June 5, 2014 Jefferson County, Colorado | Volume 10, Issue 1 A publication of
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DRINKS WITH A HEART
Jeffco board makes decision with split vote By Crystal Anderson
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Volunteer, Charissa Classen, creates a drink behind the bar. The coffee house is largely run by its 55 volunteers and seeks more individuals to help out. Photos by Crystal Anderson
Improving the world a cup at a time
Global Goods and Coffee Shop celebrates inaugural success By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com A random idea during the recession sparked the idea for a small business that helps people around the world, through a morning cup of coffee. In April, 2013, donorbased nongovernmental organization (NGO), WHAT: Free drip Global coffee in celebration Refuge, of Global Goods opened and Coffee Shop Global anniversary. Goods WHEN: June 6-7 and WHERE: Global Coffee Goods and Coffee Shop, Shop, 5613 Olde 5613 Wadsworth Blvd. Olde TIME: All day Wadsworth Blvd., as a way to raise funds and awareness. Ran by a group of 55 volunteers and Manager Lorianne McNeely, the coffee shop provides an outlet for the organization to promote its cause, sell goods made by people they support, and raise funds to implement projects across the globe. “People buy coffee every day,” McNeely said “We
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Located in the heart of Olde Town Arvada, in a large yellow house, the coffee house serves more than 100 customers who enjoy Global Goods’ distinctive locale and handcrafted drinks. want them to come in and get as good a cup of coffee as they’re going to get anywhere else, and know it’s (the money) going to go somewhere and help.” Daily, the coffeehouse serves around 100 cups of coffee, and is swiftly grow-
ing. Through every cup of coffee or item purchase the business helps Global Refuge, which seeks to help individuals in wartorn countries and disaster zones survive the conflict by providing them with medical and nutritional aid.
“We take everything that’s above our costs and donate it back into GRI (Global Refuge International, now Global Refuge),” said Jaden McNeely, Global Refuge’s director of international programs. “Last year we put about $70,000, which for us, it enabled us to start multiple programs and responses we weren’t able to do before.” Last year, the funds enabled initiatives such as a medical clinic responding to cholera outbreaks in Sudan; water projects and wells in Syria; and help children who were orphaned by chemical weapons attacks. “It (the coffeehouse) was able to singlehandedly change the organization just in that eight month period,” Jaden said. As the coffee shop celebrates its first anniversary, McNeely said the support it has is huge, but the employees are looking to grow the coffee shop, expanding the amount of people they serve and to continue to grow awareness for Global Refuge. “Even the involvement at the level of people coming every single day to get a brewed coffee, which is two dollars, that’s their way of helping,” McNeely said. “Even interest at that level is huge.” For more information about Global Refuge or the coffee shop, call, 720-3899030 or visit www.globalgoodsandcoffee.com.
Jeffco Board of Education hired Daniel McMinimee as superintendent for the Jefferson County School District with a split vote. Despite disagreement among board members and chanting from the audience, the board May 27 approved hiring of McMinimee by a 3-2 vote, with board members Jill Fellman and Lesley Dahlkemper opposed. “I think we made an outstanding choice for the superintendent of Jeffco, and I am delighted we are able to move forward with the hiring process,” said Board President Ken Witt. The board had a lengthy discussion about McMinimee’s hiring and key points — such as salary and performance measures — in his contract. In the process, several motions, subordinate motions and amendments were voted down by a threetwo vote of the majority. McMinimee is assistant superintendent of secondary education in Douglas County School District. He has been with the district for 12 years and started as the founding principal of Rock Canyon High School in 2003. “I think tonight’s meeting sent the wrong message to our community,” Dahlkemper said. “I have never seen this district more divided than it is right now. My hope is that we would be able to come together, and we would work together.” Prior to the discussion, the board received a copy of a petition, gathered by community member Michael Clark, and heard 22 of the 87 people signed up to address the board. During the allotted 45 minutes, many people urged the board to not hire McMinimee, and said the board should follow set practices, be transparent, listen to the community and reopen the search process, which cost $40,000. “I have become very concerned with what has been going on,” Clark said. “The board has done a lot of things that has violated their own board policies, including the fact they didn’t properly follow their superintendent search. I actually did vote for both Mr. Witt and Mr. (John) Newkirk and that makes my disappointment that much greater.” Out of 63 applicants, McMinimee was named the sole finalist for the position on May 10, instead of narrowing the process to three candidates at that point. In his new position, McMinimee will manage more than 85,000 students who attend the district’s 155 schools. “Moving forward we want to do everything that we can that’s in the best interest of kids and continue to work towards those goals that set student achievement,” Dahlkemper said. According to the draft contract, McMinimee will earn a base salary of $280,000, with the addition of bonuses and some
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Regular school for an extraordinary Joe Allow me to tell you about Joe. Joe was a student I had, oh, 15 years ago, and Joe was brilliant! He was smart, a gifted musician, and one of those guys who was genuinely well-liked in every social circle of the school. Joe thrived because Joe was ambitious and hard-working. Period. That industry and ambition were fed by a very supportive family and, frankly, Joe would have thrived anywhere. In fact, there was a music program just down the road from us that was quite a bit more successful than the one I was in charge of, and I wonder if Joe ever thought to transfer there. In reality, it wouldn’t have made much difference for Joe — he would have still thrived. But, thanks in no small part to Joe’s presence, our program had a couple really spectacular seasons while he was there: what talent there was gravitated towards Joe, and they created some pretty cool opportunities for themselves. After graduation, Joe went on to one of the top music schools in the country, and is now making a living as a musician. I say this to illustrate why I am not a
big believer in school vouchers, or, for the most part, in the way we attempt to do charter schools around here. Had Joe been in just an abysmal situation, his highly interested and supportive family would have sought out a brighter opportunity for him, and the end result for Joe would have been about the same as it was. But the students left behind would have been deprived of a great experience. I know, as I write this, that I’m breaking in philosophy with some of my friends. But my experience teaches me that the end result of a voucher program, taken ad absurdum, would be an awful stratification of our education system.
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Students from good homes would all end up flocking together in “good” schools, and students from less ideal situations — whatever that means — would get “left behind” in “the system.” And I know, as a parent, that it’s not my job to worry about other people’s children; and I certainly know that it’s not Joe’s responsibility to rescue his peers. But, from a public policy standpoint, we should be looking at the whole spectrum. Are there places where vouchers should be tried? Yeah. Places where the system is already so irrecoverably corrupt and harmful to students that rescuing any of them is a greater good. I’m thinking about places like Washington, D.C., New York, or Chicago — places where the bar of success is set somewhere around getting through the day without a stabbing at school. But, not here. Likewise, I am unimpressed with the charter school system. Granted, a couple of them—Peak to Peak comes to mind — have had impressive success; but just as many, if not more, are failures, and most of them show little, if any, improvement
over neighborhood schools while offering far fewer curricular choices. Were charter schools treated like petri dishes, and all their successful reforms co-opted by neighborhood schools, that would be one thing; but, as it is, I just don’t see broad, systemic value in expanding charter schools. What kind of school would have provided greater benefit to students like Joe? Well, I’m out of column-inches for this week, so that dissertation is going to have to wait for another week. Let me just leave you with this: it is my belief that there is nothing in our current debates that offers great hope for widespread change. The systemic inertia is too massive. Change will come to the system when we start to change how we think — and argue — about it. 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.
Republicans introduce Barnes By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com The room erupted in whoops and cheers as Jane Barnes took the stage. She even received a standing ovation by fellow party constituents. Barnes, former member of the Jefferson County Board of Education, is the GOP pick for the state house representative for House District 23. She replaces former candidate Nate Marshall who dropped from the race following allegations of racism. She made one of her first public debuts during a “Meet the Candidates” forum at the Lakewood American Legion on Thursday, May 29. “I have a lot to offer actually,” Barnes said. “I’ve worked in health care and served on the Jeffco school board … 75 percent of the state general operating fund
is health care and education so I think I have a great background for those two big issues.” Spending eight years on the Jeffco board of education, Barnes discovered a Barnes passion for policy and gained an understanding of the legislative process, she explained. “I think local control is really important,” she said. “Community engagement and understanding what the community wants and reflecting their voice is really important.” She will run against incumbent Democratic Rep. Max Tyler who has been the state representative for House District 23 for the last three years. “I’ve seen him interact with a lot of constituents and I think he listens and
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engages people pretty well at least on an individual level,” Barnes said. “I think he could just not vote straight party line all the time … that gets back to saying you have to listen to all constituents that you represent and try to forge some sort of compromise across constituent groups and that’s hard.” Colorado’s Republican candidates for the 2014 election presented their platforms and spoke on what they say is voter unrest with the Democratic party at the forum. Candidates such as Don Yetterberg, RArvada for the 7th Congressional District made an appearance, as well as Jeffco Board of County Commissioner Don Rosier who is seeking re-election, County
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Commissioner Faye Griffin who will be running for Clerk and Recorder and former U.S. Representative Tom Tancredo, now a 2014 candidate for governor. “I don’t believe that Colorado is as blue a state as depicted,” Tancredo said. He noted the 2013 election recall of two Colorado democratic senators John Morse and Angela Giron for their support on gun
control legislation. “This is a great step forward for us,” he said. “Some great things are happening.” He will run against fellow republican candidate Bob Beauprez in the primaries. Both men spoke on the friendship they have developed over the years. “I believe that we will be friends in the many years to come,” Tancredo said. “The admiration is mutual,” Beauprez responded. For more information about Jane Barnes, visit www.janebarnesforcolorado. com.
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A month ago I shared MLS statistics for the full metro area, but here are Jeffco’s statistics. The chart at right shows the change in average listing price and average days on market (DOM) for Jefferson County over the last five years. While the average listing price is at its highest ($300,000), the average DOM is at its lowest (7 days). Days on market does vary within the county. Based on postal address, here are the figures for the following “city” addresses: Westminster & Edgewater — 5 days Lakewood, Littleton & Wheat Ridge — 6 days Golden — 7 days Arvada — 8 days Morrison — 12 days Conifer — 24 days Evergreen — 35 days Pine — 36 days If you limit “Golden” to non-foothills listings, the average DOM drops to 5 days. Elsewhere in the Denver metro area, DOM ranges between 6 and 7 days, except for Boulder, which is 43 days. If you visit www.JimSmithColumns.com, you’ll see some other charts I created showing countywide statistics. One shows the number of new listings added each month for the past five years.
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Gone, but not forgotten: Students honor Miss Jo Students remember memory of faculty with reading bench By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com For years Miss Jo saw
each student at Warder Elementary School, welcoming them with a smile and a hug. Prior to the start of the school year, Miss Jo, who had been suffering from cancer, passed away, to the shock and sadness of her family, friends, colleagues
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and students at Warder Elementary School. “She was like our grandma,” said Jeffery Ortega, a student at Warder. “She always had a smile on her face, and we loved her, she came into our family, and we miss her — a lot.” To keep her spirit smiling, Warder’s student council decided to build a reading bench, in honor of her favorite activity and her loving spirit. After searching through magazines and books for a memorial bench, Warder’s student council, and their teacher aide, Lauralee Huff, decided to collaborate with the tech education department and students at Wayne Carle Middle School, to design and build a bench in honor of her memory. “I want my students to do real life projects,” said Joe Buzzitta, a tech education teacher at Wayne Carle. “It gives them a buy in to something bigger than themselves, to say hey, this is a school lost a staff member, let’s step up and build something that can be in her memory.”
Students from Warder Elementary sit, gathered around Ms. Joe’s memory bench, giving her a big group hug. Photo by Crystal Anderson Four students designed and built the bench in a few weeks. The final design, an oak reading bench with her image engraved on the front, was dedicated to Miss Jo’s husband and daughter in May by Buzzitta, his students and the Warder Student Council. “She was a spitfire of a grandma,” Huff said. “She loved her job and looked
forward to coming to school every day. She adopted all of us.” Miss Jo was the kitchen manager at Warder Elementary with a long history in the district. Prior to her time at Warder, she was an avid member of the Russell Elementary School community and was an active participant in school events and activities.
Her bench now sits in Warder’s front hallway. For her students, Miss Jo was more than a lunch lady, she was a teacher, a grandmother, a friend, and her spirit lives on, within her memory and the bench. “She’s ... her spirit is still in the bench with us,” said second grade student council member Anthony Niehoff.
that 45 percent of children go through the entire judicial process without having a lawyer present, according to Rep. Daniel Kagan, D-Cherry Hills Village, who sponsored the effort at the Legislature this year. “This has been longstanding and a very serious problem,” Kagan said. “Our
justice system is less robust if children are not getting counsel. This bill makes that right.” The bill — which received bipartisan support from both legislative chambers — was signed into law on May 21 by Gov. John Hickenlooper. After an arrest, judges have 48 hours to determine
whether to release a child or keep the person behind bars, pending trial. The bill ensures that juveniles who are making their first court appearance after being arrested will have legal counsel available at the hearing.
Law ensures juveniles receive legal counsel By Vic Vela
vvela@colorado communitymedia.com A new law guarantees that arrested juvenile defendants will receive a lawyer when they face a judge for the first time. The law addresses a “concerning” statistic indicating
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Mentally ill add to jail populations State facilities offer few hospital beds By Kristin Jones
Rocky Mountain PBS I-News In unit 4C of the Pueblo County jail, any human presence draws inmates to the narrow windows of their solitary cells. They bark requests and complaints, or just grin and make small talk. One man’s ceiling is leaking; another wants to know how many more days he has left in segregation. “Ma’am, do you work here?” asks a tall African-American man with a steady, serious gaze, who wants to know when his glasses will be delivered. “I’m the warden, Darlene Alcala,” she replies to the man needing glasses. Alcala is small and elegant in black, and sports a friendly smile at odds with the cinderblock bleakness of the jail. “You can call me chief.” Though they live on opposite sides of the jail’s heavy doors, these two have come to see eye-to-eye on a crucial point: Inmates like him don’t belong here. The man has been in 23-hour-a-day lockdown for a year and a half. Like most of his fellow residents in what’s known as administrative segregation, he is mentally ill. Brief interactions with the staff are nearly the only contact he has with the world outside his cramped cell. As a shortage of funding has depleted options for those in need of treatment for mental illnesses, there’s still one place that can’t say no: jail. Inpatient psychiatric beds have dwindled to 1,093 for the state’s entire population, according to state human services data, a decrease of 20 percent from five years ago. People with mental illnesses are more than five times as likely to wind up in jail or prison. “Years ago we deinstitutionalized mental-health treatment,” says Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle. “People felt it was shameful that we had people in custody or locked up in mental health facilities. Now, instead, we lock them up in jail.” The burden on jails is growing. A 1992 jail survey found that 11 percent of Colorado inmates had a serious mental illness, according to research by Public Citizen’s Health Research Group and National Alliance for the Mentally Ill. This year, 10 county jails surveyed by I-News reported that, on average in 2013, 18 percent of their inmates were mentally ill. Sheriffs say the trend is noticeable from year to year. At the Douglas County jail, for example, the number of mentally ill inmates has grown 10 percent in the past three years, even as the general daily population has dropped 28 percent. Once they’re in, inmates with behavioral health problems have more trouble getting out. The seven metro Denver counties in 2008 found that mentally ill inmates stayed an average of five times longer than other inmates. In Pueblo, an inmate detained for a misdemeanor stays an average of 28 days; mentally ill inmates jailed for similar offenses stay between 171 and 180 days. “Jails and prisons have become the warehouses for people who aren’t getting treated elsewhere,” says Attila Denes, a captain at the Douglas County jail. “It’s among the most expensive and least humane” ways to provide care. Solitary confinement is routine. Even as Colorado’s new state prison chief, Rick
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Before this law, juveniles were told that they have the option of speaking with a lawyer. But being told that they have that right and actually having a lawyer present are two different things, Kagan said. “The kids are like a deer caught in headlights,” Kagan said. “They don’t have a clue. They’re thinking one thing and one thing only — ‘How in the hell do I get out of these shackles? I’ll go along with anything that a person wearing a tie or a robe tells me to do.’
Raemisch, has pledged to remove mentally ill prisoners from isolation because of concerns that it is counterproductive and inhumane, jailers say they still use 23-hour lockdown to keep staff and other inmates safe. Denes, a student of history, sees patterns in American society’s treatment of people with mental illnesses. As early as the 1650s, the plight of so-called “lunatics” in prisons attracted a call to the colonial legislature to find alternative housing. “We’ve gone full circle,” says Denes. “We’re back today to where we were in the 1650s.”
Jail officers get training
The confinement of thousands of mentally ill Coloradans in jails and prisons can make a striking contrast with the sensibilities of the people whose job it is to confine them. Alcala first took a job as a receptionist at the Pueblo jail 30 years ago to get health insurance for her newborn son. Her ambition to become a deputy was stoked by a supervisor who told her she was hired “to look pretty and answer the phone.” It was in the 1990s that she became aware of the prevalence of mental illness in the jail; There was a woman who smeared feces on the wall, and an inmate who licked the floor. Alcala recalls that the detention officers had no real tools for handling what they simply saw as strange behavior. Alcala and other staff have worked to acquire the skills to communicate with inmates in the throes of a crisis. She enrolled in crisis intervention training eight years ago, says Alcala, adding: “I wish I’d had it 15 years earlier.” Sheriffs are increasingly enlisting mental health professionals to improve care for the mentally ill in jail, by training detention officers to communicate through a crisis and by offering therapy to inmates. John Parsons, who was released from the Pueblo jail in March, says he got help from a jail-based program called Moral Reconation Therapy — a type of cognitive behavioral therapy — to handle his depression, anxiety and alcoholism. “MRT told me how to handle the stresses and pressures of life in the way normal people do,” Parsons said in April. Jagruti Shah runs the state’s offender mental health programs, overseeing a budget of about $2.7 million to help connect inmates with treatment for substance abuse and co-occurring mental health disorders. The programs run in 33 counties, reaching about 90 percent of the state’s jail population. Shah says the programs have had some success in treating inmates while they’re jailed. But the short-term stay of most inmates means they walk out with only a few days’ worth of medication. Outside, care can be hard to come by — both before and after incarceration. “Quite often people don’t have the opportunity to engage in these treatment programs until they hit the front door of the jails,” says Denes. Pueblo inmate Erin Hedden says she tried. After symptoms of bipolar disorder emerged when she was 28 years old, Hedden was prescribed a laundry list of drugs. Each one failed until she found a combination that worked: Prozac and Zyprexa. But when she left a job as a nursing assistant to work on her mother’s ranch, Hedden lost her insurance. At $1,000 a month, the medication was out of reach. It took
But they’re not the child’s lawyer.” The law also assists juveniles who are released from jail. When they receive a summons for their next court appearance, the summons will plainly state that they have a right “to a free lawyer” if they qualify financially, Kagan said. The summons will also have a phone number and website address to provide the youths with more information. Kagan hopes that this law will prevent children from being unnecessarily locked up. “That child’s life can be impacted forever; locked into a bitter, angry, antisocial attitude and it is sometimes hard to recover and it persist for years,” Kagan said. “It’s a very serious issue and I’m delighted that we’re finally addressing it.”
Erin Hedden writes a letter in her cell block at Pueblo County, Colo., jail on April 4. Hedden said she has bipolar disorder and used crystal methamphetamine to self-medicate after she lost her insurance and couldn’t afford medication to treat her illness. She’s serving a four-year jail sentence after she crashed her car while driving on drugs, killing a 69-year-old woman. Photos by Rocky Mountain PBS I-News three months for the symptoms of mania to resurface, and Hedden says she sought refuge in crystal methamphetamine. Three years later, Hedden is in jail on a four-year sentence for drugged driving. She was behind the wheel in a crash that killed Linda Sue Sublett, a 69-year-old woman she never met. The county now pays for her Prozac and Zyprexa.
Hospital beds dwindle
weed, is the campus of the Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo, one of only two state psychiatric hospitals. Beds at the state hospitals have disappeared steadily even as Colorado’s population has boomed, the victim of federal and state budget cuts and a change in philosophy that emphasized removing people from institutions. In 1980, there were 1,103 public psychiatric beds in Colorado; in 2014, there are 553, many of them ear-
Two miles northwest of the jail, on a road spiked with wind-driven tumble-
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marked for those charged with or convicted of crimes. Pueblo Sheriff Kirk Taylor says the state psychiatric hospital sends its patients to the jail when they lash out or act violently, including people who have previously been found not guilty by reason of insanity. At the same time, Taylor and other county jail officials complain that the state hospitals frequently turn away inmates who have been put on emergency mental-health holds for posing a danger to themselves or others. “These people don’t need to be in jail,” says Taylor. “They need to be in a therapeutic community.” Bill May, who heads the state hospital in Pueblo, believes it’s appropriate for some of the hospital’s patients to be arrested and sent to jail if they commit a crime while stable in treatment. Meanwhile, state psychiatric hospitals can’t receive people on mentalhealth holds unless they’ve been treated and cleared first for any physical problems, says Dr. Patrick Fox, a Colorado Department of Human Services official who oversees the hospitals. He suggests taking inmates to the emergency room. At issue, in part, is the question of who bears the high costs of housing mentally ill inmates. Psychotropic medications, additional security and lengthier stays all add to the costs. A seven-county study in the metro Denver area found the cost of accommodat-
ing seriously mentally ill inmates to be around $44.7 million a year in 2010, up from $36.5 million in 2006. Costs haven’t declined since then, and are likely to have increased, says Regina Huerter, the director of Denver’s Crime Prevention and Control Commission. The influx of ill inmates has contributed to overcrowding in Boulder, say jail officials there. Boulder is reconfiguring its cells to expand the special management unit where mentally ill inmates are housed. But that means taking space from other areas, says Division Chief Bruce Haas. In Denver, the construction of a new jail in 2010 took into account the extra medical resources and supervision demanded by an increasingly ill population, says Sheriff Gary Wilson. Like the homeless, mentally ill inmates often have trouble meeting judges’ standards for bail, which take into account qualifications such as stable housing, employment and family support, says state public defender Douglas Wilson. This is despite the fact that their crimes may be lowlevel offenses. “The reality is, most of the time what we’re talking about is trespasses, the guy who roller-skated into somebody’s garage because he thought it was a roller rink, public urination,” says Wilson. Denver recently found that the 99 people most frequently jailed for low-level offenses had a high rate of mental illness — around 35 percent. They were also frequently homeless and ad-
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Harsh world
From their stark walls to their locked doors to their narrow, light-deprived spaces, jails are meant to confine criminals, not promote recovery. “There’s nothing soft about what we do,” says Alcala. “We’re built for offenders.” Hedden has sharp memories of her episodes in 23-hour lockdown. The 35-year-old inmate, who is being treated for social anxiety and depression along with bipolar disorder, says her last 12-day stay there led her to a breakdown. “All day long it’s a cacophony of voices, of screams, of shouting,” says Hedden. “There is no human interaction except for what’s between you and the guard, and who you can yell at next door through the wall. The loneliness is overwhelming. I get a sense of intense anxiety like I just want to claw at the door. I just want to get out. I would do anything to get out. I beg to get out.” A growing understanding of what it means to isolate people who have mental illnesses is leading to changes in the state prison system. When former prisoner Evan Ebel shot dead prison chief Tom Clements last year, the incident raised questions about Ebel’s time in solitary confinement and his direct release into the community. Clements’ replacement, Raemisch, has criticized the overuse of solitary confinement nationwide, and has pledged to stop placing mentally ill
inmates in administrative segregation. And the state legislature recently passed a bill — now pending Gov. John Hickenlooper’s signature — banning long-term solitary confinement for seriously mentally ill prisoners. But 23-hour lockdown is still widely used as a tool to control mentally ill inmates in jails. Jailers in Douglas County, Arapahoe County, Boulder, Pueblo and elsewhere say they try to minimize the use of it, but none said they were considering doing away with it. “Most jails are pretty close to full if not overflowing,” says Denes, in Douglas County. “Sometimes when you have people classified as dangerous offenders and you have people packed into a housing unit, the reason that you use (23-hour lockdown) is to prevent victimization of inmates from other inmates.”
Staying out of jail
The best hope for cutting the costs of jailing mentally ill inmates may be to keep them out of jail in the first place. Some jurisdictions have built mental health courts — also called wellness courts — intended to divert people from jail to treatment. Some, like Denver, are pushing to enroll inmates in health insurance so they can get the care they need once they leave jail. The state’s flagship project for improving mental health treatment — a planned network of crisis centers, now stalled amid a lawsuit — may help direct people to settings more appropriate than jail, says human services official Fox. For now, Colorado’s jailers and their inmates are stuck dealing the best way they can with a broken system Colorado Community Media brings you this report in partnership with Rocky Mountain PBS I-News. Learn more at rmpbs.org/ news. Contract Kristin Jones at kristinjones@rmpbs.org.
Support for living with Alzheimer’s By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com In the latest edition from the Chicken Soup for the Soul Publications, the Alzheimer’s Association has teamed up with the popular book series to bring advice and comfort in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Living with Alzheimer’s & Other Dementias. Sara Spaulding, Golden resident and vice president of communications for the Alzheimer’s Association Colorado Chapter, is one of the 101 contributing stories selected for the book. “With Alzheimer’s disease, in so many ways, the person we knew is gone in those last few years,” Spaulding said. “As busy as we all are and even as a caregiver, being able to pick up the book to get a quick little tip or a little bit of inspiration or a little bit of hope or a little bit of laughter I just think is a
wonderful thing.” It has been described as a support group that fits in your pocket, she said. Spaulding’s husband Bill was diagnosed with younger onset Alzheimer’s. He lived with the disease for nine years before his passing at the age of 63 in February of 2010. In those nine years, Spaulding’s life at times was overwhelmed by the demanding needs of Bill’s care and the cruel manifestations of the disease which can strip away the memory and all of its associations. Her story “Snowflakes and Sunshine” is one of Spaulding’s most cherished memories of Bill during a brief moment of lucidity while taking a drive in the mountains. The memory is also one of the most important lessons she learned while coping with Bill’s disease; to stop and enjoy the happy moments.
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Wildfire reports sound a call to action With the recent rain and hail that pounded much of the Front Range, bringing flooding to some areas, wildfires may not seem like an imminent threat. But trends tell us otherwise. It’s not a matter of if, but when. Earlier this spring, the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control released some chilling information in a special report to the governor and General Assembly. The report focused on strategies to enhance the state’s aerial firefighting capabilities. In making its case for that, the report stated that since the 1990s, “the number, intensity, and complexity of wildfires in Colorado have been growing exponentially, and experts predict that it will continue to worsen.” The length of the wildfire season is
our view growing, too, the report said. “In general, Colorado sees short periods of increased fire occurrence throughout the year with just a few of the fires reaching a significant size or complexity. However, the drought conditions and fire activity experienced throughout 2012 — one of the worst wildfire seasons in state history — may be representative of a new normal. Experts warn that drought and the other causal factors could result in repeats of 2012 with widespread fire activity and extended, year-long wildfire seasons.” In recent months, several reports have
blamed wildfire trends like this across the West on global warming, perhaps further evidence of a “new normal.” Given the bigger picture, it’s difficult for us to find solace in the mid-May prediction by state experts of a “normal” 2014 wildfire season. Even a pre-2012 “normal” means an average year in Colorado would see thousands of fires, with 30 of them being large, destructive blazes. But if 2012 — when 260,000 acres in the state were scorched, more than 600 structures destroyed and six people killed — is a sign of things to come, that’s truly alarming. To their credit, state legislators and Gov. John Hickenlooper took action this past session. On May 12, Hickenlooper signed into law a bill creating the state’s first aerial firefighting fleet. The legislation,
which comes with a $21 million price tag, creates a fleet of four planes — two leased and two owned by the state — and four leased helicopters and designates money for a center to study high-tech firefighting tactics. The primary goal, as outlined in the division of fire prevention’s report, is to keep fires small. If the fleet can help cut down on an average year’s $42 million in fire-suppression-expenses, while saving lives, acres and property, it will be money well spent. One thing is for certain when it comes to wildfires in Colorado: Inaction is not an option. With the ominous reports that have surfaced, lawmakers here and in other Western states would be wise to read and react for years to come.
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This is not a “hot off the press” news flash, but rather a simple yet powerful reminder: “Common sense is not always common practice.” You have certainly heard this before, and I have absolutely heard it myself and even repeated it in classroom training, keynote speeches, and from time to time have shared it in this column over the past few years. What I wanted to do in this column is take this principle to the next level. Recently I shared how important fundamentals are to success in both our personal and professional lives. However, now let’s talk about not just common sense, but those lesser-known best practices that actually deliver uncommon results. For a few of us, we are exactly where we want to be in life. We are settled, content, happy and may have no desire or need to look for anything that elevates or disrupts our splendid contentedness. Now for the rest of us who truly desire “uncommon results,” we need to continue to follow the blocking and tackling fundamentals that have gotten us this far, but now we need to look beyond the basics and proven fundamentals and search out the advanced ideas and best practices to help propel us as we continue on the upward journey of our success. So where do we go or how do we search for those best practices that can add value to our lives? Here are three ideas that have helped me over the years and that you may also find useful and help lead you to uncommon results. 1. Identify the person, group, or team that you believe excels in the area you are trying to advance in or improve. Upon connecting with them, invite them to coffee or arrange a call or meeting and just ask them what they have found to be the differentiators or best practices that have helped them to achieve uncommon results. You will be amazed to find out just how open and willing they will be to share
their success story with you. 2. Get out of your comfort zone and try something new. Even as you are enjoying the benefits of your success or achievements, push yourself to try something new that will stretch you and push you to the next level. 3. Look for biographies, articles, stories, and case studies of people, companies, or groups that achieved greatness or exceeded expectations by doing something out of the norm or beyond common practices to realize uncommon results. Again, if you are content and happy with where you are with the achievements of your goals and dreams, that is awesome. But if you have ever dreamed of going higher, further, or faster and truly desire more in the way of achieving uncommon results, apply all or at least one or two of the above best practices and see if you too can be one of those people whose achievements shout out “uncommon results.” Whether you are in the land of contentment or on the road to uncommon and better results, I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com. And as we appreciate where we are or pursue uncommon results, it really will be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a resident of Highlands Ranch, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation and the CEO/founder of www.candogo.com.
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‘The Fantasticks’ at Miners Alley Playhouse Being intentionally redundant ”The Fantasticks” really is fantastic. Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden can always be counted on to produce top notch shows and this is no exception. I have seen several iterations of this venerable musical but I believe this is my favorite. Perhaps the fact that the stage is mere inches away from the audience made me feel a part of the action, especially when the actors ignored the “fourth wall.” The story is about a boy and a girl and their two fathers and a wall dividing their two properties. A feud between the two fathers bodes very poorly for the two young people. Sixteen-year-old Luisa (Jacquie Jo Billings) pines for Matt (Mark Lively). They surreptitiously meet over the wall and have no idea Luisa’s father Bellomy (Steve Klein) and Matt’s father Hucklebee (Tim Fishbaugh) are in cahoots. It is, in
fact, the fathers’ long-held dream that their children will one day marry. As most parents know, all they have to do is tell their progeny “no.” They decide they will seal the deal by hiring El Gallo and his actors to stage the abduction of Luisa which will, of course, be thwarted by Matt. Everything works to perfection and there appears to be a happy ending. But, then there is Act II.
We are made a part of a fantasy, a fairy tale, magic show all rolled into one. The storyline is held together by the magician El Gallo (Rory Pierce) and The Mute (Bryanna Scott). Rounding out the characters are Henry (Don Deveux) an unfortunately forgetful actor, and the rest of his troupe, Mortimer (Clark Brittain) whose specialty is “dying” on stage. An interesting aspect of “The Fantasticks” is that everyone, with the exception of Henry and Mortimer, is on stage for the entire show. And, “everyone” includes the very talented four-piece band that has its own little orchestra pit sitting smack in the middle (at the back) of the stage. That is just part of the very clever stage set. Brenda Billings does a masterful job directing this delightful musical. She brings out the best in her talented cast (including her incredible daughter Jacquie
Jo). I would have preferred a little less time being spent on the antics of Henry and Mortimer, and a little more volume from Matt. Lively’s voice was occasionally overshadowed by stronger voices. The casting was perfection and the voices glorious. Tunes include “Try to Remember,” “Much More,” and “Plant a Radish.” “The Fantasticks” plays weekends through June 29 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave. (Use the door on the south side near the parking lot.) For information and tickets, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley. com. Make sure you see this one. There are many, many laughs and possibly a few tears. Columnist Harriet Hunter Ford may be reached at hhunterford@gmail.com.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Support Shrader As a peace officer for more than 41 years, and your sheriff for the last 11 years, I’ve often thought that elections for the position of sheriff should be more like a standard hiring process—the best qualified applicant should get the job. Never has that been more critical than the pending election for the next Jefferson County sheriff. In my opinion, Jeff Shrader is the only qualified candidate in the race for Sheriff. Jeff’s commitment to the community is something he takes very seriously. His career in public safety spans 30 years with the Sheriff’s Office. During this time, Jeff has risen through the ranks to his current position as Division Chief. He has overseen operational components in every division of the agency; to include Patrol, Investigations, Detentions and Support Services. He has been entrusted with administering and preparing the agency’s annual 90 million dollar budget. Without question, Jeff Shrader has the integrity, experience and leadership skills to effectively manage the largest full-service sheriff’s office in Colorado. None of us want an inexperienced airline pilot on our next flight, a surgeon who has never performed a surgery, or choose to employ an inexperienced chief of police. The other opponents fail to measure, compared to Jeff’s breadth of experience in public safety. He’s ready to serve as Jefferson County Sheriff from his first day on the job. I have the greatest confidence in Jeff Shrader’s ability to lead this agency into the future. Ted Mink, Jefferson County Sheriff
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This letter is written in support for Jefferson County Sheriff’s Division Chief Jeff Shrader for the position of Sheriff for Jefferson County, Colorado in the 2014 election. I have known Jeff professionally for over 12 years, having been involved with both line officers and supervisors in the Jeffco Sheriff’s Department since the early 1970s as a fellow officer and in my role as a consultant providing promotional testing for the Department. I believe I am uniquely qualified to recommend a candidate for this critical law enforcement position. I began my career as a patrol officer for the City of Arvada in 1969, rose through the ranks and served as the Chief of Police for Arvada from 1982 through 1986. I concluded this part of my career as the Chief of Police in Aurora Colorado. Following the 23 years in municipal law enforcement I spent over 20 years as a faculty member at three universities teaching and directing police executive leadership programs. During this time I was also involved in consulting work with government agencies throughout the United States. My career has provided the opportunity to observe, mentor and evaluate leaders in policing and I believe Jeff Shrader has the experience, intellect, passion and strategic vision to lead the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office; which I might add has grown to one of the largest and most professional law enforcement organizations in Colorado. Jeff has played a significant role in providing timely and effective leadership within the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, especially during the past 11 years under the guidance of Sheriff Ted Mink Jeff has an impressive background within the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, serving in positions in patrol,
investigations, detentions and support services during his career. He has experience in the financial/budgeting process of the department and has played a significant role in the development and implementation of many of the department’s innovations such as the Strategic Management and Accurate Response Tactics (SMART JeffCo) program which was designed to improve the agency’s responses and to enhance accountability for services provided. Division Chief Shrader has also played an on-going role as a team-lead assessor for the Commission of Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, which is further evidence of Jeff’s vision and commitment to providing excellence in the services provided by Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. Jeff is also a graduate of the FBI’s National Academy and has a bachelor’s degree in the Management of Human Resources from Colorado Christian University and has completed coursework toward an MBA at Regis University. Based upon my personal experience and knowledge I can, without reservation, recommend Jeff Shrader as the best candidate for sheriff for Jefferson County Colorado in the 2014 general election. Dr. Gerald L. Williams Chief of Police Arvada, Colorado (Retired) Chief of Police Aurora, Colorado (Retired)
Restricted comment not fair I attended a Jeffco School Board Special Meeting May 27. I had signed up in advance to address the Board during Public Comment. However, because of Board President Mr. Witt’s perceived unilateral decision to restrict the public comment time to 45 minutes, my name was not called before the arbitrary time period ran out, despite having signed up within 16 minutes of the start of the online sign-up period. Apparently, one had to sign-up within the first 6 minutes to have been called to the podium that night. I was among 60-plus other individuals who were prohibited from speaking that night. Another disturbing element of this altered public comment period is that the decision to alter the conditions for public comment was not arrived upon with the full participation of the 5-member board. These decisions are to be made by the entirety of the board, not by a single or select segment of the board. Once again, this is a violation of board policy, which seems to be a regular and routine action of the “reform” majority board members. For these reasons, I am submitting to the Jeffco Board and to the local news media, my comments that I would have delivered during public comment, had I not been excluded from this opportunity. Tammy Story
I believe Mr. Witt intentionally wants to drive a wedge between Mr. McMinimee and the community, so that Mr. McMinimee will not feel empowered to advocate for what is right — things like holding this board accountable to board policies and state laws. I believe it was Mr. Witt’s intention all along to put forth just one finalist to avoid any public vetting of candidates. This does not help Mr. McMinimee be successful. I believe Mr. Witt was researching superintendent candidates well before it was appropriate — we’ve heard rumors about Mr. McMinimee being groomed for this job, even chosen before the search began. Mr. Witt’s actions give credence to these rumors. Again, this does not help Mr. McMinimee be successful. Add to that Ms. Williams’ Facebook post noting that the, quote, “Reform minded board members and Dan McMinimee need your support today.” I’m guessing Mr. McMinimee would prefer to avoid that kind of co-branding. Earlier in the post, Ms. Williams warns her followers that their voice might, quote, “be drowned out by the progressives.” How is this even remotely in keeping with
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Charles “Chuck” E. Redig Charles (Chuck) E. Redig, of Arvada/ Wheatridge passed away peacefully May 26, 2014 A pioneer in the equipment rental field, he owned A-1 Rental in Wheatridge for 55 years. Survived by Christopher and Russell (Paula) Redig, and 4 grandchildren AkAnA
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Charles C. Akana, 87, of Arvada, CO passed away May 18. A memorial was held Saturday, May 31, 12:30 p.m. at The Alkire Building, 12995 West 72nd Avenue Arvada, CO 80004. Crist Mortuary is entrusted with arrangements.
Moving forward with pride I was one of the 60-plus who did not get a chance to speak during public comment last night, despite being signed up. So, I’m submitting my prepared 2-minute comment, which I would have preferred to share directly and in person with the Jeffco School Board, here: New superintendent Dan McMinimee has said publicly that he understands our district needs to heal. Meanwhile board members Ken Witt and Julie Williams continue to pick at the scab by making divisive social media posts and doing nothing to promote transparency.
Policy GP-08, Board Member Covenants, which says that “Board members commit to communications that build MUTUAL expectations and TRUST.” From the moment you were sworn in, there has been distrust and chaos in our district. We are becoming a joke in the metro area, around the state and even around the country. You hold in your hands the futures of 85,000 students — students who will carry the Jeffco brand on their diplomas as they venture out in the world. You also hold in your hands the professional reputation of Mr. McMinimee. Thus far, Mr. Witt and Ms. Williams, I am not seeing anything that makes me think you take pride in Jeffco’s character, intend to be thoughtful about Jeffco’s reputation, or even care about the controversial position in which you’ve placed your sole superintendent candidate. Kelly Johnson Golden
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Police seek assistance in attempted murder Violence occurred over medical marijuana By Clarke Reader
creader@colorado communitymedia.com Wheat Ridge Police are seeking assistance in an attempted murder case that occurred nearly a month ago. On May 9, at around 10:52 p.m., shots were fired at a victim who was attempting to sell medical marijuana, which he advertises on Craigslist, to the suspect. According to information provided by John Romero, public information officer with the police, the initial argument began at the Circle K convenience store on 38th and Kipling. A car chase between the vic-
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tim and suspect ensued which went from W. 38th Ave. to Youngfield and then east on W. 44th Ave. At about Tabor St., the suspect fired several rounds at the victim’s vehicle. The vehicle was struck with bullets through the back window and the driver’s door. The victim was uninjured and pulled into the TA truck stop while the suspect vehicle fled. Anyone with information on the case should contact crime stoppers at 720-913STOP (7867) or they can text to 274637 (CRIMES), title DMCS and enter the message. Crime Stoppers collects information on unsolved crimes or individuals wanted by the police. Callers can remain anonymous. The tip line is answered 24 hours a day and 7 days a week.
Wheat Ridge police are looking for this subject, who attempted to kill someone selling medical marijuana. Courtesy Wheat Ridge Police
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weight-loss season gets glitzy kickoff 3-day event features speakers, art and history exhibit, movie By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@colorado communitymedia.com Rocky Flats stopped producing nuclear weapons in 1989 after the FBI and Environmental Protection Agency raided the facility. It has been 25 years, yet there is still ongoing community dialogue about the land and facility rocky flats — the then and now health impact WHAT: Speakers, movie, on its exhibits, performance emarts ployWHERE: Arvada Center ees, the 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. conWHEN: June 6-8 taminaCOST: Free tion of INFO: https://arvadaradiocenter.org/on-stage/ active rocky-flats-then-andwaste now-2014 leaks, the housing developments on the southern and eastern borders, to just name a few topics. To mark the 25th anniversary of the raid, the Arvada Center for Arts and Humanities is hosting a comprehensive three-day multi-faceted event June 6-8. Rocky Flats Then and Now:
A 1978 demonstration protesting the work done at Rocky Flats.
25 years After the Raid will feature panel discussions focusing on the raid; an art and history exhibit (including photographs and artifacts from the plant); a viewing of “Dark Circle,” an Emmy Award winning documentary — all activities will be free. “We have a chance to look at this story from a variety of perspectives and shed some light on it,” said Philip C. Sneed, executive director of the Arvada Center. “We’ll hear from different people with different points of view of Rocky Flats then and now.” Among the people scheduled to speak are Len Ackland, who authored “Making a Real Killing: Rocky Flats and the Nuclear West”; former Colorado Gov. Roy Romer and former U.S. Rep. David Skaggs, both who were in office during the raid; former FBI agent Jon Lipsky; author Kristen Iverson, who wrote “Full Body Burden: Growing up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats”; poet Anne Waldman; and former plant workers, neighbors, activists and scientists and other experts on the topic. “Rocky Flats is an important part of Arvada’s history,
and yet it’s a story with regional, national, and even international impact,” Sneed said. He stressed that the event is neutral and not meant to reassure either side of the debate about Rocky Flats. The goals of the event are to educate the public and promote respectful dialogue. “We’re hoping we’re giving enough information on both points of views that attendees can make up their own mind,” Sneed said. The event will also feature several artists from different mediums, Sneed said, “So,
we’ll get a sense of how the artistic community responded to Rocky Flats.” Sneed said it the center is hosting the event for free to gauge the community interest in these types of activities. “This is the new thing for us, to try and live up to the second part of our name (humanities),” he said. He added that arts and humanities are important ways to tell a story. “When you put both the arts and humanities disciplines together you get a far greater, and deeper, and broader understanding of the things that affect us, Sneed said. For more information on the event and a complete schedule, visit http://arvadacenter.org/on-stage/rockyflats-then-and-now-2014.
The fourth season of ABC’s reality series “Extreme Weight Loss” debuted May 27 with a red-carpet reception at The United Artists Denver Pavilions Theatre downtown. Charita, the Colorado Springs contestant, was guided on her yearlong weightloss journey by Anschutz Health and Wellness Center’s Dr. Holly Wyatt along with other participants who spent the first three months of their quest at the center in Aurora. Wyatt, alongside fitness specialist Chris Powell, was the guiding force behind steering participants toward their yearlong goal of safely losing up to half their body weight. ABC will air 13 twohour episodes of the hit show locally, 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays on Channel 7. Charita, who is featured with Oklahoma resident Ty in the first episode, and Wyatt attended the red-carpet premiere along with more than 200 community and Anschutz medical campus leaders and CEO/executive producer JD Roth. During the run of the show, Wyatt is writing a blog at www.thedenverchannel. com/entertainment/extreme-weight-lossmedical-director-holly-wyatt-blogsabout-charita-ty-weight-loss-journey.
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An aerial view of Rocky Flats before buildings were torn down as part of the cleanup. Photos courtesy the Arvada Center
Thrillist (www.thrillist.com), a national website that has an opinion on all things food and drink-related in the U.S., has bestowed “bests” to three Denver eateries. Included in The 21 Best Southern Restaurants Outside of the South is Tom’s Home Cookin’, 800 E. 26th Ave., a Denver favorite for Southern fare. Thrillist recommends the fried catfish paired with green beans and fried okra. “The name here says it all — this is home cooking, and even if you’ve never met Tom, you’ll be begging to be adopted so you can inhale this instead of whatever you’re hacking at your house.” Sweet Action Ice Cream, 52 Broadway, was included in Thrillist’s 21 Best Ice Cream Shops in America. Here’s the scoop: “What you’re ordering: Pocky and Red Bean if you’re feeling interesting, Milk Chocolate if you’re feeling boring. Our man in Denver tried every single one of the flavors at Sweet Action, and, although he didn’t care much for vegan Maple Walnut or Vanilla Rose, he can vouch for nearly every other flavor as being worth at least several samples. But as sexy as Salted Malt Butterscotch and Cinnamon Roll sound, the champion of the taste was a simple milk chocolate described as `a scoop of goodness ...’” If you prefer drinking your calories instead of eating them, check out Williams & Graham, 3160 Tejon St., the Denver speakeasy that made Thrillist’s The 33 Best Cocktail Bars in America. “A cocktail-themed bookstore is the front for this barely-lit speakeasy coowned by a guy named the 2014 Bartender of the Year by the Nightclub and
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The lines of Litton Sports cartoonist Drew Litton recently showed a crowd at the Denver Press Club how to draw John Elway. Litton talked about his career as a sports cartoonist and shared examples of his work at this casual presentation that was open to the public. Litton was the popular sports cartoonist for the Rocky Mountain News for 27 years until its closing in 2009. His cartoons will appear in all of Colorado Community Media’s 22 newspapers beginning June 19. Photo by Julie Rasmussen
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ver presents Tea and Treasures TableScapes 2014, a fundraiser for the benefit of children and seniors. This year’s event includes an amateur table setting competition, a delectable tea, boutique shopping, garden and herb plants for sale and tours of The Bosworth House. Event is 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday to Saturday, June 5-7, at The Bosworth House, 1400 Josephine St., Denver. Call 303-322-5205 for tickets and information. Go to www.denver.assistanceleague.org.
Friday/June 6 Tax FundamenTals The Colorado Department of Revenue offers workshops on sales tax law fundamentals. Registration is required. Go to www.TaxSeminars.state.co.us. Click on live workshops, then main class schedule. Register under the student tab, then sign up for classes. The next class is 9 a.m. to noon Friday, June 6, in Lakewood. Continuing professional education credits and training materials available.
ties presents “Rocky Flats Then and Now: 25 Years After the Raid” June 6-8. Programming details can be found at www. arvadacenter.org.
What's happening this Week? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www.coloradocommunitymedia.com/calendar.
monday/June 6 To sunday/June 29 The GraduaTe The Edge Theater presents “The Graduate” from Monday, June 6, to Sunday, June 29, at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. For tickets, contact 303-232-0363 or online at www.theedgetheater.com. For mature audiences only; no one under 17 admitted. saTurday/June 7 Garden Tour The Conflict Center’s 14th annual Enchanted Gardens Tour of Northwest Denver is 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Your Week continues on Page 19
New vehicle registrations up Staff Report Colorado new car and truck sales increased 9.1 percent in April 2014 v. 2013 and, for the first four months of this year, increased 5.8 percent compared to a year earlier. Those results were included in the April 2014 Colorado Auto Outlook Report released last week by the Colorado Automobile Dealers Association (CADA). New vehicle registrations for Jeep, Lexus, Acura, Ram, Mazda and Subaru each increased more than 20 percent year-todate, January through April. Jeep led the way with a 29.3 percent increase; followed by Lexus at 26.8 percent; Acura t 21.9 percent; Ram at 21.5 percent; Mazda at 21.3 percent and Subaru at 20.1 percent. Tim Jackson, president of CADA, said the numbers showed a positive trend continuing.
“This trend is supported by a number of factors including a strong pent-up demand, strong manufacturer incentives to buy, easier and more affordable car financing, improved fuel economies and low gas prices. Plus, a key factor and good news for everybody is that our Colorado economy continues to improve along with consumer confidence,” Jackson said. Jackson said mid-size SUVs and midsize crossover SUVs led in market share gains for the period. Meanwhile, the used vehicle market in Colorado was up 5.2 percent in April 2014 (vehicles seven years old or newer) and improved 4.5 percent year-to-date. For a complete copy of the April 2014 Colorado Auto Outlook Report, email The InterPro Group at pr@interprogroup. com, or call 303-503-6677
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Book captures inspiration of Shirley
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“The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression” by John F. Kasson 2014, W.W. Norton $27.95 / $32.50 Canada 308 pages Staying upright. That’s what you learned when you were a year old: being vertical and walking. You mastered communication at two, played well with others at four, and by time you were six years old, you could read, write, and remember your telephone number. So this’ll make you feel silly: at just six years old, Shirley Temple was saving the world from despair. Read all about it in “The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression” by John F. Kasson. Herbert Hoover had surely enjoyed a good run of popularity. For a decade before he was swept into the White House in 1928, he was one of America’s most respected men. The “personal tenderness” he exhibited and his “ability to deal with calamities,” however, weren’t quite as apparent when the stock market plunged, unemployment rose, and the country began its slide into the Great Depression. But Hoover knew what to do. He told a reporter in 1931 that the country needed “’a good, big laugh’” to make things right. Gertrude Temple already had two sons when she “made a fateful resolution.” She decided that her third child would be a curly-haired blonde girl named Shirley, who would pull the family out of financial difficulties. When that child was born in 1928, it was as if Gertrude’s dream had “willed (Shirley Temple) into existence.” By the time Franklin Roosevelt ousted Hoover in the 1932 election, most of the world’s citizens were truly suffering. Average American paychecks had fallen to nearly half of what they were in 1929 – that is, if the wage-earner even had a job. Unemployment was well into double-digits; worse, for southern blacks. Food was
scarce, housing was iffy, and resources were dear. Enrolled in a dance class, three-yearold Shirley Temple caught the eye of two one-reel moviemakers and was offered a contract for $10 per day of filming. It was formulaic work, but it gave her mother hope and in the fall of 1933, Gertrude made certain that Shirley was seen by the songwriter for a new Fox Film. He promptly replaced a “less winning little girl” with Shirley. Within a year, the world was smitten … Heavy things to put on the shoulders of a child, no? Yes, and author John F. Kasson explains why the time was ripe for a kid to become one of the world’s best-known, and then best-loved people. But that’s not all: in “The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression,” we’re treated to a lively, yet focused, history filled with surprises and unique perspectives. Kasson shows us how African Americans fared, both on-screen and off. We’re told of Shirley Temple’s unusual friendships, and how she misbehaved sometimes. And Kasson offers statistics and excerpts from letters that keenly show how the Depression affected everyday people, and how Shirley Temple offered them comfort. I came for the history that’s here, I stayed for the biography, I loved every minute of both and so will movie fans and history buffs. For them, “The Little Girl Who Fought the Great Depression” is an upstanding book.
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Marketplace Auctions
Garage Sales
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Centennial Community Garage Sale @ Georgetown Village located off Holly between Arapahoe & Orchard. Friday, June 6th & Saturday, June 7th, 8AM-3PM
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Misc. Notices Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201
Farm Products & Produce Grain Finished Buffalo
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Feed, Seed, Grain, Hay Horse hay for sale
$11.00 65 lb bales Brome Orchard 303-618-9744 Franktown
Garage Sales Arvada
Multi Family Sale 57" Pioneer TV, Yamaha Stereo, Lots of Furniture, including Sofa, Chairs and Antiques. Snap On Tool Box, Tools, Household Items, Child Car Seats, Strollers, Christmas Decos and clothing. Something for Everyone! 6785 Xenon Drive Friday 6/6 & Saturday 6/7 8am-3pm
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Castle Rock Moving Sale Furniture, Electronics, Clothes, Books Etc. Friday 6/6 - Saturday 6/7 8am-4pm both days 3286 Cherry Plum Way
COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE
Fri. & Sat., June 6 & 7 • 8a – 3p Pine Creek West Subdivision, Franktown, CO 80116 (between Elizabeth and Franktown) 5 miles east of light at Hwys 86 & 83, go to Hwy. 86 and North Rocky Cliff Trail, turn north. • Tools and equipment including never-used diesel generator • Furniture, antiques, and miscellaneous household items • Clothing and toys • Art/glass/ceramics/frames • Chop saws/welding/power and hand tools • '66 Chevy Impala SS Convertible • Pop-Up Camper GARAGE/ESTATE SALE Must vacate entire house Furniture and possessions Lamps, tools, sports, games, toys, pictures, frames, microwave, much more. 6010 TAFT CT. ARVADA Fri. & Sat, June 6 & 7 9-5 Huge Annual Antique, Collectible & Horse Drawn Farm Equipment Sale Horse Drawn Farm Equipment, Wagons, Buggy, Misc. Farm Collectibles, Tons of Glasware June 5, 6,7,8 Thurs-Sun 8:00AM-4pm 10824 E Black Forest Dr Parker 80138 Huge Community Garage Sale Seller's Galore! Bargain Hunters Paradise Quail Valley 144th & York St. Fri. June 6th & Sat. June 7th 8am -5pm Lakewood Multi Family Yard Sale Friday-Saturday June 6 & 7 8am-4pm 9110 West 2nd Avenue Trampoline, Household Items, Tools, Furniture Great Deals Come See! Arvada Multi-Family Garage Sale Saturday & Sunday June 7th & 8th 10-5 7342 Queen Street Uncluttering houses 3 family sale
Estate Sales
Arvada COMMUNITY GARAGE SALE Skyline Estates (From I70 go North on Kipling to 58th go West on 58th Ave. to Oak Street, go South on Oak) Saturday June 7th 8-5pm Questions, call Katie 121 Realty (720)412-2238 Stop by the community information table for a map Arvada
Maplewood Estates Annual Neighborhood Garage Sale Friday & Saturday June 6th & 7th 8:00 am
50 -75 Families Lots of Great Stuff! Lucky Dog Hot Dog Stand located at 70th & Quail St. Follow the Signs From W. 64th or W. 72nd Ave. Between Kipling & Simms in West Arvada Sponsored by
DON & ROBYN SIKKEMA RALSTON VALLEY REAL ESTATE 303-200-4657
Lone Tree
Garage Sale, 15+ families The Enclave in Lone Tree Yosemite St, N. of Lincoln Or one mile S. of C-470 Fri. June 6 & Sat. June 7 8am-4pm, Sat.- 2p Signs at entry
Multi-Family Mid-Lakewood
Neighborhood Garage Sale. Fri-Sat June 6-7 from 8am-4pm. Boundaries are N. of Alameda, E. of Garrison, W. of Wadsworth and S. of 6th Ave. Westminster NEIGHBORHOOD GARAGE SALE 650 HOME COMMUNITY WESTCLIFF SUBDIVISION, 98TH & OLDE WADSWORTH, WESTMINSTER, FRI & SAT JUNE 6 & 7, 8AM TO 4PM.
Verona Community Garage Sale Fri. June 6 Sat June 7 8am to 4pm North of C-470 between Lucent Blvd and Santa Fe on County Line Road. Follow the signs. Some items for sale are gas grills, walnut desk, area rugs, bike rack, floor lamps, garden tools, clothing & small kitchen appliances. Westminsteer Annual Community Sidewalk Sale Autumn Chase Community located at the corner of W. 107th Pl. and Federal in Westminster. Friday, June 6th & Sat June 7th from 8 am to 2 pm
11206 Jansen Street Saturday June 7th 8am-2pm Vintage Dolls, Beanie Babies, Scrap booking, Recumbent Bicycle, Basket Ball Hoop, Crafts, Holiday, Household, Snow blower and more
Arvada
Village of Five Parks Community Garage Sale
(86th & Alkire) Saturday June 7th 8am-2pm
Golden
Big Estate Sale in Applewood area Drexel mid modern dining room set, Drexel mid modern walnut bedroom set, and other antiques, many picture frames and other misc. items. Thursday, Friday, Saturday June 5th, 6th & 7th 9am-4pm 1700 Willow Way
Advertise: 303-566-4100
Health and Beauty
June 6 & 7 8am-4pm 8034 W. 78th Way, Arvada All must go! (near 80th & Wadsworth)
Estate/Yard Sale 6113 Dunraven Street North of North Table Mountain Saturday & Sunday June 7th & 8th & 14th & 15th 8-4pm Recliner, Rocker, JVC 5 Disc Player & Receiver, Speakers, Cedar Chest, 2 end tables, 32" Sony Trinatron TV, TV Cabinet, washer/dryer Like new
Littleton Huge estate sale going on this Friday and Saturday, June 6th-7th. 5750 South Julian Street, Littleton 80123 Vintage items, antiques, and a TON of unique and collectible items (70's era), clothing, furniture, and a piano. This is an ESTATE sale with YARD sale prices! Items will go fast! Saturday 8am-3pm Sunday 9am - 4pm Thornton 1621 Phoenix Court Thornton 80229 Friday, Saturday & Sunday June 6, 7 & 8 8am-4pm 1960's stereo unit, Thomas Hill Dining Room Table w/hutch exc. cond., Hover Round D, Wrought Iron king size bedroom set w/nightstands, Electric Lift Chair, Dressers, kitchen table 6 chairs w/matching buffet, dresser matching chest w/ night stands, desk, refrigerator, washer/dryer, microwave, lots of household items & much much more.
Bicycles
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Household Goods Leather sofa 8' & recliner taupe, exc. cond $150 Portable bar size Dishwasher new $100 pictures avail. 720-851-7191
Medical Medical Equipment 4 SALE Alum wheelchair ramp 3 63"x50" platforms, 16' of ramp, 34" high railings $3K cl 303-425-0435
Miscellaneous 17th Annual Winter Park Colorado Craft Fair
Aug. 9th & 10th. Applications available call 970-531-3170 or email jjbeam@hotmail.com
Jefferson County Open Space presents the Wildflower Festival on Sunday June 8, at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free. At the festival, citizens can ask staff and volunteers about the use of native wildflowers in home gardens while learning how “the use of native plants in home gardens can help promote stewardship and conservation, as well as the important relationships of pollinators and native plants.” Activities include: the role of pollinators, identifying invasive weeds, a wildflower hike, native plants for sale, drawing lessons and crafts and games for children. Dinosaur Discovery Day Dinosaur Ridge will be holding Dinosaur Discovery Day on Saturday, June 14 at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Dinosaur Ridge at 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, in Morrison. The event is free. Activities such as gold panning, fossil sifting and metal detecting will be part of the fun at the Visitor Center. As always, biking and hiking on the trail is free with tour guides explaining geology and fossils along Dinosaur Ridge. For more information, contact Tom Moklestad at tom_moklestad@dinoridge.org or call 303-697-3466.
LJC accepting applications
Applications are being accepted for the 2014-2015 Leadership Jefferson County (LJC) class. The application deadline is June 20. Leadership Jefferson County (LJC) is designed to develop the leadership potential of adults within Jefferson County. The cost of the program is $900 (there will be a $50 discount offeret to West Chamber members). Applications and brochures are available online at www.westchamber.org/lead-jlc/.
Coleman tent, great condition, 8 X 10', $55. Comfy, quality chair & ottoman, $50.Unsal vintage fire extinguisher, $30. 20 bottle wine rack, $24. 303 688-9171
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The Y offers Drop-Off Child Care for children 12 months to 12 years old. Program is licensed and children are separated into age-appropriate classrooms. Call for more information on hourly rates and package options.
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Exercise Equipment
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Firewood Pine/Fur & Aspen
Split & Delivered $225 Stacking available extra $25 Some delivery charges may apply depending on location. Hauling scrap metal also available (appliances, batteries etc.) Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173
Furniture
TRANSPORTATION Autos for Sale Late model 55 Chevy pick up side step, custom totally rebuilt ene do end, 5100 miles, too much to mention $15,000/obo (303)422-5842
Parts 4 GOODYEAR TIRES-MTR 31X10.5-15. USED LIKE NEW.$100 EACH. CASH. CALL ED 303-940-6410
RV’s and Campers Bedroom, beautiful antique 3 piece Burlwood inlaid set, full size poster bed easily converted to queen, dresser and vanity. This will dress up your lovely older home. $500, must sell. call/leave 303 238 1168 For Sale- Solid oak dining table and hutch 303-907-2452
1979 Starcraft Pop up camper. sleeps 6, garaged for 26 years, canvas in great shape $950 or offer (303)423-7657 5th Wheel- 1999 Sunny Brook 24ft. 1 slide, new roof, queen bed. Clean, smoke-free. $7000 303-841-3514
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Estate Sales
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Gigantic Moving/Estate Sale
pril 26 from Noon to 3pm Arvada Multi Family Garage Sale Fri. & Sat. June 6th & 7th 8am-4pm. 6224 Brooks Dr. Antiques, Christmas, Household, linens, Indoor and Outdoor furniture, Mens Suits, Bicycles, 33 1/3 records, shoes and so on!
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WWII bomber visits Denver Rides, ground tours of B-17 Flying Fortress available By Tammy Kranz
tkranz@coloradocommunitymedia.com Most World War II veterans are in their 90s and the number of them living is dwindling. According to the U.S. Veterans Administration, 555 veterans die each day. “With each death goes another story of courage and valor,” said Scott Maher, director of operations for the Liberty Foundation. “This airplane we hope properly represents those stories.” The Liberty Foundations’ B-17 Flying Fortress will be in Denver this weekend at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport as part of its 2014 Salute to Veterans tour. “We visit 50 cities a year,” Maher said. “We travel the country to honor our veterans, preserve our aviation history and teach current and future generations the high price of our freedom. This is handson history. This isn’t something you find between dusty pages of a book.” There were a total of 12,732 of these bombers produced between 1935 and 1945, 4,735 of those planes were lost in combat. The B-17 in Denver this weekend was made at the end of World War II and never saw combat, Maher said. Today only nine of B-17s are still flying, and only four offers flights to the public, he said. Flights are available on the B-17 this weekend for $450 per person. All proceeds go toward the plane’s operational costs. “It costs $5,000 an hour to fly the plane,” Maher said. “We can burn through $15,000 worth of fuel in just one weekend.” He added that the annual insurance cost is $100,000. The flights last about 30 minutes and
The B-17 Flying Fortress will be at Rocky Mountain Metro Airport Saturday and Sunday offering flights and ground tours. The ground tours will begin after the flights, generally after 3 p.m. The plane was used in the 1990 film “Memphis Belle.” Photo by Tammy Kranz passengers only have to be in their seats for the takeoff and landing. “While they’re flying, they can visit the cockpit, the class nose and all crew positions to really get a feel for what this historic aircraft was like during the war,” Maher said.
Those crew positions include the Bomb bay, radio room and the waist gunner stations. Maher said people who cannot afford the flights are still welcomed to come out to the airport, watch the plane fly and take a free ground tour after the flights are fin-
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ished. The B-17 Flying Fortress will be at the Rocky Mountain Metro Airport, 11705 Airport Way in Broomfield, Saturday, June 7, and Sunday, June 8. For more information or to reserve a flight, call 918-340-0243 or visit www.libertyfoundation.org.
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF JunE 2, 2014
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) There’s nothing an Aries Lamb likes less than having to tackle a humdrum task. But finding a creative way to do it can make all the difference. A more exciting time awaits you this weekend. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) Finishing up a job on time leaves you free to enjoy your weekend without any Taurean guilt pangs. A romantic attitude from an unlikely source could take you by surprise. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) Moving in a new career direction might be seen by some as risky. But if you have both the confidence to see it through and the facts to back you up, it could prove rewarding.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) Holding back on a decision might be difficult, considering how long you’ve waited for this opportunity. But until you’re able to resolve all doubts, it could be the wiser course to take. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) You still need to move carefully where financial matters are concerned. Better for the Lion to move slowly than pounce on a “promising” prospect that doesn’t keep its promises. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A rejection of an idea you believe in can be upsetting. But don’t let it discourage you. Get yourself back on track and use what you’ve learned from the experience to try again. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) The early part of the week could find you looking to balance your priorities between your family obligations and your career responsibilities. Pressures begin to ease by week’s end. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to nov 21)An associate’s problem could cause unavoidable delays in moving ahead with your joint venture. If so, use the time to look into another project you had previously set aside. SAGITTARIUS (nov 22 to Dec 21) Although a financial problem could be very close to being resolved in your favor, it’s still a good idea to avoid unnecessary spending for at least a little while longer. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Support for some unwelcome workplace decisions begins to show up, and continues to build, so that by week’s end, the gregarious Goat is as popular as ever. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Congratulations. Deciding to attend a social function you might have earlier tried to avoid could turn out to be one of the best decisions you’ve made in a long time. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Getting into a new situation could prove to be a more difficult experience than you expected. Don’t hesitate to ask for advice in coping with some of the more irksome challenges. BORN THIS WEEK: Your strong sense of duty makes you a valued and trusted member of your community. Have you considered a career in law enforcement? © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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363-2300 or visit bonfils.org.
June 7, followed by an after party at the 23rd Avenue Sculpture
Saturday/June 7
Studio. The self-guided tour features more than 20 private and public gardens grouped in four neighborhood clusters. All proceeds benefit The Conflict Center, which promotes and teaches non-violent conflict management. Online advance sales also are available at http://conflictcenter.org/events/garden-tour/. The tour begins at The Conflict Center, 4140 Tejon St. Go to www. conflictcenter.org or call 303-433-4983.
trailS day Celebrate Arvada’s 13th Arvada Trails Day 10 a.m.
Saturday/June 7 Blood drive Walmart blood drive, 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 7, inside the bloodmobile at 440 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-
to 2 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., and at Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge, east of Kipling Street on West 80th Avenue. Free hot dogs and ice cream will be provided at both locations. Call 720-898-7405.
Saturday/June 7 Streetcar program Transport yourself back in time with “Denver’s Streetcar Suburbs” at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 7, at the Forney Museum of Transportation, 4303 Brighton Blvd., Denver. Go to www.forneymuseum.org or visit the museum on Facebook.
covered expenses over the next five years. The salary is about 27 percent more than his predecessor, Cindy Stevenson, who made $204,000 annually. The board will discuss and vote on the final details of his contract during its next scheduled board meeting June 5. His start date is July 1 on the proposed contract but
has been confirmed. Despite the evening’s interactions, some community members, such as Lisa Lee, a teacher at Wheat Ridge Middle School, felt excited about the unity she’s seen among the Jeffco teachers, parents and the community, since the new board was seated last November. “Other than everything else that you’ve probably heard, I’m mostly excited,” Lee said following the meeting. “I’m excited because it’s unified our community with a common cause that I’ve never seen before.”
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Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 14-BG-01 entitled, Arvada Food Bank and Meyer’s Pool Parking Lot Improvements, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 1:00 PM on June 10, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Sample Forms, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings 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 – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 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 May 23, 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: 4,600 SY - Asphalt Removal 370 LF - Curb and Gutter Removal 700 LF - 6” Vertical Curb and Gutter (12” Pan) 230 SY - Concrete Sidewalk 245 LF - 2’ Concrete Pan 4,600 SY - Hot Mix Asphalt 350 TONS - Subgrade Stabilization Material 1,000 LF - 4” White Parking Stripe Paint 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. The Project Engineer for this work is Matt Knight, at 720-898-7660, or mknight@arvada.org. CITY OF ARVADA Patrick Dougherty, P.E. – City Engineer
Government Legals Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING A public hearing will be held before the Arvada City Council on June 16, 2014, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to consider a Preliminary Development Plan/Plat and a Height Exception for HOMETOWN SOUTH, located at W. 64th Ave. and McIntyre St., and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. Legal Notice No.: 80691 First Publication: June 5, 2014 Last Publication: June 5, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 14-BG-01 entitled, Arvada Food Bank and Meyer’s Pool Parking Lot Improvements, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 1:00 PM on June 10, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Sample Forms, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings 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 – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G,
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 14-BG-01 entitled, Arvada Food Bank and Meyer’s Pool Parking Lot Improvements, will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 1:00 PM on June 10, 2014 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Sample Forms, Special Conditions, Addendum when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings 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 – 1030 West Ellsworth Ave., Unit G, Denver, Colorado 80223 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 May 23, 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: 4,600 SY - Asphalt Removal 370 LF - Curb and Gutter Removal 700 LF - 6” Vertical Curb and Gutter (12” Pan) 230 SY - Concrete Sidewalk 245 LF - 2’ Concrete Pan 4,600 SY - Hot Mix Asphalt 350 TONS - Subgrade Stabilization Material 1,000 LF - 4” White Parking Stripe Paint 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 respons-
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Public Notice The following ordinance was adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on the 2nd day of June, 2014: Ordinance 4447: An Ordinance Authorizing a First Amendment to an Intergovernmental Agreement By and Between the Apex Park and Recreation District-Apex Center and the City of Arvada Relating to the Stormwater Discharges Associated With Municipal Separate Storm Sewer Systems General Permit Legal Notice No.: 80694 First Publication: June 5, 2014 Last Publication: June 5, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press
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Jeffco springs sports MVps CCM selected the best of the best Jeffco has to offer this season By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com Everyone measures value differently. When looking for an MVP (Most Valuable Player) does one define it by who scored the most points or goals for their team, or who made the most impact on a winning team? But what if the most talented player played on a losing team? Or what if a player’s defense was crucially important to their team winning games, something unmeasured by stats? It is not easy to select the best from a group of the best, but the spring prep season is over and now is time to reflect on some of the most spectacular seasons that that played out all over Jeffco this year. Now that the season is in the record books we can now award who we think were the most valuable players on Jeffco this season. Baseball MVP — Green Mountain senior catcher Justin Akiyama Akiyama not only had a fantastic stat line that consisted of having a .396 batting average, 36 hits (team leader), 21 RBI and eight doubles, but his legendary bases-loaded full-count at bat that in the bottom of the seventh inning against Durango in the state playoffs that eventually led to a walk-off game-winning hit will be remembered forever. Baseball MVP Runner-up — Wheat Ridge senior Nick Ricigliano Ricigliano had a monster stat line that featured a .456 batting average, 26 hits, 27 RBI, 27 runs scored and six home runs. Ricigliano also went 2-0 with a 4.20 ERA for the Farmers. Girls’ Soccer MVP — Ralston Valley sophomore Alyssa Kaiser While there were plenty of upperclassmen across Jeffco who had great seasons, none had one like Kaiser. Her 2.438 points per game is an incredible stat but her teamleading 17 assists in 16 games proved that she got her teammates involved in literally every single game she played this season. Kaiser’s middle name is unselfish. Runner-up soccer MVP — Green Mountain junior Jenn Brundson who helped fuel her team’s surprising run to the 4A state semifinals. Brundson had the Lady Rams peaking at just the right time behind a stat
Golden senior Payton Miller is faster than greased lightning as evident by her incredible performance at the Track & Field State Championships. Because of that need for speed we honored Miller as our CCM Jeffco Girls Track & Field MVP. Photo by Dan Williams line that included 11 goals and 14 assists. Boys’ Lacrosse MVP — Wheat Ridge senior John Roach Few have ever been as dominant at what they do then Roach has been as a Farmer. After winning a state title in the previous season Roach returned to produce the most prolific offensive season in Colorado high school lacrosse history. Roach’s 56 goals and 41 assists this season translated to the senior producing over five points per game for his Farmers. Roach is a Jeffco all-timer. Runner-up Lacrosse MVP — Lakewood senior Adam Zimmerman Zimmerman was quietly one of the state’s best players all season and certainly 5A Jeffco’s most talented player. He tortured defenders with 43 goals and 33 assists this year. Girls’ Lacrosse MVP — Golden junior Olivia Hayden. Hayden didn’t play for the best team in the state but she might have been the state’s best player. The Lady Demons’ leader
scored an unbelievable 63 goals and 36 assists in 15 games (translating to 6.6 points per game worth of production). Co-runners-up Girls’ Lacrosse — Ralston Valley sophomore’s Marin Felsoci and Olivia Sandoval They scored a collective 89 goals this season, one of the best scoring duos in the state. Boys’ Swimming MVP — Lakewood junior Aaron Sett Sett set a new Jeffco record in the 500 freestyle (4:39.77) and was Jeffco champ in that event plus the 200 freestyle. Co-runner-up Boys’ Swimming —D’Evelyn senior Jake Sbarbaro and junior Daniel Graber Both helped the Jaguars swim to a Jeffco League Championship plus a third place overall finish at the state tournament. Boys’ Track & Field MVP — Bear Creek senior Olabisi Johnson Johnson was not only Jeffco’s best in both the 110 and 100 meter hurdles but he was crowned state champion in the 110 me-
ter hurdles with his time of 14.34. Girls’ Track & Field MVP — Golden senior Payton Miller. Miller has long been known as Golden’s fastest lady and she also finished second in the state tournament in all three of the 100-meter, 200-meter and 400-meter dashes. Girls’ Tennis MVP — Wheat Ridge No. 1 singles Erika Land Land worked her way up to No. 1 singles and she finished her senior season with an impressive 9-2 record, despite being in a team that finished under .500. Runner-up Girls’ Tennis — D’Evelyn No. 4 doubles team of senior Julia Oblack and freshman Maggie Hime The two were an unlikely but awesome pairing who dominated Jeffco this season. They also beat Valor Christian’s Emilie Benedict Jackie Pettet 7-6, 6-4 to claim third place at the state tournament.
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Did Josh McDaniels help build the Manning-led Broncos? This isn’t going to be easy to do. I am going to try and make a hero out of the ultimate Denver Broncos’ villain. In 2009, the Broncos fired iconic head coach Mike Shanahan and hired 33-year-old Josh McDaniels. McDaniels went on to win the first six games of his coaching career, but then went 5-17 after his fast start and was fired before the completion of the 2010 season. However, during his short tenure McDaniels was more than just a coach. McDaniels, like Shanahan, was given general manager power as well as head coaching duties and was able to orchestrate the 2009 and 2010 NFL Drafts for the Broncos. What McDaniels did — and didn’t do — with those two drafts would eventually lead to John Elway’s eventual hire, as well as Peyton Manning’s historic swan song that he is currently leading. Let me explain. Denver had five picks in the first two rounds of the 2009 draft. The Broncos had two first round picks selected Knowshon Moreno No. 12 overall and then Robert Ayers No. 18 overall. McDaniels then drafted Alphonso
Smith, Darcel McBath and Robert Quinn all in the second round. Five seasons later none of those five Broncos remain with the club and those misses in the draft played a giant role in the Broncos having little success and going 4-12 in 2010. But the 2010 draft would go on to be one of the most historic in the team’s rich history for a lot of different reasons. Denver again had two first round picks in 2010 and would draft Demaryius Thomas No. 22 overall with their first pick. The Broncos and McDaniels then shocked the sports world by trading back into the first round and drafting Tim Tebow with the No. 25 overall pick. Also in the 2010 draft Denver selected
Zane Beadles in the second round followed by both J.D. Walton and Eric Decker in the third round. Again, the Broncos were a complete disaster in 2010, leading to McDaniels firing before the season’s end. Elway and then John Fox were then hired by the team. 2011 brought in new hope but with Kyle Orton still the team’s starting quarterback the team started 1-4, and possibly due more to fan reaction than actually earning the job, Tebow was inserted into the lineup and NFL history was made. Tebow led the Broncos to six straight wins, an AFC title and an incredible playoff win over the Steelers, all with a team that had no business even making the playoffs. Credit Tebow, credit Elway or Fox, credit Mile High Magic, but I am going to credit McDaniels — not only for what played out in 2011 but moreover for what has played out since. Hidden under the Broncos’ miracle 2011 season was an ugly 2010 4-12 disaster. But somehow, someway, Tebow covered up that stink and the Broncos won the AFC West in 2011.
The following offseason Peyton Manning became a free agent. Manning flirted with the San Francisco 49ers, the Tennessee Titans and the Houston Texans, but because of the Broncos surprising success in 2010, Denver became a proposition that looked more and more enticing to the future Hall-of-Famer. The combination of that 2011 success paired up with a great young offensive group that consisted of Thomas, Decker, Beadles and Walton — all 2010 McDaniels’ draftees — made the Broncos the most attractive team to Manning. Since Manning chose the Broncos the club has had two of the most prolific seasons in the franchise’s history. Whether or not Denver will go on to win a Super Bowl under Manning is still very much an unknown. But one thing that has become clearer is that McDaniels drafting of Tebow and Thomas helped lure Manning to Denver and helped lay down the groundwork for much of their current success. Is McDaniels a hero? That might be pushing it. But is he the ultimate Broncos’ villain? Not to me.
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Colorado Rockies Futures Game roster selected By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com DENVER - The Colorado prep baseball season isn’t over just yet. The state’s best players will have at least one more at-bat and one more chance to make a play as the rosters have been set for the Colorado Rockies annual Futures Game Sunday at Coors Field. The format for the game, as well as its selection process, have changed over the years, but basically the state’s best senior players will play against the state’s best underclassmen. That means teammates will be playing against each other, as well as rivals who will now become teammates. A few more players than in past years were selected to the team partially because several of the selected players won’t be able to participate in the game. The Futures Game will start roughly 30 minutes after the end of the RockiesDodgers game which starts at 2:10 p.m. In addition, the Rockies will honor all of the Futures Game team members and
their families by bringing them onto the field before the start of the RockiesDodgers game. A complete list of the Futures Game rosters: Senior team Austin Anderson, Columbine, SS Brock Burke, Evergreen, P Nick Chamberlain, Chatfield, IF Jeff Clarke, Fairview, 1B/3B Noah Draper, Mountain Range, P Chase Dunker, Sedgwick County, P Keenan Eaton, Chaparral, OF Grant Farrell, Cherry Creek, OF Cameron Frazier, Fairview, OF Max George, Regis Jesuit, 2B Hayden Gerlach, Valor Christian, 3B/1B Lucas Gilbreath, Legacy, P Devlin Granberg, Holy Family, OF/1B Jordan Holloway, Ralston Valley, P A.J. Jones, ThunderRidge, P Ryan Kokora, Fairview, P Nick Leonard, Mountain Vista, P Tyler Loptien, ThunderRidge, P Justin Mulvaney, Arvada West, OF/P Jake Nelson, Eaton, P David Peterson, Regis Jesuit, P Ted Ramirez, Arapahoe, P Matt Rindall, Cherry Creek, C Ryan Robb, Cherry Creek, 2B Carl Stajdjuhar, Rocky Mountain, 1B/3B Tyler Stevens, Rocky Mountain, P/SS Justin Thaxton, Regis Jesuit, 3B Tanner Thomas, Grandview, P Dario Villagomez, Overland, P Cory Voss, Pueblo South, C Brody Westmoreland, ThunderRidge, SS Blake Weiman, Columbine, P
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Most Valuable Spring Team — 4A state baseball champion Green Moun-
Underclassmen team Cole Anderson, Rocky Mountain, OF Josh Brown, ThunderRidge, 2B Matt Burkhart, Eaton, P/SS Bailey Collins, Dakota Ridge, OF Ryan Connolly, Douglas County, P Quin Cotton, Regis Jesuit, OF Brent Crampton, Lamar, P Wyatt Cross, Legacy, C Bryce Dietz, Rock Canyon, P Jake Eissler, ThunderRidge, P Wyatt Featherston, Green Mountain, OF Aaron Germani, ThunderRidge, OF Tommy Gillman, Columbine, 2B/C Chris Givin, Rock Canyon, SS Keifer Glau, Grandview, OF Blake Goldsberry, Cherry Creek, 1B/3B Garrett Hammer, Rocky Mountain, C Willie Harris, Wheat Ridge, OF Trent Hughes, Rye, P/1B Ryan Koehler, Eaton, OF/P Ryan Madden, Fairview, P/IF J.R. McDermott, Smoky Hill, P Eric Mingus, Grandview, SS Mark Mumper, Mountain Vista, 2B Luis Ortiz, Rye, 3B Kennedy Phillips, Holy Family, C Connor Reynolds, Brighton, SS Aneus Roberson, Cherry Creek, OF Tim Ryan, Fairview, OF Matt Schmidt, Regis Jesuit, IF Brent Schwarz, Regis Jesuit, P Nick Shumpert, Highlands Ranch, SS/OF Logan Soole, Monarch, OF Jordan Stephens, Legend, SS/2B Jacob Thoning, Fairview, 2B Paul Tillotson, Lewis-Palmer, P Cody Wood, Cherry Creek, P Tyson Zanski, Grand Junction, C
tain baseball. The Rams (20-7, 9-5 in 4A Jeffco) made a historic run through districts and the 4A state baseball tournament capping it off with a 10-2 victory over Niwot in the state title game. Green Mountain survived rival Wheat
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dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com While Colorado may not produce Division I football talent like Texas or California it certainly does produce plenty of future collegiate athletes. And at record numbers this year. According to CHSAA, a total of 905 Colorado prep athletes have signed to play their sport in college. Of those, 343 have signed with Division I programs, with baseball producing 45 D-I players. While CHSAA only started tracking recruiting statistics since 2002, the next closest total for producing D-I baseball players was 2008 when the state produced 28 top level players. Boys’ basketball produced 12 Division I players and girls’ basketball produced 18, both the most since stats were tracked in 2002. Colorado prep football will be sending 31 players to D-I FBS schools, the most since 2008 when 33 players went D-I. Another 16 will head to D-I FCS schools. Additionally, these stats provided by CHSAA only include athletes who are arriving on campus as signed scholarship
D’Evelyn junior golfer Emilee Strausburg was selected as a part of the 2014 AllColorado girls golf team. Strausburg finished third overall at the state tournament finishing (+18) after shooting rounds of 82 and 80. A complete list if the All-Colorado girls golf team: CLASS 4A Jennifer Kupcho, Jefferson Academy, Jr. Andrea Ballou, Valor Christian, Sr. Emilee Strausburg, D’Evelyn, Jr. Courtney Ewing, Pueblo West, Jr. Kylee Sullivan, Cheyenne Mountain, Jr. 4A player of the year: Jennifer Kupcho 4A coach of the year: Bill Paulson, Cheyenne Mountain CLASS 5A Player, school, year Michelle Romano, Rock Canyon, Sr. Hannah Wood, Arapahoe, Sr. Anna Kennedy, Legend, Jr. Sydney Merchant, Dakota Ridge, So. Jaylee Tait, Columbine, Sr. Erin Sargent, Skyline, So. Calli Ringsby, Cherry Creek, Sr. Morgan Sahm, Grandview, So. 5A player of the year: Michelle Romano 5A coach of the year: George Miller, Regis Jesuit
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ly ended with a state championship. The No. 10 seeded Mustangs (12-4, 6-2 in 5A Jeffco) went on a incredible run, beating Boulder, Cherry Creek, Rock Canyon and Pine Creek before falling to Columbine 3-1 in the state title game.
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Pho t n Cle mo lopm in bly, Elemethe Decemyear’s to by ve especi cratic ent Courtne urcolo ntary -co be Auror y Kuh Sch r massa a the ally on n- tal radon ater len ool the kin ews.c in Co cre at kil politi g abou — an nnect Sandy lings om d Ho icut. edged cal iss t guns mu are ha ue, But ok . startin ch mo as thes always just “Some g to re in gover been the point pop part a dic nor up to gu ackno ey in ercialof the Ca ns, wl wlothers ndian develop ndelas State res to a ment. a con iviolen north Street tinues t on Pa opose of Coand Ca ge 18 nal d Jef Creek ally Th sou ferson few e comi siden theast Parkyears ng de tia of l po is an ped the vel Ca by Ter rtion merci ndelas, other opme s Gr nt director of Hyland Hills Parks and Recreation, stands next to a gondola at Water World. Mastriona has retired after 43 years. Photo by Andy Carpenean Greg Mastriona, former executive oup. ra Causaof acres. al and includ draw, Ve over ers the open ing ldh som The new Th space reside uizen next uizen ething will e de Candel will ntial, said. vel fea a Ca , a manafor Parkwa inc op home ture me y in wes as neighb mlude com pit gwe ha al. 1,500t Arvada orhood and s, 1,000 1,500 nt, on able severa or mosingle ce co . Photo is taking nity, ve five comm held comm fam mplet of sha are by And un erciall millio re hig ily, ifferen offerthat us to tho ity,” y Carpen pe with hou ed, 1, a $2.7 million general obliga- missed by the Hyland Hills n squ he “It de vis t pri se staVeldhuiz ses in vad ’s kind space. ean are r-densit tached ey tion bond issue passed to build family. Board president Don ce Su ion.” a,” feet the low all ndard en sai Veldh of a cit and of ret y units the staina tural have the park. $300,0 Ciancio said he has the highs an d. comm bility ail an flairs mendcomplemuizen y withi d we “The 00s off lar The park began with just two est regard for his overall perford sai . pa -powe unity, can be Highw sharedy tur plan. ous am ent eac d. “T n a cit red Veldh ay 72 ne e see water slides, but grew the fol- mance and commitment to the ommu h oth hey’ll y of Ar and Can uizen n thr systemBetween ount ity truCandela sustails on thestreet Ar-int lowing year with the addition of district. He said Mastriona did a ou g in nilig delas st, he s has parks of opener. There egrate space. s, we thoug nability roofs hts an said, fro ghou to traveling with Pam, who re- the wave pool and four slides. superior job for the district and “It tho ’ll t sai meric the of ho d tile op h, is space ’s a tre ugh m sod. fea open There haveBy, Ashley Color ’s the tired eight years ago. is its nearl en spareimers firs Next came Surfer’s Cove and will remain a pillar for the Hy500,0 an, cil “The recits recreature of mes. Th s to sol ad in ce dents space ’s a sig areimers@ourcoloradonews. sustai ity ar Each o,” he sait of its The break is well-deserved Thunder Bay in 1984, followed land community and a valued nificany 200 acr and the an can firm 00 be ,” Veldhreation tion centhe co e bigges na tra d kind reatio pays bu bild. bu com t co es ils cau mm ed after years of dedication to not by River Country in 1986. cen in the resource for the district. nal enjoy the ild mm of open unity t for a fee ofilder wh ing omes It’s go se we uizen sai ter is ter. asp itmen Its e bu ’re co only the Hyland Hills District, , views area state “River Country really put WaGoing forward, Mastriona d. “It a $3 mi ilding $3,000 o buys moun proximect of the qu may ing to wh land t mm to of ali an ere at a Laundro- but the community. lot pe It alld ou started llio be rea tai ity itted ’s that ter World on the map because it said he will take with him the comm ple resiias solfied ren . If the r lot int s in Ca oth to tdo Greg exp n faLE ch LE LEED “w ns an -Mastriona to y His leadership and vision had tube rides and at that time many memories and experipoint ork, din d oth Bomat and ar pa ewable build o the ndela ron ED, or ED go silver sustai ensive uld inun1969. ity.” or recof s me tru ld. the ne certifi nabil , Veldh e an er lochader, graduated college and was have resulted in many facili- all the slides were body slides,” ences he’s made over the years, the other tec ls, geo energ build ntal Leaders ” home st beation Golde ity. d So ed, major De n for n, a the recreation job, ties including Adventure Golf he said. “We then built the first and will remember the great orhnolo therm y system s wi and s wh struc far, ab uizen sai play”looking U.S. ing me sign, hip in En ity th is an his If it ere Pam certifi Green ets ergy wife happened to & Raceway, the Greg Mastriona family ride, Raging Colorado, ganization, staff and board he other peo and tion an out 30 d. when home the bu of the gy, they al heat s, such o-cat an Th fee Bu green occu d ho get pu selwife into the stand ion me d Envisits s with ilder ch . coole e recrea ilding ling of the execu- Golf Courses at Hyland Hills, which allowed for people to worked with. But for those who pie nine ho mesrun a reb mps Ch in are director of the mes tive ate Hyland Hills the Ice Centre at the Prome- interact on the ride. That was need a little reminder of the forpanie arlie Mcd. owne the tru sustai ooses no and d by a tion cenCouncil ards set ans the unde of are na wi geo r co Ka by the t to ble ll alrand Park District. nade — a collaboration with the pretty cool.” velop s, the taina r to use st and the therm ter wi . mer director, just take a look in ead Recreation n-n build commy with Ch is ava quali roo feature ll ble to y bu my merci ment used, ftop 15 kil al heat be heate the ilable ties, Since then, the park has the top of his old desk. urc “She told ilt wife that she city of Westminster, the MAC erc Mo impro retrofi ha to to the the fee Ranc has al part sn’t sta ial devel hwas drawi re tha vem t their sure her husband would (Mature Adult Center) and of grown to 48 attractions built ures, as well offset owatt pump d and “I always had a candy drawer been h Co sol as sys of the rted ho ng res n jus ents, Ve home mo oper, me Ve and interview,” Mastrio- course, Water World. mint over 67 acres, featuring rides that anyone could grab from, yet give “O The ldhuiz many oth st of thear pane tem idents t sus ldhuiz with mesai anm for som grocery erest fro comm sites ne thi most en sai na said.d“Ide was very fortunate to He said he’s also extremely like Voyage to the Center of the and I made sure and left it full,” taina er sus electr ls on en sai susou ng e oth sto m co unity, the co signifi d. taina a 36 and the is the t to Ca ble ici er po res to m bebu int the mright place at the right proud of the many programs “W nv liv d. 0-degr vie nd can ble ty can there- where is all started.” the district sponsors for chil- Earth, Mastriona’s favorite, and he said. we’ll e’ve be tentia build enien t sus w,” he natural elas thoing is featime. That’s ee ce sto the most recent addition, the see taina ugh. McKa continu en at l clients.there, as Mastriona tow Stand view fro said. beau res started his 43- dren in the district. bility ty n it “R Mile High Flyer. e to well y Rang Denver ley La m any eside of the In the Know feawork for ma as For said. “The best part of the job is “Voyage was built in 1994, ny year Hyland Hills career as a and ke, the home nts ha on it more vis of the e. The yea ve it course assistant superin- seeing the smiles of the kids,” and we still have hour-long for ma golf www.l inf rs an DiD you know? most natural Pikes PeFlat Iro site. Th nytendent, ivefor ormati ak on ns, do ey defin beau years,”d before becoming the he said. “Knowing that the pro- waits,” Mastriona said. “It’s a wn ward. on ab ty ing Hyland Hills Park and Recreation District executive director in 1972. grams and the facilities are bechara of the the Fro ou five-minute ride, that’s fast and com t Ca was established in 1955, and was the . cteris site is nt ndelaOver the years he had an in- ing used and enjoyed by the features robotics. It’s still right on tics first park and recreation district in Colos, part in growing the dis- kids, that’s pretty neat. You can’t of it.” e tegral on top, even though it is getting rado. The district serves nearly 110,000 trict, as well as becoming the beat that.” a little competition from the residents in a 24-square mile area visionary behind Water World. But before many of these fa- Mile High Flyer.” located in southwest Adams County But as of Jan. 1, he no longer cilities and programs could beMastriona’s work in the field Printed and including areas of Westminster and
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Regional Transportation District General tion,” the munity he heard from is somet taxpayam work political cross and it got for She said the r who conges thethe s herissione members state This year the comto bill woul way ing more fire. Capi comm Manager Phil Washington declared high exand For this with y it comes on So Uliba tol. to get that in front comcom d Count their porc Sen. Evie I in using people to ing upco Douglas of their on’s policy sessiaon, be cons allow his camp put ming legis Hudak hes Devewith the Officrri will be work pectations as RTD continues several transbert, FML she isof the coaliti idered Last sessi in place.” - session of the Colorado General Assembly on Jan. 10 at the state Capitol. Guns, marijuana, civil unions aign trail. hom ners, gran A, like dom Gov.esJohn Hickenlooper gives his State the eState to a joint lative lopm of address durin as chair childhood focusing Economic portation projects targeted toward the Denon Penis ent ofand serves g estic He bill, und dchil Trad is on partHB eastbo ton’s tann parents. dren and education e to topics early Internatio 1170, on, . limit and the economy were among Hickenlooper’s speech. More coverage, Pages 10-11. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen encoof of taxpa focusing on stew 3 during ver metro’s northern region. mittee s for definof urage , tannface delays grandnal the mino to the coaliti itely. Peniswas postponed ing Alliance on Jan. I-25 ing backng According rs and expa security yer resources, ardship dustradvanced man the growth Washington highlighted several projects g to nsion County Business in- civil“This will go of financial ufact the morni again for ton is bringing from Kiplin during y in along of address the Douglas with law and community during a Jan. 4 legislative breakfast hosted by travelers es the upco dewith the it be union bill that are need Colorado. He uring inare de Frank McNulty rssion. enforceme 11 minut ming sespasse trust will House Speaker und travele evening. Louisville-based nonprofit 36 Commuting more than nt. port worked in Colorado said jobs outgoing state “This bill d this session,” definitely to He said he is and westbo es in the Lawrence and Solutions at the Omni Interlocken Resort. working rush hour, to cal econ ing families that supas 18 minut other impowould take careshe said. larssave Colorado Rep.-elect Polly expected on a bill and the omy. “The Denver-metro regionRep.will the state layed as much the corridor is Holbert, milli of those be deter rtant fami Chrisbe lot over the “I’ll be state h along mining ons of dolleft,Washington ly mem to pay by Jane Reuter 30 percen greatest city in theFrom West,” said. “I spon Growt Photo than a that sorin bers. for bette session. more ensures the requ ” izatio g legis r way e kickoff really believe that, aand I believe that it can be increase by legislativ lation indiv one ired n and faced of teleph financial iduals that inpatient hospital20 years. done through the transportation investments have ng the next with a series on has been adversity treatmen ones grabbi have Beginning coaliti during s that we’re making in this region.” t Lawmakers do to be the in July, the s to citizen aren’t going it means you really Speaker town halls ting three option continues However, he said RTD’s journey to accomaddiany addi so on Page . presen ng House headlines, plish these projects has not been an easy one. 7 leaders: tolling g lanes tive session on,” outgoi re the ones that busy l of the business new legisla g the existin ed contro to pay attenti “They’ In May 2012, the 15-member RTD board the and area tol for the new; and and keepin have regain their ma- Frank McNulty said. highest impact on By Jane reuter tional lanes all the lanes, old and decided against placing a 0.4 percent sales Democrats , and maintain adad lican to have the to pay for jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com House , and Repub tive are going tax increase on the general election ballot to s to free; tolling ty or sales taxes Colorado state Senate ss owner proper y legisla my.” fund FasTracks. This means if current finanjority in the the Douglas Count t business econo lty urged busine l,” testify and raising new lanes. across come Father of three Timothy Forehand wants of has McNu Capito n ditional cial projections remain as they are, the North members could impac thing that for a is just no at the state issues of concer said that more time with his young daughters. A new on hand “The one that there and toll “show up Metro and Northwest lines will not be comwhen delegation t said, “is e-sponof them were back r supporters procedure for patients with his form of liver could go clear,” Hilber pleted until 2042. owners. Four y Business Allianc Jan. 3 bring decidBy Jane Reute table. world you donews.com what is decid on Page 19 held cancer may give him several more months. as Count are on the way in the continues But Washington saidjreute he is convinced these No matter r@ourcolora kickoff session y Dougl Legislators g roadways. will remain free.” That’s a precious gift to a man who a year al Center. legislative as Count existin Medic toto two projects will be done way before the prosored g Dougl inin g (lanes) Sky Ridge us about s urged ago was told he likely wouldn’t survive for on is leanin leader ed, existin to be cautio jected completion dates and noted the trans-stay aware and get as at Lone Tree’s addithe coaliti State or addi you need s to one more month. Hilbert said n to toll any new “The bills ss owner portation district has made significant strides could impact them and busine Capi Capithat Forehand underwent surgery to install construction sed ward a decisio in issues in the past two years. Involved that time, Washing- seats at the state to pay for be discus the device that’s expected to extend his take their tional lanes He said this will ton said RTD has eitherlawma begunkers construction Feby and Feb life Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center. He maintenance. coalition’s Januar or contracted work out for 77 percent of its results at the among the first patients in the United States they go over cted planned FasTrack network projects, includDepart- heavilymeetings, when to undergo the process, and Sky Ridge is the survey condu cuts to the ruary ing the Gold, West Rail, U.S. Bus Rapid Transit telephone some recent first of a handful of centers permitted to from a recent ch Consultants. restructure (BRT), East Rail and Interstate 225 Rail Lines. e. d with these uction could perform it pending approval from the Food s ment of Defensneed to go forwar could be by Hill Researthat route, constr ,” he said. “Of course we’ve had our challenges, but view s we go and Drug Administration. “If we “I think I think they omise our if not sooner requires I always like to say that it’s not all about the mike Coffman’tax piece, the fact that said, “but in early 2014, t compr The Dallas man was diagnosed with option that pushes cuts,” he knock down — the knock down being the that doesn’ no attention to start pick a financing n: “I like the sly the vast way for a nt resolutio in obviou ocular melanoma in January 2012. The fast- Doctors and nurses prepare Timothy Forehand for surgery Jan. 8 at Sky Ridge Medical Center in Lone Tree. The Dallas we permane done On fiscal challenges — but the get up,” Washington y. There was the g taxes), that that they “If those two tax cuts remain was a win. On growing eye cancer already had spread to man was diagnosed a year ago with cancer that has since spread to his liver. Photo by Courtney Kuhlen national securitthese cuts. I think the no- a vote (raisin r. But I don’t think most of the Bush said. “We’ve had these challenges, but we’re people I thought to citizens say. cuts, and we his liver, where tumors typically are lethal. happen, so it out furthewhat I am hearing detail paid we majority of American at all balanced with getting up off the canvas, and we’re getting would neveran across-the-board fix it, but now. We’ve it wasn’t “It’s a devastating diagnosis,” said Dr. options are citizens say `yeah, thought it negative side, to spend even more money do them done pretty quickly.” ” this bill e.’ g `let’s just Charles Nutting, who performed the pro proof Defens I’m hearin ne else to pay the taxes.’ in the and the debt and tion was are, in fact, going Washington also said work on the nearly Department l. We’re cutting proabout the deficit all.” r option cedure. “Survival is only a couple months.” cut to the got to be serious the want someo it at was a popula ing to 6.5-mile segment of the Northwest Rail Line ey rationa serious about e ban: “PersonRaising taxes surveys, but accord were “It just isn’t essential and giving ial The procedure performed last week Boldr certainly wasn’t acity magazin to the future Westminster station is about 33 essent are hall notion By Ryan adonews.com people are high-cap this d of that town t think that I rcolor concentrates chemotherapy treatment to ms grams On propose be a limit. percent complete. This rail segment, which is ms that early That only 9 percen to progra rboldrey@ou tax and 42 there ought to armed Forehand’s liver, instead of his entire body, ns at all is wrong. same weight al security to progra wayside Hill’s surveyincreased property taxes. De ally, I feel that Debeing funded through RTD’s federally-funded of the U.S. be any regulatio s should sales r veteran so high doses of cancer-fighting chemicals gone by the in favor of to our nation that there shouldn’tabout high-capacity magazine inher20-yea $1.03 billion Eagle P3 Project, is Aalso part of d increasing in favor of should will Crisshave essman Mike little value.” differ- percent favore numbers, 42-41, Seal, nation can saturate the organ. The idea, Nutting probably reCongr said, the question legislatures, because there the re or have the planned Gold Line through Arvada and ora) plans forces, agoAndy higher training lfchef of the counstate sal himse one new lane, said, is to “try and really beat up the tumors spite the a long time said fancie Carpen be decided by ent different parts an (R-Aur he for party for tolling Wheat Ridge that is expected toCoffm be opened by of his efforts issue suffici HuHot ean own standards is an Dr. Charles Nutting taxes over was not Coffman ers in his as much as you can.” saleslian rt Mongo ently be varying rounds is too much but that General n as l that there Grill, ted focus much 2016, according to current RTDto projections. left, gets many memb licans don’t suppo 100 congressiona e in an electio the Colorado The drug-infused blood is then collectport sugges flames ent from new try. I feel that passag the for Washington said he has highin hopes the going on a and decided by Some of the lot of Repub to secure n affairs. Mongolian ed as it leaves the liver, filtered to remove in that a on vetera that must be debated in- support on, D.C.” e spending. 18-mile Colorado Department of TransportaTABOR. grill as other session an’s eyes to defens re-elected not in Washingt as much of the chemicals as possible, and lives of ocular melanoma patients by about cause it’s all irrelevant. I don’t think one required by in Coffm any cuts recently chefs prepar Assembly and The projtion-led U.S. 36 BRT (bus rapid transit) the table whether U.S. for Coloe dishes for returned to the body. The method not only six months. Some have lived an additional day at a time. I live my life the way anybody things on levels in Europe; arentative customers that ect between downtown Denver and Boulder. repres ility that of Veterfour lanes now troop ed in cost-shour at the new would. I do my best to enjoy my life with my District said istargets and intensifies the treatment, but three to five years. Possibility ofsaid there is a possib than latDepartment ns before clude: of restaurant “We want bus rapid transit on rado’s U.S. 366th to be be more involv on force the rather in the Orchar retain some Even six months, Kandarpa said, is re- family.” s to focus Hilbert minimizes side effects. allies should ByerAshl that would hire qualified vetera intendso 19 we should one of the best BRT systems in thehe country, d Town Center ey bases; are there func-y C-470 could expand sooner to es on Page g from transiKandarpa sees its treatment in ocular “Normally, in chemotherapy, you have markable. “In the oncology world, people ing; wheth areimers@asreim e. in Westminster, ans Affairs Coffman ers militar we are committed to that,” Washington said. workC-470 continu sues rangin the outsid of the people that permanent overse ourc active-duty the citizen to giveThursd so ay, much poison the patient can’t get excited if you get 15 days, a month (of melanoma as “a platform” from which red by olora at a hiring from the third To achieve this goal, Washington said Dec. a in tion into handle country done reserve 27. the Photo by Kandarpa, chief life extension),” he said. ws.c searchers can work toward treating other how d by the handle it,” said Dr. Krishna “Only about have actually served think tions being sysnsom RTD is striving to offer BRT riders newto serWhe force benhandle VA) care of vet- aumatic stress dining there weapo aren’t Forehand, speaking from his Dallas tumors. “and I just that could medical officer with the company that crework (in the better take inrWest at HuH and are an said, vices, such as free WiFi service and can a cashlessnot recost;mins from post-tr ped ot that y,” Coffm A significant delay in a tumor’s progress, ated the filtration device, Delcath Systems. home three days post-surgery, said he was ter, develo there that’s experi- cheape suffering it’s an are being it’s more Mongolian Grill fare collection option through itserans recentlyg at militar a culture my than tems that experien “Now, you can isolate it to the liver instead exhausted but looking forward to recov- Nutting said, is a step toward the cure he c in ans. … In n is in lookin n recycled der. that there’s
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Douglas County School Board Vice President Dan Gerken resigned the week of Jan. 7, and already has stepped down from his seat. He cited growing family and work obligations. Board President John Carson said the group will begin the process of finding his replacement during the Jan. 15 board meeting. Gerken was elected to the board in 2009, and his term was set to expire in November. He did not return calls for comment, Gerken but Carson said there is no mystery surrounding his resignation from the education reform-focused board. “We depend on people being willing to take a lot of time out of their lives and work and families to do this,” he said, noting board members invest at least 20 hours a month to the unpaid post. “Dan has served selflessly in that capacity for over three years now. I greatly appreciate what he’s done for our school district.” Carson said Gerken first approached him about resigning shortly after the new year. “I tried to talk him out of (resigning), but he made his decision,” he said. Though the board has often been criticized for its fast-paced reform efforts, Carson said he doesn’t believe that was a factor in Gerken’s resignation. “If you run for office, you have to be prepared for that,” he said. “Speaking for myself, the reason I got involved in public education was to make some changes in public education that I think have been needed for a long time. I know Dan felt that way as well.” In seven years on the board, Carson said this is the fourth vacancy filled by appointment. “It’s not an infrequent occurrence,” he said. The board has 60 days to fill the empty seat. Any candidate must live in Gerken’s district — District D — which extends from Castle Pines to the southeast corner of the county. Potential school board candidates must be at least 18 years of age, a 12-month resident and registered voter of the district, and have no direct or indirect interest in district contracts. All current school board members are registered Republicans, but the office is officially nonpartisan. “We’re just looking for people that are interested in improving public education, continuing to make our school district the best, and keep making it stronger,” Carson said. Gerken, a father of two, lives in Castle Pines with his wife, Gina. He is chairman and co-founder of Gerken Taxman Interests, a commercial real estate investment and development company.