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Are American kids old enough? When Old Enough, the Japanese reality television show from the early 90s, came to Netflix last year, American audiences were introduced to amusing and at times hilarious video clips of toddlers running errands around town while a camera crew followed them. The show, known as My First Errand in Japan, was even spoofed on Saturday Night Live with the toddlers replaced by pathetic twentysomething boyfriends. The concept of the show Old Enough has me thinking, as both a parent and a teacher, about the expectations we have or don’t have for children at various ages. Certainly the ages at which we bestow responsibilities are inherently arbitrary. At age five we’re ready for school, and we should be reading by age eight. We can operate motor vehicles at sixteen, vote and serve in the military at eighteen, buy and consume alcohol or marijuana at twenty-one, and rent a car or hotel room at age twenty-five. Obviously many people can handle these at the designated age, while many others are ready somewhat earlier or far later. The latest news from studies about Generation Z, the kids aged eleven to twenty-six, is that they are trailing previous in classic markers of adult responsibility. For example, fewer kids are choosing to get a driver’s license at the age of sixteen. Fewer teens have jobs these days, and that has always been a hallmark of growth and maturity. Some delays may be positive – fewer are drinking earlier and more abstain longer from sexual activity. But the concern is that the current generation of young people are unusually risk-averse to the point of being limited in their ability to navigate the adult world. Some people blame the helicopter and snowplow parenting that has become the standard of new parents over the past twenty years. New York Sun writer Lenore Skenazy raised the ire of parents and critics back in 2008 when she allowed her nine-year-old son to ride the subway home alone from Bloomingdales in Midtown Manhattan. She wrote a column about shopping with her son and then giving him a Metro card, subway map, and $20, telling him she’d see him when he got home. He made it home safely, of course. Many readers responded positively, noting the freedom they had in childhood, while others rabidly chastised her, criticizing the decision as reckless and even negligent. In her column Skenazy wrote about her feelings toward people who wanted to charge her with child abuse: “Half the people I’ve told this episode to now want to turn me in for child abuse. As if keeping kids under lock and key and helmet and cell phone and nanny and surveillance is
the right way to rear kids. It’s not. It’s debilitating — for us and for them.” There is much truth to her insight. Skenazy actually got off easy, despite nationwide media attention, compared to the parents in Connecticut who were literally arrested for letting their children walk a few blocks to Duncan Donuts. Skenazy wrote another column about Cynthia Rivers of Killingly, Connecticut, who was arrested along with her husband after neighbors apparently called the police about young children walking unescorted. While the
charges were dropped, the parents were later also investigated by DCFS for child neglect. The show Old Enough is quite telling as much for what it says about the society as it does about the individual kids or families. In Japan, elementary school students regularly take public transportation and high speed trains by themselves to school, or even to places like Disneyland. NPR reporter and writer T.R. Reid documented numerous stories like this in his book Confucius Lives Next Door. In many countries throughout Europe and Southeast Asia, the transition between childhood and adulthood can be smoother because it’s not complicated by the age of adolescence. Young people are often in apprenticeships and working full-time by age sixteen. In fact, American society
may actually harm kids more through being overly cautious and convincing them they are not old enough. Robert Epstein, an editor at Psychology Today published a book about the subject called The Case Against Adolescence – Rediscovering the Adult in Every Teen. Basically, Epstein suggests that childhood and specifically adolescence is a uniquely contemporary invention which actually hinders development of children in becoming adults and productive members of the community. Research suggests that for many young people, isolation from responsibility and separation from the adult world results in teens not actually learning to be adults. Michael P. Mazenko is a writer, educator, & school administrator in Greenwood Village. He blogs at A Teacher’s View and can be found on Twitter @mmazenko. You can email him at mmazenko@ gmail.com
The latest news from studies about Generation Z, the kids aged eleven to twenty-six, is that they are trailing previous in classic markers of adult responsibility.
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cable taste. He had Word came last Friday of a huge footprint the death of John W. Madden and The Villager Jr. at his penthouse in Greendeservedly named wood Village. He is one of the him the “Man of historic figures in the magnifiThe Century” in cent landscape of the area. 2023. John Madden’s vision BY BOB SWEENEY He passed came true through the deaway peacefully at home outlivvelopment of the West side of I-25, with awesome architectural ing his two dogs, “Emily” and “Bagsley.” “Black Shadow” is buildings and structures where still a barking resident cared for residents could work, play, and by John’s diligent and personal be entertained. He is responsiassistant Kathi Macy. She is ble for Fiddler’s Green, once one of the quiet, dedicated, and a grassy knoll, and today the loyal figures in John’s fascinating hub of the Greenwood Village career and life. In remembering Entertainment District. And him, I think the lovely sonnet if that wasn’t enough, he also published recently in The Villagdeveloped the Greenwood Ather is how I want to remember the letic Club, rated one of the best facilities in the nation. He had his remarkable John W. Madden Jr. vast art collections, many of the paintings were donated to his be- “Immortality, Do Not Stand by My Grave and Weep” loved University of Denver. He By Clare Harner developed the ultra-successful and chic Metropolitan Club with (1909-1997) exquisite imported marble and Do not stand exotic woods. John had impec-
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By my grave and weep. I am not there. I do not sleep… I am the thousand winds that blow. I am the diamond glint in In the snow. I am the sunlight on ripened grain. I am the gentle autumn rain. As you awake with morning
Inflation, money supply and spending
When the Federal Reserve was created in 1911, its Prime Directive was to protect the Value of the US Dollar. We see the effect of the Fed’s failure to do so: Inflation is destroying the value of every dollar we earn and save. In practical terms onw must spend more dollars for every purchase made, even when the item is identical. We get the same product or service, but it takes more dollars now. This is devaluation in the buying power of the US Dollar. This is inflation. It may seem counter-intuitive, but the greater the number of dollars in circulation, the less each dollar buys. The proper level of liquidity (money supply) is determined by the size of the nation’s economy (measured in GDP) and by the velocity of money (how often it changes hands via transactions). Liquidity is a most powerful tool. The amount of money in circulation is a critical element in maintaining the value of the dollar, the Prime Directive. So here we are in the midst of the worst inflation in decades caused by the very entity created to keep the value of the dollar safe. The Feds complicity in dollar devaluation / excess liquidity began in 2008, the Federal Reserve embarked on printing $8 Trillion US Dollars, called Quantitative Easing or QE,. The objective of print-
ing dollars was to allow Congress to continue their profligate spending habits. To give perspective, the Feds balance sheet increase from $800 Billion in 2008 to $9 Trillion today. That is devaluation in the buying power of the dollar, that is inflation. Not only is inflation making the dollar’s purchasing power less, consider that the Fed placed us into debt to facilitate spending. They used those printed dollars to buy Treasury Bonds, a promise to repay in the future. Bonds represent debt, our debt. We citizens have to pay it back as do future generations. Remember the mantra, spending equals taxation and debt, cut the spending and force congress to repay the debt, and more importantly, don’t allow the Fed to place us into debt again. Evident in the following chart is the massive increase in federal spending. Our objective should be to restore the level of federal SPEMDING TO 10% OF GDP. Non-defense spending by the federal government (including entitlements like Social Security) has climbed dramatically. · 10% of GDP in the 1960s · 14.8% of GDP in 2001 · 15.2% of GDP in 2007 · 17.8% of GDP in 2019 · And now, projected at roughly 22% of GDP over the next 5 years,
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after peaking at 27.7% in 2020 In other words, non-defense spending now consumes more than twice as much GDP every year as it did 60 years ago. Brian S. Wesbury, Chief Economist FT Financial Call it a negative feedback loop: the congress under Obama, Trump and Biden wanted to spend more than income generated through taxation and thereby, expand federal influence. In 2008 US Treasury Bonds weren’t selling because foreign nations lost faith in our debt or Treasury Bonds, so the Fed Reserve and Treasury Department colluded to print funny money (QE) to buy Treasuries so congress can spend more money and help the depressed economy. It didn’t work, it never does. To add insult to injury, that debt carries an interest cost. That cost increased dramatically when the Fed raised interest rates. We get to pay that off too. … causing net interest expenses to skyrocket. In 2020, the net interest expense was $332.6 billion. In the past twelve months, it has totaled $730.4 billion. – Brian Wesbury, FT Financial Even though excess money supply is stimulative, the free market economy from 2008 to 2016 was crushed by anti-business fiscal policy. Rather than admit that more government is not the answer, the big-gov politicians
hush. I am the swift, up flinging rush. Of quit birds in circling flight. I am the day transcending night. Do not stand By my grave and cry--I am not there, I did not die. doubled down. Fiscal policy interference (regulation and tax increases) precipitated the Great Recession of 2008. The President had lots of help setting up the Great Recession. Go back to the 1990’s when Dodd and Frank set up FNMA to buy sub-prime mortgages. The mere act of writing substandard debt is irresponsible but facilitating it by federal action is unconscionable. And the fabric unwinds…our economy was plunged into the deepest and longest lasting recession since the Great Depression. The economy has very long cycles, but the consequences of poor choice always show up. Following this thread we see that our own government agencies and the politicians we hired to run it, caused the vast majority of problems. The solution is simple. Follow the Constitution, limit government interference in our lives. Realize that the best way to limit government is to prevent government from spending and prevent them from putting citizens into debt. A bunch of old “white” guys realized this almost 300 years ago. Surely three centuries later we are smarter. – Jay Davidson is founder and CEO of a commercial bank. He is a student of the Austrian School of Economics and a rabid capitalist. He believes there is a direct connection between individual right and responsibility, our Constitution, capitalism, and the intent of our Creator.
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Another Greenwood Village office building is facing foreclosure BY FREDA MIKLIN STAFF WRITER
On January 11, Ready Capital Mortgage Financing 2021-FL5, LLC (Ready Capital) filed suit in Arapahoe County District Court against CPVF II Solarium LLC (Solarium), owner of the building and improvements, including personal property, at 7400 E. Orchard Road in Greenwood Village, just north of Greenwood Village City Hall. According to the lawsuit, Solarium borrowed $20,385,000 from Key Bank on December 7, 2020 and executed a deed of trust, assignment of leases and rents, security agreement and fix-
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ture filing, which was recorded in Arapahoe County. That loan is currently held by Ready Capital, which believes it is undersecured due to Solarium not meeting the terms of its agreement for net worth and liquidity, as well as keeping current on its trade payables. Ready Capital claims it is “owed more than $20 million” by Solarium and has asked the court to appoint a receiver for the property. It also informed the court in its filing that it, “intends to proceed with nonjudicial foreclosure of the Deed of Trust by filing the appropriate documents with the Arapahoe County Public Trustee.” William R. Meyer of Polsinelli PC represents Ready Capital.
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Kansas-bred Dianne Bartlett has been attending the National Western Stock Show for 20 years. On the last weekend of the National Western, the Junior Livestock Champions Auction is held. Because of her background, Dianne is passionate about the future of agriculture, farms and ranches as well
Dianne Bartlett winning bidder of a steer again at National Western Stock Show as rewarding the families who have raised young people to exhibit their animals. For the 15th year, she was a winning bidder - supporting scholarship and rewarding excellence.
Dianne Bartlett ABOVE: The steer named Bill with Junior Exhibitor Jett James (First Place Steer Crossbreds), Brett Freilinger and his beef winning bidder mom, Dianne Bartlett in show stopping, sparkling western boots FAR LEFT: BJ Crooks, Dianne Bartlett with the junior exhibitor’s family - Luke and Lauren James and their son Ace (from Van Alstyne, Texas), Vickie Dow, Brett Freilinger LEFT: In the audience, 2023 Western Stock Show Association Capital Campaign Chair, Pete Coors lifts his black hat when announced
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LEFT: Central City Opera Director of Historic Properties Eric Chinn with Nancy Hemming RIGHT: Buzz and Diane Sweat with their daughter Katie Grassby who was installed as CCOG president for 2024 Photos courtesy of CCOG
CCOG membership meeting and officer installation at Cherry Hills Country Club LEFT: Tenor Joshua Zabatta performed This Is My Box from AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISIORS by Menotti accompanied by Dr. Teresa Crane at the piano RIGHT: Outgoing CCOG President Nancy Hemming, who received the traditional gold medallion created in collaboration with Trice Jewelers from 2022 President Louise Atkinson, with her son-in-law Johnny Cannon
Central City Opera Guild (CCOG) hosted its annual meeting that included announcements, entertainment and installation of its 2024 officers. Newly appointed Central City Opera CEO Scott Finlay reported exciting news: Subscriptions and cast are ahead of schedule for the three main stage performances of Pirates of Penzance, Girl of the Golden West and Street Scene. Officers installed were: President – Katie Grassby, President Elect – Heidi Burose, Co-VPs Membership – Heidi Burose and Susan Adams; VP, Education – Wendy Wenkstern; Co-VPs, Historic Properties – Kay Fiege and Cathy Groene, Treasurer – CCO Staff, Secretary – Marilyn Rhodes, CCO Liaison – Aidan Furlong. Information: www. centralcityopera.org.
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Sen. Bridges and Rep. Froelich talk about housing The front-page story of the Sunday Denver Post this week was, “Affordability remains a problem for homebuyers in the Denver area. That won’t change in 2024.” Perhaps not, but two members of the general assembly from this area want to help find solutions to that problem. On January 17, state Sen. Jeff Bridges D-Greenwood Village and state Rep. Meg Froelich D-Englewood held a town hall meeting to talk about the 2024 legislative session that opened on January 10 and respond to listeners’ questions. Today we will cover what they shared on the topic of housing. Next week, we’ll discuss property tax and other areas that came up. Bridges believes, “Every Coloradan has the right to live where they work. We need to make sure that it’s affordable for them to do that,” and, “There’s a lot that local government can do.” Referring to the land use bill that failed last year, Froelich said, “SB23- 213 was a disaster and poorly handled. Local government should have been allowed to chime in. My inbox was more vitriolic and there was more volume than on abortion and gun rights combined.” Bridges agreed, noting, “Google shut down my email account because I got too many.” This year, he pledged, the plan is to “encourage lower temperatures and more engagement.” Froelich agreed, adding, “It won’t be terrible. We learned from last year.” Moving on to specific goals, Bridges said, “If we can get greater density around transit, there are many good things that come from that for the economy and the environment.” A listener asked if a six-plex could be built in an area zoned for single family homes. Bridges responded, “I think it’s really important that everybody knows that the bill last year that would have allowed that...is gone... There will be a lot of work on housing done this year…We need to think about the entire state.” He continued, “Accessory dwelling units (ADUs)… are probably really helpful in bringing down the cost of rent,” in some locations but in others, like Breckenridge, “They would be put on the short-term rental market, not rented to people who live and work in that community.” Bridges said ADUs can be used to provide “gentle density” because they are built in a community over time, not all at once. Froelich wondered aloud, “Are incentives a usurping of local control? There are municipalities with transit assets and a willful lack of planning around those assets. Local governments need
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to be more involved and they will be,” adding, “I do think there are matters of statewide concern related to land use and the state can play an important part in setting this policy to address both our climate crisis and our housing crisis… Some of these transit assets are…publicly funded. So, if you have a light rail stop in your town surrounded by waist-high weeds and broken-down office buildings… What can we do to incentivize local governments to increase density around transit?” She noted that it is important, “To make sure that teachers can live in their districts,” pointing out, “In a place like Cherry Hills or Greenwood Village, you’re not going to build multiplexes at the end of your cul-de-sac, but 20 ADUs in Cherry Hills (could be home to) 20 teachers teaching in Cherry Creek Schools (who might) ride their bike to work.… We’re trying to get folks out of single occupancy vehicles. We are trying to get people onto multimodal transportation. Cherry Hills doesn’t have any transit but we do have bike lanes.” She, too, took note that insufficient housing is a statewide issue, explaining, “We hear from people, ‘We need places for nurses to live’… in Grand Junction and in every corner of the state.” Bridges shared that he believes housing should be approached regionally with a threestep process beginning with a needs assessment. He feels that, “Sheridan, Englewood, Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village, Littleton, and Centennial should all be working together to solve the
housing needs in their area…in a way that works for their communities,” continuing, “If they choose not to…there’s maybe a role for the state to say, ‘Housing is something we need more of. You’re not doing your part. Here’s how you’re going to need to contribute.’” He pointed out, however, that it is his idea only, not a policy of the governor or the legislature. Later, Bridges talked about a very large developer who invested six years and $5 million in a “multi-income, multi-use” project in Denver before giving up because it was too difficult to get anything approved. He talked about another developer in Fort Collins “who went back and forth with the city’s planning and zoning committee 30 times (over things like) the color of garage doors or the slope of the roof.” He concluded, “I think it’s the role of every elected official in the state to make sure Colorado remains an affordable place.” Bridges’ district 26 includes Sheridan, Englewood, Cherry Hills, Greenwood Village, unincorporated Arapahoe County between Aurora and Denver, and small portions of southeast Denver and southwest Denver. He described it as “very economically diverse,” noting it’s where he grew up, having attended Littleton Public Schools before moving on to Kenyon College and then Harvard University Divinity School. Sen. Bridges was first elected to the state House in 2016 and re-elected in 2018. In January 2019 he was appointed to the state Senate to complete the term of
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former state Sen. Daniel Kagan, who resigned. Bridges was elected to a full term representing SD26 in November 2020 and will be up for re-election to a second and final four-year term in November 2024. He serves on the Joint Budget Committee (JBC), considered the most important of the general assembly because they, “create the first draft of a budget in response to the governor’s budget proposal” that outlines how to utilize $40 billion in revenue. Bridges reported that the group of four Democrats and two Republicans on the JBC “is incredibly bipartisan,” and, “nearly every vote is unanimous.” State Rep. Meg Froelich’s district includes Cherry Hills Village, Englewood, Sheridan, and southeast Denver. Froelich chairs the House Transportation and Local Government Committee and also serves on the Energy and Environment Committee. A graduate of Bryn Mawr College, Froelich also holds a master’s degree in history from the University of Michigan. She was appointed to the state House to complete Bridges’ term representing HD3 in January 2019 after he was appointed to the Senate. Froelich was elected to the position in November 2020 and again in 2022. She will be up for re-election for a fourth and final two-year term in November 2024. Prior to her time in the general assembly, Froelich was twice-elected to the Greenwood Village City Council, where she served from 20032008. She is also a filmmaker. Section continues on page 10
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Madden Family Celebrates the Life of Iconic Patriarch and Real Estate Development Magnate, John W. Madden Jr., 94
The family reflects on a life well lived. John Worthington Madden Jr., 94, passed away peacefully from natural causes on January 19, 2024 at his home in Greenwood Village. He was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska on April 12, 1929 to John Worthington Madden Sr., and Dorothy Pinkerton Madden. John graduated from Benson High School in Omaha. He and Marjorie Putt Madden were married in 1950, while he attended the University of Nebraska. John then went on to co-found Pinkerton, Madden, Burford Insurance before creating the John Madden Company in the late 1960s. John Madden Company rapidly advanced to become a major commercial real estate development firm. After several successful development projects in Omaha, Iowa, and California, he relocated the company to Colorado in the 1970s, with the commercial development focus on the over 300 contiguous acres procured in Greenwood Village. The company built over 10-million square feet of office and mixed-use space in its over sixty-year history, including in Detroit, Michigan and was known for its innovative mix of art, architecture and landscaping, along with thoughtful master planning that included the Greenwood Athletic Club (Club Greenwood), the Museum of Outdoor Arts, Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre, and restaurants and parks. He enjoyed passing his vast business acumen down the family line and worked closely on several development projects with his son, J. Madden and daughter, Cynthia Madden Leitner. In addition to his business ventures, Mr. Madden was an avid supporter of education, the arts, and health and fitness. He co-founded the Museum of Outdoor Arts, with his wife, Marjorie P. Madden and daughter, Cynthia Madden Leitner. He and his son J. developed Club Greenwood, a premier athletic club in Greenwood Village. John also founded the Colorado Business Committee for the Arts and the Madden Museum, which houses an extensive world-class art collection. This collection was generously contributed to the University of Denver in 2016. Furthermore, he enjoyed supporting education through generous gifts to Junior Achievement Rocky Mountain, the Boy Scouts of America and many other educational institutions. Above all else, Mr. Madden was a devoted family man. Loyal as ever, he championed his family to succeed in all aspects of their lives and gave his relentless support. Mr. Madden was preceded in death by his wife, Marjorie Putt Madden (2014), and is survived by his three children: Cynthia Madden Leitner, Scott Madden, J. Madden: grandchildren, Schuyler Madden, Blair Madden Bliss, Paul Leitner, Joseph Madden and Grace Madden: four great-grandchildren, Schuyler Madden, Lily Brown, Walter Madden, and Willow Bliss: sisters Jane Crosby and Susan Madden Lankford. Memorial information is not immediately available. Visit moaonline.org/johnwmadden to read about his illustrious life and discover the enduring legacy he leaves behind through this remarkable life’s work. And visit villagerpublishing.com/man-of-the-century-john-madden to read about The Villager Man of the Century tribute to John on his 94th birthday.
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Remembering John W. Madden Jr. April 12, 1929 - january 19, 2024
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“I believe GOP group hears from Aurora we are Mayor Coffman on homelessness misdiagnosing BY FREDA MIKLIN
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman was the guest speaker at the January meeting of the Arapahoe County Republican Breakfast Club at Maggiano’s DTC on January 3. He spoke about the issue of homelessness in his city, as he had done at his recent State of the City address. To create the context, Coffman reminded his listeners that he spent December 26, 2020 until January 2, 2021 on the streets of Aurora without a penny pretending to be homeless, a story we featured on page one of The Villager on January 21, 2021. During that week, Coffman spent some nights on the street and some in a shelter. His experience gave him unique insight to the issue. What he told us then and what he shared on January 3 is that there are two distinct groups of unhoused individuals, those who want to move forward and can be helped and those who have no intention to change their circumstances. He believes that the folks he calls “the homeless industrial complex” are generally wrong about many of the people on the street.
According to Coffman, “They say that people don’t go to shelters because they’re not safe. They are safe. It’s never safe being on the street. I never had anything stolen in the shelters. The shelters were also strict about masks and distancing (it was the height of the pandemic). On the street, in the encampments, everyone was using drugs and stealing.” Coffman believes the faction that stays on the street grew out of the availability of
“Immigrants are coming into this country and given humanitarian parole, but no work permits. What do you think is going to happen?” – Mayor Coffman
cheap, addictive drugs starting with methamphetamine and now having evolved to fentanyl.
Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman
Photo by Freda Miklin
At the Denver Rescue Mission, the mayor said he encountered three types of people: 1) the truly mentally ill; 2) long-term alcoholics who were mostly older and left each morning because they had to due to the rules, but returned every night and expected to continue that pattern indefinitely; 3) those displaced due to public health orders related to the pandemic, many of whom had been working in homes or office buildings as cleaners or painters—they were always looking for work. “On the street,” he said, “nobody was moving forward. In Denver, besides using drugs, they were stealing
bicycles, which were a form of currency.” Coffman explained that after recently visiting Houston with Denver Mayor Mike Johnston and others, he concluded that the first priority for the unhoused should be getting them to work. Houston, he shared, prioritizes getting people housed, as does Denver. He also pointed out that Houston spends $100 million/year on their program and Denver has spent $45 million in six months. Coffman’s view is, “I believe we are misdiagnosing the problem and that is leading to the wrong solution. It is the most dramatic expansion of the welfare state, providing food stamps and free housing. Success is not getting the homeless off the street only to make them wards of the taxpayers.” By aggressively moving Aurora’s encamped population off the street, he said, his city’s street population has declined and the number in its shelters has gone up. One member of the audience asked what percentage of the homeless he encountered during his week on the street were illegal immigrants. Mayor Coffman responded, “It was very, very low,” adding, “Immigrants
Arapahoe County property tax bills will be late BY FREDA MIKLIN
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rapahoe County Treasurer Michael Westerberg announced on his county website that, “Due to a recent legislative change, the 2023 (property) tax amounts will not be available until as late as January 24, 2024. This will result in a delay in tax statements and postcards being mailed out and posted to the website. Thank you for your understanding.” The legislative change to which Westerberg is referring is SB23B-001, passed
by the general assembly on November 20 during the
2023 special session and signed by Gov. Polis on the
same day. For the 2023 tax year, that law reduced the actual value for tax purposes of all residential real estate, including multi-family residential real property, by $55,000, and reduced the rate upon which property tax will be levied from 6.765% of the adjusted actual value to 6.7% of that value. It also included a backfill mechanism for some local governments for revenue lost because of this law. Due to the administrative work required to assess the impact of the changes on their 2024 budgets, the bill postponed deadlines for
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the problem and that is leading to the wrong solution. It is the most dramatic expansion of the welfare state, providing food stamps and free housing. Success is not getting the homeless off the street only to make them wards of the taxpayers.” – Mayor Coffman
are coming into this country and given humanitarian parole, but no work permits. What do you think is going to happen?” local governmental entities to finalize their tax levy amounts from a date in December to one in January, thereby delaying the county treasurer’s calculation of property tax bills. It is a statewide issue, resulting in other county treasurers, including those from Jefferson and Pueblo Counties, having also announced that property tax bills will be delayed. There has been no indication that payment due dates will be delayed in any county. In Colorado, property taxes billed in January, based on the prior year’s valuation, are required to be paid in full by April 30 or in two halves, the first being due on the last day of February and the second by June 15.
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Helton Q&A serves up unknown and forgotten What does one write when seemingly everything there is to say about a subject has already been said? That’s my dilemma with the Rockies’ newly minted Hall-of-Famer, Todd Helton, whose exploits that earned him a place in Cooperstown have been reported over and over. My answer is trivia. See how much of the following is new to you. (Answer follows each question.) Q. Helton was a star baseball player at the University of Tennessee. What national baseball award did he win? A. Helton received the Dick Howser Trophy as National Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year following his junior season in 1995. In addition to hitting .370 during his three-year college career, he pitched 193 innings and had a 2.24 earned run average. In 1995 he set a school record with 11 saves and had an 0.89 ERA. Q. Helton also played SEC football. What were his passing statistics as a quarterback for the Volunteers? A. In 12 games, Helton completed 41 of 75 passes for 484 yards. He passed for four touchdowns and threw three interceptions. Q. Seven players were chosen ahead of Helton in the 1995 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft. Who was the first player chosen, and what did he do in his career?
A. Darin Erstad (punter on Nebraska’s 1994 national champion football team) went first. He played 14 seasons for three teams, starting with 11 for the Angels; led the American League with 240 hits in 2000; played in two All-Star Games; and had a .282 lifetime batting average. Q. What Coloradan was chosen nine places after Helton in the first round of that ’95 draft? A. The late Roy Halladay from Arvada West High School was chosen 17th by Toronto. Halladay won a Cy Young Award in each league; threw the second post-season no-hitter in history; won 203 games in a 16-year career; was named to eight All-Star Games; and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2019. Helton and Halladay faced off 10 times, and Helton went 2-for-9 with a walk and 2 RBI. Q. When did Helton make his Major League debut, and what did he do in that game? A. Helton’s first Major League appearance came in Pittsburgh on August 2, 1997. The Rockies’ starting left fielder that day, he flied out in his first at bat then blooped a single over shortstop. After the
first of his 1,335 walks in the sixth, he hit his first Big League home run, to right-center, in the eighth. He finished 2-for-4 in a 6-5 loss to the Pirates. Q. Which player or players wore Helton’s No. 17 before it was assigned to him? A. Only one other player has worn 17 for the Rockies, and it’s historic, too. Pitcher David Nied, the first player taken in the MLB expansion draft when the Rockies and Marlins were formed, wore 17 from 1993 through the end of his career in 1996. Q. In his first full season, 1998, Helton batted .315 with 25 home runs and 97 runs batted in. Was that enough to win the National League Rookie of the Year award? A. Cubs pitcher Kerry Wood, the fourth pick in 1995, who struck out 20 in a onehit shutout against Houston and had a 13-6 record in 1998, received 16 firstplace votes and 128 points, to Helton’s 15 firsts and 119 points. Q. Where does Helton rank in career games played at first base? A. Baltimore’s Eddie Murray has played the most games at first base, with 2,413. Helton is fifth, all-time, with 2,178—41 more than Lou Gehrig, who is ninth. Q. What rare play did Helton finally make in the last month of his 17-year career? A. The Hidden Ball ruse. On September 19, 2013, Matt Carpenter of St. Louis walked to start the game. With two outs, starting pitcher Roy Oswalt threw to first. Helton faked a return toss then tagged Carpenter out after he wandered off first base. Helton also homered in the bottom of the ninth to tie the game, and the Rockies won in the 15th. Q. Was Helton’s uniform number the first one retired at Coors Field? A. Trick question. Jackie Robinson’s 42 was retired by Major League Baseball for all teams on April 15, 1997. Helton’s 17 was the first number retired by the Rockies, on August 17, 2014. Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 16 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@ comcast.net.
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WITH SUSAN SWEENEY LANAM INTERDEPENDENCE was on view November 4th thru January 21st at the new SeeSaw Art Gallery in Englewood. The exhibit was threading together the work of six Colorado -based artists; Mila Rossi, Sophie Hill, Clarissa Fortier, Christine Nguyen, Rochelle Johnson, and Savannah LaBauve. Stay tuned for the upcoming February exhibit.
Working across a variety of media and disciplinary perspectives, the artists explore INTERDEPENDENCE as a state of becoming, examinChristine Nguyen ing the body, nature, the cosmos, and memory patterns – tugging at and Hayley the complex web of interconnections, power dynamics, and mutual Schneider resilience that shape our lives and the world around us.
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Cherry Creek DECA is hosting a hypnotist night event for the school and community on Jan. 30 at 7:00pm BY MADELYNE FALIVENE CHERRY CREEK HIGH SCHOOL SENIOR
Cherry Creek DECA is a marketing co-curricular club at Cherry Creek High School. As a junior or senior, students are permitted to register and take Marketing I and Marketing II. Both of these classes operate with a Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO), which is DECA. DECA provides students the opportunity to prepare for and analyze a real-world problem that has occurred within the business industry. Marketing and DECA introduces students to finance, marketing, and entrepreneurship and allows for their members to explore all aspects of business. The Creek DECA members take advantage of opportunities to create and present different topics throughout the year. Competition is rigorous and requires students to think on their feet. Whether they are writing a 20-page franchise business plan or a 10-page marketing
campaign, they are researching, analyzing, and creating solutions. If students are not interested in a written event, they may participate in a role-play. If a student is competing in a role play, they must think on the spot and quickly. Given a prompt to read quickly, students will then address the problem at hand and identify the solution. The entire process is about 10 minutes before they see a judge to present their idea. Cherry Creek DECA is currently preparing for the state competition, where students from all over Colorado travel to compete and earn a spot to the International Career Development Conference (ICDC). Last school year, Cherry Creek DECA did really well, with five State Champion titles. Additionally, Cherry Creek took 80+ competitors to Orlando, Florida to compete in the International competition. They also placed 2nd in the Financial Services Team Decision Making event. Competition plus traveling can
get expensive. DECA is inviting the community to come support all DECA students in their competitive endeavors. When purchasing tickets for the hypnotist,100% of the funds will go to the students competing at the state competition on February 24th- 27th. This will help pay for their trip and lower the cost so that they can have this very rare opportunity.
DECA will host world renowned Hypnotist, Brian Imbus as he performs his amazing talent on Cherry Creek High School Students. Brian has been entertaining Creek DECA students for years and Cherry Creek High School was lucky enough to bring him to the Fine Arts Theatre this year to perform for the whole school and the local community. We invite you
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Wolf naming contest results After missing the howl from Colorado’s landscape for almost 80 years, in celebration of their homecoming, Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center is excited to announce the results for the names of the first 5 gray wolves released in December 2023. Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Divide, Colorado, organized a wolf naming contest beginning on November 27th, 2023. An invitation to participate was extended to every public middle school
in Colorado encompassing approximately 200,000 5th to 8th grade students. Homeschooled children of qualifying grades were also eligible. A total of 67 schools participated, and thousands of students submitted their votes from all corners of the state. The names for the wolves were selected based on their popularity using two survey mediums - Mentimeter and Google forms. The chosen names can be seen in the release video located here and on Colorado Wolf and Wildlife Center’s facebook
page, and are as follows: 1. RIVER (Signifying peace and growth) - light gray male 2. ASPEN (Native to Colorado. Meaning “shield” and “magical powers”) - darker gray female 3. MAVERICK (Independent, rebel) - gray female 4. GHOST (Spirit of the forest) - black female 5. SHADOW (Elusive, secretive) - black male For future updates on the released wolves, stay connected by visiting wolfeducation.org.
COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: ATHENA CRIPPEN, Child, and concerning CELINE BATISTE AND KENNETH MOSLEY Respondents. Shannon Nichols, Esq. #50527 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1895 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 23JV190 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT CONCERNING KENNETH MOSLEY PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing and Default Judgment regarding KENNETH MOSLEY is set on February 8, 2024, at 9:00 a.m. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use
the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below. • If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664. When prompted enter Access code: 2594 887 9073 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed). If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Date: January 19, 2024 Shannon Nichols, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 Phone: (303) 636-1895 Email: SNichols@arapahoegov. com Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2024 Legal # 114 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: A’MEYAH GOODLOW AND A’VAEYAH GOODLOW-WILLIAMS, Children, and concerning CHARITA GOODLOW, KENNETH BELL, AND KAESEAN WILLIAMS, Respondents. Shannon Nichols, Esq. #50527 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1895 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 22JV30260 Division: 22 NOTICE OF DEFAULT ADJUDICATORY HEARING CONCERNING KENNETH BELL PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudication Hearing regarding KENNETH BELL is set on February 12, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be repre-
sented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected and adopt the prepared treatment plan for you in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below. • If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664. When prompted enter Access code: 2594 887 9073 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed). If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Date: January 17, 2024 Shannon Nichols, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr., Aurora, CO 80012 Phone: (303) 636-1895 Email: SNichols@arapahoegov. com Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2024 Legal # 11447 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 S. Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO Petitioner, In the Interest of: MARZ GILES-BURNEY Child, and concerning,
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE APRIL GILES AND MATTHEW BURNEY Respondents. Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Assistant County Attorney 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 PH: 303.636.1308 Case No: 23JV395 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT SET FOR FEBRUARY 2, 2024 AT 11:00 A.M. IN DIV. 22 PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the above captioned matter has been set for a ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT for Respondent Mother, April Giles on February 2, 2024, at the hour of 11:00 a.m., in Division 22, at the Arapahoe County Justice Center, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below. • If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664. When prompted enter Access code: 2594 887 9073 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed). YOU ARE FURTHER COMMANDED to appear before the Court at said time and place, either in person or by phone. If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Date: January 22, 2024 Erinn Walz, Esq. #43200 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2024 Legal # 11450 ___________________________
CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 1, SERIES 2024 A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE AMENDING ARTICLE VII OF CHAPTER 16 OF THE CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING VARIANCE AND FLOODPLAIN VARIANCE LANGUAGE
Copies of the Ordinances are on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours. Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2024 Legal # 11448 ___________________________
SPECIAL DISTRICTS FINAL SETTLEMENT Project Title: 2023 Sanitary Sewer CIPP Rehabilitation Project Project Owners: Castlewood Water and Sanitation District Project Location: City of Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County The Castlewood Water and Sanitation District (District) plans to accept the above titled project as substantially complete and for Final Settlement by C&L Water Solutions, Inc. after February 23, 2024. In accordance with the Contract Documents, the District may withhold a portion of the remaining payment to be made to C&L Water Solutions, Inc. as necessary, to protect the District from loss on account of claims filed and failure of C&L Water Solutions, Inc. to make payments properly to subcontractors or suppliers. Project suppliers and subcontractors of C&L Water Solutions, Inc. are hereby notified that unresolved outstanding claims must be certified and forwarded to: Contact Person: Wade Wheatlake, P.E. Address: 5970 Greenwood Plaza Blvd. Greenwood Village, CO 80111 as soon as possible, but no later than February 16, 2024
Published in The Villager First Publication: January 18, 2024 Last Publication: January 25, 2024 Legal # 11443 ___________________________ NOTICE OF HEARING ON 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget has been submitted to the Southgate Water District and Southgate Sanitation District (collectively, the District). Such budget amendment will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held on February 6 at 4:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter, at the offices of the District, located at 3722 East Orchard Road, Centennial, Colorado 80121. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the amended 2023 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto. SOUTHGATE WATER DISTRICT AND SOUTHGATE SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Russell W. Dykstra, Counsel to the Districts Published in The Villager Published: January 25, 2024 Legal # 11449 ___________________________
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Classified Advertising WINE & CHOCOLATE FESTIVAL FEB. 3. Sample sweets from the region’s finest chocolatiers, taste pours from a variety of wineries, and enjoy live music and a romantic weekend in beautiful Estes Park. www. estesparkeventscomplex. com/wineandchocolate. html 6TH ANNUAL LOVELAND SWEETHEART FESTIVAL IN DOWNTOWN LOVELAND! SAT. FEB. 10, Bring the family or your sweetheart for FREE fun in the Sweetheart City, including a day full of LIVE Ice carving and art demonstrations, musical and dance performances. Fun for the whole family at the Kids zone including oversized building bricks, outdoor games and even a community mural. Festival Hours 10am –
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BY SIR DONALD GLENN PETERSON HONORARY CONSUL OF SWEDEN
Distinguished diplomats from the Consular Corps of Colorado, together with numerous, prestigious dignitaries and invitees, enjoyed the 2023 Consular Holiday Soiree, held on December 8 at the Polish Club of Denver! The jubilant attendees enjoyed a sensational smorgasbord of Polish delicacies and scrumptious desserts, as well as traditional Christmas carols, sung by Swojskie Dziouchy Group, and a talented dancing performance, given by the youth folk ensemble, Krakowiacy. The Consular Corps of Colorado is over 62 years old as an organization. The Corps currently consists of 38 countries. The number of countries which choose to have official representation in Colorado has grown significantly over the years, as Colorado has become more linked to international business and global activities. Presently, Canada, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, Mexico, Peru, and the United Kingdom have full-time consulates in the state. The list of Honorary Consulates has also grown recently with the addition of the Bahamas and Malta establish-
ing Consulates in Colorado. The dashing Master of Ceremonies was the Honorary Consul of Poland, Tomasz Skotnicki! In 2005, Mr. Skot-
nicki was the first Honorary Consul of the Republic of Poland in Colorado, appointed by the Polish Foreign Ministry and confirmed by the U.S.
Department of State. In 2007, Mr. Skotnicki was recognized by the President of the Republic of Poland for his outstanding work and achievements in the field of U.S. – Polish relations. In addition to diplomats from the Consular Corps of Colorado, other distinguished dignitaries and guests included Karen Gerwitz, from the World Trade Center, Laura Rodriguez and Christian Thomas from the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade. Doug Tisdale, from the Regional Transportation District and Minsoo Song, from the City of Aurora were also in attendance, together with
Vanessa Simsick and Stephanie Garnica, from the Denver Economic Development and Opportunity Office. The Consular Corps of Colorado is the official organization representing foreign governments in the State of Colorado, including regular Foreign Service career posts and honorary appointments. All Corps’ diplomats are recognized and credentialed by the United States Department of State. Consuls and Honorary Consuls General perform important duties behalf of their representative country, including insuring that foreign nationals from their sending country are properly represented; advising on business and educational matters; dealing with issues pertaining to visas and passports, and special cases as may arise. The Consular Corps of Colorado strives to increase cooperation and communication among its members; to increase awareness of foreign and international issues in Colorado and to provide information to Colorado residents about visas, laws, regulations, passport issues and other diplomatic matters pertaining to each host country.
The Greater Colorado Council, BSA is thrilled to announce our 2024 Sports Breakfast featuring Terrell Davis as our keynote speaker! Join us for an inspiring morning of insights from a true sports legend. We’re excited to launch sponsorship opportunities for this event, where your $3,500 sponsorship can support a year of Scouting for 10 Colorado youth. Your contribution goes beyond the event— it’s an investment in shaping the future of our community’s young leaders.
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