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The 114th edition of the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo has wound up for 2020, it still marks the beginning of the events calendar in Colorado and the Rocky Mountain West. This year’s show crowned a new Grand Champion steer named “Olaf” that was raised by Ashtin Guyer of Flat Rock, IL that was purchased, for a new record auction price of $155,000, by Ames Construction. The Reserve
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Andrew Romanoff wants to be Colorado’s next U.S. senator BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Andrew Romanoff is one of seven candidates vying to be the Democratic challenger to incumbent Republican United States Senator Cory Gardner in November. The other candidates are Diana Bray, Lorena Garcia, Stephany Rose Spalding, Michelle Warren, Trish Zornio and former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper. Only Hickenlooper has held elective office previously. Villager publisher Bob Sweeney and I asked Romanoff what his strategy was to win the primary and the general election. “I have a compelling message,” he said. “That’s why I have been endorsed by 325 county commissioners, mayors, city council members, school board members, and former legislators in Colorado, including Republicans.” Romanoff believes that Medicare for all is the right ultimate solution to our country’s health care crisis. We asked him how it
would be paid for? Said Romanoff, “If you add up what you’re currently paying for insurance premiums, deductibles, and out-of-pocket costs, you are already paying for it. We spend 18 percent of GDP (gross domestic product) on health care while other countries spend 10 percent. Our life expectancies are not longer and our infant mortality rates are not better. Medicare for all would lower the cost of health care today by removing insurance company profits from the equation. It would also remove employers from being involved in employees’ and their families’ personal health issues. Why should your ability to get high quality health care depend on your age or where you work?” asked Romanoff. As the former CEO of Mental Health Colorado, Romanoff is a strong proponent of integrating mental health treatment into the same system as physical health treatment. “That would help to remove the stigma from mental illness and bring reimbursements
Andrew Romanoff was the youngest Speaker of the House in Colorado. Now he wants to go to Washington and be our senator.
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on par with other medical practitioners. Currently, mental health providers earn 40 percent less than their counterparts who treat physical illness.” In Colorado, Romanoff told us, 75 percent of all gun deaths are from suicide. Only those individuals who have been found by a court to be in-
competent are not allowed to buy guns. He continued, “Prevention and early intervention are the keys to lowering the rate of depression, anxiety, and suicide.” Romanoff is passionate about the need to address the effects of climate change. He says that “the climate crisis is the fundamental moral question of our time.” The holder of an undergraduate degree from Yale, a graduate degree from Harvard, and a law degree from the University of Denver, Romanoff served in the state legislature from 2000 to 2009, including four years as Speaker of the House. After unsuccessful runs for national office in 2010 and 2014 he became the CEO of Mental Health Colorado, where he remained until just before announcing his candidacy for the U.S. Senate one year ago. At that time, Hickenlooper was a candidate for President and had said publicly and privately that he “was not cut out to be a senator.” That changed in August after he dropped out of the presidential race. A story published
in the Los Angeles Times in September said that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee reportedly pressured political consultants and vendors not to work with Romanoff because the Democratic Party leadership in Washington, D.C. wanted Hickenlooper to get the nomination without a primary contest. Romanoff refused to drop out. “The people of Colorado should choose their candidate, not people in Washington,” he told us. Romanoff was a pioneer in bringing transparency to government. He led the successful charge to televise the state legislature, which has been visible live and on video to anyone anytime with access to a computer since 2008. The Democratic primary for United States senator will be held on June 30. Andrew Romanoff wants voters to know that he wants to represent the people of this state and “is not beholden to any political establishment. They tried to sabotage my campaign.” Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
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Meg Froelich’s 17th town hall is all about transportation
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On January 25, district 3 state Rep. Meg Froelich hosted a town hall meeting at Koelbel Library in Centennial to give area residents information about what is happening with transportation in Colorado. Forty people came to listen and ask questions. Andy Karsian, legislative liaison for the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), talked about laws from the 2017 (SB267) and 2018 (SB1) legislative sessions that had the effect of allowing the state to borrow $1.8 billion over four years (2019 through 2022) that would be repaid over 20 years, at the rate of about $100 million per year, funded 50 percent each from CDOT and 50 percent from the state’s general fund. CDOT receives its revenue primarily from state and federal gas taxes. While the federal gas tax of 18 cents per gallon applies nationwide, Colorado’s state gas tax of 22 cents per gallon has remained unchanged since it was passed in 1991. Most people believe it has not gone up due to the need under the Taxpayer Bill of Rights (TABOR) to do so. TABOR went into effect in 1992. Neighboring states have made adjustments to their gas taxes through the years. Utah, whose roads are often compared favorably against ours, collects 30 cents on every gallon of gas. Nebraska’s rate is 31 cents per gallon and Wyoming’s in 24 cents per gallon. At 22 cents, Karsian told those in attendance, Colorado’s rate in in the lower third of all states. Karsian also shared that Colorado’s roads have been given an overall grade of C+ by the federal government, though our bridges, are considered some of the safest. He attributed that to the Colorado Bridge Enterprise, formed in 2009 as a government-owned business
options for road improvewithin CDOT that is funded by an annual bridge safety ments. surcharge fee ranging from $13 to $32 annually on every RTD vehicle registered in ColoraDoug Tisdale, RTD direcdo. That surcharge generates tor for district H, which inapproximately $100 million cludes Centennial, Littleton, every year which is used exHighlands Ranch, Cherry clusively to “finance, repair, Hills Village, and Greenreconstruct, wood Village, and replace talked about designated the challenges bridges,” as his agency is required by facing. RTD SB108 of serves three 2009. million peoWhile it ple. seems logical He exto raise the gas plained the tax, after sufwell-publifering defeats cized operator in 2018 and shortages the 2019 in their organization attempts to is facing. RTD raise taxes for has 3,000 ditransportation, rect employee legislators are operators and reticent to go mechanics, to the voters and 2,000 again in 2020, contract emespecially ployees. Bus since it’s an drivers and election year. State Rep. Meg Froelich has light rail operOther ideas hosted 17 town hall meetings ators, who are since being appointed to her under a union being disposition one year ago. cussed to incontract, are Courtesy photo crease revenue required to are 1) fees on work six days ride-share service (Uber and per week and on split shifts, Lyft) and 2) raising the annu- e.g., 6:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. al registration fee on electric and 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on vehicles which is presently the same day. Due to the fact $50. that drivers are paid at least Rep. Meg Froelich said $20/hour and aren’t required a vehicle miles-traveled fee to have gone to college, RTD collected through an enterhas not found it difficult to prise like the one used for recruit new drivers and opbridges is also being diserators, but is less successful cussed, in part because it at retaining them because of would not be subject to the the work schedule that is reTABOR rules, thus it could quired. Tisdale said the RTD be instituted without a stateboard is working collaborawide vote. tively with the drivers’ union Finally, both Froelich to work out a solution to the and Karsian talked about problem. In the meantime, it the possibility of a regional is facing temporary service transit authority that would reductions. ask voters in specific areas, The agency’s executive such as on the front range, director recently resigned to approve taxes for roads after almost four years of serfor their area. While local vice. The board has publicly and regional taxes have a named five finalists for the stronger history of being position, so it will be filled approved by voters than do very soon. statewide taxes, this soluState Sen. Jack Tate from tion could have the effect of Centennial has proposed lessening the chance for a adding four new positions to statewide solution leaving the RTD board. In addition to the rural areas of the state, the 14 elected area directors, with lesser populations, few
East-west trail project approved BY DORIS TRUHLAR GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Centennial City Council has approved a contract for the design of a17-mile eastwest trail connection that will go across the entire city. The cost for design is not to exceed $500,000. The corporation that will perform the design work for the trail is Felsburg Holt & Ullevig, Inc. Total distance of the trail will be 17.29 miles.
The trail will run along eight parks and two recreation centers, as well as three schools. About four and one-half miles will be on city streets. A purpose of the trail is to provide a safe, continuous bicycle and pedestrian route from east to west. It will utilize existing infrastructure, including the High Line Canal, Little Dry Creek Trail and Piney Creek Trail. There will be new trail construction, expansion of some existing trails and sidewalks. It is anticipated
that there will be some new concrete trail that will, where possible, be ten feet wide. The project will include a trail-naming project to allow residents to have input on the name of the trail. There will be some lane modification to allow for bicycle crossings in areas of heavy traffic flow. The project likely will need to be coordinated with the City of Greenwood Village, as some of the trail will go through that municipality.
Andy Karsian is the legislative liaison for the Colorado Department of Transportation. Photo by Freda Miklin
RTD director Doug Tisdale explained the challenges facing his organization. Photo by Freda Miklin
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One of the best books ever written about the west was published by author John Rolfe Burroughs about 50 years ago entitled “Where the Old West Stayed Young.” The book dealt with the far N.W. corner of Colorado. Places where the “Hole in The Wall” gang roamed, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid were outlaws that roamed the range from Wyoming to Colorado. It was the home of vast cattle ranches eager for the David Moffat railroad to reach Craig as a shipping point to markets like the John Clay Co. at the Denver Stockyards. The early day “Homestead Act” enticed hundreds of settlers to the northwest region where they found the weather cold and harsh with high winds and deep winter snows with early summer July freezes . The annual rainfall was measured at 13” that made for sagebrush and scant summer grass and dry stock watering ponds. It was to this land that I was born and raised from Irish immigrants. Homesteaders came and built their log cabins, farmed their 160 acres best that they could, and fenced the property attempting to “prove up” on the land for a period of three years. The best
We’re coming up on Super Bowl weekend and I’m told that the sport’s writers think the Kansas City Chiefs will win while the Las Vegas odds favor San Francisco by one-point. I’m leaning towards the 49ers due to the Shanahan connection and I think a stronger coach/player relationship. Teamwork wins championships and while the Chiefs have a great quarterback in Mahomesw he can’t win the game by himself. I’ll pick San Francisco to win the Super Bowl. *** It was a busy week of events, places and people. I watched some of the Impeachment Senate trial but quickly had enough of Adam Schiff. This charade all boils down to a political drama to impact the 2020 election. If you like the president it is a farce, if you dislike the president you can cheer for the prosecution team. The American political scene is fractured and both parties attempting to persuade the unaffiliated voters to either vote for, or against the president. Big challenge for Democrats is lack of a viable candidate with the Iowa caucus just a few days away. It’s hard to see a winning candidate coming out of Iowa or anywhere else. I’ll pick Donald J. Trump to be re-elected come November. That’s two predictions!
homesteads were found near creeks and rivers where water was plentiful for humans and animals. The dryland homesteads existed with hand dug wells and a meager existence. The log cabins have fallen to the ground in failed dreams. Wild game, maybe a milk cow, and a sack of flour were the major existence. At the turn of the century herds of sheep arrived to share the grass with the cattle ranchers and the relationship was strained. The environment was more favorable to the sheep and the wool was prized for clothes and blankets. The sheep could eat the brush, weeds, and cheatgrass, and raise their lambs. The cold weather made for prized wool sheared in the spring. Over the next century the sheep industry prospered, and the cattle ranches consolidated and found pastureland near rivers where they could have irrigated hay for the long winter months. Water was the lifeblood of ranching. These early pioneers lived without telephones, computers, televisions, radios, and electricity. Evening light came from a kerosene lamp. Horsepower meant saddle horses, teams and wagons.
In the late 1800s there were no vehicles and “shanks mare” meant you walked wherever you traveled if you didn’t own a horse. The cabins were stark with fireplaces built of native stone that served for cooking and heat. The drinking water came from the nearby stream, river, or well in a bucket. Outdoor privies were wooden shacks built over a pit with the usual two-toilet holes sawed in the wood. A Montgomery Ward catalog served as toilet paper when the paper supplies grew short. There was no refrigeration and milk and butter were kept in “root cellars” dug into banks or dugouts where the temperatures were cool. Meat was hung out at night in canvas bags to cool and placed back into the cellars during the day. Along with the stored meat were summer grown potatoes, beets, onions and carrots that were stored in bins. Mason jars held canned fruits, meats, jellies and vegetables to survive the winter. Trips to town were by wagon and dried fruit and flour purchased in bulk barrels. Horseback, or by wagon, settlers would travel 20 to 30 miles in a day. County seats of government were placed about
*** Tuesday evening, I traveled out to Lakewood for a Denver Lions Club “Mixer” where club members gather at a member’s home or business for a social evening. This event was hosted by Bill Adams, wife Kathy, son Dave, and daughter Pam who own and operate ISU Insurance Services of Colorado. Bill Adams founded the company decades ago and is one of the stellar members of the Denver Lions Club. They recently moved their offices to Lakewood from downtown Denver. His son Dave is a Denver Lion, and daughter Pam is the dynamite CEO of the entire company and was recently president of the downtown Denver Rotary Club. The Denver Lions Club was founded in 1917 and has never looked back. Lions worldwide work with the blind and hearing impaired and most recently have taken on diabetes as a major project. They join with Optimists, Kiwanis, and Rotary in giving back to their communities. *** Wednesday noon I attended another service club luncheon at the Radisson hotel in Aurora hosted by the Rotary Club of Aurora. This Rotary Club was chartered 65 years ago with the motto of “Service Before Self.” www.aurorarotary.com The program was “The
State of the Base” presented by Colonel Devin Pepper Commander of the 46th Space Wing stationed at the Buckley Air Force Base. The ballroom was filled with military personnel, elected officials, and Rotarians to hear about this strategic military base once owned by the United States Navy. Buckley Air Force base employs over 14,000 people and the 460th Space Wing hosts more than 95 tenant organizations. The military base contributes over a billion dollars to the local economy. The Aurora Chamber of Commerce joined with the Rotary to host the event and has established the “Defense Council of the Aurora Chamber of Commerce” that is the only such organization in the metro area that provides for the integration of military personnel into the local community. Colonel Pepper showed slides of the major accomplishments of the Base and the exciting new Air Space branch established by President Trump. The Air Space Command could come to Buckley or Colorado Springs in the near future. The Buckley 460th Space Wing delivers persistent global infrared surveillance and strategic missile warnings awareness to the defense of the United States. Regina Edmonson, President of the Rotary Club of Au-
30 to 40 miles apart based upon the day travel by horse and wagon. Most of the early day towns were at river’s edge where the rivers were too deep and wild in the spring to ford. Towns of Baggs, Craig, Meeker, Rifle, Glenwood, all were settled next to the Snake, Bear, White and Colorado Rivers. Bridges would come later with motor vehicles. Wagon trains freighted the goods from the early day trains that reached Cheyenne and Laramie prior to Colorado and the great mining town boom in Colorado and statehood in 1876. Fort Laramie was an army post to protect settlers from the Indians and the last military action was the Meeker Massacre in 1885 where Indian agent Nathan Meeker was killed for plowing up the Indian’s horse racetrack and attempting to make them farmers rather than hunters. Real wild west rodeos were held on open fields with wild horses that cowboys would attempt to ride. In those days they were just local cowhands and they could “pull leather” hanging onto the saddle horn as the wild horses bucked furiously. There weren’t any first responders and country doctors had to make the best of injuries. Whisky was the chief pain killer of the day. TO BE CONTINUED:
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Colonel Devin Pepper, Commander of the 460th Space Wing at the Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora.
rora chaired the meeting along with Stephen Gourley, chair of the Aurora Chamber Defense Council. It was an impressive luncheon and really brought home the importance of this Air Force base here in the metro area. *** The invocation for the State of the Base luncheon said it all…: Dear Lord, we thank you for the opportunity to explore your kingdom both here and in space. As we continue to go into the wild blue and now black yonder, bless those first to fight for the right and to build our nation’s might. The heavens declare the Glory of God and the sky proclaims his handiwork. As the F-16s remind us of Continued on page 5
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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”
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the sound of freedom and Space Command seeks to keep us secure. Bless these men and women that serve to protect our freedoms. Grant them courage and dedication to keep the peace, and the knowledge to manage the complex technology to keep us safe. God Bless the men and women of the U.S. Military. Amen *** Thursday evening was exciting with the honoring of Glory and David Weisberg as the honorees for the Cancer League of Colorado Hope Ball scheduled for Saturday May 9 at the new Hyatt Regency Aurora/Denver Hotel located across from the CU Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Attendees need to take note of the change of location from the DTC Hyatt to the new Aurora Hyatt on Colfax near highway 225. This year’s patron party was also a departure from home receptions to the exciting downtown Blanchard Family Wines facility at 1885 Blake St. in the Dairy block. Vintner Ed Blanchard and staff hosted the event at his exiting new wine bistro and Footers catered the food for the event. Dr. Richard Schulich from the CU Cancer Center expressed his thanks to the Cancer League for the longtime financial assistance in the fight against cancer. The Cancer league raises over $1 million annually with no paid staff to aid research organizations and hospital services in the war against cancer. “A Future Without Cancer” is the 2020 theme for the Hope Ball. The League is seeking sponsors and silent auction items for the 2020 event. www.cancerleague.org *** Saturday morning, I attended the Aurora Republican Forum annual meeting and election of officers and witnessed popular president Bob Miles being re-elected president of the group for another year. Also retained in office were the present officers of Natli VanDerWerken as vice-president, Andi Allott as treasurer and Jean Robinson as secretary. Board members were re-elected of Jim Parker, Bob Miles, Clyde Robinson and Tim Huffman. Senator Jack Tate, who is retiring from the Senate after this session, spoke to the group and reiterated that with the Democrat majorities of 41-24 in the Senate and 19-16 in the House that it was so far a very “quiet” session. Legislation is swirling around “family leave.” A possible new school revenue bill could make a uniform statewide school mil levy tax of 26 mills. This change in the school mil levy formula would result in a potential tax increase for the Cherry Creek Schools district currently at 18 mils. Bob Broom, RTD Director for the F District taking in eastern portions of Arapahoe County, announced that he would seek re-election to the board of directors. It was also announced that Clyde and
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Jean Robinson were the Jim Hall Award honorees for the year and will be honored at the GOP County Assembly April 4, site still to be selected. Two Republican candidates for the 6th District CU regent position were present and spoke. Priscilla Rahn is a schoolteacher and lives in Fort Lupton. Richard Murry resides in Highlands Ranch, is an attorney, and was student body president at CU. Both candidates will enter a primary election for the upcoming election. County Commissioner Jeff Baker announced his re-election bid in District 3 in the Eastern portion of Arapahoe County. He expressed his extensive knowledge of land use issues so valuable in dealing with the rapid development occurring in the county. The Wall Street Journal had a reporter at the meeting. Andy Duehren was doing a feature on 6th district Congressman Jason Crow. ***
Saturday night Gerri and I we were guests at the Wildlife Museum and CU South Campus for the annual St. Andrew Society of Colorado worldwide annual Burns Supper January 25. The renowned Scottish poet is credited with many poems and songs that include “Old Lang Syne” that we sing at New Year’s Eve events. We were the invited guests of Christy and Bruce Porter, Villager readers and 1978 graduates of Cherry Creek High School. With a full-blooded Scottish grandmother, I enjoyed the pip-
ers, dancers, laddies and lassies in full Scottish regalia, the Highland Dancers, the Queen City Pipe Band and even the “Haggis” appetizer. This was an enjoyable evening with fine food, flowing scotch whisky, and gracious hosts. Robert “Rabbie” Burns lives on in Colorado. THE SELKIRK GRACE by Robert Burns “Some hae meat and canna eat, And some wad eat that want it, But we hae meat and we can eat, And sae the Lord be thanit.”
***. My table mate Jean McLachlan Hess, a vice chieftain of the Society, enjoyed two helpings of haggis and mashed potatoes surrounding the dish. The head Chieftain, Heather Cronkhite, a society member since 1991, presided at the dinner and had her share of scotch during the ritual ceremonies. It was a grand night for the Scottish clans. See the following page for more photos. Look for photos of the Burns Supper in next week’s edition.
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Is Denver becoming Los Angeles? Leaving the house one recent morning, I found a copy of the Denver Post at the end of my driveway. It must be a beginningof-the-year subscription drive as I am not a subscriber, although I glance at their online headlines every morning. As far as reading articles, the paywall stands in my way, but not a problem with the print edition I received. Two headlines from the January 16 paper caught my eye and I had to check if I was reading the Denver Post or the Los Angeles Times. The first headline was, “Denver now a target of ICE.” Not the ice that Denver creates by not plowing its streets, but the US Immigration and
Customs Enforcement type of ICE. The Denver Justice Center has provided ICE no cooperation in BY BRIAN C. JOONDEPH finding “four foreign nationals wanted for deportation”, hence ICE has issued subpoenas to the city of Denver. Are these four individuals simply refugees seeking a better life in America? Are they doing the jobs Americans won’t do, as we are always told about illegal immigrants? Hardly. Buried in the Denver Post article is what these gentle souls are wanted for. These four men, three Mexican nationals and one Honduran, had all been arrested and jailed. One man from Mexico was arrested for sexual
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assault, another for vehicular homicide, and a third for child abuse and strangulation assault. The Honduran man was arrested on domestic violence charges. All previously had been removed from the country. Just the kind of people Denver seems eager to attract and then hide from immigration authorities. This is what “sanctuary cities” do, provide sanctuary to those breaking US laws. And Denver is indeed a sanctuary city. Then again, Aurora and Arapahoe County are also sanctuaries. Denver Mayor Michael Hancock said as much last year, “These migrants are fleeing violence in their homeland and they deserve our support. Protecting all our residents, regardless of immigration sta-
tus and within the bounds of federal law is simply what we do as Americans.” So, it’s American to allow migrants to flee violence in their home countries and bring it to Denver? Who is Mayor Hancock protecting? His constituents or foreign criminals? This is exactly what Los Angeles is doing, and now Denver is following suit. The second headline that day was, “Rats close park near Capitol.” Denver officials closed Lincoln Park, “Fearing diseases, bites and more from a rat infestation that grew worse as tents popped up on the area.” I thought this was a Los Angeles problem. LA has gone from the City of Angels to now the “City of Rats” as their local CBS news affiliate described the “alarming increase in rodent population.” The rats
could bring such delights as bubonic plague and typhus to the City of Angels. Denver’s rats are attracted to the, “Human and animal waste, drug paraphernalia, food waste” now a feature in parts of Denver. Welcome to the Mile High City. The homeless problem of West Coast cities has moved east to Denver. Homelessness is a complex issue with many contributing factors including mental health, law enforcement, inadequate shelters, injection sites, and urban camping bans overturned by judges. It’s ironic that many Coloradans fled California due to problems that are now alive and well in Denver. Los Angeles is close to becoming a third world city. Will Denver be following close behind?
Cancer League Hope Ball Honorees Glory and David Weisberg will be the honorees at the Hope Ball May 9 at the Aurora Hyatt Hotel. The well-known Greenwood Village couple have been hard working volunteers for the Cancer League for decades. The award announcement was made by President Gary Reece at the patron party held at the Blanchard Family Wines facility at 1885 Blake St. last week. The Cancer League operates without any paid staff and has raised over $19 million in cancer research funds since inception 50 years ago.
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Forbes’ says that Denver is the number one city to do business BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
Nearly 500 people attended South Metro Denver Chamber’s annual economic forecast breakfast on Jan. 24 at CU South Denver in Lone Tree. Pete Casillas, Vice-President Local Markets for American City Business Journal, parent company of the Denver Business Journal, served as moderator. Michael Greco, regional managing partner of the law firm of Fisher Phillips, presenting sponsor, opened the program by sharing that Forbes magazine had recognized Colorado as the leader in labor and employment law reform since 2019. Henry Sobanet, CFO of Colorado State University, said he would address “how systems that support our economy and lifestyle impact our economic future.” Overall, according to Sobanet, “the economic recovery has been ongoing and there’s enough momentum to keep it going.” Focusing on Colorado, he said that while our state’s total population is expected to increase 14 percent in the next ten years, the largest increases will be in the 65-84 age group, which will grow by 35 percent and the 85 + age group, which is expected to increase 50 percent. Those statistics translate into a need for more housing and transportation resources and options. He went on to explain that while the state’s general fund revenues have doubled in the past two decades from $6.5 billion to $13 billion, health and human services and K-12 education comprise two-thirds of the entire general fund budget, with Medicaid accounting for most of the increase in health care costs. The state share of K-12 funding is now 61 percent of the total cost of $7.6 billion (not counting local mill levy overrides) owing largely to the application of the Gallagher Amendment of 1982 and the TABOR Amendment of 1992. That leaves very little for other needs. Higher education now gets a paltry 8 percent of the general fund budget, while U.S. Bureau of Labor data shows that higher education still translates to higher income, thus higher taxes for the state. Transportation receives only 2 percent of the general fund budget. Its main source of revenue is state and federal fuel taxes. From 2003 to 2019, vehicle
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registrations in Colorado rose 35 percent, while all fuel taxes only increase 19 percent. Due to our robust economy, our population increased 27 percent in that period and jobs grew by 29 percent. However, Sobanet observed, “Part of being competitive is your physical infrastructure.” Inadequate funding of transportation, including roads and transit, is a long-term problem for attracting and retaining business. Asked by an audience member how he thinks the state will come up with the $9 billion needed to fund the most crucial transportation projects on the Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) much-discussed priority list, Sobanet said, referring to the legislature, “You have to do more work (in Colorado) to create momentum to get people to say yes. When you’re sick enough of your commute, you’ will create a ballot issue that voters will approve.” J.J. Ament, CEO of Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation, told the leaders in business and government gathered that the advantage of being here is that, “We really do work as a region and as a state to achieve economic benefit together.” He pointed out that his organization represents the entire metropolitan area without respect to any city boundary lines. It has Denver in its named, he explained, because people outside Colorado describe the metropolitan area with that term. Our major competitors for attracting businesses are Utah, Texas, Georgia, Oregon, Washington, Arizona, and California. Utah is number one on that list. They often point to their higher spending on roads, Ament said.
Before becoming the CFO of Colorado State University, Henry Sobanet was director of the Colorado office of planning and budgeting Although Col- from 2004 to 2007 and 2011 to 2018.
orado employment growth ranked 7th in 2018 (up from 13th in 2016), growing 2.4 percent and adding 64,000 jobs, Utah grew faster, ranking 3rd with 3.4 percent growth. Ament said that both California and Washington rank higher than Colorado in the
growth of per capita personal income and state GDP per employee. Colorado’s state tax structure is considered the 18th best for overall business taxes and 16th for corporate income taxes
due to its low, flat-rate system. Texas, Washington, Oregon, and California all rank in the bottom 20 states. When it comes to education, Colorado ranks as the second most highly educated state in the nation, with 42 percent of its residents holding a college degree. We are surpassed only by Massachusetts. Only one of our major competitors is ranked in the top ten. According to Ament, “The risks to Colorado’s economy in 2020 are public policy and politics.” On the subject of paid family leave, currently under discussion in the legislature, he said, “The business community believes it can deliver services like this better than the government can. With competition for talent, businesses are organically offering better wages and benefits. Paid family leave is an important benefit.” Closing on a high note, Ament pointed to Forbes’ magazine’s conclusion that, “Denver is the number one city in the United States to do business.” Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
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Arapahoe County seeks public input for oil and gas regulations BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
On Jan. 23 representatives of Arapahoe County held a public workshop at the department of motor vehicles building at 6954 S. Lima Street in Centennial to share information and get input from residents about what topics and issues should be addressed in the county’s oil and gas regulations, planned for adoption in late spring or early summer. Colorado Senate Bill 181, signed into law on April 16, 2019, provides that local governments may now regulate oil and gas development and operations “in a manner that protects public health, safety, welfare, the environment and wildlife resources.” As a result, Arapahoe County
Bryan Weimer, Arapahoe County Director of Public Works and Development, explains that the county’s policy is to take a balanced approach to regulating the oil and gas industry to Bruce Rewerts, member of the City of Centennial Planning and Zoning Commission and Carrie Warren-Bully of the Littleton Public Schools Board. Photos by Freda Miklin
will amend its land development code to include new regulations for oil and gas operations in the unincorporated (not within the boundaries of a city, like Aurora
Nearly 50 people came to the public input meeting. Commissioner Jeff Baker (in blue suit) and Luc Hatlestad (in green jacket), public information officer for Arapahoe County, answered residents’ questions.
or Centennial) parts of the county for the stated purpose of protecting health, safety, and welfare as noted above. Currently, there are 71 wells producing, six wells drilling or
completing, 142 wells permitted, and 83 pending permit applications, along with three pipelines under construction in unincorporated Arapahoe County. County officials are asking the public to rate issues related to oil and gas operations as to
priority. Some of those issues are light and noise produced by operations, visual appearance,
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CCHS runner heads to Olympic Trials A Villager headline in the spring of 2005 hailed Kristin Johansen, a student at Cherry Creek high school, in breaking the school’s 25-year old record in the 3200-meter with a time of 11:14 at the Legacy stadium track and field event. She broke the 25year old record of 11:17 set in 1979. Her CCHS coaches were Steve Dertinger and Steve Lockman and she is the daughter of George and Gail Johansen of Greenwood Village. She continued her running career at the University of Colorado and graduated with an engineering degree. Currently a resident of Santa Fe, New Mexico she is a water engineer for that city and is well known for running water, and running to work. Kristin relates in a recent Runner’s World, “I had to balance work and running. I’m a water engineer, and I would run to the construction site and run around our water treatment plant, and lots of long runs in the high desert, so it made me strong.” December 18, 2019, Kristin, at age 33, ran a 2:42 hour 26.2-mile marathon in Sacramento, CA in the California International that qualified her to participate in the USA Marathon Olympic trials to be held in Atlanta, GA on Feb. 29, 2020. She trains in a gym and runs an average of 70 miles per week. Another CCHS athlete breaking records and heading to a big-time race.
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Kristin after running a 2h:42m in a 26.2 marathon qualifying her for the Olympic trials. Photo by Ryan Young
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The districts will have the ability to add a Public Improvement Fee to the cost of the improvements. It is somewhat similar to a sales tax, which also can be added to the fees. If the Centennial City Council approves the districts in February, then owners of the district will begin forming the districts immediately, including holding an election for each district in May of this year. Each governing board of the districts will have five members. Improvements in the Jones District will include roads, traffic signals and public space, as well as water and sewer infrastructure. The taxing rate for the districts will be more than 22 mills. Colorado law allows up to a 50-mill levy.
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CCHS student gets second place at math championship
Austen Mazenko, a senior at Cherry Creek High School, finished second and won $6,000 in the 2020 Who Wants to Be a Mathematician Championship, Sat., Jan., 18 at the Joint Mathematics Meetings in Denver. Austen finished in second place among 13 semifinalists from the US, Canada, and the UK, who were selected from more than 5,000 students based on their scores on a qualifying test administered this fall by the game’s technology sponsor, DigitalEd, using its online testing and assessment tool, Möbius. He also won the high school division of the 2020 AMS Math Poetry Contest with his entry “The Number Won.” Austen has other literary connections: He was named after Jane Austen and Mark Twain, and shares his birthday with William Shakespeare.
He’s a four-time USAMO/ USA(J)MO qualifier, and has earned perfect scores on AMC (American Mathematics Competitions) 8, AMC 10, and AIME (American Invitational Mathematics Examination). He also earned a perfect score on the most recent National Latin Exam and received a Gold Award in 2017. Of the $6,000 total, $3,000 will go to Austen and $3,000 to the math department at Cherry Creek High School. Who Wants to Be a Mathematician was part of the Joint Mathematics Meetings held in Denver January 15-18. Over 5,000 mathematicians attended the meeting. This is the tenth anniversary of the Who Wants to Be a Mathematician Championship, which is organized by the American Mathematical Society (AMS) to reward good mathematics students.
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PBS’ Woodruff recipient of Damon Runyon Award
Celebrated broadcast journalist Judy Woodruff, the anchor and managing editor of the PBS NewsHour, has been named the recipient of the Denver Press Club’s 26th annual Damon Runyon Award. Woodruff will be honored by the club on Saturday, April 11, 2020, during a banquet at the Denver Athletic Club. “Judy Woodruff has been a pioneer in broadcasting and an ardent supporter of women in journalism and media,” said Dan Petty, president of the Denver Press Club. “Her work delivering a steady, nofrills, highly informative nightly newscast stands as a beacon amid the chaotic Washington news cycle. We couldn’t be more pleased to present to her this honor.” Her reporting career began in Atlanta in 1970 at the CBS affiliate soon after she graduated from Duke University in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in political science. She joined NBC in 1975 to work as a general assignment reporter in Atlanta. In 1977, she moved to Washington, D.C., to become an NBC White House correspondent, covering the ad-
ministrations of Presidents Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Woodruff then moved to PBS, working there from 1983-1993 as the chief Washington correspondent for the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour while also anchoring “Frontline with Judy Woodruff” from 1984-1990. In 1993, she jumped to CNN, where she worked for 12 years, anchoring the program “Inside Politics” and covering major events including Richard Nixon’s funeral and the War in Afghanistan. She returned to the NewsHour in 2007. In 2013, she and the late Gwen Ifill were named the first two women to co-anchor a national broadcast before Ifill’s death in 2016. Woodruff joins the list of previous Runyon winners that comprise an honor roll of American journalism. They are Jimmy Breslin, Mike Royko, Molly Ivins, Herb Caen, Pete Hamill, Ted Turner, Maureen Dowd, Tom Brokaw, David Halberstam, Ed Bradley, Carl Hiaasen, Seymour Hersh, George Will, Bob Costas, Tim Russert, Rick Reilly, P.J. O’Rourke, Anna Quindlen,
Frank Deford, Mike Lupica, Katie Couric, Norm Clarke, Jill Abramson, David Simon, Marty Baron and Bob Woodward. The award is named after Damon Runyon, a legendary journalist who grew up in Colorado, worked at The Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News, and became a member of the Press Club in 1907. Runyon later went on to fame and glory in New York City as a columnist for Hearst newspapers. He is best-known for a collection of stories called “Guys and Dolls,” which later turned into a Broadway musical and a movie. The Runyon Award banquet is the major fundraiser of the historic club, which is the oldest in the nation. Proceeds go toward the club’s historic preservation and five scholarships for $1500 and one — the John C. Ensslin Memorial Scholarship — for $3,000. The scholarships are reserved for six college journalists from universities in Colorado. Tickets are available now from Blacktie Colorado and are expected to sell out.
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A traffic light will be installed this year at the intersection of South Himalaya Street and South Gibraltar Way. The preliminary work that will be done, probably prior to the installation of the light, will be the undergrounding of electric wires
near the intersection. The lines to be moved underground are running along South Himalaya north of East Smoky Hill Road. The work will be performed by Intermountain Rural Electric Association, which has estimated the work to cost $548,969. The Centennial City Council recently approved having City Manager Matt Sturgeon agree to the contract with
IREA. The City Manager generally is allowed to approve public works contracts up to $300,000. The council approved Sturgeon signing the contract with IREA. The intersection currently does not have a signal. There is no timeline for completion of the undergrounding. Once started, it is estimated to take about three weeks to complete. The project is estimated to start this spring.
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The 2020 Auction of Junior Livestock Champions set record numbers again this year. The day began with the Grand and Reserve Champion Steers making an appearance for high tea at the Brown Palace Hotel, which has been a tradition for the last 75 years. The top eight champion animals set an unprecedented auction total of $531,000. The Grand Champion Steer, named Olaf, sold for an all-time record of $155,000. The Grand Champion Hog sold for an impressive $100,000, and the Reserve Grand Champion Steer sold for $105,000. The money invested supports these young students who poured countless hours into raising their high caliber animals. Many plan to use the auction funds for their collegiate educations and future in agriculture. A portion of their proceeds support the National Western Scholarship Trust, which funds scholarships in agricultural studies and rural medicine at colleges throughout Colorado and Wyoming. This year, 100 students received funds to aid their education. The top six Junior Livestock
animals were auctioned off live on 9NEWS at 6:30 p.m., and the exciting results are as follows: The Grand Champion Steer weighs 1,330 pounds and sold for an all-time high of $155,000 to Ames Construction Company. The steer was shown by Ashtin Guyer. Ashtin attends
Lakeland College in Illinois where she is studying AgriBusiness. Junior exhibitor Jagger Horn showed his 1,344-pound Reserve Grand Champion Steer, Zion. Kent Stevinson, Stevinson Automotive purchased the steer for $105,000. Jagger is 18 years old and plans to attend
Texas Tech University. Colorado junior exhibitor, Alli Stromberger, sold the Grand Champion Hog weighing 279 pounds for $100,000 to Transwest Trucks, Inc. – besting last year’s sale by $30,000 and setting a new record. The 278-pound Reserve
Champion Hog, Zeke, was sold to Brannan Sand & Gravel for $36,000. The hog was shown by Mikala Grady from Grandview, Texas. The Grand Champion Lamb, shown by 13-year-old Hudson Franklin of Shallow Water, Texas, was sold for $44,000 to Occidental Petroleum Corporation. Hudson plans to attend Texas Tech University. Denver Metro Chamber of Commerce purchased the Reserve Grand Champion Lamb for a new record of $40,000. The lamb was shown by 16-year-old junior exhibitor Blake Skidgal from Pawnee, Okla. Blake hopes to become a sheep farmer. 17-year-old Cody Sells sold his Grand Champion Goat for $29,000 to Babson Farms. Cody is from Taylor, Texas, and he plans to attend Texas A&M University. The Reserve Grand Champion Goat named D.G. sold for $22,000 to Hutchison Western. D.G. was shown by 18-year-old Aspen Martin. Aspen’s favorite experience in the show ring was being the 2016 champion.
Authoring Tips from Mara - Heart to heart, oceans of feelings BY MARA PURL
As I write this, I’m overlooking the turquoise waters of the Caribbean from a gorgeous cruise ship. Before you get wildly jealous, as you sit someplace looking at a snow-capped mountain, I should tell you I’m a member of this year’s Publishing at Sea faculty. During cruising days, we work hard. The beautiful surroundings are used only as a backdrop, and a way of leaving it all behind, so we can focus on the breakthroughs we’re creating with our writing. All the presenters and students are serious about excellence and success, or we wouldn’t be here. That said, there’s another reason for the title of this post about feelings. During this month of Valentines and romance, it’s a good time to con-
sider how difficult it is to write about feelings. Yet unless we do, our messages—whether in letters, blog posts, memoirs, or novels—won’t hit their mark. What is their mark? The human heart. So are there rules about reaching the heart of your readers? Yes. And here are the basic three. 1. You can only reach someone else’s heart by first reaching your own. So ask yourself, what do I profoundly care about? What, in my heart of hearts, do I want the most? I recommend you approach this topic from two directions. First, write down the first thing that comes to mind. This “first instinct” technique can yield surprising results. Second, allow this question to flow through your thoughts for a
few days, and see what rises to the surface. You might find interesting answers in random comments or even in dreams. Write them down when they come to you. Once you’ve truly connected to this heart-of-hearts desire, it will inform your writing with a fresh significance. 2. This is a little scary, but you’ll have to allow yourself to become vulnerable. We tend to go through life well defended, which keeps us from our feelings trampled on by everything from unintended slights, to malicious attacks. But it order to write about our feelings, we’ll have to peel back the layers and reveal something of ourselves. Was there a moment when you felt embarrassed, but covered it well with a joke? Did a well-intentioned gift given
to you make you feel sad, because it brought up an unexpected memory? Did you fall for someone, then realize they didn’t feel the same? These emotionally tough moments don’t have to be shared in brutal detail, but they can point to that tender, quivering center in ourselves that can create an extreme resonance in our readers, tugging at their heartstrings because of our insight and honesty. 3. This last one is more technical. Avoid cliches, and work with a thesaurus or synonym finder. A cliche is a word or phrase that’s been used before. I was shocked when I discovered how simple and ruthless that definition is. The word doesn’t have to have been “a million” times; it just has to have been used previously. That means
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that, like day-old bread, it lacks the special quality of freshness. So stay away from cliches. And expand your own horizons, and those of your readers, by digging deeper for a word with a similar meaning, but with a shade of difference. When you come across a word that is just right your sentiment will have the fresh scent of originality, and your readers will be uplifted, charmed, and engaged. Mara’s Authors Tips column appears monthly in the Villager. Mara consults for authors through Haven Books. Find out more about her services, team members, and clients at www. HavenBooks.net Follow Mara’s own writing at www.MaraPurl.com, @ MaraPurl, Facebook.com/Mara. Purl email her at MaraPurl@ MaraPurl.com.
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Trust, for the man’s purchases of unneeded items. When the Trustee pointed out that the unnecessary draining of the man’s settlement funds was not in his best interest, and refused to transfer such funds, the man called the police, thinking that the Trustee was unfairly keeping the man’s money from him, which he thought was a theft. The police advised the man that his concerns were a civil issue and that the Trustee’s conduct was not criminal. The man then felt that no one was helping him, including the Courts or the police, to gain access to his funds, and thus he resorted to “self-help”, which in this case was the man’s threat to kill the Judge, Trustee and all others involved with the preservation of his funds. As a result, the Judge, Trustee and others were required to obtain restraining orders and the Court ordered a mental capacity evaluation of the man. A Court Visitor was also appointed personally to meet with the man, to inform him about the nature of Conservatorship proceedings and his rights under the law. After giving the man the required advance notice of the Conservatorship Hearing, such a Hearing was held, with testimony from those involved, including the man’s treating physician and psychiatrist. Because the man had no family members or others who were agreeable to assist with his care, the Court determined to appoint a Conservator, which in this case was the County Public Administrator, to oversee and protect the man’s finances. At the Hearing, the Public Administrator was able to show clear and convincing evidence that the man was unable to manage his property due to the unfortunate brain injury. The Public Administrator also showed
that the man had assets that would be wasted or dissipated without proper management. Although the man objected to these proceedings, and also had an opportunity to present his position, the Court was authorized to appoint the Public Administrator as the Conservator, to work together with the Trustee, regarding a financial plan approved by the Court, for the man’s well-being. This included the requirement for the Conservator to submit annual Accountings for Court approval, to protect the settlement proceeds on a permanent basis, while still providing for the man’s reasonable living expenses. This is an example of circumstances under which a Court is authorized to appoint a Conservator, over a person’s objection. A Conservatorship contains protections, such as the requirement for the Conservator to file an Inventory and Financial Plan with the Court, shortly after appointment and yearly reports afterwards, detailing the income and expenditures over the past accounting period. The Conservator is required to exercise due care, to handle the Conservatorship assets prudently. Thus, a Conservator is a type of Trustee or fiduciary, who is appointed by the Court for someone who is unable to manage his or her financial affairs.
Do I have to file taxes?
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There are, however, some other financial situations that can require you to file a tax return, even if your gross income falls below the IRS filing requirements. For example, if you earned more than $400 from self-employment in 2019, owe any special taxes like an alternative minimum tax, or get premium tax credits because you, your spouse or a dependent is enrolled in a Health Insurance Marketplace (Obamacare) plan, you’ll need to file. You’ll also need to file if you’re receiving Social SeContinued on page 13
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Taming the Worry Monster As a senior do I Worry has been described as or praying. Brain scans show have to file taxes? aingrocking beneficial changes happen in chair. It keeps movthe brain during meditation and but goes nowhere. Worry Continued from page 12 also excused from filing
curity benefits, and one-half of your benefits plus your other gross income and any tax-exempt interest exceeds $25,000, or $32,000 if you’re married and filing jointly. To figure all this out, the IRS offers an interactive tax assistant tool on their website that asks a series of questions that will help you determine if you’re required to file, or if you should file because you’re due a refund. It takes less than 15 minutes to complete. You can access this tool at IRS.gov/help/ita – click on “Do I Need to File a Tax Return?” Or, you can get assistance over the phone by calling the IRS helpline at 800-829-1040. You can also get face-to-face help at a Taxpayer Assistance Center. See IRS.gov/localcontacts or call 800-829-1040 to locate a center near you.
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Even if you’re not required to file a federal tax return this year, don’t assume that you’re
state income taxes. The rules for your state might be very different. Check with your state tax agency before concluding that you’re entirely in the clear. For links to state tax agencies see Taxadmin.org/ state-tax-agencies.
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If you find that you do need to file a tax return this year, you can get help through the Tax Counseling for the Elderly (or TCE) program. Sponsored by the IRS, TEC provides free tax preparation and counseling to middle and low-income taxpayers, age 60 and older. Call 800-906-9887 or visit IRS.treasury.gov/ freetaxprep to locate a service near you. Also check with AARP, a participant in the TCE program that provides free tax preparation at more than 4,800 sites nationwide. To locate an AARP Tax-Aide site call 888-227-7669 or visit AARP.org/findtaxhelp. You don’t have to be an AARP member to use this service.
is also like a parasite feeding on our peace. It arranges an infinite number of negative possibilities of things that can go wrong. When worry gets out of hand or makes us paralyzed as we live in the ”what ifs”, it is called an anxiety disorder. Some experience high-level worrying which could trigger a panic attack. Worry is a form of fear stemming from a sense of powerlessness and vulnerability. Yet, when well-meaning people tell us there is nothing to worry about, they make it worse. How can we control worry, living in the worst possible scenario space? Neuroscientists have discovered new ways to redirect, reassure and reset our brains. When we worry, we need to identify that which causes us to worry. What do we fear and why? We need to journal, listen to music, settle ourselves through calm practices like a warm bath or sitting still in the quiet, meditating
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prayer. Being connected to supportive people who allow us to emote and talk about what is on our heart, is a healthy practice to disarm our worry. Positive social connections has been described as a magic antidote to worry since there is strength in numbers. Standing arm in arm with family or friends increases our resolve to conquer worry and anxiety in a space of emotional safety. Exercising with weights and resistance helps us manage our tendency to worry. Becoming physically strong increases our power which diminishes feelings of vulnerability. Exercising reduces tension, drains off aggression, enhances well-being, improves sleep, aids concentration, releases “feel good” hormones, and resets our brain, healing the body and mind. An expert on the issue of overcoming worry described his tendency to worry was born out of a chaotic childhood that
had little stability and many unmet needs. He describes that his miracle cure can be attributed to the power of connectedness. “I have seen that time and time again; personal happiness depends on the richness and depth of our relationships. The connected person is much stronger and able to deal with adversity than the disconnected person. ” This interview prompted the question, How does one get connected? Number one is the biological connection of our nuclear family. Many people with little contact with grandparents, cousins, aunts, uncles tend to feel less secure. If a family is chaotic and dysfunctional, a strong set of friends can be a security network. People today have a host of acquaintances, but don’t have someone they can pour their heart and soul out to. Many look to genealogy to feel connected to their past. Others turn to their faith traditions and to their God. If we have family, friends, ancestors we belong to, as well as a faith walk, we can build a psychological armor, called resilience, that assist us in taming the worry monster. joneen@my relationshipcenter.org ; www.myrelationshipcenter.org
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Craig Hospital to host 19th Annual PUSH Gala on February 29
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raig Hospital’s largest and dedicates its resources fundraiser of the year to further advance the needs will be held Saturof Craig Hospital and those day, February 29 it serves. Guided at Hyatt Regency by a dedicated Denver at the Coland civic-minded orado Convention board of directors, Center starting at the Craig Hospital 5:30 p.m.. LocatFoundation offers ed in Englewood, members of the Colorado, Craig community a numHospital is a ber of meaningworld-renowned, private, not- ful ways to to support the for-profit rehabilitation center hospital’s work helping and research center that spepeople rebuild their lives. cializes in the care of people Attendees at the PUSH who have sustained a spinal gala will enjoy an inspiring cord and/or brain injury. Craig evening through the sharing provides a comprehensive of stories. Dane Bushling system of inpatient and outpatient medical care, rehabilitation, neurosurgical rehabilitation care and long-term follow-up services. Half of Craig’s patients come from outside Colorado. Craig has been ranked as a Top 10 rehabilitation center by U.S. News and World Report for 28 consecutive years. Craig has Michael and Karen Long will chair the received the NDNQI 2020 PUSH Gala award in 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015 for the grew up in Iowa and Mishighest quality outcomes in souri and after eight years in nursing care in a rehabilitation college was happy to begin facility. Craig was voted by his professional career. Just employees as a “Top Work a year or so later, he stepped Place” by The Denver Post for outside a restaurant to take the past three years and was a call. Ten minutes later, he ranked in the top 150 placwas on his way to the hospies to work in healthcare by tal with a severe brain injury Becker’s Healthcare in 2014. and a 5% chance of survival. The Craig Hospital FounAfter three weeks in a coma dation supports the Craig and three more weeks in an Hospital in achieving its goals LTAC hospital, he found his through philanthropy. Operat- way to Craig. He and his ing in the accordance of Craig family founded Brain BudHospital, the Foundation dies a group of like-minded builds lifelong relationships individuals who are who are contributors, raises funds working hard on their own
recoveries while socializing and spreading the word of life and success after brain injuries. The family began Brain Buddies in April 2018 as a grassroots organization. “We are thrilled that Brain Buddies has brought together a group of wonderful like-minded individuals, determined to create a purposeful and fulfilling life while recovering from devastating injuries and accepting no limits to their recoveries,” said Tammie Bushling. Colin Heffern is an advocate, traveler, educator and “wannabe” occupational therapist. Heffern is the Dave and Gail Lininger Spirit of Craig honoree at the gala. Heffern is a native of Cheyenne, Wyoming and sustained a C4 spinal cord injury in 2004 while belly-flopping from a tree branch into a pile of leaves during his freshman year at CSU. He completed rehab at Craig Hospital and returned to CSU.earning his BS in landscape architecture in 2010. In 2013 he graduated from the University of Southern California with Masters degrees in landscape architecture and urban planning. Because of his adventurous spirit and love of nature, he began working for the National Park Service in 2014 as a project manager. Since 2016, with support from Craig therapists Joe Fangman and Amy Shaw, he has led a biweekly class focused on independent lifestyles for patients with high spinal cord injuries. And, he volunteers for Craig’s peer mentor program.
Craig graduate Dane Bushling and his family will receive the Impact Award. Dane (seated) surrounded clockwise by his brother Josh and parents Tammie and Randy Bushling
Colin Heffern will receive the Dave and Gail Leninger Spirit of Craig Award Photos courtesy of Craig Hospital
COR2COR socializes at Ocean Prime for 10TH Anniversary Kicking off a new decade, COR2COR Professional Alliance held a social at Ocean Prime in DTC featuring the restaurant’s finest hors d’oeuvres. The private organization celebrated ten years of “NetGiving” and launched its new theme “Consciously Connecting.” A surprise performance was enjoyed with music by member Thomas Sandgaard (the rockstar Dane) and Danny
Garzelloni, a Denver-based renowned musician, writer and music producer. COR2COR is a private, by invitation only, alliance of professionals and strategic partners, who share similar business philosophies, possess a high degree of ethical and professional standards, put their client’s best interests first and have a strong focus in helping the community and the non-profit sector.
Member Thomas Sandgaard and Guitar Man Danny Garzelloni
Some of the founders of COR2COR Professional Alliance: Frances Williams, Nepeta Godec and Allison Welch Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson
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FLEURISH
Shera Eddy (Beta Kappa/ Drake) DAC Theta Woman of the Year 2019 presented the 2020 honor to Leigh Plue (Gamma Mu/ Maryland)
Kappa Alpha Theta, Denver Alumnae Chapter celebrates
The Founders
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pioneers created a legacy – Theta Kappa Alpha Theta, known as Theta, was founded at Indiana for a lifetime. Right behind the four founders, Mary Stevenson Asbury College (now DePauw Buchtel (yes –that Buchtel from University) in Greencastle, InColorado. Her husband diana on January 27, Harry A. Buchtel was 1870. Founded by four governor from 1907remarkable, courageous 1909) was initiated and women - leaders with she was the driving Midwestern values force behind funding - who didn’t want to for Denver Alumnae wear the pin of fraterChapter (DAC), innity men, but wanted a FLEURISH stalled in 1909, All badge and identity of their own! Their emover the world, Thetas Alpha Tau/Cincinnati gather on the Saturday blem was the soaring kite with four points. Could Bette closest to January 27 to celebrate Locke, Alice Allen, Bettie Tipton an invisible chain that binds them in sisterhood. Thanks to an and Hannah Shaw have known exceptional committee, nearly subconsciously that what they 200 alums and actives gathered founded would make them role at the Wellshire Event Center models for generations? “They for brunch, most in Theta colors chose something larger than of black and gold. Nearly every themselves,” said Theta Presichapter was represented at roll dent Mandy Wushinske (Zeta call. Anniversary Thetas listed Sigma/Ohio Northern) in a letter were four 75-year members, sent from national headquarters 29 celebrating 50 years and 33 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Think celebrating 25 years. Pansy (the about the times. Women would sorority’s flower) necklaces were not receive the right to vote given to each attendee. New offiuntil 50 years later! (Colorado wouldn’t become a state until cers were installed, a “museum” six years later.) In 1870 less than of past history of DAC was disone percent of women attended played and philanthropy, scholcollege and were not warmly arship and programs were emwelcomed by the men. These phasized. A giant birthday card
Gemma Smith (Alpha Omicron/ Oklahoma with her aunt Elizabeth Brunsdon (Beta Gamma/CSU), Kristine Strain (Kappa/Kansas) with her mom Mary Ashton Strain (Delta Eta/ Kansas State)
Jill Pedicord Peterson (Beta Gamma/CSU), Kendy CusickRindone (Rho/ Nebraska) and Allison Klein (Beta Iota /CU)
Denver Alumnae Chapter (DAC) President Leslie Franklin (Alpha Phi/ Tulane) and Emcee Karen Olson (Beta Gamma/Colorado State) Photos by Scottie Taylor Iverson
signed by attendees will go to national headquarters. The finale was a drone launched by Melanie
Brown (Beta Gamma/CSU) for an aerial of the award-winning local alumnae chapter to accom-
pany the card. On January 27, a documentary about the founding named “The Kite” was released.
New at Colorado School of Mines, Theta Mu Chapter reported 78 enthusiastic members
Valerie Lunka (Beta Gamma/CSU), Jenny Hock (Beta Kappa/Drake), Caren Stahmer (Alpha Omicron/Oklahoma) and Bev Skinner (Eta/Michigan) Jill Colbeck (Delta/ Illinois) receives the Inspirational Theta Award from 2019 winner Leslie Nissen (Psi/ Wisconsin)
Beta Iota/CU actives: Lindsey Hoffman, Casey Paul and Lily King
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Champion steer named “Zion” raised by Jagger Horn of Austin TX. that was purchased for $105,000 by Kent Stevenson of Stevenson Automotive. The steers were shown at the Brown Palace Hotel and Spa keeping up with the 75year old tradition before being sold at the NWSS Jr. Livestock Auction at the National Western Complex. The Brown Palace Hotel and Spa hosted both steers and a sizeable crowd waiting for the photo-op with the champion and reserve champion steers, as always provided an epicurean feast that this year featured a Prime Rib Wild Mushroom Pot Pie with Smoked Paprika Herb Crust, a creation that is worthy of a Michelin Star. The 114th NWSS did not disappoint starting off with the Mexican Rodeo Extravaganza, The PBR Pro Bull Riders along with other Pro Rodeo events that saw local, national and international competitors. As the NWSS is being transformed into a world class education and economic facility some new noticeable changes can already be seen, such as brighter and more lights with a better and more energy efficient illumination system using new LED technology. So with the conclusion of the 114th National Western Stock Show and Rodeo, Colorado’s calendar of events of all types have now officially started. The 2020 NWSS Reserve Champion Zion with the 2020 NWSS Grand Champion Olaf with Jagger Horn of Austin, TX and Ashtin Guyer of Flat Rock IL.
Kim Griffiths with her husband Eric Griffiths by his painting “Grand Champion 2019”
Mutton Bustin’ riders getting uplifted by Charros with their prize trophies.
The epicurean delight a ild Prime Rib W m o ro sh Mu Pot Pie with Smoked Paprika Herb Crust, a dish worthy of a Michelin Star.
Dancer and founder of Ballet Folklorico de Lisa Trujillo, Lisa Trujillo.
Women’s Rodeo Barrel Racer ABOVE: The Westernaires Red Team precision riders. Bull Rider Kyle Gardner of Kersey, Colorado rides out 8 seconds on “Rattler” a bull from The Cervi Brothers Rodeo.
Mutton Bustin’ Rider
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Cherry Hills Village finishes paying off $10 million to South Suburban BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
On November 29, Cherry Hills Village made the final payment due to South Suburban Parks and Recreation District (SSPR) from a $10 million debt it incurred 18 years ago. In 2002 CHV residents voted to be excluded from SSPR. They also agreed to add 7.422 mills to their property tax bills to acquire the parks and open space owned by SSPR in CHV’s city boundaries, as well as to pay CHV’s share of then outstanding SSPR general obligation bond indebtedness. With that obligation fully satisfied late last year, just over $1 million in annual revenue will become available for parks, trails, open space, and recreation related projects and expenses starting in 2020. While that is a significant amount of money, future park-related maintenance and capital costs are also significant. They include expenses related to Quincy Farm, John Meade Park, Alan Hutton Memorial Commons, High Line
Smiling CHV city council members hold replicas of full satisfaction of the South Suburban judgment from Arapahoe County District Court. From left to right, Randy Weil, Afshin Safavi, Mayor Russell Stewart, Dan Sheldon, Al Blum, Mike Gallagher, and Katy Brown. Photo by Freda Miklin
Canal, the Hampden Underpass, and the Belleview medians. For Quincy Farm alone, city staff estimates $2 million will be needed over the next ten years. In addition to annual maintenance and personnel costs of $262,225 associated with known projects, the total
10-year estimated capital cost associated with known projects is $3,335,000. Presently CHV’s city mill levy is 14.722, with 7.3 mills going to the city’s general fund and 7.422 mills (the amount that was being used to pay SSPR) going to the parks and
recreation fund. CHV cannot change the distribution of its 14.722 split city mill levy without a vote of its citizens. Asking voters to decrease the parks and recreation mill levy by one mill would cost the city $415,000 in annual revenue, but save the owner of a $1 million home
only $75/year. It would also have a negative effect on longrange planning. The city’s long-range forecasted fund balance projections see the general fund being depleted from $9.3 million in 2019 to $2.6 million in 2031 and the capital fund being depleted from $5.4 million in 2019 to zero in 2031 due to anticipated road maintenance expenses in the city, while the parks and recreation fund is anticipated to grow from $1.1 million in 2019 to $4 million in 2031. That means that the total of all three city funds will go from $15.8 million in 2019 to $6.6 million in 2031, with 61 percent of the city’s total fund balance in all three funds in 2031 dedicated to parks and recreation. The forecast does not take into account that in many years, CHV does not spend its entire budget, hence the general fund balance could be higher than anticipated. In December, the city council decided to keep the current mill levy in place and review it annually. Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
Denver Democrats endorse continued protection of Park Hill Golf Course land
Call for Denver City Council to Maintain Perpetual Conservation Easement With the future of the Park Hill Golf Course land open space potentially threatened after the recent sale of the land, The Democratic Party of Denver gave a thundering vote of support for preservation Saturday, calling on Denver’s City Council to continue to protect the perpetual conservation easement that prohibits development of the land, maintains it as open space, and opens the door to potentially turn it into a park. The Central Committee of the Democratic Party of Denver voted nearly unanimously in favor of a resolu-
tion supporting the continued protection of the conservation easement at its semi-annual meeting of its members. The resolution passed by a margin of over 90%, with only a handful of members voting against the resolution. There are 564 members of the Central Committee, which is made of Precinct Committee Persons from every precinct in the city, all Democratic Party officers at the local, state, and national level who live in Denver, and all elected officials in local, state, and federal offices who are Democrats and Denver residents. “Save Open Space Denver’s mission is to preserve this unique 155-acre parcel
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of urban open space for our city,” said Harry Doby, a Save Open Space Denver leader. “With this vote urging City Council to protect and preserve the conservation easement, we are one step closer to our goal to one day see this become a regional park.” A conservation easement was first attached to the land during Mayor Wellington Webb’s tenure, and a new version was granted in July 2019. The Conservation easement can only be removed by a majority vote of City Council and in compliance with the Colorado conservation easement statute. Existing concerns about Denver’s commitment to the conservation easement were heightened when the land was sold in 2019 to Westside Investment Partners, Inc., a real estate development company, at a price well above its appraised value with the new conservation easement
attached, but well below its value as development property. Webb has been a vocal proponent of maintaining the conservation easement on the land -- the largest undeveloped tract that could be available to fill Denver’s park shortage -- citing the city’s shrinking open space to population ratio, rising ozone levels and incidences of lung disease, and increasing impermeable concrete surfaces. “I am delighted that the Denver Democrats passed a resolution supporting protecting open space and parks and taking a stance on fighting climate change,” Webb said after the resolution passed. The Denver Democrats had a brief debate about the resolution, in keeping with their standard protocol, and while recognizing that there are always competing demands for worthy projects when land becomes available, they were unequivocal
in their belief that once open space is lost, it can never be reclaimed. “The support for this resolution reflects the values embedded in the Democratic Party Platform at both the state and county level, and voting our values makes it easy,” said Owen Perkins, a member of the Central Committee who introduced the resolution. “Our county platform calls for us to expand and preserve Denver’s parks, wetlands, and green and open spaces, and our state platform affirms that the health of our land, air, and water -- and the health of future generations -cannot be bought and sold.” For more information about the perpetual open space conservation easement covering the Park Hill Golf Course land, including the full text of the resolution passed by The Democratic Party of Denver, please visit https://sosdenver.net/.
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Priscilla Rahn and Richard Murray will compete in a GOP primary election for the 6th Congressional CU Regent position. Both are CU graduates with Rahn, a schoolteacher, and Murray an attorney.
Aurora Republican Forum
New officers were re-elected at the Saturday annual meeting of the Aurora Republican Forum. The incumbent board was re-elected consisting of Andi Allott, treasurer; Natli VanDerWerken, vice-president; president Bob Miles, Clyde Robinson, board member, and Jean Robinson, secretary. Not pictured are board members Jim Parker and Tim Hufffman.
Clyde and Jean Robinson have been selected by the Arapahoe County GOP as the General Jim Hall Award honorees for 2020. The announcement was made by the Aurora Republican Forum annual meeting and election of officers.
Aurora Police District Commander Jim Puscian with Ward 6 City Council Member Francoise Bergan
2020 Toyota Yaris earns good value BY H. THROTTLE AUTOMOTIVE COLUMNIST
The 2020 Toyota Yaris Hatchback XLE is a front wheel drive economy four door sedan. The Yaris features a 4-cylinder 1.5L engine that generates 105 horsepower and achieves 40 miles per gallon on the highway. The smaller engine linked to a sequential 6-speed transmission with a “sport” mode provides adequate acceleration and excellent fuel economy. This Yaris has final assembly in Salamanca, Mexico and has a suggested retail price of $19,795 delivery price including quite a few safety options. While at the lower end of the Toyota priced models, the
hatchback earns an overall five-star safety rating from the National highway Traffic Safety Administration. The Yaris is fun to drive, a small sedan, it is easy to squeeze into tight parking spots and the transmission is smooth and the car has plenty of spunk with a sport’s mode option for additional power. The ride is very firm and similar to a sport’s car high speed ride where the driver and passengers can feel the road, including the bumps. The suspension system has front McPherson struts and torsion beam rear suspension usually found in more expensive sport’s cars. Seats are adjustable by levers
and with a little work can adjust to the various body sizes. The radio tunes by a large dial and once mastered is easy to operate. Car play is featured along with other navigation and technical features. It appears that the Toyota Safety Sense” package is not available on the Yaris. That system has more safety camera guided features and adds expense to the vehicles. This Yaris has a 5-year/ 60,000 miles powertrain warranty. Overall this is solid transportation with excellent fuel economy and very attractive for a student who wants dependability with low cost transportation. A very good value and solid drive.
Tyler Brown, Arapahoe County Sheriff
Photos by Bob Sweeney
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That said McCulliss Oil & Gas Inc., on the 20th day of August, 2019, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said McCulliss Oil & Gas Inc., on or about the 2nd day of June, 2020, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.
Ricky P. Memije, Robinwood Condominium Association I, Robinwood Condominium Association Inc., Winzenburg, Leff, Purvis & Payne, LLP
Witness my hand this 22nd day of January, A.D.
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 2015, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to James P. Boyle, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit:
Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Legal # 9475 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED
ROBINWOOD CONDOS Block 005 Lot 202 aka 18103 E. Kentucky Ave., Unit 202, Aurora, CO 80017-3468 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to James P. Boyle; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2014; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Ricky P. Memije for said year 2014; That said James P. Boyle, on the 19th day of August, 2019, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said James P. Boyle, on or about the 18th day of May, 2020, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of January, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Legal # 9474 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to Paula B. Dennis, Patricia B. Skakun, Sylvia Schneider, L. Scott Schobe, Jr., Attorney at Law You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November, 2016, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to McCulliss Oil & Gas Inc., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 35.836/160 MIN A INT ON SW 1/4 32-4-60 aka Vacant Land and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to McCulliss Oil & Gas Inc.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2015; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Lillie Greene Beaver for said year 2015;
Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County
To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to Orin Gerkin, Shirley A. Pisel, Daniel Gerkin, Donald Gerkin, Anna Lou Looney, Duane Bernard Gerkin, Gloria Gerkin, James R. Gerkin, Kathleen L. Mathews, Southwestern Energy Production Company, Mason Dixon Energy LLC
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November, 2016, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Blue Spruce Servicing Company LLC, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: LOT 3 BLK 3 KINGSBOROUGH KNOLLS SUB 1ST FLG aka 16213 E. Louisiana Pl., Aurora, CO 80017-4105 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to Blue Spruce Servicing Company LLC; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2015; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Larry Korchunoff for said year 2015; That said Blue Spruce Servicing Company LLC, on the 20th day of September, 2019, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Blue Spruce Servicing Company LLC, on or about the 20th day of May, 2020, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of January, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County
You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 3rd day of November, 2016, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to Glenda K. Lindsay, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit:
Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Legal # 9477 ____________________________
1/12 INT IN M/R ONLY ON S 1/2 NE 1/4 & SE 1/4 SEC 30-5-58 aka Vacant Land
ARAPAHOE COUNTY NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT ARAPAHOE COUNTY 2019 STREET MILLING PROGRAM Project No. RB19-110
and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to Glenda K. Lindsay; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2013 and 2015; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of Orin Gerkin for said years 2013 and 2015; That said Glenda K. Lindsay, on the 23rd day of September, 2019, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said Glenda K. Lindsay, on or about the 26th day of May, 2020, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed. Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed. Witness my hand this 22nd day of January, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 13, 2020 Legal # 9476 ____________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to Larry Korchunoff, Wild Irishman Condominium Association Inc.
ARAPAHOE COUNTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, Colorado shall make final settlement with PLM Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. for its work completed for Arapahoe County. The work performed under this contract dated June 3, 2016 and Change Order No. 8, Change Order No. 9, and Change Order No. 10, dated January 22, 2019, for the removal of the top 1”-3” of road surface with a milling machine (both full width and edge milling) at various locations in unincorporated Arapahoe County. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed or any of its subcontractors or that has supplied rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used by PLM Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. or any of its subcontractors in or about the performance of the work done within unincorporated Arapahoe County, whose claim has not been paid by PLM Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. or any of its subcontractors may file a claim with the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, 5334 S. Prince St., Littleton, CO 80120, at any time up to and including February 20, 2020. This Notice is published in accordance with §38-26-107, C.R.S., and all claims, if any, shall be filed in accordance with this statutory section. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement and/or claim prior to the aforementioned date for filing claims shall release Arapahoe County, its officers, agents and employees from any or all liability, claims, and suits for payment to PLM Asphalt & Concrete, Inc. Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9467 ____________________________
ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-20-07 AUTOMATED LICENSE PLATE READERS (ALPR) Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for the purchase of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) system for four patrol cars and one portable unit for covert operations for the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office. A pre proposal conference will be held on February 10, 2020 at 10:00A.M., local time, Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office, Community Room, 13101 E. Broncos Parkway, Centennial, CO 80112. Vendors are encouraged to attend this conference in order to become familiar with the Specifications. All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-20-07) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 27, 2020. The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals. Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9478 ____________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL RFP-20-08 WEED CONTROL PROGRAM Notice is hereby given that the Arapahoe County Purchasing Division will be accepting proposals for weed control services including application and chemicals.
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. Date: January 21, 2020 Linda Arnold, Esq. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CM 80012 Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9480 ____________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6145 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: BRAELON MCGILL-SMITH AND BRINNON WILLIS-SMITH Children, And concerning: TARA SMITH, JAMES BOYER, AND DESHUN WILLIS Respondents. Linda Arnold, Esq. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1882 Case No: 19JV0940 Division: 14 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT
The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding RESPONDENT FATHER, JAMES BOYER and RESPONDENT FATHER, DESHUN WILLIS is set for February 26, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. in Division 14 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.
Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board
Date: January 22, 2020
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9479 ____________________________
Linda Arnold, Esq. #16764 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CM 80012
All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-20-08) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website. Submittals must be received in the Purchasing Division, located at 5334 South Prince Street, 4th Floor, Littleton, CO 80120, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on February 27, 2020.
COURTS
DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6145 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: LILIANA FOGLE Child, And concerning: LISA FOGLE AND JOHN DOE Respondents. Heather L. Tomka, Esq. #50963 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1882 Case No: 19JV0700 Division: 14 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding RESPONDENT FATHER, JOHN DOE is set for March 18, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. in Division 14 at the
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9481 ____________________________
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held before the City of Cherry Hills Village City Council at the Village Center, 2450 E. Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113, on Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at 6:30 p.m., to consider for adoption Council Bill 1, Series 2020, a bill for an Ordinance of the City of Cherry Hills Village repealing and re-enacting Articles I through XII of and adding a new Article XIII to Chapter 18 of the Cherry Hills Village Municipal Code, concerning building regulations; adopting by reference, with certain Amendments, the 2018 International Building Code, the 2018 International Existing Building Code, the 2018 International Residential Code, the 2018 International Mechanical Code, the 2018 International Plumbing Code, the 2018 International Fuel Gas Code, and the 2018 International Energy Conservation Code, published by
the International Code Council, Inc., 4051 West Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478; and adopting by reference, with certain Amendments, the 2015 National Green Building Standard, published by the National Association of Home Builders of the United States, 1201 15th Street NW, Washington, DC, 20005; and adopting by reference, with certain Amendments, the 2018 International Fire Code and the 2017 National Electrical Code, published by the National Fire Protection Association, 1 Battery Park, PO Box 9101, Quincy, MA 02269; repealing all Ordinances in conflict therewith; and providing penalties for violation thereof. The purpose of the referenced codes is generally to regulate and control the design, construction, quality of materials, use and occupancy, location and maintenance of all buildings and structures within the City of Cherry Hills Village and to provide minimum standards to safeguard life or limb, health, property and public welfare from the hazards of fire explosion and dangerous conditions arising from storage, handling, and use of hazardous materials and devices in the use or occupancy of buildings or premises. All referenced codes and Amendments thereto are available for public inspection at office of the City Clerk, 2450 E. Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado 80113. For more information on the proposal please call the community development department at 303-783-2721. All protests or comments must be made in writing on or before the hearing date, or by personal appearance at the public hearing. Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Legal # 9482 ____________________________
GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT For Greenwood Village Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado will make final payment at the City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591 at 4:00 p.m. on February 6, 2020 to Colorado Moisture Control, for all work done by said contractor for the project called 2019 Roof and Gutter Repair Project, said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim. ATTEST: BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO /s/ Susan Ortiz, City Clerk /s/ George E. Lantz, Mayor Published in The Villager First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9471 ____________________________ NOTICE REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado
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LEGALS —Continued from previous page— (the “City”) will receive proposals at the City Maintenance Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-3730, until 2:30 pm on February 13, 2020. The request for proposals for the 2020 Orchard and Greenwood Plaza Boulevard Intersection Improvement Study is available electronically via the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www.greenwoodvillage.com/bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all proposals, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No proposal may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. Any proposal received as a result of this request is prepared at the consultant’s expense and becomes City property and therefore, public record. Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Zeke Lynch – Senior Project Manager, Transportation (303) 708-6149 or zlynch@greenwoodvillage.com /s/ Jeremy Hanak Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Legal # 9483 ____________________________ BID INFORMATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive bids by electronic submission through BidNet® on the Rocky Mountain Bid System on the Greenwood Village website at www.greenwoodvillage. com/bids. Bids must be submitted by 3:00 p.m., February 13, 2020 for: 2020 CIP- Concrete Replacement Program The plans and specifications for the 2020 CIP-Concrete Replacement Project are available electronically via the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www. greenwoodvillage.com/bids. The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof. Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101. The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid for any bids greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00). The bid and the deposit shall be filed with the Public Works Department, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Such bonds will be retained by the City until the two year (2) warranty period has expired. An electronic bid opening will occur at 3:01 p.m., February 13, 2020. Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Wanda DeVargas at (303) 708-6140 or wdevargas@greenwoodvillage. com. /s/ Jeremy Hanak Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: January 30, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Legal # 9484 ____________________________
NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert Charles Quam, Deceased Case Number 2019PR31243 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado or on or before May 19, 2020, or the claims may be forever barred. Kevin R. Quam, Personal Representative c/o Otis & Bedingfield, LLC 2725 Rocky Mountain Avenue, Suite 320 Loveland CO 80538 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 16, 2020 Last Publication: January 30, 2020
Legal # 9461 ___________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Agnes Hodona a/k/a Rusty Hodona, Deceased Case Number 2020PR30032 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before May 23, 2020 or the claims may be forever barred. Denise Schottleutner 10949 E. Maplewood Drive Englewood, CO 80111 Published in The Villager First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: February 6, 2020 Legal # 9472 ____________________________
MISCELLANOUS PUBLIC NOTICE HealthSource of DTC located at 5105 DTC Pkwy, #305 in Greenwood Village has a retention period for medical records of (7) years past the last encounter date. Medical records with a last encounter date of January 15, 2013 or earlier will be destroyed on March 27, 2020. Anyone wishing to request their original medical records must call (303) 290-0022 prior to the destruction date. Published in The Villager First Publication: January 23, 2020 Last Publication: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9473 ____________________________
SPECIAL DISTRICTS CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of Castlewood Water and Sanitation District, of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time three (3) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term. Eligible electors of the Castlewood Water and Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Donette B. Hunter, the Designated Election Official of the Castlewood Water and Sanitation District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The deadline to submit SelfNomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 28, 2020. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, March 2, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is Tuesday, April 28, 2020. CASTLEWOOD WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/Donette B. Hunter, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9485 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District, of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time two (2) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 2-year term. \Eligible electors of the Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance
Form from Donette B. Hunter, the Designated Election Official of the Greenwood Athletic Club Metropolitan District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The deadline to submit SelfNomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 28, 2020. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, March 2, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is Tuesday, April 28, 2020. GREENWOOD ATHLETIC CLUB METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/Donette B. Hunter, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9486 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District, of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time two (2) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a 2-year term. Eligible electors of the Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Donette B. Hunter, the Designated Election Official of the Goldsmith Gulch Sanitation District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The deadline to submit SelfNomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 28, 2020. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, March 2, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is Tuesday, April 28, 2020. GOLDSMITH GULCH SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/Donette B. Hunter, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9487 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.
one (1) director will be elected to serve a 2-year term. Eligible electors of the Havana Water and Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from Donette B. Hunter, the Designated Election Official of the Havana Water and Sanitation District, c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. The office of the Designated Election Official is open Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays) from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. The deadline to submit SelfNomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 28, 2020. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 5:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, March 2, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, CO 80237, (303) 867-3001. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election, which date is Tuesday, April 28, 2020. HAVANA WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/Donette B. Hunter, Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9488 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR BENNETT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Bennett Fire Protection District No. 7 of Adams and Arapahoe Counties, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a threeyear term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, Colorado 80228; email: mmills@ cccfirm.com; telephone: 303-2187206. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 28, 2020). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. BENNETT FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT NO. 7 By: /s/ Micki L. Mills Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9489 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District of Adams, Arapahoe and Elbert Counties, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve a threeyear term.
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly, to the electors of Havana Water and Sanitation District, of Arapahoe County, Colorado.
Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Micki L. Mills, the Designated Election Official for the District, at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Lakewood, Colorado 80228; email: mmills@ cccfirm.com; telephone: 303-2187206. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 28, 2020).
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 7:00 P.M. At that time two (2) directors will be elected to serve a 3-year term and
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m.,
until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day. DEER TRAIL RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT By: /s/ Micki L. Mills Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9490 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS GREENWOOD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Greenwood Metropolitan District (the “District”) of the City and County of Denver and Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and one (1) director to serve a 2-year term. In order for an eligible elector’s name to appear on the ballot for the election, a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be filed with the designated election official of the District on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. Selfnomination and acceptance forms and affidavit of intent to be a writein candidate forms are available upon request from the designated election official, c/o Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-839-3731. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GREENWOOD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Kori Lenert Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9491 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Cherry Creek Corporate Center Metropolitan District of the City of Glendale, Arapahoe County, Colorado (the “District”): NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023, and two (2) Directors will be elected to serve 2-year terms to May 3, 2022. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official for the District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). CHERRY CREEK CORPORATE CENTER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ CRAIG SORENSEN Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020
Legal # 9492 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Copperleaf Metropolitan District No. 2 of Arapahoe County, Colorado (the “District”): NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official for the District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). COPPEREAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ CRAIG SORENSEN Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9493 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Copperleaf Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 3-9 of Arapahoe County, Colorado (collectively, the “Districts”): NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that elections for each of the Districts will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023, and one (1) Director will be elected to serve a 2-year term to May 3, 2022 (for District Nos. 1 and 3-8). For District No. 9, three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023, and two (2) Directors will be elected to serve 2-year terms to May 3, 2022. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official for the Districts, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official of the Districts, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). COPPERLEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 3-9 By: /s/ CRAIG SORENSEN Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9494 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PROPOSED PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 5-10 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN,
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PAGE 22 | THE VILLAGER • January 30, 2020 —Continued from previous page— and particularly to the eligible electors of the proposed Prosper Metropolitan District Nos. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10 of Arapahoe County, Colorado (collectively, the “Districts”). NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that it is anticipated that organizational elections for the creation of the proposed Districts will occur on May 5, 2020. Any eligible elector of the proposed Districts interested in serving on the Board of Directors should file a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form with the Designated Election Official of the proposed Districts no later than the close of business on Friday, February 28, 2020, at the address below. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available and can be obtained from Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official for the proposed Districts, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official of the proposed Districts, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). PROPOSED PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 5-10 By: /s/ CRAIG SORENSEN Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9495 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS PROSPER METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1-4 PROSPER COORDINATING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PROSPER WATER & SANITATION FINANCING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PROSPER PARK & RECREATION FINANCING METROPOLITAN DISTRICT PROSPER REGIONAL WATER & SANITATION SERVICE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT (COLLECTIVELY, THE “ PROSPER DISTRICTS”) TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Prosper Districts of Arapahoe County, Colorado: NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that elections for each of the Prosper Districts will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time two (2) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023 for each of the Prosper Districts. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official for the Prosper Districts, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official of the Prosper Districts, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). PROSPER DISTRICTS By: /s/ CRAIG SORENSEN Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9496 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Suburban Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado (the “District”): NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time three (3) Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023, and one (1) Director will be elected to serve a 2-year term to May 3, 2022.
Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official for the District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, Phone: 303-592-4380. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.
LEGALS ness on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. Selfnomination and acceptance forms and affidavit of intent to be a writein candidate forms are available upon request from the designated election official, c/o Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-839-3731. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. SOUTHEAST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for and return of absentee voters’ ballots may be filed with Craig Sorensen, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020).
By:/s/ Kori Lenert Designated Election Official
SUBURBAN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time 2 Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023 and 1 Director will be elected to serve a 2-year term to May 3, 2022.
By: /s/ CRAIG SORENSEN Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9497 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS ORCHARD HILLS METROPOLITAN RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Orchard Hills Metropolitan Recreation and Park District (the “District”) of the City of Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and zero (0) directors to serve 2-year terms. In order for an eligible elector’s name to appear on the ballot for the election, a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be filed with the designated election official of the District on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. Selfnomination and acceptance forms and affidavit of intent to be a writein candidate forms are available upon request from the designated election official, c/o Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-839-3731. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. ORCHARD HILLS METROPOLITAN RECREATION AND PARK DISTRICT By:/s/ Kori Lenert Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9498 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS SOUTHEAST PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Southeast Public Improvement Metropolitan District (the “District”) of the City and County of Denver and Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, four (4) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and zero (0) directors to serve 2-year terms. In order for an eligible elector’s name to appear on the ballot for the election, a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be filed with the designated election official of the District on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020. If the designated election official determines that a self-nomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of busi-
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9499 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Holly Hills Water and Sanitation District of the City and County of Denver, Colorado.
Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from Steve Beck, the Designated Election Official for the Holly Hills Water and Sanitation District, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, (303) 987-0835. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official not later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to the normal close of business on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for absentee or mail-in ballots may be filed with Steve Beck, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the regular election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). HOLLY HILLS WATER AND SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Steve Beck Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9500 ____________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS (NOTICE BY PUBLICATION OF) §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, 4 directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Kathy McKune (Designated Election Official) 3333 S Bannock St., Suite 360 Englewood, CO 80110 303-762-8222 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday; Wednesday and Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., EXCEPT February 10 and February 12. The deadline to submit a SelfNomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 28, 2020 (not less than 67 days before the election). Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-InCandidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020, (the sixty-fourth day before the election).
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday preceding the election, April 28, 2020. Kathy L. McKune Designated Election Official Signature Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9501 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Cherry Creek Village Water District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on Tuesday, May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three (3) directors will be elected to serve a threeyear term and one (1) director will be elected to serve a two-year term. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms are available from Sarah H. Luetjen, the Designated Election Official, at 390 Union Boulevard, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80228. Self-Nomination and Acceptance forms must be filed with the Designated Election Official for the District at the above address not less than 67 days prior to the election (Friday, February 28, 2020). NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee ballots may be filed with the Designated Election Official of the District at the above address between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020). All absentee ballots must be returned to the Designated Election Official by 7:00 p.m. on election day.
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9503 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the CitySet Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 2 of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time 2 Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023 and 1 Director will be elected to serve a 2-year term to May 3, 2022. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from David Solin, the Designated Election Official for the CitySet Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 2, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, (303) 987-0835. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official not later than 3:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to the normal close of business on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election.
CHERRY CREEK VILLAGE WATER DISTRICT
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for absentee or mail-in ballots may be filed with David Solin, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., until the close of business on the Tuesday immediately preceding the regular election (Tuesday, April 28, 2020).
By: /s/ Sarah H. Luetjen Designated Election Official
CITYSET METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 & 2
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9502 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §§ 1-4-912; 1-13.5-303; 1-13.5305; 1-13.5-501; 1-13.5-1002; 32-1-905(2), C.R.S.
By: /s/ David Solin Designated Election Official
CENTENNIAL 360 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of Centennial 360 Metropolitan District (the “District”) of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the District will conduct an election that will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms and one (1) director will be elected to serve a two-year term. Eligible electors of the Centennial 360 Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form from the District’s Designated Election Official (“DEO”): Stacie L. Pacheco, Designated Election Official c/o Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C. 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360 Denver, Colorado 80237 spacheco@isp-law.com or (303) 867-3000 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday through Friday (with the exception of holidays), from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The deadline to submit SelfNomination and Acceptance Forms to the Designated Election Official is not later than the normal close of business on the 67th day prior to the election, which date is Friday, February 28, 2020. If the Designated Election Official determines that a Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form once, at any time, prior to 3:00 P.M. on Friday, February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent To Be A Write-In-Candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the Designated Election Official by the close of business on the 64th day before the election, which date is Monday, March 2, 2020.
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9504 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS GOLDSMITH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Goldsmith Metropolitan District (the “District”) of the City and County of Denver and Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. In order for an eligible elector’s name to appear on the ballot for the election, a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be filed with the designated election official of the District on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020. If the designated election official determines that a selfnomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. Self-nomination and acceptance forms and affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms are available upon request from the designated election official, c/o Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-839-3885. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. GOLDSMITH METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Becky Johnson Designated Election Official
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that applications for absentee voters’ ballots are available in the office of the Designated Election Official, Icenogle Seaver Pogue, P.C., 4725 South Monaco Street, Suite 360, Denver, Colorado 80237, (303) 867-3000. An application for an absentee voter’s ballot shall be filed with the Designated Election Official no later than the close of business on the Friday immediately preceding the election, which date is Friday, April 28, 2020.
Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9505 ___________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS HERITAGE GREENS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
CENTENNIAL 360 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a regular election will be held on the 5th day of May, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
By /s/ Stacie L. Pacheco, Designated Election Official
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Heritage Greens Metropolitan District (the “District”) of the City of Centennial, County of Arapahoe, Colorado.
At that time, two (2) directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. In order for an eligible elector’s name to appear on the ballot for the election, a self-nomination and acceptance form or letter must be filed with the designated election official of the District on or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday, February 28, 2020. If the designated election official determines that a selfnomination and acceptance form is not sufficient, the eligible elector who submitted the form may amend the form at any time prior to the close of business on the day of the deadline. Affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. Self-nomination and acceptance forms and affidavit of intent to be a write-in candidate forms are available upon request from the designated election official, c/o Spencer Fane LLP, 1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2000, Denver, Colorado 80203, telephone number 303-839-3885. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that requests for an application for an absentee voter’s ballot may be made orally or in writing with the designated election official not later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020, at the address and telephone number listed above between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. HERITAGE GREENS METROPLITAN DISTRICT By:/s/ Becky Johnson Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9506 ___________________________ NOTICE OF VACANCIES ON THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE COPPERLAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 3-9 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Copperleaf Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 of Arapahoe County, Colorado (collectively, the “Districts”): NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Section 32-1-808, C.R.S., that vacancies currently exist on the boards of directors of the Districts (a single vacancy on each of District Nos. 1 and 3-8, and two vacancies on District No. 9). Any qualified, eligible elector of the Districts interested in filling a vacancy and serving on any of the boards of directors should file a Letter of Interest with the board of directors of the applicable district(s) on or before Sunday, February 9, 2020, at the Districts’ office address below. Forms of Letters of Interest are available and can be obtained from the Copperleaf Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 3-9, c/o Craig Sorensen at McGeady Becher P.C., 450 E. 17th Avenue, Suite 400, Denver, Colorado 80203; Phone: 303-5924380. COPPERLEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 3-9 By: /s/ Paula J. Williams Attorney for the Districts Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9507 ____________________________ CALL FOR NOMINATIONS TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and particularly to the electors of the Piney Creek Village Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Section 1-13.5-501, C.R.S., that an election will be held on May 5, 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time 3 Directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms to May 2, 2023 and 1 Director will be elected to serve a 2-year term to May 3, 2022. Self-Nomination and Acceptance Forms are available and can be obtained from David Solin, the Designated Election Official for the Piney Creek Village Metropolitan District, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, (303) 987-0835. The Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form or letter is to be submitted to the Designated Election Official no later than 5:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020, sixty-seven (67) days prior to the regular election. A Self-Nomination and Acceptance Form that is not sufficient may be amended once at any time prior to 3:00 p.m. on February 28, 2020. Affidavits of Intent to be a Write-In Candidate must be submitted to the Designated Election Official by the close of business on March 2, 2020, sixty-four (64) days prior to the regular election. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, pursuant to Section 1-13.5-1002, C.R.S., that applications for absentee or mail-in ballots may be filed with David Solin, the Designated Election Official of the District, c/o Special District Management Services, Inc., 141 Union Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood, Colorado 80228, between the hours of 8:00 a.m.
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Colorado Ballet Presents Peter Pan
January 31 – February 9. Enjoy a high-flying adventure to Neverland where Peter Pan, Wendy, John and Michael experience a whimsical trip to the sugar plum kingdom where magical dances come alive. Ellie Caulkins Opera, 1385 Curtis Street. Tickets range from $30 to $160. For information or to purchase tickets visit coloradoballet.org or call 303837-8888.
Jeff Glode Wise Sculpture Exhibit
Now – March 1. In this exhibit, Opening Outward, Wise has gathered works that best reflect his journey of imagination. With a range of interests, they illustrate a pathway of exploration, experimentation and discovery. Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm, Sunday 1:00 – 5:00 pm. Littleton Museum Fine Arts Hall, 6028 S. Gallup Street. For information call 303-795-3950
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February 7. The Arapahoe Philharmonic’s upbeat program will feature performances of William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony, Duke Ellington’s Black, Brown and Beige, George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess Suite and a Salute To The Big Bands. 7:30 pm. Denver First Church of the Nazarene, 3800 E. Hampden Avenue. For additional information go to Arapahoe-phil.org or call 303-781-1892
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Billy Graham Gospel Ministry Exhibit
January 27 – June 30. This exhibit, To the Ends of the Earth, features more than one hundred personal and professional items including many that have never before been available to the general public. They tell the story of one man’s mission to spread Christ’s gospel message of love and transformation. George Whitefield Center, Colorado Christian University, 8787 W. Alameda Avenue, Lakewood. Online registration is required at ccu.edu/billygraham. For information call 303-963-3000
At War With The Devil At Jonestown
January 31. Come and enjoy the camaraderie and great food at our annual Chili Cookoff where the featured speaker with be Tim Stoen, author of “Love Them To Death”. He will share his experience as a member of the Jonestown cult and his own loss in the mass suicide of 1978. His message will urge a healthy suspicion of authoritarian power and a realistic approach to fighting evil. 6:30
pm. Tickets $5. Cherry Creek Presbyterian Church, 10150 E. Belleview Avenue. For information call 303-779-9909
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Englewood Chamber Business Awards Nominations
Now – February 21. This is an opportunity for our members and area citizens to nominate businesses and individuals for our 34th Annual Business Awards Banquet during which their outstanding achievements and contributions will be recognized. To make nominations or obtain further information go to info@ myenglewoodchamber.com or call 303-789-4473
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/s/ Darcy Beard Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9510 ____________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 28, 2020.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of May 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, three directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the East Valley Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO):
Affidavit of Intent to Be a Write-InCandidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020.
Designated Election Official: Darcy Beard DEO Address: 20363 E Top T Ranch Pl Parker, CO 80134 DEO Telephone: 303-594-5488
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Beard DEO Address: 20363 E Top T Ranch Pl Parker, CO 80134 DEO Telephone: 303-594-5488
PINEY CREEK VILLAGE METROPOLITAN DISTRICT
The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
By: /s/ David Solin Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9508 ____________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3) , 32-1905(2) , C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Cherry Hills North Metropolitan District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of May 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the Cherry Hills North Metropolitan District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Designated Election Official: Darcy
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/s/ Darcy Beard Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9509 ____________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §1-13.5-501 , 1-13.5-1102 (3), 321-905 (2), C.R.S . TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the East Valley Metropolitan
The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent to Be a Write-InCandidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. East Valley Metropolitan District, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020.
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§1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Hi-Lin Water and Sanitation District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of May 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the Hi-Lin Water and Sanitation District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Designated Election Official: Darcy Beard DEO Address: 20363 E Top T Ranch Pl Parker, CO 80134 DEO Telephone: 303-594-5488 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of
business on February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent to Be a Write-InCandidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. /s/ Darcy Beard Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9511 ____________________________ A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS §1-13.5-501, 1-13.5-1102(3), 32-1905(2), C.R.S. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, and, particularly, to the electors of the Skyline Fire Protection District of Arapahoe County, Colorado. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that an election will be held on the 5th day of May 2020, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. At that time, two directors will be elected to serve 3-year terms. Eligible electors of the Skyline Fire
Protection District interested in serving on the board of directors may obtain a Self-Nomination and Acceptance form from the District Designated Election Official (DEO): Designated Election Official: Darcy Beard DEO Address: 20363 E Top T Ranch Pl Parker, CO 80134 DEO Telephone: 303-594-5488 The Office of the DEO is open on the following days: Monday - Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The deadline to submit a Self-Nomination and Acceptance is close of business on February 28, 2020. Affidavit of Intent to Be a Write-InCandidate forms must be submitted to the office of the designated election official by the close of business on Monday, March 2, 2020. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, an application for an absentee ballot shall be filed with the designated election official no later than the close of business on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. /s/ Darcy Beard Designated Election Official Published in The Villager Published: January 30, 2020 Legal # 9512 ____________________________
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Bio: Hailed for presenting engaging, in-depth explorations of thoughtfully curated programs, Brett Mitchell has served as Music Director of the Colorado Symphony since the 2017-18 season. What: As the title suggests, Brett shares his journey in He leads the orchestra in the majority music and the lessons in leadership he’s learned along the way. You will hear about his fascinating journey from of its classical subscription weeks each season as well as a wide variety special growing up in Seattle in the ‘90s-where the primary programs featuring such guest artists musical topic of conversation were “grunge” groups like as Renee Fleming, Yo-Yo Ma, and ltzhak Nirvana and Pearl Jam-to his appointment as Music Director of a major symphony orchestra at the age of 37. Perlman. Mr. Mitchell is also in consistent demand as a Brett will also discuss the Colorado Symphony’s unique guest conductor, most recently making his debut with the business model and its day-to-day workings. Brett’s ap- Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl in Sepproachable, informative, and entertaining presentation tember 2019. Other upcoming and recent guest engage-
ments include the principal orchestras of Cleveland, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, Minneapolis, National, Oregon, Rochester, Saint Paul, San Antonio, San Francisco, and Vancouver, as well as the Grant Park Festival Orchestra in Chicago and a two-week tour with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Paid parking available at the Arts Complex Garage, or Denver Convention Center Garage. If you are interested in registering, please contact Emily Martini -EMartini@bestchamber.com or Anne Marie Boger - ABoger@bestchamber.com For More information call 303-795-0142. SPACE IS LIMITED - Register today