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303.903.2345 VOLUME 39 • NUMBER 46 • OCTOBER 7, 2021

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BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

The Greenwood Village city council candidate forum held on September 27 at the AMG National Trust Bank, sponsored by the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce (SMDC), the League of Women Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties (LWV) and the Villager Newspaper, drew 14 out of 15 candidates for the GV City Council election being held on November . This is the first time in the

71 years since GV was incorporated that 15 people have been on the ballot. During the 2 ½ hour event, candidates answered questions about what the future holds for the vacant office space in a city that was largely defined by its sprawling office par s before COVID, the availability of different types of housing in GV, the controversial resolution passed in 2020 in response to a new state law about police accountability, and communication between

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the council and residents.

The entire event is available to see and hear on video at no cost on youtube.com by entering South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in the search box and looking for Greenwood Village City Council Candidate Forum.

There were some strong contrasts between candidates, including on Resolution 40-20 that made GV the only city in Colorado that promised to fully indemnity its police officers for any civil damage findings

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against them whatsoever, even for knowingly wrong actions.

While several incumbents, including Libby Barnacle, strongly defended the resolution, several challengers, including Jeff Leitner, said it sent the wrong message, especially to minorities.

Some incumbents, including Donna Johnston, saw the mi of housing in GV as fine as it is, while challengers, including Paul Baumann, pointed to the contrast between million-dollar homes and

lower-end apartments tucked away in certain areas as resulting in the “missing middle” in available housing. Several challengers, including Kendall Kappler, said a city is healthier if its teachers and first responders can afford to live in it and that wasn’t possible in GV, while incumbent Judith Hilton asserted that many teachers live in GV. Differences on the question of communication tended to be between incumbents who felt that information Continued on page 10

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Will and Mancy Jolliffe, of Greenwood Village, are thrilled to announce the marriage of their son, Jack Jolliffe to Olivia Jayne White, daughter of Robert and Mikki White, of Castle Rock, Colorado, on July 10, 2021, in Denver, Colorado.

Jack and Olivia were high school sweethearts at Cherry Creek High School, class of 2012, where Olivia sang with Girls 21 and Jack competed in DECA. After graduation, Jack attended Texas Christian University, in Fort Worth and Olivia went to University of Oklahoma in Norman.

They moved to California in 2017 where Jack now works in Westlake Village as an Investment Associate for Whitman Peterson, a real estate private equity firm. Olivia wor s remotely as a Marketing Specialist for North America Campaigns at Arrow Electronics, headquartered in Centennial Colorado.

Olivia was recently named to the CRN IT channel’s list of 100 People You Don’t Know But Should for 2021 and will be featured in the October issue of CRN Magazine.

The couple honeymooned in the South of France. They now reside in Santa Monica, California.

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I rec entl y attended th e Ch erry Creek S c h ool D istric t O pen Candidate F oru m on S ept. 3 0 with m y wif e, dau gh ter and a f riend of th e f am il y .

W e al l h ad c onc erns and were l ook ing f orward to th e opportu nity to h ave ou r q u estions addressed--af ter al l it was an “ O pen F oru m . ” T h e day b ef ore we disc overed th ere wou l dn’ t b e an opportu nity f or l ive Q & A b u t th at we wou l d need to write ou r q u estions on index c ards provided, so we did.

T h ere was a b ox at th e entranc e to pl ac e th em in.

W h en th e work er at th e tab l e saw ou r q u estions going into th e b ox sh e said, oh good, th ey l ove q u estions. S h e al so tol d u s we c an write th e rest of ou r q u estions in th e au ditoriu m and h and th em over to th e appropriate person.

T h e f oru m b egan with introdu c tions, q u estions provided b y th e distric t and som e q u estions f rom th e c andidates Q & As posted onl ine ( wh ic h real l y wasn’ t nec essary b ec au se we al ready read th em onl ine) .

As th e evening proc eeded, it c ontinu ed to b e in a f orm at th at th e distric t deem ed appropriate. F inal l y , th e m oderator said, now it is tim e f or th e au dienc e q u estions. As we waited in antic ipation to h ave ou r q u estions answered, th e m oderator presented ab ou t th ree h igh l y c raf ted q u estions, wh ic h th e c andidates seem ed wel l prepared f or. S o, again we waited f or one of ou r grou p’ s nine q u estions to b e addressed. Nex t, it was annou nc ed, th at c onc l u des ou r evening, th ank y ou f or c om ing, and it is tim e f or c l osing statem ents. W e c ou l dn’ t b el ieve it.

T h is was not th e open c andidate f oru m we ex pec ted. None of ou r q u estions were ask ed or answered. M atter of f ac t none of th e 4 8 q u estions were ask ed ( y es, 4 8 ) . H ow do I k now th is? T h e wom an at th e door said th ere were 4 0 q u estions.

I t wou l d not b e possib l e to answer al l 4 0 . M ay b e if we s i ed the hoo la in the first of the meetin th ey wou l d h ave h ad tim e.

S o, we l ef t f eel ing def eated onc e again. T h ey don’ t want to h ear f rom th e pu b l ic j u st l ik e th e l ast Board of E du c ation m eeting— no q u estions ex c ept th ose ones su b m itted day s ah ead of tim e. And, th is is th e k ic k er. . . wh en we l ef t th e au ditoriu m , we saw th e q u estions b ox at th e entranc e. O u t of curiosity I ic ed it u only to find our uestions and oth ers stil l in th e b ox . T h ey h ad no intention of presenting ou r q u estions and any oth ers.

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Best ticket in town The Denver area has a thriving music scene, and jazz fans have numerous venues from Dazzle and Nocturne to City Park Jazz where they can enjoy artists exploring America’s original music genre. But on Friday night the hottest music ticket in the Denver Tech Center was the Fine Arts Theater at Cherry Creek High School. In recent weeks, performing arts programs at schools throughout the metro area began their fall season with choirs, bands, and orchestras taking the stage to entertain friends, family, and the community. Friday was the turn for Cherry Creek’s renowned jazz program, and when these young, cool cats took the stage, they did not disappoint.

Band director Tim Libby, a phenomenally gifted trumpet player in his own right, has built a truly impressive band and music program during the past twenty years at Cherry Creek. The school’s large talented population enables him to field two complete a ensembles, Jazz A and Jazz B, with horn sections, percussion units, guitarists, and piano players. Along with his colleague Jessica Vaughn, Libby cultivates a rich music program built around collaboration and tradition. Those qualities are particularly important in some years like the current one which has just four players returning to the Jazz A lineup and many new students stepping into the program and genre for the first time.

Ja A’s first piece of the night, “Front Burner” by Sammy Nestico, featured eight separate solos, displaying the range of the band. Libby told the crowd, “I asked the band if they wanted fewer but longer solos or shorter solos with more people. They chose more solos.” That spirit of camaraderie emanated throughout the evening. With each song, Libby recounted the piece and individual highlights, such as the beautifully melodic and soulful performance of tenor sax player Isabella Sandvall on “Skylark”

by Hoagy Carmichael. Pianist Nathan Krause also received a shoutout for “playing the role of Count Basie.” That’s high praise for a high school student, and Krause kept a steady groove on the keyboard, which was complemented by drummer Casey Hughes making “his first public a appearance.”

Hughes’ tempo was solid and in control through all four pieces, as he worked the cymbals and snare drum masterfully, keeping a steady hand.

Libby promised the third piece of the night would have some “experiments going on” as they played “Nye Time”

by Mike Dana, a composition Creek’s jazz players dedicated to Bill Nye, the Science Guy, an education hero to many students. With that song the

evening took on a cool groovy feel that evoked the streets of New York or San Francisco while emanating a 70’s cinematic vibe. Several times, guitarist Ricardo D’Urso took off on intricate solos that hinted at a Carlos Santana influence,

or perhaps a Pat Metheny vibe.

And, like they often do, Cherry Creek jazz fans got a treat later in the evening when band director Libby casually strolled on stage, his silver trumpet hanging nonchalantly from his hand. It’s always a joy for

these students to jam with the teacher.

Jazz A’s performance was set up by a solid set from Jazz B featuring several big band swing tunes including “Ain’t Misbehavin” by Fats Waller and “Boogie Lou” by Paul Baker. Jazz B is led by Jessica Vaughn, who is in her first year at Cherry Creek, stepping in to work half of an impressive band program after Tim Libby transitioned into a new role this year as the Coordinator for the entire Fine Arts Department.

The Cherry Creek Performing Arts program is vast with high levels of participation and the kind of excellence that would be expected only at an arts magnet school. The program includes eight bands, seven choirs, and three different orchestras. Each of these programs put on nu-

merous public concerts each year, usually aligning with the seasons. Additionally, the theater program stages three performances a year, including this year’s play “Puffs, or Seven Increasingly Eventful Years at a Certain School of Magic and Magic” in November and the musical “Mama Mia” in March.

Denver undoubtedly has a vast music and arts scene, and it’s important to remember our young people as talented members and a viable part of that world. Just as we support athletic competitions in our communities, we should check in with the local high schools arts programs and make events like Friday Night Jazz a part of our Friday Night Lights.

Michael P. Mazenko is a writer, educator, & school administrator in Greenwood Village. He blogs at A Teacher’s View and can be found on Twitter @mmazenko. You can email him at mmazenko @gmail.com

Denver undoubtedly has a vast music and arts scene, and it’s important to remember our young people as talented members and a viable part of that world.

Just as we support athletic competitions in our communities, we should check in with the local high schools arts programs and make events like Friday Night Jazz a part of our Friday Night Lights.

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A Tale Of Two Cities

Greenwood Village is experiencing the largest number of candidates for city council in history. The candidates appeared at a candidate forum at the majestic AMG National Trust Bank building September 27. Dave Bullock had advised earlier that he would be out of town on a pre-planned trip and would miss the event.

The questions and the debates ran like clockwork. Villager coverage of the event was published last week and again this week.

A computer glitch left out several key paragraphs which have been reprinted in this issue.

The event was also played live and recorded by the sponsors, The Villager, League of Women Voters of Douglas and Arapahoe County, and South Metro Denver Chamber.

I would summarize the main points with several observations.

It almost begs of newcomers versus old guard, but outside of years of living in Greenwood Village there is a clear divide in the incumbent council sticking to their guns of single-family housing, strong support for the police, and maintaining the status quo on lifestyle and diversity among residents.

It was summed up well when Anne Ingebretsen said, “I might want to live in Beverly Hills, but I might not be able to afford that.” It came across loud and clear that currently Greenwood Village incumbents wanted to maintain a high standard of living and maintain the status quo.

Challengers spoke about diversity, homelessness, and multi-family affordable hous-

ing. There has been for years the need for high-end apartments, similar to the Landmark, where residents tiring of large homes, expensive water bills, and empty nester bedrooms want to live in the Village. They do not want to leave the safety and security of Greenwood Village, their friends and favorite shops.

They also spoke of city employees and teachers that couldn’t afford to live in the city where they worked.

There is a very limited supply of affordable single family condominiums or apartments in Greenwood Village. Presently land costs and home prices are soaring, and rents are high.

The candidates all spoke well and with multiple talents. Between the live broadcast and the newspaper coverage voters can decide for themselves how much change they desire for the city.

PART TWO: I attended the Littleton Business Chamber Forum at Riverwalk last week and listened to the nine candidates for election in that city. Six candidates seeking council seats and three mayoral candidates to be elected by a citywide vote rather than elected by the council.

The hot issue in Littleton is whether to raise the sales tax.

The Littleton Business Chamber (LBC) advocated for a 0.50 percent tax increase to be placed on the ballot in November. City Council voted for a 0.75 percent increase while LBC had requested that the City Council sunset the 0.75 percent tax increase down to 0.50 percent after the city has met its capital improve-

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ment requirements thereby reducing the tax by 0.25 percent.

The new tax if passed will be 8.00 percent and that is on the ballot. There is not a sunset provision and no provision when the decrease might occur.

All of the candidates favored the tax increase and all suggesting a future sunset decrease.

Only Patrick Driscoll stated, “I don’t like tax increases,” but he went along with all the candidates.

The three candidates for Mayor, Kyle Schlachter, Carol Fey and John Buck all favored the tax increase, citing the need for capital improvements within the city. The theme being that the city needed additional sales tax funding to match additional federal funding aks/ a local tax increase to get more tax money, a very taxing situation.

Mayor candidate Kyle Schlachter, a former council member, stated that the city general fund was in “good shape.” Further, that regardless of COVID19, city sales tax revenues were up 17 percent.

Why was city sales tax up that much when many of the local business firms are closed, he didn’t say. But the answer is that Littleton residents are staying at home and shopping on Facebook, whereby the city now collects sales tax revenues. So much for shopping at home and supporting local business firms.

I have gone to Littleton at least once a week during the last several years. Store fronts are vacant, and lease and sale signs abound. It is hard to fathom a raise in sales tax whereby over the next ten years the city residents will fork over $90 million to the city in sales tax revenues.

Granted that some will come from clients dining and supporting what business firms have managed to survive the pandemic.

Not one candidate offered any tax cut savings from city budgets while many small business firms have had to tighten their belts during this pandemic.

The sign on the liquor store on Littleton Blvd. states it well, Vote “NO” on the proposed sales tax. I agree with the store proclamation.

Littleton is a wonderful historic place and all of the candidates spoke fondly of the city and how they want it to thrive and flourish.

I have personally been involved in promoting street events and the great difficulty that organizers have endured with the government agencies to hold street events. Through the dedication of chamber business members more cooperation has been forthcoming. There are many events planned with a full slate of events in October.

Lastly, in speaking with one of the mayoral candidates after the forum ended he related that the mayor’s position appears powerless, that it is ceremonial with ribbon cuttings but not running the city, that is left to the city staff and the city manager. I guess my question, “Why have a mayor?”

Littleton can be a great destination, as one candidate related, instead of driving downtown for dinner dine at one of the great restaurants in Littleton. Romano’s was the candidate’s favorite.

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I was always told while publishing the Craig Daily Press for 19 years that many people, who had moved, kept subscribing to the newspaper to read the obituaries. Now, as I age, and losing friends fully understand the importance of knowing about departed friends, associates, and notables.

Reading the Sunday Denver Post on October 3 I was saddened to see the obituary of Natalie Meyer, one of the greatest ladies in Republican politics for many decades and a wonderful person. She was a former Secretary of State of Colorado. But, far more than that, she was Ms. Republican in party leadership for decades.

Harold, who preceded Natalie in death, resided in Littleton where they raised their family.

Natalie passed away Sept. 21, 2021 and a memorial service will be held for her October 18 at 3 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Lakewood with burial services at Ft. Logan.

*** Many newspaper leaders have emanated out of Littleton with well-known Littleton Independent publishers Ed Bemis, Garret Ray, Hous Waring and Jerry Healy. In the basement of the old Littleton newspaper building were some great historic murals painted on the walls.

They are fantastic and should be preserved, if still intact.

About one year ago, prior to the Littleton Independent being sold to the non-profit Colorado Sun in Denver, I had lunch with Littleton publisher Jerry Healy, and he told me his 24 newspapers were for sale. But, along with that, he offered to purchase The Villager. I declined, and I offered to purchase the Littleton Independent, he declined as well. Interesting business philosophies, The Villager has joined the South Metro Denver Chamber to promote business while the other papers have joined a ta -free non-profit funded by foundations and grants.

Elsewhere in this issue I have done a political commentary

about the Littleton Business Chamber candidate forum September 30 at Riverwalk.

So was reflecting my opinion on what I heard from the nine candidates as an interested observer, not a candidate. *** In Greenwood Village, for the first time in history we have 15 candidates running for city council. This is a record number since the city was incorporated in 1971. More to come in week’s ahead.

The Villager, Denver South Metro Chamber, and the League of Women Voters Douglas/ Arapahoe Co. hosted a Greenwood Village candidate forum September 27 that was well attended by 14 candidates and about 100 guests. The session was recorded and those interested in viewing the event can find it on ou Tube.

Our stellar governmental reporter Freda Miklin has captured the high points in her coverage of the event. A last-minute computer glitch wiped out several paragraphs on page 6 of her report that has been re-

phrased in her article this week.

Council member Dave Bullock had a prior trip planned on that date and missed the debate.

He has related to us about something that was said about him that he wished to rebut. However, the rules of the game for the debate were that any campaign rhetoric outside of the debate should be in an ad format. I can say that the thrust of his memo was that most successful candidates for political office in Greenwood Village start at the bottom on boards and committees and work up the ladder.

This experience gives them insight as to how the city government functions. Greenwood Village is a very successful city with over $51 million in cash reserves, making this city probably per capital, the richest city in Colorado. Now, unfortunately, they are promoting not printing their legal notices in any newspaper with a ballot question in November. Voters should vote this down and make the city be fully transparent. Frankly, if you don’t read The Villager you Continued on page 18

EDITORIAL COLUMNIST Robert Sweeney bsween1@aol.com The Villager is an award-winning, locally owned, independent newspaper. All letters to the editor must be signed. The contributor’s name, hometown and phone number must also accompany all letters to the editor for verification and we reserve the right to edit contributions for space. We attempt to verify all matters of fact but hold contributors liable for the content, accuracy and fairness of their contributions. All submissions become the property of The Villager and may be reused in any medium.

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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Julie and John Mork at their Tiffany table (The Anchor Center facility is named the Julie McAndrews Mork Building)

Mistress of Ceremonies Danielle Grant 9NEWS (center) with Sunset Chairs Bret and Alyssa (Delta Gamma Alum) Maynard and Wendee (Delta Gamma Alum) and Michael Crowley

Anchor Center hosts 25th Anniversary of Sunset…In The City Anchor Center for Blind Children specializes in serving children who have serious visual impairments including combined vision and hearing loss during their most formative years of development – age birth to five years. This unique school was founded in 1982 by a librarian from Colorado Library for the Blind and the local Delta Gamma

Alumnae chapter. Today, Anchor Center serves more than 200 families per year with its amazing work made possible through 97 private funding.

What began as an outdoor picnic, blossomed into a table-decorating extravaganza in the country for the majority of years and now – in the city. The very successful 0 1 gala, including live

Keynote speaker Dave Bahr, Anchor Center alum and board member

auction called by Jim er , was held at Reelwor s, the former EXDO Event Center with delectable edibles including irresistible passed hors d’oeuvres and full dinner from Catering by Design. ead sponsors were The Crowley Family and Newson Family with a shout out to faithful supporters Pam and Jim Crowe and gratitude to

Shelly and Robert Tanaka with son - Anchor Center graduate Nicholas are also parents to Anchor Center graduate Robert, Jr. (Paralympic Judo competitor)

Event Manager Dinah Sink for 17 years of friendship and service. The eynote spea er captured the audience with his humor, aplomb, animation, words of wisdom and inspiring stories of his success after his parents found Anchor Center. “Anchor Center allowed me to be a id, ust li e other ids,” he said.

Anchor provided an opportu-

nity for playing and learning with blindness being secondary to strengths. He is now an author, spea er, comedian and founder of nsightful iving.

Anchor Center ualifies for the Colorado Child Care Contribution tax credit – another tremendous incentive to help. nformation 0 . 77.97 or www.anchorcenter.org Photos by Scottie Iverson

Hon. Bob Beauprez and wife Claudia, Anchor Center Community Relations Manager Frances Owens, with table hosts Monica Owens Beauprez and John Beauprez

Loyal supporters Adrienne Ruston Fitzgibbons and Arlene Mohler Johnson

Delta Gamma Alum Kendra Runung and hubby Jason

ABOVE: Anchor Center staff - Teacher of the Visually Impaired Callie Robinson, Executive Director Meghan Klassen, Teacher of the Visually Impaired Jessica Hank, Infant and Toddler Program Coordinator Tammy Miller and Preschool Program Coordinator Elise Darrow LEFT: Talented volunteers Annie Green and Kay Ray

Thank you guests, sponsors, volunteers, committee members and staff for a record-setting Sunset in the City event with over $431,000 raised for Anchor Center for Blind Children!

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“We need leaders on the City Council who will represent our community. I’m running for City Council to serve you and to ensure that

EVERY RESIDENT IN OUR COMMUNITY IS HEARD.” — M AT H E W S C H U L Z

Mathew Schulz EXPERIENCED LEADERSHIP F O R TH E G REEN WOO D V I LL AG E CIT Y COU N CI L • Served from 1997–1999 in the U.S. Navy where he attained the rank of 3rd class petty officer

• Small business owner of a mortgage consulting firm • Served as President of the Board of Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association

• On the Church Finance Council at St. Thomas More Catholic Church and active in charitable work with the St. Vincent de Paul Society

VOTE FOR MATHEW SCHULZ FOR GREENWOOD VILLAGE CITY COUNCIL

“I’d love to earn your vote as I run for Greenwood Village City Council in an effort to promote the safety, well-being and prosperity of all families in the Village while bringing back an inclusive and transparent City Council.”

— MATHEW SCHULZ Concerns I have as a Greenwood Village resident the City’s Comprehensive Plan that would support an 1. Lack of council accessibility. expansion of the commercial tax base while bringing Our council is one of the last in the state that does not further restaurants, entertainment venues and busitelevise or live feed our meetings. nesses to our community, yet keeping with our small, Our council does not elicit public comment nor diversivillage feel. ty of viewpoints.

4. I would encourage renewable energy resources, not 2. I want to give a voice to our firefighters and police offistifle them as our present council is working to do, limcers, not take them away iting or banning certain solar panels, rather than work• I want to support our officers by raising pay thereing with the city code to promote these resources in a fore increasing the likelihood that our officers can respectful way to the community and our neighbors. live in the community they serve and I am deeply 5. I would work to develop greater relationships with our concerned to hear present council members state surrounding communities and the State rather than “our police department doesn’t need any more pay”. alienate them.

–Dave Kerber, 09.27.2021 • I am appalled when I hear words like “I for one feel no • I want to give our firefighters a voice, not take them connection or commitment to anything our legisaway as our present council has done disregarding lature does because there’s many people in Greenconstructive input by South Metro Fire District when wood Village that don’t agree with what the legislait comes to community and traffic safety going so ture passes”. As part of a representative democracy, far as recommending the removal SMFD input or we are not allowed to pick and choose our laws by approval when it comes to any city related fire, traffic what we like and don’t like. It is attitudes like this and safety issues. within our Council that continue to put Greenwood 3. I want to support responsible development inline with Village further and further out of the fold.

• Served from 1997–1999 in the U.S. Navy where he attained the rank of 3rd class petty officer • Served as President of the Board of Colorado Mortgage Lenders Association • On the Church Finance Council at St. Thomas More Catholic Church and active in charitable work with the St. Vincent de Paul Society VOTE FOR MATHEW SCHULZ FOR GREENWOOD VILLAGE CITy COUNCIL

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Good, Bad, Indifferent and even an “F Bomb” This article is being reprinted from last week’s issue, 9-30-21 of the Villager because a computer glitch resulted in some copy being inadvertently left out.

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

he first Greenwood Village City Council forum in si years, sponsored by The South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, the eague of omen Voters of Arapahoe and Douglas Counties, and The Villager Newspaper, included 1 out of 15 people running for office and drew over 100 people live and by oom. Many more will see it since it was recorded and is available to watch anytime on ouTube.com by entering South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce in the search bo . t came as no surprise that candidates differed on the impact of last year’s city council resolution fully indemnifying any GV police officer found liable in a civil case for up to 5,000 (originally 50,000) or 5 of the udgment, whichever is less, in a case where the officer’s employer, which would be the City of Greenwood Village, “determines the officer did not act upon a good faith and reasonable belief that the action (the officer too ) was lawful.” hile incumbent council members strongly defended the action as being necessary to prevent the resignation of seven GV officers who were threatening to uit because of the new law, several challengers in the race pointed to the fact that GV was the only city in Colorado to pass a resolution promising to fully indemnify its officers even if it had determined that they had acted in bad faith, which sent an especially chilling message to members of diverse communities. The resolution was passed on July , 0 0, si wee s after the murder of George loyd in Minneapolis that drew attention to une ual treatment of minorities by some police officers.

District two incumbent Dave erber, e plaining his support resolution, said he told someone, “All people should be treated with respect, as decent people Our parents of children of color, they want to have safe ways to come home from school too. t’s not

ust for the white ids. hen you ma e the rules, you have to ma e the rules for everybody. They want to be safe, too. They want to have par s, too. They want the same things that we all ma e (sic) and it’s very important that we recogni e that and not treat them differently ust because of the color of their s in.”

District two incumbent Anne ngebretsen tal ed about how GV police already had many of the reforms in place re uired by the nhance aw nforcement ntegrity Act (S 017) and how GV “has not had a sustained complaint of e cessive force used by a police officer since 007.”

She did not e plain why, if it was so unli ely that a GV officer would ever be sub ect to the financial ris s of the law, it was necessary for them to be fully indemnified when no other city in Colorado had done so, e cept to agree with others that seven officers threatened to uit over the issue.

District three incumbent ibby arnacle, after saying, “ would concur with Anne ngebretsen and Victoria Aguilar that civility goes a long way,” tal ed about the importance of a “fully staffed and supported police department.”

Describing something that happened after the resolution was passed, she said, “ alse and irresponsible rec less lin ing of our Resolution 0- 0 to racism and fascism, despite death threats received, attempted character assassination ” Then arnacle said, “ thin that some of the dialogue has stalled because of some of the messaging behind the scenes about, (she said the word) these pigs. e want all police unions to burn.’ This is the messaging ’m getting.”

After the meeting, arnacle gave The Villager copies of what appeared to be pictures of screen shots of nasty tweets with comments added from someone who assembled them. arnacle was as ed what it represented and she said she did not now, that someone, who she did not identify, gave the papers to her and she was giving them to this newspaper.

None of the nasty tweets in the purported screen shots and unidentified narrative claimed to be from any of the people running for the city council.

District three candidate Paul aumann tal ed about activities that occurred after Resolution 0- 0 was passed, saying, “Our community’s strength is its diversity My neighbors put together a proposal and sent it to our councilmembers ( arnacle and Donna Johnston) for a very lowcost, low-threat citi en-led commission on diversity, e uity, and inclusion that would study that issue in our city e were waved off.”

District One candidate Mathew Schul said, “ ’m a military veteran. have police officers in my family, and ’m about as pro-police as you can be. ut the fact that this council had no public debate or comment on that (resolution) upset a lot of people of diverse bac grounds believe it’s discouraging to diversity.”

On a uestion about housing challenges in Greenwood Village, Victoria Aguilar, candidate for city council district one, said, “ f we’re going to attract businesses, especially large businesses, we need to recogni e that there needs to be more affordable housing including young families e want our teachers, we want our firefighters, we want our police to be able to live in our city.

Many of them cannot afford to do so given the high price of entry.”

Several other challengers for the council, including Mathew Shul and Jeff eitner (district four) tal ed about the importance of teachers and first responders being able to afford to live in the city in which they wor , which they said was very challenging in Greenwood Village.

Several incumbents, including ngebretsen in district two, said that Greenwood Village has more multi-family housing per capita than Denver, a mi of 5 percent single-family housing and percent multi-family housing, something that seemed to surprise some people.

Dave erber, also a district two incumbent, agreed that Greenwood Village has a higher rate of multi-family housing than every city in the State of Colorado e cept Glendale, which “has one single-family home.”

District Three candidate endall appler said, “A functioning community includes economic diversity Crime increases when there is more com-

muting, people don’t live in the neighborhood they’re wor ing in. Our community is safer and stronger if more people can afford to live here District one candidate Paul iesner, who was born in Greenwood Village, said, “The reason it is e pensive here is because of the principles that ma e all of us want to live here.” don’t now what you can do about it.”

District three incumbent Donna Johnston said that GV has “a really good mi of affordable housing.”

The sub ect of Orchard Station and the 017 referendum came bac around when several city council challengers pointed out that, four years later, there has been virtually no redevelopment there and the area continues to deteriorate. Several, including district four candidate Jeff Reiman, tried to say on multiple occasions that current councilmembers, including erber and arnacle, misconstrued the vote as meaning that residents didn’t want to see anything developed there, rather than that they were against the oversi ed dense plan that they believed was coming if they didn’t vote no. ncumbents, including arnacle, strongly argued bac that people new what they were voting for. Reiman, who said he voted no, ept trying to e plain that he wasn’t saying the voters misunderstood the issue, the council did. That, he and others believed, is why there has been virtually no redevelopment of any ind there in the four years since the referendum.

One candidate, ob Doyle in district two, focused mainly on the city’s continuing to ignore virtually all issues around climate change. He pointed to multiple opportunities that are available for cities to ta e advantage of, to help reduce greenhouse gases, noting that the current council had ignored the issue. Doyle has been a wellnown environmentalist for many years.

On the topic of vacant office space in Greenwood Village as a result of the pandemic, district four challenger Tom Stahl, who is in the commercial real estate business, said, “The office mar et has been hard hit with people wor ing remotely.” He noted that one 1970’s two-story office building in GV was recently approved for redevelopment, but that,

“Commercial real estate is a very complicated issue.

Over time, thin different property owners that have vacant office space will figure out solutions as time goes on.”

On the issue of communication, district four incumbent Judith Hilton said she had sent uarterly newsletters since being elected four years ago. Her opponents, Jeff Reiman and Jeff eitner, tal ed about holding regular town hall meetings to get input from constituents instead of telling them about decisions already made in newsletters. n district one, Aguilar and Schul , both challenging incumbent Dave ulloc , also tal ed about the importance of as ing for residents’ input before ta ing action. Aguilar said, “Sending letters after the fact isn’t really the point want to now what’s on your doc et. learn about decisions after the fact.

Transparency needs to happen. The technology is there. ou can oom these things. That’s transparency.

That’s access. et our voice be heard instead of the city council send us a letter after it’s made a decision without any input from us. promise you, will bring listening bac and will be respectful, even listening to those don’t agree with.”

Schul said, “ uarterly newsletter Nothing in it that reda Mi lin hasn’t already reported on. don’t need to now why you voted the way you did. ’d rather you see my opinion before you vote. met with my councilmember. reached out to him. He said, f my constituents don’t li e the way vote, they won’t re-elect me.’

That is too late. This council operates reactionary.

Newsletters, that’s great, but it’s nothing new. Televising, live feeding these meetings. That’s the point.”

As the meeting ended, erber said, “ f you li e your city, continue those people who have ept it this way. f you want a change and go into another direction, vote for the other people.”

More to come from the forum ne t wee and the entire video can be seen on ouTube.com by searching for South Metro Denver Chamber. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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was available about what the council was doing and interested citi ens could find it easily if they chose to do so, compared to challengers who said it was council members’ responsibility to reach out to citizens for their input through tools like regular town halls and using video-recorded easily accessed meetings that residents could watch anytime. (Unlike most other cities in Colorado, GV only records its meetings on audio and speakers generally don’t identify themselves so it’s difficult to follow if one isn’t able to recognize the voices of all the participants).

A few days after the forum, The Villager reached out to three longtime GV residents who attended in person (it was also broadcast on Zoom) to get their impressions of the event.

Former Mayor Ron Rakowsky, ever the diplomat, said, “I congratulate the sponsors for coming together to bring the forum to the voters of Greenwood Village.

The AMG Dome is a nonpareil location. I found the format highlighted the differences between the candi-

dates.” Brent Neiser, current CEO of What’s Next with Money, former chair of the Consumer Advisory Board of the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and a 2015 candidate for GV city council, said, “It was a clash of differing perceptions of the city’s governing philosophy, its future, and role in the region. One defending the current city council’s attention to detail on its balanced approach to decision-making and deliberations in doing what is best for GV as a distinctive city. The other sensing a set of “unforced errors” by the council thus making GV an outlier among the Denver suburbs on issues of climate, public safety, and inclusion as well as in the media.” Doug and Margaret Griffes, longtime highly-involved residents, said, “ We thought that it was incredibly helpful to have incumbents and challengers sitting down together at one well-structured forum, exchanging very different views but also agreeing on some of the issues that are most important to Greenwood Village. Our hats are off to The League of Women Voters, The Chamber of Commerce, and The

Villager for organizing this.”

After the 75 guests who came to listen to the forum in person were welcomed

by Jeff Keener, president and C O of SMDC, the first question candidates were asked by moderator Vicki Harimon from LWV was, “Why do you want this job?”

It gave candidates an opportunity to introduce themselves and their priorities.

The four district four candidates spo e first.

Challenger Tom Stahl, a commercial realtor, pointed to his longtime residence in GV, love of its parks and open space, and service on its boards and commissions.

He said that he would like to contribute more time to the city. Jeff Reiman, another challenger, pointed to his service on the state ethics committee as a lawyer who later transitioned from practicing law to teaching high school students. He said that the current city council “has not kept up with changes… to the environment or to our diverse community mix.”

Jeff Leitner, an aerospace engineer who worked for NASA on the space shuttle program and is now a government consultant,

said he moved his family to GV mainly because of the schools, the open space, and “the great reputation of the Village.” Leitner said he is running because he believes the current council lacks a vision for the city’s future, has failed to address the impact of climate change, has failed to seek community input in decisions and has not shown concern for people of color. Judith Hilton, Ph.D. the only incumbent in district four, pointed to her longtime residency in GV and her association with the 2017 save our village campaign, adding that she is proud of the current city council.

Kendall Kappler, district three candidate, talked about inclusivity, pointing to the fact that, on the current council, “working-class people and younger families,” who are the “backbone of our community, do not have a seat at the table.” Incumbent Donna Johnston said that she supports GV and it is “a great place to live, work and play.” She pointed to her service on her HOA and the city’s board of adjustments before being elected two years ago and said she

“wants this job so we can keep our village safe.” Paul Baumann, Ph.D. pointed to GV’s open space, its “interconnectedness as a small suburban city” and its great school system. He said he wants to address issues of diversity, equity and inclusion, noting that “20% of the households in our city have a combined income of less than 50,000 a year, five percent of our residents are Hispanic, 11 percent are Asian, and we don’t see those folks represented on the council or on appointed boards, concluding, “I know we can do better.” Last to speak was incumbent Libby Barnacle, elected two years ago. Pointing to her former career as a prosecutor and having lived in GV all her life (incumbent Judith Hilton is her mother), she said that the number one issue to the residents of district three is public safety and, “I believe in listening to my constituents…” continuing, “I’m doing my darnedest to keep it that way despite the rise in crime, despite false and irresponsible reckless linking to our Resolution 40-20 to racism and fascism, despite death threats received, attempted character

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assassinations and general misinformation. I make tough decisions and stand by them to do right by GV.” Current Mayor Pro Tem Dave erber was the first to speak from district two. He introduced his adult daughter who he said “had the opportunity of living in a safe open community that had great (Cherry Creek) schools.” He said he wanted his neighbors’ children to have the same opportunity. Incumbent Anne Ingebretsen said that she had been on the council from 1999 to 2007, when she left due to term limits of eight (consecutive) years, then ran again ten years later as part of the save our village campaign “to fight a proposed change in our comprehensive plan that would have allowed a lot more density in GV (near the Orchard Light Rail Station, which remains mostly undeveloped). Ingebretsen pointed to her role in the creation of the Arapahoe Entertainment District, which she expects to enhance city revenues in the future as the five-year city sales tax rebate program decreases from 100% of additional tax collected to 20%, before it expires. District two challenger Bob Doyle, a longtime resident, artist and retired environmental engineer,

said he is running for the city council because, “There’s a lot of things we can do on climate change, something I have a keen interest in, in GV at a community level, that really can’t be done and won’t be done at the state…or federal level…I felt I could bring something new and important to this community…”

Last to speak were the three new candidates for the city council from district one.

Paul Wiesner said he was a GV native and pointed to the city’s safe environment, good infrastructure, fiscal soundness and open space, parks and trails, saying he would continue the good management practices of previous city councils. Mathew Schulz, a U.S. Navy veteran and mortgage professional pointed to his leadership role as president of the state lenders association. He said that he is running “based on the inaccessibility and the unilateral nature of our present council,” pointing to a lack of transparency and a lack of opportunity for input from constituents, noting he believes “that the council here treats communication with the city as reactive not proactive.” Schulz said that he would seek citizen input before making decisions if

elected. The other candidate in district one, Victoria Aguilar, a 14-year resident and small business owner with a

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OPINION

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When school board candidates accept endorsements and contributions from the teachers’ union, how can it be anything but a conflict of interest?

As a former teacher and having spoken with many of my “teacher” friends, I don’t

believe the teachers’ union should endorse or financially contribute to the campaign of any school board candidate.

Additionally, I don’t think a board candidate should accept the unions’ money or endorsement. The union represents the teachers and board directors represent the stakeholders

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who elect them. These two bodies have to work out a “collective bargaining” agreement and the union has the best interest of its members in mind. How can any candidate who accepted a substantial amount of money from the group on the opposite side of the table, be a fair negotiator when it comes time to hammer out the details? Plain and simple it’s a conflict of interest and shouldn’t be allowed.

For ordinary citizens, local school board elections are supposed to be how we democratically govern our schools.

However, because the teachers’ union has grown to be so powerful and involved, it’s difficult for our school board to represent “the people,” like it was designed to do. Political agendas and special interests are given more weight in policy decisions than is warranted and democracy has ridden off into the sunset.

The following statute was written for larger political

campaigns, but the same holds true when thinking about our local school board elections: 1-45-102. Legislative declaration. The people of the state of Colorado hereby find and declare that large campaign contributions to political candidates allow wealthy contributors and special interest groups to exercise a disproportionate level of influence over the political process; that large campaign contributions create the potential for corruption and the appearance of corruption; that the rising costs of campaigning for political office prevent ualified citizens from running for political office and that the interests of the public are best served by limiting campaign contributions, establishing campaign spending limits, full and timely disclosure of campaign contributions, and strong enforcement of campaign laws.

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really don’t know what the city is doing. This newspaper bought and paid for the live coverage video link, spearheaded the forum, and covered the event. We are the only newspaper to care about Greenwood Village for 40 years this November.. Meanwhile, the city is running their legal ads in another city from a vengeful resolution that might conflict with state publication laws.

Going back to Bullock’s point, in almost every organization one starts at the bottom, and striving to become a leader, learns the basic steps up the chain of command. I’ve followed this philosophy all my life, starting at the bottom in Lions, the National Newspaper Association, and military service. It’s good advice for those see ing office or wor ing at a job. ou will find almost all of the incumbent GV council members have served on their HOA boards

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Not to say that new ideas aren’t welcome and different philosophies can exist from some of the very talented newcomers in this current election.

Lastly, we tend to criticize our elected officials more often than giving any praise for a job well done. It seems the norm these days is to criticize far more than praise. Exceptions, our wonderful outgoing mayor Ron Rakowsky who we all love and respect. *** October is a very busy month and we have a spirted Cherry Creek school board election that is heating up. Some new candidates are see ing office and we’ll be following this election closely.

Lastly, state ballot Proposition 119 is upcoming on academic programs funded by a .05 percent tax on recreational marijuana.

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checks and balances that ensures parents and community members are informed and involved. The board’s biggest responsibilities are to hire the superintendent and work with the community to improve student achievement. Knowing there isn’t much oversight and because our school board is pretty powerful, voting for board members is very important. On November 2nd, registered voters living within the boundaries of the Cherry Creek School District, will have the opportunity to vote for the two open seats on the CCSD Board of Education.

As the time draws near to fill out ballots, it’s important to remember how a cozy relationship between the union and school board is unfair to children and families. As concerned parents we should be demanding a better education for our kids, more bang for our buck, and more communication and transparency from our school board.

property tax assessment rate for several classes of property. Locally, Littleton seeking an increase up to .08 percent on city sales tax.

Would suggest that you subscribe or renew your subscription to The Villager and be an informed voter on these many issues. Address and details in our masthead or Ph. 303-773-8313.

We invite letters to the editor up to 300 words if you have an opinion on any of these issues at no charge. However, endorsement of candidates will be considered advertising. We’ll be printing the state ballot proposals shortly and ballots are being mailed out to voters now. The election “Bluebook” has already been mailed to registered voters. *** We’re pleased to have former Rocky Mountain News sports editor Denny Dressman on board writing a weekly column on baseball, football, and the broad sports arena. Order one of his books and enjoy his talented writing and observations that are right on target from his 25 years at the beloved “Rocky.” He resides in the area. *** On a sad note, I lost a related paternal grandfather, Tom Dorrance, who passed away recently.

We shared two of our grandchildren. Both of his sons, Ted and Mike, played championship football for coach Tesone at Cherry Creek High School. Teddy is the resident priest at St. Catherine Greek Orthodox Church and conducted the funeral ritual for his own father October 1, 2021.

A difficult tas for a loving son, but the service was well-done and a lasting memorial in the beautiful mural walled Greek church.

Tom coached my grandson Sean in early junior league football that ended up with Sean playing linebacker on a high school state championship Elizabeth Cardinal football team. Tom was a great friend, father, grandfather, and husband.

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Le Bal de Ballet 2022 Honorees announced

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Denver Ballet Guild is a thriving nonprofit focused on the arts, primarily dance, and whose largest fundraiser is e al de Ballet. Sarah Hamilton (presented in 19 ) will chair the 0 e al de allet – nchanted orest with 50 Debutantes and oung Men of Distinction being honored from 1 high schools in three states. The announcement reception, coordinated by 0 1 al Chair Judy eisiger with an 11-member committee, was held at Columbine Country Club. A variety of monthly events will be held leading up to the e citing Grand Ball on Saturday, June 11, 0 at the llie Caul ins Opera House in the Denver Performing Arts Comple .

In the receiving line: 2022 Chair Sarah Hamilton, her daughter McKinley Hamilton (presented in 2016), Daryl Stewart and wife Kari (2022 Honorary Chair), Bruce Johnson and wife Maura (2023 Chair), James Crossman and wife Karen who is Denver Ballet Guild president LEFT: Twins Caroline Burk Kessenich and Jack Lawrence Kessenich RIGHT: Ray and Lisa Decker with son Logan Gentry Decker

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Frank McNulty featured speaker at Douglas County Republican Women ran McNulty is a popular featured guest spea er at meetings of Douglas County Republican omen (DCR ).

He served in the Colorado House of Representatives from 007- 015 and was a Spea er of the House. The always humorous McNulty commented on his own attire compared to

the Met Gala. His topic was the soon- to- be- voted- on (at the time) Primary Opt in Opt out ( eeping the system as it is vs. conventional nominating process). He shared reasons for and against with time for uestions after. “The year 0 is li ely to be a good year for Republicans in Colorado,” he said.”

Things are ust better when Republicans are in control. e are doing a better ob with talented and diverse candidates to run.” He reminded the audience that 1.6 million Coloradans are unaffiliated and one million are Republicans with unaffiliated coming out of the Democrat party as well.

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If you’d like to eliminate your cremation/burial costs all together, as well as help advance medical research, you and your husband should consider donating your bodies to science. This option won’t cost you a cent, however, some programs may charge a small fee to transport your body to their facility.

After using your body for medical research pro ects, anatomy lessons and surgical practice, your remains will be cremated and your ashes will be buried or scattered in a local cemetery or returned to your family, usually within a year.

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Social Security also provides surviving spouses and ex-spouses some nice strategies that can help boost your benefits. or e ample, if you’ve worked you could take a reduced survivor benefit at age 0 and switch to your own retirement benefit based on your earnings history – between and 70 – if it offers a higher payment.

Or, if you’re already receiving retirement benefits on your work record, you could switch to survivors benefits if it offers a higher payment. You cannot, however, receive both benefits.

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Dear Readers, THE LAW Trust assets to utili e the currently effective estate What are the bentax exemption, or use efits of using a Living the martial deduction to Trust? avoid any ta at the first In my last three artispouse’s death. There are cles, I covered the topic also Trusts designed to be of how to fund your funded with specific asLiving Trust, which

BY DONALD PETERSON sets, like a residence or life resulted in numerous insurance, that can create favorable inquiries from readers, concerning the benefits of using a iving Trust. tax consequences for the Settlor and the eneficiaries.

There are many advantages to a The terms of the Trust can be Living Trust, provided it is properly custom-tailored to meet the goals prepared and fully funded. A Trust is created by a Settlor, for the bene- of the Settlor and eneficiaries, fit of themselves or others, who are which is particularly useful with blended families (such as terms for the eneficiaries. the use and occupancy of a home The benefits of a iving Trust by a second spouse of Settlor for a are as follows: pre-determined period of time, with A fully funded Trust can reduce a subsequent sale of the home and or eliminate the need for probate payment of the net proceeds to the upon the death of the Settlor. owner’s family/children).

A Colorado resident who owns Trusts can be used for asset property in another state can title protection for individuals and their that real estate into a Living Trust beneficiaries. This type of Trust, to reduce or eliminate the need often called a Spendthrift Trust, for probate in the other state. This protects an inheritance from the is especially important when the eneficiary’s creditors, or due to probate system in the other state is the eneficiary’s divorce or other expensive and cumbersome. claims. Such Trusts must be created A Living Trust may avoid the in the proper way, to avoid unfavorneed for a Conservatorship if the able consequences.

Settlor becomes legally disabled A Trust may provide for the and has funded his or her Trust. well-being and care of your pets.

Note: unless the Trustee is also the A Pet Trust can be established in named agent for the Settlor under either a Will or a Trust, with the a separate Medical Power of Attorney, with authority to make medical goal of appointing a person or organi ation to care for your pet and or healthcare decisions, there may establish a Trust fund to pay for be a need for a Guardianship. such care, after your passing. A Pet Because the terms of a Living Trust will continue until your pets Trust are generally private (as compared to a Will, where the doc- pass away and any remaining funds will be distributed to a contingent ument is delivered to the Court as beneficiary named in the Trust. part of probate proceedings which In general, it is not recommendare open to the public) such Living ed to attempt to create your own Trusts are preferable where you do Trust or to utili e online or preprintnot want others to know the terms, ed Living Trust documents. If the including the amounts of distribuTrust is not drafted correctly, sigtions, or the identity of eneficianificant adverse ta liabilities may ries, etc. occur. The better approach is to Trusts are also a useful tool have an experienced estate planning for tax planning. Some Trusts are attorney assist you, to accomplish specifically designed to minimi e your goals. federal estate tax. The terms of the What are the four key medical/ Trust dictate the distribution of the

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 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 authori e 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, (Chapter 15: Estate Planning, Clara Brown Shaffer, Esq.), which is a copyrighted publication and may be accessed and downloaded for free at: www.cobar.org/For-the-Public/ Senior-Law-Handbook.

As a courtesy, there is no charge for my initial consultation with clients. I have served seniors and their families for over 44 years regarding their medical and estate planning needs.

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An eco-friendly green burial is another affordable way to go that costs anywhere from $1,000 to $4,000 depending on the provider.

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Looking back, looking ahead as Rockies’ 2021 season ends

“Wait ‘til next year” time has officially arrived for the Roc ies.

So, what might all those fans of purple pinstripes watch for in the coming months hat might they e pect come ne t April And what should we ma e of the 0 1 season After starting 15-31, the young Roc ies won more than they lost (59-56) from May 20 through October 1. That suggests the patience ud lac e hibited throughout 0 1 may produce a more competitive team in 0 .

How much more competitive will depend on events of the ne t four months. And that’s not ust a veiled reference to Trevor Story’s impending free agency.

A better performance from the bullpen, which sorely missed the physically doomed Scott Oberg, would have given Colorado a decent shot at a winning record this season. Disappointing relief pitching through the first five months easily cost at least seven winnable games. Shift only seven losses to the win column, and the Roc ies finish above .500.

Maybe Carlos steve is ready to be the closer after a late-season taste of the ninth inning, though he hardly nailed down that spot in September.

And maybe the growth Robert Stephenson and Tyler inley showed during the last si wee s is a sign that they can help more ne t year, though inley loo ed li e his earlier self in blowing the lead on Sunday. ut even if those “maybes” pan out—along with the development of ucas Gilbreath and the promise apparent in Jordan Sheffield—the bullpen still needs at least two, probably three, dependable new arms. n this era, no team contends without a strong, deep bullpen. ( es, the bubble includes Ashton Goudeau, who might have value in middle relief Daniel ard, who proved he’s not closer material and Jhoulys Chacin, who showed signs he may be reborn as a late-inning reliever but is a free agent and will have to be signed again.)

As critical as fortifying the bullpen is, however, building a lineup with more punch is e ually important.

That begins with re-signing C.J. Cron—whose two-year deal was announced Tuesday. oo ing to revive his career after in uries limited him to 1 games with Detroit in 0 0, Cron en oyed the best overall season of his eight in the ma ors. His final 0 1 line includes 9 R s, 70 runs, 1 1 hits and a . 1 batting average— all one-year highs—and home runs (a close second).

Assuming lias Dia has turned the corner on offense and secured the starting catcher position, the other real off-season challenge is in the outfield.

Charlie lac mon hit . 70 with 1 home runs, 7 runs batted in, 1 9 hits and 7 runs scored, a decent season for most

ma or leaguers. ut compared to his previous full seasons as an everyday player, he had career lows in batting average, home runs, hits and runs. Still, Chuc Na ty will be bac in right field. His 1 million player option virtually guarantees it. ive players currently on the roster are candidates for the two spots alongside lac mon. t should be one spot. The Roc ies sorely need to sign an outfielder with a big bat.

The holdovers are Connor Joe, Garrett Hampson, Raimel Tapia, onathan Da a and Sam Hilliard.

All have some redeeming value—Joe might be a late-bloomer li e the Dodgers’ Ma Muncy, and Hampson resembles .A.’s Chris Taylor—but loo more li e parts of a good bench than the missing piece in a championship starting lineup.

Joe seems to have the most polished plate presence, though the sample si e is small Hampson is a natural center fielder whose speed and infield versatility ma es him at least a valuable spare part Tapia is an improving defender and maturing hitter but was strea y and not nearly enough of a power threat to be a corner outfielder and Da a is an above-average defender who might hit for average but without much power. The sleeper is Hilliard, who, so far, most resembles Joey Gallo.

The an ees thought enough of Gallo’s power to ac uire him from Te as at the trade deadline, even though he was hitting under . 5. The reason Home runs. n Gallo’s career, he has averaged a home run every 15. plate appearances—or every 1 .7 official at-bats—while compiling a mediocre . 0 lifetime batting average. Through parts of three seasons, Sam Hilliard has averaged a home run every 1 . plate appearances (1 .7 per official

at-bats) while hitting only . 5.

At this rate, Sam could hit 0plus homers in a full season. ut is that enough A concern is that all of those homers don’t translate into a lot of runs batted in. n , 91 plate appearances, Gallo has hit 15 home runs. ut he’s driven in only 1 1 guys not named Gallo. n Hilliard’s 9 plate appearances, he’s hit 7 homers but driven in only 0 other runners. ottom line f a Gallo-li e Hilliard is in the same outfield with a waning Chuc Na ty, the third outfielder better be more productive than Joe, Tapia, Hampson and Da a have shown they can be. ut if the Designated Hitter is added to the National eague in the new collective bargaining agreement, as many thin , the Roc ies could better afford to have Hilliard in the daily lineup. hat about shortstop Call me over-optimistic, but thin losing Story could be a case of addition by subtraction.

The Roc ies appear to have someone in rendan Rodgers who is ready to fill that hole. f he’s as productive as Story was in his better seasons, that opens a spot in the infield for a big bat. That could be a second baseman, with Ryan McMahon, who should be Gold Glove competition for Nolan Arenado this offseason, staying at third. hat will Marcus Semien cost after a 5-homer season playing second for Toronto Opening Day is March 1 in os Angeles. t’s the first of seven games with the Dodgers among the first nine of the season, which means the ne t iteration of the Roc ies—hopefully with the right additions—had better be ready to start fast.

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 13 books, seven of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at info@comservbooks.com.

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Lending their support to the cause of the Arapahoe County Open Spaces 0.0025 percent sales tax were Nancy Jackson, Commissioner, Jeff Baker, Yangson Baker and Arapahoe County Assessor P. K. Kaiser.

Arapahoe County Open Spaces Sales Tax is good for everyone

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

At a privately funded event hosted by Jim Kennedy on September 15 to garner support for the approval of Arapahoe County, Colorado Ballot Issue 1A to permanently retain the 0.0025 percent Open Spaces Sales Tax, Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe, joined by Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) Chair Nancy Jackson and Commissioner Jeff Baker, told supporters that the small tax of 25 cents on $100 in purchases has raised “almost $360 million for Arapahoe County Open Spaces” since it was first authorized 18 years ago. As

important, Sharpe reminded listeners that “71 percent of the tax collected is returned to cities through share-back grants and programs that go back directly to the cities.” During the pandemic, Sharpe said, “the use of parks, trails and open spaces went up about 40 percent.”

BOCC Chair Nancy Jackson said that, “Open spaces increase property values,” which Arapahoe County Assessor P.K. Kaiser, in attendance, confirmed.

Jackson added, “Mental health professionals agreed that being outdoors is one of the best antidotes to depression and anxiety.”

She continued, “For so many reasons, it’s very important that we reauthorize this open spaces sales tax.”

Commissioner Jeff Baker agreed, saying, “I can’t express enough how important this is to all our citizens, including those in Watkins, Byers, Strasberg and Deer Trail. The parks out there are the community center, they’re where people gather. It is so important to our constituency to see this renewed…

Nowadays, the grants from this tax are some towns’ whole parks

GV Mayor George Lantz caught up with Steve Burns, president of Iron Woman Construction & Environmental Services. They served on the GV planning and zoning commission together from 2013 to 2015.

Standing together to support the Arapahoe County Open Spaces 0.0025% sales tax were Jeff Vogel, whose firm Vogel & Associates provides strategic consultation on land planning and development issues, long-range comprehensive planning, design, and project management, Kelly Lear, M.D., Arapahoe County Coroner, Mark Gotto, manager of the City of Centennial for Ting Mobile & Internet and a candidate for Arapahoe County Commissioner District Two in 2022 (Nancy Sharpe is term-limited), Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy Sharpe, host Jim Kennedy, and Mark Harding, president and principal executive officer of Pure Cycle, developer of Sky Ranch, a master planned community.

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The teenager who shot and k illed a C entennial teen during a v ape juice robbery was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison with the possibility of parole after 4 0 y ears.

Arapahoe C ounty D istrict C ourt J udge B en L eutwy ler sentenced D emarea M itchell, 1 9 , of Aurora, for his role in the murder of L loy d C hav ez IV . The v ictim was 1 8 y ears old and a student at C herok ee Trail H igh School when he was shot and k illed outside his home on M ay 8 , 2 0 1 9 .

A jury found M itchell guilty J uly 1 6 of felony murder, attempted aggrav ated robbery and conspiracy to commit aggrav ated robbery . “ When a gun is inv olv ed in a crime, bad things happen,” said D istrict Attorney J ohn K ellner. “ This defendant was there to tak e something that was not his. H e was old enough to appreciate the consequences of bringing a loaded gun to a robbery and using it. “ This crime has created a great absence in the C hav ez family , and L loy d cannot be replaced. We will nev er k now what he would hav e contributed to our community .”

C hief D eputy D istrict Attorney C hristopher G allo tried the case with D eputy D istrict Attorney G wenn Sandrock . “ We’re v ery grateful for the jury ’s consideration of this case, and the v erdict which they returned,” G allo said. “ That v erdict and this sentence recognize the grav ity of this defendant’s offense, and the long-reaching effect of this crime.”

The v ictim’s father spok e on behalf of his family during the sentencing hearing. “ We lost a life that day . This is completely senseless. Why would any one do this to him? ” the father said. “ The defendant gets to see his family , but we will nev er see L loy d again.”

Sandrock gav e the Sept. 2 2 sentencing argument. “ This defendant willingly participated and he k new there was going to be a robbery . H e could hav e chosen not to participate,” she said. “ H e took the gun and he used it. It was this defendant who pulled the trigger and fired the bullet. H is actions led to M r. C hav ez dy ing in front of his family in his liv ing room.”

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Do you want to win? Part 1

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inning doesn’t mean a constant desire to compete or beat someone, it is a posture of confidence and self-efficacy to overcome challenges and accomplish life goals.

A winning mindset helps to overcome fears, issues, disappointments, and even trauma.

To reach personal and professional goals we need to learn how to be powerful and strong as overcoming challenges and temptations are difficult. Confidence that one can accomplish something difficult has everything to do with how you feel about your skills, energy level, power, and competencies.

In his best-selling book, the Psychology of Winning, Dr. Denis Waitley describes the ten qualities of a total winner. The first quality is a positive self-awareness which is another way to describe someone who knows that the more they know, the more they need to know.

Individuals who have a positive self-awareness are interested, curious and are lifelong learners. They are honest with themselves and others. They have no need for drugs or stimulants to enhance or diminish what is happening around them.

They are intentional, adaptable, sensitive, empathetic, and open to new ideas. The second quality of a winner is positive self-esteem. These people know who they are.

They do not have to perform or prove anything to others.

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Members of the Class of 2021 were honored on May 9 at Andy Kerr Stadium for Colgate University’s 200th Commencement in Hamilton, NY. Alexandra Bestick of Englewood, a graduate of Colorado Academy, has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude in Political Science Abigale Goffinet of Greenwood Village, a graduate of Littleton High School, has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude in Art and Art History Rachel Gunders of Cherry Hills Village, a graduate of Cherry Creek High School, has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Magna Cum Laude in Mathematical Economics Mark Jaschke of Greenwood Village, a graduate of Kent Denver School, has earned a Bachelor of Arts degree Cum Laude in Astronomy/Physics

They value their humanity, dignity and inherent worth.

They like themselves and have done the self-discovery work to know their personality traits and how they operate best in the world. They can articulate their primary and secondary love language to others and know their gifts, talents, and passions. They also know their limitations and seek to grow and improve as a lifelong process.

They live in gratitude and thanksgiving and do not succumb to the victim mindset.

Dr. Waitley describes positive self-control as the third quality of a winner. These people do not let things happen; they make things happen. Self-control is not just about being able to self-regulate, but also about possessing self-determination. It is about not being a passenger on the road of life, but, rather, being behind the wheel. People who possess positive self-control do not blame shift but take responsibility. They do not leave their personal development to chance. They take the reigns of their life to go to-

wards the direction of their goals. They step out of their comfort zone and do what it takes to move forward. They make careful and intentional decisions. The fourth quality of a winner is being self-motivated. They are not satisfied with the status quo and hate mediocrity. Their motivation becomes a force in action, and they hate wasting time. They know that hope is not a strategy and someday is now. They are not afraid of failure. Their reward is in achievement and overcoming obstacles. They don’t try, they do. The fifth quality is positive expectancy, they are full of optimism, enthusiasm, and hope. If they fail, they dust themselves off, develop a new strategy and go at it again. They plan, are prepared and ready. They engage in positive self-talk and expect the best. They are aware that they need to take care of their body as well as their mind to get optimal results.

Everyone wants to be a winner, but few have what it takes. In Part 2 of this article, I will continue describing the next five qualities of winning. Stay tuned…joneen@ myrelationshipcenter.org

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OBITUARIES James C. Underhill, Jr. July 29, 1954 September 26, 2021

J am es Cal vin U nderh il l , J r. , k nown as J im to h is f riends and f am il y , passed away on th e m orning of S eptem b er 2 5 , 2 0 2 1 at th e age of 6 7 in L one T ree, Col orado.

J im was b orn J u l y 2 9 th , 1 9 5 4 in L inc ol n, NE . H e gradu ated f rom th e U niversity of Neb rask a – L inc ol n with a B. A. in h istory , pol itic al sc ienc e, and m il itary h istory and Am eric an U niversity W ash ington Col l ege of L aw in W ash ington, D . C. wh ere h e earned h is l aw degree. H e m et h is f u tu re wif e, J oanne P arsons, in W ash ington, D . C. , and th ey m arried J u ne 2 0 , 1 9 8 1 . H e served

in th e U . S . Arm y in S ou th K orea and th e P entagon and l ater j oined th e ac tive reserves, rising to th e rank of M aj or. Af ter th e P entagon, J im work ed f or th e U . S .

D epartm ent of J u stic e and l ater started a private prac tic e in Col orado, wh ere h e and h is wif e prac tic ed l aw togeth er f or al m ost 2 0 y ears.

J im is su rvived b y h is wif e, J oanne, h is two c h il dren, M au reen and J im m y and J im m y › s wif e, J asm in, h is m oth er H el en, h is two b roth ers R andy and R od and R od› s wif e, M arianne, h is niec es Angie, J ennie, and Ch ristina, and neph ew T odd, and th , eir f am il ies.

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In lieu of flowers his family is ac c epting donations in J im › s nam e wh ic h wil l b e u sed to m ak e a donation to P h il m ont S c ou t R anc h , J im › s f avorite Boy S c ou t su m m er c am p, to pu rc h ase a b ric k m em orial in h is nam e.

P l ease send donations to: National S c ou ting M u seu m , 1 7 D eer R u n R d. , Cim arron, NM 8 7 7 1 4 , attention: H arol d W h ite.

Robert Allen Beago, age 88, passed away peacefully on September 26, 2021 with his loving family by his side

R ob ert Al l en Beago was b orn M arc h 2 5 , 1 9 3 3 in H ou ston, T ex as to Bonnie and V ic tor Beago. H e was prec eded in death b y h is parents, h is y ou nger sister, M ary F ranc es Beago T y tenic z , b roth ers-in-l aw, J oh n V ann, and R onnie H u dson. H e is su rvived b y h is devoted wif e of over six ty y ears, H arriet E l iz ab eth W il son Beago,

son, R ob ert Cl ark Beago, dau gh ters, Nanc y E l iz ab eth M il l er ( S teve) , Al l ison V ivian S k inner ( D on) , grandc h il dren, Am b er M il l er Castil l o ( Brian) and G avin R ob ert S k inner, great-grandc h il dren, G rant and G rac ie Castil l o. R ob ert “ Bob ” Beago is al so su rvived b y h is sisters-in-l aw and b roth ers-in-l aw, m u c h l oved niec es, neph ews, and grand niec es and neph ews and m any l if e-l ong f riends.

R ob ert “ Bob ” Beago grew u p in H ou ston, T ex as, and f rom an earl y age sh owed h is entrepreneu rial spirit, work eth ic , and natu ral ath l etic ab il ity . Bob gradu ated f rom J ef f D avis H igh S c h ool pl ay ing f ootb al l and b aseb al l , with Al l City H onors and L etterm an’ s Cl u b in 1 9 4 8 – 1 9 5 0 . Bob attended Bay l or U niversity , pl ay ed b aseb al l f or h is b el oved Bay l or Bears, and gradu ated in 1 9 5 5 with a B. S . in P h y sic al E du c ation.

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H arriet and c al l ed h er l ater th at day and “ tal k ed h er ear of f ” . T h e rest, as th ey say , is h istory . Bob and H arriet m arried on F eb ru ary 1 1 , 1 9 6 1 and wel c om ed son, R ob ert Cl ark , in H ou ston, dau gh ter, Nanc y E l iz ab eth , in D al l as, and dau gh ter, Al l ison V ivian, in Boston.

Bob was an am b itiou s prof essional and earned prom otions and opportu nities th at m oved h is f am il y f rom T ex as to M assac h u setts, M ic h igan, O h io, and u l tim atel y to h is b el oved Col orado. Bob and H arriet m ade a wonderf u l l if e togeth er f or th eir f am il y . T h ey enj oy ed travel ing th rou gh ou t th e U nited S tates and ab road, inc l u ding Al ask an and E u ropean river c ru ises, and of c ou rse, f req u ent trips to h is b el oved Y el l owstone and J ac k son H ol e. Bob ’ s l ove of sports, espec ial l y b aseb al l , was evident in h is passion visiting b al l park s ac ross th e country. He definitely raised som e ey eb rows in New Y ork wh en h e wore h is Boston R ed S ox b al l c ap and NY Y ank ees j ac k et to Y ank ee S tadiu m !

Bob l oved th e m ou ntains and enj oy ed spending tim e with h is f am il y at th e c ab in H arriet and h e b u il t in Brec k enridge. T h e c ab in h as b een a pl ac e of wonderf u l m em ories f or Bob , h is f am il y and ex tended f am il y , and f riends. Bob ’ s passions al so inc l u ded gol f . H e pl ay ed al l over th e U . S . , S c otl and, and I rel and and m ade at l east six h ol es in one du ring h is gol f c areer. Bob pl ay ed wel l into h is seventies and c ou l d of ten ou tdrive oth er pl ay ers twenty y ears y ou nger!

Bob ’ s m ost im portant l egac y was h is l ove f or h is f am il y . H e h ad m any nic k nam es f or h is b eau tif u l b ride, H arriet W il son Beago, “ L ef ty ” , “ D ragl ine” , and “ h is b eau tif u l Bride” . D ad’ s endu ring l ove f or M om was evident th rou gh ou t th eir m arriage and noth ing m ade h im h appier th an sim pl y b eing b y h er side. Bob was so prou d of h is c h il dren and instil l ed in th em h is l ove f or m u sic , anim al s, and not tak ing y ou rsel f too seriou sl y .

H is pride and j oy l ater in l if e was h is grandson, G avin R ob ert. H e l oved watc h ing G avin pl ay b aseb al l and tal k ing with h im ab ou t h is gam es. G avin’ s “ Bob ” was so prou d of h im and we k now h e wil l c h eer h im on f rom h is H eavenl y h om e.

Bob ’ s ab iding f aith , vib ranc y , b righ t sm il e, intel l igenc e, k indness, and sense of sel f -worth are al l part of h is am az ing l egac y .

W h il e we wil l m iss h im b ey ond al l m easu re, we rest in c om f ort k nowing th at h e is reu nited with h is L ord and S avior and h is parents and sister and ex tended f am il y .

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Friends of Nursing (FON) is celebrating its 40th Anniversary Oct. 16

BY MELANIE WALLACE

The Celebration Luncheon will be held at the Wellshire Inn Event Center, 3333 South Colorado Boulevard. Checkin begins at 11 a.m. with the Luncheon at 12:00 noon and the program following.

A Blast from the Past will include a display of members’ nursing caps and uniforms from an earlier era accompanied by a talk on the history of the caps and other significant memories. A Christmas Shoppe for early Christmas gifts and décor will recall FON’s beloved fundraiser, An Old Fashioned Christmas Tour at the historic Phipps

Mansion. A Silent Auction and Recognition of the 2020 and 2021 Scholarship Recipients will round out the events of the day.

For 40 years, the purpose of FON has remained to advance professional nursing by providing scholarships for quality education in baccalaureate and higher degree programs in nine Colorado Schools of Nursing. Membership consists of volunteers from the nursing community and friends of nurses who believe in supporting nursing programs in Colorado. Over these 40 years, FON has awarded over $1.7 million

in scholarships to deserving nursing students. FON’s scholarship awards are more needed than ever as the cost of education continues to rise and the nursing shortage in the United States continues to grow.

Founded in 1981 by Greta Pollard and Janet Pirkey as the Friends of Nursing of the University of Denver, this organization was a support group for the school’s nursing students and programs. When the University of Denver phased out its School of Nursing in 1985, the organization was renamed Friends of Nursing and broadened its scope to

Greta Pollard, Helen Holden, Jeanne Reeves, Pat Lambert, Olga Miercart and LaFawn Biddle at “The Old Fashioned Christmas” tour in 1993 at the Phipps Mansion.

Greta & Don Pollard enjoying music by the San Marco Strings at The Old Fashioned Christmas” tour preview party in 1992 at the Phipps Mansion.

include Colorado colleges and universities that grant BSN or higher degrees. Greta Pollard served as Founding President from May 1981 to June 1983, and is back at the helm leading Friends of Nursing as its current president. Other charter members who are community luminaries, Past Presidents of FON, and current Board Members include LaFawn Biddle and Phyllis Wicklund.

The first ylaws were written by Theresa Brofman and Florence Ruston. Theresa had a nursing background and Florence was a wellknown community leader.

FON has successfully had the relationship of both those with nursing backgrounds and FRIENDS who worked hand-in-hand in fundraising

Wings of Hope raises more than $100,000 for pancreatic cancer research at CU Cancer Center Researchers express cautious optimism as survival rate for patients continues to inch higher

BY PETER JONES

Despite the continuing effects of COVID-19, a dedicated community of supporters converged Sept. 18 for the sold-out Evening of Hope, generating more than 100,000 to benefit pancreatic cancer research at the University of Colorado Cancer Center.

“Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research was determined since the pandemic began not to stop the fundraising,” said Maureen Shul, executive director and founder of the Colorado-based nonprofit organi ation. “That so many attended our benefit to hear Hazel Miller perform and support funding pancreatic cancer research at CU Cancer Center far surpassed anything I had hoped for.”

An eclectic crowd of CU physicians and researchers, pancreatic cancer patients

and survivors, and an array of people with no personal connection to the disease came

together at Heritage Eagle Bend Golf Club in Aurora for a cocktail reception, a sit-

Dr. Richard Schulick, director of University of Colorado Cancer Center, Maureen Shul, founder and executive director of Wings of Hope for Pancreatic Cancer Research, and Cristina Cenciarelli, CU’s director of special projects.

down dinner, a live auction and a dynamic performance

by Hazel Miller and the Collective.

“To hear the top oncologists at Anschutz Medical Campus share the latest developments in pancreatic cancer research and treatments, as well as hear from those on their own journey with this disease, is what made the evening so intensely meaningful,” Shul said.

After a year of lockdowns and bad news, the crowd was ready for something fun, as well as some relatively good news concerning the most challenging of deadly cancers.

Marco Del Chiaro, M.D., the CU Cancer Center’s division chief of surgical oncology, noted that the survival rate for pancreatic cancer patients has gone up a full 1,000% since the 1970s.

“This improvement is related to research,” he said.

“We can offer some of those patients much more hope through a multimodal approach of chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.”

Richard Schulick, M.D.,

endeavors.

Friends of Nursing’s Old Fashioned Christmas tour was a spectacular event for 1 years. ocal florists beautifully decorated the Phipps Mansion in the Belcaro neighborhood in Denver. FON members served as room hostesses while other members provided homemade baked goods for The Pantry located in the kitchen of the mansion. The Patron Dinner was always a dazzling affair launching the tour. Local high school choirs provided Christmas music each day during the event.

For information on registering for the Celebration Luncheon, contributing to the scholarship fund, or becoming a member, please call 720891-341. the CU Cancer Center’s director, compared today’s overall prognosis to the early days of his career three decades ago when only two out of every 100 pancreatic cancer patients could e pect to survive five years after diagnosis.

“We’ve come a long way, but we still have a long way to go,” Schulick said. “We know what the game plan is.

We have to invest more in research.”

That plan has come to life, thanks in part to the activities of Wings of Hope, which has been funding groundbreaking research at the Anschutz Medical Campus since 2013. Most recently, the organization provided the seed money needed to study the effectiveness of immunotherapy to stimulate the body’s ability to fend off aggressive cancer cells.

“So far, pancreatic cancer has been very resistant to that, so we’re hoping this will show a change,” said Wells Messersmith, M.D., the center’s associate director of medical oncology. “The philanthropy raised through Wings of Hope helped us to actually open a clinical trial.

There were a lot of start-up costs and things that we just Continued on page 30

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100 Years of Buckley Powder History

Buckley Powder started as a general store “Buckley Bros.” in Silver Plume, Colorado in 1921, selling all manner of items, including dynamite that was used in prospecting in the Silver Plume area at that time. Then in 1937, Buckley became an LTL (less-than-truckload) distributor for the DuPont Company. During the

Preserve residents Jane and Steve Buckley.

Lynn Buckley, wife of Dan Buckley and daughter, Kathy Buckley May enjoying the celebration.

growth was fueled by the increased activity in exploration for oil and gas in the Rocky Mountain area as well as continued growth in explosives distribution to the Mining, Quarrying and Construction industries. In 1991, Buckley Powder became a 50/50 Joint Venture Partner with Dyno No0 business footprint has expanded from an explosive distributor in the Rocky Mountains to a full service blasting company spanning across 14 states in the Rocky Mountain, Midwest and Southwest regions. This growth has been fueled by growing market share in long-term markets as well as through acquisition, as toservice and technical expertise that Buckley Powder provides.

We invite all customers and employees to join us in celebrating versary in 2021.

Joey Buckley, Past President Dan Buckley and Current President Steve Buckley, representing 3 Generations.

President Steve Buckley thanks past and present employees, partners and customers that contributed to

100 years of Buckley Powder success!

Dynamite father/son duo of Buckley Powder, Steve Buckley and Dan Buckley

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Grange Hall

BY LISA J. SHULTZ

Grange Hall is now open for food and drink in the Denver Tech Center, located at 6575 Greenwood Plaza Boulevard.

What does Grange mean?

It is the shortened name of the National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry. The organization, which still exists today, began in the late 1800s as a nationwide social group for rural communities as well as a political advocacy group for agricultural workers. Grange Hall is based on this idea of a community center where the community can gather to enjoy a variety of food and beverages under one roof. This new 13,000 square-foot space houses a food hall, a micro-brewery, and event space.

Chef Troy Guard and TAG Restaurant Group (TRG), a Denver-based restaurant collection, opened this new location in Greenwood Village. Chef Troy Guard was born and raised in Hawaii, and his mentor is Chef Roy Yamaguchi at the Kahana Bar and Grill in Maui. Guard traveled internationally and eventually settled in Denver opening his first restaurant TAG. His restaurants multiplied and TAG Restaurant Group currently comprises fifteen restaurants in Denver and Houston. “TAG Restaurant Group strives to shake up your typical dining by offering immersive culinary experiences that are deeply-rooted in and inspired by Chef Troy’s life and travels.” With all that hype, I decided I needed to check

out the hubbub myself. I headed to the old C.B. & Potts location, now Grange Hall, for lunch. On a Sunday afternoon, I toured the food hall and learned a little about each food vendor.

Crazy Love Pizza features square pan, Sicilian-style pizza with traditional toppings or adventurous toppings such as the Southern special fried chicken, hot honey, pickle, and dill aioli pizza; a Korean-inspired pizza with kal bi steak, kim chi, sesame bean sprouts, and soy gochujang; and a Colorado feature of River Bear salami, arugula, Boulder goat cheese, and Pueblo green chili.

Rado Burgers, short of Colorado is all about the classic burger featuring 100% Colorado grass fed beef, certified humane and sustainably raised without the use of antibiotics. You may try some unusual toppings such as grilled shrimp, foie gras, duck egg, gorgonzola aioli, fried pickles, and Funyuns (Frito brand onion ring chips).

Bubu, a build your own bowl

concept inspired by Guard’s upbringing in Hawaii and time spent in San Diego. Begin with a protein selection like sushi-grade tuna or salmon, tiger shrimp, organic tofu or grilled chicken or steak. Place your protein on a bed of white or brown rice, fresh local greens, or rice noodles and finish with a choice of locally sourced, seasonal vegetables.

The Crack Shack serves both chicken and egg dishes that are locally raised, free-living chickens without antibiotics in them. Try a fried chicken sandwich, fries, and a Salted Oreo Shake made with Little Man Ice Cream.

Uptown & Humboldt began as a food truck and serves food inspired by international travel such as Mediterranean specialties. This is the stall I selected for my lunch. I had a lamb gyros, red cabbage, and dessert empanadillas made with dates, walnuts and dulce de leche.

Little Dry Creek Brewery is the in-house micro-brewery. For those not familiar with the area and history, Little Dry Creek is where the first gold nugget was found by the Russel party that started the Colorado Gold Rush.

Little Dry Creek, a tributary of the South Platte River, is the water source for Grange Hall. Grab a traditional brew or try Rocking Arrow Altbier, a German-Styled Brown Ale, Diamond and a Half Brut Bier, dry and effervescent similar to a Brut wine, or Bar 16 Pilsner, a German-Style Pilsner.

I took my lunch and listened to live music while I ate. I also enjoyed the outdoor patio in the afternoon sunshine. The atmosphere was family oriented with games sprinkled around the

spaces and large TV screens with football games on. It seemed like a great place to meet friends and not worry about who is picking up the tab. ach person can find the food that they prefer and then meet at a table to talk, eat, and hang out. I enjoyed my lunch and look forward to trying other food choices in the future. I like innovative food with a focus on responsible farming and local sourcing.

I was intrigued by the idea of the pop-up stall.

“The idea is that anyone could rent this stall and give their concept a try,” Guard explains, whether for a day, a week, a month. Specific plans for the popup stall are still in progress.

Not yet open but coming soon October is Honey Fish by Mizu Izakaya, which will serve temaki hand rolls and sushi to Grange Hall.

Eiskaffee, a German-inspired coffee and ice cream concept from High Point Creamery, will also open soon. Eiskaffees is a cold brew coffee topped with vanilla ice cream, grated chocolate and whipped cream. Since I am a coffee and ice cream lover, I am looking forward to trying this concept!

Food halls are popping up in many locations, but this one is a step above in quality compared to many of the others I have visited.

The space is open and inviting, games are available for adults and kids, the parking is easy, and innovative food options appealed to me. I will be back to try other food stalls in the future.

Regular hours will be 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Lisa J. Shultz is a book reviewer and an art, culture and food columnist for The Villager since 2020. Lisa is a Denver native, and she loves to inspire exploration of the city’s treasures in her book Essential Denver. Find out more about her and her book at LisaJShultz.com or call her at 303-881-9338.

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Cherry Creek School Board candidate forums

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Between September 14 and October 7, the Cherry Creek School District (CCSD) will have held six separate candidate forums at six of its public high schools. We previously reported on the first one. n this report, we share some of the highlights from the forums held on September 21, 22 and 28.

The candidates for Director District D of the CCSD board of education are Kelly Bates, Jennifer Gibbons, and Schumé Navarro. Competing to represent Director District E are Kristin Allan, Bill Leach and Jason Lester. Gibbons is a doctor of audiology, Lester holds a Ph.D, and Allan is an attorney. Assistant Superintendent Jennifer Perry moderated the forums.

At the beginning of each forum, two particular questions were asked of the candidates. On the subject of donations, it was brought out that Bates and Allan received donations from the teachers’ union. They both explained that CCSD has long worked closely with its teachers’ union because that benefits the students.

When asked if they had attended at least three CCSD board of education meetings in the year leading up to their announcement that they were running, Leach and Lester indicated that they had not, while Gibbons, Navarro,

Bates and Allan indicated that they had.

On September 21 at Eaglecrest High School, Navarro did not participate in the forum. Asked to agree or disagree with the statement, “ believe CCSD provides an excellent academic environment for our children, Gibbons, Bates, Lester and Allan indicated agreement. Bill Leach did not. Leach was also the sole candidate to disagree with the statement, “ support the idea of investing additional district resources where there is the greatest need.” All agreed that charter schools in CCSD should meet the same high academic standards as regular public schools.

Gibbons did not agree with the statement, “ support the district’s efforts to continuously collaborate and build relationships with our teachers union and other employee groups.” t was unclear whether Leach did or did not agree, but Allen, Bates, and Lester agreed. n e plaining their answers, Gibbons pointed out that she and Leach, who are campaigning as a team, would not accept donations from the teachers’ union. Allan noted that, in addition to the teachers’ union, she has also been endorsed by four former CCSD superintendents. n responses to uestions which Perry described as having come from various parent and leadership groups, as well as the audience, Bates said

that it is important to have teachers who are diverse not only in their heritage but in their learning styles so that students will also have the opportunity to see that aspect of themselves in their teachers.

Asked if CCSD should comply with all public health orders, Leach said yes, but added that, “ ’d really hope that those decisions are truly being made on the merits and science and not an agenda.”

To the question of what specific wor they would support to improve outcomes for underperforming student groups, Allan pointed to a core and supplemental science- based reading program to bring the reading proficiency levels of black and brown boys in CCSD up from the current level of 39% to at least the overall CCSD rate of 50%.

Leach pointed to the need to “drill down” using more “parameters” and “data points” to better understand the differences in performance between groups. Lester recommended mentoring, something he has done with excellent results.

He recommended mentoring particularly for children without dads or being held in the Foote Youth Detention Center.

At Cherry Creek High School on September 22, all candidates except Navarro again participated. When candidates were asked to agree or disagree with statements Perry read, only Allan, Gibbons and Bates agreed with, “ have proactively sought

Please send kale…or cookies

BY DOROTHY ROSBY

With all the bickering and bad news, this past year and a half has been like watching a really long mud wrestling match during a bad hailstorm.

Thank goodness October is such a fun month. We could all use some celebrating about now. And as luck would have it, October is not only National Pharmacists Month and Eat Country Ham Month, it’s also National Coo ie Month. feel better already.

But there’s more! The entire first wee of October is National Newspaper Week and it’s Do Something Nice Day on the 5th and National Kale Day on the 6th. Now there’s something to celebrate. n eeping with this month’s holidays, thin we should all do something nice

and deliver kale to our pharmacists and the staff at this newspaper. Better yet, cookies or country hams. ’m fond of pharmacists, but ’m an even bigger fan of newspapers and not just because they run my column.

Obviously, you are too, seeing as you’re reading one right now.

None of us can be everywhere at once which is why we subscribe to newspapers.

Somehow the staffs at community newspapers manage to be everywhere at once— every city council meeting, school reunion, fair and festival—and to write about it all.

And newspapers expose problems in the community and give us the information we need to deal with them.

Anyone who doesn’t value that service either doesn’t

care what’s happening in their community or doesn’t want the rest of us to know about it.

Considering all the important things they do, delivering a dozen cookies or a bushel of ale to the newspaper office seems like the least we could do. don’t want to ta e anything away from pharmacists and country hams, but don’t think it’s fair that they each get an entire month while newspapers only get a week.

The newspaper business isn’t for sissies, which is why ’m not actually in it. write my column from home, email it in and never leave the house except to pick up cookies. ut wor ed parttime at my hometown newspaper one summer, which is where found out just how tough the

out leadership positions in the district prior to running for the oard of ducation.” All five candidates agreed that CCSD should invest its resources where the needs are the greatest, that they support school resource officers, and that they support the goal of hiring more teachers of color to reflect the student body more accurately.

At Grandview High School on September 28, Perry announced that Navarro had asked to be able to participate in the forum virtually since all schools required masks and she chose not to mask. Although a monitor was set up for her to do so, Navarro did not participate virtually in the forum. At one point, Gibbons appeared to tell Perry that she received a text from Navarro indicating that she was experiencing technical difficulties.

On the question of the role of the school board in developing curriculum, Leach said that the board should be a conduit from the community and the parents to the district, and that changes in curriculum should include listening sessions with the community and the parents. Allan said that Colorado law requires district policy to align with academic standards identified by the state board of education, something the school board must ensure, in addition to making sure that staff has the support they need, adding that children should be taught in a way that they can see them-

selves in history. Lester said that the board should set the standard that excellence is to be achieved and that students go away knowing something and being able to educate others. He also said that staff should establish partnership with the community and focus on equity so that students get what they need. He added, “ t’s important that we tell the truth about history but it’s also important that we do not make people feel bad because of the home that they come from.”

Asked what policy they support regarding mask mandates, quarantines and vaccines, Gibbons said, “Parents are split…There’s data on both sides…Whether you like it or not, there are opinions on both sides...”

Most importantly, she said, “Let’s do whatever we need so that kids can be in school (including masking).” She said she felt that vaccines are working for adults but will wait for the data on vaccines for kids. Bates said, “We need to follow what our health care providers tell us…When we know there’s a safety risk to our students, we should be following that (mask) mandate.”

Next week, we plan to present highlights from the last two CCSD candidate forums. To watch the video from the complete 90 minutes from each of the six forums, go to https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/Page/13757. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

business is. learned a lot that summer including how to do interviews, write fast under deadline, take pictures and develop film. And ’m proud to say only destroyed a couple of rolls in the process.

Honestly, if digital cameras had been invented back then, might still be in the newspaper business.

Or maybe not. An experience at my college’s campus paper also made it clear a journalism career wasn’t for me. did a series of features on longtime faculty members and they weren’t half bad.

The features, mean. The faculty members were top notch. too pretty good shorthand back then, but apparently it wasn’t good enough.

Somehow, managed to misquote a professor and not ust any professor. t was one of my journalism professors. ’m still ama ed passed her class.

Considering how accuracy isn’t my strong suit, decided a humor column might be more my style. Sadly, columnists don’t get a month or even a week to celebrate. We do, however, have National Columnists Day on April 1 . ncidentally, that’s also Pet Owners ndependence Day and Linemen Appreciation Day. And apologi e to columnists, pet owners and linemen everywhere that completely forgot to mention it bac in April. ut thin can spea for all of us when say we’d still welcome cookies. Or country hams. Even kale.

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didn’t have.”

Thanks to events like Evening of Hope and the recent Kingsbury Open Golf Tournament, those successes are expected to continue. Shul announced that the volunteer-run Wings of Hope has now raised a total of $1.3 million, all of which directly funds the ongoing research.

Shul paid tribute to former Centennial Mayor Cathy Noon, a pancreatic cancer patient who attended Evening of Hope.

“She has been an inspiration to many of us and shown us what leadership with integrity is all about,” said Shul, who founded Wings of Hope after two members of her family died from pancreatic cancer.

“I want to thank you for giving me the space and support to take the ever-present sadness of losing my mother and my brother to this disease and give meaning and pur-

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pose to that grief through this foundation,” Shul said in her closing remarks.

For more information, visit wingsofhopepcr.org.

This is the second Genesis vehicle that I have driven and it is as impressive as the first.

There is something wonderful about driving one of these Korean luxury cars manufactured

by Hyundai Motor Company.

This is the extreme luxury line of Hyundai that also is the parent company of KIA. The test car is a Genesis G70 all-wheel drive that has a suggested retail price of $49,545 that includes an advanced sports option of $4,300. This is a fast car that can reach 60 mph in 4.5 seconds with a 3.3L V6 engine that produces 365 horsepower. Backing up the power plant is an 8-speed automatic transmission with paddle

shifters.

The car when put in sports mode and pushed has a fantastic sound growling from the exhaust system. The all-wheel drive is supported by MacPherson front shocks and a multilink rear suspension making a curve an easy turn. The Genesis rides on 19” alloy wheels with all-around LED lights.

The attractive design is a sedan style with “ Siberian Ice” paint and obsidian black and red leather covered seats. The outside mirrors fold in when in and are heated for winter driving along with heated and cooled front seats.

The car navigation program warns of approaching red light cameras that is a new first.

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system is easy to operate with buttons and dial knobs.

The G70 is a high-performance sports car in a luxury car package.

Fuel economy averaged anywhere from 20 to 32 mpg overall during the week’s drive.

This is a car that I would own and drive. Made in Korea with 85 percent Korean parts, the Genesis carries a 10 year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty. This is standard on most Hyundai vehicles.

The G70 has all of the latest safety features including “stop and go” radar cruise control and forward collision avoidance.

So easy to drive… safe, secure, snazzy, and speedy.

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PROPOSAL: Arapahoe County is proposing to amend the Land Development Code to adopt oil and gas regulations in accordance with SB19-181, which gave local government more authority to regulate surface impacts of oil and gas development.

All Arapahoe County solicitations can be obtained from the County’s website. The Request For Proposal (RFP-21-45) document can be obtained by going to the Arapahoe County website www.arapahoegov. com, then go to the Finance Department, and under the Finance Department select Purchasing then go to the Quick Link for the Rocky Mountain ePurchasing website.

Electronic submissions will be accepted online via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing Systems (RMEPS), www.bidnetdirect.com/colorado.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on October 26, 2021 the Arapahoe County Board of County Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing at 9:30 A.M., or as soon as possible thereafter, at which all interested persons will be given an opportunity to be heard concerning the above-described Case No LDC19-004, an amendment to the Land Development code. The public hearing will be held in the East Hearing Room, 5334 S Prince St., Littleton CO. Please check the weekly public meeting agenda at https://arapahoe.legistar.com/ Calendar for specific information on how to attend and participate.

The agenda will typically be posted by the Friday afternoon preceding the hearing.

More information about this proposal is available at the offices of the Arapahoe County Public Works and Development Department, Planning Division, 6924 S. Lima St., Centennial, CO 80112 or by calling 720-874-6650 or by emailing dkocis@arapahoegov. com during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Joan Lopez, Clerk to the Board Published in The Villager Published: October 7, 2021 Legal # 10406 ___________________________ ARAPAHOE COUNTY

has an unpaid claim against any of the contractors for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractors, or any of their subcontractors, in or about the performance of said work may file at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement on/or after, October 22nd, 2021, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim with the City Council of the City of Cherry Hills Village, at the office of: City Manager City of Cherry Hills Village 2450 E. Quincy Avenue Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 Failure on the part of a claimant to file such statements prior to such final settlement will relieve said City from all and any liability for such claimant’s claims.

Submittals must be received, electronically, no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on November 04, 2021.

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The County reserves the right to waive any or all informalities or irregularities and to reject any or all submittals.

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CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE City of Cherry Hills Village Public Notice of Contractor’s Final Settlement Pursuant to C.R.S. 38-26-107, notice is hereby given that on/or after the 22nd day of October 2021, final settlement with RME Ltd, LLC (dba: Elite Surface Infrastructure) will be made by the City of Cherry Hills Village, for the 2021 Street Improvement Asphalt Mill and Overlay Project, and that any person, co-partnership, association, company, or corporation who

SPECIAL DISTRICTS NOTICE OF SPECIAL INDEPENDENT MAIL BALLOT ELECTION TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN and particularly to the electors of the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District of Arapahoe County, State of Colorado: NOTICE IS HEREBY given that a special mail ballot election of the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District will be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. The election is being conducted as an independent mail ballot election. Mail ballots are required to be mailed to eligible electors between 22 and 15 days

prior to the election date.

At said election, the electors of the District shall vote for Ballot Issue 6A regarding authorization to increase taxes and debt on a referred measure.

The address of the location for return of mail ballots and the hours which the office will be open: Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 East Orchard Rd., Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 (303) 770-2700 Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The address of the location for mail ballot applications and the hours which the office will be open: Seter & Vander Wall, P.C. 7400 E. Orchard Rd., Suite 3300 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 (303) 770-2700 Monday-Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

The office is open Monday through Friday, beginning at least 22 days prior to Election Day (October 11th), and from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Election Day (November 2nd).

Arapahoe Lake Public Park District Michele Barrasso Designated Election Official Phone Number: 303-770-2700 Published in The Villager Published: October 7, 2021 Legal # 10410 ___________________________ Public Notice NOTICE AS TO AMENDED 2021 AND PROPOSED 2022 BUDGETS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the amended 2021 and 2022 proposed budgets have been submitted to the Boards of Directors of Centennial 360 Metropolitan District for their consideration. A copy of such proposed budgets has been filed in the offices of the District Manager, Pinnacle Consulting Group, Inc., 550 West Eisenhower Boulevard, Loveland,

CO 80537, where the same is open for public inspection. Such amended and proposed budgets will be considered at a regular meeting of the Boards of Directors to be held via teleconference (720721-3140, passcode: 978516565#) on Tuesday, October 19, 2021 at 2:30 p.m. Any interested elector of Centennial 360 Metropolitan District may inspect the amended and proposed budgets at the office 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/ Lyndsey Paavilainen, Assistant District Manager Published in The Villager Published: October 7, 2021 Legal # 10411 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET AND HEARING OF THE CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2022 budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District for the ensuing year 2022; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at Circuit Rider of Colorado, 1100 W. Littleton Blvd., #101, Littleton, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a hearing at the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held via online meeting, on Thursday, November 18, 2021 at 5:30 p. m. The online meeting will be held via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/ register/tZ0qd-6sqDsvH9OHYM4SKODfpuM-vK6BBK9m and via telephone at Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 budget, inspect the budget and file or reg-

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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK /s/ Circuit Rider of Colorado, Manager Published in The Villager Published: October 7, 2021 Legal # 10412 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PROPOSED 2022 BUDGET OF SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a proposed 2022 budget, has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Sundance Hills Metropolitan District for the ensuing year 2022; that a copy of such proposed budget has been filed in the office of the District located at Circuit Rider of Colorado, 1100 W. Littleton Blvd., #101, Littleton, Colorado, where same is open for public inspection; and that such proposed budget will be considered at a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the District to be held at the Sundance Hills Metropolitan District Clubhouse, Sailfish Room, 5626 S. Galena Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado, November 17, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.

Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2022 budget, inspect the budget and file or register any objections thereto. This meeting is open to the public.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE SUNDANCE HILLS METROPOLITAN DISTRICT /s/ Circuit Rider of Colorado, Manager Published in The Villager Published: October 7, 2021 Legal # 10413 ___________________________

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Oct. 15,16, 17 at the Embassy Suites Hotel in the Denver Tech Center, 10250 E. Costilla Ave., Centennial. Cherry Creek Rep. Women, Douglas County Rep. Women and Elbert County Rep. Women are co-hosting this convention.

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Friday, Oct. 8 from 10-11:30 a.m. through an event series called ‘Current Events.’

Weiser will talk about frauds and scams targeting older adult Coloradans.

The free event will take place at the Jewish Community Center

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Greater Englewood Chamber of Commerce Meet & Greet at Grow+Gather at 900 E. H Hampden Ave., Englewood from 4-6 p.m. on October 14. for City Council candidates in Districts 2, 4, and At Large Candidates.

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Oot. 15, (Death Becomes Her), Oct. 16, (Beetlejuice), Oct. 28 (Hocus Pocus) and Oct. 29 (Addams Family.) Doors open at Marjorie Park, 6331 S. Fiddlers Green Cir at 5:30 p.m.’ movie begins at dusk. Carnival fare available for purchase. Tickets: $10 and children ages 3 and younger - free.

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Guests will step into the otherworldly palm of Victorian Spiritualism -the 19th century movement that maintained that spirits of the dead have both the ability and the desire to communicate with the living. Activities include a lantern-lit tour of the Four Mile House Museum (Denver’s oldest standing structure) to catch a glimpse of a time-honored Victorian mourning ceremony; chilling ghost stories told by the fire, paired with a signature cocktail; a palm & tarot reading; art from Mad Tatters; Victorian Funeral cookies and more.

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“We are grateful to are unable to do so because that completed the transfor have the to a tier 4 alternate care ed of The Emergency Operaexpertis mae their circumstances. for COVID-19 patients facility tion in a matter of days with Local hos- vide this and resources to pro- tions Center— which to pitals much-n help operate will eeded the make direct referral help of the Colorado alleviate crowding at s for Arapahoe County facility under the Arapahoe County s Naregional for guests to the facility. tional Guard. ,” hospitals. The tempora The Sheriff’s Office—is Nancy Sharpe, chair said ry fatemporary alternate managing The alternate care facility of cility will host cases care the County’s respons Board of County Commithe that cility is being manage fae to the require acute or critical don’t does not accept walk-up pad by the ers. “Reducing patient ssion- pandemic, working in partnercare.

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