February 13, 2014
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Supply is in high demand for Real Estate market Home purchases and mortgage rates to rise in 2014 according to experts By Amy Woodward
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Board member Julie Williams speaks to Jeffco Schools superintendent Cindy Stevenson, who announced her resignation Saturday rather than retire later this year. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Lack of trust by new board majority cited Superintendent Cindy Stevenson resigned from Jeffco Schools Saturday amid expressions of dissatisfaction with the direction of the school board. Following the general election in November, Stevenson announced her retirement and had agreed to serve through June — allowing the district time to recruit a new superintendent — before Saturday’s resignation. “I can’t lead and manage, because
I am not trusted or respected by this board of education,” Stevenson said at the start of the meeting. “Consequently, I did approach the board, and said this isn’t working.” Stevenson’s decision came after three months of work with a board that contains three newly elected board members: John Newkirk, Julie Williams, and Ken Witt, who are credited with sharing conservative per-
spectives. According to a press release, sent out by the board’s attorney, Stevenson approached the board seeking early termination of her contract. Stevenson said the three do not respect her or allow her to make decisions or lead the district. Throughout the meeting, which Resigns continues on Page 16
Civic foundation awards grants Close to $100,000 raised for local organizations POSTAL ADDRESS
By Amy Woodward
awoodward@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Golden Civic Foundation’s 35 participating organizations and academics gathered for a celebratory luncheon in which the foundation dispersed $87,383.98 to help support local nonprofits. Among the recipients were Miners Alley Play-
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house, who will use the funds to renovate its theater in order to make room for musicians for musical productions; the American Mountaineering Museum and Golden’s elementary schools. Cindy Stevenson, Jeffco schools superintendent, was in attendance as five Golden area schools received checks for books, iPads and after-school technology programs such as the Lego Robotics club at Shelton Elementary. “It’s funding that really helps them strengthen the programs for our kids,” Stevenson said. “It just Civic continues on Page 16
Housing market experts seem to be in agreement that real estate is booming and healthy in Colorado. For Jeffco, single family homes averaged 48 days on the market which is a 32 percent decrease from 2012 where single family homes averaged 71 days, according to a market report from the Denver Metro Association of Realtors. “It’s showing a healthy market, it’s leaning a little bit to the buyer’s side and that’s just a lack of inventory,” Mike Welk, metrolist director of DMAR said. “That lack of inventory is going to be one of the obstacles consumers will face as demand surpasses supply. New listings are down 35 percent which is drastically under where the county is normally at,” Welk said. “When we have an increase in price and a decrease on days on market we’re just getting a competitive situation where supply is not there but the demand is very high which is driving the price up and lowering the days on the market,” he said. “We just need more inventory on the market for it to be more of a balanced market.” Still, buyers are purchasing homes over the asking price and cities like Golden are seeing homes being gobbled up by eager homebuyers. Today, the city of Golden has only six active listings and homes that hit the market can disappear in five days or less but no more than 26 days, according to Golden Real Estate. In the past there were 20 to 30 listings, said Jim Smith, broker and owner of Golden Real Estate. “If you’re thinking of selling your home and thinking that buying season is in the spring, forget about it,” Smith said. “That’s what people need to know is there is no season for buying.” Smith reported that low interest rates on mortgages have contributed to the buying frenzy and why “it’s been such a hot winter for real estate.” But Smith, along with Welk both predict that mortgage rates will increase as winter turns to spring and the state begins to warm up. “Mortgage rates will probably continue to increase this year, into the five (percent) maybe,” Welk said. He projects that demand from buyers will increase and for homeowners who were considered a distressed property, they may see a comeback this year. “With the median home price going up, if you were underwater the last year or so, you’ll probably come back to being even or having a little equity in your property,” Welk said. “Now is a good time whether you’re a buyer or a seller to get out there and use a realtor and just ask questions.”
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This one is for the dogs As someone who covers the state Legislature, it’s common for me to write about lawmakers who fight like cats and dogs. Yeah, yeah, I get it. Legislators will tell you that more than 90 percent of bills are passed with bipartisan support. No argument there. But do they really expect the press to write about a unanimous resolution to designate the month of July as Go Fly a Kite Month? Not sure if that’s something that’s actually happened, but you get my point. On the heavy-duty bills having to do with gun control and oil and gas regulations, lawmakers sure do know how to throw down, steel cage-style. They fight and scratch and claw and bite, and covering that messy business can get old after a while. So imagine my delight when I found out that a group of lawmakers, who at times fight like cats and dogs, get together periodically to talk about taking care of cats and dogs — and other cute critters, large and small. The Colorado Legislative Animal Caucus, or CLAW, is made up of a bipartisan group of lawmakers who deal with any kind of legislation having to do with animals. “We discuss all kinds of animal issues,” said state Sen. David Balmer, R-Centennial, a caucus co-chairman. “Large animals like horses and cows and very small animals like reptiles and birds. We discuss everything.” The caucus gets together to discuss potential legislation. The consensus on issues is non-binding, but it serves a starting point for animal bills that end up being introduced at the Capitol. As a reporter who can lose political romance due to the often-ugly sausagemaking process at the Capitol, it’s kind of nice being able to recognize lawmakers who take time to craft legislation aimed at protecting our “Snausage” eating fourlegged friends. When folks think about the role of state legislators, they think of budget committees and floor votes. Few would guess that
lawmakers convene as a special body to talk about animal welfare issues. “I think some folks might be surprised,” said Rep. Steve Lebsock, D-Thornton, a CLAW caucus member. “But, to be honest with you, 60 percent of the households in Colorado have either a dog or cat. They might be surprised if we didn’t have a caucus. “People love animals. Their little dogs and cats are like their children and grandchildren. I think a lot of people would be really proud to see their lawmakers looking out for the welfare of animals in the state.” Caucus member Rep. Lois Court, D-Denver, said it shouldn’t come as any surprise that the legislature has its own caucus that deals with issues pertaining to animals. “We have caucuses to talk about the disabled, veterans and rural Colorado,” she said. “Our constituents across the state have a gazillion of particular interests. And there is a huge population in this state who is concerned about animal welfare.” While lawmakers who participate in the CLAW caucus do so out of a love for animals, not everything that the body deals with is touchy-feely legislation. They actually take up quite a few controversial issues. For example, last year the Legislature passed a bill that designates shelter dogs and cats as being the official state pet, something that spurred opposition from breeders and pet shop businesses. And Lebsock introduced a bill that would limit the practice of tail docking, where a dairy cow’s tail is partially amputated. That bill, which received opposition from dairy groups, didn’t make it
out of the Capitol last year, but Lebsock is pleased that the issue could end up on the ballot this fall. So, just like any other issue, all politics is local when it comes to animal matters. “I think legislators are reticent to vote against a bill that’s helping dogs and cats,” Balmer said. “But when it comes to the large animal issues, you can almost predict how a legislator is going to come down on it based on how their district looks.” If you know Balmer, his participation in the CLAW caucus should come as no surprise. He is known at the Capitol as the “dog legislator.” Last year, Balmer sponsored legislation that created law enforcement training practices whenever cops encounter dogs at crime scenes. The legislation was spurred by incidents where dogs were shot and killed by officers who were responding to house calls. And this year, Balmer’s bill to allow emergency medical personnel to provide medical care to domestic dogs and cats is expected to become law. Balmer owns three dogs — two vizlas (a type of Hungarian hunting dog) and a German Long-haired pointer. Balmer boasts his love of dogs through his email tag, which reads: Be as good as your dog. The Centennial senator is a dog lover — and who can blame a guy for that? “Dogs are inherently good,” he said. “They are always trying to celebrate your homecoming. When you go to the grocery store and come back home, it’s a big deal for them. Any time you’re having a sad day, your dog will sense it and comfort you. They are a greater creature of love than we are.” Tell me about it. Bennie, my 11-yearold mystery mutt, has been a vital part of my life since he was a puppy. If I could point to the day when I fell in love with him, it was when I was watching a Cubs game on TV. Livid at the Cubs performance — which, as a Cubs fan, I often am — I threw my Cubs cap at the TV set in disgust. Bennie, who was on the couch with me,
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looked up at me for a second, hopped off the couch, fetched my baseball cap and brought it back to me. Oh, the goosebumps I still get from that. Most recently, I came home from a Super Bowl party, depressed and dejected from the Broncos’ performance. I wanted nothing to do with anyone or anything. I flopped on the couch and stared at the wall, deflated and miserable. Bennie hopped on the couch, shook his tail and licked my face. Suddenly, life was so much better. The solace in having your heart broken is coming home to a dog who licks your wounds. Balmer’s love for dogs knows no bounds. He was a major in the Army reserves who served a tour in Afghanistan in 2002. The streets were full of stray Dogs of War who lacked food and veterinary care. “They stayed with us and slept in the shade of our vehicles,” he said. “We weren’t supposed to let them get in any of our vehicles, but a lot of our soldiers did. I always looked the other way. We sort of adopted the dogs as our own.” Court is touched whenever she comes across military veterans with service dogs, who provide companionship for soldiers in need of loyalty and love. “Their pets are lifesavers for them,” she said. “They are incredibly important members of their families. Whenever Balmer leaves office, if he is remembered as being nothing other than a dog champion, he’s totally OK with that. “I couldn’t be more proud of that label,” he said. “I have spent nine years at the Capitol developing a reputation as a conservative Republican, which I’m also proud of. But I am immensely proud to be known as the dog legislator. People are calling me that now and I couldn’t be happier to have that moniker and wear it with pride.” Vic Vela is the legislative reporter for Colorado Community Media. He can be reached at vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Follow Vic on Twitter, @VicVela1.
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news in a hurry City plans to renovate playgrounds
Community input is needed as the city plans new playgrounds for Golden Heights Park located at 16401 W. 2nd Place, and Beverly Heights Park located at 2151 Lookout Mountain Road. Public meetings to review project concepts will begin in late February along with an online survey. Dates for public meetings and to access the survey are available under the Hot Topics section at www.cityofgolden.net.
Environmental Film Festival
The Colorado Environmental Film Fes-
tival begins Friday, Feb. 21, at 6 p.m. and runs until Saturday, Feb. 22 at the American Mountaineering Center at 710 10th St. Golden, 80401. The festival begins with the “Best of the Fests” screening on Friday, Feb. 21, which features a collection of films from the festival’s eight year run. Screenings are free with a suggested $5 donation at the door. The Mountain Toad Brewing will host a party after the screenings at 9 p.m. For more information about Saturday’s feature line up contact Shawna Crocker at ceffchair@gmail.com or 303-279-9070.
Sweetheart Book Sale at Golden Library
For 50 cents each, a selection of recent used romance paperbacks at the Golden Library’s Annual Sweetheart Book Sale will be available until Sunday, Feb. 16. Romance paperbacks will be on tables located outside the meeting room.
Valentine’s Dance at the Golden Gate Grange The Golden Gate Grange will hold its Valentine’s Dance on Saturday, February 15th from 8 to 10 p.m. Dancing, refreshments and live music by Magic Moments highlights the annual dance. The Golden Gate Grange is located at 25201 Golden
Gate Canyon Road, Golden, CO. For more information or to purchase tickets call Elle or Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or Phoebe or Neil Reese at 303-277-1742.
Survey for Astor House upgrade Design plans are currently under way for major changes to the Astor House. The Golden History Museums would like to receive input from the public via a survey which will provide feedback about the design. The survey can be found at http://astorhouse.questionpro.com.
jeffco news in a hurry Jefferson Symphony Orchestra Concert An early concert is scheduled 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center, 924 16th St., Golden. Ron Miles, trumpeter, will join the JSO to perform Haydn Trumpet Concerto in an entertaining and humorous tribute to Haydn concert. Tickets are $22 for adults, $17 for seniors, and $10 for students aged 11 to 21 years old, $5 for children 10 and under. Contact Karen Pring at PR@Jeffsymphony.org or 303-287-4237 for more information.
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Public Library will offer free tax preparation assistance for individuals who need help filing tax returns. IRS-certified volunteers will be on hand to help on a walk-in basis at the Arvada, Belmar, Columbine, Lakewood and Standley Lake Libraries, and by appointment at the Evergreen and Golden Libraries. Space is limited so patrons are encouraged to arrive early. Location, time and date information can be found at jeffcolibrary.org/ research/taxes. The Library will also offer open computer times at the Belmar Library’s Computer Training Center to file taxes online. A limited se-
lection of printed copies of State and Federal tax forms and instruction books will be available at all JCPL locations while supplies last.
Earned Income Tax Credit Eligibility The Denver-based Piton Foundation is providing free tax filing services for eligible families, an estimated 400,000 according to Piton who may qualify for federal tax benefits such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit. Services will be available through the Tax Help Colorado program. The maximum income to qualify for the EITC this year ranges from $14,340
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This is a shortened version of a longer column which you can read at www.JimSmithColumns.com
Voluntary Associations Are Being Created in Subdivisions Without HOAs
By JIM SMITH, Realtor ®
Buyers will often tell me they want to find a home with no homeowners association (“HOA”). If the home is in a pre-1990 subdivision, that is quite possible. HOA-averse buyers may have an RV or a boat which they want to park on their property. Most HOAs have rules against that. Or such buyers might have had a bad experience with an HOA enforcing rules or covenants they deemed unreasonable, and it left a bad taste in their mouths. HOAs serve a valid purpose — to protect the property values of all member homeowners by not allowing individual homeowners to neglect their property or, yes, to store RVs, boats or large commercial vehicles where they can be seen from the street or by neighbors. Back in the 1970s and 1980s subdivisions were created with developer-created covenants serving similar purposes, but it wasn’t until later that they included the creation of HOAs for the purpose of maintaining common property and amen-
ities and enforcing those covenants. When you buy a home in such a subdivision, you must agree to accept the covenants and pay dues to the HOA. If you don’t pay those dues, they can become a lien on your property, and an HOA can even foreclose on your property if HOA dues go unpaid for six months. In smaller subdivisions, these HOAs might be self-managed, but larger subdivisions typically hire an HOA management company to handle the day-to-day business of collecting dues, maintaining and paying property taxes on common areas, etc.. The HOA itself has a board of directors consisting of homeowners elected at an annual meeting. This board hires (and can fire) the management company. Seeing the need for rules governing both HOAs and their management companies, Colorado’s legislature created the HOA Information Office within the Division of Real Estate and gave it powers which I outlined in my Jan. 16th column, which is archived at www.JimSmith Columns.com.
We’re beginning to see neighborWalk to Old Town Arvada From This Bungalow hood associations being created in those older subdivisions without From the street, your first HOAs. They can call themselves impression of this home at “HOAs” but they have no enforcement powers and are not overseen 5420 Garrison Street is a or regulated by the HOA Information small bungalow with a 1-car garage, but peek behind Office. Heritage Dells is one such and you notice an oversized neighborhood. They hold social events and they raised money for a 2-car detached garage (see photo) of matching brick “Heritage Dells” sign on Kimball construction. This home is $250,000 Avenue. In last week’s column I mistakenly being sold by the same man who bought it in 1965. Returning from combat duty said that Lakehurst West has “no HOA and no covenants” — a com- in Vietnam, he had the basement dug out, creating a 9-foot ceiling, walk-out stairs to the backyard, concrete floor and stonemon misperception of these older faced wood-burning fireplace, and he installed a French drain and built that areas. Readers in that neighborhood quickly informed me that there garage, which is fitted with 220-volt outlets inside and out! The house itself is a vibrant “HOA” which publishes a has two bedrooms and two baths, hardwood floors, a high-efficiency gas furnace and includes all kitchen appliances plus washer & dryer. There’s a newsletter distributed by 20 block captains and maintains an excellent large covered concrete patio behind the house, plus a grassy backyard website — www.LakehurstWest.org. enclosed by a new 6-foot privacy fence. Open this Saturday, 1-4pm. They can’t enforce those old coveJim Smith nants, but they serve the comBroker/Owner munity in many ways. From now on, I’ll be Golden Real Estate, Inc. more careful about deDIRECT: 303-525-1851 scribing a listing as havEMAIL: Jim@GoldenRealEstate.com ing “no HOA and no 17695 South Golden Road, Golden 80401 covenants.” Serving the West Metro Area COMMENT AT: www.JimSmithBlog.com
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Chamber president relishes public service New event scheduled for May By Amy Woodward
awoodward@ coloradocommunitymedia.com For the chamber’s new CEO, Dawn Smith, helping others behind the scenes is nothing new. After spending 10 years in the film industry, working for charitable organizations and inspiring youth through teaching; Smith is shining in the public service sector. Now she is managing others through an organization dedicated to building a strong economic community both behind the scenes and in public view. Born in Detroit, Smith graduated from Eastern Michigan University with a degree in English and literature with a minor in
communication with a concentration in theatre arts. At 22, Smith got a job teaching English, public speaking and drama in Chester, South Carolina to rural kids. It was there that she developed a drama program and began to work as a production assistant on the side during summer vacations. After two years as a teacher, she began working movie sets as an extra and a production assistant, acting in commercials, and doing voiceovers for radio and TV. She made the big move from the East to West coast and arrived in Los Angeles at the end of 1995, where she worked her way up to production office coordinator, the communication hub for the 33 different departments in a production company. She worked on movies such as Austin Powers, “The Spy Who Shagged Me” and “Wag the Dog” starring Robert De Niro and Dustin Hoffman and “Enemy of the State” featuring Will Smith.
“The common theme throughout all my jobs is it’s always been an event coordinating position, sometimes they’re movie stars, sometimes they’re high schoolers at other points they were attorneys,” Smith said. “I’ve always appreciated the opportunity to help.” From working as an office manager for a law firm to working as a newsroom coordinator for KPBS, San Diego’s NPR affiliate; Smith has a rare background filled with theatrics and management. Moreover, after returning to Colorado with her husband in 2006, Smith set her sights on the National Multiple Sclerosis Society Colorado Chapter working on the development team before landing a job as the executive director for the Conifer Chamber. “I knew how energetic she was and how extensive her work with the public was,” said Dianne Bennet, Golden Chamber of Commerce’s chair-elect for 2014. “I am personally extremely excited; I believe Dawn has a really bright future with the chamber.” At the time of the interview, Smith was 12 days in to her new role as president and CEO. Already, she has discussed ideas with board members who have begun to review and analyze improvements to annual events, in particular, the First Friday Street Fair. The chamber’s backyard BBQ event has been cut from list of events and will be replaced with a “Taste of Golden” on May 6 in which vendors, who are chamber members, can bring out their foods and beer for the public to enjoy. “I took this job because I saw an opportunity to match my skill set with the needs
Dawn Smith brings a new perspective as the chamber’s new CEO after being selected out of over 20 applicants for the position. Courtesy photo of the community,” Smith said. “It’s a successful organization that I can continue to run with,” she said. “Golden is very easy to fall in love with, it’s a very special place.” Ideas on how to improve the First Friday Street Fair are welcome and Smith urges younger business owners and students to engage in the conversation. Suggestions can be submitted to her directly via email at dawn@goldencochamber.org or by calling 303-279-3113.
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Sides gear up for fracking battle Fight expected over possible November ballot measure By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com With a ballot measure looming that could determine the future of hydraulic fracking in Colorado, oil and gas industry leaders are preparing for a battle. “We’ve got a serious fight on our hands in 2014,” Tim Wrigley, president of the Western Energy Alliance said. Wrigley’s comments came during a Jan. 31 forum in downtown Denver, where leaders from the oil and gas industry and other business groups converged. The hour-long discussion focused on developing pro-industry voter outreach strategies in anticipation of a potential November ballot initiative that is being driven by anti-fracking advocates. Fracking is the mixing of water, sand and chemicals that are blasted deep into the surface to crack porous rock to free up blocked oil and gas. So far, five Colorado cities and more than 100 municipalities across the nation have either placed bans or other limits on the practice. The group behind the ballot proposal, the Colorado Community Rights Network, is the same organization that spearheaded last year’s successful ballot measure in Lafayette that banned any new oil and gas drilling there. If it makes it on to the ballot, the proposal — which was filed as a potential state constitutional amendment last month — would allow cities to block oil and gas development, as well as any other kind of business practice that could have harmful impacts on residents’ well-being. Organizers have until August to collect 86,105 valid signatures for the proposal to make it on the November ballot. Cliff Wilmeng of the Colorado Community Rights Network says the ballot proposal goes beyond allowing cities to ban fracking. “Oil and gas isn’t even mentioned in the amendment,” he said. “The motivation is
to ensure communities are able to exercise fundamental democratic rights and self determination.” But the oil and gas industry knows exactly what the ballot proposal is all about — it’s a Report statewide effort that could have serious repercussions for the fracking business, something that they believe is a critically important industry practice. “The ground has shifted forever under our feet,” Wrigley said. “All eyes of the country are on our state now.”
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Debate over fracking proves that there are no easy answers when it comes to this highly polarizing issue. Anti-fracking activists argue that it can have long-term effects on the environment and can cause drinking water contamination. Those who are adamantly opposed to fracking say that research into its effects on health has only begun to scratch the surface, as researchers continue to learn new information about the practice. For example, last week the University of Colorado released a study that indicates a higher percentage of birth defects among mothers who live near natural gas wells. But supporters of the industry insist that the practice is a safe one and one that creates jobs. They also point to statistics that show that fracking has made the U.S. less reliant upon foreign oil. “The facts are totally on our side,” Tisha Schuller, president of the Colorado Oil and Gas Association said. Schuller also told the forum that oil and gas money is so important to the state that 8 percent of Colorado’s economy would be at risk if the ballot measure proves successful. “It would be devastating,” she said. “It would take out Colorado’s economy immediately.”
But Wilmeng said that the oil and gas industry is being “short-sided” on this issue, ignoring environmental threats, while corporate CEO’s pad their wallets. “If the oil and gas industry is so confident in their longevity and popularity in the state, they should defer the decision making to the people of Colorado,” he said.
The politics of fracking
Making the issue even more difficult are the complicated politics that surround it. Yes, polls show that most fracking supporters are Republicans and most who oppose the practice are Democrats. However, Gov. John Hickenlooper, a Democrat and a geologist by trade, is a supporter of fracking. Schuller of COGA is a Democrat as well. Then there’s Fort Collins, located in Republican-leaning Larimer County, where voters last year put in place a fiveyear moratorium on fracking. Hickenlooper’s position on fracking has at times put him at odds with environmental advocates and members of his own party. He and his administration are co-plaintiffs in an oil and gas industry lawsuit against city of Longmont over its recent citizen-driven fracking ban. Hickenlooper’s administration’s position is that state law supersedes municipalities on matters like these. “The main frustration we have with Gov. Hickenlooper is that he has no respect for the fundamental right of democracy for the people of the state,” Wilmeng said. The Legislature has also been criticized by anti-fracking advocates for not doing enough on the issue. Senate President Morgan Carroll, D-Aurora, said the Legislature has taken steps to address some of those concerns. She pointed to an increase in the number of well inspectors and said the state has set up infrared cameras meant to detect methane near drill sites. Carroll also mentioned a bill that is making its way through the Capitol that
would require warnings on home purchase contracts, letting potential buyers know whether the land is on a split-estate property where drilling can occur. And she said that the Legislature could deal with local control issues as early as this session. At the same time, Carroll acknowledged the political realities associated with the fracking issue. “There’s other things that, for some of us personally or for our districts, would like to see done,” she said. “But like every other bill, it’s a vote counting-process. “Sometimes what’s popular or unpopular with the public isn’t the same as what’s popular or unpopular with elected officials in the building,” she said. “I think this is a case where there is pent-up frustration for failing to see enough movement (at the Legislature) and I think it’s totally the prerogative of people at the local level to take issues into their own hands.” In the meantime, the fight over fracking continues and both sides are in the process of mapping out their strategies. Schuller urged fracking supporters to be sympathetic to the concerns of those who have doubts about the practice. “My overwhelming message is not about necessarily getting the facts out alone, this is about an empathetic connection, building trust for decades to come,” she said after last month’s forum. “Oil and gas has been here for 100 years and we’re going to be here for decades to come. How do we let people know that this has been done safely and effectively for communities for a very long time? That’s what we’re working on.” Wilmeng hopes that voters across the state connect to same message that rallied Lafayette voters — that the “unaccountable” oil and gas industry is engaging in a dangerous environmental practice that needs to be curbed. “We look at this as a movement,” he said of allowing local “self-determination” on matters such as fracking. “What we’re considering hasn’t been done in a very, very long time. There’s no question we’re moving forward on this.”
American Indian tuition bill clears committee In-state prices for those with tribal connections to Colorado considered By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Out-of-state American Indian college students who have tribal connections to Colorado will be able pay in-state tuition rates here, under a bill that passed a legislative committee on Feb. 5. House Bill 1124 would apply to any student, regardless of where they reside in the country, so long as they are a member of one of the 48 federally-recognized Indian tribes with historical ties to Colorado. Rep. Joe Salazar, D-Thornton, the bill’s sponsor, told the House Education Committee that the bill would give assistance to a group of people that has historically been underrepresented at colleges and universities. Salazar said his bill would provide American Indian students with more opportunities to receive an affordable college education. “American Indians are some of the most economically impoverished people in the history of the country,” Salazar said. Salazar brought up the historical plight of American Indians as motivation behind the bill. “We recognize that American Indians were forcibly removed from their homeland and that, had it not been for that, they would be able to receive in state-tuition in the state of Colorado.” Supporters of the bill testified that
American Indians are the least likely group to attend colleges or universities. Deborah Esquibel Hunt, the American Indian Student Services director at the University of Colorado at Denver, said that American Indians make up about 2 percent of the state’s population and less than 1 percent of the student population at CU-Denver. “That is an underrepresentation of an underrepresented group,” Hunt said. “It is an incredible loss we are encountering because we cannot maintain American Indian students in Colorado.” About 2,500 American Indians could end up enrolling in state colleges and universities if the bill becomes law, according to the Colorado House Democrats communication staff. According to the Legislative Council, there are about 700 nonresident students who identify themselves as American Indian who attend Colorado colleges and universities. The bill would increase expenditures from the state’s College Opportunity Fund by at least $668,160 annually, beginning the next fiscal year. The tuition bill would apply to all higher education institutions in the state, except for Fort Lewis College in Durango, which already provides free tuition for American Indian students. Only one person testified in opposition to Salazar’s bill. Maria J. Fay of unincorporated Arapahoe County, who ran an unsuccessful House District 51 campaign in 2012, said through written testimony that the bill is “a disgrace.” Fay was unable to provide her own oral testimony, so Salazar read her letter, which trashed his bill. “By the same logic, African Americans were brought here as slaves,” Fay’s testi-
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mony read. “Maybe give in-state tuition to little green men from Mars. Colorado didn’t take their land from them, the federal government did… When does it end?” But the rest of the day’s testimony came from several people who spoke in support of the bill. They included Sasha Hoskie, an Indian education liaison for Adams 12 Five Star Schools. Hoskie, a Navaho Nation member and third-generation Coloradan, testified that she was approached by a representative from Arizona State University several years ago, who offered her an in-state tuition rate to go to college there. Hoskie went to school at ASU and came back to Colorado in hopes of furthering her education, only to realize that she would have to pay out-of-state tuition in a state
where she had lived for most of her life. “I realized financially, I couldn’t afford it,” she said. “I would have benefited from this program.” The bill passed the Democrat-led committee following a bipartisan vote of 9-4. Reps. Frank McNulty, R-Highlands Ranch, and Jim Wilson, R-Salida, joined all committee Democrats in voting in favor of the bill. The measure now heads to the floor of the House for a full vote. This is the second year in a row that Democrats have presented legislation to make college more affordable for students with an out-of-state residency classification. Last year, the Legislature passed a bill that would allow undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates at colleges and universities.
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Effort to repeal gun measure rejected Bill targeted law requiring background checks By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Another gun battle took center stage at the Capitol on Feb. 3, as a Senate committee rejected a Republican effort to undo a key Democrat-backed gun measure from last year. Testimony on a bill that sought to repeal a law that requires background checks on all gun sales and transfers in the state lasted more than six hours before the Senate’s State, Veteran’s and Military Affairs Committee killed the measure. The bill failed following a 3-2 party-line vote. Democrats and other supporters of universal background checks say they are working and that the law has made it more difficult for guns to get into the wrong hands. But Sen. George Rivera, R-Pueblo, the repeal bill’s sponsor, argued that the new law would have done nothing to prevent recent mass shootings, such as the ones that occurred in 2012 inside an Auro-
ra theater and at Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School. “If people intend on doing something evil, they’re going to do it,” Rivera said. “That’s just a fact.” Last year, Democrats succeeded in passing bills that expanded gun background checks, and put in place a requirement that high-capacity ammunition magazines be limited to 15 rounds. Republicans are also trying to repeal the latter measure. There was fallout as a result of those efforts as three Democratic senators either lost their seats or resigned as a result of gun vote-motivated recall elections. Rivera won his Senate seat last fall in a recall election over former Democratic Sen. Angela Giron, making him a rare Republican to represent Pueblo in the Senate. “My constituents in Pueblo sent me here to give a message: They don’t like the gun laws,” Rivera said. Rivera told the committee that he was not against background checks. His bill would have required only licensed gun dealers to conduct background checks, which had already been a part of state law prior to last year’s measure being enacted.
Rivera’s bill would have done away with the new requirement that background checks be conducted for private and online sales, and it would have gotten rid of the fees that individuals are required to pay for their background checks. Several supporters of Rivera’s bill said that the new requirements are burdensome to law-abiding citizens. “As long as Democrats are in office they are going to be going after our Second Amendment Rights,” said Joe Neville of Rocky Mountain Gun Owners. But supporters of the new background checks pointed to results. The Colorado Bureau of Investigation says that 104 people who tried buying guns last year failed background checks because they had criminal records. That’s a testament to the background checks law expansion, supporters said. And if even one of those background checks stops just one criminal from getting their hands on a gun, the law is worth it, they said. “The value of one life is worth the inconvenience of the others,” said Sen. Irene Aguilar, D-Denver. Dave Hoover, a longtime police officer
whose nephew, A.J. Boik, was killed in the Aurora theater shooting, was one of several people to speak in opposition of Rivera’s repeal effort. Hoover said that Coloradans should do “anything we can do to prevent gun violence” and that he doesn’t want “anybody else to get that phone call,” which informed him that his nephew had been shot. “It’s about accountability,” Hoover said. “It’s about holding gun holders responsible for what they do when they get rid of their firearms.” Though emotional at times, the hearing lacked the intensity of last year’s gun bill committee hearings. In fact, Rivera and other Republican senators thanked Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City, the committee chairman, for his handling of the hearing. Still, Sen. Ted Harvey, R-Highlands Ranch, a committee member, said that Democrats who pushed for the gun laws still aren’t paying attention to voters who didn’t appreciate their efforts last year. “You didn’t listen close enough because there are three senators who aren’t here,” Harvey said.
Suicide prevention commission proposed By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com Mountains and sunshine and healthy and active lifestyles aside, Colorado holds a dubious distinction that isn’t a part of the state’s tourism campaign. Colorado ranks among the highest in the nation for suicides. In 2012, more Coloradans died as a result of taking their own lives than those who were killed in a car wreck.
And suicide is the leading cause of death among young persons between the ages of 10 and 34. “Despite being one the most beautiful states in the country, we have one of the highest suicide rates in the country — and consistently,” said state Sen. Linda Newell, D-Littleton. The question is why? Newell and Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp, D-Arvada, are hoping that a bill they are co-sponsoring can help the state get
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to the bottom of that issue. The two lawmakers are behind Senate Bill 88, which would create the Suicide Prevention Commission. The commission would be made up of about 20 people who represent various sectors of society, including those with professional backgrounds that are relevant to suicide prevention. The commission would advise the current state Office of Suicide Prevention in developing priorities and action plans having to do with curbing suicides. The commission would also make annual recommendations to the governor’s office. “We’re hoping that, with this commission, we will prioritize (suicide prevention) and bring this up as an issue that we need to address and not be silent on anymore,” Newell said. Newell said that the staffing inside the Office of Suicide Prevention - which is made up of one person - is inadequate and needs more help. “I’ve been asking for more resources for that office for two years and haven’t got it,” she said. “He’s been collecting data as much as possible but he doesn’t have time to analyze it. Newell said much of the commission’s work will be to focus on figuring out why Colorado’s suicide rate is so high. Newell pointed to several possible problem areas, such as the state’s large number of military veterans, the lack of access to mental health services in rural areas, and the Western U.S. culture of “rugged individualism,” one that doesn’t always translate to people seeking help. Kraft-Tharp said that it’s particularly disturbing to see young people committing suicide. She talked about the recent incident at Jefferson County’s Standley Lake High School, where a student doused himself with gasoline before deliberately setting himself on fire. “This happens in our own neighborhoods, right around the corner,” Kraft-Tharp said. “And we need to figure out why it affects our state.” Susan Marine, a board member of the Suicide Prevention Coalition of Colorado, testified before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee on Feb. 6 in support of the bill. Marine’s two sons took their own lives, including one who was an assistant city attorney in Thornton. “My passion of being an advocate stems from my own loss and my hope that I can spare other parents from tragedies,” Marine told committee members. But Newell’s bill was met with skepticism from Republicans who wondered why this effort needs to be supported with state dollars. Sen. Kevin Lundberg, R-Berthoud, pointed to the bill’s fiscal note, which indicates that the commission will come with an annual price tag of at least $80,000. “It tells me that you want the government to run this,” Lundberg told Newell. “I think you’ll find that this is just the tip of the iceberg in the fiscal note on what resources will be required.” And Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, wondered whether he was being asked to support a bill that creates more government, but doesn’t produce results. “Are we building a bureaucracy that creates an entity that has no action?” Crowder said. The committee will vote on the bill at a future hearing.
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A talented trio of quartets Throughout music history there seems to be quite a number of quartets that have been popular. String quartets, jazz quartets, and what is probably the most popular band in history also happened to be a quartet. Well this month the Lakewood Cultural Center will be featuring a trio of concerts that will feature a quartet of musicians dedicated to each of the examples I just mentioned. To begin with, on Thursday, Feb. 20 they will be presenting the Minetti Quartet, a terrific string quartet from Austria. This is a young group consisting of two violins, viola and cello that have won more international prizes since 2003 than any other performing quartet performing today. They bring a youthful enthusiasm to classical music that really adds the kind of vibrancy to their performances that never fails to delight any audience. They have toured all over the world and performed at almost every major music festival in Europe. When it comes to chamber music, this is the group you want to go see. If you were around 50 years ago and
watching television, then you probably saw the Ed Sullivan show that broadcast on Feb. 9, 1964. If not, then you might have heard about it. That was the show where he uttered the words “Ladies and gentlemen, the Beatles.” The most popular quartet in history made it’s U.S. television debut that night. Well if you would like to relive that experience or are a Beatles fan at all, then you don’t want to miss the FourEver Fab show on Friday, Feb. 21. This is a Beatles tribute band based right here in Colorado and they recreate the music note for note using authentic gear like Vox amps, Ludwig drums, Rickenbacker and Epiph-
one guitars and the famous violin shaped Hofner bass that Paul McCartney played. They even wear the appropriate costumes to match the different eras of the music. This is one show that promises to have you singing along and remembering the music that has been an important part of most of our lives. Now when it comes to jazz there were many quartets, but none of them had the magical combination of innovation and popularity that made Dave Brubeck one of the biggest names in jazz. Songs like “Take Five” and “Blue Rondo a la Turk” are some of the most respected and beloved jazz compositions ever. Dave may have passed away, but his legacy lives on because he has two sons, Chris and Dan who are both amazing jazz musician in their own rites. Chris plays bass and trombone and Dan is a terrific jazz drummer. Together they have the Brubeck Brothers Quartet which also features Mike DeMicco on Guitar and Chuck Lamb on piano. Trust me, this is one smoking hot group that you don’t want to miss, they are all amazing.
The group will be appearing in concert on Saturday, Feb. 22. They will be playing some of the Dave Brubeck classics, but they have their own repertoire of compositions as well. It’s just great music all the way around. Tickets for the Minetti Quartet and the Brubeck Brothers Quartet run $25 for adults, $22.50 for students/seniors, $15 for children (3-12) and a box seat runs $27.50. The FourEver Fab show has all it’s tickets priced at $25. You can order tickets by going to the Lakewood Cultural Center website at www.lakewood.org/CulturalCenter. For more information call 303-987-7845. The Lakewood Cultural Center is located at 470 South Alameda Parkway in Lakewood. That’s about Alameda and Wadsworth across for the Belmar Center. John Akal is a well-known jazz artist/ drummer and leader of the 20-piece Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra. He also is president of John Akal Imaging, professional commercial photography and multimedia production.jaimaging@aol.com
Intimacy skills: This is what a relationship requires Editor’s note: This is the second of a twopart series. In honor of Valentine’s week, here is a continuation of some of the basic intimacy skills a healthy relationship requires of us: Make your relationship a top priority. Don’t spend your “prime time” consistently preoccupied with other things, and don’t permit yourself to be too tired when you’re around your partner. Consistently show up both emotionally and physically. Take an active interest in the other person and his/her feelings, hopes, hurts, angers and fears, and offer your emotional presence. You offer emotional presence by trying to deepen your understanding of your partner, and inviting him or her to talk about his/her struggles, aspirations and dreams. What does s/he worry about? Which activities, events or people bring him/her the most satisfaction in life? The most joy? The most pain? What is s/he most looking forward to? What are his/her
goals and dreams over the next five years? Express warmth and be physically affectionate on a consistent basis. Being “sweet,” using endearments, being romantic, affectionate touch, cards, gifts, flowers, compliments, date nights — don’t underestimate the power of these behaviors if they’re done consistently. Address problems in a civil and constructive way. Many people respond to a disagreement or hurt feelings with anger, rage, name-calling, sarcasm, harsh judgments, criticisms, threats, disrespectful behaviors or words, or defensiveness — which poisons the whole environment
between the two of you, and discourages open and honest communication. Make this mistake and your relationship will not be close, friendly or intimate. You cannot be disrespectful to another person and then expect closeness and affection. Listen for the longing behind your partner’s complaints. Some examples: “If we can’t control our spending, we’ll go bankrupt.” “We’re not having sex often enough.” “Life has too many chores and not enough fun.” In those examples, what would you guess that person is longing for? Yes, s/he might be asking for less spending, more sex and more fun, but s/he may also be longing for more of a financial partnership, more warmth, affection and romance, for a more equal division of chores and for more activities that you can enjoy together. If you address the longing rather than just the complaint, you are far more likely to fix the problem. Act loving: don’t just say the words: Nathaniel Branden, in his book Taking Responsibility (Fireside),
reminds us that if we are in a serious relationship, and I say “I Love You,” you have the right to expect that I will be interested in your thoughts and feelings, and that when you speak that I will give you a respectful and attentive hearing. Furthermore, if I say I love you, you have the right to assume that I will treat you kindly and benevolently, and that I will be an emotional support system for you in times of need or distress. I am not promising to always agree with you, but I am promising to be on your side, to give you empathy and compassion, and to treat your feelings and needs as important to me. Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boulder, Colorado. His column is in it’s 22nd year of publication, and is syndicated around the world. You can reach him at (303)758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com. He is not able to respond individually to queries.
Advocacy groups push to protect sites, signs By Amy Woodward
awoodward@ colorado communitymedia.com Preservation awareness seems to be growing steadily after Gov. John Hickenlooper made a proclamation on Feb. 6 as Colorado Preservation Day. “We’re really excited about the proclamation for historic preservation day, I think it’s a great step in moving preservation forward throughout Colorado,” said Rachel Parris, program manager for the Endangered Places Program under Colorado Preservation,Inc.
This year marks the preservation’s 30th anniversary after its founding in 1984. An annual national conference was held that coincided with its celebration at the Colorado Conservation Center on Feb. 6 where the 2014 Endangered Places list was released. “We will focus on not only those sites that are listed, but as well as the other sites that need to be saved on the list,” Parris said. “We react pretty nimbly to preservation threats that happen throughout the state for properties that are endangered.” The list, which is managed by the Endangered Places Program, nominated 30 sites this year but picked five sites to focus
on throughout the state. Today, a total of 101 sites are on the program’s radar, with 33 sites classified as “Saved!” with the remaining 62 sites undergoing progress. In 30 years, the preservation has lost a total of six sites to demolition. But for this year’s list, a different kind of preservation effort is unfolding that is tinted with a neon glow and flashing lights Colfax’s “Save the Signs” campaign by Neon Signs of Colfax Avenue. The campaign aims to protect the corridor’s iconic neon signs that face endangerment as continued reurbanization unfolds along US 40. “Colfax is the mecca for neon signs, it was a thriving commercial corridor mid-
century and is the longest commercial corridor in the United States,” said Corky Scholl, founder of Neon Signs of Colfax Avenue. Colorado US 40 runs for 26.5 miles from Aurora to Golden and along the route, there are 12 neon signs listed on the 2014 Endangered Places list with three located on properties that are for sale, Scholl said. Among those three is the Scatterday’s Lumber Yard sign in Lakewood. “The big thing is to raise awareness,” Scholl said. “To let these sign owners know Sites continues on Page 16
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Inspiration, hope for generations to come A high school student kills a classmate. Another sets himself on fire. Still another murders his mother. Those things happened in Denver’s suburbs in a recent six-week span. Across the country, media reports tell far and wide of teenagers doing something horribly wrong. But there are inspirational stories, too, stories of teen achievement, of overcoming obstacles. Typically, though, they don’t generate much media buzz outside of the immediate community. Recently, one did. Bailey Roby is an 18-year-old varsity basketball player for Mountain Vista High School in Highlands Ranch. In late January, he found himself at the center of controversy because he runs the court on
our view two prosthetic legs. The Colorado High School Activities Association made a mid-season ruling that Roby’s appearances in games compromised his and other players’ safety. For several days, it looked like the fan favorite’s playing career was over. Still, he was poised to be there for his teammates. “Now, I just gotta sit on the bench and support (the team),” Roby said after the Jan. 24 game that, at the time, looked to be his last. “The most important thing is
being a part of the team.” We were the first media outlet to report on Roby’s plight, but far from the last. The story was covered by most of Denver’s print and digital media but also was picked up by, among many others, “Good Morning America” and the British newspaper the Daily Mail. Facebook and Twitter were abuzz as social media campaigns ignited by Mountain Vista students and community members pushed to get Roby back in the game. And that’s what happened. Upon further review, CHSAA decided Roby could play as long as both teams agreed to it. The idea that Roby represented a safety risk confounded many. “I don’t think Bailey is a hazard to anyone on the floor and certainly not to him-
self,” said Roby’s father, Scott. “He’s been in hundreds of practices and he played junior varsity last year. If he falls down, he gets back up.” Roby’s statistics certainly won’t draw all-state attention — he averages 1.4 points per game, with a season-high of 3, generally seeing action when the powerhouse Golden Eagles have a victory wrapped up. The state playoffs tip off in a couple of weeks and it’s likely Roby’s oncourt role will become even smaller. But he’ll be there if the team needs him. Just like his classmates and the community were there when he needed them. Teamwork. Overcoming obstacles. Getting up when you get knocked down. Teenagers learning life lessons. There’s plenty of good news out there.
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Your life: Fantasy, do not attempt Are you done talking the Super Bowl? I am too, except to say that I love ya, Broncos. But I do want to talk about Super Bowl ads, although the crop this year was less remarkable than previous years. Think of the Apple Macintosh “1984” as with its sheer shock value, the same year that Wendy’s introduced us to Clara Peller and the iconic phrase “Where’s the beef?” Coca-Cola winners have included Mean Joe Green and a desire teach the world to sing in perfect harmony. This year’s goose-bump-raising stunner celebrates the beauty of diversity with Americans of various ethnicities reciting “America the Beautiful.” Clydesdales and their heartwarming connections are always champs and when we add puppies … well, let’s just say that 35 million online viewers — before the spot even aired during the game — can’t be wrong. Celebrity endorsements for cars attempted to bring a human connection to a category that usually spins, literally, out of control. And it’s this very spinning, careening, jumping, and dust-spewing that caught my attention … although in a very different way than intended. Legal machinations have long forced auto makers to include disclaimers in ads to protect us from emulating cool stunts performed by “professional drivers on closed courses.” These warnings now also steer us away from believing that cars can fly, and they remind us that cars are not skateboards. When you’re spending $4 million a pop to reach the unsuspecting public, you better make sure that we stay safe in case we should get a wild notion to, say, piggy back on a commuter train. This is assuming of course that we have trouble evaluating the situation for ourselves, according to the FTC that regulates such things. I understand the legal necessity of cover-your-butt verbiage, but it’s so condescending. That’s why it’s refreshing to see a move to the fantasy side, as in the new Nissan Rogue commercial where,
during its more extravagant scenes, the disclaimer tells us: “Fantasy. Cars can’t jump on trains.” Nissan is taking a lot of heat for the reasons I expressed above about the patronizing nature of disclaimers, but I love this fantasy approach. It so clearly says that “You know and we know that cars can’t jump on trains, and even if you don’t know it, this fine print isn’t going stop you anyway.” Disclaimers may be nonnegotiable, but why not make them funny and noticeable, which is exactly the intent in the first place? On the other hand, Jeep aired an supposed-to-be-thoughtful ad that encourages us to step out of complacency but it’s ruined by excessive warnings against actually trying it. We’re told the lone skateboarder is on a closed road and not to attempt a jump into the ocean. But whyare we warned against simple play? Can only a “Professional Child in Closed Field” run through the grass or cavort on a beach? I enjoy the new disclaimers that poke fun at themselves while fulfilling the legal obligation to protect us, but I’m also alarmed that such ads will soon begin to caution us against stepping out of the house. I won’t even be surprised when the inevitable verbiage pops us to warn us that our very lives are fantasy — do not attempt. Andrea Doray is a writer who would really like to attempt some of the stunts in these ads, but she probably won’t. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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February 13, 2014
Don’t force-choke one that disagrees About a year and a half ago, I wrote a column in which I advised that the power of a message is, at least partially, dependent on the credibility of the messenger. I said, contrary to my natural tendencies, that style matters, especially if your style causes people to completely look away from the substance of your message. In fact, one of my lines was “You want to talk education reform? Maybe you can start by NOT belittling the hard work of people who have dedicated their lives to working with children.” Oddly enough, I was kinda slapped upside the head by that line Saturday morning. Let’s start by acknowledging a couple of realities. The three majority members of the Jefferson County Board of Education were elected on a clear, conservative “reform” platform. They were also elected by very clear majorities in all three races. The people of Jefferson County spoke. But, there are other realities. In politics, perception is reality. One perception — fair or not — is that conservatives approach education in the same way that Darth Vader approached the news that the Millennium Falcon had escaped.
I, for one, do not think that is the truth. I, as a conservative, love public education and believe very deeply in the value of the mission and the professionals who strive to carry it out. I also believe that the liberal monopoly on education policy and leadership for many years created a vacuum of accountability and competitiveness, which ultimately led to high-stakes testing and charter schools and the whole reform movement. In other words, I think conservative voices have a valuable place in education policy-making, and I am glad that they have gotten in the game in the last 20 years. But there’s a good way to do things, and a bad way to do things. Cindy Stevenson
announced her retirement from Jeffco shortly after this conservative board was elected, so we’ve all known for some time that she was leaving. After more than 30 years of service to the district, regardless of your opinion of her, it would seem good form dictates that leadership honor that service and, at least publicly, show respect for someone who has been at the helm through some tumultuous times. Instead, it is widely known that the board leaned on her and made it difficult to do her job. So when the board announced at the end of the regular Thursday meeting that they would be holding an unusual Saturday meeting to discuss personnel matters regarding the superintendent, many people, including me, assumed that meant the board was going to dismiss Stevenson early. Whatever the truth of that assumption, she rendered the point moot by announcing at the beginning of the meeting that she would be leaving by the end of February. The news headlines have been harsh: Superintendent forced out, announces resignation. And it’s that “forced” part that I have a hard time with. You can say this was what you were elected to do, and you
can say that change is going to happen sooner rather than later. But I cannot grasp any substantive good that can come out of forcing this decision early; I don’t see how it makes the district stronger, or the students smarter, by leaving the district without a leader while searching for her replacement. At the very least, I fail to see how disrespecting and dismissing a person who has spent more than 30 years of her life dedicated to serving the students of this district makes the district better, or enhances the credibility of the new Board of Education. It lacked style, and that will get in the way of substance going forward. If you’re trying to convince people that you are, in fact, NOT Darth Vader, you probably shouldn’t Force-choke to death the first person who disagrees with you.
PHAMALY returns to Arvada Center
ing matters is a gentleman caller (Eric Richerson). If you haven’t yet had the privilege of seeing a Phamaly production, please avail yourself of this opportunity. These are highly talented actors who can hold their own on any stage. The company also produces a full-scale musical every year. For tickets and information call 720-898-7200 or www.phamaly.org.
Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.
Absent fathers and ladies of a feather ‘Parallel Lives’ at Miners Alley Playhouse
Lisa DeCaro and Gail Montgomery star in the fast-paced comedy “Parallel Lives” at Miners Alley Playhouse in Golden running through Mar. 9. They also starred in the 2011 Evergreen Players’ production of “Parallel Lives” that took top honors at a Regional Theater Festival; went on to the National Festival in New York; and then played for the US Armed Forces in Heidelberg, Germany. Throughout the course of the play, the two women portray 36 different characters ... very different characters beginning with two heavenly beings complete with robes and wings. Characters range from teenagers to a man and woman at a country bar (my personal favorite – listen for “you’re lookin’ varrry, varrry prettyyy). Though some of the vignettes could have benefitted from a little trimming, it was a most enjoyable evening. It’s clear that DeCaro and Montgomery have been to this rodeo before and won the blue ribbon. For tickets and info, call 303-935-3044 or visit www.minersalley.com.
‘Hamlet’ in The Stage Theatre at DCPA
Though I’ve seen several versions of William Shakespeare’s “Hamlet,” never before have I had such a visceral connection to this splendid play. The Denver Center
Theatre Company production under the direction of Kent Thompson brought suspense, laughter, and even tears. The actors’ diction was pure and clear and allowed me to have a new appreciation for The Bard’s brilliant use of the English language. I was mesmerized by the nuances the players brought to the awe-inspiring dialogue. Though first performed in 1600-02, this interpretation is set right before the start of World War I. Corruption runs rampant in the court since the murder of Hamlet’s father. Soon after his father’s death, his mother marries his uncle who is suspected of killing Hamlet’s father. As the prince of Denmark tried to avenge his father’s death things begin to unravel. “Hamlet” runs through Feb. 23 and is, in a word, superb. For tix and info, call 303-893-4100 or go to www.denvercenter.org.
Phamaly Theatre Company is bringing its production of Tennessee Williams’ classic tragedy “The Glass Menagerie” to the Arvada Center Feb. 21-23. The company is unique in that everyone in the cast has a disability whether physical, cognitive or emotional. Phamaly is in its 25th season. The story is set during the Depression. Amanda, (Ashley Kelashian) an aging Southern Belle devises schemes to find a husband for her disabled daughter Laura (Jenna Bainbridge). Her son Tom (Daniel Traylor) is the story’s narrator. Complicat-
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EDUCATION NEWS IN A HURRY Jeffco superintendent takes position at CASE
Jeffco Schools superintendent Cindy Stevenson will head a new leadership initiative with the Colorado Association of School Executives (CASE) following her resignation in June. In her new position, Stevenson will help CASE members improve teaching and help implement education legislation across the state. CASE is an organization made up of Colorado K-12 education administrators that helps promote educational and professional development.
Superintendent search firm interviews
The Jeffco Board of Education will host interviews for the superintendent search firm, Tuesday, Feb. 18. The board selected Ray and Associates and PROACT Search at a special meeting, Feb. 5, as the two finalists for a superintendent search firm. The board received three proposals from organizations across the nation seeking to find the district’s next superintendent. The two candidates will be interviewed for an hour each, with 30 minutes for a presentation regarding the interviewee’s work and goals for the search, followed by 30 minutes for questions from the board about their previous work and the proposal for the Jeffco superintendent search.
PROACT Search is a national education search firm that works to find the strongest leaders for school districts nationwide. Learn more about them here: www. proactsearch.com Ray and Associates is an executive search division specializing finding education executives for K-12 public and private schools and higher education institutions nationwide. Learn more about them here: www.rayassoc.com.
Tobacco education week
Jeffco students in five area high schools will educate students about the facts, dangers and side effects of tobacco use during the week of Feb. 10. Students will discuss marketing tactics and issues surrounding tobacco use as part of the Sweet, Cheap and Deadly Campaign. To learn more about the campaign, contact Christie Preston at 303-275-7565 or email cpreston@jeffco.us. Community engagement with the Board of Education To obtain community input about the 2014-2015 budget, the Jeffco Board of Education members will host a series of community meetings in area schools. Education continues on Page 10
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Assessment program’s continuation uncertain Board seeks to remove childhood assessment waiver from state By Crystal Anderson
canderson@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Jefferson County Board of Education voted to continue the use of Teaching Strategies Gold (TS Gold) for students in the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) while simultaneously seeking a waiver to escape requirements set forth by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE). The 3-2 decision, with Fellman and Dahlkemper voting against, came after several groups and Superintendent Cindy Stevenson spoke on both sides of the topic and the facts surrounding the possible approval or denial of the assessment program. “Continuity in instruction is very important,” Stevenson said. According to the CDE, the district must
use either TS Gold or HighScope COR as early childhood assessment programs, measuring the growth of each child. These programs measure 38 objectives in 10 categories. Through this program, students’ skills in social-emotional, language, cognitive, physical, science and technology, social studies, arts, English language acquisition, mathematics and literacy are measured through observation, data, and electronic tools. Newkirk specifically criticized the use of computer tablets for student observation as “a high-tech barrier between the teacher and student” “We’ve also heard testimony that our parents feel teachers should be spending more time teaching children and developing relationship with them and less time conducting behavioral assessments and uploading videos of their children to a database, lawsuits ... ,” said Newkirk, who was in support of the motion. During the Feb. 6 meeting, parents spoke both in support and opposition of the program, citing the program’s highlights in assessment for students.
“Thanks to conferences and conversations utilizing TS Gold, I am partnering with (my daughter’s) teachers to move her forward as both a learner and as a whole person,” said Jen Granberry, a Jeffco parent and supporter of TS Gold. “The feedback is individualized, specific, academic and developmentally age-appropriate.” But for several parents at the meeting, like Sunny Flynn, while assessing children based on these measures, the tactics used to measure the TS Gold objectives were lacking in security, and they asked the board to ensure stronger privacy protection policies. “I urge the board to recognize that Jefferson County needs foundational privacy policies in place to protect student data first before you proceed with any more data collection or data linking,” Flynn said. If the district chooses to not utilize either program, Jeffco will lose $5.4 million it receives from the Colorado Preschool Program (CPP) for the 2014-15 school year, and would not be eligible to participate in the CPP. “I have to inform you that if there were
no approved assessments provided to your preschool students, we would have no choice but to withhold funds in accordance with statute,” said Colorado commissioner of education Robert Hammond in an email to the superintendent. “It is a requirement of outcome reporting for CPP and Special Education.” For the board, fearing TS Gold might have greater security issues than the recently-dropped inBloom program, they opted to continue usage of the assessment in preschools while petitioning the state to use a non-recommended program with better security. “We need to have our own standard of privacy, and that agreement should be used across the board for everything we do,” Williams said. “I think a development of that type of agreement would certainly ease the minds of many parents.” The board will seek the waiver, and should they be denied, will revisit the issue of continuing usage of TS Gold or switching to the HighScope COR assessment.
JEFFCO BOARD OF EDUCATION ON THE RECORD The Jeffco Board of Education discussed the following legislation during a regular business meeting, Feb. 6. Board members in attendance were President Ken Witt, Vice President Julie Williams, Vice President Lesley Dahlkemper, Secretary John Newkirk, Treasurer Jill Fellman and Superintendent Cindy Stevenson.
Compensation Redesign The board heard an update from a task force made up of district leaders, school leaders, teachers and district staff regarding the proposed compensation redesign
for Jeffco teachers and licensed professionals. The plan outlined a new, lateral program in which new hires and newly-hired employees have the option to be a part of either a bachelor’s or master’s degree salary track. These tracks offer incentives for extra participation and continual professional development courses, moving individuals up the pay scale. The board accepted the task force’s presentation and gave their thoughts on the matter. They will seek to discuss the budget
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Tribal lands fraught with injustice Report finds inequities in criminal justice applied to American Indians
of the nation’s federally recognized 566 tribes, the state established a system of Native corporations to own villages and other lands, as opposed to federally recognized Indian reservations or nations. Serious crimes are investigated by Alaska state police, who are often located at great distances from the far-flung native villages that in many cases aren’t connected by road, particularly in winter. “Problems with safety in tribal communities are severe across the United States,” the report states, “but they are systematically the worst in Alaska.” When the commission paid a site visit to the community of Galena, one resident told members, “Every woman you’ve met today has been raped. All of us. I know they won’t believe that in the lower 48, and the state will deny it, but it’s true.”
By Jim Trotter
I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS A 1938 law sweeps American Indian and Alaska native youths into the federal criminal justice system when they commit anything beyond misdemeanor crimes. Although American Indians comprise little more than 1 percent of the nation’s population, one 10-year study found that at any given time, 43 percent to 60 percent of juveniles held in federal custody were American Indian, a wildly disproportionate number. Once there, they serve sentences far longer than other juveniles sentenced locally for similar offenses. These are among the findings of the final report from the national Indian Law and Order Commission, chaired by former U.S. Attorney Troy Eid of Denver. The “Roadmap for Making Native America Safer” turns particularly urgent in its call to reform juvenile justice in Indian country. Constantly exposed to poverty, addictions and all manners of violence from domestic assault to suicide to murder, Native youth experience post-traumatic distress disorder at a rate of 22 percent, equivalent to that among American troops returning from war, the report shows. Juveniles caught up in the federal system effectively “go missing” from their tribes. “Juvenile justice for Native kids has not changed since the 1930s,” Eid said in an interview with I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS. “They’re automatically transferred into federal jurisdiction. It’s just extraordinary no one has reassessed that. There isn’t juvenile justice within the Bureau of Prisons. It doesn’t exist there. There’s no diversion, no drug courts, no education. There are no books, no programs to reintegrate into society, nothing. It’s really very sad. “And it doesn’t square with our Constitution,” Eid said.
‘A terrible price’ The new report is blunt in its assessment of criminal justice in Indian country, and of the risks posed for public safety. The system “extracts a terrible price: limited law enforcement; delayed prosecutions, too few prosecutions, and other prosecution inefficiencies; trials in distant courthouses; justice systems and players unfamiliar with or hostile to Indians and Tribes; and the exploitation of system failures by criminals, more criminal activity, and further endangerment of everyone living in and near Tribal communities.” The commission, created by the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010, offers some 40 recommendations for change that would impact and require reorganization in all three branches of the federal government, reallocate millions of dollars, require new spending, and build new criminal justice infrastructure from the ground up on many tribal lands across the U.S. The report challenges the status quo of entrenched bureaucracies, federal and state, at every turn, describing their work as “an indefensible maze of complex, conflicting and illogical commands, layered in over decades via congressional policies and court decisions, and without the consent of tribal nations.” Unlike the U.S. at large, where serious local crimes are investigated and prosecuted by local authorities, all serious crimes on reservations or other tribal lands are federal crimes, subject to federal prosecution, a provision of law that dates back to 1885. (Under a separate law, a handful of states have the authority). Tribal courts are limited to misdemeanor sentences with a maximum of three years. At the heart of the commission’s farreaching document is the premise of restoring local crimes to local jurisdictions, where they would be investigated by tribal police and tried in tribal courts, with all U.S. constitutional protections for defendants. Native youth offenders would be adjudicated locally, as are juveniles everywhere else. The commission’s nine members, Re-
What next?
Southern Ute Indian police place Gabriel Peabody into custody Thursday evening, March 14, 2013 following a seven-hour standoff at his Cedar Point Ute West home outside of Igancio, Colo. A new report, the “Roadmap for Making Native America Safer,” makes a call to reform juvenile justice on American Indian reservations. Photos by THE DURANGO HERALD publican and Democrats, were appointed by President Obama and the majority and minority leaders of both houses of Congress. They worked as volunteers, had no offices, and spent most of their significant time in the field. Their recommendations are unanimous. “We realized that if we’re going to make an impact, we’d have to be honest in addressing the problems as we found them,” said Eid, a Republican who was named Colorado U.S. attorney by President George W. Bush. He is now a partner with the Greenberg Traurig law firm in Denver. “We had the opportunity and we wanted to make the most of it.”
Some tribes, including 30 that have been working in a Department of Justice pilot program, are better equipped than others to take on expanded jurisdiction. “This requires resources to support having law trained judges and public defenders,” said Engel. “Isolation of geographic areas and limited financial resources could affect the ability of a tribe to succeed in exercising full jurisdiction.” The commission devotes its second chapter to Alaska, which, alone among the states, was exempted from the provisions of the Tribal Law and Order Act as well as the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. Although Alaska has 229
The report is multifaceted in tackling deeply complex issues. Is there any chance that its major recommendations will be embraced by Congress, by the White House, by the federal court system? Eid thinks so. “The White House asked for more specific details about how the recommendations could be implemented,” he said. “They’re trying to understand and have been very gracious. I know people say Congress is broken or this or that. But I don’t believe we can’t get this done.” Said prosecutor Engel, “Indian reservations should not be a safe haven for criminals. This dedication to telling the story in a truthful, unapologetic way will lead to positive changes.” Eid praised the shared vision of his fellow commissioners. “We are going to tell it like it is and we’ll push for the rest of our careers to have the roadmap enacted. I-News is the public service journalism arm of Rocky Mountain PBS. To read more please go to inewsnetwork.org. Contact Jim Trotter at jtrottter@inewsnetwork.org.
Falling through the cracks The current system is rife with fundamental inequities, the commission found, including, perhaps foremost, simple access to justice. Federal officers charged with investigating serious Indian country crime, FBI agents or Bureau of Indian Affairs police, can be located hundreds of miles away from distant crime scenes. The federal courthouses and prosecutors are almost always hundreds of miles away. This places enormous logistical burdens on successful prosecution, including every facet from crime scene preservation and evidence gathering on the front end to getting witnesses to the courthouse for trial. Federal prosecutors declined to prosecute half the Indian country cases that came before them, according to a General Accounting Office study of 9,000 cases reported by federal law officers from 200509. And while the declination rate is said to have improved since the advent of the Tribal Law and Order Act, no one disputes that many people suspected of violent crimes are walking free in Indian country. “Too many crimes have fallen through the cracks of this ‘jurisdictional maze,’ ” said Jill Engel, former chief prosecutor for the Hopi Tribe in Northern Arizona and now with the El Paso County District Attorney’s Office in Colorado Springs, in an interview with I-News. “This leaves dangerous criminals within the community with the opportunity to find new victims.” Much of the report speaks to the need of upgrading criminal justice in Indian country, where police are often undermanned, underequipped, undertrained and often have no access to information sharing or routine crime data that most any other local jurisdiction would take for granted. But the very first recommendation asks Congress to clarify that any tribe that so chooses can “opt out immediately” of federal jurisdiction over local crimes committed on their lands. The provision would also create the United States Court of Indian Appeals, which would function as any other federal appellate court. Sentencing restrictions on tribal courts would be lifted.
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40 West Arts show examines fiber art By Clarke Reader
creader@ coloradocommunity media.com The world of fiber art is one that stretches back as far as antiquity, yet is still evolving and changing. The 40 West Arts District’s latest show, “Unraveled — Fiber Re-imagined” celebrates the art form and all its history and evolution. The show will be up at the district’s gallery, 1560 Teller, until Feb. 27. The gallery is open Tuesday through Friday from 1 to 4 p.m. and Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. “We’re looking to do more edgy shows in 2014 and thought what can we do with a fiber show,” said Bill Marino, executive director of the Lakewood-West Colfax Business Improvement District. “There’s a niche out here for this kind of art it is something we’ve never done before.” Like all of 40 West’s shows, the idea came about from the district’s exhibition committee, which is made up of 40 West members and artists who want to participate and help shape the direction the district explores. “We were brainstorming potential shows and the goal was to come up with at least two to three shows that are in the doing something cutting edge and fiber is something I submitted,” said Richard Eversley, who curated the show and worked with the jurors to develop the vision. “I thought this is a group of artists that are a bit
underserved and could use the space.” According to Julie Byerlein, a member of the board for the district and a volunteer with its champion group, the show features submissions from artists from all over the country, thanks to 40 West’s efforts in reaching out to a diverse range of colleges and art schools. Colorado State University has a WHAT: “Unraveled - Fiber famous fiber Re-imagined” arts show evWHERE: 40 West Arts gallery ery year that 1560 Teller St., Lakewood is currently WHEN: Through Feb. 27 on display, Tuesday through Friday - 1 to and the 4 p.m. hope is “UnSaturday - noon to 4 p.m. raveled” will COST: Free benefit from INFORMATION: the attention www.40westarts.org and artists participating in that show. “We have 26 pieces on display and are fortunate enough to have work from schools all over the country,” Byerlein said. “We want to engage everyone and to that end we have a wide range of works in the show.” To tap into the variety of works available, the show includes the use of textiles, string, yarn, wire, and a broad spectrum of recycled materials. There are also a variety of textile techniques used by artists — from woven, knitted and crocheted metal to handmade paper, beads, embroidery and quilting. The show is juried by Wendy Franzen and Sara Rockinger, both of whom are well known in the fiber arts community. “As the curator you’re kind of like a neutral person, helping the artists with questions and logistics while making the decisions on space and installation,” Eversley said. According to Eversley, there are a lot of things to be excited about in regards to the show, not the least of which is the fact
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Four of Denver’s top tourism leaders have been named to the new class of inductees into the 15th Annual Denver & Colorado Tourism Hall of Fame. They are: Denver catering king and philanthropist Larry DiPasquale, Denver March Powwow executive director Grace Gillette, Colorado Rockies owner Dick Monfort and director of the Greenway Foundation Jeff Shoemaker with a posthumous award to his father, Joe Shoemaker, the foundation’s founder. These city and state supporters will be honored during the Tourism Industry Hall of Fame dinner March 20, at the Seawell Ballroom. The Tourism Hall of Fame serves as the highest award for Denver’s travel industry, which logged its best year ever in 2012 with 13.6 million overnight visitors generating more than $3.6 billion in spending. The industry supports 50,000 jobs in the metro area. The gala is a fundraising event for the Visit Denver Foundation, which has given out more than $545,000 in scholarships to 214 Colorado students pursuing higher education in the fields of tourism and hospitality. For ticket information, contact Joni Watkins at jwatkins@visitdenver.com or call 303-571-9481.
Burger nod to Sochi
In honor of the Winter Olympics, Lucky Strike, an upscale bowling alley chain, has created the Soch-eezy Burger a hand-packed, all-beef patty rubbed with thyme and roasted garlic, topped with melted Swiss cheese and a creamy mushroom stroganoff sauce served on a toasted ciabatta roll. The burger, the chain’s February Burger of the Month, was created by Lucky Strike Denver chef Francisco Quintana. The Soch-eezy Burger will be sold in all venues (except San Francisco and Polaris) through Feb. 28. Lucky Strike Lanes has two venues in Colorado: The Denver Pavilions downtown and at Belmar in Lakewood. The Burger of the Month program celebrates Lucky Strike’s 10th anniversary. At the end of the year, the top-selling specialty burger will be added to the Lucky Strike menu for 2015. For more information, visit www.bowlluckystrike. com/menu.
Troy Guard’s steakhouse delayed
Because of construction delays, Guard and Grace (1801 California), the muchanticipated steakhouse from super chef Troy Guard (TAG, TAG Raw Bar, TAG Burger Bar, Los Chingones, Sugarmill) will not open on Feb. 13 as planned. The restaurant’s opening has been pushed back to early March. Valentine’s Day diners who had reservations at Guard and Grace will be welcomed at TAG restaurant.
Wheat Ridge stretch needs snappy name
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your help to select a catchy, memorable name to brand themselves. The collection of unique shops, which are located on West 29th Avenue between Sheridan and Fenton, includes newcomers West 29th Restaurant & Bar, People’s Market and Twisted Smoothie, as well as mainstays Wheat Ridge Poultry and Meat. Stop by any of these merchants during the month of February and vote for a name from a field of six that the shops have selected. Or, feel free to thrown in your own suggestion. You could win a gift certificate just for participating.
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New Year’s weight-loss resolutions, ABC’s hit series “Extreme Weight Loss” is holding an open casting call between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Feb. 15 at the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center, 12348 E. Montview Blvd., in Aurora. With the rising rates of obesity in America, the show says it is extremely important for everyone to know about this opportunity to get healthy and lose weight. “Extreme Weight Loss” documents the makeover of courageous obese people who, in 365 days, set out to safely lose half their body weight and ultimately reveal an amazing metamorphosis. Trainer and transformation specialist Chris Powell guides each of the selected participants through their journey. By assuring that they have the proper nutrition and exercise, Powell helps individuals whose lives have become out of control because of the weight.
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YOUR WEEK & MORE IN THE COMMUNITY THURSDAY/FEB. 13 FAMILY NIGHT Wheat Ridge Parks and Recreation plans its new Family Fit and Fun Night 6:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, at the Anderson Building, 4355 Field St. All family members, ages 4 and up, are invited. The night’s activities will include playing games like tag, follow the leader, and running relays. For information on costs, and to register, call 303-231-1300 or visit www.ci.wheatridge.co.us/registration. THURSDAY/FEB. 13, FEB. 15, FEB. 18, FEB. 27 REPRESENTATIVE EVENTS Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp has several upcoming events planned. First, join Kraft-Tharp for HD 29 Day at the Capitol from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13. You will sit on the floor of the House, see representatives in action and enjoy lunch. Children from HD 29 will lead the Pledge of Allegiance. Send an email to RepTracy29@gmail.com to reserve your spot. A TOWN hall meeting, with Sen. Rachel Zenzinger, is from 10:30 a.m. to noon Saturday, Feb. 15, at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. The meeting s in the community room next to the restaurant. TALK ABOUT your concerns and happenings at the Capitol at an open house with Kraft-Tharp from 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, at Arvada Beer Co., 5600 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. JOIN KRAFT-THARP for coffee on Thursday, Feb. 27, from 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.. at Panera in Walnut Creek, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster. This is a time for casual conversation and for Kraft-Tharp to hear about what is important to you and your family. THURSDAY/FEB. 13, MARCH 13 MEMBERSHIP MEETING American Legion Post 161 has
monthly membership meetings at 7 p.m. Thursdays, Feb. 13, March 13 at 60th Avenue and Lamar Street. The group gets veterans to help veterans.
FRIDAY/FEB. 14 INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES Display confidence while selling yourself to potential employers at Interviewing for Success, offered from 12:30-2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the Belmar Library. Free course will provide interviewing techniques that will place you on the road to landing the dream job. Presented by the American Job Center. Registration required and can be done online at jeffcolibrary.org or by calling 303-235-5275. FRIDAY/FEB. 14 VOLUNTEER PROGRAM Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory is seeking volunteers for its HawkWatch citizen science program. Volunteers are needed to collect data on raptor migrations at the HawkWatch site on Dinosaur Ridge, in the Dakota Hogback Natural Area outside Morrison, from early March through mid-May. Training sessions are from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 18 at the Dinosaur Ridge Visitor Center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway in Morrison, and from 9 a.m. to noon Feb. 22 at the HawkWatch site. No previous experience is necessary; the only requirement is that volunteers have an interest in raptors. RSVP for the training sessions by Feb. 14 by contacting Birek at 970-482-1707 ext. 25 or jeff.birek@rmbo.org. COLUMBUS AND Hernando Cortéz. Join Active Minds from
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FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/FEB. 14-15 PATRIOT DREAMS It is 1776 and a new nation is about to be born, but not without the determination, dedication, and dreams of patriots like George and Martha Washington, Paul Revere, Betsy Ross, Patrick Henry, and more! Join us
as we bring to life the era of the Revolutionary War. Patriot Dreams will warm your heart and make you proud to be an American. Performances are at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14, and at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Call 303-456-6772, email coloradoacts@yahoo.com or go to www.coloradoacts.org for tickets and more information.
SATURDAY/FEB. 15 VALENTINE’S DANCE The Golden Gate Grange will have its annual Valentine’s dance from 8-10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15. Join us for dancing, refreshments and live music by Magic Moments. This great band will play hits from the 50s, 60s and 70s. Period costume encouraged but not required. You do not need to be a Grange member to attend. The Golden Gate Grange is at 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, Golden. For information or tickets, call Elle or Rich Phillips 303-277-1933 or Phoebe or Neil Reese 303 277-1742. SATURDAY/FEB. 15 EBOOK HELP Stop by an eBook drop-in help session if you need help downloading books to your eReader. Bring cables, laptop, library card number and Adobe, Amazon or iTunes account information. The next sessions is from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Columbine Library. SATURDAY/FEB. 15 PROM SWAP Bring in your unwanted formalwear and get
someone else’s dream outfit at the Prom Swap, at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15 at the Arvada Library. For each dress, pair of shoes or accessory you donate, you’ll receive tickets to trade for a new-to-you item. Don’t have anything to bring in? That’s okay! You can “buy” tickets with canned goods, too. Five cans per dress, two cans for shoes and one can per accessory. Donations will benefit Florence Crittenton High School and the
Jeffco Action Center. Go to jeffcolibrary.org.
SATURDAY/FEB. 15 TOWN HALL State Sen. Rachel Zenzinger’s second Town Hall meeting, presented in collaboration with Rep. Tracy KraftTharp, will feature a discussion by two experts in Colorado’s world of education. The meeting, at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the Indian Tree Golf Course Clubhouse, includes appearances by Jane Goff, of the Colorado Board of Education, and Irene Griego, of the University of Colorado’s Board of Regents. Zenzinger and Kraft-Tharp have town hall meetings the third Saturday of every month. SATURDAY/FEB. 15 STATE BUDGET Listen to a presentation about the Colorado state budget from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, with Rep. Cherylin Peniston, D-Westminster; Sen. Lois Tochtrop, D-Northglenn; Sen. Jessie Ulibarri, D-Commerce City; and Rep. Crisanta Duran, D-Denver, chair of the Joint Budget Committee. This is an opportunity for constituents to openly share their questions, comments and ideas with their local citizen representative in a dynamic discussion about the budgeting process in Colorado. The presentation is at Ciancio’s Restaurant at Hyland Hills, 9650 N. Sheridan Blvd., Westminster. SUNDAY/FEB. 16 TRIBUTE CONCERT Jazz musician Rob Miles will perform the Haydn Trumpet Concerto with the Colorado Symphony Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Colorado School of Mines Green Center, 16th and Cheyenne streets, Golden. Season and individual concert tickets may be purchased in advance at www.jeffsymphony.org, by calling 303-278-4237 Your Week continues on Page 15
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WOMEN’S MEETING The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce will host its new business owners group, a monthly meeting to brainstorm business ideas in a collaborative and supportive environment. The group will convene Feb. 18. Meetings will be from 9-10:30 a.m. the third Tuesday of each a month at the CWCC Office, 1350 17th St., Suite 100, Denver, 80202. This group is being created to share business ideas, a COthey here cultivate and educate business owners who want to achieve a higher level of success. To participate in the group, individuals here they nd must be a chamber member and their business must be a registered LLC or Inc. with the state of Colorado. Contact Nancy nd Walsh, member services director, at 303-458-0220. Participroducts pants can register by visiting http://coloradowomenschamber. products chambermaster.com/events. ronment.
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connection between pets and their owners, and whether or not pets have a place in heaven. A film will be shown , that includes visits to a pet euthanasia expert and with pet cemetery caretakers. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. and Snacks and beverages are available. Lifetree Café is a place people gather for conversations about life and faith in a and where casual coffeehouse-type setting. Questions about Lifetree may be directed to Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.
WRITING CONTEST Creative Communication is accepting submissions for its essay contest, with divisions for grades 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through Feb. 18; and its poetry contest, with divisions for grades K-3, 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12, through April 10. Top 10 winners will be named in each division. Essays must be between 100 and 250 words on any non-fiction topic. Poetry must be 21 lines or less in English. Entries can made online at www.poeticpower.com or mail entries, labeled Poetry Contest
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ELEANOR ROOSEVELT As the longest-serving first lady of the United States, Eleanor Roosevelt was both outspoken and, at times, quite controversial. Join Active Minds from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, as we examine her life and the impact it had on important causes such as human rights and the successful launch of the United Nations. Event is free and takes place at the Atria Inn at Lakewood, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. RSVP to 303-742-4800.
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Meet the Artist series. The event is from 5:30-7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, at Kataluma Chai, 7300 W. 38th Ave. Light refreshments will be served. The Meet the Artist series is organized by the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission as a way to introduce artists and businesses to the community in a casual setting that promotes the arts in Wheat Ridge. Contact Milly Nadler at millynadler@gmail.com.
HEALTH CARE The Jefferson County League of Women Voters will present a panel of health care, insurance and small business experts knowledgeable about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) from 7-9 pm. Wednesday, Feb. 19, in the ground floor auditorium at St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 W. 2nd Drive, Lakewood. Learn how the ACA has and will continue to impact the number of insured in Colorado, how implementation is going forward through Colorado’s Healthcare Exchange and Navigator Programs, and the effect the ACA is expected to have on small businesses and their employees. This panel discussion is open to the public, and no reservations are required. Park and enter on the south side of the hospital. Visit www.lwvjeffco.org.
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MBA PROGRAM Those interested in the University of Colorado Executive MBA program can attend one of several information sessions; at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, at the CUEMBA Suite in downtown Denver; at 6 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at the Vista at Applewood Golf Course, Golden; and at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park. Registration can be accessed at https://cuemba.wufoo.com/ forms/emba-information-session-registration/. THURSDAY/FEB. 20 CHILI COOK-OFF Golden High School’s PTA plans its chili cook-off and silent auction from 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 20, in the school cafeteria. Make a great chili? Awards will be given to the top chili in each of four categories: green, red, white and vegetarian. Cooks attend for free; tasters must buy tickets. Then find deals at the silent auction. This is the school’s major fundraiser of the year. Last year, money raised paid for $500 scholarships and more than $1,700 in classroom grants for equipment and supplies. Register to bring your chili or buy tickets online at goldendemonspta.org/chili/. There also is a link on the high school website; look for chili cook-off and silent auction. THURSDAY/FEB. 20 MEET ARTIST Sculptor Melinda Stewart’s exploration of the human heart form closes out the season for the Wheat Ridge
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led by Pastor Hellmers based on a booklet produced by The Lutheran Hour Ministries. The course is from 7-8 p.m. Thursdays from Feb. 20 to March 23 at the church, 13119 W. 20th Ave., Golden. There is no cost to attend. Call the church at 303-2335658, or e-mail parentsofprodigals@comcast.net.
FRIDAY/FEB. 21 SILENT AUCTION The Apex PRD Foundation Sweetheart silent auction is from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at the Indian Tree Clubhouse, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. Tickets include drinks, hors d’oeuvres, and entertainment. For information or to purchase tickets call Barb McEahern at 720-320-0822 or visit foundation.apexprd.org. FRIDAY/FEB. 21 FILM FESTIVAL The Colorado Environmental Film Festival will have a Best of the Fests screening Friday, Feb. 21, at the American Mountaineering Center in Golden. The festival will feature a curated selection of films from the festival’s first eight years. A party at Mountain Toad Brewing will follow the final film, at about 9 p.m. A donation will be collected at the door. For details, visit www.ceff.net. The festival is at 15240 S. Your Week continues on Page 16
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QuaRtet conceRt The Lakewood Cultural Center presents the Brubeck Brothers Quartet performing a Tribute to Dave Brubeck at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 22. Tickets on sale at www.Lakewood. org/Tickets, by calling 303-987-7845 or at the box office, 470 S. Allison Parkway.
FRiday/Feb. 21 band deadline Jam Out Hunger is seeking area high school bands for its first battle of the bands. Deadline for entries is 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21; judges will select six high school bands to compete on Friday, May 16, at the Arvada Center. Visit www.JamOutHunger. org.
coMinG soon/Feb. 22 leGislative FoRuM The Audubon/Sierra Club annual legislative forum is from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22 at First Plymouth Church, 3501 S. Colorado Blvd., Denver. The forum is a chance to meet legislators and learn about the hot environmental topics that the General Assembly is working on. Continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m., followed by comments from Audubon and Sierra Club lobbyists. Panel on water issues at 10:15 a.m., lunch at noon, and discussion with invited legislators at 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12 in advance and $15 at the door. Register and pay online at www. denveraudubon.org/programs/conservation, or call 303-973-9530. You also can send payment to: ASGD, 9308 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Littleton, CO 80128.
FRiday/Feb. 21 thRouGh MaRch 8 theateR show Coal Creek Theater of Louisville will open its 25th season Friday, Feb. 21, with Deborah Brevoort’s “The Women of Lockerbie,” directed by Larisa Netterlund. The show runs weekends through March 8 at the Louisville Center for the Arts, 801 Grant Ave., Louisville. Visit www.cctlouisvile.org for information and tickets. Performances are at 7:30 p.m., with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. Tickets available at www.cctlouisville.org or by calling 303-665-0955. FRiday/Feb. 21 to MaRch 9 FoReveR Plaid Evergreen Chorale presents “Forever Plaid” from Friday, Feb. 21, to Sunday, March 9, at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Purchase tickets online at www. evergreenchorale.org or call 303-674-4002. Suitable for all ages.
coMinG soon/Feb. 22-23 Quilt auction Family in Christ presents a quilt auction from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, and from 9-11:30 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 23,
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at 11355 N. Sheridan Blvd., Westminster. Proceeds go to the quilt ministry group, which creates about 50 quilts a year to donate to local agencies for people in crisis, such as Family Tree, The Gathering Place, Maple Star Colorado. Call 303-466-7770.
coMinG soon/Feb. 22, Feb. 28 docuMentaRy showinG Contemplative Outreach of Colorado will show the newly released documentary, “Thomas Keating, A Rising Tide of Silence,” a moving portrait of one of the most influential living spiritual leaders of our times, from 9-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, and from 6-8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 28, at the Center for Contemplative Living, 3650 Yates St., Denver. Donations accepted. Refreshments will be served. coMinG soon/Feb. 22, MaRch 8 w.i.s.e. PRoGRaMs The Wales. Ireland. Scotland. England.
(W.I.S.E.) Family History Society welcomes Allan Turner, speaking about Facebook for genealogists at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, in the seventh floor training room of the Denver Public Library, 14th and Broadway. The Internet has facilitated our ability to communicate ideas and perform research. It has also enhanced the world of genealogy. Allan Turner will discuss how to use social media, such as Facebook, to enhance your research. He is the webmaster for http://www.wise-fhs.org, the W.I.S.E. website. The society also presents a seminar on tracing your Irish and Scots-Irish ancestors from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 8. This day-long genealogical research seminar features Fintan Mullan and Gillian Hunt of the
Ulster Historical Foundation in Belfast, Northern Ireland. They will present four programs valuable to those researching ancestors in any part of Ireland, as they use examples from both Northern Ireland and the Republic. Use the form at http://www.wise-fhs. org to register. The seminar will be in the lower level conference center of the Denver Public Library, 14th and Broadway. There is a fee for materials.
coMinG soon/Feb. 23 FaRMeRs’ MaRket The Arvada Farmers Market presents the indoor winter market from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Jan. 26 and Feb. 23. The Indoor Market will feature more than 20 vendors with jams, breads, meat, honey, produce, eggs, and homemade items. The market is at DiCicco’s Schoolhouse, 5660 Olde Wadsworth Blvd. coMinG soon/Feb. 23 bRidal FaiR The Applewood Bridal Fair is from noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 23, in the ballroom at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. The fair is free. Vendors specializing in music and entertainment, floral design, gowns and dresses, photography, party rentals, financial planning, tuxedo rentals and more will be on hand. Prize drawings will also be held. Brides can register at applewoodbridalfair.net. All brides who register will be entered into a prize drawing that will be held the day of the event. The fair is sponsored by A to Z Rental Center and the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center. For information, call 303-231-1300 or visit www.applewoodbridalfair.net.
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that what they have is of value. It’s just not an old rusting metal sign that they can get scrap metal money for; it’s something with history and something that great artistry went into for producing and it would be a shame to throw that away.” Jefferson County has not been immune to threats of historical losses, but to date the preservation has worked to save the Bradford Perley House in Ken-Caryl Ranch, with other sites still in progress like the Ralston Cemetery in Arvada, and the Foxton Post Office located in the North Folk National Historic District in unincorporated Jeffco. To view the complete list provided by the Colorado Preservation, Inc., visit www.coloradopreservation.org. Information about “Save the Signs” can found on the advocacy groups Facebook page at www.facebook. com/SaveTheSignsOnColfax.
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makes me very proud to be here and know that our community and our schools work together for the good of our kids.” Other county schools like Red Rocks Community College received grants for scholarships for two Golden students. “Golden Civic Foundation isn’t just renowned in Golden and thought of so highly here,” said Ron Slinger, executive director for the Red Rocks Community College Foundation. The City of Arvada started its own civic foundation known as the Arvada Vitality Alliance.
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lasted less than 20 minutes, audience members shouted questions about the board’s transparency, expressed adoration for Stevenson and eventually chanted to recall Witt, Williams and Newkirk. Due to the crowd at district headquarters, the meeting was quickly relocated to the large meeting room before it began. “It makes me sick to my stomach that we’re losing such a quality leader in the middle of the school year, who already, graciously resigned her position in June,” said Karstin Sutton, an English teacher at Lakewood High School. Following Stevenson’s announcement, the board attempted to re-
The Big Bunny Motel’s neon sign in Lakewood is part of the “Save the Sign” campaign by Neon Signs of Colfax Avenue, an organization working to preserve the avenue’s historical glowing signs. Other sites that are part of the campaign are located on west Colfax in Golden, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge and include The Lakewood Lodge, Aristocrat Motel, Davies Chuck Wagon Diner and Eddie Bohn’s Pig ‘N’ Whistle restaurant and Motel. Courtesy photo
“So you’re inspiring not just Golden but other communities that copy the great work you’re doing and I think that’s quite a legacy,” he said. GCF also supported Golden’s treasured outdoor recreation activities by providing grants to the Colorado Trail Foundation and the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado as well as supporting local enforcement agencies such as the Golden Police and Fire departments. “We’ve been very fortunate and gosh, I don’t remember a year we didn’t get a grant from them of some type,” said Chief John Bales at the Golden Fire department. “We’ve bought things like personal protective equipment … it’s usually equipment we need on the truck.” This year, the Golden fire department will purchase
new helmets. Since the foundation’s start in 1970 more than $2.5 million has been donated to Golden’s civic, cultural and charitable organizations. GCF has also played major roles in downtown development projects including the purchasing of the Holland House now known as Table Mountain Inn and the purchasing of the former Golden Senior High and Junior High School. That property was later sold to the American Alpine Club and Colorado Mountain Club who formed the American Mountaineering Center. The annual civic foundation dinner and auction will start again this year on Saturday, Nov. 15. To learn more about the Golden Civic Foundation go to www.goldencivicfoundation.org.
sume its scheduled agenda regarding the district budget, but the audience wouldn’t quiet down. Stevenson addressed the audience, and prior to switching topics, board members Lesley Dahlkemper and Jill Fellman expressed concerns about the workings of the new board. “We just found out about this information this morning,” said Dahlkemper. “This is what becomes the headline, and it’s not about the kids, it’s not about our promises as a board or our student achievement, it’s not about ensuring we have a strong, effective leader in place, it’s about backroom discussions.” Witt asked for a recess, and the three newly elected members appeared ready to walk out, but hesitated and, after conferring with legal counsel and security, Witt adjourned the meeting. He immediately left the building with Newkirk. While they packed up, the crowd
shouted “Recall, recall, recall,” and “We love you, Cindy.” Williams attempted to console a tearful Stevenson prior to leaving. Witt, Newkirk and Williams were not available for comment after the meeting. “I think it’s political, and he (Witt) wants control of the district, and she (Stevenson) pushes back on it,” Fellman said. “I am a big supporter of Dr. Stevenson. She’s led our district to some great places, and we’re leading the pack, and she led us there.” Stevenson, who has had a long career in Jeffco Schools, including 12 years as superintendent, will be on administrative leave until the details of her termination are finalized. “Please remember, we have a tradition of excellence, and we need to sustain that over the next couple of weeks,” Stevenson said. “It’s not going to be easy, but together we can do it.”
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National Letter of Intent Day hits Jeffco Students continuing athletic careers all over the country By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com National Letter of Intent Day was on Wednesday in Colorado and around the nation as prep athletes sign letters of intent to continue their athletic careers collegiately. Student athletes from all over Jeffco were honored at their schools displaying the hats and sweaters of the schools they will go on to represent. From Notre Dame to Northern Colorado, Jeffco again showed why they are one of the best leagues and districts in Colorado as literally dozens of students have been offered scholarships to pursue their athletic and academic dreams. Student athletes who played football, soccer, field hockey, track and field, cross country and men’s water polo were allowed to officially commit Wednesday. Below is a partial list of student athletes who have committed. A complete list will be printed later in the school year: ARVADA WEST: Brody Hagel-Pitt - Iowa Western CC - Baseball Justin Mulvaney - Northern Colorado Baseball Alexzandra Vigil - Colby (Kan.) CC - Softball Savannah Wiman - Vassar College - Cross Country and Track Casey Lewis - Western State - Track Morgan McCormick - San Jose State Swimming Delaney McGinn - Regis University - Softball Lindsay Rule - Metropolitan Community College - Softball Shazz Heale - Midland University - Soccer Allen Martin - Adams State - Baseball Breanna DeVita - Colorado State - Soccer Breanna Johnson - Otero Junior College Soccer Marcus Culhane - CSU-Pueblo - Football Amy Hayes - Fort Hays State - Soccer Joe Rosenstein - Siena College - Baseball Nick Glenn - CSU-Pueblo - Football D’EVELYN: Eric Trevenna - Embry Riddle University Soccer Annie Horn - Concordia University - Tennis Nate Flack - Hastings (Neb.) College - Soccer Emily Garnier - Colorado Mines - Soccer Trent Walker - Western State - Football Greg Pearson - Western State - Football Tony Porreco - Trinidad State JC - Baseball Danna Denson- Trinidad State JC - Baseball Allison Heitsman - Virginia Wesleyan College - Softball GOLDEN:
Ralston Valley soccer players Mia Alvarado, left, and Allie Killie, right, surround their proud coach Kamee Morwood. Photo by Ralston Valley High School Payton Miller - Notre Dame - Track and Field Jordan Kingsley - Seward County (Kan.) CC - Softball Ian Cheatum - Colorado Mines - Wrestling Noah Lennox - Lindenwood (Ill.) College Wrestling LAKEWOOD: Jessica Brooks - Mercyhurst (Pa.) University - Basketball Jackie Chiastra - Colorado Mines - Soccer Mickolas DeBruyn - Colorado Mines Wrestling Megan Gerali - Caldwell (N.J.) College Volleyball Marie Gilcrest - Rhode Island - Volleyball Mikaela Lodl - Cal Poly - Track and Field Tevin Lucas - Augustana - Football Hali Marquez - Adams State - Softball Casey Nicholls - Augustana - Football Evan O’Dorsio - St. Olaf (Minn.) - Basketball Sarah Wakumoto - Worcester Polytechnic - Soccer
POMONA: Kendall Ryan - Northern Colorado - Football Tyler Weir - South Dakota State - Football Zach (Stefo) Bond - Colorado State - Football Allison Thimson - Southern Utah State Soccer Chris Benefiel - Longview (Mo.) JC - Baseball Hunter Hogoboom - Longview (Mo.) JC Baseball Alaina Anderson - Nevada - Cross Country and Track RALSTON VALLEY: Mia Alvarado - CU-Colorado Springs - Soccer Caleb Cerf - Lynn University - Lacrosse Sierra Galbreath - Colorado State - Softball Jacob Gallegos - Eastern Arizona JC - Baseball Maddi Griebling - North Park University Softball Jake Griffith - Regis - Baseball
Nicole Hahn - Air Force Academy - Cross Country/Track Jacob Hoffman - Chadron State - Football Jordan Holloway - Neb.-Omaha - Baseball Garret Jones - Regis University - Golf Daniel Jurney - Arkansas State - Baseball Allie Killey - Metro State - Soccer Jacob Knipp - Northern Colorado - Football Molly Kubesh - Lyon College - Softball Jensen Makarov - Maryland - Lacrosse Brenna Martinez - Williams College - Softball Kevin Meadows - CSU-Pueblo - Football/ Track Erin Metzger-Seymour - Missouri - Swimming Maddie Myers - University of Denver Swimming Mitchell Robinson - Neb.-Kearney - Baseball Keegan Sheard - California Lutheran - Golf WHEAT RIDGE: Tori Sassolino - Northeastern JC - Softball
Prep sports Scoreboard GOLDEN HIGH SCHOOL Boys basketball Golden 70, Green Mountain 66 Ryan Blodgett scored 18 points and both Cole Greff and Ryan Thistlewood contributed with 14 points each. Jake McCormick scored 11 points and had six rebounds. Blodgett had 18 rebounds and three assists and Greff had 10 rebounds. Thistlewood had eight assists and two blocks.
Golden 85, Alameda 64 Ryan Thistlewood led the Demons with 27 points in a game against Alameda. Rory MacCallum followed with 13 points and Cole Greff with 12 points. Ryan Blodgett had six rebounds followed by MacCallum with five. Thistlewood had five assists and four steals, while Jake McCormick had six assists.
WHEAT RIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
Boys basketball Wheat Ridge 72, Conifer 50 Stefan Hackethal scored 19 points for the Farmers followed by 15 points from Willie Harris and 13 points from Padilla Damian. Vedin Kozic scored 11 points and Jordan Jones scored 10. Harris had 10 rebounds, three blocks and three assists. Kozic had nine rebounds and Hackethal had five rebounds, three assists and four steals.
UPCOMING GAMES Boys basketball THURSDAY 7 p.m. - Golden vs. Evergreen 7 p.m. - Wheat Ridge @ Alameda WEDNESDAY 7 p.m. - Golden vs. Arvada 7 p.m. - Wheat Ridge vs. D’Evelyn
PREP SPORTS SCOREBOARD Would you like to see your team on the board? Contact sports reporter Kate Ferraro at kferraro@coloradocommunitymedia.com. Or go to www.goldentranscript.net/scores/ and click on Post to the Scoreboard.
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Rams too tough for Golden down the stretch Green Mountain eyes league title, has big game ahead By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ coloradocommunitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - After a blowout victory Golden girls basketball got cooled off by Green Mountain in a 67-46 loss Friday at Green Mountain School. What was an exciting game for three quarters turned into an ugly loss after the Rams went on a 22-4 run to finish out the game. The Demons looked like they were on their way to a marquee victory but three different Green Mountain players had big scoring efforts to bury Golden down the stretch. Senior Kelli Vantassel had a huge night scoring 23 points and recording 15 rebounds for the Rams. While freshman Delaney Bernard scored 22 points and sophomore Hannah Hank scored 13 points. The victory for the Rams keeps them on
Golden’s Grace Carlson looks desperately for an outlet as she is swarmed by Alameda defenders on Tuesday. Photo by Daniel Williams pace for a 4A Jeffco league title as they remain tied with D’Evelyn with a 9-1 league record. “We have had a good season and we
are happy with the position that we have put ourselves in,” Green Mountain coach Rudy Martin said. “These games down the stretch are going to be very meaningful.”
The loss for the Demons cools off what was their best stretch of the season, winning four of their last five games. “We have to be better at closing out games,” Golden coach Shea Scarlett said last week. “We are still learning how to do that.” On Tuesday night the Demons got a 6115 win Tuesday at Alameda High School. In that contest Golden got off to a 20-2 start and cruised to the victory. The Demons (10-9, 6-4 in 4A Jeffco) are in fourth place in their league standing but still have a chance to finish in the top three. They will host Evergreen Thursday at 5:30. Evergreen sits just above the Demons in the league standings. Green Mountain (16-3, 9-1 in 4A Jeffco) has been one of the great surprises in Jeffco basketball this season. The Rams were expected to be a good team but they have become elite and actually have one less total loss than No. 8 D’Evelyn. Green Mountain has a very good opportunity to become a top ten team this week. They will host D’Evelyn in a game that looks as though it will be for a 4A Jeffco title Thursday at 7 p.m.
Evergreen, RV best in Jeffco league meet Swimmers from all over league compete in season end meet By Daniel Williams
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Golden diver Cymry Sweet prepares for liftoff during the Jeffco League meet Saturday at Meyer’s Pool. Photo by Daniel Williams
ARVADA - Evergreen proved again they are Jeffco’s best, winning the season’s end Jeffco League meet Saturday at Meyer’s Pool. With a team score of 603 the Cougars won the meet as not only 4A Jeffco’s best team, but also better than 5A Jeffco’s Ralston Valley who finished second as a team with 429 points. D’Evelyn finished third as a team with 425 points, Chatfield finished fourth with 402 points and Lakewood finished fifth with 376 points. In addition, Golden finished in sixth place with 258 teams points and Wheat Ridge finished in ninth place with 221 points. The Mustangs stole the show winning six of 12 events including the 200 Medley Relay and the 400 Free Relay.
Individually Ralston Valley had three swimmers win four events as Madeline Myers won both the 200 Individual Medley 2:03.37 and the 500 Free 5:00.23. Also, Erin Metzger-Seymour won the 200 Free in 1:51.28 and Mackenzie Atencio won the 100 Breast in 1:05.53. Arvada West’s Morgan McCormack won the 100 Back in 0:56.20 and her Wildcats’ teammates finished in 11th place with a team score of 166. Pomona’s Zarena Brown won the 100 Free in 0:52.90 and the Panthers’ finished with 155 team points good for 13th place. Brenna Bushey won the 100 Fly for D’Evelyn with a time of 0:56.37 and Lakewood’s Meghan Lahr won the 50 Free in 0:24.81. Chatfield’s Averly Hobbs was Jeffco’s best diver, winning the One-Meter with a score of 464.50. Lakewood’s Allison Murphy finished as the second best diver with a score of 430.45 and Evergreen’s Katrin Lewis finished in third with 391.55. Other notable finishers include Golden’s Sabrina Sabadeanu who finished seventh in the 100 Back with a time of 1:00.43 and 10th in the 200 IM with a time of 2:15.82.
Annual basketball day gives players a chance to test their mettle By Clarke Reader
creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com Everyone plays and everyone wins. That’s the philosophy behind the gathering of unified basketball teams from all over Jefferson County at Lakewood High School on Jan. 28, who all had a chance to hit the court and play each other in a day of fun. Lakewood has hosted the basketball event — just one of several seasonal sporting events throughout the year — for unified teams for the past several years, and it is always a packed event. Unified teams are made up of students with developmental disabilities and student mentors who help them out. “The program has been very successful here for us — we have 17 schools here today, making it bigger and better than it has been in the past years,” Laura Zlogar, physical education teacher and coach at Lakewood High School said. “We start planning this in the beginning of the school year.”
Teams from Arvada West, Arvada High School, Wheat Ridge middle and high school, Golden High School and several others all took turns playing each other in 10 minute matches. Just like the basketball games the junior varsity and varsity teams play, the band and cheerleaders were on hand to give the students participating the complete experience. “This is a perfect example of how we honor all children. When students get to be part of the school, they love that connection,” Jeffco School Board member Jill Fellman said. “It’s great for all who participate — the athletes, cheerleaders and band.”
Coaches Aid, an amateur sports broadcasting network was also on hand to film the games and conduct interviews with participants. The games were viewable online and on televisions throughout the school. That mutual benefit is easy to see by the smiles, cheers and laughter during the game. “I started working with kids with disabilities at my church and started looking for programs where I could keep doing it,” Olivia Ueda, a senior at Lakewood said. “It’s great seeing the athletes excel beyond what they thought they could. It’s great to see how proud of themselves they are — it’s very inspiring.”
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Ralston Valley and Chatfield’s unified basketball teams prepare for the start of a game during a basketball day at Lakewood High School. Photo by Clarke Reader
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crossword • sudoku
GALLERY OF GAMES & weekly horoscope
SALOME’S STARS FOR THE WEEK OF FEb 10, 2014
ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) Doing something nice for others is typical of the generous Arian. but be prepared for some jealous types who might try to question one of your more recent acts of kindness. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You’re eager to take on new responsibilities. but before you do, you might want to check out exactly what would be required of you so that you don’t face any “surprises” later. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) It might be best to put off an important decision until a fluctuating situation becomes more stable. Recently received news could help resolve a long-standing family matter.
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GALLERY OF GAMES
CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) If you still have a problem getting that information gap closed, you might consider asking a higher authority to resolve the matter, leaving you free to move on to another project. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) A family matter needs to be dealt with at the start of the week. Once it’s resolved, the big Cat can devote more attention to that new opportunity that seems to hold so much potential. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) Pay attention to those niggling doubts. They could be warning you not to make any major decisions until you’ve checked them out -- especially where money matters might be involved. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) A business venture might need more of your attention than you are able to provide. Consider asking a trusted friend or family member to help you work through this time crunch. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) A more-positive aspect helps you get a clearer focus on how to handle your time so that you can deal with several responsibilities that are just now showing up on your schedule. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) A very close friend (you know who that is!) has advice that could help you work through a confusing situation. So put your pride aside and ask for it. You’ll be glad you did. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) A workplace situation could turn a bit tense. The best way to handle it is to confront it and deal with it openly. Doing so can help reveal the underlying reasons for the problem. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) A colleague’s remarks appear to be especially cutting. but don’t waste your time or your energy trying to deal with the situation. You have more important things to do. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) Support for your work comes as a surprise from someone you thought was critical or, at least, indifferent. Your spouse or partner has big plans for the weekend. BORN THIS WEEK: Your spiritual strength often acts as an inspiration to help others make decisions about their lives. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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NOW HIRING POLICE OFFICERS The City of Black Hawk, two (2) vacancies for POLICE OFFICER I. Hiring Range: $53,959 - $62,052 DOQ/E. Unbelievable benefit package and exceptional opportunity to serve in Colorado’s premiere gaming community located 18 miles west of Golden. The City supports its employees and appreciates great service! If you are interested in serving a unique historical city and enjoy working with diverse populations visit the City’s website at www.cityofblackhawk.org/goto/employee_services for more information or to apply online for this limited opportunity. Requires High School Diploma or GED, valid Colorado driver’s license with a safe driving record, must be at least 21 years of age, and must be Colorado POST certified by date of hire. The City accepts online applications for Police Officer positions year round. Applications will remain active for one (1) year from the date of submission. EOE.
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Priority Plastics, inc., a manufacturer of plastics products with five locations nationwide, is currently seeking a Plant scHEDUlEr / BUyEr in our Arvada, CO facility. This full time position will be responsible for purchasing and maintaining inventory levels for all raw materials at the plant, as well as, scheduling products for our plastic blow molded extrusion and injection machines. This position will work closely with our customer service, sales, shipping, and production departments. Candidates should have a degree in business or related field and at least three to five years of experience in purchasing or production management, preferably in a manufacturing environment. Qualified candidates should send resumes to: jobs@priorityplastics.com
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Cleaning
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Commercial & Residential All types of cedar, chain link, iron, and vinyl fences. Install and repair. Serving all areas. Low Prices. FREE Estimates. 720-434-7822 or 303-296-0303
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Commercial/Residential Handyman
Hauling Service
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Drain Cleaning & Plumbing Repairs
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Painting
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Skyestone Grand Opening Event FEBRUARY 15TH & 16TH Join us for the unveiling of Skyestone - Broomfield’s newest 55+ community. Come and enjoy Food Trucks, The Cupcake Truck and cooking demonstrations while touring our 6 brand new model homes.
WHEN Saturday, February 15th & Sunday, February 16th 11am to 3pm MODEL HOURS
10am to 6pm The homes at Skyestone are part of two distinct collections that offer a home design for every style of 55+ living. This 500 home community offers a warm and welcoming Colorado living style, with a fresh feel and openness that seamlessly brings the beauty of the outdoors and the indoors together as one.
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WHERE Skyestone 12091 Red Fox Way Broomfield, CO 80021 (Located off of 108th & Simms St.)
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Photos and descriptions of any planned improvements, features or amenities are not an actual representation and are for illustration purposes only that remain subject to change. This material shall not constitute a valid offer in any state where prior registration is required or if void by law. At least one resident of house hold must be 55 or better, and additional restrictions apply. Some residents may be younger than 55 and no one under 19 in permanent residency. Š February, 2014, Taylor Morrison of Colorado, Inc. All rights reserved.