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October 17, 2013

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Jefferson County, Colorado • Volume 9, Issue 21

Businesses honored at event Annual gathering highlights innovation

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ourcoloradonews.com Appreciation is the Arvada way.

The 19th annual Business Appreciation Awards Breakfast was held the morning of Oct. 10 at the Arvada Center for the Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd.

The event, which was themed “Ground Breaking Fun,” highlighted five Arvada businesses that have ground breaking excellence in 2013.

“We decided years ago to acknowledge our businesses here; what they’ve done for and throughout the community,” said Hazel Hartbarger, director of the Arvada Economic Development Association (AEDA).

This year, more than 200 Arvada business owners filed into the Arvada Center to network, eat breakfast and celebrate the award recipients.

AEDA gave five awards throughout the event, including the Retail Partner of the Year, Retailer of the Year and the Lloyd J. King Entrepreneurial Spirit Award.

Much to Hartbarger’s and the audience’s surprise, an additional award honoring AEDA’s director was given to Hartbarger.

“Hazel helped businesses feel like they belonged, and that they count,” said Speaker Tom Clark, “and that’s become the Arvada way.”

The businesses honored were NewMark Merrill, for their work reinvigorating the Arvada Marketplace Shopping Center; Utility Control and Equipment Corporation for their exponential growth and maintaining their business in the Arvada Community; Sundyne for being an outstanding corporate citizen and their capital investment in the community; Malones Clubhouse Grill for their community involvement and complete remodel.

“It’s pretty neat to be recognized to be a good and long-term employer in Arvada,” said Mark Inboden, president of Utility Control and Equipment Corporation and honoree at the event.

The most prestigious of these awards, The Lloyd J. King Entrepreneurial Spirit Award, was also presented to Maro and Ed Dimmer, owners of Rheinlander Bakery.

“It’s a great honor,” Maro said, “The city of Arvada is so appreciative of its businesses and we love that we get to live, work, and play in a city who loves its businesses.”

The event began in 1996 as an acknowledgement of the Arvada businesses, to recognize what they’ve done throughout the community, and to have a little fun.

“We wanted to make it fun and entertaining for our businesses because they work so hard throughout the year,” Hartbarger said.

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Dominic Danborn, Trevor Skrine and Logan Deison, left to right, race around the quarter mile track early Friday morning. Photos by Crystal Anderson

Club inspires students to be active A new grant helps to fund elementary school running club

By Crystal Anderson

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he sun rises and students lace up their shoes, head out the door and begin to run, stride after stride along the dirt-laden path.

Being active is a large part of a child’s life, and last spring, to help establish healthy habits, Maria Peters the physical education teacher at Fremont Elementary began a running club for her students.

“Running is my passion, and I just want to instill in these kids a love to be active,” Peters said.

Active they are. Starting in August of this year, 225 kindergarten through sixthgrade students, about 60 percent of the Kira Taormina, first grade; Trevor Skrine, sixth grade; Logan Deison and Dominic Danborn both in fifth grade, left to school, signed up for the 100-Mile Club. right, are the first students in the 100-Mile Club to reach the 25 and 50-mile marks.

The program is designed to teach students the importance of being active and healthy by challenging them to run, walk or jog 100 miles over the course of the school year.

The program, which meets around Fremont Elementary School’s outdoor track every Tuesday and Friday mornings at 7, has offered fun and a sense of purpose for the students.

“They are proud of themselves, it’s an accomplishment,” Peters said, “For some kids, academics aren’t their thing, and they wake up Tuesday and Friday mornings so excited — it’s the reason they want to come to school.”

For students like sixth-grader Trevor Skrine, Fremont’s first boy to reach the 25-mile mark, the club has helped him realize running is his passion.

Students and sometimes parents race around the track, each attempting to best one another.

“I like running, I’m faster than my other classmates,” Trevor said prior to Friday’s run, which marked his 50 mile.

“On a typical day we get over 100 kids,” has helped fund the program by provid“I’m so excited, I’ll keep on going to 75,” she said, “The volunteers help take care ing materials, T-shirts, and funding to he said. of the kids, they punch their cards, note kick-start the program.

Along with the students, around 10 who reaches the 25-50 mile marks — they For Kira Taormina, a first-grader and Fremont staff members, as well as 10 par- completely donate their time.” the first girl to run 25 miles, this program ents are active as volunteers or particiThe Active Schools Acceleration Pro- lets her do her thing. pants in the program. Without the help of gram Acceleration Grant (ASAP), which “I like it, it’s my stuff to do,” she said the volunteers, Peters said the program helps 1,000 schools nationwide fund pro- as she went to run her next mile around wouldn’t be as successful. grams, such as the 100-mile running club the track.

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October 17, 2013

Field of opportunity rich but rocky Emily Jacomet and Connor Buckborough stood at the top of the escalator, their red “Ask Me” T-shirts loudly proclaiming their belief in the seemingly infinite possibilities lined up table-by-table in the cavernous room just beyond them.

Emily: “It’s more than just an education.

It’s an experience. You’ll remember these experiences and these friends for the rest of your life.”

Connor: “It’s the world’s best network.”

Emily: “I’ve met my lifelong friends.”

Connor, nodding: “They’ll be in my wedding, for sure.”

Student ambassadors from University of Northern Colorado in Greeley, Emily and Connor spent a recent afternoon welcoming an expected 4,000 high school students to the second annual national Denver College Fair at the Colorado Convention Center.

“It’s overwhelming,” Emily said of the vast choice behind the doors. “It’s crazy.

But once you find the school for you, you’ll just feel it.”

Like a special relationship.

Finding it, though, can feel almost impossible as you walk into the hall where seemingly endless rows of tables in blue and white draping stretch from one end to the other.

“It’s stressful,” Greenwood Village junior Jessica Diamond said, as she wandered down an aisle.

The more than 300 universities offered something for everyone. There was Saint Michael’s College, a picturesque Catholic Vermont campus of 2,000 students. There was the spirited 24,000-student-strong University of Oregon. And there was Arizona State University with its mega-Tempe campus of more than 60,000 students.

But even their stripped-down presence of tablecloths and pamphlets stirred a sense of excitement, of potential and promise and the glimpse of futures just waiting to be grasped.

Students and parents strolled the aisles, looking, questioning, listening, waiting for that spark of connection that this could be

SO MUCH INSIDE THE PRESS THIS WEEK BUSINESS: Chamber president Dot Wright moving on to new challenge.

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LIFE: Trick or treat at the Festival Playhouse.

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a school to consider.

“It’s kind of like in high school, you’re preparing for college,” said junior Elizabeth Lipshutz, a friend who accompanied Diamond. “In college, you’re preparing for the rest of your life.”

Rafael Barron, a junior from Aurora, wants to be a doctor someday. He was looking for possibilities.

“There’s so much to think about,” he said. “It makes me excited, not so much scared but nervous … about what would be the best choice for me.”

His parents, Yadira and Gavino Barron, resolutely believe in the power of college as a launching pad to success, one worth sacrifice in time and money.

“It’s so important to have that college degree,” Yadira said, “because no one can take that away from you.”

She and Gavino have four children — Rafael will be the second to attend college. And Yadira will tell you she and her daughter, in her first year at Regis University, easily fall into dreaming about what lies ahead.

Gavino is more pragmatic: “You’ve got dreams and goals, I’ve always said. A dream is just a dream — a goal is when you have a plan … This,” he said, glancing at the row of tables, “is part of the plan. This is a step from Point A to Point B. This is why we’re here.”

But getting to Point B isn’t always easy these days.

A report by the U.S. Department of Education finds that if the cost of attending public four-year institutions continues to increase, the price of a public education in 2016 will be more than twice what it was in 2001. “The rising cost of college,” the report continues, “may make it increasingly difficult for students to access and complete their postsecondary education.”

About two-thirds of bachelor’s degrees recipients borrow money to pay for their education, research shows, and the average college senior graduates with $25,000 in student loan debt.

That financial concern has refocused

how colleges and universities reach out to prospective students, admissions directors say.

“Four years at college is such a transformational time — you really figure out who you are,” said Anne Fattig, assistant director of admissions of small-town Simpson College in Iowa. “The right college kind of makes or breaks that to an extent.”

But it’s not enough anymore to highlight only the experience.

“It’s such an incredible investment,” Jeremy Brown of Saint Michael’s College said. Students need to “find that institution where not only they feel safe to explore who they are and who are going to become, but also a place where they have opportunities upon graduating.”

So, outcomes — a college’s job placement and loan default rates, for instance — become key ingredients to the quest.

Three years ago, Brown couldn’t have rattled off the college’s default rate without researching it first. Now, it’s at his fingertips. Students and parents, he said, want to know they’ll “be getting jobs when they graduate and can pay off their loans.”

Connor Buckborough, the ambassador from UNC, is counting on being able to do just that. A sophomore studying communications and brewing technology, “I’m pretty far in the hole,” he said about his loan debt.

But he has no doubt about his choices.

“It’s going to be worth it, as long as you excel,” he said. “There’s always a way.”

Emily Jacomet is certain, too. “One hundred percent. I’ll never regret going to college.”

Education. Experience. Friendship. Selfdiscovery. Work.

Amazing how a cavernous room of tables and pamphlets can scatter seeds of infinite possibilities.

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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October 17, 2013

Fed shutdown puts lives in limbo Politicians point fingers as workers face uncertainty

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com When Ann Humphrey received news recently that she was being furloughed as part of the federal government shutdown, she immediately drove to Rep. Ed Perlmutter’s Jefferson County office and sought answers, while wiping away tears.

“I was very upset,” the Lakewood woman said. “I just wanted to vent and let them know how upset I was. I didn’t know if I was going to be getting paid or how long this would last. It was really scary.”

Humphrey has been a government employee for the last 25 years, most recently as a management assistant with the Department of Treasury. She’ll probably end up getting back pay, but in the meantime she has no income and plenty of bills to deal with.

“I called Wells Fargo to see if they would defer my house payment and they wouldn’t do it for me,” she said. “It’s really stressful. It really is the fear of the unknown.”

Humphrey wasn’t the only one facing uncertainty amid the shutdown.

Mickey Devitt of Denver is an attorney for the National Labor Relations Board.

Her position was furloughed and she, like Humphrey, has been faced with uncertainty about what the immediate future will bring.

“I have two young kids and I’m the breadwinner for my family,” she said. “I have half a paycheck to last me until (Oct. 10) and I don’t what’s going to happen after that.”

While Humphrey and Devitt triage their bills and forgo unnecessary expenses, politicians point fingers.

“We’ve done everything we can to keep this government funded and we are doing everything we can now, knowing that we don’t have a Senate or a president who

Ann Humphrey ponders the affects of being furloughed from her government job, as she stands outside of her Lakewood residence on Oct. 8. Photo by Vic Vela wants to have a conversation with us,” said Republican Congressman Cory Gardner.

“We now have a shutdown of the government, there’s now this overarching threat of the United States defaulting on its full faith and credit and not paying the bills,” said Congressman Ed Perlmutter, a Democrat.

“And these guys (Republicans) have been holding the economy and working people hostage.

“It really is unforgivable.”

Trading accusations

On Oct. 10 and 11, some movement was made toward a shutdown resolution, as House Republicans — stinging from na-

tional poll numbers that show they are receiving the lion’s share of the blame for the shutdown — began submitting short-term proposals to raise the federal debt ceiling and reopen the government.

But ending the shutdown is only one step in the process.

Congress still must deal with long-term budget and debt-ceiling issues, something it hasn’t been very good at in recent years.

“I hope my Republican colleagues come to their senses, because this is not the way to run anything — a government, a family, a business, anything,” Perlmutter said of Congress’ knack for creating selfimposed crises. “It’s drama, after drama, after drama.”

Perlmutter also blasted House Republicans for their reasons behind shutting down the government in the first place, what he sees as an obsession with either crippling or dismantling the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.

Obamacare is up and running, in spite of Republican efforts to halt it.

“These guys continue to want to do something about that, but they’ve lost every time,” he said.

But Gardner insists that Republican efforts to derail President Obama’s biggest legislative achievement have to do with ending “unfair” individual mandates on health insurance coverage and getting rid of burdensome taxes placed on medical devices.

“Just because a law is the law doesn’t mean the American public should be burdened with it, if it has components in that are bad,” Gardner said.

Gardner also said he pays no attention to polls that show the public has grown tired Congress as a whole, but has soured on Republicans, in particular.

“I don’t think anybody ever tried to think that Congress was a popularity contest,” Gardner said. “Whether or not Congress is seen in a good light or a bad light (has to do with) whether we’re doing the right thing for our nation.”

While the political back-and-forth continues, lives continue to be affected.

“Here I am, trying to do my job and the government lays me off,” Humphrey said.

“I don’t want to sound political, but it’s really getting old. I just want to go back to work and do my job.”

Devitt had to put an important dental procedure on hold because she didn’t know if she was going to have the money to pay for it.

But money is only part of her frustration; there’s also her belief that the public doesn’t fully appreciate the “value” of government employees.

But while Devitt believes that “federal servants are often treated like a piñata,” she has no intention of leaving her position for a private-sector job.

“What I do is important, whether people see it or not,” she said.

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October 17, 2013

Olde Town gets new thrills Colorado Fear Fest premieres as Arvada’s new dual-haunt Halloween Festival

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WHAT: Colorado Fear Fest includes two haunted experiences and other entertainment.

WHERE: Olde Town 14 Landmark Theater parking lot, 15550 Wadsworth Blvd.

By Crystal Anderson

WHEN: Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday through Halloween

The lights are low, it’s almost completely dark. Disoriented and barely able to see your path you continue walking, when suddenly…?

For nearly 15 years, Dan Benade has been startling his neighbors by creatively transforming his home into a frightening, neighborhood haunted house.

After many years of scaring success and popularity amongst his neighbors, Benade decided it was time to take his haunts to the next level and launch his own Halloween festival.

“We wanted to make Halloween fun again,” Benade said, “This is my passion, and it’s what I’ve grown into.”

Colorado Fear Fest premiered Oct. 4 to more than 100 patrons who anxiously zigzagged their way through the two Colorado-themed haunts, The Grisly lodge and the Dark Mine, encompassing a section of the Olde Town 14 Landmark Theater parking lot.

Located in the heart of Olde Town, the event has been embraced by citizens and businesses throughout Arvada, including the Yak N Yeti brew pub, the event’s main sponsor.

“We’re four blocks from the site,” said sponsor and Yak N Yeti Brew Master, Adam Draeger, brew master at Yak N Yeti, “hopefully it will bring awareness to our brew

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TIMES: Oct. 11, 12 17-19 24, 27 - 7-11 p.m.

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COST: Admission to both houses - $15 A special “not so scary” lights on version of the haunted house will be available Oct. 19 and 26, 6-7 p.m. only. Tickets for kids 12 and under will be $10. Adults free.

INFO: www.coloradofearfest.com pub and bring awareness to the community.”

The Fest, which will continue every weekend through Halloween, includes the two haunts, which are inspired by a silver mine and a mountain lodge; magicians, performances by acrobats and stilt walkers, community vendors, a pet tricks for treats contest and more.

Benade, a connoisseur of horror props, costumes and haunts, wanted to give his guests a unique experience.

To do this, Benade and his staff of artists, fabricators, carpenters and volunteers created two interactive story lines, where the patrons play a part as characters within each story.

“We want to draw patrons in,” Benade said, “if you allow people to believe it’s a couple of tents in a parking lot, they will, but if you can make people think, even for a second otherwise, then you’ve done your job.”

Throughout the haunts are rooms decorated to help tell the story. Here, a grandmother holding her child sit in a rocking chair, but beware, you never know what’s real — or just a figurine.

Photo by Crystal Anderson As the story plays out, patrons experience a number of startling surprises and intrigues from mechanical sounds, mood lighting and tricks to the horrifying reality of the hand-crafted creatures and

the live characters — expect to be scared.

“I think it’s neat that it’s not just the two haunts,” Draeger said, “There’s more than the simple haunts — it’s a festival.”

Join us for the 5th Annual National Day of Remembrance Celebration Honoring the contribution and sacrifice of uranium & nuclear complex workers who proudly served their country and won the Cold War!

Friday, October 25th 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Rocky Flats Institute & Museum 5690 Webster Street , Arvada, CO Guest Speaker:

Daniel James, President of the Rocky Flats Institute and Museum Come see the Remembrance Quilt on display honoring nuclear and uranium workers, including former Rocky Flats workers, for their contribution to America’s safety. This one-of-a-kind Remembrance Quilt of hand-written quilt squares in the form of an American Flag is traveling the country and will only be in Denver until November 8th.

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October 17, 2013

Wright to leave chamber Five years as president saw growth, change

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com In Dot Wright’s office, her favorite thing is a shelf filled with cards from grateful businesses that the Arvada Chamber of Commerce has helped.

The cards are a tangible sign of how big Wright’s influence has been on the city.

After five years as the Arvada Chamber of Commerce’s president, Wright is leaving the chamber at the end of October.

Wright has accepted a position at the Professional Independent Insurance Agents of Colorado (PIIAC), and will begin working there on Nov. 1.

“It’s been fantastic to have this chance to work with all these businesses in Arvada,” Wright said. “It’s pretty rewarding helping businesses succeed, grow and prosper.”

Wright got her start as a business owner at Pump It Up (an inflatable party toy company) in 2004, and was a member of the chamber. In 2006 she joined the chamber’s board of directors.

She sold her business in June of 2008, and took the job of president in August of that same year.

In the five years that Wright has been president, membership in the chamber has increased from 450 to around 700, they’ve helped to create an Arvada visitor Center and started up Leadership Arvada.

“I worked with all kinds of businesses to keep the from shutting their doors, and in some cases expanding to a second location,” she said. “In my time here, those two things have been the most rewarding things I’ve done.”

Wright said that, especially in a tough economy like when she started, the fact that the chamber has grown — including increasing its budget and putting money in the reserves — is something to be very proud of.

Wright credits the chamber’s partners, especially the City of Arvada, with much of business community’s success.

Dot Wright will be leaving her position as Arvada Chamber of Commerce president after five years. During that time she has helped to increase the chamber’s membership, keep businesses open in a tough economy and help other businesses expand. Photo by Clarke Reader

“We partnered with the city on everything. The chamber was on the table from day one,” she said. “We helped to rewrite the sign code, and if anything came up, we were always a part of it.”

Partner groups included urban renewal, economic development, police and fire departments are crucial because Wright said they all affect businesses.

“It’s so important to have great relationships,” she said. “We’re all working together for the betterment of the business community.”

The staff and the synergy at the chamber have also been crucial to its success, according to Wright, and she is confident that the next president will continue to do great things.

“My only wish is that the chamber continues to thrive,” she said. “Arvada has this great sense of community. I had the greatest job in the city.”

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William Russell: ”I would like to urge the residents in 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 Ted was a councilman at large. Ted was amazing helping people with problems involving the city even though I had my own District 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! Residents of District 3 please do yourself a great service and vote for Ted. He is the one man that is not afraid to stand nose to nose with the city Government on your behalf.”

Kathryn Wallace; “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 Arvada 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 is in the race for District 3.”

Deputy Fire Chief Mike Piper: “Normally I refrain from involvement with politics, but in this case I feel compelled to make an exception. I am a strong advocate of Ted Terranova for

Arvada City Council. His Candidacy has also been strongly endorsed by the Arvada Professional Firefighters Association. Without exception, as a Director of the Arvada Fire Protection District, Ted has been a dependable advocate of citizen interests and also, through his experience and expertise, has balanced those same needs with those of our fire department and firefighters, both current and retirees. He is a man of integrity, with a tremendous work ethic, devoted to transparent and fiscally responsible government spending. As such I encourage you to support him as a candidate for Arvada City Council.”

Arvada Fire Protection District Director Tom McAdam: “I am proud to support Ted Terranova’s candidacy for Arvada City Council District 3. I have known Ted for many years, since his previous service on Council. I have really developed an appreciation for Ted’s value and dedication to the community serving on the Fire Board with him. His common sense, creativity, innovation, and persistence have been of immense worth to the Fire District and by default to the residents of the District. Ted is a person who asks questions. His critical thinking leads him to seek clarification on points that others may overlook, and his analysis of issues often lead to better outcomes than originally anticipated. He is not bound by conventional approaches to problem solving. Rather, Ted consistently displays an uncanny ability to find alternate, often more efficient solutions. It is a pleasure to work with Ted on the Arvada Fire Protection District Board of Directors and I have no doubt his election to the Arvada City Council will have lasting positive effects on the City.”

Duane Youse; “Strong positive attributes defines a person’s character. Ted Terranova experience as a successful business man, employing 25 people, previous term on City Council, co-

chairing the chamber of commerce business and retail committee, member of the Arvada Fire Board, and many other civic endeavors has provided Ted valuable experience to represent the Arvada community on City Council. He will be your voice for your concerns. Ted Terranova should be your choice in the forthcoming council election.”

Frank Barone: “Ted Terranova brings many years of business experience and expertise as well as his service on the Boards of the Chamber, AFPD, Board of Adjustments, and City Council itself to his candidacy in this election. He always does his homework and he works very hard at everything he undertakes. He thoroughly understands the inner workings of the City’s various departments, so he has no learning curve to overcome. By analogy, who would you want as your quarterback-Peyton Manning or a rookie who has never taken a snap from center? We should elect Ted to Arvada City Council- District 3.”

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By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com State Sen. Evie Hudak is blasting a revived recall effort against her, calling the attempt to oust her from the Legislature over her votes on gun bills as “nothing more than a partisan political power grab.”

The Westminster Democrat is once again being targeted in a recall effort that could have significant ramifications for the balance of power in the Colorado Senate. A previous effort to oust Hudak stalled earlier this year.

In a recent interview with Colorado Community Media, Hudak leveled criticism against the group that is relaunching the recall effort, which is calling itself “Recall Hudak Too.” “I’m disappointed that these extreme interest groups feel the need to waste our taxpayer dollars on another costly, manipulative recall process,” she said.

“This just isn’t the way that our government should function.”

The effort to oust Hudak comes on the heels of two successful recall efforts from last month, where both Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs and Sen. Angela Giron of Pueblo, both Democrats, lost their seats in the Senate.

Hudak initially was targeted as part of an earlier recall effort, but petition signature gathering was put on hold in May so that advocacy groups could fo-

cus their efforts on Morse and Giron.

Now, organizers behind “Recall Hudak Too” have filed paperwork with the Secretary of State’s Office to resume the recall effort.

In order for a special recall election to take place, the group has until Dec. 3 to collect about 18,900 valid signatures of voters in Hudak’s Senate District 19, which includes Westminster Hudak and Arvada.

Hudak initially won her seat in 2008 with 51 percent of the vote. In 2012, she defeated Republican challenger Lang Sias by a margin of 342 votes, in a successful re-election where a Libertarian candidate took about 6.5 percent of the votes.

In an emailed statement, Mike McAlpine, a spokesman for the group, said that Hudak “has dishonored her sworn oath and commitment” as a senator over a number of positions she has taken while in office, including those having to do with gun-control legislation.

Earlier this year, Hudak voted for gun bills that are now law, which put in place universal background checks on gun sales and banned high-capacity ammunition magazines that exceed 15 rounds.

Hudak also sponsored a bill that is now law that places greater restrictions on the ability of domestic vio-

lence offenders to possess guns.

Those gun bills were backed by the Democrat-controlled General Assembly and received zero votes from Republicans.

“She has infringed upon our constitutional right to keep and bear arms,” McAlipine’s email reads.

Petition gatherers sporting yellowcolored “Recall Hudak” shirts have recently been seen circulating petitions in Arvada and Westminster.

When asked what it’s like to see people publicly trying to fire her from her job, Hudak said, “I guess I’ve gotten used to it.”

Hudak also said that she sees the recall effort as an obvious attempt to shift the balance of power in the Colorado Senate.

Right now, Democrats hold an 1817 majority in the Legislature’s upper chamber. That number could flip with a Hudak ouster.

“This is nothing more than a partisan political power grab and has nothing to do with what I’ve done as a state senator,” she said. “I’ve listen to my constituents, and I’ve been actively engaged in my community.”

Right now, Hudak said she is not concerned about the possibility of losing her seat.

“I’m just proud of the work that I’ve done, what I’ve accomplished,” Hudak said. “I’m focused on the 2014 legislative session, and I’ll just go forward.

“As long as I’m a senator I’m going to continue to be a senator.”

Candidates views differ on Amendment 66

By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com A recent Jefferson County school board candidate forum showed the extent to which the hopefuls differ on major areas of education policy.

Whether it’s a tax hike aimed at increasing school funding, a controversial student data gathering system, or the always hot-button topic of school vouchers, audience members left Holy Shepard Lutheran church in Lakewood on Oct. 10 with a clear view of where each candidate stands on the issues.

The six Board of Education candidates gave different opinions on the issue of education funding, and whether Jeffco taxpayers should support a statewide ballot question aimed at boosting it.

Candidates Tonya Aultman-Bettridge, Jeff Lamontagne and Gordon “Spud” Van de Water each support Amendment 66, which would create $950 million in new taxes annually to overhaul the state’s school finance formula.

Lamontagne believes that passage of Amendment 66 is necessary because the state “has cut and cut” education spending over the years, resulting in Colorado students getting $2,000 less in per-pupil funding than the national average.

“It puts our state and all of our kids at a great disadvantage,” he said.

But Julie Williams, John Newkirk and Ken Witt oppose the tax hike, primarily because Jeffco taxpayers will end up paying more into the new school finance system than the district will be getting back.

Newkirk believes that Jeffco will only getting back about 55 cents for every tax dollar, while other school districts take in more.

“Show me a bill that returns 100 percent of taxes back to Jeffco, and that’s something I would support,” he said.

It’s true that Jeffco will not get back a total return on investment, under Amendment 66. But backers like Van de Water see the district getting back much more money than what opponents say, perhaps close to 90 percent, when it’s all said and done.

And Van de Water told the audience that it’s important to understand that Amendment 66 is a “statewide school finance plan” and that the measure is meant to help poor rural and innercity schools get more funding.

“Jeffco is providing that boost and that’s OK with me,” said Van de Water.

The candidates also gave varying opinions on the district’s intention to pilot a controversial classroom dashboard that will collect student information into a single database.

Supporters like Aultman-Bettridge say the system will enable students to get more personalized instruction.

She also said that teachers having to bounce from one data system to another “takes away from teaching time.”

“I’m very excited about the opportunity to bring the data together in one place to better personalize education,” she said. “Of course we must secure the data and we must protect privacy.”

But issues surrounding student privacy and security are at the top of the list of concerns of candidates who have yet to embrace the dashboard.

The dashboard’s data will be backed

by the Georgia-based nonprofit inBloom, a company that has received national criticism for its ability to collect students’ personal and academic information.

The district insists it will only store data that’s already being collected in current databases. But candidates like Williams aren’t completely sold on that. She also wonders how the district will afford the inBloom technology once the start-up funding -- which is primarily being donated by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation -- goes away, after the pilot period ends.

“What happens in a year or two when Bill and Melinda Gates aren’t paying anymore and we’re stuck with the bill?” she said.

Candidates were also asked about the role that sexual education should play in the classroom. They all said that basic facts about sexuality and reproduction should be taught, but that the heavier issues should be handled at students’ homes.

“It’s important that we educate children about the health issues around sex,” Witt said. “But it’s equally important that we keep morals and sexual norms out of the discussion.”

The subject of vouchers also came up, with Aultman-Bettridge, Lamontagne and Van de Water each taking pledges to oppose vouchers, saying that public taxpayer dollars should stay with public schools.

Williams, Newkirk and Witt did not offer pledges to oppose vouchers, though they said they didn’t see it as being an issue they’d have to deal with on the board.

Jefferson County voters will decide on all three open seat school board races on Nov. 5.

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Voter Service and Polling Centers in Jeffco will open on Oct. 21, as well.

Drop off locations will be in the voter ballot packets but for Golden residents, the location will be at Golden’s

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Voters can now register to vote: • Before Oct. 15 by mail, through a voter registration drive or at the local DMV • Before Oct. 28 online at www.GoVoteColorado.com • On Election Day in person at any Voter Service and Polling Center

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Get over it whiners

Comcast did it on purpose. On Oct. 6 during the Denver/Dallas football game — the most-watched game of the season on any network — Comcast decided to have a hardware failure. Comcast deliberately chose to scramble its signal, making sure that 120,000 of its customers couldn’t watch about one hour of the game.

Wait … whaaaat?

I don’t believe it. I don’t believe Comcast intended to have an equipment failure during the shoot-out between Peyton Manning and Tony Romo, or that the Comcast business plan said “Scramble the Bronco game on 10/6, second half.” And I can’t quite conjure up the picture of a random Comcast employee grinning maniacally behind some kind of control panel of flashing lights and alarm bells.

Yes, I was watching the game, and yes, I had a moment of intense concern to the point of near panic when the action on the field turned all pixelated. I quickly flipped around the channels and decided it was either 1) my nephew’s computer-screensized dorm-room TV that I inherited from him, finally and permanently going on the fritz, or 2) something wrong with the cable connection to said almost-on-the-fritz dorm-room TV, or 3) something wrong the whole cable thing itself.

It didn’t really matter — I couldn’t see the game — so I located KOA’s broadcast on my AM radio, which is bigger than a breadbox and definitely bigger than my dorm-room TV, to follow the game in the theater of my mind.

Was I disappointed? Sure. Was I frustrated with Comcast? Of course. Did I take to social media to trash the cable company?

Um, no.

But hundreds of people did, maybe thousands. And many of them were downright venomous, using words that would have gotten me into serious trouble long before Facebook and Twitter and online forums were around.

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Some online commenters asserted that No Broncos Games is a Comcast plan. Another complained that Comcast customer service (was terrible), after having been put on hold by a computer. I’m sure that’s because this cranky customer was the only one calling Comcast and that the maniacal random employee was laughing his head off while putting this single person on hold.

Give me a break. And while you’re at it, give Comcast a break.

To the conspiracy plan pundits: Ever been late because you were caught in unexpected heavy traffic? I thought so.

Ever hit “reply all” when you just wanted to vent to a co-worker? Uh huh.

Ever just plain forgot whatever it was you wanted to remember? I wonder whose equipment failed that time.

And I wonder whether any or all of these events played out the way they did because that’s what you intended.

Get over it, online whiners. And get over yourselves. Failures happen — hardware, software, brainware. Comcast got it fixed and you can now worry about more important things.

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Join effort to combat domestic violence October is a supercharged month.

The media is frantically covering election issues on top of other breaking news.

Families are busy, busy. Students are buckling down in their studies and diving into extracurricular activities. School boards and other decision-making groups are in full swing. Sports — pro and local — are pulsing everywhere. People are striving toward their goals and working hard.

Everything that was in neutral in August is in high gear.

This is why it’s important to wave our arms in the air once in a while to suggest a timeout to be aware of ways to help others.

We don’t highlight every awareness month — especially given that many months have upward of a dozen important causes — but we want to take a minute to point out that October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. This one has

our view been with us more than two decades, has grown in many ways and continues to be so urgently important.

We urge readers to take time to learn more about domestic violence and consider a few statistics available from domesticviolencestatistics.org.

• Every nine seconds in the United States a woman is assaulted or beaten.

• Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women — more than car accidents, muggings and rapes combined.

• Studies suggest that up to 10 million children witness some form of domestic

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violence annually.

We know the road to recovery for someone suffering domestic violence is long, challenging and costly. Often a woman leaves an abusive spouse numerous times before securing a safe, independent setting.

For many women, the hope is that the situation will get better, so they keep trying to work it out.

The journey typically involves advocacy services, emergency shelters, transitional housing, support groups and legal advice.

Most domestic violence victims are short on resources, and in a situation where a lot of assistance is needed — which is why funding is so important.

Further, we know from surveys that domestic violence spikes during sluggish economies.

For now, the arc of the economy seems

to be on a good line — far improved from the stock market crash of September 2008 — but so many people are not clear of tough years. As surely as domestic violence is portrayed on so many TV crime shows, the problem continues in our neighborhoods.

So please take a few moments to learn more about the problem.

Think about how to be a source for people who need help — all kinds of help — and how to help others sort out options and move forward. We urge readers to visit ccadv.org (Colorado Coalition Against Domestic Violence) to identify local connections. Most organizations need contributions for programs and most need volunteers in a variety of human service programs.

Take a few moments, see how you can help.

Beauty and bane of systems I really enjoy watching Peyton Manning work, and not just as a guy who likes it when the Broncos win.

He is an artist on the football field; he is to opposing defenses what Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf was to the Iraqi National Guard; he is to defensive backs what Chuck Norris is to lameness; he is ... Well, OK, so you get the idea.

The thing I admire the most about Manning is that he doesn’t just beat teams with his physical gifts—he picks them apart with his mind, like a chess grand master playing against novices.

He is uniquely adept at seeing the system that a defense is employing, and adapting his own system to overcome it.

I love good systems.

I try to think in terms of systems and patterns, because that’s how I think the world works.

There is no such thing as a good idea until a system has been put on place to support it and see it come to fruition, and systems have the ability to replicate successful results.

Sadly, there are also bad systems, systems whose very design inhibit whatever good is intended, and often work at odds with the people tasked with implementing it. Like too much of the public schools.

No, I’m not saying the public schools are as bad as, say, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ secondary, though there are certainly places like that.

But for 40 years now every politician in the world — followed closely by bureaucrats and outside snipers — have been peddling “reform,” and nobody blinks an eye at it.

That’s because, over time, it’s become the received wisdom that the system we have is no longer capable of accomplishing what we have tasked it to do.

So, what should we make of the Common Core State Standards, the newest Washington, D.C.-based system of school reform?

There are many people who think there are unrecoverable flaws in the design of the Standards.

Indeed, recently we’ve seen some of the more ridiculous fruits of the Common Core: Fourth-graders being asked to predict and write about what happens after mommy finds a hair clip under her bed that doesn’t belong to her; Sixth-graders being asked to rewrite the “outdated” Bill of Rights; a teacher training video which tells teachers that if a student says 3 x 4 = 11, but can explain how they got that answer, that it would be OK; or a high school assignment which instructs teachers to study the Gettysburg Address while refraining from providing any historical background or context.

But even if these flaws all get fixed in the district-level implementation, there is a greater underlying flaw behind the whole of Common Core.

The greatest flaw of Common Core, one which Marion Brady recently wrote about in the Washington Post, is that it ossifies that very system that we’ve been looking to “fix” for decades.

We tend to get distracted by the obvious, politically controversial aspects of reforms like these, but those arguments are usually just the trees in a large, petrified forest.

In next week’s column, I will delve further into that forest, and talk a little about efforts to better care for that forest. Stay tuned.

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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letters to the editor Support Lamontague In this era of polarized politics, it is refreshing to see and hear a candidate who is so passionate about serving not only the children attending, but also the taxpayers who support the nationally recognized Jefferson County Public Schools.

Jeff Lamontagne is that candidate. He has dedicated over a decade to ensuring the well-being of Jeffco kids. As a former Lakewood mayor, I have had the pleasure of working with and observing Jeff “in action.”

First, I was impressed by his leadership skills as a co-founder of the Second Wind Fund, which provided professional counseling for youth-at-risk for suicide in Jeffco and eventually expanded to the State of Colorado.

Second, Jeff has the ability to bring people of differing opinions together and make them feel comfortable — a muchneeded skill in today’s society.

Bottom line; Jeff is a proven leader and has the skills that we need on the Jefferson County School Board. Join me in voting for Jeff Lamontagne Jeffco School Board (jeff@ jeff4jeffco.com).

Steve Burkholder Former mayor of Lakewood

Support Williams, Witt and Newkirk

I’m voting for Williams, Witt and Newkirk for Jeffco school board. I’ve attended three public forums and have liked the answers from these three (the WWN team).

The WWN team supports true accountability, choice in education, student data privacy, financial efficiency, and are poised to utilize business expertise in school board decisions.

What I’ve heard from the other candidates is more of the same. More of the same tired strategies that haven’t worked in f mon the past and won’t work in the future. e- It’s time for fresh ideas on the school board er and Williams, Witt and Newkirk are ready to jump in and make a difference in our d children’s futures! rs Denise Mund Bill Arvada h 4

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I read with interest reporter Vic Vela’s ch- piece on the two candidates running for hile Jeffco board of education from District 5. al I appreciate his questions to draw out the differences between the two. Here are a n few big differences he did not highlight e is with questions: At the Evergreen candidate hole forum, when asked about teachers carrying firearms in classrooms/school, Mr. one Witt supports it (with training). Mr. Van de out Water does not. People who have firearms es and don’t use them often have a (high) acng to cident rate.

At the LWV Lakewood candidate forum i- last week, candidates were asked to take a pledge not to support or vote for vouchers s are (or Dougco Style Scholarships) should they d be elected. Mr. Witt would not take the pledge. Mr. Van de Water was happy to take ur- the pledge. He believes public tax dollars out should fund public schools. y And finally, again at the LWV Lakewood candidate forum, candidates were also asked about teaching creationism in Jeffco. fit- Mr. Witt favors it with a “balance.” Mr. Van h his de Water supports separation of church rom and state and doesn’t want to see that line ty of crossed. He’s in total support of families instilling belief but public education should not advocate for any religion.

And while Mr. Witt wanted to take a dig at Mr. Van de Water for not having kids in Jeffco Schools, please note 70 percent of Jeffco voters do NOT have children in the schools, making Mr. Van de Water a great representative of that voter and taxpayer segment of Jeffco. All of Mr. Van de Water’s children were educated in public schools.

Jonna Levine Arvada

In opposition of Hudak

I am in no way affiliated with the official “Recall Hudak” campaign, but I am doing all I can to see that her term of public service ends early.

I am a veteran who deployed to Afghanistan several times with the Army, and am currently still in Afghanistan working as a contractor supporting the military. Myself and many of my friends and family also live in District 19.

As an American soldier, my oath of enlistment was to bear true faith and allegiance to supporting and defending the Constitution. All of the men and women I served with, many of whom sacrificed their arms, legs and even their lives for this cause, took the same oath. So needless to say, I am against Evie Hudak for supporting the reduction of Coloradan’s constitutional rights under the 2nd Amendment.

However, there are several other examples of how Evie Hudak has become so out of touch with her constituents and with what’s good for Colorado, that immediately removing her from office isn’t extreme, but rather justified and necessary. One such example is her support of SB 13-033. Her actions this year have rewarded habitual violators of the law, while supporting other measures which criminalize law-abiding citizens.

Sean Horan Arvada

Give Hudak a break

Let’s give Sen. Hudak a break. Sure, she recently did some questionable things (viewing feel-good pictures pertaining to yoga during a hearing on parole issues) but hey, let’s give her a break, she’s an otherwise stellar state senator … right?

True, when she was interviewed about that incident she didn’t apologize for failing her duties as an elected official. In fact she had the nerve to defend her actions and claimed that reading articles about Mars and playing around on social media websites helps her concentrate on what is being discussed. Hey, what employer wouldn’t buy that excuse?

Well, it’s true Sen. Hudak also dismissed the rape experience that one of my fellow University of Nevada, Reno alumni described just because it just didn’t support Sen. Hudak’s view of the statistics of rape on college campuses.

And then there was that time when she suggested that a coin toss is a valid way to shape legislation affecting our education system.

Huh, it looks like we’ve already given our dear state senator plenty of breaks. It’s high time we recalled Sen. Hudak and filled her position with somebody who is willing to actually represent the people, somebody able to take breaks from burying their nose in their tablet computer to pay attention to what we elected them to do.

Cameron Howard Arvada

District 3 race, Mr. Vicory who has a bright future but needs seasoning, Mr. Terranova who with his checkered past has had hi! s turn and failed, and Mr. Marriott who stands out as the head and shoulders best choice for our district. Please join me in voting for John Marriott for Arvada City Council District 3.

T.O. Owens Arvada

Support Lamontagne

I would like to urge Jeffco citizens to elect Jeff Lamontagne to the Jeffco School Board. As citizens, it is critical to elect leaders who are thoughtful, deliberate and qualified to make reasoned decisions. It is just as important to elect individuals who have a natural sense of accountability to their community and who view public service as a responsibility.

Jeff Lamontagne is a man who has these qualities. As a business leader and former Arvada City Councilman, I know how hard it is to find qualified people to serve in our most important elected offices. The citizens of Jefferson County have a rare opportunity to chose one of our best citizens to lead in Jeffco Schools. I urge you to vote Jeff Lamontagne for Jeffco School Board.

Aaron Azari Arvada

Embrace innovative plans

In 2013, the Arvada Press has devoted considerable coverage to the redevelopment process of the Ralston Triangle and the proposed recreation center in eastern Arvada. As a citizen, I would like to share a vision for these projects that creatively addresses the city’s needs.

Although construction of the Wal-Mart is slated to move forward on the south side of Ralston Road this next year, final plans for the north side of the street and the recreation center have not yet been solidified.

Why wouldn’t the City of Arvada consider building a recreation/fitness center on the north side of Ralston Road, west of the new Central Park?

A recreation center design incorporating a community garden, retail/office space and multi-generational housing

could serve as the “anchor” for other development and provide a steady traffic flow for years to come. Furthermore, the recreation center would back up to ! the Ralston Creek trail system, linking it with the Apex Center and Olde Town Arvada.

This type of recreation-center-as-anchor model is emerging in several redevelopment districts around the country (Portland, Indianapolis, Ann Arbor). Arvada has always been a city with great outdoor and recreational facilities. Embracing an innovative, mixed-use development would build on this tradition, and create a thriving space for citizens, community, and business.

Colin Mayberry

More responsive council needed

In my lifetime in Arvada, I believed that the municipal officials we elected were representing us in accordance with the wishes of the majority. I now know that is not always true.

In early 2013, I learned of an Urban Renewal project to build a (138,000 square feet) “big box” store in Arvada Plaza. Everyone agrees that this aging shoppette needs to be revitalized, but we never thought that this would be the way the city would choose to accomplish that.

The details of the entire process have already been disputed and debated, so I won’t repeat them. But the bottom line results seem to be that the 8 to 1 ratio of citizens opposed versus those in favor that were present at the city council vote on July 15, 2013, was disregarded.

We heard everything from “this was the best they could come up with” to “it would be illegal to vote against it.” I can’t estimate how many times we heard “it’s not the user, it’s the use” from the planning commission and the mayor, while at the same time they were approving numerous variances to city code in order to force the “use” to fit the location. Even though the mayor was involved in the negotiation process, he did not recuse himself from the vote, believing that he could be impartial. These officials made a decision they knew would have Letter continues on Page 10

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council. Mr. Marriot runs Larson Ski and Sport and has done so since the 1980s.

His success in a customer service oriented business is proof that he knows how to treat people fairly and with respect.

Mr. Marriott lives in the heart of District 3, operated a business in Olde Town, and is raising his family in the epicenter of the changes that are effecting District 3 now and will affect District 3 in the future.

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A proposed increase in water and wastewater rates for 2014 will be presented to the Arvada City Council in a public hearing on Monday, Oct. 21.

The rate increase, which will affect current water, wastewater and water tap rates, will go before the city council mid-November, and should it be approved, will go into effect Jan. 1, 2014.

According to Jim Sullivan, the director of utilities for Arvada, this is a general, annual increase.

˝The rates change every year, so that there isn’t a sudden jump, by doing small increases, we are allowing for the increase to be incorporated into budgets,” he said.

When the new year begins, Arvada’s water rates will rise around 4 percent adding an additional $1 a month or $12 an year to residents’ water bills. Wastewater rates will also rise around 4 percent, which will increase bills 90 cents a month or $10.80 a year.

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increases in raw water by Denver Water and increased service charges by the Metro District. The funds will go towards the water system and the costs associated such as repair materials and maintenance.

“This is an operational increase, so we can maintain a good system and quality project,” Sullivan said.

Compared to neighboring cities, Arvada has one of the lowest water rates, and is projected to stay low despite a possible increase in 2015.

The public hearing will be held Monday, Oct. 21 at 6:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada.

ArvAdA news in A hurry Arvada Police Department to host annual drug take back.

Arvada’s bi-annual drug take back event will be 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 26, in the Arvada Police Department’s parking lot, at 8101 Ralston Road.

The event provides Arvada residents a safe, hassle-free way to prop-

erly dispose of unwanted or expired medications.

To dispose of medication, simply gather any prescription, over-thecounter, pet or liquid medications, vitamins, inhalers or medicated ointments and drop them off at the police station. Once gathered, the police department will properly dispose of the medication.

While the event provides a safe way to dispose of medication, some items such as, hydrogen peroxide, aerosol cans, thermometers or needles and sharp items, are excluded from this drop off.

For a complete list of permissible and excluded items, please visit: www.deadiversion.usdoj.gov/drug_ disposal/takeback/.

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great opposition, and they felt entitled to make it anyway.

They are unconcerned about the damage to our city that will be done in the name of progress. They don’t seem to have any concern for the loss of charm and character of Arvada. Our city is currently in the final five in Rand McNally’s “Best of the Road, Most Beautiful Small Towns in America.” We should enjoy that now, because Arvada will soon be just another clone of every other suburb, with a Wal-Mart on every corner and apartment buildings in between.

To the one in eight who support the “new” Arvada plans, I invite you to a 20-year reunion in 2033. We can all share notes detailing what was promised compared to the final outcome. But don’t celebrate yet. The store and the 5-story apartment complex, also planned for the Olde Town area, have not yet been built.

At a time when our country’s national politicians can’t come to an agreement to keep the country operational – we shouldn’t be surprised by the turmoil occurring in our own

small town.

Cindi Kreutzer Arvada

Allard for council

Our support for the re-election of Don Allard as an at-large councilman for the City of Arvada is based upon more than the typical support for the incumbent. As the former public works director and former police chief for the City of Arvada we have a career’s worth of experiences in providing public sector services to the community of Arvada. We worked with Don during his tenure as a deputy city manager and city manager for Arvada. Don’s practical experience and his education are impressive, an undergraduate degree in business and a Master of Public Administration (MPA), additionally Don has served on the Apex Recreation Board, the Arvada Urban Renewal Board and the Metro Wastewater Reclamation Board.

In the years Don has served on the City Council, he has been a strong proponent of providing excellent basic services to the citizens of Arvada in the areas of water, wastewater,

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Don has also, during his time on the Arvada City Council, been engaged in the specifics of the City of Arvada’s financial process. His continued attention to details has added value to the discussions which ultimately lead to sound financial decisions made by the Arvada City Council.

For his experience, his commitment to providing excellent basic municipal services, his attention to detail regarding the city’s budget and the depth of his experience in and for the City of Arvada, we offer our support and urge your consideration of support for the re-election of Don Allard as an At Large Councilman for the City of Arvada.

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Comments are due by October 1, 2013, and can be submitted to: Linda J. Firth 2419 West Bijou St. Colorado Springs, CO 80904 Phone 719-213-0446 ljfirth@comcast.net

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Great pay with vacation, sick and holiday pay, as well as retirement plan.

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Medical Billing and practice management firm

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Part Time Production Coordinator:

Position is responsible for the advertising layout (dummy) for each of our 23 weekly newspaper publications. Will be working with all departments to ensure specific needs and deadlines are met. Training will be provided. Required: Knowledge of Mac operating system, Word, Excel, ability to work in a demanding deadline environment, great communication skills and acute attention to detail. Knowledge of newspaper and newsroom operations a plus.

Position is part time (3 days/week).

Please send resume and cover letter to: sandrews@ourcoloradonews.com.

Please include job title in subject line.

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COSCAN

To place a 25-word COSCAN Network ad in 83 Colorado newspapers for only $250, contact you local newspaper or call SYNC2 Media at 303-571-5117.

HELP WANTED

Founded in 1977, Sunstate Equipment provides construction, industrial and special events companies with rental tools and equipment. Our success stems from providing the highest level of customer service in the rental industry.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 2013 10:00 am to 3:00 pm

SunStatE EquipmEnt 5420 Dahlia Street, Commerce City, CO 80022 CURRENT OPENINGS IN COLORADO: Mechanics • Drivers • Dispatchers • Washrack/Yard ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS IN COLORADO: Inside Sales • Manager in Training Come stop by our career fair to learn more about these opportunities! in addition to competitive wages, excellent benefits package, and a Monday-Friday work week at Sunstate you’ll join many long-time employees who’ve found a company that values its people and rewards their performance!

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Help Wanted Employment Opportunity

Caregivers to provide in-home care to senior citizens who need assistance with activities of daily living.

Call Today 303-736-6688 www.visitingangels.com /employment

Lead .Net Developer, Vantiv, LLC, Englewood, CO. Req. MS in comp sci, CIS or related field + 36 mo. app. development exp. (or BS + 72 mo.), incl. 36 mo. in ASMX or ASP.Net Web Service & 24 mo. in each of the following: C# Development w/in Visual Studio 2010 utilizing a Team Foundation Server environment; ASP.Net 4.0 & MVC Patterns; JavaScript incl. jQuery incl. JSON; WCF; & Data/Operation Contracts. Also req. demonstrated knowledge of XML/XSLT, hosting w/in IIS & subsequently familiarity w/ IIS, Security, SOAP 1.2 & REST-based services incl. AJAX (UI)-based service requests, WSDL & End Point definitions, developing apps utilizing SQL Server 2008, SQL Stored Procedures / ADO.Net & SQL Server Reporting Services. Send resume Attn: Tom Poole, Director of Recruiting, 8500 Governors Hill Drive, Symmes Township, OH 45249.

HELP WANTED! MAKE $1000 A WEEK mailing brochures from home! Helping Home-Workers since 2001. Genuine Opportunity!

No experience required. Start Immediately! www.mailing-club.com ____________________________ NOW HIRING!!! $28/HOUR. Undercover Shoppers Needed To Judge Retail and Dining Establishments.

Genuine Opportunity. PT/FT. Experience not required. If You Can Shop- You Are Qualified!! www.AmericanShopperJobs.com Cleaning 2 person team needed for part time position with cleaning company.

Evening & weekends Must speak/understand english Experience preferred 303-949-3705 Drivers: 6K Sign-on bonus.

CDL-A-Route Delivery.

MBM Foodservice in Aurora.

Regional. 70K Avg.annual salary+Ben. Apply: www.mbmcareers.com 909-912-3725 Drivers: Local Delivery Openings! $15 Hour. Strong Customer Service Skills a must 1yr driving exp. required GoPenske.com/careers #1306178 1-855-CDL-PENSKE

is looking for a self starting individual with at least 5 years of medical billing experience to join our team. We are looking for a leader who can help our company grow to the next level.

A/R experience is a MUST, and excellent customer service skills are needed. Great opportunity for the right individual.

Please send resume to info@billrightonline.com

METER READER

Performs the reading of all meters (manually), utilizing hand held electronic meter reading equipment and does the repair of water service facilities. Graduation from High School, equivalent experience may be substituted.

Requires: Valid Colorado Driver’s License (Driving record can have no more then 4 points in a three year period) The Consolidated Mutual Water Company offers a lucrative benefits package.

To be considered applicants must apply in person at: The Consolidated Mutual Water Company 12700 W. 27th Avenue Lakewood CO 80215 Medical Nurse RN, LPN, or MA Nurse LPN, or MA- Part-time Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday 830 -5:30 SOME Saturday and Sunday 9am-1pm 25-30hrs /wk, Patient care, vaccine admin, vitals, and lab. Electronic Health Record -- EPIC Pediatric Office near Park Meadows and Castle Rock area. Fax resumes to 303-689-9628 or email to a.lane@pediatrics5280.com

Part-Time Front Desk Position –

Community Association in Highlands Ranch is seeking a qualified person to work the front desk at the community clubhouse.

Seeking someone with computer skills, able to enforce policies, and excellent customer service skills.

Professional administrative experience preferred.

This position is for weeknights and possible weekends. Send resume to bchambers@ccmcnet.com .

GAIN 130 LBS!

Savio House needs foster parents to provide temporary care for troubled teens ages 12-18.

Training, 24 hour support and $1900/month provided. Must complete precertification training and pass a criminal and motor vehicle background check.

Call Michelle 303-225-4073 or visit saviohouse.org.

Part-time Assistant Manager:

Golden Sweets - Downtown Golden.

This person will work closely with owner on day-to-day operations of Ice Cream and Candy shop. $10.00 p/hr + Bonus to apply email goldensweetshop@gmail.com (No phone calls)

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TO SELL YOUR GENTLY USED ITEMS, CALL 303-566-4100 Farm Products & Produce Grain Finished Buffalo

quartered, halves and whole

719-775-8742

HILL’S HARVEST

Fresh Farm Produce 3225 E 124th Ave - Thornton Veggies • Peaches • Preserves Roasted Green Chili & More Pumpkin Patch

www.hillsharvest.com 303.451.5637

Locally raised, grass fed and grain finished Beef & Pork.

Quarters, halves, wholes available.

Can deliver 720-434-1322 schmidtfamilyfarms.com

Wanted SINGERS WANTED Small, Mixed mature choir has openings for all voices. Music is memorized. Includes all varieties of songs, with light choreography!

Rehearsal is held on Monday from 7-9 For information call – Liana Lansing at 720-272-7044

Garage Sales Arvada

Garage/Moving Sale 6572 Harlan St Oct 18th & 19th 9am-3pm woodworking tools, rototiller, mower, lawn furniture, china, silver ware, exercise equip, clothing and much more

Arts & Crafts Holiday Bazaar

Date: October 26th Time: 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Location: St. John's Lutheran Church 11040 CO Blvd. Thornton, 80233 (across from Thornton Rec. Center) 303-457-2476

Family in Christ Church 6th Annual Craft Fair Friday, October 25, 10am-4pm & Saturday, October 26, 9am-3pm 11355 Sheridan Blvd., Westminster Suggested admission is nonperishable food for the Growing Home Food Pantry.

Café and Cookie Walk available to support our Nursery & Children’s Ministries.

Wanted Crafters / Vendors

November 23rd for Englewood High Schools' Annual Holiday Sale benefiting EHS special needs students Please call 303-806-2239 or email ehs_craftfair@englewood.k12.co.us for reservation

Building Materials Shower base-New Dreamline white 36x60 Center hole, acrylic and fiber glass $350

303-683-3202

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Yard Sale 8985 West 67th Place Friday & Saturday October 25 & 26 9am-3pm Furniture, Kitchen and Crafts

Estate Sales Lakewood Estate Sale 11546 W 26th Place Lakewood,CO Friday-Sunday Oct.18-20.

9:00AM-4:00PM

Appliances GE PROFILE Washer & Dryer Good working condition $200 303-472-1350

Arts & Crafts Craft & Bake Sale

at American Legion Post 21 500 9th St golden Saturday Nov 9th 9am-4pm Crafters wanted contact Rita at 720-469-4033

Furniture Designer sofa and chairs, wheat color perfect condition $1000 for all or Sofa- $750, Chair $200/each Can send pictures 303-797-2654

Lawn and Garden Mower Troy Bilt. 21" rear bag, mulching, side discharge, 190 CC, Briggs & Stratton, like new. Black & Decker Elec Trimmer, ST4500, 3.5 amps, $125 for both 303-948-3311

Health and Beauty Like new Acorn stairlift full factory warranty installed by experienced installer $1750 installed (303)466-5253

Health and Beauty TRIM INCHES FROM THIGHS AND HIPS In your own home with the original Sears Vibrating Belt Machine it really works, Call today (303)798-6812 $85 Canada Drug Center is your choice for safe and affordable medications. Our licensed Canadian mail order pharmacy will provide you with savings of up to 90% on all your medication needs. Call today 1-800-418-8975, for $10.00 off your first prescription and free shipping. ____________________________ ATTENTION SLEEP APNEA SUFFERERS with Medicare. Get CPAP Replacement Supplies at little or NO COST, plus FREE home delivery! Best of all, prevent red skin sores and bacterial infection! Call 1-866-993-5043 ____________________________ Medical Alert for Seniors - 24/7 monitoring. FREE Equipment.

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Odorless, Non-Staining, Long Lasting. Kills Socrpions and other insects. Effective results begin after the spray dries! Available at Ace Hardware, The Home Depot or Homedepot.com ____________________________ KILL BED BUGS & THEIR EGGS! Buy a Harris Bed Bug Kit, Complete Room Treatment Solution.

Odorless, Non-Staining. Available online homedepot.com (NOT IN STORES) ____________________________ DirecTV - Over 140 channels only $29.99 a month. Call Now! Triple savings! $636.00 in Savings, Free upgrade to Genie & 2013 NFL Sunday ticket free!! Start saving today! 1-800-279-3018

3 Male Brindle Great Dane puppies.

9 weeks old de wormed, pet check, 1st shots $750 each.

(719)541-5097

Musical Giovanni Paolo 1632 Maggini Fiddle Ivory bow, hard case, $800 John Juzek made in Germany with case and bow $700 303-237-1100

Hot Tubs & Spas SPA 2 GO sturdy inflatable portable hot tub, includes inflatable cover. 250 gal, 1.3 HP turbo blower, 1,000 W stainless heater.

82" out; 58" in; 28" high. Perfect for deck. $500 303-948-3311

CASH FOR CARS! Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not. Sell Your Car or Truck TODAY. Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-545-8647 _____________________________ SAVE $$$ on AUTO INSURANCE from the major names you know and trust. No forms. No hassle. No obligation. Call READY FOR MY QUOTE now! CALL 1-877-8906843 _____________________________ Got junk cars? Get $ PAID TODAY. FREE towing. Licensed towers. $1,000Autos FREE gift forvouchers!

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1-888-870-0422 _____________________________ R DONATE YOUR CAR Fast Free Towing - 24hr Response Elec Tax Deduction a UNITED BREAST CANCER FOUNDATION October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Help support our programs. 888444-7514

Lowry "Odyssey" Organ + music books excel. cond.

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Tickets/Travel All Tickets Buy/Sell

NFL-NBA-NHL-NCAA-MLB WWW.DENVERTICKET.COM (303)-420-5000

2000 Rascal Scooter hardly used, great condition, new batteries, $700 720-581-0391 Arvada area

PETS

Wanted *OLD ROLEX & PATEK PHILIPPE WATCHES WANTED!** Daytona, Sub Mariner, etc. TOP CASH PAID! 1-800-401-0440 ____________________________ *OLD GUITARS WANTED!** Gibson, Martin, Fender, Gretsch, Epiphone, Guild, Mosrite, Rickenbacker, Prairie State, D’Angelico, Stromberg, and Gibson Mandolins/Banjos. 1920’s thru 1980’s. TOP CASH PAID! 1-800401-0440

Autos for Sale

96 Bronco, Pool table/acces., stereo components, treadmill, exercycle, desks, end table, exec. chair, 13" TV 303-986-7252 Retired wedding cake decorator selling prime quality gently used/new supplies. Cooler stands set up supplies and much more 303-794-1302

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HELMETS: Vespa Helmet 12/2001 new light blue S55 $300 HCL Black 2001 extra large $75 THH Black 1995 extra large $50 ZR 2002 extra large $100 ZR SX 2002 $100 BIKE COVER: Nelson Rigg Universal only used in C garage $70 All ty (303)690-5019 a

RV’s and Campers Insurance check due in?

This one was hi & dry, one owner, and great condition. 04 Nissan 350Z silver convertible. Unique gold tan interior, cover & snow tires! $12,500 Call Lex 970-215-2398 1999 Pontiac Montana Van 131K $3695 Loan information (303)428-2365 2008 PT Cruiser- low mileage, 4 cylinder, A/C (all new), silver/gray.

Top condition, great 2nd car or college student. Reduced $7800 303-521-5185 1999 Dodge Caravan Sport Handicap wheel chair accessible 81,700 miles, excellent condition, Red, $9500 303-935-6483 For Sale 2005 Mazda B3000 Sport Dual V6, low miles 68,000 $8400/obo 2 wheel drive, fully equipped and more. Very Nice (303)424-4071

CASH FOR CARS! Any Make, Model or Year. We Pay MORE! Running or Not. Sell Your Car or Truck TODAY. Free Towing! Instant Offer: 1-888-545-8647 _____________________________ SAVE $$$ on AUTO INSURANCE from the major names you know and trust. No forms. No hassle. No obligation. Call READY FOR MY QUOTE now! CALL 1-877-8906843 _____________________________ Got junk cars? Get $ PAID TODAY. FREE towing. Licensed towers. $1,000 FREE gift vouchers! ALL Makes-ALL Models! Call today.

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Motorcycles/ATV’s

2003 Laredo 27 ft RL fifth wheel, single slide out, aluminum frame, fiber glass exterior. 4 new tires, axles re-aligned, 2- 40lb LT tanks.

Includes exterior cover. $13,500.

303-868-5398 2011 Snug Top Topper Large windows, excellent condition all accessories included White, '07-'13 GMC 6ft bed $600 720-454-7043 Dont miss this!

Just reduced $17,900, like new, barely used 2010 Keystone Hideout 27' w/slide out Trvl trailer, over 1k extra acces. incl.

303-771-1688 KIP STORAGE Campers, Vehicles, Misc. Fenced, lighted, locked outdoor storage $20 up to 25' $1 per ft over 25' 5 miles east of Elizabeth on Hwy 86 Ken 303-204-3031 Joni or Larry (719)446-5360

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FBM Concrete LLC.

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Prefer any small jobs. Rossi's: 303-233-9581

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Construction

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Drywall

Electricians

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Drywall

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Affordable Electrician 25 yrs experience Remodel expert, kitchen, basements, & service panel upgrades.

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Handyman

Hauling Service

Lawn/Garden Services

Lawn/Garden Services

Radiant Lighting Service **

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$$Reasonable Rates$$

LAWN SERVICES

Sosa Landscaping

Electrical Work All types. Honest and reliable, licensed & ins.

Free estimates.

Craig (303)429-3326

Fence Services BATUK FENCING Cedar, Chain-link Install & Repair. Quality Work 10 yrs. exp.

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Garage Doors

For all your garage door needs!

• Springs, Repairs • New Doors and Openers • Barn and Arena Doors • Locally-Owned & Operated • Tom Martino’s Referral List 10 Yrs • BBB Gold Star Member Since 2002

Ron Massa

Office 303-642-3548 Cell 720-363-5983 No Service in Parker or Castle Rock

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*Leaf Cleanup*Lawn Maintenance* Tree & Bush Trimming/Removal* Removal/Replacement Decorative Rock, Sod or Mulch*Storm Damage Cleanup*Gutter cleaning * All of your ground maintenance needs Servicing the West & North areas Mark: 303.432.3503 Refs.avail

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Trash & Junk Removal

We take what your trash man won't.

Branches, mattresses, appliances, reasonable rates & prompt service 720-333-6832

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HOME REPAIRS & REMODELING • Drywall • Painting • Tile • Trim • Doors • Painting • Decks • Bath Remodel • Kitchen Remodels • Basements & Much More!

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A Home Repair & Remodeling Handyman Large and small repairs 35 yrs exp.

Reasonable rates 303-425-0066

Bob’s Home Repairs All types of repairs.

Reasonable rates 30yrs Exp. 303-450-1172

Victor’s Handyman Service • carpentry • painting • general home repair • over 30 years experience

Call (720) 541-4625

for a free estimate • satisfaction guaranteed •

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HOME REPAIRS

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House Cleaning

OUTSIDE: *Paint & Repairs *Gutters *Deck's *Fence's *Yard Work *Tree & Shrubbery trimming & clean up Affordable Hauling

Gloria's Hands on Cleaning

Call Rick 720-285-0186

Misc. Services

STAIRLIFTS INSTALLED

with a Warranty Starting at $1575

WALK-IN-TUBS Starting at $2995

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All Makes and Models Small engine repair also

• Dependable • Affordable • • Prompt Service 7 days a week • • Foreclosure and Rental clean-outs • • Garage clean-outs • • Furniture • • Appliances •

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• Cat and Dog Visits • Dog Walking • Administer Medications • Bonded and Insured • And more!

Fisher Cycle Works Call Fish Fisher at:

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LANDSCAPE

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Call Bruce – 720-298-6067

Columbine Lawn & Sprinkler

Sprinkler Blowouts $40

Aeration $40 Fertilization $30 Gutter Cleanouts $35 and up Licensed Plumber and Custom Contracting Hardwood Floors, Fencing, Remodels

Insured

www.arterralandscaping.com It’s not too late to complete your fall projects!

New installs, yard make-overs, retaining walls, sod, sprinkler systems, flagstone, decorative rock, aeration, irrigation blow-out, fall clean up and snow removal, For all your landscape needs call Richard at 720-297-5470.

Licensed, Insured, Member BBB.

Olson Landscaping & Design

Painting

brucesnolimitservice.com

Tony 720-210-4304

Hauling Service

Dreilng Lawn Service FALL SAVINGS

•Aeration • Sprinkler Blowout & Repair • Yard Cleanup & Gutter Clean Out • Fall Fertilization • Bush Trimming Senior Discount - Free Estimate Save 5% on next year commitment to lawn care Family owned & operated

Perez Painting Interior and exterior painting, wall repair, refinishing and texturizing, deck repair and epoxi floors.

Finish and Plaster Designs.

Serving the North Metro area for 16 years

Lawn/Garden Services • Fall Aeration • Fertilization • Lawn Over Seeding • Sod • Rock • Bush Trimming • Lawn Clean Ups - Starting in November

Dirt, Rock, Concrete, Sod & Asphalt

Free estimates 7 days a Week

Aeration, Sprinkler Blow Out Winter Fertilization, Call now for best pricing

Groups & Senior Discounts Available 25+ years serving the Denver Metro area

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Insured References Available

720- 298-3496

Long lasting Specialty Services interior & exterior Over 40 yrs. experience References and guarantee available.

Call Frank

303.420.0669 DEEDON'S PAINTING 40 years experience Interior & Exterior painting.

References 303-466-4752

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Endecott (Jim Hoover) warns Jonathan Putnam (David Cervera) to stay out of the house he’s just purchased. Endecott was created by the house’s builder, and believes it is his.

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M

ost places go in for scary when Halloween rolls around, but the Festival Playhouse likes to shoot for something else.

Laughs.

The theater’s latest production, “Trick or Treat” by Tim Kelly, delivers a few frights, but mostly smiles as it takes audiences on a trip to a haunted bed and breakfast.

“Trick or Treat” plays at the theater, 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., through Oct. 27. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. on Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.

“When looking at Halloween everyone does scary,” said Charles Ault, director and owner of the Playhouse. “We instead look for things that are funny and maybe just a little scary. Some-

The Putnam’s neighbor Hepzibah Bradwick (Donna Sweet Ault) stops by to welcome the couple to Salem Farms. Hepzibah is a witch, but assures the couple that she’s a good witch.

thing good for families.”

The story of “Trick or Treat” takes place in Salem Farms, Mass., in an old house that the Putnams, Jonathan (David Cervera) and Hildegarde (Catherine Erhardt), have purchased to turn into a bed and breakfast. They’ve sunk all their money into the house, and need a good opening — on Halloween, of course — to get the business going.

Their neighbors turn out to be a bit on the crazy side, like Hepzibah Bradwick (Donna Sweet Ault), a self-styled good witch. Their IF YOU GO worst neighbor actually lives under the house, a remnant of Puritan days.

WHAT: “Trick or Endecott (Jim Hoover) is a scarecrow man Treat” created by the house’s builder, who believes WHERE: Festival the house is his and has been creating all matPlayhouse ter of supernatural phenomena to scare own5665 Olde ers out of the house for centuries. He delivers Wadsworth Blvd., an ultimatum to the Putnams — get out of the Arvada house by midnight on Halloween or suffer the consequences.

WHEN: Through Toss in an escaped killer from the nearby Oct. 27 prison and a few mistaken identities, and it’s a Friday and Saturday recipe for some madcap laughter.

- 7:30 p.m.

“Everyone in Salme Farms is a little crazy, so there are a lot of fun character to play with,” Sunday - 2 p.m.

Charles said. “We have four new actors with us COST: $15-$17 for this show, two of whom have never been on the stage before.”

INFORMATION: One of those new people is Darlene Den303-422-4090 nison, who plays Florence Kellaway. Florence or www. owned the house before Endecott scared her festivalplayhouse. away, and the whole affair has left her pretty com shaken.

“She’s afraid of her own shadow, so of course she’s afraid of everyone else’s too,” Dennison said. “She’s a very nervous type, and keeps trying to tell everyone what’s going on in the house, but nobody listens.”

Dennison said she’s always wanted to be in a play, and getting to know all the different people and personalities at the Festival Playhouse has been a lot of fun.

“Everyone has been very supportive and helpful, and they all share very generously,” she said.

Morgan Gates, who plays convict Torchy Blaze, recently moved here from Florida and also joined the cast as an effort to meet new people. It’s also the firs time acting for Kali Heronema, who plays house maid Becky Pratt.

The Festival Playhouse is the only place Hoover has acted at, and he’s been featured regularly since 1982.

“They got me hooked and I’ve been here ever since,” he said.

You can paint the town pink this month in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month with several pink promotions going on that will encourage you to buy pink, think pink, eat pink or drink pink.

Here are some local spots that are thinkin’ pink: Sage Restaurant Group’s Denver-area eateries are having various deals to take a bite out of breast cancer.

Throughout the month of October each restaurant will offer pink doughnuts where a portion of proceeds from each doughnut sold will benefit the Denver affiliate of Susan G. Komen for the Cure.

• Second Home Kitchen + Bar, 150 Clayton Lane: doughnut holes with pomegranate glaze.

• Kachina Southwestern Grill, 10600 Westminster Blvd.: Pink Chocolate Beignets with White Chocolate Crème Anglaise. Kachina also features the Prickly Pixie with $1 from each drink sold this month going to Susan G. Komen for The Cure.

• The Corner Office Restaurant + Martini Bar, 1401 Curtis St.: Pink Velvet Icing Doughnuts.

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Chef Richard Sandoval’s restaurants, Zengo, La Sandia and Tamayo, are honoring Breast Cancer Awareness Month in partnership with the Susan G. Komen Foundation by donating $1 from the featured drink, Pink Ribbon Agua Fresca, which will be offered through Oct. 31 for $4.

Made with fresh watermelon, this traditional Mexican non-alcoholic drink is refreshing and filled with antioxidants.

This beverage is one of Sandoval’s favorites since it was a beverage that was served at his grandmother’s dining room table.

It’s a drink that not only honors one of the most important women in his life but it also pays homage to his Mexican roots.

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Owners Michelle and Kriss Shriver opened their first store in 2010 and Parker continues on Page 18

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Real estate agents adapt process Arvada real estate team aims to take stress out of home buying

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ourcoloradonews.com From finding the perfect house to closing processes, buying a house is a daunting, sometimes troubling process — but it doesn’t have to be.

Aimee Quaratino and her team of real estate agents at 8Z Real Estate say they strive to ease the burdens of buying a new home.

Believing that the real estate business is a customer-first, rather than sale-first business has helped them to serve their clientele.

“It’s not about you, it’s not about the next sale, it’s about representing clients,” Quaratino said.

The real estate agents have divided up territories based on where they live, work and play so they may be able to provide clients with the most up-to-date information of an area.

“We’re here to support our clients,” Quaratino said, “we’re here to guide you.”

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By using this location-specific style, each real estate agent guides clients through the different environments of the neighborhoods they cover, while answering questions and trying to build a trusting, friendly relationship.

“This business has allowed me to make a lot of friends,” said Dan Thomas, former client and real estate agent. “I start as their realtor, then we become friends; those friendships are worth it.”

Located at 7878 W. 80th place, the 8Z Real Estate team has seen the Arvada housing market blossom.

According to Quaratino, Arvada is currently seeing a trend with more young professionals, couples and families buying their first homes in the area, growing the Arvada housing market.

Michelle Francis, one of Quaratino’s clients, has purchased two homes with 8Z Real Estate.

“She helped us find what we needed, and now we’re in our dream home,” Francis said of her new home in Candelas.

Quaratino and her team’s “distinctive style of business and attention to customers” has helped her make an impact in the lives of her clients.

“They’re coming to us to change their lives with guidance, and we’re making it happen,” Quaratino said.

ies for the next year at the Denver Tech location.

The franchise was founded in 1997 in Destin, Fla. There are now more than 300 locations in operation.

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currently own three in Henderson and Las Vegas, Nev. The first store celebrated a ribboncutting ceremony hosted by Greenwood Village Mayor Ron Rakowsky on Oct. 14.

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Creating a lasting tribute Memory Bears serve as memorial, marks special occasions

By Tammy Kranz

tkranz@ourcommunitynews.com When sisters Kayleen Bordas and Annette Mosbarger were grieving their father, who passed away before Christmas in 2009, they came up with an idea of a way to memorialize him.

Their father was known for wearing Southwestern-style flannels, so the sisters created clothing for teddy bears from some of his favorite shirts.

“He was so loved, so many people wanted mementos,” said Bordas, a 14year Thornton resident.

“Our brother was funny about it,” said Mosbarger, an art teacher who lives in Falcon, right outside Colorado Springs.

“At first he thought it was a silly idea, but then when he saw the bears he wanted one too. These bears brought a lot of comfort, and we wanted to share this with other people who might be experiencing a loss.”

Despite the popularity, the women didn’t do much with the memorial teddy bears until late last year when Bordas was laid off.

Having spent 34 years in the financing field, she was ready for another career.

“I’m too young to retire— I would like to go down a different path now, something to help people and make them happy,” she said.

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“When a person has experienced a loss, sometimes friends, co-workers and even family are afraid to bring up the deceased person. I think a bear or wall hanging is a great way to say, ‘I remember your loved one too. I miss them, and none of us will ever forget,’” Mosbarger said.

People may either use their loved one’s clothing for their teddy bears, or they may choose a memory vest, that has a place for a photograph and inscription.

The sisters only use Bearington bears and offer two sizes and colors — 10 and 17 inches and cream and brown.

People may also order wall hangings to pay tribute to a favorite pet. Bordas said she especially had horse owners in mind.

“Sometimes you don’t have anything left of your pet to remind you of them — we thought a wall hanging would be a nice commemorative,” she said.

Mosbarger added: “We are both animal lovers and take pet memorials very seriously.”

Bordas said that they have bears for all occasions.

“It’s not just bereavement, we have them for happy things too,” she said, adding memory bears could commemorate a special grandchild-grandparent event or milestone.

“We have bears for special occasions and character bears for holidays, like Halloween.”

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Kayleen Bordas of Thornton creates memorial clothing for teddy bears in her basement office. Bordas and her sister launched Two Sisters Memory Bears earlier this year. Photos by Tammy Kranz

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By Tim Lammers Daniel Radcliffe wants to clear up a big misconception among fans and the media: He does not want to kill off Harry Potter with his role choices.

In a phone call from the Toronto Film Festival in September, Radcliffe said there’s an assumption out there that he takes on risky roles like the young version iconic beat poet Allen Ginsberg in “Kill Your Darlings” as a way to break with the image of the boy wizard character.

Instead, Radcliffe said, it’s much simple than that: He takes on roles like that because they’re great roles.

“You’re the first person to have actually seen that it’s really not that complicated,” Radcliffe tells me.

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The British actor, 24, says he’s faced quite an onslaught of negativity for his acting choices while doing press for “Kill Your Darlings,” which made its rounds at the Sundance and Venice film festivals before its stop in Toronto.

Radcliffe has drawn particular attention for his work in the film because of an explicit love scene his character has in the film with another man.

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“I was like, ‘Guys, I wouldn’t be sitting here in front of you if it wasn’t for those films. I love those films and I love the time I’ve had on them and what we achieved with them,’” Radcliffe said.

While Radcliffe believes journalists’ observations of purposefully shedding the Potter role is misdirected, he says he at least understands where it’s coming from.

“I do believe I get undue attention because I played one character for so long. I think it surprises people that I would want to do something different,” Radcliffe said. “It either surprises people or frankly — and I’m don’t mean to slander your profession — but sometimes I think it’s just an easier question to ask. I think it sort of becomes a ‘go-to’ question for everyone.”

Radcliffe, of course, faced the same sort of gauntlet of questioning when at age 18 in 2007 he appeared full-frontal nude in “Equus” in London’s West End (before he brought the role to Broadway) — long before the “Harry Potter” film saga wrapped up.

The actor said he knew the role was controversial, but since opportunities to work with theatre luminaries on a play like “Equus” don’t come up that often, he couldn’t pass it up.

“Being offered the joint-lead in

‘Equus’ opposite Richard Griffiths, and directed by Thea Sharrock on the West End, you be insane to say no to that,” said Radcliffe in an exasperated tone.

“To be offered that opportunity and back down from it would have been something I would have regretted for the rest of my life.”

Radcliffe has plenty of projects in the hopper, which span across different genres.

While at the Toronto Film Festival, his romantic comedy drama “The F Word” (the F-word meaning “friends”) was picked up by CBS films, while his horror thriller “Horns” was recently acquired by Dimension films. Both will be released in theaters next year.

Then, next October, Radcliffe will star as the iconic horror film character Igor opposite James McAvoy’s Victor Frankenstein in a new film version of “Frankenstein.”

Currently, the actor is starring opposite “Mad Men” star Jon Hamm in the new Ovation series, the black comedy “A Young Doctor’s Notebook.”

Meanwhile, “Kill Your Darlings” opens in theaters in limited release Oct. 16 and expands into more theaters in November.

Tim Lammers is a syndicated movie reporter whose work appears on more than 50 TV news and entertainment websites across the country. You can see Tim’s work on his website, StrictlyCinema.com, and follow his tweets at Twitter.com/TimLammersFilms. You can also “Like” Tim on Facebook.com/ StrictlyCinema.

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Jeffco parks scarred by flooding Apex Trail closed until late next year, volunteers pitch in

By Amy Woodward

awoodward@ourcoloradonews.com Two parks in Jeffco are still recovering from last month’s historical downpour with Apex Trail and Lair o’ the Bear Park still closed, according to Jeffco Open Space.

Jeffco Open Space estimates hundreds of volunteers have registered to help repair the damage. On Oct. 3, dozens of volunteers showed up at Jeffco Open Space Park along Bear Creek to help build trail beds and cover exposed roots and rocks.

Efforts will help pave the way for future heavy machinery that will be needed. If all goes well, Jeffco Parks officials say Lair o’ the Bear should reopen by the end of the year.

Two trails at the park will be re-routed away from Bear Creek which are Bruin Bluff Trail and Creekside Trail. The

picnic area will also be relocated from its current location because it has always been a reoccurring flood spot.

Apex Trail was hit the hardest in Apex Park, and an opening date for the area is still unknown. The landscape will be forever changed by September’s floods, and the trail will have to be re-routed entirely. The park is expected to remain closed until late 2014.

Work for volunteers at Apex Park is unavailable, and volunteer projects are not scheduled for the immediate future.

“The damage was so severe that this park needs a deliberate plan for the long term,” said Kim Frederick, Trails Supervisor in a news release.

Alternatives to Apex Park include Mount Falcon Park and Matthews-Winters Park.

Visitors can check park statuses and closure updates at: http://jeffco.us/parks/parks-and-trails/

Apex Trail suffered extensive flood damage, with gullies up to 8 feet wide, and mounds of boulders and rock sit where soil has been washed away. Courtesy of Jeffco Open Space

ArvAdA city council on the record Arvada City Council voted on the following legislation during its Oct. 7 meeting. Council members in attendance were Mayor Marc Williams, Mayor Pro Term Rachel Zenzinger, District 2 Councilor Mark McGoff, District 3 Councilor Shelley Cook, District 4 Councilor Bob Dyer, and Councilman-At-Large Bob Fifer. Councilman-At-Large Don Allard was absent.

Increase funds allotted for road repairs and maintenance

Council unanimously approved a resolution between the city and W.L. Contractors, Inc. to increase the contract amount from $460,000 to $1.34 million for traffic control equipment, maintenance, repair and other projects.

The funds will help to continue conduit

building and maintenance throughout the city and further projects already in process.

Horse Protection League lease agreement is renewed

Council unanimously approved a resolution extending the lease agreement between the city and the Horse Protection League.

The organization is a nonprofit which helps to rescue and take care of horses, ponies, donkeys and mules. Located along 60th Avenue, the HPL’s agreement provides a space to house animals; it assists with fundraising; helps fund grants.

The council found this important as the HPL not only takes care of horses, but also the historic property in West Arvada where it is located.

New restrooms approved for Long Lake Regional Park

Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the agreement between the city and the Tower One Construction for the construction of the sorely needed restrooms and concession structure at the Long Lake Regional Park for an amount not to exceed $660,000.

The agreement comes from the work of the combined efforts of the Apex Park and Recreation District, the organizers of Edge Soccer Club, and Parks, Golf and Hospitality staff.

Phase one of the Memorial Neighborhood Park revitalization approved

Council unanimously approved a resolution authorizing the Memorial Neighbor-

hood Park Revitalization Phase 1 improvements project.

This agreement between the city and Arrow J. Landscape and Design, Inc. is part of a neighborhood improvement project to appease tension between disc golfers and park users.

The project will cause sections of the park to be closed beginning later this month and lasting through the winter. The park is expected to reopen in spring 2014.

The Oct. 14 Workshop has been canceled.

The next council meeting will be held at 6 p.m. Oct. 21 at City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada in the Council Chambers.

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awoodwar@ourcoloradonews.com County commissioners Faye Griffin and Casey Tighe stopped by Golden city council on Oct. 10 to make a presentation on community corrections.

Commissioners will be on an educational tour to municipalities in the county to present information on community corrections, its functions, and why the county is interested in relocating the proposed correctional building that fell flat this past July.

As part of the tour, commissioners will request city council members for their input on potential site locations and financial assistance options.

The meetings are not about location approvals Commissioner Tighe said. “The purpose of this is to provide an informational presentation to city council on what corrections is,” he said. “We have not identified a location.”

Talks on location sites will not begin until after the first of the year, Tighe said.

The proposed community corrections building will be provided by Intervention

Community Corrections Services or ICCS which is a private, nonprofit agency. ICCS is currently located in the New York Building on Kendall St. in Lakewood, and has been there since 1977. Its purpose is to provide a short-term transition from prison to the community, where previous offenders will be given the opportunity to find work, and learn the skills needed to handle financial obligations.

Councilors listened intently for an hour to the presentation given by commissioners along with Kathy Otten, division director for Justice Services at the Colorado Department of Human Services, and Gregg Kildow, executive director for ICCS. Many questions were asked, but little comment was given on how the council intends to assist the county on site locations, financial assistance or support for ICCS relocation.

“We don’t have to have it,” Jeffco county administrator Ralph Snell said. The county has been looking to relocate ICCS for three years, and has looked at 50 location sites.

Most of those sites have been near or in Golden, Schell said.

Future scheduled meetings include Monday, Oct. 21, with the Westminster City Council (6:30 p.m.), Monday, Oct. 28, with the Arvada City Council (6 p.m.), Thursday, Nov. 14, with the Edgewater City Council (7 p.m.) and the Wheat Ridge City Council on Friday, Nov. 18, (6:30 p.m.).

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Pink is the color of choice during “Think Pink” night as Ralston Valley volleyball beat A-West. Photos by Daniel Williams

Draped in pink Ralston Valley beats A-West Mustangs honor former coach Lisa Nelson

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com ARVADA - Pink has never looked so tough.

Ralston Valley volleyball, which hosted its annual “Think Pink” cancer awareness event, was the main event in a straight sets victory over Arvada West Wednesday at Ralston Valley High School.

Playing in honor of longtime Mustangs coach Lisa Nelson, who lost her battle with cancer last year, Ralston Valley defeated A-West 25-19, 25-11 and 2519.

“She would have been really proud of us playing our hearts out tonight,” Ralston Valley senior Milanna Martillaro said.

“Staying positive and having fun, and keeping our level of play up and focusing on the game instead of all the people in the crowd is what she taught us.”

Nelson was honored at the start of the season when the school named the volleyball court after her, and Wednesday

night she was honored again.

Nelson was beloved in the community, and her memory is still very strong at Ralston Valley.

“Our program has been rocked with cancer in so many ways, so it is nice to see so many people fight through that,” Debbie Erickson said.

On the floor the Mustangs terrorized the Wildcats, pounding repeated spikes all over A-West defenders.

Arvada West, known for being a wall and a team that returns everything, struggled with Ralston Valley’s attack.

The Mustangs routed A-West in the first set, but the second set was much more competitive. The Wildcats led midway through the set before Ralston Valley got it going behind the play of junior Ali Williams-Daugherty and sophomore Abbie Hayes.

“We all really wanted to beat A-West, and we knew we would have to keep rallies going to beat them,” Hayes said.

“We kept fighting and got it done for our big crowd. We have never had a crowd like this tonight. It felt good.”

While “Think Pink” is a officially recognizes breast cancer, the Mustangs framed it to recognize all cancer awareness.

Despite putting up a defensive wall A-West could not keep up with the Mustangs on the scoreboard.

Draped in pink, cancer survivors, fighters and all of those in memory were recognized at the event.

With the victory the Mustangs (114, 6-1) sit in second place in 5A Jeffco, staying with Lakewood in the race for

a league title. Ralston Valley will play Lakewood Wednesday at 6 p.m. at Lakewood High School.

A-West (8-8, 2-4) will host Lakewood Friday at 6 p.m. at Arvada West High School.

Jeffco boys tennis nets some success at state tourney Ralston Valley, D’Evelyn, Lakewood featured at competition

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com DENVER - Jeffco had a handful of programs leave its mark at the Colorado High School State Championships last week.

Ralston Valley finished as the 19th overall best team in 5A and D’Evelyn finished as the 15th best team overall in 4A.

Yet again Cherry Creek dominated 5A winning all seven brackets en route to its 39th state title in 42 years at Saturday Gates Tennis Center.

Kent Denver won the 4A state championship for the first time since 2009, Saturday at Pueblo City Park.

But several Jeffco teams also competed at a high level at the tournaments including Ralston Valley, who qualified four of their teams.

“Like I have said before there is some pretty good tennis being played in Jefferson County,” Ralston Valley coach Brad Nash said. “Our league is tough, we have a bunch of good schools of a bunch

of really good players.

Lakewood had three different teams competing in state tournament which included its No. 1 and No. 2 singles players, Ben Yoshida and Ram Vuppaladadiyam.

“I don’t think I played as well as I could have today but it was also a great learning experience being out here with so many great players. Everyone here is really good,” Vuppaladadiyam said.

The Tigers also had their young No. 4 doubles team of Eric Draper and Troy Jackson qualify for the 5A tournament.

The pair of freshman was beaten by Fossil Ridge 6-2, 6-0, but their coach could

not be happier with his team’s success.

“Not only did we have a pretty good season but we have some great young players. So we are planning on coming back here over the next couple years,” Lakewood coach Scott Weaver said.

In 4A Jeffco D’Evelyn had all four of its doubles teams plus its No. 3 singles player Matthew Jordan competing at Pueblo City Park.

Nik Geshwitner and Brad Meier made up No. 4 doubles for D’Evelyn and the duo won the first match over Broomfield 7-5, 6-1. However, they were beat by a Kent Denver duo who went on to win that bracket.

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Bear Creek’s Michael Dalton checks with the ref to make sure he is lined up on side. Photo by Daniel Williams

Pomona beats rival Ralston Valley in high scoring exchange Bears lose slug fest; Golden gets first win of season

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com ARVADA - Pomona beat rival Ralston Valley 42-30 in a shootout Friday at North Area Athletic Complex.

The Panthers have now won five straight games as they improve to 6-1 on the season and stay a perfect 3-0 in 5A North Metro league play.

The loss was Ralston Valley’s third in the last five games as it continues to search for the same high level of play that made them one of the state’s best teams last season.

Pomona (6-1, 3-0) will play unbeaten Fairview in a game that could be for a league championship Friday at 4 p.m. at NAAC.

Ralston Valley (4-3, 1-2) will play Arvada West Thursday at 7 p.m. at NAAC. Alameda: The Pirates got their second consecutive victory beating Summit 21-19 Friday at Trailblazer Stadium.

After opening the season with five straight losses Alameda’s defense held on late and the Pirates improved to 2-1 in 3A Metro league play.

And despite their poor start to the season their 2-1 league record is good for second place.

Alameda (2-5, 2-1) will play Conifer Friday at 4 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium.

Arvada: The Bulldogs defense was bullied by Lutheran in a 65-14 loss Saturday at Lutheran High School.

After being shut out the entire first half Arvada’s offense got it going in the second half but it was too little too late.

That is because the Bulldogs defense gave up 60-plus points for the third time in four games.

Arvada (1-6, 3-0) will play at Summit High School Friday at 7 p.m.

Bear Creek: The Bears lost a slugfest to Chatfield 56-36 Thursday at Trailblazer Stadium.

Chatfield took a 21-7 first quarter lead, forcing the Bears to play catch-up the rest of the game.

And although the Bears got it going offensively behind junior quarterback Nick Madrid, they couldn’t close the big game Chatfield created.

Bear Creek (3-4, 1-2) still has one more win this season than it had all of last season. The team will play Arapaho Friday at 4 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium.

D’Evelyn: Evergreen outlasted D’Evelyn for a crucial 20-14 league victory Saturday at Trailblazer Stadium.

Senior receiver Ty McGee had seven catches for 139 yards and a touchdown and senior linebacker Marcus Vesely recorded 15 tackles.

Evergreen improved to 4-0 and dropped D’Evelyn to 2-2 in 3A Metro standings.

The Jaguars (5-3, 2-2) will play Lutheran Saturday at 11 a.m. at Trailblazer Stadium.

Faith Christian: The Eagles again proved themselves as one of the most complete teams in the state blowing out Bishop Machebeuf 56-0 Friday at Faith Christian High School.

Incredibly the victory was the fourth consecutive shutout for the Eagles who have also scored at least 40 points in all four of those wins.

Sophomore Adam Buchmann scored a pair of rushing touchdowns in the victory that also keeps Faith Christian’s league record.

The Eagles (6-2, 3-0) will host The Academy Friday at 7 p.m. at Faith Christian High School.

Golden: The Demons got their first victory of the season beating George Washington 24-9 Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex.

After getting beat up for the first half of the season Golden has continued to work and stay positive and the players got head coach Jason Neely his first head coaching win.

The Demons (1-6, 1-1) will play Standley Lake Friday at 7:30 at North

Area Athletic Complex.

Green Mountain: The Rams rebounded from a tough loss with a solid 34-20 victory Friday at Littleton High School.

Down seven points at halftime Green Mountain scored 14 third quarter points to blow the game open.

Junior running back Chance Boyce rushed the ball 21 times for 100 yards and three touchdowns.

The Rams (4-3, 1-1) will play John F. Kennedy Friday at 4 p.m. at All-City Field.

Jefferson: The Saints rebounded from their first loss of the season with a 54-21 victory over Estes Park Friday at Trailblazer Stadium.

Jefferson scored 35 first quarter points leaving Estes Park in the dust. Senior receiver Lawrence Salazar caught three balls, two of those for touchdowns, for 117 total yards.

And Senior Davis Ojeda recorded six points and a sack.

The Saints (7-1, 4-1) will host Lyons at 7:30 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium.

Lakewood: The Tigers found their mojo offensively beating Arapahoe 4639 Friday at Jeffco Stadium.

Despite 10 penalties for 100 yards Lakewood got a much needed victory upsetting an Arapahoe team that only had one loss.

Lakewood scored 32 first half points but then let Arapahoe back into the game in the second half. But the Tigers scored 14 more points in the fourth quarter and then hung on for a tough victory.

Lakewood (2-5, 1-2) will play Columbine Thursday at 6 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium.

Wheat Ridge: The Farmers were beat again by Denver South 40-13 Friday at Jeffco Stadium.

In a playoff rematch from last year Wheat Ridge could not avenge a loss that ended their season in 2012. South went on to lose to Monarch in the state championship.

The Farmers have struggled to find the same consistency that made them one of the best 4A teams in the state last season.

Wheat Ridge (4-3, 2-1) will play at Grand Junction Central Saturday at 1 p.m.

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Wheat Ridge, D’Evelyn qualify for state tourney Farmers hope to take care of unfinished business

By Daniel Williams

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Green Mountain’s Jon Michael Sullivan and his mohawk race toward the finish line on Friday. Photo by Daniel Williams

The fastest in Jeffco finish the season on high note Lockwood makes good; Wheat Ridge all-around success

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LITTLETON - Before they could run to regionals and perhaps even state they had to run through each other first at the Jeffco league cross country meet Friday at Clement Park.

Arvada West senior Connor Lockwood dominated the 5A varsity boys race with a time of 15:57. Lockwood left some time on the course last year and worked all year to make sure he didn’t do it again.

“I wasn’t feeling very well today but I went out there and got it done today so I am happy,” Lockwood said.

Pomona’s pair of Alaina Anderson (19:06) and Cami Kennedy (19:30) finished first and second in the 5A girls varsity race. Carter Prescott won the 4A varsity boys race with a time of 16:39, with a pair of Golden Demons finished second and third. D’Evelyn also won the 4A varsity girls race when Lexi Reed beat the field with a time of 18:43.

Wheat Ridge has four girls finish in the top ten of the 4A varsity girls race, as well as having Chris Gardner finish six in the varsity boys race with a time of 17:14.

“We are very happy with how both teams finished today,” Wheat Ridge coach Judy Chamberlin said. “We worked really hard all year and everyone kept improving their numbers over and over again.”

A pair from Dakota Ridge won the 5A boys and girls open races when Ryan Schneider and Claire Aden both beat the field.

Jon Michael Sullivan won the 4A boys open race. And Evergreen’s Kate Gibson won the 4A girls open race.

Aurora - After dominating their region the red-hot Wheat Ridge Farmers were named the top seed of the 4A CHSAA State Softball Championships which start Friday at Aurora Sports Park.

The No. 1 seed Farmers will play No. 16 seed Roosevelt Friday at 10 a.m.

League champion Wheat Ridge (20-1, 7-0) rolled through regions recording a 13-1 win over Mead and then a 13-3 victory over Palmer Ridge both Saturday at Lutz Field.

Ana Marie Torres went 4-4 with a home run and three RBI in their victory against Mead and she hit another home run against Palmer Ridge.

And junior Analece Apodaca went 2-3 with two RBI and a double in the win over Palmer Ridge.

But the Farmers are much more than big bats.

Senior Jessica Salbato and her big arm have carried

Wheat Ridge all season.

Last season the Farmers nearly won a state championship. This season they want to remove the ‘nearly,’ and they have the goods to do it.

Also from Jeffco in the 4A bracket is D’Evelyn who as a No. 14 seed will play No. 4 seed Discover Canyon at 10 a.m. at ASP. The Jaguars (18-4, 6-1) had to beat Weld Central twice at regional’s to advance.

D’Evelyn has been streaky this season but is regarded as a good team.

The Jaguars have had winning streaks of five and four games this season but also went into regionals on a three game skid.

D’Evelyn finished second in 4A Jeffco behind Wheat Ridge. Senior Allison Heitsman is the hits-woman who leads the Jaguars’ offensive charge.

Heitman hit .557 with 34 hits and a pair of home runs this season (and those numbers do not include her production at regional’s).

Heitsman and fellow senior Elizabeth Wilson (.422, 27 hits and three triples) produce the power for a very potent D’Evelyn lineup.

SPORTS QUIZ 1) How many consecutive full majorleague seasons did Stan Musial hit at least .300?

2) Earl Weaver is third on the list of most wins by a major-league manager who never was a major-league player (1,480 wins). Who are the top two?

3) Which two teams, entering the 2013 NFL season, had recorded the most victories on “Monday Night Football”?

4) In the 2011-12 season, center Cody Zeller recorded the second-highest field-goal percentage (62.3 percent) in Indiana Hoosiers history. Who had the highest?

5) In the past 10 seasons (2003-04 through 2012-13), how many NHL teams won their first Stanley Cup? Answers 1) Sixteen (1942-58).

2) Joe McCarthy (2,125 wins) and Jim Leyland (1,676 entering 2013).

3) Dallas and San Francisco, with 43 wins each.

4) Matt Nover made 62.8 percent of his shots in the 1992-93 season.

5) Four — Tampa Bay, Carolina, Anaheim and Los Angeles.

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Chamber event looks to the future Wright’s accomplishments lauded

By Crystal Anderson

canderson@ourcoloradonews. com The 2013 State of the Chamber Luncheon was held the afternoon of Oct. 9, at DiCicco’s Italian Restaurant in Olde Town Arvada. From new residents to seasoned chamber members, excitement flowed through the

luncheon attendees.

“I’m excited to meet other members of the chamber and see what’s going on with the chamber,” said Erin Hyde, a banking officer with FirstBank and chamber member.

During the lunch, chamber members highlighted the current state of affairs and staff changes, including Dot Wright, who is stepping down as the

chamber’s president to pursue another opportunity.

The chairman honored Wright’s achievements with a few kind words and a standing ovation.

Among the other highlights, chamber chairman, Jerry Marks, announced he will stay on as chairman for a second year; he will be the first to do so in the chamber’s history.

Throughout the luncheon, chamber members discussed opportunities within the cham-

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spagheTTi dinner Men desiring to join Spirit of Christ Knights of Columbus Council 12979 are invited, along with their families, to a spaghetti dinner and information night 6-7 p.m.

Thursday, Oct. 17, in basement hall at Spirit of Christ Catholic Community Church, 7400 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. The council is a Catholic fraternal charitable organization. Interested men must be practicing Catholics. Must RSVP at www.council12979.org. For information, email info@council12979.org.

Thursday/OcT. 17 symphOny Of TasTes The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra

and Blue Moon Brewing Company present the Symphony of Tastes at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Rolling Hills Country Club in Golden. Visit www.jeffsymphony.org.

Thursday/OcT. 17 chOir cOncerT Golden High School’s vocal music department

will present its fall choir concert at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, in the Golden High School auditorium. This is a free concert to parents and friends. For information, contact Angela Becker at abecker@ jeffco.k12.co.us.

friday/OcT. 18 spiriTual musical Celebrate a night “Mostly ‘Music of James

Taylor’ Shabbat” during a singing and spiritual service at 7:30 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 18, at Congregation Beth Evergreen, 2981 Bergen Peak Drive. Visit www.bethevergreen.org or call 303-670-4294 ext. 1.

friday and saTurday/OcT. 18-19, OcT. 25-26 murder mysTery Colorado ACTS presents a friends and family production of “Murder at the Starlight Lounge,” a traveling production of a classic radio murder mystery. Show times are 7 p.m. Oct. 18-19, 25-26 at 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Call 303456-6772 or visit www.coloradoacts.org. friday/OcT. 18 TO nOv. 10 TheaTer shOw Evergreen Players presents “All My Sons” at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays from Oct. 18 to Nov. 10 at 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. In the pursuit of wealth for the sake of his family, Joe Keller represents the American Dream gone wrong. Tickets available by calling 303-674-4934 or www.evergreenplayers.org. friday/OcT. 18 TO nOv. 17

JusTice fOr Jessica The second annual Justice for Jessica run and ride event in support of the Jessica Ridgeway Legacy Foundation. The ride begins in Arvada, with motorcycles and cars taking route to Pattridge Park, then into Golden and ending in Denver.

Visit https://www.facebook.com/events/371992369601377 for more information. saTurday/OcT. 19 chariTy luncheOn Alpha Xi Delta alumnae present their annual fundraising Sweet Charity Affair and Luncheon 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Calvary Baptist Church, 6500 E. Girard, Denver. Money from this bake sale, silent auction, live auction, art boutique and luncheon (catered by Taste of the Season) will go to projects such as Autism Speaks, the Boys and Girls Club of Denver, FACES (Family Advocacy, Care, Education, Support) and the Family Crisis Center. To purchase tickets, contact Barbara Vietti, 6242 W. Coal Mine Place, Littleton, CO 80128; bvietti@comcast.net or 303-979-7561. Tickets purchased by mail can be picked up at the door upon your arrival. saTurday/OcT. 19 candidaTe fOrum AAUW Foothills Branch will host a Jeffco school board candidates forum at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Arvada Food Bank, 8555 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Public invited. saTurday/OcT. 19 mOvie nighT “The Way,” a 2010 American drama film to honor

the Camino de Santiago and promote the traditional pilgrimage, will be shown at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Living Light of Peace, 5927 Miller St., Arvada. The movie stars Martin Sheen and Emilio Estevez. Trail mix and other snacks will be served; bring your own water bottle. Movie is free and donations are accepted.

saTurday/OcT. 19 BenefiT/fundraiser wicked Wines and Witches Brews for Whiskers event is 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Angels With Paws Thrift & Gift Store, 2010 Youngfield St., Lakewood. Door prizes, silent auction and ticketed drawings. Costume contest with prizes for the top three costumes. Tickets available online at www.AngelswithPaws.net (select donate button and note event tickets), or call 303-274-2264. saTurday/OcT. 19, OcT. 26 TheaTer BenefiT Adams Mystery Playhouse hosts a benefit

for the Utility Assistance Program from noon to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, and Saturday, Oct. 26, at 2406 Federal Blvd. Enjoy a Roof” Oct. 18 to Nov. 17 at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. scavenger hunt in the foyer of the playhouse, a delicious lunch Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sunand then the play, “Murder at the Speakeasy.”This event is great Public Notice days. Tickets available at 303-232-0363 or www.theedgetheater. for all ages. A portion of the ticket prices benefit the Northglenn NOTICE OF ELECTION com. Parking is free.

Community Foundation’s Utility Assistance Program. Contact

TheaTer shOw The Edge Theatre presents “Cat on a Hot Tin

JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1 COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON AND BROOMFIELD, COLORADO to be held TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Biennial School Election of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in the counties of Jefferson and Broomfield, State of Colorado, will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

At the election, the eligible electors of the School District shall vote for members of the Board of Education. Candidates for the positions of Director of the Board of Education are:

Public Notice NOTICE OF ELECTION JEFFERSON COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. R-1 COUNTIES OF JEFFERSON AND BROOMFIELD, COLORADO to be held TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2013 PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Regular Biennial School Election of the Jefferson County School District No. R-1 in the counties of Jefferson and Broomfield, State of Colorado, will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2013.

At the election, the eligible electors of the School District shall vote for members of the Board of Education. Candidates for the positions of Director of the Board of Education are: Director District 1 (4 Year Term) – Vote for One: Julie Williams, Tonya Aultman-Bettridge Director District 2 (4 Year Term) – Vote for One: Jeff Lamontagne, John Newkirk Director District 5 (4 Year Term) – Vote for One: Ken Witt, Gordon ‘Spud’ Van de Water

throughout the community — and that camaraderie was widespread throughout those at the event.

“I really, really love this chamber, and this has got to be the best chamber of commerce across the metro area — if not the whole state,” chamber member Sean Kaiser said.

The chamber of commerce hosts a member luncheon on the second Wednesday of every month; the next luncheon will be Nov. 13.

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ber, on the board and the different types of resources the chamber makes available to members and to Arvada businesses.

Upcoming and future events were also discussed briefly, including the Taste of Arvada, the 89th Chamber Dinner, and the 63rd Man and Woman of the year luncheon.

The Arvada Chamber of Commerce exists to help promote and support Arvada’s businesses, foster relationships and encourage economic growth

Director District 1 (4 Year Term) – Vote for One: Julie Williams, Tonya Aultman-Bettridge Director District 2 (4 Year Term) – Vote for One: Jeff Lamontagne, John Newkirk Director District 5 (4 Year Term) – Vote for One: Ken Witt, Gordon ‘Spud’ Van de Water

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FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS: The election will be conducted as a part of the coordinated mail ballot election by the County Clerk and Recorder of Jefferson County, acting as Coordinated Election Official, pursuant to the Mail Ballot Election Act of the Uniform Election Code of 1992.

Ballots will be mailed between October 15-18, 2013 by the Coordinated Election Official. On Election Day all Voter Service and Polling Center locations of the Coordinated Election Official and Ballot Drop Off Locations will be open from 7am-7pm.

When a mailed ballot has been lost or destroyed, there will be five Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) locations throughout the county where voters can receive replacement ballots during normal business hours 7:30am-5:30pm, Mon-Fri, and special hours on Saturday, November 2 from 10am-2pm and Election Day, November 5 only, 7am-7pm.

Registered voters may vote in person beginning October 21 at any Jefferson County Voter Service and Polling Center

FOR JEFFERSON COUNTY RESIDENTS: The election will be conducted as a part of the coordinated mail ballot election by the County Clerk and Recorder of Jefferson County, acting as Coordinated Election Official, pursuant to the Mail Ballot Election Act of the Uniform Election Code of 1992.

Ballots will be mailed between October 15-18, 2013 by the Coordinated Election Official. On Election Day all Voter Service and Polling Center locations of the Coordinated Election Official and Ballot Drop Off Locations will be open from 7am-7pm.

When a mailed ballot has been lost or destroyed, there will be five Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) locations throughout the county where voters can receive replacement ballots during normal business hours 7:30am-5:30pm, Mon-Fri, and special hours on Saturday, November 2 from 10am-2pm and Election Day, November 5 only, 7am-7pm.

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Registered voters may vote in person beginning October 21 at any Jefferson County Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) location.

The Jefferson County Voting Service and Polling Centers are: 3500 Illinois, Elections Office, #1100, Golden 6510 Wadsworth Blvd, #320, Arvada 4990 County Hwy 73, Evergreen 2099 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood 11139 Bradford Rd., Littleton Voters who prefer not to mail their ballot, voted ballots, sealed in completed affidavit envelopes, may be dropped off during regular business hours beginning October 15 and on Election Day from 7am7pm at the following collection sites: Jefferson County Elections Office: 3500 Illinois St., Ste 1100, Golden Jefferson County Motor Vehicle Offices: 6510 Wadsworth Blvd, #320, Arvada 4990 County Hwy 73, Evergreen 2099 Wadsworth Blvd, #K, Lakewood 11139 Bradford Rd., Littleton City Halls, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm: 8101 Ralston Rd, Arvada 2401 Sheridan Blvd, Edgewater

council member Leslie Carrico at 303-451-5046 or lcarrico@northglenn.org to purchase tickets.

sunday/OcT. 20 cOncerT The Lutheran Chorale will present its first concert of the season, styled Music of the Reformation, featuring music representing elements of faith in Luther’s Catechism. Concerts are at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada; and at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at Advent Lutheran Church, 7979 Meade St., Westminster. Call 303-424-4454 for ticket information on the 3 p.m. show, and call 303-428-7501 for ticket information on the later show. sunday/OcT. 20, dec. 8, feB. 16 cOncerT seasOn The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra concert season kicks off Sunday, Oct. 20 with music by Beethoven, Ravel and Tchaikovsky. The orchestra’s holiday concert featuring traditional Respighi holiday music is at 3 p.m. Dec. 8. A tribute to Haydn concert is Sunday, Feb. 16. The international young artist competition winner will perform Sunday, March 23. A concert to celebrate spring is Sunday, May 4. All concerts are at 3 p.m. at the Green Center, Colorado School of Mines Campus, 16th and Cheyenne streets in Golden. Tickets can be purchased at www. jeffsymphony.org, calling 303-278-4237, visiting the Jefferson Symphony office at 1204 Washington St., Golden, or at the door before the concert. mOnday/OcT. 21

Forever,” features the filmed story of professional guitarist Tony Melendez, who was born without arms. Melendez describes how his attitude has affected his ability to live a normal life—and make a career in performing music. 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.

Tuesday/OcT. 22, 29 painTing living Light of Peace, 5927 Miller St., Arvada, hosts painting classes 7-9 p.m. Tuesdays in October. Materials are included in fee. Themes are fall foliage (Oct. 22) and trucks, trains and tractors (Oct. 29). Sign up at www.soallmaycreate.com or call Natasha 303-960-8063. wednesday/OcT. 23 Jazz perfOrmance Jazz Over Easy returns 6-9 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Café Del Sol, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood.

Join Marti Henry on trombone and the rest of his swinging friends. Reserve a table now to assure seating. Call 303-238-7999 for reservations.

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annual “Boots and Blue Jeans” event from 5:30-9 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at the Barn at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. Gov. Susana Martinez is the keynote speaker, and “Buckstein” will provide live music. Many of Colorado’s politicians will attend. For tickets and more information, go to http:// www.jeffcorepublicans.com/index.php/en/ .

friday cinema Living Water Spiritual Community presents its Friday Cinema program at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, 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 for information at 720-933-4964 or email kayfordjohnsEn@aol.com.

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dOg Training Training With Grace dog training center offers free talks 7-8 p.m. Mondays at 9100 W. 6th Ave. in Lakewood.

The Oct. 21 session is “Go to your crate!” Does your dog hate his crate? In this talk you will learn how to teach your dog to love his crate. Teaching your dog to love his crate will build attention and focus in your dog. This crate behavior will transfer to other places in your home life. No more front door dodging, no more broken stays and more.

shakespeare BOOks Lakewood Cultural Center presents Reduced Shakespeare Company’s “All the Great Books [abridged]” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets available at www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, 303-987-7845 or the Box Office. More information is at www.reducedshakespeare.com.

gOp fundraiser The Jefferson County GOP plans its second

Tuesday/OcT. 22 lifeTree café How to make the most out of life will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at the Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, titled “Make the Most of Your Life: A Perspective That Will Change Your Life…

The Jefferson County Voting Service and Polling Centers are: 3500 Illinois, Elections Office, #1100, Golden 6510 Wadsworth Blvd, #320, Arvada 4990 County Hwy 73, Evergreen 2099 Wadsworth Blvd, Lakewood 11139 Bradford Rd., Littleton Voters who prefer not to mail their ballot, voted ballots, sealed in completed affidavit envelopes, may be dropped off during regular business hours beginning October 15 and on Election Day from 7am7pm at the following collection sites: Jefferson County Elections Office: 3500 Illinois St., Ste 1100, Golden Jefferson County Motor Vehicle Offices: 6510 Wadsworth Blvd, #320, Arvada 4990 County Hwy 73, Evergreen 2099 Wadsworth Blvd, #K, Lakewood 11139 Bradford Rd., Littleton

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City Halls, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm: 8101 Ralston Rd, Arvada 2401 Sheridan Blvd, Edgewater 911 10th St, Golden 480 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood 7500 W. 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge Mon-Thurs., 7am-6pm: 4800 W. 92nd Ave, Westminster 24-HourBallot Drop Off Boxes: Jefferson County Government Campus, Golden 100 Jefferson County Pkwy – Courts/Admin Bldg Box 700 Jefferson County Pkwy – Illinois Street Box 6510 Wadsworth Blvd – Arvada Motor Vehicle 11139 Bradford Rd – Littleton Motor Vehicle IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education of Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jefferson County, Colorado), has caused this Notice to be given as required by law.

Helen Neal, Designated Election Official Jefferson County School District No. R-1

cOming sOOn/OcT. 25 pOeTry Jam/slam. Arvada United Methodist Church will have a poetry jam/slam from 6:30-8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25 in the chapel. Refreshment will be provided. Theme will be Halloween poetry and other scary stuff, and of course free style poetry is always welcome. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228.

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8101 Ralston Rd, Arvada 2401 Sheridan Blvd, Edgewater 911 10th St, Golden 480 S. Allison Pkwy, Lakewood 7500 W. 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge Mon-Thurs., 7am-6pm: 4800 W. 92nd Ave, Westminster 24-HourBallot Drop Off Boxes: Jefferson County Government Campus, Golden 100 Jefferson County Pkwy – Courts/Admin Bldg Box 700 Jefferson County Pkwy – Illinois Street Box 6510 Wadsworth Blvd – Arvada Motor Vehicle 11139 Bradford Rd – Littleton Motor Vehicle IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Board of Education of Jefferson County School District No. R-1 (Jefferson County, Colorado), has caused this Notice to be given as required by law.

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Helen Neal, Designated Election Official Jefferson County School District No. R-1 Legal Notice No.: 21218 First Publication: October 17, 2013 Last Publication: October 17, 2013 Publisher: The Arvada Press Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING 2013 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOMETOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 -- CITY OF ARVADA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Hometown Metropolitan District No. 2 2013 Budget and that a proposed 2014 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Hometown Metropolitan District No. 2; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2013 Budget and 2014 Budget have been filed in the office of the District’s accountant, Simmons and Wheeler, 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112, where same are open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2013 Budget and Adopting

Public Notice NOTICE CONCERNING 2013 BUDGET AMENDMENT AND PROPOSED 2014 BUDGET OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE HOMETOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 -- CITY OF ARVADA, JEFFERSON COUNTY, COLORADO NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all interested parties that the necessity has arisen to amend the Hometown Metropolitan District No. 2 2013 Budget and that a proposed 2014 Budget has been submitted to the Board of Directors of the Hometown Metropolitan District No. 2; and that copies of the proposed Amended 2013 Budget and 2014 Budget have been filed in the office of the District’s accountant, Simmons and Wheeler, 8005 S. Chester Street, Suite 150, Centennial, CO 80112, where same are open for public inspection; and that adoption of Resolutions Amending the 2013 Budget and Adopting the 2014 Budget will be considered at a special meeting to be held at the West Woods Golf Club, Bar & Grill, 6655 Quaker Street, Arvada Colorado 80007 on Monday, October 28, 2013 at 9:00 a.m. Any elector within the District may, at any time prior to the final adoption of the Resolutions to Amend the 2013 Budget and Adopt the 2014 Budget, inspect the amendment and budget and file or register any objections thereto.

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HOMETOWN METROPOLITAN DISTRICT NO. 2 By: /s/ Mary Jo Dougherty Attorney for the District Legal Notice No.: 80310 First Publication: October 17, 2013 Last Publication: October 17, 2013 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press

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thisseed Picking The Jefferson County Nature Association ot toneeds volunteers to pick seeds to enhance Rocky Flats. com-Picking will happen 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sept. 21, Oct. ea —12 and Oct. 26. Learn about prairie ecology in a lovely mbersetting northwest of Denver near State Highways 72 and 93. Sign up and register by the Thursday before each pick. merceGo to http://tinyurl.com/SeedPick2013 to get details, and n onshare your email to get pick site directions and free lunch. verySigned waiver required (if younger than 18, waiver must willbe signed by parent). For large groups, kids or questions, email Jean (djt_co@yahoo.com) or Paul (pdkilburn@ msn.com).

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hisTOry PrOgrams W.I.S.E. (Wales. Ireland.

Scotland. England.) Family History Society presents ony “Patrice Stark: Synods, Sessions and Supplications” at s how 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28. Stark will discuss how nd Presbyterian Church history in colonial America can help inute identify Scots-Irish migration, communication and kinship Café is networks. Beginning with customs and terminology d faith unique to Presbyterians, Patrice will explain the early ree church divisions (New Side, Reformed, Associate, etc) and ner@ 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, a, where they came from in Ireland and North America, als are where they settled in Colorado and what they contributed trains to state history. The Colorado Irish will also be placed into or call 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. wood. cOming sOOn/OcT. 26

8-7999 faLL fesTivaL The annual fall festival and Halloween celebration at Colorado Lutheran Home is planned 5-8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at 7991 W. 71st Ave., Arvada.

Intended for children ages 10 and younger, with adult supervision, the event includes trick-or-treating (bring your bags), photo booth, cakewalk, horse-drawn wagon ents its and food. Call 303-403-3145 or visit www.exemplalu59th theran.org. nts, life avail- cOming sOOn/OcT. 26 films arTs/crafTs fair The second annual Stober Elemenn. tary School arts and crafts fair is planned from 10 a.m. to mail 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 26, at the school, about five minutes

away from Colorado Mills Mall. The deadline to apply to be part of the fair is Monday, Sept. 9, and applicants will be notified of acceptance on Sept. 16. The fair will feature nts more than 35 booths of handmade crafts, food and dged]” seasonal items. Contact annedrobny@gmail.com to apply ts for a 64-square-foot booth space. the re.com.cOming sOOn/OcT. 27

hOLOcausT LecTure The 11th Annual Fred Marcus Memorial Holocaust Lecture is at 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, will in the Elaine Wolf Theatre, Jewish Community Center, the 350 S. Dahlia St., Denver. Sponsored by the Holocaust ween Awareness Institute at DU’s Center for Judaic Studies in is cooperation with the MACC at the JCC’s JAAMM Festival.

Dr. Stephen D. Smith, executive director of the Shoah Foundation, will speak on “Testimony and Technology.”

Reservations required. Visit www.maccjcc.org/jaamm or call 303-316-6360. cOming sOOn/OcT. 27 haunTed hangar Wings Over the Rockies Air &

Space Museum will transform into a Haunted Hangar from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27. Enter the space and alien costume contest, fill up your goody bag with treats, pose for a photo with your favorite Star Wars of sci-fi character, watch robot demonstrations, and more.

All activities are included with admission; members are admitted free. Wings Over the Rockies is in the historic Lowry Air Force Base Hangar No. 1 near Alameda and Quebec. Visit www.WingsMuseum.org, call 303-360-5360 ext. 105, or email info@WingsMuseum.org.

Program at Centura, underwritten by Centura Health LINKS. Program is free, but please register in advance at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583.

cOming sOOn/OcT. 29 from 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29, at the Active Adults Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave., Wheat Ridge. After the business meeting , local well-known artist Tracy Wilson will present a demonstration about oil painting. Anyone who paints or would like to paint is welcome. Residents of any Denver suburb are welcome to attend. Call 303-278-8247 or 303421-1356, or email lartus1@msn.com or t.f.douglass@ comcast.net.

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macbeTh shOW Enjoy William Shakespeare’s “Macbeth,” directed by Hadley Kamminga-Peck, at 7:30 p.m.

Oct. 30-31, Nov. 1-2; at 2 p.m. Nov. 2-3; and at 6:30 p.m.

Nov. 3, at The Loft, University Theatre Building, University of Colorado Boulder. Tickets available at 303-492-8181 or http://theatredance.colorado.edu.

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.

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 303-989-5260. 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 or cross-country program during their freshman year in college. This is the third year in a row the club has offered scholarship funds. Applications are available on Arvada high school Naviance websites. For more information, contact arvadarunningclub@gmail.com or ltkrapes@ msn.com.

WOmen’s neTWOrking group in Arvada has

openings for women in business who can commit to a weekly Wednesday morning meeting. One member per business category. Contact Info@OurConnection.org or call 303-438-6783.

OPen mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada.

This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@gmail. com. recurring/ThrOugh OcT. 26 QuiLT shOW Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213

Washington Ave., Golden, presents “Material Witnesses: New Work from the Manhattan Quilters Guild” from July 28 to Oct. 26. An opening reception is 5-8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2. Call 303-277-0377.

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tricks, treats and trains from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26-27 at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. The train departs every 30 minutes from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 303-279-4591 or visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org.

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PianisT cOncerT Lakewood Cultural Center presents 2013 Van Cliburn Silver Medal winner Beatrice Rana at 2 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 27, at 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets available at www.Lakewood.org/Tickets, 303-987-7845 or the box office.

TheaTer shOW The Player’s Guild at the Festival Playhouse presents “Trick or Treat” from Oct. 11-27 at 5665 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Appropriate for all ages, show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Sundays. Call 303-422-4090 or go to www. festivalplayhouse.com for tickets and more details. Come in costume and win a prize.

Trick-Or-TreaT Train It’s full steam ahead for

cOming sOOn/OcT. 28 medicare 101 Is Medicare a mystery to you? Learn the basics of Medicare and what resources to turn to as you maneuver the Medicare maze at a program 7-8 p.m.

Monday, Oct. 28, presented by State Health Insurance

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ber Fest, during which all adoptions of dogs 6 months and

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recurring/ThrOugh nOv. 15 gardening PrOgram The Colorado Master Gardener program in Adams County is taking applications through Nov. 15 for the spring 2014 class, which runs 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fridays from Jan. 17 to March at the Ranch in Loveland. Participants receive intensive training in horticulture through 10 weeks of classes taught by Colorado State University professors, specialists and agents. Contact the Colorado State University Extension office in Adams County at 303-637-8100 or email smoore@adcogov.org for information or an application.

arT League The Wheat Ridge Art League will meet

TheaTer shOW Miners Alley Playhouse presents “I Never Promised You A Rose Garden,” the story of Debra Klein’s remarkable cure after being diagnosed with schizophrenia. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 6 p.m. Sundays from Sept. 12 to Oct. 27, with a 2 p.m. matinee on Oct. 27. Call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com. Miners Alley Playhouse is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden.

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older will be 50 percent off Oct. 1-31. Included in all adoptions are spay/neuter, vaccinations, microchip, and health check. Visit www.FoothillsAnimalShelter.org/Adopt.

recurring/ThrOugh aPriL 30 QuiLT dOnaTiOns The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum is asking for donations of new quilts to benefit flood victims. Quilts must be made of 100 percent cotton fabric, and twin, full and queen sizes are needed. Deliver donations from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, 1213 Washington Ave., Golden; or 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday at the museum office, 651 Corporate Circle, Suite 102, Golden. Donations will be taken through April 30, 2014. Call 303-277-0377.

LOOking ahead LOOking ahead/nOv. 1, dec. 6, Jan. 3, feb. 7, march 7 rOundTabLe breakfasT American Legion Post

161 hosts the Arvada Roundtable Breakfast at 7 a.m.

Friday, Oct. 4, Nov. 1, Dec. 6, Jan. 3, Feb. 7, March 7, at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The meeting is open to the public and allows attendees to hear what issues are being addressed by city, county, state and federal levels of government from the government representatives.

LOOking ahead/nOv. 1-2 crafT fair More than 25 vendors of hand-made crafts, homemade food, floral arrangements, artwork and white elephant treasures will sell items at the holiday craft fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2, at Golden First United Methodist Church, 1500 Ford St., Golden. Lunch with dessert (homemade fruit pies) made and served by women of the church will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days.

LOOking ahead/nOv. 1-2 crafT fair Shop ‘til you drop at more than 55 tables of

handmade gifts at the 31st annual craft fair from 6-8:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Call 303-425-9583. Admission is free if you bring school supplies to donate to local children in need.

LOOking ahead/nOv. 1-2 chrisTmas fair A Trollheim Christmas fair is planned from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 1-2 at the Sons of Norway Trollheim Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. Lunch is available from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Call 303-232-1700.

LOOking ahead/nOv. 2 reciTaL The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra will have its first recital of the 2013-14 season at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at Golden’s First United Methodist Church.

The recital will feature musicians performing in small ensembles. A reception will light refreshments will follow the performance and offer an opportunity for audience members to meet the musicians. Tickets are available at the door. Visit www.ArvadaCenter.org.

LOOking ahead/nOv. 2 yOga fesTivaL Evergreen Park & Recreation District, in partnership with Destination Satori, has rescheduled the second annual Yoga High Festival for Saturday, Nov. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Evergreen Lake House. The festival, originally set for Sept.15, had been cancelled after floods washed through Evergreen that weekend. The Yoga High Festival is now a fundraiser for local disaster relief, coming in response to flooding that damaged or destroyed more than 19,000 homes, killed eight and left hundreds stranded. Call 303-601-1654 or email info@destinationsatori.com. Participants can enjoy multiple styles of yoga classes for all levels, music, healthy food, a variety of active-oriented vendors, and more. Evergreen Lake House is at 29612 Upper Bear Creek Road in Evergreen.

Contact Kendra Hinkson at 720-880-1226.

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