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This chart shows the top five states ranked by CNBC for business attractiveness. Colorado is number four.

Colorado proves its mettle as a top state for business and tourism once again

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

A just-released study by CNBC.com that compared all 50 states in 10 categories that

are featured in their economic development marketing materials to demonstrate why current and potential businesses should locate there, ranked Colorado number four overall. CNBC weighted each

category based on how states themselves emphasize it as a selling point, using criteria and metrics developed by a diverse group of business experts.

Colorado ranked number one overall for the quality of its workforce, which happened to be the number one factor on CNBC’s weighted list. Out of a total of 2,500 possible points overall, workforce accounted for 410, or 16%. The second most important factor, by weight, was infrastructure, where Colorado came in at number 16. Our state’s lowest ranking was for Cost of Doing Business, where we were 36th. Colorado ranked between 9th and 16th for its economy, life, health and inclusion, technology and innovation, education, and business friendliness. We came in 34th in the category of Cost of Living, which was one of the lower weighted categories in this study.

Ranked number one overall in this study was North Carolina, followed by Washington

and Virginia, just ahead of Colorado. Last on the list for business attractiveness was Mississippi, just below Alaska and Louisiana. Our usual close competitor, Utah, came in at number eight.

Corroborating CNBC’s findings, national commercial real estate organization CBRE issued a report on July 14, “2021 Scoring Tech Talent,” in which they “explored what markets have the biggest Tech talent pools and what markets are seeing the biggest growth.

Of the 50 markets ranked

by CBRE by the number of tech talent professionals, Denver came in 12th, beating out Dallas/Ft. Worth, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, San Diego and Portland. The San Francisco Bay Area was first, followed

by Seattle, which is home to Amazon, Costco and Microsoft, among others.

CBRE pointed to Denver’s having grown its number of tech workers by 31% in just the past five years. They also said that 5,000 workers relocate to Denver every year to work in the tech industry.

In addition, over 32% of Denver’s population consists of millennials, which is ten points higher than the national average, bringing energy to the market. Lastly, CBRE pointed to Denver’s strong reputation as a live-work-play environment, making it “not only a great place to work but also a great place to live,” for many reasons, including its proximity to ski mountains.

Looking at our economy from the aspect of tourism, Visit Denver’s annual report for 2021 said that 31.7 million people visited the metro area last year, a 14.5% increase over 2020, and they spent $6.6 billion. These numbers show nearly a complete recovery, closely approaching the record pre-pandemic statistic of 31.9 million visitors and $7 billion in spending in 2019. The report also showed that “overnight visitation from the leisure market was particularly strong in 2021, hitting 14.8 million, a 27% increase over 2020.” One area that has not shown as strong a recovery is business travel, which rose only 3% from 2020 to 2021. Statistics for this year were not yet available. fmiklin.villager@gmail. com

Arapahoe Road bridge over Big Dry Creek to close 7 pm July 27 til 7 am July 28 Arapahoe Road will be closed in both directions just east of University Boulevard overnight Wednesday, July 27. This closure will be in place from 7 p.m. Wednesday until 7 a.m. Thursday, July 28, so crews can put girders in place for the new bridge over Big Dry Creek.

During this closure, motorists should use an alternate detour route to navigate around the closure (see map below).

Note – Thru access to Arapahoe Road from Elizabeth Street will also be closed during this work; residential access will be maintained for Elizabeth Street via Easter Avenue.

Project Summary

The City of Centennial has hired a contractor to replace

the bridge on Arapahoe Road, east of University Boulevard.

The existing bridge over Big Dry Creek was built in 1945 and is past its useful life. The Arapahoe Road Bridge project will replace the existing bridge structure and make other relat-

ed improvements.

Construction is slated for completion in Summer 2023.

Learn more about the Arapahoe Bridge over Big Dry Creek Replacement Project by visiting the project page at centennialco. gov/arapahoebridge.

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The handshake line

As a parent, educator, and sports fan, I think there’s no better display of sportsmanship than the handshake line tradition of the National Hockey League. As much as we all enjoyed watching the Avs players hoisting the Stanley Cup this year, I equally enjoyed, as I always do, the handshake line at the end of the final game. In the most intense and aggressive of sports, one in which fighting is practically an expected part of the game, the handshake line at the end of a playoff series is an admirable tradition of respect, humility, forgiveness, honor, and class.

Following the intense, controversy-filled playoff series between the St. Louis Blues and Colorado Avalanche, many people might have expected bad blood to taint the tradition.

Many might have wondered whether Blues and Avs players would even shake hands. Yet, there was never the slightest hesitation after the final horn blew. When asked about the post-series handshake line, Avs forward Naz Kadri downplayed any lingering negativity, telling the press the handshake line was not a problem.

“Nah, people leave that stuff on the ice,” he explained.

Americans, nay people in general, have long been too serious about winning and losing in sports. From historical accounts of English soccer hooliganism to the ubiquitous news reports of parents-gonewild at youth sports events, we don’t handle our excitement about athletics very well.

And in a society at a time when manners, decorum, and goodwill fade from daily life, including in the once-hallowed halls of Congress, Americans’ immature antipathy for the other side is getting worse, even when that other side is just across a gym or field. There’s no better example of how bad it has become than discussions this year about canceling the handshake line.

At a Michigan-Wisconsin basketball game last March, coach Juwan Howard’s words and actions in the handshake line led to punches being thrown and a melee among players. Following that embarrassing fiasco, veteran sportscaster Dick Vitale made the sad, silly suggestion that “it’s time to eliminate the line after games of shaking hands” because there have been “too many incidents.” In reality, these incidents indicate all the more reason to keep the handshake line and to emphasize its importance. Grown ups need to manage their emotions.

Adults need to re-learn the rules of sportsmanship. After former NBA star Kendrick Perkins supported doing away with handshake lines, ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith simply rolled his eyes dismissively, saying “That’s utterly

ridiculous.” Of course, we all make mistakes, and coach Juwan Howard should also be acknowledged for one of the most endearing moments of this year’s NCAA tournament when he held and consoled Tennessee player Kennedy Chandler who was devastated after a huge upset loss to Michigan. The handshake was replaced with a hug.

Sociologists and anthropologists believe the handshake has two possible origins. One was to demonstrate “peaceful intent” by showing the hand carries no weapon. The other symbolically signifies a relationship and bond between two people. It represents a shared

humanity and a spirit of goodwill and connection.

Athletes should play with passion and intensity, but not with anger. Fans should cheer on their teams with equal enthusiasm, but not contempt or rage. And a post-game handshake should be a no-brainer. If any athlete or coach can’t tell the difference, they should walk away from the game until they’ve figured that out.

Whether on the playground or at the professional level, the reality remains – it’s just a game. Even when it’s a career, it’s still a game. In playing “for the love of the game,” respect for the competition and the opponent should be fun-

damental, and sportsmanship should never take a backseat.

Shake hands. Have some class.

Control yourselves. Show some respect. At the end of this year’s Wimbledon Men’s Championship, the intense match between Novak Djokovic and Nick Krygrios ended with a handshake and smiles at the net. Two incredibly talented tennis players who also wear their fiery emotions on their sleeves found a way to honor and respect each other in victory and defeat.

Athletic competition is a key element of the human experience. Drawing from the earliest civilizations, it’s a testament to the value of achievement and excellence.

Sportsmanship is a virtue that derives from the act of competition. Humility and gratitude in winning, respect and graciousness in losing – that’s what the handshake line is all about. It’s something I hope we never lose.

Athletes should play with passion and intensity, but not with anger. Fans should cheer their teams and players on with equal enthusiasm, but not contempt or rage.

ARAPAHOE COUNTY C NVERSATIONS

We’re Hiring Job Fair in Centennial

Arapahoe County is hosting an in-person job fair, focused on careers maintaining roads, bridges and other transportation assets, on Friday, July 22 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dove Valley Regional Park, 7900 S Potomac St., in Centennial.

Many Road and Bridge jobs are eligible for a $2,500 signing bonus.

Learn more at arapahoegov.com.

It’s going to be a BLAST! Tickets on sale now for the 2022 Arapahoe County Fair!

Visit arapahoecountyfair.com or scan the QR Code with your smartphone.

Public Competitions at the Fair!

Register now to show your best work at the 2022 Arapahoe County Fair Get details at arapahoecountyfair.com or call 303-730-1920

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My father Henry, and mother June, had two sons, Henry Gilbert and Robert Frank Sweeney, both named after relatives. My brother, later in life, became an engineer and attended MIT on a scholarship.

I trekked off to CSU to become a veterinarian, but instead chose a career in publishing, giving up the ranch life.

Today, the ranches are owned by large firms and corporations. Peabody Coal owns our old ranch largely because of the historic water rights adjudicated to the property.

Ranch life swirls around caring for animals, primarily cattle and horses, maybe a few sheep, a milk cow, lots of cats and of course some wonderful stock dogs. I grew up with all of these animals and that led me to the vet inclination. I made a decision at Colorado A & M that if I wanted a career in medicine I would rather care for humans and I already had enough experience in caring for horses and cattle, like pulling calves from young heifers in the springtime struggling to

give birth to their first calves. We watched them day and night to save their lives and calves.

By far the most enjoyable and thrilling experience was the early spring and early summer cattle drives taking the herds to high country pastures and breeding areas.

We rode horses for almost a month in June putting the eager bulls with the cattle for another breeding season and branding the calves born in March and April. The gestation period for a cow is nine months, horses 12 months. If the calves came too early in winter they could die from the cold.

By Independence Day the cattle were pastured, the hay fields were irrigated, the hay fields were ripening, the horses were put out to pasture, and the haying equipment was readied. Ledger plates for the mowing machines, rake teeth replaced, and July and August were spent in the hot, mosquito infested hay fields. The hay

Op-Ed - Greenwood Village’s future

BY BOB DOYLE GREENWOOD VILLAGE RESIDENT

I read with great interest this past week’s Villager article by Freda Miklin on Greenwood Village’s 2021 budget surplus of $62 million, and growing.

While saving for unexpected events is necessary, it appears to me that our budget surplus reflects a lack of willingness to address community needs more than a desire for additional reserves. The city has a number of reserves which constitute about a third of the current surplus to cover unplanned events. This leaves nearly $40 million sitting in the bank which is earmarked for nothing in particular. This can be compared to the city’s annual budget of around $50 million, with revenues generated mostly by sales taxes through GV businesses. These revenues were affected in 2020 by the pandemic but not sufficiently to affect the

City’s reserves or budget surplus.

Select Council Committees, comprised solely of council members with no real citizen involvement, are currently looking at expanded higher-speed broadband and pedestrian access to the Arapahoe Entertainment District.

They could potentially spend the entire surplus on these endeavors but hopefully that will not be the case.

With a median household income of $127,500, people who use higher-speed broadband in Greenwood Village likely can pay for it themselves, maybe with a little financial seed money from the city to construct the basic backbone of the system from which a private enterprise can build out the system and charge users to recover the costs.

As for pedestrian access to the Arapahoe Entertainment District, while desirable, it will be hard to achieve with the current strip-

was stacked looking like loaves of bread in fenced yards to open and feed the livestock through the long winter months.

The hardest physical job was performed by the “hay stackers” who stood on the rising piles of hay with pitchforks spreading the hay across the growing stack as it rose 30 or 40 feet in height. The top was rounded to deter the winter snow.

Very early in my life my first job at eight years old was to lead a horse back and forth dumping the hay from the hay stacker that would lift the hay onto the rising haystack.

I would walk the horse back and forth pulling a cable, lifting the stacker contraption full of hay until it would dump the hay for the stackers. I would then slowly walk the horse backward to the starting point awaiting the horse-driven bullrake, gathering the mowed hay cut by a horse-driven mower, and raked by a single horsedrawn rake. There were some mall configuration. Also, sales taxes from affected businesses usually pay for such improvements but in this case the city has given away much of the sales tax revenues for years to come to new businesses in this special district. I don’t see anything, short of a massive demolition and rebuild project that will turn this area into a pedestrian friendly experience like one gets at the Streets at SouthGlenn.

Within limits, I support these two endeavors; I just wish the City Council was actively working to support other community needs as well.

In recent years, the city has considered a number of projects and rejected them largely because of cost , including a solar power system at City Hall, many more EV replacements for city vehicles, a residential pick-up service for compost wastes, paying for Landmark Towers’ trash and recycling pick-up (as they do for

dangerous incidents with the teams running away.

Going way back into the 1800s, prior to the horse era, crews would come through the country with scythes cutting the hay into piles to be gathered on wagons and placed in a barn. After the end of World War ll, the Ford tractors arrived, and the horse era ended.

In very early days of the 1800s open range cattle were driven to desert areas west of Maybell where they survived the winter on brush and whatever wild feed existed. Many cattle perished and my ancestors spent days skinning dead cattle and drying the skins on the corral fences. They had a huge wolf hide hanging on the wall.

My ancestors always joined together for the Meeker rodeo and performed riding bucking horses and roping. They were masters of the old west traditions and lived hard lives that they cherished. I was very fortunate to just catch the tail end of the old west.

I have many stories to relate.

I was a very curious boy. other condos and townhomes), a comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian plan, including around Cherry Creek Campus and other schools and parks, streaming city council meetings, a last-mile autonomous commuter bus from Orchard and Arapahoe Light Rail Stations and capacity improvements to East Orchard Road near I-25. All of these actions and more could be paid for with some of the budget surplus.

I believe we can do so much more with the surplus tax revenues than just place them in the bank. We can fund projects that will materially improve the livability of our city and that are a smart investment now. I request members of the City Council to consider using some of the budget surplus to support new initiatives like those listed above and encourage all Greenwood Village residents to speak out on what you see our city’s future needs to be.

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QUOTE of the WEEK When I was doing poorly at

QUOTE offather theyanked WEEK school, my me out and got me a job in a shoe factory. After three weeks, I begged him to give me another chance at doing well in school. I learned that discipline is necessary to accomplish anything in life.

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Third generation led family automobile business to announce major changes at Ed Bozarth Chevrolet Aurora

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he Denver-based Bozarth family, well known for being pioneers in the automobile industry, has served car buyers for more than 95 years. Today, Kent Bozarth is announcing the launch of a completely new industry model at its Ed Bozarth Aurora location. Now known as Celebration Chevrolet, the dealership will provide a fast, easy and enjoyable car buying experience that utilizes innovative solutions and cutting-edge technology to create a seamless process for car buyers.

“Bozarth dealerships have long led the way in providing a quality sales experience. Celebration Chevrolet has been created to meet the needs of what consumers want now.

We’ve completely flipped the traditional car buying model on its head by mitigating every single pain point of the experience. We have new technology. We focus on time efficiency because of our customers’ request to manage time more efficiently. Online sales allow consumers to handpick the features that are most important to them, utilizing

Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman and Kent Bozarth

an omnichannel experience. We also recognize that buying a car is cause for celebration, both for us and our customers. We’re making it a fun occasion every time someone walks through our doors. We’re looking forward to surprising our customers,” says Kent Bozarth, president of Celebration Chevrolet.

In the face of the COVID pandemic, the car industry is experiencing a historic shift in the way consumers buy cars. According to CarProUSA, over 38% of car shoppers intend to com-

plete the entire car buying experience online, while another 38% intend to purchase a vehicle in person and complete all paperwork online, spending less time at a physical dealership.

Celebration Chevrolet has been working with customer experience professionals, and retraining all management and sales professionals. The new brand experience provides the opportunity for customers to test drive a vehicle for 24 hours in their own neighborhood, a 10-day moneyback guarantee, a com-

Online sales allow consumers to handpick the features that are most important to them, utilizing an omnichannel experience. We also recognize that buying a car is cause for celebration, both for us and our customers.

We’re making it a fun occasion every time someone walks through our doors. We’re looking forward to surprising our customers,” – Kent Bozarth, President of Celebration Chevrolet

pletely online, hassle-free application process and free home delivery. Most importantly, all cars are priced at a flat fee. Haggling and negotiating are now a thing of the past.

The Bozarth family began serving the needs of automotive consumers in 1927. Ed Bozarth’s father, Charles, purchased a small service station in a Kansas town of 500 people. In 1950, Ed Bozarth started his own career pumping gas, checking oil, and washing windshields in the family’s service station. Ed opened the first Bozarth dealership in 1966.

About Celebration Chevrolet

Celebration Chevrolet Company, Inc., proudly serves the Denver-Metro area, Englewood and Thornton. The team is available to guide customers through every facet of the automotive experience to find the perfect new or used Chevrolet model. For more information please call the dealership at (888) 401-2817 or visit www. celebrationchevrolet.com.

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Arapahoe County Republicans host annual picnic at Centennial Park

Former Arapahoe County GOP Chair Lynne Cottrell, Aurora City Council Members Dustin Zvonek and Danielle Jurinsky, Secretary of State candidate Pam Anderson with dog Shelby, Arapahoe County GOP Chair Suzanne Staiert

U.S. Senate candidate Joe O’Dea and wife Celeste

U.S. House of Representatives candidate (CD 6) Steven Monahan (who led the National Anthem), Edie Marks, Susan and Rod Bockenfeld (State Rep HD 56)

Caroline Cornell (Arapahoe County Clerk candidate), Bob Andrews (Arapahoe County Assessor candidate), Marsha Berzins (Arapahoe County Treasurer candidate) Arapahoe County Commissioner candidate Bob Roth

Dessert auction cake donated by Mama’s Cake Classics

Colorado GOP Vice Chair Priscilla Rahn with Zoe, Arapahoe County GOP Vice Chair Anne Rowland, Molly Lamar (State Board of Education candidate) Among the many candidates who served a buffet from GQue BBQ – Jaylen Mosqueira (candidate for HD 38), Stephanie Hancock (candidate for HD 41), Kevin Edling (candidate for Arapahoe County Sheriff) and Tom Kim (State Senate candidate – District 27) Centennial Mayor Pro Tem Don Sheehan

Photos by Scottie Iverson

Marla Fernandez (candidate for State HD3)

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politan statistical areas (MSAs) in May.” As well, “Six of Colorado’s seven MSAs ranked among the top 100 nationally for employment growth.”

Of the state’s seven MSAs, Boulder had the highest rate at 5.3% employment growth and Greeley had the This chart shows the relative scores of the factors that comprise the Leeds lowest at 3.6%.

Business Confidence Index.

Looking at employment numbers, our state lost In the area of construction, the inflation, rising interest rates, and continuing supply chain issues. Of LBCI report cited Dodge Data and 375,200 nonfarm jobs as the pandemic took hold between February Analytics’ as having determined the three, inflation was the num2020 and April 2020. In the two that “the nominal value of conber one concern of a full 60% of years from May 2020 to May respondents, with only 27% citing struction” in Colorado increased 2022, we gained 410,300 jobs, 4.1% year to date in April 2022 interest rates and half that many compared to April 2021. However, ending the period with 9.3% more pointing to the supply chain. jobs than before the pandemic. In these numbers do not factor in the LBCI staff also surveyed the fact, by February 2022, Colorado impact of inflation. participants on the question of a recorded the highest number of Two bright spots for Colorado potential nationwide recession. jobs ever, then surpassed that numThey found that 23% of those who are its employment and per capber three months later. ita income statistics. The report responded believe the country is Over all of 2022, our state is noted that, “strong year-over-year already in a recession, while 57% employment growth was recorded projected to add 89,500 new jobs, anticipate that we will be in one with the largest components in in all of Colorado’s seven metrowithin a year.

Leisure and Hospitality, along with Business and Professional Services. As of May, Colorado had a very respectable unemployment rate of 3.5%.

In the first quarter of this year, Colorado ranked eighth among all states in per capita personal income at $70,764. We ranked second in per capita personal income growth year-over-year. Although some slowdown is expected in the coming months as federal stimulus money from the pandemic is used up and not replaced, the LBCI report tells us that “wage and salary personal income growth is expected to remain strong.”

Even in the area of inflation, our state is doing better than the country as a whole, with the rate expected to increase only 7.7% this year and drop to a much more reasonable 3.3% in 2023, based on Leeds’ Business Research Division’s model. On a positive note, 72% of those surveyed expect inflation to moderate over the second half of this year and throughout 2023. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

Business leaders show scarce economic optimism

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Entering the third quarter of 2022, the Leeds Business Confidence Index (LBCI), a marker of Colorado business leaders’ expectations for the local and national economy, took a nosedive, falling 26.6% from its average level for the past three quarters and a whopping 38.9% from where it was at this time a year ago.

The LBCI is derived by the University of Colorado Leeds School of Business. It compiles ratings on the state economy, national economy, industry sales, industry profits, industry hiring, and capital expenditures from 216 business leader panelists who complete a survey.

Of those categories, the national economy received the lowest rating and industry hiring received the highest. The issues driving the lack of confidence in the national economy were sustained high

Leland Ruterbories January 25, 1942 July 11, 2022

charitable donation in Lee’s honor to the Glioblastoma Foundation (https://glioblastomafoundation.org/ get-involved/donate).

Lee was born to James and Margie Ruterbories on January 25, 1942, spending his early years in Elgin, Nebraska. His family moved to Wheat Ridge, Colorado where he graduated from Wheat Ridge high school in 1960. He was a musician and scholar.

He attended Colorado University. He found his calling in the private sector as a tradesman. He began working at

Rocky Flats Nuclear facility during the Cold War and is a cold-war patriot. He was first married and had two (2) children, Steve and Kim. After his divorce, he then married the love of his life, Mary Jean Ruterbories on May 24, 1972, and they stay married until his passing.

Lee had a very successful career in the commercial sheet-metal business for over 35 years. He began as an apprentice, but quickly worked his way up to being the superintendent, running numer-

ous million-dollar developments. He built many of the same buildings, hospitals and schools we all frequent today. He was a fiercely loyal friend and trusted neighbor giving his retirement years to his community as an officer, board member and “the” person to ask if you needed to know anything about the facilities at HEB. His community commitment was unmatched. He continued to enjoy all sports, both as a spectator and participant, was an avid Broncos, Avalanche, Nuggets fan and crewchief for the family racing team.

Most notably, Lee was a devoted family man and adopted two (2) sons,

Jay and James. His devotion, honesty, love and caring can be seen in the success of his children and their families.

Lee is survived by his wife of over 50 years, Mary Jean, his sons, Steve (Tammy), Jay (Kristin) and James (Melody), numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren. Lee is also survived by his younger brother, Leroy, two sisters Marla Jean and Ginger and brother, Jerry, multiple nieces, nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Marjorie and, brother Ronald. Lee will be missed deeply, and his life was a gift to all those he touched. Rest in peace.

Robert A. Backus June 1, 1936 July 26, 2022

attending CU he was enrolled in the U.S. Army ROTC program and after graduation, he was commissioned as a 2LT in the Corps of Engineers.

He was stationed at Fort Carson and eventually was promoted to the rank of Captain in the Army Reserves. Bob was to go on to attend CU Law School and graduate with his L.L.B. in 1964.

Bob worked as a lawyer for 37 years, starting in Leadville Colorado and in 1969 the family moved to Denver Colorado. His compassion and honesty shone through with his community involvement. He served on the board of directors and provided volunteer legal work for the Mile High United Way, the Denver Area Boy Scouts of America, and Savio House.

He also served the Friends of Auraria Library as a Board Member, the CU

Law School Alumni Board as its President, First Plymouth Congregational Church as a Council member, and the Rocky Mountain MS Center as a board member.

He was a member of the national board of directors for the Well Spouse Association. Bob was also a 52-year Life Member of the Denver Lions Club and served the Lions as Director, Secretary, and Club President.

In 1996, Bob joined the University of Denver’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute and helped establish it as a nonprofit corporation, and served on its council as President. Over the years he facilitated over 14 classes on

a variety of subjects including memoir writing, in which the students write short stories about experiences in their lives.

Bob was active in writing his own short stories and has produced a collection of them with the goal of having his life’s experiences published. Later in his life, he was active with the First Presbyterian Church of Littleton and enjoyed teaching spiritual memoir writing, and attending the men’s bible class there. He was an avid fly fisherman and enjoyed playing tennis, and bird watching, as well as taking his dogs on walks along the Highline Canal.

He is survived by his brother Richard (Josephine), sons Carl (Brenda) and Mark, his partner Sue Leister, and his granddaughter Laura. Bob is preceded in death by his father Carl, mother Florence (Spencer), brother John, and wife Martha (Showers).

Services will be on Wednesday, July 27, 2022 at 10:00am at First Plymouth Congregational Church, located at 3501 S. Colorado Blvd, Cherry Hills Village, CO 80113 with a reception to follow at the church. Service will be live streamed for those that cannot attend on https://firstplymouthchurch.us20.list-manage.com/ track/click?u=e0e571643c6b39c8c6d61e8d4&id=eb8d63fa28&e=fcfd42184c/. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to one of Bob’s favorite charities listed above.

Richard H. Finnin January 18, 1936 July 6, 2022

Hall, within the church, followed th mass. Please consider a donation in Richard’s honor to the Mountain States Chapter of the Paralyzed Veterans of America (mscpva. org).

Dick was born to Hugh and Amelia Finnin on January 18, 1936, spending his formative years in Flint, Michigan. His family moved to Ness City, KS where he graduated from high school in 1954. He was a three (3) sport letterman in football, basketball and baseball but most notably began dating his future bride in his senior year. He attended Fort

Hays college prior to enlisting in the Army in 1955.

He began serving in the infantry, was selected to attend Officer Candidate School and upon graduation was deployed to Korea as a Second Lieutenant.

Following his return to the States, he married his high school sweetheart, Carol Boyde in Morgantown, WV, September 1958. Dick’s continued advancement in the military included jump master school and aviator training in both fixed wing and helicopters. In 1962 he was injured

in a helicopter crash in Mineral Wells, Texas. His care culminated at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado.

Dick transitioned to civilian life by graduating from University of Denver Business School with his bachelor’s degree in business administration.

His second career consisted of 25 years with The United Bank of Denver/Wells Fargo. He continued to enjoy a variety of sports, both as a spectator and participant, was an avid Broncos fan and appreciated the Rockies. Dick was a devoted family man, raising his 4 sons and his daughter in the Catholic faith. His devotion can be seen in the success of his children and their families.

Richard is survived by his wife of 63 years, Carol, sons, Michael (Jennifer), Mark (Barb), Jeff (Kim), John (Lisa), daughter Marena Leitch (Christian), eighteen grandchildren and seven great­grandchildren.

Richard is also survived by his sister, Phyllis Borger (Kansas), brothersin-law Harry Boyde (Michigan) and William Simoneau, five nieces, three nephews and numerous great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Amelia Finnin, Mother-in-law Angelina Boyde, younger brother James, sister-in-law Georgianna Simoneau, brother-in-law Gilbert Borger and nephews William Simoneau Jr. and Cody Munsch.

Leland R. Ruterbories (Lee) passed away on July 11, 2022, at the age of 80. He passed peacefully, surrounded by love from his immediate family. The funeral services were held at 6601 South Colorado Blvd, Centennial, Colorado 80121. The services were held on Monday, July 18, 2022. The celebration of life will include a private viewing for the family at 10:00 a.m., followed by a funeral service at 11:30 a.m., and reception at 12:30 p.m.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a

Robert A. Backus, 86, of Centennial Colorado, died peacefully at home after a swift battle with cancer on June 26, 2022.

Bob was born June 1, 1936, in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. He was the middle of three sons of the late Carl and Florence Backus. The family settled in Goshen Indiana in 1946 where Bob graduated from Goshen High School in 1954. After attending a year at the University of Indiana he moved to Boulder Colorado to continue his academic career at the University of Colorado. While attending school he met and later married his late wife, Martha. While

Richard H. Finnin (Dick) passed away on July 6, 2022, at the age of 86. He was surrounded by his immediate family.

The services were held at Our Lady of Loreto Catholic Parish, 18000 E. Arapahoe Road, Foxfield, CO. and included a viewing and time with family at 4:30 pm on Monday, July 18, 2022, followed by a Rosary at 6:30 pm. The funeral service included a viewing at 9:00 am followed by a funeral mass at 10:00 am on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 (live stream was available). A reception at the Holy Family

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HAPPY 90TH BIRTHDAY!

Greenwood Village resident David Zapiler is celebrating his 90th birthday this week. He is pictured above with his four children.

Steven Zapiler and Erik Zapiler are standing behind him. Sitting next to him are daughters Susan Grauer on the left and Villager reporter Freda Miklin on the right. He is the grandfather of 12 and greatgrandfather of 2 children.

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Heidi Ganadi, candidate for Governor of Colorado, has announced that Danny Moore will be her Lt. Governor running mate.

“Danny and I share a common vision to lower Colorado’s soaring cost of living, gas prices, crime rates, and a commitment to making our children the priority. Together we will undo Jared Polis’ far-left policies that continue to make it impossible for hard-working Coloradans to make ends meet,” according to Ganadi.

Danny is a Centennial resident and has lived in Arapahoe County for 25 years. He served 24 years in the United States Navy before retiring in 2005. He served in several challenging leadership positions throughout his Naval career, with his final assignment being Senior Enlisted Advisor within the Aerospace Data Facility Colorado. Danny is the first Black male to achieve the rank of CTTCM (Cryptologic Technician Technical Master Chief). Danny holds several services awards, the highest being the Meritorious Service Medal and the National Security Agency Director Distinguish Service Medal, according to a press release received.

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I would be addicted to my cellphone if I could find It

BY DOROTHY ROSBY

I read that average Americans check their phones 344 times a day. That’s once every four minutes. If you’re checking your phone every four minutes, all I can say is good for you. At least you can find it.

When I got up from my desk this morning, I couldn’t bear to be without my cellphone for five minutes. So I took it with me and laid it down somewhere and now I can’t remember where that was. I’ve now been without it for five hours.

This is not unusual. That’s why I was so interested to read that 47% of those responding to a recent survey by reviews.org consider themselves addicted to their phones. On the one hand, addiction is a terrible thing. On the other hand, it would be wonderful to know where my phone is long enough to get addicted to it.

And after reading about the survey, I can see that my habit of misplacing my smartphone might be the only thing standing between me and a serious addiction myself. I could totally relate to most of the survey responses. For example, 74% of those responding said they feel uneasy leaving their phone at home. I get it. You never know when you might need to make a call—or take a picture of your lunch.

Sixty-one percent have texted someone in the same room they were in. So? It might have been a really big room.

Forty-three percent use their phone while on a date.

Big deal. Their date is probably doing the same thing.

I was a little concerned though that 35% look at their phones while driving. I’d feel safer if those people would lose their cellphones as often as I do, just not in their cars.

I happen to know that the only thing more dangerous than looking at your phone while you’re driving is looking for your phone while you’re driving.

Conspicuously absent from the survey was any mention of how much time average Americans spend looking for their phones.

Maybe that’s because they don’t put them down long enough to lose them Frankly, I don’t see how I do. My phone does everything for me except clean my house. It’s my camera, my calculator, my encyclopedia and my flashlight. As often as I lose it, it’s still easier to keep track of than my other flashlights because they never ring.

It’s also my calendar, my address book, my phone book and, oh yes, my telephone. If someone found my smartphone and figured out my password, they could

take over my life and probably do a better job with it.

With all our cellphones do, it’s a wonder the number of the addicted isn’t higher than 47%. Fifty-three percent do say they’ve never gone longer than 24 hours without it. That’s understandable, seeing as they get emails, texts, an occasional phone call and two or three hundred notifications from Facebook and Twitter on it every day.

Whatever would they do without all of that?

Forty-five percent say their cellphone is their most valuable possession. I wouldn’t go that far. I’m very fond of my laptop. But I understand why 53% say that in a house fire, their cellphone would be the first possession they’d try to save. Of course.

How else are they going to call 911?

With all we use it for, it’s no wonder Americans spend an average of two hours and 54 minutes on their phones each day. That means if you’re average, you’ll spend almost a month and a half on your cellphone this year.

That does seem excessive, but it beats spending a month and a half looking for it.

Dorothy Rosby is the author of three books of humorous essays, including I Used to Think I Was Not That Bad and Then I Got to Know Me Better. Contact drosby@ rushmore.com.

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CHV resident Tory Leviton represents on TV’s Jeopardy

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

On June 20, Cherry Hills Village resident and member of the city’s Parks, Trails and Recreations Commission Tory Leviton appeared on the TV show, Jeopardy, well-known as a place that only the smartest people are seen. Leviton came in second that day, but he was in contention throughout the show, ending in first place after both segments leading up to Final Jeopardy. In the end, he lost by only $200 to a four-day returning champion based on both their bets, after all three contestants got the Final Jeopardy question incorrect.

Leviton held a Facebook Live event while the show was on live TV. He also spoke with The Villager about his experience.

We wanted to know what motivated him to pursue this goal. At age 39, he told us, “I have valued trivia since elementary school. My teacher at Denver’s Columbine Elementary School at 29th Avenue and Josephine, from third to fifth grade, taught Montessori-style in that he let us pursue learning

Tory Leviton is a musician and conservationist who appeared on TV’s Jeopardy show.

in our own way, and I was curious about just about everything.

I studied Japanese, I studied architecture, “I wanted to know the answers to everything.” I was passionate about trivia. I competed in an event called the Brain Bowl when I went to Place Middle School (also in Denver Public Schools).”

Although he is a naturally gifted musician who plays and composes for the piano, when Leviton attended Northwestern University, he got a degree in environmental science and

Spanish. While there, he also studied the arts and music composition. When we asked what his strongest talent was, he said, “Maybe master artist,” referring to his music. But when it came to his passion, it was clearly conservation, something that began when he was in the third grade and his teacher encouraged the students to fundraise to buy land in Peru, which they did through the Nature Conservancy. “I have been advocating for nature ever since,” he told us. “It may seem strange, but I relate to the Dr. Seuss book, “The Lorax,” where it says, “I speak for the trees because they can’t speak for themselves.”

Leviton plans to present his ideas on conservation to the Cherry Hills Village City Council in his role as a parks, trails and recreation commissioner.

“It is a place to start,” he explained.

Leviton explained on his Facebook Live event, “To get on Jeopardy, you first take the online test that you can find on Jeopardy.com. The test consists of 50 questions and you get 15 seconds to answer each one.

You have to get 35 correct answers to get the opportunity of a live audition.” He continued, “I

took the test ten times. I passed it twice. I flew out to Los Angeles about four years ago and had an in-person audition.” That didn’t work out, but this year, he tried again, and it did. He explained that after the initial interview, “comes the personality audition where they interview you and make sure you can speak without stuttering too much.

Then you just have to wait for a call. I was told that about 1.6% of people who take the test ever get asked to audition. This time (in April), when I passed the test, it was a Zoom audition and this time, I remembered to put it in the form of a question. Now, finally, I’m on the show.”

He next explained that five shows are taped on Thursday and five on Friday thus, “They do two weeks of shows in two days.” Filming is done at the Sony Pictures studio in Culver City, California. Contestants got ready with wardrobe and makeup in the studio used for the show, “Wheel of Fortune,” where he found out that Wheel of Fortune star Vanna White “holds the Guinness Book of World Records top position for the most televised claps because she claps whenever anyone guesses a letter.”

Young GV resident presses her city council in a “Call to Action” for composting

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

At the start of every Greenwood Village city council meeting, citizens are permitted to address the council for three minutes on any subject that is not on the meeting agenda.

On July 11, Julia Lace, 11, a rising sixth grader who lives in The Preserve neighborhood, appeared with her brother, Cormack Lace, 9. The first thing she wanted to know was, “Since there are two of us, can we have six minutes?”

Mayor Lantz did not hesitate to oblige.

We introduced Julia in the April 21, 2022 issue of The Villager as the person who brought composting to her neighborhood by personally convincing 50 families to sign up, the required minimum necessary for a woman-owned composting company that she had found, Wompost, to service the area.

She told the council, “I love the environment. I’ve lived in Greenwood Village my whole life. I’m here tonight to collaborate with you to bring composting to the Greenwood Village community. This isn’t a Girl Scout project or a project for school; this is a passion of mine and I’m here to talk with you about it.”

Julia talked about her experience in explaining the benefits of composting so as to get 50 families in her neighborhood to sign up for the service, summarizing with, “Anyone can compost in any location.”

Julia next posed the rhetorical question, “Why compost?”

Then she answered it, saying, “According to the U.S. Public Interest Research Group in a report from 2019, Americans land-filled or incinerated over 15,000,000 tons of compostable waste in 2015.”

Next, Cormack Lace placed a banana peel into a metal canister as a demonstration and told the city council, “You can compost food scraps, sticks and other yard products, and coffee grounds.

Firstly, it goes into our bin in the kitchen, then, when that gets full, it goes into our white bin, which is a little bigger, and is on our back porch.

Weekly, we put it on the curb for Wompost to pick up.”

Next, Julia explained, “At my house, we have noticed much less trash. Even though our contractor, Wompost, will give you back soil…if you don’t want it, the city could get some nutrient-rich soil back and save some money on landscaping.”

She shared that she became interested in composting while visiting her aunt in Denver where composting is offered. “I was disappointed to find out that Greenwood Village does not.

After all, our name is literally Greenwood Village,” Julia noted.

Leviton shared that it took 80 minutes to tape 22 minutes of airtime that the audience sees “because there are tons of retakes—the timing’s off, the camera’s in the wrong place…”

During the June 20 show, Leviton answered questions correctly in the categories of chemistry, old names on the map, and Grammy-winning songs, among others. He only gave one wrong answer before Final Jeopardy. If you want to see how Final Jeopardy went, you can find it on YouTube.

Leviton told The Villager that he was glad he went on Jeopardy. It was fun to win $2,000 for second place, but more importantly, “I believe that knowledge and education have value.

Regardless of our beliefs, it is a value that we all share.”

Even though he studied and got a certification as a paralegal from Purdue University global as a pandemic project between 2020 and 2021 when he was mostly stuck at home, Leviton plans to dedicate the “second chapter” of his life to conservation, tied to environmental science. “I do what I say I’m going to do and I’m going to fight for a wilderness initiative.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

free. By starting a citywide composting program, we would be investing in the next generation of Greenwood Village residents.”

She concluded, “In summary, as a resident of Greenwood Village, I am requesting a Call To Action.”

Pointing to the fact that the city council will soon begin to formulate its budget for 2023, Julia proposed, “It is time for all of us who live in Greenwood Villager to have a city-sponsored composting program.

Let’s be a leader in this area and promote health and sustainability. The benefits of composting definitely outweigh the ABOVE: Julia Lace, 11 and her brother, Cormack Lace, cost. I look forward 9, addressed the Greenwood Village City Council on to continuing this July 11. Looking on admiringly are GV City Manager discussion with you, John Jackson and Parks, Trails and Recreation looking at different Manager Suzanne Moore. LEFT: Cormack Lace, 9, options. Here is a used this compost bin and banana to demonstrate to business card so we the GV City Council how composting works. can be in touch.”

Photos by Freda Miklin With that, this wisebeyond-her-years adolescent Pointing to the fact that her Greenwood Village and they family pays $30 per month for could start offering it to the com- passed out business cards to each of the members of the city their composting service, Julia munity.” She suggested that it added that, “Wompost offers a might be offered by GV’s current council and thanked them for trash collection contractor or by their attention.

10% discount for first responda private contractor like the one Later in the meeting, Council ers, military and teachers.”

Member Dave Bullock asked Explaining the nuts and bolts, used by her family and other neighbors. She also offered the that GV staff look into whether she added, “Composting can be idea that the city could provide the city can do what Ms. Lace done in many ways. You can composting receptacles to its res- suggested. It was decided that have someone pick it up, you idents and let them choose their research will be done on the can have a backyard bin, or you question and a study session will can set up a community site drop own contractors.

Demonstrating her keen inbe held in the future to present off. I would love if Greenwood terest and the research she had the findings.

Village could offer a citywide Julia was named a Village option for residents to start com- done, Julia went on, “GreenHero in this month’s Greenwood posting.” She continued, “I have wood Village has about 6,500 households. Our community Village Newsletter for her efforts brainstormed with my family values health, sustainability and in the area of composting. many ways that composting green options. (The city) is debt fmiklin.villager@gmail.com could be brought to the City of

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Storylines of note as Broncos open camp

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On the same day, the Seahawks begin their preparation for the 2022 National Football League season some 1,300 miles from Denver in the Seattle suburb of Renton.

Russell Wilson is the drawing card here—just as Peyton Manning was in 2012. The focus in Seattle, at least a large part of it, is on Drew Lock.

The rabid throng that descends on UCHealth Training Center in Centennial between July 27 and August 11 will be seeking confirmation that Wilson’s arrival indeed is the second coming of Manning, who produced two trips to the Super Bowl in four seasons.

Beyond that, they should be watching to see if Albert Okwuegbunam, a fourthround draft choice in 2020 from Missouri; Greg Dulcich, this year’s third-round pick from UCLA; or one of the other lesser candidates emerges as the successor to Noah Fant as starting tight end.

And, as much fun as an offense featuring Russell Wilson throwing and scrambling is expected to be, they ought to look closely at the run-stopping inside linebacker positions on defense.

Josey Jewell, whom general manager George Paton has called “the glue” of the Broncos’ defense on several occasions, and free agent signee Alex Singleton, who led the Philadelphia Eagles in tackles last season, are first on the depth chart at the two spots.

Who steps up behind them will determine the team’s real strength here (last year, depth

was sorely needed because of injuries to Jewell and the now-departed Alexander Johnson early in the season).

Meanwhile, preseason press in the Pacific Northwest reads a lot like it did in Denver this time last year: Is Drew Lock starting-quarterback material?

Instead of Teddy Bridgewater, Lock’s competition this summer is a journeyman named Geno Smith. Drafted in the second round from West Virginia, Smith started 29 games for the New York Jets in 2013-14 but has started only five times since, while bouncing from the Jets to the Giants, then the Chargers and finally, the Seahawks.

Still, there are many Seahawks followers who think Smith should be the starter, or at least expect him to be, when Seattle hosts the return of Russell Wilson in enemy orange and blue September 12 (barring a trade with the 49ers for Jimmy Garoppolo).

Count me among those who disagree.

Drew Lock was never going to be Denver’s long-term answer under center. But for the very reasons that’s so, he’s a prime candidate to prove the “change of scenery” principle.

Lock will benefit from a new coach, enthusiastic Pete Carroll; a new system, one that emphasizes down-field passing (including exploiting his former Broncos teammate Fant in ways Vic Fangio and Pat Shurmur never did); and, most of all, stepping out of the suffocating shadows of John Elway and Peyton Manning.

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Better to be a successor after the successor, which is what Russell Wilson is in Denver.

Yes, Drew Lock is succeeding a legend of sorts in Seattle. But Russell Wilson did not go out a champion, as Elway did in Super Bowl XXXIII or as Manning concluded his illustrious career following the 2015 season.

Geno Smith actually started three games for the Seahawks last year as Wilson sat, injured.

Some will point out, correctly, that Lock wasn’t the first guy to try to fill Manning’s and Elway’s shoes. But a corollary to the Bengtson Phenomenon is that nobody is good enough unless they’re at least as good. Wilson may prove to be.

I won’t be shocked if Drew Lock starts against the Broncos in the regular-season opener on Monday Night Football. Nor will I be surprised if he remains Seattle’s first-string quarterback all season and puts up numbers that leave some in Denver asking, “Where was that the last two years?” Time, of course, will tell.

Finally, as the NFL returns to active prominence, we find Von Miller, the beloved ex-Bronco and recent Super Bowl champion with Los Angeles, suiting up for the Buffalo Bills, who start their summer training camp three days before the Broncos, on Sunday.

While Miller won’t be at Dove Valley next week, what the Broncos reaped in return will be.

Along with that tight end, Dulcich, who was selected with the third-round pick Denver got for Miller, Broncomaniacs will be able to study edge rusher Nik Bonitto from Oklahoma, who was chosen with the second-round choice the Rams also sent Denver to “rent” Von through their successful Super Bowl run.

If Dulcich and Bonitto make significant contributions in the coming season, trading Miller might not look so bad to those who objected last year.

And, if Russell Wilson conquers the “Phil Bengtson Phenomenon,” George Paton will be the NFL’s General Manager of the Year.

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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How to find and claim your family’s forgotten assets

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deposits, tax refunds, life insurDear Savvy Senior, A while back I read an article ance policy proceeds, un-cashed dividend checks, matured savings about some online tools that can help people search for lost or for- bonds and much more.

This typically happens gotten money left behind because of a change by their deceased relaof address (the owner tives, but I’ve misplaced moved), a name change it. Can you help me with (the owner got married or this? My mom, who divorced), or the owner passed away in January, dies, and the estate was was always bad about unaware of the money keeping up with her monBY JIM MILLER or the heirs could not be ey, so I’m wondering if located. By law, compathere was anything she nies and financial institutions that left behind. can’t find the owner or their next Searching Son of kin within two to five years must turn the property over to the Dear Searching, Forgotten or lost money is ac- state where it’s held indefinitely. tually very common in the United States. According to the NaWhere to Search tional Association of Unclaimed About 10 percent of all AmerProperty Administrators, there icans have some unclaimed monare literally billions of dollars in ey out there waiting to be found, unclaimed funds sitting in state so it’s very possible your mother treasuries and other agencies just had some too. To start your waiting to be found. search, go to Unclaimed.org, These unclaimed funds are which has links to all state profrom accounts that are inactive grams that will let you do a state or whose owners, or their heirs, benefits search online for free. Or cannot be located. Unclaimed you can do a multi-state search in funds can include things like lost 39 states at MissingMoney.com. or forgotten saving or checking Be sure to check every state in accounts, stocks, utility security which your mother lived, worked

Look Here Too

In addition to state treasuries, here are some other resources that can help you look for unclaimed money that may have been overlooked.

Lost life insurance

To track down a lost or forgotten life insurance policy, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners, an insurance regulatory support organization, offers a free policy locator service at https://eapps.naic.org/ life-policy-locator.

Unredeemed savings bonds

It’s very common for people to lose track of U.S. saving bonds because they are often given to children as gifts, then forgotten before the bonds reach maturity.

To find out if your mom had any, the U.S. Department of the Trea-

Federal tax refunds

Each year thousands of refund checks totaling millions of dollars are returned to the IRS by the post office. To look for lost Federal tax refund checks go to IRS.gov/refunds or call 800-8291954.

Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.

Forgotten retirement benefits

To search for lost or forgotten 401(k) funds your mom may have left behind with an old employer, use the National Registry of Unclaimed Retirement Benefits at UnclaimedRetirementBenefits.com. Or to search for lost pension benefits, use the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation trusteed plan search tool at PBGC.gov/search-trusteedplans.

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A Personal Representative may ratify and accept acts on behalf of the estate done by others where the acts would have been proper for a Personal Representative.

The general duties of a Personal Representative are found under Colorado Revised Statutes, Section 15-12-703, which states that a Personal Representative is a fiduciary who shall observe the standards of care applicable to trustees. A Personal Representative is under a duty to settle and distribute the estate of the decedent in accordance with the terms of any probated and effective Will and Colorado law, and as expeditiously and efficiently as is consistent with the best interests of the estate.

The Personal Representative shall use the authority conferred upon him or her by

or did business. Also, make sure to check under your mom’s maiden name, and if she had a frequently misspelled name, search those misspellings too.

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Secrets of loving well

I recently returned from the 12th Annual National Alliance for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) Summit hosted in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Hundreds of practitioners and researchers in the relationship development, marriage and fatherhood space listened to national speakers and attended three days of phenomenal workshops to learn the research regarding emergency responder families, blended families, relationship skills development, mentoring and teaching youth, serving complex and vulnerable families, reducing poverty, social determinants of health, protective and risk factors, human flourishing, foster

families, child welfare practices and so much more.

Dr. Gary Chapman, author of several books including, The Five Love Languages was one of the keynote speakers and received the coveted NARME Family Champion Impact Award. Dr. Chapman talked about the two things successful marriages must have: • Both people in the relationship need to feel loved and appreciated.

• Both people in the relationship must deal with their failures in a healthy and effective manner.

Dr. Chapman reviewed the 5 love languages, how one gives and receives love-which

are: Words of Affirmation, 2.

Quality Time 3. Acts of Service, 4. Gifts, 5. Touch He continued explaining the 5 languages of apology from his book, The Language of Apology, which are: 1. Expressing Regret, 2. Accepting Responsibility, 3. Making Restitution, 4. Planned Change, 5.

Requesting Forgiveness.

Then Dr. Chapman referred to the “Slow Start” skill when fighting that comes from Dr. John Gottman’s research.

When fighting effectively it is called the “Slow Start” approach. To unpack this, a “slow start” means that when complaining, think about what you need instead of criticizing.

Think about how your partner can shine. Catch them doing something right. Then, thank them for it. A “soft start” is

how we treat guests and even strangers, with respect and kindness. Our partners deserve the same.

“Soft Start” components are: 1. Start the conversation gently, 2. Complain, don’t blame. Complaining is okay, but criticizing is not. 3. Ask for what you need. 4. Keep the conversation positive. 5.

Thank your partner. For example, one can say, “I would like it if you listened to me rather than saying, “You aren’t listening to me.” Another example is saying, “I appreciate if you would clean up your stuff on the table.” rather than saying, “This table is a total mess.”

Let’s say the situation is about responsibility and the topic is about a dent in the car. A harsh start up sounds like, “I saw the dent on the car. Were you going to tell me about it? When

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Can we talk about this?”

Possessing these skills for a thriving relationship are a game changer. Small intentional changes in how to interact with one’s partner can make all the difference in being happy or frustrated with your relationship. Love efficiently by discovering your partner’s love language. Here is a link to take the assessment. https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/ love-language . Learn the language of apology by visiting this link, https://5lovelanguages.com/quizzes/apology-language and practice a soft start when conflicts arise. joneen@ myrelationshipcenter.org

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ARAPAHOE COUNTY TREASURER 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 RICHARD D WILKINSON, ESTATE OF RICHARD D WILKINSON, JACOB S ROSE, INA GROUP LLC, JOLYNNE C PIERCE, CHRISTOPHER S LENTZ, DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY, INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPANY, INC., CITIMORTGAGE, CITIFINANCIAL, CITI HOLDINGS NORTH AMERICA, ARAPAHOE COUNTY PUBLIC TRUSTEE 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: LOT 47 BUYERS OWN SUB NO 1 aka 281 BAKER AVE 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 RICHARD D WILKINSON for

COURTS 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 Petitioner(s), is satisfied that the Petitioner(s) has/have used due diligence to obtain personal service on the Respondent(s) at any ad-

said year 2017; 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 9th day of November, 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 1st day of July, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: July 7, 2022 Last Publication: July 21, 2022 Legal # 10822 ___________________________ 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

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:

___________________________ NOTICE OF PURCHASE OF REAL ESTATE AT TAX LIEN SALE AND OF APPLICATION FOR ISSUANCE OF TREASURER’S DEED

1/192ND INT IN M/R ONLY IN SEC 30-5-60 aka; Mineral Rights as described in schedule 2061-00-00-844

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

and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to ESTATE OF WILLIAM S OFFUTT; 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 ESTATE OF WILLIAM S OFFUTT 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 16th day of November, 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 8th day of July, 2022, A.D.

JACK WELLS CLARKE, CHUCK FARISH, RUC LLC, JAMES SULLIVAN HARRELL II 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: 3/3072THS INT IN M/R ONLY IN SEC 30-5-60 aka mineral rights as described in schedule 2061-00-0-00-846 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;

ESTATE OF WILLIAM S OFFUTT, MITCHELL E OFFUTT

Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County

That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JACK WELLS CLARKE for said year 2017;

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

Published in The Villager First Publication: July 14, 2022 Last Publication: July 28, 2022 Legal # 10823

That said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on the 11th day of March, 2022, the present holder of said Certificate, who has made request

dress 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.

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include but are not limited to: rehabilitation or reconstruction of runways, taxiways and ramp areas, purchasing airport equipment, and construction of taxiways and fencing.

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS

Selection will be based on factors including quality of previous airport related projects, reputation, background, degree of interest shown and experience with airports similar to Centennial Airport.

ACPAA reserves the right to select the consultant deemed to be in the best interest of the Authority.

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

SPECIAL DISTRICTS

The Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority (ACPAA) is soliciting Statement of Qualifications and Experience from qualified airport engineers to perform engineering services for federally funded capital projects at Centennial Airport, 7565 S. Peoria St. Unit D9, Englewood, Colorado, 80112. Initial contract period is two years, with the possibility of oneyear extensions at the discretion of the Authority, not exceeding five years total.

Proposed

construction

projects

For a complete copy of the RFQ, contact Ms. Lauren Wiarda, Director of Planning and Development at 303-790-0598 or at lwiarda@centennialairport.com.

Submittal deadline is 4:00 p.m.

MDT, August 18, 2022.

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upon the Treasurer of said County for a deed to said real estate;

1/704 INT IN M/R IN NE 1/4 284-62 aka mineral rights as described in schedule 1983-00-0-00-851

That a Treasurer’s Deed will be issued for said real estate to the said MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC., on or about the 21st day of November, 2022, A.D., unless the same has been redeemed.

and said County Treasurer issued a Certificate of Purchase therefore to MCCULLISS OIL & GAS INC.;

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

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

Witness my hand this 21st day of July, 2022, A.D.

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

Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: July 21, 2022 Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Legal # 10824 ___________________________ 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 OR DILLARD REEVESTRUSTS 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: Published: July 21, 2022 Legal # 10828 ___________________________ CENTENNIAL AIRPORT NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Board of Commissioners of the Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority will conduct a Public Meeting in the Wright Brothers Room of the Airport Authority Administration Office, 7565 S Peoria Street, Englewood, Colorado at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 11, 2022. Please go to the following link to attend this meeting virtually: https://www.centennialairport. com/index.php/en/about/virtualboardroom.

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 16th day of November, 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 14th day of July, 2022, A.D. Sue Sandstrom Treasurer Arapahoe County Published in The Villager First Publication: July 21, 2022 Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Legal # 10827 ___________________________

ment Policy and Application Procedures for Aeronautical and Non-Aeronautical Land Use (“Development Procedures”) from Signature Flight Support for a Hangar and FBO Development.

Information concerning these items may be reviewed at the Authority offices at the same address as stated above.

Arapahoe County Public Airport Authority Published in The Villager Published: July 21, 2022 Legal # 10829 ___________________________

The agenda will include a Public Hearing on an application under Centennial Airport’s Develop-

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AARP and its affiliates are not insurers. Paid endorsement. The Hartford pays royalty fees to AARP for the use of its intellectual property. These fees are used for the general purposes of AARP. AARP membership is required for Program eligibility in most states.

The AARP Auto Insurance Program from The Hartford is underwritten by Hartford Fire Insurance Company and its affiliates, One Hartford Plaza, Hartford, CT 06155. It is underwritten in AZ by Hartford Insurance Company of the Southeast; in CA by Hartford Underwriters Insurance Company; in WA, by Hartford Casualty Insurance Company; in MN, by Sentinel Insurance Company; and in MA, MI and PA, by Trumbull Insurance Company.

Auto is currently unavailable in Canada and U.S. Territories or possessions. Specific features, credits and discounts may vary and may not be available in all states in accordance with state filings and applicable law.

Applicants are individually underwritten and some may not qualify.

1 In Texas, the Auto Program is underwritten by Redpoint County Mutual Insurance Company through Hartford of the Southeast General Agency, Inc. Hartford Fire Insurance Company and its affiliates are not financially responsible for insurance products underwritten and issued by Redpoint County Mutual Insurance Company.

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