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We Won’t Sacrifice Beau ty In the age of cornavirus As stay-at-home orders are relaxed, salons, hairdressers and spas hope and pray that former clients will return to their previous patterns of pampering and beauty maintenance.

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Salons open for business with one message: Make an appointment!

So long to sagging sideburns and nagging nails now that salons in the South Denver Metro Area are beginning to open in Douglas and Arapahoe counties.

“They were a mess!” said Mira Habina of Highlands Ranch, in reference to her nails and toes, which went six weeks without any professional attention. “I tried to soak them off, and the best job I could do was really poor. It’s just really important to have your mani-pedi done professionally,” said Habina.

Salon owners south of County Line Road began opening once the “Stay at Home” order was lifted and once “personnel services” were allowed to begin in Douglas County on May 1st. In Arapahoe County, that day is May 9th.

The Villager inspected half a dozen open salons, to speak with clients, stylists and owners about what they had learned, what they found to be the biggest challenges,

The Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies (DORA), which manages the licenses of all professional service workers, along with the TriCounty Health Department, laid out strict rules for salons to adhere to upon reopening.

As you return to your stylist’s chair or your nail tech’s table, be prepared for a completely new experience.

The numbers game means you must arrive alone and prepare to wait outside until you have received a text or have been invited inside. There is no longer an indoor waiting area.

“I’m monitoring the door like a hawk,” said Cindy Rayfield, owner of Cookie Cutters Haircuts in Highlands Ranch, where she is only able to allow one parent in with one child at a time.

Salons offering online booking seemed to have the organizational advantage, al-

Salon owner Stacey Sears managed a phone ringing non-stop on opening day at her Highlands Ranch Fantastic Sams.

Michelle Tate of Highlands Ranch used online booking to secure her opening day haircut at the salon she’s frequented for 14-years.

A plate of plexiglass now separates Mira Habina from her nail technician at V’s Salon in Highlands Ranch.

Stylist Danny RomeroRogal demonstrated today’s COVID-19 “chair care” requires a complete station cleaning between clients.

and what advice they might have for colleagues in Arapahoe County, starting Saturday.

The biggest challenge we observed was each salon’s exhaustive effort to adhere to the Governor’s order demanding no more than 10-people be allowed to gather in any one place at the same time.

You read that right. No more than five professionals and five customers can be in any salon at any one time.

Balance the limited availability of appointments with the number of people itching for a professional trim of the tresses, and we observed the phone at every salon we visited ringing off the hook.

“We can’t even have a receptionist right now, so I am constantly counting the number of people in the salon while answering the non-stop phone calls,” said Stacey Sears, Owner of the Fantastic Sams in the Highlands Ranch’s Village Center West.

“I’ve been coming to this salon for 14-years, and part of the reason why is because they are professional and consistent in their cleanliness here” said Michelle Tate, a client of Sears’s salon. “I knew that with this reopening, they would put in all of the extra work to have the salon ready and keep it clean.”

lowing stylists to focus on the customer versus continually having to return to the phone and appointment book.

ALL appointments are required to be scheduled in advance.

Why? Remember, we are still in a COVID-19 pandemic.

If a COVID-19 positive patient is traced back to having had services at a salon, health department contact tracers will use the names and numbers of every person who was in the salon on the same day to send them for testing.

When you enter a salon, be prepared to have your temperature taken, and salons are required to report anyone with a fever over 101-degrees to the health department.

Both you and your stylist are required to wear a mask the entire time you are getting your haircut.

Sure, they move it off your ears when they are cutting around that area, but otherwise, no mask, no services. Plan to bring a mask with you, because not all salons we visited were able to get their hands on extra personal protective equipment.

Most nail salons we visited now have plexiglass in place between the nail technician and the client in the manicure stations, and

newly manufactured one-time-use liners are now being used in the pedicure tubs.

Some salons are also requiring customers to sign a liability waiver.

All salons had some form of sign on the door which stated, “Walk-Ins NOT Welcome.”

We watched several people get stopped at the door - from the point where they tried to open it if they attempted to enter without

an appointment.

Obey the rules. If the salon or licensed professionals break them for you, they can face huge fines, or in some cases, lose their license or their business.

Hairdressers and technicians at salons opening this coming Saturday uniformly expressed appreciation that they were not the first, but rather, that they had the opportunity to learn from the “quirks” discovered by salons first to open in Douglas County.

Hairdresser Francesca Nichole of Andres Salon on South Broadway, ordered the works for her Arapahoe County salon, including masks for herself and customers, the pricey contactless thermome-

Young children get their first haircut in two months at Cookie Cutters Haircuts in Highlands Ranch.

ter, and extra gloves. In the past, she and other hairdresser have overlapped customers - providing a men’s cut while a woman’s haircolor was processing - however given that is no longer possible to do while adhering to the numbers game, she has extended her hours daily with online booking in advance at www.vagaro.com/ andressalon.

Nichole pointed out that while masks and other personal protective equipment can be restrictive, like anything in life, one can always find a bright side.

“At least I don’t have to find a polite way of letting people know when they have lipstick on their teeth now!” she said.

Be safe. Stay Strong.

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Financial hardship makes for strange bedfellows

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

In November 2018, military combat veteran and political newcomer Democrat Jason Crow unseated military combat veteran and five-term United States Representative Republican Mike Coffman in the sixth congressional district (CD6) of Colorado. CD6 includes all of Aurora, Greenwood Village, Highlands Ranch, Brighton, Henderson, and Columbine Valley, along with portions of Denver, Centennial, and Littleton.

Possessed of a servant’s heart from the time he hid his age to join the United States Army at 17, Coffman soon found another important calling. On November 5, 2019, he was elected mayor of the City of Aurora, population 374,114 according to the latest available data from the United States Census Bureau. Like most elected positions in municipal government in Colorado and throughout our country, Coffman’s job is non-partisan.

On April 22, Coffman and Crow published a joint op-ed in the Denver Post, pointing out the crucial need for additional support from Congress for “state and local governments who are on the front lines of this pandemic.” Acknowledging the political reality head-on, the two elected officials said, “We come together to demand that legislation be driven not by ideology or party lines, but by the needs of our communities.” Coffman and Crow said that they anticipated that the City of Aurora, which has announced layoffs and/or furloughs of 576 employees, would face “an estimated $25 million budget cut.”

The mayor and the congressman pointed out that the coronavirus pandemic is “the most pressing issue facing Aurora. And Brighton.

And Greenwood Village. And every city and state across the country.” They called on “Congress to include economic stimulus for our cities and towns in the next round of funding,” adding, “Our cities can’t wait any longer.”

As the awareness that the coronavirus pandemic enveloping the United States took hold starting in February, the United States Congress took action to help individuals and companies, passing three laws to provide economic relief: 1) Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act on March 4, 2020; 2) Families First Coronavirus Response Act on March 18, 2020; and 3) Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act on March 27. There has been talk of a fourth aid package, but nothing has been decided or promised and talks are currently stalled.

Only the CARES Act included economic assistance for state and local government as one combined category. It totaled $150 billion.

According to the United States Department of the Treasury, the available funding from that amount, for the entire state of Colorado, is estimated to be $2.23 billion of the total and must be used for expenses that 1) were necessary and incurred due to the COVID-19 public health emergency; 2) were not accounted for in the local entity’s budget most recently approved as of March 27, 2020; and 3) were incurred between March 30 and

U.S. Rep. Jason Crow is pictured with Arapahoe County Commissioner and Villager columnist Bill Holen at a town hall Crow held at Anschutz Medical Campus in 2019.

December 30, 2020.

Most of Colorado’s 61 home rule cities rely heavily on sales and use taxes for their general fund revenue that is used to pay for all the employees who provides public safety, street maintenance, public works, building permits and inspections, and municipal code enforcement, along with overall

Former Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky is pictured with current Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman at Rakowsky’s retirement party in 2019.

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city government administration.

With the months-long statewide shutdown of retail, restaurants, and entertainment, sales and use tax dollars have largely dried up and cities have no way to recoup their losses without help from the federal government. That is why Crow and Coffman did not hesitate to come together for the greater good

of their community.

A detailed review by The Villager of their approved 2020 budgets as the year began showed that the City and County of Denver expected to received 51 percent of its total 2020 general fund revenue of $1.486 billion from sales and use taxes. In Aurora, 68 percent of total 2020 general fund revenue of

$377.4 million was budgeted to be derived from sales and use taxes.

In Greenwood Village, 69 percent of 2020 general fund revenue of $48.4 million was expected to come from sales and use taxes. In Centennial, 65 percent of all general fund revenue of $64.1 million was seen as coming from sales and use taxes. Those numbers clearly demonstrate that sales and use taxes are the most important component of most Colorado cities’ budgets. One exception is Cherry Hills Village (CHV), which has very few retail establishments. Its largest source of revenue is property tax, followed in second place by use tax on automobiles purchased by its residents. People are buying fewer cars right now, so CHV will also be affected.

As a result of their current and expected revenue shortages, other cities have begun announcing furloughs and/or layoffs of city employees in addition to those in Aurora. The numbers of employees announced so far who will be out of work temporarily or permanently include 737 in Boulder, 280 in Loveland, 235 in Broomfield, and 58 in Littleton as of this writing.

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Honor Mother’s Day May 10

I saw Blue Angels and Thunderbird aircraft flying over the East Coast this past week and we had a similar flyover along the Front Range when the president spoke at the Air Force Academy graduation in Colorado Springs. They are honoring the first responders service for our nation.

Well, we need another flyer or drive by to salute all mother’s, past and present, for their love of giving us birth and continuous care throughout our infancy and adult lives until they succumb to their final resting place. They

are truly our first responders.

Mother’s don’t get much rest and with the pandemic they are keeping homes clean, preparing meals, doing laundry, and seeing that homework is completed.

Many are still working from home along with family chores and dealing with husbands, teenagers, and babies.

The world is a better place for mothers and God knew what he was doing when he created “Eve.” In this edition of The Villager you will find a wonderful trib-

ute to our “Mother of the Year” selection, Lynn Buckley. What a wonderful mother and family.

Those of us who have been blessed with great mothers know what an impact mothers have on our lives. Their influence is everything in molding our character and mind. Father’s teach boys how to be men, but mothers create our very being and shape our souls.

May 10 is Mothers’ Day. Envision those planes flying over your mother’s home honoring her. Each of those pilots has a mother who is holding her breath as her son, or daughter, pilots those planes inches away from each other at high speeds.

Gold Star mothers know about great sacrifices made for America.

As we salute mothers this Sunday, we may be able to gather together, or not. Enjoy a family meal together, or not, but we should have a long-standing love in our hearts for our mothers, past and present, and their influence on our lives.

Family life is even more important now, than ever, with the virus threats keeping us apart.

My mother is long gone now, but the love of her remains in my heart with many inspirational everlasting memories.

God blessed mothers and we honor them this week.

The virus tornado is passing but now we have to deal with the massive wreckage. We have budget shortages and the national debt soaring. The government is printing and distributing money with the Fed doing everything possible to stave off a major depression. The nation was doing quite well before the corona virus attack and that might eventually save our economy.

I don’t find any fault with our state or national leadership, it was far better to be safe, than sorry over protecting citizens against this deadly enemy.

We’re not out of the woods yet, so we’ll wear the masks and maintain the six-foot distancing for the meantime, but not forever. I want things to return to the ways of the past. In looking back we didn’t know how good we had it in attending events, being in crowds, and having family events. Airport security has been a pain but now it will be worse, but no doubt the airplanes will be cleaner. In fact, everything will be cleaner, including elevators and grocery stores.

We can expect shortages, enjoy cheaper gasoline for a short period before refineries start closing and gasoline shortages occur driving the prices much higher. Expect food prices to rise, and especially meat, as major packing plants have closed with virus deaths among the workers.

Can you imagine a diesel fuel shortage and trucks no longer being able to deliver food in a timely manner? Fresh water could be in jeopardy if water plants have to shut down. We have become a very dependent nation on commodities and we just expect them to be available, that may not be the case going forward.

What about school budgets?

The governor has announced a $275 million shortfall in the state budget. That means some massive cuts in expenditures and it could well impact school funding. The schools may have to curtail some busing,

limit some high school sports, charge school tuition, reduce the number of staff and school days. What to do when the money runs out of the state and national treasuries? Washington has already spent more money than anytime in history to stem the virus and prop up the economy. In some areas going too far to shutter some business firms and leave other’s open.

If state school aid drops, we can expect property tax increases and steep inflation to pay the debts. Contrary to popular opinion, there is no such thing as a “free lunch.”

This crisis is a real challenge for leadership, and we must oppose this drift towards socialism that has taken a massive leap forward with this emergency funding. Private enterprise and American ingenuity and grit will get us out of this mess if government will keep needed services operating and maintain law and order.

It has been heartwarming to see the philanthropy and donations of food to many food banks and charities.

There must be further solutions to solve homeless populations and fight the other dread disease of substance abuse.

That is another hidden enemy that has been sweeping the country without major attention.

Far more people overdose and die each day from drugs than the corona virus. There is much work to be done. *** I miss my lunches and meetings, but plenty of news coverage is ongoing as we cover events. We receive over 300 emails every day and we sort out the best items to print.

Keep sending in those subscriptions and we’ll keep printing this newspaper as we have for the past 38 years. We have the best staff working together as a team than we have had in the past four decades. George Wallace had one policeman patrolling the DTC when this newspaper started.

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arrive within two days put a note in your mailbox to the postmaster complaining about deliveries. This is a legal periodical publication with first class mail privileges dating back to Benjamin Franklin.

New postal employees sometimes don’t know the regulations. We mail the newspaper every Wednesday afternoon at the Dayton post office bulk mail facility. Cheryl has worked there in management for longer than we’ve been publishing.

Greenwood Village gets next day service. Delays seem to be coming out of the Denver mail center. A note in your mailbox does get results. We’re not going out of business for any reason, “‘Til death do us part,” and we have family heroes rising to the challenge. See our house ad in this edition and call B.T. to renew or start a new subscription: 303-773-8313 Ext 3. *** As noted in prior columns, I’ve met Joe Biden and heard him speak at National Newspaper conferences in Washington D.C, He has had an impressive career and seemingly knowledgeable on world affairs.

Early in the Obama administration he addressed the 300 publishers in attendance and suggested that Iraq should be divided into three separate states, Sunni, Shea, and Kurds and the oil revenues divided equally. It looked like a good plan, but we know that it never happened, and the war continued onward with more deaths, destruction, and billions spent by the United States.

His second major point was regarding Taiwan and China.

He asked everyone in the room if we would send our sons and daughter to defend Taiwan if China attacked the small island conclave where Chang Kai-shek fled with most of the Chinese national treasures now stored in a mountain cave museum. I’ve witnessed these treasures.

Biden asked for a “show of hands.” Not one hand was raised.

Remembering what General

Douglas MacArthur warned us when he was fired by President Truman at the end of the Korean war, “Never engage in a land war in Asia.” And he stated, “Old soldiers never die, they just fade away.” (Pity General Flynn today…)

The saving grace in the ongoing dispute over Taiwan is that many of the Taiwan business leaders have returned to mainland China and are among the most successful business leaders. They make China lots of money because they have dealt with the U.S. for decades.

We would be fools to engage in a war against China. Let’s compete in the economy and be more prudent in trade and commerce.

Now we come to the latest sexual assault charge against the democrat presidential nominee from almost three decades ago.

This is political hogwash and even if having any merit, it is a lifetime away. The same with the Kavanaugh hearings from his high school days. Politics infighting has reached a new low of destroying a man or woman’s character by alleged actions taken many years past.

Biden seems to have some senior moments, but he has been a leading powerful United States senator and vice-president of the United States.

Innuendos about an unproven incident is a travesty just like the Kavanaugh hearing. Two wrongs don’t make a right and we need to be discussing policies, not unproven personal sabotage for political gain. To President Trump’s credit he has avoided speaking about this incident with good reason.

History is dripping with presidential sexual misbehavior and very few every lived in a glass house including the current president.

Let’s quit this hitting below the belt and throwing rocks at glass houses and instead, talk about the many challenges this nation faces.

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Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis first came for the communists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn’t speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me!”

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QUOTE of the WEEK Patriotismofis when love of QUOTE the WEEK your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

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To honor our true ally On Thursday May 1, a red and white navy military training aircraft landed at Centennial Airport and taxied to the ramp at the Wings Over the Rockies facility on the east side of the field.

The T-28 Trojan trainer signaled the beginning of a project that has been over 10 years in development. Thanks to the generous support of Board Member and Chairmen John Horan, this aircraft was purchased by the Colorado Lao-Hmong Memorial Foundation to be the centerpiece of a national memorial honoring the heroic sacrifices of the Hmong in supporting the United States during the Vietnam War. In northern Laos, the so-

called Ho Chi Minh trail wound its way through Laos heading south to supply Viet Cong and North Vietnam soldiers with tons of military and food supplies to continue their attacks on the U.S. and their allies in South Vietnam.

The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency recruited Hmong villagers to support clandestine military operations to interrupt North Vietnam supplies coming down the trail.

The Lao-Hmong, with the CIA’s help, were trained to organize the guerrilla units to ambush and use aircraft to bomb the trucks and personnel moving the supplies to the south.

The aircraft used by the

John Horan,Yang Chee, Siage Yang, Bill Holen, Robert Olislagers, and Ed Dwight Photo by Bob Sweeney

Royal Laotian Air Force, many flown by Hmong pilots, was highly effective in reducing, and at times, stopping the flow of supplies to South Vietnam.

During the Vietnam War, the Hmong lost over 35,000 of its fighters and pilots. In addition, the Hmong fighters were credited with rescuing

hundreds of downed American airmen in Laos.

After the Vietnam War ended in 1975, thousands of Hmong fled Laos because of the threat of the Lao communist government.

Ultimately, over 100,000 Hmong refugees settled in the United States. There are over

6,000 Hmong living in Colorado. The spirit and love for America by these brave people are exemplified in their strong sense of importance of family, a dedication to education and personal achievement.

The planned Hmong memorial will be located on the grounds of the Westminster municipal building. The T-28 Aircraft will be elevated at the center of the memorial site surrounded by placards telling the history and accomplishments of the Lao-Hmong and their heroic legacy in supporting this nation.

For more information on how you can help with this historic project, please contact: The Hmong Memorial Foundation, 1150 E. Dartmouth Ave., Aurora, CO 80014

A tale of two state reopenings and two governors

word among the progressive woke crowd, referring to all the “isms”, multiple forms of discrimination intersecting within the victim classes.

Kemp is heterosexual, Polis is gay, with a first gentleman husband, and two children. Unlike the media, most Coloradans or Georgians don’t care, judging their governors based on policies and governance. Aside from unclear messages coming out of various government agencies, Polis has handled state response to the virus adequately, taking a mainstream approach, not turning into a dictator as some other governors have.

Would the media dare criticize the first openly gay governor in America, and a Democrat? Not on your life.

This would explain how two state governors with similar reopening plans, are treated so differently by an unobjective media.

Transportation and infrastructure - How do we pay for it?

Jackie Millet summarized recent history well: “We’ve gone to the ballot. We’ve asked the voters to fix our roads without increasing

This is a tale of two states, two governors, with similar approaches to reopening their states as the worst of the Chinese Coronavirus appears to be behind us, yet with far different reactions to these two governors from the media. One state is Georgia, on the east coast, with a population of 10.6 million, the other Colorado, in the mountain west, with about half the number of people.

Last week Georgia slowly opened, allowing gyms, barber shops, hair salons, tattoo parlors and bowling alleys to resume business. But not reopening willy-nilly as usual. Recommendations include temperature checks, symptom questions, clients waiting in their cars, social distancing, personal protective gear, disinfection, and so on.

BY RICHARD CHAMPION COLORADO STATE REPRESENTATIVE

I am Colorado House District 38 Representative Richard Champion. If you live in Littleton, the west side of Centennial, Bow Mar or Columbine Valley, I am your State Representative.

Our former Representative, Susan Beckman resigned in January and I was honored to have been selected by the Republican Party vacancy committee to replace her.

As I sit “safer at home”, thinking about the other issues besides the COVID-19 virus, my thoughts drifted to our crumbling infrastructure.

The condition of Colorado’s infrastructure (which includes roads, highways, bridges and transit systems) is bad and getting worse. We pretty well know what needs to be done, but the big question is: “How do we pay for it?” This past January, the Colorado Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers released its 2020 Report Card for Colorado’s Infrastructure. Covering 14 categories, roads, bridges and transit all received a grade of C-, which also happened to be the average for the entire group.

It’s just a small step forward out of their closed down economy. Restaurants

BY BRIAN C. JOONDEPH opened as well with, “Limited seating, spread out tables, and lots of hand sanitizer.”

Colorado opened a few days later, transitioning from “stay at home” to “safer at home.” Curbside retail and real estate showings began on April 27, with May 1 allowing retail and personal services to reopen, implementing the above guidelines, and on May 4 reopening non-critical offices with lower population density.

Georgia is doing better against the virus than Colorado with 109 deaths per million population compared to 135 for Colorado. But both are reopening their economies.

Overall, the two approaches are similar, yet the media

hysteria is anything but. The Guardian makes the decision racist with this headline, “Georgia’s Covid-19 reopening pits white governor against black mayors.” The Daily Beast cried, “Georgia’s Governor risks lives to reopen his state.” The Washington Post called it an, “Aggressive course to reopen.”

For Colorado, the headlines are more benign. From The Hill, “Colorado governor defends lifting restrictions: We have to make the best decision based on information we have.” Sounds like exactly what Governor Kemp of Georgia is doing. The Denver Post had no problem either saying, “Businesses creak to life as Colorado’s stay-athome order lifts.”

Plans are similar for both states, based on their unique situations, COVID data, hospital capacity, and reasoned

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Politics and intersectionality are the two answers. Governor Kemp of Georgia is a Republican, Governor Polis of Colorado is a Democrat. Everything is political today. Look at how Justice Kavanaugh was treated based on nonsensical accusations of gang rape when he was in high school. Compare this to presumed Democrat nominee Joe Biden credibly accused of rape while a US Senator. One accusation caused media outrage, the other is all but ignored.

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home because some mountain communities are not quite ready for the impact of visitors to their local stores and gas stations. He even mentioned that “SlingTV” is (temporarily) offering free premium content for Coloradans.

In response to a question from Bloomberg News, Polis said that the state’s budget director, Lauren Larson, is looking at the possibility of utilizing the Federal Reserve Bank’s “new lending facility for states and local governments” to see if it could be beneficial to – Gov. Jared Polis Colorado taxpayers. A question about whether Polis was considerArapahoe, or Adams County, with that we can sustain for a peing raising new revenue given his who remained shut down through riod of time in May and June and announced budget cuts drew this midnight on May 8, per Denver July.” The bottom line is that we response from the governor: “This Mayor Michael Hancock and need to expect that social distancwould obviously be the wrong Tri-County Health Department. ing and masks may not be going time to raise taxes, in a recesIn his May 1 press consion. We have been focused ference, Polis explained that on extending tax deadlines.” the philosophy behind saferThe subject of keeping at-home is to function “in a purchases of personal prosustainable way,” realizing tective equipment secret that the coronavirus will not until they are on the ground disappear any time in the in Colorado was raised by a foreseeable future. Speciflocal TV news reporter. Polis ically, his goal is to avoid confirmed that that is indeed “the spikes (in hospitalizathe state’s policy, explaintions) that led to the emering that it is done to ensure gency situation of almost that the federal government two months ago here and doesn’t cut off Colorado’s nationally and internationalpurchases “at the manuly.” He emphasized several facturer, during the supply times during the 35-minute Governor Polis is pictured with Villager chain, or during customs,” File photo event that the state is contin- reporter Freda Miklin last year. resulting in “items that we’re away until there is a reliable vacuously analyzing data from other buying being taken out from uncine available against this virus. states and other countries about der us,” putting Coloradans “at a During the press conference, how opening up various types of disadvantage by allowing our own businesses and other organizations Polis talked about the steps the federal government or other states is impacting the number of new state Department of Labor has to purchase things that Colorado coronavirus cases and hospitaliza- taken to lessen the time it takes to had already purchased.” He contions in other jurisdictions so as to approve unemployment applicatinued, “We certainly see the fedgain more information to inform tions, pointing out that they have eral government as a partner (on Colorado’s policies on how to added 80 agents and 70 temporary personal protective equipment), proceed. workers to handle the huge influx we see other states with a good In a later interview, he again of requests they continue to recooperative arrangement, but at explained why he is opening up ceive. He also reminded listeners that same time, this is also a globour state: “What the data and the that they can get directed to emer- al free-for-all….It puts Colorado science show us in the projections gency services through the “Dial at additional risk if we were to talk done by CU and others is that 211” hotline. about what was in the pipeline and what matters a lot more than the The governor recommendwhat was being purchased before date that the Stay-At-Home order ed that Coloradans continue to it got here.” ends is what behavior it’s replaced recreate within ten miles of their Fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

Gov. Polis explains where we are now and why

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

Colorado Governor Jared Polis opens every press conference, as he did on May 1, by acknowledging the bottom-line impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our state.

As of May 3 (most current data obtained by The Villager), Colorado Department of Health and Environmental Policy reported that there have been 16,635 cases and 842 deaths in our state due to the coronavirus so far.

Polis issued an executive order on May 1 cutting $229 million from the state’s budget over 16 departments. Largest hit was Medicaid, with a $183 million cut. Polis explained in the press conference that day that the reason Medicaid is being cut is that many people are not using available services for other health issues during the coronavirus pandemic, hence these previously budgeted funds are not needed.

On May 1, the governor’s safer-at-home order allowed personal

We certainly see the federal government as a partner (on personal protective equipment), we see other states with a good cooperative arrangement, but at that same time, this is also a global free-for-all….

It puts Colorado at additional risk if we were to talk about what was in the pipeline and what was being purchased before it got here.

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taxes. We’ve asked the voters to fix our roads with an increase in taxes. And we asked voters to let us keep the money we’ve already paid in taxes to address our roads.”

All ballot proposals failed – the Legislature should have gotten the message: “Find the money to fix our roads!” So where is that money? In the current FY 2019-20 Operating Budget of $32.5 billion (we believe it will be subject to significant downward revision-but we will know more about revisions after the May 12th Revenue Forecast) is allocated as follows: Human Services and Health Care – 40.1%; Higher Education and K-12 Education – 34%; Corrections and Judicial – 5.6%; Transportation – 6.5%; Other – 13.8%.

The only category that must be funded by constitutional mandate is K-12 Education. All other categories have flexibility.

Transportation’s share of that fiscal-year budget (once again, subject to downward revision), is $2.1 billion. Somewhat more than half of that figure is funded by Colorado’s excise tax on gasoline and diesel. With the Governor’s current war on fossil fuels, excise

taxes are in a downward spiral.

Most of the balance of Colorado’s transportation dollars is comprised of federal funds.

To put that in context, consider the following from the Colorado Department of Transportation’s 2040 Statewide Transportation Plan: “CDOT requires approximately $46 billion (in 2016 dollars) in funding over the next 25 years. $20.7 billion in needs have been identified in the next 10 years to reach the plan’s goals and objectives. Projected revenues will only cover approximately 46 percent of the projected needs for the next 25 years, with projected needs exceeding revenues by $24.9 billion. For the next 10 years alone the funding gap is $8.77 billion (roughly $877 million per year). CDOT needs a long-term, sustainable source of revenue.”

That is a lot of money, but it costs over a million dollars a mile to repair most highways! Sure, we are throwing a lot of numbers around but anyone who commutes in the Denver metropolitan area, the Front Range, or anywhere across Colorado for that matter, knows how those numbers translate to lost time, growing frustra-

tion, and ever-increasing financial cost. And while you may not need another number, since 2010 the state has been growing by 80,000 people per year, all trying to use the same roads and bridges you are.

What do we do? The questions are many, but the answers are few.

The political philosophy of the Democrat majority in the legislature and our Democrat Governor seems to be “Fund everything else other than Transportation!” I believe the answer is as straight forward as “1, 2, 3”. 1) Meet our constitutional obligation to fund K-12 Education. 2) Quit creating additional new social service programs that require tax-payer funding. 3) Direct any new funding towards helping all of Colorado’s transportation needs.

I am asking you to help us come to a workable solution to this vexing problem. If you have ideas, please write to me at rchampionhd38@gmail.com or call me at 303-973-0303 as I would like to discuss possible solutions with you. I consider it an honor and privilege to be your State Representative.

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The COVID Slide This week, Common Sense Policy Roundtable (CSPR) examined the effects of the “COVID Slide,” a term used to define the learning loss resulting from school closures in the wake of the pandemic.

With more than 124,000 public and private school buildings in the country experiencing closures, 55 million of the nation’s 57 million students are attempting to learn from home.

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) released a report predicting severe learning losses for students, particularly in math. The organization used past testing data and research on summer learning loss to model the effects of the so-called “COVID Slide.” Their findings indicate that when students begin the school year in the fall, they may only retain 70% of learning gains in reading compared to a normal year and less than 50% of learning gains in math. In some grades, students might lose a full year of progress in math.

“COVID-19 has forced the closure of nearly all schools, causing many students to be academically behind. Policymakers and education leaders need to plan now for how to address learning loss and catch kids up,” said CSPR Education Fellow Dr. Brenda Bautsch Dickhoner.

“Our youngest students may face the biggest challenges as they lose critical momentum in developing foundational math and literacy skills as well as social skills,” continued Dickhoner. ‘The hard truth is that many kids are going to see significant learning losses as a result of COVID 19 and those losses are going to be acute among the most vulnerable students. Schools and policymakers must be prepared to adapt to serve children.”

Students from Low Income Families will be Hit Hardest

The academic impact will be unequal and outcomes are expected to be worse for students whose families are also experiencing unemployment, food insecurity, homelessness or lack access to internet and technological devices.

While students from low income Families will be hit hardest, nearly all Colorado students are likely to face challenges with remote learning. Ready Colorado polled 500 Colorado parents on April 15-16 to get a snapshot of K-12 students’ experiences since schools closed in March. A whopping 35% of parents statewide said that their children had not participated in any remote learning since schools shut down.

“This should raise serious concerns for anyone who cares about achievement gaps in education,” said Luke Ragland, President of Ready Colorado. “Left unaddressed, the lasting effects of the COVID slide could impact students and their ability to be productive members of the economy for decades to come”.

Dickhoner and Ragland agreed that state officials and policymakers need to c­­­­onsider taking significant, intentional actions to ensure that all students can get back on track.

Luke Ragland

“Given the fiscal challenges facing the state and school districts, now more than ever we need our education system to be nimble, creative and innovative,” continued Ragland.

“Combatting the COVID Slide will require creative solutions to expand instructional. States and schools will need to give serious thought to innovative, flexible models of education that are responsive to individual needs,” said Dickhoner. “The alternative—education as usual—will surely leave a great number of students falling further behind.”

Potential Strategies to Combat the COVID Slide 1. Identify Learning Gaps

Diagnostic testing in the fall will be critical in helping educators identify the severity of student learning gaps, decide whether to retain students in their previous grade level, or to develop a targeted remediation plan to quickly catch students up to grade level. If there are any savings from canceled spring assessments, those dollars could help support diagnostic testing in the fall.

2. Increase Instructional Time

States and districts will need to grapple with how to fund increased instructional time during the 2020-21 school year, and possibly for school years to follow, even as state budgets are taking large hits. Adding instructional time could occur by shortening or skipping school breaks, extending the school year, lengthening school days or providing Saturday instruction.

3. Ensure Access to Academic Support

Students and families will need access to supplemental educational services in and out of school.

• States must ensure schools are well staffed with educators and specialists to provide personalized or small-group instruction when needed.

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Public-private partnerships can support academic enrichment that occurs through after-school programs, community service, summer programs and more.

Education experts have recommended an expansion of a tutoring corp model to help meet the demand that will come. Under that model, college students who have lost jobs could help fill some of the need for on-demand tutoring.

Similar to the CARES Act stimulus checks, providing educational stipends directly to families in need would give them maximal flexibility to seek academic support for their students. States can apply for grant funding from the U.S. Department of Education to do just that.

4. Consider Competency-Based Education

Policymakers and education officials should ensure there are flexible options for students to master core competencies, stay on track for high school graduation and be college and career ready. This may require increased flexibility from seat-time regulations and a shift to competency-based education models (awarding credits based on demonstrated mastery of knowledge and skills rather than seat time). There are already numerous examples of innovative competency-based models that allow students to accelerate or remediate at their own pace and promote a focus on acquiring relevant skills through personalized learning.

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Affordable housing challenges in Arapahoe County

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

In a perfect world, or even a somewhat-more-perfect world, most would agree that motels are not the best places to call home. Recent discussions in the community about the Greenwood Village law that prohibits guests from staying in GV hotels and motels for more than 29 days in a sixty-day consecutive period, enacted in 2014 by the GV city council to prevent

citizens from using its hotels and motels as their residence, have led to larger discussions about homelessness in general and homelessness in our area. The Villager circled back with Arapahoe County human services staff to find out what happened to the affected hotel guests in those GV motels after that law went into effect six years ago and what services are available to families with critical housing needs today.

Linda Haley, senior resources manager for Arapa-

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Yet, in the midst of what often feels like chaos, we are all digging deep down to our souls to find glimmers of hope.

With world-class medical facilities that have our backs, a strong educational system adapting rapidly, and a diverse economic engine, our region is uniquely poised to bounce back from this pandemic in judicious manner. We want you to know the South Metro Denver Chamber is here to serve you as we restart the economy and get back to normal—whatever it may look like. We choose to promote viral optimism.

The South Metro Denver Chamber advocates for our businesses large and small and urge you to stay connected, engaged, participating and supportive. We have created an initiative we call #SouthDenverStrong to actively promote our restaurants, small businesses, and non-profits so they can survive. Our robust network of this region’s best business and community leaders are in constant conversation with local and federal elected officials, advocating for the support and resources our region needs to bounce back quickly from this pandemic.

We are actively working with our banking community to shore up the financial support needed to weather these challenging times. Many years building remarkable relationships puts an organization like the South Metro Denver Chamber in a purposed position to help all of us make it through. It is a duty we take very seriously.

In times of uncertainty, the leaders of the South Metro Denver Chamber are choosing to keep a positive attitude about our business prospects. We encourage you to keep working hard, keep your spirits up, and to lean on the strength of something bigger than yourself and business. Lean on community.

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hoe County, told us that her department can sometimes provide assistance to or connect needy Arapahoe County residents with non-profit organizations, who can help them with temporary housing and/ or the necessary up-front costs and deposits associated with moving into an apartment.

(Arapahoe County’s human services agency provided Sue Sanders, a homeless person who we wrote about in The Villager on April 30, with a voucher for a 9-day stay at the Motel 6 at 9201 E. Arapahoe Road in Greenwood Village in March. The funds for that voucher came from the non-profit Arapahoe Foundation). Haley explained that, in order to qualify to receive the up-front costs associated with an apartment lease if they are available, potential residents must be able to demonstrate the ability to pay monthly rent on a continuing basis going forward and meet all other applicable requirements of the landlord.

The GV law that was approved in July 2014 did not go into effect until November of that year, so as to give long-term motel residents time to make other living arrangements. Haley told us that her department was involved in discussions from the time the new law was proposed and that the county eventually assisted in the relocation of six families who had to move out of GV motels. Haley believes there were more people who were affected by the new law but that they “just left and found other arrangements on their own.” She said, “We were able to connect the six families with housing. Rents were more reasonable then

Humorist takes aim at Alexa and other modern annoyances

Humor columnist Dorothy Rosby has published her third book, Alexa’s a Spy and Other Things to Be Ticked off About, Humorous Essays on the Hassles of Our Time. Rosby calls the book “part comical call to arms and part tongue-in-cheek tirade.” Essay topics range from spammers and scammers to clutter and uncivil discourse.

As a syndicated humor columnist, Dorothy Rosby’s work has appeared for 24 years in publications across the West and Midwest, including The Villager and has been recognized by the National Federation of Press Women.

Alexa’s a Spy and Other Things to Be Ticked off About can be ordered through any bookstore and is also available on Amazon in paperback and eBook versions.

Today there are zero subsidized housing units open in all of Arapahoe County and none of the subsidized units even have room on their waitlists.

– Linda Haley, senior resources manager for Arapahoe County

and most of the people had income.”

Today, under one of its programs, Arapahoe County until recently has been able to help only those whose income is up to 125 percent of the federal poverty line, which comes out to $32,188 in annual income for a family of four. With the anticipated funds from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the third of four economic aid bills passed by the Congress since March 4 as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, Haley said her department expects that it will be able to help families with income up to 200 percent of the federal poverty line, which equates to $51,500 in annual income for a family of four. “However,” she said, “The devil is in the details.

Today there are zero subsidized housing units open in

all of Arapahoe County and none of the subsidized units even have room on their waitlists. With no subsidized housing available and a tight rental market, tenants must be able to pay market rents, which are generally at least $1,200 per month, and pass background as well as credit checks required by most landlords. Those are obstacles for many people.”

In September 2019, the cities of Littleton, Englewood, and Sheridan came together to engage the Burnes Center on Poverty and Homelessness of the Graduate School of Social Work of the University of Denver to undertake a study of individual and family homelessness in those three Arapahoe County cities.

The goal of the study was to determine underlying causes of homelessness and develop strategies to help people overcome the barriers and challenges to securing permanent and stable housing. The researchers hoped to interview families “who live in an emergency shelter, local motels, vehicles as well as situations where they are doubled up with another household.”

The three cities agreed to split half the total cost of the $107,141 study and Arapahoe County agreed to fund the other half. The study was scheduled to be completed this month, however, it is likely delayed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. As the study got underway, then-Littleton Mayor Linda Brinkman said of the homelessness problem in Arapahoe County, “It’s not going away and we can’t ignore it.”

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Sketch and color palette for Angels

Thomas Boyd, set designer

Courtesy of Colorado Ballet

First iteration for “Party Scene”

The Show must go on…

Colorado Ballet Nutcracker set design and costumes moving forward

Thomas Boyd. The hand for the actual buildEven with the depending on Colorado Ballet direction from Coloarts organizations ing of the set. His “Snow is well underway the magic of facing uncertain rado Ballet to the two Scene” was conceived by toward making this lighting and times, Colorado having the advantage of stars in the industry season’s production twinkle accents.

Ballet plans to was: “Go and be cre- actually being in Denver of The Nutcracker Underlayers of move forward and experiencing the amazative!” Here are just another smashing color may vary with its upcoming a few of the concepts ing winters in Colorado success. Over 200 to enhance the 60th anniversary shared at the reveal.

– evergreens covered with joined a recent effect. “There Thomas, who had snow. His vision was to season and exciteZOOM presentation will be lots of seen the production in duplicate this beauty for a ment in the comto share a progress changes, so a Denver last year, said: set. When asked about the munity. Colorado update on the set stellar costume “There is so much to tree, Thomas explained that Ballet performs design and costumes introduced department is like!

I was inspired the tree is going to grow.

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by Kristina Sablatura, administraGil Boggs, artistic needed,” she Adam Sexton, by the respect for And grow…out of the times gentive assistant to tradition.” He showed room.”And, we must have managing director of explained. The erating $3 director the artistic direcadvancement an owl clock. The clock million each year. That’s images that inspired him such as biggest changes tor. The “Happy Rossetti’s Drawing will be animated.”

55 per cent of ticket from past productions will be the Hour” virtual Room and another There will be more sales. The 30-year-old four animals – carousel horses reveal was a piece of art - Woman surprises, but both costumes inherited from with personality. For “The Party panel comprised Reading a Book to Holly and Thomas San Francisco were Scene” she wants to bring jewel of Holly Hynes, imagine the new sets are excited about the in disarray and barely tones into the costumes. The Aracostume designer chandeliers. holding together. “It was and colors chosen to bian couple background allows her from New Jersey complement Holly’s Holly is designtime for a new set of to pop color – silk and flowy with and set designer costumes. He actually our own,” said Artistic ing costumes to Thomas Boyd metallic glitter, plums and aquas Director Gil Boggs. “We revealed a constructed accompany variaof Texas, Gil and a dancer’s hair braid secured model to scale for Act are excited about where tions in the “Snow Boggs, artistic to her bra. In Act II, the eight anI “The Party Scene” we are in the process!

Scene.” Colorado’s director, Adam We wanted the Victorian explaining that the elproduction has four gels will wear bell-shaped gowns.

Holly Hynes, costume feel to stay the same Sexton, mansoloists, four crystals ements were designed Holly mentioned that the shape aging director of designer and began the search for independently to come and 16 snowflakes. of the costume is sent to Gil before Denise Sanderson, advancement and designers. Cream always and go. “Models are The colors will trans- the color is painted to be sure it Denise Sanderson, veteran board rises to the top.” By that, he meant so important,” he said. campaign chair/board late from silver to will work for the dancers. Finding the selection of Holly Hynes and He will probably be on member gray to blue to white member and campaign chair. the materials (she already has the

First iteration for “Snow Scene”

measurements for construction) is the next step. She actually has the performers do virtual twirls and lifts to see how the fabric performs. The next step in set design is the formal bidding to award the building contract. Both artists agreed that collaboration with each other and the lighting partner really makes it fun. Both gave accolades to the whole crowd at Colorado Ballet saying they couldn’t be better to work with and made Holly and Thomas feel like they really bring something to the table.

Gil Boggs is planning a debut event to reveal the new sets and costumes for the coming season.

“I can’t be more excited,” said Denise Sanderson who heads the campaign. There’s a Go Fund Me site for donations to move forward: www.coloradoballet.org/ gofundthemagic.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day

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Jack May, Lexi LeDue, Lauren LeDue, Scott May, Anna Buckley, Linsey LeDue, Christine Buckley, Danny Buckley, Lily Marrs, Charlie Marrs, Krista May and Taylor May. Not pictured: Katie, Joey, Erin and Peter Buckley

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Musings with Melinda

In honor of Mother’s Day...

From here to there and everywhere...

THANK YOU

to the wonderful women in our lives whom we call: friend, mom, step-mom, grandma, great grandma, aunt, sister, partner, mentor, colleague, daughter, in-law, neighbor.

Thank you for your heart, time, energy, talent, knowledge, encouragement, honesty, endurance, laughter, tears, and compassion!

We honor you and celebrate you.

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I love my boys! I have all boys in my life. My wonderful husband, two sons 13 and 11, and our dog Basher.

What a time of year right now! Quarantine since mid March, home schooling, and now it is almost summer. My husband has always worked from home, so besides having our kids here all the time, life hasn’t changed really drastically. It has truly been a gift to have more time to get things done around the house, bringing us closer, and learned lots of new things to help us all navigate life for our futures.

My boys are very different people, they have very different strengths and weaknesses.

With this time at home more, I have really had a chance to understand that better as a parent. It has been wonderful to have this extra time to learn more about what my children need and don’t need for their futures.

As a Health Coach, dietary, supplementation, and exercise have always been important in our home. I am not a fanatic in any sense. I really don’t have crazy strict rules when it comes to food. Honestly, I would love to have more rules there, but I love my children too much to not want them to not like me. I have always tried creative ways to keep a healthy balance in my home.

I do only buy certainly brands of food, cook well balanced meals during the week, try and keep healthy snacks around. My boys are never deprived, and there is usually some ice cream they can have in the evening. As I said before they are very different people because that is how genetics work. So when it comes to food and supplementation, the boys need different things. One boy loves tomatoes, eats them like candy, where the other one is “sensitive” to them, not allergic, but shouldn’t have them. Every morning they get regular vitamins, and omegas. Money has been tight, so I haven’t

been able to give them everything that I would like, but we will get there again someday.

I think Juice Plus has wonderful gummies for children, and the Amare company has everything a child or adult needs.

One other item they do get regularly is “Calm” a magnesium Citrate, mixed with “TruLemon”, a wonderful healthy 10 calorie drink mix. Magnesium is important for digestion, growing, and more. I buy them all the time at just King Scoopers in different flavors. Great for adults too!

As a busy mom, which means ALL moms, I am going to also share some of my tips that I do most days.

After a quick hot shower I apply “Schmidt’s” brand of Natural Deodorant, I first bought it from Target, now just about everywhere. There is NO reason to wear antiperspirant anymore, there are lots of natural deodorants now, get rid of the aluminum ones.

I use one pump of a hyaluronic acid serum on my face, but also any serums that have Vitamin C & E are great for women in the morning.

I have a new LOVE in my skincare routine, especially because of our dry climate here. I will do a separate article about this line soon, but I apply a facial lotion bar to my face, especially each morning.

I can’t wait tell you all about it. www.migliving.com/mluke My sunscreen is Elta MD, you can buy it on Amazon is the easiest way I believe, not expensive.

As for supplements, I take a few of the “Women’s

Nutrients” and omegas because of an eye condition I have. https:// wellevate.me/ melinda-luke has the women’s nutrient supplement.

I do love having smoothies in the morning. My first choice for protein powder is from Amare, http://34657. amarecontent.com, but protein powder should be a kind your body does well with. There are so many different types of protein powders, and none of them are for all people. Meaning some people shouldn’t have soy or their digestive system doesn’t like pea protein, we are all different.

I add spinach, a nut milk, chia seeds and flax seeds, alone with a little fruit, frozen blueberries, strawberries or a half of banana. But you can also add hemp seeds, bee pollen, nut butter and other oils I will discuss another time.

I make my own soup that I eat most lunches, and mostly year around. I can’t wait to share my soup with you soon!

I want to let you know who I think is the best for mediating, his name is Jay Shetty. You will be blown away by him.

Finding him on facebook is the best way to see his meditations, but he is all over if you google his name. My next person that I can’t live without, his name is Dhur Purohit.

His podcast “the Broken Brain” is like no other!

You MUST check it out.

The topics he shares are so beneficial. Once you find it, you can just chose a podcast by the topic you want to hear.

I have really enjoyed sharing with you a few of my favorite things in my life. I have so much more to share, and last night I listened to a very important topic about Methylation and I look forward to explaining it when I can, because it’s such an important topic in the realm of mental health of all ages.

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Happy Mother’s Day

Most young girls grow up dreaming of the day they will become a mother, holding a young infant in their hands, and having that child to introduce to the world, continuing life into the next generation.

In my world, this was never on my radar. Surprising? It’s true.

Yet did I see myself throughout my life ahead as child-free?

Not at all.

My candor in sharing this unique juxtaposition of my feelings as I entered my 30s - a decade and a half ago - is to provide you with a look into the unique way some of us moms made our journey into motherhood in a more untraditional way, as we enter into the weekend ahead where our families celebrate us, and as we celebrate our own mothers.

In my 20s, my career was everything. By age 29, however, I could no longer put up with people asking me, “When are you going to have kids?” I finally felt obligated to let nature take its course and my husband also felt the timing was right, too.

I was surprised how much I enjoyed being pregnant at age 30, yet never during that time was I yet preparing for actually being a mother; I continued to work up until the day I was forced into bedrest and my swollen body was rolled into the labor and delivery wing.

Looking back today, some 16 years later, it does not surprise me that symbolically, my first childbirth was not easy. Other people told me I wanted this child.

Stubborn to the core, I had to learn this for myself.

After more than 24-hours of labor, I foolishly fought with my doctor, rejecting a

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incredibly excited to meet the little girl inside my belly. Today, my 13-year old daughter never has to complain she has to deal with “second child syndrome” because she knows (to the point of being annoyed) that her mom was not even sure she wanted to be a mom the first time around, but the second time around, she was ecstatic.

C-section, until I eventually delivered a sweet little baby boy, but only to the detriment of my own body, landing me in the hospital for follow up procedures and a rough start into motherhood.

Yet with each new day, looking in his eyes, smelling him, cradling him, and realizing this child was something we created, who relied on us for everything in life, it was as if I was watching myself from outside my own body, transitioning into a different person. No longer was I the most important person in my life, now, our life rotated around this child.

With each day, my life

came more into balance.

I found a way to better balance my career and my priorities. At times I would be up with a middle of the night feeding, I would exhale with a small laugh at my former self, realizing that this is what it took - a child - to open my eyes to allow me to see the whole world, and not just the career I was hyper-focused on prior.

Two years later, I glowed every day during my second pregnancy, because I was so

Whether you are preparing to share love with your own mom, the mother of your own children, or an expectant mother, my message here is to recognize

that many of us got this title through very different journeys. Our own mothers may have taken one path, while we took another. In yet other cases, teachers, coaches and counselors around the world fill the void of a mother for those who need nurturing.

It would be wrong to assume each mother out there had a joyful relationship with their mother; some suffered greatly from physical or emotional abuse. Others never even knew their own mother. It would be right to assume that most mothers hope for the best for their children, even if they were not - or are not now - the right person to provide that love and care for their child.

In this day and age, I challenge you to recognize the diversity in motherhood, and give the best gift this Mother’s Day all of us could ask for: Your unconditional love to help us be the best mother we possibly can to our children, and to those that look up to us as motherly figures.

Jessica Roe is a six time Emmy award winning newscast producer. She earned her undergraduate journalism degree from Colorado State University and her Masters of Legal Studies from University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law with a focus on media law and the Freedom of Information Act. She is a licensed private investigator, a freelance journalist, and a guest lecturer on journalism and public relations. Jessica can be reached at Jessica@ ProJournalists.com.

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Beginning the week of May 4, weather permitting, Denver’s Department of Transportation and Infrastructure (DOTI) will start work to create a safer, more convenient connection for people who walk and ride bikes on the High Line Canal Trail. Currently, the trail leaves pedestrians and people on bikes at the intersection of Colorado Boulevard and Hampden Avenue, a busy intersection that can be intimidating to cross on foot or on a bike. This project will build two underpasses to reroute the trail under Colorado

and Hampden. The new underpasses will provide a safer experience in alignment with Denver’s Vision Zero efforts to provide safer streets for all.

In addition, between the two underpasses, DOTI will also add a new, 10-foot wide multiuse trail along the north side of Hampden that will also give people more space to bike and walk. The City of Cherry Hills Village will install a new footbridge across the canal at the current dead-end of the High Line Canal trail immediately south of Hampden Avenue, and additional trail parallel to Hampden Avenue to connect

the footbridge to the underpass.

For more information on the project, please visit the project page: https://www.denvergov. org/content/denver gov/en/transportationinfrastructure/programsservices/projects/high-linecanal/high-line-canal-trailcolorado-hampden.html If you would like to receive email updates on a weekly basis, please email highlineunder pass@gmail.com or call 720515-4701 to be signed up.

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She received a scholarship in the Alcala Scholars Program, an award offered to a small number of incoming college freshmen who have demonstrated academic excellence through their outstanding grades, rigorous curriculum, and high test scores.

She received the highest award given by the University of San Diego where she will be attending in the fall in the Honors College.

While in high school Paige participated in cross country, campus ministry club, Arrupe (service) club, she was freshman & sophomore retreat leader, a freshman orientation leader and a member of the National Honor Society where she will continue her studies in the Honor program.

Paige is also a Le Bal de Ballet 2020 Debutante.

She attended St. Mary’s Academy from K-8 where she was active on several of their sports teams and the music program, being an accomplished cellist.

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How to Leave Your Legacy Part 2

In my last article, I covered some initial, important items to consider regarding how to leave your legacy. This week’s article is a continuation of the items to consider, to help achieve your goals of leaving a legacy under recent changes in the law.

A new law, called the SECURE Act, made significant changes that could have an important impact on many non-spouse beneficiaries, and affects existing estate plans, as well as those to be created in the future. Specifically, the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019, more commonly known as the SECURE Act (the Act), was signed into law on December 20, 2019.

The Act makes it easier for more people to save for retirement and makes several significant changes regarding how and when individuals can save for retirement using qualified retirement plans and individual retirement accounts (IRAs).

However, the Act also dramatically limits the times during which retirement plan benefits must be distributed to the beneficiaries.

The Act started in the House of Representatives, where it passed quickly in the summer of 2019, but later stalled in the Senate. In a surprise move, however, the Act was attached to the critical spending bill in December, 2019 that needed to be passed to avoid a government shutdown. Thus, the spending bill, with the attached

Act, was quickly approved by the Senate on December 19, 2019 and signed into law by President Trump the very next day.

The changes in the Act affect who persons may select as beneficiaries of the person’s retirement plans, and also affect how estate plans must be drafted, particularly those involving trusts receiving retirement plan benefits.

In my prior articles, I advised about the various types of trusts, which are a popular and useful estate planning tool to cover a wide variety of needs.

When people want to insure that their beneficiaries receive an inheritance over an extended period of time and are protected from potentially squandering their inheritance, trusts can be utilized to avoid these contingencies. Potential beneficiaries who are young, spendthrifts, disabled, or subject to substance abuse can be protected with a properly drafted trust.

Many estates now include retirement plans, as a result of which, trusts have been designated as beneficiary of the retirement plans to receive the benefits and to avoid problems where individual beneficiaries receive their share of retirement plans too quickly.

Under the Act, where trusts are designated as retirement plan beneficiaries, specific, custom-tailored drafting is required, particularly with respect to compliance with the new Act

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concerning the time periods for withdrawals and distributions of retirement plan benefits. In fact, the Act allows the creation of a new type of multi-beneficiary trust. Thus, the Act has brought about numerous changes for both existing and future estate plans. It is recommended that those with retirement plans of significant value have their estate plans and beneficiary designations reviewed and appropriately revised, to comply with the Act. It is always a good idea to consult with an experienced estate plan attorney regarding creating or updating your estate plan, including with respect to trusts to be revised or created under the SECURE Act, to accomplish your goals and avoid unintended consequences. This will help insure that your legacy will be established, according to your desires.

As a courtesy, there is no charge for my initial consultation with clients, which can be done over the phone or by video consultation. I have served seniors and their families for over 43 years regarding their estate planning needs.

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also welcomes direct donations from food suppliers and restaurants who may have overstock goods with expiration dates in the near future.

She said clients were incredibly grateful in the past week the COVID19 pandemic has left so many in Colorado job- to receive chicken burgers from Redbird Farms. less, the nonprofit has gone Cockreil said the Englefrom serving 800 families a wood Lions chose month, to 800 famIFCS as their flagilies a week. Given ship organization their client load has to support throughquadrupled, they out the year, by are still in need of volunteering for additional financial the holiday events, and food support. the organization’s “When hell annual February broke loose in fine food and wine March we had no gala event, Nibidea what today bles and Sips, and would even look several food drives like so we modified Charlie Cockreil, our service to the President, Englewood throughout the year. community,” said Lions Club “In fact, the first Sandra Blythe-Perry, Execufood drive I did for them outtive Director of IFCS. A full side of a King Soopers, I was 45% of the organization’s asking people to contribute to clients in March were brand IFCS’s cause, when I had a new to the organization. family I approached who told Prior to the pandemic, me IFCS had helped them get their building had marback on their feet, and then ket-style shopping set up for they donated!” said Cockreil. clients. Now, to adhere to To make a financial donasafety standards, clients make tion to IFCS, you can visit an appointment to pick up a their website at www.ifcs.org/ box of weekly staples with donate. If you have a confresh meat and vegetables. nection to a food distributor “We were once supported or a restaurant and are able by donors giving individual food staples, but with the to donate a mass quantity of demand and the grant fundfresh food to IFCS, contact ing, we now secure pallets of the organization at 303-789food from the Food Bank of 0501. To learn more about the Rockies, at a much lower the Englewood Lions, reach price than retail,” said Allison out to Charlie Cockreil at Taggart, Program Manager englewoodlionsclub@gmail. at IFCS. Taggert said IFCS com or at 303-910-9051.

Foodbank staff hopes one businessman’s actions inspires more generosity

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Families who have never before had to ask for help putting food on the table have an Englewood businessman to thank after he spent his time during the COVID19 stay-at-home order in search of grant money to feed the hungry.

Charlie Cockreil, President of the Englewood Lions club and founder of Cockreil Insurance, went after a grant from Liberty Mutual and Safeco Insurance and found out just days ago that he landed $5,000 for Integrated Family Community Services (IFCS), an Arapahoe County based food bank.

“In the past, we’ve loaded up 300-to-500 boxes of Thanksgiving dinners for them and sponsored families for Christmas,” said Cockreil, in regards to the work he and other Englewood Lions have done together for IFCS. Now, the funds Cockreil acquired for IFCS will feed those whose lives have changed dramatically in recent weeks due to the pandemic.

IFCS provides food for anyone in need and provides guidance to help the jobless get back on their feet. Since

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a rundown of what they are, when you should get them, and how they’re covered by Medicare.

Flu vaccine

While annual flu shots are recommended each fall to everyone, they are very important for older adults to get because seniors have a much greater risk of developing dangerous flu complications.

According to the CDC, last year up to 647,000 people were hospitalized and 61,200 died because of the flu – most of whom were age 65 and older.

To improve your chances of escaping the seasonal flu, this September or October consider a vaccine specifically designed for people 65 and older. The Fluzone High Dose or FLUAD are the two options that provide extra protection beyond what a standard flu shot offers. And all flu shots are covered under Medicare Part B.

Pneumococcal vaccine

As previously stated, this vaccine protects against pneumonia, which hospitalizes

around 250,000 Americans and kills about 50,000 each year. It’s recommended that all seniors, 65 or older, get two separate vaccines – PCV13 (Prevnar 13) and PPSV23 (Pneumovax 23).

Both vaccines, which are administered one year apart, protect against different strains of the bacteria to provide maximum protection.

Medicare Part B covers both shots if they are taken at least a year apart.

Shingles vaccine

Caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox, shingles is a painful, blistering skin rash that affects more than 1 million Americans every year. All people over age 50 should get the new Shingrix vaccine, which is given in two doses, two to six months apart. Even if you’ve already had shingles, you should still get this vaccination because reoccurring cases are possible. The CDC also recommends that anyone previously vaccinated with Zostavax be revaccinated with Shingrix because it’s significantly more effective.

All Medicare Part D prescription drug plans cover

shingles vaccinations, but coverage amounts, and reimbursement rules vary depending on where the shot is given. Check your plan.

Tdap vaccine

A one-time dose of the Tdap vaccine, which covers tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis (whooping cough) is recommended to all adults.

If you’ve already had a Tdap shot, you should get a tetanus-diphtheria (Td) booster shot every 10 years. All Medicare Part D prescription drug plans cover these vaccinations.

Other Vaccinations

Depending on your health conditions, preferences, age and future travel schedule, the CDC offers a “What Vaccines Do You Need?” quiz at www2.CDC.gov/nip/adultimmsched to help you determine what additional vaccines may be appropriate for you.

You should also talk to your doctor during your next visit about which vaccinations you should get.

To locate a site that offers any of these vaccines, visit VaccineFinder.org and type in your location.

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Learning from divorce I am a frequent guest speaker at divorce recovery workshops. I learn from many participants that their divorce was due to emotional immaturity (EM) on the part of one or both spouses.

They did not use the specific term “emotional immaturity” but that is exactly what they were describing. Here is what they shared regarding the characteristics of their failed marriages. They described blame shifting and not taking responsibility or taking all the blame and living in a victim mentality. They talked about criticism, harshness and defensiveness, passive aggressive behaviors such as withdrawal, pouting and not expressing feelings and then telling others that all is well when they knew they were seething. They characterized their partner as not being able to express feelings or allow the other to emote in safety and acceptance. They defined their spouse as not being able to set healthy boundaries or honoring the boundaries of others. They chronicled events showcasing the lack of creative problem solving and not demonstrating the ability to endure setbacks. They detailed their pain of aloneness as their spouse would refuse to assist with shared parenting duties or financial resources. Other characteristics of broken relationships were described as “flying off the handle’ or having “an adult temper tantrum”. Some described their spouse as one who remained in hopelessness and drudgery creating depressing drama while others described characteristics of extreme selfishness to the point of narcissism Emotional maturity (EM) is required for healthy relationships to flourish.

Emotional maturity is not about self-development or responsibility. Some people

who work extremely hard and are very ambitious lack any modicum of emotional maturity. EM is defined by experts as the ability to handle situations without unnecessarily escalating them. Instead of seeking to blame someone for problems or behavior, emotionally mature individuals seek to address situations head on and then fix them. Emotionally mature individuals are usually hopeful, optimistic, and generous with their time, treasure, and talents.

They are compassionate and kind. They are creative problem solvers and lean in when things get tough demonstrating grit and perseverance. They bounce back when they are insulted, shake it off and do not take every comment as a personal attack. They do not blame shift, but rather take responsibility for mistakes and wrongdoing using the experience as a learning opportunity to improve and grow.

Emotionally mature individuals speak from their heart, ask for what they need and expect the best from others.

They set realistic boundaries so they can navigate the world in a healthy way. They take a breather and respond rather than react ensuring they do not burn bridges with whom they honor and love. They delay gratification and are self-disciplined.

Expressing gratitude and being honest are traits of emotional maturity. Emotionally mature individuals want to hear what you have to say because they surround themselves with people who are smarter and learn, rather than compete.

Emotional maturity (EM) is essential for healthy relationship development and maintenance. EM skills can be learned, practiced and internalized. For more information: joneen@myrelationshipcenter.org www. myrelationshipcenter.org

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How Coloradans see the coronavirus pandemic

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENTAL REPORTER

In a survey for Healthier Colorado and the Colorado Health Foundation of 1,000 residents of our state conducted by telephone and online between April 15 and April 21, Magellan Strategies, a highly respected local polling firm, looked at how the coronavirus pandemic has affected people’s lives and how they feel about it. In addition to the overall population, the study specifically focused on the views and opinions of a sample of the state’s African-American residents.

Unsurprisingly, Magellan found that over half of all respondents felt that the coronavirus outbreak had disrupted their lives “a lot.” When asked if they believed that the “worst is yet to come,” 43 percent of all respondents and 55 percent of African-Americans said yes.

Asked how the coronavirus outbreak had affected their financial situation, half the respondents overall said that their financial situation was “about the same as before.”

Asked to project where they thought their financial situation would be one year from now, more than three-fourths of all respondents believed that it would be about the same or better than it is now.

To the question of whether someone in their household had “lost a job, lost income, or had paid hours reduced as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, half of all respondents chose as their answer, “total no.”

Just over one-fourth of respondents said that they were “very concerned that they or someone in their household will lose their job, lose income, or have paid hours reduced within the next six months due to the coronavirus outbreak.”

One out of two respondents chose the answer “total yes” when asked if they agreed that “worry or stress related to the coronavirus has had a negative impact on (your) mental health.”

Most had not yet felt a significant impact on their financial situation, with 64 percent saying that it has been “not too difficult” or “not difficult at all” to “pay for the basic necessities of daily life, such as food, housing, util-

ities, and healthcare.” They were similarly not overly concerned about paying their rent or mortgage.

Magellan sought to determine people’s attitudes

cal governments, along with their local school districts good or excellent.

Asked how they viewed President Donald Trump, “when it comes to providing accurate information about the coronavirus pandemic,” 62 percent of African-Americans assessed the President as being “not trustworthy at all,” compared to 16 percent who rated him extremely or very trustworthy. Trump did better with the overall group of respondents, 51 percent of whom rated him as somewhat, very, or extremely trustworthy.

Still, 46 percent of the overall group of respondents chose the “not trustworthy at all” answer to this question.

An overwhelming majority of all the people who took the survey believed the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) was trustworthy. Governor Jared Polis was rated somewhat to very trustworthy by 81 percent of all respondents and 89 percent of African-Americans.

When it came to the news media, 76 percent of African-Americans and 61 percent of all respondents saw it as somewhat, very, or extremely trustworthy.

Asked whether “Colorado should take measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus while more widespread testing becomes available, even if that means many businesses will have to stay closed,” or “Colorado should ease up on measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus soon, in order to open businesses and get the economy going again, even if that means more people would get coronavirus and could die”, 64 percent of all respondents and 76 percent of African-Americans selected the first option.

Looking toward the future, 65 percent of all respondents and 72 percent of African-Americans agreed with the statement, “There will be significant changes to the way we live, socialize, and work as a result of our experience with coronavirus.”

Respondents were split roughly half between male and female and almost all were born in the Unit-

Asked whether “Colorado should take measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus while more widespread testing becomes available, even if that means many businesses will have to stay closed,” or “Colorado should ease up on measures aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus soon, in order to open businesses and get the economy going again, even if that means more people would get coronavirus and could die”, 64 percent of all respondents and 76 percent of AfricanAmericans selected the first option. toward the response to the coronavirus by various branches of government. 72 percent of African-Americans rated the response of the federal government fair or poor compared to 60 percent

Looking toward the future, 65 percent of all respondents and 72 percent of African-Americans agreed with the statement,“There will be significant changes to the way we live, socialize, and work as a result of our experience with coronavirus.” of respondents overall. The majority of all survey respondents rated their state and lo-

ed States. Over half owned their own homes and 85 to 89 percent were covered by health insurance. Ages were generally distributed on a bell curve, using categories starting from “18 to 29” to “over 65.” The political affiliations of respondents overall followed that of the entire state, with unaffiliated voters being the largest group, followed

by Democrats, with Republicans close behind.

According to Magellan,

the survey has “a margin of error of +/- 3.10% at the 95 percent confidence interval.

The oversample of African-Americans has a margin of error of +/- 8.28%.”

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Centennial’s Streets at SouthGlenn houses businesses in several stages. Left to right, Trice Jewelers is open for curbside pickup, Old Navy is closed, Whole Foods has remained open, and Sephora is also closed.

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City of Centennial balancing safety measures with keeping businesses afloat If you live in the City of Centennial, your city council and city staff are putting in overtime to ensure businesses will open as scheduled, while also ensuring strict safety measures are in place to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Additionally, City Manager Matt Sturgeon said at a recent council meeting federal aid is on the way.

“There is going to be a significant amount of money made available to Centennial and communities of Arapahoe County to help deal with the costs incurred from the COVID-19 event,” said Sturgeon, in a presentation to City Council.

Sturgeon projects Arapahoe County Commissioners will hold a 55% share of the Federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act for the county, while Centennial can expect approximately $10m in aid as

its portion of the remaining 45% split between municipalities.

That amount will cover what the city has already spent in unexpected costs related to the pandemic. Any remaining funding may not be applied to anything budgeted prior to the disaster, but it must stretch through the end of December, while also assisting law enforcement with its needs.

Councilwoman Kathy Turley made a strong recommendation that funding be allocated for more access to testing.

Turley herself suffered from COVID-19 in March, has since recovered and offered to donate plasma to help those needing antibodies.

“The issue of testing is very serious,” Turley said.

“For me, I would feel a lot more comfortable moving forward in opening up (the city) if we were addressing this

very serious issue of testing.”

Just this week, Colorado Governor Jared Polis unveiled a new website mapping all available test sites in one location, which can be found at tinyurl.com/COtests.

At the council meeting this past Monday night, Nate Fogg, Manager of the state’s Office of Emergency Management (OEM), presented numbers which showed Arapahoe County’s death rate continues an upward trajectory, now at nearly 200 deaths, despite a general public which may believe the numbers are decreasing as the ‘stay at home’ enforcement rules are set to expire.

Several city councillors asked for more details on reports that bio-bot data from wastewater demonstrates there are likely 13-times more people with a positive diagnosis for COVID-19 in the community than officially recorded in county health records.

(More info: biobot.io).

Fogg explained that the virus sheds an “identifier” in our waste, which allows

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The teachers were able to use their Littleton Public Schools shops Powell Middle School student Kaden Wass and equipment. constructs face shields in his family sauna that “We could not he converted into a sterile 3D printing lab.

Several Littleton Public Schools career and technical education teachers and students are using their advanced skills to make important safety equipment for local healthcare workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic.

scientists to figure out a ratio - in this case an infection per person - in any given area. This is then referred to as “bio-bot” data. While he could not confirm whether the figure is a full 13-times higher, he agreed, the numbers of infected people on record are most certainly lower than actual numbers.

Stewart Meek, the city’s Economic Development Specialist, said the number one need the city has heard from the small businesses is immediate capital to sustain viability. He pointed to Arapahoe County’s unemployment numbers where 31-thousand people have lost their jobs, the majority of whom are in retail, arts, recreation, and food industries.

For restaurants to remain viable, Meek said they must operate at 75% capacity. With social distancing orders in place where no more than 10-people may gather in any one location at a time, that’s impossible. ”With summer coming, people are going to be out and

about, is there some way we could possibly find a way to allow people to set up tables in part of the parking lot, along the lines of what Larimer Square does in the summer, al fresco where all the tables are set up?” said councillor Tammy Maurer at one of two recent council meetings.

Meek’s team consulted the State Board of Liquor, given most restaurants have alcohol on their menus, only to find no flexibility is being granted.

All dining must take place inside the establishment’s perimeters.

Mayor Stephanie Piko pointed out there have been some exceptions made by other regulators within the state, such as businesses being allowed to allow curbside pickup, even if cars are pausing in areas otherwise previously restricted as fire lanes.

Centennial City Council meetings are open to the public and currently available to view or listen to online. Visit centennial co.gov for agendas, minutes and links.

for healthcare workers

Ventilator expansion and respirator filters for hospital patients and first responders

STEM and Metals Teacher Diane Gaston (Powell Middle School) is working with some of her students to coordinate the 3D printing of face shields for healthcare workers. One of her students, 7th grader Kaden Wass, turned his family’s home sauna into his very own sterile 3D print lab! As of April 15, Kaden had made 91 face shields that are already in use at Children’s Hospital and at facilities on the western slope!

succeed in this endeavor otherwise,” said Marc Finer. “We use real life scenarios with our students when we teach. I can’t think of a better example than this.”

Their 4th prototype was recently approved by CUHealth ER staff and they have already produced 8 boxes at Newton Middle School and Arapahoe High School.

The teachTeachers Marc Finer, David ers used their McMullen and Kent Allison are working with a team of ER doctors own money to design and build for research Intubation and developBoxes. ment to create the prototypes and are donating their work.

Those wishing to help them cover their costs can make a tax-deductible donation to the LPS Foundation.

Face shields

Tech and Engineering Teacher Pamela Wilkens (Littleton High School) is 3D printing diverters to be used with ventilators, which will allow multiple patients to utilize one ventilator. She is also sewing personal protective equipment masks and respirator filter covers for Evergreen Fire Rescue first responders.

Be safe. Stay Strong.

BY DEBORAH A. PALMIERI, PH.D. HONORARY CONSUL OF RUSSIA

May 8, 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of Victory Day in Europe (VE Day).

It is celebrated on May 9 in Russia because the signing of the German Instrument of Surrender occurred late May 8, 1945 and it was after midnight in Moscow.

Gala celebrations that have been in the works for years had to be postponed.

Many military parades, ceremonies and large crowds were planned marking the 75th Diamond Jubilee of the defeat of

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ed the Soviet Union according to Operation Barbarossa, the opening chapter of a grand plan to conquer Russia. The German General Staff set as its strategic objective the destruction of the Red Army in three months and capture of Moscow.

For the Americans, the “day of infamy that will live forever” was December 7, 1941, morning of the surprise military attack by the Imperial Japanese navy on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in Honolulu.

These attacks drew each country into the war, the U.S.

Famous photo of Russian and American soldier meeting at Elbe River, April 25, 1945

Tomb of the unknown soldier, in the Kremlin, war memorial dedicated to Soviet soldiers killed during World War II. This commemorates those lost at the battle of Stalingrad

Nazi Germany. But Russia, Europe and the U.S. had to put everything on hold because of COVID-19. A Denver group of World War 2 veterans led by The Greatest Generations Foundation had to cancel plans to travel to Moscow’s Red Square.

Denver’s Fox 31 reported all were disappointed, but hope for rescheduling later in the year.

Fox quoted Russian Ambassador to the U.S. Anatoly Antonov, “We should remember, we should respect, we should say to them, ‘Thank you very much to those who sacrificed with their lives.’ “ Denver is lucky to still have many veteran survivors of the war, both Americans and emigres from countries of the former Soviet Union. They will all be remembered with special gratitude and appreciation on May 8.

World War 2 broke out in 1939. Both the U.S. and the Soviet Union hoped to stay out of the war. But Germany and Japan, the lead Axis fascist powers, along with Italy, had other plans. Each country was drawn into the war in 1941. On June 22, 1941 Germany invad-

starting in the Asian theater, and the Soviet Union in Europe.

From June 1941 until June 1944, the Red Army bore the full brunt of the Wehrmacht and suffered millions of casualties and the destruction of its most productive and developed territories and largest cities Some of the most memorable battles were fought in Europe, including the Battle of Stalingrad, one of the bloodiest battles in war history, the turning point of the war; the Battle of Kursk, one of the greatest all-time tank battles; the 900 Day Siege of Leningrad, a blockade which constituted one of the longest and most destructive sieges in history. The western territories of Russia, including Leningrad (now St. Petersburg), and Moscow, lay in ruins.

The Russians were happy and grateful when the Americans opened up the Second Front with D-Day, launched

by Allied forces in northern France with paratrooper beach landings in Normandy. Stalin’s pleas for three years were finally answered. In the end, the Soviet Union suffered harsh costs of war, 28 million soldiers

and civilians lost.

The Americans suffered 400,000 casualties. The Germans suffered 75% of their wartime losses fighting the Red Army. The western portion of the Soviet Union lay in smoking ruins, from bombings, fighting, and ruthless Nazi scorch and burn policies.

In his memoirs President Eisenhower described the carnage.

“When we flew into Russia, in 1945, I did not see a house standing between the western borders of the country and the

Guard of honor at the Kremlin Regiment. There is a changing of the guard ceremony every hour.

area around Moscow. Through this overrun region, Marshall Zhukov told me, so many numbers of women, children and old men had been killed that the Russian Government would never be able to estimate the total.”

As American and Russian troops battled towards Germany together after June 1944, they finally reached each other April 25, 1945 on the Elbe River near Torgau in Germany. This marked a huge step towards ending the war. With the Americans advancing from the West and the Soviets from the East, their meet-up signaled doom for the Reich. The “handshake of Torgau” between American soldier William Robertson and Soviet soldier Alexander Silvashenko is one of the most historic photos of the war. American and Soviet soldiers were overjoyed. They embraced and renewed joint efforts to finish off the Third Reich once and for all.

A rare joint statement by President Trump and President Putin was issued by the White House on April 25, the occasion of the American and Soviet troop meeting on the Elbe River.

It read in part: “The ‘spirit of the Elbe’ is an example of how our countries can put aside differences, build trust and cooperate in pursuit of a greater cause.

As we work today to confront the most important challenges of the 21st century, we pay tribute to the valor and courage of all those who fought together to defeat fascism. Their heroic feats will never be forgotten.”

As we express gratitude for all who suffered and died in World War 2, and as we thank surviving veterans and their families, and all of those no longer here, we are reminded that Americans and Russians need to work together in a complex world to ensure peace and security. We need to agree to find common ground and focus on areas of cooperation and mutual benefit. Washington would be well advised to facilitate President Trump’s instincts towards normalizing U.S.-Russian bilateral relations.

And we might take heed of the advice of British Field Marshall Bernard L. Montgomery, among the most decorated military leaders of World War 2, and the most prominent and successful of all British commanders.

Speaking to the British House of Lords in 1962 he said: “Rule 1, on page 1 of the book of war, is: ‘Do not march on Moscow.’

Various people have tried it, Napoleon and Hitler, and it is no good. . . . I do not know whether your Lordships will know Rule 2 of war. It is: ‘Do not go fighting with your land armies in China.’”

Dr. Deborah A. Palmieri has lived and worked mostly in Colorado since 1959. She has written several books on Russia pertaining to business and economics. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University. She is Colorado’s first Honorary Consul of Russia and has held the post since 2007.

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COURTS DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY, COLORADO Court Address: 7325 S. Potomac Street, #100 Centennial, CO 80112 Claimant: ANDERSON HEMMAT, LLC; Respondents: KARIANN BACA; PERSONICARE, LLC; GENESIS CHIROPRACTIC SPINE & SPORTS CENTER; and DAWNLIGHT ENTERPRISES, INC. d/b/a DENVER SPORTS MASSAGE. Attorneys for Claimant: ANDERSON HEMMAT, LLC Chad P. Hemmat, #20845 Address: 5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 150 Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 Phone Number: (303) 782-9999 Case Number: 2019CV32082 Div.: 21 Ctrm.: 21 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE NAMED CLAIMANT: Kariann Baca You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the court in this action, by filing with the clerk of this court an Answer or other response. You are required to file your Answer within 35 days after the service of this Summons upon you. Service of the Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court.

If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded in the Complaint without further notice.

This is an interpleader action pursuant to Rule 22, of the Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure for the equitable distribution among the Respondents of the proceeds of $11,664.94 from Ms. Baca’s personal injury claim. Claimant seeks to deposit the $11,664.94 into the Registry of the Court to discharge Claimant from any further liability/ responsibility to Respondents.

Dated: May 1, 2020 ANDERSON HEMMAT, LLC By: *s/ Chad P. Hemmat Chad P. Hemmat This Summons is issued pursuant to Rule 4(g), Colorado Rules of Civil Procedure Published in The Villager First Publication: May 7, 2020 Last Publication: June 4, 2020 Legal # 9683 ___________________________ DISTRICT COURT COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355 Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, In the Interest Of:

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RILEY LYLE Child, and concerning ERICA LYLE and WALTER CHILDS Respondents, and concerning KIM TATE Special Respondent.

Heather L. Tomka, Esq. #50963 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1895 Case No: 19 JV 770 Division: 22 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding Respondent Father, WALTER CHILDS is set for May 15, 2020 at 9:00 A.M. in Division 22 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Date: April 27, 2020 Heather L. Tomka, Esq. #50963 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Dr. Aurora, CO 80012 Tele: 303-636-1895 Published in The Villager Published: May 7, 2020 Legal # 9684 ___________________________

GREENWOOD VILLAGE REQUEST FOR BIDS GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive sealed bids at the Greenwood Village Maintenance Facility, 10001 East Costilla Avenue, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-3730, until 1:00 pm on Thursday, May 15, 2020.

The City of Greenwood Village is seeking proposals from qualified service providers, hereinafter referred to as the “Contractor”, to treat selected Ash Tree throughout Greenwood Village to slow the spread of Emerald Ash Bores on Greenwood Village Properties.

The Request for Bids for 2020 Emerald Ash Bores Treatment is available electronically via Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing and may be accessed on the Greenwood Village website (www.greenwoodvillage.com) under Bids & Proposals.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of

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duplications. Any bid received as a result of this request is prepared at the Contractor’s expense and becomes City property and therefore, public record.

settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

FUNDS, DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND AGENCIES OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, FOR THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR

No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof.

ATTEST:

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO

Copies of the aforesaid ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, 6060 South Quebec Street, City of Greenwood Village, Colorado or online at www.greenwoodvillage. com.

Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which Bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101.

The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid. The bid and the deposit shall be submitted in a securely sealed envelope and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon the award of contract, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful contractor(s). In the case of the successful contractor, the bond will be returned upon execution of contract.

Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Kurt Nielsen at (303) 708-6156 or email at knielson@greenwoodvillage.com. /s/ Suzanne Moore Director of Parks, Trails & Recreation Published in The Villager First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Legal # 9677 ___________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT For Greenwood Village Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado will make final payment at the City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591 at 4:00 p.m. on May 15, 2020 to FCI Constructors, Inc., for all work done by said contractor for the project called Greenwood Maintenance Facility Phase 2 Construction said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final

/s/ Susan Ortiz, City Clerk /s/ George Lantz, Mayor Published in The Villager First Publication: April 30, 2020 Last Publication: May 7, 2020 Legal # 9678 ___________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT for Greenwood Village Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado will make final payment at the City Hall, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591 on the 22nd day of May, 2020 to Prisma International for all work done by said contractor for the project called City Hall Storage Building and Police Parking Lot Fence and Gate, said construction being within the boundaries of the City of Greenwood Village, County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, subject to prior satisfactory final inspection and acceptance of said work by the City of Greenwood Village.

Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company, or corporation that has furnished labor, materials, provisions, or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done and whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or subcontractors, at any time up to and including time of final settlement for the work contracted to be done, is required to file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim to the City Manager, City of Greenwood Village, 6060 South Quebec Street, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111-4591, at or before the time and date hereinabove shown. Failure on the part of any claimant to file such verified statement or claim at any time up to and including the time of final settlement will release said City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, its Council, officers, agents and employees of and from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, CO Published in The Villager First Publication: May 7, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Legal # 9685 ___________________________ GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 4th day of May, 2020, the City Council of the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, adopted on second reading the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 03 SERIES OF 2020 INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR PRO TEM KERBER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A FIRST AMENDED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF MONEY FOR THE VARIOUS

City of Greenwood Village Notice of Proposed Disposition of Unclaimed Property

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Owner

Unknown Unknown

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$0- $1,000

Left in parking lot-Hazard

$0-$500

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If anyone asserts to be the owner of any of the above-mentioned item, inquiry for the claim should be made in writing to Shane Nolton, City of Greenwood Village, 10001 E Costilla Ave, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80112-4591, and should contain information identifying the item by a SERIAL NUMBER, COLOR, and/or CERTAIN CHARISTERISTIC MARKINGS OF THE ITEM. If the owner fails to provide Shane Nolton with a written claim for the property within thirty (30) days of the publication of this notice, the items shall become the sole property of the City of Greenwood Village and any claim by the owner to such property shall be deemed forfeited.

Susan M. Ortiz, MMC City Clerk

On the 4th day of May, 2020, the City Council of the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, adopted on second reading the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 04 SERIES OF 2020 INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR PRO TEM KERBER AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING A SECOND AMENDED BUDGET AND PROVIDING FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION OF MONEY FOR THE VARIOUS FUNDS, DEPARTMENTS, OFFICES AND AGENCIES OF THE CITY OF GREENWOOD VILLAGE, COLORADO, FOR THE 2020 FISCAL YEAR Copies of the aforesaid ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, 6060 South Quebec Street, City of Greenwood Village, Colorado or online at www.greenwoodvillage. com.

Published in The Villager Published: May 7, 2020 Legal # 9688 ___________________________ GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 4th day of May, 2020, the City Council of the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, adopted on second reading the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 05 SERIES OF 2020 INTRODUCED BY: MAYOR PRO TEM KERBER AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 2-2-230 OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE OVERLAPPING TERMS FOR BOARDS AND COMMISSION APPOINTMENTS Copies of the aforesaid ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, 6060 South Quebec Street, City of Greenwood Village, Colorado or online at www.greenwoodvillage. com.

Published in The Villager Published: May 7, 2020 Legal # 9689 ___________________________ GREENWOOD VILLAGE NOTICE OF ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE On the 4th day of May, 2020, the City Council of the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado, adopted on second reading the following ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 06 SERIES OF 2020 INTRODUCED BY: COUNCILMEMBER HILTON

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Chapter 4-10-120 of the City of Greenwood Village Code, the City has had in its possession the following property for more than 30 days without a claim having been:

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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLES 13 AND 15 OF CHAPTER 2 OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE MUNICIPAL CODE LOWERING THE AGE OF QUALIFICATION FOR AT-LARGE YOUNG ADULT MEMBERS OF THE GREENWOOD VILLAGE ARTS AND HUMANITIES COUNCIL AND PARKS TRAILS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Copies of the aforesaid ordinance are available for public inspection in the office of the City Clerk, 6060 South Quebec Street, City of Greenwood Village, Colorado or online at www.greenwoodvillage. com.

BID INFORMATION ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID Notice is hereby given that the City of Greenwood Village, Colorado (the “City”) will receive bids by electronic submission through BidNet® on the Rocky Mountain Bid System on the Greenwood Village website at www.greenwoodvillage. com/bids. Bids must be submitted by 2:00 p.m., May 21, 2020 for the: Willamette Lane Roadway Paving Project The plans and specifications for the Willamette Lane Roadway Paving Project are available electronically via the Rocky Mountain EPurchasing System on the City of Greenwood Village website, www. greenwoodvillage.com/bids.

The City reserves the right to reject any and all bids, and to make final determination in the event of duplications. No bid may be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) days after the date set for opening thereof.

Preference is hereby given to materials, supplies, and provisions produced, manufactured, or grown in Colorado, quality being equal to articles offered by competitors outside of the State. Colorado labor shall be employed to perform the work for which bids are requested herein to the extent of not less than eighty percent (80%) of each type or class of labor in the several classifications of skilled and common labor employed on such work, pursuant to C.R.S. § 8-17-101.

The City requires a certified or cashier’s check, or a corporate surety bond in the amount of five percent (5%) of the total bid amount before the City can accept or consider any bid for any bids greater than Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000.00).

The bid and the deposit shall be filed with the Public Works Department, securely sealed and endorsed on the outside with a brief statement as to the nature of the item or work for which the bid is provided. Upon a bid award, such bond shall be returned to the unsuccessful bidder(s). In the case of the successful bidder, the bid bond will be returned upon receipt of the required payment and performance bonds, each in the full amount of the contract price. Such bonds will be retained by the City until the two year (2) warranty period has expired. An electronic bid opening will occur at 2:01 p.m., May 21, 2020. Pricing information will be shared with interested parties and will also be available through the Rocky Mountain Purchasing System.

Any questions regarding the project should be directed to Justin Williams at (303) 708-6150 or jwilliams@greenwoodvillage.com. /s/ Jeremy Hanak Director of Public Works Published in The Villager First Publication: May 7, 2020 Last Publication: May 14, 2020 Legal # 9691 ___________________________

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Global Down Syndrome Fashion Show Virtual Auditions Registration Open Now! The Be Yourself Fashion Show on May 27 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm is the world’s largest fundraiser benefitting people with Down syndrome by supporting life-changing and life-saving research and medical care. For virtual audition registration information email events@globaldownsyndrome.org or call 303-321-6277

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Best of Show Artists May 22 – July 19. These artists and their works were winners of the 2019 Eye of the Camera Exhibit sponsored by the Littleton Fine Arts Board. If the Littleton Museum of Art is still closed, the exhibit will open virtually on the museum website social media. For information go to littletongov.org/covid-19

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Centennial Centennial city offices are closed until further notice.

Cherry Hills Village Cherry Hills Village City Hall will be closed to the public until further notice.

Greenwood Village Access to Greenwood Village public buildings will be limited to employees only.

Littleton All City of Littleton buildings are closed to the public. All public meetings are suspended.

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or receiving a full refund for this year. CherryArts will continue its activities connected with the festival including the virtual Art Shop where you can buy the work of festival artists.

EVENTS For information go to hello@cherryarts.org or Arapahoe Philharmonic Concerts call 303-355-2787 Cancelled Patrons holding season tickets or single tickets Colorado Renaissance Festival for the March 27 or May 1 concerts are wel- Opening Postponed come to contact the Arapahoe Philharmonic The new date for the opening of this year’s office at 303-781-1892 to learn about the festival will be August 1 for eight weekends options available to them. through Sunday, September 20. For updates and further information call 303-688-6010 Southland Shopping Center Blood Drive 2020 Dragon Boat Festival May 27. Southland Shopping Center and Cancelled the Aurora YMCA are hosting a blood drive to The Colorado Dragon Boat Leadership has support local hospitals. Extra precautions will determined that the best course of action is be implemented to assure appropriate social to cancel this year’s summer festival originally distancing and sanitization. planned for July 25 – 26. We hope to bring our 8:30 am – 1:30 pm. 6295 S. Main Street, annual celebration of Asian and Asian AmeriUnit 104, Aurora (Next to Massage Envy). For can heritage back in 2021. For information call information call 303-363-2300 303-953-7277 .

Cherry Hills Village Exotic Car Dia Del Nino SFCD Celebration Show Cancelled Postponed Due to continued uncertainty about when This annual event scheduled for April 26 at it will be safe to host large events, the City’s the Denver Museum of Nature & Science has Exotic Car Show scheduled for June 7 has been been postponed. A new date has not yet been cancelled. We look forward to lots of fun and determined. For information contact Marcela festivities next year. For information call303- de la Mar at the Mexican Cultural Center, 789-2541 303-331-0172 Cherry Creek Arts Festival Cancelled Tara Brickwell, Executive Director of the festival, announced the cancellation of this year’s event which has been moved to July 2 – 4, 2021. Artists juried into the 2020 show will have the option of participating in that event

Bill Daniels 100th Birthday Celebration Postponed To protect the health and safety of our communities, the June 25 events celebrating Bill Daniels’ 100th birthday and the 20th anniversary of the Daniels Fund have been. postponed until sometime next year. For information call 303-393-7220

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2020 Honda CR-V Is Class Act

BY H. THROTTLE AUTOMOTIVE COLUMNIST

I see many of the Honda CR-V’s on the highways and with good reason. These are really fine vehicles.

The test drive car this week is a 2020 CR-V turbocharged all-wheel drive model. This four-door sedan comes in a grayish, “Aegean Blue” metallic paint with final assembly in Alliston, Ontario, Canada.

Eighty five percent of the parts are made in the USA, or Canada. They do a great job in engineering and assembly of this compact SUV. This is a very practical and well-balanced vehicle loaded with every safety innovation and mechanical features.

Starting with the 190-hp. turbo-charged four-cylinder engine synchronized with the continuous variable transmission is a spirited drive. This perfect combination produces overall 29 mpg with an exacting fuel tank gauge.

The vehicle rides on front McPherson struts and rear multi-link suspension for a terrific ride and responsive ride. Electric power steering adds to the ease of the drive with four-wheel disk brakes.

The exterior has heated rear

view mirrors, LED lights and a rear trunk hand’s-free power lid. This is the ultimate all-purpose family grocery wagon.

The interior is black with leather wrapped steering wheel and shift knob and leather trimmed seats. The middle console has a large storage space and radio and camera views are easy to read and control. There are UBS ports and a cordless smart phone platform.

The rear seats have a 60/40 split to haul more cargo or sport’s equipment.

The CR-V has a perfect five-star overall safety rating and loaded with all of the safety features, now becoming standard on most new vehicles. Abundant warnings from front and rear cameras alert for objects, or pedestrians walking behind the vehicle at grocery stores, a common occurrence.

Car dealerships are opening this week, and many will have great sales and any consumer wanting an all-around practical vehicle should consider this CR-V complete with all options at $35,845.

This is really an all-around award-winning vehicle.

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Cancer League Hope Ball Rescheduled Previously scheduled for May 9, this event has been rescheduled to August 1 at the same location, The Hyatt Regency Aurora-Denver Conference Center. All our current sponsors and vendors have agreed to walker2020@aol.com. continue their support with this change.

Saturday Night Alive Gala For information call 303-281-9864 Cancelled This Signature Gala benefiting the Denver 2020 Le Bal de Ballet Center for the Performing Arts and making Cancelled theatre accessible for everyone has been This signature event originally scheduled for June 6 has been deferred cancelled in response to a mandate from the until of the weekend of June 11 – 13 City of Denver. All events and performances at 2021. For information contact karen. DCPA have been postponed until June 28. For

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2020 Mazda CX-30 has international appeal

BY H. THROTTLE AUTOMOTIVE COLUMNIST

Mazda is an up-and- coming-vehicle manufacturer making interesting cars introduced into the American marketplace. Typically, with very competitive prices on savvy well engineered cars.

The test car this week w the 2020 Mazda CX-30. This is a smaller model four-door with a SUV design, but minus allwheel drive.

The CX-30 has final assembly in Salamanca, Mexico with the engine made in Mexico, the transmission in Thailand, and 15 percent of the parts from home base in Japan. It all comes together with skilled Mexican craftsmanship with white leather seats and “polymetal gray metallic exterior paint.” The car is very stylish and well equipped with all of the latest safety and electronic features. So new it does not have a safety rating yet but should be high.

The price is competitive in the small car marketplace and this CX-30 comes complete with options included for $31,370l. The car is loaded with special options that include a 12 speaker Bose sound system.

The 2.5L engine produces 188 horsepower linked with a ”Skyactiv” variable transmission with a sport mode and steering wheel paddle shifters.

The car has plenty of power and has an overall fuel economy of 27 mpg. The drive is precise, ride comfortable, and all of the latest safety features along with LED lighting,

leather covered steering wheel and shift knob, and interior trim and seats.

The sound system and center console were difficult to figure out and takes some attention to master. Many of the options are just a little different than American car features.

Mazda offers a 60/ thousand mile/five-year powertrain warranty.

This is a lot of car for the price and this vehicle comes fully equipped with every new safety and electronic feature.

It’s a lot of car for the money.

Be safe. Stay Strong.

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