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“I believe we have the data to tell us the truth, but I do not believe all of it has been analyzed by truly independent sources.”

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MY NAME IS

KELLY CVANCIGER

Sometimes students just want someone to listen, it’s not about teaching at the moment, it’s about just being a good human at that point.

I started teaching history because I love history, and if people understood it better we would not have so many problems. We often forget the value of the past in predicting the future. History is different than most subjects, it is applicable to all aspects of humanity. We are who we are because of our past, events in our past, and the people who have influenced us. Students need a positive experience to balance their life when they come to us torn apart from grief, violence, or poverty ... school is not just about learning history, math, or science. It’s about learning life.

Social Studies teacher at Bear Creek High School and nominee for the James F. Harris award About Me I grew up outside of Cleveland, Ohio.

I went to many schools most notably earning my college degrees from Westminster College (BA), Baylor University (MA), and University of Colorado (MA).

I have history degrees with concentrations in Russian History, French History, and Asian Studies.

I have lived in Lakewood since 2002. I have been teaching at Bear Creek High School the entire 16 years. My husband is retired Navy, 20 years in the military, three tours to war zones: Afghanistan and Iraq. We have a 6-year-old little boy who has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). I spend a lot of my time outside of school advocating for Veteran’s Rights and rights for autistic children.

In my free time In my free time I am fairly politically active, I helped Senator Bennet’s campaign and I volunteer on Jeffco Schools ASD committee to make sure our kids with autism are getting the education they deserve.

I like to garden and dabble in urban farming, we have chickens and we have

The AP Government class that Kelly Cvanciger teaches at Bear Creek High School.

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turned our property into an ecofriendly environment.

A love for teaching I have been teaching for 20 years, four in Texas at Fort Hood military base and 16 years at Bear Creek here in Lakewood. I teach because I love to, it’s easy (some people think teaching is very hard, I think if you love it like you should it’s easy, it’s easy for me but I think that is because I am heavily involved in my content outside of school), and we need people to step up and teach so we can effectively change the future.

I have taught a ton of subjects. Since I

am bilingual I taught French for 10 years, and the other 10 years I have spent teaching social studies classes.

This year I am teaching AP government and politics right now with geography and National History Day. I love teaching world history too.

I love teaching because I get to meet new people each year. All of our students are unique and I like getting to know each of them and see what they can offer our society. Most come into high school looking for guidance and someone to pay attention to them, they all enter school with unique problems and a variety of circumstances.

The James F. Harris award I was nominated by the State of Colorado NHD affiliate office out of University of Colorado Denver. The State Coordinator (Celeste Archer) and Associate State Coordinator (Kayla Gabehart) respectively nominated me out of all the high school social studies teachers in the State.

I am very proud of the nomination for this award. Its purpose is to recognize teachers in the field of history. If I win, it will be announced at the National History Day Contest in June at the University of Maryland.

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Lakewood police investigate robbery, shooting STAFF REPORT

Lakewood Police are investigating a robbery and shooting that happened about 2:30 a.m. June 13 near South Pierce Street and Arizona t Avenue. s The victim, 38-year-old Saher Suleiman of Lakewood, went to the , 7-Eleven store at West Mississippi Avenue and South Pierce Street and parked at the gas pumps, according to a news release from the police department. He then went inside the store to make a purchase.

After making the purchase, he

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exited the store and left in his car southbound on Pierce Street. While driving, he realized two men were in his backseat so he stopped his car near West Arizona Avenue and South Pierce Street. Two male suspects robbed him, and the victim was shot during the robbery, the release said.

The suspects then ran away.

The suspects are described as two black men, unknown ages. One was wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. The other was wearing a red-hooded sweatshirt and dark pants. After being shot, Suleiman drove back to the 7-Eleven and asked

the clerk to call 911. Suleiman was transported to St. Anthony Hospital where he is reportedly in stable condition.

While units were responding to this incident at 2:30 a.m., dispatch aired a carjacking that happened in Denver that involved a white Honda being taken. Approximately two hours after the Lakewood robbery, agents searching the area discovered a white Honda parked at South Marshall Street and West Mississippi Place. It was identified as the Honda involved in the Denver carjacking, the release said.

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I Love to Write About Real Estate, But This Week It’s Personal

By JIM SMITH, Citizen I’m writing this week’s column, as usual, on Sunday night, but this Sunday night I’m writing it from the woods near Kalispell, Montana, where Rita and I are visiting her sister Lynn and her husband Jeff. Coincidentally, Kalispell is also where my late mother was born in 1912, while her father (after whom I get my middle name) was one of the engineers for Glacier National Park’s “Going to the Sun” highway. His diary of that project is the only original diary which the park’s curator possesses. She kindly copied it for me many years ago, and we all enjoyed reading from it.

So, I’m on vacation, and although I have this wonderful weekly deadline, real estate is not top of mind for me this week. So why not take a vacation from that topic and tell you what’s really top of mind for me these days?

By the way, we’ll be back in Golden about the time you are reading this column.

This week I’m paying for this ad space personally. The opinions I express herein are not those of the brokerage I own and manage.

None of my associates were consulted about its content and they may or may not agree with what I say below. This one’s on me.

What’s really on my mind as Rita and I take this 10-day road trip to Boise, Seattle and now Kalispell, listening to the national news and conversing with friends and relatives, is the sad state of our democracy.

I am also writing this on Father’s Day, so I’m thinking about my late father, Abbott P. Smith II, an old-school proper New Englander to whom integrity was everything. I can still him saving, “Just because other people steal apples doesn’t make it right for you to steal apples.” The values I cherish I got from Dad. Dad would be appalled that we have a president who, under the tutelage of his onetime lawyer, Roy Cohn, practices the principle that if you tell a lie long enough people will think it’s true. Also, that you should never admit you’re wrong. (Google the two names together to learn about Cohn’s influence.)

Rita and I left on our vacation about the time that President Trump “negotiated” with his “new friend” Kim Jung Un and insulted our country’s strongest ally and trading partner, Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau.

It is abundantly clear to me that Donald Trump is a narcissist, whose only interest is self-aggrandizement and self promotion, even when it violates the emoluments provision of our Constitution. My Republican father would be turning over in his grave if he knew not only what this man is doing and saying as our leader but, more significantly, how the elected members of the “Grand Old Party” — most of whom at one time proclaimed “Never Trump!” (Google that phrase for the very long list) — have fallen in line with him because they think that’s how they can maintain what’s most important to them — their re-election.

How much further down this road is America going to go? The President, who says that military exercises with South Korea are “costing a fortune,” got his wish for a military parade that will cost millions of taxpayer dollars that would be better spent on almost anything else. He was inspired by a parade in France, but such parades are really the trademark of Russia, China, North Korea and other dictatorships. What’s next?

Rotary’s “4-Way Test”

I’m a Rotarian. Every Tuesday we begin our breakfast meeting with a recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance, followed by the 4-Way Test. Can you imagine this president beginning each cabinet meeting with this declaration of “the things we think, say or do”? First, Is It the Truth? Second, Is It Fair to All Concerned? Third, Will It Build Goodwill and Better Friendships? Fourth, Will It Be Beneficial to All Concerned?

Try applying that test to such Trump policies as separating immigrant children from their parents, while falsely claiming the Democrats made him do it; Or how about denying climate change and removing all use of that phrase from EPA documents on the subject?

What about imposing tariffs on our closest trading partners, while claiming falsely that trade wars are “good” and “easy to win”?

Well-intended policies often need to be reversed, but Trump can’t admit he’s wrong, so he allows bad policies to stay in place when they shouldn’t just to avoid admitting mistakes.

As offended as Rita and I have been by so many of this president’s words and deeds, we are also saddened by the lack of an articulate opposition by both Democrats and oncemoderate or never-Trump Republicans.

Also, as a professional journalist, I am saddened by the attacks on the mainstream media as the “enemy of the people,” a Stalinist

term, and the use of the phrase “fake news” to dismiss honest journalistic coverage. The collusion of Fox News in this process is disappointing to anyone who knows and appreciates real journalism.

So what can be done about this situation?

I have two “modest proposals” that I’d like to advance.

A Couple Modest Proposals for Saving America It’s easy to criticize President Trump and where he is taking us, but where are the proposals to remedy this situation? Here are mine.

The first is for the Democratic Party to create what the British Parliament has long had and which I learned about in the 7th and 8th grades — a “Shadow Cabinet.”

Wikipedia has the following description of this component of British government: “The Shadow Cabinet is a feature of the Westminster system of government. It consists of a senior group of opposition spokespeople who, under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition, form an alternative cabinet to that of the government, and whose members shadow or mirror the positions of each individual member of the Cabinet. It is the Shadow Cabinet's responsibility to scrutinize the policies and actions of the government, as well to offer an alternative program.

“In most countries, a member of the shadow cabinet is referred to as a Shadow Minister. In Canada, however, the term Opposition Critic is more common. In the United Kingdom's House of Lords and in New Zealand, the term "spokesperson" is used instead of "shadow".

“Members of a shadow cabinet are often but not always appointed to a Cabinet post if and when their party forms a government.”

[In the above excerpt from Wikipedia, I kept the blue underlined type to show you that there are links which you might want to click if you search “shadow cabinet” on Wikipedia.]

Imagine if the Democratic Party designated political leaders to serve as Shadow Secretaries for each Cabinet department. (They could recite the 4-Way Test when they meet as a group!) The Shadow EPA administrator could become an expert on the behind-the-

scenes activities and pronouncements of EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt. The Shadow Secretary of Housing and Urban Development could monitor and hold press conferences about the actions and pronouncements of Secretary Ben Carson, and the Shadow Attorney General could do the same regarding Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

And so forth for Cabinet member. Their press conferences would merit coverage, including

by Fox News, and provide substantive information which is currently only being provided by reporters who are readily dismissed by the president as “fake news.”

My second “modest proposal” is that at least one prominent opponent of the president announce his or her candidacy for President now instead of next year — as President Trump did in the first week of his presidency. Doing so not only provides a mechanism for fundraising (which is working well for Trump), but it also makes it possible to have full-fledged rallies which would be covered by all the media, providing yet another avenue for turning the mainstream media into reporters covering critiques of the Trump administration instead of providing the analysis themselves, which has made them vulnerable to attacks for partisanship.

Lastly, I want to reiterate that these are my personal remarks and not those of my real estate brokerage or its broker associates. I’m not worried that speaking out on this subject will hurt my brokerage or me financially, but if it does, I am willing to pay that price, and I will understand if an agent wants to disassociate him or herself from what I have written and leave our brokerage.

Our democracy, our country, our future as a nation are too important for me to remain silent any longer about the travesty of this president and his assault on the free press and all three of those elements.

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The refuge with a radioactive past The opening of the Rocky Flats refuge may be close, but the debate over the land’s safety lingers

BY CHRISTY STEADMAN CSTEADMAN@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

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he U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service believes that wildlife refuges ensure that future generations will always have an outdoor place to enjoy nature.

But some people won’t set foot on Rocky Flats once it opens as a wildlife refuge, much less allow their children or grandchildren to go there.

“It’s a shame,” said Stephanie Carroll, president and founder of Rocky Flats Worker Advocacy, “because it’s a beautiful site. But it’s a superfund site.

You don’t build homes on a superfund site. And you don’t recreate on a superfund site.”

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge is a 5,000-acre area of open land bordered by Broomfield, Boulder and Jefferson counties managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Although there is no set date, it previously was anticipated to open for public recreation late this summer.

However, seven Colorado school districts have banned field trips to

Expected to boast about 5,000 acres and about 20 miles of trails, Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge will feature an abundance of wildlife and plant viewing.

PHOTO COURTESY OF STEVE TORBIT/USFWS

Rocky Flats in the past year — Boulder Valley School District being the first one to do so last year and Denver Public Schools being the most recent, adopting its resolution on April 26. The others are Jefferson County Public Schools, Westminster Public Schools, Adams 12 Five Star, Adams 14 and St. Vrain Valley School District.

With its picturesque views and immense opportunities for viewing wildlife and diverse plants, Rocky Flats was recognized as a special place more than 20 years ago, said Michael D’Agostino, a public affairs specialist for the U.S.

Fish and Wildlife Service’s MountainPrairie Region.

Rocky Flats will be an urban refuge, he said.

“A local place where people can reconnect with nature,” D’Agostino said. “It will be a really unique experience for people and an exciting place for outdoor enthusiasts.”

Formerly the location of the nation’s primary producer of plutonium triggers for nuclear weapons during the Cold War, the opening follows a $7 billion cleanup effort that, despite a 2007 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(EPA) certification that the clean-up complied with all appropriate laws and regulations, some say still wasn’t enough.

“Public health and safety may be at risk from inadequate analysis of whether to open Rocky Flats for hiking, biking and horseback riding,” said Randall Weiner, the attorney representing the citizens groups that filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. “What they want are additional environmental reviews that look at the alternatives to, and impacts of, opening Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge to the public when there is un-remediated plutonium on-site.

Jefferson County Public Health does not have an official stance on the opening of the refuge, however Dr. Mark Johnson, the executive director of Jefferson County Public Health, has a personal opinion he recently shared in a letter to the court in the lawsuit.

“I believe there was/is contamination on Rocky Flats and that some of it has escaped from Rocky Flats into the surrounding neighborhoods, but how much there is/was and Johnson what the health consequences of it are/were are not clear to me,” Johnson wrote to the court. “I honestly do not know how dangerous it SEE REFUGE, P5

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is to live in its shadow. I believe we have the data to tell us the truth, but I do not believe all of it has been analyzed by truly independent sources.”

The lawsuit is currently in the process of preparing for trial. The refuge will remain closed until it is settled.

Confident in the cleanup The Department of Energy (DOE) is responsible for the long-term surveillance and maintenance of about 1,300 acres where the core operations and productions of the former plant took place. The wildlife refuge forms a donutshape around this area, which was formerly the plant’s buffer zone.

By law, the EPA has to conduct an environmental review, including soil and water sampling, of the land every five years to ensure its safety.

This is standard practice for any superfund site, D’Agostino said. The last one at Rocky Flats took place in 2017.

“We’re confident in the cleanup and remediation,” D’Agostino said, noting the Fish and Wildlife Service will continue to work closely with the EPA and the Colorado Department of Health and Environment (CDPHE). “We continue to be confident in their conclusions and recommendations. They are the public health experts.”

According to the CDPHE’s website, plutonium contamination was one of the primary concerns at Rocky Flats, but “following remediation, residual plutonium concentrations in surface soil were below levels of regulatory concern.”

Millirem (mrem) is a way to express radiation exposure.

In a document dated May 2016 produced by the EPA, CDPHE and DOE, one test that was done to gauge radiation at Rocky Flats was calculating the risks for a child and an adult who hypothetically vis-

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“notoriously known as one of the most dangerous buildings in the world because of the plutonium” — could possibly be dismantled, she said.

“They will tell you that they did,” Dobrovolny said, “but it is my opinion that they didn’t.”

5,237

— total acreage that makes up the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge.

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— migratory and resident wildlife species that inhabit Rocky Flats.

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— miles of trail anticipated to be built in Rocky Flats.

— refuges that are part of the National Wildlife Refuge System.

ited the refuge 100 days a year for 2 1/2 hours per day.

“The dose estimate for plutonium for the wildlife refuge visitor child is .2 mrem per year, which is a very small fraction of the average annual dose to (the) U.S. public from all sources,” the document states.

It notes the average annual dose from all sources, including medical such as x-rays and natural such as drinking water, is 620 mrem per year.

Messy history Still, Carroll believes opening Rocky Flats is too risky, noting the winds and soil can contain a variety of contaminants.

“What’s dangerous about that site is that it wasn’t properly characterized,” Carroll said. “There were a lot more radionuclides than just plutonium on that site.”

She believes the information the public receives is “watered down,” she said, adding, “they don’t get the whole truth.”

Carroll has been involved with advocacy for people who formerly worked with nuclear material since 2001 when she

Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge was established in 2007 and is managed by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The Department of Energy continues to manage the vast majority of the former core production area where nuclear weapons were made during the Cold War. PHOTO COURTESY OF RYAN MOEHRING/USFWS learned the ins-and-outs of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program through her grandfather, who worked at Rocky Flats.

She specializes in beryllium and working with those who may have contracted chronic beryllium disease, also called berylliosis, which is a systemic disease that primarily affects the lungs and is caused by exposure to beryllium, from former employment at Rocky Flats.

Joyce Bolton of Denver is one of the people Carroll has worked with.

“I can’t prove it, but I think it’s still out there,” Bolton said of the possible contaminants at Rocky Flats. “I don’t think they could ever get rid of it.”

Bolton, 78, worked at Rocky Flats from January 1968 until she retired in August 1992. She added she wasn’t sure if people knew the dangers of working at Rocky Flats at the time.

“Back in those days, people wanted jobs,” Bolton said.

“And that was a good job — stable, and it paid very well.”

The majority of Bolton’s time was spent in the human resources department, which required her to go all over the plant — but she didn’t know the specifics of what was being made at the plant.

“No clerical person needed to know what they were manufac-

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turing out there,” Bolton said.

“We took all the safety measures, but I still got sick.”

It’s hard for the general public to understand the work that went on there, said Michelle Dobrovolny, 53, of Denver who worked at Rocky Flats as an engineering specialist and safeguards and security specialist.

“It was a national security facility. We made bombs,” Dobrovolny said. “We were always taught secrecy, secrecy, secrecy. It was bred into us.”

Dobrovolny worked at Rocky Flats for a total of 18 years, beginning in 1985 when she was 21. She said she was constantly sick while working there — strep throat, pneumonia, sinus infections — and had to take a medical leave in 2001. She has since been diagnosed with chronic beryllium disease.

Dobrovolny believes cleanup efforts at Rocky Flats were not sufficient, pointing out that she thinks “they cut corners” and shut down the cleanup about five or six years early.

According to the CDPHE’s website, cleanup of the site was a 10-year process. It included decontaminating and demolishing more than 800 structures and buildings at the plant — five of those were major plutonium facilities and two were major uranium facilities.

But Dobrovolny questions how Building 771 — a facility

Natural appeal Arvada City Councilor Mark McGoff is an avid hiker and plans on hiking Rocky Flats once it opens.

It will be a “new area to explore on foot,” he said. “One more local place to add to my inventory of places to hike.”

He is especially excited that Rocky Flats will serve as an extension of the Rocky Mountain Greenway Trail. The Greenway Trail is a trail network that currently connects Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City and Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge in Arvada to the Great Western Open Space in Broomfield and is proposed to extend to Rocky Mountain National Park in Estes Park.

Well-established Boulder county open space trails to the north of the refuge would also potentially tie into the new trails.

McGoff, 78, has been involved with the Rocky Flats Stewardship Council for about seven years. The council consists of elected officials from 10 municipal governments that neighbor Rocky Flats, three community organizations and one individual. It formed in February 2006 to provide ongoing local government and community oversight of Rocky Flats while providing a public forum for sharing information concerning Rocky Flats.

McGoff mentioned he wouldn’t advocate one way or the other — he noted that some people don’t accept or agree with the findings from the studies. But for him, the presentations from the various agencies on the studies confirm that they are accurate.

“I believe in the science — the evidence is conclusive,” McGoff said. “That tells me that the refuge is safe.”

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Every child made welcome at new Lakewood location Nonprofit provides holistic services to families in need

BY CLARKE READER CREADER@COLORADOCOMMUNITYMEDIA.COM

Pediatrician Jenni Burns has been working with low income parents and their children for 20 years with Every Child Pediatrics. And in all that time and all those patients, there’s one thing she’s noticed.

“These parents want the same things for their children that any parent would,” she said. “Just because they might be uninsured or transient doesn’t mean they’re any different from the parents you know.”

Now Every Child Pediatrics, a private nonprofit dedicated to providing pediatric services to children, regardless of their ability to pay, will serve Jefferson County following the June 1 opening of a location at 355 Union Blvd., Suite 105 in Lakewood.

Every Child already has a significant presence in downtown Denver, Thornton and Aurora. According to the Lakewood location’s Medical Director, Laura Luzietti, the nonprofit set up a location in Jeffco because of a growing need for these kinds of services.

“We did our own analysis and found that thousands of children in the

FOR MORE INFORMATION To learn more about Every Child Pediatrics, find ways to volunteer and donate, or to make an appointment, call 303-450-3690 or visit www.everychildpediatrics.org. county would benefit by having access to our services,” Luzietti said. “We go where the need is, and want to grow into locations where we can do the most good.”

Every Child Pediatrics recently changed its name from Rocky Mountain Youth Clinics to better reflect its commitment to equal access to healthcare for Colorado’s underserved children.

The approach taken at Every Child is about “whole health.” The Lakewood facility offers primary care, behavioral health counseling, nutrition programs, healthy lifestyle education and support with other needs, such as housing and transportation.

“Because we have all these services and connections available, we encourage our patients to tell us everything about their situation and what they’re dealing with,” said Burns. “I’m not at a loss as to how to help them, because I’m able to connect them to someone who can.”

The nonprofit stays abreast of changing demographics in the state, and almost all the staff in Lakewood is bilingual. If other translation services are required by a patient,

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Every Child Pediatrics provides care to uninsured families, families with insurance coverage and families using Medicaid.

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Every Child’s services are not only open to low income families. Anyone is welcome, though the bulk who do come to the nonprofit’s locations are transient or uninsured. The nonprofit accepts Medicaid, Child Health Plan Plus and commercial insurance plans, and the uninsured are offered a sliding-scale fee.

The relationships formed between doctor and patient is just as strong and important as for higher income families. Since she has been working with the nonprofit for 20 years, Burns has seen many of her patients grow up.

Patients like Astrea Rucobo, who has worked with Burns since her first child was born 16 years ago. She now has four others and was taking them downtown even though she lived in the west Jeffco area. So, she was thrilled that a location was opened just 10 minutes from her home.

“I want that continued care for my

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Approximately 131,000 kids between the ages of 0 and 18 years live in Jefferson County.

Almost a third of children in the county qualify for free or reduced-price lunch and over 2,700 children are homeless -2017 Kids Count in Colorado report Nearly a third of children in Jefferson County are on Medicaid and 2.5 percent of children are uninsured.

More than 3,000 children, ages 0 to 18 years old with Medicaid within 5 miles of St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood lack a regular pediatrician.

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June 21, 2018J Beth Wallace, executive director of Jeffco Food and Nutrition Services, speaks in front of the mobile cafe at the Summer Food Service Program kickoff event.

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The Mobile Cafe buses are at Arvada Public Library Monday through Friday from 11-11:30 a.m. and Seacrest Pool Monday through Friday from 12:15-1:00 p.m. and offer free food to children 18 and under.

Jefferson County Schools’ Summer Food Service Program kicked off the summer with an event at Emory Elementary School in Lakewood featuring the program’s mobile bus as well as vendors including Jeffco Eats and Hunger Free Colorado, all promoting access to free, healthy food over the summer for Jeffco students.

Students who rely on free and reduced lunch during the school year lose about 42 percent of their meals over the summer, according to Barbara Moore, executive director of Jeffco Eats.

“Hunger does not end in the summer,” said Beth Wallace, executive director of Jeffco Food and Nutrition Services.

The Summer Food Service Program offers meals to families from all walks of life with its mobile bus. The bus includes a refrigerator, hot box, a sink, and tables. Meals are prepared at Jeffco’s central kitchen site in Lakewood and distributed at the Arvada Public Library and the Seacrest Pool, said Executive Chef Amanda Martin.

“The best part is still getting to see kids during the summer months when schools are closed. It’s really nice to still know that we’re getting to the communities and to the kids who need food,” said Martin, who also works during the school year as executive chef.

The mobile units were out of operation due to decreased participation for several years, but when the Colorado Health Department Coalition approached Director of Operations for Food and Nutrition Services Jeremy West about re-opening the buses this summer, West quickly agreed and began working to find distribution locations that would yield higher participation.

West said the program wants “to take the food to where kids are. Kids are at the library, doing programs.

They are at pools everyday.”

“We know that there are families who are struggling for food access.

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Jury finds Arellano guilty of first-degree murder STAFF REPORT

A Jefferson County jury deliberated two hours June 7 before finding Lawrence Arellano, 50, guilty of the first-degree murder of James Miller in January 2017.

According to a news release, Arellano stabbed Miller in the parking lot of a convenience store on Jan. 4, 2017, and Miller died Arellano from his injuries.

Charles Joseph Martinez, 34, met Miller at a convenience store in the 1100 block of South Sheridan in

Lakewood, according to the news release. Martinez brought Arellano with him because he was aware that Miller owed a drug debt to Arellano, the release said. Arellano hid until Miller came out to meet Martinez, and then stabbed him, the release said.

Martinez pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and was sentenced Feb. 21 to 28 years in prison. Arellano Martinez has seven prior felony convictions and was scheduled to be sentenced June 13 to life in prison without the possibility of parole.

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Jefferson High School plans 50th class reunion STAFF REPORT

Dinner, dancing and reminiscing are on the agenda for the Jefferson High School class of 1968 50th reunion.

The reunion committee has planned an ice breaker from 5-9 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 14, at the Edgewater Inn, 5302 W. 25th Ave. Meet at the high

school at 4 p.m. before the ice breaker for a tour, if desired.

A dinner on Saturday, Sept. 15 will be at The Lamar Street Center, 5889 Lamar St., Arvada. This event lasts from 5-10 p.m.

For information on the reunion, call 303-550-9585 or 720-363-6287, or register and find out more details at www.saintsof1968.com.

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Improvement district director receives leadership award William Marino is board chair for 40 West Arts, founder of Creativity Lab STAFF REPORT

Americans for the Arts recently honored the executive director of the Lakewood West Colfax Business Improvement District.

William Marino, who also is board chair for 40 West Arts and founder of The Creativity Lab of Colorado, received the Michael Newton Award for Leadership at the Americans for the Arts national convention June Marino 16 in Denver.

Marino has worked for more than 20 years with city, county and state agen-

cies to help stimulate economic activity through community engagement, land use and the catalytic impact of the arts.

While his private ventures in publishing, real estate, and technology have taken him to London, San Francisco, and Sydney, his touchstone has been cultivating creative enterprises and the arts in his home state of Colorado.

“This is a tribute to all who have worked to champion the renaissance of the West Colfax corridor,” Marino said in a news release. “The award recognizes the cohesiveness of our community and the countless volunteers, community partners, and team members

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who have worked together to embrace and support the arts as a catalyst for transformation.”

Marino led a grass-roots campaign to form the business improvement district and championed the formation of 40 West Arts, along West Colfax, a storied commercial corridor that had endured a 30-year period of economic decline.

40 West Arts, now a state-certified creative district, has become a driving force for change that helped to usher in a new era for historic West Colfax.

Marino’s hands-on collaboration has helped numerous companies select West Colfax, bringing more than $300 million of new investment to the corridor, while also attracting established, contemporary co-op galleries representing more than 100 artists to the district.

Marino, a life-long student of creativity and the creative process, is a published author and frequent speaker on entrepreneurship and community engagement. He serves creative communities with his colleagues through the West Colfax-based nonprofit, The Creativity Lab, and its partnership with Colorado Creative Industries and 40 West Arts.

He also sits on the boards of West Colfax Community Association, Metro West Housing Solutions, the Rocky Mountain Wildlife Alliance, the Colfax Musem and a number of start-up companies. He and his wife of 38 years live in Lakewood’s Green Mountain area with their rescue dog Frankie.

Marino’s award is part of Americans for the Arts’ annual leadership awards, which recognize the achievements of individuals and organizations com-

OTHER AWARD WINNERS In addition to Marino, other award recipients are: • Quanice G. Floyd, Washington D.C., American Express Emerging Leaders Award • Kristina Newman-Scott, Hartford, Connecticut, Selina Roberts Ottum Award • Renee Piechocki (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Public Art Network Award • Paul Sznewajs, Chicago, Arts Education Award • Sarah Gonzales Triplett, Lansing, Michigan, Alene Valkanas State Arts Advocacy Award mitted to enriching their communities through the arts. This year, six awards were presented.

“Our Leadership Award honorees have distinguished themselves as passionate advocates and leaders in innovation, education, management, and advocacy for the arts in communities across the country,” Robert L. Lynch, president and CEO of Americans for the Arts, said in the release. “These leaders are driven by a deep belief in the power of the arts to transform individual lives and communities, and their unwavering commitment to local, state, and national support for the arts is deserving of this recognition.”

Americans for the Arts’ annual convention brings together arts and community leaders to network and discuss strategies for building stronger towns, counties, and cities through the arts. What started as a small group of 45 people in 1955 has now grown to more than 1,100 each year, and continues to grow 10-15 percent annually. Learn more at www.

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Seasonal produce available at Lakewood market STAFF REPORT

The Alameda Gateway Community Association and the Metro Denver Farmers’ Market will return to the Mile Hi Church Campus for the 2018 Farmers’ Market Season. The Lakewood Farmers’ Market at Mile Hi Church will run Saturdays through Sept. 29. Hours are 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., or until sellout.

The market features a lineup of 25-30 vendors, offering the farm-fresh and local food including tomatoes, herbs, greens, garlic, squash, meats, eggs, dairy, breads, pastries, jams, and more. Fresh produce and healthy living is the over-arching theme of the Lakewood Farmers’ Market. Ven-

dors come from across the metro Denver area, Front Range and Colorado to serve market guests each week.

The Metro Denver Farmers’ Market began 41 years ago in downtown Denver and today includes the Lakewood Farmers’ Market, along with those at Southwest Plaza, Highlands Ranch and Aspen Grove.

For information contact the Metro Denver Farmers’ Market Hotline at 303-887-FARM or go to www. denverfarmersmarket. com.

Go to the Alameda Gateway website and Facebook page for information on special events at the Lakewood Farmers’ Market or call 303-274-1807 for information.

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Bat found in Lakewood tests positive for rabies STAFF REPORT

A bat found near Morrison Road and Wadsworth Boulevard in Lakewood tested positive for rabies on June 13.

This is the first bat to test positive for rabies in Jefferson County this year; however, 14 skunks in Jeffco have tested positive for the disease this year. So far in 2018, Colorado has seen more rabies-positive animals than in all of 2017, and peak rabies season is far from over, said a news release from Jefferson County Public Health.

The bat had no known human exposure, the release said, and the one dog that was exposed is up-to-date on its rabies vaccine. The dog’s

owner will be advised to get a rabies booster shot for the dog, and the dog will be placed 45-day home observation.

The rabies virus, which is transmitted from infected animals through contact with their saliva or through bites, is nearly always fatal to animals and can be fatal to humans if left untreated.

Jefferson County Public Health encourages residents to take several precautions to prevent exposure and minimize harm from this deadly virus: Vaccinate all domestic pets and livestock against rabies and ensure vaccines are kept up-to-date. Now that rabies has been found in both

skunks and bats in the county, a domestic animal encounter with any wild animal will be treated like an exposure to a rabid animal. Domestic animals without up-to-date rabies vaccinations will be classified as high risk and be required to undergo a 120-day quarantine.

Avoid contact with any wild animals, especially those that act unusually. A healthy wild animal will generally avoid human contact. Do not feed wild animals, since this reduces their natural fear of humans.

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VOICES If you try to be cool, you’re getting colder

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He said, “Someone who is trying to look cool. It’s been my experience that someone who tries to look cool, well, isn’t.”

While I was at it I asked him about sunglasses that are propped on the top of someone’s head, instead of someone’s nose.

He chuckled.

“We didn’t have sunglasses back then, but if we did, that’s wrong too.”

I said, “It gets worse. There’s a guy on television who wears his sunglasses, indoors, on the back of his head.”

“I’ve heard about him. Schmuck.”

“Thanks again, Mr. Lincoln.”

Being cool and trying to be cool are two different things.

Whatever I have to say on this may be of no moment or consequence, because I am about as cool as an antimacassar.

However, that is not going to stop me.

henever I am facing something I am unable to resolve on my own, I ask, “What would Lincoln do?”

Abraham Lincoln is my guidepost, my lighthouse, my lodestar.

“The Springfield Redbird” is what I call him.

This time, I had a question about ball caps.

Would Lincoln wear a ball cap backwards?

From beyond the grave, and in a deep, authoritative voice, Abe said, “No, sir, I would not.”

He continued: “Only two people wear ball caps backwards, Mr. Smith, and only one of them should.”

“I’m listening.”

“Ball players and cool cats. And I am neither.”

“What’s a `cool cat’?”

Some people always were and will be cool, and some people grow into it.

Cary Grant always was and always will be.

I don’t think about Einstein the way I think about Grant, but is there anyone truly as cool as Einstein?

Aging improves perception. Or it should.

When I was in high school, quarterbacks and cheerleaders were cool. Maybe now, kids who accomplish things out of the spotlight are appreciated more than they were when I was in school.

If he were a newcomer in 2018, would anyone listen to Bob Dylan?

Maybe not.

His lyrics would be wasted. Unless a producer came in and made his songs dance, dance, danceable.

SEE SMITH, P13

Cultural emptiness feeds into recent tragedies

T LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Sandstrom for assessor As the old saying goes; “if it Ain’t broke, don’t fix it”, applies quite well to the current Republican run-off and election for Jefferson County Assessor. I strongly support Ron Sandstrom for a second term for just that reason. The office was broken, and Ron came in and fixed it. He saved us money, cut down wait times for those contesting their assessment, and wait times in general. He created a much friendlier atmosphere and an

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office that is user friendly for the citizens of Jefferson County.

Shockingly he did something quite unlike most candidates, he kept his campaign promises. He came into the office with an agenda to correct the problems he and others saw; and did just that. Those employees that did not like working in the consumerfriendly atmosphere did not stay on.

Much to the betterment of the office.

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healthy society. And I even left hird week of June: Four off the daily list of non-school shot in the parking lot of mass shootings, which has ena dentist office in Westminster following a traffic tries nearly every day of the year. altercation.

If you did not see Kirsten PowSecond week of June: two ers’ column in the USA HITTING celebrity suicides.

Today this past weekend, Third week of May: mass HOME you should look it up. It shooting at Santa Fe H.S. is insightful. While she in Texas. is careful to differentiate Fourth week of April: actual chemical imballocal teenager commits ances and the difficulties suicide (a line, by the way, of sudden shifts in forwhich could be written just tune, Powers concludes about every week of the her column with this: year). “…most Americans are Second week of Februdepressed, anxious or ary: mass shooting at Marsuicidal because someMichael Alcorn jorie Stoneman-Douglas thing is wrong with our H.S. in Florida. culture, not because Fourth week of January: celebsomething is wrong with them.” rity suicide.

I’ve actually been saying this This is a brief recap of the year for some time, though mostly in that has been 2018, if you simthe context of the mass shootply eliminate all news related to ings. I had never considered, President Trump. Sort of a “This until I read that column, that Week from Hell” recap. mass shootings and suicide are That, my friends, is not a flip sides of the same coin. That healthy list. Or, to be more precise, is not a list that indicates a SEE ALCORN, P13

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LETTERS FROM PAGE 12

It is important that Ron stay on as Jefferson County Assessor in order to continue improving the office.

Ron is truly an elected citizen, not an elected politician. His many years of experience in this field .benefits all of us. Please to not fall prey to politics, let’s keep the candidate who is truly on our side.

William F Hineser, Arvada This is not ‘family values’ It’s unclear exactly how many children have been separated from their parents at the border since this administration has decided to take those actions. Regardless, the practice of separating a child from their parent simply because the parents are seeking safety for their family is absolutely inhumane. We lose moral authority and national security when the world sees America targeting children.

And imagine the cost of caring for these children while separated from their parents; we have better uses for our taxpayer dollars. I thank Senator Bennet for supporting the Keep Families Together

ALCORN FROM PAGE 12

empty, desperate feeling, for some, manifests itself as violence towards others; for others, it manifests as violence towards themselves.

But, the reality of the emptiness is true for both.

Powers alludes to Jim Carrey in her column. Most people know Carrey as the manic comedic actor with the elastic face. What most people don’t know is that Carrey has admitted to having been suicidal in the past. By way of explanation, Carrey has said the following: I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.

I think we’ve been sold a bill of goods, and we bought it hook, line and sinker. I don’t know when it began, but it’s probably not that important — this “bill” has had bipartisan support in Washington, D.C., and has been peddled by presidents of both parties.

It has had the support of Hollywood, Broadway, and middle America. It is the most popular political cultural idea of the last three centuries. Heck, there’s even a famous “Christian” pastor of a mega-church in Texas who peddles the idea that simply believing in God enough will bring this bill into being.

What is this bill? This bill says that more is more is better. That

Act, and ask Senator Gardner to sign on as well.

Mindy Mohr, Arvada Sandstrom support Can a County Tax Assessor lower business and residential property taxes, or ease the financial damages done to rural communities now happening as a result of the socalled Gallagher Amendment? No! Can he give you a fair shake, in a courteous and timely manner? Yes! Isn’t the Jeffco Assessor’s office a leaner, more friendly, and an efficient operation than it was four years ago? Aren’t individual assessment case problems there being handled in record time?

Isn’t the County saving money now that it does not have to pay anywhere as much interest on cases which previously languished in limbo?

So why should we Jeffco voters change horses in midstream?

Why should’t we reelect Ron Sandstrom who has had years, if not decades of experience in our county; first fighting for the individual taxpayer, and now in office for all of us?

I’m voting for Ron Sandstrom.

Shouldn’t you?

Russell W Haas, Golden

you can replace the difficult, hardearned things of significance in your life with relatively easy-topurchase *things* of significance (if you’re willing to work 60 hours a week to earn them). That everything is disposable and replaceable and instant, from your coffee to your job to your employees to your friends to your spouse to your gratification. And if you don’t like something, change it out; if that doesn’t work, then sue; and eventually, you will be happy.

Except that you’re not. And when you realize that you aren’t living the life you were promised by the bill, then you reach that empty, desperate place that has one in six adult Americans on some sort of anti-depressant medication according to a report in JAMA in 2016.

There are things of significance, even some things of eternal significance, that have been left behind in this culture. And most of them are personal, are matters of touch and connection and relationship, and none of them are in your phone.

They are in the world. They are in the eyes and smiles of your children, and your friends, and your elderly neighbors, and the veteran who lives down the street, and they can be found and rediscovered around backyard barbecues and bonfires and sunsets.

Go. Find them. Save yourself.

Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn. com. His opinions are not necessarily those of Colorado Community Media.

SMITH FROM PAGE 12

“Bobby, let’s change costumes every 20 minutes. Try this: Grab the front of your pants, and, oh, pretend to walk backwards.”

Was Stephen Hawking cool? You bet.

Is Wolf Blitzer cool? Probably not. But his name is. I wish “Wolf Blitzer” were my name.

Some names are cooler than others. Cary Grant was born Archibald Leach.

Someone got cute with the name and gave most of it to John Cleese’s character in “A Fish Called Wanda.”

Many of the stars you know by one name — Judy Garland — weren’t born that way. Studios provided cooler names.

Frances Ethel Gumm sang “Over the Rainbow.”

Cool gets rearranged about every 10 years. I was there in the 1960s and the 1970s, and they were not cool. You can have them.

Fashion was rag-tagged, tie-dyed, shoulder-padded, big-collared, and bellbottomed.

I still see some of that at the airport and wonder if there is an ABBA concert on the drift.

I have used the word “cool” here very reluctantly. I never use the word otherwise, unless it’s in reference to the weather. I had no choice.

There is no suitable synonym.

“Cool” is ubiquitous and unavoidable.

It has become a one-word statement, as if it says it all.

Note: It doesn’t.

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Gary Giambrocco remembered Family business head known for hard work and a warm heart

CELEBRATION OF LIFE The family will hold a Celebration of Life on June 23 in honor of Gary Giambrocco and invites those who wish to gather in his memory to join them. The celebration will be held at the Arvada Center (6901 Wadsworth Blvd, Arvada, CO 80003). Guests are encouraged to stop by between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.

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H

ey Babe.

That is how Gary Giambrocco, 70, of Arvada would greet customers and family members alike as the head of Giambrocco Food Service, providing food supplies to folks from Ft. Collins down to Colorado Springs. The business was started by his father in 1933, and he bought it in 1984.

Now, the business passes on to a new generation. Gary Giambrocco died of cancer on June 11.

The disease was swift Giambrocco according to daughter Bernadette Soehner, who said he was diagnosed only in February. “(The doctors) said ‘do what you love while you have time’ so he went right back to work and talked to many of his longterm customers that he had relationships with,” Soehner said.

Son-in-law Stanley Soehner said Giambrocco was a real father to him, and truly lived the quote “if you do what you love, you’ll never work a day in your life.”

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Gary’s name to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

The Giambrocco family business currently has its fourth generation of family members working as employees.

COURTESY PHOTO “And he always worked, sometimes 16 hours a day, and he never took a day off,” Stanley Soehner said.

Bernadette Soehner laughs when asked about what her father did for fun, and answers “other businesses.”

She said he was particularly fond of his Arvada car washes.

“That was his fun, after 16 of work, he’d go work at the car washes.”

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Four years later he married his high school sweetheart Connie Boosinger, and the two moved to Arvada.

They had two daughters, both of whom still live in the city. The family kept growning, and now includes nine grandkids.

“At least five are always there (at the company headquarters in Denver) and two are actually employed there,” Bernadette Soehner said.

A personal touch “He was the nicest guy in the business, period,” according to Joe DeMott at Pietra’s Pizzeria in Wheat Ridge, who has done business with Giambrocco for 32 years. “He called everyone ‘babe’ and meant it.”

The relationship is generational, going back to when DeMott and Giambrocco’s fathers did business as well.

DeMott said the difference between working with Giambrocco or one of the big supply companies was stark, with the family-business personable vibe being so much stronger with Gary.

“He’d call me every day,” said DeMott. “If I forgot to call him back during the day, he’d call me back at 2:30-3 a.m. I think he worked 27 hours a day.”

“You would never have known how much he was selling because he made you feel like his only customer,” DeMott said. “It’s really amazing the impact he had. Right now it’s talk of the town. Everybody’s missing him.”

Bernadette and Stanley Soehners say that to their father, those longterm business relationships meant everything.

“One thing my dad was really good with, was he’d carry a lot of these restaurants when they weren’t making it,” said Bernadette Soehners, referring to lines of credit and easy repayment plans.

“A lot of people are still in business because of him.”

Giambrocco is survived by his wife, two daughters and his sisters Sharon Ebina and Kare Giambrocco.

The family says they will carry on the business, just the way Gary Giambrocco did for so many years, though Stanley Soehner estimates eight different people have had to pick up the slack since his departure. He says the family is doing its best to fill those shoes, but some things cannot be replaced.

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A dino-mite saurian celebration

The attendees at Dinosaur Ridge’s Guinness World Record attempt on June 16. While the about 41 attendees didn’t hit the minimum 250 mark set by Guinness, organizers are already looking at trying again next year.

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A pair of attendees at Dinosaur Ridge’s Guinness World Record attempt on June 16 take a selfie.

It’s picture time at Dinosaur Ridge’s Guinness World Record attempt on June 16. About 41 people of all ages attended dressed as various dinosaurs.

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aturday, June 16, saw perhaps the largest gathering of dinosaurs at Golden’s Dinosaur Ridge since the Cretaceous Period in an effort to set the Guinness World Record for “The Most People Dressed in Dinosaur Costumes.”

While the 41 people of all ages who showed up to the attempt dressed as Tyrannosaurus Rex and other popular prehistoric animals didn’t quite make the 250-participant minimum required by Guinness, there was still plenty of fun had by all.

“This is the largest gathering of dinosaurs at Morrison, Denver and Dinosaur Ridge,” said Sara Miller, development and marketing director of the Friends of Dinosaur Ridge.

“This is a great community building event regardless of how many people attend this year. And we’re going to try again next year.”

Originally organized as a way to celebrate the release of “Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom,” participants had to pass very specific guidelines to be counted in the Guinness attempt. As Miller explained, the costume has to cover its wearer from head to toe and be a recognizable dinosaur from the

Some of the dinosaur costumes attendees wore to Dinosaur Ridge’s Guinness World Record attempt on June 16.

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In addition to the dinosaur costumes, the event also featured a family-friendly carnival, beer garden and food trucks. But it was a love of dinosaurs that were the main draw for most attendees.

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LIFE

Murals take daily life from S dull to delightful

Starting a creative fire at Benchmark

The plan for the mural artist Mark Penner Howell is creating for the Arvada Center as part of the new exhibit In Sight on Site.

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ocal artist Chuck Parsons knows well how the metro area’s street art scene has grown and changed over the last more than 30 years, and well he should. He has been a part of it many times.

“I’ve been very interested in establishing and growing the mural scene in the area since the ‘80s,” Parsons remembers. “There was a group of us interested in that kind of public art because it’s so accessible and adds color and richness to the landscape.”

In recent years the metro area’s murals scene has been booming, especially with all the new arts districts springing up over the city.

Places like Lakewood’s 40 West Arts SEE MURALS, P17

Bobby MaGee Lopez works on his mural for the third annual Lakewood MuralFest in August of last year. His objective for the mural was to blend his own vision with the goals of 40 West Arts district.

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ome of the most atmospheric stories ever told fall into the Gothic genre. Tales overflowing with darkness and character explorations that thrive on the eerie and supernatural.

These stories had their heyday in the 19th century, but their influence continues to be felt in a variety of mediums. That includes Jacqueline Goldfinger’s “The Arsonists.”

Directed by Stephen Weitz of Boulder Ensemble Theater Company, “The Arsonists” has been selected as the second show in LakeCOMING wood-based Benchmark ATTRACTIONS Theatre Company’s inaugural season. The show runs from Friday, June 22, through July 21.

Performances are at 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 6 p.m. Sundays at 1560 Teller St. “This show is a blend of Southern Gothic with Greek tragedy,” Weitz Clarke Reader explained. “But in many ways, it is a very honest and recognizable story about families and leaving our parents’ shadow.”

Set in a Florida swamp, the show tells a story of a father and daughter who are united by the act of arson. But, as the show is inspired by the Greek masterwork “Electra,” the story delves into human relationships and grief.

The cast features Michael Morgan and newcomer Rebakah Goldberg.

Like all true Gothic stories, there’s a touch of the inexplicable to “The Arsonists,” but far from taking away from the struggles of the characters, it aims to heighten them.

“The focus on the idea and meaning of family is a staple of theatrical drama,” Weitz said. “So many of us have relationships with our parents that have unexplored depths. That’s what the show allows the characters to explore.”

Visit www.benchmarktheatre.com to purchase tickets.

Colorado Book Award winners announced Those in search of a summer read for the mountains, the beach, or wherever you get away to in these sunny months, have a new list to select from with the announcement of the 2018 Colorado Book Awards winners.

The winners are: • Anthology: “Beautiful Flesh: A Body of Essays,” edited by Stephanie G’Schwind • Children’s Literature: “Can an Aardvark Bark?” by Melissa Stewart, illustrated

by Steve Jenkins • Creative Nonfiction: “The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship, and Hope in an American Classroom” by Helen Thorpe • General Fiction: “Midnight at the Bright Ideas Bookstore: A Novel” by Matthew Sullivan • General Nonfiction: “Megafire: The SEE READER, P17

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Race to Extinguish a Deadly Epidemic of Flame” by Michael Kodas • History: “Plundered Skulls and Stolen Spirits: Inside the Fight to Reclaim Native America’s Culture”

by Chip Colwell • Juvenile Literature: “The Last Panther” by Todd Mitchell • Literary Fiction: “The Blue Hour” by Laura Pritchett • Mystery: “Dead Stop” by Barbara Nickless • Pictorial: “Once Upon a Time ...

The Western: A New Frontier in Art and Film” edited by Mary-Dailey Desmarais and Thomas Brent Smith • Poetry: “Trophic Cascade” by s Camille T. Dungy • Science Fiction/Fantasy: “A Borrowed Hell” by L. D. Colter • Thriller: “Trafficked: A Mex Anderson Novel” by Peg Brantley • Young Adult Fiction: “When Dimd ple Met Rishi” by Sandhya Menon To learn more, visit coloradohumanities.org.

WestFax Brewing gets in on the arts world WestFax Brewing, located in the heart of the 40 West Arts district, launched a new art gallery in their taproom featuring Colorado artist Noelle Phares.

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dedicated herself to sharing her knowledge about Denver’s street art scene. She is a regular writer for 303 Magazine, and also founded the Denver Street Art Network to grow and connect the burgeoning community.

“I’ve always loved street art as a kind of creative expression that exists despite limitations,” Anderson said. “I think the spirit behind it is so rebellious and so kind.”

There are also street art festivals in the region, which allow people to see murals being created in real time. RiNo hosts CRUSH, which invites artists to come and create works on the block. And Lakewood’s West Colfax MuralFest has become the annual highlight of its 40 West Arts district’s creative year.

“We’ll be giving visitors mural

tours around the city so they can see all that has been created,” said Kevin Yoshida, a board member of 40 West.

“Murals allow you to think about your city as a creative campus.”

Murals have become such an exciting form that the Arvada Center’s summer exhibit is bringing the works indoors for its “In Sight on Site” exhibit. Participating artists were given blank panels hung in the Center’s three galleries and given free rein to create a mural.

“I enjoy working outside, but it’s an interesting challenge working on something indoors,” said Thomas Scharfenberg, a muralist who is joining Parsons, McGregor and about 18 other artists in the exhibit. “I think of the pieces as food, and each one is a different flavor for the viewer.”

West Colfax MuralFest Lamar Station Plaza 6501 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 11 www.westcolfaxmuralfest.org The best street art is a gift for all members of a community, and telling those stories to larger and more diverse communities is just one of the reasons it is still a vital art form.

“People might only see it for a few seconds every day, but that repeated quality helps the work stick in your mind,” Parsons said. “In a way, seeing street art is like going to a music festival where every stage is playing something different.

There’s all kinds of shows to see.”

several original paintings that are a modern homage to the Eestern Slope. WestFax, 6733 W. Colfax Ave., will also be launching a new line of crowler (32-oz cans) designs featuring Phares’ original artwork.

This art will be on display in the taproom throughout the summer months and the limited artist series 32-oz cans will be available in the taproom for purchase for beer to-go.

For more information, visit www. westfaxbrewingcompany.com.

Clarke’s Concert of the Week — Dua Lipa at Fillmore Auditorium There’s a lot of great pop music being made right now, and the vast bulk of it proves that women are the unquestioned lords and masters of the genre.

Between Taylor Swift, Carly Rae Jepsen and Camila Cabello, women are running the game. Add into that max of top-tier talent Dua Lipa, whose debut album was one of the best pop releases of 2017.

The British Dua Lipa will be stopping by the Fillmore Auditorium, 1510 N. Clarkson St., at 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26. See her before she becomes the next big star.

For tickets, head to www.livenation.com.

Clarke Reader’s column on culture appears on a weekly basis. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he can be reached creader@ coloradocommunitymedia.com.

Jesmille Darbouze, Alex Finke and Stephanie Martignetti in The Unsinkable Molly Brown; Photo by Jennifer M. Koskinen.

and Denver’s Santa Fe and RiNo arts districts actively encourage the medium, but enormous works can also be found on buildings on downtown Denver’s buildings.

“I enjoy doing these kinds of works because they’re free to the viewer,” said muralist Patrick Kane McGregor, whose dog has become a staple of murals around Denver.

He’s contributed dozens of works around the metro area. “It’s a way to share beauty with people every s day.”

One person who has paid special attention to this beauty popping up all over town is Cori Anderson, who founded Rebel Tours, which takes travelers on a guided trip to ssee some of the city’s best street - art. Tourists can pick one of three options — Santa Fe, RiNo, or downtown Denver, and she’ll not only point out some of the best works but get into the story behind them. . “People take these works for granted and often don’t think about the fact that an artist or group of artists created them,” Anderson said. “People like these tours, not because they can see the art, but because they get the stories and have their questions answered.”

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Comic Con takes Denver out of this world

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Downtown Denver is almost always a busy place, but it’s only during the weekend of Denver Comic Con that one will see Superman, a storm trooper and Harry Potter crossing the busy 16th Street Mall.

More than 100,000 guests made the trip to the Colorado Convention Center for the annual event on June 15, 16 and 17 to celebrate all things nerdy – everything from films, television shows, video games, fantasy and science fiction and, of course, comic books.

“I’ve always wanted to come and see what the con is like,” said Jeff Libby, booth expert with MiHi Photo Booth, which ran an interactive, slow motion film booth at the event. “What better way is there to be here than with some really fun stuff ?”

The proceeds benefit Pop Culture Classroom, a Denver nonprofit focused on education and literacy.

More than 200 celebrity guests, like Doctor Who’s David Tennant, stopped by the con to join artists and authors in more than 600 hours of panels and programming.

There was also a Kid’s Lab, where children and teens explore pop culture through projects and talks from industry luminaries.

The con featured cosplaying and shopping for all ages and levels of interest. A newbie to the world of comic culture and a veteran collector were both spoiled for choice for ways to spend their time.

“This is my kid’s first time to the con, and I’m showing them all the fun there’s to be had while their mom is at a cosplaying class,” said Englewood resident Justin Baca, who was dressed as Gandalf with his two children, Marcus and Eric, dressed as hobbits. The costumes were made by the children’s mother.

“I love the community here, and all the things going on we get to gather to celebrate.”

Freelance and comic artist Sanya Anwar visits with a fan at Denver Comic Con on June 15.

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Creative Coloradans get their due in book awards Two ceremonies honor authors, editors, illustrators, photographers

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Writers of mystery, history, poetry, fine arts accounts, fiction and creative nonfiction, as well as works intended for tots and teens, abound in our supportive-of-the-arts Colorado. And we read that nationwide, bookstores, publishers and libraries are growing and busy — wonderful news to this former bookseller!

In Colorado, awards to writers were recently announced by two important organizations: Colorado SEE AWARDS, P21

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Authors’ League, founded in 1931 with the melding of a men’s group and a women’s group, and Colorado Humanities/Center for the Book, celebrating the 14th year of collaboration in supporting the humanities in Colorado, both of which hold annual competitions for writers.

(Information on eligibility can be found on the websites for future reference — coloradoauthors.org and coloradohumanities.org.) Both organizations sponsored a number of public readings at area bookstores prior to the award ceremonies: look for them next year at the Tattered Cover and Book Bar shops, as well as at literary festivals in the metro area.

On May 4, at a membership dinner/ ceremony at the Arvada Center, the Colorado Authors’ League recognized

the late Littleton children’s author Caroline Stutson for her delightful picture book, “Blue Corn Soup.” The gentle tale has generated so much attention among children’s literature aficionados that it resulted in the decision to provide a copy to each first-grader living in New Mexico.

It is a lovely legacy for an especially sweet local woman who spun stories at libraries for hundreds of little ones.

Another south area winner is “Wealth

by Virtue” by Chad Gordon of Centennial (General Nonfiction).

Other CAL awards include: Poetry, single poem, “Like a Seam” by Constance E. Boyle, Arvada; Poetry Collection, “A Death at Tollgate Creek” by Art Eiser, Denver; Featured Articles, “Keeper’s Return” by Art Eiser, Dinosaur; Essays, “12 Truths About My Life With Bell’s Palsy” by Pam Moore, Boulder; Children, “Blue Corn Soup”

by Caroline Stutson, Littleton; Young Adult, “The Last Panther” by Todd Mitchell, Fort Collins; Children’s/ Young Adult Nonfiction, “When Jackie Saved Grand Central,” by

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Natasha Wing, Fort Collins; Creative Nonfiction, “Heading Home Field Notes” by Peter Anderson, Crestone; Mainstream Fiction, “Trafficked” by Peg Brantley, Aurora; Genre Fiction, “Dead Stop” by Barbara Nickless, Colorado Springs; and Screenplay, “Parrish” by Jalynn Venis of Lakewood.

The 2018 Colorado Book Awards were presented on June 2 at the Sie Film Center, attended by about 120 literary types. Winners read briefly from their works and authors, editors, illustrators and photographers were honored in 14 categories. Colorado Humanities and the Center for the Book are headquartered in Greenwood Village. Fourteen winners were recognized: Anthology, “Beautiful Flesh: A Body of Essays,” edited by Stephanie G’Schwind; Children’s Literature, “Can an Aardvark Bark?” by Melissa Stewart, illustrated by Steve Jenkins; Creative Nonfiction, “The Newcomers: Finding Refuge, Friendship and Hope in an American Classroom” by Helen Thorpe; General Fiction, “Megafire:

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by Barbara Nickless; Pictorial, “Once Upon a Time … The Western: A New Frontier in Art and Film” by Mary Dailey-Desmarais (Montreal Museum of Fine Art) and Thomas Brent Smith (Denver Art Museum — the catalog from the wonderful exhibit at the DAM); Poetry: “Trophic Cascade” by Camille T. Dungy; Science Fiction/ Fantasy, “A Borrowed Hell” by L.D. Colter; *Thriller, “Trafficked: A Mex Anderson Novel” by Peg Brantley; and Young Adult Fiction, “When Dimple Met Rishi” by Sandhya Menon.

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Mondays 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: 5:30-7:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Sheridan Library, 3425 W. Oxford Ave., Denver. Covers legal, financial and social issues of divorce.

Check-in from 5:15-5:30 p.m. Register online at www.divorceworkshopdenver.com.

Volunteer presenters include an attorney, mediator, therapist and wealth manager.

Discussion items include co-parenting, child support, family coping, tax consequences, property division, hostile spouses and more.

Contact 303-210-2607 or info@divorceworkshopdenver.com.

Drop-In Discovery: 10 a.m. the first Thursday and the third Monday of each month at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Explore different themes using hands-on activities, books, puzzles, crafts and more. Info: arvada.org or 720-8987405.

Golden Chapter, Order of DeMolay: 7 p.m. every first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. For young men ages 12-21, DeMolay offers character building, leadership training, and life skill development. Contact 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: 7:30-9 p.m. Mondays at Calvary Episcopal Church, 1320 Arapahoe St. Enter on the east side of the church and follow the signs to the upstairs meeting room. Contact 800-4776291 or go to Nar-Anon.org.

Grief Support Group: 6-7 p.m. the third Monday of each month at Apex Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd.

Have you lost someone you loved? Often walking through this time with others helps the journey. Call 303-425-9583.

Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club: 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on your own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join.

Job’s Daughters, Golden Chapter: meets the second and fourth Monday of each month in Golden. Join girls and young women ages 10-20 to learn leadership and organizational skills in meetings with support from friends. Rewards of membership include life skills, community work and significant scholarships for college. Contact 303-204-1572.

Mesas de conversación en inglés/English Conversation Tables: 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Mondays at the Wheat Ridge Library, 5475 W. 32nd Ave., Wheat Ridge; and 6-7 p.m.

Mondays at the Arvada Library, 7525 W. 57th Ave., Arvada. Suitable for high beginners, intermediate and advanced English learners. Go to http://jeffcolibrary.org or call

303-235-JCPL (5275).

Open Mic Night: 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at Living Water Unity Spiritual Community, 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. 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.

Square Dancing: 7 p.m. Mondays at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court.

Want some fun exercise? Learn to square dance. Call 303-973-9529.

Wheat Ridge Rotary Club: noon to 1:30 p.m.

Mondays 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: 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at the Applewood Golf Course, 14001 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. 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. These are just three of our many projects. Contact Fred McGehan at 303947-1565.

Arvada Fine Arts Guild: 2-4 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, in the restaurant/clubhouse. Meetings are free and open to the public. Go to http:// arvadafineartsguild.com/ Arvada Sunrise Rotary Club: 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays at The Arvada Center for The Arts and Humanities, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Learn about community service projects and what Rotary does in the world to help people.

Denver Apple Pi: 7-9 p.m. the third Tuesday each month at the Applewood Community Church (downstairs), 12930 W. 32nd Ave., Golden. An Apple/Mac computer user group. Go to denverapplepi.com.

Golden Optimist Club: 7 a.m. Tuesdays at Windy Saddle Café, 1110 Washington Ave., downtown Golden. The primary activity of the Golden Optimist Club is our bicycle recycle program. We fix donated bicycles and offer them for donations at reasonable prices, $20 for an adult bicycle and $10 for a child’s bicycle. Helmets given free with every bicycle sold, and locks also available for sale.

For someone who cannot afford these prices, we will give away the bicycle, helmet and lock.

Golden Rotary: 7:15-8:30 a.m. Tuesdays at Rolling Hills Country Club, 15707 W. 26 Ave., Golden. Visit www.rotayclubofgolden.org or contact Pat Madison at 303-279-1021.

Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees: 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.

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

Breakfast served. Contact Terri Kearney, president, 303-506-6692; or Ralph Schell, treasurer, 303-886-5134. New members welcome.

Northside Coin Club: 7 p.m. the second Tuesday of the month at 12205 Perry St., at the Friendship Hall in the Cimarron Village in Broomfield. A group of collectors promotes the hobby of numismatics. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Go to www.northsidecoinclub.org.

Master Networks of Belmar: 10-11 a.m.

Tuesdays at DeMarras Bourbon Bar & Eatery, 11100 W. Alameda Ave. For entrepreneurs and professionals interested in growing their business and personal connections. Call Suzie at 303-979-9077 or email Littleton@ Mathnasium.com.

Ports of Call Singles Club, 55 Plus Social hours take place from 4-6 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month at 3 Margaritas in Lakewood (contact Carol at 303-389-7707), and the fourth Tuesday of each month at Chads in Lakewood (contact Darlene at 303233-4099). Denver meetings are the fourth Thursday of each month at Baker St. Pub, 8101 E. Belleview, in the Tech Center (contact Harold at 303-693-3434). For information and a monthly newsletter, call JoAnn, membership chairperson, at 303-751-5195, or Mary, president, at 303-985-8937.

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.

Wheat Ridge Art League meets at 7 p.m. the last Tuesday of the month at the Active Adult Center, 6363 W. 35th Ave, Wheat Ridge. Social time starts at 6:45 p.m. Enjoy an art demo by an award-winning artist each month at 7:30 pm. All art mediums and abilities welcome. Contact Pat McAleese at 303-941-4928 or mcpainter03@comcast. net for information. No meeting August or December.

Wheat Ridge Historical Society: 7:30 p.m. the second Tuesday of each month in the red brick house at Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Social begins at 7 p.m. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

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 303-8688273.

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 Business Connection is a friendly group of Arvada Business owners who meet once each month on Wednesdays at various restaurants in the Arvada area. All are welcome - friends, kids and spouses, too.

We collect a $5 donation, which is given to one of the attendees to donate as they wish.

They share how they donated the money at the next meeting. For meeting and contact information, check the Arvada Business Con-

nection Facebook page @ArvadaBusinessConnection or call 303-995-9919.

Arvada Jefferson Kiwanis meets from 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 303-431-4697.

Arvada Rotary meets from 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 Matt Weller 303-4805220 or 303-908-7165.

Buffalo Toastmasters meets from 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesday of each month at the Denver West Office Park, 14142 Denver West Parkway, Building 51, Suite 195, Golden. Go to www.buffalotoastmasters.org or http://www.meetup. com/Buffalo-Toastmasters-Golden/ for more information. Buffalo Toastmasters, where public speaking and leadership excellence is encouraged in a safe environment.

Dawn Yawn Toastmasters: 6:45-8:30 a.m.

Wednesdays at Mimi’s Restaurant, 14265 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Do you communicate with confidence or are you worried about your next presentation or job interview? First three meetings free. Contact John Googins, VP of Education, 303-547-0084, john. googins@gmail.com; or Jean Kelly, president, 303-560-4827, jean.kelly@rrcc.edu.

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 303-988-9565.

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.

Kinship Caregiver Support Group: 10 a.m. to noon the second Wednesday of each month at Community First Foundation, 5855 Wadsworth Bypass, Arvada. Contact Carrie Savage at 720-799-9254 or kinship@ ccdenver.org.

Kiwanis Club of Lakewood: noon Wednesdays at the Egg and I, 7830 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. Weekly programs pique the interest of members and guests. Lakewood Kiwanians support projects including Lakewood High School, Lakewood Elementary playground, Catch-a-Calf, Alive at 25 Teen Driver Education, Jefferson County Business Education Alliance, Ronald McDonald House, Colfax Marathon, Kuddlez for Kids, Write Stuff School Supplies, Donations for Hurricane victims in Texas, plus many more. Volunteer as little or as much as you want. Contact Kathryn Williams at 812-599-3339 or go to http://kiwaniscluboflakewood.org/ SEE CLUBS, P23

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

Wednesdays at Garrison Street Grill, 608 Garrison St., Lakewood. 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 at one of our meetings or for a service project. Contact Bob Zachman at 303-988-5678 or visit us at 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.

New Apostolic Church Food Pantry: Open from 9-11 a.m. every Wednesday at 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance. All are welcome. We provide food to anyone in need. Please visit us once a month. Call 720-722-FOOD (3663) or email foodpantry@ nac-denver.org. Go to http://www.nac-denver. org/foodbank.html.

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. Wheat Ridge Quilt Circle: 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. the fourth Wednesday of each month in the red brick house at Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

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.

Arvada Associated Modelers hosts training night from 4-8 p.m. Thursdays from May to September (weather permitting) at the Arvada Airpark, 7608 Highway 93, Golden (use the Pioneer entrance between Leyden Road and 64th Avenue). Anyone interested in learning to fly radio control models is invited to take a no obligation, introductory flight with an instructor. No previous experience is needed, and the club provides radios and airplanes. Training is free and open to everyone. It’s fun for the entire family. Go to www. arvadamodelers.com/pilot-training/.

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New, Vintage Navajo Weavings: Friday, July 13 to Sunday, July 15 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden.

Info: www.spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

Meet Silversmith/Goldsmith Ray Van Cleve: Friday, Aug. 10 to Sunday, Aug. 12 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Info: www. spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

Oil Artist Jordyn Payne Show: Friday, Aug. 17 to Sunday, Aug. 19 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden.

Info: www.spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

Hand-blown Glass Pumpkins: Friday, Sept. 21 to Sunday, Sept.

23 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden.

Info: www.spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

Wildlife Artist Sonia Reid Show: Friday, Sept. 28 to Sunday, Sept. 30 at Spirits in the Wind Gallery, 1211 Washington Ave., Golden. Info: www. spiritsinthewindgallery.com.

Cool Runnings at the Ridge at 38: The June 22 Friday Night Live event at the Ridge at 38, 7171 W. 38th Avenue in Wheat Ridge, is the family movie Cool Runnings. Spend a summer evening outside with family and friends. Bring a picnic and enjoy a movie in the park, live music and activities for kids, all for free. Live music starts at 7 p.m .and the movie starts at dusk.

Sand in the City: Saturday, June 23, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday June 24, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., come enjoy the best beach party Arvada’s ever seen. Giant sand sculptures, a giant sandbox for the kids, live music and a world-record attempt at the world’s biggest hula dance are among the attractions at Ralston

Pretty Lights Shows: 7 p.m. Aug. 10-11 at Red Rocks Amphitheater, Morrison. All ages. Go to http://prettylightsmusic.com The Automezzi Exotic Italian

Park. The event is $5 for adults, kids 12 and under are free. A portion of proceeds will benefit eight local nonprofit organizations. More information at Sandinthecityarvada.org.

Four Seasons Outdoor Market: June 23, enjoy the Four Seasons Outdoor Market, 7430 West 38th Avenue, open every Saturday, 9am to 2pm through Oct. 20. Stroll around the market and find fresh veggies, baked goods, live music, kids activities, free free coffee and popcorn and much more.

District Merchants: on stage through June 24 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Performances at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. Aaron Posner takes The Merchant of Venice from its Shakespearean setting to post-Civil War Washington, D.C., with hints at life in America today.

Contact 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com.

The Secret Garden: Performance Now show runs to July 1 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Tony Award-winning musical is a tale of forgiveness and renewal. Get tickets at https:// lakewood.showare.com/

Firecracker 5K: 8 a.m. Saturday, June 30 at Clement Park, Littleton. Free hot dogs, apple pie and frozen yogurt at the finish line. Kick off the holiday weekend while supporting Bonfils Blood Center. Prizes, refreshments and free stuff in the partner village; face painting and balloons for the kids. Go to RunningGuru.com and search “Firecracker 5K” to sign up.

EVENTS

Evergreen Music Festival: 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 4 at Buchanan Park, 32003 Ellingwood Trail, Evergreen.

Festival includes 14 groups, including FACE Vocal Band and soul band The Burroughs. Go to http://go.evvnt.com/2119840?pid=4951

to Sunday, Aug. 26 at T.E.V. Edelweiss Club, 17832 Highway 8, Morrison. Info: www.tevedelweiss.org.

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Heartfelt: New Painting by Colleen Tully: on display through June 24 at Valkarie Gallery, 445 S. Saulsbury St., Lakewood.

Go to www.valkariefineart.com.

Open All Breed Horse Shows: June 10, July 8, Aug. 19 and Sept. 9. At Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada. Registration at 7:30 a.m.; classes at 8:30 a.m. Call or text 720-935-2026 or 720-560-3646 or email coloradostockhorse@yahoo.com. Go to www. coloradostockhorse.com for entry forms and information.

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Car Show: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. July 22 at Jeffco Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. Nearly 150 vehicles featuring marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, and Vespa will be on display. There will also be an Italian bicycle display, children’s activities, a gourmet Brunch Italiano. Visit www. automezzicolorado.com Sand in the City Beach Party: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. June 23 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 24 at Ralston Park, 64th and Simms, Arvada. Sand sculptures, buried treasures, games, crafts and more. Go to www.sandinthecityarvada.org.

`HMS Pinafore:’ 7:30 p.m. on July 13 and 14, 2 p.m. on July 15 at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Alison Parkway. Enjoy sparkling music and witty comic dialogue in this classic operetta, presented fully staged and costumed, with live orchestra.

Open All Breed Horse Shows: July 8, Aug. 19 and Sept. 9. At Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada.

Registration at 7:30 a.m.; classes at 8:30 a.m. Call or text 720935-2026 or 720-560-3646 or email coloradostockhorse@yahoo.com. Go to www.coloradostockhorse.com for entry forms and information.

Sharks-From Tooth to Tail: MVNC Campfire Series:6:30 p.m., Friday, July 20 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Dive into shark biology, touch shark jaws, teeth and skin, play a few fishy games, and then spend some time roasting marshmallows!

Your Lawn Care Rx: 11 a.m. Saturday, July 21 at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Ask your questions and get your lawn Rx as you discover how to water and care for a green, summer lawn.

Heritage Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Saturday, Aug. 11, Baugh House 44th and Robb Street, Wheat

Ridge. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

Oktoberfest: Friday, Aug. 24

Apple Cider Day: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 13, Historic Park, 4610 Robb St., Wheat Ridge. Info: 303-421-9111 or www.wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org. Bring your own apples and containers to hold cider.

Holiday Celebration: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Baugh House, 44th and Robb Street, Wheat Ridge. White elephant gift exchange, tours and music.

Info: 303-421-9111 or www. wheatridgehistoricalsociety.org.

HEALTH

Summer Fest and Child Safety Fair: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, June 16 at Healing Waters Ministries, 6475 W. 29th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Activities include a bike safety rodeo, a look at the Flight for Life helicopter, face painting, caricatures and more.

Food Pantry: open from 9-11 a.m.

Wednesdays at New Apostolic Church, 5290 Vance St., Arvada, rear entrance (across the street from Beau Jo’s restaurant). Contact Gertrude at 303-902-6794.

WRITING/READING

Nuts and Bolts Summer Writing Book Camp: 8 a.m. to noon July 23-27 at Lakewood High School.

Participation limited to incoming ninth grade English honors students who will attend any high school in 2018. Contact TigerBoots4749@gmail.com for details and registration by June 8.

EDUCATION

Free Legal Clinic: Get Help With Visitation Plans: 1-2:30 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at the Jefferson County Department of Human Services, 3500 Illinois St., Suite 1300, Golden.

Volunteer attorneys meet via computer link to answer questions, help fill out forms and provide assistance in establishing a visitation plan. Call 303-271-4329.

Dates in 2018 are June 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18, Oct. 16, Nov. 20 and Dec. 18.

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PrideFest 2018 leaves its mark on Denver

he 43rd annual PrideFest kicked on in Denver on June 16.

Events were held in the city throughout the week. The event is hosted by the GLBT Community Center of Colorado. The Center is a nonprofit working to empower the LGBT community. Organizer estimated that 350,000 people attended Pride events over the weekend. The Office of Councilman Jolon Clark and the Baker Broadway Merchants Association also held a ribbon cutting for the new rainbow crosswalk at Broadway and West Irvington Place.

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Lexi Allen holds Maia Allen while watching the Pride Parade from Colfax Avenue on June 17.

Many people watched the Pride Parade on June 17 from their balconies lining Colfax Avenue. The parade goes from Cheesman Park to Civic Center Park.

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Greg Maronde, left, Todd Colletti, Shawna Slavinski and Mayor Michael B. Hancock, right, cut the ribbon to the new rainbow crosswalk on Broadway on Friday, June 15. The community raised around $31,000 to install the crosswalk, which is at the intersection of Broadway and West Irvington Place.

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Parker The Regency Estates Community will have a garage sale Friday June 22nd and Saturday June 23rd from 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Regency is located on Newlin Gulch between Main Street and Hess Ave. Signs will be posted at the community entrances and individual streets to indicate sales locations.

A social club offering many exciting social activities and friendships.

Link 10 social hours, 4-6 P each Thur at Innsider Bar and Grill, Holiday Inn, 7390 Hampton Ave., Lkwd.

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Garage Sales Arvada

Multi-family sale Many items including Art, Vintage Toys and Games and much more 62nd & Carr June 23rd and 24th Saturday and Sunday 9am-3pm

Regency Estates Garage Sale

Regency will have a community Garage Sale Friday 6/22 and Saturday 6/23 8:00 am to 2:00 pm. Regency is on Newlin Gulch between Main Street and Hess. Signs will be posted at community entrances and maps will be available.

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Friday August 10 - Saturday August 11 Sunday August 12 Lions Pancake Breakfast Come and enjoy!!

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Max Ryan of Golden performs a trick in the freestyle kayak competition on June 13 at the Clear Creek Whitewater Park in Golden.

The competition was the first of this year’s Colorado Whitewater’s Golden Community Rodeo Series.

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A dozen participants — and about twice that many spectators — turned out for the first event of the 17th annual Golden Community Rodeo Series. Put on by Colorado Whitewater, the competitions take place on three consecutive Wednesday evenings at Clear Creek Whitewater Park in Golden. The first event on June 13 was a freestyle kayak competition. June 20 will also be a freestyle kayak competition and June 27 will be a downriver race for all river sport devices.

Each competition welcomes competitors of all skill levels, with the exception of pros. It is free for anybody to watch or compete in the Golden Community Rodeo Series, but all competitors must be a current Colorado Whitewater member for insurance purposes.

Registration can be done in advance online or onsite beginning at 5 p.m. on the day of the competition.

Learn more at www.coloradowhitewater.org.

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Brett Jacobs of Denver participates in the first day of competitions on June 13 for the 17th annual Golden Community Rodeo Series, which took place at Clear Creek Whitewater Park in Golden.

Tim Kunin of Denver participates in the first day of competitions on June 13 for the 17th annual Golden Community Rodeo Series.

Daniel Allis of Commerce City competes in the Golden Community Rodeo Series’ freestyle kayak competition.

Put on by Colorado Whitewater, the series is in its 17th year.

honda Blanford-Green, the former Aurora Central and University of Nebraska track standout, took over as the Colorado High School Athletic Association’s ninth commissioner last July.

In her first year, Blanford-Green reached one of her goals of having the CHSAA commissioner become more visible so athletes, coaches, fans, parents and school administrators can OVERTIME recognize her.

And, as she said, she has put a face to a name.

Blanford-Green was seen at meetings and gatherings of cooperate sponsors, legislators and educational Jim Benton institutions. At the recent CHSAA baseball tournament, Blanford-Green stopped to talk and visit with fans in the crowd.

She worked for the CHSAA for 16 years, including time as an associate commissioner. She was the executive director of the Nebraska Schools Activities Association for three years and spent two years as an assistant executive director of the Louisiana High School Association before taking over at the CHSAA. When she took over last July she emphasized that she was not a change agent, but a few of the proposals that the CHSAA Executive Council approved last April drew a smile on Blanford-Green’s face.

A change that Blanford-Green mentioned that was needed was one that allows Colorado athletes to represent their schools in national events.

Colorado teams and individuals are now allowed to represent their schools out of season in national competitions if they get the permission of the school principal and CHSAA office. Before, these teams and individuals took part nationally as members of a club.

Blanford-Green made it to all but one of the state championships and the one she missed was because of a conflict with another CHSAA state event.

So this is a good spot to review the state titles won by local teams during the 2017-18 season.

Mountain Vista won the 5A boys baseball title to go along with boys and girls cross country crowns captured last fall.

Valor Christian won its third consecutive 4A state baseball title and Eagles girls won the 4A state track championship.

After taking home piggyback runner-up 5A football trophies, Pomona won the top prize last fall and the Panthers girls won the gymnastics title.

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Golden Rebekah Anderson, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Alexandra Alberta Barnard, of Golden, graduated from the University of Oklahoma Norman with a Ph.D. David Beliveau, of Golden, graduated in May from the University of New Hampshire with a master’s degree in mathematics.

Logan Bristol, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Joshua Brown, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Austin Casey, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

McKelvey Davidson, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Meghan Gerritsen, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Aspen Hammer, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor

roll at Montana State University.

Austin Hull, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Mackenzie Hull, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Jacob Katzman, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Philip Katzman, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Julia Lammens, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Maureen Lincke, of Golden, graduated cum laude June 3 from Knox College with a bachelor’s degree in political science/educational studies. Lincke is a graduate of Lakewood High School.

Benjamin Mace, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Nicholas Mann, of Golden, graduated magna cum laude in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Harrison A. Neal, of Golden, graduated in June from Oregon State University with a Ph.D. in physics.

Natalie Palmer, of Golden, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a master’s degree in special education.

Nina Paris, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Claudia Pena, of Golden, graduated magna cum laude May 20 with a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Colgate University. Pena is a graduate of Holy Family High School.

Connor Rice, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Michael Seaholm, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Steven Shirey, of Golden, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a master’s degree in accounting.

Matthew M. Smaldone, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at DeSales University. Smaldone is

majoring in theater.

Sydney Lea Starkey, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Jonathan Strotz, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Ally Swadburg, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Joseph Wirth, of Golden, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in history.

Madison Wolf, of Golden, was named to the spring 2018 president’s list at Coastal Carolina University. Wolf is majoring in economics.

Katherine Zalan, of Golden, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a master’s degree in teaching.

Lakewood Hunter Benjamin, of Lakewood, graduated cum laude in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a SEE MILESTONES, P29

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bachelor’s degree in theater arts.

Jacqueline Burgara, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Kelly Cannici, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Caitlyn Cavanaugh, of Lakewood, graduate May 12 with a master’s degree in information and library science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Margaret Cleaver, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Luke Ebeling, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Riley Elgerd, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Emily Entwistle, of Lakewood, graduated summa cum laude in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in nursing.

Madison Evans, of Lakewood,

graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice.

Elizabeth Fry, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences.

Ashlee George, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

Megan Gibbs, of Lakewood, graduated magna cum laude in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in special education.

Monica Hamilton, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in recreation, tourism and hospitality.

Jennifer Lubang, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in elementary education.

Olivia Maurer, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Greenville University.

Benjamin McHugh, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Gabriella V. Mucerino, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Justin Murphy, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Baylor University.

Angela Nesbit, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in music education.

Ryan Pallman, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

James Riddle, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in communication studies.

Alex Sanders, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

Morgan Schilling, of Lakewood, graduated in May from the University of Northern Colorado with a bachelor’s degree in art and design.

Kaylyn Schoen, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s list at Hastings College.

Makayla Stein, of Lakewood, was named to the spring 2018 dean’s honor roll at Montana State University.

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Guessing games are great way to help young kids learn

hildren love guessing games. A favorite activity to do with young children is called “What’s in the Box?” It’s something that parents and grandparents can do anytime, anywhere to get young children’s brains working.

You will need a special box to use only for this activity, an item to put in the box, and art supplies to help decorate.

Short Prep Time Before you ever play the game decorate the box together. It should be a box with a lid that fits tightly like an oatmeal box.

It can be larger also. Cover the box with paper and let your child color with markers or crayons or cover the box with stickers.

If the box is small enough you

can take it in the car with you.

To start the game, secretly put something in the box and put the cover on tightly.

Your child can shake the box, turn the box, and smell the box, but the box must stay shut.

Then begin giving hints. You can tell the color, the size, the use, LIFELONG and other clues, LEARNING but only give one Esther Macalady clue at time.

Your child can have as many chances as you want to guess what’s inside.

For example, if you say it’s red, it’s round, and you throw it, the guess will probably be a ball.

After your child guesses what is in the box, another object goes inside. Maybe this time your child will pick out the object and have

you guess.

As children get a little older the game can change.

When you put the item in the box your child can ask you the questions. It is much harder for young children to think of questions but older children love to figure it out in twenty questions.

Building Routine Children of all ages love routine and this kind of activity is a great one to have as something that is always done at the same time.

It might be played in the car with older children to help or while eating breakfast.

Think of a routine situation in your life where this game would be fun to play Activities like this get young children thinking and help de-

velop vocabulary skills.

Developing routines for young children can also help build feelings of security.

Think of other guessing games you can play with your children that will help to build brainpower like searching for items and using the words “warm” and “cold” for hints.

Look in the toy box and give hints of characteristics or play 5 questions instead of 20.

“I Spy with my Little Eye” is fun while waiting in line. Trade places with children being the leader.

Esther Macalady is a retired schoolteacher who lives in Golden.

For more see grandparentsteachtoo.blogspot.com and wnmufm. org/Learning Through the Seasons.

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