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Exhibits

From Indigenous keepers of the land in Colorado’s mountains and plains to Mexican Land Grants and the Homestead Act of 1862, to building communities in rural Colorado, women have played an integral and often invisible role in shaping the land of our state. In More Than Place: Colorado, Women, and Land, the Center for Colorado Women’s History examines the legacies of Western women, their role and place on the land, challenges perceptions of access, and centers diverse communities of Colorado women. Visit www.historycolorado.org/exhibit/more-place-colorado-women-and-land for more information. Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Photo courtesy: HistoryColorado.org

Photo courtesy: Denver Botanic Gardens

Community

Seedlings: The Creepy Crawly Garden: Explore plants named after our creepy crawly garden friends. Plant a creepy crawly plant to take home with you. Seedlings classes offer a fun, hands-on way for young children to explore the plant world while developing an understanding and appre- ciation for plants and their importance. Programs include stories, nature walks and art projects.

  • Ages 3-6 years: Wednesday, October 25, 9:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
  • Ages 24-36 months: Thursday, October 26, 9:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.
  • Ages 18-24 months: Friday, October 27, 9:15 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.

Program Fee: $11 per toddler/preschooler, $9 per toddler/preschooler member; one adult per child is admitted free of charge. Additional adults and non-participating siblings should purchase or reserve general admission tickets. Visit https://www.botanicgardens.org/programs/seedlings-creepy-crawly-garden for more information.


Que Pasa? is compiled by La Voz Staff. To submit an event for consideration please email attractions@lavozcolorado.com with Que Pasa in the subject line by Friday at 5 p.m.

Denver marijuana tax revenue now exceeds half a billion dollars

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Statements below from Colorado Leads, a leading Colorado cannabis business organization

According to reports, data released this week by the city of Denver shows tax revenue from legal marijuana sales has generated more than half a billion dollars for the city since 2010. The news comes less than a week after the Colorado Department of Revenue announced state marijuana tax revenue has exceeded $2.5 billion.

From 2010 to August 2023, regulated cannabis businesses conducted about $5.7 billion in legal sales of adult- use and medical marijuana, producing $501,538,144 in local tax revenue. The revenue has been used to support affordable housing ($61.7 million), homelessness services ($30 million), education ($27 million), small business investment ($10 million), and opioid intervention ($4 million).

“Colorado’s cannabis industry has fulfilled legalization’s promise of substantial tax revenue for our state and local communities,” said Chuck Smith, president of the board of directors at Colorado Leads. “These businesses are not only generating revenue, but also creating jobs, utilizing the products and services of other local businesses, and making charitable contributions to a wide range of local causes.”

Earlier this month, Colorado Leads hosted a golf tournament that raised thousands of dollars for the Denver Assessment, Intake, and Diversion (AID) Center, a crucial connection point to comprehensive community and systems-based services for justice-involved individuals and others.

“While our economic impacts tend to grab the headlines, we are most proud of our industry’s commitment to regulatory compliance and enhancing public safety,” Smith said. “Regulated marijuana businesses ensure adults who choose to consume cannabis can purchase it safely and legally. They also take great care to prevent cannabis from being sold to minors.”

Late last week, the Colorado Department of Revenue’s Marijuana Enforcement Division announced the compliance rate for underage sales checks reached a record high 99 percent in 2022.

Source: Colorado Leads

Together, we can prevent lead poisoning in Colorado

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is participating in National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week Oct. 22-28, encouraging parents, health care providers, and government agencies to work together to prevent childhood lead poisoning.

Lead exposure in children is associated with serious health effects, including developmental delays, learning difficulties, and behavioral issues. Children under age 3 are at the highest risk because their nervous systems are still developing. Because symptoms often are not apparent, a blood lead test is the best way to know if a child has been exposed to lead.

Colorado’s theme this year is “Get the Lead Out: Test, Protect, Thrive.”

“We selected a theme that touches on how partners must work together to help children thrive,” said Megan Snow, manager, Colorado Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program. “Parents and health care providers are the key players in ensuring at-risk children get tested for lead. Meanwhile, state, federal, and local partners continue to protect children through parent and provider education and actions to reduce lead throughout the environment.”

Over the past year, Colorado has:

  • Protected 600,000 children in Colorado through the Test & Fix Water for Kids program.
  • Hosted soilSHOPS with federal partners to test soil samples for lead and provide information on how to protect loved ones from lead exposure.
  • Sent individualized information to Colorado Medicaid providers with practical tips on how to ensure at-risk children receive a blood lead test.
  • Started to help more than 1,000 communities, schools, and businesses throughout the state identify lead water service lines. When complete, water system customers will have accessible information about the locations of lead service lines and opportunities for replacement.

The most common source of lead exposure in Colorado is lead-based paint and dust found in many homes built before 1978. Other sources of lead include:

  • Dust and soil from past and present industrial activities.
  • Water from plumbing materials in homes built before 1986.
  • Some imported candies, spices, cosmetics, jewelry, traditional remedies, toys, and glazed pottery.
  • Jobs and hobbies that involve lead-based products.
  • Leaded aviation fuel used in piston engine aircraft.

Our Government

White House

New analyses of data from the Department of Energy, the Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW), and the U.S. Energy Information Administration show clean energy job growth and record investments in the clean power sector since President Biden took office and enacted his Investing in America agenda—a key pillar of Bidenomics, the President’s economic plan to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom-up.

Colorado Governor

One in Five Cars Sold in Colorado Are Electric: New data released by the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association shows Colorado is among the top states in the country when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) sales, with a record 17.1 percent of total vehicle purchases being electric this quarter, up from 13 percent for the first half of this year, surpassing a previous record. Colorado is fifth in the country for EV sales with one in five cars sold in Colorado are electric.

Denver Mayor

In a significant step toward achieving the House1000 homeless initiative’s goals to bring 1,000 individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness indoors, the City and County of Denver announced it is seeking a purchase agreement with Clayton Properties Group, Inc., dba Solution Builders to construct up to 300 manufactured sleeping units (MSUs). These innovative units are an essential component in creating micro-communities that provide unsheltered individuals with indoor living space within a healing community environment, and a pathway to permanent housing.

A Week In Review

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Africa

South Africa rugby player accused of using racial slur

South Africa rugby player Bongi Mbonambi was accused of using a racial slur toward an England player during a Rugby World Cu semi-final match. After the match, Mbonambi appeared to refuse to shake England’s Tom Curry’s hand, the person who accused him of using the slur. South Africa’s rugby union has launched an investigation into the incident and said it takes it very seriously.

Cholera outbreak hits Sudan

Around 817 suspected cholera cases have been reported in three Sudanese states. Local media reported that 35 people have died from cholera in the area recently. Recently, the UN said months of conflict in Sudan left millions of people at risk of cholera and other diseases. Conflict between the country’s army and a paramilitary force has already left hospitals overwhelmed in the region.

Asia

China crackdowns on some dogs

Officials in China are targeting dogs that are stray, unregistered and “oversized” after a two-year-old was viciously attacked by a Rottweiler. The attack left the toddler with a ruptured kidney, fractured ribs and lacerations across her body. Officials in Shandong, Jiangxi and Hubei Provinces said that captured stray dogs will be put down if an owner cannot be found for them. China lacks strong animal cruelty laws which could offer protection for pets.

India announces space travel goals

Officials in India are hoping to send an astronaut to the Moon by 2040 after recently becoming the first country to land a spacecraft on the Moon’s south pole. Last month, the country also launched a rocket to study the Sun and is hoping for a space station by 2035. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently asked scientists in the country to begin to work on missions to Venus and Mars.

Europe

World’s oldest dog dies

The world’s oldest dog Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, died at the age of 31 years old in Portugal. He became the world’s oldest living dog and the oldest dog ever in February. The previous oldest dog lived to be 29 during the 1930s in Australia. Portuguese’s government pet database confirmed Bobi’s age. Officials credited Bobi’s long life to the peaceful environment he lived in.

Postal workers killed during Ukraine missile attack

Six postal workers in Ukraine were killed while 16 other people were injured after a missile hit a distribution center. Images showed the building with windows blown out. The victims were between the ages of 4 and 19 and the region’s governor blamed Russia for the attack. Russia did not comment on the strike and has previously denied targeting civilians during its invasion of Ukraine.

Latin America

Haiti arrests suspect in president’s murder

Officials in Haiti have arrested a man accused of ordering the assassination of President Jovenel Mosie. Joseph Felix Badio was arrested for the attack and was charged with murder, attempted murder and armed robbery. Mosie was killed in his bedroom in 2021, and his death caused a prolonged political crisis in Haiti. Media in Haiti reported that Badio had been fired from his position as an anti-corruption official a few months before the assassination.

Ecuador elects youngest president in country’s history

Voters in Ecuador have elected businessman Daniel Noba as the country’s next president. Noba, age 35, is a centrist and said he would “give back a smile and peace to the country.” Ecuador’s murder rate has quadrupled between 2018 and 2022 and opinion polls shows security was voters’ main concern ahead of the election. Noba is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and appeared to have appealed to younger voters.

North America

Trump fined for breaking gag order

Former U.S. President Donald Trump was fined $5,000 by a New York judge for violating a gag order in his civil fraud trial. The judge said Trump failed to remove a social media post mocking a clerk at the court. Trump’s lawyer apologized on his client’s behalf and said it was an inadvertent mistake because aides forgot to remove the post from the campaign website. The post was removed from social media platforms.

Maryland judge shot and killed

Judge Andrew Wilkinson in Maryland was shot and killed outside his home last week. Police named Pedro Argote as the suspect in the case and accused him of targeting Wilkinson over a custody battle. Wilkinson presided over a divorce case involving Argote. He was 52 and became a judge in 2020 after working as a lawyer for more than 20 years.

Mideast braces for Israel-Hamas showdown

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It was early morning, the end of the Jewish Fall holy days when suddenly air raid sirens began blaring, warning of a rocket attack. But besides rockets, hundreds of Hamas-trained soldiers, many in Israeli military dress, were also striking, launching a multi-pronged assault from air, land and sea on the Jewish state. Their mission, said to be in the planning for up to two years, was simple; kill Jews, men, women and children. Anyone else would be collateral damage.

The Hamas strike targeted homes, people on the streets and a crowd of hundreds who had gathered for a holiday-ending music festival. Israeli news reports say that at least 260 concertgoers were killed, many others wounded, some taken as hostage, including Americans. The sudden and violent assault—22 sites near the Gaza border were targeted—was the worst attack on Jews since the Holocaust.

How could an attack of such ferocity and craven barbarity take place in a country whose intelligence agency is said to be nearly unrivaled? Of course, the same question can also be asked of U.S. intelligence as well as friendly sources in countries bordering Israel. The question may well become the subject of military theses for years.

The sudden eruption of violence, now approaching the two-week mark, has made the region the focus of the world. With more than a thousand now dead—on both sides—the focus has become laser sharp and, at the same time, puzzling.

Professor Ahmed Abdrabou, University of Denver Professor of International Relations with a special emphasis on the Middle East and East Asia, said it appears that any intelligence portending an attack may have been “neglected or underestimated.” I was shocked,” said Abdrabou. “It was an atrocity.”

In one video, Hamas soldiers are seen firing into a car stopped at a checkpoint killing its passengers. Pictures from other attacks show mutilated bodies, beheadings and even infants burned beyond recognition.

The Hamas strike has elicited some of the most bellicose words from Israeli leaders in years. “Every Hamas member is marked for death,” said Israel Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. “It (Israel’s response) will be lengthy. It will be powerful. And it will be forever,” said Israel Defense Minister Ilhan Omar.

But Hamas own charter, written years before, has the same intentions for the state of Israel. Its charter explicitly calls for “the complete destruction of Israel,” and a “holy war to achieve its objective.”Hamas has governed Gaza since 2007. Israeli airstrikes have already landed heavily in Gaza, a 26-mile strip of land—the length of a marathon race—where two million Palestinians reside. The bombing and rocket attacks have taken a toll on its residents and left hospitals, already running short on room and medicine, in dire straits.

Now, Israel has told Palestinians—an estimated 1.1 million and half the total population of Gaza—to leave and go to the southern part of Gaza, an area 13 miles away. They have been given 24 hours. Leaflets instructing Palestinians to abandon their homes or suffer the consequences of what is believed to be an all-out bombing by the Israeli air force have been dropped. “Get out of Gaza City…for your own safety and the safety of your families,” they read. Late Sunday evening, Egypt opened its border crossing to Palestinians leaving Gaza.

Critics of the Israeli plan calling for Palestinians to leave their homes—an “evacuation” is the official term—believe that once they leave, they may never be allowed to return. Some, including pro-Palestinian members of Congress, have referred to the Gaza exodus as “ethnic cleansing.”

“It’s a humanitarian catastrophe and human rights violation,” said Metropolitan State University-Denver’s Alex Boodrookas, of the ordered uprooting. The lives of more than two million Palestinians, already impacted by Israel’s cutting off of food, water, electricity and medicine, Boodrookas said, are beyond bleak. “A peaceful solution has never looked farther away than today.”

Tension, while historically high, has never reached this level. Almost immediately following the Hamas attack, Netanyahu declared Israel is at war. The call-up of more than 350,000 reservists leaves little doubt that his words are unequivocal.

Meanwhile, President Biden has tried to maintain a balancing act with his words. In a joint statement from The White House, issued 24 hours after the Hamas strike, Biden, along with leaders from France, Germany, Italy and the United Kingdom, pledged “our steadfast and united support to the State of Israel, and our unequivocal condemnation of Hamas and its appalling acts of terrorism.”

The President later issued a statement that included sympathy for the Palestinians now leaving their homes as Israel prepares its next action against Hamas. “We must not lose sight of the fact that the overwhelming majority of Palestinians had nothing to do with Hamas’s appalling attacks, and are suffering as a result of them,” he said on Sunday morning.

Conflict between Israel and Hamas may escalate to never before seen levels. But it may not be a simple two-sided battle. The world will be watching to see if Israel’s neighbors, especially Iran, a country thought complicit in the October 7th attack, join in. The U.S. has already deployed two aircraft carriers to the region where, for now, they will remain on high alert.

The exodus—already highly criticized internationally—has already begun. The exodus is just one more indignity experienced by the Palestinians. Each day, some 80,000 Palestinians cross checkpoints to enter Israel for work, schooling or conduct business. They must deal with lengthy checkpoints often lasting hours or even days. Young children must also negotiate checkpoints to attend school. Even ambulances carrying seriously ill patients must deal with checkpoint delays.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and a leading opposition figure on Wednesday created a war-time Cabinet overseeing the fight to avenge a stunning weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip ruled by Hamas, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished neighborhoods and the only power plant ran out of fuel.

The new Cabinet establishes a degree of unity after years of bitterly divisive politics, and as the Israeli military appears increasingly likely to launch a ground offensive into Gaza. The war has already claimed at least 2,300 lives on both sides.

Editor’s Note: Because of press run obligations and the everchanging situation on the ground in Israel, some of the information contained in this story may be dated.

NEWSED celebrates 50 years of serving the Latino community

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The NEWSED Community Development Corporation first started serving Colorado in 1973 and has primarily been focused on solving long-term economic problems in disadvantaged communities. The organization has accomplished solving some of those problems through coordinating resources for neighborhood revitalization, developing shopping areas and services, fostering minority and neighborhood business ownership, hosting cultural events and activities highlighting the Latino population, and much more.

Today, NEWSED offers a variety of services to the community including housing counseling, lending, affordable housing options, resources for small businesses, and other services.

Celebrating its 50th anniversary, NEWSED is preparing to host its longstanding Civil Rights Awards, honoring organizations and others. This year’s theme for the 32nd Civil Rights Awards gives a nod to 50 years of NEWSED’s impact in the state and takes place this Thursday, Oct. 19.

Among those who will be honored include the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council, Museo de las Americas, Redline Contemporary Art Center, Carlos Sandoval, and Steven Lucero.

Andrea Barela, the CEO and president of NEWSED, said in a phone call with LaVozColorado that NEWSED celebrating its anniversary is also about celebrating the organization’s partnerships. She said the Civil Rights Awards event is a great night to recap NEWSED’s year while recognizing community members and organizations for the good work they do.

Image courtesy: NEWSED

“We have this long history of shining the light on individuals and organizations that are playing their part to build a more equitable society. That’s why we do (the Civil Rights Awards),” said Barela.

Barela said the best way to support NEWSED’s work is to visit https://newsed.org/donate/ to donate to the organization’s work.

Below are organizations and people NEWSED will be honoring at its Civil Rights Awards event.

Chicano Humanities and Arts Council

The Chicano Humanities Arts Council was founded in 1978 and is one of the state’s oldest Latino nonprofit organization. The organization is an inclusive community of all creatives that are dedicated to preserving, showcasing, educating and reflecting the essence of Chicana/o/xLatina/o/x, and other multicultural multiracial communities.

Museo de las Americas

Museo de las Americas is a Latin American Art Museum that celebrates artistic and cultural achievements of communities. The museum is dedicated to educating the community through collecting, preserving, interpreting, and exhibiting Latin America arts and cultures. Each year Museo de las Americas presents three to five exhibitions in its main gallery.

The museum’s two smaller galleries each feature items from its private collections that are curated by Museo de Las Americas’ curatorial department.

Redline Contemporary Art Center

The Redline Contemporary Art Center is an arts organization that fosters education and engagement between artists and communities to create positive social change. The nonprofit organization has launched more than 125 resident artists and engaged more than 10,400 students at underresourced schools.

It offers 12-15 curated exhibits a year, 18 resident artist studios, and a community studio for educational programing and community events.

Carlos Sandoval

Carlos Sandoval has had several art exhibits and projects ranging from public art commissions, corporate work, murals, and sculptures in Colorado and other places.

His notable work includes his “Sierra y Colores” mural, located in the heart of San Luis and his “Synthesis” mural which was commissioned by the Mexican government in 1980 in the town of Ixtapa Zihatanejo.

Sandoval was born in San Luis and has had a long and storied career showcasing and representing his own style and cultural interpretation.

Steven Lucero (posthumous award)

Steven Lucero was one of the founding members of the Chicano Humanities and Arts Council and was a staple in Denver’s art scene for decades.

He had two unique styles of painting, one of which he called Metaphysical Fantastic Realism which evolved into what he later called Meta Realism. He also developed

“Neo-Precolumbian Art” and has revisioned images of Pre-Columbian Mexico into new vibrant paintings. His work was recently featured in Meo Wolf’s Convergence Station.

Lucero passed away in late 2021.

Avalanche kick off season perfect on the road

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The Colorado Avalanche kicked off the regular season in L.A. last Wednesday to face the Kings. The Avs jumped out to a 1 – 0 lead in the first period. The Kings were more active in the second scoring 2 while the Avs also added two of their own leading 3 – 2 heading into the third. Colorado wrapped up game one against the Kings with a 5 – 2 win.

Colorado’s ring winger Mikko Rantanen had a career night leading the Avs for shots on goal with 5, and chalked up 4 points with 2 goals, and 2 assists. Nathan MacKinnon ended the night with 3 points, on one goal and two assists.

Over the weekend the Colorado Avalanche remained on the road in Northern California to face the San Jose Sharks. The Sharks were coming off of a 4 – 1 loss to the Las Vegas Golden Knights from last Thursday before Saturday night’s game against the Avs. Colorado trailed the Sharks 1 – 0 through most of three periods until Colorado defenseman Cale Makar scored with 1:26 to go in regulation.

After a scoreless overtime both teams headed for a shootout where Rantanen scored the only goal giving the Avs the 2 – 1 win on the road. Colorado has one last game on the road in Seattle before returning home for their home opener against the Chicago Blackhawks on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. (Results of the Colorado Avalanche vs. the Seattle Kraken not available at the time of this writing). This Saturday the Avs will host the Carolina Hurricanes at 7 p.m.

The Denver Nuggets have two remaining preseason games before the NBA Champs kick off their regular season at home against the L.A. Lakers (Tuesday, October 24th at 5:30 p.m.).

The Nuggets are 2 -1 in the preseason after defeating the Phoenix Suns last Tuesday and on Sunday at home against the Chicago Bulls. The Nuggets had previously lost their game to the Bulls on Thursday night in overtime 133 – 124. The Nuggets only remaining opponent for their last two games of the preseason is the L.A. Clippers, which kicked off Tuesday night (Results of the Denver Nuggets vs. L.A. Clippers not available at the time of this writing).

In other sports the Denver Broncos lost to the divisional opponents the Kansas City Chiefs on Thursday night, the same Chiefs who have won every game against the Broncos since the Broncos 2015 season when they won the Super Bowl. Although the Broncos defense has been the worst fans have seen in recent years, they did manage to hold the Chiefs high-powered offense to just one touchdown.

The Broncos are back at home this Sunday to host the Green Bay Packers. Trade rumors have the Broncos looking to trade wide receiver Jerry Jeudy before the October 31st trade deadline. The team that Denver is rumored to be in talks with include the Green Bay Packers which could make for an interesting game if that trade were to take place before this Sunday. The Broncos are last in the Division again at 1 – 5 behind the 2 – 3 L.A. Chargers and the 3 – 3 Las Vegas Raiders.

The CU Buffs coughed up a 29 – 0 lead at halftime over the Stanford Cardinal’s on Saturday after holding the Stanford’s offense to no points in the first half. Stanford came out in the second half a completely different offense moving the ball on the Buffs defense with ease. The Buffs were outscored 17 – 46 in the second half losing to the Stanford Cardinals 43-46. Colorado will enjoy a bye week before facing the UCLA Bruins on October 28th at 5:30 p.m.

Penrose’s Return to Nature Funeral Home labeled a crime scene

A funeral home is not usually considered a crime scene. But the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colorado, may become one of the biggest crime scenes—outside of a terrorist attack or natural disaster—in U.S. history.

On October 4th, nearby residents of the Penrose facility could smell an odor coming from the direction of the funeral home and called the sheriff’s office. When officers entered the funeral home, they were not prepared for what they saw.

Fremont County Sheriff Allen Cooper briefed reporters but only offered cursory information out of respect for the families of those found inside. “We are minimizing details to avoid further victimization to those families,” he said. Cooper also described the scene as “horrific.” As the news conference continued, an official count of 115 bodies was noted.

The Return to Nature Funeral Home is located near the intersection of Highway 115 and Highway 50, approximately 28 miles west of Pueblo. Its website advertises funeral services that include no chemical embalming. “Our Mission has (sic) ALWAYS been GREEN Burial,” its website advertises.

The case, Sheriff Cooper said, will be investigated by his agency, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation and the FBI. Cooper also said because of the magnitude of the case, that the State’s Coroners’ Offices would be involved as needed. The entire funeral home has been declared a crime scene and the area where the bodies were located, Cooper said, was “2,500 square feet.”

Because there are so many bodies that must be identified and families that must contacted, Fremont County Coroner Randy Keller said he expected the investigation to be lengthy. “This will be a very thorough and complete investigation. Decedents and families will be treated with the utmost care and respect.” Keller estimated that it could be “months” to complete the investigation.

Because of the state of the bodies and the manner in which they were stored, the funeral home has been declared a “hazardous scene.” One Fremont County coroners investigator experienced a rash after entering the facility. That person was immediately sent to the local hospital for exami- nation.

Families, the sheriff said, who contracted with the Return to Nature Funeral Home will be notified as soon as possible. But before that can happen, investigators will have checked fingerprints and dental and medical records of decedents.

Special Agent in charge of the Denver FBI office Mark Michalek said every possible tool to complete the investiga- tion will be used. “Specialized forensic and investigative support” from state and national agencies will be called in. Michalek said that other FBI field offices will also be called in if it’s believed it will help.

Among the investigative tools that will be used, said Michalek, will be “geospatial mapping.” Geospatial mapping is a technique to acquire the most specific data on the physical location of the crime scene.

At the proper time, the remains will be transferred to a secondary location where coroners offices can control the environment to limit further degradation and to be able to assist in the identification process, Michalek said.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is the lead agency in this case. As of last Friday, the bureau was releasing no information. “There are no updates on Penrose today,” said Susan Medina, Chief of Staff for the CBI. Medina said that any charges in this investigation will be at the discretion of the local District Attorney’s office.

The Sheriff’s Office said that it had spoken to operators of the Return to Nature Funeral home, and they had been cooperative. Sheriff Cooper also said that “one of the deputy coroners may have sustained a rash from exposure to the environment.” That individual was immediately sent to the local hospital.

In addition to natural funerals, the owner said that the facility was also used for taxidermy, the art of preparing and stuffing animals to a lifelike state.

Any additional information on the Return to Nature Funeral Home investigation will come from the CBI.

What’s Happening?

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Community

Join Museo de las Americas for Cultural First Friday on November 3rd. (Free general admission from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.)
Photo courtesy: Museo De Las Americas

Get ready to immerse yourself in the magic of Dia de Muertos! Starting at 6 p.m. for a memorable procession in collaboration with the Arts District on Santa Fe, CHAC, and the Office of Council Woman Jamie Torres. The procession starts at Su Teatro and concludes at Museo de las Americas. Grupo Huitzilopochtli will lead the way, blessing key locations along Santa Fe Dr. The public is warmly invited to be part of this spiritual journey. There will be street closures so please plan for parking accordingly.

There will be a vibrant Folklorico Dance performance by Sangre de Mexico at 7 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. in our classrooms, dive into the world of Dia de Muertos by decorating your very own sugar skull for only $5 per skull, and members enjoy a fantastic BOGO deal. Experience the creativity of Cal Duran’s Altar at the entrance and Vince Benavidez’s prints displayed in the Ancient Americas Gallery.

Don’t forget to treat your taste buds with delectable bites from the food truck, parked in our back lot.

Visit www.Museo.org for more information.


Que Pasa? is compiled by La Voz Staff. To submit an event for consideration please email attractions@lavozcolorado.com with Que Pasa in the subject line by Friday at 5 p.m.