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School board approves controversial review Amended proposal changes makeup of curriculum committee By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com Jefferson County Board of Education’s board majority — John Newkirk, Julie Williams and Ken Witt — voted to revamp the district’s current curriculum review practices Thursday, Oct. 2. “I’m delighted we were able to come up with a compromise,” Board President Ken Witt said. “The district brought forth the processes they had in place for district curriculum review, but was able to also bring in the
feedback we’ve heard from the community.” Williams had proposed a new curriculum review committee resolution on Sept. 18 to review the AP U.S. History (APUSH) course to emphasize positive aspects of American history and “should not encourage or condone” civil disobedience, social strife or disregard of the law. Instead, the board voted to amend existing district policies, IJ and IJ-R, which reference the processes and structure for district’s current content and resource review committees. The changes add students, parents and community members to the two review committees, and names the Chief Academic Officer as committee facilitator. Board continues on Page 9
Immediately before the Oct. 2 school board meeting, students, parents and teachers gathered for a rally outside the district office, protesting recent board majority decisions, including the proposed curriculum review committee. Photo by Glenn Wallace
St. Anthony’s new Airbus As350 B3e Emergency Medical Helicopter has more power and enhanced systems to make it easier and safer to pick up patients in dangerous situations. Photos by Clarke Reader
The pilots of the new Airbus As350 B3e helicopter have logged more than 4,000 hours and will use the new helicopter all over the front range and western slope.
Airbus to health - St. Anthony, Flight For Life celebrate new helicopter By Clarke Reader
creader@colorado communitymedia.com Colorado is home to some of the most active residents in the nation, and while that’s a benefit for most, the mountainous locations can make for a tricky situation if someone needs medical help. After years of fundraising Flight For Life Colorado, headquartered in St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, has a new Airbus As350 B3e Emergency Medical Helicopter to assist in medical emergencies. “It made look like our other helicopters but it’s got a bigger engine, which gives us an increased safety margin,” said Rod Balak, aviation manager with Flight for Life. “It has a great new autopilot feature for us that doesn’t add much to the weight of the helicopter.” The St. Anthony Health Foundation and Summit Medical Center Foundation both led the charge to raise the $1 million needed to purchase the Airbus. According to information provided by Flight Fore life, the medical interior of the new craft includes United Rotorcraft’s Articulating Litter Loading System (ALLS) to easily load and secure critically injured patients and neonatal isolettes for transport. On board medical systems include liquid oxygen (LOX), compressed air, suction,
mounts to accommodate carry-on medical equipment as well as an abundance of AC power. The interior lighting is fully night vision system compatible. The new helicopter will be stationed at the St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco, according to Balak. Its speed and range will allow it to cover the western front range as well as ski areas near Aspen and Steamboat. No one knows the importance of Flight For Life in that area than Brittany Gilbert, who made use of its services after getting into a bicycle accident in Brekendridge. “The accident was in August 2012 and I was taken to the hospital in Frisco by Flight For Life before being taken to the St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood to get treated,” she said. “It was at that hospital that I first found out I was pregnant.” To reduce the swelling on her brain, Gilbert eventually had to get 25 percent of her skull removed for a period of three months. She maintained good health during her pregnancy and gave birth to a healthy son, now 17 months old. “It’s such an honor for me to speak about this, because in a way it’s kind of closure for me,” she said. “It’s mind-blowing to me what the doctors and nurses were able to do for me.” For Balak and the pilots he works with, the new Airbus helicopter will give doctors
The new Airbus As350 B3e Emergency Medical Helicopter is the result of several years of fundraising from the St. Anthony Health Foundation and Summit Medical Center Foundation. and nurses more chances to save lives. “With the more power we now have, we’ll be able to get to some of the places that can be the worst to land,” he said.
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Man hits road of life with hands off wheel The call for prayer from the nearby mosque woke him from a restless sleep about 4 that morning. He showered, dressed and checked his backpack. Water containers. Iodine tablets. Medical kit. Several notebooks and 24 pencils. Some Clif bars. One change of clothes. A credit card to be used only for emergencies. A palm-sized GPS tracker. Tent. Sleeping bag. Compass. No cell phone. He repacked, shut off the lights and knelt on the concrete floor. Let me be present, he prayed. Let me handle challenges with grace and humility. Then, Donovan DiLorenzo — an olive scarf wound around his head, a shadow of a beard on his face, Teva sandals on his feet — stepped from the hotel in Madaba, Jordan, his heart a mix of trepidation and hope, and began walking. “The first time you step out — that’s the scariest,” he said. “You’ve built up all these expectations … and you’re just not sure how they’re going to unfold.” Donovan’s Journey, as his family calls it, began Aug. 27, 2013. It unfolded step by step, without any sure plan. Donovan, then 42, trekked as pilgrims in days of old through Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Egypt and India, letting the day’s encounters chart his path and depending on unexpected kindnesses for food, shelter and companionship. By the time he returned home in May, he had walked more than 1,100 miles. Back home in Highlands Ranch where he grew up, his parents had anxiously followed his path through intermittent signals from a GPS tracker. They thought he was searching for self-discovery. His younger sister later told him she thought his choice to travel without resources or a way to communicate with home was selfish because of the worry it caused those who loved him. Donovan thought doing so was the only real way to live fully in the moment — to see and feel and understand a profoundness of life uncluttered by distractions. He wasn’t really searching for something; he just wanted to see what would happen if life directed him rather than the other way around.
“It was a kind of shedding or surrendering …,” Donovan said. “It was just about letting go and seeing how life would unfold being a little more present.” His life had already detoured from the main road. The tragedy of 9/11 caused him to rethink his course: He left a lucrative job as an account executive in New York to teach in New Orleans’ most challenging urban school district. He later helped with reconstruction and outreach following Hurricane Katrina’s devastation. From there, he joined the Peace Corps, working in Africa in Malawi, one of the world’s least-developed countries. He returned to New Orleans and taught there until last summer, when he decided to abandon life as he knew it. He chose to walk most of his journey to have “more time to think, write and connect with others.” When Donovan refused to take a cell phone, his parents, Neil and Michelle, persuaded him to pack a small GPS tracker. “You’re not really communicating,” Neil told him. “At least, as long as the coordinates are moving, we’ll know you’re alive.” Donovan agreed. Every three days, he activated the device and Neil plotted latitude and longitude on maps to follow his route. Even so, Neil and Michelle slept only a few hours each night those first few weeks. “I am very nervous …,” Michelle said then. “That has been really, really hard, not knowing where he’s at.” Donovan, at times, wasn’t sure exactly where he was, either. The trails seemed confusing, the heat unbearable. In those moments, anxiety would begin to seep into his thoughts — “that feeling,” he wrote later, “when you are unsure about the road ahead.” But then he would gather
courage, bring himself back into the moment, summon a sense of peace. At the start, his feet bled. The backpack rubbed raw a spot on his back. Hunger became a frequent companion — he thought often of his mother’s pasta and meatballs. But fortune continually crossed his path in the form of curious children, interested villagers or, simply, a patch of shade under a tree. Strangers gave him freshly baked warm pita bread. They invited him to share tea around campfires and offered space in their homes to sleep. They shared stories that bound them across cultures and beliefs. “I was really taken aback at how hospitable people were and how people would open up their homes,” Donovan said. “There were those moments when you kind of step back and think, `Wow, that was truly amazing.’” In those instants, he said, God gave him wonder. He prayed in mosques, saw the Dead Sea, visited Cana and other places of the Holy Land, navigated military checkpoints between Palestine and Israel. He walked about 650 miles, according to Neil’s map calculations, before flying from the Red Sea to Cairo at the end of October. After two weeks in Egypt, he flew to Mumbai and walked another 500 or so miles, visiting ashrams where he learned to meditate, and Buddhist temples where he prayed, and, finally, homes in Calcutta run by Mother Teresa’s Sisters of Charity, where he volunteered for two months. He massaged lotion into the withered arms of old men, bathed sick patients, prayed over the dead then carried them to crematoriums. “In Calcutta, there are moments when you have incredible suffering,” Donovan said, “but somehow people find a way to be joyous.” There was the blind man who always sang. There were the children who laughed and played amid the squalor. And the special kinship shared with others who helped. “… a lot of suffering,” Donovan repeated. “But a lot of people giving of themselves.”
From India, he traveled to Indonesia for a month. And then, life told Donovan it was time to return home to the much-missed embrace of family and friends. Near midnight on May 12, Neil and Michelle drove slowly into the arrival lane at DIA as a tall figure with a bushy beard and a backpack walked to the curb. “He had a scarf on,” Michelle said. But “I would know him anywhere.” At home, Donovan ate a big plate of pasta and meatballs, satiating the craving that hunger had instilled. He reveled in the warmth of family. “He’s very strong,” Michelle said, “but I’m just glad he’s home.” Neil agreed. “We don’t have to worry.” They listened to their son’s stories, marveling at the generosity of strangers who gave to the man who is always giving to others. Yet, Neil said, “his experience is probably hard to share because we can’t understand it — we didn’t live it.” Donovan is in California now, helping develop programs for the mostly Hispanic and disadvantaged teens served by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma. Life kept telling him, he said, this was his next chapter. He’s written 10 short stories about his pilgrimage and has ideas for about 10 more. He’s writing them, primarily, for family and friends so they can know how letting go propels life to unfold in wondrous, unexpected ways. He would like to return to the Denver area someday. But “you never know,” Donovan said. “The main thing is I’m present and have the courage to follow where life is taking me. We’ll see.” Perhaps, for Donovan, the journey hasn’t ended at all. Ann Macari Healey’s column about people, places and issues of everyday life appears every other week. Her column earned first place in the 2013 Colorado Press Association Better Newspaper contest. She can be reached at ahealey@ coloradocommunitymedia.com or 303566-4110.
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Getting serious about solar energy Sustainability leaders, developers host discussion panel By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado commuitymedia.com Solar business developers and sustainability coordinators from around Jeffco’s municipalities spoke on progress and expansion for going solar during a paneled discussion at the Golden Community Center on Friday, Oct. 3. Representatives from Golden, Lakewood, Arvada as well as NREL and community solar developers sat on the panel to discuss city and community efforts in utilizing the sun’s energy to cut costs and build a more sustainable future in Jeffco. “Jefferson County, not many people know, is truly a national leader in community-based solar solutions,” said Rebecca Cantwell, executive director Colorado Solar Energy Industries Association or COSEIA, an award winning associating in leading Colorado’s solar industry. “Four of the main cities in this county; Lakewood, Arvada, Golden and Westminster, are certified solarfriendly communities.” The program, started two years ago, works with local governments in assisting civic leaders, sustainability coordinators and residents with going solar. The discussion was a precursor to the annual Tour of Solar Homes on Saturday, Oct. 4, part of a nation-wide effort and the
only event of its kind in Colorado. “We like to say back in 1977, gas cost 62 cents a gallon and solar was $100 a watt and now today, we have got a gallon of gas costing more than an watt of solar,” said Jason Coughlin, scientist at NREL. Lakewood city councilor, Tom Quinn, shared his city’s progress in solar investments including the development of the first city-wide Sustainability Plan to expand renewable energy through municipal operations and to residents. In July, Lakewood purchased 275 kilowatts from two arrays at the new community solar site in Golden by developer Clean Energy Collective. “It’s a 20 year contract, we expect to have our costs paid off in nine years,” Councilor Quinn said. “We really look at that as being just a first step,” he said. “We need to keep moving the ball forward on solar energy — but a lot of that is really up to the local communities to take action.” Community solar or solar gardens is an alternative to property solar investment, designed to assist governments, low-income families, renters or other homeowners who do not have access to solar energy. In Arvada, nearly 1400 solar permits have been issued since the city’s solar efforts began in 2007, said Jessica Prosser, Arvada sustainability coordinator, with 800 permits seen so far in 2013 and 2014. SunShare Community Solar Garden is the provider for Arvada’s solar energy generating more than 1400 kilowatts of solar from the agreement. SunShare recently announced the building of another 1.5 megawatt Solar Garden
just outside of Golden near White Ranch. Golden opted to install its own solar systems including panels and thermal to heat the pool at the Golden Community Center. The city has spent close to $3 million on nine different projects on city facilities for over the next 16 years. “In an economy where we’re not gaining a whole lot in interest on our funds, we paid a little bit more back to ourselves,” said Theresa Worsham, Golden sustainability coordinator. “It’s a good, acceptable, financial and a realistic pay-off for a local government.” Event attendees, mostly residents, asked
about future plans, including covered parking and how local governments will address hurdles to solar access: — specifically, properties that are not suited for solar or neighboring properties that do not allow for adjacent properties to invest in solar. We’re making strides with new developments, said Worsham but there is always going to be conflict with old housing stock. “We really have to balance the value of trees versus the value of solar as well,” she said. “That’s where I feel the diversification through different solar strategies is important.”
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Buyer Activity Keeps the Supply of Jeffco Homes for Sale Under 2 Months By JIM SMITH, Realtor ®
It’s common knowledge that the inventory of homes is at historic lows and has been for the entire year, but it’s not for lack of new listings. As the charts show, the number of new listings being entered on the MLS is less than previous years, but the number of sales is as high or higher than in previous years. We call this a “sellers’ market” but this seller’s market is because of buyer’s activity, not because of sellers’ inactivity. Inventory has been so low for so long that Metrolist (the MLS which supplied all the data below) should consider using fractions. Another chart not shown here because of space limitations but displayed with two other Number of New Listings by Month
charts at www.JimSmithColumns.com and www. JimSmithBlog.com,.shows the inventory of homes for sale at “2” months for most of this year, including now, but it has been ranging from 1.5 to 1.9 months. When it has dipped below 1.5, it is displayed as “1” month. Another last chart, also posted online, shows the ratio of sold price to listing price. In a “normal” market, that ratio hovers between 95% and 98%, and it is really unusual to see it at or just below 100% as it has been for the past 18 months. Note: when the average ratio is 100%, it signifies that half of the listings sold for over full price. I should point out that these statistics are for Jefferson County as a whole, which inNumber of Sold Listings by Month
cludes the foothills. The foothills market is not nearly as heated as the non-foothills market.. For example, the inventory of foothills Jeffco listings has ranged from 4 to 6 months this
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Senate District 19 Candidate seeks to change balance By Crystal Anderson
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vocate for pro-life, a voice for small business and proponent of smaller government. “ I ’ m running to restore balance in Colorado,” she said. Woods “I want to put citizens back in charge of our gov-
ernment.” Woods, a Coloradonative, is a small business owner and mother of two sons. She grew up in Steamboat Springs, moving to Denver-metro area in college, where she became a registered court reporter. Following dissatisfaction with the imbalance of power in the state house, she helped spearhead two recall efforts against district 19’s former senator,
Evie Hudak, the second of which, succeeded. “I want to bring to a stop what I see and have heard from voters in the district as out-of-control government intrusion in our lives,” she said. Woods is campaigning for reduced spending, protection personal and individual property rights, and promotion a more business friendly environment. She said she specifically
wants to learn from the community, examine two of the state’s election laws and bring integrity back to the statehouse. “I’m hearing they’re (constituents) tired of the stalemate and tired of not being heard,” she said “And the way we solve that is we listen to the constituents.” If elected, Woods said she is looking forward to learning the role of the senator and propelling
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Colorado Supreme Court makes case at high school By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com The Colorado Supreme Court ventured outside of the courtroom and into a school room during Courts in the Community in a move that had no objection. On Oct. 1, the state high court visited Ralston Valley High School, where students from government and legal classes heard two cases: Sara Burnett v. State of Colorado Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Recreation, and Joe Anthony Martinez v. People of the State of Colorado. “We started doing this in 1986,” said Justice Brian Boatright. “It was, number one, to introduce students to the third branch of government. Number two, to educate kids on what we do, to demystify the court, we want them to see what the court is really like. And third, to show we’re open to
the public, they can visit the Supreme Court.” More than 300 students attended the session, which was held in two parts. The first portion of the hearing focused on the Burnett case, where the plaintiff was injured after a limb fell off a tree overshadowing her campsite in Cherry Creek National Park. The second, was a hearing regarding Joe Anthony Martinez, a convicted murderer who seeks to overturn his conviction, due to lack of evidence initially presented in the case. “This gives students the opportunity to learn from living it and seeing it first hand,” said Barb Schrader, organizer of the event. This opportunity gives students an insight into the how the state judicial system is run, allowing them to hear arguments for real cases. During the proceedings, students were able to see how the court system works, hear opposing arguments, see the questioning of attorneys, reasoning and rationale incorporated within the methods of processing a case. “The law piece is good to know,”
said Bransen Lewis, a student who wants to be an investment banker. “I’ve always been interested in learning more about how the system works, so seeing it unfold in front of me … made my mind race.” This is the second time in the Colorado Court has visited Ralston Valley, something Schrader said she finds valuable and hopes to continue. “When they say the word court, students think about lawyers and a jury, but with the Supreme Court, they see the justices there, deciding how the wording of the law is interpreted,” Shrader said. “That type of thinking goes beyond what they see on the television courtroom.” The event was part of the Colorado Courts educational outreach program, Courts in the Community, where the Supreme Court travels to two Colorado high schools, one in the Denver-metro area and one outside, annually. “We want the kids to know and to be able to put a face with the third branch of government and with the judiciary branch so people can have confidence in it,” Boatwright said.
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areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Helping promote College Application Month, Lt. Governor Joe Garcia made a visit to Westminster High School to encourage seniors to send in their applications sooner, rather than later. The Harvard Law School graduate and former Colorado State University — Pueblo president urged students to take their college applications seriously by not wasting any time as they prep for life after high school. “Now is the time to start applying for colleges so you have many options to choose from,” he said. “Don’t wait until August to apply, do it now because by 2020, 74 percent of jobs will require some sort of post-secondary degree.” College Application Month is sponsored by College in Colorado, which was initiated by the Department of Higher Education to promote access to, affordability of and success in higher education for all students. Throughout the month of October, College in Colorado representatives will be traveling to over 20 high schools encouraging seniors to apply to college. The goal is to provide every graduating high school senior with the preparation and opportunity to apply to college, with the help of the resources on CollegeInColorado.org. Executive Director Dawn Taylor Owens said many students aren’t aware or don’t understand how many steps it takes to apply for college. With the help of CollegeInColorado.org, students can see a step-by-step list of tasks needed to apply. “A section of the website breaks down the process into weekly tasks so students won’t feel as overwhelmed and burdened by the thought of applying for college,” she said. “We’re also reinforcing the message that a college education is no longer a luxury its, a necessity, so kids need to apply.” The first step in the process is choosing a school. Through CollegeInColorado.org, students can use a campus matching assistance tool which breaks down schools by a number of categories like distance from
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Changes had to be made. In a month construction for the Olde Town parking garage will begin, but not before a few tweaks to the plan were made. On Sept. 29, the Arvada City Council heard a presentation regarding changes to the Olde Town parking garage. These include the removal of the pedestrian bridge, the addition of more texturized aspects (such as brick, stone, and aluminum cut out screens), a ramped, American Disabilities Association (ADA) approved pedestrian plaza along Vance Street with softscape, and characterized entry ways. According to the Bill Mosher, senior managing director with Trammel Crow Company, the project’s contractor, the changes stem from the environmental impact study (EIS), and were necessary to avoid an increase in both cost and construction time. Mosher explained to create this garage, several historical aspects would have to be reviewed, should they have kept the bridge in the design. By removing the bridge and adding textile designs, he said, has provided the city with a more accessible, suitable garage. “This is a better garage,” Mosher said. “It’s shorter, we pulled it in from the sides, have three elevators and more pedestrian access along the garage — the pedestrian connections are better.” The garage is scheduled to open in summer 2016. “I think that you know you always have to factor in the cost-benefit analysis of what you’re looking at,” said Arvada Mayor, Marc Williams. “And what we’re going to end up with is a transit plaza that has a sense of place and a facility that is going to be very well received by the citizens of Arvada for decades to come.” For more information on the project, visit www.arvadaurbanrenewal.org/urban-renewal-areas/olde-townstation/.
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Teaching the untestable Sylvia was ... eccentric ... but she demanded of her students their best behavior, and she rewarded them for it. In the process, she taught us that to be different — to be exceptional — was a good thing. Fred made his own life a little harder by welcoming students to take on extra work, and then coaching them through it. He made acceleration a desirable and attainable objective. Rebecca was young and energetic, and she matched her students’ enthusiasm with humor and intelligence. She made it cool to get excited about school. Leonard was old school, even at a time when it was all “old school.” But, in the process, he created a safe haven to take risks, to try harder, and then he worked tirelessly to provide opportunities for his students to explore. George was smart, and forceful. But he also challenged students to challenge him, to think on their own, and to stick up for themselves and their ideas. Peggy was brilliant, one of the finest musicians I’ve ever worked with. And she was fierce in her demand that students give nothing less than their very best to create wonderful, artistic moments. Kent was that teacher that you either got, or you didn’t. I got him ... I think. And, in the process, I learned that science is about questioning yourself, making you
prove your own thinking, and, maybe, just maybe, that it is more than a little bit about philosophy. Becky was facile, and passionate. She was the first one who ever proposed the idea that learning was its own reward, regardless of whatever tests may be coming. Diana had a penetrating intellect, and she was adept at cutting through standard student babble. She gave no quarter in her expectation that students be efficient and thorough in their reasoning. This is a list — by no means comprehensive — of the teachers whose influence on my life resonates through time to this day. And, if you look carefully, you’ll notice that not a single one of them taught me how to pass an assessment. Did I learn things from them that would show up on tests some day? Of course. But the lessons that stayed with me are not things that can be measured, not things that can be rewarded or punished by a faceless, name-
less bureaucrat, and not things that are in a curriculum framework. The public schools have been in a bright, hot spotlight for the last several weeks, and a lot of that has centered around a curriculum and its test, both of which are created by faceless, nameless bureaucrats half a continent away. But that’s not the real work of teaching. In fact, the more things that get thrust upon us by faceless, nameless bureaucrats, the harder it seems it is to do the real job of teaching. I know that schools need to be held accountable for their dispensing of a public trust, and I support that. But what seems, more and more, to be the means of that accountability is reducing all the difficult, real work down to a student’s ability to pick the correct circle on a sheet of paper. Students won’t remember that ability, and their lives won’t be changed by it. So, let’s have a passionate, serious, *respectful* debate about that curriculum and what it means for accountability. But let’s not confuse that with the important things that teachers try to do every hour of every school day. They’re not the same thing. Michael Alcorn is a music teacher and fitness instructor who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. He graduated from Alameda High School and the University of Colorado-Boulder.
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A birthday present of perspective My birthday was last week, and I was lucky enough to have been celebrated by family and friends. And like many of us, I paused to reflect on the previous year and look ahead to the next one. In fact, this reflection is the closest I come to resolutions … I don’t do New Year’s resolutions. Sometime in January, I do choose a word for the year rather than goals. (My 2014 word is “persistence,” which was precisely what I’ve needed this year … funny how that happens.) I do, however, think about what’s ahead until my next birthday. A couple of years ago, I decided to lighten the “stuff” in my life – everything from too many plastic containers to items I’ll never use again to stale opinions and long-held petty grievances. I called this effort “365 Days of Divesting” and I liked it so much that I’ve kept up this practice every year. This one wasn’t a milestone birthday as such birthdays are generally considered,
and I’ve never been dismayed about the “number” attached to them. Yet, I do look back before I look ahead: What happened last year that I want to happen again, happen more often, or happen with more intensity? What happened that I wish to avoid in the coming year? What didn’t happen that I’d like to see in the next 12 months? And the most important question: what is my role in all of this? I want to continue to travel, both more
often and with more intensity. The most gratifying aspect of travel for me is the immersion in another culture – even if briefly. I want to represent America to other countries, especially those who don’t know much about Americans or have a distorted view of us. For example, when I told new friends in Thailand five years ago that I was from Denver, they knew about both John Elway and “Dynasty.” I’m proud to claim Elway, of course, but not necessarily the TV fantasy about oil barons. It’s the people I meet who comprise the most gratifying experiences of my travels. Yes, the scenery in Nepal was breathtaking – both the “roof of the world” and the jungles along the border with India. But the story of the Tibetan woman who is living as a refugee in Nepal both enriched my trip and fueled my desire to keep writing for peace. Among the things I’d like to avoid in the next 12 months is changing residences
again, with one caveat: if a move is the result of some intriguing opportunity, I’ll definitely consider it. I’d also like to avoid any more traffic tickets, which, one would reasonably assume, is in my control. I can also turn “things I want avoid” into “things I want to do,” such as getting more exercise, eating healthy, and getting to bed on time, although I must admit that Jimmy Fallon keeps me up too late. On the other hand, I am laughing more and that’s always a good thing. The “what didn’t happen” category is always a little harder … as well as the one with the most potential. I’ll let you know how it turns out – this time next year! Andrea Doray is a writer who serves as board member for the international organization “Writing for Peace,” and who believes this is one of her most important activities for the coming year. Contact her at a.doray@andreadoray.com.
Maybe that wasn’t a wrong turn after all During a business trip this past week with my associates, we found ourselves in North Carolina and relying heavily upon our GPS system for directions. And with today’s technology it is really almost impossible to get lost, unless of course we are either honest about our own operator errors, or fall victim to that relentless and somewhat irritating message: “Recalculating route.” As we were returning to the hotel from our meeting, and admittedly only one exit away from our destination, we began a riveting discussion about golf. Well, truth be told, our golf games are anything but riveting, but I digress. We were distracted just enough to miss our exit, and you guessed it, the next sound we heard was: “Recalculating route.” Our instruction was to take the next left turn and make a U-turn onto the highway back towards the previous exit. As we made the transition into the left lane and waited for an opportunity to open up so that we could merge back into
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The two committees, which already include teachers and content specialists, will now report directly to the school board. The committee meetings are required to be open to the public. Seen as a “compromise” between the board and the district, the changes were made to address student, board and community concerns, and moved away from Williams original language about not presenting “objectionable” material. “I think it’s a great compromise,” Williams said. “My goal of having citizen input and taxpayer input into what they’re actually paying for — our children’s education — it’s great; it was a great compromise. All of my goals were achieved.” It’s unclear if the reconfigured committees will review the AP U.S. History curriculum. “I think there’s potential either way (with the committees). The problem with this board though is it lost a lot of respect in the community that they can actually act in an open and transparent manner,” said Michael Clark, a community member who voted for the majority last November. “People would rather trust Mr. (Dan) McMinimee and even the district staff because of how much respect they lost in the board.” The lack of compromise and collaboration among the board was mentioned by both minority members, Jill Fellman and Lesley Dahlkemper, who saw McMinimee’s proposal as a stepping stone to collaboration, but ultimately voted against it, noting it was received on Thursday morning, less than 12 hours prior to the meeting. “Once again, we’re breaking board policy,” Dahlkemper said. “It’s simple, this is yet another example of when an issue has
traffic, we all looked ahead at the same time and noticed a sign indicating that we were also at the entrance to the Billy Graham Library. My associate and great friend John, who happened to be driving at the time, looked around the car and asked if we should check it out. An instant and unanimous “yes” easily rose above the “recalculating route” message as we drove straight across the highway and into the parking lot of the Billy Graham Library. Now I would venture a guess that 80 percent if not 90 percent of everyone reading this
come to the board — what’s the rush?” Since Sept. 18, the district has seen the absence of more than 128 teachers resulting in the closure of four district high schools, and a six-day streak of Jeffco students protests — the largest and longest protest in Jeffco history, according to district staff. “I appreciate the fact that they were able to discuss and collaborate somewhat but overall I’m still very disappointed,” said Thomas Sizemore, a Lakewood High School junior who spoke during the meeting. “They used the advantage of a 3-2 vote to, once again, pass something I don’t believe should have passed.” Prior to the decision, the board heard nearly three hours of public comment, where 30 individuals spoke in favor, and more than 80 spoke against the committee. Following the decision, several community members showed their discontent by asking for the board majority’s resignation. “I’m very disappointed and kind of insulted,” said Ashlyn Maher, a senior at Chatfield Senior High School and student leader. ”Even though they stated that they heard us they didn’t listen to us.” McMinimee later sent out a statement saying more details on the revisions will be presented at the Oct. 16 board of education meeting. While many opposed the decision, several student leaders appreciated the compromise, but were disappointed in the vote and wished Williams would have withdrawn her original proposal. “We think it’s definitely a possibility for everyone to collaborate on this decision,” Sizemore said. “We just really want something that works well for everyone involved, and that’s very hard to get thought out and received well.”
column knows who Billy Graham is. But just for those who are unaware, I encourage you to check out the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association and the Billy Graham Library at www.billygrahamlibrary.org. Now here’s the real deal with this week’s column. We were scrambling, busy, running a frenetic pace, traveling from city to city, and in a rush to get back to the hotel in time to do more work. Our missed exit and wrong turn slowed us down just enough to take us on an unscheduled detour and spend time in one of the most peaceful and truly inspiring places any of us has ever experienced. And as I share this story with you, I am reminded of the other similar situations and experiences where I found myself on the road less traveled that brought me to an ocean, a park, a river, or some place or location that was unintended but ended up being the absolute right destination at that moment in my life. You know what I mean, don’t you? We
try to map or plan out our routes in life to keep up with the rush and crush of everything happening around us. And then just when we think we have it figured out or maybe just feel like we are finally catching up to where we think we need to be at this time of our life or where others think we need to be, we miss our exit, make a potentially wrong turn, and then magically and wonderfully find ourselves exactly where we need to be at that time. Is there a peaceful and inspiring place you need to find? Are you ready and open to missing your exit, taking a wrong turn that just may take you to that place? I would love to hear all about it at gotonorton@gmail.com, and when you miss that next exit, it just might be a better than good week. Michael Norton is a Colorado resident, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
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Mary McPeek Goodlin 71 of Arvada, CO Retired Owner of McPeek Cleaners in Golden, CO died Monday in Lakewood, CO. She was born in Frankfort, Kentucky to Burl and Lexie (Reece) McPeek. Mary was preceded in death by her father Burl McPeek and brother Jack McPeek. She is survived by her mother Lexie McPeek of Wheat Ridge, husband William B. Goodlin, son William P. Haggard, daughter Lisa
Sauer, stepdaughter Joy Goodlin, brothers John A. McPeek and Ron McPeek. She was a loving daughter, wife, mother and sister. Funeral Service 11:00 AM Monday, September 29, 2014 Mount Vernon Event Center 17173 Mount Vernon Road Golden, CO 80401 Visitation 1 hour prior to service. Graveside Service following (across the street) at Golden Cemetery. A reception will be held back at Mount Vernon Event Center.
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Backing refuges so worthwhile One of the best investments and expenditures our federal government can pursue is the National Wildlife Refuge System (NWRS). The national debt is a major issue, but should spending continue at the current level, I would hope the NWRS is the recipient of its fair share of those dollars, and conversely does not take the brunt of federal agency cutbacks. Studies show the wildlife refuge system, unlike most federal programs and agencies, pays its own way and even generates income. For example the Banking on Nature Report, commissioned by the US Fish & Wildlife Service actually documents a return of over $5 for every $1 Congress provides in Federal dollars. And one very obvious factor, too often ignored, is money going to the NWRS has a multitude of benefits for government and people. The approximately 550 national wildlife refuges provide a natural “environments” for kids and families to learn and explore, they are “home” to countless species of wildlife and bird species, they create natural no cost or minimal costs “open spaces” for cities and counties and they maintain and preserve plant life and “water resources” essential for all creatures of the earth, certainly including man. Metro area citizens are fortunate to have three such refuges easily accessible to individuals, children, families, class rooms, nature photographers and of course wildlife and bird species we might otherwise lose to lack of home and habitat for the wild creatures. The Jefferson County communities have Two Ponds National Wildlife Refuge at 9210 W. 80th Avenue in Arvada; the Adams County Commerce City area enjoys the
vast 17,000 acre Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge and Westminster, Northern Jefferson County and City and County of Broomfield have the 5,000 acre fledgling Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge to look to for outdoors enjoyment. Two Ponds NWR and Rocky Mountain NWR are well established refuges and receiving annual Federal government funding. Rocky Flats NWR is feeling the brunt of budget deficits and unwillingness of the President and Congress to provide needed money to initiate the completed and federally approved Comprehensive Conservation Plan, or master plan for development. A reminder by our communities to our Congressional Delegation of the need for funds at Rocky Flats can help generate political interest in this new developing refuge. The Banking on Nature report shows that on a nationwide basis, the NWR system generates nearly $3 billion in local sales; welcomes nearly 47 million visitors annual; creates more than 35,000 jobs in communities resulting in approximately $795 million in job income and generates about $345 million in local, state and federal tax revenue. The concern today is with the current trend of the President and Congress to expand social programs
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and cut USFW Service budgets, NWR will see a loss of personnel, public programs, conservation of land and the protection of wildlife. All that the NWR system brings to enrich our lives is not a distant value it is something we can enjoy right here in Colorado, in the Denver Metro Area often right in our neighborhood. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR near Commerce City, the Two Ponds NWR in Arvada and the emerging Rocky Flats NWR in northwest Jefferson County are close and we all can enjoy with they offer. The Rocky Mountain Arsenal NWR today offers a wide variety of programs in October and the winter months. Consider taking the short drive to the refuge for a waterfowl identification class, hiking to
see migrating birds, see the growing herd of iconic American bison, take part in the annual refuge amateur photo contest, visit the discovery room in the new visitors center. At Two Ponds NWR offer to volunteer on Tuesdays to improve habitat, trails and sites for both wildlife and for the viewing public, and on the third Tuesdays each month participate in the Home School Habitat program that provides experiential learning opportunities outside the classroom for families and students. Call 303-289-0930 for more information and to register for any of these fun and learning programs at the three refuges. Outdoors writer Ron Hellbusch can be reached at Ron-Hellbusch@comcast.net.
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oing to the circus is one of the oldest forms of family entertainment around, and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey has been bringing mystery and wonder to all corners of the country for nearly a century. The touring company is stopping by the Denver Coliseum, 4600 Humboldt St., Oct. 9-13 to present its latest show, “Legends.” Show times are 7 p.m. on Oct. 9, 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 10, 11 a.m., 3 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Oct. 11, 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Oct. 12 and 7 p.m. on Oct. 13. “The best thing we do is make a child smile,” said exotic animal trainer Vicki Zsilak. “Ringling brings different shows to audiences every year, so it’s exciting to show them something new.” “Legends” features performers from all over the globe, who use feats of daring, spectacles of strength and thrills of wonder to bring to life creatures that have long drifted through myth — the unicorn, Pegasus and even a woolly mammoth. Zsilak said the show features horse riding, bikers in a globe of steel and flying trapeze artists, in addition to dozens of other features. Zsilak is a third-generation performer from Hungary, who was raised in a circus family. Her grandparents performed a
slack wire act in addition to being jugglers and her parents met while touring with Ringling Bros. in the 1960s. She said she received her training both from her parents and from the Hungary School of Arts, but found that it was her connection to animals that cemented her place in the circus. “I started with horseback juggling and started WHAT: Ringling Bros. and Barnum & taking care of the aniBailey present “Legends” mals. That’s where I met WHERE: Denver Coliseum my husband,” Zsilak said. 4600 Humboldt St., Denver “Since then I’ve worked WHEN: Oct. 9 - 7 p.m. with all kinds of exotic Oct. 10 - 11 a.m., 7 p.m. animals in our shows.” Oct. 11 - 11 a.m., 3 p.m., 7 p.m. In “Legends” she will be Oct. 12 - 1 p.m., 5 p.m. presenting goats, llamas, Oct. 12 - 7 p.m. ponies and two kangaroos. COST: Tickets start at $16.50 Ticket holders who want INFORMATION: www.ringling.com a chance to meet the per-
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formers and the animals now have a chance an hour and a half before the show starts. Families can come to the arena floor and talk to the performers, take photos and see some of the animals up close. “That’s the most exciting part for us, to meet our audience,” Zsilak said. Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey claimed for years it’s “The Greatest Show on Earth” and Zsilak said “Legends” lives up to the hype. “It’s an incredible show for all ages,” she said. “It’s an honor for me to be a part of this and get to travel to so many cities. The best part is that for two and a half hours we get to help people forget about their problems.” For more information visit www.ringling.com.
October is reminder of disease fight October reminds those of us who are breast cancer survivors how lucky we are for having lived through the journey. Ours is a sorority we never wanted to join. But we did unwillingly and lived to tell it. For me, a multi-year survivor (it’s funny that I no longer remember how many years), October is also a month to support breast cancer patients who are on the path to survival through donating to a charity. My wish in October, and the rest of the year, is for a cure in my lifetime that will annihilate this insidious disease.
Rich Grant bids adieu
Rich Grant, Denver’s biggest booster who’s worked at Visit Denver for nearly 35 years, has finally set a retirement date — Dec. 31, his 35th anniversary with the Convention and Visitors Bureau. “It’s been a wild and truly wonderful ride, and I had the great privilege of working with the best communications team ever assembled: Deborah Park, Sarah Welch, Katie Adamson Converse, Shannon Dexheimer, Meredith Mirrington, Jennifer Elving Asbury, Angela Berardino, Carrina Waneka, Jill McGranahan, Joy Long Meadows, Andrea Burns, Diane Bechamps, Kim Farin and Carolyn Livingston,” Grant posted on his Facebook page Tuesday. “And of course, it’s been great working with (CEO) Richard Scharf and the rest of the amazing Visit Denver team. I’ll still be around consulting. And I imagine there might be a retirement party in the future. Or two. Or three. Cheers!” Grant has been toying with his retirement date for months, but settled on his 35th work anniversary and his 65th birthday as the right time. “When I discovered there were 12 new breweries in Denver that I hadn’t been to, I realized — I don’t have enough free time!” he said. I have worked and cocktail-partied with Grant during my 21 years as a Denver-based journalist. Grant, indeed, is Denver’s biggest booster even when he’s trying to convince me that a story that really isn’t a story deserves front-page attention. He’s been a staunch supporter of our fair city, and will be sorely missed.
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Above, Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey will bring its world-famous show — animals and all — to the Denver Coliseum Oct. 9 through 13.At left, ringmaster Jonathan Lee Iverson welcomes audiences members to the “Legends” production which will be in Denver. Photos courtesy of Field Entertainment
Oakwood Homes opened the fourth annual Denver St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway house to the public on Oct. 4 in Green Valley Ranch, and attendees can enter free for a chance to win a $10,000 shopping spree at Furniture Row. The house will be open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and from noon to 5 p.m. Sundays through Nov. 9. The house, which was built and donated by Colorado-based Oakwood Homes, is valued at approximately $500,000. This house features four bedrooms, two and a half baths, a three-car garage and many upgrades including stainless steel appliances, a morning bar and fireplace in the master suite, hardwood floors and much more. Other prizes include a 2015 Lincoln MKC valued at more than $33,000, courtesy of Landmark Lincoln, Sill TerHar Lincoln and Lincoln Motor Company, as well as many other high-end prizes. “This project allows us to do what we Parker continues on Page 23
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Governor sticks with different drum Hickenlooper says unusual approach isn’t indecision By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com John Hickenlooper doesn’t worry about whether people “get” him. His “aw, shucks,” nerd-like personality and his imperfect — and sometimes meandering — way of speaking are a far cry from anything that resembles a polished, focus-group-driven politician. Through three elections, the quirky Hickenlooper brand has resonated with voters, as evidenced by a landslide win for governor in 2010, and before that, two decisive victories in Denver mayoral races. But it is that same style that has left him wide open for political attacks. He has be-
one of the reasons why people like me run for office. I think people deserve more.” Hickenlooper has heard the criticism before. But as he enters the final stretch of a tight re-election campaign against former Congressman Bob Beauprez, he prefers to talk about his economic record as governor. There is no question that the economy has gained steam and jobs have been created under his watch. And he largely received praised for his response to crises that made national headlines, such as the Aurora theater shooting, wildfires and last year’s statewide flooding. But Hickenlooper’s own words haven’t done him any favors this campaign. Sometimes when the governor speaks, the result is reminiscent of the Grateful Dead during an off night — the trademark style is there, but it will sometimes run off
‘I sit there and look back over the past four years (and) I think during all the significant issues, I think we made the right decisions.’ John Hickenlooper, Colorado governor come fodder for Republican press releases that blast the governor as being a wishywashy failed leader who struggles while deciding over a breakfast menu, much less over areas of public policy. “Obviously, I’m a different kind of politician, but that’s what most people said they wanted,” said Hickenlooper during a recent one-on-one interview with Colorado Community Media from inside his reelection campaign office in Denver’s Lower Highland neighborhood. “They said they’re sick of the same old talking head who gets up in there in a robotic fashion and says the same platitudes that we’ve heard for a million years. That’s
the rails, leaving those listening scratching their heads. His decision last year to grant a reprieve to death-row inmate Nathan Dunlap — who killed four people inside an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993 — was met with confusion and criticism. And in television interviews this year, the governor said that he has moved away from being a supporter of the death penalty (he told voters in 2010 that he was in favor of capital punishment). And he suggested during a CNN interview that clemency for Dunlap may still end up being an option. The Hickenlooper campaign has said he was responding to a
Denver Mayor John Hickenlooper at a perss event opening Invesco Field for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Photo by Julian Russell hypothetical question and maintains that Dunlap will die in prison. Also this year, the governor caused a stir over remarks on gun-control legislation that he gave to a group of sheriffs meeting in Aspen. There, he apologized to lawmen for not better including them in the legislative process that led to him signing measures into law that created universal back-
ground checks on gun sales and banned high-capacity ammunition magazines. Those measure were opposed by the majority of sheriffs in the state, many of whom were onetime plaintiffs in an unsuccessful lawsuit against the new laws. Hickenlooper continues on Page 15
Challenger highlights leadership issue Beauprez doubles down on tough approach By Vic Vela
vvela@coloradocommunitymedia.com It seems appropriate that a guy who likes to play in the dirt is involved in politics — a business where a lot of mud gets slung. Yes, Bob Beauprez is a former congressman and the Republican nominee for governor, but he is also a bison rancher and an avid gardener who likes getting his hands dirty. “I am obsessive about the condition of our yard and garden and all that,” Beau-
While Beauprez hammers away at Hickenlooper on a number of issues — gun control, the death penalty and hydraulic fracturing, just to name a few — he is also out to prove the late F. Scott Fitzgerald wrong, that there are indeed second acts in American lives. Beauprez lost badly to Bill Ritter in a 2006 gubernatorial bid where he never recovered from the “Both Ways Bob” label that was pinned on him by a fellow Republican in the primary field. It would be a quite a comeback story if Beauprez unseats Hickenlooper, especially in a state that has been trending Democratic in recent elections and where voters rarely have an appetite to vote out an incumbent governor. Hickenlooper is also
‘...This isn’t about who you want to go have a beer with or shoot a game of pool with. This is about who can lead this state.’ Bob Beauprez, Colorado gubernatorial candidate prez said during a recent one-on-one interview with Colorado Community Media. “I love playing in the dirt. I love plants and fussing with them and the beauty of them.” When Beauprez isn’t tending to his plants, he is on the campaign trail trying to plant the seed in the minds of voters that Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper is a failed leader who should be voted out of office. “He has this obsession with collaborating; wants to talk everything through, forever,” Beauprez said of Hickenlooper. “He can’t make a decision, and he won’t make a decision.”
backed by an economy that has grown stronger and created jobs on his watch. But Beauprez believes voters now have the appetite to oust a governor who won his seat in a landslide in 2010 and whose personality has both endeared him to supporters and irked his detractors. Beauprez spent the entire summer blasting Hickenlooper for “failing to lead” on the issue of the death penalty, having been highly critical of the governor’s decision to grant a reprieve to death-row inmate Nathan Dunlap, who killed four people at an Aurora Chuck E. Cheese’s restaurant in 1993. Beauprez said Hickenlooper should
Bob Beauprez is a former congressman and the Republican nominee for governor. Courtesy photo have either chosen to go forward with the execution or grant clemency, rather than taking a middle road. Beauprez has also hammered away at Hickenlooper for his handling of issues surrounding hydraulic fracturing. Beauprez has been critical of the governor’s
creation of a fracking task force that is charged with providing lawmakers with recommendations on oil and gas drilling issues. Beauprez continues on Page 15
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Those are a few examples of what has led to a lambasting of Hickenlooper over his “indecisiveness” and “failed leadership” on the part of Beauprez and the rest of the Republican Party. “Where have I been indecisive?” Hickenlooper said. “Nathan Dunlap? The (Colorado) Constitution gives you three choices: Execution, clemency or a reprieve. We chose reprieve two months before the decision was made.” “And background checks ... I did say I wish we had gone and allowed the other side a greater opportunity to discuss, but I never went back on the decision.”
No to negative ads Hickenlooper said his political opponents are “looking for anything they can
Beauprez Continued from Page 14
Beauprez believes the oil and gas industry is already over-regulated and that Hickenlooper’s fielding of a commission is a yet another example of his “kicking the can down the road” approach to governing. “At some point he crossed a line of ‘I just want to get along and make everybody happy,’ to ‘Where do you want to take us and how do you want us to get there?’” “Lead,” Beauprez said of Hickenlooper.
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Beauprez is not afraid to attack, either through political ads or on the debate stage. But some in the media have recently wondered whether Beauprez risks coming across as being too rigid — or even mean. A Denver Post article described Beauprez’s performance during a Sept. 30 debate the newspaper hosted as “practiced and polished — if sometimes stern in his conservative views ...” Left-leaning columnist Mike Littwin of the Colorado Independent said Beauprez came across as angry and bully-like during an Oct. 3 debate in Pueblo. “There’s a very thin line between being aggressive and, well, being a jerk,” Litwick wrote. During a tense moment of the debate, Beauprez was criticized by Hickenlooper for seeming to invoke the 2013 murder of De-
get” to defeat him, while ignoring his accomplishments. The governor said he is proud of his work during the flooding that ravaged many parts of the state last year. While rain was wreaking havoc, the governor held a meeting with Colorado Department of Transportation administrators, during which he urged them to reopen roads around Lyons and Estes Park more than a month ahead of the time they believed was possible. Had those roads not reopened when they did, Hickenlooper believes businesses in those small towns would have shut down. “We made that decision in 48 hours while the rain was still falling — and we did it,” he said. “That’s indecision?” In spite of a barrage of attack ads that target him, Hickenlooper sticks to the promise he made to voters years ago — that his campaign would never run a negative ad.
“Sure it works,” Hickenlooper said of negative campaigning. “If all you care about is winning one short-term election, sure, go out and have a field day; load the cannons and fire off the missiles.” “But, at the end of the election, after all those negative ads, no one is satisfied ... Whoever the winner is, there’s so many negative ads against them, they are going to have a hard time leading.” Hickenlooper said he doesn’t regret any decision he’s made in office. And he points to an economy that has been among the best in the nation in many post-recession categories. The Business Insider website ranks Colorado’s economy tops in the nation. And Forbes magazine recently listed the state among the best states for businesses. However, other economic models show the rest of the state lagging behind the strengthening Denver metro area’s economy with median household incomes decreasing over the last seven years.
Still, Hickenlooper believes his stewardship has helped the state move in a stronger economic direction. “I sit there and look back over the past four years (and) I think during all the significant issues, I think we made the right decisions,” he said. Hickenlooper said this is “probably” his last political campaign and that he has “no intention” of running for national office. Hickenlooper said he never imagined that he would be running a re-election campaign for governor while he was opening the Wynkoop Brewery in lower downtown Denver in 1988, Colorado’s first brewpub and microbrewery. “If you would have talked to me even in 1998, I would have said, ‘No way. Why would I do that? Those guys get attacked,’” he said of running for political office. “Can you really make a difference? Is it really worth the sacrifice? Well, it turns out you really can make a difference. And in my opinion it was worth the sacrifice.”
partment of Corrections chief Tom Clements. Clements was murdered outside of his Black Forest home, allegedly by Evan Ebel, an inmate who had been in solitary confinement just days before he was paroled. Beauprez asked Hickenlooper: “What do you have to say to women who are widows who have orphans because of parolees that you have let out of state correction direct from solitary confinement?” Hickenlooper blasted Beauprez’s comments. “For you to make his murder part of a political gambit, I think is reprehensible,” the governor said. Beauprez — who did not specifically mention Clements during the exchange — made no apologies about his comments when asked them during his interview with Colorado Community Media. “It’s true,” Beauprez said as he leaned over the table for emphasis. Beauprez cited a 2013 Denver Post article that reported that 110 parolees were let directly out of solitary confinement and onto the streets in a single year. As for whether people think he comes across as prickly, Beauprez said, “I take the job seriously.” “Most people that know me know that I’m a pretty good grandpa, that I’m a pretty good dad. I’ve been a very good husband, so I’ve got that side to me as well,” he said. “But this isn’t about who you want to go have a beer with or shoot a game of pool with. This is about who can lead this state.” Beauprez, who is pro-life, has also been
on the defensive on women’s issues of late. Although abortion and contraception topics have played a big role in Colorado’s U.S. Senate race, they only became a focal point in the campaign when Beauprez said during a Denver Post debate that intrauterine devices (IUDs) are abortifacients, meaning a drug that causes abortions. Beauprez’s view is not backed by the Federal Drug Administration, which classifies the device as one that prevents pregnancies, not ends them. Beauprez told Colorado Community Media that he believes women should use whatever birth control they want, “but I don’t
think taxpayers ought to be funding that.” Beauprez said that when Hickenlooper and Democrats try to attack Republicans on issues like abortion and birth control, they are guilty of trying “to change the subject.” “People are so hungry for people to address the real issues in this campaign, but (Democrats) don’t want to talk about it,” he said. With voters set to receive mail ballots soon, it is hard for Beauprez or any other office-seeker to get away from politics. When he does, Beauprez likes to retreat to his bison ranch, time away that he said is “almost like therapy.”
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THEATER SHOW
Arndt Gallery at Red Rocks Community College in Lakewood. The exhibit is free and open to the public. The society is a group of 30 artists from the Foothills Art Center, where they rent space and paint together once a week. The group was formed 10 years ago with the name Painted Toe Society suggested by a member who often splattered paint onto his toes while working on a large canvas. The gallery is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, and 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
EVENTS
PERFORMANCE NOW THEATRE COMPANY presents “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” from Friday, Oct. 10, to Sunday, Oct. 19, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Six awkward spelling champions learn that winning (and losing) isn’t everything. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets are available at www.performancenow.org or by calling 303-987-7845.
NATURE ASSOCIATION SEED PICKS JEFFERSON COUNTY NATURE ASSOCIATION will have its annual Seed Picks 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, and Saturday, Oct. 25. Reservations required by Thursday, Oct. 9, for the Oct. 11 pick, and by Thursday, Oct. 23, for the Oct. 25 pick. Contact Jean Tate, djt_co@yahoo.com (add “JCNA” in the subject). All picks will be done on the Rocky Flats National Wildlife Refuge, where pickers will see a lovely prairie that is normally closed to the public. OCTOBERFEST LUNCHEON COLORADO CHRISTIAN WOMEN’S CONNECTION will have its Octoberfest Luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303-985-2458 for reservations. GREEN CHILI COOK-OFF
THEATER/FILM ‘DIARY OF ANNE FRANK’
CHANGE THE FUTURE OF HUNGER ARVADA FOOD BANK presents its first Top Hats and Ball Caps
fall celebration and fundraiser 6-11 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11 at Lamar Street Center, 5889 Lamar St., Arvada. Tickets include dinner and a free drink. Evening begins with cocktails made special for the event. Tickets available at www.arvadacfb/hats or by calling 720-4376394.
COLORADO ACTS PRESENTS a community production of “The Diary of Anne Frank,” at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Oct. 10-11, and Oct. 17-18. A special matinee performance is at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. For tickets and more information, go to www. coloradoacts.org or call 303-456-6772. The theater is at 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Show contains mature content; it may not be suitable for children younger than 10. ‘BRIGHT IDEAS’ THE EVERGREEN PLAYERS present “Bright Ideas” from Friday, Oct. 17, to Nov. 9, at Center Stage, 27608 Fireweed Drive, Evergreen. Some parents will stop at nothing to get their children into the “right” preschool. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Call 303-674-4934 or go to www.evergreenplayers.org. ‘BURIED CHILD’ THE EDGE THEATER presents “Buried Child” from Friday, Oct. 17, to Nov. 16, at 1560
Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Shelly is charmed by Vince’s farm house until she meets his crazy family. Show times are 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 6 p.m, Sunday. (No show on Sunday, Nov. 2.) Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com.
WITTY THEATER SHOW MINERS ALLY PLAYHOUSE presents “Dylan
Went Electric” through Sunday, Oct. 19, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. Witty and eccentric characters explore the truth of their life and times in this production. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays, 6 p.m. Sundays, and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 19. For tickets and more information, go to www.minersalley.com or call 303-935-3044.
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COUNTRY FAIR GARDEN CENTER, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, offers a fairy garden workshop at 10 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. A fairy garden is a miniature garden complete with structures and actual living plants. It is designed to give your green thumb a place to tend year-round and to lure fairies and with them, good luck, to your home. The design and components are limited only by your imagination. All ages welcome; adult supervision required for children under the age of 12. Call 303-209-4394 to reserve your spot and for cost information. Go to www.countryfairgarden.com.
KILLER DWARFS and Kickin Valentina perform at the annual Rock Festival preparty to WolfFest at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Buffalo Rose, 1119 Washington Ave., Golden. Go to www.holdmyticket.com/event/170626.
PENCE PARK TRAIL CONSTRUCTION, REROUTE
EPISCOPAL CHURCH of St. John Chrysostom Golden will have a short outdoor Blessing of the Animals service at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, followed by coffee, juice and doughnuts. All animals are welcome and must be on leashes or in their carriers/ containers. In case of inclement weather, bring a photo of your pet and the service will be inside. St. John’s is at 13151 W. 28th Ave. Contact the church with any questions 303279-2760 or visit www.stjohngolden.org for directions.
VOLUNTEERS FOR OUTDOOR COLORADO will work to
preserve Pence Park 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11. Sections of the Evergreen park’s trail are steep and have been severely eroded. Volunteers will realign the sections of trail to prevent erosion and further degradation of the trail and surrounding habitat. Learn more and register at www.voc.org/project/pence-park-trail-construction-and-reroute-0 or call 303-715-1010. Free to participate; no experience necessary; minimum age: 12. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided.
SWING BAND CONCERT SENTIMENTAL SOUNDS Swing Band will return to the D Note from 4-6 p.m. Satur-
day, Oct. 11 to play your favorites from the Big Band era as well as other popular musical genre. There is no cover charge, and everyone is welcome.
BLESSING OF THE ANIMALS
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCE AUGUSTANA ARTS and Musica Sacra Chamber Orchestra present “Respighi: Three Botticelli Pictures, Dvorák & Ravel,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 17 at Colorado Christian University Music Center, 9200 W. Ellsworth, Lakewood. Insights pre-concert chat hosted by David Rutherford at 7 p m. Free to ticket holders. Call 303-388-4962 or go to www. augustanaarts.org. THE LOST TRIBE CONCERT CONGREGATION B’NAI Chaim, a Reform Jewish Synagogue in southwest Metro Denver, presents The Lost Tribe concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Hal Aqua and The Lost Tribe play nouveau klezmer music, an exuberant musical experience, rooted firmly in traditional Jewish modes and melodies and driven by contemporary rhythms and danceable grooves. See www.bnaichaim.org for ticket information and directions. SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEASON OPENER
WRITING CONFERENCE WOMEN WRITING THE WEST is celebrating its 20th anniversary
by “Coming Home” to its Denver area birthplace Thursday, Oct. 16, to Sunday, Oct. 19 at the Golden Hotel and the Table Mountain Inn. The 2014 conference is an opportunity for Denver area authors to take their writing to the next level, along with some of Colorado’s favorite authors. Contact Joyce Lohse, WWW1@LohseWorks.com. Registration information is available at www.womenwritingthewest.org.
THE JEFFERSON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA kicks off its 62nd concert season Sunday, Oct. 19, with a concert featuring Colorado’s favorite mezzo soprano Marcia Ragonetti. The concert is at 3 p.m. at the Green Center, Colorado School of Mines Campus, 16th and Cheyenne streets in Golden. Tickets available at www.jeffsymphony.org, by calling 303-278-4237, visiting the Jefferson Symphony office at 1204 Washington Street, Golden, CO 80401, or at the door before the concert.
ART PAINTED TOE EXHIBIT THE PAINTED TOE SOCIETY exhibit runs through Friday, Oct. 24 at the Susan K.
COUNTRY FAIR GARDEN CENTER, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada, plans its inaugural fall fest and green chili cook-off from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18. Sample some green chili recipes from staff and customers. You will be the judge. Activities include a scavenger hunt, a kids coloring station and more. Tasting will begin at 11 a.m. and awards will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Email anneked@hardyboyplant.com to enter your chili. Go to www.countryfairgarden.com.
HEALTH/WELLNESS BALANCE YOUR ENERGY LEARN TO BALANCE your Energy Bodies is presented from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 16 at The Cloisters, 2103 S. Wadsworth Blvd.; cost is $10. For information, contact heartpulse@att.net.
EDUCATION DINOSAUR DISCOVERY DAY THE FRIENDS OF DINOSAUR RIDGE celebrates Dinosaur Discovery Day: National Fossil Day and Girl Scout Day, along with National Archaeology Day, 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 11, at 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. Check out the fossils on Dinosaur Ridge as guides show you the dinosaur bones and footprints. Hands-on activities at the Visitor Center include gold panning, dinosaur track painting, and fossil sifting. Girl Scouts must register through the Girl Scouts of Colorado at www.girlscoutsofcolorado. org/events/2429. Contact Amber at amber_cain@dinoridge.org or 303-697-3466 ext. 107. THE BIBLE EXPLORED WHETHER THE BIBLE is real, reliable and relevant will be discussed at Lifetree Café at noon and 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 5675 Field St., Arvada. The Lifetree event, titled “The Bible: Real? Relevant? Reliable?” features a filmed interview with Eugene Peterson, author of the best-selling The Message. Contact Polly Wegner at 303-424-4454 or pwegner@ peacelutheran.net. MUSIC TEACHER’S MEETING FOOTHILLS MUSIC TEACHER’S ASSOCIATION will have its monthly meeting from 9:30-11:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15 at Bear Valley Church, 10001 W. Jewell Ave., Lakewood. The program will be “Transitioning Out of Methods” and “Memorization” and will be presented by Sara McDaniel. The association is open to members in Denver and surrounding areas.
FROM TREES TO HONEYBEES LEARN WAYS to play with your kids in nature 8:30-10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Workshop is a two-day workshop, and you must attend both days. Are your children nuts about nature, or do you want ideas to get your children outside. Come participate in the nationally acclaimed Environmental Experiences for Early Childhood from Project Learning Tree. Parents of children between the ages of 2½ to 6 years old, should accompany their child to participate in two classes full of engaging nature based activities and information. Parents will receive an activity guide book and companion music CD. Snack and take home crafts are also included. Call 303-278-8822 for more information or to register by check. Go to www.coloradoplt.org. LINFIELD COLLEGE REPRESENTATIVE TO VISIT STEPHANIE WYATT, assistant director of admission from Linfield College, will visit high schools to meet with students and parents to discuss admission requirements, course offerings and financial aid offered through the college. The college is one hour south of Portland and offers 40 majors and three undergraduate degrees. Wyatt’s visits will be Thursday, Oct. 16: Lakewood High School (11 a.m.); Golden High School (12:30 p.m.); and Evergreen High School (2 p.m.). SALES TAX WORKSHOPS COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE offers workshops on sales tax law fundamentals 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 16 and Tuesday, Oct. 28, in Lakewood. The workshops are open to the public and offer information on common sales tax topics to help businesses comply with Colorado tax law. Registration is required. Go to www. TaxSeminars.state.co.us. Workshop is for Colorado businesses who want to learn the basics, and for tax and accounting professionals who consult with Colorado clients on sales taxes. This class is recommended as an introductory course for individuals with no prior sales tax knowledge or as a basic refresher.
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Lakewood no match for perfect Ralston Valley Pretty good Tigers’ team has been touch luck losers this season By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com ARVADA - Ralston Valley kept its perfect record intact in a near perfect 47-14 victory over Lakewood Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex. The Mustangs improved to 6-0 and 3-0 in league play by routing a quality Tigers team in a game that said more about how good Ralston Valley has become this season as opposed to Lakewood struggling. The Tigers simply stood no chance against a Ralston Valley team that has been on a mission since losing to Valor Christian in the state playoffs last season. Lakewood senior Jacob Romero caught a 24-yard touchdown in the second quarter but the Mustangs would take a 25-8 lead into halftime after Ralston Valley senior running back Andrew Wingard repeatedly gashed the Tigers’ defense. And after three straight outstanding efforts that ended in losses for Lakewood the team may have ran out of gas against the Mustangs. The Tigers fell to 2-4 (0-4 in league) and have now lost four straight games after starting the season with back-to-back wins. Lakewood has been the victim of tough luck over the losing streak, with three previous losses coming from a total of nine points — two by a single point. But maybe Lakewood’s struggles should have been expected considering the team is being led by first year head coach Jeff Braun who replaced Mark Robinson who
Lakewood came out looking like a team on a mission but they ended up no match for still undefeated Ralston Valley and its stout defense which you can see lurking in the photo. The Mustangs beat up on the Tigers 47-14 Thursday at North Area Athletic Complex. Photo by Dan Williams
led the program for eight years. Braun has done a good job in his first season but if Lakewood wants to start competing with Ralston Valley and Pomona he will need to teach his Tigers to close out games better.
Lakewood will play Mullen Thursday at 6 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium. Ralston Valley is proving to be one of the most complete teams in the state with its impressive start to the season. The Mustangs have scored at least 38 points in all
six of their games this season. In addition, Ralston Valley’s defense has give up more than 14 points only once this season. The Mustangs will play Bear Creek Friday at 7 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium.
Alameda an offensive monster Highlights: Golden, Wheat Ridge win again; Pomona pounds Bear Creek By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - All-of-the-sudden offensive powerhouse Alameda put up another big number, beating Denver West 60-19 Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. The Pirates (4-2) improved to 3-1 in league as the team scored at least 56 points for the fourth time this season. Alameda, who hasn’t finished over .500 on over 10 seasons, looks like they have found some magic this season. The Pirates four victories this season (and counting) is the most wins the school has had since 2006. Alameda will play Manual Friday at 7 p.m. at All-City Field. Pomona still too much for Bears Bear Creek is much improved this season and has become a force in 5A Jeffco. But they were still no match for Pomona who routed Bear Creek 41-14 Friday at Jeffco Stadium. The Panthers flex their muscles against a Bear Creek team that felt they had a chance to compete Friday. But Pomona senior quarterback Justin Roberts was near perfect going 14-for-16 for 183 yards passing and two touchdowns. Freshman running back Max Borghi rushed for 103 yards and two touchdowns. The Bears scored a second quarter touchdown but were down 21-7 going into halftime. Bear Creek (4-2, 2-2 in league) will play Ralston Valley Friday at 7 p.m. at Jeffco Stadium. Pomona (5-1, 3-0 in league) will play Columbine Friday at 7 p.m. at North Area Athletic Complex. Rams surprising fall to 1-5 Green Mountain has found itself in unfamiliar territory. Usually a forced to be reckoned with, the Rams fell to Littleton 27-3 Friday at Littleton Public Schools Stadium.
Alameda senior Julian Sanchez make sure he is lined up onside before the ball is snapped. He was and his Pirates rolled to another lopsided victory beating Denver West 60-19 Thursday at Jeffco Stadium. Photo by Dan Williams Green Mountain fell to 1-5 (0-1 in league) and has now dropped its fourth straight game. Rams’ quarterback Dylan Jacob went 12-for-27 for 168 yards but threw two interceptions. Jacob, a sophomore, has shown flashes of greatness. Green Mountain junior Colton Helmet also rushed for 46 yards on 10 carries. Despite their struggled the Rams have only played one league game so far this season. The Rams will attempt to get back into the win column when they play Dakota Ridge Friday at 6 p.m. at Trailblazer Stadium. Red hot Golden rolls Aurora Central Through blood, sweat and tears Golden football has clawed its way back to .500
with an impressive 32-7 victory over Aurora Central Friday at Aurora Public Schools Stadium. After starting their season 0-3 the Demons have won three straight games — all in blowout fashion. After a 7-7 halftime score Golden came out on fire in the second half scoring 13 third quarter points and 12 more in the fourth quarter. Senior Dravis Johnson ran the ball 12 times for 96 yards and two touchdowns and junior Chase Daniels also scored a rushing touchdown. And Daniels 17 tackles also set the tone for the Demons defensively. Golden has now outscored its opponents 109-7 over its past three games. The Demons (3-3, 1-0) will now face a big test
when they meet Denver South Thursday at 7 p.m. at North Area Athletic Complex. Farmers roll after huge first half Wheat Ridge is rolling again after hammering George Washington 44-3 Thursday at All-City Stadium. The Farmers showed no mercy for the Patriots as the ran out to a 23-0 first quarter lead and took a 37-0 lead into halftime. Senior Jordan Jones rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns and junior Damian Padilla showed off his crazy versatility by playing quarterback, running back and receiver in the victory. Wheat Ridge (4-2, 1-0 in league) will play Standley Lake Saturday at noon at Jeffco Stadium.
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Pomona’s Olinger wins state 5A title Lakewood finishes as state’s second best 5A golf team By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com COLORADO SPRINGS - Jeffco proved to be the center of the golf universe after the league produced the best golfer in the state as well as the state’s second best team. Pomona’s Grant Olinger captured the 5A individual state championship shooting a 1-over par after an unbelievable second day comeback at Colorado Springs Country Club. Olinger shot a first day 76 — which is fantastic for a weekend hacker, but was a big number for the Pomona senior. However, he rallied to shoot a final round 67, one shot better than Coronado’s Isaac Petersillie. Fort Collins’ Peter Paugh finished third at 4-over and Monarch’s Josh Hill finished at 5-over. But it was Coronado who won the 5A team state championship finishing with a 446 in front of second place Lakewood (467). The Tigers put together one of the best season’s in school history getting solid efforts from Griffin Barela (+9) and Jack Castiglia (+15). “We have a great group of players this season and several of those players are underclassmen so we will have a pretty good team over the next couple seasons,” Lakewood coach Alan Gonzales said. Also in 5A Ralston Valley finished as the fourth best team in the state as Roy Carslen (+9) led his team to a surprising finish. 4A state golf obviously went to Valor Christian, who had four of the top six individual finishes at Walking Stick Golf Course in Pueblo. The Eagles have dominated 4A Jeffco as its newest member this season.
Pomona’s Grant Olinger has translated his beautiful swing into a 5A state championship as the senior rallied to beat out a strong field last Tuesday at Colorado Spring Country Club. Photo by Dan Williams
But an older member of 4A Jeffco also fared well last week as Golden finished as the 12th best team in the state with a final team score of 512. The Demons’ Willie O’Brien (+24) and Parker Skiles (+28) both helped led their team to the respectable showing.
D’Evelyn also had a strong showing after Nich Michas finished tied for 33rd with his 18-over par. And Green Mountain’s Dustin Ossello (+32) and Gabe Goodman (+34) both paced the Rams who ended its season on a high note. In the 3A state tournament Sterling won
as a team finishing 27-over par while its individual champion was Dawson School’s Yale Kim (+2) who beat Vail Christian’s Cooper Gould in a playoff. Faith Christian’s lone state qualifier Kevin Tulley finished 34-over.
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JEFFCO BOARD OF EDUCATION: ON THE RECORD The Jefferson County Board of Education discussed the following legislation during its Aug. 28 regular business meeting. Board members in attendance were President Ken Witt, First Vice President Julie Williams, Second Vice President Lesley Dahlkemper, Secretary John Newkirk and Treasurer Jill Fellman.
Curriculum Review Committee The board voted 3-2 (Newkirk, Williams, Witt) to approve amendments to the district’s current curriculum review committees. The committees, as approved, are associated with policies, IJ and IJ-R, which reference the districts current content
and resource review committees. The approved proposal adds representation of students, parents and community members to the committees, which already call for teachers and content specialists. A district facilitator, such as the Chief Academic Officer, was also added, and the committees will report to the board, requiring their meetings are made public meetings. It is still to be determined if the committees will review the AP U.S. History curriculum.
Fourth Quarter Financial Report The board heard a presentation from interim Chief Financial Officer, Kathy
Askelson, regarding the fourth quarter financial report. Askelson showed total revenue, when compared with the district’s budget is at 100 percent, with increase revenues because of ownership tax and state revenue. She also mentioned expenditures are higher than previous years because of the increases in compensation, curriculum purchases and PERA costs. She also discussed the expenditures for different funds, identified yellow flag charter schools and provided a brief synopsis of what’s to come in terms of facilities, technology, heath care reform and special education updates.
Policy review The board reviewed policies GP-13 and GP-14, which address both the board’s role on committee structures and board member violations. The board voted on GP-13, approving a motion to have board members attend meetings, but not be part of the committee. They did not take a vote on GP-14. The next board of education meeting will be 5:30 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 16, in the Jefferson County Education Center, 1829 Denver West Dr., Golden. — Compiled by Crystal Anderson
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I cornered Denver restaurant mogul Frank Bonanno at one of his booths during Denver Food and Wine recently, and begged, pleaded and cajoled him into bringing back chicken Tuesdays at Lou’s Food Bar, 1851 W. 38th Ave. And although I can’t take total credit for the return of one of my favorite restaurant deals — a half fried chicken (naked, medium or Nashville hot) with two sides and a draft for $20 per person — I certainly added to the popular demand to bring back that Tuesday tradition. Lou’s has also extended hours to welcome late-night diners and drinkers, and has expanded the tap selection to 17 drafts. Reservations: www.lousfoodbar.com; walkins welcome. Thanks, Frank!
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Golden and Morrison, with projects such as archery, clothing construction, dog obedience, gardening, horse and horseless horse, livestock (large and small animal), natural resources, outdoor skills, pet rabbit, robotics, shooting sports, sport fishing, veterinary science and wildlife, to name a few. More than 6 million young people across the country will celebrate National 4-H Week, an annual celebration of 4-H during the first full week of October. Jefferson County 4-H will leverage National 4-H Week this year to showcase the great things that 4-H offers young people and highlights
But Colorado’s Front Range is no slouch when it comes to cluck. Eater Denver, our edition of the national foodie website, has just released its updated Best Fried Chicken Guide. Here’s which restaurants stood out in the coop: 1. The Bside, 1336 E. 17th Ave.; 2. Steuben’s, 523 E. 17th Ave.; 3. The Squeaky Bean, 1500 Wynkoop St.; 4. Ace, 501 E. 17th Ave.; 5. Lou’s Food Bar, 1815 W. 38th Ave.; 6. Tom’s Home Cookin’, 800 E. 26th Ave.; 7. The Post Brewing Co., 105 W. Emma St., Lafayette; 8. Bones, 701 Grant St. (Siracha hot chicken bites Wednesday nights only.); 9. Comida, in The Source, 3350 Brighton Blvd. (brunch only.); 10. Work and Class, 2500 Larimer St. (Sundays only). To read more about each eatery’s dish, go to www.denver.eater.com/maps/bestfried-chicken-in-denver-guide/.
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The Apex Park and Recreation District, hereinafter referred to as Owner, is accepting Proposals for Simms Street Storm Water Improvements, located approximately from 81st and Simms Street to 82nd and Simms Street in Arvada, Colorado. Improvement plans and Instructions to bidders may be requested by emailing districtservices@apexprd.org between Thursday, October 9th, 2014 and Thursday, October 16, 2014. Sealed Proposals will be received at the Guest Services Desk at the Apex Center, 13150 W 72nd Ave, or submitted by email to districtservices@apexprd.org, by 2:00pm local time, Friday, October 17, 2014. Proposals received after this time will not be accepted and will be returned unopened. No Proposal may be withdrawn within a period of thirty (30) days after the deadline to receive Proposals. The Owner reserves the right to award contracts by sections, to reject any or all Proposals, and to waive any informalities and irregularities therein.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, the 20th day of October, 2014, at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City Council will hold a public hearing on the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full text version in electronic form go to www.arvada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title of the ordinance you wish to view. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. CB14-038: An Ordinance Appropriating Funds for Fiscal Year 2015 CB14-039: An Ordinance Certifying the City of Arvada Mill Levy for 2014 for the Board of County Commissioners for Jefferson and Adams Counties CB14-040: An Ordinance Amending Section 355 of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Stormwater Users Rates CB14-041: An Ordinance Amending Section 206 of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Wastewater Users Rates CB14-042: An Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Water Users Rates CB14-043: An Ordinance Amending Various Sections of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Water Fees
All Contractors must be licensed in the State of Colorado. This Project is scheduled to commence upon awarded Contract By: Justin Howe, District Services Manager Apex Park and Recreation District Arvada, Colorado Legal Notice No.: 41449 First Publication: October 9, 2014 Last Publication: October 9, 2014 Publisher: Golden Transcript and the Arvada Press
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