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So Grossnickle began making snow globes for companies. Lewis later explored the couple’s more artistic side with globes for art shows as well as their Etsy shop. “I kept looking for snow globes that I imagined, and I couldn’t find any,” Lewis said. “There was nobody we could find making snow globes for grownup art.” The magic happens at the back of the couple’s workshop in northeast Denver.

The Denver school district and teachers union have reached an agreement in their long-simmering dispute over teacher pay, ending a strike as it entered its fourth day. The tentative deal gives teachers significant raises and a more traditional pay system, while keeping incentives for teachers at high-poverty schools that the district believes are essential. The tentative agreement was announced shortly after 6 a.m. on Feb. 14, after the two sides emerged from behind closed doors after some nine hours of huddling separately. They had begun the bargaining session at 10 a.m. Feb. 13. Union members and the Denver school board still need to approve the deal, but this brings a close to the first Denver teacher strike in 25 years. “We didn’t want to have to go to the strike,” lead union negotiator Rob Gould said after the tentative agreement was signed, “but the ability to utilize our last tool in our tool belt to get the district to listen to our needs — we used it, and I think it’s a victory for our teachers but more importantly, for our students.”

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Cameron Lewis gently shakes one of the finished snow globes. She said that she and Reid spend months testing the glitter inside the snow globes to make sure they work well in the liquid solution. KAILYN LAMB

‘Pushing the envelope’ Hilltop couple makes snow globes into works of art BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Snow falls outside the window of Hilltop residents Cameron Lewis and Reid Grossnickle’s workshop. But there’s a bit of snow inside, too, in the confetti and glitter swirling in the collection of snow globes —

some now decades old with yellowing water — that line shelves in the entrance of the pair’s packed workshop. Many of the globes celebrated milestones of corporate companies, some no longer in existence. Making snow globes was a career that unexpectedly landed in Grossnickle’s lap. He and Lewis originally made cubes with liquid and sculptures inside. The pair were at an art show in Las Vegas in the ‘90s when someone asked if the art could be set in globes instead.

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DeGette speaks on homelessness, opioid crisis Denver area congresswoman hopes to bring more science into government BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

At the start of a new Congress, Colorado Community Media caught up with U.S. Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colorado), who represents the 1st Congressional District, to talk about some of her plans for the coming year. The district comprises Denver, Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, Glendale and Sheridan. DeGette is chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee under the Energy and Commerce Committee. She has been part of the Committee on Energy and Commerce since she was first elected to Con- DeGette gress in 1997. She plans to bring more science-based evidence to hearings and investigations of these committees. “I don’t think that you can legislate unless you have a strong scientific foundation,” she said. On Feb. 7, Oversight and Investigations held its first hearing on the separations of children from their parents at the border. DeGette said hearings will also be held on climate change, drug pricing and family

planning. During the government shutdown from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, DeGette held outreach events with Coloradans who had been furloughed. In addition to stress on families and frustration at not being paid, DeGette said many people talked about their concerns fort the future of government programs and staffing. Can you talk about some of the longterm impacts of the government shutdown on your constituents? Long term, if you keep doing this, it’s going to have a corrosive effect on our economy, but also it’s going to, I think, deter people from going into government service. People have to think really hard about whether they’re going to make these family sacrifices. I think that if this continues, it’s not only going to erode our economy but it’s going to erode our ability to get highly skilled professionals to come into these jobs. What is Congress looking at with the opioid crisis, and how will it impact municipalities like Denver and Englewood? The Oversight sub-committee last year did a really robust series of hearings on the opioid crisis. We got a really good handle on, number one, the extent of the crisis and, number two, what you need to do to prevent the crisis and to treat people. Unfortunately, it’s not an easy solution and it’s going to be very costly. So at the end of the year we passed a whole basket of bills. I think I had

three bills in this basket — it was like 42 bills — but they really nibbled around the edge of this: adjusting some policies here and there, doing some studies. I think what we need to do is we need to have a czar within HHS (Health and Human Services), just like we did with AIDS. We had an AIDS czar within HHS to coordinate all of this, and we need to have adequate funding. So, for example, this office ... would help coordinate state programs or responsible prescribing. In Colorado now, we actually do have a system. We were one of the worst states, and then some years ago we set up a system, a computer system and an education system for doctors to help with responsible prescribing. Also, our hospital association and our hospitals are starting to work on alternatives to opioids for pain management. We actually went from the back of the pack to the front of the pack. But we need to be able to do that nationally — not all states are doing that. The second thing that you have to do is you have to help state and local governments be able to develop addiction treatment that’s sciencebased and can really help people get away from opioid addictions. Medically-assisted treatment is wildly expensive and most state and local governments don’t have that money. So you’re going to have to commit some real money. My 21st Century Cures Bill that I did a few years ago, we had $2 billion in that bill for grants to the

states for opioid prevention and treatment. Colorado got quite a bit. But that needs to be continued and amped up. What are your thoughts on the safe injection site in Denver? I’ve been talking to medical professionals about this, and to public health professionals, and I’m trying to get some data. We have had the needle-exchange sites, and I’ve visited the one over on Colfax across from the State Capitol. But there are not a lot of safe injection sites. Vancouver is the main one. What is being done at the federal level to address homelessness? There are a number of roles. One of them is to try and break down barriers. For example, at Denver Health, what they have realized is if they take some of their Medicaid dollars and some of their other federal dollars and they use it in part for the wrap-around program — like housing for homeless individuals and for drug counseling and for job training and so on — that helps reduce the cost of medical care because people have a place to live and so they’re less sick and so on. That’s something that people don’t naturally think of in a federal role. Then the second place we can really help at a federal level is with our funding. I think that you’ll see in the Democratic budgets that come out of the House over the next few years real emphasis on funding that will help develop housing for homeless folks.

City council eyes possible pay raises Committee moves measure to full body for consideration BY DAVID SACHS DENVERITE.COM

The Denver City Council has the power to give incoming elected officials a raise, but that doesn’t mean they’ll use it.

The council revisits politico salaries every four years thanks to a voter-approved law that requires it. Councilmembers make about $92,000 annually, the council president makes $103,000, and Mayor Michael Hancock makes $171,000. The

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auditor and the clerk each make $148,000. During a Finance and Governance Committee meeting Feb. 12, councilmembers advanced a measure to raise policymakers’ pay by the maximum amount — 10 percent over four years. The new salaries would start July 15, after city elections. Council members Rafael Espinoza and Kevin Flynn floated the idea of skipping the pay increase. “If we get into such a rarefied air, we cannot be in touch with the problems of the median income households,” Espinoza said. “And we are far from that, as you can tell. It’s a public service job. It should come with a little bit of a squeeze so we understand. And right now we’re not there.” Still, the committee unanimously voted to move the measure to the full legislative body where the entire council will debate it. Mayor Michael Hancock, who would sign the bill into law, punted to the council. “We just learned yesterday that this is being reviewed by council,” Hancock said in a statement to Denverite. “The city’s charter requires council to consider quadrennial pay

raises after the first of the year and prior to the May election. We’ll be watching the process and will support council’s final decision.” Council salaries pale in comparison to some cities but are well above others. Seattle pols get paid over $129,000, for example, while Minneapolis policymakers get about $82,000, according to information compiled by Councilwoman Robin Kniech’s office. In large counties, Colorado county commissioners make $120,000. Denver’s elected officials are fulltime employees whose work weeks generally easily surpass 40 hours, they said on Feb. 12. Still, the optics of giving oneself a raise aren’t lost on them. Kniech and Councilman Paul Kashmann both called the setup “a political football.” Kashmann said he would give voters a chance to “get council out of the decision” if re-elected. Kniech acknowledged the awkwardness, but also rejected the idea that electeds can’t relate to constituents because of their current lot. SEE COUNCIL, P4

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‘You sound like you’re on the freeway’ A 2000s highway expansion leaves Denver residents to deal with noise BY KAILYN LAMB KLAMB@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Mike Ridge can remember a time when Interstate 25 was only two lanes in each direction and the speed limit was 55 miles-per-hour. Those were quieter days for his neighborhood, which sits a handful of blocks south of Washington Park. He moved there when he and his wife married in 1984. The area is separated from the highway only by Buchtel Boulevard South and a small stretch of grass just before the underpass. But today, I-25 spans seven lanes and Ridge and his neighbors can hear the sounds of traffic whizzing by at all hours of the day, with one exception — when traffic is at a standstill during rush hour. “I notice the noise when there’s less traffic because it’s not standstill,” said Abby Jayne, who has lived in the area for the last 2 1/2 years. “So later, toward the evenings, it’s really quite loud — and that’s when we want to open our windows in summers.” The Colorado Department of Transportaiton (CDOT) and the Regional Transportation District (RTD) created a partnership that would eventually add more lanes to I-25 in the early 2000s as part of the construction project, Transportation Expansion, or T-REX for short. The first steps toward T-REX were taken in 1992 when the Denver Regional Council of Governments commissioned a traffic congestion study of I-25. Several more studies were done, and official planning for T-REX did not begin until 1999. The project lasted five years, from 20012005. T-REX added light rail services to the area, as well as traffic lanes on I-25 and Interstate 225 through Denver, Aurora, Greenwood Village, Centennial and Lone Tree. The light rail opened a few months after construction in 2006. At the time, Ridge said, the city came to residents to ask if they wanted to install a sound wall to prevent highway noise from disturbing the neighborhood. But neighbors, including Ridge, were concerned a sound wall would block their view of the mountains to the west, or that it would block their view of South High School, which can be seen directly north of the neighborhood. Residents instead

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Buchtel Boulevard South follows Interstate 25 just south of Washington Park and is an on-ramp to the highway. Residents in the area said that drivers often speed on this road, causing dangerous situations for children living there. PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB

Before the Transportation Expansion Project added more lanes to Interstate 25, residents were asked if they wanted to add a sound wall. One side of the highway voted yes, the other voted no, which has caused a noise buildup on the southern side of the interstate.

Noise becomes unbearable Cynthia Darby, who has lived in the neighborhood since 1985, said no one asked for her opinion. She would have wanted both a wall and trees.

Safety concerns exist as well But the noise isn’t all that residents are worried about. Buchtel has a number of safety concerns as well. When I-25 is crowded, drivers will frequently exit onto Bucthel, which adds to the traffic, Jayne said. Drivers also speed on that road, which Ally said was a concern to her and other neighbors with small children.

“They speed because they don’t realize that children live here,” she said. “I’m scared to death of having kids or dogs out there without leashes on both of them because if one darts into the street and somebody isn’t paying attention, it’s game over.” “People get flipped off (by drivers) for going the speed limit,” Ridge added. Neighbors also worry about the retail value of their homes. When Darby tried to sell her home five years ago, many potential buyers said the noise was too much, she said. Ally said she also worried whether the noise would prevent her from selling her house if she wanted to move. In addition to reaching out to Kashmann, residents have also started a petition to have something done about the noise, Anthony said. The group of neighbors agreed that adding vegetation to the median on Buchtel or to the grass along the edge of the underpass could help with the noise, and may be a cheaper solution. Many of them also believe installing a sound wall on the south side of the highway would be worth the expense. Anthony said that would make it so he and his family could enjoy sitting out in the backyard again without turning their music up all the way. “I also think you would see a lot more traffic from a foot perspective on that path going over to Wash Park,” he said. “I think you’d see even more folks go that way if the walk up and down Buchtel was more pleasurable.”

Kniech said. “No one knows the incomes of our families or the living situations or housing situations or lack of housing situations we may have come from, and so I think to assume that we haven’t walked in the shoes of our constituents be-

cause of the salaries we may earn today is an inappropriate assumption.” Kniech said she has a colleague in Aurora, a mother, who had to resign from office because she couldn’t hold down the part-time council

position and a job. “I don’t think it should be a race to that bottom in terms of other governmental entities,” she said. “I do think it’s important to look at how 0ther rational compensations are made without the politics.”

opted for trees, but Ridge said they were never planted. He said he believes the trees were not planted because there’s no watering system or irrigation in that area. Paul Kashmann, the city councilmember who represents this area of town, said after neighbors contacted him about the noise, he began to look into what could be done. But the process will likely be complicated, he said, because part of the area is controlled by CDOT, while other parts are controlled by the city of Denver or RTD. He said he has begun to reach out to the two other entities. “This is a real complicated one,” he said. “I understand their concern and we’ll run down the ends until someone says there’s nothing that can be done.” Tamara Rollison, communications manager at CDOT for the Denver area, said the department is working with the city of Denver and would allow for the construction of a soundwall. But the department is also strapped for funding, she said. “We don’t have the funding for it and we have conveyed that to Denver. We are assisting with doing some noise testing and getting an estimate of how much the noise walls would be to install,” she said in an email. “If Denver can come up with funding, we would allow them to proceed with installation.”

Back when she first moved into the neighborhood, there was some highway noise, but Darby said it has noticeably increased over the years. Before she installed air conditioning in her house, Darby used to open windows in the summer, but the noise from the highway would become unbearable. Despite no longer having to rely on open windows for cool air, Darby said the sounds still interrupt her daily life, such as when loud trucks drive on the highway. “I have been woken up in the middle of the night because of that,” she said. Everyday tasks such as walking the dog or barbecuing in the backyard mean taking the noise head on. “You sound like you’re on the freeway,” Darby said. In addition to general traffic sounds, a sound wall on the north side causes the sounds to amplify and bounce toward the south side, the neighbors said. And on Sundays, the neighbors regularly hear cars racing on the highway in the wee hours of the morning. “It wakes us up every Sunday,” said Ally Naes, who has lived on South Lafayette Street for 2 1/2 years with husband Anthony.

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Colorado Democrats push changes to presidential electors Bill approved by the state Senate is opposed by Republicans

trated with the current system that’s with a collective 270 electoral votes — holding their voice back.” the number needed to elect a presi“Why do we want to cede our votdent. Compact members, including ing power to the giants California national popular (55 electoral votes) vote? To what and New York (29), California says? currently have 172 To what New York electors. Colorado, says?” countered with nine, would Republican Sen. give it 181. Jerry Sonnenberg. If a presidential “The current candidate won the system represents popular vote but rural parts of the not the electoral country well.” vote, electors from Fellow Recompact states publican Bob would pool their Gardner argues votes for the nait’s dangerous tional popular vote to undermine a winner — whether process adopted at or not that canthe Constitutional didate won those Convention in 1787 individual states. so smaller states Three other U.S. Bob Gardner, could “avoid being presidents were elected without Republican legislator overwhelmed in their power and winning the most sovereignty.” votes: Rutherford “Our state B. Hayes (1876), government is sovereign. We are not Benjamin Harrison (1888) and John a political subject of the United States Quincy Adams (1824), who was voted of America,’’ Gardner said. “This bill into office by the U.S. House. Adams’ is antithetical to the very notion of opponent, Andrew Jackson, had more our Constitution.’’ electoral votes but not enough at the Senate Democrats rejected a Repubtime to win outright. lican amendment to refer the issue to “Every vote in the national popular Colorado voters. vote is equal. Every vote matters,’’ Republicans also argue the comDemocratic Mike Foote, the bill’s pact would inspire candidates to Senate sponsor, argued during Senate debate. “I don’t want to diminish our constituents’ voices,” said Democratic Sen. Jessie Danielson. “They’re frus-

‘Our state government is sovereign. We are not a political subject of the United States of America. This bill is antithetical to the very notion of our Constitution.’

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Following Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential victory over an opponent who won 3 million more votes, Colorado’s Democrat-controlled Legislature is fast-tracking a bill to join other states in casting presidential electoral votes for the winner of the national popular vote. Republicans fiercely oppose the bill, which has cleared Colorado’s Senate and was approved by a House committee Feb. 12. They argue Senate Bill 19-042 subverts an Electoral College that the Founding Fathers created to ensure smaller states don’t get trampled when it comes to choosing a U.S. president. Colorado would join 11 states and the District of Columbia in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact. The campaign was launched after Democrat Al Gore lost the 2000 election to Republican George W. Bush despite winning more votes. Currently, citizens voting for president are choosing electors from the political parties. The college has 538 electors, corresponding to the number of seats held by states in the U.S. Senate and House plus three votes allotted to the District of Columbia. The interstate compact would go into effect once it has enough states

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The strike was a test for the union, which has become more assertive and gained members in recent years. Teachers on Feb. 13 had expressed an eagerness to return to their classrooms after three days of picketing, rallies, and advocacy. Denver Superintendent Susana Cordova said she believes the strike was critical for teachers “to make incredibly clear what was important to them” and express their values. “Frankly, they’re values I share,” Cordova said. Her hope for the future, she added, is that teachers and district officials could talk through differences “along the way, as opposed to it feeling like it’s mounting and mounting and mounting.” With the exception of preschool classrooms, the district kept schools open throughout the strike using a combination of paraprofessionals,

substitute teachers, and redeployed central office staff. But about a quarter of students stayed home, and some of those who did go to school reported problems ranging from overly simplistic lessons to chaos. At several large high schools, students walked out in support of their teachers. Agreement addresses concerns The district and the union were negotiating major changes to a once-groundbreaking merit pay system that had become complicated and unpopular. Educators complained their pay was too low and unpredictable, and this deal goes a long way toward addressing those concerns. The agreement will inject an additional $23.1 million into teacher pay and give educators an 11.7 percent raise next year on average, according to Denver Public Schools Chief Financial Officer Mark Ferrandino. The deal covers 5,353 teachers, nurses, counselors, and other educa-

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tors in the district. It will have ripple effects throughout the district, as part of the money to pay for the raises will come from cutting administrative costs, including 150 central office positions. Those same administrative cuts will also pay for raises to paraprofessionals, bus drivers, cafeteria workers and others not covered by the teacher contract, the superintendent has said. The agreed-upon salary schedule has seven “lanes” and 20 “steps.” Lanes represent a teacher’s educational attainment, such as whether they have a bachelor’s or master’s degree, and steps represents a teacher’s years of positive evaluations. Teachers would get a base salary raise whenever they move a lane or gain a step. That’s different from how the district’s pay system, called ProComp, works now. For years, the schedule has been used only to set teachers’ salary when they are hired, with raises based on factors such as whether they complete certain training. The starting base salary next year would be $45,800, a 7 percent increase from $42,789 this year. The maximum salary — for educators with 20 years of experience and a doctorate — would be $100,000. That doesn’t include the bonuses and incentives teachers can earn on top of that. Incentives were sticking point The two sides agreed upon a $2,000 incentive for educators who work in high-poverty schools, a $2,000 incentive for educators who work in hardto-fill positions, such as special education or secondary math, and a $3,000 retention bonus for educators who return year over year to 30 “highest-priority” schools. That last bonus was a major sticking point in negotiations, which stretched over 15 months. The union originally proposed to eliminate it altogether and put the money into base pay for all teachers, but agreed on Feb. 13 to compromise and keep it. “We are open to the incentive because we know it’s important to you,” Gould said on the evening of Feb. 13. “And we’re willing to entertain your ideas if we can get the base salary schedule that our teachers need.” However, union negotiators made clear they don’t think the incentive is effective. The data doesn’t support it, they said, arguing that there are better ways to improve conditions in high-poverty schools: smaller class sizes, less punitive discipline policies, hiring more teachers of color, and an evaluation

‘We didn’t want to have to go to the strike, but the ability to utilize our last tool in our tool belt to get the district to listen to our needs — we used it, and I think it’s a victory for our teachers but more importantly, for our students.’ Rob Gould, lead union negotiator, after the agreement was signed

system that doesn’t penalize teachers for low student test scores. “If we really care about these students in these schools, you’ll be looking at these things and you’ll be talking with educators,” said Greg Ahrnsbrak, a physical education teacher at Bruce Randolph School and a member of the union bargaining team. “We’re in the field. We know.” Nothing in this deal directly addresses those needs, though both sides hope that the new pay system improves teacher retention — to the ultimate benefit of students. The district also made several big concessions on Feb. 13, including reducing the number of proposed steps on the salary schedule from 30 to 20. Each step represents a year in which an educator gets a positive evaluation. Having fewer means educators can get bigger raises more quickly. The two sides also agreed on an idea originally proposed by the district: allowing educators to get a raise for 10 years of continuous service with the district. Arielle Sawyer, who teaches eighth-grade language arts at Bear Valley International School in southwest Denver, said that she was thinking about how to catch her students up on missed work even as she marched along South Broadway on the morning of Feb. 13 with hundreds of chanting, red-shirted colleagues. “We are ready to get back in the classroom,” she said. “We miss our students.”

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confetti works in the liquid solution, Lewis said. “Every glitter and confetti that we use has to be soaked for months,” Lewis said. “Otherwise, we dye all the liquid multi-colors.” Although Lewis handles the business side of the artistic snow globes, making them is a collaborative effort. Once she finishes the sculpture on the inside, she passes it along to Grossnickle who picks out the color of the confetti. Some items float differently in the liquid, she added, and can take hours to descend to the bottom again. “Reid’s brilliant with the confetti and sparkles, and how to add things,” Lewis said. “Occasionally, he’ll do something where you shake it and the globe will go completely solid color.” Completing a snow globe can take several months of careful and concentrated work. “Snow globes, you gotta treat them like babies,” Lewis said. “They’re divas.”

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Grossnickle helps repair snow globes sent to the workshop, many of them collectibles or items with special family memories. But he also makes snow globes with people’s photos and for companies or universities that want bulk orders with each one looking exactly the same. He is one of the few snow-globe makers in the U.S. making corporate products, Grossnickle said. Other companies are based in China and Taiwan. The pair don’t advertise or promote repairs on their website, but if people ask, Grossnickle will often take in customer’s broken globes. After repairing his first globe for a family who lost their mother to cancer, he couldn’t say no. “When I fixed the one, Pandora’s Box got open, and the flood has just come in,” he said. Lewis is in charge of the handmade creations — snow globes large and small inspired by trinkets or other objects she finds. She often stops on walks, picking up plastic pieces or items people consider trash. “We still get inspired by what we experience,” she said. Each globe contains its own little world. As a former architect, Grossnickle sometimes makes model stairs or other items to go in the globes. The largest ones are 5 inches in diameter. Often, Lewis sets those globes on stands that have vertical liquid tubes with glitter and confetti. “Those are really fun because we’re pushing the envelope, how far can you push a snow globe,” Lewis said. “Either people get that or they don’t.” The couple moved their workshop to northeast Denver after getting priced out of the River North neighborhood, where they worked for 30 years, they said. The workshop houses all the glitter and confetti for the globes, as well as the liquid solutions and glass. Creating snow globes can be as much a science as an art because of all the steps to ensure the

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Cameron Lewis, left, and Reid Grossnickle stand in their workshop holding a few of their snow globes. They create handmade works of art, with Lewis putting together the pieces and Grossnickle creating the “snow” inside.

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Cameron Lewis said that she and Reid Grossnickle try to show their snow globes in art festivals around the country. But their artistic snow globes are not something that can be shipped. Instead, the couple gently packs up the globes and drives to shows across the country.

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And now, in the great tradition of newspaper haiku contests

aybe the time of the year, and a series of snows, contributed to the haiku contest’s success. Winter, someone said, “forms our character and brings out our best.” I hoped for a dozen entries. I received more than 70, and they arrived day after day for weeks. QUIET Like traditional DESPERATION haiku, they were predominantly about nature. Some were romantic. Some were clever beyond, well, words. I heard from the youngest reader ever to acknowledge one of my columns: 14-year-old Legend Craig Marshall High School poet Smith Lucy Bastian. Her entry came in on little cat feet. “Great big shining eyes / Stealthily creeping towards me / Teeny paws, sharp claws.” My 80-year-old former, Ohio high school English teacher entered, but slipped in an extra syllable, and was

blue-penciled for it, as she once bluepenciled me. It would “pain” Michael F. King, he said, to capitalize the first letter of each line. His haiku was capital: “deep in the woods / rumor of a newborn creek / whispered by the breeze.” Bill Bailey entered this gem (and five others): “Three English buddies / Row the Thames on holiday / With Montmorency.” At the bottom of his email, he attached two double dactyls. What’s a double dactyl? Please: Look it up. The definition exceeds my grasp. Here’s one of his: “Patience and discipline / Wisdom and diligence / Omphaloskeptical / Easing of strife.” “Omphaloskeptical” is the “contemplation of one’s navel as an aid to meditation.” A blue ribbon goes to Teresa Crane. “Pearl-strung spider’s web / Bright morning dew drops glisten / Glory, suspended.” And to Virginia Winnen. “Brother Sun, wise friend / Call me back to life again / Rise up with me now.” And to Ann Burdick. “Equanimity

MORE ABOUT TWO WRITERS Tarra Mahannah Tonya “Tarra” Mahannah is a Boulder-area native who lives in Arvada. She is a self-employed IT consultant, artist, and writer, and states, “I am a lover of languages, grammar, and finding humor and meaning in our human existence.” Bill Bailey Bill Bailey is a retired engineer who also lives in Arvada. He enjoys flying radio-controlled planes and making videos of them. He said, “I love making puns, haiku, limericks, and double dactyls.” / In the face of all that is / Stirred but not shaken.” And to Wade Livingstone. “I prefer spring snow / There is no malice in it / just evanescence.” Gold medals: Mary Rowley, Eva Perry, Zach Walz, Naoma Caldwell, Stephanie Young, Anne McWhite, Steven Winterstein, Annette Avery,

Rebekah Holmes, Teresa Gurth, Angelika White, Kristin Prevedel, sisters Jennifer and Sharon Rahn, and Diana Kubec. Kubec referred to a robin’s eggs as “Ovate cyan jewels.” Brett Ganyard’s haiku was Number One With a Bullet. “Sam Cooke’s last words were: / (last words aren’t always famous) / “Lady, you shot me.” Susie Sigman has written more than 100 “sad, funny, or poignant” haiku for divorced women, and she has even recited haiku about single parenting on stage. Sigman’s entry was one of her goodhumored ones: “I turned the heat on / Yeah, it’s still early season / The joys of divorce!” Tarra Mahannah’s name is a poem in itself. Her haiku would get a trophy if there were one. “Heart this keeps bolder / Though skiing begets land love / Brew captures in gold.” Good? It gets better. She said, “Read it backwards.” SEE SMITH, P9

Getting motivated when we have become demotivated

ere we are, several weeks into the New Year. But where exactly are we? Are we on track with our goals and resolutions? Are we still headed to the gym? Is our personal time being preserved? Have we stayed the course on our diet? Is WINNING our commitment that WORDS we made to ourselves to quit smoking or drinking too much even stronger now than it was when we first started? Are we in full pursuit of our goals and dreams? Or, have we lost our motivation? It happens and happens to Michael Norton the best of us and the rest of us. And it can happen so quickly that we are right back to where we started. And we very comfortably get settled back into our comfort zone before we even know it. And when that happens, how do we motivate ourselves through the

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demotivating feelings? Well the first thing is we must do is remember the “why” behind the “what.” Why did we set this goal in the first place? Why were we trying to break this habit? Why are we trying to improve our situation or become better in some area of our life? Once we can remember the “why” we usually get back to the “what” and “how” part of meeting and exceeding our goals. February is one of the hardest months for people to stay on track, especially for people who set new goals or New Year’s resolutions. It’s when we start our negative self-talk and talk ourselves out of doing the activities and behaviors that will bring about the change we want to see and the person we want to be. Or we let others who have already given up buy into their discouragement. Another way to motivate ourselves when we feel that demotivation factor kick in is to follow the Nike tagline, “Just Do It.” We may not want to go to the gym, but once we force ourselves to go and we begin the workout our

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agement and believe in who we are and what we are capable of accomplishing. Since we already quoted Zig once, let’s close out this column with another Zig Ziglar classic, “People often tell me that motivation doesn’t last, and I tell them that bathing doesn’t either, that’s why I recommend it daily.” This is a classic quote and a true fact, we need to find something every day that inspires up, gets us fired up and reenergized, what follows will be nothing short of amazing. So how about you? How is your motivation as we are several weeks into the New Year? Are you strong and staying on track? Or do you need a little help with your motivation, behaviors, and self-image? I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@ gmail.com and when we can find our inspiration and motivation again, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.

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Black History Live Tour - Meet Maya Angelou portrayed by Becky Stone: 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 21 at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library, 2401 Welton St. This living history portrayal will give insight into how Dr. Angelou wrote, and why, and reflect on her philosophy of life, which included a strong belief in the power of words. To learn more, visit coloradohumanities.org or call 303.894.7951.

t Untitled Final Friday at the Denver Art Museum featuring Black Actors Guild: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb 22 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy. A night of immersive theatre performance that celebrates the characters and stories that helped shape the Five Points neighborhood in Denver, inspired by the Jordan Casteel: Returning the Gaze exhibition. Choose an ACT and follow the performance through the museum! More information at denverartmuseum.org. Leonard Cohen Shabbat and Potluck: 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at B’nai Havurah: Denver Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation, 6445 E. Ohio Ave. Join Rabbi Evette and Hal Aqua and The Lost Tribe as we experience Kabbalat Shabbat with the melodies and lyrics of one of our greatest modern-day prophet. Visit bnaihavurah. org/event/leonard_cohen_shabbat for more information. Wish Night: Share the Power of a Wish, benefitting Make-A-Wish® Colorado: 6 to 10 p.m. Friday, Feb. 22 at Hyatt Regency Denver at Colorado Convention Center, 650 15th St. Experience the power of a wish for Colorado children battling critical illnesses. Music and dance performances by local wish kids as well as cocktails, dinner, silent and live auctions. Visit colorado.wish.org for more information.

THINGS to DO faced when trying to relocate from the increasingly overcrowded Five Points district because of the real estate `color line’ in the early 1950s. Member $70 / non member $95. Email reservations@state.co.us or call 303-866-2394. Black History Live Tour - Meet Maya Angelou portrayed by Becky Stone: 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Denver Public Library, Rodolfo “Corky” Gonzales Branch Library, 1498, N Irving Street, Community Room, Denver. This living history portrayal will give insight into how Dr. Angelou wrote, and why, and reflect on her philosophy of life, which included a strong belief in the power of words. To learn more, visit coloradohumanities.org or call 303.894.7951.

A Little Ballerina Tea Party: 3 to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Pinnacle Performing Arts Center, 1001 W. 84th Ave. Tickets for the mini-performances at the Pinnacle Performing Arts Center and Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre are $15 for adults and $10 for children. Tickets to the ballet with the Little Ballerina Tea Party are $25 for adults and $20 for children. For information on purchasing these tickets visit balletariel.org or call (303) 945-4388.

2nd Annual Mom UP! Project: 1 to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23 at Green Spaces, 2590 Walnut St. The 2nd Annual Mom UP! Project is an indoor festival that combines pop up shopping, unique guest speakers and school fundraising ($8/ticket school PTO donation). More information at momsnightoutproductions.com. Denver’s old discriminatory real estate ‘color line’ gets the bus tour focus: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23. The `Beyond Five Points’, tour begins at the BAWM @9am and is narrated by Terri Gentry, the museums local guide expert. The bus, then, weaves through the neighborhoods of Northeast Denver and Park Hill as she describes the difficulty African Americans

Drop-In Writing at the Denver Art Museum: 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26 at the Denver Art Museum, 100 W 14th Ave. Pkwy. Explore your creativity through the written word at the Denver Art Museum in our informal writing sessions led by Michael Henry, executive director of Lighthouse Writers Workshop. Visit denverartmuseum.org for more information.

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2019 Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference: 7 a.m to 6 p.m. Friday, March 1 at Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel, 1550 Court Pl. About Rocky Mountain Early Childhood Conference (RMECC): the region’s largest and leading early childhood conference. Visit www.rmecconference.com to find out more about this year’s workshops, exhibitors and keynote speakers. The Basque Things in Life: March 1 through April 14 at The BiTSY Stage, 1137 S. Huron St. Performances are Fridays at 7:30 p.m., Saturdays at Noon and 2:00 p.m. and Sundays at Noon. Join us as we meet a Basque family who is struggling to make a new life in Idaho without losing the parts of themselves they’ve always known and loved. All performances are FREE; donations are accepted. Reservations at bitsystage.com. Appropriate for all ages. Women Powering Change: 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at the EXDO Event Center, 1399 35th St. Women Powering Change hosts more than 1,000 community members, leaders, activists and philanthropists coming together with social change organizations that support women or are run by women. Visit WomenPoweringChange.org for more information.

Three Person Exhibition: “Storytellers”: On view through Feb. 23 at the Abend Gallery, 1412 Wazee St. This February, Abend Gallery is pleased to present a three person exhibition, featuring the works Mary Chiaramonte, Dana Hawk and Rob Rey, each of whom, in their own right, share with the audience the gift of visual storytelling. For more information, call 303.355.0950 or visit abendgallery.com.

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2020. Another one of Bill Bailey’s haiku was as good as it gets, and it deserves to be seen as a true haiku, one line above another above another. “Glowing Cheshire smile A giant fingernail’s clip The young moon returns” Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.

XQ Super School Live: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at the Ogden Theatre, 935 East Colfax Ave. XQ and Pop-Up Magazine Productions present XQ SUPER SCHOOL LIVE, a new, one-of-a-kind, immersive storytelling

tour. Expect a night of high school drama full of stories, selfie confessionals, viral gratitude, and multimedia adventures that celebrate the everyday heroes transforming America’s high schools. Visit XQ.live for more information. Robert Anderson Gallery/Month of Photography: Small Works: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Robert Anderson Gallery, 1278 Adams St. As part of the Month of Photography celebration in Denver, the Robert Anderson Gallery hosted a national/international competition for small photographic pieces. Over 700 images were submitted for consideration by 2 jurors who narrowed the group down to 62 photos for display at the gallery from March 8 through April 27. March 8 is the opening reception for the exhibition. Awards will be given out that evening for the top pieces and the jurors’ favorites. This event is open to the public. Visit robertandersongallery.com for more information. Happy Hour Chamber Concerts: An Evening with Zachary Carrettín: 6 to 7:15 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 790 S Corona St. Plan on enjoying a remarkable evening of beautiful music and new insights into the intricacies of early music performance. Tickets: $15/$13 in advance; $17/$15 at the door. Visit happyhourconcerts.org/buy-tickets for more information. SEE CALENDAR, P16

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Bring your wine corks to one of these ReCORK recycle drop-off locations. They will be recycled into SOLE shoes. • Runners Roost Lakewood 7978 Alameda, Unit A, Lakewood 303-991-1851 • SustainAbility H2R Center Arvada 6240 W 54th Ave., Arvada 303-425-9226 • Mondo Vino 3601 W. 32nd Ave., Denver 303-458-3858 • Scream Agency 1501 Wazee St., 1B, Denver 303-893-8608 • Grand Hyatt Denver 1750 Welton St., Denver 303-603-4148 • Baker Wine & Spirits 440 Broadway, Denver 303-783-4996 • Joy Wine & Spirits 1302 E. 6th Ave., Denver 303-744-6219 • Mayfair Liquors 1385 Krameria St., Denver 303-322-0810 Ted Eynon, owner of Meier Skis, stands in the Denver shop. The brand is striving to make the world’s most eco-friendly highperformance skis. SHANNA FORTIER

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s sustainability becomes an increasingly important aspect of the outdoor recreation industry, one Colorado ski-gear company is making it a goal to offer the most eco-friendly, highperformance skis and snowboards in the business. Meier Skis, located in Denver, manufactures skis and snowboards handcrafted from locally harvested aspen and beetle-kill pine trees. “We picked the trees largely because of the number of them that are here in Colorado,” said Ted Eynon, owner of Meier. “They are the native species and there is sustainability around them.” By not shipping trees in from other countries, it increases the sustainability of Meier’s skis, while the dryness of Colorado-grown aspens and pines also give the skis a light, poppy core. “The wood core is really the heart and soul of the board,”Eynon said. “We like to put it front and center.” This is why Meier uses a clear top sheet on their boards — to show off

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than shipping part of the production to Asia, like many companies in the industry. “That’s important both in terms of the factory here and the environment in which we operate, versus a factory in Southeast Asia, where theres a lot less in the way of restriction,” Eynon said. “The energy is not produced in nearly as clean of a fashion as it is here.” Meier was one of over 900 retailers from throughout the world to showcase at the Outdoor Retailer Snow Show in Denver from Jan. 30 to Feb. 1. Outdoor Retailer, the largest outdoor recreation expo and conference in the country, moved to Denver last year after ending its 20-year partnership with Salt Lake City due to Utah politicians’ policies toward land conservation and U.S. public lands.

the grains and color of the wood and the workmanship. This also allows Meier to use less ink in their production process. “Ink is not the most environmentally friendly product in the world, so we use a lot less ink because we show more wood,” Eynon said. “Generally speaking, making skis is not an ecofriendly process, so we’re just trying to do what we can to help make them a bit more eco-friendly and a bit more sustainable.” Meier is also reducing its carbon footprint by making the entire ski start to finish in Colorado, rather

Making clothes from recycled materials Another brand making waves through sustainability in the outdoor space is PrimaLoft Inc., which is known for two of their three insulation products being made from a percentage of post-consumer recycled product. Over 500 brands worldwide partner with them. Last month, PrimaLoft announced partnership with five iconic outdoor brands to introduce PrimaLoft Bio, the first 100 percent recycled, biodegradable synthetic apparel insulation and performance fabric. In tandem with Helly Hansen, Houdini, L.L.Bean,

VISIT THE SKIERY WHAT: Meier Skis Craft Skiery WHERE: 970 Yuma St., Suite 190, Denver WHEN: Happy Hour Tours of the factory are from 4:30 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Barstool Tours are available during business hours; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays WHY: There’s a bar made out of Meier skis cores where you can sit and enjoy a local brew, and watch skis be pressed through large glass windows. Look, touch and flex Meier skis that are hot out of the press at the Denver factory.

• SustainAbility H2R Center Denver 1270 S. Bannock St., Denver 303-424-1719 Norrøna and Vaude, apparel featuring PrimaLoft Bio will first debut at retail in fall 2020, with some brands debuting styles in the following seasons. They showed off concept styles at the Snow Show. “We’ve collaborated with a community of brands that share our common sustainability values and goals,” said PrimaLoft president and CEO Mike Joyce. “It is a privilege to introduce PrimaLoft Bio with these respected companies — all of whom provided invaluable insight and feedback on this technology. Together, we are establishing a new industry standard for environmentally conscious product design, sustainability best practices and transparency, to meet consumer demand.” Made from 100 percent post-consumer recycled material, PrimaLoft Bio fibers break down when exposed to specific environments — such as a landfill or the ocean. PrimaLoft has enhanced the fibers to be more attractive to the naturally occurring microbes found in these environments so that they eat away at the fibers at a faster rate, returning the fabric or insulation to natural elements. Fibers will only biodegrade when exposed to these naturally occurring microbes in landfills or bodies of water, thus, the insulation or fabric remains highly durable throughout its usable life cycle in a garment. SEE GREEN, P11

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New Orleans coming to life in area art crawl

irst Friday events have become a fairly routine way for art galleries and art districts to highlight the work being done by local creatives. These events are certainly something Lakewood’s 40 West Arts District has really come to embrace over the years. But three times a year the district COMING hosts a First Friday ATTRACTIONS with a little extra something. One of the key things 40 West organizers like to consider when they’re planning the three art crawls is spectacle, and what better spectacle is there to bring a bit of the joy and music Clarke Reader of Mardi Gras to Lakewood? 40 West’s New Orleans Style Street Party will begin at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 1. The event will be throughout the district but the hub will be the 40 West Arts Gallery, 1560 Teller St. “Our Art Crawls are like First Fridays on steroids,” said Liz Black, executive director of the arts district. “We like to consider all types of art and the best ways for people to explore that art.” The July art crawl will be circusthemed and the November crawl will be focused on Dia De Los Muertos. The event will feature a special appearance by Denver Brass, who will be marching and performing classic New Orleans style jazz and funk throughout the district. Attendees can follow the band as they march or do their own perusing through the district’s galleries. There will also

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To date, PrimaLoft has saved 95 million plastic bottles from landfills and transformed them into premium insulation technologies. The company’s goal is that by 2020, 90 percent of PrimaLoft insulation products will have at least 50 percent post-consumer recycled content, without compromising performance. Shoes lock up carbon Increased sustainability and decreased environmental impact is something Canadian shoe company SOLE is aiming for as well. Researching new ways to increase the recycled content in their products led SOLE to natural cork. Cork pulls carbon out of the atmosphere and locks it away, and is also an excellent replacement for petroleum-based components. Inspired by the potential of cork, SOLE launched the ReCORK program in 2008 and grew it into North America’s largest natural cork wine closure recycling program. The recycled wine corks are used as the primary mate-

be tarot card readers, face-painting, child-friendly activities and, of course, arts demonstrations at the galleries. “New Orleans is such a creative hub and we wanted to bring our own flavor of that same energy here to Lakewood,” Black said. “We think it’s going to be something to see a brass band marching through the streets of Denver.” For more information, visit www. facebook.com/40WestArtsDistrict and click on Events. Red is the color of your loving energy For many people red is the color most connected to the feelings of love and passion. So, it makes sense that the Artists on Santa Fe Gallery would take February, the month of Valentine’s Day, to celebrate the color. “Red!” is display at the gallery, 747 Santa Fe Drive in Denver, through Monday, Feb. 25. Members of the gallery were tapped to express themselves through the color. Visitors can enjoy a hot drink while they stroll through the gallery and working studios of 30 resident artists. According to the gallery, new work will include paintings and printmaking, ceramics, photography, sculpture and jewelry. For more information, visit www. artistsonsantafe.com. Degas’ dancers come to life with Ballet Ariel One of the best things about artistic inspiration is that it isn’t confined to one medium. That’s how the work of French Impressionist Edgar Degas can inspire a show by Denver’s Ballet Ariel. The ballet company is bringing its original creation, “Ballerina by rial in a new footwear line, as well as a growing line of other consumer products. Since launching, they have collected and recycled close to 100 million corks from more than 3,000 cork-collection partners and planted more than 8,000 cork oak trees. At Snow Snow, the company debuted its fall/winter 2019 line, which includes 12 new footwear styles that prioritize sustainability with the ReCORK recycled cork midsole, which is entirely biodegradable and sustainable. The line also uses algaebased Bloom Foam to partially replace petroleum-based materials. The alternative reduces environmental impact, while also removing harmful algal blooms from natural waterways. Natural rubber, rice rubber, merino wool and bison fur insulation are also used in the new line. “We believe we have a responsibility to each other and future generations to consider the impact our actions have on our environment,’ SOLE’s website reads. “We measure the impact we have on the earth and offset accordingly, eliminating our carbon footprint beyond carbon neutral, all the way to carbon negative.” In the Denver metro area, there are

Degas” to the Pinnacle Performing Arts Center, 1001 W. 84th Ave. in Federal Heights, at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 23, the Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre, 119 Park Ave. West, at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 24 and the PACE Center, 20000 Pikes Peak Ave. in Parker at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 28. The show tells the story of a young dancer called Simone and her rise within the ballet company — all documented by Degas. The show aims to capture the beauty and grace of his work amid the vibrancy of the Paris art world during the 19th century, according to the company. For tickets and more, visit www. balletariel.org/ballerinas-by-degas/. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Ella Mai at the Ogden Theatre There’s no mathematic formula for making a song a hit. It’s a mix of crafting the right kind of earworm and audiences being ready to hear it. Sometimes it takes a while for the connection to be made. Just ask Britain’s Ella Mai. Mai’s breakout single, “Boo’d Up” was released in February 2017 but it wasn’t until the spring of 2018 that the track finally really caught on. It became a smash, and her debut album was released in October of last year. It’s a wonderful collection of R&B tracks that feels both familiar and modern. As part of her tour in support of the album, Mai will be coming to the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave. at 8 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 25. For tickets to this exciting new voice, head to www.ogdentheatre. com. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.

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Intriguing exhibitions coming to Denver Art Museum Postwar American design, European Old Masters among planned attractions BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

In May, the Denver Art Museum will open an exhibit called “Serious Play: Design in Midcentury America.” It will feature post-World War II architecture, design and graphics from the museum’s growing collection. Included will be an Eames Storage Unit circa 1949 — birch plywood, laminate plywood, enameled Masonite, fiberglass and enameled steel, designed by Charles and Ray Eames, perhaps the most famous of American midcentury furniture designers. Cabinets like this one were far less expensive than the solid walnut or cherry cabinetry that preceded them — affordable for young families — though now they have become sought-after collector items. The museum says the colorful panels reflected Ray Eames’ admiration for painter Piet Mondrian, inspired by her time as a New York painter in the 1930s. The Eames cabinet was purchased with funds donated by a number of DAM supporters. Not only does a large museum care for and exhibit objects, paintings and sculptures and decorative items collected during its past, but it is continually acquiring additional material to fill gaps in the collection — ancient to contemporary. Opening on March 2 will be an exhibit of a major donation: “British Masterworks from the Berger Collection Educational Trust”: the

IF YOU GO The Denver Art Museum is between 12th and 14th avenues just west of Broadway in downtown Denver. The Hamilton Building is open seven days a week and the North (Gio Ponti) Building is closed for remodeling until 2021. Address: 100 W. 14th Ave. Parkway. Hours vary, members admitted free, children free, other pay admission fee. Parking garage is on 12th Avenue, just west of Broadway. largest gift of European Old Masters since the museum received the Kress Collection in the 1950s. Sixty-five works are included, adding to the holdings of paintings and sculptures of the 14th through 19th centuries. Artists include Gainsborough and Constable, as well as non-British artists who spent time in Britain, such as Flemish Anthony Van Dyck and Americans John Singer Sargent and Benjamin West. In May, an exhibit called “The Light Show” will open a first segment on symbolic lights, and in June, a second part on physical light. Included will be at sculptural chandelier designed by Fred Wilson for the 2017 Istanbul Biennial, reprised from a design he first made for the Venice Biennial in 2003, called “The Way the Moon’s in Love With the Dark.” It is crafted in black Murano glass, surrounded by clear glass lamps based on mosque lights in the Muslim tradition. It was acquired by the modern and contemporary art department, as were paintings from exhibitions. “A Little Medicine and Magic” by Julie Buffalohead, who uses storytelling narratives in her work, SEE MUSEUM, P16

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Arenado, Rockies looking to sustain recent success Third baseman gets serious money to stay on ambitious team BY PAT GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS

The season remains weeks away and already Nolan Arenado hit one out of the park. With his record-setting deal anyway. It could be the start of that kind of year for the Colorado Rockies All-Star third baseman, who recently agreed to a $26 million deal to avoid arbitration — the largest one-year salary for an arbitration-eligible player. Next up: possibly a long-term deal that could keep him in Denver for years to come. If not, Arenado, who turns 28 on April 16, hits the free agency market at the end of the season. He will no doubt be a highly coveted commodity. “Nolan’s a really good player and the longer he plays with the Rockies, the better we’ll be,” said outfielder Charlie Blackmon, who’s looking at a switch from center to left field in 2019. “It’s pretty safe to say he makes every team he’s on even better. I really

hope that’s with the Rockies for years and years to come.” Arenado’s been very clear about his No. 1 priority: Playing for a contender. The Rockies have certainly made good on that. They’re coming off a season in which they took the Los Angeles Dodgers to an extra game to decide the NL West — the Dodgers won — and then beat the Chicago Cubs in the NL Wild Card game. Colorado was eliminated from the postseason by Milwaukee. It was the second straight season the Rockies had gone to the playoffs, something that’s never happened before in franchise history. The team lost to Arizona in the 2017 NL Wild Card contest. “I’m not a big fan of losing. We did less losing last year than we did in the past,” Blackmon said. “I’d like to win a few more games, go a little deeper, do better than we did the year before.” Arenado finished last season hitting .297, with 38 homers and 110 RBIs. He’s a maestro at third in picking up his sixth straight Gold Glove. His recent deal to avoid arbitration broke the previous mark of $23 million that Josh Donaldson brought in last season in Toronto. To help Arenado and provide an offensive boost — the team hit a

franchise-worst .256 — the Rockies brought in Daniel Murphy to play first base. That means Ian Desmond will head to the outfield. They’ll rely heavily on youngsters such as Garrett Hampson, Ryan McMahon or Brendan Rodgers at second base after the departure of DJ LeMahieu to the New York Yankees. They need their young staff of Kyle Freeland and German Marquez to take another step forward, along with Jon Gray returning to his old form after struggling down the stretch and being left off the postseason roster. Things to know heading into spring training after a season in which the Rockies finished 91-72:  New look: Clubhouse leader Carlos Gonzalez won’t be with the team for the first time in a decade. At least, that’s the case for now. Gonzalez didn’t start out with Colorado last season, but signed a one-year deal in mid-March. He hit .276 with 16 homers and 64 RBIs. Also gone are LeMahieu and reliever Adam Ottavino , who both signed with the Yankees. Outfielder Gerardo Parra remains a free agent.  Rookies to watch: Rodgers could emerge as the second baseman for the Rockies. The third overall pick in the 2015 draft,

Rodgers hit a combined .268 with 17 homers for Double-A Hartford and Triple-A Albuquerque.  They’re set: Trevor Story had a breakout season in making his first All-Star team. He hit .291 with 37 homers and also cut down on his strikeouts. He dealt with some elbow soreness down the stretch, but pronounced it good to go.  They’re not: Ottavino leaving for the Yankees leaves a big eighth-inning hole in the bullpen. The Rockies relied heavily on Ottavino to bridge the gap to Wade Davis, who saved a franchiserecord 43 games. The spot could be filled by moving up Seunghwan Oh or Scott Oberg. Other possibilities include Jake McGee, Bryan Shaw or Chris Rusin, three relievers looking for bounce-back seasons.  On deck: Colorado isn’t getting much love from Las Vegas, which lists the team as likely to win 82 1/2 games in 2019. Some pundits have tabbed the Rockies to be the playoff squad most likely not to make it back. To think, they were no longer viewing themselves as underdogs. “We’re trying to win a World Series and contend and sustain that,” manager Bud Black said. Colorado opens the season at Miami on March 28.

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PUBLIC NOTICES This is an action to quiet title to Defendants Shawn L. Coprich Sr. a/k/a Shawn Lydell Coprich on three properties situated in Denver County, Colorado more particularly described as follows:

1.) LOTS 22 TO 24 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 13, PARK HILL ANNEX CITY and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as: 3000 Fairfax, Denver, Colorado 80207

PUBLIC NOTICE

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to modify antennas on a roof-top at 2100 Blake Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80205. The overall height of the building, including appurtenances is 95 feet. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to, Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or by phone 1-615-656-4633.

LOT 5 AND 6, BLOCK 4, EAST VIEW Public Notices call2.)ADDITION, Sheree 303.566.4088 City and County of Denver, State of Colorado Also known as: 3338-3342 Harrison Street, Denver, Colorado 80205

Notice to Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of THOMAS VERNON ORTON, a/k/a Tom V. Orton, Deceased Case Number: 19PR30152

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 June 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. William Clark, President, St. John’s Military School Personal Representative 110 W. Otis Ave. Salina, KS 67401 Legal Notice No.: 8840 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 865-7800

Plaintiff: FIDELITY NATIONAL TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY v. Defendants: SHAWN L. COPRICH SR., a/k/a SHAWN LYDELL COPRICH; THE ESTATE AND HEIRS OF MARY E. CURVIN; OPHELIA WYNN; PEARL JEAN HUGHES; ANNIE MAE SWINGER a/k/a ANNIE MAE GREEN; NATIONAL CITY MORTGAGE CO., a subsidiary of NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA; FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION; and ALL UNKNOWN PERSONS WHO CLAIM ANY INTEREST IN THE SUBJECT MATTER OF THIS ACTION. Attorneys for Plaintiff: VAN REMORTELL LLC, Fred Van Remortel (No. 39668) Address: 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Annex Bldg., Ste. 250, Denver, CO 80222 Phone: (303) 484-9919 Email: f.vanremortel@fvrlaw.com Case No.: 2018CV34371 Div.: 209 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS:

YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice. This is an action to quiet title to Defendants Shawn L. Coprich Sr. a/k/a Shawn Lydell Coprich on three properties situated in Denver County, Colorado more particularly described as follows:

1.) LOTS 22 TO 24 INCLUSIVE, BLOCK 13, PARK HILL ANNEX CITY and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as: 3000 Fairfax, Denver, Colorado 80207 2.) LOT 5 AND 6, BLOCK 4, EAST VIEW ADDITION, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado Also known as: 3338-3342 Harrison Street, Denver, Colorado 80205

3.) LOT 19 AND 20 AND THE WEST 5 FEET OF LOT 18, BLOCK 1, SAN RAFAEL, City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as: 5160-5164 East 33rd Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207

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Dated: January 29, 2019 By: /s/ Fred Van Remortel, No. 39668 Legal Notice No.: 8814 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER COUNTY STATE OF COLORADO Court Address: 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 (720) 865-7800 Plaintiff: MOLLY M. SWIFT v. Defendants: THE ESTATE AND HEIRS OF HELEN ERICKSON f/k/a HELEN GIANNES; THE TRUSTEES AND BENEFICIARIES OF THE TRUST DECLARATION AND INDENTURE SETTLED BY HELEN ERICKSON and DATED JUNE 22, 1994, a/k/a THE HELEN ERICKSON TRUST, ACCORDING TO THE TRUST DECLARATION DATE JUNE 22, 1994 AND RECORDED APRIL 19, 1996 AT RECEPTION NUMBER 9600051385; GLENN MOTTAU; DEBRA JOHNSON in her capacity as Public Trustee of Denver County, Colorado; and All Unknown Persons Who Claim any Interest in the Subject Matter of this Action. Attorneys for Plaintiff: VAN REMORTELL LLC, Fred Van Remortel (No. 39668) Address: 2000 S. Colorado Blvd., Annex Bldg., Ste. 250, Denver, CO 80222 Phone: (303) 484-9919 Email: f.vanremortel@fvrlaw.com Case No.: 2018CV34377 Div.: 409 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF COLORADO TO THE ABOVE-NAMED DEFENDANTS: YOU ARE HEREBY SUMMONED and required to appear and defend against the claims of the Complaint filed with the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within thirty-five (35) days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons will be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Complaint may be obtained from the clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Complaint in writing within thirty-five (35) days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the Court for the relief demanded in the Complaint, without any further notice. This is an action to quiet the title of the Plaintiff, Molly M. Swift in and to the real property situated in Denver County, Colorado more particularly described as follows: THE WEST SEVENTY (70) FEET OF LOTS NUMBERED ELEVEN (11) TO FIFTEEN (15) INCLUSIVE, BLOCK NUMBERED FORTYTWO (42), RICHTHOFEN’S MONTCLAIR, EXCEPT THE NORTH TEN (10) FEET OF THE WEST SEVENTY (70) FEET OF SAID LOT NUMBERED ELEVEN (11). City and County of Denver, State of Colorado. Also known as 7101 East 6th Avenue Parkway, Denver, Colorado 80220-5532 Dated: January 29, 2019 By: /s/ Fred Van Remortel, No. 39668 Legal Notice No.: 8815 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to modify antennas on a roof-top at 2100 Blake Street, Denver, Denver County, CO 80205. The overall height of the building, including appurtenances is 95 feet. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to, Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or by phone 1-615-656-4633.

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Legal Notice No.: 8831 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE

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In the Matter of the Estate of: FREDDIE GOMEZ, JR., Deceased

Legal Notice No.: 8832 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch

To: Unknown Heirs of Freddie Gomez, Jr. of 843 West 100th Place, Northglenn, CO

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NOTICE TO MORTGAGEES IN THE ELEVEN HUNDRED CHEESMAN PARK CONDOMINIUMS COMMUNITY Notice is hereby given to all mortgagees within the Eleven Hundred Cheesman Park Condominiums community in the City and County of Denver, Colorado, that the Eleven Hundred Cheesman Park Condominium Association is seeking mortgagee approval of a proposed Amended and Restated Condominium Declaration for Eleven Hundred Cheesman Park (the “Proposed Amendment”). The Proposed Amendment can be obtained at the following address: Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang St., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO 80228. Failure of any mortgagee to deliver a negative response to the Eleven Hundred Cheesman Park Condominium Association, c/o Altitude Community Law P.C., 555 Zang St., Ste. 100, Lakewood, CO 80228, within 60 days shall be deemed consent on behalf of the mortgagee. Legal Notice No.: 8834 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice SYNOPSIS OF ANNUAL STATEMENT FOR PUBLICATION Required pursuant to §10-3-109(1), C.R.S FOR YEAR 2018 -- Form S Corporate Name: Securian Casualty Company NAIC Number: 10054 Address: 400 Robert Street North St. Paul, MN 55101-2098 Assets: $ 376,102,676 Liabilities: $ 243,040,240 Capital and Surplus/Policyholder Surplus: $ 133,062,436 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: DIVISION OF INSURANCE CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY THIS IS TO CERTIFY that the Securian Casualty Company, organized under the laws of Minnesota, subject to its Articles of Incorporation or other fundamental organizational documents and in consideration of its compliance with the laws of Colorado, is hereby licensed to transact business as a Property & Casualty insurance company, as provided by the Insurance Laws of Colorado, as amended, so long as the insurer continues to conform to the authority granted by its Certificate and its corporate articles, or its Certificate is otherwise revoked, canceled or suspended. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the official seal of my office to be affixed at the City and County of Denver this first day of March, 2019. Michael Conway Commissioner of Insurance Legal Notice No.: 8841 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 14, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Probate Court City and County of Denver, Colorado Court Address: City & County Building 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230 Denver, CO 80202 Phone Number: (720) 865-8389

Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to modify antennas at 1432 Tremont Place, Denver, Denver County, CO 80202. The overall height of the building, including appurtenances is 41 feet. Public comments regarding potential effects from this site on historic properties may be submitted within 30 days from the date of this publication to, Environmental Resources Management, C/O Danna Allen, Wireless Projects, 235 Magrath Darby Boulevard, Suite 130, Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or by phone 1-615-656-4633.

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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Cipriana Shell, a/k/a Cipriana Louisa Shell, a/k/a Cipriana L. Shell, a/k/a Cippi Shell, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30073

Attorney for Petitioner: Rebecca A. Pescador, #32808 Whole Family Legal, LLC 10465 Melody Dr., Suite 318 Northglenn, CO 80234 Tel. (303) 280-7177 Fax. (303) 280-8552 Rebecca@WholeFamilyLegal.com Case Number: 18 PR 462

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before June 7, 2019 or the claims may be forever barred. Hope Hernandez-Salazar, Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake Street Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8819 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

NOTICE OF HEARING BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO § 15-10-401, C.R.S.

A hearing on 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: Date: March 8, 2019 Time: 8am Division: 3 Address: City & County Building, 1437 Bannock Street, Room 230, Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8816 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Roberta Ann Melnick, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30077

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 June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Steven Melnick Personal Representative 2855 S. Monaco Parkway, Building 2, No. 101 Denver, CO 80222 Legal Notice No.: 8820 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Albert W. Scarffe, also known as Albert Wesley Scarffe, also known as Albert Scarffe, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30101 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 June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: GENEVA GARCIA, a/k/a GENEVA ARMBECK, a/k/a GENEVA VIGIL AND a/k/a GENEVA CASTRO, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR422

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 June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Virginia A. Frazer-Abel, Esq. Personal Representative 4704 Harlan St, Ste 250 Denver, CO 80212

Robert G. Frie (1796) Frie, Arndt & Danborn PC 7400 Wadsworth Blvd., #201 Arvada, Colorado 80003 303/420-1234 Attorney for Personal Representative

Legal Notice No.: 8821 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Charles R. Scarffe 8724 Independence Way Arvada, Colorado 80005 Personal Representative

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of: ELDON S. SMITH, aka ELDON STANLEY SMITH, Deceased Case Number: 2019-PR-30055

Legal Notice No.: 8817 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

All persons having claims against the Abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Denver County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Brian Gabriel Cifor, also known as Brian G. Cifor, also known as Brian Cifor, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30072 All persons having claims against the abovenamed 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 June 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Andrea Marie Cifor Personal Representative 78 E Chestnut Street #608 Columbus, Ohio 43215

Dated this 5th day of February, 2019. KIRK ALAN SMITH Personal Representative to the Estate 4925 E. Missouri Avenue Denver, CO 80246 Home Phone: (720) 201-4489 Legal Notice No.: 8828 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No.: 8818 First Publication: February 7, 2019 Last Publication: February 21, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Juan Vega, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30079

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Cipriana Shell, a/k/a Cipriana Louisa Shell, a/k/a Cipriana L. Shell, a/k/a Cippi Shell, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30073

All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to

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Estate of Juan Vega, Deceased February 21, 2019 Case Number: 2019PR30079 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 June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Notice To Creditors

Julian R. Vega c/o Snell & Wilmer, LLP 1200 Seventeenth Street, Suite 1900 Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8829 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Notice To Notice Creditors Public NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nelvina M. Van Beek, a/k/a Nelvina Mae Van Beek, a/k/a Nelvina Mae Vanbeek, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30162 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 June 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ray D. Kinnard II, a/k/a Ray David Kinnard II, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30010

Cindy Jacobs Co-Personal Representative 8500 E. Jefferson Ave. #9E Denver, CO 80237

Valerie Rash Co-Personal Representative 4786 S. Pagosa Way Aurora, CO 80015

Kerry M. Kinnard, Personal Representative c/o Griffin Bridgers, Esq. Hutchins & Associates LLC 1999 Broadway, Suite 1400 Denver, Colorado 80202

Legal Notice No.: 8838 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Myron G. Van Beek, a/k/a Myron Glen Van Beek, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30161

Legal Notice No.: 8830 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of: Stanley L. Arnold, a/k/a Stanley Lee Arnold, a/k/a Stan Arnold, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30144

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 June 22, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Bradley Scott Arnold Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, CO 80203

Cindy Jacobs Co-Personal Representative 8500 E. Jefferson Ave. #9E Denver, CO 80237 Valerie Rash Co-Personal Representative 4786 S. Pagosa Way Aurora, CO 80015 Legal Notice No.: 8839 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice

Legal Notice No.: 8837 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eileen Newby Swets, also known as Eileen N. Swets, a/k/a Eileen Swets, Deceased. Case Number: 2019-PR-30157

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nelvina M. Van Beek, a/k/a Nelvina Mae Van Beek, a/k/a Nelvina Mae Vanbeek, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30162 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 June 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Cindy Jacobs Co-Personal Representative 8500 E. Jefferson Ave. #9E Denver, CO 80237

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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 June 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Eileen Newby Swets, also known as Eileen N. Swets, a/k/a Eileen Swets, Deceased. Case Number: 2019-PR-30157

Notice To Creditors

Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Nadine Patterson, a/k/a Nadine L. Patterson, and Nadine Louise Patterson, Deceased Case Number: 2019 PR 30149 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 June 21, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Brian Patterson Personal Representative 7855 Blue Gill Dr. Peyton, CO 80831

NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Anna Marie Cassidy, a/k/a Anna M. Cassidy, a/k/a Anna Cassidy, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30091

Robert Cassidy Personal Representative c/o Frazer-Abel Law, LLC 4704 Harlan Street, Suite 250 Denver, Colorado 80212

Legal Notice No: 8825 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of David James Luther, aka David J. Luther, aka David Luther, aka Dave Luther, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30858

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 May 7, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Legal Notice No: 8822 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Carolyn Moller Duncan, Atty. No. 33766 Attorney for the Personal Representative Carolyn Moller Duncan, P.C. 7899 S. Lincoln Court, Suite 207 Littleton, Colorado 80122 Phone No.: 303-394-2358

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Guy Maurice Barrow, aka Guy M. Barrow, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30041

Legal Notice No: 8826 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Barry Dickens Thomas, aka Barry D. Thomas, aka Barry Thomas, Deceased Case Number: 2019PR30057

Sue Engelstad Personal Representative 888 W. Ithaca Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, CO 80110

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lola I. Reinke, Deceased Case Number: 18PR464 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Arapahoe County, Colorado on or before June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred.

Person Giving Notice: Gina S. Moore Personal Representative 7370 S. Xanthia Way Centennial, CO 80112

Rae Manley Diitroff Personal Representative 697 Signal Hill Drive Milford, Ohio 45150

PUBLIC NOTICE

Legal Notice No.: 8843 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Legal Notice No: 522682 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: Littleton Independent and the Denver Herald Dispatch

Notice To Creditors

Legal Notice No.: 8842 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Lotus Fiduciary Services, Inc., Personal Representative P.O. Box 101775 Denver, CO 80250

Legal Notice No: 8824 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Lola Mae Waller, Deceased Case Number: 18PR31249 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 June 14, 2019, or the claims may be forever barred. Rae Manley Diitroff Personal Representative 697 Signal Hill Drive Milford, Ohio 45150 Legal Notice No: 8825 First Publication: February 14, 2019 Last Publication: February 28, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

Diana T. Carr, Co-Personal Representative Brian G. Thomas, Co-Personal Representative c/o Law Office of Byron K. Hammond, LLC 3900 E. Mexico Ave., Ste. 300 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No: 8833 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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Legal Notice No.: 8838 First Publication: February 21, 2019 Last Publication: March 7, 2019 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch

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February 21, 2019 “A Little Medicine and Magic” is a painting by Julie Buffalohead, which was included in an exhibit of her work at the Denver Art Museum. COURTESY OF DENVER ART MUSEUM

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recently featured in “Eyes On: Julie Buffalohead,” is one of two of her works added to the museum’s well-regarded Native Arts collection. An embroidered textile work, yet another art form, the Tillett tapiz, is a 100-foot length of handspun cotton cloth, embroidered with vignettes telling of the Spanish conquest of

Mexico, by British-born American designer Leslie Tillett. It records moments of Cortez’s conquest and the death of emperor Montezuma II and is added to the New World collection. The 2019 exhibits follow a dynamic 2018. In spring and summer of 2018, visitors enjoyed an exhibit called “Drawn to Glamour: Fashion Illustrations by Jim Howard.” Howard, who was nationally recognized for his skill, provided illustration of current fashions that were used for department stores’ newspaper adver-

tising. Howard, now a Denver metro area resident, included drawings of accessories as well and donated his works to the museum for its permanent collection. From another time and place came donations for the Asian Department. Justine Kirk donated Chines artworks in memory of her mother, Justine Sarkisian Rodriguez and her uncle, H. Medill Sarkisian: a Tang Dynasty (618-907 AD) sculpture of Guanyin, as well as vases and bowls from the Kangxi period (1662-1722).

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How to Speak so Men Will Listen: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 14 at The Commons on Champa, 1245 Champa Street, Room 2. Katherine McGraw Patterson, better known as KP, has been an entrepreneur, consultant, and business coach for women for almost 20 years. In this program, KP will help us understand the communication differences between men and women so that women aren’t leftfeeling unheard and undervalued in business settings. Visit abwa-denverdowntown.org for more information. Month of Photography Show at Niza Knoll Gallery: On display through March 22 at Niza Knoll Gallery, 915 Santa Fe Drive. “3631: A Solo Cycling Journey Across America” chronicles Randall Sampson’s trip to the lonely reaches of the northern United States and Ontario, Canada via photographs and written narrative. Visit nizaknollgallery.com for more information. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday FOR publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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