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Santa and Mrs. Claus with members of the Golden Chamber of Commerce and 24th Street Carolers lead the way north on Washington Avenue during the candlelight walk in Golden Friday. Photos by Andy Carpenean

Candlelight walk kicks holiday season

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com

The weather outside wasn’t frightful, but the Christmastime lights along the Clear Creek were still delightful.

The Golden Candlelight Walk took place Nov. 30, and quite a crowd gathered in the pleasantly warm, dry night air to participate in the annual kick-off of the monthlong Olde Golden Christmas celebration.

“I’m thinking 7,500 people. It was the largest crowd ever,” Greater Golden Chamber of Commerce CEO Gary Wink said.

Washington Avenue was packed, even before the traditional group of candle-bearing carolers made its way down the hill from the 15th Street intersection. Event organizer Carol Ann Bowles, armed with a bullhorn to keep the gigantic crowd organized, led the candlelight procession alongside Santa Claus. As the mass of candle bearers made

its way down the hill, the group sang Christmas and holiday songs, often several at the same time.

The mood was definitely festive and fun.

Golden resident Susan Applegate joined the candlelight procession with her three children, ages 5, 8 and 10.

“They’ve been coming since they were born,” Applegate said. “It really gets us in the mood for the season.”

Her youngest, Brad, definitely looked festive. He was dressed up like a Christmas tree, complete with working lights. He seemed a little confused, but happy to help, as several other asked to get their pictures taken with him.

“It’s just kind of a magical night,” Applegate said.

Several Samaritans and downtown businesses set up candle and hot-beverage stands for the procession. Table Mountain Inn employee Matt Lech helped served hot cocoa and cider.

“It’s fun and nice to see everybody come out and celebrate the event,” Lech said.

Dave Wann, of Golden, said he did the walk up and down the hill last year, but was content to watch from a street-side bench this year.

“I think it’s nice that Golden is getting to be known for all these festivals, and this is certainly one of the best,” Wann said between sips of hot cocoa.

The procession ended at the city’s Visitor’s Center, where the crowd counted down to zero and the flick of the switch that turned on the multitude of Christmas lights that light up Clear Creek, the Washington Avenue Bridge, Visitors Center and Parfet Park.

Wink said he was very pleased with the popularity of the Olde Golden Christmas program.

“It’s what it’s all about, bringing people to Golden.”

A young boy gets a view above the crowd from atop a pair of shoulders at the start of the candlelight walk in Golden Friday.

Outdoor Lab continues through 3A, 3B Outdoor Lab Foundation to receive expected $325,000 for sixth-grade program

By Sara Van Cleve

svancleve@ourcoloradonews. com For 54 years the Outdoor Education Laboratory Program has taken students out of the classroom to teach them lessons in nature.

With voters’ approval of ballot issues 3A and 3B in Novem-

ber, Outdoor Lab will continue to receive support from Jefferson County Public Schools and keep the lessons going.

In March 2011, program leaders faced the possibility of shutting down the program as part of Jeffco Public Schools’ budget-reduction program. Through a community fundraising effort, which was matched by district funds to

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generate about $625,000, the program was kept going for the 201112 school year.

Outdoor Lab is a one-week program offered to all sixth-graders in the district . During the overnight camp-like experience, children learn science lessons and their real-world applications in a natural setting.

The program has a sustainability agreement with the district to provide $350,000 in funding in 2012 and $325,000 for 2013, said Shannon Hancock, executive director of the Outdoor Lab Foundation.

“What 3A did was solidify that money and solidify that the lab schools will get the $325,000 next year,” Hancock said. “If it had not passed, that money would be gone, and the foundation would have to make up the difference.”

Outdoor Lab is not receiving any additional funds through the approval of the $39 million mill levy override known as 3A. Fund-

ing from 3A will be used for the school district’s day-to-day operations, educational programs, maintenance, salaries and supplies.

The $99 million bond package, known as 3B, will help fund maintenance for the district, including work at the two outdoor lab locations, Mt. Evans Outdoor Laboratory School at 201 Evans Ranch Rd. in Evergreen and Windy Peak Outdoor Laboratory School in Bailey.

“Outdoor Lab has $2.3 million in deficiencies, which is maintenance and repairs at both sites,” Hancock said. “Our agreement with the district was, because the amount is so high, they would perform the repairs on an as-needed basis and we’d pay it back over 10 years. With 3B, they are paying for repairs upfront. It gave us breathing room.”

Although Jeffco Schools will still support Outdoor Lab because of 3A and 3B, the program is still

facing deep cuts next year. The program is funded in part by Jeffco Schools, tuition, city contributions and the Outdoor Lab Foundation.

In 2012, Outdoor Labs had to cut its $2 million budget by 15 percent, or $329,000; in 2013, the budget will be cut by 5 percent, or $105,000.

“The goal of 3A and 3B was to put a stop to the very deep, deep cuts,” Hancock said of the ballot measures’ effects on the school district as a whole. “It’s kept things where they were. The U.S. is looking at a fiscal cliff, and the district is looking at an equivalent. It’s so awesome that voters saw education as a priority. It helps everybody.”

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Journey isn’t all about destination “Are we there yet?” “How much farther do we have to go?” “Can you please go faster?”

Anyone who has taken a long trip or car ride with anxious children or impatient adults has heard these questions and similar comments or complaints many times over.

It seems that many people want to arrive at their destination without actually going through the journey.

It’s like saying we want to win without playing the game.

Where is the fun in that?

Whether they suffer from a need for instant gratification or have a belief in teleportation like “Beam me up, Scotty,” they are missing everything that makes arriving at our destination worth the journey and all of the experiences it took to get us there.

Could you imagine if the coin toss in a football game actually decided the outcome?

The players returning to the locker

room, high-fiving each other, and passionately talking about the way the referee flipped the coin, how it bounced on the turf, and how they were racked with nerves and excitement waiting for the heads or tails outcome.

That’s not how it works.

They want to go back to the locker room a little battered and bruised, muddy and sweaty, and talk about the amazing plays, big hits and spirit of the game.

They want to share in their experience of the journey.

Would we really buy a season pass or lift

ticket so that we could take the chairlift up and then immediately ride it back down?

No way.

We want to feel the pull of gravity, the steepness of the hill, the snow under our feet as we ski or snowboard down the mountain.

We want to set our edges, make sweeping turns, fly through the powder, and maybe take in a few bumps along the way.

We want the journey of getting to the bottom so that we can get back on the lift and share the stories of our last run with our friends during the ride and again with everyone who will listen at après ski at the end of the day.

While we are on our journey, it is also important that we will fail sometimes, have setbacks and even lose sometimes.

If I stick with the football analogy, there hasn’t been an undefeated Super Bowl winner since 1972.

But 40 teams have won the championship since then, all with losses on their

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NEWS IN A HURRY Winners of CHSAA Championshipfive-ticket package Colorado Community Media held a drawing for free tickets to the Colorado High School Activities Association Championship Saturday. Each winner received five tickets.

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And how many of us have caught an edge in the middle of great ski run and wiped out?

So, on our journey and as we grow, we must be willing to fail, just as long as we learn from the setback and keep moving in the direction of our destination.

Lastly, we need to have that destination clearly in our hearts and minds because as we move toward our ultimate goal, we will reach mini-destinations along the way.

It is kind of like aiming for the moon and hitting a star.

I would love to hear all about your journey and your destination at gotonorton@ gmail.com and I hope it will be a betterthan-good week for each of you.

Movie: Keira Knightley discusses her newest role in “Anna Karenina.”

Page 24 Sports: Mines beats CCU before falling to West Texas A&M

Life: Classic holiday ballet, ‘The Nutcracker,’ debuts with a few twists.

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Page 20 New Guy: Meet the new Jeffco, Gilpin County DA: Pete Weir.

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Open Space celebrates 40 years Four decades after the program was established, work remains

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews. com Not many 40-year-olds can boast ownership of 53,000 acres of land, but Jefferson County Open Space can.

A group of county residents banded together and formed PLAN Jeffco four decades ago. In 1972 voters approved a county ballot measure asking for a one-half percent sales tax for “planning for, developing necessary access to, acquiring, maintaining, administering and preserving open space real property or interests in real property, and developing paths and trails thereon for the use and benefit of the public.”

Since then, that sales tax revenue has helped establish 28 parks with 210 miles of trails across the county.

“We’re very known because we’re really the first foothills and mountain experience you can have going west,” Hoby said.

An accurate count of annual visitors to Jeffco Open Space land is tough to obtain because there are no gates, no admission charges

The North Table Loop as seen through a fence line at North Table Mountain Park, part of Jefferson County open space. Photo by Andy Carpenean and multiple entry points to most open-space properties.

A rough estimate provided a low-end figure of 2.1 million visits each year.

“But we have consultants saying to us that we could have up to 6 million visitor days a year,” Hoby said.

As popular as Jeffco Open Space may be today, both publicly and politically, it was not

always that way.

“It was a small and very, very enthusiastic core of people who started this,” Margot Zallen, one of the founding members of PLAN Jeffco, said.

The 1972 ballot measure passed with a simple majority, but that was far from the end of PLAN Jeffco’s fight, Zallen said. She described a series of county-backed efforts in the 1970s and ’80s as

GOLDEN NEWS IN A HURRY What the fracking?

What is hydraulic fracturing, and why is it such a point of debate? The nonpartisan Jefferson County League of Women Voters will discuss this controversial issue at its meeting in Golden at 9:15 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at Highland Rescue Team Ambulance Service, 317 S. Lookout Mountain Road.

Call Ellen at 303-526-7446 for more information about this meeting. All meetings are open to the public and welcome everyone regardless of party affiliation.

The League of Women Voters is a political organization encouraging informed and active participation in government, working to

increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influencing public policy through education and advocacy. For more information about the Jeffco LWV, go online to www. lwvjeffco.org.

Brown Hall earns concrete award

Two Jefferson County construction projects have recently received national recognition from the Interlocking Concrete Pavement Institute and the National Concrete Masonry Association. The Brown Hall project at Colorado School of Mines has been awarded the 2012 Hardscape North America Award for Perme-

able Concrete Pavements, while the Shaffers Crossing Interchange Improvement in south Jeffco was awarded the 2012 Hardscape North America Award for Segmental Retaining Walls-Transportation Rocky Mountain Hardscapes LLP was the contractor on the Brown Hall project. Winning project photos are viewable online at www.hardscapena. com/2012awards.

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“tussles” over whether the county was actually going to hold up its end of the bargain, and properly run and fund the voter-approved open-space plan.

“There’s been a lot more cooperation from everyone now.

We haven’t had a political fight in years,” she said.

“We’ve had a very respectful relationship with developers and private land owners,” Hoby said,

thanks to policies such as only seeking to buy land that is for sale, and seeking to pay a fair-market price.

The next 40 years for Open Space will look a lot like the first 40, according to both Hoby and Zallen.

Some $160 million in acquisition bonds taken out in 1998 still need to be repaid, while trails, parking lots and bathrooms at existing sites need to be built and maintained.

Hoby said the department is especially focused on “Heritage Conservation Areas,” including the banks and canyons of Coal Creek, Clear Creek, Bear Creek and Deer Creek. PLAN Jeffco recently took part in a joint Jeffco and Clear Creek County grant application, which resulted in the counties receiving $4.6 million to help build a multiuse trail through Clear Creek Canyon.

Zellen and Hoby said the possibilities for acquisition and park development in Jefferson County could easily fill up the next 40 years.

“If the county is willing to continue on that path, pun intended, than there’s a lot of opportunity,” Hoby said.

For more information about PLAN Jeffco, go online to Plan jeffco.org. For more information about Jeffco Open Space parks or to volunteer, go to Jeffco.us/ openspace.

Elks help spell it out Golden Elks Lodge does annual dictionary handout

By Staff Report The Golden Elks have completed its annual dictionary dispersal for the year. The group gave out more than 520 dictionaries to third graders in eight schools in the Golden area. Each class was also given a thesaurus to share, and the teacher received a dictionary and drug-awareness giveaways including rulers, pencils, pens and puzzles to give to students who excel in their studies.

The dictionary program was paid for by an Elks National Foundation Gratitude Grant, which are given to Elks’ lodges that donate a certain amount of money to the foundation for the year.

The Golden Lodge is currently adver-

tising its upcoming Hoop Shoot contest, scheduled for 8 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Shrine of St. Anne, 7320 Grant Place in Arvada for all 8 to 13-year-old boys and girls.

The Lodge is also sponsoring a 250word Americanism Essay contest for all fifth-to-eighth-graders. Two divisions are offered, one for fifth- and sixth-graders, and one for seventh- and eighthgraders. Entries must be received by the Lodge by Thursday, Jan.10.

Cash prizes will be given to the winners in each division: $25 for first place, $15 for second place and $10 for third place. Winners will go on to compete at the district and state level for cash prizes and even a computer.

For more information about the Elks, send an email to golden2740@hotmail. com or call secretary Wayne Rogers at 303-947-2532.

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Black Friday Burglary

One house and several vehicles hit by thieves

By Staff Report

Someone decided to do Black Friday shopping the illegal way.

Golden police responded to a report of a prowler around Washington Street and 8th Street, at about 12:50 a.m. Nov. 23. In the area, police found a house with an open sliding-glass door and checked with the residents. Those residents checked their belongings and found that they had been robbed while they slept.

Sgt. Ryan Custer was the watch commander for the police department that night and said all of the city’s on-duty patrol units responded to help with the search for suspects. He said the city’s reverse 911 system was also used, notifying more than 700 area residents of the situation.

“Based on the timing of the initial call, and with us

continuing to find more evidence of crime, we believed the suspects may have still been nearby,” Custer said.

Golden police, assisted by Colorado School of Mines officers and Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies helped establish a perimeter around the area, while a Golden K-9 unit conducted a search. The K-9 unit led police to several neighborhood vehicles that had been broken into, but no suspect.

“The case is still under investigation. We’ve collected some evidence; we have evidence that we suspect will bring us to the suspects,” Golden Police Capt.

Daryl Hollingsworth said.

Custer said that while Golden is a safe place to live, it is only a few minutes down the road from highercrime areas.

“Christmas always seems to bring out some of this crime,” Custer said.

“Residents can really help the police help them by just locking up their houses at night, closing their garage doors and locking up their cars.”

GOOD RING TO IT

Vanessa Hayes, a member of Calvary Episcopal Church, volunteers as a bell ringer for The Salvation Army in front of King Soopers in Golden Monday. Photo by Andy Carpenean

‘Proof of Heaven’ sticks with reader for a while Nobody packs a suitcase like you do.

A weekend away? No problem. Cram everything you need in a tote and go.

A two-week cruise?

Again, no problem. You can roll, fold and stuff half a closet in a carry-on and still have room for a book.

It’s a gift. You’re like a squirrel when it comes to packing, but there’s one trip you’ll have to make someday, and you won’t have to pack a thing.

Yes, you’re going to die.

But what happens and what awaits us on our final journey? In “Proof of Heaven,” written by Eben Alexander, M.D., and published by Simon & Schuster, you’ll read about one man’s week-long experience and the inspiring souvenirs he brought back.

It all started with a middle-of-the-night backache.

Alexander, a neurosurgeon, awoke from the pain and headed for a warm bath, thinking it might help.

It didn’t, and neither did a back rub from his wife, Hol-

ley. The pain, in fact, intensified.

By mid-morning, he was nearly unconscious.

Rushed to the hospital, he landed in the ICU, surrounded by baffled doctors who believed that he’d somehow acquired spontaneous E. coli meningitis.

His spinal fluid and the outer portion of his brain were filled with pus. There was no brain activity and no precedent.

The affliction was a 1-in10-million rarity.

But something amazing was happening to him.

Alexander says his first notion was that he was surrounded by primordial jelly, aware but not aware, and he could hear sounds. Working his way upward and toward “dazzling darkness,” he

was greeted by a beautiful woman who took him on a journey on a butterfly wing.

She told him three things: He was loved, he was valued and there was nothing he could do wrong.

One week after Alexander’s coma began, doctors informed Holley that he had virtually no chance of recovery, yet as they were walking to his room to stop treatment, he opened his eyes. Within months, fully recuperated, he started to cautiously talk about his journey because what he saw, he says, opened his mind and his heart.

No doubt, this is a thinking-person’s book.

Filled with serious science, medical information and awe-inspiring theology,

Alexander gives his readers a lot to chew on. But this memoir isn’t just that; Alexander also gives us an abundance of absorbing backstory, so we know why his spiritual journey was mind-bogglingly significant and why he believes that it unfolded as it did. What’s interesting is that Alexander was a skeptic once.

The only bumps in the road are he wrestles with descriptions of his experience. He admits that mere words don’t do his visions justice, but he tries anyhow and it becomes repetitious.

Even so, most of this book will stick with you for a long time after you close its back cover, making you seriously contemplate what you’ve read. Whether you’re

a believer or an undecided scoffer, I think “Proof of Heaven” will pack a wallop.

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Golden-made Christmas

Don’t just buy local, buy made-local

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com

With all respect to Bing Crosby, instead of a white Christmas, how about making 2012 a Golden Christmas?

Every company on the list below is based in Golden, providing the employment base that keeps the community strong while making products likely to please someone on any giftgiving list.

Be sure to catch Part 2 of this gift list in the next edition of the Golden Transcript.

For coffee lovers

Patty Birkby, owner/operator of Table Mountain Roasters, has always loved coffee. She decided to bring the joys of freshly roasted, quality beans to her Golden neighbors five years ago, and she’s been doing the daily grind ever since.

“There’s just such a difference in freshly roasted coffee,” Birkby said. “I think it makes a nice gift. So many people drink coffee, a nice bag of freshly ground coffee is always appreciated.”

Patty Birkby demonstrates how her coffee roaster works as beans fall into a cooling bin at Table Mountain Roasters Nov. 28. Photos by Andy Carpenean Many of Table Mountain Roasters beans are organically grown and certified fair trade. She can do special orders, custom roasts, and assemble gift baskets.

A bag of Guatemalan or Sumatran coffee from Table Mountain Roasters begins at about $7 for an 8-ounce bag, and is available at Golden stores, including Simply Repurposed, Golden Frames and Gift, Local Market and Golden Natural Foods. Specialty orders can be placed by calling 303809-8366.

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For pets/pet lovers

There are chew toys, and then there’s Kong. Odds are your favorite canine, or canine’s human, already has one of these pear-shaped rubber chew toys. But the company makes a wide array of pet toys, even a line of catnip-dispensing toys for those of the feline persuasion.

Also, Kongs are designed to be filled with treats to reward playful pups, and Kong has a range of “Stuff’N” easy sprays for sale, with flavors like peanut butter, and cheese and bacon that would make for howlinggood stocking stuffers.

Kong may be based here in Golden, but its products, which can be seen at www. kongcompany.com, are available nationwide.

On a smaller scale, but still Golden-based, there is The Good Dog Co., which manufactures and sells leashes, collars and dog toys made from 100 percent natural hemp and organic cotton. So far the company product line includes leashes, collars, harnesses and pull toys in a variety of styles for dogs and cats. Its products are available at The Green Paw, 1299 Washington Avenue, or online at www.thegooddogcompany. com.

For knife lovers

One in four Spyderco knives is still manufactured in Golden, the city where the Glesser family decided to put down roots and raise a family after beginning the knife company. Considered a pioneer in fold-

ing-knife design, Spyderco now builds custom knives that would be welcome tools for most any hunter, fisherman, camper, EMT, rancher, warehouse worker, handyman and so on.

Spyderco’s high-quality pocket knives range from $60 to $500, and are available at the knife company’s factory outlet in north Golden at 820 Spyderco Way.

For bike lovers Although Yeti Cycles is named after a mythic beast of the mountains, the highquality mountain bikes that employees craft are — while still legendary — very real.

“Any product we make has been tested, tuned and refined on the trails around Golden,” Yeti President Chris Conroy said.

All those hours on the trails yield some of the best bikes money can buy. This year’s flagship bike is the SB66, a full-suspension, “all-mountain” machine.

The apex of technology and quality will cost you though; the SB66 costs $3,700.

New this year is the SB95 ($3,500), which uses the bigger 29-inch wheels favored by some bikers.

“It just gobbles up the rock gardens around here,” Conroy said of the SB95.

Yeti bikes are sold at Golden Cycles, 722 Washington Avenue, however gift-givers looking for something more affordable can give a bit of the Yeti mystique to their favorite biker with clothing and accessories from the website, yeticycles.com.

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JEFFCO NEWS IN A HURRY Gunman killed in front of Jeffco grocery store

On Saturday, at about 9:15 p.m., Jefferson County deputies responded to the King Soopers store at 9800 W. Belleview Ave. concerning reports of a suspicious man in the store. The man, later identified as Evan Bynum, 40, of south Jeffco, was reported to be wandering around the store talking to himself, and had a hand gun visible in his back pants pocket.

Several Jeffco deputies reported waiting outside the store entrance to contact the man because of concerns for the safety of store customers and employees. One deputy reportedly entered the store to monitor the man’s behavior. When Bynum walked out of the store, deputies asked to speak to him. According to deputies, he responded by pulling a gun from his pocket.

A series of shots were fired between the gunman and deputies.

Bynum was shot at least once by deputies and transported to St. Anthony’s Hospital. A second handgun was discovered inside his jacket. He was pronounced dead that night.

No other injuries were reported. The store remained closed overnight during the investigation but has since reopened.

Three deputies were placed on paid administrative leave, standard procedure following an officer-involved shooting, according to Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Jacki Kelley.

“The Jefferson County Critical Incident Response Team is investigating, and they’ll have a report in a few weeks,” Kelley said.

Kelley said investigators have completed a search of Bynum’s residence. She said a motive or explanation for Bynum’s behavior may never be known.

“Getting to the why is sometimes the toughest question for us to answer,” she said.

County swearing-in ceremony set

Jefferson County will have a new county commissioner in January. In a very close election that wasn’t finalized for two weeks, Casey Tighe was the winner by a 738-vote margin.

Tighe, an attorney and former audit director for the Colorado Department of Transportation, defeated incumbent Commissioner John Odom and will represent District 2.

The swearing-in ceremony will be Tuesday, Jan. 8.

County Commissioner Faye Griffin was re-elected to a second term representing District 1.

Pete Weir was elected as district attorney for Judicial District 1, representing Jefferson and Gilpin counties. Both Griffin and Weir were unopposed in the election.

Commission Donald Rosier, Sheriff Ted Mink, County Assessor Jim Everson, Clerk and Recorder Pam Anderson, County Treasurer Tim Kaufman and Coroner John Graham were not up for re-election.

Libraries expand eBook program

Jefferson County Public Library (JCPL) will provide access to more than 20,000 eBook titles, twice as many as were available at the start of 2012, just in time for the holidays.

It is now easier to use JCPL’s eBooks services, too, thanks to the recently launched 3M Cloud Library eBook Lending Service. The library also offers several classes to teach patrons how to download eBooks to their electronic devices; go online to jeffcolibrary.org and click on the “Locations, Events and Scheduling” link for class times and locations.

Also, JCPL makes it easier to get started with electronic reading. Its locations are offering eBook gift cards to help patrons give the gift of an eReader, tablet or smartphone.

For additional information on downloading free eBooks, audiobooks and music, visit the library’s download center at jeffcolibrary.org/downloadcenter.

Fire at Slash Site

Last week, some of the last signs of the mulching operation at the Rooney Road Recycling Center in Golden went up in smoke.

Golden Fire responded to reports of smoke from the green waste and mulch site next to the recycle facility. The mulch operation closed for business on Oct. 31, but one of the remaining waste piles had begun to smolder. Firefighters monitored the pile, and kept the fire from spreading, though it smoked for several hours.

The green waste operation was used and supported by Golden, Arvada, Lakewood, Wheat Ridge, Lakeside, Edgewater, Morrison, Mountain View and unincorporated Jefferson County. The operating company A-1 Organics has been working to clear the site of slash since its closure.

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Meet the new district attorney: Pete Weir Newly elected candidate talks about his background, goals

By Glenn Wallace

gwallace@ourcoloradonews.com Incoming Jefferson and Gilpin County District Attorney Pete Weir recently sat down for an interview with Colorado Community Media to talk about his background, plans for the department, and how changes to laws and attitudes toward drug use may change his job.

CCM: You have a long and impressive law resume. What started you on that career?

Weir: I was a double major of theology and English in college and actually applied for seminary. But then I determined that Weir that was not my career path.

I took a year off, then just became more and more interested in law, and being attracted to trial work. It’s just a great area, very people-focused.

CCM: You’ve been a county prosecutor, defense lawyer, a judge and even a statelevel administrator. How does that range of experience affect what kind of DA you might be?

Weir: I’ve been very fortunate with the variety and breadth of experiences I’ve had.

I think that my time as a defense attorney made me a better prosecutor. And I’m a believer in our system.

I think what is lost sometimes is that it’s perceived that a prosecutor is the other side of the coin from the defense. A defense attorney’s allegiance and ethical responsible is to zealously represent his or her client. A prosecutor has a broader responsibility … it sounds so trite, but it is to do justice. In our job, it’s just as important to dismiss a case that does not merit prosecution as to try the case that does merit prosecution.

CCM: How does the passage of Amendment 64, legalizing recreational marijuana, affect your department’s job?

Weir: We will follow the law. This has never been an area of significant attention.

I agree with our policy shift in the last few years to distinguish between addicts and those who prey on the addictions of others.

We have a drug court here that Scott [Storey, outgoing DA] started that’s been very

successful, that I’d like to see expanded.

CCM: What are your top priorities?

Weir: This is a great office that does great work, and frankly that’s a tribute to Scott’s strong leadership. There are a couple of things that I feel very strongly about, particularly protecting the most vulnerable members of society. Scott started an elderly abuse unit that I think is a great idea, that I hope to take to the next level.

And secondly, crimes against children.

We’ve got a marvelous crimes-againstchildren unit here.

CCM: How does the transition affect the DA’s work on high-profile cases like the upcoming murder re-trial of Daniel DeWild and the prosecution of 17-year-old Austin Sigg, accused of killing 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway?

Weir: Scott’s done everything possible for a smooth and seamless transition. I’m confident that we’re not going to have any sort of issues that would affect any case in this office.

CCM: Every county employee is looking at zero increases in pay next year. But you are requesting an $11,000 raise in pay.

What is your reasoning?

Weir: My view is that our prosecutors as a whole are underpaid. They’re doing marvelous work, and they’re doing it because they believe in it.

The pay is set for a four-year period. The policy behind that is that you don’t want to be influenced in any decisions I make as the district attorney.

Part of the way I looked at it is if it reflects the years, my experience, diversity of service, but even more than that the kind of responsibility that’s invested in a district attorney, to set standards and lead a group of dedicated men and women — that salary is not out of line. And just looking at comparable jurisdictions’ DA pay, it’s on the high end, but not out of whack.

CCM: You could have gone just about anywhere, and done just about anything in law. Why Jeffco?

Weir: I’ve been working here since ‘86. It’s just a great community. I’ve been very fortunate in the opportunities I’ve had, but at the end of the day, this is my highest professional honor to serve as the DA for the people of Gilpin and Jefferson counties. You talk salaries — there are opportunities to far exceed that salary in the private sector. But that would not bring the kind of professional satisfaction, not even close, that you get through working in this kind of an office. It’s the best job you could hope for as a lawyer.

Impact of Amendment 64 Question: Amendment 64, the initiative to regulate marijuana like alcohol, was passed by Colorado voters on Nov. 6.

What will be allowed under the new amendment?

Answer: Amendment 64 was created to increase individual freedoms, enhance revenue for public purposes and to use Colorado law enforcement and judicial resources more efficiently. In order to achieve these goals, Amendment 64 legalizes the recreational use of marijuana for individuals who are 21 and older; taxes and regulates the sale of recreational marijuana and provides for the regulated production and distribution of industrial hemp.

Under Amendment 64, individuals who are 21 and older will be able to cultivate up to six marijuana plants, three of which are flowering and three of which are vegetating. These individuals will be able to keep all of the marijuana harvested from these plants, so long as

LEGAL LINES the harvested marijuana is stored on the same premises where the marijuana plants were grown. Individuals also will be able to possess, use, display, purchase or transport up to an ounce of marijuana as well as marijuana accessories. Individuals who are 21 and older also will be able to transfer up to an ounce of marijuana to another individual over the age of 21 without receiving money.

However, public consumption of marijuana, as well as driving under the influence of marijuana, will remain a crime in Colorado.

Amendment 64 allows for the creation of recreational marijuana businesses, similar to the current medical marijuana businesses.

Amendment 64 does not affect medical marijuana centers, and holders of a medical marijuana business license also will be able to apply for and possess a recreational mari-

juana business license.

Amendment 64 sets a deadline of July 1, by which time the Colorado Department of Revenue must adopt regulations for the implementation of commercial marijuana businesses, including cultivation facilities, manufacturing facilities and retail sales facilities.

Amendment 64 provides that the state legislature shall enact an excise tax on the sale of marijuana.

Amendment 64 mandates that this excise tax is not to exceed 15 percent. However, the percentage of the tax can be adjusted after Jan. 1, 2017, by the general assembly. The first $40 million in tax revenue generated from the sale of recreational marijuana is earmarked for the Public School Capitol Construction Assistance Fund. Amendment 64 also directs the Colorado General Assembly to enact legislation governing the cultivation, processing and sale of industrial Legal Lines continues on Page 23

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OPINIONS / YOURS AND OURS

Look local when holiday shopping Oh, the polarity.

Thanksgiving — a day of thanks — ended with the skiff-skaff of registers at midnight to ring in give-me-more Black Friday.

News reports showed people bursting through retail doors and crawling over each other to grab featured deals — sometimes incurring injuries. In recent years, more and more stores open at midnight instead of early morning Friday, but the emerging trend is Gray Thursday, referring to stores opening on Thanksgiving to offer sales.

Beyond the initial retail rush, we hope readers took note of a slightly more civil event, called Small Business Saturday, on Nov. 24, and we encourage our readers to

OUR VIEW shop local throughout the season.

During the late part of the year — with all its holidays — there is information aplenty about local businesses and products in our newspapers. Stories throughout the year cover the local hard-working businesses that serve so many and give back in numerous ways — supporting activities at schools and community organizations — and often contribute in the immeasurable ways that occur when local business owners and their employees live in our

communities.

Of course we know online shopping edges up a few percentage points each year. But even there we encourage our readers who enjoy online shopping to choose the websites of our local businesses.

The Colorado Retail Council has forecast a 2.9 percent increase in holiday shopping, while the national sales projection is anticipated to be up 2.8 percent over last year. There was a similar uptick last year, so we hope the season plays out well, and the economy edges upward.

And buying local not only fuels businesses, it improves the job market.

There, too, the state is gaining traction.

According to the Colorado Department of

Labor and Employment, nonfarm payroll jobs increased 8,600 from September to October to 2,310,100 jobs. Private-sector payroll jobs increased 8,500, and government increased 100. The current 7.9 unemployment rate has declined two-tenths of one percentage point from 8.1 percent in October 2011.

Colorado is faring well in statistics like these, compared to many other states. So it is a good time to show your pride. As you make holiday purchases — as well as everyday or durable-good purchases — we encourage you to take time and look to your neighbors to meet your consumer needs. Supporting local businesses makes our communities stronger.

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I did a terrible thing this weekend. I changed handbags; that is, I moved selected items from one purse to another.

This wasn’t even my regular change-of-season switch, where I put away my sunny summer weave and dig out my black leather bag.

I’ve already done that.

No, I just wanted to carry a smaller purse, so I sorted through the stuff that usually weighs me down, and off I went with a lighter load. My first problem was that I didn’t have my grocery club card with me, which was evident only when I made it to the register with my cart full of semi-monthly shopping.

I ran through all the recent phone numbers I could recall with the clerk, including a couple of mobile numbers from two cities. None of them matched the one I had when I opened the card account several years ago.

The line of shoppers behind me was getting restless as I asked the checker to try just one more number. The kind and patient checker, however, graciously scanned a store card to make sure I got my valued customer discount.

Next, when I arrived in downtown Denver, I realized — after I had squeezed into the one available parking spot even remotely near my destination — that all my cash and coins were in the bottom of my other purse. I did have my credit card, so I paid the premium surcharge for what turned out to be a half hour of parking.

I envy men who get away with carrying just a wallet and, perhaps, a money clip. Maybe even a handkerchief. Keys are carried easily in one of a multitude of pockets.

This just doesn’t work for me.

Most of my clothes don’t have pockets — not the serviceable kind, anyway. They’re more for decorative purposes.

That makes it difficult to carry the minimum of what I need to have with me — keys, phone, money — much less all the nice-tohave items I usually carry, such as tissues, Band-Aids and hand lotion.

Add to that my frequent flyer coffee cards, my real frequent flyer cards, book club discount cards, cards to libraries in four counties, my PADI scuba certification card, my backcountry search-and-rescue card, gift cards, expired gift cards, business cards (mine and from people I don’t remember meeting)

and my sometimes-elusive grocery cards.

Then I have reading glasses (at least two pair); sunglasses; flash drives; an assortment of pens in three colors; a couple of small journals; lens cloth; a miniature sewing kit with minuscule scissors; a miniature office supply store with stapler, tape dispenser, paper clips; and safety pins.

Of course, I like to have a wallet, my checkbook, cash and coins. Oh yes, my driver’s license, registration and insurance papers. And a pair of paper eyeglasses that turns lights into kaleidoscopes and comes with the warning: “Do not drive or study.”

I’m more well stocked than most vending machines, but, as you might imagine, carrying all this can be clumsy and cumbersome. And when I want to find something, it can also be downright aggravating.

Such as trying to locate my mailbox key after a day of work plus night classes. It’s dark when I get home, and I just want to pick up my mail and go inside to catch some Burn Notice on demand.

I fumble around in my purse with my right hand as I pull up to the mail boxes. Lipstick, highlighters, office badge, but no key. So, up and over: I dump out the bag and shake it violently. With the purse now empty, I run my hands around the inside more thoroughly than the TSA. I unzip all the compartments and feel for any holes in the lining. Then, success. Here it is, dangling from a paper clip caught in the seam. I retrieve my mail but leave most of the rest of my handbag’s contents on the floor mat of my car. I figure it’s easier to drive it all around than carry it.

And who knows? If I’m not driving to work or studying for class, I might just need those sparkly kaleidoscope glasses …

Andrea Doray is a full-time writer who acknowledges her handbag hang-up. Contact her at a.doray@ andreadoray.com if you want to play wallet wars.

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December 6, 2012

Christmas tours, concerts bring in cheer We all have our treasured memories about the holiday season that shape how we perceive them and serve as a model for our own holiday preparations. For some, it’s Santa and Christmas trees or the lighting of the menorah with our family through the days of Chanukah.

Whenever this season arrives, my childhood memories always involve some crazy thing my mother got me involved in.

When I was growing up, she was the first public relations director for Historic Denver, and that meant that at age 12 I was recruited into being a tour guide for the Molly Brown House. It was quite an experience, and of course when Christmas rolled around, they decorated the place in Victorian fashion, which was always a big influence in what became my own Christmas traditions and inspiration. It really brought to life those stories about my grandparents and how things were “back in the day,” when they actually put candles on the tree and a simple gift of fresh fruit meant a lot to people.

Historic Denver has grown quite a bit since those days, but the Molly Brown House Museum still remains one of its best-known projects. If you have never been to see it, then mark Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15, on your calendars as that’s when it will hold its “Christmas Under the Mistletoe” tours.

The Molly Brown House Museum is at 1340 Pennsylvania St., Denver.

Tour times are 7 p.m. on Friday, and 5, 6, and 7 p.m. on Saturday. Tickets are $13 for Historic Denver members, seniors and children; and $16 for non-members. You can order them in advance and also get more information on its website, www.mollybrown.

org or by calling 303-832-4092.

Getting kind of brassy

Music is a big part of the holidays. Two of the premier performing groups in the area are the Colorado Symphony and the Denver Brass.

Both groups will present concerts featuring holiday cheer, and both are extraordinary groups to hear.

The Colorado Symphony debuts a new concert, Holiday Brass, on Friday, Dec. 14.

This concert will be at Boettcher Concert Hall in the Denver Performing Arts Complex at 14th and Curtis streets in Denver. Show time is 7:30 p.m., and tickets run from $28 to $88.

You can get them by going online to www.coloradosymphony.org or calling 303-623-7876.

Another great brass group is the Denver Brass, and it has a whole bunch of upcoming holiday concerts, each with a different theme.

The first one is one in which you can actually perform. Break your horn out of the closet and join the Brass from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts Center Galleria for the annual Holiday Brass Fest.

The second concert is its Brass and Angels on High at Bethany Lutheran Church at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16.

Ken Singleton will conduct with Edd

Nichols hosting, and these concerts will feature the Young Voices of Colorado.

And third, its Rocky Mountain Christmas Concert, featuring Dave LeMieux and House of Soul. This one will be conducted by Warren Deck, with Rick Crandall hosting. You can attend this one on Sunday, Dec. 23, at the Newman Center for the Performing arts on the Denver University campus.

Info on these concerts can be found at www.denverbrass.org or by calling 303-832-4676

Really big brass

When it comes to brass music, there is nothing bigger than a tuba, unless it’s 300 tubas. That’s right, it’s time once again for the 37th annual TubaChristmas concert at Skyline Park on the 16th Street Mall in Denver.

The Denver version of this event was started years ago by Golden native and tuba player extraordinaire Bill Clark. It continues to be a fun and different way to spread a lot of holiday cheer.

The concert is free and will be 1-2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23. You really have to see this to believe it, and trust me, bring your video camera phone because no one else will believe it.

Play the tuba or euphonium? Then get involved by calling Bill at 303726-4101 or check out the website at www.tubachristmas.com/readtcloc. php?TCState=CO for the schedule and more info.

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Maxine passed at the age of 94 on Nov. 11, 2012 surrounded by family and friends. She was born and raised in Great Falls, Montana and married Jack A. Ballard, Sr. on Dec. 27, 1947. She lived in Golden from 1969-1998 and in Boulder from 1998-1912.

Maxine was a housewife, mother, a volunteer (Foothills Art Gallery and Golden Chamber of Commerce), and worked as an Executive Assistant for the Golden Junior High School Principal from 1970-1987. She loved to travel and when she retired, she was able to visit all of Earth’s continents, with the exception of Antarctica, on several amazing trips.

Maxine will be greatly missed and is survived by her son, Jack A. Ballard, Jr. of Golden; her daughter, Nancy

V. Glissmann, her grandchildren: Robert, Gwyneth, and Garrett Glissmann of Boulder; her sister, Elizabeth “Beth” Sprague Wackernagel of Missoula, Montana and her brother, Hugh Vaughn Sprague of Seattle.

Per Maxine’s request, we will be returning her to her beloved Montana for her Memorial Service.

In lieu of memorials, please feel free to make a donation to the Employee “Holiday Fund” at Wynwood Ridge Point, where Maxine spent her last years in their care. Checks can be made payable to “Holiday Fund Wynwood Ridge Point” and mailed or dropped off at 3375 34th St., Boulder, CO 8030 or for more information, please call Leanne Wise at 303-263-2164.

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Technology causes us to stop seeing the world Want to see something funny? Ask a teenager how to get somewhere. It’s hilarious.

It’s not getting lost that’s funny. It’s that they don’t even know where to begin.

I’ve been teaching my daughter to drive, and, as an experiment, a few months ago I stopped giving her directions to get to places that she should know how to find — work, school, church.

You should have seen the panic in her eyes.

I don’t mean to pick on her — I know for a fact that it isn’t just my teenager.

I ask her about how her friends do getting places, and she tells me they’re just as bad as she is.

I watch them try to figure out directions on their own, and they’re lost.

For a generation that has spent more time in cars being carted to more organized activities than any other generation in history, they have precious little idea where they are.

I try to think back to my own childhood and how I learned how to find things.

It seems that I spent quite a bit of time in the car, but I don’t remember anybody ever teaching me about how street numbers work or where directional dividing lines were.

I just kinda picked it up from looking out my windows on the way to baseball games.

And that’s the difference: I was looking out the window on my way to places. My teenager, bless her heart, never has her eyes out the window.

They’re locked on her

cell phone; she’s texting her friends or getting the latest update from Facebook.

The world around us is an interesting place, but they — well, actually, all of us — we’ve started to not pay attention to it. It’s not just directions; the sort of “how-to” stuff that people pick up just by watching life go by is getting lost because our internal lives have become more important than our external lives.

My wife has grown to hate that she bought me an iPad a couple years ago because I am constantly in it, trying to figure out what’s going on in the world.

I read items on the Internet, check my email, get updates from Facebook, check my bank account and watch training videos, all in the palm of my hand while sitting next to her on the couch.

I heard a radio program

the other day during which one of the people admitted that the last thing he saw at night was not his wife’s face, but was, instead, his Facebook page.

This can’t be healthy.

I know that technology is a wonderful thing. I think I’ve written a column or two extolling the virtues of Facebook because it’s allowed me to reconnect with old friends.

But I am painfully aware of how distracted it makes me to have that sort of access to friends’ thoughts.

I’ve had to impose a limit on myself: four trips to Facebook a day.

It’s odd, and contradictory, to consider that, with all the ways we have to stay plugged in to the world, we are gradually withdrawing, one Tweet at a time.

I know this isn’t exactly what we had in mind when we came up with all these cool gadgets, but that’s where we are.

And I’m not positive that the gadgets themselves bear any blame, though surely any product that allows 10 million people instant access to

the deep, deep, 140-character thoughts of Ashton Kutcher is not a good thing.

For the most part, I guess, this is no big deal.

Technology is very much a part of our lives, and why would my daughter need to know how to get anywhere when her phone can give her directions on the way? I’m just a little nervous about the day when some guy asks her to marry him, and she doesn’t have access to a quick Google search for the right answer.

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The thick, spiced drink we know as eggnog has become synonymous with the holidays. It is so linked with the Christmas season that a person may be hard-pressed to find it sold in the supermarket any other time of the year.

But eggnog wasn’t always the holiday beverage it has become.

Eggnog is believed to have originated in 17th century Europe, primarily as a drink for the elite, since the ingredients in the beverage were hard to come by and thusly relegated to the very rich.

There are different theories on the origins of the word eggnog itself. Some believe it has gotten its name from the Old English word “nog,” which meant “strong beer.” The “egg” refers to one of the ingredients in the beverage, fresh eggs. Others surmise that it comes from the word “noggin,” which was a vessel for serving drinks in taverns.

The drink was called “egg in a noggin,” which was shortened to “eggnog.”

Still, there are others who say its name is derived from the term “grog,” which was another term for booze. “Egg n’ grog” was eventually abbreviated to “eggnog.”

Although there is little certainty to the origins of the name, the recipe for eggnog has essentially remained unchanged throughout the centuries.

It consists of beaten eggs, cream or milk and sugar

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Celebrate the Holidays Nick-of-time tips for a holiday home

3. Guest bath/powder room After the kitchen, the guest bath or powder room will likely see the most holiday traffic. These rooms – usually smaller than master baths – will benefit from a simple decluttering. Quick updates like adding new cabinet hardware and coordinating accessories like soap dishes, lotion dispensers, toothbrush holders, shower curtains and towels are easy ways to refresh these small but important areas.

The holidays are also a great time to update items you can enjoy for the rest of the year, such as lighting and faucets, new mirrors, paint or wallpaper.

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Simple decor projects like new area rugs and window treatments can have a big impact on the room. If the guestroom is small, adding some decorative mirrors can help the area feel more expansive. Updating the old ceiling fan can dramatically alter the look of any space, plus aid in airflow. Finally, polish off the holiday look with in-season flowers or plants – they’re welcoming and warm, and make a great gift to send guests home with once their visits end.

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Fortunately, some simple c o s metic changes go a long way toward making this room warm, comfortable and inviting. Changing accent pillows, throws and window treatments to seasonal patterns and colors are a great way to start.

A decorated mantel is also a classic holiday decor touch. For a fast and easy festive look, place loose evergreen branches along the mantel and intersperse with brightly colored Christmas ornaments. Don’t overlook the Christmas tree. Positioning a tree in front of a window allows your holiday spirit to shine through to the outdoors. Just remember to keep trees away from the fireplace and other heat sources.

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Next, step inside and consider lighting upgrades. The foyer is the perfect spot to add a dramatic pendant light or chandelier to welcome guests with a warm glow.

Add some festive holiday decor by layering a centerpiece of paperwhites, a fragrant, fast-growing seasonal flower, paired with pinecones on a foyer table to create a look that combines two popular seasonal standbys. Roomier entryways can benefit from a decorative urn filled with a variety of greens. Heap allen + roth ornaments on top to create a ‘holiday topiary.’

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Experiment with rich, food and spice-inspired hues that will provide an appealing backdrop for holiday decor and remain relevant when the seasons change.

It’s easier than ever to change the look of countertops and cabinets. While you’re swapping out knobs and drawer pulls, consider giving tired laminate countertops a coat of paint. Add a new backsplash in ceramic tile or natural stone, or go quick and easy with peel-and-stick metal tile that evokes the look of classic tin.

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Bye-bye Burnsley

As Clara and the Nutcracker travel to a variety of exotic locations, dancers evoke each place with computer projections and different costumes. Photos by Stanley C. Obert (2009)

‘Nutcracker’ updates holiday favorite Annual production brings new features to ballet

By Clarke Reader

creader@ourcoloradonews.com The holiday season wouldn’t be complete without a production of “The Nutcracker,” and the Lakewood Cultural Center offers the classic ballet with a few twists.

The Dawson Wallace Dance Project will bring the ballet to the center, 470 S. Allison Parkway, for its 13th year on Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 15-16 and 22-23. The two Saturday performances will be at 3 and 8 p.m., and the two Sunday performances at 1 and 5 p.m. “’The Nutcracker’ for many families is a tradition, and we like to be part of continuing that tradition,” said Susan Martin, administrator at the Cultural Center. “We always get a lot of groups, and it’s great to see all the kids get dressed up for a night out.”

James Wallace, co-artistic director of the ballet troupe, has directed the company for seven years, and said the production has become a staple for Lakewood but that it’s important to keep the ballet fresh.

“We do re-choreographs every now and then, and a lot of the comedy we have in the first act has some current pop-culture references,” Wallace said. “Even with the changes, the story remains the same.”

“The Nutcracker” is a two-act ballet that follows a young girl named Clara on Christmas Eve as her godfather gives her a nutcracker doll that comes to life and whisks her away to a dream land of sweets and adventure.

Wallace said the company prides itself on being able to entertain audiences for the entire show, not just the showcase dances — including the “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy” — that most are familiar with.

“The first act, we make use of caricatures and an almost cartoonish, over-the-top humor that makes it really fun,” he said. “The best way I’ve heard it described is ‘zany.’”

For Clara’s and the Nutcracker’s journeys during the second act, the company uses computer-graphic projections instead of a single backdrop, which Wallace says really draws the audience into whatever land the pair are visiting. He said the backdrop changes about 15 times during the second act.

The Burnsley Hotel, a 17-story, allsuites hostelry originally constructed as an apartment building in 1963, will close Wednesday, Dec. 12, according to a 9News report and my spies. The story, however, does not quote hotel management or RedPeak Properties, the Denver-based real estate firm allegedly buying the property at 1000 Grant St. When I contacted hotel general manager David Milito, he would neither confirm nor deny the 9News story except to say, “It’s not something I’m able to talk about at this time.”

A call to Mike Zoellner, president and CEO of Zoellner, was not returned last week. But I was told that several local musicians who performed at the hotel on a regular basis were basically given their pink slips a few weeks ago, saying that management was no longer booking gigs.

The Burnsley has been a popular temporary quarters for business travelers and was known by Capitol Hill residents for its great happy hour and dining room.

Shortly after it was built as an apartment building, the property was converted into an all-suites hotel with a jazz club.

Denver philanthropists Joy and Franklin Burns purchased the hotel in 1969 from an investment group that included singer Ella Fitzgerald and actor Kirk Douglas.

9News also reported that RedPeak plans to convert the hotel into apartments or condos.

Note to self: Since I live one block from The Burnsley, I’m making it my mission to revisit the bar at least once before the alleged closing to partake of the extremely happy happy hour.

Manning’s his man

Choreographer James Wallace created a new Spanish dance for the first act. This is part of the company’s efforts to keep the production fresh.

Martin said that one of the best things about the performance at the Cultural Center is that because the theater is a smaller space — with only 316 seats — it keeps the focus on what is going on onstage.

“The show is one of our most familyoriented, and really brings people together in a very multigenerational way,” she said.

Wallace said the production is perfect for those who aren’t normally interested in ballet.

“For people who hear ‘ballet’ and start yawning, we’re the show to come to,” he said. “We present it in a way that is much more accessible for the general public.”

For tickets and information, call 303987-7845 or go online to www.lakewood. org/CulturalCenter. For the first time the Cultural Center is allowing audiences to purchase specific seats.

Elmore Leonard, the 87-year-old author and winner of this year’s National Book Foundation lifetime achievement award, is the interviewee for Proust Questionnaire in the December edition of Vanity Fair.

Among the questions in the interview, Leonard is asked, “Which living person do you most admire?”

His answer? “Peyton Manning.”

Author, author

Dec. 16 and 23 - performances at 1 and 5 p.m.

Denver Center Attractions and Nancy Rebek Productions present Works in Progress: An Intimate Evening With David Sedaris, best-selling author and NPR contributor, for eight performances Jan. 21-27 in the Garner Galleria Theatre.

Sedaris will present select readings that may be included in his new book, “Let’s Explore Diabetes With Owls,” due to be published in April. Audience reaction will, in part, determine the final edits to the publication.

Patrons may purchase a limit of four tickets per performance. Tickets are on sale at www.denvercenter.org or by calling 303-893-4100.

COST: $38 for adults, $28 for children

Triple threat

IF YOU GO WHAT: The Nutcracker WHERE: Lakewood Cultural Center 470 S. Allison Parkway, Lakewood

WHEN: Saturdays and Sundays, Dec. 15-16 and Dec. 22-23 Dec. 15 and 22 - performances at 3 and 8 p.m.

INFORMATION: 303-987-7845 or www. lakewood.org/CulturalCenter

For the third year in a row, Conde Nast Traveler has named The Westin Riverfront Resort & Spa at Beaver Creek Mountain Parker continues on Page 21

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No. 1 on the magazine’s list of the Top 50 Ski Hotels in North America.

The magazine touts The Westin Riverfront’s “excellent location by the lifts” and extensive amenities, including the “amazing hot tubs and pool” and Spa Anjali.

For more information or reservations, go to www.westinriverfrontbeavercreek. com or call 1-866-949-1616.

Larkburger’s new location

Downtown Denver finally has a burger bonus with the recent opening of the 10th Larkburger, on California Street just off the 16th Street Mall.

The Colorado-based, fast-casual burger chain’s newest outlet has regular hours from 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily.

The award-winning restaurant group

(Larkburger won this year’s Denver Burger Battle) is committed to being eco-friendly.

For the new downtown location, that means chairs are made from recycled plastic bottles; canola oil is recycled for automotive fuel; cups, utensils and containers are 100 percent biodegradable; and reclaimed timber is used in the interior design.

Larkburger will open its next restaurant in Broomfield in mid-December. For more information, go to www.larkburger.com.

nights at 8 p.m., Dec. 27 and 28.

A self-proclaimed “professional geek,” Ross has toured the globe for the past 11 years performing his frenetic solo shows at venues including off-Broadway in New York City to the Sydney Opera House.

Tickets start at $36 and can be purchased online at www.lonetreeartscenter. org or by calling 720-509-1000 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. The Lone Tree Arts Center is at 10075 Commons St.

One-man show

Lakewood, seen

The Lone Tree Arts Center is bringing in Canadian comedian Charlie Ross with his show “One-Man Lord of the Rings,” a 70-minute performance where Ross portrays 46 characters (not counting the army of Orcs or the legion of Rohanians), for two

The Gateway to The New West, a fine-art photo collection featuring contemporary images of Lakewood, will be unveiled during a free open house from 5 to 9 p.m.

Friday, Dec. 7.

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the Belmar Block 7 Art Walk, 455 S. Saulsbury St., at Anam Cara Living Arts Studio and Gallery, and is presented by Alameda Gateway, a member organization that promotes the Lakewood region.

The art walk also will include exhibits at Colorado Photographic Arts Center and True Colors Studio and Gallery. The public is welcome and details are available at www.GatewayGuide.info.

Penny Parker’s “Mile High Life” column gives insights into the best events, restaurants, businesses, parties and people throughout the metro area. Parker also writes for Blacktie-Colorado.com. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.

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December 6, 2012

YOUR WEEK & MORE: MEET SANTA

THURSDAY/DEC. 6 HOLIDAY BAZAAR Developmental Disabilities Resource Center, 11177 W. 8th Ave., Lakewood, plans its 11th annual holiday bazaar from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. Admission is free. Donations of canned food appreciated to help meet emergency holiday needs. The bazaar features handmade crafts, jewelry, unique gifts, a silent auction and bake sale.

Shoppers can visit with Santa, enjoy holiday music and browse “Books Are Fun” seasonal merchandise. The event is sponsored

by DDRC Volunteer Services with proceeds benefiting families receiving services. Call 303-462-6585 for information.

LEGISLATOR BREAKFAST The nonpartisan Jefferson County League of Women Voters welcomes new and returning state legislators for breakfast from 7-8 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Clements Community Center, 1580 Yarrow St., Lakewood. The legislators will discuss their individual goals for the session and answer questions. Everyone is welcome, but reservations are required for breakfast. Bread Winners will cater the event.

Cost is $15. Send checks payable to LWV Jeffco along with your name to Jeffco League of Women Voters, 1425 Brentwood, Suite 7, Lakewood, CO 80214, by Nov. 16. Visit www.lwvjeffco.org.

FRIDAY/DEC. 7

Snowflake Lodge” at 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7, and Saturday, Dec. 8, at Colorado ACTS Theater, 9460 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. This is a dinner show, and reservations are required. Call 303-456-6772 or visit www.coloradoacts.org.

BREAKFAST FORUM The Wilmore-Richter American Legion

FRIDAY TO SUNDAY/DEC. 7-9

Post 161 presents Mike McDonnell, city of Arvada Parks and Recreation, at its Roundtable Issues Breakfast Forum at 7 a.m.

Friday, Dec. 7, at the Post, 6230 W. 60th Ave., Arvada. Breakfast service is at 7 a.m. and the presentation begins at 7:20. Email alp161@hotmail.com for information.

HOLIDAY SHOW Timothy P. and the Rocky Mountain Stocking Stuffers make their annual return to the Lakewood Cultural Center stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, and 2 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 8-9 with a toe tappin’, red-hot pickin’ holiday jamboree. Tickets available at www.Lakewood. org/CulturalCenter, by calling 303-987-7845 or visiting the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office at 470 S. Allison Parkway.

Senior, student, child and group discounts are available.

KINDERGARTEN INFORMATION Kendrick Lakes Elementary, 1350 S. Hoyt St., Lakewood, will have an informational meeting at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 7 in the library. Plan to attend if your student will enroll in Kendrick’s kindergarten program next year.

FRIDAY AND SATURDAY/DEC. 7-8 DINNER SHOW Colorado ACTS presents “Christmas at

FRIDAY/DEC. 7 TO DEC. 16 MARKET/SALE THE 26th annual fine art market show and sale is open from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Mondays to Saturdays and noon to 5 p.m. Sundays from Dec. 7-16 at the Arvada

Center for the Arts and Humanities. An opening reception is from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6. A portion of purchases benefits the Arvada Center galleries. While attending the market, plan to visit the ACES show and sale in the Arvada Center’s upper gallery, and don’t miss the art market and silent auction on the first level outside the Main Gallery. Track bids at www. arvadacenter.org, by calling 720-898-7251, or make them in person. The Arvada Center is at 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. Visit www.arvadacenter.org or call 720-898-7200.

SATURDAY/DEC. 8 MEET SANTA Meet Santa and his reindeer at Echter’s Garden Center, 5150 W. 52nd Ave., Arvada. Santa will be at the garden center from 1-4 p.m. Saturdays, Dec. 8. Don’t forget your cameras, and please bring along a can or package of non-perishable food for Santa to share with the Arvada Food Bank. Call 303424-7979 or visit www.echters.com.

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‘Greetings’ and ‘Mame’ worth checking out Miners Alley Playhouse is going a different direction this holiday season. Instead of doing what might be called a traditional show, this year the audience is treated to a play that contains enough twists to make a Slinky feel at home.

“Greetings!” is billed as a comedy but, as my sister and I found out on opening night, you’ d best have a tissue or two available.

Just as in real life, it’ s hard to put a single label on the emotions the play evokes. The basic premise is simple: Boy brings girl home to meet his family for the holidays.

Now, let s add some specifics. The girl, Randy Stein (played by Miriam Tobin), is a Jewish atheist. The boy, Andy Gorsky (Kurt Brighton), is from a conservative Catholic family complete with a mom; Emily (Jennifer Condreay), dad, Phil (Rick Bernstein); and an adult autistic brother, Mickey (Matt Maxwell).

Initially the parents try to be welcoming and gracious to their guest. It doesn’ t take long for Dad to drop the pleasant facade and get to the nitty-gritty. Mom is beside

MAP in Golden. For more information, call 303-935-3044 or go online to www.minersalley.com.

“Mame” shines at Candlelight

herself, and Mickey, who is nearly nonverbal but very active, goes about life as usual.

As the story progresses, relationships become strained, seemingly to the breaking point until transformative events effect the entire family. Long-held beliefs are called into question. The resolution is surprising, and we are left to reflect on the enigmas in our own lives.

I loved this play even though the dialogue was a bit rough in patches (it was opening night, after all). The entire cast was spot on, but I must mention Matt Maxwell s performance in particular. He is brilliant as the autistic Mickey.

“Greetings!” plays through Dec. 23 at

If you haven’ t made the trek up the road to Candlelight Dinner Playhouse, 4747 Marketplace Drive in Johnstown, it ’s high time you do. In spite of getting stuck in traffic, it was worth the drive. Located near the venerable Johnson s Corner, this gorgeous facility is the perfect venue to have a tasty meal followed by delightful entertainment.

Based on the novel and play, Auntie Mame, “Mame” the musical is full of singable songs, so be prepared to hum your way out of the theater. Social butterfly and single lady-about-town Mame Dennis unexpectedly finds herself guardian to her young nephew Patrick. Having a 10-yearold, along with his nanny Agnes, in the house is a foreign experience for the freespirited Mame. She welcomes the youngster with open arms and sets about teaching him about the world. Her instructions

include martini making, which he proudly displays for the man who holds the purse strings to the estate of Patrick ’s father. Auntie Mame and Mr. Woolsey have very different ideas about the proper education of the young Patrick.

When I saw that Bren. Eyeston-Burron was playing the title role, I knew we were in for a treat. She didn ’t disappoint. The large cast managed to nicely navigate the large stage and numerous set changes, for which they seamlessly took on the responsibilities of stage hands.

There are many things to be admired in the production, however, the multiple scene changes were a bit distracting and the pace of the show seemed a bit slow. But, all things considered, it was a lovely evening, and I look forward to returning. “Mame” plays through Jan. 13 and is followed by “Guys and Dolls” from Jan. 14 through March 30. Now that ’s a quick turn around.

For more information, call the box office at 970-747-3747 or go online to atwww. coloradocandlelight.com.

Moose killings an ‘outrageous’ incident The news report of the wanton slaughter of a cow moose and two small calves in Grand County on Nov. 14 was disheartening and more than disgusting. The killing of the moose family occurred in the surroundings of the Mountain Shadows Estates residential subdivision between Granby and Grand Lake.

Moose were introduced in the Cowdrey area of Jackson County in north central Colorado in 1979. Bringing moose to Colorado has been one of those successful game management programs by the thenColorado Division of Wildlife. The moose have not just survived, but multiplied significantly over the 33 years with population approaching approximately 1,800 in 2012.

Colorado moose do not have natural predators, such as grizzly bears and wolves, as those in Canada and Alaska do. They differ from elk and deer in their diet as well.

Moose do not have upper teeth and rely on lower incisors in their consumption of fruits and plants, predominately wetland aquatic plants and marsh area woody plants, mosses and lichens. By contrast, elk are

grazing animals, seeking grass plants, and deer are browsers relying on brush and shrub leaf plants. As a result, the three wild game species do not compete in any significant way for food. They do not have a history of competing with cattle either since cattle are grazers that consume grasses.

The developing moose population is less visible. They avoid foraging in town garbage cans, as do bears. They are far more solitary than elk, which have nearly overtaken human populated areas like Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park. The bighoofed ungulates average between 1,000 and 1,500 pounds, with large bulls reach-

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hemp by July 1, 2014.

Unlike Amendment 20, Colorado’s medical marijuana constitutional provision, Amendment 64 does not restrict recreational use of marijuana to only Colorado residents. This lack of residency requirements allows individuals over the age of 21 to travel to Colorado and use and possess marijuana while in Colorado. Furthermore, Amendment 64 does not expressly prohibit Amsterdam-style “coffee shops” or businesses that allow you to consume marijuana onsite.

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sociation welcomes your questions on subjects of general interest. This column is meant to be used as general information.

Consult your own attorney for specifics. Send questions to the CBA attention: Sara Crocker, 1900 Grant St., Suite 900, Denver, CO 80203 or email scrocker@ cobar.org.

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ing 1,800 pounds. They are private and not frequently observed by people or found in herds or large groups. As a result, there is less conflict with cattle ranching, human activities and the growing urban population.

Sustaining habitat for moose, as for many Colorado wildlife, is one of the factors concerning wild-game managers on the future of the moose population balance in Colorado. Human activity and mountain development continually threaten all wild-game habitats. “And habitat is primarily going to be influenced by temperature, changing weather and moisture patterns,” said John Broderick, terrestrial biology manager for the Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife.

Given the fact moose do not seek out human populations or urban activities, it further angers the public when someone, without cause, kills these animals. However, moose do pose strength of presence.

They don’t run from people. They are to be respected when man is in their presence.

Moose do coexist in limited numbers with

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REFLECTION SERVICE Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church’s third annual Remembrance & Reflection service will be from 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the multi-purpose room at the church, 920 Kipling St., Lakewood. Holy Shepherd plans a special service to reflect and remember. Call 303-233-2740 to RSVP. This event is free and open to all. Light snacks provided.

RUN/WALK ALL-OUT Multisport presents the Fa La La 5K & 5M, a USATF sanctioned run/walk presented in support of Habitat for Humanity of Colorado, is Dec. 8 at Stenger Soccer Complex, 11200 W. 58th Ave., Arvada. Awards given to the top three in each division, and a finisher medal for everyone. Visit www. alloutmultisport.com.

SANTA BREAKFAST Bring the entire family for a pancake breakfast with Santa and a puppet show at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd., Arvada. An adult must accompany children. Both adults and children ages 3 and over must pay. Children 2 and under are free, but still need to register. No tickets are sold at the door.

Register with payment ($5 per person) by Dec. 5. Call 303-425-9583.

REFLECTION SERVICE Holy Shepherd’s third annual Remembrance & Reflection service will be from 3:30-5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, in the multi-purpose room at Holy Shepherd Lutheran Church, 920 Kipling St., Lakewood; 303-233-2740. All are welcome. This event is free. Light snacks provided. Call the office to RSVP so

we can plan seating and food accordingly.

LOCAL AUTHOR Meet Golden children’s author Deb Lemon and her friend Harriet the Octopus from 5-7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, at the Windy Saddle Café, 1110 Washington Ave., Golden. Purchase books online at www.ifyouwere.com.

BLOOD DRIVE Walmart community blood drive is from 11:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, inside Bonfils’ bus at 440 Wadsworth Blvd., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or www. bonfils.org.

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The state wildlife managers are making a concerted effort to monitor moose health and to guide moose expansion by moving some to the far West Slope area in the Grand Mesa area as well as to the Rio Branco County near the Colorado-Utah border.

Moose have only recently been added to the big-game-hunting management programs. According to Broderick, “there have not been any cases of chronic wasting disease, and we are putting moose in all the habitats that can support them.”

“The Nov. 14 poaching of the three moose,” Northwest Regional Wildlife Manager Ron Velarde stated clearly, “is an outrageous incident, and my officers are preparing an all-out effort to find the person or persons responsible and bring them to justice.” The public can assist anonymously in this investigation by relaying any helpful information to the Operation Game Thief toll-free number at 877-265-6648.

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December 6, 2012

Keira Knightley fascinated by complexities of ‘Anna Karenina’

By Tim Lammers Acclaimed actress Keira Knightley has definitely flexed her creative muscles this year, having starred over the summer in the brilliant, offbeat dramedy “Seeking a Friend for the End of the World” — and just in time for holiday and awards season, she’s back with the title role in a new adaptation of the Leo Tolstoy classic romantic drama “Anna Karenina.”

Of course, the concept of mixing things up isn’t exactly new to Knightley.

After her breakthrough role in the rip-roaring “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” in 2003, she’s done everything from romantic comedy with films like “Love, Actually” to sci-fi with the vastly under-

appreciated mind-bender “The Jacket.”

Still and all, Knightley is often associated with period dramas, thanks to her creative association with director Joe Wright on 2005’s “Pride and Prejudice” (which earned her a Best Actress Oscar nomination) and the 2007 Best Picture Oscar nominee “Atonement.” And While Knightley said she doesn’t mind her association with period films, she’s always on the lookout for something new.

“If I keep doing the same thing, I get bored, so my tastes tend to go to something wildly quite opposite,” Knightley told me in a recent interview. “Generally speaking, my heart is in the darker drama. That’s what I really love watching and that’s the sort of mate-

rial that makes me incredibly excited. But once I’ve done that for a while, I end up yearning for something much lighter and modern.

For me, the most exciting thing about my job is getting the opportunity to change and do different things.”

Now playing in select theaters and opening nationwide Wednesday, “Anna Karenina” tells the tragic story of an aristocrat (Knightley) who daringly plunges herself into an affair with Count Alexi Vronsky (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) in late 19th century Russia.

Despite the willingness of her powerful statesman husband, Count Alexei Karenin (Jude Law), to forgive her, Anna can’t shake her love for Vronsky, even if it means separation from her young son and exclusion from society.

With about 25 film and television productions of “Anna Karenina” produced in the last century, Knightley, 27, said she was quite well aware that she had her work cut out for her in bringing the iconic character to life. And while she admitted that diving into the role was intimidating at first, it wasn’t as nervewracking as taking on the spirited lead in the adaptation of Jane Austen’s classic novel “Pride & Prejudice.”

“In a strange way, Anna wasn’t as terrifying as playing Elizabeth Bennet — not because of the people who have played her before, but because the character is somebody people love and

Jude Law and Keira Knightley in “Anna Karenina.” Photos by Focus Features they see themselves as her,” Knightley explained. “Anna is not that. Anna is a very curious creature that has fascinated people, but she’s not somebody people want to be or fall in love with.

So in that way, it was less daunting.”

Knightley said perhaps the biggest appeal of playing Anna was the chance to get inside the head of some-

body who was willing to go to such extremes in her life — and on the flip side, remain impartial about Anna’s decisions.

“If you’re talking about why I’m an actress, that’s it — that’s what makes it so fascinating, trying to figure out how somebody else ticks and not to judge them,” Knightley said.

“That’s the most difficult

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thing to do — to not bring judgment in, but to just try to understand them.”

“It’s fascinating, trying to do characters where there is a fine line,” Knightley said. “Can you forgive her for leaving her son? I don’t even have kids, and I don’t know if I could forgive her — but, if I were her, would I behave any differently? I’d like to think that I would, but do I know that I would?

No. I think that’s what so fascinating and so terrifying about Anna.”

No matter what side of the equation you think or know you land on, the fact that “Anna Karenina” gives opportunity for audiences to contemplate such a quandary is what satisfies Knightley the most. It’s what she desires as a fan of movies, but doesn’t always get.

“I ... despise it when I go to the cinema and feel patronized,” Knightley said, bluntly. “I think it’s wonderful when you go and you can say, ‘This person is tricky.’

It’s wonderful because you get to dive in and explore that person. That’s what’s exciting about drama.”

Tim Lammers is a syndicated movie reporter whose work appears on more than 50 TV news and entertainment websites across the country. You can see Tim’s work on his website, StrictlyCinema.com, and follow his tweets at Twitter.com/ TimLammersFilms. You can also “Like” Tim on Facebook. com/StrictlyCinema.

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OUT OF BOUNDS

BY THE NUMBERS Ranking of the Pomona wrestling team

by On the Mat in Class 5A to start the season.

The Panthers are ahead of No. 2 Pine Creek and No. 3 Coronado.

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Ranking of the Pomona wrestling team

by On the Mat in Class 5A to start the season.

The Panthers are ahead of No. 2 Pine Creek and No. 3 Coronado.

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Colorado School of Mines senior middle blocker Holly Hutchison goes for a kill against Colorado Christian during the 2012 NCAA South Central Region Tournament at Regis University.

Photos by Andy Carpenean

Mines, Colorado Christian fall in NCAA Regionals

Number of Panthers which are ranked No. 1 individually to start the season. Archie Colgan (160 pounds), Raymond Robledo (132) and Travis Torres (113) all start the season ranked No. 1.

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Mines beats CCU before falling to West Texas A&M

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com

DENVER - Two historic seasons came to an end over the weekend.

Colorado School of Mines defeated Colorado Christian University 3-1 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Friday at the Regis Fieldhouse.

A day later Mines’ season ended when they were beat 3-1 by West Texas A&M in the South Central Regional semifinals on Friday.

Mines senior’s Jackie Stabell and Danielle Johnson-Hazelwood made the South Central Region All-Tournament Team. But that doesn’t take the sting away from their volleyball careers coming to an end.

“We didn’t want to go out like this but we have no regrets we are going to keep our heads high. We have had a great season and have done a lot of great things,” Stabell said.

CCU is also disappointed in the way their season ended, but it came as no surprise. CCU came out on fire against Mines and actually dominated the action early taking a 1-0 lead. However, Mines rallied to win the next three sets and for the fourth time this season they were defeated by the Orediggers.

“I had the results coming out a little differently, apparently Mines didn’t get the memo,” CCU coach Verlyn Rosenthal said.

“There is no shame losing to that team, hats off to them they played a great match. We were happy just to be in this tournament.”

Despite the loss Mines’ season ended at 26-7 - the most wins in the programs history. The Orediggers also recorded a school record 17 conference victories.

Mines seniors also wrapped up their careers with a 2012 RMAC Championship, four-straight trips to the NCAA Tournament and an impressive overall winning percentage of .694 (86-38 in four seasons).

“The goal of this program was to take a step forward and we have. We are really just

THEY SAID IT “The goal is to win a third state title. At this point it is the only thing left for me to do. I want to go out on a high note.”

Arvada wrestler Garet Krohn on his goals for the new season

Colorado School of Mines senior outside hitter Anna Padget-Shields serves against Colorado Christian during the 2012 NCAA South Central Region Tournament at Regis University. Andy Carpenean

Colorado Christian sophomore middle blocker Ali Weber goes high to tip the over the net against Colorado School of Mines during the 2012 NCAA South Central Region Tournament at Regis University. Andy Carpenean

focusing on everything we accomplished this season and not the loss,” Mines coach Jamie Skadeland said.

CCU also capped their best season in school history. After not winning double digit games in a decade Rosenthal turned a program that ranked among the worst into one of the best.

“We were thrilled to set the win record and to just make it to this point is a big accomplishment to me. We had the greatest season in Colorado Christian University history,” CCU freshman Taylor Sturms said.

Since the 2010 season Rosenthal’s teams have averaged 21 wins a season - including winning a record 23 matches this season. He helped lead the Cougars to their first RMAC Tournament appearance in 12 years, their first appearance in the RMAC Tournament Final Four, as well as their first appearance in the NCAA National Tournament.

“The season didn’t end according to plan but we have so much to be proud of,” Rosenthal said. “My heart goes out to our seniors but we have a great group of young players and the motivation to get better.”

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Local wrestling rankings by On the Mat 2. Bennie Pachello, Arvada West, So. 3. Taylor Killion, Fossil Ridge, Sr.

Editors note: The following rankings are for weight classes that feature local wrestlers. Rankings are provided by On The Mat.

ON THE MAT

Team Rankings

1. Geordan Martinez, Pine Creek , Sr. 2. Luis Bejarano, Prairie View, Jr. 3. Trevor Brown, Fossil Ridge, Sr. 4. Austin Marvel, Pomona, Sr.

Class 4A 1-Windsor 2-Pueblo South 3-Broomfield 4-Discovery Canyon 5-Thompson Valley 6-Pueblo Central 7-Montrose 8-Eagle Valley 9-Golden 10-Fort Morgan Class 5A 1-Pomona 2-Pine Creek 3-Coronado 4-Ponderosa 5-Fossil Ridge 6-Greeley West 7-Arvada West 8-Rocky Mountain 9-Fountain Fort Carson 10-Mountain Range

Individual rankings

145lb

1. Jacob Trujillo, Grand Junction, So. 2. Derrick Ortiz, Pine Creek, Sr. 3. Torry Williams, Ponderosa, Jr. 7. Taylor Bergquist, Arvada West, So. 10. Matthew Seifert, Pomona, Sr.

152lbs

Class 4A

1. Alex Smith, Pine Creek, Sr. 2. Ethan Wright, Pomona, Sr. 3. Randy Boerner, Mountain Range, Sr.

120 lbs

1. Jonathan Lewis, Windsor, Jr. 2. Jeremiah Banuelos, Montrose, Jr. 3. Zak Stepniewski, Glenwood Springs, Jr. 12. Romelo Salas, Golden, So.

160lbs Pomona’s Raymond Robledo fills the Pepsi Center with celebratory screams after winning the Class 5A 132 pound state championship last season. Photo by Justin Sagarsee

152 lbs

1. Cody Soulka, Falcon, Sr. 2. Kennen Lanteri, Windsor, Jr. 3. Devin Rothrock, Golden, So.

160 lbs

1. Francisco Marquez, Thompson Valley, Sr. 2. Marcus Velasquez, Montrose, Sr. 3. Kyle Soulka, Falcon, Sr. 5. Paris Salas, Golden, Sr.

3. Hunter Reinert, Pueblo South, Sr. 5. Noah Lennox, Golden, Jr.

170 lbs

1. Adrian Mack, Discovery Canyon, Jr. 2. Zach Stodden, Broomfield, Jr. 3. Chaz Polson, Valor Christian, Sr. 20. Brad Blackstock, Golden, Sr.

182 lbs

1. Cosme Martinez, Windsor, Sr. 2. Forrest Wetterstrom, Longmont, Sr. 3. Trenton Gustafson, Cortez, Sr. 5. Ian Cheatum, Golden, Jr.

220 lbs

1. Andy Armstrong, Eagle Valley, Sr. 2. Evan Lancelot, Pueblo Central, Jr.

138lbs

285 lbs

1. Tuli Laulu, Sand Creek, Sr. 2. Don Fuller, Conifer, Sr. 3. Dakota Gulley, Golden, Sr. Class 5A

106lbs

1. Trenton Watson, Coronado, So. 2. Tomas Gutierrez, Pomona, Fr. 3. Anthony Garza, Greeley West, Jr. 5. Gabe Sandoval, Arvada West, Fr.

113lbs

1. Travis Torres, Pomona, So.

2. Anthony Cortez, Horizon, Jr. 3. Jess Hankin, Coronado, So.

120lbs

1. Adrian Cordova, Coronado, Sr. 2. Josh Rosales, Pomona, Jr. 3. Mitch Finesilver, Cherry Creek, Jr. 15. Isaac Arellano, Ralston Valley, Sr.

126lbs

1. Emilio Martinez, Greeley West, Sr. 2. P.T. Garcia, Bear Creek, Jr. 3. Payton Tawater, Arvada West, So. 5. Lucas Vagher, Pomona, Sr.

132lbs

1. Raymond Robledo, Pomona, Sr.

1. Archie Colgan, Pomona, Sr. 2. Austin Lindsay, Fossil Ridge, Sr. 3. Riley McConnell, Fort Collins, Sr.

170lbs

1. Dylan Gabel, Ponderosa, Jr. 2. Gabe Grimaldo, Westminster, Sr. 3. Jacob Seely, Fruita Monument, So. 5. Tony Silva, Arvada West, Jr.

182lbs

1. Axel Wessel, Boulder, Sr. 2. Corry Williams, Ponderosa, Sr. 3. Dalton Weiss, Loveland, Sr. 13. Ramon Yslas, Pomona, Jr.

195lbs

1. Payton Tapia, Fossil Ridge, Jr. 2. Grant Neal, Regis, Jr. 3. Joey Garcia, Lakewood, Sr. 13. Rocky Michaelson, Ralston Valley, So.

285lbs

1. Jorge Rodriguez, Mountain Range, Jr. 2. Austin Waterman, Greeley West, Sr. 3. Tony Martinez, Rocky Mountain, Sr. 6. Jakob Buys, Ralston Valley, Sr. 13. Adail Froome, Arvada West, Jr.

Sports roundup: Oester caps comeback win Late freethrow lifts Panthers past Lobos

By Daniel Williams

dwilliams@ourcoloradonews.com Pomona’s Rachel Oester drained a free throw with 3.3 seconds remaining, capping an improbable 44-43 comeback against Conifer on Nov. 28 in a game where the Panthers clawed their way back from a 20-3 first half deficit.

Senior Oester had 12 points and 12 rebounds, and fellow senior sharpshooter Kristen Seltenreich scored 12 of her game high 18 points in the frantic final quarter for Pomona (3-1).

With the score tied at 43 in the final seconds, Oester was fouled and stepped to the free throw line. Her first attempt was short off the front of the rim, but she sank the second, giving the Panthers’ first year coach John Weikel his first win.

Conifer was led by senior Gabby Defino who scored 14 points.

Panthers fall to Lincoln

Pomona boys’ basketball fell to Lincoln 61-32 last Wednesday at Pomona High School.

The Panthers were held to 11 first half points and Lincoln’s Jonte Dot-

son and Michael Sparks combined for 32 points.

Mitch Colin and Gusto Camera led Pomona with nine points each.

The Panthers (0-1) will now prepare for Boulder tonight at 6:30 p.m. in Boulder.

Eagles fall despite Bazz’s big night Faith Christian sophomore Spencer Bazz came up big in his team’s 72-69 loss in Windsor.

Bazz scored 26 points and added five rebounds, but his team was outscored 24-13 in the game’s final quarter.

Faith Christian junior David Hawkins scored 17 points, but five different Windsor players had at least nine points and the Eagles couldn’t close the deal after leading after three quarters.

The reigning state champs fall to 0-3 and will now travel to Glenwood Springs where they will participate in the Demon Invitational.

Faith Christian girls edged The Lady Eagles dropped their first game of the season, falling to Excelsior 48-46 Monday in Aurora.

Faith Christian led 43-32 going into the fourth quarter but they were outscored 14-5 in the final period.

Faith Christian (0-1) will now travel to Glenwood Springs where they will face Eagle Valley in the first round of the Demon Invitational.

Strong second half lifts Bulldogs

Despite a shaky first half, the Arvada girls hung on to beat Kennedy 39-32 Wednesday at Arvada High School.

After scoring only 12 points in the first half the Bulldogs pulled it together and their second half run was the difference in the game.

Kelly Lehnerz led Arvada with 16 points and added five rebounds.

Wolverines claw Bulldogs

Arvada boys’ basketball fell 4631 to Skyview Friday at Arvada High School.

Arvada’s Elijah Turner scored 14 points, but his team was held to 15 second half points.

Olufisavo Awolaja scored 13 points for Skyview and his 18 rebounds were the difference in the contest.

Arvada (0-2) will play in the Centaurus BVI Tournament starting Wednesday.

Pomona’s Rachel Oester, shown here in action last season against Westminster, hit a free throw with 3.3 seconds remaining to lift the Panthers to a 44-43 win over Conifer in the season opener. Photo by Justin Sagarsee

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YOUR WEEK: BLOOD DRIVE Your Week continued from Page 23

Center at 303-363-2300 or visitwww. bonfils.org.

SATURDAY/DEC. 8, 15, 22

TUESDAY TO MONDAY/DEC. 11-17

CHRISTMAS PARADE Experience a true Olde Fashioned Hometown Parade infused with a fun, only-in-Golden spirit.

Enjoy lighted floats, clowns, Christmas characters, music, Santa, and even elves on unicycles. Afterwards, catch a free horse-drawn carriage ride through the historic 12th Street neighborhood or children can enjoy a ride in a Newfoundland dog-pulled cart. Parade travels down Washington Avenue from 11-11:30 a.m. on the first four Saturdays in December.

Visit www.VisitGolden.com or call 303279-3113.

CRAFT WORKSHOPS Make great gifts for the holidays at upcoming do it yourself holiday card and craft workshops.

Cost is $5 per hour for space, resources, instruction and inspiration to create using repurposed materials. Cards and paper crafts are Dec. 4-7 and fabric crafts are Dec. 11-17. Drop-in from 3-5 p.m. at 5927 Miller St., Arvada. Sliding scale and work trades available. All ages; under 12 must bring adult.

SATURDAY/DEC. 8, DEC. 15-16, DEC. 22 SANTA SPECIAL Kids are invited to take a ride on the Santa Claus Special and drop off letters to Santa in the Railway Post Office Car at the Colorado Railroad Museum in Golden. The Santa Claus Special is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15-16, and Saturday, Dec. 22. Train rides depart every 30 minutes between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. For information or to buy tickets, call 303-279-4591 or visit www.ColoradoRailroadMuseum.org.

SUNDAY/DEC. 9 CONCERT YE Wanton Singers are bringing their unique vocals to celebrate the season at Arvada Mennonite Spirit of Joy Church of the Brethren for the Sunday, Dec. 9, 10 a.m. service. Everyone is welcome. Come at 9:30 for refreshments. The church is at 5927 Miller St., Arvada.

MONDAY/DEC. 10 HOLIDAY CONCERT Rocky Mountain Ringers, Lakewood Symphony and Lakewood Stake Chorale present “Ring We All Noel,” a holiday celebration, at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 10 at St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1600 Grant St., Denver. Call 720652-4607 or visit http://www.rmringers. org/ to purchase tickets. Tickets also are available at the door on the evening of the performance.

TUESDAY/DEC. 11 WOMEN’S LUNCHEON Denver West Women’s Connection will have a luncheon from noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11 at Concordia Lutheran Church, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood. Call 303985-2458 for reservations.

LIFETREE CAFÉ Life-and-death decisions, hardships and disabilities will be discussed at noon and 7 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 11, at Lifetree Café, 5675 Field St. in Arvada. This program features an exclusive film about a couple who learned that their unborn child would have profound disabilities. Admission to the 60-minute event is free. Snacks and beverages are available.

WEDNESDAY/DEC. 12 RELAY FOR Life The American Cancer Society needs volunteers who are passionate about finding a cure for cancer in the Golden, Lakewood and Wheat Ridge communities. Relay For Life teams camp out at a local high school, park or fairground and take turns walking or running around a track or path. Each team is asked to have a representative on the track at all times during the event. Join us at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 12 at Red Rocks Community College in the Red Fox Room.

GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY “Sounds of History,” presented by Richard Schroeder, is the topic of the next Foothills Genealogical Society meeting at 1 p.m.

Thursday, Dec. 12, at Applewood Valley Methodist Church, 2034 Ellis St., Golden.

Email foothillsgensoc@yahoo.com or call 3030-935-9192.

THURSDAY AND FRIDAY/DEC. 13-14 HOLIDAY CONCERT Golden High School’s music department presents its holiday concert at 2 p.m. Dec. 13-14 in the high school’s auditorium, 701 24th St, Tickets are available at the door. Checks and cash are accepted. Contact Angela Becker at abecker@jeffco.k12.co.us.

COMING SOON COMING SOON/DEC. 14

“The Nutcracker,” on stage Dec. 15-16 and 20-23. Tickets are available by calling 303-987-7845, going online to www.

Lakewood.org/CulturalCenter or visiting the Lakewood Cultural Center Box Office, 470 S. Allison Parkway.

learn about school programs, meet staff and tour facilities. Check the district website for schedule: http://www. jeffcopublicschools.org/enrollment/interest_nights.html.

COMING SOON/DEC. 16

RECURRING

BLOOD DRIVE Mile Hi Church Community Blood Drive is from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 16, inside Bonfils’ bus at 9077 W. Alameda Ave., Lakewood. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment Center at 303-363-2300 or visitwww.bonfils.org.

COMING SOON/DEC. 16, FEB. 24, APRIL 28 CONCERT SERIES St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 9200 W 10th Ave., Lakewood, presents its 2012-13 concert series. Season and individual tickets are available.

Email olssoncolo@comcast.net or call 303-279-2932. All concerts take place in the St. Paul Sanctuary. Concerts are: DEC. 16: On the third Sunday of Advent this year is the Festival Service of Lessons and Carols, at 3 p.m. This service features the St. Paul’s Church Choir and Confluence, a child soprano singing the traditional opening verse, and this year the Park Hill Brass Quintet.

FEB. 24: Confluence will present a Sacred Music Concert at 3 p.m. This is the first concert by Confluence completely devoted to sacred music. It will begin a very old Mass (from the late 1400s) by Josquin de Prez. Journey with us through the renaissance, baroque, classical eras and end with some beautiful, modern sacred compositions.

APRIL 28: Confluence will present an a cappella program titled “Salut Printemps” (Welcome Spring). This program will feature Debussy’s piece of the same name for piano and women’s voices, and will be filled with the glorious sounds of spring’s return.

MAY 19: The Parish Choir of St. Paul’s will

CHRISTMAS PARTY CAHREP will have its annual Christmas party and toy drive Friday, Dec. 14, at Hotel VQ in Denver.

Invitation is open to everyone. CAHREP, the Colorado Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, is committed to increasing the sustainable Hispanic Homeownership rate by empowering the Real Estate Professionals that serve Hispanic consumers. The event begins with cocktails at 6 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m. For information, contact Greg Adame at 303921-3319, or go to www.CAHREP.org.

BLOOD DRIVE City of Lakewood Community Blood Drive is from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 19, inside the ER Training Room at 480 S. Allison Parkway. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact Dee Ann Pfifer at 303-987-7660 or deepfi@lakewood.org.

COMING SOON/DEC. 15-16, DEC. 20-23

RECURRING EVENTS

HOLIDAY BALLET A classic holiday tradition comes to the Lakewood Cultural Center with Dawson/Wallace Dance Project’s delightfully different, nationally acclaimed production of David Taylor’s

RECURRING/THROUGH FALL

wrap up the year with its excellent Variety Show at 1:30 p.m. after the end-of-year Parish Picnic. New this year: the staff of St. Paul’s will present a number in the show.

COMING SOON/DEC. 19

INTEREST NIGHTS Jeffco public schools will host information meetings for prospective students and their families.

Meetings are scheduled to help families

DONATE BOOKS The Jefferson County Library Foundation and Friends would like your donated books, CDs and DVDs. Larger donations accepted at the foundation office and the Lakewood Library. Call 303-403-5075 to schedule at time for a drop off at the office at 10790 W. 50th Ave., Suite 200, Wheat Ridge. To donate items at the Lakewood Library, go to the door on the east side next to the parking garage doors. All locations accept book donations, but have limitations on the number they can receive at one time.

RECURRING/MONTHLY SKATING PARTY Lace’EmUpSkating plans free skating parties 4-5 p.m.

Sundays, Jan. 13, Feb. 17, March 24, May 5 and June 9 at Foothills Ice Arena , 2250 S. Kipling St. in Lakewood. Registration required at www.LaceEmUpSkating.com.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 6 TOY DRIVE LifeSource is launching a toy drive to benefit The Action Center Santa Shop. Drop off new toys in original packaging from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday through Dec. 6 to LifeSource Health Partners, 65 S. Wadsworth Blvd. The Action Center helped more than 28,000 residents of Jefferson County in 2011 and their Santa Shop brightened the holidays for over 4,000 children. Visit www.theactioncenterco.org or www.

LifeSourceHP.com or call 303-934-3600.

Toys should be for boys and girls ages infant to 12 years.

RECURRING/WEDNESDAYS, TO DEC. 12 HULA DANCE Hula dancers tell stories with their hips and hands as they sway to smooth Hawaiian music. Join this adult class that meets from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Wednesdays through Dec. 12 at the Community Recreation Center, 6842 Wadsworth Blvd. Call 303-425-9583.

Register in advance.

RECURRING/THROUGH DEC. 14 TOY COLLECTION New Dawn Chiropractic & Acupuncture is an official collection site for this year’s U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots program. New Dawn will accept new and unwrapped toys through Dec. 14. Donors will receive a 25 percent discount. New Dawn is at 7597 W. 66th Ave., Suite 201, Arvada. Call 303420-7707 or visit www.newdawndc.com.

BLOOD DRIVE Red Rocks Community College Community Blood Drive is from 10-11:40 a.m. and from 1-3:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Dec. 11 in the Student Life Great Hall at 13300 W. 6th Ave., Lakewood. For more information or to schedule an appointment, contact Bonfils’ Appointment

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Irresistible Gifts One-of-a-kind artistic treasures are in Golden for the holidays!

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The Holiday Art Market (HART) exhibition, a 38-year Foothills Art Center tradition, fills the galleries with fine art and unique crafts. Displayed in a stunning holiday setting, visitors will find gifts in all price ranges, hand crafted by 100+ Colorado artists. Special holiday programming—including visiting artists, demonstration days, and fun kids’ activities—make HART a truly festive experience. Admission and most activities are free.

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