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Gun law affects domestic abusers
Restrictions received no GOP support in Legislature By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Domestic violence offenders will find it more difficult to own or transfer guns under a bill that was signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper on June 5. Senate Bill 197 places greater gun restrictions on people who either are convicted in cases involving domestic violence, or those who have been served with a court-issued protection order. Prior to the bill being signed, Colorado law had already Report prohibited domestic violence offenders from having guns. The new law puts in place a system by which state courts ensure that offenders relinquish their weapons. Sen. Evie Hudak, D-Westminster, a bill sponsor, said an incident from about 20 years ago motivated her to carry the bill. A former teacher, Hudak said that a student of hers was shot to death by an ex-boyfriend, who had a restraining order against him. “I’ve wanted this to happen for a very long time,” Hudak said. “I think a lot of women and children will be safer because of this.” Under the new law, persons who have received court-imposed protection orders must relinquish any firearms and ammunition in their possession for the duration of the court order. The same rules will apply to persons convicted of domestic violence cases. They can then either sell or transfer their weapons to a licensed gun dealer or to someone who has successfully completed a gun background check. The weapon may also be given to a law enforcement agency for storage. Before transferring a gun back to the offender, a firearms dealer or local law enforcement agency will be required to request a background check from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, to ensure that the person can lawfully possess the weapon. The bill was part of a package of Democrat-sponsored gun-control bills that passed the Legislature and have been signed into law by Hickenlooper this year. Republican lawmakers unanimously opposed the bill. Hudak’s sponsorship of the legislation, along with her votes on other gun bills, led to a recall petition effort being waged against her. That effort recently was suspended by recall organizers.
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The three second-place winners in the Everything Recycled Fashion Show on June 8. All the outfits were made from recycled materials. From left to right, Ana FairbanksMannuke, Katy Noble and Melody Epperson. Photo by Clarke Reader
Getting into a head space Sculptors installation examines rural-urban dichotomy By Clarke Reader
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rt is a way to tell a story for metal caster Laura Phelps Rogers. The contemporary artist has been working in the conceptual style for several years, and has a new installation called “A Space In Time” at the Lakewood Civic Center’s James Richey Gallery, 480 S. Allison Parkway. “My art really focuses on narrative identity — people will tell their own stories as a way to be healthier and connected to what’s around them,” she said. “By telling these stories, they’re able to document things and honor those memories.” According to Lorene Joos, arts coordinator with Lakewood, an installation pieces is something the city has wanted to host for a while. “In the suburbs you don’t see a lot of installations, but they can be really powerful,” she said. “They give you a chance to get into the artist’s mind and see how they think.” The centerpiece of Rogers’ installation is a life-sized pink horse called Midnight named in honor of a famous bucking horse from the 1920s — which stands in front of a giant photo of the Nevada-New Mexico landscape, right next to the framework of a living room, complete with a couch. The installation is all about Rogers’ attempt to exist in two worlds — that of the urban and the rural. She said that both her parents came from a very rural background, with horses and farms, and so the conversations were always about these issues. At the same time she grew up in Denver, so she had the urban aspect of life to contend with as well.
Laura Phelps Rogers stands with Midnight, the horse she created as part of her “Space In Time” installation at the Lakewood Civic Center’s James Richey Gallery. Photo by Clarke Reader “I had a foot in both of these worlds, but there was always the lure of open space,” she said. “Part of the installation is about the vanishing of that open space.” Joos said that Rogers is a very thorough artists, and everything in the exhibit is there for a reason. Other facets of the exhibit — like tress and blue skies in little boxes and bronzed cowboy boots — invite visitors to take part in the practice of substitution — where people’s subconscious are able to connect to underlying experiences created by view-
ing the art. “I want to invite the viewer into the space, because it helps them go to their own space in their mind,” she said. “I also want the viewer to question the installation. They should see the things here and wonder why I included it.” Rogers said her work has a very layered approach, which is how she is able to connect what can be intensely personal experiences to topics of larger societal concerns. The “Space In Time” exhibit will be running until Aug. 7.
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Art opens windows as dementia closes doors Her intense blue eyes study the watercolor sitting on the table before her. “The lipstick is not good,” she says. Her voice is as fragile as Sue Rhodes looks. She is a delicate, 87-year-old woman with dark gray, chin-length hair, thin shoulders slightly bowed. Her right hand trembles as she scrutinizes the painting, a profile of a woman with a Lois Lane hairstyle, bright red lips and a soft pink blouse. “This looks like ladies in the ’40s and ’50s,” says Lisa Hut, a volunteer artist sitting next to Sue. “Think of a name for it. Does it remind you of anybody?” “No, but I’ll do what you tell me to do.” “I’m not going to tell you to do anything,” Lisa says gently. Sue glances at her painting again. “It looks all right, like that.” “How about a story? Does it make you think of anything?”
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“She did so-and-so.” “I wonder what so-and-so is,” Lisa muses. Sue takes her brush and slowly deepens the pink edges of the blouse. Then she holds up the painting. “Oh, my gosh,” Lisa says. “It looks so good.” Sue nods softly. She smiles. Lisa: “She looks happy to me.” “She does to me, too,” Sue says, “except …” And her voice trails away as she begins another painting, her mind, perhaps, chasing a fleeting memory. The light-filled room is replete with remembrances, some unwittingly captured on paintings scattered across the tables, others flitting in and out, coming close, teasing their owners but then darting away. The eight men and women, in their 70s and 80s, work intently, dipping brushes into Styrofoam cups of water, swirling them into the chosen hue of their watercolor paints, then stroking the color onto paper. Intermittent conversation and laughter interrupt the tranquility. They are grandmothers and grandfathers, a hydrologist, a children’s vocational nurse, a dentist, an FBI secretary. All in varying stages of dementia or Alzheimer’s, they share the painful reality of a fading Healey continues on Page 19
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Houston pleads guilty to felony theft By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Jennifer Houston, 42, of Lakewood, pleaded guilty to one count of felony theft for stealing more than $3,000 from the Green Mountain Junior Baseball Association. On June 3, Houston was given a two-year deferred sentence, which will be supervised through the Jefferson County District Attorney’s Adult Diversion Program. Houston was the former sponsorship director for the Association. Houston was arrested and charged in January. According to information provided by the police, the thefts occurred between May and August 2012. While reviewing accounts in July 2012, the Association’s treasurer noticed three
checks written by Jennifer Houston made payable to herself. The treasurer thought it was unusual, but assumed the checks were written for legitimate team expenses. Again in September 2012 the treasurer found six additional checks written by Houston to herself, and two checks written by Houston to her husband. The treasurer reported her findings Houston to the Association’s President Josephine Trujillo. Trujillo confronted Houston, who admitted taking the money for personal use. Lakewood police were contacted. At her court hearing on June 3, Houston paid $2,000 toward her total restitution of $3,200. She must pay the remaining $1,200 before the end of her diversion period.
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Former West Metro Fire chief passes By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Retired West Metro Fire chief George Goldbach, 76, passed away on May 26. He is survived by five children and 12 grandchildren. Goldbach spent his career working to make people safer, through training, leadership and inspiration. A Brooklyn native, he spent the first 20 years of his 40 years in the fire service with a variety of companies in the New York City Fire Department. He became the fire chief for West Metro in 1995 and retired in 1999. After retiring as chief he was chairman of the public service department at Red Rocks Community College, responsible for the criminal justice and fire science programs. From there he served as the director of South Metro Fire Training Academy, helping to train over 500 career firefighters and numerous volunteer departments. “When I started my career at West Metro he was the academy director,” said current West Metro Chief Don Lombardi. “He was the chief who promoted me to an officer position in the department.” Goldbach taught leadership and management classes around the country, received numerous meritorious awards and citations, published magazine articles, is co-author of “The Fire Chief’s Handbook” and worked as a fire-rescue consultant. “He was a great sounding board, and a
Former West Metro chief George Goldbach. Courtesy photo great example for all of us. He’ll still play a great part in what West Metro does because of the mark he left on all of us,” Lombardi said. “Who we are today is because of what he established.”
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Perlmutter not losing aim on gun laws to curb violence By Vic Vela
vvela@ourcoloradonews.com Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-District 7, acknowledges that an assault weapons ban at the federal level is “going to be difficult to pass,” but that doesn’t mean he’s given up the fight. “I gave somebody a lecture today on using the word ‘never,’” Perlmutter said in a recent interview with Colorado Community Media. “That’s a long time.” In a conversation that was centered on gun-control, Perlmutter reiterated his commitment to supporting gun laws aimed at curbing violence, and also praised the Colorado Legislature’s recent action on gun-related matters that have yet to receive any traction at the federal level. At the same time, Perlmutter acknowledged the potential pitfalls that come with supporting gun control issues, as is evident with a recall election that a highly visible state politico could end up facing later this year. Perlmutter has been outspoken on the need for Congress to pass tighter gun laws, especially in the wake of last year’s Aurora Theater shooting, and the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in Connecticut. Perlmutter serves a vice chairman of the Gun Violence Prevention Task Force in the House, and is a co-sponsor of a measure to reinstate a ban on assault weapons. But Congress, unlike the Colorado General Assembly, has yet to act on any significant gun control legislation in the wake of these tragedies.
An effort aimed at expanding background checks for gun sales failed to get a super-majority in the Senate in April. And, an attempt to ban assault weapons didn’t even come close to getting a majority of votes in that chamber. And that’s before anything ever got to the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives. Perlmutter said he Perlmutter hopes that the background checks effort comes back in the Senate. But, getting the House to move on gun bills is another matter. “We’ve had a number of meetings, but the Republican leadership has been unwilling to bring background checks or any other gun violence pieces of legislation up for a hearing or to the floor of the House,” Perlmutter said. “The Republicans are the ones running the show, so nothing sees the light of day on this subject.” But it’s hard enough for Democrats to get gun legislation by House Republicans, let alone some members of their own party. Four Democratic senators voted against gun background checks in the Senate. And there’s Democrats in vulnerable House districts who certainly would be opposed to gun-control bills, if they ever get to the floor in that chamber. And Democrats are not as stringent on their Congressional candidates being as in favor of gun-control efforts as their Re-
‘From a public safety standpoint, it will make Coloradans safer.’ Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-District 7 publican counterparts are in being against those measures. For example, the Washington Post recently reported that Perlmutter was one of several Democrats who supported the House candidacy Joe Baca of California. Baca, a former congressman, is a gun rights supporter who has an “A” rating from the NRA. Perlmutter said that he and Baca agree on many issues and that the Californian’s views on gun issues are not a litmus test in determining whether to support him. Perlmutter also said that it’s important to remember that the majority of Democrats support gun laws like background checks, compared to a “very slim group” of Republicans While Congress has yet to take action on gun-control legislation, the same cannot be said for the legislative body of which Perlmutter once was a member – the Colorado General Assembly. The state Legislature passed significant gun bills this year, from universal background checks to limits on high-capacity ammunition magazines. “I believe they worked very hard and they came up with common sense gun vio-
lence legislation that will have a positive effect on the state,” Perlmutter said. “From a public safety standpoint, it will make Coloradans safer.” But will Democrats face consequences for their gun votes? Senate President John Morse of Colorado Springs could end up facing a recall election over his support of Democrat-sponsored gun-control measures. Perlmutter was asked whether recall efforts like the one Morse is facing could end up having a chilling effect on Democrats who support tighter gun laws nationwide. “The answer is yes,” Perlmutter said, adding that, “If you get recalled for that, that has a chilling effect on legislation, generally.” But Perlmutter believes that’s the cost of doing business on something as important as curbing gun violence, especially on the heels of “two atrocities, two mass shootings that shocked everyone to their core.” And for Perlmutter, he hopes that can lead to a total ban on the assault weapons used in those mass killings. “I just feel that we can’t ignore this subject any longer,” he said. “But I’ve just got to find more votes.”
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Our increasing interest in psychotic fun L So, this weekend I am going to run the Tough Mudder. For those of you who have never heard of TM, it bills itself as “possibly the hardest event on the planet.” It’s a 10-plus mile obstacle course, up and down the slopes of Beaver Creek ski resort with 23 crazy tests of strength, agility, stamina or, frankly, sanity along the way. And as I’m looking at the list of obstacles, the prevailing thought running through my head is, “What is wrong with me?” There’s the normal stuff you would think about — monkey bars, climbing walls and the like. But there’s also the pit filled with ice water to deal with, not to mention the field of live electrical wires. And it strikes me that this is NOT the sort of thing my father would have ever imagined doing, for fun or otherwise. I guess he got enough excitement in his life trudging around the jungles of the Korean peninsula with a 50-pound rucksack and eight of his closest friends — he never
needed something like this. And it makes me wonder about my generation that we have this fascination with ridiculous and potentially dangerous entertainments. Don’t get me wrong — I think TM is probably going to be the ultimate test of physical fitness, in it’s way, harder than a marathon or any triathlon short of the Iron Man. It also makes me wonder how events like this can be flourishing in a country that is in the midst of an obesity epidemic. But my generation has made this type of
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event the fastest-growing participant sport in the country. My generation has also made Mixed Martial Arts the fastest growing spectator sport in the country. And it makes me pause to think. My generation, by and large, did not face a war. I mean, sure, there’s been the Global War on Terror and all that, but for all the drama, fewer Americans have died in Iraq than did so on D-Day. My generation has not really had to deal with large numbers of our classmates and brothers and sisters being killed or maimed. The savageness of humanity has largely been a thing kept at arm’s length. Until we sign up for recreations that demand from us some of that primal character. Is there something in the human psyche that needs to be connected to a more primitive version of ourselves? Does our own survival dictate that some of us must be able to tap into our inner caveman/woman, so when it all hits the
M fan, there are a handful of us capable of unsp very difficult acts? “W Or have all our cellular technologies left next us so bored and disconnected that we need As increasingly psychotic entertainments to looks feel alive, like junkies in search of their reme next fix? Th I don’t know the answers — I probably never will. But I can assure you I’ll be Be thinking about some of these questions tainl as I’m staring down a field of burning hay tive, bales leading to a fire pit leap into an icy it tak pond. expe By the way, TM has donated over $5.5 book million to the Wounded Warrior Project. man If you would like to support this great newb cause — helping out our REAL warrior/he- know roes —you can donate athttp://toughmud- It der.com/wounded-warrior-project/. soon that Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fit- beco ness instructor who lives in Arvada with his tion wife and three children. He graduated from a lull Alameda High School and the University of enco Colorado-Boulder. Th For b our fi mean the d
Violence at home is hardly ‘domestic’ One of my most treasured cartoons — cut from the newspaper and tacked to my bulletin board, and now yellowed and crispy and held together with tape — is from the comic strip “Shoe.” Young Skyler is sitting in a classroom taking a history exam that asks, “What conclusions can we draw from the Civil War?” Skyler ponders the question, then writes his answer, “One main conclusion: civil is a pretty dumb name for a war.” Some of my more literal friends have pointed out that the word “civil” has meanings — such as “relating to what happens between different groups of citizens” — other than that of people treating each other with civility, which still makes it a pretty dumb name for a war. It’s this line of thinking that brought me to consider the term “domestic violence.” Although the specific language used by U.S. states in their definitions of this crime varies — domestic assault, domestic battery, domestic abuse — the word “domestic” cannot begin to describe the horrors of living with violence at home. Just like “civil,” the word “domestic” has multiple meanings — many of them pertaining to stereotypical women’s roles and duties. So perhaps it’s no coincidence that “domestic violence” usually refers to violence in the home against women, although it’s not unheard of for men to be victimized also. Dictionary definitions for “domestic” include: of or relating to the running of a home; devoted to home life and family affairs; fond of, enjoying, or accustomed to one’s private life and family; peaceful, a state of happiness. Connecting these concepts — happiness, enjoyment, devotion, peace — to violence creates a jarring contrast, a situation where the comfort of domesticity is shattered by “incidents of violence in the home.” And while the word “domestic” in the term “domestic violence” can refer to “that which pertains to the home,” this definition falls egregiously short of the pain and
fear of such violence. Clinically defined, domestic violence is a pattern of assaultive and/or coercive behaviors, including physical, sexual, and psychological, as well as economic coercion, used against intimate partners. Legal definitions generally describe the specific conduct or acts toward a family or household member that would cause a person to feel terrorized, frightened, intimidated, threatened, harassed, or molested. There’s nothing “domestic” about that. Women are far and away the most likely victims of violence in the home. By statute, violence against children is usually defined by criminal law as child abuse, although some states, including Colorado, include children as a class of protected persons within their definitions of domestic violence. So much for enjoying home and family life. To most of us, going home means returning to a safe haven, a place of refuge from the outside world. To those victims caught in the cycle of violence, their homes are anything but safe. And the language we use to define such violence trivializes the seriousness of the crime by connecting it to a term as benign, as familiar, as comfortable — and misleading — as “domestic.” All of which leaves me with one major conclusion: domestic is pretty dumb name for violence. Andrea Doray is a writer, speaker, and language watcher who serves a board member for the organization Writing for Peace. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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Learning how to be a dad Shakti to run My 2-year-old son does something unspeakable in his diaper. “Why not try to do that in the potty next time, buddy?” I wearily suggest. As I start to change him, my dad looks over my shoulder and said, “I remember when you’d do that.” Thanks, Dad.
Becoming a father myself has certainly given me a different perspective, and appreciation, about what it takes to be a parent. Like so many expecting parents I read book after book filled with advice. Also like so many first time parents, holding my newborn made me realize that I didn’t know a dang thing. It is an inescapable fact of life — sooner or later a new parent realizes that in ways big and small, they are becoming their parents. This realization may start as a small thing: A joke, a lullaby, a stern phrase, a shouted encouragement. But it always starts. There is no great mystery in this. For better or worse, our parents are our first and best examples of what it means to raise a child. They provide the default template for how we act.
Hopefully, like my folks, they were pretty good at it. At the other end of the spectrum lies the dark reality that things like emotional and physical abuse are often passed down from generation to generation. I’ve been struck by the implications of this. Not only am I raising my son, but indirectly affecting how my grandchildren will be raised as well. That’s a lot of pressure to get this right. My son is screaming for mac and cheese for lunch. I make the mac and cheese, as I try to calmly tell the little tyrant that he just needs to wait a little bit for his food, that screaming will not help. Finally, the bowl of noodles is
ready! I set the bowl in front of my son, who immediately picks it up and hurls it to the floor, where the noodles land with a plop on my foot. “I remember you doing that too,” my dad says. Thanks, Dad. Of course, in moments like these, when a case of macaroni toe pushes parenting skills and human patience to the extreme, I remember things too. Things like the time the 4-yearold me took a full glass of orange juice from the restaurant table, and poured it on the head of the man in the booth behind me (Sorry!). Things like how my dad, even after the OJ incident, rarely resorted to raising his voice to yell at me to discipline. Things like how my dad somehow struck a successful balance between setting boundaries for two unruly boys, yet still fostering an enduring sense of exploration and adventure in us. Things like how he was, and continues to be, my biggest fan. It is a humbling thing to realize that even after all these years, there is still a lot to learn from the old man. Thanks Dad.
Letter to the editor Ask the sheriffs I am writing in response to several recent commentary you have published on the subject to the Colorado sheriffs’ lawsuit in response to recent firearms legislation, and in particular a column written by Bill Christopher. How dare you criticize the sheriffs for exercising their right to file a lawsuit? You are implying they don’t have a right. And, after all, why would anyone ask the men and women
that have to enforce these laws there opinion? The politicians did not even ask the people their opinion on these matters. When any laws impact our constitutional rights, the people should have a voice, including those men and women who protect you and your property. Perhaps you should write an piece about the elected officials who come up with laws that cannot be enforced by any practical means.
Did anyone bother to ask why the sheriffs think these laws are enforceable? Or maybe about our career politicians that have no clue how to enforce these laws and don’t really care? The men and women of law enforcement put their lives on the line every day for you and I, and should not be denied their right to their day in court in exchange. Mike Franz Lakewood
Jeffco newS in a hurry Food and Health Fair
Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH) Nutrition Services has organized three produce and health fairs again this year for low-income residents and seniors who may not otherwise have access to fresh fruits and vegetables. The Produce and Health Fairs provided health information and healthy foods to more than 1,980 Jefferson County households in 2012. This year’s Produce and Health Fairs will be at: Healing Waters Family Center 6475 W. 29th Ave, Wheat Ridge, CO, 80214-8002 (between Wadsworth and Sheridan on W. 29th Avenue) Friday, June 14, Friday, July 12 and Friday, Aug. 9 9 a.m. -11 a.m. The produce fairs are coordinated by the Produce and Health Fair
County Collaborative: Food Bank of the Rockies, Cooking Matters, CSU Extension, Denver Public Health, Jefferson County Public Health, City of Thornton and Tri-County Health Department. Contact JCPH Nutrition Services, Nancy G. Obrien at 303-239-7126 with any questions.
Pot public hearing
A public hearing regarding the prohibition of marijuana establishments for unincorporated Jeffco will be held June 18, at 8 a.m. in the Board of County Commissioners hearing room one, on the first floor of the Administration and Courts Facility, 100 Jefferson County Parkway. The Colorado Constitution allows counties, if they choose, to prohibit the operation of marijuana cultivation facilities, marijuana
testing facilities, marijuana product manufacturing facilities and retail marijuana stores. The ordinance would sunset on Feb. 1, 2015. The BCC also adopted a temporary moratorium on the establishment or operation of any private marijuana club, business, organization or commercial operation that permits, promotes or otherwise encourages or facilitates the onpremise consumption or transfer of marijuana or marijuana products, or the The temporary moratorium, set to expire in six months, was presented as a way of giving the county time to develop appropriate regulations to marijuana-related businesses. Neither the ban, nor the moratorium affects the private cultivation of marijuana plants, and consumption allowed under Amendment 64.
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for council seat By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Shakti announced she will be a candidate for Lakewood City Council in Ward 3 in November. Shakti is running for the term-limited seat held by Sue King. “On many issues I’m very impressed with the course the city is on, but we need to make sure to keep the city on course,” she said. “As a city council member it is also important to always be looking for ways to do things better.” For the past two and a half years, Shakti has served on Advisory Commission for an Inclusive Community (ACIC). Currently she is the chair of the Sustainability Committee. Shakit traveled extensively as a youth with her parents. Her father owned a solar contracting business and her mother was a nurse-midwife. She attended the University of Colorado Boulder — where she met her husband, Andrew Brandt — before going to Northeastern University in Boston to study law. The couple has been together for 15 years. They moved to Lakewood three years ago. Shakti is currently an aide in the Colorado legislature, and is on the steering committee of the Lower Bear Creek Sub-watershed Project. “For me Lakewood embodies the best of Colorado — proximity to the moun-
tains, a bikeable distance from downtown, affordable houses with yards, beautiful parks, and a strong school system,” she said. “We have a local government that really listens to people and changes lives, and I want to be a part of that.” Shakti There are several issues facing the city that Shakti would like to work on as a city council member, including providing new opportunities for the city’s changing demographics. “I would like to see more opportunities for the city’s youth — including teenagers, who don’t get as much focus,” she said. “Lakewood also has a large and growing senior population, and I think there are more ways we can see seniors involved in the community.” The local business community is also an area that she would like to see the government provide a little stability to. “With the work done on redoing the city’s zoning, I think we need to go back and look at some of the plans for some of our corridors (like Wadsworth and Jewell) and make sure everything is in order,” she said. Shakti said her love of the area is the driving force in her bid for council. “It matters a lot to me that we live in a great community, and I want to play a role in that,” she said.
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Police seeing increase of bottle bombs Residents urged to be wary By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Lakewood Police are warning residents about an old trick that is showing up again that carries with it a serious threat of a disfiguring injury. Across the country, from Disneyland to Arizona and Chicago, police have seen an
increase in bottle bombs being left in parks and other public places. Some are being left in people’s front lawns. Homemade bottle bombs are nothing new, according to Lee Thomas, police agent with the Sector Liason Unit, but they’ve been showing up in greater numbers and new places recently. “A lot of kids make these as a prank, thinking it will be fun or funny, but they can be extremely dangerous,” said Steve Davis, public information officer with the Lakewood police. “There’s no real thought given to the danger it could put people in.”
CELEBRATIONS Gabrielle J. Montoya and Angela B. Rose, of Lakewood, were named to the spring 2013 dean’s list at Colorado State University-Pueblo.
an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Christine Gill, of Airmen who complete Lakewood, graduated cum basic training earn four laude with a bachelor’s decredits toward an associate gree in art from McKendree in applied science degree University. through the Community College of the Air Force. In the Military DeVore earned distincAir Force Airman Devin tion as an honor graduate. T. DeVore graduated from He is the son of Daniel basic military training at DeVore, of Lakewood. The Joint Base San Antonioairman is a 2011 graduLackland, San Antonio, ate of Wheat Ridge High CL7209-078_APEX_Proceeds_6.78x10_PROD_HR.pdf 1 6/7/13 Texas. DeVore completed School.
Some of these homemade explosives are of the baking soda volcano variety and primarily result in a loud bang, according to information provided by the police. Others, however, are made with caustic chemicals that can cause amputated fingers, disfiguring acid burns and blindness. They are made with common household items that when mixed cause a chemical reaction and the gasses trapped in the bottle to expand. They explode with a short but unpredictable delay. Lee said to be cautious about any stop-
pered bottle residents may find with liquid in it, especially if there are signs of swelling or melting. The boiling, caustic material can splash as far as five meters when the bottle explodes. “There is a concern that these bottles can get mixed up with trash and could explode near people,” she said. “Making these is certainly a practice to be discouraged.” Lee added that people who make these explosives face serious felony charges and potentially life-changing injuries. Their families also could face financially crippling civil liability.
Jeffco custody death cause unclear By Glenn Wallace
gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Questions remain about how and why 55-year-old Pine resident Guy Guthrie died while in the custody of the Jefferson County Sheriff’s department. “We certainly don’t know at this point what caused his death,” Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mark Techmeyer said. Deputies received a call from Guthrie’s brother shortly before 7 a.m. on July 2. The brother reported that Guthrie was under the influence of drugs, 3:39 PM wandering a family property, carrying
a gun and making suicidal statements. Jeffco Sheriff’s Department spokesman Mark Techmeyer said when deputies contacted the man, they were able to determine the gun he was carrying was a BB gun. The man refused deputies instructions to drop the BB gun, and deputies deployed Taser darts, only one of which struck Guthrie. When that failed to stop him, an officer used the “touch” Taser option to subdue him. “They tazed him, handcuffed him, picked him up and were taking him to a squad car when he started having trouble breathing,” Techmeyer said. Medical personnel, already at the scene, began attending to Guthrie immediately. He stopped breathing soon
after, and could not be revived. He was pronounced deceased at the scene at 7:57 a.m. The Sheriff’s Department Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) is investigating the incident, and authorities say the coroner’s report will take three to four weeks to complete. According to Techmeyer, the use of the Taser stun gun is standard procedure for department personnel to use to subdue combative subjects. He said a stun gun is often a safer option for officers than using physical or lethal force. Techmeyer said he was not aware of a sheriff’s department stun gun ever being found to be the cause of a death in the past.
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Randle P. McMurphy (Scott Bellot) and Indian “Chief” Bromden (Sam Gilstrap) are strapped to their seats in a scene from The Edge Theatre’s production of “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.” Courtesy photos
FLy WEst for the ‘Cuckoo’s Nest’
Edge Theatre updates a classic By Clarke Reader
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ne Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” is a classic piece of American literature, and while many have scene the film version with Jack Nicholson, the stage version has had a quieter history. The Edge aims to bring the show to vibrant light with its production, which runs Thursdays through Sundays until June 30 at the theater, 1560 Teller St. “Even though it is kind of a period piece, it’s really a timeless show,” said director Rick Yaconis. “Depending on which character you look at, you can do a different story.” Narrated by Indian “Chief” Bromden — a patient in an Oregon psychiatric hospital — the story focuses on rabblerouser Randle P. McMurphy, who transferred to the hospital from a prison work farm, thinking this will give him an easy way to serve out his time. What starts out as a lark — hustling the patients, causing trouble for the staff — turns into something more when he realizes the inspiring effect he is having on the patients. His cushy stay is also interrupted when he calls down the wrath of Nurse Ratched, who runs the hospital with a near-totalitarian grip.
If you go WHAT: “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” WHERE: The Edge Theatre, 1560 Teller St., Lakewood WHEN: Through June 30 Thursday-Saturday 8 p.m., Sunday 6 p.m. COST: $18-$22 INFORMATION: 303-232-0363 or www.theedge-
theater.com
‘It’s darker, wilder and has a little more bite.’ Rick Yaconis, director What ensues is a struggle to maintain one’s individuality. While the original story shows very little sympathy for Ratched, Yaconis said he wanted to tell the story from her viewpoint as much as possible, since in her mind, she is doing the right thing. “She’s a woman in what many call a man’s world, trying to gain control,” he said. “For me, I wanted to take a look at how someone reacts when that power slips from their grasp because of outside forces.” Jada Roberts, who plays Ratched, said Patients and nurses in the psychiatric hospital where that she focused more on what Ratched’s “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” takes place. intentions are than what the other characters think of her. “She cares in a very big, strong way. their performances as real as possible, The manner in which she demonstrates and to research their parts. it is sort of this low boil,” Roberts said. “It’s a fine line because it’s supposed “There’s certainly an element in her to be at least a little funny, but you don’t that likes the control and things to be a want it to be cartoonish,” he said. certain way, so it really throws her for a “We don’t say what illnesses the charloop when someone tries to take that.” acters have, but rather let the audience Roberts said that she hopes audi- try to figure it out.” ences have some kind of catharsis durThe play is very much a comedic ing the play and if she gets people to hate drama, Yaconis added, and said the new her character, that just means she’s done spin The Edge is putting on the story will her job. really impress. The 15-character play is the largest “’Cuckoo’s Nest’ is a classic, but we The Edge has ever done, and Yaconis wanted to do a different take on it,” he said that it has been a challenge, but in- said. teresting because even the smaller roles “It’s darker, wilder and has a little are significant. more bite. I think people will be blown Yaconis wanted the actors playing away by the quality of the acting and the characters with mental illnesses to make story.”
You can enjoy a night in historic Lower Downtown, walk the neighborhood and enjoy small bites of the restaurants’ fare during LoDo Bites. At each stop, participants will enjoy varied cuisines with some restaurants offering select wine, drink specials and signature desserts. This popular annual event in LoDo will return on June 25 from 5 to 9 p.m. Tickets are $35 in advance, $45 the day of the event. Group sales are available at a discounted price of $30 sold in blocks of 10. Or you may mail a check to: LoDo District, Inc., 1616 17th St., Suite 478, Denver, CO 80202. Make checks payable to: LoDo District, Inc. Your ticket assigns you a restaurant indicating where to begin your tour. From there, you have up to four hours to sample the fare of 25 LoDo restaurants, bite by bite. Limited tickets will be sold, so don’t miss out on this hot ticket. Participating restaurants for the event, sponsored by LoDo District, Inc., include some of Denver’s finest, such as Bistro Vendome, Euclid Hall, Coohills, TAG, The Squeaky Bean and Vesta Dipping Grill. Visit www.lodobites.com/index.html to learn more about LoDo Bites or check out all 20 of LoDo’s finest dining venues.
Elway’s is flying high
Elway’s DIA opened for airport travelers on June 10. Here are the facts: Elway’s opened at the Center Court on Concourse B at Denver International Airport. The opening coincided with United Airlines’ maiden flight from Denver to Tokyo. Elway’s DIA, the fourth location for the steakhouse chain (the original in Cherry Creek, Downtown at the RitzCarlton and in Vail), will be open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m., serving breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant will seat approximately 147 guests, with a main dining area, bar seating and a patio.
Jackson tribute
Michael Jackson fans won’t want to miss The Ultimate Thriller — The Michael Jackson Tribute on June 21 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The concert is crafted from the best sets, costumes, dance moves and musical arrangements of the Bad and Dangerous tours. The Ultimate Thriller presents an enduring tribute to the King of Pop. The concert features big production values with a live band, backup vocalists, design lighting and a troupe of dancers choreographed by LaVelle Smith Jr. and Mic Thompson, who spent several years performing with Jackson. The Ultimate Thriller will take audiences through a Jackson music repertoire including “Jam,” “I’ll Be There,” “Rock With You,” “Black or White,” “Bad,” “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “Thriller,” “Man in the Mirror” and more. To sample music and video on the band, go to www.theultimatethriller. com/promoter. Tickets are $32 for general admission (plus service charges) Parker continues on Page 18
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A summer ‘how-to’ read for teens “The How-To Handbook” by Martin Oliver and Alexandra Johnson c.2013, Zest Books $10.99 / $13.99 Canada 127 pages This summer, your parents say that you’ll be doing more around the house. Your chore list almost doubled, in fact, because they want to prepare you for the future: cooking, cleaning, caring for your own clothes, money-management, car repair, things like that. This summer, they’re challenging you and it’s kinda scary. For instance, what if you mess up? What if you do something wrong? Maybe you should ask for help. Or maybe you should read “The How-To Handbook” by Martin Oliver and Alexandra Johnson. So you’re going to take more responsibility around the old homestead this year. You’ve got plenty to learn, and “The How-To Handbook” can help. As the new house chef, you’ll need to know your way around the kitchen, for instance. You’ll have to learn to create a menu of healthy, balanced meals. You may need help peeling potatoes, unjamming a jar, chopping onions, making (and breaking) eggs, or finding recipes.
This book has all that, plus instructions on setting a proper table and making a good cup of tea. Then you’ll learn how to clean up safely, and properly load the dishwasher. All this meal-making stuff is great, but what if you decide you want to get a job and make some cash, too? Again, this book is a big help: start a gift-wrapping business, clean windows or clean a room (in five minutes!), do laundry (start to finish), erase a stain, mend a seam, thread a needle, and sew on a button with the info you’ll find here. Learn how to do yard work, wash a car, or fix a tire (vehicle or bike). And, of course, with all this moola you’ll be making, learn how to manage your money. But remember – you can’t work all sum-
mer. You’ve got to have some fun, so why not take a little trip? Learn how to tie sturdy knots, pitch a tent, and take care of yourself with simple first-aid. Know how to banish motion-sickness, pack a suitcase, and how to stay safe in the city. And don’t forget to take pictures. You’ll find out how with this helpful book! Looking for a quick and informative read that might help you navigate this summer? You’ll find it here… but beware. Though authors Martin Oliver and Alexandra Johnson can make life easier with “The How-To Handbook,” there’s advice in this book that might need caution. Starting with easy-to-do chores and working up to tasks that require a little more finesse, this book makes sticky problems a lot easier with step-by-step instructions and quick line drawings for clarification. That’s great, when it comes to cooking, repairs, appearance, and fun. But Oliver and Johnson also give readers tips on things like popping zits (not generally recommended), and some of the first-aid advice seemed lacking. I don’t think this is bad information – it just needs to be used with a level head, so if
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your week & more Thursday/June 13 Class reuniOn The 1953 West High School 60-year class reunion is planned for 4 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at The White Fence Farm in Lakewood. All classes welcome. Contact Elaine Langley at 303-799-9601 or Lee Becker for information. Thursday/June 13 JusT One Day A party in celebration of Just One Day is from 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday, June 13, at Eden’s Restaurant, 3090 Downing St., Denver, to honor the rescues and shelters that agreed to not euthanize any shelter animals on June 11 according to a proclamation signed by Governor Hickenlooper. Free admission; happy hour prices all evening. RSVP preferred at NoKillColorado@live.com.
MusiC FesTival Bluegrass music fans will be treated to special outdoor performances by nine bands, including Colorado-based headliner Finnders & Youngberg, during the three-day Golden Music Festival, Friday through Sunday, June 14-16 at Clear Creek History Park, 11th and Arapahoe streets in Golden. Tickets will be available on May 1 at the Golden History Center, 923 10th St. in Golden. Visit GoldenHistory.org or call 303-278-3557.
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COnCerT series Evergreen Park & Recreation District presents the Evergreen Lake Summer Concert Series from 5-9 p.m. every other Wednesday. Bring picnic baskets, portable chairs and blankets, or buy food and drinks from local vendors while listening music from local students.
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at meetings at 1 p.m. Saturday, June 15, at the Golden Community Center, 1470 10th St., 2nd Floor Community Room, Golden; and at 7 p.m. Monday, June 17, at Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. Staff members will explain the changes and answer questions. Feedback from the hearings will be summarized and reported to the RTD board of directors. Visit www.rtd-denver.com/servicechangesaugust2013.shtml. Comments also can be faxed to 303-2992227 or emailed to service.changes@rtd-denver.com no later than June 17.
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Friday/June 14 MarkeTing series Business Education Series Training, a partnership of Jefferson County municipal and non-profit business specialists, presents its marketing for business series.
Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Golden. Class limit is 12; guest speaker is Sharon Trilk, 285Bound.com.
• Wednesday, July 10, 9-10:30 a.m.: Twitter-Best Practices for Business Use at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Golden. Class limit is 12; guest speaker is Sharon Trilk, 285Bound.com.
• Wednesday, July 17, 9-10 a.m.: How to manage Your
Online Reputation — Learn how to build a positive reputation, at the Jefferson County Business Resource Center, 1667 Cole Blvd., Bldg. 19, Golden. Guest speaker is Stella Peterson, Stella PR + Marketing. Visit www.jeffcobrc.org for information on costs and registration.
invesTing eduCaTiOn West Metro Real Estate Investing
Education Group meets from 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, June 17, at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St., Wheat Ridge. Meet in classroom 1. We cover all the information you will need to successfully fix and flip or buy rentals with positive cash flow. We analyze deals as examples, talk about where to get funding, the best ways to find a bargain and sometimes do property tours.
Monday/June 17, June 24
Amanda Palmer join with the Colorado Symphony for a concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 14, at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Tickets are on sale now. Call 303-623-7876 or go to www. coloradosymphony.org.
rePubliCan Men Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays, at Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave. The Monday, June 10, meeting features Tom Tancredo, who will talk about why he is running for Colorado governor and how he will get there. The guest at the June 17 meeting is still to be determined. The June 24 meeting will feature Peter Weir, Jefferson County district attorney, providing an update on Jefferson County criminal happenings, court proceedings and more. Bring a guest. Call Fred Holden, 303-421-7619 or visit www.jeffcorepublicanmensclub.org.
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MOunT everesT As the tallest mountain in the world, Everest holds a special place in the minds and hearts of many. It has religious significance for inhabitants of the region; additionally, it captivates the many mountaineers who have attempted to summit it and thus stand “on top of the world.” Join Active Minds from 2-4 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, as we explore the stories of Everest-both triumphs and tragedies-and examine different perspectives on the mountain’s past, present, and future. Program is at Emeritus at Green Mountain, 12791 W.
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presents “Kiss Me, Kate” from June 14 through June 30 at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets available by calling 303-987-7845, going online to www.performancenow.org or visiting the Lakewood Cultural Center box office. Free, on-site parking available.
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Painted Cats charity event
I’m allergic to cats, but painted cats are a different tale. The Cat Care Society debuted its “Tails of the Painted Cats” summer tour in May, but it runs through July 11 and the fundraiser concludes with a July 20 gala event
and auction at Pinehurst Country Club in southwest Denver. The painted cats were designed and painted by various Denver-area artists and cat lovers. Douglas M. Tisdale (the honorable mayor of Cherry Hills Village) will serve as auctioneer and my favorite weatherman, Channel 4’s Ed Greene, will be emcee the event. For more information, visit www.catcaresociety.org/paintedcats.html. Here’s the list of the remaining “Tails of the Painted Cats” summer tour: • June: Tennyson Street Cultural Dis-
Tuesday/June 18 neTWorking evenT 303 Network presents Business After Hours, a networking event, from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, June 18, at Old Chicago, 3550 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Tickets available at www.303NetworkDenver.com. Wednesday/June 19, July 3, July 17
The sChedule is: June 5, The Hosty Duo, with Evergreen School of Music; June 19, Sticky Mulligan, with The Alpine Brothers; July 3, Trout Steak Revival, with Whodunnit; July 17, Mighty High Band, with Sneaky Bastards; July 31, Mr. David Booker Swingtet, with Denver Jazz Club Youth All Stars; Aug. 14, Highway 55, with Casey James Prestwood & the Burning Angels; Aug. 28, Tunisia, with Kattie Glassman and Snapshot. The concerts are free, and parking is limited. Visit www. evergreenrecreation.com. Wednesday/June 19, June 26, July 10 COnCerT series The Lakewood Heritage, Culture & the Arts 2013 Sounds Exciting! summer concert series lineup includes The Hazel Miller Band, rhythm & blues, June 19; Jayme Stone’s Room of Wonders, banjo, June 26; Red Molly, bluegrass-tinged Americana, July 10; Eclipse, Journey tribute, July 17; Creole Stomp, Creole and Zydeco, July 24; Ryan Shupe & the RubberBand, Funkadelic fun, July 31. Concerts start at 6:30 p.m. and are at the Bonfils-Stanton Amphitheatre, 801 S. Yarrow St., Lakewood. Gates open at 6 p.m. and plenty of free parking available. Picnicking is allowed. Season tickets are available at www.Lakewood.org/SummerConcerts or by calling 303-987-7845. Thursday/June 20 real esTaTe Jefferson County summer real estate forum is from noon to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Boston Market’s corporate headquarters, 14103 Denver West Parkway, Golden. Meet and network with Jefferson County business and political leaders and learn about major transportation and redevelopment projects in the county. To register, visit http://www. jeffco.org/events-detail.asp?eventID=376.
COMing sOOn COMing sOOn/June 21 kids nighT out Evergreen Park & Recreation District plans its first kids night out for ages 5-12 from 6-9 p.m. Friday, June 21, in the gymnastics gym at Wulf Recreation Center, 5300 S. Olive Road. Pizza will be served. Parents must sign up by
trict, plus other metro Denver locations (for example, Broadway Betty will be at PISMO Fine Art Glass in Cherry Creek) • June 29: Festival of Felines, Cat Care Society, 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. • July 11: Fascination St. Fine Art in Cherry Creek, 315 Detroit St., wine and cheese reception (admission)
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mind. They’ve come to their weekly painting class, where they sometimes discover lost memories, but always find companionship and joy and moments of peace. “So much of this disease is hard and sad,” says Sara Spaulding, spokesperson for the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, whose husband died at 63 in 2010 of Younger Onset Alzheimer’s after battling the disease for 10 years. “This program, however, offers light and laughter … not only to the participants but for their families.” The program is Memories in the Making. It provides archival supplies — the same brushes, paints and 140-pound paper used by professional artists — to participants, who with guidance from volunteer artists, create art that often correlates to hidden memories. Research shows short-term memory generally declines first, while the part of the brain associated with distant memories is often the last to go. Art and music are among the few ways a patient — whose confuab it. sion has impaired verbal skills — can still w-Tocommunicate. have “They have a point of contact,” Spaulding says. “They’re not able to really remember family and friends. But looking at the art … they’re talking to the volunteers, to each other. It keeps the brain active. That socialization is really important. Then there’s the self-esteem. They have a purpose — to come to class to create something.” The volunteer artists don’t do any of the work. They might help a hand close around a brush or suggest direction. But “we never draw a line,” says Lisa, who volunteers at Emeritus Denver, a care facility in southwest Denver, one of 45 in the metro Denver-Boulder area that offers the program. Kim Franklin runs Memories in the Making at Emeritus Denver. A former hairstylist who worked her way from styling residents’ hair to life enrichment director, she believes God brought her here to help guide residents “through their final journey home.” “I put myself in their shoes,” she says. “Can you imagine at 88 years old, going to a door and it’s locked and you can’t get out? I just want to give them that dignity here …. They kind of go into another world when they’re painting.” John George looks at a photograph of an old Lincoln as he dips his brush into the black circle of paint in his watercolor box. John, once a hydrologist, is 82 with a deep gravelly voice and a gray mustache that matches his hair. “I’m not much of an artist,” he says. “I just go slow.” He peers through his glasses, comparing the painting to the photograph. “I’m just transferring some data from that nice photograph to something less than nice. I’m trying to figure out what to do with the grill.” He hums, a throaty low rumble, and dabs his brush on a paper towel. “This is not gray enough,” he says of the grill. Then: “It’s fun to fool around. Be sure we’re taking this as seriously as necessary, calling it a fool-around. Paul’s good. Paul’s the talented one of the group.” Paul Schoolcraft sits across the table, a blue cap on his head. He is intently sketching a sailboat in front of a train on a bridge. Various photographs of trains and sailboats are scattered around him as he glances from them to the paper and back again. A former dentist, now 85, he is so focused he doesn’t respond. “How old am I?” John asks in response to a question. “You’re 27,” answers a woman with cottony white hair painting at the next table. Bettie Van Zetten smiles. John laughs. “Turn it around. More like 72. Wait — more like 74!” “Best review,” he says, looking at his painting, “this is a no-talent thing. Patience — patience is more important than talent.” With a little urging from Lisa, John talks about a long-ago passion for cars. “As a young man I worked on cars,” he tells her. “That was the only way you could keep them running.” A painting he completed some time ago, depicting a lake with a lighthouse, brought back memories of days spent at his grandparents’ lakeside home in
Michigan, tales his family hadn’t heard in a while. “We’re able to pull from them these nuggets of memories,” Spaulding says. “It’s a real bright spot for families.” His painting finished, John closes his watercolor box. “You’re an amazing artist,” Lisa says, studying the Lincoln, shaded in varying tones of black against an eddying backdrop of green bushes. “Well,” John says, “thank you. It’s fun.” Not every painting elicits recollections for the artists. And “sometimes, you never know if the stories are true or not,” Lisa says. “But then you get to the point where it doesn’t matter, because it’s true to them.” Although John, who had never picked up a paintbrush before starting the class about 1½ years ago, will say he’s not talented, he is. “He’s a really, really good artist,” Lisa says. He’s so good that two of his paintings were selected for the annual Memories in the Making auction, held last week in Denver. Some 4,000 pieces are submitted from program participants throughout Colorado. Juried by professional artists, about 75 are selected. Some are then paired with 30 professional artists, who choose a piece of artwork and reinterpret it the way they see it. Morrison artist Margaretta Caesar, who paints with oils, has participated for about four years. She still remembers the first time she walked into the exhibition room with tables covered in “magnificent” watercolors. “We were told to find the one that speaks to us. But you look at the mixture of talent — the joy, the passion, the emotion — and on the backs are little stories about their inspirations. You just get so moved by it.” This year, John’s painting of a steer called “The Steer Leader” captured her interest. A longhorn lives not too far from her home. But even more than that connection, “what really grabbed me was the composition. The artist really nailed it …. He had worked very, very hard to capture the color in the background. I just thought the piece was top-notch.” For families, selection of loved ones’ art for the auction, which raises more than $400,000 for the association statewide, is an optimistic moment. “Often the call that comes from a care facility is about a new difficult behavior or yet another loss of skill or memory proving challenging for the staff,” Spaulding says. “The call from one of our volunteers letting them know a watercolor created by mom, dad or a spouse has been selected for the auction brings a moment of joy, and once they see the piece, often of wonder that a loved one created something beautiful with no previous art ability — and warmth for a memory shared.” Before the auction, a tea is held for participants where they see their work displayed. John attended with his wife, Lee. “The Steer Leader” was one of the showcase paintings. “He had a hard time understanding why people were making such a fuss over him,” Lee says. She told him the painting was his. “But I didn’t do that.” “John, that’s your signature.” John’s big hobby throughout his life had been photography. And, Lee says, he always had a good sense of light and space, which seems to have translated into his new pastime. She’s watched how he enjoys painting. “He’ll spend a long time — his attention is fixed right in the painting the whole time he’s doing it,” she says. “He is amazing.” But John, like many others, doesn’t remember what he paints. Bettie Van Zetten bends toward the paper, concentrating, brushing small black strokes along the outline of an angel, sketched from the small, wooden figure on the table. “Do you think you want to do some blue up here?” Kim Franklin encourages, pointing to the background behind the angel. “More blue sky,” Bettie, 80, agrees. “Not too much. I’ll thin it out.” “See,” Kim says, “you do a good job.” Bettie, her once jet black hair now completely white, blots water off her sky. “See the box there?” Kim asks, pointing to the box cradled in the angel’s hands. “What is the box supposed to be?”
Bettie wonders. “I was going to say it’s the FBI’s secrets.” “Oooooh,” several people around the table say. “What color box would the FBI have?” Kim asks. “One of the things about working for the FBI, they were never, ever evil to you.” Bettie leans back and clasps her hands. “They would say, `We are special and so are you.’ ” She holds up the painting. “A red box — all the secrets in there.” And she dips her brush into the red paint. Bettie did work for the FBI in Washington, D.C., and in Denver as a switchboard operator and secretary. She has letters from J. Edgar Hoover commending her for good work and her research and help in the Coors kidnapping case in 1960. The mother of two children, she raised them on her own after a divorce when her oldest, her son Barry, was 10. At one time, she did paint. But what her children remember most is how she made flower sculptures from discarded aluminum sheets, how she decorated objects with paper cut-outs, how she loved music and even tap-danced. “She was always creating something or trying to create something,” says daughter-in-law Eileen Van Zetten, Barry’s wife. Born in Kansas, she traveled with her family to many rural areas during the Great Depression and came to love the outdoors. Her paintings often reflect that inspiration and her deep faith, her family says. “I can see her spirituality in them and her love of the outside,” Eileen says. “For all of us, it’s a way to see that what she’s actually thinking and feeling is beautiful.” For the auction, Bettie’s landscape, a mountain scene draped in blue, gold and green hues that she named “God’s Beauty,” was paired with a photograph from renowned Colorado nature photographer John Fielder. Unbeknownst to event organizers, over the years Bettie had collected just about every Ansel Adams book of nature photographs; son Barry is a huge Fielder fan. So when Eileen and Barry saw her
painting next to his photograph, they held hands and cried. “We were both so touched by how this came together, her vision and his vision, and it was almost overwhelming,” Eileen says. “It was one of the most moving things I’ve seen in many years.” For Barry, his mother’s paintings keep them close, Eileen says. “This is like a way of holding onto a piece of something she feels for him.” Bettie, absorbed in the angel, adds color to a wing. “I’d love to be an artist,” she says. “Wouldn’t it be fun to be an artist?” “OK, Bettie, last thing,” Kim says. “Do you want to do something for the dress?” She hands Bettie the angel so she can feel the wood and understand the texture. “How would I make it?” Bettie asks. Lisa: “We have silver paint.” There is silence as Bettie adds water to black paint. “This looks gray, doesn’t it?” Kim: “Probably if you use less water.” “It’s getting more, more silver.” “So,” says Kim, “every artist names their painting.” Bettie quickly responds. “Good thing I’m not an artist.” The class ends and Bettie, Sue, John, Paul and the others close their watercolor boxes, each labeled with their names. They leave quietly, with smiles and goodbyes to each other, and a few hugs for Lisa and Kim. On the table is Bettie’s angel. It wears a silver-gray dress and holds a red box. The sky behind her is Colorado blue. Kim has written Bettie’s name on the back, along with the title Bettie gave it: “Secrets of the FBI.” To contact the Alzheimer’s Association of Colorado, call 800-272-3900 or go to alz. org/co. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@ourcoloradonews.com or 303566-4110.
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A view of the back nine fairway at Fossil Trace Golf Course is surrounded by beautiful scenery in Golden. Photo by Daniel Williams
Fossil trace cast among the best Golf course celebrating 10th anniversary this summer By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com GOLDEN - Fossil Trace stands out over most other municipal courses. Technically a Golden municipal golf course, Fossil Trace offers a golf experience usually only found at a private course. Snuggled against the foothills of the Rocky Mountains, Fossil Trace is just minutes from anywhere in town. Yet when
on the course golfers often feel like you are playing a course in the middle of the mountains. “I think as golfers whether you are a 5-year-old golfer or a 55-year-old golfer you want to play a course that is fun and not necessarily 7,600 yards,” said Fossil Trace PGA head professional Jim Hajek. The course is celebrating its 10th anniversary this summer and in 10 short years Fossil Trace has become not only a premiere golf course in Colorado but in the entire country. Designed by renowned golf course architect Jim Engh, the golf course opened in July of 2003, long after after the first dinosaurs walked where holes 11 through 15 now sit.
Triceratops footprints, as well as other prehistoric creatures’ fossils can be viewed adjacent to the golf courses 12th green. Also, located just inside the main doors of the golf course clubhouse is an exhibit that details the rich history of the property and shares information about the dinosaur tracks and other fossils uncovered on the golf course. “It’s just a really cool experience every time you have the opportunity to come play here. Anytime you play Fossil Trace you get a little something different,” said Fossil Trace regular Rick Harris. After a long round there are few places better to sip a drink and enjoy dinner than Three Tomato’s patio overlooking the 18th green.
Affordable fees, convenient practice facilities, a steakhouse with a view and one of the greenest courses in Colorado make for an outstanding golf experience at Fossil Trace. Considered a “Must Play” by Golf Digest and getting a 4.5 (out of five) ranking, Fossil Trace has accumulated a long list of awards. Most recently, Westword Magazine named Fossil Trace as “Best Golf Course in Denver” for the second time. Colorado AvidGolfer Magazine said the course features “Best Starting Hole in Colorado” four of the past six years. And Golf Digest has designated hole No. 12 as one of the “18 Most Fun Holes in America.”
Jeffco Hall of Fame inducts six new members Inductees, athletes and coaches honored at banquet By Daniel Williams
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Ralston Valley High School Athletic Director Jim Hynes stands with Wendy Braye Davies during her induction into the Jeffco Athletic Hall of Fame. Photos by Dennis Pleuss/Jeffco Public Schools
GOLDEN - Jeffco award winners as well as newly inducted Jeffco Hall of Famers were honored at the 28th Annual Hall of Fame Banquet Wednesday at Mount Vernon Country Club. Six new members were inducted into the Jeffco Athletic Hall of Fame, and 12 of Jeffco’s elite high school athletes and coaches were recognized for their athletic achievements. Nearly 200 people were on hand at the banquet to honor the award winners and inductees. The new induction class includes: Brian Schneider; Athlete (football, basketball and track) at Pomona High School. Played college football at Colorado State University, assistant foot-
D’Evelyn boys’ basketball coach Troy Pachner, far left, has a laugh with recent D’Evelyn graduate Luke Stratman. Stratman was named Jeffco’s Class 4A Male Athlete of the Year. Standley Lake graduate Zoie Hoben, far right, was honored as Jeffco’s 5A Female Athlete of the Year. ball coach at CSU, UCLA, Iowa State, Oakland Raiders, USC and current special teams coordinator for Seattle Seahawks in the NFL. Wendy Braye Davies; Athlete (soft-
ball, basketball and golf) at Arvada West High School. Played college softball at Florida State University. Fame continues on Page 21
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A dashing way to get sloppy, have fun Charitable mud run brings out those up for a good time By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com LITTLETON — Ready to get dirty? Runners get ready to let your mud flaps fly at The Dirty Dash on Saturday at 9 a.m. at Botanic Gardens at Chatfield. The Dirty Dash is a mud run obstacle course that combines boot camp challenges with the joy of getting really muddy. Participants crawl through mud pits, climb mountains of sludge, scale cargo nets and jump hay bales before taking a ride down the world’s largest slip `n slide, all in the name of fun and charity. “We just want people to get active and get crazy in the mud,” The Dirt Dash organizer Matt Ward said. “This is your chance to act up.” Not a runner but interested in a day of fun? Well, spectators are encouraged to get crazy as well by pelting oncoming runners with water balloons. Children who attend can have their own fun at the course with the Piglet Plunge, a kid-sized romp in the mud pits and Slop `n Slide. A portion of the proceeds of the race goes to Paradox Sports and The YMCA of the Pikes Peak Region. “The only thing that feels better than being covered from head to toe in mud is knowing you’ve helped your
Participants in last year’s The Dirty Dash get dirty but work out and have fun. Photo by Gretchen Willard community,” Ward said. After the race, those that want to donate their used shoes can leave them behind for people in need. The Dirty Dash will clean them and give them to charity. More than 25,000 pairs of shoes have been donated in
the past three years. For more information on this event, costs and to see additional race locations, visit thedirtydash.com or check out what fans have to share on Facebook at facebook.com/ TheDirtyDash.
Colorado School of Mines best, brightest given RMAC honors Information Director Colin Bonnicksen also an honoree By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com GOLDEN - Colorado School of Mines Megan Woodworth and Russell Drummond were named 2012-13 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference Scholar-Athletes. Two of the more accomplished student-athletes in Mines Athletics and RMAC history — both in the classroom and on the playing field — were honored on Thursday. Administrators from each of the 14 RMAC institutions chose a male and female student-athlete as their honorees. To be eligible for the
RMAC Scholar-Athlete award, individuals must compete in one of the conference sponsored championship sports; carry at least a 3.30 grade point average; be a starter or reserve on their respective team; be of good character and must have participated at the active member institution for two or more seasons. Woodworth, the 2012 Capital One Division II Academic All-America of the Year for women’s soccer, repeated as a Daktronics First Team All-American after leading the RMAC with the fourth most assists in the country (13) and finishing fourth in the conference in points (35) and fifth in scores (11). The 2012 RMAC Preseason Player of the Year and 2011 NSCAA and Daktronics First Team AllAmerican concluded her career as the school’s alltime leader in assists (44) and touts the top three
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Current teacher, softball and girls golf coach at Ralston Valley High School. Coached RV to state softball championships in 2002 and 2007. John McGuire; Athlete (cross country and track) at D’Evelyn Junior/Senior High School. three-time state cross country champion; 12-time state track champion in 800m, 1600m, 3200m and 4x800 relay. Ran track and cross country at Stanford University.
single-season marks in program lore, highlighted by 14 helpers in 2011. A four-time First Team All-RMAC choice and three-time RMAC Women’s Soccer Academic Player of the Year, Woodworth also ranks second at Mines in points (120) and third in goals (38). She was named a Capital One First Team Academic All-American, NSCAA First Team College Scholar AllAmerican and Colorado Sportswoman of the Year in 2011. Drummond, the 2012 RMAC Men’s Cross Country Academic Runner of the Year and 2012-13 RMAC Men’s Indoor Track and Field Academic Athlete of the Year, capped his noteworthy career as runnerup and All-American in the 1,500-meter run at the NCAA Division II Outdoor Track & Field Championships. A three-time All-Ameri-
G. Stanley Ward; Stadium manager (Reed Street Stadium and Trailblazer Stadium), athletic director (Arvada West High School), coach (Jefferson High School) and teacher (Jefferson High School). Jerry Madden; Football, wrestling, baseball, softball and track coach. Schools coached at include: Pomona High School, Golden High School, Dakota Ridge High School, Alameda High School, Oberon, Moore and O’Connell middle schools and Lakewood Junior High School. C. Thomas McCormick; Basketball coach and teacher. Schools coached
can in the event — he finished fourth in 2011 and 2012 — Drummond ranks third at Mines with nine collegiate All-American accords (cross country/track and field), including three in 2013 after placing fifth in the mile and eighth with the distance medley relay at indoor nationals. Drummond has been voted RMAC First Team AllAcademic nine times and USTFCCCA All-Academic on three occasions. He was named Capital One First Team Academic All-American in 2011-12 following four All-American efforts between cross country and track and field.
oree for the 2012-13 Grant Burger Media Award, the association announced last week. Bonnicksen earns the distinction for NCAA Division II women’s volleyball coverage in the South Central Region, which is comprised of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC), the Lone Star Conference (LSC) and Heartland Conference. Bonnicksen, the 2013 RMAC Campbell/Marshall Sports Information Director of the Year, is one of eight Division II sports information directors around
the nation to garner the award. Bonnicksen reported on the Orediggers’ rise to the program’s first-ever RMAC Championship in 2012, as well as its fourth-consecutive trip to the NCAA Tournament. Mines set a school record with a 26-7 overall record during the 2012 campaign and both Jackie Stabell and Melanie Wannamaker were named AVCA Second Team AllAmericans — the first time the program had two AllAmericans in the same season.
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Colorado School of Mines’ sports information director Colin Bonnicksen has been named the AVCA NCAA Division II South Central Region Sports Information Director hon-
at include: Ralston Valley High School, Arvada High School and Drake Junior High School. McGuire was the only one of the six inductees who couldn’t make it to the banquet. However, he did speak at D’Evelyn’s graduation the week before. Also at the banquet was the presentation of awards given to several Jeffco athletes and coaches. The event featured the end of school year athletic awards to the Paul Davis Sportsmanship Award, Fred Steinmark Award, Assistant Coaches of the Year, Coaches of the Year and Athletes of the Year.
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Firehouse Subs opens second location Shop supports local fire agencies By Clarke Reader
creader@ourcoloradonews.com Firehouse Subs isn’t just about providing the best sandwiches around, but also focusing on supporting local firefighters. The sub shop opened its second Lakewood location, 195 S. Union Blvd., on May 27, and is already doing steady business while looking for ways to help out with organizations like West Metro Fire and Rescue. “Things have been going amazing so far — better than we anticipated,” said Brandon Gerstein, who runs the restaurant. “We were founded by fireman, so helping them out in the community is extremely important to us.” Firehouse is known for steaming its premium meats and cheeses piled high on toasted sub rolls, served with fresh produce. Brandon has been working for Firehouse for just under a year-and-a-half, and moved from Tallahassee, Fla., to work at the location in Belmar. Once he decided he wanted to become a franchisee, he had to go through the training process. Bruce Gerstein — Brandon’s father — is
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run their own restaurants. “We meet with franchisees and really
help them through the entire process, from construction to training their employees,” Bruce said. “We want to make sure that the owners will be a right fit, and that it’s a good decision for them.” The Firehouse in Thornton is the training store, and that’s where Brandon and his employees received they needed to get the restaurant up and running. While Firehouse is a chain restaurant, Brandon said that each store works hard to create a local feel at each location. The restaurant has been getting a lot of local business from all the people working near St. Anthony’s Hospital and the Federal Center. Part of the local atmosphere comes from a mural that each restaurant has painted that represents its area. Brandon’s features Red Rocks amphitheater, a Denver Bronco and West Metro Fire trucks. In the spirit of helping local fire fighting organizations, the new location will be a sponsor of West Metro’s annual Family Fire Muster on Sept. 28. This is part of the company’s Public Safety Foundation, which raises money for groups like West Metro. Since opening up shops in Colorado, Brandon said the restaurants have raised more than $100,000 for firefighting agencies. To learn more, visit www.firehousesubs. com.
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As an owner of a local restaurant “Wrigley’s Chicago Bar and Grill” I know how often business owners are approached to donate to benefits. Usually we participate in whatever way we can, almost all are great causes, and I hope that you will find this cause a worthy one too.
1st Annual James Davies Memorial Tournament Officer Davies was a Lakewood police officer killed in the line of duty November 9th, 2012, and through this benefit we hope to keep the legacy of a local hero alive in the hearts and minds of the citizens he protected. The proceeds of this event will go to Judi’s House, a non-profit organization that provides Hope and Healing for grieving children and families. Officer Davies wife, Tami, and their two children, Cloe and Ethan, are healing with the help from Judi’s House. It is Tami’s wish to donate all of the proceeds raised from the event to an educational scholarship fund in the name of her husband, “The James Davies Scholarship Fund.” Every year the money raised will go to educational scholarships to children that are healing through Judi’s house. We are looking for businesses that would like to sponsor a hole for the golf event ($200) or would like to donate a gift certificate. We also need more golfers for either date. I promise it will be a fun worthwhile event. Please help us honor a local Hero! Thank you, Skip Perry
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AnnounCinG ThE winnERS oF ThE 2013 –2014 GREAT-wEST GREAT-TEAChERS® GR AnT PRoGR AM. Lisa Benjamin Bridges of silence Adams County 14
anne Garcia Columbine elementary Boulder Valley School District
moLLy moyer new emerson elementary school Mesa County District 51
sue BLau mark spencer horizon middle school Falcon School District 49
mandy GruenBerGer landmark academy Brighton 27J
jane neLms grand Junction high school Mesa County District 51
sTephani hardon meridian elementary Adams 12 Five Star Schools
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meGan koBzej the new america school Jefferson County Public Schools
jiLL parker elizabeth middle school Elizabeth C-1
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kaThryn rockWeLL rock Canyon high school Douglas County
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For the investment they make in our kids’ lives every day, Great-West Financial would like to thank the winners of the 2013–2014 Great-West Great-Teachers Grant Program. We salute them for teaching our kids personal financial literacy. For coming up with programs that bring financial principles to life. For helping our kids learn valuable finance lessons. And for that we say: thank you.
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