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of the Stuggle of Love Foundation, said festivals are one of the largest fundraising drivers for her organization. She started the organization in 2008 with her husband, Joel. Struggle of Love works with low-income and underprivileged individuals who may not qualify for other programs. Hodge said the nonprofit frequently participates in festivals around Denver.
At the current pace of progress, it would take 13 years for the Denver school district to reach its goal that 80 percent of all third-graders be reading and writing at grade level. It would take black and Latino students up to three decades to reach that benchmark. That’s according to a new report by local education advocacy organization A Plus Colorado that shows Denver Public Schools is far from meeting its own ambitious goals on the timeline it set out by 2020, just two years from now. For example, the report predicts it will take 27 years for 80 percent of Latino third-graders to meet the literacy benchmark. For black students, the report says it will take 30 years. More than half of the district’s 92,600 students are Latino, and 13 percent are black. The district has tried a long list of new strategies, programs and initiatives to accelerate student growth — and they’ve paid off, to a degree. Denver students made more progress on state English and math tests in 2017 than ever before, and some achievement gaps narrowed.
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Matt Rouch & the Noise Upstairs played on the Main Stage at Civic Center Park on June 2 during the People’s Fair.
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Summer giving expands at longtime festival The 47th annual People’s Fair took over Civic Center Park STAFF REPORT
Denver residents kicked off summer once again with the city’s longest running neighborhood festival. This was the second year that Team Player Productions organized
the People’s Fair. Capitol Hill United Neighborhoods founded the festival in 1972, but handed over event planning and production to Team Player in early 2017. CHUN still holds the permit for the event. Kristen Horpedahl, communications director for the People’s Fair, said that this year the company expanded on its bar programming. The proceeds from liquor sales benefited nine different nonprofits. The nonprofits brought in volunteers to run the bar booths at the festival. LaKeshia Hodge, co-founder
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Colorado Heights gets new potential buyer After previous deal’s collapse, Glendale developer hopes for ‘urban, mixed-use village’ BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The storied history of the former Colorado Heights University campus has caught a lifeline again after a local developer struck a deal to purchase the property, an iconic site perched atop southwest Denver. Westside Investment Partners, a Glendale-based real estate and development group, is expected to buy the property, a 70-acre campus at 3001 S. Federal Blvd. that was once a Catholic college. First named Loretto Heights Academy, it grew out of an effort by the Sisters of Loretto dating back to the late 1800s. It’s visible for miles around in the south Denver metro area, and its reddish-brown administration building with a tower is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. California-based Catellus Development Corporation was expected to purchase the property, but the campus’s owner rejected the final financial offer earlier this year and decided against the sale. Westside went under contract to buy the property in early May and aims to complete the sale by
The historic administration building at Colorado Heights University in southwest Denver is shown in June of last year. FILE PHOTO late July, said Andrew Klein, a principal at Westside. “We’re planning an urban mixed-use village respectful of the neighboring communities,” Klein said. “We’re certainly not planning on putting huge buildings next to homes. All the commercial (use) will be along Federal (Boulevard) and will hopefully be a mixture of neighborhood-serving and regional-draw uses.” Still affectionately known to locals
as Loretto Heights, the property was the subject of several community meetings in 2017 and this April, where community members discussed its future. Area residents have expressed concern about preserving the administration building and the campus’s cemetery, where dozens of dead nuns lie, according to Kevin Flynn, Denver city councilmember representing the area. Flynn met with Klein and and Kevin
Smith, another principal in the company, on June 13, Flynn said. “They are, of course, committed to preservation of the Loretto Academy (now administration) building and adjoining chapel, and of the nuns’ cemetery,” Flynn said. “They also indicated they will explore preservation of other buildings on the campus.” Westside aims to be the master developer for the campus, which is owned by the Japan-based Teikyo University Group. As the master developer, Westside will sell parcels of land to builders. The company is planning a development with high-density residential — apartments and single-family housing — and commercial elements. It plans to request from the City of Denver a rezoning, a change of the type of uses allowed on the property. Zoning regulations already permit multi-unit housing and attached single-family homes, Klein said. Some limited commercial uses are currently allowed as well. Local establishments, like a pizza restaurant, along with restaurants that may attract faraway customers could be part of the equation, Klein said. “There’s beautiful trees there you hope to preserve” and “create a place people want to come to,” he added. SEE HEIGHTS, P16
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Summer music festival relaunches on South Pearl After competing with more and more summer events, organizers decided to cut back BY KAILYN LAMB
Olivia Cook, 3, dances at the South Pearl Music and Beer Festival on June 9. Her father Kyle said that she and her brother both enjoy dancing to bluegrass. PHOTOS BY KAILYN LAMB
South Pearl’s longtime annual summer show got a new look this year as the Music and Beer Festival. For the past several years, the South Pearl Street Association has put on two different concerts, a bluegrass show in June followed by a blues show in August. But after competing with new festivals like Velorama in August in the River North Art District, as well as the Colorado Rockies and Red Rocks concerts, the association decided to cut back. Mark Gill, president of the association, said they hoped to pool resources into putting on one bigger event this year. The new Music and Beer Festival was held in the 1200 block of South Pearl Street on June 9. “There is a lot more going on, a lot more competition than there was 12 years ago,” he said. “This year we decided, let’s try doing one and just push it … and just go from there. Let’s just roll out the kegs one time this year instead of two.” Early counts from Swallow Hill Music, which ran ticket sales and music for the event, showed a 12 percent increase in ticket sales from last
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That Damn Sasquatch, a local bluegrass band, played the first set at the South Pearl Music and Beer Festival on June 9. year. Gill said that nearly 5,000 people attended. While South Pearl will not hold its second summer concert, Gill said the organization would still host its Oktoberfest and Winterfest events. The South Pearl Street Association launched its first Blues and Brews concert in 2007. Gill said they started with one show, and added the Brewgrass concert the next year. At first, Gill said they did things by the “seat of their pants.” “We learned a lot the first year. We’d all been to festivals, but we didn’t have a model to go by,” he said. The festival featured six bands this year, with Jon Cleary headlining the show at 8:30 p.m. While prior shows were focused on either blues or bluegrass, Gill said the association went for a mixture this time. Near the front of the stage, Kyle Cook stood holding his 1-year-old son Kavon, while his 3-year-old daughter Olivia danced to the first set, local bluegrass band That Damn Sasquatch. Cook said a friend of his lives in the neighborhood and that the music festival was a great opportunity to spend some time with the kids outside. The young pair are already bluegrass fans. “They love dancing,” Cook said. This year, 12 breweries came, including Oskar Blues Brewery and local pub Platt Park Brewing Co. Gill said that both breweries have participated in the event since it started in 2007. Mark Birkin, who works with Wild Cider in Firestone, said it was his second time coming to pour beer at a festival on South Pearl. Wild Cider sold out of cider when he participated in the event two years ago. The cidery helps provide some variety, he said. Ciders appeal to crowds that want lighter options, similar to wine or champagne. The ciders are also gluten free. “It fits this crowd really, really good,” he said. Platt Park resident Aden Holt said the festival was an opportunity to
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Mark Birkin from Wild Cider hands a festival attendee a beer on June 9 at the South Pearl Music and Beer Festival. show his neighborhood pride. Holt is the founder of design agency One Ton Creative, which is located on South Pearl. In his spare time, he screenprints T-shirts in his garage as a hobby. On Saturday, he brought several screens to the festival, and printed shirts with the South Pearl ZIP code, as well as other designs celebrating the neighborhood. “I’m a proud Platt Park resident, and I thought it would be fun to support the neighborhood,” he said.
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Museum breaks ground on aerial Adventure Forest Facility for kids will peak at 90 feet above I-25; set to open in September STAFF REPORT
An outdoor aerial adventure course is the newest exhibit being developed by the Children’s Museum of Denver at Marsico Campus. Sitting over 90 feet above the banks of the South Platte River and I-25, Adventure Forest broke ground June 11. The 500-foot-long outdoor aerial adventure course is designed to challenge guests with elements such as rope swings, a glass bridge, slinky climb, a lookout that sits more than 55 feet in the air, and dueling 70-foot slides with rainbow prisms to return you to the ground, said a news release from the museum. Adventure playgrounds, a growing trend worldwide, are designed to provide children with risk-taking
opportunities, independence, and the freedom to explore their environment. “In a world where children spend so much time looking at screens, freerange play is more important than ever,” Mike Yankovich, museum president and CEO, said in the release. “We wanted to create something bold and breathtaking; to challenge children and grown-ups alike, get them outside and their hearts pumping, and to inspire them to be brave and to believe in themselves.” Big body play is only part of what guests can expect. Local artist Wes Sam-Bruce is creating a fully immersive art installation throughout Adventure Forest, inspired by the interconnectedness of the natural world and humankind. Set to open in September, this experience is a collaboration among the museum’s exhibit design team; Bonsai Design, an adventure course firm based in Grand Junction; Denver Parks and Recreation; and Sam-Bruce. Adventure Forest is designed for children ages 4 and older and their grown-ups.
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Denver Dance Festival: June 23-24 at the University of Denver. Main Stage concert “New & Now” is in the Byron Flex Theatre. The free Public Stage concert “No Walls” is on the Boettcher Center Lawn. Information available at http://presentingdenver.org/ pd-dance-festival/.
The Dinner Detective: 6-9 p.m. Saturdays through July 7 at Embassy Suites Denver Downtown, 1420 Stout St., Denver. Large interactive murdermystery comedy dinner show; tickets include four-course plated dinner. Some shows sold out. Go to www. thedinnerdetective. com. Agnes of God: on stage through July 8 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Summoned to a convent, Dr. Martha Livingstone is charged with assessing the sanity of a novice nun accused of murdering her newborn. Who killed the infant and who fathered the tiny victim? Livingstone’s questions force all three women to re-examine
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you on June 23rd! Arvada Historical Society Garden Tour: Arvada Historical Society will host their Annual Garden Tour on Saturday, June 23, 9 AM to 1 PM. Purchase tickets at the Arvada Center Amphitheater Plaza.Join us Saturday, June 23, for an opportunity to wander through seven beautiful Arvada Gardens. The Arvada Historical Society invites you to their annual Garden Tour, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Tickets may be purchased on the day of the tour for $15 at the Arvada Center Amphitheater Plaza, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Maps will be provided for this self-guided tour. Hand decorated birdhouses may be purchased at one of the houses on the tour. The tour takes place rain or shine; strollers and pets are not allowed in the gardens. For more information call 303-421-2032 or visit www.arvadahistory.org. Celebrate Bastille Day: Earth Sweet Botanicals is hosting its 3rd annual Bastille Day celebration. The free event is noon to 5 p.m. July 14. Enjoy French cheeses, jams and honeys, Floral Elixir Mocktails. There will also be special sales and French merchandise. Call 303-278-1260 or www.earthsweetbotanicals.com for more information. Veterans Free Monthly Non-Narcotic Care Pop Up Clinic: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 9 at VFW Post 1, 41 Santa Fe Drive, Denver. Go to http://www.healingwarriorsprogram.org. Therapies include acupuncture, craniosacral therapy and healing touch therapy. Bring proof of military service, i.e. DD214 or military ID. 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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Mayors band together to seek pot-law reform BY GILLIAN FLACCUS ASSOCIATED PRESS
Mayors from six U.S. cities in states with legal marijuana said they have formed a coalition to push for federal marijuana policy reform just days after President Donald Trump expressed support for bipartisan congressional legislation to ease the federal ban on pot. Mayors from Denver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas and California’s West Sacramento — all in marijuana-friendly states — sponsored a resolution at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Boston that asked the U.S. government to remove cannabis from a list of illegal drugs, among other things. It was approved unanimously by the broader gathering June 11, Larry Jones said, a spokesman for the conference. Mayors from Oakland, California and Thornton, Colorado weren’t sponsors but pledged to advocate for federal reforms. “As mayors of cities that have successfully implemented and managed this new industry, we have hands-on experience that can help Congress take the right steps to support other local governments as they prepare to enter this new frontier,” said Denver Mayor Michael B. Hancock, who led the coalition. “We all face common challenges.” Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler said marijuana businesses employ thousands of people and generate millions of dollars in Oregon. “Cannabis prohibition has failed. It has failed to keep our children safe, it has failed law enforcement, and it has especially failed communities of color disproportionately targeted and prosecuted for low-level drug offenses,” he said in an email June 11. “Eventually, legalization will come to every state — and we want to make
sure it’s done so safely and effectively.” The resolution comes after Trump said he would “probably” back a bipartisan congressional effort to ease a U.S. ban on the drug that about 30 states have legalized in some form. The bill supported by both parties was introduced June 7 and would dramatically reshape the nation’s legal landscape for pot users and businesses. The federal ban that puts marijuana on the same level as LSD and heroin has created a conflict with states that have legalized pot in some form, creating a two-tiered enforcement system at the state and federal levels. The legislation with four sponsors, including Republican U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner of Colorado, would ensure states have the right to determine the best approach to marijuana within their borders. Some U.S. restrictions would remain, however, including sales of non-medical pot to people under 21. “I support Senator Gardner. I know exactly what he’s doing,” Trump told reporters in Washington, D.C., on June 8, when asked about the legislation. “We’re looking at it. But I probably will end up supporting that, yes.” The mayors’ resolution adopted June 11 asks Congress, among other things, to: • Remove cannabis from the federal Controlled Substances Act • Allow employers in the marijuana industry to take tax deductions similar to those allowed in other businesses • Provide guidance to financial institutions that provide banking to cannabis businesses • Extend legal access to medical marijuana for U.S. veterans The resolution’s approval means that the U.S. Conference of Mayors as an organization will now create federal policy recommendations to submit to Congress starting next year.
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Elitch Gardens area could be reshaped in years ahead Developer lays out potential ideas for location along South Platte River BY ANDREW KENNEY AKENNEY@DENVERITE.COM
This year, the owners of Elitch Gardens finally confirmed that they are interested in redeveloping the amusement park near downtown Denver. They laid out a vision of thousands of new apartment units and condos in skyscrapers along the South Platte River. Eventually, that plan could see Elitch’s moved to another location. That plan is years from reality — but it gained an important endorsement on June 11 as the Denver City Council discussed the broad idea of a new urban center near downtown, including the tough questions of flooding, affordability and the future of Elitch Gardens. Ultimately, they approved an overall plan for the area in an 11-0 vote. Here’s what they actually did. The city’s leaders approved a new area plan. Basically, it’s a broad set of ideals and ideas for the area between Interstate 25, Auraria Parkway and Speer Boulevard. Those borders surround not just Elitch’s but also the Pepsi Center
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ing, and that improvements within the river also could reduce the threat. And Duggan said that he had been working with regional flooding planners. “We’ve taken that on, as part of our challenge, to expedite that and to implement that regional solution,” he said. Councilwoman At-large Robin Kniech asked how the plan would define low-income when it discusses affordable housing. Planner Abe Barge acknowledged that it doesn’t yet set specific levels. Kniech suggested that the site could need a specific affordable housing plan. She also asked whether the city would work to ensure that spaces are “really created” around families, rather than simply providing three-bedroom units. Duggan said that he was dedicated to a “complete city,” including daycares and schools. And he argued that this site is a prime place to accomplish that. Because he and others own large parcels, they’ll have more ability to make it happen, he said. “It creates the ability to deliver a lot of elements of the plan a lot more easily than if the ownership were fractured,” Duggan said. Ortega asked whether the area could handle the stresses of development at Elitch’s, along with neighboring plans for Sun Valley and the Mile High area. She asked if anyone was looking at “long-term viability … so we’re not just jamming everything wherever we can build, just for the sake of seeing more people coming to our city.” Finally, Kniech asked how Duggan and the city would embrace and encourage racial diversity in the area, given downtown’s heavily white and affluent population — a concern that Councilman Rafael Espinoza shared. “I’m open to ideas on that, for sure,” Duggan said. He cited his company’s upcoming work with Meow Wolf, the arts group that will occupy a building on his company’s property, as an example of a strategy for inclusivity. Meow Wolf is making a broadranging effort to connect with Denver’s arts community, he said. Council President Albus Brooks stressed that this is a high-level plan, and he espoused the plan. He stressed the fact that the plan includes limits on parking, and that it connects a sizable new chunk of land to the city’s transit network. “It’s going to be a long process, where we all get to be a part of it,” Brooks said. He said it could be one of the most sustainable and ecofriendly areas of the city and one of its “most impressive multi-modal areas,” and that it would have one of the highest requirements for below-market housing in the city. Kniech described it as “a really great plan in all of the areas that it covers,” but she said it could have “ripple” effects, potentially displacing residents of Denver. And she called on the city to have
a specific plan to counteract those ripples, saying that the city had previously been “transactional” on the topic. Councilman Paul López, meanwhile, said that he was concerned by the loss of jobs and recreation at Elitch’s, though he praised the overall plan. “I really hope to see a truly diverse downtown with (income) levels all over the map,” said Councilman Paul Kashmann. And Ortega said that she hoped that by funneling high-density development into a central site, the city could head off growing anger. “If we can keep the density downtown, hopefully we don’t have density overtaking our neighborhoods,” she said. “We’ll hear this very loud and clear in this next election cycle — neighborhoods fighting to protect their residential community.” Councilwoman Mary Beth Susman was optimistic about the plan, while Councilwoman Stacie Gilmore said she hoped the neighborhood would be inclusive, where people “take ownership and they put down roots,” including resources that help people improve their lives. Councilman Jolon Clark said he was particularly excited about the open-space plans. What’s next? The Elitch’s redevelopment plan would require a rezoning to be approved by the council. That request could be submitted within the next six months, Brooks said. And the devil, Brooks warned, would be in the details. Espinoza, meanwhile, expressed concerns that the rezoning could arrive so quickly. If development is approved, Duggan has said it would begin on the parking lots on the east side of the amusement park. “I think a 20-year horizon is probably accurate,” he said. “At the Elitch’s site, we’ve committed to keep the (amusement park) there for the foreseeable future.” Councilman Kevin Flynn pushed for more detail. Duggan, the land owner, said that he and his partner are “quite committed … to looking at a relocation plan.” Duggan said that a modern amusement park takes 120 acres, and he acknowledged that could be quite difficult to find in metro Denver. Meanwhile, it could take years for the city to start some of the infrastructure projects — such as bridges and bike lanes — that are included in this area plan. By the way: The plan does not anticipate that the Pepsi Center will be going anywhere. But it does discuss the idea of more intense development on the parking lots currently surrounding the arena. 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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DPS pilot project pins hopes on teachers teaching teachers `Senior team leads’ give feedback, help make plans, evaluate BY MELANIE ASMAR CHALKBEAT.ORG
Twenty Denver teachers are part of a new pilot project to invest even more resources in what the school district considers a key strategy: having teachers coach other teachers. Denver Public Schools has a name for these teacher coaches: “senior team leads.” They are paid a stipend on top of their regular salaries to split their time between teaching in their own classrooms and observing other teachers. They give the teachers feedback, help them plan lessons, and, in some cases, formally evaluate them, just like a principal would. Data shows teachers like the approach and their students benefit from it. A new yearlong fellowship that kicked off June 11 will give a small number of these teacher coaches monthly training on how to get better at a role district officials say is all too rare in public education. The Thrive Fellowship will include conversations with leadership experts and opportunities for teachers to
learn from each other about what’s working in their schools. Some of that was already happening in the first hour of the fellowship’s inaugural get-together. By way of introduction, the teachers shared a memorable experience they’d had in the role. Several talked about what they did to break through to a resistant teacher. One shared how she organized “family dinners” for teachers to get to know one another outside of work. Yet another talked about using her dual role to bring together her school’s “disjointed” special education department and come up with a better way to teach students with disabilities. “Because I was alongside and teaching with my other team members, it was what we need to kickstart and become a more collaborative team,” teacher Rosie Britt said. Superintendent Tom Boasberg called the fellowship “a very intentional investment.” “Each one of these leaders has an impact - a large impact,” he said of the 20 teachers. “So how do we help them learn and grow to have that impact be as powerful as possible?” Denver Public Schools has already invested heavily in teacher coaching. Officially known as “teacher leadership and collaboration,” or TLC, it began in the 2013-14 school year as a grant-funded pilot with 51
teacher coaches at 14 schools. It’s now in nearly all of the more than 160 district-run schools, and there are more than 500 teachers coaching other teachers. The expansion was partly funded by a tax increase passed by Denver voters in 2016. The Thrive Fellowship is being funded by a $2 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, the charitable foundation of former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg. The grant is also funding other leadership work and will pay for a second fellowship cohort in the 2019-20 school year focused on special education teacher coaches. Being a special education teacher can be isolating, district officials explained, and some of the district’s biggest achievement gaps are between students with and without disabilities. The district created the teacher coach role in part to encourage great teachers to stay in the classroom rather than leave to become assistant principals or principals. The ultimate goal, officials say, is to boost student achievement by helping teachers get better at what they do. District officials have been tracking whether that’s happening. They’ve found that the students of teachers who were supported by coaches for two or more years made more academic progress on
state literacy and math tests than the students of teachers who were coached for less time or not coached at all, according to data recently presented to the school board. And survey results show teachers like the model. When asked which leaders at their school were effective, 89 percent of teachers said the teacher who coaches them was an effective leader. Only 82 percent said their principal was effective. The idea of the fellowship is to raise those numbers even higher, district officials said. Pete Martinez is one of the 20 teachers in the fellowship. He works at Joe Shoemaker Elementary in southeast Denver, where he spends half his time coaching teachers and half his time teaching kindergarten and first-grade students who are struggling in reading. He said the dual role is most powerful when teachers “can see a support partner, a coach, that is sometimes teaching beside them and in many ways owning the success of their kids.” He hopes the fellowship gives him and the other teachers time to pick each others’ brains. “What are other schools grappling with?” Martinez said. “What are the solutions they are already thinking about and how can we transfer that to other schools, to my own building?”
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VOICES If you try to be cool, you’re getting colder
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henever I am facing something I am unable to resolve on my own, I ask, “What would Lincoln do?” Abraham Lincoln is my guidepost, my lighthouse, my lodestar. “The Springfield Redbird” is what I call him. This time, I had a question about ball caps. Would Lincoln wear a ball cap backwards? From beyond the grave, and in a deep, authoritative voice, Abe said, “No, sir, I would not.” He continued: “Only two people wear ball caps backwards, Mr. Smith, and only one of them should.” “I’m listening.” “Ball players and cool cats. And I am neither.” “What’s a `cool cat’?” He said, “Someone who is trying to look cool. It’s been my experience that someone who tries to look cool, well, isn’t.” While I was at it I asked him about sunglasses that are propped on the top of someone’s head, instead of someone’s nose.
He chuckled. “We didn’t have sunglasses back then, but if we did, that’s wrong too.” I said, “It gets worse. There’s a guy on television who wears his sunglasses, indoors, on the back of his QUIET DESPERATION head.” “I’ve heard about him. Schmuck.” “Thanks again, Mr. Lincoln.” Being cool and trying to be cool are two different things. Whatever I have to say on this may be of no moment or consequence, because I am Craig Marshall about as cool as an Smith antimacassar. However, that is not going to stop me. Some people always were and will be cool, and some people grow into it. Cary Grant always was and always will be. I don’t think about Einstein the way I think about Grant, but is there anyone truly as cool as Einstein?
Aging improves perception. Or it should. When I was in high school, quarterbacks and cheerleaders were cool. Maybe now, kids who accomplish things out of the spotlight are appreciated more than they were when I was in school. If he were a newcomer in 2018, would anyone listen to Bob Dylan? Maybe not. His lyrics would be wasted. Unless a producer came in and made his songs dance, dance, danceable. “Bobby, let’s change costumes every 20 minutes. Try this: Grab the front of your pants, and, oh, pretend to walk backwards.” Was Stephen Hawking cool? You bet. Is Wolf Blitzer cool? Probably not. But his name is. I wish “Wolf Blitzer” were my name. Some names are cooler than others. Cary Grant was born Archibald Leach. Someone got cute with the name and gave most of it to John Cleese’s character in “A Fish Called Wanda.” Many of the stars you know by one
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name — Judy Garland — weren’t born that way. Studios provided h cooler names. e Frances Ethel Gumm sang “Over s the Rainbow.” b Cool gets rearranged about every 2 10 years. I was there in the 1960s and h the 1970s, and they were not cool. p You can have them. Fashion was rag-tagged, tie-dyed, w shoulder-padded, big-collared, and d bellbottomed. c I still see some of that at the airc port and wonder if there is an ABBA m concert on the drift. t I have used the word “cool” here m very reluctantly. I never use the word otherwise, unless it’s in reference to i p the weather. I had no choice. a There is no suitable synonym. “Cool” is ubiquitous and unavoid- a d able. a It has become a one-word statement, as if it says it all. Note: It doesn’t. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast.net.
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here is a very common saying in business, “The customer is always right.” It may be very common, but it is not always true. What is true is this, “The customer is not always right, but the customer is still the customer.” And that means that the customer should be treated with appreciation and respect. The other side of this is that the customer should also value and treat the representatives of the company with the same appreciation and respect. I find myself writing this column after witnessing what I would call outright disrespect by several “customers” over the past couple of weeks as they interacted with cashiers, sales people, and customer service representatives. I mean it was just rude and one interaction was even crude. Have we become so entitled that we feel it is appropriate and ac-
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person in their teens and maybe their early 20s. And what they were angry about seemed so trivial and yet there they stood coming down on these poor company representatives who were really just trying to help. As I stood in line behind one these business professional “customers” shouting like a spoiled child, I couldn’t stand it any longer. I am not looking for a pat on the back or any recognition, but I share with you what I did next because I think at some point it is incumbent on all of us to hold each other accountable for proper and courteous behavior. As the “customer” launched one more four-letter-ridden expletive assault, I stepped in and tried to be the voice of reason. In Proverbs we read where, “A gentle answer turns away wrath.” So as gently as I could, I said, “Excuse me, but I happen to fly this airline almost every week,
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and I can assure you that this wonderful woman is not trying to intentionally ruin your trip. As a matter of fact, since I have been standing here, she has gone above and beyond to try and satisfy your requests.” The “customer” tried to stop me and cut me off, but I firmly and politely continued with this, “And I am sure that when you walk away from here in a few minutes, you will probably realize that she is really here to help you, help me, and help all of these people lined up behind us. So please, if you can’t show her the respect she deserves, can you please show all of us a little respect as we are also trying to fly today.” He stood there for a moment, looked at the line behind us, gave me a scowl, took his middle-seat ticket, and moved on.
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PROGRESS Current and former school board members acknowledged it’s not enough. “Over the last 15 years, Denver has changed almost every aspect of education policy we could change,” said Theresa Peña, a former school board president who served from 2003 to 2011. “The one thing that hasn’t changed is the outcome for poor and black and brown kids.” There was not a consensus about what, exactly, the district should do differently. But the school board has come up with a first step. At a recent all-day retreat, the seven board members discussed consulting with the public through a broad “community dialogue” listening tour. The idea is in the early stages and is not a direct response to the report. The board talked at the retreat about asking parents, students, and community members how they define student and school success, and whether they think the district
is on the right path to get there. Some district policies, such as one that calls for closing or replacing low-performing schools, have generated controversy. The district also got significant pushback this year about the way it rates schools and ended up adjusting the measurements as a result. “We’re in the middle of a districtwide, high-level strategic plan,” board president Anne Rowe said at the retreat. “What I am hoping for is to test the path we’re on and see where there’s areas where we should double down, we should triple down, because the community is right there with us. Or there are other places where we made big bets, but it’s having an adverse effect.” The district’s plan is called the Denver Plan 2020, and it has five big goals. One is that 80 percent of third-graders be reading and writing at grade level by 2020. Another is to increase the four-year graduation rate for black and Latino students by 25 percentage points. The new report, called “Start with the Facts: Denver Public Schools
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The beautiful and ironic part of this story is that I was on his flight, my upgrade had come through, and I was seated in first class as he walked by. On another occasion this week I was listening in to a sales call to help provide some coaching and guidance after the call. The salesperson was doing a fantastic job, and the potential customer could not have been ruder. It was terhrible, this sales process had been going on for months and this was the final presentation. After the .call the salesperson asked me what I thought, and I told him that if I were him, I would fire the prospect and not try and win that business. If the potential customer was going to treat him this way before becoming a customer, it was only going to get worse once he was a customer.
at a Crossroads,” concludes that most goals “remain elusive.” For example, the four-year graduation rate for black and Latino students has increased just 6 percentage points, to 70 percent, since the plan was adopted. However, Superintendent Tom Boasberg said the district is on track to exceed another goal that calls for doubling the number of high school students graduating ready for college or a career. A Plus Colorado — which generally supports the district’s reform efforts but hasn’t shied away from criticizing it, either — ends its report with six recommendations. Among them: Develop a new school rating system, lead an “`Apollo-like’ effort with creative and dramatic investment” to erase achievement gaps, and write a new strategic plan that’s “bold but feasible.” Rowe and other board members said they’re not sure yet whether they’ll write a new plan, or how exactly they’ll use the feedback from
the listening tour. Board member Angela Cobián, who represents southwest Denver, said she thinks the tour should be facilitated by a person of color. At a panel discussion about the new report, Cobián spoke about how it should also be inclusive of people who are often left out of such discussions. Board vice president Barbara O’Brien, who also sat on the panel, said the district’s ambitious goals are good ones. But to reach them, she said Denver has to stop chasing the next new program or initiative — what the report called the district’s “`kitchen sink’ approach” — and focus on executing a select group of strategies really well. “We’ve got to get past this chasing the shiny object and focus on some key things that will benefit kids and teachers and implement, implement, implement,” O’Brien said, then “come up for air and see where we are, and learn and go forward harder.”
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I know it’s so easy to get frustrated and upset, but I believe we can be better than that, especially when it comes to our public display and interactions with others. We are people dealing with people, and yes, it brings about very interesting dynamics. And this just means we need to focus on our own selfcontrol, positive attitude, appreciation and respect. So how about you? Do you strive for calm and cool in the face of frustrating situations, or did you also need this reminder about courtesy and respect for others? Either way, I would love to hear your story at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when we can remember that a gentle answer turns away wrath, 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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ocal artist Chuck Parsons knows well how the metro area’s street art scene has grown and changed over the last more than 30 years, and well he should. He has been a part of it many times. “I’ve been very interested in establishing and growing the mural scene in the area since the ‘80s,” Parsons remembers. “There was a group of us interested in that kind of public art because it’s so accessible and adds color and richness to the landscape.” In recent years the metro area’s murals scene has been booming, especially with all the new arts districts springing up over the city. Places like Lakewood’s 40 West Arts and Denver’s Santa Fe and RiNo arts districts actively encourage the SEE MURALS, P14
Bobby MaGee Lopez works on his mural for the third annual Lakewood MuralFest in August of last year. His objective for the mural was to blend his own vision with the goals of 40 West Arts district. FILE PHOTO
ome of the most atmospheric stories ever told fall into the Gothic genre. Tales overflowing with darkness and character explorations that thrive on the eerie and supernatural. These stories had their heyday in the 19th COMING century, but their influATTRACTIONS ence continues to be felt in a variety of mediums. That includes Jacqueline Goldfinger’s “The Arsonists.” Directed by Stephen Weitz of Boulder Ensemble Theater Company, “The Arsonists” has been selected as the second show Clarke Reader in Lakewood-based Benchmark Theatre Company’s inaugural season. The show runs from Friday, June 22, through July 21. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays at 1560 Teller St. “This show is a blend of Southern Gothic with Greek tragedy,” Weitz explained. “But in many ways, it is a very honest and recognizable story about families and leaving our parents’ shadow.” Set in a Florida swamp, the show tells a story of a father and daughter who are united by the act of arson. But, as the show is inspired by the Greek masterwork “Electra,” the story delves into human relationships and grief. The cast features Michael Morgan and newcomer Rebakah Goldberg. Like all true Gothic stories, there’s a touch of the inexplicable to “The Arsonists,” but far from taking away from the struggles of the characters, it aims to heighten them. “The focus on the idea and meaning of family is a staple of theatrical drama,” Weitz said. “So many of us have relationships with our parents that have unexplored depths. That’s what the show allows the characters to explore.” Visit www.benchmarktheatre.com to purchase tickets.
Colorado Book Award winners announced Those in search of a summer read for the mountains, the beach, or wherever you get away to in these sunny months, have a new list to select from with the announcement of the 2018 Colorado Book Awards winners. The winners are: • Anthology: “Beautiful Flesh: A Body of Essays,” edited by Stephanie G’Schwind SEE READER, P13
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• Children’s Literature: “Can an Aardvark Bark?” by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Steve Jenkins • Creative Nonfiction: “The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom” by Helen Thorpe • General Fiction: “Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore: A Novel” by Matthew Sullivan • General Nonfiction: “Megafire: The Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame” by Michael Kodas • History: “Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture” by Chip Colwell • Juvenile Literature: “The Last Panther” by Todd Mitchell • Literary Fiction: “The Blue Hour” by Laura Pritchett • Mystery: “Dead Stop” by Barbara tNickless • Pictorial: “Once Upon a Time ... The Western: A New Frontier in Art and Film” edited by Mary-Dailey Desmarais and Thomas Brent Smith • Poetry: “Trophic Cascade” by Camille T. Dungy • Science Fiction/Fantasy: “A Borrowed Hell” by L. D. Colter • Thriller: “Trafficked: A Mex Anderson Novel” by Peg Brantley • Young Adult Fiction: “When Dimple Met Rishi” by Sandhya Menon To learn more, visit coloradohumanities.org.
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Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Dua Lipa at Fillmore Auditorium There’s a lot of great pop music being made right now, and the vast bulk of it proves that women are the unquestioned lords and masters of the genre. Between Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen and Camila Cabello, women are running the game. Add into that max of top-tier talent Dua Lipa, whose debut album was one of the best pop releases of 2017. The British Dua Lipa will be stopping by the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St., at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26. See her before she becomes the next big star. For tickets, head to www.livenation. com. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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heart of the 40 West Arts district, launched a new art gallery in their taproom featuring Colorado artist Noelle Phares. This exhibit is free and features several original paintings that are a modern homage to the Eestern Slope. WestFax, 6733 W. Colfax Ave., will also be launching a new line of crowler (32-oz cans) designs featuring Phares’ original artwork. This art will be on display in the taproom throughout the summer months and the limited artist series 32-oz cans will be available in the taproom for purchase for beer to-go. For more information, visit www. westfaxbrewingcompany.com.
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the medium, but enormous works can also be found on buildings on downtown Denver’s buildings. “I enjoy doing these kinds of works because they’re free to the viewer,” said muralist Patrick Kane McGregor, whose dog has become a staple of murals around Denver. He’s contributed dozens of works around the metro area. “It’s a way to share beauty with people every day.” One person who has paid special attention to this beauty popping up all over town is Cori Anderson, who founded Rebel Tours, which takes travelers on a guided trip to see some of the city’s best street art. Tourists can pick one of three options — Santa Fe, RiNo, or downtown Denver, and she’ll not only point out some of the best works but get into the story behind them. “People take these works for granted and often don’t think about the fact that an artist or group of artists created them,” Anderson said. “People like these tours, not because they can see the art, but because they get the stories and have their questions answered.” As a lifelong lover of wandering the streets in what-
A mural created by Bimmer Torres on Santa Fe. ever city she found herself in, Anderson has dedicated herself to sharing her knowledge about Denver’s street art scene. She is a regular writer for 303 Magazine, and also founded the Denver Street Art Network to grow and connect the burgeoning community. “I’ve always loved street art as a kind of creative expression that exists despite limitations,” Anderson said. “I think the spirit behind it is so rebellious and so kind.” There are also street art festivals in the region, which allow people to see murals being created in real time. RiNo hosts CRUSH, which invites artists to come and create works on the block. And
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Lakewood’s West Colfax MuralFest has become the annual highlight of its 40 West Arts district’s creative year. Murals have become such an exciting form that the Arvada Center’s summer exhibit is bringing the works indoors for its “In Sight on Site” exhibit. Participating artists were given blank panels hung in the Center’s three galleries and given free rein to create a mural. “I enjoy working outside, but it’s an interesting challenge working on something indoors,” said Thomas Scharfenberg, a muralist who is joining Parsons, McGregor and about 18 other artists in the exhibit. “I think of the pieces as food, and each one is a different
Wyoming artist Dan Toro works on his mural in the Lamar Station Plaza during the third annual MuralFest last August in front of Casa Bonita in Lakewood. “I think this event is great — I had no idea all this was going on,” Toro said. “This is all beautiful.” FILE PHOTO
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flavor for the viewer.” The best street art is a gift for all members of a community, and telling those stories to larger and more diverse communities is just one of the reasons it is still a vital art form. “People might only see it for
a few seconds every day, but that repeated quality helps the work stick in your mind,” Parsons said. “In a way, seeing street art is like going to a music festival where every stage is playing something different. There’s all kinds of shows to see.”
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Walker eager to pull his new weight for Broncos Defensive end regains pounds after slimming down for rookie season BY PAT GRAHAM ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Denver Broncos mandated DeMarcus Walker bulk up this offseason. That was a big weight off his mind. As a rookie last season, Walker slimmed down to about 238 pounds in order to be more of an outside pass-rushing threat. This season, he’s back at 280 and playing inside along the defensive line. He feels this should tip the scales back in his favor. After all, it’s a similar weight from when he flourished at Florida State and became a second-round pick. “Knowing what weight to play at, what I’m playing — smooth sailing,” Walker said. “Just do my job and get better every day.” Walker began slimming down as a contingency plan when linebacker Shane Ray suffered a left wrist injury in training camp last July. Denver’s defense features a 3-4 scheme and it’s predicated on a multitude of pass rushers to assist Von Miller. The 23-year-old Walker struggled at times with his new assignment
as well. and played in just 10 games with As it turns out, he’s not a bad one sack (Kansas City’s Patrick cook himself. His specialties? Mahomes in the season finale). “Love lobster and shrimp,” he It was a difficult transition as said. “Love his role someseafood.” times required He’s listed as him to help out a defensive end in coverage, on the roster. which he hadn’t But ask him done since his what position sophomore year he plays and he in college. grins. “I had to re“Athlete,” he fresh my brain said. “Just say and my body,” athlete.” Walker said. “I Among his wasn’t the best roles during at it. But I can the workouts is do it.” helping rookie Now, he’s pass rusher on more solid DeMarcus Walker Bradley Chubb ground. These days, he heads Denver Broncos defensive get up to speed. He’s learning into the defenlineman plenty from sive line room Chubb as well with the likes of when they play Derek Wolfe (285 side by side. pounds), Adam “Just how to Gotsis (282), take advantage of the offensive Shelby Harris (290), Domata Peko line. I think we’re undefeated (325) and Zach Kerr (334). right now,” Walker cracked of the “It’s kind of funny, they still try two of them getting the best of to call me light,” Walker said. “It’s their counterparts in offseason all fun and games.” practice. He bulked up over the last few While at Florida State, Walker months by eating four to five had 164 tackles, 28 1/2 sacks, eight meals a day. forced fumbles and two fumble Going back to Florida and dinrecoveries. ing on his mom’s cooking helped
“Knowing what weight to play at, what I’m playing — smooth sailing. Just do my job and get better every day.”
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Public Notices NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Georgia E. McLaren, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30688
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 October 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
Notice To Creditors Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Elizabeth L. Hofenstine, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30609
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 October 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Stephen L. Vernon, Personal Representative c/o Groves Law, LLC 281 S. Pearl St. Denver, CO 80209 Legal Notice No.: 8532 First Publication: June 7, 2018 Last Publication: June 21, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Georgia E. McLaren, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30688
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 October 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Debra Jean McLaren and Jennifer McLaren Flournoy, Co-Personal Representatives c/o Paul R. Durr, Attorney 1777 S. Harrison St. Suite 1510 Denver, CO 80210 Legal Notice No.: 8535 First Publication: June 14, 2018 Last Publication: June 28, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
Debra Jean McLaren and Jennifer McLaren Flournoy, Co-Personal Representatives c/o Paul R. Durr, Attorney 1777 S. Harrison St. Suite 1510 Denver, CO 80210
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Legal Notice No.: 8535 First Publication: June 14, 2018 Last Publication: June 28, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of MARIAN P. LINDVALL, also known as Marian Prudence Lindvall, Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30746 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 October 22, 2108, or the claims may be forever barred. Janice L. Miller Personal Representative 1250 Humboldt Street, #501 Denver, Colorado 80218 Legal Notice No.: 8538 First Publication: June 21, 2018 Last Publication: July 5, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John P. Hatzenbiler, also known as John Hatzenbiler, aka John Peter Hatzenbiler, aka John P. Hatzenbiler, Jr., aka John Hatzenbiler, Jr. and John Peter Hatzenbiler, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30513 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 October 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
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That was playing mostly with his “hand in the ground,” he said. That wasn’t always the case a season ago when he had seven tackles and spent six games as an inactive. Does he feel like the forgotten rusher heading into this season? “Nah,” he said. “I’ll wake them up. Trust me.” His coaches certainly appreciate what he brings to the table. “He’s improving,” defensive coordinator Joe Woods said. “Last year, he was a versatile player for us. “Right now, we said, `Hey, you’re a defensive lineman.’ So, he’s put the weight on. ... I got on the scale with him — or watched him get on the scale — he was up to 278, and he’s really making some tremendous improvements.” It’s definitely a step in the right direction. “To me, if he’s in the 270s or 280s, that’s good enough for us, to play the defensive end position and to play as an inside rusher,” Woods said. Defensive line coach Bill Kollar will take it from there. “He understands what Bill wants,” Broncos coach Vance Joseph said. “Bill’s obviously a demanding coach, so being with Bill has helped DeMarcus play harder, and obviously being bigger is going to help him play better for us.”
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of John P. Hatzenbiler, also known as John Hatzenbiler, aka John Peter Hatzenbiler, aka John P. Hatzenbiler, Jr., aka John Hatzenbiler, Jr. and John Peter Hatzenbiler, Jr., Deceased Case Number: 2018PR30513
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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 October 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. Neil D. Stock, Personal Representative 1050 S Monaco Parkway Unit #60 Denver, CO 80224 Legal Notice No: 8528 First Publication: June 7, 2018 Last Publication: June 21, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch Public Notice NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of James Daniel Collins, also known as Jamey Collins, Deceased; Case Number: 2018PR30662 All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to Denver County Probate Courton or before October 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred. John N. Collins Personal Representative 6440 Gentry Circle, Apt 102, Clemmons, NC 27012 Legal Notice No: 8529 First Publication: June 7, 2018 Last Publication: June 21, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Patricia Shanahan, aka MaryPat Shanahan, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30693 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 October 8, 2018, or the claims
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary Patricia Shanahan, aka MaryPat Shanahan, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30693
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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 October 8, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
PUBLIC NOTICE Notice To Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leona L. Harris, aka Leona Lee Harris, aka Leona Harris, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30579
Brian Arthur Shanahan Personal Representative 510 Virginia Avenue San Mateo, California 94402
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 October 15, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
Legal Notice No: 8531 First Publication: June 7, 2018 Last Publication: June 21, 2018 Publisher: Denver Herald Dispatch
Howard J. Harris Personal Representative 860 Lafayette Street Denver, Colorado 80218
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Earl Wesley Law, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30691 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 October 12, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
Legal Notice No: 8537 First Publication: June 14, 2018 Last Publication: June 28, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Mary F. Lander, Deceased Case Number: 18 PR 0258
Jeremy W. Law Personal Representative 6538 Slabtown Road Wilson, NC 27893-8003
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 October 22, 2018, or the claims may be forever barred.
Legal Notice No: 8533 First Publication: June 7, 2018 Last Publication: June 21, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
Christopher E. Lander Personal Representative 307 Kingbird Circle Highlands Ranch, Colorado 80129
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Leona L. Harris, aka Leona Lee Harris, aka Leona Harris, Deceased Case Number: 2018 PR 30579
Legal Notice No: 8539 First Publication: June 21, 2018 Last Publication: July 5, 2018 Publisher: The Denver Herald-Dispatch
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State funding improves access to fresh produce Food banks, pantries can now purchase fruits, vegetables, Colorado Proud products STAFF REPORT
More Coloradans will have access to fresh, local food thanks to new funding in the state budget. Hunger Free Colorado worked with the Legislature’s Joint Budget Committee to secure $500,000 for food pantries and food banks to purchase fresh fruits, vegetables and other Colorado Proud products. “The ability to purchase food produced in our own state will help our food pantry provide the nutritious food we would otherwise have difficulty acquiring,” Joyce Neufeld, executive director of Community Ministry of Southwest Denver, said in a news release from Hunger Free Colorado. Colorado has more than 400 locally funded and staffed food pantries, in addition to five food banks that serve different regions of Colorado. As a state with wide-ranging cultural needs, this grant program
will help food banks and food pantries to better align their offerings with the preferences of Coloradans of all ages, backgrounds, and ZIP codes, while supporting local farmers and ranchers, the release said. Food pantries and food banks can apply to receive up to $50,000 in funds per year. While 90 percent of funds must be used specifically for the purchase of Colorado Proud products, up to 10 percent may be used for indirect costs associated with the purchase of foods grown and produced in Colorado, such as transportation, refrigeration and storage. The Colorado Department of Human Services will select a third-party community foundation to serve as the fund administrator. The funding is the outgrowth of the Full Pantries, Full Lives Leadership Institute, a two-year project launched in 2014 by Hunger Free Colorado. Client survey data showed customers would like more fresh fruits and vegetables, but given limited resources, food pantries determined they needed additional funding to ensure the foods they stock align with customer preferences.
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The university’s team worked to identify developers who were committed to “engaging the community while also protecting the heritage of the campus,” said Fred Van Liew, president of Colorado Heights University, in the news release. “Councilman Flynn has engaged neighbors for six months, seeking feedback about initial development-planning concepts,” Liew said in the release. The public input gathered in recent outreach meetings that Flynn organized set community expectations that the new owner will respect the site’s history, Flynn said in the release. “My initial meeting with the Westside team tells me that they get it,” Flynn said in the release. “They’re local, and they know the site, so I’m looking forward to introducing them to my community stakeholders and neighborhoods.” Catellus held meetings this year in January and February with the community — more than 130 attended the latter — that Flynn was involved in. Jim Gibson, a leader who has organized community meetings about the campus, said he and Klein plan to meet. Westside has invested in and developed large projects along the Front Range, including High Point, a 1,200-acre community adjacent to the upcoming Gaylord Rockies Resort and Convention Center in far northeast Aurora; Victory Ridge, north of Colorado Springs; and Elevate, a 20-story office building in Glendale, according to the release.
SCHOOL GROUNDS HAVE DEEP ROOTS Originally owned by the Sisters of Loretto, Loretto Heights Academy opened in 1891 after their original building in downtown Denver — the Catholic girls’ school St. Mary’s Academy of the Loretto Order, which opened about 1864 — grew to take up nearly the whole block by 1880, a 1985 school-newspaper article said. In 1948, the southwest Denver facility became Loretto Heights College, solely a four-year Catholic college for women, and later admitted male students. It closed in 1988, and three of its academic programs moved to what was then called Regis College, according to a Regis article. Teikyo Loretto Heights University opened on the campus in 1989 and focused on international students. The Japan-based Teikyo University Group opened Colorado Heights University, a private, not-for-profit institution, in 2009. Colorado Heights University announced its decision to close in November 2016 due to an insufficient student population. Also a factor were problems the United States Department of Education found with the agency that accredited its programs. All students of the university either completed their programs of study or successfully transferred to other educational institutions, primarily in the Denver metro area, a statement by Catellus Development Corporation said. About 500 students were enrolled in the university around the time it announced its closing. PIONEER COLLECTIONS
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