June 13, 2013
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vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Domestic violence offenders will find it more difficult to own or transfer guns under a bill that was signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper on June 5. Senate Bill 197 places greater gun restrictions on people who either are convicted in cases involving domestic violence, or those who have been served with a court-issued protection order. Prior to the bill being signed, Colorado law had already prohibited domestic violence offenders from having guns. The new law puts in place a system by which state courts ensure that offenders relinquish their weapons. Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, a bill sponsor, said an incident from about 20 years ago motivated her to carry the bill. A former Report teacher, Hudak said that a student of hers was shot to death by an exboyfriend, who had a restraining order against him. “I’ve wanted this to happen for a very long time,” Hudak said. “I think a lot of women and children will be safer because of this.” Under the new law, persons who have received court-imposed protection orders must relinquish any firearms and ammunition in their possession for the duration of the court order. The same rules will apply to persons convicted of domestic violence cases. They can then either sell or transfer their weapons to a licensed gun dealer or to someone who has successfully completed a gun background check. The weapon may also be given to a law enforcement agency for storage. Before transferring a gun back to the offender, a firearms dealer or local law enforcement agency will be required to request a background check from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, to ensure that the person can lawfully possess the weapon. The bill was part of a package of Democrat-sponsored gun-control bills that passed the Legislature and have been signed into law by Hickenlooper this year. Republican lawmakers unanimously opposed the bill. Hudak’s sponsorship of the legislation, along with her votes on other gun bills, led to a recall petition effort being waged against her. That effort recently was suspended by recall organizers.
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Elizabeth Balicki, 4, left, decorates a flower cookie with the help of Rheinlander Bakery employee Miranda Guettlein during the bakery’s 50th anniversary celebration June 9. The celebration, “Bake Out Hunger,” was June 6 -9 and included a variety of events and half of the sales from the weekend were donated to the Arvada Community Food Bank. Photo by Sara Van Cleve
Residents open gates for Garden Tour Six personal gardens, Rose Roots featured by Arvada Historical Society By Sara Van Cleve
svancleve@ourcoloradonews. com The Arvada Historical Society is hosting the third annual Garden Tour from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22. The Historical Society hosted its first Garden Tour in 2011 and has raised nearly $3,500 since then through the event. Funds raised from this year’s event will go toward planting a small garden in front of the recently-finished tree sculpture of Clemency McIlvoy outside of the McIlvoy House, 7307 Grandview Ave. — the Historical Society’s home. The sculpture was carved by local wood sculptor David Mitchell. This year, residents can get a look at some of the city’s nicest gardens and yards from 54th to 84th Avenues and from Alkire to Marshall Streets. Each garden has its own unique features and style — from xeriscaping to water features, from rose gardens to fairy gardens. Residents can visit six personal gardens and Rose Roots Community Garden, 84th and Alkire. “I came to the tour last year and it was a lot of fun,” said Linda Finfrock, whose garden
Georgia Pittman has a blast digging in and helping her parents plant their family garden plot. Photo courtesy of Marble Jones is featured in the tour this year. “It’s fun to see the different things people do with different
spaces. You can get ideas for your yard that you’d never think of and see different plants.”
Finfrock’s garden features a variety of flowers, an outdoor kitchen, a water feature, a fairy garden and a variety of unique, “upcycled” plant holders and garden decorations, such as an old tricycle and a brass trumpet used as planters. Another garden on the tour — that of Pam Easton — is more like several gardens combined into one. Her large garden surrounds her 1915 house that she has lived in since 1978. From fruit trees and metal sculptures in the front to a dry bed garden with statues in the back, Easton’s garden has a bit of everything, including the second oldest tree in Arvada. “My rule is, if it wants to grow, I let it,” Easton said of her vast combination of plants. Easton and her granddaughter, Bria, built a fairy garden hidden away in the greenery. Bria will be at the garden on June 22 to tell tour-goers the story of the fairies, Easton said. The garden also has 12 sitting areas, each showcasing a different view of the garden, a small creek running through it and a fish pond. The Arvada Historical Society will also be selling birdhouses at Easton’s garden, 6700 W. 54th Ave. The garden tour will also feature four other residents’ gardens, all offering different features — such as Garden continues on Page 26
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Her intense blue eyes study the watercolor sitting on the table before her. “The lipstick is not good,” she says. Her voice is as fragile as Sue Rhodes looks. She is a delicate, 87-year-old woman with dark gray, chin-length hair, thin shoulders slightly bowed. Her right hand trembles as she scrutinizes the painting, a profile of a woman with a Lois Lane hairstyle, bright red lips and a soft pink blouse. “This looks like ladies in the ’40s and ’50s,” says Lisa Hut, a volunteer artist sitting next to Sue. “Think of a name for it. Does it remind you of anybody?” “No, but I’ll do what you tell me to do.” “I’m not going to tell you to do anything,” Lisa says gently. Sue glances at her painting again. “It looks all right, like that.” “How about a story? Does it make you think of anything?”
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Custody death cause unclear used the “touch” Taser option to subdue him. “They tazed him, handcuffed him, picked him up and were taking him to a squad car when he started having trouble breathing,” Techmeyer said. Medical personnel, already at the scene, began attending to Guthrie immediately. He stopped breathing soon after, and could not be revived. He was pronounced deceased at the scene at 7:57 a.m. The Sheriff’s Department Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating the incident, and authorities say the coroner’s report will take three to four weeks to complete. According to Techmeyer, the use of the Taser stun gun is standard procedure for department personnel to use to subdue combative subjects. He said a stun gun is often a safer option for officers than using physical or lethal force. Techmeyer said he was not aware of a sheriff’s department stun gun ever being found to be the cause of a death in the past.
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gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Questions remain about how and why 55-year-old Pine resident Guy Guthrie died while in the custody of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department. “We certainly don’t know at this point what caused his death,” Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mark Techmeyer said. Deputies received a call from Guthrie’s brother shortly before 7 a.m. on July 2. The brother reported that Guthrie was under the influence of drugs, wandering a family property, carrying a gun and making suicidal statements. Jeffco Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mark Techmeyer said when deputies contacted the man, they were able to determine the gun he was carrying was a BB gun. The man refused deputies instructions to drop the BB gun, and deputies deployed Taser darts, only one of which struck Guthrie. When that failed to stop him, an officer
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INSIDE THE PRESS THIS WEEK FATHER’S DAY: Column shares words to remember. Page 10
LIFE: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” featured at the Edge Theatre. Page 22
POLITICS: Congressman Perlmutter talks national and state issues. Page 11
SPORTS: A look at Fossil Trace golf course. Page 24
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You Can’t Underprice a Home, But You Can Still Overprice It in This Market example, one of my broker associAs much as I like to “talk” real ates priced a 1950’s bungalow at estate — whether with my mouth or my fingers — I know it’s just as $185,000, when I thought it could sell for $200,000. He important to listen. I can REAL ESTATE got 71 showings and always learn something TODAY 28 offers in 2 days, new, no matter how and it’s under contract much I know about a for $240,000 cash with topic. I’m among the no inspection or apfirst to sign up for claspraisal contingencies. ses in areas where I’m If he had listed it for already knowledgeable $240,000, it could have enough to teach the sat on the market and class. sold for less with no That was the case competing offers. recently when I accept- By JIM SMITH, Realtor® I remember another ed the invitation of Lon agent with a listing which became Welsh, the successful founder of Your Castle Real Estate, to attend stale at $1.2 million. After a long one of his “mastermind” groups — time on the market, she got the seller’s approval to lower the price an example, by the way, of why to the $600’s, and it was bid up to Lon has been so successful with $1.1 million. That takes nerve! that company. Twice now I have lost listings to The group was brainstorming about how to price a home in this colleagues who suggested a highseller’s market, and Lon said, “You er listing price than I did. The seller of the first one literally apologized can’t underprice a home in this for doing so after they sold it near market.” I have enough examples of my the price I had suggested. The own to support his statement. For second listing? It’s still available.
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Apex building courts for fast-growing sport Pickleballers get new home at Simms Street Center with eight courts By Sara Van Cleve
svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com More than 900 metro area pickleballers will soon have a new home. Apex Park and Recreation District, in conjunction with Jefferson County Open Space and with the support of pickleball players, began construction on eight new outdoor pickleball courts at the Apex Simms Street Center, 11706 W. 82nd Ave., on June 3. “It means everything to me,” said Denver metro area United State Pickleball Association Ambassador Ken Marquardt, or as he’s known on the court — “Pickleball Ken.” “There will be so many more people’s lives changed. It means they’ll be able to get off the couch and do something with their life.” Apex’s pickleball courts will be the first in the nation dedicated solely to the sport. The eight courts and a pavilion are the first phase of the project and are expected to be completed this fall. The courts will be open year-around. The first phase will cost about $350,000 with $158,720 coming from Jefferson County Open Space, $179,400 from Apex Park and Recreation District and $5,300 coming from both the Apex PRD Foundation and pickleball players. “This is about touching lives and making a difference, and that’s what pickleball does,” said Apex Park and Recreation Dis-
Local pickleball ambassador “Pickleball Ken” Marquardt, left, Mayor Marc Williams, Apex Park and Recreation District Board President Jeff Glenn, board members Jim Whitfield and Bob Loveridge and pickleball enthusiasts break ground on the state’s first courts dedicated specifically to the sport of pickleball. Eight outdoor courts are being built at the Apex Simms Street Center, 11706 W. 82nd Ave. and are expected to open this fall. More than 900 people now play the ever-growing sport in the metro area. Photo by Sara Van Cleve trict Executive Director Mike Miles. “It’s pretty special for us to have this opportunity.” The second phase will include 16 additional outdoor courts, lighting, outdoor restrooms, a play area for children and seating for 150 people.
“It’ll be the nicest pickleball court in the United States,” Marquardt said. Marquardt hopes the courts will soon become the home of local, regional and national tournaments, he said, hopefully starting with the Rocky Mountain Senior Games, which are currently held in Greeley.
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The sport of Pickleball was invented in the 1960s. It is played on a court with the same dimensions as badminton, using a tennis net lowered two inches, a hard paddle and a small wiffle ball. When Marquardt began playing in 2010, he joined a group of about eight players at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave. Now, more than 300 people play at the Apex Center each week and more than 900 play regularly in the metro area, Marquardt said. “I don’t think we’ve even seen how it’s going to grow,” Marquardt said. “I think it’s just starting.” And while the game is fun, the benefits expand much further than a good time, he said. “It totally gets people off the couch,” Marquardt said. “They become ‘I can’ instead of ‘I can’t.’ Once they play it three time, they’re addicted and they keep coming back. There are people that have all kinds of problems, but they have so much fun physically and socially that they just love it and that’s how it changes lives.” “Pickleball Ken” and his pickleballers hope to change others’ lives through the sport also. “We want our first fundraiser for wounded warriors to be at our outdoor courts,” he said. “I would like to raise $50,000. I’m working with people in wheelchairs and that goes along with wounded warriors. It can have a positive effect on their lives.” Once the courts are completed, Marquardt hopes to host clinics for cancer patients to introduce them to the physical and mental benefits of pickleball, as well as students through introducing it to schools.
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Austin Buckius, of Arvada, will develop his leaded in ership skills and devise a community service project e diat Wartburg College’s High s net School Leadership Institute nd a from June 9-15. The program will have 2010, participants from six ers at states — Iowa, MinneNow, sota, Wisconsin, Illinois, CenColorado and Oklahoma egu— mentored by eight . Wartburg students as well w it’s as college faculty and staff. k it’s Participants will hone team-building and leadernefits ship skills on campus and e, he during a trip to Chicago to work with children at Holy uch,” Family Lutheran School. Buckius will create a youth an’t.’ volunteer program for his e adcommunity service project. here ems, Natalie Kristine Foulk, and of Broomfield, graduated how cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in apparel allers merchandising, design and h the production from Iowa State
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Planning commission OKs Walmart plan stores, the possibility of increased crime, the effect it could have on the character of Arvada and the business ethics of the company. “This is the heart of Arvada,” said Arvada By Sara Van Cleve resident Emily Klopstein during public testisvancleve@ourcoloradonews.com mony on June 4. “To me, the heart of Arvada is not a place for a Walmart. Arvadans are inArvada Planning Commission passed a credibly proud. Everyone here came because recommendation June 4 for City Council to they are proud to be an Arvada, however, approve the redevelopment of Arvada Plaza, Walmart does not represent us … there’s no which includes a Walmart. lack of Walmarts. Adding one is not going to The action passed 5-1-1. Planning Com- add to the quality of life of Arvada.” mission vice chairman John Sullivan was Chris McGranahan, a principal with LSC absent and excused from the meeting; sec- Transportation Consultants, said though the retary David Goff voted against the motion. store will generate about 6,000 additional Goff said the issue has to go to council before trips down Ralston Road, the trips will not be he can express his opinion regarding the is- all at once nor will they all be headed in the sue. same direction. The preliminary development plan of Hazel Hartbarger, director of the Arvada Wal-Mart has been proposed by Arvada Pla- Economic Development Association, said za property owner Industrial Realty Group. AEDA is available to work with the 36 stores The plans include a 138,000-square-foot in the Arvada Plaza that would be affected by Walmart store, 22,000 square-feet of multi- the new Walmart and some have already retenant retail space and a new U.S. Bank fa- located. Hartbarger spoke with the owners of cility with a drive-thru. Santiagos and KFC/ 25 of those businesses March 25 to let them Taco Bell would stay in place. know about the plans, what assistance AEDA During the public hearing, the first re- can provide and to let them know AEDA supgarding the redevelopment of Arvada Plaza, ports them, she said. 10 people spoke in favor and 28 opposed. One of those local business owners, Dave Additional citizens went on the record but Barhite of Arvada Vacuum, testified that he did not wish to speak. More than a dozen supports the redevelopment of the Arvada people noted they are in favor, more than 90 Plaza and a new Walmart store. opposed and six listed unsure. “I’m in favor of revitalizing it,” Barhite Citizens expressed a variety of concerns said during the public hearing. “We’re celeabout redeveloping the Arvada Plaza with brating our 40th anniversary, and sometime, a Walmart store, including the impact on when you’re standing so close to something, CL7209-078_APEX_Proceeds_6.78x10_PROD_HR.pdf 1 6/7/13 3:39 PM traffic, the futures of local “mom and pop” you don’t see what’s going on. Ten years ago
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when (Arvada Plaza) was called a blight, it really offended me. After stepping back and beginning to look, the center is dying. It really needs help and it will help Arvada to have a quality anchor like Walmart coming in there that we can depend on that isn’t going to go away, and they’ll maintain a great area for us.” He said Walmart would be good for business in the area and the plan aligns with zoning for the area. Deborah Herron, a public affairs representative with Walmart, said an anchor store like Walmart can actually help bring in other businesses around the area. Herron said, in response to concerns about the business ethics of the company, that wages and health-care plans for employees meet or exceed those of Walmart’s competitors, and that the company provides job opportunities for everyone. Residents also questioned what tax incentives were given to IRG or Walmart. “When IRG purchased the center in 2007, we encouraged them to buy the center because they’re a quality developer, and we told them we would help them with some of the public improvements,” said Maureen Phair, executive director of Arvada Urban Renewal Authority. “The center has a lot of environmental issues. There’s going to be the cost of demolition, they’re burying the overhead powerlines — there’s all kinds of improvements they’re going to do to the area.” The funds for these improvements are not coming from the city’s general fund though, Phair said. “This money will come from the money
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Walmart produces,” Phair said. “We will take the money Walmart will produce, and we will rebate that back to the developer, not to Walmart, but to (IRG) to help with those infrastructure costs.” The rebate amount is still being negotiated, but AURA will have a number available as part of public information by the July 15 City Council public hearing regarding the development. To recommend the project to City Council, the Planning Commission was tasked with deciding whether or not the preliminary development plan meets the nine criteria of the Land Development Code, and in a vote of 5-1-1, the commission found that it did. A few of the plans, including parking lot setback, did not meet the Land Development Code requirements, but city staff found Walmart’s plans to accommodate the difference acceptable. To accommodate the parking lot setback, Walmart will put in additional streetscape and landscaping to accommodate the parking lot being closer to the street than required. “It’s important to recognize the physical development is consistent with the plans and desires of what’s been proposed — a large retail operation — and that needs to be separated from any angst that there is with who may occupy the space,” said Commissioner Ed Rothschild. “I think there’s a lot of good things going on and this will benefit the community. This is the first piece of a much larger development. There’s a lot going on in that neighborhood that will support smaller retail and mixed-use development on both sides of the road.”
ARVADA NEWS IN A HURRY Father’s Day 5K, car show return to Apex Center June 16
The annual Father’s Day 5K, Fun Run and car show are back Sunday, June 16 for the sixth year. The 9th annual Father’s Day Car Show, featuring classic cars, music, refreshments and children’s activities, will be at in the Apex Center parking lot from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and is free to attend. Apex Park and Recreation District is hosting the annual family-friendly run and walk that ends at the Apex Center, 13150 W. 72nd Ave. The 5K winds through the tree-lined neighborhood streets west of the Apex Center and the Fun Run follows the trails south and east of the center. The 5K begins at 8 a.m. at the Apex Center; registration is $30 until 5 p.m. Thursday, June 13 and $35 on race day for adults. Registration through 5 p.m. June 13 for youth 17 and younger and adults 60 and older is $20 through June 15, and $25 on race day. Participants can register online at www.apexprd.prg/5k-registration and in person until 5 p.m. June 13. To register in person, visit the Apex Center; the Apex Field House, 5724 Oak St.; the Simms Street Center, 11706 W. 82nd Ave.; the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.; or the Racquetball and Fitness Center, 12120 W. 64th Ave. After June 13, par-
ticipants can register from 6:30 - 7:45 a.m. on race day, June 16 at the Apex Center. Registration for the Fun Run is free. Prizes will also be awarded to participants. The first man and woman to finish will receive $100; the second man and woman to finish will received $50, and the first place masters man and woman 60 or older to finish will receive $50. Awards will also be awarded in age categories. First-place finishers for the Fun Run and all children under 12 will also receive a prize. One father will also receive a prize for sporting the ugliest tie. Proceeds from the events go to the Apex Park and Recreation District Foundation, a nonprofit dedicated to improving recreation in the community. A free pancake breakfast is also included with 5K registration this year. Pancakes, sausage, juice and coffee will be prepared by the ArvadaJefferson Kiwanis. Attendees not participating in the 5K can purchase breakfast the day of the event. Breakfast proceeds go to the Arvada-Wheat Ridge Service Ambassadors for Youth, which helps teens overcome challenges. For more information on the Father’s Day events, visit www.apexprd. org/father-day-5k. News continues on Page 7
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Sally Detweiler, president of the Meadows at Westwoods Ranch homeowners association YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD CAR CARE CENTER against the plan, including representatives from nearby homeowners associations. “I’ve been a resident of Meadows at Westwoods Ranch for 17 years, I’m an original homeowner and I’ve seen much development in the neighborhood, most of which was well thought out and well-planned,” said Sally Detweiler, president of the Meadows at Westwoods Ranch homeowners association. “This is one proposal that really just does not fit with the community we created.” The character of the Meadows at Westwoods Ranch, and other surrounding neighborhoods, is mostly single-family properties and highdensity, multifamily rental properties are not congruent with the surrounding areas, Detweiler said. “The proposed development violates Arvada Comprehensive Plan goal L-9 (found in chapter three), which was ‘Infill development should revitalize and respect the character of existing stable neighborhoods and districts in the city.’ All of the neighborhoods in a two-mile radius are one and two-story single-family duplexes and townhome properties ... it does not fit our community,” Detweiler said. Other concerns from homeowners in the area include the increase in traffic and its effect on safety and the size and height of the proposed buildings. The crux of the issue regarding Highline was whether or not Council would allow changes to the Comprehensive Plan, said District 4 Councilman Bob Dyer. “For me, there are problems in doing that at this point,” Dyer said. “We’re just at the point of starting review of the Comprehensive Plan — we do it about every decade — and
it’s time to review the Comprehensive Plan again, and doing this change right now when we’re about to do that, to me, is problematic.” Dyer said he was on council when Westwoods, the Meadows, Sunrise Ridge, Fieldstone and many of the other surrounding communities were approved and council took the approach in the Comprehensive Plan of as development moved west, density would become less and less, and this high-density project doesn’t meet that ideal. A consultant to help update the Comprehensive Plan is expected to be hired in July and the process will take about a year, said Mike Elms, Arvada Community Development Director. Dyer made a motion to reject the proposal to amend the 2005 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Designation pertaining to Hometown South from mixed use with a residential emphasis to high-density residential for the property located at the northwest corner of 64th Avenue and Kendrick Drive based on factors in chapter eight of the Comprehensive Plan and other factors, including the upcoming update to the Comprehensive Plan. “I agree that, at this time, it would not be appropriate to change the comp plan and I very much agree … about creating a sense of a town center which creates community and identity and I think that is severely lacking in this plan,” said Mayor Pro Tem Rachel Zenzinger. “I think that would be an appropriate thing to think about in the future.” The motion rejecting the amendments to the Comprehensive Plan passed 7-0 and the Hometown South preliminary development plan remains the same as passed in 2006 until the developer proposes another plan meeting the Comprehensive Plan.
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AWHS Foundation selling commemorative bricks for Walk of Wildcats Arvada West students, alumni, faculty and other community members can take the Walk of the Wildcats through a commemorative brick program. The commemorative brick project, sponsored by the Arvada West High School Foundation, is a continuation of the project started in 2007 when the new high school building opened and connects the school’s past with its future.
Ruby-colored bricks four by eight inches with white infill letters to match the 2007 bricks celebrating Arvada West’s 50th anniversary are available for purchase. Bricks will be installed in the circle drive at the south main entrance; the north half of the circle will have the bricks placed in 2007 while the bricks purchased in 2013 will be installed in the south half of the circle. Each brick is $50 and the net proceeds will be used by the AWHS Foundation to fund scholarships for Arvada West seniors and support educational programs.
Bricks will be engraved with whatever message the purchaser chooses; three lines of text are available with no more than 20 characters per line. Bricks ordered by Saturday, June 15 will be installed in August as part of the school’s 50th anniversary celebration. The order form is available at www.sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/arvada-west-foundation/ announcements/walkofthewildcats. For more information, contact Bill Ashton at 303-422-4712 or bill. ashton@msn.com.
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Our increasing interest in psychotic fun So, this weekend I am going to run the Tough Mudder. For those of you who have never heard of TM, it bills itself as “possibly the hardest event on the planet.” It’s a 10-plus mile obstacle course, up and down the slopes of Beaver Creek ski resort with 23 crazy tests of strength, agility, stamina or, frankly, sanity along the way. And as I’m looking at the list of obstacles, the prevailing thought running through my head is, “What is wrong with me?” There’s the normal stuff you would think about — monkey bars, climbing walls and the like. But there’s also the pit filled with ice water to deal with, not to mention the field of live electrical wires. And it strikes me that this is NOT the sort of thing my father would have ever imagined doing, for fun or otherwise. I guess he got enough excitement in his life trudging around the jungles of the Korean peninsula with a 50-pound rucksack and eight of his closest friends — he never
needed something like this. And it makes me wonder about my generation that we have this fascination with ridiculous and potentially dangerous entertainments. Don’t get me wrong — I think TM is probably going to be the ultimate test of physical fitness, in it’s way, harder than a marathon or any triathlon short of the Iron Man. It also makes me wonder how events like this can be flourishing in a country that is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. But my generation has made this type of
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event the fastest-growing participant sport in the country. My generation has also made Mixed Martial Arts the fastest growing spectator sport in the country. And it makes me pause to think. My generation, by and large, did not face a war. I mean, sure, there’s been the Global War on Terror and all that, but for all the drama, fewer Americans have died in Iraq than did so on D-Day. My generation has not really had to deal with large numbers of our classmates and brothers and sisters being killed or maimed. The savageness of humanity has largely been a thing kept at arm’s length. Until we sign up for recreations that demand from us some of that primal character. Is there something in the human psyche that needs to be connected to a more primitive version of ourselves? Does our own survival dictate that some of us must be able to tap into our inner caveman/woman, so when it all hits the
fan, there are a handful of us capable of very difficult acts? Or have all our cellular technologies left us so bored and disconnected that we need increasingly psychotic entertainments to feel alive, like junkies in search of their next fix? I don’t know the answers — I probably never will. But I can assure you I’ll be thinking about some of these questions as I’m staring down a field of burning hay bales leading to a fire pit leap into an icy pond. By the way, TM has donated over $5.5 million to the Wounded Warrior Project. If you would like to support this great cause — helping out our REAL warrior/heroes —you can donate athttp://toughmudder.com/wounded-warrior-project/. 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.
Violence at home is hardly ‘domestic’ One of my most treasured cartoons — cut from the newspaper and tacked to my bulletin board, and now yellowed and crispy and held together with tape — is from the comic strip “Shoe.” Young Skyler is sitting in a classroom taking a history exam that asks, “What conclusions can we draw from the Civil War?” Skyler ponders the question, then writes his answer, “One main conclusion: civil is a pretty dumb name for a war.” Some of my more literal friends have pointed out that the word “civil” has meanings — such as “relating to what happens between different groups of citizens” — other than that of people treating each other with civility, which still makes it a pretty dumb name for a war. It’s this line of thinking that brought me to consider the term “domestic violence.” Although the specific language used by U.S. states in their definitions of this crime varies — domestic assault, domestic battery, domestic abuse — the word “domestic” cannot begin to describe the horrors of living with violence at home. Just like “civil,” the word “domestic” has multiple meanings — many of them pertaining to stereotypical women’s roles and duties. So perhaps it’s no coincidence that “domestic violence” usually refers to violence in the home against women, although it’s not unheard of for men to be victimized also. Dictionary definitions for “domestic” include: of or relating to the running of a home; devoted to home life and family affairs; fond of, enjoying, or accustomed to one’s private life and family; peaceful, a state of happiness. Connecting these concepts — happiness, enjoyment, devotion, peace — to violence creates a jarring contrast, a situation where the comfort of domesticity is shattered by “incidents of violence in the home.” And while the word “domestic” in the term “domestic violence” can refer to “that which pertains to the home,” this definition falls egregiously short of the pain and
fear of such violence. Clinically defined, domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and/or coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological, as well as economic coercion, used against intimate partners. Legal definitions generally describe the specific conduct or acts toward a family or household member that would cause a person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested. There’s nothing “domestic” about that. Women are far and away the most likely victims of violence in the home. By statute, violence against children is usually defined by criminal law as child abuse, although some states, including Colorado, include children as a class of protected persons within their definitions of domestic violence. So much for enjoying home and family life. To most of us, going home means returning to a safe haven, a place of refuge from the outside world. To those victims caught in the cycle of violence, their homes are anything but safe. And the language we use to define such violence trivializes the seriousness of the crime by connecting it to a term as benign, as familiar, as comfortable — and misleading — as “domestic.” All of which leaves me with one major conclusion: domestic is pretty dumb name for violence. Andrea Doray is a writer, speaker, and language watcher who serves a board member for the organization Writing for Peace. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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Licenses for illegal immigrants become law Three Democrats broke with party to oppose plan By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Undocumented immigrants living in Colorado will soon be able to obtain driver’s licenses under a bill that was recently signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper. Senate Bill 251 allows immigrants to apply for “separate category” types of state-issued IDs that can only be used for driving purposes. The licenses will indicate that the user is a non-citizen, and they will not be able to use the IDs to obtain benefits, board planes or register to vote.
Hickenlooper and other supporters of the legislation, which was sponsored by Democrats Sen. Jessie Ulibarri of Commerce City and Rep. Jovan Melton of Aurora, argue that people who are here illegally are driving anyway, and that it’s in everyone’s best interest that they can do so lawfully. During the legislative process, bill supporters cited data from other states that have similar laws, such as Utah and New Mexico. Statistics from those states indicate that the numbers of insured motorists rose substantially after the laws were enacted. “You’re gonna have to have a driver’s license that allows people to drive to get to work … to make sure they have insurance, make sure they can testify in an automobile accident (court hearing), but at same time identifies that they aren’t full citizens,”
Hickenlooper told reporters on June 5, the day he signed the legislation. The law, which takes effect in August, requires those applying for these types of licenses to show certain forms of legal documentation, such as an ID from their native countries, and proof that they have filed state and federal income taxes. That’s in addition to standard driving tests. The bill did not garner a single Republican vote in the General Assembly. And three Democrats voted against the bill in the House of Representatives. Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, said during an April 10 Senate committee hearing that he didn’t think the bill would make roads safer, and worried that more people would come to Colorado illegally for the driving privilege.
Firefighter labor bill signed By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com In one of his final actions taken on bills that passed the Legislature this year, Gov. John Hickenlooper on June 5 signed into law a measure that expands labor rights for firefighters in Colorado. There was uncertainty as to whether the governor would sign Senate Bill 25, especially after he had threatened to veto the original version of the bill earlier this year. Former Gov. Bill Ritter vetoed similar legislation while he was in office. But Hickenlooper did indeed provide his signature to the Colorado Firefighter Safety Act, two days before the deadline passed for all bills to be signed into law.
The law allows Colorado firefighters to have bargaining discussions on issues pertaining to job safety, regardless of whether individual municipalities prohibit collective bargaining. However, the legislation does not mandate collective bargaining rights on compensatory matters, such as salary, as was laid out in the original version of the bill. Nor does it mandate union organizing without a vote taking place in that particular community. Hickenlooper said the final version of the bill was a compromise that he could accept. “Clearly we had to do something to allow firefighters to meet and confer,” Hickenlooper told reporters after signing the bill. “It doesn’t make it any easier for them to get collective bargaining ....” The legislation gives professional firefighters the opportunity to put labor rights issues on the ballot and allows them the opportunity to openly
participate in the political process — something that is prohibited by some municipalities. Republicans argued during the legislative process that the bill usurps the authority of local governments to make bargaining rights decisions on their own. And the Colorado Municipal League criticized the governor’s decision to sign the legislation. Hickenlooper took issue with those concerns in a written statement that was distributed to reporters following his remarks. “As we witnessed last summer, firefighters from various locales were deployed to risk their lives outside the boundaries of their own immediate communities,” Hickenlooper wrote. “Their safety and the effectiveness of their equipment and training are a matter of mixed state-local concern.” The bill was sponsored by Sen. Lois Tochtrop of Thornton and Rep. Angela Williams of Denver, both of whom are Democrats.
Letters to the editor A medical complex instead of Walmart Thinking Outside the Box, the problem is quickly summarized: the city of Arvada, for many good reasons, would like a business, Walmart, to move into a blighted area. The residents of that and surrounding areas believe that Walmart, for many good reasons, is not a good choice. Other businesses have, so far, not been interested in the site; thus, it looks like, despite the good objections of the residents, a new Walmart will be built. A way to cut the Gordian knot might be this: consider a medical complex for the site. At present, Arvada lacks a hospital within its boundaries — that’s unusual for a city of its size; a medical center on that site would offer quick access to most of Arvada. Next, there are many colleges and
universities in the area with strong health care programs — these are always in need of clinical rotation options. Regis University, for example, a few miles away and also located near the Gold Line, has been expanding its health care school in recent years; this offers a unique partnering opportunity for Arvada. Lastly, a medical complex at the site would increase property values, fit neatly with the recently created park, and also enhance local businesses. It may be too late and there may be important practical objections to a medical center on that site, but thinking creatively might offer a way for both Arvada to improve a blighted area and the residents of that area to be partners in the decision making process.
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Remembering life lessons from my father “The way that we talk to our children becomes their inner voice,” Peggy O’Mara. When I first read this quote, the words really resonated with me. What someone says to another can either lift a person up, or take them down, in an instant. For me, it wasn’t just the words my dad said to me growing up, it was also what he refused to say that made all the difference in my life. Phillip Dieterle of Lamar, a small town in southeastern Colorado, is the type of person who is unforgettable once you meet him. He’s really a kid
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at heart, always laughing and being loud, the kind of guy who just likes to have fun. He’s also a man who doesn’t give up, a lesson he’s instilled in me and my two sisters. The words “I can’t” were not allowed in my dad’s household. If any of us girls muttered those forbidden words, we heard about it from dad. He always pushed us to keep trying, even if we were frustrated and upset, which as teenage girls, many times included tears. I blame the hormones. For my dad, it wasn’t necessarily about success; it was about never quitting and having a positive attitude. And if it turned out we weren’t successful, dad didn’t care, he’d say, “At least you tried, and that’s all that matters.” There was no pressure to be perfect, just an expectation that quitting wasn’t an option. As a kid growing up, I can’t think of a better lesson to learn. And when I have children, that’s the first lesson I’ll pass on to them. On the other end of the spectrum,
there were three words that were constantly said in the Dieterle home. Live with passion. My dad is a passionate man. He’s passionate about politics, sports, God and his family, and not necessarily in that order. Sometimes that passion comes out in yelling at the TV during a football game and other times it comes out in his amazing dedication to his daughters and grandchildren. Every day when my dad dropped me off at middle school he’d say to me, “Live with passion.” Growing up I don’t think I appreciated the meaning of those words as much as I do now, particularly because finding passion in the halls of judgmental teen and pre-teens was hard to come by. But now I think about those words every single day. He’s taught me to be grateful for what I have and to live life to the fullest. Another lesson I plan to pass on my little ones. So now when I relate the above quote to my life, my dad’s words have given me an inner voice I’m proud to share with the world. A voice filled with tenacity and compassion, a voice I wouldn’t have without the support and love from my father. Thanks Dad, for never giving up on me and pushing me to be my very best. Your powerful example of a fulfilled life is one I will always strive for, one I hope I can pass on the next generation.
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Perlmutter not losing aim on gun laws to curb violence By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-District 7, acknowledges that an assault weapons ban at the federal level is “going to be difficult to pass,” but that doesn’t mean he’s given up the fight. “I gave somebody a lecture today on using the word ‘never,’” Perlmutter said in a recent interview with Colorado Community Media. “That’s a long time.” In a conversation that was centered on gun-control, Perlmutter reiterated his commitment to supporting gun laws aimed at curbing violence, and also praised the Colorado Legislature’s recent action on gun-related matters that have yet to receive any traction at the federal level. At the same time, Perlmutter acknowledged the potential pitfalls that come with supporting gun control issues, as is evident with a recall election that a highly visible state politico could end up facing later this year. Perlmutter has been outspoken on the need for Congress to pass tighter gun laws, especially in the wake of last year’s Aurora Theater shooting, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut. Perlmutter serves a vice chairman of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the
House, and is a co-sponsor of a measure to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. But Congress, unlike the Colorado General Assembly, has yet to act on any significant gun control legislation in the wake of these tragedies. An effort aimed at expanding background checks for gun sales failed to get a super-majority in the Senate in April. And, an attempt to ban assault weapons didn’t even come close to getting a majority of votes in that chamber. Perlmutter And that’s before anything ever got to the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives. Perlmutter said he hopes that the background checks effort comes back in the Senate. But, getting the House to move on gun bills is another matter. “We’ve had a number of meetings, but the Republican leadership has been unwilling to bring background checks or any other gun violence pieces of legislation up for a hearing or to the floor of the House,” Perlmutter said. “The Republicans are the ones running the show, so nothing sees the light of day on this subject.” But it’s hard enough for Democrats to get gun legislation by House Republicans, let alone some members of their own party.
Four Democratic senators voted against gun background checks in the Senate. And there’s Democrats in vulnerable House districts who certainly would be opposed to gun-control bills, if they ever get to the floor in that chamber. And Democrats are not as stringent on their Congressional candidates being as in favor of gun-control efforts as their Republican counterparts are in being against those measures. For example, the Washington Post recently reported that Perlmutter was one of several Democrats who supported the House candidacy Joe Baca of California. Baca, a former congressman, is a gun rights supporter who has an “A” rating from the NRA. Perlmutter said that he and Baca agree on many issues and that the Californian’s views on gun issues are not a litmus test in determining whether to support him. Perlmutter also said that it’s important to remember that the majority of Democrats support gun laws like background checks, compared to a “very slim group” of Republicans While Congress has yet to take action on gun-control legislation, the same cannot be said for the legislative body of which Perlmutter once was a member – the Colorado General Assembly. The state Legislature passed significant gun bills this year, from universal back-
ground checks to limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. “I believe they worked very hard and they came up with common sense gun violence legislation that will have a positive effect on the state,” Perlmutter said. “From a public safety standpoint, it will make Coloradans safer.” But will Democrats face consequences for their gun votes? Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs could end up facing a recall election over his support of Democrat-sponsored gun-control measures. Perlmutter was asked whether recall efforts like the one Morse is facing could end up having a chilling effect on Democrats who support tighter gun laws nationwide. “The answer is yes,” Perlmutter said, adding that, “If you get recalled for that, that has a chilling effect on legislation, generally.” But Perlmutter believes that’s the cost of doing business on something as important as curbing gun violence, especially on the heels of “two atrocities, two mass shootings that shocked everyone to their core.” And for Perlmutter, he hopes that can lead to a total ban on the assault weapons used in those mass killings. “I just feel that we can’t ignore this subject any longer,” he said. “But I’ve just got to find more votes.”
Hot air balloon goes down on Highway 72 By Sara Van Cleve
svancleve@ourcoloradonews.com A hot air balloon crash in Arvada left three people with minor injuries Saturday, June 8, but the woman on board said, “Yes.” A couple, whose names have not been released, was in the hot air balloon for a surprise proposal before it crashed onto Highway 72, said Arvada Police spokeswoman Jill McGranahan. “She said yes,” McGranahan said. At about 8:20 a.m. June 8, Arvada Fire Protection District received a call about a balloon crash on Highway 72 near Highway 93. “When we got there we determined it was not at that intersection, but about a quarter mile east on Highway 72,” said Arvada Fire spokesman Scott Pribble. “The balloon was lying across the highway.” The balloon dragged about 300 feet along the ground and hit power lines before
coming to a stop. The pilot, whose name has also not been released, was taken to St. Anthony’s Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, Pribble said. Neither Pribble nor McGranahan knew the condition of the pilot. The couple was treated for minor injuries on the scene and released by Arvada Fire paramedics, Pribble said. The cause of the crash is still under investigation by the Arvada Police Department. “The FAA is not investigating it because there were no fatalities,” McGranahan said. “The investigation has fallen to our Critical Accident Response Team, who did site reconstruction, and it will be investigated by our court team.” As of 11 a.m. Monday, June 10, a cause for the crash has not been determined. A small brush fire was also reported in the area at the time. “As it turns out, it was not associated with the crash,” Pribble said.
A hot air balloon crashed at about 8:20 a.m. Saturday, June 8 on Highway 72 near Highway 93 in Arvada. The pilot of the balloon was transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Two passengers were treated for minor injuries by Arvada Fire paramedics and were released. Photo courtesy of Arvada Fire Protection District “There was a small brush fire in the area at the same time, but it was not associated with the crash.” The fire was extinguished by Arvada Fire; because it was so small, the cause will not
be investigated. The Arvada hot air balloon crash was one of four across the metro area on June 8, with others in Boulder County, at Rocky Flats and in Louisville.
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Servicing the Metro North and Metro West areas
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Lawn/Garden Services
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720-216-7256
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Small engine repair also
Fisher Cycle Works Call Fish Fisher at:
720-308-0425
Painting
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303.420.0669
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Perez Painting
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$
170
Year End Rates Fully Insured Free Estimates References
Hugo
720- 298-3496
30 yrs experience Free estimates 303-450-1172
Plumbing
FRONT RANGE PLUMBING
303.451.1971
Commercial/Residential
For all your plumbing needs • Water Heaters • Plumbing Parts SENIOR DISCOUNTS FREE ESTIMATES in the metro area
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Continental Sausage employees Jose Ramirez, left, and Manuel Villalobos stuff Bangers May 29 at the Adams County production facility. Photos by Tammy Kranz
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The folks at Continental Sausage want Americans thinking about bratwurst and sausage differently. “You don’t need to put it in a bun,” said John Roelke, vice president of marketing with Continental. “Our brats are center of the plate ready. You don’t have to consider it just for grill season.” For 20 years now, European style and gourmet sausages have been made at Continental’s production facility at 911 E. 75th Ave., in Adams County. The company produces more than 100 sausages and specialty meat products, including smoked sausage, hotdogs, bratwurst, and in 2003, the company began adding chicken and wild game sausage to its menu. “We can do some cool things, we’re pretty inventive,” said Continental’s owner Eric Gutknecht. Some of those cool, inventive products include Wild Board with Apricot and Cranberry Sausage, Pork Jalapeno Cheddar Bratwurst and the Bootlegger Brat (a specialty item that has Jack Daniels and dried cherries and only sold at Nascar events). Gutknecht, 40, has owned Continental since 2000, but has been a
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Continental Sausage owns two delis — in Cherry Creek and in Arvada — that offer its meat products and imported items such as chocolates and cheeses. Photo courtesy of Nick Nick Photography part of the company since his parents bought it in 1982. He considers the 20,000 to 25,000 pounds of meat the company produces per week to be handcrafted. “The way we do things is different than other places,” he said. “We don’t skimp on the ingredients and we buy the best.” Continental boasts that it only purchases all natural meats for its products, never uses MSG or fillers and only uses natural casings on linked sausages and never plastic or collagen casings. “We use fresh, organic product in our sausages,” Roelke said. “We take a lot of pride in what we do.” It’s not just the ingredients that the company takes pride in, but in
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Continental Sausage employee Jose Ramirez hangs a string of Bangers May 29 at the Adams County production facility.
how it produces the meats. At the 8,000-square-foot facility, workers use state-of-the-art European mixing, cooking, smoking and drying equipment. The products are done the old fashioned European way, Roelke said, by chopping the meats and not grinding it to ensure better flavor distribution. “We’re not reinventing the wheel; we’re doing things the way they are supposed to be done,” he said. Continental Sausage began in 1969 by Ted Jaeggi. The Gutknechts began making sausage in 1809 and started in Switzerland, outside of Zurich, before moving to Denver and taking over the company. “When Eric’s father, Nick, moved the family to Denver, that basically moved the family business to Denver,” Roelke said. “The Gutknechts used to run a chain of stores around Zurich called Neidermann’s. Once Nick, Eric’s father left, the stores closed down. He then bought Continental (in the late 1970s) to keep the tradition and family trade alive, but in America, not Switzerland.” The company is seeing a lot of growth. It’s sales are up 45 percent this year over last and needs to expand its facility in Adams County, Gutknecht said. The company owns two deli locations — the Continental Deli at 250 Steele St. in Cherry Creek and the Black Forest Deli at 9535 W. 58th Ave., in Arvada. The delis are stocked with many imported products, such as chocolates, cheeses soups and pickles. Aside from their two deli locations, people can pick up Continental Sausage products from Costco and Whole Foods and are part of the menu items at a few Denver restaurants. For more information on the company, visit www.continentalsausage.com.
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Furry flee fire Bluebell Fire forces animal evacuations By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com A 45-foot tree toppled into power lines near a house on Bluebell Lane June 3 in Evergreen. The sparked blaze was named The Bluebell Fire that burned 10 acres and forced the evacuation of homes within a four-mile radius, displacing people and animals alike. While the people could stay with friends, or a hotel, not all pets and animals had that opportunity. Lucky for them, Jefferson County residents have a safe, close and free place to go. A total of 64 animals, consisting mostly of dogs and cats, with a few rabbits thrown in, were brought to the Foothills Animal Center in Golden. “Many were brought in by their owners, but there have been a few brought in by Animal Control, because some owners were not allowed to go back to their homes,” Foothills Animal Center Director of Community Relations Jennifer Strickland said. Luckily, the center had adequate room for all the evacuated pets. Strickland said Denver Metro Area animal shelters were ready and able to house more pets if needed. The evacuation area included many rural homes, with large houses and yards, and Strickland said that translated into more large-breed dogs, and more multi-pet households. “We’ve got people with cats, dogs, the whole crew being brought in,” Strickland said.
EVACUATION ORGANIZATIONS The animal evacuation services and animal holding is done at no cost for Jefferson County residents. For more information, or to donate the Jefferson County Horse Council, go to www.jeffcohorse. com. The Foothills Animal Shelter website, www.foothillsanimalshelter.org — includes information on missing pets, wish lists for needed supplies, and a link to donate. According to Strickland, roughly the same number of animals were brought to the center during last year’s Lower North Fork Fire, though they saw more chickens during that incident. Larger animals were evacuated to the nearby Jefferson County Fairgrounds. Jefferson County Horse Council volunteer Manager Barb Suggs, the operations head for the county’s large animal evacuation plan, said a total of 40 horses and six alpacas were penned at the fairgrounds during the evacuation. Sugg said her small group of volunteers had a simple mission: “Make sure the horse is safe, water it, feed it, and send it home to the right owner.” With the fire season just starting, both Sugg and Strickland suggested everyone have an evacuation plan ready, and that it includes plans for family animals. Sugg said one important preparation for horse owners should be teaching their animal to be comfortable with being loaded onto a trailer. “Have a crate ready. Have friends or family members on call that can take pets in,” Strickland suggested.
YOUR WEEK & MORE THURSDAY/JUNE 13 CLASS REUNION The 1953 West
High School 60-year class reunion is planned for 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at The White Fence Farm in Lakewood. All classes welcome. Contact Elaine Langley at 303-799-9601 or Lee Becker for information.
THURSDAY/JUNE 13 JUST ONE Day A party in celebration
of Just One Day is from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Eden’s Restaurant, 3090 Downing St., Denver, to honor the rescues and shelters that agreed to not euthanize any shelter animals on June 11 according to a proclamation signed by Governor Hickenlooper. Free admission; happy hour prices all evening. RSVP preferred at NoKillColorado@ live.com.
FRIDAY/JUNE 14 MARKETING SERIES Business Education Series Training, a partnership of Jefferson County municipal and nonprofit business specialists, presents its marketing for business series. SCHEDULE IS: • FRIDAY, June 14, 9-10:30 a.m.:
Facebook 102 at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Golden. Class limit is 12; guest speaker is Sharon Trilk, 285Bound.com.
• WEDNESDAY, July 10, 9-10:30 a.m.: Twitter-Best Practices for Business Use at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Golden. Class limit is 12; guest speaker is Sharon Trilk, 285Bound.com. • WEDNESDAY, July 17, 9-10 a.m.: How to manage Your Online Reputation — Learn how to build a positive reputation, at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Golden. Guest speaker is Stella Peterson, Stella PR + Marketing. Visit www.jeffcobrc.org for information on costs and registration. FRIDAY/JUNE 14 SYMPHONY CONCERT DeVotchKa and special guest Amanda Palmer join with the Colorado Symphony for a
concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Tickets are on sale now. Call 303-623-7876 or go to www.coloradosymphony.org.
FRIDAY/JUNE 14 THEATER SHOW Performance Now Theatre Company presents “Kiss Me, Kate” from June 14 through June 30 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets available by calling 303-987-7845, going online to www.performancenow. org or visiting the Lakewood Cultural Center box office. Free, on-site parking available. FRIDAY TO Sunday/June 14-16 MUSIC FESTIVAL Bluegrass music
fans will be treated to special outdoor performances by nine bands, including Colorado-based headliner Finnders & Youngberg, during the three-day Golden Music Festival, Friday through Sunday, June 14-16 at Clear Creek History Park, 11th and Arapahoe streets in Golden. Tickets will be available on May 1 at the Golden History Center, 923 10th St. in Golden. Visit GoldenHistory. org or call 303-278-3557.
SATURDAY/JUNE 15; MONDAY/ JUNE 17 RTD MEETINGS Learn about
proposed RTD service changes at meetings at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., 2nd Floor Community Room, Golden; and at 7 p.m. Monday, June 17, at Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Staff members will explain the changes and answer questions. Feedback from the hearings will be summarized and reported to the RTD board of directors. Visit www. rtd-denver.com/servicechangesaugust2013.shtml. Comments also can be faxed to 303-299-2227 or emailed to service.changes@rtd-denver.com no later than June 17.
MONDAY/JUNE 17 INVESTING EDUCATION West Metro Real Estate Investing Education Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, June
17, at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge. Meet in classroom 1. We cover all the information you will need to successfully fix and flip or buy rentals with positive cash flow. We analyze deals as examples, talk about where to get funding, the best ways to find a bargain and sometimes do property tours.
Tina Ohlfast helps lead her horses Puma, left, and Moe out of the stall area at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, where horses, and a few alpacas, were evacuated during the recent fire in Evergreen. Photo by Glenn Wallace
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MONDAY/JUNE 17, JUNE 24 REPUBLICAN MEN Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays, at Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave. The Monday, June 10, meeting features Tom Tancredo, who will talk about why he is running for Colorado governor and how he will get there. The guest at the June 17 meeting is still to be determined. The June 24 meeting will feature Peter Weir, Jefferson County district attorney, providing an update on Jefferson County criminal happenings, court proceedings and more. Bring a guest. Call Fred Holden, 303-421-7619 or visit www.jeffcorepublicanmensclub.org. TUESDAY/JUNE 18 MOUNT EVEREST As the tallest
mountain in the world, Everest holds a special place in the minds and hearts of many. It has religious significance for inhabitants of the region; additionally, it captivates the many mountaineers who have attempted to summit it and thus stand “on top of the world.” Join Active Minds from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, as we explore the stories of Everest-both triumphs and tragediesand examine different perspectives on the mountain’s past, present, and future. Program is at Emeritus at Green Mountain, 12791 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. RSVP to 303-237-5700.
TUESDAY/JUNE 18 NETWORKING EVENT 303 Network
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Randle P. McMurphy (Scott Bellot) and Indian “Chief” Bromden (Sam Gilstrap) are strapped to their seats in a scene from The Edge Theatre’s production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Courtesy photos
FLy West for the ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’
Edge Theatre updates a classic By Clarke Reader
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ne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a classic piece of American literature, and while many have scene the film version with Jack Nicholson, the stage version has had a quieter history. The Edge aims to bring the show to vibrant light with its production, which runs Thursdays through Sundays until June 30 at the theater, 1560 Teller St. “Even though it is kind of a period piece, it’s really a timeless show,” said director Rick Yaconis. “Depending on which character you look at, you can do a different story.” Narrated by Indian “Chief” Bromden — a patient in an Oregon psychiatric hospital — the story focuses on rabblerouser Randle P. McMurphy, who transferred to the hospital from a prison work farm, thinking this will give him an easy way to serve out his time. What starts out as a lark — hustling the patients, causing trouble for the staff — turns into something more when he realizes the inspiring effect he is having on the patients. His cushy stay is also interrupted when he calls down the wrath of Nurse Ratched, who runs the hospital with a near-totalitarian grip.
If you go WHAT: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” WHERE: The Edge Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood WHEN: Through June 30 Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 6 p.m. COST: $18-$22 INFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or www.theedgeth-
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‘It’s darker, wilder and has a little more bite.’ Rick Yaconis, director What ensues is a struggle to maintain one’s individuality. While the original story shows very little sympathy for Ratched, Yaconis said he wanted to tell the story from her viewpoint as much as possible, since in her mind, she is doing the right thing. “She’s a woman in what many call a man’s world, trying to gain control,” he said. “For me, I wanted to take a look at how someone reacts when that power slips from their grasp because of outside forces.” Jada Roberts, who plays Ratched, said Patients and nurses in the psychiatric hospital where that she focused more on what Ratched’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” takes place. intentions are than what the other characters think of her. “She cares in a very big, strong way. their performances as real as possible, The manner in which she demonstrates and to research their parts. it is sort of this low boil,” Roberts said. “It’s a fine line because it’s supposed “There’s certainly an element in her to be at least a little funny, but you don’t that likes the control and things to be a want it to be cartoonish,” he said. certain way, so it really throws her for a “We don’t say what illnesses the charloop when someone tries to take that.” acters have, but rather let the audience Roberts said that she hopes audi- try to figure it out.” ences have some kind of catharsis durThe play is very much a comedic ing the play and if she gets people to hate drama, Yaconis added, and said the new her character, that just means she’s done spin The Edge is putting on the story will her job. really impress. The 15-character play is the largest “’Cuckoo’s Nest’ is a classic, but we The Edge has ever done, and Yaconis wanted to do a different take on it,” he said that it has been a challenge, but in- said. teresting because even the smaller roles “It’s darker, wilder and has a little are significant. more bite. I think people will be blown Yaconis wanted the actors playing away by the quality of the acting and the characters with mental illnesses to make story.”
You can enjoy a night in historic Lower Downtown, walk the neighborhood and enjoy small bites of the restaurants’ fare during LoDo Bites. At each stop, participants will enjoy varied cuisines with some restaurants offering select wine, drink specials and signature desserts. This popular annual event in LoDo will return on June 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, $45 the day of the event. Group sales are available at a discounted price of $30 sold in blocks of 10. Or you may mail a check to: LoDo District, Inc., 1616 17th St., Suite 478, Denver, CO 80202. Make checks payable to: LoDo District, Inc. Your ticket assigns you a restaurant indicating where to begin your tour. From there, you have up to four hours to sample the fare of 25 LoDo restaurants, bite by bite. Limited tickets will be sold, so don’t miss out on this hot ticket. Participating restaurants for the event, sponsored by LoDo District, Inc., include some of Denver’s finest, such as Bistro Vendome, Euclid Hall, Coohills, TAG, The Squeaky Bean and Vesta Dipping Grill. Visit www.lodobites.com/index.html to learn more about LoDo Bites or check out all 20 of LoDo’s finest dining venues.
Elway’s is flying high
Elway’s DIA opened for airport travelers on June 10. Here are the facts: Elway’s opened at the Center Court on Concourse B at Denver International Airport. The opening coincided with United Airlines’ maiden flight from Denver to Tokyo. Elway’s DIA, the fourth location for the steakhouse chain (the original in Cherry Creek, Downtown at the RitzCarlton and in Vail), will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant will seat approximately 147 guests, with a main dining area, bar seating and a patio.
Jackson tribute
Michael Jackson fans won’t want to miss The Ultimate Thriller — The Michael Jackson Tribute on June 21 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The concert is crafted from the best sets, costumes, dance moves and musical arrangements of the Bad and Dangerous tours. The Ultimate Thriller presents an enduring tribute to the King of Pop. The concert features big production values with a live band, backup vocalists, design lighting and a troupe of dancers choreographed by LaVelle Smith Jr. and Mic Thompson, who spent several years performing with Jackson. The Ultimate Thriller will take audiences through a Jackson music repertoire including “Jam,” “I’ll Be There,” “Rock With You,” “Black or White,” “Bad,” “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” “Man in the Mirror” and more. To sample music and video on the band, go to www.theultimatethriller. com/promoter. Tickets are $32 for general admission (plus service charges) Parker continues on Page 23
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COming sOOn/June 21 Wednesday/June 19, July 3, July 17 COnCert series Evergreen Park
& Recreation District presents the Evergreen Lake Summer Concert Series from 5-9 p.m. every other Wednesday. Bring picnic baskets, portable chairs and blankets, or buy food and drinks from local vendors while listening music from local students.
the sChedule is: June 5, The Hosty Duo, with Evergreen School of Music; June 19, Sticky Mulligan, with The Alpine Brothers; July 3, Trout Steak Revival, with Whodunnit; July 17, Mighty High Band, with Sneaky Bastards; July 31, Mr. David Booker Swingtet, with Denver Jazz Club Youth All Stars; Aug. 14, Highway 55, with Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels; Aug. 28, Tunisia, with Kattie Glassman and Snapshot. The concerts are free, and parking is limited. Visit www.evergreenrecreation.com. Wednesday/June 19, June 26, July 10 COnCert series The Lakewood Heritage, Culture & the Arts 2013 Sounds Exciting! summer concert series lineup includes The Hazel Miller Band, rhythm & blues, June 19; Jayme Stone’s Room of Wonders, banjo, June 26; Red Molly, bluegrass-tinged Americana, July 10; Eclipse, Journey tribute, July 17; Creole Stomp, Creole and Zydeco, July 24; Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, Funkadelic fun, July 31. Concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and are at the Bonfils-Stanton Amphitheatre, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Gates open at 6 p.m. and plenty of free parking available. Picnicking is allowed. Season tickets are available at www. Lakewood.org/SummerConcerts or by calling 303-987-7845. thursday/June 20 real estate Jefferson County summer real estate forum is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Boston Market’s corporate headquarters, 14103 Denver West Parkway, Golden. Meet and network with Jefferson County business and political leaders and learn about major transportation and redevelopment projects in the county. To register, visit http://www.jeffco.org/ events-detail.asp?eventID=376.
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at www.ticketmaster.com, or to charge by phone call 303-296-1212.
Painted Cats charity event
I’m allergic to cats, but painted cats are a different tale. The Cat Care Society debuted its “Tails of the Painted Cats” summer tour in May, but it runs through July 11 and the fundraiser concludes with a July 20 gala event and auction at Pinehurst Country Club in southwest Denver. The painted cats were designed and painted by various Denver-area artists and cat lovers. Douglas M. Tisdale (the honorable mayor of Cherry Hills Village) will serve as auctioneer and my favorite weatherman, Channel 4’s Ed Greene, will be emcee the event. For more information, visit www.catcaresociety. org/paintedcats.html. Here’s the list of the remaining “Tails of the Painted Cats” summer tour: • June: Tennyson Street Cultural District, plus other metro Denver locations (for
Kids night out Evergreen Park & Recreation District plans its first kids night out for ages 5-12 from 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 21, in the gymnastics gym at Wulf Recreation Center, 5300 S. Olive Road. Pizza will be served. Parents must sign up by Monday, June 17, at http:// bit.ly.EPRD-KNO. Space is limited. Kids nights out also will be offered July 26 and Aug. 9. Visit www.evergreenrecreation.com. COming sOOn/June 22
Dog parade Pawsitively Pittie Pride Parade coming from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, to Olde Town Arvada. Join all responsible guardians of pit bull type dogs for a day of fun and mingling with new pittie friends. Activities include a parade, vendors, try-out agility, and demonstrations. All proceeds benefit Peanut’s Place Bully Rescue.
COming sOOn/June 22 garden tOur Tour six residential Arvada gardens, plus the newly established Rose Roots Community Gardens, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 22. Proceeds will support the Arvada Historical Society. Tickets may be purchased the day of the tour at the Arvada Flour Mill, 5590 Olde Wadsworth. You will receive a tour map to all the gardens.Resident gardeners will be on hand to answer your questions. At one of the gardens we again will be selling fun, decorated birdhouses. Dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. Strollers and pets are not allowed in the gardens. Call Mary Jo at 303-421-2032. COming sOOn/June 22 Wild West Travel back to the days of the Wild West at the Colorado Railroad Museum from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at 17155 W. 44th Ave., Golden. Families can catch a ride behind the steam locomotive on an 1880s vintage passenger coach and experience what it was like to travel 100 years ago. There are fast-draw contests, train robberies and sharp shooting exhibitions. Train rides depart every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Purchase tickets at ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org. Your Week continues on Page 26
example, Broadway Betty will be at PISMO Fine Art Glass in Cherry Creek) • June 29: Festival of Felines, Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • July 11: Fascination St. Fine Art in Cherry Creek, 315 Detroit St., wine and cheese reception (admission)
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Eavesdropping on a woman talking to her friend about gambling with her boyfriend in Cripple Creek: “Did you win anything?” “Are you kidding? Those towns aren’t built because of winners!”
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“The How-To Handbook” by Martin Oliver and Alexandra Johnson c.2013, Zest Books $10.99 / $13.99 Canada 127 pages This summer, your parents say that you’ll be doing more around the house. Your chore list almost doubled, in fact, because they want to prepare you for the future: cooking, cleaning, caring but what if you decide you want to get for your own clothes, money-manage- a job and make some cash, too? ment, car repair, things like that. This Again, this book is a big help: start summer, they’re challenging you and gift-wrapping business, clean windows it’s kinda scary. or clean a room (in five minutes!), do For instance, what if you mess up? laundry (start to finish), erase a stain, What if you do something wrong? May- mend a seam, thread a needle, and sew be you should ask for help. Or maybe on a button with the info you’ll find you should read “The How-To Hand- here. book” by Martin Oliver and Alexandra Learn how to do yard work, wash a Johnson. car, or fix a tire (vehicle or bike). And, So you’re going to take more respon- of course, with all this moola you’ll be sibility around the old homestead this making, learn how to manage your year. You’ve got plenty to learn, and money. “The How-To Handbook” can help. But remember – you can’t work all As the new house chef, you’ll need summer. to know your way around the kitchen, You’ve got to have some fun, so why for instance. You’ll have to learn to cre- not take a little trip? ate a menu of healthy, balanced meals. Learn how to tie sturdy knots, pitch You may need help peeling potatoes, a tent, and take care of yourself with unjamming a jar, chopping onions, simple first-aid. Know how to banish making (and breaking) eggs, or finding motion-sickness, pack a suitcase, and recipes. how to stay safe in the city. And don’t This book has all that, plus instruc- forget to take pictures. You’ll find out tions on setting a proper table and how with this helpful book! making a good cup of tea. Then you’ll Looking for a quick and informalearn how to clean up safely, and prop- tive read that might help you navigate erly load the dishwasher. this summer? You’ll find10:18 it here… but 7209-092_StauntonStatePark_6.78x10_Ad_PROD.pdf 1 5/29/13 AM All this meal-making stuff is great, beware.
Though authors Martin Oliver and Alexandra Johnson can make life easier with “The How-To Handbook,” there’s advice in this book that might need caution. Starting with easy-to-do chores and working up to tasks that require a little more finesse, this book makes sticky problems a lot easier with step-by-step instructions and quick line drawings for clarification. That’s great, when it comes to cooking, repairs, appearance, and fun. But Oliver and Johnson also give readers tips on things like popping zits (not generally recommended), and some of the first-aid advice seemed lacking.
IT STILL HAS THAT “NEW PARK” SMELL Make a play date with Colorado’s newest gem. In a state full of amazing places to enjoy the great outdoors, it’s rare to find one that truly stands out. Staunton State Park does. The 3800-acre park just outside the Denver metro area, made possible in part by $11.44 million in Colorado Lottery proceeds dollars, features a stunning array of wildlife and scenery. Activities like hiking, rock climbing, fishing and animal watching are sure to become favorites among Coloradans across the state. Visit Staunton State Park this weekend and you’ll be sure to return again and again. Staunton State Park, 12102 S. Elk Creek Rd, Pine, CO 80470
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Fossil trace cast among the best Golf course celebrating 10th anniversary this summer By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com GOLDEN - Fossil Trace stands out over most other municipal courses. Technically a Golden municipal golf course, Fossil Trace offers a golf experience usually only found at a private course. Snuggled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fossil Trace is just minutes from anywhere in town. Yet when on the course golfers often feel like you are playing a course in the middle of the mountains. “I think as golfers whether you are a 5-year-old golfer or a 55-year-old golfer you want to play a course that is fun and not necessarily 7,600 yards,” said Fossil Trace PGA head professional Jim Hajek. The course is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer and in 10 short years Fossil Trace has become not only a premiere golf course in Colorado but in the entire country. Designed by renowned golf course architect Jim Engh, the golf course opened in July of 2003, long after the first dinosaurs walked where holes 11 through 15 now sit. Triceratops footprints, as well as other prehistoric creatures’ fossils can be viewed adjacent to the golf courses 12th green. Also, located just inside the main doors of the golf course clubhouse is an exhibit that details the rich history of the property and shares information about the dinosaur tracks and other fossils uncovered on the golf course. “It’s just a really cool experience every time you have the opportunity to come play here. Anytime you play Fossil Trace you get a little something different,” said
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A view of the back nine fairway at Fossil Trace Golf Course is surrounded by beautiful scenery in Golden. Photo by Daniel Williams Fossil Trace regular Rick Harris. After a long round there are few places better to sip a drink and enjoy dinner than Three Tomato’s patio overlooking the 18th green. Affordable fees, convenient practice facilities, a steakhouse with a view and one of the greenest courses in Colorado make
for an outstanding golf experience at Fossil Trace. Considered a “Must Play” by Golf Digest and getting a 4.5 (out of five) ranking, Fossil Trace has accumulated a long list of awards. Most recently, Westword Magazine named Fossil Trace as “Best Golf Course in
Denver” for the second time. Colorado AvidGolfer Magazine said the course features “Best Starting Hole in Colorado” four of the past six years. And Golf Digest has designated hole No. 12 as one of the “18 Most Fun Holes in America.”
Jeffco Hall of Fame inducts six new members Inductees, athletes and coaches honored at banquet By Daniel Williams
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Ralston Valley High School Athletic Director Jim Hynes, left, stands with Wendy Braye Davies during her induction into the Jeffco Athletic Hall of Fame.
GOLDEN - Jeffco award winners as well as newly inducted Jeffco Hall of Famers were honored at the 28th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet Wednesday at Mount Vernon Country Club. Six new members were inducted into the Jeffco Athletic Hall of Fame, and 12 of Jeffco’s elite high school athletes and coaches were recognized for their athletic achievements. Nearly 200 people were on hand at the banquet to honor the award winners and inductees. The new induction class includes: Brian Schneider; Athlete (football, basketball and track) at Pomona High School. Played college football at Colorado State University, assistant football coach at CSU, UCLA, Iowa State, Oakland Raiders, USC and current special teams coordinator for Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Wendy Braye Davies; Athlete (softball, basketball and golf ) at Arvada West High School. Played college softball at Florida State University. Current teacher, softball and girls golf coach at Ralston Valley High School. Coached RV to state softball championships in 2002 and 2007. John McGuire; Athlete (cross country and track) at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. three-time
D’Evelyn boys’ basketball coach Troy Pachner, far left, has a laugh with recent D’Evelyn graduate Luke Stratman. Stratman was named Jeffco’s Class 4A Male Athlete of the Year. Standley Lake graduate Zoie Hoben, far right, was honored as Jeffco’s 5A Female Athlete of the Year. Photos by Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools state cross country champion; 12time state track champion in 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 4x800 relay. Ran track and cross country at Stanford University. G. Stanley Ward; Stadium manager (Reed Street Stadium and Trailblazer Stadium), athletic director (Arvada West High School), coach ( Jefferson High School) and teacher ( Jefferson High School). Jerry Madden; Football, wrestling, baseball, softball and track coach. Schools coached at include: Pomona High School, Golden High School, Dakota Ridge High School, Alameda High School, Oberon, Moore and O’Connell middle schools and Lakewood Junior High School.
C. Thomas McCormick; Basketball coach and teacher. Schools coached at include: Ralston Valley High School, Arvada High School and Drake Junior High School. McGuire was the only one of the six inductees who couldn’t make it to the banquet. However, he did speak at D’Evelyn’s graduation the week before. Also at the banquet was the presentation of awards given to several Jeffco athletes and coaches. The event featured the end of school year athletic awards to the Paul Davis Sportsmanship Award, Fred Steinmark Award, Assistant Coaches of the Year, Coaches of the Year and Athletes of the Year.
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A dashing way to get sloppy, have fun Charitable mud run brings out those up for a good time By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LITTLETON — Ready to get dirty? Runners get ready to let your mud flaps fly at The Dirty Dash on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. The Dirty Dash is a mud run obstacle course that combines boot camp challenges with the joy of getting really muddy. Participants crawl through mud pits, climb mountains of sludge, scale cargo nets and jump hay bales before taking a ride down the world’s largest slip `n slide, all in the name of fun and charity. “We just want people to get active and get crazy in the mud,” The Dirt Dash organizer Matt Ward said. “This is your chance to act up.” Not a runner but interested in a day of fun? Well, spectators are encouraged to get crazy as well by pelting oncoming runners with water balloons. Children who attend can have their own fun at the course with the Piglet Plunge, a kid-sized romp in the mud pits and Slop `n Slide. A portion of the proceeds of the race goes to Paradox Sports and The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region. “The only thing that feels better than being covered from head to toe in mud is knowing you’ve helped your
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the past three years. For more information on this event, costs and to see additional race locations, visit thedirtydash.com or check out what fans have to share on Facebook at facebook.com/ TheDirtyDash.
Colorado School of Mines best, brightest given honors Information Director Colin Bonnicksen also an honoree By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com GOLDEN - Colorado School of Mines Megan Woodworth and Russell Drummond were named 2012-13 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes. Two of the more accomplished studentathletes in Mines Athletics and RMAC history — both in the classroom and on the playing field — were honored on Thursday. Administrators from each of the 14 RMAC institutions chose a male and female student-athlete as their honorees. To be eligible for the RMAC Scholar-Athlete award, individuals must compete in one of the conference sponsored championship sports; carry at least a 3.30 grade point average; be a starter or reserve on their respective team; be of good character and must have participated at the active member institution for two or more seasons.
Woodworth, the 2012 Capital One Division II Academic All-America of the Year for women’s soccer, repeated as a Daktronics First Team All-American after leading the RMAC with the fourth most assists in the country (13) and finishing fourth in the conference in points (35) and fifth in scores (11). The 2012 RMAC Preseason Player of the Year and 2011 NSCAA and Daktronics First Team All-American concluded her career as the school’s all-time leader in assists (44) and touts the top three single-season marks in program lore, highlighted by 14 helpers in 2011. A four-time First Team All-RMAC choice and three-time RMAC Women’s Soccer Academic Player of the Year, Woodworth also ranks second at Mines in points (120) and third in goals (38). She was named a Capital One First Team Academic All-American, NSCAA First Team College Scholar AllAmerican and Colorado Sportswoman of the Year in 2011. Drummond, the 2012 RMAC Men’s Cross Country Academic Runner of the Year and
2012-13 RMAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year, capped his noteworthy career as runner-up and All-American in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. A three-time All-American in the event — he finished fourth in 2011 and 2012 — Drummond ranks third at Mines with nine collegiate All-American accords (cross country/track and field), including three in 2013 after placing fifth in the mile and eighth with the distance medley relay at indoor nationals. Drummond has been voted RMAC First Team All-Academic nine times and USTFCCCA All-Academic on three occasions. He was named Capital One First Team Academic All-American in 2011-12 following four All-American efforts between cross country and track and field.
BONNICKSEN AN HONOREE
Colorado School of Mines’ sports information director Colin Bonnicksen has been named the AVCA NCAA Division II South
Central Region Sports Information Director honoree for the 2012-13 Grant Burger Media Award, the association announced last week. Bonnicksen earns the distinction for NCAA Division II women’s volleyball coverage in the South Central Region, which is comprised of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and Heartland Conference. Bonnicksen, the 2013 RMAC Campbell/ Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year, is one of eight Division II sports information directors around the nation to garner the award. Bonnicksen reported on the Orediggers’ rise to the program’s first-ever RMAC Championship in 2012, as well as its fourthconsecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Mines set a school record with a 26-7 overall record during the 2012 campaign and both Jackie Stabell and Melanie Wannamaker were named AVCA Second Team All-Americans — the first time the program had two All-Americans in the same season.
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RecuRRing events Dog tRaineR Become a dog trainer with Misha May Foundation Dog Training and Rescue, using behavior science, holistic approaches and positive reinforcement techniques tailored to each individual dog, pet parent and specific situation. Learn to evaluate behavior, design exercises, coach humans, handle dogs, deliver presentations, and resolve and prevent a variety of behavior problems. Classes in Denver and Lakewood. Request an application at mishamayfoundation@gmail.com. Contact mishamayfoundation@gmail.com or call 303-239-0382 for information. aRvaDa Running Club is offering $1,200
in college track or cross-country scholarships to one or two graduating high school girls for the 2013-14 school year. Eligible students must live in Arvada and/or attend an Arvada-area high school and plan to participate in a formal track or cross-country program during their freshman year in college. This is the third year in a row the club has offered scholarship funds. Applications are available on Arvada high school Naviance websites. For more information, contact arvadarunningclub@gmail.com or ltkrapes@msn.com.
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Vanderhoof Elementary School is accepting registrations for incoming kindergarten. Students must be 5 years old by Oct. 1, 2013, in order to register for kindergarten. Vanderhoof
has both a traditional half-day program and a tuition-based full day program. The school is at 5875 Routt Court, Arvada, and registration hours are 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Go online to jeffcopublicschools.org and follow the prompts for registration information on Jeffco Connect. Once your student has been entered online you will need to bring copies of their birth certificate, immunization records and proof of residency to the school. If you live outside our attendance area, you will need to fill out a choice enrollment application. Choice enrollments are accepted on a space available basis. If you have any questions or would like additional information, call the Vanderhoof office at 303-982-2744.
RecuRRing/thRough June 13 Pilates classes A new 10-week session of Pilates for Ageless Adults is offered from 10:30-11:30 a.m. Thursdays from April 11 to June 13 at the Arvada Center. Cost can be paid to the Arvada Center. Instructor Laurie Wood is a certified Pilates post-rehab practitioner, a licensed massage therapist and a dancer with more than 25 years experience. The class is a gentle, therapeutic approach to Pilates. A halfinch thick foam exercise mat is needed; no yoga mats please. Call 720-898-7200 for information on costs and to register. RecuRRing/thRough June 14 ageless Jazz Laurie Wood leads a fun-filled, energetic, basic jazz dance class from 10:3011:30 a.m. Fridays from April 12 to June 14 at the Arvada Center. Wood is a dancer, choreogra-
pher and healing artist with more than 25 years’ experience teaching movement classes to all ages and populations. Wear tennis shoes or jazz shoes and dress comfortably. Call 720-898-7200 for information on costs and to register.
RecuRRing/thRough June 30 Degas exhibit Foothills Art Center presents “Edgar Degas: The Private Impressionist” from April 6 to June 30. The exhibit presents a selection of drawings, prints and photographs by the French artist, Edgar Degas (1834-1917). Exploring beyond Degas’ familiar ballerinas, the exhibit offers a look into his art and life. The Foothills Art Center is at 809 Fifteenth St., Golden. Call 303-279-3922 or visit www. FoothillsArtCenter.org. RecuRRing/thRough June 30 theateR show The Edge Theatre Company presents “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” from June 7 through June 30 at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays. Tickets available by calling 303-232-0363 or going online to www.theedgetheater.com. RecuRRing/thRough July 20 PainteD cats Cat Care Society will raise money with its “Tails of the Painted Cats” tour, which ends Saturday, July 20, at a gala dinner and auction at Pinehurst Country Club. Visit the online gallery at http://www.catcaresociety. org/paintedcatsgallery.html. Visit http://www. catcaresociety.org.
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drought-tolerant plants, a variety of tree species or a pool with 14 umbrellas surrounding it. “It’s a fun thing to do if you love to garden,” Finfrock said. Tickets for the event are $15 and can be purchased the day of the event at the Arvada Flour Mill, 5590 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. begin-
ning at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22. Maps and garden descriptions will also be given to attendees at the Flour Mill. Attendees on the self-guided tour can visit as many gardens as they like, and in any order they like before 1 p.m. Light refreshments will be served at many of the gardens. Strollers and pets are not allowed in the gardens. For more information, contact Mary Jo Giddings at 303-421-2032.
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mind. They’ve come to their weekly painting class, where they sometimes discover lost memories, but always find companionship and joy and moments of peace. “So much of this disease is hard and sad,” says Sara Spaulding, spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, whose husband died at 63 in 2010 of Younger Onset Alzheimer’s after battling the disease for 10 years. “This program, however, offers light and laughter … not only to the participants but for their families.” The program is Memories in the Making. It provides archival supplies — the same brushes, paints and 140-pound paper used by professional artists — to participants, who with guidance from volunteer artists, create art that often correlates to hidden memories. Research shows short-term memory generally declines first, while the part of the brain associated with distant memories is often the last to go. Art and music are among the few ways a patient — whose confusion has impaired verbal skills — can still communicate. “They have a point of contact,” Spaulding says. “They’re not able to really remember family and friends. But looking at the art … they’re talking to the volunteers, to each other. It keeps the brain active. That socialization is really important. Then there’s the self-esteem. They have a purpose — to come to class to create something.” The volunteer artists don’t do any of the work. They might help a hand close around a brush or suggest direction. But “we never draw a line,” says Lisa, who volunteers at Emeritus Denver, a care facility in southwest Denver, one of 45 in the metro Denver-Boulder area that offers the program. Kim Franklin runs Memories in the Making at Emeritus Denver. A former hairstylist who worked her way from styling residents’ hair to life enrichment director, she believes God brought her here to help guide residents “through their final journey home.” “I put myself in their shoes,” she says. “Can you imagine at 88 years old, going to a door and it’s locked and you can’t get out? I just want to give them that dignity here …. They kind of go into another world when they’re painting.” John George looks at a photograph of an old Lincoln as he dips his brush into the black circle of paint in his watercolor box. John, once a hydrologist, is 82 with a deep gravelly voice and a gray mustache that matches his hair. “I’m not much of an artist,” he says. “I just go slow.” He peers through his glasses, comparing the painting to the photograph. “I’m just transferring some data from that nice photograph to something less than nice. I’m trying to figure out what to do with the grill.” He hums, a throaty low rumble, and dabs his brush on a paper towel. “This is not gray enough,” he says of the grill. Then: “It’s fun to fool around. Be sure we’re taking this as seriously as necessary, calling it a fool-around. Paul’s good. Paul’s the talented one of the group.” Paul Schoolcraft sits across the table, a blue cap on his head. He is intently sketching a sailboat in front of a train on a bridge. Various photographs of trains and sailboats are scattered around him as he glances from them to the paper and back again. A former dentist, now 85, he is so focused he doesn’t respond. “How old am I?” John asks in response to a question. “You’re 27,” answers a woman with cottony white hair painting at the next table. Bettie Van Zetten smiles. John laughs. “Turn it around. More like 72. Wait — more like 74!” “Best review,” he says, looking at his painting, “this is a no-talent thing. Patience — patience is more important than talent.” With a little urging from Lisa, John talks about a long-ago passion for cars. “As a young man I worked on cars,” he tells her. “That was the only way you could keep them running.” A painting he completed some time ago, depicting a lake with a lighthouse, brought back memories of days spent at his grandparents’ lakeside home in Michigan, tales his family hadn’t heard in a while. “We’re able to pull from them these
Kim Franklin, life enrichment director at Emeritus Denver, stands with artist John George beside his painting, “The Steer Leader.” Courtesy photo by Lisa Hut nuggets of memories,” Spaulding says. “It’s a real bright spot for families.” His painting finished, John closes his watercolor box. “You’re an amazing artist,” Lisa says, studying the Lincoln, shaded in varying tones of black against an eddying backdrop of green bushes. “Well,” John says, “thank you. It’s fun.” Not every painting elicits recollections for the artists. And “sometimes, you never know if the stories are true or not,” Lisa says. “But then you get to the point where it doesn’t matter, because it’s true to them.” Although John, who had never picked up a paintbrush before starting the class about 1½ years ago, will say he’s not talented, he is. “He’s a really, really good artist,” Lisa says. He’s so good that two of his paintings were selected for the annual Memories in the Making auction, held last week in Denver. Some 4,000 pieces are submitted from program participants throughout Colorado. Juried by professional artists, about 75 are selected. Some are then paired with 30 professional artists, who choose a piece of artwork and reinterpret it the way they see it. Morrison artist Margaretta Caesar, who paints with oils, has participated for about four years. She still remembers the first time she walked into the exhibition room with tables covered in “magnificent” watercolors. “We were told to find the one that speaks to us. But you look at the mixture of talent — the joy, the passion, the emotion — and on the backs are little stories about their inspirations. You just get so moved by it.” This year, John’s painting of a steer called “The Steer Leader” captured her interest. A longhorn lives not too far from her home. But even more than that connection, “what really grabbed me was the composition. The artist really nailed it …. He had worked very, very hard to capture the color in the background. I just thought the piece was top-notch.” For families, selection of loved ones’ art for the auction, which raises more than $400,000 for the association statewide, is an optimistic moment. “Often the call that comes from a care facility is about a new difficult behavior or yet another loss of skill or memory proving challenging for the staff,” Spaulding says. “The call from one of our volunteers letting them know a watercolor created by mom, dad or a spouse has been selected for the auction brings a moment of joy, and once they see the piece, often of wonder that a loved one created something beautiful with no previous art ability — and warmth for a memory shared.” Before the auction, a tea is held for participants where they see their work displayed. John attended with his wife, Lee. “The Steer Leader” was one of the showcase paintings. “He had a hard time understanding why people were making such a fuss over him,” Lee says. She told him the painting was his. “But I didn’t do that.” “John, that’s your signature.” John’s big hobby throughout his life had been photography. And, Lee says, he always had a good sense of light and space, which seems to have translated into his new pastime. She’s watched how he enjoys painting.
“He’ll spend a long time — his attention is fixed right in the painting the whole time he’s doing it,” she says. “He is amazing.” But John, like many others, doesn’t remember what he paints. Bettie Van Zetten bends toward the paper, concentrating, brushing small black strokes along the outline of an angel, sketched from the small, wooden figure on the table. “Do you think you want to do some blue up here?” Kim Franklin encourages, pointing to the background behind the angel. “More blue sky,” Bettie, 80, agrees. “Not too much. I’ll thin it out.” “See,” Kim says, “you do a good job.” Bettie, her once jet black hair now completely white, blots water off her sky. “See the box there?” Kim asks, pointing to the box cradled in the angel’s hands. “What is the box supposed to be?” Bettie wonders. “I was going to say it’s the FBI’s secrets.” “Oooooh,” several people around the table say. “What color box would the FBI have?” Kim asks. “One of the things about working for the FBI, they were never, ever evil to you.” Bettie leans back and clasps her hands. “They would say, `We are special and so are you.’ ” She holds up the painting. “A red box — all the secrets in there.” And she dips her brush into the red paint. Bettie did work for the FBI in Washington, D.C., and in Denver as a switchboard operator and secretary. She has letters from J. Edgar Hoover commending her for good work and her research and help in the Coors kidnapping case in 1960. The mother of two children, she raised them on her own after a divorce when her oldest, her son Barry, was 10. At one time, she did paint. But what her children remember most is how she made flower sculptures from discarded aluminum sheets, how she decorated objects with paper cut-outs, how she loved music and even tap-danced.
“She was always creating something or trying to create something,” says daughterin-law Eileen Van Zetten, Barry’s wife. Born in Kansas, she traveled with her family to many rural areas during the Great Depression and came to love the outdoors. Her paintings often reflect that inspiration and her deep faith, her family says. “I can see her spirituality in them and her love of the outside,” Eileen says. “For all of us, it’s a way to see that what she’s actually thinking and feeling is beautiful.” For the auction, Bettie’s landscape, a mountain scene draped in blue, gold and green hues that she named “God’s Beauty,” was paired with a photograph from renowned Colorado nature photographer John Fielder. Unbeknownst to event organizers, over the years Bettie had collected just about every Ansel Adams book of nature photographs; son Barry is a huge Fielder fan. So when Eileen and Barry saw her painting next to his photograph, they held hands and cried. “We were both so touched by how this came together, her vision and his vision, and it was almost overwhelming,” Eileen says. “It was one of the most moving things I’ve seen in many years.” For Barry, his mother’s paintings keep them close, Eileen says. “This is like a way of holding onto a piece of something she feels for him.” Bettie, absorbed in the angel, adds color to a wing. “I’d love to be an artist,” she says. “Wouldn’t it be fun to be an artist?” “OK, Bettie, last thing,” Kim says. “Do you want to do something for the dress?” She hands Bettie the angel so she can feel the wood and understand the texture. “How would I make it?” Bettie asks. Lisa: “We have silver paint.” There is silence as Bettie adds water to black paint. “This looks gray, doesn’t it?” Kim: “Probably if you use less water.” “It’s getting more, more silver.” “So,” says Kim, “every artist names their painting.” Bettie quickly responds. “Good thing I’m not an artist.” The class ends and Bettie, Sue, John, Paul and the others close their watercolor boxes, each labeled with their names. They leave quietly, with smiles and goodbyes to each other, and a few hugs for Lisa and Kim. On the table is Bettie’s angel. It wears a silver-gray dress and holds a red box. The sky behind her is Colorado blue. Kim has written Bettie’s name on the back, along with the title Bettie gave it: “Secrets of the FBI.” To contact the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, call 800-272-3900 or go to alz. org/co. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcolorado news.com or 303-566-4110.
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The following resolution can be viewed in its entirety in electronic form by going to www.arvada.org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. R13-059: A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Enclave at Maple Ridge, 13451 W. 64th Avenue, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for July 1, 2013, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eligible for Annexation
A public hearing will be held before the Arvada Planning Commission on July 2, 2013, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Arvada, when and where you may speak on the matter to annex and rezone two parcels (and amend the official zoning maps) from Jefferson County SR-1 (Suburban Residential) to City of Arvada R-CE (ResidentialCountryside Estate), and Jefferson County A-2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 1.39 du/ac. for BETSY WIELAND, located at 16595 W. 82nd Ave. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Dept. or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA PLANNING COMMISSION /s/ David Goff, Secretary
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Legal Notice No.: 80133 First Publication: June 13, 2013 Last Publication: June 13, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press
Government Legals PUBLIC NOTICE The following ordinance was DENIED by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held at 6:30 p.m. on the 3rd day of June, 2013: Ordinance 4388, CB 13-019, An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, HOMETOWN SOUTH, from City of Arvada PUD-BR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), 11.24 un/ac., to City of Arvada PUD-R (Planned Unit DevelopmentResidential), 15.00 un/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, Northwest Corner of W. 64th Avenue and Kendrick Drive Legal Notice No.: 80134 First Publication: June 13, 2013 Last Publication: June 13, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press
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