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GV council votes 5-3 to stop issuing new permits for gun stores in homes

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

On June 6, after years of complaints from Greenwood Village residents about Tomcat Tactical operating a retail store selling high grade firearms, including AR-15s and components for homemade guns, plus ammunition, from a residential home in GV, City Council Member Donna Johnston introduced an amendment to the GV city code to prohibit any new retail sellers of firearms in homes in the city. It does not shut down any currently existing retail gun stores in GV homes, nor does it prohibit the sale of gun components or ammunition.

Mayor Pro Tem Dave Kerber of GV district two and both GV district one representatives, Dave Bullock and Paul Wiesner, voted against the code change and in favor of continuing to license new retail gun sales stores in GV homes. Council members Anne Ingebretsen, onna ohnston, Tom Stahl, Judy Hilton and Libby Barnacle supported the change in city law.

Fifteen citizens spoke at the city’s public hearing on the proposed new law. Twelve, who lived in all four GV city council districts, spoke in favor of the new law. One spoke against it and the other two were owners of gun stores operating in residential homes, one in GV and one in Aurora.

Gary Kleeman, a former GV City Council member, said, “We need our neighborhoods to feel safe and be safe. If you’re selling a gun in a neighborhood, somebody who doesn’t live in your neighborhood is leaving your neighborhood with a gun. veryone who I’ve spoken to about this is abbergasted. ow is this possible?” He addressed the council, “ un shops are a target of crime. ou ust talked about crime. ore brazen robberies are happening all the time. They are more likely to happen at a gun shop than a quilt shop.

Sam Winegrad, a resident of GV district one for over 20 years, pointed out that, “If you don’t pass this, GV will attract more home gun businesses. At what point do you stop it?”

Multiple residents who spoke said that the city should go further and also prohibit new sellers of ammunition and/or components to build guns.

Jason Pratt, the owner of Tomcat Tactical, which he operates from the home he rents at 9638 . owers rive, spoke against the change in the code, telling the council that this issue was a test of its conviction, courage and leadership. e said he provides “unique services to women who are… intimidated about going to a firearms store. e said he also sells to “high profile celebrities in the area that don’t want to be seen or deal with the crowds of going to a local gun business. ratt concluded with, “I have mounted no counterattack against this unwarranted attack against me, against my character, and against my service to this country. If I did, I think you would see a much larger crowd. I may pursue that, and I

would encourage the City Council to maybe take some more time to consider this, and if you want, I can mount a counter work against this discriminatory action…I will pursue all legal options should this follow through. hen City Council Member Dave Bullock asked Pratt if he had ever been burglarized, Pratt responded, “My home has not been targeted…The likelihood of any kind of attempted burglary, they know that they will be met with extreme force if they come into my residence, unlike many of the other homes in my neighborhood.

In e plaining why he was voting against the change in GV’s code, Dave Kerber, who represents GV district two and is Mayor Pro Tem, said, “None of us want to have people killed. one of us want to have our children at risk… Our police are good police, but friends, when seconds matter, they get there in minutes. And sometimes, you have to protect yourself. Sometimes you

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planet? Why not? Are we going to ban builders who build abortion clinics ...Sadly, in our history, we have had circumstances where people, good people, make the same arguments. It’s the same arguments that were made in the 1920s when the city councils and the homeowners associations banned ews and lacks. They said, oh, our property values will go down. I feel unsafe… e can’t just do what’s good for how we feel, what’s good for what we

think family values are.

After examining the emails and voice mails that were attached to the documents provided to the city council, and reviewing all other communications received by city council representatives and city staff that The Villager obtained pursuant to a Colorado Open Records Act request, it was clear that the overwhelming majority of GV residents who wrote to express their position on this code change strongly supported it.

Additionally, multiple residents of GV voting district three (where Tomcat Tactical is located) have told The Villager that, despite them having raised home firearm sales as an issue with their council members beginning in 2019, no action was taken until it became an issue in the November 2021 city council election, followed by the submission of a petition in February 2022 that contained 250 signatures from GV residents asking the city council to do something about the situation. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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The primary election is June 28, selecting candidates for the Nov. 8 general election. Ballots have been mailed and candidates are hard at work campaigning.

I’m getting confusing mailers from Democrat sources about Republican candidates.

There is a considerable amount of money being spent on this deception and interference with direct mail content, and it is questionable at best. There may be some legal implications about these direct-mail materials. *** Gerri and I traveled to Cody, Wyo. this past week to attend the summer board meeting of the National Newspaper Association. I served as president of this group several decades ago.

It is the largest and oldest newspaper trade association in the United States with headquarters in Wash. and Fla. When I was president we were located on the campus of the University of Missouri at Columbia.

NNA lobbies for newspapers in Wash. on First Amendment issues and postal matters. Like almost everything, the cost of mailing newspapers continues to rise. The postal service has been hard hit by the pandemic and shortage of workers.

We mail The Villager every Wednesday morning with priv-

LETTERS My candidate, Mark Gotto I suspect you know nothing about Arapahoe County. In fact you probably haven’t given it any thought since we have been deluged with an over-the-top political, mind-boggling advertising. Perhaps you are one of the those citizens who still think you are being double-dipped since the formation of the City of Centennial.

Well, let me tell you why I am supporting Mark Gotto. First of all. He is not a politician. You know the fancy talking, good looking, “I will solve all your problems” political persona. Mark is your next door neighbor who cares about his neighborhood, his city and his county and is committed to making a difference. I believe

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ileged periodical mail that is entitled to the paper to move as first class mail when possible.

Third-class (bulk mail) can take a week for delivery. There is some confusion among postal ranks about what is a periodical legal newspaper and what is a shopper. The U.S. mail is very important to the lives of Americans and has been a wonderful service started by our founding fathers.

Postal employees are some of the hardest and most vital government workers. If you have a delayed newspaper, put a note in your mailbox asking for faster service from your mail carrier.

Back to the trip to Cody, Wyo. to check up on NNA activities and the latest newspaper issues across America. The Association seems to be doing well and is attempting to educate members on digital and online distribution of newspapers.

If your reading this you know that we like print, but we do have an ISSUU online edition.

It was good to see some old friends and sons of former publishers that we have known for many years. We have traveled on NNA study missions to some interesting destinations that have included Cuba, Chihim, when he says, one of his first tasks will be to “tell the story” about who, what and how the Arapahoe County government interfaces with you and me. Secondly, Mark is a business man with the knowledge and experience in managing budgets, overseeing and working with staff as a team player and collaborating with the different entities that effect our county.

Most important Mark Gotto is a listener and a doer! When he sees something that needs to be fixed, he knows where, whom to see and how to solve it. I watched Mark, when we were both City Councilmen, engage with his constituents and get the job done. Enough said….vote for Mark Gotto!

Kathy Turley Former Centennial City Councilwoman and Mayor Pro Tem

na, and Vietnam, making many lasting industry friendships.

While in Cody we toured the Buffalo Bill Center; a major attraction and a wonderful museum with Bill’s life story. He started the town and founding the Cody Enterprise newspaper in 1892. The center has tributes to American Indians, inchester ri es, natural resources, and the history of “Wild Bill” and his traveling circus that toured the U.S. and the world.

Buffalo Bill is actually buried in Colo., directly west of Denver on Lookout Mountain where there is an excellent museum about his life story. The tomb overlooks Denver and the front range. Cody’s folks wanted his remains returned to Wyo., but he is still interned in Colo. with a large monument at the museum site.

This local museum is well worth a trip and contains a treasure trove of history about William Cody and the history of the west.

A sidelight of the trip to Cody was the massive road destruction in nearby Yellowstone National Park that has closed the park for the summer and well into the future. An estimated 10,000 visitors had Dear Greenwood Village District Four City Council Members Hilton & Stahl: I have been oblivious to the issue concerning firearm sales in the city until last week’s “The Villager” mentioned it and informed us more was coming in the June 16th issue, which it did, igniting my interest in just what our city council is up to.

This message is to request specific information from you, our elected City Council members for District Four about the attached proposed ordinance, which I am informed has passed a first reading at the last Council meeting.

I was totally unaware, as District Four Council Representative Tom Stahl is quoted in “The Villager” as saying, that the matter, “. . . has been a huge topic in our area, district four, “

to be evacuated from the park.

The closing is unfortunate for Cody tourism as one of the major entrances to the park is through Cody, with dozens of motels along the main street.

We had lunch in Bill’s “Irma” hotel and restaurant with an antique bar taking up one wall of the restaurant.

Bill had two suites in the hotel and his office located in the main street hotel.

Cody is a neat town, with a year-round population of about 10,000 people and a view of the Grand Teton mountains.

Along the way in Wyo. we saw signs for Liz Cheney for Congress.

One Wyo. publisher thinks she will hang on and win. The Cody publisher thinks she will lose 80 to 20 percent. My prediction is that she is “toast.”

The highways in Wyo. are fast and smooth, while crossing in and out of Colo., our highways offer a bumpy ride.

The Cody Enterprise recently sold to a new owner and he hosted everyone to lunch and gave us a tour of the fabulous newspaper plant with a 10-unit Goss printing press.

I sponsored his father into NNA 30 years ago.

Time ies when you’re having fun.

Further, it was distressing for me to read Council Member Judy Hilton quoted in “The Villager” as saying, “I’m going to vote based on my emotions...”

I certainly must wonder how that squares with the oath of office she took?

Therefore, I request you each answer specifically six questions that will, at least for me, hopefully clarify the issue of how your representation of me, my desires and interests coincides with facts, logic and my actual thinking.

The six questions are: 1) Am I correct the proposed ordinance provides for unequal rights to conduct a firearms sales business, denying the development of Continued on page 23

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Emerson Warburton was presented holding the hand of her dad William Warburton Photo by Wells Photography

In the receiving line: Jim Crossman and his wife Karen Crossman (president of Denver Ballet Guild), Jared Hamilton and his wife Sarah Hamilton (chair of Le Bal de Ballet 2022), Bruce Johnson and his wife Maura Johnson (chair of Le Bal de Ballet 2023), Kari Stewart (honorary chair 2022 Le Bal de Ballet) and husband Daryl Stewart

ABOVE: Debutante Bella Mackintosh is surrounded by family and friends – grandparents Don and Lydia Digby, Avery Quinlan, Lydia Macintosh, Becky Macintosh (mom), Lucas Macintosh, Jason Mackintosh (dad) and Annie and Seth Mohler ABOVE, LEFT: Amelia Buche (in front) and Tiffany Williams descend the escalator to the ballroom at Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel for dinner and dancing LEFT: Sarah Hamilton is presented with an exquisite bouquet by Le Bal de Ballet Chair 2021 Judy Weisiger RIGHT: Caroline Kessenich’s twin brother Jack was honored as a Young Man of Distinction in the 2022 class Photos by Scottie Iverson

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Denver Ballet Guild honors 30 Debutantes and 19 Young Men of Distinction Le Bal de Ballet 2022, themed Enchanted Forest, was…enchanting. A spectacular summer evening greeted the 54th annual signature event of the Denver Ballet Guild. Mustang Cadet Squadron Honor Guard, Civil Air Patrol, Auxiliary of the United States Air Force added to the ceremonies. There was excitement in the audience early on - especially when dancers Jennifer Grace and Mario Labrador performed during the presentations on stage. (Two pieces were commissioned by Denver Ballet Guild and choreographed by Sandra Brown with “Enchanted” by Taylor Swift drawing loud applause and shouts.) Full - length, fashion gowns in vibrant hues, complementing the formal black, were abundant and added to the spirit. Arthur Espinoza, Jr. was master of ceremonies and production director for the two-venue gala. Already accumulating remarkable achievements and receiving outstanding awards, this class of honorees plans to attend colleges and universities throughout the U.S. – with many opting for Southern states.

Jonathan Trigg, his girlfriend Ellie Ross, dad David Trigg, mom Pamela and brother Jacob

“This year’s class of Honorees was exceptional and I have enjoyed getting to know them. Like the quote below, I am confident that the Honorees of 2022 reach will be long and they will do amazing things.”

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Jerry Barnett and his “legacy of entertainment” thrilled the audience

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From Colorado Ballet - Director of Advancement Karen Sumner, Artistic Director Gil Boggs and his wife Sandra Brown who is ballet master and assistant to the artistic director

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ABOVE: Pam Anderson (running for Colorado Secretary of State), Aldis Sides and Celeste O’Dea (wife of U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea) LEFT: CCRW President Evie Ashmore, featured speaker Jon Caldara, Colorado Republican Party Vice Chair Priscilla Rahn Photos by Scottie Iverson

CCRW meets on Flag Day President of Independence Institute Jon Caldara brings keen insight and humor to politics Jon Caldara is everywhere. He is the busy president of the Independence Institute that is headquartered downtown near the Capitol and prides itself on bringing people together.

The independence Institute, founded in 1985 by John Andrews, is a Libertarian think tank whose mission is to empower individuals and to educate citizens, legislators and opinion makers about public policies that enhance personal and economic freedom.

Caldara is passionate about his convictions and has dedicated his profes-

sional career to stopping bullies who use coercive power of government to force their values on those who don’t share them. He is an editorial columnist for The Denver Gazette, The Colorado Springs Gazette and Colorado Politics. His current affairs television program “Devil’s Advocate with Jon Caldara” airs on Colorado Public Television Channel 12. He also hosts radio talk shows on 630KHOW and 850KOA. With his expected loud humor and colorful language, Jon Caldara captured the attention of Cherry Creek Republican Women.

Caldara talked about the in u of people to our state from California, New York

and Illinois. “Colorado is cratering and people feel it in their bones,” FLEURISH he said. “We need to keep one eye on the future. Our opponents thought at least ten years ahead and wanted specific policies.” He suggested thinking of fundraising as an investment for the future – changing the mindset from contribution to investment. “What could we have done ten years ago to insure victory today?”

Some thoughts he left with the audience were: The Republican Party is maturing and finally thinking down the road. The Republican Party is thinking about what people in the middle are wanting. “If we can’t win this year, shame on us!” He suggested not leading the

A check presented to House Minority Leader Rep. Hugh McKean by CCRW President Evie Ashmore, on behalf of the board, to help elect Republicans to the Colorado House.

campaign message with the “stolen election” (referring to Trump) and trying to get the truth out. “When you change culture, politics will follow.” Two websites to be explored: completecolorado. com and thinkfreedom.org.

Members and guests dressed patriotically to celebrate Flag Day. CCRW President Evie Ashmore had several announcements and much news to share.

With the very successful fundraising results of the Kentucky Derby Party in May ($12,892.36), the board approved awarding $4,000. to the Senate Majority Fund and $4,000. to Restore Colorado Leader-

“Politics is the leading indicator of culture.

This is a magical place. Are we losing the last spirit of Colorado?”

- Jon Caldara

ship. CCRW was pleased to be able to award this amount to help elect Republicans to the Colorado Senate and House. In addition, the funds raised made possible the purchase of a sound system.

On July 17, Arapahoe County Republicans will host the annual picnic at Centennial Park. Reservations are $20. The event will be catered by GQUE (barbeque restaurant owned

by Jason Ganahl – husband of Colorado Governor candidate Heidi Ganahl).

Arapahoe County Republican candidates will be hosted at Grove Ranch on August 14 from 4-7 pm.

Susan Struna received a gift card, for her generous contribution to the live auction that garnered a significant amount of the Kentucky Derby Party proceeds, from Evie Ashmore

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BE INFORMED Vote with confidence

U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea is new to politics and ready to serve

for someone who can go to Washington and be a disruptor when it comes to all of these red tape things that go on in every industry.”

If elected, O’Dea says he wouldn’t necessarily always vote with the Republican caucus. His philosophy is, “Let’s do what’s right for Colorado.

How can it be right for Colorado to vote for one party 100% of the time?”

O’Dea publicly supported the infrastructure bill signed

by President Biden last year. e told The illager, “It’s largely infrastructure. If we don’t think we’re going to need electric charging stations

We found Joe O’Dea outside his Greenwood Village home near his barn.

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Last November, as he began his campaign, Joe O’Dea, running for the GOP nomination for U.S. Senate from Colorado in the June 28 primary, sat down with The Villager and talked about his vision for our state and our country. At that time, he was facing seven other Republicans who were vying for the nomination. ow he only faces one, first term state Rep. Ron Hanks from Cañon City who was in Washington, D.C. on January 6, 2021 and attended former President Trump’s rally, but was not a part of the insurrection that followed. He has stated on multiple occasions that he believes that the 2020 election was stolen from Trump and that Colorado should go back to in-person voting, rather than mail-in voting, which has been state policy since 2013, when Republican Scott Gessler was Secretary of State. In Arapahoe County, 95% to 98% of voters use mail-in ballots.

When we spoke, O’Dea told us, “I grew up here in Colorado, graduated from Mullen High School, studied construction up at CSU. I’ve been blessed. I’ve lived the American dream. My wife and I, we started out in 1983 with me changing attic fans. Today, we’ve built a company, CEI Constructors, that employs 300 families here in Colorado.”

The candidate continued, “We don’t have a voice in the Senate that’s talking about what’s good for Colorado and what’s going on in Colorado…I want to be the voice for working Americans, small

businesses, employers, employees..”

We asked O’Dea how he would lower taxes and attack the debt, two ideas on his campaign website. He told us, “I’m a Republican conservative who wants smaller government, wants to fund those things that are part of a smart government, like police and fire. The illager wanted to know how the U.S. Senate impacted local first responder services. O’Dea explained, “Policies start at the top. If you want to support our police, if you want to support our military, if you want to support infrastructure, all those things start at the top. President Biden and Senator Bennet had a chance to stand up last summer and say, enough is enough. We had Black Lives Matter tearing apart all our cities. It happened here in Colorado. It happened next to my businesses. (In addition to CEI Constructors, O’Dea also owns event facilities Ironworks and Mile High Station near downtown). If I were the Senator, I would have stepped in said, Come on, people.

Enough’s enough. Leadership has to take a role. Step in.

Lean into these ideas.”

O’Dea, whose father was a enver police officer for years, is proud to be have the endorsement of the Denver Police Protective Association Executive Board and President, “Because I care.

It’s deeply personal to me that people respect our cops.

They do a great job. When you talk to them, the only one who wants a bad cop out of there more than them is other cops .“ If elected, he would “get more federal funds to our cops, firefighters and first

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responders to make sure they have all the resources they need to keep us safe.” Examples of grants he pointed us to that are available through the U.S. Department of Justice to support local law enforcement are Community Policing Development Program, Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Program and Cops Hiring Program.

In the Senate, O’Dea would work to address “the current chaos that Bennett and Biden implemented since the change in administration, tens of thousands of illegals streaming across the border each day. In speaking with law enforcement,” he told us, “This has a direct correlation to the rise in crime here in our nation, as well is the increase in local availability of illegal drugs crossing the border every day from the cartels. Those are just some of the ways I think strong leadership in Washington plays a direct role in our safety here in Colorado.”

As a small business owner, O’Dea has had plenty of experience dealing with what he sees as unnecessary regulation. “I would attempt to cut a lot of the red tape. Part of the beauty of being in business and being a municipal contractor in Colorado is I’ve had the privilege of dealing with almost every municipality.

I’ve dealt with Greenwood illage, enver, Colorado Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration. I’ve gotten to see the back side of the red tape, all the regulation put in place in just the construction industry, that is required to get a project over the finish line and approved so we can actually do the work…People are looking

here in Colorado in the future, we’re lost. That broadband piece, it changes rural Colorado, especially now, when instead of everyone piling into the city, we can stay at one of Colorado’s beautiful locations and work.” He added, “We are driving on the same roads here in Colorado that we were driving on 30 years ago.” He expects the infrastructure bill to help improve our roads.

O’Dea would like to see a return to civility in our political discourse. He said, “In order to have good policy we have to have good communication. That means sitting down with people who don’t necessarily have the same ideas as you and listening to them respectfully. When we did that, we got a lot more accomplished.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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The BOH will hold its first meeting on une 5 at 3:00 p.m. at the county’s Administration Building at 5 4 S. rince Street in Littleton. Making sure that BOH is completely transparent from the start, the meeting will be livestreamed through Legistar, as are BOCC meetings. The board will choose a chair and vicechair at its first meeting. It also expects to approve bylaws and consider steps toward naming a public health executive director, as well as set a schedule for future meetings.

Two county commissioners, ancy Sharpe ) and Nancy Jackson (D), who are in their twelfth and final year of service on the BOCC were each appointed to a one-year term to help the edgling organi ation get off the ground.

Appointed to three-year terms were Bebe Kleinman and r. eather Signorelli.

Shawn avis was appointed to a five year term.

Bebe Kleinman is the C O of octors Care, resident of the Board of the Colorado Safety et Collaborative, Vice-Chair of the South etro Community Foundation, and a member of the City of Littleton

ousing Task orce. She issued this statement about her appointment: “I am passionate about supporting and creating a more equitable, just and fair society for all members of the community. I continue to innovate solutions to strengthen the nonprofit sector and ensure that everyone has the health care and health coverage they need to live happy and productive lives.” r. eather Signorelli is a pathologist who serves as the ice resident and Chief aboratory Officer for HCA Healthcare, owner and operator of Sky idge Medical Center, Centennial ospital, Swedish edical Center, The Medical Center of Aurora, and four other major hospitals in metro enver. She was in charge of the CO I testing program for over CA hospitals around the country during the pandemic. Of her appointment, r. Signorelli said, “My main focus is to help build a strong health board process that serves the community. I am passionate about all areas of the health of a community which extend well beyond CO I .

Shawn avis is a commissioner of the Colorado epartment of ublic ealth and Environment’s (CD) ealth quity Commission. He has worked in public health in Arapahoe County for two decades,

including with TCHD. He is also a former commissioner of the enver Office of Strategic artnerships. Said avis, “I have a passion for addressing health, honesty, commitment to equity, and a personal commitment to making the community a better place to live. In this role, I hope to give input and voice to underserved populations in Arapahoe County.”

As a member of the OCC, ancy Sharpe currently serves on the county’s oard of Social Services and has served on the Health and uman Services committee of Colorado Counties, Inc. As the mayor of Greenwood Village from 2003 to 2011, she acquired a deep understanding of public health.

Nancy Jackson is the BOCC’s current liaison to TCHD and has focused much of her time on the issue of behavioral health for many years. Jackson also serves on the Board of Social Services of Arapahoe County and was a previous member of the Governor’s Behavioral Health Task Force.

TCHD will continue to oversee public health in Arapahoe County for the rest of this year before the BOH takes over on January 1, 2023. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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Denver South, Greenwood Village and RTD hold Return to Work celebration

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

On May 18, Denver South, the City of Greenwood Village, Arapahoe County, South Metro Denver Chamber, RTD, and numerous other local sponsors held a Return-toWork celebration at the Arap-

Sheryl Machado is Denver South’s director of communications and public a airs. Photos by Freda Miklin

ahoe at Village Center Light Rail Station at 6380 and 6400 S. Fiddlers Green Circle in Greenwood Village.

There was free food from local restaurants, including Burnt End BBQ, drinks from Little Dry Creek Brewery, live music, games. Even Greenwood Village’s friendly Public Safety Brothers were there,

giving away swag.

Sheryl Machado, Denver South’s director of communications and public affairs told us that, “This started as a return to transit, get back on the train, as people are coming back to the office. It really evolved with Greenwood Village Mayor Lantz and the Arapahoe County Commissioner Nancy

Sharpe saying, “Let’s really embrace our employees. Then they all kicked in for sponsorships to make it a bigger party than just on the rail station.

Greenwood Village is fabulous.

They really stepped up. Melissa Gallegos, GV’s communications officer, helped me plan this. It really evolved as a way of saying thank you to employ-

ees for sticking it out, welcome back to the office. ven though some companies like Charter and Fidelity are still doing hybrid schedules in the office, this is a really special event to welcome everyone back. We’re just happy to see people back in public again and back in the office. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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BE INFORMED Vote with confidence

Mark Gotto and Jason Presley are running for Arapahoe County BOCC

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

The five person Arapahoe County oard of County Commissioners OCC) manages county departments and administers services in the unincorporated portions of the county. They are re sponsible for roads, public safety, land use, and all other regular duties of local government in those parts of the county that aren’t part of a city or town. They also oversee public health policy throughout the county, along with the budget of elected county officials, including the istrict Attorney, County Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, Assessor and Coroner. Com missioners interact and coor dinate services with federal, state and local officials on behalf of Arapahoe County and appoint members to multiple boards and com missions, including Arapa hoe County Open Spaces, that provides revenue shar ing and individual grants for open space pro ects.

The five commissioners each represent different geo graphic areas of Arapahoe County. They are elected in partisan races. This is considered to be a full time ob, as each commissioner manages one or more of the county’s operating depart ments, including finance, human resources and public works and development. Ac cording to the adopted budget, Arapahoe County’s five OCC members will each earn , 4 this year.

OCC members are elect ed for four year terms and may serve up to three terms. istrict two Commissioner ancy Sharpe and district four commissioner ancy ackson are completing their third term on the OCC in thus are term limited and cannot run for re elec tion. ark otto and ason resley are running in the O primary on une to be the designated epubli can candidate for the posi tion presently held by ancy Sharpe on ovember . The Villager sat down with both of them this week.

Mark Gotto is originally from Iowa and attended the niversity of South akota on a track scholarship. e was elected to the Centenni al City Council and served

Ting executive ar otto is a candidate for t e OP no ination for rapa oe County Co issioner District 2 on June 28.

one term there from to . uring that time, the city engaged Ting In ternet to install fiber optic cable throughout the city that made one gigabit of broadband service available to Centennial residents, who buy it directly from the com pany. Since anuary , otto has served as Ting’s internet city manager and liaison for the City of Cen tennial. otto believes he will be ready to be an effective OCC member on day one because “a city council man is a training ground for county commissioner. hile on city council, he told us, “I acquired e peri ence with finance, budgets, dealing with the Sheriff’s department, land use plan ning, oning, roads and construction. It’s an e ecu tive level position and I am an e ecutive.

Arapahoe County, unlike most local governments, does not have a county man ager. otto thinks that’s fine for now, depending on who is on the OCC. is con cern with having a county manager is, “ hen there is a manager, you can’t go to staff, you can’t do any thing as a commissioner on your own without going through the manager. ith my e perience, I’d like the opportunity to manage and I think that would be best for the county. In the long term, though, I think it would be an advantage to have a county manager, as long as it makes sense financially.

The biggest challenge otto e pects to face as a OCC member is the for mation of the new Arapahoe County ealth epartment. e does not want to repeat what he views as a mistake that was made by Tri Coun ty ealth epartment

TC ). e e plained, “In a crisis, one person the e ecutive director) had the autonomy to make all these decisions regarding the pan demic). e continued, “I never knew that an unelect ed board could force these policies on us, force deci sions on us like masking. otto believes, “The TC board failed. Their decision to force kids in school to mask at the second wave of CO I was wrong because the data started to come out that showed that there were a lot of variables involved, but they treated masks as the only way to beat this virus.

It was hurting our kids in the schools. They should have let them learn and be togeth er socially, instead of caus ing them to be academically and developmentally behind because of masks. oing forward, otto feels that there should al ways be at least one county commissioner on the new oard of ealth, along with a businessperson and some one from the field of educa tion.

The other important issue otto is concerned about is crime. e told us, “It’s the sheriff’s ob and responsibil ity to drive down crime, but we run their budget. That’s how a county commissioner drives down crime. e hold them accountable for how they spend their money. It has to be a well thought out plan. I will look at the budget and see where our resources are being utili ed today. Are they in the neigh borhoods where there is the highest crime otto believes the county needs a new ail but would help lead a better public in formation campaign than the one that failed to get voter approval in .

Jason Presley is from entucky and attended ur ray State niversity before oining the nited States avy, where he became a hospital corpsman and spent most of the nearly ten years he served, attached to the arine Corps.

After serving, resley returned to Colorado and became an Arapahoe Coun ty eputy Sheriff. e has served in that ob for years and is currently presi dent of the Arapahoe County Chapter of the raternal Or der of olice. is campaign website contains the state

Deputy S eri and rapa oe County F.O.P. President Jason Presley is a candidate for t e OP no ination for rapa oe County Co issioner District 2 on June 28.

ment, “ orn to Serve. resley told us that, in Arapahoe County, “The number one issue is the rise in crime. e made it clear that, “I will support the Sheriff’s office no mat ter who the sheriff is, and I will support every munic ipal police department in this county. eing in law enforcement, he e plained, gives one an opportunity “to know what’s going on in the community and what people need. As a county commis sioner, he would work to increase the sheriff’s budget to get more officers on the street, which is a deterrent to crime. resley is focused on bringing the theft of cars and catalytic converters un der control. e also believes that many recent laws in our state favor the perpetrator, not the victim, and not law enforcement. e would work with the legislature to address that. ike his opponent, res ley believes that a new Arapahoe County ail needs to get built, but in , he said, “There weren’t enough study sessions and e plana tions before it was thrown on the ballot. If you’re asking for half a billion dol lars, it takes more than ust one year to e plain it well enough that the public will support it. resley is not ready to say that there is an immediate need for a new courthouse, but e pects that that will change as our popu lation continues to grow.

A ma or concern of res ley’s is whether there will be enough water to support the e ploding growth in eastern Arapahoe County. e believes new develop ment should require the use of eriscaping, as well as considering the use of turf. e pointed to the decline

in water in ake ead and ake owell as indications that Colorado needs to act or it will face a huge water shortage within the ne t years. resley, too, does not be lieve that a county manager is needed. is view is that, “I know the area. I know the people. I know the prob lems. This is about the peo ple. If they trust you enough to vote for you, it should be your responsibility to run the county, adding, “ e need more workers, not more managers. resley is concerned that the new Arapahoe County ealth epartment will be more e pensive to operate than some people e pect and could strain the county’s budget, so commissioners need to be vigilant. e is paying close attention to the bylaws that are being considered, including term limits for oard of ealth members, and feels that he is prepared to help lead the effort.

As part of his ob doing community policing, resley sees and interacts with many homeless people. e asked for his thoughts on that sub ect. e said, “ or some, it’s a lifestyle choice. or others, it’s a mental health issue.

Some have come upon hard times. The solution “ e all need to work together to figure this out. ntil we work together, it will contin ue to be a revolving problem that ust moves from one urisdiction to another.

On school safety, resley e plained that there are two school resource officers who are sheriff’s deputies as signed to every high school served by the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office and one in every middle school. e would like to see one full time deputy assigned to every elementary school, as well. resley holds two advance certifications from the ational Association of School esource Officers. oth ark otto and a son resley have vowed to support whichever of them wins the O nomination. allots for the une pri mary have been sent out and must be received in the County Clerk’s office by election day in order to be counted. egistered epub licans and unaffiliated voters who live in Arapahoe Coun ty istrict Two will find this race on their ballot. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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Ballot processing in Arapahoe County is systematic and transparent

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

With the primary election just a week away and a general election in five months’ time, on une , we toured the Arapahoe County ballot processing facility.

It is in a warehouse-type building near elleview Avenue and ederal oulevard in ittleton. eg erl, who has overseen election operations for the county since , told us that the regular full-time elections staff of 15 swells up to 300 for a primary election and 600 for a general election, such as the one that will occur on ovember , . The building has cameras throughout

Peg Perl has been overseeing ballot elections in Arapahoe County since 2020.

This machine reads the unique bar codes on unopened ballot envelopes. It then updates the statewide voter database, showing that the voter associated with that bar code has submitted a ballot.

Elections employees compare digital photos of ballot envelope signatures with prior signatures to verify voters’ identities.

The larger monitors on the wall duplicate the activity on the employees’ monitors so that election observers can watch the process without disturbing the employees.

These ballots and envelopes from the November 2020 election say, “Destroy on December 4, 2022.” All ballots and envelopes are retained for 25 months after an election.

that run all the time, which is part of its combined physical and cyber security. Ballot drop-boxes around the county also have cameras. Additionally, every employee of the elections division must pass a background check.

They also receive comprehensive training for their job.

Many employees during election season are people who have been referred for those jobs by a political party because “every step of the elections process (particularly ballot processing) is managed by bipartisan teams of (two) election professionals.” very room in the ballot processing center requires a card key for access. mployees’ I s are programmed to allow them to enter only those rooms that are directly related to their job.

If any county employee attempts to enter a room at the election facility for which they are not authori ed, a record is made and reviewed of that attempt. lections employees wear color-coded vests that signify their duties and the area in which they work, providing “an additional visual cue” as to where that person should be in the building.

The secure ballot processing operation in Arapahoe County consists of nine separate steps, all segregated to avoid any mis-

haps. The steps are 1. All active Colorado voters who are eligible to vote in Arapahoe County elections are mailed a ballot (or two ballots in one envelope, for unaffiliated voters in a primary) about 22 days before election day. ligible voters are active voters and inactive voters who have contacted the county to resolve address or other discrepancies.

2. As soon as ballots begin to be returned, two person ballot security teams go to each drop box in the county daily (except on Election ay, when they go three times). Together, the team unlocks the bo , removes the ballots, and places them in a secure container, completing chain-of-custody paperwork as they do each step. When they’ve picked up all the ballots from their assigned drop bo es, they return the sealed containers with the ballots to the ballot processing facility and turn them over to employees there, documenting each step. Ballot security teams are comprised of two people from two different political parties. They are commonly a emocrat and a epublican, but one person

could be from a third party, such as ibertarian, or unaffiliated.

3. All the ballot envelopes are removed at the ballot processing center, placed in trays, and weighed in bulk to get an approximate count of the number of ballots received.

In Arapahoe County, 5%

to % of voters use mail ballots, with % depositing their ballots in drop boxes and the other 5% to % using .S. mail. Only % to 5% of county voters vote in person. ail voting began statewide in Colorado in 2013.

4. allot envelopes, which remain sealed, are ne t placed

into sorting machines, where they are separated by types of envelopes e.g., first time voters’ envelopes require copies of identification to be included). Unique bar codes on the outside of the envelope are machine read to ensure that the sender is an Arapahoe County eligible voter who has not already voted in the current election. Any ballot envelope that doesn’t automatically match the programmed criteria is rejected by the machine reader. That initiates a process in which a bipartisan team physically e amines the envelope to determine the reason it was rejected and whether the ballot envelope can be properly processed for the election. As ballot envelopes are counted and sorted, a digital photo is taken of the voter’s signature, which is visible from the outside. That photo is used to verify the voter’s identity.

After this step is completed, voters who have signed up for allot Scan receive an email telling them that their ballot was received.

5. In Arapahoe County, computers compare the photos of voters’ signatures taken by the ballot sorting machines to recent ballots from the same voter and or voter registration or motor vehicle division records. Any ballot that isn’t electronically matched is reviewed by a bipartisan team of election judges who physically examine the signatures.

Any ballot with a signature that cannot be matched or a Continued on page 20

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Pick me, pick me

BY DOROTHY ROSBY

My friend said she just received a jury summons and that, as mail goes, she’d rather have gotten a letter from the IRS. We were having coffee with three other women, and they all nodded enthusiastically. Being civic minded— and also afraid I messed up my taxes— I scolded them. “Jury duty is our responsibility as citizens,” I said sternly.

“Besides that, it’s one of only a few acceptable ways to get out of going to work.”

Maybe my friends don’t see the point in jury duty when they could just lie on their couches in sweatpants watching Matlock reruns and court TV reality shows like Judge Judy and The People’s Court. Or maybe they just misunderstand the term “hung jury” in

which case they probably wouldn’t make the best jurors anyway.

I don’t think that’s it though because several of them have been on juries and they soon launched into tales of their experiences— the cases, the verdicts, dramatic tidbits from the testimony. Some of it might even have been true.

That always happens when someone announces jury service.

It’s a lot like when you mention a pending medical procedure. You know how the other person regales you with a detailed account of their own experience. They tell you how painful it was, how they nearly died, and how there were plenty of times they wished they’d just gone ahead and done it. It’s the same when you mention jury service— except without the anesthesia.

Jury service does give you

some good stories to tell. Besides that, it’s way more interesting and educational than courtroom dramas and court TV. Up until I served on a jury, everything I knew about our legal system I’d learned watching reruns of Matlock and Perry Mason and getting speeding tickets. As you know, Ben Matlock and Perry Mason only represented innocent people. But in one of the trials I served on we found the defendant guilty, so that was a new twist for me.

I’m not going to lie though.

There’s one thing I like better about Ben and Jerry— oops— I mean Ben and Perry. Not Ben and Jerry, though I like them too. Objection! Irrelevant.

What I liked was the way Ben Matlock and Perry Mason always overcame what seemed like overwhelming evidence against their client by finding the real killer and wrapping the

whole thing up in one episode.

Often this was because a witness would break down under their expert questioning and confess to murder right there on the stand. I was disappointed no one did that in either of the trials I served on.

That would have been something to see— especially since neither of them were murder trials.

And real court was so much more interesting than hearing K imberly Thompson on court reality TV argue that her deposit was held back unfairly and her landlady arguing that she kept it because K imberly’s Great Dane Tiny had chewed up the carpet in the living room.

K imberly defended Tiny, as any good pet owner would do, saying not only is he a very good boy, he’s also a very old boy who happens to be missing some teeth. Therefore, he couldn’t chew up the carpet even if he wanted to— not that he

would want to because he’s such a good boy. K imberly claimed the carpet was trashed when she moved in and she said she could really use the deposit to get some dental work for Tiny.

By the way, I watched the saga of K imberly and Tiny on court TV for research purposes only. And I don’t know if K imberly got her $ 500 deposit back, because, as riveting as it was, I didn’t want to sit through the commercials to find out.

So yes, real court is much more educational and interesting than either courtroom drama or court TV. Plus, no commercials.

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BY VALERIE LEVIER

o celebrate Father’s Day in style, I knew I had to get my husband out of the house for some quality family time. I booked a weekend stay at Gaylord Rockies Resort that is offering special programming now through Sept. 5 with their Summer of More themed experiences. From the moment we checked in, the resort impressed us with friendly and helpful staff, a wide variety of activities/events for all ages, and a world class experience. Guests can enjoy the pirates and princesses theme that is woven throughout all aspects of the resort. After settling

into our well appointed room, we went to Arapahoe Springs where we experienced zero-entry pools, water slides, hot-tubs and a lazy river. The best part about Arapahoe Springs is the mini water park feel accompanied by a clean, safe environment with great food, excellent drinks, and a doting staff.

You can relax and actually feel your day-to-day stress melt away as you oat around the la y river in a tube. For dinner we headed to the Mountain Pass Sports Bar to secure our seats for the Avalanche vs.

Lightning game 2 of the Stanley Cup Finals. Mountain Pass features numerous large format screens and the energy among the Avalanche faithful was electric as Avalanche

played a nearly awless game with a final score of while we enjoyed appetizers, burgers and sandwiches.

In the morning we used clues to search for treasure chests hidden around the resort to complete the Shiny Stash Scavenger Hunt. Nature’s Educators was on site with close up encounters to learn about a satin rabbit and a tiny screech owl. The volunteers shared information about these amazing creatures and we learned that each weekend they bring out a variety of different animals. In the late morning we headed out to our poolside cabana that did not disappoint. The cabana featured relaxing seating that offered plenty

of room to stretch out and accommodate a large family, with service that was on point. Our daughter joined in the Buccaneer Bash led by cast members Jolly Roger and Anne Revenge for some poolside music, games and fun. In the afternoon we made our way inside to the Pirates & Princesses Art Studio that allowed for creativity and inspiration as you could choose to paint a princess castle or a pirate ship on canvas.

Other activities included the Captains Hidden Treasure Escape Room where families can work together to solve a mystery and evening s’mores by a fire pit.

Special culinary events like Junior Chef’s Cooking Camp allowed

younger guests to decorate cupcakes and homemade cookies. For adults they offered Sake Hour, Margarita Madness and Wine & Cheese pairings sure to elevate your resort stay.

My husband ended his stay with a special Father’s Day Relax & Restore package at Relache Spa. Treatments at the spa are incredible and not to be missed.

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Two-way suspense playing out in Omaha The College World Series is past the halfway point, and two questions remain unanswered.

Which team will win college baseball’s 2022 national championship?

And will a thunderstorm interrupt some game, as it seems to do at least once every June in Omaha?

Nebraska’s muggy, stormy capital may not be your idea of a don’t-miss destination, but for baseball fans, the College World Series is definitely a Bucket List item.

It’s been played in Omaha since 1950, and the NCAA’s current contract extends through 2035.

I attended for the second time last year, and I hope to go back again.

The CWS has all of the excitement and fervor of The Final Four—plus an outdoor expo that rivals any I’ve seen, as well as suspense that only Mother Nature can provide.

Take last year, for example.

Texas and Virginia had just completed pre game infield drills that were absolutely scintillating (for true baseball fans), and they were 10 minutes from squaring off in an elimination game. The sky overhead seemed benign.

But then the public address announcer at what is now Charles Schwab Field but then was TD Ameritrade Park told the spirited, near-capacity crowd that the start of the game would be delayed by a storm expected soon.

This modern site of the CWS replaced aging Rosen-

blatt Stadium in 2011. It’s a first class ballpark that seats 24,000, making it the largest non-Major League park in the nation. That impending weather announcement puzzled the fans and brought out the grounds crew, which quickly covered the infield with a large tarp similar to the one at Coors Field.

What followed was a torrential downpour, with wind, thunder and lightning, then intermittent lighter rain. It added up to a three-hour-45minute delay.

Eventually everyone who stuck it out was treated to a classic pitchers’ duel—2-2 through seven—before Texas snapped the tie with a run in the eighth and broke it open with three more in the ninth.

It was minutes before 1 a.m. when Virginia’s last out was made. ut before the first pitch, I gained an appreciation for just how good Mark Razum’s Coors Field grounds crew really is.

The game didn’t begin until the grounds crew removed the tarp and prepped the field.

I couldn’t believe my eyes as the crew placed giant fans along the first and third base foul lines and aimed them UNDER the tarp. Their intent was to get water to drain off the billowing tarp into the outfield.

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ooded greens. After finally dragging the tarp toward the outfield, workers tried to fold and roll it back onto the long metal tube to put it back against the stands beyond third base.

I guess I shouldn’t have expected the grounds crew at any college baseball venue to be efficient and precise. ut, the prolonged ineptitude gave me a new appreciation for the grounds crew at Coors Field, which makes the tarp-removal process look so routine after a rain.

Next time you’re at a Rockies home game and you see the speed with which Raum’s crew covers the field and later removes the tarp, APPLAUD their skill and teamwork.

I was reminded of last year’s CWS “entertainment” last Sunday when Texas again played in an elimination game. This time the Longhorns were bounced, by instate rival Texas A&M, 10-2.

I can’t say which team will survive—especially not after the nation’s top team and clear favorite to win it all, Tennessee, didn’t even make it to the double loss elimination final eight.

In a storybook outcome, the team that beat the Volunteers, Notre Dame, would win the title. But if I were a betting man, I think I’d go with Arkansas or the team that handed the Fighting Irish their first loss Sunday night, Oklahoma. With Tennessee out of it, this is a wide-open tournament.

Regardless, if you like baseball and want to get an early look at some of the guys who will be taken high in this summer’s Major League Draft then show up in the Bigs in a few years, I recommend ESPN’s coverage the next three or four days.

As for the weather, as of this writing it’s been sti ing but dry in Omaha since the CWS started, and the forecast is promising through the approaching conclusion.

But you never know for sure about the weather.

Denny Dressman is a veteran of 43 years in the newspaper business, including 25 at the Rocky Mountain News, where he began as executive sports editor. He is the author of 14 books, eight of them sports-related. You can write to Denny at dennydressman@ comcast.net.

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Ballot processing in Arapahoe County As promised, GV adds Continued from page 17 new crimes to its code missing signature on the

ballot envelope results in a “cure letter” being sent to the voter. It provides an opportunity to verify that it is their ballot so it can be counted. If no response to a cure letter is received in time (eight days after the election), that ballot envelope is never opened or processed. If a voter responds to a cure letter saying it is not their ballot, that envelope is referred to the district attorney for investigation. Most involve someone making a mistake. Almost none result in actual prosecution.

6. Accepted ballots are run through the ballot sorting machines again, which slit them open. Bipartisan teams remove the ballots from the envelopes and separate the ballots from the envelopes to protect voter anonymity. For the June 28 election, before ballots are removed from their envelopes, ballot envelopes are separated between voters affiliated with one of the two major political parties and those who are not affiliated so as to ensure that unaffiliated voters return only one party’s ballot, not both. If a voter returns both, neither is counted.

7. Opened ballots are scanned by bipartisan teams of election judges and actual votes are recorded in the election division software, which is certified secure by the Secretary of State.

8. Bipartisan teams of election judges examine digital images of ballots that were unable to be processed for any reason and try to determine voter intent.

9. On Election Day, beginning at 7:00 p.m. when polls are officially closed, election staff begins to tabulate votes using non-networked secure computers. That is when they begin to report preliminary results.

At every step of the process, there is a place for poll watchers to observe the steps being followed by elections personnel without disrupting their work, so as to provide maximum transparency. Though they are often behind glass, in some rooms, poll watchers can go inside to observe the process even more closely.

For the June 28 primary, Peg Perl told us that the county mailed approximately 415,000 ballots to eligible voters. She estimates that 35% to 40% will be returned. It is much more likely that Arapahoe County unaffiliated voters who vote in this election will return a Republican ballot because there are many more contests in the GOP primary than in the Democratic primary. In Arapahoe County, 45% of voters are not affiliated with a political party. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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These Arapahoe County election workers are preparing to remove ballots from ballot boxes.

These carriers hold boxes of ballot envelopes that have been opened. The light purple indicates the ballot is from a voter who is affiliated with one of the two major parties.

This is the room where ballots are scanned and votes recorded. It is also where questions are resolved, if they can be, for ballots that are unclear.

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Election workers were practicing answering questions and giving directions when in-person voters come in.

Two months ago, we reported that Greenwood Village was planning to add new misdemeanor crimes to its city code because city officials felt that many people who committed these crimes were not being tried or sentenced by the 18th Judicial District Attorney’s Office and Arapahoe County Court judges seriously enough and the GV Municipal Court could potentially do a better job of adjudicating these crimes by imposing more immediate and significant consequences.

On June 6, the city made final a new law that makes it a municipal crime to: 1. Steal a motor vehicle worth less than $2,000 or enter such a vehicle without permission with the intent to commit a crime (usually, stealing something that is inside it); 2. Knowingly or recklessly burn or explode property worth under $2,000; 3. Possess less than four grams of a controlled substance (drugs), unless that substance is fentanyl, in which case, even up to one gram is considered a crime.

All these crimes are misdemeanors. Under state law, felonies cannot be tried in Municipal Court.

Before the council voted unanimously, on June 6, City Council Member Libby Barnacle addressed the roomful of residents in the council chamber, most of whom were there to speak in support of a new law prohibiting the licensing of new retail gun stores in residential homes in GV. She said, in part, “This ordinance, in my opinion, is one of the most important additions to our code in years. Residents should sit up and pay attention to what I believe is good government, before your eyes.

Effective March 1 of this year, the Colorado legislature decriminalized certain criminal offenses, specifically reclassifying from felonies to misdemeanors, criminal trespass to motor vehicles, motor vehicle theft, and possession of four grams or less of controlled substances Classes 1, 2, 3

and 4, to name a few. This pro-criminal shift allowed Greenwood Village…to enact ordinances to prosecute such crimes.”

She continued, “I’d like to highlight the fact that the initial request to do so… though I’m the sponsoring councilmember, came from (the police chief and the city attorney’s office). They argued that the addition of the proposed offenses in our municipal code provided an opportunity for officers to speak to the city prosecutor about the nuances regarding a specific case or defendant, for the Municipal Court judge to appropriately address repeat offenders, and could allow for earlier arraignment dates and a swifter process through the judicial system. What this means for you in the audience is that your police, your city attorney, your government is proactively not only on the beat, but behind the scenes, policy-wise, keeping you safe.” Barnacle went on, “The criminals (who commit theft and other crimes, and) who are found to be in possession of nearly four grams or 4,000 milligrams of fentanyl…will be held accountable. They will be prosecuted and sentenced here in Greenwood Village.

It will serve as a criminal deterrent and word will spread quickly. Criminal behavior will not be tolerated in our city.”

Although Barnacle was correct that state law was changed effective in 2022 to make the theft of or from a motor vehicle that is worth less than $2,000 a misdemeanor crime instead of a felony crime, the state law making possession of less than four grams of most drugs a misdemeanor crime was actually passed over three years ago (HB191263). That law became effective March 1, 2020.

The general assembly acted again this year to address the many deaths tied to unknown fentanyl ingestion by Coloradans when they lowered the threshold for felony possession of fentanyl to anything over one gram when Governor Polis signed HB22-1326 on May 25, 2022. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

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ADHD – Causes & Healthy Solutions That Work!

[For ADHD or Any Mental or Emotional Health Concern!]

“As a child, I was given a drug to control my behavior. I remember looking out my classroom window at all the children joyfully playing at recess. I wholeheartedly wanted to join them, but I just could not get my mind and body to work together, so I could get up from my chair. It took some time before I could move.”

Listening to just one of the many experiences my client had, as a child and as an adult with ADHD, was heart-wrenching enough.

Even more so because through Clinical Nutrition Testing and Therapy we have successfully addressed the many causes in both adults and children, and often, within months.

Remember the article I wrote in The Villager, “Mommy, I Got My Happy Back!” (04/08/2021, Pg.8). Nine-year-old MaryAnn’s 22 symptoms were gone in four months, with 17 of them improving in just 30 days.

Though we know the cause and healthy solutions for mental and emotional issues, so many still suffer due to a lack of this knowledge. So today I will share “some” of the many causes with you, and when you understand the causes, you will clearly understand the solutions.

First, it is important to know that ADHD, like any mental or emotional health challenge, rarely has just one cause. Often there are multiple causes and the more causes a person has, the more severe the behavior and mental challenges.

As an adult or the parent of a child with ADHD, or any other mental or emotional health challenge, you have probably done a lot of research on the subject, and even seen a lot of professionals, however, doesn’t your gut tell you that something is still missing? Well, your gut is absolutely correct!

So, below, I have listed just some of the causes I have identified through a Clinical Nutrition Analysis of the Laboratory Reports from testing the biochemistry of both children and adults, specifically, blood, hair, saliva hormones and genetic testing.

(Remember that a Clinical Nutrition Analysis or interpretation of Lab Reports is different from a medical interpretation; to understand the difference visit our website.)

CAUSES include: 1) a variety of biochemical imbalances, 2) toxic metals embed in the brain and other tissues; toxic metals are neurotoxic, which increase emotional responses and produce symptoms associated with ADHD, 3) fast oxidation; a fast oxidizer burns or metabolizes a lot of calories even when resting and are predisposed to hyperac-

tive behavior when their diets do not match their metabolic type, 4) deficiencies in vitamins and minerals required for carbohydrate tolerance, as well as healthy brain function; for example, there are specific minerals that when lacking will cause the symptoms of hyperactivity; however, when these minerals are sufficient, they have a calming and relaxing effect on the brain and central nervous system (CNS), 5) environmental and food allergies can cause any symptom, including behavioral and emotional symptoms, 6) stimulants, such as caffeine-containing beverages, chocolate, etc., 7) other dietary factors, such as lack of protein or consuming refined sugar and/or artificial sweeteners (which are also stimulants) cause blood sugar imbalances, one of which I call the Dr. Jekyll-Mr./Ms. Hyde behavior – sane and happy one minute, a terror the next, 8) yeast overgrowth (Candida Albicans) produces neurotoxins that can affect behavior, learning, concentration, mental fog, memory, and other mental, emotional and physical health challenges and 9) taking vitamin and mineral supplements without testing first to see if they are needed; for example, B-Complex Vitamins increase oxidation rate, which is great for slow oxidizers, but for fast oxidizers, it can cause hyperactivity symptoms.

Are you as exhausted in reading this list, as I am in writing just “some” of the causes of ADHD and other mental/emotional health challenges (LOL)?

Do you see what I meant by understanding the causes is understanding the solutions?

Yes, ADHD, just like any other mental, emotional and physical health challenge, unless solely injury- or heredity-related, is caused by nutrient deficiencies/ excesses, toxicity (like heavy metals) and biochemical imbalances that adversely affect organ and gland function, which in this case, is brain function.

For a Clinical Nutrition Analysis to identify which one, or more, causes are adversely affecting the healthy function of your brain or your child’s, please call me at (940) 7614045. First Consultation Free!

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Legals

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COUNTY TREASURER NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to JACK WELL CLARKE, CHUCK FARISH You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 3/3072ND INT IN M/R ONLY IN SE 1/4 & SE 1/4 NE 1/4 IN SEC 20-5-60 aka mineral rights as described in schedule 2061-00-0-99-808 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JACK WELL CLARKE for said year 2017; That said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on the 23rd day of December, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on

COURTS Arapahoe Juvenile Court Arapahoe County, Colorado 7325 S. Potomac St. Centennial, CO 80112 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: JEVONI AARON HORNBUCKLE FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD The Court, having considered the Motion and Affidavit of the Petitioner(s), is satisfied that the Petitioner(s) has/have used due diligence to obtain personal service on the Respondent(s) at any address available; and that such efforts have failed or efforts to obtain same would have been to no avail1 that the Respondent(s) cannot be found for personal service, and that the address of the Respondent(s) remain(s) unknown.

Therefore, the Motion is granted.

The Court orders that the Petitioner(s) shall complete service

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or about the 12th day of October, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 3rd day of June, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 9, 2022 Last Publication: June 23, 2022 Legal # 10802 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to C J POWER, INA GROUP LLC You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 5th day of November, 2015, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to RUC, LLC, the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 1/88 INT IN M/R IN SE 1/4 SEC 34-5-62 (MINERAL RIGHTS ONLY) and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to RUC, LLC; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2014; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of C J POWER for said year 2014; That said RUC, LLC, on the 23rd day of May, 2022, the present by publication in a newspaper published in this county or as otherwise specified by the Court. Such publication shall be made as follows: Date: May 18, 2022 Dan Toussaint Judge Published in The Villager First Publication: May 26, 2022 Last Publication: June 23, 2022 Legal # 10794 _______________________ DISTRICT COURT ARAPAHOE COUNTY 7325 S. POTOMAC ST #100 CENTENNIAL, CO 80121 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION OF: Rachel K. Marosy FOR THE ADOPTION OF A CHILD Case Number: 2022 JA 000007 Division: Courtroom: ORDER FOR PUBLICATION AND MAILING The Court, having considered the Motion and Affidavit of the

holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;

That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017;

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said RUC, LLC, on or about the 12th day of October, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of ALVA & DILLARD REEVES TRUSTEES for said year 2017;

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 3rd day of June, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 9, 2022 Last Publication: June 23, 2022 Legal # 10803 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to ALVA REEVES AND DILLARD REEVES TRUSTEE, INA GROUP INC, BRYANT DANIEL SMITH You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 1/176 INT IN M/R IN NE 1/4 284-62 aka mineral rights as described in schedule 1983-00-0-00-858 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC.;

Petitioner(s), is satisfied that the Petitioner(s) has/have used due diligence to obtain personal service on the Respondent(s) at any address available; and that such efforts have failed or efforts to obtain same would have been to no avail, that the Respondent(s) cannot be found for personal service, and that the address of the Respondent(s) remain(s) unknown.

Therefore, the Motion is granted.

The Court orders that the Petitioner(s) shall complete service by publication in a newspaper published in this county or as other-wise specified by the Court.

Such publication shall be made as follows: \ Date: May 17, 2022 Dan Toussaint Magistrate Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 21, 2022 Legal # 10813 ___________________________

That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on the 10th day of March, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on or about the 19th day of October, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 10th day of June, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Legal # 10806 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to JACK WELL CLARKE, CHUCK FARISH, JOSEPH HUSS You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., the following described real estate situate

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in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 3/3072THS INT IN M/R ONLY IN SEC 32-5-60 aka Mineral Rights as described in schedule 2061-00-0-00-881 and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JACK WELL CLARKE for said year 2017; That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on the 11th day of March, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on or about the 19th day of OCTOBER, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 10th day of June, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 16, 2022 Last Publication: June 30, 2022 Legal # 10807 ___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED To Every Person in Actual Possession or Occupancy of the hereinafter Described Land, Lot or Premises, and to the Person in Whose Name the same was Taxed or Specially Assessed, and to all Persons having an Interest or Title of Record in or to the said Premises and To Whom It May Concern, and more especially to

RUDOLPH CAFFEY, INA GROUP LLC, BRYANT DANIEL SMITH You and each of you are hereby notified that on the 1st day of November, 2018, A.D., the then County Treasurer of the County of Arapahoe, in the State of Colorado, sold at public tax lien sale to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., the following described real estate situate in the County of Arapahoe, State of Colorado, to-wit: 1/4 M/R ONLY UNDER HI/WAY AS DESC IN B1531 P343 IN NW 1/4 34-4-60 5.914A (MINERAL RIGHTS ONLY) and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC.; That said tax lien sale was made to satisfy the delinquent general taxes assessed against said real estate for the year 2017; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of RUDOLPH CAFFEY for said year 2017; That said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on the 28th day of December, 2021, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate; That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said C.O.T.A. RESOURCES, INC., on or about the 26th day of October, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

Said property may be redeemed from said sale at any time prior to the actual execution of said Treasurer’s Deed.

Witness my hand this 17th day of June, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10812 ___________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Scot Alan Brown, aka Scot A. Brown and Scot Brown, Deceased Case Number 22PR30694 All persons having claims against the above-named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before October 24, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Linda Diann McCormick 605 Winterfield Drive, #803 Hutto, Texas 78634

Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10814 ___________________________ NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Frances Smith Keleher, a/k/a Frances S. Keleher and Frances Keleher, Deceased Case Number 2022 PR 30695 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District

Court of Arapahoe, County, Colorado or on or before October 31, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Patrick A. Keleher, Personal Representative 7185 S. Poplar Way Centennial, CO 80112 Published in The Villager First Publication: June 23, 2022 Last Publication: July 7, 2022 Legal # 10815 ___________________________

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Continued from page 4 competitors for existing and, therefore, “Grandfathered” by the proposed ordinance as City-protected businesses?

2) If the answer to “1)” above is “YES”, why should Greenwood Village not want to have “equal protection under the law” for all?

3) Is it proper or desirable for Council Member Hilton to vote, as she reportedly said, based on her emotions, rather than following the oath of office she executed upon taking her position as a GV City Council member?

By the way, I read in “The Villager” an extensive quotation of Council Member Hilton about the tragic and horrific Columbine High School atrocity of decades ago, which did not take place in Greenwood Village, but totally fail to perceive any relevance or connection whatsoever to our GV ordinance proposal concerning sales.

4) What is the problem or situation endangering any Greenwood Villager that this proposal “fixes”, alleviates, reduces or modifies for the better?

5) Is there some way the proposed ordinance prevents a Greenwood Villager from conducting a firearms sales business using a mailing address that is outside the city and it’s purview?

6) I am informed many more people, by multiples, are injured and killed by knives and automobiles than firearms. What are Greenwood Village City Council members doing to ameliorate those?

From what I see and understand to date, I want you to know I totally disagree with your reported votes for this, in my opinion, misguided measure.

I request you reconsider your stances and vote, on the second reading, a resounding “NO”!

My mind remains completely open always and facts and logic could convince me I am properly & well represented rather than otherwise.

Less government is always better and especially when government does not reach into what I consider to be none of their business.

After reading “The Villager” reports of the last two weeks, I must wonder if the late, great bard, William Shakespeare, perhaps, probably presciently, entitled one of his comedies about this matter, “Much Ado About Nothing”?

I very much look forward to your timely enough to be useful replies, explanations and answers and thank you for serving Greenwood Villagers.

Sincerely, Lou Schroeder GV District Four Resident

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