Denver Herald Dispatch June 13, 2024

The festivities connect community, celebrate African American culture

BY MERYL PHAIR

SPECIAL TO THE DENVER HERALD

Denver’s Five Points neighborhood will be transformed into a mecca of local businesses and live entertainment in celebration of this year’s Juneteenth, welcoming the community to attend a free celebratory event on June 15 and June 16. e packed weekend will feature one of the Mile High City’s longest running parades that dates to the 1950s, headlining rapper Bow

Wow and more than 200 booths of unique vendors and artists.

Juneteenth, a combination of the words “June” and “nineteenth,” recognizes the historic day of June 19, 1865, when Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger issued a proclamation that the last enslaved people in Texas were free. It wasn’t until 2021 that the annual celebration was recognized as a federal holiday.

But Denver, like many other cities across the U.S., has been hosting Juneteenth celebrations for decades. is year, the celebration will be back with many of its iconic staples, along with a rich array of fresh additions that both celebrate the legacy of African American history and continue forwarding social dialogue. Below are just some of the

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many highlights happening during the Juneteenth weekend.

Juneteenth Music Festival

Norman Harris, executive director for the Juneteenth Music Festival, describes the annual event as a “cultural treasure chest” that comes together in unique ways every year.

“I used to watch my mother cook gumbo, and she’d start with the base sauce called the roux,” said Harris. “ e roux of Juneteenth is the love and commitment of our committee who work tirelessly to keep improving the event and providing a cultural anchor for so many people.”

We are asking Coloradans what they want candidates to focus on

Thousands of respondents express frustration with polarization

ousands of Coloradans responding to a survey by their local newsrooms say candidates competing for their votes this year need to be focused primarily on several broad issues: democracy and good government, the economy and cost of living, the environment, climate and natural resources, immigration and abortion.

Which concerns weigh most heavily on respondents’ minds changes with their politics. Conservatives in the survey prioritized immigration and the economy, followed by the state of the government. Moderates and liberals, in contrast, chose democracy and good government as their top issue by a wide margin.

“If we don’t have free and informed citizens with equal access to the ballot box, then we won’t have democracy and the country won’t be worth preserving,” Marcus Pohlmann, a Highlands Ranch resident and a professor emeritus of political science, wrote in a comment that was echoed by many others.

An issue’s ranking reveals its importance to voters, but not the nuances of their views. ose nuances are emerging in the answer to the survey’s core question: “What do you want candidates to talk about as they compete for your vote?”

Denver’s annual Juneteenth Music Festival, which takes place this year on June 15-16, boasts one of the Mile High City’s longest-running parades. COURTESY OF E FONTAINE MEDIA

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is year’s music festival includes an activated space that invites podcasters to broadcast live onsite, giving the thousands of people who move through the festival a platform to voice their excitement for the annual celebration of freedom. In addition to new partners and sponsorship, the festival will welcome headliner Bow Wow alongside a large section of live musicians.

“ e size and scale of the Juneteenth celebration is a re ection of the legacy of African Americans who were moving from rural to urban, from south to north during the Great Migration period,” Harris said. “And what occurred in Denver was, there was a concentration of African Americans living in the Five Points neighborhood – it was actually the only neighborhood (where) people could really live due to redlining.”

As the Denver community comes to Welton Street to celebrate the festivities, Harris said it’s important to be intentional.

“It’s the one real holiday here in the United States centered around African American culture so supporting our local business, artists and vendors is a great way to pay homage to some of the sacri ces that African Americans have made to make this country – an amazing place,” he said.

Food, vendors and a family feel

For Gary Moore, owner of Big G’s BBQ, and many community members in the Denver area, Juneteenth has always been centered around family. e food vendor has been at the festival for the past nine years, seeing rst-hand how the annual celebration grew from a handful of booths made out of two-by-fours to the massive block party it is today.

“I’m originally from Texas and growing up, we would always celebrate Juneteenth in my uncle’s backyard,” said Moore. “It was a tradition from my mother, and it got me hooked. I enjoyed just spending time with the people I grew up with, a lot of whom I only see once or twice a year.”

With sweet watermelons, home brews and delicious food, Moore said the annual tradition is still woven into his life, with his own family now participating in serving their mouthwatering barbecue at the festival every year.

e home of the Mile High Mon-

ster sandwich will be o ering an array of food out of its red food truck. Moore said he wasn’t revealing this year’s secret, but said Big G’s BBQ would be bringing out something fresh for the festival.

traditions going and to keep enjoying ourselves,” said Moore.

In addition to ample food options, the festival will welcome a selection of vendors, many of whom represent nonpro ts and organizations doing essential community work in Denver. is year will be the rst time the Denver Public Schools Climate & Safety O ce will have a booth. Serving more than 90,000 students and 14,000 sta members in the metro area, DPS Climate & Safety coordinates with investigators, armed patrol o cers, dispatchers, emergency management professionals, campus safety o cers and a prevention-focused support team.

“One thing we want to improve is our engagement with the communi-

ty as there is a lot that happens in the realm of school safety and we want that to be shared knowledge,” said DPS Climate & Safety Chief Greg Cazzell. “It’s an opportunity to meet our community in person and empower parents with information on the tools they have at their disposal.”  Campus safety o cers and school sta will be at the Juneteenth festival booth talking with attendees about DPS Climate & Safety’s work such as standard response protocols, programming and supportive resources. A major focus of the ofce is addressing student needs through preventative measures, such as youth violence prevention programming and wraparound support systems that alleviate the need for uniform o cer intervention.

Dream Big Awards

e Juneteenth Music Festival has worked to highlight community champions who set high standards for achievement with the annual

Dream Big Awards, which started in 2015. is year’s awards will include a lifetime achievement award to Chauncey Ray Billups, who was recently named to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

Another awardee is Bianka Emerson, president of Colorado Black Women for Political Action. Formed in 1977, the political organization was founded by former State Sen. Gloria Tanner to enhance African American political participation. Today the organization works to educate the community on current issues, along with supporting candidates and ballot measures that bene t the Black community.

“One of the things we really focus on is voter education,” said Emerson, a Denver native with nearly 20 years of experience in electoral politics, campaign strategy and program management. “It’s not enough just to vote but understanding what your vote means, who the political players are and how the government works.”

For Emerson, the Dream Big Award is a full-circle moment as dreaming big has been a guiding force in her life. One of only a few Black students in her graduating high school class in the Cherry Creek School District, Emerson went on to earn degrees from Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana, as well as a law degree in Arizona, and has a background working in immigration law. e daughter of two pastors, she was introduced to advocacy and acts of service at a young age, remembering her mother’s impactful sermons that encouraged women to always dream big and strive to ful ll their passions, regardless of what others might say.

“ ere’s value in making sure that everyone’s voice is heard,” said Emerson. “We make sure the needs and issues that uniquely impact the Black community are heard and addressed.”

Absolute Equality’s Juneteenth Mural Project

Denver will be participating for the rst time this year in Absolute Equality’s Juneteenth Mural Project, a national initiative that encourages social dialogue through coordinating public art installations. Organized by community partner EDENS, local artist Detour ( omas Evans) will unveil a new mural at Noble Riot in Denver’s River North Art District during the Juneteenth festival weekend.

A new mural by local artist Thomas Evans, aka Detour, will be unveiled Noble Riot in Denver’s River North Art District during the Juneteenth weekend. The mural is part of Absolute Equality’s Juneteenth Mural Project. COURTESY OF SIDECAR PR

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e mural project got its start in 2021 in the birthplace of Juneteenth – Galveston, Texas – with a 5,000-square-foot mural titled “Absolute Equality” overlooking the site where Granger issued his historic general order. Since then, 13 murals have popped up in 13 di erent cities across the United States. is year’s Juneteenth welcomes four new murals.

“Public art helps spark conversations and fosters new connections within these communities,” said Absolute Equality artist Reginald Adams. “Projects like

this amplify marginalized voices, challenge perceptions and o er opportunities for collective reection on our shared history.”

e locations of the murals are intended to be long-term storytelling spaces that will forward other community engagements.

Adams said the growing number of murals serve as gathering points and outdoor classrooms, permanent reminders of a collective commitment to equality.

Absolute Equality works with local community organizers through supporting research prior to starting the mural projects, assisting in nding a location and volunteering their time working with the artists. While artists are given an overarching theme, they use their own inter-

pretation to create something that would resonate with the surrounding community through their own local lens.

“What we hope people take away from the mural project really is a sense of the spirit of resilience that we as humans have to overcome being enslaved to actualizing freedom,” said Adams. “I hope the imagery within each mural serves as a sense of inspiration of what’s possible when we exercise our freedoms.”

To learn more about the Juneteenth Music Festival, visit juneteenthmusicfestival.com. To learn more about Absolute Equality’s Juneteenth Mural Project, visit absoluteequality.org.

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Denver’s Five Points neighborhood will be transformed into a mecca of local businesses and live entertainment in celebration of this year’s Juneteenth, welcoming the community to attend a free celebratory event on June 15 and June 16.

Readers Haven’t Come Up With Solutions to the Home Insurance Crisis, Just Lots of Horror Stories

My May 16 column, “A Full-Blown Home Insurance Crisis Is Brewing,” invited readers to share their personal experiences and also any suggestions they had for solving the crisis, which is getting worse by the minute.

There has been some good national coverage of the subject in the press and on television news programs. The bottom line is that even places like Colorado which don’t experience as many disasters as the two coasts and “tornado alley” are subject to increases in insurance premiums due to payouts elsewhere.

er more foothills areas than they do areas in the plains. Those two ZIP codes encompass 184 square miles — bigger than the 64 Zip codes in Denver, including the airport’s 54 square miles!

According to economist Elliot Eisenberg, “In 2013 and 2014, the number of weather/climate disasters exceeding $1 billion inflation-adjusted was 10. In 2017, the number hit 19, in 2020 it was 22, and… the number reached a record 28 in 2023. The years 2020-2023 have been four of the worst five years, with 2017 also in the top five.”

A May 13, 2024, article in the New York Times detailed the increasing losses by insurers in all 50 states. That included Colorado, where insurers have lost money is all but three years since 2013. The article quoted Dave Jones of the Climate Risk Initiative at UC Berkeley as saying, “I believe we’re marching toward an uninsurable future.” I have posted a link to that Times article at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com

There’s a local problem which we’ve seen here in Golden, where our two main ZIP codes (80401 and 80403) cov-

Some insurance companies are withdrawing not just from individual communities with serious wildfire risk, but from complete ZIP codes containing areas with elevated wildfire risk.

If your home has a mortgage, your lender typically requires insurance, but when there is no mortgage, homeowners can choose not to have insurance, and a growing number of such homeowners are going without coverage — 14 percent according to a March 2024 report from the Consumer Federation of America.

Similarly, if you don’t have a loan on your automobile, you can choose not to have collision, comprehensive or theft insurance on your car, and I’m among those who are taking that risk because of the high cost of those coverages. An article on Forbes.com last week reported that 25% of car owners don’t have collision insurance.

HOAs are being hit especially hard when it comes to master policies. Reader KC Harney wrote me about an HOA in Parker which, following a May 2023 hail claim, raised the premium from $178,000 per year with a $2 million deductible to $337,000 per year with a $4 million deductible. This resulted in a special assessment of $12,000 per HOA member. It should be noted, KC told

Rules for Buyer Agent Agreements Badly Flawed

Last week the National Association of Realtors (NAR) fleshed out the rules it will enforce regarding the written agreement which a buyer and agent must sign before a buyer can be shown a listing.

On the one hand, NAR says it’s important for the buyer agreement to stress that agent commissions are negotiable, but on the other hand it says that the agreement signed by buyer and agent must spell out a fee/commission that cannot be increased by any source.

In other words, I’m required to have a buyer sign an agreement that they will pay me an acceptable ultimate fee for my efforts on their behalf. But if I agree, say, to a 1% or 2% commission agreement and I help them buy a house from a seller will-

Summer Solstice Party on June 20

If, like me, you support the work of New Energy Colorado, which, among other things, sponsors the annual Green Homes Tour, you’ll want to attend its annual fundraiser on June 20th at Solterra. See www.NewEnergyColorado.org

ing to pay me a much higher co-op commission (because they want their home to sell quickly), I can only accept from the seller the amount in my buyer agreement. This is madness! What it will do is drive buyers to work only with listing agents, which is not good public policy. Every buyer deserves to have an agent working on his or her behalf.

What’s also being overlooked throughout this months-long discussion of the NAR settlement is that most buyers are hard pressed to come up with their down payment, so how can you expect them to pay thousands in additional dollars for professional representation? They will not get the representation they deserve by working only with the agents representing sellers.

That is why the old system of sellers paying a commission which the listing agent can share with a buyer’s agent is the only and best way of serving both buyers and sellers — but that ship has sailed, unfortunately. It will be interesting to see the chaos resulting from these new rules.

me, that the May 2023 event cost only $1.9 million to repair, which was less than the $2 million deductible, so the insurance company paid out nothing, yet they raised the premium and the deductible because there was a claim!

Broker associate Chuck Brown told me how insurance costs nearly killed a transaction of his in Evergreen. The buyer was turned down by just about every major insurance carrier before obtaining a policy from Farmers Insurance for $9,000 per year with a $35,000 deductible for fire and hail. The next lowest offer was a $19,000 premium from Highlight.

Colorado Law Passed in 2023 Is But a Limited Solution to Problem

Last May, Governor Polis signed into law HB23-1288, the Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan, commonly known as the FAIR Plan. The 9member board of the Plan is still setting up shop and won’t issue insurance policies until early 2025. In essence, the FAIR Plan is an insurer of last resort for homeowners and businesses who cannot get coverage from any insurer operating in Colorado.

Every insurer in Colorado must participate in the Plan. The concept is that all Colorado insurance carriers share the expenses, income and losses, ensuring a fair distribution of costs.

The policies issued under the FAIR

Plan are not subsidized. The premiums are required to be “actuarially sound.” Coverage is limited to $750,000 for homes and $1 million for businesses, which will result in under-insurance for many clients, so it’s not a perfect fix and doesn’t promise seriously lower insurance rates. It only guarantees that homeowners and businesses will be able to obtain insurance.

I’m troubled by the Plan’s requirement that a homeowner or business be unable to obtain insurance. The homeowners and HOA mentioned above were not denied insurance, just overcharged, so they wouldn’t be eligible.

Price Reduced on 3-BR Lakewood Home

$529,000

This bi-level home at 11296 W. Kentucky Drive has been well maintained by the seller. It was painted and walkways replaced in 2006, and a new roof & siding were installed in 2017. The garage door was new in 2009. The seller put in a new, energy efficient furnace in 2014 and new acrylic shower & shower doors in 2007. The backyard is mostly flat and completely fenced. There are lilacs on two sides of the house, and an ornamental plum and two purple ash trees are in the backyard. (See photo.) Briarwood Hills is a very quiet, friendly neighborhood. Most of the surrounding homeowners care about their yards, as does this seller. View a narrated video walk-through online at www. GRElistings.com, then call listing agent Jim Swanson at 303-929-2727 to see it.

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Gun-related injuries in Colorado cost at least $8.4 million

BY JOHN INGOLD

THE COLORADO SUN

Injuries related to rearms in Colorado racked up at least $8.4 million in medical bills in 2022, according to a recently released analysis. e report, produced by the Center for Improving Value in Health Care, or CIVHC, is the rst of its kind to examine some of the economic impacts of rearm injuries. But it is in keeping with a growing e ort in Colorado to think of gunrelated harms as a health issue and to study them in the same way researchers might look at other public

health challenges.

“It’s an important way to look at things,” said Dr. Emmy Betz, the director of the Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, who was not involved in the new study.

“It helps people think about another aspect of this speci cally beyond the deaths.”

To conduct this analysis, CIVHC relied on a powerful tool — the state’s all-payer claims database, which has amassed anonymized data from more than a billion Colorado medical claims drawn from more than 5.5 million unique people.

In addition to the dollar amount, CIVHC also found some concerning trends within the data.

Between 2016 and 2022, the rate of medical claims for rearm-related injuries increased 53%. But it increased even more for injuries to kids: 120%.

Men were three times more likely than women to su er rearm injuries. And rural counties generally have higher rates of injury than urban ones.

Kristin Paulson, CIVHC’s president and CEO, said in a statement that the analysis shows “the critical need for continued focus on com-

prehensive public health, education, and community-tailored initiatives aimed at addressing and preventing rearm violence.”

Many rearms injuries — particularly homicides and suicides — do not result in a medical claim for tragic reasons. So CIVHC’s analysis ended up weighted heavily toward an often less examined area: unintentional injuries. Of the more than 7,000 claims analyzed for 2022, 72% were coded for unintentional injuries. Next came assaults at 17%.

INJURIES

Betz said the analysis ultimately is a snapshot of just one slice of gunrelated harms. But even still Betz said medical claims data can provide valuable insight into the issues underlying gun injuries.

“It raises concerns for me about what is happening in those homes and why rearms are maybe not being locked up in those homes,” she said. at question can help identify where public health campaigns — such as the state’s Let’s Talk Guns, Colorado campaign, which promotes gun safety and safe storage — could have an impact.

e idea of treating guns and the potential negative consequences associated with them as a public health issue is gaining momentum in Colorado. (Experts in the eld prefer the term rearm-related harms to the term gun violence because they believe the latter creates an impression that most injuries or deaths are due to assaults. Contrary to public perception, the large majority of rearm-related deaths in Colorado are suicides.)

Lawmakers in 2021 created the state O ce of Gun Violence Prevention, which provides data on rearms issues in the state and gives grants to communities and organizations looking to tackle gun-related problems. CU’s Firearm Injury Prevention Initiative conducts research.

And earlier this spring, a new pro-

gram launched to try to better connect the pieces.

e Firearm-Related Harm and Violence Prevention Program O ce, which is housed in the Trailhead Institute, hopes to work with organizations to help them examine gunrelated issues in their communities and then apply for resources to address them.

“ is is an opportunity to move past ideologies and rhetoric,” said Jonathan McMillan, the program ofce’s director.

McMillan, who formerly led the state’s O ce of Gun Violence Prevention, was in Washington, D.C., last week for a meeting with the White House O ce of Gun Violence Prevention and other local violenceprevention programs — showing

that interest in tackling the health aspects of gun issues is not just a Colorado phenomenon.

He said the goal of the public health work is not to take away guns or criticize those who own and value them. Rather, he said, it’s to help communities identify areas of concern — it may be suicides in one community or interpersonal violence in another — and then to work with those communities on speci c strategies to address the issues.

“It’s about helping communities speak more to what their needs are,” McMillan said.

is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with e Colorado Sun, a journalist-owned nonpro t based in Denver that covers the state.

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So far, more than 4,500 Coloradans have answered that question. e vast majority to date self-identify as white and liberal or moderate and live along the densely populated — and deeply blue — Front Range. But voters in red, rural communities and purple suburbs are also responding. And lots of people have lots they want to say to politicians regarding what’s important:

From Arvada: “Will candidates truly be a voice for the citizen and not just vote party lines? In recent years, I have seen the state take over more and more control on what happens in our local communities. I want a candidate who listens to the people.”

From Highlands Ranch: “How to heal the divisions in our society. Foreign a airs Treating refugees and immigrants with dignity, breaking the broken system.”

From Lakewood: “Educationour teachers aren’t paid enough for what they must handle. Crime - it’s out of control. Don’t see cops patrolling anymore, speeds are unchecked, guns are the solution to disagreements. Competitive wages - people can’t make a living wage.”

From Littleton: “Candidates should speak to the wealth gap in USA, it’s causes, remediation, and prevention.”

From ornton: “How willing they are to address climate change and to preserve/strengthen a woman’s right to make her own decisions about her own body.”

From Fort Collins: “ e pursuit of unsustainable (population) growth is inexcusable and should be dropped. is includes the ridiculous YIMBY (aka real estate developer) policies.”

From Fort Morgan: “I would like them to talk about how high and unreasonable the cost of living has become. Do we pay rent and insurance but go hungry?”

From Denver: “Housing, housing, housing. e cost of living is too high and it is primarily driven by

Joe Brooks, a 53-year-old father of elementary-school-age children who lives in ornton, summed up a common sentiment while acknowledging political reality.. “I’d love to hear them talk more about what’s really really at stake, which is personal liberty and freedom. Everybody really wants that, but people disagree on how that looks.”

Among other highlights from the survey so far:

the high cost of housing. We need to break down legal barriers and construct housing of all types, especially in dense urban areas and around transit.”

From Fremont County: “Illegal immigration, violations of our constitutional 2nd right amendment, stopping the Trump tax cuts which will result in higher taxes, economy/cost of living, increasing oil and gas production.”

From Durango: “ e homeless situation is out of control. Vets, young families, panhandlers on corners, and those without jobs, how do states handle this?? Immigrants brought in who are seeking asylum?? Monies going out to countries in need vs. our own country… I think we need to focus on our economy and our homeland rst.”

From Alamosa County: “How

they plan on limiting government involvement in my life. De ne their priorities so that I may determine how they align with mine.”

From Monte Vista: “Water equity, rural equity, less guns, state bank for small biz loans, less throw-money-at-them public transportation…”

From Aurora: “What would you do to reduce wealth inequity? Would you support/subsidize starter home-building initiatives? Would you support before and after school childcare for elementary students?”

From Colorado Springs: “Enshrining marriage equality in the Colorado constitution… LGBTQIA+ rights are at the top of my list. I identify as lesbian/queer, and my wife (they/them) is nonbinary and masc-presenting. e threat to our personal liberty from the right is terrifying.”

Many self-identi ed conservatives, who chose immigration as top concern, are calling for closure of the southern border and the deportation of both recent asylum-seekers and people who’ve lived here long term without documentation.  ose who identi ed as liberal named “abortion” as a top-three concern, closely followed by the economy and then social justice and equity.

Young people, those 18-29, put the economy and cost of living in the No. 1 spot, followed by democracy, then the environment. Social justice and equity comes up No. 4. However, this group, like conservatives, is underrepresented in the responses so far.

Survey respondents express much higher trust in the fairness of local elections than in national ones, but conservatives indicate far more distrust in both. Six in 10 self-identi ed conservatives say they have no condence in the fairness of the national election and nearly a quarter express the same lack of faith in the local elections.

Looking at survey responses overall, without accounting for political lean, urban, suburban and rural residents who responded to the survey share the same top concerns in the same order: Democracy, economy, environment, immigration and abortion. But rural respondents follow that up with “personal liberty” as their next-highest concern while urban and suburban residents named “social justice and equity.”  National and international politics course through the responses and many survey respondents have litmus-test questions for candidates:

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Do you believe Trump won the 2020 election? Do you support the overturn of Roe v. Wade? Do you support continued funding for Ukraine? For Israel? Do you have a plan to address climate change? Do you support the complete separation of church and state?

While national politics dominate these bright-line questions, there is no shortage of questions about local concerns. People responding to their local newsrooms’ surveys are asking about tra c on Tower Road, Front Range air quality, rebuilding the Douglas County health department, homelessness on the Western Slope, health care on the Eastern Plains, land-use policies (everywhere), lowincome housing for seniors in Mesa County, and workforce housing in Routt County.

A note on the survey itself: is is not a scienti c poll. Data on race and ethnicity was awed and will be included in later stories.

One of the most striking takeaways from the survey so far is how many respondents answered the question of what they want candidates to talk about with how they want candidates to speak. Without rancor, without partisanship, posturing or platitudes, and with commitments to compromise, transparency and pragmatism.

“How they will get over petty partisan bickering and actually do the job they were elected to do,” Tim Samuelson, a 42-year-old self-described moderate who lives in Denver, wrote in his survey response. “Form policies together that aren’t fringe issues that the majority of the public doesn’t think about on a daily basis. Get to work, quit the gamesmanship.”

Put more bluntly by another survey respondent: “How they plan to x this mess, not what a jackass the other guy is. We already know that.”  Hyper-partisanship is a perennial lament about politics. But the sharp — and sometimes plaintive — edge in the call for candidates to work together seems in part intensi ed by the sense among respondents that the stakes are just too high now to do otherwise.

at sentiment surfaces in the bigpicture responses: democracy in peril, the planet in danger, our personal and civil liberties under attack. But anxiety also simmers in respondents’ day-to-day concerns, worries that can be summed up with: can’t buy a house, can’t a ord rent, our roads are bad, our schools need help, farming is under threat, taxes are unfairly assessed and distributed, tra c is killing us, our healthcare system is broken, the gap between the haves and have-nots has become a chasm and I’m never, ever, making it to the other side.

In the face of all that, Samuelson, who is also the father of three young children whom he worries will grow up with fewer opportunities and more threats, nds the partisan sniping not simply intolerable, but irresponsible.

“I just get the feeling from so many politicians that it’s about being heard and seen and having that platform instead of the desire to govern,” he said in an interview.

More than 300 miles southwest, Bay eld resident Evanne Caviness shares Samuelson’s frustration and builds upon it.

In her response to the Durango Herald’s survey, Caviness emphasized a point made by other respondents: She and her husband, and the things that concern them, cannot be reduced to one side of the partisan line or the other.

“I’m progressive in social issues, but I’m also a rural rancher,” she wrote in her survey. “So we don’t t neatly in a box like many candidates treat us.”

Caviness lives in the ird Congressional District, the massive, sprawling home to mansions and mobile home parks, to the mountains that nestle Aspen west through farmland and public lands, south into tribal nations, through villages built on Spanish land grants and workingclass Pueblo neighborhoods into the southeastern Plains.

Caviness wants it made plain that she is as complex as her district. She is 27. She is Latina, Indigenous and white. She married her high school sweetheart and they are now rst-generation farmers and ranchers who sell grass-fed beef, and, so, yeah, they’d like a word with Gov. Jared Polis about his “MeatOut” day. But Caviness also works for the nonpro t National Young

Farmers Coalition and she is dedicated to eliminating systemic barriers that have kept young people and people of color out of agriculture.

She wants a candidate eager to sit on the House Agriculture committee. She wants a candidate who will recognize structural racism as real. She wants a candidate who knows what the price of land and cattle is doing to farmers and ranchers. She wants a candidate who understands that she can hold down a full-time job and help her husband on the ranch and still need to go to a local food program twice a month to ease the strain on the grocery budget. She wants a candidate to do more than sympathize with the fact that she has to drive two of the couple’s three young children nearly six hours to Denver to see a medical specialist because they can’t get the care they need in rural Colorado.

Caviness doesn’t agree with some of the politics of her older, conservative neighbors, but says that she and her husband will drop everything to answer their call for help with the cows or anything else. “ at’s just who we are as a community.”

And so she wants that, too, a candidate who has a concrete plan to build on common ground rather than exploit divides.

“So long as we are distracted by whatever is trending on social media

at the moment, whatever outrageous thing we have to be mad about now, it’s, like, OK, but yeah, young farmers are still not going to be able to buy land,” Caviness says.

“My kids are still going to have to go to Denver to go to the audiologist and I have to pay for that out of pocket. ese are issues that are still happening while you are debating something ridiculous that doesn’t a ect us on the day to day.”

Tina Griego is the managing editor of the Colorado News Collaborative, which is leading the Voter Voices project. Megan Verlee is the public a airs editor at Colorado Public Radio, the project’s lead partner. Colorado Community Media is among local news organizations across the state participating in the Voter Voices project.

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How to become a part of the community

In an increasingly digital world, the importance of being part of a physical community cannot be overstated. Communities form the bedrock of society, providing a support system, fostering relationships and enhancing our overall quality of life. Engaging with your community through various activities not only bene ts those around you but also enriches your own life in myriad ways. Here’s why being an active community member is essential and how you can contribute.

WINNING

Volunteering is one of the most impactful ways to give back to your community. Local events, whether they are charity runs, community cleanups or festivals, rely heavily on volunteers to succeed. By dedicating your time, you help ensure these events can take place, which in turn strengthens community bonds. Volunteering also allows you to meet new people, learn new skills and gain a sense of accomplishment. It creates a ripple e ect, encouraging others to participate and fostering a culture of giving. Supporting local businesses is crucial for maintaining the economic health of your community. When you shop on Main Street, you help local businesses thrive, which keeps money circulating within the community. is supports local jobs, encourages entrepreneurship and helps maintain the unique character of your

town. Additionally, local businesses often give back to the community by sponsoring events and contributing to local causes. By prioritizing local shops over large chains, you contribute to a vibrant and sustainable local economy.

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rants and pubs are more than just places to eat and drink; they are social hubs where people gather, share stories and build relationships. By patronizing these establishments, you help them stay in business, which in turn keeps the social fabric of your community strong. Local eateries often use locally sourced ingredients, which supports local farmers and producers. Moreover, these venues frequently host community events such as trivia nights, live music, and charity fundraisers, providing additional opportunities for community engagement.

Town events, from parades and fairs to farmers markets and holiday celebrations, are integral to community life. ey provide opportunities for people of all ages and backgrounds to come together, celebrate, and connect.

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Imagine a world that values aging

Idon’t know about you, but I cringe when I see young people talking loudly to people who look older than themselves. Or when people say to one another, “Wow, you still look really good for your age.” It never ceases to amaze me just how ageist we are to one another and to ourselves.

Ageism is stereotyping and discrimination against individuals or groups based on their age. Studies have shown that 82% of older adults experience ageism daily. We develop ageist attitudes as early as age 3. And, unless we do something about ending ageism, it may get worse for all of us because we’re an aging society.

LIVING & AGING WELL

Peter Kaldes

According to the Census, by 2029, we will have more people over 65 than We see ageism everywhere — but it seems it does its most harm in our education system, in the media and at work. From schools celebrating the rst 100 days by requiring children to wear costumes as if they’re 100-years-old to universities denying access to life-long learning opportunities. If we valued aging, our

education system would prepare us for getting older, not mock it. Imagine universities that prepare leaders for the demographic shift with courses such as “ e Economics of Aging” or “National Security and Aging.”

As adults, we get wrinkles and tell ourselves we need to reverse the signs of aging, or that we’re too old to be wearing certain things. If we valued aging, we would be less “youthobsessed” and more “life-obsessed.”

Studies show that all these negative views of aging double the risk of cardiovascular events and increase the likelihood of dementia. But with a positive view of aging, we could live nearly eight years longer.

Imagine if we stopped using the line, “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks.” Because, actually, you can. Studies show that older dogs focus and concentrate better than puppies. Older adults are better at behavior change because of a lifetime of committing to reaching goals. With unemployment levels at nearrecord lows, we’re in a tight labor market and employers are having a tough time lling vacancies. Yet, they overlook older workers which, according to AARP, costs the U.S. an estimated $850 billion in gross domestic product.

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Locomotives that built Colorado mining towns continue to steam after 150 years

BY CHRIS KOEBERL CKOEBERL@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Inside the mechanic shop of the Colorado Railroad Museum, the air is thick with smoke and the smell of burning wood and diesel fuel as locomotive #20 prepares to re up its steam engine to burn coal as it rst did in 1899.

e #20 was named “Portland‘’ after a pro table mine in the Cripple Creek District and was built to haul passengers and freight. It was sold to Rio Grande Southern in 1916, according to historians.  It was eventually donated to the Railroad Museum and returned to operation in 2020 following a $2 million,14-year restoration, according to CRRM Chief Mechanic Je Taylor.

Taylor was the rst of several working mechanics/historians Colorado Community Media spoke with who made it clear: railroading and its history is not a job or hobby, it’s a passion.

“I like to say I get to play trains and it’s true,” Taylor said. “It sounds like a cliche but people say, ‘Find a job you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.’ Well, it’s mostly

true. I still have hard days at work but I love what I do. It’s been a passion for all of my life. As far back as I remember, I’ve always liked trains.

I never grew out of it.”

In 1943, the 43-ton #20 locomotive rolled over and o the tracks on a hill outside Durango. According to historians, it landed on a rock that dented the thick steel plate of the boiler. e plate was eventually replaced as part of its restoration.

“All of these locomotives and all of these pieces of equipment and cars all have terribly fascinating stories and backgrounds. Almost all of them have been in some sort of derailment or wreck,” Taylor said.

Engine #20 is just one of the meticulously restored locomotives on the 15 acres of the Colorado Railroad Museum at 17155 W 44 Ave. in Golden. e living museum maintainsmore than 100 narrow and standard-gauge steam and diesel locomotives, passenger cars, freight cars and cabooses, according to the museum.

Also on-site is locomotive #491, the largest operating narrow gauge steam locomotive in the western hemisphere, according to CRRM historians. Locomotive #491 is truly

a “Colorado original,” having been built entirely in Colorado during the spring of 1928.

e largest steam engine at the museum, originally a Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad locomotive #5629, was built in 1940 and was used for fast freight and passenger service. It remained in operation until the early 1960s. No. 5629 is one of only four Burlington locomotives of its type still in existence, according to CRRM historians.

Enthusiasts can still board restored passenger cars for an authentic ride through on the rails powered by coal- re steam locomotives, including #20.

Locomotives and railroads critical in the development of mining towns of Colorado

“ e story of Colorado being transformed in the 19th and 20th centuries is pretty much inseparable from the story of the railroad, so it’s hard to imagine Colorado without railroads,” CRRM Executive Director Paul Hammond said.

e history is well documented in the CRRM library and resource center that spans well over 100 years of historical documents, maps and

photographs. It was visited by more than 100,000 people from around the world last year, according to Hammond.

Gold and silver were discovered in Clear Creek County and Idaho Springs in 1859. Railroads didn’t arrive until 1876, according to historian Bob Bowland whose family settled in the mountain area in 1873.

“ e railroads were critical,” Bowland said.

Bowland and his wife Jan operate and maintain the Visitors Center and Historical Society at 2060 Miner St. in Idaho Springs.

“A lot of ore had to go to Denver to be treated after being milled up here and we certainly had mills but the nal smelting and re ning needed to be hauled to Denver,” Bowland said. ”Railroad transportation compared to the old ore wagons, there was really no comparison.”

e Argo Mill, 2350 Riverside Drive in Idaho Springs, would routinely ship up to 300 tons of gold and silver of high-grade ore to Denver smelters for nal processing, according to historical records.

TRACKS

“It’s so common to see mining towns and railroads together; they’re industries that need each other,” Bowland said with a laugh. “I would say, at least in this case, the mining needed the railroad more than the railroad needed the mines.”

Historical black-and-white photos of train cars lled with gold and silver ore heading to Denver ordain the walls of the historical society.

Well-dressed passengers from well over a century ago are also pictured boarding the steam-driven locomotive trains.

“Anytime a railroad arrived in town back in those days it was a big deal and so it was truly critical,” Bowland said.

Devil’s Gate Station and High-Bridge defined Georgetown Loop railroad in 1883

e Devil’s Gate high bridge in Georgetown was considered to be an engineering feat when it was built in 1883, according to historical documents reviewed by Colorado Community Media.

It allowed trains climbing over steep mountains to switch back as the railroad rose from Georgetown to Silver Plume, according to the National and State Register.

“When it was built there were very few bridges that were curved and on a grade,” Brakeman and Conductor of the Georgetown Loop Railroad Caleb Murphy said. “It was thought that bridges had to be straight and level to be structurally sound but we did it and it was one of four or ve in the world at the time.”

e High-Bridge is approximately 300 feet long and built with an 18.5 degree left hand curve. It’s 100 feet above the Clear Creek bed and was originally constructed of cast and wrought iron, according to Murphy.

“ e old-time railroaders used to say that the bridge used to sway from side-to-side and sag in the middle as trains crossed over, thankfully our bridge does not do that,” Murphy said. e original iron bridge was dismantled in 1939 and rebuilt in the 1970s.

It’s currently in use as the Georgetown Loop passenger train attracting more than 100,000 locals and visitors each year for historical trips with one of several restored coal- red steam locomotives, according to Murphy.

It’s not a job, it’s a passion e historians, engineers, mechanics and volunteers who spoke with CCM are passionate about the history of railroading in Colorado.

“ is job?” Murphy asked, “It’s just a dream come true.”

e public’s attraction and passion for these historically accurate refurbished coal- red steam locomotives and cars was evident during CRRM’s recent “Colorado Crossings: Making History Today” event.

Locomotives #491 and #20 pulled passengers in original rail cars along the tracks surrounding the museum. Hundreds of train enthusiasts, many dressed in vintage railroad overalls and hats with children in tow, snapped family pictures with living history as a background.

e existing parking lot over owed across the road, where it tripled in size.

In 1943, the 43-ton #20 locomotive rolled over and o the tracks on a hill outside Durango. According to historians, it landed on a rock that dented the thick steel plate of the boiler. The plate was eventually replaced as part of its restoration.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

The story of Colorado being transformed in the 19th and 20th centuries

railroad, historians say.

Colorado Railroad Museum Chief Mechanic Je Taylor with Engine #20, just one of the meticulously restored locomotives on the 15 acres of the museum grounds at 17155 W. 44th Ave. in Golden.

PHOTO BY CHRIS KOEBERL

50-something, and finding optimism and possibilities

University of Colorado-Denver’s Change Makers program now accepting applications for Fall 2024 semester

BY ANNE BUTTON SPECIAL TO THE DENVER HERALD

Last November, Diane Amdur was at a crossroads. e Denver resident had run a public relations consulting rm for more than 20 years, and she was looking for a professional refresh. In her mid-50s, she wasn’t ready to retire, yet she knew something needed to shift. e question was what.

Amdur is not alone. Many people 50 and older want to make the most

of the 20 to 30 extra years of healthy living our generation can expect compared to a century ago. But they don’t know what to do, whether in mid-career or beyond.

Amdur was pondering these questions when she saw a story on the television news about the Change Makers program at the University of Colorado-Denver.

“It really spoke to me at a time when I was looking to recharge my work and my personal life in a way where both had more meaning, more purpose and more energy for the encore years,” she said.

A community sharing and shaping their stories together

So in January, Amdur joined a group of 23 Change Maker fellows

who met twice a week through May.

With professional backgrounds ranging from medicine to engineering to nonpro t management, the fellows had built successful careers. ey came to the program ready for a change — to gure out how to use their hard-earned skills in new ways, to work di erently or volunteer meaningfully.

Among them were Mark and Lori Quick, a Denver couple who enrolled in the program together. Mark had been struggling with the loss of identity he felt after retiring from 32 years in the re service. Lori, a recently-retired nurse, had been “playing too much pickleball and needed purpose,” she said.

Diane Amdur, center, participates in a discussion with other Change Maker fellows. The Change Makers program is o ered at the University of Colorado-Denver for people 50 and older. COURTESY OF ANNE BUTTON/UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-DENVER CHANGE MAKERS PROGRAM

OPTIMISM

Drawing on readings, group discussions and guest-speaker presentations, the cohort examined what has worked and what hasn’t in their lives, what made the laterstage career years meaningful for others, and the pathways, obstacles and opportunities they face in designing a meaningful next chapter.

“It was re ective, meaningful work, and it really made me look back on where I’ve been and gave me ideas on where I wanted to go in this next chapter,” Lori Quick said.

“ e mix of guest speakers covered all the di erent angles, from curiosity to creativity, that we’re trying to build within ourselves,” Amdur added.

A new kind of university program, Change Makers is one of a handful of university programs across the country that help older adults transition well from one life stage to another. Most of these programs are yearlong and in residence, in places like Palo Alto, California, and Cambridge, Massachusetts and cost between $60,000 and $80,000.

Change Makers was designed to be an accessible option. It is one semester long in duration and costs $3,400. Sessions take place in the evenings, so those who work on

weekdays can attend. Tuesday sessions are virtual, and Wednesdays take place in-person on the university’s campus in downtown Denver.

‘I feel energized and curious’

By May, the fellows had developed 12-week plans to launch their next chapters. Mark Quick’s plan includes helping refugees and Lori Quick’s plan involves getting her pilot’s license and working on her Spanish.

“You may not see the nish line in week one or two,” Mark said, “but when it starts to materialize later in the class, you feel like you’re on the right path, and you have hope again.”

Amdur’s plan includes refocusing her business toward serving

more nonpro t clients, while also creating space for more community involvement and volunteer service travel.

“I see things di erently, for myself and my community — and all the opportunities in between,” she said. “Instead of feeling like there’s a dead end, I feel energized and curious for what’s next, both professionally and personally.”

Editor’s note: Anne Button is the founding director of the University of Colorado-Denver Change Makers program.

To learn more about the University of Colorado-Denver Change Makers program, visit ucdenver.edu/changemakers.

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DISTRICT COURT, DENVER, STATE OF COLORADO Denver County District Court 1437 Bannock St Denver, CO 80202

Case No.: 2024CV030813 Division: 424

Plaintiff: THE BELVEDERE TOWER CONDOMINIUM ASSOCIATION, INC., a Colorado nonprofit corporation v. Defendants: CHARLES J. VANSTROM REVOCABLE TRUST; COUNTRYWIDE BANK FSB; MORTGAGE ELECTRONIC REGISTRATION SYSTEMS, INC.; DENVER COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE

Attorneys for Plaintiff: Orten Cavanagh Holmes & Hunt, LLC

Hal R. Kyles, #23891 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202

Phone Number: (720) 221-9780 Matter ID #2787.0025

SUMMONS [BY PUBLICATION] THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the 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 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 complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the complaint in writing within 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 action of foreclosure pursuant to Rule 105, C.R.C.P. to the real property situate in Denver, Colorado more particularly described as Parcel A: Condominium Unit 6B, The Belvedere Tower, A Condominium Community, According to the Condominium Map recorded August 22, 2000 at Reception No. 2000120009

and as defined and described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions recorded August 8, 2000 at Reception No. 200113225, together with the exclusive right to use Storage Space 33, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Parcel B: Garage No. 74 The Belvedere Tower, A Condominium Community, According to the Condominium Map recorded August 22, 2000 at Reception No. 2000120009 and as defined and described in the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions and Restrictions recorded August 8, 2000 at Reception No. 200113225, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado.

Dated: May 28, 2024.

ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC

By:/s/Hal R. Kyles

Hal R. Kyles, #23891

This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure.

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1997 Porsche Boxster, 2-door, white, license plate #237WVL, CO VIN #WP0CA2980VS623337

This vehicle has been left by the owner since 06/02/2016 and is currently stored at 3755 E 40th Ave, Denver, CO 80202. The owner has 7 business days from the date of this notice to claim the vehicle and pay all associated notification fees, storage fees, and repair costs.

Failure to pay the fees associated with this vehicle will result in the owner's waiver of rights to the vehicle, and Advance Auto will request a new title from the DMV. Storage fees are $40 per day and will continue to accrue until the vehicle is picked up.

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Estate of William Joseph Taylor, aka William J. Taylor, aka William Taylor, aka Bill Taylor, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30576

All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before October 25, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Baysore & Christian Fiduciary Services, LLC, Personal Representative Patrick R. Thiessen (40185) Frie, Arndt, Danborn & Thiessen P.C. 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234

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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 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Zenaide M. Gensler, Personal Representative c/o 5347 S. Valentia Way, Ste. 335 Greenwood Village, CO 80111

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Estate of John Delos Zimmerman,

a/k/a John D. Zimmerman, a/k/a John Zimmerman, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30433

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 October 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

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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 the claims may be forever barred.

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ERIN MCCURDY LEVY, Esq.

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Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of JENNIFER L. ISBILL, a/k/a JENNIFER LYNN ISBILL, a/k/a JENNIFER ISBILL, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30570

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 Monday, October 14, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Personal Representative: Sevier Bonnie, III c/o Curtis J. Bankers, Esq. Sherman & Howard L.L.C. 675 Fifteenth Street, Ste. 2300 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No. DHD 3160

First Publication: June 13, 2024

Last Publication: June 27, 2024

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Estate of James Matthew Page, Deceased

Case Number: 2024PR030554

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 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.

Robert N Page,

Personal Representative 25 N Saint Andrews Dr. Ormond Beach, FL 32174

Legal Notice No. DHD 3150

First Publication: May 30, 2024

Last Publication: June 13, 2024

Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS

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

Children Services

(Adoption/Guardian/Other)

Public Notice

District Court, Denver County 1437 Bannock St. Denver, CO 80202

In re the Parental Responsibilities concerning: Itzel Rodriguez Agustin

Petitioner: Maria del Carmen Agustin Valle

And Respondent: John Doe Case Number 2024DR30658 Courtroom: 368

Attorney for Petitioner: Luke Niermann, #55462 Joseph & Hall, P.C. 12203 E. 2nd Ave. Aurora, CO 80011

Phone: (303) 733-4382

Email: luke@immigrationissues.com NOTICE AND SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION CONCERNING PETITION FOR PARENTAL RESPONSIBLITIES

1.Family Case

You (the Respondent) are now a part of a court case to resolve a family legal matter. Along with this summons, you will get a document called a Petition. The Petition will let you know more about the case and what the Petitioner wants the Court to do.

You are further notified that said Petition is set for an Initial Status Conference on July 1, 2024 at 1:30 PM at the Denver District Court located at 1437 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80202 in courtroom 368.

2.Your Next Steps

You must file a written response to that Petition.

a) You may use form JDF 1035 – Response to the Petition.

b) Forms and resources are found online at [www.courts.state.co.us/Forms/family]

c) Your response is due within 21 days of receiving this summons. That deadline extends to 35 days when served outside of Colorado or if notified of the case by publication.

d)File online at: [www.jbits.courts.state.co.us/efiling] Or file by mail or at the courthouse. (The Court’s address is in Box A above.)

e) Pay the filing fee. Or request a fee waiver. (Use forms JDF 205 and JDF 206).

3.Consequences

If you do not file a Response, the Court may decide the case without your input. You may not receive further notice about court filings and events. You are still required to obey any orders the Court issues.

4.Automatic Court Orders (Temporary Injunction)

As soon as you receive this Summons, you must obey these orders:

a) Do not disturb the peace of the other parent or parties in this case.

b) Do not take the children in this case out of the state without permission from the Court and/or the other parent (or party).

c) Do not stop paying, cancel, or make any changes to health, homeowner’s, renter’s,

automobile, or life insurance policies that cover the children or a party in this case or that name a child or a party as a beneficiary. Exception: You may make changes to insurance coverage if you have written permission from the other parent or party or a court order, and you give at least 14 days’ Notice to the other party. C.R.S. §§ 14-10-107, 108. You must obey these orders until this case is finalized, dismissed, or the Court changes these orders. To request a change, you may use form JDF 1314 – General Motion.

5.Note on Genetic Testing

You can request genetic testing. The Court will not hold this request against you when deciding the outcome of the case. You must do testing and submit the results before the Court establishes who the parents are (parentage) and issues final orders. After that time, it may be too late to submit genetic testing evidence. The law that directs this process is C.R.S. § 14-10-124(1.5).

Submitted by: Luke Niermann, Attorney for Petitioner

Legal Notice No. DHD 3157

First Publication: June 13, 2024 Last Publication: July 11, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch , ###

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KALDES

FROM PAGE 9

If we valued aging, we’d encourage generative, productive aging — not rely on centuries-old ideas that we want to do nothing as we age. German Chancellor Otto Von Bismarck is given credit for our modern version of retirement, which the U.S. later adopted when life expectancy was 62. But now it’s 77, and more people want and need to work, yet the hiring practices of businesses ignore older workers. Imagine if businesses intentionally recruited or retrained older workers. ese multigenerational workplaces would be more innovative, have stronger pipelines of talent and be more resilient.

I’m optimistic that we’re all becoming more aware of age bias in everything we do. Imagine if society valued all our future selves.

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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