BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Rocky Mountains dazzle natives and transplants alike with their stunning peaks and seemingly endless hiking trails. From quick outings to day hikes, it’s easy to get out there and explore the beautiful Colorado landscape.
But for diehards, 14ers are the Goliaths just waiting to be conquered. But they aren’t to be taken lightly. If you’re truly serious about taking your hiking skills to the next
er to provide tips about 14ers, including where to start, what to take with you and which are the toughest to tackle.
What is a 14er?
A 14er, or fourteener, is a mountain with a peak above 14,000 feet above sea level.
ere are nearly 100 14ers in the United States (all in the West). Colorado boasts the most of any state with 53 ( ere are 58 peaks above 14,000 feet in Colorado, but to qualify as an o cial “14er” in the hiking community, a peak must have at
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least 300 feet of prominence, which is the amount of elevation it rises
nects to the nearest, higher peak, according to 14er.com). Alaska has 29 and California has 12.
Keep in mind: all 14ers you hike in Colorado won’t require you to climb a full 14,000 feet. With Denver sitting at 5,280 feet, you’re already at a decent head start before you get to the base of your 14er of choice. Pikes Peak, for example, has a base elevation of 7,400 feet.
Some 14ers can be tackled in a few hours, while others might take up to two days.
Denver City Council members reflect on past year
BY LONDON LYLE SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
It’s been about a year since six new members were sworn into Denver City Council, and it’s been an eventful one, according to four we spoke with.
Mayor Mike Johnston was sworn in on the same day as new council members last July. And the new mayor wasted no time getting his agenda o the ground, declaring a state of emergency on July 18, his second day in o ce, in an e ort to address the high number of people experiencing homelessness in the city.
Together, the 13 members of Denver City Council along with the Mayor have worked to balance the budget, create more a ordable housing and assist thousands of recently arrived migrants who were living on the streets.
Helping migrants was one of second-term council member Amanda P. Sandoval’s top priorities. Sandoval said she worked alongside volunteers and nonpro ts to make sure housing and aid were delivered to more than 300 migrants from an encampment on Zuni Street and 27th Avenue, an area that is part of Sandoval’s district in northwest Denver, District 1.
“ e encampment was one of the hardest things I’ve ever worked on professionally and emotionally,” she said. “I’m really proud of northwest Denver. I’m proud of how everyone showed up and helped out with the migrant crisis that Denver was experiencing.”
From left to right: Bruce, Matt and Zach Lundgren pose for a photo at the top of Mount Blue Sky, which was Mount Evans until its renaming in 2023. COURTESY PHOTO
More than IPAs, Denver breweries serve up cultural events
BY JACQUI SOMEN
SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA
Culture is something that is created by people, and there are few things the people of Denver love more than beer.
Denver breweries aren’t just for sipping your favorite local beer, they’re great places to enjoy cultural events. Live music at Denver’s breweries is the status quo: On any given night or weekend day, you can catch live music at breweries like Zuni Street Brewing Company, Black Shirt Brewing Co. and Breckenridge Brewery.
Now, many taprooms provide a lesser-known adventure, serving as cultural hubs for Denver residents to share and experience art, music, crafts and literature.
One place that exempli es the brewery as a vibrant cultural hub is Raíces Brewing Co. Located just south of Empower Field, Raíces is built on what the brewery describes
the taproom does revolves around these tenets.
In the last few weeks, you could celebrate Argentina’s anniversary with tango, purchase wares from Venezuelan jewelry artisans and enjoy live traditional Cuban music. Raíces also hosts a galleria displaying artists year-round and features artisans every Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
At e Lodge at Woods Boss Brewing, you can catch compelling arts events like the Denver Fringe Festival, an annual performance arts festival that “supports independent artists and diverse voices in all genres of the performing arts.” During the 2024 event in June, festivalgoers could partake of cabaret, comedy and puppet shows at e Lodge. e space also hosts SoFar Sounds, intimate events spotlighting local musicians. Woods Boss Brewing’s
Books and beer may not be an obvious pairing, but Denverites are soaking up literary events at breweries.
At Fiction Beer Bar, literature lovers can attend a monthly book club while sipping brews named after literary works like Madame Psychosis, a New England pale ale inspired by David Foster Wallace’s novel “Innite Jest.” is year, the group pored over books such as “Remarkably Bright Creatures” by Shelby Van Pelt and “Under the Whispering Door” by TJ Klune. e book club is usually hosted on the third Monday of the month.
While Fort Greene Bar isn’t exactly a brewery, it is a local bar serving a range of cocktails, wine and, yes, beer selections—from Miller High Life to TRVE’s Siren Saison. Fort Greene hosts one of the city’s most intriguing literary events.
Reading Den is a monthly reading series co-founded by Adam Vitcavage and Sarah Ann Noel that runs on the last Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. e evening features readings from four writers, many of whom are local, and presents attendees the opportunity to meet and mingle.
“It’s like storytime for grown-ups,” Noel said, “with high-caliber writing, amazing cocktails, a gorgeous setting, and a group of people there to meet, chat, share.”
In one way, cultural events are a way for a brewery to distinguish itself in a sea of similar establishments (Visit Denver estimates there are more than 70 breweries in Denver and more than 150 in the metro area).
In another, these events are simply a way to entertain and connect people who love music, books, and art and want to enjoy them over a delicious, locally brewed concoction.
Raíces Brewing Co. anchors its operations in “comunidad, cultura and cerveza” (community, culture and beer).
PHOTO BY JACQUI SOMEN
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Costco Is Building 800 Apartments Over New Store in Los Angeles. Could Denver Be Next?
When I first read about this project in an email newsletter called “The Briefcase,” I checked the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. Disbelieving what I read, I Googled the topic and found countless trade and general audience publications about the project (none of them in Denver), and none saying it was a joke.
Yes, Costco has acquired a 5acre site in South Los Angeles that was formerly occupied by a church, and they announced last year that they were partnering with Thrive Living to build a Costco warehouse store on the site with 800 apartments, many of them “affordable” above and around it. The parking will be in two underground levels.
addressing the country’s and Colorado’s extreme shortage of affordable housing.
With many low-income areas being “food deserts,” bringing a Costco to the Baldwin Hills neighborhood south of downtown Los Angeles sounds like it helps to address that problem as well. Here in our own metro area, I can think of several lower income neighborhoods that could benefit from a project that brings both affordable housing and affordable food shopping to the same location. And I suspect that some developer could assemble a 5-acre parcel to carry that off — and that we have developers committed to
affordable housing to replicate the Los Angeles project if Thrive Living isn’t ready to do it themselves.
In the L.A. project, 184 of the 800 apartments are to be set aside for lowincome families. It could be expected
On its website, Thrive Living describes itself as a national brand currently pursuing a mission of building workforce housing in markets experiencing severe affordability gaps. They are an affiliate of Magnum Real Estate Group, “a vertically integrated real estate company which has developed $5.5 billion of real estate, including a wide range of ground-up residential rental and for-sale apartments, adaptive re-use and historic conversions, student housing, community facility development, retail, and light office.”
It was coincidental that I read about their Los Angeles project with Costco on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsome announced a statewide plan in California to crack down on homeless encampments.
Here in the metro Denver area, we have seen a real surge in the construction of multi-story “transit-oriented developments” but it never occurred to me that Costco or other “big box” stores on multi-acre site could also be a venue for
that many of the residents will be Costco employees, whether or not they qualify as “low income.”
According to CoStar, the site is in the “Inglewood / South L.A.” retail market,, where the apartment vacancy rate is 4.4%, and the average rent of $1,650 per month is considerably lower than the Los Angeles average of $2,191 per month.
As usual, I will publish links to this project in the posting of this column at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com
We Now Know How Buyer Agent Compensation Will Be Handled in Colorado
The much discussed NAR Settlement of March 15, 2024 requires that Realtorowned MLSs, of which REcolorado is one, remove all mention of buyer agent (or “co-op”) commissions from listings by August 17th, and REcolorado has announced that they will comply even earlier — on August 6th. Buyer agent compensation fields will disappear from listings, and no mention of buyer agent compensation can be included in public remarks or other text fields.
The sharing of commissions between listing agents and buyer agents may be banned, but the settlement specifically says that sellers can still offer to pay buyer’s agents. Listing contracts, buyer agency contracts and the contracts to buy and sell listings had to change, and revisions to those documents were released in mid-July by the Colorado Real Estate Commission, for use starting in August. Signed contracts are “grandfathered,” but all new contracts must be written using the new forms.
Price Reduced on This Twin Lakes Home
The new forms no longer state that the listing brokerage will share the listing commission with a buyer’s brokerage. Instead, a 2nd paragraph states that the seller will offer x% or x dollars compensation to a licensed broker who represents a buyer. A 3rd paragraph then states that the listing commission stated in the 1st paragraph will be reduced by the amount of the compensation paid to a buyer’s broker.
It’s a simple and logical work-around. At right is a sign rider I created which complies with this change. I have printed several variations of this sign rider with different percentages to accommodate whatever compensation the sellers we work with want to offer, including
one that doesn’t specify a percentage. The brochures in the brochure box and the web pages we create for each listing will also have this information, so buyers will know what’s being offered.
How to Avoid Home Repair Scams/Disappointment
First of all, do not hire someone who solicits you, either at your door or by phone/text/letter/email.
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This 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at 48 Lang Street is in Twin Lakes, 20 miles south of Leadville at the foot of Independence Pass. It could be your escape from the Front Range rat race! This is a year-round mountain home, not a vacation home — unless you enjoy twelve months of vacation each year! Enjoy the quiet mountain life of Twin Lakes Village (population: 204). In summer, enjoy the drive over Independence Pass to Aspen. In winter, drive over Fremont Pass to Copper Mountain. Escape those I-70 traffic jams, too! Closer to home, enjoy hiking the Colorado Trail, which passes through town. This home was built in 2000 with all the modern conveniences, including high-speed internet, yet you're in a historic and charming mountain town. If you've been hankering for a slower lifestyle, this mountain home may be your escape. Visit www.TwinLakesHome.info to take a narrated video walk-through of this home and see lots of photos, then come see it! Open Saturday, August 3rd, 11 to 2. Or call me to request a private showing.
You’ve seen TV ads, no doubt, for Angi.com, and I like them as a resource because they survey every client about the service provided and price charged by the vendors they recommend. Those vendors are incentivized to do good work, because they want to get more referrals from Angi.
I also recommend calling your trusted
Realtor (me, for example) to get referrals and, importantly, to tell the vendor that you were referred. That way, they will, just like the Angi vendor, want to make you happy so they get more referrals.
The most risky thing you can do (other than what I described in the first paragraph) is to do online searching for vendors. Without a focus on getting repeat business or referrals, the vendor you find on-line could disappoint you.
HIKERS
A full list of every 14er in the Centennial State can be found at www.14ers.com.
Where to start? Tips from a seasoned hiker
Don’t go alone. For rst-timers, tag along with an experienced hiker or consider one of the many guided hike companies along the Front Range, such as Colorado Adventure Guides.
A local hiker, Zachary Lundgren, grew up in the mountains of Evergreen. After graduating from CU Boulder and a teaching stint at the University of Northern Colorado, he now works in communications for the Colorado School of Mines.
So far, he’s summited about a dozen 14ers and has some advice for those irting with the idea.
Lundgren said to stay away from Sunlight Peak due to a dangerous “leap of faith” at the summit, where hikers must hop between rocks at 14,000 feet to nish the hike. He also suggests waiting to do Mount Sne els because “it’s the hardest hike I’ve ever done.”
But he recommends some good starting points below, with each taking about four to seven hours to complete round-trip.
Mount Bierstadt
conditions before setting out on any hike.”
e DeCaLiBron
Lundgren said Bierstadt is commonly known as “your rst 14er” and should be the universal rst choice. Only about an hour and a half drive from Denver, it is one of the safer choices for starters exposure-wise. ere are often crowds, he said, so prepare for that. But with the trailhead conveniently located o Guanella Pass, it’s an easy one to knock out rst, he said.
“Mount Bierstadt trail takes you a little over seven miles as you gain 2,700 feet to a summit with amazing views of countless peaks,” Lundgren said. “For the truly bold, you can also take the ‘sawtooth’ route and bag Mount Blue Sky as well, but I’d recommend waiting for this one as the infamous ‘sawtooth’ has some serious exposure.”
Mount Blue Sky
Formerly known as Mount Evans, this 14er is one of the most notable peaks in the Front Range and can be
“Short on time but looking to bag a few peaks? en you need to check out the vaunted DeCaLiBron. is funny name represents a unique route where you can bag four (or three, there’s still some debate) 14ers in one go,” Lundgren said.
“Hike Mount Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross on a seven-mile trail north of Fairplay that ascends just over 3,000 feet in elevation.
Some claim that Mount Cameron is not o cially a 14er as it has only 118 feet of prominence from its parent peak, technically classifying it as a sub-peak. However, technicalities aside, I still tell my friends I bagged four 14ers in a day. You should, too.”
For a full list of peaks in Colorado, visit 14er.com/14ers or 14ers. com/13ers.
What should you bring with you?
Tackling a 14er is no regular day hike. It requires much more time, further distance traveled and more
energy spent. e last thing you want is to be unprepared halfway through or if something were to go wrong.
ough technically you could climb 14ers in the winter or spend overnight trips tackling them, we’ll cover the basics for a same-day, summertime 14er trip.
According to 14er.com, the main gear you should bring with you includes:
Plenty of food and water A hat Gloves Sunscreen Gloves Synthetic shirts and synthetic long underwear Fleece or windbreaker jacket Waterproof shell/jacket Nylon shorts Hiking pants Hiking boots / scrambling shoes Hiking socks Watch Pack
(that ts the hike/climb) Headlamp Sunglasses Knife or multi-tool A water bladder or bottles Compass GPS Maps Tape Whistle Matches/ lighter TP (in Ziploc bag) Trash Bag Cell phone Extra batteries Emergency supplies, including a rst-aid kit SPOT or other personal locator device Optional: Trekking poles Optional: Water lter Optional: Satellite Phone (expensive but extremely valuable in an emergency) For a list of winter and/or overnight gear, visit www.14ers.com/ gearlist.php.
Do you have 14er tips or opinions about where locals should begin? Email Jrenfrow@coloradocommunitymedia.com with your takes.
Local hiker Zachary Lundgren poses for a photo at the top of Mount Bierstadt. Lundgren recommends Bierstadt for first-time 14er hikers due to its ease and proximity to the city. COURTESY PHOTO
The DeCaLiBron is a trail that connects four 14ers in one hike: Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, Mount Lincoln and Mount Bross.
Briefs: Celebrate Colorado’s birthday and more
Concerts on the Fly Denver International Airport concerts will take place on the Park on the Plaza, DIA’s 82,000-squarefoot open-air park. e sixweek concert series runs from July 28 through Sept.
REFLECTING
Sandoval, who was elected council president pro-tem last July, played a pivotal role in arranging a landswap between the Catholic Archdiocese of Denver and the city to lease the Mullen home on West 29th Avenue in order to house migrant families.
Council member Paul Kashmann, who has represented south Denver District 6 since 2015, is optimistic about the way the City Council has evolved over the past year.
“I think Council is getting younger. I think it’s getting more progressive. Leaving the age and the politics aside, we just have more people focused on that charter responsibility of crafting legislation,” he said. “ e job of a council member has evolved to be twofold. One is to pass laws. e other is to tend to your constituents’
1. e location is at Denver International Airport Plaza, between the Jeppesen Terminal and the Westin Hotel. For more information, visit FlyDenver.com/concert.
RTD has added live look-in equipment e Regional Transporta-
concerns, be it barking dogs disturbing the neighborhood or someone’s gutter leaking into their basement.”
At-large council member Serena Gonzales-Gutierrez came on board at this time last year, but she’s no stranger to working as a legislator.
“It’s been a really interesting transition, coming in as a new council member and then diving right into the budget for 2024. Not only for council, but the mayor’s ofce too,” she re ected.
With a background working in the state House, she has prioritized modifying the budget in order to put money towards rental assistance. By working alongside her fellow council members and advocacy groups, Gonzales-Gutierrez helped pass a substantial budget amendment, increasing the city’s rental assistance budget from $12 million to $29.1 million.
is was a notable feat, not just because Mayor Johnston pushed back, but also because all 13 council
lic safety dispatchers to both view and hear individuals, situations and events occurring on a vehicle in the moment. Light rail vehicle installations are in progress.
Speeding was the top cause of fatal crashes in Colorado in
As the summer season brings increased trafc to interstate corridors through Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and Nevada, the National Highway Tra c Safety Administration and the Colorado Department of Transportation are urging all drivers to heed the speed limit and remain focused behind the wheel.
Drivers will see digital message signs reminding them to slow down, and in some locations, law enforcement will be issuing citations for
History Colorado to host the state’s birthday celebration
sociation of Denver is offering three weekends of self-guided home tours in August. e homes are located throughout the Front Range. e tours are also available virtually. e tours are a chance to “Explore the latest trends, innovative designs, and cutting-edge technology shaping new homes and communities across the region,” according to the announcement. Tours run Aug. 8-25. For more information, go to paradeofhomesdenver.com.
tion District (RTD) completed a major technology project by installing live look-in equipment on its bus eet – a substantial safety and security update that supports the agency’s Welcoming Transit Environment strategic initiative. e new system enables RTD’s pub-
members favored the budget amendment, something of a rarity when it comes to a budget amendment that would more than double the amount originally proposed.
In March, council members went on a retreat where they focused on creating a budget proposal for 2025 that would land on Mayor Johnston’s desk. e retreat was the rst of its kind, according to Sandoval, illustrating the level of urgency the Council was taking with the annual city process. In order to get the ball rolling on legislation, they rst had to make sure the city has the cash.
Government moves slower than those seeking big changes would like, said council member Darrell Watson. But that’s not necessarily a bad thing, he added. For Watson, this means the Council is taking the necessary steps instead of rushing things, when rushing could negatively impact the communities they serve.
“One thing that I’ve taken
On Aug. 3, the History Colorado Center in Denver is hosting a free-day celebration for the state’s birthday that is worthy of the Centennial State and the Mile High City. e carnivalesque celebration will include arts and crafts, live music, snacks, alpacas and much more. It takes place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 3 at the History Colorado Center, 1200 N. Broadway, Denver. To learn more, visit historycolorado.org.
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pause in and re ected on is the ability to pull together really smart legislative items and work collaboratively with my colleagues, community and the administration,” Watson said. e District 9 council member is working on eight pieces of legislation in his rst year, addressing concerns from tenant rights to banning the sale of avored tobacco products.
“You have to be willing to do the hard work. And it is hard work, the research, the writing of bills. None of this is fancy. None of this is sexy. But working for the city is a joy. And that’s why I’m so honored to be here on City Council. I’m looking forward to the next three years,” Watson said.
“ is job takes a lot of time, and a lot of listening,” Watson added.
As Denver City Council approaches one year since being joined by six new members and Mayor Michael Johnston, it’s clear they aren’t slowing down.
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A focus on healing, reconciliation
The
state-funded
research project looks at abuses at Native American boarding schools
BY TATIANA FLOWERS THE COLORADO SUN
History Colorado will begin its second wave of research into Native American boarding schools next month — this time with help from Indigenous people whose family members survived the horrifying experience.
e three-year project, funded with $1 million from the state legislature, will focus on consultation with Native American communities to foster healing and reconciliation.
“During the rst round, they only had a year to do the research and write the report, which was a very narrow timeline,” said state Rep. Barbara McLachlan, co-sponsor of the laws that allocated funding to the research.
“A lot of the research, because of that short timeline, came from papers and reports by a white person involved in all of this,” she said. “With this new law, they’re hoping to talk with tribal members and second generation Native Americans to see how this has a ected the next generation that is coming up.”
Abusing Native children in the name of
For more than 150 years, hundreds of thousands of Native American children were taken away from their communities to attend board-
More than 500 governmentfunded Native American boarding schools existed in the United States during the 19th and 20th centuries, often led by churches. By 1926, nearly 83% of all Native American children of school age were in boarding schools. e purpose of the schools was to culturally assimilate Native Americans by forcibly removing children from their homes to far away residential facilities where their identities, beliefs and languages were
Some students lost their surnames when facility leaders gave them names of famous people, such as presidents, or even school sta members, according to the re-
Families lost their parenting authority and the ability to pass on Native American culture and traditions and the legacy of the schools has caused long-standing intergenerational trauma, cycles of violence and abuse, disappearance of Native American people, mental health issues and substance use disorders in Native communities, lawmakers wrote in the law.
History Colorado plans to meet with leaders of Native American tribes and Indigenous community members, Alaska Natives and others living on reservations outside of Colorado to help create a plan to care for the people a ected by federal boarding schools that existed statewide.
Gina Lopez, a member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe who lives in Towaoc, said she’s skeptical of the accuracy of the report, which relies on archived government reports that are inconsistent and incomplete and written by school superintendents, who wove their own narratives about the success of the schools and the students’ everyday experiences, according to the paper’s authors.
“If those things aren’t reliable, how will we ever know the truth and achieve any justice in terms of these boarding schools?” Lopez asked.
During the next iteration of research, History Colorado has said it plans to meet privately with representatives from 33 tribal nations twice per year, Alaska Native organizations and students who attended federal boarding schools in Colorado to help provide insights into future recommendations for reconciliation, according to the historical
agency’s public recommendations made to the state legislature.
History Colorado raised awareness about the report through social media posts when the paper was published in October 2023, included links to stories about the report in its newsletter for subscribers, created other informational links online and has a webpage on its site dedicated to informing people about boarding schools, Luke Perkins, manager of communications and public relations at History Colorado, wrote in an email to e Colorado Sun.
History Colorado also held a listening session Aug. 16, 2023, with leaders of Native American and Alaska Native community organizations, Perkins told e Sun.
History Colorado plans to travel to reservations outside of Colorado to examine their archives, personal stories and other repositories to help create a fuller story of the impact of the boarding schools.
At the discussions, which may take place at some of the boarding school sites, community members are expected to address and plan for memorialization at former boarding school sites where children are still buried, nding ways
to support impacted communities and education opportunities for Native American Coloradans and others statewide.
A tribal communications specialist at History Colorado, who was hired to help complete study requirements during the rst round of research, will continue helping with the investigative e orts by managing communications with tribal representatives and descendant communities.
e report identi ed nine boarding schools in Colorado that were nancially supported by the federal government, the Bureau of Indian A airs, from 1880 to 1920.
Native Americans and other community members have requested additional research into federal, state and local school policies after 1920, when many o -reservation and on-reservation schools were closing as Indigenous kids were integrated into local public schools.
History Colorado must develop recommendations to the Colorado Department of Education, the Colorado Department of Higher Education and the state legislature that aim to address the e ects of the boarding school system on Indigenous communities in partnership with the Colorado Commission on Indian A airs and a steering committee that will include organizations led by and served by Native Americans.
History Colorado must provide preliminary recommendations for care and memorialization at the boarding school sites to the Commission on Indian A airs no later than Nov. 8, 2025, and should provide nal recommendations by May 10, 2027.
Native children in Colorado’s boarding schools were forced to learn carpentry or blacksmithing to prepare them for jobs as laborers in white families’ homes, according to the report.
Neglect, unsanitary conditions and poor nutrition caused illnesses that frequently swept across the schools and some children were physically and sexually abused, according to the report.
Students were, most often, enrolled in boarding schools after they were kidnapped or recruited, or after their parents were coerced or threatened by Native American agents or school superintendents, according to the History Colorado report.
Once students were physically separated from their parents, they often did not return home for two to ve years, the report says.
James Je erson, a member of the Southern Ute tribe, attended Ute Mountain Boarding School in Towaoc in the late 1930s and the Southern Ute Vocational School near Ignacio in the 1940s. His parents met in a Towaoc boarding school and recalled the horrors of the experience and tried their best to keep Je erson and his siblings out of boarding schools.
But boarding school superintendents threatened Je erson’s parents and said they would be thrown in jail if their kids did not attend.
“If you spoke your language, you were slapped with a ruler,” said Jefferson, 90, who lives in Durango.
“ ey washed my mouth out because I spoke Ute, they made us march everywhere, kids were thrown in basements, the teachers were mean. It was horrible,” he said.
Dr. James Je erson, a Southern Ute elder and survivor of the Indian boarding school system, is the president and co-founder of Native American Sacred Trees and Places organization, May 23, 2024, at his home near Durango. The organization looks to conserve and protect culturally modified trees and places held sacred to Native Americans.
PHOTO BY HUGH CAREY/THE COLORADO SUN
State boosts new teacher recruiting
Stipends are meant to help address teacher shortage
BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT COLORADO
Colorado is seeking new applicants for a program that aims to address Colorado’s teacher shortage by providing stipends of up to $10,000 to educators teaching under alternative licenses while earning degrees.
Called the Educator Recruitment and Retention Financial Assistance Program, the program began in the 2021-22 school year with 80 educators, who agreed to work in rural school districts for three years as a condition of receiving the stipend.
In 2022, state lawmakers expanded the program to include educators all over Colorado, not just in rural districts. Participation exploded to 749 educators in 2022-23 and held fairly steady this past school year with an uno cial count of about 700 educators, according to a Colorado Department of Education spokesperson.
Nearly a quarter of the 749 educators who got the stipend in 2022-23 were educators of color, according to a state report. Just 16% of Colorado’s educators are people of color, according to state data.
Colorado is seeking new applicants for a program that aims to address Colorado’s teacher shortage by providing stipends of up to $10,000 to educators teaching under alternative licenses while earning degrees.
Called the Educator Recruitment and Retention Financial Assistance Program, the program began in the 2021-22 school year with 80 educators, who agreed to work in rural school districts for three years as a condition of receiving the stipend.
In 2022, state lawmakers expanded the program to include educators all
over Colorado, not just in rural districts. Participation exploded to 749 educators in 2022-23 and held fairly steady this past school year with an uno cial count of about 700 educators, according to a Colorado Department of Education spokesperson.
Nearly a quarter of the 749 educators who got the stipend in 2022-23 were educators of color, according to a state report. Just 16% of Colorado’s educators are people of color, according to state data. at means that in addition to tackling Colorado’s educator shortage, the program could address another
long-standing issue by helping to diversify Colorado’s teacher workforce. To qualify for the stipend of up to $10,000, applicants must be enrolled in an approved traditional or alternative educator preparation program. e stipend must be spent on that program. Applicants must also meet one of these criteria:
• Have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher and been hired as an alternative or temporarily eligible teacher in a subject where there’s a teacher shortage. e list of teacher shortage areas is long and includes special education, elementary education, math, and science.
• Work as a paraprofessional in a school district, charter school, or BOCES.
• Been hired as a career and technical education instructor in a rural district.
e application process is open now through Sept. 30. e stipends are given out on a rst-come, rstserved basis. e state will open a second round of applications on Dec. 2.
In 2022-23, nearly a quarter of the 749 educators who got the stipends worked in special education, while another 23% worked in elementary education, according to state data. e next three most popular teaching subjects were English, science, and math.
e stipend recipients worked all over Colorado, in 138 of the state’s 178 school districts, according to the report.
is story was printed through a news sharing agreement with Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonpro t news site covering educational change in public schools.
An Englewood Middle School teacher competes in a sack race during an assembly in March to celebrate Wish Week.
PHOTO BY ELISABETH SLAY
Cultivating gratitude in every pursuit
In a world obsessed with instant grati cation and quick wins, conviction and commitment often seem like relics from a bygone era. However, it’s precisely these qualities that can transform our relationship with our careers, vocations, hobbies and pursuits, fostering a deep sense of gratitude and appreciation.
Conviction and commitment are not just about sticking with something; they’re about pouring our hearts into our endeavors and nding ful llment in the journey, not just the destination. Let’s explore how these powerful qualities can elevate our lives and infuse our daily pursuits with gratitude.
Conviction is the unwavering belief in the value of what we’re doing. e inner drive fuels our actions, propels us forward and sustains us through challenges. When we approach our work, hobbies or personal projects with conviction, we engage with a sense of purpose that transcends mere obligation. We become passionate advocates for our own endeavors, and this passion is
Summer is the perfect time to plan a memorable getaway with your kids. However, traveling with kids can also be a challenge, requiring thoughtful planning, patience and exibility. Here are some tips and ideas to make your summer travel with kids a memorable experience, in a good way.
Choose kid-friendly destinations
Selecting the right destination is crucial. You know your kids’ interests best, so choose accordingly. Amusement parks, national parks, beaches and cities with interactive museums or zoos are excellent options. Destinations like Orlando, with its world-famous theme parks, or Yellowstone National Park, with its stunning scenery and wildlife, can captivate both kids and adults. Choosing a hotel with a fun kids club can also free up a little time for you and your partner as well. Win-win.
Plan ahead but stay flexible
Book accommodations and activities well in advance. Make sure to research family-friendly hotels or vacation rentals that o er amenities like cribs, high chairs and pools. Using a tool like Wanderlog can also help keep your plans organized and e cient. However,
contagious. Consider a professional who believes deeply in their company’s mission. eir conviction is evident in their dedication, willingness to go the extra mile, and resilience in the face of setbacks. is belief infuses their work with meaning, making even the most mundane tasks feel signi cant. Similarly, a hobbyist who pursues their interest with conviction nds joy in the outcomes and the process itself. Every stroke of the brush, note played, and word written expresses their inner passion. While conviction is about belief, commitment is about action. It’s the sustained e ort over time that turns dreams into reality. Commitment means showing up, day after day, even when motivation wanes and obstacles arise. It’s the tenacity to keep going when others might give up.
Commitment brings a sense of structure and discipline to our pursuits. It teaches us the value of perseverance and instills a sense of pride in our accomplishments. e feeling of having worked hard for something and being truly committed to it can amplify our gratitude for the eventual rewards. Marathon runners don’t just appreciate crossing the nish line; they cherish every grueling mile that brought them there. A musician doesn’t just relish the applause after a performance; they treasure every hour of practice that made it possible.
When we invest our time, energy and passion into our pursuits, we cultivate a profound gratitude. is gratitude is multifaceted. It encompasses appreciation for the progress we make, the skills we develop, and the obstacles we overcome. It also extends to the people who support us, the opportunities we encounter, and the journey itself.
Conviction and commitment can be game-changers in our careers. ey di erentiate those who are merely employed from those who
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are truly engaged. When we believe in our work and commit to doing it well, we enhance our performance and derive greater satisfaction from our achievements. is satisfaction fosters a sense of gratitude that can transform our professional lives.
Conviction and commitment can profoundly impact our personal growth. ey encourage us to set meaningful goals, pursue our passions with vigor, and develop a deep sense of self-worth. By committing to our own development, we cultivate a sense of gratitude for our abilities, progress, and the journey of becoming our best selves.
I would love to hear your story of conviction and commitment at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can connect with what drives our purpose and fuels our passion, it really will be a better than good life.
Michael Norton is an author, a personal and professional coach, consultant, trainer, encourager and motivator of individuals and businesses, working with organizations and associations across multiple industries.
while it’s important to have an itinerary, staying exible is equally as important. Be prepared to adjust plans as needed. Take breaks for snacks, rest, park time or whatever will reset the energy.
Packing smart
Packing for a family trip can be daunting. Create a checklist to ensure you don’t forget the essentials. Pack a backpack for each child with their favorite toys, books and snacks to keep them entertained during travel. I like to plan by day to make sure I don’t overpack and then, of course, I add a few basic pieces to mix and match when spills happen. Speaking of spills, a Tide To Go pen can be the real MVP of the trip. ere are also amazing services like Babyquip that rent bulky travel items like strollers, car seats and cribs and have them waiting at your destination.
Engage kids in the planning process
Involving your kids in the planning process can build excitement
and make them feel more invested in the trip. Let them help choose activities or select a few items to pack. We recently traveled abroad with our girls who are 8 and 11 and giving them ownership over parts of the itinerary made it so fun for the girls, and for us alike.
Keep travel days manageable
Long travel days can be exhausting for both kids and adults. If ying, try to book direct ights to minimize layovers. For road trips, plan frequent stops to allow kids to stretch their legs and burn o energy. Bring plenty of snacks and consider traveling during nap times to make the journey smoother. Also, try to ease into trip activities upon arrival.
Create a travel journal
Encourage your kids to document their travel experiences in a journal. is not only keeps them engaged but also creates a very cool keepsake to look back on. Journaling as parents is also a great way to connect with your kids as you compare notes and see what was most memorable for everyone.
Embrace technology
While it’s important to limit screen time, electronic devices can be lifesavers during long travel
periods. Load up tablets or smartphones with educational games, movies and audiobooks. Also, don’t feel guilt when a few extra minutes of screen time makes life easier for everyone.
Focus on enjoying the moment
Finally, remember that the goal of the trip is to enjoy time together as a family. Embrace the inevitable hiccups and meltdowns as part of the adventure. Take lots of photos, but also be present and soak in the experiences. Sometimes, the best memories come from unplanned and spontaneous moments. Don’t put pressure on yourself to do everything, just focus on enjoying whatever it is you are doing. Traveling with kids during the summer can be an incredible and rewarding experience with a bit of preparation, patience and a positive attitude. By choosing the right destination, involving your kids in the planning process, and staying exible, you can create unforgettable memories that your family will cherish for years to come. Happy travels!
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Frontier of life
Good friends and neighbors from a 40-year past love to remind me of a comment I made after we had gotten buried under several feet of snow.
“Nature put it there, and nature can take it away,” I said before hunkering down to watch college bowl games long forgotten.
I laugh too about that moment in time. For me, it was a good one. A holiday break from school, nestled in a snug, warm house and healthy as could be. But in fact, that moment was an anomaly, antithetical to my life ethos. I wasn’t a hunkerdowner. Whether gamboling in the woods, engaging in snowball ghts or playing ball on dirt elds, from the days of my youth, other than when in school or absorbed in a book, life was “out there.” Wherever there was. And it still is.
Out-there versus in-here is more than about a physical place; it’s a psychological and sociological construct. e notion transcends a person’s immediate situation and speaks to their larger life perspective as well as their view of others, from individuals and groups to the world. Out-there versus in-here gets at their attitude towards beliefs, lifestyles and viewpoints di erent from and perhaps opposed to their own. It tells of how they live their life: maximumly in an expansive, risktaking manner or minimally behind or within a protective shield.
Sadly, the in-here approach to life has gained a foothold in our political life and strife. It’s not only depressing and disconcerting, it’s contrary to a key element of the American spirit that is captured in a single word: Frontier.
In 1893, historian Fredrick Jackson Turner promulgated a new theory about America. His idea was the frontier being the driving force in shaping and building America. While he meant it in context of the literal frontier, the land brutally wrested away from the Indigenous peoples through decades of ethnic cleansing, Turner also hypothesized about the role the frontier played in shaping the American character.
Over time, as he took in a more macroscopic view of the American
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experience, Turner abandoned his theory. He came to see America for the stark reality it is. Rather than an unadulterated mass, the country was and remains a conglomeration of disparate sections. Each region, with its climate and land formations in conjunction with it being populated by disparate ethnic groups with unique customs, mores, and economies, was and is like a land unto itself. Collectively, they—we— formed and form what Jackson posited in 1922: a version of a United States of Europe.
But Jackson’s original thesis refused to die, and it became ingrained into the American psyche and mythology over the ensuing century. Hollywood captured and promoted it through movies about the Old West, with heroic, hardy pioneers championed and protected by a rugged male individual. e theme song from the TV western Paladin extolled him as “a knight without armor in a savage land.”President John F. Kennedy called his visionary program for America the New Frontier, and one cowboy actor, Ronald Reagan, spoke about the “conquest of new frontiers” when president.
“In the future, as in the past, our freedom, independence and national well-being will be tied to new achievements, new discoveries and pushing back new frontiers.”
We can debate the validity of the role of the frontier or the degree it played in shaping we Americans, but there’s no denying the idea being infused into our mythology. Like all mythology however, it doesn’t matter if it’s factually true. What matters is that people believe in a myth’s larger meaning, whether it be the Resurrection, American Exceptionalism or being a Chosen People. What’s also true about myths is that they become infused not only into a peoples’ collective belief system — culture — but also within followers’ and believers’ per-
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sonal identity.
Another nondebatable point is the frontier, whether literal or psychological, cannot be — using Reagan’s language — conquered if people hunker down and refuse to be outward- and forward-looking, adaptive, and embracing. at’s because the frontier is out there.
I smilingly recall a comment a skier from the Kansas City area made during a lift ride: “We have a saying that when people retire from there, they go to one of two places: Florida to die or Colorado to live.”
His statement caused me to chuckle despite the fact that we likely had another fan of the hated
Kansas City Chiefs in our midst. e reason was twofold. One was that I heartily agreed. e other was that it spoke about his energy and spirit. e man didn’t carry an in-here attitude in his spirit. Rather, he was embracing life by looking forward to engaging with others and experiencing new ventures. And he knew the only place that could be done was not within the enclosure of his personal citadel, but out there, on the frontier of life.
Jerry Fabyanic is the author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for ought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.” He lives in Georgetown.
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FINDING A WAY
A guide to metro Denver’s streets
BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
You might be headed for a destination on 17th Avenue, put an address into your phone app and then discover you mixed up that road with 17th Street.
Likewise, you might wonder: Why do some addresses have no directional letter — no “N” or “E” after the number?
Why are the streets diagonal in downtown Denver? And what drove how Denver streets are named?
Answers to these questions and more come from local historian Phil Goodstein’s book, “Denver Streets: Names, Numbers, Locations, Logic.” What’s more, the book sheds light on how the broader metro area was uni ed — mostly — under one street grid.
“Compared to cities such as San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, and New York, Denver roadways are a model of clarity,” Goodstein’s book says.
An understanding of the system and “the evolution of Denver streets not only re ects much of the city’s past, but is also literally a way where an individual can nd where (they are) going,” Goodstein’s book adds.
Here’s a small guide to making sense of the map, mostly based on information from the book and some input from Goodstein himself, not necessarily listed in historical order.
Basics of the metro Denver grid
Whether you’re on a certain part of a road — West or East Alameda Avenue, or North or South Wadsworth Boulevard, for example — depends on which side of the map’s
dividing lines you’re on.
You can think about the Denver metro area as a grid with four quadrants. Broadway is the dividing line for avenues running east and west, so if you’re on West Colfax Avenue, that means you’re west of Broadway.
Likewise, the lesser-known Ellsworth Avenue, while not a major road on its own, is the dividing line for streets running north and south. To help you picture its location: Ellsworth sits next to 1st Avenue. ose two axis lines, Broadway and Ellsworth, generally determine the number in addresses based on how far away a place is from those roads. And the metro area’s numbered avenues — 1st Avenue, 120th Avenue and so on — easily tell you how far a place is from Ellsworth. Each full block on the map counts up by 100 in the address numbering system. For example, 1300
Broadway means a building is on Broadway at 13th Avenue.
If you stand at the Broadway and Ellsworth intersection, you can see each street sign display a “000” number, indicating it’s at the grid system’s center.
Avenues south of Ellsworth in Denver’s grid generally don’t include the handy numbers like “6th” in their names, but the system still applies, with each road carrying a number. Tennessee Avenue, 10 blocks south of Ellsworth, is the road marking 1000 south.
Technically, when writing addresses, the “N” for north and “E” for east are sometimes ignored. A street not having “South” in its prex is assumed to be north of Ellsworth, and an avenue not having “West” in its pre x is assumed to be east of Broadway.
People walk at the Broadway and Ellsworth Avenue intersection on July 23 in Denver. Each street
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But “modern Denver practice has generally been to add pre xes to the east as well as to the west avenues,” Goodstein’s book says.
(When putting an address in an internet map system, pay attention to whether the directional pre x is correct.)
A quick note if you’re confused: West Colfax doesn’t mean you’re going westbound on Colfax. You can head east or west on that road. It just means you’re on the portion of that road that’s west of Broadway.
A crooked grid
But if there’s a simple north-south, east-west grid, why are there diagonal streets in downtown Denver?
e history goes back to the Auraria community, the place that now houses the campus that includes the Metropolitan State University of Denver o Colfax Avenue and Interstate 25. Auraria’s streets parallelled the Cherry Creek, and the nearby early Denver streets were laid out parallel to the Platte River.
e result is today’s somewhat messy diagonal grid system in the downtown area with its own separate numbering system from the rest of the surrounding area. Driving to 11th Street in the downtown-area grid — as opposed to 11th Avenue outside of it — will land you in very di erent locations.
‘Streets’ and ‘avenues’
You may notice that in the metro area, “streets” generally run north and south and “avenues” east and west.
“Originally, ‘street’ and ‘avenue’ had no speci c meaning in the Mile High City,” Goodstein’s book says. “ ey were products of local custom and what developers, real estate agents, and residents named the roads in their areas.”
Eventually, “street” and “avenue” were given precise de nitions that indicated which way they ran. ( ere are some exceptions to that rule outside of Denver — more on that later.)
Despite that tidy order, in the downtown-area grid, generally, everything’s a “street.” And that diagonal grid is based on old Denver boundaries.
e original southwest corner of Denver at Colfax Avenue and Zuni Street near the Platte River was dened as “ground zero” for that grid in 1873. First Street was the rst street northeast of Colfax and the Platte. 16th Street downtown is the 16th street from that point.
If a system with two grids is confusing, it’s helpful that something links them. e numbering system of the diagonal streets eventually also determined the numbers of the eastwest avenues in the regular grid. 16th Street and 16th Avenue hit Broadway at the same place, as do 17th Street and 17th Avenue, which connect at that point.
“ is is not coincidence, but a product of e orts to rationalize Denver street names and numbering,” Goodstein’s book says.
What that means is that a road in the regular grid wasn’t arbitrarily chosen as 1st Avenue. Rather, 1st Avenue was determined because the
east-west numbered avenues started with 17th Avenue and counted down block by block until a rst avenue was reached, Goodstein’s book says. at brings things back to Ellsworth. e road one block south of 1st Avenue, Ellsworth, was consequently de ned as the dividing line between the north-designated and the southdesignated streets.
Straightening out
What locals today know as the regular east-west, north-south grid became dominant long ago.
Real-estate businessman Henry C. Brown pushed for a street system that naturally followed the compass, laying out the streets of the future Capitol Hill neighborhood on an east-west, north-south basis.
“Such a grid followed federal land policies and was seen as the most efcient means of pro tably developing real estate,” Goodstein’s book says.
Setting order
With the coming of the railroad in 1870, Denver’s population spiked, and as it did, new sections emerged around the area.
“Only the barest of a building code and municipal supervision regulated
the axis dividing east and west. A sign marks 17th Street in the downtown Denver area on July 23 near where the street meets 17th Avenue. PHOTOS
A sign stands at Colfax Avenue along a tiny part of Morrison Road near downtown Denver on July 23.
HEALING
He did not attend the boarding school for long. His family ed to Denver through a relocation program led by the federal government, soon after he attended boarding school, where he says he got a much better education.
e relocation program encouraged Native American people to move to urban areas where they would merge with white American culture, according to a report by People of the Sacred Land’s Truth, Restoration, and Education Commission of Colorado.
Several of Morning Star Jones’ family members attended boarding schools and she said the original research was well done and presents opportunities for reconciliation.
“ is is a report to most, but to me, there’s so much emotion tied to it,” said Jones, a Northern and Southern Cheyenne woman living in Denver. “My great-grandmother, grandparents and cousin went to boarding schools,” she said.
e rst step toward reconciliation should include returning the remains of children buried at former boarding school sites to their families, if that is preferred by relatives, she said.
“I fully understand this may not be fully in line with the views of certain tribes. However, as a mother,
I would want my child with family members,” Jones said during an emotional interview.
erapeutic services should be made available to Native Americans who are still a ected by the boarding schools to help them heal from generational trauma, Jones said.
All schools in Colorado should teach the history of boarding schools to students, she said. Educating people about how the federal government killed Native people and erased their culture may make Coloradans more understanding
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hair was viewed as a “hygiene issue,” according to the report.
“Across North America, I see boys with long hair are being targeted and their hair is being cut o ,” Jones said. “ e only time that we are to cut our hair is when we are in mourning.”
Poor record keeping by boarding school administrators left yawning gaps in the historical record, challenging e orts to determine how many children ran away under duress, or fell ill and died far from their homes and families. And that makes Lopez wonder if anyone can really know what happened at the schools, she said.
“Justice has always been out of reach for Native people and other communities of color and I think this enforces that reality,” she said.
of and sensitive to Indigenous people’s needs, Jones said.
Funds should be donated to Native American tribes and the organizations that support them, Jones added. And Colorado should pass a bill that makes it a hate crime to cut the hair of an Indigenous person, she said.
Hair cutting was a standard practice at boarding schools. Newly arrived students were forced to have their hair chopped by teachers, who in some cases, held down children during the process, because long
Lopez attended Sherman Indian High School, a boarding school in Riverside, California, where students learn about the history of the school when they’re enrolled, an effort that provides healing, she said.
“It didn’t feel like there was a lot of outreach to make this report too widely known. I had to go look for it,” Lopez said. “ ey need to do a marketing campaign to make sure folks have the opportunity to learn about this next report and any other developments.” 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.
is dubbed Morrison Road still runs
“Much of the original Morrison Road, the old county road 8, was
big important street by the time Denver has emerged,” Goodstein said. ro Denver had arisen. Arapahoe County collaborated with Je erson County to try to rationalize the street system of the entire area based on Broadway and Ellsworth as the zero axes. (Long ago, Denver was part of Arapahoe County.)
Englewood, Sheridan, Aurora, Edgewater, and parts of unincorporated Je erson and Arapahoe counties changed the names of their streets in 1906, Goodstein’s book says.
“ e 4800 east block east, in other words, would always be Dahlia Street whether it is in the City and County of Denver or in one of the suburbs,” Good-
are still generally part of the Denver numbering grid.
North metro residents may know that although it is the east-west dividing line, Broadway often disappears north of downtown Denver.
“Given that Broadway had originally ended at 20th Avenue, it never became a dominating arterial in the northern suburbs,” the book says.
(“Arterial,” as in artery, means a major road.) “Especially north of 88th Avenue, I-25 follows what would
and south.
Castle Rock, far outside Denver but still technically in the metro area, also has its own street grid.
Some major diagonal roads in the Denver area are named for the communities they lead to. Brighton Boulevard goes toward Brighton, Parker Road toward Parker. While less cohesive, Morrison Road goes toward the Town of Morrison. It originally began at Colfax Avenue, the book says, where a tiny section of what
gos on street signs re ect which city or county you’re in. See CCM’s previous story on street signs and some history at tinyurl.com/DenverMe-
Other map features
Between the full blocks of the Denver street grid are “half blocks,” with roads that do not cut completely through the grid.
ese small roads include “courts,” “places” and “ways.”
On the other hand, “boulevards” and “roads” are generally major roadways.
For more on history of Denver streets, see Goodstein’s book at the Denver Central Library.
Signs overhead direct tra c on 17th Street in the downtown Denver area on July 23 at Broadway, where 17th Street meets 17th Avenue.
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Date: August 29, 2024
Time: 8:00 a.m.
Address: 1437 Bannock St. Room 230, Denver, CO 80202
IMPORTANT NOTICE*****
Any interested person wishing to object to the requested action set forth in the attached motion/petition and proposed order must file a written objection with the court on or before the hearing and must furnish a copy of the objection to the person requesting the court order. JDF 722 (Objection form) is available on the Colorado Judicial Branch website (www. courts.state.co.us). If no objection is filed, the court may take action on the motion/ petition without further notice or hearing. If any objection is filed, the objecting party must, within 14 days after filing the objection, contact the court to set the objection for an appearance hearing. Failure to timely set the objection for an appearance hearing as required will result in further action as the court deems appropriate.
Sherry Choi, c/o 3i Law
2000 S. Colorado Blvd, Tower 1, Suite 10000 Denver, CO 80222
Legal Notice No. DHD 3224
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of DARRELL G. HAMILTON, ALSO KNOWN AS DARRELL HAMILTON, Deceased Case Number 24PR30803
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the PROBATE COURT OF CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER, COLORADO, on or before November 25, 2024 or the claims may be forever barred.
Wei Nien Huang, Personal Representative 675 N. Clarkson Street Denver, CO 80218
Legal Notice No. DHD 3217
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of GARY J. MALLOY, a/k/a GARY MALLOY, Deceased
Case Number: 24PR30627
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Patrick P Malloy, Personal Representative 2990 E 17th Ave Apt 506 Denver CO 80206
Legal Notice No. DHD 3209
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Christian Nancy O'Leary, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30755
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Daryl Ryan Radovich Personal Representative 141 Stuart Street Denver, Colorado 80219
Legal Notice No. DHD3206
First Publication: July 18, 2024 Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Peter Sebastian Nellhaus, a/k/a Peter S. Nellhaus, a/k/a Peter Nellhaus, Deceased Case No. 2024PR030800
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, December 2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Stephanie Angelo, Personal Representative
c/o Brian Landy, Attorney 4201 E. Yale Ave., Suite 110 Denver, CO 80222
Legal Notice No. DHD 3225
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First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Sheila K. Fein, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30745
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 November 25, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jeremy S. Fein,
Personal Representative
801 S. Ellipse Way
Denver, Colorado 80209
Legal Notice No. DHD 3219
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of David Gonzales III, Deceased
Case Number: 2024PR30695
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver on or before November 30, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Dated July 23, 2024
CURTIS LAW FIRM, LLC
10333 E Dry Creek Rd, Suite 210 Englewood, CO 80112 720-263-4600
/s/ Cory M. Curtis
Cory M. Curtis, #40549
Legal Notice No. DHD 3228
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of A Daniel Fox, (also known as Dan Fox), Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30573
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 November 25, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Brian Musell on behalf of Cynthia Plunkett.
Personal Representative
3801 E. Florida Ave. Ste. 725 Denver, CO 80210
Legal Notice No. DHD 3221
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Douglas M. Berger, Deceased
Case Number: 2024PR30735
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 12/01/2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Debra K. Berger, Personal Representative c/o Carleton H. Hutchins
1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80120
Legal Notice No. DHD 3227
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of RANDOLPH A. JARAMILLO, a/k/a
RANDOLPH ALLEN JARAMILLO, a/k/a RANDY ALLEN JARAMILLO, Deceased
Case Number: 24PR30629
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 November 18, 2024 , or the claims may be forever barred.
Carol Jaramillo, Personal Representative c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O'Brien, LLP 2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 350 Denver, Colorado 80222
Legal Notice No. DHD 3208
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Charles A Cottrell, also known as Charles Cottrell, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030783
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Name of Person Giving Notice: Atty Megan Jury of Robinson and Henry PC, Attorney for the Personal Representative, Craig Guenther, for the estate of
Charles A Cottrell, also known as Charles Cottrell 7555 E Hampden Ave #600 Denver, CO 80231
Legal Notice No. DHD 3207
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Thomas Brady, also known as Thomas P Brady, and Tom Brady, Deceased Case No: 2024PR030752
All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or tothe Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before 11/26/2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Rita E. Clarke, Personal Representative 12 Stephen Dr. Bristol RI 02809
Legal Notice No. DHD 3215
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Bruce R. McGrath, aka, Bruce Richard McGrath, aka Bruce McGrath, Deceased Case Number 2024PR30704
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 Denver County, Colorado on or before November 25, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Personal Representative: Michael F. McGrath PO Box 1284
Englewood, CO 80150
Legal Notice No. DHD 3216
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Luis Grodnitzky, Deceased Case Number 2024PR030766
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Gustavo Rafael Grodnitzky
Personal Representative 1551 Larimer Street, Apt. 2103 Denver, Colorado 80202
Legal Notice No. DHD 3210
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Harry R. McFarland, a/k/a Harry McFarland, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR169
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 11/25/2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Erin Breen, Personal Representative c/o Timothy J. Parks 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80120
Legal Notice No. DHD 3218
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Alexandra N. Elliott, also known as Alexandra Nohl Elliott, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30654
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Bronwyn E. Platts, Personal Representative P.O. Box 741 Millsap, Texas 76066
Legal Notice No. DHD 3212 First Publication: July 18, 2024 Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Patricia Louene Miller, AKA Patricia L. Miller, AKA Patricia Miller, AKA Patty Miller, AKA Patricia Louene Bell, AKA Patricia L. Bell, AKA Trish Bell , Deceased Case Number: 2024PR312
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Deena M. Tunnell, Personal Representative 2292 E Dartmouth Ave Englewood, CO 80113
Legal Notice No. DHD 3205
RTD marks 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with a newly designed bus wrap
BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Colorado Regional Transit District commemorated the 60 niversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a bus wrap contest. On July 20, the agency announced the contest winner and unveiled the winning design on a bus operating right now in the Denver Metro area.
In a previous interview with Colorado Community Media, RTD Director of Civil Rights Carl Green Jr. explained that the Civil Rights Act deeply a ected public transit in the U.S. over the past 60 years.
“I’m a fervent believer in you got to know your past to know where you’re where you’re going,” Green said. He described the relationship between public transit and civil rights as going back further than 1964. He talked about the bus boycotts of the 1950s and women who were instrumental gures in the movement.
“We had the Montgomery Bus Boycott, or thinking about whether it’s Rosa Parks, or Claudette Calvin, Mary Louise Smith, and there are folks that came before the Civil Rights Act,” Green said. “And that’s something that I think it’s highly important to remember. Claudette Colvin, she was about 15 or 16. She actually refused to give up her seat prior to Rosa Parks.”
He went to name others who affected change in civil rights through their use of public transit.
About 200 people attended the July 20 celebration at e Studio Loft in Denver. e event included local youth performers and a panel
of RTD sta and partners who talked about promoting equity and inspiring change.
en, the winning bus wrap, designed by Dez Merworth of Denver, was unveiled.
“I’m really excited the bus art
Public Notices
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Eleanor K. Lindstrom, also known as Eleanor Kersey Lindstrom, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30567
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 November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Vallory Susan Hitchcock
Personal Representative
5518 E. Lindstrom Lane, Unit 1039 Mesa, Arizona 85215
Legal Notice No. DHD 3204
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Estate of Hilde Leontine Noe, a/k/a Reinhilde Leontine Noe, Deceased Case Number: 24PR30719
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 November 25, 2024 , or the claims may be forever barred.
Annemarie N. Frisz c/o M. Carl Glatstein, Esq. Glatstein & O'Brien, LLP
2696 S. Colorado Blvd., Ste. 350 Denver, Colorado 80222
Legal Notice No. DHD 3220
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 8, 2024
is going to be something that so many people can access and see, especially communities that don’t necessarily always get to go to art galleries. It makes art accessible,”
Merworth said.
“Dez Merworth did a phenom-
Dez Merworth’s winning design for the 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act Bus Wrap Design Contest includes national activists on the street side of the bus. The side of the bus that faces the curb features portraits of individuals in Colorado. The design on the back of the bus includes the Progress Pride flag.
enal job at capturing all aspects of what the contest was about: the impact the Civil Rights Act has had on our community, recognizing the many individuals and groups nationally and in Colorado that championed equity and accessibility for all, and creating a lively, vibrant design to recognize and celebrate our diverse communities and inspire action,” Green said. “I thank her for her astute detail to the work and to all our community partners who participated.”
Merworth’s design will be on a bus that will circulate throughout the RTD’s 2,342 square-mile district. It will operate through the end of 2024.For more information on the Civil Rights wrapped bus, go to rtd-denver.com/60th-anniversary.
Publisher: Douglas County News-Press
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Estate of JOSEPH J. MCMAHON, aka JOSEPH JAMES MCMAHON, and JOSEPH MCMAHON, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR030837
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 December 6, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Leanne W. McMahon
Personal Representative 1768 S. Jasmine Street Denver, CO 80224
Legal Notice No. DHD 3226
First Publication: August 1, 2024
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Estate of Jack Donald Edinger, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30821
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 December 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jeffrey M. Villanueva, #10001
Attorney to the Personal Representative
700 Colorado Blvd., #347 Denver, Colorado 80206
Legal Notice No. DHD 3229
Last Publication: August 15, 2024 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
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Denver artist Dez Merworth created the winning design for RTD’s 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act Bus Wrap Design Contest.
