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New developments, big changes Past year signals growth in Lakewood By Clarke Reader
creader@colorado communitymedia.com Lakewood celebrated both growth and important milestones in 2014. Here are the most important stories of the year.
Police officers shot Two Lakewood police officers, Kimberly Collins and Jonathan Key, were shot on the evening of July 5 by Gordon Lee Moench, 54. Both sustained non-life threatening gunshot wounds. Moench was taken into custody immediately upon his release from a local hospital on July 7 where he received treatment for a gunshot wound. As the two officers arrived separately on scene on July 5, they were met almost immediately with gun fire from the suspect who had exited the residence and confronted them outside with three guns. Collins, a two-year veteran of the department, was able to call for help after being shot. One of the rounds fired by the Moench hit Key, an eight-year veteran in the protective vest he wore. A third Lakewood officer arriving on scene shot Moench. Moench faces multiple charges including three counts of attempted first degree murder, extreme indifference, four counts of first-degree assault and 10 counts of crime of violence. He has pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity. Moench’s next court date will be Jan. 12.
40 West Arts District The 40 West Arts District had another banner year in 2014, and perhaps the biggest accomplishment was being certified a Creative District by the Colorado Creative Industries (CCI), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development & International Trade. Due to the designation 40 West will be receiving a $20,000 grant from CCI and the Boettcher Foundation, and will be in line to qualify for other arts development grants. The group continued its work with Artspace to set up a new location in Lakewood. In March Artspace conducted a survey process that showed a high desire for arts related housing and businesses in Lakewood. The organization is currently searching for potential sites to build or renovate.
Lamar Station Crossing, Plaza There were major developments near the Lamar Station in 2014. Broad Street Realty announced the purchase of the 191,000-square-foot JCRS Shopping Center in May and renamed it Lamar Station Plaza. The company spent around $9 million for the property and has actively been seeking to revitalize the area. Casa Bonita will stay in place thanks to a 15-year lease extension and Planet Fitness will open a gym in the shopping center. The Lakewood Arts Council (LAC) will also be moving into a 2,500 square-foot space at Lamar Station Plaza. Lamar Station Crossing, the first transit-oriented development along the W Rail, opened in January to massive success. The housing project, by Metro West Housing Solutions (MWHS), features 110 apartments — 80 percent of which are affordable and the remaining 20 percent at market-rate prices. The housing complex became the Rocky Mountain region’s first LEED (Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design) Neighborhood Development certified community.
Broad Street Realty has announced it will be changing the name of the JCRS Shopping Center to Lamar Station Plaza, which is home to the iconic Casa Bonita. Photo by Clarke Reader
Construction defects
Lakewood City Council passed an ordinance Oct. 13 by a vote of 7-4 that makes it more difficult for homeowner associations (HOAs) to sue developers over alleged construction defects, by giving builders a chance to fix the problems before litigation starts. The ordinance only applies to future projects. The ordinance comes after the state Legislature first took up the issue in 2005, when builders say the assembly froze the new condominium market by making it too easy for homeowners to sue over property defects. This has led to increased insurance premiums that make condos too expensive to build. During the nearly two-hour public comment, both sides of the issue emphasized key themes. Those in favor of the ordinance spoke about the lack of owneroccupied multi-family units and those against spoke about the rights the ordinance would strip away.
Elections, 2A
Lakewood saw some close races in the 2014 mid-term elections, and voted to prohibit retail marijuana shops in the city. Ballot issue 2A, which prohibits recreational marijuana shops from opening in the city, passed with 32,907 (or 53.88 percent) to 28,164 (or 46.12 percent). Support for the passing of the question was determined during the election season, with the “Yes on 2A” committee raising awareness through meetings and signage. Despite predictions that the city would be flooded with funds from special interests support for the opposition was muted at best. In the race for Senate District 22 Democrat incumbent Andy Kerr held on to his seat with 30,510 votes to Republican challenger Tony Sanchez 29,174 votes. In an extremely tight race for Senate District 20 Democrat incumbent Cheri Jahn held on to her seat with 33,543 votes to Republican challenger Larry Queen’s 33,104 votes. In the race for House District 23 Democrat incumbent Max Tyler won with 17,109 votes to Republican challenger Jane
Democratic senator Andy Kerr held on to his District 22 seat in a close race in November. Photo by Daryl Wilson
Barnes’ 13,891 votes. Democrat incumbent Brittany Pettersen also took the victory in House District 28. She won with 16,356 votes to Republican challenger Stacia Kuhn’s 13,395.
James Richey dies at 88
James Richey, the city’s first mayor, died on Nov. 29. He was 88. Richey led the final, successful effort in 1969 to get the city incorporated after three failed efforts by citizens, and worked with residents and the new City Council to build Lakewood into the fifth largest city in the state. Richey served as mayor from 1969 to 1977, and during that time his proudest achievement was the progress he championed in the police department. A park and a gallery in City Hall are named in his honor.
West Metro Fire elections
West Metro Fire Protection District held its first mail ballot election in May and had the largest turnout yet for the dis-
trict. Voters did not approve a new mil levy that the department said was needed. In September West Metro announced that it will pursue the cutting of $2.1. million in budget cuts to stave off budget constraints due to lagging tax revenues and the failure of the new mil levy to pass. The cuts will take effect on Jan. 1. The cuts will include apparatus closures, reallocation of personnel, civilian layoffs and demotions. According to information provided by West Metro Professional Firefighters, the changes result in the demotions of 20 uniformed personnel and the total loss of 22 uniformed positions. There will be seven fewer firefighters on the streets every day.
Rocky Mountain Deaf School opens After years of searching, designing and building the Rocky Mountain Deaf School, located at 10300 W. Nassau Ave., finally opened its doors on Dec. 6. Changes continues on Page 2
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The school is a charter school in Jefferson County and received a grant from the BEST (Building Excellent Schools Today) Program through the Colorado Department of Education to build a new school specifically designed with and for deaf and hard of hearing students and every detail was considered and thought through. The RMDS building isn’t just for students — the community is invited to the American Sign Language (ASL) classes that will be hosted to teach them how to sign.
2090 Wright Street
The issue of 2090 Wright Street was finally put to rest in 2014. In a ruling issued on Jan. 16, Judge Margie Enquist of the Jefferson County District Court ruled that the property is owned by the City of Lakewood and must be used as park or open space land. The land cannot be developed, sold, or leased without a
January 1, 2015 majority vote of the citizens. On March 20, the Jeffco School Board voted to end the lawsuit concerning the ownership of the property, with newlyelected Jeffco School Board members Ken Witt, Julie Williams and John Newkirk voting against continuing the suit.
Belmar 10th anniversary
The Belmar development celebrated its first decade on May 15. When Belmar first opened on May 14, 2004, there were 24 shops and two restaurants, with Galyan’s as the main anchor. The retail square footage was around 90,000 square feet and no residents in Belmar. Currently, there are 76 shops and 21 restaurants, with Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Best Buy, Target, Dick’s Sporting Goods and Century 16 Belmar all serving as anchors. Retail square footage has increase to 851,829 square feet and there are now 2,030 residents living in the district, with 4,200 residents in walking distance. Belmar continues to grow and with six new residential projects coming.
Former Lakewood HOA board member Chad Otto leads protestors against the Lakewood ordinance that addresses construction defects. The ordinance passed on Oct. 13. Photo by Clarke Reader
Boys & Girls Club, Comcast spread technology Groups launch My.Future program to teach digital literacy By Clarke Reader
creader@coloradocommunitymedia. com The Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Denver — which has a site at O’Connell Middle School in Lakewood — and Comcast NBCUniversal are partnering to bring technology to club members. The two groups have launched My.Future, which allows club members to choose from more than 40 activities that reinforce digital literacy — including digi-
tal communication and media building. Members will also be able to explore more advanced topics like robotics and coding. “We’ve been a partner for many years and really value that partnership,” said Mary Spillane, community investments manager with Comcast. “We’re supporters of the clubs’ tech programs because we want to help these students be successful in school and in the future.” The two companies also announced a five-year national partnership valued at tens of millions of dollars in cash and in-kind to support the development and launch of My.Future. Comcast will provide in-kind support that will include national airtime for BGCA’s public service announcements to communicate the benefits Boys & Girls Clubs provide to youth
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most in need during out-of-school-time, according to information provided by Comcast. According to John Barry, Boys & Girls Club of Metro Denver CEO, Colorado was one of the states that Comcast piloted the new My.Future program and will help students in the state prepare for a digital and international marketplace. “The children today will have to do something different than any generation before — they have to compete in a global market,” Barry said. “Technology like My.Future helps them to bridge the gaps they will need to develop these skills.” Colorado was one of the test markets for the new program, and Spillane said the rollout has been very positive so far. “One of the outcomes is we’ve learned
what kind of topics the kids need and are interested in,” she said. “That gives us the opportunity to expand so much for them.” Comcast also has the Internet Essential program, which helps low-income families get affordable internet service at their homes. Barry said Boys & Girls needs all the help it can from the community to bring the best opportunities possible to the youth it works with. “The return on investment is extremely high,” he said. “The work we do is a vital, vital part of the mosaic in making kids globally competitive.” For more information visit www.bgclmd.org and www.comcast.net.
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LAKEWOOD NEWS IN A HURRY Police, SWAT respond to barricaded suspect
On Tuesday evening, Dec. 23, at approximately 11:30 p.m., Lakewood Police responded to 10555 W. Jewell Ave. in response to a domestic dispute. When Lakewood Police made contact with the female victim she stated her husband, Kristopher Hayman, 29, had assaulted her and prevented her and their children from leaving the apartment. The victim in this incident and a child were eventually able to leave the apartment. Hayman and a 2-year-old child remained inside the apartment. Hayman told his wife that if the police responded there would be a shoot out. Lakewood Police learned that there were firearms in the residence. Due to the fact the suspect had access to firearms, had made threats about shooting it out with law enforcement, and a minor child was inside the residence West Metro SWAT responded. Negotiators with West Metro SWAT were able to establish phone contact with Hayman. Negotiators spoke with Hayman for several hours; however, he refused to release the child or surrender. Shortly before 6 a.m. on Dec. 24, the SWAT team forced entry into the apartment. Once confronted by police Hayman surrendered without further incident. The 2-year-old child was found to be unharmed and in good condition. Hayman was not hurt while being taken into custody. Hayman is currently being lodged at the Jefferson County Jail. Those with any other information should contact the Lakewood Police Department at 303-987-7111.
$3.4 million in grants awarded to student programs
Gov. John Hickenlooper announced $3.4 million in grants are being awarded to expand and increase the number of
programs available to Colorado students as they prepare to graduate high school and pursue higher education. The funding for the grants was created by a law sponsored by Rep. Brittany Pettersen in the 2014 session. HB14-1384 created the Colorado Opportunity Scholarship Initiative, which is aimed at reducing student loan debt and offering support services to students to help them stay in school and graduate. The grants are the first phase of the initiative, which is designed to increase public and private investment in higher education scholarship programs and coordinate best practices in Colorado’s higher education community.
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Happy New Year! What’s Your Vision for Jefferson County in 2030? 2030 sounds like a long way off, but it’s only 15 years from today! Hard to believe, isn’t it? But that’s another column! Any forecast of 15 years from now would have to focus on population, energy and water. Even if our population does not increase as much as projected, we will certainly have to deal with energy and water. By 2030, our state population, currently over 5 million, is projected to be just over 7 million, but the fastest growth will be in Elbert County and along the I-70 corridor in the mountains. Among the counties along the front range urban corridor, Jeffco will have the slowest growth (<1% annually), and the slowest growth of all will be in those counties on the eastern plains. Although Jefferson County itself will be growing at less than half the rate of the state as a whole, we will still be affected by the state’s overall growth, and my vision for Jeffco is driven by the need for the state to deal with higher growth. What growth Jefferson County experiences in the next 15 years will be concentrated in the northern areas of the county, where we have the most buildable open land.
It’s hard to ignore the great increase in natural gas production, thanks to fracking, but we can hope this will not become extensive within Jeffco. A countervailing trend is the pronounced increase in solar photovoltaic (PV) installations on open land. Many of these are “solar community gardens” which I wrote about two weeks ago. While the growth of roof-top solar is limited to homes with suitable roofs, there is no limit to these installations. Even renters and condo owners can now take advantage of solar photovoltaic, and the economics of solar makes it a no-brainer. In transportation, the manufacture and sale of electric vehicles — both cars and trucks — will have largely replaced that of gas or diesel powered vehicles by 2030. Battery costs will plummet thanks to Tesla’s battery factory being built near Reno, and electric motors have only one moving part vs. thousands of parts in internal combustion engines. Combined with increased solar PV, we can look forward to a quieter and cleaner future. With the increase in population, we have no choice but to reduce water consumption. I expect to see increased installation of lawns with grasses than require far less water.
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canderson@colorado communitymedia.com From the hiring of board legal counsel to the implementation of a new compensation plan, it was a charged year for the Jeffco School Board. Below are a few of the top news pieces from the Jeffco School District, presented in general chronological order. Board Counsel In late 2013, the board majority, Julie Williams, John Newkirk and Ken Witt, voted 3-2 to hire Brad Miller as legal representation. Throughout the year, Miller’s scope of work, duties performed and the need for his position were questioned by both the board minority, Lesley Dahlkemper and Jill Fellman, and the community. In September, the board reviewed Miller’s work, and voted 3-2 (Newkirk, Williams and Witt) to retain him for another year. Superintendent In February, former Superintendent Cindy Stevenson resigned months ahead of schedule, following a trying relationship with the newly elected members of the school board. She was the district’s superintendent for 12 years, and in the interim. The board elected to use the district’s executive team as acting superintendent for the remainder of the school year. Throughout that time, the district worked with national educational leader search firm, Ray & Associates, to find a new leader for the district. Following community meetings and a contentious vetting process, the board hired Dan McMinimee, a former Douglas County assistant superintendent of secondary schools, to
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replace Stevenson. He came on board July 1. Union relationships For the first time, this spring, as part of an annual contract negotiation process, the Jefferson County Education Association (JCEA) and the board of education declared an impasse. The impasse, mediations and factfinding processes that followed began in April, during weeks of attempted negotiations between the two entities, where no agreements could be made. The two disagreed on teacher compensation, with the union wanting step increases and the board majority seeking a new, performance based pay model. Both entities could come together on a majority of the remaining issues at hand, such as the standardization of district benefits, additional compensation after the increase costs of the PERA retirement fund, and increasing starting salaries for all newly-hired teachers. The district ultimately rejected the fact-finder’s opinion and adopted a new, untested compensation model presented by board president, Ken Witt.
Compensation model In September, the board voted 3-2 to adopt a compensation plan, raising the district’s entry salary to $38,000 for all new-hired teachers, a performance-based stipend plan for all effective and highly effective educators. With the adoption of this model, the district’s human resources and finance departments worked together to implement the plan, which went into effect in November. On Nov. 28, the district sent 5,353 teachers checks, retroactively paying (for those whose salary was below $38,000) a total of $1.5 million, and giving 118 stipends that totaled $190,000. The district is working with the board to resolve missing details, such as paying for additional work days, advanced degrees and the different teacher roles. Historical protests Throughout the months of September and October, thousands of district students raised their voices against a proposed curriculum review committee. The committee, drafted by Julie Williams, sought to review the newly released Advanced Placement U.S. History content framework. In her initial wording, Williams stated the content should “promote citizenship,” “patriotism” and “not condone civil disorder.” Once proposed, the item swiftly became an topic of contention among parents, teachers, staff, students and even fellow board members, resulting in two teacher “sick-outs” and the closure of some district schools, and student walkouts at 16 of the district’s 17 neighborhood schools. On Oct. 2, rather than create a new committee, the board approved changes to the district’s two curriculum review committees, placing students, parents and educators on the committees. The board has yet to announce plans to review any component of the district’s curriculum.
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2015 — A Year of Transformation 2014 has been another extraordinary year in the city of Lakewood. Signs of our economic growth are everywhere! Last year we celebrated the opening of the new W-Line light rail and this year we are beginning to witness the kind of quality development that naturally follows this new kind of transportation system. The Colfax area alone is experiencing well over $100 million in new investment. First Bank, Lakewood’s hometown bank, is expanding their corporate headquarters near Welch Street. Terumo BCT, our largest private employer, is building a new global headquarters on their campus at the Lakewood Technology Center. And, the venerable JCRS center was purchased by Broad Street Properties, who quickly went to work, attracting new tenants, retaining the landmark Casa Bonita restaurant and generally becoming wonderful community partners. Further west Colorado Mills and the Denver West Village enjoyed their second consecutive record year in sales and the Promenade completed its line-up of new restaurant and service offerings. And St. Anthony Hospital is not only providing world class health care, but has already become our second largest private employer and has also formed many significant partnerships in the community. Belmar, Lakewood’s new downtown, is also enjoying success, with new stores, new residential offerings and, before long the first hotel will begin to rise out of the ground. We are also excited about the growing synergies within the Arts groups in Lake-
wood. 40 West, the Edge Theater, Belmar’s Block 7, the Lakewood Symphony, the Lakewood Arts Council and our Heritage, Culture and the Arts department are all working together to promote the wide variety and high quality of art and performance here. In 2015, we hope to have an announcement about a partnership with Artspace, the nationally-renowned developer of permanently affordable live-work space for artists. The Field of Dreams at Foothills Elementary school broke ground in 2014 and everyone who worked so hard on this project looks forward to its opening in 2015. City Council also secured the service of Kathy Hodgson for the remainder of her career as City Manager. Kathy is a dynamic leader and a wonderful representative of our community. Sadly, we said goodbye to Jim Richey, Lakewood’s first mayor and the driving force behind our incorporation in 1969. Jim passed away right after Thanksgiving. Jim was a true giant, who laid the foundation for professionalism and integrity that permeates the culture of our City government to this day. He was a friend and mentor to many of us and will
forever be missed. 2015 promises to be a year of transformation in Lakewood. We will continue to see new jobs, new businesses and new residents come to town, all attracted by our terrific quality of life here. We also expect to adopt Lakewood’s first-ever Sustainability Plan as well as updates to our Comprehensive Plan. These two vision documents will form the guideposts for our future. City Council is looking to initiate even greater collaboration with our friends and partners in the Region. We start off the year with a meeting with our State Senators and Representatives to talk about the upcoming Legislative session. We will have joint meetings with our counterparts in Arvada, Golden and Wheat Ridge. In January we will extend an invitation to the Jefferson County Board of Education to our first joint Study Session, to share ideas about school facilities and capacities in Lakewood. The largest transformation in 2015 will be the leadership changes on City Council. Council members Adam Paul, Cindy Baroway, Tom Quinn, Karen Kellen and me are all term-limited. While I believe new faces and fresh ideas are always good, I want to take this opportunity to sincerely thank my friends and colleagues from our Council “Class of 2007” for their vision, their courage and their leadership through the years. Lakewood is truly a better place because of their service. Best wishes for a safe, happy and healthy holiday season to all of you, from all of us here at the City of Lakewood!
QUESTION OF THE WEEK
What are you looking forward to next year?
I look forward to going to Outdoor Lab next year. Jak Rogoff, 10, Lakewood
Next year, I will look forward to going into 8th grade. Chloe Rogoff, 12, Lakewood
ERIN ADDENBROOKE Major Accounts and Classified Manager AUDREY BROOKS Business Manager SCOTT ANDREWS Production Manager SHARI MARTINEZ Circulation Manager
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Don’t limit attempts to seek a better life Let me ask you a simple question, and take just a quick few seconds to think about this and answer it honestly. So here it is, do you think there is something you can do or say in the next day, week, month or year to make your personal life or your professional life worse? Of course the answer is yes, we could all torpedo our lives if we really tried to, couldn’t we? I mean, some of us can do something in the next few seconds or minutes to make things go horribly wrong. Now answer the same question slightly differently, is there something you can do in the next day, week, month, or year to make your personal life or your professional life better? And, of course, the answer once again is yes. So if we know that there are things we can personally do to make all aspects of our lives better, or even just any aspect of our life better, why don’t we? For some, it’s just because they have never known any differently, they allow things to happen and influence their directions and actions instead of setting their own course for success. They attach their sail to someone
else’s boat. Now, believe it or not, there are also some that are of the belief that good things or goodness only happen to other people and that those good things are out of their grasp. Or they subscribe to the old saying that “no good deed goes unpunished.” It’s time we changed that thinking and believe in goodness, good people, and good and worthy goals. Remember the two questions above, we get to choose if we will do something — anything, for that matter, that will make our lives better or worse — and that choice is up to us. It’s coming up on New Year’s Eve, and there is no better time to think of setting
and pursuing a good and worthy goal. Now many of us will set the traditional goals or check the box and proclaim our New Year’s resolutions, including more family time, lose weight, stop smoking, make more money, and a host of other personal goals. I would like to challenge us all a little more this year, think outside the box when it comes to goal setting and New Year’s resolutions. As a matter of fact, let’s forget the box, the box doesn’t exist anymore, let’s just max out our imagination and creativity and come up with goals of goodness, plans for success, and resolve to making the decisions that will make 2015 a wonderful year personally and professionally. Let those two questions I asked in the beginning of this column sink in again for a minute. Is there something — anything at all — that you can do or say that will make your life better or worse? Remember that “you” are the key in the question, “you” get to make the decision, “you” get to set the goals, “you” get to take the actions that will lead to “your” success. Now here’s the extra added benefit, the
“buy-one-get-one-free” part of this deal. As you make improvements in your own world, you will notice people around you making strides and improvements in their lives too. As we enter 2015, I would love to help you with any of your goal-setting objectives. And if you are interested, provide some coaching for your personal, professional, or spiritual life, helping you answer the questions about what you can do to make your life better and help you avoid the things that can make your life worse. You can send me an email at gotonorton@ gmail.com and I can share more about what that looks like. And when we set our goals, and fill our hearts and minds with goals of goodness it really will be a better than good year. Happy New Year, everyone. Michael Norton is a Colorado resident, the former president of the Zig Ziglar Corporation, a strategic consultant and a business and personal coach.
Reading aloud to children from birth The American Academy of Pediatrics believes reading aloud is so important they now recommend families read to infants as a daily fun activity. That’s right. Read from birth. The group recognizes that an important part of brain development occurs during the first three years of life and that reading aloud to children enhances vocabulary and other important communication skills. Along with talking and singing, reading increases the number of words that young children hear during their growing years. Research has shown that children who are read to have heard significantly more words than children who do not have this experience. Gap begins at 18 months New research suggests this gap begins as early as 18 months of age! It is critical to develop these pre-literacy skills for success in school. The benefits of a real person reading aloud cannot be dupli-
cated with modern digital media. How do we go about establishing a read-aloud program at home? Hold babies in your lap or snuggle up under the covers. Read aloud from a variety of children’s books. As they grow, allow children to help turn the pages. Read the words together. Tell the story from pictures. Ask questions such as: What do you see? What does it remind you of? What do you wonder about? For a few years you might be asking and answering your own questions. That’s OK. Go to the library and allow very young
children to select books that they want to hear from the boxes of durable books with thick pages and bright colorful illustrations. Choose some that you would like to share with them. Plan to read aloud for at least 10 minutes twice a day. Just before a nap or bedtime works well. Also take advantage of bath time and riding in the car to sing songs and repeat nursery rhymes together. What else can we do? Ask your children’s librarian for additional book suggestions. Check out “The Read Aloud Handbook” by Jim Trelease or go to trealease-on-reading.com for more titles and book reviews. What have other families done? Alice Ozma described her childhood experience of being read to by her father in the book, “The Reading Promise.” They had always
enjoyed reading time from early on. When she was in 4th grade, they made a promise to read aloud together for 100 consecutive nights. When they reached this goal, they decided to go on as long as they could. The streak continued until the day that she left for college. In addition to her academic success, Ozma says many life lessons were shared and many adolescent pitfalls avoided by the bonding they shared through reading. A list of books they read is included. Ask your children’s librarian for additional book suggestions. Check out “The Read Aloud Handbook” by Jim Trelease or go to trealease-on-reading.com for more titles and book reviews. For more see grandparentsteachtoo.org written in English and Spanish and wnmufm.org “Learning Through the Seasons “ programs and podcasts.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR School district should reflect the community Money, money, money! Where does the money for Jefferson County Schools actually go? It will soon be time for the Jefferson County Board of Education to develop the budget for the next fiscal year. What is the process? Who will be involved in the process? What are the priorities? The League of Women Voters of Jefferson County supports policies that promote efficient administrative and financial practices in the Jefferson County School District. To that end we believe that citizen participation on advisory committees should continue throughout the budget process. Public workshops and hearings should be held early in the budget process and a cross-section of the community must be engaged throughout this important process. It is imperative that information be
gathered from a broad sample of Jefferson County citizens. This broad sample must include all socio-economic levels, age levels, diverse race and ethnic groups, as well as people with and without children. A survey with multiple questions would be the most cost effective and valid method by which to gather such a sample. Survey questions should be developed by professionals trained in designing surveys that accurately represent the opinions of the community as a whole. The school district budget must reflect not only the principles and goals of the district but those of the larger community as well. A well-developed budget will reflect careful stewardship of scarce resources. Patricia F. Mesec President of League of Women Voters of Jefferson County
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Changing area gets nod from foodie website
Visitors travel the famous trade route at DMNS exhibit By Clarke Reader
creader@coloradocommunitymedia.com Some of the rarest and most exotic goods traveled along the Silk Road between Asia and eastern Europe, but those items weren’t the most important — the ideas, religions and cultures that were also traded along those routes would go on to shape the entire world for centuries to follow. The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is taking guests along those 5,700-mile trade routes in its newest exhibit, “Traveling the Silk Road.” The museum, 2001 Colorado Blvd., will host the exhibit through May 3. The museum is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. “Traveling the Silk Road” is organized the American Museum of Natural History. “The Silk Road was a network of trade routes that ran between China and Constantinople, and so we take our guests to five of the main cities along the route,” said Jennifer Moss Logan, educator and coordinator for the Nature and culture gallery programs. “We have immersive and interactive environments with incredible artifacts to see.” The exhibit focuses on the route’s golden age — around 600 to 1200 AD — and begins in the Tang Dynasty’s imperial city of Xi’an. Logan said Xi’an was a metropolitan city that celebrated silk and the trade it brought. Visitors will be able to see the life cycle of silkworms and learn more about how the fabric is made. “There are many legends about how silk was first discovered, but one was that a princess was drinking tea outside and a silkworm cocoon fell into her tea,” explained Logan. “It was boiled in the tea and she pulled out the fabrics.” Silk was in high demand by nearly all cultures at the time and its secrets were closely guarded by its makers. Guests will be able to see some of the tools and a loom that was used in silk production — traditions that are still carried on today. Logan said that in a time when coins were used but were heavy, especially when traveling long distances, silk was used as currency because of its worth and lightness. The next stop is Turfan, a central Asian oasis between the Gobi and Taklimakan deserts. Logan described the city as an oasis city, where traders were able to rest and shop for exotic goods in its night markets. The markets were held in the evening because it was too hot during the day. In Turfan guests get all their senses
A storytelling interpreter, portrayed by a DMNS actor, explains about “Traveling the Silk Road” to visitors. Courtesy photo involved — they can smell some of the fragrances that merchants sold, listen to the sounds of merchants haggling over prices and touch some of the goods, from animal skins to bird feathers. “Turfan used the karez water system — a system that is still used today and guests can see how it works here,” Logan said. “Snowmelt from the mountains WHAT: “Traveling the Silk Road” eventually finds it WHERE: Denver Museum of Nature & way underground Science and the system 2001 Colorado Blvd., Denver relies on wells and WHEN: Through May 3 underground canals 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. to provide water.” COST: $22.95 adult In Samarkand, $18.95 senior (age 65 and older) a city located in $14.95 junior-student (ages 3-18 or with modern day Uzbekia student ID) stan, the focus is on INFORMATION: www.dmns.org/silkroad the interaction of language and ideas. Guests will be able to hear some of the stories that would have been popular at the time and learn about papermaking — another Chinese skill that was adopted by many other cultures. “There was a lot of cultural exchange of ideas, but some things were still meant to be secret,” Logan said. “Things like silk and papermaking were part of the Chinese heritage.” The quest for knowledge continues in Baghdad, were visitors will tour the House of Wisdom, a library and translation institute that welcomed scholars of all cultures and backgrounds. “It’s in this place that we get things like Arabic numerals, medicine and mathematics,” Logan said. “It was a great city for commerce but it was home to scholars for a thousand years.” Astronomy was a favorite subject in the city, and the museum has a model of an ancient Islamic astrolabe. Visitors have the chance to determine the hour by marking the position of the “stars” embedded in a surrounding starscape. The final stop along the road is Constantinople — what is now Istanbul in Turkey. This stop is special because many of the artifacts on display come from the museum’s own collection. “Constantinople was one of the easternmost outposts of the Roman Empire and trade was driven by the desire for luxury goods,” Logan said. The Museum of Nature & Science prides itself on adding a local connection to all exhibits that come through and “Traveling the Silk Road” features local actors playing historic characters, who interact with guests and provide a personal look at the time. “The actors worked for hours to develop their characters,” Logan said. “We have a lot of local pride here — there are aspects of the exhibit that guests will only see here.” For more information visit www.dmns. org/silkroad.
IF YOU GO
Thrillist.com, the Internet commentator on all things food-related, has chosen RiNo, Denver’s Riverfront North neighborhood, as one of the 18 Best Food Neighborhoods in America. While RiNo as a destination dining ‘hood is fairly new and continually growing, its foodie scene lacks historical reference to call upon, unlike other neighborhoods in New Orleans, Boston, Charleston, Chicago and San Francisco, which are also on the list. Here’s what Thrillist said about RiNo, “Once upon a time, this was a neighborhood Denverites would go to if they wanted to have a nice night out ... and then get mugged afterwards. Now? It’s practically swarming with hot restaurants and breweries. Part of that is due to The Source, an enormous 20,000-squarefoot artisan food market that houses one of Denver’s best restaurants (Acorn), coffee roasters (Boxcar), breweries (Crooked Stave) and plenty more. “Four other exemplary craft breweries have taprooms in the neighborhood as well, including the Utah-transplant Epic Brewing, which knows (its) way around a sour. For food, Work & Class serves up shared plates of delicious Latin/ American food, Cart-Driver is the tiny, high-quality pizza joint every neighborhood deserves, and Los Chingones is the Mexican food outpost of one of Denver’s finest restaurateurs. And for something you likely won’t find in any other city, Infinite Monkey Theorem cans (its) own wine and has an expansive space to drink it in.” See the other 17 picks at www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/18-best-food-neighborhoods-in-america-flushing-westloop-the-mission.
Old-school steakhouses
Thrillist also lauded seven old-school steakhouses in Colorado. I still get misty-eyed over Emil-Lene’s Sirloin House in Aurora, which closed last spring, but this is an admirable list of steakhouses that get less mention than Elway’s, Mortons, Del Frisco’s, Shanahan’s, et al: 1. The Broker Restaurant, 821 17th St. (Remember the shrimp bowl?) 2. Mickey’s Top Sirloin, 6950 Broadway 3. The Buckhorn Exchange, 1000 Osage St., where what you’re eating glares down at you in its taxidermy form. 4. The Summit Steakhouse, 2700 S. Havana St., Aurora. We used to live within walking distance of this place where American Furniture Warehouse honcho Jake Jabs often bellied up and belted out songs at the piano bar. 5. Columbine Steak House & Lounge, 300 Federal Blvd. 6. Charco Broiler, 1716 E. Mulberry St., Fort Collins. 7. Bastien’s Restaurant, 3503 E. Colfax Ave., home of the sugar steak.
Panzano dish honored
With all the dinners and dining going on at New York City’s revered James Beard House this year, Panzano Chef Elise Wiggins’ braised lamb croquette was one of the 15 favorite dishes of the year, as noted on The Beard House official blog. Wiggins, along with other chick chefs, whipped up the winning dish during the Parker Parkercontinues continueson onPage Page129
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Olive Garden collects toys for Mount Saint Vincent Team members, guests drive program By Clarke Reader
creader@colorado communitymedia.com Lakewood’s Villa Italia Olive Garden made the season a little brighter for children at Mount Saint Vincent home, with a toy drive that collected more than 50 toys. The restaurant has been hosting a giving tree toy drive for several years and the relationship with Mount Saint Vincent goes back even further. “We get name tags from Saint Vincent with the kind of toy they want and clothing sizes,” said Olive Garden’s general manager Matthew Johnson. “Our team members and guests pick up the tags, get the items and bring them back to us.” Mount Saint Vincent, a treatment center for children with severe behavioral and emotional challenges due to mental illness, trauma, abuse, or neglect, relies on these kinds of programs to provide their
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Denver Women Chefs Rules Beard House dinner in September. And although the fave dish is not currently on the Panzano menu, the similar crochetta di cinghiale is. The crochetta is a wild boar croquette over marbled potatoes, carrots, beets, turnips and capers sauteed with salsa verde and demi glaze. Here’s what the Beard blog said about Wiggins’ winning way: “The dish was all about balance: the rustic comfort of braised lamb shank tucked within in a refined tuile, the crunchy package collapsing around the tender slow-cooked meat.” Wiggins told Thrillist all credit goes to
children with gifts. “We have around 25 kids who live here and work with kids in our day treatment program,” said Angela Frederick with Mount Saint Vincent. “This year we had a lot of kids asking for Transformers and Frozen toys.” Johnson said his team members at Olive Garden are extremely fond of the program and always rally to buy as many gifts for the children as possible. “They really drive the program here — we started with 50 tags on the tree and they took nearly all of them within a day or two,” he said. “We have guests who ask about the tree every year and how they can help.” Frederick said all the gifts come from Santa as part of the “Christmas morning magic” they try to bring to the children. “We need to put our entire budget into the treatments for these kids so these programs are huge,” she said. “For some, this is the first safe, festive Christmas they’ve ever had.” For more information visit www.msvhome.org.
a local producer: `The lamb that I love to use is from Triple M Bar Ranch (just east of Pueblo). The farmers and lamb ranchers work together so there’s no food waste. When all the best melons are picked, they bring in the lambs to eat up whatever is left over. Just like the old saying, you are what you eat, and that diet makes these lambs the most delicious in the world.” See the rest of the Beard House picks at www.jamesbeard.org/blog/our-favoritedishes-2014.
Web readers tout DIA
Although the airport may not be anyone’s favorite place to be this week, Premier Traveler readers have dubbed Denver International Airport the best airport in North America. “This honor could be attributed to a number of factors, from the plethora of stimulating art exhibitions to the eco-
Team members and guests at the Villa Italia Olive Garden collected toys for the children at Mount Saint Vincent home. The two groups have been working together for years. Courtesy photo
friendly solar energy panels, and from the friendly volunteer ambassadors to the cleanliness in every corner of the hub and the friendliness throughout,” according to www.premiertravelerusa.com. “Regardless, with more than 52 million people traveling through DIA each year, the airport is definitely doing something right.”
Overheard
CBS4’s Castro headed to NYC
Eavesdropping on a post office clerk and a customer shipping a Christmas package: Customer: “How much will it cost to get it there by Friday (two days)?” Clerk: “Fifty-five dollars.” Customer: “What will $10 do?” Clerk (jokingly, we think): “Get the package halfway there.”
CBS4 posted a note about reporter Valerie Castro leaving Denver for the bright lights of The Big Apple on the station’s Facebook page on Dec. 18. Here’s what it said: “Hard to believe, but Valerie Castro came to us as an intern nine years ago. Next week, she’s off to CBS New York. To send her off right on this # ThrowbackThursday, we compiled a few bits from her resume reel that got her started back in 2005. Good luck, Val!”
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. You can subscribe and read her columns (Monday, Wednesday and Friday) at www.blacktiecolorado.com/pennyparker. She can be reached at penny@blacktie-llc.com or at 303-619-5209.
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Jeffco Education, and What to do About It” (Monday, Jan. 12); Robert Blackwell (Monday, Jan. 19); Matt Arnold (Monday, Jan. 26); and Tom Tancredo (Monday, Feb. 2). Contact Fred Holden, president, at 303-421-7619.
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CATASTROPHE AT Camelot
WHEAT RIDGE Business Association welcomes Kelly Leid,
COLORADO ACTS presents a dinner theater production of “Catastrophe at Camelot” or Merlin Seems to be Missing, at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Jan. 2-3 and Jan. 9-10, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 4, at the Colorado ACTS Theatre, 11455 W. I-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. All the Knights of the Round Table are away fighting dragons. Merlin is away on mysterious magical business. Merlin’s assistant has been left in charge but seems to have gotten on the wrong side of all the Ladies in Waiting. Mayhem and murder ensue. Reservations required; call 303-456-6772. FITNESS FRENZY at Foothills KICK OFF your New Year’s resolutions with the free Fitness Frenzy from Friday, Jan. 2, to Friday, Jan. 9, at Foothills Park and Recreation District. Sample fitness classes Jan. 2-4; try the mind-body or drop-in classes with a free 5-class pass Jan. 5-9. Daily rubber ducky hunts are Jan. 5-9; each duck is good for a free daily admission or a free fitness class. On Friday, Jan. 9, ducks will be good toward annual passes, massages and rounds of golf. Visit www.ifoothills.org/fitnessfrenzy or call 303-409-2114. REPUBLICAN MEN’S Breakfast Meeting SEN. SHAWN Mitchell will be the featured guest (topic TBD) at the next Jefferson County Republican Men’s Club meeting, 7-9 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Howard Johnson Denver West, JohnPH Restaurant, 12100 W. 44th Ave. Personally select breakfast buffet included in cost ($12, cash preferred). The group meets each Monday, and new members are always welcome. Future meetings: Jane Goff, of the Colorado State Board of Education, on “What Big Things are Going On in National, State and
the Block,”“Snow White,”“Creative Drama,”“Scenes from Shakespeare,”“Scenes and Songs from Classic Musicals,” and outreach classes. Colorado ACTS is at 11455 W. 1-70 Frontage Road North, Wheat Ridge. Go to www.ColoradoACTS.org or call 303-456-6772. Classes start Tuesday, Jan. 6.
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RESERVATIONS ARE being taken through Saturday, Jan. 10 for the annual Lutefisk and Meatball Holiday Dinner on Saturday, Jan. 17, at Trollheim Sons of Norway Lodge, 6610 W. 14th Ave., Lakewood. Reservations are available for a 1 p.m. or a 5 p.m. seating. Call 303-989-4496 for cost and reservations. Seating is limited.
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DENVER ASSET Building Coalition needs volunteers for its 2015 income-tax preparation season. The coalition provides free tax preparation for eligible households and individuals. Training dates are offered in January. Go to www.denverabc.org to find out more about trainings. Several roles are available, including greeters, screeners, tax assistants, site coordinators and more.
Gem & Mineral Club’s exhibit featuring Lyons sandstone, Mt. Antero granite, fossilized wood, smoky quartz, garnets, pyrite and more. The exhibit is on display through January. The nature center is at 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Call 720-898-7405.
MUSIC/CONCERTS YOUNG ARTISTS Competition TWELVE YOUNG pianists will compete for a $5,000 grand
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prize and the chance to perform with the Jefferson Symphony Orchestra in the orchestra’s International Young Artists Competition. The competition is 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Colorado Christian University, 9200 Ellsworth Ave., Lakewood, and is free to attend. The top three winners will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Center at CCU. Tickets are required for the evening recital. Go to www.jeffsymphony.org/young_artists/ index.html.
YOU ARE the Cure is the topic of the Friday, Jan. 2, session of HeartPULSE. Learn how to take an active role in your health and wellbeing 7-9 p.m. the first Friday of each month at The Cloisters, 2103 S. Wadsworth Blvd. Contact HeartPULSE for information on cost. Each session features an educational presentation, energy exercises, and ‘healing’ meditations. Contact heartpulse@att.net.
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BEGINNING AND continuing tai chi classes are offered at Majestic View Nature Center, 7030 Garrison St., Arvada. Beginning classes are 6:45-7:45 p.m., and continuing classes are from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays from Jan. 5 to Feb. 9; Feb. 23 to March 30; and April 13 to May 18. Classes are outside in the
CLASS REGISTRATION COLORADO ACTS is accepting registrations for its winter/ spring 2015 classes, including “The 50s Show,”“Rock Around
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gardens and lake at Majestic View. Bring water and dress for the weather. Call 720-898-7405 for cost and more information.
WEST METRO Community Blood Drives A NUMBER of community blood drives are planned in the West Metro area. For information or to schedule an appointment, contact the Bonfils Appointment Center at 303-3632300, unless otherwise noted. Go to www.bonfils.org. Upcoming blood drives are: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., Golden Library, 1019 10th St., Golden (contact Laura Segawa, 303-235-5275); Wednesday, Jan. 28, 10-11:40 a.m. and 1-3:30 p.m., at National Park Service, 12795 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood (contact Lori Kinser, 303-969-2917); Saturday, Jan. 31, 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Concordia Lutheran Church, Biel Fellowship Hall, 13371 W. Alameda Parkway, Lakewood (contact Brad and Debbie Rash, 303-986-1206). EDUCATION DINOSAUR TALKS and Trainings DINOSAUR RIDGE offers a series of dinosaur talks and trainings for its volunteers and the public. Each week from Jan. 6 to April 6, a volunteer training session on dinosaurs is offered. Sessions are from 10-11:30 a.m. at Dinosaur Ridge visitor center, 16831 W. Alameda Parkway, Morrison. Dates are Tuesday, Jan. 6 (Dinosaur 101); Wednesday, Jan. 14 (Lizard and Bird Hipped Dinosaurs); Thursday, Jan. 22 (Long-Necked Dinosaurs); Friday, Jan. 30 (Meat-Eating Dinosaurs); Monday, Feb. 2 (Bipedal Ornithopods); Tuesday, Feb. 10 (Spike-Tails and Armored Dinosaurs); Wednesday, Feb. 18 (Thumb Spike Dinosaurs); Thursday, Feb. 26 (Duck-Billed Dinosaurs); Friday, March 6 (Horned Dinosaurs); Monday, March 9 (Bone-Headed Dinosaurs); Tuesday, March 17 (Non-Dinosaurs/Archosaurs); Wednesday, March 25 (NonDinosaurs/Mammals); Thursday, April 2 (Dinosaur Ridge Guided Tour/Training). Contact Amber_Cain@dinoridge.org or go to www.dinoridge.org.
AREA CLUBS ONGOING ACTIVITIES, ONGOING /BUSINESS GROUPS MONDAYS GOLDEN CHAPTER, Order of DeMolay meets at 7 p.m. every
first and third Wednesday in the town of Golden. Walt Disney, Mel Blanc & Walter Cronkite are counted amongst its Alumni. DeMolay is an organization for young men between the ages of 12 and 21 that offers character building, leadership training,
and life skill development. We offer many activities, academic opportunities and scholarships. Contact the chapter for more information. Email demolaygolden@gmail.com or www. coloradodemolay.org and visit Golden’s page under the Chapter tab by clicking on the Golden photo.
JEFFERSON COUNTY Republican Men’s Club meets 7-9 a.m.
Mondays at the Howard Johnson Denver West, 12100 W. 44th Ave., Wheat Ridge. Call Fred Holden at 303-421-7619 for more information. All are welcome, not just Republican men from Jefferson County.
OPEN MIC Living Water Unity Spiritual Community presents open mic night – celebrate your teen self 4:30-6:30 p.m. Mondays at 7401 W. 59th Ave., Arvada. This program gives teens the opportunity to express their performing art including voice and instrument, acting, poetry, stand-up comedy, mime, etc. Open to all students in sixth to 12th grades. Email bellbottoms809@ gmail.com. TUESDAYS ARVADA SUNRISE Rotary Club meets 7-8 a.m. Tuesdays
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ARIES (Mar 21 to Apr 19) The New Year brings challenges that can change many things in your life. You need to be prepared not only to confront them, but also to deal with what happens afterward. TAURUS (Apr 20 to May 20) You have what it takes to set your goals quite a bit higher this year. Learn what you need to know and put what you learn into your efforts. A partner offers loving support. GEMINI (May 21 to Jun 20) In true Gemini Twin fashion, you’re conflicted about a decision you know you’ll have to make in this New Year. Best advice: Get the facts before you make any commitment.
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CANCER (Jun 21 to Jul 22) A friend offers you an exciting opportunity for this New Year. Although your positive aspects are strong in most respects, caution is advised. Investigate before you invest. LEO (Jul 23 to Aug 22) You can make this New Year a roaring success. Start by readjusting your goals to reflect the changes in the economy. Your den-mate offers both wise and loving support. VIRGO (Aug 23 to Sept 22) The New Year brings new opportunities for change. But you need to be ready to move from the comfortable status quo to the challenging unknown. It’s up to you. LIBRA (Sept 23 to Oct 22) Your most important New Year’s resolution should be to work out problems with a family member in order to avoid continuing misunderstandings. Do it soon, for both of your sakes. SCORPIO (Oct 23 to Nov 21) The New Year has much to offer the intensely determined Scorpian, who isn’t afraid to take on challenges and stay with them until they surrender their rewards. SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22 to Dec 21) You’ll have many fine opportunities in this New Year. But be warned: Reject offers of “help.” You work best when you’re free to be your own creative self. CAPRICORN (Dec 22 to Jan 19) The New Year offers changes that you might feel you’re not quite ready for. Best advice: Deal with them one step at a time, until you’ve built up your self-confidence. AQUARIUS (Jan 20 to Feb 18) Travel is a dominant aspect of the New Year. This could mean relocating to another city (or even another country) in connection with your education or your career. PISCES (Feb 19 to Mar 20) This New Year brings news about a change you’ve been anticipating. You might have a problem persuading a loved one about your new plans, but he or she will soon go along with them. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a gift for making people feel safe and protected. You would make an excellent youth counselor. © 2014 King Features Synd., Inc.
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Thrifting for the cure Cancer Cache receives donations from Oxford Mortgage, Keller Williams By Clarke Reader
creader @coloradocommunitymedia.com The battle against cancer is long and arduous, and the last thing someone should have to think about is how they look. The Oxford Mortgage and Keller Williams DTC offices in Centennial held a clothing drive this holiday season to help the Cancer Cache Thrift Shop provide wigs, outfits and jewelry for those who need them. “We started preparing for this nine weeks ago — I was sending out blast e-mails every three days or so and we had signs all over,” said Cindy Roznovsky with Oxford Mortgage. “It’s such a great way to reach out and as a cancer survivor I know how important this is.” Employees at Oxford Mortgage and the Realtors at Keller Williams donated ladies clothing, including shoes, hats and scarves and on Dec. 22 volunteers brought the items to Cancer Cache to be donated. Cancer Cache, located at 11528 W. Colfax in Lakewood, is dedicated to providing women and men who are in the midst of the battle with cancer with wigs, clothing and other items they need. The wigs are free for those with cancer and all profits from the other items in the shop go to purchasing wigs, hats, prosthetics and ambulatory
equipment. “There is no paperwork for those with cancer who come to us and get a free wig. Filling out paperwork is a big burden for them — they have to do it enough — and so we don’t require it,” said Julie Smith, one of the founders of Cancer Cache. “We’re one of the only places in Colorado that does this and people who are directed to us by oncologists.” Cancer Cache works with people with all kinds of cancer and Smith said there’s a therapeutic aspect to the business. The volunteers she works with are very warm and welcoming and provide a place for cancer patients to talk with others familiar with their struggle. Smith also works with various Native American tribes to sell their jewelry and other crafts. “We’re a place where people can take some of the medical items from someone they have lost to cancer — sometimes it’s difficult to know what to do with such personal items,” she said. “With our program people can bring them to us and know they’re going to a good home.” Nick Maccarrone, one of the owners of Oxford said the clothing drive was a great opportunity to celebrate the holidays by helping others. “We got all kinds of donations — some women even donated their wigs,” Roznovsky said. “That was really emotional, because by donating them they’re saying they won’t need them anymore.” For more information visit www.cancercache.com.
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backpack program, Santa House, Ralston House, and many other local organizations. For more information or to attend a meeting, call Brad at 303-431-4697.
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES The Lakewood Chapter of Retired and Active Federal Employees meets each second Tuesday at the Episcopal Church, 10th and Garrison. Call Ann Ornelas at 303-517-8558 with questions.
ARVADA ROTARY meets from 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesdays at Indian Tree Golf Club, 7555 Wadsworth Blvd. The club engages in a variety of community service projects, with emphasis on assistance to and support of Arvada’s youth. Visitors are always welcome. For additional information visit www.arvadarotary.org or call Dave Paul at 303-4319657.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN Team Survivor, a health, education and fitness
program for women of all abilities who have experienced cancer or are currently in treatment, offers weekly free, fun, supportive activities. Tuesdays, 10 a.m., Boulder Creek Walk (meet at Boulder Public Library main entrance). Tuesday, 11-11:30 a.m., Yoga, Boulder Senior Center, 909 Arapahoe Avenue. Thursdays, 6-7 p.m., Fitness Training, Boulder Center for Sports Medicine, 311 Mapleton Avenue (entrance on Maxwell Avenue.). Learn more at rockymtn-teamsurvivor.org.
WEDNESDAYS AMERICAN LEGION Auxiliary presents Burger Nite, 5-7:30 p.m. every Wednesday at Post 178, 1655 Simms St., Lakewood. Members, their guests and active military invited for varied food and reasonable prices. Visit www.alpost178.org. ARVADA BIZ Connection www.meetup.com/Arvada-BusinessConnection/ is an informal networking event that brings together local entrepreneurs. Meetings are 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesdays at various restaurants in Olde Town Arvada. A
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BUFFALO TOASTMASTERS meets 11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. the first and third Wednesdays at the Jefferson County Government Building, 100 Jefferson County Parkway, Golden. Toastmasters is an international organization that is a fun and supportive environment to learn and practice public speaking and leadership skills. All are welcome. More information is available at www.buffalotoastmas-ters.org. FOOTHILLS MUSIC Teachers Association meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the third Wednesday of each month. FMTA is a local group of independent music teachers, affiliated with Colorado State Music Teachers Association and Music Teachers National Association. Call Kathy at 303-988-9565. MUSIC TEACHERS Association Suburban Northwest meets 9:30 a.m. to noon the first Wednesday of the month at Community in Christ Church, 12229 W. 80th Ave., Arvada. Meetings are open to the public and include refreshments, business meeting and program featuring music teaching professionals from around the state lecturing on the latest teaching developments.
local charity at the end of each quarter. The 4th Quarter Charity is the Dan Peak Foundation who assists families in need. For information, call Micki Carwin at 303-997-9098.
PROFESSIONAL WOMEN NW Metro Business and Professional Women meets the first Wednesday of each month from September to May. Our mission is to achieve equity for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education and information. Call Marcia at 303-8273283 to RSVP.
ARVADA JEFFERSON Kiwanis meets at 7:30 a.m. every Wednesday for a breakfast meeting at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd. We invite you to join us for great fellowship, interesting programs, and the satisfaction of serving your community. This Kiwanis organization supports the Arvada Community Food Bank, the school
WOMEN NETWORKING Women’s Business Group Wednesday morning networking group in Arvada has openings for women who can commit to a weekly morning meeting. Limited to one business per category. Call for available openings, 303-438-6783, or go online to info@OurConnection.org.
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(Chemistry, and other Sciences and Math) Tutor Staff of Community College of Denver – Fully Approved Teaching Experience - 40 yrs Active Tutor for past 5 yrs $25 per hr / $40 for two hr session Inquire about Group lessons Meet at a local library or student home 303-781-5479 or 603-785-6939 (c) Englewood, CO Tim Radley - E-mail radleytim@hotmail.com
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D’Evelyn’s Landon Schoenberger (1) along with Holy Family’s Chris Helbig, left, and Austin Brown battle under the basket for a rebound in Friday’s home non-conference game.
Holy Family’s (21) Luke Golter and (31 ) Austin Brown defend against D’Evelyn’s Grant Witherspoon in the Holy Family home opener on Friday night where the Tigers beat D’Evelyn by a score of of 51-40 in a Class 4A matchup. Photos by Pam Wagner
Holy Family’s Chris Helbig was the high scorer with 18 points, four steals and three assists in the Tigers home opener.
The undefeated dozen Big meet lets regional talent shine By Scott Stocker The dozen wrestlers that won titles in their respective weights in last week’s Old Chicago Northern Colorado Christmas Tournament have a special reason to smile. That’s because this particular dozen are heading into the New Year with unbeaten records on the mat. The tourney, held at the Budweiser Events Center in Loveland, ended up being a fine present for Thompson Valley as it dominated the two-day gathering. The Eagles advanced five wrestlers into the championship round. Thompson Valley came away with three individual titles while scoring a whopping 334 points in the 51-team tournament, which included out-of-state teams from New Mexico, Texas and Wyoming. And, their effort easily outdistanced Pueblo County (218.5), Coronado (186), Mountain Range (171) and Greeley Central (160). Winning titles for champion Thompson Valley was 120-pound Vlad Kaza-
kov, who has a 22-0 record, 160-pound teammate, Parker Simington, 21-0, and 170-pound Mike Berg, 14-0. Kazakov defeated Timmy Romero of Mountain Range, 10-7. Simington was able to make it tough on the Romero brothers as he defeated Patrick Romero, 13-5, thus giving Patrick his first loss of the season and dropping to 16-1. Berg upped his record, the result of a 9-7, victory over Berthoud’s Chad Ellis (17-1). Yet the trio also had ample help from runner-ups Morgan Fogg (113) and David Eusea (195), Bronze medal winners, Collin Williams (138) and Ben Hewson (152). And, the Eagles will not be overlooking fifth-placer, Zack Kenniston (126) and Matt Berg (145), who finished seventh, for their efforts. Fogg, by the way, was defeated by Joe Tapia of Capital, New Mexico, 2-0, and dropped to 18-1. Tapia kept his unbeaten record intact, too, now at 16-0. “I‘m proud to be here and this tournament can give you a good feeling,” said Patrick Romero. “The key is that you can’t underestimate any of your opponents. Anyone can come out and win. I’m excited for this tournament as it’s always good to have fun and work hard throughout.” A superb trio from the various Metro
TOURNEY RESULTS Team scores Thompson Valley 334, Pueblo County 218.5, Coronado 186, Mountain Range 171, Greeley Central 160, Cherry Creek 155, Poudre 134, Discovery Canyon 127, Capital (New Mexico) 126, Legacy 123.5, Berthoud 123, Centauri 117.5, Ralston Valley 112, Dumas (Texas) 115, Northglenn 115 Brighton 114.5, Laramie (Wyoming) 109.5. Adams City 108.5, Thunder Ridge 107, Legend 106, Alamosa 105.5, Prairie View 101, Lakewood 100.5, Strasburg 97, Platte Valley 92, Loveland 86, Mountain View 82.5, Cheyenne Central (Wyoming) 82, Cheyenne South (Wyoming) 79, Eaton 76, Greeley West 69, Cheyenne Mountain 67, Northridge 63, Eaglecrest 61, Golden 61, Lincoln 57.5, Erie 56, Liberty 52.5, Thornton 50, Doherty 49.5, Horizon 45.5, conifer 45, Jefferson 44.5, Castle View 42, Hinkley 42, Longmont 42, University 41.5, Elizabeth 38, Boulder 37, Highland 35.5, Fossil Ridge 34, Regis Jesuit 33, Lewis-Palmer 31.5, Niwot 25.5, Bennett 15.5, Columbine 7. Championship matches Leagues also came through to keep their records unblemished. The threesome is Cherry Creek’s Josh Finesilver (19-0) at 106-pounds, Legacy’s Ryan Deakin at 126 (20-0) and Ralston Valley’s 182-pound Rocky Michaelson (18-0). Finesilver got the unbeaten dozen off to a great start as he pinned Alamosa’s
106 – Josh Finesilver Cherry Creek, pinned Isaiah Delacerda, Alamosa, 1:45. 113 – Jose Tapia, Capital (NM), def. Morgan Fogg, Thompson Valley, 2-0. 120 – Vlad Kazakov, Thompson Valley, def. Timmy Romero, Mountain Range, 10-7. 126 – Ryan Deakin, Legacy, pinned Rocky Nava, Northglenn, 4:58. 132 – Sam Turner, Discovery Canyon, pinned Matt Finesilver, Cherry Creek, 2:39. 138 – Hunter Willits, Pueblo County, def. Bronson Spies, Conifer, 6-0. 145 – Jimmy Fate, Berthoud, def. Zach Garza, Dumas (TX), 10-2. 152 – Daniel Hammond, Cheyenne (Wyo.) South, def. Josef McClure, Adams City, 4-3. 160 – Parker Simington, Thompson Valley, def. Patrick Romero, Mountain Range, 13-5. 170 – Mike Berg, Thompson Valley, def. Chad Ellis, Berthoud, 9-7. 182 – Rocky Michaelson, Ralston Valley, pinned Jonathan Hernandez, Mountain View, 2:15. 195 – Jareb Aziz, Centauri, def. David Eusea, Thompson Valley, 8-5. 220 – Shane Coombs, Strasburg, def. Jerry Looney, Laramie (Wyo.), 3-0. 285 – Jorge Munoz, Greeley Central, def. James Duckworth, Thunder Ridge, 5-3, OT. Isaiah Delacerda in 1:45 at 106-pounds. Delacerda dropped to 15-3. “It’s been a good tournament and I’m delighted with the progress that I’ve been able to make,” said Finesilver, who helped Dozen continues on Page 14
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pace the Bruins to a sixth-place team finish. “You just want to go out and do what you do best. I don’t think I was extremely focused when we first started, but I became focused pretty quick and was ready to go. I definitely feel good about this one.” Finesilver might have felt a whole lot better had his previously unbeaten older brother, Matt, kept his record unblemished at 132-pounds. It was here that the elder brother was pinned by Discovery Canyon’s Sam Turner (13-1) in 2:39. “This is a great tournament and one in which you have to get out and work hard,” said Finesilver, now 17-1. “What’s nice is that there are teams from all the classifications from 2A to 5A and out of state. I think it’s a big test for state. I just wanted to trust myself and be confident. I was extremely nervous at the start, but you just have to get going.” Deakin was able to stay unblemished as he was able to pin Northglenn’s Rocky Nava in 4:58. Nava dropped to 13-2 with the loss. “This really is a great tournament with just a lot of great competition,” Deakin said. “I feel confident and I’m giving it the best efforts I can. I’ve reached the semis and now let’s see how far I can go. I just want to wrestle hard and not get scared by any of my competition.” Added Nava, “I came in prepared and I just want to go out and work hard. I was told that this is like a pre-state meet with such fine competition and it’s kind of a meet that can prepare you for the likes of state competition. There are some fine guys in my weight and this is a meet in which you can kind of gauge your competition.” Michaelson pinned Mountain View’s Jonathan Hernandez in 2:15 to keep his record clean and thus dropping his finals foe to 17-2. “This definitely is a big tournament and the key is to push hard and never give up,” Michaelson said. “Speed and technique are important. I’m unbeaten at this point and I feel confident right now. I just want to keep up on my efforts and not overlook any opponent.” The remaining five unbeaten are out of the Metro area and leagues. But they are grapplers the state is keeping a fine eye on. Berthoud’s 145-pound Jimmy Fate is 200, Greeley Central’s Jorge Munoz is 19-0 at 285, Pueblo County’s Hunter Willits is 16-0 at 138, Centauri’s Jareb Aziz, 15-0, at 195, and Strasburg’s Shane Coombs, 8-0, at 220. Legacy’s Trenton Blazon (113) and Nolan Funk (170) have been having pretty good seasons for the Lightning. While they didn’t place high for the Lightning this time around, their spirits are high. “This is such a tough tournament and you just have to go out and try to do your best,” said Blazon, 9-4. “The key is to go hard, be careful and react. You just can’t give up. I was 8-21 last season, so I’m well on my way to improvement. I just don’t want to get caught on my back and give up points.” Funk feels he has become much more aggressive over the course of the season to date. “I do think this year I’ve been able to become more aggressive in wrestling,” Funk said. “This tournament has a lot of tough matches. The key is to be aggressive, but not to look past anyone. I know that I have a lot of tough matches ahead this year. It’s been fun in this tournament with guys from other states out there with us.” Golden’s Romelo Salas and Prairie View’s Bradley Lehman had some outstanding matches, but eventually were dropped into the fifth-place match against each other. Salas (14-2) was given the victory over Lehman (154) due to injury default. “I had my first loss of the year here, this time to the Texan (Zach Garza),” Salas said. “So far this has been a very good season for me. I’ve been going for four seasons to this tournament and I’ve never placed before. I just wanted to go out hard and be prepared.” Lehman was quick to point out the strength throughout the tournament. “There are just a lot of strong wrestlers in all the weights,” Lehman said. “I just wanted to get out and try my hardest. The key was to push hard and I do feel that I was able to give my 100 percent the whole time. I’m pretty happy with my performance. I just wanted to place.” Lakewood’s Drew Strong had a strong outing in the 285-pound class. But when it was over, he had to settle for fourth place, losing 2-1, to Pueblo County’s Devon Marovich. “This is a very tough tournament with a lot of guys ready to offer the challenge,” said Strong, now 12-3. “This is the biggest tournament that I’ve been in and it felt good to have advanced. I’ve got to keep an eye on all my opponents this year and stay with them the whole match. They have all been tough here today.”
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