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New year starts at Jeffco schools Superintendent Dan McMinimee says district excited and looking forward to ‘positive start’ By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com From new playgrounds and schools to a new way to help credit-deficient students graduate, Jefferson County Schools have myriad new programs for its 86,000 students as they start the new school year. “There’s always that excitement about the start of the school year,” said Jefferson County School District Superintendent Dan McMinimee. “Who’s my teacher? Who’s in my class?” The district, McMinimee said, is looking forward to a positive start. The first day of classes for most of Jefferson County’s 155 schools is Aug. 18. And there are some highlights to look forward to in the 2016-17 academic year, said the district’s chief communications officer Diana Wilson. A new charter school opens this year The ribbon-cutting for Doral Academy, 7100 Wadsworth Blvd. in Arvada, took place Aug. 15. The school, according to its website, focuses on an arts-integrated curriculum and is serving students from School continues on Page 13
FIRST DAY Today, Aug. 18, Jeffco Public Schools will post first-day school pictures from years past on its Facebook page. Be sure to check them out. Everybody is invited to post his or her own first day of school photos, from the past and present, as well.
Lakewood city staff, Jefferson County Open Space and Great Outdoors Colorado leaders, and well as student campers, celebrated the ground-breaking of Lakewood’s first universal playground at Carmody Park. Photo by Clarke Reader
Playground to welcome all Lakewood begins work on first universal playground By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com The City of Lakewood recently tilled the first pile of dirt on the way to its first universal playground, which will have features that make it accessible to visitors of all ages and abilities. City officials, Jefferson County Open Space and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) staff, and student campers were on hand Aug. 10 at Carmody Park for the groundbreaking — along with root beer floats. “This is a special day for all of us,” said Kit Newland, director of Lakewood’s community resources department. “This is the start of the first phase of the Carmody Park master plan.”
Carmody Park, located at 2200 S. Kipling Street, southeast of the Green Mountain area, features include musical instruments, a sand box, climbing challenges for all abilities, swinging and spinning equipment, sensory play and beams, tunnels and steppers for balancing. The project includes a year-round restroom facility, multi-use court, picnic shelters and an expansion of the current parking lot. The project will be completed around December. “We rely on the cities we partner with to do these kinds of facilities, since our parks are more nature-centered,” said Tom Hoby, director of Jeffco Open Space. “Between ourselves and the cities, we provide the full spectrum of activities.” As part of the groundbreaking, Jeffco Open Space presented a check for $700,000 and GOCO presented one for $350,000.
“This has been a long time coming,” said Mayor Adam Paul. “It is the partnerships we have that make this community so special.” According to information provided by the National Center on Accessibility, playgrounds that cater to all are extremely important to childhood development. “When we design for these purposes and apply the Principles of Universal Design, we design for inclusive play where every child, regardless of ability or disability, is welcomed and benefits physically, developmentally, emotionally and socially from the environment,” the information states. The city and its partners are well aware of this importance. “We know this is all about the young people out there today,” said Jim Spaanstra, GOCO’s executive director. “We hope to inspire them into activity, and into getting out in the parks.”
Nonprofit group supports students by handing out supplies Annual distribution event benefits 5,500 kids Staff report Back to school shopping for a family can be daunting, but imagine shopping for 5,500 students. The Action Center, a Lakewood-based
nonprofit, does just that on an annual basis. Aided by a small army of volunteers, and a lot of corporate and individual financial support, the Action Center has been helping Jefferson County-area students have all the school supplies they need. “It shows the power of community, Action Center Executive Director Mag Strittmatter said. “Everybody does a little
bit, and a lot gets done.” The distribution happened last week, at Stevens Elementary School, 7101 W. 38th Ave. From 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, for six days in a row, hundreds of families would fill the cafeteria area, and wait their turn to enter the gym, where piles upon piles of school supplies, already
DID YOU KNOW Parents are spending an average of $1,239 a household this back-to-school season, according to the latest “American Express Spending & Savings Tracker” survey. The survey shows an increase of 8 percent over 2014.
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Jeffco students assess higher than state average
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About me Although I was born in Topeka, Kansas, and spent a few of my elementary school years in Eugene, Oregon, Colorado Springs is where I truly grew up. I followed in my dad’s footsteps and worked in the construction industry for over 17 years, working my way from a laborer, project coordinator, and onto being the office manager of a Lakewoodbased general contracting company. After 17 years, I decided to take a break and see what else the world had to offer. While taking a few months off, I volunteered to help with the City of Edgewater’s annual festival, which somehow led to a full-time administrative position with Edgewater’s urban renewal authority. After a few years, Edgewater’s mayor hired me to be the city clerk. Needless to say, this was a true learning experience for me. When you work for a small town, you are given a great opportunity to learn everything needed to make a city run effectively. My time with Lakewood While living in Lakewood, I served on the Lakewood Housing Authority, spent one summer painting out graffiti, served on my daughter’s school PTA boards and contributed financially to various Lakewood organizations when possible. In 1997, I decided to push myself a little further and run for Lakewood City Council. I was shocked and grateful when I won the campaign and represented Ward 3 on Lakewood City Council from 1997-2001. In May of 2001, the city manager hired me to be Lakewood’s city clerk, therefore I had to resign from city council.
Margy Greer, Lakewood’s city clerk, has also served as city clerk for Edgewater and on Lakewood’s city council from 1997 to 2001. Courtesy photo I have been serving as Lakewood’s city clerk for the past 15 years. Learning every day My favorite part of being the city clerk in Lakewood is being able to help private citizens understand the public process. I continue to learn more and more every day and want to share with the residents and Lakewood staff the knowledge I’ve gained through the years, in hopes of helping to grow a more vibrant and educated citizenry. The more residents who become involved in Lakewood and the public process, the better the community will become. Building community Lakewood is special because of the people who live here and the people who work here. Residents and staff alike truly care about the community and continue to try to find ways every day to work together to build a better tomorrow. Seeing the efforts being put into smart growth, sustainability and, of course, public safety are something I get to experience on a daily basis and makes me so proud to work here. If you have suggestions for My Name Is ..., contact Clarke Reader at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
The 2016 Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) test results for science and social studies were released last week. The tests, conducted last April, tested fifth, eighth and 11th graders in science, and a sampling of fourth and seventh graders in social studies. In the Jefferson County School District, 41 percent of fifth graders, 38 percent of eighth graders, and 34 percent of 11th graders met or exceeded the state’s expectations in science. Those results are an average of 8 percentage points ahead of the state average. Compared to 2015’s test results, the district’s eighth graders scored largely the same, however fifth graders in the district saw a 2 percent decline. This was the first year for 11th-grade results. Social study CMAS results were only available statewide, since the testing was only done on a sampling basis. Colorado students improved slightly over 2015’s results, with 23.8 percent of fourth graders and 18.1 percent of seventh graders meeting or exceeding expectations. Dr. Carol Eaton, Jeffco’s executive director for instructional data services, said state standards that are tested by CMAS are tougher than what was required by previous tests — requiring less memorization and more critical thinking. “It takes time to move students to those levels of understanding,” she said. At the high school level, only 70 percent of students in Jefferson County agreed to take the science test. Eaton said the higher percentage of students opting not to take the test likely helped throw off the 11th-grade results somewhat. She said that according to the state department of education, the average student declining to take the tests also happens to be one who traditionally
Percent of students meeting or exceeding expectations Jeffco district average - 33.8 State average - 24.3 Arvada - 13.5 A-West - 32.5 Bear Creek - 39.9 D’Evelyn - 68.8 Golden - 48.5 Green Mountain - 38.6 Jefferson Academy - 62.6 Lakewood - 44.2 Pomona - 14.7 Standley Lake - 18.2 Wheat Ridge - 22.4
scores above average. When asked about large discrepancies between some schools’ results, Eaton said school choice and special offerings like International Baccalaureate programs could lead to high achievers flocking to certain schools. But, she added, it was an issue that was being explored at the school and district level. Each school uses CMAS data to identify “root causes” of each year’s results. The school then drafts and updates an action plan on how to best improve test results. “We’re never satisfied until all of our students are meeting expectations,” Eaton said. CMAS results for English and math are scheduled for release on Sept. 1, with specific student-growth analysis data being released a couple weeks after that, Eaton said.
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Colorado Department of Human Services takes place 2-3:30 p.m. Aug. 29 in the cafeteria meeting room of the Jefferson County Department of Human Services, 900 Jefferson County Parkway in Golden. The meeting is open to the public. Representatives from the Colorado Department of Human Services’ seven offices will answer questions and discuss issues, such as children, youth and families, early childhood, economic security, community access and independence, administrative solutions, behavioral health, and performance and strategic outcomes. The Jefferson County meeting is one of a series of town hall meetings taking place across the state to solicit feedback, comments and suggestions to help inform the direction of the department and priorities for the coming year. To register for the event, visit www. colorado.gov/CDHSstrategicplan and se-
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Over my 14 years of selling real estate in Denver and Jefferson County I have observed a definite migratory arc extending from Denver’s Washington Park and REAL ESTATE Cherry Creek to HighTODAY lands, Berkeley, Applewood and ultimately Golden. Some people travel that arc slowly, moving first to northwest Denver, but others jump straight from Wash Park to Golden. I’m sure there are other migratory patterns one could identify, but By JIM SMITH, since my home and ® Realtor base of operations is in Golden, I have observed this pattern over any other. I suspect other agents have, too. I first heard the expression “popping the top” (referring to adding a second floor to a bungalow) in Cherry Creek and Wash Park, but we’re seeing it more and more in Golden now. Back in Cherry Creek and Wash Park, that process has been replaced with scraping and building townhomes. In addition, Golden has joined other cities in passing an Auxiliary Dwelling Unit (ADU) ordinance, which allows a single-family home to have a separate living unit, such as above a garage, that can be rented out. I know of many Golden homeowners who have already taken advantage of that opportunity. The Cherry Creek Arts Festival has, I believe, played a role in making that part of Denver a cultural center, attracting home buyers and in-
creasing home values. Now I see the Golden Fine Arts Festival, which has its 26th edition this coming weekend, as doing the same for Golden. If you appreciate the fine arts — my personal favorite is sculpture — you probably are already planning to come to Golden this Saturday and/or Sunday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It takes place, as in previous years, on that 4block stretch of 11th Street adjoining the Clear Creek History Park. I try never to miss this signature event sponsored by the Golden Chamber of Commerce. Golden’s festival is one of the largest and most prestigious juried art shows in the country, featuring over 130 artists from 20 states in painting, sculpture, mixed media, photography, ceramics, fiber, glass and jewelry. Live bands will be performing each day, and right across Clear Creek is the Golden Farmers Market on Saturday until 1 p.m. There will be numerous food vendors at the festival, and the full range of MillerCoors products, including its microbrews, will be available for washing down that food. More information about the Golden Fine Arts Festival and other chamber events can be found at www.GoldenChamber.org. Golden has a large number of museums and art galleries for such a small town — again within walking distance of Clear Creek. The Clear Creek History Park lies between the festival and the creek. Across the creek via a foot bridge is the Golden History Center, 923 10th Street. Admission is only $3! A block away in the other direction is the Astor House Museum, currently closed for renovation.
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The Foothills Art Center is nearby on the corner of 15th Street and Washington Avenue, currently presenting a group exhibition of Fine Crafts, featuring outstanding American artists working in clay, fiber, glass, metal, and wood.
The Colorado School of Mines has a free Geology Museum, at 13th & Maple Streets. A favorite for many visitors is the representation of a uranium mine, complete with driller and crystal pocket. At 1213 Washington Avenue is the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, which presents 10 quilt exhibits a year, each with a unique and different style, history and theme. It’s dedicated to the preservation of quilts, and the continuation of the art of both traditional and contemporary quilt-making. Admission is $6, with discounts for seniors, children and students. At 710 10th Street is the American Mountaineering Center, which is home to the Bradford Washburn American Mountaineering Museum. It honors the achievements of mountaineers from America and around the world. Exhibits on climate, science, cultures and the humanities as they relate to mountains make your experience rich, exciting, and interactive. Admission is $5. Those are just the museums within walking distance of this weekend’s arts festival. Two miles east on 10th Street is the Colorado Railroad Museum at 17155 W. 44th Avenue where
you can “lose track of time.” Its 15-acre site is full of narrow and standard gauge locomotives and cars, plus more than 50,000 rare old photographs, papers and artifacts. The museum itself is a replica of an 1880-style masonry railroad depot. Personally, I’m drawn to the fantastic model railroad exhibit in the basement! Up 19th Street at the top of Lookout Mountain is Buffalo Bill’s Gravesite and Museum, which features exhibits exploring Buffalo Bill’s life and times, including Wild West show outfits and posters, Indian artifacts, and antique firearms. Admission is $5, with discounts for seniors and children. Golden has performing arts, too, including Miners Alley Playhouse, currently featuring a production of “Little Shop of Horrors.” Find more information at www.MinersAlley.com. All these attractions, anchored in a way by the annual Fine Arts Festival, have made Golden a cultural destination. That, in turn, has contributed, I’m sure, to the steady increase in home values in this special town we call home. It helps, of course, that the City of Golden, has an efficient, honest and well-run government. It’s noteworthy not only that home values did not decline during the “great recession” of 2008-2012, but that the city government did not have to cut back on its services. Indeed, it continued to give out small grants to citizens with good ideas or projects for improving their block or their neighborhood. I was impressed! While Golden Real Estate is pleased to provide real estate brokerage services in both Denver and Jefferson County, we are proud to call Golden our home, and look forward to seeing you this coming weekend at our respected arts festival. And if you feel a calling to move here, we’re ready to help your family travel that migratory arc toward Golden!
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Having fun with the 4-H program Students shine at 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival
By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com Walking into the event center, one was likely to hear the high-pitched gobble-gobble of a turkey or the low tones of a mooing cow. The odor wasn’t foul, but the smell of livestock filled the air. Cages on tables held rabbits, chickens, turkeys and roosters. Stalls kept pigs, goats, llamas, alpacas, cows and sheep from escaping. It was the local 4-H and Future Farmers of America members’ time to shine at the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival. “4-H is a great program,” said Audrey Bliss, 17. “You can do a project with any interest you have. There’s infinite opportunities.” Bliss, who will be a senior next year at Golden High School has been doing 4-H for nine years. This year, she entered 13 animals in the show — three market rabbits, six breeding rabbits, two market lambs and two fiber sheep. And with them, she won four awards — reserve champion senior showman for sheep, grand champion senior showman for rabbit, grand champion market rabbit and grand champion fiber sheep. The Olyowski family of six from Conifer came to the fair because it’s important to support the county they live in. But they came specifically for the 4-H because they love to see the animals — and their favorites are the chickens and the llamas. “It’s exciting to see the kids learn about how to raise an animal, treat an animal and show an animal,” said Robert Murphy of Lakewood. Murphy has three children in 4-H. Evelyn, 12, raises turkeys. Sam, 10, does cake-making. And Ellie, 6, is in the Cloverbuds program where she gets to do all different kinds of one-day projects just to be involved
Audrey Bliss, 17, who has been in 4-H for nine years, works with 98, a 6-month-old Suffolk lamb at the 4-H show during the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival. This year, Bliss entered 13 animals in the 4-H show and won four awards. Photo by Christy Steadman with 4-H. The animals are exciting, Murphy said, but being in 4-H isn’t limited to animals. 4-H offers a wide variety of projects, everything from sewing and baking to robotics and rocketry to gardening and hiking. “I’m amazed at the depth of the volunteers,” Murphy said, “and how much the kids can learn.” Kennady Schneider, 10, of Golden has been in 4-H
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A new county celebration took place Aug. 11-14 with the reimagined Jeffco Fair & Festival. The event took place at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden. The fair featured a variety of entertainment, vendors, live music and other spectator events. According to organizers, it was a success. “It was a great event,” said Dexter Foxworth, the new events coordinator for the fairgrounds. “I’m looking forward to continuing to work alongside community members on making this event a true Jeffco celebration each year.”
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Bryan Olson of Fort Lupton prepares Beth and Ruth, registered Percheron mares, for cart pulls during the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival, which took place Aug. 11-14 at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden. “The big horses are fun to work with,” Olson said. He added he has been a rodeo cowboy all his life, so along with that, he “fell” into the entertainment side of things. Olson also has a business that offers a mechanical bull and other Western entertainment.
Dave Shelton of Idaho Springs works on a chainsaw sculpting of a guitar Aug. 11 at the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival. Shelton has been doing chainsaw sculpting for 16 years and enjoys talking to people and “seeing their reactions to the things I create.”
Bettman & Halpin, an original folk/Americana band, perform Aug. 12 at the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival. Pictured from left is Phil Norman on cello, Stephanie Bettman singing and playing the fiddle, Clare Church on drums and Luke Halpin on guitar.
The Broomes, from left, Katherine, Landon and Sara, fish at Spark City Children’s Museum Aug. 12 at the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival. The mobile museum launched in June and offers children ages 0-6 dramatic play on farm-to-table. Organizers also have plans to add more buses to feature different parts of the city, such as police/fire/dispatch, bank/post office/ library and doctor/dentist/fitness, said Katherine Broome. Learn more at www.sparkcitymuseum.org.
Sebastien Gratcofsky, 2 1/2, and his mother, Nicole, of Lakewood, right, help prepare their own lemonade with Nicole Stockton Aug. 12 at the 2016 Jeffco Fair & Festival. Stockton, who is based out of Douglas County, always enjoys working the lemonade stand at the various festivals and events. “It’s so much fun hanging out with all the people,” she said. But “seeing all the kids smile is the best thing about it.”
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Wooden cars delight Nicaraguan children Toys built by local resident and organization
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Children crowd around Casa Unida Foundation members Bob Moore Jr., left, and Mercedes Espinoza as they hand out Toys for God’s Kids wooden cars to children of poor families in the northern Nicaraguan rural village of Brother Martinez. The foundation team was in Nicaragua on another project and took time to distribute the toys to about 100 children. Photo by Tom Munds Again through an interpreter, Juan Questros, the leader of the gathering and a local pastor, thanked those who made the toys and those who brought them to the village. He said it is a blessing for the village and a wonderful gift for the children. The delivery of the wooden cars is another chapter in the history of Toys for
God’s Kids. The toy car project Marlin Dorhut, of Denver, began when he saw the joy wooden cars brought children of poor families in late 2000. He was moved to establish Toys for God’s Kids. Today, hundreds of volunteers build the cars and distribute them to children in about 140 countries, including Mexico, South Korea and Iraq. The original pattern was for toy cars about 6 inches long. But Wing, who worked on state-of-the-art equipment at IBM, his neighbor Jerry Corbo, a retired rocket scientist, and Corbo’s wife, Leonora, are among the volunteer “smile-makers” producing “pocket cars” that are only a couple inches long.
Wing and Corbo gave members of the Casa Unida Foundation a bag of their cars when they learned the foundation was preparing for their trip to Nicaragua. Moore also was given a box of the fullsize cars to distribute on the Nicaraguan trip. Foundation volunteers handed a car to each child. The little cars produced squeals and giggles when received. The bigger children preferred the larger cars. “It was fun handing out the cars,” said Bob Moore Jr., a foundation member and Bob Moore’s son. “The children really liked the cars, and definitely the rewards we received were the sparkle in their eyes and the smiles on their faces as they were handed a toy car.”
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Ready for the new school year? Ah, the first day of school. The day that kids await with dread, even as their parents prepare celebration dances. Well, except for parents of kindergartners, who burn through reams of Kleenex on this day. This day is the beginning of the answer to all the questions that have been festering for weeks in the minds of students and parents alike. Will I have any friends in my classes? Will the teacher be nice, mean, all business, inspiring or something in the middle? What if I forget my locker combination? And, exactly what is that thing on the wall outside room 240? With that in mind, I have a few questions of my own that I think the schools would do well to address as the school year begins. This election cycle has already reached new depths of ugliness and acrimony, and it still hasn’t gotten into full swing. Given all the disruptions that happened in the last two years, have the schools considered issuing new guidance for the coverage of and discussions regarding this election? In honor of the new Colorado Rockies affiliate in New Mexico, has the district considered giving the new school in Candelas the nickname “The Isotopes”? What? Is there some other reason it should be named that? Given that just about everything that happens in the schools now exists on Google, and given that in the last couple months, two major airlines had service disrupted by computer failures, has the district developed “Plan B” for if and when something hap-
pens to our computer system? There’s a new Harry Potter movie coming out in November. That’s not really a question — I just wanted to point that out. I’m sure the students are aware of it. There’s also a new Star Wars movie. Because it’s good to Michael Alcorn have things to look forward to. HITTING Given the sucHOME cess of “Hamilton” the musical, who are the schools contracting with to turn important historical events into musicals? Not that it’s that easy. But I’d be willing to bet, if you put 100 students in a room with American history books, and 100 students in another room with the soundtrack to “Hamilton,” the second group would come away with better recall of the events in question and a greater interest in learning more. That’s why I’m very optimistic about Doral Academy, with its arts integration curriculum. Has anybody gotten an answer yet to the question of where the new school boundary lines are going to be if the bond/mill passes this fall? Or fails? I know it’s hard to be precise, from the standpoint of the schools, when there are so many variables. But there
is a certain part of the population that will vote “no” if it thinks the schools are dodging the question. Just a couple hypothetical answers would do a lot to assuage that faction. Have the schools given any thought to how they’re going to handle things this year when a young man who “self-identifies” as a young lady decides he wants to compete at a girls’ sport, as happened this past spring in Alaska? For that matter, have the schools given thought to how they’re going to implement the Obama administration’s instruction that the schools must accommodate transgender people using the bathroom — and, assumedly, the locker room — of their choice this year? And what effect is this policy going to have on school trips? Are more schools going to — finally — begin thinking about imitating some of the elements of the programs that landed D’Evelyn and Jefferson Academy on Newsweek’s list of the top 500 schools in the country? And, last but certainly not least, this: There are going to be moments this year when our students achieve greatness, create beauty, discover insight, generate excitement, and genuinely leap towards their futures with the sort of naïve optimism that might change the world someday. Are you ready? Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. His novels are available at MichaelJAlcorn.com
Sixth graders move will not improve education In a time when we are recovering from a recession, is it wise and financially savvy to move sixth graders to middle school? The $535 million bond that Jeffco school district will be asking for in November includes moving sixth graders to middle school with a price tag of $100 million. (If you include the interest payments, taxpayers will be paying much more for the move.) That is a lot of taxpayer dollars to add 70 classrooms in middle schools. Worse, the plan leaves 24 elementary schools with less than 300 students, a level at which those schools may have a hard time offering all of the choices that schools with higher student enrollment can offer. We love our small neighborhood schools, but at the same time this board has threatened to close schools with enrollment under 300 students. How can we support a plan which might place 24 elementary schools on the chopping block in the future? Don’t let those in favor of the nearly billion-dollar bond issue fool you into thinking that it is just for fixing and upgrading schools. Less than half of the $535 million price tag is allocated for said school improvements. Letters continues on Page 9
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The sidewalk to nowhere Now that widening McIntyre Street from 44th north to 54th Avenue is completed, it’s time to ask a couple questions. Why would a 6- foot-mile-long sidewalk be built exclusively in front of Coors properties with no practical use to the public while the children of the local elementary have no sidewalk? Walking for children from Fairmount Elementary east to the hundreds of newly built homes is extremely precarious with narrow, steep shoulders on either side of 50th Avenue. Is that the value our county commissioners along with a big, wealthy company have for our children? And why wasn’t the Coors employee entrance lined up with 48th Avenue? Now Coors has a quarter-million-dollar traffic light, likely compliments of taxpayers, less than 100 feet from 48th Avenue where residents have only a stop sign. Pretty clear who our Jeffco commissioners are working for. Isn’t there an election soon? Dan Hayes, Golden
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Show votes away the worst of people He can’t praise himself enough. He brags about his power. He only bullies people he believes are weak, and he tells others that they should be scared. He unapologetically spews vulgarities on national TV. He calls other people – women, especially – coarse and degrading names. He professes self-defense for his aggression toward those he perceives have slighted him. He lies. Recognize this guy? Of course you do … it’s Chad from the recent installment of “The Bachelorette’ and the current season of “Bachelor in Paradise.” (Who did you think it was?) “The Chad,” as he is now known, alienated his housemates – who were also vying for Bachelorette JoJo’s favor – with his overt verbal and physical aggression. In fact, he threatened Jordan, the man JoJo would later choose, with “When this is all over, do you think I can’t find you?” After hearing from her other suitors that The Chad was deceitful and dangerous, JoJo booted him from “The Bachelorette.” To others, though, The Chad has a certain bad-boy appeal that attracts certain people, so when he resurfaced on “Bachelor in Paradise,” some of the women were interested.
Things got ugly fast. One woman, Lace, took a fancy to The Chad and he responded, but not before he and Daniel – one of The Chad’s supporters – had rated and degraded the women they had to choose from. Within hours, Lace, grew weary of The Chad’s boasting, Andrea Doray his denigration, and his ALCHEMY increased physical and verbal aggression. Although they had been hot and heavy and it seemed to be going well, when Lace decided that she had had enough, The Chad called her vile names, shoved her, and frightened the rest of the cast enough that they intervened. The Chad then turned his abuse on them, and during his tirade, he mocked a young woman for her physical appearance. She is missing much of her left arm. Even Daniel urged him to get control of himself, but The Chad took a swing at Doray continues on Page 9
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Now is the time to roll out the rain barrels It’s been a long and surprisingly difficult fight, but on Aug. 10 my new law legalizing rain barrels in Colorado officially took effect. The new law makes Colorado the last of the 50 states to allow citizens to collect and store the rainwater that falls on their roofs. It’s estimated that using two rain barrels could save your home as much as 1,200 gallons of water per year. Now, residents across the state are able to use rain barrels to collect the water from their roofs to water their plants and gardens. Here are a few tips to help get you started: • Rain barrels of different shapes, sizes and materials may be purchased at many hardware and home improvement stores across the state, as well as online. • You may use up to two barrels for a combined total of 110 gallons. • The water collected may only be used on your
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Most importantly, how much of this huge bond is allocated to student improvement or programs to enhance student learning?! Zero. Vote “NO” on 3B, Jeffco’s $535 million bond package. Demand a facility plan that actually improves the schools our students attend and doesn’t waste so much on shuffling students around. Anne Warren, Littleton
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his most loyal supporter. In the end, The Chad was asked to leave by the very people who had invited him on the show in the first place. His messy exit was rife with much cursing and braggadocio. The Chad did not go quietly, and, in fact, he returned uninvited to wreak more havoc before finally being removed. To this observer, the end with JoJo
property, and may not be used for drinking water. • Your rain barrel must have a secure lid and screen to keep mosquitos from becoming a problem. Most rain barrels available for purchase include the necessary equipment. • To install your rain barrel, you really only need a gutter. But, depending on the gutters on your home, you may want to get a flexible gutter extension or additional materials that best suit your downspouts. • As winter approaches, make sure to empty the rain barrel to avoid any damage that freezing water might cause. I can tell you from my experience that purchasing, assembling and installing my rain barrel under a downspout was easy and didn’t take much time at all. From now on, I’ll be one of many Coloradans using rain barrels and taking part in this simple way to save a little bit of water. This is
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was way too long in coming, but she only knew The Chad that he himself wanted her to see. And though his bad behavior on “The Bachelorette” crossed even that show’s boundaries, he was propped up by the same franchise with his invitation to “Bachelor in Paradise.” Predictably, that went way wrong, way fast, and the show’s producers were forced to remove him, outside the normal Bachelor-themed rose ceremonies. What did surprise me, though, was The Chad’s look of complete and sincere disbelief, and he looked around as though someone from the cast might defend
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Voting NO on school bond I’m going to vote no on the school bond issue. I’ve already had my property taxes raised for this very purpose. So, now the teachers’ union-financed school board wants to raise my taxes a minimum of $150 a year for the next 20, yes, 20 years, for the bond and unlimited time on the mill levy increase. That’s a lot of money and time. This doesn’t include the normal Jeffco property taxes that I pay each year for the school district. The school board wants me and my family to ‘fill in the gap,” but who will fill the gap in my wallet over those years? That’s a lot of money over a long period of time. We also know that in a couple of
The walking dead spotted at the park My family enjoys our local parks, open spaces and community centers such as the Arvada Center. My children love to play and enjoy nature in these spaces. Recently, I feel we are being taken over by zombies, or ‘the walking dead’ in these areas, playing “Pokemon Go!” These people are just walking around, necks bent down staring at their phones, hardly communicating with others. The modeling of screen addiction is by far the
highest concern I have. Do these people realize that by getting this app that all of the information and data on their devices/phones are now shared with Google and the companies attached to them? What is happening to people? Is anyone else noticing this addiction to devices? These phone addicts are in the very spaces that we go to to get away from screens. I am so discouraged to see this in our community and basically, to humanity as a whole. It is embarrassing, concerning and disappointing. There’s nowhere else to go to have a screen-free outing. Kathy Peters, Arvada
do force a reckoning and the offending player has to leave the field. Of course, all this is TV entertainment, a reality show. Such situations could never happen in real real-life … Or could they? Andrea Doray is a writer who sees the similarities between The Chad and The Donald as both amusing and frightening. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
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CULTURE FA I T H FA M I L Y FOOD HEALTH
I’ve changed my whole identity looking like this with the long beard.”
Parker Mayor Mike Waid said he has been growing facial hair since the fifth grade. Photos by Mike DiFerdinando
Nick Mischel, Barber at Freddy’s Barber Shop
Tyler Johnson of Lone Tree has had a beard since the age of 19. He has been growing his current beard for four years.
Nick Mischel was an elementary school teacher in New Mexico before changing careers and becoming a barber three years ago.
The local beardsman Men put style, masculinity on display with facial hair By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@colorado communitymedia.com
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s an elementary school teacher in New Mexico, Nick Mischel had to keep a certain appearance. “In teaching, you have to be relatively conservative,” Mischel said. “I was able to have a goatee, but not a full-on beard.” Three years ago, he quit teaching and pursued his dream of being a barber — a traditional barber who performs straight-razor shaves and does it while looking the part. “I’ve changed my whole identity looking like this with the long beard,” said Mischel, who works at Freddy’s Barber Shop in Arvada. “If I could barber in the 1800s, I would be right there.”
FUN FACTS
• 55 percent of males worldwide have some kind of facial hair, according to the History Channel.
• The last president to wear a beard in office was Benjamin Harrison, who served from 1889-1893.
• A thick beard can help prevent skin cancer by providing 50 percent to 95 percent protection from harmful ultraviolet rays, according to a study by researchers at the University of Southern Queensland in Australia and published in the journal Radiation Protection Dosimetry.
• The beard of Norway’s Hans N. Langseth measured 17 feet 6 inches at the time of his death in 1927. Langseth holds the Guinness world record for longest beard, which was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in 1967.
Parker Mayor Mike Waid said he’s had facial hair since fifth grade and doesn’t like the way he looks without it. “If you think about it, societally, beards are one of the few masculine accessories that a man has to work with,” Waid said. “It’s fun.” Eric Lough, founder of Denver-
• People with pogonophobia have an abnormal and persistent fear of beards.
based The Famous Beard Oil Co., said while beards have become more common in recent years, especially in Colorado, they are far from a new trend. “Of course, there is an influx of beard-growing over the past few years, but to me, personally, beards are always around and they’re never
going to go away,” Lough said. “If you look throughout history, in every old picture you see, there is a man with a beard.” Attention grabber Mischel said his beard attracts business as well as attention. “Since I have this look, and I’m interested in having the same look as my clients, it kind of advertises for me,” he said. “Lots of times, I’ll be at the store and someone will ask me about my beard and I’ll tell them I’m a barber.” Tyler Johnson, of Lone Tree, said he’s grown facial hair for the majority of his adult life. He has been working on his current beard for four years. He routinely gets asked about his look. “You don’t normally go and randomly compliment people as they walk down the street, but people Beards continues on Page 11
Keeping the beard healthy Beard oils help hydrate and keep skin and facial hair healthy. Eric Lough, of Denver-based The Famous Beard Oil Co., suggests daily use for men with full beards. Courtesy photo
By Mike DiFerdinando mdiferdinando@coloradocommunitymedia.com In addition to being mayor of Parker, Mike Waid is founder of Extraordinary Beards, a local company that makes facial hair-care products. He started the company after making his own beard oils at home for himself and friends. “What I found, and it was a little disheartening, is that most products were either based on brand or smell,” Waid said. “There was Viking-brand oil and pirate oil and zombie baseball player. I’m not kidding you.” Waid said his oils are made with allnatural ingredients and are focused on hair health. Beard oils add shine, reduce dryness and moisturize skin and hair, the beardsmen say. A small amount can be brushed into a beard as part of a daily routine.
Eric Lough, who started Denverbased The Famous Beard Oil Co. six years ago, said beard oils are right for anyone with any type of skin. But it’s important to wait until your beard is dry before applying. “You don’t use a lot. You don’t want your beard and face to feel oily,” Lough said. “You use about a dime to a quartersize amount depending on the size of your beard.” Beard oils and other similar products have become more readily available in recent years. Beardsman say they are essential to healthy grooming and help combat the great enemy of facial hair — itch. “We have a guy in the Netherlands who is a professional Santa Claus,” Waid said. “He has a long white beard and he’ll buy 20 bottles at a time because his beard is his profession and he has to keep it healthy.”
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The power of story comes through in songs What was the last song you heard that really told a story? Scrolling through the radio these days, the vast majority of songs are about feelings — usually love, or lack of — or songs addressing a particular person. None of this is bad, per se, but some of the most affecting songs bring the listener into a different world and tell a story. Clarke Reader Unfortunately, for those of us LINER who find ourselves NOTES in little turns of phrase or scenes from these oftenlong tracks, story songs appear to be falling by the wayside in a pop climate that prizes inclusivity over nuance and bland sentiments over real storytelling. There’s a transformative magic about the specificity of language and detail in what are now referred to as a story songs, more familiarly known as ballads, an art that traces its history to Medieval times. They foster connection between the musician and the listener, even if
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randomly stop and compliment me on my beard as I’m walking,” Johnson said.” I’m used to it now, but when I’m with someone who isn’t used to the attention they’ll say to me, ‘Does this happen all the time?’ And I’m like, ‘pretty much.’ ” Brad Wann, of Highlands Ranch, has worn a beard for more than 20 years and advises if you go down the path of looking different, you should always expect the unexpected. “Just this year, I was in a crowded coliseum, when two women walking by just had to feel my beard,” Wann said. “One actually reached out and touched it without asking. I’ve had total strangers ask to take photos with me.” Lough, a self-described beardsman, said people treat him differently because of his facial hair. “I get called sir a lot,” Lough said. “There’s more respect.”
you’ve never experienced what the song is about. Consider songs like The Shangri-Las’ “The Leader of the Pack,” Bob Dylan’s “Desolation Row,” Johnny Cash’s “A Boy Named Sue” or Eminem’s “Stan.” These kinds of songs have the power of empathy — allowing the listener to relate to an idea or emotion by avoiding generalities, and going deep. I started thinking about this while listening to Car Seat Headrest’s hilarious and heartbreaking “The Ballad of Costa Concordia” in the car on the way home from work. The 10-minute opus is from his 2016 album “Teens of Denial.” The Costa Concordia was an Italian cruise ship that sunk in 2012, claiming 32 lives. The Car Seat Headrest song doesn’t chronicle events leading to the crash — instead, it focuses on the many mistakes we make in our 20s as we try to figure out our lives. Singer Will Toledo details a litany of his mistakes — to emphasize how he is still learning. Check out the questions: How was I supposed to know how to ride a bike without hurting myself? How was I supposed to know how to make dinner for myself? How was I supposed to know how to hold a job? How was I supposed to remember to grab my backpack after I set it down to
A nice beard takes time: “You don’t want to look dirty. You don’t want to look unkempt and you don’t want to look like you just fell into a beard,” Waid said. “We get our hair cut for a reason. We trim our nails for a reason. You take vitamins and keep healthy for a reason. That should absolutely apply to your beard.”
Selection: Blind Pilot’s “And Then Like Lions,” released on ATO Records.
The result is as warm and invigorating as a blanket on a cool autumn day.
Review: Wistful and lilting, Blind Pilot’s third album is the perfect folk rock soundtrack for the end of summer and beginning of autumn. The group adds some lovely horn lines to its shimmering cascade of guitars and banjos.
Favorite song: “Which Side I’m On”
To feel the full force of song, a listener has to be engaged. play basketball? As the song goes on, Toledo starts identifying with the captain of the Costa Concordia, which is where the power of story kicks in. Toledo projects himself into the mind of someone who messed up royally, not because he was evil, but because he made a crucial error. How the hell was I supposed to steer this ship? It was an expensive mistake! he howls, before the song crashes into waves of
A lifestyle In Colorado, full beards are a common occurrence. “It fits with the lifestyle,” Waid said. “When I’m out in the elements in the winter time, it absolutely makes a difference and keeps your face warmer.” Waid notices an unspoken bond with many of the men with beards he comes across. “Sometimes,” he said, “it’s just a look.” Wann agreed that beards and the outdoor lifestyle go hand in hand. “The more I did mountain-themed events, the more I wanted to look the part,” Wann said. “From being a pack burro racer to reindeer wrangler, it just fit well.” In addition to being a good fit for the climate and character of the state, Lough said Colorado also offers a number of barbershops that know how to maintain and trim your beards because of their popularity. “I really don’t think I’ll shave it off completely,” Lough said. “There were times throughout the years that I trimmed it down pretty short, but I felt bad about it and grew it back.”
BEARD GROWING AND GROOMING TIPS Don’t wash your beard every day: “You still want to be clean,” Mike Waid said. “You can let the water run over it in the shower, but don’t get in there and scrub it with a bar of soap or shampoo or anything like that. It dries the heck out of the skin under your beard and beard hair itself.”
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August 18, 2016
Lead may be in your child’s school
Jeffco district working to identify, fix trouble spots
schools. Of the 72, more than 2,700 water outlet samples tested below the Environmental Protection Agency’s “action level.” However most schools had at least a couple of high-lead locations, adding up to 233 high samples. The EPA states there is “no known safe level of lead.” It instituted regula-
Staff report A majority of children returning to Jefferson County schools this week will be heading into buildings that have at least some water outlets testing higher for lead than the federal guidelines for water quality. To date, Jefferson County School District staff has tested 91 of its 155 schools. Tests have come back for 72 of those
tions in 1986 and more in 1991 that helped end the use of high-lead plumbing materials in all buildings. Diana Wilson, Jeffco’s chief communication officer, says the district intends to have all of the 115 district schools that were built before 1990 thoroughly tested by Aug. 18 — the first day of school for students. But not all test results will be back by then. Also, newer schools will still need to be tested,
though the odds of lead contamination there are much lower. Initial testing is costing the district $75,000. There is no estimate yet for what the cost to replace necessary plumbing might be. Local schools that have tested completely below 15 ppb for lead include Belmar, Devinny, Glennon, Hutchinson and Patterson Cottages elementaries in Lakewood; as well as Sheridan Green Elementary in Westminster. Here are three things to know for Jeffco families:
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All faucets and fountains found to have The EPA sets a standard of 15 parts per elevated levels of lead have been labeled with Pipes, faucets and drinking fountain attachments billion (one microgram per liter of water) warning signs, and won’t be turned on until tests were removed from Peck Elementary in for water utilities. There is no law, or even confirm levels have dropped below 15 parts-perArvada over the summer, after tests at the school district guideline, saying a district in billion. school found 11 water sources had levels Colorado must check for lead. The district’s On the EPA’s suggestions, district plumbers will flush out Environmental Services Department initiated of lead higher than EPA guidelines. pipes in older schools — where test results have not yet come the testing after an older building owned by the back from the lab — before students arrive. Photo by Glenn Wallace Several schools, beginning with Peck Elementary in Arvada, have district, but used for a county Head Start program, had faucets, feed lines and cut-offs replaced with newer, lead-free tested its water in April and found higher lead levels. plumbing. Some locations, including Arvada K-8, had spots that The district publicly announced the testing likely will require tearing into walls to fix certain pipes. process, and has been publishing results on “Our plumbers are moving as fast as they can, working a near-daily basis all summer. Families with nights and weekends,” Wilson said. sutdents enrolled last year, at schools where a The district has prioritized the testing and fixing of the lead problem has been idenfitied, have been oldest elementary schools first. As of press deadline, notified by letter from the district. As of last week, Wilson said the district is not six middle schools and three high schools have also The district remains committed to aware of any student identified as having abnormally been tested. Wilson said there was no timeline 86,000 students and school staff, Wilson high lead concentrations in his or her system. Still, the for when all the work might be completed. said. “We have young kids with growing district asks any parents that feel concerned to contact their She said the district has a long-term goal family health-care provider for more information. brains, and we want them to be in the of having all school water sources as “The detailed testing information is designed to help families healthiest environment possible.” close to zero lead as possible. make that value judgment,” said Wilson. “So for instance, if it was the drinking fountain in their student’s class last year, maybe they do want to get that student checked out.” In Flint, Michigan, water levels found 200 to 5,000 ppb of lead. In comparison, only 11 of 3,000 water outlets in Jeffco schools Full school testing results: www.jeffcopublicschools.org. tested 200 or higher, according to the district’s Environmental Frequently asked questions about lead: https://www.epa.gov/lead. Services Department.
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kindergarten through seventh grade. The principal is Scott Eldred. Virtual academy initiates credit-recovery program Jeffco Virtual Academy is starting its eighth year, but this fall a new program called Targeted Actions to Graduation will be implemented for full-time students, grades 10 through 12, who may need help getting back on track for graduation. The goal of the new program, said Dr. Leonard Brown, the director of blended and virtual learning for Jeffco Public Schools, is to provide an alternative pathway to graduation. The purpose is to positively impact graduation rates, decrease student dropout rates and further prepare students for college/career readiness. “Students come together on campus once a week to work together on projectbased learning, academic coursework and their required internship class,” Brown said, “which exposes our Targeted Actions to Graduation students to invaluable experiential learning experiences.” In general, virtual academies and blended learning benefits both students and teachers, Brown said.
A LOOK AHEAD Jefferson County School District Superintendent Dan McMinimee encourages parents interested in learning more about the district’s plans for the next few years to read the Jeffco 2020 Vision document. The plan can be seen at www.jeffcopublicschools.org/2020/. To learn more about the Jefferson County Education Association and its visions and goals, visit www.standupforallstudents. org.
“Students appreciate learning in a blended environment because it allows them the flexibility to do school in an environment that is conducive to their personal needs,” he said. “Teachers find the ability to create individualized programming to meet the needs of all students valuable.” Westgate Elementary School in Lakewood is inaugurating its first new playground in about 20 years “Up-to-date and safe equipment can make recess more engaging for the students,” an excited David Weiss, the principal, said. The playground has three new play structures and swings, and the basketball court has new backboards and hoops.
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sorted and bagged according to grade level, waited to be claimed. Each child was also offered their choice of a new backpack, in several different colors. Strittmatter said a generous donation from Cardel Homes made the backpacks a possibility. in previous years there was only enough funding to give each family one backpack, no matter how many children might be going to school, Strittmatter said. That was the case for Sara Thompson of Wheat Ridge. Three years ago, she said her oldest daughter gave the little sister the one backpack. This year, there was no need for the 11th and fourth graders to choose, since received a bag. “For us, we couldn’t do it without this,” Thompson said, gesturing to the distribution area. “Being a single mom is hard.” Sable Sanchez of Arvada, raising three girls in elementary school, agreed with that, saying school supply lists just kept getting longer. Without the distribution program, she said the family would have had to make some hard decisions. “We would have had no internet for a while, and that car payment would have been tough,” Sanchez said. Oldest daughter Alexis Sanchez said it was exciting to
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And there also is a new outdoor classroom, where teachers can have class discussions or science lessons. The new playground, two years in the making, was a collaborative effort started by parents Wendi Strom and Amanda Karger. “The community got really exicted,” Weiss said. Parents, the school district, the City of Lakewood and Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) were all involved. Just under $200,000 was raised, including a $114,500 GOCO grant. “I really want the students to see that when many people come together to accomplish something big,” Weiss said, “it can be done.” Union hopes for continued collaborative relationship The district’s teacher’s union is looking forward to continuing to work collaboratively with the school district and Board of Education to ensure every student has the school they deserve, said union president John Ford, a social studies teacher. “Educators are relieved to be returning to a situation where we feel respected as professionals and have a long-term negotiated agreement in place that will allow us to have a strong, collaborative voice in decisions at all levels of the district,” Ford said. “We will continue to focus on providing quality opportunities for all of our students to succeed.”
get to pick out the colors and styles of backpack and folder she’d want. As it turned out, each girl got to choose their favorite color for their backpack, purple, blue and pink. Strittmatter said one of the reasons for the many great volunteers who help with the program is the realization that “it’s a simple matter of circumstances between being a volunteer, or being needy. According to Action Center organizers, the distribution actually requires two full weeks of preparation. About 700 volunteers put in 42,000 hours of work to make it possible. “It’s a wonderful spectrum of people who help out here,” said Dick Krepel. The Lakewood resident also works as a client advocate for The Action Center, and has helped on more than six school supply distribution events. The Action Center makes use of donated supplies, as well as cash donations that can be used to make discount
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155 — number of schools in the district
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Story behind the shoemaker By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com The Brothers Grimm may have written some of the most famous stories in history, but sometimes they skimped on details when it came to character. Rory Pierce, writer and director of Miners Alley Playhouse’s children’s theater, says one of his favorite stories, “The Shoemaker and the Elves,” suffers from this very problem. So he decided to do something about it. “I wrote most of the children’s theater up at Heritage Square, but I hadn’t written anything in probably three years,” Pierce said. “This is the first play I’ve written specifically for Miners Alley and our space.” Pierce’s take on “The Shoemaker and the Elves” runs at Miners Alley, 1224 Washington Ave. in Golden, through Aug. 20. Performances are 1 p.m. on Saturday. In Pierce’s version, the Shoemaker is a young man trying to impress the woman he loves. The problem is he’s not very
good at making shoes. That is, until a couple of elves, Aelfgar and Aelfgifu (Pierce and Lisa Ann Gaylord), start helping. “Aelfgifu is a really fun character to play,” Gaylord said. “Rory’s elf is the one who does more playing around, but really knows what’s best in the end. Mine has really good intentions, but a really childlike way of getting what she wants.” As a children’s theater writer, Pierce said he likes to give characters arcs and lessons, without becoming too heavyhanded. “It’s always a challenge to write a new show and have it make sense,” he said. “I write them to be interactive learning experiences. This production is about doing good things without expecting a reward.” Children’s theater, and Pierce in particular, was the inspiration for Gaylord to pursue acting, and she has held onto her love of the genre. “I teach children’s classes, and encourage children to come to the theater,” she said. “With Rory’s shows, they can get up on and stage and see what it’s like. There’s always an opportunity to feel connected.”
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Safety Day Law enforcement agencies join Colorado Mills for Safety Day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at the food court at Colorado Mills, 14500 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood. Interactive activities and educational information about public safety will be available for all ages. Meet the Lakewood, Golden and Wheat Ridge police departments, the Colorado State Patrol, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office and West Metro Fire Rescue. Lakewood’s K9 Unit will do a demo, and Colorado State Patrol’s impaired driving simulator will available. Visitors also can see a state patrol car and Wheat Ridge’s new police truck up close. The Kids Zone will feature face painting, balloon animals, CupStruction, a bounce house and a reading corner provided by Barnes & Noble at Denver West Village. Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra The Jefferson Symphony Orchestra again performs a free concert in Golden’s Parfet Park at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. The concert wraps up the Golden Fine Arts Festival, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21. The orchestra welcomes guest artists, the Ultraphonic Jazz Orchestra, internationally known for performing big band music with a 21st century twist. Contact www.jeffsymphony. org or call 303-278-4237. ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Miners Alley Playhouse presents “Little Shop of Horrors” through Sunday, Aug 21, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Comedy, horror, rock musical about a hapless florist shop worker who raises a plant that feeds on human blood. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. Sunday and 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 21. For tickets and information, call 303-935-3044 or go to minersalley.com Health Care Amendment What will it mean to vote Yes on Amendment 69 in November? Also known as ColoradoCare or Initiative 20, the amendment would create a health care payment system to provide coverage for all residents of the state. T.R. Reid, author of “The Healing of America,” will answer questions at an event hosted by the League of Women Voters of Jefferson County. From 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, the event is free and open to the public. Location is St. Anthony Hospital, (south entrance) 11600 W. 2nd Place, Lakewood. Go to http://www.lwvjeffco.org. An explanatory booklet and list of supporters for Yes on Amendment 69 is at www. coloradocare.org. Dine & Learn: Age Wisely Living longer is a blessing, yet long-term care costs are one reason retirees deplete their savings and lose assets. Don’t Go Broke in a Nursing Home workshops cover strategies, solutions and laws to protect your assets. No products are endorsed or sold. Reservations are required; call 303-468-2820. Meals are catered by Panera Bread. Upcoming workshops are Wednesday, Aug. 24, from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Lakewood Library, 10200 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood.
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Prince Charming’s Dilemma Fairy Godmothers gone bad. Witches turned good. Five princes not necessarily looking for love, and princesses fighting off dragons. Enjoy of this seriously mixed-up fairy tale comedy, with a dash of true love thrown in for zest, and see if situations turn out for better or for worse. Performances are at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 19-20 at Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Tickets available at the door. Call 303-456-6772 for information. Go to www.coloradoacts.org to register for fall classes. ‘Shoemaker and the Elves’ Miners Alley Children’s Theatre presents “The Shoemaker and the Elves” at 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 20 at Miners Alley Playhouse, 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Appropriate for ages 12 and under. Contact 303-935-3044 or online at minersalley.com.
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Handbell Ringers Timberline Handbell Ensemble is looking for experienced ringers and substitutes. Auditions are at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at Wheat Ridge United Methodist Church, 7530 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Other dates and times can be arranged upon request. Schedule a time if you are interested in an audition or being a substitute at audition@timberlineringers.org. Ringer skills include playing level 3-5 music, rhythm and various handbell techniques. Ringers are encouraged to prepare on their own during the week. Go to http://timberlineringers.org. Square Dancing Want some fun exercise? Learn to square dance. Start at 7 p.m. any Monday at the Wheat Ridge Grange, 3850 High Court. Call 303-973-9529.
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Community College Exhibits Red Rocks Community College presents “Last in the Woods” by RRCC faculty member Alexis Clements and “When Trellises Break” by Terri Bell through Thursday, Aug. 25, in the Susan K. Arndt Gallery on the college’s Lakewood campus. The gallery is open Monday through Friday, from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. “Last in the Woods” focuses on illustrating personal narratives through semi-constructed photographic imagery staged in a wooded landscape. Much of this work involves the installation of objects and at times incorporates use of self-portraiture. “When Trellises Break” involves a photographic and mixed media series and narrative. The artist explores the vulnerability many of us experience during springtime. Wheat Ridge Artist Studio Tour Eleven local artists and a frame business will display their workspaces during the second Wheat Ridge Studio Tour Saturday, Aug. 27. Organized by the Wheat Ridge Cultural Commission, the tour will provide an opportunity for the public to view these professional artists in their realm — a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to create fine art. The self-guided tour will begin at 9 a.m., with the studios closing at 2 p.m. Maps to tour locations will be available at the Teller Street Gallery, 7190 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge, the day of the tour.
Open All Breed Horse Show The Colorado Stock Horse Association’s open all-breed shows take place Sunday, Aug. 21 and Sept. 18, at the Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada. Shows are in the large outdoor arena, with a second arena available for warm-ups. Registration starts at 7:30 a.m. with classes at 8:30 a.m. For information and entry forms, call or text 720-935-2026, call 303424-4977, go to www. ColoradoStockHorse.com, or email ColoradoStockHorse@yahoo.com. Republican Club Meeting Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meets from 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Students, youth and women invited and welcome. Upcoming featured speakers: Aug. 22, Lily Tang Williams, Colorado candidate for U.S. Senate, presents “The Country I Love is Becoming Like the Country I Left (China).” Sept. 19, Walker Stapleton, Colorado State Treasurer, presenting “Amazing Status and Conditions of Colorado’s Finances - Income, Expenditures, Debt and Public Employee Retirement Association, PERA.” Contact Fred Holden, president, at 303-421-7619. Go to http://jeffcorepublicanmensclub.org/. Challenges of Living a Grace-Filled Life The potential impact of living out the Golden Rule will be explored at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Give Me a Break! Living a Grace-Filled Life,” features conversations surrounding the giving and receiving of breaks in life. During the program, Lifetree participants will be given the opportunity to describe times they have both given and received undeserved breaks and to examine the aftereffects. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. Community Coffee Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp plans a community coffee on Thursday, Aug. 25, and the fourth Thursday of each month. Meetings are from 8-9 a.m. at La Dolce Vita in Olde Town Arvada, and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera in Walnut Creek, Westminster. Go to TracyForStateRep.com for more information. Festival of Felines The Cat Care Society plans its annual Festival of Felines from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 27 at 5787 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Craft fair with high-quality handcrafted items for sale, Cat House Gallery with artwork for sale in the Cat Clinic waiting room. Shop for your feline friend at our Meow Mart store. Pet and play with the shelter cats and kittens. Meet the CCS Painted Cat mascot, Sue Sioux. Giveaways and spin the wheel for cat swag with every $10 Meow Mart purchase. Refreshments will be served. Call 303-239-9680 or go to www.catcaresociety.org.
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Arts and Crafts Exhibitors Exhibitors are needed for the fifth annual Stober Elementary School arts and crafts fair from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22. More than 45 booths are available; booth sizes are 8 by 8. Applications are due by Sept. 26. Contact Anne Drobny at annedrobny@gmail.com.
Gut Health Body & Brain Yoga & Taichi plans a free lecture on gut health from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 26, at the Global Goods & Coffee shop, 5613 Olde Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. Along with a discussion on the importance of a healthy gut, we will be demonstrating the Belly Button Healing Life tool, designed to improve blood circulation, release of dopamine and serotonin and activate deep energy breathing. Call 303-456-7670 to RSVP. Email questions to westminster@body&brain.com.
Art Classes, Workshops The Lakewood Arts Council and Gallery is beginning new session of art classes and workshops. For registration and information, go to www.lakewoodartscouncil.org or call 303-980-0625. The gallery is at 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood.
Nutritional Coaching Megan Grover, master of medical science and nutritional health coach at the Natural Grocers at Vitamin Cottage, 7745 N. Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada, offers free one-on-one nutrition coaching sessions for the public. Call the store at 303-423-0990 for an appointment.
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Continuing Education Program Metropolitan State College of Denver offers a continuing education program for adults. Most classes are 6-8 p.m. Wednesdays, for two to four weeks, and cost varies. Most take place at the Student Success Building on the Auraria Campus, with other classes taking place at the South Campus (I-25 and Orchard) and the Center For Visual Arts on Santa Fe Drive. For list of classes, go to www.msudenver.edu/learnon or call 303-556-3657. Application not required. More info at www.Facebook.com/msudenverlearnoninitiative. Editor’s note: Calendar submissions must be received by noon Thursday for publication the following week. Send listings to calendar@ coloradocommunitymedia.com. No attachments, please. Listings are free and run on a space-available basis.
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Taking control can turn the tide In soccer, players who consistently seize possession of 50/50 balls give their teams the best shot to win
Heritage seniors Nate Reisler, left, and Sayan Mehrani battle for a 50/50 ball during an Eagles’ conditioning workout. Photo by Jim Benton
By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com An exceptional striker, solid midfielder, steady defender and a good keeper are important for any successful boys soccer team. But the most valuable player is often the athlete who consistently wins or controls 50/50 balls, which allows his team to keep possession and many times, helps his team score goals and play good defense. A 50/50 ball is one in which two players from opposing teams approach a loose ball either on the ground or in the air, with both having an equal chance of getting the ball. A first touch is when a player makes first contact with the ball and tries to control it. “Winning 50/50s is a premier quality of every winning team,” Valor Christian coach Brian Schulz said. “From scoring off 50/50 set plays to winning balls in the run of play to caring if you win even a 50/50 throwin, it says something about your desire to achieve, win, compete and beat your opponent.” Players need anticipation, confidence and physicality to be successful on 50/50 balls. “Especially for good 50/50 players, it’s anticipating a ball before it’s played and understanding what could happen,” Heritage coach Adam Buseck said. “Then for the rest of them, it’s like basketball — boxing out and having some skill to get out of pressure.” Legend coach Jordan Ivey said challenging the second ball is most important. “We stress the importance of challenging the first 50/50 ball but don’t focus on it,” he said. “When you challenge a 50/50 ball it typically creates a second 50/50 ball, and we focus on surrounding the original 50/50 so that we can win the second ball.” ThunderRidge coach Jeremy Hayes said positioning is essential. “It is more important for players to be in good positioning defensively to create turnovers or create chances to win the
LOOKING AHEAD There will be 32 teams that qualify for the Class 3A, 4A and 5A state playoffs that begin Oct. 28. Last season, Heritage, Cherry Creek, state runner-up Mountain Vista and Arapahoe were among the teams that advanced to the quarterfinals. Semifinals are set for Nov. 9 with the state finals for all three classes scheduled for Nov. 12 at Dick’s Sports Goods Park in Commerce City.
ball,” Hayes said. “There are those opportunities to win 50/50 challenges, but they only really occur when a change in possession happens.”
“Ideally, we keep possession on offense and create opportunities to win the ball on defense. Playing small side games is the best way to simulate the idea of keeping the ball or winning it. Knowing when to step or when to engage an attacking player is a tough skill that requires timing, physicality and a bit of luck.” Heritage senior Nate Reisler has been skilled at competing for loose balls. “Winning a 50/50 ball is most important off our goalie’s kick,” Reisler said. “We just won possession and it’s a waste if you don’t win it right away. Obviously, we want to keep possession.” Keeping control of 50/50 balls can be tough. “For me, I kind of have to spot where I think the ball is going to go and get there before anybody else to the spot, and from
there I kind of have to get physical a little bit to make sure I’m in a better position...” Reisler said. “I have to physically go get the ball. I have to have that will to get the ball. “If I know I can’t get to it, I try to position myself at the best possible position to receive the second ball where it is going to rebound out to.” Reisler’s teammate, senior Shayan Mehrani, said players need to mix it up and not get pushed away from the 50/50 balls. “I just use my body,” Mehrani said. “I just go in just being strong and not backing away from the ball, using your arms and obviously not playing dirty. With a 50/50 it is not that hard not to foul as long as you are not tugging a jersey or holding onto someone’s shoulder and just jump straight up on air balls and use your body.”
Tall or small, talented setters a hit While there’s a movement toward finding girls with more height, it’s the skill that sets the pace By Jim Benton jbenton@coloradocommunitymedia.com There has been a trend in girls high school volleyball toward having taller players as setters. Setters in volleyball are like the quarterback in football or the point guard in basketball. They run the offense and determine which of the attackers should be set for a hit. It used to be that smaller, quicker girls fit into the role of a setter, but coaches are now looking for taller athletes who are fast, quick and can beat the ball to the necessary spot on the court to set up teammates. And taller setters are able to more effectively attack on the front line. “In the perfect world, I would have a tall, left-handed setter,” Arapahoe coach Jordan Emily Wright said. “Since I cannot recruit at the high school level, I would take a setter that is difficult to read and smart on the court any day.” Jasmine Schmidt, a senior who plays at Chaparral, is what could be termed a perfect
OUTLOOK Volleyball teams play for a little more than nine weeks in an attempt to qualify for the regionals in all classes, which must be completed by Nov. 5. The all-class state tournament is scheduled for Nov. 11 and 12 at the Denver Coliseum.
setter. She is 6 feet 1 and is left-handed. “It helps to be taller, especially if you are running your offense from the front row just to have a bigger person up front,” Schmidt said. “When you’re taller, you can reach the ball at a high contact point. When you are taller, you can set your middle at a faster tempo. They are reaching about as tall as I am reaching so they can hit it out of my hand faster. The ball doesn’t have to travel as far to them since we are the same height.” Being left-handed is also a benefit. “The left hand is a huge advantage, especially when you are in the front row, you can attack the ball on the second contact without Volleyball continues on Page 19
Jasmine Schmidt is a 6-foot-1, left-handed senior setter for Chaparral. Photo courtesy of KeyserImages.com
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Skill tough to master but yields big returns The way tennis players handle opponents’ serves is crucial in the outcome of matches
OUTLOOK Teams started practice Aug. 15 with many ladder matches to determine the varsity lineup. Matches start Aug. 18, with the regional state-qualifying tournaments scheduled for Oct. 5-8.
By Jim Benton jbenton@colorado communitymedia.com There isn’t much debate about the serve being the most important part of tennis. The importance of the return of a serve, however, can’t be overlooked. “Service return in general is one of the two most important assets of match play,” Cherry Creek boys tennis coach Art Quinn said. “The service is the first shot of the point and the return is the second shot of the point. “Maybe a generation ago, the biggest servers in the pro game dominated the rankings and dominated portions of the game. Nowdays, it’s not the biggest servers, it’s the most effective returning percentage of games won. So the return game has really taken a forefront — not to say that big servers can’t win.” It’s the same in high school tennis, where service return is tough to master. “One of the key factors about
Cherry Creek, the five-time defending Class 5A state champion, has to rebuild this season, especially since two of last season’s state finalists decided not to play this season. The 5A state tournament will be played Oct. 13-15 at the Gates Tennis Center in Denver, with the 4A tourney held the same days in Pueblo.
Cherry Creek doubles player Tyler Schoen returns a serve during a pre-season workout. Photo by Jim Benton returning service is there is less time to react, there is less time to read the factors that will help de-
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having the ball cross over your body,” said Schmidt, who is committed to play next season at Palm Beach Atlantic University. “It’s a lot more comfortable and faster for me to swing on second contact because the ball doesn’t have to cross to the right
termine where the ball is going,” Quinn said. “Read, process and execution are very compressed.”
side on my body so it is faster and more natural. “Also if there is a stop jump to the middle of the floor, most setters kind of do that with their left hand, and your left hand is naturally stronger, so you don’t have to worry about missing it or tipping it to the wrong spot because you have more control and power.” Lauren Lowry, a junior at Castle View, also fits Wright’s model as a good — though not tall — setter because she is smart and deceptive.
And, there’s a difference between service returns in singles and doubles. “For high school tennis, it is really important for a doubles team to have a great service return,” Castle View coach Joel Justice said. “If a team cannot keep it away from the ‘net’ guy they will not be in the point. “The opportunity to hit a cross-court return will get a team into the position of attack, and younger players struggle with that type of pressure.”
“Coaches want taller setters to compete with the taller hitters, but in my opinion I don’t think that necessarily matters,” Lowry said. “I’m like 5-foot-6, which is small for a setter. I feel like the most important thing is if you set your hitters and score points doing that.” It takes familiarity with the game and teammates to be a valuable setter, particularly amid chaotic rallies. “As a setter, you are involved every single play,” Lowry said. “The goal is to run a fast offense, to get your hitters in a
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Mountain Vista senior Hunter Hostelley was a state qualifier at No. 3 singles in 2015 but had to adjust his service returns after playing doubles the year before. “Normally, if you watch the toss, you can tell where the server is going to hit the ball,” Hostelley said. “The players are really good at our level. They could go out wide or down the middle. Sometimes you don’t know. “It’s definitely a lot tougher to return in singles. In doubles they usually hit more of a spin serve. In singles, it is more of a flat serve and it’s coming a lot harder. You have to get ready a lot quicker. I always tell myself to do the same thing every time, split step and move forward.” Grant Smith, a Mountain Vista senior, was a state qualifier last season in No. 4 doubles. “In doubles, service return is a little different because you have to make sure you get it cross court and not float it where it can be cut off,” he said. “Just kind of a low cross-court ball is what’s good. “In singles, you can get away with just blocking it back. In doubles you kind of have to learn to stay in front and just get a low ball, maybe a little harder. Cross court is really the biggest thing. In singles you don’t have to worry so much about where to place it.”
one-on-one situation so they have more area to hit the ball, and I guess setting up your hitters so they have a chance to score points for the team. You definitely have to know your players. “In general, being a shorter setter, it’s better to run a faster offense to keep the ball along the net more rather than shooting it up high. That gives the other team less time to go block and gives your hitters more time. You have to run the plays and tell your hitters what you are running on every single play.”
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Gary Wardle flipping pancakes for what he said was his 40th grange breakfast, on Aug. 13th.
Old friends gathering before the 2016 Carnation Festival Parade. Photos by Amy Thomson
‘Is it time to go yet?’ — to the parade, that is
Carnation parade, breakfast reflects Wheat Ridge community spirit By Ann Thomson Special to Colorado Community Media Gary Wardle guesses this year marks his 40th pancake breakfast with the Wheat Ridge Grange, but that’s just a rough estimate. A third-generation member, he credits the organization for teaching his parents down to his grandchildren how to be strong, exemplary leaders. “The kids at age 5 run meetings just like the adults do,” he said,
remembering how he led community meetings when he was young. Now, he’s ladling pancake mix onto a skillet and flipping flapjacks to feed festivalgoers before the Aug. 13 Carnation Festival parade in Wheat Ridge. “This is about meeting your neighbors — and getting everybody fed before the big parade,” said Dominick Breton, a Grange Hall lecturer, who greeted guests while managing the volunteers who were cooking, serving and cleaning up the breakfast. The Carnation parade and Grange breakfast were part of the three-day Carnation Festival held Aug. 12-14, which also featured
a circus, an Italian exotic car and motorcycle show, a beer garden, spaghetti dinners, an art show and live music. The City of Wheat Ridge hosts the celebration — in its 47th year. At the Grange breakfast, cousins Brandon Dills, 13, and Sophie Perrina, 12, signed up to volunteer with Dills’ mom, Casey O’Donnell, to get involved in their local community. O’Donnell, who isn’t a member of the Grange, grew up in Wheat Ridge and learned, through a conversation with her grandmother, that the Carnation Festival name is inspired by the fact that Colorado used to be the number-one pro-
ducer of carnations in the world. As O’Donnell cleared plates and set up clean placemats, the St. Aubin family of four sat down with fresh servings of eggs, ham and pancakes. The mother, Darcy, has been a Grange member since she was a little girl, and now her two boys Ryan, 8, and Alex, 5, are members, too. “They say it takes a village to raise a kid,” Darcy St. Aubin said. The Wheat Ridge Grange “has a lot of positive role models and activities.” Her boys participate in community service through the organization and look forward to the Halloween and Christmas parties
every year. Similar to Wardle, when St. Aubin thinks of becoming involved in the community and learning how to be a leader at a young age, she reflects on her time with the Grange. She hopes her sons will one day, too. For now, they’re planning Halloween costumes and looking forward to seeing friends at Grange activities and citywide events — like the anticipated parade. With that in mind, son Alex dunked one last piece of pancake in his maple syrup-doused plate, then asked his mom: “Is it time to go yet?”
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CARNATION FESTIVAL IN FULL BLOOM The 47th annual Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival, Aug. 12-14, enjoyed some particularily sunny weather — fitting for a fewtival that began as a celebration of Wheat Ridge’s flowergrowing history. This year’s many activities included a car show, art show, live misuc, circus acts, food, drink, games and more. While the bulk of the festivities were located at Anderson Park, south of 44th Street, the annual parade on Aug. 13 journeyed down 38th Avenue, through the city’s commercial main street. — Photos by Amy Thomson The Wheat Ridge Carnation Festival’s annual parade rolled down 38th Avenue on Aug. 13.
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Knee Arthritis Pain: One HUGE Mistake And Two “Smart Moves”
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Denver- Have you been told that exercise will help your knee arthritis pain? Well... has it helped? If it hasn’t, one local doctor has a very good reason why. Not only that - he says if you are trying to exercise with knee arthritis - you might be making a HUGE mistake. Sounds crazy? Yes it does. In fact, I thought it was a ridiculous thing to say. That is until I talked to some of his patients who gave him rave reviews. Many said he completely changed their life. When they first came to the office, their knee arthritis pain was so bad they could barely walk and were scheduled for total knee replacement surgery. In a relatively short period of time, they cancelled surgery and are enjoying their lives again. Why is exercising a HUGE mistake and what does this doctor recommend that is helping so many knee arthritis sufferers who come to see them from all over the state? Double Edged Sword The doctor says that exercising with knee arthritis is a double edged sword. It is true, your knee joints need motion to be healthy.
And lack of motion can be very detrimental. Without motion joints become “sick.” And in theory exercising should help knee arthritis. But here is the BIG problem: Knee arthritis is condition that dries up the lubricating fluids in your knee. It also changes the joint surface and creates bone spurs. Because of these changes - exercising on an arthritic knee can cause more swelling, more pain and more arthritic changes. Imagine driving your car without any oil. What happens? The engine parts scrape together and wear out. You can’t simply drive your car more and make it better. And in many cases - you simply can’t just exercise your knee and make it better, either. What’s the answer? In a car it’s simple - put in more oil. And then make sure the oil level is correct and it is changed when necessary. With your knee joints - it is a little more complicated. The major lubricating fluid in your knee joint is called synovial fluid. Synovial fluid is the fluid that “dries up” when you suffer with arthritis. But there is good news: Now doctors can inject one of the building blocks of synovial fluid
Making Knee Arthritis Pain Worse: Research has discovered that people are suffering with arthritis much younger than expected. Making the right treatment choices now can possibly stop the progression and eliminate the pain.
directly into your knee joint. This building block of synovial fluid is called hyaluronic acid. And when hyaluronic acid is injected directly into the knee joint, many experts believe it helps lubricate the joint. Some say it is like squirting oil on a rusty door hinge. This allows the knee joint to glide more smoothly and often reduces or even eliminates pain. And here is the most important part: Now that the joint is lubricated and can move with
less or no pain - specific exercises can be a tremendous help. That’s why the doctors (when patients qualify) treat knee arthritis patients with hyaluronic acid injections FIRST and then prescribe a very specific rehabilitation and exercise program specially developed to help knee arthritis pain. This comprehensive knee arthritis pain program is called, “P.A.C.E.” and has been getting wonderful results. So what is the HUGE mistake? If you suffer with knee arthritis and are exercising and the pain is either not getting better - or getting worse - you may be making a mistake. You may actually be making things worse. And that’s the last thing you want to do. What are the two “smart moves?” If you have knee arthritis pain, look into viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid. In many cases treatment with hyaluronic acid followed by a specific rehabilitation or exercise program can get results when everything else has failed. In fact, it is not uncommon to get pain relief just from the hyaluronic acid treatments alone - without doing any rehabilitation or exercising at all. And the results can be dramatic. If you are thinking about
giving hyaluronic acid treatments a try - this is VERY IMPORTANT: In our opinion the doctor you choose should use advanced imaging technology such as fluoroscopy to guide the injections and make sure the hyaluronic acid goes where it is supposed to. Laser guided digital imaging is one of the best technologies to guide injections. Research shows that without fluoroscopy, doctors miss the joint space up to 30% of the time. Obviously, if the joint space is missed - the treatment cannot work. If you have already had viscosupplementaion without this advanced imaging technology and it did not work - you may want to give it another try with a doctor who uses this cutting edge technique to get the best results possible. So, if you suffer with knee arthritis pain, talk to a specialist about viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid especially if exercise is not working or making things worse. And make sure the doctor you choose works in a state-ofthe-art medical facility and uses advanced fluoroscopic imaging (Like laser guided digital imaging) to guide the injections to make sure the treatments have the best chance to work. For more information on viscosupplementation for knee arthritis or to get a free screening to see if this treatment is right for you, one of the specialists at Osteo Relief Institute can be reached at 720-500-1045.
Knee Pain Treatment Craze In Denver
After thousands already helped knee pain suffers face 48 hour cut off to get risk free screening for incredibly popular treatment (ORI) - The clock is ticking. There is only 48 hours to go. If you suffer with knee arthritis pain and would like to get a risk free knee pain screening to see if the experts at Osteo Relief Institute in Greenwood Village, CO can help you with their extremely popular knee pain relief program - read this right now. Here is why: For the past several years, the experts at Osteo Relief Institute have been literally swarmed with knee arthritis sufferers looking for relief. Nearly all these knee pain sufferers chose Osteo Relief for one reason - their top-notch knee pain relief program featuring viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid and specially designed rehabilitation program. The SecretTo Success? The experts at Osteo Relief Institute believe one of the biggest reasons for their success is the fact that they have some of the best technology money can buy. Laser Guided Digital Imaging The clinic uses extremely advanced imaging equipment that allows them to see directly into the knee joint that they are treating. This advanced imaging is called, “Laser Guided Digital Imaging” and many experts believe is the difference between success and failure with this knee pain treatment. And probably the best thing about this technology is that it has allowed the experts at Osteo Relief Institute to get results with knee pain when so many others have failed. What Is This Treatment? This treatment is viscosupplementation with hyaluronic acid (HA). Those are big medical terms that basically means this... When you have knee arthritis - the lubricating fluid (synovial fluid) in your knee joint dries up.
This means instead of gliding smoothly - your bones start to rub and grind against each other. This causes a little pain in the beginning - but over time the pain steadily gets worse until it is excruciating. Hyaluronic acid works so well because it is like “joint oil.” It is a natural substance and is one of the natural building blocks of the synovial fluid that lubricates your knee. Scientists and researchers discovered this natural building block to synovial fluid in the rooster’s comb - that big red thing on top of the roosters head. It is extracted from the roosters comb, purified and concentrated. When it is injected directly into your knee joint, it is like squirting oil on a rusty door hinge. Hyaluronic acid allows your joints to glide more smoothly eliminating a lot of the rubbing, grinding and pain. Why You Should Try This Even If You’ve Already Had Similar Treatments Without results... “We have been able to help so many knee pain sufferers - even many who have already tried other injections like Synvisc, Supartz, Orthovisc and even Hyalgan. We use special and very advanced low-dose videofluoroscopy imaging called “Hologic Digital Imaging” so we can see right into the joint. This allows us to put the Hyalgan exactly where it needs to be. Studies show doctors doing joint injections without fluoroscopy miss the joint up to 30% of the time.” said the director of Arthritis Treatment at Osteo Relief Institute. Osteo Relief Institute is a state of the art medical facility offering only the best technology. And that’s not all - Osteo Relief Institute has a complete knee relief program called “P.A.C.E.” to make sure you get the most
Hyalgan Injected Directly Into Knee Joint Like “Joint Oil”
Research Shows Doctors Miss The Joint Space About 30% Of The Time Without Advance Imaging
Successful Treatment - Hyalgan being precisely injected directly into the knee joint using Hologic digital imaging. Advanced imaging allows treatments to be as precise as possible. Hyalgan can lubricate the joint and decrease pain.
Failed Treatment - the injection (and Hyalgan) misses the joint space. Research shows this occurs up to 30% of the time without the use of holistic digital imaging to guide the injection. This is why Hyalgan may not have worked for you.
pain relief and the best possible results from treatment. “Every case is individual. Some patients get quite a bit of relief right away - others take a little more time. But most have been extremely happy and the results usually last for at least 6 months. Patients who were suffering for years with bad knee pain are getting their lives back... going for walks again and exercising. It’s amazing to see. They tell all their friends - that’s why we are swarmed. I can’t tell you how many patients have cancelled their total knee replacement surgeries.” added one of the doctors. How To Get It If you have knee pain, the doctors and staff would like to invite you for a risk free screening to see if you are a candidate for Hyalgan treatments and the P.A.C.E program. All you have to do is call 720-500-1045 right now and when the scheduling specialist answers the phone tell her you would like your free “Knee Pain Screening.” Your screening will only take about 25-30 minutes... you will get all your questions an-
swered and leave knowing if you have possibly found the solution to your knee pain. But You Must Do This RIGHT NOW The specialists at Osteo Relief
Institute can only accept a limited amount of new patients each month for this screening. And because of the demand, we can only guarantee you a spot if you call within the next 48 hours. If you are suffering in pain - make the call right now so you can make your appointment today. Why not take 20 minutes for your risk free screening to discover how you may be able to end your knee arthritis pain? So call 720-500-1045 right now and find out if the experts at Osteo Relief Institute can help you like they have already helped thousands of others in your community. And here’s something really important - Hyaluronic acid treatments and the P.A.C.E program are covered by most insurance and Medicare. To schedule your risk free screening, call 720-500-1045.
If You Can Answer Yes - You Are Eligible For A Knee Arthritis Screening With The Experts At Osteo Relief Institute Do you have pain and osteoarthritis (arthritis) of the knee? Have you tried other treatments such as NSAIDS and other anti-inflammatory medications without success? Have you already tried viscosupplementation (Hyalgan, Supartz, Synvisc) without satisfactory results? If you answered yes to any of these questionscall Osteo Relief Institute and schedule your risk free knee pain screening screening 720-500-1045
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