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Arapahoe County, Colorado • Volume 93, Issue 20

Fire chief finalists introduced Candidates meet with city officials, residents By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Invited community members and city officials gathered in small groups on June 26 at Englewood’s Civic Center to meet the five finalists for the position of Englewood fire chief: Gary Curmode, Paige Day, Kevin Hammons, Andrew Marsh and Michael Schick. Gary Sears, Englewood city manager, talked about the process that began in April to select someone to fill the fire chief vacancy created by the retirement of former chief Mike Pattarozzi and the appointment

of deputy chief Dick Petau as interim chief. Curmode is the fire chief of Sedgwick Fire Protection District near Wichita, Kan., and Day is assistant fire chief at the Missouri City, Texas, fire department. Colorado resident Schick since 1994 has been deputy chief of the fire department in Louisville that is made up of volunteers and full-time firefighters. Hammons was deputy chief in Aurora for 20 years and, since 2007, has worked for a firm that investigates fires. Marsh was in the fire service in Frederick, Md., for years and, since 2003, has been deputy chief of the Federal Heights Fire Department. Each candidate spoke to those attending the reception. Each gave a brief summary Chief continues on Page 9

Finalists for the Englewood fire chief position gather with department directors and invited community guests in the city’s community room June 26 for a meet-and-greet reception for the candidates. Photo by Tom Munds

Letterpress printers win in depot bid 5-2 council vote clears way for sale to Denver couple By Tom Munds

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it is open.” Rick Gillit, the Englewood city council member representing the store’s district, attended the grand opening. “This was a long time coming but the results are very nice. This is a store where my wife would shop. She wouldn’t have come into the old store,” he said. “I am a little surprised that so many customers are here today, but I’m not shocked because this community has been eagerly waiting for this project to be completed.” There was a grand opening ceremony that included introductions, speeches and cake. Employees passed out slices of cake

The Englewood Depot is headed toward becoming a letterpress museum and operation, following a July 1 decision by the city council. Council approved a resolution directing city staff to begin negotiations to sell the depot to Denver residents Tom and Patti Parsons. The letterpress printers want to restore the building. The council’s vote was 5-2. Mayor Randy Penn, Mayor Pro Tem Jim Woodward and Councilmembers Bob McCaslin, Linda Olson and Jill Wilson voted to approve the resolution, while Councilmembers Joe Jefferson and Rick Gillit voted against the proposal. During the discussion before the vote, Penn said the council has been dealing with what to do with the depot for 17 months and it was time to make a decision. He said it was a difficult decision for him, but he would approve the sale to the Parsonses. Woodward said the sale of the property was stated in the request for proposal, plus the Parsonses would need ownership of the site in order to successfully apply for restoration grants. However, Gillit said he would vote against the proposal because he felt the previous 4-3 vote was to lease the property and he felt selling the land was giving away city-owned property. He also said he felt selling the depot to the Parsonses was not a good deal for Englewood residents. Jefferson agreed and said he wanted to see something happen with the depot but didn’t feel the sale to the Parsons was the right decision. As discussion wrapped up, councilmembers asked the staff to make sure wording in the sales document assured the city had the right to match any third-party offer to buy the depot from the Parsonses. The sales document is also scheduled to include a historic easement, which means the outside of the building must not be altered. The easement is permanent and remains in force even if the depot is ever sold to a third party. Members of the city staff will now work with the Parsonses to finalize the details of the depot sale. City Manager Gary Sears said property-sale negotiations traditionally take 30 to 60 days.

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Customers check out after shopping during the June 26 grand opening of the King Soopers at Belleview Avenue and Federal Boulevard. The new store, with a 65,000-square-foot sales floor, replaced a smaller store that was built in 1960. Photos by Tom Munds

New King Soopers opens doors Belleview-Federal store replaces smaller facility By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Shoppers were raring to go June 26 when the new King Soopers opened for business at Belleview Avenue and Federal Boulevard. “We had a line of people waiting for the doors of this store to open to the public for the first time at 6 a.m.,” said Jim Mastroni, store manager. “Customers have told me they are glad we are now open and they are glad to have us back in the community.” Banners, balloons and pennants outside announced the grand opening of the store. The new facility has about twice as much space as the former King Soopers that had served the location since 1960. Local resident Margaret Glover pushed her shopping cart, gathering up the items on her grocery list. “I have been waiting for this store to open since the old store closed last year,”

King Soopers President Russ Dispense, left, and store manager Jim Mestroni talk as a large crowd gathers for the June 26 opening day of a new store at Belleview Avenue and Federal Boulevard. Glover said as she shopped. “This is so much nicer than the old store. This store is brightly and well lit, plus the aisles are nice and wide. I live almost across the street, so this store is very convenient and I am glad

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Two Methodist churches combine Emmanuel, Englewood join forces as Spirit of Hope By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com A new beginning needed a new name, so when the congregations of Emmanuel United Methodist Church and the Englewood United Methodist Church decided to merge, they decided the new name should be Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church. “A new name also means a new start, and we are doing that here at what I call the campus at 3885 S. Broadway,” said the Rev. Judy Taylor, the pastor. “Our sign out in front of the building that telsl you that, ‘our lives, like our church, are under construction,’ is accurate because a lot of work is going on in the building and in our congregation.” For about a year, the congregations of Emmanuel and Englewood churches worked together on the prospect of merging into a single church. “I served as pastor of both churches and the services rotated monthly between the two locations while the merger was being discussed,” said Taylor. “The majority of both churches agreed it would be a good

The Rev. Judy Taylor looks at the sign announcing the Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church’s location. The church is the result of a merger between the Emmanuel and Englewood United Methodist churches. Photo by Tom Munds idea to merge the two congregations, and the idea became a reality when we elected to move into the campus at Mansfield and Broadway, which is now the Spirit of Hope United Methodist Church.” The site was selected because of a number of practical reasons, including handicap accessibility, visibility and available parking. “This is a new beginning for us,” Taylor

said. “We see a lot of opportunities for service as we seek to bring forward the best of both churches in order for us to serve the community in a variety of ways.” The pastor said a new beginning means a turnaround, and there is a literal turnaround underway in the sanctuary. For decades, the pulpit was placed so the congregation faced the south. That is being changed, as a temporary pulpit is placed

so the congregation faces north while work is completed to turn the sanctuary around. A number of former Englewood United Methodist Church services will continue, including the monthly food closet and clothing pantry that is open the second Saturday of every month from 9 to 11 a.m. “The closet and pantry are open to anyone in need and I understand there are usually about 200 to 250 people who come to the event. There also is a meal available to those who visit our clothes closet and food bank,” Taylor said. “We also will continue to have our all-day child care and preschool for infants starting at 6 weeks old to those who are about 5 and ready to go into kindergarten. The program continues to stress providing top-quality child care at a very reasonable cost.” She said her excitement and vision is to reach out to help the residents of the community. “Our location is convenient and we want to get outside the doors, find out the needs of the community and how we can try to meet those needs,” Taylor said. “We feel there is a wealth of experience and knowledge in our congregation, and we hope we can find ways to share that experience and knowledge to the benefit of Englewood’s community and its residents.”

SO MUCH INSIDE THE HERALD THIS WEEK

Life of service. Former Englewood Mayor George Allen has passed away, four months after his wife’s death. Page 6

Boys and girls of summer. Panther League players, who use a pitching machine, are among youngsters taking part in Englewood’s youth baseball program. Page 22

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jsmith@ourcoloradonews.com Dennis Goodwin won Arapahoe Community College’s 2012-2013 Administrator of the Year award in the nick of time, as it was his last year there. Goodwin served as the campus police chief for seven years, but three weeks ago started his new position as the state of Colorado’s child protection ombudsman. His office investigates complaints about the child-welfare system and reviews cases to make sure they were conducted properly. It was controversial when it was created two years ago, but he feels that corner has been turned. Now he wants to focus on making it more independent and effective. “Having subpoena power and a little more teeth would be helpful,” he said. While his new job helps protect kids from monsters who would hurt them, Goodwin has encountered myriad others in his 33-year career in law enforcement. He was the chief investigator with the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Office at the time of the Columbine shootings, and victim Matthew Kechter was the grandson of one of his employees. Another case that sticks with him from that time is the brutal 1997 murder of 21-year-old Anita Paley at the hands of Robert Riggan Jr. Goodwin traveled to the Midwest to interview Riggan’s family. “I learned that he was a monster,” he said. “He was a bad guy, very abusive physically and in every way you can be abusive.” Goodwin is featured in a book about Paley’s murder, “Rough Trade” by Steve Jackson. However, Riggan is not the most notorious criminal Goodwin has encountered. As a student at Florida State University

Dennis Goodwin, former chief of police at Arapahoe Community College, recently left to become Colorado’s child protection ombudsman. Photo by Jennifer Smith in 1979, Goodwin interned at the Leon County Sheriff’s Department — during Ted Bundy’s third and final death-penalty trial. “Ted Bundy was spooky,” he said. “Very charming, very smart. … You could watch him and catch the darkness in his eyes and know there’s nothing there. That was part

of Ted’s game, and I don’t think he ever realized that was really the end. I don’t think he cared.” Goodwin was assigned to escort Bundy’s surviving victims in the elevator to the courtroom to testify. “You don’t know what to say, and you

don’t want to say the wrong thing. You Eng want to tell them how brave they are, but you don’t know if that’s the right thing to firs say,” he said. “I’d probably do something different if I could go back.” By T There was even a potential monster attmun ACC’s Littleton campus last year; student Austin Sigg stands accused of murdering Th 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway. Treat There was a bomb threat the same se-in th mester that shut down the campus. Prote “We were tested, but we also handled itthe w well,” he said. Bi Somewhere is a monster Goodwinmate never could catch. Little Anthony Moya,dom 2, went missing from his home in Lake- “T wood in 1989. Goodwin suspected a familyestab member had committed foul play, but hequire could never prove it. ids m “We did all that searching. We workedwast that case for years, and never could getthis anyone to get past, ‘He must have justtreat walked out the door,’” he said. “It’s been 20June years. How do you put something like thatmen aside for so long?” to th Sometimes what is thought to be ausing monster is really just a big misunderstand-acco ing, like the case of one mother who called A police to report her toddler missing. prese “As I’m talking to mom, I’m facing thewho back yard and I see some little legs stick-Partn ing out of the doghouse. The child had In curled up and gone to sleep with the dog,”the a he said. “You can get the helicopter up, but look in the cupboards first. Look in places kids would go. Don’t discount the bad things, but look in the obvious places and the not-so-obvious places first.” Though he’s now retired from law enforcement, he’s come full circle from his days heading up the Lakewood Police Department’s crimes against children unit. He says he’s proud of his career and has no regrets. “My motto is, ‘Do the right thing the right way for the right reasons.’ So I can look back and say I did that, and I will keep doing that.”

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Adria Elizabeth Staky, of Englewood, graduated with a master’s degree in accounting from Iowa State University. Katherine Bauman, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Benedictine College. Allison Schley, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Schley, a graduate of Cherry Creek High School, is a senior majoring in mathematics (teaching). Brittany Caitlin McDaniel, of Englewood, graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of San Diego. McDaniel participated in the Honors Program that provides opportunities for interaction with faculty, specialized course work, undergraduate research and focused academic advising. Lily Crawford, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2013 vice president’s honor roll at Laramie County Community College. Lily Jo Crawford, of Englewood, graduated in May from Laramie County Community College. Anders Joel Olson, of Englewood, graduated in May with a master’s degree in GIS for development and environment from Clark University. Carl Montegna III, of Englewood, was

named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Hardin-Simmons University. Rebecca Elmshauser, of Englewood, graduated with a master’s degree in education from Concordia University, Nebraska. Julia M. Keeler, of Englewood, received a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of Vermont. Melanie Macatee Babb, Kaitlin Mae Dougherty, Alexis Nicole Fellmer, Spencer Charles Flora and Sarah Gorham Wilkins, of Englewood, were named to the spring 2013 dean’s academic honor list at Baylor University. Taylor Ellis Capek, of Englewood, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Carthage College. Ibrahim Hassan Alhidar, of Englewood, graduated with a master of business administration with a major in marketing from the University of Scranton. Kaylie Michelle Dueck, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Dueck, a graduate of Front Range Christian School, is a senior majoring in tourism and hospitality management. Kelsey Lynne Grey, of Littleton, was named to the spring 2013 dean’s honor roll at Fort Hays State University. Grey, a graduate of Chatfield Senior High School, is a sophomore majoring in justice studies.

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er attmunds@ourcoloradonews.com dent ering The Englewood/Littleton Wastewater Treatment Plant became the first facility e se-in the nation to receive the Environmental Protection Agency’s gold-level award for ed itthe work being done with biosolids. Biosolids are the nutrient-rich organic dwinmaterial resulting from the treatment of Moya,domestic sewage. Lake- “This gold award from the EPA is for milyestablishing and meeting all the EPA reut hequirements needed to establish a biosolids management program. We are the first rkedwastewater plant in the nation to receive d getthis new level award,” Jim Tallent, plant justtreatment division manager, said during the en 20June 26 awards ceremony. “The managethatment program didn’t require major changes to the biosolids treatment system we were be ausing. We just had to formalize the process and-according to the EPA requirements.” alled A flag signifying the achievement was presented to Tallent by Dick Kuchenrither, g thewho is affiliated with the National Biosolids tick-Partnership. had In the presentation, Kruchenrither said dog,”the award was a result of hard work by all , but placbad and

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the plant employees. He said their effort has enabled the Englewood/Littleton Wastewater Treatment Plant to go one step beyond the EPA-mandated regulatory program for managing biosolids. Tallent noted the plant has received numerous EPA awards for biosolids management. He said the new system was introduced in 2011, and plant employees attended a year-long training program on the new system, funded by the EPA. When the training was over, the employees began implementing what they learned. “This is the first flag produced and came to us straight from the company that created it,” Tallent said as he held up the flag. “There now are four gold-tier award winners but we were the first and we are the first to receive the flag.” Managing biosolids is a challenge for wastewater treatment plants. For more than 30 years, the Englewood/Littleton Wastewater Treatment Plant’s solution to managing biosolids had been to place it as fertilizer on dry-land wheat farms. “We have worked with Colorado State University to have them test the soil, groundwater and air regularly since we began applying the biosolids to farmland,” Tallent said. “The annual CSU reports consistently reported the biosolids did not pollute the air, ground water or soil. It just provides the nutrients to grow great wheat crops.”

Dick Kuchenrither, with the National Biosolids Partnership, left, joins Jim Tallent, of the the Englewood/Littleton Wastewater Treatment Plant, in showing off the flag recognizing the plant’s EPA award. Photo by Tom Munds As the name indicates, the Englewood/ Littleton Wastewater Treatment Plant is jointly owned by the two cities. It is a regional facility that serves about 300,000 customers in the south metro area. Several years ago, the plant bought 7,000 acres of farmland about 25 miles east of Byers in order to better manage application of biosolids. The land is leased to farmers who raise wheat and corn. The plant received about $52,500 a year in lease pay-

South Metro Denver SBDC Announces Winners and Graduates of Spring 2013 Colorado Leading Edge: NxLeveL™ for Entrepreneurs Business Plan Course The South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center (SBDC) graduated its most recent Colorado Leading Edge: NxLeveL™ for Entrepreneurs participants on June 19th. The graduation ceremony was held at the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce, where participants have been spending one evening a week for the past ten weeks gaining instruction on how to write a comprehensive business plan. In attendance were John Brackney, President/CEO of the South Metro Denver Chamber of Commerce and Marcia McGilley, Executive Director of the South Metro Denver SBDC. Darrell Schulte, President of the Colorado Business Bank Littleton Branch, was unable to attend; however, Colorado Business Bank is the Corporate Sponsor of the Colorado Leading Edge Program. Twelve participants participated in the course and were awarded with certificates recognizing their accomplishment. At the end of the course, participants were invited to submit their business plans into a class competition, and three winners were chosen and announced at the graduation ceremony. Tamie Etchison and Debbie Wyss of Senior Helpers won first place and were awarded $300; Elizabeth Partridge of LizArt Creations won second place and received $200; and Ilona Major of We2Change won third place and was awarded $100. “The twelve participants spent a great deal of time and energy in researching, writing and creating their business plans. We applaud their accomplishment. Our instructor Stefanie Dalgar of Dalgar Communications, LLC, guided the participants through the coursework with ease and expertise allowing existing and start-up entrepreneurs to contribute to the growth our South Metro economy,” said Marcia McGilley, Executive Director of the South Metro Denver Small Business Development Center. To learn more about the Colorado Leading Edge: NxLeveL™ program and other small business courses and offerings of the SBDC, visit www.smallbusinessdenver.com or call NxLevel graduates and SBDC staff (l to r): Front Row: Anthony Masucci; Ilona Major; Natalie Harden; Elizabeth Partridge; Tamie Etchison; Marcia McGilley; Back row: Stefanie Dalgar; Steven Knowles; Wesley Carr, Patricia Gross; Debbie Wyss 303-795-0142. HealthSouth opened their newest rehabilitation hospital in the South Park area last week with an open house for clients, guests, family members, fellow Chamber Investors and local dignitaries. The traditional ribbon cutting ceremony included: (l to r) Colleen Schwake (South Metro Denver Chamber), Jerry Gray (President of the West Region, HealthSouth), Mark Tarr (Executive Vice President, Chief Operation Officer, HealthSouth), Jay Grinney (President and CEO – HealthSouth Corporation), Dr. Jill Castro (Medical Director, HealthSouth Denver), Dave Shefte (CEO, HealthSouth Denver), John Brackney (South Metro Denver Chamber), Phil Cernanec – City of Littleton City Council, Lisa Hinton (Director of Marketing Operations, HealthSouth Denver). www.HealthSouthDenver.com

ments. Tallent said each year, about half the land is farmed while about half the land remains untilled. It takes about 1,016 truckloads to haul the 3,354 tons of biosolids to the farmland each year. He said the next step is to undergo another independent audit in October and, if the audit is successful, the treatment plant will receive EPA certification for it biosolids management plan.

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For a complete calendar of South Metro Denver Chamber events and for more information, visit our web site at www.bestchamber.com or call 303-795-0142. Thursday, July 4th Chamber Offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day Tuesday, July 9th Business Bible Study The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial 2013 Chamber Golf Tour Course TBD Business After Hours hosted by Columbia College 6892 S Yosemite, #3-100, Centennial Wednesday, July 10th Nonprofit & Business Partnership: “You...Even More Effective!” The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial Thursday, July 11th Technology Advocates Group Discussion The Egg & I, 6890 S. University Blvd., Centennial Women in Leadership: University of Colorado Hospital Experts The Chamber Center, 2154 E. Commons Ave., Suite 342, Centennial

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Now in its 85th year, Western Welcome Week began as “Homecoming,”

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O’Toole’s Garden Center

Bega/Littleton Sister City Exchange

Littleton Elks Lodge #1650

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Carson Nature Center/South Platte Park

Littleton Fine Arts Guild

Platte River Bar & Grill

City of Littleton

Littleton Fire Rescue

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Colorado Scottish Festival

Littleton Jazz Foundation

RiverPointe Senior Living

Depot Art Gallery

Littleton Lions Club

Romancing the Bean

Edwin A. Bemis Public Library

Littleton Museum

Skate City

First Presbyterian Church of Littleton

South Metro Land Conservancy

Friends of the Library & Museum

Littleton Police Citizen Academy Alumni Association

South Suburban Parks & Recreation

Golden Eagle Concert Band

Littleton Sunrise Rotary

St. James Presbyterian Church

Historic Downtown Littleton Merchants

Littleton United Methodist Church

The First Church of Christ Scientist – Littleton

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The Pottery Studio Gallery

Humane Society of the South Platte Valley

Old Mill Brewery & Grill

Town Hall Arts Center

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County distributes Open Space funds Districts, towns, cities share $12 million in tax revenues By Deborah Grigsby

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With more than 70 acres of park space as a backdrop, the Arapahoe County commissioners distributed $12 million in open-space sales tax revenues to local cities, towns and eligible special districts during the Open Spaces Shareback and Grant award ceremony, held each June. Awards ranging from $7,000 to $5.9 million and were shared among 12 cities, towns and special districts, based on population. “Arapahoe County is home to some of the best parks, trails and recreational areas in the Denver metro area,” Commissioner Rod Bockenfeld, who serves as board chair, said at the June 28 event. “These amenities are what make our county so special, and thanks to the open-space tax, they continue to get better each year.” The City of Centennial received $2.09 million. “There are several neighborhood improvement projects we’re looking at, many of which are with our partners such as South Suburban Parks and Rec,” said Allison Wittern, city spokesperson. “Other or inprojects we’re looking at also include imwereprovements to Centennial Center Park, as Citywell as some trail improvements, too.” The Plains Conservation Center and mberWest Arapahoe Conservation District reWhenceived the prestigious “Our Progress Takes whoFlight Stewardship” award, which recogf thenizes an individual, local government or organization demonstrating leadership, ngle-cooperation and stewardship that ensures 0s. outdoor conservation and protection. arter Both were recognized for working toers ofgether to protect more than 10,000 acres waysof rangeland along the edge of Aurora and n va-in the West Bijou Basin through a series of land acquisitions, master planning and ) Os-permanent conservation easements. h, as Since the program’s inception in 2004, ren. the Arapahoe County Open Space program has distributed more than $85 million, conserved more than 31,000 acres of open space, built more than 51 miles of new trails and created and enhanced neighborhood and regional parks.

Members of Arapahoe County’s Board of County Commissioners join representatives of agencies receiving the county’s Open Space Stewardship Award: West Arapahoe Conservation District and Plains Conservation Center. Courtesy photo

Dixie, a 2-year-old Australian blue heeler, learns to swim in a shallow creek inside the 17 Mile House Farm Park in Centennial. Under the watchful eye of her owner, Ericka Knoblock of Parker, the dog seemed to enjoy the cool water, one of the amenities offered by the county’s growing open space parks. Photo by Deborah Grigsby

Where Arapahoe County Open Space funds were spent Staff report This year, Arapahoe County distributed more than $10 million in Open Space Shareback funds, which was divided among the following cities and towns, based on population: Aurora, $5.99 million; Bennett, $7,425; Centennial, $2.09 million; Cherry Hills Village, $124,886; Columbine Valley, $26,212; Deer Trail, $11,383; Englewood, $630,073; Foxfield, 14,378; Glendale, $87,168; Greenwood Village, $291,593; Littleton, $823,032; and Sheridan, $123,369. In addition to Open Space Shareback funds, 12 percent of annual open-space tax revenue is set aside for competitive grants to eligible special districts and municipalities. The county awarded more than $2 million in grants for 15 open-space, park and trail projects. Grant recipients generated an additional $3.7 million in matching funds. Projects funded for 2013 include:

City of Englewood — Duncan Park Development Phase I. Grant: $250,000; match: $175,000. Englewood will develop a former school site to include a picnic pavilion, athletic field, restrooms, basketball court, playground, horseshoe pit, irrigation system, landscaping and walkway. City of Littleton — Lee Gulch Overlook. Grant $125,000; match: $125,000. Littleton will use this grant to design and construct site improvements including new trailhead information sign, trail connection from parking lot, overlook seating, interpretive signage and trail access to pond. City of Littleton — Murray Nature Discovery Area. Grant: $250,000; match: $250,000. Littleton will design and construct improved entry road, parking area, loop trail and nature discovery area. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District — Willow Creek Park improvements. Grant: $250,000; match: $355,000. South Suburban will improve the

park’s playground, pedestrian bridge and trail connections in an effort to increase, enhance and diversify current use. South Suburban Parks and Recreation District — Centennial Link Trail Phase III. Grant: $250,000; match: $400,000. This grant will be used to complete the final link of the two-and-a-half-mile Centennial Link Trail. Arapahoe County Recreation District — Four Square Mile Area. Grant: $50,000; match: $32,500. This grant will be used to assess the needs and opportunity for potential open space acquisitions, potential new uses at established parks and neighborhood connectivity to nearby trails. City of Cherry Hills Village — Quincy Farm management plan. Grant: $25,000; match: $30,000. Cherry Hills Village will develop a long-term strategy and management plan for the future of the Quincy Farm historic property. Source: Arapahoe County

englewood police briefS Call leads to drug arrest

When a business owner complained to police that a woman had been in the restroom for more than an hour and wouldn’t leave, the investigation led to the arrest of the woman for possession of methamphetamine and drug paraphernalia. The police were called about 3:45 p.m. to the business in the 4100 block of South Broadway. According to the police report, when officers checked on the 31-year-ld woman she began flushing items down the toilet. She was taken into custody and officer found she had material in her possession that tested positive for methamphetamine as well as drug paraphernalia. She was

arrested, taken to the Englewood Police station and later taken to Swedish Medical Center because she was reportedly showing extreme drug-withdrawal symptoms. She was released to the medical center staff and the information about the case was forwarded to the Arapahoe County Impact Team.

Helicopter lands on field

On June 23, when an Air National Guard UH 60 Blackhawk helicopter transporting an injured climber found it couldn’t land at Swedish Medical Center, the pilot chose to land on the Englewood High School football. Englewood resident Jim Woodward said

Shooting suspect in custody Pizzo had been serving sentence at halfway house Staff report The suspected gunman wanted in connection with an early morning shooting that injured two is now in custody, according to Arapahoe County sheriff’s deputies. Francis Xavier Pizzo, 46, was taken into custody without incident near the 11000 block of State Highway 67 in unincorporated Douglas County a few hours after the shooting. Pizzo is believed to have entered the Arapahoe County Treatment Center at 3265 W. Girard Ave. at 1:02 a.m. on June 28 and shot at the occupants. Two people were injured and treated at

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area hospitals. The sheriff’s office said the injuries are not considered life-threatening. The sheriff’s office said Pizzo was sentenced to three years in community corrections by a Douglas County District Court judge on March 29, and was serving his sentence at the

ACTC facility. He is not a Colorado Department of Corrections client at this time. On June 26, Pizzo failed to return to the facility after being granted temporary leave. The ACTC is a contracted community corrections facility operated on behalf of the Colorado State Department of Corrections.

the entire neighborhood turned out when the helicopter came over low and settled on the field. “Once it was on the ground, Englewood paramedics came to take the climber who was injured in a fall in the mountings by ambulance to the hospital,” the Englewood mayor pro tem said. Because of construction on the new campus, there is no way a vehicle can get into the stadium. Woodward’s son Jason unlocked the gate so the paramedics could get onto the field, put the climber on a gurney, bring him back to the ambulance and take him to Swedish.

Man arrested for theft

Englewood police investigated a call

about someone breaking into a vehicle in the 3400 block of South Downing Street and arrested a 53-year-old man who had loaded two motorized scooters that reportedly had been stolen into his truck. The police got the call about 1:30 a.m. June 30. The report said the problem was happening in the alley west of the 3400 block of South Downing Street. Officers found two people in the alley and questioned them. According to the police report, one of the men had two motorized scooters in his truck. The scooters were later identified as stolen. The man was arrested and taken to the Arapahoe County jail. He could face charges of felony theft by receiving.

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July 5, 2013

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Sterling Ranch merits approval, again Sterling Ranch has been a developing story for years. More than a decade ago, managing director Harold Smethills and his wife, Diane, began crafting their vision for developing 3,400 acres of land in northwest Douglas County. In 2009, they filed a planned-development application with Douglas County. In 2011, the project gained the county’s approval — but only after numerous public hearings and convincing commissioners they had a plan to satisfy concerns raised over traffic, density and water. Then, in 2012, a lawsuit by the Chatfield Community Association led to a district court judge’s ruling that the $4.4 billion project did not have sufficient water to break ground. Early this year, Sterling Ranch officials submitted a filing to the county stating that they had secured enough water to meet the requirements. If that weren’t enough, the state Legislature was busy this spring clarifying the very law the judge leaned on for his ruling. The

our view legislators’ modification makes it clear that developers need only to prove adequate water at each phase of construction, not for the entire buildout. The latest development in this story is set for July 10. That’s when county commissioners will once again be asked to approve the Sterling Ranch project. We have no reason to believe commissioners who sided with Sterling Ranch on the water issue more than two years ago won’t do so again. They certainly should. Sterling Ranch’s planning has been water-savvy from the beginning. Owing to techniques like rainwater harvesting, the development is expected to consume only a third of the water a similar project might.

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Are you safe on light rail? In light of recent assaults at RTD light-rail stops at Arapahoe County’s Nine Mile Station and Lakewood’s Lamar Station,

Colorado Community Media asked riders at Lincoln Station in Lone Tree if they feel safe riding the light rail on a regular basis.

“On a regular basis, I feel really comfortable. I do tend not to ride mass transit after 10 p.m. though … I’ll take a cab or get a ride.” — Erica Walton, Lakewood

“I feel safe. I ride every day from Colorado Station to Lincoln Station and back.” — Max Baca, Aurora

“Pretty safe, and I ride every day normally and in the summer every other day to get to classes.” — Dakota Edmonds, Highlands Ranch

“I feel incredibly safe. I’m disabled, so when the weather is nice and there’s not snow, I get a ride here and then I go downtown and I do a little shopping and then my husband takes me home.” — Terrie Sherrow, Castle Rock

Better never late than late In the midst of our hectic life and sometimes chaotic schedules there are times when we find ourselves running late for almost everything we do. As I found this happening more and more in my own life recently, I had to stop and ask myself, why? Was I not placing enough emphasis or importance on the meeting I was scheduled to attend? Did I believe that even if I was just a few minutes late that would be OK? Had I convinced myself that my time was more valuable than that of the person I was supposed to meet with? Or was I just cramming as much as I possibly could into my day and getting so wrapped up in a project or task that the time just slipped away and before I knew it I was already running late? I found myself justifying my lateness, not only to me but to everyone that was on my calendar. Making excuse after excuse until finally I realized that I was making excuses and making apologies for something that I could easily control. You probably have friends or family members that fall into this very same category. They are late for everything and always call or text with a reason for why they are running late. I have a few people in my life too that qualify as habitual late arrivers. So much so that we would have to tell the person that is chronically late that the scheduled event was starting 15 to 30 minutes earlier than it was actually starting. I am sure many of you use the same tactic for those in your own circle of friends and family who struggle with being on time. And here I was thinking, if I keep this up, if I continue running late for everything, that pretty soon people would start managing me in the very same way. I would get the invitation for a 7 p.m. dinner when the reservations were really for 7:30. This just comes down to commitment

and respect. Two things that I teach and coach on a daily basis, but was not applying in my own life. And really when I have this conversation with clients or friends we discuss awareness of where we are supposed to be, the commitments we have made for the day, and the people or clients we are scheduled to meet with that day. We also make sure we take into consideration the respect for their time and for their expectations. There are so many tactics to use that are helpful, including alarms or alerts on our smart phones to reviewing our calendars the evening before or very first thing in the morning each day. Again, becoming aware of where and when we are supposed to be somewhere or with someone. Now for all of you who do not struggle with this problem as you are always on time, punctual, and prompt, maybe you too can help coach those of us who have slipped and despite our best efforts show up late for everything. And for those of us who have slipped, this is one of those bad habits that needs to be addressed and eliminated as early as possible. Because the longer we allow it to go on, the worse we actually become. We go from being just a few minutes late to showing up 30 minutes late, or even later. There is an old saying that goes like this, Norton continues on Page 9

In addition, the development will bring a source of water for neighbors whose wells are running dry. But the 12,000-home project’s benefits go beyond water-consciousness. Consider some positive economic ramifications, as found by the firm Development Research Partners in a 2010 analysis: • Sterling Ranch is expected to create about 1,000 construction-related jobs per year throughout the entirety of the buildout process, which is estimated to last 20 years or more. Then there are the permanent jobs: at least 9,000 of them. • The economic benefit of construction activity is projected to be more than $400 million. At buildout, the community will be a driver of at least another $400 million of economic activity each year. And there are more reasons to like the project. Among them: • Sterling Ranch will bring new schools to the area, which will be utilized by children from neighboring areas like Roxbor-

ough. • Nearly 40 percent of the sustainable community will be set aside for open space, wildlife and parks. It will also feature more than 30 miles of trails. • It will include health care facilities, retailers and sports complexes that will be a convenience for residents and neighboring communities. • Sterling Ranch has devised an emergency-management plan, one lauded by the South Metro Fire Rescue District, and the construction of new roads will facilitate traffic into and out of the development. • Its density is not out of line with other communities in northern Douglas County. Perhaps as important as anything is that thriving Douglas County, which has become a prime location for employers and their workforce, is in need of more places to live if it is to continue to grow. Highlands Ranch, for example, is near buildout. The time has come for this story to include the development of Sterling Ranch.

Think I’m not cool? You’re getting warm I think most of us would rather be cool. I think most of us would rather look cool and act cool, and to say cool things. Cool people wear cool shirts. They listen to cool music. Know cool people. Drive a cool car. Eat at the coolest places. Go to cool parties. Go on cool trips. They have a cool dog and a cool hat. Cool shoes? Absolutely. I hear that word a lot, but no one has ever said that I was cool. I have known for some time that I am not cool. Cool people don’t own khakis. I own khakis. I own dirty bucks too. Cool people wouldn’t be caught dead in dirty bucks. I don’t think cool people face their cans. That means you shelve cans with the labels facing forward, just like they do in grocery stores. An askew label in my pantry gives me a headache. Most advertising is aimed at cool people, except for two-pound, bacon cheeseburger ads. Cool people don’t pig out. Cool people have cool watches. Cool people are always late. I don’t own a watch. I am never late. I am always early. Cool people are never early. Cool people are always on the phone. I am never on the phone. The coolest song about cool people is the one goes, “You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte.” I always thought she was saying “as you watched yourself go by.” Cool people never would have thought she said that.

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I wonder if it takes more time and energy to be cool. Maybe. Maybe it’s cool not to be cool. Juno thinks Bleeker is cool, and about all he does is eat Tic Tacs like there is no tomorrow. Cool people would never say “like there is no tomorrow.” Are you old enough to remember when cool young men pushed up their sleeves? On their sport coats? One of them was on the Late Show and Letterman reached over and unpushed them. It was perfect. We pick on people who aren’t cool. It’s human nature, unfortunately. If you aren’t in, you’re out — and that’s when things can get tricky, all the way up to bullying. If you’re masculine-feminine or feminine-masculine, good luck. It’s 2013, but we still pick on people for all kinds of reasons. There is no such thing in the real world as live and let live. If you were to see me in a bookstore, you would never guess what I do. I like Smith continues on Page 9

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n Brew on Broadway set to open Coffeehouse, craft brewery customers

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s, rebe a Plans call for the long-awaited opening oringof The Brew on Broadway on July 6. The coffeehouse and craft brewery will be located mer-at 3445 S. Broadway. d by “This project took a lot longer than we andexpected but we are putting final touches litateon the building, getting the final city in. spections, and we plan to open the coffeeotherhouse at 7 a.m. July 6,” said Paul Webster, nty. owner and brew master. “The craft brewery thatwill begin serving customers at 11 a.m. and be-we will have five brews available at that andtime.” laces Earl Winslow came by to check out the andscoffee house and pub on June 29. “I think this will be a real gathering place o in-when it opens. It could help to bring new ch. life to downtown Englewood. I plan to stop by regularly and so do a lot of people I know who live and work around here,” the longtime Englewood resident said. “I have been watching the progress on this business and, give Paul credit, he took the time to do it right. I think this will be a major attraction and I hope it draws big crowds.” Webster was working along with others June 29 to get things ready for opening day. He said his goal is to create a place where a family or an individual can stop in to relax. There is patio seating outside on the paseo that runs from Broadway west to the parking lot as well as seating inside. The coffee shop will have a variety of choices and, when the taps open, each of the five brews will be labeled with names from Englewood history such as Eaglerock and Tuileries. The new business is in the former Acoustic Music Revival location. Webster and his n- crew basically gutted the building in order to build the bar and install the brewery. “This project took about nine months,” Webster said. “My wife Suzanne said it is or-

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that. I don’t look like an artist at all. I look nondescript, which isn’t cool. Most of the artists I know who look like artists aren’t very good artists. But they look cool. Many of them smoke. Smoking raises their coolness quite a bit. I don’t have a speck of jealousy. Now and then I have wondered what it would be like to be Cary Grant. It passes. I have never encountered swooning. Or glamorous women palming me their phone number. I do have one story. When I was in college I was invited to audition for “The Dating Game.” I still don’t know why I was

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“Early is on time, on time is late, and late is unacceptable.” So remember respect, commitment, and awareness and we will have a much better shot at being on time and avoid running late for almost everything we do.

The Brew on Broadway’s owner, Paul Webster, explains how to use the keg washer as final preparations are being made for the July 6 opening. The new business, located at 3445 S. Broadway, will be a coffeehouse and craft brewery. Photo by Tom Munds worse than having a baby because delivery day is a bad day but this has been nine months of bad days and chaos.” Webster, an Englewood resident for 29 years, said about a year ago, he was at a point where he needed a job when he and his wife came up with the idea of BOB, which stands for the Brew on Broadway. He said it was something he wanted to do for himself and for his community. “I have been brewing beer at home for

In April, the city began working with representatives of KRW, the consultants hired to assist Englewood in the successful search for a new police chief. “We had 72 applications and narrowed the field to 15. The consultants checked references and did background checks and eventually narrowed the field to five,” Sears said. “Each candidate will attend June 27 interviews with two panels, a panel of department directors and a panel of a (visiting) fire chief, city official and community representatives. I will then review the recommendations for the panels and it is my hope to offer the position to one of the candidates by the first week of July.” invited. I remember standing there next to the mailbox and looking at the postcard. It had my name on it, and the day of the audition. I looked around and shook the card. No one pranked anyone back then. It was real. I visualized myself sitting there and sounding like Navin R. Johnson, cat juggler. I didn’t reply. I knew better. I would have made a fool out of myself, and what if I had been chosen? An all-expenses-paid trip to Lubbock with a stranger? No thanks. I am on the outside of cool, and I’m not looking in. It was just something to consider this morning, before it gets hot. Craig Marshall Smith is an artist, educator and Highlands Ranch resident. He can be reached at craigmarshallsmith@comcast. net I would love to hear all about your strategies for being on time or your frustrations with others running late at gotonorton@ gmail.com. And when we start improving our efforts at being on time, it will be a better than good week. Michael Norton, a resident of Highlands Ranch, is the former president of the Zig Ziglar organization and CEO and founder of www.candogo.com

29 years so now I am doing that on a much larger scale,” he said. “We are brewing English-style ales. It takes 10 days to two weeks to complete a brewing process. Then we let the beer age for about a week before we put it in kegs.” Webster said he is proud of the fact that all his brewing equipment was custommade in Colorado and just about every other portion of the facility is made from recycled materials.

“We recycled a lot of wood and materials from the music store,” the Englewood resident said. “We made the bar out of wood from old Wyoming snow fences. We built the bar then covered it with clear epoxy so you can still see the grain and age of the wood as well as the holes for the bolts that held the snow fence together.” He said the tables will be butcher-block style made from recycled oak.

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Vote on tax increase taking shape Organizers plan ballot question on school funding By Vic Vela

vvela@ourcoloradonews.com The tax initiative tied to funding of a major overhaul of Colorado’s school finance formula has been determined, and the campaign that’s behind it now has a name. Now, the real work for organizers begins: Getting signatures by Aug. 5 for a ballot proposal and, ultimately, trying to sell voters on the need for supporting about $950 million in new taxes that will be used to reshape how schools are funded. A committee that is calling itself Colorado Commits to Kids announced last week that it will work to put a two-tiered income tax increase on the ballot this fall. The tax initiative, which would impact higher wage earners more, would support the funding needed to enact Senate Bill 213, a major rewrite of the School Finance Act. The act, passed by the Legislature earlier this year, would create full-day kindergar-

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Newell heading to leadership program Democrat is only Coloradan to earn Henry Toll fellowship Staff report State Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton, is one of 48 state policymakers from across the country, and the only one from Colorado, selected as a Council of State Governments Henry Toll Fellow for the Class of 2013. “Individually, these leaders have a proven track record of accomplishing great things,” David Adkins, CSG’s executive director and CEO, said in a press release. “Collectively, they represent the future leadership of the states.” Newell The Toll Fellowship Program is a leadership-development program that brings winners to Lexington, Ky., for an intensive six-day, five-night “intellectual boot camp.” Newell said she hopes the program will help her find

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if you go “Rollin With the Homies” will be exhibited July 11 to August 19 at Fascination Street Fine Art, 2727 East Third Ave., Denver. Everhart will appear from 6 to 9 pm. July 19 and 1 to 5 pm. July 20. (RSVP requested on those dates.) 303-333-1592, fascinationstart.com.

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com Artist Tom Everhart enjoyed a long friendship with cartoonist Charles Schulz and was educated in new ways to use his fine art training as he worked in the studio with the “Peanuts” cartoonist. Everhart was encouraged to carry forward Schulz’s comic strip creations into the fine art realm and has exhibited the resulting paintings throughout the world, including at the Louvre in Paris. He will bring a new show, “Rollin With the Homies,” to Denver’s Fascination Street Fine Art from July 11 through August 19, appearing at the gallery from 6 to 9 p.m. July 19 during an opening reception and from 1 to 5 p.m. July 20. Everhart said it is a retrospective of his work as it evolved under Schulz’s influence and will only appear in Denver. In a phone interview, he described early meetings with Schulz. “He took me to his studio and we drew lines: three straight, three fat, three wiggly. He taught me more about lines. When you looked at the same

thing, you could see a difference, see things in a new way …” He observed that “happy may be somewhat deceiving — the work may be more easily explained by what it doesn’t have.” He thinks Schulz’s line work bordered on abstract expressionism at times and talks about how the beloved cartoonist continually referred to Picasso’s multiple-view images, where you see front and side at the same time. “He took you inside the strip — made you walk around,” Everhart said. Early Peanuts strips used perspective and backgrounds, but after 1960, he took it out and made you stay in the foreground, as did abstract painters of the 1960s. Characters are two and a half heads tall, abstracted from the art school formula for drawing people at seven and a half heads tall. “He was always afraid to use the word `abstraction,’ thinking people wouldn’t understand. “What Sparky (Schulz) did — he got me an agreement that I could respond to his

paintings for life.” Although the paintings are recognizable imagery, they have associated meanings, Everhart explains. “Does This Make Me Look Fat?” shows Snoopy blanketed with little flying Woodstocks. It actually speaks to overpopulation, the painter said. “I try to approach his work with different kinds of marks. First, brush strokes. Then dots, circles … It had to evolve and grow, although the subject matter is the same. It feels like he’s alive for me …” The inspiration for the Schulz-related paintings came to Everhart when he was hospitalized, undergoing chemotherapy for cancer. He had a handful of Peanuts comic strips Schulz had sent him in his hands, illuminated by bright light from the window, which almost projected them onto the wall. Schulz stressed that his paintings — and titles — must be different from the cartoons, involving Everhart’s insights and feelings. Each image can be recognized, but is very different. Lithographs of the paintings followed, at Schulz’s suggestion — as a way to get more work out for public view. After Schulz’s death in 2000, Everhart remained in touch with his family and continued to paint in his patterns of dots. Everhart is also consulting on a 3-D “Peanuts” movie that will be coming out soon. He lectures around the world about Schulz and exhibits his own related work.

Author advises reaching within Littleton practitioner spent 15 years on memoir By Sonya Ellingboe

sellingboe@ourcoloradonews.com “Happiness is an inside job,” said Angela Lenhardt of Littleton about her intuitive and healing practice. “When you seek from outside sources, you are let down. Our job is to uncover (resources of one’s own).” Lenhardt has written a memoir about her own experiences: “A Charmed Journey: An Inspired Guide to Personal Transformation,” which is available at Tattered Cover and Lakewood’s Mile Hi Church. The face on the cover is hers. She conducts an “intuitive and healing practice,” coaches, speaks at workshops and has an office near Interstate 25 and Hampden Avenue. It took 15 years to complete the book, which was published in November 2012 on her 40th birthday. In the last intensive year, she gave up some of her practice time to

complete it. “Life is unfolding one day at a time,” she adds. She meets people who need help and don’t know where to go — they need resources. She offers a series of six sessions — a package that includes both intuitive and body work and feng shui, drawing on her Eastern and Western experiences. She started out with a business degree, working as a stock trader until her mother passed away unexpectedly 16 years ago. A psychic told her to help people heal, to develop tools such as Reiki and massage. She left the office, studied reflexology, then traveled to Asia, studied at two schools in Thailand and did more spiritual work in China. There were also nutritional classes in the U.S. She has found emotional freedom, but not yet financial freedom, she says as she seeks speaking engagements, book sales and contacts. She can be reached at angelalenhardt@ gmail.com.

Some would say that Steve Weil, thirdgeneration owner of Rockmount Ranch Wear in LoDo, is one smart cookie when it comes to the Western wear biz. But his business brainiac status was put to the test June 26 when Mensa, the international high IQ society, ordered dozens of hats for its July convention in Fort Worth, Texas. This is not the first time they ordered Rockmount hats, according to Weil, president and grandson of Papa Jack (who was definitely a brainiac but used the term “egghead” liberally). Visit Denver spokesmodel Rich Grant also picked up one of the simple straw chapeaus on Wednesday. “I can’t swear that it’s made me smarter, but it’s the smartest looking hat I’ve ever owned,” Grant said. “I wore it while giving a three-mile walking tour to the visiting Japanese travel writers, and was met everywhere downtown with smiles, and compliments on what a `smart’ looking hat it was. I won’t leave home without it!”

Decker, James tie knot

Hunka-hunka Broncos wide receiver Eric Decker and his equally stunning fiancee and country pop singer Jessie James tied the proverbial knot June 22 in Castle Rock. The bride posted a handful of photos from the celebration on her Instagram account thejessiejames. The ceremony took place at St. Francis of Assisi in Castle Rock followed by the reception at the impressive Castle Cliff Estates, according to Internet reports. The cute couple (I’ve met them and they are cover girl and guy gorgeous) met through a mutual friend and struck up a phone relationship. The newlyweds have jumped on the reality show bandwagon by letting the E! cameras roll to capture their lives and loves on the new show “Love and Other Contact Sports” debuting on E! late summer. The series will “chronicle the sexy young couple’s road to the altar as they juggle careers, relationships, family and more,” according to The Hollywood Reporter. Decker reportedly received permission from Broncos executive vice president of football operations John Elway before selling his soul to basic cable. “He came in and talked to me about it,” Elway told reporters via www.MaxDenver. com. “I gave it my blessing.”

Photographic memories

Angela Lenhardt’s book cover features a portrait of the author. Courtesy image

Local award-winning photographers Jody and Zach Zorn at Zorn Photography (the folks who just shot James and Decker’s wedding), are launching a donation program to help those affected by the Colorado wildfires rebuild their pictorial histories. Twenty families will be selected at random after submitting an application — including name, email address, phone number, former address in fire region, number of immediate family members and number of pets — and sending it to wildfire@zornphoto.com. Applications will be accepted through Aug. 1 with winners notified by Aug. 15. Photo shoots will be scheduled for two dates in late August or early September. Zorn Photography is seeking gift card donations from beauty, apparel (adults and children), home goods and grocery retailers to present to the families on photoshoot day. Interested business should email bfdonations@zornphoto.com. Parker continues on Page 18

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Pastels on exhibit in Littleton gallery call 303-LIBRARY.

Junior Naturalist training set

“Pastels: a Fresh Look” is an exhibit of new paintings by artists Sue Shehan and Karen Spotts that will hang in Stanton Gallery at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center in July. An artist’s reception, open to the public, will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. July 18. Town Hall is at 2450 W. Main St. Shehan studied art for her BA at the University of Kansas and focused on pastels as a medium a few years ago. The brilliant Colorado skies are a favorite subject. She exhibits at Center for the Arts in Evergreen. Spotts has a degree in art from Arizona State University and a master’s in art education from Lesley University. She has been a high school art teacher for 20 years and is a member of the Pastel Art Society of Colorado. She exhibits work at the Marisol Gallery at The Emporium in Castle Rock. The Stanton Gallery is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and during performances. Art is for sale through the box office. 303794-2787.

Director joins Parker Chorale

Paul Smith is the new artistic director/ senior conductor for the Parker Chorale, and will start this fall with development of

Chatfield State Park and the Audubon Society will offer two sessions of Junior Naturalist training: 9 a.m. to noon July 13, focused on birds; and 9 a.m. to noon July 20, focused on reptiles and amphibians. Upon completing both programs, a Junior Ranger badge will be awarded. Registration: $5 per day or $8 for both. 303-973-9530 or denveraudubon.org. A state park pass is required. Meeting place: Heronry picnic area in Chatfield State Park, west of the park office, south of Littleton at 11500 N. Roxborough Park Road.

Playwrights invited

Pastel artists Karen Spotts and Sue Shehan hang paintings in their “Pastels: a Fresh Look” exhibit at Littleton’s Town Hall Arts Center. Courtesy photo the “Classic Parker Holiday” concert. He has taught choral music, most recently at Grandview High School, as well as directing many church choirs, the Lamont Men’s Choirs and Young Voices of Colorado’s Boychoir and VoiceMale. For information about the chorale, visit ParkerChorale.org.

Sidewalk Sale invites readers

Southglenn Library will be involved in a

curtain time Whodunit musical

“Curtains” by John Kander and Fred Ebb (“Chicago,” “Cabaret”) will play July

9-28 at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Gavin Mayer directs. Performances: 7:30 p.m.

Tuesdays through Saturdays; 1 p.m. Wednesdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays. Tickets: arvadacenter.org, 720-898-7200.

The hills are alive …

“The Sound of Music” by Rodgers and Hammerstein plays through Sept. 1 at Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive, Johnstown (Exit 254 off Interstate 25). Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays (dinner at 6 p.m.); 1:30 p.m. Saturdays (dinner at noon); 2 p.m. Sundays (dinner at 12:30). Tickets: $49.50-$59.50; child 6-18, $29.50: 970-744-3747, ColoradoCandlelight.com.

Athena winner revisited

“Tell Martha Not to Moan” plays July 5 to 21 at the Aurora Fox Studio Theater, 9900 E. Colfax Ave., Aurora. Performances: 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays and Saturday, July 20. Athenaprojectfestival.org.

Tradition

“Fiddler on the Roof” by Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick and Joseph Stein, based on Sholem Aleichem’s short stories, plays July 18 to Aug. 11, presented by Phamaly Theatre Company at the Space Theatre, Denver Center for Performing Arts. Directed by Steve Wilson. Performances: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, July 18 and Fridays and Saturdays; 2 p.m. Sundays; 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 29. Tickets: $30-$34, 303-893-4100, denvercenter.org. An audio-described and ASL-signed performance will be Sunday, July 28, at 2 p.m., preceded by a free backstage sensory tour at 11 a.m. (Reservations required: 303-575-0005).

Super Sidewalk Sale on July 12-13 (10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.) and July 14 (noon to 5:30 p.m.) at Streets at Southglenn. Children’s, paperbacks, hardcover books, DVDs and audiobooks will be available, as well as a selection of “better” collectible titles. The Friends of the Arapahoe Library District will use proceeds to support library programs. In 2012, the group granted more than $100,000. For information, go to arapahoelibraries.org, or

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Sweet soiree

Enstrom Candies (really, is there anything better than the World Famous Almond Toffee?) celebrated the grand opening of the new Arvada location, 6770 W. 52nd Ave., Suite C (just north of Interstate 70 and east of Wadsworth Boulevard) on June 29. The party included free samples of Enstrom World Famous Almond Toffee, Enstrom Premium Ice Cream, Seattle Roasted Gourmet Coffees, Wi-Fi and indoor and outdoor seating. The new store is situated just a few doors down from the previous space. For more information, visit www.enstrom.com.

Alamo Drafthouse appeals to all

You have to give the Alamo Drafthouse an “A” for effort as it tries to appeal to audiences young and old. The cinema-eatery chain that’s new to Littleton is bringing a series of films, called the “Robots versus Monsters” series. The series began July 1 with the 1933 classic “King Kong,” and includes “The Complete Metropolis” (July 8) and “Mothra” on July 14. For the younger set, the Alamo Kids Camp is a free event that will show of variety of children’s favorites, such as “Happy Feet,” “Stuart Little” and more. Visit www.drafthouse.com/denver/ littleton for more information.

Restaurant RIP

When former Rocky Mountain News and Nation’s Restaurant News reporter Dina Berta walked away from her career covering the restaurant industry, she jumped out of the frying pan and into the fire. After a 17-year journalism career, Dina opted to join her husband, Frank, in a new culinary venture — Frank’s Kitchen — at 2600 High St. in Denver’s Whittier neighborhood. Doors opened on May 2011, and closed on June 24. This is what the couple posted on Frank’s Kitchen Diary: Goodbye and thank you. The end happened as quickly as the beginning. Just three years ago Frank was sliding a check across a table to our future landlords and we were in the restaurant business. On Sunday, sitting on the patio of Frank’s Kitchen, the buyer’s accountant

LOCAL Theater company invites Colorado playwrights to submit a new, full-length and unproduced play (musicals and adaptations are welcome) for consideration of production in LOCAL Lab 2014. In its third year, LOCAL will produce professionally staged readings of three plays next March at Boulder’s historic Chautauqua. Submissions accepted through Aug. 15. Email to Rachel@LOCALTheaterCompany.org, with subject heading LOCAL Lab 2014—Colorado.

Cirque du Soleil coming

Cirque du Soleil debuts July 17 in the blue and yellow big top tent on the Pepsi Center grounds. The 2014 version is called “AmaLuna” and is directed by 2012 Tony winner Diane Paulus. Performances extend through Aug. 25. Tickets: CirqueDuSoliel. com/amaluna. was sliding a check over to Frank. It was a down payment to our asking price. And just like that, we closed our restaurant. For all our stunned customers, friends and supporters let me tell you how we got here. I was not lying when you came in and asked how is the business and I said doing well. After about a year and half it was paying for itself. It probably would have turned the corner in the third year, especially if we obtained a liquor license. It was in the pursuit of a beer and wine license that we came to a realization about who we are and the kind of life we wanted to live. The alcohol licensing was going to take six months. We probably weren’t going to be able to serve beer and wine until November. Our lease is up in December. We needed the warm spring and summer months to recoup the investment in the license and product. That meant we would have to sign a new lease, most likely for five years. The thought of another long-term lease made us both sigh, heavily. A little too heavily. That’s when we knew. We have worked extremely hard and for long hours day in and day out since we opened. Frankly, we’re tired and did not want to keep going. Some people have the restaurant business in their blood. We had to admit we did not. This was no longer what we wanted to do with our lives. We listed the restaurant for sale on Craigslist.com. Joe Van Dyke, aka “Jammin’ Joe,” a blues guitarist and restaurateur from Virginia was our first serious response to the ad. Jammin’ Joe has owned and or operated several restaurants in his life. He carved out a pretty good reputation for barbecue back east and wants to do the same in Denver. He liked our restaurant and accepted our price. He plans to open in early July. Thank you everyone who supported us in our endeavor. We appreciated it more than you know. And thanks to our awesome employees. A few are staying on with Joe. May God bless all of you. Shalom, Dina (and Frank) Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.pennyparker.blacktie-colorado.com. Send her Mile High Life column tips and eavesdroppings at parkerp1953@gmail.com or at 303-6195209.

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Ham operators reach out on field day Event demonstrates emergency capabilities By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com The Amateur Radio Relay League field day on June 22-23 at Cornerstone Park went well, according to Scott Brown, site coordinator. “We had five transmitters operating at the same time from our site and we handled 800 to 900 messages,” he said June 24. “We still had more to do but ran out of time, but that happens about every year.” For field day, batteries, cables and radio equipment instead of picnic food covered the tables in a Cornerstone Park shelter as several members of the Littleton Radio Amateurs set up their site. The ARRL is an international amateur radio organization that holds a number of events each year, including field day, which is a 24-hour demonstration of ham operators’ ability to provide communications in emergencies. The ARRL website states more than 35,000 amateur radio operators around the world set up equipment on the field day and established communications from remote locations without using phone systems, the Internet, power grid or any other link that could be knocked out in case of an emergency. The Cornerstone stations were staffed

Castle Rock

Amateur radio operator Rick Spiegel uses a voice transmission to communicate with another location during the annual Amateur Radio Relay League’s field day. The local operators set up their station at a Cornerstone Park shelter. Photo by Tom Munds by members of the Littleton Amateur Radio Club and other volunteers. The amateur radio enthusiasts, nicknamed ham operators, took down their regular station setups and moved into the Cornerstone shelter for field day. The ham operators used car batteries as their power sources for the five transmitters being used to handle message traffic using voice,

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Morse code and data communication. At one of the five stations, John Polson used a key to send the Morse code letters, CQ, which is a ham radio operator’s request for any station on frequency to respond. When the response came, Polson transmitted his response using the lengthy string of dots and dashes that make up the letters of Morse code.

Rick Spiegel also sent out a CQ request on his transmitter but he did it using voice communications. When several CQ calls didn’t get a response, he changed frequencies and kept trying until he received a response, which happened to be from another Colorado field day operator. At another voice operation, the response was from a Wyoming ham operator. While operators worked at their transmitters, Chris Campbell was making repairs to a damaged cable connector. “I am an electrical engineer and radio is my first love,” he said as he stripped a wire and prepared to solder the wire to the connector. “During my career, I built shore radio communications stations at a number of countries around the world. Now that I am retired, ham radio is my hobby and I really enjoy it.” Brown said the Cornerstone site was one of about 20 set up in Colorado. “Members of our group worked together to set up antennas in the horseshoe area and each member brought his equipment to the shelter site,” he said. “It took some time to get everything set up and hooked up to power, but we were on the air on time,” Brown said members of the club kept the field day operation going for 24 hours and made contact with other amateur radio operators around the country. “I think we communicated with ham operators in possibly every state in the union,” he said. “The exception might be Alaska, but I know we communicated with the other states, including Hawaii.”

Greewood Village Saint Peter Lutheran Church and Rainbow Trail Lutheran Camp

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To advertise your place of worship in this section, call 303-566-4091 or email kearhart@ourcoloradonews.com.

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Child-health law proves toothless Proposal was intended to spur physical activity

How Colorado staCks up Surveys have shown that Colorado has not compared well to other states in requiring physical education classes, I-News analysis of data found:

By Kevin Vaughan

• Colorado does not rank well in requiring recess and

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A 2011 state law requiring 30 minutes of physical activity a day for elementary students was supposed to mark a new tool in the fight against childhood obesity — but in reality it did little more than reinforce the status quo, an I-News examination found. The reason: The measure was so gutted during the legislative process that it has meant virtually no meaningful changes in the way elementary schools are operated. The standard imposed by the law — which allows recess to count as physical activity time — was already being met by districts across the state. Two years later, the school day looks exactly the same for students across the state as it did before the law was passed. “We didn’t change anything because we were already meeting it to begin with,” said Dave Eichman, director of athletics and physical education for Colorado Springs School District 11. That sentiment was echoed over and over again by officials in the 10 largest Colorado districts — which account for more than half of the state’s 863,561 public school students — the I-News inquiry revealed. Checks with smaller districts by I-News showed the same thing. Still, supporters believe the law marked an important change in Colorado by instituting a standard where none previously existed. “We felt like it was a step in the right direction,” said Reilly Pharo, of the Colorado Children’s Campaign, a nonprofit advocacy group that backed the measure. “We know that obesity policy is complex, and it’s bigger than what happens at the state Capitol.”

Weight issues increasing

A far more encompassing measure was originally envisioned in an effort to fight the burgeoning child obesity problem — a growing concern among health professionals and policy makers who have seen a dramatic rise in the percentage of young people who are heavy. That reality concerns health officials — an obese child is at greater risk of such things as heart disease, Type 2 diabetes and sleep apnea, and is more likely to grow up to be an obese adult. In addition, obese children can suffer social discrimination. “For kids, it has not only health consequences, but it has emotional consequences, too,” said Janet Fulton, a lead epidemiologist and expert in physical activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “It is that double-edged sword.” In 1980, about 7 percent of U.S. children ages 6 to 11 were obese, according to the Centers for Disease Control. By 2010, that number had jumped to 18 percent. Among adolescents ages 12 to 19, the jump was similar — from 5 percent in 1980 to 18 percent in 2010. Colorado has not been immune to the problem, although the data here is less clear-cut. For example, the Colorado Childhood Survey, conducted by the state health department, found that about 16 percent of children ages 1 to 14 were obese in 2011. But a different survey of high-school teenagers showed that about 7 percent of those students were obese that same year. At the same time, other data paints a bleaker picture among children in a state ranked as the “fittest” by virtue of the fact that its adult obesity rate is the lowest in the country. When it comes to childhood obesity, Colorado ranks 23rd of the 50 states, according to the CDC’s latest data. That data,

physical education classes in public schools. The 2010 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state indicator report on physical activity found that Colorado was one of 14 states that did not require that physical education be taught in elementary, middle and high school.

• Colorado was also one of 31 states that did not require or recommend that elementary schools provide school recess.

• Less than 25 percent of students ages 5 to 14 years

of age took a physical education class five days a week in Colorado, according to the 2010 and 2011 Colorado Childhood surveys. The 2011 survey found 24 percent of the students had physical education every school day, while the 2010 found 20 percent.

Grade schoolers play during recess in May at Hutchinson Elementary School in Lakewood. A 2011 state law written to incorporate physical activity into the daily schedule of elementary schools to help fight against childhood obesity has had little effect, according to an I-News examination. Photo by The I-News Network at Rocky Mountain PBS

which dates to 2007, showed that a little more than 14 percent of the state’s children were obese.

Trends are troubling

Other trends portend trouble on the horizon. Latino children, who have overweight rates 60 percent higher than white children, according to the federal Office of Minority Health, are the fastest growing segment of the elementary school population. And the percentage of poor children, also more likely to be overweight, entering the state’s elementary schools is also climbing. Determining what constitutes “overweight” and “obese” requires determining what is known as body mass index — a formula that takes into account an individual’s height and weight. In adults, it’s a simple calculation: Anyone with a BMI between 25 and 29.9 is considered overweight; anyone with a BMI of 30 or greater is considered obese. In children, the calculation is more complicated. Although the determination is still based on BMI, it includes a comparison to other children the same age and gender. A child is considered overweight with a BMI between the 85th percentile and 94th percentile as compared to children of the same age and gender. A child who is obese has a body mass index in the 95th percentile or higher when compared to children of the same age and gender. Against that backdrop, legislators drafted a measure that would have required each school district to formally report how it was incorporating physical activity into the daily routine for elementary students. It also proposed minimum standards for what had to be reported — including the physical education curriculum used by schools, the number of minutes each week that students spent on things like exercise programs, recess and fitness breaks, and the qualifications of those who supervised students in physical activity. And it would have required the Colorado Department of Education to report the collected information and correlate it with the academic performance information for each elementary school. But opponents, including the Colorado Association of School Boards and several school districts, chafed at the potential cost and at the intrusion of the state into an issue that many believe is one of local control. The proposal also banged into the philosophical question of who is responsible for making sure kids lead healthy lives

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• A higher percentage of students took physical education classes twice or less a week in Colorado. In 2011, it was 34 percent, and in 2010 it was 48 percent. — Source: I-News

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attention, behavior and academic performance all improve when kids are active, according to multiple studies.

Schools fought measure

Trouble meeting goal

Among the opponents were the Jefferson County, Adams 12 and Boulder Valley school districts. “It was creating a mandate,” said Briggs Gamblin, spokesman for Boulder Valley Schools. “That was the height of the cuts, and we felt that we couldn’t support even well-intentioned programs at that time that were mandating new programs on school districts, many of them much more cashstrapped than us.” The bill was amended to simply require that each school board institute a policy stating that all elementary students would have “opportunities” for the equivalent of 30 minutes of physical activity a day. Those opportunities could include gym class, recess, stretch breaks, and field trips that involve walking. “It was a great bill in concept, but it got watered down,” said state Sen. Irene Aguilar, one of the measure’s sponsors, who is also a primary care physician. Because there are no reporting requirements, there is no way to know with certainty exactly how schools are complying. Aguilar said she hopes the legislature can come back at some point and push for more substantive changes. Research has shown that physical activity is critical to maintaining a healthy body weight in adults — and, conversely, that it is almost impossible to do it with diet alone. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans call for children to get 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous physical movement a day. That means moving with enough intensity to get winded. A variety of activities that promote aerobic development and muscle and bone strengthening is recommended. And research has shown benefits far beyond healthy body weight — things like

Kim Gorman, director of the weight management program at the University of Colorado’s Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, pointed out that even in the best possible scenario — every student getting 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous movement every day — it would account for only half that is called for. And it would account for only about 46 percent of the year. But even the best case has problems. In some schools, recess is an extension of lunch — meaning students who spend more time eating can end up with less time to move around. And recess doesn’t require a student to do anything — drive by an elementary when the kids are outside, and it’s not unusual to see groups of them standing around, or even sitting on the blacktop, talking. Still, Gorman and others argued that it’s critical to get youngsters moving, and it doesn’t have to be running laps. Gorman’s idea is simple: She’d have 30 minutes of open playground time before and after school each day. And then she’d let the kids do whatever they wanted so long as they were moving — everything from jumping rope to playing basketball to dancing. “It can be dancing — it absolutely can be dancing,” Gorman said. “It doesn’t have to be a punitive thing that kids don’t like.” Data analysis and additional reporting by Burt Hubbard. I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. For more information: inewsnetwork.org. Contact Kevin Vaughan at kvaughan@inewsnetwork.org or 303-446-4936. This article was conceived and produced as a project for the Dennis A. Hunt Fund for Health Journalism, which is administered by The California Endowment Health Journalism Fellowships, a program of USC’s Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism

Located on the grounds of Cherry Hills Community Church in Highlands Ranch, and overlooking the majestic Rocky Mountains, The Memorial Garden accepts cremated remains in niches or a common urn. Cherry Hills is committed to serving our community by offering peace of mind through a loving and integrated approach to end of life care. Please contact at 303.325.8306 for more information or to schedule a tour. chcc.org/MemorialGarden

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Young Rockies, A’s battle at Miller Field Game part of Panther League play for 7- to 9-year-olds By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Player enthusiasm, as well as the level of cheers and applause, were major league level as the 7- to 9-year-old Rockies and A’s took the field June 27 for their Panther League game at Englewood’s Miller Field. The Panther League is one portion of the Englewood Parks and Recreation Department’s youth baseball program. There are about 250 boys and girls in the program that, in addition to the Panther League, also has the T-ball League for 4- to 6-year-olds, the Arapahoe League for 10- to 12-year-olds and the Englewood League for 13- to 15-year-olds. As the name indicates, T-ball has players hitting the ball off a tee, while the Panther League players hit balls from a pitching machine. Players pitch the ball in both the Arapahoe and the Englewood leagues. Also, the rules and the distance between bases increase for the players in the Arapahoe and Englewood leagues. Panther League teams play at Miller Field at 3600 S. Elati St. Coaches can work with players while they are on the field or at bat. The Panther League Rockies are coached by 1998 Englewood High School graduate Nate Johnson. “This is my third year coaching kids. I do it because I love kids and because I love baseball,” he said as he prepared for the game. “Coaching kids this age is so much fun because they really go out and enjoy the game. We can coach the players and work with them when they are in the field or at bat. The kids are eager to learn at this age,which is before they get very competitive, forget to have fun and know everything there is to know.” Bo Johnson moved up this year from Tball to the Panther League. “I think the machine pitching is about 10 percent more fun than T-ball because you have to see if you can hit the ball,” the coach’s son said. “I like hitting best but I like being on the team so I can make new friends. Baseball is fun and it is funner this year because my dad is my coach.”

Rockies coach Nate Johnson, center, briefs his team before their June 27 game. The team is in Englewood’s Panther League for 7- to 9-year-olds. Photos by Tom Munds A’s coach Jeremy Dever is coaching youth baseball for the second season. “I enjoy working with kids,” the Englewood High School graduate said. “It is great to see the kids having fun and it is exciting to watch them get better playing baseball.” He said his dad coached him in youth baseball and he just followed the example. “The kids are great,” he said. “They want to learn, they want to please you and they want to do well out there on the field. I think it is a privilege to coach kids like this.” Dominic Dever said he played T-ball last year and moved up to the Arapahoe League this year. “I am playing baseball because it is fun and I love it,” the coach’s son said. “It was a little hard to get used to the speed of the ball coming from the machine. But, when you do get used to the speed and hit, the ball goes a lot farther than when you hit it off the tee.” He said being on the team is fun and he loves batting and all the other stuff, like having fun with his teammates.

Kevin Shanahan, Englewood Parks Department employee, sends a ball through the pitching machine for the June 27 Panther League team. The machine pitches for the league’s 7- to 9-year-old players.

Arapahoe High athletes attend workout camp About 80 Warriors work on strength, conditioning By Tom Munds

tmunds@ourcoloradonews.com Twice a week, about 80 Arapahoe High School athletes get up early so they can join the Warrior Strength and Conditioning Camp. “The sports with a lot of athletes like football and basketball hold their own voluntary summer workout camps,” coach Eric Riordan said. “But, until a few years ago, there were no similar voluntary workouts for athletes involved in sports like golf and track. So, this strength and conditioning camp was created. We meet for a couple hours twice a week to help those athletes get stronger and stay in shape over the summer.” There were about 40 athletes on the Arapahoe High School football field for the June 25 camp. The group included swimmers, golfers, cheerleaders and members of the track team and the volleyball team. “This is only about half our camp,” Riordan said. “We split the camp into two sections. This group started today’s workout in the weight room. After an hour, they came out to the field and the group of about 40 who had been on the field went to the weight room.” The coach said the voluntary workouts are important for the athletes. “Of course, the athletes can go to the recreation center and workouts on their

Athletes do drills with medicine balls during the June 25 Warrior strength and conditioning camp at Arapahoe High School. About 80 athletes voluntarily attend the twice-a-week sessions. Photo by Tom Munds own,” Rirodan said. “But I don’t think most of those workouts produce the strength, conditioning and endurance benefits we feel the kids receive by taking part in the more structured workouts here at the camp. Also, having the camp helps the athletes get into the habit of working out regularly.” During the June 25 camp, Riordan put the athletes on the field through a variety of conditioning drills. For example, he split the group into two lines across from each other. He then distributed medicine balls and had the athletes in one line use a variety of methods to toss the medicine ball to the athletes in the other line. They were

directed to use methods such as a shot put technique and a granny-style free throw to get the ball to the other athlete. He said once the timed drills were completed, the athletes would be doing some speed and endurance work on the track. He said having weight training as part of the camp is important to build strength. Plus, he thinks the weight training is particularly helpful for incoming ninth-graders because it may be the first time they have had someone coach them on how to properly use the weights and machines. Max Wilson, an incoming freshman, agreed with the coach about weight training.

“I am a swimmer and I had my first experience with a coach in the weight room here at this camp,” he said. “I swim sprint freestyle and backstroke. The coach helped me learn what weight exercises to use for general conditioning and what weight exercises to use to help strengthen the muscles I use in the events I swim.” He said a friend told him about the camp and invited him. Wilson said he was glad he accepted the invitation. “I am getting in good physical condition and I am getting stronger,” he said. “I feel the camp helps me begin preparation for swimming season and will help me swim well in all my events.” This is the third year Bre Jones has attended the strength and conditioning camp. “I run track and I know the summer workout sessions help me a lot,” she said. “I manage the boys golf team in the fall season and then, in November, I begin running track with a club team that competes in indoor track until February. Then it is time to begin running with the Warrior team.” She said she is a sprinter and she feels the strength and conditioning camp helps her to get stronger and to build her stamina for the coming track season. “This year, the workouts on the field and particularly in the weight room have helped me get stronger,” Jones said. “I know I am in good physical condition and I hope being stronger will help me run faster in the coming indoor and outdoor seasons.”

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July 10

Things To do

Blood drive. ClearChoice Management Services

community blood drive is from 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, inside Suite 450, 8350 E. Crescent Parkway, Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

July 15

Mental health summit. The South Metro Health

Alliance and Arapahoe/Douglas Mental Health Network are convening the communities of Arapahoe and Douglas counties for a Mental Health Summit from 8-10 a.m. Monday, July 15, at Swedish Medical Center in Englewood. A hot breakfast will be served. Seating is limited; contact Traci Jones at 303-793-9615 tjones@southmetrohealthalliance.org to reserve your place at this important convening. Visit www.southmetrohealthalliance. org.

July 15

Blood drive. Legacy Partners community blood drive is from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. July 15 inside Suite 330 at 116 Inverness Drive East, Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

July 19

Blood drive. Craig Hospital community blood drive

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and cupcakes. Nick Whiteman smiled and said a free cupcake was a bonus. “I needed groceries and this is the closest store, so I came shopping. I am pleased with what they did because I think this is really a great store and I am glad to see it open,” the Littleton resident said as he checked out the fresh fruit. “They have so much to choose from in this store. I came with a list but I have already picked up about half a dozen items that weren’t on the list.” The King Soopers at Belleview and Federal was one of the first stores in the Denver metro area. It was remodeled, but the size restriction kept the store small and limited how many items it could carry. King Soopers closed the old store in May 2012 and announced the plan to demolish the existing store and construct the new facility, which includes a pharmacy drivethru and a service station and will be open 24 hours a day. The room for expansion of the new store required negotiations to lease and demolish the small stores in the shopping center surrounding the King Soopers. Lease negotiations were successful, and stores such as Subway and the liquor store in the center moved to nearby locations. The construction cost about $17 million. The company also requested and received Englewood’s financial participation of $510,500 to cover the cost of public improvements to utilities. Englewood’s participation didn’t involve spending city funds. Instead, the council-approved plan will rebate 50 percent of the use tax on furni-

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Once the negotiations are completed, the city council must pass the ordinance approving the sale. Englewood’s depot was built in the early 1900s and sat along the tracks near what is now the intersection of Hampden Avenue and Santa Fe Boulevard. It served the city and surrounding communities but, as rail freight and passenger travel declined in the 1950s, it was closed. Residents rallied to save the depot when it was scheduled for demolition by the developer of what is now the Sports Authority site. Eventually the building was moved to its present location at Dartmouth Avenue and Galapago Street. There was an initial effort to restore it and make it a community museum, but that failed. The city took possession of the building and the depot sat untended for decades. Earlier this year, the council made the decision to seek a buyer and sent out a request for proposal to restore the building and put it to use.

is from 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m. Friday, July 19, inside classrooms 1 and 2 at 3425 S. Clarkson St., Englewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visit www.bonfils.org.

July 19-20

Quilt entries. Firehouse Quilts is looking for quilt entries for its eighth annual quilt show to support its mission of helping children in crisis in Colorado. Early bird entries submitted by May 17 are taken at a discounted entry fee ($15). Otherwise, the fee is $18 per item, and the final deadline is June 21. This year’s show has a special theme, Patriotic, along with 13 other categories. The show is from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 19-20 at the Douglas County Events Center in Castle Rock. All forms and instructions are available at www.firehousequilts. org; click on the Quilt Show link at the top.

July 26

history of denver. Come learn the stories of the Mile High City from 10-11 a.m. July 26 at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln St., Englewood. You will learn how our city was founded and the roles played by William Larimer, John Evans and others. We will trace the development of this resilient city that has enjoyed tremendous booms and weathered debilitating busts. Bring your favorite Denver trivia to share. This free program is sponsored by Autumn Heights Health Care Center and Preferred Care at Home. RSVP: 303-762-2660. If parking in the lot, get pass from inside center.

facts and figures King soopers building — 80,000 square feet King soopers sales floor — 65,000 square feet staff — 150, including 60 new employees shopping carts — 350 trailers of merchandise to stock the shelves — 75 to 80

ture, fixtures and equipment and then annually rebate 50 percent of the sales and use tax revenues collected by the store for the first four years the store is open or until the $510,500 target is reached, whichever comes first. Russ Dispense, president of King Soopers and City Market, attended the grand opening. He said it was like coming home, since he worked at the original King Soopers store at the site in the 1960s, including during the 1965 flood. “We knew the old store was outdated and it was not meeting the needs of the community so the only realistic option was to demolish it and build a store like this,” he said. “We worked long and hard to make this happen. It was worth it because we have created a good, mainstream store with merchandise to serve the surrounding community.” Englewood City Manager Gary Sears agreed with Dispense. “The former store just wasn’t properly serving the community. So, King Soopers stepped up to provide a store that will serve residents in Englewood, Littleton, Bow Mar and the surrounding area,” he said. “The company did a great job creating a large store offering a variety of merchandise. This is a regional store and it is great to see so many shoppers here on opening day.”

Three proposals were received but one was withdrawn. The Englewood Historic Preservation Society submitted a proposal to turn the depot into a museum. The group planned to submit application for grants in order to restore the depot and start museum operations. The Parsonses’ proposal would undertake historic restoration of the depot and turn the inside into a letterpress operation and museum using their resources. They also would seek historic restoration grants to help pay for restoration of the depot. The Englewood council created a fivemember committee to evaluate the two proposals for restoration and reuse of the depot. The evaluation committee was made up of three professionals with expertise related to historic preservation and financing of historic structures, and two Englewood residents. The committee unanimously recommended moving forward with the Parsonses’ proposal. In summarizing the evaluations, the biggest factor committee members found in favor of the Parsons plan was financial capability to fund rehabilitation and long-term operations.

cluBs in your communiTy Editor’s notE: To add or update your club listing, email calendar@ourcoloradonews.com, attn: Englewood Herald.

Professional

aMerican association of university Women, littleton-englewood Branch invites baccalaureates to participate in activities that further the goals of equity for women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change. Meetings usually are Mondays each month, September through May, at Koelbel Library, Orchard Road and Holly Street, Centennial. Social time is followed by business meeting and informative program on subjects ranging from public policy issues to poetry. Call Linda Shell at 303-796-7702. national association of retired fed-

eral employees, Chapter 1089, invites all current and retired federal employees to membership meetings from 1:30-3 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Malley Senior Center, 3380 S. Lincoln, Englewood.

recreation

KiloWatt eights is for people interested in square

dancing. Dances are the first, third and fifth Friday each month at Malley Senior Center in Englewood. Call Ron at 303-7594862.

Mountaineers sQuare dance club meets the first, third and fifth Saturdays of the month at the Valley View Church of God, 4390 S. Lowell Blvd., Englewood, to square dance. Dances start at 8 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come and watch. This is a healthy activity for all. Call 303798-4472. Poetry night honors the great Edgar Allan Poe by reading poetry at The Attic Bookstore, 200 W. Hampden Ave., near Hampden and Bannock in Englewood. Take originals or an old favorite to read to others. Readings will be limited to five minutes. Sign up begins at 7 p.m. Readings begin at 7:30 p.m. All styles of poetry are welcome. Call 303-777-5352.

services

hoMecoMing inc. offers caregivers of low-income seniors who are frail, disabled or unable to live alone without care in Adams, Arapahoe, Jefferson and Denver counties respite care. Assistance includes personal care and homemaking. Call Pamela Dombrowski-Wilson or Trini Martinez at 303-526-2318 for an application and information.

social

araPahoe sertoMa club meets on Thursdays at the Englewood Elks Club, 3690 S. Jason, Englewood. Contact Ken Kelley at 303-789-9393 or kenkelley@allstate.com. eMBroiderers guild of america colorado chapter meets at Bethany Lutheran Church at Hampden Avenue and Colorado Boulevard in Englewood the fourth Tuesday each month from 9:30 a.m. to noon, excluding December and July. Meetings include needlework projects, needle art education, lectures and workshops of all levels. Guests are invited. Call Marnie Ritter at 303-791-9334. the engleWood lions club meets at 7 a.m. every Thursday at the Grill at Broken Tee Golf Course, 2101 West Oxford Avenue. Previously the club met every Wednesday at noon. The change is being made to better accommodate working men and women in the Englewood area who are interested in serving the community. Please join the Lions for breakfast and a weekly program and learn more about Lions Club International and the activities of the Englewood Lions Club. the rotary club of englewood meets each Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. at the Wellshire Inn, 3333 S. Colorado Blvd, Denver. For information, contact Josh Staller at 303-7216845, or visit rotaryclubofenglewood.org. KiWanis cluB of englewood believes it has an obligation to be involved in community projects. Members meet Wednesdays 7 a.m. at The Neighborhood Grille 1500 W. Littleton Blvd. Everyone is welcome to join and have breakfast on Kiwanis. Call 303-783-9523.

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Sky Ridge kicks off massive expansion Project will add beds, women’s center, more By Jane Reuter

jreuter@ourcoloradonews.com Two months shy of its 10th birthday, Sky Ridge Medical Center is undergoing its fourth expansion. This one — a $117 million project that will add 90 beds, a women’s center, medical office building, four operating suites and a parking garage by late 2014 — is by far its largest. Sky Ridge kicked off the massive expansion during a June 26 morning ceremony in a hospital parking lot that soon will be part of the construction site. Officials from Lone Tree and Douglas County, including state Rep. Frank McNulty — who brought his Sky Ridge-born daughter, Victoria — watched as dozens of colorful balloons soared into the air past a construction crane to mark the project’s official start. Several of the officials and key medical staff also spoke during the event, many crediting the hospital for much of south suburban Denver’s robust economic health. “When we sold the land, it was in fact the key piece to launch RidgeGate from cows to people,” said Keith Simon, RidgeGate’s director of development. “There’s no doubt RidgeGate is really the key catalyst to development.” “It has been and will continue to be the foundation of the economic engine here in Lone Tree,” Mayor Jim Gunning said, noting the subsequent addition of Lone Tree’s Kaiser Permanente and the University of Colorado medical facilities. “With that of course comes jobs, very stable jobs.” Sky Ridge CEO Maureen Tarrant verified Gunning’s contention, noting that Sky Ridge jobs pay an average of $33 an hour. Sky Ridge’s reputation extends far beyond Lone Tree, however, said chief of cardiology Dr. Barry Molk. “It’s nationally recognized. It’s nationally envied,” he said, with high-quality physicians and equipment that “have allowed us to work at the highest level of sophistication.” Dr. Will Choi recently visited a 3,000-bed hospital in Korea and said the 185-bed Sky Ridge performs more spine surgeries. “We’re definitely on a global scale in terms of spine care at Sky Ridge,” he said. More than 28,000 babies have been born at Sky Ridge since its August 2003 opening.

Balloons released during Sky Ridge Medical Center’s groundbreaking ceremony for its $117 million expansion float past a construction crane on the site. Photos by Jane Reuter To help meet that continuing demand, the project will expand the center’s neonatal intensive care unit, add labor and delivery and post-partum rooms and advance its level of care to include infants as young as 24 weeks. Sky Ridge recently earned an “A” from the Leapfrog Group, a national nonprofit that measures and reports hospital performance. It also is ranked in the 94th percentile nationally for quality and service based on an assessment by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Sky Ridge also has a reputation for aesthetics, landing in 2012 on a list of the nation’s 20 most beautiful hospitals. The expansion will expand the current footprint by about one-third, adding more than 350 new jobs at completion, and about 400 jobs during construction. Sky Ridge now employs more than 1,100 people, with 1,300 physicians on staff.

Sky Ridge CEO Maureeen Tarrant addresses a gathering that included SkyRidge staff during the groundbreaking for a new expansion on June 26.

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