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Final ride with band of brothers the gift of a lifetime

hristian Redman always knew the late-stage colon cancer he has furiously fought for three years was incurable. But he had hoped for remission, a chance to grab as many extra years as possible, to watch his 17-year-old daughter graduate from college, to walk her down the aisle. The come-to-Jesus sobering reality check, as he called it, came in November: eight to 16 months left. In early February, he and his doctor had the hospice talk. To ease his mind, he planned his funeral. But the question from someone he didn’t know more Ann Macari than 1,800 miles away hovered above Healey him, a spark of joy to hold onto: “What do you think, a last hurrah?” A last hurrah. A last ride with his band of brothers — friends and strangers bound by a fiercely loyal bond who have lifted him up, so that he can be with his daughter on her 18th birthday, then sink his toes, one last time, in the sand of a Key West beach. “Life keeps going on around you, but you’re kind of stuck in a pause mode,” Redman, 51, says about his battle with this ruthless enemy, as he sat recently in the clubhouse of his Parker condominium complex, his words consistently interrupted by the beep of the small pump that delivers pain medication into his body six times an hour, 24 hours a day. “The trip is giving me the opportunity just to be one of the guys again. For a little while.” ••••• The guys are the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, an Army unit also known as the Blackhorse Regiment, who also describe themselves as a Band of Brothers, the words splayed across the back of Redman’s black sweatshirt. Formed in 1901 as a mounted regiment to help with territorial administration following the Spanish-American War of 1898, the regiment today is a mechanized unit that has been

IF YOU WANT TO HELP Local veterans, along with several of Christian Redman’s friends and neighbors, are hoping to raise about $10,000 to help cover expenses for Maverick’s Last Ride, as well as for medical and other bills. About $1,200 had been collected as of Feb. 23. If you’d like to help, here are three ways: • Donate to the GoFundMe account, “Maverick’s Last Ride,” at www.gofundme.com/ mavericks-last-ride • Stop by Parker’s Takoda Tavern, a popular

Christian Redman sits in the clubhouse of his Parker condominium complex, wearing the sweatshirt of his beloved Blackhorse regiment. Blackhorse veterans are planning a last ride for Redman, who is dying of cancer. ANN MACARI HEALEY involved in just about every national and global conflict since. Ask any Blackhorse trooper and he’ll tell you this: There is no unit more steadfast, more devoted, regardless of whether they know each other. It’s like this, says Blackhorse veteran Ray Simpson, 72, a first sergeant who fought in Vietnam and lives in Colorado Springs: You’re at Popeye’s, waiting to order, when you see the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment crest on another man in line. “You look at him and you say, ‘Hey, brother.’ You shake his hand, maybe give each other a hug, because you know — it’s just a thing .… When you’re in it, you’re all in, you don’t half-step … you just go all the way with it.” “It’s the weirdest experience you could ever have,” says Rocky Cuda, a retired sergeant and president of the Florida chapter of the Blackhorse Regiment Cavalry Motorcycles. “All

you do is see that badge and you’re connected.” Which is why Cuda and Simpson, without knowing Redman, have powered into his life. They all connected on the Blackhorse Association Facebook page, which Redman helped start in 2006. Every now and then, Redman would post an update on his health. Before Christmas, he shared that he was reaching the end of the line. It was Cuda’s idea: What about a kind of make-a-wish last ride for Blackhorse troopers, with Redman as the inaugural event? Call it Maverick’s Last Ride, after Redman’s call sign from his Army days. He would leave from Parker March 4, get to Louisville, Kentucky, in time for his daughter’s birthday on March 10, head to Daytona Beach, Florida, for the world’s largest motorcycle gathering and finish in Key West, Redman’s all-time happy place. There would be other stops along the way, too, and Blackhorse troopers and veterans, either on motorcycles or in cars, would join in to form a caravan of brotherly love, cavalry-style. Redman loved the idea. But he didn’t know how to make it happen. He hasn’t been able to work since soon after his July 2016 diagnosis. The cancer treatments, hospitalizations and medications depleted his bank account and shuttered his burgeoning construction business. Friends and strangers rallied a little more than a year ago to raise about $23,000 to help with his rent, medical costs and bills. Over the past year, he has sold his treasured ’70 SS cobalt blue Chevelle with the silver stripes, two Harleys

restaurant and bar among military personnel and veterans, for a fundraiser on Saturday, March 9, from 10 a.m.-8 p.m. A portion of the day’s sales also will be donated to the fundraiser. The Tavern is at 12365 Pine Bluffs Way, Parker. 720-851-5302. • Mail a check made payable to “Christian Redman” to Ron Meier, P.O. Box 2984, Parker, Colorado 80134. Meier, a close friend of Redman, will make sure the money gets to him. and Kentucky Derby and NFL memorabilia to pay bills. He will move in with his parents next month because he can no longer pay the rent. Then Simpson stepped in. He would drive them in his Ford pickup — the back seat is outfitted with a memory foam pad for comfort — pulling a 36foot camper for sleeping and eating. A small trailer attached to the camper will have Simpson’s Harley and a Sportster, a smaller, easier-to-handle Harley loaned by a fellow trooper to Redman, which he’ll try to ride when he feels well enough. Simpson knows about cancer. And suffering. His oldest son, who underwent 53 surgeries related to spina bifida, died of an aggressive form of cancer at 45. “He’s a brother,” Simpson says simply, about why he’s doing this. “He’s been through the hardships that I’ve been through, that we’ve all been through.” Cuda and Simpson estimate gas will cost about $2,000 for the almost 5,000-mile roundtrip. Mike Endres, 69, a retired Army health care administrator and service officer for Parker American Legion Post #1864, is working with Redman’s friends Ron Meier and Bob Nobles, owner of the Parker restaurant Takoda Tavern, to help raise money to cover that and other related costs of the trip. “We want to make this trip doable,” Endres says. “That group of men — the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment and its veterans — they are a national treasure. SEE HEALEY, P17

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Longtime Arvada businesswoman, volunteer dies at 82 STAFF REPORT

Mary Lou (Bejot) Van Doozer, former owner of the EggShell restaurant in Old Town Arvada died Feb. 23 at age 82. Van Doozer was born and grew up in Ainsworth, Nebraska. After high school, Van Doozer moved to Denver, and lived downtown, working secretarial jobs. Shortly after moving to Denver, Van Doozer she met and married Robert Lee Van Doozer. They moved to

Thornton and then Arvada and had four children: Gina Lee, Chris Alan, Corey Jay and Scott Lewis. In the 1970s, Mary attended and graduated paralegal school, eventually working for Holland and Hart in downtown Denver for 12 years. Van Doozer divorced in 1981 and in 1991, she pursued a new direction in life as a business owner and restaurateur. Owning and managing the Arvada EggShell was her pride and joy of life accomplishments. She became highly active in the Arvada civic community as a founding member of the Festivals Commission and participated on the Board of Historic Olde Town Arvada

working toward the revitalization of Olde Town. In 2008, Van Doozer won the Lloyd J King Entrepreneurial Spirit Award from the Arvada Economic Development Association honoring individuals whose traits and character typify an exemplary entrepreneur. One of her proudest moments was being able to fundraise $6,000 for the Arvada Community Food Bank. Another project she was was proud of was the the High Tea hosted at the EggShell for community members aged 90+. Van Doozer retired in 2012 and lived at her home in Arvada until December

2018, when she moved to Parker Senior Living in Parker to be closer to her sons, Scott and Corey. Van Doozer is survived by her daughter, Gina DeArcos (Phil); sons, Chris (Kathy), Corey (Michele), and Scott (Lori); grandchildren Lindsey Antonio, Brad Van Doozer, Jessica Van Doozer, Hannah Van Doozer and Travis Van Doozer; and great-grandchildren, Bryce and Isabella Van Doozer. Burial will take place in Ainsworth, Nebraska. An open reception is being planned this weekend to take place in Arvada. Visit www.pfh-co.com/notices/ Mary-VanDoozer for details as they become available.

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A Reader Asks: With Home Prices So Much Higher, Shouldn’t Commissions Be Lower?

That is a reasonable question, which I’m happy to address. In fact, listing commissions have been dropping ever since the U.S. Department of Justice told Realtor associations and their MLS’s that they can’t dictate listing commissions. Prior to that, the Denver Board of Realtors, I’m told, dictated a 7% listing commission — 4.2% for the listing agent himself and 2.8% for the agent representing the buyer. Since then, thanks to free market competition, commission rates, on average, have dropped to less than 6 percent, according to the National Association of Realtors, but the 2.8% given to buyer’s agents has held firm. Early in my career I tried offering 2.5% for about a year, and maybe it’s just a coincidence but my listings weren’t selling that year. When I returned to offering 2.8%, they started selling again. Now it’s company policy that all Golden Real Estate listings offer a 2.8% “co-op” commission. (Note: Brokerages advertising a 1% or 2% listing fee do so as a ploy to get a listing appointment, at which time they’ll explain about the 2.8% co-op commission.) This week I got an anonymous letter with an invalid return address from a long-time reader who asked why commission rates haven’t fallen as the selling prices of homes have ballooned. Since I can’t reply by mail, he (or she) will get to read my response here.

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As we go to press this week, the total of donations to Mark Stenberg’s GoFundMe campaign has topped $700. Thank you all for your generosity. This Tuesday, Mark goes into surgery to remove the steel bar that keeps his broken leg in traction. We’re told he can’t put any weight on that leg for three months, plus additional time in rehab, so his financial need is great. You can see pictures of Mark and his injury on the GoFundMe page. A short web address is www.gf.me/u/qvfut5 Thanks for considering a donation!

First of all, commission rates have fallen as alluded to above, but typically they are not progressive, meaning they don’t fall further as listing prices rise into the millions. That does not mean, however, that you can’t have agents compete against each other based on commission. Indeed, you should do that. But don’t make the mistake of thinking you don’t need us at all, especially when it’s an “easy” time to sell homes. And remember that even a 4% listing commission would only net the listing agent 1.2%, which is not a reasonable compensation if the agent is to do a proper marketing job. A good agent doesn’t just get a listing, take snapshots of the house, put it on the MLS and wait for another agent to sell it. If you hire an agent like that, you are getting ripped off, and shame on you for hiring him or her! I can’t speak for my associates, because that would violate federal pricefixing laws, but I myself charge well under 6% for the full service which I (and all Golden Real Estate agents) provide. This includes promoting your listing in this ad with over 200,000 circulation in this and four other newspapers, magazine quality photos, narrated video tours including drone footage, free staging consultation, free moving truck and boxes for you and the buyer, Centralized Showing Service, lockboxes, solarpowered yard signs, custom website for your home, well-supported pricing consultation, followed by effective negotiation with competing buyers, often resulting in a sold price that more than covers what I have charged in commission.

Our New Listing in Golden’s Mesa Meadows Is Delayed

Last week we ran a “coming soon” ad for 1230 Wyoming Street, a 4-bedroom 4-bath home with mountain views. It is taking longer than expected to sell the furniture and prepare the home for showing. The new listing date in March 6th, with an open house scheduled for Mar. 9th, 11 am to 2 pm. More at MesaMeadowsHome.com.

And that only begins to describe the services which all Golden Real Estate agents provide to their sellers. The anonymous reader boasted of owning 18 homes which he/she has sold “successfully and safely.” I don’t doubt that at all, but he or she likely left money on the table by doing it without a Realtor who possesses the tools and expertise which my fellow Golden Real Estate agents and I bring to the process. Let me put some numbers to this discussion. When homes sold for $75,000, let’s say the listing agent netted 3% commission after deducting the co-op commission he paid to the agent who represented the buyer. That equals a $2,250 commission. Let’s say there were 50,000 transactions per year and 25,000 MLS members, as there are now. With two sides to each transaction, that means 4 paychecks per year, or just under $10,000 income per year for the average agent. And that’s without subtracting the 15 to 50% split taken by the agent’s brokerage. Nowadays, our expenses alone equal that amount with our higher car, cell phone, computer and software

expenses, plus MLS fees, showing service fees, Realtor dues, and errors and omissions insurance. The per-listing cost of professional photos and videos, staging consultation should be added, too. Our living costs have gone up, too. The homes we buy for ourselves cost more than $75,000 now, and insurance and taxes have gone up proportionally. So consider today’s typical home sale price of, say, $400,000. I charge 5.6% on such a listing, so that I get the same 2.8% as the buyer’s agent. (I reduce it to 4.6% if I sell the home myself.) That nets me about $10,000 after deducting the per-listing expenses mentioned above. For the average 4-transaction agent, that’s an annual income of $40,000 before deducting those fixed costs and fees and the brokerage split. On a million or multi-million dollar listing, you should certainly feel free to ask any listing agent you interview to justify or reduce the commission rate he or she quotes you. Negotiate as you would with any service provider. The bottom line, however, is that a great agent earns what he charges.

Maybe you saw the coverage last week of AAA’s warning that electric cars lose up to 30% of their range in very cold weather. This is true because the battery in an electric car is also used to warm both the battery and the cabin. This can be significant in older EVs with only 100 miles of range, but less so now that over 200 miles of range is becoming typical. Having driven electric for 7 years now, I can report that an EV is the best car for winter driving. Here are just a few reasons: You’ll never have trouble starting your car. It’s a battery and motor! Turn it on, put it in drive and go — no warming up. Also, you can warm up the cabin before you unplug. Even if you don’t, the

cabin will be warm in less than a mile. You’ll never stall or get stranded. And you’ll never break down. There are only 50 moving parts in my AWD Tesla. What’s the only time you’ll find an EV on the side of the road? A flat tire or accident. You won’t have to gas up in the cold. Think of your EV like your smartphone. Plug it in at night and you always leave with a full charge in the morning. It drives better in snow. My AWD EV has a 50/50 front/back weight ratio, a lower center of gravity, and great traction. If stranded in a blizzard, you’ll have heat. Even if your EV is upside down in a snow drift, the heater will keep you warm, burning only 5 miles of range per hour.

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Show celebrates elementary student art Work from 108 Jeffco elementary schools represented BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

ed Rocks Community College was swarming with budding artists and their families Feb. 22 for the opening reception of the 2019 Elementary Jeffco Schools Foundation Art Exhibit. “When they’re here, they feel like rock stars,” Rick Medina, visual arts teacher at Peak Expeditionary and Stevens Elementary, said of the students showing art work.

IF YOU GO WHAT:2019 Elementary Jeffco Schools Foundation Art Exhibit WHERE: Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood WHEN: Work can be viewed 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. now through March 14 in the main level hallway, the lower level and the upper level/library. “When they know in art class that they have a chance of showing their work in a public place like this, I think it pushes them to want to do their best.” Select pieces of art from 108 elementary schools throughout Jeffco are on display at the college until March 14.

Weber Elementary student Marcus Mercado shows off his drawing at the opening reception of the 2019 Elementary Jeffco Schools Foundation Art Exhibit held Feb. 22.

Anaiah Cortes, student at Stevens Elementary, poses for a picture next to her self-portrait. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Korryn Domgaard, fourth-grader at Mitchell Elementary, takes a picture of her mixed media art on display at the Elementary Jeffco Schools Foundation Art Exhibit. This sculpture by Dominick Torres, a fifthgrade student at Colorow Elementary, is one of many pieces of art on display. Artwork from Jeffco schools elementary students is on display at Red Rocks Community College until March 14.

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Grants provide increased school security Jeffco schools received $712,387 for locks and a mass notification system BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jeffco Public Schools will be replacing elementary classroom locks and installing a mass notification system thanks to grants from the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Jeffco Public Schools is among 95 Colorado education providers to receive a grant from the School Security Disbursement (SSD) grant program, which is distributing $29 million in funding statewide. More than 300 projects were submitted. Grant recipients were announced Feb. 13. The SSD grant program was enacted by SB18-269 — signed into law in June — which calls for funding to improve security in public school facilities and

vehicles and to support training for school personnel. “The state of Colorado really stepped up with money for school districts and school safety this year,” said John McDonald, director of safety and security for Jeffco schools. “We’ve been incredibly fortunate this year to have school safety grants that I think are really going to make a difference.” Jeffco Public Schools received two grants for two different projects. The first totaling $432,700, will go toward the district’s project of replacing classroom door locks to allow for locking from inside the classroom. This is a project recommended by the district and listed as a priority by the school safety and security task force. McDonlad said 4,800 classrooms need to have their locks changed throughout the district. The grant money will provide funding for half of the elementary school lock changes. The new locking system could have up to 30 seconds, McDonlad said, which is critical in a time of threat. The second grant, $279,687.23, is

Young Artist contest winner to perform March 31 Samuel Vargas, 22, to join Jefferson Symphony Orchestra for concert after winning 2019 competition STAFF REPORT

Violinist Samuel Vargas is the winner of Jefferson Symphony Orchestra’s 2019 Young Artists Competition. Vargas captivated the judges with his audition-winning performance of Jean Sibelius’ Violin Concerto in D Minor. The award of top-prize earned Vargas $3,000 and a guest performance with Jefferson Symphony during its upcoming concert March 31. Vargas, 22, studies violin performance at the Schwob School of Music, Columbus State University in Georgia. Originally from Venezuela, Vargas started training on the violin when he was 11 years old. Over a few years, he received prizes from civic and nationwide arts performing groups. Prior performance roles include Concertmaster Ambassador for the 69th Anniversary of the United Nations, Classical Artist Award (2016) for Football Metropolitan Federation in Venezuela and solo appearances with the Simon Bolivar Orchestra under famed conductor

Gustavo Dudamel. The announcement of Vargas’s win follows a full day of competition Jan. 5 at Colorado Christian University; 11 finalists were selected after a live-audition round of performances. Contestants ranged in age from 14-23 and were attracted to Jefferson Symphony’s Young Artists Competition from all over the United States. The three judges unanimously awarded Samuel Vargas top-prize for his musicianship and bravura. A second place prize of $2,000 was awarded to Clayton Hancock, who performed Brahms’ Violin Concerto. Hancock, 17, resides in Memphis, Tennessee, and also performs in concerts and recitals around the state. Third place and $1,000 was awarded to harpist Abigail Enssle, a student at Colorado State University. Now in its 60th year, the Jefferson Symphony competition has evolved from local contest to an international gathering of young musicians competing for solo artist privileges and scholarship money. This year’s focus was on stringed instruments — the concentration changes yearly — allowing contestants to showcase skills and talents unique to their instrument. The annual competition is cosponsored by the Jefferson Symphony Association and Colorado Christian University, its underwriters include Wilmot Charitable Trust and Karl and Karen Kappler.

for a mass communication system. The system will allow for Adams 12 Five Star important anSchools, $802,740.00 nouncements — such and Boulder Valley School lock downs — District, $1,185,489.17 to appear in written form Cherry Creek Schools, on computers $1,341,372.00 and televisions inside the Denver Public Schools, building and $1,450,426.00 well as outside electronic Douglas County School signage on the District, $1,452,872.00 school. It will also send notifications to all district personnel, local law enforcement and first responders. “To have a system like that is to be able to have some stress reduced,” McDonald said. “That communications piece, notifications piece — time matters, seconds count. The longer the delay the more cause for harm.”

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McDonald said his team has already started work to put these changes in place. “We haven’t received the money yet,” McDonald said, “but we are running because we want to get them implemented as fast as possible.” According to the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, funds will be disbursed before the end of April. Golden View Classical Academy, a charter school in Golden, also received a grant for $63,948.20 to improve physical security with door protection devices and glass protection, and to train school staff in emergency response protocols. “Students will be safer in their classrooms and throughout the school, and our staff will be more flexible in responding to a variety of dynamic critical events,” said Golden View’s principal Robert Garrow. “We are excited to be part of this program and to provide the safest possible environment for our students, staff, volunteers and visitors.”

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Vaping’s growing popularity spurs action State, local officials tackle what some call a public health crisis

BY THE NUMBERS

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percent — of Colorado high school students are users of e-cigarettes

percent — of Colorado high school students smoke traditional cigarettes

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

epression, anxiety and wanting to fit in are what Olivia Ridl, 17, says drew her to begin vaping when she was a freshman at Chatfield High. “I wasn’t a popular kid,” she said. “I was eating lunch in my teachers’ classroom or in the library.” But vaping with her new friends made her feel like she fit in somewhere, and the nicotine buzz allowed her to cope with and numb unwanted feelings. By her sophomore year at the school in unincorporated south Jefferson County, Ridl said she couldn’t go a day without her vape, using it at school, in class — sometimes going through a pod or two a day. The discreet products — often marketed by manufacturers as a healthier alternative to cigarettes, one that can help adults quit smoking — have exploded among today’s youths. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says Colorado is first in the nation for the number of teenagers who use vaporizers or e-cigarettes, calling the trend a public health crisis. Local public health officials agree that high school students are vaping and using e-cigarettes at alarming rates. Vaping is the act of inhaling a vaporized liquid from an electronic device. The devices used to vape go by many different names such as e-cigarettes, e-cigs, smokeless cigarettes, vaporizers, vape pens and JUULs. There is no smoke like a regular, or combustible, cigarette, but there is the addictive chemical nicotine — which is concerning to health officials. In August, the Jefferson County Board of Health signed a resolution declaring youth vaping a public health crisis in Jefferson County. El Paso County did the same in January. The declaration followed the release of data from the most recent Healthy Kids Colorado Survey, an indepth survey on the health and wellbeing of young people conducted by the state every two years. The 2017 survey found that 44.2 percent of Colorado high school students have used a vapor product at some time — 27 percent of them using within the last 30 days. That’s roughly the same rate as in Jefferson County and more than twice the national average of 13 percent reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). While the rate of teen smoking has dropped 30 percent since 2013, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, vaping and e-cigarette use represent

percent — of JeffCo high school students have ever used an electronic vapor product

16.2

million — JUUL devices sold in 2017, up from 2.2 million in 2016

Students at Lakewood High School walk past vaping education posters in the hallway. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says Colorado is first in the nation for the number of teenagers who use vaporizers or e-cigarettes, calling the trend a public health crisis. SHANNA FORTIER

Consequences in Jeffco Public Schools

Source: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment; 2017 Healthy Kids Colorado Survey; JUUL

DEFINITIONS Vaping: The act of inhaling a vaporized liquid from an electronic device. The devices used to vape go by many different names such as e-cigarettes, e-cigs, smokeless cigarettes, vaporizers, vape pens, mods, tanks, cigalikes, JUUL, e-hookah and hookah pens. E-cigarettes: E-cigarettes come in many shapes and sizes. Most have a battery, a heating element, and a place to hold a liquid. E-cigarettes produce an aerosol by heating a liquid that usually contains nicotine, flavorings and other chemicals that help to make the aerosol. Users inhale this aerosol into their lungs. Some e-cigarettes are made to look like regular cigarettes, cigars or pipes. Some resemble pens, USB sticks and other everyday items. Larger devices such as tank systems, or “mods,” do not resemble other tobacco products. E-juice, e-liquid or vape juice: The liquid used in vape devices to make a smokelike vapor.

something of a new frontier for health, school and law officials. What’s vaping? E-cigarettes hit the market in the U.S. in the early 2000s. The batterypowered products deliver nicotine in the form of an aerosol, which generally contains fewer toxic chemicals than the 7,000 chemicals in smoke from regular cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But the aerosol can still have potentially harmful substances like heavy metals and cancer-causing agents, according to the CDC. Dr. Stanton Glantz, director of the University of California, San Francisco Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, says vaping devices expose people to a much higher level of heavy metals than combustible cigarettes do. While vaping refers to the actual act of inhaling and exhaling vapor from a device, an e-cigarette is a specific type of device, created to feel and look like a traditional cigarette. Statistics

show that vaping has increased in the past three years with the emergence of kid-friendly flavors and trendy products, such as the JUUL, which hit the market in 2015. Popular among teenagers, the JUUL looks like a small flash drive. It is sold at gas stations, convenience stores and online, and its sales increased from 2.2 million in 2016 to 16.2 million in 2017, according to the company. On its website, the company states that anyone who purchases a JUUL must be at least 21 years old. This is regulated by a self-identifying age button. The legal age to purchase vape products throughout the country ranges from 18 to 21. In Colorado, the minimum age is 18. The JUUL rings up at about $40 a device and $5 a pod, which contains the liquid used in the device. The device does not produce a big cloud and is easy to hide. Fruity flavors and the use of social media have made vaping appealing to youths, experts say. “Ultimately, it’s undermining all

Pod: A cartridge filled with a liquid used in a device. JUUL: A brand of electronic cigarette. They look like a USB flash drives and can be charged by a computer. They are popular with teenage users, who often refer to the activity of using one as JUULing rather than vaping. Tanks: The component of a vaping device that includes a reservoir to hold additional vape juice and the coil to fire and create the vapor. Mods: Bigger, bulkier, more complicated e-cigarettes. Sources: Colorado Department of Public Health, smokefree.gov, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services the progress we’ve made in reducing youth tobacco use,” said Susan Westhof, who is part of the tobacco SEE VAPING, P7

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health team at Jefferson County Public Health. “Now, a lot of kids are trying this new trendy way of using nicotine and they are getting addicted.” The liquid in some vaping products comes in a variety of popular, kidfriendly flavors, like bubble gum and cotton candy. Pink lemonade and strawberry daiquiri were the favorite flavors of Ridl, who is now one year clean from vaping. Mango, she said, was the most popular flavor among her classmates. “A lot of kids use the fruit flavors,” she said, adding that she didn’t know any teens who used the plain tobacco flavor. After a Federal Drug Administration crackdown in late October, JUUL announced they will stop selling mango-, fruit-, creme- and cucumberflavored pods at retail stores. Those flavors will remain available online at the company’s own website through age-verified purchases. “That was a big deal,” Westhof said. “But we still have the mom-and-pop small companies selling their fruity flavors.” Westhof added that her organization would like mint and menthol flavors to also be taken off the shelves. In 2018, 20.8 percent of high school students and 4.9 percent of middle school students across the U.S. reported using e-cigarettes in the past 30 days, according to the CDC. That accounts for about 3.6 million young people. ‘Risk taking’ Reasons for picking up the habit vary, public officials say. But most agree that young people view it as “cool” and “trendy,” and disregard the potential health risks. Jen Bolcoa, health education specialist for Jefferson County Public Schools, says there are several factors that play into the popularity of the products, including the social connection vaping creates among youths. “These students have never gone to school when smoking was allowed or teachers had a smoke break,” Bolcoa said. “They’ve always lived in a tobacco-free schools environment. I think a lot of times they don’t connect the device they are using with tobacco. But they certainly do connect with the social, the fun flavors and the risk taking.” Lakewood High School senior Tasmin Duncan said she sees vaping everywhere at her school. “You’ll catch someone in class sneakily doing it, or you’ll see it in the bathroom every time you walk in there,” said Duncan, who is part of the Jeffco Tobacco-Free Youth Breathe Easy team, a high school club focused on preventing tobacco and substance use in their schools and communities. In class, students blow their vape clouds into their hoodies, or they “ghost it,” Ridl said, explaining that students inhale and hold their breath. After a couple seconds, there is no vape cloud.

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TALKING TO TEENS The following tips can help when talking to teens, according to Tobacco Free Colorado. More information can be found at www. tobaccofreeco.org. Listen Make then feel heard. Consider their opinions and keep the conversation going. Even if you’ve talked about this topic before, their issues and opinions change all the time. Plus, as youth get older, they can feel more pressure from friends and classmates. Set clear rules Make family, school and sports team rules clear and stick to them. Let them know what will happen if they don’t follow them. Focus on positive messages Encourage them to make choices that help them achieve their goals. Learn how teens are vaping Because of the wide array of discreet vape devices, it is easier than evert to hide them and vape at school or during school activities. Get a sense of what vaping devices look like. Many teens don’t consider JUULs to be vapes or e-cigarettes.

Share the science Despite what teens may hear, vaping is not just water vapor. Most vapes contain nicotine, artificial flavoring and other chemicals. Stress the fact that teens who JUUL or vape nicotine and THC — the compound that is the main active ingredient of cannabis — have trouble learning and memory issues, as both nicotine and THC have negative effects on adolescent brain development. What to ask teens Have you ever used a vape pen, vaporizer, e-cig or a JUUL with nicotine? How much? How often?

Vape products come in many shapes and sizes. Health concerns Vapes have a cartridge, otherwise known as a pod, that is filled with a liquid often with as much nicotine as one pack of cigarettes. That’s about 200 puffs worth. The vaping trend concerns public health officials and medical professionals due to known and unknown health risks. In addition to nicotine, vaporizers and e-cigarettes deliver other, unregulated ingredients, said Robert Valuck, professor at the Department of Clinical Pharmacy at the University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. “People don’t realize nicotine is just as problematic with vaping as with cigarettes to the young brain, pre-age 25,” Valuck said. “This use of nicotine — anything that is an addictive substance — actually changes brain chemistry and rewires somebody to be

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a more dependent person on substances for the rest of their life.” Dr. Tista Ghosh, interim chief medical officer at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said data suggests vaping may be an indicator for other high-risk behaviors, such as binge drinking, using marijuana and misusing prescription pain medications. Nicotine is especially problematic for young people, whose brains are still developing. Areas of the brain associated with risk and decisionmaking don’t fully form until age 25, Valuck said. He added that the younger the consumer of nicotine is, the more likely he or she will continue use. “It’s biology,” Valuck said. “We should keep people safe until they are old enough to make a rational decision.” Each puff of the chemical deliv-

ers a small amount of dopamine, a neurotransmitter in the body associated with reward and pleasure, Valuck explained. When nicotine is inhaled regularly, the consumer’s natural production of dopamine begins to shut down. “If you stop inhaling nicotine, you feel like crap. You have no dopamine inside,” Valuck said. “This is why people don’t want to quit (smoking).” Nicotine addiction is linked to agitation, aggression and anger, and can escalate existing anxiety or depression, experts say. It can disrupt sleep cycles and appetite. Some people report suicidal thinking when the substance is removed, Valuck said. Unlike traditional cigarettes, which have been around for many years, vaping products are relatively new to the market and studies are ongoing as to long-term health impacts. Glantz, who has been researching the health risks associated with vaping at his center in San Francisco, said that while it could be another 20 years before scientists know the potential cancer risks associated with vaping, heart and lung disease are already being linked. What’s being done Efforts to decrease the use of ecigarettes and other vaping products SEE VAPING, P8

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Senior Day features topics for older Coloradans STAFF REPORT

Learn about what is coming for older Coloradans in the next decade and the potential impact on legislation during Senior Day at the Capitol, presented by the Colorado Senior Lobby. Hear from legislators, elected officals and Senior Day sponsors. A panel of

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are taking place at the county, state and national level. In January, Colorado leaders introduced a bipartisan bill that would prohibit the use of e-cigarettes in indoor public spaces and workplaces. If it passes during this legislative session, which ends in May, it would essentially put in place the same rules that smokers of traditional cigarettes face. The goal, in part, is to eliminate youth exposure to the products. “The recent rise in popularity of electronic smoking devices has pointed out a glaring loophole in current law that must be closed in order to keep these products out of the hands of children,” said state Rep. Colin Larson, a Republican representing parts of unincorporated Jefferson County and co-sponsor of the bill. This comes on the heels of a state-

leaders will discuss technology-enabled evolutions in mobility, accessibilty and health care. Senior Day at the Capitol is March 13. This year’s event will take place at the historic Scottish Rite Masonic Center at 1370 Grant St., Denver, diagonally across the street from the Capitol. A burrito and bagel breakfast is of-

fered from 8 to 9 a.m., and the program is presented from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Tours of the Capitol will be available after the event. One topic will be financial security for older Coloradans. Additionally, students from MetMedia at Metropolitan State University of Denver will conduct interviews and show the results of a

video project they are producing. The event will be streamed through YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/ user/ColoradoSeniorLobby. Reserve tickets at www.youtube.com/ user/ColoradoSeniorLobby. Learn more about the event, including how to become a sponsor, at www.coloradoseniorlobby. org/our-events/senior-day-at-the-capitol.

wide health advisory on vaping and nicotine ad• Jefferson County Public Health: www. diction issued by the Department jeffco.us/publicof Public Health health and Environment last November. • Tobacco-Free JefThen-Gov. John fco: www.tobaccoHickenlooper freejeffco.com signed an executive order • Tobacco-Free to double the Colorado: www. number of comtobaccofreeco.org pliance checks on businesses • Children’s Hospital that sell vapor Colorado: www. products and ban childrenscolorado. the use of vaping org products in state buildings. Similarly, the City of Lakewood recently adopted a mandatory licensing system for retailers who sell non-cigarette tobacco products and devices. In January, the Lakewood City Council unanimously voted in favor of a new tobacco-licensing system

ordinance designed to halt youth tobacco use. The ordinance will require retailers who sell non-cigarette tobacco products to pay a licensing application fee — something that is a proven strategy to prevent illegal sales and youth tobacco use, according to Jefferson County Public Health. Products like e-cigarettes, chewing tobacco, snus (moist powder tobacco), pipe tobacco, cigars and cigarillos fall under the category of non-cigarette products. Additionally, non-cigarette tobacco products will be required to be put behind counters in stores. Golden and Edgewater have similar laws in place. Along with the health advisory, Hickenlooper launched Vape-Free November, a prevention initiative aimed at increasing awareness about the dangers of e-cigarettes and vaping. He also recommended that the General Assembly pass legislation on existing tobacco policy, including raising the minimum sales age for tobacco and ecigarette products to 21 years old. With the initiative came more discussion. “I think that really helped create a sense of urgency that helps us feel like people were ready to listen and learn about the problem and how to address it locally,” Westhof said. “Vape-Free November created a nice platform for us to better educate the community.” The initiative also brought attention to the need for better communication between parents and their kids. “What we’ve realized is that adults don’t understand it, they don’t know how to talk about it,” Westhof said. “We want to help adults feel armed and have the facts and be able to help youth.” Jeffco Public Schools is working to educate school faculty and staff as well as coaches, parents and mentors. Late last year, the district started partnering with Jeffco Public Health to hold workshops on how to start the conversation about vaping. Teen Breathe Easy Teams focused on preventing tobacco and substance use in their schools and communities are also working to educate their peers at Jefferson, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge high schools about vaping and other tobacco products. Additionally, six Jeffco schools offer a Not-On-Tobacco (N-O-T) group — a 10week voluntary group to help students quit tobacco. The NOT group at Chatfield High is what Ridl said helped her kick her nicotine and vaping addiction. “When you’re in school and you see people doing it, it’s all fun and games,” Ridl said. “But when you’re in an actual group where people want to stop, it feels like you have that support.” In the fall of 2018, the Chatfield High NOT group had 22 members — the most ever — with all of them trying to

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Forming a pipeline for future talent Mines and Lockheed Martin host event to inspire potential aerospace engineers

Andrew Stodghill, an electronic engineer with Lockheed Martin, sits next to a 3D printout of Orion on Feb. 19. He was one of about 20 Lockheed Martin engineers — all Colorado School of Mines alumni — who participated in an event meant to introduce high schoolers who have been accepted Mines to the college and a career in aerospace.

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Aerospace is a worldwide endeavor. “It is one thing that unites the nation, and it unites the world,” said Paul Anderson, the Orion program director with Lockheed Martin. “And it even goes beyond that.” On Feb. 19, as part of National Engineers Week, Feb. 18-22, Lockheed Martin partnered with the Colorado School of Mines to bring together Lockheed Martin’s aerospace engineers, current Mines students and high school seniors from across the state. About 20 Lockheed Martin engineers — all Mines alumni — participated in the event, and about 25 high schoolers — all who have been accepted to Mines — attended the event. The high school students received lab tours on Mines campus where they got to see graduate students at work, and an opportunity to “talk shop” during a mentoring luncheon with the Lockheed Martin

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answered, Howell said. This year was the seventh year for the event to happen, and it has always been a joint effort between Mines and Lockheed Martin. Mines’ partnerships with industry enrich the school, said Mines President Paul Johnson in his address to the high schoolers. And in turn, he said, employers commend Mines’ graduates. “We have always been a producer of outstanding engineers,” Johnson said to the students. He added that the number one thing employers say about Mines graduates is that “they are the best team players.” This is followed by Mines graduates accomplish their tasks and that they are resilient and can overcome challenges, Johnson said to the students. During the mentoring luncheon, the high schoolers, current Mines students and Lockheed Martin engineers chatted in small, rotating groups to share stories — the experience of attending Mines and what the aerospace engineers do at Lockheed Martin, for example. Anderson referred to the event as a pipeline for future talent. It’s an opportunity to get the best and brightest students, first, attracted to Mines, Anderson said, and then, get them interested in aerospace and excited for a potential future career in the field. And “the Lockheed Martin engineers will go back to work completely energized,” Anderson said. “For them to have the opportunity to influence the future is really energizing.”

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Bridget Gibson, a project engineer with the space-based infrared program at Lockheed Martin, listens to a student question on Feb. 19. Colorado School of Mines and Lockheed Martin partnered to bring Mines alumni who are now working as aerospace engineers, current Mines students and high schoolers who have been accepted to Mines together to conversate as part of National Engineers Week, Feb. 18–22.

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February 28, 2019 Daniel Schlegel, Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum’s operations manager, admires the 27 newly-donated specimens now on display at the museum. The collection was donated by Eric Long and Tracy Walsh and will be part of the museum’s permanent display.

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A sparkling collection of specimens Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum receives donation of 27 prisine minerals BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As a kid, Eric Long would collect the cool and pretty rocks that he found. Through the years, and specifically for the past decade or so, the Texas resident became a serious mineral collector and connoisseur. “The more you learn about (rocks, gems and minerals) — how hard they are to find, how rare good specimens are — it makes you think about the complex science behind their formation tens or hundreds of millions of years ago,” Long said in a statement from the Colorado School of Mines Geology Museum. With the goal to pique other peoples’ curiosity for rocks, gems and minerals, Long recently donated 27 pristine specimens, valued at about $3.2 million, from his personal collection to the Mines Geology Museum. The specimens in this donation were sought out from the world’s best mineral dealers and collectors, said Ed Raines, collection manager for the Mines Geology Museum. “These are significant pieces,” Raines said. “Each and every one is a superb example of crystal form, habit and association with other minerals.” A few examples from Long’s donation include blue topaz from Brazil, green prehnite from Mali and wire silver from China. “A donation of this caliber truly elevates the quality of our exhibits and also heightens the experience for our visitors,” said Renata Lafler, executive director of the Mines Geology Museum, in a press release. “We are absolutely thrilled to share this generous contribution with the public and encourage everyone to come see these natural works of art.” The Long donation went on display on Feb. 11. Currently, all 27 specimens

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are on display in the museum’s Llewellyn Special The Colorado Exhibits Room. School of Mines Geology Museum, They will stay there through Fall 1310 Maple St. in Golden, is free and 2019 and will then open to the public. be incorporated into the museHours are 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday- um’s permanent displays based on Saturday, and 1-4 their country of p.m. on Sundays. origin. The newlyFor more informadonated 27 pieces tion, visit www. mines.edu/geolo- join the museum’s 22,000+ catalogued gy-museum. minerals and specimens of meteorites, fossils, gemstones and mining artifacts. Long is a veteran of the oil and gas industry, and now serves as president and CEO of USA Compression Partners, an Austin-based third-party provider of mission-critical compression services, equipment and applications to customers across the oil and gas industry. “Both the museum and Colorado School of Mines have so many opportunities from an educational perspective to help open people’s minds about the extractive industries, and we hope that these beautiful minerals can help serve as a gateway,” Long said in a press release. “What better way to encourage kids’ interest in STEM topics than by stimulating their intellectual curiosity through minerals.” This donation is Long’s fifth donation to the Mines Geology Museum in the past five years. Long and his wife Tracy Walsh, a Colorado native, have a mountain home in Colorado. The two were introduced to the Mines Geology Museum through Hugh Harvey, a Mines alumnus — undergraduate class of 1974 and class of 1980 for his master’s degree — and their neighbor. People have been ooh-ing and ahhing over the Long donation, said Daniel Schlegel, Mines Geology Museum’s operations manager. “Their eyes light up when they see it,” Schlegel said. And “they gush about how beautiful it is.”

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WinterFest encourages people to get outside BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Friday night snow was the perfect addition to WinterFest, held Saturday, Feb. 23 in McIlvoy Park in Olde Town Arvada. The event, presented by the Arvada Festivals Commission, launched last year to fulfill a vision of an outdoor festival to celebrate the variety of cultures in the Arvada community.

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On the far right, Dr. Michele Koons, curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science; Mark Mitchell, research director for Paleocultural Research Group; and, inside the excavation unit, Rolfe Mandel, a participant with the University of Kansas Odyssey Archaeological Research Program, examine the different layers in the profile of an excavation unit at Magic Mountain. COURTESY OF DENVER MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE This particular location was likely attractive to humans because there’s access to water, and with the nearby SEE ARTIFACTS, P13

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Arvada Sunrise Rotary hosts speech contest STAFF REPORT

The Arvada Sunrise Rotary is seeking participants for its annual scholarship challenge. The contest is open to students at Arvada, Arvada West, Pomona and Ralston Valley high school. The

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hogback, served as somewhat of a sheltered area along the Front Range, said Dr. Michele Koons, curator of archaeology at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. During the 2017 and 2018 summers, the Denver Museum of Nature & Science offered community archaeological digs at Magic Mountain. The project is funded in part by a grant from the Colorado State Historical Fund. About 3,000 people attended the free archaeological site tours and participated in the excavation activities at the site. Youths with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver participated in the digs both summers — about 10 children in grades third through sixth in 2017, and about 40 children from the same age range in 2018. Archaeology was not something they necessarily knew a lot about, said Abbe Knake, the talent and development manager for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver who helped oversee the coordination of the partnership with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. “It got them excited to learn about old things,” Knake said. “It was fun for them to get to learn something new, then apply that knowledge alongside expert archaeologists.” During the community excavation efforts, about 15,000 artifacts were found, Koons said, who is co-directing the project. They range from full tools, rock-filled hearths and roasting ovens that could have possibly been inside a structure; to fragments, or, shards — pieces of broken tools, grinding stones, ceramics or arrowheads — and burnt bone, Koons added. Originally, the oldest occupation of the site was thought to be about 5,000-5,500 years ago. However, new research suggests that humans could have occupied Magic Mountain roughly 9,000 years ago. “The fact that we’ve identified an early Holocene and potentially Late Paleoindian occupation at Magic Mountain only magnifies the site’s importance for understanding the ancient history of the region,” Mitchell said in a press release. “Only a few sites in the Denver Basin preserve archaeological deposits from that period.” These new dates were discovered by using radiocarbon dating layers of soil and associated organic remains and artifacts. Research for the new dates was

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done in partnership with the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, PCRG and the University of Kansas Odyssey Archaeological Research Program (OARP). “These new dates open up a potential new avenue of inquiry into early Coloradan life along the Front Range,” Koons said in a press release. Although artifacts discovered at Magic Mountain so far are not the oldest found in Colorado, it’s an exciting and rare find, Koons said. She added the oldest artifacts found to date in Colorado came from the Dent Site in Weld County, southwest of Greeley. Known as the Clovis culture, these artifacts can date back to about 13,500-14,000 years ago, Koons said. The summers of 2017 and 2018 are not the first time for archaeologists to be attracted to Magic Mountain. The first artifacts from Magic Mountain came to the museum in 1936, according to Koons, during a Magic Mountain archaeological site tour attended by the Golden Transcript. These artifacts piqued the interest of other archaeologists affiliated with the museum, particularly a husband-and-wife team, the Huschers, in the 1940s. Following in their footsteps, Cynthia IrwinWilliams, the first woman to graduate with an archaeology degree from Harvard University, formally excavated the site in 1959-60 for her dissertation to earn her PhD. Then, in 1996, Fort Collins-based Centennial Archaeology, Inc. conducted a community-based archaeology program at Magic Mountain. The current project will take a break from fieldwork in 2019 as analysis/lab work continues and helps form research questions for the future. Mitchell notes experts haven’t finished learning all there is to know about the site, the humans that once inhabited it and the artifacts themselves. “The new dates push back the earliest occupation of the site by several millennia,” Mitchell said in a press release, “into a period about which we know very little.” This lab work, while possibly not as exciting as the actual excavation work, is just as important, Mitchell said. “We’re not digging just to make a hole in the ground,” Mitchell said. “We’re digging with a goal.” That goal, he said, is to answer one set of questions, and then come up with a whole new set of questions about those ancient people. “That,” Mitchell said, “is how archaeology works.”

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VOICES Using our BS-o-Meters to detect fraud

raud detection should be easy, using common sense, evidence, or as some people call it, our BS meters. But with the increasALCHEMY ing frequency of rush-to-judgment incidents – and their wildfire spread on “social” media – we need a better way to identify fraudsters who say they did or didn’t do something that someone else has photographic, audio or video veriAndrea Doray fication proving just the opposite.

I had enrolled in the University of Idaho and bought furniture online from Wayfair … nope. Within minutes after I responded, the charges were reversed, my card was canceled and a new one was on its way. Now that’s fraud detection. Today, thinking about Jusse Smollett, who stands accused of orchestrating an attack on himself (and who says he has evidence to exonerate himself), or about the selectively edited video of what seemed to be a confrontation between high school students and a Native American elder, my own BS meter is going off. In our current dismissive, divisive and out-and-out hateful environment,

For some issues, though, fraud detection is easy. As an example, I have a small yin-and-yang tattoo on my ankle. Over the years, this symbol had become faded and indistinct, so while in Las Vegas a couple of years ago I went to the tattoo parlor in the Mirage hotel to have it refreshed. This only took about 20 minutes but by the time I returned to my room, I had a voicemail, text message and email from my credit card company alerting me that my card had been used in a tattoo parlor in Vegas! With some amusement, I confirmed the transaction. On the other hand, I recently received a fraud alert asking me if

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Trash, my hopes The article on page 4 of the Feb. 21 Arvada Press was greatly encouraging to me. At least 5 years ago, I sent an editorial to Arvada Press regarding the same concerns with the current system: road damage, noise and air pollution, and increased street safety. Many other cities have a single waste hauling system, e.g., Denver, Lakewood.This is not a new concept. I think fear of a quick timeline is an excuse not to do what is right for the reasons mentioned above. Examine how other cities do this and let’s get going.Thank you. Jan Gurule, Arvada

Taxpayers need a rainy day fund How great if Colorado would enact a Secure Savings Plan so that all Coloradans can have a rainy-day fund and a retirement plan. Our elected officials need a wake-up call! Thousands of Coloradans retire every year and we’ve not made it easy enough to have access to retirement savings accounts. Let’s establish a system that is portable, so the plan follows people when they switch jobs. And let’s set up a system that is auto-enrolling, so workers immediately start saving at a level that works for them when they start their first job. Employers would have minimum record keeping, just another line on the pay stub. If workers want

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Higher road needed for accountability The local newspaper Arvada Press helps sees to it that “all” citizens have fair chance to express themselves in “Letters to the Editor.” But the paper, like many local community leaders though can do little to inform any citizen who doesn’t want their opinions of what’s thought to be challenged, even slightly. The fiery words about trash hauling are examples of outlandish, divided thinking which they cling too against all rational appeals. Feb. 14 just such a letter writer tried to make both national journalistic efforts and Nathan Phillips heroic. The letter states “We could all use more men like” Phillips’ regarding an incident involving Catholic school boys waiting for a bus after a Pro-Life Rally in our Nation’s Capitol during the MLK Holiday. But the many recordings found SEE LETTERS, P15

however, it’s not surprising to me that condemnation of both events was swift. Yet neither situation (about which we common people still don’t have all the facts) rang quite true for me. So for those of us truly interested in fraud detection, I propose this threestep solution: 1. We all get our news from a single source that is fair, balanced and impartial. 2. We all use a BS-o-Meter to detect, well, you know, BS. 3. We all communicate civilly with one another when our BS-o-Meters go off. SEE DORAY, P17

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land. Thousands of tourists enjoying ear Middle Child— the beach saw this and said “Huh. Welcome to the pages of the newspaper. Yeah, this is a thing That’s kinda strange.” And went that I do — ask you older sister. about their business. A small number of people saw this and saw potential Every once in a while, an issue comes danger. up that I need to address with Minutes after the water you, but, in some way, it feels HITTING went rushing out to sea, it like it might be useful for HOME returned…in the form of the world to hear about. So, 100-foot tsunami waves that y’know, here goes. resulted in the deaths of over Don’t you feel lucky? Of course, you’re still a mi200,000 people. The people who nor, so I won’t use your name. overcame their “normalcy I’m pretty sure I’ve embarbias” and saw the strange rassed you enough in your life as potentially dangerous that it’s probably worth maingave themselves a chance to taining a quantum of anonymsurvive. Those who simply ity. The people who know you shrugged and acted like everyalready know, anyway, so… thing was fine probably died At any rate, here’s what that day. Michael Alcorn today’s screed is about: Okay. Dramatic example, normalcy bias. Normalcy bias is a right? I think it’s even more natural psychological term for the tendency of for people to fall back on normalcy humans to make events and observabias when they deal with other people. tions fit into patterns of thought that For instance, we all know there are are familiar to them already. It is the certain acceptable ways of behaving brain’s shorthand way of understand— we call those societal norms. And, ing the world. It keeps things simple. because they are so normal to us, we Unfortunately, it is also one of the tend to expect other people to behave reasons so many people fail to recogthe same way. nize that events which they are a part But they don’t. of are dangerous. In 2004, there was a Why do you think I spent so much major earthquake beneath the floor of time when you were learning to drive the Indian Ocean. A few minutes later, telling you about “defensive driving.” hundreds of miles away, the water at a beautiful oceanfront beach in Southeast Asia went rushing away from the SEE ALCORN, P17

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Bill would simplify Colorado’s confusing sales tax rules GUEST COLUMN

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n 2013, the Council on State Taxation rated Colorado as the fourth worst state in the country with a grade of “D.” According to a 2018 analysis by the Council, the score has not improved and Colorado currently has the hardest tax climate for businesses to navigate. The abysmal rankings are a result of a confusing and cumbersome patchwork of 756 geographic areas with different sales tax rates and bases. Unfortunately, without legislative action, there is more bad news. Colorado is very close to earning an even lower grade due to recent court rulings stemming from the Wayfair case. The case has spurred even more rules, barriers and red tape for Colorado small business. This new set of rules will have a devastating impact on our economy and families across the state.

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little evidence of racist or offensive statements by the Catholic youths but plenty vulgar and obscene ones by other adults. Mr. Phillips’ accusations against the Covington students were well documented, and he may be sued. The Washington Post is being sued for $250 million, and there may be more plaintiffs. Abusing children is never correct. Let us also consider what we’ve all found in trying “to be well informed” that we might be misinformed! Gary Scofield, Arvada Lay of the landscape I was delighted by your Feb. 7 report announcing that Rep. Brianna Titone’s (D-Arvada) water conservation bill HB19-1050 passed the house and will be moving on to the senate. This bill prohibits an HOA from preventing a home-owner’s utilization of drought-tolerant planting and hardscapes on their property. Drought poses a major concern to the public, and individual regulation of water usage has been shown to be highly effective. In 2002 mandatory restrictions throughout the state yielded a reduction of water usage by 13-53 percent (conservation varied by region). These restrictions primarily regulated the frequency of lawn watering per week, with restrictions ranging from 1-3 times weekly. Currently, the Colorado Climate Center is reporting that most of the Intermountain West regions have seen higher than average precipitation for the month of January. Although it will be months before the impact of the recent snowfall can be quantified, it is predicted that much of the state, particularly the southwest region will continue to experience drought but to a lesser degree. This means Colorado residents have

Consider the example of a Durangobased IT company selling to a customer in Sheridan. With the introduction of new rules, the IT company must collect the Sheridan city sales tax of 3.5 percent and the Arapahoe County sales tax of 0.25 percent. In addition, the business will be required to purchase a Sheridan sales tax license ($65) and file a sales tax return directly with the City of Sheridan. And this is only one sale. Under the new rules, the company will have to do this for every area of the state it makes a sale. We can do better. We must do better. After months of working with Simplify Colorado Sales Tax -- a coalition of business owners dedicated to simplifying the tax code for Colorado -- talking to municipalities, state regulators and attorneys, I’m proud to say that we have a solution in SB 6. Colorado should rank in the top

an opportunity to capitalize on recent snowfall and potentially impact drought in the future. I am hopeful that this bill will become a law, as it helps remove barriers to conserving one of our most precious resources. Rachel Alvidrez, Arvada Yay for full day K As a third grade teacher, I see every day that children who enter my class having attended quality kindergarten are best prepared to learn, grow socially and do well academically. This is why I am asking my state legislators, Senator Rachel Zenzinger and Representative Tracy KraftTharp, to support Governor Polis’ budget and fund full-day kindergarten in 2019. My observations as a teacher are backed-up by research. Studies show that children who receive a high-quality early education are 20 percent more likely to graduate from high school and, on average, earn a 50 percent higher income. Yet 14,000 Colorado children cannot access full-day kindergarten. This is largely because the cost is prohibitive. Many families can pay up to 500 dollars a month to keep their kids in full-day kindergarten. Full-day kindergarten in Colorado would help end inequity in early learning and set Colorado kids— across the state--on a successful path. There is no better investment to make at this time in Colorado than education. In fact, state-funded full-day kindergarten will free up significant resources at the district level allowing districts to expand preschool spots, help address teacher pay and meet other pressing needs. Please join me in calling on our legislators to fund full-day kindergarten now. Kids may only be 20 percent of our population but they are 100 percent of our future. Mary Catherine Kimling, Arvada

of every poll and every measure. This bill will ensure our tax climate improves. This bi-partisan effort will have an immediate impact on our tax climate and improve the situation for thousands of small businesses in every jurisdiction of the state. If passed, SB 6 will provide business owners a one-stop sales tax collection portal. By removing the reams of paperwork from their day, Coloradans can get back to their businesses and do what they do best, drive our economy. Join me in standing up for Colorado small business. Support SB 6. Let’s do the right thing and take the necessary steps to implement fiscally responsible changes that simplify sales tax and improve the competitive landscape in Colorado. State Representative Tracy Kraft-Tharp represents Jefferson County.

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Why not hire Death as your life adviser “. . . use death as your advisor” – Don Juan trong and unusual words. I just love this thought — it’s loaded with power and knocks your socks off when you first hear it. The power of this statement lies in the simplicity and conciseness of the GUEST message. That, and COLUMN that it deals up-front with our undeniable death. Many are afraid to address their death, or even consider it. While they know it’s coming, they won’t openly contemplate this inevitable conclusion. They’re runGlenn Bott ning scared, leaking energy, and minimizing their personal power. A warrior always seeks to maximize their personal power. They expect the best, don’t make excuses, and assume responsibility for everything in their life. They consciously create life the way they want. By embracing your inevitable death, you start living in the

moment, appreciate your daily events, traveling when and where you want, living in the house you want, and enjoying the relationships/friends/mates you have. Create your life any way you want. It’s all up to you. What does it mean to use death as your advisor? How can death be your adviser? What’s to be gained by doing this? Using death as your adviser is a way to maintain and maximize your focus. A lot of us live our daily lives and assume tomorrow will be pretty much the same as today. We expect a certain degree of continuity in our lives. By using death as your advisor, this helps you maintain your focus and realize you don’t have control over much of anything. You can’t control the events of tomorrow, or even assure that you will be alive tomorrow. Since you can’t control these events, use this uncertainty to your advantage. With death as your adviser, it assists you in doing what’s important today and not procrastinating. Move toward your vision/goal. Let those you love know it. We get soft and complacent in assuming there will always be tomorrow, and it will be much the same as today.

This attitude robs you of your ability to be aware and savor the uniqueness of today. It’s all fresh. This moment has never happened before, and won’t ever happen again. Focus on this moment, take it all in, and give thanks for all it offers. Practice being in the NOW. Begin to focus on the wondrous mysteries that occur around us every day. Most of us don’t even realize or notice these phenomenal events. The secret to a harmonious and happy life is to maintain balance. If you get too involved in the “doing” extreme, you will be constantly taking action and try to complete three days worth of activities in a single day. This isn’t living as a warrior. This is running scared. Find your center and maintain balance. Take the time to truly enjoy and appreciate the beauty and wonder around you. Seek balance and do what needs to be done today. Do everything with joy and appreciation. Your life will be a constant source of growing, joy, exploration, and appreciation of the wondrous world about you. Don’t fall into the habit of assuming you have all the answers to life’s mysteries and you’ve seen it all before. Be humble and look with new eyes. Listen

with new ears. Always remember that death is stalking you. It is inevitable, but not something to be feared or dreaded. Death is a constant adviser, it’s not your adversary. It’s helping you maintain focus, stay sharp, live in the moment, and give thanks for what you have. When used as a positive, death is your advisor and ally. The truly happy people I know live this way moment by moment. Admittedly, they are few in number. They never forget that death is stalking them and they don’t know when it will arrive. This helps them live in the moment, give thanks for what they do have, cherish and appreciate their relationships, and maintain their awareness for messages from God/Creator/Source. They are also aware of the beauty and mystery of this wonderful life. They accept and relish it all – their hearts are open and they live in a constant state of gratitude and blessing. Glenn Bott of Arvada speaks and coaches on positivity, innovation, and resiliency. He shares the proven techniques he used to successfully reinvent himself after recovering from a severe and lifethreatening brain injury.

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kids who are vaping?” Discovering what adolescents already know and think about vaping can shape how the rest of your exchange may go. • Before suggesting why not to do it, ask why. Some adolescents vape for the thrill of defying authority while others do so to be considered “cool” in the eyes of their peers. Compact vaporizers have become the latest craze. Looking like flash drives, they allow teenagers to easily conceal their e-cigarettes and take quick, discreet hits at home, in school hallways and even in class. The stimulant quality of nicotine can also be attractive to some teenagers and cause them to think that they’re taking less of a risk by forgoing cigarettes or drugs. Also, flavors like cotton candy, blueberry and chocolate can mask the nicotine flavor, making e-cigarettes even more appealing. • Share your concern and answer their questions. Teenagers can be quick to tune out adults, so you may want to avoid criticism and encourage an open dialogue. Remember, your goal is to have a conversation, not to deliver a lecture. Don’t feel like you have to get everything out in the open in one sitting. It’s OK for your conversation to take place over time, in bits and pieces. More than 2 million high school and middle school students regularly used e-cigarettes in 2017. By having a conversation with them, you may have the opportunity to influence and help prevent them from joining those statistics. Dr. David Severance is the chief medical officer for UnitedHealthcare of Colorado.

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“They love each other as brothers .… I’m inspired by their togetherness, their closeness, their desire to make this happen.” Having some money to cover expenses would be nice, Simpson and Cuda say. But they aren’t worried —they’re going regardless. “I don’t know him personally,” Cuda says of Redman, “but I’m taking him personally …. As long as he’s one of our Blackhorse, I’ll take care of him.” The generosity of spirit has

overwhelmed Redman. “They said ‘All you got to do is show up and be healthy — we’ll take care of it,’ ” he says quietly. “Can you believe that? Isn’t that something?” ••••• Being on the receiving end of generosity has been humbling to Redman, known in the community for being the one to always help others. He was the can-do guy, the problem-solver, the man “with a heart of gold” as friends say, ready to step in when needed. A cavalry scout stationed in Germany near the border with the Soviet Union when the Chernobyl nuclear explosion occurred in 1986, Redman later taught armor operations

ALCORN FROM PAGE 14

Defensive driving isn’t because you don’t know how to drive — it’s because there are a lot of idiots on the streets who don’t drive according to the rules or your expectations, and they cause a lot of problems. For instance, everybody knows that you drive through a school zone a little slower, a little more cautiously than normal, especially right around start and end times. But the middleaged Caucasian jerk in the darkcolored truck who went screaming through the school zone over 40 mph during drop off apparently did not get that memo, and if it hadn’t been for some cautious, defensive adults, there would have been dead kids in front of their school last week. And you would never, ever assume that your friends would ever do anything wrong or nefarious with information that you give to them, would you? After all, they’re your

warfare and was called up in the reserves during Desert Shield/Desert Storm. He was a police officer for 23 years in Kentucky before moving to Parker to help care for his aging parents. He worked construction and started his own business. But the cancer, which has spread to his liver and stomach, has ravaged Redman, leaving him with an ileostomy bag outside his stomach area to collect waste products from his body, whittling him down from a “maverick” 230 pounds to 140 pounds at one point. He has since gained back 40 pounds, despite the side-effects of chemotherapy and radiation

friends, and there’s a reason they’re your friends. You want to believe the best of them. But, sometimes, the best isn’t what people give you, is it? You help them out of the goodness of your heart and a desire for their success, and they turn around and use that help for selfish (and potentially troublesome) ends. You’re off to college soon, and it’s a different world than the one you’ve known. I’m not trying to scare you or discourage you about the beauty of people. I’m just trying to get you to wrap your mind around the myriad of possibilities. Fear is a terrible stance to approach the world from. But caution is always called for — your “normal” is not universal. Love you! Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His new novel, “Charon’s Blade,” is available at Amazon.com, on Kindle, or through MichaelJAlcorn.com. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

that make it difficult to eat. There have been dark days, where he’d sit in his condo, watch TV and not open the door for four or five days. “Just couldn’t summon the energy,” he says. His daughter, prayer, talking scriptures with his brothers have helped him move forward. His dad, Dave Redman, 78, a retired Navy master chief, has been a constant presence — the rock — who still takes him to every appointment. But this chance to live with joy for a little while has been an unexpected, spirit-lifting gift. “I get to see brothers I haven’t seen in years, meet

new brothers, be with my daughter on her birthday,” says Redman, his voice tinged with a soft longing. “Go down to Florida, get up in the middle of the night and walk down to the beach, feeling the breeze in your hair, smelling the salt, looking up and seeing the palms. It just calms your soul.” He pauses, remembering. “And it’s never bad to feel the sand beneath your toes.” Ann Macari Healey writes about people, places and issues of everyday life. An award-winning columnist, she can be reached at ahealey@ coloradocommunitymedia or 303-566-4100.

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Some people people privy to my plan have pointed out certain fallacies, not the least of which is the single fair, balanced and impartial news source. Another is that people would actually respond to each other with courtesy and consideration. But, hey, I still believe it could happen. I am sticking with my BS-o-Meter idea, though, primarily because I’ve been fooled myself, fervently relating something I’ve learned and then expecting a reaction that meshes with my own cognitive bias. We all have cognitive bias – mistakes in reasoning, evaluating or remem-

bering because we cling to our beliefs regardless of contrary information – which is why we also need our BS-oMeters. For those of you acquainted with me, it might seem more likely that I would use my card at Idaho State University than at a tattoo parlor in Vegas. After respectful exchanges each time, however, truth was distinguished from BS. Maybe Step 3 really should be “We all set aside our cognitive bias,” and then proceed to civil communication as Step 4. Hey, it could happen. Andrea Doray is a writer who never buys furniture online, but seriously contemplates applying for a Ph.D. program. Email her with suggestions at a.doray@andreadoray.com.

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Get lost in ‘The Moors’ on area stage

Those taking advantage of the Castle Rock Zipline Tours fly over Philip S. Miller Park in Castle Rock.

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Look no further than the Front Range area for great activities BY ALEX DEWIND ADEWIND@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

or many families, spring break is a prime time to travel — the perfect week for an escape to the mountains, a road trip to another state or a flight to a beach destination. But for others — who may be stuck at home because of work, schedule conflicts or the cost of traveling — spring break is just another week. Luckily, your kids don’t have to suffer. The Denver metro area has a plethora of activities for all ages. Whether it’s an overnight stay at a historic hotel downtown, a day camp in Arvada or an outdoor adventure in Castle Rock, we’ve got what you need to plan the ultimate “staycation.” Check out a new hotel Downtown Denver and surrounding neighborhoods are home to some of the metro area’s oldest, most luxurious and unique hotels. Looking for a mom-daughter spa day? The Four Seasons Hotel Denver, 1111 14th St, is a one-stop-shop for hair and nails, a massage and access to the hotel’s five-star spa facility, equipped with a steam room and whirlpool. Spa guests must be 18

Looking for activities to do over spring break? Visit with an elephant at the Denver Zoo. The facility is open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. COURTESY OF DENVER ZOO years or older, but teens between the ages of 14 to 17 are allowed in with a signed waiver from a parent. Historic hotel For an option rich in history, try a night or two at Denver’s second longest operating hotel, the Brown Palace, 321 17th Street. Built in 1892, the hotel has seen nearly every president, the Beatles and a long list of famous socialites. The elegant interior and famous cigar lounge are reminiscent of another era, a flash-

back in time. While you’re there: spend an afternoon in the tea room, complete with scones and finger sandwiches, or take a personally guided tour of the hotel. Sign up for a camp Keep the kids busy over spring break with one of the metro area’s many day camps. SEE STAYCATION, P21

or aficionados of a certain kind of English novel, the phrase “the moors” conjures up images of a mysterious, fog-shrouded lowlands where romance and danger go hand-inhand. In her 2016 work with that same title, playwright Jen Silverman took the conventions that writers like the Brönte sisters and Arthur Conan Doyle built into this location and turned them into a dark comedy. “One way we’re describing the show is ‘Wuthering Heights’ meets ‘The Addams Family,’” explained COMING Jessica RobATTRACTIONS actor blee. “There are a lot of mysteries to it, but there’s also a lot of fun in the play as well.” The regional premiere of “The Moors” runs at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., through Clarke Reader May 18. The show is the second of three repertory productions at the center, with performances taking place at 1 p.m. on Wednesdays, 7:30 p.m. on Thursdays through Saturdays and 2 p.m. on Sundays. There will also be select Saturday matinées at 2 p.m. The show focuses on two sisters, their depressed mastiff dog (Geoffrey Kent) and their lonely life out on the moors. But with the appearance of a governess and a mooorhen, everyone’s life gets thrown into chaos. Robblee takes on the role of Huldey, one of the sisters, and Regina Fernandez plays Emilie, the home’s new governess. “The show reminds me of the great gothic thrillers like ‘Rebecca,’ but there’s also bits of ‘The Wizard of Oz’ and ‘Alice in Wonderland’ as well,” Fernandez said. “While it might seem like just a period piece, it’s really easy to access for modern audiences.” One thing the show has in common with the other two productions of the Black Box season — “The Diary of Anne Frank” and “Sin Street Social Club” — is a strong sense of location. Fernandez said the English moors are a vibrant character in the play, which adds to the emotional and darkly funny nature of the play. “Really, it’s just a beautiful show,” Robblee said. “There’s a real journey in the play, with a lot of nice surprises along the way.” SEE READER, P21

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Casa Bonita art at NEXT Gallery Artists pay tribute to the long-standing restaraunt BY JOSEPH RIOS JRIOS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

he “Pretty in Pink” art exhibit at NEXT Gallery is dedicated to Casa Bonita, a staple in Lakewood. The art exhibit features 50 paintings, drawings, ceramics and other forms of art. WHERE: NEXT Gallery, 6851 W. Colfax, Unit B WHEN: The art exhibit is on view until March 10. NEXT Gallery is open 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays and noon to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. CONTACT: 303-433-4933, nextartgallerydenver.com

Jesse Morvay takes some time over the weekend to visit NEXT Gallery.

Pam Farris poses next to two of her paintings.

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The “Pretty in Pink” art exhibit is dedicated to Casa Bonita. At left, “Candy Money” by Shawn Bowman.

“Little Casa Bonita” by Cal Duran.

Get ‘Disenchanted’ in Boulder and ‘Lost in Yonkers’ in Golden

BDT Stage (formerly Boulder’s Dinner Theatre) only the name has changed. Still the same quality performances and great food … served by the stars of the shows. The first time I saw “Disenchanted,” I wasn’t fond of it; however, this time, I absolutely loved it, as did my guest. “Disenchanted,” runs through Mar. 31, 2019 at BDT Stage, 5501 Arapahoe Ave., in Boulder. The show stars: Annie Dwyer (Sleeping Beauty) she is hysterical as usual. Her “mugging” is infectious. Jessica Hindsley (Snow White) delivers a wonderful performance; Anna High (The Princess Who Kissed the Frog) was terrific. The petite actor Tracy Warren (Cinderella) always turns in a great performance. Alicia K. Meyers (Belle/The Little y Mermaid) can always be counted on to produce outstanding performances. Lost in Yonkers “Lost in Yonkers” plays at the Miners’ Alley Playhouse (MAP), 1224

Washington Ave, in Golden. It’s on the second floor of the former Foss Drug Store. This poignant story stars: Rory Pierce (Eddie) the father of two young sons, Dee Jimenez (Jay) and Ben Feldman (Arty). Also in the cast are: Haley Johnson (Bella) Eddie’s younger and somewhat intellectually limited sister; Deborah Persoff (Grandma Kurnitz) mother of Eddie and Bella. She AROUND is brilliant, as usual. TOWN Also appearing are Damon Guerrasio Harriet Ford (Louie) and, MacKenzie Beyer (Gert) they both turn in very credible performances. In addition to having a starring role in this production, Rory is also Director of Children’s Programming at MAP. The story revolves around Eddie’s need to have his two sons stay with his mother and sister, while he is out of town for work. At first, Grandma Kurnitz refuses; however, Bella is

very excited at the prospect of having her nephews stay with them. Their mother finally relents and agrees that her grandsons can stay with her and Bella. Eddie finally returns after many months away. This touching story is well worth seeing. For tickets and information, call the box office at 303-938-3044 or visit their website, www.minersalley.com. “The Diary of Anne Frank” at the Arvada Center Black Box Theatre This very troubling story about two Jewish families who are forced into hiding in the annex of an office building in Amsterdam , Holland. On March 25, 1944, Anne wrote in her now famous diary, “I don’t want to have lived for nothing like most people. …” Anne is brilliantly played by a young woman named Darrow Klein, her father Otto Frank is portrayed by Larry Cahn; her mother, Edith Frank is played by Emily Paton Davies; Anne’s sister, Margot is played

by Annnie Barbour. Also in the cast are: Regina Fernandez (Meip Gies), the woman who helps the two families with supplies. Lance Rasmussen (Mr. Kraler); Daniel Crumrine ( Peter Van Daan ) son of the other family in hiding; Emma Messenger (Mrs. van Daan) the mother; Abner Genece ( Mr. van Daan) (Peter’s father); Zahary Andrews (Mr. Dussel) a single man who is also forced into hiding. The play is adapted by Wendy Kesselman and very well directed by Christy Montour-Larson. The outstanding cast is superb. Each of the technical aspects is well done. ”The Diary of Anne Frank” plays in repertory with “The Moors,” and “Sin Street Social Club.” “The Diary of Anne Frank” plays through May 17, 2019 in the Black Box Theatre. Live theater fan Harriet Hunter Ford can be contacted at hhunterford@ gmail.com.

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CLUBS Editor’s note: Clubs listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a new listing, or to make changes to or remove an existing listing, contact hharden@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. Wednesdays 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. Seasonal Slim-Down: 9-11 a.m. Wednesdays at Centennial Lutheran Church, 3595 W. Belleview Ave., Englewood. Presented by TOPS, a 70-year-old organization that helps members take off pounds sensibly. Contact Jack Boettcher at 303-399-6665. Wheat Ridge Quilt Circle: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month in the red brick house at Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org. Thursdays All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing them items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to our fun group. We meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Phillips Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce, Lakewood. Contact actofcolo@gmail.com for more information. Business spirituality Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933. CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business

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of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 nonCERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at http://www.CertusNetwork. com. Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy KraftTharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster. Current Events Discussion: 1 p.m. the first and third Thursday of each month at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Discuss local, national, and international issues while sharing your views in a non-judgmental environment. Drop-In Discovery: 10 a.m. first Thursday, third Monday, Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Explore different themes using hands-on activities, books, puzzles, crafts and more. Info: arvada.org or 720-898-7405. Golden Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at The Table Mountain Inn, 1310 Washington Ave., Golden. Contact Roger Wagstaff at 720287-0072 or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org Golden Men’s Support Group meets from 7-8:45 p.m. Thursdays near the National Renewal Energy Lab. Call Roger at 720-2896396 or Terry at 303-748-3748. Kiwanis Club of Belmar: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Thursdays at Sunrise Sunset, 1424 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Our group is service-minded, community-based, and most of all, kid-focused. Our Kiwanis group formed 12 years ago and supports Patterson International Elementary, Karlis House and more. Contact Shirley Otto at 303-9855596 or otto187@comcast.net. Learn more at http://kiwanisclubofbelmar.org/. Lakewood Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. the first, second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Egg and I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. The club meets at Baker Street, 7260 W. Alaska Drive, for happy hour social at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday. Rotary is a service organization

dedicated to helping children in the community. If you are interested in speaking to the club please contact Genie at 303-5063923. Visitors are always welcome. NEW Connection: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursdays, at the Arvada Public Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Networking and support group for job seekers and budding entrepreneurs. Contact Jane Grogan at JGrogan@career-match.com. LinkedIn group page: http://www.linkedin.com/ groups/6753121. Parkinson’s Support Group: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Led by HomewatchCareGivers. Share ideas and resources. Call Melinda Yeary at 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com for information. Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor. org for details. 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 rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org. Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month at members’ homes. Members come from all along the Front Range because this is the only such club available. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions. South Suburban Toastmasters is a high energy, fun, supportive learning place to practice speaking and leadership skills. Group meets from 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton. Contact Leigh Miller at 720-2722853. Stuck in the Middle, a social support group for spouses and caregivers of those with chronic illnesses, meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Perhaps you’ve been a caregiver for years, your spouse or family member has moved to a facility and now you are faced with the isolation of living alone. Or your loved one is at home and you would like an opportunity to relax and talk with people who understand the pressures caregivers face. Would you like to meet others in similar situations? SITM meets in member’s homes. E-mail Bonnie at bonnieforsitm@ earthlink.net, for information. TEN (The Entrepreneurs’ Network), a business minded women’s networking group, meets from 7:30-8:45 a.m. Thurs-

days at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Contact Joy Hinshaw, 720-271-1496 or joyofcolo@ comcast.net. Membership dues includes weekly breakfast plus a one-time new member’s fee. Wheat Ridge Kiwanis Club invites you to breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon on 26th Avenue just west of Kipling. Come join us for speakers, comradery and community service. We are a small club and we have a great time serving the children of our community and more. Call David Colson at 303-507-2919, email info@ wheatridgekiwamis.com or go to www. wheatridgekiwanis.com. Widowed Men and Women of America, Come join us and make new friends and share in a variety of activities. Our monthly meetings are the third Wednesday of the month at 5 p.m. at Rox Bar and Grill, 12684 W. Indore Place, in Jefferson County. For more information call Mel at 303-9738688or Nan at 728-981-1841. Widowed Men and Women of America, Link 10, social hour is from 4-6 p.m. Thursdays at the Innsider Bar and Grill, inside Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampden Ave., Lakewood. Group offers friendship, understanding, and opportunities to participate in various activities. Contact Bob, membership chairman, at 303-979-0181 or go to www. widowedamerica.org. Widowed Men & Women of America, Link 7: 4:15 p.m. Thursdays at Chad’s Grill, 275 Union Blvd., Lakewood. Group also meets every second Tuesday at the Elks Club, 1455 Newland St., Lakewood; cocktails served from 5-6 p.m.; catered dinner ($16) served at 6 p.m. Meeting begins at 7 p.m. Wilmore-Richter, American Legion Post 161 has it Veterans Helping Veterans membership meetings at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information. Fridays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs. Contact 303-424-0324. CalmUp Journey Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for coffee or tea from 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose.com or 303-500-2340. Golden Gate Community Grange, 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, has meetings at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month. Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair. Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www. goldengategrange.com. New members welcome. SEE CLUBS, P21

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“They’re designed for all ages and stages of ability and adventure,” Jamie Noebel, community relations manager at the Highlands Ranch Community Association, said of its day camps. “Some of the camps are just several hours a day, or you can drop your child off all day and have them be busy for the week.” The HRCA offers a long list of options the week of March 18-22 —Douglas County School District’s spring break. Day camps have a number of themes, including jewelry making, cupcake baking and swimming. Also offered are one-day classes. For a full list of camps and prices, visit https://

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To get tickets, call 720-898-7200 or visit www.arvadacenter.org/the-moors. Scale some of the most challenging peaks while sitting down If there’s one thing Coloradans appreciate, it’s the mountains. It’s hard not to — they’re just right there. But not all of us are built to be climbers or off-roaders. Luckily, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour has mountain appreciators of all kinds covered. Hosted by the Colorado Mountain Club, the tour will be stopping at the Paramount Theatre, 1621 Glenarm Place in Denver, from Friday, March 1

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Jeff-West Community Forum: 7:30-8:30 a.m. the fourth Friday of each month at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve (formerly Heritage Golf Course), 10555 Westmoor Drive. JeffWest Community Forum seeks to strengthen connections among residents of the Jeffco portion of Westminster by providing information about the area’s organizations, agencies, and events. Forum is free and open to the public; breakfast can be ordered from the menu. See the group’s Facebook page or contact Evie.Hudak@gmail.com. North Jefferson County Gem and Mineral Club: 7 p.m. the second Friday of each month (except June and July) at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Clubs offers presentations, field trips, socializing, and local shows. Children are always welcome to attend with their family. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals, and fossils), faceting, jewelry making, diverse geology, and sharing stories about “the one that got away” (or at least was too big to carry home). Contact club president Tom Reilly at tjreilly1@yahoo.com North Jeffco Senior Friday Club: 1-4 p.m. Fridays at Community Recreation Center, 68th and Wadsworth. The group meets weekly to play cards and board games, including bridge, pinochle, canasta, hand

Douglas County School District: March 18-22 Cherry Creek School District: March 18-22 Littleton Public Schools: March 25-29 Englewood Schools: March 25-29 Denver Public Schools: March 25-29 JeffCo Public Schools: March 25-29 Adams 12 Five Star Schools: March 25-29 Westminster Public Schools: March 25-29

Schools and Westminster Public Schools, the city of Westminster offers a day camp to keep your kids busy the week of March 25-29. Each day has a different theme —Monday’s “Fins and Pins” includes a visit to the Denver Aquarium and bowling at Brunswick Zone. Tuesday’s “Jumping Dragons” features a movie followed by an afternoon at Jump City. To register, visit https://bit.ly/2BKB5ud.

bit.ly/2TcjoxC. After a successful round of summer camps, Arvada Center for the Arts asked its leaders to return the week of March 25-29 — JeffCo Public Schools’ spring break. The arts center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., hosts weeklong, morning and afternoon camps in drama, comedy, arts and more. For a full list, visit https://bit.ly/2GA0vyv. For families at Adams 12 Five Star

Get outside Outdoor lovers, there are familyfriendly options for you, too. Spend a day with 4,000 animals at the Denver Zoo, 2300 Steele St. Gates are open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Or check out a safari camp for kids in grades pre-K through third. The creature-themed day camp is offered the week of March 25-29 — Denver Public Schools’ spring break. For more information, visit

through Sunday, March 3. The tour brings some of the films from the annual Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival held in Banff, Canada, out on the road. Head to http://bit.ly/cmcbanff19 for all the details you need.

disparities and injustices and is working with leaders like Jay-Z and 76ers co-owner Michael Rubin to address institutional issues. Now the Philadelphia rapper going on a large national tour, and will be stopping by the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St., at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 5. He’s bringing upstarts Melii, Kash Doll and Lil Durk along with him, and it promises to be quite the show. Visit www.livenation.com for tickets.

WHEN IS SPRING BREAK?

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Meek Mill at Fillmore Auditorium It’s probably a safe bet that Robert Rihmeek Williams, better known as Meek Mill, didn’t expect that his rap career would lead to a role as a public advocate for criminal justice reform. I guess that’s what happens when the justice system fails you. Meek had a booming rap career before his highly publicized incarceration and subsequent release from prison in April 2018. Since his release, he’s joined the national conversation about criminal justice & foot, majong, billiards and dominoes. No RSVP. All supplies provided and refreshments. Monthly pot luck/catered meals. Golfing and bowling opportunities, too. Call Richard Marosey, 303-450-6922. Parkinson’s Care Partners: 1:30-2:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Free group designed for care providers; it is led and sponsored by Homewatch CareGivers. Call Melinda Yeary, 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com. South Jeffco Rotary: 7:15 a.m. Fridays at The Den at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Rotary is a service organization dedicated to helping those in need in our community as well as internationally. Join us for breakfast, speakers, comradery and community service. Call Kris Clute at 303-907-0473, email info@sojeffcorotary. org, or go to sojeffcorotary.org. TOPS Chapter 0675: 8:30-9:30 a.m. (weigh-in) and 9:30 a.m. (meeting) Fridays at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. For anyone wanting to lose or maintain their weight. Call Ann, 303-4222455. TOPS nonprofit national dues, $32 per year. Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. the first Friday of each month at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events. Breakfast service begins at

Romance from orchestra While February might be the month many people associate with love, the Lakewood Symphony Orchestra is moving its celebration of the romantic arts to March. The LSO’s “Romance” concert will be held at 7:30 p.m. at March 7 at the 6:45 a.m. Open to the public. Contact 303424-0324 for cost and other information. Saturdays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs. Baugh House Open House, Tours: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Saturday of each month, 44th and Robb Street, Wheat Ridge. Baugh House is a log cabin encapsulated in a

denverzoo.org/spring-safari. Touted by reviewers on TripAdvisor as a must for tourist and locals, Banjo Billy’s Bus Tours is a weekend experience. On Saturdays, a rickety-looking wooden school bus, filled with couches and recliners, takes guests on a 90-minute interactive tour of Denver’s rich history — ghost stories included. Children under 5 ride free with an adult. To register for the March 23 slot, visit banjobilly.com/buy-tickets. Let it fly And if you want the ultimate outdoor adventure, head down south. At Castle Rock Zipline Tours, 1375 W. Plum Creek Parkway, soar along a 10-line zip course at speeds reaching 50 mph, over 1.5 miles of untouched land. While you’re there, check out a 42-foot climbing wall and a ninja warrior course. Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. According to information for the symphony, Tchaikovsky’s “Romeo and Juliet,” a classic of the repertoire will be accompanied by an older and equally tragic love story — Lancelot and Elaine. Fans of classic Arthurian legends, especially Sir Thomas Malory’s “Le Morte d’Arthur” — will be familiar with the story. Faure’s “Pavanne,” Maquez’s “Danzon No. 2” and SaintSaëns “Baccanale” round out the program. For tickets or information, call 303987-7845 or visit www.lakewoodsymphony.org. Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com. Victorian 1900s house. Event includes tours, craft demonstrations and rocking in the chairs reminiscing about Wheat Ridge “back in the day” with local historians. Presented by Wheat Ridge Historical Society. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org. Colorado Citizens for Peace meets 10:3011:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@yahoo.com.

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Editor’s note: How to Make a Difference listings are published free, on a space-available basis. Listings are submitted by the community; to submit a listing, or to change or delete an existing listing, contact hharden@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Deadline is noon Wednesday a week before publication. Victim Outreach Incorporated offers opportunities to work directly with crime victims who have reported to law enforcement. Advocates offer support, information and resources in the immediate aftermath of trauma. For information about 2019 victim advocate training, or to submit an application, contact Nicole at 303-202-2196 or email victimoutreachinfo@gmail.com. Gateway Battered Women’s Services: Serves domestic violence victims in Aurora and Arapahoe County. Need: Volunteers for various fundraising, planning committees Contact: Jeneen Klippel, 303-343-1856; email jkworden@gatewayshelter.com. Girl Scouts: Youth organization for girls. Need: Volunteers for jobs ranging from running troops to helping with a science event or office work Age requirement: Men and women, 18-plus Contact: girlscoutsofcolorado.org, email inquiry@gscolorado.org or call 1-877-404-5708 Global Goods and Coffee Shop: Supports the efforts of Global Refuge International, which provides medical support and training to refugees in Uganda. Shop sells fairly traded global goods and coffee, lattes, homemade paninis and pies. Need: Cashiers at the coffee shop; barista experience a plus but not required. Also need

musicians to provide live music in the evenings, especially Fridays and Saturdays. We’d love to hear a sample of your music. Location: Olde Town Arvada Requirement: Must be at least 16 years old; cashiers must be willing to volunteer at least one shift per week, for at least six months. Must love coffee and serving others. Contact: scheduling@globalgoodsandcoffee. com or stop by the shop to fill out a volunteer application. Global Orphan Relief: Develops and supports programs bringing light, comfort and security to orphans around the world. Need: Super stars with website development, users of the abundant resources of social media. Those with great connection ability are needed to help with the development of the donor pool. Contact: Those interested serving this faith-based Colorado nonprofit can contact Deitra Dupray, 303-895-7536 or dadupray@ comcast.net. Golden Optimists Bicycle Recycle: Group helps repair or recycle bicycles in the community. Need: All ages, knowledge levels to work on bicycles Contact: www.goldenoptimists.org Golden Visitors Center: Provides information about Golden and surrounding areas. Need: Volunteers to man front desk and greet visitors, open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; two 4-hour shifts offered Requirement: Must be 18 and older, training provided Contact: Mary Gomez, 303-279-2282 or marygomezvisitorcenter@gmail.com

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ing and leading programs. Requirements: Must commit to 10 hours per month for at least a year. Must be 18-plus, have reliable transportation and be able to check email regularly. Fee applies that covers the volunteer equipment needed to do programs. Contact organization for details.

Legacy Grace Community Development Corp.: Starts social enterprises, provides low-cost transitional housing and job training/placement for all people in the Denver area. Need: Volunteers to help with resumes, 5-8 p.m. Wednesdays. Also need help in the art gallery (from noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday to Sunday); training provided. Contact: legacygrace@live.com or Rick Roberts, 303-815-4914

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The Learning Source, nonprofit resource for adult education classes and family literacy Need: volunteers in Aurora, Centennial, Denver and Thornton. Join the volunteer pool of more than 130 individuals to help tutor adult students. Volunteer tutors help with one-onone instruction or small group work. Contact: debby@thelearningsource.org. Learn more at TheLearningSource.org or call 303922-4683. Literacy Coalition of Colorado: Volunteer to support literacy in MetroDenver and impact state-wide literacy programs. Need: Volunteer for special projects, training classes or provide clerical and administrative support. Volunteer for a few hours a week or occasionally as needed. Contact: literacyvolunteercolorado@gmail. com or 720-251-3141. Go to Literacycolorado. org to volunteer for literacy providers nearest you. Lutheran Family Services: Cultural Mentoring Program: We welcome refugee families and help them adjust to their new home. Need: People who can commit to working with refugees on skills for self-sufficiency and helping them learn about their new home. Requirements: Must be 18 or older (although children of volunteers are welcome to participate). One-hour training and orientation required. Contact: David Cornish, 303-225-0199 or david.cornish@lfsrm.org; go to www.lfsrm.org. Lutheran Hospice Need: Volunteers to assist in a couple of areas: 1. Be a friendly visitor by providing companionship or emotional support to patients and families in their own homes or visit patients in nursing facilities. Visits may include providing respite for caregivers. 2. Work at the Collier Hospice Center reception desk, welcoming family members and visitors, and assisting with administrative projects. Contact: Patty Anderson, patricia.anderson@ sclhs.net or 303-403-7274. Jefferson County Library Foundation: Supports Jefferson County Public Library through fundraising and advocacy. Need: Volunteers to help book sales and sorting book donations at the warehouse year-round Age requirements: Ages 12 and older are welcome Contact: 10790 W. 50th Ave., Suite 200, Wheat Ridge; call 303-403-5075

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February 28, 2019

Suburbanites show political divide based on background Urban, rural roots show lingering effects on beliefs as residents resettle

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The AP-NORC poll of 1,010 adults was conducted Jan. 16 to 20 using a sample drawn from NORC’s probability-based AmeriSpeak Panel, which is designed to be representative of the U.S. population. The margin of sampling error for all respondents is plus or minus 4.3 percentage points.

America’s suburbs are today’s great political battleground, long seen as an independent pivot between the country’s liberal cities and conservative small towns and rural expanse. But it’s not that simple. It turns out that these places in-between may be the most politically polarized of all — and when figuring out the partisan leanings of people living in the suburbs, where they came from makes a difference. Fewer suburbanites describe themselves as politically independent than do residents of the nation’s urban and rural areas, according to a survey released on Feb. 19 by the University of Chicago Harris School for Public Policy and The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll also found that the partisan leanings of suburban residents are closely linked to whether they have previously lived in a city. “In the last decade, particularly in the past five years, I’ve felt a shift in having some liberal neighbors,” said Nancy Wieman, 63, a registered Republican and staunch conservative

who has lived in Jefferson County in the west Denver suburbs her entire life. “The ones who are markedly liberal have moved from Denver or other cities.” Suburbanites who previously lived in a city are about as likely as citydwellers to call themselves Democrats, the survey found. Similarly, Americans living in suburbs who have never resided in an urban area are about as likely as rural residents to say they are Republican. Just 15 percent of suburban Americans say they are independent and do not lean toward a party, compared with 25 percent of urban Americans and 30 percent of rural Americans who call themselves politically independent. That divide extends to the White House: 72 percent of ex-urban suburbanites disapprove of President Donald Trump’s performance in office, as do 77 percent of city residents. That compares with the 57 percent of suburbanites who have not previously lived in a city and 54 percent of rural Americans who say they disapprove

of the president. Moving from middle Kevin Keelan moved from Denver to Jefferson County 16 years ago. Once a political independent, the 49-year-old registered as a Democrat a few years ago. “Now it’s not even an option. I’d vote Democratic or independent, but there’s no way I can vote Republican anymore,” Keelan said. “It’s just being more open-minded, and I’d be that way if I was living here or in a loft downtown.” Jefferson County, once right-leaning, has been reshaped by an influx of transplants from coastal, urban states. It now leans Democratic: The party swept countywide offices and won most of the state legislative districts there in 2018, and Hillary Clinton won the county by 7 percentage points in 2016. Yet under that surface, election results from 2016 show it is a deeply polarized place. In 118 precincts in Jefferson County, one of the candidates won by more than 10 points. Clinton won 60 precincts and Trump 58. “The chasm between the two sides is greater than ever,” said Libby Szabo, a Republican county commissioner. “It’s harder at this point, because the ideals are so different, to even change parties.” The UChicago Harris/AP-NORC poll points to how that split between urban and rural America echoes through the

suburbs. About two-thirds of city dwellers say that legal immigration is a net benefit to the United States, much as the 7 in 10 former city residents now living in the suburbs who say the same. A smaller majority of suburbanites who have never lived in cities, 58 percent, and half of rural residents think the benefits of legal immigration outweigh the risks. Urban/rural split Urban residents are somewhat more likely than rural residents to think the U.S. should be active in world affairs, 37 percent to 24 percent. That mirrors the split between suburbanites who used to live in cities and those who never have: 32 percent of the former favor an active U.S. role, compared with 23 percent of the latter. About 6 in 10 urban residents and exurban suburbanites say that the way things are going in the U.S. will worsen this year, while less than half of rural residents or suburbanites with no city experience believe the same. S.A. Campbell is a general contractor who lives in the Kansas City suburbs of Johnson County, Kansas, which swung toward the Democrats in 2018 as it replaced a four-term Republican congressman with a Democratic woman who is an openly gay Native American. SEE DIVIDE, P26

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‘Oh my god, get me out of here’ Details emerge in court as to why Cymone Duran was shot and burned STAFF REPORT

The remains of Cymone Reyna Duran were discovered around 1:30 a.m. on Nov. 5 by Pleasant View and Golden firefighters as they put out a small brush fire near the intersection of Nile Street and West Seventh Avenue, in the vicinity of I-70 and West Colfax Avenue just outside Golden. Now a district court judge fsays there is enough evidence to proceed towards trial for three men accused of murdering 28-year-old Duran. The preliminary hearing in Jefferson County Court for Abel Gallegos, 35; Alonso Quintana, 27; and Rene Rosales, 35, took place on Feb. 20. Duran, a Denver resident and mother of two daughters, had been shot multiple times before being set on fire according to the Jefferson County Sheriff ’s deputies who began the investigation into her death. A preliminary hearing is where porsecutors attempt to show a judge enough evidence to justify a trial. Defendants are not required to offer a defense during a preliminary hearing. The prosecution presented five

witnesses — all law enforcement officers — at the Feb. 20 hearing. Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Officer TJ Woodin, the lead homicide investigator, testified that an Uber driver had gone to the Arvada Police Department and said he was present at the time of the murder. The Uber driver had been in contact with Gallegos for about a Gallegos month prior to the murder through his Uber driving services, and he had been driving Gallegos and Rosales around on Nov. 4, Woodin said. Testimony revealed that Duran was at a friend’s home on Nov. 4 Quintana when Rosales, with the nickname of Monster, and Gallegos, with the nickname of Demon, showed up for some sort of drug transaction, Woodin said. Duran left with Rosales and Gallegos, and the Uber driver drove Rosales them to a couple of different stops before dropping Rosales off at his residence in Englewood, Woodin said. The Uber driver then took Gallegos and Duran to Gallegos’ room at the

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Trail’s End Motel, 9025 W. Colfax Ave., in Lakewood. At the motel, Duran told the Uber driver she sensed “something wasn’t right,” Woodin said during his testimony. However, a few minutes later, Duran and Gallegos got back in the Uber driver’s car because Gallegos wanted to meet up with somebody else, Woodin said. They went to a liquor store, but it was closed, and then went to a McDonald’s near West Colfax Avenue and Kipling Street where a dark blue Chevy Suburban was parked, Woodin said. Duran and Gallegos got out of the Uber vehicle, but once Duran recognized who was in the Suburban, she ran back to the Uber driver and said, “Oh my God, get me out of here,” Woodin said during testimony. The man in the suburban, identified in testimony as Quintana, had a gun pointed at Duran and he was yelling at her, saying that she “snitched” on him, Woodin said. Duran and Gallegos got back in the Uber vehicle and they make their way to the area of Nile Street and West Seventh Avenue, with Quintana following them in the suburban, Woodin said. There, Woodin testified Duran was yanked out of the car by the men, and that the Uber driver said he heard Duran scream and gunshots. Gallegos told the Uber driver that that if he told anyone about the incident, “the same thing would happen to him,” Woodin said. Quintana got back in the suburban. Gallegos got into the Uber driver’s car, and he and the Uber driver made their way back to Rosales’ house, Woodin said. It was Rosales’ idea to burn the body, Woodin said. Rosales purchased a gas can from a 7-11, and the Uber driver, Rosales and Gallegos go back to Nile Street and West Seventh Avenue, Woodin said, and lit Duran’s body on fire, Woodin said. GPS tracking places the Uber driver’s car at the time and locations in his statement, Woodin said during testimony. Attempted murder Quintana is scheduled for a jury trial in Adams County in May on a charge of attempted first-degree homicide, for an incident dating

back to 2010. At the Feb. 20 preliminary hearing in Jefferson County, the prosecution called Det. Mark Faulhaber to testify on the Adams County incident and its connection to Duran’s murder. Faulhaber is currently with the Commerce City police department, but had previously been an officer with Adams County. Faulhaber testified that Quintana was suspected in a 2010 shooting that Duran had been a witness to. She had been called on a couple of times to identify the shooter, but it wasn’t until April 2018 that she positively identified Quintana in a line up. Quintana learned that Duran identified him from the line up during a preliminary hearing for that case, Faulhaber said. Quintana posted a $100,000 surety bail bond in Adams County on June 29, 2018. Charges and arraignment In the Jefferson County case, charges vary slightly for Gallegos, Quintana and Rosales. Gallegos faces 19 charges, with 11 of them felonies; Quintana faces 13 charges, with seven of them felonies; and Rosales faces nine charges, with four of them felonies. Both Gallegos and Quintana face two counts of first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and retaliation against a witness or victim. Rosales faces a felony charge of accessory to a crime of first-degree murder. Gallegos and Rosales are both being charged with tampering with a deceased body and tampering with physical evidence. Gallegos is being charged with second-degree assault and possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. Quintana faces a felony charge of violation of bail bond conditions. All three men face a felony charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, and non-felony charges of being a habitual criminal. However, Gallegos and Quintana are being held without bond. Rosales’ bond was set at $250,000 on Nov. 16. As of the Feb. 20 hearing, he remained in custody. All three men will be arraigned at 8:30 a.m. April 4.

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February 28, 2019

Bill would allow temporary removal of guns from high-risk owners Democratic state legislators introduce ‘red-flag’ measure BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Introduced on the anniversary of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, a bill to allow law enforcement to remove firearms from those shown to be a risk to themselves or others has emerged again at the state Capitol after last year’s defeat by a then-Republican Senate. “We are on the clock of trying to save people’s lives,” said state Rep. Tom Sullivan, a Centennial Democrat whose son was killed in the 2012 Aurora theater shooting. Bearing the name of Sullivan a Douglas County sheriff ’s deputy who was killed when a reportedly mentally ill man shot him and four other officers on Dec. 31, 2017, the Deputy Zackari Parrish III Violence Prevention Act faces a different political landscape than last year. Now with a majority in the state House and state Senate, Democrats are expected to pass the measure — known as a “red flag” bill — which comes with some changes from last year’s version that have alienated some Republicans. The prior proposal enjoyed the support of then-state Rep. Cole Wist, a top sponsor of that bill, and 18th Judicial District Attorney George Brauchler — both Republicans. “There are significant material differences in this year’s bill,” Wist, who in November was unseated by Sullivan, said in a tweet. “I am opposed and urge the General Assembly to vote no.” Along with Sullivan, House Majority Leader Alec Garnett, of Denver, and Sens. Brittany Pettersen, of Lakewood, and Lois Court, of Denver — all Democrats — are top sponsors of the bill, which was introduced Feb. 14. It passed the House Judiciary Committee a week later to move closer to a full vote. ‘No bill perfect for everyone’ Under the bill, a family or household member or a law enforcement officer can petition a court to allow officers to remove a person’s guns. The requester must prove that the person poses a “significant risk” to self or others in having or purchasing a gun. A temporary extreme risk protection order can prohibit a person from having firearms for up to 14 days. After that, if the requester can prove the person is a risk — under a higher standard of evidence — the court can issue a continuing order, preventing the person from having or buying a gun for 364 days. The court would appoint an attorney, at no cost, to represent the person during that second court

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“I have seen this happen with veterans and friends of mine that I served with in the military,” said Neville, R-Castle Rock. “People who actually need help will be dissuaded from seeking it out of concern about their rights being taken away.” ‘Reducing these tragedies’ Under the bill, the person whose guns are taken can ask the court once to end the order, and they would also have the burden of proving that the order should end. The requester could ask for an extension of the order before it expires if they can prove the person still poses a risk. “We’re not infringing on someone’s Second Amendment right,” Spurlock said. “We’re not taking those guns permanently. They’re removed until someone is treated

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Make plans now to garden with habitat in mind Proper preparation helps people do their part for the planet

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Evergreens, deciduous trees, berry bushes, grasses, flowers for all seasons — one can surround oneself with growing things for a great part of the year in Colorado where we live. Nourishment ensues for all concerned: gardener and assorted visitors. Despite blazing sun and cold nights, a great variety of plants will grow happily here and they will invite birds and pollinators to visit and live with you. Food, water, cover and places to raise young are required — probably many readers’ yards already contain these ingredients for a National Wildlife Federation “Certified Wildlife Habitat” that is one more puzzle piece in place for replenishing resources for visiting birds, butterflies and possibly other small creatures. See nwf.org for information. The NWF also encourages Schoolyard Habitats (there are more than 7,000 across the nation and a parent might want to help with a project at a neighborhood school, in addition to considering the home’s surroundings). I would want to encourage neighborhood organizations to make information available to residents — both new and longtime. As our metro area fills with more concrete and housing, food for wildlife decreases monthly. And gardening here is tricky if a new neighbor has come from the Midwest or a coast. Offer some help, please. February/early March is the time of year when impatient gardeners leaf through catalogues, research online for new varieties of plants and search for shoots of spring bulbs emerging from the earth after snow melts. Hopefully, our new plant choices will form with wildlife needs in mind: berry bushes to feed birds, trees that provide shelter and perhaps also food, flowers especially attractive to pollinators passing by, perhaps some milkweed plants to house and feed a Monarch butterfly’s striped caterpillars and especially important — a year-round source of water. A shallow clay dish will work, as will a more handsome birdbath or perhaps a fountain in warm weather. (When it is ringed with chatty robins, drinking and splashing, adults and children will be delighted.) Garden shops, hardware stores and specialty spots like Wild Birds Unlimited will have a variety of devices to keep water from freezing. This is as important as food. Food sources include seeds, berries, nectar, nuts, fruits, sap, pollen and

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foliage and twigs — you don’t get to choose which one — sharing is what it’s about! A feeder with birdseed is certainly welcomed by feathered friends — and of course, the resident squirrel family, but if one considers the entire yard as a potential resource for food and shelter, the rewards can be expanded — for gardener and critters! Resources for information are plentiful: public gardens (Hudson Gardens, Chatfield Farms, Denver Botanic Gardens) … public parks, nurseries, county extension services, garden clubs and more, depending on how one wishes to access information. Of course, NO pesticide is a cardinal rule here, which may result in some chewed-on leaves and blossoms, but hungry birds will consume those insects if a garden invites them to hang around. An added attraction is the host of migrating birds that pass by in summer and fall. I really believe they remember a spot that was welcoming. Keep binoculars and bird book handy near a window and teach kids to enjoy “let’s look it up.” Start with a bit of research and perhaps a particular corner of your yard. How much sun is there? Is the soil reasonably workable? Perhaps soil should be tested if the property is new to you. Check a local nursery, where employees know what is what — and where a proposed purchase will grow happily — and choose a few shrubs that will provide berries (Western sandcherry, elderberry, one of several currants, wild rose) — see lists on the CSU Extension site and that of the Native Plant Society. If the property is new, a careful consideration of trees is in order and soil amendment will no doubt be necessary. If there are none, start one or two trees if possible-they are slow to mature. The City of Littleton holds an annual sale. See website to order.) Of course, if there are already a bunch of

trees, get acquainted with them and any particular needs they might have. A selection of native perennials will mix well with some colorful annuals to attract pollinators and brighten a gardener’s flower bed — or pots. Garden club members and other neighbors usually are happy to share plants once established and may want to suggest favorites that do well in your immediate vicinity. Beware of what are considered “aggressive” plants — those that want to take over a garden (think mint — put a barrier around it!) Learn when a particular variety blooms, color and size and plan placement. There’s lots of help out there online and in print, as well as at your local nursery. Pay particular attention to predicted future size and shape of trees and shrubs. We’ve all seen huge evergreens smashed up against a house! A native shrub that provides handsome leaves, nice flowers and, later, berries will be a good investment as you water, fertilize and talk to it. Consider the native Oregon grape/ holly with its evergreen leaves, yellow blooms and berries, for example, or chokecherry and know that birds will plant more of them where they wish, once the food source is established. (You may disagree on avian placement.) If establishment of a Certified Wildlife Habitat appeals, see information on the NWF website. Application forms are available and there is a $20 registration fee. Which also provides a subscription to the nice NWF magazine. For an additional $30, one can obtain an aluminum sign for your yard (or there’s a pricier wall plaque — but I’d prefer to invest in plants.) Low-water plants are the way to go, versus those that require daily watering. Some communities regulate landscape appearance, so be familiar with rules in your neighborhood, if any. Think spring!

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Green Mountain Theater Presents “Guys and Dolls”: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28; 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 1; and 11 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Green Mountain High School, 13175 W. Green Mountain Drive, Lakewood. Tickets available at gmhsrams.org or at the door. “Lost in Yonkers”: on stage through March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden. Neil Simon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play, directed by Warren Sherrill. Call 303-935-3044 or go to www. minersalley.com. “Broadway Bound”: Arty and his brother Jay learn lessons about love, responsibility and the importance of family. Showing through March 3 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Rent: 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, to Saturday, March 9 at Arvada High School, 7951 W. 65th Ave., Arvada. Tickets on sale now. Learn more at https://denvertheater.net/portfolio/rent-arvada-west-high-school/ Ovation West “Nunsense”: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays through March 10 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Additional shows at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 and March 7. Go to www. ovationwest.org or call 303-6744002. “The Diary of Anne Frank”: on stage through May 17 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada. Learn more about other events, showtimes and tickets, at https://arvadacenter.org/ the-diary-of-annefrank.

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Mardi Gras Concert: 8 p.m. March 2 at Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave. Golden. Featuring Denver based New Orleans funk band Krewe De Groove, a six-piece funk band with a mixture of longtime Denver players and recent move-ins from New Orleans. Learn more at www.buffalorose.net. Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays in the Main Stage Theatre at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720-898-7200 or go to www.arvadacenter.org. Part of the Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel series. Concerts are “Chopin in Paris,” Wednesday, March 6; “Fascinatin’ Rhythms!” Wednesday, May 8.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Catapult: The Amazing Magic of Shadow Dance: 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Production combines dance, storytelling and sculpture as dancers work behind a screen to create shadow silhouettes. Learn more at www.catapultentertainment.com. Show tickets available at the center box office, by calling 303987-7845 or online at Lakewood.org/ LCCPresents.

vendors and a book fair; and a chance to win some great door prizes. Go to www.jeffcochildcare.org.

Appraisal Fair: 12:30-4:30 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Four professional antique appraisers help determine the value of your item. Those who would like an item evaluated must register. Registration gets you a free 15-minute session (one item per person) and spots are limited. Learn more at https:// jeffcolibrary.org/news/whats-it-worth-antiqueappraisal-fair/

The Failed 1976 Denver Winter Olympics: 6-7:30 p.m. March 6 at Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden. In 1972, Denver became the only host city to reject hosting the Olympic Games. For Colorado’s emerging ski industry, the voters’ rejection of the Games came as a blow. The state’s burgeoning ski industry joined the U.S. Forest Service in promoting the Winter Games, understanding them as a way to market the states burgeoning ski industry to the world, as well as leverage the development of a new ski resort. Yet, voters’ growing concerns over economic and environmental costs led to their rejection of the Olympics and marked the opening of the state’s political fight over growth, the environment, and ski resorts. Presented by Dr. Michael Childers, assistant professor at Colorado State University and a sixth generation Coloradan. Learn more at www.goldenhistory.org/ calendar/cat_ids~310/

Jefferson County Child Care Association “What It Takes” Conference: Saturday, March 2 at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Featured speaker is Sharron Krull. Attendees will earn seven hours of continuing education, which can be used toward annual licensing requirements for center employees and family child care providers. Registration includes a free breakfast, lunch and snack; opportunity to visit

Legal Options: Sexual Harassment: 9:15-10 a.m. Friday, March 8 at Baldoria on the Water. A Women’s Day 2019 seminar presented by attorney Colleen Calandra. Jeffco International Women’s Day is a day of seminars, lunch, speakers, awards, prizes and more. Proceeds from the event will go to FrontPorch, the new family justice center for Jefferson and Gilpin counties. Learn more at www. ixpowerfoundation.org/women-s-day/

Coffee Concerts with Jeffrey Siegel: casual, one-hour shows that feature musical selections Siegel’s Keyboard Conversations series. Shows begin at 11 a.m. in the Main Stage Theatre at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 720-898-7200 or go to http://arvadacenter.org/jeffreysiegel-coffee-concerts. Schedule: Wednesday, March 6, “Childhood Enchantment”; Wednesday, May 8, “Bach to The Future.” Alfredo Rodríguez & Pedrito Martinez: 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-987-7845 or go to lakewood.org/ lccpresents for tickets.

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First Friday Opening: 6-8 p.m. Friday, March 1, at Balefire Goods, 7417 Grandview Ave., Arvada. Show “Foundry” by local artists Michelle Merlan and Drew Barrett will run through March. Go to https://www. eventbrite.com/e/foundry-newworks-by-michelle-merlin-anddrew-barret-tickets-56757484163 Art Classes: Knitting and Crochet: 10:30 a.m. to noon Tuesdays from March 5 to April 9; Tuesday Paint-

ing: from 12:30-3 p.m. March 12 to March 23; Scrapbooking and Card Making: 3-5 p.m. Monday, March 18; Pastels and Drawing Studio: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Mondays from April 1-22; Watercolor Studio: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursdays from April 4-25 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Yarn and Needle Arts: Bags, Satchels and Totes: 5:30-8 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. All skill levels are welcome. Art for the Young at Heart Art Show: show runs through March 13 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. Creations of artists ages 50-plus and local school children. Animal Adventures: Art Club: 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 20 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 6-14. Try art techniques as you create animal masterpieces; led by Dave Sullivan. Go to https:// campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter# Art of the State 2019: exhibition that showcases Colorado artists. On display through March 31 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth

Blvd. Arvada. Go to https://arvadacenter.org/galleries

Power of Process: features work of Jefferson County art students, as curated by the teachers. On display through March 31 at the Foothills Art Center in Golden. Learn more at https://www.foothillsartcenter. org/upcoming/ Quilt Exhibits: “It Takes Two to Tango: Collaboration Quilts” and “All In the Family: Family and Album Quilts” on display through April 20 at Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum. Learn more at https:// www.rmqm.org. Members Show: features work of Foothills Art Center members. On display through April 21 at the Foothills Art Center in Golden. Learn more at https://www.foothillsartcenter.org/upcoming/

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Foothills Women’s Golf Association 9 Hole Leagues: play for the Champ 9 and Par 3 leagues is

Thursday mornings; Executive 9 league plays Tuesdays, from April to September. Fee for new members depends on league selection. Call Katherine Madden at 954-6584125 or email katherinemadden@ hotmail.com. Go to foothillswomensgolf.com for information and a registration form. Dr. Seuss’s Birthday Party: 2:30-4:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 at Jefferson County Head Start, 5150 Allison St., Arvada. Free family event with Dr. Seuss-themed activities to help support early reading skills. Learn more at www. jeffco.us/816/Head-Start. Baby Supply Drive to Operation Homefront’s Star-Spangled Babies: drop off donations until March 1 at 2955 Webster St., Wheat Ridge. Items needed include learning and development toys, gyms, jumpers, soothers or sound machines, baby monitors, baby carriers/wraps, teethers, rattlers, stroller toys, push and pull toys, diapers (size 2), wipes, diaper cream, lotion, baby shampoo, onesies, blankets and towels. To donate directly to Operation Homefront, visit https://www. operationhomefront.org/donate. Dr. Seuss’ Birthday Party: 3-4 p.m. Saturday, March 2 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. YMCA Father & Son Nerf Battle: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, March 3 at Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA, 6350 Eldridge St., Arvada. Participants will battle in a Nerf war and re-fuel together with food and refreshments. Open to members and non-members. Go to https://operations.daxko.com/ programs/redirector.aspx?cid=217 2&pid=94846&sid=1768440 Fat Tuesday Kickoff: 4:30-10:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4 in Olde Town Arvada. The Brothers of Brass will start the party with a second line march through Olde Town. The band will start on Grandview Ave in front of the Bluegrass Coffee and Bourbon Lounge and make its way down the street, stopping to jam at several spots before they head off to the Denver Beer Company for a grand finale. Stick around Olde Town afterward, as our merchants offer up a taste of New Orleans and the Arvada Center offers discounted tickets to the upcoming Mardi Gras romp, Sin Street Social Club. Learn more at https://www.facebook.com/ events/1175515475946578/ SEE CALENDAR, P29

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Community Recreation Center Welcome: 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 or go to www.apexprd.org. N.E.W. Connection: 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Networking Experienced Workers is a group for job seekers, employers, and entrepreneurs to help each other prepare for and make meaningful, successful career connections. Jeffco International Women’s Day: 8:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Friday, March 8 at Baldoria on the Water, Lakewood. Learn more at https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ Activity/12737/2019-Jeffco-InternationalWomen-s-Day-event. Get tickets at https:// www.eventbrite.com/e/jeffco-womens-daytickets-52157129378?aff=ebdshpsearchaut ocomplete Home Organization: Spring into Organization: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Professional organizer Corinne Osborne shows you the powerful benefits of space organization while giving you exciting ideas for getting started. Rightsizing: Smaller Scale Living a Fit for Millennials & Seniors: 1 p.m. Sunday, March 10 at Arvada Public Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Panel will look at the housing trend to downsize, declutter and simplify your lifestyle. Learn more at http:// www.ralstoncreekcohousing.org/event/ rightsizing-smaller-scale-living-a-fit-formillennials-and-seniors/

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Exploring the Great Ideas: Self-Knowledge and Self Love: 2-3:30 p.m. Friday, March 1 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. The Great Ideas is a discussion group

ing is one of the most powerful ways to connect people to possibilities” Russlynn Ali, executive producer of XQ Super School Live and XQ CEO, said in the news release. “XQ Super School Live will take people on a multi-media journey, using true stories to show how high schools can foster curious, creative and collaborative students. Today all too many don’t. It’s up to us to change that — for every student, no matter their race, gender or zip code. Our students deserve nothing less.” The tour is presented by XQ and Pop-Up Magazine Productions. The host committee includes Ava DuVernay, Sophia Bush, Jimmy Iovine, Yo-Yo Ma, Hebru Brantley, Geoff Canada and more than 100 community organizations, including Denver’s Colorado Education Initiative, A+ Colorado, The HadaNõu Collec-

tive and Youth on Record. “Pop-Up Magazine is one of the most vibrant and exciting storytelling platforms of our day,” Marc Ecko, producer of XQ Super School Live and chief creative and strategy officer at XQ, said in the release. “Bringing this blend of live performance journalism and theater to the public is powerful — especially in these times. We’re building a new platform for community engagement and civic empowerment.” Contributors on the tour include Chris Duffy (Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas), Clio Chang (Splinter, New Republic), Dana Bialek (Panoply, Slate), Christina Esquivel (education activist, Communities in Schools), and Andrew Boryga (New York Times, New Yorker). Stories will be accompanied by illustration, animation, photography, an

dedicated to exploring how we engage in classic, timeless philosophical pursuits in our everyday lives. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org.

7 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Investigate the natural world with activities, books, puzzles, crafts, and other interactive items. Learn more at https://arvada.org/explore/open-spacenature/majestic-view-nature-center-division

Magic Science Saturday: 10 a.m. Saturday, March 2 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dabble in some hands-on science experiments, like flaming milk jugs and more. Learn more at https:// arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/ majestic-view-nature-center-division. Canine Conversations: Fearful Dog: 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, March 5 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Jennifer Skiba of Namastay Training leads a series of discussions about how to help you and your family have the best relationship with your pets. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www. jeffcolibrary.org. Hard Times Writing Workshop: 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Writing prompts, tools, and refreshments provided. Great Decisions Plus: Global Refugees and Colorado: 6:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 6 at Standley Lake Library, 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. We hear a lot about global migration and the refugee crisis, but what impact does it have on Colorado? Refugees include people forced from the countries by war and natural disasters, victims of human trafficking, and many other reasons. Explore the cultural and economic impact of the refugee crisis on Colorado and the United States and examine powerful stories of tragedy and triumph with the Denver Chapter of the International Rescue Committee. Jody’s Preschool Fun With Animals: 10 a.m. Wednesdays from March 6-27 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Jody Weiland brings your little one on adventures to glimpse into the worlds of prairie dogs, snakes, turtles and rabbits. Learn more at https://arvada.org/explore/ open-space-nature/majestic-view-naturecenter-division. Drop In Discovery: 10 a.m. Thursday, March

New Orleans: Biography of a City: 3-4 p.m. Thursday, March 7 at Applewood Place, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Active Minds program explores history, culture and people of the “Big Easy.” Call 303-233-4343 to RSVP; seating is limited. Discover Your Roots: Exploring Genealogy: 1-2 p.m. Saturday, March 9 at Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org. Genealogy expert Rachel Gamblin helps you explore your family tree using our genealogy tools. Computers are available, or bring your own laptop. Registration is required. Rain Barrel Workshop: 11 a.m. Saturday, March 9 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn why and how to properly use rain barrels, and make one to take home. Learn more at https:// arvada.org/explore/open-space-nature/ majestic-view-nature-center-division.

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Pomona claims third team 5A wrestling title in four years

Three-sport athlete is rare example in current times

Pomona senior Theorius Robison was aiming on being the first four-time individual state champion for the Panthers, but his quest got derailed with an overtime loss in the Class 5A 145-pound semifinals Feb. 22 at Pepsi Center. Robison did respond with a pair of consolation victories Feb. 23 to place third and finish up his stellar prep wrestling career with a 126-8 record. PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

DENVER — It didn’t take Pomona long to regain the top perch in Class 5A wrestling. “I wanted to grab five or six to be honest with you,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said last Saturday night after the Panthers won three individual state titles along with the team title. “We wrestled good. We’ve had a lot of injuries and they kind of came through.” A year after Grand Junction prevented Pomona from a team championship three-peat, the Panthers dominated 5A during the three-day state tournament at Pepsi Center. The drama of the Panthers winning their sixth team state title since 2000 was decided even before the title bouts took to the mats Feb. 23 at Pepsi Center. Pomona racked up 166.5 team points. Ponderosa finished second with 103.5 points. “When you have a room with that many elite athletes we lean on each other. It’s a brotherhood,” Pomona senior Justin Pacheco said after winning the 132-pound title with a 1-0 win over Castle View sophomore Randy Myers. “I’ll give them all the support then need when I graduate and move on with my life. They are going to be a powerhouse for a long time.” Pacheco ended his stellar career as a two-time individual state cham-

Pomona freshman Elijah Olguin, left, tangles with Chatfield freshman Murphy Menke in the Class 5A 106-pound third-place match Feb. 23 at Pepsi Center. Olguin took the victory. The Panthers had nine of 13 wrestlers who qualified for the three-day state tournament place on the podium. Pomona cruised to its third 5A team title in four years. pion. The senior won the 113 title as a sophomore after placing sixth at state as a freshman. Pacheco lost a heartbreaker in the 120 state final a year ago. He plans to wrestle at the Air Force Academy, but will have to have knee surgery before heading to Colorado Springs.

Pacheco said he has been wrestling with a torn meniscus and partial tear in his MCL in his left knee for the past month. He was thinking about not competing at regionals, but decided to battle through the pain. SEE POMONA, P31

ollin Romero doesn’t feel like an icon or whatever you call a role model these days. The Rock Canyon senior is a three-sport athlete, and these competitors are becoming harder to find in OVERTIME this age of specialization for athletes. It has become more common for athletes to specialize and concentrate on one sport to help their chances to play at the next level and obtain possible Jim Benton college athletic scholarships. The only place that three-sport athletes are common is at smaller Class A schools where athletes are needed to fill rosters for fall, winter and spring sports. Romero was a standout wide receiver on the Jaguars’ football team, a point guard on the basketball team and will be at shortstop for the baseball team after the basketball season concludes. “I feel real good about being a three-sport athlete,” said Romero. “A lot of people once they get into high school drop down to one sport but I really tried to play all three. I wasn’t really interested in playing college basketball but I still wanted to play that sport. “A lot of people feel that it helps to put all their eggs into one sport.” The transition between sports sometimes isn’t easy. “It’s tough not having that break between seasons,” admitted Romero. “It is kind of tough on your body, especially if you get like a little dink in another sport, but you have to continue on to the next sport. So you really can’t take any days off to recover.’’ Romero believes his involvement in three sports has helped him focus his free time on meaningful things and his academic studies. Many college recruiters and coaches welcome multi-sport athletes, and playing multiple sports helps build different muscles. Athletes competing in different sports tend to have a lower injury rate. The 5-foot-9, 160-pound Romero was the Most Valuable Player on last fall’s Rock Canyon football team and holds eight school records including career receptions (79) and career return yards (1,172). SEE BENTON, P32

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“I needed to finish my senior year out. I was going to make it through somehow,” Pacheco said. “I’ll take a 1-0 win. It’s still a state title.” Pomona’s depth across the board showed in the finals with all four finalists — freshman Daniel Cardenas (120 pounds), junior Wyatt Yapoujian (126), sophomore Franklin Cruz (182) and Pacheco — spanning on four grade levels. Cardenas and Cruz won state titles, while Yapoujian had to settle for runner-up. “We are doing well and where we need to be,” Federico said of the state of Pomona wrestling. “We just need to win some more matches. You always feel like that. You want to win more matches.” Nine Pomona wrestlers headed to the podium. Elijah Olguin (106) and Theorius Robison (145) placed third. Gage Bernall (152) took fourth. Jacob Judd (113) and Roman Cruz (160) placed sixth. Robison was the surprise of not reaching a fourth straight final. The two-sport athlete was trying to become Pomona’s first four-time individual state champion, but an overtime loss in the semifinals Friday night ended that dream. “There was good in the four years and there was bad,” said Robison, who ended his prep career with a 126-8 record. “I don’t really put losing in my head. I was taking it by winning each match and sometime you lose. Everyone loses.” Injuries hampered his senior campaigns on the football field and wrestling mat, but Robison didn’t make that an excuse. “Injuries are part of sports. You have to go through them,” Robison said. “If I’m on the mat I have to do what I need to do to win.”

Jefferson freshman Angelo Lozado gets a lift from Jefferson coach Oscar Fonseca after Lozado did something no Saint wrestler had ever done. Lozado became the first freshman at Jefferson to win an individual state wrestling championship. He took a 6-3 victory over Eaton senior Toby Gavette in the Class 3A 113-pound championship bout Feb. 23 at Pepsi Center.

Arvada West junior Elijah Olson, top, won four straight consolation matches to take the Class 5A 195-pound third place title at the state wrestling championships last weekend down at Pepsi Center. PHOTOS BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS Robison leaves Pomona being apart of three team title to go along with his three individual crowns. “I’m very proud of the way our team preformed,” said Robison, who will attend the University of Northern Colorado in the fall where he plans on playing football and wrestling. “We

did a lot a big things and had a lot of young guys show that they are going to be a problem for opponents in the future.” Arvada West and Ralston Valley each had one wrestler place down at the 5A state tournament. A-West junior Elijah Olson took third at 195

Jefferson junior Nick Gallegos gets his arm raised after a 8-7 victory in the Class 3A 152-pound state championship bout Feb. 23 at Pepsi Center. Gallegos finished atop the podium a year after being in a car accident days before last year’s state wrestling tournament that eventually forced him to injury default in the first round of consolations.

pounds. Ralston Valley senior Colton Frost-Bryant placed sixth at 145 pounds. Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletic and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.

Jefferson senior Andrew Sansburn gets his arm raised in the final match of his prep career. Sansburn placed third in Class 3A’s 132-pound weight class Feb. 23 at Pepsi Center. Junior Zander Condit also placed third for the Saints in his weight class. Jefferson ended up tied for third in the 3A team standings with 97.5 points.

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He had baseball offers from several schools but decided to take a scholarship offer to play football next season at Colorado School of Mines. With the basketball season wrapping up and baseball practice starting, Romero will be walking up the incline to the Rock Canyon baseball field. “With baseball it is a little different,” Romero said. “I have been swinging a bat but you need to throw the baseball. It will take a week and a half to go full out with the arm throwing the baseball.” Evans scholarship winners There were five area caddies among this year’s 13 Evans Scholar recipients

from Colorado. All five will receive full-tuition and housing scholarship to attend the University of Colorado. Evans scholarships are awarded to high-achieving caddies with significant financial need. The area winners were Chloe Bowlen of Castle Rock, who attends Colorado Early College in Parker, Samuel Dahm of Chaparral High School, Michael Corrigan, a 2018 graduate of Legacy, Grant Gorman of Lakewood High School and Amelia Moenster of Rock Canyon High School. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

$1.4m gift to Regis STAFF REPORT

A $1.4 million donation to the Regis University athletics program will go toward the construction of a multifunctional practice facility, providing additional training space and accommodations for student athletes, according to a news release from the university. The Berce Athletic Center will feature two full basketball courts, volleyball courts, auxiliary centers for athletics training, strength and conditioning, and more. The largest single gift to the athletics department kicks off the first phase of the university’s 20-year master plan. Construction is set to begin in July with an anticipated opening in November, the release says. Dan and Annie Berce, of Fort Worth, Texas, are Regis alumni. Dan earned his accounting degree in 1975, while Annie earned a degree in business administration in 1977. Dan serves on the Board of Trustees at Regis and has been an active volunteer

leader at the Jesuit, Catholic university for many years. “We are thrilled to be able to make this gift, especially since it will directly benefit students and student athletes,” Dan Berce said in the release. “Access to quality athletic facilities is an important part of the Regis experience.” Dan has served as president and CEO of GM Financial in Fort Worth since 2005. Previously, he was president from 2003-05 and chief financial officer from 1990 to 2003. GM Financial is the captive auto finance company for General Motors with operations in North America, South America and Asia. The company serves 14,000 dealers and 6 million customers worldwide, and has earning assets of nearly $100 billion, according to the most recent reports. The approximately 24,000-squarefoot facility will be north of the Regis Field House on its Northwest Denver Campus at West 50th Avenue and Federal Boulevard.

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Green Mountain gets taste of Sweet 16 BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

LAKEWOOD — Green Mountain’s girls basketball team advanced to the Sweet 16 of the Class 4A state tournament by the narrowest of margins Feb. 22. It was a bit of a struggle at times in the final quarter against Pueblo County, but in the end the Rams extended their winning streak to 11 games while taking a 48-46 victory. “Our girls are on a mission right now,” Green Mountain coach Darren Pitzner said. “It’s a really good family right now. The coaches are really working hard. I’m proud of all the girls.” The second-round playoff win set up No. 10-seeded Green Mountain (18-6 record) on the road against No. 7 Greeley Central (23-1). The Wildcats took a 19-point win over Roosevelt last Friday night to increase their winning streak to 18 games. The Rams will need to find a way to contain Greeley Central senior Naomi Hidalgo who is nearly averaging a double-double in points and rebounds this season. was schedule to face Greeley Central on Tuesday, Feb. 26, after press deadline. Green Mountain looked to be in good shape to advance to the round of 16 with under seven minutes to play when junior Kasey Klocek scored back-to-back buckets to push the Rams’ lead to 40-27 over Pueblo County. “She (Klocek) gave us a nice spark that we needed,” Pitzner said of the junior’s two buckets early in the fourth quarter that extended the Rams to their biggest lead — 13 points — of the night. “We know how hard Pueblo

Green Mountain sophomore Courtney Hank (33) had a huge game Feb. 22 in the Class 4A second-round playoff game. Hank finished with a game-high 22 points in the Rams’ 48-46 win over Pueblo County. PHOTO BY DENNIS PLEUSS/JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS kids work and they are really wellcoached. They never give up and got hot in the end.” Pueblo County (14-11) drained five 3-pointers in the final seven minutes to cut the Rams’ lead down to a single point in the final seconds. Junior Sloan Garcia and senior Hay-

le Herrera both hit a pair of 3-pointer to get the Hornets in position to grab a lead after trailing for most of the game. Herrera finished with a teamhigh 13 points. However, Green Mountain never gave up the lead by making just enough free throws — 6 of 15 — in the

final quarter to hang on. It was the second meeting of the season between the Hornets and Rams. Green Mountain hung on for a 43-39 victory over Pueblo County during a holiday tournament Dec. 15. “Even though it got close I think we were smart in the last five minutes,” Pitzner said. “We took the right shots and made just enough free throws.” Junior Riley Shoemaker had a key breakaway layup with just under two minutes to play and senior Savannah Hapke made a pair of free throws with 1:25 left to help secure the win. Sophomore Courtney Hank nearly scored nearly half of the Rams’ points. Hank was unstoppable in the first half pouring in 15 of her gamehigh 22 points. “It was a hard game inside,” Hank said. “(Pueblo County junior Lauren Avila) is a really good post player. Our main goal was to D up on her and get out on their shooters.” Avila was tagged with a pair of early fouls in the opening quarter that allowed Hank to really establish herself as a force in the paint. “She (Hank) is a really tough player and has been doing a lot of extra work,” Pitzner said. “She has been working on her footwork and it’s paying off. “The more teams key on her we’ll have other kids step up.” Green Mountain in riding a nice wave of momentum that includes a victory last week against two-time defending 4A state champion Evergreen. Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletic and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco

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Arvada High students commit to internships 13 career explore students will put in 100-plus internship hours each BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Arvada High School Career Explore program took a page out of the athletics playbook Feb. 19 with a signing day. Thirteen students in the program signed letters of intent to complete 160-hour internships with a variety of companies. “Similar to how colleges do their National Athletic Signing Day, we wanted to recognize these students and our partners for Career Explore,” said J.B. Sampson, assistant principal at Arvada High. “We’re very proud of our students who stuck with this program. They’ve just done a tremendous job.” Career Explore is a program at Arvada High that actively reengages atrisk students in school through career readiness activities using work-based activities and internships. Students are provided with a flexible learning schedule, financial literacy instruction and exposure to various types of industries. Based on their area of interest, students then attend work-readiness trainings at Colorado Homebuilding Academy, Colorado Area Health Education Center or a

Julian Dudzik signs his letter of intent for a 100 hour internship at Marriott Denver West. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER local hospitality partner and earn industry certifications and participate in paid internships. “The program helped everyone in my class gain friends, get more involved with school and closer to graduating,” said Eva Moreno, 17, who will be interning with Covenant Village of Colorado as part of her goal to become a certified nursing assistant. “I care a lot for our seniors and I have a lot of empathy. I think I have the skills that it takes to be a CNA,” she said. Moreno is one of six students following a medical pathway. Others are learning construction and hospitality. “I really like cooking for people and I just want to be able to make it into

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positions. Students who signed internship letters are looking forward to getting a job in their field when they graduate high school. “I’m really happy to get this opportunity,” said Mikayla Grant, 18, who will be shadowing admissions at Mountain Vista. “Career Explore has really helped me though a lot. My classmates are my new family.”

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