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.
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Tractor Supply helps veteran with farm grant
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Brighton Veteran Ryan Czarnetzki was awarded a $1,000 gift card from Tractor Supply to help him and his family achieve their future dreams of improving the infrastructure of their farming business, Chip Roc Ranch.
“I was very excited and happy that programs like this exists for veterans,” Czarnetzki said. e donation comes from Tractor Supply’s $100,000 contribution to the Farmers Veteran Coalition Fellowship Fund, which helps veterans with goals of starting a farm or ranch.
“We’re trying to raise our kids a little bit di erent, doing the family life on a farm and try to instill work ethics into our kids,” he said. “We just needed a little bit of nancial help to get us pointed in the right direction. It was a great feeling to know that somebody has these programs and is helping people out.”
Czarnetzki is one of the 50 veterans who received a $1,000 gift card from Tractor Supply to purchase essentials for operating a farm business. e Tractor Supply Company Foundation donated an additional $50,000 to the Fellowship Fund to support veteran farmers with grants.
“Our longstanding support for veterans is rooted in our Mission and Values,” said Marti SkoldJordan, Tractor Supply Company Foundation manager. “Agriculture o ers a sense of purpose and opportunity ideally suited for veterans beginning new careers. rough our donation to the Farmer Veteran Fellowship Fund, Tractor Supply
is honored to support these new farmers by providing them with the supplies, equipment, and materials critical to their success.”
Seeking help
Czarnetzki, a 19-year veteran from Minnesota who has lived in Brighton for ten years, said that when he started the farm, they were looking for ways to improve the farm’s infrastructure and double the number of animals to break even. And nancially, they needed some help.
“I had found a couple of places that do grants for veterans who wanted to do farming or ranching. I lled out an application with information on things we need to improve around the ranch and was looking for a grant for some nancial help. I talked about our business plan and what we are selling and how we do things around the ranch,” Czarnetzki said.
“It was a lengthy application and had to have a business plan. I turned it in and a couple months later, we got an email back from the place that was doing the grants and they said that Tractor Supply was going to be giving us $1,000 gift card.”
According to o cials, it’s the sixth year Tractor Supply has partnered with the Farmers Veteran Coalition to help farmer veterans from all service branches. rough the joint partnership, the Company has donated more than $550,000 in gift cards and funding to FVC, helping more than 350 farmer veterans nationwide.
“Agricultural start-ups can require the acquisition of substantial tools and equipment to become operational, so the continued support Tractor Supply provides is very
much appreciated by our members and the communities they feed,” said FVC executive director Jeanette Lombardo. “Tractor Supply Company is not only a longtime supporter of the FVC, but daily they walk alongside our members as they grow and expand their operations.”
e veterans selected to receive grants are chosen by a team of professionals in the agriculture industry. e applications are determined by on-farm training, experience, transferable skills, personal investment in their farm business,
and how the grant will help develop the farm business.
According to o cials, the applicants were also asked to share their vision and goals for how their business would build a foundation in their communities.
According to o cials, Tractor Supply partners with the Farmers Veteran Coalition Fellowship Fund and honors military service members and veterans with discounts on the Fourth of July and Veterans Day.
To learn more about Tractor Supply’s FVC partnership, visit TractorSupply.com/Military.
Ryan Czarnetzki holding the flag on the left next to his little boy Roc Zen and the sta from Tractor Supply. COURTESY IMAGE
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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.
The Chainsaw & Chuckwagon event unveiled masterpieces
Artists compete for honors in Frederick event
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNTIYMEDIA.COM
e chainsaw artists revved up their chainsaws for the Town of Frederick’s 12th annual 2024 Chainsaws & Chuckwagons event, where they create unique sculptures out of tree stub logs that the American Arborist Service donated from July 17 through the 20th at Centennial Park.
Eight chainsaw artists participated in the annual event to compete against each other for the most beautiful and jaw-dropping log sculptures. e event featured family entertainment, food trucks, and auctions of beautifully carved works by the artist.
Winners named ree carvers were winners after the sawdust cleared, the sculptures were unveiled, and the others showcased their beautiful work.
Justice Driver, from Farmington, Kentucky, and won the Chainsaw and Chuckwagon competition, taking home rst place for his giant tortoise called “Lonesome George, the Last Pinta Island Tortoise”.
Driver also won rst place in this competition in 2020 with his big bear with a ower. He’s been carving for about 20 years.
“I started carving because I got bored one day,” Driver said.
Nate Hall from Lincoln, Nebraska, won second place for his sculpture of two bighorn sheep rams butting heads, “King of the Hill.”
Hall said he worked advertising for 20 years and did carving on the side for fun.
“It got to be more fun than my advertising career and I jumped into it head rst,” Hall said.
Chris Foltz won third place for his “Dutch Hounding Around” sculpture. He’s been entering the Chainsaw & Chuckwagon show for ve years, carving for twenty years, and is a natural at the craft.
“I got into carving because, I was told to do it,” Foltz joked. “I’m inspired by nature and animals.”
For carver Jason Alger from Michigan, it was his rst time at the Frederick chainsaw event. He has been a
chainsaw carver for six years, and it started as a hobby. He carved a skeleton bone sh.
“It started as a hobby, and I loved it. I get to travel doing this, and it’s great.
Matt Ounsworth from Fort Collins is an award-winning artist and the 2018 carving champion. He was carving a dragon bench. Ounsworth said he got into carving because he had no other options. He tried it, and it was natural.
“I fell right into it,” he said.
Porter Foltz took part in the chainsaw competition for the rst time, carving a gira e with a baby gira e looking up at her. He is from the coastal town of North Bend, Oregon, with his dad, Chris Foltz, who is also in the competition.
“My dad has been carving since I was a little boy, and I started to get into carving at 14,” Foltz said.
Albuquerque’s Nicholas Smith carved a bird and ower scene with cardinals and hummingbirds.
“I started carving when I was 12 years old for about 20-years,” Smith said. Philip “Blacka” Kajemusuk is from
South Sudan. He has been carving since he was a little boy using clay, metal, and di erent materials. He carved a pair of eagles.
Justice Driver won first place for his giant tortoise called “Lonesome George, the Last Pinta Island Tortoise”.
Nate Hall is from Lincoln, Nebraska, and won second place for his Ram sculpture butting heads “King of the Hill.” PHOTOS BY BELEN WARD
Deputies break up cockfi ghting operation in Adams County
Arrest comes as Congress mulls new rules
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A 34-year-old Adams County man is facing a felony animal ghting charge after his arrest over the weekend for overseeing a cock ghting operation in Watkins.
Jesus Orozco was charged Tuesday with animal ghting, a felony, and misdemeanor cruelty to animals, according to a news release from the 17th Judicial District Attorney’s o ce. e charges were related to alleged animal ghting between July 9 and July 18 in Watkins, the news release states.
Orozco was due to appear before a judge July 23 in Adams County District Court.
Deputies arrested Orozco and also seized 39 birds, 32 of them roosters allegedly used in the cock ghting, according to the Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy.
“Based on the photos I’ve reviewed, this location is consistent with a cock ghting operation,” said Eric Sakach, a law enforcement specialist with Animal Wellness Action and the nation’s top court-certi ed expert on animal ghting cases in a news release.
“ e gamecocks I saw were dubbed and trimmed and they were being housed in a manner that is consistent with numerous other cock ghting operations I have observed. e imbalanced ratio of roosters to hens, with the roosters exhibiting injuries consistent with having been fought, tell us all we need to know.”
“We applaud the Adams County Sheri ’s O ce for taking action to break up this cock ghting event,” said Wayne Pacelle, president of Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy.
“We remind all Coloradans to be the eyes and ears for law enforcement and to alert them to the presence of cock ghting, dog ghting, and other malicious animal-cruelty crimes. Sheri s and police can only act when they have credible information about ongoing animal cruelty crimes.”
Colorado treats animal ghting as a felony, but cock ghters routinely out the law and take their chances with their staged ghts and the trafcking of ghting animals, according to the news release.
FIGHT Act
e Colorado arrest comes as Congress considers taking up the Fighting Inhumane Gambling and High-Risk Tra cking (FIGHT) Act to address the threat that animal ghting poses to community safety, agriculture, and animal well-being, the news release states.
Despite prohibitions against animal ghting, there are millions of ghting animals tra cked every year in the United States, with hundreds of thousands smuggled across the U.S. border with Mexico, according to Animal Wellness Action.
e long-distance movement of birds, who are often infected with avian diseases, is a threat to production agriculture for broiler birds and laying hens. To address this continuing problem and to give law enforcement more tools to end this barbaric trade, Animal Wellness Action and the Center for a Humane Economy have been working to pass the FIGHT Act.
Colorado law enforcement has swung behind the legislation, including the Colorado District Attorneys’ Council (CDAC), Animal
Wellness Action states.
e FIGHT Act, by amending Section 26 of the Animal Welfare Act, would enhance the enforcement opportunities by banning on-line gambling of animal ghting ventures; halting the shipment of mature roosters (chickens only) shipped through the U.S. mail (it is already illegal to ship dogs through the mail); creating a citizen suit provision, after proper notice to federal authorities, to allow private right of action against illegal animal ghters; and enhancing forfeiture provisions to include real property for animal ghting crimes, according to
the news release.
Animal Wellness Action ocials say they are calling on all U.S. lawmakers, including Colorado’s Congressional delegation, to back the FIGHT Act. Colorado Reps Joe Neguse, Diana DeGette, Jason Crow, Brittany Pettersen and Yadira Caraveo, are cosponsors of H.R. 2742, led by Reps. Don Bacon, RNeb., and Andrea Salinas, D-Ore.
Neither U.S. Senator Michael Bennet nor John Hickenlooper, both Democrats, are cosponsors of the Senate companion, S. 1529, led by Senators Cory Booker, D-N.J., and John Kennedy, R-La.
Activists want new law to guard against using roosters for cockfighting. FILE PHOTO
United Power awarded microgrid grant
Grant to help first responders connected during power outage
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
United Power was awarded a $700,000 grant from Colorado’s Department of Local A airs through the Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant Program to support rural emergency services, according to a July 16 news release.
“ is project, developed in coordination with four of our local re departments, is a win for the rst responders and the communities they serve,” said Mark A. Gabriel, President and CEO of United Power.
“ e proposed battery systems will allow these re stations to operate uninterrupted in the event of a power outage, so they can provide critical services to our members during an emergency.”
United Power is one of the recipients of more than $2 million
through the Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant Program.
According to o cials, House Bill 22-1013 encourages providers to upgrade with microgrids to prevent electric grid disruptions.
According to o cials, United Power’s project is one of the rst projects funded since the U.S. Department of Energy formally awarded the Colorado Energy O ce and Department of Labor $17.2 million for the rst two years of a ve-year funding program.
e $700,696 award will o set the cost of microgrid systems, placing batteries at four facilities in the United Power service territory: Blue Mountain Fire Station #3 Coal Creek Canyon, Frederick Firestone Fire Protection District Station #4 Del Camino, Hudson Fire Protection District Station #3 Lochbuie, and Mountain View Fire Rescue Station #7 Dacono.
“ is partnership with the communities we serve is at the heart of what makes the cooperative business model unique,” said Trista L. Fugate, Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing O cer.
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“We worked with each community to develop a solution that would meet their most critical needs. It is just one of the many ways United Power is working to make sure the safety and best interests of every member is met.”
“We are honored and pleased to continue our collaborative e orts with United Power to bring resiliency within our emergency services network and into the community power grid, enhancing the quality of life for residents and businesses alike,” said Frederick-Firestone Fire District Chief Jeremy A. Young.
“We are fortunate to have partners such as United Power that remain diligent behind the scenes to ensure essential services remain a collaborative e ort for all we serve.”
According to o cials, the batteries will allow su cient infrastructure to continue operating should a widespread outage occur.
Power balancing e batteries will also help residents by balancing the power needs during non-emergency conditions. According to o cials, they will also
reduce the need to activate fossil fuel backup generation during outages.
“Hudson Fire Protection District is honored to have been selected as an award recipient for the Microgrids for Community Resilience Grant Program,” said Alan Anderson, Assistant Chief. “ is initiative is a signi cant step forward in our commitment to ensuring uninterrupted service and safety for our community, particularly in times of crisis.
“We are grateful to the Colorado Energy O ce and the visionaries behind House Bill 22-1013 for their support and investment in grid reliability and resiliency,” Anderson said. “We also sincerely thank United Power for their work and for facilitating the grant process. We are building a stronger, more resilient future for our community.”
According to United Power, with project additions, United Power is continuing to build a more reliable local grid that combines a variety of local generation resources while allowing for local balancing of system demand.
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.
Located in Brighton just west of Prairie Center on 144th Ave.
Treatment plant pipeline expansion comes online
Second Creek Pipeline sending flow to Brighton treatment plant
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Metro Water Recovery Northern Treatment Plant in Brighton began receiving wastewater ows from the Second Creek Pipeline on July 18, allowing portions of Adams County,
Aurora, Brighton, Commerce City, Denver and Denver International Airport to be served by the treatment plant.
“ e Second Creek Pipeline project is a necessary investment in essential infrastructure to keep pace with the current and future growth of our region,” Chief Executive O cer Mickey Conway said. “For me, this project embodies our commitment to developing One Environment solutions that balance environmental, social and economic factors.”
e new pipeline connects to the
existing South Platte Pipeline and conveys wastewater ows to the Northern Treatment Plant in Brighton. e project took years of preparation that included a complex permitting process, design and construction.
According to o cials, the wastewater connection has been in the works since 1982, when the Denver Regional Council of Governments rst outlined a need for clean water facilities in Northern Colorado. e Second Creek Pipeline is the largest transmission project in the district’s 60-year history.
According to o cials, the 17-milelong pipeline transmission of ow connection uses a gravity-powered design that minimizes pumping and reduces energy use, greenhouse gas emissions, and long-term maintenance costs.
“To deliver a complex project of this size is a testament to the foresight, hard work and dedication of our workforce, our Metro team members, our contractors and subcontractors, consultants and subconsultants,” said Jon Wicke, Metro project manager.
RTD hopes live cameras will boost security
BY MONTE WHALEY MWHALEY@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Regional Transportation District is adding new technology to the agency’s metro-wide bus eet that allows dispatchers to both view and hear what is going on in each vehicle in the moment.
RTD began installing live-look-in equipment in early 2023 for use in emergency situations, according to RTD. e new system enables RTD’s public safety dispatchers to both see and hear individuals, situations and events occurring in a vehicle as it’s happening, RTD states.
“ e ability for RTD’s public safety dispatchers to view the interior of a bus in real time should provide comfort both to the agency’s opera-
tors and to customers,” said General Manager and CEO Debra A. Johnson in a news release. “ e live look-in system presents sta and police with a more granular level of detail as they respond to and resolve emergencies. It is imperative that the public feels safe and secure on RTD buses and properties. With the addition of this system, no one is traveling alone.”
e U.S. Department of Homeland Security in September 2020 awarded RTD an approximately $2.4 million grant, which paid for the live look-in software, professional services and ve years of maintenance, according to the news release. e live look-in system supersedes prior technology, in which dispatch could only hear audio inside the bus, states RTD.
With the live look-in system, RTD’s
public safety dispatchers can use a secure, cellular network connection to hear audio and view video in realtime from the cameras on board the vehicle. e new approach helps bus dispatch and the RTD Police Department (RTD-PD) better understand a situation, including how to assist employees and the public promptly, the news release states.
RTD-PD pursued the project because the prior system was approaching the end of its useful life, said Israel Laufer, the department’s Integrated Security Systems Program Manager in the news release.
“We already had cellular connectivity onboard our vehicles and wanted to capitalize on it,” he said. “We were looking for technology innovations.”
Each RTD bus can house the new system, including the agency’s own vehicles and those operated for the agency by contractor Transdev. Currently, about 19% of the agency’s light rail vehicles also have the live look-in capability, RTD states. e rest of the eet will be retro tted for live look-in function by June 2027.
Commuter rail vehicles, maintained by concessionaire Denver Transit Partners, already have this capability on the company’s private wireless network, using a system separate from RTD’s, Laufer said. Live look-in is used to observe and report serious safety hazards, where employee or customer safety may be at risk. All incidents are tracked and recorded.
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Trappers Days Rendezvous 2024
Fort Lupton’s annual Trappers Days Rendevous runs from runs from Sept. 5 through 7 this year. It features an array of events and demonstrations, such as primitive shooting and archery, knife and hawk throwing, re starting, adult and kid games, and more. e park opens from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m.
For more information, call 303-8571710 or visit the South Platte Historial Society at www.spvhs.org. It is located at 2001 Historic Pkwy, Fort Lupton, CO 80621.
National Night Out set for August 6
Recreation Committee, Golf Committee, the Library Board, Public Safety Committee and the Senior Advisory Committee have openings. e openings consist of a two-year term running through the end of 2024. If you or anyone you know is interested in serving in a committee, please complete a committee application at https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/966/I-WantTo-Apply-for-a-Committee on the city’s website.
Waves of Grain on Wednesdays
Fort Lupton hosts a free community event on August 6 from 5 - 8 p.m. at Koshio Park at 1st and McKinley Ave. National Night t Out is an opportunity to enhance the relationship between community members and law enforcement under positive circumstances.
ere will be hot dogs and hamburgers fresh from the grill, kid’s activities, games, bounce houses and live re department demonstrations. A helicopter is also scheduled to land during the event.
e annual event is free of charge.
Local non-pro t groups and city departments will have informational booths. To apply for a booth, go to https://www.fortluptonco.gov/DocumentCenter/View/17874 on the city’s website.
Blessings in a Bag
Fort Lupton’s Backpack Program helps school children in need with a backpack of healthy food. It’s an allvolunteer program and is in need of volunteers. If interested in volunteering or donating, call 303-718-4440. Mail donations to Blessings in a Bag, 306 Park Ave., Fort Lupton 80621.
History of Barbwire
Learn about the history of barbwire and the dangers to wildlife with the Wild Aware Program by the South Platte Valley Historical Society at 6 p.m. Aug. 5 at the city’s historic fort, 2001 Historic Parkway
Attendees should bring a food dish to share and enjoy a potluck supper in the Fort’s Rendezvous room during the presentation.
Waves of Grain Farmers Market is at Railroad Park in Fort Lupton, at the intersection of 4th Street and Paci c Avenue, each Wednesday this summer. e goal is to provide fresh, clean, nutritious food from local and regional farms, ranches, and dairies. Waves of Grain aims to keep prices low so your family can a ord to eat the best food to stay happy and healthy. Organic and regenerative farm-fresh produce from Boulder, Weld, and Larimer Counties. Also from Weld County: pastured pork and 100% grass-fed beef from a ranch in La Salle; fresh, organic eggs from a family farm in Kersey. Plus excellent cheddar cheeses from Durham, Kansas and goat cheeses from the Colorado mountain region.
Co ee with a Cop August 7
Co ee with a Cop is an easy way to get to know the men and women who serve our community and let them know about the issues that matter most. Please join the city for an informal chat over co ee at 8 a.m. Aug, 7 at Hard Bean Co ee.
Saturday pancakes
e Fort Lupton Public Library hosts a simple pancake breakfast on the last Saturday of each month in the library’s community rooms. is month’s pancake breakfast runs from 9:30-10:30 a.m. July 27. e library is located at 370 S. Rollie Ave.
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 720-600-0860.
Donation time
e Fort Lupton Food & Clothing Bank is asking for donations of canned fruits and nuts, varieties of dry pasta and pasta dinners, peanut butter and canned meat such as tuna (including the pouches).
Other potential donations could include chicken, Vienna sausages, spam and salmon. e bank also needs personal items, such as toiletries and baby needs.
Drop o donations at the food and clothing bank’s back door, 421 Denver Ave., on weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. Call 303-857-1096.
TinkerTank for Families
City committees need members
Fort Lupton is looking for several community-minded individuals to ll openings on several boards that advise the City Council and help run city programs. e Cemetery Committee, Parks and
e event is combined with the library’s weekly reading program, so families can ll up with a good meal while listening to popular cult classic children’s stories that never get old. Breakfast starts at 9:30 and read-aloud starts at 10 a.m. Every last Saturday of the month. All ages are welcome.
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
e Maker Space at the Fort Lupton Public Library hosts a familyfriendly project each month, so come enjoy some family time in the Maker Space. Registration is not required but your name may be added to a waiting list upon arrival depending on the number of participants. is month, the library will be helping families build a paper plate maze. Projects later this year include an alien pop-out card and a Glowforge Ghost and Pumpkin kit for Halloween. e next TinkerTank event is set for August 12. is class is a pop-in, which means family can come in anytime between 5:30 and 7 p.m. to create your project. Each project is estimated to take about 30 minutes to complete. Children under the age of 12 must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Drop-in child care
e Fort Lupton Recreation Center o ers drop-in child care from 9 to 11 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays or Tuesdays and ursdays. ere is $3/hour/child for a drop-in, however there is no fee for members with a monthly or annual pass. ere is a one-hour maximum/per day. Call 303-857-4200 for more information.
Fort Lupton senior lunches
Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Sign up by noon the previous ursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166.
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Aims Community College is bringing back Aviation Day to introduce children and youth to ight and educate them about aviation.
e event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14 at the Loveland Flight Training Center, 6350 Aviation Circle, according to a new release on July 16.
“Community members enjoy the ights because it’s cool to y in a small airplane, y over your community at about a thousand feet, and see from that high up
Aims Aviation Day is back
the stunning landscape we have with the mountains in the background,” Chief Flight Instructor Alex Wernsman said. “It’s a little realization for many people just how beautiful Colorado is and what we have available in our backyard.”
e event is o ering plane rides for families piloted by Aims ight instructors until 2 p.m. e airplane ride tickets are on sale now for $45. e ights are pre-sold, so tickets are only available on the event day. Flights are contingent on the weather.
Attendees can also experience the Aims mobile aviation lab, which includes virtual reality ight simulators, air tra c control simulation, and drone simulators. ere will also be STEM-related activities, Drone
demonstrations, opportunities to y drones, kid activities and more. Vendors, airline recruiters, and the industry’s leading technology companies will also be on-site.
New this year is live music and a beer garden featuring music by e Burroughs. ese are available from 2:30- 5 p.m.
Food trucks will be on hand, as well.
According to o cials, the money goes towards scholarships for future aviation students.
e organizers suggest planning your day and selecting a preferred two-hour window because ight times are estimates only and subject to change. Aims will do its best to speed up the event. Up to two to three people would be allowed an aircraft.
Nya and Ryker Johnson are preparing for takeo with Aims flight instructor Benjamin Gurwin during Aims Aviation Day in 2023. The event returns in September.,
Family leave benefits going unclaimed
Demand for Colorado’s FAMLI program 44% less than expected
BY TAMARA CHUANG THE COLORADO SUN
e work perk of getting paid while taking time o to care for one’s health or that of a family member hasn’t been as popular as expected, according to the data from the rst six months of Colorado’s new paidleave program.
Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, which is managed by the state but funded by workers and employers, paid out more than $311 million in bene ts in the rst half of the year, according to state Department of Labor and Employment data. at’s 44% less than the $552.7 million anticipated in a 2022 analysis done for the state, said Tracy Marshall, division director for FAMLI.
“Demand is proving to be lower than projected as Coloradans continue to learn about the program. We’re taking this into consideration, as we continue our outreach and education e orts to ensure workers know they now have access to this new bene t,” Marshall said in an email.
FAMLI is a social insurance program o ering some income to workers on unpaid federal leave. Workers can tap the bene t to bond with a new child, care for themselves or a family member’s serious health condition, arrange for a family member’s military deployment or address safety issues stemming from domestic violence or sexual assaults.
ough voters approved the pro-
gram as part of a 2020 ballot initiative, it’s still not well known, said Hunter Nelson, Colorado director of Small Business Majority, a progressive organization supporting small businesses.
“Based on our conversations with small business owners in Colorado, it is a mixed bag regarding awareness of FAMLI. Some small business owners are making this clear as an option to their employees but many also haven’t even heard of FAMLI,” Hunter said. “We feel there is a signi cant gap in terms of outreach and education of FAMLI to small business owners and their employees who may be eligible for these bene ts.”
All employers in Colorado must register, including businesses with just one employee. Workers pay 0.45% of their salary into the FAMLI fund, and companies match it. But businesses with fewer than 10 employees aren’t required to contribute the company portion — a carveout Small Business Majority advocated for, Hunter said. Companies with private plans must get state approval before opting out.
As of July 1, the FAMLI fund had $1.1 billion, according to state ofcials. at includes worker and employer contributions for the rst quarter, but not the second quarter, which are still rolling in. e current fund also doesn’t include the $311 million, since those have already been paid.
“Our fund is strong and at no risk of running out of money,” Marshall said.
Who opted out of FAMLI
ere are 1,321 local governments that voted to opt out of the plan, which is about an 86% decline rate. Many in this group — which includes any city, town, school or special district — said they already
had a plan or the cost of FAMLI was too high.
Another 5,155 employers are on one of the 20 private plans approved by the state. at’s about 2.4% of employers.
Many said they have similar or better programs in place for their workers. e deadline to opt out is March 31.
Employees of local governments that opted out and the self-employed can still participate in FAMLI by paying the premiums. Federal workers aren’t eligible.
e loss of local governments and companies with private plans could “pose some risk to the solvency of the program,” according to the Segal Group, which analyzed the cost and solvency of FAMLI in 2022. Segal Group anticipated that the fund would remain solvent even if 75% for local governments and 25% for private employers opted out.
However, the report noted that even with 100% of local governments opting out, the program would remain solvent through scal year 2032. And at a rate of 2.4% on private plans, that means the vast majority of private employers are participating.
It’s the private employers that could be worrisome.
“Right now, we have no concerns about how local government participation or employers using private plans will impact future solvency.
e rst six months of the program are showing a surplus in funds,” Marshall said.
The stats of FAMLI
As it is, there are now 219,222 private employers registered with FAMLI and roughly 3.2 million workers who are eligible.
As of July 1, 62,632 claims were approved. Approximately 3,488
were denied, while about 13,100 were incomplete or canceled by the worker. Of those approved for leave, 70% have already returned to work. e bene t provides a weekly paycheck that is up to 90% of a worker’s earnings for up to 12 weeks, or 16 weeks if there are childbirth complications. Bene ts are capped at $1,100 per week, so higher earners will see a smaller paycheck, which workers can choose to top o using their vacation and sick days, if available.
When the employee wants to take paid leave, they must le a claim with the state agency, which manages the process and pays the bene t. e employer isn’t responsible for paying employees during their leave but must pay health insurance premiums that are normally covered. Workers on leave must arrange to pay their share of health insurance in order to keep it.
In the rst half of the year, the average leave was 53.3 days and the average weekly payment was $915.30, according to state data.
As seen in the chart below, there were more workers requesting medical leave to care for themselves than the traditional reason for parental leave of taking care of a new child.
“Based on what we’re seeing in the rst six months of the program, we’re focusing now on making sure Colorado workers know they have access to this new bene t — something many workers may not have typically had access to previously,” Marshall said, sharing additional tools and resources that could help workers through the application process.
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.
Wish lamp a nice find for Severance family
BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
A Severance man and his family are $200,000 richer now after he used internet clues in a national game to track down a hidden treasure in a Colorado Spring co ee shop.
“I had become pretty obsessed, “ said Fernie Martinez, winner of the latest round of Treasure Game$, a mobile phone app and national game that hides treasures around the country. “After work and on all my days o , I was on the internet and focused on the clues. And once I’d pinpointed it to Colorado
Springs, I told my family and we said ‘Let’s go!’”
Game designer Dirk Gibson said he was inspired by the lottery.
“But that’s a terrible model, to make people reach into their pocket to play but only one person wins,” Gibson said. “I made a note of that and determined to build a better model. Instead of one guy winning $500 million, I’d rather have 500 people win a million dollars apiece.”
Spreading the wealth e game is designed to stretch from online play to the real world with some serious stakes. e prizes in the current game are made to look like magic lamps bearing the company’s logo. e nder gets to choose a cash prize or three wishes,
Treasure Game$ designer Dirk Gibson announces Severance’s Fernie Martinez, sitting in the blue shirt, as the $200,000 winner of the company’s latest treasure-finding contest JUly 23 in Colorado Springs.
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 apprecia-
Conviction and commitment are not just about sticking with something; they’re about pouring our hearts into our endeavors and nding fulllment 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 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.
VOICES
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 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.
RECRUITING
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
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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.
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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 broad-
er 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.
People walk at the Broadway and Ellsworth Avenue intersection on July 23 in Denver. Each street sign
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 pre x is assumed to be north of Ellsworth, and an avenue not having “West” in its pre x is assumed to be east of Broadway.
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 go-
ing 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 east-west 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.
A sign marks 17th Street in the downtown Denver area on July 23 near where the street meets 17th Avenue.
A sign stands at Colfax Avenue along a tiny part of Morrison Road near downtown Denver on July 23.
STREETS
“ 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 south-designated 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 e cient 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 new developments,” and a “chaotic street pattern” arose, Goodstein’s book says.
“By the 1890s, it was estimated that there were 832 names for 414 designated roads,” the book adds. “Often the same name referred to more than one street.”
It caused confusion. e problem “especially irritated Howard Maloney, a bookkeeper for the water company,” Goodstein’s book says.
“Maloney su ered much of the criticism when (people) complained about being double-billed or not getting service as ordered and promised. Messengers for the water company often could not nd customers to deliver bills,” Goodstein’s book adds.
With the support of the water company, the city passed Ordinance 16 of 1897, paving the way for placing an alphabetical order on streets.
street names in the new system. ough street names don’t always follow an alphabetical pattern, one of the places the Maloney system comes into play is in streets east of Colorado Boulevard, in a “double alphabet” pattern. Here, for example, the name of the rst street in the series, such as Clermont or Dexter, was a personal name or a geographic location, “ideally of British origins,” the book says. e next street, such as Cherry or Dahlia, was a plant or a tree. at continued east to Yosemite Street.
Denver’s initially chaotic street pattern wasn’t an anomaly compared to other major U.S. metro areas, Goodstein told Colorado Community Media.
“It was typical of cities everyplace at that period,” Goodstein said, speaking generally. “Every developer in every community would seize the land and try to develop it as they wish.”
Beyond Denver, in the suburbs
At the same time e orts were underway to de ne avenues with Ellsworth as the “zero” road, Broadway, which partly ends the downtown-area diagonal grid, logically emerged as the axis dividing east and west.
“Broadway is a generic term for a big important street by the time Denver has emerged,” Goodstein said.
By the 1890s, a vague idea of metro Denver had arisen. Arapahoe County collaborated with Je erson
outside of the greater Denver-area grid, even though Golden and Brighton generally fall within the Denver
porated 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,” Goodstein’s book says of the grid system.
Separately, Littleton developed its own numbering system based on Main and Prince streets as its zero lines.
“In December 1960, over a good deal of local opposition, Littleton joined the Denver street numbering system and renamed many of its streets, e ective 1961,” Goodstein’s book says.
Suburban streets often seemingly follow no speci c pattern, but they 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 have been the path of Broadway.”
Suburban quirks
In Boulder, Golden and Brighton — old, historic cities — roads exist
In parts of Golden, “streets” run in both directions of the grid, and in parts of Brighton, “streets” run east and west, and “avenues” run north 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 is dubbed Morrison Road still runs near Federal Boulevard.
“Much of the original Morrison Road, the old county road 8, was lled in by subsequent urban development,” the book says.
In Denver and beyond, o cial logos 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/DenverMetroStreetSigns.
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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each worth $1.2 million.
“ at’s built into the DNA of the company. ey win, but they share it with the community,” Gibson said. e game started in January and Gibson said he’s still looking for investors, so Martinez’ reward was $200,000 plus another $10,000 to distribute to the non-pro ts of his choice.
Martinez donated $3,000 each to Northern Colorado’s Animal Friends Alliance, the Cambodian Children’s Fund and Habitat for Humanity. He gave the remaining $1,000 to some of the people he was competing against.
“It was nice to help them out and keeps with the spirit of the game, spreading the wealth and paying it forward,” Martinez said.
is is the second prize Gibson’s game has o ered. e rst prize was hidden in Region 8, which includes Texas and New Mexico.
TREASURE
which are worth slightly more than the cash prize but come with a caveat: e third wish must bene t someone else.
“ at’s the culture I want, to be about spreading wealth,” Gibson said. Gibson said the goal is to o er at least $1 million in prizes to the people who solve the puzzles and nd the treasure, with the three wishes
“ at one was won in 69 days,” Gibson said. “ is one, in Region 7, took 43 days.”
Subscribers who pay $8.99 per month to play get a long poem clue when a game opens in a region.
“It’s like a riddle and you have to decipher it and gure out what it means,” Gibson said. “It’s all there in that rst clue. Everything you need to nd it is in that clue, but more clues come out that relate back and explain things in the poem and help you learn things.”
Players can also pay to purchase “Advantage clues” which add in even more detail.
A menu and a rug
Fernie had become obsessed with playing the game when the contest opened in the four-state Region 7, which includes Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska and Colorado. He downloaded the clue poem and began sleuthing.
“When we determined we were just two hours north of where it was hidden, the whole family came down and started looking around,” Martinez said.
Martinez, his wife Anita and daughters Amber, Ariana and Alicia spent four days looking around the city. His daughter spied the purple castle that’s home to the Kings Chef Diner on their rst day and was curious.
“But we’d been searching all day and we were tired and just said ‘Yeah, we can go there some other time,’” Martinez said. e rest of the family was fed up after four days of fruitless searching and Martinez had broken o on his own to look. He was reading the diner’s menu and found some similarities to the original poem.
“ ey have dishes like “ e Fang” and “ e Grump” and the “Sam Special” and then they have an image of
a genie’s lamp,” Martinez said. at sent him to the diner, and he began inspecting the building. at’s when an Advantage clue he’d purchased a day earlier paid o .
“ ey had it disguised it really well, in an electrical box on the wall,” he said. “I was walking away when I noticed a rug on the oor that matched the pattern on one of the Advantage clues I’d purchased. at stopped me in my tracks, and so I started looking at those electrical boxes and one of them had a metal stamp, ‘Property of TGS.’ And when I saw those words, I can’t even say. It is like nding a real treasure. My heart jumped and I started shaking.”
e money will help pay for college for his daughters, pay o some debt and give them all enough for a nice vacation.
“You know, we’re just a typical middle-class family and we always feel like we’re in a hole and we’re trying to dig out,” he said. “So this helps us catch up a little bit.”
Players are currently seeking the hidden prize somewhere in Region 10, in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. Play for Region 4, the states surrounding the Great Lakes, begins in August.
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Where to begin when tackling 14ers: Tips from a seasoned hiker
How to take your hiking to new summits
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 level, there are a few things to know before taking on these mountain titans around the state.
We asked a local experienced hiker 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 least 300 feet of prominence, which is the amount of elevation it rises above the lowest saddle that connects 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
ting 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.
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 Sneffels because “it’s the hardest hike I’ve ever done.”
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 PHOTOS
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But he recommends some good starting points below, with each taking about four to seven hours to complete round-trip.
Mount Bierstadt
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 seen from most of the Denver area. It’s another close one — only about an hour’s drive from Denver. Lundgren said Mount Blue Sky takes you on a ve-mile horseshoe trail that gains just over 2,000 feet of elevation gain. Plus, you can bag a 13er in Mount Spalding along the way, he added.
“Keep an eye out for mountain goats along this trail as they’re common throughout this area,” Lundgren said. “Oh, and all those cars and families you might see at the summit?
Mount Blue Sky is one of two 14ers that you can actually drive to the top of; the other being Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs. But trust me, it’s much more rewarding to take the trail to the top.”
Mount Quandary
Quandary is a little farther away (just south of Breckenridge), and is a little harder, Lundgren said. You eclipse 3,300 feet of elevation in over six miles to the summit.
“Mountain goats are also a common sight on this trail and de nitely aren’t shy,” he said. “Another unique aspect of Quandary is that this is one of the more common winter summits for locals as there’s very little avalanche risk on the route. But it’s
de nitely advisable to tackle this one in the summer rst and always check for local weather conditions before setting out on any hike.” e DeCaLiBron
“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.
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Adams County 4-H shooting team heads to State Fair
BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Eleven juniors and ten seniors with the Adams County 4-H Shooting Sports Project are heading to the Colorado State Fair to show their skills in archery and with shotguns.
“At the State Fair, they compete against 4-H Members from across Colorado. e top 10 Receive ribbons, and the top ve Senior competitors have the option to move on to Nationals and represent Colorado in June of 2025,” said Christine Seely, Adams County 4-H Livestock Specialist.
“We had three members compete at Nationals this last June from Adams County 4-H in Hunting and Outdoor Skills. Colorado State Archery and Shotgun teams took rst at Nationals, and the Colorado Team including the scores from all eight disciplines took 5th. You can only
compete at the National level once per discipline.”
e shooting team will showcase their skills in di erent sports events. e youths are from various clubs around the county.
“ e activities of the program and the support of caring adult leaders provide young people with opportunities to develop life skills, selfworth, and conservation ethics,” said Rachel Juritsch, Adams County, 4-H Educator, Health & Well-Being Colorado State University Extension. e following 4-H youth will be moving to Colorado State Fair:
Senior:
Taylor Seely: Air Ri e 4P (peep sight), Air Ri e 3P (peeps), Air Ri e Olympic O Hand, Overall Air Ri e Grand Champ, Muzzle Loader, Overall Muzzle Loader Grand Champion, ,.22 Ri e Hunt,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight),.22 Ri e 3P, Overall.22 Senior
Grand Champ. Abigail Holdren: Air Ri e 4P (peep sight), Air Ri e 3P (peeps), Air Ri e Olympic O Hand, Overall Air Ri e Reserve Grand Champ, Muzzle Loader,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight). Taylor Madsen: Muzzle Loader, Overall Muzzle Loader Reserve Grand Champion,.22 Ri e Hunt,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight),.22 Pistol, Overall.22 Senior Reserve Grand Champ. Brexton Stevens: Muzzle Loader. Joselyn Fontius: Muzzle Loader,.22 Ri e Scope,.22 Pistol. Brexton Stevens: Muzzle Loader. George Fontius: Muzzle Loader. Noah Bink:.22 Ri e Hunt. Brody Gallivan: ,.22 Ri e Hunt. Miley West: ,.22 Ri e Hunt. Victoria Ware: ,.22 Ri e Hunt,.22 Ri e 4P (peeps sight).
Junior:
Laci Ruho : Muzzle Loader, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight). Nora Madsen: Muzzle Loader,.22 Pistol,.22 Ri e
Hunt, Overall.22 Grand Champ, Air Utility, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight). Caterina Lupo: Muzzle Loader, Air Utility. Wyatt Pieken : Muzzle Loader,.22 Junior Pistol,.22 Ri e Scope, Overall.22 Reserve Grand Champ. Joseph Holdren: Muzzle Loader, Air Utility, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight), Air Ri e Olympic O Hand, Overall Air Ri e Reserve Grand Champ. Collin Hill:.22 Ri e Scope. Henry Gill:.22 Ri e Scope. Tyler West:.22 Ri e Scope. Keegan Stark:.22 Ri e Hunt . Liam Doole:.22 Ri e Hunt . Zachary Specht:.22 Ri e Hunt . Lane Remington:.22 Ri e Hunt . Varah Swingle:.22 Ri e Hunt . Ryan Watson: Air Utility, Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight), Overall Air Ri e Junior Grand Champ James Elledge: , Air Ri e 4P (peeps sight), Air Pistol, Overall Air Pistol Junior Grand Champ. Brody Bingham: Air Pistol, Overall Air Ri e Reserve Grand Champ.
TRIVIA
1. TELEVISION: What was SpongeBob SquarePants’ original name when the story was pitched?
2. MOVIES: Which famous horror lm was set at Crystal Lake, New Jersey?
3. LANGUAGE: In Great Britain, what are stabilisers?
4. MUSIC: Which band had a hit with the 1961 “ e Lion Sleeps Tonight”?
5. GEOGRAPHY: How many U.S. states have a border with Mexico?
6. MATH: How many sides does a hectogon have?
7. INVENTIONS: In what year were at-screen TVs rst sold?
8. FOOD & DRINK: What kind of cheese is used in a caprese salad?
9. U.S. STATES: Which state’s nickname is “ e Land of Enchantment”?
10. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What kind of dog is Scooby-Doo in the
animated cartoons?
Answers
1. SpongeBoy.
2. “Friday the 13th.”
3. Training wheels.
4. e Tokens.
5. Four: California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
6. 100.
7. 1997.
8. Fresh mozzarella.
9. New Mexico.
10. A Great Dane.
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FLASHBACK
1. Who was the rst to release “Talk to Me, Talk to Me”?
2. Who released “Love Is Strange”?
3. Name the rst song released by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. 4. Which group wrote and released “Behind Blue Eyes”?
5. Name the song that contains this lyric: “You’re asking me will my love grow, I don’t know, I don’t know, You stick around, now it may show, I don’t know, I don’t know.”
Answers
1. Little Willie John, in 1958. e most popular version, however, was released by Sunny & the Sunglows, later named Sunny & the Sunliners, in 1963. e song was written by group member Joe Seneca.
2. Mickey and Sylvia, in 1957. e song was covered by several others and ended up being used in the “Dirty Dancing” soundtrack in 1987.
3. “Buy for Me the Rain,” in 1967. eir big hit was in 1970,
“Mr. Bojangles,” followed by “An American Dream” in 1979.
4. e Who, in 1971. It was penned by band member Peter Townshend.
5. “Something,” by the Beatles, in 1969. e song was released on their “Abbey Road” album. Very quickly the song was certi ed gold and within 10 years over 150 other artists had covered the song.
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Case Name: Kamerra Industrial Rezoning Case Number: RCU2023-00066
Planning Commission Hearing Date:
8/8/2024 at 6:00 p.m.
Board of County Commissioners Hearing
Date: 9/3/2024 at 9:30 a.m.
Both hearings will be held at 4430 S. Adams County Pkwy, Brighton, CO 80601
Request: Request for a Zoning Map Amendment (rezone) to change the zone district of approximately 11.1 acres from Agricultural-2 to Industrial-1.
Location of Request: 34025 E. 48th Avenue Parcel Numbers: 0181718401001.
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First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
Foundations Academy (K-8) 340 S 45th Avenue Brighton, CO 80601-4652
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Open enrollment for the 2025-26 academic school year ends on 2/28/2025 at 5 pm. Applications can be obtained by contacting the school. Should the number of applications received during open enrollment exceed available seats, a random-selection drawing will be held via live stream on 3/4/2025 at 1 pm.
Applications received after open enrollment will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis for remaining open seats. Waiting lists will be formed accordingly.
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POLICY AS TO STUDENTS
National Heritage Academies does not discriminate against or limit the admission of any student on any unlawful basis, including on the basis of ethnicity, national origin, color, need for special education services, sex, gender, disability, intellectual ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, athletic ability, race, creed, religion or ancestry. A school may not require any action by a student or family (such as an admissions test, interview, essay, attendance at an information session, etc.) in order for an applicant to either receive or submit an application for admission to that school.
Legal Notice No. BSB3262
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PROCESS FOR SELECTING UNITS ON A NON-COMPETITIVE BASIS
The Brighton Housing Authority (BHA) may select, without competition, a proposal for Section 8 project-based housing assisted under a federal, State, or local government housing assistance, community development, or supportive services program.
In 2017, BHA acquired Hughes Station Apartments located at 233 North Main Street Brighton, CO. Hughes Station is a 120-unit affordable housing complex. In addition to other funding sources, the BHA seeks to project-base nine Section 8 Project-Based Vouchers for a 20-year term.
Under the BHA’s Moving to Work demonstration waiver activity approved by HUD titled, “9.c. Elimination of PBV Selection Process (HCV),” the BHA may eliminate the selection process in the award of PBVs to properties where the PHA has an ownership interest or control that are not public housing without engaging in an initiative to improve, develop, or replace a public housing property or site. Statutes and/or regulations waived by HUD to BHA, include certain provisions of 24 CFR. 983.51 as it was superseded by HOTMA Implementation Notices at 82 FR 5458 and 82 FR 32461 (see implementation guidance in Notice PIH 2017–21).
Under the Project-Based Voucher (PBV) program, the BHA may submit a proposal for project-based housing that is owned or controlled by the BHA. The BHA will use HousingCatalyst (https://housingcatalyst.com/) as an Independent Entity to review the BHA selection process. HUD approved HousingCatalyst as an Independent Entity to BHA prior to selecting the proposal for PHA-owned housing [24 CFR 983.51(e), 983.59 and Notice PIH 2017-21.] This serves as public notice that HousingCatalyst will review the BHA’s PBV site selection process in accordance with HUD regulations.
The BHA will further notify the public of its intent to noncompetitively select one or more projects for PBV assistance through its 5-Year Plan as part of its public notice and comment process later this year in compliance with § 983.51(c).
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First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, Good 2 Go Stores, LLC d/b/a Good 2 Go Store #713 applied for a Transfer of Ownership of a Retail Fermented Malt Beverage and Wine (city) liquor license at 2129 Barr Place, Brighton, CO 80603. The public hearing will be held on August 14, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at City Hall in Council Chambers located at 500 S 4th Avenue, Brighton Colorado, 80601. Any interested parties may be present and heard.
The application was filed with the City Clerk’s Office on June 3, 2024. The applicant is a corporation with the following members listed: Brad Hall Energy Holdings, LLC, Stockholder and 100% owner; Logan Hall, Manager; Cole Hall, Manager; and Aaron Simpson, President. Any petitions or remonstrance letters pertaining to this application should be directed to the City Clerk’s Office. For additional information, please call (303) 655-2031.
Dated this 1st day of August, 2024
/s/ Erin Kelm
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First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
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CITY OF BRIGHTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to the liquor laws of the State of Colorado, Shack & Co, LLC d/b/a Wing Shack
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The application was filed with the City Clerk’s Office on June 27, 2024. The applicant is a corporation with the following member listed: Brian F. Seifried, 99.99% owner. Any petitions or remonstrance letters pertaining to this application should be directed to the City Clerk’s Office. For additional information, please call (303) 655-2031.
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First Publication: August 1, 2024
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Summons and Sheriff Sale
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Dr., Brighton, CO 80601
Plaintiff: WOLF CREEK RUN AT STRASBURG HOMEOWNERS’ ASSOCIATION, a Colorado non-profit corporation
Defendants: EMMY MUNOZ; PENNYMAC LOAN SERVICES, LLC; ALEX VILLAGRAN AS PUBLIC TRUSTEE AND TREASURER FOR ADAMS COUNTY; UNKNOWN TENANT(S) IN POSSESSION
Case Number: 2023CV030707
Attorneys for Plaintiff: WINZENBURG, LEFF, PURVIS & PAYNE, LLP
Wendy E. Weigler #28419
Address: 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300, Littleton, CO 80127
Phone Number: (303) 863-1870
wweigler@wlpplaw.com
SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM
Under a Judgment and Decree of Foreclosure entered on January 13, 2024, in the abovecaptioned action, I am ordered to sell certain real property as follows:
Original Lienee
Emmy Munoz
Original Lienor
Wolf Creek Run at Strasburg Homeowners’
Association
Current Holder of the evidence of debt
Wolf Creek Run at Strasburg Homeowners’
Association
Date of Lien being foreclosed
May 26, 2022
Date of Recording of Lien being foreclosed
May 27, 2022
County of Recording Adams
Recording Information 2022000047121
Original Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness
$1,215.02
Outstanding Principal Balance of the secured indebtedness as of the date hereof
$12,985.60
Amount of Judgment entered January 13, 2024
$10,784.96
Description of property to be foreclosed:
Lot 3, Block 3, Wolf Creek Run Filing No. 4, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
Also known as: 55698 E. 27th Place, Strasburg, CO 80136.
THE PROPERTY TO BE FORECLOSED AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS ALL OF THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE LIEN.
THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN.
The covenants of Plaintiff have been violated as follows: failure to make payments on said indebtedness when the same were due and owing.
NOTICE OF SALE
THEREFORE, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I will, at 9:00 o’clock A.M., on September 5, 2024, at the Adams County Sheriff’s Office, located at 4430 S. Adams County Parkway, Brighton, CO 80601, sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the said real property described above, and all interest of said Grantor and the heirs and assigns of said Grantor, for the purpose of paying the judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchaser a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law. Bidders are required to have cash or certified funds to cover the highest bid by noon on the day of the sale. Certified funds are payable to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office.
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YOU MAY HAVE AN INTEREST IN THE REAL PROPERTY BEING FORECLOSED, OR HAVE CERTAIN RIGHTS OR SUFFER CERTAIN LIABILITIES PURSUANT TO COLORADO LAW AS A RESULT OF SAID FORECLOSURE. YOU MAY HAVE THE 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.
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.
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.
IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.1 OR THE
PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN C.R.S. 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A
COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL AT THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LAW, RALPH L. CARR JUDICIAL BUILDING, 1300 BROADWAY, 10TH FLOOR, DENVER, CO 80203, 720-508-6000; THE CFPB, HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERFINANCE.GOV/ COMPLAINT/; CFPB, PO BOX 2900, CLINTON IA 52733-2900 (855) 411-2372 OR BOTH, BUT THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSURE PROCESS.
The name, address and telephone number of each of the attorneys representing the holder of the evidence of the debt is as follows:
Wendy E. Weigler #28419 Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP 8020 Shaffer Parkway, Suite 300 Littleton, CO 80127 303-863-1870
THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE.
Date: May 31, 2024. By: Gene R. Claps Adams County Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
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. BSB3202
First Publication: July 11, 2024 Last Publication: August 8, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, PARK COUNTY, COLORADO P.O. Box 190 300 Fourth Street Fairplay, CO 80440
Plaintiff: Hartshorn Law Office, LLC, and Mayflower Capital Company Profit Sharing Plan, as Assignee and Judgment Creditor, v. Defendant: Jessie R. Petersen.
Case No. 2019CV30060 Div: B
SHERIFF’S COMBINED NOTICE OF SALE AND RIGHTS TO CURE AND REDEEM TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:
RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to a Judgment entered on March 4, 2020 in the original amount of $31,635.76 in favor of Hartshorn Law Office, LLC against Jessie R. Petersen, a Transcript of Judgment recorded on March 9, 2020 as Reception No. 2020000086098 of the real property records of Adams County, Colorado and a Writ of Execution from the Park County District Court, Colorado, issued on April 10, 2024, in favor of Mayflower Capital Company Profit Sharing Plan, as Assignee of Hartshorn Law Office, LLC, directing the Adams County Sheriff to satisfy the Judgment plus interest and costs by levy and execution, and pursuant to and C.R.S. § 38-38-101 et seq.
The principal and interest due and owing on the Judgment as of April 15, 2024, is as follows:
Principal: $31,635.76
Interest (18% per annum) 1503 days x 15.60 =$23,446.80
Total $55,082.56
This is to advise you that a Sheriff’s Sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to above-
City of Brighton
Public Notices
referenced documents. PLEASE BE ADVISED THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE FOLLOWING REAL PROPERTY, legally described as follows:
Lot 14 and the West ½ of vacated right of way adjacent to said Lot, Block 1, Sun Ray Subdivision, County of Adams, State of Colorado, also commonly known as 7291 East 75th Place, Commerce City, CO 80022 (“Real Property”)
THE REAL PROPERTY TO BE SOLD AND DESCRIBED HEREIN IS NOT ALL THE PROPERTY THAT IS CURRENTLY ENCUMBERED BY THE JUDGMENT.
NOTICE OF SALE
Notice is hereby given, that I will at 9:00A.M on September 26, 2024 in the office of the Adams County Sheriff, Civil Division, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601, the Sheriff shall sell to the highest and best bidder for cash, the Real Property described above, and all interest of the Judgment Debtors in the Real Property, for the purpose of paying the Judgment amount entered herein, and will deliver to the purchasers a Certificate of Purchase, all as provided by law.
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Name of Publication: Brighton Standard Blade NOTICE OF 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 SHERIFF’S SALE. YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO REDEEM SAID REAL PROPERTY OR YOU MAY HAVE THE RIGHT TO CURE A DEFAULT OF THE JUDGMENT BEING FORECLOSED. A COPY OF THE STATUTES WHICH MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS ARE ATTACHED HERETO.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO CURE PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-38-104 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF AT LEAST FIFTEEN (15) CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRST SCHEDULED DATE OF SALE OR ANY DATE TO WHICH THE SALE IS CONTINUED.
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.
A NOTICE OF INTENT TO REDEEM FILED PURSUANT TO C.R.S. § 38-38-302 SHALL BE FILED WITH THE SHERIFF NO LATER THAN EIGHT BUSINESS (8) DAYS AFTER THE SALE.
The name, address and telephone number of the attorney representing holder of the Judgment is:
Harvey L. Kramer, Esq., Registration No. 31239 Kramer Law LLC 3731 Buffalo Lane Montrose, CO 81403 (303) 282-4342
Email: hkramer@kramlaw.com
Attached hereto are copies of certain Colorado Statutes that may vitally affect your property rights in relation to this proceeding. 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.
If the borrower believes that a lender or servicer has violated the requirements for a single point of contact in section 38-38-103.1 or the prohibition on dual tracking in section 38-38-103.2, the borrower may file a complaint with the Colorado attorney general, the CFPB, or both, but the filing of a complaint will not stop the foreclosure process.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau or CFPB
P.O. Box 2900
Clinton, Iowa 52733-2900
Telephone: 855-411-2372
Fax: 855-237-2392
Colorado Attorney General
Consumer Protection Section
Ralph L. Carr Judicial Building
1300 Broadway, 7th Floor
Denver, CO 80203
Telephone: 800-222-4444
Fax: 720-508-6040
Intent to cure or redeem, as provided by the afore-
mentioned laws, must be physically delivered to the Office of the Adams County Sheriff, Civil Division, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601 or via U.S. Mail to Adams County Sheriff Civil Division, 4430 South Adams County Parkway, 1st Floor, Suite W5400, Brighton, CO 80601. THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO COLLECT A DEBT AND ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED MAY BE USED FOR THAT PURPOSE
Dated: July 8, 2024.
Gene R. Claps, Sheriff Adams County, Colorado
By: Kathy Grosshans Deputy Sheriff
Statutes attached: C.R.S. §§ 38-37-108, 38-38103, 38-38-104, 38-38-301, 38-38-302, 38-38304, 38-38-305, and 38-38-306, as amended.
Legal Notice No. BSB3260
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 29, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, Adams COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO
CIVIL ACTION NO. 2023CV030366 DIVISION NO. W
INITIAL COMBINED NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY AND RIGHT TO CURE AND REDEEM
Plaintiff, Riverdale Farm Homeowners’ Association v.
Defendants, JIMMY D. BELVIN et al
Regarding: Lot 14, Block l, Riverdale Farm Residential Subdivision 2nd Filing, County of Adams, State of Colorado.
Also known as: 3380 E 84th Dr, Thornton, CO 80229
TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS, please take notice:
You and each of you are hereby notified that a Sheriff’s Sale of the referenced property is to be conducted by the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office of Adams County, Colorado at 9:00 A.M., on the 29th day of August 2024, at 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, CO 80601: phone number 303-655-3272. At which sale, the above-described real property and improvements thereon will be sold to the highest bidder. Plaintiff makes no warranty relating to title, possession, or quiet enjoyment in and to said real property in connection with this sale.
**BIDDERS ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE CASH OR CERTIFIED FUNDS SUFFICIENT TO COVER THEIR HIGHEST BID AT TIME OF SALE. **
Further, for the purpose of paying off, curing default or redemption, as provided by statute, intent must be directed to or conducted at the above address of the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Department of Adams County, Colorado.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Published In: Brighton Standard Blade
NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CURE AND RIGHT TO REDEEM
RE: Sheriff’s Sale of Real Property pursuant to Order and Decree of Foreclosure and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq.
This is to advise you that a Sheriff sale proceeding has been commenced through the office of the undersigned Sheriff pursuant to a Court Order and Decree dated April 20, 2024, and C.R.S. 38-38-101 et seq., by Riverdale Farm Homeowners’ Association, the current holder of a lien recorded on February 1, 2022 at Rec. No. 2022000009428, in the records of the Clerk and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The judicial foreclosure is based on a default under the Declaration of Covenants, Conditions, and Restrictions of Riverdale Farms
Subdivision recorded on August 12, 2010, at Reception No. B592466 in the records of the Clerk
and Recorder of the County of Adams, State of Colorado. The Declaration and notices, as recorded, establish a lien for the benefit of Riverdale Farm Homeowners’ Association, WHICH LIEN BEING FORECLOSED MAY NOT BE A FIRST LIEN ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND IMPROVEMENTS.
You may have an interest in the real property being affected or have certain rights or suffer certain liabilities or loss of your interest in the subject property as a result of said foreclosure. You may have the right to redeem the real property, or you may have the right to cure a default under the instrument being foreclosed. Any Notice of Intent to Cure must be filed no later than fifteen (15) calendar days prior to the date of the foreclosure sale. A notice of intent to cure filed pursuant to section 38-38-104 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.
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.
A notice of intent to redeem filed pursuant to section 38-38-302 shall be filed with the officer no later than eight (8) business days after the sale.
In this regard, you may desire and are advised to consult with your own private attorney.
IF THE BORROWER BELIEVES THAT A LENDER OR SERVICER HAS VIOLATED THE REQUIREMENTS FOR A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT IN SECTION 38-38-103.1 OR THE PROHIBITION ON DUAL TRACKING IN SECTION 38-38-103.2, THE BORROWER MAY FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THE COLORADO ATTORNEY GENERAL, THE FEDERAL CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION BURAU (CFBP), OR BOTH. THE FILING OF A COMPLAINT WILL NOT STOP THE FORECLOSUE PROCESS.
Colorado Attorney General Federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau 1300 Broadway, 10th Floor P.O. Box 4503 Denver, Colorado 80203 Iowa City, Iowa 52244 (800) 222-4444 (855) 411-2372 www.coloradoattorneygeneral.gov www. consumerfinance.gov
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 3rd day of June 2024. Sheriff of Adams County, Colorado
By: Kathy Grosshans Deputy Sheriff
ATTORNEY FOR THE PLAINTIFF: ORTEN CAVANAGH HOLMES & HUNT, LLC 1445 Market Street, Suite 350 Denver, CO 80202
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. BSB3203
First Publication: July 4, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Storage Liens/Vehicle Titles
Public Notice
Abandoned vehicle sale Tri-County Auto Recovery LLC 720 298 7466 1) 96 Ford E250 . A62107 2) 99 GMC Sierra. 537893 3) 99 Nissan Maxima 822061
022292
05 Toyota Highlander 073927
07 Toyota Camry 697031
07 Chevrolet Tahoe 146652
07 Kia Sedona 189135
09 Nissan Murano 010778
12 Hyundai Veloster 050899
19 Mitsubishi Outlander. 023923
19 BMW Mini Cooper E40406
Legal Notice No. BSB3264
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice of Final Settlement Construction of the Greenway Trail CR 37 to Stagecoach Project a Town of Lochbuie Public Works Project in partnership with a CDOT project MTF M812-004. In accordance with the Colorado Revised Statute (C.R.S.) 38-26-107, public notice is hereby given of Final Settlement in connection with the following public works construction project: Project: Greenway Trail CR 37 to Stagecoach. Owner: Town of Lochbuie Colorado, 703 County Road 37, Lochbuie CO 80603. Contractor: TLM Constructors, P.O. Box 336638, Greeley CO 80633 and Ground Engineering, 41 Iverness Drive East, Englewood CO 80112. Final Settlement of this construction project is scheduled for August 30, 2024 at 12:00 PM at the Town of Lochbuie’s administrative offices at 703 County Road 37, Lochbuie CO 80603. Any individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency or business trust, estate, trust, limited liability company, partnership, association, or other legal entity that has furnished labor, materials, sustenance, or other supplies used or consumed by the above-referenced contractors or its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, whose claim therefor has not been paid and by the above-referenced contractors or subcontractors may, at any time up to and including the date and time of the Final Settlement, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of the claim either by mail or hand delivered to: Victoria Runkle, Interim Finance Director, 703 County Road 37, Lochbuie CO 80603. The verified statement of claim must be received by the Town at or before the date and time of Final Settlement set forth above. Failure to timely file a verified statement of claim shall relieve the Town and its Board members, staff, and all representatives from any liability for making final settlement to the above-referenced contractor.
By:
Victoria Runkle, Interim Finance Director.
Legal Notice No. BSB3251
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Judith L. Russell, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 030040
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Michael P. Sasin Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC 9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, CO 80112
Main: 720-473-8000
Legal Notice No. BSB3259
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of SUSAN ELIZABETH KIRKEBY aka SUSAN E. KIRKEBY aka SUSAN KIRKEBY, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 30517
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Charles A. Kirkeby
Personal Representative 4242 Defoe Street Strasburg, CO 80136
Legal Notice No. BSB3246
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade PUBLIC NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Estate of Flora Lee Archie, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 177
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Dianna Smith
Personal Representative 12620 Valentia St. Thornton, CO 80602
Legal Notice No. BSB3241
First Publication: July 18, 2024 Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
NOTICE
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Wayne H Hintz, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 224
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Toni Peterson Personal Representative 263 S 21st Ave Brighton, CO 80601
Legal Notice No. BSB3240
First Publication: July 18, 2024 Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before December 1, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Jamie M. O’Reilly
Personal Representative 6981 E. 68th Pl., Commerce City, CO 80022
Legal Notice No. BSB3266
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024 Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donovan Andreas Johnson-Colemen,, Deceased Case Number: 2024 PR 030356
Public Notices
2, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
Anna L. Burr, Esq.
2851 South Parker Road, Suite 230 Aurora, Colorado 80014
Legal Notice No. BSB3289
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 15, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade
Children Services
(Adoption/Guardian/Other)
Public Notice
DISTRICT COURT, ADAMS COUNTY, COLORADO
Court Address: 1100 Judicial Center Drive Brighton, CO 80601
Child: Legacay DeHerrera
Respondents: Brittany DeHerrera, Tristan Dodge
Special Respondent: Jennifer Bird, Brendon Bird
DATE FILED: July 22, 2024 3:03 PM
CASE NUMBER: 2022JV30121
Div: D
ORDER OF ADVISEMENT
NOTICE TO THE ABOVE-NAMED RESPONDENTS,: Brittany DeHerrera and Tristan Dodge
YOU ARE HEREBY ADVISED that the Petitioner, has filed a Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship which now exists between you and the above-named child(ren);
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that the Motion has been set for hearing in Division D of the District Court in and for the County of Adams, Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center Drive, Brighton, Colorado, on the 12th day of August, 2024, at 2:00 p.m., at which time the Petitioner must prove by clear and convincing evidence that: 1) That the child(ren) was adjudicated dependent or neglected; 2) That an appropriate treatment plan has not reasonably been complied with by the parent or has not been successful; 3) That the parents are unfit; 4) That the conduct or condition of the parent or parents is unlikely to change within a reasonable time; no less drastic alternative to termination exists, and 6) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the parent or parents have surrendered physical custody for a period of six months and during this period have not manifested to the child(ren), the court or to the person having physical custody a firm intention to assume or obtain physical custody or to make permanent legal arrangements for the care of the child(ren); and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parentchild legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
OR 1) That the child(ren) has been abandoned by parent or parents in that the identity of the parent of the child is unknown and has been unknown for three months or more and that reasonable efforts to identify and locate the parent in accordance with section 19-3-603 have failed; and 2) That it is in the best interests of the child(ren) that the parent-child legal relationship which exists between the child(ren) and the respondent(s) be terminated and severed.
If a grandparent, aunt, uncle, brother, or sister of the child is requesting guardianship or legal custody of the child such request must be filed within twenty days of the filing of this motion.
YOU ARE FURTHER ADVISED that you have the right to have legal counsel represent you in all matters connected with the Motion to Terminate the Parent-Child Legal Relationship. If you cannot afford to pay the fees of legal counsel, you are advised that the Court will appoint legal counsel to represent you at no cost to you upon your request and upon your showing of an inability to pay.
If you have any questions concerning the foregoing advisement, you should immediately contact either your legal counsel or the Court.
Done and signed on: July 22, 2024
BY THE COURT: District Court Judge/Magistrate
Caryn A Datz District Court Judge
Legal Notice No. BSB3265
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division V No. 24JV30088
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Liam Byrne, DOB: 03/31/2024 A Child(ren), and Concerning Erin Corrigan and Stephen Byrne Respondents.
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Erin Corrigan
You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above named Court in which it is represented to the Court that said child are alleged to be dependent and neglected; for the reasons set forth more fully in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty.
You are further notified that the parent-child legal relationship may be terminated by this action, if prayed for in the petition.
You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 8th day of August, 2024 at the hour of 4:00p.m. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court virtually by WebEx: https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D17-BRGT-DivV
Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 24th day of July, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3235
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade Public Notice
STATE OF COLORADO IN THE DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ADAMS Division D1 Case Number 24JV30071
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO IN THE INTEREST OF:
Fiona Locke Child(ren), and Concerning
Nichelle Rose Locke, Justin Maler
S U M M O N S
To the parents, guardian, or other respondents named above, GREETINGS: Justin Maler
You are hereby notified that a verified petition has been filed in the above named Court in which it is represented to the Court that said child are alleged to be dependent and neglected; for the reasons set forth more fully in said petition, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference for greater certainty.
You are further notified that the parent-child legal relationship may be terminated by this action, if prayed for in the petition.
You are further notified that the Court has set said petition for hearing on the 14th day of August, 2024, at the hour of 11:10 a.m.. You are hereby notified to be and appear, at said time, before this Court located at the Adams County Justice Center, 1100 Judicial Center
Drive, Brighton, CO 80601.
Witness my hand and seal of said Court this 22nd day of July, 2024.
Alana Percy Clerk of the District Court
Legal Notice No. BSB3263
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Brighton Standard Blade ###
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NOTICE OF INCLUSIONS & EXCLUSIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that there have been filed with the Boards of Directors of the Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District, Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District No. 2, and Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District No. 3 (collectively, the “Districts”) of the City of Dacono, Weld County, Colorado, multiple petitions praying for the inclusion and exclusion of certain lands into and from said Districts, as more detailed in the petitions.
1. The name and address of the petitioner and a general description of the properties mentioned in such petitions are as follows:
Petitioner: JST Holdings 02 Business LLC
Address: 530-B Harkle Road, Suite 100 Santa Fe, New Mexico 87505
General Description: Various parcels located southeast of the intersection of Interstate 25 and Highway 52, in the City of Dacono, Weld County, CO. Complete legal descriptions are included with each petition, and can be provided upon request.
2. The prayer of the petitions is that the above properties, more specifically described in the respective petitions for inclusion and/or exclusion, be included into and/or excluded from the Districts as detailed in the petitions, which are on file with the Districts and can be provided upon request.
3. The areas sought to be included into and excluded from Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District and Pinnacle Farms Metropolitan District Nos. 2 & 3 are located entirely within the City of Dacono, Weld County, and do not include property within any other county or within any other incorporated city, town, or city and county, and such districts currently encompass property in the City of Dacono, Weld County, and therefore no notice of the proposed inclusions or exclusions under Section 32-1-207(2), C.R.S., as amended, is required.
Accordingly, notice is hereby given to all interested persons to appear at the public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District on August 12, 2024, via video and teleconference, and show cause in writing, if any they have, why such petition should not be granted. The video conference can be joined at: https://spencerfane. zoomgov.com/j/1618108766?pwd=eVVlTHJzei 9WTFZqV2l1aEIyMXRUQT09 Or call in (audio only): 833-568-8864, Meeting ID: 161 810 8766, Passcode: 806076. The failure of any person in
the existing District to file a written objection shall be taken as an assent on his part to the exclusion of the area described in this notice.
The inclusions and exclusions will be confirmed by the City Council of the City of Dacono at its meeting scheduled for Monday, August 26, 2024, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as possible thereafter, at the New Annex Building, 512 Cherry Ave., Building C, Dacono, CO 80514.
PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT AND PINNACLE FARMS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 2 & 3
By: /s/ David S. O’Leary Counsel for the District
Legal Notice No. FLP1075
First Publication: August 1, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Bids and Settlements
Public Notice
NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT
NOTICE is hereby given that Vista Meadows Metropolitan District of Weld County, Colorado (the “District”), will make final payment at 7251 W 20th Street, Unit B, Greeley, Colorado 80634, on or after Sunday, August 11, 2024, at the hour of 5:00 p.m. to Bison Ridge Construction, LLC of Greeley, Colorado (“Contractor”) for all work done by said Contractor in construction of or work on the Vista Meadows Subdivision project, performed for the District.
Any person, copartnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, suste nance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors or their subcontractors, in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work, and whose claim therefor has not been paid by the Contractor or its subcontractors, at any time up to and including the time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid, and an account of such claim, to Vista Meadows Metropolitan District, 1151 Eagle Drive, Suite 366, Loveland, CO 80537 on or before the date and time hereinabove shown for final payment. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement of claim prior to such final settlement will release Vista Meadows Metropolitan District, its directors, of ficers, agents, and employees, of and from any and all liability for such claim.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS VISTA MEADOWS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
By: /s/ LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL E. DAVIS, LLC General Counsel
Legal Notice No. FLP1072
First Publication: July 25, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024
Publisher: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors
Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of M. Margaret Eisenman, a/k/a Mary Margaret Eisenman, a/k/a Mary Eisenman, a/k/a Margaret Eisenman, Deceased Case Number: 2024PR30351
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the District Court of Weld County, Colorado on or before November 18, 2024, or the claims may be forever barred.
you
Nancy J. Eisenman, Personal Representative 60 Del Webb Blvd., Apt. 1328 Georgetown, TX 78633
Legal Notice No. FLP1068
First Publication: July 18, 2024
Last Publication: August 1, 2024 Publisher: Fort Lupton Press ###
