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Programs support homeless students Number of homeless is growing, experts say, caused in part by lack of affordable housing

By Crystal Anderson Canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com For Preston Jenkins, 12, watching his mom teeter on the edge of homelessness left him anxious.

“I did not like seeing my mom stressed out about it all,” he said. And “I was stressed out because we had to move and be homeless.”

Preston held on to happy thoughts — “when we get out of here and get our new place, I will have a new start and new friends” — to help him feel better.

That anxiety, along with tiredness, lack of focus and social skills are key factors affecting the more than 2,800 homeless students in Jefferson County schools, Jeffco district experts say.

But the district’s Community & Family Connections department, a team that helps connect students andfamiliess with resources to lessen the impact of homelessness, works hard to relieve those burdens.

“Children are little human beings, so they sense the stress their parents are under, and that can spill over to life just like for anybody,” said Susan Kimes-Demboski, the family engagement liaison at Golden’s Pleasant View Elementary.

For Preston’s mother, Lakewood resident Beth Thomas, who became homeless about two years ago after being unable to keep up with rising rents and experiencing financial difficulties, living in a shelter was her biggest fear.

IRISH TRADITIONS Culture and food from the Emerald Isle are spotlighted on PAGE 12.

Milani Gooley and big brother Preston Jenkins grin for the camera. The duo recently moved into an apartment in Lakewood with their mother, Beth Thomas, after a period of homelessness. Photos by Courtesy photo

THE MANY LOOKS OF HOMELESSNESS Homelessness can look much different than the stereotypical cardboard box in an alleyway. Here is a list of conditions that also fall under the definition. A person is considered homeless if he or she: • Shares housing because of a loss of housing or economic hardship •Lives in hotels or motels, trailer parks or campgrounds •Lives in shelters or transitional housing

•Is abandoned in hospitals •Is awaiting foster care placement •Has nighttime residence not ordinarily used for accommodations •Lives in cars, abandoned buildings, public settings and/or public spaces •Is a migratory child • Is an unaccompanied youth not in custody of a parent or guardian.

— Source: U.S. Department of Education

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4-H tree-mendous sale on tap

By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Flowers and trees improve the natural beauty of landscape, but they can do even more than that.

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The tree seedlings for this year’s Jeffco 4-H Tree-mendous Sale are grown by the Colorado State Forest Service Nursery to promote conservation practices in the state’s rural and urban landscapes.

These tree’s conservation efforts include rural windbreaks, wildlife habitat and conservation for pollinators. For example, shade trees can reduce air conditioning needs, and flowers support the pollinators important to agricultural production. Planting more drought-tolerant species can reduce the use of water, and planting insect and disease-resistant species may avoid widespread tree loss and the need for expensive chemical treatment.

It’s an economical way to reforest your property.”

– Curtis Utley, Horticulture agent for Colorado State University Extension

Orders may be placed through April 8, and plants will be ready for pick up April 28-30 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave. Frontage Road, in Golden. People may place orders at www.4htrees.org or by calling 303-271-6620 for an information brochure and order form to mail in. People must pre-order, and it is recommended to do so early, as certain species sell out every year. Both online and in the brochure, people will have access to brief descriptions and prices of the more than 40 species available. Plants are grown from both seed and cuttings, and are available in several quantities, containers and sizes.

The sale has been going on since 1975. People tend to like it for its economics, said Curtis Utley, the horticulture agent for the Colorado State University Extension in Jefferson County.

“It’s an economical way to reforest your property,” he said. Plus, Utley added, many of the plants available are native to Colorado. The Jefferson County 4-H puts the sale on as one of its projects. It gets a percentage of the commission, which supports other 4-H activities.

Anybody who can plant trees on their property is welcome to purchase plants from the sale, said Master Gardner Duane Davidson, but the purpose is to provide a resource for people to promote conservation efforts. “The philosophy,” Davidson said, “is to assist in tending to the environment — and improving it as much as possible.”

‘The peace and quiet is wonderful’ Bear Creek Lake Park’s serenity draws visitors — even in the winter cold

By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Even during the cold winter months, Littleton resident Maria Janisz needs to get out into nature.

This need isn’t just for her physical health, but emotional as well. And when the need strikes, there’s one place she goes — Lakewood’s Bear Creek Lake Park.

“I’m here four or five times a week to do the fitness trail here,” she said on a clear, cold day in late February. “I like doing the stretches out here, and it’s so much nicer than being in a gym.”

Janisz isn’t alone in her devotion to the park, even during winter. Although visitor numbers certainly slow from the summer months, they by no means stop, said Drew Sprafke, Lakewood’s regional parks supervisor.

“We have a whole lot of activity here in the winter,” he said. “We’re very well known for keeping our trails plowed, so we have a lot of runners and cyclists come Park continues on Page 5

HELP THE PARKS The city is hiring seasonal staff and volunteers for the summer months now, and anyone interested should call 303-6976159 or visit www.lakewood.org/jobs for more information.

TIGERS ADVANCE Lakewood girls advance to the Great 8 in the state 5A tourney. Read more about their latest win on PAGE 20.

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Evan Barfoot, a 15-yearold Sobesky Academy student, and his mother, Janay. Evan said his autism allows him to see the world from a unique perspective. Photo by Clarke Reader

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EVAN BARFOOT Hip-hop fan and history buff who doesn’t want to mow the lawn

By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com

About me I grew up in Lakewood, and am 15 years old. I’m autistic, so I don’t see things the way a lot of other people do. I relate to kids who go to normal school just fine, but there are some challenges with social situations.

My autism lets me see things other kids don’t see, and that’s a good thing. I’m unique, and have done a lot of maturing lately.

Favorite interests I’m currently at Sobesky Academy in the 10th grade, and it’s my first year there.

Before coming to Sobesky I went to Jefferson Hills Academy. Sobesky is a transitional school, so I only have five kids in my class.

In school I really like earth science — our teacher is trying to grow banana plants, which isn’t going so well, since they’re tropi-

cal plants. I also like history a lot — especially the American Revolution, Dark Ages and the people of Mesoamerica. I like looking at the similarities in different cultures.

In my free time . . .

I love listening to hip-hop — Chamillionaire is probably my favorite. I also watch a lot of TV and love “Star Wars” and Godzilla — but the older “Star Wars,” not the newer ones. I also love “Jurassic Park,” and the new “Jurassic World” was awesome.

With my family we occasionally go to the zoo or the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Sometimes, we go up to Winter Park.

I’m looking for a job right now, which is a little tricky at 15. I may have a job at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit when I turn 16, though.

For the future I’m not sure what I want to do in the future, when I’m done with school. Right now I’m focused on getting my own place after high school — I’d like to stay in Lakewood, and maybe get a townhome or a condo. I’d like a place where I don’t have to mow the lawn — I mowed the lawn for my family last summer, and now I just want to raise my kids in a place where they don’t have to know the torture of mowing the lawn.

I’d like to be a rapper someday — I’ve written a few raps, but I’m better at freestyles.

If you have suggestions for My Name Is ..., contact Clarke Reader at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Bear Creek reservoir to be lowered for valve replacement Bear Creek reservoir near will be lowered twice from the current lake level of 5,558.7 feet to about 5,557.5 feet to allow for valve replacement work at Bear Creek Dam. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District will begin the first lowering on Feb. 24 and the second lowering will begin this week.

To lower the reservoir, releases will be increased to 70 cubic feet per second (cfs) which falls within channel capacity and significantly less than the maximum 2015 summer release of 500 cfs. It will take less than one day for the reservoir to refill to the normal level of 5,558 feet.

This work is being conducted in response to damage from recent flooding. Beginning Friday, March 11, normal operations will resume. Bear Creek Lake will be closed to all ice activities due to fluctuating lake levels.

The valve replacement work has been coordinated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers with the State of Colorado and the City of Lakewood.

RMCAD expands parnership with Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation The Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design (RMCAD) has expanded its partnership with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Rocky Mountain Chapter. The school will offer a 10 percent grant to members of JDRF families.

Additionally, the school will donate $1,000 to JDRF for each participating student. Donations will be made at the end of the students’ first 16-week semester.

Previously, RMCAD has supported JDRF through sponsorship of the JDRF Rocky Mountain Chapter’s OneWalk, which raised more than $790,000 in 2015.

RMCAD has also provided in-kind and facility donations to support JDRF’s mission. Each year, RMCAD Student Ambassadors work with local JDRF kids to create artwork for the auction at the JDRF Dream Gala, an annual event featuring a live and silent auction.

JDRF members who are interested in attending RMCAD should visit RMCAD. edu/JDRFgrant. Questions can be directed to Kelli Raleigh, outreach manager for JDRF Rocky Mountain Chapter at 303209-7719 or kraleigh@jdrf.org or Marc Abraham, RMCAD Admissions Director at 877-3920 5695 or mabraham@rmcad.edu.

Lakewood Cultural Center hosts New York Brass Arts Trio Lakewood Cultural Center presents the New York Brass Arts Trio in an evening of classical arrangements and entertaining anecdotes at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 19.

The trio is made up of Trumpeter Joe Burgstaller (formerly of Canadian Brass), French hornist David Jolley (founding member of Orpheus Chamber Orchestra) and trombonist Haim Avitsur (Symphony Magazine Emerging Artist).

Tickets start at $20 and are available at 303-987-7845, www.Lakewood.org/ LCCPresentsor the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

National Federation of the Wild West Metro Chapter hosts meeting The National Federation of the Blind Wild West Metro Chapter is having a chapter meeting to reach out to the blind community and family and friends of blind individuals of all ages.

The event will be noon to 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, at the Carmody Recreation Center, 2200 S. Kipling St. The organization will host a meeting every first Saturday of each month, unless otherwise noted.

For further information, email Brad at pawcuzinc@gmail.com.

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Nestlé Purina donates $10k to Family Tree

Organization will use funds to fill service gaps

By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Nestlé Purina, the international pet products manufacturer with a wellknown Denver plant, donated $10,000 to Family Tree on Feb. 5 to support the organization’s efforts to combat child abuse and neglect, domestic violence and homelessness.

“When a corporation like Nestlé Purina comes in and makes a five-figure donation like this, it’s huge for us,” said Scott Shields, CEO of Family Tree. “We showed Nestlé the breadth of services we have and the strength of our programs.”

Nestlé Purina heard about the work Family Tree does through an employee who was a volunteer, said Louis Thomas, factory manager of Nestlé Purina’s Denver location. He said the company was impressed with the work Family Tree does.

“We’ve seen the positive outcomes of Family Tree’s work, and we’re happy to provide additional resources to ensure these efforts will continue,” Thomas wrote in an email interview. “Our factories are very involved in their respective communities and we have the oppor-

tunity to make grants to local organizations for capacity building.”

Among the services Family Tree administers are emergency residential facilities, legal advocacy, parenting support and career counseling.

This kind of donation is especially helpful to Family Tree because the funds can be spent in an unrestricted way in the agency, Shield said.

Often, the funds Family Tree receives are from federal agencies and grant programs, which have to be spent on certain projects or in particular ways, he explained. With this kind of donation, Family Tree can fill in necessary gaps in projects and services.

“We will be using this money to strengthen the available opportunities for our clients,” he said. “We actively work to build relationships with the private sector to help to fill the gaps that we have.”

In recent years, Shields has seen more grants that require matching funds from applicants, which makes applying for them an expensive proposition and makes other sources of unrestricted funding so crucial.

“Family Tree provides services to tens of thousands of people in Denver,” Thomas said, “and the additional funding will help them continue this positive outreach to create lasting change.”

Fom left, Steve Lownds (Family Tree), Evvie Moravec (Nestlé Purina), Andrea Wombacher (Nestlé Purina), Andrew Castillo (Family Tree), Liz Norris (Nestlé Purina), Louis Thomas (Nestlé Purina), Jaclyn Wilmot (Family Tree) and Jill Gulotta (Family Tree) at the Nestle Purina check presentation. Courtesy photo

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This scenario happened to one of my clients.

He has a house valued by the county assessor at about $600,000. His property tax bill for that house is about $4,200. He subdivided his parcel to create a vacant lot and now he’s paying $4,400 in property tax for the empty lot! So guess what? He’s asking me to sell his house (which he loves) and is going to build a home on that vacant lot. If that new home is worth, say, $500,000 after it’s finished, his property tax bill for that parcel will actually be less than it is as vacant land. Sounds crazy, doesn’t it?

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This unfair discrepancy in the taxation of residential and non-residential property is not easily fixed, rooted as it is in our state’s constitution. Voters would never approve a constitutional amendment changing a system which would cause their own taxes to go up by relieving taxation on non-residential property.

(There is an exception for vacant land used for agricultural purposes, so if you can fence your vacant land and run livestock on it, your property taxes plummet to near zero.)

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A couple years ago, the Jefferson County Commissioners re-zoned land north of Golden and west of Highway 93 for future commercial development, despite loud objections about it destroying the “mountain backdrop.” It seemed clear to me that their motivation was the higher property taxes development will generate.

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By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Jefferson County Business Lobby represents more than 21,000 businesses in the county, and on Feb. 23 the organization provided its members and residents an opportunity to get to know their area legislators.

“Our lobbying group includes the West Chamber, Arvada Chamber, Golden Chamber, and Jefferson County Economic Development Corporation,” said Susan Aldretti, with the lobby. “This is an opportunity for not just all of our members, but also the public, to meet their elected officials and see what they’re working on.”

The meet-and-greet event was held at Lakewood’s Summit Brick Company, and state lawmakers Sen. Cheri Jahn (D-Lakewood), Rep. Tracy KraftTharp (D-Arvada), Sen. Andy Kerr (D-Lakewood) and Rep. Tim Leonard (R-Evergreen), among others, were on hand to provide information to the business community.

In between bits of appetizers or sips of beer, business people asked about legislation being worked on, what had passed so far and what hadn’t.

Jahn said these kinds of events are fun because legislators get to speak with constituents they wouldn’t otherwise.

“We hold this event once a year and get a crowd we don’t often see at our events,” said Jeremy Fleming, marketing director with the West Chamber.

For the business lobby, some of the

Sen. Andy Kerr visits with members of the business community at the Jefferson County Business Lobby’s legislator meet and greet on Feb. 23. Photo by Clarke Reader top legislative issues this year include transportation funding and the hospital provider fee, according to Aldretti.

But each business person has his or her own issues of concerns.

“I’m here to see what legislation our elected still having coming this session,” said Ron Abo, with Lakewood’s The Abo Group, a Lakewoodbased sustainable architecture firm. “I

am interested in the progress on the construction defects issue, but mainly I’m just curious.”

Discussion was friendly throughout the event — a fact that Aldretti said is the norm with this group of legislators.

“Our leaders are always really responsive and give great feedback,” she said. “Jeffco has a great group.”

On March 3, the Jeffco Board of Education will discuss and decide whether or not to use Certificates of Participation to fund a K-8 School in Arvada’s Candelas neighborhood, and finish the renovations at Sierra Elementary School.

The board is set to discuss the increased costs of the projects due to inflation. The Candelas project is now estimated at $31 million, and Sierra at $18 million.

The school area, known as the Northwest Corridor, is experiencing an economic and population boom within the Candelas, Five Parks, West Woods and Leyden Rock housing developments. Student enrollment is rising exponentially in a number of area schools: West Woods and Meiklejohn Elementary schools, and Ralston Valley and Standley Lake high schools are nearing or surpassing student capacity.

Projections show the area may need an additional 8,000 seats over the next seven years. Along with Northwest Arvada, Lakewood is also expecting more students — the Solterra development, specifically, plans to add 3,000 housing units in coming years.

The meeting will begin at 5:30 p.m. at the Jefferson County Education Center, 1829 Denver West Drive, with a study session. This topic is in the discussion agenda, which will take place later in the evening. To view the proposals ahead of Thursday’s meeting, For more information about the board meeting, go to www.boarddocs. com/co/jeffco/Board.nsf/Public.

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But the crisis turned into the first step toward rebuilding a stable life.

“You really can’t fail in this program,” she said of her three months with Family Promise, a church-based metro-area homeless program that housed her and her two children. “With all the resources they have, it’s up to the parent to take advantage and be determined to find housing.”

The program provided support to help her find a job, resources and a way to normalize life for her two kids, Preston and Milani, 4. Daily these two watched as Thomas struggled with depression and worry as she worked to provide a better life.

“It took some adjusting,” she said, describing the stress of driving Preston to his Jeffco school from the shelter in Littleton where the family was staying.

Many definitions of homelessness At school, the family found more support.

The district’s Community & Family Connections serves homeless youth and their families under the McKinneyVento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001.

That act gives students and families access to basic rights and support necessary to ensure a quality education and that their basic needs are met.

“We try to offer a series of supports to keep kids in school,” said Jennifer Wilson, director of the Community & Family Connections team. “School may be the one stable and consistent thing in their life and, if that’s the case, we want to do everything in our power to make sure they have that.”

Each of the district’s 154 schools has a family engagement liaison who works directly with families who either identify as homeless or are referred to the district as meeting that definition.

Lakewood resident Beth Thomas stands with her two kids, Preston and Milani, outside their new apartment after living three months in a homeless shelter. Thomas is now enjoying life in her own home and sharing quality time with her kids. Courtesy photo This definition, including different stages of homelessness, enables schools and districts to help students attend school; enroll without proof of residency, records or immunizations; get transportation; receive free lunch and other school services; get access to clothes, food and hygiene products; enroll in Medicaid; waive fees; offer credit recovery; and have school disagreements settled in a timely manner.

“I’d like to say we’re making such a big impact that they’re declining,” Andrea Syko, a family engagement liaison at Lakewood’s Stein Elementary, said of the homeless student population.

“But every time we help a family, we get double the new ones — I’d say I see

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here first. We also have great ice fishing, and people love to come cross-country ski and snowshoe after we get a snowstorm.”

Some other popular winter activities include birding and wildlife viewing, and shoreline fishing when the ice starts to melt off the water. Park rangers and naturalists also host full-moon hikes and juniors and seniors events throughout the season.

“We have a very eager water sports community who call us frequently to see if they can get out on the water,” added park ranger Todd Taylor. “They’re out there in their wet suits as soon as they have the opportunity.”

The number of visitors is weatherdependent, but during the weekends — particularly with the warm weather the area has seen recently — Sprafke estimates about a thousand people are taking advantage of the park.

High visitor numbers and a variety of projects are more than enough to keep staff busy, especially since the staff size is half what it is during the summer. The parks staff doesn’t just maintain Bear Creek Lake Park, but all the city’s parks.

There are eight year-round employees in the parks division and about 15 staff members to help out in the winter. During the summer, that number climbs to about 35.

“During the winter we’re doing a lot of trail clearing and plowing work,” Taylor said. “We’re also doing a lot of flooding reclamation work during these months.”

Park visitor numbers rise every year, Sprafke added, so he and staff have been looking at ways to mitigate traffic backup and expanding public use areas during these quieter months.

On any given day, a visitor could run into a race event like the Yeti Chase or Polar Prowl, come across a birding group looking for raptors and their nests, or find themselves on an empty trail.

“The quiet of this time of year is a big draw for visitors,” Taylor said. “People like coming out here when there’s no one around and just getting outside.”

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A key cause is lack of affordable housing Annually, Syko serves 50 families at Stein, most of whom she said became homeless because of lack of child care funds, joblessness or, most commonly, a lack of affordable housing.

“There is too high of rent in our communities,” she said. “The affordable housing list is three years long, and families have to struggle and continue struggling even though they have everything they need to get a house.”

A critical issue statewide, the lack of affordable housing and skyrocketing rents are pushing more families, who once were stable, into homelessness, according to the Community & Family Connections department.

“That’s what it is,” Kimes-Demboski said. “It’s affordable housing — it’s not the lack of support or resources. It’s the lack of affordable housing.”

In January, the average rent for a one-bedroom in Colorado was $1,250 and a two-bedroom apartment was $1,480 according to a report by Apartment List, a company tracking apartments and rental trends. That amount is 6.2 percent higher than this time last year — almost double the rate of rent growth nationally, the report said.

Although less than Denver’s two-bedroom average monthly rent of $1,740, two-bedroom apartments in Lakewood, Arvada and Westminster average between $1,350 to $1,480 a month, a rate that for many families is simply not affordable, Kimes-Demboski said.

‘There are more just on the brink’ In January 2015, 6,130 homeless individuals were counted in the Denvermetro area through a Point-In-Time survey conducted by the Metro Denver Homeless Initiative. Of those, 564 were living in Jeffco.

This year, more than 2,800 students in Jeffco have been identified by the school district as facing some sort of homelessness, a number Wilson said

ABOUT FAMILY PROMISE Family Promise of Greater Denver is a program serving homeless families in the Denver-metro area. The volunteer-driven organization helps families by offering weekly shelter in churches, providing them with food, clothing and hygiene products, a case worker, transportation assistance and other connections to help them find housing and get back on their feet.

It serves 70 families per year. All families served must have at least one child under the age of 18.

“An awareness, these are our neighbors, someone you could meet at the store or at your next PTO meeting,” said John Chambers, director of marketing and communications for the organization. “It takes the whole community to help end homelessness.”

she knows is much higher.

“We think this number is low based on discrepancies in reporting,” she said, noting not everyone self-declares, situations change quickly, and families are constantly moving in and out of homelessness. “In addition to the students who are experiencing homelessness, we know there are more just on the brink.”

For Thomas and her kids, life is good now.

Both attend schools in Lakewood, and are enjoying time with mom in their new apartment, which Thomas found through program assistance. Thomas has been working in an internship with Jeffco Human Services and savors the little moments, like movie nights and homemade meals, with her kids.

“A lot of people judge, but you could be living the life one minute and the next looking for shelters,” she said. “But, if you keep positive, it will always turn out right.”

AVOID MUDDY TRAILS Because of snowmelt and moisture, visitors may find many muddy trails in Lakewood’s parks, which should be avoided.

Using these trails increases trail erosion, destroys native plant species and adds costs because the damage has to be mitigated.

A good rule of thumb is to avoid trails where the mud sticks to you or you are leaving footprints.

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That was certainly the case for Denver resident Anthony Lopez, who was at the park honing his archery skills. He said there is a range nearer to his home, but he likes being out in nature more.

“I come out here to practice, and I mountain bike here as well,” he said. “The peace and quiet is wonderful, and often wildlife come through. It’s like being out in the country.”

Littleton resident Maria Janisz works on her stretches on the Bear Creek Lake Park fitness trail. Janisz said she comes to get exercise and enjoy nature four to five times a week. Photo by Clarke Reader

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Eyes and ears of Jefferson County Open Space

Site hosts volunteer recruitment fairs

By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com They preserve, protect and provide — in that order, said Scott Waters, trails coordinator for Jefferson County Open Space.

“That’s what we do,” he said. “We get you outside, and you have an opportunity to become a steward of your public land.”

Jefferson County residents had two opportunities to learn about volunteer opportunities at the Open Space parks.

The Open Space Volunteer Recruitment Fairs took place Feb. 25 in the evening and during the day on Feb. 27.

Representatives from at least eight different Open Space branches circled the room at the Open Space’s administration building.

“We’re kind of the eyes and ears,” said Sandy McCray, a volunteer park host.

Park hosts get to go to all the different parks, she said. They talk to people and keep tallies of things that help the Open Space program understand trends in each of the parks.

“We meet and greet, answer questions and make sure everybody’s enjoying the parks,” said Wendy Woods, a volunteer park host. It’s a lot of fun and “it’s not very often that you find somebody in a bad mood in the parks.”

Bob and Debbie Jones have been volunteer park hosts for 14 years. They meet a lot of nice people, Debbie said, and have been exposed to all sorts of wildlife — snakes and bears included.

“It’s just so nice to be outdoors,” Debbie said.

The citizens’ science natural resources crew has many exciting things going on, said natural resource specialists Tony Auciello and Steve Murdock. There’s the butterfly study that helps protect the Pawnee Montane Skipper — a butterfly

Bobby Pendley, a volunteer naturalist, organizes bird skulls, while Alicia Vermilye, a naturalist and volunteer coordinator, places hawk wings on the Lookout Mountain Nature Center/Hiwan Homestead Museum table at the Open Space Volunteer Recruitment Fair Feb. 25.

The fair took place Feb. 25 in the evening and during the day on Feb. 27. Photo by Christy Steadman that lives in the Open Space and is on the federally threatened list because of habitat loss. Then there’s Nest Watch, part of a nationwide study that monitors the nesting success of secondary cavity nesting birds.

Citizen science “is using volunteers to go out and collect scientifically valid data on a larger scale than we would be able to do with paid employees,” Murdock said.

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Volunteers enjoy the work and receive training to learn how to do it, Auciello said.

Volunteering at the Lookout Mountain Nature Center is a way to be involved and a way to give back, said Bobby Pendley, a volunteer naturalist.

One example is the school programs, he said.

“When a light goes off in their heads,

it’s so rewarding,” Pendley said.

It doesn’t take any particular type of person to be a volunteer with the Open Space, volunteer supervisor Jana Johns said.

The only thing they need is passion.

“Good volunteers just love the Open Space,” Johns said. “They’re people who really love something and want to support it.”

JEFFERSON NEWS IN A HURRY National Nutrition Month March is National Nutrition Month and the Jefferson County Public Health department and the Jeffco Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program is encouraging everyone to focus on eating right.

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District Court vacancy Applications to fill the vacancy of the out the true flavor of your food instead of Honorable Christopher J. Munch, who covering it up. Spices are also a defining is retiring, will be accepted until 4 p.m. part of food’s culture.

March 25. Late applications will not be • Before reaching for seconds, wait a considered. few minutes to make sure you are still The First Judicial District Nominating hungry. You can always have a snack later Commission will meet April 11 at the Jefwhen you are truly hungry. ferson County Courthouse, 100 Jefferson • If you’re interested in tracking your County Parkway in Golden, to interview food and calories, check out a website and select nominees for appointment by or app such as My Fitness Pal. Also visit the governor. www.whatscooking.fns.usda.gov/search/ The vacancy will occur on June 1, solr-results to find a database of recipes 2016. The annual salary for the position is providing total cost, cost per serving and nutrition information. $159,320.

To be eligible for appointment to fill Jeffco Open Space youth employment the vacancy, the applicant must be a qualApplications are now being accepted ified elector of the First Judicial District for the Jefferson County Open Space’s and must have been admitted to the prac2016 Trails Stewardship Team. Deadline tice of law in Colorado for five years. The for applications is March 31. initial term of office of a district judge is a Applications are available online at provisional term of two years; thereafter, http://jeffco.us/jobs. Participants will be selected based on their application, letter the incumbent district judge, if approved of reference, interview, applicable experi- by the voters, has a term of six years.

Application forms are available at ence and availability to work all eight the office of the ex officio chair of the weeks of the program with no more than nominating commission, Justice Nathan two absences.

B. Coats, 2 E. 14th Ave., Denver; and the To be eligible, applicants must have a office of the district administrator, Caren social security number, must be between 14 and 18 years of age as of June 7 and be Stanley, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, a Jefferson County resident. Candidates Golden. Applications also are available must provide their documentation of citi- on the court’s home page at www.courts. zenship, be in good health, be responsible state.co.us/Careers/Judge.cfm. for their own transportation to and from The original, signed application and the Open Space facilities each workday, be an identical copy stored as a PDF must be punctual, be prepared with appropriate filed with the ex officio chair. Any person gear daily and be able to follow verbal diwishing to suggest a candidate to fill the rection. Each laborer can expect to cover vacancy may do so by letter to be submit200 miles in eight weeks by hiking to and ted to any member of the nominating from job sites for trail maintenance. commission, with a copy to the ex officio Selected candidates must attend a mandatory orientation at 6:30 p.m. June 7 chair, no later than 4 p.m. on March 18.

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The rain barrel bill A bill currently in the Colorado house, HB 16-1005, would allow homeowners to collect rainwater to use for outdoor purposes such as gardening. Homeowners would be allowed to collect rain in two 55-gallon barrels for a total capacity of 110 gallons. The collected water would not be allowed for drinking or for other indoor purposes.

Danielson The bill is being sponsored by Democrat representatives Daneya Esgar for district 46 in Pueblo, and District 24 Rep. Jessie Danielson, representing Golden and Wheat Ridge.

Where it’s at The bill passed the House of Representatives last year on March 23, but time expired on it when it reached the senate.

This year a public hearing took place on Feb. 22. On that date, it passed the Colorado House Agriculture, Livestock, & Natural Resources committee with a vote of 10-2. It passed unanimously on Feb. 29, setting up a third and final reading before the house.

If the bill’s third hearing also passes, it will go to the Colorado senate for approval. If the bill passes both chambers, it goes to the Governor’s desk to be vetoed or signed into law.

Argument Opponents last year also cautioned that collecting rainwater could have negative impacts on downstream users. However, Colorado State University recently conducted a study that concluded “allowing 100 gallons of rainwater storage per household will not decrease surface runoff by any detectable amount on a typical lot.”

This year, Republican Rep. Don Coram of District 58 representing Montrose and Cortez, was one of only two ‘nay’ votes on Feb. 22.

“We needed the safeguards (against injury) in place,” Coram said. “That was my whole objection to it last week.”

According to Danielson, it encourages conservation, and makes sense not to use drinking water for lawns. Most people can’t believe collecting rain water to use on their lawns or in their gardens is illegal, Danielson added. She says people in Jefferson County support the bill “overwhelmingly.”

“If it encourages just a little water conservation, it helps everybody,” Danielson said.

Coram added that he believes the senate will approve the bill as well.

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Columbine shooter’s mother shares regrets Klebold fears copycats could follow son’s path

By Sadie Gurman Associated Press Sue Klebold doesn’t break down in tears anymore when she learns about another mass shooting. The attacks have become too common in the 17 years since her own son killed 12 of his classmates and a teacher at Columbine High School in Colorado.

Now, she is analytical, wondering if the gunman hid weapons at home the way her son Dylan did. Whether there were warning signs like the ones she missed with him.

Most painfully, Klebold wonders if the shooter used images of her son and details of his crime, still widely available online, as a model to gain fame through the slaughter of innocent people.

“Every time I see a photograph of Dylan on the (Columbine) surveillance tapes, I cringe,” Klebold said. “Because every time that occurs, somewhere there is a disenfranchised individual that is using that as a blueprint.”

Klebold spoke to The Associated Press on Feb. 22, a week after the release of her memoir, “A Mother’s Reckoning: Living in the Aftermath of Tragedy,” exploring the causes of her son’s violence and ways to prevent future attacks through mental health awareness.

Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris opened fire at the Jefferson County school on April 20, 1999, killing 13 people before taking their own lives. Another 24 people were injured in the attack.

Sue Klebold knew her son had some problems but wrote in her book that she dismissed them as teenage angst while he quietly plotted the killings and detailed the depths of his pain in journals she only discovered after his death.

“I wish I had learned how to communicate differently with him and how to listen better,” Klebold said. “I wish I had realized that things can seem perfectly fine when they are not, and the other lesson I wish I had learned is to shut up and listen.”

With the book, Klebold said she tried to commemorate his life without glamorizing his troubled final years in a way that would inspire copycats.

In the years after the Columbine attack, she and her ex-husband Tom Klebold vigorously fought the release of videos that her son and Harris filmed in her basement that offered glimpses of their methods and motives. The parents worried that the details would offer a roadmap for future violence.

The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office destroyed the tapes in 2011, a fact not publicly acknowledged for four years.

Other mass killers have been obsessed with the Columbine attack, drawing on a

wealth of information in books and movies, fan websites dedicated the shooters, and even a Broadway show. Klebold said she still receives mail from young women across the country professing their love for her son.

To Klebold, conversations in the media and elsewhere that followed other mass shootings have been frustrating. They seemed to dwell on the gory, voyeuristic details of a shooter’s life while avoiding the larger problems that made the person want to kill and allowed it to happen.

She said she published her book after finally mustering the courage at a time when the public seemed eager to talk about violence and mental health.

“People who engage in acts such as this are not well, they are having significant malfunction going on,” she said.

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Searching for those better angels this primary I would like to think that, on some level, our elections are about our best selves.

Yeah, I know. I also still believe in dragons and hobbits.

Yes, even after last week’s cage match of a debate, I still think we search for the “better angels of our nature.” And, I know that, right now, it’s very easy to look at the remaining slate of candidates and find it vastly easier to discover our demons. But, I would like to suggest that all of the candidates bring to the table unique and useful talents.

Dr. Ben Carson has shown, so far, a temperament that is both admirable and unusual in American life. Perhaps that comes from being a pediatric neurosurgeon with a good bedside manner. Whatever the case, wouldn’t we all like to think that our President is capable of making tough calls and telling us about them in a comforting way? It was one of Bill Clinton’s great talents, and it is one that Ben Carson seems to share.

Gov. John Kasich has a very optimistic outlook, and seems genuinely interested in finding solutions, regardless of where they come from. Witness the sheer tonnage of grief he has gotten from conservatives for expanding Medicare under Obamacare in the state of Ohio. That sort of solutioncentered approach, while not compromising on principle, is reminiscent of how Ronald Reagan was able to get things done during his presidency.

Sen. Marco Rubio is a young, attractive,

articulate minority.

Generally speaking, I hate the politics of identity, but, in this particular case, it can’t be overlooked that the child of Cuban immigrants, who angered his own base by trying to actually do something about the immigration problem, Michael Alcorn would be in a different HITTING position in this half of the world than the first HOME 44 people who have held the office.

Sen. Bernie Sanders has many unique characteristics, but the one I admire most about him is his courage.

It takes a great deal of courage to go in front of the American people, openly embrace Socialism, and then ask for their votes for President (though, perhaps, less courage than it took 30 years ago). But, how long has it been since you heard a candidate speak, and were convinced that they were actually telling you what they thought?

Sen. Ted Cruz is a man of startling intellect. The club that has as its main attribute “successfully argued in front of the Supreme Court” is very small, and he is one of them.

That means that, not only does he have a law degree (no easy get), not only does he have

the highest constitutional credentials (a very hard get), but he has the ability to think on his feet and argue cogently the most obscure minutia of the law. That is impressive.

Donald Trump is many things, but among his admirable qualities is undoubtedly the ability to get things done. It may not always be pretty, and it may not be done in ways that impress the base or the press, but the man gets things done. And, if the polls are to be believed, the one thing that most irritates Americans these days is Washington’s inability to get anything done — Trump is not of that ilk.

And Hillary Clinton is, perhaps, the most ambitious person in the entire country. I suppose it’s easy to look on her “vaulting ambition,” and see it as a character flaw; but, were she to take her considerable talents and become ambitious to make the world a better place for Americans? She has it within her to, quite literally, change the world.

The question we all face, as this silly season keeps moving forward, is which of these candidates’ better angels is strong enough to not just beat down their demons, but inspire all of our better angels. I don’t know the answer, yet — I’m hoping I’ll figure it out before November.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com

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School board seems to be asking for more According to the article “Jefferson County Schools Have Big Stake in Colorado Budget Talks” by Crystal Anderson, Jeffco Superintendent Mr. Dan McMinimee feels positive that the district can figure out how to get more money. Is that because he is confident the clean slate will be asking Jeffco taxpayers for more money in November of 2016?

The new clean slate board may approve $40 million in COPs, with interest, committing us to well over $53 million in debt payments. (COPs do not require voter approval). This reversed the previous board’s decision to pay cash for a new northwest Jeffco school. In addition the new board added 7th and 8th grades to the new school raising the $18 million price tag to over $25 million. Will they be asking us to bail out the additional debt which will cost us over $3 million a year?

Certainly there are areas in Jeffco experiencing high student growth and yet at the same time there are many schools under 70 percent capacity. But no one seems to be talking about the fact that there are 4,700 less students in Jeffco’s district run schools than there were 10 years ago. Why isn’t anyone talking about which boundary changes would be needed to balance the current facilities capacity with the new student growth?

Seems like the only answer this new board can put forth is “we need more money.” Instead of making hard decisions this new board seems to be looking for Jeffco taxpayers to bail them out.

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Closing the offshore tax haven loophole

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You and I pay taxes. Colorado tourists pay taxes. Colorado small businesses do their part. So it makes sense that big corporations should pay their fair share, too.

However, some large multinational corporations dodge paying state income taxes by hiding profits in known tax haven countries like Bermuda or the Cayman Islands.

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(PC) is not respect, but rather DISrespect. To “speak PC” to others is actually lying to them.

What respect is there in telling lies to people?

The problem with truth is that truth is an absolute value which cannot be made to change. PC hates the idea that it cannot combat an absolute value. Hence, PC tries to come up with wording that is similar in meaning that can be molded to fit whatever lies PC wants to tell others.

Like him or not, there’s a saying that is sometimes attributed to Rush Limbaugh, “Words mean things.” Words spoken in Truth can and do hurt as truthful words are sometimes a “bitter pill to swallow,” but such words can promote healing of any given relationship — be it public, professional or

by a different set of rules simply isn’t fair to other businesses, and shortchanges our schools while leaving Colorado citizens and small businesses to foot the bill.

That’s why I am supporting a legislative solution that levels the playing field, helps our schools and cracks down on tax-dodging multinational corporations.

House Bill 1275 would add an initiative to the November ballot to close this tax loophole and direct the recovered funds to K-12 education.

For Colorado public schools, that

private.

Want to give and earn Respect? Tell the truth. It promotes honesty, and honest people get along much better than those who are being lied to.

J. E. “Duke” Paulsen, Wheat Ridge Supporting PE nationwide In an effort to ensure that school health and physical education are appropriately funded and addressed in the new federal education law, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a group of 190 physical educators will meet with their Congressional representatives in Washington, D.C., for SHAPE America’s – Society of Health and Physical Educators 8th annual SPEAK Out! Day, March 1-2.

During their face to face meetings on Capitol Hill, teachers representing 45 states, will offer insight on the negative impact that occurs when health and PE are marginalized.

would mean up to $50 million the first year and $70 million the second.

Think about what a difference that will make for Jeffco families.

The vast majority of the over 500,000 businesses that operate in Colorado play by the rules. They are at a competitive disadvantage when unscrupulous multinational corporations exploit loopholes in the system by using offshore tax havens.

I am supporting this legislation because I believe that hard work, innovation and fairness are shared values that make our state stronger.

They will also share stories of success when these programs are sustained and thriving in schools and ask their members of Congress to support robust funding for health and PE programs within their state.

I have attended SPEAK Out! Day for the past three years, what I have realized is that legislators need education around Physical Education and Physical Activity more than anything. Most adults make judgments on Physical Education around their experience years ago, and Physical Education has changed drastically since then. Having additional funding in my school, due to ESSA, would allow me to get the equipment I need to teach students more lifelong activities.

Myself and fellow advocates will ask Congress to fully fund ESSA in FY2017, and specifically to fund Title IV Part A of ESSA at $1.65 billion. This will allow health and PE programs to have access to significant funding. They will also seek support for implementing ESSA in their states in a way that is

Making sure big corporations pay their fair share upholds those values and at the same time supports our local public schools.

Please join me in supporting HB1275 to close tax haven loopholes.

Colorado citizens deserve the chance to vote on this.

Jessie Danielson, of Wheat Ridge, is a Democrat who serves as state representative for Colorado House District 24. Contact her at 303-8665522 or visit www.jessiedanielson. com.

advantageous and equitable for health and PE so that these programs can continue to support lifelong healthy habits of all students.

Christopher Watts, Arvada

Being less than charitable Both the 1/28 and 2/4 “Sentinels” mention the City charity giving program, which passed by a 6-5 vote. The “antiestablishment” candidates opposed it and lost. Both articles failed to mention that the issue is a total flip-flop for David Wiechman, Ramey Johnson, and Pete Roybal. All three joined a unanimous vote on Oct. 27, 2014, to double the charity amount from its “pilot” value of $50,000 to $100,000. Changing your mind is certainly allowed, but then claiming you are standing on principle is quite a stretch!

Rich Urbanowski, Lakewood

Some suggestions for ‘winterizing’ your dog Coloradans love their dogs! They work and play with us in every kind of weather all year long. As wonderful as this is, winter can present some unique challenges, especially for senior dogs with mobility issues or sore, arthritic joints.

If you and your dog normally go for walks through the neighborhood, don’t let the snow stop you. Just like us, dogs need exercise year-round or they can begin packing on the pounds. They are also prone to becoming lethargic and sometimes even depressed when they are unable to go outside and follow their normal routine. Senior dogs can show signs of increased joint stiffness and difficulty getting around when not walked on a regular basis.

Winter conditions can make navigating neighborhood streets and sidewalks tough and sometimes even dangerous for your dog. Salts, chemicals and most de-icers can be toxic to animals. Try keeping your dog away from roads and

Winter weather can pose a range of problems for dog owners.

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sidewalks that have been heavily treated PAW PRINTS with salt or other chemicals. If you do walk where surfaces have been treated, wipe your dog’s paws and their bellies when you return home.

Look for pet-friendly products to use on your own sidewalks and driveway and try to encourage your neighbors to do the same. Also, remember to clean up antifreeze spills, which even in the smallest amounts can kill a pet.

Pets should never be left outside when temperatures are below freezing.

Dogs can and do get frostbite. If your dog does need to be out for any length of time during the day, he needs to have a shelter with a bed that is raised off the ground and a covered entrance that blocks the wind.

A dog should never be left out at night. Dogs also need an adequate water source which will not freeze and is avail-

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LIFE

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March 3, 2016

CULTURE FA I T H FA M I L Y FOOD HEALTH

Bringing a taste of Ireland to the West

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St. Patrick’s Day spurs Denver metro area’s ‘hidden Irish’ to tap into traditions

By Crystal Anderson | canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com ocky Mountain scenery has replaced the luscious fields of green and brown farmland of the “Emerald Isle,” but camaraderie around the traditional Irish fare of beer, food and celebrations exists here in abundance.

“It’s beautiful, very harmonious, very gay and lively,” Mary Ryan, an Irish expatriate from Donegal, said of Irish music and culture. “That’s just what the people are. We’re very gay, very lively and we really like other people to enjoy it as much.”

In Colorado, various meetup groups, networking groups and events bring together Irish expats, Americans of Irish descent and those who wish to be Irish for a grand time.

Annually, Denver and local communities, including Arvada, celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with a parade, pub crawls and parties. But for those diehard fans, Wheat Ridge’s Edwards Meats and Lakewood’s Ironworks offer meat, Irish grocery products and specially brewed beer for locals to enjoy no matter the season.

“There’s a growing Irish population in the area — from what I’ve seen in our sales,” said Darin Edwards, owner of Edwards Meats.

“People want something fun and different for the holidays, and they’re getting more and more into this stuff.”

For Edwards, a family owned meat store that makes Irish sausages, bangers, Belfast bangers, Guinness sausage, corned beef and Irish back bacon, sales increase dramatically around the March 17 holiday, something he says is driven by the media, interest and local culture.

“Irish culture has really been romanticized,” said Wade Maslen, a brewer at Lakewood’s Ironworks brewery and pub. The pub is craft-

ing a Red Ale, a Scotch Ale and a spicy Dry Irish Stout in honor of St. Patrick’s Day. “Any time you have a Guinness or a Red Ale, you’re going to think of Ireland … We all really look toward the mother country we’ve never really been to.”

Interestingly, “corned beef is totally an American thing,” Ryan said. “A lot of Irish people never had corned beef, but we would use bacon and take the leg of ham, boil it, drain it and crisscross it on top and put honey and mustard on it, clove it and put it into the oven to bake.”

A traditional meal and celebration in Ireland, Ryan said her family would put the above in a white sauce with scallions, and pair the meat with mashed potatoes and boiled cabbage.

Along

“

Irish culture has really been romanticized. Any time you have a Guinness or a Red Ale, you’re going to think of Ireland …

We all really look toward the mother country we’ve never really been to.”

with that meal, she said stews, Shepherd’s pie, brown bread, scones and spongecakes are among her favorite Irish recipes — comfort food — that she

Wade Maslen, brewer at Lakewood’s Ironworks brewery and pub likes to make.

“Ireland is the original ‘farmto-table’ culinary experience,” said Maura Clare, president of Denver’s Irish meetup group, the Irish Network Colorado.

“Typically, what you

From rashers (Irish back bacon) to Barry’s Tea, Edwards Meats, a family owned Wheat Ridge meat and grocery store, carries a variety of Irish products. The company began carrying these products when its meat cutter, who hails from Belfast, started working at the store more than 20 years ago.

Photos by Crystal Anderson

FOR MORE INFORMATION Irish Network Colorado www.irishnetworkco.com/ colleagues@irishnetworkco.com www.facebook.com/IrishNetworkColorado Arvada St. Patrick’s Day Festival 12-6 p.m., Saturday, March 12, Olde Town Arvada www.oldetownarvada.org/events/ st-patricks-day-festival/ Denver St. Patrick’s Day Parade 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 12, 19th Street and Wynkoop Street to 27th Street and Blake Street www.denverstpatricksdayparade.com/ Edwards Meats 12280 W 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge 80033 www.edwards-meats.com Phone: 303-422-4397 Hours: 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.

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There’s a whole lot of hidden Irish here.”

Mary Ryan, an Irish expatriate from Donegal who lives in Denver

Dancers from the Bennet School of Irish Dance show off some traditional hard-shoe dances during the 2015 Olde Town Arvada St. Patrick’s Day Festival.

see on tables in Ireland is good, simple, local fare: fresh brown bread (often homemade or at least store-bought the same day it’s baked), fabulous butter from Irish cows, eggs from neighbors, locally caught wild salmon, local vegetables — and, of course, Irish potatoes.”

The tradition of St. Patty’s Day, a celebration of the death of Saint Patrick, Ireland’s most prominent saint, is one that goes back centuries.

In Ireland, Ryan said she fondly remembers attending midmorning mass in Donegal, a small town in the northwestern corner of Ireland, then popping over to the local pub with friends and family to drink beers and sodas, eat and listen to traditional Celtic music.

That scene is one many are emulating across the metro area and the state. From “trad” (traditional) music nights at local pubs to savoring a hearty Irish stout at the local craft brewery, Denver is tapping into a celebrated and passionate culture, and bringing a little taste of Ireland to the West.

“There’s a whole lot of hidden Irish here,” Ryan said. “…We want to tap into that again.”

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March 3, 2016

#FreeKesha and standing alongside women A guiding principle of my life comes from Scottish author Ian MacLaren — “Be kind; everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle.”

Pop recording artist Kesha’s fight is among the hardest.

A Feb. 19 court decision has made her battle the epicenter of an intense discussion about disregarding women’s claims against their abusers.

For those unfamiliar with the singer, Kesha is the voice behind some of this decade’s biggest pop smashes, including “Tik Tok” and “Die Young.” She records under Sony and Kemosabe, the record label created and run by Dr. Luke, the stage name of songwriter and producer Lukasz Gottwald.

Here’s a primer for the situation between the 28-year-old musician and producer: In 2014, Kesha alleged in a lawsuit Dr. Luke drugged and raped her when she was 18 years old and continued to sexually and verbally abuse her throughout their work relationship. In her suit against the producer, she included Sony as a codefendant.

Dr. Luke and Sony countersued, alleging Kesha’s claims were false and a move by the singer to renegotiate her contract.

As a result, she has been unable to record any music or tour until the situation is resolved. She doesn’t, understandably, want to work with someone she says has been abusing her for years.

Time is fleeting in the music industry.

And silence from an artist for too long can lead to loss of interest from fans, along with serious financial losses.

Aware of this fact, Kesha filed a preliminary injunction in February 2015 so she could record outside of her contract with Sony and Kemosabe. But on Feb. 19, New York Supreme Court Judge Shirley Korn-

reich ruled against Kesha, saying the injunction was an effort to “decimate a contract that was heavily negotiated and typical for the industry.”

That means any attempts to make music must be with Clarke Reader Dr. Luke and Sony.

As an onlooker, LINER I can only imagine NOTES the horror Kesha must have felt at the decision.

As a man with many strong and vibrant women in my life who inspire me daily, I felt sickened to my stomach.

The judge and Sony say Kesha has been free to record without Dr. Luke, a statement Kesha’s lawyer denies, stating Sony wouldn’t support any music she recorded without Dr. Luke, according to reporting by Buzzfeed.

Since the ruling, a #FreeKesha movement has taken over social media, with such major artists as Adele and Taylor Swift lending their support.

Accepting the word of accused abusers over their victims isn’t restricted to the music or arts worlds only. But it is extraordinarily disheartening to see the American legal system fail another rape and abuse victim who has the courage to come forward.

According to statistics from the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network, only a 16.3 percent chance exists that a reported rapist will end up in prison. Once unreported rapes are factored in, which account for 61 percent of rapes and sexual assaults, only about 6 percent of rapists —

1 out of 16 — will ever spend a day in jail.

In a Feb. 19 article from the women’s activist blog Jezebel, author Madeleine Davies wrote, “It’s likely that ‘commercially reasonable’ will almost always beat out ‘ethically reasonable’ and is certain to beat ‘morally reasonable.’ Our courts and culture have a hard enough time believing women’s accusations of sexual assault in the most clear-cut of circumstances, so what chance do we have at legal, emotional, and physical protection when details are contested and a corporation stands to lose millions? When a woman as powerful and high status as Kesha can’t win, the rest of us stand even less of a chance.”

Whether you like Kesha’s music or not, or even know who she is, this judge’s ruling should be troubling to everyone.

We all have mothers, sisters, aunts, cousins and friends who are women.

Most of the important women in my life have shared stories about being harassed, having sex used as a bargaining chip against them or being made to feel unsafe because they’re a woman.

According to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network statistics, one of every six American women has been the victim of an attempted or completed rape in her lifetime For the women in our lives, and all those yet to come, we must unflaggingly stand behind women when they speak about abuse and unfair treatment.

We need to support organizations like the Athena Project, a Denver-based nonprofit that works to bring more opportunities to women in all artistic areas.

We need to not only listen to victims, but also make sure they are heard and their abusers are held responsible for their actions.

Kesha said this in a statement released

Jessica Joy Duhachek, of Arvada, graduated with a master’s degree from South Dakota State University.

Tawney Rae Eisenbraun, of Arvada, graduated with a master’s degree in mass communication from South Dakota State University.

Lisa Greim, of Arvada, was awarded a Pay it Forward scholarship to attend the Wilkes University graduate program in creative writing. The university’s creative writing faculty and program alumni give $2,500 to a writer who they feel would be an excellent fit for the program.

Carly Lichty, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Pepperdine University.

Nicole May, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Tufts University.

Jordan Nicks, of Arvada, served in ministry through the Center for Student Action during the fall semester at Azusa

Pacific University. Nicks is a film major.

Julie Noffsinger, of Arvada, graduated in December with a master’s degree from Miami University.

Ariana Nicole Strasheim, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: The 1975’s “ I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it,” released on Interscope records.

Review: The sophomore album from The 1975 is an early contender for most ridiculous album title of the year, but it’s also the year’s most dynamic pop record so far. The band hits ‘80s pop, acoustic singer-songwriter and shoegaze all on one album, and it manages to hold together, thanks to the craft of every song.

Favorite song: “Paris” The real reason people write songs: “I got my pen and thought that I’d write A melody and line for you tonight.

I think that’s how I make things feel alright.”

-from the song “Nana”

on Feb. 24: “I think about young girls today — I don’t want my future daughter — or your daughter — or any person to be afraid that they will be punished if they speak out about being abused, especially if their abuser is in a position of power.”

Kesha’s voice — and so many others’ — must be heard.

Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he stands with Kesha.

Check out his music blog at calmacil20. blogspot.com. And share your favorite Kesha song at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.

CELEBRATIONS Arvada Clarissa Bethany Anderson, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Madison B. Bader, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Gary Cahill, of Arvada, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Ohio Wesleyan University.

Allison Carr, of Arvada, will represent Ralston Valley High School as a National Youth Correspondent to the 2016 Washington Journalism and Media Conference at George Mason University. Carr joins a select group of students from all over the country for an intensive study of journalism and media. Carr was chosen based on academic accomplishments and a demonstrated interest and excellence in journalism and media studies.

Lakewood Rebecca Caswell, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s honor list at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Laura E. Beach, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 president’s honor roll at the University of Wyoming.

Cole Davis, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Bucknell University.

Sabrina Hayes, of Lakewood, graduated in December from Montana State University.

McKenzie Humann, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Tufts University.

Carly Hyde, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Bucknell University.

Lilia Kerski, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Pepperdine University.

John Ste. Marie, of Lakewood, was named to the fall 2015 dean’s list at Rochester Institute of Technology. He is studying in the chemical engineering program.

Katelyn Trager, of Lakewood, served in ministry through the Center for Student Action during the fall semester at Azusa Pacific University. Trager is a psychology major.

Alexandra Young, of Lakewood, graduated in December with a master’s degree from Miami University.

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The Arvada Chorale, an auditioned community chorus, rehearses Monday evenings from September to June at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada. The chorale performs three concerts a year plus many community events. For audition information, call 720-432-9341, or email info@arvadachorale.org.

Divorce Workshop A workshop that covers the legal, financial and social issues of divorce is presented the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver.

Check in from 5:15-5:30 p.m.; workshop runs 5:30-7:30 p.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com. Advance registration costs $35; at the door, cost goes to $40 (cash/ checks only). Get help taking the next step with unbiased information and resources. Learn the options available and next steps to take positive action steps. Discover community resources, and talk with other women experiencing similar life changes. Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager.

Discussions include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more. Contact 303210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

English as A Second Language tutorial classes available Sunday and Monday evenings at Arvada United Methodist Church, 6750 Carr St., Arvada.

Registration required. Call Kathy Martinez at 303-882-2751.

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc and Walter Cronkite are counted among its alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development.

We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Please contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@ gmail.com or www.coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.

Golden Nar-Anon family group meets from 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. We ask that people enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Call the Nar-Anon Family Groups World Service Organization at 800-477-6291 or go to Nar-Anon.org.

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon

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Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-4217619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

Open mic Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@gmail.com.

Wheat Ridge Rotary Club meets from noon to 1:30 p.m. Mondays for lunch at the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center, 4005 Kipling St. Come as our guest and learn about our service projects for the community.

Tuesdays Applewood Kiwanis Club meets 7-8 a.m.

Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. You are invited to attend a meeting. Our goals are to serve children worldwide and in our community. We ring the bell for Salvation Army, deliver Christmas baskets to needy families and, assist the Jeffco Action Center with school supplies for children from low-income families. For more information, contact Fred McGehan at 303-947-1565.

Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club meets 7-8 a.m.

Tuesdays at The Arvada Centre For The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. for a breakfast meeting. Come join us as our guest and learn about our community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Denver Apple Pi, an Apple/Mac computer user group, meets from 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. Program varies each month. We welcome those interested in learning more about their Apple or Mac computer. Visitors are welcome to see if you like our more mature group. More information may be found at denverapplepi.com.

Golden Optimists meet every Tuesday at 7 a.m. at the Windy Saddle Cafe, 1110 Washington Ave., Golden. More information about the group is available at Goldenoptimist.org.

Golden Rotary meets from 7:15-8:30 a.m.

Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. This active organization reaches neighbors in need. We build, support, and orga-

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Arvada Christian Church

www.SaintJoanCatholic.org 12735 W 58th Ave · 80002 · 303-420-1232 Daily Masses: 8:30am, Mon-Sat Confessions: 8am Mon; Wed – Fri 7:30am & 4:00pm Sat Saturday Vigil Mass: 5:00 PM Sunday Masses: 7:30, 9:00, 11:30 am, 5:30pm

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Lake Arbor Optimist Club Bringing Out the Best in Kids meets at 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Indian Tree Golf Course, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Debbie Espinoza, treasurer, 720-937-2550. New members welcome.

Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets at 1 p.m. the second Tuesday of most months at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Greg Kann at 303-718-7307 with questions.

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtnteamsurvivor.org.

TOPS CO 538, a weight-loss support group, meets Tuesdays at St. Martha’s Episcopal Church, 76th and Bradburn. Weigh-in is 6-6:45 p.m., followed by the meeting. For information, call 480-650-0537.

Wednesdays Adult Roller Skating is offered from 10:30 a.m. to noon every Wednesday at Roller City at 64th and Sheridan, Arvada. Cost is $5 plus $2 to rent skates. Contact Toni at 303-868-8273.

American Legion Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org.

Arvada Biz Connection www.meetup.com/ Arvada-Business-Connection/ is an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are 5:30-7:30 p.m.

Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A $5 fee is collected from each attendee, which is then donated to a local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303997-9098.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., for a breakfast meeting. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations. For information or to visit a meeting, call Brad at 303-4314697.

Arvada Rotary meets 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd.

The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome. For additional information visit www.arvadarotary.org or call Dave Paul at 303431-9657.

Buffalo Toastmasters meets 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at the Jefferson County Government Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Toastmasters is an international organization that is a fun and supportive environment to learn and practice public speaking and leadership skills. All are

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welcome. Look for signs pointing you to the right room. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or www.meetup.com/Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

Concordia Lutheran Church Choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood (the church nestled close to Green Mountain). The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service three out of four Sundays per month. If you have a desire to sing and are interested in joining, please contact 303-9895260.

Foothills Music Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Call Kathy at 303-9889565.

Golden Elks Lodge meets at 7:30 p.m. the second and fourth Wednesdays of each month at 16795 W. 50th Ave. Contact golden2740@hotmail.com or 303-279-2740 for more information, or to learn how to join.

Kiwanis Club of Alameda West meets 7-8 a.m.

Wednesdays at the IHOP Restaurant, 389 S. Wadsworth Blvd., in the Lakewood City Commons Shopping Center. Kiwanis is a global organization of volunteers dedicated to improving the world one child and one community at a time. The Alameda West Kiwanis Club is dedicated to serving the community through various service and fundraising projects. Our club has been of service to our community for more than 35 years. Join us for a meeting or service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit Alameda West Kiwanis on Facebook.

Music Teachers Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.

Order Sons of Italy in America/Denver Lodge 2075 meets every third Wednesday of the month at 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge. Dinner is at 6:30 p.m. and meeting follows at 7 p.m. Lots of fun activities planned for summer meetings. Everyone welcome. Call 303-238-8055.

Professional women NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-827-3283 to RSVP. Thursdays All Comforting Things of Colorado Inc. We are a nonprofit organization dedicated to bringing comfort and encouragement to individuals by providing them items made by hand. We encourage you to bring your skills and enthusiasm to our fun group. We meet at 10 a.m. the third Thursday of each month at Phillips Methodist Church, 1450 S. Pierce, Lakewood. Contact actofcolo@gmail.com for more information.

Business spirituality Business Honoring Spirituality meets 7-9 a.m. every Thursday at the Community Center of Mile Hi Church, 9079 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Meetings include networking, a brief meditation by a licensed practitioner, guest speaker and breakfast. For additional information, visit www.bhsmilehi.org or call Patty Whitelock at 303-274-0933.

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CERTUS Professional Network meets for its Lakewood networking event from 9:30-11 a.m. the third Thursday of the month at Panera Bread, 650 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Build your network, grow your business, network less. Our events are structured to connect professionals with the resources, power partners and leaders to expand their business and the business of others. Open to all industries, includes 30 minutes of open networking and organized introductions to the group. Cost: $12 non-CERTUS members at the door.

First participants pay half price. RSVP not required. More info about CERTUS Professional Network at www.CertusNetwork. com.

Community Coffee Join Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp on the fourth Thursday of each month to talk about issues that are important to you. Community Coffee will be 7-8 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Ice Cream Room, 5756 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada; t and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Bread, 10450 Town Center Drive, Westminster.

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Golden Lions Club meets at 6:30 p.m. the first and third Thursdays at Buffalo Rose Events Center, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. For information, contact Ed Dorsey at 303-829-5195, or go to or go to www. goldenlionsclub.org.

Golden Men’s Support Group meets 7-8:45 p.m. Thursdays near the National Renewal Energy Lab. Call Roger at 720289-6396 or Terry at 303-748-3748.

Investors’ meetings The Rocky Mountain Inventors Association meets 6:30-8:30 p.m. the fourth Thursday of every month (excluding November and December) at Vesta Technology, 13050 W. 43rd Drive, Suite 300, Golden. Presentations in marketing, manufacturing, engineering, finance, business and legal, followed by networking. Go online to www.rminventor. org for details.

Rocky Mountain Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.

Salty Dog Sailing Club If you love to sail or want to try, if you don’t have a boat, if you have a boat but don’t sail enough because you cannot find a crew, the Salty

checkups or having school officials undergo suicideawareness training, she said.

Speaking out has been cathartic, she said. And some victims found it helpful to hear from her, too.

Coni Sanders, whose father, Dave Sanders, a Columbine teacher, was killed in the attack, said it’s a relief to hear a less sensational conversation about the shooting.

“We seek answers, and she doesn’t have a magic answer for what happened, and people needed to know that,” Sanders said. “There is no magic answer. These are important issues that we need to continue to look at.”

Dog Sailing Club is for you. The club meets the second Thursday of the month at members’ homes. Members come from all along the Front Range because this is the only such club available. Dinner begins at 5:30 p.m. with the business meeting commencing at 7 p.m. Go to www.saltydog.org for meeting locations and directions.

Stuck in the Middle, a social support group for spouses and caregivers of those with chronic illnesses, meets at 10:30 a.m. Thursdays. Perhaps you’ve been a caregiver for years, your spouse or family member has moved to a facility and now you are faced with the isolation of living alone. Or your loved one is at home and you would like an opportunity to relax and talk with people who understand the pressures caregivers face. Would you like to meet others in similar situations?

SITM meets in member’s homes. Email Bonnie at bonnieforsitm@earthlink.net, for information.

Wheat Ridge Kiwanis Club invites you to Breakfast any Thursday Morning at 7 a.m at Davies Chuck Wagon on 26th Avenue just west of Kipling. Come join us for speakers, camaraderie and community service. We are a small club and we have a great time serving the children of our community and more. For information call David Colson at 303-507-2919. info@ wheatridgekiwanis.com and www.wheatridgekiwanis.com.

Fridays CalmUp Journey Prefer to help yourself rather than do the coaching or psychotherapy thing? Let me share with you free information about the CalmUp Journey, a one-page self-examination worksheet for men and women. Join me for coffee or tea from 8-9 a.m. most Fridays at Whole Foods Market Belmar, 444 S. Wadsworth Blvd. in Lakewood. Let me know you’re planning to be there so we’re sure to connect. Contact www.DrLorieGose.com or 303-500-2340.

Golden Gate Community Grange, 25201 Golden Gate Canyon Road, has meetings at 7 p.m. the second Friday of the month.

Activities include yoga, dances, eggmania, special wildlife programs, holiday craft fair. Grange hall available for rental for weddings, parties, reunions, etc. Call Rich Phillips at 303-277-1933 or go to www. goldengategrange.com. New members welcome.

Grand Piano Show Patrice LeBlanc performs from 6-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grappa Mediterranean Bistro, 1027 Washington St., Golden. Go to www. grappabistro.com. Call 303-273-8882 for reservations and information.

Game On meets 1-4 p.m. at Community Recreation Center, 68th and Wadsworth. The North Jeffco Senior Friday Club meets weekly to play cards and board games, including bridge, pinochle, canasta,

hand & foot, mahjong, billiards and dominoes. No RSVP. All supplies provided and refreshments. Monthly pot luck/catered meals. Golfing and bowling opportunities, too. For information call Bob Stremel, 303905-4315.

South Jeffco Rotary Club meets at 7:15 a.m. Fridays at Fox Hollow Golf Course, 13410 W. Morrison Road, Lakewood. Contact Bruce at 303-919-3741.

Saturdays Colorado Citizens for Peace meets 10:30-11:30 a.m. every Saturday at the intersections of West 52nd and Wadsworth Boulevard to try to bring an end to the wars. Signs will be furnished for those who do not have them. Contact Cindy Lowry at 303-431-1228 or waylonthecat.lowry@ yahoo.com.

Grand Piano Show Patrice LeBlanc performs from 6-9 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays at Grappa Mediterranean Bistro, 1027 Washington St., Golden. Go to www. grappabistro.com. Call 303-273-8882 for reservations and information.

LifeRing Secular Recovery is a network of support groups for people who want to live free from alcohol and other addictive drugs. Meetings are at 6 p.m. Saturdays at 6655 W. Jewell Ave. Unit 100. Appointments and membership is not required.

LifeRing’s approach to sobriety focuses on empowering individuals through the strength of sober conversation. Go to www. liferingcolorado.org.

Rocky Mountain Shipwrights is a wood ship modeling club that meets at 9:30 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Rockler’s Woodworking and Hardware Store, 2553 S. Colorado Blvd. in Denver. The club also has a workshop at 9:30 a.m. the first Saturday of the month at the Arvada City Hall, 8101 Ralston Road, where we work on our models and get help from experienced modelers. Go to www.rockymountainshipwrights.org for information.

Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 1071 meets at 10 a.m. the third Saturday of each month at Elks Lodge #1777, 1455 Newland St., Lakewood. Beforehand, join the group from 8-10 a.m. for a low-cost breakfast at the Elks Lodge. Chapter helps all veterans with health care, benefits, employment and training, monetary assistance and other veteran’s issues. Go to www.vva1071.org for more detailed information or call 303-870-2428.

Sundays Colorado Carvers Club. Join us to develop or expand your interest in all types of wood carving. Colorado Carvers Club meets at 9 a.m. the second Sunday of each month at Maple Grove Grange Hall, 3130 Youngfield St., Wheat Ridge. Meetings include carving time and discussion. Go to www.coloradocarvers.org.

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Making flatbreads with kids is fun With longer days, there is a greater chance to play outdoors and come inside to read or cook in a cozy kitchen.

Flatbreads are one of the easiest recipes to cook with children. They are never-fail and so versatile. Flatbreads are delicious served soft or baked as crisp chips and served with dips.

Kids can easily cook After washing hands, young children can help gather bowls and utensils. Then mix 1 cup flour and ½ teaspoon salt in a bowl.

Trickle 7 tablespoons warm water on the flour while mixing with a spoon. Mix in 2 tablespoons olive oil. If it is too sticky add a little more flour. If it is too dry, add a splash of water. Help children knead the dough for 5 minutes on a clean surface lightly dusted with flour. They will need two hands and

some muscle to fold the dough over. Let LIFELONG the dough stand for 30 or cook imLEARNING minutes mediately.

Divide the dough into four or six balls and use a rolling pin to make round flat circles. Adults can spray the bottom of a small frying pan and cook each flatbread about 2 minutes on one side while children watch from a safe distance.

Flip over and cook on the other side for a few minutes. The flatbread should be a light color with a few brown spots. Place a clean towel over them to keep warm.

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Many healthy toppings Toppings include honey and bananas, peanut butter and jelly, diced fruit or vegetables, scrambled eggs, peanut but-

ter and apple, turkey and melted cheese in a microwave, or any pizza topping.

They can be squished or rolled to eat.

These can also be turned into dipping chips by rubbing them with a little olive oil, cutting into shapes like rectangles and triangles, then baking and watching carefully for 5 minutes in a 300-degree oven until crisp.

A puffier flatbread recipe is 2 cups flour, 1 tablespoon baking powder, ½ teaspoon salt, ½ cup water, ½ cup dairy or nondairy milk, and 2 tablespoons olive oil.

“Pete’s a Pizza,” a book by William Steig, can be turned into a little play.

Children become pizzas or flatbreads by lying on the floor. The pizza maker adds sauce by sprinkling a little water on them and then adds some tomatoes (pa-

per circles or checkers), slices of yellow paper cheese, and other ingredients. The last step is to tickle the “pizzas” a little to heat them up. The little pizzas will laugh like crazy.

More books are “The Little Red Hen Makes Pizza” by Philomen Sturges and Amy Walrod; “Curious George and the Pizza Party” by H.A. Rey and Margret Rey; “A Pizza the Size of the Sun” by Jack Prelutsky and James Stevenson, and “Pizza!” by Jan Pienkowski.

Esther Macalady lives in Golden. Grandparents Teach Too is an organization that helps families prepare young children for success in school and a lifetime love of learning. More information at www. grandparentsteachtoo.org and www. grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com.

Does Having Different Family Values Mean We Shouldn’t Get Married?

Dear Neil: I have been engaged for five months, but we haven’t set a date, mostly because I am afraid of moving forward.

My fiance and I have been dating over three years. He and I come from different backgrounds and have different traditions and family values. My family celebrates birthdays, religious holidays and loves to share meals together. His family doesn’t, and when they are together they tend to be in separate rooms and don’t interact much with each other.

He has attended most of my family gatherings because I expressed how important they are to me, but when he goes to my family events with me, his behavior tells me he that he really doesn’t want to be there. I don’t want him to feel obligated to do things he doesn’t want to do, but at the same time I want him to have

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a good relationship with my family. I am afraid that our different family values will be a major issue in the future, especially is we have children.

Scared About the Future in Virginia

Neil Rosenthal

Dear Scared: It is absolutely reasonSOUND able that you would ADVICE want your fiance to have a close relationship with your family, but he has to be interested in such a relationship with them, and no doubt he doesn’t feel as

close to them as you do. He also may not be as interested in celebrating birthdays and all the religious holidays as you are.

But this doesn’t necessarily mean that he would make a poor husband or father, it simply means that the two of you might need to negotiate the difference between what is desirable and what is important.

It would be desirable for him to have a close relationship with your family and enjoy attending family functions, but is it essential that he go to most of the family gatherings you want to attend? Might you be willing to graciously allow him to opt out of many of these events? Or might it take him a long time to grow close to the people you already feel close to?

On the one hand, I think is is vitally important that we make important to us that which is important to our partners.

On the other hand, the relationship is not solely about you and your wishes. Your fiance’s values and interests count just as significantly as yours does. It appears the time has come for the two of you to lay this issue openly out on the table, and determine where you are both willing to give and compromise.

Neil Rosenthal is a licensed marriage and family therapist in Westminster and Boulder. He will be offering a one-day workshop to the public April 23 in Westminster entitled “Love, Sex and Staying Warm: A Relationship Skill Building Workshop.”

For information and registration, contact ronimarion@aol.com. You can reach Rosenthal at 303-758-8777, or email him through his website: www.heartrelationships.com.

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THEATER/SHOWS

‘Getting Out’ The Edge Theater presents “Getting Out” from Friday, March 4, to Sunday, April 3, at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Released from prison “Arlene” wants to put the past behind and start her life over. Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays; and 8 p.m. Monday, March 21. No performance on Sunday, March 13. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com.

Japanese Doll & Cultural Festival (Hina Matsuri) The annual Japanese Doll & Cultural Festival is planned from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, March 5-6, at Simpson United Methodist Church, 6001 Wolff St., Arvada. This is a free event for all ages to experience the Japanese culture. This festival combines two Japanese celebrations, Hina Matsuri (Girl’s Day) and Kodomo no Hi (Children’s Day). Hina Matsuri is celebrated annually in Japan in March. Families with daughters display their dolls (hina ningyo) in their house for a few weeks before the festival. The set of dolls traditionally consist of the emperor, empress, and their court on a tiered display. Children’s Day is celebrated in May in Japan and is a national holiday that celebrates the happiness of all children. The festival will have many exhibitions, including Japanese dolls (for boys and girls), Ikebana (flower arrangement), Bonsai, Kimonos, Shodo (calligraphy), and the tea ceremony. There are live performances throughout the day where you can enjoy Japanese dance and music with musical instruments including Taiko (drums), koto, shamisen, violin, shakuhachi, and ukulele. You can also see various types of martial arts including judo, karate, kendo, and aikido. You can enjoy other arts and crafts and even try your hand at origami (paper folding). Go to www.simpsonumc. com.

Sean Jones Quartet Performs Internationally acclaimed trumpet player and composer Sean Jones takes the Lakewood Cultural Center stage at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 5, at 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Tickets are available at the center’s box office, by calling 303-987-7845 or online at www.Lakewood.org/LCCPresents. Backed by a powerhouse trio that hits hard from the outset and never lets up, Jones presents a formidable performance that is as technically sound as it is thrilling.

Spot of Tea Luncheon Colorado Women’s Connection presents its Spot of Tea luncheon from noon to 2 p.m.

Tuesday, March 8, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 w. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. For reservations, call 303-985-2458.

International Women’s Day Luncheon Golden Mayor Marjorie Sloan, Golden Economic Development Commissioner Kelley Jackson Condon and First Judicial District Deputy District Attorney Kathryn Carter Kurtz will speak at the International Women’s Day Luncheon from 11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at Fossil Trace Gold Club. The nonprofit multi-organization celebration of International Women’s Day for the women of Jefferson County with networking, presentations, door prizes and lunch. Go to www.unwomen.org/en/ news/in-focus/international-womensday. Luncheon is hosted by the Economic Development Commission for the City of Golden and the IX Power Foundation, Inc. & the JeffCo Innovators’ Workshop. Register at www.meetup.com/Innovators-Workshop.

Standup Comedy Performances Slap Happy Entertainment brings live standup comedy to Arvada. Local comics Mike Sjerven and James R. Zingleman perform at 7:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 9, at Comedy Night @ West Woods. Both are touring pros, each with a style that is not to be missed. Both shows will be hosted by award-winning speaker and touring comic Bob Meddles. Tickets and more information for both events is available at SlapHappyEntertainment.com.

Women’s Economic Security Panel The Lakewood Branch of the American Association of University Women is hosting a panel discussion on employment issues and pay equity for women at 7 p.m. Thursday, March 10 at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church at 9th and Kipling in Lakewood.

Meeting is open to the public. Go to http:// lakewood-co.aauw.net/.

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‘Guys & Dolls’ The Evergreen Chorale presents “Guys & Dolls,” a musical fable of Broadway, through Sunday, March 6 at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays.

Tickets are available by calling 303-674-4002 or go to www.evergreenchorale. org.

‘Emperor’s New Clothes’ Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “The Emperor’s New Clothes” through April 30 at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Show presented at 1 p.m.

Saturdays. Call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com for tickets and information. Appropriate for ages 12 and under, and the people who love them.

MUSIC/CONCERTS

Taste of Jazz Enjoy an afternoon of live jazz music while sampling artisanal craft beer and local urban wines at the Historic Grant Avenue community center, 216 S. Grant St., Denver. Listen to Denver’s premier contemporary jazz band, the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, at 4 p.m. Saturday, March 12 after enjoying small batch beer and wine from Epic Brewing Company and Mile High Winery. Tickets are available at the door or on at www.mjo-denver.org.

Lenten Season Concert The Lutheran Chorale will sing the iconic Seven Last Words by Theodore Dubois at a concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 2100 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. This work was once a staple for church choirs. In it you hear beautiful meditations on the seven last words from the cross inspired by the Tenebrae Service of Good Friday. The performance will round out with familiar chorales and the final chorus from the beautiful St. Matthew Passion by J. S. Bach. Go to www. thelutheranchorale.org.

ART/CRAFTS

Tropical Wildlife: Art and the Animal Kingdom Ages 6-12 years will discover wild animals from Australia, South America and Africa, from giant lizards and poisonous frogs to deadly snakes. Participants will use a variety of art techniques to examine the inhabitants of our planet.

Program offered 4-5:30 p.m. Wednesdays through March 16, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Bring a healthy after-school snack each time. Register by Jan. 8. Go to www.arvada.org/nature or call 720898-7405.

EVENTS

Wheat Ridge Localworks Localworks (formerly Wheat Ridge 2020), a nonprofit organization advancing Wheat Ridge as a community, plans a number of events. Schedule of events includes Thursday, March 3, volunteer open house; Tuesday, March 8, Localworks Active: Catspaw Yoga, 6 p.m.; Thursday, March 10, Localworks Dines: Pierogies, 5-7 p.m. For details, go to www.wearelocalworks.org.

American Legion Meetings American Legion Post 161 presents its round table issues breakfast at 7 a.m.

Friday, March 4 at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. The multilevel government coordination meeting informs officials and citizens of local projects and events.

On Thursday, March 10, the post will have a membership meeting with the topic of Veterans Helping Veterans. Meeting is at 7 p.m. at 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada.

Garden Center Spring Echxpo Echter’s Garden Center plans its Spring Echxpo from Friday, March 4, to Sunday, March 6, at 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. A number of classes are presented each day. Classes include Multi-Functional Containers: Edible and Ornamental; Backyard Farming: Join the Movement; The Magic of Container Gardening: Pots & Baskets with Punch & Pizazz; Easy Color with Summer Bulbs: Bright and Beautiful; Rock Gardens in Containers; Rose Pruning; and much more. For more information, go to www.echters.com or call 303-424-7979.

Brew & Stew Enjoy local brews, food and music by DJ KAAOS at the Brew & Stew event from 5-10 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Mile High Station, 2027 Old West Colfax Ave., Denver. All proceeds benefit Hope House of Colorado, a nonprofit organization in Arvada that offers free self-sufficiency programs to teen moms. Ticket price covers unlimited local beer and delicious soups and stews. Must be 21-plus.

Contact Sarah Nagel at sarah@hopehouseofcolorado.org.

Arvada Historical Society Oral History An Oral History about Red Rocks Community College is presented by the Arvada Historical Society from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at the McIlvoy House, 7307 Grandview Ave., Arvada. Red Rocks Community College in Arvada was established in 1969 with the Arvada Campus opening in 2000. Hear the story of how the college came to Arvada recounted by some of the people who helped make it happen. Councilman Mark McGoff will be the moderator.

Complimentary refreshments will be served. The oral history will be recorded on DVD and available to purchase later. This event is free and open to the public. Call 303-431-1261 or visit www.arvadahistory.org.

Golf Club Membership Meeting Lake Arbor Ladies Nine Hole Golf Club will host a membership meeting and coffee at 10 a.m. Monday, March 7, at Lake Arbor Golf Club, 8600 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. This is a club for women wanting to transition from playing par-3 golf courses to a regulation course. Club plays Mondays from April to September. Contact Lee Kauffman, head pro, for applications or information at 720-898-7360.

Republican Men’s Club The Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club and friends meet from 7-9 a.m.

Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave. Cost of food not included in meeting fee. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, are welcome. Upcoming schedule: Monday, March 7, Jim Smith, Golden real estate and local paper pundit, in two parts: “At Large Election of the Jeffco School Board: The Time Bomb that Exploded Twice” and “Gas-Powered Cars are Obsolete and Here’s Why”; Monday, March 21, Steve House, chairman, Colorado State Republican Party, “Catching Up and Keeping Up in a Truly Demanding and Important Election Year, 2016.” Contact Fred Holden, president, at 303-421-7619.

Reincarnation and Past Lives Déjà vu, reincarnation, and past-life therapy will be explored at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 8, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Reincarnation: Have You Been Here Before?” features filmed interviews with people describing past life experiences as well as religion experts who share views about the afterlife. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net.

Snowshoe Trips APEX/Community Recreation Center plans snowshoe trips Tuesdays, March 8 and March 22. Registration required. Stop by the center at 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, or call 303-425-9583 to register or for more information.

Vegetable Garden Planning Echter’s Garden Center presents Planning the Vegetable Garden 101 from 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 12, at 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Planning gets you off to the right start for a successful season and helps to avoid problems.

Led by Chris Doolittle. Admission is free. Go to www.echters.com or call 303424-7979 for information on this and other Echter’s classes.

Book Club Discusses ‘Founding Brothers’ The next meeting of the Jefferson County League of Women Voters nonfiction book club will focus on discussing “Founding Brothers,” by Joseph J. Ellis.

Meetings are from 1-3 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, and from 9:30-11:30 a.m.

Saturday, March 19. “Founding Brothers” looks at some of the enduring arguments our founders wrestled and which still confound our people today: Revolutionary War debts (today think multi-trillion dollar debt), federal vs. state powers (Burns, OR), ideological purity vs. collaborative compromise, slavery (now racial divides), oligarchy vs. virtue and talents. Please read the book in advance of the meetings; public is welcome. Call Lynne at 303-985-5128 for locations and information.

Gardens Wanted The Lakewood Arts Council is looking for gardens to be on its annual garden tour. The tour is Saturday, June 25, and includes a self-guided tour of six to seven gardens in the west metro area, with lunch for ticket holders included at the council’s new gallery location at Lamar Station Plaza (near Casa Bonita).

Garden hosts may preview the garden tour Friday, June 24. If you’re an avid gardener and would like to share your hard work, contact Ann Quinn at 303881-7874 or annquinn75@gmail.com. Go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org.

Hall of Fame Nomination The Jefferson County Historical Commission is seeking nominations for the 2016 Jefferson County Hall of Fame. Nominations may be made for living or deceased people who have helped mold and shape the history of Jefferson County. Individuals may be nominated for contributions in fields of writing, research, photography, politics, business, community service, education or culture. Nominations must be received by May 1. To obtain nomination forms and get more information, visit www.historicjeffco.org or contact Dennis Dempsey at 303 271-8734 or ddempsey@jeffco.us.

HEALTH

DIY Body Care The average American uses nine products a day, for 126 ingredients, many of which are hormone disruptors, neurotoxins and skin irritants. Scrub goodbye to skin care chemicals and learn fun, easy do-it-yourself body care using oils, foods and everyday ingredients at home. The DIY body care session is from noon to 1 p.m. Saturday, March 5, followed by a DIY scrub station from 1-3 p.m., at Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, Northwest Store, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada.

Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org.

Upcoming blood drives are: Monday, March 7, 9-11:10 a.m. and 12:30-3:30 p.m., Academy Mortgage Corp., 390 Union, Suite 515, Lakewood (Johanna Stubblefield, 720-240-6537); Friday, March 11, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Belmar Library, 555 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood.

CoQ10 Not only do you feel tired, your cells feel tired, too. Not enough energy in your cells leads to poor health throughout your body. Fortunately, there is CoQ10.

Join us to learn the many health benefits of CoQ10 from 5-6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9 at Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, Northwest Store, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Program is free.

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Marketplace GARAGE & ESTATE SALES

Misc. Notices

DOES ANYONE KNOW THIS MAN?

My name is Sherry and I live in Tennessee. I am reaching out to the people of Colorado for help in finding my dearest friend, STEVEN (STEVE) EARL PERMENTER. He is 5”11, has brown eyes and dark brown hair. He was last seen wearing a full beard. Birth date:11-17-1960. The pictures attached are older photos. Steve is 55 years old now. His last known whereabouts were in the Brighton and Westminster areas of Colorado between April and July of 2015. Steve deserves to know that he is not alone in this world and that there is someone that loves him unconditionally. Any information will be greatly appreciated. Please text or call 931-305-3959. I work during the day so leave a message if no answer and I will return your call.

Steve, I know you said this would happen. It’s been a long time coming. You also said to make sure that I found you because you didn’t want to miss it. It’s been a long journey but I have found you in Colorado; just don’t know exactly where. I need some help. Please contact me! Forever yours.

Love, Sherry

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Saturday March 5th Memorabilia 9am Open 8am

Larimer County Fairgrounds Loveland CO To buy or sell call

970-266-9561

Specialty Auto Auction www.specialtyautoauction.com

(303) 807-3289

Non-Profit Volunteers Needed!

Join the Halcyon Hospice volunteer team and impact a patient’s life.

Volunteers share their time as companions, provide shopping assistance, bereavement support, office assistance and much more!

All training is provided and you can serve near your home, weekdays or weekends.

For more information , contact volunteer@myhalcyon.org or Volunteer Services at 303-329-0870

Bids

Want To Purchase minerals and other oil/gas interests. Send details to: P.O. Box 13557 Denver, CO 80201

FARM & AGRICULTURE Farm Products & Produce Gibas Grass Fed Beef $9 per pound including steaks 90 lbs./quarter or 45 lbs./eighth No hormones, antibiotics or steroids High in Omega 3 Fatty Acid Also have minimal grain fed @$7/lb.

Call Ron @ (303)726-1670

Misc. Notices Family researcher seeking info &pic Great grandma Vada Dyer b.

1872 Naomi Blumfield, then Nevada Dorsey Vada Herring, Vada Dyer 870-404-8539

Sporting goods

43238 London Drive Parker 80138 Furniture, Household Items, Mattresses, Yard Items/Equipment and more

MERCHANDISE

Appliances APPLIANCES FOR SALE: Maytag Dishwasher $50; 1.8 cf over-the-stove GE Spacemaker microwave $50; GE slide-in range w/glass ceramic cooktop $75; all appliances white. GE WaterBoss water softener $40. Call 970-2172691

ELECTRIC BICYCLES

No Drivers License Needed No Registration Needed No Insurance Needed No Gas Needed Fun & Easy to ride Adult 2-Wheel Bicycles and 3-Wheel trikes New & used all makes & prices CALL NOW

FOR SALE Used in good to like new condition.

Coleman Duel-Fuel Stove, Dual-Fuel Lantern, & Flourescent Lantern, 3 Mountainsmith Backpacks, 20degree Slumberjack sleeping bag, 3man REI Dome tent.

Send email address for Photos, Pricing, & Details.

Gary 303-988-0200 gary@beaverbuilt.com Spin Fishing Gear FOR SALE Used in like new condition.

6'6" Shimano spinning rod & reel, Abu Garcia reel, Mitchel reel, assorted Rapala, Fox, Mepps lures, and assorted spin fishing tackle.

Send email address for Photos, Pricing, & Details.

Gary 303-988-0200 gary@beaverbuilt.com

Patient Education Series Lutheran Medical Center presents a series of free, educational seminars on a variety of health and medical topics, led by physicians. Classes take place in the learning center on the second floor at Lutheran Medical Center, 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, unless otherwise noted. Dr. Ian Weber presents the newest treatment for knee pain from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9; Dr. Lyndsey Hale discuss headaches from 6-7 p.m. Thursday, March 10; Dr. Byron Jones discusses conservative management for low back pain from 6-7 p.m. Wednesday, March 16, at the Spine Center at Denver West, 1687 Cole Blvd., Suite 150, Lakewood. Register at www. lutheranmedicalcenter.org/classes or call 303-425-8375.

Purely Paleo There is a science to going paleo. No matter where you are on the spectrum of health and wellness, the paleo diet can give you the ancestral tools you need to reach your goals. Learn the science behind the paleo diet from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at Natural Grocers, Green Mountain, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www.NaturalGrocers.com/gm or call 303-986-5700.

Wanted to Buy

Stress, Pain and Your Brain Learn how to alleviate chronic pain conditions such as back/neck pain, headaches, fibromyalgia and PTSD. These strategies will help restore balance in the central nervous system resulting in a sense of calmness and relaxation that creates a lasting change in how you feel from a cognitive, physical, emotional and spiritual perspective.

Program is from 2-3 p.m. Saturday, March 12, at Natural Grocers, Green Mountain, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www.

NaturalGrocers.com/gm or call 303-986-5700.

Stationary upright exercise bicycle Must be in Centennial or Littleton area 303-771-3210

Nutritional Coaching Megan Grover, master of medical science and nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, offers free one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions for the public. Call the store at 303-423-0990 for an appointment.

PETS

EDUCATION

League of Women Voters on Charter Schools The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County has drafted a position on Jeffco charter schools resulting from an extensive study in 2015. League members will discuss the position and charter school standards the league believes the school district should follow. If approved, it will be added to the league’s existing education positions.

Go to www.lwvjeffco.org. Upcoming public meetings in March are Tuesday, March 8, 1 p.m., Arvada Elks Lodge, 5700 Yukon St. (park in south lot and use north entrance). Call Becka at 303-421-1853.

Wednesday, March 9, 9:15 a.m., Westland Meridian, 10695 W. 17th Ave., Lakewood. Call Darlene at 303-238-8996.

Firewood Pine/Fir & Aspen

Split & Delivered $250 a cord Stacking available extra $25 Delivery charge may apply Call 303-647-2475 or 720-323-2173

Furniture Sofa Printed Golden, Basset Leather Ottoman Storage Unit, Multi Colored Love Seat $250 each 303-688-6624

Health and Beauty

Dogs Buy a dog from a store or online & they will breed the mother again, & AGAIN, & AGAIN, & AGAIN,.....

Visit CanineWelfare.org & learn how to find healthy puppies & AVOID PUPPY MILLS!

TRANSPORTATION

Wanted

Cash for all Vehicles!

Cars, Trucks, Vans, SUV’s

Grain Finished Buffalo

Any condition • Running or not Under $700

719-775-8742

HAY, NICE GRASS/ ALFALFA ROUND BALES. PLASTIC MESH WRAPPED. WE CAN LOAD. BILL 303 204 1431

Camping Gear

303-257-0164

quartered, halves and whole

Feed, Seed, Grain, Hay

Miscellaneous

Saturday March 5th 10am-4pm

Bicycles

Open House: 26 February 2016 @ 11:30 to 12:30 Parker United Methodist Church, 11805 S. Pine Dr. Parker, CO Learn Leadership and Communication over your Lunch Hour Contact: President Jan Parrish @

Advertise: 303-566-4100

Garage Sales

Misc. Notices

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Hunter's tree stand $69 obo, 300 lb. buck scale $29, big game pulley and rope $9, yoga mat, block, strap, videos $10. 303 688-9171

Auctions Classic Car Auction

Calendar

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Cell: (303)918-2185 for texting

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OneTouch, Freestyle, AccuChek, more! Must not be expired or opened. Call Chris Today: 800-506-4964

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For Local News, Anytime of the Day Visit ColoradoCommunityMedia.com

Wednesday, March 9, 6 p.m. (brown bag dinner optional), Jeffco LWV Office, 1425 Brentwood St., Suite 7, Lakewood. Call Lucinda at 720-254-5741.

Thursday, March 10, 9:15 a.m., Cason Howell House, 1575 Kipling St., Lakewood. Call Susan at 303-988-5847.

Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver. edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More info at www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative.

Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.

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SPORTS

March 3, 2016

LOCAL

TIGERS MAKE GREAT 8 AT STATE

Lakewood senior Madeline Miller dribbles the ball past a Palmer High School opponent on Feb. 26. The Tigers won the second-round state playoff game 74-33. The Tigers also won their Sweet 16 match against Rampart March 2, 65-51. The team was down four points at the end of the first quarter, but picked up steam as the game went on. Senior guard Mackenzie Forrest led the Tigers with 20 points, 4 rebounds and 5 steals. The sophomore Camilla Emsbo (15 points and 8 rebounds), and senior McKenna Bishop (12 points) also contributed. Lakewood advances to the tourney quarterfinals, and will face Thunder Ridge at the Denver Coliseum on March 4. Photo courtesy of Mondo Delgado

Tigers trounce first-round foe Lakewood boys win one, lose one in postseason

By Scott Stocker Special to CCM A first-round win in any classification in the state basketball tournament is always a blessing. And that certainly was the way it was as the Lakewood boys defeated visiting Grand Junction Central 72-42 on Feb. 24.

Lakewood, coached by Daryl Johnson, didn’t waste any time in jumping out to a quick 19-11 lead after the first quarter and kept the run going to establish a 4027 halftime margin.

Defensively, Lakewood only allowed four baskets in the third quarter and the trend continued through the fourth, with only three more baskets allowed. Those three, by the way, were all three-pointers.

Lakewood’s scoring was even

LAKEWOOD 72, GRAND JUNCTION CENTRAL 42 Grand Junction Central 11 16 8 7 — 42 Lakewood

19 21 17 15 — 72

throughout the night with only Kolton Peterson and Ezekiel Sundberg in double figures with 14 and 12 points, respectively. The Tigers improved to 15-9 while the Warriors saw their 17-7 season end.

“This is a big win and that first quarter certainly got us going,” said Peterson, a junior who stands in at 6-foot-2. “We were able to focus and get into gear. We played hard defensively and we were focused on our offense. We were able to move the ball and make the plays we needed to do. We just want to stay strong

the rest of the way.”

“The big key was having such a fine first quarter as our offense was really on key,” said Sunberg, a 5-foot-11 sophomore. “Our defense kept them down and certainly kept us in the game. I’m excited with our start for state and we just want to keep it going. We were ready to play.”

It definitely was a good night for Lakewood under Johnson.

“I thought Grand Junction Central had a good season and we were worried about them,” said Johnson. “Offensively, we had our focus and we just didn’t get stopped. Defensively, we were able to stop them. We got the rebounds and we were able to run with the ball and do what we had to do.”

Lakewood moved into the second round against Doherty last Saturday, but the Tigers could not maintain their momentum. They were beaten, 78-69, by the Spartans. The season thus ended for the 15-10 Tigers.

Oh mercy, lopsided scores call for change It’s time to consider a high school basketball mercy rule in Colorado.

Lopsided scores have been frequent this season, especially in girls games, and some of those blowout scores were evident in the first Jim Benton two rounds of the and boys state OVERTIME girls playoffs.

The Colorado High School Activities Association board of directors has sent out a survey to member schools to determine whether there is interest in establishing a mercy rule. The change would mean a running clock if a team were to get down by a certain number of points, possibly 30 or more, in the second half of a regularseason or playoff game.

Early rounds of Class 5A playoff games show there is merit to this idea.

The average margin of victory in 16 opening-round girls game was 22.6 points, with 52-, 37- and 33-point wins among the most lopsided. Second-round games were a closer with an average victory margin of 20.3 points, but there were two 48-point wins and a 41-point rout.

The top-ranked Highlands Ranch girls opened the 5A playoffs by winning the first two games by a combined 114 points.

During the season, the Falcons enjoyed victories by scores of 94-28, 88-19 and 9035, just to name a few blowouts.

Victory margins in boys first-round games were tighter with a 16.3 margin of victory. However, there were two 30-point victories. The second-round average victory gap was 15.3 points.

In the 4A boys and girls competition, the victory margins were smaller in the first two rounds but there were a combined six games that were decided by 30 or more points. Valor Christian’s girls won their opener by a 54-point margin — which included a 29-4 lead after the first quarter — over Fort Morgan on Feb. 26.

I’m all in favor of anything that can help get these lopsided games over with more quickly. Having top teams pile on the points only adds to the embarrassment for the losing squads, many of which are simply at a major talent disadvantage.

Lutheran standout more than scoring leader Kristen Vigil has played basketball at Lutheran High School in Parker for four seasons but this is the first time she has led the Lions in scoring.

Still, the 5-foot-8 senior, became the school’s career scoring leader when she registered 13 points in Lutheran’s 67-23 win over Jefferson Academy Feb. 25 in a district tournament.

Vigil tallied 25 points in a 58-47 triumph over Faith Christian in the district finals Feb. 27 and now has 1,058 points to break the old career scoring mark of 1,031 held by Meshach Rhodes from 1993-97.

“Kristen has really evolved as a player throughout her career,” said coach Mark Duitsman. “She has always been an outstanding perimeter shooter but over the years she has developed the ability to score in many other ways. Her scoring earns her a lot of publicity but I’ve always thought it’s her on-the-ball defense that makes her a standout basketball player.

“It’s amazing how many deflections and steals she gets while also keeping a low foul count. What I’ve been most pleased with this season is how she has taken that aggressiveness to the boards and it is not uncommon for her to lead us in rebounds on any given night.”

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BASKETBALL STATE PLAYOFFS ROUNDUP Shaklee scored 21 points. Senior Hannah Weber scored 16 points.

5A Girls Arvada West Wildcats Fort Collins 54, Arvada West 44: The Wildcats lost the first round of the state playoffs Feb. 23. Senior Alyson Ochs scored 17 points. Junior Sara Mitchell scored 11 points. Junior Ellie Mills scored 10 points.

Bear Creek Bears Broomfield 61, Bear Creek 39: Top seed Broomfield ended Bear Creek’s playoff run Feb. 26. Individual statistics were not available.

Bear Creek 55, Heritage 38: The Bears pulled out an early lead and never looked back during the away tournament game Feb. 23. Junior Bo Shaffer scored 20 points. Sophomore Romola Dominguez scored 13 points.

Lakewood Tigers Lakewood 74, Palmer 33: The topseeded Tigers won the second round of the playoffs at home Feb. 26. Senior Mackenzie Forrest scored 23 points.

Lakewood had a bye for the first round of the tournament.

Pomona Panthers Arapahoe 57, Pomona 39: Sixth seed Arapahoe knocked 11th seed Pomona out of the tournament Feb. 23. Individual statistics were not available.

Ralston Valley Mustangs Ralston Valley 73, Loveland 55: With a second seed place in the tournament, the Mustangs enjoyed a bye round before dispatching Loveland in the second round Feb. 26. Junior Makela

Boys Arvada West Wildcats Arvada West 56, Grandview 54: Number five seed Arvada West narrowly defeated number four seed Grandview Feb. 27. Senior Dallas Walton scored 15 points. Senior Will Wittman scored 14 points. The Wildcats move on to play number one seed Rangeview March 2.

Arvada West 54, Castle View 34: The Wildcats won at home Feb. 24, to advance to the second round of the playoffs. Senior Luke Neff scored 17 points.

Senior Will Wittman scored 16 points.

Bear Creek Bears Far Northeast 64, Bear Creek 46: The 12th-seeded Bears fell to fifth-seeded Warriors Feb. 24. Individual statistics were not available.

Lakewood Tigers Doherty 78, Lakewood 69: Second seed Doherty finished Lakewood’s playoff run Feb. 27 in the second round of the tournament. Lakewood matched Doherty point for point in the second half, but the Doherty lead in the beginning gave them the win.

Lakewood 72, Grand Junction Central 42: Lakewood began the playoffs with a commanding first round win over GJCHS. The Tigers played at home Feb. 24.

Ralston Valley Mustangs Palmer 55, Ralston Valley 48: The Mustangs were defeated in the first round of the playoffs despite outscor-

ing the higher-seeded team in two quarters. Senior Dante Greco scored 20 points. Senior Antonio Capley scored 18 points.

scored seven points.

4A

Longmont 66, D’Evelyn 44: Number five seed D’Evelyn fell to number one seed Longmont in the second round of the state playoffs Feb. 27. Senior Charlie Davis scored 15 points. Junior Josh Brinkerhoff scored 10 points.

Girls D’Evelyn Jaguars D’Evelyn 68, Widefield 61: The Jaguars won the second round of the state playoff championship Feb. 27. Senior Lexi Reed scored 19 points. Junior Jill Smith scored 14 points. D’Evelyn advanced to the Great Eight third round of the playoffs March 4 against Evergreen.

D’Evelyn 51, Pueblo West 44: After being outscored in the first half, D’Evelyn rallied to win the Feb. 26 neutral playoff game. The team was led to victory by seniors Aubrey Sotolongo and McKenna Carlton who scored 17 points each.

Standley Lake Gators Sand Creek 72, Standley Lake 51: The Gators, seeded eighth, lost the first round of the state playoff championship Feb. 23 to first-seed Sand Creek.

Junior Hayley Davis scored 18 points.

Boys D’Evelyn Jaguars

D’Evelyn 54, Sand Creek 52: A narrow victory Feb. 26 pushed D’Evelyn into the second round of the playoffs. Senior Charlie Davis scored 22 points. Junior Josh Brinkerhoff scored 15 points.

Golden Demons Vista Ridge 52, Golden 46: The 2nd seed Demons lost the second round of the state playoffs Feb. 27 to number three seed Vista Ridge. The Demons rallied in the fourth quarter with 23 points but Vista Ridge hung on to a shrinking lead to win the game.

Golden 75, Silver Creek 57: The Demons advanced to the second round of the playoffs with a home win Feb. 26.

Individual statistics were not available.

Golden Demons

Green Mountain Rams

Palisade 37, Golden 34: The Demons fell in the first round of the state playoff championship Feb. 26. Palisade was seeded second, and Golden was seeded eighth in the tournament.

Mead 63, Green Mountain 46: Mead ended the Rams post season in the first round of the state playoffs Feb. 26. Senior Austin Fritts scored 20 points.

Green Mountain Rams

Sierra 48, Wheat Ridge 44: The Farmers outscored their opponents in the second half but couldn’t overcome Sierra’s early lead Feb. 26. Individual statistics not available.

Mullen 56, Green Mountain 38: The Rams lost against higher seed Mullen Feb. 26. Senior Hannah Hank scored 17 points. Junior Corrina Archuleta

Wheat Ridge Farmers

HAVE A SPORTS STORY IDEA? Email Colorado Community Media Sports Reporter Jim Benton at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or call 303-566-4083.

Salomess Stars Salome FOR RELEASE WEEK OF FEB. 29, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Whatever decisions you’re faced with this week, rely on your strong Aries instincts, and base them on your honest feelings, not necessarily on what others might expect you to do.

TAURUS (April 30 to May 20) Your sensitive Taurean spirit is pained by what you feel is an unwarranted attack by a miffed colleague. But your sensible self should see it as proof that you must be doing something right.

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) More fine-tuning might be in order before you can be absolutely certain that you’re on the right track. Someone close to you might offer to help. The weekend favors family get-togethers.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22) The week continues to be a balancing act ‘twixt dreaming and doing. But by week’s end, you should have a much better idea of what you actually plan to do and how you plan to do it.

LEO (July 23 to August 22) Changing your plans can be risky, but it can also be a necessary move. Recheck your facts before you act.

Tense encounters should ease by midweek, and all should be well by the weekend.

VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) You might still be trying to adjust to recent changes. But things should improve considerably as you get to see some positive results. An uneasy personal matter calls for more patience.

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TO SOLVE SUDOKU: Numbers 1 through 9 must fill each row, column and box. Each number can appear only once in each row, column and box. You can figure out the order in which the numbers will appear by using the numeric clues already provided in the boxes. The more numbers you name, the easier it gets to solve the puzzle!

LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Congratulations. Your good intentions are finally recognized, and long-overdue appreciation should follow. Keep working toward improvements wherever you think they’re necessary.

SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Try to look at your options without prejudging any of them. Learn the facts, and then make your assessments. Spend the weekend enjoying films, plays and musical events.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Someone might want to take advantage of the Sagittarian’s sense of fair play. But before you ride off to right what you’ve been told is a wrong, be sure of your facts.

Answers

CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You might be surprised to learn that not everyone agrees with your ideas. But this can prove to be a good thing. Go over them and see where improvements can be made.

AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) After taking advice on a number of matters in recent months, expect to be called on to return the gesture. And, by the way, you might be surprised at who makes the request.

PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Reassure everyone concerned that a change of mind isn’t necessarily a change of heart. You might still want to pursue a specific goal, but feel a need to change the way you’ll get there.

BORN THIS WEEK: You are able to make room in your heart for others, and that makes you a very special person in their lives. (c) 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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ATHLETE Q&A: ZARENA BROWN

Pomona swimmer excels in, out of water

By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com About: Zarena Brown is a swimmer at Pomona High School and the Jeffco Swimmer of the Year this season. Twenty hours a week she can be found chilling in the pool, working hard to perfect her strokes and decrease her times. On dry land, she loves spending any free time with friends and family, doing all the “mountain things and traveling…I love traveling.”

Age: 17 School: Pomona Grade: Senior Sport: Swimming Idol: In sports, I’d say my brothers have been real role models. They’re both professional golfers, and they made me want to excel. Golf’s their thing, and swimming is mine. I excel in swimming.

Awards: Well, I have a wall of medals at my house, with 50-60 hanging. At 14, I won the Senior Zones Championships, as well as medaled three times at sections my freshman year. At 15, I traveled to the junior nationals and took seventh in my relay. By the end of my sophomore year I was All American, and have been MVP in both golf, my other sport, and swimming.

Intro: All her life, Brown has been working on shortening her times and taking deeper strokes to perfect her sport.

“If you break it down, it’s a flip turn here, it’s a second here,” Brown said of her process. “If you shape your race and perfect it, you can take off so much time.”

Brown has been in the water since she was four. First taking lessons to learn the basics, now as a school and club-level swimmer. In high school, she swims a little bit of everything. But for club she competes in freestyle and backstroke events — in those, she’s striving to beat the Olympic Time Standards.

“My goal is to make it to the Olympic Trials,” she said. “And I’m not too far off of it!”

She has a 2:05 time in the 200 freestyle and a 4:23 time in the 400 freestyle. She needs to beat the standards of 2:03 and 4:16, respectively. She has swim meets in March and June, where she hopes to qualify for the trials in June for the Rio Olympics.

For her, the love of the sport lies outside the water, with those who swim alongside her.

“I really have liked meeting the new people,” Brown said. “I think I know at least one kid from every single school in Colorado — the swimming world is so connected!”

How did you get into swimming?

It was my brother’s sport, and I spent so

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Senior Zarena Brown uses her passion for swimming to excel in not only the sport, but also school and other activities. Next fall, she’ll be swimming for the University of Houston, where she hopes to study biomedical science. Courtesy photo much time on the side of the pool that my parents decided to put me in lessons when I was four. I kept on doing it and started to love it.

What was your earliest memory in the water?

When I was 8, I would come running into the pool area, screaming “I’m so excited!” while doing laps around the pool.

What is your favorite event?

The 200 freestyle. There’s a trick to swimming it, and it takes a different type of distance swimmer to do it. If you don’t swim it right, you won’t do it well. I like the challenge of it, and once I started to figure out how to do it, I began to do it really well. I love it a lot.

How has this season been for you?

This year’s been a bit of an up-and-down struggle because of my transfer to a new team. My coach took my strokes and broke them so they could build them back up. It’s been bittersweet, too, because high school swimming is fun. But I’m moving on, doing bigger and better things.

Will you continue to swim in college?

Yes, I am swimming for the University of Houston. I’m also on the University of Denver’s Hilltoppers club swim team (or “Tops” to us). I would like to study biomedical science there; I really like the sciences.

Wildcats dodge buzzerbeater for playoff win free throws, cutting the margin to 56-54.

Arvada West next committed a turnover, thus allowing the Wolves their opportunity to pull out the win.

By Scott Stocker “We let down a bit at times and let them stay in the game,” said Neff, a 6-foot It certainly was a nail bitter for the Arsenior point guard who scored 10 points. vada West boys as they came through with “We came in ready and we were able to a 56-54 victory over host Grandview in make some big plays, though. Their numtheir second-round Class 5A state tourna- ber 13 (Duhart) got moving against us. I ment basketball game last Saturday. was asked to help guard him, but he still And the nails had a fine night for couldn’t have been them. To get this far is bitten harder by either great and now, we are team and those in moving on.” the crowd as a final, It was a tough 3-point attempt by loss for Duhart, who Arvada West 13 13 20 10 – 56 Grandview fell short scored 30 points, and with 2 seconds left on his teammates. But the Grandview 12 9 16 17 – 54 the clock.

5-10 junior guard is With little more certainly looking forthan a minute left in ward to next season. the game, Arvada West’s Luke Neff sank a “We’re proud of our season,” said 3-pointer that gave the Wildcats a 54-49 Duhart. “But tonight, there were some lead, but that margin of victory would mental lapses and we couldn’t keep the narrow. pressure on as we should have. Our last Just thirty seconds of game time later Grandview’s Lechaun Duhart hit three Basketball continues on Page 23

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Graham’s Mustangs won the 4A state championship in 2009, were the state runners-up in 2014 and twice finished third.

Hall of Fame coaches at Littleton Littleton will have a baseball team to watch in the Jeffco 4A League this spring with a legendary coaching staff.

Bob Bote —who graduated in 1971 from Littleton, where he was a three-sport letterman — is the Lions’ new head coach, and he will have former Eaton mentor Jim Danley as his pitching coach.

Bote won 459 games and five state championships at Niwot, and has also been an assistant coach at Erie and Faith Christian.

Danley compiled an 807-163-2 record with 11 state championships at Eaton as Colorado’s winningest baseball coach but was ousted last fall for not signing a 13-point improvement plan than was drawn up by the school board. He’s a friend of Bote’s and the two were rival coaches in summer games.

Don’t be surprised to see Littleton pitchers start throwing knuckle curves, a pitch Danley had his pitchers use at Eaton. It is really a standard curve thrown with one or more fingers bent to provide a better grip on the ball, which results in a tighter spin and more movement.

Littleton teams have gone 46-103 over the past eight seasons but the Lions were 11-9 in 2015, and seven pitchers from a year ago that saw varsity action were underclassmen.

Dowis takes over at Castle View Scott Dowis, a first-year business teacher at Castle View who coached high school volleyball for eight years in Kansas, was introduced as the new head coach for the Sabercats’ volleyball program.

Jim Benton is a sports writer for Colorado Community Media. He has been covering sports in the Denver area since 1968. He can be reached at jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com or at 303-566-4083.

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Dallas Walton, who stands in at 7-feet, and teammate Will Wittman, also had strong games for Arvada West at both ends of the court. Walton scored 15 points and Wittman, 14, to join Neff in double-figures.

“It feels like such a good win and we came through in crunch times,” said Wittman, a 6-2 senior forward. “We just want to stay aggressive, get the shots and get their missed shots off the glass. It was physical out there and I’m just glad we were so prepared for tonight.”

Certainly similar thoughts from Walton.

“It was a good win against a fine team,” said Walton.

“We came out tough and aggressive as we should have.

We knew that they were going to be mentally prepared for us. We had to stop their point guard (Duhart), but he certainly put up some fine shots against us. Our overall defense and our rebounding was definitely a key tonight.”

It certainly was a tough, but positive, night for Arvada West coach Jeff Parriott.

“Our kids put on the pressure up and down,” said Parriott. “We shot and hit the threes when we needed them.

The second half was big for us with our strong third quarter defensively. We were positive and just wanted things to work out in a fine fashion. They did, and now, we can move on.”

Grandview coach Michael Rogers felt his team battled back hard for the possible game winning shot.

“Our guys fell behind early, but they were able to rally back,” said Rogers. “We were hurt in scoring with Gaige Prim out with his early fouls and I think that helped make a difference for them. I’m happy with the way the boys were able to compete and just came out and did their best. I’m just proud of their efforts this season and tonight.”

Prim stands in at 6-7 and his early defensive efforts were able to keep Walton at bay for a time.

“We played hard, but they were just making more shots,” said Prim, also a junior. “We played some good defense, but they just got away from us. We have had an amazing season and I’m proud of my teammates.We just needed more stops on defense.”

Arvada West advances to play Rangeview, March 2, with its victory over against Grandview.

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