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CCHS grad receives $24,000 John Lynch Family Legacy scholarship 2022 Cherry Creek High School graduate Charlie Eigner is bound for the University of Alabama, with the help of a supportive family and a $24,000 scholarship from the John Lynch Foundation.

On July 19, Eigner learned that he is one of four student athletes from Colorado to receive a Lynch Family Legacy Scholarship, which is awarded on the basis of academics, athletics, community involvement, financial need, leadership, and other intangible qualities. Scholarship applicants must also submit an essay and letters of recommendation.

John Lynch, former Denver Broncos safety and 2021 NFL Hall of Fame inductee, established the scholarship in 2000.

“I think what made me a really good candidate was just the fact that I was very well-rounded,” Eigner said. “I was a multi-sport athlete and I excelled throughout my academic high school career.”

Eigner, who played basketball, baseball and tennis at CCHS while maintaining a 4.3 grade point average, credits his parents and especially his two older brothers, Jake and Joe, with instilling in him a love for sports and a strong work ethic.

“When I was a little kid, I worshipped them,” Eigner recalled. “I wanted to do ev-

The scholarship is awarded on the basis of academics, athletics, community involvement, financial need, leadership, and other intangible qualities.

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NOTE TO OUR READERS The last two cover pages of The Villager featured BOTH CCHS swim teams (girls and boys) and each team was represented separately on the front page with equal coverage, one week apart.

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BE INFORMED Be informed. Vote with confidence

Military veteran David Ortiz is running for re-election in HD38

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

When he was first elected in 2020, David Ortiz, whose service as a helicopter pilot for the United States Army in Afghanistan led to a crash that left him paralyzed from the waist down, had already helped get several bills passed into law that benefited veterans and others. During his first term representing state House District

38 in Centennial, he was the prime sponsor of SB21-188 Ballot Access for Voters with Disabilities, HB21-1110 Colorado Laws for Persons with Disabilities, and HB21-1065 Veterans’ Hiring Preference. He co-sponsored many other bills.

At a campaign fundraiser to support his re-election on July 27, Rep. Meg Froelich told over 50 supporters who attended that Ortiz’ “leadership has been transformational.”

Ortiz told The Villager that,

Rep. Ortiz listens carefully to a constituent as supporter Pam Schell-Varkony looks on.

Photos by Freda Miklin

since joining the general assembly, he was most proud of having “stuck to my values and not forgotten where I come from,” explaining, “I worked for veterans, being one myself, getting veterans’ preference hiring. I passed seven disability-rights laws, including three first-in-the-nation laws that are now being looked at in states across the country to increase disability access. I supported small businesses coming out of COVID-19 because they

are the backbone of our economy.

We were able to get them $400 million in tax cuts without impacting the state budget.”

Describing his overall experience during his first term, Ortiz told us that, “I am not here to be a career politician. At the heart of it, I am a veteran, I am a citizen, I am a voter. I need to look at myself in the morning in the mirror.”

If re-elected, Ortiz said, “I want to work hand-in-hand with small business around access. I am in conversations with peer-topeer car rental companies about making their services available to disabled individuals.” (These companies coordinate renting out one’s personal vehicle when the owner isn’t using it the way that Airbnb rents out people’s homes.)

Ortiz continued, “I am excited

CU Regent Ilana Spiegel and Fran Mahoney are big fans of Rep. David Ortiz.

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about working with them collaboratively to expand this service.

Their role is to establish a business model that works for them; then I will work to get it made into a statute that helps all affected Coloradans.”

Ortiz, a Democrat, is being opposed in his bid for re-election in November by Republican newcomer Jaylen Mosqueira.

Among the more than 50 people on hand to support Rep. Ortiz were Arapahoe County Commissioner Carrie Warren-Gully, CU Regent Ilana Spiegel, Centennial City Council Member Christine Sweetland, and Amy Padden, 5th Judicial District Deputy District Attorney. Padden ran for 18th Judicial District Attorney in 2018, losing to incumbent John Kellner by 1,425 votes out of 573,379 cast. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

(left to right) Stephanie Beal, Centennial City Council Member Christine Sweetland and HD3 State Rep. Meg Froelich have worked with Rep. Ortiz for years.

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Generation Xercise In the early fall of 1981, the kids of Generation X were enticed to get in shape, or just pay attention to fitness, or at least entertain our adolescent selves watching others get sweaty. Oh, sure, we had the first two Rocky movies to get us up and moving, and the third film revolutionized the training montage for sports films in 1982. But it was the early days of MTV that first got us going, or at least thinking about going. For that September featured the release of Olivia Newton John’s “Physical,” and both music videos and adolescent boys were never the same.

Now, as the forgotten generation makes their way through their fifties and approaches retirement age, perhaps it’s time to remember that Aussie’s advice. Everyone should make health and fitness a daily priority, but for Generation X, it’s time to get serious about getting physical, to become Generation Xercise. I hate to say it, my friends, but we’ve gotten soft, and fitness is no longer optional. This is mandatory.

We’re running out of time, and our waists can’t wait.

Recent studies predict Gen X may live longer than the Baby Boomers, but their overall health will be poorer.

Living longer, but in pain and sickness, is a cruel trick of the contemporary age, and we need to flip the narrative.

Remember the dean from Animal House: “Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life.” Well, overweight, out of shape, lethargic, and generally grumpy is no way to go through retirement.

It’s time to make peace with the church of fitness.

Research shows the primary target of the fitness industry is people in their fifties, with age 55 being a prime consumer.

So, it’s time, and Gen Xers literally can’t afford to not get moving. In our fifties, we should be hitting the U-curve in terms of overall well being and satisfaction. The kids are older now, we’re settling into the sweet spot of career arcs, and we have time again to pay attention to ourselves. So beyond sprucing up the house and taking some well-deserved vacations, it’s time to get fit. Try a daily 9-minute workout, or heck, even a 7-minute workout, both of which were featured in the New York Times health sections. Walk for thirty minutes a day. Get your stretch on.

Take the pushup challenge, or just do some pushups every day. It doesn’t matter what we do, as long as we’re doing something. If the Covid pandemic did anything, it hopefully made us want to get moving, get out of the house.

Granted, people of all ages and generations should prioritize regular exercise. Howev-

er, Boomers and the Greatest Generation probably won’t pick up new routines, while Millennials and Gen Z still benefit from youthful vitality.

But there won’t be a better time for people of a certain age to get back in shape.

Reminders are everywhere, and as the parents of Gen X hit their golden years, we have a good view of where we’re headed healthwise. Being the sandwich generation facing a generational tug of war is not easy amidst midlife crises and the stress of caring for growing kids and aging parents. A commitment to physical and mental health and wellness can help. It will help. At this

point we need all the positive endorphins we can get, and we’ve known for years about the link between exercise and mental health.

Thinking forward, the finance of fitness cannot be discounted either. We should not ignore fiscal arguments for physical fitness, especially in an ever increasingly perilous health care environment. The greatest burden Americans put on personal, state, and federal budgets is the rising cost of medical care. And many health costs for people past age fifty are lifestyle based and entirely preventable. Thus, the best thing we can do for our coun-

try and ourselves is to spend as little money as possible treating illness because we invested in health instead.

Olivia Newton John looks and feels amazing at the age of seventy-three, even as she battles breast cancer again.

And Jane Fonda is still as stunning and fit as always, and still working out, at the age of eighty-four. So, let’s do this. This is not a drill. This is not optional. This is what has been waiting for us. As we move out of child-rearing and career-building and into our Act III, it’s time for Generation Xercise.

Let’s get physical.

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

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And many health costs for people past age fifty are lifestyle based and entirely preventable.

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The Villager

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) state legislation sparks debate among local officials

State Rep. Meg Froelich addresses Greenwood City Councilmember Dave Bullock’s recent newsletter and RHEA legislation

I have been contacted by several of my constituents who are concerned with Greenwood Village City Councilperson Dave Bullock’s latest newsletter in which he chose to offer his personal opinion using City of Greenwood Village taxpayer dollars on Colorado’s recently passed Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA).

After reading the newsletter I share their concerns in three areas: 1. Use of taxpayer funds to publicize personal opinions 2. Irrelevance of information to City matters and 3. Inaccurate and false depiction of RHEA. One, Councilperson Bullock has responded that he can say whatever he wants in his newsletters and the City Attorney has confirmed that there are no guidelines and no censorship of content. Perhaps City Council can revisit this because this is not the first time GV newsletters have contained opinion and inaccuracies. A comparison was

Dave Bullock, Greenwood Village City Councilmember responds to State Rep. Meg Froelich’s letter to the editor

For the record, only six residents have complained to me about the newsletter. That is six out of over 1,300 homes and over 4,500 residents in District 1 which equates to .004% of the households and .001% of the residents. Therefore, when Representative Meg Froelich says that “several” constituents have complained to her about the newsletter, she is either not telling the truth or is simply engaging in hyperbole. Conversely, I have received far more positive comments of support.

Meg has made allegations that have repeatedly been discredited by legal authorities yet she continues to make her baseless claims. She wrote a complaint to the Greenwood Village City Attorney, Tonya Hass Davidson who replied with the following: “…the Council resolution regarding newsletters contains absolutely no restrictions on content. The only restriction is that newsletters may not exceed 4 pages, can go out only once per quarter, and cannot be distributed within 60 days prior to a municipal election... As for

made to my e-newsletters. I do not use any taxpayer funds to communicate with my constituents whether it is through email, mailings, or Town Halls (of which I have had over 50.) In addition, I cannot by law and do not censor or block my Twitter followers or my Facebook page.

Two, if the goal is to help residents “keep up with happenings at the State Legislature,” then there are many pieces of legislation that directly impact local governments, such as transportation, education, or community safety. Hundreds of millions of dollars this year alone were invested in housing, mental and behavioral health, workforce growth, small business relief and homelessness. Neighboring communities are already building housing, addressing homelessness locally, and accessing grants to police and first responders. Of course Councilman Bullock has previously stated that “I, for one, feel no connection or commitment to anything our legislature does.” (Villager, 8/5/21) - except apparently when it comes to reproductive rights.

On the nonpartisan website for the legislature is http://leg. colorado.gov, you can search by bill topic and you can listen in

to debate and sign up to testify in committee – with remote options. This platform provides an easy and transparent way to monitor and participate in the legislation process. Many of these options are not available with the City of Greenwood Village.

And finally, as the prime House sponsor of RHEA, his description of RHEA is not only wrong but dangerous. Every day we are already seeing the effects of the fall of Roe v. Wade. Bans and restrictions have already been put in place in neighboring states. RHEA establishes that fundamental right that pregnant people are the only people who should be making these private medical decisions.

The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology has been adamant that “as a science-based organization, ACOG works hard to combat misinformation about obstetric and gynecologic health care. Statements about “abortion up until the point of birth” or “elective abortion” are unscientific and crafted to polarize the conversation about abortion.”

In addition ACOG issued the following statement: “we don’t believe that elected politicians, who lack our members’ education, training, experience,

expertise, and responsibility to patients, can or should be in the exam room weighing those factors or in a position of substituted judgment for our members and their patients.”

The central premise of RHEA is that no one except the pregnant person and their medical provider have the right to determine the best course of treatment. The voters have affirmed this over and over again, most recently with the rejection of Proposition 115 in 2020 by almost 20 points.

The NO on 115 was the #1 biggest vote getter in 2020 – a larger vote than the US Senate race and the Presidential race.

In keeping with our Colorado values, I trust Coloradans to make their own private medical decisions. And politically-motivated misinformation about this bill and our rights has no place in a taxpayer funded newsletter from a Greenwood Village City Councilman.

State Representative Meg Froelich, HD-3 Caucus Co Chair Member, Energy and Environment Vice Chair, Transportation and Local Government

RHEA, I read the Reproductive Health Equity Act, and it does not limit the time during any pregnancy that it cannot be terminated. It says a pregnant individual may undergo a medical procedure with “an intention other than to increase the probability of a live birth,” period.

Thus, up until a live birth occurs, a pregnancy can be terminated.

Thus, Councilmember Bullock’s statement was not inaccurate.”

This confirms that all three of Meg’s accusations are untrue and legally inaccurate. Here are three key points in this discussion: 1. The majority of the newsletter provided information directly related to City issues.

To claim that I used City funds for a personal letter that only included one line of a four page letter is by any measure an overreach.

2. State Legislators, including Meg, have used their positions in being quite critical of certain ordinances passed by our City Council. They even organized a protest outside of City Hall. By commenting on their legislation, it is no different than their statements against our Council.

3. It is quite common for elected officials at all levels to express their viewpoints on issues in the capacity of their posi-

tion. The President, Senators, Representatives and State elected officials regularly use public resources to forward their political ideologies.

Constituents then have the right to re-elect them or not.

Meg and her liberal allies continually forward the idea that “no one except the pregnant person and their medical provider have the right to determine the best course of treatment.” However, since RHEA allows abortions up to and including the ninth month of pregnancy (as confirmed by legal experts), this abhorrent legislation is legalizing the termination of innocent lives. Anyone who has held an infant child in their arms knows that they did not just become a living person the moment they were born.

An AP Poll says that 53% of the country is pro-choice and 47% are pro-life. So Americans are essentially split down the middle. However, the same survey says that 82% of the country including pro-choice advocates are opposed to late-term abortions.

Even those who identify as pro-choice understand how horrendous it is to take the life of a living, breathing child.

Meg restated a comment of mine; “I, for one, feel no

connection or commitment to anything our legislature does.” I made that statement and own it. However, context is everything. Greenwood Village is a “home rule” city which means that we have the legal authority to pass our own laws which in some cases can be different from that of the state legislature. I made that statement when discussing solar panel regulations where our city was establishing a different set of criteria for our residents than state guidelines.

Some of my liberal opponents have all taken that quote out of context several times.

Coming back to Meg’s allegations, the bottom line is that she just does not like it when people disagree with her and she goes to great lengths to retaliate. She needs to understand that our democracy was built on debate and disagreement which is a foundation of our freedoms. I for one and many others fundamentally and strongly disagree with the RHEA legislation that she sponsored and was passed by our liberal legislature. Elections have consequences and this is one example of why people need to elect representatives that reflect their values.

Dave Bullock, Greenwood Village City Councilmember - District 1

Editor’s Note: To learn more about the Reproductive Health Equity Act (RHEA) go to: https://leg.colorado.gov/bills and type in the search box the bill number HB22-1279

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

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State Farm Insurance donates $5,000 for books for toddlers

BY FREDA MIKLIN STAFF WRITER

On July 25, Centennial State Farm Insurance agent Sean Slater presented Jack Tate, CEO of Imagination Library of Colorado (ILCO), an oversized check for $5,000 for the young children served

by ILCO. Said Tate, “We are so grateful for State Farm’s commitment. It has such a great impact. It’s all about neighbors helping neighbors.

For anyone who has small children, giving them the gift of reading is such a powerful thing.”

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library (DPIL) provides books monthly to families of infants and toddlers at zero cost. The organization began “with Dolly Parton’s desire that every child, regardless of income, would have access to books. Since its founding, The Dollywood Foundation has conducted and encouraged research on the Imagination Library program in an effort to assess communities’ reactions to the program and its impact on child literacy…

The findings from the body of DPIL research indicate the program is extremely popular in the communities where it’s implemented and shows promise in promoting changes in home literacy environments, children’s attitudes

Ken Hope runs the Centennial chapter of Imagination Library of Colorado through the Rotary Club of the City of Centennial.

State Farm Insurance Agent Sean Slater holds oversized check he presented to Imagination Library of Colorado CEO Jack Tate, as State Sen. Chris Kolker and (a cardboard) Dolly Parton look on.

Photo by Freda Miklin

toward reading, and early literacy skills.”

Launched in 2005, DIPL Colorado, a 501(c)(3) not-forprofit organization, currently sends books to over 24,000 children in this state every month. It has 42 local affiliate programs serving 25 counties and, “Almost 20% of books mailed each year are either fully bilingual in English and Spanish or have Spanish language content.” High quality, age-appropriate books are addressed in the name of the child beginning at birth and continuing until their fifth

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birthday. In addition to the United States, DIPL does its work in the United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland, Canada and Australia. Since its inception in 1995, DIPL has gifted nearly 185 million books and has over two million children presently registered and getting books in the mail every month.

Locally, the Centennial chapter of ILCO is managed by the Rotary Club of Centennial and run by its member and former president, Ken Hope. When children enroll in DPIL who live in Centen-

nial, their book deliveries are coordinated through and handled by the Centennial Rotary Club, which also donates 15%

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Colorado Ballet’s appreciation reception held in Cherry Hills Village

Susan and Steve Struna opened their home in Cherry Hills Village for guests of Colorado Ballet to enjoy a perfect summer evening in their splendid resort-like setting with a sumptuous buffet from Bliss Caterers.

ABOVE: Hosts Susan and Steve Struna with Colorado Ballet Chief Advancement Officer Karen Sumner RIGHT: Colorado Ballet Academy Director Erica Fischbach (far right) with dancers (Left to right): Caroline Sowers, Frederick Stuckwisch and Keara Nichols

ABOVE: Principal dancer Asuka Sasaki, in the swing with newborn Emika, is surrounded by her husband soloist Christophor Moulton and Colorado Ballet supporters Merry Logan and Alyson Graves

Photos by Scottie Iverson

Denver Rotary hosts 2nd Annual Peaches and Prosecco at AMG Dome It was a peachy evening at beautiful AMG National Trust’s Dome in Greenwood Village when Denver Rotary staged a happy hour for mingling. This club often part-

ners with Junior League of Denver whose members were represented as well. Palisade Peach orders were taken and samples from Brad B Jammin’ in Littleton were available as

well as packaged products (including peach flavors, of course). Everything peach orders raised funds for The Denver Rotary Foundation and The Rotary Foundation.

LEFT: Denver Rotary President Lisza Gulyas, Denver Rotary Peach Sale Chair Kevin Shelledy and Melly Kinnard (Junior League and Denver Rotary) BELOW: Toasting the evening – Kelley Bergmann (AMG/ Fanum) and Denver Rotarians Kristen Brooks, Harriet Downer and Colleen Cozad

Peaches and Prosecco Chair Shannon Stone (AMG), AMG Founder and Denver Rotarian and The Villager’s Man of the Year - Earl Wright with Junior League of Denver President Kristen Peterson

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Unexpected consequences of redistricting in the south metro area

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

Redistricting is the term that describes the process that occurs everywhere in the United States every ten years after the national Census, which is required by the Constitution, is completed. It reapportions all Congressional districts in each state and all the state legislative districts, based on the number of people and where they live.

The goal is to have approximately the same number of residents in each congressional and legislative district, so that elected officials of a district represent an equal number of people.

Traditionally, redistricting was a partisan process in which the political party in power at the state level drew district lines that they believed increased the chances that their party’s candidates would be elected to the Congress and the state’s general assembly. That is what is meant by the term “gerrymandering.”

In 2018, the people of Colorado, with the support of elected officials and the leaders of the state’s major political parties, voted to permanently remove partisan influence from the redistricting pro-

up with State Senator Chris Kolker, elected to a four-year term in Senate District 27 in 2020. Speaking with him, we found out that the IRC changed the boundaries of SD27 last year, as they did for many state House State Sen. Chris State Sen. Tom Kim State Rep. Tom and Senate districts, Kolker Tammy Story Sullivan effective with the November 2022 election.

After redistricting, Kolker is no longer a resident of SD27, despite the fact that, as of November 2022, he will be two years into the four-year term to which he was elected Marla Fernandez in that district.

Ruby Dickson Paul Archer Majority Caucus After redistricting, Co-Chair State Rep. Kolker resides in Meg Froelich marked SD16, currently represented by cess by creating an Independent the first time the IRC did its work. State Sen. Tammy Story, whose Redistricting Commission (IRC) Most of those who were intercomprised of a predetermined term ends with the November ested enough to follow the IRC number of individuals affiliated 2022 election. Story is not running during the six months it did its with the major parties and those for re-election in SD27 in Novemjob viewed it as being fair overall. ber. Rather, she is running for a who are unaffiliated with either Before its determinations could one. Those who served were sestate House seat in HD25. Since be final, they had to be approved lected transparently from preset Kolker is only halfway through his by the Colorado Supreme Court, criteria. One of those criteria was four-year term, under the rules of which occurred in November that the individual could not have redistricting, on January 1, 2023, 2021. changed their party affiliation he will become the state senator within the past five years. 2021 representing SD16 for the remainThe Villager recently caught

ing two years to which he was elected.

Kolker told The Villager that his new district, SD16, “is shifted west, including Columbine Valley, all the way to Ken Caryl, up to C-470.”

Since there is no incumbent in the newly redrawn SD27, it will be treated as an open seat this November. The Republican candidate for the seat is newcomer Tom Kim. Democrat Tom Sullivan, who currently represents state House District 37, is the Democratic candidate for SD27.

The seat that Sullivan is vacating to run for the state Senate is HD37, which will also be an open seat in November. Although HD37 was formerly in Centennial, after redistricting, it includes Greenwood Village, which is currently in HD3, along with west Centennial. Running in November to represent HD37 are Democrat Ruby Dickson and Republican Paul Archer.

Incumbent HD3 Rep. Meg Froelich, Democratic Majority Caucus Co-Chair, who still resides in her current district, is running for re-election. She is being opposed

by Republican Marla Fernandez.

And so it goes. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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Improving affordability and accessibility of childcare

BY FREDA MIKLIN GOVERNMENT REPORTER

On July 19, Common Sense Institute (CSI) and Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) presented a panel discussion on, “The growing strain on the childcare business model and economic impacts and opportunities for improving affordability and accessibility.” Luige del Puerto, editor of Colorado Politics and Denver Gazette moderated.

Kristin Strohm, CSI president and CEO began the conversation by pointing out that, as the pandemic began, “4.5 million working moms left the workforce.” Although there has been a significant recovery, she explained, “There are 43,581 fewer women working today than there would be if Colorado’s May 2022 labor force participation was the same as it was before the pandemic,” adding,

“We are down, across the state, over 425 childcare facilities, there is a gap of about 95,000 children who need care that families can’t get, and to top it off, Colorado has the 8th highest childcare cost in the nation. On average, families in Colorado are spending nearly 20% of their income on childcare…It is not sustainable. We are in urgent need of reform.”

Colin Stewart, who owns and operates an educational startup offering a STEM-based curriculum to infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, explained, “I have a large childcare center in Castle Rock. We have a capacity of 164 students. We are at 75% capacity at the moment. Demand is very strong. Staffing, training, and productivity are our biggest challenges. Before the pandemic, productivity was much higher, even though we have given substantial pay raises. The cost of labor has increased 25% to 30% and

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erything they did. And they really showed me the right path of what you can do with sports and doing well in school… Just watching them allowed me to excel.”

At Cherry Creek High School, Eigner found an environment that exemplified the Cherry Creek School District’s core values of Growth Mindset and Engagement. That environment supported his drive and determination to do well.

“I loved my time at Creek,” he said. “The academics and athletics are amazing. You can find any group of kids to challenge yourself, whether it be academically or in sports.”

Eigner was also involved in activities at Cherry Creek, including National Honor Society, Student Senate (where he served as a senator and student body judiciary representative), as well as several clubs.

Outside of school, Eigner was involved in community service through the Boys Team Charity, Mile High Chapter. There, he served as president during his junior year in high school, leading the group as it planned

and executed service projects, such as collecting clothing and toiletries for homeless veterans being treated at Denver’s VA Hospital.

This fall, Eigner will again follow in his brothers’ footsteps. Both of them are Alabama graduates, so Eigner is familiar with his soon-to-be home.

“The university itself is super school-spirited,” he said.

“They have football, they love all their sports.”

Eigner is looking forward to cheering on the Crimson Tide, as he doesn’t plan to play sports at the collegiate level. Instead, he’ll focus on studying economics, as the first step toward a career in law.

“I come from a family of lawyers so I’m going to keep the tradition going,” Eigner said. “I’m just a very practical, analytical guy. I’ve always found myself good at debate and I’m a people person. So, I feel like it’s a job where I could use my best attributes to help others and make a good living.”

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“callouts” are 10% to 20 % of our staff daily for any variety of reasons, including COVID.” When the moderator asked why hiring is difficult, Stewart explained that before the pandemic, he paid his employees $15 to $17/ hour. Now he pays “north of $20/hour,” but so do fast-food restaurants.

He explained, “There are more jobs than there are employees looking for jobs,” so employees are not committed to keeping jobs because they can always find others.

Patrick Meyers, executive director of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade and Colorado Chief Economic Recovery Officer, agreed, explaining, “In the United States, we have two open jobs for every unemployed worker. There is a geographic and skills mismatch…We see it mostly in hospitality, health care, and childcare. There are 8%, or 1300 fewer childcare workers in Colorado alone than pre-pandemic,” adding, “Our labor force participation rate for women is significantly less than for men and we think one of the predominant factors in that is the lack of childcare.”

The moderator asked Tawny Espinoza, vice-president of community development at Community Hospital in Grand Junction, about childcare in her city. She said, “A few years ago we determined that our area, including the City of Grand Junction, was 4,000 childcare slots short. We knew that waiting list times were sometimes up to a year and a half and affordability was astronomical. We also knew that when some of our lower wage earners had to spend almost half their income on childcare, they decided to leave the work force.” She continued, “We are now building an onsite childcare center that will have 100 childcare slots. Our employees

This chart shows that Colorado needs almost 95,000 more available spots in childcare facilities than are available.

will have the first right of refusal for those slots. Any remaining slots will be opened to the community. We are also working with our foundation to create an endowment so we can have sliding fee scales for our lower wage earners…We say our facility is “in our back yard,” on the south side of our campus.”

Jansen Tidmore from the Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation, said that his organization has observed that households must decide the value of their jobs compared to the cost of childcare, noting that, in 2020, five percent of workers in Jefferson County quit their jobs. He added that some females are coming back but not at the level at which they left, which, “impacts our ability to create more jobs and bring in more companies.”

HD22 Rep. Colin Larson shared that, “Creation of the Office of Early Childhood Education in state government was a watershed moment… There’s a tremendous workforce need as well as a potential upside for K-12 preparedness and early literacy…The data is very compelling…There should be a tremendous amount of money available vis-a-vis the nicotine tax that was passed by voters in the last election to hopefully address some of these staffing issues…

Hopefully, there will be a better infrastructure pipeline for getting people trained and properly credentialed… so they can get in the door…and in the work force.”

DelPuerto said he believed that $465 million has gone into childcare investment and that Governor Polis has allocated an addition $100 million to the industry. He asked Nicole Riehl, president and CEO of Executives Partnering to Invest in Children (EPIC) what that might mean.

She responded, “We saw some landmark investments and legislation this year to support early care and education. The $100 million that came from the economic recovery task force (could) help keep childcare businesses afloat…

Some of the funding (was used) to support the development of new childcare facilities across the state.” She added that Colorado also invested in informal childcare by friends and neighbors, providing resources for training for those people.

Riehl pointed to the fact that, “Brain development is at its height in the first five years of life, so childcare is an important job,” noting that when she was an early childhood worker, she could not pay her bills with her salary.

Tidmore summarized the problem, explaining that there is a high cost to providing quality childcare and, “The math for this model is broken…There is a tax incentive for the K-12 system…We should look at childcare as a benefit…

We have a mathematical problem when it comes to childcare and how we align our expectations with what we receive to get people back into the workforce.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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office is located. His predecessor representing SD27 was Jack Tate, who retired from the state Senate in 2020. Prior to leaving the Senate, Tate was a prime sponsor of Senate Bill 20-185 which established an Imagination Library Program with the Colorado Department of Education. That program is the source of the state’s 15% contribution to the cost of books distributed

by ILCO. Kolker, a certified financial planner, shared that in 2015, he started a group called “100 Men Who Care.”

They meet quarterly and hear from three local charities that were nominated by group members. After the presentations, group members vote

and they each donate $100 to the charity that the majority selects. He said, “I’m going to make sure we nominate Imagination Library at our next quarterly meeting.”

Kolker explained that his wife is a middle school counselor, that they are the parents of two children aged 6 and 10, and, “I know that getting your own book that goes into your library in your bedroom is so awesome for a child. I am happy to be associated with this program.”

For more information about DIPL Colorado, call 720819-7323, go to https://www. imaginationlibrarycolorado. org/ or email books@ imaginationlibrarycolorado. org.

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The collected works of the Ice Cream Kid

BY DOROTHY ROSBY

Ever since I read that the documents and other memorabilia of my hero Erma Bombeck will soon be displayed at her alma mater, the University of Dayton, I’ve been wondering what will become of my papers when I’m gone. Will they be exhibited in a new climate-controlled wing at my alma mater? Or will they be discarded by disappointed descendants who while cleaning out my office decide I must have been quite unstable all along and they should probably go ahead and contest my will?

Just in case it’s the former, I look around my house to determine what a Dorothy Rosby collection might contain. Erma Bombeck was, of course, one of the great American humorists of the 20th century. She published more than 4000 columns in 900 newspapers. Her columns fill six boxes. I’ve published somewhat fewer columns in somewhat fewer newspapers. Newspaper clippings of my columns fill one

box—almost.

Her collection contains hundreds of her column ideas written on the back of old column drafts, scraps of paper and even an airline napkin. I also have hundreds of column ideas scribbled on scraps of paper, with the most interesting one being a paper placemat from a local diner. It comes complete with a mustard stain which lends it a touch of authenticity and only a faint mustardy odor.

I don’t think there’s any sense in shipping my notes off to Augustana University though because no one could read them anyway. I barely can.

Also in the Bombeck collection are the original manuscripts of her 15 books, many of them bestsellers.

I’ve written some books too, though not 15—and not bestsellers. Among Erma’s items is the 1977 New York Times’ Best Seller List plaque for The Grass is Always Greener Over the Septic Tank, her first book to garner that honor. I have no such plaque. Nor do I have a septic tank…or green grass.

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I have won some awards though. I have a handful of certificates suitable for framing and a “Best Wife” refrigerator magnet in the shape of an Oscar that my husband picked up at a gift shop in Hollywood.

The Bombeck collection features correspondence including letters from readers all over the country. I’ve saved reader letters too—the nice ones anyway.

Among the items the University of Dayton will display is the issue of The World Almanac and Book of Facts naming Erma Bombeck one of the 25 Most Influential Women in America. I don’t have anything like that, but I may still have the poster made in my honor a few years back officially declaring me “The Ice

Cream Kid” which is almost as impressive.

Erma Bombeck served as grand marshal of the 1986 Rose Parade and her collection contains a large gold-framed photo of her family riding in a rose-covered white convertible during the event. I was never grand marshal, but I did march in many parades as last chair clarinetist in my high school band. As far as I know there are no photos to prove it though and I hope none are ever found.

Among the many other items in the Erma Bombeck collection are commencement addresses she gave, scripts for Maggie, the sitcom she helped produce and other proposed TV and movie scripts. I’ve never written a script nor have

I done any commencement addresses. I did however give the valedictorian address at my high school graduation. Don’t be impressed. There were only 28 in my graduating class; even the “F” students were in the top thirty. Still my speech would make a nice addition to my collection except I didn’t keep it. And I don’t remember a thing about it. I doubt it lives on in anyone else’s memory either.

So there you have it: the Dorothy Rosby collection. It may not have the name recognition of the Erma Bombeck collection, but it will take up less space.

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.

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He’ll be dressed as a St. Louis Cardinal, in his uniform of choice. And he’ll be wearing a smile. Why not?

His team is jockeying with the Phillies for a Wild Card spot and remains within reach of Milwaukee and first place in the National League Central Division.

In short, he’s playing meaningful games, as he insisted that he must. (Of course, at the same time he’s telling writers what the Cardinals should do at the trade deadline to be real contenders).

It’s been one year and 154 days (as of today) since Colorado traded Arenado and the equivalent of a couple of fully loaded Brinks trucks to the Cardinals for five question marks.

At the time, critics called it a terrible trade, but it looks like they were wrong. It was worse than that.

Consider this update: Jake Sommers, a righthanded relief pitcher now 25 years old, has appeared in a total of 25 games—all for high-A Spokane—since he became a Colorado farmhand. He had an elbow problem in spring training, is currently on the 60-day Injured List, and hasn’t pitched at all this year. If you’re 25 and still in Class A ball—not to mention hurt—your chances of making it to The Show are slim.

Burly Tony Locey (6-feet-3 and 239 pounds) recently advanced to Double-A Hartford after going 4-1 with a 3.09 earned run average in 12 starts for Spokane, so there’s hope.

But his step up did not go well in July—0-2 and a 9.39 ERA in his first four starts. He turned 24 a week

ago.

Mateo Gil has heredity on his side; his dad Benji played parts of eight seasons in the American League and went to the plate 139 times for the World Series-winning Anaheim Angles in 2002. The Cardinals thought enough of Mateo to select him in the third round of the 2018 amateur draft. He’s only 22, so who knows? But at Spokane so far this season, his batting average is below his dad’s .237 lifetime Major League mark. And his natural position is shortstop, which is what Ezekial Tovar, Colorado’s highly rated prospect, plays.

Elehuris Montero has gotten a fleeting taste of the Bigs this season but is yet to rise above the Mendoza line or drive in a run. He hit 28 homers and drove home 86 between Hartford and Albuquerque last year, and he’s hitting well over .300 with promising power and run production this season at Albuquerque.

Montero won’t be 24 until mid-August, but he has a tough act to follow. By the time Arenado had turned 24, he was in his third season

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as the Rockies starting third baseman, and he hit .287 with 42 homers and 130 RBI that year. He was an All-Star for the first time and the Gold Glove winner for the third of, so far, nine straight seasons.

That leaves Austin Gomber. After a 9-9 campaign with the Rockies in 2021, he has bounced between the rotation and the bullpen in ’22. His 2022 won-lost record is underwater, and his earned run average is close to 6.00. Safe to say he hasn’t yet been the reliable lefthander the club hoped it was getting.

As much as Arenado’s whining ultimately provoked the trade, the Rockies could have gone in another direction. They could have stood their ground, made their recalcitrant third baseman honor his word and play out the 2021 season, then let him opt out.

They would have received a supplemental draft choice—as they did when Trevor Story walked—and saved the millions sent to St. Louis.

But owner Dick Monfort and then-General Manager Jeff Bridich, who resigned two months after he engineered the Arenado deal, said at the time that they felt the five players they received were better for the Rockies than one compensatory draft choice.

Starting next Tuesday, St. Louis and Colorado play six of their next nine against each other and seem headed in opposite directions. St. Louis has a winning record and a remaining schedule that favors claiming at least a Wild Card berth and maybe the Central Division.

On the other hand, getting back to .500 will be a heavy lift for Colorado—even if Gomber, Arenado’s lackluster successor at third, Ryan McMahon, and their teammates turn things around in a big way.

I wonder if Monfort and Bridich still think five question marks are better than an unknown quantity.

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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ARAPAHOE 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 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; That said real estate was taxed or specially assessed in the name(s) of JACK WELLS 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 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 21st day of

SPECIAL DISTRICTS 00 65 33 NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT BIG DRY CREEK OTERO TRIBUTARY REACH O3 CHANNEL IMPROVEMENTS (Contract No. C13-1005-C-2) Notice is hereby given that on August 19, 2022, Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority shall make final payment to American West Construction, LLC, 275 East 64th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80221 in connection with full payment for all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the above-referenced PROJECT. 1. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that has an unpaid claim against the said PROJECT for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such CONTRACTOR or any SUBCONTRACTOR in or about

July, 2022, A.D. 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, INA GROUP LLC, RUC LLC 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: 1/704 INT IN M/R IN NE 1/4 284-62 aka mineral rights as described in schedule 1983-00-0-00-851 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 ALVA OR DILLARD REEVESTRUSTS 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

the performance of said WORK contracted to be done or that supplies rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the WORK whose claim therefore has not been paid by the CONTRACTOR or the SUBCONTRACTOR may at any time up to and including said time of such final settlement file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims will be filed with Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority, 7437 South Fairplay Street, Centennial, Colorado, 80112, on or before the abovementioned date and time of final settlement.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve Southeast Metro Stormwater Authority from any and all liability for such claim.

Published in The Villager First Publication: July 28, 2022 Last Publication: August 4, 2022 Legal # 10831 ___________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT/ FINNAL SETTLEMENT

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 ___________________________

COURTS DISTRICT COURT, COUNTY OF ARAPAHOE, STATE OF COLORADO 7325 South Potomac Street Centennial, Colorado 80112 (303) 649-6355Telephone PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO, Petitioner, IN THE INTEREST OF: EMILIE DOSIER, Child, and concerning VIRGINIE FORTEUS and YVES JOSEPH DOSIER, Respondents.

Jordan Lewis, Esq. #50198 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 East Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1883 Case No:22JV220 Division:14 NOTICE OF ADJUDICATORY HEARING AND DEFAULT JUDGMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that an Adjudicatory Hearing regarding RESPONDENT MOTHER, VIRGINIE FORTEUS is set for August 31, 2022 at 9 a.m. in Division 14 at the Arapahoe County District Court, 7325 South Potomac Street, Centennial, Colorado 80112. You have the right to be represented by an

ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT TENNIS COURT RESURFACING Notice is hereby given that at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, Arapahoe Lake Public Park District shall make final payment to Court Repair Services, Inc. in connection with full payment for all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the above-referenced Project.

1. Any person, individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust limited liability company, partnership, association or other legal entity that has an unpaid claim against the Project for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, at any time up to and including the time

attorney during these proceedings; if you cannot afford an attorney, one will be appointed to represent you. In the event you fail to appear for said hearing at the date and time indicated, the Petitioner, the People of the State of Colorado, will request that the Court enter a default judgment against you and adjudicate the child(ren) dependent and neglected in accordance with the Colorado Children’s Code.

Due to COVID 19, the Arapahoe County District Court is holding hearings via Cisco WebEx Meetings to allow for audiovisual and/ or audio participation. Participants may use any computer, tablet or smartphone equipped with a camera and microphone for audiovisual participation. Parties should use the following link: •www. judicial.webex.com/meet/ bonnie.mclean •Enter your name and email address (so we know who you are).You will then be in the virtual courtroom.

•Select your audio setting.If the audio on your computer or tablet does not work, please use the alternate audio option of calling in to the number below.

If you do not have a device that will support a video connection, you may still participate by audio only by calling 720-650-7664.When prompted enter code 925 850 797.

If you elect to appear in person, you must be at the Courthouse a half hour before the hearing is scheduled to begin.

Dated this 26th day of July 2022.

Jordan Lewis, Reg. #50198 Assistant County Attorney Attorney for Petitioner 14980 E. Alameda Drive Aurora, CO 80012 303-636-1883 303-636-1889 FAX Published in The Villager Published: August 4, 2022 Legal # 10834 ___________________________

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE NOTICE OF ELECTION

of such final settlement for the work contracted to be done, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims will be filed with the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District at Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., Attn: Colin B. Mielke, 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, on or before the above-mentioned date and time of final settlement.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve Arapahoe Lake Public Park District from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT Published in The Villager First Publication: August 4, 2022 Last Publication: August 11, 2022 Legal # 10835 ___________________________ NOTICE OF FINAL PAYMENT/ FINAL SETTLEMENT ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT POOL/WADER

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to C.R.S. Section 312-210(4) that the City of Cherry Hills Village will participate in the November 8, 2022 Coordinated General Election with Arapahoe County. This election will be conducted as a mail ballot election.

In addition to candidates and other possible ballot measures yet to be determined, the registered electors of Cherry Hills Village will vote on the following initiated Charter amendment question: Shall Section 3.9 of the City of Cherry Hills Village Home Rule Charter be amended to read as follows by deleting the language shown as strike-through and adding the language shown as underlined: Section 3.9. - Bridle Paths, Parks, Trails, Open Space and Recreation Programs: The Council may provide by ordinance for the planning, financing and supervision of community bridle paths, parks and recreation programs. The Council may provide for equipping, financing and maintaining Cityowned or controlled bridle paths, parks, recreational areas and facilities, by ordinance, both in and outside the corporate limits of the City. The City may cooperate with other public authorities, special districts, organizations or individuals in or outside the City to implement the operation of these programs. All parks, trails, and open space located within the corporate limits of the City, owned or hereafter acquired by in which the City has or hereafter acquires a property interest, shall be held, protected, and maintained in public trust for the use, benefit, and enjoyment of the public, and shall not be pledged, vacated, granted, transferred, or conveyed, directly or indirectly (except as set forth below), without a majority vote of registered electors voting on the question. A lease and/or license of land or improvements within a park or open space which does not exceed five years inclusive of renewals shall not be subject to the above requirement of a majority vote of registered electors, provided that both the provisions of the license or lease and the use by the licensee/lessee would not materially diminish the public’s opportunity to use and enjoy the

RESURFACING Notice is hereby given that at 8:00 a.m. on Monday, August 22, 2022, Arapahoe Lake Public Park District shall make final payment to Supply Station, LLC in connection with full payment for all services rendered, materials furnished and for all labor performed in and for the above-referenced Project.

1. Any person, individual, corporation, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust limited liability company, partnership, association or other legal entity that has an unpaid claim against the Project for or on account of the furnishing of labor, materials, team hire, sustenance, provisions, provender or other supplies used or consumed by such contractor or any subcontractor in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done or that supplies laborers, rental machinery, tools, or equipment to the extent used in the prosecution of the work whose claim therefore has not been paid by the contractor or the subcontractor may, at any time up to and including the time of such final settlement for the

respective park and/or open space during the term of the lease or license.

For the purposes of this Section 3.9, “open space” shall mean land in which the City has or hereafter acquires a property interest for the use and enjoyment of members of the public, including but not limited to the property known as Quincy Farm. The term “open space” shall exclude (i) the residential property known as 90 Meade Lane and (ii) streets and right of way, exclusive of that portion of either containing a public trail.

In the event of a conflict between this Section 3.9 and any other provision hereof, the terms of this Section 3.9 shall prevail.

YES _____ NO _______ Laura Gillespie, City Clerk Designated Election Official City of Cherry Hills Village The City of Cherry Hills Village has caused this Notice to be given and published as required by law this 4th day of August, 2022.

Published in The Villager Published: August 4, 2022 Legal # 10833 ___________________________

NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Kerry Roy Davis, Deceased Case Number 2022PR227 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Arapahoe County District Court of the City of Centennial, Colorado on or before November 28, 2022, or the claims may be forever barred.

Rhonda Livingston 6555 Jordan Road Centennial, CO 80111 303-956-1941 Email: we4liv@aol.com Published in The Villager First Publication: July 28, 2022 Last Publication: August 11, 2022 Legal # 10830 ___________________________

work contracted to be done, file a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim.

2. All such claims will be filed with the Arapahoe Lake Public Park District at Seter & Vander Wall, P.C., Attn: Colin B. Mielke, 7400 E. Orchard Road, Suite 3300, Greenwood Village, CO 80111, on or before the above-mentioned date and time of final settlement.

3. Failure on the part of a creditor to file such statement prior to such final settlement will relieve Arapahoe Lake Public Park District from any and all liability for such claim.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ARAPAHOE LAKE PUBLIC PARK DISTRICT Published in The Villager First Publication: August 4, 2022 Last Publication: August 11, 2022 Legal # 10836 ___________________________

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Glorious Mountain Hiking

BY LISA J. SHULTZ

July is the perfect time to head to the mountains for hiking and to see wildflowers. In Summit County, columbines, lupines, paintbrush and so many more are now blooming. It is best to start your hike early to be off the trail by noon due to thunderstorms that commonly occur in the afternoons; however, I recently I discovered that even a rainy, morning hike can be glorious. Despite getting muddy and wet, a dramatic storm sky offers spectacular colors and excellent lighting for photography. One day I

think rainy day hikes are the best, but the next I’m reminded that a fluffy cloud day pulls my eye to a sky that holds as much beauty as the flowers!

Popular flower hikes in July are Shrine Ridge Trail near Vail Pass, Lower Cataract Lake in the Gore Range near Silverthorne (bring mosquito repellant), and Flower Valley/Upper Straight Creek above Eisenhower Tunnel on the west side. Other favorites of mine include Mayflower Gulch near Copper Mountain and Black Powder Pass near Breckenridge.

Hiking tips: • Start early and be done by noon to avoid lightning strikes and rain • For safety, avoid hiking alone (many trails do not have cell phone service) • Bring plenty of water and drink often and carry snacks to eat along the way (and don’t forget to take your trash out with you) • Pack multiple layers of clothes for changing weather conditions • Wear sturdy hiking boots or walking shoes • Use hiking poles to prevent falls and save your joints

from wear and tear • Apply sunscreen and consider a hat to protect yourself form the sun • Stay away from moose and other wildlife • Hike on designated trails to avoid damaging delicate ground cover • Do not hike beyond your abilities to avoid unnecessary rescues • Consider using a phone app, such as AllTrails, to help you find trail options, to give you directions to trailheads and to download maps to your phone to keep you on the right trails even when

there is no cell service • Have fun and soak in the beauty and benefits of nature Weekday outings are best to avoid traffic to and from Denver on I-70 and parking and trail congestion for hiking. Escape the heat of summer in the city and explore and enjoy the many mountain outing options within two hours of Denver!

Lisa J. Shultz is a book reviewer, travel writer, and an art and culture columnist for The Villager since 2020. Find out more about her and her books at LisaJShultz.com or call her at 303-881-9338.