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January 9, 2014 Jefferson County, Colorado | Volume 9, Issue 33 A publication of

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Sergeant dies while off duty Stonecipher served 38 years on police force

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ourcoloradonews.com

Randy Olson and his service dog, London, work out during a regular business day. Olson said he comes to the YMCA for its affordability and special program offerings. Photo by Crystal Anderson

Open house pumps programs Annual effort offers potential customers a glimpse into the YMCA

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ourcoloradonews.com The Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA, 6350 Eldridge St., will offer annual open house 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 16 Held every January, the open house serves as introduction and promotional tool for the YMCA, educating residents and YMCA members about the different programing and options available.

“We want to get a lot of people to come in and learn about the Y, that’s the goal,” YMCA Membership Director Jen Spettel said.

The open house will have representatives and information from the different programs available to answer questions and will offer free tours of the facility, informative meet-n-greets with trainers, complimentary blood pressure screen-

ings, body composition analyses, free recipes and healthy snacks for children.

“This is a great opportunity for us to show off what we do,” Bryan Tucker, executive director at the YMCA said. “It’s the one-stop to gather information on everything, and get questions answered.”

Started more than 10 years ago, organizers expect to see a couple hundred people throughout the event, which will be held on two dates, Jan. 15 and Jan. 25.

“This is important for us because we want the community to be healthy,” Tucker said.

For residents like Randy Olson, being healthy is the reason he switched his membership to the YMCA nine years ago.

“I like everything, with the Y, I got a one-time monthly fee and got everything, never have to pay extra for things, like the MS class,” Olson said.

Open to all Arvada residents interested

IF YOU GO What: Susan M. Duncan Family YMCA Annual Open House Where: 6350 Eldridge St., Arvada When: Wednesday, Jan. 15 and Saturday, Jan. 25.

Times: Jan. 15 :11 a.m. to 1 p.m.; 5-7 p.m.

Jan. 25: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Cost: Free

in the YMCA, the open house serves as part of a larger goal for the YMCA. “We want people to be a part of something bigger, the more people we can touch the better our community will be,” Tucker said. “Whether you’re an infant, a family, a single parent, a senior, have special needs, fit or want to be fit, the Y is here for everybody.”

“Good mornin’ ‘Mericans,” is how Sergeant Charles Stonecipher would begin his morning briefings every day.

Charles ‘Stony’ Stonecipher, a sergeant with the Arvada Police Department died from a suspected heart attack at his home, Dec. 29, he was 64.

Stonecipher, an avid, active, 38-year veteran member of the police department, was a man devoted to law enforcement, healing and the Arvada community.

“He was a blend between his love for his law enforcement career and his love for his healing career,” Beth Kimzey, Stonecipher’s wife said. “He would always ask his folks, Stonecipher what they need to do to contribute and protect the City of Arvada, he loved Arvada.”

Holding nearly every position offered within the police department, Stonecipher actively fought crime throughout the community. One of his more notable feats was a comprehensive crime project, launched in 1989, which incarcerated 35 criminals, helping to clear Arvada from heavy narcotic, theft, break-in crime. Throughout his time at the police department he was known as someone who was supportive, embraced change, and who cared about the community.

“He was more than a police officer performing law enforcement functions,” said Arvada Police Chief, Don Wick. “He was a person who truly cared about the City of Arvada, and through his chosen profession he could serve and protect those people.”

Outside of his law enforcement career, Stonecipher enjoyed spending time outdoors gardening, playing golf or adventuring in the mountains with his wife, Beth, and their two dogs, Smidgeon and Tapper.

“He seemed to take the road less traveled,” Kimzey said. “He loved to get in the truck and drive into the mountains and find wildflowers, and just go on an adventure.”

According to those who knew him, Stonecipher was a man who was intuitive, passionate and patriotic, someone who wanted to make a difference in the lives of those around him.

“He was a very selfless person who worried about everyone else, and what he could do for them,” said Ken Petersen, Stonecipher’s good friend. “He really liked to be a teacher, a coach, and a mentor to young police officers.”

According to his family, throughout his life, Stonecipher was an animal lover, and looked to the eagle as sort of his animal spirit.

“The eagle is an animal that really represents freedom, courage and strength, and he really looked to that because those things really represented him,” Kimzey said.

Stonecipher will be honored at a memorial, 10 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 8, at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

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Son takes family to uncharted territory Neil DiLorenzo lays the brown folder on the kitchen table. As he tells the tale and to better illustrate his point, he pulls out a map, a list of coordinates, a copy of an email, a log of emergency numbers.

The thick file holds a literal paper trail, meticulously plotted, of his son’s extraordinary expedition in unsettled lands far away, a trip of self-discovery taken like pilgrims of old, on foot, alone, depending on the kindness of strangers for food and shelter.

And, in this day of immediate and unceasing communication, no cell phone or laptop, therefore — for the most part — no connection to family or friends.

“It did hit me, several weeks into it — he’s homeless,” Neil says. “I saw a homeless man and thought, ‘That’s my son,’ except he’s in a foreign land.”

They call it Donovan’s Journey.

But make no mistake: It’s Neil and Michelle DiLorenzo’s journey, too, one more in the life of parents, this one lived daily with a worry that hunkers in their hearts, even as they celebrate the unique courage of their child’s unusual quest.

Neil: “We don’t really understand why he’s doing this.”

Michelle: “It’s something that’s calling him.”

Neil: “I think he felt he had to do this to discover himself, to see if he could live without the support of anyone.”

For Donovan DiLorenzo, 42, the oldest of Neil and Michelle’s four children, an early career path seemed clear: Make money, lots of it. And as a marketing account executive working for top ad agencies, he was close to earning his first million before 9-11.

But the devastating calamity shook him and rearranged his priorities.

After researching urban school districts across the country, he decided to teach in the Ninth Ward in New Orleans, a predominantly African-American neighborhood struggling with deep poverty. He earned a master’s in education while teaching there. As Katrina bore down, he delivered two carloads of Ninth Ward residents to his sister’s home in Arkansas for safety, and later relocated them to Dallas — he still keeps in touch with the families.

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In 2006, he joined the Peace Corps and spent 28 months teaching in Malawi in southeast Africa, one of the world’s least-developed countries.

He returned to New Orleans, teaching in a charter school, while also housing and supporting several immigrants from Malawi.

“He doesn’t have anything,” Neil says, “but he gives everything he has.”

Last summer, Donovan decided to act on a new dream — a pilgrimage through the Middle East and India with the possibility of writing a book about those experiences.

To prepare, he gave away all his possessions, including his cell phone and laptop. He mailed books and mementos to his parents’ Highlands Ranch home. He kept one change of clothes, a sleeping bag, a tent and his bike and began cycling to Colorado.

For three weeks, Neil and Michelle didn’t know where he was, or how he was.

“It was,” says Michelle, who texts her children good morning every day, “awful.”

One afternoon, they spotted him riding down the street.

“He looked like the UPS man,” Neil says. But Donovan’s test run had proved successful.

Planning began for the big journey.

“We really wanted him to buy a cell phone,” Neil says.

“He refused. He didn’t want to be able to communicate with anyone.”

A friend told Neil about a lightweight GPS tracker that fits in the palm of a hand.

“You’re not talking to us,” Neil told Donovan. “You’re

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not really communicating. At least, as long as the coordinates are moving, we’ll know you’re alive.”

So, Donovan agreed. Every three days, he would activate the GPS device. Neil would plot the latitude and longitude on maps and be able to follow his route.

The outgoing, friendly boy who loved sports but not hiking or being outdoors, and who often took three showers a day because he was a bit of a clean freak, strapped on Teva sandals, determined to push his boundaries even further.

He boarded an airplane for Jordan Aug. 26.

“This journey is really a pilgrimage of sorts,” he wrote before he left on a website set up by family to track his travels. “I’ll walk a good portion of my travels such that the journey is slower by nature, giving me more time to think, write and connect with others ... As in a traditional pilgrimage, I step out without many resources and see how life unfolds. Not expecting this to very easy, but meaningful.”

He had enough money and a credit card to buy local clothing and necessary border and travel documents. The first night in Amman, he spent in a hotel.

And then, he was on his way.

The first three weeks, Neil and Michelle slept two to three hours a night. Neil developed a routine, checking email as soon as he woke to see if the GPS tracker had sent coordinates, then heading down to the kitchen for coffee with Michelle. One of the earliest locations came through Sept. 2.

Neil spreads the map of Jordan, Syria and Israel on the table.

His finger jabs the location he has circled in black marker. “He was trying to cross the King Hussein bridge. . . which made me nervous because he’s going from Jordan to Israel ...”

On Sept. 6, another set of coordinates arrived. They put Donovan just south of the Sea of Galilee.

“He’s two, three miles from the Syrian border,” Neil says. “Within a day of that, Obama said we’re going to declare war. For all I knew, he knew nothing of the problem ... (A friend in Egypt) said he’s got to get out of there; he’s got to get a gas mask. We were just totally petrified.”

Michelle misses being able to talk to Donovan every day.

“I am very nervous ... that has been really, really hard not knowing where he’s at,” she says. But “you have to let them do their own thing.”

Sometimes, finding the locations doesn’t alleviate the worry.

Neil folds open another map, a topographical one that seems to depict mountains and no roads. “When I see him in the middle of nowhere, like this,” he says, “it makes me even more concerned.”

But Neil has become an expert map finder. What seems like mountains on one map turns out to be hills with a dirt road on another.

Neil’s maps trace Donovan’s journey with careful precision. He circles the coordinate locations in black marker and writes the date, then highlights the route in yellow.

Occasional emails from Donovan are carefully tagged and posted onto the website, donovansjourney.com, so that family and friends can follow, too. Neil posts information on Facebook, as well. Donovan has journaled three stories about his trip so far, also on the website.

He writes about sleepless nights in the open listening to packs of wild dogs outside of Nazareth, the spontaneous kindness of strangers inviting him to tea and conversation, playing with children near the Dead Sea. After walking 661 miles through the Middle East, including a brief stay in Egypt with a friend during which he was able to call Neil and Michelle, Donovan is now walking through India.

Inadequate computer and satellite networks have prevented the GPS tracker from sending coordinates.

“I worry more about him getting sick and if he gets sick what is he going to do,” Michelle says. “I pray every day that he doesn’t get sick.”

“It’s the unknown,” Neil says, “and how is he going to handle it.”

Through scarce emails, they knew Donovan had traveled in December to a well-known ashram in Puttaparthi to meditate and study awhile.

“He’s right here,” Neil says, pointing to the town north of Bangalore. “I feel he’s in a safer place. The only negative is I don’t hear from him every three days.”

Despite the worry, their son’s adventure leaves them in awe.

“I envy what he’s doing,” says Neil, an avid hiker. “I wish I would have thought of something like this ...”

“I feel he has a calling and we’re behind him the whole way — we will support him always,” Michelle says. “I just wish he’d be home.”

On Jan. 3, Neil checked his email to find a priceless New Year’s gift — a message from Donovan, the first since Dec. 20.

“The path has changed a bit,” Donovan wrote. “I feel the need to pay respects to Gandhi and the Dalai Lama.”

He is headed to their ashrams.

Although he mentioned possibly returning to Colorado in May and that he had experienced some “tenuous times,” he also noted he wanted to spend three months working with Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity in Calcutta.

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Gold Dome déjà vu Last year’s battles expected to resurface

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Going into this year’s legislative session, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle insist that their next 120 days of work will focus on jobs and the economy.

But the reality is that Democrats and Republicans will spend a good portion of time re-fighting old battles inside the Capitol.

Polarizing issues from last year’s session — rural energy mandates; oil and gas industry regulations; election reform; and, yes, gun control — will be debated again.

It’s enough to make Yogi Berra proud, because a good portion of this year’s session will seem like déjà vu all over again.

“When you look at the outcry from the last session, there are some things that need to be looked at again,” said Senate Minority Leader Bill Cadman, R-Colorado Springs. “And we will have an opportunity to fix them.”

Republicans will sponsor bills that seek to undo a Democratsponsored gun control package that was placed into law following last year’s session. The package led to new laws that created universal background checks on gun sales; limited the amount of ammunition that a high-capacity magazine can hold; and restricted domestic violence offenders’ access to guns.

But Democratic leaders aren’t interested in having the same gun debates from last session, ones that led to emotionallycharged testimony and marathon committee hearings and floor votes.

“We’re ready to move forward in Colorado and solve the problems that people are telling us we need to solve,” said House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, DDenver. “We don’t need to rehash the same fights we fought over last year.”

But Democrats won’t have much a choice. Besides gun legislation, Cadman said that his party will introduce bills that seek “fixes” to an election reform bill last session, one that created same-day voter registration in

Colorado.

Also, look for a bill from House Republicans that would scale back legislation signed into law last year, which doubled the renewable-energy mandate for rural electric cooperatives.

“Since it passed, the passion from the people in rural Colorado about how it’s going to be detrimental to them has not let up,” s a i d House M i nority Leader Brian D e l - Report Grosso, R Loveland. If the rural people’s voice is wanting to be beard, I hope that Ferrandino and his crew will at least take a look at that.”

The House GOP will introduce a slate of bills that would reduce regulations on small businesses and will focus on helping economies in rural communities, DelGrosso said.

DelGrosso said that last year’s session was more “left-centric” than what Coloradans had bargained for. He said that voters’ resentment over major pieces of Democrat-sponsored legislation was apparent during the recall election losses by Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Angela Giron of Pueblo. Evie Hudak of Westminster resigned rather than face her own recall attempt.

“I think some of the gun debate obviously started that, but I think overall the folks that were voting in the recall election were like, ‘I don’t think the people representing us were focusing on us,’” DelGrosso said.

Ferrandino rejects that assertion. He said that gun background checks are working and that the voices among Colorado’s rural community are being heard. The House speaker pointed to legislation passed last year that provided grants to help rural communities diversify their economies and a separate bill that created a health and social services center inside Bent County’s Fort Lyon Correctional Facility.

Ferrandino also reminded his Republican colleagues that debate was never cut off last year,

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on any issue.

“I’ve made a concerted effort to make sure everybody has a voice,” the House speaker said.

“Just because you don’t get your way doesn’t mean your voice isn’t being heard. While it’s a good talking point for the other side, the facts don’t support that assertion.”

Ferrandino said that the first priority of the House will be to work on flood and wildfire legislation, which should come with strong bipartisan support.

Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, said the first bill out the Senate aims to curb escalating college tuition costs that are “crippling a generation of opportunity for kids.” Carroll also previewed legislation that seeks reduce the financial burden on parents for child care costs.

Carroll said that she expects legislation on oil and gas industry regulations. She said there is “a good chance” that the Senate will pass legislation that died last year, which would raise fines on companies for toxic spills.

Carroll is not naïve to the new reality in the Senate. Because of the recall election efforts, her party’s majority has been reduced to a single vote. She is hopeful that Senate Republicans will support many Democratic bills, but acknowledges that some battles will be difficult.

“The 18-17 vote really matters,” she said.

Carroll hopes the two sides can move beyond partisan politics this session.

“The people really are sick of bickering,” she said. “They’re sick of partisan mudslinging.

They’re tired of excuses. They frankly don’t want to hear it.

They don’t want to know who is to blame for what; they just want us to get the job done.”

Meanwhile, Cadman insists that his party isn’t overestimating Coloradans’ “outcry” from last year, by trying to undo laws that are already on the books.

“We’re not proposing legislation based on reactions,” he said.

“We are proposing legislation based on fixing the things we think (Democrats) did wrong. So it’s not a popularity contest. This about doing what we feel is right and, frankly, correcting what we feel was wrong. Period.”

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“Obviously, as things unfold, he wants to do more and more things,” Neil says, “but it’s kind of hard to see what he will do for sure.”

So, Michelle and Neil wait.

It’s all they can do.

“He is,” Michelle says, “always in my prayers and in my mind.”

Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week.

She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-5664110.

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Council names seat finalists Arvada City Council announces five candidates as council seat finalists

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ourcoloradonews.com Arvada City Council narrowed the list of applicants down to five finalists in the running for the District 1 council seat in a meeting, Friday, Jan. 3.

Candidates moving forward in the process are Rebecca Anderson, John Crouse, Kathleen Drulard, Gerald `Jerry Marks, and Nancy Murray. The announcement comes after a vacancy was left by former Councilwoman, Rachel Zenzinger, who was appointed to the Colorado State Senate, Dec. 10.

Applications for the seat opened up Dec. 10, and eligible candidates had three weeks to apply for the position, which closed Dec. 30. Sixteen residents applied for the District 1 seat, leaving council with a variety to choose from.

“I think that the entire candidate pool was great,” Mayor Marc Williams said after the Jan. 3 meeting. “It was a tough process to narrow down to five, but I’m thrilled with the candidates we decided on.”

The council chose the five candidates based off of the application each candidate submitted detailing their education, professional and decision-making experience, their availability and willingness to serve on the council, and a statement explaining why they want to serve on the city council.

“There were many qualified individuals applying for the position and I’m both excited and honored to be one of the finalists,” said Nancy Murray, a District 1 seat candidate. “I’ve lived in Arvada for 20 years and it really is a great community, if I’m appointed, it’s a way for me to give back through my time, skills and experience and help ensure that it continues to be a place where people want to live and work.”

The five candidates were chosen after council members reviewed every application and ranked them in order of individuals they believed would best serve the city and council. Candidates with three or

more council members voting for them were chosen.

“We’re trying to be fair, it’s a big decision,” said Councilman-at-Large Bob Fifer regarding the chosen candidates. “It’s neat because we’re removed from the personal aspect, we can make an unbiased decision.”

Interviews for the District 1 seat will be in a candidate forum, 8 a.m. to 12 p.m., Friday, Jan. 10 in the third floor conference room at Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road. Following the forum, council will make a final vote, choosing the next District 1 Councilmember.

“I feel confident, they’re highly qualified and passionate individuals of our community and excited they’re volunteering their time to be a part of this,” Fifer said.

For several of the candidates, such as Jerry Marks, Kathy Drulard and Rebecca Anderson, being a part of the city council will allow them to continue serving the Arvada community and be a voice for the constituents of District 1.

“Being a council member will allow me to have an active role in the decision mak-

ing process for our community,” Anderson said. “I intend to be a link between residents and city leadership, using input from all interested parties to keep our city developing in a positive direction.”

For other candidates, like John Crouse, being a part of council would allow him the opportunity to help continue the work of the council and help Arvada remain a vibrant city.

“Arvada faces important issues such as neighborhood redevelopment and revitalization, transportation, and keeping our parks and other facilities first class,” he said. “Arvada is a wonderful city. Serving on the Arvada City Council will allow me to help ensure that Arvada remains a great place to live, work, play, and raise a family.”

Public comment will be taken until noon, Thursday, Jan. 9, by email to the city clerk’s office, chrisk@arvada.org or by mail to the City Clerk’s Office, Arvada City Hall 8101 Ralston Road.

The candidate forum will be 8 a.m., Friday, Jan. 10, in the third floor conference room at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road.

ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Informational Medicare meeting

Winter hike series

Chamber of commerce annual dinner

Neighborhood grant meeting

A Medicare presentation by a member of Centura Health will be 7-8 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Jan. 13.

The meeting will discuss the basics of the Medicare program and provide resources to help citizens through the process. The meeting is free, but a reservation is required.

To register, visit www.apexprd.org and enter the event i.d., 126210-03.

Councilmember Mark McGoff is continuing the hike series throughout the winter. Join McGoff at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 25, at the Pioneer Sports Complex, 12020 W. 82nd Ave. for a light four-mile hike.

The hike will depart from Pioneer Sports Complex and follow the Little Dry Creek Trail west to Indiana Street and return along that same path.

Attendees are encouraged to wear sturdy boots or shoes and to bring water and a snack.

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce will host the 89th annual dinner, 6-9 p.m., Friday, Jan. 24.

The dinner is an annual celebration of Arvada Chamber members and businesses, recognizing their work throughout the community. This year the dinner will have a speakeasy theme, encouraging attendees to dress in style, and recommends a 1920’s flapper or gentleman.

Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased by calling 303-424-0313.

The city of Arvada will host an informational meeting regarding the Neighborhood Grant program, at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 15, at the APEX Recreation Center, 13150 West 72nd Ave. The meeting will go over the program, describing it’s purpose, what grants are available, how to apply, and what the grant can be used for.

For more information, contact Linda Hoover at 720-898-7454 or Kevin Nichols at 720-898-7464.

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January 9, 2014

The final bow Festival Playhouse shutting doors after 23 years

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com After 23 years of owning and putting on shows at the Festival Playhouse, Charley and Donna Ault are closing the curtains and heading off to the next stage.

“This is something we started thinking about back in 2008 — we can’t keep doing what we’re doing now forever,” Charley said. “The maintenance of a 140-year-old building is really taxing.”

“I think it is a good idea, and I’m glad we’re at this point,” Donna added.

According to Charley, the building has been sold to new owners who like to restore old buildings, but he and Donna do not know what plans they have for the theater.

The Aults didn’t want to make a big deal of the closing, and so quietly told audiences during the last performances in December, and had a small get together with the actors closely tied to the theater.

“We wanted to be able to stop on a high

note, and people seem glad for us,” Charley said.

The pair bought the building in 1990, a time that Charley and Donna describe as a low point for the Olde Town Arvada.

“There was a lot of old antique shops and dilapidated shops at the time,” Donna said.

“I like to think we helped to make a change in the area,” Charley said.

Charley’s father started the Denver Player’s Guild in 1936, and since then the group has performed to more than 250,000 people.

One of the things the Aults are most proud of is the opportunity they have given to around 2,000 people to start acting.

There are people in Denver, Seattle, Los Angeles and New York performing or working in the arts in some professional capacity, who started with them.

“We’ve been at it in the theater for most of our married lives, and we’re looking forward to taking a deep breath,” Charley said. “In 2013 we were open 40 out of the 52 weeks — we were there all the time.”

As to what they will do next, that is a bit up in the air.

The two have been working on a business called My Life, My Way, My Words —

Charley and Donna Ault are closing the doors on the Festival Playhouse Theater in Olde Town Arvada after 23 years.

Photo by Clarke Reader Raw, which allows clients to get their stories and histories on video.

“Everyone has a story, and we think it’s better that people are able to tell it their way,” Charley said. “It’s a peak into their world.”

Neither Charley or Donna have given

up performing on stage, or participating in the theater world in some area, but what form that will take remains to be seen.

“We’re leaving things a lot better than we left them,” Charley said. “It’s time for new ideas to come and help the community.”

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A few weeks into the start of the Arvada business, Ivener already has his sights on a second location, and hopes to open a location in Longmont late this year.

“I thought this was an extremely wellrun organization and had a lot of passion,” Ivener said. “The support from corporate and the health and wellness aspect really intrigued me.”

Starting at $49.95 for a one-hour massage or facial, the spa offers customers basic introductory packages, drop-in and membership rates and benefits.

“I like the community and really want to have a strong presence here,” he said.

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Trading corporate life for wellness Colorado business executive opens spa in Arvada

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And in 2013, he made that dream a reality.

Moving away from corporations and

jumping into the health and wellness industry, Ivener opened the Arvada Hand and Stone Massage and Facial Spa, 7705 Wadsworth Blvd. in December 2013.

“I always had a desire in my life with owning my own business,” Ivener said.

“We ended up in Arvada because it has great demographics and a great, established community.”

The spa, which encompasses 3,000 square feet, has 10 massage and facial rooms, offers guests seven types of massages, 13 types of facials among other services. With massages, facials, aromather-

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Roles to reinforce with recreational marijuana Green Wednesday rung in and checked out, and various news reports recounted a rough estimate of $1 million taken in at local marijuana shops.

The rollout of recreational marijuana on Jan. 1 was accurately described as mellow. Those who were happy to purchase legally at long last had no resemblance to revved up sports fans celebrating a championship. Instead they had satisfied grins and walked calmly.

While many locals have poo-pooed the idea that Colorado will become the country’s Amsterdam, we cringed when national news reports suddenly seemed to entertain the perspective.

That is not how we see Colorado.

We know there is much work to be done and much to iron out with recreational marijuana. In our circles, many of those who are not thrilled with the passage of Amendment 64, have conceded

OUR VIEW they are pleased law enforcement will not spend as much time with minor marijuana violations any longer. But it’s a consolation in a mix of concerns.

Those who support the passage say they are relieved to finally have the legal right to do something that is not that harmful and does have some medicinal benefits. They say it’s the American way of individual freedom to have the choice, and point out that the taxes collected will further benefit the state.

While there are countless legal and procedural wrinkles to iron out, we urge a focus on health and safety as a high priority.

Now that marijuana has entered the realm of legal drugs, we look forward to more and more detailed research to outline the pros and cons of marijuana use.

Our friend Joe Citizen can break it down to say that marijuana is more or less harmful than tobacco and alcohol — an exercise with questionable value.

Marijuana categorically falls in the potentially harmful column. The bottom lines are that smoking is smoking, and people who smoke marijuana draw the smoke deeply into their lungs. Moreover, marijuana affects driving ability. And to say it plain, all three choices can bring great harm to teens in the throes of brain development and finding their way in the world.

As surely as secondhand smoke will be more prevalent, it follows that with marijuana, with its new legal status, will often more easily fall into the hands of the

young teens.

So we ask that smokers smoke smart, all adults walk straight lines, and parents take further steps by talking and educating their children. A drug is a drug, so children should be encouraged to keep their “just say no” mindsets.

We are concerned. How will Colorado fare? Will this recreational diversion be a drag on the state’s reputation in clean energy and quest to improve its education system? Will the state strike the right balance? Will we work well with our neighboring states?

It will take a while for the best research to be distilled and crafted into spiffy, pithy messages along the lines of no smoking warnings we have experienced through the years. Messages that make the sobering dangers clear — just as the warnings about tobacco have done — is a wideopen public service opportunity.

QUESTION OF THE WEEK

What are you most looking forward to about the session starting?

With the 2014 legislative session starting up, we went to the Lakewood legislative town hall meeting to see what legislators are looking forward to about the session start.

“I think this will be a calmer session than last year. We’re looking to focus on the middle class, and help make people who are working lives’ better.”

— Max Tyler

“Colorado is still on the way to recovery, and we’re looking to put more money towards higher education.

A lot of people are doing better than they were last year.”

— Brittany Pettersen

“I enjoy the process, and am looking forward to dealing with the brownfield issue, which will help wild redevelopment and will be good for the economy.”

— Cheri Jahn

“When you look at the disasters we have been through, I think it shows the function of government. I want to make sure the people who were affected have their voices heard.”

— Andy Kerr

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Finding truth by considering source There is a wonderful scene in “The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe” when the two older Pevensie children are being grilled by their eccentric host, the Professor, about a dispute between their two younger siblings. At one point he asks the children a simple question, regarding the younger ones: “which is the more truthful?” When the oldest boy, Peter, acknowledges that it’s usually his sister, I think the two consider for the first time that her story, however fantastic, might actually be the truth.

I’ve been thinking about that scene a lot these last few weeks, because the issue of messenger credibility has been front and center. Consider, for instance, the competing narratives that have emerged regarding the new Jeffco school board.

On the one hand, there is a story running through the Denver Post and other media, saying that the Board has taken extraordinary steps in hiring a lawyer for itself, possibly in violation of both Board policy and Colorado’s Sunshine Law. Shortly thereafter, a competing narrative emerged, in defense of the Board, saying it simply acted quickly under difficult circumstances in the best interest of the district.

For me, contradictory information like this forces me, too, to ask “which side is usually the more truthful?” That is difficult to answer, because I have friends and trusted acquaintances on both sides of the debate. By the same token, I know that people on one side have a vested interest in seeing this Board fail; likewise, there are those who have an interest in seeing the Board succeed. So, who do you trust?

Luckily, this past weekend, a former member of the School Board, who is hardly an ideological ally of the new Board majority, took to the pages of the Denver Post to defend the new Board. Paula Noonan, while more closely aligned with candidates who lost, always struck me as a straight shooter. For my money, any time you get someone trustworthy to partially cross ideological lines, you have the beginnings of the truth.

The same sort of thing happened

on the national stage last week when a reporter for the New York Times published a lengthy piece defending the Obama administration’s narrative vis-a-vis the Benghazi attacks last year. To accomplish this, he had to contradict his own paper, several elements of the national security apparatus, and two Congressional investigations. And on top of that, one of the people he interviewed has come forward to reveal that his interview was less investigative than it was to confirm a pre-determined story line. But, hey, what’s a few little obstacles like that when you have political points to score?

It’s a shame, really, that we have to work so hard in 21st century America to get at the truth. Have we really become a nation more interested in spin than in reality? Is it any wonder that, according to polls, the two least-trusted institutions in American life are the political class and the media?

Wouldn’t it just be easier if everybody would just reveal their agendas? The Times and NBC can just call themselves “Government Media,” Fox and the Wall Street Journal can call themselves “Opposition Media,” and we can all proceed from a position of knowledge.

But, in the meantime, do yourself a favor, and question the information you receive, and always look for competing viewpoints. Until you know the agenda of a source, you don’t know anything.

Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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Washington can learn from Colorado For many Americans, 2013 was an eventful year. For Coloradans, it tested our resilience, our courage and our willpower.

We fought the most destructive wildfire in our history (Black Forest), as well one of the largest (West Fork), only to be hit by unprecedented flooding less than three months later. Meanwhile, farmers in the southeastern corner of our state endured months of unending drought that has crippled their harvests and threatened their livelihood. And as the year came to a close another high school was left rattled by senseless and horrible violence.

Coloradans, as usual, showed their mettle and have come together in every corner of the state to support one another, recover, rebuild, and carry on.

Unfortunately, the same isn’t true of Congress. The first session of the 113th Congress has been called one of the least effective in the history of the United States. Partisan gridlock has halted progress on a variety of issues critical to Colorado’s success, including immigration, education, and a national food and farming policy. Most frustrating was the manufactured government shutdown that

left thousands without a paycheck and reduced our gross domestic product by $24 billion.

But in true Colorado fashion, our delegation — Democrats and Republicans — found ways to work together and put Colorado first.

While we didn’t agree on every issue, in times of crisis we worked across the aisle to make sure federal resources were available for rescue, recovery and rebuilding efforts. As of early December, we secured more than $136 million in grants and lowinterest loans to help Coloradans in areas affected by the floods. We also secured nearly $20 million in Emergency Water-

shed Protection Funding to fund watershed conservation and erosion prevention for communities recovering from the High Park and Waldo Canyon Fires.

The delegation also pushed Congress to maintain the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program that helps our local communities offset losses in property taxes due to nontaxable federal land. PILT payments help counties provide critical services, such as police, fire protection, emergency response, and infrastructure.

And we worked with the Natural Resources Conservation Service to preserve funding for the USDA’s Snow Survey and Water Supply Forecasting Program. It measures Colorado’s snowpack, providing essential information for water managers who must know how much water they can expect in the coming months.

For avid hikers in southern Colorado, we were able to trim bureaucracy to help “officially” legalize the Manitou Incline for public use. Now thousands of outdoor enthusiasts can enjoy the pleasure of surmounting this popular and legendary vertical mile trail.

Big issues wait for us in this new year.

Among them, we need to pass a Farm Bill to provide Colorado’s farmers and ranchers with the security, stability, and resources they need to continue providing food, fuel and fiber for the country.

We need to fix our broken immigration system to secure or borders, strengthen our economy and create a path forward for immigrants living in the shadows. And we need to develop a bipartisan budget plan that materially reduces the deficit and puts our country on a more sustainable fiscal path.

If Washington can learn from the example Colorado has set, we will have the opportunity get back to work for the American people and to begin to meet the challenges facing our nation. My new year’s resolution is to remain committed to working with any Republican or Democrat who wants to find thoughtful, innovative solutions that will ensure our competitiveness and leadership in the 21st century.

Democrat Michael Bennet has represented Colorado in the U.S. Senate since 2009.

Divesting: Where it went, what it meant About 18 months ago, I made a commitment to 365 days of divesting: every day for a year, I would divest myself of at least one item per day — household goods, clothing, shoes, books, CDs, and the like.

Other types of items showed up, too, such as second guesses, a grudge or two, debts (of any kind), regrets, and outdated ideas and beliefs.

As I remember the items I donated, sold, gave away, or discarded, the list reads like the “partridge in a pear tree” song: 4 appliance cords, 3 land-line phones, 2 candlesticks, and an unknown number of black shoes.

Some items made for easy decisions. If I no longer have that toaster oven, why do I need the operator’s manual? And no matter how much I loved that wine glass with blue bead in the stem, why was I keeping both pieces after the stem broke off?

I felt good about giving children’s Christmas ornaments to a nonprofit organization. I was gratified to find homes for books and CDs. And surely someone else was glad to find those coaxial cables in the thrift store.

I found that donating can sometimes be a blurred line, though. I had to ask

myself some questions before I placed an item in the big leaf-and-garden bags bound for the donation center. I like this sweater/dress/scarf, but haven’t worn it for years; wouldn’t it be of more benefit to someone else? These shoes are run down and really can’t be fixed; why give them to an organization that would have to throw them away, rather than pitching them myself? And, am I assuaging my guilt at getting rid of something by convincing myself that someone else can use it?

This kind of donating often requires more deliberation than spontaneous acts.

For example, on a dreary drizzly day last spring, I was driving near the Denver mission. I saw a guy crossing the street with a shopping cart, head down as he was pelted by the rain. Pretty much without

LETTER TO THE EDITOR Comment on Szabo I appreciate the report in the Dec. 26 edition regarding Rep. Libby Szabo’s involvement with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC). I read previous reports of her involvement with the group, but I was unaware that she is a state chair of this organization. While many news agencies have reported the declining influence of ALEC, there remains a tremendous amount of concern about the goals of this organization.

The American Legislative Exchange Council does nothing to promote a reasonable balance between government and business. They misuse terms like free market to promote a pathological mistrust

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of government. They fail to recognize that unchecked corporate power is at least an equal or greater threat to individual liberty. Efforts by this organization to destroy the public trust have helped pave the way to unprecedented economic inequality and I hope enough people get involved before they symbolically auction off the United States Constitution. Nobody is opposed to wealth, but wealth is not the only thing this country stands for. I would encourage readers to research this group and ask Szabo to disassociate herself from both ALEC and the destructive goals of this organization.

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thinking, I pulled up on the sidewalk (because there was no place to park) and ran to him with an umbrella I had in my car.

He seemed as surprised as I was.

Dashing through the rain doesn’t make me a better person than someone who wouldn’t. It was just so simple and so right. And that’s what made it so easy.

As I look back over this year of divesting, I get a warm glow from some of my other choices, such as giving bedroom furniture to a young friend setting up her first apartment. Offering up tickets that came my way for concerts and sporting events, because the recipient would enjoy them more than I. And letting go of some “shoulds” or “should nots” that plague

everyday existence.

My official year of divesting is over, but my commitment is not. Divesting has real meaning for me now, rather than simply making decisions about what I want or need. I have found great satisfaction in divesting items that carry a small part of me to the receiver, even when both of us remain anonymous.

Here’s to 2014 — and to a year full of meaning for what we bring in, and what we give away.

Andrea Doray is a writer who still acquires stuff, but only after she lets go of something else. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray. com.

OBITUARIES TROUP

Howard Troup

July 30, 1929 – Dec 25, 2013

Howard Troup, 84, of Fort Collins passed away December 25, 2013 at Poudre Valley Hospital.

Howard was born on July 30, 1929 in Santa Barbara, CA to James and Irene Troup.

He married Anne Lacock in Las Cruces, NM in 1960. Howard was Vice-President and Area Manager for the Ticor Title Insurance Company retiring in 1986. He was an accomplished trumpet player, loved the outdoors and was a Scout Leader for Boy Scout Troop 231 in Arvada, CO. He was also a 32nd Degree Mason and Master of the Aaron Lodge in Tucson, AZ. Survivors include his wife at home, Anne; his children, Daniel Troup of Denver, CO; David Troup of Las Vegas, NV; Richard Troup of Morrison, CO; Cindy Anderson of Dallas, TX; and Wendy Holland of Conifer, CO; brother Richard Troup of Santa Barbara; Brotherin-law Bill Lacock of Fort Collins; 10 grand-children and 4 great-grandchildren. A service was held at the Arvada Presbyterian Church in Arvada CO.

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West Metrolife Nick Ross, director of the Nicholas Ross Dance troupe, is bringing his take on contemporary dance to the Arvada Center. Ross studied at the center, and will be teaching a class on Jan. 18. Courtesy photos

Birthday cake fit for a king Don’t blame it on LeBron James, but the Denver Nuggets lost to him and his Miami Heat team on his birthday Dec. 30.

Sugarmill, the new bakery owned by celebrated local chef Troy Guard, crafted a birthday cake for the Miami Heat superstar. It was a red velvet masterpiece, which apparently gave him and his team good luck, much to our chagrin. Oh well, we’ll be good sports and wish James a very belated happy 29th birthday!

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By Clarke reader • Creader@ColoradoCoMMUNITyMedIa.CoM Contemporary dance can be a difficult to define art form, since it features elements of many different styles of dance.

For Nick Ross and his dance company, what matters is creating new works that are conceptual, emotional and passionate, which help increase appreciation for the art.

The Nicholas Andre Dance troupe will be bringing its “Kaleidoscope” performance to the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 18.

The performance is a personal one for both the Arvada Center and Ross, because the center is where he got his start dancing.

“Nick followed me here from a school in Aurora, and trained with us for many years,” Christina Noel, dance coordinator at the center said. “He’s worked and choreographed for some of our classes and occasionally does workshops.”

Ross moved to Colorado from Massachusetts during junior high and attended Smoky Hill High School in Aurora.

“I was an athlete first and foremost, so I design my dances to be very athletic and intense,” he said. “Our dancers are extremely athletic too, and we use all aspects of the stage during our performances.”

Ross established himself in New York, and has returned to Colorado to perform numerous times, but this will be the company’s first performance at the Arvada Center.

“It’s always special to come back to Colorado, but our past few performances have been in the mountains,” he said. “Its extra special to be back here because this is where my dance experience started. Christina gave me so many experiences along the way.”

“Kaleidoscope” is made up of several different pieces, from group performances to duets. Seven dancers will be performing as part of the troupe.

“We’ll be performing a wide variety of works, many featuring my signature athletic style, as well as some theatrical pieces,” Ross said. “We also have a world premiere piece called ‘The End is the Beginning.’”

Nicholas Andre Dance troupe brings contemporary dance to Arvada Center The performance will close with “Until Blue,” which Ross created in 2008, and has been a staple of their shows ever since.

“We try to piece together a show that has something for everyone to enjoy,” he said. “I know that everyone has different tastes, so we want to provide different styles.”

Noel said that Ross’ performances are very cutting edge, but easy for people to unIF YOU GO derstand who aren’t fluent in the language of dance.

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Blvd., Arvada In addition to the “Kaleidoscope,” Ross WHEN: 7:30 p.m. will offer a one-time Master Class at 11 a.m.

Saturday, Jan. 18 the morning of Jan. 18, at the center. This COST: $26-$36 class is based in modern dance techniques INFORMATION: and is recommended for intermediate and 720-898-7200 or advanced dance students ages 13 to adult. www. arvadacenter.

Tuition for the 90-minute class is $25. org/nicholas-andreFor more information and to register online dance-2014. go to https://arvadacenter.org/education/ classes (class code AD427) or call 720-8987200.

Early enrollment is encouraged since the class is size-limited.

“Colorado has always had great audiences, who have been so appreciative,” Ross said. “I think this show will be something different than most Colorado dance audiences have seen before — we’ll be opening a new doorway. It’s a journey and a rollercoaster.”

For more information and tickets, call 720-898-7200 or visit www. arvadacenter.org/nicholas-andre-dance-2014.

Tropical Smoothie Café, known for its healthy food with a tropical twist, entered the Colorado market in October 2013 with the opening of its café in the Denver Tech Center at 5332 DTC Blvd., Greenwood Village. The second café opened on Nov. 29 at the Streets at Southglenn, 6955 S. York St., Centennial.

A third location will open in early 2014 in the Centennial Promenade on County Line Road. Husband and wife franchisee team, Michelle and Kriss Shriver, currently own and operate three cafés in Nevada and the “Franchisee of the Year” winners recently bought the rights for the franchise in Colorado.

Tropical Smoothie Café should prove to be a welcome newcomer to the “leanest state in the nation.” The smoothies are made from real fruit and natural sugar. The menu includes toasted wraps, bistro sandwiches, grilled flatbreads and gourmet salads made fresh-to-order. All nutritional information is displayed on the café’s countertops so that customers know what they are ordering.

While Tropical Smoothie Café is a national franchise, the Shrivers’ focus is local.

“We are passionate about education and plan on holding ongoing fundraisers for schools. We are also dedicated to raising money for and promoting awareness of Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB), a rare skin disorder that causes extreme skin fragility.

We were so happy to be able to use our recent grand opening as a way to shed some light on this little known disease.”

At the opening, the Shriver’s presented a check for $3,000 to Children’s Hospital Colorado’s EB Clinic, which was accepted

by Krystle Martinez, whose 4-year-old son, Darren, has the disease and attends the CHC’s EB Clinic.

Steal of a steak deal

Start the new year with a three-course, prime rib dinner at Fleming’s at 191 Inverness Drive West in unincorporated Arapahoe County.

The awesome restaurant is offering a prime rib dinner for $29.95 on Sundays through Feb. 2. More information at 303768-0827.

Ride your bike, have a bite

A new restaurant in Longmont that is an ode to cyclists, CyclHOPS, opened on New Year’s Eve. Brought to you from the owners of Oskar Blues Brewery, CyclHOPS is billing itself as a combination bike shop and taqueria.

CyclHOPS is located at 600 S. Airport Road in the Meadow View Shopping Center in Longmont. Its hours are 10 a.m. to Parker continues on Page 9

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Jeffco’s 4-H seeks urban kids for dog project Annual training program allows youth to bond with pets

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jefferson County’s 4-H program isn’t just for youth who are enveloped by foothills or surrounded by an agrarian lifestyle.

The youth development program also offers a dog training program which may peak the interest of some of Colorado’s more city dwelling kids.

At least that is the hope of the staff for Jeffco’s 4-H CSU extension.

“I’ve really felt passionate about growing the dog program because I think it’s a way we can reach the urban kids and get them involved in 4-H,” Lisa Sholten, CSU extension agent said. “A lot of kids in the area have dogs and it gives them something to do with them.”

Last year, 19 kids participated in the program but Sholten would like to see that number grow. As of Dec. 31, Jeffco’s 4-H CSU extension is recruiting for the 2014

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Denver burger joints make list

Thrillist Nation, the online food judge that drives me crazy because of its overwrought writing, has come up with a list of the 16 best burgers of 2013. Two Denver burger makers made it on the coveted top 16 list. They are: • Best Cheese Overload, If That Existed, But It Doesn’t: The Thrilled Cheese Burger Radio, Denver “Created exclusively for you beautiful Thrillist readers, this thing is built between two grilled cheese sandwiches and includes two patties, two slices of American cheese, three bacon strips, and a big hunk of mac and cheese. This is not kosher, but it is very delicious.”

Note: Burger Radio is a food truck that promises “high-frequency grub” with announcements of where the truck is through Facebook, Twitter and its website www.burgerradio.com.

• Most Reliable Burger: The Three Cor-

Dog Training Project.

Training in obedience, rally, and showmanship are the focuses for the project including dog care, and agility. Participants in the program are expected to keep a record book of their project that will last until the fall. Competition in 4-H dog shows and dog rallies are part of the program with opportunities to qualify for the county fair, and from there to the state fair, which are some of the bigger objectives of the program.

“If you can show the child how to work with the dog and get the dog doing what you would like them to do then it makes the kid a better person and it definitely helps the dog and the family,” said Maureen Stevens, dog trainer and project leader for the 4-H Dog Training Project in Golden. Stevens will recommend that 4-H participants dedicate at least an hour a day with their dog for training with the hour divided into 10 minute intervals. Stevens will also bring her extensive knowledge in dog training with 30 exercises that her young trainers can use.

On Thursday, Jan. 2, the Conifer group met at the Event Center at the Jeffco Fairgrounds with their project leader, Kathy Otterbein for a video promo for the project. Trainers who showed up were long-

ners Larkburger Larkburger, Denver “Shown at this year’s Denver Burger Battle, a patty sits among bacon, crispy jalapeños, masa-crusted tomato, and Tillamook cheddar. Bacon and jalapeños seem to be the only things we can count on these days. Thanks, guys.”

Larkburger has more than a dozen Colorado locations, including downtown Denver, Washington Park, Arvada, Boulder, Greenwood Village, Littleton and Broomfield. A new location is coming to Centennial soon. For more information, visit www.larkburger.com.

Check out the entire list at: www. thrillist.com/eat/nation/best-burgers-of2013-the-year-s-best-burgers-thrillistnation

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“Let’s kick 2013 to the curb! Bring on 2014 and here’s wishing a happy new year to all of you!”

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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time participants of the program, with most members going into their second or third year.

“I’ve always liked to train dogs,” said Abigail Anderson, 12 of the Conifer group.

“Dogs are very good and they are easy to train.”

Anderson, along with her golden doodle, Jenny who is 3, has competed at the county fair and won first place for obedience, first place for rally and second place for showmanship. The close pair went on to qualify for state where Jenny won 10th place for obedience and won second place for the grand champion for showmanship.

Anderson spends at least two hours a day with her beloved friend who has a certification as a therapy dog through training that Anderson has done all on her own.

Animal care and a housing form must be filled out with a health certificate for upto-date vaccinations. Forms can be found online at www.4honline.com. Youth who are currently enrolled in 4-H can join the Dog Project with no additional cost. For more information visit: www.extension. colostate.edu/jefferson/4h/4h.shtml or by contacting Lisa Sholten at 303-271-6620 or via email at lsholten@jeffco.us. The registration fee is $40 and can be paid online at jeffco.us/csucamp/4hindex.jsp.

Lisa Parsons, 10 and her dog Brownie, wait patiently for their turn to practice on a course set up in the Event Center at the Jeffco Fairgrounds on Jan. 2. Parsons who is entering her third year in the 4-H Dog Training program, attended the training class at the Event Center for a video promo for the program. Photo by Amy Woodward

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EPA recognizes Arvada business Computer Analyst receives program accreditation

By Crystal Anderson canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Arvada computer analyst organization Demartek was accredited as an EPA test laboratory for the United States EPA Energy Star Data Center Storage program, Dec. 12.

The company (7450 W 52nd Ave. Unit M329), which specializes in performing a variety of hardware and software tests on data storage systems, was awarded with the ISO 17025:2005 accreditation by Perry

Johnson Laboratory Accreditation, Inc. (PJLA). The ISO 17025:2005 is the international standard for testing and calibration results.

“This accreditation gives us the opportunity to do more work,” Demartek President, Dennis Martin said. “We went to the EPA to see what the process was to be accredited and asked [PJLA] to be certified, so we started at the end goal and worked backward.”

According to Tracy Szerszen, president and operations manager at PJLA, meeting the ISO standards shows Demartek’s commitment to the industry.

“Obtaining such accreditation demonstrates their commitment to produce high quality and reliable test results,” Szerszen said. “This requires organizations to de-

velop and maintain a quality management system internally and rigorous testing protocols to continually monitor the performance of test activities.”

To become certified, a company must go through several steps before receiving accreditation. First, the inquiring company must establish a relationship with an accrediting body, which can be found online through the EPA, then the company must apply; prepare for and have a preliminary assessment; review of lab management system documentation; have an on-site assessment of the laboratory management system and its technological competency.

Following the assessment, the third-party accrediting body reviews the assessor’s recommendations and determines the final accreditation.

The final accreditation comes after a four-month long application process, which included Demartek’s preparations, on-site assessment and finalizing paperwork with PJLA. “Now we’re a recognized test lab, we’re eligible to do more work with businesses that make data center storage equipment,” Martin said. “It gets the word out to data centers about being more energy efficient.”

ISO accreditation allows Demartek and other accredited companies to be EPA certified and perform tests measuring businesses’ data storage systems’ energy efficiency on a larger scale.

Demartek specializes in providing research and analysis of server, network, storage and security technologies for small, medium and large enterprises.

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Seth Maisel (Frederick Frankenstein) and Kristi Siedow-Thompson (Inga) contemplate an experiment in “Young Frankenstein at Vintage Theatre. Photo by Denver Mind Media

Tales from Transylvania Heights Young Frankenstein visits the Vintage stage

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sellingboe@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Act I, Scene 1: Transylvania Heights: We hear a funeral dirge from the live band as a procession bearing a coffin crosses at stage front. The mad scientist Dr. Victor von Frankenstein has passed on, and the villagers are ecstatic. Inspector Kemp (a funny Patrick Brownson), with a jerky wooden arm and leg, tries to keep the crowd civil.

Director Deb Flomberg had to change gears in her mind, I’d think, to inhabit this warped, but entertaining world described in legends, in the novel and early films about Frankenstein. The story is continued more recently by the brilliant but wacky, Mel Brooks, who adapted his movie for the stage and wrote music and lyrics. His edgy humor pops up throughout.

Next, we meet the mad scientist’s grandson, Dr. Frederick Frankenstein (Seth Maisel), a New York science professor who insists on pronouncing the name “Fronkensteen” and assures us he is not mad.

He spars and dances with his lady love, Elizabeth (Shahara Ray), who says, “Don’t touch!” A telegram arrives, instructing him to hurry to Transylvania to claim the castle inherited from his late grandfather — or the locals will claim it instead.

Frankenstein is greeted by the castle servant: a distinctly creepy, humpbacked, cloaked Igor (skillful comic Mark Shonsey) at the train station and escorted to his castle where he is met at the huge door by Frau Blucher (Barbara Porreca), who mourns

IF YOU GO “Young Frankenstein” plays through Feb. 2 at Vintage Theatre, 1468 Dayton St., Aurora. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays; 2:30 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets: $31 ($26 in advance) at 303-856-7830, www. vintagetheatre.com. The Vintage has arranged for a Brazilian caterer to serve dinners before performances. See the website for information about menus and reservations.

for her late boss —“He Vas My Boyfriend.”

Soon, a buxom yodeling lab assistant, Inga (Kristi Siedow-Thompson) appears, ready to help young Frederick, should he wish to continue his grandfather’s experiments to create a monster. Of course…

Mike Kienker, with six-inch high soles on his boots, towers over everyone as the monster, causes havoc and the story progresses with song and dance numbers, choreographed by newcomer Jamie Horban.

The musical director is keyboardist Hunter Hall and there is an 11-piece band.

The newly remodeled Vintage main stage looks great, although we suspect the construction work cut into rehearsal time.

Music wasn’t as smooth on opening night as it probably will be after a week, nor was the production quite as polished as it should be.

Perhaps Mel Brooks’ script and score run a bit long, but the concept is clever — to update the legend — and Maisel is bright, agile and adept as young Frankenstein. The production should improve with a few more run-throughs and it has some good song and dance numbers, including a tap-dancing monster. Now how many times can one experience that?

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Spark Interest in Science Reading The children’s fiction and big book section of the library is usually well used, but there is another section that needs to be discovered. Children’s nonfiction books are filled with pictures, new vocabulary, and fascinating facts about science, geography, history, economics, art, and music.

They can spark interesting conversations families will cherish and prepare children to be avid readers. For more reading tips see grandparentsteachtoo.org and wnmufm.org for pod casts.

What to do: Families can link books to children’s interests sparked by everyday experiences or PBS TV shows.

For example, if there is a show about manta rays and children are interested.

Watch the show with them. Then talk about what the children learned. Ask what is one thing you remember about manta rays? What do they look like? Where do they live? Draw a picture and print a caption they dictate to you. Then go on Google images to find more pictures. YouTube will probably have fascinating short videos of divers swimming gracefully with

the poisonous manta rays.

To search, children can type in the letters on the keyboard as an adult spells them, so they can practice recognizing letters.

Then add manta rays to the library book list for the next trip to the library. During the next library visit look up manta rays on the computer or ask the librarian and find the shelf number. Go to the section and browse for the book and others. Browsing is an important skill for young children to learn. Children may find other interesting books. Take out a few and look through them.

Reading tips

Look for nonfiction books with lots of colorful pictures and captions. Since there are often too many details for young children, adults can read the captions or summarize the text.

If it’s an animal book, learn about the habitat, life cycle, food, characteristics, and predators often discussed in school.

For other subjects like castles, or knights find the answers to who, what, when, where, why, and how? Take some time to talk about what they think are the most important things to remember about the subject. Let them choose a few nonfiction books to take home with the fiction books they have selected.

At rest and bedtime choose one fiction and one nonfiction book to read together.

Prepare children to share information they learn in books with other members of the family. Children can share when relatives ask what they have been doing lately on a Skype or FaceTime visit. Children can practice what they are going to say before the visit so they are confident and not embarrassed. All ages respond better when they are prepared and not surprised.

POLICE REPORT Suspicious message 5:55 a.m., Dec. 15, a phone report A woman received a text message with an abnormal message from an unidentified source. The woman, who feared the message could be real, contacted the Arvada Police, who investigated the incident.

Upon further analysis of the message, which stated, “I hid the body ... Now what?” was determined to be sent as a practical joke and is sent to random individuals.

Hit and Run 4:13 p.m., Dec. 18, CSH 121 and 80th Avenue A man, driving westbound on 80th Avenue, was turning onto CSH 121 when his vehicle was struck by a maroon vehicle headed eastbound on 80th Avenue. After the collision, the vehicle continued eastbound without stopping.

The vehicle could not be located.

No more information is available at this time.]

Five reasons why getting outdoors is good for your health Staff Report Jeffco Open Space visitors cite many reasons for going outside. According to the 2011 Citizen Survey, 45 percent visit Jeffco Open Space to hike and walk; 23 percent visit to walk with their dogs; 10 percent visit to mountain bike; and 6 percent to run. The rest make up a combination of bicycling, fishing, enjoying scenery, picnicking, wildlife viewing and horseback riding.

One of the biggest reasons to get out and enjoy Jeffco Open Space parks and trails is something most people may not even re-

alize: it benefits their health in significant ways.

A July 2010 Harvard Health Letter states that benefits to being outdoors include improvements to overall health: Boost Vitamin D. Studies suggest that this vitamin helps fight certain conditions, from osteoporosis and cancer to depression and heart attacks.

Be Happier. Light tends to elevate people’s mood, and there is usually more daylight available outdoors than in. Physical activity has been shown to help people relax and cheer up.

Improve Concentration. Children with ADHD seem to focus better after being outdoors. It might just apply to adults as well.

Heal Faster. In one study, people recovering from spinal surgery experienced less pain and stress and took fewer pain medications when they were exposed to natural light.

Get More Exercise. If you make getting outside a goal, that should mean less time in front of the television and computer, and more time walking and doing other things that put the body in motion.

Jeffco Open Space, the Fairgrounds, Col-

orado State University Extension, Boettcher Mansion and County Weed and Pest make up the Jeffco Parks Department. Open Space, the largest division, was founded as a land-conservation organization in 1972, and preserves natural and cultural resources, provides quality outdoor recreation experiences and promotes sound environmental stewardship. Open Space is funded with a one-half cent sales tax that has protected more than 52,000 acres, and created 28 regional parks. and 227 miles of trails in Jefferson County.

CITY OF ARVADA Seeking Applicants for 2014 Boards and Commissions Vacancies Applications are being accepted for the following city boards and commissions in 2014 and you can now apply online:

• Arvada Festivals Commission • Board of Adjustment • Building Code Advisory Board • Design Review Advisory Committee • Executive Defined Contribution Board • Human Services Advisory Committee • Arvada Park Advisory Committee • Police Pension Board • Arvada Sustainability Committee • Arvada Transportation Committee Applicants are asked to complete the 2014 application form AND the appropriate questionnaire specific to each of the boards or committees for which you wish to be considered. Applications and questionnaires should be submitted to the City Clerk’s Office by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 15, 2014. You can apply on-line by going to www.arvada. org and fill out both the application and related questionnaire(s), save them as pdf’s and email them to arvadaboards@arvada.org or you’re welcome to just print them and mail or fax them. If you would like copies of the forms mailed or emailed to you, please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 720-898-7550. Thanks for your interest in serving the Arvada community!

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REPUBLICANS MEN meeting The Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Jefferson County.

TUESDAYS FEDERAL EMPLOYEES The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison.

Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.

WEDNESDAYS ARVADA BIZ Connection http://www.meetup.com/Arvada-Business-Connection/ is an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303-997-9098.

ENTREPRENEURS CLUB The Lakewood Chapter Lutheran Entrepreneurs meets 8-9 a.m. on third Wednesdays at the Bethlehem Chapel Coffee House, located in the medical office building just south of Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. The chapter coordinator is Denise Rolfsmeier. For more information, call 720-379-5889 or email cpa@rolfsmeier.com.

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

WOMEN NETWORKING Women’s Business Group Wednesday morning networking group in Arvada has openings for women who can commit to a weekly morning meeting. Limited to one business per category. Call for available openings, 303-4386783, or go online to info@OurConnection.org.

PROFESSIONAL WOMEN NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information.

Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP. THURSDAYS BUSINESS SPIRITUALITY Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

COMMUNITY COFFEE Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

INVESTORS’ MEETINGS The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:308:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor.org for details.

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

SATURDAYS MEDITATION CLASSES PranaTonic, 807 14th St., Golden, offers classes from noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays. Various styles of meditation will be explored. A short introduction to meditation and what to expect will be followed by a meditation period of 30-40 minutes, and time at the end for group discussion. Call 303-274-5733 or go to www.PranaTonic.com.

COLORADO CITIZENS for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@yahoo.com.

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RUNNING WILDCATS A-West erases 17 point deficit for comeback win Bears cannot stop the Wildcats’ fourth quarter push

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Arvada West came back from a 17-point deficit to record the first victory of the season in a 60-51 defeat over the Bears Saturday at Bear Creek High School.

The Wildcats went wild offensively scoring 29 fourth quarter points, digging themselves out of a giant hole that included a 30-17 halftime deficit.

With a never quit attitude spurred on by a rousing halftime speech by head coach Joe Bahl, A-West chipped away at what looked like insurmountable Bear Creek lead.

“I told them that we weren’t out of this thing yet and if we kept working we could get back into this game,” Bahl said.

Behind gritty defense that turned into quick offense the Wildcats had three double digit scorers who were all key figures in the comeback.

Senior Madison Brown led A-West with 14 points and six rebounds, and classmate Amy Hayes had 12 points and played scrappy defense the entire contest.

But it was sophomore Ally Ochs who made eight clutch free throws that were really the difference down the stretch.

Ochs’ defense was all-state-caliber and it led to five steals. And while she made only one field goals in the game, she attacked the basket repeatedly which got her to the three throw line six times where she made eight of her 12 free throws she at-

A pair of Wildcats run off the court after their dramatic 17-point comeback win at Bear Creek on Saturday. Photo by Dan Williams tempted.

“Coach told us to keep working and we just found a way to come together and get it done,” Ochs said.

Senior Amber Gray led Bear Creek 18 points and junior Edina Krusko added 10 points.

Despite the tough loss the Bears remain

a solid team that aspires to finish in the top three in 5A Jeffco.

Bear Creek (5-4, 1-2 in 5A Jeffco) won their first four games of the season but they have lost four of their last five games.

They will try to keep their record over .500 when they host Ralston Valley Friday at 7 p.m.

A-West (1-7, 1-2) may only have a single win but that is partially because of their non-league schedule.

The Wildcats have played ThunderRidge, Cherry Creek and Fairview already this season, but they say they are battle tested and can compete with any team in 5A Jeffco now that league play has arrived.

pomona’s comeback season rolls on Coach Weikel, Panthers off to best start in a decade

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com

Freshman Abriana Ramirez pushes the ball up the floor during Pomona’s victory over Chatfield on Saturday. Photo by Dan Williams

ARVADA - Pomona’s resurgence continued with a 53-41 victory over Chatfield Saturday at Pomona High School.

A pair of underclassmen led the Panthers, as sophomore Lili Sale scored 12 points and added five rebounds.

Freshman Ashley Madden added 11 points and recorded six rebounds, helping spur on Pomona’s offensive push.

After scoring only four first quarter points the Panthers got it together in the second quarter outscoring Chatfield 22-10. Pomona then used nine steals and 30 rebounds to control the tempo

and action the rest of the contest.

The Panthers (5-3, 2-1 in 5A Jeffco) are off to their best start in nearly a decade and are already on pace to smash last season’s win total, league record and most every offensive statistic.

In just his second season with the team head coach John Weikel has done a great job of rebuilding a program that hasn’t finished over .500 since the mid-1990’s.

Credit junior Alexa Zarlengo and her nearly 13 points per game average, and her teammate’s dedication to the program as the catalysts for their turnaround.

Last season Pomona finished 9-15 and won only four of 16 league games. This season the Panthers are playing like a playoff team and have won four of their last five games.

Pomona will be tested at Lakewood, who is a perfect 9-0 this season, Friday at 7 p.m. at Lakewood High School.

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D’Evelyn beats Mullen Jeffco girls hoops highlights

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia.com DENVER - The usually high-powered offense of D’Evelyn took night off and their defense took charge in a 47-36 victory Saturday at Mullen High School.

The Jaguars allowed only six first quarter points and three second quarter points and took a 24-9 lead into halftime.

Sophomore Lexi Reed scored 10 points and added 10 rebounds for D’Evelyn, and senior Malia Shappell scored a game-high 19 points.

Mullen stepped up their defense in the second half and attempted to come back, but the Jaguars were too good defensively and on the glass all game.

D’Evelyn (5-3, 0-0 in 4A Jeffco) will host Golden, Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Rams get two wins in 24 hours

Green Mountain opened their second half schedule with a pair of wins the latest a 62-22 dismantling at Widefield High School.

The Rams opened the game with a 17-2 run and Widefield could not get in the way of Green Mountain’s offensive onslaught.

Freshman Delany Bernard scored a game-high 20 points, and senior Kelli Van Tassel added 16 points and nine rebounds.

The win comes just 24 hours after the Rams beat Denver South 81-35.

The Rams (6-2, 0-0 in 4A Jeffco) look poised to start league play and perhaps make a run at a league title. They play at Golden, Friday at 5:30 p.m.

Tigers stay perfect after big RV win

Lakewood stayed perfect on the season and got a huge league win when they beat Ralston Valley 64-53 Saturday at Ralston Valley High School.

Down eight points at the half, the Tigers got it together in the second half and closed the game on an incredible 27-12 fourth quarter run.

Lakewood got at least 17 points from three different players including senior Jessica Brooks 21 points. Sophomore Mackenzie Forrest added 18 points in the win.

Ralston Valley was led by junior Morgan Nishida’s 14 points and senior Chantal Jacobs added nine points.

The Mustangs (6-3, 2-1 in 5A Jeffco) will get another shot at Lakewood later in the season — perhaps with a league title on the line. Ralston Valley will play at Bear Creek Friday at 7 p.m.

Lakewood (9-0, 3-0) is on a roll and looks like a team on a mission. It will host Pomona Friday at 7 p.m.

D’Evelyn used a stout defensive effort to beat a good Mullen team Saturday. Pictured, Capt. Malia Shappel. Photo by Dan Williams

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January 9, 2014

A-WEST RALLIES FOR WIN

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia. com ARVADA - Arvada West rallied down eight points at halftime to beat Bear Creek 61-57 Saturday at Arvada West High School.

A shootout between two of Jeffco’s best

scorers broke out as A-West junior Thomas Neff scored 20 points.

Bear Creek senior D.J. Miles scored 22 points but it wasn’t enough to get the Bears their first league win.

Bear Creek (4-5, 0-2 in 5A Jeffco) will attempt to get back to .500 when they play at Ralston Valley on Friday at 7 p.m.

A-West (6-3, 2-0 in 5A Jeffco) has been a pleasant surprise this season and has proved they could be good enough to com-

pete for league title.

Rams fall to Denver South Denver South outscored Green Mountain by 14 points in the second half to comeback and beat the Rams 71-65 Friday at Green Mountain High School.

Sophomore Austin Fritts scored 24 points and two of his teammates added 13 points each for the Rams, but they could not stop the Rebels and senior Tyson Puri-

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Broncos revenge tour starts now Remember the Ravens.

I know it’s a new year and “Auld Lang Syne” asks us to contemplate whether “old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind.”

But, as Broncos fans, we would be in a delusional state of denial if we were to sweep under the rug what happened to our beloved Orange and Blue around this time last year.

Sorry for the buzz kill, Broncos Country, but do you remember what it felt like to see the ball that Baltimore Ravens kicker Justin Tuck booted into the frigid and rarified Denver air last January, as it sailed through the uprights at Invesco Field at Mile High?

If you don’t, you were either passed out drunk or are lying.

I remember it like it was yesterday: Defeated and deflated after an exhausting four-hour game, I collapsed in my couch and stared at the TV, asking myself, ‘Did that really just happen?’

When I awoke the next morning, I experienced a serene glimmer of hope that what had happened was just a bad dream. Alas, it wasn’t.

The incomprehensible loss was painful — and it was one that Broncos fans have experienced before.

In 1997, the Broncos were offensively loaded and were championship material when an upstart Jacksonville Jaguars team came into Denver and shocked the world.

To be sure, the Broncos

have done their part to try to erase those memories.

They rebounded from the Jaguars loss to win backto-back Super Bowls. And this year, Peyton Manning has broken more records than were destroyed during the 1979 Disco Demolition Night promotion in Chicago.

But for rabid sports fans like me, nothing short of winning or a lobotomy can erase bad memories.

And I’m not talking about regular season wins; those mean nothing.

Everything that happened September through December was just an extension of the Broncos’ preseason schedule. Only January and February matter in this town.

This weekend, the Broncos welcome the San Diego Chargers to Denver, and with them arrives the hated Philip Rivers. No one outside of San Diego likes Rivers. And as adorable as his on-field three-yearold-like temper tantrums might be to Chargers fans, we here in Denver simply loathe the guy.

It would be nice to punish the Chargers for embarrassing us at home a few weeks ago. Vegas isn’t giving the Bolts much of a chance, positioning Denver as 10-point favorites.

But the Broncos were laying heavy betting timber to the Ravens, as well. And

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just like the Ravens, the Chargers are playing well at the right time and are coming into the Mile High City on a hot streak, with nothing to lose.

The Broncos — loaded with perhaps the greatest arsenal of offensive talent in league history and an aging Hall of Fame quarterback — absolutely must beat the Chargers this weekend.

We cannot lose to Philip Rivers. And we cannot lose at home in the first round of the playoffs — again.

Is Denver the best team in the AFC? Yes. Is Denver the best team in football?

One can make a strong argument.

But the best team doesn’t always win in January.

Do I think Denver will win the Super Bowl this year? Yes. But that necessarily means that we must not lose Sunday.

foy who scored 28 points.

Green Mountain took an eight point lead into halftime after a big first half from Daniel Brughelli who not only recorded 13 points but added 11 rebounds as well.

But every bounce and every call seemed to go South’s was in the second half and the Rams could not stop the bleeding.

Green Mountain (3-4, 0-0 4A Jeffco) kicks off their league schedule as they host Evergreen Friday at 7 p.m.

The Broncos’ combined record this season against the other three remaining AFC playoff teams is 1-3.

The Revenge Tour starts now.

Remember what San Diego did to us at home a few weeks back.

Remember that Philip Rivers is utterly obnoxious.

Remember what it felt like to see Peyton Manning lose during his emotional return to Indianapolis this year.

Remember Tom Brady.

Remember being up 24-0 to the Patriots before suffering a miserable loss.

But, above all: Remember the Ravens.

Aside from sports-column writing, Vic Vela covers the Legislature for Colorado Community Media. Vic can be reached at vvela@ ourcoloradonews.com or follow him on Twitter: @ VicVela1.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, the 3rd day of February, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view.

The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office.

Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

CB14-001: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Carr Street Liquor, from P-1 (Planned Unit Development-Professional) to B-1 (Neighborhood Business District), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 6205 Carr Street

The following resolutions can be viewed in their entirety in electronic form by going to www.arvada.org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions.

R14-002: A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Sunset Mesa Annexation No. 2, 8075 Simms Street, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for March 3, 2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eligible for Annexation R14-003: A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Sunset Mesa Annexation No. 3, 8075 Simms Street, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for March 3, 2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eligible for Annexation R14-004: A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Sunset Mesa Annexation No. 4, 8075 Simms Street, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for March 3, 2014, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eligible for Annexation

The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on the 6th day of January, 2014: Ordinance 4419: An Ordinance Approving the Second Amendment to the City of Arvada Retirement Plan Regarding Provisions of the Colorado Civil Union Act and Third Party Advisor Access to the Self-directed Brokerage Ordinance 4420: An Ordinance Restating in Its Entirety the City of Arvada Retirement Plan Ordinance 4421: An Ordinance Adopting the Floodplain Map Dated February 5, 2014 as the Official Floodplain Map of the City of Arvada, Superseding Those Dated August 4, 2003, and Further Adopting the Flood Insurance Study and the Flood Insurance Rate Maps for Jefferson County, Colorado, Prepared by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Which Will be Effective on February 5, 2014, and Further Amending Provisions of the Land Development Code Pertaining Thereto Ordinance 4422: An Ordinance Determining the Necessity of, and Authorizing the Acquisition of Real Property Located at 7500–7510 Grandview Avenue by Either Negotiation or Condemnation, for Urban Open Space and a Public Transit Plaza

Legal Notice No.: 80435 First Publication: January 9, 2014 Last Publication: January 9, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Transcript and the Arvada Press

Legal Notice No.: 80437 First Publication: January 9, 2014 Last Publication: January 9, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Transcript and the Arvada Press

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“The Thicket” by Joe R. Lansdale 2013, Mulholland Books $26 / $29 Canada 352 pages You know who your friends are.

They’re the ones who keep your secrets, or your car keys when you need them to.

They’ll loan you five minutes or five dollars, tell you when your ideas are good and your breath is bad, and can be counted on, but never out. You’d like to think they’d even take a bullet for you but, as in the new novel, “The Thicket” by Joe R. Lansdale, you hope you’ll never have to know.

It all started with the pox.

Right after Jack Parker and his Grandpa finished burying Jack’s Ma and Pa, dead from the disease, Grandpa decided that Jack and his little sister, Lula, would be better off in Kansas City with their Aunt Tessle.

And that might’ve been true – they’d never know because, while crossing the Sabine River, they were attacked by bandits and Lula was kidnapped.

His Grandpa dead, his sister gone, 17-year-old Jack ended up in a nearby town where he hoped to find The Law but instead found a dead sheriff, a black boar hog with tusks, and a tall Negro man who was commencing to bury the aftermath of mob justice. The man introduced himself as Eustace, and told Jack that he was a tracker and could help him find the men that took Lula – but it wouldn’t come cheap and he wouldn’t do it unless they could “get Shorty to sign up.”

With the hog tagging alongside, Eustace took Jack down a “rabbit path” to meet with Shorty. As they neared Shorty’s home, Jack saw a child peering through a telescope and it took him a minute to understand that he wasn’t meeting with a child. He was meeting with a dwarf.

Eustace seemed a little unstable. Shorty seemed to want to kill, but Jack was a Parker and that wasn’t how Parkers did things.

He didn’t want violence or bloodshed. He didn’t want any trouble at all, really. He only wanted his sister back.

And he’d learn quick enough what it would take to get her.

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Let’s say you planned to write a story set in, oh, about 1916 in Texas. Borrow a little from The Wizard of Oz, a little Mark Twain, and make a nod toward classic western literature. Add humor, some savagery, and remove just about everything “PC” – and you might come close to the perfection that is “The Thicket.”

Actually, scratch that. Don’t even try.

Nobody does a modern-western novel like author Joe R. Lansdale.

If you’re in the mood for something down-and-dirty but oh-so-enjoyable, here’s your book.

SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JAN 8, 2014

ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) It’s a good time to take a much-needed break from your recent hectic schedule and spend some time in quieter surroundings. Important news could arrive early next week.

TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) The Taurean traits of reliability and thoroughness could be well-tested when decision-makers consider your proposals and/ or requests. Be prepared to answer some probing questions.

GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) A sudden attack of boredom leaves you with some tasks undone. It’s OK to take a short respite. But get back to work by week’s end so that you have time for other projects.

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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Avoid prejudging a situation just because it looks bad. Facts could emerge that would make your position uncomfortable, to say the least. A relative has interesting news to share with you.

LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) This is a good time to begin reassessing some of your recent decisions about your long-range goals to see if they still have merit. Spend more time with loved ones this weekend.

VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) An unsettled situation at home or on the job early in the week could drain your energy levels, making it difficult to get your work done on schedule. But things improve by midweek.

LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A temporary setback could give you time to go over your plans to find weaknesses you might have overlooked before. A romantic getaway with that special person is favored this weekend.

SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Professional and personal situations benefit once you set a positive tone in getting things off to a good start. Honest dialogue smoothes over any occasional display of balkiness.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A problem with workplace colleagues or family members seems to defy even your sage counsel. But be patient. Your words eventually will lead to a resolution.

CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Don’t just wait out that unexpected and unexplained delay in your career move. You could gain added respect if you ask why it happened and what you can do to move things along.

AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Although your workplace strategies usually are accepted, you could be challenged by someone who isn’t so favorably impressed. Be prepared to defend your positions.

PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Your friendship circle expands, with new people coming into your life at this time. Welcome them warmly. But don’t neglect those cherished longtime personal relationships.

BORN THIS WEEK: You love to search for knowledge and share it with others. You would make an especially fine teacher. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.

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