Clear Creek Courant June 27, 2024 by Colorado Community Media

Idaho Springs to celebrate Fourth of July with music and

town event where visitors and residents alike gather on Miner St and celebrate the beauty of a small town market, the music this year is spectacular,” Schultz said.

Music at Citizens Park this year includes

• 11 a.m.: Nathan Mceuen of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

• 1 p.m.: Mark Morris & Friends from RapidGrass

CHRIS KOEBERL

Music is set to start at 11 a.m. at Citizens Park, 1545 Miner St., in Idaho Springs on July 4 as a day-long celebration ends with a reworks show at dark.

It’s not so much of a local secret anymore, but the traditional 4th of July reworks show in the mountains above the Water Wheel in Idaho Springs is one of the best in the state, according to Director of the Chamber of Commerce Sadie Schultz.

“Fourth of July is always a great

• 3:30 p.m.: Billy & Jilian Nershi from e String Cheese Incident e reworks show is sponsored by the city of Idaho Springs and the Chamber of Commerce.

Schultz declined to put a price tag on the explosive show but said it’s not to be missed.

“It’s one of the longest reworks shows in Colorado, it’s also one of the only mountain shows available,” Schultz said. “It’s always a great time to have locals and visitors out on the market place you know eating and drinking and celebrating with families together.”

Idaho Springs ﬁreworks are set to blast o July 4 at dark in Idaho Springs. FILE PHOTO

It’s Time for Listing Agents to Get on the Narrated Video Walk-Through Bandwagon

For 15 years Golden Real Estate has been almost the only brokerage which does live-action video tours of its listings. Other brokerages make use of the “virtual tour” field in the MLS for videos that are nothing more than slideshows with music or Matterport tours which are interactive but miss the vital ingredient of a live action video tour — narration such as you’d get if you were walking through the house with the listing agent.

points of each room. To get a feel for this kind of video tour, go online to www.GRElistings.com and click on any one of our listings to watch the narrated video tour.

Our video tours are designed to simulate a live showing. As such, the video starts on the street, with me (or a broker associate) introducing the listing and perhaps showing the street scene. “Now let’s go inside and check out this home.”

Cut to the foyer and a walk through of the home, speaking as we go. “Notice the hardwood floors…. That’s a woodburning fireplace…. See the skylight in the vaulted ceiling…. These are Corian countertops…. The high efficiency washer and dryer are included…. Notice the mountain view out the kitchen window….” You get the idea.

No slideshow with music can compete with a narrated walk-through with the listing agent pointing out the selling

What makes this the right time for listing agents from other brokerages begin producing narrated video tours is the NAR settlement, which is likely to reduce the number of in-person showings at listed properties. If every listing had a narrated video tour, the number of showings would be reduced, because only those who watched the video tour and knew this listing might be a contender for them would go to the trouble of calling the listing agent or engaging a buyer agent to show them the listing.

By the way, narrated video tours are essential for attracting out-of-town buyers. More than once, an out-of-town buyer has gone under contract for one of our listings based solely on the narrated video tour, because they feel as if they have toured the home. The buyers still have the opportunity to terminate when they fly in for the inspection. None of those buyers terminated, however.

So, in this video age, what is keeping the majority — the vast majority — of

I Foresee a Surge in Buyer Activity This Summer

The primary outcome of the muchdiscussed NAR settlement announced in March is that buyers will now have to compensate agents representing them in the purchase of homes.

That change is scheduled to take effect on August 17th, so it makes sense that home buyers who have been “on the fence” are getting serious now about buying a home while they can still count on the seller, not them, paying their agent’s commission.

It doesn’t matter that their fear is unfounded. I fully expect sellers to keep offering to pay a “co-op” commission to the agents who bring them a buyer, even though that commission cannot be mentioned anywhere on the MLS.

Just this month, REcolorado, the Denver MLS, quietly introduced a new field for all listings. It’s a field to list another website, such as the websites we already create for every listing, and that website is allowed to mention the co-op commission for buyer agents since it does not derive its data from the MLS. If you want to see what that looks like, simply go to the website for my latest listing, www.ArvadaHome.info There on the home page of the website you will see the 2.8% co-op commission my seller is offering to buyer agents

under the headline, “Buyer Agent Commission Details.”

Nevertheless, the fear is very real among buyers that they will have to pony some serious money on top of their purchase price and loan expenses to pay for professional representation. Another development in this regard is the introduction of new mobile software called LivePad, which facilitates the process of showing homes to buyers when the showing agent doesn’t yet have a signed compensation agreement. In addition to some fine features for setting up a tour of listings, the tabletbased software allows the showing agent to create that requisite agreement on the tablet where the buyer can sign it digitally before entering the first listing. If the compensation agreement is for just that one day, the buyer can avoid paying the specified fee to their showing agent by waiting until the next day to make an offer under a new agreement. There may also be a surge in sellers putting their homes on the market prior to the August 17 deadline. Broker associate Chuck Brown had a seller get “off the fence” this month and sell his home, because he feared reduced buyer interest once buyers face the prospect of paying for their own agents.

listing agents from creating narrated video tours of their listings? I can only speculate, but here is my speculation. Listing agents like to farm out as many tasks as they can. They hire photographers (as we do) to shoot magazine quality photographs of their listings. Those vendors offer “videos” of the interior and drone videos of the exterior, and the listing agents think that’s sufficient. But there’s no narration of those videos, because the videographer would not know what to say. He only knows how to press “record” and “stop.”

The Matterport interactive tours are

very popular, and we include those on our listings too, but only because they are included in the enhanced package which we purchase that includes floor plans, which are done by the Matterport software. The Matterport tours are cool because they are shot with 360-degree lenses, allowing the viewer to rotate the view and even look up at the ceiling, then click on the next marker to go from room to room. But, again, no narration about what you are seeing. To call it a “video” is deceptive. It’s just a link that is inserted in one of the three “virtual tour” fields.

Reader Suggests the Pooling of Insured Homes as a Way to Reduce the Risks

Causing Higher Insurance Premiums

One reader, Andrew Burt, recently responded to my request for creative solutions to the home insurance crisis caused primarily by the multiple natural and man-made disasters resulting in profit-crushing insurance claims.

His suggestion: the pooling of multiple homes so that the loss sustained by any one home is spread across the pool.

My first reaction was that this is how insurance works already. Insurance companies have thousands or millions of insured properties in the expectation that only a small percentage will file catastrophic claims.

Nevertheless, here is Andrew’s proposal, which he supported with some serious mathematical formulae not for publication in this lay publication.

“If I'm in a pool with, say, nine other properties, and one of them gets damaged, the insurer pays a claim but then distributes the cost of that claim over all 10 properties in next year's premium calculation — instead of raising just mine to cover all of it. (Or I cover all of it over an amortized number of years, which is what they seem to do rather than lumping their cost all into year one. It doesn't change the math of the idea. Spread the new premium costs over multiple people instead of just me.)”

Andrew compared his proposal to the Affordable Care Act, which insures everyone without regard to pre-existing

conditions, but requires everyone to be insured. (Wildfire risk is a “pre-existing condition.”) He suggested that widely separated properties within the state could be pooled to further spread the risk of multiple claims within the pool.

Mike Nelson was one of six featured speakers at the annual fundraiser for New Energy Colorado, held on June 20th at The Retreat at Solterra in Lakewood.

Viewers of Mike’s weather forecasts on Channel 7 know that he is passionate about climate change. In addition to addressing the topic, he gave away free copies of his 2020 booklet, “The World’s Littlest Book on Climate: 10 Facts in 10 Minutes About CO2.”

Also speaking at the well-attended event was U.S. Congresswoman Brittany Pettersen, State Sen. Lisa Cutter, Jeffco Commissioner Andy Kerr, State Rep. Brianna Titone, and Will Toor, director of the Colorado Energy Office. New Energy Colorado is best known for its annual Metro Denver Green Homes Tour on the first Saturday in October. This year it is on Oct. 5. Golden Real Estate is one of its sponsors.

Jim Smith

Broker/Owner, 303-525-1851

Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com 1214 Washington Ave., Golden 80401

Broker Associates:

JIM SWANSON, 303-929-2727

CHUCK BROWN, 303-885-7855

DAVID DLUGASCH, 303-908-4835

GREG KRAFT, 720-353-1922

AUSTIN POTTORFF, 970-281-9071

KATHY

Channel 7’s Mike Nelson Speaks at ‘Summer Solstice’ Fundraiser

Lack of labor forces Clear Creek Transfer

Station to close for more than a week

The county apologized to residents for the inconvenience of closing the dump

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

e transfer station at 1531 County Road 140 in Idaho Springs closed the gates to the public on Wednesday, June 12 and planned to remain closed until Friday, June 21 due to “sta ng issues,” according to the county.

Several angry comments on social media quickly followed the announcement of the closure.

“It’s a hard job that we’re not paying enough for it,” County Commissioner George Marlin told the Courant.

Marlin said pay for employees is

the key issue in the retention of laborers, managers and equipment operators.

e transfer station was scheduled to reopen Friday, June 21 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. and remain operational on Fridays and Saturdays in the coming weeks.

e transfer/recycling station was previously open four days a week.

Costs have also been increasing after the commission approved increases across the board earlier this year. Where a large trash bag cost $2.50 at the start of the year, the same bag now costs $3 to dispose of.

Recycling common items such as glass, cardboard and aluminum is still free to residents.

“We (commission) understand how important this service is,” Marlin said. “It’s one of the core functions of county government and how hard it makes people’s lives to try and gure out how to drive further and pay more when your life is probably already full.”

The Clear Creek Transfer Station closed to public due to “sta shortage” June 12-21.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

Silver Plume school celebrates 130 years of history with open house

Locals and tourists invited to George Rowe Museum to take a look into the past

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Dozens of people walked through the doors to the George Rowe Museum in Silver Plume and were trans-

ported more than 125 years into the past to a school day in 1894.

Wooden desks for students were topped with small chalkboards and a piece of chalk. An old-fashioned spelling bee was underway with 10-year-old Georgetown resident Ada, leading the class.

Ada re ected on how more than a century later, classrooms and learning have changed, but looking back in time is certainly interesting.

“It would de nitely be di erent, like sitting at a desk like that and then having chalk to write on

blackboards, I think it would be fun but super boring,” Ada said. “At our school (Georgetown Community School) we do a lot of work on our screens and Google documents and stu like that.”

e meticulously restored schoolhouse opened to the public for the season June 15.

According to records from the U.S. Library of Congress, the school was designed by William Quayle and built in 1894.

The former school in Silver Plume celebrated 130 years with an open house and old fashioned spelling bee.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

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Original bus barn in Idaho Springs comes crashing down to make way for new apartment complex

The iconic bus barn was torn down to make way for the Four-Points apartment complex on former Digger Field.

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Huge excavators from Empire Demolition tore through sheet metal,

steel beams and endless wiring as the former bus barn that served the Clear Creek School District for decades was reduced to a pile of scrap metal.

A loud screeching sound lled the air as the sheet metal exterior of the building was ripped apart by the excavator, looking in at the exposed interior of the building, a clock still hung above a door.

e building on Idaho Street in Idaho Springs served as a maintenance facility and hub for the school district’s eet of school buses until June 17 when it was torn down.

A new bus barn is near completion at Building 103, the future site of Carlson

Elementary scheduled to open in August.

e former bus barn site is set to become a community park as part of the Four-Points apartment complex plan, according to city documents. ree apartment buildings will house 119 individual units ranging from studio apartments to four-bedroom units scheduled to be constructed on the former Digger football eld in Idaho Springs, according to Four-Points plans.

Construction is set to begin this summer on the Fieldhouse apartments and is expected to take 20 months to complete, according to Four-Points.

A crew from Empire Demolition oversees the former bus barn being taken down in Idaho Springs. PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

A Jaws of Empire Demolition excavator takes down the former school bus barn in Idaho Springs to make way for the planned apartment complex.

An excavator takes down the former bus barn in Idaho Springs.

Empire Demolition tears down the former school bus barn in Idaho Springs.

“Quayle’s extensive use of glass, symmetry and strong rounded arches are indicative of the Romanesque style of architecture popular in the late 1880s,” the records state. “ e building was meant to be viewed from the front as evidenced by the lack of ornamentation on the side and rear facades.”

e school closed its doors as an education facility in 1959 and reopened as a museum in 1961. It was named the George Rowe Museum in 1970, according to congressional records.

“I love the history of this town. I’ve lived here for 46 years and worked in one of the mines to a certain extent. I’m part of the history of this town because this is a mining town,” Silver Plume Board of Trustees member Marty Gitlin said.

Curious visitors walked softly across the wooden oors and peeked in at the spelling bee or marveled over original construction drawings or simple reminders of what school looked like 130 years ago.

“It would be kinda boring to just read a whole bunch of big books, but it would be cool to go back in time for just one day,” Ada said.

A spelling bee is reenacted at the Silver Plume school.

PHOTOS BY CHRIS KOEBERL

George Rowe Museum in Silver Plume celebrates 130 years of the former Silver Plume school.

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FOURTH OF JULY PARADE

10:15 a.m. ursday, July 4 at Werlin Park

March with the Friends of the Georgetown Library’s kazoo band! No kazoo experience necessary. Kazoos will be provided!

SUMMER READING ACTIVITIES CONTINUE

Sally forth on a Summer Reading adventure!

Explore a wide world of stories, crafts, challenges, and excursions – there’s still time to register for Adventure Begins at Your Library, our 2024 Summer Reading program. We have fun for learners of all ages! Join an Adventure Scout troop, and read your way to exciting prizes.

Learn more and register at www. cccld.org, or head to your Clear Creek County Library to register with a friendly librarian.

ADVENTURE BEGINS AT YOUR LIBRARY ACTIVITY SCHEDULE

EMBERCLAW TROOP:

Murder on the Tracks

5-8 p.m. Friday, July 28 at Idaho Springs Public Library

Test your deductive skills at this whodunit pizza party! We’ll enjoy refreshments and play a trainthemed mystery game. Registration is required for this activity – please email holly@cccld.org to learn more.

Paranormal Adventure

7-9 p.m. Saturday, July 13 at John Tomay Memorial Library

Meet professional paranormal investigators from Denver! We’ll learn about their equipment and attempt to measure paranormal activity. Registration is required for this activity – please email holly@cccld. org to learn more.

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Summer Reading Party

10-1 p.m. July 10 at Clear Creek Recreation Center

Celebrate your Summer Reading achievements with a swimming adventure! Bring your swimsuit. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. Children under the age of eight need an adult with them at the Rec Center.

Storytime Train Excursion

3 p.m. Friday, July 12

Hop aboard the Georgetown Loop Railroad for an extra-special storytime! Meet us at 3 p.m. at Devil’s Gate (the Georgetown train station). Our train departs at 3:50 p.m. and the ride will last approximately one hour and fteen minutes. Registration is required for this excursion – please email holly@cccld.org to learn more.

Storytime Train Excursion

3 p.m. ursday, July 18

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MOUNTAIN JAMS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES

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“Tom Lake”by Ann Patchett

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“ e Last ing He Told Me” by Laura Dave

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OLDS: This week in the Clear Creek Courant…

Investigation over excessive force at Georgetown music festival – June 26, 2013

e Clear Creek Sheri ’s O ce was investigating a potential excessive force incident at the four-day Sonic Bloom music festival at Shadow’s Ranch in Georgetown. A man was tasered around a dozen times by deputies in an attempt to subdue him, internet videos showed and an attendee said.

National Park Service looks to develop park in county – June 28, 1989

e National Park Service conducted a study that looked at areas of Georgetown and Silver Plume. It looked at potentially creating a park that would cost up to $10 million to develop and $1 million for operations and maintenance.

Elementary school principal resigns –June 29, 1979

Paul Larson, principal of the Idaho Springs Elementary School for the past two years resigned to accept

a similar position in the Littleton school system. He said he resigned for “personal and professional reasons.”

State opens food stamp o ce despite opposition – June 28, 1974

Against the wishes of Clear Creek county’s commissioners, the state Department of Social Services brought back a food stamp program locally. e department workers opened a temporary o ce in the Idaho Springs Elementary School. “We don’t want food stamps,” County Commissioner Ben Blackwell of Idaho Springs said. “ ey’re just jamming them down our throats.”

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.

Sun safety for Coloradans

As we approach summer, people need to remember that too much UV exposure puts them at greater risk for skin cancer. Coloradans are at an even greater risk — because of our higher altitude, we are closer to the sun. Colorado has the nation’s highest per-capita rate of skin cancer, according to CU Anschutz Medical Campus.

Skin cancer is the most common form of cancer in the U.S. One type of skin cancer is melanoma and according to the American Cancer Society, there will be more than 100,000 new diagnoses in the U.S. in 2024. More than 8,000 people are expected to die of melanoma this year, with nearly 3,000 being women. Sunlight produces vitamin D, which is essential for bone growth and our immune system. So, how much sunlight is too much? Even a few minutes of unprotected sunlight can cause DNA damage, which adds up over time, increasing your risk of skin cancer. Everyone, 6 months and

older, should apply sun protection every day, according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. e foundation’s studies have shown that regular use of SPF 15 or higher reduces your chance of developing melanoma by 50% and premature skin aging by 24%.

Besides protected sun exposure, your diet and supplements can be great sources of vitamin D. Start incorporating salmon, tuna, egg yolks or vitamin D supplements to achieve a healthy vitamin D level.

Bloodwork can help identify appropriate levels. Here are ranges to evaluate your vitamin D level:

• Below 30: De cient

• 30 to 50: Generally inadequate

• 50+: Adequate

Dr. Terry Dunn

SUMMER SPASH

Waters to chill in across the Denver metro area

BY HALEY LENA

Whether it’s dipping your toes in at the local pool or swimming at an open lake, a good way to beat the heat is getting in the water, and there are many water activities to choose from in the Denver metro area.

For some, summertime is a time to relax, but for others, it’s a time to be adventurous and create memories with family.

Here is a guide to some of the best places to swim in the metro area as well as enjoy fresh water.

The Splash at Fossil Trace

Enjoy the twists and turns of the water slides at e Splash Aquatic Park while taking in the green scenery of the Front Range.

“It de nitely has the more foothills-feel as opposed to the urban feel of Elitches or Water World,” said Betsy Sweet, aquatic supervisor for the city. “It’s less crowded.”

Across the park, guests have views of Lookout Mountain and Mount Zion, which is the mountain decorated with the “M” for the Colorado School of Mines.

As part of Golden’s Parks and Recreation Department, e

3051 Illinois St., Golden, Colorado 80401 | 303-277-8700 | splash@ cityofgolden.net | splashingolden. com/ | Park Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Sunday, Pool Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Monday-Sunday

Splash goes beyond the standard recreational swimming pool. From those learning how to walk to the community’s seniors, the waterpark has amenities for all ages and swimming abilities.

“Not only is it fun for kids, but the adults in the world have fun as well,” Sweet said.

Popular among children is the leisure beach-entry pool that includes a large play structure, small water slides, spray fountains and “Tipper,” the 500-gallon dump bucket. But for the little ones who want to be in the water but aren’t con dent in swimming just yet, there is a gentle splash pad.

One of the most popular attractions for those 48 inches and taller are the two water slides, the green

body slide and the blue tube slide. If those under the height requirement want to ride the blue slide, they must ride with an adult. e park also has a 25-meter lap pool with eight lanes for the more experienced swimmers as well as an open swim area and diving boards.

With interactive structures around the park, Sweet said e Splash is home to the biggest sandbox in Je erson County, which also has dinosaur fossils to dig up.

Admission fees for Golden residents range from $8-11 based on age, $9-12 for Je erson County residents and $10-13 for non-residents.

SPLASH

Paradice Island Pool

5951 Monaco St., Commerce City, Colorado 80022 | 303-289-3769 | c3gov.com/paradice | facebook.com/ paradiceisland/ | Open 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily through Aug.11

Commerce City is a fast-growing and diverse community with over 1,000 businesses, a golf course and soccer complex, 25 miles of trials and a swimming pool.

Opened in 2015 on the east end of Pioneer Park, Paradice Island Pool was a rst-of-its-kind in Commerce City.

e park ranges from a toddler pool with interactive water features for young ones to a leisure pool to a lap pool for the more advanced swimmers. Guests can have a relaxing time on the lazy river or feel the adrenaline when going down one of three slides.

Other non-water features at the park include play structures, volleyball, shaded areas and cabanas for rent. It’s a place to gather with friends and family. Coolers, chairs, pop-up tents, party decorations and food are allowed, but not alcohol and glass.

Admission rates for residents with a valid city recreation play pass range from free to $4 based on age. For nonresidents who don’t have a play pass, the fee ranges from free to $10.

Adventure West

423 10th St. (rear), Golden, Colorado 80401 | 720-722-1645 | adventurewestco@gmail.com|adventurewestco. com/

2920 Brewery Lane, Littleton, Colorado, 80120

One of the most popular and thrilling activities in the City of Golden is Whitewater River Tubing on Clear Creek. Daily tube rentals are open every day and include commercialgrade river tubes with complimentary life jackets and helmets. Shoes, not ip- ops, are required.

Adventure West owner Beth Battilla said when the Golden location rst opens for the season, it’s for adults and strong swimmers only. It is then gradually opened to others as the ow rate drops.

“Golden is best for most people mid-to-late July onwards,” Battilla said. “Unless you are really comfortable swimming in swift water, then by all means, come earlier.”

Although online reservations aren’t required at this location, reservations guarantee a tube and speed up the check-in process. Battilla added that reservations are highly recommended on weekends as tubes tend to sell out.

ose under the age of 17 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

While the location in Golden is an “exciting” oat, Adventure West’s location in Littleton is more of a “mellow” and “picturesque” oat, and online reservations are required.

Here, guests can drift along the South Platte River for upwards of two hours and take in the sights of the Carson Nature Center.

Children must be ve years of age or older and parking is available at Breckenridge Brewery.

“( ey) are out tted with a commercial grade river tube, life jacket, given our tubing tips and a safety talk,” Battilla said.

Cherry Creek and Chatﬁeld Reservoirs

4201 South Parker Road, Aurora, Colorado 80014 | 303.690.1166 | cpw. state.co.us

11500 N. Roxborough Park Road, Littleton, Colorado 80125 | 303.791.7275 | cpw.state.co.us

From swimming to jet skiing, local reservoirs o er a variety of water activities and programs.

Colorado is known for its mountain range, but there are sandy beaches families and friends can visit as well.

Cherry Creek Reservoir has a ropedo swimming area for people to cool o . It’s important to note that Colorado State Park swim beaches don’t have lifeguards on duty, so children must be supervised by an adult at all times.

In addition to sailboarding and boating, the reservoir also o ers a youth rowing program called Mile High Rowing Club and an adaptive sailing program called Community Sailing of Colorado.

Another sandy beach sits on the west side of the Chat eld Reservoir and is open from sunrise to sunset through Sept. 2. e beach is complete with showers, restrooms and picnic areas with small grills.

e reservoir is divided into multiple zones. One is the main body of the reservoir, known as the “Power Zone” and is for general boating, water skiing and sailing and moves in a counterclockwise direction.

ere are two large “No Wake

Zones” at the southwest and southeast ends of the reservoir, which are more ideal for shing and canoeing. Paddle Boarding is allowed in all bodies of water except for the swim area.

River Run Park

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It may not be a common sight in Colorado, but there are places to surf. River Run Park on the South Platte River is one of many and has been expanding over the years to allow transplanted surfers from the ocean to hit the waves.

“ e waves get sort of more powerful and more challenging to ride as you go upstream,” said Jacob Vos, a director of the Colorado River Sur ng Association.

e most beginner-friendly wave in the park is “Chiclets” while the other two waves, “Benihanas” and “Six” are more high-speed and dynamic as they have hydraulic plates that are in the river to help shape the waves and attune them to the ow of the river.

“ at adjustability doesn’t mean the waves work for all conditions all the time, but it certainly widens the range of ows,” Vos said.

Since river sur ng di ers from ocean sur ng, Vos stresses that ankle leashes can be deadly in an “insidious” way because the force of the river makes it challenging to reach the ankle to release the leash.

Other features in the park are conducive for whitewater kayaking and

tubing, but Vos encourages users to check the South Platte River Union water gauges — which show how much water is in the river — and recommends wearing a helmet.

If the gauges show 100 CFS cubic feet per square, it’s more mellow, Vos said, but when it gets up to 1,000 cubic feet per square, the water is more violent.

“If people are just oating or just hanging out, they can have rude surprises if they don’t pay attention to those ows,” Vos said.

Parking is available at the Broken Tree Golf Course, however, the gates close in the evening. Parking is also available on the west side of the river. If there are additional questions, like where to get equipment, the Colorado Rivers Facebook group serves as a message board for the river sur ng community.

Honorable mentions

• South Suburban Holly Pool, 6651 S. Krameria Way, Centennial, CO 80111

• Snorkeling lessons at Eastridge Recreation Center, 9568 S. University Blvd., Highlands Ranch, CO 80126

• Rocky Mountain Beach, 3301 W 46th Ave., Denver, CO 80211

• Rocky Mountain Paddleboard at Big Soda Beach, 15600 Morrison Road, Lakewood, CO 80465

• Bow Mar Beach, 5395 Lakeshore Drive, Littleton, CO 80123

• Rueter-Hess Recreation, 9343 Double Angel Road, Parker, CO 80134

• e Bay Aquatic Park, 250 Spader Way, Broom eld, CO 80020

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Little-known Powder House property set to get major restoration and become a park in Idaho Springs

Idaho Springs has owned the property and structure for more than 100 years, yet many locals don’t even know it’s there

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

City plans call for the restoration of the Powder House, which Idaho Springs Mayor Chuck Harmon refers

to as a “hidden gem” owned by the city for over 100 years e property is now set to become a city park.

e Powder House, just o Little Bear Road near the transfer station in Idaho Springs, was built in the 1880s and acquired by the city of Idaho Springs in a tax lien in 1918, according to city records.

e 12x14 foot stone building was used to store explosives and black powder used in the mining industry nearly 150 years ago, according to city records.

e existing building, with nearly 18-inch thick stone walls, has weathered more than a century well, a col-

lapsed wooden roof and disintegrated wood oor are evident but the stone walls themselves have stood the test of time, Harmon said.

Harmon believes the structure and surrounding property can be revived and become a destination park for locals for around $80,000.

Hoehn Architects out of Denver has been retained to draw plans for a park, with parking, trails, benches and tables surrounding the existing structure, according to city planners.

e building’s heavy-set steel door with two-foot-long iron hinges was stolen years ago and is also set to be replaced, according to Harmon.

A gentle Soda Creek runs through the back side of the property at only about six feet wide, providing a safe opportunity for families to enjoy the water, Harmon said.

“ ink about locals who have spent most of their lives here… I got to tell you, most of the locals don’t even have any idea that it’s been sitting there their whole lives,” Harmon told the Courant. “It really is a very hidden gem… we should be able to put it to good use and have people enjoy it.”

Realistically, Harmon hopes the property can be restored and rebuilt in 2025.

The little-known “Powder House” in Idaho Springs will become a public park.

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The Idaho Springs Powder House is set to get a renovation and become a public park.

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

BY JO ANN M. COLTON

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The band’s current goal is

mostly to ignore national invites and build an ardent local fan base. To stay connected, they are partnering with Chris Wright of Violet Recording to capture their Colorado live shows to share more broadly. Wright will also engineer a series of in-studio live recordings, possibly capturing two albums from this dual recording process.

Visit sunjrband.com for the latest band information (recordings, play dates — and more)! Then, “go down” to the MILE HIGH HOEDOWN and enjoy Sun Jr.’s “Psych Mountain Rock” ex-

perience LIVE at the Stampede, 2431 S. Havana Street, in Aurora.

MILE HIGH HOEDOWN attendees can enjoy food truck food and beverages, learn new line dances with instructor/choreographer Laurie Burkardt, “creative cut” or screen print their own T-shirt with Ink & Drink, purchase a custom hat from hat shaper Parker Thomas, get a “ﬂash” tattoo from Ace of MR. ACE Art & Tattoos; and visit Little People Face Painting for cool, but not permanent, body/ face/hair art — you’ll be sure to sparkle during Sun Jr.’s LIVE, never-to-be-duplicated hoedown performance!

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UPCOMING

Skatepark Design Input Meeting: 6-8 p.m. on ursday, July 11 at Tommyknockers Brewery, located at 1410 Miner St. in Idaho Springs. All community members are encouraged to attend and share their ideas.

Tween & teen paranormal adventure: Join the Clear Creek Library District and professional paranormalists from Denver from 7-9 p.m. on July 13 in Georgetown. e paranormalists will teach young learners about their paranormal equipment and attempt to record paranormal activity at the John Tomay Memorial Library.

Evergreen Sports O cials: e Monday, July 15 baseball umpire training course is at Clear Creek High School. Classroom and eld training for anyone over 12 years old. Sign up information at evergreensportso cials.com.

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Rapidgrass Music Festival: e Clear Creek Metropolitan Recreation District music festival in Idaho Springs is slated for Aug. 2-3. Bluegrass music at the Shelly/Quinn ball elds: https://rapidgrassfestival.com/ Overnight camping is available.

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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 difference and advocate for the youth in our community. e o ce can be reached at 970-513-9390.

e Mount Blue Sky Hill Climb: e iconic bicycle race that takes place on the highest paved road in the United States is Saturday, July 20. e course starts in the City of Idaho Springs at 7,500 feet and travels to the upper parking lot of Mount Blue Sky Scenic and Historic Byway at 14,130 feet. Information at

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, sirens will be tested 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 a 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. Clear Creek EMS also o ers fall-risk assessments by bringing someone from the re department to make sure smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are working properly. To request a visit, ll out the form at

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-rays, dentures, tooth extractions and more. Most insurances are accepted including Medicaid. Sliding scale/ 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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3 Coloradans to represent the U.S. at the Underwater Hockey World Championships in Malaysia

BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado is a huge hub for hockey players and fans, whether on ice, on the eld or even underwater. And why not? If it’s a sport, we have it here.

Ten women under age 24 are set to represent the U.S. at the Underwater Hockey Age Group World Championship in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this July and of course, three are Coloradans.

Elsa Debrunner, Lillianna Brooks and Aria Paul will compete in the event between July 16 and July 27 against about a dozen teams from around the globe. e U.S. is sending three teams spanning three divisions to the upcoming world championship: U24 men, U24 women and U19 men. Debrunner, Brooks and Paul are on the USA U24 Wom-

en’s Team.

“Training for worlds is a big commitment, but training with Lillianna and Aria is super encouraging and makes me super excited to play more hockey,” said Debrunner, a Conifer High School alum and club athlete at the Colorado School of Mines.

What is underwater hockey?

It’s a non-contact snorkeling sport with two teams of six facing o at the bottom of the pool. A weighted puck can be pushed, slid or icked with a short stick into the goal. Equipment includes a mask, ns, a snorkel with a mouthguard, a glove, a water polo cap and a stick.

Teammates rotate dives for roughly ve-to-20 seconds in a fast-paced, three-dimensional sport that combines the back-and-forth motion of regular hockey with up-and-down

movements to return up for air between dives.

“It’s physically di erent than any other sport,” Debrunner said. “But once you learn that, the communication with your team is probably the hardest part. You have to have a strategy really dialed in ahead of time because it’s di cult to communicate during the match.”

It requires elite breath control, tness and strong cooperation between coaches and teammates, Debrunner said. But the coaches believe the team is ready for a strong showing in Malaysia.

“We’re really impressed with the progress made since the team candidates rst got together. e commitment towards training and implementation of the game plan started at a high level and has seemed to grow,” Coach Kendall Banks said in a release. “ rough their support of

each other combined with healthy competition, there seems to be a synergy or ‘magic’ here. We’re excited to see where it takes the team.”

Colorado connections

Debrunner and Brooks are from Colorado originally, and Paul is from San Francisco but attends Colorado State University with Brooks. Brooks got into underwater hockey about three years ago, she said.

As a former swimmer for St. Mary’s Academy in Englewood, she had the tools to be a strong underwater hockey player. But she didn’t know what to make of the sport at rst.

“I saw a poster one day for a pool in ornton and it was like, ‘underwater hockey,’ and I was really committed to swimming at that point

Elsa Debrunner, the team captain of the U24 Women’s underwater hockey team, is a Conifer High School alum. Above, she’s pictured diving with her hockey stick after coming up for air in the Paciﬁc Coast Championships tournament in Orange County, California in October 2023.

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so I was like, ‘ at’s weird. I don’t know,’” Brooks said.

But later as a student at Colorado State, Brooks was strolling the quad and saw booths for clubs. One was serendipitously for underwater hockey.

“ is girl, who was actually Elsa’s older sister (Ianna Debrunner), was like, ‘Hey! Do you want to play underwater hockey?’” Brooks said. “You know what? Maybe I do.”

Since plunging into underwater hockey, Brooks has had tunnel vision for a spot on the U.S. team. But it’s a stop on her way to a bigger goal: being chosen on the USA Women’s Elite Team, which is a collection of the best players regardless of age.

Still, representing her country competitively is a dream come true. e team will battle against “10 to 12” other national teams, including Malaysia, New Zealand, South Africa, Australia and others.

A collection of women from all over the country, the national team met in January at a tournament in Colorado for the rst time. ey also had a training camp in Lake Tahoe in California for a week earlier this year.

But Brooks, Debrunner and Paul have an advantage being able to train together at Carmody Recreation Center in Lakewood and Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in ornton. ey’ll stay on their grind until it’s time to travel overseas for global glory.

How to follow the team

e championships in Malaysia will be livestreamed with commentators on YouTube. To follow the team on social media, visit the following links: Instagram: @usa.u24w.uwh Facebook: USAU24Women’s UnderwaterHockey Team website: https://www. underwater-society.org/page/ show/8276732-u24-women

For more information visit the tournament website at www.6thuwhagworlds.com.

We all deserve the luxury of aging a ordably

We’ve all seen the recent headlines: “Boomers aren’t moving” or “Empty nesters holding on to McMansions.” e cost of moving or owning a home is making it very di cult for everyone. Not making the headlines, however, is just how expensive it is to simply age in this country.

As we age, we want the resources, economic freedom and peace of mind to live where we feel most comfortable — whether that means at home or in our community. At least 77% of adults 50 and older want to age in a place where they are comfortable, according to AARP, yet 70% of older adults will need nancial and health care support to do so. In 2021, an all-time high of nearly 11.2 million older adults were “cost burdened,” meaning they spent more than 30% of their income on housing, according to the Joint Center for Housing Studies.

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ed living, according to MarketWatch.

e median monthly cost of assisted living in the U.S. is $4,500 — while the average monthly social security check is

Paul is originally from San Francisco but attends Colorado State with Lillianna Brooks. Paul has found a home with her Colorado underwater hockey players.

Colorado is the third most expensive state for home health care to support aging in place. Only 14% of single people over 75 can a ord a daily visit from a paid caregiver, and just 13% can a ord to move to assist-

e evidence is clear — we need more a ordable support services and systems that allow all of us to maintain autonomy and connections to our community as we age. Speci cally, we need more a ordable housing or homelessness prevention programs, creative solutions for in-home wrap-around services, and policies that support caregiver or direct care workforce support and services. ankfully, our state and community have some real leaders working hard to make aging less expensive. Colorado is using federal funds to substantially raise base wages for thousands of direct care workers providing a range of services to older adults.

Locally, Bell Policy Center in Den-

ver designed and conducted a cost study of Colorado’s direct care ecosystem for older adults that examined the economic conditions for older adults, their families, and paid and unpaid caregivers. is study identi ed state-level data gaps on direct care, as well as provided tools for advocates looking to make systems and policy changes to bene t older adults.

And Housing Resources of Western Colorado in Grand Junction addresses the housing shortage in Mesa County that is impacting young people and older adults by developing an intergenerational village that will provide homes for older adults at risk of homelessness and for youth transitioning out of the foster care system.

Creative collaborative solutions are what we all need to help make living here less expensive. But we should all do a better job of advocating for ourselves as we age so that future generations have the luxury of aging a ordably.

Peter Kaldes, Esq., is the president and CEO of Next50, a national foundation based in Denver. Learn more at next50foundation.org.

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Fewer Colorado youth feel sad, hopeless, suicidal, health survey ﬁnds

BY ANN SCHIMKE CHALKBEAT COLORADO

Fewer Colorado youth felt consistently sad or hopeless and fewer considered suicide last year compared with 2021, a large statewide health survey found.

e results from the Healthy Kids Colorado survey represent a bright spot after unprecedented levels of teen anxiety and depression surfaced during the pandemic. e situation was dire enough that state lawmakers took swift action, creating a program in 2021 to provide free counseling sessions to children and youth. Many school districts also launched free counseling programs and hired additional social workers, counselors, and psychologists.

Leaders at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, which publishes the survey results, were pleased with the survey ndings released Wednesday.

“ ere have been dramatic changes in the right direction around indicators of mental health, suicide risk, and substance use,” said Jill Hunsaker Ryan, the department’s executive director, in a press release. “We’re hopeful this is an indication of state and community investments in prevention programming and protective factors paying o .”

e 2023 Healthy Kids ndings on

youth mental health are among the most notable of the survey results. In some cases they improved to well beyond pre-pandemic levels.

For example, 26% of high-schoolers reported persistent feelings of

hopelessness or sadness in the 2023 survey, down from 40% in 2021 and 35% in 2019. In addition, 11% of high schoolers seriously considered suicide, down from 17% in 2021. Middle schoolers also saw drops in both categories.

Among both middle and high school students, 58% reported their stress level was manageable

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Tips to help keep your pets safe during Fourth of July celebrations

BY HALEY LENA HLENA@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

While there’s a lot of Fourth of July food and festivities to be enjoyed, the day can be stressful, or even scary, for our furry friends. e sounds of reworks exploding, summer heat and hazardous materials are among concerns and why local veterinarians agree that it’s a good time to keep your pets safe at home.

e Fourth of July is one of the most dangerous days for pets, especially dogs. Shelters and veterinary clinics across the Denver area, including VRCC Veterinary Speciality and Emergency Hospital in Englewood, tend to take in more animals than usual during the week of the holiday.

“We do get a lot of toxicity ingestion,” said Lexy Santos, veterinarian technician. “Heat exhaustion, that’s a really big one.”

Extreme heat and hazardous materials

Although it’s fun and entertaining to have your pet join the celebrations, veterinarians encourage owners to watch their pets breathing and never leave them unattended in a car.

“Animals feel twice, if not three times the amount of heat that we do,” said Santos. “So, if we’re hot, they’re de nitely exhausted from the heat.”

Dogs that have thick coats, such as Saint Bernards and Chow Chows are even more susceptible to hot weather, as are dogs with shorter snouts like Boston Terriers, Bulldogs and Pugs, to name a few.

Whether it’s a dog sneaking around and picking up food scraps or deciding to give them a fun treat, festive foods can be hazardous.

It’s well known to experienced dog

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Besides getting vitamin D safely, other sun safety tips include:

• Avoid sunbathing

• Wear protective clothing

• Wear a hat

• Use eyewear with UV protection

• Seek shade

Make sure to check the UV level and be extra cautious when the UV level is 7 or higher. Avoid tanning

owners that chocolate, particularly dark chocolate, is one of the most toxic foods for dogs to ingest as it attacks their hearts and nervous systems. Other foods that might be at Fourth of July picnics that are harmful are raisins, grapes, macadamia nuts, walnuts and fatty foods such as french fries.

While it is okay for dogs to eat some plain, cooked meat, the seasoning and marinating of onions, garlic and mushrooms are toxic for them, leading to possible anemia and damage to their nervous systems. It’s also important to not leave alcoholic beverages, ca eine, soft drinks and milk unattended.

If owners have more questions about what their pets can eat and cannot eat, the ASPCA, a national animal rescue and protection organization, has a list of foods that are toxic to pets. It can be found at tinyurl.com/yee46bjn.

Dogs are naturally curious, which means they aren’t just putting food in their mouths. Loose or used reworks should be closely monitored so pets don’t accidentally ingest the reworks or hurt themselves or others with them.

If you think your pet ingested a potential toxic food or plant, call the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at 888-426-4435 or take them to the nearest vet.

Keeping your pets calm amid ﬁreworks

As loud sounds can trigger pets to run away from home or wiggle out of their collars, there’s a danger of them getting lost or run into tra c. at’s why the Missing Mutt Detectives, a volunteer group in Parker, say microchipping their pets increases the

beds due to their high UV intensity. Foothills Urogynecology recommends annual dermatology appointments to address your skin issues or damage. You don’t need to risk skin cancer by not wearing sunscreen to get su cient vitamin D scores. Wear sunscreen, add vitamin D dense food and consider taking a supplement.

Dr. Terry Dunn is the owner of Foothills Urogynecology, a Denver-based practice specializing in women’s health. To learn more, visit www. urogyns.com.

chance of reuniting with owners.

Additionally, the American Veterinary Medical Association encourages owners to take current photos of their pets and ensure that they have identication tags with up to date information in the instance they do run away. e loud noises can also cause both dogs and cats to have anxiety, however, cats tend to hide better when frightened. is is why it’s important to keep them in an interior room, preferably with no windows, to give them a space where they can feel comfortable.

Turning on soft music and giving them a chew toy to help them keep busy is also recommended. ere are anti-anxiety medications available, however, it’s important to speak with your pets primary veterinarian about the possibility of medications. If medication is not available or

a possibility, another way to help keep your pets calm are anti-anxiety vests and shirts. ese can be purchased at places like PetSmart and Amazon. “ ey feel like that secure hug makes them feel a little bit more comfortable,” said Santos.

Other safety concerns to consider

• If putting sunscreen on your dog, there are pet friendly sunscreen options as well as insect repellent. Do not apply ordinary sunscreen or insect repellent on your pets as they contain harmful chemicals.

• When cooking – inside or outside –keep the matches and lighter uid out of reach. ese could cause physical injury but also lead to respiratory issues.

• Citronella candles and insect coils should also be kept out of reach.

• Avoid putting glow sticks on pets.

most days — an improvement for high school students compared with 2021, but the same for middle schoolers.

Alcohol use, vaping fell for high schoolers

In addition to positive trends on youth mental health for both middle and high school students, the survey revealed that fewer high school students are vaping, drinking alcohol, or using prescription pain medication without a prescription or di erently than prescribed compared with 2021. Marijuana use held steady.

For middle schoolers, alcohol use was up in 2023, with many more reporting that they had ever taken a

drink — 24% compared with 11% in 2021 — and more reporting they’d consumed alcohol in the previous month — 7% compared with 4% in 2021.

Middle school rates of vaping and using marijuana didn’t change in 2023 compared to 2021, but the survey found that more students in that age group had tried cigarettes — 7% compared to 4% in 2021.

While bullying overall didn’t increase in 2023 compared with 2021, LGBTQ students reported signicantly higher rates of bullying than other students. For example, 29% of gay and lesbian high school students reported being bullied during the previous year, compared with 12% of students generally. Gay and lesbian students also reported higher rates of sadness and hopelessness, and that they’d seriously considered suicide.

More e orts to improve youth

mental health are on the way in Colorado.

In May, the state announced a program that will train young adults ages 18 to 24 to connect youth with mental health support. is month, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a new youth mental health grant program funded with millions from a lawsuit settlement with e-cigarette manufacturer Juul Labs Inc.

e Healthy Kids survey has been given under various names since 1991. It has occasionally sparked backlash over concerns about data privacy or because some critics say the questions are too explicit.

Public health o cials emphasize the survey is voluntary for students and provides key information about how pre-teens and teens are faring when it comes to physical, sexual, and mental health.

More than 120,000 students com-

pleted the survey in 2023 — the most ever.

State o cials added several new questions to the 2023 survey, including about feeling safe at school, nightly sleep hours, use of psychedelic drugs, body image, and eating disorders.

One of the new questions revealed that nearly a quarter of high-schoolers and middle schoolers reported trying to lose weight or maintain their weight in unhealthy ways during the previous month — for example, by using diet pills, skipping meals, or vomiting.

Another new question revealed that large proportions of students worry about their physical appearance all or most of the time — 39% for high schoolers and 32% for middle schoolers.

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

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BY JO ANN M. COLTON

There is no better way to appreciate the beauty of Colorado than by witnessing all the sights and sounds of the great outdoors.

from walking and/or running along our state’s many wonderful paths and scenic nature trails.

Join Colorado Community Media as we host our ﬁrst-ever 5K run on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Clement Park, 7306 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton.

And, before the run, we want you to submit your own “Trail Tales,” including photos, to your local newspaper (events@coloradocommunitymedia. com). Tell us where you most enjoy going for a walk or a run in your commuor elsewhere in Colorado.

In turn, we will share many of those adventurous tales with the readers of our two dozen community newspapers in the weeks ahead of the run. About the 5k: It is scheduled to loop around Johnston Reservoir from 9:30 a.m. to noon. It will start and end on the bike path near Shelter P. The event is different from most 5k runs in many ways. For starters, the sole purpose of this event is to simply provide an opportunity for people across Colorado to come together, interact, and share their personal experiences gained

There are no prizes associated with the event and participants will not receive a “standard” T-shirt. Instead, registered participants will receive a pair of custom running socks. The Share Your Trail Tales 5k Run is open to people of all ages. Participants have the option of making it a fun-ﬁlled day for the entire family. Registration fees are $35 for adults (ages 17 & up), $15 (ages 5 to 16), and free for children (ages 4 and under ). Parking for run participants and event attendees is available in the west parking lot, which can be reached as you enter Clement Park through the Library entrance on W. Bowles Avenue.

Park is currently being ﬁrmed up to feature other activities throughout the day including food and beverage purchase options offered by local food trucks, vendor booths, and live music entertainment.

Colorado Community Media publications span eight counties along Colorado’s majestic Front Range — Weld, Adams, Jeffco, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Arapahoe and Denver. As a nonproﬁt organization, community is important to us and we are eager to reach out and meet members of the communities our news organization serves.

Carlie Scott, Colorado Community Media’s events director, stated that the program for the Aug. 24 run in Clement

“Your support of this event as a race participant and/or as an attendee is paramount to the success of our ﬁrst Share Your Trail Tales 5k Run and it will help us sustain our ability to support local news,” Scott said. “We encourage the engagement of our readers and future readers to be part of this and future events at Colorado Community Media.” Colorado Community Media could not put on events like this 5k run without the help of its dedicated supporters and sponsors. Sponsorship provides an ideal marketing prospect for your business and positive brand recognition. The organization offers many levels of sponsorship and opportunities for involvement. As a sponsor, you can be part of a fun community event that promotes health and wellness.

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CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS

Clear Creek County, Colorado Ordinance No. 15, Series 2024

AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW ARTICLE

IV OF CHAPTER 5 OF THE IDAHO SPRINGS

MUNICIPAL CODE TO CREATE A HISTORIC SITES AND FACILITIES BOARD

WHEREAS, pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-15-201, the City Council (“Council”) of the City of Idaho Springs (“City”) possesses the authority to create City boards, including the authority to specify the appointment process, qualifications, terms of office, powers and duties of officers sitting on such boards; and

WHEREAS, the City has historically obtained input concerning the identification, conservation, restoration and other work and issues related to historic sites and facilities through the Historic Sites and Facilities Committee (the “Committee”), founded in 2007; and

WHEREAS, the Committee has played a pivotal role in stewarding the City’s heritage, marking a period of fruitful collaboration with the Historical Society of Idaho Springs (HSIS) and their shared commitment to preserving the City’s historic resources; and

WHEREAS, the Council finds that the time is now appropriate to convert the Committee to an official City board, thereby extending to that group the benefits of being an officially constituted City body, such as access to City staff support and City resources; and

WHEREAS, the City has codified the details of its boards and commissions within Chapter 5 of the Idaho Springs Municipal Code (“Code”); and WHEREAS, the City Council therefore desires to add a new Article IV to Chapter 5 of the Code to establish the Historic Sites and Facilities Board, including the purpose, powers and responsibilities of such Board and the qualifications and terms of those who are appointed to it.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, as follows:

Section 1. The above and foregoing recitals are incorporated herein by reference and adopted as findings and determinations of the City Council.

Section 2. Chapter 5 of the Code is hereby amended by the addition of a new Article IV, to read in its entirety as follows:

ARTICLE IVHistoric Sites and Facilities Board

Sec. 5-31. Creation; membership.

(A) There is hereby created the Historic Sites and Facilities Board of the City of Idaho Springs (“Board”). The Board shall consist of five (5) members appointed by the City Council.

(B)Members shall serve staggered terms of four (4) years.

(C) Members shall preferably be qualified by training or experience in history, architecture, preservation or community development. While preference will be given to candidates with such qualifications, the qualifications are not a mandate. The City Council retains the ability to appoint Board members based on their individual qualities and in Council’s sole and absolute discretion.

Sec. 5-32. Authority; duties.

(A)The Board shall have the following authority and duties:

(1) Strategic Plan: The Board shall develop a strategic plan, to be referred to the City Council for possible adoption, which shall include at least the following elements:

a. Rehabilitation Projects: Detailed proposals for the restoration and rehabilitation of historic sites and facilities, prioritizing projects based on urgency, historical significance, and potential impact on community engagement and education.

b.Planned Maintenance: A scheduled maintenance program that outlines routine and periodic maintenance tasks essential for the preservation of structural integrity and historical authenticity of the sites and facilities.

C. Site Enhancements: Identification of opportunities for enhancements that increase accessibility, interpretive potential, and public engagement with the historic sites, while maintaining the historical character and integrity of each site.

d. Funding Strategies: Development of a funding and resource allocation strategy that identifies potential sources of funding, including grants, partnerships, and city resources, to support the execution of the strategic plan.

e.Compliance and Standards: Assurance that all proposed projects and activities within the strategic plan comply with local historic preservation guidelines, as well as the standards set forth by the National Park Service, ensuring that Idaho Springs’ historic assets are preserved and celebrated according to the highest preservation standards.

f. Community Engagement and Education: Initiatives designed to engage the community with its historical heritage, including educational programs, events, and materials that highlight the significance and stories of the historic sites and facilities.

g.Sustainability and Resilience: Consideration of sustainability practices and resilience planning in the preservation and enhancement of historic sites, ensuring that they are protected from environmental and climatic threats, and are preserved for future generations.

(2) Oversight of Maintenance Practices and Project Review: The Board shall participate in the maintenance, repair, capital improvements, and any forms of work carried out on the City’s historic sites and facilities as follows:

a.Projects Requiring a Ce1iificate of Appropriateness (COA): For projects requiring a COA, the Board shall serve as the project applicant during the Historic Preservation Review Commission process.

b. Minor Projects Not Requiring a COA: Projects not requiring a COA shall be presented to the Board for review and recommendation to City staff. The Board shall evaluate such projects against historic preservation standards.

c.Emergency Stabilization Work: In emergencies where immediate action is required to safeguard a prope1iy’s structural integrity or historical significance, such work may proceed without prior Board review. Emergency work shall be reported to the Board as soon as practical.

d. Demolition Approval: No historic site or facility owned by the City shall be demolished without the approval of the Board.

e. Documentation and Maintenance of Records: The Board shall work with City staff to maintain detailed records of all projects related to the City’s historic sites and facilities, helping maintain an archive of the preservation activities for each prope1iy.

f. Guidelines and Standards: Reviews conducted by the Board will adhere to the City’s historic preservation guidelines and the standards and recommendations of the National Park Service and other authoritative bodies in historic preservation. The Board shall incorporate sustainable and resilient practices into all projects with the goal of safeguarding the lasting integrity and legacy of Idaho Springs’ historic assets.

(B) The Board shall have any other duties as established by the City Council from time to time and shall have all powers necessary to perform its duties.

(C)The Board’s jurisdiction shall extend to the following historic sites and facilities owned by the City:

CHARLIE TAYLER WATERWHEEL (On the south side ofl-70just east of Mile Marker 240); JACKSON MONUMENT (320 Highway 103);

HOSE HOUSE NO. 2 (Sixth Avenue Hose House) (Northeast corner of 6th Ave. and Colorado Blvd.); BRYAN HOSE HOUSE (North side of Virginia Street at Illinois Street); CENTRAL HOSE HOUSE (1340 Miner Street); ENGINE No. 60, TENDER AND COACH No. 70 (South of City Hall, 1711 Miner Street); IDAHO SPRINGS CARNEGIE LIBRARY (219 14th Avenue); BLUE RIBBON TUNNEL (South Side of Interstate 70; East of the Charlie Tayler Water Wheel); IDAHO SPRINGS CEMETERY (East side of Highway 103, Approximately 1/2 mile south of Exit 240 of Interstate 70); STEVE CANYON STATUE (No1iheast corner of Colorado Boulevard and 23rd Avenue); CITY HALL (formerly the Grass Valley School) (1711 Miner Street); POWDER HOUSE (Gardener Placer, on the No1iheast Corner of Soda Creek Road and Little Bear Road); ARRASTRA (219 14th Avenue); CIVIL WAR CANON (219 14th Avenue); World WAR II MEMORIAL (219 14th Avenue); and any additional sites and facilities designated by the City Council from time to time.

Sec. 5-33. - Meetings.

(A) The Board shall meet at least once per calendar quarter. All meetings of the Board shall be open to the public. The Board shall cause a record of its meetings to be kept.

(B) Three (3) members of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting, and all official actions shall require the concurrence of a majority of those members present.

(C)At its first quarterly meeting each year, the Board members shall elect a Chair and ViceChair to serve for the ensuing year.

Sec. 5-34. - Removal of members.

Members shall be subject to removal by a majority vote of the membership of the City Council for inefficiency, neglect of duty, excessive absenteeism or malfeasance in office. For purposes of this Section, excessive absenteeism shall mean a failure to attend three (3) consecutive meetings. Any member subject to ,removal shall receive written notice of the grounds for removal prior to Council’s consideration of the same, and shall be provided the opportunity to address the Council on the topic, should the member so choose, before the Council votes on the matter.

Sec. 5-35. - Vacancies.

Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by appointment by the City Council within a reasonable time after the vacancy occurs. A person appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve the remainder of the term of the member whose seat is vacant.

Sec. 5-36. - Remote meetings; emergency authorization; limitations.

(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Code to the contrary, in the event that a quorum of the Board is unable to meet at the day, hour, and place established for a meeting, because meeting in-person is not practical or prudent due to any emergency affecting the City or the public health, meetings may be conducted solely by audio or audio/visual communications if all of the following conditions are met: (1) All Board members can hear one another and can hear and/or read all discussion and offered documentation; and (2) To the extent possible, full and timely notice is given to the public setting forth the time of the meeting, the fact that some or all members of the Board may participate by audio or audio/visual means of communication, the right of the public to attend the meeting from another location, and the information necessary to allow for such participation; (3) All votes are conducted by roll call; and (4) Minutes of the meeting are taken and promptly recorded, and such records are open to public inspection.

(B) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article to the contrary, participation in a meeting by audio or audio/visual means in accordance with this Section shall count towards the calculation of a quorum and shall not constitute an absence for purposes of Section 5-34 hereof.

Section 3. Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance or of any Code provision enacted hereby be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance or of such Code provision, the intention being that the various sections and provisions are severable.

Section 4. Any and all Ordinances or Codes or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent herewith are, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, hereby repealed; provided, however, that the repeal of any such Ordinance or Code provision or part thereof shall not revive any other section or part of any Ordinance or Code provision heretofore repealed or superseded.

INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on the 10th day of June, 2024.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED: Diane Breece, City Clerk

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on the __ day of ____, 2024.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED:

Diane Breece, City Clerk

Legal Notice No. CCC908

First Publication: June 27, 2024

Last Publication: June 27, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Misc. Private Legals

Public Notice

The Triple Bypass - Evergreen to Avon July 13, 5am- 8:00pm (full course)

Roads and Trails through Clear Creek County will be used.

Temporary road closures: Westbound-only Hwy 103 from Evergreen, 5am-10am, Both directions Alvarado Rd. east of Georgetown between Whitewater Park and CR 308, 6am-12pm Westbound-Alvarado Rd. from CR308, 7am12pm

Inquiries to Josh Kravetz josh@adventurefit.com; www.triplebypass.org

Produced by Team Evergreen Cycling

Legal Notice No. CCC911

First Publication: June 27, 2024

Last Publication: June 27, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Notice to Creditors

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Shirley Jean Smith, akak Shirley J. Smith, aka Shirley Smith, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30009

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

Edward E. Smith

Personal Representative c/o Hoskin, Farina & Kampf, P.C. Post Office Box 40 Grand Junction, Colorado 81502

Legal Notice No. CCC904

First Publication: June 13, 2024

Last Publication: June 27, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

PUBLIC NOTICE

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of Linda Jeske, a.k.a. Linda L. Jeske, a.k.a. Linda Louise Jeske, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30030

All persons having claims against the above-

estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Clear Creek County, Colorado on or before October 20, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Forrest Jeske

Personal Representative 696 Collette Lane Hamilton, MT, 59840

Legal Notice No. CCC906

First Publication: June 20, 2024

Last Publication: July 4, 2024 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

RELATIONSHIP TO: RESPONDENTS: ANY UNKNOWN FATHERS

You are hereby notified that the Clear Creek County District Court will hold a hearing on the Petition to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship Between Any Unknown Fathers, and the Minor Child filed by the Petitioners, Tanner John McClaren and Kayla Marie McClaren, and involving the child, Aspen Faith Muirhead, born on May 20, 2024 in Nebraska.

The Court will hold the hearing on September 23, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the Clear Creek County District Court, Division C, located at 405 Argentina Street, Georgetown, CO 80444.

This hearing will be held virtually via Webex. The Webex link is as follows: https://www.courts.state.co.us/Courts/District/ Custom.cfm?District_ID=5&Page_ID=983

failure to file a Response, or to appear, within 35 days after

and, in the case of an alleged father, your failure to file a claim of paternity under Article 4 of Title 19, C.R.S., within 35 days after service, if a claim has not previously been filed, may likely result in termination of your parental or your alleged parental rights to the minor child. You have the right to waive your right to appear and contest, and your failure to appear and contest, either in person or by a representative, will result in the Court forever terminating your parent-child legal relationship and granting the requested adoption.

Seth A. Grob, Attorney for Petitioner Legal Notice No. CCC907 First Publication: June 27, 2024

Public Notices

Legal Notice No. CCC895

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

Thursday, June 6, 2024

CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS Clear Creek County, Colorado

Advertisement: Clear Creek Courant Thursday, June 6, 2024

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Request for Clarification Deadline Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Published in the Legal Notices of the Clear Creek Courant.

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Dated: April 23, 2024.

Ordinance No. 12, Series 2024 AN ORDINANCE ACCEPTING AND RECOGNIZING THE ALIGNMENT OF THE 900 BLOCK OF MINER STREET

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Clear Creek County, CO

Pre-Submittal Meeting - Mandatory Monday, June 24, 2024, at 3:00 PM

MST

Diane Breece, City Clerk

Facsimile: 303-996-8611

Legal Notice No. CCC877

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

/s/Kirsten Z. Myers

Kirsten Z. Myers

Submittal Due

WHEREAS, the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado (“City”) is a statutory city, duly organized and existing under the laws of the state of Colorado; and

Request for Proposals for Road & Bridge Roadway Asset Inventory & Pavement Condition Assessment

RFP PW 24-09

General Notice

MST

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, by 3:00 PM

WHEREAS, pursuant to Part 23 of Title 31, C.R.S., the City, acting by and through the Idaho Springs City Council (“Council”), possesses the authority to regulate the planning and zoning of the City generally, including but not limited to the authority to recognize and accept dedicated public streets, typically through the subdivision platting process; and

Information for Respondents

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED:

Pearson and Paris, P.C. 14142 Denver West Parkway Building 51, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80401

Phone No.: 303-996-8610

Facsimile: 303-996-8611

Diane Breece, City Clerk

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

EXHIBIT A

June 19 and 26, 4:00pm – 8:00pm Parking lots and trails at the park will be used for a cycling event

PASSED, ADOPTED AND APPROVED, at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on the 10th day of June, 2024.

Inquiries to Josh Kravetz 303.408.0747 josh@adventurefit.com; www.sessionseries.org

Produced by Team Evergreen Cycling Legal Notice No. CCC886 First Publication: May 30, 2024 Last Publication: June 6, 2024 Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Legal Notice No. CCC879

First Publication: May 9, 2024

WHEREAS, the original “Town Plat of Idaho Springs” was established, approved and recorded in 1881, which plat includes the right-of-way known as Miner Street; and

The complete RFP, including, but not limited to, detailed scope of services and submittal requirements, along with any official notifications or issued addenda is available via: County’s designated website: https://www.clearcreekcounty.us/bids.aspx

George Marlin, Chair

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

WHEREAS, in the one hundred forty-three (143) years since the 900 block of Miner Street was laid out by plat, the actual boundary of said portion of right-of-way has been well-established by the public use in a way that does not precisely match the platted right-of-way boundary; and

Clear Creek County (County) is soliciting professional services through a Request for Proposals (RFP) from highly qualified and experienced firms to provide roadway asset inventory and pavement condition assessment data collection, analysis, and formatting. The project is locally funded through the County Road and Bridge Fund with a total annual budget of $2M to $4M for total project costs.

Board of County Commissioners

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

[Survey- Plat of Miner Street, 900 block]

Exhibit A – Ordinance No. 12, Series 2024

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

The scope of services includes approximately 73 miles (146 lane-miles) of roadway asset data collection, of which approximately 54 miles (108 lane-miles) also includes pavement condition assessment services.

Legal Notice No. CCC899

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

WHEREAS, the inconsistency between historic plat and established usage on this particular block has the potential to create confusion concerning the practical and legal responsibilities for the publicly-travelled street and the privately-maintained retaining walls abutting the street; and

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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Summons and Sheriff Sale

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER

a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

A precise legal description and survey of the area in question is to follow once received from the City’s surveyor. In the interim, the below diagram is meant to serve as a contextual site plan showing the approximate location of the subject area along the 900 Block of Miner Street that is proposed to be formalized as the precise boundary and location of this block of Miner Street’s alignment. The precise legal description and surveyed locations will be provided prior to Second Reading of the subject ordinance.

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

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WHEREAS, in conjunction with the development of Block 57 (aka former Golddigger Field), the City is preparing to contribute money and resources to make improvements to the 900 block of Miner Street; and

Thursday, June 6, 2024

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Public Notice

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

WHEREAS, before making such investment, the Council wishes to establish the precise boundary and location of this block of Miner Street, thereby providing certainty to both the City and to each abutting property owner; and

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Request for Clarification Deadline:

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Submittal Due:

Thursday, June 27, 2024, by 2:00 PM MST

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

WHEREAS, C.R.S. § 31-23-217 provides a process for municipalities to formally accept and recognize the location of public streets, in lieu of a formal subdivision platting process; and

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

WHEREAS, as required by C.R.S. § 31-23-217, this Ordinance was submitted to the Idaho Springs Planning Commission on June 5th, 2024, resulting the Planning Commission approving this Ordinance; and

Information for Respondents

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

WHEREAS, the Council therefore desires to formally designate, accept and recognize the boundaries of Miner Street in and around the area specified herein, by ordinance, as further set forth herein.

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN

George Marlin, Chair Board of County Commissioner

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF IDAHO SPRINGS, COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS:

Section 1. The above and foregoing recitals are expressly adopted as findings and determinations of the Council.

Legal Notice No. CCC897

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Section 2. Pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-23-217, the Idaho Springs City Council hereby formally accepts, designates and recognizes the boundaries of that portion of right-of-way known as Miner Street described and illustrated in the attached Exhibit A, incorporated herein by this reference, for all legal purposes upon the effective date of this Ordinance and thereafter.

Section 3. Findings concerning voting. This Ordinance was approved by the Idaho Springs Planning Commission by a vote of 5 to 0, on June 5, 2024; this Ordinance was finally-approved, on second reading, by the Idaho Springs City Council by a vote of 6 to 0.

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Clear Creek County, CO

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

Section 4. Zoning Maps; Official Plats. City staff is hereby directed to make conforming amendments to all copies of the official City Zoning Map and all other official City-maintained plats and maps, as necessary, to reflect the location of Virginia Canyon Road specified herein, upon the effectiveness of this Ordinance.

Request for Proposals for Road & Bridge Construction Management/General Contractor Services for Drainage Solution for Soda Creek Road RFP RC 24-02

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

Section 5. Recording of Ordinance. City staff is further directed to record this Ordinance and its Exhibits in the real property records of Clear Creek County, Colorado, upon the effectiveness of this Ordinance.

General Notice

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Amended Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after the service of this summons upon you. Service of this summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Amended Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

Section 6. Any and all Ordinances or Codes or parts thereof in conflict or inconsistent herewith are, to the extent of such conflict or inconsistency, hereby repealed; provided, however, that the repeal of any such Ordinance or Code or part thereof shall not revive any other section or part of any Ordinance or Code provision heretofore repealed or superseded.

Approximate location of the 900 Block of Miner Street to be formally recognized:

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in the writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an in rem action on the following real properties located in Clear Creek County, Colorado with a legal description of:

Parcel number 183734200613 Mine: Clyde –5404 4.76 Acres GRI 34-3-74 422/181/489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado; and

Parcel number 183734200623, Mine, USMS: 5404 Mine Name: Clift Acres: 4.76 DESC: GRI 33-3-74 422/181 489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado, also commonly known as the Clyde Mining Parcel and Clift Mining Parcel, respectively.

Clear Creek County (County) is seeking proposals through a Request for Proposals (RFP) for Construction Management/General Contractor (CM/CG) Services from highly qualified and experienced firms for a roadway drainage solution on Soda Creek Road. The project is locally funded through the County Road and Bridge Fund.

Section 7. Should any one or more sections or provisions of this Ordinance or of Code provisions enacted hereby be judicially determined invalid or unenforceable, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remaining provisions of this Ordinance or of such Code provisions, the intention being that the various sections and provisions are severable.

This is an in rem action on the following real properties located in Clear Creek County, Colorado with a legal description of:

INTRODUCED, READ AND ORDERED PUBLISHED at a Regular Meeting of the City Council of the City of Idaho Springs, Colorado, held on the 25th day of March, 2024.

Chuck Harmon, Mayor

Plaintiffs seek to obtain an order quieting title to the Clyde and Clift Mining Parcels.

Published in the Legal Notices of the Clear Creek Courant.

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

ATTESTED AND CERTIFIED:

Clear Creek County Public Works is seeking a CM/CG to provide services for the Drainage Improvements for Soda Creek Road project.

Soda Creek Road is experiencing a localized visible point-source of water flowing up through the center of the pavement causing significant pavement distress and continuous saturation of road surface. The project includes excavation

This is an in rem action on the following real prop-

Parcel number 183734200613 Mine: Clyde –5404 4.76 Acres GRI 34-3-74 422/181/489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado; and

Dated: April 23, 2024.

/s/Kirsten Z. Myers

Kirsten Z. Myers

Pearson and Paris, P.C. 14142 Denver West Parkway Floyd Hill

Public Notices

Legal Notice No. CCC895

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Clear Creek County, CO

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Advertisement: Clear Creek Courant

Thursday, June 6, 2024

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Request for Clarification Deadline Tuesday, June 18, 2024

Published in the Legal Notices of the Clear Creek Courant.

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

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Dated: April 23, 2024.

Facsimile: 303-996-8611

Legal Notice No. CCC877

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

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June 19 and 26, 4:00pm – 8:00pm Parking lots and trails at the park will be used for a cycling event

Inquiries to Josh Kravetz 303.408.0747 josh@adventurefit.com; www.sessionseries.org

Request for Proposals for Road & Bridge Roadway Asset Inventory & Pavement Condition Assessment

RFP PW 24-09

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Pre-Submittal Meeting - Mandatory Monday, June 24, 2024, at 3:00 PM

MST

Submittal Due

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, by 3:00 PM MST

Information for Respondents

George Marlin, Chair Board of County Commissioners

Legal Notice No. CCC899

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Summons and Sheriff Sale

/s/Kirsten Z. Myers

Kirsten Z. Myers

Pearson and Paris, P.C.

14142 Denver West Parkway

Building 51, Suite 200 Lakewood, CO 80401

Phone No.: 303-996-8610

Facsimile: 303-996-8611

Legal Notice No. CCC879

First Publication: May 9, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

Thursday, June 6, 2024

Advertisement: Clear Creek Courant

Thursday, June 6, 2024

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Thursday, June 6, 2024

Request for Clarification Deadline:

Thursday, June 20, 2024

Submittal Due:

Thursday, June 27, 2024, by 2:00 PM MST

Information for Respondents

George Marlin, Chair Board of County Commissioner

Legal Notice No. CCC897

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Clear Creek Courant

Public Notice

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Clear Creek County, CO

Request for Proposals for Road & Bridge Construction Management/General Contractor Services for Drainage Solution for Soda Creek Road RFP RC 24-02

General Notice

Clear Creek County (County) is seeking propos-

Public Notice

DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF CLEAR CREEK, STATE OF COLORADO 405 Argentine Street Georgetown, CO 80444

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA

JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

v. Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION

Plaintiff: THE JOYCE JIRON TRUST BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., TRUSTEE and THE ESTATE OF NELDA JOYCE BECK A/K/A NELDA JOYCE JIRON BY GEORGE R. JIRON, JR., PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Defendant: ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO MAY

ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION, ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN

HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER

a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE and ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROBERT MINER

a/k/a ROBERT RUSSELL MINER a/k/a ROBERT L. MINER

Case Number: 2024-CV-30012

DISTRICT COURT CIVIL SUMMONS

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO

TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: ALL UNKNOWN HEIRS OF THE ESTATE OF ROSE L. MINER a/k/a ROSE LORRAINE

This is an in rem action on the following real properties located in Clear Creek County, Colorado with a legal description of:

Parcel number 183734200613 Mine: Clyde –5404 4.76 Acres GRI 34-3-74 422/181/489/993 County of Clear Creek, State of Colorado; and

Plaintiffs seek to obtain an order quieting title to

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Legal Notice No. CCC886

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: June 6,

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