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JUST A WALK FROM THE PARK
Opponents say ‘need is great’ but see measures as flawed By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Upon arriving at Warder Elementary School on Oct. 5 — Walk to School Day — students were treated to healthy snacks donated by community businesses. Students walked to the school from Robbie Ferifino Park. Photos by Shanna Fortier
Arvada’s Warder Elementary among more than 155 schools joining in Walk to School Day By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com
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lose to 100 students put on their walking shoes at Warder Elementary School in Arvada Oct. 5 for Walk to School Day. Colorado has been hosting Walk to School Day since 2006, in conjunction with Colorado Pedestrian Month. This is the 17th year Warder has participated. More than 155 schools across Colorado registered for this year’s event. Warder students met at Robbie Ferifino Park and walked to school on the chilly Wednesday morning. Warder continues on Page 3
They are walking door to door canvassing neighborhoods. They are calling residents. And this week, a mailing campaign will start. Citizens for Jeffco, a group of concerned citizens, business leaders and parents in Jefferson County, is working hard to educate neighbors and residents about the Jeffco Schools’ bond and mill levy override measures on the Nov. 8 ballot. “We still feel like we have a lot of work to do,” said Bill Bottoms, campaign chairman for the organization, which supports the two measures, known as 3A and 3B. Citizens for Jeffco has taken the lead in communicating with community members about the measures, which school officials say are crucial to updating aging buildings and ensuring academic student success but some residents oppose as financially irresponsible. The bulk of the proposed $535 million bond (3A) would provide money for improvements and repairs to schools. The $33 million mill levy override (3B) would generate funding to attract and retain teachers, mental health staff and help cover state funding gaps that could affect class sizes and the ability to fund deferred mantenance on buildings. The measures are on the Nov. 8 General Election ballot, which will be mailed to voters starting Oct. 17. Together, they would increase residential taxes by Campaign continues on Page 4
This is the 17th year Warder Elementary School has participated in Walk to School Day.
COMMUNITY FORUMS Jeffco Schools is holding forums throughout the district to disseminate information on 3A and 3B and answer questions from the community. Three have already been held. The remaining ones are:
2016 presents ‘tough election for everyone’
Monday, Oct. 17, 6-7 p.m. at the Pomona High School library, 8101 W. Pomona Drive, Arvada. Presented by school board members Brad Rupert and Ali Lasell.
Local party organizations campaign for their candidates amid contentious rhetoric
Tuesday, Oct. 25, 6-7 p.m. at the Evergreen Firehouse, 1802 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. Presented by school board member Susan Harmon.
By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Heading into the last month of the election cycle, everyone — regardless of political affinity — seems to agree that this has been one of the most singular and interesting elections in recent memory. According to research by the polling website FiveThirtyEight, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are the most disliked candidates in the past 10 elections. “This is a tough election for everyone,” said Anil Matha, chair of the Adams County Republican Party. “There is a lot of anger on both sides, and a lot of discussion and debate.” Pundits, pollsters and people on the street
have all pointed to this year’s election as the most polarizing in recent history. Some blame the divide on the candidates themselves, some on their disparate approaches to government. “It’s no wonder people feel that there’s a little more hate,” said Kyle Saunders, a political science professor at Colorado State University since 2004. “It’s no wonder that people feel that society’s a little more on edge. It’s because it is.” “Basically,” he said, “what we are seeing is a reflexive dislike for somebody on the other side, and the fear that goes along with that.” With Election Day nearing, local Democrats, Republicans and Libertarians are working hard to get the word out about their candidates. “We’re optimistic about a good turnout for this election,” said Cheryl Cheney, chair of Jefferson County’s Democratic Party. “We have people who are actually anxious to vote. We get a lot of questions about how soon the ballots will be sent out.” (Ballots will be mailed to registered voters Oct. 17.) Election continues on Page 5
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FACES AMONG US Carol Hodges is a breast cancer survivor celebrating 10 years cancer free this month. Courtesy photo
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CAROL HODGES Breast cancer survivor, mom, East Coast transplant Moving from the East Coast I grew up in Vermont, the youngest of six children. In college, I spent my summers working in Yellowstone National Park as an activity sales agent. I graduated from Johnson and Wales University in Rhode Island. My husband and I moved to Arvada shortly after we were married over 25 years ago. We have two boys in college. My hobbies and passions My hobby is reading job descriptions as I have become somewhat of a professional job hunter. I am hoping to make a career change at some point soon. I also enjoy reading about real estate, finance and gardening. I love animals and other people’s toddlers — not teens. My passion is to encourage and to learn from others. Battling breast cancer In 2006, I was diagnosed with breast cancer three weeks after my sister. I started with a lumpectomy which led to a bilateral
mastectomy, breast reconstruction and six months of chemotherapy. I started fitness rehab in preparation for my first participation in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer. I pursued acupuncture and massage in hopes to manage the neuropathy and nerve damage pain to which I still live with today. I always viewed myself as a survivor and will be celebrating 10 years cancer-free this month. My advice Be kind to yourself; think positive; and be assured that you are enough right where you are, regardless of your outward appearance. Bald really is beautiful! Don’t look back. Look for the silver lining as you walk this journey as there will be others to follow your lead. Thank the people in your life for their encouragement, support and care. Celebrate the new you! Raising awareness I have done fundraising so that I could participate in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer and the Susan G. Komen Foundation. I share my story anytime the topic comes up. Do life with others Find a community of people to walk through life with. Grow through your experiences together and you will find treasured friendships for life. I owe a special thanks to Pastor George Morrison at Faith Bible Chapel in Arvada for sharing this teaching many years before I was diagnosed. If you have suggestions for My Name Is…, contact Shanna Fortier at sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
From left, Jodi Thomas, vice president of the Arvada Economic Development Association, stands with Dee and Gene Milstein, Arvada Mayor Marc Williams and Congressman Ed Perlmutter after the Milsteins accept their award at the 22nd annual Business Appreciation Awards Breakfast. Courtesy photo
Arvada businesses honored for outstanding practices Awards presented at Arvada Economic Development Association’s annual appreciation event By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Applewood Seed Company, a wildflower and garden flower seed producer, has been in business for more than 50 years in Arvada. And because of its commitment to innovation, community and the environment, the Arvada Economic Development Association recognized owners Gene and Dee Milstein with its highest honor at the 22nd annual Business Appreciation
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Awards Breakfast. The couple received the Lloyd J. King Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, named after the founder of King Soopers, which was started in Olde Town Arvada. “This is the most prestigious business award presented to any individual by the Arvada Economic Development Association,” said Jodi Thomas, the association’s vice president. “Gene and Dee are being recognized as individuals whose traits and character typify exemplary entrepreneurs.” The award was one of six given Oct. 6 at the breakfast held at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities. The breakfast, which drew an audience of more than 200 business and
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Physical education teacher Mark Altherr leads a group of children from Robbie Ferifino Park to Warder Elementary School Oct. 5 for Walk to School Day. Photos by Shanna Fortier
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“It’s been a Warder tradition to have everyone come to the park and walk together as a unit just to show parents and kids the importance of physical activity,” Warder Principal Rita Throckmorton said. “We believe it’s also a great way to start your day.” When students arrived at school after their half-mile walk, they were greeted with a variety of healthy snacks donated by community businesses. Biscuits and Berries, McDonald’s, Kneaders, King Soopers, Sprouts, Costco and Natural Grocers all donated food and drink items to the school’s PTA for the students.
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Warder Elementary School Principal Rita Throckmorton gathers students at Robbie Ferifino Park. The park was the meeting location for Walk to School participants.
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Taking Advantage of Big Work Overload, Some Appraisers Engage in Price Gouging
Perhaps you saw the Sept. 29th report on Chuck, and it was the only way this buyer 9News. It described how some appraisers are could count on getting the appraisal done and exploiting the hot market and the shortage of avoid another month’s rent ($2,500) if the closing was delayed, so he paid it. appraisers to charge “rush fees” for doing appraisals quickly. One of REAL ESTATE It was a VA loan. TODAY It doesn’t have to be this way. my own broker associates, Chuck Many larger mortgage companies Brown, brought that story to my have appraisal desks which manattention because, coincidentally, age the process and can limit the appraiser interviewed by such abuse among their preferred 9News, Brian Boizot, was the appraisers. Speaking with Scott same appraiser who charged Lagge, a loan officer at Eagle Chuck’s buyer a $1,000 “rush fee” Home Loans, I was told that it’s for doing his appraisal in 3 days common for him to pay $100 to instead of 10 days. This appraiser $300 for a bona fide rush, but, simply had enough work that he could give priority to those buyers By JIM SMITH, while he has heard of $1,000 rush fees, he has never paid one and who succumbed to his extortionRealtor® considers that excessive. like demands. Another mortgage broker, Jaxzann Riggs of Mortgage lenders pay the appraiser, passing that cost on to the buyer, but this rush fee The Mortgage Network, told me she once had was invoiced directly to the buyer through to pay $1,600 for a rush appraisal. That was
for a conventional loan. The problem is worst for VA borrowers, like Chuck’s buyer. Contributing to that problem is VA’s requirement that appraisals be ordered only through the VA web portal, which delays the process considerably. In the case of Chuck’s buyer the VA didn’t assign the appraisal to Brian Boizot until 24 days after the order was entered on the VA portal, 5 days beyond the appraisal deadline in the contract. As I’ve written before, VA buyers are already disadvantaged in winning bidding wars, and this appraisal situation only further victimizes them. Such delays, whether or not through the VA, can be attributed largely to the shortage of appraisers. It is not uncommon for one appraiser after another to decline an assignment
because he/she is already overloaded. The shortage of appraisers began several years ago when appraisal management companies (AMCs) were introduced to isolate lenders from appraisers and avoid the type of fraudulent appraisals that contributed to the “toxic loan” crisis. The AMCs take a percentage of the fees that previously went entirely to the appraisers. This pay cut was so extreme that many appraisers simply quit the industry. Combine that with today’s heavy workload, and you’ve created a situation that is ripe for price gouging. My advice is to use a mortgage lender with a good appraisal desk. Credit unions are also good at avoiding this kind of exploitative pricing of appraisals. When choosing a lender, ask their experience with rush fees.
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$49.44 a year for every $100,000 in home value. Non-residential properties would pay an additional $180.36 a year for every $100,000 of property value. With monies gained from the bond, improvements and repairs to 110 schools are proposed, along with major renovations and additions of 45 schools and facilities. Four replacement and three new elementary schools are also proposed. If the bond and mill override don’t pass, the district will will need to restructure the budget, which Jeffco Public Schools Superintendent Dan McMinimee said could include school closures and program cuts. McMinimee and members of the Board of Education also are meeting with area civic groups and parents to spread the word and educate voters. “I’ve been to close to 50 community meetings since Aug. 2, in addition to presentations with neighborhood groups,” McMinimee said, adding that civic groups and business organizations are ways to connect with people who are not active in the school community. “If someone’s not aware of Jeffco going out for a bond and mill, then they aren’t paying attention,” McMinimee said. “There’s a lot of opportunities for people to get connected.” Voter turnout crucial As of Oct. 3, Jefferson County had 422,044 registered voters with 365,400 of those voters being active. The largest age group of active voters ranges in age from 41 to 60. That group makes up 26 percent of active voters, with the Republicanto-Democrat and male-to-female ratios almost even. “It is a hard ask, especially in Jeffco,” McMinimee said of the measures. “Seventy percent of our voters don’t have kids in schools.” That dynamic is one that political science Professor Robert Prehus of Metropolitan State University of Denver says might be offset by the high voter turnout expected in November for the presidential election.
October 13, 2016 “You want to see higher turnout elections to pass bonds,” Prehus said. “It brings in a wider variety of voters. With the presidential election this year, we should see a higher turnout, which includes low-income families that may benefit from more funding for schools.” Higher voter turnouts also tend to bring more Democrats to the polls, who as a whole are inclined to increase funds for schools, Prehus said. “Traditional older voters that don’t see immediate benefit may be offset by higher turnout by younger voters with children.” The last Jeffco Schools’ tax increases were voted on in 2012, also a presidential election year. There was a 91.5 percent voter turnout for the bond and mill levy questions, which passed with 59 percent and 55 percent, respectively. The 2012 bond of $99 million will be paid off in 2032. “Voters are reasonably rational,” Prehus said, “and they tend to support bonds when there is a clear, well-recognized need for that spending.” Opposition questions cost, presentation Bottoms said he is optimistic about the support he has seen for the measures. “We’ve got a very proactive and passionate group that are supporting this,” he said. “I think we should be striving to improve education every year. I think (the bond and mill) are critical to the county and we have to make sure schools grow at the same time as the population.” But Laura Boggs, a former school board member, believes the bond and mill proposals are flawed and she has actively opposed them. Boggs is a member of Jeffco Students First Action, a nonpartisan group that is concerned about many of the provisions of the bond and mill measures. The group has created flyers pointing out discrepancies and is raising attention to them through their Facebook page. “They seriously need a gut-check on how they do community engagement,” Boggs said of the current Board of Education. She doesn’t believe the measures have been communicated properly to the community. Boggs’ main objection to the bond and mill overrride are the way they are presented and the cost. The combined mill and bond plans total $568 million, but Boggs contends that with the addition of interest
payments, the total payback is close to $1 billion. “They are underpaying the principal and interest for the first 10 years,” Boggs said. “It is not an honest conversation with our community.” McMinimee, however, said it is not common practice to include interest rates in the totals presented on the ballot, especially since schools will have the option down the road to refinance much like they did with the 1997 bonds, which will be paid off in 2017. If the bond and mill override pass, schools will start collecting on them in January. “From our perspective, it’s heartbreaking because the need is so great,” Boggs said, adding that she would be inclined to give more money to schools if the payback was at a lower cost. Other objections include the amount of money being allocated toward the sixthgrade shift. “Let’s vote `no’ and send them back to the drawing board,” Boggs suggested. “Because there are great ways to invest in our students and staff and buildings without $1 billion.” The Jeffo Board of Education, however, believes this is a critical juncture for schools and students and the time to act is now. “I find much of the information that the opposition is publishing to be inaccurate,” Board of Education President Ron Mitchell said. “Much of it is very exaggerated, and it’s actually designed to create distrust and fear in the voting population. That, in my opinion, is unfortunate.” Addressing aging buildings through the bond and improving teacher compensation and mental health programs through the mill levy override are top priorities for the board, Mitchell said. “We believe that the needs in our school district are critical at this time,” he said, “and this is not a can that we can continue to kick down the road.”
WHAT WOULD THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING SUPPORT? 3A: $535 million bond Would increase residential taxes by $17.16 a year for every $100,000 in home value. The bond money would pay for: • Improvements and repairs to 110 schools • Major renovations and additions of 45 schools and facilities • Four replacement schools and three new elementary schools • Security updates • A portion to public charter schools 3B: $33 million mill levy override Would increase residential taxes by $32.28 a year for every $100,000 in home value. Money from the override would be used to: • Provide compensation to attract and retain good teachers • Provide funding for STEM and technology and prep for workforce or college • Hire more mental health staff • Cover any funding gaps if state reduces funding • Help public charter schools Detailed information on 3A and 3B can be found online at jeffcopublicschools. org. Source: Jefferson County Public Schools
Voters are reasonably rational, and they tend to support bonds when there is a clear, well-recognized need for that spending.”
Robert Prehus, political science professor at Metropolitan State University
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DECISION 2016: LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
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Both Clinton and Trump had to fend off nominees with a great deal of support — Bernie Sanders and Ted Cruz, respectively. And it has been up to local advocates and volunteers to help bring the parties together. “All of the concerns and challenges of the primary season were not all resolved by the convention,” said Don Ytterberg, chairman of the Jeffco Republican Committee. But “most of that has gone away, and we’re united. I think it’s safe to say the excitement is building.”
Robert Blaha, chairman of the Colorado for Trump campaign, describes the election as “contentious” rather than “divisive.” Both Trump and Clinton have made inappropriate comments, Blaha said, but they are only “one of the things in the mix.” A bigger cause of the divide, he said, is their different approaches to issues like the economy and immigration. “There is a lot of emotion about this race,” said Blaha, who likes Trump’s businessman’s perspective. “When you add that emotion and excitement to the mix, you get a lot of people who are upset on both sides.” Election continues on Page 6
BY THE NUMBERS 5 — Number of times the state has
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4.7
Third party prospects, past and present
9 — Number of electoral votes up for grabs in Colorado
voted for a Democratic candidate since statehood in 1876
percent — The amount by which George W. Bush, the Republican candidate, beat John Kerry in 2004
5.4 percent — The amount by
which Barack Obama, the Democrat candidate, beat Mitt Romney in 2012
Supporters share their different outlooks Euell Santistevan Jr., Democrat, 20 years old, from Arvada
Euell Santistevan Jr.
Euell Santistevan Jr. is excited to cast his first presidential vote. “Whatever way it goes, it’s going to be a historic election,” he said. “It’s going to have a big impact on the future, and there’s a lot to lose if the wrong side wins.” Originally a Bernie Sanders supporter, Santistevan has thrown his support behind Democrat candidate Hillary Clinton, citing the similarity of their beliefs and passions. “If you look closely, they believe the same thing on a lot of issues, and it’s certainly better Carson Seeger, Libertarian supporter, 27 years old, from Denver
Carson Seeger
As a person with a lifelong interest in politics, this has been a fascinating year for Carson Seeger — and an opportunity for increased involvement. “We as a society deride Washington, but continually elect the same people,” he said. “We need to do something else to change things.” The problem is that Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump only speak in 30-second sound bites and only tell voters why not to vote for the other person, Seeger said. “I was raised fiscally conservative, and I just don’t hear Trump laying out much of a plan. And when he does, it gets panned by economists,” he said. “From a fiscal stance, both candidates are eliminated for me.” Seeger also disagrees with Trump’s approval of stop-and-frisk, a program used by New York City police to detain people they considered Ray Warren, Republican, 70 years old, from unincorporated Jefferson County
Ray Warren
When it comes to the most important issues facing the country, Ray Warren believes there’s only one choice for president — Republican Donald Trump. “He’s the only candidate who will do the right thing for America,” he said. “We need to elect someone who will take care of the country.” Originally a Ted Cruz supporter, Warren, who has supported the Republican Party since at least 1976, threw his support behind Trump when Trump became the Republican nominee. The major issues Warren is concerned about are the vacancies on the U.S. Supreme Court, taxes,
than the exact opposite,” he said. “If hate wins, will I be able to safely walk down the street holding the hand of the person I love?” As a member of the new generation of voters, a Latino and a member of the LGBTQ community, Santistevan said there’s a lot on the line in this election. He is also concerned about the state of the job market and minimum wage. “This is on our shoulders — there is a lot to gain and a lot to lose,” he said. “Do you want someone who supports minority groups and who fights for everyone. Or do you want a bully?” — Clarke Reader suspicious and frisk them for weapons. A U.S. District Court judge declared it unconstitutional in 2013. Seeger also doesn’t like Clinton’s stance on certain civil liberties. He was drawn to Gary Johnson’s approach to all these areas, as well as his humanity. Johnson is Libertarian candidate for president. “He’s not perfect, but he’s also not afraid to say I need to be better,” he said. “He has so much appeal to people because of his approach to issues like marijuana legalization.” Even if Johnson doesn’t win, Seeger hopes all the attention on a third option will bring change to American politics. “Because these ideas are connecting with people, we could see both parties move closer to them,” he said. “I hope Libertarians ride this momentum and push to see more change.” — Clarke Reader jobs, the economy and border security. “I’m feeling positive right now, and I think if Trump keeps the momentum, he will do well,” he said. “He’s going to surround himself with good people, and that’s something every leader needs to do.” Moving into the final weeks of the election, Warren said he hopes Trump will speak more about possible candidates for the Supreme Court and cabinet positions. “People just have to ask themselves, ‘Can I in good conscience vote for Clinton?’ “ he said. “The answer should be an easy one. The good of the country depends on Trump, whether you like him or not.” — Clarke Reader
By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com Since the mid-1800s, the Democratic and Republican parties have consolidated the presidential election process into essentially a two-party competition. The last president who wasn’t either a Republican or a Democrat was Millard Fillmore, a Whig, who ended his term in 1852. The last time a third-party candidate came in second was 1912, when Teddy Roosevelt split from the Republican Party. Running as the candidate for his newly-formed Progressive Party, Roosevelt won 88 electoral votes and came in second to Democrat Woodrow Wilson. This year’s election cycle, featuring two widely unpopular major-party candidates, has seen a lot of buzz about third-party resurgence and theories that many voters may not cast a ballot at all. But political veterans aren’t sure whether there is any truth to the speculation. Marlu Burkamp, director-at-large for the League of Women Voters in Arapahoe and Douglas counties, is “not that worried” that dislike of the top candidates will keep people home on Election Day. But she added that there has been a slight uptick in third-party interest. “There is probably a resurgence in voting for a third party,” she said. “They’re picking up, but I don’t know that it will be significant.” A Real Clear Politics poll on Sept. 23, showing Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson polling at 8.9 percent nationally, bears out her assessment. Burkamp worries the drama surrounding this year’s presidential race will overshadow important local issues and candidates. “Everything starts locally,” Burkamp said. “If you’re not very happy with the presidential candidates, your vote still counts down the ballot, it’s very important. If you don’t vote for them, you’re missing the boat.” Political science professor Kyle Saunders of Colorado State University said there is always a level of non-participation among the college-aged citizens he teaches. But he doesn’t necessarily see this year’s candidates causing widespread voter apathy among older voters. Saunders said 43 percent of voters self-identify as Independents, but when they are alone in the ballot box, a majority still vote primarily with either Republicans or Democrats. “Seventy to 75 percent of them are closet partisans,” he said. “If you push them or watch how they vote, they vote the same as a straight Republican or a straight Democrat down the ticket.”
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New Image takes next step in brewing
The Arvada-based brewery started canning its beers this month
By Shanna Fortier sfortier@coloradocommunitymedia.com Seven months after opening their micro-brewery in Olde Town Arvada, Brandon Capps and Sean Fisher, owners of New Image Brewing on Yukon Street, have starting canning two of their beers. “For me, personally, it’s milestone,” Capp said, while taking a break from building the brewery’s display booth for the Great American Beer Festival. “I’ve been in breweries that have canned before, but not breweries that I started from the ground up.” New Image Brewing opened March 5 and worked all summer toward the canning of their beers. That came to fruition the first week of October, when they canned two brews for sale out of their building. After Great American Beer Fest, which ended Oct. 8, the brews will be available at seven liquor stores in the Denver metro area, including Mile High Wine and Spirits in Lakewood and Water Tower Liquors in Arvada. The two beers being canned are Dyad, a kombucha-blended sour, and East Coast Transplant, a Vermont-style double India Pale Ale. “(Dyad) is one of only two in the world that’s made that way and the only one in the United States,” Capps said. “It’s a wild sour beer blended with kombucha on the cold side. It’s 100 percent live probiotic and
New Image Brewing in Olde Town Arvada opened in March. A week before they started canning two of their brews, they also opened for lunch service. Photo by Shanna Fortier bacteria content. It’s really unique. It’s a little bit of a beast to tame, but we seem to have done pretty well with that.” The other beer, East Coast Transplant, has become New Image’s flagship. It started as a one-off, but quickly became a customer favorite when the IPA market took off. The idea for the beer came when Capps traveled to Vermont for Christmas and tried a bunch of beer there. “It stood out to me the way they do hoppy beers up there,” he said. “So, we emulated that. Little did I know that style category was going to blow up. We’re reaping the benefits of that.”
New Image regular Greg Grubbs said he’s a big fan of the East Coast Transplant and excited that he can find it in a can. “I’m all for it,” said Grubbs, who stops by the brewery after his banjo lessons each week. “I think they have a really creative take on brewing, so I wish them all the best.” For Capps and his partner, canning their beer is about taking the next step in their business model. But it’s also about creating a brand that people recognize outside of Olde Town Arvada. “In Olde Town, there are so many businesses coming in and there are only so many people that are aware of Olde Town,”
Capps said. New Image Brewing has 60 draft accounts in restaurants throughout the metro area, Capps and Fisher said. But they see cans as a way to market the brewery and Olde Towne to the broader Denver metro area — and to expand the business without relying 100 percent on the retail space. “Cans really do give us an opportunty to reach more people on an individual level,” Capps said. “When you take a product home with you, you establish a memory. Whether you take it to a party or have a game night, there’s more of a chance of your brain establishing a personal connection in an off-premise scenario than there is with draft beers.” Depending on how the release of their first two cans go, the boys at New Image already have plans to release a third brew in the next six weeks — Olde Town Regular. “It’s a really simple lager-hybrid beer and drinks a lot like a German-style lager,” Capps said. The idea was to cater to the demographic of Olde Town, which was asking for lights in the Miller, Budweiser, domestic variety. “We’re not here to be snobs about what we do,” Capps said. “We’re here to serve this community we’re a part of — and if this community wants a simple go-to beer, then we’re going o make them one.” Arvada local James Pickett said the idea for the Olde Town Regular is a unique one that fills a gap in the brewery’s menu. “It’s a unique idea,” he said. “I think it’s a good seller for someone who comes in and finds the rest of the menu complicated. It’s an easy in to the New Image Way.”
DECISION 2016: LOCAL PERSPECTIVES
Voters say civility has suffered as election nears By Tom Skelley tskelley@coloradocommunitymedia.com A poll conducted by Monmouth University Polling Institute asked respondents about the tone and impacts of this year’s election campaign. The poll was conducted from Sept. 22 to Sept. 25, with a national random sample of 802 registered voters. Interviews were conducted in English, live, over the phone. The breakdown of respondents is as follows: 402 from a list of registered voters (201 landline and 201 cell phone) and 400 using random digit dial (200 landline and 200 cell phone). Some questions and responses from the survey: Has this year’s presidential campaign brought out the best in people, brought out the worst in people, or has it done neither? 4% Brought out the best 70% Brought out the worst 20% Neither
5% Both 1% Don’t know Have you lost or ended any friendships because of this year’s presidential campaign, or has this not happened? 7% Yes, did lose/end friendship 93% No, has not happened Do you feel that the harsh language used in politics today is justified or unjustified given the current state of the country? 30% Justified 65% Unjustified 1% Language is not harsh 4% Don’t know Do you think this harsh language tends to come more from supporters of Donald Trump, more from supporters of Hillary Clinton, or from supporters of both equally? 37% More from Trump supporters 11% More from Clinton supporters 50% From supporters of both equally 2% Don’t know
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Residents can expect a big push from all parties heading into the home stretch. The parties will have phone banks calling people and volunteers knocking on doors and at community events. “Everybody is doing a bit of something to get the word out about our candidates,” said Antonio Esquibel, chair of the Adams County Democrat Party. “Hopefully, the message will resonate with people.” But the unpopularity of both major party candidates also has caused more people to consider third-party options such as Libertarian Gary Johnson. “Gary is turning heads and getting people to look at our party,” said Jay North, state chair of the Libertarian Party of Colorado. “People are saying both Clinton and Trump are so terrible, they want another option.” The unpredictability of the election could signal a change in how people think about elections and the two-party system, North said. “If people don’t just go back to
their normal lens, we could see more attention on our system,” he said. “It’d be great to see people more focused on liberty and our rights.” Saunders, the CSU professor, who contends third-party voters tend to make choices along partisan lines in close races, also notes the challenge to reboot the political system is complex and depends on more than just the politicians. Polarization in Congress has become unyielding in the last 10 to 15 years, with party lines taking precedent over principle, he said. That opposition, he said, is reflected in the electorate. “How do we get past that?” Saunders asked rhetorically. “It’s really hard to think about how that would happen without a pretty large reset of the system.” If voters supporting Trump and Clinton follow their leaders’ example, there may not be much cause for optimism. “We have one candidate who says ‘Can’t we all get along?’ and another candidate who says ‘Nope, we can’t,’ ” Saunders said. “It’s a tough time.” Colorado Community Media reporter Tom Skelley contributed to this article.
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4B: Pennies add up to something beautiful “Life without the collective resources of our libraries, museums, theatres and galleries, or without the personal expression of literature, music and art, would be static and sterile – no creative arguments about the past, no diverse and stimulating present and no dreams of the future.” That quote comes from “The Value of Arts and Culture to People and Society,” a report by Arts Council England, an organization similar to our Scientific Cultural Facilities District in that it distributes public monies to a bevy of arts and cultural entities. Like the SCFD, the Arts Council’s goal is not only sustainability for those institutions, but also — and perhaps more importantly — the creation of thriving and diverse experiences that enrich communities, expand horizons and inspire us to reach for the best of humanity. That’s what the SCFD has accomplished since 1988, for the incredible bargain of a penny for every $10 in sales tax paid in Jefferson County and the six other Denver metro area counties that comprise the district. Voters renewed that deal in 1994 and 2004. And we should again do so on Nov. 8 by saying yes to Ballot Issue 4B. The amendment would reauthorize and extend the collection of the 0.1 percent sales tax for 12 more years until 2030. It also revises the distribution formula of money to the three tiers of organizations — 310 in total — that it funds. Besides Jefferson County, the other counties that receive SCFD funding are Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Boulder, Denver and Douglas (with the exception of the towns of Castle Rock and Larkspur). The bulk of the money would continue to go to the five largest entities: the Denver Zoo, Denver Botanic Gardens, Denver Art Museum, Denver Museum of Nature and Science, and
OUR VIEW Denver Center for the Performing Arts. But the smaller regional and local organizations would receive a larger percentage of distributions than they have in the past. Opponents argue the tax unfairly hits everyone, regardless of whether they patronize the cultural facilities. They argue the distribution formula favors the five largest organizations, while the grants to smaller institutions would continually shrink because their share would be divided among more. But there can be no argument that for 28 years the SCFD has succeeded in its mission of creating a dynamic, vibrant arts, science and cultural environment that is recognized far beyond the metro area. We derive an intrinsic benefit from arts and culture: We learn. We explore. We consider new perspectives. We dream. But arts and culture also directly energize our economy and workforce. They attract tourists and create jobs. They spill over into classrooms and education arenas. They foster collaboration and inspire creative thinking that can lead to social change. And, especially, they build community, reminding us how we’re connected while celebrating and providing needed outlets for expression and diversity. Just last week, the nonprofit Colorado Business Committee for the Arts released an economic activity study of Denver metro-area culture. The report, released every two years, was based on grant reports from the institutions that participate in the SCFD. The results show that in 2015: • Arts and culture generated $1.8 billion in
economic activity. • SCFD distributed $53.2 million, 14.6 percent more than in 2013. • Jobs in the arts, science and cultural organizations grew by 5 percent since 2013 to 10,731. • Cultural tourists, about 18 percent of the nearly 14 million people who visited cultural attractions, added $367 million in new money to the state’s economy, the largest impact to date from that sector. • 3.9 million children benefited from outreach. The SCFD institutions also are working to increase outreach and improve access to underserved communities and those who might not be able to afford admissions. At Denver Botanic Gardens, for instance, 5.3 million people were served through the SCFD’s free days in 2015. Gardens officials realized some also might not be able to visit because they just can’t get there. So they started free shuttle transportation from community centers, such as Denver’s Mariposa Housing Authority, the Asian-Pacific Development Center and refugee communities to bring people in on days other than traditional free days — but also with free admission. While the process may not be perfect, what the Scientific Cultural Facilities District has built in 28 years of existence can only be applauded and met with gratitude. Its institutions — from the Denver Zoo to the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities to the Lakewood Symphony, Golden History Museums and Wheat Ridge Community Chorale — continually work to give us the joy of discovery and simple enjoyment, moments that let us breathe in a world that runs too fast. All this for a penny on every $10 in sales tax. The decision is easy: Approve 4B. It’s a small price to pay for the arts.
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Quality health care for all I stand for women’s equality, and support women’s access to full reproductive health care, including abortion. I am also a supporter of ColoradoCare, Amendment 69, as an opportunity to ensure every Coloradan quality health care affordably. I am so pleased that groundbreaking women’s rights activist and journalist Gloria Steinem, who helped create both New York and Ms. Magazine, has endorsed ColoradoCare. Despite the stance of certain progressives in Colorado, Amendment 69 will be a step forward for quality health care for all. Lynn Gorsuch Brown Arvada
No on Jeffco bond If the Jeffco schools’ average age is 45 years old and they are Not happy with Hillside in desperate need of repair, then I am writing to express my why is less than half of the $535 concern about the Hillside Cotmillion bond allocated to fixing tages Development located from aging schools? 68th to 69th Avenue, east of Carr As a Jeffco parent, I want my Street. The 26-home planned kids to learn in healthy environunit development project abuts ments and I realize that comes at my property on Carr Street on a cost. But I have to ask myself – two sides, with an entrance and why is Jeffco spending nearly $100 parking area. million on adding 120 classrooms My wife and I will be rebuildto move sixth graders to middle ing that home to make it our perschool? What happens to all the manent residence. We have small empty classrooms left behind in children and are worried about the elementary schools? Will that all the traffic and noise that will lead to school closings? What be generated from that many about the $30 million allocated residences in such a condensed to adding a second gym to six area. schools and artificial turf to seven When I first purchased the schools? Those sound more like No to Trump property I was in awe of the luxuries than necessities, when Trump has a history of not beautiful scenery. The view other schools need new roofs. paying workers at his properties. inspired us to purchase. If the How many more schools could be He’s profited from the trade deals townhomes are built, our view updated with $130 million? he speaks against. He outsources will be blocked. Our biggest con- jobs at his own companies. He Additionally, there are plans cern is that their entrance/exit for two new schools, costing over even boasts that not paying taxes will be right next to our driveway. makes him smart. We need to elect $50 million, while enrollment in This will create a dangerous haz- a president who is honest and who Jeffco has remained flat over the ard for my children, wife and me. respects all the citizens of America. last 10 years. Yes, there is overPetr Kristov, Jane Williams crowding in north Arvada, but Arvada Denver Zerger Elementary and the old
Sobesky Academy sit empty. Is there a reason those spaces cannot be utilized? The district has already added almost 2,000 additional seats; Candelas and Sierra account for 1,000, and new charter schools make up the remaining 1,000 seats. With enrollment across the district flat and 2,000 new seats already added, what happens to the schools that will lose enrollment due to new schools opening? Finally, paying down these bonds with the board’s proposed financing structure will cost us nearly one billion dollars. Don’t believe me? Read your ballot in November, it will state that clearly. As fiscally responsible citizens of Jeffco, and as the generation who will be saddling our children with this debt, we need to vote NO on 3B. Let’s demand that the school board give us an improved bond and debt structure, with more emphasis on the real needs of our Jeffco schools and students. Kim Gilmartin, Littleton Letters continues on Page 19
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Why Jeffco voters should pass 3A and 3B Why does Jeffco Public Schools need 3A and 3B? The short answer: Our kids need quality educational facilities and resources. The long answer: Old schools need repairs and updates. The average age of our schools is 45 years. How many of us have replaced roofs, redone driveways, completed major water line/sewage projects, replaced furnaces, and made other big investments on our homes? Imagine the needs of a 45-year-old school that is well-used and hasn’t had significant improvements in 10 years. Now, multiply that by the 155 schools in Jeffco that need work. In addition, we have high-growth areas in parts of our district; we need to have seats for the students of families that are moving into Jeffco. We know our buildings will be used for at least 50 years; a quality investment now makes sense. In the long run, it’s more economical and we want to take care of the investments our taxpayers
have already made in this county. Good teachers, quality learning tools and technology prepare our students for the workforce and college. Jeffco Public Schools has prioritized teacher Dan McMinimee compensation since agreeing to a cut GUEST during hard times. However, we don’t COLUMN have enough funding to be competitive in the metro area; our teacher pay averages 10 percent less than the seven districts around us. We need to pay wages that attract and keep the best teachers and staff. Giving our educators the resources they need to teach our students current, needed skills is important as well. Science, technology, engineering
and math (STEM) is in demand, as are trade skills and good communication basics. We need to teach kids with the professional tools used now and what they will be using in the future, not what they used 10 years ago. State funding for education is low and likely to continue to be a challenge. It’s no secret that education funding in our state has been slowly declining since 1987, the last year that Colorado was at the national average for funding for schools. Colorado is now ranked 40th in per-student funding in the U.S.; approximately $2,200 per student per year less than the national average. To add insult to injury, voters passed a base funding amount for education via Amendment 23 in 2000, and since 2009, the state has not fulfilled that commitment by use of the “negative factor.” That means Jeffco Public Schools has been about $80 million short on expected revenue each year since 2009. Though limited tax revenue from marijuana sales have been
funneled into education, the reality is the amount generated is a fraction of what is needed and virtually no dollars have made it to our school system. It’s clear we cannot count on state funding; asking for support from our county voters is a necessity. Our 86,000 students and 14,000 staff have been stretching dollars, making do, and even doing without for years. It’s time to invest in them. Over time, a mediocre educational system is much more costly than $4.12 a month per $100,000 in home value. If we want our kids to be well-prepared, literate, knowledgeable and competent so they will be the successful workers, leaders and community-builders of our future, we need to provide high quality educators, resources and facilities. Please support 3A and 3B. Invest in our kids, our future. Dan McMinimee is the superintendent of Jefferson County Schools
Unpresidential audio stirs up memories When I was 18, the summer between my freshman and sophomore years in college, I worked at the front desk of a manufacturing plant, and was the only woman on the site. One of my duties was to go into the production area and collect the time cards for payroll processing. One day the superintendent of the plant – a married man – was waiting for me in the back. He pushed me against the wall, trapped me with his body against mine, and pressured me for sex. I got away and, from then on, only went for the time cards when he was off the site. He continued to stalk me, sometimes following me on my way home to hang around outside the post office while I dropped off the company’s mail. But I didn’t tell anyone. Some years later, while vice president of an advertising agency, one of my clients was a wealthy real estate developer. We were driving to one of his job sites when he took his right hand off the steering wheel and reached across the car to grab my breast. I couldn’t move. I couldn’t speak. I wondered what I could possibly have done to invite this crude advance. He was married, I was married. And yet I didn’t tell anyone. I was in a situation familiar to many women, especially in those days when it seemed more acceptable for men who believed they wielded power to take advantage of women. I didn’t want to risk offending a significant client of our agency, even though I was traumatized by these actions. He invited
me to fly with him on his private jet to another of his properties, and when I declined, we lost the account. Having launched my business career in the ’80s, I have been subjected to these and other kinds of harassment Andrea Doray for more than 30 years, sometimes ALCHEMY from the men who directly employed me. So it’s no surprise to me when stories such as those about Bill Cosby, Roger Ailes and – God help us – the Republican nominee for president have come to light. What does surprise me is that 1) people are shocked by these revelations, 2) people believe that such behavior is uncommon, and 3) people continue to blame and shame the victims. I know why women stay silent. I know why they endure the objectification, the humiliation, the fear. It’s because this type of discrimination and harassment doesn’t only happen at the exalted levels of celebrity. It happens to wives, mothers, sisters, daughters, girlfriends and best friends in all walks of life. It’s because women are not believed or, worse, are believed but brushed aside as inconsequential. I read a comment in the New York
Times the day the latest news broke about Donald Trump’s boasts of what is classified as sexual assault, and I paraphrase here: If you are female, you have had someone else grab a private part of your body without your consent. This is certainly true for me and most of my contemporaries. I think of the younger women in my life and can only fervently hope this is no longer true for them. And that’s why I’m telling my story now. What makes anyone believe they have the right, the permission, to take away my control of who touches my own flesh? I believe – I have to believe – that this happens less frequently, less systematically than in the past, due in large part to the women who have come forward,
the women who support them, and the decent, compassionate men – and they are in the majority – who are appalled and outraged by what goes on. It’s unlikely there will be any kind of justice for the women in Trump’s lewd legacy, but there can be a victory for the women and girls of the United States – and the people who love them – in the defeat of Donald Trump. Vote for anyone other than the most unqualified person, on any level, ever to seek leadership of the (still) greatest country on the Earth. Andrea Doray is a writer who is not surprised, sadly, that it took this long for people to become indignant about Trump’s treatment of women…or of most anyone else, for that matter. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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October 13, 2016
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Keeping kids active Fun and encouragement key to getting kids to exercise By Kyle Harding kharding@coloradocommunitymedia.com
THE IMPORTANCE OF UNSUPERVISED PLAY TIME
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arents worry that today’s children aren’t getting enough exercise, spending more time playing video games and less time playing outdoors. But throughout the metro area, there are efforts to spark kids’ interest in physical fitness. They include running programs in Littleton and Parker and a beforeschool program in Arvada that encourages students to play sports. Kaiser Permanente offers options for Colorado schools that want to encourage exercise, via its Thriving Schools Initiative, which offers grants of up to $200,000 to fund physical or nutritional education programs. At North Arvada Middle School, the program funds a zero-hour class beginning at 7:30 a.m. daily in which students play a friendly game of basketball or handball, tracking activity with pedometers, with a goal of at least 3,000 steps. At Damon Runyon Elementary School in Littleton, physical education teacher Jason Hill has been working for 10 years to get and keep kids interested in running. His Runyon Running Club gathers weekly during the fall and spring at the school’s track, with about 80 students ranging from kindergarten to fifth grade. Parent Adrian Jordan, whose son Tariq is a second-grader at Runyon and takes part in the club, said it helps to have something else to do besides sitting in front of a computer. “It’s not good for a kid to be staring
A fear of letting kids play unsupervised can also lead to lower levels of physical activity, some parents believe. “I think now people are more afraid to let their kids go out and play,” said Joy Getz, whose son, Brady, a kindergartner, takes part in the Runyon Running Club in Littleton.
Runyon Elementary School physical education teacher plays tag with students in the school’s running club. The club promotes exercise among children. Photo by Kyle Harding at a screen for hours,” he said. Though many parents or educators may be worried that today’s children may not be as active as in generations past, Hill said they may just need encouragement. “I think they’re active with adults’ help,” he said. “There’s not a lot of kids coming down here playing soccer or shooting hoops without it being a scheduled practice.” Many Runyon parents are into running, which helps, Hill said. “There are a lot of triathletes and distance runners here.” Hill runs 5Ks and used to trail run when he lived in western Colorado.
He ran one half-marathon before sustaining an ACL and meniscus tear in his knee. His son took part in the club during his elementary school years and now runs track at Euclid Middle School in Littleton. “Many kids from here are now doing track there,” he said. Kids Running America is a Parkerbased nonprofit organization that encourages running among children throughout the Denver metro area. The group uses an “incremental marathon” approach, with the kids logging mileage over eight to 12 weeks. They run the final mile at Wash-
Lenore Skenazy, founder of the Freerange Kids movement and the blog Freerangekids.com, which advocates raising children to be independent, said that fear is unfounded and negatively affects child-rearing, including by keeping kids from being as active as they should be. “We really have lost our perspective on what is dangerous,” she said. Skenazy, an author and former journalist who lives in New York City, believes that unsupervised play is crucial to childhood development.
ington Park in Denver on Oct. 23, completing either a marathon of 26.2 miles or an ultra-marathon of 100 miles. “Our main goal is to get kids out and active,” spokeswoman Rachel Levi said. Though Colorado consistently Active continues on Page 13
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Local orchestra keeps jazz beat alive Denver’s jazz scene will never match the bustling birthplaces of the genre — New Orleans, Chicago and New Orleans — but the Mile High City still boasts an impressive jazz history. Art Bouton, executive director Clarke Reader of the Colorado Jazz Repertory OrchesLINER tra, is among those NOTES working to keep that history alive through performance. “The goal of the orchestra is simple — gather the best players in town to play the best big band jazz,” he said. “Every town should have a band playing great stuff like this.” Entering its fifth season, the orchestra brings its take on big band leaders like Count Basie and Duke Ellington, and unique arrangements from such legends as Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, to smaller venues up and down the Front Range. In the coming six months, the 18-piece band will perform at the Arvada Center, Lakewood Cultural Center and Parker Arts Center. “These 500-seat theaters are our sweet spot,” Bouton said. “There’s not any other large jazz ensemble in town doing what we’re doing.”
Denver’s jazz scene dates back to the 1920s and 1930s, when Five Points in central Denver was known as the ‘Harlem of the West.’ The neighborhood was home to famous clubs like the Rossonian, the Casino Cabaret and Lotus Club. Bouton, also a professor of saxophone at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music, has been a lifelong advocate of jazz in the area. “This music deserves people with an attention to detail,” he said. “Anybody can feel it when it really starts grooving.” Denver’s jazz scene dates back to the 1920s and 1930s, when Five Points in central Denver was known as the “Harlem of the West.” The neighborhood was home to famous clubs like the Rossonian, the Casino Cabaret and Lotus Club. Towering figures like Louis Armstrong and Fitzgerald stopped by to perform. One of the biggest names in the big band era, Glenn Miller, also left an im-
CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Norah Jones’ “Day Breaks,” released on Blue Note records. Review: Jones’ sixth album is her jazziest since her award-winning debut. But while “Come Away With Me” was brimming with love songs, “Day Breaks” goes deeper and darker. Jones tackles the tense national
pression on the area. He attended the University of Colorado in Boulder in 1923 and played in clubs around Denver before dropping out of the university to pursue music fulltime. Today, Denver is home to such jazz clubs as Dazzle on Capitol Hill and El Chapultepec on Market Street, which are great places to experience live jazz. “Live jazz is amazing, because you’re able to see and hear people create music on the spot,” Bouton said. “Jazz is always changing, and I can’t wait to hear what the music sounds like in six years.” In a world with so many musical options at one’s fingertips, getting young people interested in jazz is one of the genre’s biggest challenges. Since its creation, hip-hop has been inspiring new generations of jazz investigators, and artists like Kendrick Lamar, Chance the Rapper and Oddisee are blending jazz
climate in songs like “Flipside” and “Tragedy,” and her compositions call to mind Charles Mingus and Thelonious Monk. Few vocalists, jazz or otherwise, bring the same warmth and melancholy to their music. Favorite song: “Once I Had A Laugh” Best song for our troubled times: “Peace”
and hip-hop in new, inventive ways. To help keep jazz alive, Bouton and the orchestra work with Youth on Record, a nonprofit that partners with the local music community, public schools, housing authorities and philanthropic organizations to ensure high-risk young people graduate high school ready to enter college or the workforce. “We’re building an audience one person at a time,” Bouton said. “We play music at such a high level, and that’s the way it should be played.” Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he has been a jazz fan since hearing Miles Davis in seventh grade. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot. com. And share your favorite jazz music at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
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ning club at Runyon isn’t just about running in circles. The kids warm up with an interval run and then play a runningfocused game, like tag. The kids then take part in two “fun runs” per year, with those in third, fourth and fifth grades running one mile and younger kids running half a mile. The one in the spring is a cross country course. “It’s fun,” Hill said, “to get them a taste of jumping over rocks and running through trees.”
the area, and about 550 kids are taking part this fall, Levi said. She serves as a team mentor at Northridge ElContinued from Page 12 ementary School in Highlands Ranch, where 70 kids are in ranks as the state with the the club. lowest level of adult obesity, “It’s really fun to see these childhood obesity is on the kids and their love of runrise, she said. In 2015, the Col- ning,” she said. orado Department of Public Making exercise fun is key Health and the Environment to keeping kids interested in said approximately 25 percent it, according to the Roadrunof kids 5 to 11 in the state are ners Club of America, a naoverweight or obese. tional association of running Kids Running America is in organizations. MtnVista Ad 10.25x4 Aug2016_Layout 1 9/30/16 12:47 PM Page 1 To that end, Hill’s runabout 40 schools throughout
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WHAT IS CHILDHOOD OBESITY? Generally, a child is not obese until he or she is at least 10 percent heavier than the recommended weight for his or her height and body type, according to Kids Running America, a Parker-based organization that encourages running during childhood. Obesity most commonly begins at age 5 or 6 or during adolescence, and a child who is obese between the ages of 10 and 13 has an 80
percent chance of being overweight or obese as an adult, Kids Running America said. According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, childhood obesity rates have shown small improvements, but the level of healthy-weight children is “far from ideal.” AAP recommends that all children receive at least one hour of physical activity per day.
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In Plein Sight In the artists’ words By Christy Steadman | csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com
Scott Lines www.scottlines.com Scott Lines, 53, enjoys the concept of painting to save open space and parks. The Highlands Ranch resident has painted for several events similar to PLAN Jeffco’s In Plein Sight fundraiser, including in Douglas and Larimer counties. “It’s a cause I like,” Lines said. “It’s nice exposure for me, but I enjoy doing it to support the programs.” In metro areas, development is inevitable, he said, but it’s important for cities to plan properly and save open space land for people to enjoy. “We can’t have everywhere be wild space, but if everything gets gobbled up, you can’t go back,” Lines said. “If they’re setting aside land today, I’m sure the people 100 years from now will thank them.”
Blair Hamill www.blairhamill.com Blair Hamill, 58, of Littleton has been painting as a hobby since he was about 6 years old, but has spent his entire professional career in the art industry. Open space is something everyone can enjoy, he said, of his reason for wanting to be involved with PLAN Jeffco’s In Plein Sight event last week. Hamill has been using the parks since at least 1972 when PLAN Jeffco got its start, he said, and now, passing on the love of the outdoors in his family, three generations have been hiking the open space trails. He enjoys all of the trails, he said, for different activities during different times of the year. Hamill encourages everyone to learn about the different properties and what each one has to offer. “Go explore,” he said. “They’re an asset for everyone.”
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Janeice Linden www.wildlifeinpastel.com Janeice Linden of Littleton, believes plein air painting improves an artist’s skill. “When you’re outside painting,” she said, “you can capture more value and color with the human eye than a camera lens.” However, painting outdoors verses in a studio can present a challenge when dealing with the elements such as wind, rain or even lighting changes. Linden, 50, has been painting for about 25 years, and has been doing plein air painting for about 15. She enjoyed painting for PLAN Jeffco’s In Plein Sight event because she got to paint with other artists and go to open space parks she had never been to before. It was a lot of fun, Linden said, and “it brings to light the Jeffco Open Spaces.”
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www.deborahmcallister.com Deborah McAllister, 62, of Lakewood said White Ranch Park — a Jefferson County Open Space Park — is probably her favorite. She had been there several times, but had never had to the chance to see as much of the park as she did while painting for the PLAN Jeffco’s In Plein Sight. “Open Space is very important to me,” she said, and added she sits on the board of Plein Air Artists Colorado, an
organization that creates opportunities for artists to get together and paint outdoors. It’s amazing that PLAN Jeffco, for decades, has been thinking ahead and advocating for open space parks, McAllister said. “I’m really happy somebody thought to save them,” she said, “even back then.”
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OBITUARIES WALTERS
Reva Belle Walters & Henry “Hank” Ralph Walters Jr.
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Reva Belle (Lewis) Walters, 83, of Arvada, Colorado passed away on August 31, 2016. Her beloved husband, Henry “Hank” Ralph Walters Jr., 86, of Arvada, Colorado passed away soon after, on September 20, 2016. Hank and Reva were deeply loved and will be immensely missed by their children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, siblings, extended family and their many friends. Reva was born February 19, 1933 in Lyman, Nebraska to Violet Elizabeth (Shaner) and Henry Hugh Lewis. As a child, the family moved to Riverton, Wyoming where she grew up on the Lewis farm and was active in 4-H. She attended elementary school in the Riverton and Arapahoe areas and completed her education at Riverton High School. Hank was born October 1, 1929 in Detroit, Michigan to Edna Leaona (Miller) and Henry Ralph Walters, Sr. The family later moved to Greeley, Colorado and then to the Riverton, Wyoming area in 1938. Hank attended the two-room school house in Arapahoe through 8th grade and later graduated from Shoshoni High School. He then enrolled at Northwest Community College in Powell, Wyoming on a basketball scholarship. Hank left college early to be closer to Reva, the love of his life, and they were married shortly thereafter on May 29, 1949. The young couple settled in REECE
Riverton and had four children; Rick, Rod, ReAnn and Joyce. Hank worked in oil field sales for Johnson Testers and Smith Energy, managed the Teton Hotel, owned and operated a tavern in Kemmerer, Wyoming and later, together with Reva, was one of the first Subway Sandwich owners in the Denver metropolitan area. Side-by-side, they operated several Subway stores in Arvada and Boulder. During his life, Hank was an avid golfer and gardener, and enjoyed bird hunting, playing cards, learning about history, spending time with family and friends and bird watching on the back deck. He was also known for his outgoing demeanor and his everpresent sense of humor that made him a favorite personality to many. During Reva’s life she worked as a receptionist, bookkeeper and was an accomplished business owner in her own right. Reva was a loving mother and was her children and grandchildren’s biggest cheerleader both in life and in sports. In fact, at certain events, Reva could often be heard above all the other mothers as she cheered on her loved ones! During her life Reva enjoyed competitive bowling, dancing, golfing, cooking,
sewing, crocheting, embroidery, crafts, Bible study and most importantly, her heart was full and happy when spending time with family and friends. Reva was also known for her spunky, positive, “can-do” attitude and extraordinary optimism. Hank and Reva are survived by their son Rick and his wife Kim; son Rod and his wife Becky; daughter ReAnn Walters; daughter Joyce Hachen and her husband Dan; nine grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren; siblings Max Lewis, Ken Walters, Donnie Walters and Marian Jenness. Hank and Reva are preceded in death by their parents, Henry and Edna Walters and Henry and Violet Lewis; siblings, Robert “Lefty” Walters and Eldeen Bennett; and daughter-inlaw, Katrina Walters. A celebration of Hank and Reva’s life will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at 11:00 A.M. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 N. Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood, CO 80214. Please join the family for a luncheon reception immediately after the service. Memorial contributions can be made in Hank and Reva’s name to the American Lung Association at www.lung.org or mailed to: American Lung Association, Donation Processing Center, P.O. Box 7000, Albert Lea, MN 56007-8001. Online condolences can be made at www.aspenmortuaries.com
Doris Imogene Reece
Doris Imogene Reece of Arvada, Co, passed away on July 4, 2016 at the age of 89. She was married for almost 67 years to Elmer J. Reece who preceded her in death on September 9, 2013. She is survived by her daughter, Janice Teter, son-in-law, Barry Teter, two grandsons, Jason Teter (married to Heidi Teter) of Birmingham,
AL and Christopher Teter of Lawndale, CA. She also had two great grandchildren, Tessa and RJ Teter. She was
also preceded in death by two sisters and one brother. Doris worked at Hesteds Dime Store and for the Jefferson County Schools for many years. She enjoyed traveling, reading, cooking and spending time with family in the Colorado mountains. She was laid to rest beside her husband, Elmer, at Ft. Logan Cemetery.
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Apr. 7, 1972 – Oct. 3, 2016 Hallie Wastell’s Love of Life and Family and Fight Against Ovarian Cancer Shine On Arvada, Colorado. Hallie (Olson) Wastell — wife, mother, sister, friend, women’s clothing stylist and store owner, entrepreneur, nature lover, snowboarder, jewelry artisan, torch bearer for the fight against ovarian cancer— passed away October 3, 2016, in her Arvada home with her devoted husband Jeff Wastell, son Jack, daughter Chloe, and beloved dog Hans at her side, and surrounded by her two sisters, brother, mother and father. Hallie was born on a sunny day, April 7, 1972, in Lansing, Michigan. The glow of her presence never stopped shining. She moved with her parents to Traverse City, and grew up with family amidst the water, woods, and hills of northern Michigan, which fostered her unwavering love for nature and the Great Lakes. She liked school, but people and the world more, enjoying skiing, snowboarding, ballet, writing, music, and photography. In high school, she discovered her passion for trendsetting fashion, helping to run an earth-friendly New York SoHo styled woman’s clothing store. At twenty, she moved to Breckenridge, Colorado to start a new chapter, one that soon turned into a whole life. She helped manage a woman’s fashion boutique, and not long after met Jeff Wastell, who had moved to Colorado to start a life as a professional snowboarder for Solid snowboard company. These two soul mates found each other, married, and moved to Arvada where they found a life centered on home, their two children, Jack and Chloe, work, skateboarding, snowboarding, camping, fishing, and hiking in the mountains with family and friends. Her family enjoyed yearly vacations at her family’s home on Old Mission Peninsula and cottage on Glen Lake in northern Michigan,
and excursions with family in California. She especially loved the shorelines and vistas of the Great Lakes and the Rockies - which she called her “church.” Hallie remained drawn to style and fashion. She and her friend Emily Oliver opened Lovely Boutique, a smart, earthy popular women’s clothing store in Olde Town, Arvada. Recently, Emily and Hallie launched Mountain Moon, a new line of nature inspired shirts with an emphasis on Colorado women and lifestyle. Despite her diagnosis with ovarian cancer in 2012 and the surgery and successive chemo treatments that followed, Hallie never stopped living, loving, working, crafting jewelry, and writing her posts to bring personal insights to readers about ovarian cancer. She and her family made the most of trips, camping and time at home, and she reached out with other women to work for the fight against ovarian cancer. She promoted “teal to heal” and her “Healing Hearts” logo, appeared on television, and took part in fundraisers, races and other events to bring a personal face to ovarian cancer. Her Facebook posts have become widely read by friends and strangers across the country who have been touched by her open, honest, sensible, sometimes humorous accounts of living with ovarian cancer. She refused to let uncertainty, anxiety and fears limit her responsibilities and horizons. She loved her friendships made during rock-climbing with First Descents and other people fighting and living with cancer. She lived with a fun-loving, courageous luminescence that brought good will to her life, family, friends, and the common good of others. She strived to live in the present moment with an understanding and kindness toward everyone she met. She is survived by a large family: her husband, Jeff; children, Jack and Chloe;
sisters, Katy Olson (Brandon Bourdon and their son, Leo) and Jessica (Olson) Bachman; stepsister, Bree (Don) Carscadden; brother, Jimmy Olson; mother, Sally Van Vleck; father, Jim Olson and stepmother, Judy Bosma; mother-in-law, Jennifer Villa and step-dad-in-law, Ed Villa; father-inlaw, Richard Wastell and spouse, Allan Commeau; stepsisters Alison (Greg) Yeitch, Lindsey (James) Ross, and Natalie Stow; and many cousins, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews from the Van Vleck-Pierce and Olson clans, and her husband’s Wastell clan. She was preceded in death by her grandpa George and grandma “Hoo-Hoo” Van Vleck; grandpa Ken and grandma Mary Helen Olson; and step-dad Bob Russell. Hallie’s family would like to express special thanks to her hospice caregivers. A memorial gathering to celebrate Hallie will be held at the Arvada Center for the Arts, 6901 Wadsworth Boulevard, Arvada, Colorado, Saturday, October 15, 2016 beginning at 5 p.m.; and in Traverse City, Michigan, Thanksgiving weekend (arrangements to be announced). Hallie’s family desires that any memorials be made to: Colorado Ovarian Cancer Alliance, www.colo-ovariancancer.org or Cowell Family Cancer Center, c/o Munson Medical Center, Traverse City, Michigan, donations designated for “Hallie’s Healing Hearts,” to form a new, public, nonprofit project to educate the public to bring early diagnosis, prevention, and treatments of ovarian cancer. www.munsonhealthcare.org. Those who would like to share thoughts, stories, and photographs of Hallie or her life can go to the webpage of the Traverse City Record Eagle, www.recordeagle,com, or continue to share on her Facebook page, or at Horan & McConaty Funeral Home in Arvada, HoranCares.com.
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16 Arvada Press JEFFERSON COUNTY NEWS IN A HURRY Nonfiction book club meets Oct. 15 and 19 The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County’s nonfiction book club will meet twice in October for its discussion on the Middle East turmoil. The first meeting takes place at 9:30 a.m. Oct. 15 at the Westland Meridian library, 10695 W. 17th Ave., in Lakewood. The second meeting takes place at 1 p.m. Oct. 19 in a private home in Arvada. For location details for the Arvada meeting, call 303-985-5128. The book on topic for the discussions is “A Rage for Order: The Middle East in Turmoil, from Tahir Square to ISIS,” by Robert F. Worth.
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Jeffco 4-H open house Jefferson County 4-H is having its annual open house from 6-8:30 p.m. Oct 17 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., in Golden. The event is geared for youth ages 5-18 to learn about programs, activities, projects, and events part of Jeffco 4-H. Displays and demonstrations at the event will give attendees an opportunity explore a variety of projects and programs including archery, bicycling, domestic and livestock animal care, clothing construction, filmmaking, model rocketry, outdoor skills, photography, robotics, veterinary science and more. Current club members and 4-H leaders will be available to answer questions. Enrollment for the 2016-17 4-H year opens on Oct. 16. New member enrollment can be done at the event. For more information, contact CSU Extension Agent Lisa Sholten at 303-271-6620 or lsholten@jeffco.us.
County candidate forum The Arvada Chamber of Commerce is having a county candidate forum during its 3rd Friday Breakfast, which takes place 7:15-9 a.m. Oct. 21 at the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. The forum covers county districts 1 and 2 and the district attorney races. Vying for the county commissioner seats are incumbent Libby Szabo and Marti Smith in District 1, and incumbent Casey Tighe and Frank Teunissen in District 2. The district attorney candidates are incumbent Pete Weir and Jake Lilly. Members of the public are welcome to attend. Cost is $15 per person. Registration is required. To register or for more information on the event, call 303-424-0313 or visit www. arvadachamber.org.
Ceilidh fundraiser The Colorado Youth Pipe Band’s annual fall Ceilidh takes place 6-10 p.m. Oct. 22, at the Jefferson Unitarian Church, 14350 W. 32nd Ave., in Golden. The event will feature performances by the Colorado Youth Pipe Band and Highland dancers, and other Celtic performers. Adult tickets cost $15 each, tickets for youth between 6 and 18 years cost $5 each and children 5 and under are free. All proceeds to benefit the Colorado Youth Pipe Band. The Colorado Youth Pipe Band is the only pipe band in the state dedicated to teaching bagpiping, drumming and dance to youth. To learn more about the pipe band or to purchase
Film screening and Q&A on Ogallala Aquifer A free film screening on the Ogallala Aquifer takes place at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 26 in the Ben H. Parker Student Center on the Colorado School of Mines campus, 1200 16th St., in Golden. The film to be presented is “Written on Water: A Modern Tale of a Dry West.” The event includes an introduction of the film and a Q&A session with the director and producer, Merri Lisa Trigilio. The event is presented by the Payne Institute for Earth Resources at Colorado School of Mines. It is free to attend, and is open to the general public. However, an RSVP is required and must be done by Oct. 18. To learn more about the event or to reserve an RSVP, visit www.writtenonwater.eventbrite.com.
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California man was last seen in Alamosa Staff report Crime Stoppers is offering $12,000 for information leading to the body of John C. Cizek, 71, the victim in a first-degree murder charge in Jefferson County.
Cizek, who was from California, was last seen at a McDonald’s in Alamosa on June 12. David Edward Little, 40, was charged with the first-degree murder of Cizek, whose body hasn’t been found. On Oct. 4, Little was found dead in his cell at the Jefferson County Jail. His death is believed to have been a suicide, according to a news release from the Office of
the District Attorney of the 1st Judicial District. On June 12, Cizek and Little were seen in various places around Alamosa throughout the day, including the Alamosa Church of Christ and Ace Hardware. They were in a white 2016 Minnie Winne Winnebago. The RV was seen on June 14 at a Sinclair gas station in Fairplay, being driven
by Little, investigators say. Between June 13 and June 21, Little used Cizek’s credit cards at various places in Golden, Wheat Ridge, Arvada and Lakewood. Cizek is described as 6-foot-3, 220 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. His family would like to recover his body, the district attorney’s office says. Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 720-913-7867.
NEWS IN A HURRY Jeffco League of Women Voters present ballot issue pros and cons The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County will host a ballot issues forum from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. The main provisions of each ballot initiative, along with the major pro and con positions, will be discussed. LWV positions, if applicable, also will be discussed. Representatives from both sides of each initiative have been
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‘Greater Tuna!’ Two actresses play 21 characters in Colorado ACTS production of “Greater Tuna!” a satire that takes place in the Podunk town of Tuna, Texas, where radio announcers Thurston Wheeler and Arlis Struvey keep the region informed of the latest and greatest gossip and dirt. Show brings out all of the politically incorrect situations you might imagine in 1970s rural America. Show runs for three weekends, from Oct. 7-22 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. Interstate 70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Show times are 7 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, Oct. 14-15, with a 2 p.m. matinee Saturday, Oct. 15. Dinner is served during the dinner theater weekend Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21-22, with a special senior citizen luncheon at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 21. For reservations or information, call 303-456-6772 or visit www.coloradoacts.org. ‘Legend of Sleepy Hollow’ Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow” at 1 p.m. Saturdays through Oct. 15 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303935-3044 or go to minersalley.com. Appropriate for ages 12 and under. ‘God of Carnage’ Miners Alley Playhouse presents “God of Carnage” through Sunday, Oct. 16 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. What happens when two sets of parents meet up to deal with the unruly behavior of their children? Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, with the final performance at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 16. Tickets available online at www.minersalley. com or call 303-935-3044. Show includes adult content and strong language. Evergreen Players Production Evergreen Players presents “Stepping Out.” Working-class amateurs overcome inhibitions and left feet in a low-rent dance studio in North London. Show runs from Friday, Oct. 21 to Sunday, Nov. 6 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-674-4934 or go to www.evergreenplayers.org
‘Marie Antoinette’ The Edge Theater presents “Marie Antoinette” from Friday, Oct. 14, to Sunday, Nov. 13, at 1560 Teller St., Lakewood. France’s frivolous and fashionable queen may soon be going out of style. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. No show on Saturday, Oct. 30. Industry night and Halloween party is at 8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 31. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com. Autumn Acoustics Nostalgia Music Group, with special guest Dakota Blonde, performs Autumn Acoustics 2016 at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. A full-bodied, foot tapping performance of the best from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Tickets available by calling 303-987-7845, at https://lakewood. showare.com/ or at the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office. DAR Prospective Member Workshop Daughters of the American Revolution, a nonprofit women’s service organization dedicated to historic preservation, education and patriotism, plans a prospective member workshop from 1-4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Golden Public Library, 1019 10th St., Golden. Arrive at 1 p.m. and stay to work with a genealogist on your lineage to a patriot. DAR is open to all women, 18 years of age and older, who lineally descend from a patriot of the American Revolution. Family members, including men, are welcome to attend to learn about DAR and how to trace their patriotic lineage. RSVP to Mount Lookout chapter regent Joni Lewis at 303888-4395 or mtlookoutregent@gmail.com. Reservations are appreciated. Bonkers for Bats Have fun learning about bats - what’s real and what’s not, how they fly, how they live, what they eat. Bat crafts, games and snacks for everyone. Head outside to look for real bats. Fun for the whole family. Program runs from 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Sign up in advance. Go to https://campscui.active.com/orgs/ MajesticViewNatureCenter Women of Vision in Colorado History Frontier women had to be strong individuals. Learn about early Golden and Colorado women who transformed our culture, managed business empires, and became known for their abilities and vision. Presented by historian and storyteller Ed Weising, program runs from 6-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at the Golden History Museum, 923 10th St., Golden. Go to http://www. goldenhistory.org/event/women-visioncolorado-history/?instance_id=16.
Colorado ACTS Fall Classes Colorado ACTS is taking registrations for fall classes. Try your feet at an eight-week salsa and swing class. Spend early December on stage together as a family performing in “The Best Christmas Card Ever!” Children’s classes include Treasure Island and a junior Murder Mystery. Teen classes include Phantom of the Opera and Romeo and Winifred. Colorado ACTS is at 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road, Wheat Ridge. Register at www.coloradoacts.org. Call 303-456-6772.
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Hats Off to Broadway The Rockyettes dance troupe and Notable Choir will have you humming and singing your favorite Broadway tunes. Enjoy fancy footwork, phenomenal costumes, melodious voices, and delectable treats from 2-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 26, at the Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583 to register and pay by Oct. 21. Community Chorus Rhythm of Life Community Chorus, a non-audition chorus dedicated to the joy of singing, is open to teens and adults. The chorus runs in cycles, with 7-12 weeks of rehearsals, culminating in an informal performance. After a break of a few weeks, a new cycle begins. Membership dues are based on the length of the cycle. New members will receive an invoice upon registering. Money goes toward rehearsal space, music director, accompanist, music and other related expenses. New next session begins in September, with rehearsals from 7:15-8:45 p.m. Wednesdays through Nov. 9, at the Curtain Playhouse, 9170 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. The concert will be Sunday, Nov. 13. To register, go to http://thecurtainplayhouse.com/RhythmofLife.html Square Dancing Want some fun exercise? Learn to square dance. Start at 7 p.m. any Monday at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court. Call 303-9739529.
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Paint a Masterpiece in Nature Children will create their own work of art (acrylic on canvas) while being surrounded and inspired by nature. This is an outdoors, instructor-led class with a step-by-step tutorial. No experience necessary. Program runs from 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Sign up in advance. Go to https://campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter. Be ready to have a fantastic time. All supplies included. Please dress appropriately for the activity and the weather, and sign up in advance. Watercolor and Tea Explore your creativity using different watercolor techniques. Dry brushes, salt, rubber cement, earl grey, honey and sugar … we’ll combine all of these things one way or another to create scenes from nature. Instructor is David Sullivan. Program offered from 6-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Oct. 19, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Sign up in advance. Go to https://campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter. Arts and Crafts Exhibitors Exhibitors are needed for the fifth annual Stober Elementary School arts and crafts fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. Contact Anne Drobny at annedrobny@gmail.com. Japanese Arts and Crafts Showcase The 32nd annual Japanese Arts and Crafts Showcase is open from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 23, at Simpson United Methodist Church, 6001 Wolff St., Arvada. Annual event offers Asian arts and crafts from Denver’s JapaneseAmerican community. You can find Asian inspired woodwork, pottery, quilts, Christmas ornaments, jewelry, and more. Call 303-428-7963 or go to http:// www.simpsonumc.com. Art Classes, Workshops The Lakewood Arts Council and Gallery is beginning new session of art classes and workshops. For registration and information, go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org or call 303-980-0625. The gallery is at 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.
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Saint Anthony Relics The holy relics of Saint Anthony of Padua will visit St. Rafka Maronite Church in Lakewood as part of a 10-day tour of the Archdiocese of Denver
from Oct. 14-23. The relics will be at St. Fafka from 4-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 14. The church is at 2301 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Mass is at 6:30 p.m. The 3 G’s (Gloxinia, Gesneriad Growers) Show and Sale Enjoy the display of these interesting plants and find unusual varieties and learn from the experts Saturday, Oct. 15 at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 303-424-7979 or go to www.echters.com for information. Town Meeting, Community Coffee State Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp hosts a town meeting from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 15, at Standley Lake Library. We’ll talk about the minimum wage initiative and the death with dignity initiative. Bring questions and feedback. This is the last town meeting until January. Kraft-Tharp also hosts community coffee events from 8-9 a.m. at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, Westminster. This will be the last community coffee this year. Call 303-866-2950. National Wildlife Refuge Week Delight in nature from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, during National Wildlife Refuge Week at Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, 9210 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. A guided bird walk starts at 8 a.m. Activities for children run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Roam at your leisure from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. No reservations required. No cost to attend. This event is sponsored by Founders and Friends of Two Ponds NWR and the US Fish and Wildlife Service. Go to http://www.twopondsnwr.org/happenings Unlikely Stories of Redemption Real-life examples of hope growing out of hopelessness will be explored at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Redeemed: A Real-Life Cinderella Story,” features interviews with destitute Filipino children whose lives changed dramatically after the children were accepted into a ballet school. During the program, participants will have the opportunity to share stories about times they’ve seen difficult situations redeemed. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. Resource Roundup Expo Connect with services and resources that can enhance your golden years. Receive free giveaways, snacks and door prizes. Expo is from 8:1511:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583. Fall International Migratory Bird Day Celebrate birds and their migration through the area Saturday, Oct. 22, at the fall International Migratory Bird Day with the North JeffCo Nature Centers. A guided bird watch will meet at 8 a.m. at Standley Lake Nature Center, West 100th Avenue and Simms Street, Westminster. Afterward, enjoy an open house from 9 a.m. to noon with activities and learning in and around the Standley Lake Nature Center. No registration required. All ages welcome; event is free. Amazon Basin and Machu Picchu: MVNC Travel Series Tour the Amazon Basin of Peru and Brazil. See photos of the rainforest and its birds, insects, fresh water dolphins, fish, turtles, caimans, giant otters, and sloths. Visit remote native villages of the area. Travel to the headwaters of the Amazon and visit the “Lost City of the Inca’s,” Machu Picchu, built in 1460. Presented by Bob Barber, professional photographer. Program runs from 7-8:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Sign up in advance. Go to https://campscui.active.com/orgs/MajesticViewNatureCenter. Daughters of the Nile High Tea El Mejdel Temple No. 47, Daughters of the Nile, plans its annual high tea at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at the Highlands Masonic Lodge, 3550 Federal Blvd., Denver. Doors open at 1:30 p.m. Vendors, a silent auction and entertainment included. Reservation deadline is Saturday, Oct. 29. Call 303-232-3542 for information. Send a check ($18/person), payable to El Mejdel Temple No. 27, to: Jo Ann Van Trump, 3360 Marshall St., Wheat Ridge, 80033. Include names of those attending, amount enclosed, contact phone and email address. All proceeds benefit the operating budget of El Mejdel Temple No. 47. Pumpkin Patch The Arvada Gardeners has a pumpkin patch at the Arvada Community Garden at 57th and Garrison. Many good-sized and many mini pumpkins are available. Stop by any day from dawn to dusk when there is someone there and gate is open or unlocked. Gardeners will provide you with a wheelbarrow and you and your family can walk out to the patch, pick out your pumpkins, load them in the wheelbarrow and push them back to the entry. Call Stan Sharman at 847-287-2506 or Bill Orchard at 303422-9468. Nutritional Coaching Kate Sheets, nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, offers free one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions for the public. Call the store at 303-423-0990 for an appointment.
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Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More info at www.Facebook. com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. 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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How to find beauty inside contradiction My father was a complicated man, with simple tastes. And he loved to teach. One of his great lessons — a lesson he never articulated, but lived every day — was that there is a beauty in contradictions. Like being Michael Alcorn complicated and simple. HITTING For instance, my HOME father was a man of deep thought and conviction, who would go from complex philosophical conversation one instant, and then, the next, be talking in a loud Irish brogue with a twinkle in his eye. From that, I
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Let’s raise the bar for the constitution I support the “Raise the Bar” Amendment 71 and here’s why. Imagine a well-funded special-interest group spending millions of dollars to amend the Colorado Constitution to benefit an out-of-state corporation. Ridiculous? Well, this is exactly what happened in 2014 when a Rhode Island gaming corporation spent millions trying to pass Amendment 68, which would have permitted casino gambling at horse racetracks in three Colorado counties. It would have benefited one out-of-state corporation, but hurt Colorado’s home-grown gaming industry. The amendment failed, but the issue remains. Do we want our state constitution to be easy to manipulate by deep-pocket, out of state special interests? Colorado’s Constitution is among the easiest state constitutions to amend. In 140 years of statehood, our state constitution has
learned that seriousness and whimsy can, and do, co-exist in the best minds. In fact, one of my favorite posters of all time is of Albert Einstein, sticking his head out the window of a cab, sticking his tongue out. My father was the guy who could get up early on Sunday mornings to go set up the Sacristy before lectering at Mass and serving Communion, and could then come home and be perfectly entertained by professional wrestling. You see, deep Faith does not preclude the ability to enjoy the simplest amusements. He was also the guy who would scream and cheer at the top of his lungs for the Denver Broncos, and, as soon as the game was over, would flip over to PBS and abide in the beauty of an Italian opera. As long as it wasn’t Pavarotti. But … another story for another day. My father understood that there are no simple definitions of man, that this
been amended more than 150 times. That is because Colorado requires fewer signatures than any other state to get on the statewide ballot. The 98,492 threshold reflecting 5 percent of those casting ballots. Also, there is no requirement that petition signatures be gathered throughout the state. Currently, the majority of petition signatures are gathered in the Denver and Boulder areas, leaving rural Coloradans without a voice. Once on the statewide ballot, it requires only a simple majority to amend our state constitution. Many other states require a 60 percent popular majority. Amendment 71 would require petition signatures to reflect 2 percent of the registered voters in each of the state’s 35 Senate districts and would require a 55 percent popular vote to pass. These changes would protect Coloradans from special interest groups who use citizen’s initiatives to advance their causes. Once cemented into our constitution, these policies are difficult to update or remove because of the permanence enshrined in our state’s foundational document.
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wonderful piece of work known as man was capable of a wide range of interests and passions, and, sometimes even, able to balance two seemingly contradictory beliefs at the same time. We, however, in this latter day, seem to almost despise the ability to balance contradictory thoughts. It is impossible to respect and admire the police, it would seem, without implicitly being a racist. It is impossible to recognize regimes in Iran and North Korea as evil, it would seem, without implicitly being a war-monger. We’ve even gone so far as to codify this attitude in our schools: at some point, we seem to tell students that they have to be either athletes, or artists, or musicians, or scholars. We make it very difficult for students to pursue their own beautiful contradictions. And don’t even get me started on this election season, in which our real contra-
Vote “yes” on Amendment 71. Jayson VanShura, Lakewood Quite taxing Can the long suffering taxpayers of Jeffco really afford: • The new 10 percent tax burden stemming from the open-ended pie-in-thesky Amendment 69 (aka ColoradoCare)? • Plus the 3A, 3B taxes resulting from our school board’s mill and bond levies, which have balloon payment features after 10 years (costing an additional $200 million, yes $200 million, in interest)? • Plus increased future property taxes mandated by rising property value assessments buoyed by our current ‘housing price’ bubble? • Plus the rising price of food? • And, if they are Arvada residents, plus a proposed road maintenance tax? Will those deemed “cash cows” by their elected officials, here and in many other counties across the state, recognize the ultimate “’straw...” and accept the conse-
dictions are between the candidates we’ve elevated and the hopes and intentions of the founding fathers. I think we would all be better off if we just came to grips with the fact that there are contradictions all around us, and being able to embrace those makes the world a much more interesting place. Indeed, recognizing the complexity of the human animal and giving others the space to balance their own contradictions makes the world a more peaceful place, filled with humor, intimacy and community. And I don’t believe anyone would try to contradict the assertion that the world could use a lot more of those things. Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com
quences? Or will they prove to be as obstinate as camels and have the courage to vote NO on every bloated issue on their November ballots? Russell W Haas, Golden Support Jeffco’s 3A and 3B measures Our students are Jeffco’s future, and that’s why I support Jeffco Schools 3A and 3B. We need to equip our students with the skills needed for 21st-century jobs, and 3A will provide additional support for STEM programming, project-based learning and more. It will also help Jeffco attract and retain top-notch teachers for our students. The mill levy override will also benefit all students, whether they attend a neighborhood, charter or option school, because all of our students need to be prepared for career and college. Jeffco’s ability to expand educational programming in the district has been constrained by years of budget cuts at the state level and, thus, Jeffco is joined by
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50 other school districts in Colorado in asking their local communities to support their schools. The good news is that Jeffco 3A and 3B dollars will stay in Jeffco to benefit Jeffco students. The 3B bond will address critical facilities’ issues in our schools, including leaky roofs and inefficient HVAC systems, as well as providing new classrooms in areas of Jeffco that are growing. My children’s school was built with a bond like the one being proposed for 3B, and I want to make sure that every child in Jeffco has a seat in a safe and well-maintained school building — whether they live in a new neighborhood or an aging one.
October 13, 2016 Jeffco Schools 3A and 3B are a commitment to supporting a great education for all our Jeffco students. These children are Jeffco’s future business owners, doctors, engineers and leaders, and for their sake I ask you to join me in voting yes on 3A and 3on Nov. 8. Karyn Peabody, Golden School bond has questionable outcome Forgive me Jefferson County residents for writing again so soon about our School District’s plans for voted increased funding to the detriment of Student’s educations and us in more taxes and debit. But someone has to be more concerned for educational outcomes and it doesn’t appear to be our new School Board. First Mr. Rupert all School Districts in Colorado have “stable funding”, it’s the lack or lesser increases to
yearly budgets that is objectionable to most educators that’s at issue. And why you can’t “...take control of our own destiny...” isn’t a mystery to professional educators who know how educators as yourself have worked in the past. It’s really the main reasons of our current educational system failings, in meeting educational goals and unwillingness to change to make better school scores happen. Ali Lasell, our Board’s first VP, said the bond is to “...support Jeffco’s plan to implement a 6-8 middle school configuration across the district...” But where is the benefit to sixth grade students from moving them from higher performing elementary schools to lower performing middle schools? Wouldn’t it be more helpful to student’s educational attainments, middle school’s transitioning problems and high school freshmen’s immaturity in
going to a 7-9 model at this level? Also the district offering 13-14 college level curriculum at all high schools would better meet student’s educational needs to both outcome purposes, work and college readiness. Oh excuse me I forgot, community input wasn’t needed or ask for in these educational plans nor the debits this Board has already committed to place over our children’s educations. Jeffco school’s are all of our concerns and yes there are multiple issues that need all of our attention. Working together is what’s needed and the idea that only district administration and teachers have all answers is incorrect. Gary Scofield, Arvada Vote Yes on 3A and 3B An investment in Jeffco Schools is an investment in Jef-
fco’s future, and that is why I am voting yes on 3A and 3B this November. As the president of the Jefferson County Education Association, I support 3A and 3B for three basic reasons. First, Jeffco needs to continue to support the tradition of excellence with strong public schools and excellent educators. Second, Jeffco needs to retain and recruit those educators with a competitive and transparent compensation system. Third, our students need funding to invest in more counselors and inschool mental health programs to benefit our students and the entire Jeffco community. This fall, I’m voting yes on 3A and 3B because I am committed to supporting a great public education for all Jeffco students. Please help me support our students and community by voting yes on Nov. 8. John C. Ford
AREA CLUBS Ongoing Activities, Ongoing/Business Groups Mondays The Arvada Chorale, an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings from September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org. Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Check in from 5:15-5:30 p.m.; workshop runs from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/checks only). Attendees will get help taking the next step by getting unbiased information and resources. Learn the options avail-
able and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager. Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. For information, contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com. Drop-in Storytimes Bring the kids to get lost in the world of wonderful words and fabulous illustrations, from timeless classics to new discoveries, all with a nature theme. Drop-in storytimes are at 10 a.m. the first Thursday and third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Go to www.arvada.org/nature or call 720-898-7405. Suitable for all ages. No registration required. Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of
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Player living a sweet dream Ralston Valley senior Malory Eldredge connects with a pitch during her huge game Oct. 5 at Columbine High School. Eldredge drove in five runs on two home runs and two doubles in the Mustangs’ 14-12 victory in extra innings. Photos by Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools
Ralston completes backto-back 5A Jeffco sweeps Girls softball team on a roll, entering regional tourney LITTLETON — When conference softball play began in the Class 5A Jeffco League the defending league championships looked venerable. Ralston Valley held a 3-7 record heading into the Mustangs’ conference opener Sept. 20 against rival Arvada West, ranked No. 2 in the latest 5A softball polls. Ralston Valley cruised to a 10-2 victory over A-West to begin an eight-game winning streak that concluded Oct. 5 with a wild 14-12 road victory in extra innings over Columbine. “We really came into this game wanting to complete our league as undefeated champs,” Ralston Valley senior Malory Eldredge said after the regular-season finale. “There were so many emotions about finishing our senior year with this win.” The Mustangs (11-7, 7-0 in league) had already clinched back-to-back conference titles with a dominating 15-5 victory against Dakota Ridge last Saturday, but completing a second straight undefeated conference run was important. “It’s really huge to me. To do it my senior year is pretty awesome,” Ralston Valley senior catcher Alexa Samuels said. “We started rough and really came together as a team. I’m excited to see what the postseason is like.” Eldredge and Samuels provided the power to finally put an end to the Rebels’ upset bid. Columbine (9-10, 3-4) scored three runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie things up 12-12. Eldredge and Samuels responded by crushing solo home runs over the fence at Dave Sand-
Ralston Valley sophomore Sydney Stewart (44) was all smiles when she was greeted by sophomore Kaylee Cerrone (4) during the Mustangs’ nine-run top of the first inning Oct. 4 at Dave Sanders Memorial Field in Littleton. Ralston Valley completed its second straight undefeated Class 5A Jeffco League season with a 14-12 victory over Columbine. ers Memorial Field to give the Mustangs a 14-12 lead. “I’ve played against (Columbine senior pitcher Jenni Romero) my whole life,” said Eldredge, who finished the game with two home runs and two doubles while driving in five runs. “She (Romero) is a great pitcher, but I knew I had to go up there finish it for my pitcher (Ralston Valley junior Gianna Browdy). She was working hard. I had to do it for her.” Samuels, who knocked in three runs, belted her solo home run with two outs in the top of the eighth to give Browdy a bit
of a cushion. Browdy was able to retire the Rebels in order in the bottom of the eighth inning to end the game. “Knowing how they practice and prepare, I have confidence in them,” Ralston Valley coach Wendy Davies said. Ralston Valley saw its 9-0 lead after the top of the first inning completely evaporate with a gutsy effort by the Rebels. A 2-run home run by Columbine senior Kasey Cruz cut the Mustangs’ lead to 9-5 after three innings. Senior Shania Lopez and junior Zoey Softball continues on Page 26
Familiar look to state tennis tournament Cherry Creek again poised for a championship Staff report Not much appears to have changed this fall. Cherry Creek and Fairview head into the boys Class 5A state tennis tournament as the teams to beat.
The Class 5A tournament will be played Oct. 13-15 at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver, while the 4A tournament is set for the same days at Pueblo City Park. Cherry Creek has won 41 state championships and the Bruins are the fivetime defending champs. In each of the past five seasons, Fairview has finished second to the Bruins. In the Region 1 qualifying tourna-
ment, Creek swept all the titles in the seven divisions and will have 11 players in the state brackets. Fairview will send all 11 of its players to the Gates Tennis Center while Heritage, Ponderosa, Grand Junction and Mountain Vista qualified enough players to be contenders. The only local qualifier was Ralston Valley’s No. 2 singles player— Jackson Johnstone, Jr.
I’m sure Judd Erickson sometimes feels like he is sauntering away from a sweet dream when he walks off the football field. Erickson is Mountain Vista’s Jim Benton senior quarterback in the OVERTIME Golden Eagles’ spread, hurryup offense. He throws an average of 41 passes a game. He leads Class 5A quarterbacks with an impressive 2,168 yards and 23 touchdowns. He played only the first half in Vista’s 46-0 romp over Aurora Hinkley on Oct. 7 at Aurora Public Schools Stadium, but still passed for 205 yards and three TDs. “It’s amazing,” Erickson said. “I mean every quarterback dreams of it and with the skilled receivers we have and the offensive line that can hold up in pass pro(protection), it’s unreal.” The 6-foot-4, 205 pounder who still hasn’t drawn a lot of attention from college recruiters, credits the coaching staff and his teammates for his success this season. Still, he did pass for 2,174 yards in the 2015 season with 20 TDs. Vista offensive coordinator TJ Rubley illuminated that Erickson is bigger and stronger so his arm strength is up probably 30 percent. He’s running the offense better and is more comfortable in the pocket. ”He gets to throw the ball a lot but he has to get us in the right play,” said Rubley, who was a quarterback at the University of Tulsa and was on five pro teams, including the Denver Broncos. “If he doesn’t have those abilities, he doesn’t get the ability to throw the ball. “He has to have accuracy. He’s throwing a lot with five in the box. This isn’t easy football. A majority of his yards have come against difficult coverages.” Erickson, who could pass for 3,600 yards if he continues at his current pace, claims that running the offense isn’t hard. “It’s not too difficult,” he said. “There are a lot of calls on me but our offensive coordinator is incredible and prepares me well each week, so I know what I’m going to see. He makes it easy for me.” Fundraising for McKee family The Highlands Ranch football family and friends raised $1,663 and the Highlands Ranch TD club contributed another $500 to help support the McKee family for their injured son. Dylan McKee was a former Highlands Ranch football player who is now a freshman on the Concordia football team. He was injured in an automobile accident along with four other Bulldogs freshman players on Oct. 2 near Surprise,
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Ian Fonseca, football, senior, Arvada: Fonseca averaged 30.3 yards per completion in the Bulldogs’ 24-20 victory over Middle Park on Oct. 7. The 2A Flatirons League passing leader completed 9 of 17 passes for 273 yards and two touchdowns. Shelby Trostle, softball, sophomore, Faith Christian: She delivered a two-out, two-strike walk-off double in an 8-7 win over Basalt on Oct. 8. Trostle went 2-for-4 with three runs batted in during the game. Gracie Cordova, softball, senior, Pomona: She went 2-for-3 with an RBI in the Panthers’ 13-6 win over D’Evelyn on Oct. 7. Cordova finished the regular sea-
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Nebraska. McKee was still in intensive care last weekend after his second surgery but was improving. He is expected to recover. McKee’s brother Hunter is a senior linebacker on the Falcons football team this season and youngest sibling TJ is a freshman player at Highlands Ranch. Parents Larry and Kelly McKee have been with Dylan since the accident, but Larry returned home briefly to watch the Highlands Ranch game Oct. 7 against Lakewood. Board passes on basketball mercy rule The Colorado High School Activities
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son with a .552 batting average and was the 4A Jefferson County league leader in home runs (8), RBI (37), slugging percentage (1.120) and on base percentage (.606). Erin Gillcrist, volleyball, senior, Lakewood: She had 17 kills and a 60.7 kill percentage in the Tigers’ 3-0 conquest of Bear Creek on Oct. 6. Andi Brown, softball, senior, Golden: Demons will take a three-game winning streak into the Class 4A state playoffs and Brown went 3-for-4 with two runs scored and an RBI in a 9-5 triumph over Evergreen in the Oct. 5 regular season finale.
Association’s Board of Directors passed on a decision about the mercy rule to the basketball committee. So there will be no mercy rule for boys and girls basketball this season, which would have created a running clock if a team was ahead by 40 points in the fourth quarter. Since the Board of Directors didn’t vote on the mercy proposal, the basketball committee will discuss the merits and disadvantages of the mercy rule during its Feb. 7 meeting. If a mercy rule is approved and included in the basketball committee report, then the Legislative Committee would have to approve the decision. Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.
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Cruz both had 2-run doubles in the bottom of the fifth inning to trim the lead to 12-9. Lopez scored on a wild pitch with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game at 12-12. “Giving up nine unearned runs in that first inning after a couple of errors was tough,” Columbine coach Brooks Roybal said. “They very well could have tucked their heads and called it a day, but they battled back. They have refused to back down.”
October 13, 2016 The Rebels did have a little history on their side heading into the league finale. Ralston Valley’s last league loss came to the hands of Columbine back on Oct. 2, 2014. The 32-team regional tournament begins Oct. 15. All state tournaments (5A, 4A and 3A) are scheduled for Oct. 21 and 22 at Aurora Sports Park. “It’s a strange situation because if you won your league in the past you knew you would host (regionals),” Davies said. “It’s a long wait. Hopefully we can stay focused and do some fun things with them.” Columbine should make the postseason. The Rebels were No. 20 in the RPI rankings before the regular-season finale. The new RPI rankings will decide the 18 at-large bids to
the 5A regional field after the 14 automatic bids are handed out in the new format. The 5A Jeffco League receives two automatic bids with Ralston Valley and either Arvada West or Dakota Ridge taking those two spots. Ralston Valley hopes it can keep its momentum going in the playoffs. Davies credits the hard work her players have put in since starting the season 3-7 for the dramatic turnaround. Dennis Pleuss is a communications specialist for Jeffco Public Schools with a focus on athletics and activities. For more Jeffco coverage, go online at CHSAANow.com/Jeffco.
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Softball teams across state head into regional playoff action By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com Valor Christian’s softball team got a wake-up call a week before state playoffs begin. Mullen, ranked third in the CSHAANow.com Class 4A poll, snapped the 33-game winning streak of the top-ranked Eagles with a 4-3 win in the regular-season finale Oct. 8 on the Mustangs’ field. Eight regional, four-team state playoff regional tournaments in Class 3A, 4A and 5A will take place Oct. 15 with two teams from each region advancing to the state tournament, which will be held Oct. 21-22 at the Aurora Sports Complex. Valor, the two-time defending Class 4A state champions, has gone 65-3 over three seasons, and the Eagles feel comfortable taking one loss in the state tournament, which they have done the past two seasons “Last year we lost one game in the regular season and came back,” said Valor coach Dave Atencio. “Same thing two years ago. They will bounce back. This loss wakes us up a little bit and refocuses us. And, it was great timing with the state regional tournaments starting.” The top eight teams, according to the RPI
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standings, earned host roles for the regional tournaments. In Class 5A, Douglas County, Legend and Arvada West earned the right to play host to a regional tournament. Douglas County will hold the Region 4 tournament at the Metzler complex in Castle Rock and the Region 6 tourney hosted by Legend will be the Salisbury fields in Parker. In the opening pairings, 16th-seeded Legacy (13-6-0) will face No. 17 Castle View (11-7-1) in the Region 1 tournament at Broomfield High School. Cherry Creek, seeded 25th with a 9-10-0 record, will take on No. 8 and host Loveland (136-0) in the Region 2 tournament at the Barnes Softball Complex in Loveland. No. 12 Ralston Valley (11-7-0) will meet No. 21 Mountain Vista (12-7-0) in the Region 3 tourney hosted by Eaglecrest at the Aurora Sports Park. The Region 4 tournament has first-round games pitting No. 4 Douglas County (15-4-0) against No. 29 Horizon (8-11-0) and No. 20 Rock Canyon (109-0) going against No. 13 Prairie View (16-3-0). Sixth-seeded Legend (14-4-1) will face No. 27 Smoky Hill (11-8-0) in the Region 6 tournament while the Region 7 tourney finds No. 28 and defending 5A champion Mountain Range (10-9-0) challenging No. 7 Arvada West (13-5-1) in an opening contest. No. 18 ThunderRidge (13-6-0) travels to Grand Junction and will play No. 16 Fort Collins (12-7-0) to begin Region 8 action. Valor reserved Aurora Sports Park for the Region 5 Class 4A tournament. The Eagles, seeded
third with an 18-1-0 record, will play No. 30 Pueblo East (7-12-0). No. 19 D’Evelyn will face No. 14 Pueblo Central (12-7-0) in the other opening game. Fifth-seed Wheat Ridge (13-6-0) faces No. 28 Pueblo Centennial (6-12-1) as host for Region 3 and No. 16 Golden (14-5-0) faces the challenge of playing No. 17 Berthoud (12-7-0) in the Region 1, Class 4A tourney in Erie. Advancing to the state playoffs was an accomplishment for Arvada. The Bulldogs are 11-8-0 this season and the most wins Arvada managed in a single season over the previous seven years was six. Arvada, seeded No. 29, plays No. 4 Pueblo West (15-3-0) in the Region 4 tourney at Runyon Field in Pueblo and No. 22 Ponderosa (9-10-0) will open against No. 11 Frederick (12-7-0) in the Region 6 event hosted by Mountain View at the Barnes Softball Complex in Loveland. No. 23 Holy Family (11-8-0) meets No. 10 Air Academy (14-40) in the Region 7 meet at Garden Acres Park in Longmont. Twenty-four teams qualifyied for the Class 3A playoffs and No. 14 Faith Christian (10-9-0) plays No. 19 St. Mary’s (10-9-0) in the Region 3 tournament, while No. 7 The Academy (15-4-0) will be at home to play the winner of the Cedaredge-Akron game in the Region 7 tournament. Two fields must be available for a school to host a regional tournament so all the sites have yet to be determined.
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community leaders, is the association’s way of recognizing business in the community each year. The Arvada Economic Development Association’s mission is to provide business and commercial development services to new and existing businesses, so that businesses can grow and expand to create jobs, increase revenues and make capital investments. Gene Milstein expressed appreciation for the honor. And he praised the association’s work toward creating a vibrant and supportive business environment and the city’s cooperative partnership in that endeavor. “The Arvada government is unique in the metro area cities for creating a friendly small-town atmosphere with ideas, culture and planning of a much larger city,” he said. “In addition, we have really enjoyed the semi-rural environment of the Aspen Business Park for the last 34 years. In short, doing business in Arvada has been a great and satisfying experience.” Other awardees this year were: Retailer of the Year, Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage; Outstanding Small Business, Premium Panels; and Outstanding Large Business, Wanco. Natural Grocers, at 77th and Wadsworth, was recognized for its $750,000 in capital investment in the facade of the entire center, which included significant interior improvements to open up an interior walkway to all tenants. Premium Panels, a metal roofing manufacturer, was recognized for its $3.1 million capital investment in a building in the Arvada Tech Center. This investment allowed the company to remain in Arvada and double the number of jobs. Wanco, a leading manufacturer of traffic safety equipment, was recognized for an $8.6 million expansion on a 95,000-square-foot building, which resulted in the retention of the existing facility and 200 new jobs. Community First Foundation was awarded the Community Partnership Award for its assistance to donors and nonprofits to improve quality of life and create positive change within the community. The foundation’s $1 million grant to Red Rocks Community College Health Sciences building was the largest private gift toward the college’s campaign. The association also recognized Laura Tobey posthumously with the inaugural Community Champion Award. Tobey, who died in July, was recognized for making a significant impact in Olde Town through her vision and selfless servant leadership. “She created best practices for Olde Town business owners and redeveloped blighted, tired buildings into a thriving retail and commercial district,” said Ryan Stachelski, director of the Arvada Economic Development Association. “Her contributions will live on for generations.”
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head to tail. Given the success of the bison reintroduction program in the late 1990s at the arsenal wildlife refuge, this unique activity will be something to not miss. A popular tour of the refuge bison herd and range is also on the agenda. At the state level, the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife is in the midst of statewide predator management listening sessions to get public input on the impact wildlife predators are having on the diminishing population of the state’s mule deer herds. Known predators threatening mule deer, both adult and fawns, include mountain lions and coyotes. The questions under study are whether other wildlife predator impacts exist. Certainly, state human population growth, land conversion and development factors play a role in habitat loss, typically the biggest single negative impact on mule deer (and wildlife) populations, health and well-being. Call the Department of Parks and Wildlife at 303297-1192 for future public meeting schedues.This significant wildlife issue will get continued attention in the near term by the department. Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at RonHellbusch@comcast.net.
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NH CIRCUIT COURT 2nd Circuit-Family Division-Lebanon 38 Centerra Parkway Lebanon, NH 03766 Telephone: 1-855-212-1234 TTY/TDD Relay: (800) 735-2964 http://www.courts.state.nh.us CITATION BY PUBLICATION - TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS TO: Brandy Kontour PO Box 745117 Arvada Colorado 80006 Formerly of and now parts unknown Case Number: 652-2016-TR-00001,2 Initial Hearing A petition to terminate parental rights over your minor child(ren) has been filed in this Court. You are hereby cited to appear at a Court to show cause why the same should not be granted. Date: November 17, 2016 38 Centerra Parkway Lebanon, NH 03766 Time: 11:00AM Time Allotted: 30 Minutes A written appearance must be filed with this Court on or before the date of the hearing, or the respondent may personally appear on the date of the hearing or be defaulted. CAUTION You should respond immediately to this notice to prepare for trial and because important hearings will take place prior to trial. If you fail to appear personally or in writing, you will waive your right to a hearing and your parental rights may be terminated at the above hearing. IMPORTANT RIGHT OF PARENTS THIS PETITION IS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PARENTAL RIGHTS OVER YOUR CHILD(REN) SHALL BE TERMINATED. TERMINATION OF THE PARENT/CHILD RELATIONSHIP MEANS THE TERMINATION SHALL DIVEST YOU OF ALL LEGAL RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, DUTIES AND OBLIGATIONS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE LOSS OF ALL RIGHTS TO CUSTODY, VISITATION AND COMMUNICATION WITH YOUR CHILD(REN). IF TERMINATION IS GRANTED, YOU WILL RECEIVE NO NOTICE OF FUTURE LEGAL PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING YOUR CHILD(REN). You are hereby notified that you have a right to be represented by an attorney. You also have the right to oppose the proceedings, to attend the hearing and to present evidence. If you desire an attorney, you may notify this Court within ten (10) days of receiving this notice and upon a finding of indigency, the Court will appoint an attorney without cost to you. If you enter an appearance, notice of any future hearings regarding this child(ren) will be by first class mail to you, your attorney and all other interested parties not less than ten (10) days prior to any scheduled hearing. Additional information may be obtained from the Family Division Court identified in the heading of this Order of Notice. If you will need an interpreter or other accommodations for this hearing, please contact the court immediately. Please be advised (and/or advise clients, witnesses, and others) that it is a Class B felony to carry a firearm or other deadly weapon as defined in RSA 625. 11,V in a courtroom or area used by a court. BY ORDER OF THE COURT September 26, 2016 Pamela G. Kozlowski, Clerk of Court Legal Notice No.: 45843 First Publication: October 13, 2016 Last Publication: October 20, 2016 Publisher: Golden Transcript Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press
WESTOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, pursuant to Sections 29-1-108 and 109, C.R.S., that a proposed budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Westown Metropolitan District (the “District”) for the ensuing year of 2017. The necessity may also arise for an amendment of the 2016 budget of the District. Copies of the proposed 2017 budget and 2016 amended budgets (if appropriate) are on file in the office of the Districts' Accountant, Simmons & Wheeler, P.C., 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112, where same are available for public inspection. Such proposed 2017 budget and 2016 amended budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the office of Century Communities, 8390 E. Crescent Parkway, Suite 650, Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111. Any interested elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the 2017 budget or the 2016 amended budget, inspect the 2017 budget and the 2016 amended budget and file or register any objections thereto.
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After nearly two decades awaiting access onto the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has scheduled trail nature hikes on the new refuge. The Rocky Flats refuge, west of Westminster and Standley Lake in Jefferson County, is under management by the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge Ron Hellbusch staff. Trail hiking reservations can be made by calling the Commerce OUTDOOR City-based service staff at 303-289LIVING 0930. A variety of wildlife viewing and nature study opportunities are available to the public during National Wildlife Refuge Week being celebrated Oct. 25. The service staff has scheduled a birds of prey show, wildlife art displays, face painting and hands-on wildlife activity booths focusing on bison, bees, butterflies and other Colorado species. On Oct. 30, kids and families will have a rare opportunity to handle and assemble a bison skeleton from
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TO: ALL REGISTERED VOTERS Notice of Election City of Arvada Adams and Jefferson Counties, Colorado
Election Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2016 | Election Hours: 7:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Local Election Office Address and Telephone Number: City Clerk’s Office City of Arvada 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, CO 80002 Telephone: 720-898-7550
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Shall the City of Arvada, without increasing taxes, and to restore local authority that was denied in 2005 to all local governments by the Colorado Legislature, be authorized to provide highspeed internet services (advanced services), telecommunication services, and/or cable television services as defined by § 29-27-101–304 of the Colorado Revised Statutes including but not limited to any new or improved high bandwidth services based upon future technologies, either directly, and/or indirectly with public and/or private sector partners, to residents, businesses, schools, libraries, nonprofit entities and other users of such services, without limiting its home rule authority?
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NOTICE OF ELECTION TO INCREASE TAXES ON A REFERRED MEASURE BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2G: SHALL THE CITY OF ARVADA TAXES BE INCREASED $10,700,000 ANNUALLY IN THE FIRST FULL FISCAL YEAR COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2017, OR BY WHATEVER ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS ARE RAISED ANNUALLY THEREAFTER THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2028, BY AN ADDITIONAL CITY SALES AND USE TAX AT A RATE OF 1/2 CENT TO PAY THE COSTS OF STREET MAINTENANCE, STREET IMPROVEMENTS, AND SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS PROVIDED THAT THE FOLLOWING PROJECTS SHALL BE FUNDED BEFORE ANY OTHERS ARE FUNDED: • Widening existing lanes and improving sideWalks on ralston road betWeen yukon street and garrison street; • adding lanes and sideWalks on West 72nd avenue betWeen simms street and Ward road; • adding sideWalks in neighborhoods near the g-line commuter rail stations; and • closing sideWalk gaps in southeast and south arvada; and WITH EXPENDITURES ON OTHER FUTURE MAINTENANCE PROJECTS TO BE MADE BY THE CITY COUNCIL BASED UPON STREET MAINTENANCE PRIORITIES, AND CITY council shall annually report the progress of such projects to the citizens; and shall the revenues generated by such sales tax increase and any earnings from the investment of such revenues be collected and spent by the city as a voter-approved revenue change pursuant to ARTICLE X, SECTION 20 OF THE COLORADO CONSTITUTION OR ANY OTHER LAW?
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Total City Fiscal Year Spending Fiscal Year 2016 (estimated) $143,679,938* 2015 (actual) $122,718,000* 2014 (actual) $114,432,000 2013 (actual) $109,753,000 2012 (actual) $103,569,000 *The increase in estimated expenditures for 2015, 2016 and 2017 (as reflected below) is related to capital project spending on a few large projects. Overall percentage change from 2012 to 2016 Overall dollar change from 2012 to 2016
39% $40,110,938
Proposed Tax Increase
City Estimate of the Maximum Dollar Amount of the Proposed Tax Increase For Fiscal Year 2017 (the First Full Fiscal Year of the Proposed Tax Increase):
BALLOT ISSUE NO. 2G: $10,700,000 City Estimate of 2017 Fiscal Year Spending Without Proposed Tax Increase:
$148,298,157
Summary of Written Comments FOR Ballot Issue No. 2G: Arvada’s street system is worth more than $3 billion dollars. That makes our streets a valuable asset. Despite continued and increased funding from existing city revenues (currently $6 million annually), the 1,500 lane miles of our street system are slowly and steadily getting worse. The majority of Arvada’s streets have been built since 1968 and many are now approaching the half century mark. Approving a ½ cent sales tax increase now (five pennies on each ten dollar purchase) will prevent a far more expensive street rebuilding emergency a few years down the road. And it will prevent the redirecting of funding from other important city needs. In 2014, twenty-one citizens from throughout the community were appointed to advise the City Council on future needed capital improvements, including street improvements. After a year of study, discussion and debate, the committee unanimously recommended a list of capital improvements in priority order for Council’s consideration. In addition, the committee also unanimously urged the Council to identify a new revenue source to be used for the maintenance and upgrade of the street system. City Council concluded that a sales tax was the best method to generate the dollars needed. It is important to note that unlike other tax initiatives, a sales tax means anyone who purchases products or services in Arvada – Arvada and non-Arvada citizens alike – will be sharing in the funding of Arvada street improvements and maintenance. Over twelve years, a half-cent sales tax will yield an annual average of more than $9 million dollars of additional revenue to bring our roads from their present rating of 62% fair or better to 70% fair or better. This eight percentage point improvement represents a substantial benefit that will be seen throughout the city of Arvada. As the city gears up for the significant increase in maintenance work, there will be an opportunity in the first several years of the tax to advance several of the capital improvement projects recommended by the citizen advisory group. Between 2017 and 2020, the Ralston Road project can be implemented, along with widening of West 72nd between Ward and Simms Streets, and construction of sidewalks near the Gold Line stations and missing segments near some of our Arvada schools. Arvada City Council unanimously voted to put Question 2G on the ballot, seeking voter approval for a half cent sales tax. This tax will be used exclusively for streets and sidewalks and will sunset after twelve years. This funding will be used for resurfacing major roadways and neighborhood streets to prolong their life including filling potholes and sealing cracks before they become hazardous to drivers which lowers long-term costs incurred by neglecting basic maintenance; improving synchronization of lights to improve traffic flow; addressing traffic congestion.
All projects funded by the additional tax revenues will be conducted in an open and transparent process including a project tracking system and annual performance report published on the City’s website. Vote Yes for 2G and let’s protect these valuable community assets. Summary of Written Comments AGAINST Ballot Issue No. 2G: An increase in Arvada’s sales tax rate will give Arvada the highest sales tax rate of any large city in Colorado. Adding another half cent on every dollar of food and goods purchased in Arvada will cost a typical family hundreds of dollars more in taxes every year. Sales taxes are regressive and cost more for those on fixed incomes (like senior citizens) and for those making lower wages. A sales tax hike will make Arvada businesses less competitive to those in surrounding communities with a lower sales tax rate. An increase will add to Arvada already being the highest tax burden city in Jefferson County for local services (fire, recreation, police, infrastructure). This sales tax increase is an irresponsible request. Something is wrong at City Hall when a fundamental municipal responsibility like repairing and maintaining our streets is underfunded in the first place. There is evidence that the city government is not spending responsibly; for example, the new parking garage in olde town is at least $10 million over budget; and the city has mortgaged the two new police substations and the water treatment administration building so that it can borrow money to remodel the West Woods Golf Course clubhouse. Furthermore, millions of dollars of future sales tax revenue have been given away as incentives to private corporations and developers via the Arvada Urban Renewal Authority. The sales tax hike ballot language puts big projects before basic repair of our streets. Will they ever get around to making Arvada streets first class or will there always be another big, new project that suddenly becomes a top priority? We need a more responsible approach. First things first — the city government’s primary duty is to provide basic services like keeping our streets and roads in good repair before spending our tax dollars on frills, extras, and incentives to private, for-profit developers. City Hall should present the taxpaying public with a fiscal plan that shows a good faith effort to live within the current budget before asking us to hike our taxes. The responsible thing to do is vote no on arvada 2g, hold our elected officials accountable, and demand new city budget priorities that emphasize better roads and public safety.