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A peachy-keen harvest for area folks Volunteers plant fruit trees at Mountair Park Community Farm By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Apples, peaches, pears and plums will soon be in season in Lakewood. Mountair Park Community Farm wants to offer fruit in addition to the vegetables it already offers to residents of the Sheridan community, and took the first steps on Sept. 10 with the help of Kaiser Permanente and Lakewood volunteers. A dozen volunteers planted the first 24 of trees in a triangular piece of land near the farm. There will 50 trees in total in the orchard. “It’s amazing how much the community has embraced this place — they needed this type of facility,” said Mayor Bob Murphy. “This orchard is a manifestation of the importance of partnerships here in the city.” The orchard was born out of the community’s desire to have access to healthy fruit nearby, according to Ward 2 councilwoman Cindy Baroway. She also said the community has completely rallied around the farm, because they were looking for a way to get involved and get their hands dirty. “It’s been great to see the look on the kids’ faces when the seeds they plant grow into something they can eat,” she said. Kaiser makes it a priority to get involved in the community, and participating in the tree planting was a great opportunity for employees give back to Lakewood. “We collaborated closely with Sprout City Farms and the City of Lakewood on the project,” said Angela Barrett, senior account executive with Kaiser. “As a nonprofit, we’re all about serving the community, and the trees we plant here will be able to provide fruit for countless families.” For volunteers Michael Carlisle and Tabra Mumm, participating was an opportunity to enjoy the beautiful late summer weather, while helping the community. “I wanted to get out and support Lakewood and the community for all of us,” Mumm said.
Mountair Park Community Farm manager Jordan Gorrell explains the tree planting strategy to volunteers from Kaiser Permanente and Lakewood on Sept. 10. Photos by Clarke Reader
Mayor Bob Murphy and Ward 2 councilwoman Cindy Baroway address volunteers at Mountair Park Community Farm who will be planting trees as part of the farm’s orchard program.
Board of Education candidates team up Five pooling resources against incumbent majority By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymeida.com A few weeks ago, five of the 12 Jeffco Board of Education candidates gathered together in a living room in south Lakewood to discuss options and plan the final stretch of their campaigns. “I have decided to run as a slate with five candidates that I believe could work — we don’t agree on everything, I already know that,” said District 5 candidate Ron Mitchell, creator of the slate. “But they are people who do not have an agenda — no political agenda — and will try to do what’s best for Jeffco’s students.” Formed by Mitchell, the group, made up of him, Susan Harmon (District 2), Ali Lasell (District 3), Brad Rupert (District 1) and Amanda Stevens (District 4), said they decided to come together as a slate to best utilize their resources, reach more people and combat the amount of outside resources being used in school board elections. There are a total of 12 candidates running for the five Board of Education seats. Three are the incumbent board majority. Though candidates must reside in a specific district, all seats are elected at large by all eligible county voters. “I am indeed working with Ron, Susan, Ali and Amanda to make the most of our individual resources in combating the large amount of outside money pouring in to the current board majority,” Rupert said of his decision to run on the slate. “The five of us have diverse backgrounds, perspectives and opinions, but
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we are in agreement that the focus of the board should be on providing an excellent education for every child every day.” When asked for an opinion on the slate, the current board majority President, Ken Witt (District 5), highlighted the work that he and his counterparts, District 1 representative Julie Williams and John Newkirk from District 2, have done to-date. Some of the work he mentioned includes the setting of academic achievement goals, placing funds aside for a new school in the Candelas area and the implementation of Jeffco’s student based budgeting model. Newkirk said the slate is not an amenable option. “I strongly believe all Jeffco citizens deserve a voice at the Board table, and a
From left, Brad Rupert, Susan Harmon and Ron Mitchell — part of a slate of candidates hoping to take majority control of the Jeffco school board. Courtesy photo union-backed 5-0 slate with no experience in policy governance does not reflect the diverse voices within our community,” he said. “For this reason, I’m encouraging all Jeffco voters to vote “no” in this recall election and allow the staggered term system to proceed as intended.” Williams did not reply with a comment about the slate as of Monday. “I am now partnering for the last stretch of my campaign with four other candidates I am confident share my commitment to serving students as our only mission, and not as the means to other ends,” Stevens said. “With any hope of competing with the amount of outside
money now effecting our school board elections, we will pool the resources of our grassroots campaigns to reach voters more effectively and efficiently.” While they have differing backgrounds and perspectives with education, the slated five said they will gladly work together, because they all say they all agree on one campaign goal — doing what’s best for Jeffco’s kids. “It was pretty fascinating, we’re not the same people and we had some disagreement,” Mitchell said of their first meeting two weeks ago. “(But) these are people that I would like to work with on the board of education.”
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PAULA LEWIS Mom, wife and new owner of Susie’s Sweets in Lakewood About me I was born and raised on a farm in southeast Idaho — my family was thirdgeneration farmers. I went to college at Brigham Young University and received a degree in business. I’ve been married to my husband Matthew for 31 years, and he and I have three children. We moved to North Carolina for three years, then Virginia for 10 years and moved to Colorado 20 years ago. We wanted to be back on the west coast — the best coast, as we like to say. I started my first business in Virginia as a consultant, and then when we moved to Colorado I had a cleaning business for awhile. Then, in 2008, I bought a commercial windowcovering business, which we closed in October. Being my own boss I feel like I’m a good leader and good at organizing things. I love meeting people and getting to know them. I need to do something that keeps me socially fulfilled, and this work certainly does that. In my free time It’s been a lot of work getting this running — I work a minimum of 60 hours a week. I really like exercising, but haven’t had much time to lately. A lot of my time goes to being a mother and wife, but I spend a lot of time at the Littleton Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I work with youth groups, and so have a lot of meetings there. A new challenge (Former owner) Sue McGuire put the
From left: Matthew Lewis, Paula Lewis and former owner Sue McGuire. Courtesy photo business up on Craig’s List, and Matthew is an entrepreneur and always checking for new opportunities online. He saw it, and the day after it was listed he told me about it. We went to meet with Sue and learn about the business. She lived in Oregon, and it was too hard to run it as an absentee owner, so we bought it on May 16 and I started officially on June 5. Matthew helps me with things like marketing, business development and the accounting. We have the same baker and held on to three of the same employees — they can do anything. We’re going to focus on business clients. I’ve joined several chambers and business associations. I really like to work with small businesses, and we can now print logos on your cookies, so that’s a great feature. We also can deliver or ship anything for customers. I definitely want to grow the business, possibly do some more bread items, try out bundt and birthday cakes. Written by Clarke Reader. If you have suggestions for My Name Is..., contact Clarke at creader@coloradocommunitymedia. com.
The photo wrenched the world: A Syrian boy in a red T-shirt and blue shorts, black Velcro sneakers on his feet, his face half-buried in sand as waves ebbed and flowed Ann Macari around him. Dead. Healey Drowned. Human debris washed ashore by a surging tide of desperation so great that the hope of opportunity seemed worth the risk of unimaginable loss. His name was Aylan Kurdi. He was three years old. The image of his death galvanized a global community to outrage — and, ultimately, universal compassion — over a problem that wasn’t new. The stream of migrants pouring into Europe, chasing dreams to better lives, began last year as they fled poverty, war and violence in the Middle East and North Africa. Record numbers in recent months pushed the situation to a crescendo. But even then, we — as a global citizenry — did not really hear the roar. Then came the image of Aylan’s death, which social media ensured the world rapidly saw. And suddenly, the reality of this international crisis became personal, one we could relate to wherever we lived, one that pulled compas-
sion from wherever it was hiding. Because Aylan could have been our son, our brother, our grandson, our friend. We could have been his parent, his sister, his aunt, his neighbor. “It’s not the severity or the objective facts of a disaster that motivate us to feel compassion and help,” psychologist David DeSteno, director of Northeastern University’s Social Emotions Lab, said at a 2012 PopTech conference. “It’s whether or not we see ourselves in the victims.” As a longtime journalist, I know that to be true. The ability to peel away layers of a complex issue to one person’s relatable experiences results in the most powerful stories — regardless of whether they’re about an issue of national importance or a simple, quiet, ordinary moment in life. They create universal understanding that connects us to humanity. They bring us together as community. They show us why we should care. And, sometimes, they sway our hearts to a different place or push us to action. I’m awed by the power of photography to convey all that without words. Even in today’s multimedia society, in which video is king and information an eternal bombardment, a photograph can still freeze time and force us to stop long enough to feel its message unequivocally. Consider Dorothea Lange’s 1936
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CORRECTION Last week’s edition had the incorrect district listed for Jefferson County school board candidate Ron Mitchell. He is running for the District 5 seat against Paula Noonan and incumbent Ken Witt. The newspaper regrets the error. To report corrections and clarifications, call 303-566-4129.
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Hope House recognized by governor Arvada nonprofit honored for help given to teen parents By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com In late August, while walking into the Colorado Supreme Court Chambers, Lisa Steven said she wished she had invited more people. “Wow, I didn’t realize what a big deal this was,” she said. Steven, founder and executive director of Hope House of Colorado, an Arvada nonprofit serving teen parents across the Denver metro area, received the Governor’s Service Award for the agency’s dedication to helping teen parents find the resources they need to lead healthy, happy and successful lives with their children. Currently, Hope House has 245 vol-
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unteers who have given more than 8,300 hours back to the community and these young parents. Steven — on hand to receive one of 10 awards going to individuals and service organizations — said being recognized
Currently, the organization serves around 150 teen parents annually, and the number is rising. To accommodate this growth, Hope House is in the process of building a 15,000-square-foot resource center on a two-acre parcel in Arvada. The building will allow Hope House to triple the number of mothers and fathers in their GED, college and career, parenting, healthy relationships and financial literacy classes. The site is expected to be completed in two phases, with the additional building of an early learning center for children of the organization’s parents in 2017. “What a blessing and a unique gift that we live in a state that places importance on recognizing the people who give back,” Steven said. “We love this community, and if anything, come and see what we’re doing, just come and see.”
among those peers was an unexpected honor. “The folks being honored that day are amazing and inspiring people,” Steven said of her fellow recipients. “It was really humbling — really humbling.” Steven, once a teen mom herself, started Hope House of Colorado in 2003 as an answer to a need. By offering educational, residential and self-sufficiency programs, the organization provides its clients a stable, safe environment as they began to embark on the journey of parenthood. “I feel it’s so important to give people the resources they need the most,” said Lauren Ambrozic, executive director of Colorado Prevention Alliance, who nominated Hope House for the award. “Hope House gives them those resources — it provides all the social and psychological resources that really impact their ability, the mother and child’s, to function and survive.”
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En plein air rehearsal By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com A bagpiper on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? Early morning shoppers and diners in Lakewood’s Belmar recently witnessed just that, though, and it all started with the sound. One moment, it was the quiet of an early fall day — all footsteps, the occasional car and the murmur of a shopping day just getting started. And then, out of the clear blue sky, the melancholic tones of a bagpipe. At first, the sound seemed to come from everywhere, and like the notes of a pied piper, it led to one question: Where was it coming from? No businesses in the area has a particularly Scottish theme, and even if one did, blaring the mournful wheezes of a bagpipe at 8:30 in the morning wouldn’t exactly make sense. With no clue, this correspondent looked up (whether out of confusion or beseeching the heavens for an answer, who can say) and there, perched on the topmost corner of the Vance Street Garage, was a lone figure standing with the unmistakable outline of a bagpipe. A frenetic drive up the structure (like something out of a heist movie) followed to investigate before the playing stopped, and it led to the mystery musician — Dan Farhney, a member of the West Metro Fire and Rescue Pipes and Drums group. Farhney was dressed in full Scottish regalia, and made for a striking figure with the backdrop of the Front Range behind him. “It’s hard to find places to tune in public,” he explained with a laugh. It turned out Farhney was getting ready for a 9/11 memorial breakfast being held at the Integer Group in Belmar and needed a place to get tuned up and prepared before he played. And what would he be playing?
Vietnam War project still needs photos The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has been working on its “Faces Never Forgotten” project for years, to build a museum that will house images of all the soldiers and nurses lost in Vietnam. Photos of the following soldiers are still being sought: Donald A. Dix, 1936-1972, Idledale; Kurt Mueller Jr., 1947-1968, Wheat Ridge; Charles H. Neel Jr., 1944-1968, Wheat Ridge; Gregory M. Rouse, 1949-1968, Evergreen; David P. Stark, 1947-1968, Lakewood; Larry D. Stice, 1944-1966, Lakewood; and Eldon C. Van Beber, 19451966, Evergreen. Please submit any photos or information to Janna Hoehn at neverforgotten2014@gmail.com. For more information, visit www.vvmf.org/thewall. Free day at Buffalo Bill’s Western Roundup A free day for Buffalo Bill’s Western Roundup is offered from noon to 4 p.m. Sept. 20 at the Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave, 987½ Lookout Mountain Road in Golden. Families will have an opportunity to wander the museum and participate in a number of free activities such as games and arts and crafts. People can also meet Buffalo Bill and Annie Oakley and learn about Native American culture. For more information, visit www.buffalobill.org. Nominations sought for women’s awards The West Chamber is accepting nominations for the 14th annual Celebrate Women of Jefferson County awards. Deadline for nominations is 5 p.m. Sept. 25. Online forms can be found at www.WestChamber.org under Events. Questions and forms should be directed to Pam Bales at pam@westchamber.org or 720-399-5652. The Celebrate Women of Jefferson County event honors extraordinary women in business and the community. For more information about the Celebrate Women of Jefferson County event, or to inquire about tickets, contact the West Chamber through www.WestChamber. org or call 303-233-5555.
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September 17, 2015 Comedian Byron Graham hosts the kick-off event of the Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design’s Visiting Artist, Scholar, and Designer program (VASD). All year, RMCAD will host speakers on different areas of comedy. Courtesy of RMCAD
UPCOMING SPEAKERS Tuesday, Sept. 29 Dr. Peter McGraw and Chelsey Delaney The first fall presentation features an on-stage conversation between two humor experts who will hash out the interplay of art, design and comedy. McGraw, a marketing and psychology professor at the University of ColoradoBoulder, directs the Humor Research Lab (HuRL) and is the co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny. Delaney leads User Experience at Planned Parenthood Federation of America at its new Digital Products Lab. She completed her Master’s of Design thesis on the intersection of humor and interaction design in 2011 at Carnegie Mellon University.
The art of laughter Lakewood college hosts yearlong series about comedy By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Making people laugh is something that can’t be taught. It’s takes a mix of human understanding and the right personality to find the humor in everyday life. In other words, comedy is an art. Rocky Mountain College of Art + Design is celebrating this fact with a focus on humor in its Visiting Artist, Scholar and Designer program (VASD). The yearlong program will feature lectures and speakers from the local comedy world. This series will focus on the application of comedy, parody, irony, play and wit as instruments of communication and experimentation in art, design and culture. “This series is a public one — it’s not just for students,” said Gretchen Shaffer, curator of the series. “We invite leading industry thinkers in creative fields to interact with students, and there are small group discussions and workshops to complement what’s happening in class.” The series kicked off Sept. 2 with a stand-up comedy night on campus hosted by comedian Byron Graham.
“We had a great lineup of comedians that were put together with a lot of attention to detail,” Graham said. “Denver has a lot of examples of people building up their own careers and opportunities in the comedy scene.” All the free events will take place at the Mary Harris Auditorium on the RMCAD campus, and doors will open at 6:30 p.m. with events beginning at 7 p.m. Detailed information will be posted online at the VASD website (www.vasd.rmcad.edu) about one month before each event occurs. The subjects for the VASD series are intentionally broad, Shaffer said, to allow for a full exploration of the topics. And since humor is such a crucial and barrierbreaking means of communication, there is much to discuss. “Stand-up is such a great example of performance art, and the people who do this are serious risk-takers,” she said. “Comedy is a creative risk, just like all art.” As a member of an up-and-coming comedy scene, Graham said it’s important that institutions like RMCAD recognize the performers and the art they are creating. “There is tons of free stage time available in Denver. It isn’t always fun, but it makes you better,” he said. “Standup is a uniquely American thing, and there’s no substitute for getting on stage.” For more information, call 800-888-ARTS or visit www.vasd.rmcad.edu.
Tuesday, Oct. 27 Kalup Linzy Video and performance artist Linzy will present a special live performance in conjunction with his exhibition in the Philip J. Steele Gallery. An exhibition reception will immediately follow the performance. Linzy received his MFA from the University of South Florida and attended the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Linzy has been the recipient of numerous awards including a Guggenheim fellowship, a Creative Capital Foundation grant and an Art Matters Grant. His work has been included in exhibitions at the Studio Museum in Harlem, Prospect.1 New Orleans, and MoMA PS1. His work also is in the public collections at the Whitney Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, among others. Wednesday, Nov. 11 Dr. Ian Bogost Bogost is an author and award-winning game designer and is the Ivan Allen College Distinguished Chair in Media Studies and Professor of Interactive Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he also holds an appointment in the Scheller College of Business. Bogost is also founding partner at Persuasive Games LLC, an independent game studio, and a contributing editor at “The Atlantic,” where he writes regularly about technology and popular culture. For more information, call 800-888-arts or visit www. vasd.rmcad.edu.
City board spikes plan for corrections facility County considers repairing old building currently in use By Christy Steadman csteadman@coloradocommunitymedia.com With all options exhausted on relocating a men’s community corrections facility, Jefferson County will now focus on bringing the historic New York building up to code to continue operations there. After vocal protests from the surrounding community, the Lakewood Planning Commission voted against moving the corrections facility to a site near West 8th Avenue and Quail Street in Lakewood. “It’s unfortunate, but we’ll move on,” Jefferson County Manager Ralph Schell said. “We went through the process and planning commission made their decision.” Greg Kildow, executive director of Intervention Community Corrections Services, the private nonprofit agency that runs the facility, would not comment, instead directing questions to the county. Jefferson County has been search-
ing for a new location for the facility for a number of years, Schell said. The New York building, at 1651 Kendall St. in Lakewood, was built in 1922. The required repairs and maintenance could cost up to $5 million, which Schell said will come out of taxpayers’ pockets. But Lakewood residents are satisfied with the planning commission’s Sept. 9 vote. “Anytime a grassroots reaction results in a win for the community, it’s a great thing,” said resident Charley Able, a candidate for the Ward 1 seat on city council. The meeting was a continuation of a Sept. 2 meeting at which about 250 people attended and about 70 people spoke — including local businesses and neighborhood residents. Public comment concluded just after 1:30 a.m. at that meeting, and remained closed for the Sept. 9 meeting. “We showed up with our facts,” said Diane Duffey, local resident and president of the Daniels Welchester Homeowner’s Association. “We did our research and we proved our point. This was the wrong location for this facility.” Although the facility is in Lakewood,
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Jefferson County oversees its funding. Day-to-day operations of the community corrections facilities are contracted to Intervention Community Corrections Services. The county had entered into an agreement with Littleton Group LLC for the design-build and purchase of a $14 million building at West 8th Avenue and Quail Street. However, it was contingent on Lakewood Planning Commission approval of a special-use permit for the facility. On Aug. 18, Jefferson County commissioners postponed signing the purchase-sale agreement until the city planning commission made its decision. Planning commissioners voted 4-2 against the relocation proposal. Planning commissioner Robert Eadie stated he understood the need for a wellrun community corrections facility. The goal of rehabilitation, he said, is to get people “back on their feet” and feeling as if they are part of the community again. However, Eadie based his opposing vote on his opinion that the proposed location would be too small to house 250 people, that it was not appropriate to place it adjacent to a commercial zone
and that it would be too close to an existing women’s corrections facility. The women’s community corrections facility has a capacity of 140 people and is about 1,000 yards from the site proposed for the men’s facility, Duffey said in a previous interview. In addition, a school is a couple of blocks away on 10th Street, a public health building that serves families and children is nearby and the Developmental Disabilities Resource Center is directly across the street, she said. “This was a big decision tonight,” Lakewood resident Mike Shaug said. Most offenders probably do try to “put their best foot forward” and become productive community members, he said, but there’s always those one or two who present the “unknown variables.” The community corrections program has been operating out of the New York building for about 38 years, Schell said, without many problems. The county “will keep doing everything we can for the benefit of community corrections,” Schell said. “Everyone says, ‘We need to have it, but not in my back yard.’”
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Matthew Dhieux: Jeffco dad, physician assistant running for District 2 school board seat
By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com This is an ongoing, weekly series of profiles about candidates running for Jefferson County Board of Education. To read previous articles about Amanda Stevens, Ali Lasell and Kim Johnson go to coloradocommunitymedia.com. Why he is in the news: After noticing a trend of politicization among local and national school boards, Jeffco dad and physician’s assistant Matthew Dhieux decided he needed to step in and serve on the Jefferson County Board of Education. “I know it goes both ways, but there’s been a lot of money being poured into
something that should be nonpartisan,” he said. “I think it’s ruining the true purpose of a school board — that’s for the children.” Dhieux is running as a successor candidate in District 2 against incumDhieux bent and recall target John Newkirk. About him: A Colorado native, Dhieux grew up in Broomfield. After high school he moved to Washington to attend Pacific Lutheran University, where he obtained his bachelor’s degree in biology and elementary education. After teaching for two years, he decided he needed a change
in direction and became a physician’s assistant. Brings to the table: Dhieux, a registered Independent, said he brings nonpartisanship. “I am qualified because I am free of a political agenda,” he said. “I am willing to listen to people, I am a critical thinker, I can problem-solve and I’m not attached to a Democrat agenda and I’m not attached to a Republican agenda.” He said he also is running to stop diverting funds to charter schools as a political agenda, stop the bashing of the district’s teachers’ union and, possibly, take away the pay-for-performance model. “I’m really focused on what I can do to
make my daughter’s education the best.” Hobbies and other interests: Dhieux likes to spend time with his wife and two daughters. He’s also a soccer coach and involved with the Parent-Teacher Association at his daughter’s elementary school. In his own words: “I wouldn’t be running if I didn’t think I was the best option.” “I would hope that regardless of what happens that we would see a board that could really start critically thinking towards the decisions that need to be made. And, once again, that means there can’t be any politics.”
Tori Merritts: Parent, grandmother, former school board member seeks to rejoin board
By Crystal Anderson canderson@coloradocommunitymedia.com This is an ongoing, weekly series of profiles about candidates running for Jefferson County Board of Education. To read previous articles about Amanda Stevens, Ali Lasell and Kim Johnson go to coloradocommunitymedia.com. Why she is in the news: A former Jeffco school board member, Tori Merritts, decided it was time she got back in the game and run for District 4. “There haven’t been many bright spots in Jeffco in terms of student results in recent years,” she said. “I’m hoping I would be able to help get us refocused on the work at hand and that we can move this district forward.” A candidate for the District 4 seat that Lesley Dahlkemper is vacating, Merritts is
running against Jeffco parent Amanda Stevens. She previously was appointed to the board in 1994 and served for nine years. She was a part of passing the performance-promise mill levy and was active in getting the first state Merritts standards in place. About her: Merritts moved to Lakewood after graduating from college in 1971 and has lived there since. She is married with three grown sons and two grandchildren. For several years she worked as a teachers’ aide and served on various Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs) and accountability committees. She’s also active with the Alameda-West Kiwanis Club and was instrumental in starting the West Chamber’s Youth Lead-
Creek High School’s Key Club and serves on the Perkins Field Council. She also likes to babysit her grandson, ski, read, craft and walk in nature. In her own words: “It takes a long time for change to take place — 2031 and 2034 seem like a long way away. But guess what? For my grandkids, this can come none too soon.” “We have to be really focused on getting to the district’s vision and making sure our kids are career- and collegeready, meeting district standards, and our teachers have all the tools they need in their tool box. Every day it’s getting to be more challenging because of all the changes in the world, because the bar keeps rising.”
ership Jefferson County. Brings to the table: Along with past experience on the board, Merritts said she brings proven leadership, a 40-year commitment and strong relationship with the district and a wealth of knowledge. “I don’t want to think we’re going back to the good ol’ days because we can’t do that,” she said. “We have to keep forging ahead and make sure we are completely focused on our goal.” If elected, she said she would like to begin implementing best practices; ensuring the district has great support staff, teachers and administrators; create a good learning environment; and collaboratively communicate school-to-school and with the district. Hobbies and other interests: Merritts is an active volunteer with her Kiwanis Club, is the club adviser for Bear
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We have a friend, a former colleague of my wife’s, whose daughter is fighting cancer right now. She was an active and athletic 14-year-old. Now, she is a patient. Her stage of cancer requires a regiment of radiation Michael Alcorn and chemotherapy HITTING to kill. I don’t know if any of you who HOME read this (or should I say, “either of you”) know anybody who has gone through this type of treatment, but, let me tell you, it is awful. She has migraine headaches, nosebleeds, nausea and vomiting — and those are on her good days. She has lost significant weight, can’t stay awake long enough to get through a class lecture, has lost her hair, and, a few times, for no apparent reason, has spiked very high fevers. And all this is because of the treatment. I had a favorite professor in college who was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Throughout the course of his treatment, he went through all the same reactions as our friend’s daughter. He described it to me as if the treatment was an induced form of AIDS, meant to destroy the body’s white blood cells, which were part of the culprit with his cancer. Now, I’m not sure if his description is accurate, but it sure makes sense, given what I’ve seen. Remarkably, the body recovers. A few days after each treatment, his white cell count would spike back up, he’d be feeling a little better, and, every time, his tumor would die just a little more, until, eventually, it was all gone. Last I heard, he is still alive and kicking, making fun of a whole new batch of college freshmen somewhere in Texas. As horrible as the treatment for the cancer is, it is a necessary evil, to eradicate the greater threat of the cancer. In some cases, I suppose, a person could have a cancerous growth, and not even know about it, not feel any adverse effects. In their cases, I would have to think that the idea of this treatment would be ridiculous. I don’t feel bad, they tell themselves, maybe I can just live with this. But the doctors, thankfully, know better. I think we all, sometimes, try to talk ourselves into believing that the faults and failures we know just aren’t that bad, that maybe we can live with them. That is certainly the case when the kinds of massive changes necessary to fix the problems would be painful, difficult and chaotic. Maybe we can just live with that weird little group of extremists, as long as they stay over there, when the treatment would be innocent lives lost, and, possibly, American lives lost. That’s what we told ourselves before 9/11 — is that what we’re telling ourselves now, too? If only we could just eliminate the chaos and strife and go back to when we were all getting along ... and less than one-third of our high schoolers were competent at math, and one-third of our college enrollees required remediation. And, I tell you what, I think the American people have long recognized that Washington, D.C., itself, is a cancer. How else do explain that, right now, the center ring in the GOP primary circus is occupied by two business leaders and a doctor who have, combined, zero years of Washington experience? They may not have Alcorn continues on Page 12
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“The cooler weather is really nice.” -Ross Williams, Lakewood
“I always like to go up to the mountain passes and look at the aspens.” -Ken Goodwin, Denver
“The election. For it to be over, and for my team to win.” -Judy Davis, Lakewood
“The opening of the Lakewood Symphony season is something I always look forward to. I’m a musician, so fall is the beginning of a busy season.” -Harvey Fleet, Lakewood
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Vote Marks I wish to write to your paper to let the citizens of Arvada and of District 1 know that we are well represented by Jerry Marks on city council and we need to vote to retain him as our councilman. He has shown his ability to advocate for all of us and he is putting his skills to great use on council. As a small business owner and lifelong resident of Arvada, he has shown me that he is working hard to help Arvada meet the challenges of a growing city with the balance of the sense of community that makes Arvada a wonderful place to live. John Bodnar, Arvada
New mayor and new council Like many residents, my husband and I have historically not paid much attention to the inner workings of our city government and those we elected to oversee its operation. As long as things seemed to run smoothly, we didn’t feel compelled to get involved. Motivated by an issue my husband and I felt particularly close to in 2013, we began attending City Council meetings. We spoke regarding our concern; we listened to members of our community speak about other topics. Some of those peaked our interest and led us to return to attend other meetings In short — we began paying attention. There are far too many examples to list here of what we consider to be violations of trust by our Mayor and council. Our greater attention to council operations (who, we believe are ill-informed and often function as “the council of yes”) and, what appears to be a too-close relationships between our current mayor (Marc Williams) and the Arvada Urban
Renewal Authority, and the limitations placed on citizen initiatives and referendum by our City Charter have been eye-openers. We believe it is necessary to make deep changes — beginning the removing a Mayor that has been on city council for sixteen years! (Too long for any one in city administration.) For transparency in government, a long term view of the consequences of the overuse of Tax Incremental Funding (also known as tax giveaways) greater respect and attention to and for citizen input — we support Dave Chandler to be the new Mayor of Arvada. We encourage our fellow Arvada citizens to do the same. Les and Judy Strasbaugh, Arvada Ralston Valley has worries As a 25-year resident of Ralston Valley, I and the communities surrounding Ralston Valley High School have witnessed many changes in the area. Where once we were a small agricultural community we have been inundated with growth and also with new city and county policy — some good, some bad. We therefore have a vested interest in the direction of the Jeffco School Board. In 2013 our neighborhoods gathered in opposition to the proposed lighting of the Ralston Valley HS football field on the grounds that it was: 1) Contrary to the agreement made by the 2000 planning commission to maintain the quiet and rural integrity of the Ralston Valley Letters continues on Page 12
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Expo offers answers to business concerns Jeffco’s second Business Resource Expo brings together vendors and businesses By Clarke Reader creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Owning and operating a business comes with countless questions and concerns that must be dealt with on a daily basis. To help with this, the Jefferson County Business Resource Center offers new and experienced business people a chance to meet with a variety of vendors, from chambers to education centers, and learn about all the assistance available. The second Business Resource Expo runs from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23, at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds, 15200 W. 6th Ave.
IF YOU GO WHAT: Jefferson County Business Resource Center’s Business Resource Expo WHERE: Jefferson County Fairgrounds 15200 W. 6th Ave., Golden WHEN: Wednesday, Sept. 23 8 - 10:30 a.m. COST: Free to Jeffco businesses INFORMATION: www.jeffcobrc.org
Expo organizer and business resource center executive director Amira Watters gathered groups like the Jefferson County Economic Council, South Lakewood Business Association, the American Job Association and Red Rocks Community
College to answer questions from businesspeople. “It’s a great event that gets a lot of traffic while being very friendly and inviting,” said Pam Bales with the West Chamber, a vendor in last year’s inaugural expo. “As a regional chamber, it is great to see so many localized businesses resources from across the county. And we all have a great sense of camaraderie.” The ethos behind the expo is to make it as easy as possible for attendees to get all the information they may need, and Watters has been working hard to make the event more dynamic this year. It has already great expanded in size, so much so that it had to be moved from the Wheat Ridge Recreation Center to the fairgrounds. The free event allows businesses to learn about new services and community interests, according to Ken Parks, a mem-
ber of Alameda Gateway, also a vendor at last year’s event. “I didn’t just go as a vendor, but as an attendee, and so I had the chance to see all the other resources out there,” he said. “It’s a great chance for these organizations to explain to people what is out there for them in a no-pressure scenario.” Having so many different organizations in one place not only simplifies getting answers, but also encourages networking. “Everyone is really friendly, and you can ask any questions you have without fear of feeling stupid,” said Blu Hartkoop, owner of Wheat Ridge’s Blu Iron Photography, who attended last year’s expo. “When I started my business, I was scrambling around and making some errors, and if I’d have had access to an event like this, I might have been able to avoid some of them.”
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LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Police cook breakfast to support Explorers The 17th annual Cops That Cook event is 7-10 a.m., Friday, Sept. 18. The pancake breakfast, cooked by Lakewood’s police agents, is at the Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St. Tickets are $4 in advance, $6 at the door, and $3 children 12 and under. The event is a community favorite with proceeds benefitting the Lakewood Police Department Explorer Program. The program encourages youth and young adults to develop an interest in law enforcement by experiencing police operations. Lakewood agents serve as advisers to participants, providing explorers with classroom and practical training. Explorers help with community events and traffic control, participate in the ride-along program and enter law enforcement competitions. Tickets can be purchased in advance at the reception desks of the Clements Community Center, Lakewood Police Department, 445 S. Allison Parkway, and Community Resources Department, 480 S. Allison Parkway. Tickets will also be available for purchase at the door. For more information or to donate, call 303-987-4820 or visit Lakewood.org/CopsThatCook. Lakewood celebrates Cities and Towns Week Lakewood is offering free admissions to recreation centers and other activities during the Cities & Towns Week celebration to highlight services that Lakewood provides to support and improve a high
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photograph of a hungry, desperate mother and her children during the Great Depression. Or the 1972 black-and-white image of 9-year-old Kim Phuc, running terrified and naked after a South Vietnamese plane accidentally dropped napalm on its own citizens. Or the firefighter emerging from the rubble of the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, cradling a dying 1-year-old baby. I remember carefully cutting out that last picture from a newspaper and tucking it away in a folder I keep of good writing that inspires me. I was a parent of two young children, and it touched me deeply, made me feel the anguish and sorrow of that mother, but also the love of humanity and the strength of compassion. Award-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof searches relentlessly for the one voice through which to bring an issue to life in words. The documentary “Reporter,” which follows his 2009 quest for that single person to illustrate the consequence of ongoing warfare in Democratic Republic of Congo, shows his almost formulaic approach to create compassion and action from what he writes. But he bases it on studies of the psychology of compassion, one of which demonstrates that people respond more to the photograph of one starving child as compared to a photograph with two or more children. “Perhaps the most important image to represent a human life is that of a single face,” Paul Slovic, a psychology professor at University of Oregon, wrote in a
quality of life for its residents. Cities & Towns Week is Sept. 14-20 and is a statewide initiative sponsored by the Colorado Municipal League to provide opportunities for residents to see, in a concrete way, the essential and valuable services cities provide. Learn more at Lakewood.org/CityWeek. Free day at Lakewood’s four recreation centers is on Saturday, Sept. 19. The recreation centers offer swimming pools, weightlifting equipment, climbing walls, fitness classes and more. Free guided tours at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Lakewood Heritage Center, the city’s history museum at 801 S. Yarrow St. Learn about Denver Post heiress May Bonfils-Stanton during tours as you hear about life in early Lakewood. Free World Music Workshop for those ages 10 and older 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 19, at Lakewood Civic Center Plaza, 480 S. Allison Parkway. Everitt Farms expands to ranch for meat production Everitt Farms, an independent urban farm at Alameda Avenue and Garrison Street, has grown consistently since its inception more than a year ago, and now owners Derek and Kamise Mullen want to expand to meat production for local Community Supported Agriculture Programs. The pair launched a Kickstarter to raise the money necessary to purchase a new ranch and turkeys and pigs, which will be
2007 academic journal following research into psychic numbing — or the collapse of compassion — related to the Darfur genocide. He found “most people are caring and will exert great effort” for someone in need. These same people, however, “often become numbly indifferent to the plight of `the one’ who is one of many in a much greater problem.” “When it comes to eliciting compassion,” he said, “the identified individual victim, with a face and a name, has no peer.” At least 188,000 migrants had been rescued and more than 2,000 migrants had already died this year, according to the International Organization for Migration, when a little boy washed up on a Turkish beach Sept. 2 and became the face and name of this overwhelming humanitarian crisis. A belated call for unity and compassion rippled across the world. The European Union president recently urged member nations to put aside differences and welcome these refugees in a way that respects humanity and human dignity, The New York Times reported. The U.S. has increased the number of Syrian refugees it will accept, but also is hearing calls from aid agencies to open its arms wider. There are no easy answers. But Mother Teresa, whose compassion knew no limits, said: “If I look at the mass, I will never act. If I look at one, I will.” We have looked at Aylan. What will we do? Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. She can be reached at ahealey@coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303-566-4110.
Flood victims receive help from Solterra Every one-time visitor to Brookfield Residential (including Lakewood’s Solterra) model homes in the Denver area will translate into a $10 donation to the flood recovery efforts in Lyons. Brookfield will match those contributions, up to $5,000 total. The Brookfield Residential community project, in partnership with the St. Vrain Habitat for Humanity, is designed to raise awareness of the continuing struggles that families face two years since the tragic Colorado floods. Brookfield Residential expects to raise enough to cover the cost of Xcel Energy gas meters in six homes that Habitat plans to begin building soon. The Brookfield Residential Recovery Efforts promotion, which includes additional ways to raise money for Habitat and to benefit
Bob Thomas retrospective at RRCC An exhibit honoring Red Rocks Community College retired art faculty Bob Thomas is on view at the Susan K. Arndt Gallery through Oct. 8 at RRCC’s Lakewood campus, 13300 W. 6th Ave. The gallery is located on the west end, lower level of the college. The gallery is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekends. The exhibit features the wide range of styles and ideas Thomas has explored throughout his career, from landscapes to portraiture to abstract work. The exhibit includes pencil drawings, prints, collages, watercolor washes, oil paintings and acrylic paintings. Grace Covenant annual community picnic The annual community picnic will be Hurry continues on Page 15
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friendly weekday flag football game. A crisp pint of beer with friends. A hike. And God. Front Range churches are utilizing common interests, athletics and technology to encourage people to walk together through life and spirituality in less traditional ways. “Some people are more comfortable in different settings,” said Kyle Matsuda, a group participant with Red Rocks Sports Ministry, an arm of Red Rocks Church. “This is one way to reach people who may not be comfortable in a Bible study.” With several area churches experiencing population growth, congregation members can find a large church to be overwhelming, and finding a place to belong can seem nearly impossible. Through the more intimate setting a small group provides, members of larger church organizations, like Crossroads Community, Red Rocks Church and Flatirons Community Church, can connect individuals on a deeper level. “I went to Flatirons for three years before getting plugged into a small group. I absolutely loved the teaching, the atmosphere and the music, but it was hard for me to connect with people,” said Grant Gunhus, former leader of a Young Professionals group at Flatirons Community Church. “The mission of the group was to create smaller circles for people to connect with others in a similar stage of life. Flatirons is obviously a very big church, and its size can be intimidating. We created the Young Professionals group so that it doesn’t take other people three years to meet other people.” Targeting age, interests, life stages, social status and location, churches offer different approaches to create these small groups. For instance, Flatirons has a Craigslist-like small-group generator called Flatirons List based on location, interests and age. Red Rocks
Sports Ministry offers year-round intramural sports leagues. “The theme (of groups) is to tie up the loose ends of faith so that they become practical rather than you just feel inspirational on Sunday,” said Doug Schmidt, connection coordinator at Crossroads Church. “But it’s something you can live out the rest of the week.” For some, the purpose of the small group is to connect with others in a social setting, such as a brewery or a hike, to help build friendships around common interests and faith. For others, having a low-pressure environment, an evening volleyball match or flag football game provides a fun, relatable entry point into faith. “Sports are a really good way to invite people to a church event without them feeling intimidated,” said Travis Carey, executive sports director of Red Rocks Sports Ministry. “It is to build community, but it gives people a really great platform to invite people and make friends.” Churches also are using small groups to help mentor people at different life stages, as well as sharing Bible teachings through online talks, interactive teaching guides and applicable discussion questions in a home-based setting. “The benefit is reflecting real life for those people,” Schmidt said. “A lot of times people feel alone in their faith, and when someone’s facing a major decision — and if they’ve been in a group — they can get input from people they know.” Through these groups, individuals like Gunhus said they are able to create lasting relationships with like-minded individuals while creating a space to walk through life and grow in relationship to one another and God. “We’d always all go out to dinner after church on Saturday nights, and would just hang out for an hour or two before our weekly sermon-based discussion,” he said. “I think getting to know people in a normal environment like this allows our church friends to become some of our closest friends in all areas of life.”
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Red Rocks Sports Ministry’s “Red Team” group is up to bat during an Aug. 19 game against the “Purple Team.” ABOVE: The “Gray Team” and “Black Team” pray before a kickball game to crown the season champions at Carmody Park. Photos courtesy Red Rocks Sports Ministry
WHERE TO GO? Crossroads Church, Flatirons Community Church and Red Rocks Church all draw members from throughout Jefferson and Adams counties and have campuses in cities in those areas. Crossroads Church: Serves residents in Thornton, Northglenn and Fort Lupton.
town Denver. Main line: 303-664-5524 www.flatironschurch.com To find a group: http://www.flatironschurch. com/flatironslist/
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Tuesday’s gray, it’s Friday, I’m in love Everyone marks time his or her way: For football fans, it’s Sundays or Monday nights that are the defining days of their weeks. Movie-lovers long for Wednesdays and Fridays, when they can finally get their fix of the latest cinematic adventures. For as long as I can remember, Tuesday was my defining day. That’s the day new music hit the shelves — and also, later, on the Internet. Knowing I had new music to look forward to dulled the pain of Mondays. It also made the rest of the week go by faster because there were new albums to sample, to love and hate, to form and reform opinions on. By the time I had listened to everything, the weekend had arrived. But in July, that all changed. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry decided new music the world over would be released on Fridays. This was a major sea change for me — requiring a complete restructure of how I organized my week. Since 1989, Tuesday had been the agreed-upon release date for music in the U.S. But every country had its own day for new releases: Monday in the UK and Canada, Wednesday in Japan and Friday in Australia and Germany. In the days before the Internet, that didn’t mean much. But once we got to the point when releases could be uploaded online in a matter of minutes and shared with anyone, well, release dates started to matter a whole lot more.
This is why: If someone in England or Canada gets a new release on Monday and uploads it online, why would anyone buy it on a later date when he could just find it for free (albeit illegally) on torrent sites? Clarke Reader That first newmusic Friday week LINER was brutal. NOTES I had come off an absolutely fantastic Tuesday of music on June 30 with new releases from Vince Staples, The Internet, Meek Mill and Miguel all dropping humdingers. And the next Tuesday, July 7, promised the same great experience with releases from Tame Impala and Future. Instead, everything got pushed back to July 17 to accommodate the change in release dates, and that meant a nearly two-week dry spell of new music. Future’s new album — when I finally listened to it — opened with a track called “Thought It Was a Drought.” Man, I thought, he wasn’t kidding. The music industry made a big deal about the release-date change over the summer. But unless you’re an avid follower of goings-on in the business, you probably didn’t notice. Independent
SONGS OF SUMMER
CLARKE’S ALBUM OF THE WEEK Selection: Craig Finn’s “Faith in the Future,” released on Partisan Records.
In my Sept. 3 column, I wrote about some of my favorite summer songs and asked readers to send in their choices. Here are a few: “The Eye” by Brandi Carlile
Review: The Hold Steady’s lead singer steps out for the second time with another devastating collection of songs about America’s down-and-out. Finn brings his characters to life with muscular poetry and infinite empathy.
— Annie Burne, Littleton
Favorite song: “Christine”
— Nola Drake, Vinton, Iowa
Favorite lyric: “I was the first to get married/I was the last one to know/And I went down in the darkness/I came to at some show.” From “I Was Doing Fine (Then A Few People Died)”
“Crushin It” by Brad Paisley
“Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah” by James Baskett — Judy Denison, Golden “Summer Nights” by Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta
— Amber Klein, Denver “Hot Fun in the Summertime” by Sly and the Family Stone — Delores Lynch, Iowa
record stores, such as Angelo’s CDs in Wheat Ridge, have been left to grapple with changing logistics and customer confusion. As for me, I’m getting used to new music on Fridays, even if it gets a little lost in the end-of-the-week shuffle: Soundtracking my weekend to new albums has been a bright side. There is something to be said for pairing weekend adventures with the joy of discovering new albums and artists. That feeling — of being on the cusp of delightful revelation — is one reason I
love music so much. And it’s comforting to know that feeling isn’t going anywhere. Clarke Reader’s column on how music connects to our lives appears every other week. A community editor with Colorado Community Media, he is very glad tomorrow is Friday. Check out his music blog at calmacil20.blogspot.com. And tell him what new releases you’re listening to at creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com.
Beloved eatery closes doors after 34 years Le Central, the “Affordable French” restaurant in the mural-bedecked building on the corner of Eighth and Lincoln, closed after 34 years in business on Sept. 13. Owner Robert Tournier, who sent out an email announcement to his patrons about the imminent closing, is throwing in the saute pan after more than 40 years in the restaurant business. Fans have been mourning the restaurant’s departure on Facebook by posting memorable moments. Check them out at www.facebook.com/ LeCentral?fref=ts, and post your own. Here’s the email he sent: “Bonjour, It has been a great opportunity and pleasure to serve Denver for 34 years. I want to thank you for your patronage. To raise a loving family and run a successful restaurant in Colorado was a rare privilege. I realize how lucky I am. I took the chance to open a French restaurant, with no business plan, serving affordable food and wines on Salvation Army chairs, with friendly nonprofessional service, no dress code, reservation or credit card, and you loved it. I am very grateful; I could not have done it without an incredible staff and your willingness to try something different. I am glad to be part of your (mostly) good memories, and to have been the stage of so many dates and celebrations Being 65 and a grandfather with 40+ years in the restaurant business (1 restaurateur year = 3 human years) it is time to stop, the 13 of September should be the last day but keep in touch, we may decide to close earlier. Merci
Robert Tournier” Denver Center discounts The Denver Center for the Performing Arts is launching two programs that make tickets more accessible. DCPAccess, an expanded reducedprice ticket program Penny Parker made possible in part MILE HIGH by citizen support of the Scientific and LIFE Cultural Facilities District, and RADvantage, a new membership group for patrons 18 to 30 years old. Patrons now can purchase reducedprice tickets online, by phone or in person. Restrictions apply. DCPAccess provides tickets as low as $10. Patrons can buy online, by phone or in person. No promo code is required. If a DCPAccess ticket is available for a show date, the option to purchase will show up on the website or will be offered by DCPA ticketing staff. For Theatre Company productions, DCPAccess tickets will be available for Tuesday and Wednesday evening performances during the first two weeks of a show’s run. Tickets will go on sale at noon two weeks before the first available performance. The first DCPAccess offer of the 201516 season is for the Theatre Company’s performance of “Lookingglass Alice.” There are $10 tickets available to the September
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Harvest Fest offers loads of fun
Parents and students from Foster Elementary School walk and bike together in the parade. Photo by Crystal Anderson
The 90th annual Arvada Harvest Festival, Sept. 11-13, featured a midway kids’ zone, food fair, 5K walk and run, live music, fun food booths, a teddy bear picnic, a spelling bee, the festival parade and more. The theme of this year’s festival was transportation in honor of the upcoming Gold Line stop. For even more Harvest Festival photo fun, check out the online gallery at www.arvadapress.com.
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Area which stated that “the athletic playing fields are not to be lighted.” 2) It showed preferential treatment towards just one privileged school over the many schools in Jeffco. Some of the opposition resulted in the election of a new school board. Again some good, some bad. A second issue regarding safety and security was brought to the attention of the current board. It was submitted in April 2015 regarding the overflow student parking at Ralston Valley HS. Our community has yet to receive a response from the board or the district staff regarding this. Is it going to take a student getting injured to have attention brought to this issue I myself have seen students almost hit on Alkire St. Also it is an unlit and unsupervised area. A third safety and security issue is the
likely to try to attack the actual disease — them? Or the trio who have a combined 100 years of Washington time served. Change is always painful. Cancers always fight back. I think what you have to ask yourself, if you’re willing to take a chance on sharing your “body” with
something or somebody who is willing to kill you. By the way, the cancer people at Children’s Hospital — well, and everybody else — are amazing, caring, talented people. If you have the means to donate money to Children’s, I would strongly encourage it; and please keep them and
very high speed of vehicles both student and non- student on 82nd ave behind Ralston Valley HS Our communities would like a response from each of the Jeffco board candidates on each of these city, school and community concerns. Remember, a school is only as good as the community it shares. RJ Thomas, Arvada
the same people who supported the teachers doing their “sick out” that led to our students losing some of their education. They also supported the students leaving class, staging demonstrations and the like — leaving other students to miss out on education. Do we want the people who support this recall running our entire school system? We don’t need a board that is subservient to the teachers’ union; we need checks and balances. They talk about the board members getting money from the Koch brothers. Give me a break. Different organizations have popped up to support the recall funded by national, state and local teachers’ unions. They didn’t raise all that money from “bake sales and T-shirt sales,” baloney. Don’t listen to the pontificating on the recall side, they are not innocent and unbiased, they just say they are. They helped to bring Jeffco schools down over the past decades and we should ask ourselves, why do we want to go back? Vote no for the recall. David Albertsen, Arvada
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‘American Girls’ Theater Show The Edge Theater presents “American Girls,” about two God-fearing teenage girls who risk selling their souls in exchange for fame. Show runs through Sunday, Sept. 27, at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays; and 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27. For tickets and information, call 303-2320363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com. Contains mature themes. ‘Anything Goes’
Practically Perfect Murder Dinner Theater Pimsquatch Community Theater Players are in their final rehearsal, and practice makes perfect … murder. The Colorado ACTS Theater’s dinner theater show is at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Sept. 18-19 and Sept. 25-26, at 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Call 303-4566772 for tickets and information. Go to www.ColoradoACTS.org. All About School Boards The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County presents a public panel discussion “All About School Boards” 7-9 p.m. Monday, Sept. 21, to help voters better understand the responsibilities, powers and limits of a school board. Panelists with education-related backgrounds will speak at the meeting, which is at Shepherd of the Hills Presbyterian Church, 11500 W. 20th Ave., Lakewood. Panelists also will discuss how school board members collaborate with the superintendent, district staff, the community and each other, as well as how the board is accountable to the district and community. Call 303-238-0032 or visit www.lwvjeffco.org. Tips for Talking with Older Drivers Denver area caregivers, families and concerned friends are invited to a session hosted by Seniors’ Resource Center. The free seminar helps participants learn to talk with their loved ones about remaining active and participating in the community when it is time to limit or stop driving. Free program is at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, and 9 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at 3227 Chase St., Denver. RSVP at 303-807-1763. Go to www.aarp.org/ weneedtotalk. Meet Jeffco School Board Candidates The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County presents the second of three Meet and Greet events featuring Jeffco Board of Education candidates 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at Arvada K-8, 5751 Balsam St., Arvada. Voters will have an opportunity to meet candidates and ask questions one-on-one. Everyone is welcome and refreshments will be served. The Jeffco LWV will present the third and final session 7-9 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 29, at First United Methodist Church of Golden, 1500 Ford St., Golden, CO 80401. For information about candidates, go to www.jeffcopublicschools. org/board/election.html. Community Picnic Grace Covenant Church plans its annual community picnic noon to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at 10101 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood. This year the church will honor local heroes — first responders and military personnel. There will be free food, games, crafts, entertainment and door prizes. All of this is completely free. Go to www. gracecovenantlakewood.org.
Performance Now Theater presents “Anything Goes,” in which two unlikely pairs set off to sea and on the course to true love. Show runs through Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For tickets and information, call 303-987-7845 or go to www.performancenow.org. Miners Alley Production Miners Alley Playhouse presents “My Name is Asher Lev” through Sunday, Oct. 18. A young Jewish painters is torn between his Hassidic upbringing and his desperate need to fulfill his artistic promise. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 6 p.m. Sundays, with a 2 p.m. show Sunday, Oct. 18. The theater is at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Call 303-935-3044 or www.minersalley.com. Fall Theater Classes Registration is now open for Colorado ACTS Theater fall classes. Classes include The Snow Queen, We Don’t Want to Grow Up, Wizard of Oz, Jungle Book Creative Drama, Molly Brown and the Miners, A Christmas Carol, Murder by Indecision, and Super Saturday classes. Register at www.coloradoacts.org. Classes take place at Colorado ACTS Theater, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. MUSIC/CONCERTS New Singers Needed Attention singers. WestSide Chorale is accepting new singers during its first three rehearsals of the fall season, Monday, Sept. 21 and Sept. 28. Director Margaret O’Keefe Ziegler asks that you sit in on one of the chorale’s regular rehearsals 7-9 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church, 5675 Field St., Arvada, and then talk to her afterward. The concert will be scheduled for the weekend of Dec. 4-6, titled “Carols in the Snow.” See www.westsidechorale.org for information. Evergreen Chorale Show The Evergreen Chorale presents “Chicago” through Sunday, Oct. 4, at Center/Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, and 3 p.m. Sundays. For tickets and information, call 303-674-4002 or go to www.evergreenchorale.org. Concordia Choir Seeks Voices Concordia Lutheran Church Choir is starting its fall choir program and is looking to add new voices. The choir is a great cross section of the community and welcomes newcomers who have a desire to praise God with their voice. Concordia Lutheran is directed by Dr. Jill Schroeder-Dorn of Colorado Christian University. The choir meets at 7 p.m. Wednesdays. The choir assists in Concordia’s traditional worship service. The church is at 13371 W. Alameda Parkway in Lakewood. Contact 303-989-5260. ART/FILM Fall Quilt Show The Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum will display an exhibit of quilts from Friday, Oct. 9, to Sunday, Oct. 11, at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 Garrison St., Arvada. Display includes a wide range of styles from heirloom to contemporary and has become an annual tradition for quilt lovers. If you have a quilt you would like to show, contact Irene at 303-215-9001 or email irene-b@rmqm.org for details and to reserve space by Thursday, Sept. 24. Art Show The Charlie and the Girls Art Show features works done by Colorado artists. It runs through Friday, Sept. 25, at the LAC Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave., Lakewood, in the Lamar Station Plaza next to Casa Bonita. Call the LAC at 303-980-0625 or visit www.lakewoodartscouncil.org. EVENTS Wine Tasting, Auction Kiwanis Club of Golden will have its annual Colorado Wine Tasting event from 6-8:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Calvary Church, 1400 Arapahoe St., Golden. The event features gourmet food, live and silent auctions, and entertainment by the Jazz Cats, featuring Dave Powers on the Sax and Dave Rucker on the Bass. Money raised will be used for the Kiwanis Club of Golden Scholarship Funds. Scholarships are given to students at Golden High School for the opportunity to attend Colorado School of Mines. Tickets available online or from any Kiwanis member. Go to www.KiwanisClubofGolden.org or call Cynthia at 303 278-9287. Go to https://www.facebook.com/events/1453412578285719/ Taste of Grace
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Free live music, food, giant trampolines, bungee run, climbing wall, bounce house, petting zoo and more will be part of the Taste of Grace 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Grace Church, 6969
Town Hall Meeting Rep. Tracy Kraft-Tharp will have a town meeting 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Standley Lake Library. Learn what the motor vehicle division is doing to reduce your wait time to 15 minutes for your driver’s license. The representative’s Saturday, Oct. 17, town hall meeting, also 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the library, will offer an opportunity to meet the Arvada and Westminster city council candidates and have one-on-one conversations with them. Go to www.TracyForStateRep.com for information. Kraft-Tharp also presents community coffee events the fourth Thursday of each month, from 8-9 a.m. at La Dolce Vita, Arvada; and from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at Panera Walnut Creek, Westminster. All Bread Horse Show Colorado Stock Horse Association presents its open all breed shows on the third Sunday of each month from May to September (except July), at the Indiana Equestrian Center, 7500 Indiana St., Arvada. Shows are in the large Outdoor Arena with a second arena for warm-ups. Registration is at 7:30 a.m., classes are at 8:30 a.m. For information and entry forms, contact 720-935-2026 (call or text), 303-424-4977 (call), or ColoradoStockHorse@yahoo.com or go to www.ColoradoStockHorse. com. Show dates are Sunday, Sept. 20. Conservatives of Color President to Speak Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club welcomes, Rob Natelson, U.S. Constitution Scholar, at its Monday, Sept. 21, meeting. The club meets 7-9 a.m. Mondays at Davies’ Chuck Wagon Diner, 10151 W. 26th Ave., Lakewood. Meeting fee is $5 (cash preferred). Order from diner menu (pay on you own). Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for information. Republicans, especially students, youth and women, welcome to join. State of Marriage The state of marriage in America will be explored at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St., Arvada. The program, “Is Marriage Obsolete? Why More People Are Saying, ‘I Don’t,’” will examine the declining marriage rate and the underlying causes of the trend. The program encourages those who attend to share their views of marriage. Admission is free. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@peacelutheran.net. Ballet Ariel Open House Ballet Ariel’s company and school are hosting an open house with free refreshments and free performances from 4:30-6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, at 7808 E. Cherry Creek South Drive, Suite 209 Denver. Ballet Ariel is in its 17th season. Highlights for the 2015-16 season include “The Birth of Rock and Roll” on Oct. 24-25 at the Cleo Parker Robinson Theatre; “The Nutcracker” from Dec. 12-21 at the Lakewood Cultural Center; and “Cinderella” on April 30 and May 1 at the Lakewood Cultural Center. Call 303-945-4388 or go to www.balletariel.org. Hot Rods and Heroes Gala Healing Warriors Program plans its third Hot Rods and Heroes Gala on Sunday, Sept. 27, at the Lamar Street Station, 5889 Lamar St., Arvada. The event features classic cars, motorcycles and car memorabilia. Purchase tickets and get more information at http://healingwarriorsprogram.org/hot-rods-and-heroes/. Arvada Farmers Market Enjoy local and regional foods and other goods at the Arvada Farmers Market, which is open from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. every Sunday through Oct. 4 in the Olde Town Square. Go to http://arvadafarmersmarket. com/arvada.php HEALTH Gluten-Free Seminar, Tasting Expo, Health Fair Sample gluten-free foods, vitamins, body care items and more from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Natural Grocers, Green Mountain, 12612 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Before the fair, get some shopping and meal planning tips for gluten-free living. The gluten-free living seminar is 11 a.m. to noon Saturday, Sept. 19. Go to www.NaturalGrocers.com/gm. Where to Start to Love Your Heart Taking care of your heart does not have to be complicated. Start by uncovering some common heart care myths, and then begin your journey toward heart health with three simple dietary strategies and three supplements that will pump up your heart health. Program is 10-11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, at Natural Grocers-Mission Trace, 3333 S. Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. Go to www.NaturalGrocers.com/mt. Fun Run/Walk, Fair The Colorado Pulmonary Fibrosis Fun Run/Walk and Fair is from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 20, at Lutheran Medical Center, 8300 W. 38th Ave., Wheat Ridge. The event is open to runners/ walkers of all ages, including a handicap course. The event is fun for the entire family and includes vendor booths to learn about services and support in the community, free health information, free breathing tests, raffles, prizes, face painting and more. Register on Eventbrite at http://bit. ly/1Ku1tTp. Community Blood Drives A number of community blood drives are planned in the area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-363-2300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Sunday, Sept. 20, 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Mile Hi Church, 9077 W. Alameda Ave, Lakewood; Tuesday, Sept. 29, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., Warren Tech, 13300 West 2nd Place, Lakewood; and Wednesday, Sept. 30, 8-9:40 a.m. and 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m., St. Anthony Hospital, 11600 West 2nd Place, Lakewood.
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September 17, 2015 Join us for a glass of wine at our 6th Annual
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Garage Sales 4 Family Garage Sale Friday September 18th and Saturday September 19th 9am-6pm Childrens Clothes & Toys, Household Items, Clothing and Linen, Some Furniture, Decorative Glass and Party Items 10995 East 109th Place, Northglenn 80233 ARVADA 68th Ave. and Balsam St., turn at Meadow Ridge South to W. 67th DRIVE Friday, September 18 8 am to 4 pm Saturday, September 19 8 am to 2 pm Multi-family downsizing! Collectible glass; furniture, holiday items, air compressor, tools, decorative items and artwork, clothes, books, travel, garden, office, treadmill, household goods, celadon pottery and much more interesting stuff. GARAGE SALE Saturday September 19th 8:30am-3:30pm 11741 Garfield Street in Thornton Garage Sale Friday September 18th & Saturday September 19th 8am-5pm 1490 Rogers Street Pleasant View Area Tools, Tires, Snow Blower, Creative Memory, Twin Bed, Beads, Toys, and oodles more cash only Garage Sale, 6923 Oak Way, Arvada. September 18 - 19, Hours 9-2 Tools, antiques, furniture, rugs, household items, fishing gear, nic nacs, garden Everything must go. Cash only. Huge 2nd marriage sale Collectors Glass and many household items, Kitchen pots & pans, utensils, bowls, odds and ends, pictures, mirrors, picture frames and much more Friday September 18th & Saturday September 19th 8am-3pm 6629 Gray Street Arvada 80003 HUGE CHURCH GARAGE SALE Friday & Saturday September 18th & 19th Friday 8am-4pm Saturday 9am-1pm. 4425 Kipling, Wheat Ridge. Use South Parking Lot.
Garage Sales HUGE SALE: 1000's of Items! 7715 Reed Street Arvada 80003 Friday September 18th & Saturday September 19th 8am-3pm or later LARGE MOVING SALE Pool Table, Ping Pong Table Gold Gym weight bench, Piano Pictures, Clothing, Tools, Holiday Decor, Some Antiques/Collectibles Friday & Saturday September 18th & 19th 8am-4pm 3443 Wingtip Way, Castle Rock MOVING SALE – GOOD STUFF Sept 26 & 27, 9am -4pm 3450 Spanish Oaks Trail Castle Rock, CO 80108 Cookware, Furniture, Dishes, Home Décor, Linens, Bedding, Halloween/Christmas Decor, Tools, Jewelry. NO EARLY SALES MOVING SALE 9424 North Palomino Drive Surrey Ridge Castle Rock Saturday September 19th 8am-4pm Household Items, Dishes, Pans Etc. Furniture; Bedroom, Living Room, 2 Dining Room Tables, Wood Picnic Table, 6 Captain Chairs, 10 Oak Back Chairs, 4 Carved Oak Chairs Antiques; Secretary Desk, Buffet Patio and Lawn Items, 12 place settings & serving peices Noritaki China, Lots of Mis.
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held at Grace Covenant Church at 10101 W. Mississippi Ave., Lakewood, on Sept. 27, noon to 3 p.m. This year the church will be honoring local heroes — first responders and military personnel. There will be free food, games, crafts, entertainment and
LAC opens new show The Charlie and the Girls Art Show at the Lakewood Arts Council Gallery features works by Colorado artists and runs through Sept. 25 at the LAC Gallery, 6731 W. Colfax Ave. For information about the show or the Lakewood Arts Council, call 303 980-0625 or visit www.lakewoodartscouncil.org
WHAT'S HAPPENING THIS WEEK? Want to know what clubs, art exhibits, meetings and cultural events are happening in your area and the areas around you? Visit our website at www. coloradocommunitymedia.com/calendar.
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SPORTS
LOCAL
Tigers lose tough battle A big ThunderRidge inning ends Lakewood’s softball win bid By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia. com Game summary: Early on, the Sept. 9 ThunderRidge-Lakewood non-league softball game was close. The Tigers kept pace until the Grizzlies staged a fourthinning scoring spree to best Lakewood 14-3. “Seven of last year’s starters graduated in May so we are a young team this season,” Tigers coach Jen Coulson said after the game. “We are learning to play as a team. And I feel our team strength is our unity because we stick together and keep trying no matter what happens.” She said non-league games are an opportunity for the team to get its feet wet “to set our positions and find the players who will help us win games so we can make the playoffs.” Key moments: ThunderRidge scored a run in the first inning and a run in the second inning, but the Tigers came back with a pair of runs in the top of the third inning to tie the score 2-2. Kaitlyn Rickey used her
speed to score from second on a single to tie the score. Unfortunately for Lakewood, ThunderRidge put together a 10-run spurt in the bottom of the fourth to cement a Grizzlies victory. Key players/statistics: Lydia Wiggins was the Tigers starting pitcher. She located and varied her pitches, which kept the ThunderRidge bats fairly quiet. She was still throwing primarily strikes when the coach called on Rayne Rogers to take over pitching duties in the bottom of the fourth inning. Tiger centerfielder Cheyenne Padilla made two key defensive plays and was on base. “I love this game and I have been playing softball since I was about four,” she said after the game. “I have always played in the outfield and I love it. You can see the whole field and it is just a lot of fun.” She said she likes to use her speed to run the bases aggressively. “I am always checking out where the shortstop is playing and trying to watch the pitcher’s motion to see if the motion will allow me to get a jump to try to steal a base,” Padilla said. “I also keep a close eye on the catcher and, if she has trouble catching a ball in the dirt, I will be on the next base.”
Kaitlyn Rickey (2) slides across the plate to score a run for Lakewood during the Sept. 9 non-league softball game against ThunderRidge. The run Rickey scored tied the score at 2-2 in the top of the third inning, but ThunderRidge scored 12 more runs in the next two innings to win 14-3. Photo by Tom Munds They said it: “Our team has never been blessed with the speed we have this season,” Coulson said. “We are trying some different things and pushing the boundaries on some things this season. It was working for us today even though it
isn’t reflected in the score.” She said speedy, aggressive play will be a Tiger trademark this season. “This will be a year for us to learn,” the coach said. “But we also will play aggressive softball and we’ll get some wins under
our belt very soon.” Going forward: Lakewood will be at home Sept. 17 for a game against Bear Creek. Following a Sept. 19 road game at Ralston Valley, the Tigers are scheduled to return home Sept. 22 to play Columbine.
Jaguars run at Liberty Bell D’Evelyn’s Doebbler cracks the top 20 By Tom Munds tmunds@coloradocommunitymedia.com D’Evelyn joined area teams including Pomona and Bear Creek as thousands of running feet pounded the ground as spectators cheered and rang cow bells during the Sept. 11 Liberty Bell Invitational cross-country meet. The event attracted a total of 81 teams from around the state as well as teams from Wyoming, New Mexico and Nebraska. Organizers used school enrollment to divide the field into four divisions, and there were separate races for boys and girls. Division 1 was for large schools while the smallest schools at the meet ran in Division 4. The Jaguars ran in Division 3. The boys team finished ninth in the team standings. Charlie Doebbler was the team’s first runner across the finish line as he finished 14th in a field of 153 runners with a time of 17:17.
“I have always been athletic, I went out for track my freshman year and fell in love with running,” Doebbler said before the race. “I run cross-country, but I guess I am more of a track guy because I really like the 1,600-meter run.” He said running is fun and it is a great stress reliever. “I used to play soccer, but now my sports are cross-country in the fall and track in the spring,” he said. “This is a fast course, and I would like to set a personal best time today by going under 17 minutes. My goal for the season is to run in the low 16 minute range. That is a lot of seconds to cut, but I think I can get there before it is time for regionals and state.” A cross-country course covers 5 kilometers, or 3.1 miles. Each meet’s course is laid out by the meet organizers. Some send runners out on level dirt and pavement surfaces which make for good times. Others are hilly and one, the Warrior Invitational, includes a water jump. The Liberty Bell course is on trails and pavement so it is considered to be a fast course.
Charlie Doebbler is the first runner for D’Evelyn across the finish line at the Sept. 11 Liberty Bell Invitational cross-country meet. Doebbler finished 14th with a time of 17:17, and the Jaguars finished ninth in the boys Division 3 team standings. Photo by Tom Munds
LAKEWOOD SPORTS ROUNDUP
ALAMEDA PIRATES FOOTBALL Alameda 38, Skyview 22 The Alameda Pirates tackled the Skyview Wolverines in a Sept. 11 non-conference home game.
Alameda 3, Jefferson 2 Alameda’s volleyball took victory by a single point against non-conference opponents Jefferson in a Sept. 8 away game.
SOFTBALL Regis Jesuit 24, Alameda 2 Alameda lost by 22 points in a neutral Sept. 12 tournament game against Regis Jesuit. Englewood 22, Alameda 10 Alameda fell to Englewood by 12 points in an away conference game. Elizabeth 14, Alameda 0 Alameda was shut out by Elizabeth in a non-conference away game on Sept. 8.
BOYS SOCCER Kennedy 3, Alameda 1 Alameda fell to non-conference opponents Kennedy in the Sept. 8 home game.
VOLLEYBALL
SOFTBALL Horizon 15, Bear Creek 7 The Bears led the Sept. 4 game until the sixth inning when the Hawks surged to win the tournament. Key performers: Senior Dakota Abeyta was three-for-three at bat with one run
and two RBIs. Bear Creek 11, Rangeview 1 The Bears won the Sept. 5 tournament game at home. Key performers: Sophomore pitcher Payton Propp delivered 10 strikeouts. Arapahoe 5, Bear Creek 4 The Bears lost the neutral tournament game Sept. 5. Key performers: Senior Dakota Abeyta scored two runs and two RBIs. Chaparral 7, Bear Creek 0 The Bears were shut out on the road Sept. 8. Key performers: Individual player statistics were unavailable for this game. Bear Creek 4, Douglas County 2
The Bears won the away non-conference game Sept. 10. Key performers: Individual player statistics were unavailable for this game. BOYS SOCCER Bear Creek 4, Grand Junction 3 The Bears won the home non-conference game Sept. 5 Key performers: Sophomore Kim Lian scored half the team’s goals. Bear Creek 3, Mullen 2 The Bears won on the road Sept. 8 in the non-conference game. Key performers: Sophomores Miguel Veloz, Eric Plascencia and Kim Lian all scored a goal, and sophomore goalkeeper Cooper Erickson had eight saves.
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D’EVELYN JAGUARS FOOTBALL Greeley West 28, D’Evelyn 20 The D’Eveylyn Jaguars lost their first game of the season in a non-league home game against the Greeley West Spartans. Key Performances: Junior Justin Kehoe led the team with two touchdowns, and had 117 recieving yards. Senior Owen Burke had 367 passing yards, to score three touchdowns and with a completion percent of .756. SOFTBALL Pueblo Central 8, D’Evelyn 4 D’Evelyn fell by four runs in a Sept. 12 neutral tournament game against the Pueblo Central Wildcats. Key Performances: Sophomore Mikayla Oligney led the team with a .750 batting average, four at bats, three hits and two runs batted in. Pueblo East 12, D’Evelyn 10 Pueblo East beat D’Evelyn by two runs in their Sept. 12 neutral non-conference game. Key Performances: Senior Rebecca Mazur had a 1.0 fielding percentage with 9 putouts. D’Evelyn 13, Highlands Ranch 3 D’Evelyn beat Highlands Ranch by 10 in a Sept. 11 neutral tournament game.
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BOYS SOCCER D’Evelyn 7, Dakota Ridge 2 D’Evelyn came away with the win in the Sept. 9 nonconference game against Dakota Ridge by a score of 7-2. The team scored three goals in the first half, and four in the second. Key performers: Sophomore Cooper Dale and junior Wesley Tedstrom both had two goals each. Sophomore Jett Gori and seniors Giovanni Franzese and Daniel Bernard all scored a goal each. CROSS-COUNTRY Liberty Bell Cross Country Invitational: D’Evelyn boys finsihed ninth with an overall score of 205, and the girls team finished 12th with a score of 300 during the 2015 Liberty Bell Cross-Country Invitational in Littleton Friday. BOYS GOLF Fox Hollow Tournament: D’Evelyn finished fifth with a score of 324 at a tournament at Fox Hollow Golf Course Sept. 9. Nick Michas took sixth place with a score of 74.
GREEN MOUNTAIN RAMS FOOTBALL Golden 21, Green Mountain 10 Green Mountain fell to non-conference opponent Golden in a home game on Sept. 10. SOFTBALL Prairie View 6, Green Mountain 5 Green Mountain lost to Prairie View in a close 6-5 Sept. 12 neutral tournament game. Strasburg 10, Green Mountain 3 Green Mountain fell to the Strasburg Indians by seven runs in their Sept. 11 neutral tournament game. VOLLEYBALL Chatfield 3, Green Mountain 0 Green Mountain fell to the Chatfield Chargers in an away match Sept. 11. Key performers: Sophomore Abby Whorton led the team in attacking with 7 kills. Senior Alex Hirst had the highest amount of digs, with 18, an average of six per set. Green Mountain 3, Denver South 2 Green Mountain came away with a
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BOYS TENNIS Thomas Jefferson 5, Green Mountain 2 Green Mountain fell in their match against Thomas Jefferson. Juniors Brody Bettis and Spencer Snow (No.1 Doubles) won two of their three sets, and Senior Garrett Storm and Junior Kyle Coleman (No. 4 Doubles) won both of their sets. Valor Christian 7, Green Mountain 0 Green Mountain fell to conference foe Valor Christian in an away game on Sept. 9. Juniors Daniel Khlopotin and Will Olis (No. 2 doubles) lost both their sets 6-2, as did junior Kyle Coleman and Garrett Storm (No. 4 doubles). Dakota Ridge 7, Green Mountain 0 Green Mountain’s tennis team was shut out by non-conference opponent Dakota Ridge in a home match on Sept. 8. Sophomore Ben Fonte (No. 2 singles) lost his first set 7-6 (7-5), and second 6-3. Juniors Brody Bettis and Spencer Snow (No. 1 doubles) lost their first set 7-6 (7-2), and second 6-1.
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JEFFERSON SAINTS FOOTBALL Alameda 76, Jefferson 0 The Saints lost the home non-conference game Sept. 4.
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