Clear Creek Courant May 2, 2024

Residents invited to vote for Virginia Canyon Mountain Park bike trail names

Idaho Springs planners want to hear from residents to finalize trail names

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A collaboration between Idaho Springs, e Mighty Argo and the Colorado Mountain Bike Association plans a total of 12 miles of bike trails in three phases, and it will ultimately o er a combination of multiuse trails as well as those speci cally designated for hikers or mountain bikers, according to COMBA.

City council members decided April 22 to put up a a poll so that residents can have their say in what the trails will be named.

An online ballot is available and names such as Bumble Foot, Widow Maker, Panic Switch, Ten Day Jacks and more.

“ is is a pretty unique project and I think it’s going to be a major boon for the residents and business in Idaho Springs,” COMBA Executive Director Gary Moore said.

Phase 1, completed in 2022, is the main four-mile trail through the

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E orts to stop illegal shooting in national forest – May 1, 2013

e Clear Creek Ranger District wanted to increase public awareness e orts in response to illegal shooting of rearms in the Arapaho National Forest, which endangered visitors and damaged trees. Spokeswoman Elsha Kirby said unsafe shooting in

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado Week of 15 April 2024

Weather Observations for Georgetown, Colorado

Each day at about 8 a.m. a local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at the Georgetown Weather Station and wind observations at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from an NWS digital “Maximum/Minimum Temperature System.” “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated. T = Trace of precipitation or snowfall. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 55 years within the period 1893-2023). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set.

Week of 15 April 2024

Each day at about 8 a.m. a local National Weather Service volunteer observer makes temperature and precipitation observations at the Georgetown Weather Station and wind observations at Georgetown Lake. “Max” and “Min” temperatures are from an NWS digital “Maximum/Minimum Temperature System.” “Mean daily” temperature is the calculated average of the max and min. “Total Precipitation” is inches of rainfall plus melted snow. “Snowfall” is inches of snow that accumulated. T = Trace of precipitation or snowfall. NR = Not Reported. “Peak wind gust at Georgetown Lake” is the velocity and the time of the maximum wind gust that occurred during the 24 hours preceding the observation time. Historic data are based on the period of record for which statistical data have been compiled (about 55 years within the period 1893-2023). Any weather records noted are based on a comparison of the observed value with the historical data set

Day and date of observation (2024)

wind gust at Georgetown Lake

(24 hr) Observations for the 24 hours ending at

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Want to Break Away From Common Exterior Products? Check Out These Winners

elevated it to the top of a competitive category.”

I’m always on the lookout for new products that might interest my readers, and Pro Builder magazine is great at finding and promoting them, including with their annual “Most Valuable Product (MVP) Awards. Their February-March 2024 issue featured the top 3 winners (gold, silver and bronze, of course) in 16 categories from “Connected Home” to “Weatherization.”

In this week’s column, I’d like to feature their winners in the “Exterior” category. I think you’ll agree that each provides a fresh look and a welcome break from what we are seeing, especially in the tract homes from the major builders.

The “Gold” winner was Tantimber’s decking product they call Thermowood Here is a picture and description of their wood decking:

“Thermowood is a sustainable alternative to endangered South American hardwoods and various environmentally damaging petroleum-based wood imitations and hybrid products. It is dimensionally stable, extremely durable, and will not warp in extreme temperatures and environments, the company says, while still being workable. The practical and environmental benefits of the product, as well as its pleasing aesthetics,

Tantimber is a Turkish company, and their website describes their commitment to sustainable production of natural wood products. Today’s composite decking materials are petroleum-based, but Tantimber’s products are made from thermally processed natural wood. Their website is www.Tantimber.com

The “Silver” winner was Nakamoto Forestry’s siding product Gendai. Here is the picture and description of this product:

“Gendai is sustainably sourced and ethically produced shou sugi ban siding — an exterior cladding made exclusively from Japanese cypress that is charred as a preservative heat treatment. The product is black in color with a waterbased finish. Traditionally called ‘arai’ meaning ‘washed,’ Gendai is brushed once to remove the textured charred surface, leaving behind a smooth appearance and dark hue. The burnt fiber crevasse shadows are subtle and create a silky color with charred grain details throughout.”

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Over the past two decades, this column has appeared in local weeklies and the Denver Post, and during that time I’ve written about every conceivable topic related to real estate. You can find and search that archive online at www.JimSmithColumns.com

Nakamoto is a family-owned business in western Japan, which owns its own forests and mills near Hiroshima. They are the biggest manufacturer of yakisugi (the more common name for shou sugi ban wood) in the world, and have been doing it for 50 years. Their website is www.NakamotoForestry.com.

The “Bronze” winner for exterior products is Fiberon’s Wildwood Cladding. At right is the picture, and here is the paragraph describing the product:

“Free of toxic chemicals and made with 94% pre- and post-consumer recycled content, Wildwood composite cladding is a highly sustainable alternative to traditional wood cladding. It has several performance characteristics that make it an ideal solution for rainscreen applications, such as being hydrophobic and resistant to rotting, cracking, insects, and decay. The product features an open-joint profile and is available in a variety of board lengths and widths, combining the beauty and warmth of

wood with the durability of highperformance, low-maintenance materials.”

The company operates out of Idaho and North Carolina. Its claim regarding sustainability is that its cladding features 94% pre– and post-consumer recycled content, is free of toxic chemicals and is manufactured using sustainable practices. They have been recognized as an “Eco-leader” by Green Builder magazine. The web address is too long for here. You will find a link for it at http:// RealEstateToday.substack.com

Circling the Globe Was Fun & Educational, But We’re Glad to Be Home!

This bi-level home at 11296 W. Kentucky Dr. has been well maintained by the seller. It was painted and walkways replaced in 2006, and a new roof & siding were installed in 2017. The house is white with blue shutters and gutters, and a blue & white garage door was new in 2009. The seller put in a new, energy efficient furnace in 2014 and new acrylic shower and shower doors in 2007. The backyard is mostly flat now (due to the seller rocking the sloping landscape) and completely fenced. There are lilacs on two sides of the house, and an ornamental plum and two purple ash trees are in the backyard. Briarwood Hills is a very quiet, friendly neighborhood. Most of the surrounding homeowners care about their yards, as does this seller. You will find magazine-quality photos and a narrated video tour at www.LakewoodHome.info. Call listing agent Jim Swanson at 303-929-2727 to request a showing.

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adventures.

As you read this on May 2nd, Rita and I are just four days from our flight home to Denver, having circled the globe, mostly by ship. (There’s no port in Denver…) At right is a night-time picture of our ship, the Viking Sky, which I took in Tahiti back on Jan. 22nd. Our 122-day world cruise ends next Monday. Over 300 readers and friends have been following my daily “travel-blog” at http:// WhereAreJimandRita.substack.com. It will allow us

2-BR Lakewood Condo Listed by Jim Swanson

$300,000

This clean two-bedroom condo with both a detached garage and assigned parking is at 5725 Atlantic Place #100 in the Sunpointe condos of southeast Lakewood. This garden level unit has new flooring throughout. It has two good sized bedrooms and a nice living space with a woodburning fireplace. There’s a small outdoor patio, with storage. The subdivision is west of Sheridan Blvd. and just south of Jewell. All furniture in the unit is included if the Buyer wants it, otherwise it will be removed. The garage space is #112, and assigned parking space is #118. The building got a new roof thanks to a hail storm, and the seller will have paid his share of the deductible before closing. Find more pictures and a narrated video tour at www.LakewoodCondo.online. Call Jim Swanson at 303-929-2727 to see it.

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Former Clear Creek deputy found guilty of reckless endangerment in Christian Glass case

Jury unable to reach a decision on second-degree murder, o cial misconduct charges against Andrew Buen

BY CHRIS KOEBERL AND CORINNE WESTEMAN CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM AND CWESTEMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Following eight days of testimony and two-and-a-half days of deliberations, a Clear Creek County jury found former sheri ’s deputy Andrew Buen guilty of reckless endangerment.

e jury could not reach a decision on the charges of second-degree murder and o cial misconduct, they told the judge at 4:30 p.m.

April 26. e parties will return to Clear Creek Courthouse April 29 to discuss next steps in the case and schedule Buen’s sentencing for the reckless endangerment conviction.

Reckless endangerment is a Class 2 misdemeanor punishable by up to 120 days in jail and/or $750 in nes.

Overnight June 10-11, 2022, Christian Glass called 911 for help, saying he was trapped in his car. When o cers arrived, they asked Glass to leave his vehicle and he refused in what turned into a long stando that ended when o cers broke his car window and used a Taser on him. Buen then shot Glass ve times, killing him, according to an indictment. Christian’s parents, Simon and Sally Glass, addressed the media afterward, saying they were still processing the jury’s decision. ey were thankful for the reckless endangerment conviction and thanked the jury for their delibera-

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tion in the case. ey were hopeful that justice would still be served for their son, even if it takes several more weeks.

e jury, made up of county residents, heard testimony from a range of witnesses for both the prosecution and defense. Jurors also repeatedly watched three separate videos from the body-worn cameras of law enforcement o cers on-scene that night.

“Everything (Buen) did that night was to get Christian out of the car and, ladies and gentlemen, he did it. He got him out,” 5th Judicial District Attorney Heidi McCollum said during closing arguments.

“When you watch the bodycam footage, I want you to listen to what Deputy (Tim) Collins on the hood of the car says after Buen shot his ninemillimeter handgun ve times,” McCollum told jurors during closing arguments. “He said, ‘Oh God,

what did we just do?’”

Buen’s defense attorneys maintained that Glass was intoxicated or “high” the night he refused to leave his stranded vehicle.

Referring to body-worn camera video from the night Glass was killed, Buen’s lead defense attorney, Carrie Slinkard, said Glass’s eyes appeared dilated in a manner “consistent with drug use.”

“Instead of complying, he (Glass) armed himself with a knife and police responded with the realized consequences they had been warning him about multiple times over and over as he assumed a violent posture, (and) prepared to attack anyone who makes entry into that car illegally,” Slinkard said in court.  Buen chose not to testify during the trial.

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The jury could not reach a decision on the charges of second-degree murder and official misconduct, they told the judge at 4:30 p.m. April 26. PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

the forest could result in a $5,000 ne or months in prison.

Judge overturns sexual assault case –May 4, 1994

A judge overturned the conviction of a Clear Creek County man found guilty of aggravated incest and sexu-

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al assault on a child by a person in a position of trust. e man’s attorney, John Case, said after the man’s name had been published in another newspaper, many in the community no longer spoke with him.

Georgetown water deemed safe –May 3, 1974

Colorado Department of Health engineer C.O. Mahn Jr. said Georgetown’s water was safe to drink after his annual inspection. Geochem-

ist Ronald Klusman’s tests that had found abnormally high traces of heavy metals in county wells had not involved public water supplies.

County sheri fires two more –May 3, 1974

Clear Creek County Sheri James E. Miller red two more o cers, Deputy Sheri Larry Duling and trainee William Schoewe, who had only been on the force for 16 days. Duling said he did not have any-

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BIKE TRAIL

middle spine of the mountain. It offers trail hiking in both directions and bike uphill only, according to Moore.

Phase 2 will cost about $634,000 to complete, according to contractor FlowRide/McGill. e project will be paid for with a $359,087 funding grant from Great Outdoors Colorado, in addition to a $250,000 grant from Trek bikes.

e remaining Phase 2 funding is made up of a combination of grants from Colorado Mountain Bike Association and Teens Inc., according to city plans presented to council members.

e trails on Phase 2, currently known as the West Downhill, Rosa Gulch Downhill and Buttermilk Loop could be complete as early as Febru-

estimates when complete, the gondola will draw hundreds of thousands of tourists to Idaho Springs, and the city will receive 50 cents from every estimated $30 ticket.

Idaho Springs residents will be able to take the gondola for free.

Loevlie said the $400,000 will be an advance of Idaho Springs’ 50-cent share of the gondola fee proceeds for the rst two years of operation.

e third phase of the planned downhill mountain bike trail in the park will be known as the “Black Downhill Trail,” an extreme trail for advanced riders, according to city plans.

ary of next year, according to Moore.

Phase 3 of the mountain bike trails relies on a $400,000 advance from the planned Argo gondola.

Argo co-owner Mary Jane Loevlie

“For this particular project the goal has been to highlight, harken back to the legacy use of the land… so there’s a lot of history and mining claim names are in the mix currently,” Moore said.

Voting will be open for residents until May 17, according to the online ballot.

Map of bike trails under construction in Idaho Springs.

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THURSDAY

Basic Bike Maintenance Class: e Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District is o ering a basic bike maintenance class either from 6-7:30 p.m. ursday, May 2, or from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 4, at the rec center in Idaho Springs. Cost is $15. Bring your bike. Register at clearcreekrecreation.com

SATURDAY

Loaves & Fishes Wing Crawl: e event starts at noon on Saturday, May 4 at Citizens Park (located at the corner of Miner Street and 16th Avenue in Idaho Springs). Participants will visit eight Idaho Springs restaurants to sample two wings at each location.

WEDNESDAY

Environment Protection Agency in Idaho Springs: A public discussion on ndings and soil testing programs is set for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 8 at the United Center (1440 Colorado Boulevard, Idaho Springs). Public questions are invited.

UPCOMING

ners can enjoy a whitewater rafting trip on Clear Creek with this guided tour. All instruction and equipment — wetsuits, paddles, life vests and personal drybags — are provided. is tour is suitable for those who have no experience and is also perfect for families with children. Located at 409 Park Ave. in Empire.

Charlie’s Place Canine on the Creek: May 18 is the Canine on the Creek 5K/1-mile fun run. Proceeds bene t Charlie’s Place, the Gilpin and Clear Creek animal shelter. ere will be an after-party featuring Smokin’ Yards BBQ, TKB craft brews and cocktails, dog caricatures, dog costume contest, agility course and petthemed vendors.

Floyd Hill Gridlock Volleyball Classic: Saturday, May 11, is the inaugural Floyd Hill Gridlock Volleyball Classic at Clear Creek High School in Evergreen. Get ready to bump, set, and spike your way through an exhilarating day of volleyball action. Games start at 8 a.m. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to the Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District Summer Camp supporting youth enrichment programs in our area. Help CCMRD reach its goal of $1,000 by participating in the event and contributing to the cause.

Clear Creek Democrats: Legislature wrap-up 6-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at Tommyknocker Brewery, 1401 Miner St. Idaho Springs.Guests will include Sen. Dylan Roberts and Rep. Judy Amabile.

Wander Women Project: Beginner whitewater rafting instruction on Clear Creek at 8 a.m. May 15. Begin-

Clear Creek High School graduation: Clear Creek High School’s graduation will be at 10 a.m. Friday, May 24, on the high school’s athletic eld. For more information, visit www/ cchs.ccsdre1.org.

Slacker Half-Marathon: e Slacker Half-Marathon from Loveland Ski Area to Georgetown is June 22. e event includes both a half-marathon and a four-mile run/relay. For more information, visit slackerhalfmarathon.com.

ONGOING

CASA of the Continental Divide seeks volunteers:CASACD promotes and protects the best interests of abused and neglected children involved in court proceedings through the advocacy e orts of trained CASA volunteers. Be the Di erence, and advocate for the youth in our community. O ce: (970) 513-9390.

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: 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.

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 on the rst Wednesday of every month.

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

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 Evergreen-based 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 720282-1164.

Dental clinics: Cleanings, X-rays, dentures, tooth extractions and more. Most insurances are accepted including Medicaid. Sliding scale/

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Poll after poll shows that voters are not excited about either presidential candidate. Both men have approval ratings below 40%. ese two will face voters in less than seven months and one will be the next president.

e time is perfect for a third-party candidate. We have one, you say. Yes, we do, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will be on the ballot in the majority of states. Polls show him getting somewhere between 10 and 20% of the votes, which is pretty signi cant. In reality, though, he has no chance of getting 420 electoral votes which is what it would take to win the presidency. I am not belittling his candidacy, but there is no feasible way he could win. So, for most of us, it’s a choice between two candidates, neither of which brings much enthusiasm.

It appeared for some time that the no-labels movement was going to eld a candidate. ey were able to cut through the red tape and get their candidate on the ballot. ey had raised a signi cant amount of money to support the candidate

There are many things about SeriesFest, the annual event that celebrates emerging and underserved voices in episodic storytelling, that make it truly unique. But what really stands out as the event reaches its 10th season is how it charts a decade’s worth of change in television – both in programming and how people access shows.

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Not this year

and it looked for a while that they were ready to bring us a third-party candidate. But they decided in the end not to and here’s why. e current election rules include the Electoral College. To win, a candidate must get 420 electoral votes. If no candidate can get that many votes, the election will be decided by vote of the House of Representatives with each state getting one vote. ose House of Representative members who would vote would be the newly elected group elected this November. So, we have no idea whether there would be a Republican or Democrat majority in the new House.

e no-labels movement had promised that they would not run a candidate who would become a spoiler. If their candidate could not win the presidency, they would not

run that candidate. ey considered Nikki Haley and Joe Manchin, but both declined as they too could see they could not win, and their candidacy would tip the balance towards Donald Trump. I applaud them for their honesty. Now would have been an ideal time for a thirdparty choice, and either would be able to defeat the party candidates in terms of popular votes. Had they run together as president and Vice President, they would have been unbeatable. But the electoral college doomed the e ort.

Trump has won 42 of the 44 primaries and caucuses and has 1915 delegates, which is enough to win the nomination. Biden, of course, ran largely unopposed and also has su cient delegates to win. But I would point out that the nomination system is deeply awed.

Trump was selected in primaries where approximately 5.1 million votes were cast, and Biden’s primaries yielded 2.0 million votes. e current estimate is that there are 50.9 million registered Democrats in the U.S. and 36.3 million regis-

tered Republicans. is means that 3.9% percent of Democrats picked Biden and 14% of Republicans chose Trump. Said another way, 82% of voters had no voice in these picks.

To sum up the situation, we don’t like either candidate and we had little to do with nominating them, but there is no chance of a third-party candidate who could win, entering the race. Members of the no-labels movement have announced that they will continue their quest for more moderation in government by working on Senate, House and local races. Hopefully, their e orts will result in more moderation and the realization that working together is the only way forward.

Jim Rohrer of Evergreen is a business consultant and author of the books “Improve Your Bottom Line … Develop MVPs Today” and “Never Lose Your Job … Become a More Valuable Player.” Jim’s belief is that common sense is becoming less common. Contact Jim at jim.rohrer2@ gmail.com.

SeriesFest celebrates a decade of television greatness

“When I think back to that rst year, we didn’t know what to expect and weren’t sure if anybody was going to come,” said Randi Kleiner, co-founder and CEO of SeriesFest.

“Now looking back, we’ve had so many success stories of shows that launched here, like ‘Mr. Robot’ and ‘Yellowstone,’ that people watch and love.”

Season 10 of SeriesFest kicked o on Wednesday, May 1, and runs through Sunday, May 5. e bulk of the festival will be held at the Sie

FilmCenter, 2510 E. Colfax Ave. in Denver, but some special events will be held at other locations.

Fittingly for a milestone year like this, the event is bigger than ever, with more great programming to watch, panels to attend and unique events to take part in.

“My recommendation for attendees, especially new ones, is to choose an independent pilot block, a network screening and a panel and from there, you can see what you gravitate towards,” Kleiner said. “What you’ll nd is the festival is all about community — anyone who comes through the Sie FilmCenter doors will feel that.”

is year’s pilots lineup is more wide-ranging than ever, with 45 independently produced pilots available to see. is includes international pilots, which is a rarity at these types of events. Attendees can select from shorts, dramas, comedies and more.

Some of the panels that are worth checking out include “It’s In the Details: Costume Design for Television,” which features costumers for shows like “Outlander,” “Queen Charlotte” and “Yellowstone,” and a screening and discussion of the hilarious SYFY show “Resident Alien.” Creator, executive producer and writer Chris Sheridan and actor Sara Tomko will both be in attendance.

For special events, the SeriesFest Soiree Fundraiser Gala is the biggest event of the whole festival. e organization will be honoring Minnie Driver, Mark Duplass, SAG-AFTRA,

Shondaland and Betsy Beers, as well as celebrating 20 years of “Grey’s Anatomy,” with cast and creatives in-person. “Grey’s” is getting its own special legacy celebration, featuring showrunner Meg Marinis and actors James Pickens Jr, Kevin McKidd, Camilla Luddington, Caterina Scorsone and Kim Raver. And as always, the festival wraps up at Red Rocks, this year with a dance party celebrating Beyoncé’s new album, “Cowboy Carter,” featuring Young Guru and special guests from the album.

“ ere is so much programming this year, and so much talent taking part, that I hope people come check it out as I know they will get hooked,” Kleiner said. “We’re always trying to expand our audience and I hope people embrace the festival and have the insightful conversations that really move the needle forward

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low-cost options are also available. No appointment necessary. is 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 loe er806@comcast. net.

Support After Suicide Loss: A safe place to share and learn after losing a loved one to suicide. is group meets every fourth Wednesday of the month from 5:30-7:30 p.m. via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. For ages 14 and up. Suggested donation for this group is $15. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

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. ursdays at the John Tomay Memorial Library in Georgetown.

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in the industry.”

For the full schedule, passes and more, visit https://seriesfest.com/.

Lone Tree Arts Center Blends Music and Movement

It’s been a long time since classical music carried the stodgy reputation it once used to have. From pairing orchestras with popular acts to performing lm scores live, there is so much room for experimentation and fun. e Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., is taking this to a thrilling new level with Cirque de la Symphonie and the Boulder Phil

e event will be held at the center at 7 p.m. on Sunday, May 5, and will delight audiences with a unique pairing of music and acrobatics. e Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra is one of the region’s best orchestral groups and Cirque de la Symphonie is well-known for its unique

ience1220 strives to inform and support highly sensitive people to live healthy and empowered lives. It meets the third Wednesday of each month from 6-7 p.m. and is o ered via Zoom or in person at the Resilience1220 o ce. Register at resilience1220.org/groups.

Public Health o ering sexual health and family planning: Clear Creek County Public Health is now o ering Sexual Health and Planning Services at the Health and Wellness Center in Idaho Springs. Public Health o ers counseling, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, STI and HIV screenings, basic infertility services and birth control options and referrals. ese services are con dential. 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.

Clear Creek County Lookout Alert: e CodeRED alerts have been replaced by the Lookout Alert. Residents can sign up for emergency alerts county-wide by signing up at www.lookoutalert.co. e new site replaces CodeRED following the switch to Je Com911 for emergency dispatch earlier this year.

and enrapturing approach to movement synchronized to music. Secure your tickets at www.lonetreeartscenter.org.

Ain’t No Party Like the Denver Derby Party

No party in Denver gets quite the hullabaloo that e Original Denver Derby Party does, and deservedly so. Every year it’s a total blast of fun and tradition, all going to a good cause (100 percent of all proceeds bene t the Sean Ranch Lough Foundation).

Held on Saturday, May 4, the party has found a perfect venue in McGregor Square, 1901 Wazee St. in Denver. McGregor has more than 17,000 square feet of outdoor gathering space, the Milepost Zero food hall, three levels of indoor space and balconies, and features a 66-foot by 20-foot LED screen, according to provided information.

Make sure your derby drip is on point and get information and tickets at https://denverderby.com/.

Ginny Morman, 81 of Westminster, CO, passed away on April 17, 2024. A memorial service will be held at one o’clock on Friday May 10th at Broom eld United

Methodist Church, 545 W 10th Ave. Broom eld, CO 80026, with a reception to follow. Survived by Josh Morman, Bethany (Morman) King, and Melissa (Morman) Clark.

Local organizations provide comprehensive services for people in need

“comprehensive legal, emotional and critical supportive services for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse, abuse of at-risk individuals, elder abuse, and human tra cking.”

Brandon Bowles, developmental manager for PorchLight, said the navigators are the PorchLight team members who help guide each person through the center. e organization partners with several government and nonpro t agencies to provide services to people and families in need.

lieve that tackling all of a person’s needs is the best way to help them.

Pos Ryant, founder and director of the Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization of Denver believes that forming relationships is at the heart of what makes the holistic approach work.

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Healthcare, a ordable housing, food insecurity, homelessness, violence and in ation are among the top issues facing Americans and Coloradans, according to a study by Pew Research Center.

While the state and the country struggle to resolve these issues through legislation, nonpro ts in the Denver metro area are attacking the issues using a holistic approach.

e Merriam-Webster Dictionary de nes “holistic” as a focus on the whole system, not a single part. A holistic approach to helping people means also helping with shelter, food, mental health, medical checks, employment, wellness and more in addition to the problem that brought the person in for help.

Several local organizations practice using a holistic approach to helping people. One model of this approach is the PorchLight Family Justice Center in Lakewood.

e organization’s work is described on its website as providing

According to Bowles, these services can range from health checks at the in-house clinic, legal services, remote court appearances, therapy, housing, clothing and even childcare, among other things.

e center has several services provided by partner agencies right there on location, so there is no need to leave the building for most things, Bowles added.

“We have 20 cubicles here for partners to use,” Bowles said. “So oftentimes we use the analogy that PorchLight is kind of like the mall.

e stores in the mall are our partners and the services that are provided.”

He gave an example. “Our medical services are provided through St. Anthony’s forensic nursing programs,” Bowles explained. “Our navigators are kind of like personal shoppers. So, they’re the ones that know what is on sale at all the stores, what’s on discount. If you want to nd a pair of orange shoes, they’re going to tell you which store to go to. So that’s kind of an easy way to think about it.”

Organizations like PorchLight be-

“I think we’re more focused on the relationship with clients and really providing opportunities for the community to build their resilience,” Ryant said. “To nd their support system, to create awareness around various wellness tools and/or programs that are out there. And not only the ones we o er but that are out there for people who may be struggling, who just need a friend.”

Ryant went on to say that helping his target demographic — the youth of the Denver Metro area — requires providing services and a space for their families as well.

AOPYO is not the only organization that provides services for the entire family. Gigi’s Playhouse of Denver in Lakewood provides a space and services for kids and adults with Down syndrome. ese services include education, tness, wellness, occupational skills, support groups and more. However, there is also programming that the family can use.

“ e value that we’re giving to these families is astronomical,” said Leslie Klane, executive director of Gigi’s Denver. “It’s not just in the fact that the services are free, but it’s in helping the families (and the person with Down syndrome) move on that path towards a future of independence and a good quality of life of enjoying life.”

ese organizations and others believe the bene ts of the holistic approach is yielding results.

For example, Gigi’s Playhouse Denver volunteers have developed a cutting-edge tness program GigiFit, for kids with Down Syndrome. According to Klane, the program is being used around the world.

“We have two physicians locally, in Wheat Ridge. ey co-designed GigiFit,” Klane explained. “It’s about mobility, dexterity, exibility and its movement.”

Klane said the doctors designed the program to help Denver families at rst.

“But then it became national, then international,” Klane said. She said GigiFit classes are virtual, with participants from all over the world.   AOPYO’s best success stories come from the people who came back to help work at the company once their time with the program nished.

An example is Lex Cacciatori, the AOPYO communications support specialist. Cacciatori said she entered the program at a volatile time in her adolescence. e organization’s approach helped steer her to a better life.

“It’s not just supportiveness, energy and the community, but the people of AOPYO,” Cacciatore said. “ ey’ve really supported me through a lot of things personally, academically and in every aspect of my life.”

She said Ryant even checked in with her throughout college to provide the much-needed support and encouragement.

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Dr. G.C. Di Laura, language specialist at AOPYO, said the center and Ryant helped her whole family. Di Laura said that she rst came to the program years ago to seek support for her daughter.

“ e atmosphere that they create, the openness, a safe it’s so hard to nd these places, especially for the youth,” Di Laura said. “As a parent, my daughter also went through the program. And Pos (Ryant) was amazing for her. We had very hard personal di culties at that time.”

Di Laura said Ryant and the organization helped her whole family with wellness, mental health, academic support and providing a community.

Some other local organizations that provide holistic help include:

• Marisol Homes of Denver is a women’s shelter that runs a holistic program for clients. e program includes services and support in employment, housing, health care, mental health awareness wellness and more.

• Hope House of Colorado in Arvada calls its holistic approach “selfsu ciency programming” used to help teen mothers in the Denver Metro area. e organization provides wellness, education, career, social support and more for teen mothers.

• e Arc of Colorado has locations all across the state and the U.S. It provides services and support for adults and kids with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. Additionally, Arc provides mental, career, education and wellness services for their clients.

• Avi at Old Towne in Arvada holds 30 apartments for former foster kids who have “aged out” of the system and are no longer eligible for services. CASA of Je erson and Gilpin Counties partners with Foothills Regional Housing to create housing for 30 of the teens. e program also provides services in mentorship, wellness, and support with career and education.

To nd more organizations that o er a holistic approach to helping people, go to ColoradoGives.org and search the nonpro t organizations listed.

Pos Ryant (right) and Ronnie Qi (left) stand in the Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization’s new headquarters. The organization o ers wellness classes, support groups, Self Care Saturday events, tutoring and more to help Denver Metro teens. PHOTOS BY JO DAVIS

Lex Cacciatore was once a teen in the Apprentice of Peace Youth Organization. The holistic program helped her to get accepted to and graduate college. Cacciatore now works for AOPYO, helping other teens.

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Resilience1220 to host annual fundraiser May 8

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Resilience1220 was born out of tragedy, but in the ve years since its creation, it’s become an anchor for many foothills area youth — a place to turn for therapy, community and acceptance.

And while the name was created to capture the age range of those it serves — ages 12 to 20 — Resilience1220 therapists and sta have also helped thousands of parents, teachers and others in the community.

e Evergreen-based nonpro t provides con dential, no-cost counseling to youth from age 12 to 20. It also hosts no-cost therapeutic and social support groups for teens and adults.

To date, it has served more than 2,700 young people.

Now, it needs the community’s help. Resilience1220 will host its “Elevating Youth Mental Health” fundraiser from 5 to 8 p.m. May 8 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive in Evergreen.

e evening will include a silent auction, hors d’oeuvres, cash bar and a showing of the documentary “Ripple E ect.” e lm documents the complexities of suicide loss.

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Blondshell at the Larimer Lounge

Sabrina Teitelbaum, the 25-yearold who records under the name Blondshell, is one of last year’s great new indie rock discoveries — her self-titled album from 2023 made a bunch of best of lists and brims with great guitar licks and smart and in-

e evening is not only Resilience1220’s largest fundraiser, it’s also the organization’s 5th anniversary and a celebration of Mental Health Awareness Month.

In 2019, three foothills-area teenagers were lost to suicide, triggering “a collective sense of alarm,” said Ariel Shea, director of therapy for Resilience1220.

“It scared people, and I think it motivated schools to listen di erently,” Shea said.

In response, a group of local therapists and community members — led by therapists and parents Heather Aberg and Jen Pearson — founded Resilience1220. Aberg still works with the organization as a therapist. Pearson runs a private counseling practice. e group’s goal was to make it easy for youth to access counseling. at started with making it free. At age 12, youth in Colorado can legally receive mental health services without the consent of a parent or guardian, removing yet another potential barrier to care.

e need for Resilience1220’s services was immediately clear. In its rst year, it provided 970 hours of individual therapy. In 2023, that number had increased to 1400 hours, according to the nonpro t.

It’s also grown from a handful of counselors to 33, all of whom are paid for their work even as the services remain free to clients.

Shea and Resilience1220 executive director Annie Cooley said multiple factors contribute to the rise in teenage anxiety and depression.

“I think it’s been growing for years,

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In support of the album, Blondshell will be stopping by the Larimer Lounge, 2721 Larimer St. Denver, at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, May 8. An intimate venue like this is the perfect place for Teitelbaum’s classic-rockinspired ri s to achieve full e ect. Get tickets at www.larimerlounge. com.

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and I think the pandemic exacerbated everything,” Shea said. “Social media plays a role, both pro and con. It helps connect kids but it’s also isolating. Our world is angst-ridden, and obviously, they’re feeling that.

“I’m always inspired when kids seek help for themselves; it takes so much courage. I’m blown away by the kids and their strength.”

About 1 in 5 adolescents report symptoms of anxiety or depression, according to a 2021-2022 Teen National Health Interview survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics. And a signi cant share say of those teens said they weren’t receiving therapy due to cost, stigma, and/ or not knowing how to get help.

ose are the very issues Resilience1220 works to overcome, and in its ve years of existence, Shea feels

they’ve made strides.

“Even at the time this (organization) started, I think the stigma was pretty strong,” she said. “We don’t talk about mental health. We don’t tell everybody we’re going to therapy.

Now, there’s been a shift. Kids are talking about it with each other. Even if parents aren’t onboard, they are.”

And many parents are on board, helping them enroll at Resilience1220, attending therapy with them, or attending support groups designed to help them understand their children’s concerns.

“Our unique family has leaned on Resilience1220 too many times to count and I have never been turned away,” said the parent of an 18-yearold transgender child and three other children. “ ey have always held space and found resources for us. I believe the resilience we found in our family is a direct result of (their) support. ese folks are digging deep and creatively showing up to meet real needs in mental health.”

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Another parent said they found a pencil on the ground with Resilience1220’s information on it. e timing could not have been better.

“I had no clue what Resilience1220 was, so I looked them up online and was shocked,” the parent said. “ ey got us going with a therapist and my son was happy to speak with someone other than family. …Resilience1220 really makes a di erence.”

Resilience1220 provides far more than one-on-one therapy. It o ers art therapy, and experiences like hiking, ropes courses, movie screenings and even Dungeons and Dragons hangout events. erapists partner with area schools and conduct in-school group sessions on topics teachers say their students want to learn more about.

“We really try and work within the community, supporting parents and teachers, and doing a lot of education and outreach,” Cooley said, adding the organization has grown from reacting to a crisis to taking a holistic approach.

“Our focus in the beginning was on the individual,” Shea added. “As we’ve grown, we’ve tried to look at things systemically. We o er three free sessions to parents of clients, as well as teachers. We’re trying to tap into getting kids connected and not isolated.”

Resilience1220 also works with a youth advisory committee and has a peer mentoring program.

“ e youth give us intel, and really let us know what their peers want,” Cooley said.

“We want to continue to build more peer-to-peer programming. So far, it’s been going really amazing.”

Resilience1220 is also working to grow its presence in neighboring Cooley said, including Gilpin and Clear Creek counties.

Tickets for the May 8 fundraiser are $30 for general admission or $50 for a VIP ticket that includes priority theater seating and a movie snack. For more information or to buy tickets, visit resilience1220.org and click “calendar.”

Google, Rewiring America and Gov. Polis announce a new energy savings tool for Colorado households

BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gov. Jared Polis recently announced a collaboration with Google.org and the nonpro t Rewiring America. ey launched a tool to help Coloradans calculate their energy savings, the Colorado Energy E ciency Upgrade Savings Calculator. e tool is funded by a $5 million grant from Google.org.

“With this new tool, Coloradans can easily access discounts on heat pumps, electric vehicles, solar power and more. ese clean energy upgrades save Coloradans money, potentially thousands of dollars, and will help Colorado achieve our climate goals to help future generations,” said Gov. Polis.

e calculator was created to help families calculate their savings from upgrading to a more energy-ecient lifestyle. ose savings come from the many incentives and credits available from federal, state and local sources, according to the governor’s press release announcing the project.

“Tens of thousands of dollars in local, state, utility, and federal in-

centives make these zero-emission technologies more a ordable and accessible,” said Colorado Energy

O ce Executive Director Will Toor.

“ is easy-to-use tool will help Coloradans maximize these incentives to pay the lowest possible cost for home energy upgrades, which reduce pollution and save them money on utility costs.”

e calculator was the brainchild of the nonpro t Rewiring America and the Google.org Fellows. Rewiring America is an organization that

promotes electrifying communities. According to the governor’s announcement, the Google.org Fellows are a team of engineers, program managers, and other IT experts who work on pro bono projects.

“Collaborating with Rewiring America enabled our Google.org Fellows to support the creation of a cross-country impact by helping American households take advantage of these new electri cation incentives,” said Bhavna Chhabra,

senior director of software engineering and Google’s Boulder o ce lead. “It’s a great example of how advanced technology, like AI, can be leveraged in a bold and responsible way. As a Coloradan, I’m proud that our state is leading on climate solutions at the household level.”

e savings calculator also has language translation capabilities and is designed to be easy to operate. e collaborators hope that the tool helps households reduce their climate impact without economic compromises.

“We’re thrilled to launch this new tool in a state that is truly leading the way on residential electri cation, thanks to Gov. Polis’ leadership and the e ort of so many advocates,” said Ari Matusiak, CEO of Rewiring America. “We look forward to continuing to work in partnership to make these important home upgrades more a ordable and accessible to all. With this calculator, households in Colorado are only a few clicks away from the next steps on their electri cation journey.”

To access the calculator, go to https://homes.rewiringamerica. org/calculator.

Gov. Jared Polis addressed the audience at the Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC Training Center 2250 Airport Blvd Unit 600, Aurora about the New calculator tool. The project was a collaboration with Google.org, Rewiring America and the state of Colorado.

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Spring cleaning: TULA organizing tips

Spring is in the air, and for many that tends to instigate an overwhelming desire to start fresh, clear space, clean and, of course, organize. In fact, TULA’s requests for organization in the spring nearly double: Organize my closet, our pantry, my kid’s dresser, my spice drawer, under my sink, my garage, my o ce... and on and on. ere is no doubt that order and understanding of where things are brings a huge sense of relief to our clients, and TULA assistants are always happy to help.

And for those who plan to tackle spring organizing on their own, here are our top six tips for making organization projects a success.

1. Start in one place

In most cases, our clients have a list of several areas in their home they want to get under control. Our advice is to start with one. Maybe it’s the space you and your family are in the most often, maybe it’s the drawers you avoid opening because they give you anxiety each time you do, or maybe it’s the room that everyone sees as soon as they walk in your home. Whatever your priorities, select one area and stick to it. When you start many projects at one time, it becomes harder to actually complete one and you lose focus. When you are able to focus on one area, you’re able to cross that o your list (our favorite thing to do), which can motivate you to keep going.

2. Give yourself plenty of time

Don’t expect organization to happen overnight. Organizing requests

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and projects hands down almost always take longer than you think. Depending on the area to be organized, make sure to schedule a couple of hours each day to work on getting the area organized.

3. Take inventory Go through everything in that particular area. Take everything out. Sort the items as keep, donate and sell. For closets, if you haven’t worn the item in two years, it’s time to give it away. You likely won’t even notice it is gone. After you’ve removed these items, take a look at what remains and make sure everything that is left makes sense in that space. Consider: is there another place where you’ve got more room to keep it, or another area where it would be more easily accessible for its purpose? For example, does it make sense to keep wrapping paper in the pantry or is there a better place for it?

4. Don’t overlook underused space

Under the beds, behind the doors and above cabinets are all often overlooked opportunities to create more space. Go “up,” by creating storage space between cabinets or shelves and the ceiling, and store things that you don’t use as frequently up high.

5. Organize with color

Whether you’re working to orga-

nize the family room, nd just a little more order or wanting to go full on Home Edit, there is no doubt that using color sorting enhances efforts (and appearance). Assign each family member a di erent colored container to keep their belongings in, and keep them responsible for cleaning up after themselves. Organize projects, bills and other important papers by function and color in your home o ce. Organizing clothes rst by type and then secondarily by color, makes it very easy to nd what you are looking for – and even what you didn’t know you were looking for. When you’re able to go to a color category to match with your out t, you’re able to nd options that you didn’t remember you even had.

items

ily labeled so you can read or see the contents of the containers. Additionally, make sure that the items you need most often are the easiest to access, and place the items you don’t need to get to as often on a higher shelf or in another

6. Visibility and accessibility

When you can, use transparent containers or those that can be eas-

Know that no matter what the project is, the organization process will almost always reach an ‘ugh, why-did-Istart-this’ moment. But don’t worry, take a deep breath, and tackle one step at a time. When your physical space is uncluttered and you know where everything is, it’s amazing how much mental space that can clear up at the same time.

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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BY JOHN INGOLD THE COLORADO SUN

Syphilis is among the most brutal diseases known to humans, but it is also among the sneakiest.

Dr. Michelle Barron, an infectious disease expert with UCHealth, calls it “the great masquerader.” Early symptoms in adults are often painless, temporary and easy to miss. After that, the disease can lie silent in the body for years until it makes itself known.

And Colorado, like other states across the country, is now dealing with the devastating impacts that can occur when syphilis goes undetected and untreated.

Since 2018, syphilis cases in the state have more than tripled, to 3,266 last year from 1,084 in 2018. ose 2018 numbers were already a signicant jump from previous years.

What is especially brutal is that syphilis, a bacterial disease primarily transmitted through sex, can be spread in utero from moms to babies. Colorado saw 50 such cases of congenital syphilis last year, up from

Syphilis cases in Colorado are exploding

seven in 2018. ere have been 25 congenital cases reported this year, putting the state on track to potentially reach 100 cases before year end.

“ is is easily treated,” Gov. Jared Polis said at a recent news conference, “but it can be very harmful and deadly for babies.”

Of the 25 cases of congenital syphilis so far this year, ve resulted in stillbirths or miscarriages and two

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ended in death shortly after birth.

To combat this rise in syphilis cases among infants, the state Health Department on late last month issued a public health order requiring medical providers to step up testing for syphilis infections in people who are pregnant.

State law already requires that licensed medical professionals test for syphilis during the rst trimester of pregnancy. e public health order expands that to require testing be o ered also during the third trimester and at the time of delivery. It must also be o ered when there is a fetal death after 20 weeks of gestation.

“Pregnant people have to be offered the test, they do not have to take it,” Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said.

Syphilis is a multistage disease that most often rst appears in adults as a painless sore in the location where the infection rst entered the body.

at heals, though, and then the disease lies dormant for a few weeks until a fever or rash appears. e immune system can also beat that back, leading to what is known as latent syphilis.

Some people can then have a third phase, when the disease roars back in attacks that can a ect eyesight, hearing, muscle movement and cognitive ability.

Syphilis is treated through common antibiotics.

“ e good news here is that syphilis is curable and treatment will save lives,” Dr. Rachel Herlihy, the state epidemiologist, said.

e state’s public health e orts focus especially on populations cur-

rently with higher rates of disease — those who are homeless, who are incarcerated or who use injection drugs. e public health order requires syphilis testing be performed at correctional facilities and also when a patient who is pregnant shows up at an urgent care or emergency room during the rst or third trimesters.

e state has also expanded a pilot program originally started in Pueblo County that provided expanded testing to people incarcerated at the county jail. Sheri David Lucero said the program has screened 634 people for syphilis, with 182 — more than a quarter — testing positive. Of those, seven were pregnant.

“Without a doubt, this program saves lives,” he said.

Herlihy said the reasons that syphilis is increasing, both in Colorado and nationwide, are unclear. It is also not entirely certain why there are higher rates of syphilis in incarcerated or homeless populations.

“ e association here probably has to do with access to prenatal care and complicating factors in individuals’ lives that are leading to them not receiving prenatal care,” Herlihy said.

is is an important point because it shows that there is no reason for syphilis to remain disproportionately within those populations. Barron, the UCHealth doctor, said she has seen patients who are positive for syphilis and surprised by the diagnosis. ey did not think they were at risk and had not noticed any symptoms.

“Anyone who is engaging in unprotected sex could transmit this and not be aware of it,” she said.

For people with health insurance, syphilis testing is covered without a copay, and people on Medicaid also can be tested at no out-of-pocket cost.

Barron said wider testing is the key to controlling Colorado’s skyrocketing infection numbers.

“ e goal is to prevent these longterm complications that can be terrible,” she said, “also ensure that we can help prevent transmission by treating these individuals proactively.”

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.

Syphilis is treated with multiple penicillin injections over the course of about three weeks.

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Plan to quadruple property taxes on short-term rentals fails

Senate Bill 33 was voted down 6-1 in the Senate Finance Committee

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

A bill that would have quadrupled the property taxes on many homes o ered as short-term rentals in Colorado was rejected in a Colorado Senate committee, marking at least the third time in recent years that such a proposal has failed at the Capitol.

Senate Bill 33 was voted down 6-1 by the Senate Finance Committee during the bill’s rst hearing, an outcome that came after months of loud opposition from vacation rental owners and companies like Airbnb and Vrbo.

e only “yes” vote on the measure came from its main sponsor, Sen. Chris Hansen, a Denver Democrat.

e measure proposed taxing short-term rental properties at the state’s commercial rate if they are rented to vacationers for more than 90 days a year — regardless of whether they are someone’s primary or secondary home. In 2023, the property tax assessment rate for lodging properties was 27.9% compared with the 6.7% residential property tax assessment rate.

Hansen o ered an amendment that would have rewritten the measure to block hotels and motels from being converted into short-term rentals and to study the broader issue. at, too, was rejected by the committee.

Senate Bill 33 seemed to have a better shot at passing than its predecessors because it was drafted by the Legislative Oversight Committee Concerning Tax Policy and Task Force, an interim panel. Measures drafted by interim committees typically pass because of the extra scrutiny they receive.

Senate Bill 33 was rst introduced in the legislature in January. It’s rst committee hearing was continuously delayed as Hansen tried to nd a path forward for the measure. But, ultimately, the opposition proved too great.

Short-term rental property owners, who showed up in force at the Capitol to oppose the bill, said that if the legislation passed they would be

“To the extent that we allowed businesses to be taxed at the lower residential level, we lose out on potential funding to support K-12 education,” Meghan Raynes Matthews, director of government a airs for the Colorado Education Association, the state’s largest teachers union, testied Tuesday night. “Senate Bill 33

Even Gov. Jared Polis has expressed support for taxing residential properties used as short-term rentals at the same rate as hotels, though he didn’t speci cally endorse Senate

e short-term rental taxation conversation isn’t over at the Capitol

House Bill 1299, introduced by Rep. Shannon Bird, D-Westminster, as a gentler alternative to Senate Bill 33, is still pending. It would impose

the commercial property tax rate on properties o ered as short-term rentals but only when they belong to a person or business that owns at least two other homes.

House Bill 1299 is awaiting its rst committee hearing in the House, scheduled next week. It’s unclear if that measure will move forward given that Senate Bill 33 has failed.

e legislature is expected to debate broader changes to the state’s property tax code. at may include a provision or provisions charging higher taxes on people’s second or subsequent homes.

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.

forced to sell their homes or reduce their rental nights to avoid the legislation’s 90-day threshold.

“ is new bill … unfairly and discriminately singles out STR owners,”

Kristine Lee, who owns a short-term rental in Summit County, testi ed Tuesday night. “You see us as a cash cow.”

Lee said in reality she’s not making much money on her rental property as nightly rates decrease as demand wanes. She recently had to give up her property manager because she couldn’t a ord it.

Proponents of the measure saw it as a way to level the playing eld between hotels and vacation home rentals, which are taxed at much lower rates than commercial properties. It would also generate more money for schools and local districts, which are funded by property tax revenue. Some high-country hotels have converted into privately owned short-term rentals in recent years, which proponents contend has reduced local government property tax revenues.

Moreover, some see short-term rentals as a key driver of housing costs and availability in resort towns, which are increasingly una ordable to Colorado residents.

e state estimates there are 24,100 short-term rentals in all of Colorado that rent more than 90 days a year.

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Dozens of short-term rental advocates gathered Feb. 6, 2024, at the Colorado Capitol in opposition to Senate Bill 33.

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Eldora claims ski patrollers’ vote to unionize was tainted

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Ski patrollers at Eldora Mountain Resort have overwhelmingly approved unionized representation, but the company that owns the resort is challenging the results of the recent vote.

An Eldora spokesman said the resort company “learned that improper conduct impacted the ability of our patrollers to participate in an election free of improper in uence or coercion.”

Eldora objected to the fact that union representatives and ski patrollers did not want to include votes by volunteer ski patrollers.

“Patrollers have the right to vote. If certi ed, a union would represent all patrollers,” the spokesman said in an emailed statement. “ erefore, all patrollers deserve to have a voice and their vote considered.”

Eldora ski patrollers voted 29-3 to join the United Professional Ski Patrols of America union, which is part of the 700,000-worker Communications Workers of America district 7.

Paid patroller turnout for the election was 76% but only half of Eldora’s 14 volunteer patrollers voted.

e Eldora patrollers are hoping to get bene ts that include improved overtime pay, health insurance ben-

e ts and better pay for veteran workers.

“Our focus throughout this process has been to ensure that every patroller can trust that the election process is fair, that their voice and vote are appropriately considered, and that the nal outcome is true and accurate,” reads the statement from the ski area spokesman.

e ski patroller union has grown in recent years as resort workers at Big Sky in Montana, Breckenridge, Loveland and Purgatory voted to unionize. Lift mechanics at Park City in Utah and Crested Butte Mountain Resort have joined the United Professional Ski Patrols of America. Patrollers at Aspen-Snowmass, Crested Butte Mountain Resort, Park City, Steamboat, Stevens Pass in Washington and Telluride have been represented by unions for years.

Last month, ski patrollers at Keystone voted to unionize in a 68-7 vote, re ecting a shift from the 2021 vote at the Summit County ski area that rejected unionization by a single vote. Patrollers at White sh ski area in Montana voted 24-1 last month to join the ski patroller union. Solitude patrollers in Utah also voted 23-10 to unionize this year while patrollers at Palisades Tahoe in California rejected collective bargaining in a 25-28 vote.

e challenge from Eldora Mountain Resort owner Powdr is a rst for the United Professional Ski Patrols of America.

“None of the other campaigns have encountered a company that is looking to decertify the vote and throw it out completely,” said Ryan Dineen, the president of the Breckenridge Ski Patrol union and local organizer for the United Professional Ski Patrols of America Local 7781, which now has 800 resort-worker members at nine ski areas, up from 130 in the early 2000s.

e National Labor Relations Board is scheduling a hearing to address the challenges and issues raised by both the ski patroller union and Eldora.

Patrollers at Vail Resorts-owned Breckenridge this season nalized a contract that improved pay and bene ts for workers at the country’s busiest ski area. Patrollers at Park City Mountain Resort and Stevens Pass — both owned by Vail Resorts — will begin contract negotiations this year.

“Being able to share our contract progress at Breckenridge with other patrollers is motivating them,” Dineen said. “We fully expect the progress we have made in the last year will continue into next season.” 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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CHSAA adopts shot clock for varsity teams

Teams will be on the clock starting in 2026

BY STEVE SMITH SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

After several months of debate, the Colorado High School Activities Association formally adopted the use of a 35-second shot clock in prep basketball. e decision came during the association’s legislative council meeting on April 23.

e change takes e ect in the 2026-2027 school year for varsity boys and girls teams. e association’s legislative council approved it by a margin of almost 3-to-2.

e agenda said those in favor cited a need to prepare players for college basketball’s shot clock, an improved pace of play and the chance to reward good defense.

ose opposed pointed to ini-

tor.

ere was no discussion during the council’s meeting.

ere were two other shot-clock proposals on the agenda. Supporters withdrew one agenda item after the council approved the shot-clock item. e second, which would have applied to class 6A schools only, failed.

e council also turned down a bid to increase the size of the state basketball tournament from 32 to 40 teams. Fifty-seven percent voted no.

e proposal called for the top 24 teams to receive a rst-round bye. Chaparral Athletic Director Rob Johnson said players and coaches want to be able to play in one last tournament game.

“Scheduling really helps,” he said.

tial set-up costs (perhaps between $3,000 and $10,000, depending on the electrical structure of the gym,

according to the agenda), the potential increased cost for game workers and for training a shot clock opera-

“Many of these programs want a competitive, rst-round game. It’s a chance for (seeds) 25 to 40 to have a competitive, fun playo experience.” No one spoke in opposition.

Parents may qualify for grocery money

Summer EBT program to o er up $120 per child

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Starting in June, hundreds of thousands of low-income Colorado families will get $120 per child to pay for groceries during summer break. e program, called Summer EBT, aims to help parents of children who attend preschool through 12th grade in public schools pay for food when free school meals are unavailable or harder to access. State o cials expect families of more than 300,000 children to bene t.

A Colorado law passed during a special legislative session in November enabled the state to join the new program, which is mostly funded by the federal government with a small contribution from the state. Nearly three dozen states are o ering the program this year.

In recent years, Colorado has taken several steps to reduce the number of children who go hungry in the state. Starting this school year, the vast majority of Colorado students

can get free school meals regardless of family income because of a universal meal program approved by voters in 2022. A program similar to Summer EBT was in place during the pandemic, but it expired last summer.

Colorado families are eligible for Summer EBT cards if they receive public bene ts such as SNAP, Medicaid, or Colorado Works, or if their children qualify for free or reducedprice school meals.

Most families will automatically receive a letter in May for each child eligible for Summer EBT, with preloaded cards arriving in the mail shortly after. To access the money on the card, families must set up a personal identi cation number. ey can do this by calling 888-328-2656, entering the card number, and following the prompts.

Families who believe their child is eligible for Summer EBT, but who didn’t receive an eligibility letter can contact the Summer EBT Support Center at 800-536-5298 (text 720741-0550) or email cdhs_sebt_supportcenter@state.co.us.

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The Colorado High School Activities Association’s board of directors o cially approved the use of a 35-second shot clock, e ective in the 2026-2027 school year.

Colorado pumps $21 million into fast EV charger expansion

Grants will create 46 sites with a total of 290 ports

BY MICHAEL BOOTH THE COLORADO SUN

Colorado will spend $21 million to expand fast charging networks for electric vehicles throughout the state, with new grants awarded for 46 sites encompassing 290 charging ports, state o cials announced. e expansion will boost Colorado’s existing public fast chargers by nearly 30%.

Private companies and governments will build the fast chargers to ll gaps federal o cials identied along alternative fuel corridors

A set of DC fast electric chargers on the east side of Limon adds some much-needed firepower to Colorado’s I-70 charging network, but the actual charging speeds experienced vary widely.

considered keys to smooth transportation ow. Direct-current fast chargers can give EVs a signi cant mileage boost within 15 to 45 minutes of plugging in, depending on electrical service and how many other cars are plugged in at the same time.

State and federal EV boosters are

scrambling to assure consumers about “range anxiety” — fear of running out of battery charge before nding a convenient charging station — and vehicle pricing. EV sales have stagnated after climbing quickly in some states, with observers citing continuing high prices despite federal and state tax credits, and consumers reluctant to learn new fueling systems and locations.

More than 100,000 EVs are now registered in Colorado, the Colorado Energy O ce said, and with “the pace of adoption growing, the expansion of the charging network is necessary to meet consumer demand.”

“Colorado is building one of the most comprehensive EV charging networks in the country,” Colorado Department of Transportation Executive Director Shoshana Lew said, in

the release announcing the grants.

“We believe that nearly every Coloradan will have access to DC fastcharging within a matter of years.”  e new charging stations will be funded jointly by federal money from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, and the state Community Access Enterprise. Future rounds of grant funding will continue to build out the public charging network, with an emphasis on guaranteeing charging access in communities disproportionately impacted by historic air pollution.

Most of the charging stations should be online by the end of 2025, state o cials said.  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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Gift MacKenzie Scott seeds program to help Colorado’s youngest children

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

A $2.5 million gift from billionaire MacKenzie Scott will jump-start a new grant program that aims to improve outcomes for Colorado’s youngest children.

Early Milestones Colorado, a statewide policy and research group, received the donation from Scott last year after what leaders there describe as an exciting and mysterious process. ey used the gift to create the Impact on Equity Fund, which will begin awarding $100,000 grants this fall to Colorado organizations that work on prenatal and birth-to-3 issues.

e new grant program comes during a challenging moment for Colorado’s youngest children: Federal COVID relief funds for early childhood are drying up, and, in recent years, much

of the state’s energy has gone toward 4-year-olds served by the state’s new tuition-free preschool program.

Jennifer Merva Stedron, executive director of Early Milestones Colorado, said the youngest Coloradans and their families need more help. She cited the state’s rising maternal mortality rate, mediocre toddler vaccination rates, and billions in economic losses because working parents can’t nd care for babies and toddlers.

“It’s just not good enough,” she said. “We’re a better state than that.”

Merva Stedron said the new Impact on Equity grants — up to 10 this year — will be given to groups that propose innovative local early childhood e orts.

“We feel very, very rmly that those that are closest to the problem really have the solutions,” she said.

Early Milestones was one of at least three Colorado organizations that

received gifts last year from Scott, a philanthropist who received a 4% stake in Amazon as part of her divorce settlement with Amazon founder Je Bezos.

Valley Settlement, which provides a mobile preschool program and other services to Latino and immigrant families in the Roaring Fork Valley, received $2 million from Scott. Parent Possible, which provides home visiting and early learning programs to families with young children statewide, received $1 million.

Merva Stedron said she learned about the prospect for a major donation — though Scott was not initially named — when Early Milestones received an “out-of-the-blue” email in January 2023. e rm that sent the email, which she later learned vets potential recipients of Scott’s fortune, requested “loads and loads” of documents and an interview.

In the interview that month, sta from the rm told Merva Stedron, “If you don’t hear anything by the end of the year, you didn’t get a grant,” she said.

Even then, the Early Milestones team didn’t know who was giving out the money, how much was being awarded, or how much competition there was for the funds. Several months later, they learned the organization had been selected.

Merva Stedron, who hopes Scott’s donation will help attract another $7.5 million in donations for the Impact on Equity Fund, calls the money “a dream come true.”

Applications for the Impact on Equity grants are slated to open in June. Organizations can sign up here for noti cations about the program.

Chalkbeat is a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.

GOP blocks sex abuse legislation

Measure would have asked voters to let sex abuse victims sue their abusers

BY JESSE PAUL THE COLORADO SUN

Republicans in the Colorado Senate blocked the legislature from asking voters to amend the state constitution to let victims of child sex abuse from decades past sue their abusers even if the statute of limitations has run out.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 1, which would have sent the question to the November ballot, needed a

supermajority of support to pass the chamber. It failed by a single vote.

Democrats hold a 23-12 advantage in the Senate, one vote shy of a supermajority. Democrats were united in favor of the resolution. No Republicans would join them, citing concerns about the constitutionality of the measure and how it could bankrupt institutions like churches and school districts.

Senate Minority Leader Paul Lundeen, R-Monument, said Tuesday in a speech on the Senate oor he couldn’t vote for the resolution.

“I do not take this vote lightly,” he said. “In some ways it’s the hardest vote of my legislative career. My heart breaks for those who were so wrongly and horribly injured. And

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3. White Plains, in 1969. For years there was debate in the industry about who sang lead on the song, with most betting it was session singer Tony Burrows. Turns out it was band member Ricky Wol after all.

4. Simon & Garfunkel, in 1969. It’s said the song took 100 hours (and recording in multiple locations) to get the nal version.

5. “Ma Belle Amie,” by Tee-Set in 1970. e French lyric translates to “After all the beautiful days, I say thank you, thank you.” e song did well globally, even going to No. 1 in Africa.

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PUBLICATION CRS §38-38-103 FORECLOSURE SALE NO. 2024-002

To Whom It May Concern: This Notice is given with regard to the following described Deed of Trust:

On February 26, 2024, the undersigned Public Trustee caused the Notice of Election and Demand relating to the Deed of Trust described below to be recorded in the County of Clear Creek records.

Original Grantor(s)

Drew J. O’Brien

Original Beneficiary(ies)

MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC. AS NOMINEE FOR GMAC

MORTGAGE CORPORATION, ITS SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS

Current Holder of Evidence of Debt

THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON Trust Company, National Association fka The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A. as successor to JPMorgan Chase Bank, as Indenture Trustee for Residential Asset Mortgage Products, Inc., GMACM Mortgage Loan Trust 2003-GH2

Date of Deed of Trust

January 30, 2002

County of Recording

Clear Creek

Recording Date of Deed of Trust

February 05, 2002

Recording Information

(Reception No. and/or Book/Page No.)

211269Book: 634 Page: 330

Original Principal Amount

$199,285.00

Outstanding Principal Balance

$90,556.56

Pursuant to CRS §38-38-101(4)(i), you are hereby notified that the covenants of the deed of trust have been violated as follows: Failure to pay principal and interest when due together with all other payments provided 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.

LOTS 9 AND 10, BLOCK 6, BLUE VALLEY ACRES- UNIT 1, COMBINED BY AGREEMENT RECORDED SEPTEMBER6, 1989, IN BOOK 470, PAGE631, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO.

Also known by street and number as: 1645 LITTLE BEAR CREEK RD, IDAHO SPRINGS, CO 80452.

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, 06/27/2024, at The Clear Creek County Public Trustee’s Office, 405 Argentine Street, George-

town, 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 Publication5/2/2024

Last Publication5/30/2024

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: 02/26/2024

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:

David R. Doughty #40042 Janeway Law Firm, P.C. 9540 Maroon Circle, Suite 320, Englewood, CO 80112 (855) 263-9295 Attorney File # 18-019428

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.

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abuse survivors wait decades before revealing their abuse.

e Colorado Sun in 2020 pro led a man who waited until he was 45 to reveal that he had been abused as a child by a priest who was a constant gure in their lives. “When I look back, the reason I didn’t say anything is because I didn’t want to hurt my family,” the man, Neil Elms, said. ( e six-year limitation was repealed in 2021 through the passage of Senate Bill 73, a second measure, but the change only applied to current and future cases.)

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hearing will be held at the Idaho Springs City Hall, located at 1711 Miner Street, Idaho Springs, Colorado 80452.

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Legal Notice No. CCC847

First Publication: April 11, 2024

Last Publication: May 2, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS

Clear Creek County, Colorado

Ordinance No. 11, Series 2024

AN ORDINANCE REZONING AN APPROXIMATELY 35,667 SQUARE FOOT PARCEL OWNED BY THE CITY KNOWN AS 2060 MINER STREET FROM PARK AND RECREATION (P) TO COMMERCIAL 1 (C1)

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Bids and Settlements

for debate this week even though it remained unclear if it had enough

At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: Floyd Hill Parking Area improvements to include site grading, drainage improvements and parking area/road surfacing.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: CP 24-01 Contract for Construction of a Small Project

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website: https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Instructions to Bidders. For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

This Advertisement is issued by: Sean Wood, Chair Board of County Commissioners

support to pass.

Danielson told e Colorado Sun earlier this month that she was committed to bringing the resolution up for a vote in the Senate before the end of session May 8.

“I’m putting them on the record,” she said of the Republicans who have refused to back the measure. “ ey’re going to vote.”

In asking Republicans Wednesday to vote for the resolution, she warned them about consequences if they didn’t.

“ is is a legacy de ning moment,” she said in an impassioned speech on the chamber’s oor. “And although you make like to determine how this vote will be perceived, you cannot. e public gets to decide how this vote will be perceived.”

Democrats hold a supermajority in the House, and Danielson said the resolution should have been able to easily clear that chamber if she had been able to get it out of the Senate.  Ballot measures changing the state constitution require the support of 55% of voters to pass.

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.

First Publication: May 2, 2024

Publication: May 9, 2024

Clear Creek Courier

Public Notice REQUEST FOR BIDS

CREEK COUNTY

CREEK COUNTY, COLORADO

ROAD FORCE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS

General Notice

Clear Creek County (Owner) is requesting Bids for the construction of the following Project:

Stanley Road Force Main Improvements CP 24-02

All bids must be received in one of the following ways no later than Wednesday, May 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM local time:

• Upload an electronic copy to the Prospective Bidder’s online submittal folder assigned by the County; Prospective Bidders will receive a link to their submittal folder upon registering via email to sstreepey@clearcreekcounty.us, subject line: RFB CP 24-02

Courier service, delivered to the Clear Creek County Road & Bridge Department located at: 3549 Stanley Road (CR 312), Dumont, Colorado 80436

•U.S.P.S. at P.O. Box 362, Dumont CO 80436

At that time the Bids received will be publicly opened and read.

The Project includes the following Work: The Stanley Road Force Main Improvements include the installation of approximately 2,800 feet of 4” HDPE SDR 11.

Bids are requested for the following Contract: CP 24-02 Contract for Construction of a Small Project

Obtaining the Bidding Documents Information and Bidding Documents for the Project can be found at the following designated website:

https://co-clearcreekcounty2.civicplus.com/Bids. aspx?CatID=17

Bidding Documents may be downloaded from the designated website. Prospective Bidders are urged to register with the designated website as a plan holder, even if Bidding Documents are obtained from a plan room or source other than the designated website in either electronic or paper format. The designated website will be updated periodically with addenda, lists of registered plan holders, reports, and other information relevant to submitting a Bid for the Project. All official notifications, addenda, and other Bidding Documents will be offered only through the designated website. Neither Owner nor Engineer will be responsible for Bidding Documents, including addenda, if any, obtained from sources other than the designated website.

Instructions to Bidders.

For all further requirements regarding bid submittal, qualifications, procedures, and contract award, refer to the Instructions to Bidders that are included in the Bidding Documents.

The Colorado State Capitol Building.

PHOTO BY ERICA BREUNLIN/THE COLORADO SUN