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10 Top Ten Legal Myths in Estate Planning By Tamra K Waltemath

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WildAware in FallBy Jan Waddington and Chris McAllister

Moose were reported as often as bears this month. One that was on Indian Peak Rd. was seen four different times, by four different people. Then a trio consisting of male, female and young were on Indian Peak Rd. A moose, sometimes with a young one, was seen five times on, or near Elliot Lane and Katie Lane. A “family” of a bull, cow, and one young was in the Wondervu area. Two moose were on Old Carter Lake Rd. and a “majestic” male was at the top of West Rudy Lane. Perhaps the same one was seen on Copperdale.Two males were at Gap and Pioneer Rd. and another was near Rollinsville. How many individuals do we have? Good question, but even with photo and videos, could we really tell? Black Bears will be with us until at least Thanksgiving yet there wasn’t a single report of them breaking in, or accessing trash. What a credit to this community! A female bear, with three young, was seen near Hwy. 72. A single bear was on Vonnie Claire, Nadm Drive, Crescent Lake Rd., between Skyline and Ranch Elsie, Debra Ann, top of Camp Eden, Warren’s Rd., and on Aspen Drive. Ten reports and no problem bears. There was only one Mountain Lion report. It was full grown, and it crossed the road in front of a car where Twin

Spruce turns into Gap Rd. It had a collar so must be an individual from the Mountain Lion Study. Two bull Elk were at the top of Camp Eden. One with big antlers was with female elk in the Plainview area. Other elk were hanging out with moose west of Rollinsville. Mule Deer are across the canyon, some with spectacular antlers. Soon they will be gathering a harem and the rut will start. Then, watch out! The bulls will be oblivious re traffic as they chase the cows. There were a few Fox reports - a great video of one chasing ground squirrels, but no reports of young. Speaking of ground squirrels, the Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel has already gone to hibernate but the Chipmunks, will out and about until heavy snowfall. The Chickerees are busy stashing cones in their middens because they really don’t hibernate at all. One report of a possible Yellow-bellied Marmot near Plainview is interesting because years ago one was seen in that area. Keep watching, and send those great pics, reports, and videos to CCCWildlife, CCSpeak, or call Jan at 303-642-0926 (Speak-up as I don’t answer with a hello because of scammers.) (Jan Waddington is a volunteer for Colorado Parks and Wildlife and sends quarterly reports, summarizing the wildlife in Coal Creek Canyon.)


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Here’s Chris! Lots of Broad-Tailed Hummingbirds were reported over the past month, but mostly females and juveniles as the males have almost all migrated south by now. Many kind members were prepared for our early September 8th snow storm – they were thawing and rotating feeders hourly so our little hummers had nectar to eat during the 3 very cold days that came after record highs over the holiday weekend. One member put out a heat lamp for the hummers to keep warm and another clever member wrapped a red bandana around her feeder. During the storm, hummingbirds were photographed huddled on feeders, in bushes and under eaves trying to stay warm and dry. Once the storm passed, they resumed normal activity and as of this report, a few are still being reported throughout the canyon, but will all soon be gone. Our birdy highlights include a mated pair of Plumbeous Vireo, a Red-Eyed Vireo, Adult and Young Great-Horned Owls, Woodhouse’s Scrub Jays, a showdown between a Cooper’s and a Red-Tailed Hawk, 14 Band-tailed Pigeons and more than 30 Common Nighthawks migrating – what a spectacular sight! There were several reports of Wilson’s Warblers – one was injured but a kind member helped him and another flew into a house but the homeowner was able to get him back outside. Other reports included: Green-Tailed and Spotted Towhees, Northern Flicker, Clark’s Nutcracker, Hairy

Woodpecker, Say’s Phoebe, tons of Pine Siskins, Lesser Goldfinch, Steller’s Jay, Dark-Eyed Junco, American Kestrel, Mountain Bluebird, American Robin, Pygmy and White-Breasted Nuthatches, Mountain and Black-Capped Chickadees, a rafter of 11 fast moving Wild Turkeys, Turkey Vulture and Evening Grosbeak. During the canyon cleanup a Spotted Towhee and a Thrush were found deceased. Hope you will come join us in the Coal Creek Canyon Birds Facebook group to share the birds you see in CCC! Thanks!Chris

Survivors in ChaosNever-never Land By MB Reith

Peter Pan’s Never-never Land is also called Never- land by the author J.M. Barrie. Either way, the word never is there and is a utopia where no grownups live. Except Captain Hook and crew.. And some Indian tribes… boy, somedays ya just want to drift off to Never-never land and not try to be grown up anymore. We could call it Unprecedented Land.I just reviewed the past 7 months of columns. Started with March’s column written by 2/20/20. Funny enough it was about Inspiration. About moving forward in what was the

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beginning of the year 2020 which for many of us old baby boomers seems truly to be never never land! Little did we realize in February where our next 6 months would take us. After review of the next 6-7 months of columns? OMG.I basically got stonewalled in my brain for a bit. What else to say? How to keep a positive spin on our lives today as we speed towards 2021. Can I think of anything amusing or funny and light chatter? To distract us from the overwhelming depression that is literally everywhere in the world?Ideas flooding my brain yet want the best subject, the best advice, the best “take” on our “pandamit.“ Even staying clear of most media ? Still have new normal versus old normal dueling in my head. Never before heard of. Never before done this way. Never ran out of this or that or this or that… the list goes on. The inventory comes and goes… started with tp. Never will understand what forced folks to buy out the toilet paper first. Then went the yeast for making bread. What else? “Why I NEVER?” To quote Aunt Bee of Mayberry…Never mind the political barrage of this year 2020. Do what you can to take what you need to make good choices and leave what may seem to be obvious choices by the side of the road… move on. Sick or well we must figure a way to get on to the end of the current state of affairs. Never ending is not a scenario that exists. All things pass. Never fear! Hopefully we will not have to take a quick train to the looney bin, or many other things we could call our mental states. Perhaps you do not have a disheveled view of your world. And if so, that thought makes me feel very happy. I want some of what you have.

I continue to strive to work to a best possible calming point. After a mere 7 months I feel an inkling of less anxiety. Of course that means NO MEDIA regarding any current events. You would think you need info for decision making, mentioned earlier… however doctors say NO TO NEWS. If you want to help others along the way… it is necessary to stay focused.Remember the mantra “together apart…” another one of many phrases zipping around our universe of unprecedented. Interesting thing. While reviewing the past 7 months of columns... Weirdly enough? I NEVER mentioned unprecedented ever in any column. I said never a lot. Meaning things had never been this way or that. But unprecedented? Hadn’t actually used that word. Today I thought in my head that I was overusing unprecedented. While reviewing? Looked. Nope. NEVER. Never mentioned once. So I decided to give definition as I am want to do… educating us when I can.Unprecedented: adj, never before known or experienced, unparalleled” Well, there you go. Never has worked well in every sense!I am going to end with a reiteration of some of my normal advice: Plus using NEVER. :) (too much?)NEVER give up. NEVER stop helping others. NEVER stop learning, searching for answers, trying to understand how others think and feel. NEVER stop trying to better yourself physically and mentally. That means never stop starting programs to help with the betterment of your physical or mental health. NEVER stop making lists of things you need to accomplish today, tomorrow, next year or even the year after that…. Who knows how long THIS particular learning experience will go on? NEVER give up on love of yourself, no matter your faults, and NEVER give up on loving others. Love will NEVER let us down! Peace!

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it Takes A Canyon!By Dave Pence and Linda Martin

Welcome to another edition of It Takes A Canyon! I don’t think I’m alone when it comes to the heightened sense of awareness (and often subtle anxiety) I feel on a dry, windy day in fire season, especially during a Stage 2 fire ban. The big snow in September was a blessing. It’s early fall and I’m behind on my checklist of mitigation chores on my acre lot here on Hilltop Rd. I still need to record photos of my personal items and valuables to include in my bug out box for insurance purposes. I have put all my family photos in one place for easy retrieval. Each spring, summer and fall, I make a few piles of slash to burn in the winter after I get a permit from Jeffco. I know every little effort helps the chances of keeping myself and my neighbors from losing our homes, valuable possessions and possibly our lives. One step at a time. There’s a lot on our minds these days. Many years ago as a Wilderness EMT, my fellow backcountry instructors and I trained for countless hours in classrooms and emergency scenarios. We also logged emergency calls with local ambulance crews to improve our skills, learn from our colleagues get our recert points and experience the adrenaline charge of on-scene emergencies where back up was minutes away. In real backcountry emergencies, we worked together as a team to care for our patient/s, knowing that additional support might be hours or even days away. I have had to evacuate a course of students due to a rapidly approaching wildfire in the Wind River Range in Wyoming and experienced the intense smoke and falling ash and embers. The summer after the Yellowstone fire (starting in November of 1988), I horsepacked through

the Yellowstone River valley and witnessed the awesome aftermath of a major wildfire event. These are all life-changing experiences that have shaped my view of living in our mountain community of Coal Creek Canyon. I learned to be focused, calm under fire, vigilant and prepared.As emergency responders, we learned the first step in arriving at an incident is to “survey the scene”. This involves a rapid but thorough sensory check of the immediate situation. The process helps protect EMS professionals from personal and potential injury. CCC volunteer firefighters have told me they do this habitually on a routine basis while driving through neighborhoods in CCC, making mental notes of evacuation routes, mitigation efforts by property owners and whose house could be possibly saved in the event of a major wildfire event. And which properties have little chance of protection. There is actually a simple scoring system that is sometimes used by rural fire departments to assess the “defendability” of a home/structure and the property it sits upon. It’s called a “Structure Triage Assessment”. It’s easy to use and enables any property owner to quantitatively self-assess his or her surroundings to see what needs to be done to improve the chances of not losing their homes in the event of a wildfire. While there is no guarantee that our amazing CCC volunteer firefighters will be able to save your home, the survey instrument can provide a personal checklist to determine if it is defendable and, if possible, CCCFD is able to commit resources to protect it. As always, I check in with out Fire Chief, Garret Ball, before I publish an article. Here’s what he had to say about a structure triage assessment. “Coal Creek Fire does use a


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similar form to this. I emphasize that these forms are not stone tablets. Many other factors weigh into whether our firefighters choose to defend- or not defend- a structure. These important factors are things like fire behavior, weather, available resources, and how much time firefighters have before fire might impinge the structure.” Many thanks to my Hilltop/Warrens Rd neighbors for helping to make our neighborhood safer by mitigating potential ground fuels and standing dead trees! It’s noticed and appreciated! The best way for CCC residents to say “thanks” to our volunteer firefighters is to continue mitigating your property. Keep up the good work folks!

2020 Drive-thru Fish Fry The era of COVID has forced the CCCIA to rethink a lot of our events this year. Due to health and safety guidelines, we have not been able to host large events where neighbors are allowed to gather and socialize. One of the ways the board has adapted to the new rules is by offering drive up service. You can place an order online, drive to the hall, check in at the entrance to the parking lot, and the volunteers will bring your food out to you. This way has been remarkably successful with our pancake breakfast, so we decided to try it with a Friday night Fish Fry. The CCCIA hosted a Drive-thru Fish Fry on Friday, September 11th. After a lot of sweating and worrying, it turned out to be a great hit. About half of the orders that we filled were ordered online and the rest were just drive-ups. This caused most of the sweating in of itself because we were worried about the amount of food we purchased. We slowly ran out of food as the night went along and some customers did not get coleslaw. With some help from the canyon, we were able to make it through the night. As with any event the CCCIA puts on, it requires a lot of help and support. The CCCIA would like to say thank you to everyone that helped make this event successful. We would like to thank United Power for the kind donation to help pay for the food that was served, Canyon Sammies for the donating the delicious brownies that we ran out of, Mountain People’s Co-op for donating mac and cheese, and The Last Stand Tavern for donating some of the fish

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Fish Fry Cont’d from page 9and saving us at the end of the night. We would also like to thank all of the volunteers that helped check people in, collect payment, cook fish, mix coleslaw, put orders together, and deliver the orders to the waiting customers. Thank you Shelly, Chaucee, Bruce, John, Mary, Ashley, Kim, Caron, Suzy, Lake, and Chelsea. And thank you to everyone that come out in support of our community, we look forward to seeing you all October 17th for Oktoberfest 2020, drive-thru style.CCCIA Board of Directors

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* * * Coal Creek Quick Quiz * * * Get to Know Coal Creek Canyon - - Round Two - - Oct. 2020

Submitted by Ruth Rodgers

It’s time for another fun and challenging celebration of the Coal Creek Canyon area, its history, and its unique personalities! Have fun getting to know this special community better!

Who was the first president of the CCCIA (Coal Creek 1. Canyon Improvement Association)?What long-time canyon resident owned and ran Good 2. News Heating & Air Condi-tioning for 20 years?In the August Mountain Messenger, readers learned that 3. in the previous month there had been 30 reported of sightings of what mammal?Twin Spruce Drive follows along what tributary of Coal 4. Creek?What is the elevation of Scar Top Mountain?5. What is the name of the railroad tunnel at the mouth of 6. Coal Creek Canyon?For many years, live music combined with delicious, 7. authentic German cuisine making the Copperdale Inn a popular and successful business in the canyon. Who would play the accordion, piano, and organ, entertaining patrons as they dined?WHO AM I? 8.

[In each round, you’ll find a photo of a canyon resident, past or present, someone prominent, influential, well-known, interesting, and/or accomplished (or some other related image) for you to identify. Can you name the individual in this second round’s photo?]

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Coal Creek stories documentation update: - - The most recent interview in our quest for more detailed and thorough Coal Creek Canyon history was with DeDe Downing. It was so interesting to learn of her early years visiting the canyon and enjoying her family’s property near Ranch Elsie Road and Hwy 72. I’m so glad she managed to purchase the piece of land she’d had her eye on for so long, to build her home there, and to become a full-time canyon resident so many years ago. Her home is a delight; it and the hillsides around it are filled with interesting touches with so many stories to tell. They all truly express her interests and her delightful personality. Clearly, many who grew up in the canyon have fond memories of DeDe enhancing their lives through her time at the elementary school.


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Coal Creek Quick Quiz Cont’d from page 11 We are excited to now have a time set to meet with long-time canyon residents John and Carol Jewsbury and their daughter, Tammy Jewsbury Stewart, in Berthoud. We still hope to reach out to several more canyon residents, past and present. There are so many interesting stories to tell. Down the road, we’ll be gathering additional information by more visits with Gene and JoAn Rouse, Doc and Doris Long, Kathy Axton, and others. Who else would you like to learn about through this activity and future publica-tions? Who else would you recommend that we interview in order to get a thorough pic-ture of our community and its many influences, celebrations, and personalities? When might we sit down and document your favorite canyon experiences and memories?! A request: If you have fond memories or resources to share about any of the busi-nesses or restaurants in Coal Creek through the years, please reach out and share them. Some examples include: Black’s Café, Brooks’ Café, the Coal Creek Inn, the Copperdale Inn, Last Stand Tavern, Pat Berry’s Place, and the Wondervu Café. Any others? If you have any additions, corrections, or suggestions for this Coal Creek history activity, please feel free to contact me at: www.rrodgerswrites.comANSWERS - - Round One - - Sept. 20201 = the Coal Creek Canyon Improvement Association (CCCIA)2 = Station #3 on Blue Mountain Drive, opened in 19893 = Jennifer Livingston4 = the Church of the Open Door

5 = 8484 feet6 = Golden Gate Canyon State Park7 = an all-volunteer “group of mountain folk who celebrate living in the Rockies by purposefully working to fire mitigate around our homes then feasting together as neighbors.” - - “Building Stronger Communities Through A Healthier Forest”8 = LEAVITT A. BOOTH (1/7/1908 – 2/12/2000)

Leavitt Booth and his siblings grew up on the Brumm-Booth ranch, established in 1884, by his grandparents, Jo-hann and Gertrude Brumm. A merging several homesteads, the ranch was located near the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon and spanned toward Ralston Creek. He

attended school in the one-room cabin recently moved to the CCC K8 School property and graduated from Arvada High School. He and his wife, Murva, (married in 1930) raised three children: George, Murva Ann, and Clara. Leavitt was self-employed for most of his life, focusing on ranching and real estate development. He developed a portion of the ranch where his older children grew up into Blue Mountain Estates, and later planned, subdivided, and lived in Crescent Park. He was active in the Colorado Cat-tlemen’s Association, the Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge, the CCCIA, and the Enterprise Grange. He was influential in obtaining electric power (REA) and telephone service in the canyon, and in ensuring the paving of Highway 72.


CCCiA’s Coal Creek Canyon Fall Cleanup

By John Baich, President - CCCIA

CCCIA’s Coal Creek Canyon Fall Cleanup on September 12, 2020 was another success pulling 48 bags of garbage, a couple of tires, and several pieces of large metal out of the CO Hwy 72 right of way from mile marker 13 through mile marker 24. We were blessed with wonderful weather and a great team of volunteers, including: Kelly Carney, Brenda Evans, Mike Fetters, Sue Fetters, Nancy Gerecht, Bruce Goodwin, Jean Hill, Richard James, Karen Lautenschlager, Diane Mulvany, Tom Mulvany, Norval Olsen, Ruth Porter, Ashley Roberts, Janis Robinson, Karen Ryan, Georgia Schafer, Ron Schafer, Suzy Schemel, Talia Strain, and Tom Ward. Suzy Schemel, Karen Lautenschlager, Tom Mulvany and Bruce Goodwin were treated to an air show by United Power’s helicopter contractor who was removing old utility poles along their miles. Blue Mountain Estates was also out cleaning up their stretch of CO Hwy 72 from Hwy 93 to mile marker 13 at the same time giving me a chance to swap a few empty garbage bags for a nice socially distanced interaction with our canyon companions. Again, special thanks to CDOT’s Jayne Schultz and Mike Willits for providing us safety vests, training videos, signage, and enough garbage bags to clean up our eleven mile stretch of HWY 72. The CDOT crew was either out Saturday afternoon or very early Sunday morning as not an orange bag or pile of debris could be found on Hwy 72 Sunday early afternoon.

Hold on to Those Clothes! ...at least until 10/24/20 The Women’s Ministry of Whispering Pines Church is planning on hosting a Clothing Swap at the church on Saturday, October 24th, from 8am to 12pm. We hope to gather donations of clean, gently used clothing for all ages: men, women, teens, and kids. Please bring your bagged donations to the church on Sunday, 10/11, and Sunday, 10/18 between the hours of 12noon and 1pm. It is helpful to label your bag for whom you feel the clothes are suitable i.e. “boys, age 6-8” or “women, medium/large” but this is not required. Please call the church office if you need to arrange a different drop-off time. That would not be a problem. Only clothing is being accepted at this time, no stuffed animals, toys, or other items. The clothes will “quarantine” for a week, then please plan to come on the 24th and look for any clothing you or someone you know may need – you can bring your own bag or we will have bags folks can use to gather items. The clothes will be organized by gender and approximate size so hopefully will be easy to navigate. All clothing is free. Please wear a mask (we have extra) and we will practice social distancing of course! We hope to see you there!Whispering Pines 73 Gross Dam Rd (behind United Power) 303-642-3201


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I lifted the mascara wand to my eyes and grimaced as I saw myself in the mirror. Swarthy. Bloated. Ugly! I was flooded with self-loathing any time I saw my reflection or stepped on the scale. Every day was an unbroken cycle of binging and purging. I’d acknowledged my intolerable sickness for the first time the day I turned “sweet 16.” As my family finished the final drawl of “happy birthday to you,” I despised this mile marker in my life. No. I despised who I was on this day of my life. Once I was no longer the center of attention, I slipped away to my bedroom and threw myself on the bed. I cried bitter tears as I admitted the painful truth to myself. I’d gotten so good at hiding my eating disorder that even my sister who shared a room with me didn’t know about it. My parents had no reason to be concerned either. I was graduating from high school in a few months, in spite of the mono that had kept me home for half of my senior year. I would be heading off to the college at 17 with a full-ride scholarship. My life looked perfect. A year later, I shuffled down the row to my seat in the college chapel. I slid into my chair on the upper balcony, wishing I could disappear completely. The praise team welcomed us to stand for worship. I obliged and began lifelessly mouthing the words. My eyes wandered to the student I couldn’t help but watch. His assigned seat placed him in the center of the mass of students on the bottom floor of the large sanctuary. His curly, carrot-colored poof of hair bounced up and down while his pasty white skin reflected the lights overhead. From where I was sitting, I actually couldn’t miss him if I tried. If his appearance didn’t draw enough attention, his vivid, earnest facial expressions certainly made him conspicuous. As I gaped at his utter lack of self-awareness, a cavernous ache crept into my heart. This guy had an all-encompassing pursuit – one that seemed to satisfy his very soul. As I saw the burning flame of his love for the Lord, I longed to feel the warmth of such a love as well!

Malcolm Watts described Jesus Christ as “the one whom we need, without whom we dare not die.” I would add that He is also the one without whom we dare not live. David shared the secret of satisfaction in Psalm 73:28. “But as for me, the nearness of God is my good.” Definitively. God is our portion in the land of the living (Psalm 142:5). Everything that is without or outside of Him is not life-giving and is not ultimately good. So I have learned in dismal experience. Sin drove me to loneliness as I fought to keep my sin a secret. Shame battered me until I couldn’t look anyone in the eyes and went from one panic attack to the next. Ravi Zacharias wrote, “Sin will take you farther than you want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay, and cost you more than you want to pay.” An eating disorder, like every other sin, is a task master. Life under the tyranny of sin is a miserable affair, and its payoff is death. Sin will steal, kill, and destroy. Jesus came that we might have life, and have it abundantly (John 10:10). We are powerless over sin, as our weak wills and spent efforts will prove. But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love, is willing and able to save us by His grace (Ephesians 2:4-5). He has rendered “powerless him who had the power of death, that is, the devil, that He might free those who through fear of death were subject to slavery all their lives” (Hebrews 2:14-15). How does He do it? Thomas Chalmers called it “the expulsive power of a new affection.” Christ is sweeter than our sins. His kindness draws us to repentance (Romans 2:4). He leads us to Himself with cords of kindness, with ropes of love. He lifts the yoke of sin from our necks, and comes to us to feed us with that which truly satisfies (Hosea 11:4). He washes us with the water of His Word (Ephesians 5:26). Corrie Ten Boom had it right when she wrote, “There is no pit so deep that God‘s love is not deeper still.”

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Many of us look for what we can do to help the environment. Obviously, there are lots of tips and tricks for things we can do as individuals and combined those things are impactful. That said, for exponential impact, we need our governments to be taking action as well. Government activity and policy making can bring in businesses and more community members into environmental action that ultimately can quickly amplify our individual impacts. Government can play a major role in setting standards for environmental protections. We’ve been warned by top scientist that say we have 10 – 12 years to make significant changes or we will face a climate catastrophe that will not be easily mitigated. Consequently, this level of attention by our policy-markers is required now more than ever. How do we influence what our government prioritizes? We vote! Our votes can result in changes in government activity that acts for the wellbeing of the Earth. Local governments affect the things that happen in our community directly like recycling programs and growth management. Meanwhile, the US Congress makes laws and provides critical funding to make these laws work for us, and the President can help implement and enforce those laws. This is why voting is critical. If voters don’t care about the environment, why would we expect politicians to? So this November, please vote for the environment. Find policies and politicians that align with what you value about

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“Moderation is not compromise, but a profound understanding of the unity that underlies all oppositions.” -Confucius Culture often perpetuates and glorifies divisiveness. My team is better than your team, my religion is the only religion that counts, my class of people is better than your class of people, my political belief is right, and your political belief are wrong. At the most extreme we can even experience opposition to life. For example; when we repress that someday we will die we forget that life and death go together. They are inseparable. Opposites like that tend to baffle us utterly. On and on it goes, and at the end of the day, we remain divided and ultimately gridlocked on being able to move forward in any meaningful way. And, to maintain our trenched in ideologies, dogmas and beliefs, we need to muster tremendous amount of strength and energy to hold the line as we work toward constantly fighting and eliminating that which we oppose. But get this…if we were successful in getting of what we oppose, everything we know and stand for would also collapse. So, what does that mean? Should we be grateful for what we oppose? Walking what Buddhist’s call the middle way would

indeed take this viewpoint, because they believe everything is perfect, exactly as it is supposed to be, so that we can all discover our path, play our part in the dance of opposites, and learn to love and respect it all for the sake of an inspired and passionate life journey. Taking the middle way to its highest expression, we can ultimate move beyond opposition and learn to walk between existence and non-existence. Polarities are seen as a hindrance to moving through life with ease and grace as following the natural path, experiencing balance between all things. . The Middle way is following the path of nature, balancing between all things. To drive this home, let’s look at a beautiful example of this philosophy which can be found in water. Water adapts to its environment by coming into a unity, or relationship, with what is. Water works with gravity, moving in that dance by always flowing down the path of least resistance. In so doing, water can carve massive canyons through solid rock by simply honoring its nature. Water does not fight an obstacle, rather the obstacle is just part of the way and within that water finds a way to flow around or through the obstacle. Even if you build a dam, eventually enough water will form to make that dam irrelevant, perhaps slowing its flow down for a bit, but never stopping it fully. Even when we do manage to capture water in some form of a container, the water simply becomes the container, adopting the shape perfectly and without effort.


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When we freeze water, or boil water, or steam water…even in those extremes it adapts to its present moment environment by morphing itself to the circumstances it faces. This is truly the middle way, and translating this into human principles as a metaphor; water does not have judgment and simply accepts what is while never sacrificing its essential nature. How close to water do you live your life? It’s a profound question to reflect upon if you care to do the work and take the time. For the record; the middle way is a state of consciousness that you can absolutely train and achieve. At the higher levels, you are not attached to anything and at the same time, you can fully appreciate what you have without the desire to change fix or improve anything. It is a form of deep gratitude, one of the secrets to living a full, conscious life that does not experience anything even close to the stress caused by defending our ideals to the death. Think of it as a moderation in everything that brings a deep sense of joy and fulfillment. The middle way is also about letting go of control over that which we have no control, while focusing, through thoughtful response, on the specific aspects of any life situation that we can control. This is mastery of the self, moving us away from reaction and into thoughtful response to all life challenges and situations we may encounter. It’s the zone, the sweet spot and in that we become like our example of water, able to adopt to any circumstance with ease and grace.

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CCCPRD October 2020 UpdateBy Jeremy King - CCCPRD President

The sanitary/storage facility is in and is expected to be complete this fall and will be ready for future annual seasonal use from April 2021 thru October. We anticipate the rapid growth of recreational and if your interested in assisting with this adventure, please come to our next meeting as we will be discussing this topic in further detail! (See meeting times below) Also, we are optimistic and have scheduled next year’s Mountain Fest event for August 7, 2021! Mark your calendars! We’ll keep you posted on future events or feel free to visit our website. (see website below) Thank you all who attended the SNOW CONE Event! Unfortunately, the event was a bit chilly and it appeared we literally brought the snow several days later! See you next year! The Coal Creek Canyon Park & Recreation District Board (CCCPRD) meets in person on every 3rd Tuesday of each month @ 7:00pm located at the CCCIA Community Center!!! Please feel free to come and provide public comment or to inquire how you can help with our committees, Mountain Festival, community services, etc.. Please contact us on our website @ http://www.cccparkandrec.org/.

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*SKY WATCHERS* NOW BRINGS YOU ASTRONOMY AND SPACE EXPERTS FROM NEAR AND FAR – VIA VIRTUAL MEETINGS ON ZOOM! Interested in UFOs? We are still working on bringing together three UFO experts on a panel to discuss this intriguing topic! If you have seen something unexplainable – an Unidentified Flying Object – and want to email us a description of it, your experience and perhaps a photo if you have one, we’ll try to discuss it during the meeting. Please send to [email protected] Our local Sky Watcher Leonard David will be the moderator of the panel. Everyone is welcome to join us, even if you’ve never been to a Sky Watchers meeting before. Make sure you’re on our Sky Watchers email list by sending your name and email to the email above. We’ll send you an email once we have confirmed the date, and a reminder email a few days before the meeting with the date, time and the Zoom link. If you’ve never used Zoom.com, we can help. Just let us know. OCTOBER NIGHT SKIES By John Williams Tale of Two Moons October has two full moons this year and have you noticed how the Moon this time of year seems to stay full longer? Usually, the Moon rises about 50 minutes later each night but if the Full Moon occurs around the equinox (which occurred on September 22nd), it rises only about 25 or 30 minutes later each day. And the moonrise occurs very close

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to sunset making it seem as if there is a Full Moon over several nights. For Native Americans and colonial farmers, this meant more light shining in fields and more time for harvesting. As the Moon rises in the east as the Sun sets in the west, it may appear larger and redder than normal. The apparent size of the Moon is called the “Moon Illusion.” It’s no bigger than when seen higher in the sky but because we have the horizon as a reference point, it appears larger. The second full Moon this month can be seen on Halloween. This Moon is called the Hunter’s Moon following last month’s Harvest Moon. The name has been used since the 1700’s and may have gotten its name because it was time to go hunting in preparation for winter. Other names include Sanguine Moon or Blood Moon, associated with blood from hunting or the color of the fall leaves. Some Native American tribes referred to this Moon as the Travel Moon or Dying Grass Moon. October marks the end of Milky Way season with the heart of the galaxy now setting with the Sun. Jupiter and Saturn are found in the west hovering above the mountains after sunset. They are moving closer together on their way to their extremely close conjunction in December. Mars sits right in the middle of the southern sky after dusk mid-month and will be its brightest on October 13th. While it’s still not too cold, get outside at night and enjoy these celestial objects! We generally think that only Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are visible but this month, it is actually

possible to see Uranus with the naked eye. Uranus was at its brightest in early September, but the seventh planet’s brightness is just at the edge of what we can see. You will need a dark, clear sky to find this cold world. Look in the evening sky just a bit east of the red planet Mars. A pair of binoculars or small telescope should bring out the pale green disk. Mercury is lost in the glare of the Sun this month. Dark skies prevail for the Orionid Meteor Shower on the night of October 21st and 22nd. A waxing crescent moon sets before midnight leaving the sky dark for this average meteor shower. Check out bright Venus which rises about 4 AM – and contemplate that possibility of at least microbial life existing in its atmosphere. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 1st so don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour. Those celebrating Halloween will get an extra hour of sleep!OUR AUGUST MEETING At our August 30th meeting, many of our 20 Zooming Sky Watchers shared their photos of astronomy, Earth and nature. Some were taken during the earlier stay-at-home months and others were their favorites from the past. It was inspiring to see what our talented Sky Watchers captured. OUR SEPTEMBER MEETING – LIFE ON VENUS? Our September 27th Zoom meeting was after the October Mountain Messenger deadline, so we’ll tell you more about



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It’s with heavy hearts that CCCMonsterville is canceling our 20th annual trick-or-treating event due to Covid-19 amongst other challenges. As many of you

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It’s with heavy hearts that CCCMonsterville is canceling our 20th annual trick-or-treating event due to Covid-19 amongst other challenges. As many of you know, we were the Founding Wizards, Vanessa & Steve Wishstar, and we’ve moved out of state to where Santa Claus lives (apparently we’re chasing holidays), and can no

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it in the November issue. At that meeting, our local Sky Watcher Dr. Bob Grimm, who is an expert on the planet Venus (and other celestial objects), gave us a presentation on the new discovery of possible signs of life in the upper atmosphere of Venus. This is exciting news! We will likely archive the video of his Zoom presentation on our website at – https://sky-watchers.co – under Meetings. A 24-year Coal Creek Canyon resident, Bob is a Planetary Scientists Program Director at Southwest Research Institute in Boulder. Here’s the description of what he covered in his presentation: The recent discovery of phosphine in its atmosphere – claimed to be a “biosignature” gas attributable to microbial life – has ignited new interest into a world that he described to our group just two years ago as “the forgotten planet.” He reviewed this discovery, the scientific vetting that must follow, and possible follow-up missions to Venus. He explained that any life cycle in the clouds of Venus must be tied to the evolution of its massive atmosphere and complex surface. He addressed the question: How did “Earth’s Twin” diverge into an alien world that may now be considered a leading candidate for extraterrestrial life? On September 26th, Sky Watchers planned to participate in the International Observer the Moon Night. It was also after the October Mountain Messenger deadline, so we’ll tell you more about it in the November issue. If you’d like to see images of the Moon from around the world that night, and find out about the thousands of activities that took place worldwide, go to – https://moon.nasa.gov/observe-the-moon-nightOUR SKY WATCHERS WEBSITE HAS GREAT RESOURCES! Check out our website where you can download and print the current month’s CCC Sky Map at – https://sky-watchers.co

– and John Williams has now posted videos of many of our Sky Watchers’ past presentations, in case you missed them or would like to see them again. As students return to school whether in person or online, our Space and Astronomy Resources section has great links for their research projects – and their entertainment! And – our astronomy and space experts would be glad to help students virtually with their projects. Don’t hesitate to contact us at – [email protected] You can also find meeting updates and astronomy information on our Facebook page created and managed Carolyn Collins Petersen at – https://www.facebook.com/CoalCreekCanyonSkyWatchers We will email our Sky Watchers list when we have a future safe in-person meeting date, as well as let you know in our Mountain Messenger Sky Watchers article. When we can meet again, it will be at the Coal Creek Canyon Community Hall, 31528 Highway 72, Golden, CO 80403. Thanks to our sponsors – CCC Park & Recreation. We miss you all – stay safe! Cheers & Love from Barb & Leonard David and John Williams

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Artistic illustration depicts the Venusian surface and atmosphere with phosphine molecules. Credit: ESO/M. Kornmesser/L. Calçada


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A group of Gilpin County residents has banded together to support reopening the county’s Community Center Campus at 250 Norton Drive in Black Hawk, CO. The facilities were closed at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic by the State Public Health Department and have been shuttered indefinitely also as a result of budget shortfalls due to the immediate loss of gaming tax revenue. To support a re-opening effort, the county has placed Issue 1B on the ballot. It calls for citizens to approve a three-year property tax mill levy of 2.57 mills. If passed, the additional funding will be dedicated solely to the Parks and Recreation Department for re-opening the center campus. If the mill levy does not pass, current revenue and expenditure projections show that it could be as many as eight years before the center could be reopened. Faced with long-term closure of this community resource, citizens began talking earlier this year about ways to reopen it. Their discussions led to the formation of the Friends of the Gilpin County Community Center (FGCCC), a non-profit organization. “We created FGCCC to be a long-term support arm for Parks and Recreation and the community center. We are a private group offering our help and guidance to the

county. Right now, so many people want to see the facilities reopened, with all appropriate precautions and following health department guidelines,” said FGCCC President Carolyn Collins Petersen. “So, we are focusing attention on the mill levy issue. However, our long-term goals are to find ways to keep our community center open for many years, to make it sustainable, and to expand its offerings. This is one reason why we urge support of the short-term mill levy.”

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FGCCC plans to work with County leadership and the Parks and Recreation Department on issues related to the center, and to apply for grant funding for specific programs at the Community Center campus. The group also wants the County government to think of the FGCCC’s membership as a two-way sounding board, to facilitate communication about community center needs. The Gilpin County Community Center campus opened in 2003 and is managed by the Gilpin County Parks and Recreation Department. It consists of a recreation building, barn, arena, ballfields, BMX track, and hiking trail. The main facility is a certified Red Cross evacuation shelter for families and livestock, and has a secure drop-off point for ballots during elections. Many residents use the Community Center campus facilities to meet their recreational and community needs. It comprises a multi-purpose area with ballfields, a barn and riding arena, BMX track, and hiking trail. There is a meeting room in the main building for use by various groups, as well as sports and wellness facilities, pottery studio, and more. The campus hosts after-school groups, youth and senior activities such as the popular senior lunches, quilting and sewing groups, classes, artists and potters, and a comfortable space for people to enjoy board games. FGCCC group member Donna Okray Parman appreciates the center for all its diverse needs, particularly after she moved here from Michigan five years ago. “We moved from

our home to a place where we knew no one,” she said. “The Gilpin Seniors invited us to lunch at the Community Center one day after we exercised, and voila — a new family, new friends for a lifetime. That pool is a lifesaver for me, and the fellowship with other seniors on a regular basis is a blessing we couldn’t have imagined.” Member Steve Schwettman, who heads FGCCC’s Wellness, Sports and Recreation Team, pointed out that the center has always been important to County students, too. “I noticed the teens would hang out at the open basketball court in the gym after school, which was a safe place for them to congregate, he said. “It’s crucial to have our Center open for their activities, too.” Other events at the Community Center campus include the County Fair, 4H shows and rodeos, the High Country Auxiliary Chili Dinner and Silent Auction, the Winter Arts Festival, candidate meetings, farmers markets and more. In the past year, the center also hosted hearings about the FAA Metroplex plan. Colorado State University maintains a presence for its Extension program, which offers information about mountain gardening, forestry, wildfire mitigation, and other relevant issues. While the main campus is mostly closed, Gilpin County Animal Response Team (GCART), which is headquartered on the Community Center campus, has been able to get the arena, BMX track, and ball fields opened for very limited


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Materials Matter People love the woods. One third of the United States lives in a Wildland Urban Interface. Here in the canyon, we are lucky enough to live surrounded by wooded beauty. Unfortunately, dry conditions, periods of drought, and years of fire suppression, put us at grave risk of Mega wildfire events. As a mountain community we hold an elevated responsibility to protect ourselves, our first responders, and our lands. Some of the features that make the canyon so quaint and rustic are the very things that make it so volatile and combustible. Overpopulated forested acreage and dead trees are only one component. Log cabins and wooden clad homes built in the last century, while iconic, are hard to defend in the face of a fire event. What can we do? One strategy is to employ fire resistant building materials during instances of maintenance or remodels. Materials, new technology and old, can shore up our structures and improve our chances during a wildfire event. Let’s look at some. The most obvious and maybe most effective place to start is the roof. Taking care to eliminate cracks and crevices where fire can easily enter is paramount. We

use, along with the barn for 4H activities through CSU Extension. The County has won a Great Outdoors Colorado grant, which is reserved for outdoor recreation only. The grant will not affect the larger closure issues. In addition, for Election Day this year, the multi-purpose room at the main Community Center building will be open, but otherwise the building remains closed. “The Center is at the heart of our Gilpin community,” said Petersen. “I know it’s tough to ask people for even a small tax increase for a few years. But it’s also hard to imagine Gilpin County without those activities and access to social and recreational events. A lot of residents agreed with that, and it’s why we all got together to form our group to support its complete re-opening and the future operations of the center by the Park and Recreation department.” Friends of the Gilpin County Community Center’s Web site is at www.gilpincommunitycenter.org. It contains information about the group, how to donate to FGCCC, and news about the upcoming mill levy vote.

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can gain a lot of mileage by installing non-combustible screening over attic vents and chimneys. Enclosing gutters is also beneficial. FEMA tells us we should be using Class A materials on our roofs and avoiding wood, chemically treated, or vinyl products. Metal works nicely here and makes a lovely sound during rain. Snow has an easier decent from metal, and it is durable and long lasting. Next, exterior walls. Walls are the most direct path a fire can take to your roof. Traditionally, stone, brick and concrete were the best choices for fire resistance. Now, modern materials like fireproof fiber cement siding, or metal log siding, look just like the wood exteriors we love, but are by far safer. Other things we should absolutely consider are the windows and vents in basements or crawlspaces. By using tempered glass or double paned windows, we avoid windows shattering during a fire that leave a direct opening for a fire to enter. More fireproof screens on vents to the basement or crawlspace can protect from burning debris propelled by wind. Fires occur for many reasons. Many are preventable and human caused. By considering the materials we use now and in the future, we fortify our communities and free our fire fighters to address emergencies.

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As the leaves change and the nights get colder, the needs of our mountain neighbors continue as the Holidays fast approach. For those of us fortunate to be doing okay in this uncertain time, Canyon Cares kindly asks you to...

Be A Holiday Helper Today!Canyon Cares will really miss the community effort put into our Holiday Basket program in years past. We know that coming together to make the Holidays brighter for other community members is a rewarding experience for all, especially during these challenging times. Come one, come all, enlist your family, friends and neighbors to be a Holiday Helper! Any monetary donation is appreciated. {Please note that your donation is for the 2020 Holiday Gift Program.}


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Login • at KingSoopers.com (if you do not have a SooperCard, pick one up on your next visit, and then create your free account online to access coupons and the Community Rewards program).

From • the top of the page, click on the “Save” tab and then select“• King Soopers Community Rewards” from the drop-down menu.Click • the “Enroll Now” buttonI• n the search box, type “Canyon Cares” and hit search.

To • verify you have found the correct organization, you should see the organization number “LF829″ listed underneath the name.Click • the “Enroll” button.

Ordering a few more items than usual to be delivered to your door? Amazon Smile is another great way to support Canyon Cares with your purchases. To get started, head to Smile.amazon.com. On your first visit, you’ll be prompted to select a charitable organization, and you can search for Canyon Cares of Coal Creek Canyon!

Canyon Cares thanks you for your support!“Never believe that a few caring people can’t change the world. For, indeed, that’s all who ever have”

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Round-Up: Members Helping MembersEvery month thousands of United Power members voluntarily have their bills rounded up to the next whole dollar through Operation Round-Up. In a normal year, a board made up of fellow members of the cooperative would redistribute donated funds to nonprofits throughout the area to help provide meals, living assistance and other services to those in need.

Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year has been anything but normal. In an effort to ensure members impacted by COVID-19 were able to receive the same level of services from area nonprofits, Operation Round-Up responded by going above and beyond, while also maintaining its commitment to several partner organizations, such as Canyon Cares.

Your donations allow the foundation to distribute thousands of dollars to organizations that provide these services. However, this unusual year has stretched it to its limits, and the foundation needs your help to continue meeting these needs.

Donations average just $.50 per billing statement, or just $6/year. To show your support and sign up for Operation Round-Up, go to www.unitedpower.com/round-up. To increase your contribution or make a one-time donation, please call our Member Services team at 303-637-1300.

October 2020

Have You Considered Driving Electric?In special recognition of National Drive Electric Week from September 26 - October 4, United Power partnered with Nigel Zeid of Boulder Nissan to dispell some common electric vehicle myths. With more range and availability than ever, now is the perfect time to consider whether an electric vehicle is right for you and your family.

Some common hesitations members have about integrating an electric vehicle into their daily lives concern important topics such as range, charging infrastructure, cost and safety.

“There’s a perception EVs can’t meet the average person’s needs,” Zeid said, “but with a little information, we can turn hesitation into excitement. Electric vehicles have all the benefits of any other vehicle without much of the cost.”

For more information about National Drive Electric Week and electric vehicles, go to www.unitedpower.com/DriveEVWeek.

United Power Celebrates National Co-op Month in OctoberThe arrival of a global pandemic has challenged us to think creatively and act proactively as we consider how to best serve our members through uncertain times. We have responded the way only a cooperative could – by thinking of our members.

This October, United Power will join more than 64,000 cooperatives across the country, stretching across nearly every industry that touches our daily lives, to celebrate National Co-op Month.

Our foundational commitment to community challenged us to think strategically about how to continue offering services during the past few months. While leadership made difficult decisions about office closures, disconnects and late fees, all were in recognition of the health and safety of both employees and members.

In an effort to circumvent the financial hardships of members impacted by the pandemic, the cooperative’s board of directors also took action to provide member relief. Over the past few months, the board has allocated $250,000 to establish the Co-op Cares Fund to help offset electric bills and opted for an early capital credit retirement to provide a little extra relief.

In this unusual year, United Power found a way to care for your health and safety without sacrificing the level of service you’ve come to expect from the cooperative. We’ve continued to offer services like rebates and energy management solutions, expanded payment options by increasing kiosk locations and hours and our member services specialists have remained available to help with any account-related assistance our members need.

Most years we spend this time sponsoring local fairs and festivals, and when they return, United Power will likely have played a role in making them a reality. Instead, we’ve found other ways to support our local communities during this time, and continue to do so.

While we exist to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy, we hope you think of us as more than your energy provider, but as a partner in your community. We will “power on” through the difficult and unusual times and continue to serve our members the way we always have.

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Accounting Treu Accounting pg. 20 720-730-4838Animal Hands Hoofs & Paws pg. 7 303-503-6068 Rabbit House Society 303-469-3240Architect Sunique pg. 17 303-642-0474Art Coal Creek Coffee pg. 18 303-642-1900Attorney Tamra Waltemath, P.C. pg. 28 303-657-0360Automotive - Repair, Sales Carl’s Corner pg. 6 303-642-7144 Peak to Peak Imports pg. 9 303-258-0635Carpenter Scott C. Cooper pg. 28 720-666-4356CCCIA pg. 19 303-642-7300Church Our Lady of the Canyon pg. 7 303-642-3129 Spirit of the Mtn. pg. 14 303-642-7640Coffee Shop pg. 18 303-642-1900Computer Service Geek for Hire pg. 26 303-618-0154 Wondervu Consulting pg. 6 303-642-0433Construction Canyon Consult. pg. 7 303-386-3668 Jake of All Trades pg. 21 303-808-4490 Loftin Construction pg. 28 970-389-5914 We Can Dig it pg. 3 303-642-3853CPA Karen Schwimmer, CPA pg. 7 303-642-0628Denver Water/Gross Res pg. 10 303-628-6348Directories gogilpin.com 303-582-3101Driveways Benchmark Land Care pg. 24 303-485-1001 Jake of All Trades pg. 21 303-808-4490 We Can Dig it pg. 3 303-642-3853Election Amabile pg. 22 Hollingsworth pg. 11Electrical Airways Electric pg. 24 303-234-1215 Mastercraft pg. 5 303-642-7312

Useful Numbers/WebsitesFire Dept. & Ambulance 911Coal Creek Non Emergency 303-642-3121 High County FD Non Emer. 303-582-5768Jeffco Sheriff 303-277-0211 Boulder Co. Sheriff 303-441-4444 Gilpin Co. Sheriff 303-582-5500 Canyon Cares 720-515-1129Coal Creek K - 8 303-982-3409 Colorado Parks and Wildlife 303-291-7227Drake Middle School 303-982-1510 Ralston Valley Sr High 303-982-5600 Golden Sr. High 303-982-4200 Attendance 303-982-4260 Nederland Jr. & Sr. 303-447-1010 Nederland Elementary 720-561-4800Kwik Mart 303-642-3061 P.O. Coal Creek (Crescent) 303-642-0119Pinecliffe Post Office 303-642-7358Ride Provide 303-420-2589Wildlife Sightings 303-642-0926CCCIA Web site: coalcreekcanyon.org Facebook: Coal Creek Canyon, Colorado

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