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Tunnel of transition According to Heraclitus, “There is nothing permanent except change.” Change is a universal constant. Everything changes with seasons. Discoveries and advancements create change, families change with weddings, births, and funerals, and people move as their careers change. Change is fundamental, yet we spend a considerable amount of time either avoiding it or stressing about it. Whether change is good or bad, wanted, or unwanted, planned, or unplanned, it still can be stressful. Life rhythms change and they are hard to re-establish. Even though I knew change was going to be a huge part of my life during this season, I still feel emotionally raw. We planned for this time by booking a 73-day Grand Africa Tour Cruise and left on October 10. This was planned years ago for one reason…to leave Denver and allow my daily rhythm to unfold. After founding and working for the Center for Relationship Education (CRE) for 30 years, my car drove to the office practically by itself. Now as the succession planning got implemented and my daughter took over as the President of CRE, I am far from home. Even though I had several years to prepare for this time, I find myself to be a bundle of churning emotions. I have gathered meditations, affirmations and songs outlining embracing change and a new day. I have gotten up early to experience beautiful sunrises with the hope that by watching the beauty and perpetual cycle of a new day, I would move into this season with grace and poise. As of today, this strategy is not working. My eyes continue to leak, and I am a not at peace. I am sure this state of being is being fueled not only by retirement but also by the sale of a home that was a sanctuary for my spirit for 27 years. We have been living in hotels and a furnished apartment, but these are not the places one can find rest. I looked to the experts for advice on how to be resilient and brave during this time. The advice starts with self-care, eating well, resting, exercising, journaling, and meditating. One of the strategies is setting small goals that are realistic and achievable. Another is re-establishing a routine. All the articles I read on dealing with change encourages connection with others. So, what is the plan for the next 70 days. I plan to work out, sleep well, read books I have never had time to read, speak to cruise passengers and listen to their stories regarding retirement, continue to try to find a home (via the web) to purchase once we return, enroll in a university to get my Masters, work to organize the NARME (National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education) Conference in Oklahoma City next June, go on a hunt for goodness in this crazy, depraved world where killing innocent civilians is condoned by some, practice gratitude and have a good cathartic cry. joneenmac@ gmail.com
The Eagles concert – An evening’s Peaceful Easy Feeling Taking a pause from writing about my travels to interesting or unusual locations (Turkmenistan coming up), often one can find adventure close to home. For those who love music, growing up listing to AM and FM radio, rather than the myriad streaming services of today, a concert is a step back in time, a walk down memory lane. For me, each song conjures up memories of what I was doing when that song was popular. Many memories are linked to sounds and smells, for example, a particular aroma reminds me of my parents’ house or mom’s cooking. Music is much the same, each song a reminder of people and events long ago. After a dearth of concerts due to COVID and the busyness of life, our first recent concert, about a month ago, was Lionel Ritchie, with Earth Wind and Fire as the warm-up band. What’s remarkable is that these singers are in their
70s. They may not move like they did 50 years ago, but their voices make up for any arthritis or the aches and pains after life in the fast lane of rock and roll. Lionel has a long list of hits, dating back to his Commodore days, and he didn’t disappoint. His voice was still easy like Sunday morning and we could have listened to him all night long. Ditto for Earth Wind and Fire, still shining stars. A few weeks later was the Eagles, both concerts at Ball Arena, formerly the Pepsi Center. Steely Dan was the planned warm-up band for the Eagles but Donald Fagen was instead in the hospital in New York. Sheryl Crow stepped in in grand fashion. She was a youngster in comparison at only 61 years old but played all her many hit songs, reminding us that every day is a winding road.
Then came the Eagles, but with two new band members. Founding members Glenn Frey and Randy Meisner are already gone, a fate hitting many groups from the 60s and 70s who are slowly losing band members. Replacing them on tour are country star Vince Gill and Deacon Frey, Glenn’s son, who wasn’t even born when his daddy was singing Desperado and Lyin’ Eyes. He filled his father’s musical shoes wonderfully. Timothy B Schmidt, Joe Walsh, and Don Henley still have their pipes and sang their many hits like they did 50 years ago. They wound up the show at the end of an encore with their iconic Hotel California. Music has a grip on us, locking in memories from long ago. As they sang, “You can check out any time you like BY BRIAN C. JOONDEPH
but you can never leave.” Don Henley summed up aging well with this comment, “It’s more fun being 20 in the 70s than 70 in the 20’s”. Perhaps, but age is just a number, and this gang still knows how to take it to the limit yet still take it easy 50 years after they began writing and singing songs. Tickets, while pricey (what isn’t these days), are readily available on Ticketmaster. It’s possible to get good tickets at the last minute as we did for Lionel Ritchie, rather than planning a concert months in advance only to find out that everyone’s fickle schedules change, as happened with my kids who couldn’t attend at the last minute. It must be the Rocky Mountain way. For a nostalgic step back in time, enjoy a concert and some music from a bygone era and notice how we all, including the bandmembers, are dancing on the ceiling through the passage of time and age.
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It has been a rough number of days since the invasion of Israel. The brutality of the attack is the worst slaughter of Jews since the Holocaust that ultimately led to the creation of the Jewish State, 75 years ago. The Middle East remains a tinder box of hatred, violence, and now another war. It appears that the situation will get worse, not better. At home in America, Congress fails to elect a new Speaker of The House. Democrats are sticking together, and eight Republicans are using a House rule to stop the majority vote to elect a new Speaker. That situation appears fluid with no end in sight, at least early in the week. Let’s hope that the Congress can get back to work. In Colorado, the CU Buffaloes blew a halftime 29-0 lead, to lose a conference game with Stanford 46-43. Those of us who watched the late game conclusion well past midnight witnessed a second overtime field goal by Stanford, sending CU fans
to bed, confused, irritated, and angry. The game was exciting to the last miserable seconds. The Broncos lost another game to Kansas City, and I must say that the defense showed some spirit, holding the Chiefs to a 10-3 score at halftime. It seemed like every time QB Wilson got rolling something bad happened. That situation doesn’t appear to be improving. The election is Nov. 7, with city council and school board candidate races. Follow the contests over the next few weeks in this newspaper. Be thankful that we can vote in freedom and safety. As the week ended, I received a very friendly letter from a longtime friend, Larry Brown, who worked for the Colorado River Water District decades ago. Larry would visit with me on water issues in Craig 50 years ago. Since that time Larry, and his wife Sharon, have lived in Mesquite, NV; Provo, UT, Denver, and Littleton, more recently moving to Kansas to
be with family. We gins. change his address Out where the skies often. are a trifle bluer, Larry has been an Out where friendavid reader of our ship’s a little truer, newspapers for deThat’s where the cades and sends me jokes and comments BY BOB SWEENEY West begins. on a regular basis. His last Out where a fresher letter contained an inspiring breeze is blowing, poem that was uplifting. Where there’s laughter in With the week’s bad and every streamlet flowing, horrifying news his letter Where there’s more of put a smile back on my face. Gratitude to Larry for taking reaping and less of sowing, the time to write and care That’s where the West beabout his old friend. I share gins. his message with you faithful Out where the world is in readers and may it brighten the making, your day. Where fewer hearts in deOut Where the West Begins spair are aching, Out where the handThat’s where the West beshake’s a little stronger, gins. Out where the smile Where there’s more of dwells a little longer, singing and less of sighing, That’s where the West beWhere there’s more of givgins. Out where the sun is a lit- ing and less of buying, tle brighter, And a man makes friends Where the snows that fall without half trying, are a trifle whiter, That’s where the West beWhere the bonds of home gins. are a wee bit tighter, That’s where the West beAuthor, Arthur Chapman
BREAKING NEWS BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
It was announced on October 17 that Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and Arthur Laffer, an American economist and holder of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, will debate the merits of Proposition HH with Colorado Rep. Rose Pugliese (R-El Paso County) Assistant Minority Leader, and Michael Fields, president of Advance
seeing their new, much higher property values. If passed, it will reduce the assessment rate and the assessed value of owner-occupied, senior, and multi-family housing for property tax purposes starting next year and going through 2032. Proposition HH would also allow the state to increase the amount of revenue that it can keep, rather than return as TABOR refunds, by 1% over the present cap on that amount, for ten years. The extra money would go
to local governments whose property tax receipts went down due to this measure. Any additional funds would be used for K-12 education, though the language doesn’t specify exactly how it would be directed. Another bill that would go into effect if this measure passes would provide a onetime TABOR refund payment of $833 per person, $1666 for couples filing jointly, regardless of income level. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com
public of alternate travel Arapahoe Road bridge reconstruction the routes. People living in the
October 2023 Project Update
After discovering a utility conflict with the proposed bridge, the team has been working closely with Denver Water to relocate a waterline to accommodate the bridge work and improve an aging piece of Denver Water’s infrastructure. Work hours are 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. Please pay attention while driving in the work zone and never drive distracted. Motorists should expect increased Arapahoe County Sheriff patrols in neighborhoods north and south of Arapahoe Road to manage cut-through traffic. All construction activities are weather dependent and subject to change for the safety of crews and the traveling public.
Upcoming Construction Impacts
Ongoing through October – Through October, crews will continue to build the roadway over Big Dry Creek. Crews are completing finishing activities for the bridge, including stone and wall aesthetic work. Under the bridge, crews continue stream stabilization efforts and will install new waterline infrastructure. In addition to the work above, crews will prepare and pave the North Trail through the construction zone. Ongoing – Traffic continues to travel in new lane configurations. To support final roadway construction and paving, rolling lane closures are anticipated. Tentatively starting 10/18, traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction, and the phase is
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anticipated to last two weeks. Closures at Elizabeth are also anticipated with duration still to be determined. Detour routes on University Boulevard and Dry Creek Road are highly encouraged.
Project Summary
The existing bridge over Big Dry Creek was built in 1945 and is past its useful life. This reconstruction project will: • Replace the existing bridge with a wider and taller structure • Improve pedestrian access over and around the bridge • Make improvements to the Big Dry Creek drainage and waterway system Road closures will continue during the project. Prior to any closures an announcement will be sent to advise
nearby neighborhoods will still be able to get to their homes. Learn more about the Arapahoe Bridge over Big Dry Creek Replacement Project by visiting the project page at centennialco. gov/arapahoebridge. To stay informed about this project either sign up for our project announcements here, or follow us on social media @ CentennialGov. Updates: centennialco.gov/ arapahoebridge Facebook: https://www.face book.com/CentennialGov Twitter: https://twitter.com/ CentennialGov Hotline: 720-758-8298 Construction Team (Benesch): Ryan Garringer, PE Construction Engineer rgarringer@benesch.com
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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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Cherry Hills Village City Council stands up for Israel At the request of Council Member Earl Hoellen, Cherry Hills Village Mayor Katy Brown called a special meeting of the CHV City Council on October 13 for the sole purpose of considering a resolution in support of the State of Israel following the vicious attack by Hamas terrorists against the civilian population of Israel on October 7, resulting in the brutal murder and unspeakable desecration of bodies of over 1,200 innocent Israeli citizens, mostly women and children, including dozens of infants, and nearly all noncombatants. They also kidnapped hostages, estimated at over 200 people, including at least 14 Americans. As of this writing, none of the hostages have been accounted for. Resolution 38 of 2023, “Standing With Israel in its Defense Against the War Launched by Hamas and Other Terrorists,” was introduced by CHV Council Member Earl Hoellen, who reported just having visited the World War II concentration camp of Mauthausen that was in operation from 1938 until 1945. Mau-
thausen is described in historical records as one of two concentration camps “with the harshest imprisonment conditions and the highest mortality.” Explaining why it was important for the CHV City Council and all others responsible members of the international community to unequivocally condemn Hamas’ brutal war against Israel and to support Israel’s right to self-defense, Council Member Al Blum invoked the famous words of Martin Niemöller, a prominent Lutheran pastor in Germany who was imprisoned by the Nazis from 1937 to 1945 for speaking out against Adolf Hitler. Niemöller’s postwar quote, directed toward German citizens and the leaders of his own church, was, “First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a socialist. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out—because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out—because I was not a Jew. Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak out for me.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
Littleton Elks Serves Meals to 60 Local Firefighters The Littleton Elks Americanism Committee served 60 meals to three local firestations in September. This was the first food delivery by the Americanism Committee since reinstating last year. Kim Garcia was asked to serve as Committee Chair, and there are currently 11 members. Stations #11, #12, and #13 in the Littleton Fire Department were served hot meals by Jimmy Stanley (Exalted Ruler), Kim Garcia (Esteemed Lecturing Knight), Teri Shelgren, Craig Couture, Cherie Garcia, Joyce Gabbard, and Pat Taylor. “We served three Littleton stations and three rotations of each station,” Kim said. “They were very appreciative.” Littleton Fire Department, known as Littleton Fire Rescue, help provide service in South Metro Fire Rescue to 561,000 residents within approximately 287.5 square miles of coverage. The Americanism Committee is planning another food delivery for 100 local police officers and dispatchers on October 18th.
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Four office buildings in west Greenwood Village are in foreclosure BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
In July, Business Den reported that four buildings in Greenwood Village had gone into receivership at the request of Voya Financial which had made loans on them because the loans were in default. All the buildings are located in Greenwood Village District Two, west of I-25. One is located on seven acres at 7100 E. Belleview Avenue, directly across the street from the highly successful Belleview Station mixed-use development. The other is the Triad office complex, three five-story buildings at 5660, 5670, and 5680 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard on 22 acres, steps away
from GV’s Orchard Light Rail Station,. It is by far the largest property in the area around the Orchard Light Rail Station. In September, Westport Capital Partners, the California company that owned and reportedly owed $18.5 million on the 164,000-square foot office building at 7100 E. Belleview Avenue, announced it was signing over for the property, for which it paid almost $20 million in 2015, to Voya in a deedin-lieu-of-foreclosure agreement. There has been little new development or redevelopment on Greenwood Plaza Boulevard adjacent to the Orchard Light Rail station in the eight-tenths of a mile between the Landmark Towers at Berry Avenue and the former Marilyn Hickey Min-
The former Marilyn Hickey building at 8081 E. Orchard Road has been boarded up for years.
istries building at 8081 E. Orchard Road that has been boarded up for the past five years. If The Triad becomes vacant, many believe crime will be an increasing threat to the neighborhood because of Triad’s proximity to the light rail station along with the inherent risks of all empty buildings. Back in 2017, there was talk of a Whole Foods grocery store going into the Marilyn Hickey property. That development didn’t happen. Instead, all the tenants in the building were forced to leave and it has been boarded up and shuttered ever since. Occasionally, emergency responders like South Metro Fire Rescue use the property for drills, since it is large and empty. GV Police have also had to frequently remove
squatters there. We previously reported that Focus Property Group, owner of the Triad complex, told The Villager that they were not able to refinance the project, on which $50 million is owed to Voya, so it would be lost to foreclosure. In 2018, the Greenwood Village City Council revised its master plan, which says that residential development anywhere along the I-25 corridor, including near the Orchard and Arapahoe Light Rail stations, is discouraged, except for single-family homes on at least one-quarter acre of land. No developer has proposed building single-family homes of any size in either location since that policy was adopted. City planners have told the council that they get almost weekly inquiries
from developers wanting to present plans for high-end multi-family homes there but they are told the city council will never approve any type of multi-family residential, including townhomes or condos, regardless of the density, design, or quality, so there’s no point in proposing it. The master plan encourages retail, restaurants, and office buildings. Since COVID, GV and the Denver metro area have had a steady 25% vacancy rate in built office buildings. Restaurants and retail have not been built along the I-25 corridor in Greenwood Village either, except at the Landmark complex, likely because that type of development occurs organically when people live nearby. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com
This broken staircase is in located at 5650 Greenwood Terrace in Orchard Station.
The owner of 7100 E. Belleview Avenue has turned the building over to the mortgage holder.
These are two of the three buildings in the 22-acre Triad development, currently in foreclosure.
Rusted-out sign offering space for rent in the building at 5650 Greenwood Terrace.
Photos by Freda Miklin
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Floyd Hill rock scaling and blasting operations will continue CDOT has announced that various rockscaling and blasting projects began earlier this week and will continue from Mondays through Thursdays along the I-70 Floyd Hill project area. In addition, the Mountain Express Lanes (MEXL) remain closed this week in both directions of I-70 between the Hidden Valley/Central City exit (Exit 243) and near Idaho Springs. The closure will help construction crews prepare for work in the West Section of the $700 million Floyd Hill project, according to CDOT. The closure is expected to continue this weekend, Oct. 20-22, with additional night closures anticipated after Oct. 26. In addition, daytime right shoulder closures on westbound and eastbound I-70 between Soda Creek Road (exit 240) and Hidden Valley (exit 243) are continuing this week due to electrical work. During scaling and blasting operations that occur between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., motorists can expect up to six, 20-minute traffic holds on eastbound and westbound I-70 and U.S. 40 approximately every 75 minutes between Homestead Road (exit 247) and U.S. 6 (exit 244) interchanges. The traffic holds could result in up to 45 minutes of delay as the queue clears. During the traffic holds, CDOT recommends motorists turn off their vehicles to help with air quality. Highway 6 closure on Friday Residents might not want to consider using Highway 6 between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m. tomorrow, Friday, Oct 20, due to the closure related to the construction of the Huntsman Gulch trail project along Highway 6 (Clear Creek Canyon). The work site is between mile points 267 and 271.5 along Highway 6 between Golden and Highway 119 south of Black Hawk. CC Greenway Trail closed Hiking, biking or walking enthusiasts cannot use part of the Clear Creek Greenway Trail beneath the bridges at the bottom of Floyd Hill. The area is part of a long-term closure so that utility work and grading operations can continue in that section of I-70. I-70 Lane and shoulder closures Overnight double left-lane closures for electrical work are planned for westbound and eastbound I-70 between Soda Creek
Construction equipment and workers complete work on a section of wall.
(240) and Hidden Valley/ Central City (Exit 243). U.S. 40 Roundabouts Due to recent weather, the complete closure of U.S. 40 east of County Road 65 has been continuing so crews can complete paving work. From 7 a.m. until 5 p.m. through Friday, Oct. 27, U.S. 40 from Homestead Road to the Floyd Hill Open Space trailhead will continue to be closed. CDOT said motorists and cyclists should use I-70 Green spray is used on instead of U.S. 40 for their the ground for soil stabilization. travels. The closures will enable crews to complete storm sewer work, wall construction and roadway construction. EJMT restrictions Sections of the Eisenhower Johnson Mountain Tunnel section of I-70 will be repaved this month. CDOT said motorists can expect overnight single-lane closures on eastbound I-70 from the tunnels just west of Georgetown. The state noted that impacts should be minimal due to lower traffic volumes. Repairs will be conducted in the tunnels overnights between 10 a.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday nights, according to CDOT. Project overview The $700 million I-70 Floyd Hill project will build a third westbound I-70 travel lane, which will function as an Express Lane, to improve the current two-lane bottleneck heading down Floyd Hill westbound. The new toll lane will begin near the top of Floyd Hill westbound and will be a fly-over lane that will end near the Veterans Memorial Tunnels. Other major elements include: Constructing a missing two-mile section of the frontage road between Evergreen and Idaho Springs. Building an eastbound I-70 extended on-ramp for slow-moving vehicles. Improving traffic flow and access at interchanges and intersections within the project limits. Improving sight distance on roadway curves. Improving the Clear Creek Greenway trail. Implementing environmental mitigation to create safer wildlife movements and improve air and water quality, stream conditions and recreation. The Floyd Hill construction project began this summer and is projected to be completed in late 2028, according to CDOT.
Photos courtesy of CDOT.
Driver cautions CDOT said motorists should expect narrower lanes and shoulders, reduced speed limits as low as 45 mph and increased truck traffic entering and exiting the work zones. All construction activities are weather-dependent and subject to change. During construction, the existing I-70 travel lanes will remain open in each direction during peak daytime travel hours. Lane closure hours for the duration of construction will vary based on the season, day of the week, number of lanes being closed and travel direction. Project sections The Floyd Hill project is divided into three sections. The East Section is from the west of Evergreen to midway down Floyd Hill near the Black Hawk interchange (Exit 244). The West Section is from near Exit 243 (Central City Parkway) to the Veterans Memorial Tunnels near Idaho Springs. The Central Section is from the middle of Floyd Hill through Exit 243 (Central City/Hidden Valley exit). The east section began this spring and continues through June 2026. The West section is expected to start this fall and will conclude in the fall of 2027. The Central section has begun and will continue into 2028. The East part of the project includes installing two new traffic roundabouts along Highway 40, at County Road 65 and Homestead Road. Flagmen control traffic during some of the daytime work. For additional info
To receive daily texts each morning, text “floydhill” (all one word) to 21000. For information about the CDOT Floyd Hill project, visit www.codot.gov/projects/i70foydhill. A hotline is available at 720-994-2368. Email CODT at cdot_foydhillproject@state.co.us. For information on the Highway 6/Clear Creek Canyon project, visit www.jeffco.us/P2P. Phone information is available at 720-893-0403. The email address is peaks2plains@ gmail.com. For real-time travel information, visit www. COTrip.org.
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2023 Statewide Ballot Issues The Colorado Constitution (Article V, Section 1(7.3)) requires the Colorado Legislative Council to publish the ballot title and legal text of each statewide ballot measure. A “YES/FOR” vote on any ballot issue is a vote in favor of changing current law or existing circumstances, and a “NO/AGAINST” vote on any ballot issue is a vote against changing current law or existing circumstances. Proposition HH Reduce Property Taxes and Retain State Revenue Question: Shall the state reduce property taxes for homes and businesses, including expanding property tax relief for seniors, and backfill counties, water districts, fire districts, ambulance and hospital districts, and other local governments and fund school districts by using a
portion of the state surplus up to the proposition HH cap as defined in this measure? Proposition II Retain Nicotine Tax Revenue in Excess of Blue Book Estimate Question: Without raising taxes, may the state retain and spend revenues from taxes on cigarettes, tobacco, and other nicotine products and maintain tax rates on cigarettes, tobacco, and other nicotine products and use these revenues to invest twenty-three million six hundred fifty thousand dollars to enhance the voluntary Colorado preschool program and make it widely available for free instead of reducing these tax rates and refunding revenues to cigarette wholesalers, tobacco product distributors, nicotine products distributors, and other taxpayers, for exceeding an estimate included in the ballot information booklet for proposition EE?
Evening of Hope raises $50,000 to support pancreatic cancer research at the CU Cancer Center Study linking radiation and immunotherapy to begin human efficacy trials in October BY PETER JONES
The annual Evening of Hope held on Sept. 8 was yet another successful night to celebrate courage and support Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research. More than $50,000 was raised to support the groundbreaking work taking place at the University of Colorado Cancer Center. Most exciting was the announcement that one of the fast-moving, Wings of Hope-supported projects will start its first-phase human efficacy trials in October. A peer-reviewed analysis of the study’s experimental treatment that combines radiation and immunotherapy was published earlier this year by the medical journal Cancer Cell. “This is about fighting the
fight for our patients. We have to eradicate it.” Dr. Sana Karam, the lead researcher, told the sold-out audience of Wings of Hope supporters. “The only way to advance science, to advance trials and to cure cancer is through rigorous research that can move the needle. That’s why we need you. So help us to continue to fight the fight.” Highly targeted radiation is increasingly seen as a strategic medicine to trigger an immune response in the pancreas. Karam, a radiation oncologist, describes the therapy as less a frontal assault on the cancer than a preventative vaccine working against the stubborn, recurring cancer cells. In Karam’s animal studies,
many of the mice injected with pancreatic cancer cells lived more than five times longer than those receiving no therapy. In the later human trials that tested safety only, the targeted radiation was well tolerated by its 18 patients. Seed funding for the early stages of research came from one of three $50,000 grants awarded in 2019 by Wings of Hope that fund ongoing pancreatic cancer research at the CU Cancer Center at the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora. Other Wings of Hope-funded research was also highlighted. One project, led by Dr. David Thomas, another CU professor of radiation oncology, is looking into how artificial intelligence
might be used to improve patient outcomes. The research, which recently received a national Best in Physics award, is using AI to create “digital twins” of real pancreatic cancer patients. The idea is to see if past patients’ treatments might have improved with the now-available precision offered by AI. Another grant is funding research into battling CHD1L, a protein that has been known to cause drug resistance in a large percentage of pancreatic cancer patients. Dr. Daniel LaBarbera, co-director of the Anschutz Campus’s Center for Drug Discovery, and Dr. Natalie Serkova, a professor of radiation, have developed OTI-611, which has already shown promise for inhibiting the protein. “Some of the most innovative research is happening at CU Anschutz, and Wings of Hope funding is critical to accomplishing that,” LaBarbera told the audience.
Such successes in the Wings of Hope community have slowly garnered the attention of the larger world of cancer research. Among the other speakers this year was five-year survivor Cathy Noon, a former Centennial mayor, who was recently asked to become a “consumer reviewer” for the U.S. Defense Department’s veteran-centered cancer-research program. Maureen Shul, the founder of Wings of Hope, who lost two family members to pancreatic cancer, will participate as a “caregiver reviewer” in the same program. “I want to say congratulations to Wings of Hope, to Maureen and to all of you for getting us where we are today,” Noon told the audience. “We just keep taking those baby steps and they keep turning into bigger and bigger ones.” For more information on Wings of Hope or to help support the research, visit wingsof hopepcr.org.
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Forums draws out differences between Aurora City Council candidates On September 29, the eight candidates for four positions on Aurora City Council appeared in three separate question-and-answer sessions at Aurora’s City Hall. The evening was sponsored by the Aurora Chamber of Commerce, 9News, the Sentinel, Aurora Women’s Club, and the League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties (LWV). Moderators were from LWV and Aurora Women’s Club. Panelists for all three forums
dignified housing, dignified wages, and the ability to be safe.” She pointed to her endorsement by the Aurora Firefighters “and numerous other labor organizations.” Gardner said, “I’ve lived in five of Aurora’s six wards so I understand the challenges that face our community (including) public safety, economic growth…affordability.” He pointed to his endorsement by the Aurora Federation of Police. Thomas Mayes described himself as a pastor, father, husband, and grandfather who is running for city council “because we don’t have affordable housing, we don’t have accessible housing, and public safety is an
the crime. We need to look at it more holistically and understand why the crime is being committed.” He would “have officers visible to prevent crime rather than just enforce the law.” Scott said that crime “is the number one issue. I’ll be a champion for enforcing our laws that empower the victim and expand punishments for crime. Criminals need to know that Aurora is open for business but closed to crime.” Coombs responded, “We have to diversify our public safety work force…We need to civilianize where appropriate… People do not feel comfortable calling the police when they don’t know that they’re going to
Candidates for Ward IV are 17year resident Jonathan Gray, who
through AEOC…but the thing that holds us back is crime and affordability—we have to address these things first…to attract businesses.” Gray said he would emphasize Aurora’s tourism industry and the aerospace industry, adding that, “Our military families are gonna need to be paid more attention to,” and, “Expanding the economic production and promotion on our arterial corridors is critical…to expand our economic involvement and to make sure that all of our people are invested in our children, as well, to make sure our education system stays affluent and provides a space to continue to thrive.”
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important issue, as well as safety for our officers.” Scott said he is running to “help Aurora become the safest, most affordable place to live, work, and raise a family…We must reduce crime, tackle homelessness, and address affordability. I grew up here, I’ve lived here for over 35 years, and my wife and I are raising our four children here.” Asked what policies they would advocate to address rising crime, including motor vehicle theft and property crime, Gardner said, “I’ve already passed a motor vehicle theft tracking program in my first term...I hope that will act as a deterrent to would-be criminals…I also passed an ordinance to deter theft of catalytic converters.” Mayes said, “Crime is inextricably connected to accessible housing, minimum wage, and affordability. The economic situation we’re in promotes much of
be safe as a result of doing so. We need to address issues with excessive use of force so that our community trusts our public safety officers.” Levy asked candidates if they thought the policy Aurora had adopted of stepping up criminal penalties and sentencing at the municipal level as a response to increased crime is a good strategy to reduce crime. Mayes responded, “I don’t believe we can arrest or penalize our way out of this problem. We have to get to the root of it. We don’t put enough emphasis on preventative law enforcement.” Scott said that crime is out of control, adding, “People do not feel safe in our neighborhoods. We should enforce our laws and expand the penalties for crime.” Coombs referenced the 1990s, saying, “Mandatory minimums did not work then and they are not going to work now. The only thing they do is exacerbate exist-
holds a master’s degree in public administration from CU Denver and works in the Arapahoe County Department of Human Services, and 25-year resident Stephanie Hancock, a military veteran who is president of the Aurora Cultural Arts District. In his opening statement, Gray talked about his work “with children and families in our most vulnerable communities,” adding that he “is confident I will bring a fresh approach to policy and challenge the status quo.” Hancock described herself as “a wife, a mom, a grandmom, and a U.S. Air Force veteran who has owned a small business.” She named “crime, affordability, and the access to wealth through business” as the three major challenges facing the community. Asked what they would do to attract businesses and well-paid jobs to Aurora, Hancock said she would, “advocate advertising for our city through Visit Aurora,
Asked how they think Aurora might support victims of vehicle theft, Gray said he believes, “It’s our responsibility to work with police…to maintain…vigilance in our communities…A solution would be to work with our power team to start a program where we have grant funds for neighborhood watch programs… If we can have programs that come together…and allow our communities to…connect and become more vigilant, then we will thrive as a community and mitigate crime.” Hancock suggested reducing fees to crime victims whose stolen vehicles have been impounded or seeking grant funding to avoid victims of vehicle theft having to pay impound fees. Del Puerto asked the candidates where they stood on a city law passed last year that requires anyone convicted of stealing goods valued at $300 or more to
Race for two at-large positions
Candidates for Aurora City Council at-large are Alison Coombs, who works with adults with developmental disabilities and is currently completing her first term on the city council representing Ward V, Curtis Gardner, an incumbent in the at-large position who holds degrees in business and finance, Thomas Mayes, a Vietnam veteran who has degrees in biblical studies, business, and urban ministries, and Jono Scott, a father of four, Christian pastor, and director of the Woodside Baptist Kingdom Building Food Bank Ministry, a partner agency of Food Bank of the Rockies. Each candidate gave an opening statement. Coombs said, “I believe that every person in our city deserves
ing inequalities and lead folks to be stuck in a life of crime.” She believes punishment for crime should be tied to the harm that was done by providing community service and restorative action. Gardner said that crime is the number one issue for Aurora residents. He doesn’t believe mandatory minimum punishments are the answer but he does believe “increased penalties for crime are a good idea.” He would like to see “a fully staffed police force that can do pro-active policing.”
Race for Ward IV
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serve at least three days in jail. Gray responded, “I believe mandatory minimums exacerbate the problem.” He said he also believes that many car thefts are committed by teenagers 13-15 years old who “do not need to be a victim of this system…that diminishes their future,” so counseling and probation might be a better answer. Hancock said she, “wholeheartedly supports accountability and responsibility,” and those who commit crimes, “are taking the risk and will pay the cost for that.”
Race for Ward V
Ward V candidate Angela Lawson has served on the Aurora City Council for the past eight years as an at-large member and has three advanced degrees in the fields of social science, public administration, and public policy. Ward V candidate Chris Rhodes has a background in union advocacy, including fighting for fair wages and better working conditions. Rhodes introduced himself as one who has spent time “organizing among our most vulnerable citizens,” noting these citizens’ concerns include “the lack of affordable housing, increasing
homeless population, public safety, and mistrust of the police in our community.” In her introduction, Lawson pointed to her experience on the city council, as well as 14 years in the Secretary of State’s office. She identified a goal of hers as “making a difference on public safety and transportation issues in Ward V.” Asked how Aurora Police could “rebuild accountability and transparency,” Rhodes recommended “ramping up the PAR (Police Area Representative) program” to add additional officers to it. The PAR program is one in which “officers have the flexibility to gather citizen input, alter work hours, develop and implement new policing strategies, and bring additional resources to bear on problems that have been identified by the community,” according to the city’s website. Lawson was asked to explain what she meant by “a new era of public safety” noted on her campaign website. She said, “We have new challenges in our community…more youth violence… people are driving crazy…homelessness…people not being able to feel totally safe in their neighborhoods.” She continued, “We’ve always lived in these times but the landscape is changing.”
Asked how they would use money allocated to Aurora by Proposition 123 for affordable housing, Rhodes said he would look at “changing some of our zoning to mixed development zoning,” adding, “We need to start building more multi-family housing…(and) spread density equally across our city.” Lawson said, “In Prop 123, we are going to have to make sure it’s sustainable over time…We have to make sure it doesn’t go back to market rate…Looking at affordability, one issue that has come up over and over is making sure we have housing for older adults.”
Race for Ward VI
Francoise Bergan, current Mayor ProTem, is running for a third and final term. She is being challenged by Brian Matise, a retired physicist, teacher, and attorney. Bergan said she is a 21-year resident of southeast Aurora with a proven record of accomplishments, including a southeast recreation center and field house, better parks and trails, and improved safety devices. Matise said he is running “because Aurora needs smarter ideas to have a better, brighter future.” He believes his experience has
taught him how to “solve problems creatively and with hard work,” which he has demonstrated in his 17 years of serving on the Tollgate Crossing Metro Board. Asked what actions they would take in their first few months in office, if elected, “to make sure Aurora remains a high-quality community to live in, work in, and raise a family,” Matise talked about “implementing newer… force-multiplier approaches to policing, including high technology (like) license plate reader systems…and a stronger neighborhood-based response to public safety.” Bergan said, “Public safety is the priority…Also taking care of our infrastructure needs, including roads…(and) open space, parks, and trails.” She also mentioned retail, “because of the revenue we derive from that.” Asked how much they think Aurora should spend on homelessness from its budget, Bergan said the city has already spent tens of millions of dollars, and the best solution is to work with other cities in the county to identify and act on the root causes of homelessness, including mental illness and alcohol and drug addiction. Matise pointed to the Point in Time report that says homelessness has “about a dozen different causes, including domestic violence and disabilities,” in addition
to mental illness and substance abuse. He went on, “My belief is that if we design the plans properly, we save money because it costs about $19,000 a year per homeless person for additional policing services, additional emergency response services, etc. If we house them instead and provide for housing, it can reduce the cost. Asked if they support reducing the sales tax on legal marijuana in Aurora, which is higher than the regular sales tax, Matise said no, because the city has borrowed against future marijuana tax revenues so they are committed. He also pointed out that there are no studies that show reducing the rate would result in increased revenue to the city. Bergan said, “There’s a proposal for a 1% reduction. We could do that if we look at what we are funding from the marijuana tax money. For example, the recreation center (in Ward VI) was funded by marijuana tax money; there was no increase to taxpayers. We pledged (marijuana tax) revenues against that…I lean toward reducing it 1%...if we can make it work financially… because I think we have put an extra burden on our businesses…with higher taxes.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
MIKE COFFMAN Tough on Crime.
As your Mayor, I have led the charge to make Aurora a safer city. Under my leadership Aurora has worked to fight crime. Passed a City of Aurora ordinance requiring mandatory minimum jail sentences for motor vehicle theft and shoplifting of $300 or more. Successfully lobbied the State Legislature and the Governor to make all motor vehicle thefts a felony. Passed a camping ban for the city of Aurora.
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passed the legislature and was signed into law by the Gov. Polis. I will continue to make sure we have a fully staffed police force that has the training and competitive pay and benefits to attract and retain the very best law enforcement professionals. I will also work with our state partners to ensure that we have laws in place to deter, and not enable, criminal behavior. I also support leaning into the consent decree between the Aurora Police Department
and the Attorney General’s office concerning past mistakes that were made and view this as an opportunity for improvement. I want to continue to expand using our partners, such as mental health professionals, to respond to incidents where an individual is having a mental health crisis, and where a law enforcement approach is unnecessary. On homelessness, I will continue to promote policies
that get unsheltered homeless off the streets and into treatment, job training, employment, and stable housing. My plan for reducing homelessness includes getting the unsheltered homeless off the streets and into a safe place for them to stay. This will require a more aggressive and less tolerant approach than we have under our current camping ban. The next step will require
the homeless, in exchange for assistance, to agree to an “Individual Responsibility Contract” to address their challenges through participating in addiction recovery, mental health counseling, job training and employment with the end state of having every able-bodied individual employed and living in stable housing. I would appreciate your vote this November so I can continue moving Aurora forward. Mayor Mike Coffman
Chris Campbell
his candidacy citing a vision for a more accessible, vibrant, and secure Littleton. The volunteer assistant football coach at Englewood high school, Campbell was flanked by supporters at a lively campaign kick off event at his business in downtown Littleton, The Olde Towne Tavern on Tuesday.
Campbell shared three pillars guiding his campaign saying, “First and foremost, I’m dedicated to improving affordability, with a commitment to ensuring that Littleton remains a place where all residents can thrive,” Campbell said. “Secondly, downtown Littleton is a special Main Street
that has drawn residents for decades. My aim will be to continue to protect its vibrancy and preserve its unique character.” Campbell also places a strong emphasis on public safety. “Safeguarding our residents is tantamount to a flourishing community,” Campbell
said. “Residents deserve a Littleton where families can confidently raise their children, supported by a wealth of schools, parks, athletic fields, libraries, and museums.” Campbell faces off against incumbent Pam Grove. He says it’s a benefit to have new blood in office and someone who isn’t a politician.
Laurel has been a small business owner, worked in sales, marketing, and advertising, been a Teacher’s Aide and volunteer in private Christian education, volunteered for several years in the Ladies Auxiliary of the VFW, and is a grassroots political activist. Laurel served as Jefferson County Chair for the Donald Trump Campaign in 2016. Laurel was also picked by President Trump and his team to be one of Colorado’s 9 Republican Presidential Electors at the Electoral College for
the 2016 Presidential Election. Due to the loss of Colorado, she was never able to cast her vote at the Electoral College. Laurel was born and raised in Golden, Colorado, and has one son, Weston Imer, who is 19 years old. Laurel worked part-time as a Clinic Manager at a Pre-Employment solutions company that was forced to close due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. When not working Laurel home-schooled her son
Weston who graduated in November of 2020. Laurel now works as an Administrative Assistant for a local financial firm in Lakewood, CO. During her 2022 campaign for Congress Laurel ran to align local and federal issues in education and school choice, immigration, infrastructure, and economic growth, capitalizing on the success of President Trump’s America First Policies. Her ultimate goal was
to Put America First once again and continue to provide prosperity and stability to the American People. Laurel currently is active within the party structure where she serves as a Precinct Captain for State House District 27, and State Senate District 22 and a Bonus Member on the Congressional District 7 Central Committee, State GOP Central Committee and is the Congressional District 7 Representative to the Colorado GOP Executive Committee which serves as a guiding body for the Colorado GOP.
of District 2 while transforming the area along I-25 between The Landmark and Orchard Road into a community where people live, work, and play. Inaction has allowed this area to deteriorate which is unacceptable. Smart plan-
ning will eliminate dilapidated buildings and decrease the crime surrounding them. We can make our community more sustainable by: sponsoring a composting service to reduce waste and lower trash collection expenditures;
planting trees to reduce heat island impacts and make our businesses more enjoyable and attractive to visit; and promoting renewable energy which will save money in the long run. Progress is not a dirty word. The world is ever-changing, and we must evolve and adapt. Doing so thoughtfully will maintain Greenwood Village’s status as a preferred place to work and play.
The top two challenges for Aurora are bringing down the crime rate and ending unsheltered homelessness and I look forward to working on both issues if I’m reelected. Last year, I reached out to the mayors of Denver and Colorado Springs to see what issues we could agree on, as the mayors from the three largest cities in our state, to take to the legislature and governor to reduce crime in our cities and across Colorado. Most of our agenda
In a bid to bring fresh perspectives and dynamic leadership to the Littleton City Council, local entrepreneur and community advocate Chris Campbell officially announced his candidacy for City Council At-Large. Campbell, an 18-year resident of downtown Littleton and small business owner, announced
Laurel Imer
Laurel Imer is a candidate for Colorado’s Republican National Committeewoman! Most recently she was a candidate for the Republican nomination in CO-07 in 2022. In 2020 Laurel was handpicked by President Donald J. Trump and his team to be his delegate to the Republican National Convention for Congressional District 7. Also during the 2020 election cycle, Laurel ran for Colorado’s House District 24 as the Republican Nominee against incumbent Monica Duran (D).
Mike Lopez and Michail Sidorov
We want to be a new generation of leadership to represent all of District 2. Greenwood Village is a fantastic place to live, and we can make our home even more vibrant and wonderful. We must start by involving citizenry in shaping the way forward, by streaming Council meetings, seeking input from our community, and leveraging the widespread talent of
our people. Inaction is not a strategy! We can no longer wait for traffic problems to magically solve themselves; we must instead develop a comprehensive transportation and mobility plan. Common-sense mixed-use development around light rail stations will spread out traffic flow and reduce congestion. Intelligent development can preserve the idyllic beauty
The Villager Newspaper policy for elections as of September 11, 2023 The Villager will accept an announcement from any candidate up to 250 words and run it free of charge along with a headshot, space permitting. The Villager will accept Letters to the Editor endorsing candidates but The Villager reserves the right to limit the length of letters and the number that run supporting the same candidate, space permitting. The Villager will accept paid ads for any candidate as long as their content is appropriate, in the judgment of our editorial board. If The Villager is invited to cover a candidate event in the community, we will do so at our discretion. Final deadline for candidate submissions is Friday, Oct. 20 by noon. __________________________________ Contact Susan Sweeney Lanam with questions. susan@villagerpublishing.com 720-270-2018
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National Night Out comes to The Preserve neighborhood BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER
On the first Tuesday in August every year, police departments around the country celebrate National Night Out, “to enhance the relationship between neighbors and law
enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. It provides a great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.” National Night Out was supposed to happen this year on August 1, but that turned out to be cold and rainy, so Greenwood Village Police Department (GVPD) resched-
uled it for September 26, which was a perfect evening. One of the two events they held that evening was at the Preserve Community Rec Center at 5001 Preserve Parkway North. More than 100 members of the community came out to visit, including kids and dogs. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com There was even a bouncy house at the event
Poppy Hearon, 5, and Willa Hearon, 3, loved the stuffed animal display by GV Animal Control/Code Enforcement Officer Faith Wilbers. Poppy is a student at Greenwood Elementary School. Preserve HOA Board Vice-President Jennifer Jacobs was there with her husband Dr. Alan Jacobs.
Allie Case, 8, Tyson Case, 5, and Abby Case, 7, have lived in The Preserve for five years. They attend Platte River Academy.
Malachi Cook, nearly two years old, liked looking at the drones as GVPD Officer Max Addante, one of the city’s SROs (Student Resource Officer in our schools) explained how they’re used to Malachi’s dad.
Reagan, 7, Felicity, 6, Callie, 4, and Danny, 2, asked Officer Juan questions about Miner and got to pet him. Reagan and Felicity attend Lenski Elementary School.
The kids loved the dunk tank with a police officer in it. This child hit the target. Photos by Freda Miklin
Archer Trujillo-Roberts, 5, Charlie Reingardt, 5, Marin Trujillo-Roberts, 7, Georganna Trujillo-Roberts, 9, and Henry Reingardt, 7, loved seeing the cool stuff the police use to catch criminals, especially their dogs. Archer, Marin, and Georganna attend St. Mary’s Academy in Cherry Hills Village. Charlie and Henry are students at St. Anne’s Episcopal School in Denver.
Officer Juan Villalva and his K9 partner Miner a/k/a Chewy have served as a team for half of the 11 years that Officer Villalva has been a part of GVPD. That is an unusually long time for a K9.
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American League team ‘Different’ postseason antothecomplement three with Giants in the NL. Only Anderson (Reds and suits today’s baseball Sparky Tigers) and Tony LaRussa My earliest memory of baseball’s postseason is nothing like what we see these days. There were eight teams in each league, and you had to finish first in one to play beyond the end of the regular season. The whole postseason was the World Series; two teams played seven DAY games, and that was it. No league championship series, no division series, and certainly no Wild Card games. I remember missing some of the greatest moments back then: • Dusty Rhodes ruining Cleveland’s 111-win season with two home runs and two other run-scoring hits in a four-game sweep in 1954 . . . • Yogi leaping into Larsen’s arms after he struck out Brooklyn pinch hitter Dale Mitchell for the 27th straight out in 1956 . . . • Maz’s home run leading off the bottom of the ninth of Game Seven to break a 9-9 tie and beat the Yanks in 1960 . . . Why? Because I was in school when they happened. Expansion forced change. So did television. First came playoff series between the teams that finished atop each of two divisions in each league, winners advancing to the World Series. Then the expanded leagues split into three divisions, and the team with the next-best record became the Wild Card qualifier. (The Rockies were the National League’s first.) And now we have THREE Wild Card teams in each league, and three rounds of postseason playoffs—just to determine the World Series participants. More games for TV, more fun for fans. As a baseball traditionalist, I miss the immediate drama of the regular-season champions of the American and National Leagues squaring off. But I must admit that, with almost twice as many teams as there were in the ‘50s, things had to change. This year’s playoffs offer ample proof that the expanded playoffs add to the excitement: Three of the four teams to advance to the two League Championship Series—Philadelphia, Arizona and Texas— went into last weekend needing just four more wins to reach the World Series, ONLY BECAUSE they earned a chance to continue playing despite not winning their respective divisions. (The three teams with the best regular-season records
all were ousted in short order after first-round byes, because of the rust that developed from not playing right away, they say. Their complaints could lead to further change in MLB’s postseason.) Here are some facts about the postseason since the advent of Wild Card teams: • Seven Wild Card qualifiers have won the World Series in the past 30 years, including the Marlins twice. • The World Series has pitted two Wild Card qualifiers twice in three decades: 2002, when Anaheim beat San Francisco in seven games, and 2014, when those Giants won their third Series in six years, edging Kansas City also in seven. • The Colorado Rockies have been a Wild Card qualifier five times—the most among all National League teams. • Every team in both leagues has been a Wild Card qualifier at least once. If you want a sentimental favorite in this season’s league championship series, and by extension, the World Series, my vote goes to Rangers manager Bruce Bochy. After three years in retirement, Bochy is back and trying to win a title with
(A’s and Cardinals) have won the Series from both leagues. If you’re trying to decide which underdog to root for, I suggest you take a hard look at the Arizona Diamondbacks (as distasteful as that may be if you’re a Rockies fan). Two years ago, Arizona lost 110 games. (Rockies fans take note.) Last season, they were slightly better (74-88). Bochy’s Rangers are a candidate, too. The year Arizona lost 110, Texas lost 102 (albeit without Bochy at the helm). And the Rangers have never won the World Series. Whatever your choice, we won’t be watching New York against Brooklyn, in the daylight, on a black-and-white TV, when the 2023 World Series commences a week from tomorrow. But the Wild Card has brought another kind of excitement to baseball. That 8-5-3 double play that ended Game Two between the Phillies and the Braves is an equivalent of Rhodes, Larsen or Mazeroski for thrilling performance. Maybe another memory will be made by whichever teams are in “the finals.” Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 15 books, nine of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman @comcast.net.
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Three vaccines seniors should consider getting this Fall Dear Savvy Senior, Which vaccines are recommended for Medicare seniors this flu season? Just Turned 65
Dear Just Turned, There are actually three different types of vaccines seniors should consider getting this fall to protect against a repeat of last winter’s “tripledemic” of respiratory illnesses, which included flu, RSV and coronavirus. Here’s a rundown of the different vaccines the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is recommending and how they are covered by Medicare.
Senior-Specific Flu Shots
For people age 65 and older, there are three flu vaccines (you only need one) that the CDC recommends over traditional flu shots. These FDA-approved vaccines provide extra protection beyond what a standard flu shot does, which is important
for older adults who have weaker immune defenses and have a greater risk of developing dangerous flu complications compared with younger, healthy adults. The three senior-specific options include the: • Fluzone High-Dose Quadrivalent vaccine, which contains four times the amount of antigen as a regular flu shot does, creating a stronger immune response for better protection. • Fluad Quadrivalent vaccine, which contains an added ingredient called adjuvant MF59 that also helps create a stronger immune response. • FluBlok Quadrivalent vaccine, is a recombinant protein (egg-free) flu vaccine that contains three times the amount of antigen as compared with a regular flu shot.
There isn’t enough evidence yet to indicate whether one of these three vaccines provides superior protection over the other two for seniors. As for side effects, you should know that the Fluzone High-Dose and Fluad vaccines can cause more of the mild side effects that can occur with a standard-dose flu shot, like pain or tenderness where you got the shot, muscle aches, headache or fatigue. While the side effects of Flublok tend to be a little less frequent. All flu vaccines are covered 100 percent by Medicare Part B as long as your doctor, health clinic or pharmacy agrees not to charge you more than Medicare pays.
the individual for the supportive community’s purpose or benefit, or for the purpose or benefit of a third-party.
understood her speech well enough to answer the questions Susan had. They used simplified language to help her review and understand the documents to enable Susan to make decisions about appropriate next steps to address the overdue payments and avoid further litigation. Supported decision-making helps individuals get the information they need to make informed decisions about their life choices and communicate those decisions to the appropriate person.
How is Supported DecisionMaking Used?
BY DONALD PETERSON Dear Readers,
What is Supported Decision-Making? (Part 2 of 3) Who Is Considered a Member of the Supportive Community?
A member of the supportive community is a person that the senior or an adult with disability has identified that they trust to assist with the supported decision-making process, who understands the individual’s desires and personal values, and who will communicate the decision to others if specifically requested to do so by the individual. Members of the supportive community can include family members, friends, case managers, direct support professionals or others chosen by the individual. Becoming a member of the supportive community does not create a fiduciary or contractual relationship with the individual. Members of the supportive community are not authorized to obtain or use personal, financial, or confidential information of
Supported decision-making assists seniors and adults with disabilities to make life decisions, including decisions related to where and with whom the individual wants to live, the services, supports, and medical care the individual wants to receive, and where the individual wants to work, without restricting the self-determination of the individual. The following is an example of how supported decision-making could be used: Susan is an older adult with cognitive impairment and physical disabilities that cause her speech to be difficult to understand. She has a team of supportive community members that provide communication and decision-making supports for her daily living needs. Her team includes a relative, a close friend, and a volunteer who works at her community disability advocacy organization. Susan has fallen behind on her credit card payments and the creditor has filed a lawsuit to collect. She was served with notice of the lawsuit, but because Susan had difficulty understanding the paperwork, she didn’t fully appreciate what might happen until she was able to work with her supported decision-making team. Her supportive community team members were familiar with her communication style, her abilities, and
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Anyone age 60 and older,
What are the four key medical/estate plan documents you need now?
Many of my clients have asked what are the critical documents needed, particularly in view of the COVID-19 pandemic. Simply being married does not give you the
especially if you have any heart or lung conditions, diabetes, kidney or liver disorders that make you vulnerable to the respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) should consider getting one of the new FDA approved RSV vaccines (either Arexvy or Abrysvo). These vaccines, recommended by the CDC, will help protect older and immunocompromised adults from respiratory illness, which is responsible for 6,000 to 10,000 deaths and at least 60,000 hospitalizations each year in seniors 65 and older. The new RSV vaccines are covered by Medicare (Part D) prescription drug plans.
months causing an increase in hospitalizations, especially among the elderly. The updated Covid vaccine targets the XBB omicron subvariants that are some of the most dominate coronavirus variants circulating in the U.S. It will also provide protection against the EG.5 variant (Eris), which is closely related to the XBB. Covid booster shots are covered 100 percent by Medicare Part B.
When and Where
If you haven’t had a Covid-19 booster shot lately, you should consider getting one this fall. Even though the Covid public health emergency has ended and the number of cases has gone way down, it has been surging in recent
Most health officials agree that it’s safe to receive the flu and Covid booster at the same time. But because the RSV vaccines are new this year, many doctors are recommending a two-week window between an RSV shot and the flu and/or the COVID shots. You can find all three vaccines at most pharmacies, medical clinics and health departments, or you can do a search at Vaccines.gov.
legal right to gain access to your spouse’s medical records or make medical decisions on your spouse’s behalf, even in an emergency. To avoid this problem and to help others care for you and to achieve your overall estate planning goals, the following documents create an effective medical/estate plan package: 1. Healthcare Power of Attorney; 2. General Financial Power of Attorney; 3. Advanced Directive for Medical/Surgical Treatment (“Living Will”); and 4. Will (or a Will with a Trust). Careful medical/estate planning should include preparation and signing of these documents, to accomplish your goals and protect you, both during your lifetime, and at the time of passing. The Power of Attorney
documents allow you to designate those agents whom you authorize to help you on your behalf during your lifetime, and the Will/Trust documents allow you to nominate others to help with your estate after your passing, as well as to identify the beneficiaries and the distributions to them, to accomplish your estate planning goals. Selected information in this column has been taken with permission by Continuing Legal Education in Colorado, Inc., from the Colorado Senior Law Handbook, 2023 Edition, Lisa T.C. “Blattner, ed., CLE in Colo., Inc (Chapter 35: Supported Decision Making, Sandra M. Sigler Esq.), which is a copyrighted publication and may be accessed and downloaded for free at: http://seniorlawhand book.org/.
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Traverse Academy will be the first school-run mental health clinic It has long been believed by many in the education community that mental health services for adolescents and teens were inadequate but there was no data to prove it. Then, a few years ago, it was discovered that, “facilities that serve students in mental health crisis or other severe needs had dwindled from 77 facilities to
16.” The Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) decided to use “money from a bond measure approved by voters in 2020 (to) build their own therapeutic mental health center to serve students in the district.” Traverse Academy, set to open its doors to students on October 23 following CCSD fall break, “will be the first-ofits-kind facility operated by a school district and will help expand access to treatment for students struggling with serious mental health challenges, rang-
ing from anxiety and severe depression to suicidal ideations.” Although CCSD has endeavored to provide mental health services to its student who need them by having at least three full time mental health professionals at every high school and two full-time mental health professionals at every middle school, along with one at every elementary school, administrators have discovered it is just not enough for students with severe issues. Traverse will be able to pro-
vide care for up to 60 students, including “specialized levels of care that combine clinical services with educational services. Each student will have an individualized treatment plan with the ultimate goal of transitioning all students back into their home school.” At Traverse, every student will receive nine hours of individual, group, and family therapy each week. If insurance benefits are not available to cover the treatment, CCSD will provide it at its own expense.
We toured the new facility at 1820 S. Joliet Street in Aurora, where detailed thought has gone into every aspect of its design to ensure that students feel safe and are safe, with U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, who was able to get $1.5 million for Traverse through the congressionally-directed spending program that began anew in 2021. Dr. Tony Poole, CCSD Assistant Superintendent for Special Populations, and Scott Smith, CCSD CFO, pointed out the additions and enhancements to the building, including all the outdoor facilities, that were made possible by that $1.5 million that supplemented the $18 million that was budgeted for the project. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com
ABOVE: The climbing wall in the Traverse gym is designed to be self-belaying, so it can be used safely for climbing on one’s own. LEFT: Traverse Principal Kimberly Avalos told Congressman Crow about what it will be like for students at Traverse Academy. INSET, ABOVE: These corn hole games were painted by a Traverse teacher to reflect the four great traverses in Colorado mountain climbing, representing the obstacles one overcomes as they move along in life. That idea is the source of the facility’s name. U.S. Rep. Jason Crow (left) toured Traverse Academy with (from left to right) Dr. Tony Poole, Assistant Superintendent for Special Populations, Scott Smith, CCSD CFO, Chris Smith, Superintendent of Schools, and (in front) Michelle Weinraub, RN, CCSD Chief Health Officer. An outdoor amphitheater provides opportunities for classes to meet outside anytime. Congressman Crow walked around the outdoor labyrinth and reported feeling more calm after doing so. Photos by Freda Miklin
The building is designed to be warm and inviting.
This climbing rock was uniquely designed to allow students to climb on it from all directions.
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Dr. Dusty - Let’s Talk About Tinnitus Q: Dr. Dusty, I’d love for you to teach our readers a little bit about tinnitus. I know a lot of people who have ringing in their ears, and I’m sure they’d love to know what causes it and how it can be treated. Let’s start with a simple question: What is the proper way to pronounce “tinnitus” and what exactly is it? A: Tinnitus can be pronounced as tin-eye-tis (long “i” sound in the middle) or as tin-it-is (short “i” sound in the middle). Most audiologists and medical doctors prefer the short “i” version because the long “i” version, “eye-tis” usually refers to inflammation (tendonitis, bursitis, etc.) and tinnitus is not an inflammatory condition. Tinnitus is the term used to describe the perception of sound when no external sound source is present. It often presents as ringing, buzzing, humming, hissing, or even musical tones. These sounds can be continuous or intermittent and can vary in loudness. Q: OK, we’ll go with the short “i” version! What causes tinnitus? A: There are many different causes of tinnitus. Here are just a few: Noise Exposure: Prolonged exposure to loud noises, such as concerts, machinery, or firearms, can damage the hair cells in the inner ear, leading to tinnitus. Age-Related Hearing Loss: As people age, the sensitivity of their inner ear’s hair cells diminishes, potentially leading to tinnitus. Earwax Blockage: A buildup of earwax can obstruct the ear canal, causing tinnitus. This type is often reversible with earwax removal. Medical Conditions: Conditions like Meniere’s disease, ear infections, high blood pressure, and certain medications can cause or exacerbate tinnitus. Head and Neck Injuries: Traumatic injuries or conditions that affect the head and neck, like whiplash, can lead to tinnitus. Q: Can tinnitus be a symptom of a more serious medical condition? A: Yes, in some cases, tinnitus can be a symptom of an underlying medical condition. For example, it may signal a vascular issue, a tumor, or other health concerns. If you experience tinnitus, especially if it’s unilateral (in one ear) or accompanied by other symptoms like dizziness, it is important to be seen by an audiologist. Q: How does tinnitus affect a person’s quality of life? A: Tinnitus can have a profound impact on a person’s quality of life. It can lead to sleep disturbances, increased stress, anxiety, and depression. Some individuals also report difficulty concentrating, social isolation, and decreased productivity. This is why it is so important to see an audiologist about your tinnitus. Q: Is there a cure for tinnitus? A: There is no one-size-fits-all cure for tinnitus, as it can have various underlying causes. However, treatment options are available to manage and alleviate the condition. These may include: Addressing the Underlying Cause: Treating the root cause, if identified, can reduce or eliminate tinnitus
symptoms. For example, if tinnitus is caused by high blood pressure, then taking the appropriate measures to lower the blood pressure would be the treatment. Hearing Aids: For those with tinnitus related to hearing loss, hearing aids can improve hearing and reduce tinnitus. Sound Therapy: Techniques like white noise machines, tinnitus maskers, or using soft, calming sounds can help mask or distract from the ringing. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): CBT can help individuals develop coping strategies to manage the emotional impact of tinnitus. Medications: In some cases, medications like anti-anxiety drugs or antidepressants may help reduce tinnitus symptoms.
Q: I don’t understand how hearing aids are a treatment for tinnitus. Can you explain that? A: Sure, but that will first require a small anatomy lesson. Our organ of hearing is called the cochlea. The cochlea is a tiny snail-shaped structure lined with tiny sensory cells called hair cells. When we have hearing loss, a portion of those sensory cells are damaged and cannot transmit sound effectively to the brain.This means there is a section of the brain that used to be processing sound, but is no longer receiving input, so one theory is that the brain makes up it’s own sound and we perceive it as tinnitus. When you wear prescription hearing aids that have been appropriately programmed for your specific hearing loss, the hearing aids amplify sounds where the hair cells are damaged thus restoring the sound signal to that particular part of the brain so that it no longer has to “make up” it’s own sound. Today’s prescription hearing aids also have tinnitus masking capabilities so an audiologist can create special programs that emit a soft noise or chime that stimulates the brain even in quiet situations when no external sounds are present. Q: Can tinnitus go away on its own? A: Tinnitus may resolve spontaneously, especially if it’s related to temporary factors like loud noise exposure or earwax buildup. However, chronic tinnitus often requires management and may not completely disappear. Q: Are there any natural remedies for tinnitus? A: While there is no guaranteed natural remedy for tinnitus, some people find relief through practices like: Dietary Changes: Reducing caffeine and salt intake, and staying hydrated, can help manage tinnitus. Stress Reduction: Stress management techniques like meditation, yoga, and deep breathing exercises may lessen the perceived severity of tinnitus. Herbal Supplements: Some individuals report relief from tinnitus symptoms with supplements like ginkgo biloba or zinc. However, I have to stress that there is no supplement that has been scientifically proven to reduce tinnitus, and it’s important to consult with a healthcare professional before trying any natural remedies
to ensure they are safe and appropriate for your specific situation.
Q: Can tinnitus be prevented? A: While it’s not always possible to prevent tinnitus, you can reduce your risk by: Protecting Your Hearing: Use hearing protection in loud environments, such as concerts or construction sites. Limiting Earwax Buildup: Avoid inserting objects into your ear canal and consult a healthcare provider if you experience earwax-related symptoms. Managing Health Conditions: Keeping chronic conditions like high blood pressure in check may help prevent tinnitus. Q: Are there any new or emerging treatments for tinnitus? A: Researchers are continuously investigating new treatments for tinnitus. Some promising approaches include: Neuromodulation: Techniques like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) and transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) are being explored as potential tinnitus therapies. There is an exciting new treatment device called Lenire that uses dual mode stimulation and has shown promising results. It is available in select audiology clinics around the country and will be more widely available in the coming months. Pharmacological Interventions: Drug development is ongoing, with some medications showing promise in clinical trials. Gene Therapy: Emerging research in genetics may provide insights into potential gene therapies for tinnitus. Q: Can exposure to loud music, like through headphones or concerts, cause tinnitus? A: Yes, exposure to loud music can lead to tinnitus. Listening to music at high volumes through headphones, attending loud concerts, or working in noisy environments can damage the delicate hair cells in the inner ear and increase the risk of developing tinnitus. Q: What should I do if I have tinnitus? A: If you suspect you have tinnitus, it’s crucial to seek medical evaluation. An ear, nose, and throat specialist or audiologist can help diagnose the condition and explore potential treatments and management strategies. Q: How can I support a loved one who has tinnitus? A: Supporting a loved one with tinnitus involves being patient, empathetic, and understanding. Encourage them to seek professional help and offer a listening ear. Help them find coping strategies, and consider reducing noise in your shared environment. If your loved one pursues treatment that includes hearing aids, encourage them to wear the hearing aids daily and remind them to use any special programs that were created by the audiologist to treat the tinnitus.
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Why vintage? BY PATRICE MATTESON
Why Vintage? I have had people in the past ask, “Why would you shop vintage?”. As you can tell from my past articles, vintage pieces hold lots of memories and get my heart pumping. Friends don’t always understand this, especially this week when I was shopping with a friend and I spotted a vintage, rusty, well-loved Radio Flyer scooter. As I loaded it into her trunk, she smiled and I knew she was thinking, “I don’t get it”. I can’t explain it. I love finding these old pieces and giving them new life. Here are some reasons to shop vintage: 1. It’s a sustainable way to shop. You are keeping products out of landfill. In addition to recycling products and giving them a second (or third, or fourth) life, you can also “up-cycle” them and repurpose them for other uses. Pinterest is a great resource for creative ideas. 2. You can score “oneof-a-kind” items. Even though the items may have been mass produce d at one time, these vintage, antique, or thrifted items are more rare. You will have something different from your neighbors and friends.
3. You get a history lesson. When shopping in vintage shops you’re always learning. You become interested in where your pieces came from and when they were made. The more discerning you get, the more selective you become. Maybe it will be the beginning of a fun collection. 4. You are supporting a small business. You are helping your neighbors and growing the dreams of an entrepreneur. 5. You appreciate your things more. If I walk through my home, it’s the vintage items that I love most. I usually can remember where I bought it and the story behind it. Last, but I think one of the most important. It’s fun! I’m ready for another adventure to look for more “finds” to share with my wonderful customers! The hunt is thrilling for me. I have been told many times on my trips across the country, “This won’t fit in your car”. I take that challenge personally and can load an amazing number of vintage finds in my vehicle. So instead of asking “Why Vintage?”, I ask “Why not Vintage?”.
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Kicking the bucket list
I’ve been feeling a little inadequate ever since I overheard a conversation between two dreamers in a restaurant recently. I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop. It’s not my fault people talk so loudly—and about such interesting things. Anyway they were discussing their bucket lists which among other things included getting a pilot’s license, living abroad and running a marathon in every state. One of the women said just once before she dies, she’d like to pet a whale. Just once before I die, I’d like to get my checkbook to balance on the first try, so you can see why I’m feeling inadequate. I decided to come up with some bigger goals. Before I say more, let’s make sure we’re on the same page—or
in the same bucket. A bucket list refers to the activities you want to accomplish before you die—kick the bucket. After the 2007 movie The Bucket List, bucket lists became as common as to-do lists and probably as likely to be completed. When I typed “bucket list ideas” into my search bar there were more than six billion results. There are health bucket lists, foodie bucket lists, fitness bucket lists and even one called Ridiculous Bucket List featuring goals like sleep in a coffin, bring a fishing pole to an aquarium and hire two private investigators to follow each other. There were so many suggestions I had to have ways to narrow them down. First while I do want to have some once-in-a-lifetime experienc-
es, I don’t want them to be once in a lifetime because I don’t survive them the first time. That eliminates running with the bulls in Pamplona, high-wire walking and cliff jumping, which is exactly what it sounds like—jumping off a cliff. For fun. Incidentally when you do the jumping without equipment, it’s called tombstoning which should tell you something. My dreams also have to fit my budget. That leaves out space travel which runs anywhere from $125,000 to millions. Unless you’re a gazillionaire—or an astronaut—that wouldn’t leave much for other dreams. Or food, clothing and shelter. An around-the-world cruise can run up to $100,000 per person which is more affordable, affordable being a relative term. Also out of my price range but less expensive still is attending the Super Bowl. This year prices ranged
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complished a lot of common bucket list items. I’ve seen Old Faithful, Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon. I’ve gone rappelling, ridden in a hot air balloon and been in a parade. I was the last chair clarinetist marching with my high school band and it was as embarrassing as skinny dipping would be for me— and probably for the band director too. But I did it. Realizing I’ve done things other people dream of doing has encouraged me to think bigger. There are so many more trips I want to take and so many other adventures I’d like to have. And just once before I die, I’d still like to balance my checkbook on the first try. Dorothy Rosby is the author of ’Tis the Season to Feel Inadequate; Holidays, Special Occasions and Other Times Our Celebrations Get Out of Hand and other books. Contact her at www.dorothyrosby. com/contact.
from just under $5,000 to around $36,000. That would be a waste for me because I don’t like football. And if I’m going to spend a lot of money on a bucket list item, I should enjoy it. That leaves out smoking Cuban cigars in Cuba (I don’t smoke), publishing a science fiction novel (I don’t even read science fiction) and hunting and bagging an alligator (I don’t hunt. Also I’m afraid of alligators.) A challenge is good, but I want my goals to be realistic. That eliminates playing in the NBA, climbing Mount Everest and learning to do the splits. Finally I don’t want anything embarrassing on my list. You’d be surprised how many people include skinny dipping on their bucket lists. I’ve never skinny dipped but if I had I wouldn’t tell you anyway. But in my research, I discovered that I’ve actually ac-
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Dear Board of Education, Diane and Janella, I really wonder if you stand what you presented tonight? We are all aware there were a lot of questions presented from the voters as was apparent in your need to combine inquiries into paragraph long questions with multiple bullet points for the canidates to answer in just 90 seconds; so it perplexes me why we needed to circle back and allow for a follow up question directed specifically to Dr. Macaulay as to who he raised funds from? Why did we need a moderator for such tripe? We could have just let the public shout their questions out and let the loudest have the floor. A question I submitted of “As a canidate for BOE what is your thought on the the surplus land the District is holding and would as a member of the board have any thoughts on how those lands might generate money for the district” was seemingly ignored as it was not asked but I am glad each canadate got to have 90 seconds to answer ‘why Brian Macaulay received a campaign donations from known conservatives!’ Could you please practice what you preach and keep politics out of this non-partisan race amongst four persons who have chosen to answer the call to public service? You should be ashamed, I am for you. The bias in what you allowed your body to present tonight was not only unbecoming of
what your district stands for but did not help inform voters of the candidates’ viewpoints on issues that really matter to their constituents. Our district is facing real issues of declining enrollment, school closures, which causes over crowding at all grade levels, teacher burnout cyberbullying and an epidemic of suicide. Not to even mention declining proficiency in all subject matters? $100.00 from Pete Coors?!!? Dr. Macaulay was right; that question was beyond ridiculous, and the fact your staff allowed it to be asked was more than telling. I hope the LPS District Accountability Committee takes a hard look at the way you handled this forum and is able give the voters more credit and ask questions of the canidates that really matter to the vast majority of us. Please give Mary a hard pass on the role of moderator, and Diane you might want to take that night off too! A concerned citizen and parent of LPS student Christopher Vincenz A Letter to the Editor Earlier this week, I attended a meeting and was enlightened on the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Taxpayer: that’s you and me! We have to pay taxes in order to live in community where everyone benefits. This is the American Way! I get it! I like it! Bill of Rights: Passed in 1992 TABOR (the Taxpayer Bill
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SPECIAL DISTRICTS Public Notice NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2023 AMENDED BUDGETS AND THE 2024 BUDGETS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that amended 2023 and proposed 2024 budgets have been submitted to Centennial 360 Metropolitan District. A copy of such proposed budgets has been filed at the offices of Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80537, where the same is open for public inspection. The Board of Directors will consider the adoption of the proposed budgets of the District at a Regular meeting of the Centennial 360 Metropolitan District to be held via Microsoft Teams on November 1, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. Any interested elector of the Centennial 360 Metropolitan District may inspect the proposed budgets at the offices of Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Boulevard, Loveland, CO 80537 and file or register any objections at any time prior to the final adoption of the budgets. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS: CENTENNIAL 360 METROPOLITAN DISTRICT By: /s/ Jordan Wood, Administrator Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11323 ___________________________ NOTICE OF HEARING ON PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND 2023 BUDGET AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the proposed budget for the ensuing year of 2024 has been submitted to the Cherryvale Sanitation District (“District”). Such proposed budget will be considered at a meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at 2:00 p.m. on November 14, 2023 via telephone and videoconference. To attend and participate by telephone, dial 1/669-254-5252 Meeting ID: 161 118 3052 and enter passcode 091621. Information regarding public participation by videoconference will be available at least 24 hours prior to the meeting and public hearing online at https://cherryvalesanitationdistrict. com. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an amendment to the 2023 budget of the District may also be considered at the above-referenced meeting and public hearing of the Board of Directors of the District. A copy of the proposed 2024 budget and the amended 2023 budget, if required, are available for public inspection at the offices of Haynie & Company 1221 W Mineral Ave UNIT 202, Littleton, CO 80120. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to final adoption of the 2024 budget and the amended 2023 budget, if required, file or register any objections thereto. CHERRYVALE SANITATION DISTRICT By: /s/ Andrew Damiano, President Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11324 ___________________________ NOTICE OF THE PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET Notice is hereby given that a proposed budget has been submitted to the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District for the ensuing year of 2024. That a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of The City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District located at 3333 So. Bannock St., Suite 360, Englewood, CO 80110, where same is open for public inspection. That such proposed budget will be considered at the meeting of the City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District to be held at the Cherry Hills Village Center at 2450 E. Quincy Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado on Monday, November 13, 2023, at 6:30 p.m. Any interested elector within such City of Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District may inspect the proposed budget and file and register any objections thereto at any time prior to the final adoption of the proposed budget. Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11320 ___________________________ NOTICE AS TO PROPOSED 2024 BUDGET AND AMENDMENT OF 2023 BUDGET RIVERWALK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Riverwalk Metropolitan District No. 2 (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2024. The necessity may also arise for the amendment of the 2023 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2024 budget and 2023 amended budget (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the District’s Accountant, Marchetti & Weaver, LLC, 245 Century Circle, Suite 103, Louisville, Colorado 80027, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2024 budget and 2023 amended budget will be considered at a regular meeting to be held Wednesday, November 1, 2023 at 10:00 a.m., at the offices of Central Street Capital Inc., 150 E. 10th Avenue, Denver, CO 80203. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2024 budget and 2023 amended budget, inspect the 2024 budget and 2023 amended budgets and file or register any objections thereto. RIVERWALK METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 /s/ Paula J. Williams McGeady Becher P.C. Attorneys for the Districts Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11326 ___________________________
CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE ORDINANCE 7, SERIES 2023
Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11320 ___________________________ _____________________
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A BILL FOR AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE, COLORADO REPEALING AND REPLACING SECTION 4-1-50 OF THE CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE CONCERNING THE CITY’S CAPITAL FUND
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of the Town of Foxfield a public hearing at shall be held virtually and in person at the South Metro Fire Protection District Station #42, 7320 South Parker Road, Foxfield, Colorado regarding the 2024 budget on December 14, 2023 at 6:30 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
Copies of the Ordinances are on file at the office of the City Clerk and may be inspected during regular business hours.
The Proposed Budget is available for inspection on the Town of Foxfield website at townoffoxfield. colorado.gov.
Public comment will be heard at the hearing or written communication regarding the budget may be submitted to the Town Clerk, P.O. Box 461450, Foxfield, CO 80046, or via e-mail to clerk@townoffoxfield.com, no later than December 8, 2023 at 4:00 p.m. Further information is available by calling (303) 680-1544. All interested persons may attend. Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11321 ___________________________ Town of Foxfield The Town of Foxfield at the Regular Board Meeting on October 5, 2023, passed the following ordinances:
Ordinance 2023-03 Amending Article 2 of Chapter 6 to Authorize Retail Establishment Permits and Allow the Town Clerk to Administratively Approve Such Permits To request a copy of the above ordinance in its entirety, please contact: Kathleen Schmitz, Town Clerk PO Box 461450, Foxfield, CO 80046 clerk@townoffoxfield.com (303) 680-1544 Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11322 ___________________________
COURTS DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: QUMANI ALI-BURTON, Child, and concerning IMANI ALI AND QWON’SHAE BURTON, Respondents. Shannon Nichols, Esq. #50527 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1895 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 22JV505 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY AND DISPOSITIONAL HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory and Dispositional Hearing and Default Judgement regarding Respondent Father, Qwon’shae Burton, is set for October 30, 2023 at 8:45 a.m. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding this hearing via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below.
If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664 OR 1-415655-0001. When prompted, enter code 2594-887-9073 If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Date: September 27, 2023 Shannon Nichols, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11318 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO Petitioner, In the Interest Of: BABY BOY BARAJAS MARES Children, and concerning CARLA BARAJAS MARES and JOHN DOE Respondents. Shannon Nichols, Esq. #50527 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1895 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 22JV523 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING, DISPOSITIONAL HEARING, AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing, Dispositional Hearing, and Default Judgement regarding Respondent Father, John Doe is set for November 15, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected
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in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding this hearing via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below. If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664 OR 1-415655-0001. When prompted enter code 2594-887-9073 If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Date: September 27, 2023 Shannon Nichols, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11319 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO In the Interest of: ATHENA CRIPPEN, Child, and concerning CELINE BATISTE AND JOHN DOE Respondents. Shannon Nichols, Esq. #50527 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for the People 14980 East Alameda Drive, Aurora, CO 80012 Tel: (303) 636-1895 Fax: (303) 636-1889 Case No: 23JV190 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY
HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT CONCERNING JOHN DOE PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing and Default Judgment regarding JOHN DOE is set on October 30, 2023 at 9:00 AM in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code. The Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smart phone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: • https://judicial.webex. com/meet/D18-ARAP-Div22 • Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are). You will then be in the virtual courtroom. • Select your audio setting. If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below. • If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664. When prompted enter Access code: 2594 887 9073 then press #, # (no attendee ID is needed). If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin. Date: October 16, 2023 Shannon Nichols, Esq. Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 Phone: (303) 636-1895 Email: SNichols@arapahoegov. com Published in The Villager Published: October 19, 2023 Legal # 11327 ___________________________
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