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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Join the Teen Police Academy Arvada high school students are invited to start their summer by attending the 2017 Arvada Police Teen Academy, June 5-9. Taught by members of the Arvada Police Department, participants will experience live police scenarios with simulations, drive police cars, process mock crime scenes, learn arrest control tactics, shoot a Taser and see a live K9 demonstration, all while having fun and meeting others teens. The cost of the five-day class,8 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, is $25 and includes an academy T-shirt. Priority enrollment is given to students from Arvada Senior, Arvada West, Pomona and Ralston Valley high schools,Faith Christian Academy, Wheat Ridge High School and Arvada teen residents. There is also limited financial aid available for students who need it. To apply, visit arvada.org/teen-academy or call 720-898-6660.

STEPHANIE LOWNDS

Hiker, musician, Arvada enthusiast Moving to Arvada I recently moved here, almost a year ago now. I went to the University of Wyoming before that and got my education in communication and marketing. I found out about a job at the Arvada Chamber and that’s what brought me to Arvada. I love the outdoors I like to hike. I like to be outdoors. I’m still exploring Arvada. I like by the Apex Field House, so I’m exploring over there. I also really like houses, so I like walking through the different communities and seeing the houses. I haven’t gotten much into the trail aspect of it yet just because I like hiking with other people if I’m going on a trail. My musical side I wouldn’t consider myself awesome, but I play guitar and ukulele. I’m also a flute player. I have lots of competition experience playing flute. I’ve looked at some places to do open mic, but I don’t know if I’m comfortable

Stephanie Lownds has lived in Arvada about one year. with that yet. Hunter Bay has music there in the mornings as well as Bluegrass, but I don’t know if I’m ready yet. Getting involved My dad’s involved with Family Tree, so I’m passionate about that too as well as the helping the homeless community. Family Tree does supervised visitations between parents

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Arvada native stars in UNC production Arvada Native Margaret Siegrist is starring in the University of Northern Colorado’s Opera Theatre production of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro. It is a coproduction with Livermore Valley Opera, a regional professional opera company near San Francisco, California. The production is set in 1946 on a Hollywood film set, with all the backstage romance and intrigue that goes with the golden age of film.

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY County has new logo Jefferson County is getting a new look. This week Jeffco unveiled a new logo as part of a rebranding effort. As part of the process, the county said it gathered citizen feedback to help define what citizens think about living and working in Jeffco. Core values of responsiveness, innovation, integrity, health and well-being and stewardship, were identified as the core features the county wanted to portray. The traditional green seal has been replaced to a new logo “that symbolizes the natural beauty and open spaces we enjoy in Jefferson County, which positively impacts the health and wellbeing of our residents and visitors,” according to the county release. “You see the mountains, rolling hills

and bright blue skies. The grid on the bottom portion of the logo symbolizes the county’s vibrant communities, infrastructure, our range of services and transportation,” inspired by an aerial image of the county, according to the press release. Changes to the county’s website are also in development, with a rebuilt site to launch in the fall.

Quilt museum goes Wild West The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum’s newest exhibit “Quilting the Wild West” will run from April 24 - July

22. Accompanying the exhibit is the Studio Art Quilt Associates’ “Under the Western Sun.” Opening reception for the two exhibits takes place 6-8 p.m. April 28 at the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 200 Violet St. Suite 140, in Golden. “Quilting the Wild West” will feature quilts and fiber arts that commemorate Buffalo Bill Cody and the Wild West. The exhibit is juried by Steve Friesen, the executive director of the Buffalo Bill Museum. “Under the Western Sun” is a regional juried challenge of Western quilt art by Western artists. For more information, visit www. rmqm.org, or contact the quilt museum by phone at 303-277-0377 or email at rmqm@rmqm.org.

Society Artisans Guild Forum The 2017 “Gathering of the Guilds” forum will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. April 30 at Boettcher Mansion, 900 Colorow Road, on Lookout Mountain in Golden. The event will feature Coloradobased professional artists, craftsman, metalsmiths, woodworkers, weavers and more who will be selling their handcrafted items. There will also be demonstrations, workshops and presentations throughout the day. Admission for the general public is $5. To learn more about the event, visit www.coloarts-crafts.org. SEE BRIEFS, P16

What Makes for Success as a Real Estate Professional? Here’s What I Do

In last week’s ad, I mentioned how Golden every week — learn more than I already do Real Estate was honored for coming in third about a real estate topic, then share what I among brokerages with 6 to 10 agents in the have learned. It comes naturally to me, ever number of transactions completed since being an intern on the city As a successful Realtor my- REAL ESTATE desk of the Washington Post. self, I enjoy serving as a mentor to I never run out of topics to write TODAY our broker associates — and I do about which educate the public — learn from them, too. and thereby myself — regarding In this week’s column, I’d like some aspect of real estate. Someto share my personal strategy for times, I’m able to clarify or contrasuccess in real estate, much of dict statistics or statements which I see in the press. For example, is which has become a companywide strategy serving all agents. the market cooling down or heating up? Are we in another bubble? Decades ago I adopted what I As a Realtor, I have access to raw thought was a quote by Confucius. data that allows me to address My sister had it posted on her refrigerator. Thanks to Google, I By JIM SMITH, such topics in a way that general discovered that it wasn’t a quote assignment reporters can’t. Realtor® Another principle or way of by Confucius, but it could have been. “Concentrate on giving, and the get- being that I consider key is authenticity. Misting will take care of itself.” That spirit is representing my level or success, for example, behind this column and its success in building is not only a violation of the Realtor Code of Golden Real Estate. The time that most real Ethics, it is not good salesmanship. I consider estate agents spend on prospecting, I spend myself a lifelong learner and don’t “know it all.” That principle expresses itself in me by on coming up with topics on which I can educate myself and then share that knowledge being a news and public affairs sponge. I love with my readers. I consider this column my listening to music as much as the next person, very own “continuing education program.” but my car radio is always tuned to the only all That’s how journalism works. A reporter is news radio network we have — NPR. On the given an assignment, then learns all he can other hand, I have little patience for talk radio, about it (within the deadline he’s given), and whether conservative or liberal. I’ll listen to then reduces it to a concise article that sum- analysis and hard news, but I consider opinmarizes what he learned. That’s what I do ions, left or right, a waste of my attention. By

listening to news instead of music, I often learn reprocessing center in Denver. We estimate about real estate news, since it’s a big story that we keep 200 cubic yards of that material these days, but being well informed on national out of landfills every year. Our investment in 20 kW of solar panels and world affairs is also important to me. In terms of the day-to-day practice of real not only powers our own electric cars and our estate, I know I can’t do it all, so I surround office, it allows us to provide free EV charging myself with a support team. That team in- to the general public. Back to real estate, we have been early cludes, among others, a transaction coordinator, a stager, a photographer, a drone pilot, adopters in sometimes expensive ways to several lenders, inspectors, and a handyman improve the quality of our listings. Years before (who works only for our clients). That said, I they were adopted by other brokerages, we don’t over-delegate. I like to get my hands invested in drones to take aerial photos and dirty. I’ll put signs in the ground and do my own videos of our listings. We also were early adopters of HDR (High narrated video tours of each listing including for my broker associates. Our office manager, Dynamic Range) technology for taking still Kim Taylor, helps with every aspect of listing photographs of our listings. This produces and selling homes, but I’m happy showing magazine quality photographs in which every listings, holding open houses, putting signs in element of a picture, including the view out the ground, entering listings on the MLS, creat- each window, is perfectly exposed. By now, you may be thinking I’m a workaing websites for each listing, etc. I don’t just holic, but Rita and I do enjoy a personal life, have a team, I’m part of the team. Another factor in my success has to be my going to the theatre occasionally as well as full-time accessibility. My cell phone (see watching many entertainment programs at below) is never turned off, although I leave it in home. Rita’s fine with pausing TV shows when the kitchen when I go to bed! I was out of the my phone rings. Some listing agents put under country all last week, which may come as a “broker remarks” that “Seller requests no Sunsurprise to some clients and future clients who day deadlines.” What they’re really saying is reached me on my cell phone and made ap- that they don’t work on Sunday. That’s not me! Giving back is important. Golden Real pointments to meet with me this week. (I wrote Estate is a member of two chambers of comlast week’s column while I was in Mexico.) My father taught me that “to make money, merce (Golden & West Chamber) and one you need to spend money,” and I never for- business association. Rita and I are active get that. One example of an expenditure that members the Rotary Club of Golden, and I’m paid off was our moving truck. I bought the first also a member of the Golden Lions Club. one at a convention in 2004 and it has been so useful to clients and has built so much goodwill A Testimonial from a Recent Client: I can only touch upon the many features of the first home at Jim, I always recommend your company to for us among non-profits and community or$910,000 1453 Jesse Lane (right), which was just listed by Chuck buy and sell homes. You and your brokers do ganizations, that I bought a second one last Brown. Built in 2012, it has the upgrades demanded by toa terrific job. My son Nathan made out so well year. In 2008 I also invested in a storage shed day’s picky buyers—porcelain tile floors, 10-foot ceilings, for the moving boxes and packing materials selling both his townhomes through you and gourmet kitchen with slab granite counters and cherry cabibuying his Lakewood townhome and, more that we provide free to clients. nets, plantation shutters, and more. The finished basement Another “investment” was the purchase of recently, his single family home, just a few has 2 of the 5 bedrooms, family room with wet bar and plenty a 10’x20’ chain link enclosure for collecting blocks from us, through your company. So of storage. The home’s in great condition too, being lived in polystyrene (“Styrofoam”) for recycling. Kim glad we know you! You add value and integrionly six months each year. What will really sell this home, however, is its location — an easy takes at least one truckload per month to a ty to real estate! — Brenda Bronson walk or bike ride to White Ranch and North Table Mountain open space parks, or to Clear Creek and downtown Golden. For a more detailed description and guided video tour, visit this home’s website at www.CanyonViewHome.info, or call Chuck at 303-885-7855. Open Sat., 1-3 p.m. Broker/Owner Not far from the above listing and closer to down$495,000 town Golden and North Table Mountain park, is this Golden Real Estate, Inc. 1960’s 3-bedroom, 2-bath brick ranch, also with a CALL OR TEXT: 303-525-1851 finished basement, at 308 Iowa Drive, listed by Jim EMAIL: Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com Swanson. Its private backyard backs to the Foss 17695 South Golden Road, Golden 80401 Ranch. See video tour at NorthGoldenHome.com, or call 303-929-2727. Open Saturday, 11am-2 pm. All Agents Are EcoBrokers WEBSITE: www.GoldenRealEstate.com

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Getting a second chance at life Organ recipients thank family of man who saved their lives

Diane Eckert, who lost her brother Cody Crosby in a car accident in 2013, pins a Donate Life pin on an Arvada Police Officer as her way of saying thank you during an event on April 11 to celebrate Donate Life month. CLARKE READER

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In May 2013, Cody Crosby lost his life in a car accident that happened just off Wadsworth Boulevard and I-70. But thanks to the efforts of Arvada Police and emergency responders, Crosby helped save other lives through organ donation. “I believe, 100 percent, that Cody lives on in these people,” said Diane Eckert, a Lakewood resident and Crosby’s sister. “The fact that he gets to be a hero would make his day.” Not all donor recipients ever have a chance to meet their donor or donor family, but since April is National Donate Life Month, Donor Alliance, an organization that supports organ and tissue donation, thought it was only fitting that Eckert and Crosby’s parents had the chance to meet the emergency responders and Wes Cook, of Parker, and Julie Kautz, of Aurora. Both of whom received Crosby’s organs. “I was diagnosed with a rare form of liver cancer, and I didn’t have long left,” Cook said. “The moment I heard there was an opportunity to meet the

Crosbys, I wanted to do it.” The meeting happened at Arvada’s Police Department headquarters on April 11, and featured some laughs, more tears and a lot of hugs. “Because of the work of everyone here, I was able to see my first grandbaby born,” Kautz said. “I wanted to show them there was some good that came from this.” Arvada police officer Derek Berns witnessed the accident on his way home after a shift and pulled over to help in any way he could. “My training just kicked in, and I called 911 and rendered what aid I could,” he said. “As police, you see tragic events a lot, but its good to hear

something positive came from it.” Because of the efforts of police and other responders, Crosby’s family had the opportunity to say goodbye to their son and brother, and get a small sense of closure. “The people here today represent just a small part of the team that works so hard for the community,” said David Snelling, a detective with the department. “It’s a tough situation for everyone, but this means so much to us, because we rarely get to see that good can come out of these situations.” In addition to the kidney and liver that Cook and Kautz received, Crosby’s other kidney and heart valves

Diane Eckert, who lost her brother Cody Crosby in a car accident in 2013, hugs a member of the Arvada Police Department. Eckert, her parents, and the recipients of Crosby’s organs, all met at the police department on April 11 in honor of Donate Life month. CLARKE READER were also donated. Both Crosby and Eckert were big supporters of organ donation, and Eckert has become only more since her brother’s death. “The police and responders have such a special place in my family’s lives and heart,” she said. “I’ll never forget my brother’s goofy grin, but he’d be so proud to know he saved others’ lives.”

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Fostering Futures helps youths find solid path Teens in foster care find examples, guidance, advice BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Gema, 16, aspires to become a model and someday open a beauty salon. Christian, also 16, plans to study at the University of Colorado to become an aerospace engineer. Although the two teens have different dreams, they have a few things in common: They are both in foster care, and they both are involved with a new program called Fostering Futures. “It means a lot just knowing that someone out there cares about us,” Gema said. “I always liked the idea of owning a salon, but I never had anybody talk to me about the logistics of it.” That is, until Fostering Futures brought in a group of local business professionals — all of whom started from the bottom and rose to the top — to speak to the youths about their journeys. “I was really into that class,” Gema said. “Having that experience helped a lot.” Both Gema and Christian asked that their last names not be used because both are still in the foster care system. Fostering Futures is a program of the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties that started about a year ago. Its goal is to offer teens in foster care from the ages of 14 to 16 the resources, opportunities and tools to increase resiliency and build independent living skills. Fostering Futures is offered regardless of whether they will ultimately emancipate from foster care, return home or find other permanent guardians. “Some of the kids have this support and guidance through their (foster care) placement,” said Lee Ann Robbins, the lead volunteer case coordinator for Jeffco/Gilpin CASA. “Fostering Futures is for those who need a little more support from the outside.” A program for older teens called Chafee helps them transition out of foster care to become successful

Youth participating in the Fostering Futures join arms for a photo op at a recent meeting. The Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties launched Fostering Futures about a year ago to offer youth in foster care the resources, opportunities and tools to increase resiliency and build independent living skills. COURTESY PHOTO

LEARN THE TERMS What is a CASA? A Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) is an adult volunteer appointed by a judge to represent the best interests of a child who has been removed from his or her home because of abuse or neglect. CASAs stay with each case until it is closed. They spend time with the child and serve as a voice for him or her on issues such as health, education, foster placement and permanency in a safe, stable home. CASAs serving the 1st Judicial District advocate for children in Jefferson and Gilpin counties. What is Chafee? The Chafee Foster Care Independence

Program (CFCIP) assists teens with successfully emancipating from the foster care system and provides ongoing support as they overcome the hurdles of living independently. Learn more at www.denverchafee.org. What is Fostering Futures? Fostering Futures is a new program that provides youths ages 14-16 with resources, opportunities and tools to increase their resiliency and build independent living skills, regardless of whether they will ultimately emancipate from care, return home or find other permanent guardians. Learn more at www.casajeffcogilpin.com.

adults, Robbins said, but the younger teens sometimes aren’t quite prepared for Chafee. Chafee is named after U.S. Senator John H. Chafee, who advocated for neglected and abused children and sponsored the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999. The program is especially important because without the skills and training provided through Chafee, many of these teens would end up homeless and uenemployed, said

Antowan Pickett, the independent living program manager in the Child Welfare Division of the City and County of Denver’s human services department. CASA volunteers and the Department of Children, Youth and Families — also known as social services — work together to determine which youth Fostering Futures would most benefit. However, the program will not turn away anyone who is recommended, regardless of circumstance

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— including if the youth has a juvenile criminal record, Robbins said. Teens are less likely than younger children to be adopted into a family, Robbins said. Still, “teens are vulnerable and need support and attention, but there is not always somebody there for them,” Robbins said. These teens, in particular, are “high risk because of the way they grew up due to lack of direction and support from the adults in their life.” Fostering Futures is about a year in duration with curriculum-based sessions that meet every other week. The curriculum covers all sorts of life skills, including how to access community and governmental resources, financial literacy such as balancing a checkbook or applying for a loan to buy a car, CPR and first aid, and sexual health education. It can even include basic household tasks such as preparing meals or doing laundry. The youths also receive support with earning a high school diploma or GED and pursuing higher education, along with obtaining job skills, training and employment. “We talk to them,” Robbins said, “and find out what they want and need, then we see how we can make it happen.” “The journey to adulthood is a critical transition for youth in foster care,” he said. And it’s important that they maintain significant relationships with people who will continue to support and encourage them beyond the transition to independence, Pickett added. Christian is only two classes away from completing Fostering Futures. Because of the program, he has made new friends with the other youths in the program, as well as met a number of community members who have provided different perspectives and stories about how they got to be where they are. On April 3, Christian had a job interview for a sales position, and for the first time, he said, he was prepared. A Fostering Futures session taught him how to prepare his resume and to know what to ask during the interview. “Fostering Futures helped me see that there are a lot of things I can do if I put my mind to it,” Christian said. “It’s an awesome program.”

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HOMELESS IN JEFFCO

Network of severe weather shelters has gap in Arvada area Numbers of homeless in suburbs increasing, making need for shelters crucial BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

n wintry nights, the homeless men and women in central Jefferson County can find shelter with a network of churches that open their doors — but those living in Arvada are often left out in the cold. The Severe Weather Shelter Network is a Christian nonprofit working to make sure Jefferson County’s homeless are kept warm on freezing nights, through a program in which local churches provide host sites for homeless community members to spend the night, enjoy a hot, homemade meal and some warm conversation. The networks include four host churches, which are on a one-week-a-month rotation. Each network also has a warming site, which serves as a central pick-up location for shelter guests where they can — as the name implies — stay warm as they wait. The network launched its central program with churches in Lakewood, Golden and Denver four years ago and another network in south Jeffco and Littleton a year later. It is in the process of trying to create one in the Arvada area as well. “What we have realized is that emergency shelter, and shelter in general, is located in Denver proper,” said Lynn Ann Huizing, head of Severe Weather Shelter Network. “In the suburban communities where homelessness is a reality, there is very little long-term shelter if any, and there is not cold weather at all.” Volunteers passionate about cause For Bobby Strong, 53, who has been homeless for the past 15 years, the volunteers at Sloan’s Lake Community Church in Denver — one of the four churches in the central rotation — are like family. “The important thing to know is how hard it is to have someone live outside,” Strong said, while sitting in the hallway of the church on a wet, cold night in late March. “I’m just a human, just like you.” Strong has been seeking shelter with the network since it was created in 2013. He spends his days at the local library or on the street corner with his sign. “I want the community to know that if you’re homeless, don’t be scared,” Strong said. “Because we all need help. I don’t care if I stand on the street corner and hold a piece of cardboard to get a bite to eat.” For volunteer Tracy Thayer, who coordinates the shelter at Applewood Community Church in Golden, it’s people like Strong that keep her in the ministry. “It’s such a relational ministry — you sit, talk and get to know folks,” she

James Lee Bolton Jr. finishes his meal at Sloan’s Lake Community Church before cleaning up and setting his bed up for the night on March 31. He is one of 30 homeless singles in the Central Jeffco area who stayed at the church, which is part of the Severe Weather Shelter Network. SHANNA FORTIER said while driving the van to pick up shelter guests from the warming site at Charles Witlock Recreational Center in Lakewood. Golden resident Rick Foster, a coordinator for the Sloan’s Lake Community Church shelter, said the need behind the severe weather shelter is pretty simple. “People shouldn’t have to freeze to death,” he said. Foster didn’t always want to work closely with the homeless population. “I spent 33 years working downtown and didn’t really have a heart for the homeless,” Foster said. “I spent most of my time avoiding being panhandled. But it’s interesting how God gradually gave me a heart for the homeless.” Progress in Arvada slow The visibility of the homeless population in Jefferson County is growing. Last year’s Point in Time Survey by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative, which gives a partial snapshot of what one night on the streets in the metro area looks like, found 439 homeless people on Jeffco’s streets. Among them were 50 individuals who had been homeless for many years, but also 74 families with children. The majority of them had been homeless for less than a year. Arvada Police Chief Don Wick describes the homeless population in

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Visit swshelternetwork.com or call 720-515-9313. three types: individuals, often men suffering from substance or mental health issues; people who became homeless because of life circumstances such as losing a job, divorce or a hardship that has forced them out of housing; and families who don’t want anyone to know they are homeless and are often living in cars. In many cases, he said, the parents are employed but don’t make enough money to support the family. “We have seen a significant growth in the homeless population in Arvada over the last two years,” Wick said. That means that creating a severe

weather shelter in the Arvada area is essential, he said. “On the really cold days or the blizzards, our homeless folks are simply trying to find any location where they can get out of the severe weather,” Wick said. “The last thing we want to see is a fellow human being dying on the street when they were exposed to severe weather and we could have had a shelter to protect them.” But creating the network in Arvada is taking longer than planned. It’s SEE HOMELESS, P15

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In-store kiosks a prescription for drug safety Attorney general, mayors tout benefits of prescription drug kiosks at Walgreens BY SCOTT TAYLOR STAYLOR@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Colorado’s attorney general and a quartet of mayors from around the Front Range said they are hoping metal drug collection kiosks set up in the back of 11 Walgreens phar-

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Wheat Ridge Mayor Joyce Jay said she’s pleased her city is home to one of 11 Walgreens medicine disposal kiosks announced at a press conference April 12 in Thornton. SCOTT TAYLOR

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KIOSKS

Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman talks about the importance having safe, convenient places to dispose of old prescription medicine April 12 at the Walgreens Pharmacy at 120th Avenue and Colorado Boulevard. The pharmacy is one of 11 Colorado Walgreens – and one of 73 other locations – to get medicine disposal kiosks. SCOTT TAYLOR

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“They’ve placed them strategically to be as convenient for the customer as possible,” Schneider said. Convenience is a big deal, Coffman said, and it’s important for people to associate disposing of old medicine in the same places where they first picked them up. “We hope to introduce a new behavior in Colorado,” Coffman said. “We want people to get into the habit of bringing their medications back to the place where they got them. It’s a simple idea, but one that could have a very valuable impact and save lives in our state.” The 11 boxes in Colorado Walgreens are among 73 similar boxes at other locations around the state, Coffman said. Prescription medicine collection boxes can be found at some hospitals and police stations and at some private pharmacies. A complete list of collection box locations, as well as a map of the state, is available at www.takemedsback.org. Thornton Mayor Williams said her city’s police department hosts regular drug take-back events, and this is a good supplement. “Maybe it’s a bit daunting, or just out of the way, to go to the police department,” she said. “I hope people will come in here and drop off their excess medication while they are shopping and decrease the accessi-

Area Walgreens pharmacies with medication disposal kiosks can be found at: Aurora - 12051 E. Mississippi Ave. Brighton - 1821 E. Bridge St. Colorado Springs - 3480 N. Academy Blvd. Denver - 1111 S. Colorado Blvd. Fort Collins - 2190 W. Drake Road Grand Junction - 240 W. Park Drive Highlands Ranch - 9141 S. Broadway Longmont - 1041 Main St. Pueblo - 2900 W. Northern Ave. Thornton - 4001 E. 120th Ave. Wheat Ridge - 4401 Wadsworth Blvd. A complete list of collection box locations, as well as a map of the state, is available at www.takemedsback.org. bility that we’ve seen.” Wheat Ridge Mayor Jay thanked the company for putting the collection point in her city, close to two senior citizen communities. “You can bet that those medicine cabinets have a lot of drugs in them, outdated or not, which just creates more confusion for seniors as well,” she said. Greenwood Village’s Rakowsky said the boxes are important for environmental reasons, as well. Most people’s method for disposing of old medicine involves dumping it down the toilet bowl, but that can put all kinds of chemicals into the watershed. “It’s very important to protect our water supply, and this is one way to protect it,” Rakowsky said. “Please, keep that in mind, too.”

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Discussion aims to increase awareness Global Refuge launches a new speaker series BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

A small circle formed upstairs at Global Goods and Coffee on a recent Monday evening. Among the group were three refugees from Ethiopia, Kurdistan and Iran. The rest of the group: Arvada locals. “Our goal is simply to humanize people from these countries,” said Christy Josten, community relations coordinator at Global Refuge, an Arvada-based, nonprofit organization that works in war-torn areas to provide medical relief to refugees. “We’ve found that nothing has quite the impact as simply being in the same room together,” she added. The discussion group was the first of a new series the nonprofit will be hosting at its coffee shop titled “Room Full of Humans.” “I think it was a great start,” said Jaden McNeely, executive director of operations for Global Refuge. “I think the topic is difficult for people to discuss still. I could still see hesitation among people to dive in. It still feels a little surface level.” Iranian refugee Shayan Shamloo, 24, said it was hard for him to relate to the discussion of threats and toler-

Jaden McNeely, executive director of operations for Global Refuge, facilitates a discussion with Arvada residents and refugees living locally. SHANNA FORTIER ance here in the United States. “I’ve been through more than most refugees,” he said after the event ended. “In Iran, when I was 18, I was in prison, tortured. Then after two years I went to Turkey, when I was 20 and during a protest I was captured and tortured again. After you go through those kinds of stuff, you’re numb to certain things.” That’s why Shamloo said he doesn’t feel threatened living in the United States. “I have that numbness,” he said.

“But for most refugees, I do believe that they go through those day-to-day biases.” Female guest Chankaroon from Ethiopia, and Bakhcha from Kurdistan, both of whom asked that their last names not be used for privacy reasons, said they deal with biases from people regularly, although they don’t view them as threats. Bakhcha said her threats came when she was in Kurdistan. When her husband died eight years ago, she was left to raise her daughter on

her own. However, her family did not accept her as a single mom. She received kidnapping and death threats. After five years, she was granted approval to move to the United State. After moving to Colorado two years ago, she said she has a safe life. “In my country, I went through a bad experience of threats,” she said. “But when I came over here, I didn’t feel that.” When talking about living through war, Bakhcha, said that what she learned is that once it starts, it never ends. But Chankaroon, who was a child during the Somali, Ethiopian war in the 1970s said if you do have to live through war, you just have to choose to move on and live your life. She said you have to choose to live, laugh, love. “This is an attitude Global Refuge has witnessed countless times with refugees we serve overseas, as well as local refugees we have met here in Denver. They choose resiliency,” Josten wrote in notes sent out to event attendees. Moving forward, McNeely said he hopes this series will increase diversity. “In our daily lives we may not come in contact with people from different cultures especially places that have been targeted with the negative,” McNeely said. “But we want a dialog to help us be better stewards.”

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Hike promotes community

The hikes change location monthly BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

More than 30 Arvada residents gathered the morning of April 15 for a community hike led by volunteer and Arvada City councilman Mark McGoff. The group, which included veteran hikers, those combating injury and first timers, hiked west and north on the new Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail through the Westminster Nature Center Park and the Westminster and Broomfield Open Space areas. McGoff has been leading community hikes in Arvada for 16 years. “I do it primarily to familiarize people with the parks and trails system in the City of Arvada,” he said. “We have about 150 miles of trails in the City of Arvada.” McGoff started the hikes to familiarize people with the trail system in the city. Now, he hosts hikes on a monthly basis. Hikers meet at different trail heads each month. The hike averages 30 people, but has drawn as many as 50 and as little as 3 on a cold, rainy day in 2016.

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IF YOU GO The next community hike will be Saturday, May 20. The hike will depart from Transit Hub (parking garage) at 56th and Olde Wadsworth Blvd in Olde Town. The group will hike through three Olde Town parks — Water Tower, Plaza and McIlvoy — and view the G Line plaza and artwork, and the historic and new buildings of the Olde Town area. Hikes are about four miles long, start at 9 a.m., and end about 11 a.m. Participants should dress for the weather, wear good shoes/hiking boots, and bring some water. Some trails are paved, and some are on dirt or gravel surfaces. The hikes are stroller friendly, but are not suited for dogs.

More than 30 people came out April 15 for the monthly community hike. This month hikers headed west on the Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail. PHOTOS BY SHANNA FORTIER

Mark McGoff (red jacket) leads a community hike in Arvada once a month.

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VOICES Give up a major time-waster for an opportunity to get ahead

HITTING HOME

Michael Alcorn

uick show of hands: how many of you out there gave up something for Lent? Okay, now, Catholics put your hands down. See, that’s what I thought. I grew up Catholic, and so observing Lent was just a part of what I did for the first part of my life. Usually, what I chose to give up was something that wasn’t exactly a vice, but maybe a bad habit. Big surprise — not a lot of 12-year olds need to concentrate on staying away from single malt scotch. One year, I tried to give up swearing, and would put a dollar in a shoe box for every time I messed up. About a week later, that dropped to a quarter, then a dime. It was around Labor Day before I’d paid back everything I

owed. But for the last 15 years or so, I have made a point of giving something up for the six or so weeks leading up to Easter Sunday. At first, falling back on old ways, I would just choose to drop a habit, like Starbucks. And, for the record, that shoe box is not nearly as full as it once was. But, for the last couple years, I tried finding things to eliminate from my life that are what I would charitably describe as “massive, soul-sucking, headache-inducing, time wasters.” Yup, you guessed it — social media. Actually, it’s not just social media that fits that description, but for me, that is a big

one. I would still pop on to Facebook to post things I’d written, and other professionallyrelated items (or to brag about my family members), but, other than that, I put my phone away and stopped wasting my time looking in on the worlds of people in my “feed.” At first, there is always a temptation to hit that icon on my phone, mostly just out of habit. Check my messages, check my mail, check my Facebook and Twitter feeds — that’s become so habitual that I can probably do it without even looking down at my phone. But, after a couple weeks, the SEE ALCORN, P13

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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Kevin M. Smith

here’s road rage, then there’s the slower paced parking rage. Arvada residents and visitors feel the squeeze as they snake through the lot adjacent to the library, travel up and down Webster Street, Olde Wadsworth Boulevard and Grandview Avenue. Maybe something is open on Yukon Street? No such luck. At peak time — weekends and especially during special events and festivals in Olde Town — it can be an arduous task to find a place to park. With the new credit union to open at 57th and Olde Wadsworth and Denver Beer Company moving up the street, it’s only going to get worse.

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The frustrating part is when you see that empty Elk’s Lodge and Shrine of St. Anne’s spaces. Why can’t we park there? There’s a good reason, but perhaps a little balance could be achieved. During the St. Patrick’s Day festivities in Olde Town I talked with a man who was miffed that his car was towed. He was unaware of the festival and since he was just picking up an item he ordered from Twin Peaks Leather and some treats Rheinlander Bakery, he thought 10 to 15 minutes in the Elks Lodge parking lot wouldn’t be long SEE PARKING P21

Rising in thanks After the Fall article in the Arvada Press highlighting homelessness in Arvada, which noted how to help our church with a Winter homeless ministry, The Rising Church in Olde Town received tremendous support, and we thank you! Being a church of limited finances, we could not have done it without you. You brought coats, sleeping bags, blankets, food, and money. We were able to provide those things to the homeless so no one went without and no-one perished or ended up in the hospital due to exposure. Your help allowed us to shelter during very extreme weather. Your generosity also allowed us to continue our close work with the Arvada Police to triage the homeless and locate available services. To date eight have found housing. We have three Developmentally Disabled on our property now who will receive housing shortly. A special thanks to our Christian brothers and sisters at Spirit of Christ and St. Anne’s School and Church for going the extra mile in their support and help. Also to the Red Hat Ladies, and Faith Bible Chapel who gave additional help. We don’t know all of you who gave, none desiring any recognition, because much of it as anonymous. On April 30, during our Worship Service, we will be saying thank you to our church members who helped, and to all those

of our community who gave as well. If you can attend, we would love to say thanks to you from The Rising Church and the Arvada Homeless Community. If you cannot, again thank you, and please remember us in the fall as we gear up for another winter and also regularly, as we seek to work with the homeless in a redemptive and helping way through the year. Steve Byers Pastor, The Rising

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Cruel deportations A terrible injustice has come to my attention and I feel the urge to share my feelings. The Federal government is considering deporting immigrants who are living in this country, some without proper documentation, some who have children that are citizens of America. If this happens the end result will be that mothers and fathers would be sent back to their country of origin, thus leaving their children here in America as orphans and separating them from parents. This is completely against the values of America. There has got to be a better way. The vast majority of these folks are law abiding citizens who are working and contributing to our American society and it would cause irreparable damage to the family structure and send the wrong message to the rest of the world. Please do not let this SEE LETTERS, P13

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Toolbox of coping skills can help prevent self-harm ASK A THERAPIST

Adrienne Sines

Dear Community Reach Center: Why do people in stress injure themselves? Dear Reader: Self-harm or self-injury can be defined as hurting oneself on purpose – typically through cutting or burning or other actions such as hair-pulling and picking at wounds. Human nature is to avoid pain, so self-harm – which is fairly common – is difficult to understand and fairly common. Self-harm is an unhealthy coping skill. People harm themselves when under distress to relieve emotional pain, tension or overwhelming emotions. This activity typically begins in the pre-teen years, but can develop later in life and can continue throughout adulthood. People that selfharm are usually not suicidal but looking for a way to cope or distract themselves from a difficult situation or emotional state. Some teens may try self-harm as a way to cope, but this doesn’t always develop into

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temptation became “what’s going on in the world?” and the endless voyeuristic need to see pictures of other peoples’ dinners and cats. At some point, somebody asks “did you see what Johnny posted yesterday?” and, of course, I hadn’t, so I would want to try to keep up with what was “trending.” But after all that runs its course, do you know what I discovered? That this thing, this tool for staying in touch with other people and with the world around us, is very much something I can do without, and that staying off of it buys me about 30 extra minutes in every day. I think we all have our things that

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happen. There is another way to handle this issue. Charles Ault, Arvada Jeffco’s unused funding option The Jeffco School District chose to close all small neighborhood schools, regardless of the true costs to families and community. The March 30 opinion piece by Tom Coyne puts the whole “crisis” in perspective with his five key points and many excellent observations. In this letter, the authors would like to build on these observations and offer some solutions that were made available to the District starting in 2016, but was ignored. The basic funding concept is to rent out unused school floor space in a way that is compatible with Jeffco educational goals. And since Jeffco has a captive customer base, it could also

a habit. Self-harm often brings temporary relief from a situation, but later triggers more negative emotions of shame and guilt. People exposed to trauma – or who grew up suppressing or hiding their emotions – may have a higher likelihood of wanting to harm themselves. Self-harm may be part of a mental illness like depression, anxiety, PTSD or a personality disorder, but selfharm does not necessarily indicate an underlying mental health illness. Using drugs or alcohol can intensify these distressing emotions and can lead to more serious selfinjury. In any case, it is a cry for help and must be taken seriously. Building a toolbox of healthy coping skills and routinely practicing them until they become daily habits is one way to replace the negative coping skill of self-harm. Helpful coping skills include listening to music, exercising, avoiding drugs and alcohol, talking with a friend, journaling, taking four to five deep breaths, and think-

ing of positive affirmations and writing them down. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT) in individual and group settings have shown to be highly effective for those with mental illnesses related to self-harm. CBT helps people understand how their thoughts affect their behaviors, and DBT builds on CBT to focus on improving emotional regulation, mindfulness and interpersonal skills to address concerns and behaviors. If you or someone you know is harming themselves, take it seriously. Seek professional help. Call Colorado Crisis Services at 1-844-493-8255 (TALK) or text TALK to 38255 — they are available 24/7. Colorado crisis services also has walk-in crisis centers. Visit http://www.communitycrisisconnection.org/ to find the nearest location. The CRC walk-in center in Westminster, 2551 W. 84th Ave., is open 24/7. SEE THERAPIST, P16

soak up inordinate amounts of time and attention for very little purpose. For me, it’s electronic entertainments; for some, it may be something chemical; for others, maybe their time-waster is something like family drama. Whatever it is, I’ll bet if you disciplined yourself to avoid that for some period of time — say, 40 days and nights — you would find that you can really run your life very nicely without it. Sure, the origin of this practice is spiritual, but there are a million pragmatic benefits to such a practice. Which, come to think of it, is actually true for all of the great spiritual practices. Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com

take a share of the profits. The SUN Community School system in Oregon has documented examples of this new funding source. The average revenue generation from the top 14 SUN schools was $215,000 in 2015. If Jeffco could replicate this system in just 10 “under-utilized” Jeffco campuses, it could generate over $2,000,000, per school, per year needed to keep small neighborhood schools viable. The Board of Education needs to direct the district to take this opportunity to engage the community in creative problem solving. There are many issues that need to be resolved before a conceptual solution can be turned into a new business plan for Jeffco. The next logical step is to invite representatives from Cincinnati schools, which also have seen success using similar funding methods, and Oregon SUN schools to speak to the Jeffco District officials and the school board. It is time to stop closing schools and find a new way to fund them. Tom Gould of Golden and Thor Johnson of Arvada

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Unlock the optimist within you to achieve a life worth living

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Glenn Bott

ife is what happens all around you. Every moment of every day. Life happens. You have complete and total control over how you think and how you react. The issue isn’t what’s happening — it’s your thoughts about what is happening. It’s your perceived powerlessness and chronic habit of tbelieving you are powerless to change things. Let’s break this down. No matter where you go, there you are. Your internal dialogue accompanies you everywhere. Much of this learned self-talk begins when we’re little kids learning about life here on Earth. We learn the ground rules from our parents, relatives, teachers, etc. If they are like most people, they criticized you for things that didn’t meet with their approval. You then developed your own harsher inner-critic to keep those outer-critics at bay. At some level you understood the power of your thoughts and gave your inner-critic free reign to judge you. The only way you could love yourself was to be perfect. No one, not even you, can live up to such exacting standards. Your Interpretation By breaking this process down you can see that it’s been your interpretation of these events that caused you to blame yourself. Most of this is from habitual thinking and

not being totally aware of your thoughts and your power over them. Unless you begin to consciously break this chain you life will be a continuous uphill battle. This simple equation sums it all up: Your Experience = External Events + Internal Perception. Life is continually unfolding. It just is — until we analyze it and assign a value, label, and perception to it. We’re in charge! If you want to succeed, if you want to enjoy life and live it with a song in your heart and smile on your face then begin to change how you label your perceptions. Tell a different story. Because you have complete and total control over your thoughts you can begin to change your story to a positive one that supports you — a story filled with great goals and accomplishments. Little by little, begin to craft a new story about how you want your life to be. Recent studies show the average person has 50,00070,000 thoughts per day. These same studies show that for most people, 80-98 percent of these thoughts are negative. Start taking control of your thoughts and create a new story, allowing you to create a new outcome. Get Help Begin to modify your internal perceptions — they aren’t cast in concrete. I suggest tak-

ing inventory of your thoughts/perceptions. You can engage a trusted and positive friend for input too. A therapist can also be helpful if you’re holding on tightly to damaging thoughts. These people help you see yourself for the inherent high-quality being you are. This is the first step on the path to self-love, self-worth, and self-empowerment. With a little practice you’ll begin hearing your own self-empowering coach who has always been there but was being drowned out by your inner critic. The more you listen to the self-empowering coach the stronger and more dominant it becomes. Replace negative thoughts with the new compassionate and positive thoughts. Give these more air-time. It’s simple, but does require discipline. There’s a great Zen saying that applies — “fall down seven times, get up eight.” Let your spirit shine and boldly walk forth knowing you matter and have great ideas to help yourself, your family, and mankind. Make your goal to live every moment in a way that has you constantly smiling and your heart singing with joy. I call that a life worth living. Glenn Bott is enthusiastic about life and everything he does! The Arvada reisdent speaks and consults on creating personal freedom and solving problems. He shares what he learned by successfully reinventing himself after recovering from a severe brain injury.

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been a three-year process and Huizing, who is leading the conversation, said it doesn’t look like the system will be in place by next winter as previously hoped, because there are not enough churches willing to host and many in Arvada don’t see homelessness as a problem. “We just have to begin to educate the people of Arvada what the reality of homelessness is in their own city,” Huizing said. “The visibility of homelessness in suburban communities is not as extensive, so they don’t recognize that there are homeless populations in their community. They don’t understand the prevalence of it.” Churches’ role is key Huizing believes churches have the responsibility to step into the role of serving the homeless. “While different churches may be called to serve in different ways, there are those churches that are turning a blind eye,” Huizing said. “When we work at it together, then we can make a difference. But if we continue to say the government will handle it, then nothing gets done and people are dying on the streets.” One Arvada church that has opened its doors is The Rising Church in Olde Town. “The Rising Church stands in the gap trying to take care of these folks when

it gets really bad,” church pastor Steve Byers said. The church, at 7500 W. 57th Ave., allows homless in the Olde Town area to sleep on its property throughout the year and opens its doors to them on cold nights. It has championed for creating a larger network in the city. “Steve Byers does a very important work in Olde Town,” Huizing said. “He has made his church available to partner with us for the network. But because they are centrally located in the camping zone we will partner with them as a warming center, but not to host overnight.” Huizing describes the camping zone as the area where many homeless individuals camp. “One of the requirements we have is our guests need to not be able to walk to the host site,” Huizing said, adding that The Rising Church is in close walking distance from where many homeless set up camp. Olde Town Arvada business owners are already unhappy wth the number of people camping in that area, Huizing said. And creating a host site there may cause more people experiencing homelessness to hang around the area. Logistics about where overnight hosts can be located is one reason for the delay in establishing a shelter network in Arvada. Faith Bible Chapel has shown interest, Huizing said, but is unable to host overnight because a school is located on its campus. “If there’s any crossover where students would still be on campus at

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the same time as those experiencing homlessness are coming for shelter, both the insurance and police feel it’s a liability and safety issue,” Huizing said. However, the church and several others throughout Jeffco have supplied volunteers for the Lakewoodbased shelters. Marlene Littel, an Arvada resident, connected with the Severe Weather Shelter Network through Faith Bible. “There are a lot of people on the streets that need a warm place to stay,” Littel said. “I have an empty nest now, so I’m really glad to give back to people who might not be so lucky to have a home and a warm meal.” Littel is a first-year volunteer and hopes to transfer the skills she is learning to an Arvada-based network in the future. “There’s a great need for it,” she said. “I think everyone should contribute and be part of the solution. It could be you or me next that needs help.”

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BRIEFS Jefferson Symphony season closing concert The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra’s season closing concert takes place at 3 p.m. April 30, at the Green Center on the Colorado School of Mines campus, 924 16th St., in Golden. The orchestra will perform An

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LWV nonfiction book club The Jefferson County League of Women Voters’ nonfiction book club will meet twice in May for a discussion on Thomas L. Friedman’s “Thank You for Being Late, An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations.” Friedman is an internationallyrenowned author, reporter, columnist and three-time Pulitzer Prize winner. The meetings will take place at 1

p.m. May 17 at a residence in Lakewood. Call 303-985-5128 to inquire about the location. The second meeting will take place at 9:30 a.m. May 20 at the Westland Meridian library, 10695 W. 17th Ave., in Lakewood. Both meetings are open to the public and people may attend either meeting. Attendees are encouraged to read the book ahead of time. For more information on either meeting, call the number above.

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Arvada explores park ranger program BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

As Arvada grows, visitors to parks, trails, golf courses, and other outdoor and cultural amenities are also increasing. With the increased number of visitors comes the burden of managing expectations, ensuring public safety, and assisting with wayfinding, which has led Arvada to explore implementing a park ranger program. “We in the city invest a lot of money into trails and parks,” said Mayor Pro Tem Bob Fifer. “Those are

assets. I think it’s difficult for the police to be everywhere and I think that the ranger program is a softer touch to community outreach.” In 2016, Arvada City Council adopted the Arvada Parks, Trails and Open Space Master Plan. Part of the plan called for creating a park ranger program in the next three to five years. Based on a request from the Arvada City Council, the Arvada Park Advisory Committee (APAC) Park Ranger program exploratory committee was formed and has worked for the past year gathering research.

The committee reported back to City Council on March 27. The primary responsibility of a Park Ranger is to protect and supervise designated outdoor and cultural areas. The Park Ranger is the conduit to share the importance of parks, open spaces, and trail systems to the vitality of the City, Sharon Davis, chair of the park advisory committee told council. Rangers would patrol the parks, trails, and open spaces to assure visitors are following the rules, comply with fire safety regulations, do not disturb the natural environment,

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Finding faith in unique ways Churches get personal, interactive with new approaches to Bible study BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

hen Amanda Horvath moved from Boston to the Denver area for school, she was looking for a place where she could find a sense of community. “I immediately felt at home when I started attending South Fellowship’s Summit group for young adults,” she said. “Not only did it provide me a community and support system, I met my roommate there.” The Summit is one example of new approaches to one of the classic pieces of church culture — Bible study. Instead of meeting in a church basement over coffee and snacks, many of today’s churches are taking the study of scripture into the community — and into people’s lives. For some churches, that means going to members’ homes, meeting in a bar or restaurant, and even fitting discussion into fitness routines. No matter where or when the study happens, it’s all about intertwining faith and daily life. “We have our meetings at our members’ homes every week,” said Yvonne Biel, director of Young Adults Ministry in Littleton’s South Fellowship church. “We talk about life decisions and who we are as people. Our members know they’re loved by God and our community.” The Mile High Vineyard church, which has locations in Arvada, Lakewood and Westminster, also employes a lifestyle-based approach to its Bible study groups, called Circles. “We believe life is lived not in rows, but in circles,” said Corey Garris, pastor of the Arvada Vineyard location. “We don’t have a prescription for how the groups have to go or what they have to cover. Because of this, we can have one group that focuses on marriage issues, another that does a more traditional Bible study approach, and another that is more community focused.” In both The Summit and Circles, the Bible is used as a touchstone and starting point for the meetings. Sometimes, the chapter or verse complements a Sunday sermon, and other times the meetings follow their own path or curriculum. “All our groups have the basic elements of community and connection, and we make sure there is some kind of content, as well,”

Bible study in the gym. Members of Faith Rx’d take a break during training to discuss Scripture. Garris said. “We want to energize people’s intellects, and we follow that with prayer time.” For Horvath, one of the best parts of The Summit is how it connects people to each other’s lives, and the comfort that comes from digging deep into life and spirituality. “Our meetings usually include dinner, and we rotate on who is cooking for the night,” she said. “We go through the reading and ask some of the bigger questions — things like what is your image of God, and how does it impact our lives.” These approaches seems downright traditional to new interactive approaches to Bible study, like that of Faith Rx’d, which blends faith and fitness. “Our program started out of the experiences of my wife, Becky, who competed in cycling and in CrossFit,” explained Jim Conzelman, co-founder and operations director of Faith Rx’d. “As she competed, we started building a fellowship of Christian athletes, and we built our program around that idea.” Since its creation, Faith Rx’d has expanded to about 63 area chapters around the world, with the Conzelmans running the operation out of its Littleton headquarters. The Denver chapter meets about three times a month for sessions that feature biblical discussion and high octane workouts. “Our camps always have some kind of focal point, perhaps a chapter or a devotional,” Conzelman said. “It’s an opportunity to step away from your daily life. It’s an opportunity to put faith in a fitness context.” One thing all these approaches have in common is discussion — and fellowship rarely stops when

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Members of Faith Rx’d go through fitness activities as part of the group’s approach to Bible study.

FINDING THE RIGHT BIBLE STUDY FOR YOU Many of today’s churches offer members a variety of options when it comes to Bible and small group studies. Churches like Mile High Vineyard and South Fellowship offer groups that focus on particular age ranges, or time of life, like marriage. “Different groups scratch different itches,” the meeting is over. Small groups will often gather after the meeting, sometimes at a bar or restaurant. “As leaders, we’re just here to provide feedback and ideas for the group leaders,” Garris said. “This is about transforming lives and fostering growth in our members.”

said Corey Garris, pastor of the Arvada Vineyard location. “We have people coming who are new to faith, and others have followed Jesus for years.” Reaching out to pastors for recommendations is a good way to find a study or group that is a good fit. But with social media and websites, people also can use the internet to find the perfect match. Through her group, Horvath has made some of the most important connections of her life. “I’ve found people I can trust and be vulnerable with,” she said. “We celebrate life’s big moments together and support each other in the hard times.”

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Students show creative range at Arvada Center 46th high school exhibition collects best work from district BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

When artist Naomi Scheck was a student at Arvada High School, from 1998 to 2002, one of the teachers who made the biggest impact on her was art teacher Linda Scholes. For her part, Scholes remembers Scheck as a star whose work continually impressed and grew. Teacher and student stayed in touch when Scheck finished school, and that friendship continues in their creative lives as the pair are the alumni and teacher exhibitors as part of the 46th annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibition at the Arvada Center. “I taught art for a long time, and loved every second of it,” Scholes said. “My work is pretty free, because I love creativity, and I hope students like Naomi got a little of that from me.”

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One of the works created by Naomi Scheck, an Arvada High School graduate, on display at the Arvada Center. Scheck’s “Hewn” exhibit is part of the annual Jefferson Foundation High School Art Exhibition.

WHEN: 6 - 9 p.m., Friday, April 28 WHERE: Main Stage Theatre at Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada In conjunction with the annual Jeffco Schools Foundation High School Art Exhibition, the third annual Jeffco Film Festival showcases the talents of student filmmakers. Categories will include comedy, music video, drama, public service announcement/advertisement, and animation, and are all 10 minutes or less. Awards will be given for each category winner, including a ‘Best of Fest’ for one student. The winning films will be showcased in the High School Art Exhibition in the Arvada Art Center’s Main Gallery. Admission is free but a ticket is required.

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Said Scheck: “I’m honored to be exhibiting with her.” The annual show features submissions from students from all over the Jefferson County school district in the

Main Gallery. Scheck’s show “Hewn” is in the Upper Gallery, and Scholes’ show “Carpe Diem” is in the Theatre Gallery. The exhibits run through May 7, with the third annual Jeffco Film Festival

happening on April 28. “For the student exhibition, we had about 1,000 entries and more than SEE EXHIBITION, P20

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“Go fly a kite” might usually sound like an insult, but for anyone interested in the Wheat Ridge Kite Flight Festival on April 29, it’s an invitation to fun. This year’s festival will be held 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Anderson Park, 44th and Field streets. “As an active participant and bicyclist, I love this annual event and enjoy the camaraderie of friends and neighbors,” Wheat Ridge Mayor Joyce Jay said. “It’s a great way to get out and play in one of our beautiful

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also sponsor a caricature artist, a balloon artist, face painting, Cheezo the county sheriff ’s online safety mascot and a bike safety rodeo. Bikes will be provided if needed. Crime prevention information will be available in English and Spanish. Lutheran Medical Center will give away free bike helmets on a firstcome, first-served basis. A drawing will be held at 3:30 p.m. for two children’s bikes donated by Wheat Ridge Walmart. Drawings will also be held throughout the day for kites and other prizes. Wheat Ridge police officers will show off their DJ skills and provide music for the event. And Flight for Life Colorado is scheduled to land a helicopter in the baseball diamond between noon and 2 p.m. “Our partnership with the Wheat

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CLUBS 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. Arvada Associated Modelers hosts training night 4-8 p.m. Thursdays from May to September (weather permitting) at the Arvada Airpark, 7608 Highway 93, Golden (use the Pioneer entrance between Leyden Road and 64th Avenue). Anyone interested in learning to fly radio control models is invited to take a no obligation, introductory flight with an instructor. No previous experience is needed, and the club provides radios and

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400 pieces were selected in 14 categories,” said Kristin Bueb, exhibition coordinator at the center. “This year photography is our biggest category, I think because cameras have become so accessible.” Students submitted work in a wide variety of mediums, including ceramics, crafts and fibers, drawing, painting, jewelry and printmaking.

airplanes. Training is free and open to everyone. It’s fun for the entire family. Go to www. arvadamodelers.com/pilot-training/. 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. Caregiver’s Support Group: 1 p.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Share ideas and resources; learn to take care of yourself. Led by Senior Reach and sponsored by Home Instead Senior Care.

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 of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door. First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS™ Professional Network at http://www. CertusNetwork.com.

Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme. Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to www.arvada.org/ nature or call 720-898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required. Golden Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Buffalo Rose Events Center, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. For information, contact Ed Dorsey at 303829-5195, or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org

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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.

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“The creativity we see every year is just outstanding,” Bueb added. “We have so many artists who remember their first time exhibiting being for this show.” Scheck was one of those students who had their first taste of the real art world. She said it felt like a homecoming to have her first big show at the center. After graduating, Scheck went on to receive a bachelor’s in fine arts from the University of Denver and a master’s in fine arts from Colorado State University. The work being displayed is three-

dimensional paper pieces that call to mind growth and decay. “I have a full-time job, so right now I’m creating my art in my free time,” Scheck said. “All the pieces are pulled together with a central theme and idea of coming into existence, changing and leaving existence.” In her years as a teacher, Scholes has worked with hundreds of students, and said she’s thrilled with devoting her life to art after retiring. The works on display as part of “Carpe Diem” are abstracts, which are inspired by everything from three leaves to a day on

the ski slopes. “You never know what’s going to happen, but you hope it’s a little mysterious,” she said. “What I love about abstracts is that you start a story, and people get to bring their own views to the work.” At a time when funding to arts in schools is in jeopardy, both Scheck and Scholes are testaments to the importance of creativity. “Creativity not only affects art, but science, writing and society,” Scholes said. “The arts are not anything we want to lose.”

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Inventors’ meetings The 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. Lakewood Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m.

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enough to get towed despite the warning signs. I talked to Mary Harlow, a trustee and spokesperson for the lodge, and she said there is a lodge manager who routinely checks the lot for vehicles without a permit. So expect a speedy tow. The other point of frustration is St. Anne’s lot. It’s important to remember Daily Mass includes 8:15 a.m. Saturday and Saturday Vigil is at 5:30 p.m., so parishioners need those spaces available during festivals and special events. However, that’s no reason for someone to lose their cool when traffic converges in front of the St. Anne’s parking entry as I saw during last

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 303-506-3923. Visitors are always welcome.

720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com for information.

on vision loss. Call Laura Stewart at 303790-1390, ext. 207. NEW Connection: 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 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.

Low Vision Support Group: 11 a.m. the fourth Thursday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Led by the Center for People with Disabilities. Share ideas and resources

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

year’s Harvest Fest. It wasn’t very neighborly nor Christian like. The Elks and St. Anne’s Parish could capitalize on busy times in Olde Town by charging for spaces at peak times. For St. Anne’s, perhaps after Mass has ended for the day. Harlow said the Elks have considered an automatic arm at the entry for automated payment of parking to allow more of the public in. The Elks currently rent its 35 spaces in the south lot to Olde Town businesses, but try to leave the north lot clear for members. It’s also important to remember the new parking garage at the to-beopened G-Line station at Grandview and Olde Wadsworth is open. Till the trains start running, all 600 spaces are open for Olde Town visitors and business employees.

The Olde Town Business Improvement District does run a shuttle 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Fridays and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays, according to Karen Miller, president of the Business Improvement District board. The shuttle goes to all the parking lots in Olde Town and stops in loading zones. Miller said the new parking garage was near capacity during the St. Patrick’s Day celebration on March 11. There is also parking available to the west of the movie theater for those willing to walk a little extra. The balance comes from people being smarter and more proactive — and active — like initially seeking parking farther away and taking the short trek (it’s really not as far as it seems from the movie theater) or waiting for the shuttle at other lots. This would ease congestion on the roads in the heart of Olde Town and

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

reduce parking rage when hunting for a spot. The balance also comes from the private entities with the ability to tow. Perhaps they could do a better job of find a middle ground to accommodate some parking — even by charging. Both St. Anne’s and Elk’s Lodge contribute to the community greatly, why not add some money to those coffers through parking fees for special events? And in the end, everyone needs to just keep calm and park. Kevin M. Smith is a freelance writer and photographer who lives in Arvada with his dog, Chester. In addition to freelance work, Kevin volunteers at Global Goods & Coffee in Arvada and Curious Theatre Company in downtown Denver. He has more than a decade of journalism experience.

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory: 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, April 21-22 and April 28-29 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Matinee performance at 2 p.m. April 29. Tickets purchased at the door. ‘Misery’: 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays from April 28 to May 21 at the Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. Shows also at 8 p.m. Monday, May 8 and Thursday, May 18. Novelist Paul Sheldon is writing as if his life depends on it, and it does. Adult themes. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www. theedgetheater.com. Children’s Theater: 1 p.m. Saturdays through April 29, with 11 a.m. shows on select days at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “Peter and the Wolf.” Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi: 7 p.m. April 29 and 2 p.m. April 30 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Ballet Ariel original ballet based on the short story in Rudyard Kipling’s classic `Jungle Book.’ Tickets available at www. Lakewood.org/Tickets, by calling 303-987-7845 or at the box office. Go to www.balletariel.org. ‘A Skull in Connemara’: 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 1 p.m. Sundays through April 30 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Additional show at 6 p.m. Sunday, April 23. A raucous and unsettling comedy about death and dirt. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Dinner Theater Show: 6 p.m. Sunday, April 30 at Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. “The Diaries of Adam and Eve” is a light-hearted look at the world’s first love story through the eyes of America’s greatest humorist, Mark Twain, whose Garden of Eden bursts with wit, laughter and the lyric poignancy of the first love and the first loss. Call 303456-6772 for reservations.

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this week’s TOP FIVE Wine, Cheese Fundraiser: 6-9 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at The Club at Rolling Hills, 15707 W. 26th Ave., Golden. Guest speaker is Jonah Werner. Business casual attire. Adults only. Learn how Young Life impacts the lives of kids in central Jefferson County. All proceeds benefit Young Life in Golden, Wheat Ridge, Lakewood and the surrounding areas. RSVP at www.centraljeffco. younglife.org.

Horizon Montessori Spring Fling: 5:30-11 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Proceeds support Free Horizon Montessori student initiatives or continuing education support staff. Go to www.FreeHorizonMontessori.org. Eco-Fair and Shred Day: 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 22 at Hutchinson Elementary School, 12900 W. Utah Ave., Lakewood. Securely shred unwanted documents while recycling old paint, electronics and other household items. Donations welcome to support Hutchinson Elementary School. Earth Day Celebration: 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at the Lakewood Heritage Center, 801 S. Yarrow St. Celebration showcases products, services and resources to better the earth. Go to www.lakewood.org/earthday.

gustana Lutheran Church, 5000 E. Alameda Ave., Denver. Presented by the Augustana Arts Anima Chamber Ensemble. Choirs from Dakota Ridge and Wheat Ridge high schools also will perform. Call 303-388-4962 or go to www. AugustanaArts.org. Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Season Finale: 3 p.m. April 30 at the Green Center, Colorado School of Mines, 924 16th St., Golden. Tickets for `An Arabian Night’ are available online at www.jeffsymphony.org or by calling 303-2784237, or at the door before the concert.

‘Damage’ Art Exhibit: open through February 2018 at Red Rocks Community College, Lakewood, in the mezzanine near the library. Denver artist Sharon Brown’s exhibit features psychologically charged paintings created mostly from photographs. Go to www. rrcc.edu.

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

Soprano Margaret Ozaki Concert: 4 p.m. Sunday, April 23 at Four Seasons Farmers and Artisans Market, 7043 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Ozaki performs a program of classical art song and folk music along with guitarist Zachary Larson and flautist Kassandra Lopez. Ozaki is from Golden and a graduate of Wheat Ridge High School. Go to www.mozakistudio.com or www.fourseasonsfam. com.

EVENTS

Gardening in Colorado: Top Ten Tips for Vegetables: 2-4 p.m. Sunday, April 23 at Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Learn about the top 10 veggies that are easily grown in our Front Range conditions. Taught by a Colorado State Universitytrained Colorado Master Gardener.

ART

Wheat Ridge Quilt Circle: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of the month in the Red Brick house at Historic Park. Upcoming meetings are April 26, May 24, June 28, July 26, Aug. 23, Sept. 27, Oct. 25, Nov. 29. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society.

tions,” by Thomas L. Friedman, three-time Pulitzer prize winner, and be ready to discuss by May. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128 for Wednesday’s meeting location and details about either meeting. The public is welcome.

Class Warfare Considered: noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 25 at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. ‘Class Warfare: The Unending Struggle for Equality’ features filmed interviews with three people who have seen and experienced India’s caste system. Contact Polly Wegner at 303424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. Community Coffee with Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp: 8 a.m. Thursday, April 27 at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada; and at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at Panera in Walnut Creek, Westminster. Contact TracyForStateRep@ gmail.com or 303-866-2950 Aging Actively at 50 and Older: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 27 at

Boulder Public Library Theater, 1001 Arapahoe Ave., Boulder. Arrive at 6 p.m. for registration and coffee. Presented by EnrichLifeOver50.org, which focuses on the positive aspects of growing older. A Denver area chapter is being formed. Go to www.ELO50. org for details or to register. Fox Hollow Golf Tournaments: Saturday, April 29 (Two Man Better Ball) and Saturday, May 21 (Spring Stableford). CGA golfers with handicaps may play in the Fox Hollow Amateur Open on Saturday, June 3. This 27-hole facility at 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood, added new tee options for all player levels. Join the golfing fun through October; go to fhmgc.org.

Fun with Animals: 10-10:45 a.m. Wednesdays in March at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. For ages 3-6 years. Learn about coyotes, beavers, bugs and fish. Use books, stories, crafts and games. Sign up at arvada.org/public-classes.

HEALTH

SilverSneakers Senior Prom: 5:30-9 p.m. Friday, April 28 at the Arvada Center for the Performing Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Theme is the Kentucky Derby - Run for the Roses. Call 303-403-4241 for information. Go to ApexPRD.org

9Health Fair: 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 22 at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Free and low-cost health screenings and education offerings. Free special children’s screenings available. Touch-a-Truck area with fire vehicles and ambulances. Go to www.9HealthFair.org.

League of Women Voters Book Club: 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 in the Lakewood area; and 9:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20 at Westland Meridian Library, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Get a copy of the nonfiction book, “Thank You For Being Late, An Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelera-

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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H2Ole lot of fun on tap at Denver Botanic Gardens STAFF REPORT

Free admission is available from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on April 27 at the Denver Botanic Gardens, 1007 York St., for the Colorado Water Garden Society’s annual “Get Wet — Water Gardening Fun” program. (Use after-hours entrance north of the Visitor Center.) Visit the water gardens and enjoy the

keynote presentation by Tamara Kilbane, senior horticulturist of the Aquatic Collection at DBG. She spoke last year at the Waterlily and Lotus Symposium at Guyi Gardens in Shanghai and the 30th Annual National Lotus Exposition in Yangzhou and will share photos and insights on gardens she visited. Colowatergardensociety.org.

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SPORTS

800 meters can be a real pain

After long career, AD set for new chapter

Douglas County junior Lina Corrales was the winner of the 800 and 1,600 races at the April 3 Highlands Ranch Invitational. She claims it takes heart to succeed in 800-meter runs, and between races walks to stay loose and listens to music. JIM BENTON

Race combines elements of a sprint and a distance event

Race prep includes ‘grueling’ training

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORDOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The 800-meter run is not a sprint and it’s not a distance race. It’s a hybrid. It takes speed, stamina, grit and a high threshold for pain to succeed in the 800, which is often referred to as a middle-distance race. In short, the 800 — which is roughly half a mile — is tough, Colorado high school coaches and runners agree. “The 800-meter run is absolutely brutal,” said Faith Christian coach Steve Urban, who was the distance coach last season for boys 5A state SEE RACE, P30

STANDOUT PERFORMERS Drake Davis, baseball, senior, Ralston Valley: Davis allowed two hits and struck out 15 batters in six innings during a 12-1 win over Lakewood on April 15. Davis is the Jefferson County 5A league leader with 42 strikeouts.

Carly Zimmerman, track, sophomore, Lakewood: Zimmerman was first in the 100 meter hurdles (16.83) and also won the 300 meter hurdles (47.84) at the April 13 Don Osse Lakewood Tiger Invitational.

Laryssa Hamblen, soccer, sophomore, D’Evelyn: She scored the game-winning goal in the 1-0 win over Golden on April 13.

Abe Apodaca, baseball, junior, Wheat Ridge: In a 4-2 Jefferson County 4A League triumph over Evergreen, Apo-

daca went 3-for-3 and drove in a run. Elijah Pacheco, baseball, freshman, Jefferson: Pacheco stole seven bases and the Saints stole 10 bases in the 8-5 win over Middle Park on April 15. Pacheco went 3-for-3, scored four runs and also drew a walk in four plate appearances.

STANDOUT PERFORMERS are five athletes named from south metro area high schools. Preference is given to those making their debut on the list. To nominate an athlete, contact Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com

ruce Wright doesn’t take anything for granted, so he is retiring following the current school year after 21 years as the Highlands Ranch High School athletic director. “My wife has been retired for a few years and has OVERTIME kind been waiting for me to retire,” Wright said. “There are no guarantees in life, and when you can do something, do it because you don’t want to wait, because if something happens then you can’t do what you want to do. When you can do something and have Jim Benton the opportunity, do it. “It is hard to leave. I love what I do. It’s difficult, but it’s time to move on. What stands out for me was working with the kids and coaches we have had.” Wright and his wife Sue are moving to Oro Valley, six miles north of Tucson, Arizona. “We’re going to do a lot of traveling, enjoy the grandkids and just enjoy life,” Wright said. Preston Davis, Littleton High’s athletic director and former Smoky Hill AD, will replace Wright at Highlands Ranch. Davis also was a football, lacrosse and girls basketball coach in the Cherry Creek school district. “He’s going to do a great job,” Wright said. “I’ve known him for a while and he’s a class act. We really have a good coaching staff here and with him being a former coach helps. We’re really set for some really good things to come in the next couple years. The table is set really well and he just needs to continue to nurture those coaches.” This seems like a small thing, but it’s a big reason Wright will be missed: Waiting is something we all do, whether it is waiting in line, waiting for a stoplight or just waiting for the days, hours and minutes to pass. But I never had to wait long for Wright to return a call or email, and he was always helpful for any request I might have made. Baseball state leaders In no game are statistics used as much as in baseball to allow fans and managers/ coaches to compare the performances of players to one another. So here’s a look at some area players who are state leaders through games of April 15: • JD Wadleigh, a Green Mountain junior who played as a freshman at Faith Christian, leads Class 4A with a 1.242 slugging percentage in addition to leading the Class 4A Jefferson County League in five categories. • Skyview sophomore Corey Musch is tied for the 4A stolen base lead with 19 steals. • Brock Johnson, a Douglas County junior catcher, leads Class 5A with a .304 caughtstealing percentage. He has thrown out seven runners on 23 stolen base attempts in 11 games. • Cody Schultz, a senior at Cherry Creek, is tops in runs scored in 5A with 24 in 11 games. SEE BENTON, P31

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Pomona keeps track meet on track Donnel keeps busy coaching and organizing

POMONA INVITATIONAL TEAM WINNERS

There were 34 schools competing in the boys division and Fountain-Fort Carson won the team title with 113 points.

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Pomona Invitational Track Meet Director Jeff Donnel seldom found time to set down April 14 and 15 as he moved from place to place in Jefferson County Stadium, dealing with a multitude of details as well as dealing with duties as head Panther track coach. “It is a monumental task and I think the biggest piece is communicating with all the coaches to make sure we are all on the same page,” he said before the meet started. The Pomona Invitational was a big meet with school attending from around the state. There were a combined total of 62 boys and girls teams entered in the competition from a mix of 3A, 4A and 5A schools. Vacant parking places and seats were hard to find as about 1,300 athletes were joined by friends and family during the competition. “We are pay to use the stadium and that means we are fortunate that the rental includes a well-trained staff who works for Jefferson County. They do a great job of the actual meet organization like planning the schedule, providing the starters, timers and officials.” The county staff also helps keep track and record results for all events including preliminary races that may have 75 or more entries. He said his job is organizing the event organization which includes arranging for medals and trophies. Donnel said one of the biggest task is signing up the volunteers who are the worker bees for the meet.

There were 28 entries in the girls division and Cherokee Trail won the team title with 78 points.

Doug Mills prepares to make his release as he competes in discus for the Panthers during the April 14-15 Pomona Invitational Track Meet. Mill placed 36th in the field of 70 competitors with a throw of 115 feet, 2 inches. Pomona finished fourth in the team standings among the 34 teams that took part in the meet. TOM MUNDS “We use more than 30 student volunteers and I sign up 10 to 15 adult volunteers who are usually parents,” he said. “It is a plus that we usually have 10 or 15 Colorado Christian University students who volunteer to help us.” He said he has been program director for six or seven years and it has grown. He said it would probably be larger but there are a couple league meets scheduled at the same time as the Pomona Invitational. Donnel said he felt fortunate to have his own staff of assistant coaches to work with his Pomona

athletes while he is kept busy with meet issues. “We expect this to be an exciting season for us,” he said. “We are missing our defending champ in the shot put who graduated early to go to CU to play football and potentially the fastest kid in the state suffered a bad knee injury playing football. But we still have a really good group of kids. We are running well but we expect to peak the final couple weeks of the season as we prepare for state” Donnel said he had 130 kids out for track and about 60 percent of his

athletes are boys. Track meets are both individual and team competition. Each athlete and relay team seeks to finish as high in the standings as possible. At the same time, the top finishers in events earn team points. Generally points are awarded to the top eight finishers with the event winner receiving 10 points and the eighthplace finisher receiving one point. At the meet, the Panther boys finished fourth in the field of 34 teams and the girls finished in a three-way tie for 20th place in the field of 34 teams. In the boys competition, Brandon Micale was Pomona’s only event winner as he took first place in the discus with a throw of 154 feet, 2 inches. He also finished eighth in shot put. Ryan Marquez scored points for his team as he was third in the 110-meter high hurdles and sixth in the 300-meter hurdles and teammate Jeremy Gonzales finished second in the 100-meter dash and third in the 200-meter dash. In the girls division, Semaye Johnson was second in the 100-meter hurdles. Later in the meet she joined forces with Ashley Madden, Haley Smallwood and Grace Ford to post a second-place finish in the 4 x 200 meter relay and the same time finished ninth in the 4x100-meter relay.

Faith Chrisian Eagles pile up points at invitational BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Faith Christian’s track teams held their own against the tough competition at the April 14-15 Pomona Invitational Track Meet as the Eagles boys finished 14th in a field of 34 teams and the Eagles girls were 15 in team standings among the 28 entries. “The strength of our teams is the character of our young men and women. All our athletes are great kids and they will always compete to the best of their abilities. We feel they always will exhibit good sportsmanship and they always will treat other people with respect. We also urge them to run hard, turn left and try to win some races,” Faith Christian Coach Mike Black said. Faith Christian boys tied for 14th place with Chaparral with 23 points, just three points behind 13th place Rangeview. In individual competition Cole

Sprout was the only event winner for the Eagles as he took first place in the 1,600 meter run with a time of 4:24.18. Faith Christian’s Reece Davidson scored points for his team in two events. He finished second in shot put with a throw of 49 feet, 8 inches and seventh in the discus with a throw of 142 feet, 7 inches. Teammate Mitch Black finished eighth in discus. The Eagles girls scored 22 points and shared 15th place with ThunderRidge. Sarah Yocum had a good day at the meet. She finished second in the 300-meter hurdles, third in the 200-meter dash and fourth in the 100-meter hurdles. She also competed in shot put and finished 20th in a field of 68 entries. “I started competing in track because I watched my younger brother on the track team and, as the little sister I had to try everything my older brother tried,” she said during the meet. “I watch him succeed at track and I tried to follow his example. My

sophomore I decided to give up my favorite sport which was soccer and just focus on track. I feel that worked out to be the right decision.” She said her favorite track event is the 300-meter hurdles because she can get to full speed, she can really use her stride and combine those with her hurdling skills. Yocum is going to Baylor and because the coaches there wanted her to do other track events so she decided to compete in shot put. “It is a lot to learn to be able to throw well and I am still learning,” she said. “It does require physical strength but I have been lifting weights since I was in the eighth grade. Competing in shot put is something different and I just have fun with it.” She said she hasn’t decided on a career except that it will be in law. She will get started this fall in the Baylor pre law program.

Sara Yocum competes in shot put for Faith Christian during the April 14-15 Pomona Invitational Track Meet. Yocum’s strength is hurdles and dashes but at the urging of her college is competing in field events like the shot put. At this meet she finished 20th overall in the field of 68 competitors in shop put. Her best throw was 30 feet, 11 inches. TOM MUNDS

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Arvada West soccer suffers first league loss BY DENNIS PLEUSS JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

ARVADA — Columbine junior Kaitlyn Weiser broke the ice and the floodgates opened up April 14 at the North Area Athletic Complex. Weiser’s rocket of a shot zipped inside the far post in the 17th minute to give the Rebels a 1-0 lead in the critical Class 5A Jeffco League girls soccer game against Arvada West. “Amanda (Porter) had a really good assist and I was able to finish it,” Weiser said. “It was a really good feeling. I definitely feel like it changed the game because we just went after it after that.” Weiser scored her second goal in the 36th minute when she headed in a centering pass from junior Skylar Alward, but it was

Weiser’s first goal that really got the ball rolling in the 5-0 victory over the Wildcats (6-2, 2-1 in league). “That first goal was unbelievable. It was an unbelievable shot,” Columbine coach Brian Todd said of Weiser’s first goal. “That got us going. It got us hungry.” Columbine put constant pressure on A-West in the final 10 minutes of the first half. Weiser had a shot just sail wide and Alward had a couple of great scoring opportunities before assisting Weiser on her second goal. “It’s definitely frustrating missing some shots, but I don’t let it get me down,” Alward said. “I move on to the next play and keep working harder.” Alward found the back of the net in the SEE SOCCER, P31

Arvada West junior Kynlee Post (4) prepares to fire a shot as Columbine junior Nicole Sarconi (5) closes in during the Class 5A Jeffco League game April 14 at the North Area Athletic Complex. A-West lost 5-0. DENNIS PLEUSS/ JEFFCO PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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champion Pomona. Kaden Lathrop, a senior at Highlands Ranch, was concise when asked what it takes to excel in the 800. “The number one thing in running the 800 is guts,” he said. “Anyone can be in good enough shape and have the form and speed, but what it really takes to finish an 800 is some guts.” Mountain Vista junior Caden Foster, a friend and rival of Lathrop, sometimes feels wiggly at the finish. “It’s a weird race,” he said. “The first half, you feel good, but it hits you immediately after the first lap. You think, ‘What am I doing, this is really hard.’ By the time you run the last 100 your legs are Jell-O.” Strategy becomes a big part of the 800, which while neither a sprint nor a distance race, combines elements of both. “It is kind of its own category. It is more of a mental race,” said Vincent Workman, the Pomona High school 800-meter record holder and now a freshman at Colorado School of Mines. “You just can’t sit back and kick at the end like a distance race and you can’t just go all out all the time like a sprint race. It’s strategy based and mentally based. “I broke the Pomona high school record for the 800 and that probably was the hardest race of my whole career and I’ve been running since I was 5-years-old. We started the first lap going real fast so I figured I was just going to die… We just kept going at the same speed the entire race and that’s just something that doesn’t happen in an 800 race.” Madison Easton, a senior at Mountain Vista, usually likes to go out fast. “Sometimes that’s not the best move,” Easton said. “I kind of like to go out fast and get my spot. The hardest part of an 800 is the third 200 (meters), so I push the most there and the last 200 is just give it all I’ve got.” Like many runners, Thornton junior Stephanie Carrasco competes in

Vincent Workman, Pomona High School 800-meter record holder

multiple events. She has run the 3,200, 1,600 and 800 this season. She favors the longer races — by comparison, the 800 seems almost like a sprint event. “I prefer the 3,200 because it’s a longdistance event,” she said. “The 800 is really tough because it’s basically sprinting for 800 meters without pace.” Highlands Ranch coach John Padjen calls the 800 a “grueling race” that demands endurance and speed. “And most importantly, a willingness to fight through a high level of pain,” he said. For Douglas County junior Lina Corrales, desire plays a part in meeting the demands of the 800, no matter what race tactic is used. “If you want to race well, you just kind of have to love it and just make sure you have your heart in it 100 percent,” Corrales said. “You just have to deal with the pain and then at the end just hope you make it the best.” Littleton sophomore Christian Sapakoff agrees with those runners who have a love-hate relationship with the 800 meters. “I hate it when I’m doing it but afterward I like it,” he said. “The toughest thing is just hanging in there mentally. You end up hitting kind of a wall at some point and you don’t want to run anymore, but you have to keep going.”

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Ponderosa hires state champion Tito Rinaldis, a former Class 5A 171-pound state champion at Ponderosa, is the Mustangs’ new wrestling coach, replacing Corey McNellis who resigned to seek administrative duties. Rinaldis graduated from Ponderosa in 2005, wrestled at the University of Northern Colorado and has been a teacher and for the past eight years

SOCCER FROM PAGE 26

37th minute to give the Rebels, ranked No. 9 in the current CHSAANow.com 5A girls soccer standings, a commanding 3-0 lead at halftime.

Junior Home Run Derby Local competition in the 2017 Major League Baseball Junior All-Star Home Run Derby will be held May 7, starting at 1:30 p.m. at Arapahoe High School in Centennial. Contests for boys and girls will be held in 12U and 14U age groups. Local winners will advance to regionals and the region winners will go to the national finals during the 2017 All-Star week in Miami. The all-star

Columbine (6-3, 3-0) kept it going offensively in the second half to score twice more. The Rebels are attempting to win a fourth straight 5A Jeffco championship. A-West will try to bounce back after having its 4-game winning streak snapped. The

game is July 11. There will also be a Pitch, Hit and Run competition starting at 9 a.m. for age groups 7/8, 9/10, 11/12 and 13/14. For information, contact Jim Dollaghan at Jdollaghan@lpsk12.co.us. Five area players honored Five football players from area schools were honored at the Colorado Chapter’s National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete banquet April 10 at the Denver West Marriott. Honorees were selected because of a combination of athletic ability,

Wildcats face Dakota Ridge at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 20, at the NAAC. “One loss isn’t the end of the world in league play. We are all pretty close,” AWest coach Troy Gette said. “League title is of course a goal, but getting to the playPublic Notice offs if more important for

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., May 9, 2017 to Symmetry Builders, Inc. for work related to Project No. 11-ST-24 – West 74th Avenue Pesestrian-Bike Bridge Over the Croke and Farmers’ High Line Canals, Trail, and Road Improvements and performed under that contract dated November 10, 2014 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Symmetry Builders, Inc. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this April 7, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 47103 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice

NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., May 2, 2017 to Colt & Steel, Inc. for work related to Project No. 15-BR-01 – Leyden Creek Trail Bridge Project and performed under that contract dated October 25, 2016 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Colt & Steel, Inc. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this April 3, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 47054 First Publication: April 13, 2017 Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Date: April 19, 2017 RE: Apex Park and Recreation District Apex – Community Heroes Park Phase 3

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City Public andNotice County NOTICE OF REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS Date: April 19, 2017 RE: Apex Park and Recreation District Apex – Community Heroes Park Phase 3 1. Introduction/Invitation. The Apex Park and Recreation District, a quasi-municipal corporation and political subdivision of the State of Colorado, intends to construct the Community Heroes Park Phase 3 garden earthwork, landscape, irrigation, concrete and crusher fines walks, plaza, shade structure, retaining walls, and lighting within the district boundaries in Arvada, Colorado. 2. Procedure for Submitting Proposals. Em Dub Design is acting as the owner’s representative for the District, and will assist the District in the process of recommending a firm to serve as the contractor for the project work. Interested contractors are invited to submit a Proposal no later than May 10, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. MDT. Late submittals or submittals delivered to the wrong location will not be accepted. For consideration, responders must (i) obtain Proposal form from Bidsystem.com and (ii) submit three (3) copies of such form to Kristen Torres at 11706 West 82nd Ave., Arvada, CO 80005. Email: KristenT@ApexPRD.org. The Proposals will be evaluated, and the District expects to award a contract to the proposer who submits the proposal which, in the District’s estimation, represents the best qualifications and value to the District. The District reserves the right to act in its best interest and may terminate, modify or suspend the process, reject any or all submittals, modify the terms and conditions of this selection process and/or waive informalities of any submission. Legal Notice No.: 47095 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., May 9, 2017 to Excavation and Construction Specialists Inc. for work related to Project No. 15-ST-19 – West 60th Avenue Street Improvements Between Sheridan Boulevard and Fenton Street and performed under that contract dated June 20, 2016 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Excavation and Construction Specialists Inc. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this April 7, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk

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11:00 AM on May 17, 2017 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, when issued, Bid Bond, this group.” are justAddendum fighting consistency Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project The top two finishers in 5A right Drawingsnow.” may be examined at the following locations: Jeffco receive automatic bids City of Arvada Engineering Division to the 32-team state tournaDennis Pleuss is a communi- 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ment. RPI standings will cations specialist forEllsworth JeffcoAve., ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223a focus determine the nearly half of Public Schools with Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com the field after the automatic on athletics activities. Rocky Mountain and E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com bids are handed out. For more Jeffco coverage, go No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after “I think we’ll bounce back online at CHSAANow.com/ April 21, 2017. Bid documents may also be obpretty well,” Gette said. “We Jeffco. tained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 220 TON HOT MIX ASPHALT 800 LF CURB & GUTTER 425 SY CONCRETE SIDEWALK 200 LF SLOTTED DRAIN TRAFFIC CONTROL Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and SpecificaPublic Notice tions for the Design and Construction of To advertise yourPublic public notices calldated 303-566-4100 Improvements, January 12, 2016, NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING which will be combined with the Bid Documents NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from meeting of the City Council to be held on the office of the City Engineer upon a non-reMONDAY, May 1, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the fundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be noMunicipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, tified when supplemental revisions and addiArvada CO, City Council will hold a public heartions are available as they are adopted. The ing on the following proposed ordinances and Standards are also available at no cost on the thereafter will consider them for final passage City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are and adoption. For the full text version in elecresponsible for keeping current their City of Artronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the vada Engineering Code of Standards and Spetitle of the ordinance you wish to view. The full cifications. text version is also available in printed form in The Project Engineer for this work the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if is Trang Tran, at 720-898-7646. you have questions. CITY OF ARVADA CB 17-012: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain /s/ Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., City Engineer Land Within the City of Arvada, 8200 Grandview, from City of Arvada R-L (Residential-Low Legal Notice No.: 47106 Density) to R-I (One and Two Family ResidFirst Publication: April 20, 2017 ence), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps Last Publication: May 4, 2017 of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 8200 GrandPublisher: Golden Transcript view Avenue Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Legal Notice No.: 47104 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Public Notice Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press NOTICE is hereby given pursuant to Section 321-204(1), C.R.S. that on Monday, May 15, 2017, at 6:00 p.m., or as soon as possible Public Notice thereafter, a public hearing will be conducted at the Arvada City Council Chambers, City Hall, ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado, or at Sealed bids for the construction of City of such other time and place as the hearing may Arvada, Project No. 16-ST-07, Project Title be continued. A public hearing will be heard Carr Street Sidewalk Improvements - W. 52nd upon the application on file, where same may be Avenue to south of W. 54th Place, will be reexamined, with the Arvada City Council, by the ceived at the office of the City Engineer until Board of Directors of Westown Metropolitan Dis11:00 AM on May 17, 2017 and then publicly trict for the approval of a Second Amended and opened and read aloud. Restated Service Plan of Westown Metropolitan The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of AdvertiseDistrict. The affected property is generally locment for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special ated south of W. 66th Drive, west of Kendrick Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Dr., north of W. 64th Avenue and east of Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project McIntyre St., City of Arvada, County of Drawings may be examined at the following locJefferson, State of Colorado. ations: City of Arvada Engineering Division NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN that all - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 protests and objections must be submitted in Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com writing to the Arvada City Council at or prior to ISqFt Plan Room – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., the hearing or any continuance or postponeUnit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 ment thereof in order to be considered, and that Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com any protests and objections to the Second Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at Amended and Restated Service Plan of Westwww.rockymountainbidsystem.com own Metropolitan District, as proposed, shall be No cost bid documents may be obtained at deemed to be waived unless presented at the www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after time and in the manner as specified above. April 21, 2017. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon Reason: Second Amended and Restated payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundService Plan of Westown Metropolitan able. District ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR Project Name: Westown Metropolitan District ITEMS OF WORK ARE: Type of District: Metropolitan 220 TON HOT MIX ASPHALT Maximum Debt Mill Levy: 50 mills 800 LF CURB & GUTTER Maximum Period of Time Such Mill 425 SY CONCRETE SIDEWALK Levy Shall be Imposed: 40 years 200 LF SLOTTED DRAIN General/Operations Mill Levy: 34.0 mills TRAFFIC CONTROL Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be Legal Notice No.: 47107 familiar with the current City of Arvada EnginFirst Publication: April 20, 2017 eering Code of Standards and SpecificaLast Publication: April 20, 2017 tions for the Design and Construction of Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Improvements, dated January 12, 2016, Arvada Press which will be combined with the Bid Documents and the Golden Transcript to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $50.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications.

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NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., May 9, 2017 to Excavation and Construction Specialists Inc. for work related to Project No. 15-ST-19 – West 60th Avenue Street Improvements Between Sheridan Boulevard and Fenton Street and performed under that contract dated June 20, 2016 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Excavation and Construction Specialists Inc. and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this April 7, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk

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academic achievement and character, plus citizenship and service. Those area players honored were Judd Erickson of Mountain Vista, Dylan McCaffrey of Valor Christian, Brandon Micale of Pomona, Jake Moretti of Pomona and Jonathon Van Diest of Cherry Creek.

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Legal Notice No.: 47101 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., May 9, 2017 to Insituform Technologies LLC for work related to Project No. 16-SR-02 – 2016 Trenchless Sewer Main Replacement and performed under that contract dated May 23, 2016 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his sub-contractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Insituform Technologies LLC and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statement of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. Dated this April 7, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Kristen Rush, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 47102 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Last Publication: April 27, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice The following ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on April 17, 2017: Ordinance 4589, An Ordinance Authorizing an Additional Appropriation for Fiscal Year 2017 Legal Notice No.: 47105 First Publication: April 20, 2017 Last Publication: April 20, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, May 1, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full

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Race to claim Perlmutter’s seat begins Candidates begin announcing for 7th Congressional District BY GLENN WALLACE GWALLACE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

For a decade it has been fact of political life, Ed Perlmutter owned Colorado’s 7th District. A business lawyer born and raised in Jefferson County, Perlmutter leaped from the state Senate to the 7th Congressional District seat in 2006. In six elections, he has won by an average margin of 13.2 percentage points. In 2011, redistricting brought more Republicans into the fold, and seeing an opportunity, Republican Joe Coors, with his strong community and family connections, stepped in to challenge in the 2012 elections. The result: Another victory for Perlmutter, in which he won more votes than ever before. On April 9, Perlmutter officially announced he would run to be Colorado’s governor in 2018. The news offers Democrats and Republicans an opportunity they haven’t had since 2006 — an open seat. “It creates a lot of energy,” said state Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood, who announced April 12 he would run for Perlmutter’s seat. “There’s a lot of ‘who’s next?’ on both sides.”

The contenders Rep. Brittany Pettersen, D-Lakewood, also announced — on the same day as Perlmutter’s announcement — that she would run for the 7th District. “Too many families in Colorado are facing tough times and we need leaders who understand those challenges,” said Pettersen Pettersen in a statement. “When it comes to good schools for Colorado kids, access to healthcare for everyone and protecting seniors from cuts to Social Security, I’ll stand up to Donald Trump and fight for regular people.” Over email, Pettersen Kerr said her decision to run was not predicated on what other candidates might enter the race. “My background and my experience make me the best candidate to represent Colorado families and stand up to Donald Trump,” she said. “I am running because regular people need a voice.” Among Pettersen’s early supporters is Westminster City Councilwoman Maria De Cambra. “Her story is one that many of our residents can relate to, being first of her family to graduate from college and having family members struggle

with addiction,” De Cambra said. On the issues, De Cambra said she supported Pettersen’s work on education, women’s issues and fighting the opioid epidemic. Kerr officially announced his intent to run for Perlmutter’s seat in a rally at Dunstan Middle School in Lakewood. Kerr, an educator who attended school in the area and later taught at Dunstan, made education a focal point of his campaign kick-off. Introducing him to the stage was Leslie Dahlkemper, a former Jefferson County School District Board of Education member. “Something that Andy knows is that government is at its best when it supports working families,” Dahlkemper said. Kerr said that education, climate change and environmental protection would be his priorities. “We face problems that cannot be solved with missile strikes,” he said. Giving their support at the rally were the mayors of Lakewood and Edgewater, along with state Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, D-Arvada, and the two other elected officials that represent the 7th District, University of Colorado Regent Irine Griego and State Board of Education member Jane Goff. Also in attendance was Kerr’s family, including his 101-year-old grandmother. Before Perlmutter’s announcement, the two Lakewood legislators had been slated to work together as part of

the Democrat leadership at the state capitol. Pettersen was named House Majority Whip for the 2017 legislative session. She also serves as chair of the House Education Committee and sits on the Public Health Care and Human Services Committee. Kerr holds seats on the Appropriations, Business, Labor and Technology, and Finance committees in the Senate. Other names that have been mentioned as possible candidates in the race include State Sen. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City. On the Republican side, no one has officially declared a run yet. Potential contenders include Don Ytterberg of Jefferson County, who in 2014 became the closest challenger to beating Perlmutter, and Libby Szabo, a current Jefferson County Commissioner and former state senator for Arvada. The fight Even after redistricting, 7th District Democrats still have an 8-point edge in registered voters. However, just like the state in general, registered independents make up the majority. Kerr looks forward to the “vigorous debate within our Democrat family and across CD-7” as the campaign progresses. Pettersen said she is confident about winning in competitive districts. “No one will work harder,” she said. “If I have to knock on every door in the district, I will.”

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