Fort Lupton Press April 11, 2024

Field of Honor returns to Pearson Park

Fort Lupton’s Pearson Park Fields will once again bloom with American ags for the Great Plains Field of Honor April 17-20.

e eld is open for visitors from noon to 8 p.m. daily April 17 through 19. it will be open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on April 20 and a closing ceremony is scheduled that day at 1 p.m.

e park is located at U.S. 85 and State Highway 52 in Fort Lupton.

e eld honors local heroes, including veterans and rst responders. Flags can be purchased to honor individuals for $25 online at www.healing eld.org/event/fortluptonco24. In 2023, the eld featured 1,020 ags, with more than half sponsored by local family and friends.

e closing ceremony will feature a presentation by John W. Bell with the Bu alo Soldiers of the American West, a cavalry presentation and a yover by the Rocky Mountain Renegades. ere will be a community choir and bagpipe players. e Bu alo Soldiers Motorcycle Club’s Mile High Chapter will lead a charity ride associated with the event.

is is the event’s fth year. e rst two years, in 2020 and 2021, the Fort Lupton event was held in November. Since then, organizers moved the event up the calendar to April to take advantage of warmer weather. Donations and proceeds from this year’s event bene t the Bu alo Soldiers of the American West and the Honor Bell Foundation.

8th Annual Colorado Holistic Fair

Saturday & Sunday

April 20 & 21, 2024

ADAMS COUNTY REGIONAL PARK

IN THE EXHIBIT HALL

9755 HENDERSON RD.

BRIGHTON, CO 80601

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ASTROLOGERS

AURA READERS

BODY WORKERS

CRYSTALS/GEMSTONES

10 am - 5 pm

ONE DAY PASS $10

WEEKEND PASS $15

CHILDREN 12 & UNDER FREE

JEWELRY/GIFTS

HOLISTIC PRACTITIONERS

MASSAGE

BODY CARE

Volunteers placed 1,020 flags in the Pearson Park Fields in 2023 to honor veterans as well as first responders. The display returns to Pearson Park April 17.

PHOTO BY SCOTT TAYLOR

Here’s How I See the NAR Settlement Affecting Buyers, Sellers and Their Agents

Two weeks ago I focused on how the media has covered the settlement between the National Association of Realtors (NAR) and sellers regarding the payment of buyer agent commissions. At the end of that article I directed readers to my blog to read my further thoughts about how the settlement would affect buyers, sellers and their agents.

Since not all readers visited that website (or it might have crashed), I’ll share those insights in this week’s column.

Estate Commission (CREC) will tweak the Exclusive Right to Sell (listing) contract to remove the offer of co-op compensation from Sec. 7.1.1. Instead of entering, for example, 5% to 6% as the commission, the contract will likely show 2.5% to 3% as the commission.

Note: This column was published last Thursday in the Denver Post but not in the weekly newspapers.

I’m convinced that sellers will still want to offer some amount of compensation to buyers’ agents as an incentive to show their homes. Because co-op commissions will no longer be published in the MLS, listing agents will come up with off-MLS ways of providing that information. Failing that, they should expect buyers’ agents to call them before an offer is submitted to find out what compensation, if any, can be inserted in the purchase contract.

Buyers’ agents who didn’t get their buyer to agree to pay them a commission can be expected to call listing agents about compensation before they even show the listing. If more than one agent asks the listing agent that question and then fails to set a showing, the listing agent might get his seller to offer a coop commission.

Note: Although co-op compensation will not appear on the MLS, listing agents (like Golden Real Estate’s) who create a website for each listing can mention co-op compensation there, and ads (like the one below) can include that information too, drawing buyers to show your listing over other listings.

Here are some practical changes that can be expected. First, the Colorado Real

If the seller agrees to the idea of incentivizing buyers’ agents, it could be expressed in a newly created section of the listing agreement or under Additional Provisions like this: “If a buyer’s agent requests compensation, Broker is authorized to offer x% commission to be paid by Seller at closing.”

Beware, however: Not offering the exact same commission to every inquiring agent could constitute a Fair Housing violation. It would be better to publish that amount, such as on a listing flyer and/or listing website.

I have always advocated for buyers to have professional representation, so I welcome the settlement’s requirement to have a signed buyer agency agreement before showing listings. This can be a 1day or 1-week agreement, to allow the buyer time to decide if he/she wants a formal exclusive relationship with that agent. However, buyers will likely be reluctant to sign anything just to see a home, so they will likely call listing agents instead.

When a listing agent shows his or her own listing, the buyer isn’t required to sign anything, although the listing agent is required to present the buyer with a “Brokerage Disclosure to Buyer” that he/ she represents the seller and that the buyer is a “customer.” (Buyer can decline to sign that disclosure.)

Are listing agents prepared for that onslaught? Listing agents who are used to putting a listing in the MLS and wait-

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ing for other agents to sell it won’t like buyers asking for showings — especially once they aren’t able to get sellers to sign a 5% to 6% listing agreement.

The rules will disproportionately hurt buyers who can barely afford a downpayment, unless lenders allow a buyer commission to be included in the loan amount, and those buyers won’t be able to come up with thousands in cash to pay their agents. Those buyers will surely go to listing agents directly.

Meanwhile, listing agents are used to their paycheck doubling when they don’t have to share their 5 to 6 percent commission with a buyer’s agent. That’s going to go away unless listing agents convince their sellers to put a provision in their contract that if no commission is owed to a buyer’s agent, then the listing commission is increased by x%.

The CREC’s Exclusive Right to Buy contract has long had a section which says the buyer’s broker will request payment from the seller but, failing that, buyer agrees to pay a stated fee for representation. Here’s how those sections of the buyer agency contract read:

Buyers can be expected to resist almost any percentage, since they have never paid a commission in the past. Because of this, more buyers can be expected to call listing agents to see homes instead of hiring a buyer’s agent, although I’ll continue to advocate for buyers to hire an agent to represent them.

Justifying the listing commission will be an easier sell, but only if the listing agent offers the kind of value we do at Golden Real Estate. It will be a harder sell for listing agents who provide minimal value to their sellers.

Here’s a partial list of the value Golden Real Estate agents provide to our sellers:

 A free staging consultation

 Free use of our box truck, free moving boxes, and free packing materials, including bubble wrap

 Magazine quality still photos, HD narrated video tour, and aerial photos and video

 Custom websites for each listing and custom URLs (e.g., yourhome.com)

These will become the default sections in the buyer agency contract. Agents working with a buyer will seek to insert 2.5% to 3% in their buyer agency agreement in case a seller doesn’t agree to that much (or any) compensation for the buyer’s agent. Percentages like that will be a hard sell, because the buyer would be on the hook for the difference between what the seller pays (if anything) and what’s in their buyer agency agreement.

 Advertising your home next to this real estate column in the Denver Post and 23 weekly newspapers

 Discount on the listing commission when we don’t have to pay a buyer’s agent and/or when we earn a commission selling you a replacement home.

The NAR settlement still allows the MLS to include an offer of monetary concessions for buyers, such as paying for buyers’ closing costs, or paying for an interest rate buydown on buyer’s loan. Jim

Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com

Golden opportunity for Fort Lupton aluminum maker

Department of Energy

investing $22.3 million grant in Fort Lupton

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Golden Aluminum, a Fort Lupton metal working company associated with Coors, will get a multimilliondollar clean energy investment from the U.S. Department of Energy ocial to produce aluminum products for electric vehicles and other clean energy technology applications, the company announced April 2. e company hosted representatives from the Department of Energy and Congresswoman Yadira Caraveo to announce the grant April 2 at the company’s 1405 14 St., Fort Lupton, location.

David Crane, the undersecretary for infrastructure at the Department of Energy, said Golden Aluminum has been awarded $22.3 million to prepare and plan for the future of its project.

“It’s part of a $45 million overall

project for this new technology of upgraded version and I know it’s highly replicable, so on top of creating a bright future for this plant, it’s also about being a pioneer for the secondary aluminum market in the United States,” Crane said. “It is fantastic.”

Crane worked in the aluminum industry for most of his career before entering government a year ago. He noted that Golden Aluminum had an exemplary safety record, 854 days without a lost-time accident.

Golden Aluminum CEO and President Je Frim said they will implement their specialized casting technology and will upgrade their plants so they can fully demonstrate that technology. It uses a decarbonizing solution that can be used in other locations.

“So, we can add incremental capacity, let’s say for a big mill, they could choose our technology and have a more regional footprint, and a smaller footprint,” Frim said.

“It’s better for scrap collection and a more sustainable way to produce at roll sheets, so it’s a big idea,” Frim said. “It will bene t us locally but also give us more of a nationwide push.

e Department of Energy funding is a real shot in the arm to help us get over to that next step, to drive this home and realize our dreams to get this technology available to people.”

Crane said it is part of the $6 billion bipartisan infrastructure law passed by Congress two years ago and signed into law by President Biden. Crane said the money will help decarbonize the heavy industry in the United States, including industrial commodities such as aluminum, steel, concrete, and food and beverage.

He said the projects funded by the infrastructure law will do the equivalent of taking three million cars o the roads of the United States. Crane said Golden Aluminum is one of ve grant awards the aluminum industry can expect.

“It is great for the planet and the American Aluminum Industry,” Crane said.

It will lead to more skilled, highpaying jobs in Fort Lupton.

“

e big part of winning this award is the fact that the company committed to workforce training, which is very important to us,” Crane said. “It’s a win-win, all around.”

Crane said his department received more than 400 applications from around the country grant. Golden was one of 33 projects chosen.

“To win this highly competitive process, we needed to see a team with at least three factors,” Crain said. “One is the leadership, the ownership of the company. Secondly, the skilled workforce, in partnership with each other, and substantial community support, so this project prevailed in that environment.

“Also, we kept hearing that they were good people! I thank you, Weld County, and I congratulate you. I look forward to coming back and seeing this $45 million project when it’s nished,” Crane said.

U.S. Representative Yadira Caraveo was also on hand, congratulating the company.

“We are going to be investing in jobs here in Fort Lupton while we’re helping the environment, the fact that we’re going to be saving on water use and reducing the carbon footprint,” Caraveo said. “It’s a great testament that we can invest in climate-saving technologies.”

Fort Lupton City Council approves retention bonuses for police o cers

BY MELANIE BRUBAKER MAZUR SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Police o cers for the city of Fort Lupton will receive a bonus for staying on the job.

At the April 2 city council meeting, councilors unanimously approved the retention bonuses for police and code enforcement of-

ALUMINUM

Caraveo said the Biden administration and congressional Democrats are investing in American manufacturing and helping to bring the American aluminum supply chain back to the United States.

“When it comes to the applications of metal that’s manufactured behind me, there’s reason to be excited,” she said.

“ e best way to reduce our emissions is for the government to work together with the private sector to make major investments and create good-paying industrial jobs

cers.

O cers will receive a $10,000 bonus for ful lling a two-year contract, and $5,000 for a one-year contract. e bonus will only be available to sta members hired prior to Jan. 1 of this year.

e bonus is an e ort to improve retention in a highly competitive job market, according to the mo-

that will drive our clean energy transition here in Colorado,” she said. “ at’s exactly what we’re doing.

“We are leading the way in decarbonizing our most energy-intensive industries and laying the groundwork for the next generation of clean energy technology. We are preparing for the future while honoring the more than 40-year tradition that Golden Aluminum has contributed to our community.”

Weld County Commissioner Scott James welcomed Undersecretary Crane.

“You’re welcome here anytime it’s good to have you back you’ll nd out we’re a family-oriented bunch we take great excitement in

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tion approved by the council. e bonuses will be funded by unspent funds from sta vacancies in the city’s salary and bene ts budget.

e city’s website lists 32 employees in the police department, and 20 are listed as o cers, with one code enforcement o cer.

Later in the meeting, Acting Chief of Police William Carnes told

our businesses our roots run deep,” James said.

James said this program is a great t for Fort Lupton and Weld County since it revolves around responsible energy, good resource stewardship and innovation.

“Some folks might ask how Weld County is number one in the states in both energy and agricultural production,” James said. “We’re very proud of our agricultural products in Weld County. We’re number one in the States, number eight in the nation, number one in sheep and goats, number two in cattle and calves, number seven in milk cows produce. But who’s counting?”

“Our answer is very simple. In Weld County, our agriculture com-

the council his department wants to o er a citizen academy later this year, with eight weekly classes covering di erent aspects of the department and its operations. An application process will be announced later for residents to apply for the academy.

munity and our energy businesses understand the value of working together in a way that protects our land and our air while providing bene ts for our residents.”

Fort Lupton Mayor Zoe Hubbard, who couldn’t attend the April 2 because of a scheduling con ict, said it was a great opportunity for the city.

“We sometimes think of Fort Lupton as a hidden treasure, so having the Department of Energy recognize and grant us such wonderful funding makes a huge di erence in growing our families and our community as well as giving one of our businesses the opportunity to ourish,” Hubbard said in an email. “ at’s a true golden opportunity.”

Introducing Farmlore, a new community taking root in the heart of Brighton.

Farmlore’s warm, rural character will blend beautiful new homes with the area’s rich agricultural roots creating a friendly, small-town vibe all its own.

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Spaghetti Dinner school supply fundraiser

A Fort Lupton fundraiser for Weld Re8 schools celebrates more than 17 years of helping local students April 24 at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center.

e Spaghetti Dinner is a very special fundraising event where 100% of the proceeds from this dinner go directly to purchase everything from backpacks to modeling clay to notebooks to laptops for graduating seniors moving on to higher education for our local Weld Re-8 School District schools, K- 12. e event raised more than $4,000 for local students in 2023.

For more information, go to https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/968/SpaghettiDinner.

Severe Weather Soliciting and Scams

Fort Lupton o cials are warning that severe weather and natural disasters attract out-of-town contractors and solicitors. Not all “storm chaser” contractors are scammers but some may be.

e City of Fort Lupton does require solicitors to obtain a license before they go out and engage in sales.

More information and the application for a solicitors/peddlers license can be viewed here: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/552/ Mobile-Food-Vending-LicenseSolicitorsPe?fbclid=IwAR2miHGz65HnRzy0zgs-mXikm3bAN-

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Contact your insurance company and ask about your policy coverage and ling requirements.

Do your research: Find businesses you can trust and preferably local. Resist high-pressure sales. Some storm chasers use tactics such as the “good deal” you’ll get only if you hire the contractor on the spot.

Plants and pastries at Mt. Calvary

Mt. Calvary Church, 650 So. Park Ave. in Fort Lupton is hosting its annual plant and bake sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 11.

ere will be Mother’s Day baskets, potted plants, annuals, perennials and vegetable plants to purchase. ere will also be baked goods, some single servings to sell as well as popcorn. Proceeds from the sale will bene t the church’s youth group for the national convention.

Art-Show.

Welcome Wednesday on April 17

Fort Lupton’s Community Development sta will host an open house on the third Wednesday morning of each month to provide residents, businesses, and development professionals the opportunity to meet with sta in a casual setting.

Community Art Show registration is open

Registration for Fort Lupton’s annual Community Art Show is open and available to local community artists ages 16 and up. Each artist may submit up to two eligible pieces. View submission guidelines and register on the city’s website today: https://www.fortluptonco.gov/971/Annual-Community-

Welcome Wednesdays will be held at the Community Development O ce, 1200 Dexter St., Unit W13, from 7:30- 9 a.m. Participants will have the opportunity to ask general questions and learn about a variety of topics, including Building permits, business resources, water conservation, the city’s planning commission, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority and historic board and get updates on the city’s Comprehensive Plan and other plan updates.

Volunteers needed

Quali ed Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become quali ed listeners.

Visit quali edlisteners.org/volunteerapp and ll out the form or call 720-6000860.

Fort Lupton students get lessons in government

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton students got two very di erent chances to see government in action April 2 – justice and judges in the morning and City Council later.

Fort Lupton High School and Middle School got to listen as the Colorado Court of Appeals heard testimony in the high school auditorium April 2.

“ ese are real court cases that are appearing before the Court of

Appeals. ey came up here to Fort Lupton High School to hear this before the students”, said Robin McCallum, state judicial department spokesperson. “After the oral arguments, the Council stayed around to answer some questions for students, and the court judges came back out to answer some questions from the kids for about 15 minutes, then they headed back to Denver.”

McCallum said this program began in the 1980s. e Colorado Court of Appeals visits di erent Colorado high schools for hearings four times

each year. e Colorado Supreme Court goes out twice yearly.

“It’s inspiring them to stay in school, inspiring them to maybe pursue a career in law or criminal justice or probation or anything that we have to o er the 4400 employees in the state of Colorado that work for the judicial department,” McCallum said.

“We seek all kinds of people for all types of jobs, and there’s a lot of great opportunity. So these students will get turned on a little bit and stay in school. Some of them may go to

law school to become lawyers and judges.”

Youth in Government program

Later that night, middle school students from Fort Lupton’s Youth in Government program took a eld trip to participate in the city council’s regular meeting. e students in the school’s Youth In Government program got to learn about council members’ positions, passing policy and doing a mock vote.

Gabe Evans collects most votes from GOP assembly

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Evans said he is set to take on Democrat Yadira Caraveo

BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

State Representative Gabe Evans collected the most votes Saturday in the Colorado 8th Congressional District Republican assembly, earning the support of 62.3% of the delegates.

Evans defeated Janak Joshi, who collected 30.4% of delegates while Joseph Andujo claimed 7.9%, according to an Evans’ news release.

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e student also got the role of conducting a mock council meeting and passing policy with the real council members.

Naomi Hamblin, a 7th-grade Middle School student, was Mayor.

“It was fun being a mayor and I did it last year. I got to experience how board and meeting work,” Hinblin said.

Barbara Miles, a middle school teacher and adviser for the National Junior Honor Society, said the Youth in Government members here range from sixth grade to eighth grade, and they are given a foundation on what our town is.

“ ey can be part of it being the future. ey’re our future leaders and it’s a great opportunity for them,” Miles said.

Emily Lopez, 7th, played the role of councilwoman.

“It’s important for me because it taught me about presidential elections and how to vote,” Lopez said David Crespin, Fort Lupton Councilman, was voted into Council when he was 19 and was the youngest service council member in Fort Lupton history. He thinks it is an excellent opportunity for these kids to learn government.

“It was a crash course. e Council was very patient at the time, and the city sta is fantastic. I’ve learned a lot about

Evans is the front runner to challenge CD 8 incumbent, Democrat Yadira Caraveo.

Andujo threw his support behind Evans, after Saturday’s results were announced.

“I am tremendously honored by the overwhelming support of the CD8 Republican delegates and from Joe Andujo,” Evans said in the news release. “Joe has worked tirelessly to introduce himself to the voters of the district and he has made me a better candidate in the process.”

“ e momentum behind our ght-back campaign is real, and it’s growing every day,” Evans said. “I can’t wait to take this ght to November and defeat Joe Biden and his far-left ally Yadira Caraveo.”

how intricate these systems are and how they run smoothly,” Crespin said.

“ e biggest point, at least for myself, of being on Council is trying to make it so people are happy and balancing how much in uence government has on the daily lives of people,” Crespin said.

Crespin said it helps young people be encouraged to vote and is one of many ways they feel they can impact the community, especially when there are macro-level politics, like federal politics.

“It’s tougher and harder to make your voices feel heard at times, but at the lower level, your voice has more impact because there are fewer economies of scale. It is good to have these conversations, and when they do vote, they are closer to home,” Crespin said.

Master Clerk

At the end of the council meeting, City Administrator Chris Cross presented Mari Pena with an award certi cate as master clerk. She has worked for the city for 16 years.

Cross said it’s a certi cate from the International Institute of Master Clerks. She received her certi ed municipal clerk, which took three years to earn.

“With this certi cate, it’s a higher level of full certi cation, it took a long time to earn it,” Cross said.

“It’s awesome. I’m excited that I was able to do it with the opportunity at work to allow for further education as well,” Pena said.

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Facts, fiction, powered by our unlimited imagination

Data and analytics certainly play an important role both in our personal as well as our professional lives. Facts and gures are just a millisecond away when we need them. We leverage these data points to monitor our own health and activity including how much we eat, drink, work out and sleep in any given day. We have wearable rings and bracelets that gather this data 24/7, except for when we are

ere exists a dizzying amount of data and analytics in the business world. Facts and gures that fuel decision making from hiring, nancial, operations, sales statistics and more. Data-driven decisions make an incredible amount of sense, if we can trust the sources of the data. e challenge for most organizations is that the data may point to a di erent and logical conclusion that may conict with what senior leadership feels like they should do, as they rely on instinct and experience rather than the data.

are just trying to raise their own bar, each one of us can use our creativity to think, “How can I imagine myself eating better, sleeping soundly, and getting in better physical condition?” And once we imagine it and can see it in our mind’s eye, we have a greater chance of executing on our newly imagined workout, diet, and rest schedule.

thinking.

Enter our imagination. Whether it is in our personal lives or what we do professionally, we can all get creative and lean into our unlimited imagination to gure out what we can do with all the data and analytics surrounding us.

Let’s revisit the example of data and analytics being fed to us from our health tracking or monitoring devices. Clearly for most of us we see areas where we de nitively need improvement. Other parts of our everyday living that need moderate adjustments, and for some who are really on top of this and are crushing it, where they

Work isn’t much di erent. When we see organizations struggling with results, even though they have the data and analytics that support taking a new direction, they stay the course. And if they are missing their numbers month after month or quarter to quarter, they have two options. First, they can continue doing the same thing and missing another quarter. Or they can also think, “How can we imagine a better and di erent future for the company, our associates, and our customers?” Get creative, bring in bright and creative thinkers who can look at the data and analytics with fresh eyes and creative

Fiction is where it starts to become somewhat tricky. Typically, those who write ction tend to be super creative with wild imaginations. As a voracious reader myself, I cycle through a novel with every ve books that I read. I have my favorite authors, and part of what I enjoy the most about those books that I read, the author ties in data and analytics. As a matter of fact, they often begin with data and analytics, facts and gures, historical data and points of view. And once they have that starting point as their basis, they apply their creativity and imagination to write a thrilling story.

Some will still argue today that the statistics we are using need to be factchecked and that the data is unreliable, they will refer to it as ction instead of fact. As arti cial intelligence matures, and it is maturing with terri c rapidity, it will only make access to more reliable data and analytics available to everyone on this planet

regardless of who we are and what we do. e power of AI in healthcare alone will change the way each one of us is diagnosed and treated for any condition we might be facing. And keep in mind that arti cial intelligence was once someone’s imagination solving a problem the world would one day face.

We are living in an interesting time, a time where data and analytics are playing a vital role in our recreation, vocation, and the way we choose to live and work. I would love to hear your thoughts on all of this at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can understand the power of our imagination when it comes to facts and ction, 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.

The taste of Fort Lupton was tasty

Treats ranged from pizza to cinnamon rolls to freeze-dried candy

BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Fort Lupton’s Chamber of Commerce o ered some local restaurants and other food makers a chance to dazzle the city’s tongues March 28 with the Taste of Fort Lupton. e Little Dog Co ee House is a Fort Lupton Middle School co ee shop run by students who order coffee and drinks for the students and sta .

“ e money we make and save goes towards funding events for the student eld trips, such as going to the Gaylord Rockies for Christmas last year. We also have a little store to sell student-made crafts,” said Samatha Skinner, a student who works at e Little Dog Co ee House.

An alternative to drinks was offered by new business Sugar Pu z, owned by Trisha Mecillas. She’s created an assortment of freeze-dried candy and craft boxes.

“With the freeze-drying process for candy, we don’t freeze the candy. It’s a drying process that takes the moisture out of the candy. It’s the same candy you buy in the store; we don’t alter it,” Mecillas said.

Freeze-dried candy has a di erent texture and she feels the process intensi es the avor, and creating a treat that literally melts in your mouth.

“It’s not like a Jolly Rancher, Ta y, or Carmel that sticks to your teeth; freeze-dried melts in your mouth.”

is seeking a commercial license and plans to set up a shop, Mecillas said. Her menu is available on Facebook at Sugar Pu z.

Other options were o ered by Maya and sister Taniri Retan, of Hometown Nutrition at 150 Main St., Cody LeBlanc’s Cinnabrew in Brighton and Bens Brick Oven Pizza in Hudson

Fort Lupton’s A Natural Way health food store o ered Ganoderma mushroom detox co ee tastings.

“It’s very bene cial for many things, with testimonies with diabetes, arthritis, and autoimmune circulatory disorders,” said owner Julie A. Devisser.

Wholly Stromboli general manager Eric Fry served their popular homemade lasagna and meatballs with

Day proclamation for April 26, urging city citizens to plant trees.

Copper Kettle Kitchen owner Rob-

in LeBarbera cooked zesty Italian soup and served her famous pancakes and dunkers. Maryann Cherry and Liz Chavez served samples of Fort Lupton Little Caesars Pizza.

BONUSES RECAP THE 2024 POST LEGISLATIVE SESSION

In other action, the board viewed a concept plan for Lupton Vistas, a 43-acre parcel being developed on Highway 52 near Aims Community College and the Colorado National Guard property. e development could include town homes, single family homes, a park and commercial development along the highway. e council also approved an Arbor

At the end of the meeting, City Administrator Chris Cross congratulated City Clerk Mari Peña for receiving her master clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks.

For the master clerk designation, Peña studied record management, elections, licensing and other aspects of municipal administration. e next council event is a town hall at 6 p.m. on April 9, followed by a city council meeting on April 16. FROM PAGE

Wholly Stromboli owners Eric and Melissa Rickman and Eric Fry general manager.

BY CORINNE WESTEMAN CWESTEMAN@COLOROADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The elementary school students making paper parachutes and homemade kaleidoscopes now will — in about 10 years or so — be studying aerospace engineering and nuclear ssion.

at’s the hope behind programs like Colorado School of Mines’ third annual Girls Are SMART event, which recently hosted 130 girls from elementary schools across the Denver area.

Girls Are SMART — Studious, Mighty, Amazing, Resilient and Talented — had the participants rotate through a variety of science, tech-

nology, engineering and math-focused activities.

ey spent the morning on March 9 making their own Newton’s cradles, rainsticks, elephant toothpaste, stomp rockets and more, with Mines students explaining the mechanics behind each station’s activity.

e participants described afterward how they had a great time making new friends and learning about science, and several said they wanted to come back next year.

The short-term goal behind Girls Are SMART, as the event’s organizers from Mines’ Society of Women Engineers chapter explained, was to bolster the participants’ knowledge of basic scientific principles like air resistance, pres-

sure and gravity.

But, the larger objective was to encourage the students’ love of learning, especially in STEM, and “inspire girls to go into any eld they want,” as organizer Mary Nimey said.

Nimey, a Mines senior studying mining engineering, noted how SWE hosts similar events for middle school and high school students, although they’re more technical and involved based on the age group. For the older students, Nimey said these programs also encourage participants to explore whichever topics or specialties within engineering interest them.

A Girls Are SMART participant looks through a handmade kaleidoscope crafted during the March 9 event on the Colorado School of Mines campus. The Mines’ Society of Women Engineers chapter hosted the third annual event, where elementary school students rotated through several science-focused stations.

PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

ENGINEERING

According to Colorado School of Mines enrollment data, women accounted for a third of all 7,608 enrolled students in fall 2023. Additionally, the SWE chapter’s webpage states it has about 800 members, and is the largest SWE college chapter in the United States and the largest professional student organization on the Mines campus.

Nimey hoped to see both SWE membership and women’s enrollment at Mines increase in the coming years, thanks in part to Girls Are SMART and similar programs throughout the country.

If so, today’s participants will be tomorrow’s organizers and volunteers, helping to encourage the next generation of scientists just as Golden’s Eva Christianson now is.

Christianson, a Mines junior studying mechanical engineering, recalled attending similar events when she went to Golden High

School. ese events were crucial in solidifying her interest in studying engineering, she said.

Northglenn’s Jessica Tomshack, a fellow junior and mechanical engineering major, emphasized how crucial it is to get girls involved and help them feel encouraged to study STEM at a young age, and to “show them what the options are” as far as future careers, she added.

Students today; leaders tomorrow

For the Girls Are SMART participants, the March 9 event was simply a fun opportunity to make new friends and learn new things.

First-grader Hannah Woolley said her favorite station was making cotton-ball shooters. Meanwhile, second-graders Amelia Zeller and Lyla Premschak said they enjoyed the elephant toothpaste the most, as they liked watching the substances react and the colorful foam rise out of the bottle.

Lyla and her family said several of her Castle Rock schoolmates signed up for the event after their elementary school sent out information. Lyla appreciated how all the Oredigger vol-

unteers were “nice and helpful,” and enjoyed making a new friend.

Although Lyla’s dad is an engineer and Mines alumnus, mom Bre Premschak signed her up because “it shows the opportunities (in engineering) for girls too.” Plus, Lyla is an advanced learning student, so Bre believed the Girls Are SMART activities would “add onto those experiences” at school.

Similarly, ornton’s Zeller family signed Amelia up after hearing about it from a local teacher. Because Amelia’s shown an interest in environmental studies, her parents said it was important for her to be “surrounded by likeminded women” in her fellow participants and their Mines mentors.

e Woolleys, who live in Highlands Ranch, also heard about Girls Are SMART from a previous participant, and thought it’d be perfect for Hannah as she loves math and science. Plus, the event was special because it was for girls, her mom Maggie Woolley said.

“Anything we can do to encourage it,” dad Mike Woolley said of Hannah’s love for math and science.

Participants at the Girls Are SMART event look at a hand diagram they made at the March 9 event on the Colorado School of Mines campus. About 130 elementary school students from across the Denver area participated in the third annual event, hosted by Mines’ Society of Women Engineers chapter. PHOTO BY CORINNE WESTEMAN

Fort Lupton’s Garza-Alarcon heads north to next level

BY STEVE SMITH

TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Fort Lupton’s D’mitri Garza-Alarcon is taking his championship pedigree — four state wrestling titles — to a junior college in Wyoming with a championship resume of its own.

e college of choice is Western Wyoming Community College in Rock Springs, Wyoming. According to its web page, the Mustangs won the National Junior College Athletic Association national title in 2023.

Eight wrestlers earned All-American honors, too. Western Wyoming won its sixth straight regional title. Five of the

All-Americans returned this season. But that wasn’t the main reason Garza-Alarcon opted for the Mustangs.

“I chose Western Wyoming because of the love that they show and how nice the people are,” Garza-Alarcon said. “Yes, there were a lot of other schools interested. I took a campus tour, but wrestling was the deal-breaker.”

Garza-Alarcon was a First-Team, AllState honoree through voting done by CHSAANow.com and MaxPreps. He was one of four wrestlers to earn his fourth state championship this winter. Other winners included the rst pair of four-time champs in the girls’ ranks. “ ere’s a couple of three-timers that

we have,” Garza-Alarcon told CHSAANow.com in February. “But what I wanted to do when I came in was to make history, and that’s what I did.”

Garza-Alarcon wants to study business and then transfer to an NCAA Division I program. After that, he plans to study construction management.

“My plan is to go for a year and then transfer out and continue my journey at a bigger college,” he said. “After that, I’m going to start a business using my hands.”

Garza-Alarcon won his rst state title at 126 pounds. e rest were at 138 pounds. He nished his senior season with a dominant record of 44-4.

“I was scared, but I have to realize that it’s just the beginning of a new chapter,” he said. “ e opportunity came to go to the best JUCO two-time champions and going for their third next year. I said to myself, ‘Might as well.’ If it’s going to get me to the next level, then I’m all for it.

“High school showed me what I can do in college, and it showed me I needed to grow up,” he added. “I want to say thank you to God for making my life this amazing.”

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Heather Bowen Town Clerk

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN

RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO §38-38-104, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED SALE DATE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.

A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO §38-38-302, C.R.S., SHALL BE FILED WITH THE OFFICER NO LATER THAN EIGHT (8) BUSINESS DAYS AFTER THE SALE.

or before the date and time shown above, the relief sought may be granted by default by the Court without further notice.

Dated at , Colorado, this day of , 2024.

CLERK OF THE COURT

By: Deputy Clerk

This summons is issued pursuant to Rule 304(e), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure. This form should not be used where personal service is desired. WARNING: ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUND-

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Further, you are advised that the parties liable thereon, the owner of the property described above, or those with an interest in the subject property, may take appropriate and timely action under Colorado statutes, certain sections of which are attached hereto.

In order to be entitled to take advantage of any rights provided for under Colorado law, you must strictly comply and adhere to the provisions of the law. Further, you are advised that the attached Colorado statutes merely set forth the applicable portions of Colorado statutory law relating to curative and redemption rights; therefore, you should read and review all the applicable statutes and laws in order to determine the requisite procedures and provisions which control your rights in the subject property.

DATED in Colorado this 14th day of February 2024.

Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado

Gene R. Claps By: Kathy Grosshans, Deputy Sheriff

ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: DAVID ANDERSON LAW, LLC

355 Eastman Park Drive, #200 Windsor, CO 80550

Statutes attached: §§38-37-108, 38-38-103, 3838-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, C.R.S., as amended.

Legal Notice No. BSB3077

Plaintiff(s): CITY OF WESTMINSTER, a Municipal Corporation

v.

Defendant(s): BETTY L. DOYLE; FIDELITY HOMESTEAD ASSOCIATES, LLC, and ALEXANDER L. VILLAGRAN or his successors, solely in his official capacity as the ADAMS COUNTY TREASURER and PUBLIC

THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN

THAT I WILL, at 9:00 AM, on May 30, 2024 at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado 80601, sell the property described above, at public auction to the highest bidder who has submitted bid funds for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Judgment Debtor and the heirs and assigns of said Judgment Debtor therein, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase as provided by law.

NOTICE OF DEFAULT AND FORECLOSURE SALE

WHEREAS, on December 22, 2005, a certain Deed of Trust was executed by Adelida G. Montoya as grantor(s) in favor of Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. as beneficiary and Public Trustee of Adams County as trustee, and was recorded on December 30, 2005 As Reception Number 20051230001433070 in the Office of the Clerk and Recorder, Adams County, Colorado; and

WHEREAS, the Deed of Trust was insured by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (the Secretary) pursuant to the National Housing Act for the purpose of providing single family housing; and

WHEREAS, beneficial interest in the Deed of Trust is now owned by the Secretary, pursuant to an assignment dated March 9, 2018, and recorded on March 13, 2018, as Reception Number 2018000020691, in the office of the Clerk and Recorder, Adams County, Colorado; and

WHEREAS, a default has been made in the covenants and conditions of the Deed of Trust in that the payment due on April 17, 2021, was not made and remains wholly unpaid as of the date of this notice, and no payment has been made sufficient to restore the loan to currency; and

WHEREAS, the entire amount delinquent as of March 19, 2024, is $176 765.04; and

RIGHTS

YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO STATUTES AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM THE SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT UNDER THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF SAID STATUTES, AS SUCH STATUTES ARE PRESENTLY CONSTITUTED, WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS SHALL BE SENT WITH ALL MAILED COPIES OF THIS NOTICE. HOWEVER, YOUR RIGHTS MAY BE DETERMINED BY PREVIOUS STATUTES.

• IF THE SALE DATE IS CONTINUED TO A LATER DATE, THE DEADLINE TO FILE A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE BY THOSE PARTIES ENTITLED TO CURE MAY ALSO BE EXTENDED.

All telephone inquiries for information should be directed to the office of the undersigned Sheriff at 303-655-3272.

The name, address and phone number of the attorney representing the Holder/Judgment Creditor: Elizabeth S. Marcus, Esq., 1290 Broadway, Suite 1700, Denver, Colorado 80203 Phone: (303) 458-7117

Said proceeding may result in the loss of property in which you have an interest and may create a personal debt against you. You may wish to seek the advice of your own private attorney concerning your rights in relation to this foreclosure proceeding.

THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED WILL BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE. IF YOU ARE IN BANKRUPTCY OR THIS DEBT HAS BEEN DISCHARGED, THE COLLECTION ACTION DESCRIBED IN THIS NOTICE SHALL BE AGAINST THE REAL PROPERTY THAT SECURES THE DEBT AND NOT AGAINST YOU PERSONALLY.

This Sheriff’s Notice of Sale is signed February 15, 2024.

Adams County Sheriff Gene R. Claps By:

WHEREAS, by virtue of this default, the Secretary has declared the entire amount of the indebtedness secured by the Deed of Trust to be immediately due and payable;

NOW THEREFORE, pursuant to powers vested in me by the Single Family Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1994, 12 U.S.C. 3751 et seq., by 24 CFR part 27, subpart B, and by the Secretary’s designation of me as Foreclosure Commissioner, recorded on August 29, 2023, as Reception Number 2023000049254, notice is hereby given that on MAY 8, 2024, at 11:00 A.M. local time, all real and personal property at or used in connection with the following described premises (“Property”) will be sold at public auction to the highest bidder:

LOTS 7 AND 8, BLOCK 2, HOME ADDITION TO BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF ADAMS, STATE OF COLORADO*

*CORRECTED BY CORRECTIVE AFFIDAVIT

RECORDED ON AUGUST 10, 2007 AT RECEPTION NO. 2007000077114

Commonly known as:

The sale will be held at 68 North 7th Avenue, Brighton, CO 80601

The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development will bid $176 765.04.

There will be no proration of taxes, rents or other income or liabilities, except that the purchaser will pay, at or before closing, his prorata share of any real estate taxes that have been paid by the Secretary to the date of the foreclosure sale.

When making their bids, all bidders except the Secretary must submit a deposit totaling $17 676.50 [10% of the Secretary’s bid] in the form of a certified check or cashier’s check made out to the Secretary of HUD. A deposit need not accompany each oral bid. If the successful bid is oral, a deposit of $17 676.50 must be presented before the bidding is closed. The deposit is nonrefundable. The remainder of the purchase price must be delivered within 30 days of the sale or at such other time as the Secretary may determine for good cause shown, time being of the essence. This amount, like the bid deposits, must be delivered in the form of a certified or cashier’s check. If the Secretary is the highest bidder, he need not pay the bid amount in cash. The successful bidder will pay all conveying fees, all real estate and other taxes that are due on or after the delivery date of the remainder of the payment and all other costs associated with the transfer of title. At the conclusion of the sale, the deposits of the unsuccessful bidders will be returned to them.

The Secretary may grant an extension of time within which to deliver the remainder of the payment. All extensions will be for 15-day increments for a fee of $500.00, paid in advance. The extension fee shall be in the form of a certified or cashier’s check made payable to the Secretary of HUD. If the high bidder closes the sale prior to the expiration of any extension

period, the unused portion of the extension fee shall be applied toward the amount due.

If the high bidder is unable to close the sale within the required period, or within any extensions of time granted by the Secretary, the high bidder may be required to forfeit the cash deposit or, at the election of the foreclosure commissioner after consultation with the HUD representative, will be liable to HUD for any costs incurred as a result of such failure. The Commissioner may, at the direction of the HUD representative, offer the property to the second highest bidder for an amount equal to the highest price offered by that bidder.

There is no right of redemption, or right of possession based upon a right of redemption, in the mortgagor or others subsequent to a foreclosure completed pursuant to the Act. Therefore, the Foreclosure Commissioner will issue a Deed to the purchaser(s) upon receipt of the entire purchase price in accordance with the terms of the sale as provided herein. HUD does not guarantee that the property will be vacant.

The scheduled foreclosure sale shall be cancelled or adjourned if it is established, by documented written application of the mortgagor to the Foreclosure Commissioner not less than 3 days before the date of sale, or otherwise, that the default or defaults upon which the foreclosure is based did not exist at the time of service of this notice of default and foreclosure sale, or all amounts due under the mortgage agreement are tendered to the Foreclosure Commissioner, in the form of a certified or cashier’s check payable to the Secretary of HUD, before public auction of the property is completed.

Tender of payment by certified or cashier’s check or application for cancellation of the foreclosure sale shall be submitted to the address of the Foreclosure Commissioner provided below. Date: 3/21/2024

Public Notices

A hearing will be held at the following time and location or at a later

www.fortluptonco.gov.

Further information is available through the City Planning and Building Department at (720) 928-4003

ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND. LEGAL DESCRIPTION

The Ewing Gravel Pit is located directly north of Fort Lupton in Weld County, CO in part of the Southeast ¼ (SE ¼) of Section 30, Township 2 North, Range 66 West, of the 6th Principal Meridian (PM) and part of the East ½ (E ½) of the Southwest ¼ (SW ¼) of Section 30, Township 2 North, Range 66 West, of the 6th Principal Me-

The

SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: PARCEL A: THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE 1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY

then they may not be allowed into evidence at a later date.

Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 3rd day of April, 2024.

Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court

Legal Notice No.

To the parents, guardian, or respondents named above, GREETINGS: Kenneth Tillman Jr.

You are notified that a request has been filed in the Court named above to establish paternity and determine who is the legal parent of the child, Tanyilah Tillman. The People of the State of Colorado are requesting the Court enter an order finding that you are the legal parent of the child, Tanyilah Tillman. See C.R.S. 19-4-107(1) (a). You have the right to deny paternity at a hearing, which has been scheduled as noted below. If you fail to appear at the hearing, the Court may enter the order establishing paternity and find you are the legal parent of the child, Tanyilah Tillman.

The Court has set a hearing to address this request on June 12, 2024, at 8:50 am. You are notified to appear before the Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601 in Division D at this date and time.

Once you receive this Summons, you must comply with these Court orders for the next 120 days. You may ask the Court to change the duration of these orders. See C.R.S. § 19-4-105.5:

1. All parties are prevented from molesting or disturbing the peace of another party; and

2. No party may remove the child from the state without the consent of the other parties, or without a Court order; and

3. No party may cancel, modify, terminate, or allow to lapse for non-payment, any health or life insurance policy that provides coverage to the children or names them as beneficiaries. Changes to these policies may be made with at least 14 days’ notice and written consent of all the parties, or with a Court Order.

Under C.R.S. § 19-4-105.5, a request to have genetic testing done will not prejudice that party when the Court allocates parental responsibilities pursuant to C.R.S. 14-10-124(1.5). If genetic tests are not done and entered into evidence before the final order establishing parentage,

You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above named Court

DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS:

A PARCEL OF LAND IN THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER (SE1/4) OF SECTION 30, TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., WELD COUNTY COLORADO, DESCRIBED AS: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SE1/4; THENCE NORTH ALONG THE EAST LINE OF SAID SE1/4, A DISTANCE OF 1082.00 FEET; THENCE S60°45’W, A DISTANCE OF 135.41 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY R.O.W. LINE OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 85, SAID POINT BEING THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE S58° 45’W, A DISTANCE OF 211.18 FEET; THENCE S55°03’W A DISTANCE OF 454.35 FEET; THENCE NORTH 89°19’30”W, A DISTANCE OF 405.42 FEET TO A POINT ON THE CENTERLINE OF THE PLATTEVILLE DITCH; THENCE ALONG SAID CENTERLINE BY THE FOLLOWING COURSES AND DISTANCES; S32°57’W, 57.98 FEET; S46°21’W, 200.00 FEET; S59°36’W, 115.00 FEET; S84°25’45”W, 145.00 FEET TO THE BEGINNING OF A CURVE TO THE LEFT; THENCE ALONG THE ARC OF SAID CURVE, A DISTANCE OF 72.62 FEET (THE RADIUS OF SAID CURVE IS 48.64 FEET AND THE DELTA IS 85°32’45”); THENCE S01 ° 07’E, 304.28 FEET; S49°40’30”E, 65.07 FEET MORE OR LESS TO A POINT ON THE SOUTH LINE OF THE SE1/4 SECTION 30; THENCE N89° 51’E ALONG SAID SOUTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1366.39 FEET TO A POINT ON THE WESTERLY R.O.W. OF U.S. HIGHWAY NO. 85; THENCE NORTH ALONG SAID R.O.W. LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1015. 84 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND ALSO EXCEPTING A TRACT OF LAND SITUATED IN SE1/4 OF SAID SECTION 30, MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS, TO-WIT: BEGINNING AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID SE1/4; THENCE DUE EAST 720 FEET; THENCE NORTH 66° 24’ WEST 810 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 320 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING; AND

parent-child legal relationship may be terminated

the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601. Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 2nd day of April, 2024. Alana Percy Clerk of the District

Public Notices

QUARTER OF SAID SECTION THIRTY BEARS S00° 20’40”W, AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; THENCE ALONG THE NORTH LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION THIRTY, N89° 43’26”E A DISTANCE OF 385.26 FEET; THENCE SOUTH 59°17’18”W A DISTANCE OF 180.22 FEET; THENCE S54° 56’22”W A DISTANCE OF 94.45 FEET; THENCE S63 34’06W A DISTANCE OF 172.35 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE SOUTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 30; THENCE ALONG SAID WEST LINE N00° 20’40”E A DISTANCE OF 221.16 FEET MORE OR LESS TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING. AND ALSO EXCEPTING THAT PARCEL CONVEYED TO THE STATE HIGHWAY COMMISSION OF COLORADO IN DEED RECORDED FEBRUARY 3, 1964 UNDER RECEPTION NO. 1428041, COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO.

PARCEL B:

A TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN THE SOUTHWEST (SW 1/4) OF SECTION THIRTY (30), TOWNSHIP 2 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M., MORE PARTICULARLY