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Affordable housing doesn’t make cut in city land sale Some members of council want to look at changing protocol BY ANDREW KENNEY AKENNEY@DENVERITE.COM
organized by the Colorado Education Association, which represents more than 35,000 educators, many of whom say too many teachers in the state are forced to work second jobs and pay out of pocket for classroom supplies. But it wasn’t about striking, said Kerrie Dallman, president of the association.
Denver’s elected leaders voted April 16 to sell a 1.4-acre parking lot near Union Station for $13.5 million. The land will go to the Nichols Partnership, which plans to develop it as part of a larger office and retail complex. The council rejected another company’s proposal to build affordable housing on the site. Even as they approved the sale in a 10-2 vote, some Denver City Council members called for changes to how the city sells its land. The land is at 1701 Platte St., which is across the South Platte River from the Union Station area. It’s at the edge of bustling Platte Street, near the Denver Beer Company. The city received eight proposals from parties that wanted to buy the land. That included a bid from Zocalo Community Development, which wanted to build a 200-unit residential complex for a mix of incomes, as Westword reported. Zocalo’s president told Westword it would be “tragic” not to put affordable housing on the land; his proposal was rejected. The city’s selling the property for market value, according to staff. Half the money will go toward bike lanes and homeless services, while half will go toward affordable housing.
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Kathryn Brown, a counselor at Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice in Englewood, holds up a sign at the April 16 “Day of Action” organized by the Colorado Education Association. Brown was among about 150 educators from Englewood who planned to come to the event — more than 70 percent of Englewood’s teacher workforce planned to be absent April 16. PHOTOS BY ELLIS ARNOLD
Teachers protest funding gap About 400 educators voiced opinion on public-pension system, school funding BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Performances of teachers singing a 1980s rock hit in protest have swept the nation — from Oklahoma to West Virginia to Kentucky — and now, the show came to Colorado. “We’re not gonna take it — no, we ain’t gonna take it,” a crowd of educators sang in the state Capi-
tol’s stairwell near the House and Senate chambers, coming together in Denver from across Colorado to advocate for more school funding and to oppose some changes to the public-pension system. The “Day of Action” saw about 400 teachers, staff and other education personnel march on the perimeter of the Capitol and file into the building to talk to lawmakers. The protest April 16 was
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Colorado could be in for worst fire season in years Unusually dry winter leaves state vulnerable to destructive blazes ASSOCIATED PRESS
Forecasts indicate Colorado could be in for its worst wildfire year since the historic fire seasons of 2012 and 2013, leading Gov. John Hickenlooper and fire officials to warn residents to do their part to help prevent fires. An abnormally dry winter left the statewide snowpack 68 percent of average, with conditions in the northern mountains better than in the south. Hickenlooper said on April 13 that the state is better prepared than ever to fight wildfires because of increased funding and cooperation in the wake of massive blazes like the 2013 Black Forest Fire in El Paso County destroyed nearly 500 homes, the most by a wildfire in state history. The previous year, the Waldo Canyon Fire also destroyed hundreds of homes. Those and other fires led lawmakers to spend nearly $20 The Forest Ridge Fire burned 375 acres south of Kiowa in March.
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Resource center gives residents easy access to services Facility will serve those in north Denver communities BY ALLAN TELLIS ALLAN@DENVERITE.COM
The city of Denver on April 19 launched the North Denver Resource Center to make city services readily available for residents in and around Globeville and Elyria-Swansea. The center will be housed in the Valdez-Perry Branch Library and, according to the city’s official release, will
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connect the North Denver community to “vital economic mobility services, including housing support, financial coaching, resources for citizenship and small business assistance.” This effort falls under the economic mobility pilot initiative that the North Denver Cornerstone Collaborative is launching this year. These services have been lacking in the area for quite some time, and according to NDCC Director of Mobility Will Chan, “A lot of different services were being requested — food resources, housing resources, immigration resources, basic navigation services — and there were barriers to these services like going downtown, going
to the Webb building… so we asked as a city how can we do better to meet them where they are?” Not only have city services been inaccessible in North Denver for a while, the area has seen a lot of displacement as its housing market has undergone significant changes. Staff members are prepared to tackle problems as they come but the center is not necessarily tied to one specific issue. “I do not think our goal is to be a direct solution to every foreseeable problem. Our goal is to provide as many services as we can, as directly as we can,” Chan said. “We’re taking a holistic look at the upward mobility
of an individual, a family and a community.” The center will house a variety of services that rotate by the day to help residents access vital resources on a weekly basis. For instance, food and health services will be present on Mondays, and Wednesdays will incorporate business training for job seekers and business owners. According to NDCC Director of Communications Leesly León, the center has already had its first visit, just hours after opening. Denverite is an online local news source for everything you need to know about Denver in 5 minutes. Visit denverite.com/subscribe for more.
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The winter was dry over much of southern Colorado, and by April 12, the U.S. Drought Monitor classified conditions as a severe or extreme drought. Those are the third- and fourth-worst categories in the five-step scale used by the Drought Monitor, which is operated by federal weather and agricultural agencies. The conditions were caused in part by the second consecutive La Nina year, said Klaus Wolter, a climate scientist with the Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences in Boulder. La Nina is a phenomenon caused by a cooling of the central Pacific, chang-
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State Sen. Kagan formally accused of harassment Lawmaker alleged to have been in women’s restroom multiple times at Capitol BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Two Republican state senators have accused state Sen. Daniel Kagan of being inside a restroom for female legislators and staff at the state Capitol, one filing a formal sexualharassment complaint against him. State Sen. Beth Martinez Humenik, R-Thornton, said she filed the complaint, public-radio station KUNC reported last month. Toward the end of the 2017 legislative session, Martinez Humenik noticed a man’s shoes underneath one of the stalls and confronted Kagan, she told KUNC. Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, has admitted he was in the restroom but said it only happened once and accidentally, and that he was new to the Senate at the time. The room was not marked with a label identifying it as a women’s restroom. State Sen. Owen Hill, R-Colorado Springs, said he saw Kagan exit that restroom at another point in 2017 while Hill was unlocking it for his
daughters during a visit to the Capitol. Kagan has denied the accusation he was in the women’s restroom more than once. He did not respond to requests for comment from ColoKagan rado Community Media. Kagan represents state Senate District 26, which includes Englewood, Littleton, the Columbine Valley area, Sheridan, Cherry Hills Village, Greenwood Village and part of southwest Aurora. In 2017, the women’s restroom was accessible using a unisex code or a legislative key card, but staff said the lock was broken at times, KUNC reported. Martinez Humenik asked for the code to be changed a few weeks before mid-March, and it was, the Greeley-based station wrote. A conservative political organization called Compass Colorado published a post on its website April 5 that said records provided to the organization after it filed an openrecords request with the Colorado State Patrol contradict Kagan’s claim of only being in the restroom once. The patrol reorganized door access for Senate rooms and removed Kagan’s access to the restroom, the post said. A Feb. 23 email between commu-
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OTHERS ACCUSED State Sen. Daniel Kagan is among six state lawmakers formally accused of sexual harassment in recent months. The others: • Rep. Steve Lebsock, of Thornton, who was elected as a Democrat but switched to the Republican Party before lawmakers voted to expel him. He was expelled from the House by vote March 2. Lebsock’s was the first expulsion of a House legislator since 1915. • Sen. Randy Baumgardner, R-Hot Sulphur Springs, who faced an expulsion vote in the Senate April 2 that failed on a 17-17 vote — it required 24 votes, about two-thirds of the Senate, to pass. • Sen. Jack Tate, R-Centennial, who was
nication supervisor for the patrol and Effie Ameen, the non-partisan secretary of the Senate, discloses that information, the post said. In February, Ameen contacted the supervisor in a phone call to see if the door’s code could be changed. Ameen said Kagan had “been frequently accessing the bathroom,” the post said. Ameen told 9News she was told
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Nichols’ project will stand five floors tall and cost $20 million, with restaurant and retail on the first floor, according to Construction Reporter. Nichols Partnership also worked on Denver’s Turntable Studios building and the Galvanize campuses on Platte Street and in Golden Triangle. The developer will be required to provide 90 public parking spaces as part of the deal. Nichols’ plan was chosen “based on proposed project, price and commitment to include parking available to the public,” according to a presentation by city staff. The property’s position along Interstate 25 made it a poor fit for affordable housing, due to the high traffic volume, according to Lisa Lumley, assistant director of real estate for Denver. “We just need to make sure we understand how we’re using our cityowned properties,” said Councilman Wayne New, who voted against the sale. “It’s really troubling.” Under current city policy, Denver has to consider selling city land like this for housing purposes — but it’s not required to actually do it. Councilwoman At-large Robin Kniech said that other cities require that city-owned land be offered up for housing before it can go to other uses. “Many cities do say that … if land can be used for housing at all, then it should be used for housing,” she said.
accused by a former state House intern of giving her up-and-down looks and repeated nudges that made her uncomfortable. An independent investigation found the claims “more likely than not” to be accurate. Senate President Kevin Grantham, R-Cañon City, decided on March 29 that Tate did not violate the Capitol’s sexualharassment policy. • Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, whose complaint was dismissed by House Speaker Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, because Rosenthal wasn’t a lawmaker at the time of the alleged incident. • Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, whose accusations, like those against Lebsock and Baumgardner, were found more likely than not to be accurate.
Kagan was in the bathroom by someone else in the Senate and that she wasn’t told how many times. Ameen wished to give no comment on the matter to Colorado Community Media. Democrats and Kagan have painted the accusation of sexual harassment as a politically motivated response to Senate Republicans being investigated for harassment.
‘Many cities do say that ... if land can be used for housing at all, then it should be used for housing.’ Robin Kniech, councilwoman at-large That’s something that could be debated in Denver, she said. But she noted that she couldn’t be sure whether housing would have worked on this particular site, so she decided to support the sale, especially because it benefits the affordable housing fund. She noted that, as a result of the debate over this project, the mayor’s office has established a better process for debating parcels like this. Council members New and Paul Kashmann voted against the sale. Denverite is an online local news source for everything you need to know about Denver in 5 minutes. Visit denverite.com/subscribe for more.
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Diary of Anne Frank: playing through April 28 at The John Hand Theater, 7653 E. 1st Place, Denver. Shows at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. Saturday, April 28. Tickets: ThisIsSpotlightTheater.com or 720-530-4596. Reefer Madness: The Musical: showing through April 28, The Bug Theatre, 3654 Navajo St., Denver. Showtimes: 7:30 p.m. For mature audiences. Info: www. EquinoxTheatreDenver.com. A Picasso: showing through April 29 at Mizel Arts and Culture Center, 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Production of Cherry Creek Theatre Company. Call 303-800-6578 or go to www.cherrycreektheatre. org. Contains adult language. Honorable Disorder: showing through April 29, Cleo Parker Robinson Dance, 119 Park Avenue West, Denver. Showtimes: 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday. EmancipationTheater.com What a Wonderful World: 4-6 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Newman Center for the Performing Arts, Gates Concert Hall, 2344 E. Iliff Ave., Denver. Go to www. youngvoices.org.
Stories on Stage “Thrilling Tales”: 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at Su Teatro Cultural and Performing Arts Center, 721 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Tickets: www.storiesonstage.org or 303-494-0523. Pump and Dump Show: 8 p.m. Saturday, May 12 at Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place, Denver. Tickets: https://www.altitudetickets.com/events/detail/ pump-and-dump
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Stratus Chamber Orchestra’s “Awakenings:” 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at First Plymouth Congregational Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Englewood; and 7:30 p.m. April 28 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Info: 303-388-4962 or www.AugustanaArts.org. Denver Young Artists Orchestra Concert `Transformations’: 2:30 p.m. Sunday, April 29, Boettcher Concert Hall, 1000 14th St., Denver. Finale of 40th anniversary season. Info: www.dyao.org. Happy Hour Chamber Concerts: 6-7 p.m. Friday, May 4 at Epiphany Lutheran Church, 790 S. Corona St., Denver. Italian delights for
recorder, violin and continuo. Info: http://happyhourconcerts.org. The Kinzie Duo: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 5 at Augustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Featuring John and Karen Kinzie, and special guests Jonathan Sherwin and Sally Sherwin. Contact 303-388-4962 or www. AugustanaArts.org.
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Georgetown Gallery Spring Show and Sale: 2-7 p.m. April 27 and noon to 6 p.m. April 28 at 7900 W. Layton Ave., Denver. Paintings, miniatures and cards. Call at 303 569-2218. Eugene Stewart-Huidobro Exhibit: on display through May 4 at O’Sullivan Art Gallery at Regis University, 3333 Regis Blvd., Denver. Go to http://www.regis.edu or call 303-964-3634.
READING/WRITING
WWI Book Discussion, “The Last of the Doughboys”: 6:30 p.m. May 15 at Denver Public Library, Central Branch, 10 W. 14th Avenue Parkway, Denver. In 2003, Rubin set out to talk with every living American veteran of World War I that he could find. He spoke with
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Le Creuset Factory to Table Event: 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, May 4; 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, May 5; and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, May 6 at the National Western Complex, 4655 Humboldt St., Denver. Early shopping event open from 3-9 p.m. Thursday, May 3. Go to https://lecreuset.ticketspice.com/le-creuset-factoryto-table-sales-event-denver for more information.
EVENTS
U.S.-Japan Energy Relations Luncheon: Wednesday, May 2 at History Colorado Center, 13th and Broadway, Denver. Sen. Cory Gardner is among the featured speakers. Go to www.jascolorado. org or email Claudine Locascio at claudine@jascolorado.org. Career Fair: 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursday, May 3 at DoubleTree by Hilton Denver Tech, 7801 E. Orchard Road, Greenwood Village. Parking is free. Bring 10-15 resumes, and dress in business professional attire. Go to www. HireLive.com
Latinas First Foundation Luncheon: Friday, May 4 at Denver Center for the Performing Arts Seawell Ballroom. Eight Latina leaders will be honored. Info: www.latinasfirstfoundation.org.
EDUCATION
Martin Luther King, Jr.: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Platt Park Senior Center, 1500 S. Grant St., Denver. Active Minds program. Call 720-865-0630 to RSVP. Eleanor Roosevelt: 2-3 p.m. Friday, April 27 at Virginia Village Library, 1500 S Dahlia St., Denver. Active Minds program. Joshua School Fundraising Gala: 5:30-10 p.m. Saturday, April 28 at the Cable Center, University of Denver, 2000 Buchtel Blvd. Keynote speaker is Mickey Rowe, the first actor with autism to play Christopher Boone in the Broadway hit and Tony Award-winning musical “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.” Info: http://joshuaschool.org. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Wednesday for publication the following week. To place a calendar item, go to eventlink. coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” was first published 93 years ago today (as this is being written). Fitzgerald was only 29. He would live another 15 years after QUIET a short career in both DESPERATION writing and drinking. He didn’t live long enough to know that just about every high school and college kid in North America would be impelled to read “Gatsby.” I was. It was on the list in my American Craig Marshall literature class at UCLA. We preceded Smith “Gatsby” with “Great Expectations,” and followed it with “1984.” One takes place in the 19th century, one in the 20th century, and one where the clock strikes 13. That’s quite a trinity. Of the three, the closest I have come
to any of it in real life has been “1984,” under the surveillance of Big Brother. According to CrimeFeed, the average American can be caught on camera as many as seventy-five times a day. My favorite of the three is “Great Expectations.” Dickens wrote brilliantly. I honor him the way I honor Leonardo da Vinci. They were both incomparable when it comes to delineation. Neither, of course, was saturated with the fat of heightened technologies like all of us are today. Da Vinci didn’t even have a microwave, although I am almost certain he could have envisioned one. Da Vinci is credited with a number of inventions — including the helicopter and parachute — to go along with being the best draftsman ever. His drawings - in my estimation — exceed the merits of his paintings, which weren’t bad either. If you draw, or plan to, it’s essential to study his drawings. When I read “Gatsby,” I felt out of it.
I still feel that way every time I look at the society page. Big money, big parties, debutantes, and tuxedos. Maybe in my next life. (For past indiscretions, however, I might be granted a return as no more than a raccoon.) Maybe you and I had similar high school and college reading lists. “To Kill a Mockingbird” was on one of them, fortunately. “Silas Marner” and “Ethan Frome” were on one of them, unfortunately. So was “The Scarlet Letter.” I was hit with “Moby Dick” and “War and Peace” in college. Nevermore. What gets assigned these days? Charles Bukowski? Probably not. “Moby Dick,” I presume, is still essential; but chapter after chapter about whaling? Thanks a lot, Melville. Someone somewhere is still assigning “Gatsby.” I have always wondered what it would be like to be required reading. Try to imagine a writer sitting
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the run and hide white flag of surrender or retreat. Writing a book, maybe a topic or subject that we have been dreaming about doing for a long time and a message that we want to share with the world because we have such great passion for it. Then we look at our notes and outline, we realize how much time and commitment this is going to take, and before we know it, once again we have talked ourselves out of pursuing our goal of writing a book and have walked back onto the ledge of giving up because it just seemed too big and too massive to undertake. So as the wrestling match continues between our urge to super-achieve and the enormity of the task in front of us, it really leaves us with only one a decision to make: Do we take the first step or not? And Zig Ziglar says it this way, “People who never take step one can never possibly take step two.” So, no matter how big the project
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a S s and floods get all the attention, but o termites do more damage each year.” t Radical changes in minute steps, tak- d ing one bit at a time is where it’s at. It’s when we can distill the massive- C ness down to the manageable, in that n moment that we can begin to clearly p see the path ahead and know what we need to do in order to get to where it is j t that we really want to go. w So how about you? Do you have a good plan for taking on tasks, projects, t and your goals? Or does the size and magnitude of t w what needs to get done submarine your spirit and your desire to take it s on? Either way I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com w t and when we can learn to take step one, then step two, step three, and all a the rest of the steps, it really will be a y s better than good week. a Michael Norton is a resident of s Castle Rock, the president of the Zig Ziglar Corporate Training Solutions l Team, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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“We haven’t asked anyone to walk off the job,” said Dallman, who attended the event. These “educators coming down to the Capitol are using their earned personal leave.” Many schools and districts planned to hold “walk-ins,” Dallman said, by coming together to raise awareness outside of schools before class. But in Englewood Schools, so many employees planned to be absent that day that the district canceled school for all but its preschool. One of them was Heather Curnett, a teacher at Clayton Elementary School. “Teachers in Englewood appreciate our community,” Curnett said. This “is not about asking them for more. This is about the state.” Several teachers voiced opposition to defined-contribution pensions as opposed to the current defined-benefits system. Changes to the Public Employees’ Retirement Association system, or PERA, could involve more definedcontribution plans, similar to a 401(k), in which the employee chooses to fund the plan. Democratic lawmakers prefer the current defined-benefits structure, in which the employer guarantees a specific retirement amount and bears the risk of promising the investment will be available. Democrats say more market reliance would introduce too much uncertainty. But retirement wasn’t the only issue at hand — Deirdre Boyd, a Steamboat Springs High School teacher, said some teachers in her area work two or three jobs to get by because of the high cost of living in the rural district. Henry Roman, a teacher from Columbian Elementary School in northwest Denver, said class size is a pressing issue in his city. Teachers in general have multiple jobs and can’t afford to live where they work, said Roman, who had to wait tables for his first five years as a teacher. “If we want to recruit and retain teachers, we have to offer a living wage and a viable retirement,” Roman said. The Colorado Education Association wrote that based on a survey of more than 2,200 of its members, educators are spending, on average, $656 per year out of their own pockets to buy students pencils, glue, binders, snacks and toothpaste, and covering costs of school lunch and field trips. Extrapolating that to the full association,
The packed stairway at the state Capitol on a “Day of Action” for educators April 16. Teachers and other education personnel wore red in solidarity as they advocated for more school funding. ELLIS ARNOLD
State Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, speaks to the crowd of educators at the state Capitol April 16. Sen. Nancy Todd, D-Aurora, left in black and red; and state Rep. Daneya Esgar, D-Pueblo, above in black, flanked Salazar. ELLIS ARNOLD Educators hold a rally on the west steps of the state Capitol April 16. The group also marched on the Capitol grounds before entering the building around 10 a.m. ELLIS ARNOLD
What lawmakers said Teachers and other educators march on the April 16 “Day of Action,” where about 400 protested some changes to the state’s public-pension system and advocated for more school funding at the Capitol. The sign at bottom right references a 2016 ranking of Colorado’s average teacher pay as 46th in the nation by the National Education Association. ELLIS ARNOLD
members may be spending as much as $23 million per year out of pocket, according to its website. The upcoming 2018-19 state budget plans to give a $150 million boost to K-12 school funding, which House Democrats have called “the biggest buydown since what used to be called the ‘negative factor’” — a budget-cut mechanism to school funding — started in 2009. But advocates are pushing for more because the state is currently underfunding schools by about $830 million, Dallman said. Per-pupil spending in Colorado has ranked near the bottom in the nation. On the other hand, the PERA proposal could include changes to the retirement age and other measures to shore up the vastly underfunded program within 30 years. Erin Swain, a teacher at Century Middle School in Adams 12 Five Star Schools, took issue with possible changes. “Bottom line is, we were given a promise by our Legislature for our pension, and they are reneging,” Swain said. Becky Moraja, a teacher at Colorado’s Finest High School of Choice in Englewood, said she and her family moved in with her mother in the past to survive on the salaries of her and her husband, who is also a teacher, rather than work two jobs. “We’re willing to contribute more” to PERA, but some parts of the bill go too far, said Moraja, who is thankful for recent bond funding Englewood voters have passed but lamented that Colorado students are among the least funded in the country.
The Colorado state Capitol found itself packed nearly wall-to-wall between the state Senate and House chamber doors on April 16, when educators wearing red walked up to legislators to talk about the state’s public-pension system and about school funding. Rep. Jeff Bridges, D-Greenwood Village, spoke to a group of educators from Englewood, who made up a large part of the roughly 400 educators at the event. “We’re decreasing the negative factor by $150 million” and putting $225 million toward PERA, said Bridges, whose district includes Englewood. “Even though we’ve increased funding, there’s still a lot more we need to do.” Rep. Paul Rosenthal, D-Denver, opposed pushing for more burden to be born by defined-contribution plans in the PERA system. “We don’t know what the market will bring,” Rosenthal said. “We should know what PERA will bring.”
Democrats had a field day with the protest, giving remarks in front of educators twice in the building during the day. A crowd of more than 100 educators — lining the staircase and three floors of the rotunda of the stairwell — let loose several seconds of howling cheers intended to echo to the Senate and House chambers. The crowd heard remarks from a slew of Democratic state lawmakers, including Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, and Rep. Joe Salazar, DThornton. Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, spoke in solidarity with legislators a few hours later. Educators in red crowded into the House Finance Committee hearing on Senate Bill 18-200 that afternoon, with about 50 seated and dozens more standing in the back who were moved to an overflow room. Some educators testified before the committee. A second “Day of Action” is planned for April 27 at the Capitol, the Colorado Education Association said. — Ellis Arnold
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Genevieve Wilson Genevieve Wilson of Brookings, Oregon passed away quietly at home on April 4, 2018. Genevieve was born in Washington and raised in Fortuna, California by her parents Lola and Dean Holt. She was competitive by nature and excelled in her school studies and athletics. A former rodeo queen, Genevieve was a business leader, Bronze Life Master Bridge player and a shining light in her community. After moving to Colorado in 1968, she owned and managed several businesses and worked for over 25 years in the banking/mortgage lending industry. After marrying Al Wilson, she set roots in the Brookings community and traveled the world teaching bridge lessons on cruise ships. One of her passions included the Soroptimist Club, where
she championed efforts to stop human trafficking. Proudly, she was a founding board member of Wally’s House, a shelter for abused children located in Gold Beach, Oregon. Genevieve is survived by her husband, Al Wilson, her children, Mike Flynn, Trish Flynn-Hopkins, and Andrew Flynn, Al’s children Andrew Wilson and Danielle Wilson and seven grandchildren. A memorial service will be held in Arvada, Colorado on April 27, 2018, 10:30 am at St. Joan of Arc. A celebration of life will be held in Brookings, Oregon on July 1, 2018 from 2 to 4 PM at the Brookings VFW Hall, Pioneer & Pacific Aves. In lieu of flowers, please consider donating to Wally’s House in her name http://wallyshouse.org/donate/ .
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WHAT: Denver Silent Film Festival WHEN: Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29 WHERE: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake 4255 W. Colfax Ave., Denver COST: $13 per film ($8 for students) $110 for weekend pass TICKETS: www. denversilentfilmfest. org/ An image from “le Fer à Cheval” a short French film that will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival. COURTESY PHOTOS
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One of Alfred Hitchcock’s earliest films, “The Lodger” is a clear example of the style that would make the director one of the most famous in Hollywood history. The film will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival.
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The vast majority of the films that will be shown in the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival are 90 years old, at the youngest. But Howie Movshovitz, director of the festival, adamantly argues against the notion that these films are a trip down memory lane. “These films are not a nostalgia trip, and I show them without apology,” he said. “These are legitimately great movies that are visually incredibly adventurous. All the films that have been made since haven’t been more adventurous than these.” The Silent Film Festival will be held from Friday, April 27, through Sunday, April 29 at the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Sloans Lake, 4255 W. Colfax Ave. in Denver. This year’s festival will feature nine movies, ranging from stunning personal dramas like “The Passion of Joan of Arc” to comedies like Harold Lloyd’s “Speedy,” and even one of Alfred Hitchcock’s first films, “The Lodger.” “These films are important, no matter what decade they’re from,” said Steve Bessette, creative director for the Alamo. “You see horror films from this time, or some of their spy thrillers, and really
An image from Carl Dreyer’s masterpiece, “The Passion of Joan of Arc.” The 1928 film will be screened during the seventh annual Denver Silent Film Festival. a lot hasn’t changed. Seeing these early films gives you perspective on the way film has changed and stayed the same.” Movshovitz has been a lifelong lover of film, but finding workable film prints of many silent films is becoming increasingly difficult. For this year’s festival, almost all the films are digitally restored on discs, providing audiences with the highest quality viewing experience. Another way the festival is bringing these historic presentations to modern life is in the musical scoring. All screenings will be accompanied by live musical performances, just like so many were when they were first shown. “Big places like New York or Los Angeles might have full orchestras playing scores, but at smaller theaters around the
country, it might just be a pianist playing some music to go with the film,” Movshovitz explained. “Now we can use music to bring these films to younger audiences.” Some screenings will have orchestras, others just a solo musician, and excitingly, two Alamo projectionists — Billy Overton and David Weaver — are contributing an original score to 1916’s “The Battle of the Somme.” “I’ve done scores for short films before, but this is the longest one I’ve tackled, and my first collaboration with Billy,” Weaver said. “It’s been a really fun process working on the music together and getting ready for the live accompaniment.” One of the first war documentaries, this film show’s preparation for one of World War I’s most devastating battles. The four-month battle started with 21,000 dead on its first day, and only got worse as it wore on. To get started on the scoring process, Weaver and Overton watched the film and started writing musical themes and progressions they could pull out of their “musical toolkit” whenever necessary. They’ll both be using a variety of instruments in the performance, including keyboards and percussion instruments, and even a flute. “The idea of doing this music live is really exciting, and I think combining performance with these great films is a great way for people of all ages to get into silent films,” Weaver said. “These elements bring the new and old together in a really fascinating way, for performers and audiences alike.”
Friday, April 27 7 p.m. “Chicago” Accompanied by The Mont Alto Motion Picture Orchestra. Saturday, April 28 10 a.m. “The Passion of Joan of Arc” Accompanied by Rodney Sauer on the piano. 3:30 p.m. “Destiny” Accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 7 p.m. “The Lodger “ Accompanied by students of the College of Arts& Media of the University of Colorado Denver, led by Todd Reid and Donald Sosin. Sunday, April 29 10 a.m. “Rotaie” Preceded by “Le Fer a Cheval” Both films accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 12:30 p.m. “The Battle of the Somme” Preceded by “The Sinking of the Lusitania” Both films accompanied by Billy Overton and David Weaver. 2:45 p.m. “The Dumb Girl of Portici” Accompanied by Hank Troy on the piano. 5:30 p.m. Studentmade Shorts 7:30 p.m. “Speedy” Accompanied by Donald Sosin on piano.
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ho can say what goes into the creative process? There’s no way to map the path from muse to inspiration to trial and error and finally the finished work. Yet that’s just what Steven Sondheim attempted in his musical, “Sunday in the Park with George,” which COMING the story of one ATTRACTIONS tells of the most famous paintings in art history — Georges Seurat’s “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.” “So many of us think artists are so different from everyone else, but there’s Clarke Reader so much humanity in them, just like everyone else,” said Cole Burden, who plays Seurat in the show. “I think people will leave feeling a wash of emotion about these people and the art they made.” The Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., is closing its 2017-2018 season with the show, which runs through May 6, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 p.m. on Wednesday and 2 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday. The story begins in France in 1884 with Seurat and his muse, Dot (Emily Van Fleet), as they struggle to keep a
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connection as he labors on his masterwork. Then the story leaps ahead to the 1980s, where Seurat’s greatgrandson, also named George and also played by Burden, struggles to find an artistic path forward. “Sondheim is the like the Shakespeare of the musical theater world, and presents all kinds of challenges for a singer,” Van Fleet said. “This story asks audiences what we pass down to our children, and legacy of art.” And as one season ends, the Arvada Center prepares for the start of another. The 2018-2019 season was announced and features an exciting blend of familiar names and unique styles. The season kicks off with “Mamma Mia!” running Sept. 7 through 30, followed by “Educating Rita,” which runs from Oct. 5 through Nov. 11. For the holiday season, the center is staging “ELF — The Musical” from Nov. 20 through Dec. 23. In 2019, the season continues with “The Diary of Anne Frank,” running from Feb. 1 through May 17, followed by the regional premiere of “The Moors” from Feb. 22 through May 18, and the world premiere of the “Sin Street Social Club” from March 15 through May 19. And it all wraps up with the regional premiere of “Trav’lin — The 1930s Harlem Musical,” running from April 9 through 28. To purchase tickets call 720-898-7200
or visit www.arvadacenter.org. Preparing for a season of fly fishing Spring is here, and summer is just around the corner, which means fly fishing fans are going to be taking to the streams and rivers in search of their elusive quarry. Those in search of tips and advice can head out to the Fly Fishing Rendezvous — a Rocky Mountain fly fishing show that focuses exclusively on local waters, local knowledge, and the best of the region’s fly fishing companies. The show is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 28, and Sunday, April 29, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. in Golden. The rendezvous offers more than 40 hours of classes, casting clinics, and fly tying demos with some of fly fishing’s most known names, equipping participants for greater success on the water. Those looking for a new fly rod or reel or book a fishing trip on with a guide can sample the wares of more than 50 booths. For all the details, visit www.flyfishingrendezvous.com. A live version of ‘West Side Story’ “West Side Story” is one of the towering achievements of American musical theater. If you’ve never cried to “Something” or snapped along to “Cool,” then I don’t know how to talk to you.
In honor of what would have been the 10th birthday of Leonard Bernstein, the musical’s composer, the Boulder Philharmonic and Central City Opera and Choirs are coming together at the Lone Tree Arts Center, 10075 Commons St., to perform “West Side Story” in concert. The show will be at 7 p.m. on Sunday, April 29. The music will be performed in its original orchestration by top-tier local performers. Be prepared to cry, laugh, and even do some singing. For more information and tickets, head to www.lonetreeartscenter.org. Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Desert Daze Caravan II Like a great many people, I wasn’t able to make the journey out to the California desert for Coachella. But that’s okay, because a little bit of the desert is coming to Denver. The Desert Daze Caravan II concert, featuring Ariel Pink, DIIV, Nick Hakim, Suuns and JJUUJJUU, will be making a stop at the Summit Music Hall, 1902 Blake St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, May 3. All three artists at the top of the bill — Ariel Pink, DIIV, and Hakim — come at their genres from unique angles. Ariel Pink (real name Ariel Marcus Rosenberg) twists tired singersongwriter tropes into music that is wildly eclectic and experimental.
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Signing key players among top priorities for Nuggets Fifth year for missing playoffs brings end to trying season BY ARNIE STAPLETON ASSOCIATED PRESS
Nuggets general manager Tim Connelly says contract extensions for center Nikola Jokic and guard Will Barton are among his offseason priorities and he hinted coach Michael Malone might be in line for one, too. The Nuggets have increased their win totals from 30 to 40 to 46 under Malone, but they extended their playoff drought to five years when they lost in overtime at Minnesota in the season finale earlier this month. “This is the most confident I’ve been in our core group since I’ve been here,” said Connelly, who’s been in his post in Denver since 2013. “I think we have the makings of a team that can enjoy sustainably high levels of success. “I think there’s going to be some pretty interesting financial decisions we’ll make this offseason.” Jokic was drafted in the second round in 2014 and signed a three-year, $4 million deal a year later. The Nuggets have a $1.6 million fourth-year option, which they can decline this summer and instead give Jokic a max contract. While that would crimp their budget next season, it would keep their star away from free agency. “He’s a guy that’s been tremendous in how quickly he’s developed and a guy that we love and he loves Denver. So, the sooner we can get his signature on a long-term contract, the better,” Connelly said April 13. Connelly also lauded the versatile Barton’s growth, and said: “We hope we can get something done. He’s our guy. We love him and I think if he’s back in a Denver jersey, it’s good for both him and
the team.” Malone has a year left on his original four-year deal he signed in 2015. Although he wouldn’t commit to an extension for his coach this summer, Connelly made it clear how he feels about Malone and his staff, suggesting it would be foolhardy to view a 46-win season as a disappointment or a fireable offense. “I think Coach and his staff have done a wonderful job,” Connelly said. “We’ve got to continue to challenge each other. We’ve got to get better. This press conference is premature. We can’t keep having it after the regular season.” In praising Malone, Connelly cited his 16-game improvement over two years and the development of the team’s core young players, emphasizing the difficulty in coaching a young team. The Nuggets played better than any team in the West over the last dozen games and took a six-game winning streak into the season finale against the Timberwolves. That marked the first time in franchise history that the Nuggets had posted six straight wins against teams with winning records. Yet, their inability to close out a seventh straight victory left them lamenting a dozen or so games they frittered away during a trying season in which free agent addition Paul Millsap missed 44 games and second-leading scorer Gary Harris missed 11. “I thought 46 wins would have us firmly in the playoffs, in a pretty good spot,” Connelly said. “I’m certainly disappointed we didn’t make it. ... But as I reflect on the season and the growth that we’ve shown, I’m unbelievably proud of our team.” Yet, he’s also running low on patience. “I thought we had extended stretches of very good basketball. I think at times we had games that were inexcusable, and those games come back to haunt you,” Connelly said.
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As draft looms, new quarterback’s drive remains strong Case Keenum excited about Denver sunshine, Broncos starting role
‘I’m excited for whoever’s going to come in and make us better. That’s what competition breeds within your own team. I think it makes you better. So, whoever comes in I’ll be looking for them to help us be a better football team.’
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Case Keenum couldn’t wait to get out of Minnesota. No, he’s not bitter over the Vikings’ decision to move on to Kirk Cousins. And he isn’t gloating over being “the man” for the first time in his NFL career after signing a two-year, $36 million deal last month in Denver. He’s just glad to see some sunshine, that’s all. Before coming to Colorado for the Broncos’ offseason program, Keenum made a stop in Minneapolis to accept the “Uncommon Award’’ from Tony Dungy at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska on April 13. The only downer was the blizzard that struck the nation’s midsection. “It dumped like 25 inches on us,’’ Keenum said. “So, I was ready to get out of there and get to Denver and the sunshine.’’ Keenum is entering the season as the starter for the first time in his sixyear career after coach Vance Joseph declared him the Broncos’ No. 1 QB at the free agent’s introductory news conference a month ago. Yet, Keenum’s role beyond 2018 re-
Case Keenum, Broncos quarterback mains up in the mile-high air because general manager John Elway could still use the fifth overall pick in the NFL draft, which begins April 26, to select a quarterback. Elway and his lieutenants have taken long, hard looks at this year’s college crop of QBs, including the “Big Four” prospects. They hosted Baker Mayfield on April 16 but Keenum said he hadn’t run into him. Keenum also insists he isn’t concerned that he’ll soon be tutoring his successor should Elway choose a quarterback. “I’m excited for whoever’s going to come in and make us better,’’ Keenum said. “That’s what competition breeds within your own team. I think it makes you better. So, whoever comes in I’ll be looking for them to help us be a better football team. No matter what
position it is. I know they’re going to draft a lot of positions. It doesn’t change my mindset at all.’’ Yet, non-QB blue chippers such as Penn State running back Saquon Barkley, North Carolina State defensive end Bradley Chubb or Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson would provide immediate help for Keenum this season and maybe even stability for his future. Von Miller has said he’d love to have Chubb lining up next to him. “He’s Khalil Mack and Von Miller put together,’’ Miller said with a laugh. “He is a great player and I would love to have him on my team. You don’t come across guys like that often. We don’t (normally) have the No. 5 pick in the draft. I hope we don’t have a high pick like that for a while. So if we can steal a player like that, I’m all for it.’’
When Keenum reported to work April 16, it marked the first time he’d been the unquestioned starting quarterback since his final days at the University of Houston, where he set NCAA passing records but still went undrafted before compiling a 20-18 record with the Vikings, Rams and Texans. “It feels good, it does,’’ Keenum said. “It’s not something where I feel like I’ve made it. That’s not ever my mentality. I’m going to stay hungry. “Nothing’s ever been handed to me. I’ve earned that right, and I’m going to continue to earn that right being in this building, in the weight room, meeting room, practice field and then on game day.’’ The Broncos’ anemic offense was a big reason for their slide to 5-11 last season, just two years after they won the Super Bowl, and Elway’s makeover includes the arrival of right tackle Jared Veldheer and the recent departure of running back C.J. Anderson. Anderson could have provided a valuable sounding board to Keenum much like he did with Peyton Manning, Brock Osweiler and Trevor Siemian. “It doesn’t change me and my mindset and what I’m prepared to do here and what I want to do here, what I feel like I need to do,’’ Keenum said. “I know that NFL teams change constantly. So, I’m here right now, just trying to get into the building and just become familiar with everything.’’
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Legal Notice No.: 8434 First Publication: April 12, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the Matter of the Estate of EMANUEL MARRITT, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30382 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 August 26, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Ellen Marritt Personal Representative 501 Adams Street Denver, CO 80206 Legal Notice No: 8481 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of R. JOHN BINGAMAN, a/k/a John Bingaman, a/k/a Robert John Bingaman, a/k/a R. J. Bingaman, a/k/a John R. Bingaman, a/k/a Robert J. Bingaman, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30371
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 August 12, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. James S. Golanty, Personal Representative c/o Holland & Hart, LLP P. O. Box 8749 Denver, CO 80201-8749 Legal Notice No.: 8449 First Publication: April 12, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RICHARD D. BAUMAN, also known as RICHARD BAUMAN, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30439
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 August 13, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Elizabeth A. Bauman, Personal Representative 3449 W. Hayward Place Denver, CO 80211
Legal Notice No.: 8456 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of THOMAS S. YANCEY, also known as Thomas Spotswood Yancey, also known as T.S. Yancey, and Thomas S. Yancey, Sr., Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30345 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 August 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Carla Y. Grant Personal Representative 106 S. University Blvd. #4 Denver, Colorado 80209 Legal Notice No.: 8458 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Glenn Tuthill, a/k/a J. Glenn Tuthill, a/k/a Glenn Tuthill, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30235 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 August 23, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Jill G. VanderPloeg, Personal Representative c/o Russell K Bean, Esq. 1873 S. Bellaire St., Suite 1401 Denver, Colorado 80222 Legal Notice No.: 8459 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Estate of Roy Henry Krumwiede, also known as Roy H. Krumwiede, also known as Roy Krumwiede, Deceased; Case Number: 2018PR30381 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to: The Denver Probate Court
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Estate of Roy Henry Krumwiede, also known as Roy H. Krumwiede, also known as Roy Krumwiede, Deceased; Case Number: 2018PR30381
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All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to: The Denver Probate Court Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202 on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Deborah R. Krumwiede Personal Representative 745 Jackson Street, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Legal Notice No.: 8463 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Melvyn Carroll Biggs, a/k/a Melvin Carrol Biggs, a/k/a Melivia Carroll Biggs, Deceased. Case Number: 2018PR30100 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court on or before August 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. ss/original signature on file in attorney’s office Erin E. Hickey, Attorney for Personal Representative The Hickey Law Firm, LLC 12600 West Colfax Avenue Suite C-400 Lakewood, Colorado 80215 (303)935-2701 Legal Notice No.: 8464 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Estate of Shawn Eleu Lindsey Conley, also known as Shawn E. L. Conley, also known as Shawn Conley, Deceased; Case Number: 2018PR30353 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to: The Denver Probate Court Denver County, Colorado 1437 Bannock Street Denver, Colorado 80202 on or before August 20, 2018*, or the claims may be forever barred. Sacha Nohealani Lindsey Brown Personal Representative 5 Osterville Street, Ladera Ranch CA 92694 Legal Notice No.: 8465 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of RONALD L. REDDY a/k/a RONALD LEE REDDY and RONALD REDDY, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30430 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 August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Elizabeth J. Reddy Personal Representative 3805 South Syracuse Way Denver, CO 80237 Legal Notice No.: 8477 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM C. McGEHEE, also known as WM. C. McGEHEE and as WILLIAM CHARLES McGEHEE, and GILL McGEHEE and BILL McGEHEE, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30470 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 August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Stephen M. Brainerd Personal Representative
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of WILLIAM C. McGEHEE, also known as WM. C. McGEHEE and as WILLIAM CHARLES McGEHEE, and GILL McGEHEE and BILL McGEHEE, Deceased To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 Case Number: 2018PR30470
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 August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
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Stephen M. Brainerd Personal Representative 1550 17th Street Suite 500 Denver, Colorado 802052 Legal Notice No.: 8478 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of AUDREY GOLDEN Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30428 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the Denver Probate Court, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Jeff Golden, Personal Representative c/o Smith & Mitchell, LLC Attorneys for Personal Representative 4 W. Dry Creek Circle, Suite 100 Littleton, CO 80120 (303) 882-2209 Legal Notice No.: 8479 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS BY PUBLICATION PURSUANT TO §15-12-801, C.R.S. Estate of Robert Louis Nelson, a/k/a Robert L. Nelson and Robert Nelson Deceased Case Number 2018PR30201 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 August 28, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Mary Kathleen Nelson Personal Representative 9087 W. Radcliffe Dr. Littleton, CO 80123 303-973-2543 Legal Notice No.: 8482 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of ETHEL MARGARET DICKEY, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30494 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, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. K. Todd Dickey Personal Representative 6448 South Parfet Way Littleton, Co 80127 Legal Notice No.: 8483 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of LYLE L. BLESSMAN, a/k/a LYLE LAVERNE BLESSMAN, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30496 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 or before August 26, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Connie L. Blessman, Co-Personal Representative P. Bradford Blessman, Co-Personal Representative c/o Goddard & Hawkins, PC 1444 Blake St. Denver, CO 80202 Legal Notice No.: 8486 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruby Marie Johnson, aka Ruby M. Johnson, aka Ruby Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 0070
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Notice Creditors NOTICETo TO CREDITORS Estate of Ruby Marie Johnson, aka Ruby M. Johnson, aka Ruby Johnson, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 0070
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 August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Cris E. Johnson, Personal Representative 860 Bonnie Brae Blvd. Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 8487 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sue Hall Haynie, aka Sue H. Haynie, aka Sue Haynie, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 30263
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 August 13, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Holly Butler Personal Representative 3932 S. Olive Street Denver, Colorado 80237 Legal Notice No: 8445 First Publication: April 12, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Michael E. Kleemann, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30398
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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 August 13, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Terance M. Kleemann Personal Representative c/o Katz, Look & Onorato, P.C. 1120 Lincoln Street, Suite 1100 Denver, Colorado 80203 Legal Notice No: 8447 First Publication: April 12, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Norma Ann Koons, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30337
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 August 20, 2018 or the claims may be forever barred. Leigh Ann Koons Personal Representative 1278 Umatilla Denver, CO 80223 Legal Notice No: 8460 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Timothy Lyle Summers, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30237
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 August 19, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Kumpf Charsley & Hansen, LLC Attorneys to the Personal Representative 9565 S. Kingston Court, Suite 100 Englewood, Colorado 80112 Legal Notice No: 8461 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Billie Louise Small, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 132
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,
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E-470 board votes to eliminate vehicle registration fee STAFF REPORT
Colorado motorists who live in counties in which E-470 vehicle registration fees have been imposed no longer will be assessed those fees. The E-470 Board of Directors unanimously voted April 12 to remove the fees, and E-470 staff will work with counties to determine the next steps, according to a news release from the E-470 Public Highway Authority. “Arapahoe County residents have financially supported this important corridor for the last 30 years,” Commissioner Bill Holen, who also serves as a member of the E-470 board, said in the release. “It’s my responsibility to make sure we follow through on our promise to repeal the $10 fee once the bonds are officially paid off and I’m happy to support this decision.”
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Douglas County Commissioners. “As Douglas County’s voice on this board, my focus is on the best interests of our citizens and taxpayers, and I believe the elimination of this 30-year-old fee is doing just that.” E-470 is the 75-mph toll road running along the eastern perimeter of the Denver metropolitan area. The user-financed roadway receives no local, state Roger Partridge, vice chair, E-470 Board or federal funds for financing, construction, operations or maintenance. The E-470 Public Highway Authority The fees were originally approved in However, the board refinanced the Board includes eight local govern1988 by the voters in Adams, Arapahoe bonds in 2001 and reduced the final ments including Adams, Arapahoe maturity with a scheduled payoff on and Douglas counties. and Douglas counties, and the muSept. 1, 2018. At that time, the revenue from the nicipalities of Aurora, Brighton, “It is my honor to serve on the E-470 $10 fee was essential for the construcCommerce City, Parker and Thornton. Board and have the opportunity to tion and operation of E-470, according E-470 also operates ExpressToll, an allact in support of importantPublic policy to the release. electronic toll collection system availNotice decisions such as this one,” said The bonds pledged by the fees were able on E-470, Northwest Parkway, and DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO Roger Partridge, vice chair, Board of originally set to be retired in 2026. Colorado’s Express Lanes.
‘... my focus is on the best interests of our citizens and taxpayers, and I believe the elimination of this 30-year-old fee is doing just that.’
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PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Billie Louise Small, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 132
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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 August 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Carl Small Personal Representative P.O. Box 335 Dumont, Colorado 80436 Legal Notice No: 8462 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Verdella M. Bonger, aka Verdella L. Bonger, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30388
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 August 19, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. David L. Langsfeld Personal Representative 7830 W. Alameda Ave, Suite 103-248 Lakewood, Colorado 80226 Legal Notice No: 8466 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE
Notice To Creditors PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Russell Lawrence Kromminga, aka Russell L. Kromminga, aka Russell Kromminga, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30363 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 August 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Maria Theresa B. Lopez, #26837 Attorney for Kelly Jo Candelaria, Personal Representative 3775 Cherry Creek Drive North, Suite 575 Denver, Colorado 80209 Legal Notice No: 8467 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Marilyn Greene Hague, also known as Marilyn G. Hague, and Marilyn Hague, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30458 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Co-Personal Representatives or to the Denver Probate Court of the City and County of Denver, Colorado on or before August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Sandra LeCompte, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30416
Susan H. Donlan – Co-Personal Representative 29024 Roan Drive Evergreen, Colorado 80439
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 August 20, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
Thomas W. Hague – Co-Personal Representative 1647 30th Street Northwest Washington, DC 20007
George Richey Personal Representative 800 S. Elliot Street Denver, Colorado 80219 Legal Notice No: 8468 First Publication: April 19, 2018 Last Publication: May 3, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
Legal Notice No: 8475 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL A. LENZINI, aka PAUL ALBERT LENZINI Deceased Case Number: 18PR30473 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to
In re the Marriage of: Petitioner: ALICE SMITH HIGH Phil LeshDEMOND was one Respondent: HIGH
Sweet Delta Dawn is a four-piece Bass guitarist rock group from Madison, Wisconsin, of the key components to theM.band’s Attorney: Natacha Gutierrez No. 43240 and has been making a name for itself success, and he’sRegistration maintained a more LAW OFFICES OF NATACHA M. GUTIERREZ, in the jam band community. They than devoted fanbase LLC, throughout his 695 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 480, solo career. cover a blend of folk, classic rock, jazz, Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: 900-3281 The man is playing Red(303) Rocks Amfunk, and modern music. Fax: (866) 632-9151 phitheatre on Saturday , May 5, but fans For more information, visit www. E-mail: natacha@nmgutierrezlaw.com Attorney for the Petitioner, Alice High can start the festivities earlier atSmith Wrigfacebook.com/sweetdeltadawn. Case No.: 18DR30183 Courtroom: 331 ley’s Chicago Bar and Grill, 18200 Clarke Reader’s column on culture SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: Colfax Ave. in Golden, which is hosting appears on a weekly basis. A commuThe Respondent, DEMOND HIGH. a Cinco De Mayo concert pre-party nity editor with Colorado Community You are hereby summoned and required to apwith band Sweet Delta Dawn. pear and defend againstThe the claims setMedia, forth in he can be reached creader@ the Petition forp.m. Dissolution of Marriage filed with free show goes from 1 to 5 coloradocommunitymedia.com. the Court in this action, by filing with the Clerk of
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Notice Creditors NOTICETo TO CREDITORS Estate of PAUL A. LENZINI, aka PAUL ALBERT LENZINI Deceased Case Number: 18PR30473
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 August 27, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. David Weisz Personal Representative 1412 Martin Luther King Way Berkeley, CA 94709 Legal Notice No: 8485 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: May 10, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
Misc. Private Legals Public Notice DISTRICT COURT, DENVER COUNTY, STATE OF COLORADO 1437 Bannock St, Denver, CO In re the Marriage of: Petitioner: ALICE SMITH HIGH Respondent: DEMOND HIGH Attorney: Natacha M. Gutierrez Registration No. 43240 LAW OFFICES OF NATACHA M. GUTIERREZ, LLC, 695 S. Colorado Blvd, Suite 480, Denver, CO 80246 Telephone: (303) 900-3281 Fax: (866) 632-9151 E-mail: natacha@nmgutierrezlaw.com Attorney for the Petitioner, Alice Smith High Case No.: 18DR30183 Courtroom: 331 SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION TO: The Respondent, DEMOND HIGH. You are hereby summoned and required to appear and defend against the claims set forth in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage 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 35 days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in writing within 35 days after the date of the last publication, judgment by default may be rendered against you by the court for the relief demanded
this Court an answer or other response. You are required to file your answer or other response within 35 days after service of this Summons upon you. Service of this Summons shall be complete on the day of the last publication. A copy of the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage may be obtained from the Clerk of the Court. If you fail to file your answer or other response to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage in writing within 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 Petition for Dissolution of Marriage including parenting time and child support without further notice. A Permanent Order Hearing has been scheduled for ???? in Division 331 of the Denver County District Court.
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Legal Notice No.: 8412 First Publication: March 29, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE Cellco Partnership and its controlled affiliates doing business as Verizon Wireless are proposing to build a new 31-foot Monopole communications Tower near 2358 Curtis Street, Denver, Denver, CO 80205.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 Daniell e Ross McKissic, Wireless Projects, 3200 Windy Hill Road SE, Suite 1500W, Atlanta, GA 30339, or by email vzwnepa@erm.com, or by phone 1678-486-2700. Legal Notice No.: 8476 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice Notice to obtain title The following vehicles were towed and abandoned. VIN RFBB2J105AB252391 2010 KYM People MC, VIN 1GCFG25T831228881 2003 Chevy Express Van 2500 M1 Towing & Recovery, 2810 W. 62nd Ave Denver, CO 80221 720-364-1160, applying for title. Legal Notice No.: 8480 First Publication: April 26, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice COUNTY COURT, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 720/865-7830 Case No.:2012C56869 Sunport Financial, LLC, Plaintiff
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COUNTY COURT, DENVER COUNTY, COLORADO 1437 Bannock Street, Denver, CO 80202 720/865-7830 Case No.:2012C56869 Sunport Financial, LLC, Plaintiff Vs. Jessica D. Maestas, Defendant REVIVER BY PUBLICATION NOTICE TO DEFENDANT /JUDGMENT DEBTOR
THIS MATTER coming on before the Court upon the motion of the Plaintiff styled “Motion for Revivor of Judgment,” and the Court having read said motion and now being duly apprised in the premises, NOW THEREFORE
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED the Clerk of this Court shall, and is ordered and directed to, issue to Defendant(s), Jessica D. Maestas , the “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)” requiring said Defendant(s) to show cause within 14 (fourteen) days from the service of such Notice, pursuant to CRCP 354(h), if any he/she has, why the Judgment heretofore entered in this matter on June 11, 2012 shall not be revived with like force and effect.
WHEREAS, Plaintiff has moved this Court pursuant to CRCP 354(h) to revive the Judgment entered in the instant matter on, June 11, 2012 NOW THEREFORE
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED, that Plaintiff, Sunport Financial, LLC , shall have and take of defendant(s), Jessica D. Maestas Judgment in the instant matter on this date with like force and effect as on the date the Judgment was entered heretofore on June 11, 2012.
Defendant(s) shall show cause within fourteen (14) days from the service of this “Notice to Show Cause Pursuant to CRCP 354(h)”, if any the Defendant(s) has, why the Judgment heretofore entered should not be revived with like force and effect. Attorney for Plaintiff James R. Wolf 1776 S. Jackson St. #900 Denver, CO 80210 Atty. Reg.#: 30582 Legal Notice No.: 8418 First Publication: March 29, 2018 Last Publication: April 26, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
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Uber stepping up its background checks for drivers Changes come after incidents that hurt reputation of ride-sharing company BY TOM KRISHER ASSOCIATED PRESS
Uber will start doing annual criminal background checks on U.S. drivers and hire a company that constantly monitors criminal arrests as it tries to do a better job of keeping riders safe. The move announced April 12 is one of several actions taken by the ride-hailing company under new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi, who said that the changes aren’t just being done to polish the company’s image, which has been tarnished by driver misbehavior and a long string of other embarrassing failings. “The first thing that we want to do is really change Uber’s substance, and the image may follow,” he said in an interview with The Associated Press. “The announcements that we’re making are just a step along the way of making Uber fundamentally safer for drivers and riders.” Other safety features include buttons in the Uber app that allow riders to call 911 in an emergency, as well as app refinements that make it easier for
riders to share their whereabouts with friends or loved ones. Since it began operating in 2009, Uber has been dogged by reports of drivers accosting passengers, including lawsuits alleging sexual assaults. Last year the company was fined $8.9 million by the State of Colorado for allowing people with serious criminal or motor vehicle offenses to work as drivers. The Public Utilities Commission said it found nearly 60 people were allowed to drive in the state despite having previous felony convictions or major traffic violations including drunken driving. Khosrowshahi, formerly CEO of the Expedia travel booking site, replaced hard-charging co-founder Travis Kalanick in August and faced problems almost from the start. Most recently, he has had to grapple with his company’s autonomous vehicle program after one of its SUVs struck and killed a pedestrian last month in Tempe, Arizona. Khosrowshahi said the company’s exponentially fast growth prevented steps like the annual background checks from being done sooner. “I can’t change the past, but I can change the things that we do going forward,” he said. Uber does 15 million trips per day worldwide, and its drivers “reflect the good and the bad and the random events of the world,” Khosrowshahi said. It was bad policy for Uber to do just one background check for drivers and
never follow up, said Thomas Mauriello, a senior lecturer of forensic science at the University of Maryland and former Defense Department agent who was involved in background checks. But he sees the changes as positive, potentially catching bad behavior after a driver is hired on. “Any check is better than no check,” he said. “Nobody should think that any check they do is going to be 100 percent foolproof and get all information.” Some governments now require background checks after drivers are hired, but the company’s policy makes it uniform nationwide, Uber said. Uber will conduct its annual background checks through a company called Checkr starting in the next few weeks. It still does not intend to do FBI fingerprint background checks, saying its check of court records and other databases is robust, fair and “stacks up well against the alternatives.” A company, which Uber would not identify, has been hired to continually check arrest data, and that also will begin in a few weeks, Uber said. Mauriello says that may be true because the FBI database includes only felonies. Many sex crimes and traffic violations that could disqualify driver candidates are misdemeanors and not in the database, he said. The app changes, which will take several weeks to become active, will roll out first in the U.S., then move to other countries. Riders will see a shield
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that they can touch, sending the app to another screen with safety tips, instructions on how to easily share ride information with others, and a button to call 911. When the 911 button is pressed, riders will immediately get their location to relay to dispatchers, helping riders traveling in unfamiliar areas. Uber has been testing its new features with Denver’s 911 system, which automatically sends the rider’s location, as well as driver and car information, to the dispatch center. Uber says location information from smartphones is better than what’s used by 911 centers, which rely on triangulation off multiple cellular telephone towers. Evelyn Bailey, executive director of the National Association of State 911 Administrators, said there’s no proof yet that smartphones provide closer location information than wireless carriers, but it’s under study by the Federal Communications Commission. She said Uber’s two-step calling through the app may not be intuitive for people, and she would prefer they call 911 with the keypad. She also said Uber’s system has great potential, although she would like to see test results before passing judgment. “If in fact it does deliver what it promises, then that could be very beneficial to the calling public,” she said. “But if it doesn’t, then I think that’s a problem.” Uber says people can always call 911 from the keypad.
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