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Reporter Belen Ward rides the friendly skies over Frederick BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Frederick’s annual In Flight Hot Air Balloon Festival was canceled in 2020, but it was back in full force on June 25-June 27 at the town’s Centennial Park. This year, the colorful hot air balloons were back and filling the skies of Frederick as spectators across town took photos. Normally, I’d be right there among them, craning my neck -- and my camera -- up to get a nice, colorful shot. Not today. Today, I’d be joining the crew up in the air, taking photos looking down. It was the first time in my whole life taking a ride on a hot air balloon and I was nervous. No, I was scared. I arrived at 5 a.m. to get check-in and met the pilot with “Air Hawk,” husband and wife team Steve and Carol Libel. The Libel’s are from originally Kansas, retired and living in Naples, Florida. The Libel’s have been married for over 50-years and fell in love with hot air ballooning after their first ride and decided to buy a hot air balloon and having been floating the skies every since. “I enjoy it, it’s very peaceful,” said Steve Libel.
Balloons in flight at the Frederick in Flight Hot Air Balloon Festival. PHOTO BY BELEN WARD
“After 50 years of marriage, I still chase him. That’s the only reason he has me around,” said Carol Libelhumorously. Steve Libel is a registered pilot to fly a hot air balloon instead of a fixed-wing. “We have to do a biannual certification every two years. In other words, take a ride with another commercial pilot and get signed off for certification every two years. You have to be current and fly within 90 days to take passengers up with you. You are required to go out and
do three touches and goes in 90 days and then you’re good to go,” said Libel. Steve gave me a briefing on what to expect in flight and how to position myself for landing -- basically, hanging on and bending my knees while expecting some drag. Carol job is to act as the central command and helping with assembling and inflating the hot air balloon. While Steve Libel is in flight, the two communicate by walkieSEE BALLOON, P6
Reporter Belen Ward with pilot Steve Libel taking off for her first hot air balloon COURTESY PHOTO flight.
RE-8 board composition stays the same Membership drops to five with Griego’s departure
cus would be teacher retention and the lines were drawn does not enShe was not available for comment. overall student success. sure that Dacono would have repreBut a letter read into the record by “In my career, I have to maintain sentation in the district,” said board board President Susan Browne said confidentiality,” she told the board member Jaime Sierra. “Dacono Griego resigned because of busiduring public comment. “I’ve seen could be represented in the director ness-related reasons. district proposal, but it would not be firsthand the impact the board has The board was leaning toward a BY STEVE SMITH on the community, and I thought required. And because one of our five director, two at-large member SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM this would be a chance to make a five schools makeup for most of the spring. But positive impact.” is in Dacono, I believe representathe board turned that idea down by On a night when the Weld Re-8 The deadline to apply for Griego’s tion should be required.” a vote of 3-2 during a June 24 meetboard of education couldn’t agree Every year before Thanksgiving, First United Methodist Church in Fort Lupton and the Fort Lupton Food and Clothingspot Bank provide community on the board is Tuesday, July The board heard from one proing. on what its future composition members with food boxes. This will be the program’s 10th consecutive year. Above, Joe Hubert, left China Garcia and Sue Hubert 26. Email with Change 4 Change, spective candidate for Griego’s spot “While I am not opposed to the should look like, it announced it had dmontoya@weld8.org. The board on the board. Cassie Rodriguez is a idea of two at-large positions, I 2. to fill a vacancy, too. that helps with the another organization food drive. See more on Page set public interviews for Thursday, Fort Lupton High School graduate. agree with director (Cody) Leblanc Board member Kehle Griego Aug. 12. She said two of her main areas of fothat the way stepped down earlier this month.
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Jackalin Irine (Hunter) McGannon, known as Jackie, age 76 of Sterling, Colorado peacefully entered Heaven on June 20, 2021. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, July 3, 2021 at 11:00 am at the First Presbyterian Church, 130 South 4th Street, Sterling, CO. A luncheon will immediately follow the service. Jackie was born on June 9, 1945 in Maryville, TN to George and Evelyn (Dickerson) Hunter, while her Dad worked in Oak Ridge, Tennessee helping to build the plant for the Manhattan Project. In 1946, after the war ended the family moved back to their hometown of Nashville, Tennessee. The lure of a better paying job called her family to Colorado in 1957. This is where she would attend jr. high and Adams City High School. While attending her brother’s wedding Jackie met the love of her life, the bride’s brother, Patrick. Pat fell hard for Jackie and eventually moved from Chadron, Nebraska to Denver, Colorado to be close to her. It wasn’t long after their meeting and falling in love that they married on February 23, 1962. In 1966, Pat was drafted and relocated to Tacoma, Washington and was deployed to Vietnam in 1967. A highlight of their marriage was the fall of 1967, where the two were reunited, in Hawaii. Together, they would fondly remember this time and the many happy miles they drove exploring the island. After Pat was discharged in 1968, they made their home in Westminster, Colorado where they started their family with their daughter Tricia in 1971 and son Travis in 1975. They later moved to Brighton, Colorado in 1980 where they raised their family. The yearning for wide open spaces, called them to Sterling,
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She was a Brighton High School graduate in 1952 and retired from Samsonite Luggage in the 70’s. She was also a seamstress for Blinky of Blinky’s Clubhouse. Jodi bowled in several women’s bowling leagues for many years. She was the original Mrs. Clause in Brighton for over ten years. She went on to become a restaurant /bar owner at the Brothers II Lounge for over forty years; famously known for her lunch specials and Sunday morning breakfasts and menudo. After high school Jodi married her first husband John Trujillo, Jr. and together they had six children. After his passing, she met the love of her life Ernest (Bob) Rojo. They were together for over fifty years. They enjoyed fishing, camping, traveling and taking road trips in their motorhome. When they traveled they would always go with their close friends and family. She was involved in her community by catering the Brighton DECA functions and making sure to take some extra chili with her. She was an avid Broncos fan and season ticket holder. The family would get together at her house for the super bowls and holiday dinners where she would always burn the buns. Survived by her children, Bill Trujillo, Cheryl (Rudy) Montano, Dana Waymire and Robin (Wayne) Lamb;
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Molly M. Sack was born on December 23, 1924, in Ft. Lupton, Colorado. Her parents were Kathrine (Bathauer) and Adam Bellender. She was the third of ten siblings. Molly married the love of her life Casper Sack, on January 9, 1945, at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Brighton, Colorado. They lived on a farm near Brighton, where they raised four daughters, Carolyn, Linda, Beverly and Janette. Casper and Molly were married nearly 60 years before Casper’s passing in 2004. Molly moved to Brighton after the sale of the farm. Molly’s love of her family and her home kept her very busy. Her family was her joy. She took pride in raising her girls, working alongside Casper on the farm, keeping a spotless home, and growing a colorful flower garden. Her worn down garden hoe was a testament to the hours she spent weeding her garden. Molly had many friends and family sit around her kitchen table through the years, enjoying the rewards of the tantalizing smells coming from her kitchen. Her delicious pies, cakes and German foods were always requested favorites. Anyone who knew Molly, knew she had a beautiful singing voice. Her daughters often woke to their mother’s singing. If she wasn’t singing she was humming and yodeling. Whether in the house or outside, her voice filled the air sharing her beautiful gift with all who were near. She was still singing her favorite songs up until the last weeks of her life. One song that always drew others to sing along was God Bless America. Molly was creative, artistic and displayed many talents. She painted milk cans in beautiful colors and gave them to many family members and friends. Molly embroidered and cross stitched many pictures hung in her home. She crocheted several delicate doilies. Her passion for sewing continued from childhood through recent months. Molly’s sewing talents created costumes, doll clothes and projects for her girls and
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Fort Lupton’s very own participate in July 4th event VIP tables on sale to help raise funds for drama club BY BELEN WARD BWARD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
An up-and-coming country star, a community volunteer and an Eaton High School student with family farming roots in Fort Lupton are contributing to the Fort Lupton July 4 celebration at 203 S. Rollie Ave. Teagan Joseph, an Eaton High School junior, is performing the National Anthem. She sings with the Eaton High School Troubadours Choirs. “Our top eight girls and boys are going to sing at the 100th celebration of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., so we are working on fundraisers,” said Joseph Joseph has been singing with the Eaton High School Red Diamonds since she was in second grade and also started in a play. The students with the Red Diamond Choirs join from secnd grade up to seniors. Joseph has a passion for singing through her blindness -- since birth -- with Leber Congenital Amaurosis. Joseph said, “ I have medium blindness and over 3,000 people have Lebers. So, since I can’t play in normal sports because of my eyes but I can hear with singing, I do not need the accommodations as I would for sports.” Joseph’s dreams are to become a recording Christian artist singing songs that Jesus loves us all.
A view of Fort Lupton’s fireworks display in 2020.
Another dream is to also become an equine horse therapist. “Horses are a big part of my life, and they allow me to help people,” said Joseph. There’s a family history in the area. Joseph has up to four generations of family members in Fort Lupton that have farmed the land for decades. Sadi Rose, a sophomore at Fort
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Lupton High School, was born and raised in Fort Lupton. At 15 years old, Rose is very involved with volunteering for community events. “I love to volunteer my time because it gives me the ability to help out with events, have fun and the opportunity to be able to get to know people in my community. What is super cool, as well, is volunteering can also help build my
resume, starting this year, in my freshman year of high school and adds a great value to my life in the form of community service,” said Rose. When she is not volunteering her time, she joined the drama club at Fort Lupton High School, fell in love with the class and knew it was her SEE FIREWORKS, P10
Triceratops art contest held in Weld County The contest is open to all ages, all over the world BY BELEN WARD
Weld County is calling for art submissions for the Pops Triceratops Art Contest. “Fun fact. Our first entry for this contest came from the Philippines, and I just received another from a gentleman who used to live in Greeley but now lives in Portugal,” said
Jennifer Finch, Weld County public information officer. Pops was a triceratops fossil that was found on Ronald “Sonny” Mapelli Briggsdale Ranch in 1982, and it was the first complete skull in the state. Mapelli donated it to Weld County in 1986, and a contest named the triceratops Pops. When Pops was donated to the county by private owners, it was never scientifically studied. Joe Sertich, the curator of dinosaurs for the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, heard about
the fossil. So, in 2020, he asked if he could study and restore Pops and then return it to Weld County for display at the end of this year. World-renowned Paleo Artist Andrey Atuchin, through photos of triceratops, recreated Pops with 3-D modeling, sculpting, and painting. The story and Pops scientific study have been on the Discover Weld website, social media sites and has been followed by 34 countries. Any medium can be used, such as drawings, painting and sculpting. But it must include Pops
the triceratops. The art submission will be judged by Sertich, Andrey Atuchin and Roland “Sonny” Mapelli’s daughters, Terri DeMoney and Jerri Gustafson. Contest submissions are open to all ages. The art has to include Pop the Triceratops. The deadline is Friday, July 2; mail the entries to pops@discoverweld.com). For information about the Pops art contest visit: https://www.discoverweld.com/Pops-the-Triceratops/ Pops-Art-Contest.
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RE-8 board loosens mask/social distancing restrictions BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
The Weld Re-8 board of education voted to let people decide for themselves whether to wear masks in school buildings and to ease up on social distancing requirements. The board was working from the draft of a letter during a June 24 meeting that included the phrase “hopes to make face coverings optional” and to make social distancing an “as necessary” arrangement. Board member Cody LeBlanc objected to use of the word “hope” and wanted it replaced with the word
“plan.” He also wanted to insert a phrase that would have said the district would do everything in its power to see that these guidelines go into place. “I’ll agree with the first part, but I’m not OK with the second part,” said board member Michelle Bettger. “We have to follow the guidelines of CDPHE (the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment).” The 3-2 decision (LeBlanc and Jaime Sierra were the dissenting voters) comes with a caveat. The board’s letter also said it is committed to following state public health
orders and will continue “stringent cleaning procedures.” “There is more chatter around the Delta variant (of the coronavirus),” Re-8 Superintendent Alan Kaylor said. “We have liability insurance that clearly says if we go around public health orders, we are open to a lawsuit. If we lose, if you want to go that direction, I don’t want to lose everything I’ve worked for.” If present testing trends hold, these rules could go into effect when school starts Monday, Aug. 16. So will in-person learning for all district students.
Calendar change In other business, the board voted to change two meeting dates early in the coming school year. The board will meet Tuesday, Aug. 24, and Tuesday, Oc. 26, instead of the fourth Thursdays of those months. The vote that counted was 5-0. The actual tally was 6-0, thanks to a “guest” vote from Kaylor. He asked for the changes earlier this spring. His son, a high-school senior, plays football on the last Thursday in August and in October. “Thank you,” Kaylor told the board after it approved the changes.
New office helps veterans find benefits, assistance Adams, Arapahoe counties collaborate to open facility in north Aurora BY STAFF REPORT
A new veterans’ services office in Aurora opened this year to help connect the area’s large population of veterans to benefits, with the goal of meeting their needs closer to home, according to an Arapahoe County news release. Before the new office’s opening, Arapahoe County veterans had to visit the office in Littleton, far from residents of the east Denver metro
area. The new office sits at Arapahoe County’s Altura Plaza facility at 15400 E. 14th Place, on Chambers Road just south of Colfax Avenue. It’s a short drive east of Interstate 225. Adams and Arapahoe counties partnered on the necessary funding. Nearly 80,000 veterans live in the two counties, according to the news release. Veterans Service Offices are county-level departments in each state that assist veterans and their families by answering questions and educating about the benefits for veterans that are available from federal, state, county and local resources, according to the news
release. The offices also help eligible persons with filing claims for benefits. The VSO’s accredited officers — who typically are veterans themselves — help determine eligibility and prepare claims and applications that go to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Whenever veterans need assistance that may be outside the office’s scope, the VSO team connects them with resources from local agencies and community partners. “This new office adds an additional staff member to manage a growing caseload, but most importantly, it is a new opportunity to serve our veterans by meeting them where they are,” Arapahoe County Com-
missioner Bill Holen, a disabled U.S. Army veteran who served in Vietnam, said in the news release. He continued: “This office reduces barriers such as means of transportation and time constraints by offering a convenient second location.” The City of Aurora is also helping fund the new office, which opened in early 2021. With the help of U.S. Rep. Jason Crow and a local veteran, Arapahoe County recently created a video to further explain what the office does and how it helps the veteran community. To see the video and make an appointment, visit arapahoegov. com/352/Veteran-Services.
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Thornton to overrule Weld pipeline denial Thornton to proceed with construction of pipeline despite commission vote BY LIAM ADAMS LADAMS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Following the Weld County Board of Commissioners’ decision to deny the city of Thornton’s application to build a water pipeline through the county, Thornton intends to use a state statute to overrule the commissioners’ decision. Thornton City Council will vote on a resolution at a June 29 meeting directing the city to bypass the board’s denial and commence pipeline construction, according to a meeting agenda posted Thursday. If approved by the city council at that meeting, Thornton will skip past an otherwise lengthy and cumbersome process for getting the pipeline approved at a point where the city feels like time is wearing thin. “Thornton has followed all of the processes and regulations required in every jurisdiction our project will impact,” said Thornton Mayor Jan Kulmann in an email statement. “But at the end of the day, we have to use every option we can to make sure the pipeline is constructed, and the water arrives here in Thornton.” Thornton’s goal is to complete the entire Thornton Water Project, a 75-mile-long pipeline from a reservoir near Fort Collins, by 2025. So
far, the city has built six miles of the pipeline in other municipalities where Thornton has negotiated agreements. However, the two biggest sections – one in unincorporated Larimer County and the other in unincorporated Weld County – have faced setbacks. The Larimer County Board of Commissioners denied Thornton’s application for a “1041 permit” to build the pipeline in 2019, leading to a series of ongoing court battles between the city and Larimer County board. Then in May, the Weld County board denied Thornton’s application for a “use by special review” permit, causing Thornton to file a complaint against the board in Weld County District Court. Thornton began to seriously consider using a state statute that would essentially reverse the board’s decision right after the Weld County commissioners’ denial, said city spokesperson Todd Barnes. Colorado Revised Statutes 30-28-110(1) (c) allows a utility that is financing and authorizing the construction of a project to overrule a denial by a county board of commissioners. Thornton can use the statute for the denial in Weld Co., but not in Larimer Co. because the two permit application processes are different. Barnes said the city’s legal in Weld County District Court “remains in place to preserve Thornton’s rights.” The Weld County board was made aware of Thornton’s intentions to overrule the commissioners’ deci-
A view of Larimer County’s Cache La Poudre last summer. A judge on Feb. 16 ruled in Larimer County’s favor against the City of Thornton, which owns rights to Cache La Poudre water and was planning to build a pipeline to bring the water south. PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY
sion before the June 29 city council meeting agenda published, and the board negotiated with the city certain terms and conditions for the pipeline’s construction. Board Chairperson Steve Moreno issued a response to the city that was included in the agenda packet. Moreno said, “Clearly, the Thornton City Council has statutory authority to override the Board’s decision.” Moreno asks the city to comply with the newly negoti-
ated terms and conditions that are “based upon the original Conditions of Approval and Development Standards of USR 18-0130 (use by special review permit) but have been modified to better fit the circumstance of an override by Thornton.” Moreno adds, “Although not expressly stated in the terms and conditions, we trust that Thornton will continue to deal with Weld County’s citizens fairly.”
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A view of a Frederick neighborhood with two other balloons floating.
Hot air balloons in the process of being assembled and inflated for flight.
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talkie and she follows the direction of the balloon while in flight. Once the flight is done, she drives to the location where the balloon landed. They deflate the balloon, pack it up and then load it onto the van. Hot air Lynn Law a volunteer crew for “Air Hawk,” helps Steve and Carol Libel with assembling the hot air balloon and blowing it up for the flight. It’s an involved task and well organized. The balloon has a fan and it’s blown up with cold first then with hot air.
“I started as a volunteer down in Colorado Springs festival then joined a balloon crew. Then I moved up here to Denver and joined the balloon crew started again. I enjoy being out in the morning and seeing the beautiful balloons. The crews and pilots are so much fun and camaraderie that they have with the crew members. It’s very enjoyable,” said Law, After the hot air balloon was assembled -- which took more than an hour, with its hot air blowing up into the balloon -- it was ready for flight. I got into a basket that was is 52 inches long and 42 inches wide -- a bit smaller than I’d expected. The hot air balloon started to rise slowing to 200 feet above, 400 feet above, then I was 2,000 feet above. It
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Slowly rising from 200 feet above to 400 feet.
was incredible and I was no longer afraid. I cried because it was so amazing. It was peaceful and therapeutic. While we were in flight Libel said his balloon can do up to 15 miles an hour in flight, “...but when you land you would rather land with five to 10 miles an hour because it’s fast when you’re trying to come down.” Libel can carry up to two passengers -- about 300 pounds for about an hour, depending on altitude and temperature. We flew 1.97 miles for 50 minutes then it was time for landing. To land Libel pulled a rope that releases the envelope, letting out the hot air out of the top of the balloon to take us down. So I bent my knees hung on and
braced for impact to land on the ground. It was not a hard landing and a smooth drag because there was no wind and good weather. Baptism by champagne Carol and Law, the Libel’s ground crew, met us to disassemble the balloon. It was quite involved and detailed to pack the balloon perfectly without getting it tangled. After the flight Law, Steve and Carol celebrated with champagne where I kneeled in front of the pilot, he said a beautiful prayer blessing for a safe landing and poured champagne over my head. It’s tradition once a passenger completes a flight. I can mark this adventure off my bucket list. What’s next maybe jump out of a plane? I think not!
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Mental health crisis lingers from pandemic Pot is boiling over as lawmakers, health officials react to growing number of cases BY THELMA GRIMES TGRIMES@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Before the 2020 pandemic, Kelly Blike described the behavioral health situation for both adolescents and adults in Colorado as a boiling pot of water, filled to the rim. Now, that pot is spilling over with no containment in site. “There has always been a mental health crisis in Colorado, COVID just echoed it,” said Blike, a social worker at the UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital. “The isolation and lack of physical contact has exaggerated a problem that was already in place. We cannot ignore the problem. We have a long way to go.” As businesses and life appear to be returning to normal from the pandemic, Blike said hospitals are still dealing with the residual effects. Dr. Ben Usatch, director of emergency medicine at the Highlands Ranch hospital, said the 21-bed emergency room has a handful of patients needing mental health care on any given day. The numbers are not decreasing, and he does not think they will any time soon.
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Long before the behavioral health crisis reached the public spotlight, the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment saw a need for more public outreach to help parents and teens. In collaboration with the Colorado Department of Human Services, the state health department unveiled the Forward Together program in 2020. As state health-care providers are reporting drastic increases in mental health emergencies among the state’s adolescents, Forward Together works to empower adults to support mental health for teens and youth. Lena Heilmann, the youth suicide prevention coordinator for the Colorado Department of Health, said Forward Together aims to help parents and their children become more connected. The website, forwardtogetherco. com, is separated into two sections, one for parents and the other for youth. The site encourages discussion, providing coping tools and ideas. Heilmann said for those who feel suicidal, there is help and a way to get past the current crisis. “When we are talking about suicide, it is a complex issue,” Heilmann said. “There is no one reason. We know that connectiveness is the most powerful, empowering tool. We want to empower young people to identify a situation and make sure they seek
County representative said when she ran for office her primary platform was youth mental health. After the 2021 session, Michaelson Jenet said she is happy the two bills passed because they are not just Band-Aids on a growing problem. They are real steps forward to help a lot of people, she said. “For years I have been banging the drum that we are in a suicide pandemic,” Michaelson Jenet said. “(HB 1258) opens up access for kids who are not getting the support they need right now. This will help all demographics and ages.” Baskfield said the rapid response program will provide youths easy access to screening and treatment through an app-based screening tool. The $9 million bill will create the Temporary Youth Mental Health Services Program, reimbursing providers for three mental health sessions for young patients. To put in perspective what HB 1258 can do for Colorado’s youths, Michaelson Jenet noted that text in the bill says it will help 26,000 young people. However, she believes it will help reach thousands more, as the tools are available for free. Michaelson Jenet said the bills passed in 2021 are just a steppingstone — the state has a long road to recovery in addressing mental health issues for both adults and adolescents.
support from a trusted adult.” Forward Together is not about having a one-size-fits-all approach. There are links for teens feeling alone, having problems with parents, struggling to fit in, in need of encouragement, or feeling depressed. After clicking on the area that more closely ties with how a person is feeling, Forward Together provides a variety of tools to help the struggling adolescent cope, deal, and plan to get past dark days. Heilmann said the Forward Together program is a good tool because it is so interactive. “This program provides support with problem-solving and helping to understand and make sense of feelings,” she said. “We are working to empower young people to know who can be trusted and what to think about. In general, supporting young people is critical. We have to identify barriers preventing children from getting access to help that is crucial to getting better.” For parents, the site provides ideas, conversation starters and resources on topics ranging from hobbies and conflict to substance abuse and mental health. As with the youth page, parents can find help to deal with specific issues they are seeing in their children. From working to build better relationships to identifying risky behavior, the site provides tools and tips for parents to connect with their children.
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Fourth of July returns in full force Metro area sky will be lit up with variety of celebrations BY RYAN DUNN RDUNN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
With COVID-19 restrictions lifting throughout most of the state, communities throughout Colorado are planning triumphant returns to Independence Day festivities. Here are some events scheduled for the Fourth of July weekend throughout the Denver metro area: Adams County’s Stars and Stripes returns from its pandemic hiatus for Saturday, July 3, at Riverdale Regional Park, 9755 Henderson Road, Brighton. There will be a 5K race, a cornhole tournament, live entertainment and musical fireworks. See more at http://adamscountyfair.com/starsandstripes. Arvada The Arvada Festivals Commission will put on a fireworks show on July 4 at Stenger Soccer Complex, 11200 West 58th Ave., Arvada, from 7-10 p.m. Personal fireworks are not allowed. More information can be found at https:// arvadafestivals.com/independenceday. Brighton Fourth festival will start at 5 p.m. on July 4 at Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. Bands will perform for a few hours and food trucks will be parked nearby. There will be fireworks sometime after 7 p.m. The city encourages attendees to bring blankets, lawn chairs, sunscreen, bug repellent and drinking water. Castle Rock Run to Change Lives plans to host the Free Rock-It Run on July 4 in Castle Rock. The event will include live entertainment, a 5K, half marathon and races for kids from 7-11:30 a.m. at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, 500 Fairgrounds Road in Castle Rock. Races
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begin with a 5K at 9 a.m. Registration and more information can be found on the event page: https:// runtochangelives.org/rock-it-run/. The Town of Castle Rock will provide a fireworks show around sundown (9:30 p.m.) at The Meadows above Red Hawk Ridge Golf Course. The firework show will last about 15 minutes. The golf course will host a party featuring a performance by the 6202 Band from 6-9 p.m. Fireworks may be purchased legally in the town of Castle Rock from stands only on July 4. More information can be found at http://crgov. com/2658/Fireworks-in-Castle-Rock. Commerce City The Colorado Rapids, in conjunction with Commerce City, will host its 24th annual 4thFest Celebration with a post-
game fireworks display at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park on July 4. The Rapids will take on the Seattle Sounders at 7 p.m. followed by the state’s largest public fireworks display after the match. This will mark the first time the Rapids host a match at full capacity since March 7, 2020. More information can be found at https://www.coloradorapids. com/4thfest/. Denver Elitch Gardens will put on a firework show that will begin around the park’s closing time. The park typically closes at 6 p.m. on Sundays. More information can be found at www.elitchgardens.com/ entertainment/fireworks/. Englewood is hosting a Fourth of July event on July 3 at Belleview Park and Cornerstone Park starting
at 5 p.m. Local business vendors and food trucks will be in attendance, and a firework show will start at 9:15 p.m. More information can be found at https://bit.ly/3gHQhvx. Evergreen’s Freedom Run 5k starts at 8 a.m. July 4 at Evergreen Middle School, ending at Nick’s Pro Fitness. The event benefits Mount Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. For more information and to register, visit freedomrunrace.org. Evergreen Music Festival on July 4 will be from 9:30 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Buchanan fields. Tickets are $25, and proceeds are donated to the Evergreen High School performing arts program. For more information, to see the lineup of bands and to purchase tickets, visit evergreenmusicfestival.org. Fort Lupton On the Fourth of July, residents will find a ninja warrior course, face painting and fireworks. Events begin at 1 p.m. at Community Park, 203 S. Harrison Ave. Georgetown will host its annual Fourth of July parade and barbecue. The parade starts at 11 a.m. near City Park and will travel through downtown Georgetown. The barbecue starts at noon in City Park with a band starting at 12:30 p.m. Additional music and entertainment will be in the downtown area throughout the afternoon. Golden will host a festival featuring live music, games, food and drinks on July 4 at Lions Park Ballfields, 1300 10th St., Golden. A firework display will follow at 9:30 p.m. More information can be found at https://bit.ly/3vyBjxz. Highlands Ranch will host the HCRA Independence Day 5k, which will start at 9 a.m. at 9352 Dorchester St., Highlands Ranch. A youth run will also be included in the event. Registration can be completed the morning of the run or online. Look for the event link on hrcaonline. org/.
program at the recreation center. “I chose to raise money for the drama club so that we could be able to make the experience in our theater plays even better than last year with new costumes, new make-up, and much more needed theatrical props and stage décor,” said Rose. Rose’s hope and dreams for the future are to work hard in her sophomore and junior year so she can graduate early. ‘I will start my journey to become a certified veterinarian and to open my practice veterinary facility,” said Rose. The Fort Lupton July 4 event will feature another special Fort Lupton High School alumnus who will be
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Proposed map launches redistricting process Commission to hold hearings on map, plans for 8th Congressional district BY THY VO, SANDRA FISH, JESSE PAUL AND DANIEL DUCASSI THE COLORADO SUN
Colorado’s new, eighth congressional district would include the cities of Arvada, Westminster, Broomfield, Thornton, Brighton and Platteville, a preliminary map drawn by nonpartisan redistricting staff and presented to the state’s Independent Congressional Redistricting Commission on June 23 shows. Staff placed the new district in the north Denver metro area for two reasons, said Jeremiah Barry, a legislative attorney advising the redistricting commissions. “The first reason was we recognize this was the fastest-growing area of the state,” said Barry. “The second was a recognition that although nearly 30% of the population of the state are Hispanics, none of the current seven districts are represented by a Hispanic.” The map is a major first step in the state’s once-a-decade redistricting process. It will evolve as the commission gets input from the public and interest groups over the next few months. The preliminary map is based on 2019 U.S. Census Bureau estimates because of a months-long delay in the release of the final population data collected during the 2020 Census. Once the U.S. Census Bureau releases that data in August, redistricting staff will have to adjust the map. “It’s the starting line, but nowhere near the finish line,” Curtis Hubbard, a Democratic political consultant who is registered to lobby the redistricting commissions, said of the preliminary map. The initial map, the public’s first glimpse at how the 8th District may affect the state’s political landscape, also makes changes to the state’s existing seven congressional districts. The 3rd District, represented by Garfield County Republican Lauren Boebert, would gain Eagle, Summit, Grand, Park, Teller and Fremont counties, as well as some of western Boulder County. The San Luis Valley and Pueblo County would be dropped and added to the 4th District, which includes northeast and southeast Colorado and is currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, a Republican from Windsor. The 5th District, currently represented by U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn, a Colorado Springs Republican, would contract to include only parts of El Paso County. Southeastern El Paso County and counties in the western part of the district would be drawn into other districts. The 7th District, centered in Jefferson County and currently represented by U.S. Rep. Ed Perlmutter, an Arvada Democrat, would shift south to include Castle Rock, dropping some of Denver’s northwest suburbs, including the bulk of Arvada. Perlmutter, however, would remain in the 7th District under the prelimi-
nary map, though only narrowly — by about 50 yards. The new 7th District looks to be the most competitive of the new map. In 2018, the Republican candidate won the attorney general’s contest in the new proposed district by 3 percentage points, though a Democrat won the statewide vote. The 1st District, represented now by U.S. Rep. Diana Degette, a Denver Democrat, would encompass only Denver, dropping portions of Arapahoe and Jefferson counties. The 6th District, represented by U.S. Rep. Jason Crow, a Centennial Democrat, would lose some of its northern half while continuing to include Aurora, Centennial and Littleton. Both of those districts went heavily Democratic in the 2018 attorney general contest, and, along with the 2nd District in Boulder and Larimer counties, are considered safe seats for that party. Nonpartisan staff used the results of the 2018 attorney general contest, the closest statewide race in a recent, nonpresidential election year, as well as voter registration figures to measure political competitiveness of the redrawn districts. Based on results of the attorney general race, Districts 1 and 2 would be solidly Democratic while Districts 4 and 5 would be solidly Republican. Republicans would have an advantage of nearly 10 percentage points in the 3rd District and 3 percentage points in the 7th District, while Democrats would hold a 12.7 percentage point advantage in the 6th District and 7.3 percentage point advantage in the 8th District. Colorado Democratic Party Chairwoman Morgan Carroll said she was disappointed by the map, arguing the proposed districts advantage the GOP. “While this preliminary plan seems to put a thumb on the scale for Republicans, it is too soon to know how the commissioners will change them,” she said in a statement. Multimillionaire weighs in Former DaVita CEO and multimillionaire Kent Thiry, who backed the constitutional amendments that created the independent commissions, also weighed in after the release of the preliminary map. “These congressional seats belong to the people, not to a political party or interest,” said Thiry. “It’s still early in the process, but it appears the commission is responding to the mandate that it draw competitive districts whenever and wherever possible.” Redistricting staff also isn’t convinced voter registration and outcomes from the 2018 attorney general race are the best metrics, Barry said. “Given the population distribution in Colorado, it is difficult to draw more competitive districts,” Barry said. “When the final data comes out from the Census Bureau, it likely will change, and maybe districts will become more competitive.” Maximizing political competitiveness also wasn’t a high priority for this draft map, Barry said, as staff is required to meet all the other constitutional requirements first. Those constitutional requirements include equal population and adher-
The proposed map for the new Colorado Congressional District 8 covers much of the northern Metro Denver area, including Commerce City, Westminster, Northglenn, COURTESY OF COLORADO INDEPENDENT CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION Thornton, Brighton and Fort Lupton.
ence to the federal Voting Rights Act, which protects minority voters from gerrymandering. The map creates three districts with Hispanic populations of more than 28%: District 1 with 28.6%, District 4 with 31% and District 8 with 29.9%, according to the preliminary data. Staff also sought to keep rural areas together as much as possible, keep the San Luis Valley in one district and keep Boulder and Fort Collins together “due to the large research institutions in those towns,” Barry said. “We should also point out, many times we received conflicting requests under public comments, concerning where some counties should be placed,” he added. Focus on political boundaries Staff also prioritized keeping entire counties and other political boundaries together over specific “communities of interest,” a term used to describe communities with shared needs and interests. Barry said staff had difficulty identifying the geography of some communities named by members of the public. “In this plan, of the 64 counties in the state, 55 are wholly contained within one congressional district,” Barry said. Staff also acknowledged that comments from certain interest groups influenced their proposal, including the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, which pushed for a district capturing concentrated Hispanic populations in north metro Denver, and Club 20, which called for keeping the entire Western Slope in the same district.
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Relay puts Lightning in top five at state swimming BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
THORNTON -- Legacy High School finished fifth in the team standings of the boys state 5A swimming and diving championships June 24 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center. The last event of the meet, the 400yard freestyle relay turned into the Lightning’s top performance of the meet. The Lightning’s Sam White, Tegan Barrier, Aidan Shepston and Kyle Raskay placed fifth in a time of 3:05.74. Legacy’s 200-yard freestyle relay team (Jack Tran, Thomas Nguyen, Shepston and Barrier placed sixth in a time of 1;25.77. The Lightning’s Sam White was sixth in the 500- freestyle in a time of 4:46.35. Brighton’s top finisher was Jespyn Bishop, who finished seventh in the 50- freestyle in a time of 21.34 seconds. Horizon diver Kolby Valenzuela was 22nd after totaling 222. 45
points. The Hawks’ 200- freestyle relay team (Samuel Schleicher, Ethan Adams, Harrison Cramer and Schuyler Cramer finished 26th in a time of 1:35.27. Here are the area’s results: Diving: 22. Kolby Valenzuela, Horizon, 222.45 points. 200-yard medley relay: 7. Legacy (Jack Tran, Thomas Nguyen, Aiden Shepston, Tegan Barrier), 1:34.68. 200- freestyle. 12. Barrier, 1:44.4. 23. Shepston, 1:46.95. 200- individual medley: 7. Kyle Raskay, Legacy, 1:55.56. 12. Sam White, Legacy, 1:56.48. 28. Samuel Schleicher, Horizon, 2:04.73. 29. Aidan Bailey, Legacy, 2:05.24. 50- freestyle: 19, Barrier, 21.49. 19. Tran, 21.93. 100- freestyle: 25. Nguyen, 49.6. 100- butterfly: 12. Raskay, 50.89. 18. Shepston, 51.94. 500- freestyle: 6. White, 4:46.35. 24. Nathan Kral, Legacy, 5:01.67. 26. Schleicher, 5:02.21. 200- freestyle relay: 6. Legacy (Tran, Nguyen, Shepston, Barrier),
Brighton’s Jespyn Bishop swims a heat of the 100-yard butterfly at this year’s CHSAA 5A boys state swimming championships June 24 at the Veterans Memorial Aquatic Center in Thornton. He finished 23rd in this event and took seventh in the 50 freestyle. Cherry Creek took the overall title, followed by Regis Jesuit and Heritage. PHOTO BY STEFAN BRODSKY
1:25.77. 25. Brighton (Trey Wilson, Xavier Shaver, Vahn Williams, Robert Jorstad, 1:35.14. 26. Horizon (Schleicher, Ethan Adams, Harrison Cramer, Schuyler Cramer), 1:35.27.
100- backstroke: 8. Tran, 52.61. 100backstroke: Max Kulbida, Legacy, 59.8. 400- freestyle relay: 5. Legacy, 3:05.74.
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AURORA -- Mountain Range’s Rebekah Powers fired a 94-89 -- 183 at the state 5A golf tournament at City Park to finish in 54th place. She had one par in the first round June 21. It came on the 142-yard eighth hole. Powers also birdied the par 3 12th hole. Legacy High School’s Ayla Milan finished 32nd after carding an 89-81 -- 170 at state. She had six pars in her opening round and followed with 11 more pars in the second and final round.
birdied the par 4 seventh hole in the first round and added a birdie on the par 5 13th hole. During her second round, Gilmore fashioned seven pars and a birdie on the par 5 16th hole. Ella Neuhauser fired a 92-95 -- 187. She had just one par in the opening round. It was on the ninth hole. She added four more pars in the second round, including the 500-yard 16th hole.
MIka Blckard carded a 96-84 -- 180 at state and tied for 47th place. She had five pars in the first round -- all on the front nine. On the second day, Blackard registered three birdies (11th, 13th and 14th holes) and five pars. Peyton McLeese finished 77th after a 103-104 -- 207 at state. She fashioned three pars in a six-hole stretch on the first day of the two-day tournament. She parred both of the par 3s on the back nine. Horizon’s Morgan Gilmore finished in 22nd place after firing two rounds of 83 at state. She
Horizon’s Morgan Gilmore follows through on a shot during the state 5A girls golf tournament at City Park June 22.
PHOTO BY COURTNEY OAKES/AURORA SENTINEL
Frederick’s Chacon completes comeback from injury, takes two state titles BY STEVE SMITH SSMITH@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
LAKEWOOD -- Ryan Chacon of Frederick High School had a tougher road than most to qualify for the state 4A track-and-field meet over the weekend. He, like everyone else in prep track, dealt with COVID-19 impacts and all its relatives. But Chacon also had to deal with something else .. a partially torn meniscus he sustained while playing basketball in mid-February.
Fast forward to the Boulder County championships June 5. He ran his first race of the season, the 800-meters, and finished 20th in a time of 2:11.89. Fast forward again, this time to the last day of the state track meet June 26 at Jeffco Stadium. The senior won the 200-meter dash in a time of 21.96 seconds. “Crazy I pulled that off,” Chacon tweeted. “My hamstring has been pretty tight and wasn’t feeling the best. I realized when got off the turn that it was my race, so I just
went for it,” That wasn’t all. He finished second in the 400-meters (48.13 seconds) and fourth in the 100-meters (11.2). Chacon capped off his day by anchoring the Warriors’ 4-by-400-meter relay team to a state title. He, Wyatt Schroth, Alexander Carrillo and Garrett Colvin finished in a time of 3:23.78. Chacon took the 10th seed into the 200-meter prelims. He was the third seed in the 400-meters. He qualified for two events in the 2019
state track meet. He’ll be running at Butler Community College in El Dorado, Kansas. The state titles for Frederick were the first since 2006. They were the first boys team state champions in at least 20 seasons. Elsewhere, Isabella Hewitt took 16th in the girls long jump with a best effort of 14-5. The Warriors’ 4-by-200-meter relay team (Parker Ayres, Carrillo, Schroth and Colvin) was 16th in a time of 1:34.8.
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News Briefs City plans its Fourth of July party Add food and fireworks, a certain amount of fun and a celebration of freedom, and you wind up with the city of Fort Lupton’s annual Fourth of July party. It lasts most of Sunday, July 4, at Community Center Park, 203 S. Harrison Ave. The slate of events and activities includes the area’s only Ninja Warrior course, water slides, a bounce house obstacle course, a bouncy boxing arena, a tractor people mover, face painting, shaved ice cones and a live concert. The day winds up with a firework show, courtesy of the Fort Lupton Fire Protection district. Those interested in becoming vendors should visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/ Events-13/Event-Vendor-Application-Non-Food-Booth-91. Organizers need volunteers, too. The link is https://www.fortluptonco.gov/ FormCenter/Events-13/VolunteerApplication-87. Sponsorship opportunities are available at https://www.fortluptonco.gov/FormCenter/Events-13/ Sponsor-Form-89. Sign up for the car/bike show at https://form.jotform.com/211364320737147. For information about the Ninja Nation, visit https://www.fortluptonco. gov/DocumentCenter/View/10236/ July4_2021_NinjiFlyer. There’s also a car and bike show on tap for the Fourth of July. It runs from 1 to 7 p.m. at the recreation center, 203 S. Harrison Ave., and participants can stay in their spots for the evening fireworks show. Awards for first, second and third-place winners will be presented in each class, plus one best of show winner will go to the vehicle that receives the most votes. No trailer parking is allowed within the event area. The cost is $25 per car. Make checks payable to City of Fort Lupton July 4 Car Show and send to 203 S. Harrison Ave., Fort Lupton. Call Christy Romano at 720-9284071. Holiday closure Fort Lupton city offices will be
close Monday, July 5, for the Independence Day holiday. Flag retirement ceremony An American flag retirement ceremony starts at 6 p.m. Monday, July 5, at the Platte Valley Historical Society, 2001 Historic Parkway. Drop off retired flags at the Ace Hardware on Rollie Avenue. Blues Blast returns to Armory The eighth annual Blues Blast returns to the Armory Performing Arts Center Saturday, July 10. The headliner is Ruthie Foster, winner of the Blues Foundation’s Koko Taylor AWard for top traditional blues female artist. The schedule looks like this: * Noon to 1 p.m.: The Delta Sonics; * 1:30 to 2:45 p.m.: Eef and the Blues Express; and * 3:15 to 4:45 p.m.: Johnny O. Band The ticketed portion of the event ($35 to $55) starts at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5. The lineup goes like this: * 6 to 6”45 p.m.: Cass Clayton Band; * 7:15 to 8:30 p.m.: Marquise Knox; and * 9 to 10:15 p.m.: Ruthie Foster Before the Blues Blast, there will be a transportation art show in the gallery of the Armory, starting at 10 a.m. At the same time, there will be a classic car show in the parking lot. food trucks and a cash bar will be available. Tickets are on sale through the Armory’s website (www.brightonarmory.org). Email gmontoya@ brightonco.gov. Firestone police academy Firestone’s next summer teen police academy is the week of Monday, July 12. The four-day program includes lessons on traffic stops, building searches, K-9 demonstrations and cyber crimes. Refreshments will be available each day. It’s free; registration is required. Email jdunker@firestoneco.gov or tneugebauer@firestoneco.gov. ‘In Memory’ display for Wall That Heals event extended The city of Brighton said the
deadline to submit names for the “In Memory” display (part of “The Wall That Heals” program coming to Brighton over Labor day weekend) is July 31. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund’s In Memory program honors those who returned from the war and later died. The wall will be in Carmichael Park, 650 E. Southern St. To apply online, visit www. VVMF.org/In-Memory-Program. Gummball rally The fourth annual Gummball Rally is set for 9 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at Riverdale Regional Park, East 124th Avenue and Brighton Road. The 5K run is in memory of Adams County sheriff’s deputy Heath Gumm, who died in the line of duty in January 2018. The fee is $30 for racers 13 years of age and older (T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Sunday, Aug. 6), and older, $10 for those 12 and under with a T-shirt guaranteed with a paid entry by Aug. 6 and free for racers 12 and under (no T-shirt). Visit https://gummball5k.itsyourrace.com/event.aspx?id=11277. ONGOING Committee openings Fort Lupton has openings for several of its citizen advisory committees. Visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/966/I-Want-ToApply-for-a-Committee. Preschool registration The city of Fort Lupton is accepting registration for its preschool program for 3- to 5-yearolds. Sign-up has to be finished before the August parent meeting. Enrollment packets are a must, as is a health appraisal and immunization. Visit https://www. fortluptonco.gov/346/Preschool. Summer camp sign-ups Fort Lupton’s summer day camps for kindergarteners through fifthgraders are looking for participants. Children have to have finished kindergarten to enroll. Visit https://www.fortluptonco.gov/347/ Summer-Day-Camp
Boards/committees’ openings The city of Fort Lupton is looking for volunteers for its planning commission (term expires Jan. 22), historic presesrvation board, the Fort Lupton Urban Renewal Authority, FLURA business representative (a five-year term), FLURA alternate member (term expires March 5, 2023) and library board trustee (term expires December 2024). Call Alyssa Knutson at 720-4666128. Senior meals Eagle View Adult Center and Volunteers of America are offering a box of five frozen meals delivered to your home. You must be 60 or older and be a resident of Brighton. The suggested contribution for the meals is $2.50 meal / $12.50 per box, although the ability to pay is not the deciding factor if you are eligible. Call 303-655-2075 and leave your name and phone number. Fort Lupton senior lunches Senior lunches are available at noon Mondays at the Fort Lupton Recreation Center, 203 S. Harrison AVe. Sign up by noon the previous Thursday. Call 303-857-4200, ext. 6166. Pen pals Fort Lupton’s senior pen pal program through Twombly Elementary School is looking for participants. Learn more at: https:// www.fortluptonco.gov/950/SeniorPen-Pal-Program Coffee fundraiser The Fort Lupton High School chapter of DECA is teaming up with School Spirit Coffee for a fundraiser for club supplies. Orders greater than $50 include free shipping. Visit schoolspiritcoffee.com for details. COVID-19 vaccines The Salud clinic in Fort Lupton, 1115 Second St., is offering COVID-19 vaccinations to those 70 years of age and older, healthcare workers and workers in the state’s SEE NEWS BRIEFS, P15
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1b category. You don’t need to be a patient Register at saludclinic.org. Free short-term radon test kits Weld County residents can receive a free radon test kit (one per household, while supplies last). Test kits can be requested online at www.drhomeair.com/weld, according to a statement. Call the Weld County Department of Public Health and Environment at (970) 400-2226 or visit: www.weldgov.com/go/radon. Legal self-help clinic The Access to Justice Committee hosts a free, legal self-help clinic from 2 to 3:30 p.m. the first Tuesday of every month. The program is for customers who don’t have legal representation and need help navigating through legal issues. Volunteer attorneys are available to discuss such topics as family law, civil litigation, property and probate law. Call 303-405-3298 and ask for the Legal Self-Help Clinic at least 24 hours in advance. Warm Line up and running Community Reach Center is offering a Warm Line (303-2806602) for those who want to talk to mental-health professionals about anxiety, lack of sleep and strained relationships, among other topics. The professionals can facilitate referrals to other programs for assistance.
A press statement said the line is not for crisis intervention. Those feeling unsafe or suicidal should call Colorado Crisis Services (1844-493-8255) or text 38255 or visit the Behavioral Urgent Care Center, 2551 W. 84th Ave., Westminster. Also, the center’s COVID-19 Heroes Program is set up to assist healthcare workers during the pandemic. Those who live or work in Adams County can receive up to six free counseling sessions. Use the Warm Line for support and free counseling. Brighton’s community intake location is at 1850 E. Egbert St., on the second floor. It’s open from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesdays. Here’s a list of locations where you can receive a test for COVID-19: Brighton Advanced Urgent Care, 2801 Purcell St. Call 303-659-9700 or visit https://advurgent.com/locations/brighton/ Brighton Salud, 1860 E. Egbert St. Testing is available on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 303-6972583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/covid-testing Fort Lupton Salud, 1115 Second St. Testing is available on Tuesday and Thursday. Call 303-697-2583 or visit https://www.saludclinic.org/ covid-testing Food resources available Here’s a list of food programs and resources available during the coronavirus pandemic. Ongoing, the Fort Lupton Food and Clothing Bank from 2:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday is open for people who need help with food. Also, donations
can be dropped off at 421 Denver Avenue, Fort Lupton. For more information call 303-857-1096. Volunteers with the Eagle View Adult Center are delivering boxes of frozen meals to seniors in Brighton. The boxes contain five frozen meals. Call 303-655-2075. Hunger Free Colorado. For anyone who might need help locating food. Call 855-855-4626 weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The hotline keeps information confidential and has bilingual staff on hand. The Colorado Department of Education tracks meal site information for every school by school name and address, including service times, start and end dates and how meals are handed out. Brighton Seventh-day Adventist Church, 567 E. Bromley Lane, 10 a.m. to noon, first and third Thursdays. Meals on Wheels delivers hot meals at noon to anyone, regardless of age in Brighton. Meals are delivered on weekdays; customers can choose the days. The cost is $4.25 per meal payable at the end of the month. Call 303-659-0978. 27J Schools have free grab-andgo meals for youngsters up to age 18. Drive-by or walk up between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at Vikan Middle School, 879 Jessup St., Overland Trail Middle School, 455 N. 19th Ave., and at Thimmig Elementary School, 11453 Oswego St. Food for Hope is the sponsor. Chapel Hill Church, 10 Chapel Hill Drive, Brighton, hands out one box of food per family the second and fourth Wednesdays from 4
to 5:30 p.m. and alternating Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. St. Augustine food pantry, 129 S. Sixth Ave., offers food Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. ID and paperwork required. The pantry serves Brighton residents who love between Quebec Street and Cavanaugh Road and between Weld County Road 4 1/2 and 96th Avenue. Calvary Chapel Brighton Food Pantry, 103 E. Bridge St., Brighton. Open from 4 to 6 p.m. on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. Community Baptist Church Food Pantry, 15559 Weld County Road 2, Brighton. Open from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Tuesdays. Alcoholics Anonymous The Brighton chapter of Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 147 S. Second Place. Meeting times are 10 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sundays, noon and 7:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday, 6 p.m. Thursdays and 9 p.m. Fridays. Call 303-659-9953 or visit www. brighton1aa.org. Volunteers needed Qualified Listeners needs volunteers to drive veterans to and from appointments, run errands for veterans who cannot get out, handyman services, help administer veteran and family resource guide inventory in local libraries and veterans to be trained to become qualified listeners. Visit qualifiedlisteners.org/volunteerapp and fill out the form or call 720-600-0860.
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OF SAID SECTION 5; HENCE SOUTH 00’07’26” EAST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 492.76 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
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SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 378,092 SQUARE FEET OR 8.68 ACRES, MORE OR LESS
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application submitted by Virginia Raterink and George Raterink for an annexation and initial zoning to the ‘A’ Agricultural Zone District for a property located at 13877 Hwy 52 in Weld County, CO and including the parcel east and adjacent, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements. The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter. The public hearings shall be held in the City Hall, 130 South McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, Colorado, or at such other time or place in the event this hearing is adjourned. In the event that City Hall is closed to the public at the time of the hearings due to COVID-19, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda posted on the City’s website, www.fortluptonco.gov. Further information is available through the City Planning & Building Department at (303) 857-6694. ALL INTERESTED PERSONS MAY ATTEND LEGAL DESCRIPTION A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO: FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: CONSIDERING THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 5 TO BEAR SOUTH 89’39’45”WEST, BEING MONUMENTED ON THE EAST END BY A 3/4” REBAR WITH 3 1/4” ALUMINUM CAP, PLS 13155 N MONUMENT BOX, AND ON THE WEST END BY A 3/4” REBAR WITH 3 1/4” ALUMINUM CAP, PLS 13155 IN MONUMENT BOX, AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; COMMENCING AT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 5; THENCE NORTH 00’07’26” WEST, COINCIDENT WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 5, A DISTANCE OF 75.00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF APPEL FARM ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF FORT LUPTON AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGNNING; THENCE SOUTH 89”39’45” WEST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 767.13 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF LOT A, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. RECX20-0069, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT RECORDED AUGUST 5, 2020 AS RECEPTION NO. 4616704 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, ALSO BEING THE EAST LINE OF TWOMBLY ANNEXATION, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT RECORDED FEBRUARY 23, 994 AS RECEPTION NO. 2374890 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO; THENCE NORTH 00’07’26” WEST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 492.97 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT A; THENCE NORTH 89”40’43” EAST, COINCIDENT WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT A AND LOT B, RECX20-0069, ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TWOMBLY ANNEXATION, A DISTANCE OF 767.13 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼
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A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT LUPTON INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE RATERINK ANNEXATION AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 20, 2021
A PARCEL OF LAND LOCATED AT THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SECTION 5, TOWNSHIP1 NORTH, RANGE 66 WEST OF THE 6TH P.M. COUNTY OF WELD, STATE OF COLORADO: FURTHER DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: CONSIDERING THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 5 TO BEAR SOUTH 89’39’45”WEST, BEING MONUMENTED ON THE EAST END BY A 3/4” REBAR WITH 3 1/4” ALUMINUM CAP, PLS 13155 N MONUMENT BOX, AND ON THE WEST END BY A 3/4” REBAR WITH 3 1/4” ALUMINUM CAP, PLS 13155 IN MONUMENT BOX, AND WITH ALL BEARINGS CONTAINED HEREIN RELATIVE THERETO; COMMENCING AT THE EAST 1/4 CORNER OF SAID SECTION 5; THENCE NORTH 00’07’26” WEST, COINCIDENT WITH THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST 1/4 OF SAID SECTION 5, A DISTANCE OF 75.00 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF APPEL FARM ANNEXATION TO THE TOWN OF FORT LUPTON AND THE TRUE POINT OF BEGNNING; THENCE SOUTH 89”39’45” WEST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID NORTH LINE, A DISTANCE OF 767.13 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF LOT A, RECORDED EXEMPTION NO. RECX20-0069, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT RECORDED AUGUST 5, 2020 AS RECEPTION NO. 4616704 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO, ALSO BEING THE EAST LINE OF TWOMBLY ANNEXATION, AS SHOWN ON THE PLAT RECORDED FEBRUARY 23, 994 AS RECEPTION NO. 2374890 IN THE RECORDS OF THE CLERK AND RECORDER FOR WELD COUNTY, COLORADO; THENCE NORTH 00’07’26” WEST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 492.97 FEET TO THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID LOT A; THENCE NORTH 89”40’43” EAST, COINCIDENT WITH THE NORTH LINE OF SAID LOT A AND LOT B, RECX20-0069, ALSO BEING THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID TWOMBLY ANNEXATION, A DISTANCE OF 767.13 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST ¼ OF SAID SECTION 5; HENCE SOUTH 00’07’26” EAST, COINCIDENT WITH SAID EAST LINE, A DISTANCE OF 492.76 FEET TO THE TRUE POINT OF BEGINNING.
WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council has reviewed the annexation petition submitted by Virginia J. Raterink and George V. Raterink for 8.68 acres, more or less, and known as the Raterink Annexation; and WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council finds the annexation petition to be complete and in substantial conformance with the requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-107 (1) as amended. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Lupton City Council hereby approves this Resolution initiating annexation proceedings for the Raterink Annexation and sets the hearing date for July 20, 2021, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 3112-105, or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation under the terms of Part 1, Article 12, Title 31, C.R.S. APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE FORT LUPTON CITY COUNCIL THIS 15th DAY OF JUNE 2021. City of Fort Lupton, Colorado s/Zo Stieber Zo Stieber, Mayor Attest: s/Maricela Peña Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: s/Andy Ausmus Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Ad No.: FLP222335 First Publication: June 23, 2021 Last Publication: July 7, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
CITY OF FORT LUPTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given that the City of Fort Lupton is in receipt of an application submitted by Virginia Raterink and George Raterink for an annexation and initial zoning to the ‘A’ Agricultural Zone District for a property located at 13877 Hwy 52 in Weld County, CO and including the parcel east and adjacent, pursuant to the City of Fort Lupton Municipal Code Notice Requirements.
SAID PARCEL CONTAINS 378,092 SQUARE FEET OR 8.68 ACRES, MORE OR LESS RESOLUTION NO. 2021R0XX A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF FORT LUPTON INITIATING ANNEXATION PROCEEDINGS FOR THE ANNEXATION KNOWN AS THE RATERINK ANNEXATION AND SETTING THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR JULY 20, 2021 WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council has reviewed the annexation petition submitted by Virginia J. Raterink and George V. Raterink for 8.68 acres, more or less, and known as the Raterink Annexation; and
12-105, or such parts thereof as may be required to establish eligibility for annexation under the terms of Part 1, Article 12, Title 31, C.R.S. APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE FORT LUPTON CITY COUNCIL THIS 15th DAY OF JULY 2021. City of Fort Lupton, Colorado s/Zo Stieber Zo Stieber, Mayor Attest: s/Maricela Peña Maricela Peña, City Clerk Approved as to form: s/Andy Ausmus Andy Ausmus, City Attorney Legal Ad No.: FLP222324 First Publication: June 16, 2021 Last Publication: July 7, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
Public Notice Of Schedule Public Hearing NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO THE RESIDENTS AND TAX PAYERS OF THE CITY OF FORT LUPTON THAT CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER A SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION 2021 BUDGET AT A MEETING OF THE BOARD ON TUESDAY JULY 6, 2021 AT 7:00 P.M. AT THE CITY ADMINISTRATION BUILDING 130 S. MCKINLEY AVENUE. ANY INTERESTED CITIZEN MAY INSPECT THE ABOVE-MENTIONED BUDGET DURING NORMAL OFFICE HOURS. ANY CITIZEN MAY APPEAR AT THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WILL BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO COMMENT ON THE SAID BUDGET IF THEY SO DESIRE. Legal Ad No.: FLP222338 First Publication: June 30, 2021 Last Publication: June 30, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
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NOTICE - The Lupton Meadows Ditch Company a Colorado Corporation has been notified and an official Demand made for the issue of a replacement stock certificate for the following original certificate, Certificate #598 for seven shares issued to The Public Trustee of Weld County for the use of First Security Bank Beneficiary of First Deed of Trust Engelbrecht Verbeek AKA Brett Verbeek. Should anyone feel that they have a right or claim of interest or ownership to said Certificate an official notice and claim shall be made with the Company Secretary, Howard Cantrell, 11016 CR 23, Ft. Lupton, CO 80621. Such notice shall be made within 30 days of the last publication of this notice which shall be on June 30, 2021. If no Claims have been received by the end of the 30 day period other than by the filer of the original notification, the Company shall issue a replacement certificate and any and all rights under the original certificate shall immediately cease and there can be no further assertions or claims made against the Company with regards to the original certificate. This is in accordance with CRS 7-42114 to 7-42-117. Legal Ad No.: FLP222315 First Publication: June 2, 2021 Last Publication: June 30, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
Notice to Creditors NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Donald Dale Patton a/k/a Donald D. Patton a/k/a Donald Patton a/k/a Don Patton, Deceased Case Number 2021PR30012
All persons having claims against the above named estate are required to present them to the personal representative or to District Court of Weld County, Colorado or on or before October 25, 2021, or the claims may be forever barred.
Bids and Settlements Vincent Village Associates, LLC (the “Applicant”) will submit an application to the Colorado Division of Housing (DOH). The purpose of this application is to request $700,000 to develop 72 units of new rental homes at the Northeast Corner of SH-52 and Rollie Avenue in Fort Lupton, CO. The request of funding from DOH is to benefit persons with low and moderate incomes by increasing the availability of affordable housing in the City of Fort Lupton. It is not the intent to cause displacement from any existing housing; however, if persons are displaced from their existing residences reasonable housing alternatives shall be offered. All interested persons are encouraged to contact the Applicant for further information. Written comments should be sent to The Michaels Development Company, 6105 S. Main Street, Suite 200, Aurora, CO 80016 and will be forwarded to DOH for consideration during the application process.
Jonette L. Leonhart P.O. Box 523 Firestone, CO 80520 Legal Ad No.: FLP222325 First Publication: June 23, 2021 Last Publication: July 7, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Bud Walter Hunziker, Deceased Case Number 21 PR 30252 Division 1
All persons having claims against the abovenamed estate are required to present them to the Personal Representative or to the District Court of Adams County, Colorado on or before October 25, 2021 or the claims may be forever barred.
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The public hearings are to be held before the Planning Commission on Thursday, July 8, 2021, at 6:00 P.M., and before the City Council on Tuesday, July 20, 2021, at 7:00 P.M. or as soon as possible thereafter.
The public hearings shall be held in the City Hall, 130 South McKinley Avenue, Fort Lupton, Colorado, or at such other time or place in the event this hearing is adjourned. In the event that City Hall is closed to the public at the time of the hearings due to COVID-19, the public hearings will be held remotely, accessible to the public by phone and internet. Information on how to attend the hearings will be provided in the agenda posted on the City’s
WHEREAS, the Fort Lupton City Council finds the annexation petition to be complete and in substantial conformance with the requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-107 (1) as amended.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Lupton City Council hereby approves this Resolution initiating annexation proceedings for the Raterink Annexation and sets the hearing date for July 20, 2021, to determine if the proposed annexation complies with C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 31-
Members of the public may request a public meeting and should arrange a request with the Applicant. Applicant shall post notice of meeting (Date, Time, and Location) to ensure other members of the public are aware of meeting. If reasonable accommodations are needed for persons attending the public meeting, please contact the Applicant. Legal Ad No.: FLP222337 First Publication: June 30, 2021 Last Publication: June 30, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
Personal Representative Joyce Hunziker 7037 WCR 19 Fort Lupton, CO 80621
Legal Ad No.: FLP222332 First Publication: June 23, 2021 Last Publication: July 7, 2021 Published In: Fort Lupton Press
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