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Discovering the magic of the natural world New fiction book explores the notion of people versus nature BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Because of the proximity of Colorado’s majestic mountains to the city, Platt Park resident Joe Beine believes that Denver residents live right next door to paradise. A similar paradise is the setting for Beine’s latest book, “Made Out of Trees.” “In the book, nature is going out of balance because of the encroachment of people,” Beine said. “I felt Laurel’s story needed to be out there.” Laurel is the main character of Beine’s book. She is a nature sprite connected to the elements whose natural world provides her with everything she needs. Laurel is weary of the nearby village, but eventually learns more about it through a friendship with a teenage girl that came about unexpectedly. However, as Laurel starts to explore the world beyond hers, she learns first-hand how humans don’t always live in harmony with nature. Beine hopes that “Made Out of Trees” will inspire audiences to “learn to be friends with the natural world and be a part of it,” he said. “Made Out of Trees” came out in late January. It is Beine’s third novella, and he also has a collection of short stories published. Beine, 63, has always had a love of storytelling and geared “Made Out of Trees” toward SEE BOOK, P6
First Friday returns to Art District on Santa Fe June 4 will mark resumption of tradition after pandemic year BY ANA CAMPBELL DENVERITE
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On the heels of Underground Music Showcase announcing its in-person return this year, another Denver summer main staple says it’s back. The Art District on Santa Fe will resume First Friday Art Walks, where swarms of pedestrians descend upon the galleries, restaurants and shops on Santa Fe Drive every first Friday of the month. The first First Friday runs from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. on June 4. While attendees are invited to do their normal First Friday thing, the art district said businesses will monitor their capacity and may make people wait outside if it’s too packed inside. Face masks will be required, as will as much social distancing as possible. Back in April, shop owners on Santa Fe told Denverite they were cautiously optimistic about a return to some normalcy this year, considering infection rates were trending in the right direction and more people were being vaccinated. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite.com.
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vide the core financial support for these publications together with readers in the local communities they serve. So what will change, and what won’t? We’ve already heard those questions from readers and local business owners who feel strong ties to the reporters, editors, sales staff and others who bring the news to you. For starters, we are seeking to fill the big shoes of Jerry Healey in the role of publisher. We are looking for someone who is as passionate about community and local service as Jerry has been. We are so grateful that he has agreed to stay on this month to help ensure we have a smooth transition. We do not plan the staff cutbacks, cost-cutting or layoffs that have become far too common in the news business these days. In fact,
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Esquire Theatre reopening after difficult years Movie houses coming back to life around Denver metro area BY MAGGIE DONAHUE DENVERITE
Denver is going back to the movies! Indie theatre chain Landmark Theatres announced this week that two of its Denver locations that have been closed during the pandemic will reopen this month. Cap Hill’s historic Esquire Theatre will open May 21, shortly after hightech, six-screen, dine-in theatre Greenwood Village on May 14. The two are part of a collection of four Landmark locations in metro Denver, including the Mayan Theatre, which reopened in January, and Chez Artiste. Chez Artiste, Landmark’s plush southeast Denver location, has yet to announce a reopening date. On May 5, The Know reported that popular movie theatre chain Regal UA also announced the reopening of four of its Denver-area locations, which have been closed since October last year. Starting May 7, theatre-goers can once again attend screenings at Lakewood’s Regal Colorado Mills IMAX & RPX; Regal Denver Pavilions 4DX & RPX; Littleton’s Regal UA Meadows; and Regal Village at The
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Peaks & RPX. There’s no word yet on if or when Regal UA Colorado Center will reopen. In the meantime, guests can catch films like the Billy Crystal and Tiffany Haddish comedy “Here Today”; Disney’s “Raya and the Last Dragon”; “Wrath of Man,” directed by Guy Ritchie; and “Mortal Kombat” at
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Colorado Regal’s other four locations. The news comes after a tough year and a half for cinemas, which have dealt with shutdowns, low turnout and capacity restrictions since the start of the pandemic. It comes after a particularly rough couple of years for Esquire.
Built in 1927, the two-screen theatre on East 6th Avenue has long been a favorite for indie, classic and foreign language film lovers, as well as for attendees of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” screenings. The theatre was forced to close its doors in 2018 to repair utility damage. After months of renovations, the theatre reopened in 2019 with new seats and cup holders only to shut down because of the pandemic less than a year later. The Know reported that the property owners have since struggled to pay rent, and that Landmark even considered selling the theatre. The Landmark Mayan Theatre, meanwhile, has been operating since January after a brief hiatus due to COVID. The historic, twoscreen South Broadway cinema has been showing independent and foreign language films for decades. Currently, you can catch Mayan screenings of British dramedy “Limbo” and documentary “Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street,” as well as 2021 Oscar-winners “Nomadland” and “Minari.” No word on films coming to Esquire and Greenwood Village yet. Tickets to all screenings are available on Landmark’s and Regal’s websites. This story is from Denverite, a nonprofit Denver news source affiliated with CPR News. Used by permission. For more, and to support Denverite, visit denverite.com.
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Helping to keep the lights on Energy Outreach Colorado assists with utility bills BY JOANNE DAVIDSON SPECIAL TO COLORADO POLITICS
Before COVID-19, the nonprofit Energy Outreach Colorado had evidence that one in every four Colorado households struggled to pay monthly utility bills. Today, with pandemic-related job losses and reduced incomes, the need for help in paying these bills has skyrocketed. “Between April 2020 and March 2021, our Heat Help Hotline received over 250,000 calls,” said Denise Stepto, EOC spokesperson. Those calls resulted in EOC paying past-due utility bills for some 25,000 households, for a total of $13 million — a 46% increase in the number of bills paid and a 75% increase in assistance dollars over the same period a year earlier. Energy Outreach Colorado was established in 1989 with the belief that everyone deserves affordable access to the resources vital to powering their homes, be it electricity, gas, propane or wood. As noted on the EOC website, “when everyone can afford and maintain their home, then they can focus on living, rather
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do legislators realized that a fair amount of people couldn’t afford their utility bills and that there were few resources to help them,” Stepto said. “Legislatively they created us and encouraged utility companies to work with us. Since then, we’ve taken EOC from just a bill-payment assistance program to one that addresses a wider range of issues relating to energy stability.” In addition to helping incomequalifying Coloradans pay their energy bills, EOC is the only statewide nonprofit that: • Provides emergency homeenergy assistance and longer-term approaches to reduce energy use, lower costs and develop innovative energy solutions. This includes home energy audits; repairs to, or replacement of, inefficient furnaces; and helping develop energy budgets for families whose bills are soaring with increased use of devices to accommodate work or virtual learning demands. • Leverages resources and partnerships with utilities, the state and corporate and individual donors to serve more people in need. • Helps stabilize energy service provider workforces by hiring contract workers throughout the state. • Shares its expertise with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, the Colorado General Assembly and gas and electric distribution companies. “Our clients aren’t people who just aren’t paying their bills,” Stepto said. “They’re seniors on fixed incomes, veterans, baristas, teachers, service providers, grocery store workers, people with unexpected medical bills or
HOW TO GET HOME ENERGY HELP Energy Outreach Colorado has a variety of programming that is available to any Colorado household — and nonprofits that serve low-income individuals and families — that may need help with affording home energy costs. To learn more about EOC, visit www. energyoutreach.org/. EOC’s Help Lines are another way for people to reach the organization. For utility bill payment assistance, call 1-866-432-8435. For help with a faulty furnace and/or are living without heat, contact EOC’s Crisis Intervention program at 1-855-469-4328. EOC is funded primarily through grants, community contributions and donations. To learn more about donating EOC, visit the website above and select the ‘Ways to Support’ tab from the home page. emergencies — you name it. And with COVID, the number of those needing our help is growing by unprecedented amounts.” In 2020, Energy Outreach Colorado served 32,626 households. Renters comprised the largest demographic at 18,672 and households with children numbered 14,230. There were 7,525 rural households served, 6,658 households where one or more members had a disability, and 5,650 households occupied by senior citizens. As of early April, EOC had spent $3 million in 2021 “just to keep people safe.” The COVID pandemic also caused 17 nonprofit organizations to seek EOC’s help. “They were at risk of having to shut down because they couldn’t SEE UTILITY BILLS, P5
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afford to meet their respective missions and pay their utility bills,” Stepto said. “We helped by offering bill payment assistance, making their buildings energyefficient and finding other solutions to reducing their energy costs.” People seeking EOC assistance are referred by friends, neighbors, church groups and agencies like the Department of Health and Human Services, Goodwill and The Action Center. But grateful as the clients are for help received, Stepto said that a reluctance to seek help remains. “A lot of people, especially our older clients, are ashamed to say they need help,” she said. “They say they’ve never been in a situation like this before, but they’ve received a shut-off notice and they’re desperate and scared. Still, there’s that delicate line of the dignity component.” EOC this year received an allocation from the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act. In addition, its approximate $20 million budget is funded by distributions from the Colorado Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LEAP), investment income, grants and donations from Xcel
THE HEAT IS ON Energy Outreach Colorado’s annual golf classic — The Heat Is On — will take place as an in-person event on Aug. 31 at the Sanctuary Golf Course in Sedalia. Sanctuary Golf Course is an exclusive golf course that is typically invitationonly and limited to those sponsoring a charity tournament. For The Heat Is On, golfers may join the tournament as an individual player or through a sponsorship for 4-16 players. Individual player spots are available on a first-come, first served basis. Sponsorship opportunities are offered at different levels. All are tax-deductible, and all proceeds from the tournament helps EOC achieve its mission of providing energy assistance and efficiency to any Coloradan who needs it. For sponsorship and individual golfer information and prices, contact Tess Richey at trichey@energyoutreach.org.
‘A lot of people, especially our older clients, are ashamed to say they need help. They say they’ve never been in a situation like this before, but they’ve received a shut-off notice and they’re desperate and scared. Still, there’s that delicate line of the dignity component.’ Denise Stepto, Energy Outreach Colorado spokesperson
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‘Junior’ no more if bill passes for two colleges Colorado schools in Sterling, Trinidad, La Junta have seen sharp enrollment declines BY JASON GONZALES CHALKBEAT
Colorado lawmakers and college officials hope a name change will help reverse years of sharply declining enrollment at two rural campuses, and in turn, also help support the towns they serve. The change, requiring legislation, would remove the “junior” from Trinidad State and Otero junior colleges. The bill would leave Northeastern Junior College in Sterling as the last remaining higher education institution bearing the name in the state — and one of the few left in the country. Its enrollment has declined 48% in a decade, but community backlash over the proposed name change caused legislators to exclude the college from the bill. While a simple fix, officials hope the removal of “junior” will have a big impact when it comes to marketing the two schools to prospective students. College officials at the schools for years have complained that the antiquated term has hampered recruiting and given potential students an erroneous impression of being less
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state has begun narrowing the subjects they offer to those that have the most potential to lead to good jobs, in areas such as nursing, energy, and information technology. “This is just one part of the bigger process that we know we have to do,” Garcia said. Two school names could change The bill, which originally included changing the names of all three schools, would rename the two schools this year to Otero College and Trinidad State College. Otero
is in La Junta, in the southeastern plains, and Trinidad is in the southern Colorado town of the same name, near the New Mexico border. Colorado’s three junior colleges are the oldest in the community college system, Garcia said, and numerous other state schools have undergone name changes. While prominent in the early 1900s, junior colleges have mostly vanished. Across the nation, only 15 colleges still carry the “junior” within their name, which is another name for community college. Typically, the schools are non-bachelor’sdegree granting institutions, although Colorado has approved them awarding bachelor’s degrees. College officials, of course, can’t say whether, when, or by how much the name change will increase enrollment. But they hope it will halt, if not reverse a trend. Over the past decade, enrollment at the junior colleges has dropped off dramatically. The coronavirus has caused numbers to dip further. Enrollment declined by more than 43% at Otero and by 31% at Trinidad State. Otero’s student population has dwindled from 1,823 students in 2010 to 1,039 in 2020. Trinidad’s student population has dipped from about 1,916 students to 1,317 during the same time period. And Northeastern enrolled 2,214 students in 2010. This year, the college has about 1,137 students. SEE COLLEGES, P15
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e’s been following me for years. Waiting for me around every corner. I can’t get away from him. The truth is I don’t QUIET want to. Bob Dylan was DESPERATION born on May 24, 1941. That means he’ll be 80 years old in a few days. What I have is an appreciation for an earthly character who sits in front of a typewriter and makes strange and Craig Marshall wonderful word Smith connections with life. There are two ways to take him. One is straight like a shot of rye. His voice, I’m told, is a nasally mutter in concert, but recorded its lack of refinement is perfectly suited for his unique lyrics. Or you can take him prettied up by others. The first Bob Dylan song I heard performed by someone else was “It Ain’t Me Babe,”
by a group called the Turtles. Others soon followed: Peter Paul and Mary, the Byrds, the Band, Joan Baez, the Beatles, Nina Simone, Linda Ronstadt, Johnny Cash, Jimi Hendrix. And Duke Ellington. Dylan’s first radio hit, “Like a Rolling Stone,” peaked at number 2 in 1965. Although it didn’t do much for me, there was a lot of it: At six minutes it was twice as long as everything else on Top Forty radio. Between the release of “The Times They Are a-Changin” in 1964 and “Things Have Changed” in 2000 not a lot did change. And they still haven’t. “Come senators, congressmen, please heed the call / Don’t stand in the doorway, don’t block up the hall / For he that gets hurt / Will be he who has stalled / There’s a battle outside and it’s ragin’ / It’ll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls.” That could have been written earlier this year. His folksy fans booed with
intolerance when he plugged in his guitar. That was a personal discovery about hypocrisy. One that continues to be sustained in abundance by politicians and priests and countless others. Half the time I didn’t know what he was talking about. Then I quit wondering and just went along. “An’ he just smoked my eyelids and punched my cigarette.” Bob Dylan? Eighty? It can’t be, but it is. “Your debutante just knows what you need, but I know what you want.” Half a dozen songs of his songs make me put down whatever I am doing and listen. “Memphis Blues Again” is one. The lyrics make no sense. But I quote them to someone if it’s only to myself all the time. The end of the song is an unexpected perfection about any experience we go through that we don’t want to repeat. “An’ here I sit so patiently / Waiting to find out what price
/ You have to pay to get out of / Going through all these things twice.” In 1959, singer Bobby Vee and his band the Shadows were looking for a piano player. Dylan introduced himself as Elston Gunnn (yes: three “n’s”), and said he had just gotten off the road with Conway Twitty. Gunnn didn’t own a piano and played on one that was out of tune. Eventually, Vee decided the band couldn’t afford him and Gunnn left. In 2013, three years before Vee’s death, Dylan sang Vee’s “Suzie Baby” as a tribute. We separated for a while after his motorcycle accident and again during his born-again period (1979-81). But since then it’s been like old times and good. Some people get into your life and stay there. If you’re lucky. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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Considering the steps to gun violence Q&A with David Kopel
words of the gun prohibition lobbies by claiming that standard magazines “were designed to have one purpose and that is to kill large numbers of people quickly. and have “no purpose in our community. They’re used for war.” This is hate speech against the many good people, including law enforcement officers, who own and use such magazines for lawful defense.
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In the wake of the March 22 shooting in Boulder, Colorado Community Media reporter Ryan Dunn spoke to gun safety activist Shannon Watts about the state of firearm legislation in Colorado. To gain a more complete perspective on gun safety issues in Colorado, Dunn also spoke to David Kopel, research director of the Independence Institute and adjunct law professor at the University of Denver. Kopel is the author of 17 books — including “The Truth About Gun Control” and “Things You Can Do to Protect Your Gun Rights” — and more than 100 scholarly articles published in journals from Harvard, Yale, the University of Michigan, University of Pennsylvania, Johns Hopkins, Brown University, and others. He is also an adjunct scholar with the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C., and the vice chair of the Colorado State Advisory Committee to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. Their conversation has been slightly edited for clarity. The suspect in the recent King Soopers shooting in Boulder is a 21-year-old recent graduate of Arvada West High School. How does a young person carry out a shooting like this? David Kopel: It’s the same unanswerable question of why anyone chooses extreme evil. Why did dictators in the 20th century murder over 200 million defenseless unarmed victims? The answer isn’t “mental illness,” because the vast majority of people with mental illness — even severe schizophrenia — are not violent or homicidal. The answer isn’t “Islam,” because the vast majority of American Muslims are tolerant and law-abiding good citizens.
The defendant has a criminal history and has been characterized as “mentally unstable” by family members. How was he still able to purchase a gun? Whatever the family knew was never communicated to authorities. It’s possible that if someone had come forward, an order might have been entered against him possessing firearms. Even then, people intent on mass murder are the most difficult to prevent from acquiring guns, because the crimes are usually planned long in advance, so there’s almost always time for a criminal to acquire firearms on the black hmarket. The United States tried alcohol bans for decades, and those failed. The federal “war on drugs” . that started in 1911 is still going on and may have caused much more harm than it prevented. The prospects for success of gun bans are even dimmer, since there are over 400 million guns in the United States; alcohol and drugs
How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected gun violence? The lockdowns, forced isolation, and replacement of human interaction with screen time have had deleterious effects on the mental health of many millions of people. Again, the vast majority of people with mental problems are not violent, but for the very small number who are borderline, aggravating their problems can push them over the edge. The same has been true for substance abuse, domestic violence, and other crimes, some of which involve guns and some not. David Kopel
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are consumables that get used up and have to be replaced, whereas firearms do not. There are a lot of mass shootings that people have never heard about because a law-abiding citizen with a firearm shot the criminal before lots of people could be killed. The Boulder store that the criminal attacked happened to be in a community where the criminal’s risk of being confronted by an armed citizen was relatively low, compared to many other locations in Colorado. The defendant was found with nine magazines over the legally specified capacity of 15 rounds. How do over-capacity magazines work, and how do gun owners get access to them despite their legal status? “Over-capacity” is an incorrect term. Most of the magazines that are banned in Colorado are standard magazines that are made by the firearms manufacturer for the particular firearm — such as the 17-round standard magazines for the Glock 17 pistol. Lawabiding citizens choose standard magazines for exact same reason that law enforcement officers do: the lawful protection of self and others. I’ve filed briefs in the U.S. Supreme Court, Colorado Supreme Court, and other courts on behalf of the National Sheriffs Association and most Colorado sheriffs. As the sheriffs explain, when defenders have less reserve ammunition, they must fire fewer shots. This increases the danger that the criminals will injure the victim. Even most defensive shots by law enforcement officers miss, and a single hit is usually not enough to stop a criminal immediately. Because criminals decide the time and place for attack, a victim has to be able to deter or repel multiple assailants solely with the ammunition available in a single magazine. The legislative sponsors of the 2013 magazine ban parroted the
How would you describe the current state of gun legislation and gun culture in Colorado? Colorado has a long and constructive culture of lawful gun ownership, going back to preterritorial days. Then, as now, plenty of good people owned standard magazines and used them for lawful defense against
violent attackers. Cities such as Denver, which knew that local law enforcement couldn’t protect everyone all the time, recognized the right of people to protect themselves. The current anti-gun legislation is very Trumpian. After the San Bernardino murders, candidate Trump announced his plan for a ban on Muslims entering the United States. This was malicious lashing out at an entire group that supposedly should be punished for the heinous crimes of two people. Some of the proposed new Colorado bills are in that same vein. This includes the bill to allow persecution of gun owners in cities where such persecution is politically popular. The proposal to prohibit lawful handgun carry on university campuses by licensed adults who have passed background checks and safety training amounts to turning Colorado schools into safe zones for rapists and mass shooters. The last time such a ban was proposed, in 2013, it was defeated by the testimony of Amanda Collins, who explained how the prohibition on licensed carry at the University of Nevada-Reno resulted in her being raped in a parking garage. Legislators who say they want to reduce sexual assaults on campus should think twice before depriving victims of the means of effective defense.
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Thoughts on gardening in the high desert Patches of nature provide nourishment for body and soul BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Why have gardens? “It is well for us to analyze just why we risk sprained backs, blistered hands and depleted pocketbooks to have gardens,” wrote George Kelly. “Gardening brings us closer to Nature and supplies part of our craving for beauty. We all have a craving for beauty ... After a frustrating day trying to get along with hordes of unreasonable people, nothing calms one more than an hour in the garden ... Those who learn their lessons from the garden are the calmest, wisest and healthiest of all people.” When we moved to Littleton in 1956, it was from Ames, Iowa, where everything would grow happily in that black, rich soil, with just very minimal encouragement. A patch behind our barracks-style student housing provided enough tomatoes, salad greens and other veggies to feed the two of us and several neighbors. We bought a Littleton home, near Marathon Oil, where my former husband had a job and moved into a house with lots of room to grow plants and a family. (I soon found myself passing a petition to annex Aberdeen Village into the City of Littleton and in another year, a petition to pave the clay streets, which were slick and difficult after rain.) We purchased a shovel and found clay really tough to dig! We learned about “winter kill” the result of the drying effect of the hot winter sun. As well as the alkaline condition of the soil. The folks at the newly open research center told us about Cottonwood Garden Shop on Santa Fe
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Drive and the wonderful proprietors, George and Sue Kelly, who had designed Marathon’s grounds, and they set a path towards green things that has lasted. Readers who can find a used copy of George Kelly’s first book, “How to Have Good Gardens in the Sunshine State” or the follow-up, “Rocky Mountain Horticulture,” (Pruett Press, Boulder, 1957), would probably still find it useful, although we
have a much greater range of plant materials to choose from, thanks to growers who adapted many native Western plants and learned from Kelly and others how to reproduce quantities of them reliably. His guidelines for choosing basic trees and plants are based on this place, rather than trying to grow a garden like we did back East. Still, many years later, it’s a joy to contemplate my now-small balcony
container garden and to read about National Wildlife Federation magazine’s suggestions in an article, “Homegrown for Good” about an organic garden in Minnesota that is based on biodiversity. And another at Sweden’s Lund University encouraging a great variety of pollenenhanced plants and fruit “which provide egg-laying sites for many species of butterflies.” The whole pitch is a switch in thinking (from eliminating that caterpillar eyeing the cabbage to letting it exist as food for a hungry bird which will want to visit). Ecologist Henrik Smith of Sweden’s Lund University says of gardens, “Their conservation value may be particularly important in cities, where surrounding landscape may be intensely developed.” Blossoms of fruits and vegetables provide pollen and nectar for native bees, butterflies and flies, as well as the fat bumblebees we see. (In fact, native bees — more than 100 varieties in Colorado — are a new interest here.) To increase a home food garden’s wildlife benefits, one can interplant with native plants that provide some “wildlife-friendly weediness.” Songbirds and other predators will feast on aphids, scales, whiteflies, cutworms, stinkbugs and slugs. Native asters, goldenrods, wild roses and berry bushes will attract “garden helpers.” Of course, avoid pesticides and increase the diversity instead to attract other wildlife. And find some little people one can encourage to “really look!” The article “Homegrown for Good” by Jessica Snyder Sachs, opens with a wonderful photo of a hoary squash bee wallowing in a golden squash blossom’s pollen and talks about attracting butterflies; “from plain cabbage whites to dramatic long-tailed skippers and black swallowtails, whose caterpillars nurture songbirds” ... Think biodiversity ...
The bright lights shine on Denver n many cases listening to a podcast is a passive activity something people listen to while exercising, sitting in the car or doing chores COMING around the house. But “The Bright ATTRACTIONS Lights of Denver,” a new podcast sponsored by the Denver Center for the Performing Arts’ Powered By Off-Center program, is a show that gets the listener involved. Clarke Reader “The Bright Lights of Denver” tells the fictional story of aspiring novelist-turnedjournalist Ryan Streeter, who starts out studying the history of the
Mile-High City and suddenly finds himself investigating the sudden disappearance of a friend. Created by Kenny Moten and Jessica Hindsley, the four-episode series will make its fully-produced world premiere in June. The project is one of two selected out of 39 entries by the Powered By Off-Center program. Launched in 2018, it is a residency program for local artists that culminated in two fully-supported workshops at the DCPA, Charlie Miller, Off-Center curator, explained. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the program was adapted to propose safe theatrical experiences that could be fully produced at the DCPA in June. “The goal has been to inspire new ideas, build new creative partnerships, and contribute to Colorado’s local artistic ecology,” he added.
Among the requirements for this year’s entries into the program were to be theatrical at its core, put the audience at the center of the story and be able to run for at least a month and accommodate at least 1,000 audience members through the run. “Of all the projects proposed, `The Bright Lights of Denver’ best met all our selection criteria,” Miller said. “It tells a compelling story and explores issues very relevant to Denver today. And it provides exciting opportunities for the audience to get out into the world and engage with the characters and the story.” Audiences don’t just listen - they can interact with the characters through their Instagram accounts and connect with other fans of the show on the Bright Lights Facebook
group. There will also be two Zoom question and answer sessions with the main characters, plus QR codes will be placed around the city on the ground outside every key location that the characters visit in the podcast. Scanning these QR codes with your phone unlocks additional parts of the story that help solve the mystery, according to Miller. “‘The Bright Lights of Denver’ is a great story and an intriguing mystery. But it is also much more than that,” said Miller. “Real interviews with City officials and local experts are woven through the episodes as the main character explores serious issues confronting Denver: the growth of the city, the lack of affordable housing, and gentrification.” SEE READER, P13
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Grove, 7300 S. Santa Fe Drive, offers a variety of classes, such as: Valorie Snyder will host an open studio for oil painters of all skill levels. She will visit with each individual about where they are and what help they need. Take home a work of art. roxartscouncil.org.
Christian Andersen’s “The Sandman.” Billie McBride in Concert: An Improbable Career,” May 19 at 7:30 p.m. 1224 Washington St., Golden, minersalley.com, 303-9353044. Town Hall Arts Center “Shout! The Mod Musical” plays May 21 to June 20 at Town Hall Arts Center, 2450 W. Main St., Littleton. Box office: 303-794-2787, ext. 5. Tickets: $37-$52. Celebrate music, fashion, freedom of the 1960s. Directed by Kate Vallee. Townhallartscenter. org. COVID 19 protocols include mask.
Installation “Shiki Dreams” by Denver-based Prismajic is an immersive art experience open from noon to 7 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays at 2219 E. 21st Ave., Denver. Tickets: $14, children 10 and under; $19.99: adults. A continuation of the story begun in “Natura Obscura” in 2019 at the Museum of Outdoor Arts in Englewood. prismajic.com.
Star Wars show “May the Art be With You” is an all-Star Wars art exhibit at Spectra Art Space, 1836 S. Broadway, through June 6. Call for hours: 720535-7244, spectraartspace. com. Denver Art Museum “each/other” brings art by Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanske Luger, the first exhibit to feature together the works of two contemporary indigenous artists who both focus on collaborative artmaking in their practices. The artists’ work will con-
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Get more information on the podcast at www.denvercenter.org. Grocery shopping goes outdoors at City Park The newly-launched City Park Farmers Market started up on May 15 and will run from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 30 at 2551 E. Colfax Ave in Denver. The market will feature more than 60 Colorado-based food startups, established brands and artisans. All participating businesses are part of the agricultural industry, in the form of the food they produce or through products like botanical soaps, flowers or zero waste supplies. In addition to the traditional market, there will a variety of entertainment experiences, including a donation-based yoga class with Big Power Yoga and a schedule of regular live performances from local musicians, according to provided information. Get all the details at www.CityParkFarmersMarket.com. Clarke’s Concert of the Week - Young Thug from the Wiltern Calling Young Thug simply a rapper does a disservice to way the Atlanta-born musician has mishmashed hip-hop into whatever form he fancies, and if that means pulling in elements like pop or even country, so be it. He’s proven himself one of the most influential musicians of
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ou’ve got a tale to tell. Everybody does, but people believe that yours would sell. Write a book, they say, your story is interesting/ funny/exciting. BOOKWORM And so you start to imagine the crowds at your book signing. You think about the money you’ll make. You picture the life of a writer. You should read “Consider This” by Chuck Palahniuk Terri before you go any Schlichenmeyer further. Long before he was an author of novels, Chuck Palahniuk was a truck assembly line worker with a journalism degree, struggling to be a better writer through a series of expensive, ineffective workshops. Then he met Tom Spanbauer, who offered “less a class than a dialogue.” That, says Palahniuk, is what he hopes this book will be. “If you’re dedicated to becoming an author, nothing I can say here will stop you,” Palahniuk cautions. “But if you’re not, nothing I can say will make you one.” If you were Palahniuk’s student, though, he would tell you to pay attention to the “textures” in your characters’ conversations. Use textures as you would in normal
THE BOOK “Consider This: Moments in My Writing Life After Which Everything Was Different” by Chuck Palahniuk c.2020, Grand Central Publishing, $27, 256 pages conversation; they’ll help your readers know who said what, they’ll bridge conversational gaps, and they help indicate time passed. “Establish… authority” to make your characters relatable. Offer real-world context; never, ever ignore fine details; and don’t worry about making people likable. Some of literature’s best-loved characters were despicable. If you were Palahniuk’s student, he’d tell you to “plant a gun” and an object that quietly returns again and again. He’d instruct you to surprise your readers and raise tension, both correctly, and to avoid ping-pong conversations. You’d start to listen to other people’s stories because that’s where your novel lies. You’d know how to rescue a boring character and how to write dialogue that sounds authentic. And if Palahniuk were your teacher, you’d learn this: “Don’t overthink your creative process.” Great writers are not born that way. They are molded from a mixture of sweat, rejection, odd hours, tiny pieces of notepaper, antacids, and books like “Con-
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sider This.” Your readers have a short list of things they hate in a novel, and author Chuck Palahniuk shows you how not to do those things when writing your future bestseller. Replacing bad behavior with good is part of this book, including advice that makes so much sense that you wonder why you never thought of it before. (Hint: you didn’t because you’re not his student). On that note, Palahniuk will delight you as he instructs, by subtly using his own advice scattered throughout this book amid stories
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In Colorado, the state’s junior colleges and community colleges rely much more on state funding than on tuition, unlike the state’s four-year institutions. But increasing enrollment would help overall budgets and thus help prop up the schools, Garcia said. Bill sponsor state Sen. Cleave Simpson, an Alamosa Republican, said the enrollment struggles at the schools mirror the struggles of rural colleges across the country where attracting students to remote areas can be difficult. Simpson said changing a name might better the schools’ chances of survival. That’s important, he said, because the communities they serve depend on the schools. The campuses not only offer needed job training, but also add art, theater, and a sense of cultural significance to their communities, he said. Some cities rally around their college’s sports teams and thrive with the economic boost from college students and employees. “I want to make sure rural Colorado stays relevant and resilient going forward and these institutions play such an integral role in that,” Simpson said. Sterling is holdout In one community, however, the name change sparked backlash. After a community survey showing opposition to dropping “junior” from its name, lawmakers decided
to remove Northeastern Junior College from the bill. School President Jay Lee said he’s sought for six years to get the name changed. Over time, the area’s graduating high school population has dwindled, leaving fewer potential Northeastern students in Sterling, located in Colorado’s northeastern plains. “For potential students that are from beyond our immediate area, they often ask the questions: What’s a junior college and how is that different from community colleges? How is that different from a university or, even, is a junior college a real college?” Lee said. Lee said selling the school’s small-town setting already can pose recruitment hurdles, but the name intensifies the issues. He added that hiring more recruiters to explain how a junior college serves students doesn’t make sense for an already cash-strapped college, even if the school has plenty to offer, including sports and small communities that welcome students, he said. Lee hopes the community will reconsider the name change, to allow Northeastern to more easily explain its mission. “I do hope that we will be able to drop the word `junior’ from our title,” Lee said, “because after this legislation, which does look like it will go through, we will be the last junior college in the state.” This story is from Chalkbeat Colorado, a nonprofit news site covering educational change in public schools. Used by permission. For more, and to support Chalkbeat, visit co.chalkbeat.org.
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A group of Denver Police Department command staff and community members on May 12 visited memorials along Broadway for three officers slain in the line of duty, and at each memorial site attendees held 72 seconds of silence to remember the 72 officers in the DPD’s history who have been killed. Deputy Chief Barb Archer, Patrol Division Chief Ron Thomas and Administration Division Chief Ron Saunier attended the walk along with Megan Pletcher, executive director of the Denver Police Foundation. Command staff tied a ribbon around each of the three poles holding the memorial signs. Detective Donald DeBruno, who was killed in 1975 at age 30 by a suspect wanted for several shootings in Canada,
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Legal Notice No. 81007 First Publication: May 13, 2021 Last Publication: May 27, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Eric Falls, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR00043 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Brian R. Reynolds, #29493 Patrick Gillette, #42848 REYNOLDS GILLETTE LLC 1735 N. Lafayette Street Denver, CO 80218 720-442-8100 ATTORNEYS FOR PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE Legal Notice No.81018 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Jay W. Enyart, aka Jay Wilson Enyart, aka Jay Enyart, Deceased Case Number: 21PR30567 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred. Nancy S. Enyart, Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln St., #1100 Denver, CO 80203 Legal Notice No. 80993 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: NITTAYA ANN FINK a.k.a. NITTAYA A. FINK a.k.a. NITTAYA FINK, Deceased Attorney: S. Blake Harris Mile High Estate Planning 1660 17th Street, Suite 120 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: 720-924-6171 FAX Number: 720-330-3261 E-mail: blake@milehighestateplanning.com Atty. Reg. #: 45942 Case Number: 2021PR030500 NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION A hearing on the PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Proof of publication will be filed upon completion. Date: June 7, 2021 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81005 First Publication: May 13, 2021 Last Publication: May 27, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of CAROL ARLENE ERICKSON, a/k/a CAROL A. ERICKSON, a/k/a CAROL ERICKSON, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR030574 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Julee R. Erickson, Personal Representative 467 S Grant Street Denver, Colorado 80209 Legal Notice No. 81002 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Daniel H. Rupp, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30010 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate
Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Linda E. Rupp, Personal Representative 867 S. University Blvd. Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. 81016 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Harry Schuller, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30528 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Helga O’Dell, Personal Representative 880 S. Arbutus St., Lakewood, CO 80228 Legal Notice No. 80999 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Louise P. Kountze, aka Louise Priscilla Kountze, and Louise Kountze, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30520 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative, or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Victor von Schlegell, III Personal Representative c/o Poskus, Caton & Klein, P.C. 303 East 17th Avenue, Suite 900 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No. 81012 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Vincent Franco Sr., Deceased Case Number: 21PR0170 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 8, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Trustee Michael Franco Sr. Personal Representative 3717 Lipan St. Denver, CO 80221 Legal Notice No. 80998 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of TERESA R. ROMERO, aka Teresa Ruby Romero, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30162 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Linda Loera, Personal Representative c/o Pearman Law Firm 4195 Wadsworth Blvd Wheat Ridge, CO 80033 Legal Notice No. 81000 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Probate Court, Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock St, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 In the Matter of the Estate of: Morris Freed, Deceased Tony C. Rossi #45051 Rossi Law, LLC 6215 Corporate Dr, Ste 101 Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Phone: (303) 859-4173 Email: Tony@RossiLawLLC.com Case Number: 2021PR30370 NOTICE OF NON-APPEARANCE HEARING BY PUBLICATION A hearing on the PETITION FOR FORMAL PROBATE OF WILL AND FORMAL APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE will be held at the following
time and location or at a later date to which the hearing may be continued: Proof of publication will be filed upon completion as well as an affidavit under CRS 15-10-401(3). Date: June 15, 2021 Time: 8:00 a.m. Address: 1437 Bannock St, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 81008 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John Keith Lilak aka John K. Lilak, aka J. Keith Lilak, aka Keith Lilak, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 030540 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. John H. Lilak Personal Representative 7821 Mohawk Drive Prairie Village, Kansas 66208 Legal Notice No. 81003 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Rodney N. Plummer, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30282 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred. Cynthia D. Pellegrino, Personal Representative 13615 Fairgate Drive Poway, California 92064 Legal Notice No. 80988 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ralph Walter Fisher, Deceased Case Number: 21PR150 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Ruta Bormanis Fisher, Personal Representative 1692 S. Sheridan Blvd. Denver, Colorado 80232 Legal Notice No. 81009 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Robert A. Scofield, also known as Robert Allan Scofield, aka Robert Scofield, aka Rob A. Scofield, aka Rob Allan Scofield, and Rob Scofield, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30572 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. W. Robert Stubbs, Personal Representative 20971 E. Crestline Circle Centennial, CO 80015 Legal Notice No. 80996 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of DAVID S. DAVES, a/k/a DAVID DAVES, a/k/a DAVE DAVES, and DAVE S. DAVES, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30518 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Jacqueline Coppola, Personal Representative 7035 E 7th Ave.
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Regis University to host camp for homeless School partnering with city, Colorado Village Collaborative, St. Francis Center BY ESTEBAN L. HERNANDEZ DENVERITE
Regis University will host a safe outdoor space at its northwest Denver campus for people experiencing homelessness starting June 1, the school announced May 5. The private Jesuit university will partner with the Colorado Village Collaborative, the St. Francis Center and the city to create
Regis’ president, said the mission of the sites aligns with that of the Catholic faith. “Ours is a faith that does justice, a faith that calls on us to commit ourselves to combat indifference, walk with the poor and foster dignity among all peoples,” he said. Safe outdoor spaces opened in Denver last year in response to the pandemic to provide shelter and services to people experiencing homelessness.
a 19,000-square-foot space at a campus parking lot at 50th Avenue and Federal Boulevard. The site will provide 24-hour staffing and shelter for up to 60 people, who will be selected by the agencies involved. The site will be open for six months. It’s the fourth safe outdoor space in Denver. The Denver Community Church in North Capitol Hill and First Baptist Church of Denver each host a site, and one is expected to open at Park Hill United Methodist Church in June, replacing Colorado Village Collaborative’s site at Denver Community Church. In a statement May 5, the Rev. John P. Fitzgibbons,
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Denver’s first safe outdoor camping site will soon open here next to First Baptist Church in Capitol Hill. PHOTO BY KEVIN J. BEATY/DENVERITE
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Public Notices Denver, CO 80220 Legal Notice No. 81013 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Legal Notice No. 80992 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Dorothea P. Flax, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30507
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MANFRED W. STURM, also known as MANFRED WERNER STURM, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30537
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Barbara L. Finke Personal Representative 9532 E. Lake Circle Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Stephenie D. Lorimer, Personal Representative 4350 Wadsworth Blvd., #240 Wheat Ridge, CO 80033
Legal Notice No. 80987 First Publication: April 29, 2021 Last Publication: May 13, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Legal Notice No. 80995 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of GEORGIA A. LONG-VILLANUEBA, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30565
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David Brian Causey, also known as David B. Causey, a/k/a David Causey, Deceased. Case Number: 2021-PR-30604
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Kenneth W. Barr, Personal Representative 535 Ashton Drive Corvallis, MT 59828
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado, on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Person Giving Notice: Michael C. Graef, Personal Representative 934 South Euclid Way
Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No. 81011 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Gerard Francis Encinas, also known as Gerard F. Encinas, also known as Gerard Encinas, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30625 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
2616 W. Alamo Avenue Littleton, CO 80120 Legal Notice No. 81015 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roger Alex Martinez, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30379 All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 6, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Nigel Wolfgang Shinn Encinas Personal Representative 745 S Bryant Street Denver, Colorado 80219
Gabrielle Nicole Martinez Personal Representative 985 Albion St. Apt 618 Denver, CO 80220 Phone: 720-595-0031
Legal Notice No. 81014 First Publication: May 20, 2021 Last Publication: June 3, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
Legal Notice No. 80997 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Steven Arthur Cramm, a/k/a Steve Cramm, Deceased Case Number: 2021PR30621
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Matthew John Brewer, a/k/a Matthew J. Brewer, a/k/a Matthew Brewer, a/k/a Jack Brewer, a/k/a Matthew Brewer, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30403
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 20, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. Steven W. Jack, Esq., Attorney to the Personal Representative
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Elizabeth Guthrie Brewer n/k/a Elizabeth B. Callahan, Personal Representative c/o Steven R. Hutchins Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No. 80986 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James D. Harpster, Jr., aka James D. Harpster aka James Harpster, aka Jim Harpster, Deceased Case Number: 2021 PR 30452 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before September 7, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred. /s/ signature on original in office Signature of Attorney for Person Giving Notice Personal Representative Thomas R. Ripp, c/o Boatright, Ripp & Llusk, LLC 4315 Wadsworth Blvd. Wheat Ridge, Colorado 80033 Phone: 303-423-7134 Legal Notice No. 80985 First Publication: May 6, 2021 Last Publication: May 20, 2021 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch
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