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Marines and members of a local honor guard stand at attention during the military service for Marine Sgt. Max Brown of Arvada, the afternoon of Jan. 11, at the Fort Logan National Cemetery. Brown served in both World War II and the Korean War. He fought on Iwo Jima, and was featured in the book “More Than 36 Days” which detailed some of that experience. Brown’s ashes were buried next to his wife, also a Marine, who passed away 16 months earlier, according to family. For more about Brown, including video and photos from the ceremony, go to Arvadapress.com.

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Five questions with Amanda Beck, of Packs of Hope

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

What is Packs of Hope?

We help children who are transitioning into foster care.

We serve newborn to 17-yearolds. We give them backpacks with everything they will need for the first 24 hours of transitioning into a home because most of the time the kids that are transitioning, they don’t get to take anything with them, just what’s one their back.

It helps the kids because they get new clothes — and everything we give them is brand new. They get clothes to wear, pajamas, toiletries, a book and a toy. But then it also helps the foster parents because they don’t have to rush out and go buy stuff.

They can breathe while the child comes in and relax.

We serve seven different counties, from Weld County down to El Paso County — Jefferson, Boulder, Denver, Arapahoe, Weld, El Paso and Douglas.

We do on average close to 200 backpacks each month.

Our vision is to bring a little hope and joy into children’s lives during one of their scariest moments. That’s really our goal — to help the kids as much as we can. Michelle Smithing started Packs of Hope 10 years ago and she started it because she wanted to adopt a child. They went through the system in Jefferson County and realized when the kids were coming in that they didn’t have anything. She felt lead, and her heart was broken, to help foster kids.

She went to Jefferson County and asked how to help. She started with a blanket, but then went to the backpacks. Packs of Hope started with 15 backpacks in Jeffco and now it’s over 200 in seven counties and is part of the Foothills Community Church nonprofits.

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Amanda Beck runs Packs of Hope and Golden Packs, a nonprofit that serves seven counties in Colorado. a birthday party. Michelle found out that a lot of times people don’t get visitors, so we try to go twice a month to show they are not forgotten. In those bags we put blankets, pajamas and decks of cards or crossword puzzles, lotions…

hurt. So it’s nice to bring a little joy the best we can.

And with the elderly, I’ve been able to go to the birthday parties. It’s so much fun because they soak up every bit of attention and it’s fun to hear their stories.

Why is this cause important to you?

I love orphans. They’ve always had a special place in my heart. And kids in general. I love working with kids. I was a volunteer here one week and I just fell in love with the organization. It’s just nice to know that we can make an impact in people’s lives. I love kids and I just feel so sad that they’re going through hard times and they’re

What are some highlights of the program?

It’s been neat because the Boy Scouts contact us and they do their Eagle Scout program through us. The most recent one was a 13 year old. He collected 150 backpacks for us, filled, and a ton of extra stuff. That’s really cool for us to see the community coming together and how much they can re-

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And what about Golden Packs of Hope?

We also serve the elderly.

Golden Packs brings birthday bags into nursing homes. We serve three nursing homes right now. Two in Wheat Ridge and one in Arvada. We bring the packs for birthdays each month and throw

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ally make an impact. But one of the things that’s hard is we know that every backpack that goes out means a family is being torn apart. It’s tough to know that.

One of the big things for us is last year we were doing 90-100 and now being at the 200 mark. It is huge, but it’s also very sad. We’re also getting a spike in requests for baby backpacks.

How can the community get involved?

We always need donations.

We take only brand new clothes. We want to give the kids nice stuff so they know

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they are loved. To have something of their own, brand new is really cool.

We give out shirts, pants, sweatshirts, pajamas, socks, underwear and toiletry bags. At minimum we give a toothbrush and toothpaste, but we like to give shampoos, combs, deodorant and feminine products — especially for the teens, so they don’t have to go to the foster parent until they feel comfortable.

And then toys and books. We’re always running low. We want to put a toy of some sort in for all ages and we always feel it’s important to put a book in every bag. We run out of

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Monetary donations can be made to online at www.packsofhope.org or by sending a check payable to Packs of Hope to 8270 W. 80th Ave. #2, Arvada, CO 80005.

Other donations needed include: shirts, pants, socks, underwear, pajamas, sweatshirts and jackets in all boys and girls sizes; toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, hairbrushes, soap, deodorant, body lotion, shampoo, conditioner, face soap, face lotion and feminine pads, diapers size 2,4, or 6, wipes, diaper creme, baby shampoo, baby soap and baby lotion.

To volunteer, email info@packsofhope.org.

Page 7 of last week’s edition included an interview with Arvada Police Department officer Dana Garber, titled ‘Always sad, always scary.’

Gerber is male. He was misidentified in the story due to an editing error.

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Study of Competitive Neighborhoods Reflects Slowing of Our Real Estate Market If you have noticed a slight slowing of our real estate market, you are not alone. My colleagues and I at Golden Real Estate have noticed it too and found some confirmation of that fact by a recent Redfin analysis reported in the Denver Business Journal.

The company reported that in 2017, Denver’s metro area had only one neighborhood among the nation’s top 25 most competitive neighborhoods — and it was ranked #25. By contrast, in 2016, 7 of the top 25 neighborhoods were in Denver.

Redfin calculates neighborhoods’ competitiveness “based on several indicators of competition, including the percentage of homes that sold for more than their asking price, how quickly homes went under contract and annual price growth in 2017.”

The Denver metro neighborhood that made the list in 2017 was Athmar Park,

which is west of I-25 and north of Mississippi Avenue in Denver.

Home prices grew nearly 17 percent in Athmar Park during 2017, the average sale-to-list price ratio was 104 percent, about 77 percent of homes sold above the asking price, and homes there spent an average of just four days on the market.

Seattle, where Redfin is based, dominated the list with 19 of the 25 most competitive neighborhoods in the nation in 2017.

Here in Jefferson County, we can quantify the change in the real estate market by looking at the same criteria.

For example, Jeffco’s median sales price rose by 8.1% for 2017 over 2016. Meanwhile median days on market held steady at 7, and the average sales price was 100.1% of list price, compared to 100.3% in 2016.

Those are countywide figures. Here is the breakdown based on city addresses within

Jefferson County, keeping in mind that these are postal addresses, which include unincorporated areas: Arvada had a year-over-year increase in median sales price of 8.1%, but homes sold more slowly (median 8 days vs. 7 days), and homes sold, on average, for 100.2% of their list price vs. 100.7% of their list price in 2016.

Homes with Golden addresses, meanwhile, experienced a 5% increase in median sales price, with median days on market of 11 vs. 12 days in 2016, and homes sold for 99.4% of list price — unchanged from 2016.

Homes within the city limits of Golden had less of an increase in median sales price (2.6%), but sold quicker (7 days last year vs.

6 days in 2016) and sold for 100.3% of list price, down half a percentage point from 2016.

Wheat Ridge had a 5.8% increase in median sales price, with median days on market of 6 vs 7 days in 2016, and homes sold for 100.4% of list price, up from 100.2% in 2016.

Lastly, Lakewood experienced an 8.9%

Condo Construction Ramping Up Ever So Slowly Following 2017 Legislation Last summer, after years of partisan disagreement, the Colorado General Assembly passed, and the Governor signed into law, a construction defects law aimed at eliminating the single greatest impediment to the building of new condominiums in Colorado.

Previously, a condo board, without membership approval, could engage in litigation against their builder/developer for construction defects. I saw this happen firsthand about 10 years ago. A law firm specializing in such lawsuits made a hard-to-refuse offer to the condo board of directors, by which they would inspect the building in an effort to identify construction defects and then sue the developer for a cash settlement for found defects. These law firms typically work on a contingency basis, charging nothing to the condo association upfront, but keeping 30% or more of any winnings — plus reimbursement for all the inspections and other expenses.

So many law firms engaged in this practice that some insurance companies stopped writing policies for condo construction projects in Colorado. That’s why the vast majori-

ty of multi-family construction over the past several years has been of apartment buildings instead of condos. One exception has been for luxury condos, where the price point of the units made the risk worth taking on the part of builders and their insurers.

For several years, Republican legislators pushed bills that swung the pendulum too far in the opposite direction, making it unlikely that any condo board could get the necessary member support for litigation. On the other side were Democratic legislators, who believed that condo owners would be victimized by increasingly shoddy construction.

Last year the two sides came together and unanimously approved a reasonable compromise. No longer, regarding such matters, will condo boards be allowed to act without member approval.. Also, the 2017 law (HB 1279) requires a 90-day election period during which each side can present both the pros and cons of litigation to the condo owners.

Clearly, the expectation was that condo construction would increase from 3% of new housing construction to the 20% it was a

Builder Sales of Condos 2008-2017 (Denver Metro Area)

Source: REcolorado

decade or more ago, but seven months later, it’s hard to find much of a surge. MLS data shows a definite increase in the sale of new condos during 2017, but the numbers are still small, as shown in this chart. Hopefully we will see a more dramatic increase in condo sales by builders during 2018.

increase in median sales price, days on market was unchanged at 6, with homes selling for 100.5% of list price on average, also unchanged from 2016.

In conclusion, although the pace of local markets is not quite as brisk as we’ve seen recently, it’s clear that we are still in a hot seller’s market. We continue to see competing offers (as evidenced by the number of homes that sell above their listed price), but perhaps fewer competing offers.

The slowdown has been particularly noticeable this winter. In recent years, there was more listing activity during December and January than we’ve seen so far this winter, with more buyers competing for those listings.

But if I have learned anything about real estate, it’s that it is unpredictable. What I can predict is that Golden Real Estate agents will continue to serve buyers and sellers well, and that I’ll write another column next week!

What Improvements Should You Make Before Listing a Home?

This is a common question that I get from my readers. Should they replace their appliances, paint the house, install hardwood floors or new carpeting, etc.

Let me share my usual response to this question. Keep in mind that improvements do not typically produce more in added value than what you pay for them.

The only improvements a seller should make, in my opinion, are ones which eliminate eyesores — that is, things which draw negative attention by a visitor.

I wouldn’t replace items that are dated but that are in good condition. I wouldn’t, for example, replace Formica counters that are in good condition, but I would replace them if they have burn marks or other damage.

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Arvada Citizen Survey results are in Arvada earned a four-star rating out of five

Gage Fraschetti plays in the Olde Town Arvada Water Fountain on May 6.

The fountain opens during the summer months, offering a wet and wild attraction in the heart of the city.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Four out of five or 82 percent of Arvada residents say that the quality of life meets or exceeds their expectations during the 2017 Arvada Citizen Survey, conducted in September and October of 2017, by Northwest Research Group (NRG).

This is the first time NRG has conducted the citizen survey and represents a distinct departure from past surveys which were conducted by mail only. The 2017 survey utilized a mixed-mode address-based methodology resulting in a total of 692 interviews — 434 completed online, 87 completed by landline, and 171 completed by cell phone.

In addition to utilizing a completely different methodology, the 2017 Citizen Survey was also far shorter than past surveys. The process to develop the survey began with on-site stakeholder meetings to determine key areas for measurement and issues of importance to city staff. Previous questionnaires were also reviewed in developing the new questionnaire, which now averages just over 20 minutes by phone. It included questions regarding: Arvada as a place to live, Arvada’s neighborhoods, parks, utilities and maintenance, code enforcement, transportation, information technology, public safety, communications, government actions and demographics.

Arvada has conducted biannual community surveys since 1997. The findings help city staff to understand how residents perceive Arvada services, make service delivery improvements accordingly, and gain insights on resident priorities.

Here’s what the citizens had to say about some of the top topics. The full survey is available at Arvada.org.

BY THE NUMBERS

7 55 1 49 17 62 33

out of 10 residents say that the quality of City services meets or exceeds their expectations. percent of residents believe that Arvada is headed in the right direction

in 10 residents think they are not getting their money’s worth in services from the city

percent of Arvada residents state that their overall well-being is “Better than” or “Significantly better than” it was one year ago.

Eavan Arnold-Renicker flies her kite April 2 at the annual Arvada Kite Festival at Stenger Soccer Complex.

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REASONS FOR RIGHT OR WRONG DIRECTION Residents were asked, in an open ended question, why they thought Arvada was headed in the right/wrong direction.

Top Mentions for Right Direction: -Positive growth -Friendly community

-Parks and open spaces Top mentions for Wrong Direction: -Too much growth -Poor management -Infrastructure -City council / government

percent of residents “Somewhat” or “Strongly” oppose a single-hauler trash and recycling system.

percent of residents who make $50,000 or less say there are “Few” to “No” good options for housing affordability

of living.

percent of residents agree that the City should increase multifamily housing to reduce the cost

The 2017 Arvada Community Survey asked 25 questions regarding the quality, and residents’perceptions of, various aspects of the City of Arvada. Factor analysis was used to group these into six dimensions. The graph represents the overall rating in those dimensions on a on a zero to 10 scale.

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Forming healthy financial habits at Young Americans Center Banking services, classes and Young AmeriTowne give kids hands-on experience

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Every great financial empire had to start with just a few dollars going into a bank account somewhere. Which means 14-year-old Katelyn Osborne, who lives in Denver, is ahead of the curve when it comes to finances, thanks to the Young Americans Center for Financial Education.

“I entered the world of finance at age 8 with $20 my parents supplied me with,” Osborne, who was around 8 years old at the time, said. “My parents knew about the bank from living in Denver, and they had taken my two brothers to get an account before me.”

Founded by Bill Daniels in 1987, the nonprofit has not only provided banking services exclusively to children, 21 years old and younger, but teaching financial literacy and management through seminars and classes, as well as the Young AmeriTowne program.

“Young AmeriTowne is probably we’re most known for — the program which allows fifth graders the opportunity to get a hands-on taste of business and economics,” said Rich Martinez, president and CEO of Young Americans. “About 63 percent of metro area fifth graders have gone through the program and about 49 percent of the state’s fifth graders take part.”

Young AmeriTown is located in Lakewood’s Belmar area, and has worked closely with the Alameda Gateway and the Alameda Corridor Business Improvement District over the years.

“The Young Americans program helps build life skills, work skills, and financial self-sufficiency in elementary school students,” said Tom Quinn, executive director of the community association and business improvement district. “We know about the importance of building financial literacy at an early age. Skills learned in the safe experiential environment at Young Americans help to build the business and community leaders of tomorrow.”

But while Young AmeriTowne is a single opportunity to learn about financial responsibility, it’s the classes and banking services — savings and checking accounts, loans, debit and credit cards and CDs — that provide the best learning for children.

“The first and most consistent service I use is the savings account, and in elementary school, I participated in two summer camps, including Running Your Own Biz,” Osborne said. “In the coming weeks of 2018, I plan to get a debit card and go through whatever processes that it will require.”

The bank has three FDIC-insured, state insured locations — two in Denver, and one in Lakewood, which

The lobby of the Belmar location of the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, which allows children up to 21 years old to deposit money in checking or savings accounts, take out loans and learn about financial literacy.

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YOUNG AMERICANS LOCATIONS Denver bank and headquarters 3550 E. First Ave. 303-321-2265 Far northeast Denver bank Evie Dennis Campus 4800 Telluride St., Building No. 5 303-321-2265 Lakewood bank and Young AmeriTowne 401 S. Pierce St. 303-321-2265 www.yacenter.org

For years, the Young Americans Center for Financial Education has provide banking resources to the under 21-set, and hosted Young AmeriTowne, which gives about 49 percent of Colorado fifth graders the chance to learn about running a business. function just like any other bank.

But the staff there cater to children, and treat them like intelligent adults, Osborne said.

“By having the location within Lakewood it brings exposure to Lakewood and Belmar area since schools from Colorado have the opportunity to visit the Center,” said Nanette Neelan, Lakewood’s deputy city manager. “As these kids and teachers reflect back on the learning experience either immediately or in future years, Lakewood will be associated with Young AmeriTowne.”

People often wonder what kinds of things young adults could possibly need a loan for, Martinez said, but it’s

almost always for practical, entrepreneurial purposes.

“A lot of our loans help our customers pay for used cars, school supplies, and computers,” he explained. “But we also loan money for customers who want to start their own small businesses.”

The center partnered with YouthBiz, an organization that offers the chance for more than 5,600 students to receive entrepreneurial skills, make money and have real-life learning experiences, in 2014 to provide top of the line entrepreneurial resources to members. And it’s not the only way children can get involved.

“I’m a part of the 2018-2019 Youth

Advisory Board, which means that I have had the opportunity this year to learn about the financial world and to offer my youth perspective to both the bank and the programs,” Osborne said. “My favorite thing about the experience is that I am always treated like I matter, and like I can handle `adult’ concepts.”

It’s important to teach children important concepts like budgeting, saving money, and developing credit at a young age, Martinez explained, because that’s when their habits are being developed.

“It’s so important to be diligent, and keep track of what you’re doing with your money, and what you’re spending it on,” he said. “We want to provide a basis for our customers’ future financial stability.”

As a long time customer with the center, Osborne is well-aware of the skills she’s learning at such a young age.

“I have learned so much about finances that I am often told most adults still do not know,” she said. “I think that it is important for people to understand that Young Americans is not just a bank that only cares about money, but a combination of a bank and so many programs that care about the kids. Kids like me.”

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Before careers can soar, pilots must pay their dues Those who fly planes face intense training, uncertain market

How to become a pilot

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When Matt Stege was 6 years old, three T6 World War II trainer planes flew over his house en route to an air show.

There was just something about it, he said, recalling that day when he stood on the front porch of his Aspen home and watched the planes fly overhead.

It was “seeing them in formation and the sound they made,” Stege said.

“I just got hooked.”

But it was at age 14, when he took off in a plane for the first time during an introductory training flight, that he knew someday he would become a professional pilot.

And that he did. Now, Stege, 33, a resident of Denver, is a first officer of a Boeing 737 for a major airline.

The topic of a shortage of airline pilots is popular in the headlines. Yet a straightforward answer to whether or not it exists is hard to come by.

The airlines are volatile industry, said Dan Callender of Arvada, a captain with a major airline. Any little change in the economy can hit the airlines up front, causing an effect — good or bad — in the airlines more quickly than in any other industry, he said. For example, a change of only a couple cents for a gallon of fuel can make a significant impact on the airlines.

Airlines are constantly evaluating what their forecasted needs may be, Callender said. That’s why there are times when there’s a lot of hiring of pilots happening, and other times when there’s a lull, Callender said. An airline pilot shortage would be based on forecasted need, and the number of pilots available, he said.

“If projection goes up, need goes up,” Callender said. “It’s all supply and demand.”

However, there are a few major contributors that can be associated with or attributed to a shortage of airline pilots, said Kevin Kuhlmann, a professor and the associate chair in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. These are: legislation that stems from the 2009 plane crash of Colgan Air Flight 3407, a massive retirement rate of pilots and the cost of education and training.

Colgan Air Flight 3407 At about 10:15 p.m. on Feb. 12, 2009, in wintry weather conditions that consisted of light snow, fog and wind, Colgan Air Flight 3407 crashed into a house just outside of its destination city of Buffalo, New York. A total of 50 people died in the crash — 49 crew members, including the two pilots, and passengers, and one person in the house.

The incident triggered legislation.

New standards for first officers, also

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Matt Stege, co-pilot of a Boeing 737 for a major airline, gets his picture taken in the cockpit of the plane. Stege, 33, of Denver knew he wanted to be a professional pilot since he was 14.

COURTESY PHOTO refered to as co-pilots, raised their minimum of flight experience level from 250 hours to 1,500 hours — the same amount that captains must accumulate. It took effect in August 2013.

How the new legislation plays into the potential shortage of airline pilots, Kuhlmann said, is it creates a vacuum of hireable pilots. The larger, major airlines, such as Delta and United, for example, want to hire the pilots who have a surplus of 3,000 to 4,000 in-flight hours. Often, pilots earn these hours from working at a smaller, regional airline, such as Frontier and Spirit, for example, or through corporate aviation or as charter pilots.

The regional airlines try to attract and retain the qualified candidates — those who have earned 1,500 in-flight hours and their Air Transport Pilot certificate — from other sources, such as instructors at flight schools or perhaps the military.

As it is, the number of pilots earning their ATP is barely keeping up with the number of job openings for airline pilots, Stege said.

One thing that may be helping to ease the crunch, Kuhlmann said, is some airlines are starting to look at colleges and interview aviation students, keeping in mind that they still have a ways to go before all the credentials are met.

Cost of education, flight training Being a pilot is “one of the best jobs you could ever have,” Stege said. But there’s no denying that it takes a lot of dedication and the initial flight training is expensive.

To earn a degree in aviation in addition to all the certifications needed, Stege said, it can cost a person upward

of $80,000 to $100,000 or more.

Sarah Denton knew she wanted to pursue a career in aviation since she was a teenager.

“My grandpa is my role model and inspiration to become a pilot,” Denton said. “I remember walking up to my best friend one morning before school, and telling her that I wanted to fly like my grandpa did.”

Her grandfather is a fantastic storyteller, she said, so she grew up hearing his stories about the Vietnam War — he was a weapon systems operator and flew an F-4 Phantom II. Now, Denton, 25, is a private pilot and is working as a line service technician for Signature Flight Support at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. However, she was recently offered a position with Jeppesen where she will work as a navigation information analyst.

Denton received a couple scholarships that helped pay for her training, but she also had to take out loans. But for her, it was worth it, she said.

“Pilots are in high demand,” Denton said. But “it’s also just a fun industry with a variety of jobs both on the ground and in the air.”

She suggests taking jobs in the industry that will provide a variety of different perspectives.

“Enjoy the journey,” Denton said.

“Don’t let finances stop you, because there is always a way.”

Once a person has earned a commercial pilot certificate and a certified flight instructor certificate, he or she may teach at a flight school. Stege’s guess is that flight instructors can earn about $15 to $20 an hour, but it is difficult to do it as a full-time job.

Scott Frank, 27, of Broomfield

Not all airlines require a bachelor’s degree, but obtaining one is generally recommended. Students who pursue a degree to become an airline pilot can study fields such as aircraft operations, aviation and aeronautical engineering.

What is required, however, is flight training and Federal Aviation Administration certifications.

There are various levels of FAA certifications that pilots can earn, said Kevin Kuhlmann, a professor and the associate chair in the Aviation and Aerospace Science Department at Metropolitan State University of Denver. The most basic is the pilot license. With a pilot license, a person can fly recreationally and/or private planes.

This generally requires 40 hours of in-flight time.a A pilot can earn his or her commercial pilot certificate once 250 flight hours are accumulated.

This certificate means the pilot is able to fly an unscheduled air taxi operation and receive compensation for the service under specified conditions. Persons holding this certification may teach at a flight school, if they also obtain a certified flight instructor certificate.

After the commercial pilot certificate, a pilot may earn an Air Transport Pilot certificate. This would qualify the pilot to get hired to work for a scheduled carrier, also known as a commercial airline.

In order to earn the ATP, a pilot must accumulate 1,500 in-flight experience hours. This experience entails doing certain tasks — flying in unfavorable weather, learning to navigate different equipment, landing in an airport that is not the pilot’s home airport.

Once all these certifications are earned, a pilot is usually qualified to work for a major airline. However, this qualification is based on experience, rather than accumulation of in-flight hours, and could take a person about five years to achieve. graduated from Metro on Dec. 15 with a bachelor’s degree in aviation technology with a professional pilot concentration. This spring, he will be starting an internship with a major airline where he will work in the chief pilot’s office at Denver International Airport.

His long-term goal is to work for an international major airline.

“It’s a step-by-step process,” Frank said, but added that so far, it’s been the most rewarding thing he’s done.

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Frank works as a flight instructor for Western Air Flight Academy out of Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport, and he enjoys it because he likes seeing the smiles on people’s faces.

From the first day of students’ flight training when they know nothing about aviation to the “perma-grin” they get after their first solo, Frank said. “I love my job.”

Pay for pilots depends on what they are flying and for whom, said Jeff Price, an author and professor in the Department of Aviation and Aerospace at Metro. Some companies pay better than others, and the regional airlines typically pay less than the major airlines, Price said.

In general, during “the first few years, they don’t make a lot at all,” Price said. But “then it really starts jumping.”

Some pilots can make as little as $18,000 to $23,000 in their early years,

Scott Frank, 27, and Sarah Denton, 25, of Broomfield are pilots pursuing a career with the major airlines.

COURTESY PHOTO he said. Others, during their first few years at the charter and regional levels, can make somewhere between $25,000 to $45,000. A pilot of 10 or 20 years can easily be making an excess of six figures, with some into the $200,000 and up range with a major airline, Price said.

Retirement, employment cutbacks For about a decade prior to Sept. 11, 2001, airlines went through a rough patch of time, Stege said.

“Then 9/11,” he added, “and that hit them hard.”

In those years, Stege said, the industry was not hiring, employees suffered from pay cuts and furloughs, and pilot pensions were taken away.

Airlines were merging, and others went bankrupt.

Now that the economy is recovering, the airline industry is as well, Stege said. But in his opinion, it’s still only been within the past few years that it’s beginning to bounce back.

Kuhlmann agrees.

After the 9/11 attacks in 2001, airlines cut the pay scale significantly, so there fewer people wanting to enter the industry, Kuhlmann said.

“We’re slowly seeing a rebound to that,” he said, “but there’s still not enough to fill the need.”

Another thing that airlines will need to keep up with so as not to experience a shortage of airline pilots is the number of pilots retiring, Stege said.

On July 15, 2009, the FAA issued a ruling that raised the mandatory retirement age of airline pilots from 60 to 65.

It helped pilots approaching retirement age in that period of time, Callender said.

However, within the next decade or so, there will be a massive retirement rate of pilots from the Vietnam era, Kuhlmann said. The time period for the Vietnam era, as defined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, is Aug. 5, 1964 through May 7, 1975, but begins in February 1961 for veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam during that period. It should be noted that not all pilots from that time period flew in the war, Callender added.

No matter which stance a person takes on whether there is a pilot shortage, one thing for certain is that pilots enter the career for the love of flying.

And to become a pilot, specifically a professional pilot, it takes true passion, Price said.

“If, when you’re not flying you wish you were, then a pilot career is what you need,” Price said. “It’s a feeling that you must do this. Your life will have a hole in it that can never be filled if you don’t pursue it. Oh, and the view is pretty cool, too.”

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Deputy City Manager Bill Ray to retire STAFF REPORT

Bill Ray will retire from his duties as Deputy City Manager of Arvada on June 1.

Appointed to the position in 2005, Ray directly oversees several City departments including police, utilities, information technology, parks and community resiliency.

Prior to being appointed Deputy City Manager, Ray was the City of Arvada’s Public Works Director from 2000 to 2005.

Ray is a well-known local government leader throughout the State of Colorado, having served as a city manager for Pagosa Springs, Grand Lake and Cortez, among other positions.

“Bill has been a highly valued, well respected and absolutely essential member of Arvada’s leadership team,” said Arvada City Manager Mark Deven. “For the last 40 years, we in Arvada and other communities in Colorado have observed him practicing the art of effective public service through his understanding of issues and ability to relate to differing points of view before crafting a course of action that meets stakeholder needs in order to achieve the goals of an effort or project.”

A significant portion of his time as deputy city manager has been devoted to serving as the interim Executive Director of the Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority since its inception in 2008.

Ray intends to continue his work with the JPPHA developing a public private partnership to construct the Jefferson Parkway.

In an email to City employees announcing his pending retirement, Ray stated, “This year marks 40 years since I walked in the door at the San Luis Valley Council of Governments, starting my career in public service. May of 2018 will also mark my 10th year as the interim executive director of the Parkway. All of which is to say, time for me to transition out of my work as deputy manager, devote my energy to getting the Parkway to the start line, and spend some time pursuing hobbies and exploring other parts of life.”

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After an hour discussion Jan. 11, the board voted unanimously to fund the project with $1 million from the reserve fund.

“I’m excited that were going down the road of encouraging,” said board member Brad Rupert.

The fund will provide start up money to applicants who meet the criteria and are chosen by the committee. Once the innovation is launched, the programs will be sustained through school based budgets.

The innovation program was sparked from Superintendent Dr. Jason Glass’ desire for teachers to pursue more entrepreneurial projects as outlines in his vision statement, Jeffco Generations.

“We know our educators and employees have great ideas all the time,” Glass said. “This will allow everyone in the district to apply for start-up funding.”

Applications opened the morning after the meeting, Jan. 12 and are due by Feb. 9. All applications will be evaluated based on an established rubric and those with a high

enough score will be invited to pitch their innovations to a selection committee the week of Feb. 26.

The recipients will be announced the week of March 5.

Glass said the tight turnaround will allow the district to evaluate the process this spring and start planning for next year early.“We think that by implementing process we can systemically encourage and support innovation,” Glass said.

For board member Amanda Stevens, because this is a pilot with no guarantee for future funding it was easy to support because she considered it “low risk.”

“I think it’s a reasonable one-time investment,” Stevens said.

But board member Ali Lasell was hesitant to agree to spend money from the districts reserve funds.

“There’s so many competing demands in our schools,” Lasell said.

“I am very supportive of innovation and a lot of that is happening in our schools as is. But we have critical needs in programming and facilities. I’m having a hard time wrapping my had around the million dollars.”

Encouragement from Glass that the funds were going into the schools to be used for the betterment of students and reassurance from the finance department that the reserve funds will remain in the suggested range seemed to turn Lasell’s hesitation into a “yes” vote.

“We have reserves for a fear of what can happen in the future,” Rupert said. “I don’t want us to be defined by fear of what can happen in the future. I want to be defined by what can happen for students.”

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Sportline Team Sports and Hope House to be recognized at 93rd Annual Dinner STAFF REPORT

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce has announced Sportline Team Sports as the 2017 Business of the Year and Hope House of Colorado as the 2017 Nonprofit of the Year winners. Recipients of these awards will be honored at the Jan. 26, 2018 Arvada Chamber of Commerce 93rd Annual Dinner, 6 -10 p.m. at the Arvada Center For Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada.

Business of the Year is a standing tradition within the Arvada Chamber of Commerce to recognize a business that has established a reputation of superior customer service, while using ingenuity and

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Real leadership is shown by putting mission ahead of self “Never mistake motion for action.”

–Ernest Hemingway “Never mistake knowledge for wisdom.”—Elanor Roosevelt (or perhaps Sandra Carey)

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here are a great many qualities that we attribute to people as if they were interchangeable with other qualities.

It’s easy: we see somebody constantly busy, flitting from this activity to that one, and we think they must be getting a lot done.

HITTING But for some people, all that activity HOME actually accomplishes very little, like a butterfly bouncing through the air, it all ends up having very little purpose. And how many really, really smart people do some of the dumbest, most destructive Michael Alcorn things?

I’d like to point out another of those mistaken conflations: that being in charge is the same thing as being a leader. Now, it is true that, often times, once one has dem-

onstrated leadership, they are placed in charge of things. But not always — isn’t the joke in bureaucracies that “everybody manages to rise to the level of their own incompetence?”

That is a dangerous truism that undermines organizations.

No, real leadership requires so much more than just working up to a title and being handed the keys to the executive wash room. Real leadership is far more rare, and, actually, sometimes, shows up in the most unusual ways.

Those of us who follow the sports world closely have actually seen two grand examples in recent weeks of powerful leadership in the most unlikely circumstances.

The first one was very close to home.

Did you happen to hear the end-of-theseason press conference with John Elway? It was rather stunning to me.

Everybody knows John Elway as the gunslinging quarterback and bold executive who has earned three Super Bowl titles with the Denver Broncos.

But what I heard two weeks ago, a couple days after the Broncos concluded a rare losing season, was a leader.

What did I hear? In not so many words: “I was wrong.” Now, Elway

didn’t actually say those words (I don’t think), but he said he’s bringing in a trusted friend, and empowering that person to be much more involved in personnel decisions.

He stepped back and allowed his employee to make decisions about his coaching staff. And he acknowledged that the entire organization needed to be better.

He didn’t distribute blame, he didn’t call anybody out, and he didn’t try to deflect: he took blame for failures, and owned the responsibility to change.

And then, most importantly, he took action to fix the problems by surrounding himself with new people.

Sometimes leadership is best demonstrated after failures. And, sometimes, leadership is more about keeping the focus on the mission, and not on yourself.

In the college football national championship game, Alabama was struggling in the first half. They were down, they didn’t seem to have any rhythm, and they were in danger of losing “the big game.”

So, at halftime, Coach Nick Saban benched his starting quarterback, a 19-year old kid named Jalen Hurts, who had won 25 games for him in two-

plus years, and put in a freshman in his place.

Did Hurts pout on the bench? Did he disengage from the game and mope around in the background?

Hardly. Hurts spent the second half two steps behind coach Saban, completely engaged in the action on the field.

He was a part of every sideline huddle; he was the first guy to meet his replacement on the sideline to counsel him or congratulate whenever he came off the field; and he was the first guy on the field to celebrate when his replacement threw the game-winning touchdown.

Jalen Hurts put mission ahead of self. That’s a real leader.

We love to celebrate the man or woman who runs out in front of the advancing army, and those people will always have their place.

But really great organizations have to be populated by people who understand the more difficult elements of leadership.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Put brakes on FasTracks Views of the test commuter train and partisan fighting over transportation spending have renewed interest in the FasTracks program.

After 13 years of taxes without a choo-choo in sight, there’s a few things Arvadans should know: The price-tag presented to voters, $4.7 billion, had little relation to actual costs. Research showed the public would buy this figure. Thus all the over-runs and bail-outs. Are we talking about another 4 or 5 billion?

What’s a few billion among friends?

Much of the cost of the campaign for FasTracksYes was pay-to-play donations, followed by no-bid contracts.

Although there had been discussions about sharing rights-of-way and track with private railroads 20 years earlier, no agreements were made before the vote, a blunder costing the taxpayer hundreds of thousands.

Bus rapid transit (BRT) costs less to build and operate than rail, and

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Counting operating and capital, it costs about $28 per passenger on some lines.

Original estimates that Fastracks will reduce traffic by less than 1/2 of one percent have not changed.

Such reduction will last about 5 months, until population growth wipes it out.

It’s unlikely that RTD will be able to pay for replacement tracks and rail cars without additional taxes.

In addition to the regressive FasTracks sales tax, Arvada is shoring up the Gold Line with your city tax dollars.

Some say we are too far into this to quit, but wouldn’t it go a long way toward common sense to stop wasting this money?

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Typical misunderstanding of guns The whimsical article by Craig Marshall Smith about the so called “gun glut,” though enjoyable, is unfortunately all too typical of the many articles we see by people who do not understand firearms.

As many have said in the past, the Second Amendment protects the First Amendment.

Though still true, the practicality is beginning to escape me.

A firearm is a tool, just like a chainsaw. If you don’t feel comfortable using it, don’t.

The same could be said of the automobile, which unfortunately has now become a weapon in the hands of a few radicals.

As a private pilot I know what is entailed in learning to operate a plane correctly and the precision involved.

Unfortunately, too little training really goes into learning to operate a motor vehicle with the same precision.

If you have been on the road lately you are probably aware of this fact.

Firearms also require a significant amount of safety training.

Responsible owners have this training and the skills to safely operate them. Guns are not quite as prevalent as people think.

Very few of my neighbors have a firearm. Though some own more than one, most of us can only use one at a time. There is no more of a gun glut than there is an automobile glut, or broom glut.

Guns are an easy target for those who would like to see complete

government control of this country.

Hitler and others found that out, we don’t need to have that experiment all over again.

William F Hineser, Arvada A Korean’s view The recent Mary Stobie column about two men with very contrasting opinions on North Korea was interesting.

Our president, Mr. Trump is “The truthful real leader.” And the other one is just the opposite.

Yes, I did vote to elect Trump to be president. And even in these days I pray for his good, honest causes. I don’t think one becomes an idiot for voting for him.

North and South Korea, together, is smaller than California. Using any heavy, powerful weaponry will bring damaging destructive results.

So many innocent, powerless poor people will suffer the most.

As a young girl I witnessed and suffered through the Korean War Beginning of the North Korean’s invasion the south, my father’s clinic was overflowing with badly injured people. The horror of agony, maimed bodies, blood... I still regret that I had to witness all those horrors.

People simply do not understand how horrible, unfair and inhumane war is.

Stern and tough talk could prevent war. We should try that method first.

People in this country do not realize how fortunate they are.

Except all these young soldiers who went to war, suffered immensely and perished in foreign land, no one here has really suffer. For so long now war has always been in someone else’s backyard.

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Ever since the end of World War II, short-sighted foreign policies of this country accumulated problems on the Korean Peninsula.

None of the former presidents ever took the crisis in Korea seriously, just employing Band-Aid policies we all laugh about.

Now President Trump is standing up to inherited problems. Instead of displaying hatred and disrespect, we should show some form of support.

Miss Stobie, I whole-heartedly agree with you about praying. It is a powerful resource for so many things, always.

Jung G. Lew, Arvada Jeffco gets less transparent for parents Why, at their Jan. 11 meeting, did the Jeffco school board take it upon themselves to swiftly pass a consent agenda item making it more difficult for parents to know if their children’s teachers or school staff members had been charged, or arrested for a crime?

Shouldn’t the recent student abuse scandals in Cherry Creek,

Aurora, and Denver have given them pause?

Why, in this era of sexual abusers Harvey Weinstein and Matt Lauer, has our Board opted for more secrecy, not less?

Why did the Board do this without first soliciting community input?

Why shouldn’t this Board have, instead, opted for a higher level of student protection?

Russell W Haas, Golden

Is all this ‘justice’ judicious?

I’m curious about Environmental Justice. It was not defined in the paper’s story about it in the Jan. 11 edition. What is environmental justice? Is it established in the Colorado Criminal codes?

Who sets the appropriate environmental threshold or determines what a good environment is? Are my tax dollars spent on Environmental Justice? If so how much and on how has the money been spent?

Shelby Hornsby, Arvada

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Ms. Mary Virginia “Ginger” Taylor 1-20-1938 - 12-29-2017

Passed away at her home in Arvada, CO at age 79.

Survived by children John Steven (Kris), Thornton, and Anne of Arvada; grandchildren Jessica, Becca and Brook. Preceded in death by parents, Mary and Joseph Colligan; brother Patrick Colligan; son Patrick Taylor

and husband Dr. Jerry Taylor.

A celebration of life service is planned for 2pm January 20, 2018 at Applewood Valley Methodist Church on 2035 Ellis St., Golden. A reception will follow. www.newcomerdenver.com/Obituary/152885 for full obituary.

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I first ran for the state legislature because I believe we need leaders who will stand up for a stronger, more secure middle class and an economy that works for everyone. Expanding opportunity means strengthening our schools, leveling the economic playing field and helping retirees and seniors live independently and securely.

I work for you. It’s that simple. If you have questions, concerns or ideas, I want to hear them. You can reach me by email me at jessie.danielson. house@state.co.us. My cell phone is 720-276-3468. If you are coming to visit the Capitol, let me know.

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Nonfiction book club to read Sotomayor memoir STAFF REPORT

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s coming-ofage memoir is the February selection of the Jeffco League of Women Voters nonfiction book club.

Two groups will discuss “My Beloved World” — at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 17 at the Brookdale Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood; and at 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 21 at the Golden Public Library, 1019 10th St., Golden. Choose the meeting time and place most convenient for you. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128 for information.

The Washington Post writes of this memoir: “Anyone wondering how a child raised in public housing, without speaking English, by an alcoholic father and a largely absent mother could become the first Latina on the Supreme Court will find the answer in these pages. It didn’t take a village: It took a country.”

The Jeffco League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan organization that neither endorses nor opposes candidates. For information, call 303-238-0032 or go to www. lwvjeffco.org. Check out the group on Facebook at www. facebook.com/LWVJeffco.

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R&B artist Hazel Miller joins chorale for February shows

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ine out of 10 people on the street don’t know who Bayard Rustin is.

But Cincinnati Men’s Chorus Artistic Director Steve Milloy is out to change that.

Milloy composed and arranged an original choral piece, “Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream” and musical group throughout the country and are starting to perform it.

“The piece discusses an unknown fact in our history of this wonderful man, Bayard Rustin,” Milloy said. “He was a peace activist, civil rights activist and an unabashedly openly gay man at a time when that was not exactly looked on as something righteous to do.”

Rustin is mostly know for organizing the 1963 March on Washington where Martin Luther King gave his “I Have a Dream” speech.

“But if it wasn’t for Bayard Rustin, there wouldn’t be Martin Luther King as we know him,” Milloy said. “It was Bayard Rustin who went and studied non-violent resistance and taught those things to King.

And that’s when the civil right

Hazel Miller and Mark Boykins reherse their storytelling roles for the upcoming production of “Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream.” movement really took off.”

Milloy, who has been singing in LGBTQ choruses for 30 years, was inspired to write the Rustin piece because he was yet to come across one about an African-American.

“I was wondering: When am I going to sing something about somebody who looks like me?” said Milloy. “So I thought it was time to put something out there about a man who was not just important to the gay, LGBTQ movement, but to the civil rights movement as a whole.”

Music in the piece runs the gamut from 19th-century hymnody to ragtime, pop ballads and anthems, jazz, concertized spirituals, chain gang songs and even rap.

After hearing about the “The Man Behind the Dream,” Bill Loper, artistic director for Harmony

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IF YOU GO WHAT: The Denver area premiere of “Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream” WHO: Harmony: a Colorado chorale, award-winning R&B singer Hazel Miller and her band, Mark Boykins, Arvada High School Chorale. Composed/ arranged by Cincinnati Men’s Chorus Artistic Director Steve Milloy.

WHEN/WHERE: 3 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.

Feb. 3 at Central Presbyterian Church, 1660 Sherman St., Denver; and 3 p.m.

Feb. 11 at Monfort Concert Hall, 701 10th Ave., Greeley. of Colorado Chorael, thought it was perfect for his choir.

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o far this year, Ullr, the Norse god of winter, seems to mostly have skipped over Colorado. But hopefully the fourth annual UllrGrass festival in Golden will bring the god’s attention back to us.

UllrGrass is a three-day music and beer festival that is hosted in Parfet Park, located at 10th Street and Washington Avenue, and New Terrain Brewing Co., 16401 Table Mountain ParkCOMING way, from Jan. 26-28.

ATTRACTIONS The festival is produced by Coral Creek Music and benefits music education in the Golden community through the Coral Creek Music Project. This year’s lineup includes members of Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon, the Lyle Lovett Band, Hot Rize and more.

UllrGrass goes beyond offering only music to attendees — craft breweries and cideries will be on Clarke Reader hand, as well local vendors and food trucks, and there are even activities for children, like an UllrEgg hunt, scavenger hunt, face-painting and more.

The Performance Round of this year’s UllrGrass Band Contest takes place at 6 p.m. on Jan. 18 at New Terrain Brewing Co. There are eight finalists, and each will perform a three-song set. The winner of the Performance Round will perform on the mainstage at UllrGrass 2019. The Performance Round is free and open to the public.

Seeing as the event is named in honor of winter, the festival will be hosted come snow or shine, so prepare layers to stay warm. Ullr devotees have been known to show up in Viking garb — helmets, drinking horns and leather chest plates — whatever you need to summon the spirit of Ullr. And because Ullr is also the Patron Saint of Skiers, don’t be afraid to put your ski pants on.

Tickets for the music festival can be purchased as a weekend pass or single-day pass. VIP tickets are also available. Beer festival tickets can be purchased as a supplemental ticket, as a package with a weekend pass or Saturday single-day ticket, or for the beer festival only. To learn more, visit www. ullrgrass.com.

I like big barrels and I cannot lie Those in search of a little liquid warmth this winter shouldn’t miss Colorado Plus’ fourth annual Big Barrel Aged Beer Festival, from Jan. 19 through 21 at 6995 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge.

The festival will feature a variety of beers, including Bull and Bush Barrel Aged Man Beer, Rockyard Rockness Monster, Funkwerks Duplicity, Avery Samael’s, C+ Cookie Zilla and more.

These are rare and one-off barrel aged beers that will appeal to anyone interested in seeing how barrel aging and the type of barrels can affect the taste of a beer.

Go to www.coloradoplus.net for all the details.

Honoring Tom Petty with local bar bands The sudden death of rock legend Tom Petty last year was one of the hardest losses in a year full of great talents going out. Petty was responsible of some all-time great songs, including “Free Fallin’,” “American Girl” and “Learning to Fly,” and by all accounts was an extraordinarily decent man.

Thankfully, his music lives on, and local bands like The Humbuckers, 3 Star Monday, Last Rhino and special guests Tompettyproject and Adrienne SEE READER, P19

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Mines students work with disabled veterans to provide better quality of life Partnership with nonprofit gives students the opportunity to design unique assistive devices

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado School of Mines students are elevating the quality of life for some of the nation’s greatest heroes.

“The independence they’re helping us gain,” said Velette Britt, 29, an Air Force veteran of Colorado Springs who is paralyzed from the waist down, “is huge.”

Britt is one of five people that Mines students are working with through the nonprofit Quality of Life Plus (QL+).

The organization provides students with the opportunity to produce original, customized assistive devices to improve the quality of life for a veteran who has been injured in the line of duty.

“We give them real-world problems.

We’re pretty hard on the students to come up with the right solution,” said Jon Monett, the founder of QL+ who is a retired senior executive in the CIA and Air Force veteran. But “they realize it’s for much more than a grade.”

He added that he’s seen many bonds formed between the students and the veterans they work with. “It’s all about results,” Monett said.

The goal is to be able to give the veterans something they can use after working with Mines students, said Joel Bach, associate professor in Mines’ Department of Mechanical Engineering and director of Mines’ Human-Centered Design Studio.

With QL+, the students are working specifically with veterans, but the Human-Centered Design Studio also works with Paralympians, professional and recreational athletes, equipment manufacturers and adaptive sports programs.

New projects are constantly being brought in, Bach said, and the project cater to a variety of disabilities for people of all ages — visually impaired, paralysis and amputees, to name a few..

Velette Britt, 29, is a competitive hand cyclist and avid skier. She is one of five U.S. armed forces veterans that Colorado School of Mines students are working with through the nonprofit organization Quality of Life Plus (QL+).

COURTESY PHOTO “The students get the opportunity to work with somebody who’s faced different challenges in life,” Bach said, “and learn what that individual’s abilities are.”

They learn to communicate, empathy and how to apply their skills in a helpful way, Bach added.

Mines has been working with QL+ since July, and is one of the organization’s seven partner universities.

It’s especially unique for Mines’ undergraduate students to get this opportunity because at most of the other universities, the program is only offered at the graduate level, said Rachelle Trujillo, the senior director of communications with the Colorado School of Mines Foundation.

Mines “students are passionate about being able to create a piece of adaptive equipment for veterans who have sacrificed for our country,” Trujillo said.

Britt has been in a wheelchair for two-and-a-half years. She is a competitive hand cyclist and avid skier with a goal to compete in the Warrior Games and National Veterans Wheelchair

FIND OUT MORE: To learn more about the nonprofit organization Quality of Life Plus (QL+), or to donate to it, visit www.qlplus.org. All donations help fund student projects to develop unique adaptive technologies that benefit a veteran who has been injured in the line of duty.

Victoria Crowder, a senior at Colorado School of Mines studying electrical engineering with a minor in biomedical engineering, demonstrates the use of climbing holds that can be used by a person who is visually impaired. The holds omit a beep where the next one is so the person does not have to blindly reach for it, Crowder explained.

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Games. In the fall semester, Mines students designed a manual wheelchair that allows Britt to traverse curbs and bumps, and this spring, they are working to design comfortable cranks for her hand cycle and attachments to allow her to ride in inclement weather.

“The students have so much drive,” Britt said. “It’s exciting to see how excited they are to help me get through life independently.”

Some other projects the students are working on include a dancing foot prosthesis for a former Dancing with

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the Stars competitor, rock climbing holds for blind people and sockets for prosthetic legs for a person who has had both legs amputated.

“He wanted something he could just slip on and walk around with,” said Josh Glanzer, one of the four students working on the sockets for the prosthetic legs.

Glanzer is a senior studying mechanical engineering and one of the reasons he chose to go to Mines is because he wanted to work with disabled people, he said, adding he grew up on military bases.

“This is just my way of helping veterans,” Glanzer said.

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Colorado aerospace companies flying high Leaps in technology, beefy defense spending support space industry

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Colorado’s economy may be more associated with beer and marijuana than space, but the state’s robust aerospace industry is flying high.

Leaps in technology and beefed-up defense spending have been kind to the hundreds of aerospace companies in Colorado, many centered in the Denver suburbs, where legions of engineers are designing, building and operating space-age technology with globe-spanning influence.

“We’re first in the nation in terms of per-capita aerospace employment,” said Jay Lindell, a retired Air Force major general whose job title is “champion” of the state’s aerospace and defense industry for the state Office of Economic Development and International Trade.

More than 25,000 aerospace workers are employed in Colorado, Lindell said, in more than 400 companies. And while Colorado is home to some of the industry’s big names — Lockheed Martin, Ball Aerospace and United Launch Alliance — more than half of the state’s aerospace companies have 10 employees or fewer.

Technicians work on a global positioning system satellite at Lockheed Martin’s Waterton Canyon campus last August. Lockheed is one of the heavy hitters of the Colorado aerospace industry.

COURTESY PHOTO The aerospace industry is diverse, said Vicky Lea, director of the Aerospace and Aviation Division at the Metro Denver Economic Development Corp., which houses the Denver-based Colorado Space Coalition, a consortium of industry stakeholders.

“We’ve got great representation in all three pillars of the industry: civil, commercial and military,” Lea said.

The bulk of the industry’s funding still comes from government contracting, but the private sector is picking up.

“We added more than a thousand new aerospace jobs in Colorado last year,” Lea said. “That’s the biggest jump in a decade.”

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They’re good jobs, too: The average salary for an aerospace worker is $130,000, Lea said, more than double the overall state average.

At the vanguard Some of the projects at the vanguard of 21st-century spaceflight are being developed at Lockheed Martin, said Joe Rice, Lockheed’s director of government relations. Lockheed, which largely pioneered the aerospace industry in Colorado, has offices and facilities scattered around the southwest metro area, including a large campus in Waterton Canyon in unincorporated Jefferson County.

“We’re designing and developing the Orion spacecraft, which will take astronauts back to the moon and eventually to Mars,” Rice said. “And we’ve sent spacecraft to every planet in the solar system.”

Some of Lockheed’s most influential work is also some of its less visible.

The company’s GOES satellites are the foundation of space-based weather monitoring, and 19 of the planet’s 31 Global Positioning System, or GPS, satellites were built by Lockheed.

The GPS satellites also broadcast a timing signal that is used to certify global financial transactions, Rice said, and the whole shebang is controlled from Schreiver Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.

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According to statistics compiled by the Metro Denver Economic Development Corporation: Colorado’s aerospace industry employed 25,500 people in 2015-2016, with an additional 29,090 military aerospace personnel in the state, for a total of 54,590. Their collective payroll was more than $3.4 billion.

Between 2011 and 2016, employment in Colorado’s aerospace sector grew by 2.1 percent, while the national figure fell by 3.2 percent.

Arapahoe County is home to a plurality — 31.5 percent — of Colorado’s aerospace workers. Jefferson County is second with 23.7 percent. El Paso is home to 20.9 percent, Boulder has 19.8 percent, Adams 2.4 percent, and the other 59 counties are home to the remaining 1.6 percent.

out it. I was on a tour at Schriever, and one of the operators said to me: ‘Well sir, we control humanity.’”

Rice said Lockheed also provides Colorado with “pride and culture.”

“It’s difficult to find a classroom that hasn’t had someone from Lockheed come in to talk about what they do,” Rice said.

Other industry big shots call Colorado home. United Launch Systems, a joint Lockheed-Boeing consortium responsible for launching NASA and military satellites, is based in Centennial. DigitalGlobe, which produces geospatial imagery, is based in Westminster. Ball Aerospace has offices in Westminster, Broomfield and Boulder; Raytheon has offices in Aurora, Greenwood Village and Colorado Springs; Northrop Grumman has offices in Longmont, Aurora and Colorado Springs; and Sierra Nevada has offices in Centennial and Louisville.

From cowboys to rockets Colorado began its development into an aerospace powerhouse in the years following World War II, when the state was known more for its miners and cowboys than engineering feats, Rice said.

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“What ‘Tyler’s Suite’ really brought for me as artistic director was when we do things that are more missionbased, that have a purpose and that give us a reason to be, the possibilities are limitless,” Loper said. “The Bayard Rustin piece is hands down the best thing we’ve ever done. I am so proud to be a part of it. It’s reaching people, it’s telling a story and it’s informing people.

“And its going to be very entertaining.”

The Harmony Chorale will be joined

by Arvada resident and award-winning R&B singer Hazel Miller and her band.

Miller will act as a narrator and a soloist in the Colorado performances.

“The music in this is moving, it’s inspirational,” Miller said. “The information given is priceless and I’m very proud to be part of this.”

Miller loves the music so much that she has decided to learn all the music and sing alto with the choir throughout the whole performance.

Mark Boykins, currently the Director of Music at the Peoples Presbyterian Church, will join Miller as a storyteller.

The performance will be rounded out by 55 young voices from the Arvada High School Chorale. This makes the age-range of voices span 70 years.

“I’m flattered and thrilled that he invited us” said John Miller, choir director and teacher at Arvada High School.

“Educationally, there’s layers and layers of things they’re going to get from this.

To see a program like this with a living composer that can come in and meet with them ... that almost never happens.

It’s very inspiring.”

The dynamics that Steve Milloy brings to rehearsal are something that Arvada High senior Haley Stimack appreciates.

“I feel a lot of the message when Mr. Milloy is conducted us,” Stimack said.

“You can feel how passionate he is about it.”

Milloy said not only is his piece musical and informative, but it’s a message that is needed in society right now.

“This piece is really about nonviolent resistance in a time when we really truly need it,” Milloy said.

“People need to stand up and be counted and we also need to come

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the more familiar elements of electronic music.

Now Passion Pit will be performing at 8 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 22, at the Ogden Theatre, 935 E. Colfax Ave., in Denver as part of their first tour since 2016. Joining Angelakos in the Passion Pit live band will be Chris Hartz, Aaron Harrison Folb and Giuliano Pizzulo, and opener courtship.

To score tickets, visit www.ogdentheatre.com.

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There are three performances left in the series — the Forte Handbell Quartet, at 7 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 19, to benefit Covenant Cupboard Food Pantry; the Hummin’birds bluegrass group at 7 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 16, to benefit Heifer International; and Juice O’ The Barley, playing Irish pub music, at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 23, to benefit the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI).

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such a powerful figure in American history who was really shunned because he was an openly gay man ... it’s a story that just needs to be told,” Loper said.

“You can go down the street and ask anybody, ‘Do you know who Bayard Rustin was,’ and nine people out of 10 will say no.”

Loper has been doing that while he’s been handing out fliers promoting Harmony’s performance of Milloy’s “Bayard Rustin: The Man Behind the Dream.”

Harmony is a lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight ally chorus that was founded in 1991. The 70-member choir pulls members from the Denver metro area and northern Colorado.

Last May Harmony performed a piece called, “Tyler’s Suite,” about a young man, Tyler Clemente, who died by suicide after being cyber-bullied. The community reaction from those performances is what led Loper to the Bayard Rustin piece.

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WHO IS BAYARD RUSTIN? Bayard Rustin was a Quaker, conscientious objector, openly gay, civil rights activist and the organizer of Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 March on Washington and co-organizer of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference.

An organizer of the first Freedom Rides protesting racial segregation in the south, Rustin was arrested for sitting in the whites only section of a bus 12 years before Rosa Parks made headlines.

He was sentenced to work on a chain gang.

Upon his release, Rustin’s five-part series for the New York Post titled “22 days on a chain gang” described the brutal details of his imprisonment and ultimately led to the abolition of the chain gang in North Carolina.

In 2013, President Barack Obama bestowed Rustin a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. together and to talk. I’m hoping that this piece along with many other things starts spurring that conversation about understanding and a peaceful resolve.”

Based in Colorado Springs, Forté is a nationally recognized handbell quartet that performs a blend of Celtic, techno, pop-country, classical, and new age.

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Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

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CLUBS Ongoing Activities Tuesdays Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions.

Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Debbie Espinoza, treasurer, 720-937-2550.

New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club is a group of collectors that meets monthly to promote the hobby of numismatics among its members and the public. The club meets at 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Find more information about our club at www. northsidecoinclub.org/ or look for us on Facebook.

Master Networks of Belmar Entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections, this is the group for you. We use a national platform that includes an educational component along with traditional networking aspects. Group is oriented toward entrepreneurs and professionals. The group meets from 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For information, visit a meeting or call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@ Mathnasium.com.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303-985-8937.

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtnteamsurvivor.org.

Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast. net for information. No meeting August or December.

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American Legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

Arvada Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome - friends, kids and spouses, too.

We collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish.

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Arvada Business Connection Facebook page @ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-995-9919.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets from 7-8 a.m. Wednesdays at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for a breakfast meeting. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations. For information or to visit a meeting, call Brad at 303-431-4697.

Arvada Rotary meets from 6:30-8 p.m.

Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome.

For additional information visit www.arvadarotary.org or call Matt Weller 303-4805220 or 303-908-7165.

Buffalo Toastmasters meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or http:// www.meetup.com/Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

Dawn Yawn Toastmasters meets from 6:45-8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Denny’s Restaurant, 565 Union Blvd., Lakewood

(on the southwest corner of 6th Avenue and Union Boulevard). You need Toastmasters training because communication is not optional, it is required. Do you communicate with confidence, are you worried about your next big presentation or job interview. Attend the first three meetings for free. Call 303-988-2025 for directions. For information about the club, contact dawnyawn.toastmastersclubs.org or John Googins, VP of membership, at 303-547-0084, john.googins@ gmail.com.

Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Call Kathy at 303988-9565. c t Golden Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the “ second and fourth Wednesdays of each o month at 16795 W. 50th Ave. Contact a golden2740@hotmail.com or 303-279- s 2740 for more information, or to learn w how to join. e

Kiwanis Club of Lakewood: noon l Wednesdays at the Egg and I, 7830 a W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Weekly s programs pique the interest of members h and guests. Lakewood Kiwanians support s projects including Lakewood High School, o Lakewood Elementary playground, Catch- h a-Calf, Alive at 25 Teen Driver Education, a Jefferson County Business Education Alliance, Ronald McDonald House, Colfax L Marathon, Kuddlez for Kids, Write Stuff d School Supplies, Donations for Hurricane victims in Texas, plus many more. Volunteer as little or as much as you want. Contact Kathryn Williams at 812-599-3339 or go to http://kiwaniscluboflakewood.org/ Kiwanis Club of Alameda West: 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

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Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

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cursor to Lockheed Martin — decided to relocate here in 1956,” Rice said.

“The idea was threefold: that we were out of the range of Russian missiles at the time, that the mountains offered some protection, and that the geology was stable for advanced telemetry experiments.”

The defense industry rush that followed helped grow the Denver metro area into the powerhouse it is today, said Stephen Leonard, a professor of history at Metropolitan State University of Denver, who has written some of the seminal tomes of Colorado history.

“Martin brought high-paying jobs, and supplier companies followed,” Leonard said. “Soon lots of companies discovered what an attractive place

New Apostolic Church Food Pantry: Open from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday at 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance. All are welcome. We provide food to anyone in need. Please visit us once a month. Call 720-722-FOOD (3663) or email foodpantry@nac-denver.org.

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Order Sons of Italy in America/Denver Lodge 2075 meets every third Wednesday of the month at 5925 W.

this is, and that contributed majorly to the growth of the southwestern suburbs. Without Martin, Littleton would have remained little a lot longer than it did.”

The industry enjoys a symbiotic relationship with the state’s military installations, including U.S. Space Command at Peterson Air Force Base in Colorado Springs.

Leonard said the area used to have a better awareness of the achievements in its midst, before the aerospace industry got diffused into a more diverse economy.

“It’s an extremely important and underappreciated role,” Leonard said.

“Big newspapers were always celebrating some new achievement that Lockheed was making, and they do less of that now, unfortunately.”

The next frontier?

Looking to the future, the sky’s the limit, Lindell said.

32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and meeting follows at 7 p.m. Lots of fun activities planned for summer meetings. Everyone welcome. Call 303-238-8055.

Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP.

“We’re seeing lots of growth in commercial and private spaceflight,” Lindell said. “And satellites are getting cheaper, smaller, and more capable.”

Lindell said Colorado’s aerospace profile may grow if plans to develop the state’s first spaceport get off the ground. Based at Front Range Airport near DIA, the spaceport would accommodate space planes, which will take off and land like normal airplanes.

A number of industry groups will host Aerospace Day at the Colorado Capitol on March 19, an annual event featuring demonstrations and presentations of the state’s aerospace prowess.

“We want people to get as excited about this stuff as we are,” Lindell said. “We’re at the forefront of some big things here. Keep your eye on this industry — it’s really taking off.”

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Health department offers free radon test kits in January STAFF REPORT

Radon exposure is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers, and about half the homes tested in Jefferson County have high levels of radon, according to a news release from Jefferson County Public Health.

To help residents stay safe from radon exposure, Jefferson County Public Health is offering free radon test kits through January, which is National Radon Action Month.

Radon is a dangerous and naturally occurring radioactive gas that you cannot smell, taste or see.

People are exposed to radon primarily from breathing radon in air that enters homes and other buildings through cracks and gaps in foundations. While

there is always some radon in the air, high levels of exposure to radon over time can lead to a significant risk of developing lung cancer. The risk of lung cancer is even greater for smokers who are exposed to radon.

“People are often exposed to radon while at home, where they spend the most time,” said Mitch Brown, senior environmental health specialist at Jefferson County Public Health. “Testing is the only way to find out how much radon is in the air in your home.

But the good news is that tests are easy to use and inexpensive.”

In addition to providing the free test kits, Jefferson County Public Health’s Environmental Health Services staff will help homeowners understand how to use the test kits properly and what to do if

the test results show high levels of radon in the air.

If action is needed to reduce radon in a home, it’s important to test homes for radon again to be sure the action worked and the air is safe.

The free radon test kits will be provided, one per family, throughout January. Kits can be picked up at Jefferson County Public Health, 645 Parfet St. in Lakewood. After January, kits will be available for purchase for $10 for the rest of 2018.

In conjunction with National Radon Action Month, January 2018 has been declared as Jefferson County Radon Action Month by the Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners, Lakewood and Golden. National Radon Action Month is an annual effort to encourage everyone to test their homes for radon and reduce health risks.

Youth commission applications due Jan. 31 STAFF REPORT

Applications are being accepted through January for the newly created Apex Youth Commission.

The goal of the Apex Youth Commission is two-fold: to offer volunteer support and service to the district’s programs, special projects and events; and to establish a direct conduit for the district to be more responsive to

the needs of the community’s youth and teen population.

“Research tells us that youth in our country are volunteering in increasing numbers,” said Jim Whitfield, president of the Apex Park and Recreation District Board of Directors, which authorized the creation of the commission Jan. 4. “The involvement of this group with Apex events and programs will benefit the entire com-

munity in many important ways.”

Not only will youth commission members and the community reap benefits of the commission’s energy and perspective, but the experience will provide skills and assets for a lifetime.

The district is accepting applications through Jan. 31. To be eligible, prospective members must be residents of Apex Park and Recreation

District in grades 7-11 who maintain a 2.0 GPA. Youth commission members will serve one-year terms. In this leadership role, they will assist with community endeavors, offer recommendations on positive changes, and share ideas with their peers.

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Beauty and the Beast: 7 p.m.

Friday and Saturday, Jan. 19-20, and 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20, at Colorado ACTS, 11455 I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Tickets sold at the door.

Call 303-456-6772 or go to www. coloradoacts.org.

Reader’s Theater: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Thursday, Jan. 25 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Enjoy a live performance, adapted from story books, and participate in our reader’s theater, followed by a craft and milk with cookies.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org

ART/CRAFTS

Heart Book Folding Project: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Complete a heart-shaped book folding project perfect for gift-giving or admiring for yourself. Space limited. For adults and teens. Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org Explore Nature with Your Inner Artist: 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays through Jan. 31 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required. Go to https://arvada. org/ and click on Majestic View Nature Center under the Explore tab. `Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library.

Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www.rrcc.edu.

Rain Forest Discovery, Art Near the Equator: 4-5:30 p.m.

Wednesdays through March 21 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 6-12. Registration required.

Go to https://arvada.org/ and click on Majestic View Nature Center under the Explore tab.

FOOD/COOKING

Golden Lions Chili Supper, Bake Sale: 3-7 p.m. Jan. 27 at the Masonic Lodge, 400 10th St., Golden.

Chili free; beer and wine will be available for purchase. A variety of baked goods available for purchase. Family friendly. Contact sondra@laurelpropertyservices. com.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Fun Home: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday from Jan. 26 to March 4 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Honest, original musical about seeing your parents through grown-up eyes. Call 303935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Adult themes; recommended for ages 14 and older.

Sense and Sensibility: Jan. 26 to May 6 at the Arada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.. Performances at 7:30 p.m.

Thursday through Saturday, with matinees at 1 p.m. Wednesday and 2 p.m. Sundays. Preview performances at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 24-25. Audience talkbacks on Friday, Feb. 16 and Wednesday, Marh 14 in the Black Box Lobby. Call 720-8987200 or go to https://arvadacenter.org/ sense-and-sensibility.

Little Free Library 101: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave.,

MUSIC

New York Jazz: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Presented by the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra. Go to https://arvadacenter.org.

WRITING/ READING

Young Readers Book Group: 4-5 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 24 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Discussion of “Poppy,” by Avi. Call 303235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

EVENTS

State of the Economy: 7:15 a.m.

Friday, Jan. 19 at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Hear information on local economic trends from Daniel Ryley with the Arvada Economic Development Association and a state economic forecast from economist Patrica Silverstein. Call 303-424-0313 or go to www.arvadachamber.org to register.

Winter Fun Day: noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Mount Vernon Canyon Club, 24933 Clubhouse Circle, Golden. Hay rides, lunch on the grill, and a hot chocolate bar. Sledding and snow painting will commence

Wheat Ridge. Presentation about creating and hosting Little Free Library, by experienced Little Free Lbrary founder Andrew Schimgen. Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org Trump’s Tax Plan and You: 3-4:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Lakewood Library, 10200 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood. Get the most up-todate information on Congress’s tax reform law and how your retirement plan could be affected at this no-cost class taught by a certified financial planner. Call 720-287-5880, or visit www. joannholstadvisers.com to register.

Foods for Fitness: 1-2:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 at Natural Grocers, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood.

Learn which foods best support an active body and discover new recipes to help you fuel up before, during and after exerecise. Call 303-989-4866.

if the weather allows. All ages event, open to the public. Call 303-526-0616 to register.

Town Meeting: 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 20 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Presented by Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, Rep. Lang Sias and Sen. Rachel Zenzinger. RTD will give an update on the G, A and B lines. Call 303-866-2950 for information.

Backyard Beekeeping: 7-8:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Jan. 23 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn the equipment and resources needed to start a beehive. Registration required. Go to https://arvada. org/ and click on Majestic View Nature Center under the Explore tab.

Downsizing and Moving for Seniors: 2-3:30 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Free and informative discussion about financial, legal and personal considerations to weigh before making a life-changing, and potentially life-freeing, decision. For adults. Call 303-2355275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org.

HEALTH

Resolution Reset Day: all day Friday, Jan. 19 at Natural Grocers, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Stop by for resources to stay on track and maintain your resolutions. Learn how to hack your coffee from noon to 2 p.m.

to computer code; 12 laptops available. Registration required for laptops; if you bring your own, no need to register. Class capacity is 35. For teens/tweens.

Call 303-235-5275 or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org.

Vanderhoof Elementary Kindergarten Registration: through Jan. 31 at www.jeffcopublicschools.org/jeffcoconnect. Children who are 5 years old by Oct. 1, 2018, are eligible for kindergarten in the fall. After you have entered your information into Jeffco Connect, you will be prompted to add your child (ren) and you will then be asked to bring the following documents to the school; a copy of your child’s birth certificate, a copy of immunization records, proof of residence (a utility bill, etc.). Share this information with anyone in your neighborhood who might have a child ready to start kindergarten in the fall. Call 303982-2744.

at the pop-up coffee bar, get hot deals on select items and get a free bag with purchase. Call 303989-4866.

Quick Class: Smoothie Bowls: 1-1:45 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 20 at Natural Grocers, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Learn the easiest and healthiest way to turn a smoothie into a meal. Call 303-989-4866.

Tai Chi: 6:15-7:15 p.m. (beginners) and 5-6 p.m. (experienced) Mondays through Feb. 26 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Registration required. Go to https://arvada. org/ and click on Majestic View Nature Center under the Explore tab.

Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794.

EDUCATION

Discovery Play: 11:15 a.m. to noon Friday, Jan. 26 at the Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada; and 9:30-10:30 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Babies and toddlers enjoy a song and explore on their own. Dropins welcome. Call 303-235-5275 or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org.

Code Lounge: 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Learn

Vanderhoof Elementary Choice Enrollment: through Jan. 31 (round 1) and Feb. 9 to Aug. 31 (round 2). Applications being accepted for the 2018-19 school year. Students accepted on a space-available basis. First-round applications prioritized through a lottery process. Waiting lists will be created if applicants exceed space at th school. A separate application must be completed and submitted for each child. If a student is not accepted at a school during the first-round choice enrollment, the student will remain on the prioritized waitlist and be carried over to second-round choice enrollment.

Call 303-982-2744.

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January 18, 2018

SPORTS

POMONA PROWLING TOWARDS STATE

Twins are powerhouse basketball performers

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Pomona junior Theorius Robison, right, didn’t take a break between football and wrestling season this year. The 132-pound wrestler is halfway from becoming a four-time individual state wrestling champion.

For coverage of the A-West wrestling invitational, turn to PAGE 26.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BY THE NUMBERS

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Goals in the third period scored by the Ralston Valley hockey team in a 12-3 rout of Summit in a Jan. 9 game.

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Unanswered points scored by the Arvada West boys basketball team in the final 65 seconds to pull out a 55-53 win over Lakewood on Jan. 12.

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Free throws made on 43 attempts by the Bear Creek girls basketball team in a 62-40 win over Legend on Jan. 9.

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Saves for Standley Lake goalie Breyton Laskey in 6-0 hockey shutout win over Chatfield on Jan. 13.

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Scoring average of Ralston Valley senior Delaynie Byrne leads all Colorado 5A girls basketball players.

Standout Performers Toby Gleeson, Ralston Valley He scored a hat trick and added an assist in a 12-3 hockey victory over Summit on Jan. 9.

Charles Dinegar, D’Evelyn The senior had a season high 31 points in the 65-61 boys basketball win over Wheat Ridge on Jan. 10.

Isaiah Brewer, Arvada West The 5-foot-11 senior tipped in a missed shot for the game winner with four seconds remaining in a 55-53 boys basketball win over Lakewood on Jan. 12.

Camilla Emsbo, Lakewood The senior center scored 26 points and had 10 rebounds in the 71-41 girls basketball win over Arvada West on Jan. 12.

Brooke Fresquez, Alameda The junior tallied 26 points in the 71-15 girls basketball win over Lotus School for Excellence on Jan. 10.

Nathaniel Benton, Standley Lake The senior defenseman leads the team with seven goals and had a hat trick in the 6-0 hockey win over Chatfield on Jan. 13.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are six athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list.

To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

tandley Lake seniors Garrett and Savannah Martin have been double trouble for Jefferson County 4A basketball opponents this season. The Martins are fraternal twins and like most siblings are competitive.

Some of the first evidence of their competitiveness was evident when they played T-ball as 4-year-olds. Savannah is quick to point out that she is OVERTIME minutes older than her brother.

Their parents, Heather and Billy, have been able to see every game for both twins this season, either watching live in person or on video because they were Jim Benton attending the game of the other sibling.

Now that the Jeffco 4A season has started, boys and girls basketball games are played at different venues.

They split attending weekday games and then go the watch the offspring they didn’t see for the weekend contests.

“Weekend game were fabulous in the off-season, there were doubleheaders,” said Heather.

Both Martins rank among the Jeffco leaders. Garrett, a 6-3 forward, is third in the league with a 19.8 scoring average. He is second with 9.2 rebounds a game and second in double doubles with six.

“Garrett is having a great year on the court playing as well as leading this team of young athletes. He is an absolute pleasure to coach and gives everything he has when on the floor,” said Ted Allen, head boys basketball coach at Standley Lake.

Garrett hit .490 last baseball season as a middle infielder and is planning to attend McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, with hopes of landing a Division I offer and follow in the footsteps of his dad.

No, we are not talking about that Billy Martin who played and managed the Yankees.

Garrett’s father was a four-year standout at the University of Texas at Arlington and played professional baseball in the Mets, Diamondbacks and Nationals organizations. He was a three-time minor league All-Star.

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Pomona grinds to trio of titles at Arvada West Invite

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Not surprisingly, there were a number of exhausted looking prep wrestlers when the Arvada West Invitational wrapped up at about 9 p.m. Jan. 13.

“This has been a long week,” admitted Pomona’s two-time individual state champion Theorius Robison referring to four duals and A-West Invite the Panthers have had in the span of three days. “(Pomona coach Sam Federico) has really been pushing us in the practice room.”

Robison (25-1 record) has a workman-like performance with four victories on the day to take the 132-pound title. The junior never trailed against senior Mario Ybarra from Scottsbluff (Neb.) in the final, but had to hold on late for a 4-3 victory.

There hasn’t been any break for Robison from going from football to wrestling season. Robison rushed for 833 yards and 14 touchdowns during the fall to help Pomona win the Class 5A state football championship, but it was right to the wrestling room after lifting the state title at Mile High Stadium.

“I didn’t take a break at all,” said Robison who is halfway from becoming a four-time state champion. “The day football ended I was in the practice room the very next day.”

Pomona’s Yapoujian brothers — Wyatt (106 pounds) and Colton

Pomona junior Colton Yapoujian is on top of the situation during his semifinal match against Arvada West’s Dayton Marvel during the Arvada West Invite on Jan. 13.

Yapoujian is going for a second straight individual state title this season and the Panthers are trying to win a third straight Class 5A state team title.

PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

(138 pounds) — were the other two Panthers to grab titles at the A-West Invite.

Just like Robison, Wyatt and Colton took 1-point victories in their championship matches against wrestlers from Scottsbluff.

“Coach (Federico) always makes fun of us that we need to win by 10 (points),” Colton said with a smile after his 3-2 victory over junior Devontae Gutierrez. “But I always say that if you win by one there is no deference.

A win is a win.”

Colton (27-5 record) is attempting to become a repeat state champion. After placing third as a freshman at 106, Colton brought home the 120-pound title last season. He said winning the A-West Invite last year was key to his road to claim the individual state title.

“This tournament I feel is always the turning point of my season,” Colton said after battling through a loaded 138-pound bracket that had seven returning state placers. “I have

the best bracket and it prepares me for the last few steps before state.”

Younger brother Wyatt didn’t face one of his biggest competitors for the 106 state title. Monarch freshman Vince Cornella, who Wyatt defeated 1-0 earlier this season, missed the AWest Invite due to an injury.

“I look forward to those nice matches,” Wyatt said of likely facing Cornella at the Top of the Rockies Tournament next weekend. “I like to push hard. Work hard to improve on anything that I can to be as good as I can.”

Wyatt placed third at 106 at Pepsi Center last year at the state tournament. He hopes to repeat what his older brother accomplished taking third as a freshman and winning a state title as a sophomore.

“He (Colton) has just been pushing me to do as well as I can,” Wyatt said.

“To work out hard and make the most of every practice. In the end it should pan out.”

Overall, Federico said he was pleased how Pomona preformed at what used to be referred to as the “mini-state” tournament. The Panthers sent seven wrestlers to the semifinals. Freshman Frank Cruz had a nice tournament finishing second at 160. Senior Brandon Hodge took second at 285.

“We are a little beat up, but that’s fine,” Federico admitted. “This time SEE TITLES, P27

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of year is a bit of a grind. You just have to keep grinding and getting better. We are where we need to be right now. We aren’t where we need to be in a month.”

While Pomona was No. 1 in Tim Yount’s ‘On the Mat’ Class 5A team rankings this week, the Panthers have bounced around as low as No. 4 and have lost some dual matches too.

There isn’t much a question that the Panthers will still be in the mix to claim a third straight title come Feb. 17 at Pepsi Center.

“This state tournament will be close.

It will be a lot closer than it’s been in the recent past,” Federico said. “You are going to have to be wrestling your best at the state tournament. If we do, I think we’ll be fine. If we don’t we won’t.”

Not only was the 24-team A-West tournament an all-day grind with some wrestlers getting in up to five matches, but the competition was stiff with four of the top5 ranked Class 5A teams (Pomona, Grand Junction, Monarch and Castle View) taking part in the annual tournament.

Along with two-time defending 4A state champion and top-ranked Pueblo County, not to mention strong out-of-state squads from Scottsbluff (Neb.) and Garden City (Kan.).

Grand Junction came away with the team title racking up 201 points. Pueblo County (187 points) placed second and Pomona (185) took third. Castle View senior Malik Heinselman (120 pounds) was named the ‘outstanding wrestler’ for the lower weights and Grand Junction senior Josiah Rider (152 pounds) took home the ‘outstanding wrestler’ honor in the upper weights.

Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist with Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go to CHSAANow.com/ Jeffco.

EMSBO SISTER PASSES 1K MILESTONE

Camilla Emsbo, left, poses with twin sister Kira Emsbo, right after Camilla made her 1,000th career point for the Lakewood High School basketball team.

Camilla earned the milestone point on Jan. 12, during a 71-41 home game win against Arvada West. Kira is sidelined this season with an ACL tear. Camilla and Kira have signed with Princeton and Yale respectively, where they will be competing against each other on the court.

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The term hot stove is for baseball’s off-season where baseball fans used to sit around a hot stove in the winter to discuss moves, changes and hopes for their favorite teams.

Well, there are several area high schools looking for new head football coaches and Thornton has hired one.

Nick Trombetta, who led Denver North to a 7-3 record last season, has been named head coach at Thornton, where he used to be an assistant coach.

Athletic directors and administrators at Arapahoe, Englewood, Faith Christian, Highlands Ranch and Valor Christian are still scanning resumes to find people to take over the reins of their football programs.

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“She has played at an elite level this year,” said Gators’ girls coach Lee Gibson. “She’s scoring, rebounding and doing all the other things for us. She’s also been a leader for us, keeping everybody positive. The best thing you can say about Savannah is she has all the talent and uses every time she steps on the floor.”

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A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Floor, 8101 Ralston Road. AllTo questions or reARVADA URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY Planning Commission on February 6, 2018, at quests regarding this bid shall be submitted by Maureen Phair, Executive Director 3:00 pm on February 1, 2018. A written re6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ral5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 210 sponse to all questions and concerns will be isston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may Arvada, Colorado 80002 sued to all those on the Planholder’s List no PUBLIC NOTICE speak on the matter consider a preliminary delater than February 2, 2018 at 5:00 pm. velopment plan for ARVADA POLICE DEPT. Legal Notice No.: 401046 The Project Engineer for this work is Matt ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DELTA SECTOR, located at 9032 Gladiola St. First Publication: January 18, 2018 Knight, at 720-898-7660.

Sealed bids for the construction of City of Additional information can be obtained from the Last Publication: January 18, 2018 CITY OF ARVADA Public Notice Arvada, Project No. 13-ST-24, Project Title W. Community Development Dept. or written comPublisher: Golden Transcript Date: January 18, 2018 72nd Ave and Indiana Street Intersection ments may be filed therewith no later than 8 Wheat Ridge Transcript days prior to the hearing.

Timothy R. Hoos, P.E. NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Improvement Project, will be received at the and the Arvada Press City Engineer Date: January 17th 2018 office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION 8101 Ralston Road RE: Apex Park and Recreation District February 6, 2018 and then publicly opened and /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary Arvada, Colorado 80002 Apex Field House Indoor Artificial Turf read aloud. replacement The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of AdvertisePUBLIC NOTICE Legal Notice No.: 401041 Legal Notice No.: 401043 ment for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, First Publication: January 18, 2018 First Publication: January 18, 2018 Introduction/Invitation. The Apex Park and ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Last Publication: January 18, 2018 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 Recreation District, a quasi-municipal corporaSealed bids for the construction of City of Drawings may be examined at the following locPublisher: Golden Transcript Publisher: Golden Transcript tion and political subdivision of the State of ColArvada, Project No. 17-PK-02, Project Title Wheat Ridge Transcript ations: Wheat Ridge Transcript orado, intends to replace both artificial turf fields Farmers High Line Canal Bridge at Club Crest, at the Apex Field House (5724 Oak St. Arvada, City of Arvada Engineering Division and the Arvada Press and the Arvada Press will be received at the office of the City EnginCo 80002) within the district boundaries in 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 eer until 1:00 PM on February 6, 2018 and then PUBLIC NOTICE Arvada, Colorado.

Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com PUBLIC NOTICE publicly opened and read aloud.

Construct Connect The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of AdvertiseA public hearing will be held before the Arvada Interested contractors are invited to submit a – www.constructconnect.com NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT ment for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Planning Commission on February 6, 2018, at Proposal no later than February 21st, 2018 at Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at Notice is hereby given that disbursements in Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ral2:00 p.m. MDT. Late submittals or submittals www.rockymountainbidsystem.com final settlement will be issued by the Finance Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project ston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may delivered to the wrong location will not be acNo cost bid documents may be obtained at Director at 10:00 a.m., February 6, 2018 to Drawings may be examined at the following speak on the matter to annex and rezone (and cepted. For consideration, responders must (i) www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after Asphalt Specialties, Inc. for work related to locations: amend the official zoning maps) from Jefferson obtain Proposal form from Bidsystem.com and January 18, 2018. Bid documents may also be Project No. 17-ST-01 – 2017 Mill and Overlay City of Arvada Engineering Division County A-1 & A-2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada (ii) submit three (3) copies of such form to obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon and performed under that contract dated April - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential) Justin Howe at Apex Field House (5724 Oak payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refund11, 2016 for the City of Arvada.

Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com 3.70 du/ac., and consider a preliminary developSt. Arvada, Co 80002). The Proposals will be able.

Any person, co-partnership, association of perConstruct Connect ment plan/plat for RALSTON RIDGE (WEST evaluated, and the District expects to award a ESTIMATED QUANTITIES sons, company or corporation that furnished – www.constructconnect.com PROPERTY), located at 7120 & 7000 Indiana contract to the proposer who submits the proOF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at St. Additional information can be obtained from posal which, in the District’s estimation, repres2 EA Demo of Residential Building or other supplies used or consumed by said www.rockymountainbidsystem.com the Community Development Dept. or written ents the best qualifications and value to the 25,000 CY Embankment Material (CIP) contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the No cost bid documents may be obtained at comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 District.

2,800 CY Structure Excavation performance of the work contracted to be done www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after days prior to the hearing.

2,600 CY Structure Backfill (Class 1 and 2) by said Asphalt Specialties, Inc. and its claim January 18, 2018. Bid documents may also be CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION The District reserves the right to act in its best 14,200 TONS Hot Mix Asphalt has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary interest and may terminate, modify or suspend (Grading S and SX) the hour of the date above stated, file with the payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundthe process, reject any or all submittals, modify 368 CY Concrete Class D (Bridge) Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City able.

Legal Notice No.: 401042 the terms and conditions of this selection pro88 CY Concrete Class D (Wall) Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and ESTIMATED QUANTITIES First Publication: January 18, 2018 cess and/or waive informalities of any 600 LF Drilled Caisson (30” to 54”) unpaid on account of such claim.

OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: Last Publication: January 18, 2018 submission.

3,000 LF Reinforced Concrete Pipe (15” to 30”) Dated this January 9, 2018 8 HR Potholing Publisher: Golden Transcript 1,720 LF Guardrail Type 3 (6-3 post spacing) CITY OF ARVADA 1 LS Removal and Disposal of Existing Bridge Wheat Ridge Transcript Legal Notice No.: 401035 3,500 LF Fencing (Permanent and Temporary) /s/ Kristen R. Rush, City Clerk and Foundation and the Arvada Press 7,200 LF Curb and Gutter Type 2 First Publication: January 18, 2018 2 EA Removal of Tree (Sections I-B and II-B) Last Publication: January 18, 2018 Legal Notice No.: 401045 1 LS Pedestrian Bridge Foundation 2,100 SY Concrete Sidewalk (6”) Publisher: Golden Transcript First Publication: January 18, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE 1 LS Pedestrian Bridge, Furnish and Install 2,300 LF AWWA C900 Water Main Pipe Wheat Ridge Transcript Last Publication: February 1, 2018 75 CY Grouted Rip Rap (Type M) (6” to 18”) and the Arvada Press Publisher: Golden Transcript NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT 53 SY Concrete Multi-use Path (6”) 5,000 SF Pavement Marking (Preformed and Wheat Ridge Transcript Notice is hereby given that disbursements in 1 LS Seeding Thermoplastic) and the Arvada Press final settlement will be issued by the Finance PUBLIC NOTICE 50 LF 2” Electrical Conduit 1 EA Traffic Signal Director at 10:00 a.m., February 6, 2018 to 1 EA Reset Utility Pole 1 LS Construction Traffic Control Triple M Construction, LLC for work related to A public hearing will be held before the Arvada PUBLIC NOTICE 1 LS Concrete Stairs 1 LS Erosion Control Project No. 17-ST-10 – 2017 Concrete ReplacePlanning Commission on February 6, 2018, at Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be 1 LS Public Information Services ment and performed under that contract dated 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 RalARVADA URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY familiar with the current City of Arvada EngineerBidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be May 23, 2016 for the City of Arvada. ston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may ing Code of Standards and Specifications for the NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING FOR familiar with the current City of Arvada EnginAny person, co-partnership, association of perspeak on the matter consider a preliminary plat Design and Construction of Public ImproveFINAL BUDGET AMENDMENT eering Code of Standards and Specificasons, company or corporation that furnished for CANDELAS COMMERCIAL FLG. 3, locments, dated January 12, 2016, which will be FOR FISCAL YEAR 2017 tions for the Design and Construction of labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions ated at the Northeast Corner Candelas Parkcombined with the Bid Documents to form the The Arvada Urban Renewal Authority Board of Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, or other supplies used or consumed by said way & W. 91st Pl. Additional information can be Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of Commissioners will hold a Public Hearing to which will be combined with the Bid Documents contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the obtained from the Community Development the Standards may be obtained from the office consider a Final Amendment to its 2017 to form the Contract Documents for the Project. performance of the work contracted to be done Dept. or written comments may be filed thereof the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payBudget on Wednesday, February 7, 2018, at A copy of the Standards may be obtained from by said Triple M Construction, LLC and its claim with no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. ment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when 5:30 p.m. at 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, the office of the City Engineer upon a non-rehas not been paid, may at any time on or prior to CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION supplemental revisions and additions are availSuite 201 Arvada, Colorado. fundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be nothe hour of the date above stated, file with the /s/ Patricia Connell, Secretary The proposed Final Amendment to the 2017 able as they are adopted. The Standards are tified when supplemental revisions and addiFinance Director of the City of Arvada at City Budget is available for inspection by any interalso available at no cost on the City's web site at tions are available as they are adopted. The Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and Legal Notice No.: 401040 ested elector during normal business hours at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for Standards are also available at no cost on the unpaid on account of such claim.

First Publication: January 18, 2018 the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority office at keeping current their City of Arvada EngineerCity's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are Dated this January 9, 2018 Last Publication: January 18, 2018 5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 201, ing Code of Standards and Specifications. responsible for keeping current their City of ArCITY OF ARVADA Publisher: Golden Transcript Arvada, CO. The Project Engineer for this work is vada Engineering Code of Standards and Spe/s/ Kristen R. Rush, City Clerk Wheat Ridge Transcript Any interested elector of the City of Arvada, Matt Knight, at 720-898-7660. cifications. and the Arvada Press Colorado, may file or register with the Arvada CITY OF ARVADA A non-mandatory Pre-Bid meeting will be held Legal Notice No.: 401044 Urban Renewal Authority any objections to the Date: January 18, 2018 on January 25, 2018 at 10:00 am in the Anne First Publication: January 18, 2018 proposed Final Amendment to the 2017 Budget Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer PUBLIC NOTICE Campbell Room, City of Arvada, City Hall, 1st Last Publication: February 1, 2018 at any time prior to its final approval scheduled 8101 Ralston Road Floor, 8101 Ralston Road. All questions or rePublisher: Golden Transcript for February 7, 2018.

Arvada, Colorado 80002 A public hearing will be held before the Arvada quests regarding this bid shall be submitted by Wheat Ridge Transcript ARVADA URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY Planning Commission on February 6, 2018, at 3:00 pm on February 1, 2018. A written reand the Arvada Press Maureen Phair, Executive Director Legal Notice No.: 401047 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralsponse to all questions and concerns will be is5601 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Suite 210 First Publication: January 18, 2018 ston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may sued to all those on the Planholder’s List no Arvada, Colorado 80002 Last Publication: February 1, 2018 PUBLIC NOTICE speak on the matter consider a preliminary delater than February 2, 2018 at 5:00 pm.

Publisher: Golden Transcript velopment plan for ARVADA POLICE DEPT. The Project Engineer for this work is Matt Legal Notice No.: 401046 Wheat Ridge Transcript ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS DELTA SECTOR, located at 9032 Gladiola St. Knight, at 720-898-7660.

First Publication: January 18, 2018 and the Arvada Press Sealed bids for the construction of City of Additional information can be obtained from the CITY OF ARVADA Last Publication: January 18, 2018 Arvada, Project No. 13-ST-24, Project Title W. Community Development Dept. or written comDate: January 18, 2018 Publisher: Golden Transcript 72nd Ave and Indiana Street Intersection ments may be filed therewith no later than 8

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