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Music venue to close doors in Arvada
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usicians from across the state and the nation have graced the stage of Olde Town Arvada’s music venue, the D Note, for 12
years. But on Jan. 3, the D Note will host its final show. The live music and events venue in Olde Town will close in January after falling behind in rent due to low revenues and a quiet summer. With a year left on the lease and the option to renew, owners Dave and Mernie Rosenberg, said they worked hard to catch up, but in the end, their landlords chose to go a different direction. A staple in the community, on any given night, live music can be heard emanating from the D Note along Grandview Avenue, drawing a diverse crowd to the downtown area. “The D Note, in it’s uniqueness, was instrumental in creating the new Olde Town vibe and introducing so many people to Olde Town,” said Karen Miller, president of the Historic Olde Town Arvada merchants association. “It was the place to go in Olde Town when there wasn’t much going on here … We’ll miss it tremendously.” From blues jams every Wednsday to Salsa Sundays and beer pong games, the venue offered a variety of live entertainment options to enjoy every day of the week. “What we love about the D Note, and what I think everyone loves about the D Note, is it’s a real community place,” Mernie said. But business is business. “We wanted to stay,” Dave said, “We’re not voluntarily leaving here, we would have stuck around as long as we could … It’s just a business decision on their part.” On Jan. 3., with the lights down low and the sound turned up, musicians from around the state will say their farewell, before the music stops. “We’re still kind of hoping for an eleventh-hour save, if possible,” Mernie said. “It’s going to be a huge loss to the community whether the D Note is still here … it put Olde Town on the map.”
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Located along Grandview Avenue, the site is directly across from the future Gold Line Olde Town Transit Station. Photos by Crystal Anderson For years, this stage hosted musicians from across the nation, soon it will remain empty.
Two years ago, members of the Arvada Fire Protection District had an idea, one they hoped would create opportunities to grow the district and help the community. And today, through the work of a nonprofit, that’s exactly what happened. The Friends of the Arvada Fire Protection District is a nonprofit organization founded by district members to complement the fire department’s work, improving community programs and creating new ones. “Our mission is to enhance what the fire department can offer and provide more safety for the citizens through programs, through smoke alarms, and by sending firefighters to get training they can bring back,” said Deanna Harrington, the district’s public information officer and member of the organization. Formed in late 2012, the volunteerrun organization spent a year building seeks its fund reserve so it can use that money for different programs throughout the community. “I really like their mission because they want to help out with different safety issues, such as helping parents out with car seat safety for those who cant afford it,” said Lori Drenka, board member and owner of Eli Ashby Healing Arts Center of Arvada. Recently, the organization began using funds to help purchase useful, but not always budgeted, items for the department. For one of its first donations, the nonprofit purchased a pair of hot sticks, which detect AC power in a given area, to improve safety for firefighters and the Life and Safety division in the field. “To have a way to test for it, and test it regularly … it’s significant,” said Todd Gilgren, Captain at Station 1. “We’re excited to be able to have them and have that ability now.” Fire continues on Page 5
Jeffco teachers receive compensation update By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com In November, 5,353 Jeffco teachers received a boost in their compensation — something they haven’t seen in nearly four years. “My hope would be that new teachers come in … and we look at our current teachers in Jeffco … and say what is our average pay level for that role,” said Board President Ken Witt. “Bring them in recognizing that experience and that education, and now, going forward, their performance will dictate how they move through our system — like any professional.” The compensation comes following the September decision to step away from the
district’s salary schedule pay plan, and follows a new, evaluation based model. A far cry from the original model, the new plan still has some missing details, such as how to pay for additional work days, advanced degrees and paying for different teacher positions, outside their contracted job. “I think the model that’s been put forward in this district is moving towards quicker acceleration (along the pay scale) if you’re a highly effective teacher,” said Superintendent Dan McMinimee. In 2010, Jeffco teachers worked with the board of education to place a 3 percent freeze on their salaries, to help keep money flowing into their classrooms. This school year, the board allocated $18 million dollars for teacher compensation, tying those funds their evaluations, something that hadn’t been done before.
Presented by the Board President Ken Witt, the new a compensation model that raised the district’s base pay for teachers to $38,000 and gives highly effective and effective teachers a stipend based on their evaluation rating. The district paid out 118 stipends totaling $190,000 and retroactively paid out (for teachers who’s salary was below the new base pay level) $1.5 million. “With our change and how we’re doing it,” Webber said of the movement with the new performance-based compensation model. “the amount that we’re going to be giving every year, that percentage increase, is going to be driven by the dollars that are available.” Webber recommended a possible probationary period for all new hire teachers, to ensure they deliver desired results in
student achievement, a possible 5 percent promotion standard for educators who take on additional roles, and paying teachers for their advanced credentials a higher, competitive base salary. Moving forward the board will work with the district to see what the fiscal impact of those recommendations may be and how the district can align compensation to be commensurate with both a teacher’s credentials and experience. “I’m providing, what I’d consider about a 10,000 foot overview of the teacher compensation plan,” Webber said. “When the new plan was set in place, that really outlines some of the broad guidelines for the plan, but there are a lot of details to nail down.”
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December 18, 2014
Undocumented woman unbowed, unbroken When she was 11 and caring for four younger brothers and sisters in a rural Mexican town, Rocío Méndez looked into her heart for strength. When she was 15, hiding in a dumpster from immigration officers in Arizona after walking four days through desert and mountains, she looked into her heart for courage. Last week, when she completed the last exam needed for her college degree, Rocío, now 22, again looked into her heart. This time, she found happiness. “Education has always been my heart,” she said. “Education has always been my motivation. It has been my life.” The passion to learn has been the fire that propelled her through unimaginable adversity — drug-war violence, family tragedy, poverty and hunger — and that lifted her when hope threatened to slip from her grasp. “Her story is nothing less than a miracle,” her high school teacher Lisa Wille-Racine said. “She was relentless. … She is relentless. She didn’t ever lose sight of her dream.” But the dream isn’t finished: It won’t be until she can live and work here legally.
Hope amid tumult
That goal could become reality under a provision in President Obama’s proposed executive order, which includes revisions to the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. DACA, as it is known, excluded Rocío because she arrived here in 2008, one year too late. The Nov. 20 proposal, however, expands the cutoff to 2010 and gives those children a three-year reprieve from deportation and the opportunity to apply for the needed permit to work. Republicans have threatened to block the president’s immigration action when Congress reconvenes in January. But amid the political tumult, Rocío — who has lobbied with fellow students for the stillunpassed DREAM Act in Washington, D.C. — and Wille-Racine stay optimistic. Regardless of how one feels about Obama, Wille-Racine said, “at least he sees the richness and the powerfulness and the
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extraordinariness of kids who don’t call their country home any more. These are kids with no country who see the only way to rise above poverty is through education.” Petite with black hair just beyond her shoulders and a wide but rare smile, Rocío is one of 1.4 million undocumented students in the U.S. brought here by parents who entered illegally. Many, as in Rocío’s case, were searching for a better life. Each year, according to studies, about 65,000 undocumented students graduate from American high schools. But, impeded by financial hardship and lack of legal documentation, fewer than 10,000 enroll in college. When Rocío graduated — with honors — from a Castle Rock high school in 2010, Colorado did not offer in-state tuition to undocumented students. So, with WilleRacine’s help, she enrolled in New Mexico Highlands University in Las Vegas, New Mexico., where she met criteria for in-state tuition offered also to students in her situation. Today, 18 states allow in-state tuition rates for undocumented students. Fourteen do so through legislation. The first were California and Texas in 2001; New Mexico did so in 2005; Colorado joined the group in 2013. Rocío, who has always wanted to be a teacher, remembers sitting in the office at Highlands’ School of Education: “The adviser … told me you can get an education, you can study to be a teacher. At the end, you’re not going to be eligible to teach because you have no legal status.” The words shattered Rocío. She turned to Wille-Racine, tears in her eyes. “There is nothing for me here,” she said.
On Nov. 20, President Obama announced an executive immigration order to create a program that would allow 4 million to 5 million immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally to apply to work legally — as long as they have no criminal record, have lived in the U.S. for at least five years and have children. They could also qualify to become eligible for Medicare and Social Security. The executive action also revises the 2012 Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals by allowing children brought here illegally before 2010 to stay — previously, the year was 2007. It also removes the 30-year-old upper age limit and extends the two-year relief from deportation to three years. Under DACA, anyone with deferred action can apply for a work permit. To qualify, children must: • Have come to the U.S. before their 16th birthday
Wille-Racine reassured her there would be something. “Politics are changing quickly,” she said. “In four years, we can decide if it was worth it or not.”
Accident changed all To fully understand the price of that leap of faith, you have to go back to the beginning of Rocío’s story. The family lived in a town of fewer than 500 people about two hours southeast of Mexico City. Her father, who finished two years of elementary school, grew flowers to sell in the city. Her mother, who completed sixth grade, cared for the children. Tragedy struck when Rocío’s 18-monthold sister was critically injured in a car accident. To provide the best medical care, her father borrowed money and sold everything he could, including the land on which he grew his flowers, to send her to a private hospital. Her sister eventually recovered, but her father could no longer earn enough to support the family. “You have to have money to pay — if you don’t, that person is going to die,” Rocío said. After two months “we didn’t have any money. In Mexico, we couldn’t survive anymore.” Her parents crossed the border in 2001
• Have continuously lived in the U.S. since Jan. 1, 2010 • Be in school, have graduated from high school, obtained a GED, or have been honorably discharged from the armed forces • Have not been convicted of a felony or serious misdemeanors The DREAM Act, which Congress still has not passed, is bipartisan legislation that would permit certain immigrant students who have grown up in the U.S. to apply for temporary legal status, and eventually permanent legal status, and become eligible for U.S. citizenship if they attend college or serve in the military. It would apply to most students who came here at age 15 or younger, have lived here continuously at least five years before the bill’s enactment and have no criminal record.
and ended up in Castle Rock, where he worked construction and landscaping and she cleaned hotels and businesses. The children stayed behind with grandparents, but Rocío — beginning at age 11 — essentially became the mom. She bought groceries, cooked, got them ready for school, talked to teachers about their progress. Most importantly, she said, she kept them safe, including from drug dealers who wanted payments for security. All the while, she excelled in her studies, winning top prizes in her classes. “I was so anxious to learn, to know stuff,” she said. “I was happy because going to school was going to make a difference.” But when it came time for high school, the family didn’t have the money to pay for the better private education in Mexico. And the culture discouraged girls from continuing school. That included her family. A teacher recommended Rocío study in the United States. It’s better over there, he said. “Since that day,” she said, “I want to go to school. I want to go to school. I want to Healey continues on Page 9
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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Five years on and still going strong
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Colorado Gives Day, an annual statewide philanthropic event, saw an increase in donations on Dec.9. For fifth consecutive year, the statewide philanthropic event surpassed its record, encouraging Colorado residents to donate financially to nonprofit organizations of their choice, within a 24 hour period. Held Dec. 9, the event saw 107,862 donations made to the 1,677 participating nonprofits throughout the day. Ranging from $10 to $300,000, overall donations totalled approximately $26.2 million, $5.7 million more than in previous years. Full numbers will be disclosed at the end of the month via www.coloradogives. org.
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Health agency urges public to quit smoking QUIT SMOKING NOW
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awoodward@coloradocommunitymedia.com Jefferson County Public Health is encouraging residents to work toward putting their cigarettes out for good through its end of the year quitting smoking initiative. The JCPH Tobacco Prevention Initiative is urging tobacco users to set a quit date by Jan. 1 as part of their 2015 New Year’s resolution. “There is no perfect quitting resource program, quitting is a learning process,” said Donna Viverette, Tobacco Prevention Initiative coordinator for Jeffco Public Health. “It’s really about having a plan for yourself.” Viverette has worked for years raising awareness about the deadly effects of using tobacco through JCPH’s Tobacco Prevention Initiative, and has assisted in helping people break free of their dependencies. “I don’t think it’s impossible to quit,” she said. The success in quitting is to understand that breaking a habit doesn’t come overnight, and to not be discouraged when slip-ups occur, Viverette said. Research shows that multiple attempts at smoking may occur before the dependency is broken, according to the American Cancer Society. The initiative comes on the heels of Golden’s new smoking ordinance, which also bans the use of vapors along Washington Ave., its side streets, city owned parks
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and open spaces. The pending ordinance takes effect on Jan. 1. “We’ve had a very positive response from our community,” said Karlyn Tilley, communications manager for the City of Golden. Tilley updated city council on staff’s efforts to prepare merchants and residents of the smoking ban. Staff identified 80 locations for no smoking signs to be placed that include two signs at MillerCoors’ parking lot for tourists waiting to visit the brewery. “They (Jeffco Public Health) have done absolutely a tremendous job spreading the word to all of our businesses,”
Tilley said to city council members on Thursday, Dec. 11. “They have gone to each business one by one and sat there and asked questions and answered questions and helped them understand.” As defined by the ordinance, infringement on smokefree areas will be met with a civil citation that includes a $50 fine for the first offense. But writing a ticket will be a last resort, said Golden Police Chief Bill Kilpatrick. “It is not our intent to create criminals,” he said. City staff like Tilley voiced that they would like to see the ordinance enforced through communication and friendly reminders from residents. As Colorado continues to move forward in isolating the exposure to second-hand smoke, JCPH will continue to reach out to smokers — and those trying to quit — to inform them that success is within reach. “If the plan doesn’t work, it’s not about you failing,” Viverette said. “It’s literally that resource you tried or that activity you tried didn’t match your needs at the moment,” she said. “We really encourage people to set a plan for themselves and think about it as being in training — so that all it is, is what’s the next step.”
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Rezoning for preservation Neighborhood seeks rezoning By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com A year ago, several Reno Park neighbors came together to support the preservation of their neighborhood’s charm through a zoning change. About 40 of the area’s residents stood before the Arvada City Council, Dec. 8, to seek the rezoning of the two-block, 55home neighborhood, from ResidentialMulti-Family (R-MF) to a Residential-Single Lot (R-SL). The request, which encompasses those homes along Yarrow and Zephyr streets south of Ralston Road, stems from a desire to retain the historic single-family home neighborhood, and disallow apartment buildings, townhomes and condominiums be built. Several of neighbors from the Reno Park Historic District, and the Stocke-Walter neighborhood — who recently received a zoning change — spoke in favor of the zoning change, but were varied in their
opinions around design guidelines. Design guidelines can be created by any neighborhood to restrict or allow certain design elements from being used on properties. Council discussed creating guidelines with the neighborhood, and directed staff to look into the cost and time estimates of it. “We were very intentional about thinking about the zoning before design guidelines,” said Deanell Sandoval, a homeowner in the area. “We didn’t want there to be any conflict with the multi-family or the small lot, with the design guidelines.” While discussed during a council workshop, city council spoke in favor of moving the zoning process forward, but stressed the need for more support and both a zoning change and creation of design guidelines. “If they want protection, I think we need to work hard to make sure what is desired is achieved,” said Councilman Bob Dyer, “and I think it means both the rezoning and design guidelines.” A zoning request will go before council sometime in the first part of 2015, with a public hearing following.
A historic neighborhood, Reno Park, is one of the first plotted neighborhoods in the city. Photo by Crystal Anderson
Jeffco GOP begins search Mail deadlines approach for Griffin’s replacement Staff Report The vacancy committee for the Jeffco Republican party has begun the process to replace County Commissioner Faye Griffin who won the Nov. 4 election for Jeffco Clerk and Recorder. Griffin is scheduled to leave her commissioner position halfway through her second term, and start her new position on Jan. 13, giving the Jeffco GOP a month to find her replacement. “The Jefferson County Republican Party is prepared to meet Colorado statutory requirements to replace the commissioner and we will work to make the transition as smooth as possible,” said E.V. Leyendecker, Jeffco GOP chairman. “We will complete the process and fill the position
within 10 days of her vacancy as county commissioner.” Applications to be considered as commissioner for District 1 will be accepted until Monday, Dec. 29. This is not the first time the vacancy committee has had to step in to find Griffin’s replacement. When elected as county treasurer, she later left the position after two years to pursue her campaign for county commissioner. Republican Tim Kauffman was selected to fill her remaining term as treasurer. Interested parties living in District 1 (everything roughly north of State Higway 58) who may want to apply are urged to visit jeffcorepublicans.com for further details.
EDUCATION NEWS IN A HURRY Colorado Education Initiative appoints CEO Beginning Jan. 5, the Colorado Education Initiative will have a new president and chief executive officer (CEO). Glenna Norvelle was selected as the education nonprofit after serving as the CEO of Denver Kids. She was chosen out of a nationwide
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The Dec. 22 Arvada City Council workshop is canceled due to the Christmas holiday. City Council will resume with a regular business meeting, at 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 5, 8101 Ralston Road.
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The organization will also use donations to start a scholarship fund for firefighters to ensure recipients can attend training and professional development courses across the country. Looking ahead, Harrington and Pribble said they’d like to continue to enhance
City of Arvada office closure The City of Arvada offices will be closed, Dec. 25-26 for the Christmas holiday. Offices will resume with regular business hours, Monday, Dec. 29.
programs around the city, increase staff involvement, fund projects that fall in line with their mission and ensure all homes are outfitted with both fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors. “There’s a plethora of things we’re hoping to do with this nonprofit,” said Scott Pribble, the district’s public information officer and treasurer of the organization. “We’ll fund whatever we can that falls in guidelines with our mission.” For more information or to donate, visit www.friendsofarvadafire.org.
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December 18, 2014
VA catches heat for hospital dispute
CELEBRATING THE GIFT OF LIFE
Congressional delegation blasts agency’s actions By Vic Vela
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Heart transplant recipient and Arvada resident, Connor Randall, walks in the 2014 Denver Parade of Lights, Dec. 5. Courtesy photo
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Colorado’s congressional delegation last week blasted the Department of Veterans Affairs for its handling of a construction contract dispute that has further delayed the building of a new VA hospital and has left hundreds of workers in limbo. A fast-moving news cycle began on Dec. 10, when a federal civilian board of appeals ruled that the VA was in breach of contract with the group it hired to build a state-of-the-art veterans hospital in Aurora. The contract dispute was over money. The contractor, Kiewit-Turner, claimed it could not finish work on the project at the price tag that the VA had originally set, which was $582.8 million. Kiewit-Turner said it would take about $1 billion to finish the work. The Civilian Court of Contract Appeals ruled in favor of Kiewit-Turner, which resulted in the contractor abruptly stopping work at the site, located at Interstate 225 and Colfax Avenue. About 1,400 construction workers were employed at the site. “Where we are right now is really unfortunate,” Republican Congressman Mike Coffman told Colorado Community Media. Coffman’s 6th Congressional District includes Aurora. “Workers lost their jobs right before the holidays and it’s unfortunate for taxpayers who foot the bill and the veterans who earned health-care benefits that this hospital is needed to deliver.”
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The day after the appeals board ruling was handed down, Coffman and every other member of Colorado’s congressional delegation attached their signatures to a letter to VA officials and higher-ups at Kiewit-Turner, urging the two to come together to find a solution. “We are deeply concerned about this situation and urge VA and KT to immediately negotiate a path forward for this project,” the letter reads. In the letter, the elected officials urged, “in the strongest terms possible,” for the negotiations to result in a modified contract that will allow construction to continue for 60 days while a long-term contract is worked out. Any long-term contract will be handled by the Army Corps of Engineers, rather than the VA. That’s because on Dec. 11, the VA agreed to hand over construction oversight on the Aurora project to the Corps. The next day, Coffman announced that he will introduce legislation to strip away the VA’s authority to manage all future construction projects. Coffman cited a Government Accountability Office report that shows VA projects in four cities, including Aurora, to be hundreds of millions of dollars over budget and almost three years behind schedule. “Really, this is a pattern of total mismanagement by the VA in major construction projects,” Coffman said. Democratic Congressman Ed Perlmutter said in an emailed statement that the VA wanted a $1 billion medical center, but “the project was never redesigned to fit” the near-$600 million contract budget. “There has been a serious dispute between the VA and the prime contractor for too long,” Perlmutter said.
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December 18, 2014
A box of joy Toy store opens second location in Olde Town By Crystal Anderson
canderson@colorado communitymedia.com With trains zooming around the ceiling, toys stacked around the walls and a fortune teller predicting the future, Arvada’s Jake’s Toy Box sets an environment that can make any toy lover’s dream a reality, and for Dan and Jill Driver, it has. Jake’s Toy Box, 14455 W. 64th Ave., opened its doors to a second location, growing their presence in conjunction with Arvada. Now located at, 7415 Grandview Ave., Dan said the expansion follows a few years of success at their original location in West Arvada, and a desire to grow his business. “I wanted to grow with Arvada; I wanted to be in Olde Town,” Dan said. “When we saw it (the space) we jumped right at it.” Opened Nov. 1, the store, located across from the future Olde Town Transit Station, the new location offers a slew of toys, games and books for children of all ages. That variety paired with the Driver’s service is something customers like Mike Garbarino, cling to.
“They’re literally doing this from a very kind spot in their hearts and minds,” he said. “It’s been a very positive environment; we can got there, demo stuff — they’re like family now.” Formerly Ages and Stages Toy Box, Dan and Jill decided to purchase the store after their four-year old son, Jake, passed away following a SUDEP seizure. Jake’s favorite store, Driver said he knew this was the right fit. With the purchase of the store, Dan said they changed the name to Jake’s Toy Box and decided to specialize in creative toys, those without a screen or the need to unplug. A more educational toy store, their products focus on bringing families together with toys, while increasing intrigue and activity within the brain. “A lot of people would want me to come in and show them the toy that would raise their I.Q.,” Dan said, pointing to an image of Jake on the wall. “This little guy taught me it’s about the time, it’s not about the toy … that’s where learning occurs.” From puzzles to pool toys, Jake’s offers the child in everyone wholesome entertainment that goes beyond the computer screen. “They tout themselves for having toys for kids of every age, it’s not your run of the mill matchbox and G.I. Joe dolls store,”
Along with vintage toys, Jake’s offers a variety of toys that provide wholesome entertainment for the whole family. Photo by Crystal Anderson Garbarino said. “The store and his (Driver’s) family story is an amazing one, keeping Jake’s memory alive.”
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Shadows and light, making it right I heard this story once: A guy was walking down the street, when he falls in this hole. The hole is deep, the sides are steep and slick, and the guy is stuck. As he’s looking up, he sees his doctor walk past. He yells up, he says, “Hey, doc! I’m stuck in this hole here. Can you help me out?” So the doctor scribbles out a prescription on his pad, tosses it down to the guy, and goes on his way. A few minutes later, the guy’s priest walks by. He yells up, he says, “Hey, Father! I’m stuck – can you help me out?” So the priest pulls out his Rosary, says a “Hail, Mary,” blesses him, and goes on his way. A little while later, the guy’s looking up, and he sees his friend walk by. He yells up, he says, “Hey! Can you help me out here?” So the buddy stops and jumps down in the hole with him. The guy looks at his friend, incredulous, and yells, “You idiot! What are you doing? Now we’re both stuck in this hole!” And the buddy smiles, and says, “Yeah, but I’ve been here before, and I know the way out.” Last week I wrote about the importance of making connections with other people. One of the hardest things to do, I’ve discovered in my short life, is connect with people who are in pain. And, tragically, too often we fall back on easy solutions
of medication or platitudes where what people really need is just someone to be beside them for a season. (Before I go too much further, let me make it clear that I am writing opinions based on experience and observation, not research or training. This is just me here.) I think one of the hardest things to admit in modern society is how flawed we all are. Modern life has forced the instinct to hide our warts to metastasize into a survival mechanism. Either that, or people revel in announcing all their flaws, demanding that the camera remain on them while they bleed for a greedy public (Kardashian who?) Thing is, we all have our flaws and our warts — not a one of us comes through life unscarred. Which means that every one of us has been in some hole somewhere that we can help somebody else out of. But we have to have the courage to admit to our
flaws, and the empathy to notice other people when they’re hurting. And, for whatever reason, this time of year seems to magnify the depth and darkness of our holes. Ironic that the holiest season of the year is the one that most highlights our own dearth of whole-ness and sinks us into our deepest holes. But, irony aside, I also believe this is a season with an unmatched capacity to heal — yes, this is the season with the longest nights; but it is also the season in which we meet that darkness with the beauty of Christmas lights. So, this week, the last one before Christmas, try to take an intentional break from your own hustle and bustle, and look around for holes that once had your name on them. Then, carry your own light down in there and see if you can’t lead somebody out of the darkness. That connection may send ripples out into time that do great good some day. At the very least, you can push back the darkness for a few moments. And, most days, that’s a fine accomplishment. Michael Alcorn is a teacher and writer who lives in Arvada with his wife and three children. If you would like to meet him, Michael will be at 40 Weight Coffee on Saturday, Dec. 20, from 9 to noon signing copies of “The Accidental Christmas.”
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What’s the best gift you’ve ever given or received?
“The best gift I’ve ever received was a diamond heart necklace. But actually having my family is probably the best gift I have.” Melissa Williams, Golden
“A child is the best gift you ever give or receive. I’ve got a little girl and a 7-monthold son.” Michael Ingraham, Arvada
“My love is the best gift. Having love for my kids and having them love me.” Troy Martinez, Golden
“I would say a smile on the face — both to give and receive.” Eve Carumnb, Lakewood
We asked commuters at the W Rail line stop at the Jeffco county building what they thought was the best gift they ever gave or received.
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December 18, 2014
Local news beats national news When I worked as an on-call hospital chaplain, I checked in with the head of nursing at Good Samaritan Hospital in Lafayette. “How are things going in the hospital today?” I asked. “I’m having a bad day,” she said. “We’ve had five heart attacks.” Surprised at the number, I asked, “Why do you think so many?” “It’s the news. It’s too traumatic!” I started thinking about how the presentation and emphasis of bad news on the front pages of major newspapers affects me. As a journalist I feel I must be informed and read newspapers and watch television news. But I agree with her observation of how the bad news causes stress. And stress contributes to heart attacks. The Onion spoof of producers at CNN trying to dream up the best crisis to terrify people was dead on. Personally I can only take
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go to school … I didn’t know I was going to walk. I didn’t know it was so dangerous. I just knew I wanted to go to school.” Rocío’s parents had returned to Mexico in 2004 when her grandmother died. A year later, her dad went back to Castle Rock. And in February 2008, her mother decided to rejoin him and bring Rocío and her then-five younger siblings. They tried to get student visas to emigrate legally, Rocío said, but didn’t have enough money. So, with a guide and Rocío’s uncle, they crossed the border on foot. Rocío and the adults carried the heaviest of six bags, which held tuna, bread, beans and gallons of water — enough, they thought, for four days. They walked mostly at night and slept under bushes during daylight. They crossed deserts, mountains, highways and ranches. They skirted an airport. They ran out of water on the second day. By the third day, the two men gave up their food portions so the children could eat. On the fourth day, as the group walked along train tracks near a factory in Arizona, a man saw them and began talking on his phone. “Ya nos echaron la migra — they’ve called immigration,” her uncle yelled. “Scatter and run!” Her uncle covered Rocío’s mother, two sisters and a brother with sand in a nearby dry creek bed. Another brother climbed up a tree. Rocío jumped into a dumpster filled with trash. She heard dogs barking and police talking. She stayed there for hours, until her uncle came for her. “It was something I hope I never have to live again,” she said. That evening, they reached a hotel in a town called Guadalupe, south of Phoenix where her father — who in 2010 received a work permit — picked them up. He took them to Wal-Mart to buy food and clothes. “Oh, my God,” Rocío said, as she wandered through the store. “This is amazing.”
Strange new world
In Castle Rock, Rocío entered school in March as a sophomore — 14 credits transferred from her high school in Mexico. “The first day I was so scared, I didn’t talk to anyone,” she said. “The only thing I knew how to say was `Hi.’ I was happy to be able to continue my education. I was eating lunch and I told myself, `You have to work hard — this isn’t going to be easy.’” It wasn’t. Many days, the frustration of being unable to communicate in English, the struggle academically, the isolation socially, left her in tears. That’s how Wille-Racine met her, crying, huddled in a corner behind a teacher’s desk. “I saw those little eyes looking at me and I said, `Well, hello,’” Wille-Racine said.
so much of heart shaking news of things happening outside Colorado i.e. massacres in foreign countries, kidnappings, beheadings, torture reports of the CIA. Many of us feel stressed and helpless listening to some of the national news, and most of the International drama-trauma news. The presentation of crisis news has been ramped up since I was younger. As a consumer of news, we know we can’t do anything about the horror stories and we absorb the fear. One friend told me,
“That moment changed the rest of my life.” That moment threw Wille-Racine, a Spanish and English as a Second Language teacher and mother of 15-year-old twins, into an unfamiliar world she would come to know intimately — the limbo and uncharted territory of undocumented students. And Rocío’s determination to succeed in school, despite the unceasing obstacles, moved her deeply. “She was fierce,” Wille-Racine said. “So I decided to be fierce right along her side.” When it came time for college, the teacher and the student figured it out as they went: whom to call, where to go, what to do. On her end, Rocío scrambled to find ways to pay for the education she so desperately wanted. She worked two jobs during summers, including cleaning hotels. She borrowed money from friends, which she later repaid. She won a $6,000 scholarship. She cleaned and cooked in return for room and food. At times, she gave up food money for tuition money. Teachers and friends of Wille-Racine also helped by contributing money, clothes, transportation and, sometimes, simply a helping hand. Whenever an obstacle appeared, WilleRacine would take a deep breath and wait until, she said, God would work some magic. “I always felt responsible to make something happen,” Wille-Racine said. “She was just looking to me for all the answers, and half the time I didn’t have them.” Said Rocío: “Lisa, she always, always had hope.”
Blossoming in college
College changed everything for Rocío. In high school, she’d often felt alone, invisible. At Highlands, she realized there were many people like her — undocumented, fighting to attend college, working two or three jobs just to be able to go to school. “I found a family,” she said. That newfound community helped her gain confidence, to believe she could make a difference and give back to a society that had given her so much. She joined student organizations that worked with immigration issues at local, state and national levels. They trained administrators about immigration laws, provided legal help to students applying for deferred status, protested and lobbied for change, traveled to conferences to educate themselves about undocumented issues in other states. In November 2013, Rocío traveled to Washington, D.C., with a student organization to lobby for immigration reform. The group staged a mock Thanksgiving dinner in the early morning hours in front of House Speaker John Boehner’s house to show how the holiday would be sad for children separated from families because
“The more fear they drum up on television news, the more people buy advertised products, strategically following the news. Fear sells ads!” I knew he was right. In contrast local community news contains stories we can do something about, stories about our own communities and even stories about people we know. Sure there’s bad news in our communities such as murders, but it doesn’t feel so earth shaking, so heart shaking as the huge headlines on major papers which seem to scream and shout about a crisis and offer very little hope. I’m not for suppressing the news, but rather toning down the way it’s presented. As a columnist, I prefer writing upbeat columns go into local papers. I get silly and serious. It is an outlet for me. Humorist Robert Benchley said so well in his essay How I Create: “And so you see how we creative artists work. It really isn’t like any
other kind of work, for it must come from a great emotional upheaval in the soul of the writer himself; and if that emotional upheaval is not present, it must come from the works of any other writers which happen to be handy and easily imitated.” Ha! Local news coverage keeps me connected to my community and covers things I can do something about. It feels personal and kinder in intent. I don’t feel helpless. And limiting my exposure to “crisis-trauma news” helps keep my heart healthy.
of deportation. Then students headed to the Capitol to talk to senators and protest for immigration change. “I’ve become an activist,” Rocío said. “I’ve become a fighter for my undocumented community. I’ve become a person unafraid …” The opportunities that college has provided her, Rocío said, solidified her willingness to step into the open despite possible legal consequences. “I’m still insecure in this country,” she said. “They can deport me any time. But we have to make a difference. If we are afraid, nothing is going to happen and we will be the same — invisible people living here. If we the students don’t make the change, nobody is going to make it for us.” She is proud of what she’s accomplished, particularly that she’s set a path for others to follow. Two brothers, also undocumented, are also at Highlands. “I don’t know how to describe how I feel,” Rocío said. “I just feel special, lucky to go to college, to be the first person in my family to finish high school, to finish college. It makes me feel I should work even more.” Last spring, her sister Miriam, who graduates from high school in May, wrote this for her high school publication:
“My sister, Rocío, is my hero, because when my parents had to come to the United States to work to be able to … buy what we needed, she was 15 years old. She took care of me, my sister and two brothers, and she had to go to school, too … When we moved here … a lot of people would tell her she wouldn’t go further in school because she didn’t understand English. But … she never gives up. Now, she is almost done with college.” On Dec. 12, Rocío received her degree in Spanish with a minor in Native American-Hispano studies. She would like to pursue a master’s in education in curriculum and instruction. She would like to teach. But she can’t — she doesn’t have a Social Security number or a work permit. So she waits. And hopes. And continues to look into her heart for the truth she has carried with her always: “Education is the only key to success.”
Mary Stobie is a syndicated columnist for Colorado Community Media and Senior Wire News Service. She recently published her humorous memoir You Fall Off, You Get Back On which contains stories about her early life in rodeo, Hollywood, and also her best newspaper columns.
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 303-566-4110.
OBITUARIES GILBERT
ROBERT L. GILBERT (Bob, “Gilly”) Sept. 28, 1935 – Oct. 27, 2014
Bob passed away at his home in Bullhead City, Arizona after a lengthy battle with cancer. He grew up in Colorado and graduated from Arvada High School. After serving in the Army in Germany, Bob returned to Colorado and started a hardwood floor company in Arvada.He worked in and owned construction businesses until his retirement. He loved his dogs, barbecuing, boating and cars and was involved in stock car racing in Colorado for many years.
Bob is survived by his wife Dollie King of Bullhead City, Arizona; daughters Brenda Fisher and Julie (Joe) Senior, their mother Donna Gilbert, his brother Al (Kay) Gilbert, sisters Betty Wilson and Debbie (Norm) Briggs as well as grandchildren and great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Charles (Chuck) and Betty Gilbert, and his sister Pat. He was a gentle and loving man and will be missed by his family and friends.
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Bootlegger Ball to ring in year at Union Station Denver Union Station will hold its first New Year’s Eve event since the historic building’s $54 million renovation. The New Year’s Eve Bootlegger Ball will take place beginning at 8 p.m. Dec. 31 and will feature three floors of entertainment with two different access levels. “We’re going to change the way Denver does New Year’s Eve,” said Joe Vostrejs, of the Union Station Alliance. “Union Station is an amazing venue in the heart of the city. We’re planning an exciting night of surprises and a party that really takes it up a notch.” The Bootlegger Ball will feature live music, a DJ, complimentary drinks and bubbles, a private speakeasy and a countdown to midnight that no other venue can produce. The event will only be accessible to ticket holders. Tickets are sold on two levels at www.unionstationindenver.com: general admission is $150 per person, and exclusive access to The Cooper Lounge and admission to the Great Hall and Speakeasy is $475 per couple/two people. Both admission levels can be combined with a stay at The Crawford Hotel at Denver Union Station. The New Year’s packages that evening include two tickets to the celebration, late checkout and discounted rates two days before and after New Year’s for an extended stay. The Countdown at the Cooper package also includes breakfast in the Cooper Lounge on New Year’s Day. Find the Bootlegger Ball package at www.thecrawfordhotel. com or call 720-460-3700.
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The family at the center of “The Familiars” is suffering a yuletide conundrum when their holiday traditions are suddenly in jeopardy. Photo by Rachel D. Graham Photography In the show, Honora Burdock (Carol Bloom) is all about holiday traditions: the meticulously staged family photos, the cookie-baking marathons, even the turducken. When Christmas Eve rolls around the family has gathered, but Honora just doesn’t have the spirit she normally does. Her three children— dutiful but commitment-phobic Kath (Paula Jayne Friedland), people-pleaser and occasional huffer Dom (Augustus Truhn), glamorous and inefficient Chris (Patty Ionoff ) —must step up and fill her role and hilarity ensues as the family tries to move forward. The show is family friendly and recommended for at least teen aged children. “The show is completely different for me, but it’s been really enjoyable to do more of a screwball comedy,” Graham said. “It’s also been fun to write for actors that I didn’t know and getting to see how they work together.” For Astle, “The Familiars” is a chance to tell a different kind of Christmas story — something that can serve as a palette cleanser for those who get overloaded during the holidays. “It’s very accessible and there’s definitely room in the cannon,” she said. “It doesn’t get too dark and depress-
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ing — it’s a piece everyone can come together and find something human in the family.” Both Graham and Astle said the production highlights The Edge’s commitment to providing theater-goers with brand new works. “The Edge has built a reputation on new pieces, and this is still in line with what we do while being a holiday show,” Astle said. “The Edge is the theater for those with an appreciation for something unique.” For more information call 303-2320363 or visit www.theedgetheater.com.
The Street Boutique, a fashion truck focused exclusively on women’s fashions, apparel and accessories, has announced the launch of its first fashion truck for the Denver area. Bringing current and trendy yet moderately priced East and West Coast fashions directly to the Colorado market, The Street Boutique is available for personal consultations, fashion parties and pop-up browsing at locations around Denver. “The Street Boutique is Denver’s only true women’s boutique in a truck, and we’re very excited to be bringing current styles and brands directly to the fashionable lady on the move,” said Lindsey Trees, founder and owner of The Street Boutique. “Our clothing appeals to women of all ages as we stock the latest trends in addition to simple classic styles, great basics, quality jewelry and fun graband-go accessories. We capture a broad variety of styles, and many brands you won’t find locally.” For more information or to schedule a fashion consultation or party, go to www. denverstreetboutique.com or call 720233-6942. Follow The Street Boutique on Facebook at www.facebook.com/DenverStreetBoutique or on Twitter at @DenStreetBoutiq.
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USA Today, which has been giving Denver some taste tests recently, has included The Squeaky Bean at 1500 Wynkoop on the newspaper’s selection of “10 best chef’s counters to watch your meal being made.” The story suggests that some restaurants give you a show with the meal by sitting diners ringside to watch culinary magic. Parker continues on Page 12
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About The Squeaky Bean, USA Today said, “Diners at the eight-seat kitchen counter get a personal experience with talkative chefs, who are glad to answer questions about the food they’re preparing. `You get to see a lot of dishes come out of the kitchen. It’s almost like a visual menu,’ (Chicago-based food and travel writer Amber) Gibson says. Guests can order a set tasting or off the menu, which features a range of meats, seafood and salads.” The Squeaky Bean can be reached at 303-623-2665 or www.squeakybean.net. See the rest of the top 10 picks at www.usatoday.com/ story/travel/destinations/10greatplaces/2014/12/05/chefscounters/19886897/.
December 18, 2014 Cupcake reaches out
When Kathleen Nevin’s Big Fat Cupcake business was severely hit by the Cherry Creek North construction, she decided not to fade away without a fight. Nevin wrote to her email list with a crowdfunding rewards program to inject new capital into the sweet business. Here’s what she said: “...We have set up a crowdfunding rewards program with GoFundMe/BigFatCupcake. If you are not aware BFC has been crushed by the re-development of Cherry Creek North. We were scheduled to close this past Saturday but our loyal fan base would not have it. I have reduced our hours in Cherry Creek to Tuesday-Saturday 9-5 and Denver Place Tuesday through Friday 10-4. We are far from out of the woods. If you can help in any way small or large (wow) it will be greatly appreciated.” You can help with donations of $10 to $10,000. For more information, contact Nevin at Kathleen@bigfatcupcake.com.
Wineries win big
Seven Colorado wineries earned a total of 28 medals from the 15th annual Jefferson Cup Invitational, the only competition that honors the best of the best among wineries from all of America’s wine regions. Each year Doug Frost, M.S., M.W., selects great wines from across America. “What we are doing is following Mr. Jefferson’s example and allowing every quality wine-producing region in America a place at our table,” said Frost. “Each year we select great wines from across America; the 2014 competition included wines from 25 states.” The two-day competition, Nov. 20 and 21 in Kansas City, Mo., culminated with the awarding of 38 Jefferson
Cup Awards to 11 white wines, 20 red wines and seven dessert wines. Jefferson Cups were awarded to wines made from both Vitis vinifera vines (a European species responsible for wines such as Chardonnay and Merlot) and non-vinifera vines, which flourish in the more extreme climates in the center portion of the United States. Colorado was represented in this top category for the sixth year in a row. This year, Bookcliff Vineyards took home its fourth Jefferson Cup for its 2013 Malbec and The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey earned its first Jefferson Cup for its 2012 Merlot Reserve. Both Bookcliff Vineyards and The Winery at Holy Cross Abbey were also represented in the 2014 Colorado Governor’s Cup Case for their Malbec and Merlot, respectively. Other Colorado wineries that were invited and garnered awards were Anemoi, Boulder Creek Winery, Canyon Wind Cellars, Grand River Vineyards, and Whitewater Hill Vineyards.
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December 18, 2014 Adams County deputies and investigators covered the neighborhood around 21 Cragmore northwest of Interstate 25 and U.S. 36 the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 10, after three bodies were found earlier in the day when a woman called 911 to report a disturbance. Photo by Mikkel Kelly
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into custody on Dec. 12, capping a week of violence that included the loss of three lives. The officer, a detective who survived the shooting, was arresting Furmen Lee Leyba in north Denver when he was greeted with gunfire. The deputy, whom the sheriff’s office is not identifying, was transported to an area hospital for the treatment of nonlife threatening injuries and later released, according to the sheriff’s office. Sgt. Aaron Pataluna, a sheriff’s office spokesman, said the Denver Police Department is handling the case involving the wounded deputy. “As far as I know it is still an active investigation,” Pataluna said. “We will not know who shot our detective or if the charges will be filed in connection with the shooting until Denver PD completes their investigation.” Leyba, 30, was taken into custody at the scene. Law enforcement officers had previously arrested Gabriel Lee Flores, 41, in connection with the Dec. 10
deaths of three men, whom authorities found shot inside a house on Cragmore Street, located in an unincorporated area of Adams County. The two suspects were formally charged with felony murder on Tuesday. Authorities arrived at the residence shortly receiving a phone call about the incident, at 7:20 a.m. Later in the day, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office spotted a black Jeep Wrangler that matched the description of a “be on the lookout” message that had been sent by Adams County authorities. The driver, allegedly Flores, led authorities on a high-speed chase that began in Golden and ended off C-470, near Morrison. Both suspects are being held in jail without bond. Pataluna said no other suspects are being sought at this time. “Any time you have multiple people lose their lives, it’s an unfortunate event,” Pataluna said. “We never want to see anyone get hurt, especially in the line of duty.”
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Breakfast hosts state reps and senators By Ashley Reimers
areimers@colorado communitymedia.com Legislators from Adams and Jefferson counties made a stop in Westminster to share their goals for the upcoming session during the annual Metro North Chamber of Commerce legislative breakfast. The Dec. 12 event featured three state senators, Laura Woods SD 19, Beth Martinez-Humenik SD 32, and Mary Hodge SD 25 and nine representatives including: Libby Szabo HD 27, Joe Salazar, HD 31, Dianne Primavera HD 33, Faith Winter HD 35, Tracy Kraft-Tharp HD 29, Dominick Moreno HD 32, Steve Lebsock HD 34, Kevin Priola HD 56 and Lori Saine HD 63. The breakfast program offered an opportunity for the legislators to discuss their focus during the 2105 session and allowed the audience to ask questions. As newly elected representatives, Martinez-Humenik, Winter and Lebsock were asked how they plan on bring their experience from the local government level to the capitol. Winter, who previously served on Westminster city council, said she plans on using her experience in working closing with people in her community to her advantage at the state level. “Coming from local government you take the pot hole calls and the barking dog calls so you really feel connected to your community,” she said. “That sets you up for success in listening to your community and really taking their hopes and dreams to the capitol.” Lebsock’s response was geared around the need to work closely with other governmental entities. During his time on Thornton City Council he learned the value of intergovernmental agreements and the
benefits of working together with other municipalities. “It’s easy to put the blinders on and only look at what’s best for those you directly serve,” he said. “But the best government comes when you look around and help others succeed.” Martinez-Humenik, who also served on Thornton city council, said she hopes to bring her experience working with a budget, how to fund capital improvement projects and dealing with residents’ concerns to the state level. Representatives Moreno and Szabo, who are both in leadership positions at the legislature, were asked what their priorities will be next session. Moreno, who was recently elected to serve as the majority assistant caucus chair, said he will focus on supporting members and ensuring every bill has a fair hearing. “My priority is making sure we have a fair process and that everyone feels they have a voice and that their ideas are heard,” he said. Szabo, who is in her second team serving as assistant minority leader, said she takes her role very seriously to ensure her colleagues have the resources they need to achieve the work and goals of the caucus. The representatives and senators were asked other questions varying from oil and gas to transportation. When it came to education funding, just two representatives spoke up: Priola and Primavera. After many failed initiatives in Adams County school districts, the question was asked about whether or not school districts in the state would see any funding relief. Priola discussed the eminent growth in western Adams County and offered an idea surrounding a growth factor. “Maybe there needs to be something to look at in school finance about a future
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THEATER/FILM SOLABRATION THE 29TH annual Winter Solabration, a community celebration of music and dance, is 6-11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Sons of Italy Hall, 5925 W. 32nd Ave., Denver. Dancers, singers, musicians, actors, and other performers participate in bringing in the new year at the time of the Winter Solstice — the year’s longest night. Go to wsolstice.org for information. Tickets available at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/911386. COMEDY ABOUT TRADITIONS THE EDGE Theater presents “The Familiars,” a comedy about what traditions are worth keeping, through Sunday, Dec. 28, at 1560 Teller St., Suite 200, Lakewood. Show times are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; 6 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 7, 14, 21; and 2 p.m. Sundays, Dec. 21, 28. Call 303-232-0363 or go to www.theedgetheater.com. Parking is free.
BALLET ARIEL’S NUTCRACKER BALLET ARIEL will perform “The Nutcracker” at 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20-21, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, and at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Lakewood Cultural Center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood. Go to www.lakewood.org/CulturalCenter/ or http://balletariel.org/ for details and ticket information.
CLASS REGISTRATION COLORADO ACTS is accepting registrations for its winter/spring 2015 classes, includ-
ing “The 50s Show,”“Rock Around the Block,”“Snow White,”“Creative Drama,”“Scenes from Shakespeare,”“Scenes and Songs from Classic Musicals,” and outreach classes. Colorado ACTS is at 11455 W. 1-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Go to www. ColoradoACTS.org or call 303-456-6772.
HANUKAH CELEBRATION CONGREGATION B’NAI Chaim, a Reform Jewish Synagogue in southwest metro Denver, will celebrate Hanukah, the Festival of Lights, at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Temple B’nai Chaim, 4716 S. Coors Lane, Morrison. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with a latke bar and sufganiyot, jelly-filled doughnuts. A Shabbat service will begin at 7 p.m. Go to www.bnaichaim.org or call 303-697-2668.
ART TERRACOTTA CHRISTMAS TREES CREATE A Terracotta Christmas trees using clay pots and a little imagination at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 23 at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. All ages welcome. Call 303-209-4394 to RSVP and for cost information.
ORNAMENT MAKING FOR KIDS LET THE little ones get crafty at an ornament making workshop at 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Country Fair Garden Center, 17201 W. 64th Ave., Arvada. All ages welcome. Call 303-209-4394 to RSVP and for cost information. The garden center is also a dropoff site for Toys for Tots, through Dec. 20.
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ANA MELARA leads a rescue and shelter volunteer training workshop 2-6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at Training With Grace, 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Cost is free for volunteers from shelters and rescue groups; all others are asked for a $25 contribution. To register, email shauna@trainingwithgrace.com. Go to http:// trainingwithgrace.com/events/ FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS CHANUKAH EVENT THE 10TH annual Community Festival of Lights Chanukah event and menorah lighting is at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at the Lake House in Evergreen. The event will include singing by Denver-based Cantor Joel Licheterman, the culmination of a three-year-long art project, and ice skating on the lake. Latkes and doughnuts will be served, and the Menorah will be lit by community members and dignitaries, including Colorado Rep. Jon Keyser. TONY-AWARD WINNING MUSICAL MINERS ALLEY Playhouse presents “Songs For A New World” through Sunday, Dec. 21, at 1224 Washington Ave., Golden. The collection of songs will be performed by four cast members who play a startling array of characters ranging from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams and a soulless marriage. The musical combines pop, gospel, holiday and jazz songs all connected by the theme: “the moment of decision.” For info and tickets, www.minersalley.com.
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ONE HUNDRED years after the opening of the Panama Canal, this major trade route is set for a historic expansion. The original construction of the canal is an incredible engineering triumph, as well as a story of challenge and conflict. Join Active Minds 2:30-3:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, as we discuss the creation of Panama Canal, the role of the United States in its origins, and its continued importance to global commerce. Program takes place at Atria Inn at Lakewood, 555 S. Pierce St., Lakewood. RSVP at 303-742-4800.
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RESERVATIONS ARE being taken through Saturday, Jan. 10 for the annual Lutefisk and Meatball Holiday Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. Reservations are available for a 1 p.m. or a 5 p.m. seating. Call 303-989-4496 for cost and reservations. Seating is limited.
ANA MELARA will lead a TAGteach introductory workshop 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 21, at Training With Grace, 9100 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. Do real-life exercises using TAGteach in real life challenges. TAGteach is Teaching with Acoustical Guidance. For registration and cost information, go to http://trainingwithgrace.com/events/.
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December 18, 2014
Rams fall in tourney title game Wheat Ridge looking strong By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Green Mountain fell to Mountain Vista 83-60 in the championship game of the Paul Davis Classic a tournament which it hosts Saturday at Green Mountain High School. Mountain Vista ran out to a huge first quarter, outscoring the Rams 30-15 and it used that cushion to hold off Green Mountain over the final three quarters. The Rams beat Grand Junction Central 57-47 on Friday, after beating Canon City 38-36 in the tournament’s first round on Thursday. Green Mountain (3-2) will host Heritage on Jan. 3 at 7 p.m. Farmers win fourth in row This might be the year Wheat Ridge finally breaks through and once again becomes an elite team in 4A Jeffco. The Farmers won their fourth straight game winning 73-51 Friday at Harrison High School. Wheat Ridge improved to 4-1 on the young season, a stark improvement from the past couple seasons. It took the Farmers 10 games to win four games last season. Wheat Ridge has been fueled by senior Vedin Kozic who is averaging nearly 22 points per game this season. The Farmers will host Denver West Jan. 3 at 2 p.m. Arvada falls in tourney title game Arvada’s resurgence continued with an impressive appearance at the inaugural Tom McCormick Classic. The Bulldogs were beat by Conifer 67-
Green Mountain junior Austin Fritts awaits an outlet pass from tightly defended senior Anthony Martinez in a 57-47 victory over Grand Junction Central on Thursday. Photo by Dan Williams 43 in the tournament championship game at Arvada High School. Over the tournament Arvada proved they will be a force to be reckoned with this season in 4A Jeffco. The team beat Jefferson 71-28 in the first round on Wednesday before beating Adams City 96-74 Friday. The Bulldogs (4-2) will play at D’Evelyn
on Jan. 7, at 7 p.m. Mustangs beat twice at own tourney Ralston Valley finished with a 1-2 record at its own Ralston Round Up tournament over the weekend. The Mustangs beat Mountain View 5251 Tuesday in the first round at Ralston Valley High School.
But Ralston Valley lost its next game Thursday, falling 58-47 to Montbello. The Mustangs were then beat by rival Arvada West 53-29 on Friday night. Ralston Valley (2-5) will play at Monarch on Jan. 6, at 6:30 p.m.
Mustangs finally fall Girls hoops highlights: Pomona is red hot after big victory By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com BOULDER - Ralston Valley dropped its first couple games of the season over the weekend. The Mustangs participated in the Fairview Festival where they went 1-2 falling to Fairview 50-48 Saturday at Fairview High School. Ralston Valley led going into the fourth quarter but the tournament hosts gained confidence as the game progressed and Fairview outscored the Mustangs 18-10 in the fourth quarter. Ralston Valley senior Morgan Nishita led her team with 18 points and two steals. The Mustangs did beat George Washington 65-48 on Tuesday, before falling to Broomfield 62-41 Thursday at Fairview High School. Ralston Valley (4-2) will host Monarch Jan. 6 at 7 p.m. Pomona on fire after tourney victory Pomona’s hot start to its season turned red hot after winning the Westminster Wolves Winter Classic on Saturday. The Panthers beat Mountain Range 59-55 on Thursday and then beat Northglenn 78-30 on Friday at Westminster High School. That set up the tournament championship game against Westminster which Pomona won 55-44 after a slow first quarter start. The Panthers improved to 6-1 and have won six straight games after falling in their season opener. Pomona will play at Standley Lake Friday, at 5:30 p.m. Wildcats finish tourney 1-2 Arvada West went 1-2 in their three games at the Fairview Festival held last
Ralston Valley senior leader Nishida Morgan is a big reason why the Mustangs have great expectations this season. But on Saturday the Mustangs lost a 50-48 thriller at Fairview High School. Photo by Dan Williams week at Fairview High School. The Wildcats opened the tournament with a 71-45 loss to Fairview on Tuesday. But A-West responded Thursday with a 5853 victory over Silver Creek. Arvada West then fell Cherry Creek 5534 Saturday at Fairview High School. The Wildcats (3-2) will now prepare for the Prairie View Tournament before holiday break. Bears fall but look much improved Bear Creek’s impressive start to the season suffered a minor blemish after falling
to Mead 56-49 Saturday at Rocky Mountain High School. Still, the Bears are already 5-2 on the young season after a strong start. Bear Creek beat Greeley West 65-44 Friday at Rocky Mountain High School. The Bears went 11-13 last season under head coach Danielle Carey. But under new head coach Reggie Morton Bear Creek already looks much improved. The Bears will host Hinkley Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Demons win pair at Littleton
Golden had a productive weekend going 2-1 at the Littleton Tournament. The Demons opened the tournament by beating Overland 57-35 Thursday at Littleton High School. Golden dropped its next game falling to East (a Wyoming high school) 70-43 on Friday. But the Demons then rebounded with a truly lopsided 50-5 (not a typo) victory over Thornton on Saturday. Golden (4-3) will host Bishop Machebeuf Thursday at 7 p.m.
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Lady Farmers off to best start in years Wheat Ridge is now 6-1 after pair of weekend wins By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@coloradocommunitymedia.com WHEAT RIDGE - One more weekend of solid play has legitimized Wheat Ridge girls’ basketball as a real threat in 4A Jeffco this season. The Farmers won a pair of weekend games, including a 37-31 win on the road against Skyview Saturday. Wheat Ridge used suffocating defense in the first half allowing only three first quarter points and five second quarter points. The victory for the Farmers improved their record to 6-1. Making that record even more impressive is the fact that Wheat Ridge only won six games total last season (they finished 6-18). 24 hours before beating Skyview the Farmers beat Liberty Common 54-45 at Wheat Ridge High School. Credit Wheat Ridge’s resurgence to its new head coach Angie Lessard. Lessard replaced Meg Schwiesow over the offseason after Schwiesow went 10-25 in two seasons as head coach. While Schwiesow was certainly liked by her players Lessard has sparked the program which already looks transformed in just a small amount of time. But Lessard isn’t doing it by herself. The team has finally developed a leader and strong scorer in junior Susan Whitney. Whitney is averaging over 14 points per game and her gritty defense is one of the reasons why Wheat Ridge is starting to win games. The Farmers also have a couple tough rebounders in senior’s Tasha Taylor and Analece Apodaca. That duo along with junior Frankee Broer make up one of Jeffco’s toughest teams to rebound against. Wheat Ridge’s only loss this season came last week, falling 67-55 to the Panthers at Pomona High School. The Farmers will now enjoy a long holiday break before returning to start 4A Jeffco league play. Wheat Ridge will host Valor Christian on Jan. 7 at 7 p.m.
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Holy Family beats D’Evelyn to win Jungle Jam Tournament featured several of Colorado best teams By Daniel Williams
dwilliams@colorado communitymedia.com LAKEWOOD - Holy guacamole, Holy Family is the king of the jungle. The Jungle Jam, that is, one of most anticipated annual pre-regular season tournaments which Holy Family won, beating host D’Evelyn 57-42 Saturday night at D’Evelyn High School. The Tigers proved to be tougher than the Jaguars as Holy Family got 14 points apiece from junior Katie Chavez and senior Maggie Spitzer. But it was Chavez who proved to be the difference making player and tournament MVP, adding 11 assists, six steals and four rebounds in the championship game. It wasn’t just Holy Family’s offense that won them the tournament. It was its second half defense that was the difference, completely shutting D’Evelyn out in the fourth quarter, allowing zero points. Both teams were playing toe-to-toe as the Tigers led just 37-35 at halftime. Holy Family then turned up the defensive intensity and allowed just seven total second half points — to a team that has been one of the state’s top scoring teams over the past few seasons. On the way to the title game Holy Family beat Thompson Valley 52-35 on Thursday after beating Sand Creek 58-51 Wednesday at D’Evelyn High School. And as impressive as the Tigers’ victory over D’Evelyn was their win over Sand Creek — who was ranked No. 3 in 4A to begin the season. Despite losing in the championship game the Jaguars still fared well at their tournament. D’Evelyn beat Cherokee Trail
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teams are among the best in their leagues and the games present some of the toughest competition for the early season,” D’Evelyn coach Chris Olson said. D’Evelyn (4-3) has struggled out of the gate this season but they have also played
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County passes new senior housing option Some foothills residents not happy with zoning change By Amy Woodward
awoodward@colorado communitymedia.com It took a few refinements and many meetings but the board of county commissioners gave a green light for a revised zoning resolution that lessens restrictions for the development and use of Accessory Dwelling Units in unincorporated Jeffco. ADU’s are a second unit accessory to a main house that may be attached or separate from the primary property, and contains a kitchen. A lengthy review of the ADU zoning regulation headed by county staff was heavily influenced by Aging Well Project in Jeffco, a strategic planning group that focuses on
preparing the county for the expected increase in its senior population. “The Aging Well in Jefferson County’s Housing Workgroup is very pleased with the Board of County Commissioners’ approval to make changes to the ordinances regarding ADUs,” said Susan Franklin, project manager for Aging Well in Jeffco. “The Housing Workgroup has worked on this for years, doing research and providing information to the Planning and Zoning Department,” she said. “This is another option for seniors to age in place or near a caregiver. We applaud the Board for their thoughtful consideration of seniors and others in the community.” Updated criteria for ADU’s in unincorporated Jeffco includes; allowing ADUs on lots between 7,500 sq. ft. up to one acre, a maximum height of 25 feet or height of existing structure, whichever is less; no more than three people living in an ADU, the owner of the property must reside in either
the ADU or the primary unit. Some foothills residents and HOA representatives were left with concerns regarding enforcement of the number of required persons living in an ADU and site designs for properties over one acre. “We ask you to be lease be sure that your actions today provide the mountain areas with the same level of protection to our natural resources and thus our property values and lifestyle as afforded by the community plans now in effect,” said Jim Pennington of Conifer to the Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday, Dec. 10. “We believe the staff proposed ADU addendum fails to provide this level of protection and needs to be changed.” Pennington proposed that county staff add a restriction to converting outbuildings to ADUs. Instead, commissioners passed the revised zoning regulation which added language to address site design that permits
ADUs on lots greater than one acre to be located so there is no more than 50 ft. of separation between the ADU and the main property, or demonstrates to the zoning administrator that impacts of the ADU on the site has been minimized on meadows, slopes greater than 30 percent, wildlife areas, ridgelines, view corridors and wildlife hazard areas. “I would acknowledge some of the concerns of the residents but point to the fact that the demand for ADUs is very, very small. The need is great but we’re not going to see dozens and dozens,” said Eric Listou, Evergreen resident and member of the Aging Well in Jeffco’s Housing Workgroup. “This is intended to meet a very small but very significant portion of our need in the community. It does not increase density because our communities are designed for higher density than we currently have, so it becomes a very efficient use of our space and our planning.”
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Public Notice NOTICE The following resolution can be viewed in its entirety in electronic form by going to www.arvada.org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text version is also available in printed form in the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. R14-161 - A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Sheridan Gold Strike Transit Station, W. 60th & Sheridan Boulevard, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 3112-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for January 5, 2015, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eligible for Annexation
Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, the 5th day of January, 2015, 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. CB 14-055: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Hope House, from City of Arvada R-L (Residential-Low Density) to City of Arvada PUDBPR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), 1 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5615 W. 64th Avenue, and 6465-6475 Benton Street and a Vacant Portion of 5615 W. 64th Avenue CB14-056: An Ordinance Amending Section 37 of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Utility Administrative Charges CB14-057: An Ordinance Approving the Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District #2, Jefferson Center Metropolitan District #1, Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority, Cimarron Commercial LLC and the City of Arvada CB14-058: An Ordinance Authorizing the Refinancing of a Lease Purchase Agreement Executed in 2005, and in Connection Therewith Authorizing the Leasing of Certain City Property and the Execution and Delivery by the City of a Site Lease for Such Property, a Lease Purchase Agreement, and Other Documents Related to the Financing; Setting Forth Certain Parameters and Restrictions with Respect to the Financing; Authorizing Officials of the City to Take All Action Necessary to Carry Out the Transactions Contemplated Hereby; Ratifying Actions Previously Taken; and Providing Other Matters Related Thereto CB14-059: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land Into the City of Arvada, Sheridan Gold Strike Transit Station, W. 60th &
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, the 5th day of January, 2015, 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. CB 14-055: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Hope House, from City of Arvada R-L (Residential-Low Density) to City of Arvada PUDBPR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), 1 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5615 W. 64th Avenue, and 6465-6475 Benton Street and a Vacant Portion of 5615 W. 64th Avenue CB14-056: An Ordinance Amending Section 37 of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Utility Administrative Charges CB14-057: An Ordinance Approving the Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the Jefferson Center Metropolitan District #2, Jefferson Center Metropolitan District #1, Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority, Cimarron Commercial LLC and the City of Arvada CB14-058: An Ordinance Authorizing the Refinancing of a Lease Purchase Agreement Executed in 2005, and in Connection Therewith Authorizing the Leasing of Certain City Property and the Execution and Delivery by the City of a Site Lease for Such Property, a Lease Purchase Agreement, and Other Documents Related to the Financing; Setting Forth Certain Parameters and Restrictions with Respect to the Financing; Authorizing Officials of the City to Take All Action Necessary to Carry Out the Transactions Contemplated Hereby; Ratifying Actions Previously Taken; and Providing Other Matters Related Thereto CB14-059: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land Into the City of Arvada, Sheridan Gold Strike Transit Station, W. 60th & Sheridan Boulevard CB14-060: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Sheridan Gold Strike Transit Station, from Adams County I-2 and I-3 (Industrial) to City of Arvada I-1 (Light Industrial), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, W. 60th & Sheridan Boulevard CB14-061: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land Into the City of Arvada, Brandt Property, 15902 W. 64th Avenue CB14-062: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Brandt Property, from Jefferson County A2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada R-E (Residential Estates), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 15902 W. 64th Avenue (Public Hearing to be set for January 5, 2015 at 6:30 p.m.) CB14-063: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Olde Town Arvada Transit Hub, from City of Arvada OT-GV (Olde Town-Grandview Subdistrict) to City of Arvada PUD-BPR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5580 Wadsworth Boulevard
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R14-162 - A Resolution Accepting an Annexation Petition Concerning Brandt Property, 15902 W. 64th Avenue, Finding Said Petition Substantially Compliant with C.R.S. 31-12-107(1), and Setting a Public Hearing for January 5, 2015, 6:30 P.M. at Arvada City Hall for City Council to Determine Whether the Area Meets the Requirements of C.R.S. 31-12-104 and 105, and is Considered Eligible for Annexation
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Legal Notice No.: 80185 First Publication: December 4, 2014 Last Publication: December 25, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript Public Notice NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be held on MONDAY, the 5th day of January, 2015, 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. CB 14-055: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, Hope House, from City of Arvada R-L (Residential-Low Density) to City of Arvada PUDBPR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), 1 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, 5615 W. 64th Avenue, and 6465-6475 Benton
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT at the meeting of the City Council to be heldLEO on (Jul 23 to Aug 22) The upcoming holiday season MONDAY, the 5th day of January, 2015, gives the Big Cat much to purr about. Relationships at 6:30 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 8101 Ralston Road, Arvada CO, City grow stronger, and new opportunities loom on the Council will hold a public hearing on horizon, just waiting to be pounced on. the following proposed ordinances and thereafter will consider them for final passage and adoption. For the full VIRGO text (Aug 23 to Sept 22) A changing situation version in electronic form go to www.arbrings conflicting advice about how to go forward with vada.org/legalnotices, click on Current Legal Notices, then click on the title ofyour the holiday plans. Your best bet: Make the decision ordinance you wish to view. The full text youin feel most comfortable with. version is also available in printed form the City Clerk’s office. Contact 720.898.7550 if you have questions. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Holiday plans get back CB 14-055: An Ordinance Rezoning Ceron track after some confusion about the direction you tain Land Within the City of Arvada, Hope House, from City of Arvada R-L (Residenexpected to take. A potentially troublesome money tial-Low Density) to City of Arvada PUDmatter needs your immediate attention. BPR (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), 1 du/ac., and Amending the Official Zoning Maps of SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) Your holiday preparathe City of Arvada, Colorado, 5615 W. tions are on track. But you need to confront a personal 64th Avenue, and 6465-6475 Benton Street and a Vacant Portion of 5615situation W. while you can still keep it from overwhelming 64th Avenue everything else. CB14-056: An Ordinance Amending Section 37 of Chapter 102, Utilities, of the Arvada City Code Pertaining to Utility SAGITTARIUS Ad(Nov 22 to Dec 21) Tight financial ministrative Charges ease a bit during this holiday season. But the CB14-057: An Ordinance Approving matters the Amended and Restated Intergovernmentsagacious Sagittarian is well-advised to keep a tight al Agreement by and between the Jefferhold on the reins while shopping for gifts. son Center Metropolitan District #2, Jefferson Center Metropolitan District #1, Jefferson Parkway Public Highway Authority, CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) Don’t put off makCimarron Commercial LLC and the City of ing decisions about this year’s holiday celebrations, Arvada CB14-058: An Ordinance Authorizing despite the the negative comments you’ve been getting Refinancing of a Lease Purchase Agreefrom several quarters. Do it NOW! ment Executed in 2005, and in Connection Therewith Authorizing the Leasing of Certain City Property and the Execution AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) The holidays will and Delivery by the City of a Site Lease bring new friends and new opportunities. Meanwhile, for Such Property, a Lease Purchase Agreement, and Other Documents Rebe careful to use your energy wisely as you go about lated to the Financing; Setting Forth Cerholiday preparations. tain Parameters and Restrictions with making Respect to the Financing; Authorizing Officials of the City to Take All Action NecesPISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) There’s good news sary to Carry Out the Transactions Concoming from a most unlikely source. And it could turn templated Hereby; Ratifying Actions Previously Taken; and Providing Other Matters out to be one of the best holiday gifts you have had in Related Thereto years. Remember to stay positive. CB14-059: An Ordinance Annexing Certain Land Into the City of Arvada, Sheridan Gold Strike Transit Station, W. 60th & BORN THIS WEEK: You are respected for your Sheridan Boulevard honesty and loyalty. You make friends slowly -- but CB14-060: An Ordinance Rezoning Certain Land Within the City of Arvada, with rare exceptions, they’re in your life forever. Sheridan Gold Strike Transit Station, from Adams County I-2 and I-3 (Industrial) to © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc. City of Arvada I-1 (Light Industrial), and Public Notice Amending the Official Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, Colorado, W. 60th & NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Sheridan Boulevard A public hearing will be held before the CB14-061: An Ordinance Annexing CerArvada Planning Commission on Janutain Land Into the City of Arvada, Brandt ary 6, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada MuniProperty, 15902 W. 64th Avenue cipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., ArCB14-062: An Ordinance Rezoning Cervada, when and where you may speak on tain Land Within the City of Arvada, the matter to consider vacating all of the Brandt Property, from Jefferson County Astreet right of way associated with Homet2 (Agriculture) to City of Arvada R-E (Resown South Subdivision Final Plat for Loveidential Estates), and Amending the Offiland St., W. 64th Dr., W. 64th Pl. and W. cial Zoning Maps of the City of Arvada, 65th Ave. for HOMETOWN SOUTH. AdColorado, 15902 W. 64th Avenue (Public To advertise your public notices call 303-566-4100 ditional information can be obtained from Hearing to be set for January 5, 2015 at the Community Development Dept. or 6:30 p.m.) written comments may be filed therewith CB14-063: An Ordinance Rezoning Cerno later than 8 days prior to the hearing. tain Land Within the City of Arvada, Olde Town Arvada Transit Hub, from City of ArCITY OF ARVADA vada OT-GV (Olde Town-Grandview SubPLANNING COMMISSION district) to City of Arvada PUD-BPR /s/ John Crouse, Secretary (Planned Unit Development-Business, Professional, Residential), and Amending Legal Notice No.: 80307 the Official Zoning Maps of the City of ArFirst Publication: December 18, 2014 vada, Colorado, 5580 Wadsworth Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Boulevard Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press Legal Notice No.: 80306 First Publication: December 18, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 PUBLIC NOTICE Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript and the Arvada Press The following resolution can be viewed in its entirety in electronic form by going to Public Notice www.arvada.org/legalnotices and clicking on Current Legal Notices. The full text NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING version is also available in printed form in A public hearing will be held before the the City Clerk’s office. Contact Arvada Planning Commission on Janu720.898.7550 if you have questions. ary 6, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., Arvada MuniResolution 14-170, Accepting an Annexcipal Building, 8101 Ralston Rd., Aration Petition Concerning Wanco, 5902 vada, when and where you may speak on Tennyson Street, finding said petition subthe matter to consider vacating all of the stantially compliant with C.R.S. 31-12street right of way associated with Homet107(1), and setting a public hearing for own South Subdivision Final Plat for LoveFebruary 2, 2015, 6:30pm at Arvada City land St., W. 64th Dr., W. 64th Pl. and W. Hall for City Council to determine whether 65th Ave. for HOMETOWN SOUTH. Adthe area meets the requirements of C.R.S. ditional information can be obtained from 31-12-104 and 105, and is considered elithe Community Development Dept. or gible for annexation written comments may be filed therewith no later than 8 days prior to the hearing. Legal Notice No.: 80308 First Publication: December 18, 2014 CITY OF ARVADA Last Publication: January 8, 2015 PLANNING COMMISSION Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript /s/ John Crouse, Secretary and the Arvada Press
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Legal Notice No.: 80307 First Publication: December 18, 2014 Last Publication: December 18, 2014 Publisher: Wheat Ridge Transcript
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