Denver Herald Dispatch June 6, 2024

Underneath Washington Park lies a hidden past

BY KIRSTEN DAHL COLLINS

SPECIAL TO THE DENVER HERALD

Denver’s beloved Washington Park, with its lakes, gardens and meadows, is turning 125 this year. But park regulars may not know this green 160-acre expanse as well as they think. Just below the surface lies a hidden past.

Where triceratops trod

Dig two or three feet down, and you’re in the late Cretaceous era, 65 million years ago, said James Hagadorn, curator of geology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. According to Hagadorn, Wash-

ington Park sits atop an ancient, 18-foot-thick layer of sedimentary rock dating from a time when triceratops browsed the Denver area,  munching on tropical foliage.   “ is sediment is the top layer under the park,” Hagadorn said.

He explained that it’s nearly identical to the tilted layers visitors ock to see at Dinosaur Ridge in Morrison.

e famous footprints that made Dinosaur Ridge a national landmark record the migration of many dinosaurs, including duck-billed plant-eaters and ostrich-like carnivores, along the beach of an ancient sea. Since the sedimentary layer un-

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der Washington Park is so similar, it suggests that the park’s work crews may have unknowingly turned up some ancient bones around the turn of the century when they excavated the park lakes and graded the land.

“Most of Denver is underlain by dinosaur-bearing Cretaceous rocks,” said paleontologist Kirk Johnson, who directs the Smithsonian’s Museum of Natural History. Johnson dug up many a fossil during his 22-year tenure at DMNS, before leaving Denver to helm the Smithsonian.

Plutonium found in Indiana Street air filters near Rocky Flats

Boulder Commissioners reconsider trail project

BY RYLEE DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A recent discovery of plutonium in air lters on Indiana Street near Rocky Flats has given Boulder County Commissioners pause as they appear to reconsider involvement in the Rocky Mountain Greenway Project trail system. e Greenway project began in 2016 as an e ort to connect three National Wildlife Refuges — Rocky Mountain Arsenal, Two Ponds and Rocky Flats — through an interconnected trail system.  e project calls for the installation of an underpass connecting Rocky Flats to Boulder Open Space through the Rock Creek Corridor and an overpass to connect Westminster trails to the Greenway.

When gale-force winds hit on April 6, chemist and DU Professor Michael Ketterer and retired FBI agent Jon Lipsky — who led the 1989 raid of Rocky Flats that eventually led to the plant being shut down and designated as an EPA Superfund site — set up air lters in three locations nearby to conduct a study on the contaminated soil’s activities in high winds.

Ketterer said he has taken air lter samples near Rocky Flats a handful of times, but that the high wind event of April 6 drew special interest because dirt was visibly moving in the air.

“We both observed large, rapidly moving suspended dust clouds extending from ground level up to

A view of the southeastern corner of Washington Park, near Denver South High School.

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UNDERNEATH

Prehistoric waters flow under the park Fast forward to the Pleistocene, 16,000 years ago, when mammoths, camels and giant sloths roamed the grassy plains of Colorado. e land underlying Washington Park also harbors traces of this era. According to Johnson, the park land sits atop aquifers — sandy underground deposits — lled with water from the Ice Age.

“ e water you nd in them today is likely only 10,000 to 20,000 years old,” Johnson said. “It fell as rain on the backs of mammoths before seeping into the ground and eventually into the buried sand layers.”

Traces of the Wild West e park also bears traces of a wild and unspoiled Colorado, as it looked before the 1600s when buffalo and Indian tribes roamed the high plains.

Back then, the land that eventually became Washington Park consisted of “rolling sandy hills of short grass prairies, with no lakes,” said landscape architect Frank Miltenberger. A number of arroyos — dry creek beds periodically lled by rainfall — once ran through today’s park, said Miltenberger, a Wash Park resident

whose hobby is researching and illustrating scenes of Colorado before White settlement. Smith Ditch, the historic 1867 irrigation canal owing through the park, roughly follows a path carved out by these old arroyos, Miltenberger said. By using these natural depressions, ditch builder John W. Smith probably saved his work crews a lot of digging.

Smith also used a natural hollow in the landscape when he created

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Smith Lake, although his workers probably had to enlarge and deepen it. Now the centerpiece of the park’s northern half, the 16-acre pond is frequented by trout anglers and visitors happily pedaling swan boats. Before Smith diverted water from his ditch to ll the lake, it was reputedly a bu alo wallow. ese large circular depressions dotted western prairies before the native grasses were plowed under.  ey functioned a little like day spas for the bison, who rolled in the dusty hollows to help shed their winter coats, squash pesty insects and cool o .

A 19th-century farm gives birth to the park

By the late 1800s, many farmers were working the land in south Denver. One of them was Edwin K. Whitehead, who owned a farm just south of Smith Lake. History does not record what Whitehead grew, but onions, beets, squash, beans and cherries were popular crops at the time. Corn is another possibility, thanks to irrigation from Smith Ditch. Before the ditch was built, annual rainfall was too scanty to make corn a viable crop.

Phil Goodstein’s book, “ e Haunts of Washington Park.” e city continued buying up the surrounding land until 1916, Goodstein wrote, when the park reached its current size of 160.8 acres.

In 1899, the nascent park, which stretched from Smith Lake to the Edwin Whitehead farmhouse, was named “Washington” in honor of the centennial of George Washington’s death. European-trained landscape architect Reinhard Schuetze drew up the plans. A fellow immigrant from Germany, John B. Lang, signed on as the park’s rst superintendent and moved into Whitehead’s vacant farmhouse, according to Goodstein. Soon after, he built a matching barn for the park horses. e farmhouse and stables, with their gables and decorative brick detailing, were designed in the Folk Victorian style, a less expensive version of the era’s fashionable Queen Anne-style homes.

Today, Washington Park’s maintenance department occupies Whitehead’s old farmhouse and Lang’s horse barn. Few of the joggers and dog-walkers who hurry by these handsome old buildings know that they re ect a time when Washington Park was a working 19th-century farm.

At the same time, the City Beautiful movement sprang to life in Chicago and began inspiring many towns across the U.S. to create large, European-style parks. In 1891, the City of South Denver (later absorbed by the City of Denver) caught the zeitgeist and paid Whitehead $170 per acre for “20 acres … between South Downing and South Franklin streets from Kentucky Avenue to Tennessee Avenue,” according to local author

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But then, few probably know that Smith Ditch was once an arroyo, or that two feet under the park’s grassy meadows, dinosaurs once roamed.  As the community celebrates Washington Park’s past and future above ground on Aug. 7, one thing will never change — the land beneath will keep its secrets.

In celebration of Washington Park’s 125th anniversary, Friends And Neighbors (FANS) of Washington Park is putting on two contests that showcase the park. The first contest is a photography contest, which returns this year after a seven-year hiatus. Photos should demonstrate the theme: Celebrating Wash Park. Entry fee is $5 and entries can be submitted at Fansphotocontest.com through June 30.

Winners will be chosen by public, inperson voting during FANS’ Anniversary Celebration. Prizes will be awarded in youth and adult categories. The second contest is the first-ever Wash Park essay contest. The prompt for this is: Why Does

Washington Park Matter. There is no fee to enter the essay contest, and submissions can be entered at fansessaycontest.com through June 30. Essay contest divisions are 8-14 years, 15-18 years and Adult (over 18). Essays will be judged by a local panel of educators, writers, librarians and community leaders. FANS’ Anniversary Celebration will take place from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Aug. 7 at Washington Park. The free community event will include a full schedule of events and entertainment, including a parade, sports clinics, park activities, history and educational displays, food trucks and live music. Learn more about FANS at fanswashingtonpark.org.

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Landscape architect Frank Miltenberger’s illustration depicts a Colorado of long ago, with an arroyo (a dry creek bed) entering the land that will one day become the southeastern corner of Washington Park. Miltenberger enjoys researching and recreating scenes of Colorado as it might have looked before 1600.

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Polis signs environmental injustice bill

Legislation increases oversight for known polluters

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gov. Jared Polis this week struck a long-awaited blow for environmental justice in Colorado, say lawmakers who ushered HB24-1338 into law.

Polis on Tuesday signed the new law which aims to tackle pollution problem spots that long have dogged communities of color in the

state, said the bill sponsors. e bill directs the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment - the CDPHE – to execute recommendations from the Environmental Justice Action Task Force, created by HB21-1266.

State Rep. Manny Rutinel – DCommerce City - was one of the bill’s sponsors. He said via a news release that the legislation is a key rst step in righting environmental wrongs in the state.

“Everyone has the right to clean air and environment for themselves and their families,” Rutinel said in the news release. “For nearly a year,

the Environmental Justice Action Task Force met with community members and collected data-driven information to create a comprehensive checklist to clean up our air and support communities disproportionately impacted by environmental pollution.”

e new law implements key task force recommendations, including increased oversight of known polluters, like re neries, and better response time to community air pollution complaints, Rutinel said.

“By diving deeper into the cumulative impacts of environmental injustice, we can create policy that

addresses the pollution negatively a ecting our neighbors of color and low-income neighbors,” he said.

State. Rep. Elizabeth Velasco – DGlenwood Springs - said all Coloradans need help ghting environmental problems.

“We owe it to our neighbors to implement the recommendations of the Environmental Justice Action Task Force to clean up our air, take air pollution complaints seriously and combat long-standing environmental injustices,” Velasco said in the news release.

Here Are Some Simple Steps to Take So You Have No Unpleasant Surprises After Closing

The Division of Real Estate’s HOA Information & Resource Center issued some useful advice last week which got me to thinking. It was advice on doing “due diligence” about a neighborhood’s HOA so you’re not blindsided after closing. With over two decades of representing buyers in the purchase of homes, both with and without a homeowner’s association, I have lots more to suggest than was in that release.

I advise all buyers to look for neighbors who are outdoors, perhaps mowing their lawn, getting their mail, or washing their car in the driveway. Introduce yourself in a friendly manner, explain that your looking at that neighbor’s house which is for sale and would like to know how they like living in this neighborhood. Follow-up questions could include, “Are the homes built well? How’s the HOA? Are the neighbors friendly? Any complaints? Are the schools good? Is there much crime? By the way, do you know why the owners are selling that home?”

Don’t interrogate the poor fellow, but use your judgment in being as warm and conversational as possible. You’ll learn a lot that will serve you well if you end up buying that home. This is one task I want you to do yourself instead of me doing it for you as your agent.

Among the advice from the HOA Information & Resource Center was to request the covenants (or “CC&Rs”) from the county clerk and recorder. That

document is something I can get for you more easily (and free) from my contacts at any title company. I can also ask the listing agent for the covenants and other HOA documents, but keep in mind that one of the earliest deadlines in any contract to buy and sell a home is the “Record Title” deadline and the “Association Documents” deadline, along with an opportunity for you to object or terminate if you don’t like what you read. The covenants are recorded, so they will come to you with the title documents. Just as important as the covenants, however, is how they are enforced by the HOA board and the management company hired by the board.

The most useful HOA documents are the minutes of the last six months’ board meeting and the most recent annual meeting. These minutes will let you know what issues may be bothering the members. (Hopefully, you learned many of those from interviewing neighbors, as suggested above.)

Those minutes will also give you a sense of the financial health of the HOA and whether a dues increase or special assessment might be under discussion.

Other documents for you to study are the financial statements, the budget for the coming year, and the most recent reserve study, which lets you know whether they have the financial reserves to deal with future repairs such as replacing the boundary fences, or fixing

How to Do Advanced Listing Searches on the MLS

Unless you’re a licensed broker with access to the MLS, the number of criteria on which you can search is very limited. Typically, consumer-facing websites only allow you to search for price range, city or county, number of bedrooms and bathrooms, square footage, and a few other criteria.

But virtually every MLS field is searchable if you ask an MLS member such as myself to do the search.

Schools are very important to parents, and I can define a search area by naming a particular elementary, middle school or high school.

North-facing driveways are a no-no for some buyers. I can specify “Not North” in that field.

Main-floor living is important to many seniors, and I can specify one-story homes or, my favorite, specify main -floor primary bedroom (or non-primary bedroom), thereby allowing for 2-story homes which have main-floor bedrooms.

Is having the laundry on the same floor as the primary bedroom or simply not in

the basement important to you? That can be specified too and it’s required that listings indicate which floor the laundry, bedrooms and bathrooms are on.

Do you want to see only those homes which aren’t in an HOA? Or maybe you want an HOA that includes exterior maintenance of the home. No problem.

I can also search for key words within the listing’s public remarks. I mentioned last week that I did a search for the phrase “outdoor kitchen” and found 67 such listings within 20 miles of downtown Denver. I can search for any word or phrase.

Searching by map is useful, and I can draw a line around a particular neighborhood or multiple non-contiguous neighborhoods in the same search.

I can search for homes with property taxes under a particular amount, or simply homes that do not have a Metropolitan Tax District with an additional tax levy.

The age of the home, 220V wiring in the garage, solar panels, type of heating and cooling all these and more can be searched, but only by an MLS member.

the common area amenities such as parks, playgrounds and trails.

In some cases, the listing agent may have obtained those HOA documents in advance. As your agent, even before submitting your offer, I can ask for them, first looking to see if they’re already posted as “supplements” on the MLS.

Sometimes the “Sellers Property Disclosure” is also posted on the MLS, but if not, I can request that document for you, then ask follow-up questions about items disclosed on it.

Every HOA in the state must be registered with the HOA Information & Resource Center. If they are not registered, they are unable to enforce the covenants or file a lien against a member who is delinquent on dues or fines.

The state legislature has not empowered the Center to license or otherwise regulate HOAs, including to receive and act on member complaints. It’s really quiet a sad situation. Even sadder is the condition of its registry of HOAs. I downloaded the Excel file and was shocked at the amount of duplication and errors in the data entry. See for yourself at the posting of this article at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com

The link provided for finding a registered HOA takes you to the same form that is used for finding brokers and brokerages, so you enter the name (or part thereof) for the HOA you’re looking for, but it is very hit or miss when I tested it. Entering the ZIP code of the HOA in addition was useful. It also shows if the HOA’s license is expired, which was the case for one I looked up. The phone number was for the clubhouse and a random HOA member picked up. I had to find an HOA document in order to get the number for the contact person. Ugh!

I Just Had a Terrible Thought… ChatGPT has leveled the playing field for real estate agents. As in most professions, 90% of us aren’t good writers or even spellers! Ask ChatGPT to rewrite a property description or newsletter, and it will do so in flawless English with flawless spelling and flawless grammar, which got me thinking about scammers. Scam texts and emails can often be identified by their poor English and spelling, but if the scammer uses ChatGPT, that red flag will no longer be present.

Every year we have to be more and more alert for possible scams.

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The 2nd bedroom has carpeting, double closet and new windows. The oversized garage has plenty of room to store firewood, and at the rear of the garage is a huge locked storage space. Reasonable HOA dues pay for water, sewer, snow removal, trash, and internet. Unit comes tastefully furnished. It’s a short walk from downtown Fraser with its many shops, bars, and entertainment. Experience the great outdoors just outside your door. Hike or bike along the Fraser River trail that leads to Winter Park. It’s also on the free bus route to Winter Park. To see it, call David Dlugasch at 303-908-4835. Take a video tour at www.WinterParkCondo.info

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Class of 2024 gets scholarships and coaching to boost college success

BY JASON GONZALES

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anks to a one-time investment last year, Colorado students in the Class of 2024 can receive a $1,500 scholarship to attend a state college or workforce program in the fall.

Students can also access a year of coaching, which will help some of those scholarship recipients during the summer months, through their rst year, and into their second.

Together, the scholarships and coaching through the one-time $25 million Opportunity Next in-

vestment from Colorado lawmakers aim to help more students get to and persist through college, especially after enrollment declines since the pandemic. e money also attempts to address a statewide shortage in skilled labor, in which there are two available jobs for every unemployed person.

While the scholarship money provides an incentive, the coaching aspect of the program provides support that some experts say helps students nish their college education.

“We’re really doubling down on our investment in learners and

connecting them with employers that have these in demand job openings so we can create and continue to create a competitive economy for all,” said Eve Lieberman, executive director of the state O ce of Economic Development and International Trade.

To be eligible, a student must have graduated from a Colorado high school or earned an equivalent diploma during the 2023-24 school year.

Colorado students must also have completed the federal or state application for nancial aid, not received a grant or scholarship

through the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, and plan to attend a Colorado institution or workforce development program, such as an apprenticeship.

Lieberman expects about 14,000 students statewide will get a scholarship. Schools and workforce programs will issue those on behalf of students, but students can search for programs that o er scholarships online. Scholarships are offered at four- and two-year colleges, as well as apprenticeships and other training programs.

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Students can also apply on the same website to receive coaching from national nonpro t InsideTrack, a network meant to help students who face the greatest challenges to getting to and through college. e state is funding coaching through 2024. e launch of the program comes at an opportune time for the state because many students have struggled to ll out the revamped Free Application for Federal Student Aid application. e issues with the new FAFSA system has meant some students haven’t received aid

o ers from colleges.

Students who have now graduated also have a harder time talking to counselors during the summer months as they transition from high school to college.

Steve Ast, InsideTrack senior vice president of partner success, said coaching ensures the state’s investment in students pays o by getting students the resources they need through the summer and into their second year of college. Coaching has been shown to boost student success in college programs by 5% to 15%, he said.

Coaches will work with students one-on-one and in groups. Sessions will focus on skills to balance work, personal, nancial and school commitments, as well as

individual plans to achieve the goal of completing a degree, certi cate, or apprenticeship.

Coaches will also work with students to connect them to schoolbased and community resources, such as mental health, food pantry, or nancial resources. Ast said students who get coaching have been shown to use services that will help them through college, including food pantries, tutoring, and professors’ o ce hours.

“Why put money into a learner if you’re not also going to provide them the support for them to be successful?” Ast said.

InsideTrack has provided Colorado students coaching services for years, including for Latin American Educational Foundation scholar-

ship recipients. is will be the rst time InsideTrack has worked on a statewide level in Colorado, but it has provided coaching services for Minnesota students and colleges and universities.

Ast said he hopes the program shows how valuable coaching is to students and convinces lawmakers to extend the program so students have the resources available to them through their college career. “ e goal of a coaching program is not to say, ‘Show up on campus the rst day and good luck,’” Ast said. “It’s about setting the foundation appropriately for long term results.”

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Bonding authority set to buy fabled Stanley Hotel

BY JASON BLEVINS THE COLORADO SUN

Gov. Jared Polis has signed legislation that modi es a grant program for Colorado’s creative industries to allow the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority to buy the Stanley Hotel in Estes Park.

Polis signed the legislation Tuesday at the Stanley Hotel. A lengthy amendment to House Bill 1295— which extends incentives o ered under theColorado Community Revitalization Grant programand was approved by the Colorado House late April and the Colorado

Senate earlier this month — allows the Colorado Educational and Cultural Facilities Authority to create a nonpro t company to manage a facility and direct revenue from that facility toward the organization’s mission to support schools and art facilities in the state.

e legislation is a critical step in the authority’s plan to buy the historic Stanley Hotel in Estes Park and issue bonds to support the construction of a new lm center at the hotel. Once the bonds are repaid — the bonds could be for as much as $450 million — the authority will own the hotel and lm center as a private revenue generator to sup-

port schools and cultural facilities. e authority was created in 1981 to lend money to educational and art organizations for new and renovated schools, venues and museums, but the original legislation barred it from owning or operating those facilities. e new legislation changes the authority’s mission to include ownership and management of facilities and expands the de nition of the facilities supported by the authority to include a lm center, a hotel, eating and drinking establishments, gift shops and lodging.

Owning the Stanley Hotel would be a new role for the bonding au-

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thority that has issued $7.6 billion in low-interest, tax-exempt bonds that help pay for schools, student housing, performance halls, museums and Olympic training facilities across Colorado since the early 1980s.

e 140-room Stanley Hotel — the inspiration behind Stephen King’s “ e Shining” — is owned by the Grand Heritage Hotel Group. e group’s CEO, John Cullen, bought the dilapidated historic hotel out of bankruptcy in 1996 and has invested millions in upgrades and maintenance.

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heights of hundreds of feet, originating from areas on the (Central Operating Unit of Rocky Flats) and/or contaminated bu er zone,” Ketterer said in an a davit written after collecting the samples.

Two samples were collected along Indiana Street while high winds were blowing from the west. Ketterer sent the samples to the radiochemistry lab at Northern Arizona University, where scientists used mass spectronomy to study the lters.

“Plutonium was unequivocally detected in the two Indiana Street air lters,” a statement from Ketterer said. “With less than 30 minutes sample collection time, quantities ranging from 47 to 128 milligrams of lter ash were recovered from air lters; plutonium was detected in all six of the individual preparations of ash from the two Indiana Street samples.”

e concern surrounding Ketterer’s ndings, he says, is that if the Greenway is constructed, increased foot tra c will spread the contaminated soil to neighboring communities.

“ e more that people walk on the refuge, and the more land use that is taking place… undisturbed soil is pretty well protected against wind erosion, but once people and animals start walking on the development, then the erodibility, if you will, of the soil surface is going to greatly increase,” Ketterer said.

He added that this could mean more contaminated soil being transported o the refuge toward neighboring properties.

Radioactive plutonium is a material that is produced by nuclear reactors, and has been known to cause lung, bone and liver cancer in people exposed to it, according to the CDC.

e two isotopes of plutonium Ketterer found near Rocky Flats are 239 and 240, which have a “ ngerprint” that con rms they originated at the former nuclear weapons plant.

Now, Ketterer’s ndings are giving some governmental agencies pause about the construction of the Greenway Project, which calls for the Federal Highway Administration to install the underpass and overpass.

At an April 4 Boulder County Commissioners meeting, Lipsky warned county leaders of the dangers of building such structures on the site, referencing the Colorado State construction standard that forbids building when more than 0.9 picocuries per gram are found in soil.

Ketterer’s recent samples ranged from 0.15 to 1.19 picocuries of plutonium per gram of soil.

“I have a couple concerns: there is going to be digging, and the standard at Rocky Flats changes dramatically, exponentially, when it goes below three feet,” Lipsky said. “If it goes below six feet, there is no standard, and there’s no consideration for the workers, no consideration for the residents, like Superior, that will be receiving contaminants from this digging.”

Ketterer also gave comment at the April 4 meeting and did not mince words in his caution to commissioners.

“Commissioners, it’s not a marvel-

ous idea to dig up and disturb plutonium-contaminated soils,” Ketterer said. “It’s all very unsettling to me. Not only do the soils near Rocky Flats and the Indiana Street corridor have plutonium in them, but a lot of it is in these discreet particles… I think this whole area is generously sprinkled with that.

“Commissioners,” Ketterer continued, “Rocky Flats is just one of the unsettling places in the U.S. and the world that we should worry about plutonium at — there’s a whole mess of uncontained plutonium at the central operating unit (of Rocky Flats) buried under… and we’re seeing a few breadcrumbs on the surface.”

Boulder County entered into an intergovernmental agreement allowing the Greenway Project to move

forward in 2016. On Jan. 30, commissioners voted to oppose public recreation at Rocky Flats, which does not impact the county’s place in the Greenway IGA.

e City of Arvada, City and County of Boulder, City and County of Broom eld, Je erson County, and the City of Westminster are all involved in the project.

e town of Superior sued over minor modi cations made to the trail plans in 2018, alleging that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service failed to perform a necessary environmental review before altering plans. In 2021, a federal judge ruled against Superior, stating that the federal government did not violate federal law.

Further legal action was brought in January when the advocacy group Physicians for Social Responsibility

Colorado led a lawsuit that seeks to block construction of trails in and around Rocky Flats. at litigation is ongoing as of press time.

Ketterer said that at a May 16 Boulder County Commissioners meeting, commissioners resolved to seek legal advice around the future of the IGA. Commissioners Deputy of Boulder County Natalie Springett con rmed that on May 29, an executive session on the topic of the Greenway IGA was held but was unable to give more information due to attorney-client privilege.

“ ey’re seeking legal advice,” Ketterer said. “And I think they want to know, what are the rami cations if they stay in the deal? Or if they leave, and the county is in a position, I think, where they have legal exposure either way.”

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Snoopy Brings Learning, Imagination to Wings Over the Rockies

There are so many reasons Charles M. Schulz’s “Peanuts” comic strip is the gold standard for the medium. It has a lot to do with the characters he created and the relatability of their lives, but sometimes it’s just fun to watch Snoopy get lost in his imagination.

For its summer family exhibit, Wings Over the Rockies is partnering with the world’s favorite beagle to teach about World War I aviation and the power of creativity with its“Snoopy and the Red Baron” exhibition.

e show opens at the Air & Space Museum, 7711 E. Academy Blvd. in Denver, on Sunday, June 8, and runs through Sunday, Sept. 1.

“My whole career in aviation came from building models, and the rst model I built was the Sopwith Camel I remember seeing in ‘It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.’ It all started for me with Snoopy and the Red Baron,” said Stewart Bailey, the museum’s curator. “I think this exhibit is going to be a great opportunity to showcase the museum to audiences that don’t ordinarily visit us.”

e traveling exhibit features about 38 large comic panels of Snoopy as the World War I Flying Ace, and will also include other collectible items featuring the famous beagle. e show is a rare chance to get people thinking about the role pilots played in the rst World War, pilots who often don’t receive the same attention as World War II aviators.

“We’re using our World War I ex-

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hibit to supplement the Snoopy one and will be able to talk about things like rotary and radial engines, and a lot more,” Bailey said. “ at time period was an era of big, rapid change for aviation. It was just 11 years after the Wright Brothers, but planes had already become a big power on the military side.”

By using a popular character like Snoopy, the serious topic of air warfare can be more easily approached by the curious. And it also fosters exploration and discovery about a time more than 100 years ago when the world was still learning how to use planes in battle.

In addition to educating, the exhibit is a great occasion to celebrate the scope and importance of imagination.

“If you think about it, the real ‘Zen of Snoopy’ is that if you can imagine it, you can do it,” Bailey said. “It’s a really fun and grand exhibit because the whole point is to encourage people to dare to dream.”

For all the details, visit https:// wingsmuseum.org/exhibits/ snoopy/.

The Dream of the 90’s is Alive in Highlands Ranch ere’s something about the music from the 90’s that never seems to get old. I have no idea what it

is, but so many of the songs have a staying power that those of us who were there at the time couldn’t have anticipated. All of this to say, Highlands Ranch’s Summer Concert Series featuring Nothing But the Nineties from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on ursday, June 6, will be an absolute blast of the evening.

e free event will be held at Civic Green, 9370 Ridgeline Blvd., and will feature a food truck serving bites. For those unfamiliar with the band, the ve-piece group is known for its high-quality covers and has performed all over the state.

Visit https://hrcaonline.org/classes-camps-activities/events for all you need to know.

40 West Arts Celebrates Arts and Pride Lakewood’s 40 West Arts District is o cially welcoming summer with the June Arts Crawl, held at galleries at spaces on West Colfax, from 6 to 9 p.m. on Friday, June 7.

e evening will be particularly special, as it’s including Pride Month in its celebrations by working with Edgewater Pride. All gallery and studio spaces will be open to the public completely free of charge and visitors can explore the district and nd loads of other free activities, like craft tables, community mural painting, artist demos and opportunities to try di erent mediums like clay, watercolor and more. ere

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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Five Points Jazz Festival on Welton Street

Reaching two decades of an event is a signi cant milestone, so it makes sense that the Five Points Jazz Festival is going all out to mark 20 years. e festival, which celebrates the music, culture and roots of the historic neighborhood known as the “Harlem of the West,” will be held from noon to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 8.

e free event takes place along Welton Street, between Park Avenue West and 30th Street, and features more than 20 bands playing music on four outdoor stages, with others performing in various indoor venues. Bands will be performing everything from Latin jazz and bop to swing and the blues. Additionally, there will be food, shopping and other entertainments available to visitors, as well as a kicko parade down Welton Street at noon. For the full event schedule, visit www.ArtsandVenues.com/5PJF.

Clarke Reader is an arts and entertainment columnist. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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BY ELISABETH SLAY ESLAY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As warm weather increases and the number of pools and outdoor spots open for swimming, here are some tips to ensure people are being “water smart.”

In an e ort to protect swimmers while they enjoy aquatic activities, the American Red Cross of Colorado and Wyoming says it’s important that people take certain precautions.

“Before families head out to pools and parks, it’s important for all family members to learn and review critical water safety skills,” said Gino

Greco, chief executive o cer for the organization. “Knowing fundamental Red Cross water safety skills will help you feel more prepared for fun outings in, on and around the water and help save lives.”

A press release from the organization says “formal water safety and swim lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% for one to fouryear-olds.”

With more than 2.5 million people participating in the organization’s programs, the Red Cross is determined to o er the best sciencebased curriculum and practices for swimming safely.

“ rough this work, over the last century, the Red Cross has helped to reduce accidental drownings by nearly 90% nationwide,” the organization said.

National Water Safety Month

Along with the Red Cross, the City of Englewood also encourages swimmers to be safe.

e city’s aquatics team o ered many tips in their promotion of National Water Safety Month, which was May. e city’s website states the month-long awareness initiative began in May 2007 after the National Recreation and Park Association de-

cided, along with the WWA, that it was important. e American Red Cross joined the coalition as a key partner in 2010.

“Drowning has become the leading cause of death for children ages (one to four), ahead of car accidents, birth abnormalities and cancer,” the city said. “And, drowning remains the second leading cause of unintended death for kids four to14 and the third for adolescents ages 15-17. Drowning is the third leading cause of unintentional injury death worldwide.”

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When Jacques Hennig’s Australian shepherd mix Alex collapsed at the park in January 2024, he knew it was time to say goodbye.

“It’s a feeling in your gut; I knew immediately the cancer had come back,” he said.

He also knew how Alex would die: at home, with Hennig and his partner Max Donald by his side. A year earlier, the couple had used in-home euthanasia for their other dog, Oliver.

“It’s a horrible thing to have to deal with,” Hennig said. “You don’t want them to ever go; you want them to be with you forever. But it was important to me they were happy in death as well. I didn’t want their last vision to be the vet with uorescent lighting and lots of noise.”

Veterinarian H Howells, who performed the service for both Alex and Oliver through her company Peace Wings, is among a subset of veterinarians who o er in-home euthanasia. ese mobile veterinarians come to the pet owner’s residence, where they administer medication so the pet can pass in their home, surrounded by their owners and often, other family pets.

In-home euthanasia is a fastgrowing service, with a network of veterinarians that includes local, independent doctors like Howells, Conifer-based Amy Holtschlag and Franktown-based Julie Hasenfratz of Hometown Veterinary Hospice, as well as national companies like Lap of Love that employ a network of doctors.

As in a clinic setting, veterinarians performing in-home euthanasia typically use two medications: one to sedate the pet, and a second that stops the heart. Some vets also use oxygen to help the pets relax further.

While fees vary, the service costs more than an in-clinic euthanasia service. e personalized nature of the service, time spent with each client and transportation costs are

all factors in setting prices, veterinarians said.

e three veterinarians who spoke for this story charge between $350 and $775, their rates varying with the type and size of animal and the services included. Some charge separately for cremation, urns, memorial keepsakes and other items and services, while others include it in a at fee.

‘The last act of love’

Many pet owners say it’s worth it, and the best way they’ve found to close the nal chapter in a beloved pet’s life.

When Commerce City residents John and Jan Leiker adopted their Great Dane Kiara, John Leiker said she was an aggressive, poorly socialized, “out-of-control” rescue. ey spent two years training and loving her, “to turn her into the wonderful Great Dane that she was. She had a wonderful life.”

Giving her a peaceful ending was their nal act of caring, and Hasenfratz helped them give her that.

“Dr. Hasenfratz took her time and let us know everything she was doing, every step of the way,” Leiker said. “She just sat down with Kiara petting her, letting her sni everything. She gave her the proper drug to just relax.

“You still cry when they go; it’s

never easy. But this is so much easier on the people and the animals. It’s the last act of love you can do. I will always do it this way if possible.”

Hasenfratz also o ered the couple a memorial paw print with Kiara’s name imprinted on it, which the couple treasures.

“When it’s time for our current Dane to go, Julie will be the one we’ll call,” his wife Jan agreed.

Despite the pain of loss that accompanies an in-home euthanasia, owners describe the service as personal, intimate and soothing. And most veterinarians say they work hard to make it that way.

“People have a lot of anxiety around this decision,” Holtschlag said. “And pets are often not relaxed when they come to the vet clinic; there’s that innate panic they have coming through the doors. at fear is not there when they’re home with their people.

“I want the experience to be as peaceful as it can be for both the pet and the people, and a memory the owners can cherish going forward,” Holtschlag continued.

Holtschlag treats each appointment as its own service.

“I usually do a little information gathering before I get there,” she said. “I have the family tell me if they have any special requests

or wishes, and who is going to be there. ere are things we can do at home we’re not able to do in a clinic to make it meaningful for them; they can set up the experience the way they want it to go.

“When I get there, I spend a lot of time going through what will happen, explaining the process so they know what they’re going to see. ey can hold their pet, or be right next to them throughout.”

In December 2023, Holtschlag helped Evergreen residents John and Sue Dunlop say goodbye to their 10-year-old standard poodle Reggie, who’d su ered a series of debilitating seizures. Dunlop described Holtschlag and her assistant as patient, respectful and “very compassionate.”

“While it was heartbreaking, it was great that he was here in our house, in a place he was comfortable,” John Dunlop said. “It was easier on us, too, because we didn’t have to walk out of the vet’s o ce and leave our (deceased) pet behind.

“We’ve been down this road before, and this was so much more comforting. ere’s no easy way. But in our mind, it was the most compassionate thing we could do.”

From left, Jacques Hennig, Oliver, Alex and Max Donald on the road together. Hennig and Donald chose in-home euthanasia for both dogs. “It was important to me they were happy in death as well,” Hennig said.

PHOTO BY JACQUES HENNIG

ALTERNATIVE

After Reggie passed, John Dunlop brought his other standard poodle Cooper into the room to see the body — an act that would have been more challenging at a clinic.

“We hoped it would give him some knowledge of what’s going on,” he said. “Who knows what they think. But for my peace of mind, I’d like to think he understood.”

e Dunlops opted to have Reggie cremated and plan to spread his ashes on their property.

“I would do it again,” John Dunlop said. “We’ve had pets euthanized in a vet’s o ce and they were also compassionate and doing the

best they can, but it’s not the same. It’s not like being at home.”

Guidance for end-of-life decisions

Veterinarians who provide the service can also guide pet owners in making end-of-life decisions.

“When a pet has a slow-moving illness or a long decline, the owners have a choice in the matter,” Howells said. “When they call me, a lot of them are struggling with the timing. If I wait too long, I’ve been sel sh. If I do it too soon, I haven’t been patient enough. e big question that’s underlying that is, ‘Am I killing my pet?’

“ e answer is no. Cancer is killing your pet. Kidney disease is killing your pet. eir pets are dying anyway,” Howells continued. “When people can ip that switch, it gives them and me peace. ey’re no longer making a life-

and-death decision; biology has already made it. In all reality, athome euthanasia is a happy ending. In many cases, they’ve lived a long life, and they’re in the home in which they’ve been cherished.”

Hasenfratz also provides such consultations and said she understands the struggle pet owners undergo. She tries to emphasize that death is not just inevitable, but natural. And while you can’t keep it from happening, you can sometimes control the circumstances that surround it.

“I lost my mom in hospice care, and that’s when I started realizing how important it is to be home — not just for the patient but the family,” she said. “Saying goodbye is a natural part of living. If we can pass away as comfortably as possible, I think that’s what we all would want.

“I feel very good about what I do

because I end struggles,” she continued. “I give the pet a peaceful passing, and I give that peace to their human family too.”

Because the service is so personal, the bonds extend beyond owners and pets to the veterinarian as well. Hennig and Donald chose Howells for Alex because she had previously done the same service for their dog Oliver. e moment Howells and Oliver met is still vivid in Hennig’s memory.

“Oliver used to come over at every meal and lean on you with his forehead; we found out years later that’s a way they bond or say thank you,” he said. “When Dr. H came in for his appointment, she was sitting on the oor, getting her supplies out. Oliver could hardly walk, but he went over to her and pressed his forehead into hers. And I thought, ‘ is is OK.’”

Commerce City residents John and Jan Leiker opted for in-home euthanasia for their Great Dane Kiara. “It’s the last act of love you can do,” John Leiker said. PHOTO BY JOHN LEIKER

Jacques Hennig’s dog Alex rests his paw on Hennig’s hand on the day he died through an in-home euthanasia. Hennig has Alex’s head tattoed on his hand. PHOTO BY JACQUES HENNIG

INJUSTICE

“Environmental justice is a statewide issue, and we all deserve access to clean air and water. Our new law implements the task force recommendations to help our neighbors most a ected by poor air quality lead healthy lives,” she said.

HB24-1338 will, according to its legislative sponsors will:

Increase oversight of petroleum re neries. e law would fund the hiring of an expert in air pollution control for petroleum re neries. is expert would assess gaps in public health protections and identify the best regulatory tools to ll those gaps. e law would also require re-

emissions monitoring and compliance data. Improve response to air pollution complaints. e department’s Air Pollution Control Division would house a new rapid response

inspection team to support quicker responses to air pollution complaints by impacted communities. Analyze the cumulative impacts of pollution. e law would implement recommendations of the Environmental

Justice Action Task Force by formally establishing and authorizing the creation of at least two Environmental Equity and Cumulative Impact Analyses to analyze the cumulative air, water, soil, and demographic impacts in speci c disproportionately impacted communities

Founded in 2021 through HB211266, the Environmental Justice Action Task Force hosted several in-person meetings and gatherings with Coloradans in Commerce City, Grand Junction, Greeley, and Pueblo in addition to receiving more than 300 written comments and survey responses, according to the news release.

e task force provided its nal recommendations to Governor Polis, the legislature and the CDPHE in 2022.

BONDING

Originally Cullen planned to sell the Stanley Hotel to Arizona-based nonpro t Community Finance Corp., which would use bonds backed by CECFA to develop the Stanley Film Center. When the deal with the Arizona group did not materialize, the Colorado bonding authority stepped in with the plan to acquire the hotel, which required legislation to adjust its mission and allow the purchase and management of a property.

e legislation does not approve the deal, but only empowers CECFA to own and manage property, John Cullen said Tuesday.

“ at doesn’t mean that it’s going to happen, it just means it’s enabling it. So rather than having an Arizona group, we now have a Colorado group,” Cullen said. “And when I last checked, people in Colorado are more motivated by things in Colorado.”

Part of the original deal included the sale of Cullen’s 89-unit Fall River Village Resort. A new deal has emerged with the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority, the Estes Park Housing Authority and Grand Heritage Hotel Group that would convert the Fall River Village property from vacation rentals to workforce housing.

e Fall River Village deal is not connected to CECFA’s plan with Cullen for the Stanley Hotel.

“It’s important to note that CHFA

is not party to any agreements or arrangements pertaining to the sale of the Stanley Hotel, including whether that sale may be conditioned upon the sale of Fall River Village Resort,” said Matt Lynn, a spokesman for the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority.

e Colorado Economic Development Commission in 2015 designated the proposed Stanley Film Center a Regional Tourism Act project, qualifying it for $46.4 million in state sales tax incentives over 30 years.

e commission last month approved an amendment to the Stanley Film Center plan that included listing both CECFA and the authority’s subsidiary “Stanley Partnership for Art Culture and Education, LLC” as owners of the lm center.

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Gov. Jared Polis speaks in front of the Stanley Hotel before signing House Bill 1358, which expands tax incentives to film production companies that want to work in Colorado.

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Estate of Anthony William Delgado, also known as Anthony W. Delgado, also known as Anthony Wm. Delgado, also known as Anton Delgado, Deceased Case Number 2023PR31252

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before Monday, October 7, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Louise Ann Delgado

Personal Representative

Post Office Box 1446 Canon City, Colorado 81215

Legal Notice No. DHD 3155

First Publication: June 6, 2024

Last Publication: June 20, 2024

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bruce Harrington, Deceased Case Number: 24PR211

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City

and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services. LLC

Personal Representative 7000 E Belleview Ave., Suite 150 Greenwood Village. CO 80111

Legal Notice No. DHD 3145

First Publication: May 23, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DARRYL SCOTT TONNER, a/k/a Scott Tonner, a/k/a D. Scott Tonner, a/k/a D.S. Tonner, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030455

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Gregory Ross, Personal Representative 713 SE Karrigan Terrace Port St. Lucie, FL 34983

Legal Notice No. DHD 3142

First Publication: May 23, 2024

Last Publication:June 6, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Debra Lynn Lanzi, a/k/a Debra L. Lanzi, a/k/a Debra Lanzi, a/k/a Debra Lynn Montana, a/k/a Debra L. Montana, and Debra Montana, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30579

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court on or before October 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred. Monica Ashley Lanzi Personal Representative 8849 Mancos River St. Littleton, CO 80125 Phone: (303) 868-9926 lanzi458@gmail.com

Legal Notice No. DHD 3153

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

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gregory Washington, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30479

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 23, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

/s/ Zachary F. Woodward Gregory Washington, Jr., Personal Representative Estate of Gregory Washington c/o Zachary F. Woodward of Solem Woodward & McKinley, PC 750 W. Hampden Ave, Suite 505 Englewood, CO 80110

Legal Notice No. DHD 3147

First Publication: May 23, 2024

Last Publication: June 6, 2024

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DONALD SCOTT WEDUM, (a.k.a. DONALD S. WEDUM), Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30355

All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative (SCOTT DONALD WEDUM) or to DENVER PROBATE COURT (1437 BANNOCK STREET, DENVER, CO 80202) on or before October 6, 2024, or

SWIMMING

Swimming safety tips

To continue their e orts to prevent drowning and other dangers, the City of Englewood and American Red Cross o er various safety tips to the public:

• Don’t swim alone.

• Appoint a “water watcher” who will keep a close eye and constant attention on children and weaker swimmers.

• Provide properly tted U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jackets around water, but do not rely on life jackets alone.

• Reach or throw, don’t go! — In the event of an emergency, reach or throw an object to the person in trouble and tell them to grab on. Don’t go in.

• Learn to swim.

• Never leave children unattended.

• Read all posted signs.

• Look for lifeguards.

• Don’t drink alcohol.

• Don’t drink pool water.

• Avoid water wings.

• Note the weather.

• Use sunscreen.

• Follow age and eight instructions

as well as health restrictions

• Use plastic swim diapers.

“We encourage families to educate themselves on safer water habits, to learn to swim and know how to handle emergencies,” said Connie Harvey, director of the Aquatics Centennial Campaign and Survival Programs for the American Red Cross. “Our aquatic training providers o er swim education and classes for both children and adults. We recommend that you also learn rst aid and CPR, so you’ll know what to do until help arrives.”

e organization recently revamped its Whale Tales For Children swim safety program, which doesn’t cost anything and is made to help children in kindergarten through fth grade “learn vital water safety behaviors without having to be in or

“Whale Tales are short, engaging and age-appropriate lessons that cover important water safety topics in di erent environments such as pools, waterparks, oceans, lakes and rivers,” the organization said.

Resources such as lessons, course presentations and more can be found at bit.ly/WHALE-swimming. For more information on teaching one’s own children, people can visit bit.ly/ safe-swimming-tips.

Colorado Community Media to Hold its First 5K Run

BY JO ANN M. COLTON

ere 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 rst-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.

ere 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. e Share Your Trail Tales 5k Run is open to people of all ages. Participants have the option of making it a fun- lled 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.

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

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. e event is di erent 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

Colorado Community Media publications span eight counties along Colorado’s majestic Front Range — Weld, Adams, Je co, Clear Creek, Douglas, Elbert, Arapahoe and Denver. As a nonpro t organization, community is important to us and we are eager to reach out and meet members of the communities our news organization serves.

Public Notices

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

“Your support of this event as a race participant and/or as an attendee is paramount to the success of our rst 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. e organization o ers 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.

To register for the Share Your Trail Tales 5k please visit our website www.coloradocommunitymedia.com and click on EVENTS/CONTEST tab.

Families enjoy the lazy river and pools of Pirates Cove Water Park in Englewood. With summer now here, the American Red Cross o ers tips for swimming safely.

PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD