund schools. e formula hasn’t seen a major update since 1994. e new formula will require the
state to spend $474 million more dollars on schools, although the task force recommends phasing in the new formula starting this year. Lawmakers say money will be tight if they want to eliminate the BS Factor and fund other priorities.
e school funding formula answers the question of how to divvy up state dollars. But there’s another question, too: what’s an “adequate” level of funding?
What do schools need to account for the years of shifting expectations, including providing Information
Technology services, required testing, student mental health care and an increase in English learning students?
Additionally, teachers statewide have called for salary increases, with the state struggling to keep many educators in the classroom, and districts facing other challenges, like the rising cost of health care and bene ts.
Colorado has for years used grant programs to o set some costs for school districts, Rainey said. But there are haves and have nots — many large school districts have grant writers but some small districts have superintendents lling in on bus routes, she said. And, grants also expire.
Now, the state will await two adequacy studies, due by January 2025, that will give lawmakers a better idea of what districts need nancially to teach students.
It’s important work, because what’s adequate for a district changes based on the community, Rainey said. For instance, Cherry Creek has high schools with thousands of students, while 100 districts have less than 1,000 total students.
“I would hope that when this analysis is done, lawmakers see what that base level of funding should be so that every student, no matter what district they’re in, has an amount that re ects what they need in order to meet the expectations that the state is holding them to,” Rainey
said. “And I think that’s going to be a really important benchmark.”
Even then, Colorado lawmakers could still face funding challenges.
If the adequacy studies say the state must spend a lot more on education, lawmakers would then need to debate how to raise revenue, Rainey said. A referendum sent to voters would be the fastest way to increase state funding, but tax increases are unpopular with voters.
“We would need state level leadership from the governor to legislators on down to support this so voters would say, ‘Yes,’ “ she said.
Chalkbeat is a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.
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Eric Hilty was a lawyer, sitting with pals at a bar 25 years ago, wondering how he might raise money for the Invest in Kids nonpro t he just founded.
e child advocacy group needed to pay lobbyists to help secure state funding for its nascent program connecting nurses with rst-time mothers. Over beers, the group of skiers carved a plan.
“We needed to raise money quickly so we thought, ‘Maybe we could tie it into skiing,’” Hilty said. “Why not try to ski all the moguls runs at the Jane in a day?”
A couple months after that happyhour brainstorming session, the rst Jane-A- on in 2000 drew 16 skiers who raised $10,000 as they skied all 16 of Mary Jane’s back-diamond bump runs, with Hilty handing out water bottles and PowerBars from the back of his car parked at the Challenger Lot.
Since then, the state’s longest running ski fundraiser for kids has enlisted 4,678 participants who gathered supporters as they skied Winter Park’s dimpled dame, the mogulMecca of Mary Jane. e bumpers have raised more than $2.4 million for Invest In Kids, helping 131,000 children and 42,000 parents in every county of Colorado.
e 25th Jane-A- on — March 1-2 — is expected to involve about 450 skiers and snowboarders and will likely raise more than $340,000.
e March 1 Jane-A- on Corporate Day includes 27 company teams — some with as many as 50 members — gathering for team-building ski descents while raising money for Invest In Kids.
“We really think the Jane-A- on couldn’t be a more authentic Colorado type event,” Hilty said.
e Nurse-Family Partnership pairing nurses with low-income moms-to-be for two years remains Invest In Kids’ agship program. e Denver-based nonpro t has added new programs as its budget has grown to more than $5 million a year, serving more than 14,000 children, parents and caregivers last year.
e group’s Incredible Years program works with preschoolers, teachers and parents to develop social and emotional skills. e Child First program created in 2020 connects mental health clinicians with children and parents in 25 counties in their homes to help deal with chronic stress and trauma.
All the programs are evidencebased, with scienti c research proving the e ectiveness of clinical work that starts with pregnant rst-time moms and works with children through age 5. Invest In Kids partners with communities to do the training and advocacy work while helping to facilitate funding from county, regional and state sources.
“Invest In Kids helps to bridge the gap between academic research and replicating into real work … so local families get to bene t from the best academic research,” said Lisa Hill, who has been with Invest In Kids since 2001, serving as executive director for the past 15 years.
Hilty said he helped found the group after “seeing too many kids in the juvenile justice system” and thinking there should be a better way to reach kids early in life.
“To our core we really believe that every Colorado kid deserves to get o to a right start and we really see these programs achieving that,” he
Since 2000, the Jane-A-Thon fundraiser for Invest In Kids has raised more than $2.4 million with 4,678 participants skiing the bumps at Winter Park’s Mary Jane. The oldest ski fundraiser in Colorado celebrates its 25th year at Mary Jane on March 1-2.
said.
e Jane-A- on has evolved into an event with less of a focus on hammering the state’s largest collection of thigh-crushing bump runs. Most participants — each promising to raise at least $175, which enrolls one student in e Incredible Years program for a year — simply ski for fun, skipping the hustle of skiing 16 long bump runs from bell-to-bell. Although there is a group of veterans, including Hilty, who rush through all 16 of the Jane’s bump elds.
“We have a lot of second-generation participants now too,” said Hilty, remembering a kid who spun 40 laps on the beginner-friendly Galloping Goose lift at a recent JaneA- on. “We continue to make the event more and more accessible. It’s just so fun.”
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.
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for in the evidence of debt secured by the deed of trust and other violations thereof.
THE LIEN FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
LOT 1, BLOCK 2, THE MEADOWS AT GEORGETOWN, THIRD FILING, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO
Also known by street and number as: 1760 Skyline Drive, Georgetown, CO 80444.
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN OF THE DEED OF TRUST.
NOTICE OF SALE
The current holder of the Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, described herein, has filed Notice of Election and Demand for sale as provided by law and in said Deed of Trust.
THEREFORE, Notice Is Hereby Given that I will at public auction, at 11:00 A.M. on Thursday, 04/11/2024, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, Georgetown, Colorado, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property and all interest of the said Grantor(s), Grantor(s)’ heirs and assigns therein, for the purpose of paying the indebtedness provided in said Evidence of Debt secured by the Deed of Trust, plus attorneys’ fees, the expenses of sale and other items allowed by law, and will issue to the purchaser a
Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication 2/15/2024
Last Publication 3/14/2024
Name of Publication
The Clear Creek Courant
IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED;
DATE: 12/11/2023
Carol Lee, Public Trustee in and for the County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado
The name, address, business telephone number and bar registration number of the attorney(s) representing the legal holder of the indebtedness is:
Ilene Dell’Acqua #31755
McCarthy & Holthus, LLP 7700 E. Arapahoe Road, Suite 230, Centennial, CO 80112 (877) 369-6122
Attorney File # CO-23-970323-LL
The Attorney above is acting as a debt collector and is attempting to collect a debt. Any information provided may be used for that purpose.
Legal Notice No. CCC774
First Publication: February 15, 2024
Last Publication: March 14, 2024
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
City and County
Public Notice
REQUEST FOR APPLICATIONS
CLEAR CREEK COUNTY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS
Planning Commission
Clear Creek County advisory boards and commissions offer an opportunity for citizen participation in local government. Service on boards is voluntary and appointments are made by the County Commissioners.
Letters of Application for vacancies on the board listed below should be submitted to the Board of County Commissioners, P.O. Box 2000, Georgetown, CO 80444, OR Fax: 303-679-2440. OR
Email: bluther@clearcreekcounty.us. Deadline for applications is: opened until filled.
PLANNING COMMISSION: Seven members, three-year terms. Advises the Board of County Commissioners on zoning, subdivision and other land use planning issues. Studies and prepares master plan documents. Meets once per month on the third Wednesday in Idaho Springs, with additional meetings and site visits as necessary. There are vacancies for two Full Members on the Planning Commission for 2024.
Legal Notice No. CCC812
First Publication: February 29, 2024
Last Publication: March 7, 2024
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Public Notice
Town of Silver Plume ORDINANCE NO. 355
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 353 ADOPTED ON JUNE 26th, 2023, BY 1HE BOARD OF TRUSIBES OF 1HE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, COLORADO CONCERNING THE SHORT-TERM RENTAL OF RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES WITHIN THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, TO AMEND SECTION 3(c) REGARDING THE DEFINITION OF THE LICENSE RENEWAL DEADLINE; AS WELL AS SECTION
OF LICENSES ALLOWED.
WHEREAS, the Town of Silver Plume (the “Town”) is a home rule municipal corporation created and organized pursuant to Article 20 of the Colorado Constitution and the Home Rule Charter of the Town of Silver Plume; and
WHEREAS, on July 11, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Town adopted Ordinance No. 348 concerning the short-term rental of residential structures within the Town of Silver Plume; and
WHEREAS, on November 14, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Town adopted Ordinance No. 349, which amended Ordinance No. 348 with respect to Section 3(a) concerning the definition of the “initial application deadline” and Section 6(f) concerning the time period for the Short-Term Rental Administrator to issue or deny a license; and
WHEREAS, on January 23, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Town adopted Ordinance No. 350, which amended Ordinance No. 349 with respect to Section 3(a) concerning the definition of the “initial application deadline” to submit an application for a short-term rental license; and
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Town adopted Ordinance No. 352, which amended Ordinance No. 350 with respect to Section 3(a) concerning the definition of the “initial application deadline” to submit an application for a short-term rental license; and
WHEREAS, on June 26, 2023, the Board of Trustees of the Town adopted Ordinance No. 353, which amended Ordinance No. 352 with respect to Section 3(a) concerning the definition of the “initial application deadline” to submit an application for a short-term rental license; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town has determined that an amendment to Ordinance No. 353 is necessary with respect to Section 3(c) concerning the definition of the “license renewal deadline” to renew an application for a short-term rental license, as more fully set forth below, due to issues concerning staffing changes in the Town and the Town’s inability to secure a Short-Term Rental Administrator by the initial application deadline of September 30, 2023, and the desire of the Town to provide reasonable renewal timeframes; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town has determined that an amendment to Ordinance No. 353 is necessary with respect to Section l0(a) concerning the maximum number of outstanding licenses allowed within the Town, as more fully set forth below, due to issues concerning staffing changes in the Town and the Town’s inability to secure a Short-Term Rental Administrator by the initial application deadline of September 30, 2023, and the desire of the Town to provide reasonable opportunity to interested applicants; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 310, Section 4 of the Town provides for expedited procedures to adopt an ordinance if it is necessary to the immediate protection of the public health and safety, and, in such instance, to adopt the ordinance at the same meeting of the Town Board during which it is introduced upon proper notice; and
WHEREAS, proper notice was provided of the proposed amendment to Ordinance No. 353 as more fully set forth below and a reasonable opportunity has been afforded to all persons attending the meeting to ask questions about or comment on the proposed Ordinance No. 355 amending Ordinance No. 353; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees finds that Ordinance No. 355 amending Ordinance No. 353 is necessary to the immediate protection of public health and safety. The Board of Trustees finds, determines, and declares that Ordinance No. 355 amending Section3(c) “license renewal deadline”, and Section IO(a) “maximum number
of licenses allowed” set forth in Ordinance No. 353 is necessary to preserve and protect the health, welfare, safety, and economic well-being of the Town and its citizens, and to facilitate the administration of the Short-Term Rental Ordinance for the welfare and economic well-being of the Town and its citizens. The Board of Trustees further determines that the adoption of Ordinance No. 355 amending Ordinance No. 353 is in the best interests of the citizens of the Town. This Ordinance No. 355 amending Ordinance No. 353 shall be effective upon adoption; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, COLORADO:
1. Section 3. (c) under “Definitions” is amended and replaced in its entirety to read:
(c) “License Renewal Deadline” means each anniversary of the initial application deadline beginning on September 30, 2025. While an initial application may be received and approved at any time during the year, its renewal deadline shall be the next ensuing anniversary of the initial application deadline, beginning September 30, 2025. When a license renewal deadline falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, it shall be extended to the next regular business day.
2. Section 10. (a) under “Maximum Number of Licenses, Wait List, Exception.” is amended and replaced in its entirety to read:
(a) The maximum number of outstanding licenses allowed within the Town at any one time shall be 20.
3.Repeal. Existing Ordinances or parts of Ordinances covering the same matters as embraced in this Ordinance are hereby repealed and all Ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
4.Severability.
If any part, section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this Ordinance is for any reason held to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the remaining provisions.
INTRODUCED, ADOPTED, AND ORDERED
PUBLISHED by the Board of Trustees of the
Town of Silver Plume, Colorado on the 12th day of February 2024.
Town of Silver Plume, Colorado
Mayor Alessandria Regester
Attest:
Town Clerk Chelsea Nihiser
Legal Notice No. CCC814
First Publication: February 29, 2024
Last Publication: February 29, 2024
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Public Notice
CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a public hearing will be held in accordance with Chapter 21 of the Idaho Springs Municipal Code commencing at 7:00 p.m. or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard on the 25th day of March 2024 before the City Council to consider an Annexation of Interstate 70 Right-of-Way into the City of Idaho Springs.
This hearing will be held at the Idaho Springs City Hall, located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado 80452.
Dated this 22nd day of February 2024
Dylan Graves, Community Development Planner
Legal Notice No. CCC811
First Publication: February 22, 2024
Last Publication: March 14, 2024
Publisher: Clear Creek Courant
Public Notice
Town of Silver Plume, Colorado
ORDINANCE NO. 354
An Ordinance directing that a ballot question be submitted to the registered electors of the Town of Silver Plume at a general election on April 2nd, 2024, for approval of a mill levy increase of 4.331 mills on taxable real property within the Town of Silver Plume, for a total of 9 mills, for the purpose of raising revenue to pay for fire protection services through the Clear Creek Fire Authority.
WHEREAS, the Clear Creek Fire Authority (“Fire Authority”) provides fire protection services to municipalities and in the unincorporated lands of Clear Creek County, and the Town of Silver Plume collects annually a 4.569 mill property tax on all property in located within the municipality; and
WHEREAS, since 2013 the cost for fire protection services through the Clear Creek Fire Authority has increased, with said increase being made up by the General Fund of the Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town of Silver Plume total revenues available are not adequate to pay current obligations, including the annual payment to the Fire Authority, and therefore the Town must raise additional funds to remain in good standing with the Fire Authority and receive fire protection services; and
WHEREAS, Article X, Section 20 of the State of Colorado Constitution holds that property taxes shall not be increased without approval of the electorate; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees desires to present to the registered electors of the Town of Silver Plume a ballot question as to whether the Town’s property tax rate should be increased by an amount of 4.331 mills in excess of the present tax 4.569 mills, for a total of 9 mills to pay for fire protection services by the Fire Authority; and
WHEREAS, Ordinance 310, Section 4, of the Town of Silver Plume provides for expedited procedures to adopt an ordinance if it is necessary to the immediate protection of the public health and safety, and, in such instance, to adopt the ordinance at the same meeting of the Town Board during which it is introduced upon proper notice; and
WHEREAS, proper notice was provided of the proposed Ordinance 354 and a reasonable opportunity has been afforded to all persons attending the meeting to ask questions about or comment on the proposed Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees finds that the proposed Ordinance 354 is necessary to the immediate protection of public health and safety. The Board of Trustees finds, determines, and declares that the proposed Ordinance 354 is necessary to preserve and protect the health, welfare, safety, and economic well-being of the Town and its citizens, and to facilitate the administration of the Ordinance for the welfare and economic well-being of the Town and its citizens. The Board of Trustees further determines that the adoption of the proposed Ordinance 354 is in the best interest of the citizens of the Town. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption; and NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF SILVER PLUME, COLORADO:
1. Ballot Question. The following question shall be submitted to a vote of the registered electors
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