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3. Any requests for funds by CHLP from CHV.

This is a list of programs Cherry Hills Land Preserve has planned for Quincy Farm in 2023.

4. A list of possible grants that could be pursued.

allocation of costs between CHLP and the city had been negotiated with the city manager. The costs that were proposed to be picked up by CHV were primarily for construction documents for re pairing the barn where programs would take place and signs on the property.Mayor Stewart and all the members of the city council

interestedonthatDebbieMastersioninofrectorment.”conservation“constrainedQF,liccouncilfordidtherelatesthewereson&FosterConsultingimprovements.”attorneysDavidofFoster,GrahamMilsteinCalisher,LLP,andRickJohnofJohnson&Repucci,LLP,introducednexttospeakonconservationeasementasittoopenpublicaccesstoproperty.FosterpointedoutthatCOLnotneedtoapprovetheplanQF.JohnsontoldthecitythatCHVcanallowpubaccessandusesinallareasofwestandeast,andwasonlybynotviolatingthevaluesofthiseaseKathyFessler,executivediofCHLP,presentedalist18programsplannedforQF2023,includingathree-sesbeekeepingdiscussionwithBeekeepersJoeandKomperda.Shesharedthebeekeepingprogramputthissummerwasattendedbybeekeepersfromages

expressed their appreciation to CHLP for their tireless efforts in meeting the requirements of the MOU, including completing the plan for QF and raising the funds necessary to implement it within the values outlined in the conser vation easement that Cat Ander son reated to re e t her ision for this property.

Linda Behr is President of Cherry Hills Land Preserve.

Kathy Fessler is executive director of Cherry Hills Land Preserve

Linda Behr, president of CHLP, introduced Dr. Harold Sk ramstad, CHLP advisor, who said that the goal of the planning pro cess was, “To provide educational experiences at Quincy Farm that inspire curiosity in learning about the natural and historical heritage of the local area, so Quincy Farm becomes an integral part of the educational and recreational in frastructure of the City of Cherry Hills Village and a source of on going community pride.”

The east side of Quincy Farm will be the site of most structured educational programs using a renovated big barn.

Harold Skramstad is advisor to Cherry Hills Land Preserve on Quincy Farm.

Cherry Hills Land Preserve presents the 2023 Annual Plan for Quincy Farm

showed that total 2023 operating costs for QF of $89,950 would come from CHLP exclusively and they anticipated that CHLP would pay of anti ipated apital osts of with the ity paying $49,550 of those costs.

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He noted that programming will occur on the east side of the property and the west side “will be developed as more of a natural area with very close attention paid to stimulatin a ariety of first hand experiences with nature.”

On September 6, the Cher ry Hills Village City Council received a presentation of the detailed draft of the 2023 Annual Plan of the Cherry Hills Land Preserve (CHLP) for Quincy arm residents filled the council chamber.

to the pra ti al issue of finan ial sustainability, stating plainly, “No one wants it to become a money pit.” He expanded on that thought with, “The kind and the type of experiences at QF (will) drive pri orities for maintenance, repairs, and capital

1. A list of programs and activities for the coming year.

Cramer opened the discussion by telling the city council, prior to CHLP’s presentation, that “staff is recommending approval of the annual plan that will be offi ial ly presented to the city council during its regular meeting two weeks hence on September 20. He also noted that the draft plan had been submitted to Colorado Open Lands (COL) the previous week, but that they had not yet responded. Colorado Open Lands is the nonprofit land trust that ensures that the requirements of spe ifi onser ation easements including the one that was placed on Quincy Farm by its original owner, Cat Anderson, during her lifetime, are followed.

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Finally, Skramstad pointed

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the conservation easement, which talks about “providing education and recreation and maintaining open space, while enhancing nat ural areas and maintaining histori cal Heheritage.”explained that the plan also took into account the historical values of QF, as they had been outlined in the submission to the National Register years earlier, which resulted in the property being included there.

In total, CHLP would contribute to the bud et and the city would contribute $49,550. It was noted that the

City Manager Chris Cramer began the discussion by re minding the council of the requirement in the memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the city and CHLP for Quincy Farm that requires that CHLP, in collaboration with city staff, prepare an annual plan by July 31 for the following calen dar year that contains:

Judith Judd is chair of the Cherry Hills Land Preserve Committee.Development

The 2023 Annual Plan, he told the city council, was guided by

Judd shared that CHLP had already invested $100,000 in QF and that they had determined they would have to raise that amount annually “just to run that property for the city and for our fellow citizens,” adding that CHLP was ommitted to and onfident that they could do so. Judd present ed the 2023 QF budget, which

Notwithstanding those distinc tions, Skramstad pointed out that, even though it is divided into two separate sides in the conservation easement, “Quincy Farm must be developed as an integrated and unitary site so that the historical and natural landscape assets that define it will stren then ea h other, rather than just be seen as separate elements.”

2. bud et that spe ifies the amount CHLP will contribute toward fulfillin the omin year’s plan.

fi e to he also noted that in addition to beekeeping, programs that have been held this summer included bringing in goats, a trail walk, and bird walks.

Judith Judd, CHLP’s develop ment chair, told the city council, “Our goal is to make Quincy arm finan ially sustainable She pointed to the importance of the city council allowing public access to both the east and west sides of QF in achieving sustain ability, noting that CHLP had already received reliable pledges in excess of $100,000 for QF, contingent upon “regular and sustained and substantial public access to the property.”

of both parties. That changed in the mid-1990s, a time most experts point to as the rise of our recentRecentextremism.columns in the Denver ost from former e ent im Martin and former Representa ti e at hroeder ha e lament ed America’s crisis of trust in each other and the institutions that ground society in shared beliefs and vision. They have called for a commitment from voters and leaders to seek unity and authentic representation of all constituents. Imagine if elected leaders actually focused on representing all their constit uents, and listening to opposing views in search of compromise. That might be a step toward a “more perfect union.”

Too many voters feel disen franchised these days. Imagine being a progressive Democrat

and members of the Region 9 Opioid Abatement Council as they discuss how the newly formed Council is addressing the opioid crisis in our area. Learn more about this crucial work and get your questions answered. Thursday, Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. For more information, visit arapahoegov.com/townhall.

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Michael P. Mazenko is a writ er, educator, & school admin istrator in Greenwood Village. He blogs at A Teacher’s View and can be found on Twitter @ mmazenko. You can email him at mmazenko@gmail.com Town Hall Sept.

In his book The Conservative Sensibility, columnist George Will discusses the problems of majority rule, and explains how the Constitution and systems of the United States are intended to protect minority views from a tyranny of the majority. In a time when elections, votes, and polls are often divided by a cou ple percentage points or less, it seems all the more important for leaders to commit to more au thentic representation of all their citizens.How many politicians have we heard pledge a commitment and desire to represent the peo ple, not special interests? The latest candidate to campaign on representing people not party is Colorado Senate candidate Joe O’Dea, a Colorado businessman runnin for his first politi al ob Joe O’Dea seems like a really good guy who is genuinely in terested in the best interests of Colorado. O’Dea’s challenge is that Michael Bennet also comes across as a really good guy who represents the state’s goals and interests, which is why voters have elected him twice.

in a solidly red district, or a con servative Republican in a pro gressive stronghold. Their votes literally don’t count because

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September 22, 2022 • THE VILLAGER | PAGE 3 Too solidlydisenfranchisedvotersmanyfeelthesedays.ImaginebeingaprogressiveDemocratinareddistrict,oraconservativeRepublicaninaprogressivestronghold.Theirvotesliterallydon’tcountbecausetheirrepresentativesdon’tcare.

As midterm elections ap proach, I’m just spitballing ideas here, and I think voters should honestly re e t on resident George Washington’s advice upon leaving the residen y politi al parties need to take a back seat to representa tive democracy. Basi cally, it would be a great thing for the country if elected legislators and offi ials started represent ing their district and con stituents, rather than rep resenting special interests and their political parties. And representing district constituents should include all residents, not just 51 percent of them.

Is our democracy truly representative?

The reason Colorado is a majority independent, unaf filiated ele torate is be ause voters don’t want to align with extremes. That said, it’s tougher to determine whether they truly are independent, supporting candidates from both sides, or whether they simply don’t want to be labeled. Either way, Colo rado has the opportunity to be a bi-partisan state. Granted, I know many people are surprised when I post yard signs for both Dem ocrats and Republicans, as if it’s unimaginable to be moderate and open-minded.However,that’s also why centrist candidates have led the way in Colorado for twen ty years, including a string of governors who are popular as pro-business Democrats. That distinction holds true for the gov ernor-turned-Senator John Hick enlooper, as well as two-term Senator Bennet. As a Democrat, Bennet is a noted member of the “Gang of Eight,” a group of representatives who collaborated across party lines on immigra tion reform for the good of their constituents and the country.

lieve abortion procedures should be legal and accesible in most situations, or as Bill Clinton said it should be safe le al and rare.” Eighty percent of Americans support strict er gun laws including background checks, red a laws restri tions on hi h apa ity firearms even licensing and regis tration. However, despite the data, compromise has given way to all-or-noth ing politics, and that’s not good for anyone, except lobbyists and talk show hosts.Inhis later years, my dad was known to most as a solid parti san voter, even being a precinct committeeman. However, in my youth I recall hearing him often tell people, “I still haven’t decid ed who I’m going to vote for,” even at the presidential level. He thought long and hard about is sues, voting his conscience, and he had great respect for members

In the 1960s and 70s, elected representatives voted party-lines just two-thirds of the time. These days it’s about 93%. Clearly, there are few if any issues where everyone agrees completely. But on plenty of issues, more than 51 percent agree, even on the hottest of topics. For example, despite the Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe, two-thirds of Americans be

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Society reporter Scottie Iverson scored two sec ond place honors with her stories and photos with Tom McTighe’s talents for Best Page Design for “Ms. Senior Colorado” and, “Couple Of The Year.”

It appears that Colora do newspapers are heading down two paths he first free enterprise and private ownership by families and corporations; the second path

Conversely, free enterprise newspapers only survive from the support of local ad vertising and subscribers.

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Veteran publisher, Dave Perry, is apparently transferring ownership in the newspaper to the public domain, whereby citizens can buy ownership sto in the non profit publi cation. The stock has no value, following the Green Bay mod el but i es moral and finan cial support to the team and in this case the Aurora newspaper. The transfer of ownership and issuance of stock is currently in a legal process of being completed with the closing ap parently underway. Members of the panel were Eric Prock, Microsoft Executive; Joaquin Alvarado, founder of Stu diotobe, and founding senior vice-president for diversity and innovation at the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; and Laura Frank, who is Exec utive Director of Colorado News Collaborative. Frank is supportive of the Green Bay Packers model and assisting in the “Green Bay Packers Experiment” transition.

Fears expressed by some publishers is that the non profit donors will only support news operations that favor their funding mis sions and donor dogmas.

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emony, the Colorado Press Association held their 147th annual convention at the Lowry Con ference Center in Aurora. The event featured seminars on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, terminat ing with a voyage to oors field for the audio awards ceremony.

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oth hi h ran in ele ted offi cials were cordial to each oth er, and they agreed on one cen tral theme, “Politics drives Pol

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icy,” and the political party in power, “Rules the Roost.” This is apparently true in Colorado and Washington D.C. That was their bottom-line message.

The third honoree was Patricia Calhoun, who is wellknown in the Denver area since co-founding and pub lishing Westword since 1977.

Rocky Mountain News retired sportswriter, returning to The Villager ranks, scored a First Place for his “Voice of the Bruin” column for best sports column writing.

Governmental reporter, Freda Miklin, was duly hon ored with a First Place for best education story, “Cherry Creek Schools Superintendent Announces Retirement.” First place for best editorial special section election “Roundup” analysis, and second place award for best business fea ture story, “Local Newspa pers Matter.” The “Election Roundup” was designed by graphic artist Tom McTighe.

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Another seminar I attended was a presentation on the newspaper locat ed in Aurora that is now ‘The Sentinel,” dropping the Aurora a se eral years a o The panel discussed the current acquisi tion of The Sentinel to a non profit publi ation The leader of this movement is Joaquin Alvarado, who is guiding the newspaper pur chase following the “Green Bay Packer” model in Aurora.

Along with newspaper award honors, three profession al journalists were selected for the “ Colorado Hall of Fame” honors. This year they hon ored two departed publishers, Houston Waring who started working at the Littleton Inde pendent for Ed Bemis in 1926 and having a stellar newspaper career. The second honoree was Percy Connaroe who pub lished The Louisville Times, Lafayette News and Erie Re view from1965 to 1992. He was named “CPA Newspaper Person of the Year” in 1992.

Reverend Martin Niemoller “In Germany, the Nazis ﬁrst came for the communists and didn’t speak up because I wasn’t a communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn’t speak up because 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 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!” Member

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Bottom line, The Villager racked up 13 awards. Villager Creative Marketing Manag er Susan Sweeney Lanam and our advertising designer, om i he aptured fi e awards three first pla e and two second place awards.

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What I learned at the seminars is brief; Governor Polis failed to show up for the Legislative luncheon, but was aptly represented by Democrat Senator Majority Leader, Steve Fenberg, from Boulder and Re publican Minority Whip, Paul Lundeen, from El Paso County. The session was ably moderat ed by Linda Shapley, publisher of Colorado Community News.

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I was popping the buttons off my blue blazer Saturday afternoon during the Colora do Press Association awards ceremony at Coors Field. It wasn’t because of the slider burgers and chicken sticks being served to attendees prior to the awards presentations.

While both models provide professional news cover age, newspapers throughout history have been indepen dent of outside in uen e and finan ial ba in from non-newspaper sources. But, in recent years, both large, and small newspapers have been purchased by investors and Wall Street listings that an and do in uen e news

Villager columnists scored big with educator Michael Mazenko’s “A La Carte Jour nalism winnin a first pla e for “Best Serious Column.”

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On the free enterprise path, Ogden Newspapers recently purchased dozens of newspa pers from Swift Newspapers, located in Colorado that in clude lead newspapers in Vail, Aspen, Steamboat Springs, and other locations. Ogden is headquartered in Virginia and owns over 60 newspaper pub lications in numerous states.

with newspapers becoming non profit entities supported by foundations, trusts, and subscribers following a pattern started by public broadcasting decades ago. Staff members apparently can become partial owners of the news opera tions his non profit model is in full swing now with The Colorado Sun, a digital news source that purchased the 28 Colorado Community News publications in August 2021. The future of the printed news papers could be challenging.

Maybe the Broncos should purchase The Den ver Post so they can achieve better press coverage.

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One Chance pointed to the in orre t per eption by many youn people that their peers use mari uana more than they a tually do ata athered from the

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TAPS salutes fallen heroes o ers help, hope and healing for those grieving Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors hosts 17th Nashville Songwriters Show & Dinner

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to Title Spon sors - United Concordia Dental and the Michael Condon Family and Presenting Sponsor – Pete & Marilyn Coors plus Gold, Silver, Military Sponsors and the live au tion the offers re e ted an other successful year. For further information: www.TAPS.org/ Colorado or Colorado@taps.org.

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ABOVE: CD 6 candidate and Navy veteran Steven Monahan with Rene Green and Jake

Tragedy al(TAPS)ProgramAssistanceforSurvivorshelditsannuColoradofundraiser

TAPS Founder & President Bonnie Carroll, National Anthem singer Franki Moscato and Bill Hanzlik of Denver Nuggets fame

Lynne and Bo Cottrell have been the glue – directing the Colorado Celebrity Classic and raising millions

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ABOVE: Celebrity Songwriters – Brice Long, Anthony Smith, Wynn Varbel, Frank Meyers and Jimmy Nichols on the keyboard

Star families on stage with Bonnie Carroll

LEFT: Tony David and Pam Hughes (WildeFire) entertained during dinner

Coors Cowboy Club Chuckwagon Crew greeted and served prime rib and all the ﬁxins

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and do something about it.” He described the bill that was passed in the general assembly in 2022 as 1) containing funding for ed ucational awareness to get the word out to young people “who think that they are invincible,” to

On September 17, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser and SD31 Sen. Chris Hansen held a town hall at the Eisenhower Chapel in Denver’s Low ry

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TAPS salutes fallen heroes Continued from page 6

In response to a question from a citizen, Weiser said he supports bannin assault ri es whi h he called “weapons of war,” explain ing that, “Gun safety is a public

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of his offi e he said he has brought Coloradans $230 million by prosecuting consumer fraud and $520 million from big pharma companies who manufac tured and sold opioids.

probably knows somebody who has gone through this struggle, maybe starting with pills for back pain…Now these drug cartels are pushing heroin, which became cheaper and more accessible than prescription pills. Then came the

let them know that, “if you take a pill that you get at a party, it could kill you,” adding, “2) We’ve got to get Narcan available every where so that if someone starts overdosing, we can save their life. 3) We have to get more treatment resources to save lives. 4) We’ve got to go after these drug dealers and hold them accountable. That’s why I supported the law that says if you distribute fentanyl and it results in someone dying, that is now a new criminal offense.” He explained that the new law also changed the possession level of fentanyl to make sure that dealers are charged with a felony, where as the focus for users is treatment. Hansen, who is vice-chair

se ond wa e er the last fi e years, increasingly, what we’re seeing is fentanyl, which is a syn thetic opioid made in a lab. It is 50 times more potent than heroin. We are seeing two threats. First, it’s being packaged like it’s a pre scription pill like Xanax. Moms who have lost kids have told me that their children thought they were taking Xanax to help them sleep.”

When an audience member asked Weiser about a bill passed by the legislature this year on the subject of fentanyl, he explained, “The opioid crisis in the United States of America (came from) companies making money by getting people addicted to danger ous drugs. What Purdue Pharma did is unconscionable. I went after them, along with McKinsey, Johnson & Johnson, and others, and that’s where the $520 mil lion is coming from…Over this 25-year history, everyone here

In the area of consumer fraud, eiser said that his offi e ot $8 million back for consumers from Century Link when they raised prices on their services after promising that prices were “guaranteed to be locked.” He said his offi e also ot onsumers $9.5 million from Wells Fargo and $2 million from Turbotax for consumer

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e ontinued wo out of fi e of those counterfeit pills are dead ly. That’s not really a drug over dose. That is fentanyl poisoning, and there are people knowingly selling those fentanyl-based pills that ill people e e ot to find a way to hold them accountable

of the Joint Budget Committee of the legislature, talked about Colorado Proposition 121, which would lower the state income tax rate from 4.55% to 4.40%, thereby “taking more money out of K-12 and higher education be cause that is where the marginal dollar is in our state budget.” He also noted that it would give the average Colorado family an addi tional $68 but give $1,500 to someone who earns $1 million, which he said seemed like a bad reason to take resources away from K-12 and higher education.Hansen also pointed to “two bills passed in the last two sessions (of the general assembly) that provide targeted property tax relief to homeowners across the state,” noting that lawmakers are “very aware of the appreciation (of home prices) that we’re all seeing in the market right now…that leads to higher property taxes.”Weiser talked about the im portance of helping local police departments re ruit more offi ers and addressing climate change by building water infrastructure to store more water and allow less evaporation. He said water could also be saved through increased xeriscaping, shifting to different agricultural crops and using “gray (non-potable) water” for toilets and other uses that don’t require drinkable water.

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser (left) and SD31 Sen. Chris Hansen (right)

We asked Weiser about the si nifi ant rise in ar thefts in Colorado. He told us that criminal cases of car theft are generally the purview of local prosecutors but he worked to help pass the e ertifi ation and heft of at alytic Converter Act of 2022 that requires businesses and individ uals who purchase detached cat alytic converters to keep a record of the name of the person from whom the catalytic converter was purchased and the type of identi fi ation the seller presented he buyer must also obtain a signed affida it from the seller attestin that he or she legally owned the itemHansensold. is rumored to be con sidering a run for Denver mayor next year. We asked him about that. He just smiled.

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Regardingfraud.public safety, Weis er explained that the attorney gen eral s offi e only handles omple criminal prosecutions. He noted the re ent on i tion his offi e obtained in Larimer County of a home burglary ring that targeted 26 Asian business owners in Col orado and Wyoming and resulted in indictments on 46 counts and guilty pleas for violating the Col orado Organized Crime Control Act as well as felony theft.

health challenge that we need to think about like car safety.”

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SUBMITTED BY KATY BROWN

A 27-year resident of Colorado and an 18-year resident of Cherry Hills Village, Brown moved to the Denver area from Cambridge, MA after earning two degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is married to fellow MIT alumnus, Brian Brown. They have two children who attend Cherry Creek schools.Professionally, Brown owned a boutique web development company specializing in the tourism industry for many years before purchasing an escape room in downtown Denver. In 2011 she was recognized by the Denver Business Journal as a “40 Under 40” business leader. Her experiences running a business and working with government entities have been invaluable assets in her service to Cherry HillsAsVillage.ahigh-tech entrepreneur, mother, and community leader, Brown brings diverse skills and leadership to City Council. “Cherry Hills Village has been a wonderful place to raise a family for generations. I am grateful for the privilege of raising my family here.” said Brown. “And through thoughtful stewardship, I am dedicated to preserving this place that my children will always think of as

In addition to serving on city committees, Brown has also represented Cherry Hills Village in the broader community as the Vice-Chair of the Centennial Airport

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Cherry Hills Village Council members, the chairs of CHV boards and commissions, and many CHV commissioners have endorsed Brown in recognition of the value she brings to city leadership.

Plan.” Brown believes that the next Council will need to tackle projects such as opening Quincy Farm, enhancing public and school safety, addressin traffi on erns undergrounding utilities, and improving cell service, all of which will require strategic use of our tax-payer dollars.

Brown is the only Mayoral candidate who demonstrated the leadership necessary to deliver similar large projects on-time, under-budget and without raising taxes.

Mayor Pro Tem Brown is the proven champion for parks, trails, and open space.

She began her service to Cherry Hills Village on the Parks, Trails, and Recreation Commission where, as chair, she led the effort to develop the ity s first master plan spe ifi ally for par s trails and open space. She served on the initial Quincy Farm Visioning Committee in 2012 which set the direction for the future of Quincy Farm, and she has fought for that vision ever since. Last year, Brown successfully led the effort to save Quincy Farm as a public treasure and to partner with the Cherry Hills Land Preserve on promoting the Farm as a public natural space.

Community Noise Roundtable, the CHV delegate to the Colorado Municipal League Policy Committee, and the CHV delegate to the Denver Regional Council of Governments. She is a respected member of the regional civic community and an esteemed representative of Cherry Hills Village.Brown is a strong advocate for education and has been very involved in the Cherry Creek School District. She

Cherry Hills Village Mayor Pro Tem, Katy Brown, is focusing on her record of championing open space, publi safety and finan ial stability in her bid for Mayor of Cherry Hills Village. Having more than 14 years of volunteer service to Cherry Hills Village, including 10 years as a City Council member, Brown brings a depth of knowledge and perspective to the position. But most importantly, she brings leadership and results. “I am very proud of the work I have done on Council over the last decade, listening to the community, building consensus, and advancing critical projects that had been stalled for years. We need consistency and leadership as we embark upon our updated Master

is a graduate of Leadership Cherry Creek, a member of the Cherry Creek Community Legislative Network, and a dedicated parent volunteer serving on the Cherry Hills Village Elementary PTCO, West Middle School PTCO, and currently on the Cherry Creek High School PTCO. Last fall, she answered the call from Cherry Creek School District to become a substitute teacher to help with the teacher shortage and to ensure that our kids could stay in Mayorschool.ProTem Brown has a proven track record of community leadership with over 80 collective years of volunteer board service. Beyond Cherry Hills Village, her volunteer service extends to many organizations including the Arapahoe County Citizens Budget Committee, the ACE Scholarships Board of Advisors, the Denver Ballet Guild, the Colorado Ballet Auxiliary, the Colorado Ballet Board of Trustees, National Charity League, the MIT Club of Colorado, the MIT Alumni As sociation, the Junior League of Denver, the Junior League of Denver Foundation, Alpha Chi Omega Fraternity, the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and the Fraternity and Sorority Political Action Committee. She has won numerous awards from these organizations for her outstanding service such as MIT’s Presidential Citation and Denver Area Panhellenic’s Alumnae Achievement and Woman of the Year awards.

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Katy Brown announces her candidacy for Cherry Hills Village Mayor

Amendment D simply directs the Colorado governor to appoint judges to the new 23rd Judicial District. This new district was created in 2020 to separate Arapahoe County from the other three counties in the 18th Judicial District, Douglas, Elbert and Lincoln, because Arapahoe has many more cases than the other three combined. This Amendment is basically an administrative task required to get the new judicial district set up because it won’t work without judges.

F repeals the state bingo)activitiestorsingprohibitionConstitutionalagainstallow-managersandopera-ofcharitablegaming(e.g.,church to be paid for their services. It also allows charities to be able to obtain a gaming license after being in existence for at least three years instead of the fi e years required by our state Constitution presently.

Coloradans will be asked to vote on 11 separate ballot questions in November

The three Constitutional amend ments are:

Proposition 121 asks voters if our state income tax should be reduced from 4.55% to 4.40%. The state income tax, enacted in 1937, had graduated rates as high as 8% until 1987, when it was han ed to a at rate of regardless of income level. t has remained as a at ta but the rate has been reduced several times, beginning in 1999. Under this proposal, a Coloradan earning $60,000 per year would save $90. One earnin would sa e

Amendment

roposition would al low grocery stores and convenience stores to sell wine Presently, they can only sell beer.

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Proposition 122 would make mushrooms, sometimes called magic mushrooms, that occur in nature and contain the hallucinogenic psilocybin, legal for those who are 21 and over. It would also assign responsibility to the state to “establish a natural medicine regulated access program for supervised care,” and require the department of regulatory agencies to “implement the program and comprehensively regulate natural medicine to protect public health and safe ty,” including creating an advi sory board to advise the depart ment, “as to the implementa tion of the program.” It would also pro ide spe ified protec tions under state law, including criminal and civil immunity, for authorized providers and users of natural medicine; and, in limited circumstances, allow the retroactive removal and reduction of criminal penalties related to the possession, use, and sale of natural medicine.” In other words, decriminaliza tion is accompanied by many administrative tasks.

Proposition 121 Proposition 122 Proposition 123 Proposition 125 Proposition

Proposition 123 proposes to use 0.1% of state income tax collected from individuals, corporations, trusts and estates for various programs that support affordable housing, in ludin finan in land for development of affordable housing, programs that sup port affordable home owner ship, local governments’ plan ning capacity, and programs that serve persons experienc ing homelessness. It has been estimated that this program would gen erate million in its first year for the taxes.notsocollected,beingalreadyfromithoweverFund,HousingAffordableStatecomestaxesitdoesraise

Proposition 124 proposes to allow retail liquor stores to open additional locations on a phased-in schedule so that, by 2037, there would be no limit on the number of locations a liquor retail store could have. Until 2016, retail liquor stores could have only one location. A 2017 statute created a path to grow that number from one to four over 10 years. This ballot issue eventually removes limits on the number of locations.

Proposition GG would require that a ballot initiative that proposes changing Colora do’s income tax system from its present flat rate urrently to varying rates, depending on income levels, include a table “showing the average tax change for tax filers in different in ome ate ories n other words, it would do the math for you.

FF Amendment GG

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In a few weeks, Colorado voters will be asked to choose a candidate for gov ernor, attorney general, secretary of state, and treasurer, along with a United States Senator, Congressperson, and, in Arap ahoe County, along with many others, county clerk, treasurer, assessor, and cor oner. Some residents will also choose a countyOncecommissioner.they’vemade it through all those choices, Coloradans statewide will be asked to say yes or no on 11 ballot ques tions that involve hundreds of millions of dollars.Sixof the questions were brought to the voters by Colorado citizens. They are called propositions and they are numbered 121 through 126.

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Proposition 124

Amendment E extends the property tax exemption that is available to Coloradans and o er as well as disabled veterans, to the surviving spouse of a U.S. military veteran who died in the line of duty or as a result of a service-related injury or disease. The exemption creates a deduction of of the first of actual value of a home in determining the property tax due, thus the property tax for an $800,000 home for anyone who ualifies if this is passed, would be calculated as though it were worth $700,000,

Five of the ballot questions have come to the voters from the general assembly. They are called amendments and they are designated with letters of the alphabet. Those that have a single letter designation would make changes to our state’s Constitution, so they re uire a ma ority of the vote to be adopted. Those with a double-letter designation would change state law, so they only reuire a ma ority plus one vote to be adopted.

Proposition 126 would permit third-party delivery services of food like Uber Eats and Door Dash, that use aps, to deliver alcoholic beverages to those who are over 21 years old and have a valid ID. In July 2020, when the COVID pan demic caused many restaurants and bars to be closed to the public, it be came legal for them to liverythird-partyitinthatagesalcoholicdeliverbeverdirectly,butlawexpiredJuly2021anddidn’tincludedeaps. 126

The Colorado Secretary of State reminds us that there will be more than 400 drop boxes available to leave your completed ballots once they begin arriv ing in the mail on October 17. Beginning one week later on tober there will also be otin centers available around the state for those who pre fer to cast their ballot that way. Locations and hours for voting centers and drop boxes can be found at GoVoteColorado.gov. or from your county clerk. fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

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The two statutory amendments are:

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Proposition FF would increase state income taxes on Colorado’s highest earners to pay for the cost of making all school lunches in public schools state wide free of charge. The additional income tax would be paid by single people who earn at least and married ouples filin jointly who earn at least $300,000 combined. It could cost couples who meet the income threshold up to $2000 per year and single people up to $819 per year. The additional income tax would bring in just over $100 million annually. Besides paying for school lunches directly, the program would also en courage the use of grants for 1) paying school lunchroom employees more money and 2) emphasizing Colorado-grown food products.

DAmendment E

City ofVillageGreenwood

Renovate Sunset Park, including playground, basketball, and tennis courts, and landscaping $500,000

Renovate Cherry Park in Centennial, Including playground and picnic area $438,000

Renovate Linksview Park in Centennial, including playground, shade structure, and walkways $382,300

Strasberg Metro Park and DistrictRecreation

Extension of Murphy Creek trail

Updating of Littleton’s Parks, Open Space, and Recreation Master Plan

Funds to support stabilizing Jackass Gulch to reduce erosion and improve Space, and Recreation Master Plan

City of Sheridan

Adventure play area at Village Greens North Park $500,000

Town of Bennett

Nancy Jackson, chair of the Board of County Commissioners of Arapahoe County, said that the awards, “celebrate the power of partnerships in improving the communities we serve,” adding, “Together with our agency partners, we can do more and be more for the people of Arapahoe County then we could ever do on our own. Our residents depend on our outdoor spaces for physical and mental health, and I hope these funds will enable our partners to keep critical projects moving forward.” fmiklin.villager@gmail.com

City of Aurora

Study of Bear Creek Trail corridor to identify future improvements $100,000

Twelve percent of the revenue generated by the tax is used for the ACOS competitive grant program. Grant requests are evaluated by a board of local residents appointed by county commissioners. Competitive grants awarded this year went to 12 cities, towns, and special districts. They ranged from $15,000 to $500,000, and totaled $5 million, which will be matched by $3.3 million in local government funds.

Trails, park access points, and basketball court at Fox Hill Park $490,467

$100,000$500,000

Amenities for trail users at Bennett Regional Park and Open Space $15,000

nent by a vote of Arapahoe County residents in 2021, are dedicated solely to parks, trails and open spaces projects

City of Glendale

Cherry Creek Vista Park andDistrictRecreation

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Picnic shelter and restroom at Bates/Logan Park $500,000

South Suburban Park & Recreation District

On September 9, Arapahoe County Open Spaces (ACOS) held its annual Shareback and Competitive Grant Award Ceremony, where it announced competitive grants awarded to cities, towns and special districts from funds generated by the county’s 0.25% sales tax, in addition to the approximately $19 million that it shares back directly with local governments. All receipts from this small sales tax, which was made perma-

Pickleball courts, restrooms, and Picnic facilities at Mir Park $500,000

To improve neighborhood connectivity $500,000

Recipient Project Amount

City of Englewood

Master plan for a new park in the Copperleaf neighborhood $89,215

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Connect two segments of Piney Creek Trail to improve trail alignment $100,000

Arapahoe County Open Spaces awards over $24 million in grants to local governments

2022 Competitive Grant Awards

Arapahoe Park & Recreation District

Improve trails at Tollgate Park$100,815

Prioritize future improvement at Cornerstone Park $100,000

Improve playground and ballﬁeld spectator area at Five Acre Park $83,500

City of Littleton

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Curtis Center for the Arts’ Cultural Arts Manager Chris Stevens created Art on the Green in 2020 as a safe method by which artists could display their work and people could enjoy and acquire art during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each artist was given a separate booth and they were spaced far enough apart for safety. Best of all, it was all outside at the end of summer.

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Curtis Center for the Arts

FAR LEFT: GV resident Bob Doyle created this oil and pastel painting called “Storms Brewing” while watching the waves come in at Longboat Key on Florida’s Gulf Coast. Doyle told The Villager that he wanted to paint waves because it was challenging to re-create the movement, Including the translucent appearance of waves as they crash.

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LEFT: Jeanne Cahn’s “The Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back” and “Sitting Duck”

LEFT: Miriam Dubinsky designed this screen print, “Many Mushrooms,” for the 2020 opening of the Dateline Gallery in Denver’s RiNo Art District.

Photos by Freda Miklin

ABOVE: Jeanne Cahn taught art at the Cherry Creek Challenge School. After years of assigning her older students to create a visual pun through art, she decided to “take the ball and run with it.”

ABOVE: Susan McKelvy created this oil painting, “French Creek II,” from a photograph she took on an early morning ride during a horseback-ride trip she took with friends to Custer State Park in South Dakota, near the Black Hills.

The event was a great success and was repeated on September 17-18 for the third consecutive year. As a free, all-Colorado art fair, it featured 70 different artists, food trucks, live music, and hundreds of happy visitors enjoying the art, the outdoors and being with their neighbors.

paper collage artist shown here with her piece called, “Ponderings and Reﬂections,” created in analog style out of recycled magazine paper and ink transfer with no paint, acidfree adhesive, and archival varnish on cradled board.

hosts 3rd Annual Art in the Park

RIGHT: Lee Reedy told us that he created the oil painting called, “Bronc Buster,” because he cowboys.loves

LEFT: This praying mantis was carved out of sand during the Art in the Park show by the talented artists of Cool Hand Ice Carving.

Nikki Nienhuis painted, “Thought of You,” just to her left, out of acrylics and included asemic writing (barely visible in the middle of the painting on the far right), a type of art involving lines that appear to form words but that are without speciﬁc meaning. Her notes about the piece say, “This one has a lot of writing about loving the people in our lives-and thinking of those who have made an impression. Thinking of you was what resonated - the thought of you… my own words written under the paint.”

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Kathy Friesz told us that her oil

Cherry Hills Village’s Robin Cook creates her paintings using acrylic and ink with four to seven layers of glass over the top. She told us she loves the transparency of ink and acrylic and she uses bright colors because they evoke positive human emotion. She often paints cows because she spent time on her aunt and uncle’s farm as a young girl and has happy memories of her time there.

but only e tra in nings, thanks to the abominable “ghost runner” on second to start every half-inning of extras. Still, this season’s games last 38 minutes longer.

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 comcast.net.dennydressman@

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si nifi ant rules changes, effective in 2023, intended to return the game to its sprightly pace of yesteryear.Some are better than others, in my opinion. But none of them were necessary back then.Take shifts. I remember the Cincinnati Reds putting three infielders on the ri ht side of the diamond when Stan Musial came to bat. They did it because their eyes and their experience told them that Stan The Man was likely enough to pull the ball that a third fielder on his pull side mi ht improve their chances of retiringTheyhim. didn’t have computer analysis telling them to do it, much less data specifying exactly where to position each fielder nd they didn t put anyone feet into ri ht field to improve that guy’s angle on sharply hit balls.

To be complete, Cincinnati did have a game that lasted four hours and four minutes in ‘56. But that one went 15 innings. Cincinnati used only two

In Cincinnati’s 155 games in 1956, the Redlegs and their opponents a era ed runs per ame hrou h ames in ’22, the Rockies and their foes averaged 9.85. Unlike the Rockies’ games this season, those in a pennant race would fi ure to ta e lon er till this season’s games last 38 minutesWhat,longer.then, explains the time difference? The biggest factor is neither batting gloves nor throws to first but how pitchers were used then and how they work now.

Dylan’s song title rings true, but are MLB’s changes enough?

son.Eighty-one of those 155 games were completed in less than and fi e others last ed exactly the average. The ’22 Rockies played only six of their first in less than Cincinnati’s 1956 average.

So, my reaction to the new prohibition on shifting is mixed. I hail requiring all infielders to play on the dirt but I say if a team wants to put a third fielder on one side of second base, let ‘em. Even now I wonder why more hitters don’t bunt or try to hit the

in innati starters finished third—THIRD—in the National ea ue with om plete games—FORTY-SEVEN. Besides making 130 starts the same fi e uys also appeared in relief 83 times —EIGHTY-THREE. Three guys pitched more than 200 innings.The’22 Rockies had ONE omplete ame throu h games, the league leader four. Only two regular Rockies starters have worked out of the bullpen—neither while part of the rotation. No Rockies pitcher will reach 200 innings, even with a 162-game regular-season schedule.

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game in one hour and 38 minutes that year—even with 16 baserunners. Colorado’s fastest game in ’22 was last Friday’s 2-1 loss to the Cubs, played in 2:10.

Cincinnati and Philadelphia actually played a nine-inning

first with a runner there, as well as restricting how long he can pause before either throwing to the plate or to first hat alters the strategic conduct of play.If you wonder about Bob Dylan in all of this, as an example of then and now I researched Cincinnati’s 1956 season to compare it with olorado s first ames thisThoseyear. Redlegs, as they were known during the original preoccupation with Russia, played 155 games that year, the extra game a seven-inning tie that was replayed in its entirety. The average length of their games was two hours and 29 minutes, considerably faster than the Rockies’ average of 3:07 throu h ames this sea

So, while the title of Bob Dylan’s protest song is as right today as it was then, albeit in refernece to other matters, baseball fans might still sing the blues come 2023— changes or not.

The rate of teen suicide in Colorado increased by 58% in 3 years, making it the cause of 1 in 5 adolescent deaths. Add this to the fentanyl crisis and teens are in peril. Scouring journals and research, this list emerged as to root cause issues.

The Cherry Creek restaurant scene has added an exciting, one-of-a-kind dimension.

3.Kids Growing Up Too Fast: Access to the internet and to the sexually saturated culture is stealing the innocence of the youngest among us. Unless parents are hyper-vigilant, it is hard to keep this material at bay. Children are also isolated from face to face healthy relationships and express that they are lonely and alone which makes them at risk for sexual exploitation.

Addressing a national crisis

A new venture for Wallrath and co-owner Dan Ohlson, Derecho Bar is a few steps

during the National Anthem are symptoms of a much larger problem. Not knowing basic civics and the rights afforded to us by God (endowed by our Creator) puts the next generation at risk of being controlled by big

urday; and 11a.m. to 9 p.m. onSundays. Derecho Bar is closed on Mondays.

“We wanted an approachable, comfy, cocktail and wine bar in Cherry Creek,” said Wallrath. “We opened up the west-facing wall with a beautiful 15-foot retractable door, built a private mezzanine upstairs, and commissioned a local artist from Boulder to create a gorgeous 20-foot mural behind the bar.”

instances, especially in low income, urban settings, schools can be a war zone. There is mean-spirited behavior, gossip, bullying, and even serious violence. There are school shootin s stabbin s fi htin and suicides.

7.Educational Disparities: The rich are getting

9.Poverty: Poverty is a social determinant of health. Hunger, homelessness, violence, crime, substance abuse, academic failure is all related to poverty.

10.Civic Disunity and Erosion of National Pride: Not saying the Pledge of Allegiance in schools and kneeling

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richer and the poor, poorer. Without a proper education and life script, children living in poverty or in unablecommunitiesunder-resourcedwillbetocompetein the job market and global economy.

Abuse: Opioids, meth, marijuana, and binge drinking and now fentanyl is at epidemic levels for adolescents. Young people are checking out and getting high. This is damaging to the growth and development of the teen brain and will affect the quality of life and future health and success of these children.

5.Materialism and Entitlement: We live in data a society that values material possessions and consumerism. We go into debt to get the things that we want. Research indicates that the average credit card debt for most Americans is at least $10,000. The value of get it now, pay later, is being passed down to children.

1.Single Parent Households: Since the 50’s the number of single-parent homes has consistently increased to an alarming rate. A Pew Research Report outlines that for the first time in meri can history, 25% of children live in single-parent households. This has economic implications as single-parent households are forratesinvolvementcationalandriouswhichunder-resourcedoftenhasdelete-effectsonmentalphysicalhealth,edu-attainment,andinhigherofriskybehaviorsadultsandchildren.

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Derecho Bar, which opened last month at 2817 E 3rd Ave, features the first and only Spanish-themed tapas/small plate fare in the neighborhood.“We want our guests to start their evenings off right, with a Spanish snack and a glass of wine or cocktail,” said co-owner John “Wally” Wallrath.Derecho Bar offers $5 draft wines and premium craft cocktails under $10. Specialties such as Goat Cheese

8.Shifting Economy: Loss of manufacturing jobs and automation with technology is shifting the workforce into the service industry. Service jobs are being outsourced. If service jobs are in the United States, they usually command a lower wage to compete with the overseas employee base.

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4.Violence and Bullying in Schools: In many

6.Childhood Obesity: Ac cording to CDC, 20% of children are obese. This can result in low self-esteem, depression, and other health concerns.

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3. d an ed ire ti e for edi cal/Surgical Treatment (“Living Will”); and

The main types of power of attorney documents are a Medical ower of ttorney whi h i es authority for your agent to make medical and personal decisions), a Financial or General ower of ttorney whi h gives your agent authority to mana e your finan es property and to transact business on your behalf) and a Limited or Special ower of ttorney whi h grants legal authority to an a ent to perform spe ifi acts, such as to sell a par ticular parcel of real estate on your behalf).

Technology devices: You may also want to invest in some simple technology aids to keep your mom safe ne of the most commonly used devices for this

Dear cantechnologyalongofseveralThereWorrywart,areactuallydifferenttypescheck-inservices,withsomesimpledevicesthathelpkeepyourmom

Importantly, if an agent has mis used a power of attorney, the court an re uire the a ent to return any stolen assets under various legal remedies.

Daily Check-in services for seniors living alone

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ere s how it wor s fter downloading the app, your mom will choose what time(s) throughout the day she d li e for Snug to check in. Snug will send a push notifi a tion at those times asking your mom to check in by tapping the big green check button on her smartphone s reen f she doesn t he in within 10 minutes or respond af ter multiple pings, Snug will no tify her emergency contacts and share her last known location so that she can receive fast help.

Many of my clients have asked what are the critical documents needed, particularly in view of the pandemi imply be ing married does not give you the legal right to gain access to your spouse s medi al re ords or ma e medi al de isions on your spouse s behalf, even in an emergency. To avoid this problem and to help others care for you and to achieve your overall estate planning goals, the following documents create an effective medical/estate plan

2. General Financial Power of ttorney

an in-person wellness check by a poli e offi er who will isit her house to onfirm she s and provide assistance as needed. The app wor s with i hone and n droid smartphones.

Careful medical/estate planning should include preparation and signing of these documents, to accomplish your goals and protect you, both during your lifetime, and at the time of passing. The Power of ttorney do uments allow you to designate those agents whom you authori e to help you on your behalf during your lifetime, and the Will/Trust documents allow you to nominate others to help with your estate after your passing, as well as to identify the benefi iaries and the distributions to them, to accom plish your estate planning goals.

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o find out if this ser i e is a ailable in your mom s ommu nity, call her local police depart ment s nonemer en y number You should also check with the rea en y on in in your mom s area all for contact information.

1. The principal dies and the agent has knowledge of the death;

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The fallback is if no one can be reached, the police or other emergency services personnel will be dispatched to her home.

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.

nd be sure to he out m a on s le a o ether (Amazon. com/AlexaTogether), a new $20 monthly subscription service that helps families support and keep tabs on their older loved ones who li e alone throu h an l exa-enabled device.

n a ent who wants to resi n may do so by notifying the prin cipal, any successor agent named in the power of attorney and all third parties who are reasonably known, who might be af fected by the resig nation therwise a power of attorney terminates under the law when:

4. Will (or a Will with a Trust).

Check-in calls: If your mom doesn t use a smartphone another option to help ensure her safety is a daily check-in call service program. These are telephone reassurance programs usually run by poli e or sheriff s departments in hundreds of counties across the country and are usually provided free of charge.

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For extra peace of mind, your mom an pur hase nu s pre mium plan ($10/month) where in addition to notifying her emer en y onta ts nu will re uest

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safe at home while providing you some peace of mind. Here are some top options to look into.

Dear Savvy Senior, Can you recommend any services that check in on elderly seniors who live alone? I live about 200 miles from my 82-yearold mother and worry about her falling or getting ill and not being able to call for help.

What are the main types of Power of Attorney documents and what are the Agent’s duties?

2. The principal becomes incapaci tated (if the power of attorney is not durable);

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n a ent s duties are to a t in the prin ipal s best interest or in accordance with the actually known, reasonable expectations of the prin ipal ll a tions by the agent must be within the scope of authority granted in the power of attorney, and be undertaken in good faith, with reasonable care and diligence. The agent must also keep an accurate accounting with details of all payments, receipts and si nifi ant transa tions ta en under the power of attorney.

Unfortunately, power of attor ney documents give an agent the opportunity to take advantage of you throu h finan ial e ploitation or other unauthori ed use of your funds, property or income for the a ent s profit or ad anta e whi h re uires prompt reportin hus if you suspect that an agent is abus ing or misusing their authority un der a power of attorney, you should take immediate action, including re uestin an a ountin re o in the power of attorney and notify ing any people or institutions that may have been given a copy of the power of Similarly,attorney.ifyou suspect some one else s a ent is misusin a power of attorney, or if you suspect that a principal did not, or could not understand or was coerced into signing a power of attorney, you should onta t dult rote ti e Services to report your concerns.

are then made to backup people who e also a reed to he on your mom if necessary.

4. The power of attorney termi nates under its provisions.

derly seniors who live alone and want to make sure that if some thing happens to them, their loved ones will be notified ui ly so they can receive help in minutes, rather than days.

torney for their meaning and effect under Colorado Law.

What are the four key med ical/estate plan documents you need now?

ere s how they wor om puter automated phone system would call your mom at a desig nated time each day to check in. If she answers, the system will as sume e erythin is ut if she didn t pi up or if the all oes to voice mail after repeated tries, you (or whoever her designee is would et a notifi ation all If you are not reachable, calls

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If, however, her community doesn t ha e a all he in pro gram, there are businesses like Call-Reassurance.com) and m ine Iamfine.com) that offer similar services for under $15 per month.

is a medical alert system that cost about $1 per day. These systems come with a wearable “help but ton” that would allow her to call for helpnother option that s be om ing increasingly popular is smart spea ers li e ma on le a or Google Home. These devices work with third-party applica tions AskMyBuddy.net and MySOSFamily.com that would let your mom to call multiple emergency contacts with a simple verbal command.

It is important to note that the termination of an a ent s authority to act under a power of attorney is not legally effective until the agent has actual knowledge of the termi nation.Finally, a power of attorney is valid in any state, regardless of where the principal lived when the power of attorney was signed. Nevertheless, laws regarding pow ers of attorney vary from state to state, and it is recommended that if you have power of attorney doc uments from another state, signed prior to moving to Colorado, you have these documents reviewed by a Colorado estate planning at

3. The principal revokes the power of attorney; and

Check-in app: If your mom uses a smartphone, a great solu tion to help ensure her safety is Snug (SnugSafe.com), a free app that would check in on her every day to onfirm she s his app is used by thousands of el

After I’d calmed down, I asked everyone I know who’s more tech savvy than I am for recommendations on providers. Fortunately, there are a lot of people like that.

WithVictory!renewed enthusiasm, I began alerting people who email me often about my new address—except the ones who send the “bye-bye fat” and “straight talk about hair transplants” emails. I didn’t tell them thin they ll find me soonThenenough.ithit me like a ton of spam. What about the accounts that my email address is attached to? After much wailing and gnashing of teeth, I got down to business

And that’s how you get a new email address in fi e easy steps—six if you count panicking. There’s nothing to it really—if you have technology skills and a few weeks with nothing else to do. I know I said this was a public service, but that’s the real reason I wrote about my move to a new email address. I didn’t have time to write a column.

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Realness, according to an arti cle in the Journal of Research in Personality, is a key component of authenticity. Specifically, research ers describe being real as acting the same way on the outside that you feel on the inside, regardless of who you are with. The article goes on to explain that when one is authentic, people like it, and you feel good about yourself because you are aligning with your true self. One does not need to be an

First, I did what I always do when I’m faced with major change: I panicked. I even considered doing without email. I’ve got a phone and a mailbox. My printer can accept faxes. I don’t know how to make it do that, but I could learn—maybe. You can probably skip this step.

Wait…what?”“It’strue.”“But…but….”Thusbeganmy journey from one email provider to another, a process I handled

with the grace I handle all technology issues which is to say, not much. Still as a public service I’m sharing the steps too in ase you e er find yourself in the same situation.

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Certainly, there is an ex treme to this “being real authenticity” if saying what you truly think is offensive, hurtful, and unkind to others. One must use every ounce of “other awareness” and kindness when they speak their truth and, to an extreme, feelings cannot dictate behaviors.

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adaptation of their real self to be in a relationship.Somelabel this trait as self-awareness, confidence, and self-alignment, meaning that what you say aligns with what you feel, think, do. It is freeing to be able to be your authentic self, not worrying about the reaction of others.

Being real is essential

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I opened my email one day and there among the messages with the “bye-bye fat” and “straight talk about hair transplants” subject lines was one claiming to be from my internet pro ider fi ured it was spam but I called them to be sure. The conversation went something like this.

reasons I don’t recall. It has sat mostly unused all these years. But it occurred to me that if I use it, I’ll never need to change my email address again. The company is taking over the world and maybe the entire universe so it should be around a while.

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Recently my long-range-think er-planner husband asked me if I would like to travel again with a certain couple. Although the last excursion with this couple was fun, I was reluctant to answer affirmatively.

One of them suggested a particular tech giant. And in a rare lucid moment I remembered I’d long ago created an account with that company for

contact list to send an email to. I went to the search engine owned by the tech giant that’s taking over the world and my email and searched for help. After reading the step-by-step instructions and then reading them again three times, I managed to import all my contacts from my soon-to-be useless email account into my new one.

“It says the email address I’ve used since the internet was invented won’t be available anymore. Crazy, huh?”

Behaviors that might indicate that you are annoyingly accom modating are, you say what people want to hear, rather than what you really think, you are afraid of sharing a contrary opinion, you are a-peace-at- all-costs person, you don’t share your needs, wants and desires with others.

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Being accommodating to an extreme is annoying. To maintain healthy satisfying relationships there must be a dance of getting a little of what you want and mesh ing it with a touch of what they want. It is the art of relationship development and maintenance. It is knowing who you are and valuing and honoring who others are.

making a list. Then I went to every one of their websites. On some of them, updating my email was easy. Others required dozens of steps including sending my birth ertifi ate my passport and a notari ed affida it

I was amazed I was able to locate the password and get into the account and thrilled to find the email pro ram loo s prettier than my old one. Suddenly I felt more optimistic than I had in days—for about 12 seconds. That’s when I realized I didn’t know how to do a single thing in my pretty email account, including send an email, which is kind of the point.After much blood, sweat and tears fi ured that out. Okay, no blood. I was proud of myself until I remembered I had no one in the

When he asked me why I hesitated to respond and started thinking. As much as I loved this couple, the female in the dyad was much too agreeable. When I asked what she wanted to do, she threw it back on me. When I asked her thoughts on a particular issue, she wanted me to share my thoughts first and then she agreed wholeheartedly. What I realized was this friend is not authentic and real. There is a nagging annoyance when I am around her because she is not being her true self and is too high maintenance for me. I feel like I must mind-read to ensure that she is doing what she wants to do. Since I am verbal, sometimes to a fault, I share my thoughts, feelings, expectations, and desires freely, I am perplexed and dismayed when others do not. I feel like they are trying too hard to be friends and keep the peace. What I desire in a partner, family member, col league and friend is authenticity, transparency and being real with one another. Speak your truth, be your authentic self, challenge conventions, emote and express your true feelings. People should not be afraid of doing that. It is what makes us unique, authentic, and real. Individuals who become chameleons around one group and then change to accommodate yet another group are phonies.

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Historic design state’s 150th anniversary license plate

The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is pleased to launch the Historic Colorado Contest, a license plate design contest aimed to honor the state’s 150th anniversary with a commemorative

11, 2022, AT 5:00 P.M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING WRITTEN AND ORAL COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC CONCERNING A REZONING FROM R-4 TO R-1 AT THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF E. HAMPDEN AVENUE AND S. MONROE STREET.

COPPERLEAF METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NOS. 1 AND 3-9

Monday, Sept. 19 to Wednesday, Nov. 30 and is open to anyone who lives or studies in Colora do. The contest will have two divisions — 13 and older, and under 13.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that the necessity may arise for the amendment of the 2021 Bud gets of Copperleaf Metropolitan District Nos. 1 and 3-9 (the “Districts”). Copies of the 2021 amended budgets (as appropriate) are on file at the office of the Districts’ Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 304 Inverness Way South, Suite 490, Englewood, Colorado 80112, where such are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2021 amended budgets will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Wednesday, September 28, 2022, at 9:30 a.m., via Zoom video/telephone conference. Any interested elector within the Districts may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2021 amended budgets, inspect the 2021 amended budgets and file or register any objections thereto.

Entries will be judged on how well the artwork captures Colo rado and its history, the artistic quality and its originality, and how well that design translates into becoming a Colorado li censeTheplate.Historic Colorado Con test is free to enter and each participant can submit up to three entries, each of which need to be the participant’s original artwork. Coloradans interested in participating in the Historic Colorado contest can visit forColorado.gov/HistoricColoradoDMV.completeinformation,terms

The DMV will accept a vari ety of file formats su h as SVG, AI, PDF, and high resolu tion TIFF and JPEG (3.375 in x 2.125 in at 600 dpi) for entries, and asks that submissions not have any watermarks. Colora dans should email their designs and entry form to

NOTICE CREDITORSTO SPECIAL DISTRICTS INVITATION TO BID CHERRY CREEK VISTA PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT LANDSCAPE AND SNOW PLOW MAINTENANCE Notice is hereby given that the Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District (“District”) seeks bids from qualified contractors for landscaping maintenance and snow plowing of parks, pool, right-of-way and facilities in the District, County of Arapahoe Colorado (“Project”) as outlined in the Scope of Work for the Project, which can be obtained by contacting the District as follows: Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District PO Box Littleton,359CO info@ccrider.us80160 There303-482-1002willbea pre-bid meeting on Friday, October 7, 2022, at 10:00 A.M. to tour the District facilities. The pre-bid meeting will begin at 11350 E Orchard Road, Englewood, CO 80111 at the Orchard Pool Parking lot and will proceed with a visit to the District’s 6 parks, pathways, and right-of-way facilities. Attendance at the pre-bid meeting is recommended for all

You can attend the meeting in any of the following ways: 1. To attend via Zoom videoconference, use the following link, or e-mail csorensen@specialdistrictlaw.com to have the link e-mailed to

NOTICE AS TO AMENDMENT OF 2021 BUDGETS

From Buffalo Bill Cody to Molly Brown and Dr. Justina Ford, Coloradans have a habit of making history, and with the DMV’s newest effort, Centen nial State residents have another opportunity to do just that.

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“Our state has a rich history and we want to honor the legacy of those Coloradans who laid the foundation for our success, and with the Historic Colorado Con test, we will.”

Sealed Bids are due by email to info@ccrider.us OR mail to Cherry Creek Vista Park and Recreation District, PO Box 359, Littleton, CO, 80160, not later than 3:00 P.M MT, on Friday, October 14, 2022. Bids not received by 3:00 P.M. MT may not be considered. Bids will not be publicly opened and read. PARK RECREATION

The Historic Colorado Con test, also known as the Great License Plate Design Contest, will accept submissions from

ARAPAHOE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BEFORE THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER

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commemorative license plate and a $1,000 grant.

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and conditions, and templates for drafting submissions.

OCT. 9, 11:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. at deKoevend Park, Centennial. Beneﬁting Bullying Recovery Resource Center. BRRC defends bullied children and helps rebuild lives through education and advocacy to defend children. Register: Littleton/BRRCUpstande5Krunsignup.com/Race/CO/https:/ country star Justin Moore! Table sponsorships

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HELP WANTED

Arapahoe County will redraw boundaries for county commissioner districts in 2023. The County is seeking interested residents to serve on a Citizen Redistricting Advisory Committee to help draw proposed new district maps for consideration by the Board of County Commissioners. arapahoegov.com/getinvolvedVisit

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SEPT. 23. 6 p.m. Reception Buﬀet; 7 p.m. Live Auction presentation. With Brian Shul, SR-71 Pilot, describing ﬂying a covert spy plane with rare photos & breath taking video. Funds for Pancreatic Cancer Research. Wingsofhopepcr.orgTickets:orcall 720733-0491.

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Sprinkler system. Circular drive. Cherry Creek Schools. Close to the Highline Canal, walking/ biking paths. Within a mile of Kent Denver and two miles from Cherry Hills Elementary. Easy access to all parts of the city. Tenant(s) are required to have renter’s insurance prior to move *Tenant(s)in. will have no use of the pool, or the hot tub* All Measurements are approximate.

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SEPT. 24, 1 p.m. Curtis Center for the Arts Parking Lot, 2349 E. Orchard. Production of “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,”

CENTRAL CITY OPERA

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OCT. 6, 6:30-8 p.m. David Taylor’s Zikr Dance Ensemble. Tickets: MOAONLINE.ORG Food truck available. 6331 S. Fiddler’s Green Cir., Greenwood Village.

**No more than 2 unrelated in dividuals on a lease**

Cherry Hills North Ranch style home built in 1976 with 3 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 3-car garage and over 3300 sq.ft. up plus a finished basement of approximately 1000 sq.ft. large living room and dining room, family room upstairs with fire place. Recreation or 2nd family room located in the basement. Covered patio. Fenced backyard.

Call Kurt 303-210-9515KrantzLittleton Real Estate Company

The cast are professional actors from the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Bring your lawn chair.

Sept. 22, 6:30 p.m. Join the Arapahoe County Board of Commissioners and members of the Region 9 Opioid Abatement Council as they discuss how the newly formed Council is addressing the opioid crisis in our area. Info: arapahoegov.com/townhallvisit

MUSEUM OF OUTDOOR ARTS LIVE PERFORMANCE AT MARJORIE PARK

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PLEIN AIR FESTIVAL

OCT. 16, 3 p.m. at Colorado School of Mines Green Center. MauriceCohn, candidate conductor, conducts Bartok. Tickets: jeﬀsymphony.org

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NOV. 11 & 12. IndoorsDouglas County Events Center. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Free Admission. Visit aparisstreetmarket.com or call 303-877-9457.

SEPT. 30. 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Inﬁnity Park Event Center, Glendale. Keynote Speaker: James Barthel, MBA, Founder & former CE O of Metals Treat meant LLC, a National Company. Info: ccballiance.org

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SEPT. 22

WESTERN 15SCHEDULEDFANTASYFOROCT. The 29th Annual event will be chaired by Pat Robinson and will feature

CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE DRUG TAKE BACK EVENT

NOV. 10-13. Weekend of community service projects benefitting those in need & supporting important causes and organizations. Benefiting 50+local nonprofit agencies. Volunteer registration opens Oct. 17. More info: intown.org/sponsorsprojectororQRcodeSept.8Villager,page20.

PROJECT OUR TOWN WEEKEND OF ACTION

SEPT. 23-25. Artists will be painting the Colo. scenery & historian surroundinglandscapetheOpera House and Central City from sunrise to sunset. Concerts in the Central City Opera Foundry, tour historic buildings, visit the KidZone to contribute to an opera-themed mural. Paintings available for purchase. Info: centralcitypleinair.org

NOV. 5, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Free admission. 23155 E. Heritage Pkwy. (South of Arapahoe Rd.)

WHAT’S NEW?

Manager – Regional Explo ration (North America) for Newcrest Resources, Inc. in Greenwood Village, CO. Resp for discovering & identifying future mineral deposit oppor tunities to maintain portfolio of mining growth opportunities in the N. America Region. Reqs. Incl: Bachelor’s deg. in Geolo gy/rltd & 12 yrs post-bach exp.,

Available: Now Sanford Circle E, 5380 $5,500 (3 x $19,485)

OCT. 4, 5-7 p.m. In the Streets of Southglenn. Food and beverage will be provided. RSVP: 303-795-0142.

“Take Delight in the Lord.”

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