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Community stations launch Arvada PD launches two community stations By Crystal Anderson canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com The Arvada Police Department will unveil two community substations to the public the first week of March as part of a new, sector based policing style. In the early 2000s, Arvada Police Chief Don Wick decided there was a better way to police the city of Arvada and he began thinking of a way to make an impact at the neighborhood and community levels. “Looking at the micro-level, it (policing) took on a completely different picture,” Wick said. “We’re going to do it by geog-
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raphy, at a more microscopic level, have a different kind of relationship.” The idea for the community stations came about as a part of the police department’s larger plan to be more involved in the three “natural neighborhoods” or sectors of Arvada: Adams, Charlie and Baker. “We’re doing this because we want to be out in our neighborhood, engage with the public, the community kids, and under-
stand the community we serve as a whole,” said Commander Michelle Moriarty, commander of the Lake Arbor Community Station. With the launch of these new stations, there will be three separate police stations in the city; one in the Lake Arbor neighborhood, 8100 Vance Drive; one in the West Woods neighborhood, 6644 Kendrick Drive; and the police headquarters, 8101 Ralston Road. Police headquarters will continue to house the dispatch for the police department, while the substations will provide a more relational, community specific services. Each of the two substations, in West Woods and Lake Arbor, give the police department the opportunity to serve those communities at a deeper level while fighting crime in those areas of the city. The
presence of police at the substations will allow them to engage with the community, identify crime patterns and the area’s specific needs while alleviating crime and the fear of crime. “My desire is that we have a much different relationship with the community and that they feel comfortable with us and want us to work with them,” Wick said. Construction for both substations began in June, 2013 and cost around $4 million each. The buildings were funded through the police department’s savings and tax increment funds. The grand opening of the community stations will be held March 4-5 after the officers have officially taken up residence there. For more information, contact the police department’s nonemergency line, 720898-6900.
National bicentennial educates students Star Spangled Scholars celebrates nation’s anthem and history By Crystal Anderson
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Jerry Harden, left, and Jeff Schultz, right, stand quietly during a town hall meeting in Denver on Wednesday, Feb. 20. Representatives and directors from the Department of Energy, Department of Labor and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) held a two-day informative town hall meeting for Rocky Flats workers on how to qualify and apply for medical compensations. Photo by Amy Woodward
Expedited medical claims for Rocky Flats By Amy Woodward
awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Former workers at Rocky Flats may be able to bypass the complex federal claims process and move to the head of the line to receive medical compensations for illnesses stemming from radiation exposure at the plutonium trigger manufacturing plant. Rocky Flats workers were made part of a Special Exposure Cohort (SEC) in early January which allows for this alternative route. In order to qualify for the SEC class, employees must have worked at least 250 days at the plant between April 1, 1952 and Dec. 31, 1983 and they must have been diagnosed with one of 22 specified cancers including bone and renal cancers. Other cancers including breast, colon and brain, among others, must have an onset at least five years after first exposure. “It’s a lot shorter path to getting paid,” said Jeff Schultz, founder of Rocky Flats
Nuclear Workers, a nonprofit advocacy group for former Rocky Flats workers. Schultz and his wife worked at Rocky Flats for 16 years from 1983. Around nine years ago, his wife was diagnosed with kidney cancer and was told her claim would be processed but Schultz and his wife are still trying to prove she got cancer from working at the plant. “It’s good news for a lot of people, there are a lot of claims out there that were denied that are now going to be revisited,” he said. “It didn’t help my wife any but we have high hopes of pushing those years out.” During the town hall meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 19, in Denver, Stuart Hinnefeld, director for the division of compensation analysis and support for NIOSH answered questions as to why the SEC class did not include later years at the plant. “After 1983 it’s not so clear to us that we don’t have sufficient records, it may be reasonable to do it but we haven’t reached a final decision on that yet,” Hinnefeld said. “There’s still work
that needs to be done to reconstruct the later years.” Still, for workers and their surviving families that fit in the 15 year window, their claims may finally be validated. “This is about justice. For years, Rocky Flats workers risked their lives to protect this nation and helped end the Cold War, and they are entitled to receive the proper health care and benefits for this unselfish sacrifice to our country,” Rep. Ed Perlmutter said to Colorado Community Media. “After years of delay and roadblocks, I’m pleased the Obama Administration is making sure these workers’ claims are processed in a fast and fair way to receive the health care and compensation they earned during their service working in dangerous conditions on behalf of our nation.” By Feb. 17, 2014, Rocky Flats claimants have received $304 million, the Department of Labor reports. There has been 8,424 applications filed for claims, of those, 2,351 have received compensation. The plant closed in 1992.
To celebrate the colonial era in the country’s history, Star-spangled Scholars is educating Jefferson County students a deep, tangible, hands-on knowledge of the founding of the United States. ”This (Star-spangled Scholars program) offers experiential, hands-on learning for kiddos, they can touch it, feel it, smell it, wear it,” organizer and founder, Linda Olson Ferguson said. The program, founded in the fall of 2013, began incidentally after Ferguson heard about the bicentennial of the national anthem, the Star Spangled Banner. Ferguson immediately began to research this fact, and decided to put together a program that would help educate students across the Denver-Metro area about the fundamentals the nation was founded upon. ”The purpose is to teach lessons from real-life experiences from the founding of our nation to the settling of the West, with the hook being the bicentennial of the Star-spangled Banner,” Ferguson said. Throughout 2014, Ferguson, along with two Hands on History Colorado historians, Irish Lace and Smoketalker, and representative Steve DeBoer from the Sons of the American Revolution, will speak at area schools and youth programs educating students about the early history of the U.S. “We want to make that period of time, our history, our ancestry, make this time period feel real and fun for kids,” DeBoer Students continues on Page 5
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Political challenges face three freshman lawmakers As the legislative session chugs along, three freshman lawmakers are trying to balance voting their personal ideology with that of the constituents who reside in their complicated districts. And if that isn’t hard enough, a couple of them are still trying to figure out where the stairwells and exits and other important places are located inside the Capitol. “The hardest thing for me was findGetting around the building and figuring the bathroom,” Sen. Bernie Herpin, ing out how the legislative process works R-Colorado Springs said. “At my age, that’s is one thing. Going back to their brutallyimportant.” drawn districts to convince voters to send Herpin and senate colleagues George them back to the Capitol for a full term Rivera, R-Pueblo, and Rachel Zenzinger, will be a whole other ball of wax. D-Arvada, may not always agree on poliRivera is surrounded by Democrats in tics. But they share a common bond that Pueblo’s District 3. Heck, even his wife is a is best summed up by the Grateful Dead’s Democrat. Last September, Rivera became “St. Stephen” — “One man gathers what the first Republican to represent the another man spills.” Democratic stronghold since the 1930s. The three gained their seats as a result “People were really fed up and upset of recall efforts that sent their predecessors packing. Senate President John Morse with a lot of the laws that were passed in of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron Denver,” he said, referring specifically to of Pueblo lost to Herpin and Rivera in Sep- gun bills and rural electric mandates. “The bottom line is this: It just doesn’t tember recall elections that were spurred by the Democrats’ votes on gun legislation seem like they understand that although they’re Democrat down there in Pueblo, that became law last year. doggone it, they take them for granted at Zenzinger took over the seat that was N O Rheld T H by fellow M E T Democrat R O their peril.” Evie Hudak, who 20 14 WINTER ISSUE Then there’s Herpin’s Senate District 11, resigned in November in the face of a AD DESIGN PROOF which includes parts of Colorado Springs. recall effort. A LOUDMOUTH MEDIA, LLC PUBLICATION Now, when folks think of the Springs, they P.O. Box 9834 • Denver, CO 80209 The three didn’t think they’d have their P: 720.889.3300 F: 720.889.3301 W: www.LoudmouthMedia.com own nameplates inside the Senate’s cham- assume that it’s about as safe for a Republican lawmaker as Duke University is for bers, at least so soon. But, here they are. P L E AAnd S E now R E V that I E Wthey’re C A R Ehere, F U L they L Y say they Mike Krzyzewski. PROOF: (PLEASE CHECK ONE) All corrections must be clearly marked. Spotlight® Magazine is not responsible for district is a tough one, are trying toproof. strike the right legislative bal- your ad. But Herpin’s errors not marked on this Please check the following as you review ❑ APPROVED AS IS and it includes Manitou where ance while also trying to keep up with the ❑ APPROVED WITHSprings, CORRECTIONS ❑ COMPANY NAME ❑ ADDRESS ❑ TEL. NUMBER ❑ EMAIL ❑ dig SENDthe NEW PROOF Democrats vibe. Morse barely lost sometimes❑complex and❑often ❑ WEBSITE HOURS MAP maddening ❑ CREDIT CARDS ❑ OFFER/S ❑ DISCLAIMER ❑ OTHER the September recall election to Herpin, scene inside the Capitol.❑ EXP. DATE ATTENTION ADVERTISERS by a razor thin margin of 51 percent to 49 I asked Rivera — a former cop who had CORRECTIONS: Media provides ad design service free of charge to percent. Loudmouth never held elected office prior to winning customers. However Loudmouth Media retains ownership of all ads or 1) created by Loudmouth Media. senator, Advertisers DO HerNOT have the Prior artwork to becoming a state his seat — if he has found the legislative right to use artwork or ads in part or in whole created by Loudmouth pin’s political experience wasconsent. limited tocreated by process to be overwhelming. Media elsewhere without prior written Use of ads Loudmouth Media elsewhere will be at an additional charge. municipal government, having served on “I’d be lying if I said no,” Rivera said. 2) the city council there. But Herpin recently “Because there were instances where I said, ‘Wow, what did I get myself into?’ ” learned the hard way that things said Advertiser Signature Date in3)
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side council chambers get nothing like the attention they receive inside the Capitol. A couple of weeks ago, Herpin made headlines during a committee hearing where he was presenting a bill that sought to repeal last year’s law that banned ammunition magazines from carrying more than 15 rounds. The bill was a reaction to recent mass shootings where the killers carried magazines that contained large numbers of ammunition rounds. Herpin was trying to make the point that high-capacity magazines are unreliable and that perhaps it was “a good thing” that Aurora theater shooting suspect James Holmes had a 100-round magazine because it jammed. The senator’s comments were received with outrage by family members who lost loved ones in the Aurora theater shooting. Herpin said his comments were taken out of context, but that he understands the reaction. “I still think what I was trying to get across was correct, I just think I could have done it better,” he said. “It was my fault for not phrasing my remarks and taking into consideration the sensitivities of the subject.” Herpin said “it’s not pleasant” when asked what it was like to be on the receiving end of bad press, rather than reading about someone else’s. Herpin then quipped that at least he didn’t go as far as did former Colorado Springs lawmaker Doug Bruce during his infamous antics on the first day of the 2008 legislative session. “I’ve not yet kicked the reporter or the photographer, so I’m not the worst yet,” Herpin said. Zenzinger hasn’t kicked a photographer yet either — and somehow, I just don’t see that happening. Unlike Herpin, Zenzinger has no problem finding bathrooms in the Capitol, seeing as how she was once an aide to Democratic Sen. Mary Hodge of Adams
County. The margin for error in Herpin’s district is pretty thin, but the one in Zenzinger’s District 19 is New York deli pastrami-like thin — and that’s thin! Hudak won the seat with 51 percent of the vote in 2008, which was a virtual landslide compared to 2012, when she won by a margin of 584 votes, or by less than 1 percent of the vote. Zenzinger doesn’t need a math lesson to figure out just how difficult her district is — after all, she ran Hudak’s successful 2012 campaign. She said she tries to convey to her divided constituency that what happens at the Capitol isn’t as divisive as they might think. “Ninety to 95 percent of the bills passed at the Capitol are actually bipartisan,” she said. “And people go, ‘No they’re not.’ Yes, they actually are. It’s just those 5 percent that are really divisive. And that’s challenging because 50 percent of my district will agree and 50 percent wont agree.” Zenzinger knows that she’s going to face a stiff challenge this November, regardless of who the Republican nominee turns out to be. She hopes that people will see she’s the same person who served on the Arvada City Council, but she knows full well that conservatives — especially gun enthusiasts — will try to paint her as the second coming of Evie Hudak. “I’m sure they’re going to try to say that,” Zenzinger said. “So what I’m hoping to demonstrate is that I was OK when I was on city council in representing you and I haven’t changed. Who Rachel Zenzinger is hasn’t changed. So I’m trying to do a good job in showing I am my own person.” Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Follow Vic on Twitter, @VicVela1.
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Colorado Community Media wins 132 awards Staff Report Colorado Community Media brought home 132 awards in the annual Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. Included in the tally were five special honors. The Tri-Lakes Tribune (Class 1), the Golden Transcript (Class 4) and the Highlands Ranch Herald (Class 5) each won the Advertising Sweepstakes Award. The Tribune also won the Sweepstakes Award in the photo and design category
and garnered the coveted General Excellence Award. The awards were announced at a ceremony Feb. 21 in downtown Denver as part of the press association’s annual convention. For CCM — a 2-year-old media company comprising 22 newspapers and 23 websites covering the north, west and south suburbs of Denver, and El Paso and Teller counties — this year’s honors were a continuation of an upward trend. A year ago, CCM was recognized with 95 awards,
a major spike from the previous year’s 28 earned among the papers. CCM’s south metro publications, based in Highlands Ranch, received 58 awards, including 19 first-place honors and the Advertising Sweepstakes Award. In the advertising category, companywide production manager Scott Andrews won 28 awards, 14 of which were first place. The news staff of the Westminster Window and Golden Transcript combined for eight first place awards. Columnists Ann Macari Healey and Andrea Doray, report-
ers Tammy Kranz, Vic Vela and Glenn Wallace, as well as editor Mikkel Kelly each earned a first-place award. Page designer Kate Ferraro was recognized three times, including a first-place honor. The Arvada Press specifically did not submit entries this year, though it shared many of the award-winning stories and writers mentioned above. Eligible contest entries were published in print or online between Sept. 1, 2012 and Aug. 31, 2013.
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Parking enforcement changes gears Police finalize plans for parking in Olde Town By Crystal Anderson canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Over the last few months, a black smart car with a “Parking Enforcement” graphic wrapped around it has been zooming around Olde Town, issuing warnings and educating residents about a change in parking regulations. As of March 11, those regulations go into effect.
“This is about compliance, not a moneymaker,” Arvada Police Department Commander Kathy Foos, the creator of the new enforcement plan said. Last fall, the Arvada police department began to roll out the new enforcement plan, which tickets patrons for parking beyond the designated time limits in Olde Town and around the city. The new regulations are as a result of the incoming Gold Line and the popularity and vibrancy of Olde Town. With the new enforcement regulations, two part-time parking technicians have been and will continue to monitor parking in the two- and four-hour parking spaces and the private parking areas in Olde Town
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ment, they will be towed. Tickets will also continue to be issued for handicap and fire hydrant violations. With the new enforcement taking effect, parking will continue to be free in Olde Town, with unlimited parking in designated lots. “I’ve been an officer for 30 years, and I feel like Olde Town is my old town and community,” Foos said, “We’re trying to keep free parking, and it’s important to the small town feel.” Violations will be payable online, through www.arvada.org or www.arvadapd.org; by mailing the fine in or dropping off payment at city hall, 8101 Ralston Road.
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and the city, seven days a week, ensuring residents don’t abuse the time limits. “This is an intermediary step, we’re not going to be heavy handed,” Foos said. “We want to work with people and enforce it (parking) but if someone is abusing it, we will toe them.” The regulations center around timed parking and will cost violators a small fine for each time violation. Technicians will monitor parking by chalking vehicle tires in timed parking areas, monitoring the length of time they are parked. If outside the time limit, the technicians will ticket violators with a $25 violation, due 10 days following the ticket issuance. Cars who receive three violations and fail to make pay-
Arrest made in the death of Jeffco deputy Kenneth Martin Hosch, 83, of Golden, was arrested on Monday, Feb. 24 on two felony counts on suspicion of Vehicular Homicide and Criminally Negligent Homicide for the death of Jefferson County Sheriff’s Sergeant Dave Baldwin in January on Highway 93, north of West 64th Parkway. On Sunday, January 26, at 10:05 a.m., Baldwin was traveling in the left northbound lane on his Harley-Davidson patrol motorcycle, entering a sweeping curve. According to police officials a 2004 Saturn Vue SUV was traveling southbound through
the curve when it crossed a double-yellow line, traveling into the northbound lanes and passing at least one vehicle. The Saturn collided head-on with the Harley-Davidson. Hosch is alleged to have failed to return to the legal southbound lane of travel and continued driving southbound on the wrong side of the road for approximately 1,500 ft., the District Attorney’s office reported. Witnesses of the crash estimate that Hosch was traveling 70 to 79 mph just before the collision with Sgt. Baldwin, according to court records. Bond has been set in the amount of $10,000.
Countywide emergency notification planned
Jeffco and Broomfield counties will be testing their emergency notification system CodeRED on March 5, at 9 a.m. The process is expected to take several hours due to the large volume of notifications to be made via landline, cell phone, text and email. The CodeRED system is used by emergency services agencies to help disseminate information regarding critical incidents. Landline will be automatically included in CodeRED notifications but residents and businesses can sign up to receive CodeRED via cell phone, text and email by going to your911.com. For more information, contact local law enforcement agencies at their designated non-emergency number.
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Eric Roberts will be taking over as the new director of information technology on March 3. Roberts will be responsible for the planning, policy creation, direction, and operation of the Library’s IT department. He brings almost 20 years of experience in information technology and holds a BA in computer science from the University of California in Santa Cruz. Roberts replaces Steve Endicott,
who resigned in June, 2012 to accept a position with Academy School District 20 in Colorado Springs.
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Andrew Skurka will be at the American Mountaineering Center, Foss Auditorium 710 10th St., Suite 200 Golden at 7 p.m. where he will discuss the gear, supplies and skills needed to make hiking more fun and less work, without compromising safety or comfort in camp. Skurka is one of the most accomplished backpackers in the world, most well-known for his 4,700-mile, 6-month Alaska-Yukon Expedition, the 6,875-mile 7-month Great Western Loop, and the 7,775-mile 11-month Sea-to-Sea Route. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.cmc.org/speakers. Tickets are $10.
Court appointed special advocates needed
Volunteers are being sought out by Court Appointed Special Advocates of Jefferson and Gilpin Counties for abused or neglected children in court. CASA volunteers are appointed by a judge and provide the courts with objective information and recommendations to help ensure that a child abuse victim’s best interests are
served. Previous experience is not required. The next CASA of Jeffco/Gilpin volunteer training is scheduled to begin Tuesday, April 1, 2014. The training course includes approximately 19 hours of online class assignments and 19 hours of classroom training. All in-person sessions will be held at the Jefferson County Courthouse, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden, CO 80401. For more information please contact Susan Manfredi at (303) 271-6537 or at susanmanfredi@casajeffcogilpin. com.
March Madness Used Book Sale The Jeffco Library Foundation and Friends of JCPL will hold its annual March Madness Used Book Sale at the Jeffco Fairgrounds on Friday, Feb. 28, at 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, March 1, at 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Sunday, March 2. The sale will feature more than 40,000 books, CDs, DVDs, audiobooks and much more. Books will be available from 50 cents to $2.50, with hardback fiction for $1. Sunday is Bag Day, where booklovers can fill up their grocery bag full of items for $6. For more information call 303-4035075. Proceeds benefit Jefferson County Public Library.
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Jayne Byl of the Golden Chamber of Commerce, Mayor Sloan of Golden and Commissioner Faye Griffin attend the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Veterans’ Administration Clinic located at 1020 Johnson Road in Golden. A Color Guard Ceremony was held at the Jeffco Administration Building on Friday, Feb. 21 before the ribbon cutting which included a tour of the new facility. Courtesy photo
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police news in a hurry Tourist T-Shirt Theft
9:27 p.m., Feb. 3, 7-Eleven, 7355 W. 58th Ave. A 7-Eleven clerk reported a theft after a young man and woman entered the store during the evening of Feb. 3. The clerk reported the man addressing them behind the counter, asking several questions of cigarettes while the female he was with browsed a clothing section of the store. The female tried on several hats, valued at $15.99, while the male bought a pack of cigarettes. The clerk reported seeing the pair leave the store with several unpaid items in the female’s purse. Video surveillance footage later shows the female concealing a number of items such the hats and an ”I love Arvada” Tshirt in her purse. There is no further information at this time.
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said. Star-Spangled Scholars works in conjunction with the Arvada Harvest Festival and the Arvada Junior Chamber Foundation to help students learn about the struggles of survival in early Colonial America and the West; the Constitution’s purpose; and the inspiration behind the Star-Spangled Banner. Through the program, students and youth will have the opportunity to see, wear, use, and play with historically correct artifacts such as lanterns, uniforms, tools from Colonial America.
Excavator Damage 8 a.m., Jan. 30, a construction site at West Ridge Road and Allison Street. A construction crew member found a piece of an excavator damaged when working on the light rail system project. The crew member found the damage after noticing hydraulic fluid near the north side of the railroad tracks. According to the police report, the excavator was in working condition the night before, and when the machine was turned on, fluid began squirting out, the hydraulic line appearing to be cut. The construction crew will seek an inspection of the damage, and if it is unfixable, then they will have to purchase a new arm for the excavator, valued at $200. No further information is available at this time.
“This is voluntary, and is a supplement to the schools’ and educators’ efforts to make sure kids know how important that aspect of our history was and the aspects our country was founded on,” DeBoer said. On Mar. 8, organizers of the program are hosting a free Open House for the community to experience aspects of the program and garner interest in the bicentennial celebration. The event will be held 12-5 p.m., at the Arvada Jaycees Hall, 5640 Yukon St., Arvada. For more information on the program, contact Linda Olson Ferguson, 303523-2971. “It’s really important for the younger generation to understand what our country was formed to be and understand those roots,” Ferguson said.
West Metro firefigher dies
West Metro firefighter and paramedic Mike Miller died in his sleep at his home on Feb. 15. Miller, 39, had served as a West Metro firefigher since August 2006. West Metro Fire Rescue Fire Chief Don Lombardi described Miller as “a valued member who was committed to serving our citizens in a professional and caring manner. Mike will be greatly missed.” Miller leaves behind a wife and daughter.
Explosions in apartment complex
On Friday, Feb. 21, several explosions shook up residents in an apartment complex near S. Reed Court near S. Pierce Street and Kentucky Avenue in Lakewood. The explosions occurred around 4:45 a.m. and there were no injuries. Firefighters witnessed five blasts come from the boiler room, one about every 10 minutes with a visible flash and concus-
sion. Firefighters say the explosions were likely caused by a natural gas leak, though there has not been an official statement on the cause.
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The Lakewood Arts Council is hosting a new exhibit in March called “From the Earth.” The show will be on display at the LAC’s loft gallery, 85 S. Union Blvd., the entire month. The gallery is open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The show features local artists’ works in clay, metal, wood, fiber and landscape paintings. In the downstairs gallery is an open-themed exhibit, and highlighting co-op gallery member Lynnette Kupferer, the front window display dazzles with her sparkling mosaics Contact the LAC Art Center at 303 9800625 or visit www.lakewoodartscouncil. org for more info.
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Support ‘right to know’ in challenging times The latest developments in digital communications were discussed at length at the Colorado Press Association annual convention Feb. 21 in Denver. While expanding modes of obtaining news continue in an extended renaissance period, it appears while more and more information is literally at hand, the information so important to the public’s right to know is not flowing so freely. One discussion led by experts in media law focused on current challenges to obtain public records from government entities. Journalists’ heads nodded to comments that the cost of obtaining documents often remains a barrier. Heads nodded that information is sometimes be-
our view ing held back based on how the provider thinks the media may present it —such as putting it online — while the public’s right to know should not be limited by who wants it and how it may be used. And heads nodded when media experts said the state appellate courts are no longer on “our” side — meaning specifically the media — thwarting our role to obtain information and be a watchdog on government.
The whys of the present climate can be contemplated, but we agree with the general notion that the impact of 9/11 turned tides to tightening of information to media and compromising privacy of the public. We profess media is not so beloved by the masses, but when we write informative stories, we know our work is valued. For this reason, we agree with the notion that the work of maintaining strong open records laws and the public’s right to know may soon involve more effort from the public itself, perhaps even in the form of a public initiative on the ballot someday. We have editorialized often about the importance of the First Amendment
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Picking (on) teams Boy, the run up to the Super Bowl sure was exciting this year, wasn’t it? Of course, the game was, um, shall we say ... disappointing (read: a fiasco, an embarrassment). But that doesn’t change what happened in the days running up to it. The whole city was in the spirit: orange shirts, downtown buildings lit up in blue and orange, special programs on radio and television. The Broncos’ success created a sense of community around here. We were all “on the team.” But sometimes, “team” gets out of hand. Sometimes, we stop looking at what’s actually going on around us and dig in our heels to be “with our team.” As much as I value loyalty, life is not a game; important things happen in the real world, and the consequences are a lot more serious than having to exchange strange gifts with the mayor of the “other team.” The new Jefferson County school board has shown a penchant for sending people off to their team corners. A couple weeks ago I wrote a column that was critical of the board, though, normally, we might be on the same team. Or, at least, in the same farm system. And, boy, did I hear about it from “my” teammates. Even though my criticisms were more about politics than policy, I was still taken to task for what, in older days, would be called “heresy.” Luckily for me, it’s been mostly respectful, so, while I had lengthy conversations about the subject, it never got personal Not so, the new school board. People from “the other team,” the ones that were so ill-behaved at the Saturday morning board meeting, immediately took to the Internet to spread innuendo and deception. “Follow the money,” is how they couch their attempts to delegitimize the board’s election. Which is, of course, silly — every prior board got elected by being well-funded, too (usually by the teachers union, whose buck normally lets them pick who sits across from them at the negotiating table). But the attacks on this team go beyond that. A prominent member of the PTA has recently made jokes on a public account
about gun violence toward this board. One of those internet sites I was talking about responded to a commenter with an ominous “Your turn is coming.” Now, do I expect to see a bunch of PTA moms marching on the school board meeting with guns a-blazin’? Of course not. Pitchforks and torches is more the tone of this debate. But you do know, don’t you, that if it had been the other team doing that, people would be tearing down the Administration Building by the rafters. What all of this faux drama does, unfortunately, is take the focus far from where it should be: legitimate debates about the best, most cost-efficient way to maximize students’ potential. Yeah, the two sides have very different views on that. But, there may be common ground between the two sides, or better: a creative new way to attack the differences that lets everybody have their turn at bat. But that won’t be found in an “our team/their team” argument. And, unfortunately, when everybody plays this as if it were just a game, then the people who really lose are the students and the taxpayers. If only we could all take our cues from the Broncos on this one, too. Did you notice, how after the “us” vs. “them” part was over, a bunch of us’es and them’s gathered at midfield for a prayer? There are more important things than the games we play. 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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And the powerful play goes on Not surprisingly, I am in love with the written word. I love the power of the pen on the page to move, amuse, anger, or delight. The power to take us places we’ve never been before. The power to take us back to times and places we have come from. Lately, though, I’ve also become enamored of the spoken word. I’ve done my share of readings from my own writing and I have to say that I do like the way it sounds. And it appears that a lot more of us are enjoying literature out loud. Look at the popularity of slam poetry (which I have yet to try myself ) and the unending supply of stunning performances on YouTube. Poetry has found its way further into the mainstream, too, and now into the commercial realm as well. In an ad for the iPad Air, we hear Robin William’s voice in his portrayal of John Keating, the beloved English teacher in the film Dead Poets Society. In the sound track, replicated in the ad, Williams/Keating quotes the poet Walt
Whitman but it’s far more than a quote, more than just a reading of words on the page. When Williams recites from “O, Me! O, Life!”, it is a performance that is as much a celebration of Whitman’s poetry as of the life about which Whitman writes. And for those of us who need a reminder of the power and beauty of Walt Whitman’s words, Williams gives it to us with this tantalizing invitation: “…the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.” Even if we don’t know it’s him or that the scene is from Dead Poets Society, (which I just found out myself last week), it is the way Robin Williams’ delivers these
lines that makes the poetry of Walt Whitman so accessible to us, that makes us part of the celebration, part of the powerful play. I’m fortunate to be part of another celebration of the spoken word as Colorado’s coordinator of Poetry Out Loud, a nationwide contest for high school students that helps young people master public speaking skills, build self-confidence, and learn about our literary heritage. Students memorize and recite great poetry in school-wide competitions, and school winners advance to the state finals being held this year on March 11 at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Our Colorado state winner will then represent us at the National Finals in Washington, DC, in April. As I’ve visited high schools around the state, I’ve heard students recite, interpret, and perform great poetry, and I am personally inviting you to join us for the Poetry Out Loud State Finals on March 11 at the Lakewood Cultural Center. You’ll be inspired, delighted, and awed by these students as they bring the power of words
on the page to life with their performances. To quote from Walt Whitman: “Answer: / That you are here—that life exists and identity, / That the powerful play goes on, and you may contribute a verse.” To quote John Keating from Dead Poets Society: “We don’t read and write poetry because it’s cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race.” And that is indeed something to celebrate. Andrea Doray is a writer and poet who thanks the National Endowment of the Arts, The Poetry Foundation, Colorado Creative Industries, the teachers, families, and especially the competitors for bringing great literature to life. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
Exploitation of elders is abuse, pure and simple In 2009, one of my constituents in Arvada learned that her 80-year-old father, George, had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. My constituent, Chaya Finton, later discovered that one of her nephews had been stealing thousands of dollars from George’s bank account — and that George’s other daughter used George’s bank account to fund her family’s trip to Europe. Nearly $100,000 of George’s savings disappeared before anybody even noticed. Now the courts are trying to sort it out, and Chaya and her husband have spent more than $40,000 in legal fees. Chaya’s story is tragic, disturbing — and sadly all too common. Throughout Colorado and across the country, seniors are increasingly targeted for fraud and exploitation. According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, nearly 25 percent of fraud complaints in 2012 were filed by Americans over 60 years old, more than doubling the problem from the time in 2008 when 10 percent of seniors were defrauded. In 2010, financial abuse cost older Americans nearly $3 billion. In response, Gov. John Hickenlooper last year signed a law requiring social workers, home health staff, and other professionals to report any suspected abuse or exploitation of seniors. This process, known as “mandatory reporting,” is set to
take effect this summer, providing a critical line of defense for our seniors. But first, law enforcement officials have asked legislators to clarify parts of the law in ways that would make it stronger and more effective. I’ve introduced Senate Bill 14-098 that would address those concerns. It crystallizes existing law in a common-sense way, to establish clearly that the exploitation of seniors should be considered “abuse.” Many older Americans are coerced into giving consent or otherwise allowing someone they trust to manage their finances. Unfortunately, the elders’ trust is too often misplaced. By making exploitation itself a crime, this bill would give law enforcement the necessary authority to prosecute all types of financial abuse against seniors. The bill also makes a number of smaller clean-up tweaks to the law, all with the support of law enforcement and the goal
LETTER TO THE EDITOR Not so newsy I’m confused about why superintendent Cindy Stevenson’s resignation became your cover story last week. For her part, I imagine Stevenson wanted to finish the school year and provide continuity. It makes sense. She’s well liked and wanted to see it through to a natural conclusion. I’m also going to infer that she’s a liberal, because of your article’s reference to the three new board members’ shared conservative views. And while I fail to see why it was so important to highlight, politics appears to be what she used to justify her decision. Because she decided it wasn’t working — and cited issues with the three new board members — she resigned. Why was this news? This sort of thing happens in business every single day. A company brings in a new CEO or management team and people leave. The com-
pany adjusts and moves forward. In business, when someone gives notice, the person is usually released much sooner. That’s because the person has essentially already left the company. The perspective is it’s often better to cut someone loose, rather than risk investing anything more into that person. But the board didn’t do that; it was honoring her plan. Stevenson effected the change, both in November and again this month. After assimilating her announcement, the Board simply began moving forward. That’s reasonable. Why she thought everything would remain status quo until June is a mystery to me. We live in a dynamic, continually changing world. And if you’re the one making changes that cause others to in turn make changes, why all the upset and drama? And why all the press coverage? Kim Jackson Arvada
of protecting seniors from fraud, abuse, and exploitation. The bill was approved by the Judiciary Committee in a 5-0 vote and passed the full Senate unanimously with bipartisan support. I am confident my colleagues in the House will also see the value of this simple but critical legislation. Every year, thousands of Coloradans find themselves in the kind of situation that Chaya and her father have experienced, fighting against fraud and exploitation. We have an obligation to give our seniors and their families the legal resources they need to fight and prosecute these crimes. This bill can’t heal all the pain caused by people who would steal from our helpless elders; but it’s a com-
mon-sense tool that deserves to be made available to the family members, friends, and law enforcement people who care enough to make the effort. Sen. Rachel Zenzinger serves Colorado Senate District 19, which spans most of Arvada and the Jefferson County portion of Westminster. She was appointed to her seat and sworn into office on Dec. 13, 2013. She serves on the Senate Education Committee, Senate Local Government Committee and she is a Senate advisor to the Colorado Commission on Higher Education. For more information about Sen. Zenzinger, please go to www.RachelForColorado.com or call her at 303-866-4840.
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Predawn pets and presidents During the night before Presidents Day, I lay awake for hours trying to decide who was my favorite president. About 2 a.m. I had an epiphany that the best president ever in my book was Theodore Roosevelt. Why did I pick him? This is my reasoning: Roosevelt began his presidency in 1901 along with more pets than the White House had ever seen. I have to love a president that had five guinea pigs named Admiral Dewey, Dr. Johnson, Bishop Doane, Fighting Bob Evans and Father O’Grady. In addition Roosevelt had a small bear named Jonathan Edwards, a lizard named Bill, Maude the pig, a badger named Josiah, Peter the rabbit, Eli Yale the macaw, Baron Spreckle the hen, and the beloved pony named Algonquin. Teddy Roosevelt’s six children playing with the pets must have kept things lightened up in the White House where
life can get oh so serious. Evidently son Quentin barged into an important meeting between his father and senators in the Oval Office. Quentin dropped four garter snakes on the table which caused quite a commotion. Many jokes must have followed. Jay Leno would have had a field day with a story like that. Thinking about Roosevelt’s animals, I started thinking about which was my
favorite pet. We had a dog named Shane, two cats named Tigger and Dynamite, chinchillas, guinea pigs, a Banty rooster and hen and chicks. But my favorite pet which will always be closest to my heart in my memory was Smoky,the little black horse. I bought him with my own money when I was growing up in Golden. Smoky had integrity. When you climbed in the saddle on him you knew you were in for a good ride, a safe ride. He didn’t go crazy on me like Poncho the pony who threw me off and then dragged me when my boot caught in the stirrup. Smoky didn’t run away with me like Creole the buckskin mare did. As I said, Smoky had integrity. He was so trustworthy I even rode him in the Stock Show. So as I lay awake thinking of President Theodore Roosevelt, guinea pigs, integrity, and the horse of my youth, Smoky, I tried
to come up with the ideal president to follow Barack Obama. In my book he or she would have a collection of beloved pets. Maybe she will have a guinea pig named Integrity. But even more important than that would be if the next president had a dog or a horse or a pony named Smoky. That would be a sign to me. It’s amazing what can happen when I’m awake at 2 a.m. contemplating who was my favorite president. You should try it sometime. Mary Stobie grew up in Golden and loves animals. Her columns have been published in The Chicago Tribune and are now syndicated by Senior Wire News Service. Contact her at mry_jeanne@yahoo.com
Entertainer wows social group SNCW Singles Social Club has been in existence since the mid 1990’s, and I have been a member for the majority of that time. On most Sunday evenings we can be found at the American Legion in Edgewater where we have a meal which is followed by a program. Programs range from ID fraud prevention, to Super Bowl parties (yes, I’m still in shock), to travelogues, to chili/soup cookoffs, to live music presentations. On a recent Sunday evening we had what may have been our best evening ever. We had the great pleasure and privilege of being entertained by singer, actor, raconteur Leonard E. Barrett, Jr. I first met Leonard a number of years ago when he was starring in an annual PHAMALY Theatre Company musical. Let me give you a little background ... Physically Handicapped Actors and Musical Artists League was founded in 1989 by five students
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who were frustrated by the lack of theatrical opportunities for those living with disabilities. Now, twenty-five years later, the group is known nationally for its pioneering work. Leonard initially had no intention to returning to the world of entertainment. After performing on stage for 10 years, he decided a change was in order so he did the only logical thing possible. He taught computers. A friend invited him to a PHAMALY function and when asked what his disability was he, being taken off guard, said, “multiple sclerosis.” He then sang for the group and the rest is history. He is now a full-time performer and will be playing the role of the Narrator in “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” PHAMALY’s annual musical which will be held in July at The Space Theatre at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Leonard’s career has definitely taken off. He has performed at Boulder’s Dinner Theatre, and with the Denver Center Theatre Company, among others, as well as doing one-man shows at Lannie’s Clocktower Cabaret. In fact
he will be singing at Lannie’s this Mothers’ Day. And, of course, he performs for private functions such as our SNCW event. Knowing how talented Leonard is, SNCW decided to open the evening to former members, and other friends. Our group is officially a “singles social club,” so married folks need not apply. We waived the rules for this special evening. We generally have 20 to 25 members and guests attend our meetings. This time we ended up with a group of 54 ... a bit of a challenge for those of us who did the cooking, decorating and organizing. What a wonderful evening it was. Our star more than lived up to his billing. He has a glorious voice and a personality to match. We listened to tunes made famous by Bocelli, Mathis, Nat King Cole, and many more. The audience was mesmerized. Leonard may be reached at len12955ps@gmail.com. SNCW Singles Social Club welcomes new members. The only requirement is that you be single when you join. Although our emphasis is on social activities and we are definitely not a “dating” club, several of our members have met and married since joining our group ... they are allowed to stay. In addition to our Sunday meetings, we have many outside activities. For information, check out our website at www.sncw.org or contact me, personally. Columnist Harriet Hunter Ford may be reached at hhunterford@msn.com.
Knowledge of pheasants The Colorado pheasant season closed on Jan. 31. For those who enjoy the challenge of upland bird hunting it is now time to case and store the shotguns and pick up the volunteer role and participate in spring Pheasants Forever (PF) programs. PF was organized in 1982 with headquarters in St. Paul, Minn. The organization has secured 5,000,000 acres of protected habitat for pheasant and all birds and wildlife. Today PF has over 125,000 members and 800 chapters in the US and Canada. PF promotes habitat conservation (the single most important element to sustain healthy numbers of pheasants); education for landowners and hunters alike; political lobbying; local events; national conference; youth programs to get kids outdoors and to hunt and publications distributed widely among PF members and outdoors public organizations. PF has partnered with Colorado’s
Parks and Wildlife Division over the years to open private lands for public hunting under the State Walk-In Area Program and to foster and secure agricultural land habitat necessary for pheasants to nest and hatch, insects for food sources, and security from predators. Gary Tuttle, PF volunteer, advised that “spring is that time of year the local PF chapters hold their annual fund raising events, banquets and information and educational programs. Silent and live auctions provide needed funds for the PF chapter activities.”
The February and March chapter events include the Greeley Chapter banquet Feb. 22, 5 p.m. at Island Gove Regional Park in Greeley; Northern Colorado Chapter annual banquet at the Ellis Ranch in Loveland and Metro Denver Chapter’s March 29 banquet at Arapahoe County Fairgrounds. Each banquet will offer bidders and raffle ticket holder’s chances to win shot guns, gun safes, hunting clothing and gear and day hunts. According to Tuttle, “a Youth Day program is scheduled for Saturday, March 1, with food, safety training, hats and vests and a chance to learn trap shooting by experts. Youth 10-16 are welcome with parents.” Contact PF representative Gary Tuttle at 303-653-5584 for additional information. Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast. net.
arvada news in a hurry Arvada High prom fundraiser Arvada High School is hosting a shoe drop-off fundraiser to support its after prom celebrations. Oranizers are asking for community members to drop off used shoes at several locations throughout Arvada through the month of March. Donation spots include Tigeress ”a Salon,” 8770 Wadsworth Blvd.; Fantastic Sam’s, 7735 Wadsworth
Blvd. Unit B; and Odyssey Beerwerks, 535 W. 56th Ave., No. 107.
Japaneese Doll and Cultural Festival The 46th annual Japanese Doll and Cultural Festival will be held 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., March 1-2. The festival is a free opportunity to experience the distinctive and creative Japanese culture. Held at Simpson United Methodist Church,
6001 Wolf St., the festival will showcase a variety of dolls and activities for the entire family. Among the Japanese dolls, kimonos, ikebana flower arrangements, bonsai and calligraphy will be displayed. Live performances of dances, martial arts demonstrations and Japanese music will also be featured. For more information, contact Simpson United Methodist Church 303-428-7963.
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Lawsuit against state over gay marriage Suit says ban denies couples ‘equal protection’ By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Blasting Colorado’s gay marriage ban as a law that creates “two classes of citizens,” a group of nine gay couples have filed a lawsuit against the state that could pave the way toward same-sex marriage here. The lawsuit was filed in Denver District Court on Feb. 19, and it alleges that a 2006 voter-backed referendum banning gay marriage denies same-sex couples “equal protection, due process and basic fairness,” which violates the U.S. Constitution. “Colorado’s exclusion of same-sex couples from the institution of marriage has adversely impacted the plaintiffs and other Colorado same-sex couples in real and sig-
nificant ways,” the lawsuit reads. Nine couples who reside in different parts of the state are listed as plaintiffs in the lawsuit. They include a former Arvada police officer who lives with her partner of more than three years and their 5-year-old son; a Littleton couple who were the first couple to be issued a civil union in Arapahoe County last year; and a Lone Tree couple of 12 years who recently married in Washington state because they could not do so here. “The situations faced by these couples are similar to those faced by many other same-sex couples in Colorado who are denied the basic rights, privileges and protections of marriage for themselves and their children,” the lawsuit states. Eight years ago, Colorado voters through Amendment 43 changed the state’s Constitution to define marriage between a man and a woman. But a lot has happened since that time.
As of this month, 17 states have legalized same-sex marriage. And just last year, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down key provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act, which denied gay couples federal benefits that heterosexual couples enjoy. Most recently, challenges to same-sex marriage bans in Utah and Oklahoma have been brought before the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver. Last year, the Legislature created civil unions in Colorado. But the lawsuit states that the new protections don’t go far enough. “Like many other couples with a lifelong commitment, the unmarried plaintiffs are spouses in every sense, except that Colorado law will not allow them to marry, instead only offering them the secondclass and unequal options of civil unions,” the lawsuit states. Gay lawmakers agreed. “We made progress with civil unions
last year, but obviously that’s not enough,” said Rep. Dominick Moreno, D-Commerce City, who is gay. “That still denies a lot of couples some critical federal benefits they could be getting if they were married.” House Speaker Mark Ferrandino, Colorado’s first openly gay House speaker, said the lawsuit was “inevitable” and that public opinion on gay marriage has shifted dramatically since the Colorado ban was put in place “People have a fear of the unknown in some sense,” Ferrandino said. “So, once people start seeing same-sex couples in relationships, and they have friends and relatives who are in committed relationships, it’s like, ‘Well, this really hasn’t impacted me. And they’re happier, so why would I be against this?’” “The speed at which this is changing both from the public perspective and the legal perspective is faster than almost anything I’ve ever seen.”
Hickenlooper tags programs for pot tax revenues By Vic Vela
vvela@colorado communitymedia.com Marijuana tax revenues that exceeded original expectations will go toward youth pot-use deterrence programs, substance abuse treatment and other services, under a proposal released by Gov. John Hickenlooper on Feb. 19. The state expects to rake in $184 million in total marijuana revenue by the end of June 2015, with about $153 million of that coming from retail pot sales that began on January 1, according to projections by the governor’s office. The remainder of the projected pot revenue will come from medical marijuana sales. Retail marijuana sales are projected to reach $610 million next fiscal year. That’s a significant increase from Legislative Council projections tied to last year’s retail pot tax structure bill, which set a gross retail pot sales forecast of $395 million. The revenue comes as a result of last year’s voter-backed Proposition AA, which imposed a 15 percent excise tax and a 10 percent retail tax on all retail marijuana transactions that became legal through 2012’s Amendment 64. The first $40 million of annual excise tax revenue goes toward school construction and the rest to the Marijuana Cash Fund, which pays for industry regulations that are overseen by the Department of Revenue.
With the additional projected revenue, Hickenlooper will seek $99 million next fiscal year to fund programs providing “responsible regulation for adult-use marijuana and the effective allocation of resources to protect public safety, and health and to prevent underage use,” the governor said, through a budget proposal letter submitted to the Joint Budget Committee. “Indeed, we view our top priority as creating an environment where negative impacts on children from marijuana legalization are avoided completely,” Hickenlooper’s letter reads. “Underage use of marijuana can have long-lasting effects on individuals and communities.” Hickenlooper proposes that the state spend $45.5 million over the next two fiscal years for youth marijuana use prevention and deterrence. Priorities include the transferring of $5 million from the Marijuana Cash Fund, which Hickenlooper wants to go toward grants for school health professionals who will educate students about marijuana use. Other youth-targeted spending will go toward a youth marijuana education campaign that aims to curb pot use among kids. Another $40 million of Hickenlooper’s marijuana spending proposal will go toward substance abuse treatment programs. That includes $7 million that will pay for 105 residential drug treatment beds and another $4 million for services that help those leaving residential treatment centers continue their drug treatment in their communities. The governor’s budget request also includes money for law enforcement and public safety and public health programs related to marijuana awareness. Hickenlooper acknowledged in his letter to the Joint
Legislation tackles prisoner earned time Bill strips ‘good time’ for behind bars crime By Vic Vela
vvela@colorado communitymedia.com Prisoners who commit violent crimes behind bars can have their “earned time” credits removed, under a bill that is making its way through the Legislature. “This bill is a simple question,” said Rep. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, a bill sponsor. “Should rapists and murderers who commit violence in prison be allowed out early?” The bill, which received initial approval in the House on Feb. 20, was precipitated by the fallout from last year’s murder of state prison chief Tom Clements. Under current law, prisoners who rack up earned time — either through good behavior or through participation of treatment programs — cannot have their sentence reduction credits
revoked, regardless of whether they commit new crimes in prison. But supporters of the bill say that’s something that needs to be fixed. “This is a public safety issue,” said Rep. Mark Waller, R-Colorado Springs, a bill co-sponsor. “If they commit a violent act, all of their earned time will be revoked. I think that’s a very necessary guardrail.” Following an administrative hearing, if an inmate is found to have been responsible for a violent crime while behind bars, DOC would be required to strip away any earned time credit, the bill states. The DOC could revoke earned time credit whether or not the person was adjudicated. The bill passed a recent House Judiciary Committee hearing unanimously and is expected to continue to receive bipartisan support moving forward. “When you commit a separate offense while being incarcerated, you shouldn’t be rewarded with free time off your sentence,” said Rep. Rhonda Fields, D-Aurora.
The bill is one of several measures taken up by lawmakers in the wake of Clements’ murder in March of last year. Clements was gunned down at his home in Monument, allegedly by Evan Ebel, a former prison inmate who had been released four years early because of a clerical error. Ebel was killed following a highspeed chase with authorities in Texas, two days after Clements’ murder. Clements’ death has resulted in several recent pieces of legislation aimed at tightening release procedures, such as imposing mandatory jail time for offenders who tamper with ankle monitors and straightening out prison sentences where they may be confusion over consecutive or concurrent terms. Ebel, who had earned time credit, assaulted a guard in prison. Meaning the McNulty/Waller bill could have increased Ebel’s time served. “We learned so much from that incident and the dangerous laws that need to be corrected,” McNulty said. “So, one by one, we’re going through and fixing those things.”
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Film company utilizes new campaign Deep Field Cinema crowd-funding ‘Around Here’ By Crystal Anderson
canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com Arvada independent film company, Deep Field Cinema, launched a campaign for its next film, hoping to broaden the film’s reach and following. The campaign, launched in early January through Indiegogo, a crowd-funding website, is seeking funds and support for the company’s latest film, “Around Here.” “In a way, you’re pitching it to the people who want to see it (the film) rather than a film agency,” Director and
Deep Field Cinema Owner, Tim Sparks said. Crowd-funding allows companies, like Deep Field Cinema, the opportunity to reach a broader spectrum of supporters and fans, while raising money for projects, inventions, films, nonprofits, companies and more. Through this Indiegogo campaign, Deep Field is able to reach fans and contributors internationally and from a variety of networks. The goal of this campaign is to raise $8,000 for the budget of the film. “I really believe people are looking for different ways to view things now,” Tim said. “In the end [of the Indiegogo campaign] we’ll have a feature length film, and we’ll take it to film festivals and shows.” Around Here is a film about a young marine, just released from service, who runs into an otherworldly being who changes his outlook on life. The film will be entirely cast and filmed in Colorado, as a way for the Deep Field to emphasize the beauty and talent of Colorado. Deep Field Cinema began in Pueblo in 2010 with Tim Sparks and his wife Chrissy Sparks. The two said they began the company out of a deep passion for film, and choose to focus on producing inspirational films. “This relates to what we’re trying to do,” said Chrissy, vice president and co-founder of Deep Field Cinema, “which is having meaningful work and meaningful films, to be inspirational.” For more information or to donate to their campaign, visit www.indiegogo.com/projects/around-here-the-film.
Around Here, a film about a young marine who recently returned from duty, will begin filming in Summer, 2014. Courtesy Photo
legislative news in a hurry Smoking age upped to 21, under bill
The legal smoking age in Colorado would rise to 21, under a bill that cleared a House committee on Feb. 20. House Bill 1263 passed the House Health, Insurance and Environment Committee on a 6-4 party-line vote. The bill provides a grandfather clause that would allow persons who are currently between the ages of 18 and 20 to continue smoking. So, the law would apply when kids who are currently 17 turn 21. If the bill passes, the state is ex-
pected to lose more than $5 million in revenue from tobacco sales. But Rep. Cheri Gerou, R-Evergreen, a bill sponsor, said the goal of the legislation is to make it more difficult for kids to obtain cigarettes. The bill now heads to the House Finance Committee.
Greyhound racing ban heads to governor’s desk
A bill that would ban greyhound racing in Colorado is on its way to the governor’s desk. Revenue generated by the industry
had been dwindling for several years leading up to 2008, when Colorado’s last remaining greyhound racing track ceased operations. House Bill 1146 would ban greyhound racing from starting up again in the state, but would continue to allow for simulcast wagering at offtrack betting facilities. The bill, which is sponsored by Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, passed the Senate on Feb. 21, following a 20-15 vote. It had previously passed the House.
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Aspen is for lovers Travel + Leisure has placed Aspen at No. 18 in its Top 21 list of the world’s best cities for romance. Here’s what the magazine wrote: “From its snowcapped peaks to its Victorian-era main street, this Old West mountain town lures outdoors lovers with classic Rocky Mountain ambience all year round. Lovebirds can schuss down Buttermilk Mountain in winter, hike wildflower fields in spring, or take in a bevy of festivals from music to world politics all summer long. It’s rightly famous social scene? That’s available any time of year. “Don’t Miss: Snowcatting to 10,900 feet for an Alps-inspired menu and highoctane views at Cloud Nine Alpine Bistro, one of America’s most romantic restaurants (December-April).” See the entire list at www.travelandleisure.com/articles/worlds-best-cities-forromance-2014.
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Classic period of Maya civilization brought to life at DMNS By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Contrary to popular belief, Mayan people still live in Mexico and Central America — in fact, there are 7 million. “Not only from archaeology can we learn about the Maya, we can learn directly from their descendants,” said Michele Koons, lead curator for the new Maya exhibit at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” runs through Aug. 24 at the museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd., and spotlights the classic period of the civilization, which was about 250 to 900 A.D. “It’s a really exhaustive and comprehensive exhibit of the cultures,” Jennifer Moss Logan, one of the lead educators for the exhibit said. Logan was one of the DMNS staff who visited Belize to experience the culture firsthand. “Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed” DMNS worked with the Science Museum of Minnesota, Museum of Science in Boston and Through Aug. 24 the San Diego Natural History Museum to create the exhibit, which Logan and Koons said Denver Museum was the largest exhibit about the ancient Maya to ever be displayed in the United States. of Nature and Science The exhibit spans two gallery spaces, the Phipps Gallery and the newly opened Anschutz 2001 Colorado Blvd. Gallery, for a total of 20,000 square feet. The exhibit features more than 250 authentic artiFor more information: facts, including a jade mosaic mask, an urn, pottery vase and bowl. There are recreation of www.dmns.org full size stone monuments and an underworld cave where the Maya confronted the gods. Visitors can interpret hieroglyphics and create their own Maya name, and decipher stone carvings from the Chiapas region of Mexico. “They had a complex writing system that is still in many ways being deciphered,” Koons said. People can conduct a virtual excavation and interpret their finds, Logan said, “You can do that without getting your fingers dirty.” There is a section of the exhibit dedicated to astronomy that describes how and why the Maya charted and predicted astronomical phenomena. Koons said despite the modern day hysteria about the Maya calendar in 2012, the calendar didn’t end but just flipped over. “They never saw it as the end of the world,” she said, adding that the exhibit does not touch on the modernday interpretation of the calendar. “We didn’t want to dilute what the great achievements were for the Maya.” The Gates Planetarium is showing “Maya Skies,” which is a nice complement to the exhibit. The exhibit will host some special Maya-themed events in March, including “A Royal Party,” an adultonly event where visitors can play the Maya ball game, create art and mingle with the experts at 7 p.m. March 6 (tickets are $38 for members, $43 for non-members). Activities include live dance performances, artists showing off their craft and various Maya-related activities, March 21 through April 4.
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Tom Coohill, chef/owner of Coohills, 1400 Wewatta St. in Denver, has been invited to compete in Iceland’s Food and Fun Festival. He has accepted and will attend. The festival takes place in Reykjavik from Feb. 26 through March 2, and includes 13 guest chefs and finest restaurants. Coohill is paired with Rub 23, a restaurant that specializes in ingredients from Icelandic fishermen and farmers and serves a wide selection of sushi. The other food element of the festival is the chef competition, which takes place on the last day. The chefs compete by creating three courses from Icelandic-only ingredients. Fellow chef, Jennifer Jasinski, a “Top Chef Masters” contender and chef/owner of Rioja (1431 Larimer St.) and other restaurants, will be serving as a judge at the festival, adding another Denver connection to the event.
Zengo celebrates 10th anniversary
Zengo, the Richard Sandoval Asian fusion restaurant at 1610 Little Raven St. in Denver, is celebrating its 10th anniversary. In honor of the milestone, chef Clint Wagneses and Sandoval will prepare a four-course prix fixe dinner with optional beverage pairings on March 5. The celebration dinner is $65 per person and reservations are necessary for this event. On March 6-9, Zengo will feature a Zen for $10 feature menu where items from the current menu and past menu, will be featured at dinner for $10, as an additional menu item. A photo contest also kicks off on Feb. 24 and runs through March 9 where guests can submit a photo on Zengo’s Facebook of what Zengo has meant to them and enter for a chance to win a trip to Cancun. For reservations and information, go to www.richardsandoval.com/zengodenver.
Liz Murray to speak at fundraiser
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Aurora, will be an All-Star Breakfast featuring keynote speaker Liz Murray, who will share her story “From Homeless to Harvard.” Murray has certainly had to overcome adversity and has had a journey similar to many residents of Warren Village. The breakfast fundraiser begins at 7:30 a.m. March 13 at the Marriott Denver City Center, 1701 California St. Radio super star Gloria Neal will emcee. (Love my Glo!). Sponsorships are still available for this most important fundraiser in support of Warren Village. Successfully breaking the cycle of homelessness for single parent families, Warren Village will celebrate its 40th Anniversary Sept. 13. Details to come. To become a sponsor, contact: Keisha Myco at kmyco@warrenvillage. org.
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Eavesdropping on two people: “Oh so you like jazz? Name three of your favorites.” “That’s easy, Miles Davis, Lance Armstrong and The Loneliest Monk.” “You mean Lance `Satchmo’ Armstrong?” “Well duh!” “And the Loneliest Monk, you mean Thelonious Monk?” “No, he goes by the Loneliest Monk.” 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.blacktie-colorado.com/ pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-6195209.
IHOP will host its 9th Annual National Pancake day on Tuesday, March 4, to raise money for local children’s charities. Photo courtesy of IHOP
Restaurant flips flapjacks for charity National Pancake Day at IHOP on March 4 By Tammy Kranz tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Tuesday will be a busy day for IHOP employees, but it’s for a worthy cause. The 9th annual National Pancake Day at IHOP will be March 4 and restaurants will offer a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes to customers, to help raise money for charity. “Last year we served 5.5 million pancakes countrywide,” Joyce Bowman, a local representative with IHOP said. “That’s a lot of pancakes.”
More than 1,500 IHOP restaurants in the U.S., Canada and Puerto Rico will offer the free pancakes 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Customers are asked to make donations, which will benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals, Shriners Hospitals for Children and other local charities. “Knowing that every free stack of buttermilk pancakes has the potential to improve the lives of the children in their own community makes serving them and eating them even more enjoyable than usual,” said Julia Stewart, IHOP’s interim president and CEO of the parent company, DineEquity Inc. “I’m especially proud that what started as a grassroots effort in a few IHOP markets nine years ago has now grown into a significant and truly international event. IHOP has raised almost $13 million over
the years and the goal this year is to reach the $16 million figure, which Bowman is certain will happen. “We will hit our mark, there’s no doubt we’ll do $3 million this year,” she said. “It’s for a good cause.” Some restaurants are also participating in the “Miracle Balloons” fundraiser that benefits local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital. Customers can purchase a “balloon” for $1 or $5 and their purchased balloon icon will be displayed throughout the restaurants. Customers who buy a $5 balloon get a $5 off coupon that they can use on their next visit. This fundraiser ends on March 4. Local IHOP restaurants include 4730 W. 120th Ave. in Westminster and 5280 Wadsworth Bypass in Arvada.
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Spellbound with stories Jeffco storytellers bring imaginative tales to students By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Third-graders sit in the library of Sheldon Elementary in Golden, eyes fixed on the man that even the librarian knows only as Grandbear. “Bubble? Bubble?” Grandbear, aka Lev Ropes, says in a comically befuddled voice. Listening to Grandbear’s original tale of a mysterious bubble that appears in town, the children giggle every time he repeats the word. “I have a movie running in my head when I tell a story, and I hope they do too,” Ropes said following storytime. Ropes, and a band of storytellers like him, make up the Jeffco chapter of the national nonprofit group, Spellbinders. Founded in Colorado in 1988, the organization was initially founded as a way for retired volunteers to be-
come involved with the youth and schools. Ropes said the 70 storytellers of the Jeffco chapter told more than 3,600 tales in county schools last year. Grandbear, a family nickname used by his grandchildren, spins stories for around 260 children a month, and has been a Spellbinder for 14 years now. “I started (storytelling) when I retired,” Ropes said. A former singer, dancer, mechanic, photographer, and more, Ropes said he didn’t really find his niche until he started storytelling. He said after telling tales for everyone from first graders to senior citizens, third grade was truly the age group he found he liked to perform for the most. “And for an old guy like me, taking medications, these kids are the best prescription,” Ropes said. The 79-year-old storyteller certainly does seem to come alive as he tells his tale to the children — walking, gesturing, mimicking, and making silly words with silly voices, earning the attention and laughter of his audience.
“Bubble? People, that bubble isn’t a bubble. That bubble is some trouble. And being some trouble, I’m going to turn it into rubble!” Ropes proclaims, speaking as the misguided king of the story. As the story continues, the foolish king ends up stuck inside of the bubble and it is up to a smart little girl to rescue him and save the day. Ropes said it is hard to describe the thrill of connection he feels when storytelling, but he highly recommends it, whether by reading a story to a child in the family, or performing before a group. “It goes back to before written language — we are hardwired to story. And it’s been shown that we learn better and remember more when something is told to us in story form,” Ropes said. As for storytelling advice, Grandbear says: “Tell a story you really like and want to tell, and that will resonate with the kids.” For those interested in Spellbinders, contact Barbara B. Morrissey, Training Coordinator, at bb.morrissey@comcast.net.
JEFFCO EDUCATION NEWS IN A HURRY Jefferson County Fair Art Contest Jefferson County Fair and the Jefferson County CSU Extension Office are hosting a poster design contest for the 2014 Jefferson County Fair poster. The contest is open to all Jeffco students in kindergarten through twelfth grades. Artwork must be turned in by March 5, with an entry form, to either the Jeffco Extension office at the Jeffco fairgrounds or mailed to Jeffco Fair Inc., P.O. Box 582, Morrison, CO 80465. Artwork needs to represent the 2014 county fair theme, “A County Fair with an Urban Flair” and will be judged by the Jeffco Fair Inc. planning committee. The contest winner will be announced March 14 and receive $100.
Jeffco Board votes leadership team interim control
Education voted to place the executive leadership team, chief school effectiveness officer, Marcia Anker; chief academic officer, Heather Beck; chief financial officer, Lorie Gillis, and chief operating officer, Steve Bell, in charge during the absence of an interim superintendent, during the special meeting, Feb. 18. The board came to this decision after accepting superintendent Cindy Stevenson’s early retirement proposal and crafted a transition plan. Prior to the next meeting, Feb. 27, the board will conduct interviews with each member of the leadership team to gauge their interest in being the interim superintendent. At the Feb. 27 special meeting, the board will make a final decision on an individual to act as the interim superintendent.
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ART BENEFIT Wildcat Coffee is asking for donations from artists for an art benefit show in March. Proceeds from the silent auction will be split between the artist and the Arapahoe High School Community Fund honoring Claire Davis. The theme is Horses and Happiness, inspired by Claire’s passions in life. Bring art, business cards and a 4-by-6-inch statement about your art to 11651 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, by Thursday, Feb. 27. A section for student art also will be set up. Blank canvases are available for students, who want to participate in this or any Wildcat Coffee art events. Stop by the coffee shop or call 303-421-0414 for information. THURSDAY/FEB. 27 REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS JoinRep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp for coffee Thursday, Feb. 27, 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster. This is a time for casual conversation and for Kraft-Tharp to hear about what is important to you and your family. THURSDAY TO SATURDAY/FEB. 27 TO MARCH 1 TOM SAWYER Come take part in the adventures and mishaps of Tom Sawyer in this lovely compilation of scenes from various versions of Tom Sawyer stories. “Scenes from Tom Sawyer” is on stage at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, Friday, Feb. 28 and Saturday, March 1, at Colorado ACTS
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Sunrise Rotary is accepting application for its fifth annual SpeakUp! scholarship through Friday, Feb. 28. Eight scholarships, ranging from $500 to $3,000, are awarded to students who deliver a 6- to 8-minute speech incorporating this year’s theme and Rotary Four-Way Test. Qualifying candidates must be seniors from Pomona, Arvada, Arvada West and Ralston Valley high schools and have a minimum 2.0 GPA. Finalists will deliver their speeches April 16 at the Arvada Center. Apply online at arvadasunriserotary.org.
FRIDAY/FEB. 28 NOMINATIONS DUE The Good News Steering Committee presents the 2014 Good News Breakfast, “Service Projects Strengthen Our Community,” at 6:59 a.m. Tuesday, April 29, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. The Good News Steering
Committee is inviting nominations from the community on behalf of groups or individuals who have made a positive impact in the community. Twelve honorees will be selected and honored at the 2014 Good News Breakfast. Anyone in Jefferson County can nominate a person or a group. Nomination forms are available from www.goodnewsjeffco.org. Completed nomination forms should be mailed to: Good News Celebration, c/o Lesa Moseley, Jefferson Center for Mental Health, 4851 Independence Street, Suite 200, Wheat Ridge, CO 80033, or email lesam@jcmh.org. Nominations due by Friday, Feb. 28. Contact Jeanne Oliver, 303-432-5174, or jeanne@jcmh. org.
FRIDAY/FEB. 28 DOCUMENTARY SHOWING
Contemplative Outreach of Colorado will show the newly released documentary, “Thomas Keating, A Rising Tide of Silence,” a moving portrait of one of the most influential living spiritual leaders of our times, from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Center for Contemplative Living, 3650 Yates St., Denver. Donations accepted. Refreshments will be served.
FRIDAY TO Sunday/Feb. 28 to March 2 BOOK SALE The Jefferson County Library Foundation and Friends of JCPL plan their annual Mega March Madness Used Book Sale 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, and Saturday, March 1, and 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 2, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave, Golden. The sale will feature more than 40,000 books, CDs, DVDs,
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FRIDAY/FEB. 28 to March 30 THEATER SHOW The Edge Theatre presents “The Beauty Queen of Leenane,” a dark and comic tale of a plain, lonely woman and her manipulative mother. The show runs from Feb. 28 to March 30. Contact 303-232-0363 or www. theedgetheater.com for information and tickets. The Edge Theater is at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Parking is free. SATURDAY/MARCH 1 WEDDING EXPO The Fort will host
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How does a grown woman meet a man? Dear Neil: Valentine’s Day just past by. I didn’t think it would bother me that I’m not in a relationship, but it did. I spent the day with one of my grandchildren, but it did not erase my sadness. Last summer I went to a college reunion, and had many men flirting with me, but no one asked for my number. I occasionally see a man on a train who appears to like me, but he doesn’t ask for my number either. I do explore dating sites a little. I recently heard my ex-sister-in-law has remarried. She was the world’s most cold and unlovable person. How can she be in a relationship and not me? Can you advise me? Forlorn in Denver Dear Forlorn: Part of the problem is that many people are in a committed relationship but not necessarily married, not wearing a ring and not actually available. Then there are those that will not find you attractive, or you’re not the right age for them, not the right body type or that
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SUNDAY/MARCH 2 BLOOD DRIVE Mile Hi Church community blood drive is 9
a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, March 2 inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.
SUNDAY/MARCH 2, MARCH 9 SWIM CLINIC Join the Golden Marlins for its spring swim program starting Sunday, Feb. 23, at the Golden Recreation Center. For more than 50 years, the Golden Marlins swim team has been available to all Golden area children. You need not be part of our swim team; our clinics are about improving your stroke, having fun and exercise! Ages 9 and younger will practice 6-7 p.m.; ages 10 and older will practice from 7-8 p.m. We will also offer a post ski season 4-week session beginning Sunday, April 6. Registration forms and information are available at www.goldenmarlins.org. SUNDAY/MARCH 2, MAY 2, JUNE 1 CONCERT SERIES St. Paul’s Episcopal Church and Confluence a cappella choir presents its 2013-14 season of concerts. Concerts are 3 p.m. at the church, 9200 W. 10th, Lakewood. Call 303-279-2932 or visit www.confluencechoir.org for tickets and more information. Schedule includes: MARCH 2: “Brahms Concert.” The choir will perform Nanie and parts of the German Requiem, along with the famous, light-hearted Liebeslieder, accompanied by two pianists. MAY 2: The Parish Choir of St. Paul’s will entertain all comers with their excellent Variety Show. Every Sunday the choir leads us in worship. Come to see and hear their hidden talents. JUNE 1: The concert series wraps up with the world premier of “When God Lets My Body Be,” commissioned by Confluence from composer Jan Krzywicki. Mr. Krzywicki and his wife, collaborative pianist Susan Nowicki, travel from Philadelphia, to join the choir in presenting the featured piece and many others of Mr. Krzywicki’s compositions. GOLF LEAGUE A membership meeting for the Lake Arbor
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Taking that same attitude into chance encounters with new people may also help. Many men assume that a woman is taken, and they are therefore reluctant to try — assuming they’re going to be rejected. Of course, if you do what I’m suggesting, it is you that could find yourself feeling rejected. It’s going to take patience, persistence, guile and luck, but a relationship for you is out there. Don’t let yourself get cynical or jaded — and then give up. Too many other people have taken that route. Hold yourself accountable to find the relationship you hope for.
to Change the World” from 1:30-3 p.m., “Butterfly Gardening” from 3:30-4 p.m., and “6 Easy Container Designs” from 4:30-5 p.m. Friday, March 7; “Backyard Farming” from 9-10 a.m., “Drip Irrigation” from 10:30-11 a.m., “Landscaping your Colorado Garden” from 11 a.m. to noon, “Improving Your Soil” from 11:30 a.m. to noon, “4 Steps to a Perfect Lawn” from 12:30-1 p.m., “Many Shades of Green” from 1-2 p.m., “Pretty All Summer” from 1:30-2 p.m., “This Herbs for You” from 2:30-3 p.m., “Easy Color with Summer Bulbs” from 3:30-4 p.m., “Flower Power” from 4-5 p.m., “Starting a Bonsai” from 4:30-5 p.m., and “Orchids” from 5:30-6 p.m. Saturday, March 8; and “Growing Plants from Seed” from 11 a.m. to noon, “Rock Gardens in Containers” from 12:30-1 p.m., “Beauty Beyond the Bloom” from 1-2 p.m., “Healthy Soil” from 2-2:30 p.m., “Biological Solutions for your Garden” from 3-3:30 p.m., and “Rose Pruning” from 4-4:30 p.m. Sunday, March 9. Go to www.echters.com or call 303-424-7979 for details.
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Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boulder, Colorado. His column is in it’s 22nd year of publication, and is syndicated around the world. You can reach him at (303)758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com. He is not able to respond individually to queries.
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you’re not the gender they are looking for. And a large number of mature adults have simply quit looking for a romantic relationship at all. They have, in essence, given up the quest for romance, or have erectile dysfunction (and thus consider themselves out of contention), are preoccupied with work, children or family, or are otherwise no longer interested in pursuing an intimate relationship. But there are plenty who are, and that’s where you need to concentrate. Getting more active with online dating sites may be one avenue to explore, such as trying
different sites, posting more flattering photos of yourself or making your online profile more interesting or spicy. Also, quit waiting for men to contact you. Many men are shy and fearful of rejection, and would be flattered if a woman wrote saying she noticed his profile, found him attractive and would be interested in making contact with him. Increasing your assertiveness may serve you well on dating sites. Also, frequently put yourself in situations with new people, by taking an adult education seminar, a parks and recreation hike, joining a chess club or signing up for a dance class, as examples. You are trying to increase your exposure and your visibility so you can meet as many people as you can — increasing your chances of meeting someone you hit it off with. And perhaps the time has arrived for you to be a bit more bold and daring, and not wait for a man to ask for your number. On the train, for example, you could tell the man that he interests you. Is he available to explore a possible relationship?
clubhouse at 8600 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada. New members and returning golfers are invited. The club plays every Monday morning from April to October. All skill levels are welcome and handicaps are achieved through play. For information and/or questions contact Lee Kauffman, Head Pro at 720-898-7360.
TUESDAY/MARCH 4 LIFETREE CAFÉ How to heal and forgive after being wronged will be discussed at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. The program, “The Struggle to Forgive: Finding a Way Forward,” features the filmed story of Alicia Brady, who was the victim of a gang-related drive-by shooting. Brady tells about the shooting and her struggle to recover physically and emotionally. The program offers guidance for those who find it difficult to heal and forgive after being wronged. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net. TUESDAY/MARCH 4 BLOOD DRIVE Standley Lake Library community blood drive is 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 8485 Kipling St., Arvada. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org. THURSDAY/MARCH 6 BLOOD DRIVE Union Tower Building community blood drive is 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 165 S. Union Blvd., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils. org. FRIDAY/MARCH 7 ROUNDTABLE BREAKFAST American Legion Post 161
hosts the Arvada Roundtable Breakfast at 7 a.m. March 7, at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The meeting is open to the public and allows attendees to hear what issues are being addressed by city, county, state and federal levels of government from the government representatives.
FRIDAY TO Sunday/March 7-9 GARDEN EXPO Echter Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada, presents its Spring Echxpo from March 7-9. A number of classes will be presented, including “The Power of Plants
COMING SOON COMING SOON/MARCH 8 W.I.S.E. PROGRAMS The Wales. Ireland. Scotland. England. (W.I.S.E.) Family History Society welcomes Allan Turner, speaking about Facebook for genealogists at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the seventh floor training room of the Denver Public Library, 14th and Broadway. The Internet has facilitated our ability to communicate ideas and perform research. It has also enhanced the world of genealogy. Allan Turner will discuss how to use social media, such as Facebook, to enhance your research. He is the webmaster for http://www.wise-fhs. org, the W.I.S.E. website. The society also presents a seminar on tracing your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8. This day-long genealogical research seminar features Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt of the Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They will present four programs valuable to those researching ancestors in any part of Ireland, as they use examples from both Northern Ireland and the Republic.Use the form at http://www.wise-fhs.org to register. The seminar will be in the lower level conference center of the Denver Public Library, 14th and Broadway. There is a fee for materials. COMING SOON/MARCH 8 VISION SYMPOSIUM The Denver Chapter of the Foundation Fighting Blindness will host a Vision for the Future Symposium 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 8, in the Rainer Auditorium at Exempla St. Joseph Hospital in Denver. Learn about the latest preventions, treatments and clinical trials for age-related macular degeneration, retinitis pigmentosa and related
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COMING SOON/MARCH 8, APRIL 12, MAY 10, JUNE 14 HEALTHY HOME PranaTonic, 807 14th St., Golden, presents healthy home care classes, including product samples, 4-5 p.m. the second Saturday of the month. Topics include moxibustion use (Jan. 11); topical products for aches and pains (Feb. 8); natural remedies for high blood pressure (March 8); making herbal teas (April 12); beating allergies and congestion (May 10); natural sleep support (June 14). Topics from July to December are to be determined. Call 303-274-5733 or go to www.PranaTonic.com. COMING SOON/MARCH 11 INVENTIONS HUMAN beings often invent by learning from nature and famous inventions frequently have as much to do with chance as they do with intelligence and curiosity. Join Active Minds as we tell the fascinating stories of inventions and inventors that changed the world 11 a.m. to noon Tuesday, March 11, at First Presbyterian Church of Lakewood, 8210 W. 10th Ave. This class will cover the invention of the abacus, safety glass, the paper clip, and the hypodermic syringe. COMING SOON/MARCH 11 WOMEN’S LUNCHEON Denver West Women’s Connection plans its March Spring Showers luncheon noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 11, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. For reservations, call 303-9852458. COMING SOON/MARCH 12 BLOOD DRIVE Golden Library community blood drive is 1011:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, inside Bonfils’ mobile bus at 1917 10th St., Golden. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org. COMING SOON/MARCH 12 BREWING HISTORY Foothills Genealogical Society presents “Of Mines and Beer: The History of 19th Century Brewing in Colorado and Beyond” at 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 12 at Applewood Valley United Methodist Church, 2034 Ellis St., Golden, CO. Program at 1 p.m. “Of Mines and Beer; the history of 19th century Brewing in Colorado and Beyond,” presented by Dave Thomas, retired from Coors Brewing Company; now Brewer Emeritus at Dostal Alley Brewpub in Central City. Book Nook open before and after meeting. For more information see http://foothillsgenealogy.org.
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No happy hour for bar-closing bill House kills measure that would have allowed bars to stay open later By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Sorry bar flies, but a bill that would have allowed watering holes to stay open past 2 a.m. was rejected in the House on Feb. 17. House Bill 1132 would have let cities and towns decide whether bars can stay open until 4:30 in the morning. But the effort died after an amendment that was tacked on to the bill caused it to lose the support of a key stakeholder. The bill received initial approval in the House the previous week. But the day of the final vote, an exasperated bill sponsor decided to pull the plug on the effort. “Let’s go back to the drawing board,”
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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
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Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver said. “Go ahead and put me out my misery and kill this bill.” Colorado law prohibits bars from staying open between the hours of 2 and 7 in the morning. The bill was being promoted as a Report way to curb violence and chaos that has caused problems outside downtown Denver’s night spots. Supporters argued that the mass exodus of rowdy patrons at 2 a.m. puts a strain on police resources and that by allowing bars to stay open later, there would be fewer drunks spilling out into the streets at the same time. Rep. Jovan Melton, D-Aurora, said his
wife was a victim of that chaos. Melton said that a stray bullet struck his wife as she was driving through downtown Denver as patrons were exiting bars at 2 a.m. “That might not have happened had we had staggered times or had later hours where everyone wasn’t out in the street at once,” Melton said. The bill provided for interesting debate, one that was not the usual party-line fight. For example, Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, urged support of the bill, saying that it allowed for local governments to make their own decisions about what’s best for their communities. But Rep. K.C. Becker, D-Boulder, said the bill could have “unintended consequences,” such as more drunken-driving fatalities. Rep. Bob Gardner, R-Colorado Springs, said he couldn’t understand how the bill improves public safety. “I’ve never understood how letting a bar
stay open until three is going to improve the behavior of those who are inebriated when they hit the streets,” he said. The bill was peppered with amendments during a second-reading House vote on Feb. 14, including one that would spell its doom. The House supported an amendment that would have allowed the extended hours, but would have also allowed local governments the ability to shorten bar hours, meaning that the bar-closing range would have been between 1 and 4:30 in the morning. That amendment caused the Colorado Restaurant Association to withdraw support for the bill, causing Duran to ask members to kill her own bill in hopes of giving it another shot next year. “I think all the amending going on around this bill shows that this bill doesn’t do what it needs to do,” Gardner said.
the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.
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.
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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.
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, 303-438-6783, 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
MUSIC TEACHERS Association Suburban Northwest meets from 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada.
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Memoir on life and death a must-read “Things I’ve Learned from Dying: A Book about Life” David R. Dow, 2014, $25.00 / $28.00 Canada, 273 pages Just one more bedtime story. You wanted that as a child because you’ve always been someone who hates endings (one more for the road). Everyone knows you never get out the door on time (let me just look again). Coat on, hat on, and you start another story (did I tell you…?). “Goodbye” sounds so final and it’s not a bad thing that you can’t take your leave. But, as in the new book “Things I’ve Dow Learned from Dying” by David R. Dow, sometimes, it’s time to go. The crime was horrifying for its brutality: four teenagers broke into the home of an eighty-four-year-old woman, slinked upstairs to where she was watching TV in bed, took her car keys, and killed her. Later, Texas law allowed Eddie Waterman, who did not shoot the fatal bullet, to be sentenced to die for the crime. In Huntsville , where “inmates spend
twenty-three hours a day in a sixty-squarefoot cell with … a slit of translucent plastic for a window” David Dow met Waterman, his new client. Dow, a lawyer for Death Row inmates, had been down this road before. At their first meeting, he “did the math” and figured Waterman would “be dead in twenty-eight months.” Still, he would try to overturn the sentence. Dow’s father-in-law, Peter, asked why Dow wanted to save Waterman’s life. It was a good question from a man who was dying himself: Peter had metastatic melanoma. But as hard as Dow fought to save the life of Waterman, who had nothing and wanted to live, Peter, who had everything to live for, wanted to die. Every possible legal chance was used to help Water-
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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
Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor. org for details.
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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 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. CONSCIOUS CREATION Explore holistic health resources at the Conscious Creation Fair 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. the third Saturday of each month at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. in Lakewood. Learn from holistic-health practitioners and get information about products, services and alternative/ complementary therapies through learning-lab presentations. Admission fee applies; for more information, contact Cheryl Roach at 303-885-8584 or go online to www.consciouscreationfair.com. MEDITATION CLASSES Various styles of meditation will be explored 9:30-10:30 a.m. each Saturday at PranaTonic, 807 14th St., Golden. We’ll begin with a short introduction to meditation and what to expect followed by a meditation period of 30-40 minutes and time at the end for group discussion. Call 303-274-5733. Visit www.PranaTonic.com. ROCKY MOUNTAIN Shipwrights is a wood ship modeling club that meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Rockler’s Woodworking and Hardware Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. The club also has a workshop at
more chemotherapy. “I know you know how to let go,” Peter wrote to Dow. “I need you to teach it to Katya.” In a file stored somewhere in my computer, there’s a flexible list of my Top Five Books Ever. “Things I’ve Learned from Dying” is there. As a meditation on life, author David R. Dow first takes his readers on a dual path of sorrow (“My entire life consists of trying to put off the end.”). The situations, together, drip with irony; his good memories of Peter seem grief-flat, dry, and joyless. It’s hardly believable, then, that Dow’s dog falls ill during this time, which feels to readers like another kick to the stomach. That’s overwhelming — obviously for the author as much as it is for us – but it’s also so affecting that you’ll find your hand creeping over your mouth as you read. You may even cry. But you won’t avoid being moved. This memoir on life and death is a must-read for both sides of the capital punishment fence. It’s a must-read for anyone who’s lost a loved one. Start “Things I’ve Learned from Dying,” and I don’t think you’ll be able to leave it.
the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road. We meet here at 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. the first Saturday of each month. Go to www. rockymountainshipwrights.org for information.
ONGOING /EDUCATION DISCUSSION GROUPS Covenant Village hosts Wednesdays at 2 p.m. This series of monthly events features expert speakers on a wide variety of educational and entertaining topics. Please plan to attend one, several or all of our programs, held at 9153 Yarrow St. in Westminster. Admission is free, but seating is limited. Call 303-403-2205 for driving directions and to reserve your place. Come early for refreshments; fellowship lectures begin at 2 p.m. To learn more about the residency options and lifestyle at Covenant Village of Colorado, call us at 303-424-4828. ESL CLASSES — Covenant Presbyterian Church, 6100 W. 44th St. in Wheat Ridge, is sponsoring a free series of English as a Second Language classes for adults 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday nights. These classes will emphasize a conversational method of instruction. Beginner through advanced classes are offered. You may register on any Thursday night. For directions or more information, call the church at 410-442-5800 or go to our website at www.cpcwheatridge.org.
ONGOING /FINE ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CONCORDIA LUTHERAN Church Choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service three out of four Sundays per month. The church is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact Joan at joan@ concordialcms.org or 303-989-5260. DANCE CLUB — Blue Nova Dance Club meets 2:30-4:30 p.m. on the first and third Sundays every month at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court in Wheat Ridge. For more information or dance lessons, contact Dave at 303-578-6588 or email BlueNova.RoundDanceClub@gmail.com. Clubs continues on Page 20
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The small but mighty 106-pound Tomas Gutierrez celebrates after winning an individual state championship for Pomona on Saturday.
Arvada West flexes muscle as 5A state champions Last year’s title team Pomona proud to finish second By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com DENVER - Arvada West wrestling coach Ron Granieri wasn’t physically there to see his team win a 5A team state wrestling championship Saturday night at the Pepsi Center. But he was definitely there in spirit. And that spirit drove his team to an incredible season that saw the Wildcats overtake Pomona not only in 5A Jeffco this season but replace the Panthers as 5A state champions. With a team score of 179 A-West beat second place Pomona who finished with 92 points and third place Ponderosa who finished with 88 points. The title was the Wildcats’ third team championship in school history as they had three different wrestlers all win state championships. Payton Tawater won at 145, Tony SilvaBussey won at 170 and Devin Rothrock won it all at 195 pounds for A-West. In addition, Arvada West very impressively had nine of their state qualifiers place in the tournament. “We used our coach not able to be here with us as motivation to come out here and perform,” Silva-Bussey said. A-West head coach Granieri and assistant Mark Schmidt were banned from coaching in the postseason and put on restriction because the team had so many transfers. CHSAA decided not to punish the team and instead punished the coaching staff, even though they were not found to have recruited any of the players. In reality, Granieri, who also has a ton of success at Standley Lake, has build something special in just four years at Arvada
Bear Creek’s PT Garcia body slams his opponent en route to his third consecutive state championship in three different weight classes. Photos by Dan Williams
West and other wrestlers wanted to be a part of it. But A-West’s resurgence also cost Pomona another team state title. The Panthers were better than everyone minus the Wildcats, even beating Ponderosa by four points after losing to them by 80 points at regionals. “We are very proud of the way our guys
performed this weekend,” Pomona coach Sam Federico said. “To beat Ponderosa after what happened at our regional was pretty special.” The Panthers had a pair of state champions that included Tomas Gutierrez completing a perfect 43-0 season at 106 pounds. In addition, Pomona’s Josh Rosales won
a state title at 120 pounds. Other notable Jeffco wrestling notes included the conclusion of one of the great Jeffco athletic careers ever. Bear Creek senior P.T. Garcia won his third straight state championship — this one at 132 pounds. Garcia won titles as 120 in 2012 and 132 last season before completing a perfect 42-0 record this season.
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Surrounded by Wheat Ridge defenders all night D’Evelyn junior Christian Denton struggles to get to the rim on Tuesday. Photo by Dan Williams
Wheat Ridge team knocks off D’Evelyn
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Both teams carry momentum into state playoffs By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com WHEAT RIDGE - The knock on Wheat Ridge boys’ basketball over the past couple seasons has been they cannot beat the elite teams. That all changed as the Farmers beat the definition of an elite team in D’Evelyn in their 69-60 victory Tuesday at Wheat Ridge High School. The loss was the first league loss for D’Evelyn in three years and even though the Jaguars still won the 4A Jeffco league title, it was the Farmers who felt like champs on Tuesday night. D’Evelyn was playing without one of their studs as junior Grant Witherspoon was sidelined with a concussion. But it might not have mattered anyway because Wheat Ridge had it rolling behind senior Stefan Hackethal’s 22 points, 10 rebound and four assists night. And Hackethal had plenty of help. It took a total team effort to hold off the Jaguars who refused to go away late in
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FAITH CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL Girls basketball Faith Christian 51, Bishop Machebeuf 58 Faith Christian was down 33-24 at halftime scoring 12 points in the
third quarter along with Machebeuf’s 12 points. The Eagles scored 15 points in the fourth quarter trying to catch up, but couldn’t losing the game 5851 to the Buffaloes.
from the beginning. The Eagles led at halftime 28-12 and continued dominating from there scoring 17 points in both the third and fourth quarters for the 62-30 win.
exandra Medina had 12 points for the Panthers. Both Alexa Zarlengo and Hannah McClure had five rebounds. Ashley Madden had three rebounds and three assists.
Faith Christian 62, Manual 30 Faith Christian started well against Manual making them play catch up
STANDLEY LAKE HIGH SCHOOL
Standley Lake 37, Lakewood 56 Caylie Hartman scored 13 points followed by Casey Torbet with eight points and Jacqui Dunnigan with seven points. Camille Garcia had 11 rebounds and Hartman had nine rebounds. Meghan DeHerrera had five rebounds and three assists. Sophia Brown had four rebounds.
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the game, even when it looked inevitable the Farmers were going to win the game. “That was a big win for us,” Wheat Ridge coach Tommy Dowd said. “I know they haven’t had a league loss in a while and it had been a long time since we had such a big win.” Wheat Ridge junior Willis Harris had a monster stat line of seven points, nine rebounds and seven blocked shots, and junior Vedin Kozic had 15 points and six rebounds. Without Witherspoon in the lineup for D’Evelyn senior Brian Smith shined and nearly helped his shorthanded team to a gritty road win. Smith had 19 points on 7-for-11 shooting. In addition, senior Ty McGee had 21 points and four rebounds for the Jaguars. D’Evelyn actually led after the first quarter but Wheat Ridge outscored the Jaguars 20-10 in the second quarter and took the lead which they never gave up the rest of the way. The victory for Wheat Ridge (10-13, 7-7 in 4A Jeffco) was their fourth straight but they did lose to Golden 67-63 on Thursday. The Jaguars (18-5, 13-1 in 4A Jeffco) beat Arvada 90-48 on Thursday night, sealing the 4A Jeffco league championship.
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Girls basketball Standley Lake 41, Pomona 39 Junior Casey Torbet scored 15 points for the Gators followed by freshman Hayley Davis with seven points. Both Meghan DeHerrera and Jacqui Dunnigan contributed six points. Caylie Hartman had nine rebounds and three steals and Torbet had seven rebounds. DeHerrera had four rebounds, two assists and five steals. Hanna Davis had three rebounds and Hayley Davis had four rebounds. Pomona sophomore Al-
UPCOMING GAMES Girls basketball WEDNESDAY TBA - Standley Lake @ Legend (District Tournament) 7 p.m. - Faith Christian vs. Bishop Machebeuf (District Tournament)
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Wheat Ridge taps new football coach Former Poudre coach Reardon proud to head Farmers By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com WHEAT RIDGE - The Farmers have finally found their man. After a long search for a new head football coach the Wheat Ridge has settled
on Poudre’s Dan Reardon to replace Reid Kahl, it was announced last week. Reardon was 5-14 in his two seasons at Poudre, going 3-6 last season and 3-2 in 5A Front Range league play. Reardon was selected over other finalists that included Niwot’s Josh Brewer and Chaparral’s John Vogt. “I want to thank all of my players, coaches, and parents for a great two years coaching at Poudre. I am excited about new opportunities for my family and me,
Lakewood and D’Evelyn: Contenders But don’t forget about Green Mountain, Ralston Valley By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - There is a girl’s basketball team in Jeffco that has the goods to win a state basketball championship but it is not the team you are thinking. While D’Evelyn certainly has the talent and reputation to make a deep run in the 4A tournament, it is 5A Lakewood that may give Jeffco their best opportunity at a state title as the 2014 CHSAA State Girls Basketball Championships kicks off this week. The Tigers rolled over 5A Jeffco this season compiling a 22-1 record (16-0 in 5A Jeffco). Led by head coach Chris Poisson Lakewood took a giant step this season and was rewarded as a No. 2 seed in the tourney that will have a first round bye and will play the winner of No. 7 Doherty and No. 10 Mountain Range.
Ralston Valley (18-5, 14-2 in 5A Jeffco) will enter the tournament as a No. 5 seed who will host No. 12 Eaglecrest. And finally in 5A Jeffco No. 9 Bear Creek (11-12, 6-10 in 5A Jeffco) will travel to No. 10 Rocky Mountain. In 4A Jeffco D’Evelyn (19-4, 13-1 in 4A Jeffco), last year’s state runner-up, earned a bye as a No. 2 seed and will play the winner of No. 7 Canon City and No. 10 Delta. The Jaguars returned nearly their entire team from last season, yet expectations for the team to go deep into the playoffs aren’t as high as they were last season. Perhaps D’Evelyn could use the lower expectations as fuel for their fire. Green Mountain (19-4, 12-2 in 4A Jeffco) also earned a first round bye as a No. 4 seed. The Rams will play the winner of No. 5 Thompson Valley and No. 12 Fort Morgan. No. 7 Golden (12-11, 8-6 in 4A Jeffco) will host No. 10 John F. Kennedy in their first round game. The Demons were led to the playoffs by first year coach Shea Scarlett, who had his team close to being an elite unit this season. All second round games will be played on Friday night.
D’Evelyn, Golden earn playoff hoops byes But watch out for Green Mountain, Ralston Valley and A-West By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@] coloradocommunitymedia.com ARVADA – The 2014 CHSAA State Boys Basketball Championships are set and Jeffco is firmly represented across the bracket. First round games were set to kick off Wednesday with the higher seed playing the host and the second round games are scheduled for Friday night. D’Evelyn (19-4, 13-1 in 4A Jeffco) earned a No. 1 seed after winning yet another 4A Jeffco league crown and therefore will have a bye in their opening round. The Jaguars will then face the winner of No. 8 Falcon and No. 9 Pueblo West, on Friday. In addition, after their exceptional season where they just narrowly missed out at a chance to win a Jeffco league title, Golden was given a No. 3 seed and a first round bye. The Demons (19-4, 12-2 in 4A Jeffco) will wait for the winner of No. 6 Greeley Central and No. 11 Northridge. Also in 4A Jeffco Green Mountain (139, 10-4 in 4A Jeffco) earned a No. 6 seed
and hosted No. 11 Glenwood Springs on Wednesday. Lastly in 4A, Jeffco Wheat Ridge (10-13, 7-7 in 4A Jeffco) earned a playoff spot as a No. 10 seed and traveled to No. 7 Erie for their first round game Wednesday. In 5A Jeffco their aren’t as many elite teams in the bracket but Jeffco will have plenty of opportunities to make some noise in this tournament as 5A Jeffco teams can be found in each region of the bracket. Ralston Valley (16-7, 11-5 in 5A Jeffco) was tabbed as a No. 5 seed and hosted No. 12 Pine Creek Wednesday night. The Mustangs finished third in league play behind Chatfield and Dakota Ridge, yet they are still looked at as a team that can make a deep run in this tournament. In the same region Lakewood (14-9, 7-6 in 5A Jeffco) will play as No. 7 seed who hosted No. 10 Fountain Fort-Carson on Wednesday. Arvada West (14-9, 10-6 in 5A Jeffco) earned a No. 6 seed and hosted No. 11 Heritage on Wednesday. The Wildcats were a pleasant surprise in Jeffco this season playing at a very high level after expectations going into the season had A-West as just an average team. Finally in 5A Jeffco Bear Creek made the playoffs as a No. 11 seed and traveled to Cherry Creek for a first round matchup on Wednesday.
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but we will always have Poudre in our hearts,” Reardon posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday. Reardon was introduced to the Farmers’ staff last week. He will become a physical education teacher, the same job he had at Poudre. Reardon will also have some big shoes to fill as he tries to replace Kahl, who went 63-24 since 2004 and turned Wheat Ridge into a 4A power. Kahl won two state championships and
went to third during his tenure at Wheat Ridge where he became recognized as one of the best high school football coaches in the state. In addition, USA Today recognized Kahl as one of the top coaches in Colorado. However, Kahl was let go as Wheat Ridge’s coach after the school district learned he made inappropriate comments about a former player on social media. Wheat Ridge went 6-4 last season and just missed the playoffs.
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Music perforMances Patrice LeBlanc performs on keyboard and vocals 6-9 p.m. every Friday and Saturday at Purple Ginger Asian Fusion Restaurant, 2610 Youngfield St. Call 303-237-1133 for more information. singers needed The Troubadours Choir is looking for a director and new members. This is a volunteer choir, comprised mostly of seniors. The Troubadours meet at 9 a.m. every Friday at Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 45th and Wadsworth. For more
syMphony auditions The Lakewood Symphony is
holding auditions for concertmaster (includes an honorarium), principal viola (includes an honorarium) and all section strings. Also, we are auditioning for subs in other sections. Rehearsals are 7:30-10 p.m. Tuesdays, September through May, at Green Mountain United Methodist Church; concerts are at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303-980-0400 for requirements, appointment and further information.
Weekly Music Jazz @ the Creek is every first Wednesday of
the month at Living Water Unity, 59th and Vance in Olde Town Arvada. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. Come listen to an hour of great jazz. For more information, call 720-935-4000 or email livingwaterunity@comcast.net.
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health group A women’s health group with the motto “Your health, your life: Take charge” meets noon-1 p.m. Fridays at 9797 W. Colfax Ave, No. 3AA, in Lakewood. Learn about natural alternatives to health concerns. No charge to be part of this group. For more information, call Linda at 303-883-5473 or email lindagoesgreen@prodigy.net.
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Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that disbursements in final settlement will be issued by the City of Arvada Finance Director at 10:00 a.m., March 18, 2013 to Brannan Construction Company for work related to Project No. Project 13-WA-07 – Water Main Vault Piping and Gate Valve Replacement and performed under that contract dated October 21, 2013 for the City of Arvada. Any person, co-partnership, association of persons, company or corporation that furnished labor, material, drayage, sustenance, provisions or other supplies used or consumed by said contractor or his subcontractors in or about the performance of the work contracted to be done by said Brannan Construction Company and its claim has not been paid, may at any time on or prior to the hour of the date above stated, file with the Finance Director of the City of Arvada at City Hall, a verified statements of the amount due and unpaid on account of such claim. CITY OF ARVADA /s/ Christine Koch, City Clerk Legal Notice No.: 80517 First Publication: February 27, 2014 Last Publication: March 6, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 14-ST-12 entitled 2014 Miscellaneous Concrete Replacement will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 11:00 am on March 12, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 14-ST-12 entitled 2014 Miscellaneous Concrete Replacement will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 11:00 am on March 12, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms and the Project List may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after February 20, 2014. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 3,000 LF Remove and Replace 5’3” width combination curb gutter and sidewalk 2,000 LF Remove and Replace 6’6” width combination curb gutter and sidewalk 1,200 LF Remove and Replace 30” width vertical curb & gutter 500 SY Remove and Replace 6” thickness sidewalk 300 SY Remove and Replace 8” thickness crosspan 30 EA Remove and Replace ADA Handicap Ramp Miscellaneous items such as asphalt removal and patching, stormwater BMP’s, traffic control, etc. Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011 which will be com-
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ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 3,000 LF Remove and Replace 5’3” width combination curb gutter and sidewalk 2,000 LF Remove and Replace 6’6” width combination curb gutter and sidewalk 1,200 LF Remove and Replace 30” width vertical curb & gutter 500 SY Remove and Replace 6” thickness sidewalk 300 SY Remove and Replace 8” thickness crosspan 30 EA Remove and Replace ADA Handicap Ramp Miscellaneous items such as asphalt removal and patching, stormwater BMP’s, traffic control, etc. Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011 which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., Telephone 720-898-7644. /s/Patrick E. Dougherty, P.E., City Engineer
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Legal Notice No.: 80507 First Publication: February 20, 2014 Last Publication: March 6, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 14-SR-02 entitled 2014 Trenchless Sewer Main Replacement will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:30 am on March 12, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (12”x18”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division
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ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada Project No. 14-SR-02 entitled 2014 Trenchless Sewer Main Replacement will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:30 am on March 12, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule forms, and the Project Drawings (12”x18”) may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – www.construction.com ISqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Reed Construction Data - www.reedpsp.com Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after February 20, 2014. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: 38,000 LF Cured-in-Place Pipe for 8” VCP Sanitary Sewer Main 13,000 LF Cured-in-Place Pipe for 10” VCP Sanitary Sewer Main 950 EA Sewer Service Reconnections Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available for viewing at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Project Engineer for the work is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E.,
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will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 10:00 am on March 2014 Kingpublicly Featuresopened Synd., Inc. 12, 2014©and then and 38,000 LF Cured-in-Place Pipe for 8” read aloud. VCP Sanitary Sewer Main The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Ad13,000 LF Cured-in-Place Pipe for 10” vertisement for Bids, Information for BidVCP Sanitary Sewer Main ders, Special Conditions, Addendum when 950 EA Sewer Service Reconnections issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers Schedule forms, and the Project Location must be familiar with the current City of Map (12”x18”) may be examined at the Arvada Engineering Code of Standards following locations: and Specifications for the Design and City of Arvada Engineering Division Construction of Public Improvements, - 8101 Ralston Road, dated July 19, 2011, which will be comArvada, Colorado 80002 bined with the Bid Documents to form the Dodge Plan Room To advertise public call 303-566-4100 Contract Documents for the your Project. A –notices www.construction.com copy of the Standards may be obtained ISqFt Plan Room, from the office of the City Engineer upon a 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, non-refundable payment of $30.00. HoldDenver, Colorado 80202 ers will be notified when supplemental reReed Construction Data visions and additions are available as they - www.reedpsp.com are adopted. The Standards are also Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at available for viewing at no cost on the www.rockymountainbidsystem.com City's web site at www.arvada.org. HoldNo cost bid documents may be obtained ers are responsible for keeping current at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on their City of Arvada Engineering Code of or after February 20, 2014. Bid docuStandards and Specifications. ments may also be obtained at the office Project Engineer for the work of the City Engineer upon payment of is Timothy R. Hoos, P.E., $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. Telephone 720-898-7644. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE /s/Patrick E. Dougherty, P.E. , MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: City Engineer 23,500 SY Furnish and Install 6” thickness Hot Mix Asphalt Pavement patch at Legal Notice No.: 80508 various locations First Publication: February 20, 2014 Traffic control, sawcutting, asphalt removLast Publication: March 6, 2014 al and other miscellaneous items as rePublisher: Wheat Transcript quired and the Arvada Press Bidders, subcontractors, and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Public Notice Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Construction of Public Improvements, Sealed bids for the construction of City dated July 19, 2011, which will be comof Arvada Project No. 14-WA-04 enbined with the Bid Documents to form the titled 2014 Utility Trench Asphalt ReContract Documents for the Project. A placement will be received at the office of copy of the Standards may be obtained the City Engineer until 10:00 am on March from the office of City Engineer upon a 12, 2014 and then publicly opened and non-refundable payment of $30.00. The read aloud. Standards are also available in the EnginThe BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Adeering section of the City’s web site at vertisement for Bids, Information for Bidwww.arvada.org. Holders will be notified ders, Special Conditions, Addendum when when supplemental revisions and addiissued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, and Bid tions are available as they are adopted. Schedule forms, and the Project Location Holders are responsible for keeping curMap (12”x18”) may be examined at the rent their City of Arvada Engineering Code following locations: of Standards and Specifications. City of Arvada Engineering Division Project Engineer for the work - 8101 Ralston Road, is Timothy R. Hoos, Arvada, Colorado 80002 P.E. Phone 720-898-7644 Dodge Plan Room /s/Patrick E. Dougherty, – www.construction.com P.E., City Engineer ISqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Legal Notice No.: 80509 Denver, Colorado 80202 First Publication: February 20, 2014 Reed Construction Data Last Publication: March 6, 2014 - www.reedpsp.com Publisher: Wheat Transcript Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at and the Arvada Press www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after February 20, 2014. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of
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$500 OFF - Complete
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Lawn/Garden Services
FRONT RANGE PLUMBING
• Water Heaters • Plumbing Parts SENIOR DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATES in the metro area
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Remodeling
Tree Service
Rocky Mountain Contractors
Majestic Tree Service
Home Remodeling Specialists, Inc. * Bath * Kitch Remodels * Bsmt Finishes * Vinyl Windows * Patio Covers * Decks 30+ yrs. exp. George (303)252-8874
720-231-5954
Tree & Shrub Trimming, Tree Removal Stump Grinding Free Estimates Licensed and Insured
Sage Remodeling inc
Remodeling for your entire house • Older Homes • Senior Discounts • 16 Years experience • Licensed and Insured
303-589-4095
303.870.8434
• Honest pricing • • Free estimates •
WeeklY moWing
sign up before April 1st for
We will match any written estimate! Same day service! No job too small or too big!
10% oFF
303-960-7665
Your monthlY bill throughout the summer (new customers only)
Roofing/Gutters
JAY WHITE Tree Service Serving with pride since 1975 Tree & shrub trimming & removals Licensed and Insured Firewood For Sale Call Jay (303)278-7119
AerAtion, FertilizAtion YArd CleAnup
All Types of Roofing New Roofs, Reroofs, Repairs & Roof Certifications Aluminum Seamless Gutters Family owned/operated since 1980 Call Today for a FREE Estimate • Senior Discounts
(303) 234-1539
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Your experienced Plumbers.
Insured & Bonded
303-456-8388
www.denverlawnservices.com
Quality Painting for Every Budget
Established 2000
Family Owned & Operated. Low Rates.
Personal Help
Remodeling
Roofing:
Shingles, Flat Roofs, Roof Leak Repairs. 35 years of experience. Free estimates. Butch Metzler (303)422-8826
No Money Down
303-901-0947 www.lovablepainters.com
A Tree Stump Removal Company
We offer tree removal, brush, mulch and root chasing in addition to stump removal. We also have firewood available! Call today for your Free Estimate. Credit cards accepted
720.234.3442
www.stumpthumpersdenver.com
Window Services
Seasonal
• Exteriors • Interiors • Decks • Insured • Free Estimates Mark’s Quality Lawn Care * Sod * Rock * Landscaping * Bush Trimming* Specials all Spring long * power raking * Fertilizing * Bug Control * Mowing in selected areas only * Free Estimates * Senior Discounts 303-420-2880
• Pruning • Removals • Shrub Maintenance • FreeEstimates
720.283.8226 C:720.979.3888
RALPH’S & JOE’S AFFORDABLE
Interior/Exterior Commercial/Residential Fully Insured Free Estimates
Abraham Spilsbury Owner/Operator
Certified Arborist,Insured, Littleton Resident
Sage-remodeling.com
DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting. References 303-466-4752
ABE’S TREE & SHRUB CARE
Window Cleaning At HomeHelp Services Cleaning, Cooking Driving - Errands & Appointments 15 years experience References / Certified Senior / Military Discounts Please Call Debra @
720-540-5811
GREENE'S REMODELING
Bathroom/kitchen remodeling, repair work, plumbing leaks, water damage. No job too small Window replacement. Serving Jeffco since 1970 (303)237-3231
Year-round window cleaning Interiors, Exteriors, Tracks, Slides & Screens Family Owned Since 1993 Free Estimates • Insured
Now offering
Snow removal, Yard clean ups Fall aeration, Fertilization, Handyman jobs and Pooper scooper
Terry Copper
303-668-8726 windowpleasers@comcast.net
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES GUIDE A QUALITY HANDYMAN SERVICE Affordable Home Repairs At Your Fingertips FREE ESTIMATES, ALL WORK GUARANTEED
Custom Bathrooms & Kitchens, Electrical,Plumbing, & General Repairs
Senio Discou r nt
Save $25 on any work over $100 Contact Mark at
720-422-2532
Classic Concrete Inc.
the Spring is around
corner…
CARPET CLEANING
Pursue The Highest Quality As Company
• Industrial • Residential • Commericial • Free Estimates • Licensed • Fully Insured • Senior Discount Mathew L. Connoly, Owner
Office: 303.469.9893 • Cell 1: 303.995.9067 Broomfield, CO 80021 email: matatski@aol.com
1-3 Rooms (325 sq ft) $65.00 • 3-5 Rooms (650 sq ft) $130.00 Carpet • Upholstery • Area Rugs
720-891-2815
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Look your best! Book your appointment today with
Mandy Sivetts
Complete Home Remodeling
The Professionals
Interior - Exterior - Kitchens - Baths - Basements Additions - Master Suites - Decks - Doors - Windows Siding - Roofing
303-941-6697 8600 W. 14th Ave, Lakewood CO
15% off your first visit!
Ron Massa
All hair services are available 1/2 off on your 5th visit
Owner
REMODELING
by
Bloomin’ Broom QCS, LLC Quality Cleaning Services
Since 1994
Since 1994
Call 303-903-1790
720-441-5144
www.RegalRemodels.com
STAIRLIFTS INSTALLED
$30 off 1st Cleaning Service
Melaluca • EcoSense Products Bonded & Insured / Work Guaranteed
You Dream It... and We Will Build It
35 Years Experience
with Warranty Starting at $1575
Residential House Cleaning
HOME ADDITIONS
Licensed - Bonded - Insured
Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983
Licensed and Insured
Call Us Today! 720-545-9222
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