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FRIDAY
Creativity, Co ee & Conversation for Seniors: 1:30 p.m. Aug. 2, Center for the Arts Evergreen, 31880 Rocky Village Drive Evergreen.
Grass on the Gulch 2024: Aug. 2 & 3, Kennedy Gulch, Conifer. Bluegrass music, camping and community. Visit grassonthegulch. com for more information.
SATURDAY
Morrison’s Sesquicentennial: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, big parking lot on Bear Creek Avenue, Morrison. Music, historical re-enactments, Model T Ford Club, quilt show, tours of Denver Mountain Parks CCC facilities, free shuttles.
Dam Ducky Derby: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, downtown Evergreen. downtownevergreen.com
Mountain Music Fest: Noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 3, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Tickets at mountainmusicfest.org
WEDNESDAY
Evergreen Chamber August breakfast: 7:30 a.m.Aug. 7, Fountain Barbecue, 30790 Stagecoach Blvd., Evergreen. Subject: Mental health in the workplace.
Evergreen Lutheran Church Grove Sale: 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 3, 5980 County Hwy 73, Evergreen. Donate gently used items & shop for inexpensive household goods, clothing, books, furniture, crafts, & more. Donations can be dropped o 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 29 through July 31 at Evergreen Lutheran Church. No large appliances, tube televisions, computers, tires, mattresses or entertainment centers. For more information or to volunteer call 303-674-4654.
EPRD summer concert series:
4-8 p.m. Aug. 7, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Featuring Mac & the Fac, Reece Maveric and Living Room Band.
Evergreen Chamber member appreciation event: 5 p.m. Aug. 7, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen.
Moonlight Soiree fundraiser: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 7, Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd., Evergreen.Black tie evening to support Mt Evans Home Health Care & Hospice. mtevans.org
UPCOMING
Grieving the Death of a Spouse/ Partner Support Group: 3 p.m. Aug. 8, Mt. Evans Home Health Care & Hospice, 3081 Bergen Peak Drive Evergreen.
org.
Toss for a Cause cornhole tournament: 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 10. Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. $75 per team. Register at bluesprucekiwanis.org.
Seniors4Wellness class: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen.
Downtown Evergreen mural dedication: 5 p.m. August 14, Century Link building, east end of Evergreen’s main street (Hwy 74).
Patio Yoga & Wine: 5:30 p.m. Aug. 14, Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen. $25 EPRD resident, $28 nonresident. evergreenrecreation.com
Summer Classic Car Show: 6-9 p.m. Aug. 9, 27171 Main St., Conifer. Live music from “Timberline.”
CAE summer concert series “Rooster Blackspur”: 7 p.m. Aug. 9, 31880 Rocky Village Dr., Evergreen. Tickets $25. evergreenarts.
Seniors4Wellness Friday Cafe: 11:30 a.m. Aug. 16, Christ the King Church, 4291 Evergreen Pkwy, Evergreen.
Shadow Mountain Gallery sidewalk “Yart” Sale: Aug. 17, 28186
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Costco
Is Building 800 Apartments Over New Store in Los Angeles. Could Denver Be Next?
When I first read about this project in an email newsletter called “The Briefcase,” I checked the calendar to make sure it wasn’t April 1st. Disbelieving what I read, I Googled the topic and found countless trade and general audience publications about the project (none of them in Denver), and none saying it was a joke.
Yes, Costco has acquired a 5acre site in South Los Angeles that was formerly occupied by a church, and they announced last year that they were partnering with Thrive Living to build a Costco warehouse store on the site with 800 apartments, many of them “affordable” above and around it. The parking will be in two underground levels.
addressing the country’s and Colorado’s extreme shortage of affordable housing.
With many low-income areas being “food deserts,” bringing a Costco to the Baldwin Hills neighborhood south of downtown Los Angeles sounds like it helps to address that problem as well. Here in our own metro area, I can think of several lower income neighborhoods that could benefit from a project that brings both affordable housing and affordable food shopping to the same location. And I suspect that some developer could assemble a 5-acre parcel to carry that off — and that we have developers committed to
affordable housing to replicate the Los Angeles project if Thrive Living isn’t ready to do it themselves.
In the L.A. project, 184 of the 800 apartments are to be set aside for lowincome families. It could be expected
On its website, Thrive Living describes itself as a national brand currently pursuing a mission of building workforce housing in markets experiencing severe affordability gaps. They are an affiliate of Magnum Real Estate Group, “a vertically integrated real estate company which has developed $5.5 billion of real estate, including a wide range of ground-up residential rental and for-sale apartments, adaptive re-use and historic conversions, student housing, community facility development, retail, and light office.”
It was coincidental that I read about their Los Angeles project with Costco on the same day that Governor Gavin Newsome announced a statewide plan in California to crack down on homeless encampments.
Here in the metro Denver area, we have seen a real surge in the construction of multi-story “transit-oriented developments” but it never occurred to me that Costco or other “big box” stores on multi-acre site could also be a venue for
that many of the residents will be Costco employees, whether or not they qualify as “low income.”
According to CoStar, the site is in the “Inglewood / South L.A.” retail market,, where the apartment vacancy rate is 4.4%, and the average rent of $1,650 per month is considerably lower than the Los Angeles average of $2,191 per month.
As usual, I will publish links to this project in the posting of this column at http://RealEstateToday.substack.com.
We Now Know How Buyer Agent Compensation Will Be Handled in Colorado
The much discussed NAR Settlement of March 15, 2024 requires that Realtorowned MLSs, of which REcolorado is one, remove all mention of buyer agent (or “co-op”) commissions from listings by August 17th, and REcolorado has announced that they will comply even earlier — on August 6th. Buyer agent compensation fields will disappear from listings, and no mention of buyer agent compensation can be included in public remarks or other text fields.
The sharing of commissions between listing agents and buyer agents may be banned, but the settlement specifically says that sellers can still offer to pay buyer’s agents. Listing contracts, buyer agency contracts and the contracts to buy and sell listings had to change, and revisions to those documents were released in mid-July by the Colorado Real Estate Commission, for use starting in August. Signed contracts are “grandfathered,” but all new contracts must be written using the new forms.
Price Reduced on This Twin Lakes Home
The new forms no longer state that the listing brokerage will share the listing commission with a buyer’s brokerage. Instead, a 2nd paragraph states that the seller will offer x% or x dollars compensation to a licensed broker who represents a buyer. A 3rd paragraph then states that the listing commission stated in the 1st paragraph will be reduced by the amount of the compensation paid to a buyer’s broker.
It’s a simple and logical work-around. At right is a sign rider I created which complies with this change. I have printed several variations of this sign rider with different percentages to accommodate whatever compensation the sellers we work with want to offer, including
one that doesn’t specify a percentage.
The brochures in the brochure box and the web pages we create for each listing will also have this information, so buyers will know what’s being offered.
How to Avoid Home Repair Scams/Disappointment
First of all, do not hire someone who solicits you, either at your door or by phone/text/letter/email.
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You’ve seen TV ads, no doubt, for Angi.com, and I like them as a resource because they survey every client about the service provided and price charged by the vendors they recommend. Those vendors are incentivized to do good work, because they want to get more referrals from Angi.
I also recommend calling your trusted
Realtor (me, for example) to get referrals and, importantly, to tell the vendor that you were referred. That way, they will, just like the Angi vendor, want to make you happy so they get more referrals.
The most risky thing you can do (other than what I described in the first paragraph) is to do online searching for vendors. Without a focus on getting repeat business or referrals, the vendor you find on-line could disappoint you.
EPRD moving fast to grant community’s wishes
From portable toilets
to
cold plunge tubs, Evergreen parks is rapidly checking projects o its long list
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Evergreen Park and Recreation District is keeping its promise of “taking care of what we have,” a goal outlined in its 2023 strategic plan. So far in 2024, more than half of 51 EPRD maintenance and improvement projects planned for completion within ve years are underway or have been completed.
“We feel good,” said EPRD Executive Director Cory Vander Veen. “Sta is very proud. We have a great team that’s driven to accomplish a lot of things and give back to the community, especially in light of all the support the community’s given us.”
e community showed its support for EPRD by voting “yes” for a November 2023 property tax extension, which is generating about $1.3 million a year in new revenue for the district. While some of that money will be used for Buchanan Park improvements and to expand services, community members said they also want EPRD to maintain its existing buildings and parks.
To help do that, EPRD earmarked just over $2 million for the 2024 projects.
Improvements made to date this year are at indoor and outdoor facilities and include projects large and small. Among them: Adding a cold plunge and outdoor hot tub and Buchanan Park Recreation Center, upgrading Evergreen Middle School’s pickleball courts, replacing the Lake House roof and re nishing its oors.
And more are coming. Work is underway to bring a new playground to Wulf Recreation Center, rebuild dugouts at two parks and improve trails at Stagecoach Park.
New porta-potties will also be in place at all EPRD parks in 2024. Fourteen have already been delivered and are in use at Buchanan Park.
“We were struggling with the bathroom experience at our parks,” Vander Veen said. “By the end of year, we’ll have brand new portapotties in every park that will be serviced di erently, inspected regularly and cleaned. It’s been so well received at Buchanan Park. During the events held the past several weekends, people have really appreciated having nicer bathrooms.”
While many of the projects are decidedly not sexy or even visible,
Vander Veen said they’re key to basic functions.
“Some of the stu is behind the doors, but it keeps HVACs and a lot of the systems going so we don’t lose the user experience,” he said. at includes long-overdue tasks like reglazing tile on the Buchanan Park Recreation Center pool.
“We’ve spent a lot of sta hours trying to scrub and x grout, and had complaints of tile falling o ,” Vander Veen said. “To be able to have a clean epoxy nish n there that is sanitary goes a long way to helping our custodial sta .”
EPRD Board Treasurer Peter Eggers said some of the work was deferred during the pandemic.
“ e list was long, but thankfully, we had the opportunity to accomplish it all,” he said. “I would like to thank the public for helping us fund all these improvements we de nitely needed. I think the public has shown a tremendous amount of trust and faith in our abilities. We just need to prove it to them.”
Vander Veen credited not only the community but EPRD sta for their role in checking items o the project list.
“Our sta is trained and experienced, so we were able to do a lot of projects in-house,” he said. “Instead of bidding out every project and having contractors come, our parks and facilities crews are doing a lot of the work and saving us money. en we can reallocate those funds to doing other projects. We’re able to do a lot more for a lot less.”
EPRD’s list of maintenance projects includes reglazing the tile at the Buchanan Park Rec Center pool.
PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
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CO-74, Evergreen. Bring your extra and unused art supplies to the gallery by Aug, 17; we will distribute them to local elementary school art programs along with a signi cant portion of the ”Yart” sale proceeds.
EPiC (Evergreen Players Improv Comedy): 7:30 p.m. Aug. 23 & 24, Center Stage eatre, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. evergreenplayers.org.
58th annual Evergreen Fine Arts Festival: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24 & 25. Buchanan Fields, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. evergreenneartsfestival.com
Seniors4Wellness Bingo & Games: 12:30 p.m. Aug. 28, Bergen Park Church, 31919 Rocky Village Dr, Evergreen.
Buchanan Park Family Movie Night “Barbie”: 6 to 11 p.m. Aug. 30, Buchanan Park Field, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. evergreenrecreation.com
Big Chili Cook-O : 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 7, Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen. Fundraiser for mountain-area re ghters. Music, games, chili tastings, awards. bigchili.org.
“Hard Hats & High Heels:” Sept. 18, 6 p.m. Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen. Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity fundraiser. bluesprucehabitat.org.
Evergreen’s 24th annual Alternative Gift Fair: Applications due Sept. 1 for the Nov. 9-10 event at Evergreen Lutheran Church. Motto is “Buy Once, Gift Twice” with all proceeds returned to vendor charities selling products at event.
Interested vendors seeking a booth to sell wares that support their non-pro ts must have 501(c)3 status and need to provide IRS qualifying information. Email: alternativegiftfair2021@gmail.com for an application packet or to volunteer for the fair.
Morrison Ciderfest: 10 a.m. to dark, Sept. 28.150 Summer Street, Morrison. Live music, beer, hard ci-
Walk For Alopecia: 8:30 a.m. Sept. 28, Evergreen Lake House, 29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen. Register ahead online and/or donate at https://support.naaf.org/ team/586016.
ONGOING
Evergreen Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, Hiwan Heritage Park, 28473 Meadow Dr, Evergreen.
El Rancho Farmers Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, El Rancho, 29260 US 40, Evergreen.
Growing Out West Farmers Market: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ursdays through Labor Day. Cactus Jack’s, 4651 County Hwy 73, Evergreen.
Evergreen Cars & Co ee: 9 a.m. to noon every Saturday through Aug. 31, 3639 Evergreen Parkway, Evergreen.
Evergreen Audubon Weekly Preschool Adventures Program: 9 to 10 a.m. every ursday starting May 16, 27640 Hwy 74, Evergreen. Free
& no registration required. Bring your child aged 2-5 years old to the Nature Center each week for nature exploration. All children must have an adult in attendance. Dress to explore the outdoors. More info at evergreenaudubon.org.
Evergreen Nature Center Monthly Family Program: 11 a.m. to noon, every last Saturday, 27640 Hwy 74, Evergreen. Monthly topics could include native wild owers and seed bombs, dissecting owl pellets, live animal encounters, and more. evergreenaudubon.org
e American Legion Evergreen Post 2001: Meets every fourth Tuesday at 7 p.m., Evergreen Church of the Trans guration, 27640 Highway 74, Evergreen. Serving all military veterans in the foothills communities. Email evergreenpost2001@ gmail.com
Evergreen Camera Club: Meets every second Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Evergreen Fire/Rescue auditorium, 1802 Bergen Pkwy, Evergreen. Club is for people who share a passion for all photography, from beginners to
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BY STAVROS KORONEOS
A house divided SOUTH TURKEY CREEK – Shirley called JCSO to complain about Laverne. Living with Laverne was becoming increasingly “uncomfortable,” explained Shirley, because of Laverne’s growing insistence on addressing the complainant as “whore,” “worthless” and “pathetic” at every meeting, which opportunities were, as deputies could well imagine, frequent. Shirley didn’t want Laverne arrested, or even contacted, but she did want o cers to appreciate the di culties she faced in maintaining peaceful cohabitation. Deputies documented Shirley’s concerns and advised that she call them again should her trash-talking roommate start backing up words with actions.
Where there’s smoke…
EL RANCHO – Aspen believes that Willow has been smoking in her apartment, and she doesn’t like it. Complaining that the smoke bleeds into her own unit, Aspen got management’s permission to prop a public door open to help ventilate the vicinity. Willow doesn’t like that, and closes the public door every time she sees it open. Aspen and Willow fume about secondhand smoke and open doors all the time, but the smoldering feud got ery on the afternoon of June 17 as the opponents faced o in the common area. Investigating a shouting match without, a neighbor emerged just in time to see Aspen “pushing” Willow away, and Willow “falling down.” ing is,
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Willow’s poignant plunge to Earth was so beautifully tragic, so powerfully dramatic, so tightly executed that he couldn’t help thinking that “she was faking it.” eatrics aside, the neighbor summoned deputies, who asked Willow to bring them up to speed. Willow told them that Aspen has it all wrong, that the person in the unit next to hers is the one who smokes indoors, that Aspen instigated the ruckus and was the aggressor in all respects. Deputies intended to get a dissenting opinion, but Aspen refused to speak with them. Since Willow wasn’t interested in pressing charges, the case went up in smoke.
The inside man
EVERGREEN – e owner of two restaurants, on June 20 he wanted deputies to meet him at the rst and escort him safely to the second. e former manager of Owner’s second restaurant has been bee ng about unpaid wages, it seems, and Owner was pretty sure the man would be staked out in front of it, waiting to confront him. Deputies contacted Former Manager pretty much where Owner said he’d be and informed him that he was not to confront Owner except through civil channels, and that he was absolutely not to enter the second restaurant. Message delivered, the deputies departed only to be called back minutes later by Owner, who said the man had just entered the second restaurant. Deputies contacted Former Manager by phone, telling him that because he’d just disobeyed a lawful order not half an hour old he would be cited for trespassing. On the theory
HAPPENINGS
Evergreen Area Republican Club: e Evergreen Area Republican Club meets at 6 p.m. the rst Wednesday of the month at the Evergreen Fire/ Rescue Administration Building, 1802 Bergen Parkway. Information at evergreenarearepublicanclub.org
Mountain Area Democrats: Mountain Area Democrats meet at 9 a.m. the fourth Saturday of the month January through April at the United Methodist Church of Evergreen, 3757 Ponderosa Drive, Evergreen. For more information, e-mail MountainAreaDems@ gmail.com.
that if they couldn’t hand him his ticket he couldn’t be ticketed, Former Manager declined to meet with the deputies. On the theory that it didn’t really matter where or when he received the ticket, deputies helpfully o ered to arrange a warrant for his arrest and personally deliver his citation to him at the Golden detention facility. Former Manager came and got his ticket.
The quicker picker-uppers
Evergreen Sustainability Alliance is looking for volunteers: Evergreen Sustainability Alliance’s “Let’s Embrace Zero Food Waste” program in local schools and food banks needs volunteers. Volunteers are needed for a couple hours. Call 720-536-0069 or email info@sustainevergreen.org for more information.
Evergreen Nature Center: e Evergreen Nature Center is open from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays next to Church of the Trans guration. Admission is free. For more information, visit www.EvergreenAudubon. org.
Blue Spruce Habitat volunteers needed: Blue Spruce Habitat for Humanity is looking for volunteers. A variety of opportunities and exible schedules are available on new construction sites as well as for exterior
CONIFER – ey were well dressed, for thieves. One wore an arresting pink dress, the other a stylish black dress. And, at about 11:30 a.m. on June 22, they were both shoveling merchandise into the back of a black BMW as fast as they possibly could. Wondering at their haste, the manager approached. “Load quickly!” one urged the other. Just in time the women leapt daintily into the car and sped away south on the highway. His curiosity piqued, Manager pulled surveillance footage con rming that the bonnie bandits hadn’t bought their booty. All told, the chic shoplifters shagged eight 12-packs of soft drinks and two jumbo packages of paper towels. Deputies were unable to identify the larcenous lovelies, and the grocery store will just have to absorb the loss.
Sheri ’s Calls is intended as a humorous take on some of the incident call records of the Je erson County Sheri ’s O ce for the mountain communities. Names and identifying details have been changed, including the writer’s name, which is a pseudonym. All individuals are innocent until proven guilty.
minor home repairs. No previous construction experience needed. Contact volunteer@bluesprucehabitat.org for information.
EChO needs volunteers: e Evergreen Christian Outreach ReSale Store and food pantry need volunteers. Proceeds from the EChO ReSale Store support the food pantry and programs and services provided by EChO. ere are many volunteer options from which to choose. For more information, call Mary at 720-673-4369 or email mary@ evergreenchristianoutreach.org.
LGBTQ+ teen book club: Resilience1220 is o ering an LGBTQ+ teen book club that meets from 4-6 p.m. the fourth Monday at the Resilience1220 o ce next to the Buchanan Park Recreation Center. For more information and to register, visit R1220.org.
Dam Ducky Derby to debut new ducks at its Aug. 3 event
Annual fundraiser steps up race with fresh flock of weighted
racing ducks
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Seven thousand brand-new contestants will race down Bear Creek through Evergreen Aug. 3, each battling to win the 14th annual Dam Ducky Derby.
e derby is a long-standing community event, but this year event sponsor Downtown Evergreen upgraded its ock from light plastic to weighted rubber racing ducks.
“ e ones we’ve been using served us well for 13 years, but they were just falling apart,” said Larae Evans, a Downtown Evergreen member who owns Marmalade Artisan Jewelry.
“ e weighted ducks are bigger and heavier and are supposed to oat upright. ey will hopefully make for a swifter race.”
While Evans believes the new crew will perform swimmingly; that remains to be seen; the ducks haven’t had a trial run.
“ e derby will be their rst test,” she said.
Evergreen re ghters will drop the ducks 85 feet from a re engine
bucket into the dam spillway at 1 p.m. Aug 3. e numbered ducks, their fans lining the banks to cheer them on, will oat down the creek to the nish line at Highland Haven Creekside Inn. e rst-place duck wins $1,500 for the person who holds that number.
e fundraiser, sponsored by Downtown Evergreen, kicks o two hours before the drop at 11 a.m. at the large parking lot on Bear Creek Avenue. Events there include free face painting, an arcade truck, baby goats and other family fun.
Ducks can be purchased online at damduckyderby.com for $6 each until noon on race day. Purchasers don’t have to be present to win.
Funds support Downtown Evergreen’s Holiday Walk, a popular holiday tradition of lights, music and shopping that will mark its 32nd year in 2024.
“Like the Derby, the Holiday Walk is a much-loved event,” Evans said. “It’s also a very expensive event for us to put on. e Dam Ducky Derby helps us with the funds so we can host that for the community.”
Downtown Evergreen, more formally known as the Evergreen Downtown Business Association, is a nonpro t with about 60 members whose dues support marketing the community’s core business area.
Thousands of ducks slip from the net above Bear Creek for the 2021 Dam Ducky Derby. This year’s event is Aug. 3.
Good friends and neighbors from a 40-year past love to remind me of a comment I made after we had gotten buried under several feet of snow.
“Nature put it there, and nature can take it away,” I said before hunkering down to watch college bowl games long forgotten.
I laugh too about that moment in time. For me, it was a good one. A holiday break from school, nestled in a snug, warm house and healthy as could be. But in fact, that moment was an anomaly, antithetical to my life ethos. I wasn’t a hunkerdowner. Whether gamboling in the woods, engaging in snowball ghts or playing ball on dirt elds, from the days of my youth, other than when in school or absorbed in a book, life was “out there.” Wherever there was. And it still is.
Out-there versus in-here is more than about a physical place; it’s a psychological and sociological construct. e notion transcends a person’s immediate situation and speaks to their larger life perspective as well as their view of others, from individuals and groups to the world. Out-there versus in-here gets at their attitude towards beliefs, lifestyles and viewpoints di erent from and perhaps opposed to their own. It tells of how they live their life: maximumly in an expansive, risktaking manner or minimally behind or within a protective shield.
Kindness and respect. Support and understanding. When we think of an inclusive sports environment, words like these come to mind. But how do we turn these words into actions we can implement as parents or guardians out on the eld or court?
At the U.S. Center for SafeSport, athlete safety and well-being are our priority. By educating communities on how they can help prevent abuse and misconduct in sport, we help every participant feel safe, supported and strengthened. And more
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Frontier of life
Sadly, the inhere approach to life has gained a foothold in our political life and strife. It’s not only depressing and disconcerting, it’s contrary to a key element of the American spirit that is captured in a single word: Frontier.
In 1893, historian Fredrick Jackson Turner promulgated a new theory about America. His idea was the frontier being the driving force in shaping and building America. While he meant it in context of the literal frontier, the land brutally wrested away from the Indigenous peoples through decades of ethnic cleansing, Turner also hypothesized about the role the frontier played in shaping the American character.
Over time, as he took in a more macroscopic view of the American experience, Turner abandoned his theory. He came to see America for the stark reality it is. Rather than an unadulterated mass, the country was and remains a conglomeration of disparate sections. Each region, with its climate and land formations in conjunction with it being populated by disparate ethnic groups with unique customs, mores, and economies, was and is
like a land unto itself. Collectively, they—we—formed and form what Jackson posited in 1922: a version of a United States of Europe.
But Jackson’s original thesis refused to die, and it became ingrained into the American psyche and mythology over the ensuing century. Hollywood captured and promoted it through movies about the Old West, with heroic, hardy pioneers championed and protected by a rugged male individual. e theme song from the TV western Paladin extolled him as “a knight without armor in a savage land.”President John F. Kennedy called his visionary program for America the New Frontier, and one cowboy actor, Ronald Reagan, spoke about the “conquest of new frontiers” when president.
“In the future, as in the past, our freedom, independence and national well-being will be tied to new achievements, new discoveries and pushing back new frontiers.”
We can debate the validity of the role of the frontier or the degree it played in shaping we Americans, but there’s no denying the idea being infused into our mythology. Like all mythology however, it doesn’t matter if it’s factually true. What matters is that people believe in a myth’s larger meaning, whether it be the Resurrection, American Exceptionalism or being a Chosen People. What’s also true about
myths is that they become infused not only into a peoples’ collective belief system — culture — but also within followers’ and believers’ personal identity.
Another nondebatable point is the frontier, whether literal or psychological, cannot be — using Reagan’s language — conquered if people hunker down and refuse to be outward- and forward-looking, adaptive, and embracing. at’s because the frontier is out there.
I smilingly recall a comment a skier from the Kansas City area made during a lift ride: “We have a saying that when people retire from there, they go to one of two places: Florida to die or Colorado to live.”
His statement caused me to chuckle despite the fact that we likely had another fan of the hated Kansas City Chiefs in our midst. e reason was twofold. One was that I heartily agreed. e other was that it spoke about his energy and spirit. e man didn’t carry an in-here attitude in his spirit. Rather, he was embracing life by looking forward to engaging with others and experiencing new ventures. And he knew the only place that could be done was not within the enclosure of his personal citadel, but out there, on the frontier of life.
Jerry Fabyanic is the author of “Sisyphus Wins” and “Food for ought: Essays on Mind and Spirit.” He lives in Georgetown.
Creating more inclusive sport environments
than that, we seek to help parents and coaches foster settings that are more inclusive and accessible for all athletes.
But rst, what do inclusive environments look like in practice? And how do we create them?
Valuing all athletes
From respecting physical and emotional boundaries to giving athletes with disabilities the help they request, inclusive sport settings treat each athlete with respect and care
and make sure each athlete’s needs are met.
Maybe you’ve seen an athlete with a disability left out of an activity because the coach failed to o er a drill that’s accessible to all teammates. Or maybe you’ve witnessed a participant’s confused look as they try to understand a set of complicated warm-up instructions.
When we prioritize inclusivity, we prioritize principles that make sport accessible for everyone. Examples of this are communicating openly and clearly in ways that each child can understand and adapting activities
so athletes of all abilities can play and thrive.
Inclusive sport environments are places where no one is excluded based on something that makes them di erent, where all athletes can participate at the level they want, and where kindness and respect outweigh competition and tting in.
What parents can do
When a child steps onto the eld or court, they may bring stress, trauma
JERRY FABYANIC Columnist
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Ju’Riese Colón
Parade of Homes celebrates architecture, interior design
It only takes the most cursory of drives around the metro area to see that Denver and its surrounding communities are the sites of some truly remarkable homes. You can nd residences of all styles, from Victorian and other historically-inspired designs to the latest in modern architecture.
e annual Parade of Homes is the signature event for celebrating the wide swath of homes types in Denver, and provides shoppers and design enthusiasts the opportunity to discover the latest in home design.
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Robert H “Bob” Meade
December 27, 1930 - July 11, 2024
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Organized by the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver (HBA) since the 1950s and showcasing houses all over metro Denver, the free Parade of homes begins on ursday, Aug. 8 and runs through Sunday, Aug. 25. Homes can be
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and individual challenges from their day-to-day lives with them. As a parent, guardian, or coach, you play a key role in creating a setting that is sensitive to that stress or trauma — and is built on support.
By reinforcing that no one has to change to t in, you can help create an atmosphere that values and appreciates all athletes.
Here are ve actions you can take:
1. Model respectful, kind behavior. Demonstrate care and compassion when engaging with athletes.
2. Value each athlete. Value the unique contributions each child brings to the team or organization and nd ways to support and encourage everyone’s individual contribution.
3. Communicate openly and clearly. Communicate in ways that each participant can understand, including using simpli ed language when possible and creating alternate formats of policies, rules, or schedules.
4. Promote athletes’ agency and autonomy: Encourage athletes to set physical and emotional boundaries and respect the boundaries they set.
5. Address harmful behaviors. When inappropriate or harmful behavior occurs, address it immediate-
Bob Meade, age 93 and long time Evergreen resident, died peacefully and surrounded by family and friends at his home in Bend OR on July 11.
visited virtually 24/7 and in-person home tours are available ursdays through Sundays between noon and
“ e Parade of Homes is a proud tradition of the HBA celebrating the new home building industry in Denver,” said Ted Leighty, chief executive o cer of the HBA, in a provided statement. “ e event provides a unique opportunity for individuals to explore a diverse range of the new homes and communities throughout the metro Den-
He was born in Brooklyn, NY to Robert and Billie Meade, lived in many places growing up as a military kid, attended University of Oklahoma and earned his doctorate in geology from Stanford. His professional career spanned six decades working at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute and the US Geological Survey. He is best known professionally for his 40-year
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ly. is way you can help maintain safe, supportive spaces for all.
Sports allow kids to learn and grow, but only when everyone is supported and included. How we treat each other matters. By building inclusive sport settings that are welcoming and encouraging we can lift athletes up, making them stronger and happier.
e U.S. Center for SafeSport produces tools and resources for parents, guardians, and coaches to help young athletes feel empowered and supported. Our Creating Inclusive Sport Environments handout provides key information and actions you can take to safeguard sport for all. For additional resources to help you recognize, prevent, and respond to abuse in sport, visit uscenterforsafesport.org/abuse-prevention-resources.
If you or someone you know has experienced abuse or misconduct involving a participant of the U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Movement, you can make a report to the U.S. Center for SafeSport: uscenterforsafesport.org/report-a-concern.
Ju’Riese Colón is the chief executive o cer of U.S. Center for SafeSport, which describes itself as “an independent nonpro t committed to building a sport community where participants can work and learn together free of emotional, physical and sexual abuse and misconduct.”
study of the Powder River in Montana. In Evergreen from 1975 to 2018, Bob was active in the Evergreen Chorale and Rotary Club of Evergreen. Other interests included reading and writing poetry and being in the beautiful Colorado outdoors.
He was pre-deceased by Mereth, his wife of 56 years, in 2013. He is survived by his three children, Alex, Stephanie, and Eric.
If you wish, please donate to Evergreen Chorale or a cause of your choice in Bob’s name.
Wendy Allison “Wendell, Wendelina, Axelrod” (Hines) Coyle July 7, 1963 - July 7, 2024
We lost our dear Wendy on her birthday after 18 months of valiant battle against cancer. She’s survived by her sister, Dawn Capps of Indian Hills, Colorado, son, Nick Adams of Conifer, Colorado, daughter, Samantha Ewton of Indian Hills, CO,
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brothers Je Noel of Portland, Oregon and Glenn Hines of Sand Point, Idaho. ere are no goodbyes for us, for you’ll be in our hearts forever. If I haven’t told you I loved yet today, I love you yet today!
Dorothy Allison Manchette June 29, 1937 - July 19, 2024
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FINDING A WAY
A guide to metro Denver’s streets
BY ELLIS ARNOLD EARNOLD@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
You might be headed for a destination on 17th Avenue, put an address into your phone app and then discover you mixed up that road with 17th Street.
Likewise, you might wonder: Why do some addresses have no
directional letter — no “N” or “E” after the number?
Why are the streets diagonal in downtown Denver? And what drove how Denver streets are named?
Answers to these questions and more come from local historian Phil Goodstein’s book, “Denver Streets: Names, Numbers, Locations, Logic.” What’s more, the book sheds light on how the broad-
er metro area was uni ed — mostly — under one street grid.
“Compared to cities such as San Francisco, Boston, Seattle, and New York, Denver roadways are a model of clarity,” Goodstein’s book says.
An understanding of the system and “the evolution of Denver streets not only re ects much of the city’s past, but is also literally a way
where an individual can nd where (they are) going,” Goodstein’s book adds.
Here’s a small guide to making sense of the map, mostly based on information from the book and some input from Goodstein himself, not necessarily listed in historical order.
People walk at the Broadway and Ellsworth Avenue intersection on July 23 in Denver. Each street sign
Basics of the metro Denver grid
Whether you’re on a certain part of a road — West or East Alameda Avenue, or North or South Wadsworth Boulevard, for example — depends on which side of the map’s dividing lines you’re on.
You can think about the Denver metro area as a grid with four quadrants. Broadway is the dividing line for avenues running east and west, so if you’re on West Colfax Avenue, that means you’re west of Broadway.
Likewise, the lesser-known Ellsworth Avenue, while not a major road on its own, is the dividing line for streets running north and south. To help you picture its location: Ellsworth sits next to 1st Avenue. ose two axis lines, Broadway and Ellsworth, generally determine the number in addresses based on how far away a place is from those roads. And the metro area’s numbered avenues — 1st Avenue, 120th Avenue and so on — easily tell you how far a place is from Ellsworth.
Each full block on the map counts up by 100 in the address numbering system. For example, 1300 Broadway means a building is on Broadway at 13th Avenue.
If you stand at the Broadway and Ellsworth intersection, you can see each street sign display a “000” number, indicating it’s at the grid system’s center.
Avenues south of Ellsworth in Denver’s grid generally don’t include the handy numbers like “6th” in their names, but the system still applies, with each road carrying a number. Tennessee Avenue, 10 blocks south of Ellsworth, is the road marking 1000 south.
Technically, when writing addresses, the “N” for north and “E” for east are sometimes ignored. A street not having “South” in its pre x is assumed to be north of Ellsworth, and an avenue not having “West” in its pre x is assumed to be east of Broadway.
But “modern Denver practice has generally been to add pre xes to the east as well as to the west avenues,” Goodstein’s book says.
(When putting an address in an internet map system, pay attention to whether the directional pre x is correct.)
A quick note if you’re confused: West Colfax doesn’t mean you’re go-
ing westbound on Colfax. You can head east or west on that road. It just means you’re on the portion of that road that’s west of Broadway.
A crooked grid
But if there’s a simple north-south, east-west grid, why are there diagonal streets in downtown Denver?
e history goes back to the Auraria community, the place that now houses the campus that includes the Metropolitan State University of Denver o Colfax Avenue and Interstate 25. Auraria’s streets parallelled the Cherry Creek, and the nearby early Denver streets were laid out parallel to the Platte River.
e result is today’s somewhat messy diagonal grid system in the downtown area with its own separate numbering system from the rest of the surrounding area. Driving to 11th Street in the downtown-area grid — as opposed to 11th Avenue outside of it — will land you in very di erent locations.
‘Streets’ and ‘avenues’
You may notice that in the metro area, “streets” generally run north and south and “avenues” east and west.
“Originally, ‘street’ and ‘avenue’ had no speci c meaning in the Mile High City,” Goodstein’s book says. “ ey were products of local custom and what developers, real estate agents, and residents named the roads in their areas.”
Eventually, “street” and “avenue” were given precise de nitions that indicated which way they ran.
( ere are some exceptions to that rule outside of Denver — more on that later.)
Despite that tidy order, in the downtown-area grid, generally, everything’s a “street.” And that diagonal grid is based on old Denver boundaries.
e original southwest corner of Denver at Colfax Avenue and Zuni Street near the Platte River was dened as “ground zero” for that grid in 1873. First Street was the rst street northeast of Colfax and the Platte. 16th Street downtown is the 16th street from that point.
If a system with two grids is confusing, it’s helpful that something links them. e numbering system of the diagonal streets eventually also determined the numbers of the east-west avenues in the regular grid. 16th Street and 16th Avenue hit Broadway at the same place, as do 17th Street and 17th Avenue, which connect at that point.
A sign marks 17th Street in the downtown Denver area on July 23 near where the street meets 17th Avenue.
A sign stands at Colfax Avenue along a tiny part of Morrison Road near downtown Denver on July 23.
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“ is is not coincidence, but a product of e orts to rationalize Denver street names and numbering,” Goodstein’s book says.
What that means is that a road in the regular grid wasn’t arbitrarily chosen as 1st Avenue. Rather, 1st Avenue was determined because the east-west numbered avenues started with 17th Avenue and counted down block by block until a rst avenue was reached, Goodstein’s book says.
at brings things back to Ellsworth. e road one block south of 1st Avenue, Ellsworth, was consequently de ned as the dividing line between the north-designated and the south-designated streets.
Straightening out
What locals today know as the regular east-west, north-south grid became dominant long ago.
Real-estate businessman Henry C. Brown pushed for a street system that naturally followed the compass, laying out the streets of the future Capitol Hill neighborhood on an east-west, north-south basis.
“Such a grid followed federal land policies and was seen as the most e cient means of pro tably developing real estate,” Goodstein’s book says.
Setting order
With the coming of the railroad in 1870, Denver’s population spiked, and as it did, new sections emerged around the area.
“Only the barest of a building code and municipal supervision regulated new developments,” and a “chaotic street pattern” arose, Goodstein’s book says.
“By the 1890s, it was estimated that there were 832 names for 414 designated roads,” the book adds. “Often the same name referred to more than one street.”
It caused confusion. e problem “especially irritated Howard Maloney, a bookkeeper for the water company,” Goodstein’s book says.
“Maloney su ered much of the criticism when (people) complained about being double-billed or not getting service as ordered and promised. Messengers for the water company often could not nd customers to deliver bills,” Goodstein’s book adds.
With the support of the water company, the city passed Ordinance 16 of 1897, paving the way for placing an alphabetical order on streets.
street names in the new system. ough street names don’t always follow an alphabetical pattern, one of the places the Maloney system comes into play is in streets east of Colorado Boulevard, in a “double alphabet” pattern. Here, for example, the name of the rst street in the series, such as Clermont or Dexter, was a personal name or a geographic location, “ideally of British origins,” the book says. e next street, such as Cherry or Dahlia, was a plant or a tree. at continued east to Yosemite Street.
Denver’s initially chaotic street pattern wasn’t an anomaly compared to other major U.S. metro areas, Goodstein told Colorado Community Media.
“It was typical of cities everyplace at that period,” Goodstein said, speaking generally. “Every developer in every community would seize the land and try to develop it as they wish.”
Beyond Denver, in the suburbs
At the same time e orts were underway to de ne avenues with Ellsworth as the “zero” road, Broadway, which partly ends the downtown-area diagonal grid, logically emerged as the axis dividing east and west.
“Broadway is a generic term for a big important street by the time Denver has emerged,” Goodstein said.
By the 1890s, a vague idea of metro Denver had arisen. Arapahoe County collaborated with Je erson
outside of the greater Denver-area grid, even though Golden and Brighton generally fall within the Denver
porated Je erson and Arapahoe counties changed the names of their streets in 1906, Goodstein’s book says.
“ e 4800 east block east, in other words, would always be Dahlia Street whether it is in the City and County of Denver or in one of the suburbs,” Goodstein’s book says of the grid system.
Separately, Littleton developed its own numbering system based on Main and Prince streets as its zero lines.
“In December 1960, over a good deal of local opposition, Littleton joined the Denver street numbering system and renamed many of its streets, e ective 1961,” Goodstein’s book says.
Suburban streets often seemingly follow no speci c pattern, but they are still generally part of the Denver numbering grid.
North metro residents may know that although it is the east-west dividing line, Broadway often disappears north of downtown Denver.
“Given that Broadway had originally ended at 20th Avenue, it never became a dominating arterial in the northern suburbs,” the book says. (“Arterial,” as in artery, means a major road.) “Especially north of 88th Avenue, I-25 follows what would have been the path of Broadway.”
Suburban quirks
In Boulder, Golden and Brighton — old, historic cities — roads exist
In parts of Golden, “streets” run in both directions of the grid, and in parts of Brighton, “streets” run east and west, and “avenues” run north and south.
Castle Rock, far outside Denver but still technically in the metro area, also has its own street grid. Some major diagonal roads in the Denver area are named for the communities they lead to. Brighton Boulevard goes toward Brighton, Parker Road toward Parker. While less cohesive, Morrison Road goes toward the Town of Morrison. It originally began at Colfax Avenue, the book says, where a tiny section of what is dubbed Morrison Road still runs near Federal Boulevard.
“Much of the original Morrison Road, the old county road 8, was lled in by subsequent urban development,” the book says.
In Denver and beyond, o cial logos on street signs re ect which city or county you’re in. See CCM’s previous story on street signs and some history at tinyurl.com/DenverMetroStreetSigns.
Other map features
Between the full blocks of the Denver street grid are “half blocks,” with roads that do not cut completely through the grid.
ese small roads include “courts,” “places” and “ways.”
On the other hand, “boulevards” and “roads” are generally major roadways.
For more on history of Denver streets, see Goodstein’s book at the Denver Central Library.
Signs overhead direct tra c on 17th Street in the downtown Denver area on July 23 at Broadway, where 17th Street meets 17th Avenue.
PHOTO BY ELLIS ARNOLD
Future Conifer library site chosen
Opening of Conifer Town Center facility tentatively set for summer 2025
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Conifer’s long-awaited, freestanding library will be at the Conifer Town Center, in the same shopping center that houses Safeway. e library will occupy 5,540 square feet of now-vacant, ground-level space at 27122 Main St., near the Venue eatre. It is tentatively slated to open in summer 2025, according to the library district.
e Je erson County Public Library board authorized a lease agreement for the 5,540-square-foot space July 18 and also approved a contract with an architect to design the space.
It’s sweet news for many in the Conifer community, who have pushed for their own library for years. Conifer is the only library in Je erson County that doesn’t have its own building.
For the last 28 years, the library has been housed at Conifer High School, where the facility is shared with students and sta , and access is limited to non-school hours.
“I didn’t realize when I rst moved here in 2005 that there even was a Conifer library because of its location,” said Christy Seabourne, treasure of the Conifer Area Council. “I remember doing story times with my kids and having to go to Evergreen or down the hill.
“It’ll be really nice to have a place we can go during the day, with a bit
easier accessibility (than the current library). And using space that’s already there is fantastic.”
A 2021 Conifer Area Council survey found that 93% of respondents wanted a full-service library in a separate building with longer and more convenient hours, easier access than the steps that lead to the high school, and better parking.
e new site delivers all those things.
“It’s exciting to be moving forward with a location,” said JCPL spokesperson Elise Pennington. “It was a very thorough process. e site we chose is in a highly tra cked area, with easy access and lots of good parking. It’ll be a great improvement for people.”
CAC board member Punky Kiefer, a longtime advocate for the library, agrees.
“I love the location they chose,” she said. “It gives us morning story times, daytime hours, group meeting places — really everything we asked for. ey really took to heart what the community said they wanted. It’s just turned out so great. I’m just wholly grateful for it all.”
Keifer worked at the Conifer branch from 2000 to 2010 and occasionally attended meetings at other branches. at sparked her drive to help Conifer get its own free-standing branch.
“I got to see what Conifer didn’t get, and I didn’t see why we couldn’t have those things,” she said. “We became part of the library system in 1954; we all pay the same taxes for the library, but we never had a building.”
Conifer’s library closed with the high school with the start of the pandemic in 2020. As other libraries be-
gan re-opening, Conifer’s remained closed.
“Conifer couldn’t open until the school opened,” Kiefer said. “We had to go by the school’s rules. at really triggered me.”
At Kiefer’s urging, CAC conducted its 2021 library survey and used those results to further advocate for a free-standing branch.
In early 2022, Je co Public Schools decided to change school start times for the 2023-24 academic year, a move that would further restrict Conifer’s public library hours. In response, JCPL added the Conifer library to its 2023 strategic plan and conducted its own community engagement survey in 2023.
With the space secured, JCPL will move forward with design and construction, and a tentative mid-2025 opening.
Conifer High School Principal Greg Manier said the school supports the move, and is grateful for its nearly three-decade partnership with JCPL.
“Our students have all bene tted from the resources provided through our partnership,” he said. “As the Conifer community has evolved over time, so have the needs of all our stakeholders. We recognize this incredible opportunity and the benets it will provide for a wide range of our residents. We support JCPL and
all the community members who made this opportunity possible.”
Kiefer credits the community’s continued support for its own library with the recent decision.
“We don’t have any government representation up here; there is no city council or mayor,” Kiefer said. “We have a bunch of volunteers.
“ e library administration is very welcoming and enthusiastic about building the library now, and I’m thrilled. It wouldn’t have happened without the community’s input.”
JCPL is expected to pay $767,000 for the 10-year lease. e contract with Eppstein Uhen Architects shows a proposed $173,300 cost.
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multi-media theatrical show chronicles Fogel’s personal journey to nd love after heartbreak,” according to provided information.
Winning strategies for supporting teen mental wellness
ver area, aiding them in nding their ideal match. It also o ers a platform to observe the cutting-edge designs and innovations from the industry’s foremost builders and developers, igniting inspiration for their future home purchase or project.”
is year’s Parade includes everything from attainable condos to low-maintenance townhomes and custom-built, top of the line homes. According to provided information, there will be 76 newly designed model, custom homes by 26 area residential builders (six are luxury “dream homes” that cost more than $1.3 million).
Convenience is the name of the game with the online option, which lets you take a virtual stroll through any home that catches your fancy whenever you have the time. It can also be a helpful tool when deciding which places you’d like to see in person, because sometimes you just have to wander through a new building to get the feeling yourself.
“New homes o er the best options for energy e ciency and oor plans that cater to modern living,” wrote Connie Dahl, the HBA’s vice president of Member Services, in an email interview. “ ey feature the latest products available in today’s market, providing inspiration for home projects, décor and design. Whether you’re looking to upgrade your current home or purchase a new one, the Parade homes showcase innovations that you can incorporate to enhance your living space.”
Visit https://paradeofhomesdenver.com/to begin your journey.
A one-man story of love and redemption
It takes a lot of courage and imagination to tackle a one-man show, two traits that writer and performer Peter Fogel has in spades. To see the proof, don’t miss “Til Death Do Us Part ... You First!,” running at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, from ursday, Aug. 1 through Sunday, Aug. 18. Performances are at 2 and 7:30 p.m. ursday and Saturday, 7:30 p.m. on Friday and 2 p.m. on Sunday.
Written and performed by Fogel and directed by Academy Award nominee Chazz Palminteri, “the oBroadway hybrid stand-up comedy/
Get tickets at www.lakewood.showare.com.
Explore Arapahoe Acres with Docomomo
e Arapahoe Acres Neighborhood in Englewood is well known for its collection of mid-century modern homes — it stands as a living museum to this popular and in uential design movement. Conceived in 1949, it received a place on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 and has become a place of pilgrimage for many fans of mid-century modern.
e Colorado Chapter of Docomomo, an organization whose mission is to advocate for the preservation, conservation and adaptive reuse of modern-era architecture, landscapes, planning, and design in the state, is hosting a tour of the neighborhood from 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 3. Tour guides historian Atom Stevens and architect Josh Robinson will take attendees on a fascinating and informative journey, highlighting why Arapahoe Acres is so special.
e tour begins at 2900 Marion St. Tickets at more information can be found at https://www.docomomoco.org/events.
Clarke’s Concert of the Week — ScHoolboy Q at Mission Ballroom
It’s always exciting when a musician switches things up, especially when it’d be easy (and lucrative) to stay in a particular lane. at’s just what happened with “Blue Lips,” the latest album from Los Angeles’ ScHoolboy Q. A critical voice on Top Dawg Entertainment’s roster, Q has always been an exciting and innovative writer and rapper, but he’s found new themes and areas to explore on the album. It’s easily one of the best rap albums of the year and seriously rewards repeat listens.
In support of the album, Q will be stopping by the Mission Ballroom, 4242 Wynkoop St. in Denver, at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4. He’ll be joined by up-and-comer Devin Malik for an evening of great rap music. Don’t miss it by getting tickets at www.axs.com.
Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. He can be reached at Clarke.Reader@hotmail. com.
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RTD marks 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act with a newly designed bus wrap
BY JO DAVIS JDAVIS@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Colorado Regional Transit District commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with a bus wrap contest. On July 20, the agency announced the contest winner and unveiled the winning design on a bus operating right now in the Denver Metro area.
In a previous interview with Colorado Community Media, RTD Director of Civil Rights Carl Green Jr. explained that the Civil Rights Act deeply a ected public transit in the U.S. over the past 60 years.
“I’m a fervent believer in you got to know your past to know where you’re where you’re going,” Green said. He described the relationship between public transit and civil rights as going back further than 1964. He talked about the bus boycotts of the 1950s and women who were instrumental gures in the movement.
“We had the Montgomery Bus Boycott, or thinking about whether it’s Rosa Parks, or Claudette Calvin, Mary Louise Smith, and there are folks that came before the Civil Rights Act,” Green said. “And that’s something that I think it’s highly important to remember. Claudette Colvin, she was about 15 or 16. She actually refused to give up her seat prior to Rosa Parks.”
He went to name others who affected change in civil rights through their use of public transit.
About 200 people attended the July 20 celebration at e Studio Loft in Denver. e event included local youth performers and a panel of RTD sta and partners who talked about promoting equity and inspiring change.
en, the winning bus wrap, designed by Dez Merworth of Denver, was unveiled.
“I’m really excited the bus art is going to be something that so many people can access and see, especially communities that don’t necessarily always get to go to art galleries. It makes art accessible,” Merworth said.
“Dez Merworth did a phenomenal job at capturing all aspects of what the contest was about: the impact the Civil Rights Act has had on our community, recognizing the many individuals and groups nationally and in Colorado that championed equity and accessibility for all, and creating a lively, vibrant design to recognize and celebrate our diverse communities and inspire action,” Green said. “I thank her for her astute detail to the work and to all our community partners who participated.”
Merworth’s design will be on a bus that will circulate throughout the RTD’s 2,342 square-mile district. It will operate through the end of 2024. For more information on the Civil Rights wrapped bus, go to rtd-denver.com/60th-anniversary.
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Denver artist Dez Wentworth created the winning design for RTD’s 60th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act Bus Wrap Design Contest.
Morrison celebrates its history with Aug. 3 sesquicentennial
Event will look back at town’s railroad history with music, Model Ts and fun
BY JANE REUTER JREUTER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
Separated from the busyness of the Denver metro area by a hogback, Morrison calls itself “the nearest faraway place.” It’s a motto that local historian Gus Chambers says goes back at least 150 years, when Denver residents ed the city by train each weekend to visit the then- edgling community.
Morrison will celebrate the 150th birthday of both the railroad and the town with an Aug. 3 sesquicentennial celebration.
Chambers, who serves on the Rocky Mountain Railroad Heritage Society board, knows every twist and turn the rail line made when the Denver, South Park and Paci c Railroad rst came to the town in 1874. While the line is long abandoned, it was “Morrison’s lifeblood,” according to Morrison History. e railroad brought a ood of new life and wealth to the edgling community in the late 1800s and rmly established it as a town.
e same year the railroad arrived, founder George Morrison platted the town that bears his name. Morrison was formally incorporated more than three decades later in 1906, but its real life story began with the railroad.
“ ere’s no real trace of it now,” Chamber said. “Even locals don’t know they’re living in a railroad town. And if you don’t know where you came from, it’s going to gure out where you’re going.”
Local historian Chambers and his wife Jamee have been instrumental in putting the event together, which will honor the town’s past with a peek back in time. e event, set from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the large town parking lot south of Bear Creek Avenue, includes music from three bands, a gathering of the Mile High Model-T Ford Club, a quilt show, an appearance from an actor who will play railroad founder David Mo at, and tours of the historic Mt. Morrison Civilian Conservation Corps facilities. e CCC camp was used in the mid-1930s and early 1940s as hous-
ing for young men who built Red Rocks Amphitheatre and helped develop Red Rocks Park. It is now one of 46 properties owned by Denver Mountain Parks.
While the town parking lot will be closed for the event, shuttles will transport people from outlying parking areas to the event. e event will also include a formal recognition of the railroad’s importance to Morrison. Chambers and fellow longtime resident Skip Campbell brought a piece of the original tracks to downtown Morrison in 2020, which will be dedicated by town leaders during the Aug. 3 event. e section of track, placed near the parking lot in which the sesquicentennial will be held, is located where the original tracks ran.
While plans in the 1870s called for extending the rail line to South Park to help transport mining materials
from the mountains, planners ultimately opted for a more practical route up the Platte Canyon. Nevertheless, the spur to Morrison ran regularly scheduled trains until 1925, bringing work, tourists and money to the town.
It wasn’t just the town that bene ted. Morrison exported stone, timber, lime and coal on the trains, which provided a huge nancial boon to the railroad.
Denver-area residents today know Morrison as an often-bustling tourist town, a reputation the railroad helped establish. Long before it became a concert venue, visitors were drawn to the beauty of Red Rocks, then known as Garden of the Angels. Denverites boarded the train to escape to the peace of Morrison on weekends, where they rented burros to take them through the rocks for a picnic at the natural amphitheater.
EVENTS PLANNED DURING THE AUG. 3 CELEBRATION
10 a.m.: The Cow Boy Band 11:30 a.m.: Speeches about the town’s history, dedication of railroad tracks, ribbon cutting 1 p.m.: Morrison Town Band, featuring a musical story of Morrison’s history 3 p.m.: Rex Rideout 1870s music at Morrison Town Hall
“From the beginning, people were coming to Morrison to dance, to drink, to sh, to pick wild owers, to yodel and hike, and go up into Red Rocks,” Chambers said. “It’s the same thing they’re doing now, only with di erent equipment. People who come here still see it as ‘the nearest faraway place’ — they can get out of the city and feel like they’ve gone to the mountains.”
Morrison historian and longtime resident Gus Chambers, who helped coordinate the town’s upcoming sesquicentennial celebration, stands on the section of tracks that will be dedicated during the Aug. 3 event.
PHOTO BY JANE REUTER
How to take your hiking to new summits
BY JOHN RENFROW JRENFROW@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM
e Rocky Mountains dazzle natives and transplants alike with their stunning peaks and seemingly endless hiking trails. From quick outings to day hikes, it’s easy to get out there and explore the beautiful Colorado landscape.
But for diehards, 14ers are the Goliaths just waiting to be conquered. But they aren’t to be taken lightly. If you’re truly serious about taking your hiking skills to the next level, there are a few things to know before taking on these mountain titans around the state.
We asked a local experienced hiker to provide tips about 14ers, including where to start, what to take with you and which are the toughest to tackle.
What is a 14er?
A 14er, or fourteener, is a mountain with a peak above 14,000 feet above sea level.
ere are nearly 100 14ers in the United States (all in the West). Colorado boasts the most of any state with 53 ( ere are 58 peaks above 14,000 feet in Colorado, but to qualify as an o cial “14er” in the hiking community, a peak must have at least 300 feet of prominence, which is the amount of elevation it rises above the lowest saddle that connects to the nearest, higher peak, according to 14er.com). Alaska has 29 and California has 12.
Keep in mind: all 14ers you hike in Colorado won’t require you to climb a full 14,000 feet. With Denver sitting at 5,280 feet, you’re already at a decent head start before you get to the base of your 14er of choice. Pikes Peak, for example, has a base elevation of 7,400 feet.
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Where to begin when tackling 14ers: Tips from a seasoned hiker
or consider one of the many guided hike companies along the Front Range, such as Colorado Adventure Guides.
14,000 feet to nish the hike. He also suggests waiting to do Mount Sneffels because “it’s the hardest hike I’ve ever done.”
the safer choices for starters exposure-wise. ere are often crowds, he said, so prepare for that. But with the trailhead conveniently located o Guanella Pass, it’s an easy one to knock out rst, he said.
“Mount Bierstadt trail takes you a little over seven miles as you gain 2,700 feet to a summit with amazing views of countless peaks,” Lundgren said. “For the truly bold, you can also take the ‘sawtooth’ route and bag Mount Blue Sky as well, but I’d recommend waiting for this one as the infamous ‘sawtooth’ has some seri-
Mount Blue Sky
Formerly known as Mount Evans, this 14er is one of the most notable peaks in the Front Range and can be seen from most of the Denver area. It’s another close one — only about an hour’s drive from Denver. Lundgren said Mount Blue Sky takes you on a ve-mile horseshoe trail that gains just over 2,000 feet of elevation gain. Plus, you can bag a 13er in Mount Spalding along the way, he
“Keep an eye out for mountain goats along this trail as they’re common throughout this area,” Lundgren said. “Oh, and all those cars and families you might see at the summit? Mount Blue Sky is one of two 14ers that you can actually drive to the top of; the other being Pikes Peak near Colorado Springs. But trust me, it’s much more rewarding to take the trail to the top.”
Mount Quandary
Quandary is a little farther away (just south of Breckenridge), and is a little harder, Lundgren said. You eclipse 3,300 feet of elevation in over six miles to the summit.
Some 14ers can be tackled in a few hours, while others might take up to two days.
A full list of every 14er in the Centennial State can be found at www.14ers.com.
A local hiker, Zachary Lundgren, grew up in the mountains of Evergreen. After graduating from CU Boulder and a teaching stint at the University of Northern Colorado, he now works in communications for the Colorado School of Mines.
So far, he’s summited about a dozen 14ers and has some advice for those irting with the idea.
But he recommends some good starting points below, with each taking about four to seven hours to complete round-trip.
Mount Bierstadt
Lundgren said Bierstadt is commonly known as “your rst 14er” and should be the universal rst choice. Only about an hour and a half drive from Denver, it is one of
“Mountain goats are also a common sight on this trail and de nitely aren’t shy,” he said. “Another unique aspect of Quandary is that this is one of the more common winter summits for locals as there’s very little avalanche risk on the route. But it’s de nitely advisable to tackle this one in the summer rst and always check for local weather conditions before setting out on any hike.”
From left to right: Bruce, Matt and Zach Lundgren pose for a photo at the top of Mount Blue Sky, which was Mount Evans until its renaming in 2023. COURTESY PHOTOS
e DeCaLiBron
“Short on time but looking to bag a few peaks? en you need to check out the vaunted DeCaLiBron. is funny name represents a unique route where you can bag four (or three, there’s still some debate) 14ers in one go,” Lundgren said. “Hike Mount Democrat, Cameron, Lincoln, and Bross on a seven-mile trail north of Fairplay that ascends just over 3,000 feet in elevation. Some claim
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that Mount Cameron is not o cially a 14er as it has only 118 feet of prominence from its parent peak, technically classifying it as a sub-peak. However, technicalities aside, I still tell my friends I bagged four 14ers in a day. You should, too.”
For a full list of peaks in Colorado, visit 14er.com/14ers or 14ers. com/13ers.
What should you bring with you?
Tackling a 14er is no regular day hike. It requires much more time, further distance traveled and more energy spent. e last thing you want is to be unprepared halfway through or
if something were to go wrong. ough technically you could climb 14ers in the winter or spend overnight trips tackling them, we’ll cover the basics for a same-day, summertime 14er trip.
According to 14er.com, the main gear you should bring with you includes:
Plenty of food and water A hat Gloves Sunscreen Gloves Synthetic shirts and synthetic long underwear Fleece or windbreaker jacket Waterproof shell/jacket Nylon shorts Hiking pants Hiking boots / scrambling shoes Hiking socks Watch Pack (that ts the hike/climb) Headlamp Sunglasses
Knife or multi-tool A water bladder or bottles Compass GPS Maps Tape Whistle Matches/lighter TP (in Ziploc bag) Trash Bag Cell phone Extra batteries Emergency supplies, including a rst-aid kit SPOT or other personal locator device Optional: Trekking poles Optional: Water lter Optional: Satellite Phone (expensive but extremely valuable in an emergency)
For a list of winter and/or overnight gear, visit www.14ers.com/gearlist. php.
Do you have 14er tips or opinions about where locals should begin? Email Jrenfrow@coloradocommunitymedia.com with your takes.
The DeCaLiBron is a trail that connects four 14ers in one hike: Mount Democrat, Mount Cameron, Mount Lincoln and Mount Bross. COURTESY PHOTO
Local hiker Zachary Lundgren poses for a photo at the top of Mount Bierstadt. Lundgren recommends Bierstadt for first-time 14er hikers due to its ease and proximity to the city.
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New Clear Creek schools superintendent focuses on communication with community
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Clear Creek Schools Superintendent Tom Meyer o cially started in his position July 1, but he’s been preparing for the role for more than 25 years in education.
Meyer assumes the role of permanent superintendent succeeding Karen Quanbeck and interim Superintendent Mike Gass for the district. e previous pair guided schools to an expeditionary learning experience for students, which Gass often commented utilized the “gift of place” in the county.
Meyer told the Courant he has no intention of changing that course.
“A community is as strong, in many ways, as the things around it and one of those things that has to be strong, to make a strong community are the schools and I truly believe that. I’ll tell anybody that anytime,” Meyer said.
Meyer comes from Bellevue, Iowa where he was superintendent since 2014. According to his resume, he earned his Ph.D. in personalized learning at Drake University in 2021.
“What stood out to me was his pretty recent Ph.D. in individualized learning which I really think the United States education system is moving (toward) and I believe is really good for kids because it meets kids where they are and helps them really explore their passion while learning the critical educational skills that they need to be successful,” Board of Education member Kelly Flenniken said in a recent interview.
“No two students learn the same.” It’s a common theme in conversations with Meyer..
“I want people to know I care, that I’m not here for a one-year stint, I’m here for the long-term… I’m here to work for our school district and work for our students,” he said.
Community and communication are key to a successful school district and basic education Meyer said but what’s changing, he believes, is how we educate our kids. e traditional model of four walls in a classroom is still relevant but students need to be able to break those walls and nd their own passion.
“Just the way he approaches the delivery of education, I think really ts our community and only builds o the systems we’ve been working hard to put in place going all the way back to ‘Q’ (Karen Quanbeck). It just
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feels like the next iteration of progress to me,” Flenniken said.
Meyer said regular communication with parents and the community will be the usual with newsletters and updates on at least a monthly basis.
“ e whole focus of school revolves around kids and learning… it all comes down to, what are we doing for kids?” Meyer said.
Long-time educator and Executive Director of the Clear Creek Schools Foundation Mitch Houston agreed Meyer is a good t for a very unique school district.
“He values student outcomes, what they learn over how they learn it, and measuring life-skills as opposed to tests,” Houston said.
Meyer spoke with the Clear Creek Courant outside Building 103 in Idaho Springs, which is scheduled to open in August as the new Carlson Elementary School.
Fervent construction continued in the background, but Meyer said he’s con dent it will be open and ready for students when school starts Aug. 14.
e combined construction crews in their yellow vests and hard hats reminded Meyer of how it takes a team to accomplish a shared goal. He said he recognizes that as superintendent he’s still just one part of the crew.
“Any solution, anything I’ve been involved with, I’ve been involved with other people helping to develop ideas, solutions, programming. It’s not about Tom Meyer, it’s about the people around me,” Meyer said.
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