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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 9, Issue 17

welcoming fall with scarecrows 17th annual festival taps into spirit of season By Clarke Reader

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Rainstorm drenches region Ralston Creek Trail was awash in rain water Friday, Sept. 13, west of Indiana Avenue, south 72nd Street. Photo by Mikkel Kelly

Clean-up costs not yet assessed By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ourcoloradonews.com Days after torrential rains and flooding hit Jefferson County, the region is still recovering, with several municipalities now surveying the damage. Several schools across Jefferson County remained closed on Monday, Sept. 16, with most closures located in Evergreen and in the Coal Creek Canyon area. As of Monday, Sept. 16, at 12:30 p.m. road closures include: Interstate 70 eastbound off-ramp to Quebec Street; U.S. 40 at Floyd Hill (MP 269.5 to 270.5); SH 44 (104th Avenue) between Brighton Road and McKay Road; SH 72 (Indiana Street) between 72nd Avenue and 80th Avenue; and SH 72 between SH 93 and SH 119 in Coal Creek Canyon

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The flood waters impacted Arvada on several fronts, Storm continues on Page 24

The Clear Creek RV park was evacuated on Sept. 13 due to flooding conditions. The banks filled up although creek paths are still open. Photo by Amy Woodward

Straw men will be taking over Olde Town Arvada once again for the 17th annual Festival of Scarecrows. The free event will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12, and include not only a variety of festively decorated scarecrows, but more than 40 community booths and activities for all ages. “The festival was originally started by merchants in olde town, and we joined a few years later,” said Judith Denham, a member of the Arvada Festivals Commission. “We love festivals and have been working with the merchants every year since.” Denham said the fall event has grown every year, with around 1,500 to 2,000 people taking part in last year’s festival. The event is put on by the Festivals Commission, Olde Town Arvada and the Arvada Gardeners. As the name implies, the festival is all about the scarecrows. Businesses, individuals and other organizations can enter a decorated scarecrow into the contest with a $20 entry fee and completed application. “We have seen scarecrows dressed up in all sorts of things,” Denham said. “We have judges who award prizes in a variety of different categories, and it’s always great to see what people come up with.” The scarecrows aren’t the only contest going on at the festival. There is a decorated pumpkin (no carving) contest that people can enter for free, just with a completed application. “We have four new activities this year, in addition to favorites like the children’s costume parade, hayrides and children’s maze,” Denham said. Scarecrow continues on Page 23

Study continues for ‘Western Beltway’ Public sees tolling as a funding option for project By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ourcoloradonews.com Jeffco engineers have pieced together the Western Beltway in increments for the past 45 years. As the project circles back to the west, developers had an open house on Sept. 10 at the Jeffco Fairgrounds, showcasing the history and progression of the transportation project, and inviting public feedback on possible funding options for the remaining segments. Although the segments are still in the planning phase, the four portions left to discuss, design, and construct are the Interlocken Loop; the Jefferson Parkway; Highway 93 to the northern limits of Golden and its continuation to U.S. 6 in Golden. Open house visitors got a chance to

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StatuS on widening C-470 Corridor The C-470 Corridor Coalition Policy Committee unanimously approved a tolled express lane option during improvements to the 13-mile stretch of the highway between Interstate 25 and Kipling Street. Finalizing the design, calculating costs and pursuing funding opportunities are some of the next steps that will be taken by the committee. weigh in on potential funding options like increased property tax, sales tax, and license plate fees. One option that received the most votes was funding through tolling, with increased license plate fees coming in a close second, and a tolled managed lane in third. “It’s going to happen,” Rex Davis of unincorporated Jeffco said about the WestConnect project. “The thing we can only do is ensure it happens in a good manner,” with little impact on residents.” An agreement was made earlier this year between CDOT and the city of Golden to relocate Highway 93 to the west so its alignment is consistent with Golden’s desire to maintain current speed limits, develop structures to help mitigate noise, and provide opportunities for pedestrian crossing. As the city and county continue to work

Rex Davis of unincorporated Jeffco leaves his feedback on several funding options for the last remaining segments of the WestConnect project at the open house on Sept. 10 at Jeffco Fairgrounds. Photo by Amy Woodward together, there is still one more issue facing Golden: The impact a toll funded highway will have on Golden’s city streets. Traffic in the city could increase should commuters decide to use “side streets” as a way to avoid toll costs. “Implementation of any tolling option,

all-toll or managed lanes, can have several positive and negative aspects,” Kevin French transportation and engineering director for Jeffco said. “One negative aspect is the shifting of Beltway continues on Page 23

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Have a seat and meet the neighbors Soon after Kelli and Mark Kolar moved into their two-story home on Hughes Place 18 years ago, The Bench became part of a purposeful plan: to make a gathering place. “Everybody was always outside,” Kelli remembers, “and it was a place where you could sit and relax and watch the kids and catch up with your neighbors.” They bought a bench made of teak, a sturdy but beautiful wood known for its ability to endure all kinds of weather. At the front of the yard, to the right of the driveway and next to the sidewalk, Mark attached it to cinder blocks buried in the ground, so pranksters couldn’t run away with it some night. They planted a pine tree behind it and bushes on each side. “One of the intentions of The Bench,” Kelli says, “was that anyone could go and use it.” And we did. For years, the children would play in the cul-de-sac and we parents would huddle around The Bench. And talk. And laugh. And share the kinds of stories that forged

neighbors into friends and a street into a community. Then the children grew and lives became busier and divergent interests pulled us in different directions. The street became quieter. And so did camaraderie at The Bench. Over the years, several of the original families moved, including the Kolars. New families — some with younger children — replaced them. They became friends, chatting outside as their kids played. But the magical draw of The Bench faded with the teak.

inside tHe Press tHis week

ELECTION: A look at Jeffco School Board candidates. Page 9 LIFE: 40th annual Rocky Mountain National watermedia exhibit on display at the Foothills Art Center. Page 16

SPOTLIGHT: Ice skater strives for Olympic level competition. Page 18

SPORTS: Highlights of action on the prep gridiron. Page 26

In 2010, Rachel and Matt Keillor became the third family to live in the Kolar house. California transplants originally from the Midwest, they came with their daughter, Natalie, then 3, and their 2½-month-old son, Andrew. And then, as so often happens, an ordinary life event occurs that somehow starts a chain reaction that leads to something special. In this case: Andrew turned 2 and began to scooter. Natalie, now 6, wanted to ride her bike all the time. Rachel, a stay-at-home mom, knowing she’d be spending much of her time outside this past summer, looked to The Bench. She and Matt decided to refinish it. One weekend in May, Matt tried to move The Bench to the garage to sand it down and repaint it. That’s when he discovered the cinder blocks. And that’s when the neighbors rediscovered The Bench. Matt: “That weekend that we refinished it …” Rachel: “Every neighbor came over and talked to us.” They said: “Oh, we used to sit out here all the time.” And shared such learned wisdom as: “Seize the day. Time goes by so quickly. Enjoy the moments with your kids; soon they’ll be going off to Boulder.” And a host of tips and tricks on landscaping and weeding. And the history of the street. “It did help us to get to know the stories of our neighbors,” Rachel says, smiling, “and the people who lived in our house.” When The Bench had its new coat, Rachel added two burnt orange cushions she’d bought for a couple of dollars at a garage sale. Adrienne Miner, who moved into the cul-de-sac with her family 10 years ago, was glad to see the fresh look. She’d often wondered about The Bench. “I’ve looked at it and contemplated it over the years,” says Adrienne, who has two young sons. “I was happy to see when Rachel and Matt painted it and put some

pillows on it and made it look more inviting and not so lonely and desolate. … It made it look as important as it probably is.” Any afternoon or evening this summer, more often than not, would find Rachel — or Rachel and Matt — on The Bench watching Natalie and Andrew play. Little by little, as other children would filter into the cul-de-sac, their parents and some of us old-timers, too, would come, gravitating toward The Bench, sitting on the sidewalk or standing nearby. “When it has one person out there,” Adrienne says of The Bench, “it tends to collect other people.” The conversations are busy — about the children and their challenges and successes. School. Home improvements. Work. Life. “Just catching up,” Adrienne says, “and connecting.” Even the children have bonded with The Bench. The neighborhood girls, lately into trading rocks, store their favorites in the nook under the seat. It’s become their trading post. Kelli recently drove down the old street and happily noticed the rejuvenated bench. “It’s kind of like handing down a favorite piece of furniture,” she says. “You never know what’s going to happen. But 18 years later, it’s still being used for what we put it out there for … It’s great.” Already, the hint of cooler weather is slowing down life at The Bench. Soon, Rachel will take in the pillows so they look good for next year. And I will glance out the window to see who’s there, to find it, sadly, empty. But this time, it will only be for a little while. The Bench and its magic, I think, will be back next year. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303-5664110.

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The FourEver Fab, a Beatles tribute band, wishes “Good Ol’ Freda” director Jessica Lawson, right, and DocuWest assistant Christopher Knight, left, a Happy Birthday. Wade Gardner, far left, co-founder of DocuWest, stands by holding a birthday cake.

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The DocuWest film fest had a rockin’ opening night with the film premiere of “Good Ol’ Freda” by Ryan White and Jessica Lawson. The documentary records the story of Freda Kelly, who was picked at the young age of 17 by Beatles manager Brian Epstein to manage the fabulous foursome’s fan club. The film fest opening night evening began with a reception that offered free drinks and appetizers. Audience members were surprised as FourEver Fab, a Beatles tribute band, took the stage at the end of the screening. The band jammed out to songs like “Please, Please Me,” and “A Hard Days Night”

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At left, Filmmakers Aaron Pendergast, left, and Jem Moore, right, enjoy drinks and talk during the reception. Both of their films, Moore’s “The Keymaster: Patrick Olwell,” and Pendergast’s “The Buffalo King,” were both featured at this year’s DocuWest film fest.

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Last Week’s Floods Blindsided the Uninsured, But Does It Need to Be This Way? But I have a modest proposal. I Many homeowners and renters who suffered losses in the recent propose that if you are not in a flooding have discovered that their flood zone, your homeowners or renters insurance homeowners or renters REAL ESTATE should cover flooding insurance did not cover TODAY when it is through no them. They may have fault of the policyholdalready known as much, er. An example of but they also knew they homeowner-caused weren’t in a flood zone, flooding would be if so why have flood insurthe homeowner left a ance? hose running and it If you purchase a flooded the basement. home in a flood zone (as Such a change, I determined by FEMA By JIM SMITH, believe, would be fair, maps) and apply for a Realtor® because it would be a federally insured mortgage, you are forced to buy flood rare situation that a home not in a insurance. For others it’s optional. flood zone would experience floodHowever, what if you buy a home ing. Even with the recent losses in our northern counties, surely the that is not in a flood zone? Your lender does not require you to buy major insurance companies could more easily absorb those claims — flood insurance, but then the unthinkable happens. The rule is that as they do with covered disasters if water touches the ground before such as wildfires — given how all entering your house, the damage it losses are spread out over millions of policyholders. I think most policauses is not covered by the cyholders would be okay, if necesstandard homeowners insurance policy. Only if water enters through sary, with paying a few dollars the roof or a wall are you covered. more per year to have fellow poli-

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Arvada makes top 5 in ‘Best of Road’ contest Nominated in ‘Most Beautiful City’ category ShopLocalColorado.com

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Arvada has been named one of the five finalists in Rand McNally’s 2013 “Best of the Road” competition in the “Most Beautiful City” category.

It is the only Colorado city to be named a finalist in the competition. This final phase of the competition will close on Sept. 27, and Wendy Forbes, communications manager with the city, said the public can help the city win. Residents can go to www.bestoftheroad.com, create an account and check out Arvada’s page. From there residents can post photos of their favorite Arvada lo-

cations, or write about what makes the city a beautiful place. Residents’ words and photos will count for 25 percent in the overall judging. In addition, the Rand McNally judges will consider the on-line votes as well as a video on the City and an essay explaining why Arvada is “Most Beautiful.” The winners in each of the six categories will be announced

mid-October. Winning towns receive a free custom iPhone App and online travel guide developed by Rand McNally, coverage in the 2015 Road Atlas, billions of media impressions, and the ability to attract thousands of new visitors, according to Forbes. “We’re extremely excited about this,” Forbes said. “It’s a great way to showcase the features of our city.”

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The Community Response Impact Team of the Arvada Police is offering residents and business owners the opportunity to participate in one of its crime prevention classes. The Crime Prevention Class is offered twice per year and gives homeowners important tips designed to keep them and their homes safe. Topics covered include reporting a crime, vacation safety tips, protecting neighborhoods and how to be a good witness. Each session includes a question and answer session. The next class will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 3, at city hall, 8001 Ralston Road in the Ann Campbell Room on the first floor. In the Crime Free Multi-Housing Class, participants learn ways to make rental properties and multi-tenant buildings safer. Topics covered in this class include methods of landscaping and other design factors to help keep criminals and criminal activity away. The class explains ways to work with police to make rental properties safer. Other topics cov-

ered include gang activity, graffiti and narcotics. The next Crime Free MultiHousing Class will be 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 17, at city hall. Both classes are only offered twice a year. For more information or to register for a class, call 720-898-6883.

Arvada Police host shred-a-thon

The Arvada Police are hosting the annual shred-a-thon from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Oct. 12. The event will be at the parking lot of the Arvada Center for the Arts & Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Arvada Police partners with Shred-it to safely destroy documents containing personal information. Resident and businesses can bring up to three boxes or three bags of documents. Items recommended for shredding are: credit card statements, bank statements, tax forms, medical statements and any other items containing personal information. The event is free, but donations are welcomed. Proceeds from the

Shred-A-Thon will benefit the W.Michael Northey Foundation, which provides scholarships to local high school students who want to pursue a higher education degree. Area high school students and Arvada Police Explorers will be on hand to assist with unloading items.

Arvada Library hosts Books and Bites event

More than 30 local authors and food trucks will be at the Arvada Library from 6 to 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 20, for the Books and Bites event. The writers will be discussing their works and signing books. There will be face painting for children, and food from restaurants like Hey PB&J, Scrumptious, Eighty Ate and CKrepes.

Jeffco Spellbinders add new training session

The Jeffco Spellbinders organization is training those interested in learning about the art of story. The session will begin with an orientation 10-11:30 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21. There will be a light lunch and a

sample attendance at the afternoon meeting 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. The meeting program that day will consist of stories by three of our own members. Following the orientation, three-session classes will be available, which will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Oct. 23, 26 and 30. Classes will be held at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave. For further information contact bbmorrissey@comcast.net.

United Methodist celebrating 50 years

Friends and neighbors of Arvada United Methodist Church are invited to a special celebration on Sunday, Sept. 22, to commemorate 50 years at the 6750 Carr location. Special music and former ministers will be featured at the 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. services and a time capsule will be opened after the 10 a.m. service. The church, commonly referred to as AUMC, has been in Arvada for about 150 years serving the community as well as the congregation For more information, go to www.arvadaumc.org.

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Governor, FEMA chief update flood response Press conference long on optimism, short on specifics By George Lurie

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Planning, packing pivotal to preparedness Fire is far from our minds with last week’s rains. But we just left a summer with the worst fire in Colorado history. The Black Forest Fire took down nearly 500 homes, and the state required federal disaster aid. At the same time, the state was dotted with lesser blazes, including the Lime Gulch and Royal Gorge fires. The number of evacuations was dwarfed by the news of the number of homes lost, but it was a big hurt to many other people, their health, pets and livelihoods. And now — after what had been a relatively calm start to the month — we suddenly experience flooding and rainfall enough to have caused several deaths. So

our view it’s not difficult to be mindful of Emergency Preparedness Month in September — the FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) initiative started in 2004 that involves a few simple projects. First develop an emergency plan. It’s easy. • Decide a group meeting place in case of emergency or disaster. Choose one near home and one farther away. • Identify an emergency contact person

and assign responsibilities to each family or group member. • Make some decisions about where your family should go if forced to leave the area. And make plans for the pets. Second, assemble the supplies you will need. And group everything together in a kit. Here’s a recommended list from FEMA. • Battery powered or crank radio • Weather alert radio • Extra batteries • First aid kit • Sanitary napkins • Dust mask • Water for drinking and sanitation • Water purification tablets

• Waterproof matches and a butane lighter • Crank flashlight • Plastic sheeting • Non-perishable food for at least three days • Disinfectants and medications • Medical information for entire family, including instructions about medications and health history information. We never know when Mother Nature or a man-made disaster will make us all shake in our boots. So it’s not a bad idea to go through the steps of being prepared for disaster. We hope the exercise simply amounts to an educational experience. On to fall and winter.

Dealing better with How did the rain and disagreement flooding affect you? question of the week

We talked to folks watching the rushing waters of Clear Creek in Golden, and asked them how last week’s rain and flooding affected them.

“My basement flooded with three inches of water, and now I’m waiting for the clean-up people. And of course they’re backed up. I think it’ll take a while to bounce back.” Tony Smith, Golden

“I’m from Littleton and we lucked out, it was kind of in a U-shape around us. I’m feeling lucky it missed us, but sorry for everyone else who was affected.” Kim Holland, Littleton

“We traveled here for a concert and were going to stay in Estes, so it definitely changed our plans. We are from Iowa, so we’ve seen some flooding. It takes a while to clean up, years to rebuild, and you have to be patient.” Bobbie Cranston, Iowa

“It didn’t directly affect us. It rained for five, six days straight, and I was thinking this is great for the trees and grass, but then you see the flooding on the news, tragic.” Aaron Anderson, Lakewood

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You may have noticed that I don’t particularly shy away from debates. I love the exchange of ideas, the opportunity to articulate and clarify a point of view, and, sometimes, the fun of yanking somebody’s chain. But, by far, the best part is when two competing ideas get put on the table and from within them a smarter, better third way is found. I assume that some people are going to disagree with me, but if we listen, we might create solutions. That only happens when the debating parties approach it from a position of respect. Sadly, that doesn’t always happen. Take, for instance, a “Manifesto” recently published in Slate magazine by Allison Benedikt titled “If You Send Your Kid to Private School, You Are a Bad Person.” Very respectful start, dontcha think? In it, Ms. Benedikt argues that part of the reason public schools are struggling right now is because the people who have the resources to save their children from a mediocre education are doing just that—putting them in private school. She describes such people as “morally bankrupt” and “not bad like murderer bad, but bad.” Her idea is that if every kid were forced into public schools, the public schools would eventually get better (even if your children and grandchildren have to endure a bad education). I have to admit, when I read this, that I wasn’t sure if Ms. Benedikt was actually trying to influence people, or if she was just posturing to demonstrate her own moral superiority. If the former, then maybe telling people who take their responsibility to provide the best possible life for their children morally bankrupt is not such a great strategy. But this is also the way of things in 21stcentury America. For too many, disagreements are never legitimate expressions of a different solution, they are manifestations of a character flaw. If you don’t agree with affirmative action, it’s never allowed that it might be because you don’t believe in inequality of any kind, even benevolent — it’s because

you’re a racist. Don’t agree with the Senate’s version of immigration reform? It couldn’t be because you believe in enforcing laws and national sovereignty — it’s because you’re a xenophobic racist. Big fan of the Affordable Care Act? You must be a communist. Don’t believe in gay marriage? It’s never because that’s what your Faith tells you — it’s because you’re homophobic. I think people who argue that way do so because they don’t have good arguments to make on their own. In fact, there were even a couple political philosophers named Cloward and Piven who advocated for just such an approach to political debate. Sadly, these are usually the same people who tell you we should all just get along. I’m a fan of the public schools — I believe in their mission and I believe in the vast majority of the people who work in the schools. But we do have some problems, most of which would be solved if every parent took their parenting responsibilities as seriously as private school parents: read to them every night, get them a good breakfast every morning, teach them ambition and self-discipline. But, whatever the case may be, nothing and nobody gets served by dismissing the opposition as lesser people. What that does is create power struggles, but not many solutions. Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.

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Simple decisions change the course of lives

Some decisions require soul searching, the weighing of pros and cons, and consultations with loved ones. Perhaps you leave a great job to take a chance on a promising start-up. You decide that your friend from kindergarten is actually the love of your life. You move across the state, the country, ree the world because you think you can make a difference. These are big life-changing decisions. mily, But it’s the simple decisions we make ons every day, often without a second thought, that can have the biggest impact. When e or you turn right instead of left and ﬁnd your hake missing pet. When you step up to a slot machine — where someone else had been pumping in tokens — and win with one he spin. e Or when, on July 31, 1976, you decide to n go home when it starts raining. After a day on the Big Thompson, you drive back to Greeley instead of camping along the river with friends. And then you wake up to the radio on Colorado Day to hear the names

of the people who were killed or are missing in the Big Thompson Flood. As you may have guessed, this happened to me. And our latest Colorado disaster brought this memory crashing back … college kids getting away from campus to a forest playground up Highway 34, swimming in the river, and playing a half-hearted game of croquet on our friends’ lawn along the banks of the Big Thompson. And then it began to rain, not a torrent, but enough to make the prospect of spending the night in a tent unappealing.

So we made the decision to go home. To head back down the canyon in my roommate’s rusty-green Chevy Caprice. To sleep in our own beds. To wake to a world that was changed forever. Such a simple decision, as simple as choosing one brand of cereal over another. Because of that decision, I’m here to write about it today. But more than 140 other people didn’t make it out, including ﬁve who were never found. Our friends perished as they tried to cross the river in their truck and were swept off the bridge. And, just as frightening as it was in 1976, the ﬂoods of 2013 tore away homes and businesses, ripped apart pasts and futures. And took too many lives. So the people of Colorado — and neighboring states — made the simple decision to help. They chose to wade into intersections to help stranded drivers. They chose to rescue their neighbors’ pets. They delivered clothes and food and supplies to evacuation shelters. They went online and

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I would like to urge the residents of District 3 in Arvada to vote for Ted Terranova for city council. I have lived in District 2 for 33 years and during that time he was a councilman at large. Ted was amazing helping people with problems involving the city even though I had my own council person at the time. He helped me solve problems that the city was imposing on me. You really need a friend when confronting the city. You have heard the saying, “You can’t ﬁght city hall?” Well Ted has and will. As a local business owner he shines by helping people in need. My coworker’s basement was ﬂooded because of an improperly built and inspected housing development on Fenton Street. After my friend had cleaned up the water damage Ted’s Company (Aaark Heating) replaced my friend’s furnace and water heater at no charge because it was the right thing too do. Residents of District 3 please do yourself a great

donated money to help rescue agencies continue to provide comfort. People from fire, sheriffs’ and police departments, the State Patrol and the National Guard, and countless volunteers persisted day and night in their rescue efforts — on the ground, in rafts, in helicopters — with dogged determination and heart-wrenching tenderness. The news media, too, stayed on the job around the clock with flash flood warnings, road closures, and updated reports for those of us hungry for information as the disaster unfolded. Such simple decisions, decisions made without a second thought. Simple decisions that changed the course of so many lives. Andrea Doray is an author who is deeply grateful for the efforts of those who helped, and for the reverse-911 system and cell phone alerts. Contact her at a.doray@ andreadoray.com.

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I am so excited to see Ted Terranova enter the race for Arvada City Council. I have known Ted for many years, and I know him to be an honest, and honorable person. I also have appreciated his service on the Fire Protection District Board and his past service on the City Council. Ted has a balanced and practical approach that will serve all of Arvada. Finally, someone with some real experience in the race for District 3.

Kathryn Wallace Arvada

Outdoor lab schools fund capital projects through recent donations Jefferson County’s Outdoor Education Laboratory Program received more than $300,000 in donations from a foundation that’s dedicated to supporting the popular program. The Outdoor Lab Foundation raised $342,500 during the 2012-2013 school year, funds that recently went toward capital maintenance projects at the lab schools’ sites, according to a foundation press release. The donations paid for the recertification of the fire alarm systems at the Mount Evans astronomy lab, located in the Evergreen area. The funds also provided a new

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Public art joining Arvada park Ribbon cutting for pieces on Sept. 25 By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com Arvada has two new public art pieces to show off at the Gold Strike Park, and wants the community to come celebrate along with the city. The will be a ribbon cutting at the park, 56th and Ralston Road, 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 25. Mayor Marc Williams, Arvada artists and other community members will all be on hand. The two purchased pieces — “Earthgate” and its companion “Structural Underbelly” — were both created by Charles Parson, a local artist who has exhibited his work all over the country. “In these works in particular I focused on the horizon and the individual’s space on that horizon,” Charles said. “I really

‘I think it’s really great that Arvada is beginning this process of public art.’ Collin Parson, Arvada Center curator wanted to celebrate that.” The works were created in 2004 and have been on display in front of the Arvada Center ever since, but time and the weather had started to affect the pieces, and so Arvada Center curator Collin Parson — who is Charles’ son — began to speak with the city about showing some art in public places. “I stayed mostly out of the process because I’m his son and didn’t want to get too involved, but the city talked with others and decided not only to refurbish the pieces, but purchase them and put them at a park,” Collin said. “I think it’s really great that Arvada is

beginning this process of public art, and I hope they’ll look into acquiring more sculptures moving forward.” The pieces are very large and industrial looking — something that Charles said was intentional, because he wanted the works to be made out of material from the every day world — and as such, cleaning and moving them took about four to five months. Altitude Steel — with whom Charles has worked for more than 30 years — helped with the move, as did the city. “The Arts Council has been great to work with. I had a chance to drive around with representatives from the council and city

parks and we selected Gold Strike Park,” Charles said. “I like this park because it’s not yet finished, and so I liked the idea of having art in a park that was still growing and evolving.” Collin said that putting art in public places — especially at Gold Strike Park, which is right on the Ralston Creek trail — will help inspire people who normally don’t make it to places like the Arvada Center to investigate art. “Bikers and commuters will see this, and we’re hoping they’ll stop to take a look at it and try to figure out how they feel about it,” Colllin said. “It’s also great because kids will see it, and it is important to get kids exposed to art as early as possible.” For Charles, this is an opportunity for people in his community, friends and family to actually see his work. “It’s fun because I can actually drive people by so they can see it, instead of telling them they have to go to New York or Chicago,” Charles said.

Arvada West inducts first alumni to hall of fame Scientists, councilman among honorees By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com Many high schools have a hall of fame for their students, but those halls tend to recognize students who excelled in sports. Arvada West High School Foundation had a different goal in mind when it inducted eight alumni into its brand new hall of fame on Sept. 18. The graduates added to the hall of fame in a ceremony at Marriott Denver West Hotel are: Kim Christiansen, TV Anchor, Miss Colorado (class of 1979); Bob Dyer,

four-term Arvada city councilman (class of 1967); Conni Ellisor, musician and composer (class of 1971); Cynthia Hessin, executive producer for local PBS (class of 1969); Dr. David Keefer, senior scientist at USGS (class of 1966); Jim Mikkelson, who worked on the development of the computer chip (class of 1966); Dr. Peter Van Arsdale, cultural anthropologist (class of 1965); and Dr. Arthur O’hanian, the first principal at Arvada West, in 1963. “We researched people who would be up for this honor both nationally and statewide,” said Joan Egloff Seeman, a board member of the foundation. “We really wanted to create something that wasn’t just for honoring people in sports, but open to alumni who have accomplished things in other areas.”

Seeman said the job of finding alumni who would qualify for the hall of fame was a difficult one, and after all their searching they came up with 50 candidates. From there the board and a selection committee voted on the eight winners. The foundation is relatively new, having been formed in 2012, and according to Louis Weltzer, who was the chair of the committee that selected the inductees, the idea to start the hall of fame came from a desire to honor people who may not normally receive recognition. “We’re really hoping this becomes an annual thing,” Weltzer said. “We want to have people recognized who have good things to say, and are worth listening to.” Dyer said hearing that he was going to

be inducted was extremely humbling, especially when stacked up with some of the other inductees. “My high school chemistry teacher notified me that I was going to be inducted, and I never dreamed that I would have been nominated in the first place,” he said. “I’ve had three of my own kids go through the school, so this means a lot.” Seeman said that inspiring students in areas other than athletics is a big part of the hall of fame. “We really want to bring home to the community all the things people have done,” Seeman said. “You don’t always know what other students have done with their lives, so this is a way to show current students some real role models.”

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Park, ail — By Vic Vela don’t vvela@ourcoloradonews.com er to This fall, voters in the north and east , and parts of Jefferson County will get to choose at it between a school board candidate who is ut it,” endorsed by several local Democratic office holders and another who touts herself ee it, as “the conservative choice in this race.” ed to Tonya Aultman-Bettridge and Julie Williams, both of Westminster, are vying to fill y for an open District 1 director’s seat on Jeffco’s fam- Board of Education, a nonpartisan board. The seat — which represents Westminpeo- ster and much of Arvada — was vacated elling by Robin Johnson, who resigned from the Chi- school board this summer after she had moved away from the district. Aultman-Bettridge works for a private consulting firm that specializes in the research and evaluation of areas that include child welfare and juvenile justice. She g, es- once served as the project f the coordinator for Colorado’s Safe Communities-Safe r no- Schools initiative, which cted, helps schools with vioTonya Aultmanhave lence-prevention training Bettridge said. resources. ough Aultman-Bettridge describes herself as an “active PTA mom” ts in who has “dedicated her professional career rt of to researching policies and programs that change the lives of young people.” o the And she believes that youths achieve have more when their parents are more involved in the education system. stu“I really want to focus on engaging parhis is ents in our school district,” she said. “Rereal search tells us that students do better when our parents are involved.”

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Through her conversations with parents, Aultman-Bettridge said that she often hears positive things about Jeffco schools, but that they also have concerns. “They want to make sure that we have high standards,” she said. “Parents want to make sure that we have the resources needed to deliver a highquality education, as well as vocational training for people who are not going to college but still want to be prepared for a good career.” Aultman-Bettridge has the backing of many area Democrats, including Rep. Ed Perlmutter, Colorado Board of Education member Jane Goff. According her website, she has also been endorsed by several area Democratic state lawmakers, including Sen. Andy Kerr of Lakewood, Sen. Evie Hudak of Westminster and Sen. Jeanne Nicholson of Black Hawk.

Williams a ‘true conservative’

Williams, who is a Colorado native and a graduate of Arvada High School, manages an orthodontic office. For the last four years, she has served as the co-chair of the Special Education Advisory Committee for Jeffco Schools, a program that advocates on behalf of children with disabilities. Though she believes she can work well with people of all political stripes, Williams said she is proud to be the “conservative voice in the race.” “To me that means believing in local control and allowing parents and community members to have a Julie Williams voice in what’s happening in our school system,” Williams said. “And I don’t believe that is truly happening right now.” Williams likens her policy platform to that of District 2 board director Laura Boggs, the board’s current conservative voice who is not seeking reelection this fall. “I align myself with her more than other members, but I would say I have a softer

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personality,” she said. “I’m a warrior mom, but I keep good relationships along the way.” Williams believes that the voices of parents and other community members “are being stifled” by the current board. She thinks that’s most apparent when it comes to the discussions surrounding inBloom — the controversial student data-gathering system that the district hopes to pilot next school year, a project that Williams opposes. Like many inBloom detractors, Williams has privacy and security concerns with the system. She also doesn’t think that parents are getting enough information about the program. “We need to protect the privacy of our children and our teachers, and not put out something that’s in favor of a program that’s going to violate our kids,” she said. Aultman-Bettridge said she is “excited about the possibility of teachers being able

to offer more personalized education.” However, she understands the concerns of parents who have questions about inBloom’s program. “We need to make sure that we don’t collect any data that we don’t need to collect,” she said. “Parents that have concerns about this can and should be concerned.” Whatever the issue is, Aultman-Bettridge believes that it’s important for the school board to work together as best as it can. “Now, more than at any time, the board has to be thoughtful and deliberate,” she said. “It seems like it would be easy to be constantly be chasing your tail and putting out fires. But you don’t get a do-over with a child’s education.” And Williams thinks that it’s just as important for the board to value the voice of parents. “I believe we need a mom’s voice on the board, not just an ‘educrat’s.’”

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“The View” co-host Sherri Shepherd and Denver’s own nice rich guy David Mandarich, along with his wife, Bonnie, will be honored for their philanthropic work with the High Hopes Awards during The Children’s Diabetes Foundation Carousel Ball 2013 on Sept. 21 at the Denver Marriott City Center. The Carousel Ball, founded in 1977 in Denver by Barbara Davis and her late husband Marvin Davis, raises money for programs for clinical care and research for more than 6,000 children and adults at the Barbara Davis Center for Diabetes.

Barry Fey tribute tickets on sale

The Denver Film Society is honoring Denver’s legendary former concert promoter Barry Fey with a screening of “Under a Blood Red Sky,” with special performances by The Samples and Madam Sin, beginning at 6:45 p.m. Sept. 26 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, where the U2 concert was originally filmed. Tickets are $20 (all fees included) and on sale beginning today at www.ticketswest.com, King Soopers stores or by calling 1-800-325-SEAT.

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The 40th annual Rocky Mountain National watermedia exhibit will be on display at the Foothills Art Center from Sept. 21 through Nov. 3. The show is the gallery’s longest running exhibit, and features watermedia work from artists from all over the country. This is Red Sun by John Barnard Courtesy photos

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he Foothills Arts Center is celebrating its 45th year, and its longest running exhibit is right behind. The 40th annual Rocky Mountain National Watermedia (RMNW) exhibit — the gallery’s longest running exhibit — will run Sept. 21 through Nov. 3. The gallery, 809 15th St. in Golden, is closed on Mondays, open on Tuesdays through Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and on Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. Watermedia is any art that is water based, including watercolors, acrylic, gouache and mixed media. “This show is in many ways one of the things the FAC was founded on,” said Becky Guy, coordinator of juried exhibitions at the center. “A lot of the artists in the early days were looking for a place to exhibit their work, and Foothills provided that.” Marianne Lorenz, curator at the center, said the exhibit has been an integral part of Foothills’ journey. She added that the exhibit has helped the center grow its reputation, while providing a chance for some of

the best watermedia in the country to be displayed. “We have some artists who are on display every year, like Peggy Stenmark and Carole Barnes,” Lorenz said. “There are societies all over the country who focus on this art, and we’re able to show work from many of them.” Guy said many of these groups were formed out of a desire to see new works featured, instead of oil paintings, which were so often the best received paintings. “Each society has their own rules and tweaks on the rules, and they’ve expanded past just water color to these other forms like acrylic and gouache,” she said. “It’s great to have all these other techniques being used. All the works aren’t just behind glass anymore.” The juror for the show is William “Skip” Lawrence, an artists from Maryland, who had to whittle down more than 600 submissions into a 80 piece show. Submissions came from all over the country, and while some did come from Colorado, the majority are from out of state. Guy said around 10 to 12 awards are given to different pieces, and the winners were

selected by Fran IF YOU GO Larsen, an artist WHAT: 40th annual from Santa Fe, N.M. Rocky Mountain National “All the works watermedia exhibit have to be created in the past year, WHERE: Foothills Art so visitors will reCenter ally get to see what 809 Fifteenth St., Golden is new in the medium,” Guy said. WHEN: Sept. 21 through “There have been Nov. 3 advances in the past Mondays - Closed 10 years in both the materials and meTuesdays through Saturdium that allows for days - 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. some new stuff to Sundays - noon to 5 p.m. be done.” Guy said the COST: Adults - $5 show will be a mix Seniors (65 and older) - $3 of the new and the Members, children and old, and fans of students with IDs - Free watermedia will all find something to INFORMATION: www. enjoy. foothillsartcenter.org “We want to bring recognition to the country about the medium and those who have mastered it,” Lorenz said. For more information visit www.foothillsartcenter.org.

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A place and time for reflection 9/11 Memorial spurs emotion, evokes memories By Ryan Boldrey

rboldrey@ourcoloradonews. com This month marked 12 years since the day the Twin Towers fell and al-Qaida terrorists aimed their planes at the Pentagon as well as the White House. Having been born in the ’70s, there are only two events that even come close to comparison for me — the Challenger explosion and the start of the Gulf War. Neither of those events holds a candle to those images we all witnessed a dozen years back; most of us on television, a couple people I know who were unfortunately there. I never had the opportunity to see the towers while they stood tall, beacons in the New York City skyline. My first pilgrimage to Manhattan was just weeks ago, and along with thousands of others on an early Sunday morning, I filed into the land of what was,

to see what it had become, as the foundations of the towers became a place to remember each and every life taken on that fateful morning. Moved to silence and, soon after, tears, my mind drifted to a childhood friend, one of the 22 Navy SEALs shot down by Afghan insurgents on Aug. 6, 2011; the deadliest day for American forces in the now 12-year War on Terror. If it hadn’t been for the attacks that claimed the lives of 2,996 citizens that morning in 2001, my friend would never have been fighting on foreign soil, and the hundreds of lives that were affected and continue to be affected by his death would never have had the war and 9/11 put into perspective like they were. It’s that same perspective that friends and family members of those 2,996 people as well as the more than 5,200 American soldiers who have died since in the resulting wars now experience each time they think of that morning. My friend, like many others, felt a call of duty. And as I stood there running my fingers over the names of lives lost — surrounded by a skyline once dwarfed by the

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the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver. The evening’s goal is to raise $750,000. The Signature Flight Support private jet hangar at Centennial Airport will house the red-carpet event showcasing elite elements of high-end travel: Cuvee’s custom-couture

The New York City skyline may no longer include the World Trade Center’s Twin Towers but the memorial pools that sit on the foundations of each building show the names of all lives lost in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001; including each of the flights, the Pentagon and the Twin Towers. Photo by Ryan Boldrey towers — I began to understand that call more than ever before. These were the people he was fighting for. It was a similar call of duty felt by another friend of mine, Paul Palmisano, who runs an alternative school in Monument, Colo. My mind turned to him next. A na-

villas in locations around the world, firstclass private jets by Jet Linx and luxury sports cars by Ferrari of Denver and SillTerHar Motors. Also featured will be a couture fashion show from local Denver boutiques, cuisine and drinks from some of the Mile High City’s top eateries and a silent and live auction. CBS4 sports anchor Vic Lombardi will emcee the event. For more information and tickets, go to www.flighttoluxury.com.

tive New Yorker, Palmisano spent five days, beginning moments after the attacks, working at Ground Zero, spending his time unloading equipment and donations from barges at nearby docks and the rest in a human chain carrying debris out from the destruction. “I just really felt it was my

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duty,” Palmisano said in a 2010 interview with Colorado Community Media. “That was why I was going south while everyone else was fleeing north. I was enraged. I’m still enraged that our country was attacked.” And as he recalled casualties covered in soot, fleeing Ground Zero, and offering assistance to them, he also recalled an overwhelming sensation of patriotism. “I’ve never seen that kind of patriotism before,” he said. “Besides the nightmares, that’s what I remember. I didn’t know if I had it in me until that day. Now I know I’m someone that can go in when others have to go out.” Everyone, no matter how patriotic, at some point, should do the same. Go there, see what he saw, and see what you have inside of you. Because while that day may be 12 years gone, its images and impact have stayed with most all Americans ever since. And while some of us have turned a blind eye to the Middle East, the war still rages on, and in the quietest place in all of New York, there serves a memorial of not just what happened, but that soldiers are still fighting, and lives are still being lost.

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Skater on track to 2018 Olympics

Ralston Valley senior representing Team USA By Kate Ferraro

kferraro@ourcoloradonews.com

ariah Bell moved to Colorado six years ago to train for figure skating with Cindy Sullivan, her coach. Since she’s been here, Bell has soared in the figure skating world. Bell, a 17-year-old senior at Ralston Valley High School, trains at the Ice Centre at the Promenade in Westminster. She has been skating for Team U.S.A. for three consecutive years. Sullivan, director of figure skating at the Promenade, said Bell has a real passion for the sport. “She’s just a ball of energy,” Sullivan said. “She has a real love for life, and she’s real excited about the sport. When we first began together, keeping her personality, while trying to keep in her skating, was a challenge.” Bell has a real expectation of making the U.S. Figure Skating team. She competes on the Junior Ladies level, which she will move up to the Senior Ladies level in January. Bell skated in the Ladies Junior Division at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships last January in Omaha, Neb. She won the silver medal and because of her triumph, she made the U.S. team for her third year.

“It’s really cool,” Bell said on representing her country. “I know that it’s a huge honor but it’s a big responsibility, too. That’s what you work for so that’s really cool.” As a skater on team U.S.A., Bell will now compete in the Junior Grand Prix circuit, a series of seven international competitions that began at the end of August. She was delegated the second event of the series, a competition in Mexico City from Sept. 2-8. She participated in the same event in 2012, however last year’s competition was in Italy. Bell won the silver medal in that contest as well. “It was really fun,” Bell said of competing in Italy. “It was a more laid back competition. It was a good experience and I learned how to be part of a team.” Bell could possibly qualify for the Junior Grand Prix final in December in Japan if she performs well in Mexico City and is one of the six top skaters in the circuit. The U.S. Figure Skating Championships are going to be in Boston this January. Bell said she doesn’t think she will reach the 2014 Olympics, but is confident for the 2018 Games. “It would be very hard to make it this year, because it’s my first year as a senior,” Bell said. “I have to continue to take it one competition at a time. There are a lot of steps to get to that first.” Bell has been figure skating for 13 years,

‘She has a real love for life, and she’s real excited about the sport.’ Cindy Sullivan, coach

Figure skater and Ralston Valley senior Mariah Bell. Photo by Kate Ferraro starting when she was 3-years-old and competing just a few years following. She began the sport when her sister, Morgan, started skating. Bell chose figure skating after her sister and because her mom thought it would be easier if they were both doing the same thing. Morgan Bell has been skating on the Senior Ladies level the last three years and has qualified for the U.S. Figure Skating Championships every time. Sullivan said Mariah Bell’s success is because she has a good support system at home from Morgan Bell and the rest of her family. “Her sister skates and has been to nationals three years in a row with the senior level,” Sullivan said. “She’s been a big inspiration for Mariah. They’ve been a great family to work with and be a part of. That’s always an important factor.” Sullivan said Bell is very focused, organized and works hard, which makes it easier when coaching skaters. “She’s a very disciplined athlete day to day,” Sullivan said.

“When you see an athlete who has talent, and then puts the work ethic together, that’s what is the true success to becoming a skater at a higher level. That’s the ingredient that has been successful for Mariah.” Bell’s ultimate goal is to compete in the 2018 Olympics. Bell said there are a lot of competitions before that and there are still some things she needs to learn. She knows it’s hard work and wants to be a good role model as she gets higher up in the sport. When Bell isn’t figure skating she enjoys being with her family and friends. She likes going to school events at Ralston Valley. After Bell graduates high school, she desires to receive an education at University of Colorado at Boulder, while still skating. Bell said in order to achieve her ultimate goal, she needs to stay focused. “I have to keep things in perspective,” Bell said. “Remembering my ultimate goal and remembering I’m just doing a sport. I see the kids at St. Jude’s (Children’s Research Hospital) and how happy they are. They’re always happy. That’s inspiring.”

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Rural road deaths show limits on help Sparse services tied to high fatality rates

traumatic injuries. Also, many rural areas are served by volunteers whose dedication is not in question but whose training and experience may pale compared to their urban counterparts.

By Kevin Vaughan

Response time is crucial

I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS

A car swerves across the centerline and slams into you head-on in a sickening thud, a spray of glass, an exploding air bag. You’re alive, but you’re hurt and you need help — fast. Someone calls 911. Who comes to render aid, how much training and experience they have, and even how long it takes them to arrive will vary drastically, depending on where you are in Colorado. So will your chances of living or dying. That’s because in emergency medicine, minutes matter. And Colorado is a state with 82 percent of its 5.2 million people concentrated along the Front Range from Fort Collins to Pueblo. It’s also a state with vast sweeps of rural land, including three of s tal-the nation’s 15 least-populous counties. ther, Those realities have spawned a patchmingwork emergency medical system where a redi-wide disparity exists between the on-theh.” ground care you could expect along a rural n thehighway and what you would see along the urban Front Range. tions It’s a state with dead zones, where no hingsdedicated ambulance service exists. And workit’s a state where many rural communities s sheare fighting to maintain even a basic emergency medical service. njoys “We struggle day in and day out,” said likesSue Kern, the emergency medical system coordinator and coroner in Cheyenne y. e de-County on Colorado’s eastern plains. She ersityis also the director of nursing at Keefe Meng. morial Hospital in Cheyenne Wells, just 18 matemiles from the Kansas border.

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Cars drive along Highway 285 in the Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District in Jefferson County southwest of Denver. About 50 volunteer firefighters averages one call per day in this 55-square-mile section of mountainous and heavily forested land and the majority of those calls are medical emergencies. Thirty miles away at Denver Health, a Level 1 regional trauma center, 130 full-time paramedics and 24 EMT’s answer about 100,000 calls per year. Photo by I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS Department of Transportation, and then compared it with the average population in each county over a decade — calculating a rate equal to the number of deaths per 10,000 residents in road crashes. The five counties with the highest rate of traffic fatalities — Mineral, Cheyenne, San Juan, Kiowa and Baca — are all small, remote counties, and four of them lost population in the first decade of the 21st century. Two of them are among the three Colorado counties with fewer than 1,000 residents. On the flip side, the five counties with the lowest rate of traffic deaths — Arapahoe, Boulder, Jefferson, Douglas and Denver — are in the highly populated Denver metro area. A new report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 55

percent of those who died in road crashes in 2011 lost their lives in rural areas, while only 19 percent of the population lived in rural areas. In Colorado, 51 percent of those who died in 2011 crashes perished on rural roads, according to the same report. Part of this disparity is the result of geography. Part is the result of philosophy — emergency care is concentrated where the most people live. And part is an outgrowth of Colorado’s long history of “local control” — where local officials figure out how best to care for those who suffer life-threatening

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“If you live in urban Colorado, the response is quick,” said Randy Kuykendall, interim director of the state’s emergency medical system. “If you live in rural Colorado, it’s longer, and it’s a day-to-day struggle.” Kuykendall acknowledged that no one from the state has tried to determine exactly which areas fall into an emergency ambulance no-man’s-land — places where there is no contracted ambulance service. As it stands now, neighboring agencies respond into those areas. But none of that matters when you’re injured. Minutes matter. “The ‘Golden Hour’ is a real thing,” said Dr. Gregory Jurkovich, chief of surgery at Denver Health Medical Center. “The concept is valid — you have a limited amount of time before you’ve lost your opportunity to save someone’s life.” Get hit head-on Denver’s Federal Boulevard, and you can expect that an ambulance operated by Denver Health will arrive in a matter of minutes, two highly trained paramedics on board. Get hit head-on in Poudre Canyon west of Fort Collins, and it’s likely to be a very different experience. First, you have to find a phone in an area with no cell service, said Bill Sears, president of the board of the Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District. “In the lower part of the canyon, a Rural continues on Page 20

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couple of our volunteers work close, in the western part of Fort Collins, and they’re close enough that they can respond into the lower canyon in about — worst case is about half an hour,” Sears said. “If you’re bleeding to death, of course, that’s no consolation. But that’s the reality of being out in the boondocks.” The backbone of Colorado’s onthe-ground emergency medical system is a patchwork of ambulances operated by more than 225 individual organizations — cities, hospitals, ambulance districts, fire districts, private companies — and the emergency medical technicians and paramedics who staff them.

Training levels differ sharply

Colorado is one of two states — California is the other — that leave it to counties to license ambulance providers. And while the work of all those different organizations is coordinated by the state through 11 regional councils, there is no statewide oversight of such benchmarks as mandated response times. Those seriously or critically injured are treated at a system of designated trauma centers, from Level 1, where the most grievously hurt are taken, to Level 5. But in one part of the system after another, there are dramatic differences between the available care in urban and rural areas. All three of the state’s existing Level 1 trauma centers are in the Denver area — Denver Health Medical Center, Swedish Medical Center and St. Anthony Hospital. And in much of rural Colorado, the wounded are likely to be treated by volunteer emergency

Volunteer firefighter and paramedic Matt Araki leads his horses “Cat” and “Cash” to the arena at the Squair Deal Riding Center as he waits for an emergency call on Aug, 26 near Aspen Park. About 50 firefighters comprise the all-volunteer Inter-Canyon Fire Protection District that averages one call per day in this 55-square-mile section of mountainous and heavily forested land in Jefferson County southwest of Denver. Nearly twothirds of those calls are medical emergencies. Thirty miles away at Denver Health, a Level 1 regional trauma center, 130 full-time paramedics and 24 EMT’s answer about 100,000 calls per year. Photo courtesy of I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS medical technicians, who have to leave homes or jobs, respond to the garage where the ambulance is parked, and then speed to an accident scene. Those EMTs — while highly dedicated — may initially have as little as 150 to 200 hours of training. Paramedics — such as those who staff all of the Denver Health emergency ambulances — have at least 1,500 hours of training. Privately operated medical helicopters exist, but they are largely clustered along the Front Range — and often they aren’t called until initial responders have gotten to a scene and assessed the injured. One area where the playing field has been leveled in recent years is equipment. Thanks to a $2 charge on each motor vehicle registration,

the state has about $7.5 million a year to assist local jurisdictions as they need to update their equipment and train their members.

No requirement for service

At the same time, there is nothing in Colorado law that obligates anyone to provide emergency medical services. “We provide advanced life support ambulance service,” said Tim Rossette, deputy chief of the Kiowa Fire Protection District in Elbert County, “but if my board decides to stop providing that service, they can do that and there’s nobody that’s required to come in and fill that void.” The dwindling population in many rural counties makes it more difficult for local organizations to

raise money from a shrinking tax base or find volunteers willing to give up hours at a time for no pay. Dramatically changing Colorado’s system would probably require a major infusion of money — most likely through taxes or fees or a combination of the two. One state that has built such a system is Maryland. Motorists there pay $14.50 a year in vehicle registration fees that are dedicated to the state’s emergency medical system. The fee generates roughly $55 million a year, and it funds a fleet of seven medical helicopters based around the state and operated by the state police. All operating expenses are covered by the vehicle registration fees, which also support the state’s

EMS certification system and pay for a statewide medical communications system. According to the same federal report, 35 percent of those who died in auto crashes in Maryland in 2011 were on rural roads. But even people in the Colorado system question whether there’s value in dramatically increasing funding in rural areas for a relatively small number of calls. In southwestern Colorado’s Hinsdale County — where the Continental Divide crosses twice — EMS director Jerry Gray said people simply have to accept that emergency response in rural Colorado is very different from that in urban Colorado. “The reality of the situation is that up on Stony Pass you’re never going to get a response like you will in downtown Denver,” Gray said. “It’s just the nature of the beast, and people need to realize when they’re headed out into the area. People come here for the solitude and the remoteness of it, and that brings with it delayed response times.” Kuykendall, the acting state EMS chief, said that while little can be done to change geography, one thing that can change is the way people think about ambulances. Historically, ambulance services are paid when they transport a patient. Kuykendall said he’d like to see EMS funded the way police and fire protection are, “because what you’re really paying for with an ambulance or a fire truck is you’re paying for it to be ready to go when the public needs it, as opposed to only paying for it when it actually is in use.” I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. For more information, go to inewsnetwork.org or call 303-446-4932. Senior reporter Burt Hubbard contributed to this report.

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Gun-rights backers drive point home your week Two recall elections show which side had more passion By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com The message that was sent by Pueblo and Colorado Springs voters who turned out to defeat two Democratic state lawmakers in separate recall elections was clear: Don’t mess with our guns. There’s no question which side of the gun-control debate was more energized when the votes were cast Sept. 10. The day marked the defeats of Senate President John Morse and Sen. Angela Giron, in historic recall elections that were spurred by their votes on bills aimed at tougher gun-control laws. “I think we simply did not realize the extent to which those who support less firearm regulation ... were motivated to get to the polls,” said Bob Loevy, a political scientist at Colorado College. “Those who opposed less firearm regulation felt more strongly than those seeking more firearm regulation.” Morse, of Colorado Springs, lost his Senate District 11 seat by 255 votes, in an election that drew about 18,000 voters. Morse’s race was close; Giron’s wasn’t. The Pueblo lawmaker lost by more than 4,000 votes, from more than 34,000 that were cast in the Senate District 3 election. “Giron being recalled in a safe Democratic seat — I’ll say the word, shocking,” said Loevy. “I think the size of her defeat and the fact that the president of the Colorado Senate — somebody who has served in that body for seven years, who is widely respected in the state — sends a

powerful message.” State Rep. Chris Holbert, R-Parker, said Morse has only himself to blame for the election loss, for insisting on pursuing “citizen-control” gun bills. “I am relieved to see that voters across the political spectrum stood up for their constitutional rights,” said Holbert. “We are elected to represent the people, not to negotiate with those rights. I hope that members of the other party, those who voted for the bills, will think about that.” But Democrats — while they certainly are disappointed with the election results — say it’s important to keep the results in perspective, considering that the elections were decided by a small percentage of Colorado voters. “This was a very small number of voters that turned out,” said state Sen. Andy Kerr, D-Lakewood. “They were very passionate, but a small sliver of the total population of each district.” But Loevy doesn’t think it’s possible for the results to be overstated, arguing that the results — which received national attention — could cause Democrats everywhere to think twice about the future pursuit of gun-control laws. “Each district makes up only 3 percent of the electorate in Colorado, but this election will have a tremendous impact in the state and beyond its boundaries,” he said.

Tough votes for some Dems

Democrats probably didn’t know at the time that gun-control bills that were being passed during this year’s legislative session would result in firstof-their-kind recall elections. But they knew that the legislation had the potential of putting some Democrats in a tough spot with voters down the road. Sen. Cheri Jahn, D-Wheat Ridge, voted for bills that instituted universal

background checks on gun sales in the state, but voted against another bill that bans ammunition magazines that hold more than 15 rounds. And Jahn nearly had to make tough votes on bills that died before making it to the Senate floor: legislation that would have banned the carrying of concealed guns on college campuses, and another bill, sponsored by Morse, that would have placed strict liability on gun owners and manufacturers whose weapons were used in crimes. “I think it was too much on that issue,” Jahn said of gun-control efforts. “Strict liability was way too far-reaching for me. You have to look at ramifications and consequences. I do believe that some of them were not good pieces of legislation.” Kerr voted for the limit on ammunition magazines and universal background checks, but voted against a separate bill that requires people to pay for their own background checks. And Kerr said he was the reason why Morse didn’t bring the liability bill to the Senate floor. “I went to him and said to him I couldn’t support it,” Kerr said. “I ended up being the swing vote, causing that bill to not be brought up for a vote. He needed 18 votes and he had 17 without me.” But Kerr backs the votes he cast in support of bills that toughen gun laws and said he’s not concerned about the potential effect that the recall elections could have on future gun-control legislation, both here and nationally. Nor is he worried about backlash from voters in his own swing district. “It’s like anything else in life; if you do it from a place of fear, you won’t do a very good job,” Kerr said. “Any one vote or series of votes that cost any of us our political careers, I think it’s worth it. It’s worth standing up and doing the right thing.”

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Books anD Bites More than 30 local authors will be at the Arvada Library at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20. Bring the whole family, enjoy food trucks in the plaza and ask your favorite authors about their books and writing process. Nonfiction, fiction, adult, children’s and teen book authors will be represented.

FriDay/sepT. 20 VenDor Fair A vendor fair at Springwood Retirement Community is planned from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 in the courtyard at Springwood, 6550 Yank Way, Arvada. Fair includes free admission, door prizes and a variety of vendors. Arvada fire and police departments will participate. Call 303-424-6550 for information. FriDay/sepT. 20 ChrisTmas projeCT Kids, families and volunteers will gather Friday, Sept. 20, to celebrate the gift-filled shoeboxes to be packed by Denver area residents for needy kids overseas this Christmas. Through Operation Christmas Child, the world’s largest Christmas project of its kind, Denver area volunteers are helping make Christmas a little brighter for children in more than 100 countries. The celebration will be from 6:45-8:30 p.m. at Arvada Covenant Church, Family Life Center, 5555 Ward Road, Arvada. Call 303-745-9179 or visit samaritanspurse.org.

FriDay anD Saturday/Sept. 20-21 Class reunion Westminster High School class of 1973 plans its 40th reunion Sept. 20-21. Classes 1971-75 are invited to join the fun on Sept. 20; however, Sept. 21 is limited to alumni and guests from the class of 1973. For details and to register, visit http:// westy73.weebly.com For questions, email westyclassof1973@gmail.com. saTurDay/sepT. 21 open house Learn all about Mount Evans and Windy Peak Outdoor Lab School sites at an open house Saturday, Sept. 21. Students and parents can take self-guided tours, meet the staff and explore the land. http:// outdoorlabfoundation.org/ saTurDay/sepT. 21 Book signing Author Ben Dugan will sign copies of his new pictorial history “Mines of Clear Creek County” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, at HeartFire Books, 1254 Bergen Parkway, Evergreen. The event is free, and books will be available for purchase. Call 303-670-4549 or visit http://www. hearthfirebooks.com/ Your Week continues on Page 22

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“ORCHIDS – Exotic but Easy” 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Orchids are beautiful, fascinating and surprisingly easy to grow. Discover how these exotic beauties grow in nature and translate that to your own growing conditions. Learn some of the best varieties for your home and tips and techniques to successfully grow and rebloom orchids. “GROWING GREAT Garlic” 2-3:30 p.m. Saturday,

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“TERRARIUMS – Gardens under Glass” 10-11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 5. Terrariums add a lush element to your indoor décor. Discover how easy it is to bring the magic of these special gardens to your home. Our expert will demonstrate the range of containers, soil, plants and offer tips and techniques to create glorious gardens in glass. SATURDAY/SEPT. 21, OCT. 12, OCT. 26 SEED PICKING The Jefferson County Nature Associa-

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Flats. Picking will happen from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Oct. 12 and Oct. 26. Learn about prairie ecology in a lovely setting northwest of Denver near State Highways 72 and 93. Sign up and register by the Thursday before each pick. Go to http://tinyurl.com/ SeedPick2013 to get details, and share your email to get pick site directions and free lunch. Signed waiver required (if younger than 18, waiver must be signed by parent). For large groups, kids or questions, email Jean (djt_co@yahoo.com) or Paul (pdkilburn@msn.com).

SATURDAY AND SUNDAY/SEPT. 21-22, SEPT. 28-29 THOMAS EVENT Colorado Railroad Museum presents its annual Day Out with Thomas from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 14-15, Sept. 21-22 and Sept. 28-29. Visitors can ride behind a 15-ton replica of Thomas the Tank Engine, meet Sir Topham Hatt, participate in arts and crafts, listen to stories, watch videos and more. Tickets sell out quickly. Visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org for information and tickets. SUNDAY/SEPT. 22 EVERGREEN OKTOBERFEST Join the Evergreen Recreation and Park Foundation for its fourth annual Oktoberfest from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22, at Evergreen Lake. Oktoberfest includes food, drinks, merchandise and kids’ activities at Evergreen Lake House. The foundation’s scholarship program to give mountain area kids the opportunity to participate in programs. See http://bit.ly/15vxtIH for more information. A Volkeswagen Karmann Ghia will be raffled; the drawing is at 5:30 p.m. MONDAY/SEPT. 23, SEPT. 30 DOG TRAINING Training With Grace dog training center offers free talks from 7-8 p.m. Mondays at 9100 W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood. The topic for Sept. 23 is Puppies, Puppies, Puppies; program focuses on potty training, puppy biting, boundary training, social skills and exercise. The Sept. 30 program is Double Dog Management and is for families overwhelmed by a multi-dog household. Learn how to read body language to prevent arguments in the home and how to set appropriate boundaries for mutual respect among all family members. Contact ashley@trainingwithgrace. com for information. TUESDAY/SEPT. 24 CARE TRAINING Home Instead Training Center offers a free Alzheimer’s CARE training workshops at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at 2095 S. Pontiac Way, Denver. Home Instead serves the south Denver area, including Centennial, Littleton, Englewood and Lakewood. The CARE program incorporates a hands-on approach to help families deal with difficult behavioral changes that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. During the workshop, program experts will teach caregivers how to manage behaviors, encourage engagement and care for themselves while caring for their loved one. To reserve a spot, call 303-389-5700. TUESDAY/SEPT. 24 LIFETREE CAFÉ How to live a satisfying life, even in difficult times, will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada.

The program, titled “Secrets of Finding Contentment: Live a Satisfying Life,” features a filmed interview with Justin Mayo, who organizes senior proms — for senior citizens. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place where people gather for conversation about life and faith in a casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net.

WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 25 SKI TICKET purchase Mount Vernon Country Club will have a ski ticket purchase event 5:30-8 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Purchase season passes, four packs and day tickets. You also can watch Warren Miller’s ski movie, and enter a raffle for lift tickets. Winter Park, Copper, Loveland, and all five Vail Resorts will be present. Credit cards accepted. Call 303-526-0616 or visit www. mountvernoncc.com. WEDNESDAY/SEPT. 25 ENERGETIC HEALING Cryslas Singing Bowls and Deeksha is from 7:30-9 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25. Experience the waves of crystalline sound and energetic healing of deeksha. Bring a mat, blanket, and pillow. Program takes place at Living Water Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Call for information and to find out about cost, 720-935-4000. THURSDAY/SEPT. 26 GUITAR DUO Lakewood Cultural Center presents the Brasil Guitar Duo at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets are available at www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, 303-987-7845 or at the box office. THURSDAY/SEPT. 26 DISCOVER CLAY Arvada Ceramics Arts Guild presents Discover Clay workshops 7-9 p.m. the last Thursday of the month. The Sept. 26 project is a jack-o-lantern. You create the piece, and the art guild will glaze and fire it. It will be finished in three weeks. Email arvadaceramicarts@gmail.com or call 303-423-0448. THURSDAY/SEPT. 26 SINGLES PARTY Mount Vernon Country Club will have a singles 45-plus party 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 26. Open to the community. Invite your friends or meet new ones. Live music and hors d’ouevres buffet included; cash bar. Featuring musician Danny Byram. Enjoy our gorgeous deck with a view. Adults ages 45 and older only please. The clubs is at I-70 and Genesee in Golden. RSVP recommended but not required. Call 303-526-0616.

COMING SOON COMING SOON/SEPT. 27 COMEDY NIGHT Heritage Golf Course at Westmoor hosts the first in a series of comedy nights at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27, with nationally-touring headliner Bryan Kellen. The series is hosted by Bob Meddles and will feature local favorite Talon Saucerman. Tickets are available at www.SlapHappyEntertainment.com. Recurring Events continues on Page 23

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RecuRRing eventS: theateR, aRt Again” at 2:30 and 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. For tickets, call High Country, 303-295-0307, or Lakewood Cultural Center, 303-987-7845.

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Coming Soon/Sept. 27 Friday Cinema Living Water Spiritual Community presents its Friday Cinema program at 7 p.m. Sept. 27 at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. Participate in discussions, sharing of viewpoints, life experiences, and a whole lot of fun. Popcorn and candy are available. Discussion will follow the feature presentation. Some films may have language or subject matter unsuitable for children. Call Kay Ford Johnsen at 720-933-4964 or email kayfordjohnsEn@aol.com. Coming Soon/Sept. 27, oCt. 4, oCt. 11, nov. 5, nov. 8 art ClaSSeS Lakewood Arts Council Community Center and Gallery offers a variety of workshops and classes in September and October. All classes and workshops are at the Lakewood Community Center and Gallery, 85 S. Union Blvd, Lakewood. To register, call 303-980-0625 or go to www.lakewoodartscouncil. org/classes.htm. WorkShopS are: Sept. 27: Becky Silver, Watermedia Creativity, from 9:302:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27. oCt. 11: Tanis Bula, Mixing Up the Mediums on Sunflowers, 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. ClaSSeS are: Starting oCt. 4: Alternative Watercolor Techniques

(Mess With Success) with Gail Firmin, 9:30 a.m. to noon Fridays in October.

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Coming Soon/Sept. 28 taSte oF Hope An evening of wine, cheese and chocolate to benefit brain tumor patients and their families is planned from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, September 28, at The Retreat at Solte rra in lakeWood. Coming Soon/Sept. 28 Cemetery tour The Arvada Historical Society offers tours of the Arvada Cemetery, 5581 Independence Street, from noon to 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Tours will run every half hour and will feature some of Arvada’s pioneers. Tickets are available at the cemetery the day of the tour. Complimentary refreshments are included. This will be the official 150th anniversary of the Arvada Cemetery. A special anniversary booklet will be sold with fascinating tidbits about the history of the cemetery. Call Arvada Historical Society at 303-431-1261. Coming Soon/Sept. 28 ConStitutional StudieS The National Center for Constitutional Studies presents “The Making of America” from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the Music Center Auditorium, at Garrison and Ellsworth in Lakewood. Rick Dalton, an instructor at the center, will be the presenter. Call Tamara at 303-910-6803 for reservations and questions. Pay by Sept. 15 for a discounted rate. Visit www. nccs.net for information about the center. Coming Soon/Sept. 28 ChoruS ConCert High Country Chorus, with guests Ruby Blue and Confluence, perform “Everything Old Is New

Coming Soon/Sept. 28, oCt. 26 hiStory programS W.I.S.E. (Wales. Ireland. Scotland.

England.) Family History Society presents “Patrice Stark: Synods, Sessions and Supplications” at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Stark will discuss how Presbyterian Church history in colonial America can help identify Scots-Irish migration, communication and kinship networks. Beginning with customs and terminology unique to Presbyterians, Patrice will explain the early church divisions (New Side, Reformed, Associate, etc) and end with illustrations applicable to genealogy research puzzles. The group also has a program at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 26: The Colorado Irish, presented by James Walsh. Walsh’s presentation will focus on the roots of the Colorado Irish, where they came from in Ireland and North America, where they settled in Colorado and what they contributed to our state’s history. The Colorado Irish will also be placed into a national and international context, relating them to the wider story of the Irish diaspora. Both programs are at the Central Denver Public Library, 10 W. Fourteenth Avenue Parkway, in the 7th floor training room. Visit www.wise-fhs.org.

Coming Soon/Sept. 30 golF tournament Mark Wiebe will again host the 8th annual Adam’s Camp charity golf tournament, presented by Retirement Plan and Investment Providers, to raise funds for the children, youth and families of Adam’s Camp. The tournament is on Sept. 30 at the Colorado Golf Club in Parker, and 132 golfers will have the opportunity to play the exclusive course, home to the 2013 Solheim Cup. Lunch, provided by Noodles and Company, will begin at 11 a.m. and the tournament shotgun start will be at 12:30 p.m. Play will be followed by cocktails, dinner, live auction and prizes. Proceeds will support the children, youth and families of Adam’s Camp, of Centennial, which provides intensive therapy camps to children with developmental disabilities and their families as well as recreational camps for youth and young adults with disabilities. To sponsor, register or to learn more, visit www.adamscamp.org, call 303-563-8290 or email sarah@adamscamp.org. Coming Soon/oCt. 1 to deC. 1 playWriting initiative The Denver Center for the

Performing Arts is launching a new playwriting initiative for Colorado high schools students. The center will first send professional playwrights into high school English, language arts and drama classes to provide workshops in writing a one-act play. Then, the program will host a statewide competition for original one-act plays written by high school students. The plays, which are accepted from Oct. 1 to Dec. 1, will be judged blindly by Denver Center professionals. The competition will result in 10 semifinalists, three finalists and one winner. For a full timeline and rules, visit denvercenter.org/playwright or contact academy@dcpa.org.

Coming Soon/oCt. 2 regional ShoWCaSe The Metro North Chamber of Commerce will roll out its red carpet to showcase the region’s best restaurants and entertainment opportunities through its 12th annual Taste of the Chamber from 6-8 p.m. event Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Denver Mart Expo Hall, 451 E. 58th Ave., Denver. The event features more than 30 restaurants and beverage providers. The event is celebrating its 12th anniversary with free tickets to all local fire,

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The following ordinances were adopted by the City Council of the City of Arvada on second reading following the public hearing held on the 16th day of September, 2013: Ordinance 4402: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land into the City of Arvada, Betsy Wieland, 16595 W. 82nd Avenue Ordinance 4403: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Betsy Wieland, from Jefferson County SR-1 (Suburban Residential) to City of Arvada R-CE (Residential-Countryside Estate), and from Jefferson County A-2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada PUD-R (Planned Unit Development-Residential), 1.39 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 16595 W. 82nd Avenue

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, the 21st day of October, 2013, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. CB13-037: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Panera Bread Cafe, from PUD-BPR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential) to PUD-BP (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, W. 64th Avenue and Yank Way

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The following variances from the Land Development Code (LDC) have been requested: 2013-VAR-18: YMCA, 6350 Eldridge Street, to construct a free standing sign that is 66.5 sq. ft. in size and 10’-11” in height when Section 6.17.4 limits the size of a free standing sign to 32 sq. ft. in size and a height of 6’. In addition the applicant is requesting to install two (2) directional signs that will be 4 sq. ft. and 8’ in height containing the YMCA logo, when Section 6.17.4 limits the height of a directional sign to 6’ and Section 10.3 does not permit commercial speech on a directional sign. 2013-VAR-19: Eric Montoya, 5715 Upham Street, to construct an addition to the existing structure when Section 6.2.5.D.7.b requires 75% of the building width to be within the property’s frontage zone. Additionally the applicant requests a variance to allow the addition to be placed at the existing floor elevation when Section 6.2.5.D.7.c requires a minimum ground floor elevation of 2 ‘ in the frontage zone. 2013-VAR-20: Michael Rumley, 6937 Brentwood Street, to construct a pergola (shade structure) that will extend from the house to the rear (west) property line when Section 6.2.1 of the LDC requires a structure to be setback 10’ from the rear property line. Hearing thereon will be held before the Board of Adjustment on October 01, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, when and where you may speak at the hearing. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Department or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUST-

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police and emergency workers. To purchase tickets, or for information, contact Amber Kirchmer at 720-259-2432 or visit www.MetroNorthChamber.com.

Coming Soon/oCt. 3 ConCert ConduCted by Matthew Switzer, the Lakewood Symphony Orchestra’s opening concert this season features two works by Anton Dvorak, his Symphony No. 6 and his Cello Concerto in B minor. Soloist Gal Faganel is assistant professor of cello at UNC and an international performer, teacher, coach and recording artist. Concert is at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets available at www.lakewoodsymphony.org or by calling 303 987-7845.

reCurring eventS ConCordia lutheran Church Choir is starting its fall

choir program and is looking to add new voices. The choir is a great cross section of the community and welcomes newcomers who have a desire to praise God with their voice. This year Concordia Lutheran will be directed by Dr. Frank Eychaner of Colorado Christian University. The choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service three out of four Sundays per month. The church is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact Joan at joan@concordialcms.org or 303-9895260.

Fall ClaSSeS Registration for fall classes with Colorado

ACTS is now open. Visit www.coloradoacts.org for details. Classes available after school and in the evenings. Among the offerings are Loose Lips Sink Ships (ages 12-18), The Mysterious Case of the Missing Ring (8-12), Creative Drama: Disney Fairytales (4-8). Homeschool classes include Our Town (ages 12-18), Patriot Dreams (8-12), Creative Drama (4-8), Imaginative Puppeteering (8-12). Community classes include Outreach Performance Class (ages 12 to adult), Improvisation Class & Murder Mystery Dinner Theater (12 to adult), Aspects of Theater Class (10-20).

SpellbinderS training Jeffco Spellbinders are volunteers who go in to local schools to tell stories to grade school children. Jeffco Spellbinders is conducting a new training for anyone interested in the art of storytelling. Visit http://www.spellbinders.org/. For information, or to register, Linda Boettcher, 303-984-2225 or jcspellbinders@ comcast.net. 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 Arvadaarea high school and plan to participate in a formal track , to construct a free standing sign or cross-country during their that is 66.5 sq. ft. program in size and 10’-11” in freshman year in height when limitsinthe size the club has offered college. ThisSection is the 6.17.4 third year a row of a free standing sign to 32 sq. ft. in size and a height of 6’. InApplications addition the applicscholarship funds. are available on Arvada ant is requesting to install two (2) direchighsigns schoolthat Naviance For8’ more information, contional will be 4websites. sq. ft. and in height containing the YMCA logo, whenor ltkrapes@msn.com. tact arvadarunningclub@gmail.com Section 6.17.4 limits the height of a direc-

tional sign to 6’ and Section 10.3 does not permit commercial speech on a directional sign. 2013-VAR-19: Eric Montoya, 5715 Upham Street, to construct an addition to the existing structure when Section 6.2.5.D.7.b requires 75% of the building width to be within the property’s frontage zone. Additionally the applicant requests a variance to allow the addition to be placed at the existing floor elevation when Section 6.2.5.D.7.c requires a minimum ground floor elevation of 2 ‘ in the frontage zone. 2013-VAR-20: Michael Rumley, 6937 Brentwood Street, to construct a pergola (shade structure) that will extend from the house to the rear (west) property line when Section 6.2.1 of the LDC requires a structure to be setback 10’ from the rear property line. Hearing thereon will be held before the Board of Adjustment on October 01, 2013, at 7:00 p.m., Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, when and where you may speak at the hearing. Additional information can be obtained from the Community Development Department or written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. CITY OF ARVADA BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT /S/ T.O. Owens, Secretary

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Legal Notice No.: 80269 First Publication: September 19, 2013 Last Publication: September 19, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 13-ST-18, CDOT Safe Routes to School Project No. SAR M040-024, Sub Account 19097, entitled, Garrison Street Trail, Ralston Road to W. 57th Ave., will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 9:00 am on October 4th, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Project Special Provisions, Standard Special Provisions, Addenda when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street,

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The four new activities are a pumpkin pie eating contest, with three age categories and prizes for winners; a gunny sack and three-legged race with three age categories; a pumpkin seed spitting contest with three age categories and prizes; and a pumpkin dish (no pies) cooking contest. The festival is one of the biggest signs that fall has come to Arvada, and celebrating that is what the festival is all about. “It’s an incredible opportunity to go out with your family in the fall and do something fun and free,” said Wendy Forbes, communications manager with Arvada. “It’s not your typical fall festival — there are all these different ways for the community to get involved, and there is really something for everyone.” For more information, including applications for the scarecrow or pumpkin decorating contests, visit www.historicalarvada.org, call 303-420-6100 or visit www.arvadafestivals.com.

IF YOU GO What: 17th annual Festival of Scarecrows Where: Arvada Olde Town Square When: Saturday, Sept. 12 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

CoSt: Free inFormation: www.historicarvada.org, 303-4206100 or www.arvadafestivals.com.

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traffic by folks unwilling to pay tolls or sit in congested lanes of traffic. The reality is that there needs to be a reasonable, competing alternative that folks will use and there really isn’t a good option for folks that use State Highway 93/U.S.-6 through Golden,” French said. Improvements would be studied in more detail if and when the projects move forward, French added. For more information about WestConnect including illustrative plans go to www. westconnectjeffco.com.

What's happening this Week? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www.ourcoloradonews.com/calendar/.

Public Notice ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS Sealed bids for the construction of City of Arvada, Project No. 13-ST-18, CDOT Safe Routes to School Project No. SAR M040-024, Sub Account 19097, entitled, Garrison Street Trail, Ralston Road to W. 57th Ave., will be received at the office of the City Engineer until 9:00 am on October 4th, 2013 and then publicly opened and read aloud. The BID DOCUMENTS, consisting of Advertisement for Bids, Information for Bidders, Project Special Provisions, Standard Special Provisions, Addenda when issued, Bid Bond, Bid Proposal, Bid Schedule, and the Project Drawings may be examined at the following locations: City of Arvada Engineering Division - 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada, Colorado 80002 Dodge Plan Room – 1114 W. 7th Avenue, Suite 100, Denver, Colorado 80204 iSqFt Plan Room, 1312 17th Street, Suite 115, Denver, Colorado 80202 Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after September 18, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: Type 2 Curb and Gutter: 268 LF Hot Bituminous Patching (Asphalt): 163 Tons Pedestrian Railing (Steel): 202 LF Block Facing (Retaining Walls): 1300 SF Concrete Sidewalk 6” Thick: 550 SY Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and

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at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com No cost bid documents may be obtained at www.rockymountainbidsystem.com on or after September 18, 2013. Bid documents may also be obtained at the office of the City Engineer upon payment of $30.00 per set, which is non-refundable. ESTIMATED QUANTITIES OF THE MAJOR ITEMS OF WORK ARE: Type 2 Curb and Gutter: 268 LF Hot Bituminous Patching (Asphalt): 163 Tons Pedestrian Railing (Steel): 202 LF Block Facing (Retaining Walls): 1300 SF Concrete Sidewalk 6” Thick: 550 SY Bidders, subcontractors and suppliers must be familiar with the current City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications for the Design and Construction of Public Improvements, dated July 19, 2011, which will be combined with the Bid Documents to form the Contract Documents for the Project. A copy of the Standards may be obtained from the office of the City Engineer upon a non-refundable payment of $30.00. Holders will be notified when supplemental revisions and additions are available as they are adopted. The Standards are also available at no cost on the City's web site at www.arvada.org. Holders are responsible for keeping current their City of Arvada Engineering Code of Standards and Specifications. Bidders (prime contractors) shall be on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s pre-qualified contractor list. The CDOT Form 347, Certification of EEO Compliance, is no longer required to be submitted in the bid package. This form certified that the contractor/proposed subcontractors were in compliance with the Joint Reporting Committee EEO-1 form requirements. The EEO-1 Report must still be submitted to the Joint Reporting Committee if the contractors and subcontractors meet the eligibility requirements (29CFR 1602.7); we will, however, no longer require certification. For additional information regarding these federal requirements, please refer to: http://www.eeoc.og/stats/jobpat/e1instruct. html.

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September 19, 2013 STATEWIDE STATS The Colorado Office of Emergency Management provided a report on the condition of Colorado’s counties and cities that were impacted by last week’s rainstorm. These stats include: Flood conditions spread across 15 counties including Boulder, El Paso, Larimer, Adams, Arapahoe, Broomfield, Clear Creek, Denver, Fremont, Jefferson, Logan, Morgan, Pueblo, Washington, and Weld counties.

FATALITIES:

6 REPORTED MISSING:

1,253 (approximate) EVACUATED PERSONS:

11,750 SHELTER POPULATION TOTAL:

528 SHELTERS:

26 shelters open RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES:

17,494 damaged, 1,502 destroyed

Indiana Street at 78th Avenue was closed Friday, Sept. 13, in the morning due to flooding from heavy rains. The water ran in front of Ancient Treasures Alpaca Ranch and the JK Ranch horse boarding facility entrances. The city sent out advisories at about 1:30 a.m. Friday to alert residents to the coming water, and a decision was made to close Van Arsdale Elementary, Oberon Middle School and Ralston Valley High School. At right, flooding filled pens east of Indiana Avenue on 78th Street Friday morning. Photos by Mikkel Kelly

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according to Wendy Forbes, communications manager with Arvada. She said the city has not yet been able to get a complete and accurate account of the damage, due to the still high water levels. She said some roads what will need some repairs. Alkire Street was reopened after being closed, but both Quaker and Indiana will remain closed until repairs can be made. “One good thing about this is how many of the city projects — little ones here and there — really helped to lessen the damage and really paid off for the community,” she said. “The Ralston Central Park Project that also just finished was a huge help.”

Cheryl Keydel, owner of an alpaca ranch on Indiana Street near 78th Avenue, had to relocate 60 alpacas to a friend’s house and to higher ground at the property late last week. “I was just shocked that there was that much water that fast,” Keydel said. City officials measured close to a foot of water running through Keydel’s property, where the city had dug a trench to help divert water from the property to Croke Canal. “They (the city) did a really good job digging that trench,” she said. “I’m proud of them.” Keydel said her ranch sustained minor damages to fences and one shed. “It’s easing up, I don’t feel like we’re in any danger anymore,” she added. Nearly 140 sixth-graders from Thomson Elementary and Swanson Elementary schools in Arvada were stranded at the Mount Evans Outdoor Lab school site Fri-

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day, after the roadway through Evergreen became impassable. The students had safe shelter and provisions, and were eventually safely evacuated according to the Jeffco School District.

Drive to Pinecliffe. Affected areas in the city that closed as a precaution opened over the weekend like Clear Creek RV Park at 1400 10th St.

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No significant floods or damages were reported for the city. A potential evacuation faced residents last Thursday, Sept. 13, but the evacuation was later lifted.

The city of Golden came out relatively well after the massive rainstorm devastated Boulder and Larimer counties. “Golden fared really well during all of this,” Karlyn Tilley, manager of media and community relations, said. “Other than a few flooded basements, we really didn’t have any flood damage.” She added the city offered their services to the county to see if they needed help. By Monday, Sept. 16, most of the advisories and closures were lifted with Golden Gate Canyon opening to local residents and emergency personnel. Although Coal Creek Canyon, Highway 72 remained closed from Blue Mountain

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Trails along the Clear Creek Trail remained closed due to flooding Sept. 13 until further notice including: Clear Creek Trail at Marshal St.; Clear Creek Trail underpass at 44th Ave.; Clear Creek Trail Independence Bridge; and Clear Creek Trail Kipling underpass. Community Editor Clarke Reader contributed to this report.

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Gala bash will help raise funds Foothills Art Center seeking fundraising goal By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ourcoloradonews.com An anonymous man walked into the executive director’s office at the Foothills Art Center and offered the director a deal she couldn’t refuse; he would donate $36,000 to the center if they matched that amount in three months. The amount had to be exact. If they raised $35,999, he wouldn’t match a dime. He set the deadline for Nov. 12 or 11-12-13, and when added together equals 36. Reilly Sanborn, the center’s executive director, accepted the deal and went to

work. So far, the center has raised around $15,000, which leaves $21,000 left to acquire. This year marks the center’s 45th anniversary, and in honor of that anniversary the center will host a gala celebration with a mass mailing of invites to the “Top Hats & Chapeaus Soiree” on Sept. 28 at the Foothills Art Center 6-9:30 p.m. “We really want to raise the last twothirds in this one night,” Sanborn said. “We really need the community to help us reach this goal; it’s really hard to raise funds for the electric bill, paper towels and parking spaces.” Donations are what keep the center going, and this offer proposed by the mysterious man would help pay off the center’s renovations, Sanborn said. Tickets purchased to the gala will go to-

ward the matching gift challenge, including any donations and the tax deductible. The celebration will be a stylish affair that focuses on old-fashioned fun with a hats contest and millinery who will be attending the soiree. For an additional ticket fee (also donated to the center’s matching fund) a fine scotch bar and cigar bar will be available. Also, the annual “Taste of the Front Range,” cuisine contest will be available with local restaurants donating food from Grappas, Sherpa house, The Bridgewater Grill and Golden’s Table Mountain Inn. “This is really an opportunity for somebody who is not a major donor but loves good art and wants to get involved,” Morie Smile, board president for the board of directors at foothills said. There will be “a lot of different ways to give” without leaving

someone’s wallet light she said. Live auctions and art for sale from the Rocky Mountain National Watermedia show will be on display, and dancing is expected with live entertainment planned to play into the night. “All of us on the board are so grateful and so excited about this generous and unexpected match,” Smile said. She described the anonymous man as “very intelligent, very passionate about the arts” and “wants to set an example.” “I think that’s why it’s so important to him that we are looking at these individual donations,” she said. To help the Foothills Art Center meet their goal, ticket inquires and questions can be directed to Christine Fiedler at 303279-3922, ext. 26 or via email at christine@ foothillsartcenter.org

Picking berries, making jam a fun activity for children Berries are perfect for young children. They are the right size to pick, count, and eat. They are little but packed with vitamins and minerals. If children are wary of vegetables, try offering strawberries, blueberries, or raspberries. For more learning activities see grandparentsteachtoo.org for books, and videos, and wnmufm.org “Learning Through the Seasons” for pod casts, live on WNMU-FM Tuesdays 4:30 and Saturdays 8:35 beginning Oct. 1.

Picking Berries

When berries are in season, plan a berry picking morning and let children munch as you gather some to take home. Make little piles of berries, count them up as you put them into a bowl for a snack, and add them to school lunches. Place a bowl of berries next to plates at any meal and talk about what animals like to eat berries.

Kid’s Freezer Jam

Discuss how food gets to our grocery stores and why berries are expensive. What people bring berries to market like farmers, pickers, truck drivers, packers, and grocery store employees? Show children how to freeze hand picked or store bought berries. Spread them flat on cookie sheets so they do not touch each other and place in the freezer. When they are hard, transfer them to freezer bags and lay flat in the freezer. These easy snacks will not clump together.

Children can smash some berries and add a few drops of honey for fresh jam on buttered bread or toast, mix in Greek yogurt, or dip for crackers. Boiled homemade or store bought jam is about half sugar. Even low sugar jam has about 8 grams of sugar for every 20 grams(1tablespoon) of fruit. Freezer jam takes only 30 minutes and can have less sugar. This jam uses pectin, a natural thickening agent found in and around plant cell walls that helps bind those cells together. They can be kept in the freezer for a year or refrigerator for three months.

Low sugar freezer jam recipes are found on premium pectin for less or no sugar needed packages in the canning aisle, surejell.com, and many other sites. Children love to clean and help mash the berries with a fork or potato masher, turn on the food processor for quicker action, and measure ingredients exactly. Adults will need to stir boiling liquids on the stove. Recipes use fresh or frozen berries. Some books about jam include “Blueberries for Sal” by McCloskey; “Bread and Jam for Francis” by Hoban; “The Giant Jam Sandwich” by Lord; “Pass the Jam, Jim” by Umansky; “The Little Mouse, The Red Ripe Strawberry…” by Woodand; “Jam and Jelly by Holly and Nellie” by Whelan.

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Arvada senior running back Me’Scach Jackson slashes through the defense in Arvada’s OT victory. Photo by Daniel Williams

Jeffco football highlights: Bulldogs survive OT shootout Jefferson Saints improve to perfect 4-0 By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com Arvada: The Bulldogs survived in what could turn out to be one of the most dramatic games of the season beating Skyview 48-47 in overtime Friday at Trailblazer Stadium. Arvada senior Travin Haris had 135 allpurpose yards and a pair of touchdowns, and senior Jesse Jackson recorded 12 catches and a rushing touchdown. The victory was also the first for Arvada’s new head coach Matt Cisneros. The Bulldogs (1-2) will host Eagle Valley Thursday at 7 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium.

Alameda: Tough luck is quickly turning into the theme of the Pirates’ 2013 season. For their third straight game Alameda was barely beaten, this time falling 30-25 Friday at Englewood. The loss was the third game in a row that Alameda has lost by eight points or less, and even though the team fell to 0-3 with the loss, there were chances that the Pirates could have been 3-0. Alameda will play D’Evelyn Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium. Arvada West: The Wildcats hung on for a 35-25 victory at Hinkley on Saturday. The win was A-West’s second consecutive win after opening the season with a 22-0 shutout loss to Overland. The Wildcats (2-1) will try to make it three in a row then they host Chatfield Friday at 7 p.m. at North Area Athletic Com-

plex. Bear Creek: The Bears suffered their first loss of the season falling to Mountain Vista 16-14 Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. Down 10-0 Bear Creek rallied with two second quarter touchdowns to take a lead, but they never scored again and Mountain Vista scored six points in the fourth quarter to secure the win. Still, the Bears (2-1) have already matched their win total from last season. Bear Creek will host ThunderRidge Saturday at 1 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium. D’Evelyn: The Jaguars got back on track with a blowout 40-3 road victory Friday at Grand Junction Central. D’Evelyn senior receiver Cameron Brown caught two touchdowns, and Trent Walker recorded seven tackles and two sacks in the win.

The victory was the third times this season that the Jaguars have scored at least 40 points. The Jaguars (3-1) will host Alameda Friday at 7:30 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium. Green Mountain/Golden: The Demons were no match for the Rams falling 39-0 Friday at North Area Athletic Complex. Green Mountain moves to 2-1 on the season beating up on fellow Jeffco squad Golden, who is still searching for their first victory of the season. The Rams rebounded from a 38-20 loss at Bear Creek last week and Golden’s new head coach Jason Neely is trying to turn his struggling program around. Green Mountain will host Grand Junction Central Friday at 4 p.m. at Trailblazer Football continues on Page 28

Wheat Ridges hangs on for ugly 7-3 victory Teams play through delay and rough weather By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LAKEWOOD - It was soggy, sloppy and even ugly but a win’s a win. That is the mentality that head coach Reid Kahl and his Wheat Ridge Farmers team have taken after their 7-3 victory over Littleton Friday at Jeffco Stadium. “It definitely wasn’t pretty but we will take it. This is a game we could have lost today but didn’t, and it was an important one because it gets us back over .500,” Kahl said. After a long day of heavy rain and a game delay, the Farmers beat Littleton in a game that, once was started, was played in well under two hours. That’s because the soggy conditions didn’t allow either team to develop a passing attack, forcing both teams to run the ball like it was going out of style. A first half rushing touchdown by senior quarterback Tanner Weakland stood up as the game-winning score, and even though

Littleton threatened late in the fourth quarter all it could muster offensively was a field goal. “No disrespect to them, but I think we played down to their level tonight,” Weakland said. “I am not sure what is wrong with us, but I think we have regressed since Week 1.” Weakland’s honestly is admirable because he is correct. After a 31- 21 victory over Windsor in Week 1 the Farmers were blown out 45-18 at Monarch one week later. And even though Monarch is an elite power in 4A football the Farmers certainly haven’t looked like themselves for a second straight week. “I am not sure what is wrong with us but it starts at practice, and we haven’t been practicing well and it is definitely showing. We need to get it figured out though,” Weakland said. Wheat Ridge will have the opportunity to get things right and build some momentum when they host 0-3 Golden Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. Golden has been blown out in all three of its losses this season, and the team has a first-year head coach that is in the middle of

Junior receiver Anthony McGinnis gives his body up but cannot come down with the soggy ball Friday night. Photo by Daniel Williams rebuilding the program. “We still have a long way to go not only in terms of schedule but in terms of us get-

ting a lot better. We have some games ahead of us, we need to find a way to be ready,” Kahl said.

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Rains cause sports scheduling problems around the region Many games canceled but Jeffco football plays By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LAKEWOOD - If April showers bring May flowers then September showers bring postponements. Every Jeffco high school had games postponed after what Gov. John Hickenlooper called “the worst rain storm in the history of the state.” Athletic directors are scrambling to reschedule games canceled late last week to later in the season and some games won’t end up being played at all. CHSSA assistant commissioner Harry Waterman released this statement on CHSSANow.com: “Regular season games are the jurisdiction of the individual schools and school districts.

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Because of the number of conflicts that may occur, the individual schools and school districts are responsible for making the determination on any games to be rescheduled. Sunday is not an option for games to be rescheduled per CHSAA bylaws. Teams will be allowed to reschedule games to Monday, even if it means playing two games in a week.” Despite the record setting rain athletic fields like Jeffco Stadium and Trailblazer Stadium remained playable. And even though several games suffered though weather delays, most of the football games scheduled in Jeffco were played, including rescheduled games. “The field (at Jeffco Stadium on Friday night) wasn’t in bad shape at all surprisingly. They did a great job getting things ready for us with all things considered,” Wheat Ridge football coach Reid Kahl said.

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Because of the football’s week-toweek schedule it was important to get the games played even though conditions were at some points brutal. However, even though it could affect potential playoff situations, Waterman added: “Any game from the schedule that was unable to be completed Thursday, Friday or Saturday may be rescheduled no later than Monday, Sept. 16. Sunday is not an option. In the event teams are unable to mutually agree to a Monday game, the game will go down as a `No Contest.’ In any situation where that happens, Wild Card points formulas for each team will be adjusted to account for one less game. Attempting to reschedule to a later date this season would require playing three games within a 7-8 day period which is not safe.” While this should not affect any Jeffco football teams it could affect some of Jeffco’s potential playoff opponents.

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D’Evelyn volleyball holds off streaky Faith Christian Jaguars use tall-wall led by Sutton to win By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LAKEWOOD - Two streaky teams squared off with D’Evelyn girls’ volleyball fighting off a feisty Faith Christian team for a 3-0 victory Thursday, Sept. 12, at D’Evelyn High School. The Jaguars held off the Eagles narrowly winning the first set 26-24 and they got stronger each set winning the second 25-22 and the third 25-17. D’Evelyn was able to hold a Faith Christian team that refused to go away, using a wall created by lengthy senior Madeline Sutton and her teammates. “I thought we got better after we got going and I like the way we were able to battle each set not giving one of them up,” D’Evelyn coach Jeff Oliver said. “Madeline made it tough for them and I thought our entire group played well tonight.” But the Eagles didn’t go down without a fight. After giving up the dramatic first set they rebounded nicely and nearly won a tightly contested second set. Faith Christian junior Danyle Dupray used a blend of great serves and crafty passing to set up her teammates the entire match. Dupray was also a master motivator while on the floor. “We were right there in it we just

A pair of Jaguars defenders create an impenetrable wall against Faith Christian on Thursday night. Photo by Daniel Williams couldn’t finish when we needed to. I think we might have got a little tired down the stretch, but they are also a very good team,” Faith Christian coach Chris Powers said. D’Evelyn (3-5) might have actually needed the win more than the Eagles considering they were 2-5 going into the match. After an opening season win the Jaguars lost five straight matches before beating Arvada last Monday. Now with back-to-back wins D’Evelyn hopes to now streak in the other direction as league play ap-

proaches. “We have a really good team when we put it all together, we just need to do it consistently,” Sutton said. The Eagles (4-5) have also gone streaking this season — twice. They own a four game losing streak which they followed up by a three game winning streak. Faith Christian looks to get their record back to .500 when they play at Peak to Peak Thursday, Sept. 19, at 6 p.m. D’Evelyn will host Evergreen the same night, at 6:30 p.m.

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Stadium. Golden will host Wheat Ridge Thursday at 7 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium. Faith Christian: Despite 23 first downs the Eagles were downed by Kent Denver 28-23 Friday at Kent Denver High School. Kent Denver scored 21 second quarter points to take a big lead, but Faith Christian would chip away and take the lead back in the fourth quarter. However, Kent Denver would score late, sending the Eagles to their second straight loss. Eagles Sophomore Adam Buchanan had a monster game, rushing for 126 yards and two touchdowns. Faith Christian (2-2) will host Skyview Friday at 7 p.m. Jefferson: The Saints marched to a perfect 4-0 with their 49-0 victory at Denver Christian Saturday at Jeffco Stadium. One of the great stories in Colorado High School sports continues as Jefferson manhandled the Crusaders. The Saints have been literally carried by their senior running back Jovanni Lucero who is averaging 129.4 rushing yards per game this season. Jefferson (4-0) will host

Front Range Christian Saturday at 1 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium. Po m o n a / L a k e w o o d : The Panthers needed a huge third quarter to comeback and beat the Tigers 3828 Saturday at North Area Athletic Complex. Lakewood took a 14-10 lead into halftime, but Pomona would score 18 third quarter points. The Tigers would add two more second half touchdowns but they were able to close the gap. Pomona senior Chris Marquez rushing the ball for a ridiculous 276 yards on 31 carries and he scored three touchdowns in the victory. The Panthers (2-1) will play at Chaparral Friday at 7 p.m. The Tigers (1-2) will host Fairview Friday at 7 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium. Ralston Valley: The Mustangs needed every bit of the 66 points they scored to hold on and win at Grand Junction 66-45 on Friday. Both teams traded punches and Ralston Valley was able to survive behind senior Jon Baumann and his over 11 tackles per game, and the Mustangs were able to hang on and beat a team in Grand Junction that averages nearly 50 points per game. Ralston Valley (3-1) has a bye week but they will play at Fairview on Friday, Sept. 27, at 7 p.m.

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