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RENEWAL: Arvada woman, and her garden, recovering from bout with cancer P4

Sand in the City 2017 brought waves of fun to Arvada P5

SUMMER READS: Jeffco libraries’ summer program a real pageturner P6

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Colorado law and fireworks

MY NAME IS

MATEO SCHIFERL

STAFF REPORT

Toddler, reader, Olde Town enthusiast

The Jefferson County Sheriff ’s Office would like to inform all Jeffco residents on Colorado law regarding fireworks usage in unincorporated areas of the county.

It is illegal to sell, use or possess non-permissible fireworks in the entire state, including unincorporated Jefferson County, Open Space Parks, Denver Mountain Parks and Forest Service lands. Sheriff ’s deputies will strictly enforce illegal fireworks violations this upcoming holiday. Any person who violates the laws pertaining to the sale, possession and use of fireworks commits a class three misdemeanor and may face a fine of up to $750.

Any device that explodes or leaves the ground is most

(Editors note: Mateo was interviewed with the help of his mother, Liesl.)

I love the water tower I’m 3 years old. I really like the water tower in Olde Town Arvada, where we live. Wherever we are, we always try to find the water tower. For Halloween last year, I dressed up as the Olde Town Water Tower. In books I like to find the water towers. We love Olde Town so much and the water tower is a symbol for Olde Town and everyone recognizes it. I like to ride my bike and every day I ride to the water tower.

My favorite places We like to do a lot in Olde Town. Some of my favorite places are the bakery, the library and GB Fish and Chips. I also like to watch the train go by. Now that it’s hot out, I like playing in the water fountain.

My favorite things I like looking for bugs and insects in the yard. I like reading. Curious George is my favorite. I was the Man with the Yellow Hat for Halloween once. I love dinosaurs. T-rex is my favorite. I like him because he’s big. I like playing with my sister and baking at home with my mom. I like to look at and feed the ducks behind the house. I like construction sites. I used to watch the hotel being built. My

Mateo Schiferl sits under the Olde Town Arvada water tower with his mother, Liesl and baby sister, EvaRose.

SHANNA FORTIER favorite machine is the excavator. My favorite food is bananas. Since the hailstorm, I’ve been interested in learning about weather patterns.

And I love space and rockets.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is…, contact Shanna Fortier at sfortier@coloradcommunitymedia.com.

likely illegal in Colorado.

These include, but are not limited to, firecrackers, cherry bombs, bottle rockets, M-80’s and Roman candles.

Colorado law defines permissible fireworks as any device that does not explode or leave the ground.

Examples of permissible fireworks are cylindrical or cone fountains, sparklers, toy smoke devices, snakes and glow worms.

Although permissible fireworks are allowed, they can still be dangerous. The sheriff ’s office states those still account for many of the fireworks-related injuries each year.

For more information on fireworks safety, visit www. jeffcosheriff.com or call the Jefferson County fireworks hotline at 303-271-8200.

CORRECTION The City of Wheat Ridge has continued to accept roofing permit applications during all business days, though demand did force the permitting office to close early on certain days. A story in the June 22 edition of the Transcript did not make this clear.

The newspaper regrets the error. To report corrections and clarifications, call 303-566-4129

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ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Crime prevention for businesses The Community Response Impact Team of the Arvada Police Department is offering a new class, Crime Prevention for Business. This free class will be Wednesday, Aug. 9, from 8:30-10:30 a.m. at the West Woods Community Station, located at 6644 Kendrick Drive in Arvada.

The class will give specific tools and ideas that business owners and managers can use to help mitigate their changes of being a victim of crime. The class will include a Q&A session.

Registration is required. RSVP to 720-898-6846 or jammon@arvada.org.

Celebrate July 4 in Arvada The Arvada Festivals Commission is hosting an Independence Day celebration at 4-10 p.m., July 4, at the Lutz ballfield and Stenger Sports Complex

at 58th Avenue and Oak Street.

There will be face painters, bouncy houses, sensory games, human hamster balls and variety of food available for purchase. Fireworks cap off the evening with the display beginning around 10 p.m.

Discolored water in Arvada After several residents called to the city, about discolored water, The City of Arvada’s Water Quality Analysts have collected samples and reported that the discoloration is being caused by manganese, a mineral that is naturally present in most Colorado lakes and streams.

The city reports that the water is completely safe to drink. Manganese does not cause adverse health effects and therefore is not regulated as a chemical that might cause illness. It is only regu-

lated for the aesthetic impact it has on drinking water, such as discoloration and staining. The water samples detected manganese levels between 0.042 and 0.048 milligrams per liter (parts per million), below the regulatory standards of 0.05 milligrams per liter.

The City of Arvada said it is working to eliminate the discoloration by better matching the chemistry of water leaving treatment plants, as well as flushing discolored water from some areas to eliminate it from the system. Residents can rid any remaining discoloration in their homes by opening the COLD water faucet and allowing cold water to run for several minutes to clear it out.

If water discoloration persists for an extended period of time, call Water Quality at 720-898-7802 or Water Treatment at 720-898-7820.

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Tune in to Golden Real Estate’s Show on KHOW Starting July 8th

As an extension of this column, Golden Real Estate is about to launch its own weekly radio program, “Real Estate Today,” every Saturday at 3 p.m. on KHOW (AM 630), starting July 8th. I’ll be the host of this program, which will typically consist of three 8-minute segments, at least one of which will be an extension of the previous Thursday’s column topic.

Typically, I’ll be joined by one or more of our broker associates plus relevant guests such as inspectors, lenders, appraisers, etc.

It will be a live program, and we’ll take phone calls from listeners. I hope you’ll want to tune in!

under 4 seconds awakened automobile manufacturers to the EV revolution, which they only now are beginning to accept.

What About Real Estate?

How, you might ask, have these global transformations impacted the real estate industry? The answer is “not that much,” but let me describe how the real estate business has evolved since 2007.

For starters, the smartphone has changed our business as much as it has everyone else’s. We agents are always connected (if we want to be). With internet access in our pockets and numerous smartphone apps, we are nearly as business-enabled on the road as we would be if we carried our laptops with us. I’ve even done business with clients while on vacation in Europe and Mexico, thanks to affordable international phone and data.

Other technological improvements have further enhanced our productivity, allowing us to better serve our clients. For example, almost all agents in our market subscribe to CTM eContracts, a fabulous service which makes it super-easy to create documents which can then be signed by clients or other agents on their computers, smartphones or tablets.

A few years ago, our local multi-list service, REcolorado.com, changed from its inhouse platform to a state-of-the-art platform

by CoreLogic that serves us and our clients better and is constantly evolving. One example is that we can now set up email alerts which will notify clients within 15 minutes of a home being listed which meets their search criteria.

There has been a revolution in showing services, too. Centralized Showing Service (CSS) has contracted with all but a few brokerages to handle showing requests 24hours a day, with a great smartphone app to match. Hopefully CSS will have 100% of

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Social media, including Facebook and Instagram, are playing an increasingly prominent role in the marketing of homes. Like many brokerages, Golden Real Estate utilizes social media to promote listings and open houses. In addition, we upload narrated video tours, including drone footage, of all listings to YouTube, which we then link to other social media, our website and the major real estate websites such as realtor.com and the Zillow group.

Every so often someone will predict that increased internet penetration will put real estate agents out of business, much like it has decimated the travel agency business.

Yet, despite a proliferation of “for sale by owner” websites, we’ve observed a reduction in the number of “by owner” listings, and most “FSBO’s,” in fact, end up hiring a listing agent or at least agreeing to pay a commission to buyers’ agents, realizing that there’s more to selling a home than putting a sign in the ground. Sellers need us not only for our transaction management and negotiation skills but for getting their homes the widest possible exposure (on the MLS) and having CSS manage showing requests and provide feedback.

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Cancer survivor shows off victory garden Arvada resident hopes to inspire others

Kim Giarratano sits in her garden at her Arvada home.

She says the garden is a symbol of her victory over cancer.

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The garden in front of Kim Giarratano’s Arvada home is in bloom with fuchsia, peonies, dahlias and sweet peas, which she says smell so good. There’s also a honeysuckle vine which will grow up over the trellis, decorative rocks, a fountain and glass pieces to signify that the garden in fairy friendly.

The garden is full of life.

It is a stark change from where it was this time last year, when Giarratano was undergoing chemotherapy to treat breast cancer.

“I wasn’t allowed to work in the garden,” Giarratano said. “ I was too sick.”

Giarratano was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2016. She found it herself through a self breast exam. A mammogram confirmed it shortly after.

“I had mammogram knowing what the result was going to be,” Giarratano said, while sitting on the back porch of her Arvada home. “But I also knew I was going to be OK.” The help and support she got from family and friends is what Giarratano said guided her through surgery,

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chemo and radiation.

“They’ve helped me get through the little steps along the way,” she said.

Giarratano’s hair started falling out the morning of her daughters baby shower. So she used all the hairspray she owned to keep it together until after the party. That evening, a friend came over and helped her shave her head. They cried a little and laughed a little and Giarratano decided she didn’t want to wear a wig.

“Throughout this whole thing, she’s had a great can-do attitude,” said Giarratano’s husband, Gary.

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In July 2016, Giarratano and her nephew, Ethan, attended an event at Lutheran Medical Center, where she was receiving treatment. At the event, a Colorado Community Media reporter captured a picture of the two, which printed on the front page of the Arvada Press.

“I was bald and beautiful on the front page,” Giarratano said. “I was pretty excited because I felt empowered to share my bald head.”

But this year, Giarratano is healthy again and grateful to be able to do the things she loves, like work in her garden.

“I put the garden together and was

RALLY FOR THE CURE HITS $100,000 MARK The ninth annual Indian Tree Rally for the Cure Golf Tournament started by Ann Wolta Blackstone, a LPGA golf pro and two-time breast cancer survivor, surpassed its goal of raising $100,000 for Komen Colorado at its 2017 tournament held Friday, June 23 at Indian Tree Golf Course in Arvada.

This years tournament raised $21,000 launching the tournament over its goal of raising $100,000 in the tournaments history.

“Twenty four years ago I didn’t know if I was going to win or what breast cancer was,” said Wolta Blackstone. “So it’s my true passion and privilege to give back to others in Colorado this way. I’m so proud to be the largest tournament and we’re constantly making it better and more fun every year.” standing back and looking at it and feeling proud,” she said. “I thought, a year ago I was sick and I was bald and now I’m able to be out here in this beautiful place and do what I love doing.”

She’s calling it her victory garden.

“It’s my victor garden because I am victorious over cancer — I beat it,” Giarratano said. “And others can too.”

Giarratano said she hopes her garden and her story will inspire other women so they too can be victorious over cancer.

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he annual Sand in the City event hosted by the Arvada Chamber of Commerce and the Arvada Visitors Center featured fun for all ages with “a variety of entertainment, food, and beverage offerings.”

All benefits went towards the Hope House of Colorado which helps teen moms and their children.

Activities for the kids included a giant sandbox filled with buried treasure, bouncy castles, obstacle courses, crafts and free face painting.

For the adults there was live music, craft beers from local breweries, local vendors for shopping, and over 10 giant sand sculptures built by local residents. This year’s winner was the Arvada Young Professionals group with a Simpsons couch gag sculpture.

PHOTOS BY DAVIS BONNER

A giant sandbox allows kids to dig for buried treasure during the 2017 Sand in the City benefiting Hope House of Colorado.

Melanie and Paul Salniker bring their daughter Maya to the family’s first Sand in the City event. “It’s a great family thing with music and dancing,” states Paul.

The city’s own sand sculpting coaches craft thier entries for this year’s Sand in the City event benefiting Hope House of Colorado.

Kelleen Raska with All About Fairies provides free face painting for kids during the 2017 Sand in the City benefiting Hope House of Colorado.

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Thousands in Jeffco beat the heat with books Library’s Summer Reading program well underway

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Cindy Jaye, a public services manager with the Jefferson County Public Library, loves to read because she loves stories.

“I love the places I get to go, and the people I get to meet through stories,” she said.

And she’s not alone. So far, more than 31,000 people have registered to participate in the Jefferson County Public Library’s Summer Reading program, which kicked off on June 1. It will end on July 31.

Summer Reading has a little something for everyone, Jaye said. People can set individual goals and earn prizes, and participate in the countywide goal, which is 30 million minutes.

If the countywide goal is met, the Jefferson County Library Foundation will donate $500 to benefit the Foothills Animal Shelter. More than 12,000,000

minutes have been logged.

In addition, students who attend Jefferson County schools can count their minutes toward the school competition.

The library foundation will award a cash prize to the winning schools for use toward funding a literacy-based program.

Even families with babies can participate by tracking activities that promote early childhood literacy, Jaye said. Experts have identified five things that help prereaders get ready to read, she said. They are: sing, read, write, play and talk, Jaye said, and to help balance out the activities to track as

summer reading minutes, the library added discover, explore and laugh.

Participants can read whatever they want to, Jaye said, which includes books, magazines, newspapers, audio books and even websites and emails.

The library offers several hundred programs throughout its branches, and programs such as storytime also count for minutes in Summer Reading, Jaye said.

“Summer Reading is fun for all ages,” Jaye said. “Our goal is always just to get as many people reading as possible.”

“I not only love to read, but I also love to see other people reading and discussing books.

The Bookmobile is something really special for our community.

Whenever it comes, everybody rushes to return books and get new books.

It’s wonderful.” — Chris King, 81, of Lakewood.

“I like ‘Llama Llama’ and ‘David’ books.” — Beck Meyer, 3, adding he likes snuggling with his mom, dad or sister when they read to him.

“I like Summer Reading because I like to finish the book and see what happens at the end. Also because the library is so wonderful — they give you prizes for reading all summer long.” — Isabella Meyer, 10, of Littleton.

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Olde Town apartment plan sparks controversy Officials see benefit in development that spurs some residents to object

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

To Dave Chandler and his activist group, a proposed six-story building with 256 apartments and 40,000 square feet of retail shops that would rise from the ground next to the Gold Line station in Arvada is an egregious mistake that should be stopped.

To Arvada city officials, the project is the result of a thoughtful eight-year process to create vibrant transit-oriented development and revitalize a blighted section of its historic and booming Olde Town.

The controversy stems from the city’s decision to sell the 8.25-acre site, valued at $4.4 million, to developer Trammell Crow Co. for $30 and provide it with $13 million in tax incentives.

Arvada officials contend the project is a well-planned and long-term investment that will not only bring new life to the area, but also pour revenue far exceeding the land’s value into city coffers over the years. Chandler, founding member of Arvada for all the People, which describes itself as a government watchdog organization, calls the transaction “a bribe” and worries about the development obstructing views and creating congestion.

Experts in municipal planning say the city has done nothing wrong.

“I understand the skepticism and I think it’s useful and healthy,” said Stephan Weiler, director of Colorado State University’s Regional Economic Development Institute, which researches and analyzes economic development strategies throughout the state. “The tradeoff has to be that this is something they see as a vision for the city.

People living, shopping and recreating in same area — that has a lot of value.”

The $70 million mixed-use development, which still needs Arvada Planning Commission and City Council approval, is part of the Olde Town Station Urban Renewal Plan approved by Arvada City Council in 2009.

Coupling the project with the eventual opening of the RTD Gold Line, which connects the suburb to Denver, is key to creating a vibrant downtown neighborhood that also prevents sprawl and reduces vehicle traffic, said Maureen Phair, director of the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority (AURA).

Said Arvada Mayor Marc Williams, who also sits on the AURA board of directors: “This has been a long-term goal of both Urban Renewal and City Council to have a transit-oriented development” on the site.

HOW THE APPROVAL PROCESS WORKS City officials have reviewed preliminary plans for the mixed-use develipment in Olde Town Arvada and returned them with feedback to Trammell, which will submit a revised plan in the comintg weeks.

The next step will be for the Arvada Planning Commission to review them at a public hearing during which the community can comment.

If approved by the planning commission, the plans will then go to City Council for a public hearing before a final vote is taken.

Those meetings have yet to be scheduled.

Land vs. development Arvada for all the People, however, believes urban renewal authorities, in general, should not be dictating the type of development to be built or offering tax incentives.

“I think what makes this so stark for Arvada right now is the proposal to raise sales tax to fix and maintain streets last November,” Chandler said. “But then you look at the tax rebates and the land giveaways to developers. No matter what they say, it’s a drain on the city treasury to give away this tax revenue.”

The proposed development would be built in phases from 2018 to 2020 on the three parcels, bounded by

ABOUT THE PROJECT What is the project?

Three vacant parcels of land owned

by Arvada Urban Renewal Authority, the City of Arvada and the Regional Transportation District in the vicinity of Wadsworth and 56th Avenue are being combined into a larger property of 8.25 acres. When redeveloped, the project will have 256 residential units and up to 40,000 square feet of retail.

How will AURA acquire the land?

AURA owns one parcel, and the city and RTD have agreed to transfer their

Vance Street and Wadsworth Boulevard on the west and east, and between West 56th and Grandview avenues. A Regional Transportation District parking lot takes up about half of the site; a 35-foot hill rises from a large portion along Grandview Avenue.

The land is owned by three entities — RTD, City of Arvada and AURA — and was appraised in 2015 at $4.4 million. In December of that year, AURA signed a development and disposition agreement with Trammell Crow Co. to sell the land for $30. In return, the developer must build the high-density and retail project that the city wants. The Urban Renewal

parcels to AURA for redevelopment.

What is the city’s vision for the use of this property?

The property will be redeveloped as a Transit Oriented Development (TOD). The development will include residential and retail uses that maximize location close to mass transit to prevent sprawl, reduce vehicle traffic and create a vibrant downtown neighborhood.

Source: Arvada Urban Renewal Authority area expires in 2034 — 25 years from the 2009 approval of the Olde Town Station Urban Renewal Plan.

The $30 land exchange, Phair said, helps offset Trammell Crow’s investment of building a $13 million parking garage into the side of the hill, an AURA requirement that the authority knew would drive up cost for developers, Phair said.

Leaving the hill as it is would significantly reduce the developable land, allowing only for an inline shopping center or a three-story walk-up with surface parking, Phair said.

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PROJECT TIMELINE 2007 - City of Arvada conducts public outreach study to find out what development the community wants.

2011 - RTD announces Olde Town Station will become a pilot transitoriented development project.

2009 - Arvada City Council adopts Olde Town Station Urban Renewal Area Plan.

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“We said we want this — we required it,” Phair said. “When you get down to looking at the financials, we had to discount the land to get this development.”

Bill Mosher, senior managing director at Trammell Crow Co., emphasized that Trammell Crow can only develop the land if the company builds what the city wants.

“It makes a good headline to say ‘$30 land buy,’ but the city has a lot of expectations that we’re trying to meet,” Mosher said. “If the city wants that kind of a project, they need to help make it happen. It causes both parties to work together.”

Debate over revenue Chandler and other residents speaking out about the deal believe the city should have sold the property at market value.

But Phair called that approach “immediate gratification.” AURA, she said, looks at the long-term revenue generated for the city.

In the 15 years before the urban renewal area expires in 2034, the property is expected to generate $35 million in sales tax revenue and an additional $8.6 million in property taxes, Phair said.

During those 15 years, AURA estimates the state of Colorado will get $12.7 million, RTD will receive $4.4 million, Jeffco Open Space will get $2.2 million, the Arvada Police Department will receive $2 million and the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District will get $439,000. AURA will get $13 million, which it will give to Trammell Crow to help offset building costs.

“When we turn this over in 2034, the city is estimated to be getting $1 million a year (in tax revenue) off of this,” Phair said. “If you built something that fit without our help, then it’s not going to get this kind of revenue.”

Kevin Bommer, deputy director of the Colorado Municipal League, said it’s important to look at the entire scope of the project to make a fair assessment.

“There are unique factors to each

2013 - City solicits a request for development cost from 265 contacts and places it on the websites of Urban Land Institute and Downtown Colorado Inc.

2012 - Executive Oversite Committee (EOC) is formed to represent the three property owners - City of Arvada, RTD and AURA.

2014 - Trammell Crow Co. is selected by AURA, Arvada and RTD as the most capable developer whose ideas for the site match that of the owners.

2013 - Ten qualified private developers respond to the request. The EOC invites five of those firms to respond to a Request for Proposal (RFP) and participate in an extensive interview process.

2015 - Property is appraised at $4.4 million.

WHAT IS AN URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY? Urban renewal authorities are created by municipalities to redevelop areas within their jurisdiction that are found to contain blight or slum conditions and require public participation to attract redevelopment. An urban renewal project is a

public/private partnership.

The majority of the funding comes from the private sector; public investment comes from tax-increment financing (TIF), which is the increased amount of property tax or municipal sales tax revenue collected

plan and each project that sometimes require creative solutions,” Bommer said. “And had there not been a discount on the sale of the land, they would have had to come up with something else. Otherwise, that land remains a parking lot.”

Concerns about view, growth Chandler and his group also worry about the view being blocked and the influx of people that another highdensity housing project will bring to the area.

“Grandview is named because it has the grand view,” Chandler said of the road that runs along the hill. “This project won’t disturb the view of the mountains, but it will block the Clear Creek and Platte Valley panorama. It would be significant.”

Phair said the city and the developer are working together to preserve the most important view — the mountains.

“One of the things that makes Olde Town special is that Grandview Avenue opens up this beautiful view to see the mountains, valley and downtown,” Phair said. “It’s important we maintain that view because it adds to the charm of Olde Town.”

To help preserve that vista, the City of Arvada purchased and demolished a building that was previously blocking the view in the center of Grandview Avenue, in front of where the transit hub and Olde Town Gold Line station now sit.

Because the city opened up the view on the main part of the street, Phair said it makes sense to build on the far east side where some of the view will be obstructed. Because of the design and grade of the ground, the six-story building would rise just three stories above the grade of Grandview Avenue, plans show.

2015 - AURA signs agreement with Trammell Crow Co., giving the 8.25 acres to the developer for $30.

within the Urban Renewal Authority after the project begins. This new revenue is generated by the increased property values that result from the project.

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“The view corridor to the north of the proposed project was never a high priority,” Williams said. “And the existing tree line is actually in some spots higher then the buildings.”

But that doesn’t satisfy Chandler, who also worries about the congestion and other related issues that an influx of new residents could create.

“We’re talking about a huge increase in local traffic down there,” Chandler said. “The train isn’t even running yet.

I’m not sure what the big hurry is to push the high density.”

The Olde Town vicinity already has three apartment buildings. The most recent addition, Solana Olde Town Station on West 56th Avenue, has 352 units. Solana also was an AURA project.

Williams points out that “experts in the field have long said you should have higher density around transit hubs to reduce traffic” — if people live in walking distance to public transit and a developed area, they will walk more.

“I think there’s a case for having high-density housing plus retail,” said Weiler, the CSU professor who has worked extensively in Denver. “Part of the success of LoDo is that it’s not just a bunch of shops, but it’s the combination of having young people with spending ability living in the area. The long-term survival of a community comes from residents not visitors.”

The proposed Trammell apartments will be market-rate. Currently, the lowest market price for a one-bedroom apartment among the three existing apartment complexes in Olde Town is $1,290, with two-bedrooms between $1,700 and $1,900. Solana offers threebedroom apartments at a monthly rent of $2,405.

“From a perspective of marketing,

they aren’t going to have any trouble selling these units,” said Darrin DuberSmith, Arvada resident and professor of marketing and consumer behavior at Metropolitan State University of Denver. “Downtown Denver is maxing out with density, so it circles out.

Arvada is a rural town in an urban area. It’s a very unique personality and I think it resonates very well with millennials.”

Millennials — referring to those ages 18 to 35 — are changing the game by postponing home purchases, DuberSmith said. They are the optimal market for apartments with walkability.

But Duber-Smith cautioned about the social impact of adding hundreds of 20-somethings to the Olde Town area, which he said could require more police presence. Based on a number of consumer studies, he said, rental units attract people with lower incomes, which leads to more crime.

Final stages The development, however, still requires final approval before breaking ground.

The city has reviewed preliminary plans and returned them to Trammell with notes. Mosher expects to submit a revised plan for review in the next few weeks. From there, the plans will be reviewed at a planning commission meeting with opportunity for public comment. If approved by the planning commission, the plans then go to City Council for a public hearing and final approval. Those meetings have not yet been scheduled.

But Chandler and his activist group want Arvada City Council members to denounce the project now and bring it back to the drawing board. They want developers to decide what should go there and buy the land at the assessed price tag.

That is unlikely to happen: As an urban renewal plan site, AURA gets to dictate what kind of structure is built there.

“Free markets don’t like being told what to do,” Weiler said. “So, if you’re looking for high-density housing, the tradeoff is that you’re giving up the $4 million that the free market would have given. There’s no right or wrong here. It’s just a question of understanding the tradeoff.”

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Candelas Townhomes development plan approved

BY SHANNA FORTIER SFORTIER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The Candelas neighborhood in North West Arvada is one step closer to having town homes, as the Arvada City Council unanimously approved a preliminary development plan June 19.

The property is a vacant parcel located on the northeast corner of Hallett Street and State Highway 72 and it part of the Candelas Master Plan development, which includes approximately 1,451 acres bounded by Colorado State Highway 72, State Highway 93, Indiana Street and the Rocky Flats Wildlife Refuge.

This is the second time city council has held public hearing on this plan.

On March 20, a public hearing was held before City Council. After public testimony and council discussion, a motion was made to approve the plans.

The motion, however, failed with council members voting three yes and three no resulting in the denial.

Councilmembers Nancy Ford, David Jones and Bob Fifer voted no and Don

This rendering of the Candelas Townhomes reflects changes to the revised plan that reduced the number of units to 104, added parking, and pedestrian amenities.

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Concerns raised at the hearing included lack of adequate parking and the need to provide safe pedestrian routes for the school chil-

dren attending the nearby Jefferson County K-8 public school. Subsequently, Century Communities submitted revised plans to address the concerns raised by City

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Council agreed to review the revised plans.

The revised plan, which was approved, reduces the number of units from 107 to

104 bringing the gross density to 9.9 dwelling units per acre, down from 10.17.

Additionally, 40 guest parking spaces have been added, resulting in a total of 300 parking spaces — 208 off-street parking spaces are provided in garages (2 per unit) and 92 visitor parking are provided in parking areas throughout the development.

A pedestrian-activated rectangular flash beacon has also been added along with an additional sidewalk on the southeast side of the development near the school site.

At the June 19 meeting, two Candelas residents spoke against the project voicing their concerns over the density and the possibility of the townhouses being turned into rental properties.

“Myself and several neighbors would not have moved to these specific lots if we knew the townhouses were going here,” Aaron Botnick, who lives at West 94th Avenue, told City Council. Botnick said he can see the development site from his home.

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VOICES Failing your way to success is the opposite of real failure

BUSINESS AIKIDO

Glenn Bott

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ost of us have been taught to move forward cautiously, make intelligent decisions, and not fail. In our society, failure has a nasty taste to it. Failure isn’t commonly thought of as a good thing. Most don’t realize that those who repeatedly fail are those who ultimately succeed. Failure is what counts – it’s picking yourself up, learning from your mistakes, and moving forward a bit smarter from the experience. Fail fast and fail frequently!

With my engineering training, I was taught to learn as much as possible on the topic of interest prior to venturing forth. It was OK to fail, but do so in new ways. It’s

goofy to reinvent the wheel in every situation. Oftentimes a product or idea is totally new and there is limited information to pull from before venturing out.

Success in anything is very similar to learning to walk. The only way you learn is by repeatedly failing. A certain amount of walking is learned from watching grownups, but you can’t learn how to do it for yourself by watching them. You have to experience it on your own. You take a few steps and fall. You get back up, take a few more steps ... and fall again. As a child, there is never any disappointment in this process. It’s all part of the adventure and being human. Your focus is on what you did

accomplish — oftentimes with an ear-toear smile! I submit that by adopting this attitude in your life you will have a lot of fun, become a better version of you, and ultimately succeed in whatever it is you set out to do.

A well lived life truly is about the journey.

As the saying goes, “life is a marathon, not a sprint.” The journey is more important than the destination — this is where we get to experience, for ourselves, what life is all about. Having an inquisitive mind and trying different approaches until you ultimately achieve your desired results is one of the SEE BOTT, P13

Old-fashioned barber makes the cut

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Artistry in octane Once upon a time there was a car show on the grounds of the Arvada Center. The Fireman’s Car Show raised money for burn victims and brought out the community for a weekend of gathering and

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social interaction. We citizens admired the devotion of our neighbors to their art and their hobby.

Today, there are objects littering the grass that I am sure are supposed to be art. The beauty of automotive art may be

more low brow but more aligned with the values and tastes of the Arvada community.

I have to register my complaint even if I am a lone voice. I think it would SEE LETTERS, P13

lfredo Hidalgo has been cutting my hair since 1977.

I have been unfaithful to him, QUIET of DESPERATION because weather or location, fewer than 10 times.

Alfred cut my hair when it was over my ears and the color of Masonite, Craig Marshall when the Smith Grays started to move in, and when the Grays completely took over the block.

Across 40 years, I have heard about his loving marriage, his accomplished children, his devotion to fishing, his days at West High School, where he was class president and a star athlete, memories of mouth-watering Rockybilt hamburgers, and riding his bicycle from the area that is now the Auraria Higher Education Center to Red Rocks — something I find

hard to believe.

I asked Alfred what his job title is, and he said, “hairstylist.”

No one went to a hairstylist in the 1950s or 1960s, but by the 1970s, men were ready for stylists and salons. Barbershops started to disappear.

There are still some barbershops all over the country, in small towns primarily, where you sit and wait for Floyd.

However, there are over 4,100 Great Clips in the United States, to go along with a slew of other salons that can get the job done, one way or another, in under 10 minutes.

Alfred owns and manages The Hair-Porte. If you call during working hours, you will speak directly with Alfred, or one of the other five stylists. If you call after hours, you won’t get an answering service.

His appointment book is all handwritten, and he doesn’t keep track of your birthday. That means you won’t get a computer-genSEE SMITH, P13

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greatest feelings. You understand that true knowledge is personal.

Give yourself a pat on the back for being persistent and finding a way to achieve your goal!

People with an attitude of exploration and fun while going through life are very creative and happy. Once they decide on what they want to experience they know they’ll achieve their goal. It’s just a matter of time.

Each of us gets to choose how we

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be great fun to have a demolition derby in the grass with the car that takes out the most “art” as the winner. Please bring back the car show — a great community event.

No one is seen packing the grass at the Arvada Center like we used to.

You have messed up a great community activity.

Ray Hornsby, Arvada A bad bill The American Health Care Act, which is being drafted in Congress, would mean higher prices for some consumers, less coverage, and tax breaks for big drug and insurance companies. These tax breaks will result in the increased premiums and out of pocket costs and the weakening of Medicare.

Don’t be fooled. The bill includes a push for a Medicare voucher system, sometimes called premium support. This is an effort to shift costs onto more than 759,500 individual Coloradans enrolled in Medicare. In other words, our seniors will have to pay more to get needed care – if you can even afford it under a voucher system and if access is granted (no guarantee). More people will be forced to choose between health care and other necessities. Getting sick will become riskier than ever.

want to live our lives and what is important to us. Make your choices worthwhile. Learn as you go. Continually expand your definition of YOU. Develop that confident swagger that comes from knowing you can accomplish anything you commit to — the attitude that “I’ve got this!”

Glenn Bott of Arvada is enthusiastic about life and everything he does! He speaks and consults on empowerment and resiliency. He shares what he learned by successfully reinventing himself after recovering from a severe brain injury.

Worse yet the state of Colorado will also need to bear the cost of assistance for Medicaid recipients. Whether these are younger persons with special needs or the elderly who rely on Medicaid for expensive medical treatments and nursing home care, under TABOR, Colorado will have very difficult budget choices pitting roads, schools, and seniors against each other.

Rising healthcare costs are a problem for Americans of all ages and political views. Placing a higher age tax on those over 50, forming (again) high risk pools, and pricing seniors out of medical insurance while offering pharmaceutical and insurance companies large tax breaks is not the change you need or voted for. Please contact your senators and ask them to oppose this bill.

Shirley J Leow, Lakewood Fishing expedition Imagine a political cartoon likened to the story of Moby Dick with all its symbolism.

Captain Ahab is standing on the quarterdeck of his whaling ship Pequod. Ahab looks a bit like Schumer, and under the ship’s name “Pequod” is a word that looks a bit like DNC. Moby Dick is swimming in the distance and something about him reminds you of Trump.

Bill Connelly, Golden

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erated birthday card that makes you feel about as special as a used saltine.

One of the hair salon chains assigns your head a couple of numbers. I think my top is a 4 and my sides are a 5. A No. 4 attachment goes on the clipper and buzz, buzz, buzz.

Then a No. 5, and buzz, buzz, buzz. It’s an induction haircut.

Alfred went to barber college and beauty school. I looked at him quizzically when he said “beauty school,” and he explained that’s where a student learns how to color hair, and it’s where a student learns how to work on wigs and hairpieces.

He said a wig or hairpiece customer would come in and be taken to a back room, behind a curtain.

The customer would sit in one

chair, and the wig or hairpiece would sit in another chair.

(That’s not entirely true, but that’s how I pictured it.)

Your car was built by a robot, but a robot is never going to cut your hair.

Alfred uses electric trimmers and clippers, just like the ones he used in 1977.

Shakespeare said, “There’s many a man has more hair than wit.”

Alfred never hands you a calendar, a coupon, or a comb with his name on it. He does his job, day after day, the way jobs used to be done.

I would have found somewhere else to go to a long time ago, if all I wanted was a haircut. That should tell you something.

Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net.

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How should parents respond when a teen show depicts suicide?

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QUESTION: I’ve seen my teenagers watching the Netflix TV series 13 Reasons and talking about it. Since the main character thought dying by suicide was a way out of her troubles, how concerned should I be, and what’s the best way to talk my kids about it?

This is timely, since recent media attention to this show has been extensive and a second season is planned. The show is rated TV-MA, for mature audiences only, and shows graphic imagery around sexual assault, self-harm, drug use, and suicide.

Binge watching such graphic imagery about intense issues can be harmful to even the most stable of teens and can have a devastating impact to those struggling with mental health issues and suicidal thoughts.

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If you choose to allow your older teenager to watch this, it is recommended that they watch it with you so you can start an open and honest conversation and you can provide appropriate adult support.

If you’re ever concerned about your teen and want to know what to look for, signs of suicide can include anger, irritability, sadness and crying, talking or joking about suicide or death, feeling guilty for no reason, changes in eating and sleeping patterns, a recent breakup, and disconnection from friends, family, and activities they used to enjoy.

The biggest things to watch for are significant changes in the typical way they communicate and act. If you see these warning signs, ask directly if they’re thinking about suicide. If they’re not, they’ll tell you “no.”

The best evidence suggests that bringing up the subject directly won’t push them closer to suicide, but rather will often open that conversation you need to have.

If they are thinking about suicide, sometimes they’ll admit it, sometimes they won’t. But trust your gut and connect them to help via a mental health professional.

Jefferson Center for Mental Health serves Jefferson, Clear Creek, and Gilpin Counties at 303-425-0300 and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is at 1-800-273-TALK (8255).

Both of these resources are available to you 24/7 so when you are concerned, please reach out.

Heather Trish is the Manager of Trauma Services at Jefferson Center for Mental Health

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• Speed up the rollout in The House Business AfColorado of 5G, the next fairs & Labor Committee generation of wireless held hearings on 71 bills in broadband technology, with 2017. As chair of that com10 times the bandwidth and mittee, my highest priority 100 times the speed of the was the search for ways existing 4G system. This to continue to expand our state’s economic resurgence Tracy Kraft-Tharp new law will help keep Colorado businesses and and benefit the hardworkconsumers at the forefront of ing Coloradans who live and broadband technology. work here.

It was a heavy lift, but overall, 17 Among the new laws I sponsored of the 18 bills I sponsored in 2017 were bipartisan measures to: passed through the legislature and • Find ways to streamline our were signed into law by the govlocal sales tax system, which is ernor. Since the session ended on overly complicated for businesses.

A small business may need to remit May 10, I have received favorable recognition from across the spectaxes to up to twenty different mutrum: The Denver Business Journal nicipalities and special districts, named me one of five major movers all with different rates. My bill creates a tax force to bring together of the session and the Jefferson County Democrats’ Labor Initiative cities and business to create solunamed me a Friend of Labor. tions to streamline the system.

I was also pleased to be a cospon• Extend the Advanced Industries sor of one of the session’s signaInvestment Tax Credit program, ture bills, a compromise on Colowhich incentivizes investments in the bioscience, aerospace, advanced rado’s construction defects law. The construction industry has claimed manufacturing, energy, electronfor years that an old law stifled ics, engineering and information

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My biggest disappointment was my regulatory reform bill that didn’t pass – a bipartisan effort to ease the burden of state regulations on small businesses. HB171270 would have given state agencies the ability to waive penalties for small businesses that commit minor infractions of state regulations. First-time violations by small businesses (those with 50 employees or fewer) that fail to file the appropriate paperwork, where the total penalty is a fine of $500 or less, could have been given 30 days to correct the lapse without penalty. But it wasn’t a blank check – this would not have created any loopholes for violations involving public safety or wage theft.

The bill would also have urged state agencies to improve public notice of rule changes, and it would have ordered a review of the mostviolated rules to see if notification and training, or the rules them-

selves, should be revised.

Business groups such as the Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, the Colorado Competitive Council and the Denver Metro Chamber supported the bill, and Republicans in the House and Senate signed on with me as prime sponsors. It passed the House but died in the Senate Appropriations Committee when all four Republicans on that panel locked down in opposition to this common sense measure to support Colorado small businesses.

I will try a regulatory reform bill again in the next legislative session, which begins in January.

Meanwhile, my work for my constituents in Arvada and Westminster never ends. Thank you for the opportunity to serve you. Please join me join me at my monthly town meetings the third Saturday of every month from 10:30 a.m. to noon at Standley Lake library and my community coffees the fourth Thursday of every month from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m at La Dolce Vita. If you have questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

State Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp’s House District 29 includes eastern Arvada and the Jefferson County part of Westminster. She can be reached at 303-866-2950 or reptracy29@gmail.com.

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LIFE A look at wedding traditions

Vows and tradition vary between religions

reversible,” Arnold said.

“What has just happened can’t be undone.”

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he joining of two people in matrimony calls for many different traditions depending on the religion the couple is rooted in.

Most religions recognize a formal assertion of marriage, but there is a difference in how verbal the couple themselves are in making the vows.

While Western cultures tend to have spoken vows between the couple, many other religions rely on ceremonial and symbolic gestures.

Typical Christian weddings, including Catholic, Protestant, Episcopal, Lutheran and Methodist, use what most people see as traditional wedding vows — the couple promises to honor and cherish each other as well as commit to each other through good times and bad. They vow to never part until death, “according to God’s holy ordinance.”

“You can look at the language of the traditional vows and there is something powerful being said,” said Rev. Kevin Burke, a professor of theology at Regis University and a Catholic priest.

But Burke also said sometimes those vows are romanticized. “`Til death do us part,’ people sometimes say those words because they want the tradition,” Burke said. “They really want those vows to be true, but they’re also realistic to know that life is hard and it’s not always going to work out that way.”

Wedding vows are often influenced by romantic poets and the transcendentalists, Burke said, adding that there’s something important about the philosophy in that movement.

“But there’s a lot of that

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romantic tradition and a lot of time it confuses vows with romantic visions and dreams,” Burke said. “Happily every after becomes a tag line.”

As a Catholic theologian, Burke said expression at a wedding is important, but what is being expressed becomes the most important.

“I am really interested in how weddings express a deep Biblical vision,” he added.

Burke said one of his favorite Biblical readings was when a couple chose to share the story Moses and the burning bush during their wedding mass.

When he asked why, the couple said they wanted an image of what’s going on in them as they approach their wedding.

“What a great image,” Burke said. “A bush that’s on fire but it’s not being consumed. And isn’t that like the experience of falling in love and it doesn’t burn out but it actually renews itself. I was blown away. It was so beautiful.”

But the thing Burke said he was struck by in this was that the story of Moses and the burning bush is a foundational text in the Jewish religion. He said it’s a reminder that the Christian religion is rooted in

Judaism and that God is not sensitive to guilt but the pain of his people.

But unlike a Christian wedding, a Jewish ceremony is not centered around the exchange of vows. It is about the contract.

A Jewish wedding is historically separated into two ceremonies that have been combined into one in modern times.

The first ceremony, called the Kiddushin, is the betrothal. It includes the contract that the groom writes to the bride. During the ceremony, the contract is given to the woman and it becomes her property.

Russell Arnold, associate professor of religious studies at Regis University, said that in modern Jewish weddings, this can look like vows, with the groom speaking to the bride.

Another key part of the first ceremony is the exchange of property, which is usually a ring. Historically it is only given to the bride, however, Arnold said modern weddings now do exchanges in both directions.

“When the ring is offered, it’s placed on the right index finger,” Arnold said. “The idea is that the right index is the most direct line to the heart. It doesn’t stay there, but in the ceremony that’s where it’s placed.”

That, Arnold said, is the seal of the contract.

The second half of the ceremony is the actual joining — the seven blessings.

Arnold said there are two things about a Jewish wedding that are culturally prominent: the four-post canopy and the breaking of the glass.

“The posts with a clothe cover creates a symbolic first home,” Arnold said. “But it’s open on all sides, like Abraham’s tent in the Bible.”

The breaking of the glass is a sign of the wedding.

“The most significant meaning is that it’s ir-

Another religion that focuses on actions more than words is Hinduism.

Generally Hindu weddings last three to five days in India. But in the United States, they are often been shortened to one day, said Mohan Sagar, member of the religious committee at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple of Colorado in Castle Rock.

First, the bride and groom must be formally accepted into the families.

Next, there is the henna body-painting ritual.

The bride and her female attendants and family members get their hands and feet painted with red henna, which represents purity and sacredness. Sagar said this is a popular aspect of Hindu weddings because it looks very beautiful.

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Annual food rescue bike ride fights hunger and food waste Leisurely ride in Cherry Creek State Park raises money for local program

BY MICHELLE POLIZZI SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Combine bicycles, healthy food advocates and a passion for health equity and you get the third annual Food Rescue Ride — the Aug. 19 noncompetitive bicycle event in Cherry Creek State Park.

The fundraiser supports Denver Food Rescue, a nonprofit that collects whole fresh produce from local grocery stores and retailers and redistributes it to lowincome communities via bicycle.

Friends, families and community members can sign up for the ride as individuals or teams and can choose to ride either 15 or 30 miles. For an extra challenge, bring a bike trailer and complete the ride towing 100 pounds of gardening supplies — all of which will be donated to local school gardens.

All proceeds support the nonprofit’s operational budget, which funds the nonprofit’s No Cost Grocery Programs, said Amy Moore-Shipley, development and marketing coordinator for Denver Food Rescue.

In addition to alleviating food deserts in underserved communities, the grocery programs reflect the unique needs and desires of each neighborhood by appoint-

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her better than how she was raised.

They vow to never leave her, to always seek her and support her until death.

If the father agrees, the groom typically ties a pendant around the brides neck indicated that he is now married.

“The bride is not viewed as property, the bride is viewed as a gift,” Sagar said. “To give a daughter away is the ultimate act of selflessness. If you are to do that in life, you are assured a place in heaven.”

One wedding ritual where there is no promises to death is in the neopagan handfasting ceremony.

Handfasting is an ancient tradition where two people promise themselves to each other for a year and a day. They can also be legal if the couple chooses. If that works out, they can renew each year and if it doesn’t, they can do a hardparting.

“I find handfastings to be a little more healthy in looking at relationships because it’s not setting up you’re going to get married until you’re dead,” said Dr. Amy Reed, who goes by the name Andarta in the pagan community, where she is a priestess in the Druid spiritual path.

The Druid path is modeled on

ing community members to direct their own programs. When possible, programs are paired with relevant cooking and nutrition classes that help communities become more self-sufficient and healthy.

Visit foodrescueride.org to sign up and register or attend an event from 6-8 p.m.

June 29 at Ratio Beerworks, 2920 Larimer St. in Denver, to have the $30 sign-up fee waived. Another opportunity to earn free registration takes place July 13 at evo, a Denver recreation gear and apparel shop at 860 Broadway.

Whether on a team or riding solo, all individuals are expected to raise a minimum of $200.

“Denver Food Rescue is a very lean and efficient organization,” executive director Turner Wyatt said. “For every dollar contributed to Food Rescue Ride, DFR provides more than $4 worth of healthy groceries to a low-income family.”

In 2016, the ride attracted about 100 people and raised $27,000. This year, Denver Food Rescue hopes to double its 2016 rider count and hit a fundraising goal of $40,000. Part of this target, Moore-Shipley said, is to engage a fresh crop of participants who are new to the organization’s mission.

Participants who don’t own a bike can rent one on site for under $20.

“We know there are many ride options in and around Denver,” Moore-Shipley said, “but we hope to use this time to build community and give people a chance to fundraise and advocate for a cause they really believe in.”

ancient Celtic religion and one of the three most prevalent pagan paths in Colorado, Andarta said. The other two, she said are Nordic and Wicca.

“There is a huge pagan community in Colorado,” Andarta said, adding that modern paganism is one of the fastest growing religions. “Colorado has a lot of diversity and it is very nature based. A lot of people are very nature oriented here and drawn to paganism because of that.”

She said she also thinks that current television shows and people being dissatisfied with current mainstream religions are pushing people toward a pagan path.

The handfasting ceremonies vary for each path and each couple. It depends on if they are a naturebased couple or worship a specific god or goddess. Typically guests at the ceremony cast a circle and call on the four corners, east, west, north and south. Then the priestess invites in the gods and then calls on any ancestors. From there, Andarta said its just like any other wedding where the couple promises themselves to each other.

A cord is wrapped around the couples hands symbolizing that they are joined and traditionally the couple will jump over a broom.

“It all depends on their specific path and their guests,” Andarta said of the rituals. “Some pagans don’t want to to be a full-blown ritual because it may freak out their grandma, who is Southern baptist.”

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SafeCare is resource when parents don’t know everything Program offers courses on health, safety and raising children

SAFECARE COLORADO

BY MEGAN M. CRUMLEY SPECIAL TO COLORADO COMMUNITY MEDIA

Delrae Mondragon went through the SafeCare program a year and a half ago. The skills she learned helped her build a better relationship with her two children, DJ and Jezzlynn.

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When Westminster’s Delrae Mondragon faced the responsibilities of her son DJ’s medical needs, as well as the normal struggles of parenting, she realized she could use some help.

And then, she went and found it in a course offered through SafeCare Colorado.

“I took it because there’s always information I can learn,” Mondragon said. “I don’t know everything.”

Mondragon, mother of two, completed the SafeCare program course a year ago. SafeCare Colorado is a curriculum designed to help parents and provide them with tools they can use during their children’s early years.

In Adams and Jefferson county, parents of children 5 and younger can sign up for SafeCare Colorado through Family Tree. Family Tree is a community agency that’s been helping members of Adams, Douglas and Jefferson counties for

If you would like to learn more about SafeCare Colorado, please visit Family Tree’s website at www.thefamilytree. org/ or contact them by phone at 720490-9086 or visit the Office of Early Childhood website at www.coloradoofficeofearlychildhood.com/safecarecolorado.

40 years.

“Family Tree offers domestic violence services, homeless services and child and youth services.

SafeCare falls under the child and youth division,” said Jessica Holzwart, site supervisor for Family Tree.

SafeCare Colorado is an 18- to 20week program that focuses on three topics: parent-child interaction, health and home safety.

“People can seek out our services if they are having any kind of struggles or even if they feel like they want to know more parenting information than what they already do,” said Holzwart. “We’re very supportive of our families, and we really like to focus on what the parent is concerned about.”

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High school theater achievements noted with awards presentation Lakewood HS production of “Sweeney Todd wins most awards of the night

BY SONYA ELLINGBOE SELLINGBOE@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

The fifth annual Bobby G Awards, which recognize Colorado high schools’ winning musical theater productions, designated Valor Christian High School senior Elleon Dobias as outstanding actress in a competition between 42 Colorado High Schools — and Valor’s production of “Pippin” was named outstanding musical, according to Denver Center for the Performing Arts journalist John Moore.

With 19 awards given out to schools across the state, Lakewood High School led with a total of four for its production of “Sweeney Todd.”

The awards honor the late Robert Garner, who created Denver Center Attractions in 1979 — the series of touring Broadway shows that stream through the busy Denver Center each year. The Broadway presenter was engaged by the late Donald Sewall, who founded the Denver Center for Performing Arts.

Lakewood High School led the total of 19 state awards with four for its production of “Sweeney Todd.”

Austin Hand of Fossil Ridge High School in Fort Collins was named outstanding actor for his performance as Gomez Addams in “The Addams Family.”

The awards result from a yearlong process involving a team of pro-

The Drama Department at Valor Christian High School produce “Pippin” during the school year and won top 2017 Bobby G award as Outstanding Overall Production of a Musical. Senior Elleon Dobias was named for Outstanding Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role.

COURTESY PHOTO fessional adjudicators who attend performances at schools.

The top five scoring individual students then audition for a professional panel.

Dobias and Hand will go to New York next month for “The Jimmys,” which are national high school theater awards. After 10 days of intensive training with professional actors, they will perform in a fully staged one-night performance at the Minsky Theatre, according to

Moore.

Dobias said that in her freshman year, only 10 tried out for the private school’s first production, and this year more than 60 auditioned.

Actor Gene Gillette, a former Denver resident, in town touring in “The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time,” presented two awards.

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CLUBS Thursdays All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. A nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to a 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 introductory flight with an instructor. No previous experience needed, and the club provides radios and 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.

CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood.

Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business 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 at www.CertusNetwork.com.

Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy KraftTharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be 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.

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 303-829-5195, or go to www.goldenlionsclub.org Golden Men’s Support Group meets from 7-8:45 p.m. Thursdays near the National Renewal Energy Lab. Call Roger at 720-2896396 or Terry at 303-748-3748.

Investors’ 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. the first, second and fourth Thursday of each month at the Egg and I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. The club meets at Baker Street, 7260 W. Alaska Drive, for happy hour social at 5:30 p.m. the third Thursday. Rotary is a service organization dedicated to helping children in the community. If you are interested in speaking to the club please contact Genie at 303-5063923. Visitors welcome.

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 on vision loss. Call Laura Stewart at 303-790-1390, 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: www.linkedin.com/ groups/6753121.

Parkinson’s Support Group: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Thursday of each month at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Led by HomewatchCareGivers. Share ideas and resources. Call Melinda Yeary at 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com for information.

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

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month at members’ homes.

Members come from all along the Front Range because this is the only such club available. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go G to www.saltydog.org for information.

South Suburban Toastmasters is a high energy, fun, supportive learning place to practice speaking and leadership skills.

Group meets 7-8:30 a.m. Thursdays at Toast Restaurant, 2700 W. Bowles Ave. in Littleton.

Contact Leigh Miller at 720-272-2853.

Stuck in the Middle, a social support group for spouses and caregivers of those with G chronic illnesses, meets at 10:30 a.m.

Thursdays. Perhaps you’ve been a caregiver for years, your spouse or family member has moved to a facility and now you are faced with the isolation of living alone. Or your loved one is at home and you would like an opportunity to relax and talk with people who understand the pressures caregivers face. Would you like to meet others in similar situations? SITM meets in member’s homes.

E-mail Bonnie at bonnieforsitm@earthlink. J net, for information.

TEN (The Entrepreneurs’ Network), a business minded women’s networking group, meets from 7:30-8:45 a.m. Thursdays at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Contact Joy Hinshaw, 720-2711496 or joyofcolo@comcast.net. Membership dues includes weekly breakfast plus a one-time new member’s fee.

Wheat Ridge Kiwanis Club invites you to breakfast at 7 a.m. Thursdays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon on 26th Avenue just west of N Kipling. Come join us for speakers, comradery and community service. We are a small club and we have a great time serving the children of our community and more. Call David Colson at 303-507-2919, email info@ wheatridgekiwamis.com or go to www. wheatridgekiwanis.com.

Widowed Men and Women of America, Link 10, social hour is 4-6 p.m. Thursdays at the Innsider Bar and Grill, inside Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampden Ave., Lakewood. Group offers friendship, understanding, and opportunities to participate in various activities. Contact P Bob, membership chairman, at 303-9790181 or go to www.widowedamerica.org.

Wilmore-Richter, American Legion Post 161 has it Veterans Helping Veterans membership meetings at 7 p.m. the second Thursday of each month at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada.

Contact 303-424-0324 for cost and other information.

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Fridays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs. Contact 303-424-0324.

CalmUp Journey Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for coffee or tea, 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose.com or 303-500-2340.

Game On meets from 1-4 p.m. at Community Recreation Center, 68th and Wadsworth. The North Jeffco Senior Friday Club meets weekly to play cards and board games, including bridge, pinochle, canasta, hand & foot, majong, billiards and dominoes. No RSVP. All supplies provided and refreshments.

Monthly pot luck/catered meals. Golfing and bowling opportunities, too. For information call Bob Stremel, 303905-4315.

Golden Gate Community Grange, 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, has meetings at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month.

Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair. Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www.goldengategrange.com. New members welcome.

Jeff-West Community Forum: 7:30-8:30 a.m. the fourth Friday of each month at Walnut Creek Golf Preserve (formerly Heritage Golf Course), 10555 Westmoor Drive. Jeff-West Community Forum seeks to strengthen connections among residents of the Jeffco portion of Westminster by providing information about the area’s organizations, agencies, and events. Forum is free and open to the public; breakfast can be ordered from the menu. See the group’s Facebook page or contact Evie.Hudak@ gmail.com.

North Jefferson County Gem and Mineral Club meets at 7:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Clubs offers presentations, field trips, socializing, and local shows. Children are always welcome to attend with their family. Members enjoy rockhounding (rocks, minerals, and fossils), faceting, jewelry making, diverse geology, and sharing stories about “the one that got away” (or at least was too big to carry home). Contact club president Tom Reilly for dues and other information, 303-940-7425.

Parkinson’s Care Partners: 1:30-2:30 p.m. the second Friday of each month at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Free group designed for care providers; it is led and sponsored by Homewatch CareGivers. Call Melinda Yeary, 720-524-4192 or e-mail MYeary@HomewatchCareGivers.com.

South Jeffco Rotary: 7:15 a.m. Fridays at The Den at Fox Hollow Golf Course (Mor-

rison Road just west of Kipling). Rotary is a service organization dedicated to helping those in need in our community as well as internationally. Join us for breakfast, speakers, comradery and community service. Call Kris Clute at 303-907-0473, email info@ sojeffcorotary.org, or go to sojeffcorotary. org.

It’s Almost Here!

TOPS Chapter 0675: 8:30-9:30 a.m. (weigh-in) and 9:30 a.m. (meeting) Fridays at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. For anyone wanting to lose or maintain their weight. Call group leader Rhonda Basham, 720-379-6162. Free to try; $32 per year to join.

Round Table Issues Breakfast: 7 a.m. the first Friday of each month at American Legion Wilmore-Richter Post 161, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Learn about local projects and events. Breakfast service begins at 6:45 a.m. Open to the public. Contact 303424-0324 for cost and other information.

Saturdays American Legion Post 161 Bingo: 12:30 p.m.

Fridays and Saturdays at 390A N. Sheridan, Arvada. Bingo events help raise money to support the post’s many charitable programs.

Arvada Authors A new group for writers is forming. Arvada Authors meets at 6 p.m. the first and third Saturday each month at Global Goods and Coffee, 5613 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Arvada Authors is open to all skill levels and genres of published and unpublished writers including (but not limited to) short stories, novels, fan fiction, stage plays, poetry, essays and news articles. Anyone in the Arvada area with an desire to grow as a writer or expand their skill set is welcome. The group will provide writing tips, critiques, prompts, exercises, proof reading, peer review, and quiet writing time in solidarity. For more information, visit www.facebook.com/groups/arvadaauthors.

Colorado Citizens for Peace meets 10:3011:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@yahoo.com.

Do you have the cutest pet in town?

Do you want to help decide who does?

Grand Piano Show Patrice LeBlanc performs from 6-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grappa Mediterranean Bistro, 1027 Washington St., Golden. Go to www.grappabistro. com. Call 303-273-8882 for reservations and information.

LifeRing Secular Recovery is a network of support groups for people who want to live free from alcohol and other addictive drugs.

Meetings are at 6 p.m. Saturdays at 6655 W. Jewell Ave. Unit 100. Appointments and membership is not required. LifeRing’s approach to sobriety focuses on empowering individuals through the strength of sober conversation. Go to www.liferingcolorado. org.

Piece Together Sewing meets from 9 a.m. to noon the second Saturday of each month, starting in January, at Sloans Lake Community Church, 2796 Utica St., Denver. All are welcome. The group sews lap quilts for the University of Colorado Hospital, cloth bags for food for the Jeffco Action Center, mittens for the Denver Rescue Mission and Severe Weather Shelter, or bring your own project.

You also may bring your own machine.

Contact Sharon Behm, 303-241-8644.

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Fourth of July celebration gathers community Lions Club hosts 46th annual Independence Day celebration

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

It’s the time of the year to gather for the Golden Lions Club’s annual Independence Day celebration at Lions Park.

“The Fourth festival creates community by bringing families together and sharing fun activities,” said Golden Lion Peter Keppler. “It shows the true small-town spirit.”

There’s a lot to look forward to this year, Golden Lion Sondra Welsh said.

All the family-friendly activities will be offered again this year, including an exhibit from the Vietnam Helicop-

CATHOLIC

IF YOU GO WHAT: Fourth of July celebration

3:30-6 p.m. — Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts, modern outlaw country. www.roughcutsband.com

WHEN: Noon, July 4

6:30 - 9:15 p.m. — Something Underground, rock. www.something underground.com

WHERE: Lions Park, 1300 10th St., Golden.

COST: Free Band line up: 12:15-3 p.m. — The Johnny O. Band, blues. www.johnnyoband.com

Weather: The Weather Channel forecasts that July 4 this year will be mostly sunny with a high of about 90 degrees.

ter Museum, and free face painting and rides for children.

Bands will begin performing just after the noon hour, with each set lasting about three hours. Opening act

PRESBYTERIAN

ST. JOAN OF ARC C AT H O L I C C H U R C H

Proclaiming Christ from the Mountains to the Plains www.StJoanArvada.org 12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232 Daily Masses: 8:30am, Mon-Sat Confessions: 8am Tue-Fri; 7:30am & 4:00pm Sat Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00pm Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30am, 5:30pm

UNITED METHODIST

S ERVICES 8 &10 am Church School

9 &10 am

Prize drawings: Tickets cost $1 each or six for $5.

Tickets will be available at the Fourth of July event or at a number of local businesses beforehand. Tickets can also be purchased by contacting Golden Lions Ed Dorsey at 303-829-5195 or Ken Park at 720-253-6328.

More information: www.goldenlionsclub. org/4thofjuly

will be a blues band, The Johnny O. Band, followed by Ryan Chrys & the Rough Cuts performing modern outlaw country. Rock-and-roll headliners, Something Underground, will play until the fireworks display begins, which will be shortly after dark.

People may bring picnic lunches and non-alcoholic beverages to the park.

The American Legion will have traditional Fourth of July food available for purchase, and True West Tacos will have gluten-free and vegetarian options. For those of legal drinking age, beer and sangria will be available for purchase.

The Lions have hosted the celebration for 46 years, said Golden Lion Ed Dorsey, and each year it becomes even

Johnny Ohnmacht with The Johnny O. Band will kick off the Golden Lions’ Fourth of July celebration with blues music from 12:15-3 p.m. The celebration takes place July 4 at Lions Park, 1300 10th St., in Golden.

COURTESY PHOTO more of a community gathering.

“It is great to see more and more people attending,” he said.

To pay for the event, the Golden Lions Club sells giveaway tickets for people to win prizes donated by local merchants and businesses. Winners of the prize drawings will be announced during the bands’ set breaks, but winners do not need to be present to win or claim prizes.

“The best thing about Golden’s celebration is the development of community spirit, particularly with the youth,” said Golden Lion Robert Storrs. “Free games, face painting, rides and live music. It all creates fond memories for the youth of Golden.”

Pastor: Bill Sanders

Living and Sharing the Love of Christ Worship: 10:00am every Sunday Sunday School: 9:00am Sept – May (nursery provided)

5592 Independence St. 80002 Tel. 303-422-3463 www.Arvada-pres.com Email: office@arvada-pres.com

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Golden First Presbyterian Church

On the round-about at South Golden Rd. and West 16th Ave. Sunday Praise & Worship................... 9:00 am Fellowship Time ................................. 10:00 am Church School ................................... 10:30 am

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THINGS to DO

THEATER

Murder at Big Sal’s Speakeasy: 7 p.m. Friday, June 30 and Saturday, July 1 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Sweet ole’ Sal owns the finest Speakeasy in town. It’s all fun and games until there is a murder. Ticket price includes dessert. Go to coloradoacts.org.

MUSIC

Mile High Community Band Summer Concert: 6 p.m. Thursday, June 29 in the Community Room at Red Rocks Community College, 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood.

Brass Quintet performs at 6 p.m.

The Jazz Combo performs at 6:30 p.m. Jazz Band performs at 7 p.m. and the Concert Band finishes up the show at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free with thanks to SCFD, North High School and Red Rocks Community College. Contact milehighcommunityband@hotmail.com.

Sounds Exciting! Summer Concerts: July 5 (Town Mountain); July 12 (Pandas and People); July 19 (Dotsero); July 26 (The Burroughs) at the Bonfils-Stanton Foundation Amphitheater, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Tickets available at the Lakewood Cultural Center box office, 470 S. Allison Parkway; the Lakewood Heritage Center visitor center, 801 S. Yarrow St.; by calling 303-9877845; or online at Lakewood.org/ SummerConcerts. Gates open at 6 p.m.

this week’s TOP FIVE Mud Blue Sky: 8 p.m. Thursday, Friday and Saturday, and 6 p.m. Sunday, through July 2 at The Edge Theater, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. When three seasoned flight attendants are reunited at a motel near O’Hare Airport, the grungy accommodations and looming morning flight make them question their lives in the friendly skies. Call 303232-0363 or online at www.theedgetheater.com.

Memory Café: 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, July 5 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. For people living with memory loss and their caregivers. Ongoing series presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Gather to relax and socialize with others while enjoying a cup of coffee, a fun activity or a brief presentation. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org to register.

The Story of Salt: 2:30-3:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 6, at Atria of Applewood, 2800 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Join Active Minds as we tell the story of salt, from its key role in preserving food, to its influence in political conflict, to modern angles including gourmet salt and health ‘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.

EVENTS

Wiggly Worms: 11-11:45 a.m. Friday, June 30, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada.

For ages 3-6. Digging in the garden will turn up worms, and lots of questions from your curious youngster. Come to the Nature Center for a fun program about worms with books, activities, and even the critters themselves. Sign up at Arvada.org/public-classes.

ART

Fiesta for Frida: 6-7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Frida Kahlo, the iconic self-portrait master, would’ve turned 110 this year. To celebrate, we’re throwing a party in her honor. Create a mural, sidewalk self-portrait, flower crown, and pose as Frida in the photo booth. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary. org to register.

Teen Pride Fest: noon to 3 p.m.

Saturday, July 1 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Celebrate LGBTQ+ with bubbles, board games and button making. Enjoy speed dating with a book, an open mic with notable quotables, a speaker panel and more. Call 303-235-JCPL (5275) or visit www.jeffcolibrary.org Day Out with Thomas: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, July 1-2 and July 8-9 at the Colorado Railroad Museum, 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Departures begin at 8:30 a.m. and run every 45 minutes

concerns surrounding high blood pressure. Call 303-233-4343 to RSVP. Safari Sally: 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Get up close and personal to some wonderful and amazing animals with Safari Sally as we learn about how important the animal kingdom is to us, how they make this a better world, and what we can do to help. Call 303-235JCPL (5275) or go to www.jeffcolibrary.org to register.

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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

Avocado Awesomeness Recipe: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 1 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Recipe is chocolate pudding. Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/ store-location/arvada-northwadsworth/.

Telescope Night: after dark, Friday, July 7 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. If the clouds are few and far between, look for naturalists from Majestic View Nature Center and Lookout Mountain Nature Center down in Olde Town near the water fountain. We will have a telescope pointed to the coolest celestial body in the sky that night. Come take a peek. Call 720-898-7405.

until 4:45. Tickets on sale at www. ticketweb.com/dowt or by calling 866-468-7630. Call the museum at 303-279-4591 or go to www. coloradorailroadmuseum.org.

Fox Hollow Tournaments: The Men’s Club is hosting its Red, White and Blue member guest event including women July 2.

This year Lakewood’s award winning 27-hole facility at 13414 W. Morrison Road added more tee options for all player levels. Join the golfing fun through October; go to fhmgc.com.

Disappearing Wildlife: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, July 6 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Bring the family to the center’s campfire series and learn about endangered species. Sign up in advance. Call 720-898-7405.

Garden Insects: 10:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, July 8 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Learn the difference between beneficial and harmful insects from a CSU-trained master gardener. Review the best and least environmentally harmful methods to deal with pests and how to attract more pollinators and other beneficial to your garden.

Sign up in advance. Call 720-8987405.

Movie Time Plus: `Frozen’ and Snow Making: 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 8, at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Watch “Frozen” and then learn how to create snow and then make a blizzard in a bottle, all with common household ingredients. Wear clothes you can get messy in. No registration required for the movie; registration is required for snow making.

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

Garlic Greatness: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 8 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-location/ arvada-north-wadsworth/.

Conquer the Blood Sugar Battle: 12:30-1:30 p.m. Saturday, July 8 at Natural Grocers/Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Go to https://www.naturalgrocers.com/store-location/arvadanorth-wadsworth/.

Baugh House Tours, Open House: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. the second Saturday of each month at a log cabin encapsulated in a Victorian 1900s house at 44th and Robb Street in Wheat Ridge. Join us for rocking on the chairs reminiscing about Wheat Ridge back in the day. Presented by the Wheat Ridge Historical Society. Dates are July 8, Sept. 9, Nov. 11 and Dec. 9.

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.

Naturally Arvada: 10:30-11:30 a.m. Sunday, July 9 at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada.

Free demonstrations and displays from master chefs and gardeners using fresh produce found at the Sunday Arvada Farmer’s Market.

Topic: Onions and Garlic. Call 303235-JCPL (5275) or go to www. jeffcolibrary.org to register.

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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Marketplace Lost and Found Lost set of dentures King Soopers parking lot 104th & Federal Marv 303-452-0571

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SPORTS Softballs fill the air at firecracker tourney

Arvada’s Colorado Invasion among 92 teams in annual invitational

BY TOM MUNDS TMUNDS@COLORADO COMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Arvada girls on the roster of the Colorado Invasion 14 and under team posted a key win June 23, as they edged the Colorado Springs Thunder in the pool play game that was part of the three-day Firecracker Tournament sponsored by the Arvada Girls Softball Association.

“These girls are from Arvada and other Jefferson County communities and they have been together for three years and play very good softball,” Invasions Coach Staci Kahn said. “They practice hard and play hard every time they take the field. We play a lot of local area tournaments but we also do travel some.

We won the Pony Express Tournament in Roswell, New Mexico earlier this year which qualifies our team to compete in the nationals that will be held the end of July.”

The Invasion took the field

Arvada resident Taylor Kahl delivers a strike for the Colorado Invasion 14 and under team in the June 23 game against the Colorado Springs Thunder during the Firecracker tournament sponsored by the Arvada Girls Softball Association. The Invasion were among the 92 teams in the girls softball tournament. They won the opening tournament game against the Thunder, 5-3.

TOM MUNDS June 23 at Youth Memorial Park against the Thunder in their first game of pool play.

The Thunder scored first but the Invasion battled back.

Invasion pitcher Taylor Kahn threw well and she got good support from defensive play by teammates. Megan Loveland played first base and mad

a number of solid defensive plays and Brianna Salazar turned in a solid performance behind the plate. Kuhn also helped her own cause offen-

sively as she drilled a single to left field that scored two teammates. The Invasion won the game, 5-3.

Coach Kahn said most girls start playing softball through recreational program. Girls who want to play softball at a higher level join competitive teams like the Invasion.

“Most coaches stay with a competitive team as the girls get older and move into the next age division,” she said.

“That is what I have done with this team. This is my third year with the team and about half our 12 players have been with me all three years.”

Some of the players on competitive softball teams also play other sports like swimming and gymnastics but many focus on playing softball the coach said.

In addition to being the Invasions coach Staci Kahn volunteers as a board member with the Arvada Girls Softball Association. She said this is the 17th year the organization has sponsored the tournament.

“This tournament is a fundraiser for our association,” she said. “I feel this tournament is all about helping promote girls softball. That is SEE SOFTBALL, P26

Kupcho dominates at Lone Tree golf tourney Westminster athlete getting ready for second trip to U.S. Women’s Open

BY JIM BENTON JBENTON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Jennifer Kupcho tuned up for her second trip to the U.S Women’s Open Golf Championship with another romp in the Colorado Women’s Golf Association’s Stroke Play Championship.

Kupcho, the 20-year-old from Westminster who just completed her sophomore season at Wake Forest, didn’t make the cut in the 2016 U.S. Open. She hopes to stick around for four rounds at this year’s tournament, which will be held July 13-16 at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. She claims she could have played better but walked off with her third consecutive CWGA Stroke Play title with 13-shot victory in the 54-hole

tournament that was held June 19-21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club.

“I just wanted to come out and play good competition and then go to the big tournament,” she said. “I definitely took more chances in this kind of tournament but just came out and played my game.”

Kupcho, a two-time Class 4A state champion at Jefferson Academy, left all the golfers in the championship flight scrambling for runner-up honors as she became the first women in the past 20 years and the fifth player in 70 years of the tournament to win three consecutive titles.

And, none of her three Stroke Play victories have been close as she has won by 21, 19 and 13 strokes, so she wasn’t under much pressure from other golfers.

“It’s not that hard because all my high school career, that’s how it was,” added Kupcho who is the 11th-ranked women amateur golfer in the world.

“I’m used to it and just go out and focus on my own game.”

Kupcho had seven birdies and two bogeys as she wrapped up the cham-

Jennifer Kupcho of Westminster said she could have played better but she won the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championship by 13 shots after a final round of 5-underpar 67 on June 21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club. It was the third straight stroke play title for Kupcho, who just finished her sophomore season at Wake Forest, and she won the previous two state titles by 21 and 19 shots. Kupcho, a twotime Class 4A state champion at Jefferson Academy, put together rounds of 71, 72 and 67 for a 54-hole total of 6-under-par 210 PHOTOS BY JIM BENTON pionship on June 21 with final round of 5-under-par 67 to go along with a 1-under-71 and a par 72 for a 54-hole total of 210.

In those three days she made 13 birdies, 34 pars and seven bogeys. She played the par 5 holes in -6 and the

par 3s in -2, but was 2-over on the par 4 holes.

So maybe that’s why she insists she could have played better.

“I played the best that I could,” she SEE GOLF, P26

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because the money we raise we use to pay the expenses for the Arvada association recreational teams so the recreational program is available to any girl who wants to play softball.”

This year 92 teams in five age divisions took part in the tournament. Each age group entries were divided into four-team pools for round-robin play. Once pool play was completed teams were seeded based on pool play records in single-elimination brackets to determine tournament champions.

Invasion made the single elimination bracket, where the team beat first round opponents The Next Level, 11-3. They however lost in the quarterfinals in a 16-15 shootout with The FirecrackersBricker team.

Several other area teams also did well, Arvada’s Colorado Angels finished third in the 12 and under bracket.

said. “I was just playing my game, not focusing on the field. I played good in the final round but definitely could have played better the first two days. I struggled on the greens. A win is a win.

But I definitely could have played better.

I could have made more putts so that is something to work on.”

Kupcho was the runner-up at last month’s NCAA Division I championships and set a Wake Forest record with a season scoring average of 70.61.

Longmont’s Erin Sargent, a Silver Creek graduate and University of Wyoming sophomore-to-be, tied for second place with her Cowboys teammate Megan Knadler of Phoenix with 3-round totals of 7-over-par 223.

Mary Weinstein of Highlands Ranch, the 2016 Class 5A state champion at Regis Jesuit, scrambled to a fourth-place finish after finishing with a final round of 2-under par 70 by going 4-under on the back nine. Her score on the final 18 holes came after a 73 and 81 in the first two rounds.

“The second round was awful,” said Weinstein, who will be a sophomore at Regis University. “It was definitely one of those days. If you look on the course you will see probably 50 bunkers and I went in probably 49 of them (in the second round).

And my putting was just not there.

“I’ve been putting pretty rough the past couple tournaments, so I went to see some professionals to fix my putting.

I changed two days before the tournament started and started putting well on the first day, hit a big roadblock on the

Arvada resident Megan Loveland, playing first base for the Colorado Invasion 14 and under team, scoops up a throw in the June 23 game against the Colorado Springs Thunder during the June 23-25 Firecracker Tournament sponsored by the Arvada Girls Softball Association. The Invasion was one of 92 teams in five age groups playing in the three-day tournament. They won this tournament opening game against Colorado Springs, 5-3.

TOM MUNDS

Gillian Vance of Lakewood wound up tied for 10th in the Colorado Women’s Golf Association Stroke Play Championship which was held June 19-21 at the Lone Tree Golf Club. The 2015 Class 4A state champion at Dakota Ridge, a sophomore at the University of Colorado, carded rounds of 75, 79 and 75 for a 54-hole total of 230.

JIM BENTON second day but got it back for the final round.”

Alexis Chan, a 2017 Rock Canyon graduate, won the second flight at 236 while Arvada’s Sue Hartwell captured the third flight by six strokes. Jean Miller of Arvada won by a stroke in the fourth flight.

Throughout July at the Y, the JOIN FEE is the date.

This means when you join July 1, you pay only $1. Join July 2, and pay only $2.

As the month goes on, the JOIN FEE increases. So, the sooner you join, the more you’ll save!

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY

County volunteer positions available The Jefferson County Board of County Commissioners announced that applications are being accepted for county residents to serve on numerous county volunteer boards and commissions.

Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1. Appointments will

be made in late September.

There are vacancies in 21 of the county’s boards or commissions.

A complete list is available on the county’s website. Serving the county on a volunteer board or commission is an effective way for citizens to provide valuable input and make a positive impact in the community on issues ranging from pending land use cases to the allocation of open space grant funds, for example.

Interested Jefferson County residents must fill out an application online at www.jeffco.us/bcc/ volunteer-boards/]jeffco.us/bcc/ volunteer-boards.

Questions about the application process or any of the boards or commissions, can be directed to volunteerboards@jeffco.us or the commissioners’ office staff at 303271-8525.

Full moon hike The Jefferson County Open Space Nature and History Programs is having a full moon hike from 9-10:30 p.m. July 8 at Crown Hill Park, which is located at Garland Street and West 26th Avenue in Lakewood.

The hike is offered for people 13 years of age or older. No pets.

Hikers will meet the naturalist near the trailhead off of the main parking lot. The hike will be a moderately strenuous 60-to-90 minute hike.

Attendees should bring water and dress appropriately for cool, outdoor, nighttime weather. It is recommended to wear a jacket, hat and gloves if needed and sturdy hiking boots. A flashlight or headlamp is permitted, if desired.

It is free to attend, but people should register in advance.

For more information or to register, visit http://jeffco.us/openspace. People may also call 720-4977600 or e-mail lmnc@jeffco.us with additional questions.

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Jeffco slash collection July locations The Jefferson County Slash Collection program takes place every weekend 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 20Nov. 12 at various locations.

July locations: July 1-2 at Marshdale Elementary School, 26663 N. Turkey Creek Road, Evergreen July 8-9 at Evergreen High School, 29300 Buffalo Park Road July 15-16 at West Jefferson Middle School, 9449 Barnes Ave. in Conifer July 22-23 at Marshdale Elementary, 26663 N. Turkey Creek Road in Evergreen July 29-30 at Conifer High School, 10441 County Highway 73 Slash is debris from nature such as tree limbs, prunings and pine needles which can add to potential fire hazards on your property.

Accepted materials are limbs, branches and tree debris with a maximum length of 8 feet and diameter of 6 inches, and loose pine needles, tree bark and pine cones.

Materials that are not accepted are household trash, tree stumps, construction material and lumber, metal material of any kind, rocks and yard waste/grass clippings.

Load parameters are based on six cubic yards, or 162 cubic feet, of material. The cost to drop off a single load of slash is $20. Credit cards only. Loads exceeding parameters will be charged additional fees accordingly.

For more information on the slash program, visit http://jeffco. us/slash/.

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SAFECARE FROM PAGE 18

The SafeCare curriculum focuses on each topic for six weeks. The parents or caregivers spend an hour and a half each week with their assigned Parent Support Provider learning new information and practicing new parenting skills.

“Because we go at the parent’s pace, it really depends on the skills they already have and how quickly they pick up the skills we’re teaching,” Holzwart said.

“For families that have a lot of skills already, they can definitely combine sessions, and if they need extra support, it can always be extended. The parent-child interaction tends to be a more challenging topic, so we extend that one more frequently than the others.”

Parent-child interaction “With child-parent interaction, we really address the challenging

behaviors that parents face, especially with 2-, 3- and 4--yearolds. Just little things like telling children ahead of time what can be expected in an activity can set them up for success,” said Holzwart.

These little things make a difference for Mondragon.

“I learned certain things to help myself be a better parent like setting time limits and giving pointers through our play,” she said. ”Some of them I was doing, but not all the time.”

“One of the things Delrae struggled with for a while was (her son) DJ eating as much as he needed throughout the day,” said Laurel Henry, Mondragon’s former support provider. “So one thing we worked on improving was DJ actually sitting for snacks and meals and eating and giving him a lot of praise when he would eat.”

Health “For the health topic, we talk about common illnesses and injuries that can happen to children,” said Holzwart.

“We teach parents a systematic way to approach the child care health system. Instead of always going to the emergency room for whatever their child is exhibiting or always staying at home, we teach them how to use the system appropriately.”

The health topic sessions helped Mondragon learn to keep better track of her children’s illnesses and injuries.

“My son has health issues, and there is a form (health recording chart) that you can use if the kids are having a fever or if they got hurt. That way when you do call the doctor you can tell them what steps you’ve already taken or when they’ve taken medication,” said Mondragon.

Home safety “For home safety, we talk about the common hazards that are found in homes and how to remove them to keep children safe. We also provide all of the childproofing equipment they might need, and we really emphasize the importance of supervision,”

explained Holzwart.

When Mondragon began the SafeCare program, she had just become a new homeowner.

“There were things I wasn’t too aware of and things I wanted to do because I am a homeowner to my house like cupboards and strings, just safety things around the house,” said Mondragon. “The safety one helped me make my house childproof for my children.”

The end result “I recommend SafeCare for everybody,” Mondragon said.

“Even if you are the best parent, you still will benefit or take something from it.”

“I feel like SafeCare benefits the community in a number of ways,” said Holzwart. “We really focus on parenting skills, but because the children are benefiting, we are building the next generation as well. Parenting is hard; there is no book, and every child is different and has unique needs. It’s just more beneficial for people to have support than to try to figure it out on their own.”

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The following resolution can be viewed in its entirety in electronic form by going to www.arvada.org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office.

Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

R17-066: A Resolution Accepting Annexation Petitions Concerning Trinity Storage, 15350 State Highway 72, Finding Said Petitions Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for August 7, 2017, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Areas Described Therein Meet the Requirements of C.R.S. 3112-104 and 105, and Are Considered Eligible for Annexation Legal Notice No.: 48313 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: July 13, 2017 Publisher: The Golden Transcript the 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., July 11, 2017 to Colt & Steel Corporation for work related to Project No. 17-DR-04 – Davis Lane Park Pond Dredging and performed under that contract dated February 14, 2017 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 Corporation 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

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., July 11, 2017 to Colt & Steel Corporation for work related to Project No. 17-DR-04 – Davis Lane Park Pond Dredging and performed under that contract dated February 14, 2017 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 Corporation 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 June 13, 2017 CITY OF ARVADA /s/Kristen Rush, City Clerk

City and County

Legal Notice No.: 48316 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: The Golden Transcript the Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Arvada and Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson County, Colorado, and Case No. 17-080149P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain qualified for participation in the National Flood Insurance Program. For more information on the proposed flood hazard determinations and information on the statutory 90-day period provided for appeals, please visit FEMA’s website at www.fema.gov/plan/prevent/fhm/bfe, or call the FEMA Map Information eXchange (FMIX) toll free at 1-877-FEMA MAP (1-877336-2627).

City and County

Legal Notice No.: 48319 First Publication: June 22, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

Public Notice

Proposed Flood Hazard Determinations for the City of Arvada and Unincorporated Areas of Jefferson County, Colorado, and Case No. 17-080149P. The Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) solicits technical information or comments on proposed flood hazard determinations for the Flood Insurance Rate Map (FIRM), and where applicable, the Flood Insurance Study (FIS) report for your community. These flood hazard determinations may include the addition or modification of Base Flood Elevations, base flood depths, Special Flood Hazard Area boundaries or zone designations, or the regulatory floodway. The FIRM and, if applicable, the FIS report have been revised to reflect these flood hazard determinations through issuance of a Letter of Map Revision (LOMR), in accordance with Title 44, Part 65 of the Code of Federal Regulations. These determinations are the basis for the floodplain management measures that your community is required to adopt or show evidence of having in effect to qualify or remain

NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF LOCATION OF THE TAVERN LIQUOR LICENSE OF FEDJE, INC. D/B/A LIGHT RAIL GALLERY 5771 OLDE WADSWORTH BOULEVARD Notice is hereby given that an application has been presented to the City of Arvada Local Liquor Licensing Authority for a Change of Location of the Tavern Liquor License of Fedje, Inc., d/b/a Light Rail Gallery from 7714 Grandview Avenue to 5771 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard.

The license would allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumption on the premises at 5771 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, Colorado.

Said application will be heard and considered by the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

The application was submitted on June 9, 2017.

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NOTICE OF HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR A CHANGE OF LOCATION OF THE Public Notice HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE OF NOTICE OF HEARING GRANILLO MONTEREY HOUSE, INC. UPON APPLICATION FOR A D/B/A MONTEREY HOUSE CHANGE OF LOCATION OF THE 9848, 9868 W 60TH AVENUE TAVERN LIQUOR LICENSE OF FEDJE, INC. Notice is hereby given that an application has D/B/A LIGHT RAIL GALLERY been presented to the City of Arvada Local 5771 OLDE WADSWORTH BOULEVARD Liquor Licensing Authority for a Change of LocaNotice is hereby given that an application has tion of the Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License been presented to the City of Arvada Local of Granillo Monterey House, Inc., d/b/a Liquor Licensing Authority for a Change of LocaMonterey House from 9809 W 60th Avenue to tion of the Tavern Liquor License of Fedje, Inc., 9848, 9868 W 60th Avenue. The license would advertise yourallow public notices 303-566-4100 d/b/a Light Rail Gallery fromTo 7714 Grandview sales of malt, call vinous and spirituous liquor Avenue to 5771 Olde Wadsworth Boulevard. by the drink for consumption on the premises at The license would allow sales of malt, vinous 9848, 9868 W 60th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado. and spirituous liquor by the drink for consumpSaid application will be heard and considered by tion on the premises at 5771 Olde Wadsworth the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at Boulevard, Arvada, Colorado. a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Said application will be heard and considered by Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at Road at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 13, 2017. a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal The application was submitted on June 9, 2017.

Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston For further information, call the Deputy City Road at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 13, 2017.

Clerk at 720-898-7544.

The application was submitted on June 9, 2017.

Dated this 29th day of June, 2017.

For further information, call the Deputy City /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk Clerk at 720-898-7544.

CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO Dated this 29th day of June, 2017. /s/ Teri Colvin, Deputy City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 48356 CITY OF ARVADA, COLORADO First Publication: June 29, 2017 Last Publication: June 29, 2017 Legal Notice No.: 48355 Publisher: Golden Transcript First Publication: June 29, 2017 Wheat Ridge Transcript Last Publication: June 29, 2017 and the Arvada Press Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice and the Arvada Press NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the Public Notice meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, July 10, 2017, at 6:30 p.m. at the MuNOTICE OF HEARING nicipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada UPON APPLICATION FOR A CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on CHANGE OF LOCATION OF THE the following proposed outline development plan HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR amendment, preliminary development plan, and LICENSE OF preliminary plat; and thereafter will consider GRANILLO MONTEREY HOUSE, INC. them for final passage and adoption. Contact D/B/A MONTEREY HOUSE the City Clerk’s Office at 720.898.7550 if you 9848, 9868 W 60TH AVENUE have questions.

Notice is hereby given that an application has Candelas Outline Development Plan been presented to the City of Arvada Local Amendment 6, Northeast Corner Eldiente Ct. & Liquor Licensing Authority for a Change of LocaState Highway 72 tion of the Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License Candelas Flg. 4 Amendment 1, Preliminary of Granillo Monterey House, Inc., d/b/a Development Plan, W. 93rd Street & Candelas Monterey House from 9809 W 60th Avenue to Parkway 9848, 9868 W 60th Avenue. The license would Candelas Flg. 4 Amendment 1, Preliminary allow sales of malt, vinous and spirituous liquor Plat, W. 93rd Street & Candelas Parkway by the drink for consumption on the premises at 9848, 9868 W 60th Avenue, Arvada, Colorado.

Legal Notice No.: 48357 Said application will be heard and considered by First Publication: June 29, 2017 the City of Arvada Liquor Licensing Authority at Last Publication: June 29, 2017 a meeting to be held in the Arvada Municipal Publisher: Golden Transcript Complex Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Wheat Ridge Transcript Road at 5:30 P.M. on Thursday, July 13, 2017. and the Arvada Press The application was submitted on June 9, 2017.

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Doctors hope to create ‘revolution’ in opioid crisis

BY STEPHANIE MASON SMASON@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Opioid misuse is at an all-time high and doctors are part of the problem — and, hopefully, the solution.

That’s according to those participating in a new program in Colorado aimed at stopping opioid abuse.

“Medicine as a whole is starting to look at the mistakes of our past — to look at the fact that we have been overprescribing these medications,” said Dr. Don Stader, an emergency physician at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. “A clinician’s desire is to do well by our patients. We never want to see our patients suffer if we can help it, but now we are seeing that (opioids) are a short-term solution with lots of long-term, adverse effects.”

Stader, chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians opioid task force, is part of a state pilot program started by the American Hospital Association that seeks to combat the way pain is treated with opioids in hospitals, especially in emergency rooms.

Eight hospitals, including Swedish and Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree, and three free-standing emergency departments across Colorado are participating.

The program’s goal is to lower the number of opioids prescribed at the pilot locations by 15 percent.

“We are on the leading edge in

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creating this program in Colorado,” said Dr. Adam Barkin, chairman of emergency medicine at Sky Ridge Medical Center. “A study like this has not been this widespread anywhere in the country.”

Alternative treatments Opioids are synthetic or partially synthetic manufactured drugs that mimic the properties of opiates, such as OxyContin and Vicodin. Opiates are drugs directly derived from the poppy plant, such as morphine and codeine.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 15,000 overdose deaths from prescribed opioids in 2015. Stader believes today’s opioid problem started 20 years ago when there was a rise in opioid-prescribing patterns. Opioids are prescribed four times more often today than they were in 1999.

“Opioids over the last 20 years have been used for more and more minor conditions,” Stader said. “People over the last 20 years have been getting Percocet for ankle sprains. We never used to use opioids for these conditions in the past.”

Stader and Swedish Medical Center pharmacist Rachael Duncan created a program called ALTO, or Alternatives to Opiates. This program created medication guidelines that pilot clini-

cians will use to treat specific types of pain in place of opioids.

“We are looking to understand if we can prove the accuracy of alternatives to opioids,” said Diane MacKay, clinical manager for the Colorado Hospital Association.

The Colorado Hospital Association is hoping the pilot will expand out of Colorado.

“This is about what we can do, not just in the state of Colorado but across the nation, to take responsibility for this epidemic and to offer a solution,” MacKay said. “We want to get doctors and nurses really excited about this.”

An important approach to the future treatment of pain, Stader said, is how those in the medical field look at pain.

The goal is not to immediately eliminate pain, but instead to manage pain so people are comfortable enough to function in their daily lives.

“Pain is sometimes appropriate and people may need to weather it for a bit,” Stader said.

‘A revolution’ in pain control Training, which started in the spring, is a vital part of the pilot program. Stader has created podcasts and videos, and conducts on-site training.

“We will communicate about our strategies as well as make sure we all understand what we are doing,” Barkin said. “That trickles up into the entire hospital. It is key for there to be education surrounding this effort. If it

WHO’S PARTICIPATING? Hospitals: • Swedish Medical Center, Englewood • Sky Ridge Medical Center, Lone Tree • Boulder Community Health, Boulder • Gunnison Valley Health, Gunnison • Medical Center of the Rockies, Loveland • Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins • Sedgwick County Health Center, Julesburg • Yampa Valley Medical Center, Steamboat Springs Free-standing ER centers: • BCH Community Medical Center Emergency Room, Boulder • UCHealth-Greeley Emergency & Surgery Center, Greeley • UCHealth Emergency Room-Harmony, Fort Collins is isolated, then we will never achieve the success that we are going for.”

The doctors involved in the pilot are passionate about reversing the opioid prescription trend to better serve their patients.

“What we really want to do is create a revolution in how we control pain,” Stader said. “This is a crisis that medicine has created and a crisis that medicine has to solve.”